The three-day Triathlon Business International Conference, which concluded Tuesday, underscored the organization’s focus on the growth of commerce surrounding the sport. Attendance dipped about 8 percent compared to the previous year, ...
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After decades of playing second fiddle to the No. 1 video game hero, Luigi is getting some love from Nintendo. Nintendo has named 2013 the "Year of Luigi," thanks to the numerous appearances that Mario's timid, green-clad twin brother will ...
Professional golf teed off for another season in 2013 with the use of rugged handheld computers to help lower costs and improve efficiency in scoring and reading tickets at the gate. The PGA of America, made up of 27,000 golf pros, ...
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Owners and developers looking to build or upgrade self-storage facilities are deluged with details, decisions, permits and many other concerns. To be successful they are rethinking their operation and overall facility design, and looking ...
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PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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The Opel Astra OPC has landed in Australia, with the German performance car becoming the latest model to join the ultra-competitive hot-hatch scene. The Opel Astra OPC is the quickest and most powerful vehicle ever to wear the Astra ...
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The Skoda Superb is being readied for a mid-life facelift, with the five-year-old large liftback soon to adopt styling cues from the company’s brand new Rapid and Octavia models. As our spy pictures show, the Superb keeps the round ...
The Mazda 3 has been Australia’s number one selling car for the past two years. Sometimes, mere popularity doesn’t guarantee an excellent product but thankfully that isn’t the case with the Mazda 3. Despite being four ...
The Seat Leon SC has been revealed ahead of the Sports Coupe’s unveiling at next month’s Geneva motor show. Combing three-door hatchback looks and a functional interior, the Volkswagen Golf Mark 7-based Seat Leon SC still ...
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Volkswagen Australia boss Anke Koeckler says the Volkswagen Beetle R will be near the top of the brand’s wish list if the high-performance concept is confirmed for production. Koeckler said the local division would ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Beetle has arrived in Australia, launching exactly 60 years after the original ‘people’s car’ first landed on our shores in 1953. Dubbed the ’21st century Beetle’, the third-generation ...
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The Honda Civic Hatch Diesel will become the first ever diesel-powered vehicle sold in Australia by the Japanese manufacturer when the new UK-built variant arrives in showrooms in April. The Civic Hatch DTi-S features Honda's new 'Earth ...
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Details on the Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet have been released, revealing that the German brand’s first-ever open-top R model and fastest-ever production convertible Golf will also be the marque’s first Golf R variant not be ...
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Alfa Romeo Australia has revamped its pricing structure and expanded its dealership network to become a serious competitor to the likes of Volkswagen and Opel as it seeks to triple sales from a low-key 2012. In 2012 Alfa Romeo Australia ...
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Forget everything you’ve read about the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The first- and second-generation models were practical and relatively affordable, but they were not much fun to drive and looked like the kind of cars a new-age ...
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