Car reviews and news, loans and rental» Mini – car reviews and news, loans and rental http://www.hidstores.com/blogs Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:50:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Spied: BMW Front Wheel Drive vehicle http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/spied-bmw-front-wheel-drive-vehicle/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/spied-bmw-front-wheel-drive-vehicle/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:49:33 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/spied-bmw-front-wheel-drive-vehicle/ The future BMW Front Wheel Drive model was spied in Germany during the usual test driving process. Sporting the psychedelic camouflage we became accustomed to, the 2013 BMW with front-wheel drive architecture sports an unusual design, with a taller upright monobox and the proportions of a smaller “sports van”

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/editorial-carbon-future/feed/ 0 Reduced VAT Rate to Help Restaurant Industry http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/reduced-vat-rate-to-help-restaurant-industry/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/reduced-vat-rate-to-help-restaurant-industry/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:42:27 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/reduced-vat-rate-to-help-restaurant-industry/ As part of the government’s new ‘Jobs Initiative’, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has called on businesses in the tourist sector to pass on the reduction of VAT to 9% to customers.

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/reduced-vat-rate-to-help-restaurant-industry/feed/ 0 “Cloud Computing can be the new IFSC" for Ireland, Claims Microsoft http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/%e2%80%9ccloud-computing-can-be-the-new-ifsc-for-ireland-claims-microsoft/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/%e2%80%9ccloud-computing-can-be-the-new-ifsc-for-ireland-claims-microsoft/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:42:25 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/%e2%80%9ccloud-computing-can-be-the-new-ifsc-for-ireland-claims-microsoft/ Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD says he has written to government colleagues to “establish a cross-government implementation group on cloud computing.”

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/%e2%80%9ccloud-computing-can-be-the-new-ifsc-for-ireland-claims-microsoft/feed/ 0 Official: New BMW 3 Series Exclusive Edition and M Sport models http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/official-new-bmw-3-series-exclusive-edition-and-m-sport-models/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/official-new-bmw-3-series-exclusive-edition-and-m-sport-models/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:31:49 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/official-new-bmw-3-series-exclusive-edition-and-m-sport-models/ In fall of 2011, BMW will introduce a 2012 3 Series Exclusive Edition that offer buyers new 18-inch lightweight V-Spoke wheels and a unique Mineral Grey exterior paint. Inside, Dakota leather is offered in either Pearl Grey with contrast stitching or black

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/official-new-bmw-3-series-exclusive-edition-and-m-sport-models/feed/ 0 Old Wounds Pose Challenge for Thailand’s New PM http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/old-wounds-pose-challenge-for-thailand%e2%80%99s-new-pm/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/old-wounds-pose-challenge-for-thailand%e2%80%99s-new-pm/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:26:34 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/old-wounds-pose-challenge-for-thailand%e2%80%99s-new-pm/ She made her entry into Thai politics just six weeks ago—and now the charismatic Yingluck Shinawatra, 43, is set to become Thailand’s first female prime minister after a landslide win in Sunday’s election.

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/old-wounds-pose-challenge-for-thailand%e2%80%99s-new-pm/feed/ 0 Thailand Election Ends in Victory for Thaksin’s Sister http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/thailand-election-ends-in-victory-for-thaksin%e2%80%99s-sister/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/thailand-election-ends-in-victory-for-thaksin%e2%80%99s-sister/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:28:34 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/thailand-election-ends-in-victory-for-thaksin%e2%80%99s-sister/ Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, has won a landslide victory in the Thai election, as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded defeat.

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/thailand-election-ends-in-victory-for-thaksin%e2%80%99s-sister/feed/ 0 Greece Offers to Aid Flotilla to Gaza http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/greece-offers-to-aid-flotilla-to-gaza/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/greece-offers-to-aid-flotilla-to-gaza/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:28:28 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/greece-offers-to-aid-flotilla-to-gaza/ Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday offered to help transport the Gaza-bound flotilla past the Israeli blockade, according to a statement posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/greece-offers-to-aid-flotilla-to-gaza/feed/ 0 HAMANN presents sporty individualisations for the BMW 6 Cabrio http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/hamann-presents-sporty-individualisations-for-the-bmw-6-cabrio/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/hamann-presents-sporty-individualisations-for-the-bmw-6-cabrio/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:12:45 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/hamann-presents-sporty-individualisations-for-the-bmw-6-cabrio/ Press Release: HAMANN Motorsport is known for giving new top-of-the-range cars extensive refinements shortly after they’ve been introduced to the market. And, true to form, the tuning specialist from the town of Laupheim in Baden-Württemberg can now present its comprehensive individualisation range for the BMW 6 Cabrio (F12).

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