Not "Out Of Africa'' But "Into Africa!''
Since November we have spent a lot more time together, both in the business and out (two days of each!) I think it's paying off. I have calmer husband again and he more support for the necessary but mundane things that need doing in any business. When we are together, away from the business for two further days, we can allocate some time to looking from the outside in-. A system we have found very important with Both Equus Uk and our town business in Kenya. It remains to be seen if he indoors agrees of course but i feel for now at least our new time management routine is working. Dec is obviously to be a busy time for us in our new line of business as turnover just kept surprising us! It turned out to be another record month, superseding all other records. Al l depts. made records of their own and all the staff was very pleased with themselves. Derek was hoarse with telling folk about our business, who had not found us or even heard of us yet; so many of them!
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but, China appears to be planning to send a lander to Mars in 2016. As with most Chinese space projects, hard facts are scarce. A presentation gives some sketchy details of the mission. From this report we are able to glean the general outline of the mission and the fact that China actually has plans for a Mars exploration program. Figure 1. Chinese orbiter and lander aeroshell. The Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) sequence is shown in Figure 3. Not much detail is revealed, but in brief, it seems to be a typical EDL sequence followed by most Mars landers. This report indicates that the landing will be semi-soft. The only clue as to what the lander may look like is shown in a cut-away diagram of the aeroshell. Apparently, it will be battery-powered, with a 3 - 5 day life on the surface. The lander will have a mass of only 40 - 100 lb.
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55,000. At stated above in 3, I expect that the Apple-BMW i3 will have a number of innovations beyond the lower end of the i3 range which would hit this price point easily. The current i3 is expected to receive a facelift in 2016 with a larger range battery. Despite the hype, Apple鈥檚 first foray into the auto industry will not be a self-driving autonomous vehicle, which means in order to accelerate production, a partnership is the best option with a similar company. BMW is the best bet for this. This is not the first time OEM manufacturers have shared projects to create a platform. Mazda and Ford have collaborated previously, and even Aston Martin and Toyota have gone into pseudo-partnership to share components for the AM Cygnet, which was basically a Toyota IQ with an Aston Martin makeover. There is an eighth reason: Dealerships. A partnership with Apple will mean the potential to sell the BMW i3 Apple variant at the Apple Store, something which could disrupt their sales model in the same way Tesla has done with the traditional way of selling cars. And this could be the icing on the cake for both Apple and BMW, another way to reach the mass consumer market. BMW knows that in order for the i-brand itself to survive beyond the i8 (it has trademarked i0-i9 already) it needs to think differently and it needs a boost with the consumer market. Although there have been changes in the boardroom, Krueger has not ruled out reigniting the talks of the previous year. 鈥淟et me answer in general terms. There is something which makes BMW Group and Apple very similar. Both are companies with strong brands,鈥?he said in an interview. BMW have said that by 2025 all of its cars will be offered as a hybrid. But in 2019 BMW will offer one car in particular that will be fully electric. And that will be thanks to Apple.
