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Inflation in the UK dropped down to the centre
of the target range (2.5 per cent) in the middle of 1998. It dipped
below 2.5 per cent by the end of that year, and in the two years
since then inflation has moved down to, and then stayed around,
2 per cent. Given the historical track record, keeping inflation
close to, and generally slightly below, a figure of 2.5 per cent
is a major achievement. Expected future inflation also remains
low. Chart 6.8 on Page 68 of the February 2001 Inflation Report
shows the results of a survey of 27 forecasts of inflation (these
are made by independent research institutes and City institutions).
The range of forecast is remarkably narrow. The overwhelming majority
of forecasts are that inflation falls within the range 2.1 per
cent to 2.7 per cent. In other words, the MPC has succeeded in
persuading almost all outside forecasters that two years ahead
the most likely result is that inflation will be fairly close
to the centre of the target range. Medium and longer dated government
bond yields in the UK are now under 5 per cent. These prices strongly
suggest that investors in the UK do not expect inflation to be
significantly above the centre of the target range for the foreseeable
Judged by what has happened to inflation over
the period since the Bank was given operational independence over
monetary policy, and by the influence this has had upon expectations
of inflation, the performance of the MPC looks extremely favourable.
But macroeconomic policy in the UK has been undertaken in a relatively
favourable environmentinflation has fallen to very low
levels in most European countries and in the US; in Japan it has
been negative for much of the last three or four years. Over the
past four years output has risen steadily in the UK, but has risen
far more rapidly in the US. Unemployment has fallen to historically
low levels, but the same is true in the US and unemployment is
now moving down in Europe.
Overall, the inflation and real economy performance
of the UK since 1997 has been very good, but not substantially
out of line with that of other industrial countries.
The greater achievement of the new arrangements
is not so much the macroeconomic outcomes but rather the dramatic
increase in the transparency with which monetary policy is formed
in the UK. Although members of the Monetary Policy Committee clearly
have reached different judgements on what policy is most appropriate
(though the scale of those disagreements is easy to exaggerate
and usually the debate is about whether interest rates should
move by 25 basis points or not move at all), there is admirable
clarity about the objectives of policy. Differences in opinion
are the result of inevitable differences in interpretation of
the facts, rather than differences over the objectives.
Many of the criticisms that one sees levelled
against the MPC strike me as unfair and often quite bizarre. For
example, it is common to hear it said that because inflation has
moved under the 2.5 per cent level and remained there for several
quarters, that the MPC is clearly failing in its responsibilities.
This criticism is unconvincing because the scale of the undershoot
is small and has been significantly influenced by events which
could not have been known at the time (for example the sustained
period of unusually strong sterling; the relatively benign inflation
environment in which most commodity prices have been weak; the
surprising degree of wage moderation given low levels of unemployment).
Had low inflation, and low expected inflation,
been achieved at the expense of high and rising unemployment and
falling output, that would have made the criticism of the MPC
carry some weight. But overall output has increased steadily,
unemployment continued to fall, employment continued to rise and
there have been no financial crises. It is very hard, I think,
to complain much about the way in which monetary policy has been
set given these facts.
The major change between the February Inflation
Report and that produced last November is that in the intervening
period there has been a marked reduction in prospects of US economic
growth which prompted substantial monetary policy easing from
the US Fed. This has led the MPC to conclude that although its
central estimate of growth and inflation pressures are not substantially
different, the risks are now predominantly on the downside. The
inflation outcome chart on page 67 shows that whilst there is
little change in the expected level of inflation two years ahead
(compared with November), there is now a significantly higher
chance that inflation will undershoot. The big question is whether
what is clearly a slowdown in the US might become a recession
and, if it does, what the knock-on impacts on the UK might be.
There is major uncertainty on both factors. But looking at trade
patterns does reveal that what happens in Europe is significantly
more important for the UK economy than what happens in the US.
Furthermore, although all the European countries are open to trade,
the importance of developments within Europe for each country
are consistently far more important than what happens in the United
States. Even if output were to slow markedly in the US the direct
knock-on impact upon the UK is probably rather limited. Much less
clear is the impact on the UK were a recession in the US to trigger
a major downward adjustment in asset prices (most obviously in
equity prices). All this is discussed clearly in the Inflation
Report and it is what lies behind the asymmetric risks to the
projections for inflation and GDP growth.
The big question is "Should the MPC ease
monetary policy much more significantly now, so as to guard against
a substantial downward shock to demand stemming from a recession
in the US?" On the basis of figures 6.2 and 6.6 the answer
to this question is clearly No. Figure 6.2 shows that two years
from now inflation is rising: the MPC's central guess as to inflation
then is that is should have risen to the 2.5 per cent level and
be heading up. Chart 6.6 shows what the MPC's projections are
if interest rates were to be cut by another 50 basis points or
so over the next few quarters. If that were to happen the central
estimate of inflation is that it should be about 2.7 per cent
two years from now, and apparently rising.
There are enough uncertainties about what is
happening to demand pressures and inflationary pressures in the
UK to mean that a pre-emptive substantial further easing in monetary
policy now, to head off the effects of a US recession that quite
probably will not materialise, would surely be a mistake. As ever,
different indicators of economic pressures in the UK point in
different directions. The labour market clearly remains very tight,
with headline unemployment falling and labour shortages, especially
amongst skilled labourers, at high levels. Vacancies relative
to the unemployed are at high levels and recent data on wage settlements
suggests they picked up. The picture in the housing market is
particularly murky with the Halifax and Nationwide house price
indices suggesting very different trends in prices. The exchange
rate has also moved down by around 3 per cent relative to where
the Bank thought it would be in November.
Finally, it is clear that unless the spare capacity
in the UK economy is higher than a reasonable viewing of the data
would imply, then there needs to be a slowdown in the rate of
private demand in order to provide for the transfer of resources
to meet increases in public spending. There are very powerful
reasons why that spending is desirable given the high proportion
of it which is on infrastructure, or more generally on investment.
But unless it is to generate some overheating private sector demand
will need to grow less rapidly than in the recent past. Given
all these factors a powerful case can be made that any significant
further easing of monetary policyunless it is triggered
by some clear signs of a recession in the USis unwarranted.
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Style | Savoring Schwab, Luxuriating in de la Morena
Maybe I feared to obscure Sarah's view, maybe I didn't want to lessen the experience, but I did not take any photos of the Marios Schwab show which I absolutely adored for its 'minimalism with a twist' designs. And while much more lady-like, intricate and layered the silhouettes at Emilio de la Morena were quite similar.
Summary: Red shoes are hot. I want a tight leather-wool Marios Schwab dress. No flats in sight, and let's sharpen our pencil skirts for winter.
Pictures taken at Emilio de la Morena a/w 2011 show, LFW
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Luxury textile and red shoes will always be fashionable because they are embeded in our hearts.
Fantastic choice of photos, Sabine.
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- February 23, 2011 6:25 PM
The detailing on these . . . simple and luxurious. I would adore feeling that against my skin! And I'm thrilled to see that red shoes are hot this year. I just got my pair of red wood platforms/clogs for summer, and I look forward to a stunning red wedge for fall.
- February 23, 2011 6:39 PM
- PinkBow said...
Wow, wow, wow! Just amazing pics. Wish I'd been there too!
- February 23, 2011 7:15 PM
- Filipa said...
These pictures are fabulous- I love the look of luxury clothes, I just love close ups of any desginer clothes, it reminds me why they cost so much- because of such an amazing quality! :) I wish I had the money to afford them haha!
- February 23, 2011 7:21 PM
- Vintage Vixen said...
The top dress is amazing, it just screams high end, doesn't it? Great pictures. xxx
- February 23, 2011 7:34 PM
- Kristin said...
OMG...that last look is especially amazing!
- February 23, 2011 8:12 PM
- Kazuko said...
can't believe it - this is simply amazing (sorry there's no other word for that). your pictures are super beautiful - and i'm super jealous! no, i'm happy for you. great job!
- February 23, 2011 9:18 PM
- Fashionistable said...
Beautiful shots. It is amazing how or our perception of other people stop us doing things we would otherwise do. I am so guilty of this too. Sorry I missed you. Feeling a little better this evening. Lots of empty tissue boxes around me though. Xxxx
- February 23, 2011 9:19 PM
- INTRO TO MY LIFE said...
very cool and true story, in fashion one day your no one and the next day your everything. great photos
- February 23, 2011 10:14 PM
- SabinePsynopsis said...
Please be, Kazuko. Honestly I felt like a bit like I had fallen into 'The Devil Wears Prada' when the woman whose fashion knowledge and sharp observation I've been admiring from afar suddenly introduced herself to me.
- February 23, 2011 10:18 PM
- vint junky said...
Oh my giddy aunt! Sabine!! Not only are the pictures fantastic, I a) am in awe of you being front row b) incredibly chuffed for you about the Louise Goldin suggestion and c) can't believe you didn't know it was gucci in milan today...ok, I'm kidding on the last one :P
But yes, um, WOW. What a day!!!
Ps. I'm gonna have to get the yoga togs on if I'm to squeeze into something like these incredible tight dresses. Man, they are gorrrrgeous ;)
- February 23, 2011 10:37 PM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
Oh yes to pencil skirts, red shoes {not flats} and tight dresses!!! Just gorgeous, love :) xoxo
- February 23, 2011 10:44 PM
- Veshoevius said...
Oh wow Sarah Mower - I would have been totally intimidated - Fantastic shots Sabine - I really love the first one! Wish I could have seen more shows - will have to be more organised next season.
- February 23, 2011 11:24 PM
- KIRAFASHION said...
what a great dress!
- February 23, 2011 11:29 PM
- Dancing Branflake said...
That first dress is AMAZING! I am with you on the whole pencil skirt thing. I bought a few this winter and let me tell you how much more flattering they are than a full skirt.
- February 23, 2011 11:37 PM
- linda-mari said...
Beautiful details.
- February 24, 2011 12:45 AM
- Ashley said...
Red shoes ARE hot, and are even hotter with a violet hued dress, apparently. Lovely inspiration from that last one.
And how awesome that you took these pics! They look amazing. I've never been to a fashion show, so I'm quite impressed.
- February 24, 2011 1:12 AM
- Maddy said...
So glad your luck took a turn for the better and that you got to sit front row at a show, you lucky girl :)I bet it was quite the experience! And I don't blame you for not taking pictures. Sometimes those moments are meant to be relished and not viewed through the viewfinder of your camera :)
- February 24, 2011 4:16 AM
- northwest is best said...
Great photos! The detail on the dress is amazing. Sounds like you're having a fantastic time!
- February 24, 2011 8:58 AM
- minnja said...
looks stunning :))
- February 24, 2011 9:28 AM
- Adorngirl said...
red shoes are definitely a style staple that I saw from show to show, just so glad there was so much colour this season even thought it was autun winter, these are some really lovely shots. xx
- February 24, 2011 9:40 AM
- Pratishtha Durga said...
Sounds like a wonderful experience. yes, the fashion world is indeed a bizarre place. I think the same every time the invites start coming in for the fashion week. Just a couple of years ago, it was just a distant dream to actually be invited by the designers.
In fact, it's the fashion week around the corner that has gotten me out of my blogging break. Looking forward to the fashion madness that's about to begin.
- February 24, 2011 10:40 AM
- Orchid said...
wow what fun it must have been!!!wanna see what yoo wore on those days...love your detailed trend observations...cheers!!!
- February 24, 2011 10:47 AM
- Haute World said...
Gorgeous pics and I'm in awe of the first two dresses. I don't know anyone who could pull of the third though (at least not in real life). I'm so glad you got to go to a few shows. By the way, I very rarely take pics at shows, because I feel I miss so much when I'm focused on taking good pics. It's the main reason I omit Fashion Week from my blog (I also find that focusing too much on 'reviewing' dampens my experience, FW coverage is clearly not my forte). So no worries about not snapping the Schwab show. And yay for good friends. I'm still thanking one for getting me to a certain coveted Monday afternoon show...
- February 24, 2011 12:17 PM
- ediot said...
such delicious photos. i really like them
amazing detailing on these pieces.
hope you had a great lfw. next time we HAVE to meet.
Take care
- February 24, 2011 2:01 PM
- Sick by Trend said...
is fantastic this collection. I really love the details and the kind of couture. The shapes and work inverted is awesome!
- February 24, 2011 5:21 PM
- janettaylor said...
What details!
- February 24, 2011 5:48 PM
- Indie.Tea said...
What fun! That design - the dress - is gorgeous.
- February 24, 2011 6:51 PM
- Style Odyssey said...
second ensemble...i need, i want. the color combo is so beautiful.
i've been thinking about pencil skirts lately. in fact, a black one is on my shopping list.
great photos, sabine.
- February 25, 2011 5:06 AM
- yiqin; said...
The shoes are to die for!
- February 25, 2011 6:26 AM
- annette said...
beautiful detailing... i love the bold color shoes
- February 25, 2011 7:13 AM
- polka dot said...
Oooh, SAbine, GORGEOUS shots. I love this: I haven't had a chance to see any of your posts til now, and I love how - of course - we'll be posting about the same things, but with our own eyes. And yet because our 'eye' is similar, as is our thinking, there will be overlap. The shots I was going to do from Emilio's show - the looks I liked the best - are exactly these. And since we were sitting next to each other, it's not surprising they'll be similar.
It's funny you said you didn't want to bother Sarah Mower by taking photos. I've had those kind of feelings at times: there was a wonderfully cooperative kinship feeling with a lot of strangers packed together at these shows. Intense, lovely little exchanges and sometimes friendships springing up simply by sitting in close proximity to someone - or in my case, often kneeling on the floor between the front rows. Only once or twice was there a skirmish: one big bloke to my right, at Ashish, fighting with the nice blogging bloke to my left. I tried to intervene but this guy had no interest in fighting with a girl. He was threatening to get poor Adam thrown out of LFW.. apart from that, people were so lovely. And man, am I off on a tangent! Well it's good that there's no limit to comments... is there? : )
Your writing makes me smile, as does being around you. Keep up, silly blogeresse!
See you soon I hope. xox
- February 25, 2011 9:44 AM
- Fourth Daughter said...
Sarah's amazing isn't she.. don't know how she does all the things she does. How did you end up next to her? I seem to have missed something here... I thought you were a translator?? Very cool, anyway...
- February 25, 2011 12:24 PM
- SabinePsynopsis said...
4th Daughter - I think most of us bloggers lead several lives, since blogging doesn't exactly put the bread on the table. I DO have a fashion blog though...
- February 25, 2011 12:35 PM
- tanvii.com said...
That first dress - I would kill for it ... coz clearly I would never be able to afford it ;)
- February 26, 2011 1:35 AM


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• Both seller and buyer has to pay for the fees. The standard fee for the industry is around 15% on both parties. It will go to the auction houses. For example, if a buyer win by 100 dollars bidding, he or she needs to pay 115 dollars to the auction house. The seller will receive 85 dollars, and the auction house will get 30 dollars from the auction process.
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• The biggest benefit of auctioning your stamp is it is only require little time and effort from you. The auction house will take the stamps or stamps collection and determine the contents. They will decide the most suitable way to sell your stamps, market the stamp sale, send it to the bidder, and send you the check. By auctioning, you will be able to sell your collection without too much efforts.
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Determining Stamp Collecting Values
Determining the worth of a single stamp or stamp collecting values should not be too difficult. You can get the general gist of the values by using several rules of thumb. However, this method only helps to determine the one that has less value, while to identify the more valuable one needs more efforts.
It can takes a lot of years to gain expertise in stamp collecting field. It is because determining stamps requires experience, knowledge, and extensive research. There are a lot of information about the stamps that you need to learn, but it is not easy to use of find.
The value of a stamp is very dependent on the condition, but a lot of stamps are altered intentionally to give a better look. To identify this correctly, advanced experience is needed.
There are a lot of subjective variables but the way to adjust the price of a rare stamps appropriately are heavily dependent to the condition and centering. In this article, we will give brief information for any newbie out there.
The general rules for stamp collecting values can be read on the following list below:
• A mint stamp printed by US postage in the last seventy years with original gum, is actually less valuable than the face value. You can use this type of stamp for postage without too much worry. All stamps released after civil war in US can be used for postage.
• The used stamps released by US postage for the last seventy years are not worth anything.
• Stamps albums designed for beginners or children are mostly worth very low.
• Stamps album, which are filled sparsely, are mostly worth very low.
• A collection of loose used ones are mostly worth very low.
• Any stamps with certain faults (thinks, tears, and creases) are worth far below those which are in perfect state. Condition is basically everything among collectibles, especially for stamps. The price of a 100 dollars stamp may lose its worth up to 10 dollars only if tears, creases, and things are exist.
• Modern stamps are less worthy than earlier stamps.
• Used stamps are worth less than mint stamps with authentic gum.
It will not be enough to find out agenbola108.net stamp collecting values to get the rare and better stamps for your collections. Selective check to several individual stamps is needed to grasp the general gist of collection's quality.
Smaller collections of flawless stamps can worth a lot of more than similar stamps with bad condition. You need to check the stamps condition before deciding the worth of a collection.
Visit: Getting Acquainted with a Stamp Collection Album
For a single stamp, a lot of factors play in its value. But the main factors are demand and supply. A lot of rare stamps has no value because of no demands. But for rare stamps with high demands, the value will rise up to million dollars.
To sum up, determining the value of a stamps or stamp collection really depends on the condition, supply and demand. Extensive research, experience, and knowledge are needed to determine the worth.
Getting Acquainted with a Stamp Collection Album
In order to become an avid philatelist, you will need quality stamp collection album. Basically speaking, a stamp album is a book in which one can store and display one's vast collection of postage stamps. The book in question is typically loose-leafed in order to make room for expansion and accommodate ever-growing postage stamp collection. All of the philatelists (what a stamp collector is called), both in the past and today, begin with an album of their own first. Even the most renowned philatelists cannot enjoy and display their collection without an album. It is the most common practice of preserving the postage stamps which is accepted universally.
The amount of albums a collector possesses characterizes the size of his or her collection…
A stamp collection album is arranged in accordance with an owner's taste and preferences, thus the appearance of an album is different from one owner to the other—in some cases where there are multiple albums belonging to one person, the arrangement style among those albums could be different. In the past, when digital printing technique has yet to be invented, a stamp album is created through the use of pen and ink. Today, software for page layout works in tandem with digital printers to give even the most hardcore philatelists a chance to come up with their own custom stamp album.
The "V.R." stamp collection album from Stanley Gibbons was among the first to be published, back in the 1870s. The line was then succeeded by "Improved" and "Imperial", the latter of which was produced with illustration. Today's most popular makers include White Ace, Scott, Palo, Lindner, Leuchturm, and Safe. It is common to see one collector sticking with one brand once he or she has decided to use it.
This commitment toward one brand seems to stem from the fact that one maker would usually updates annually for the entire collection of stamps released in a year…
In early days of stamp album, a stamp was adhered to the album pages, either using the stamp's own gum or with glue. This would be proven less favored practice as it damaged both the stamp and the pages. Stamp mounts was introduced during the second half of the 20th century. This method allows a user to stick a stamp between two layers of plastic. Soon, this would be the most prevalent practice in collecting stamps throughout the world.


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Posted 04.19.11 by MICA communications
MICA alumni Gary Kachadourian '79 (general fine arts) was named a recipient of a 2011 Mary Sawyer Baker award on April 19, 2011. Kachadourian received a $25,000 prize as part of this prestigious honor. Each year, The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund recognize up to three metropolitan Baltimore artists with the award. This year's winners will be featured in an exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) from September 7 - October 2, 2011, including a celebratory Late Night event on October 1, 2011. The winners were presented on Maryland Public Television's ArtWorks Special: The Baker Artist Awards 2011.
Kachadourian makes drawings and Xeroxed or ink jet printed booklets, prints or posters and occasionally curates small scale multi-artist exhibitions. He worked for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts for 22 years where he coordinated grant programs, exhibitions for Artscape, the city's mural program and numerous temporary public arts projects. He is currently attending an MFA program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
In addition, four MICA alumni were presented with Baker Artist Award b-grants in early 2011, including Shaun Flynn '01 (general fine arts) and Justin Sirois '01 (printmaking) in January, and Bruce Willen '02 (graphic design) and Nolen Strals '01 (general fine arts) in February. The honor recognizes the quality, diversity, and depth of the region's art scene.
Flynn was recognized by the organization for his work as a sculptor and musician. Based in Baltimore, he has been an active member of the city's art and music community for the past 13 years. Primarily a sculptor and percussionist, his first Baltimore band Cutter/Hammer once played for 60 hours straight in Times Square. Later forming Wzt Hearts, he performed both as drummer and vocalist, and with them toured the country and released two full length albums with Hoss and Carpark Records. Currently, Flynn is working on his first solo record as Vows. He also makes sculptures, drawings, installations, and conceptual projects. His body of work is a varied but complementary synthesis of these elements, often utilizing photography-as-evidence-as-the-art of his ephemeral sculptures and interventions in public spaces. Formally, the sculptures seem to be concerned with extracting difficult and fragile realizations of common material elements, like plywood, sheetrock, sign-making vinyl, and traffic cones, in and out of the spaces where these materials are indigenous. As an artist, Flynn is perhaps most widely known for his poster and album art, creating headache-inducing posters for bands such as Animal Collective, Lungfish, and OOIOO, often involving complex mixtures of hand-drawn, experimental typography and image.
Sirois, recognized for his work as a writer, designer, and publisher, lives in Baltimore. His books include Silver Standard (Newlights Press 2006), Secondary Sound (BlazeVOX Books, 2008), MLKNG SCKLS (Publishing Genius, 2009) and Falcons on the Floor (forthcoming, Publishing Genius, 2011) written with Iraqi refugee Haneen Alshujairy. He also runs the Understanding Campaign with Haneen and co-directs Narrow House, a small press in founded 2003. He has received several individual Maryland State Art Council grants for poetry and fiction in 2003, 2007, 2010, and 2011.
Willen and Strals were recognized for their work as collaborative graphic artists and as musicians. Their design studio, Post Typography, has a list of clients that include AIGA, Business Week, Johns Hopkins University, The New York Times, the U.S. Green Building Council, and WIRED. Their work has received multiple design awards and has been featured in numerous books. In 2005, Post Typography curated Alphabet: An Exhibition of Hand-Drawn Lettering and Experimental Typography, a well-regarded art show that has spent the last five years traveling nationally to dozens of galleries and universities. Post Typography has appeared in numerous art and design exhibitions, and the studio's posters are collected by high school punk rockers and prominent designers (whom they consider equally important). Strals and Willen teach at MICA, and have lectured at the Cooper Union, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and Harvard University among others. In addition to their work as designers and business owners, Strals and Willen are dedicated members of the punk band, Double Dagger. The group's third album, MORE, released in 2009, is a reference to the band's hometown of Baltimore as well as the numerous attributes of the album that are more-so than their previous recordings.
Six b-grants were awarded in January, and 18 total were awarded since November, 2010. The b grants recognize emerging established artists exploring new directions. Up to eighteen $1,000 awards are given annually to artists selected from nominations on the Baker Artist Awards website. Each year, two b-grant winners will receive additional awards in honor of Semmes G. Walsh and Nancy Haragan.
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"The end of Australia's car manufacturing industry has arrived," writes the Sydney Morning Herald after Toyota announced today that it will no longer make cars in Australia beyond 2017. "various negative factors such as an extremely competitive market and a strong Australian dollar, together with forecasts of a reduction in the total scale of vehicle production in Australia, have forced us to make this painful decision," Toyota's CEO Akio Toyoda said today.
With 22 million people, Australia has about the population of Beijing or Shanghai, and nobody would expect one city to carry three automakers. Cars had to be exported for volume, and they used to be a lucrative Australian export – until the Aussie dollar became too strong. Australians bought 1.14 million units last year, but most of them were imported from lower cost, cheaper currency markets.
What may have sounded like a bit of overdramatic copywriting on part of the Herald is actually true. All large automakers operating in Australia have called it quits. [Continue Reading]


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