The launch of a newly developed BMW Group interface technology will provide BMW and MINI drivers with an easy-to-operate, intuitive way of using their iPhone and iPod touch in future BMW Group vehicles.

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Unlike the majority of existing GPS watches on the market that feature multiple small and hard-to-operate buttons, the one-button control is easy to operate while moving and can be easily controlled in all weather conditions and while wearing gloves.

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One clever idea is to borrow tactics from retail chains like McDonald's and Subway--operate an easy-to-replicate, owner-operated franchise system focusing on health care.

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He projected that small to mid-sized companies that are fortunate enough to operate light, easy-to-transport equipment, and considering a sale in the near future will see their values go up considerably once they relocate, as they will no longer be burdened by punishing state taxes and environmental laws.

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These patterns of self-recruitment and self-radicalisation are a headache for security services, who have no easy way to infiltrate close-knit, local groups that operate at first without foreign help.

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Lord Storey said under-age children found it easy to set up and operate accounts without parental permission and asked ministers to meet relevant bodies to discuss the problem and to put in place further safeguards.

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