Best sale in five years

The Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 403,136 new cars were registered in the UK, a rise of 12.1% on the same month in 2012.

Ford’s Fiesta ,the top selling car in UK,are sold 20,600 in SeptemberVauxhall’s Corsa comes to the next with 14,500 sold.Car sales have continue rising for 19 months.The increased new car selling comes from the growing economy and private demand as well as new technology.Recently,the idea of fuel-efficient new models has been come up with and taken into practice .In addition, buyers tend to change a car due to optimized  economy condition.

The availability of different kinds of financing deals also counts for the great increasing of sale.Richard Lowe, an analyst at Barclays, said: “Attractive finance packages are offering consumers more clarity on running costs, which even with a more promising economic outlook is an important factor for those on a budget.”Up till now,UK has become the second biggest car market and has been anticipated to remain strong.

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Amazing technology accessory-makers

Maybe you are thinking about changing a new smart phone or buying iPhone 5S,but have you ever been interested in changing accessories for your cellphones?Now welcome to the world of amazing technology accessories.

“Crucial to being successful is that you are in the market very quickly,” says Howard Harrison.Why would the customers buy your products instead of those of other companies?Obviously,the quick design and producing is the point.In addition,the accessories should be perfectly matching the cellphones in size.Producers need to gather the information from all sources,which need to be accurate before official launches,so it is actually a high-stakes game.”We get our information from 20 to 30 different sources,” Mr Harrison says. “We use all the intelligence we can possibly gather.”

Another problem accessory-making companies may face is the proper patent protection.Once a product is sold well,their competitors may manufacture poor-quality imitations.As a consequence ,their profit and reputation would be threatened.

The idea of those technology accessories comes from difficulties people encounter when using iPhones or other products,so the companies need to be sensitive and creative to find a way which makes customers more comfortable when using iPhones.

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The drink of kings makes a comeback

   Have you heard about mead,which is a kind of alcoholic beverage made from honey and water? Now this drink of kings is coming back to the US.

   The process of making mead is fairly simple.”We mix up honey and water over there and we pump it through a hot water bath at 160 degrees [71C] in a stainless steel coil here. Each one produces about 50 to 75 gallons [227-340 litres] of mead a day,” explains Mr Alexander.The raw material of making mead ,honey and water is very common,but what makes mead unique is it is alcoholic beverage.Maine Mead Works produces 7500 cases a year,including flavors of apple and blueberry.The reason why mead is able to come back is the changes of people’s preference.

   There is a lot of work to do to make mead known among people.In the past,people’s impression of mead is it is too sweet to match food.Technically, mead is classified as wine but it doesn’t have to be sweet.So,changing people’s perceptions is the most challenging thing to do.

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