01/06/2012
What every executive should learn from Wal Mart's mistakes
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/05/how_to_make_sure_your_company.html
What Every Executive Should Learn from Wal-Mart's Mistakes
Wal-Mart made headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. The New York Times exposed the international retail giant's history of bribing Mexican government officials in order to dominate that market. Top executives systematically swept the company's misdeeds under the rug despite stern advice from...
31/05/2012
BAE Systems plans to cut 620 jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18278139
BAE Systems plans to cut 620 jobs
BAE Systems is planning to axe more than 600 jobs and close its factory in Newcastle where tanks were made for World War I.
31/05/2012
Good ideas? Richard Branson's got them on tap
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/good-ideas-richard-bransons-got-them-on-tap-7804886.html
Good ideas? Richard Branson's got them on tap
He signed the S*x Pistols, invented megastores, founded an airline, introduced tilting trains and is planning to send fare-paying passengers into space. Now, Richard Branson, lizard king of the shape-shifting Virgin brand, has revealed his latest product... a £300 tap.
30/05/2012
Newcastle scientists trial new technique for donor lungs
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/05/30/newcastle-scientists-trial-mot-for-donor-lungs-61634-31073180/
Newcastle scientists trial ‘MOT for donor lungs’
NEW hope has emerged for patients waiting for lung transplants after North East academics revealed a technique to “MOT and cleanse” donor organs.
26/05/2012
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things - Barack Obama
25/05/2012
The men who can make history at the impending French Open
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/17860376
The history boys
Former British number one Greg Rusedski on the men who can make history at the French Open