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A gadget lover's gift guide (05 December 02:10) |
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From lab to marketplace (04 December 05:10) |
| Malcolm McCulloch, an engineering professor at Oxford University, remembers exactly when he thought up the idea behind the latest technology spin-out to emerge from British academic research... |
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Consumers at the cutting-edge (04 December 05:10) |
| The Venturesome EconomyHow Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected WorldAmar BhidéPrinceton University Press, $35, £19.95 |
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Are early discounts a bad idea? (03 December 04:15) |
| Marks and Spencer, the UK retailer, last month ran a pre-Christmas "guerrilla sale", reducing its prices by 20 per cent for a single day in an attempt to ignite demand among consumers. In th... |
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The tough medicine of bankruptcy (03 December 04:15) |
| There are two possible directions to take if your business is bust: you can either get an administrator appointed; or if you are big and dangerous enough, you can ask the government to bail ... |
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The chaos theory of leadership (02 December 02:20) |
| What is the secret of WL Gore's success? The high-tech materials company, creator of Gore-Tex fabric, sophisticated surgical products, cables and more besides, is committed to manufacturing ... |
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Work worth waking up for (02 December 02:20) |
| Alistair Blair spends a couple of days a month filleting fish. "I find that a joy," says the founder and managing director of The Fish Society, a mail order fishmonger based in Surrey. "If I... |
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Workers ready to deal (02 December 02:20) |
| When members of the United Auto Workers union travelled to Washington DC to lobby on behalf of the three Detroit-based car giants, they did not fly in on private jets. But their pleas were n... |
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From the dump to the pump (01 December 01:05) |
| Just outside Bristol, a driver is filling a J Sainsbury delivery truck with fuel. It looks like petrol but is in fact produced from rotting rubbish. |
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A woman of two styles (01 December 01:05) |
| If Clara Gaymard were a character in a novel, you wouldn't believe in her. The CV of this successful French businesswoman starts plausibly enough. She is president of General Electric in nor... |
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The worst times can be the best times (01 December 01:05) |
| The world has changed. After years of benign economic conditions, the four horsemen of financial apocalypse - credit crunch, recession, volatility and uncertainty - are blazing a trail acros... |
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Science briefing: Turtle shell mystery solved (28 November 06:40) |
| Mystery of turtle shell solved |
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Play the home advantage (27 November 02:40) |
| When Enrico Bracalente wants to visit his main suppliers, he does not have to travel far. The 20 factories responsible for the final manufacturing stages of virtually all the 3m shoes Mr Bra... |
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The Toyota mindset revealed (27 November 02:40) |
| Managing to LearnUsing The A3 Management Process to Solve Problems, Gain Agreement, Mentor, and LeadJohn ShookLean Enterprise Institute $50, £36In 1983, John Shook became the first westerne... |
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Aims for wind energy faulted by Lords (26 November 08:30) |
| Meeting targets on renewable energy will add about £80 ($123) to households' annual fuel bills, peers said on Tuesday. |
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Identity revealed in the palm of one hand (26 November 04:00) |
| Most of us are familiar with the need to prove our identity, whether to access a computer network, liaise with our bank or get into a place of work. But the most common proofs, such as passw... |
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Salesmen sitting pretty (26 November 04:00) |
| In the middle of the summer Rohan Blacker and Pat Reeves had a serious conversation about whether their two-year-old business could survive an economic downturn. "I remember saying, 'things ... |
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Direct line to Japanese growth (26 November 04:00) |
| For a country that worships technology, Japan has few technology entrepreneurs. They struggle with a business culture that is as conservative as Japan's technology is advanced, where reputat... |
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Advice to the brave young entrepreneur (26 November 04:00) |
| I see that according to a recent study the youth of today are now known as the Smug Generation. Not for long, I suspect. Pretty soon they will be classified as Young, Gifted and Broke. |
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UK scientists warn on funding for stem cell (25 November 08:30) |
| Britain will lose its international lead in stem cell research unless the government does more to help translate the basic science into clinical trials, warned universities, industry and cha... |
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Playing fields of Bangkok (25 November 02:10) |
| Is it really possible to replicate the methods and mores of one of Britain's most traditional private schools thousands of miles away in an Asian country where tails belong to tigers rather ... |
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Lunches that make for better afternoons (25 November 02:10) |
| For many UK workers, the lunch hour is a sad misnomer. Instead of being a full 60-minute break in the middle of the day, it is a snatched half hour with a limp sandwich eaten at the keyboard... |
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Survival plans need slash 'n' burn (25 November 02:10) |
| Here are a few headlines that I read on the same day in this newspaper last week: |
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Brands and bands sing the same tune (23 November 11:30) |
| While working on an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola two years ago, Andy Medd, partner at London marketing firm Mother, received an unexpected phone call in the middle of the night. |
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Bottlers of water try to turn off the tap (23 November 11:30) |
| Elizabeth Royte's book, Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, is causing waves. |
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A thirst for success (23 November 11:30) |
| Before Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen is interviewed in the tall blue malt silo that is Carlsberg's headquarters in Copenhagen - in a corner office overlooking the city's angular rooftops - one of h... |
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BlackBerry's new squeeze (21 November 02:05) |
| As a long-time BlackBerry user, I hesitated for a moment before touching the high-resolution screen on the new BlackBerry Storm. |
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Banks tackle image as public sees red (20 November 02:05) |
| If the current economic conditions are making life difficult for all marketers at the moment, those at banks face an even tougher challenge. |
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Impresario of many scenarios (20 November 02:05) |
| Don't Be Needy, Be SucceedyThe A to Zee of MotivitalityL. Vaughan SpencerProfile Books £8.99The business books section of Borders on Oxford Street, central London, has never seen anything l... |
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Marketers face a hard sell (20 November 02:05) |
| Ask a dozen advertising agencies for advice on marketing in a downturn and the chances are that each will begin with a lecture on the dangers of cutting budgets. |
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Venture with lots of sparkle (19 November 02:50) |
| How often does a hangover give rise to a great business idea? For Don St Pierre Sr, it was one of the factors behind the success of ASC Fine Wines, a wine import and distribution business he... |
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Trader who won a green gamble (19 November 02:50) |
| The last time there was a recession, Andrew Owens set up an energy company. He succeeded, which makes his story inspirational rather than cautionary. Greenergy has 13 per cent of the UK's ro... |
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Wanted: a return to the thrill of small ads (19 November 02:50) |
| I can honestly say that classified advertising changed my life. |
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Pressure mounts on executives to renounce incentives (19 November 02:45) |
| Peter Wuffli, former chief executive of UBS , recently revealed he had handed back SFr12m ($10m, €8m, £6.7m) in bonus entitlements in sympathy with the plight of the Swiss bank. The decis... |
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US right stymie sensitive medical research (18 November 08:05) |
| Important US research to reduce HIV infection may have been prevented in recent years because scientists have censored their funding requests in response to political controversy, according ... |
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Sales people must get smart (18 November 04:00) |
| Don't you just love it when you come through the arrivals gate at the airport and you see a driver there waiting for you, holding up a board with your name on it? Personally, I like it if th... |
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Just the ticket for pressed commuters (18 November 04:00) |
| For Britain's beleaguered army of commuters, things really are not as good as they used to be. According to the Department of Transport, passenger numbers on trains are at levels last seen i... |
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Epicentres of new austerity (18 November 01:30) |
| The party is over and the hangover has kicked in. In economies all over the western world, corporate executives and the rising stars of finance are beginning to think that this downturn coul... |
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'Uptitling' gains stature in troubled times (17 November 01:30) |
| James Radford believes that swapping a pay rise for a stronger power base could pay dividends in the current climate: "I think it's vital to get the right title on your card, not more cash, ... |
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Regeneration time (17 November 12:55) |
| While exciting discoveries pour out of the world's academic stem cell laboratories, promising a new age of regenerative medicine to repair failing organs, companies trying to commercialise s... |
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Carbon disclosure should be mandatory by 2010 (17 November 12:15) |
| Information is power. Recently I met members of Britain's Olympic cycling team and was struck by the way they had used data to analyse and improve their performance. This team, a source of p... |
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Science briefing: Heart to power pacemakers (14 November 07:30) |
| Heart to power pacemakers |
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Hard work to look busy (14 November 05:11) |
| For many people it is a novel and unwelcome workplace challenge. What to do when there is not much to do? As business heads for recession, staff will increasingly be seeking to justify their... |
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DSLRs get in the picture (14 November 05:11) |
| Some sounds like the "clunk" a quality car door makes as it is closed, the "chug" of a Harley-Davidson motorbike or the "click-swish" a single-lens reflex camera makes when you press the shu... |
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Guide to a fast-moving generation (13 November 04:00) |
| Plugged inThe Generation Y Guide to Thriving at WorkTamara EricksonHarvard Business Press $16.95, £9.99Sullen, self-centred and uncooperative? Or dynamic, fresh and creative? Your view of G... |
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The hottest thinking on climate change (13 November 04:00) |
| The Financial Times is today launching a competition to find the world's most creative ideas for tackling the threat of climate change. |
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CFOs peer into bleak future (13 November 03:00) |
| Pierre-Jean Sivignon uses a sporting analogy to describe how his fellow chief financial officers should behave in a recession. "There is a tendency to make sure the rules of the game are b... |
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Oxford completes animals laboratory (12 November 08:30) |
| Oxford University's controversial animal laboratory has opened two years later than planned, after its delay by protests and a campaign of intimidation. |
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Tight regulation urged on nanotechnology (12 November 07:25) |
| Nanomaterials, the microscopic particles used in everything from medicine to electronics, sports goods to clothing, urgently need more safety testing and tighter regulation, the Royal Commis... |
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Sharp idea for a start-up (12 November 04:35) |
| Moments of inspiration sometimes occur at odd times. For Joanna Meiseles, the idea for her multimillion-dollar business struck her after she took her son Ben for his first haircut. |
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