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...CBI director-general Rain Newton-Smith said the group was “making radical and rapid changes to upgrade our governance”....
...“The hiring of Rain is pretty much a continuation of the old order, which is an interesting thing to do....
...Others may think of the Northern Irish writer Brian Moore’s 1990 novel Lies of Silence, with its representation of the dire effects of the past on an individual....
...Brian Schwingle, of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ division of forestry, tells me this year’s severe drought may have played a role....
...But he said change would be required under its new director-general, Rain Newton-Smith....
...In an open letter to CBI member companies, Brian McBride issued a mea culpa following a report by the law firm Fox Williams into sexual harassment allegations at the organisation....
...Given that the film starts with a drowning, this is manifestly a bad risk-management strategy, but superstition is as common as rain in these parts....
...“Rain has been in the organisation....
...The CBI’s promised culture change is due to be overseen by Rain Newton-Smith, its former chief economist who has been appointed to succeed Danker as director-general....
...Brian Eno and David Bowie were early fans, and more recently his influence can be found in the music of Radiohead, Björk and Aphex Twin. His work is frequently sampled by DJs and hip-hop artists....
...CBI president Brian McBride told members the body was “chastened by the events of the past 12 weeks”....
...Clawing back and retaining subscribers will be among the most pressing challenges facing the CBI’s new director-general, Rain Newton-Smith, who started in the role on Wednesday....
...‘It’s so nice to be outdoors, even in the rain....
...Rob ArmstrongWell, as a professional unhappy person, (Katie laughs) I am here to rain all over your optimism, Katie. I don’t know how I’m gonna do it....
...The vocals swoop gloriously, Blount’s guitar and banjo bass propel the song over Brian Slattery’s percussion, and the words cast a deepening chill....
...Weekly highlights As the saying goes: when it rains it pours, and Solana-land is very wet....
...Brian Gross, director of NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center, says the new supercomputers would enable scientists to access higher resolution images of earth’s atmosphere and the oceans....
...Boy meets girl at a rain-sodden barbecue. They hit it off. Or maybe they don’t. Rather, they hit it off in one version of reality but don’t in a parallel universe....
...The Temps gave the world “My Girl”, “Get Ready”, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”, “I Wish It Would Rain”, “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and scores more....
...This year’s meeting promises to be slightly different — and not just because it is being held in May amid sporadic rain and lush green meadows....
...“It is definitely true that US and Canadian conspiracy theorist groups have been sharing information back and forth for the last few weeks,” says Brian Murphy, vice-president of strategic operations at Logically...
...Manor National Theatre, London It’s a dark and stormy night, the rain is dripping through the roof, the barn (uninsured) is in danger of collapse, the ghost is banging around the bedroom — all is not well...
...“That’s just sort of staggering,” says Brian Hoskins, chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London....
...The hint of beetroot spirit adds an earthy note to the cocktail that reminds us of the smell before an early-summer rain shower....
...Britons Soft Machine, Steve Hillage and Brian Eno (a tutelary god for this music) also feature....
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