Hints and tips:
...on Messi, the metaphysician / From Cormac O’Donnell, Dublin, Ireland...
...issue as they’re going to be in high demand across the whole landlord population,” he says....
...The firm’s two co-founders — José E....
...We’re all in this together, between the pages of these books....
...In Group E, five-time champions Brazil are still at risk of elimination....
...“We’re going to be the number one digital media company in America.”...
...asks Diajeng Lestari, chief executive of HiJup, an e-commerce site for fashionable hijabs, which is participating in Google’s Launchpad accelerator programme....
...Imagine making sandwiches in a deli, says Mann. In comes the first sandwich order. You’re about to reach for the mayonnaise and a couple of slices of sourdough. But then more orders start coming in....
...Maybe you’re aware that productivity growth has been abysmal in recent years....
...It said that though there are risks involved in re-electing the Conservative party, “there are greater risks in not doing so”....
...“We are not blind, and I don’t think we’re stupid,” said Mr Kerry, in response to criticism that the US had been willing to give up too much in order to reach a preliminary agreement with Iran....
...A bill that would punish companies for engaging in corruption is in the later stages of passing through Congress. Brazil is also increasing its use of “e-governance”....
...“Sales have been so strong that we’re working on two more.”...
...“We should not be leading from behind, we should be leading forward,” he thundered, in a clip titled “Menendez rips Obama administration”....
...It was a fine idea, she thought, but executing it would require a team with an array of abilities she did not have, in website design, e-commerce and marketing....
...Jorge Welsh, dealer in Chinese export porcelain “There is no other event in the world art market that comes close to Maastricht....
...Said Sir Gus: “You’re sitting next to the PM, you’re 45 minutes in and still on item one with five to go. The PM asks you to find out where he’s meant to be next....
...In research published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Daniel Levin, Jorge Walter and Keith Murnighan have shown that we underestimate the power of our dormant relationships....
...Simon Kuper is an FT writer and columnist To comment on this article, e-mail ftweekendmagazine@ft.com ; to ask the writer a question, e-mail askthewriter@ft.com...
...Jorge Yui, Geneva, Switzerland CM These are very important tools that will potentially change the nature of the organisation in the future....
...“When we import low-cost goods from China, we’re not failing,” he says. “We’re benefiting from choice, competition and low prices.”...
...“My son-in-law is black, and I have mixed-race grandchildren,” says Ron, who, like Mary, is on his third marriage. “If anyone says we’re prejudiced they don’t know what they’re talking about.”...
...Mr G copied the e-mails to Sir Gus....
...To comment on this article please e-mail magazineletters@ft.com...
...More than 2,000 viewers also felt compelled to e-mail the BBC. sue.cameron@ft.com...
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