Hints and tips:
...Since the department is headed by Michael Gove, generally acknowledged as one of the most effective secretaries of state, it is not entirely underpowered....
...This week, I spoke to Michael Rubin, the billionaire founder of sports merchandiser Fanatics, for an upcoming piece....
...It supplied the city with several letters from golf stars such as Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, John Daly and Rocco Mediate....
...Appearing at Ferry Point’s opening in late 2013 were then-mayor Michael Bloomberg and the course designer, Jack Nicklaus, the golf legend....
...Follow Michael on Twitter @Skapinker or email him at michael.skapinker@ft.com Follow @FTLifeArts on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first....
...The native penchant for inherently absurd expeditions had long been a magnet for British comedians: in their first post-Python collaboration, Michael Palin and Terry Jones wrote Ripping Yarns, a television...
...Michael Gove, environment secretary, said the scheme, which is subject to a consultation, will impose a fixed upfront charge that will be refunded to those who return the cans or bottles for recycling....
...The anecdotes roll out at high speed, rather as if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels....
...Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything has plenty for entrepreneurs: “Whatever happened in the past is a good clue to opportunities in the future and how to use them.”...
...PhoreMost Santoke Naal Managing Director, Pierre Fabre Ltd Oncology Dr Guy Hill Founder, Preome Mark Reed General Manager, Pro-Lab Diagnostics Dr Don Gilbert Managing Director, ProSynth Dr Simon Bryson...
...It accommodates men of every character and writers of every style, from the spy-cum-novelist Daniel Defoe and the dyspeptic radical William Cobbett to the convivial American Bill Bryson and the intellectually...
...Michael Straughan, who heads Bentley’s manufacturing, believes the industry’s revival has been a product-led recovery, boosted by foreign investment and government support....
...We would typically expect higher beta markets [such as emerging markets] to do well in an upswing,” says Michael Spinks, head of the UK multi-asset team at Investec Asset Management....
...Michael Fallon, the minister responsible for aerospace, told the Financial Times the proposed aerospace technology institute should enable the UK to reverse its declining share of Airbus’ work....
...… Social Enterprise of the Year Award sponsored by Bikeworks Winner: Bryson Charitable Group; also shortlisted: Onside North West, Shared Interest Society, Turning Point Scotland (Rosie’s) Bryson Charitable...
...Roy McEwan, chief executive, Scottish Chamber Orchestra.John McMullan, chief executive, Bryson Charitable Group. Iain Miller, vice-chairman, Doosan Power Systems, the green energy company....
...michael.skapinker@ft.com More columns at www.ft.com/michaelskapinker...
...The 20 quizmasters include Michael Boyce, Richard Dawkins, Will Self, Bill Bryson, Jeremy Paxman and Lord Lamont....
...History At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson, Doubleday RRP£20 The ever-entertaining Bryson provides a trawl through the ways we have lived since Neolithic times, taking as his point...
...The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine , by Michael Lewis, Allen Lane RRP£25 Another excellent introduction for the non-specialist, this time with an American perspective, from the author of Liar’s...
...Jay Bryson, global economist at Wachovia said much of the dollar’s recent strength can be explained by huge capital inflows into the US. Foreign purchases of Treasury securities surged in September....
...There is another reason why Sir Michael is not viewed kindly in some quarters....
...“No one is piling into bonds anymore as the world is no longer melting down, and the economic data over the last six weeks has not fallen apart,” said Jay Bryson, global economist at Wachovia Corp....
...No good can come of Bill Bryson’s reflections on his 1950s childhood in the US, no good at all. Not that it’s his fault....
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