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...The evening began with Lawrance’s Detour, an action-packed piece set to rapid-fire percussion from Akira Miyoshi (Ripple for Solo Marimba) and Michael Gordon (Timber)....
...Lawrance’s Cut and Run is a 10-man piece set to earmelting post-minimalist compositions by Michael Gordon and Damian LeGassick....
...Mark Ridgway, MD, Group Rhodes, the machinery company. Simon Roberts, chief executive, Centre for Sustainable Energy. Nick Robertson, chief executive, Asos.com, the fashion company....
...Virgin Atlantic chief Steve Ridgway, who gave the main speech, was also not shy of having a go at rivals....
...But Michael Lafferty, chairman of Lafferty Group, the retail financial research group, believes it is not too late for Tesco to make inroads in financial services....
...Virgin executives, including Steve Ridgway, chief executive, are protected from US authorities under a deal in which the company co-operated in exchange for lenient treatment....
...Gorse bushes, called “gorse fires” by the Irish poet Michael Longley, are magnificent in flower and cover the area....
...Sir Michael decided in October, however, to sell his controlling stake of 50 per cent plus one share in BMI to Lufthansa for about €400m (£351m)....
...Steve Ridgway, Virgin Atlantic chief executive, said: ”Now we are about to enter the next phase of BMI’s future and a turning point in aviation....
...The biggest winner could also come from the UK, in the shape of BMI BritishMidland, the UK carrier controlled by Sir Michael Bishop....
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