Sunday, August 31, 2008

BA=92s Walsh puts the boot into Branson

Times Online - UK WILLIE WALSH has reignited the feud between British Airways and Virgin by accusing Sir Richard Branson of ducking questions on the two companies=92 ...

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It's a tough job but someone's got to party

Globe and Mail - Canada But only Richard Branson can make an out-of-this-world impact while simultaneously raising awareness for his Virgin Unite charity. ...

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When should airlines advertise?

Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India In his last book =91Think Big and Kick Ass=92 Donald Trump, the flamboyant real estate tycoon, speaks about Sir Richard Branson=92s so-called billionaire status: ...

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Foreign lotteries eye Camelot stake

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Sir Richard Branson, who twice lost out to Camelot on bids for the licence, said this weekend that his Virgin Group was unlikely to bid for a stake in ...

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Airlines: BA's transatlantic alliance under scrutiny from Europe

guardian.co.uk - UK The commission could use its powers to unwind the joint business agreement denounced by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic as a "monster monopoly" and ...

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Sky is the limit

The Statesman - Kolkata,India Richard Branson=92s WhiteKnightTwo gives space tourism a new meaning Had Frank Sinatra been alive, he would have signed up for a trip aboard Sir Richard ...

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I can't work for my dad until I've made him proud of me..

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK But Sir Richard Branson's son Sam is determined to accomplish something with his life - even if he has go to the ends of the earth to do it. ...

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EU launches airline anti-trust probe

The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic opposes the link-up, saying it would create "a monster monopoly" that would dominate key routes into and out of London's ...

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FG versus Virgin Nigeria: Peace of the graveyard

Daily Sun - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria As a matter of fact, that was part of the conditions the Chairman of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, gave via his proposal to the government on the issue ...

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Edited by Jonathan Russell

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom It's about the only thing I haven't heard "Honest" Richard Branson talk about." Over to you, Honest Richard. Are the floodgates about to open on Tory tax ...

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Friday, August 29, 2008

Virgin Atlantic claims British Airways passengers prefer to fly ...

asap News - London,Surrey,UK The battles continue between Richard Branson=92s Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. Virgin Atlantic said this morning that it has profited from British ...

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Airline Industry Has Little To Be Proud Of These Days

Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA British tycoon Richard Branson, among those few entrepreneurs who make money flying all over the world, once advised an eager disciple how to become a ...

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Branson slates Nigerian government

micebtn - Perth,Western Australia,Australia ... to ignore our contract, sending in heavies a few months ago to smash up our lounge with sledgehammers," the carrier=92s UK boss Sir Richard Branson said. ...

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Virgin America and HBO Launch Entourage Route From JFK to LAS ...

MarketWatch - USA Members of the media are invited to join Virgin Group Founder and Chairman Sir Richard Branson and members of the Entourage cast at the JFK hangar send-off ...

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Jordan makes 'most admired entrepreneurs' poll

RTE.ie - Ireland The poll was topped by Richard Branson, followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Dragons' Den panellist Peter Jones. Price scored the same as Alan Sugar ...

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Lufthansa Holds Talks to Buy

Wall Street Journal - USA Originally called SN Brussels Airlines, the carrier in 2004 merged with Virgin Express Holdings PLC, a low-fare carrier started by Richard Branson. ...

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Virgin Nigeria row more than a spat

Moneyweb - Johannesburg,South Africa A row over Richard Branson's Virgin Nigeria is seen by analysts as potentially damaging to Nigeria's image with outside investors. ...

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Virgin Atlantic profits increase on premium class service

asap News - London,Surrey,UK The battles continue between Richard Branson=92s Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. Virgin Atlantic said this morning that it has profited from British ...

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MLM Marketing Opportunities And Lessons To Learn From Gym=92s

Corsavoo.com - Bastia,Corse,France This is why people such as Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Donald Trump, and many others always have consistent results. They act, act, act. ...

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Superhero Richard Branson Forgets the First Rule of Comics

Jossip - New York,NY,USA And yes, the Virgin logo is one of Richard Branson's trademarks; he co-owns the franchise with Deepak Chopra's son, Gotham. So weirdly enough, the Indian ...

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Virgin Comics shuts down New York office

Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India NEW YORK: British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's comic book venture, Virgin Comics, has closed its New York office after disappointing sales. ...

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Astral Media Teams with Virgin Radio to launch Virgin Radio 999

TMCnet - USA Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group looks at this partnership as an opportunity to serve up a new format to Torontonians. ...

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Sexy Science - Women don't always get their just rewards

Scotsman - United Kingdom While men who reach the pinnacles of success can have women falling at their feet, not every man can be Usain Bolt or Richard Branson. ...

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Old Dhaka delights

Times Online - UK ... of the proletariat, and at less than =A35 for the 24-hour journey from Mongla to Dhaka, going sub-orbital with Richard Branson seem distinctly overpriced. ...

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Virgin Comics Venture Is Shut Down

New York Times - United States Virgin Comics, the joint venture between Richard Branson=92s Virgin Group and the Indian comics publisher Gotham Entertainment Group, has been shut down, ...

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Is Sir Richard Branson set to raise his bmi?

Times Online - UK Sir Richard Branson was at it again yesterday. There's nothing the Virgin boss likes more than having a poke at British Airways and by aiming at the ...

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Uni not always path to smart money

NEWS.com.au - Australia ... a uni education to make big bucks and they can look to the example of mega-rich degree dodgers John Ilhan, Richard Branson, Kerry Packer and Bill Gates. ...

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UTV to discuss return of Virgin Radio

Times Online - UK John McCann, the chief executive of TalkSport-owner UTV, will talk to Sir Richard Branson=92s Virgin Group about joining forces to bring back the Virgin Radio ...

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Virgin Radio on air without fuss in Toronto

Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada Partnering with Astral Media Inc., Virgin Media Group launched Virgin Radio 999 across Toronto, marking Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson's first foray ...

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Personalise your news

Sky News - Isleworth,England,UK He will have a small support team including Richard Branson's son Sam, but will have to paddle for three hours and rest for six non-stop until he gets as ...

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UK airline Virgin posts rise in annual profits

BusinessWeek - USA Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the privately owned British airline controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, said Tuesday that a record number of business ...

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Virgin's Terminal 5 Afterglow

Forbes - NY,USA Virgin president Richard Branson said earlier this month that British Airways, American and Iberia would be "unacceptably dominant, with nearly half of all ...

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Virgin Atlantic Yearly Profit Rose

Wall Street Journal - USA CEO Richard Branson hopes US regulators prevent the proposed merger between British Airways and American Airlines. The UK airline, a unit of Virgin Group ...

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Virgin shows rise in annual profits

The Press Association - A surge in business passengers helped Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic to increase profits in 2007/08, it has been announced. ...

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Branson launches Virgin radio in Toronto

Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada ... Media Group launched Virgin Radio 999 across Toronto, marking Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson's first foray into the North American radio market. ...

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Virgin Galactic launches EVE

e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia WK2, or the new carrier WhiteKnightTwo, has just been christened =91EVE=92 in honour of Sir Richard Branson=92s mother, who was present at the official welcoming ...

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Virgin Atlantic posts first-quarter profit

MarketWatch - USA By Aude Lagorce LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Virgin Atlantic, the British carrier controlled by billion Richard Branson, on Tuesday said first-quarter pretax ...

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You could be your own boss...like Richard Branson

UK Express - UK By Jessica Buchanan for express.co.uk MORE than two thirds of us are desperate to be our own boss, according to a recent survey. As we start to return from ...

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Virgin Says It Has Kept BA Defectors

BusinessWeek - USA by Alistair Dawber Another front in the long-running battle between Virgin Atlantic and British Airways is set be opened by Sir Richard Branson's group, ...

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Astral Media and Virgin launch North America's first Virgin radio ...

MarketWatch - USA B) today announced the launch of the first North American commercial FM radio station under license with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Radio International. ...

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Astral tests Virgin branding

Globe and Mail - Canada Richard Branson never saw a product he couldn't slap his brand on. From airlines to restaurants, cola to credit cards and health clubs to hotels, ...

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Toronto's Mix 99.9 becomes Virgin Radio 999

Digital Home - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Astral Media today announced the launch of the first North American commercial FM radio station under license with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Radio ...

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Monday, August 25, 2008

More blues in store for Virgin Blue

The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia But he doubted fund managers would be selling Virgin =97 in which billionaire Richard Branson has a 25.5% stake =97 while it was trading at near all-time lows. ...

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Northern Rock sale to Virgin risked =A32bn loss

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom ... as much as =A32bn if state-owned Northern Rock had been sold to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin or another private bidder, according to Treasury sources. ...

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Mallya seeks to do a Branson in English air

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... its maiden flight to London--a city, which also serves as the headquarters of 53-year-old Mallya's role model Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways. ...

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Claim is Cheap Propaganda

Newswatch (subscription) - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria Adeniyi traced the genesis of the agreement the airline is claiming to a letter written in 2004 by Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group, to Isa Yuguda, ...

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Virgin: BA's Terminal 5 flyers have stayed

Independent - London,England,UK By Alistair Dawber Another front in the long-running battle between Virgin Atlantic and British Airways is set be opened by Sir Richard Branson's group, ...

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

An office funny bone pays

Financial Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Here, the authors look to "levity leader" Sir Richard Branson to show us how interminable queues, air rage, plastic chickens and missed connections (luggage ...

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Alliant test rocket flies astray, is destroyed

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA Now were NASA to announce that asteroid 123xyz was actually a 400 megaton diamond with a five foot thick coating of ice, I suspect Richard Branson would be ...

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Hotel du Vin for Poole, Dorset

Times Online - UK Up till now, if you wanted to stay on Richard Branson=92s Necker Island, you=92ve had to take the place for a week, for =A3222000. But it seems even that modest ...

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Longtime Enemies British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Are at it Again

Wired Blogs - USA Leading the charge was Richard Branson, loud mouth CEO of BA archrival Virgin Atlantic, who called the plan a "monster monopoly." No surprise coming from a ...

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Airline stocks face turbulence

Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Richard Branson, owner of UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways, once remarked that the easiest way to become a millionaire was to start out as a billionaire and ...

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Oneworld Sets Stage For Intensified Air Alliance Competition

The Transnational - Brooklyn,NY,USA Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson sounded off even before the oneworld proposal was submitted to DOT. In a letter to presumptive US presidential ...

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Holiday on Branson's private island

Metro - London,UK Breaking away from the usual seven night stay, the company is offering three nights on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. ...

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City interview: Virgin's Richard Branson

This is Money - UK The Mail on Sunday's column Midas will send extra share tips direct to your inbox. Find out more: Midas share tips Fresh from battling the likes of BSkyB ...

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Unveiling of 'Eve' Mothership heralds a new era of travel with ...

24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Galactic added: "As usual, Burt and the Scaled team have created a beauty and this is a very proud day for us all. ...

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Steve Connor: All bark and no bite in today's modified dog

Independent - London,England,UK Will Whitehorn, head of Virgin Galactic and close confidant of Richard Branson, has promised to come back with figures to back up Branson's claim that a ...

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Nigeria tiff sends Branson packing

Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya The Sir Richard Branson- founded carrier owns 49 per cent of Virgin Nigeria together with Nigerian institutional investors who hold 51 per cent. ...

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Virgin Blue profits in doldrums

TravelMole - London,England,UK The airline, which is a quarter owner by Richard Branson, made A$ 97.7 million in the year to June, down from A$ 215.8 million in the previous 12 months. ...

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Richard Branson adds health clubs to his Virgin empire

Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia By Andrew Carswell WHEN Richard Branson decided to add health clubs to his sprawling Virgin empire, he stipulated two important criteria. ...

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Richard Branson: 'My Son Lost His Virginity to Natalie Imbruglia'

Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK By Adam Nutburn, August 20 2008 Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has a "funny feeling" his son lost his virginity to Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. ...

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Virgin set to sell Nigerian airline stake

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom The deal is also likely to see Virgin, chaired by Sir Richard Branson, remove its branding from the airline once it finds a buyer for its 49pc stake. ...

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Somerset Hills spa-hotel ready to rise

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA ... the estate in March 2003, then leased the hilltop mansion and 90-acres to the resort group, which includes British billionaire Sir Richard Branson. ...

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Virgin Atlantic in Talks to Sell Virgin Nigeria Stake, FT Says

Bloomberg - USA ... Airways Ltd. is in talks to sell its 49 percent holding in Virgin Nigeria, the Financial Times reported, citing Richard Branson, Virgin's president. ...

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Virgin ready to offload Nigerian burden

ATWOnline - Silver Spring,MD,USA It is now time for Virgin Nigeria to go its own way with local shareholders," Virgin Atlantic President Richard Branson said, noting that VS "wishes to ...

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Branson in talks to sell out of Nigeria

Financial Times - London,England,UK Sir Richard Branson, president of the UK longhaul carrier, on Tuesday accused the authorities of using =93Mafioso-style=94 tactics to force Virgin Nigeria to ...

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Hire Branson's island and save =A3150000

Times Online - UK A host of travel companies are slashing prices for late summer, including Richard Branson Talk about discounting - book a break to Richard Branson's Necker ...

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Virgin Atlantic reviews equity in Virgin Nigeria

Afrique en ligne - Angers,France The confirmation, in a letter by Virgin Atlantic Chairman Richard Branson, came at the height of Virgin Nigeria's face-off with the government over the ...

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Dot Hill and Intel engineer's private space shuttle

Blocks & Files - London,UK It notionally competes with Richard Branson Virgin Galactic which has garnered $25 million in deposits from people willing to pay $200000 a trip. ...

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Virgin set to sever ties with Nigerian venture

Financial Times - London,England,UK Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, has accused the authorities of using "Mafioso-style" tactics to force Virgin Nigeria to move its domestic ...

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Ryanair to beat Branson with 'Outer Space for a Quid' offer

The Spoof (satire) - UK London Gatwick - Ryanair today announced that they will beat Richard Branson's 'Virgingalatic' in the race to be the first company to offer passenger trips ...

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

American entering 3-member alliance

Chicago Tribune - United States Virgin's founder and chairman, Richard Branson, has already asked both presidential hopefuls to block the British-American deal. ...

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Virgin Atlantic, BA Squabbling over Heathrow Slots

Jaunted - USA After all, Richard Branson's baby holds just three percent of the slots at Heathrow, while BA and its newest pals control 47 percent of the landing rights ...

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Virgin Blue posts 55% fall in net profit, cuts dividend

MarketWatch - USA The airline, which is 25%-owned by British tycoon Richard Branson, said revenue rose 8.4% to A$2.35 billion. Virgin Blue said it would not pay a final ...

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Aviation: Is it a cartel? Is it a merger? No, it's a "partnership."

Cheif Officers' Network - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia Media darling Sir Richard Branson issued a statement in response to the groups news. He said "It will still be bad for passengers, bad for competition, ...

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Australia's Virgin Blue says oil prices hurt more than 9/11

AFP - But the airline, founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said higher oil prices had damaged the industry more than the 2001 attacks on the US and ...

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Kill the competition: Europe on brink ... Airline pact ...

Times Online - UK Richard Fletcher in the Daily Telegraph: Sir Richard Branson quickly attacked the British Airways-American airlines tie-up, but he will struggle to bring it ...

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Nigeria: Yar'Adua Accuses Virgin of Blackmailing FG

AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA Adeniyi said, "It is indeed sad that a well respected global citizen like Richard Branson would now be orchestrating negative media propaganda against ...

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Get Branson to be Valley mayor

WalesOnline - United Kingdom If this banal notion were to go forward, hiring Richard Branson for one day per month would do far more good than yet another layer of government supporting ...

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Nigeria: Govt Denies Agreement With Virgin Airlines On Use of ...

AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA ... Mr Richard Branson that Nigeria reneged on an earlier agreement signed between his organisation and the previous government after Nigerian aviation ...

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Nigeria dismisses deal with airliner

afrol News - Oslo,Norway Government's position had to be clarified after a negative media campaign was made, launched by proprietor of Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Mr Richard Branson, ...

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Monday, August 18, 2008

FG accuses Virgin of blackmail

The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria The chairman of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, had claimed that a document endorsed by a former Minister of Aviation, Mallam Isa Yuguda, ...

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Iconoclasts Lineup Set

New York Times - United States ... the Anglican Church of South Africa and the British entrepreneur Richard Branson are brought together by the Sundance Channel for a television taping? ...

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=91Iconoclasts=92 Lineup Set

New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA By Brian Stelter What will be the topics when Archbishop Desmond Tutu of the Anglican Church of South Africa and the British entrepreneur Richard Branson ...

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Heads of British Airways and American Airlines comment on merger

asap News - London,Surrey,UK The Chief Executives of the three companies got together to talk about their merger and Virgin Atlantic=92s Richard Branson who vehemently has spoken out ...

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Role model wanted (III)

Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan,Nigeria I once knew a man who told me that his role model was Sir Richard Branson of Virgin who owns and sits on the boards of over 50 companies which he runs ...

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Nigeria: Branson to Dump Virgin Nigeria

AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA Airline industry operators contend that Sir Richard Branson, the chief executive of VAL, was under pressure from Singapore Airlines, a key shareholder in ...

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British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia formally announces ...

e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia But the alliance has already gained opposition, with Virgin Group=92s Richard Branson already speaking out against the tie-up saying it would reduce ...

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Back to the future for BA and American

Times Online - UK Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic, has fought the tie-up each time it has been mooted. He remains implacably opposed. ...

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Li Ning ambushes the marketing game

National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada ... Wayne Gretzky and Mohammad Ali rolled into one package, with a dash of publicity and business guru Sir Richard Branson thrown in for good measure. ...

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Breaking point

Scotsman - United Kingdom Sir Richard Branson is planning a =A33m publicity blitz and has already written to US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, one of whom will ...

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Margareta Pagano: His holiday's cancelled. But Zapatero has more ...

Independent - London,England,UK Sir Michael Bishop is the man to listen to in the latest spat between Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and British Airways' Willie Walsh over BA's planned ...

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At Least Richard Branson Can Raise A Smile In This Grey ...

Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK Yes, we live in grim times indeed, which is why we have to count our blessings that we still have Sir Richard Branson. To extract 100k each from wannabe ...

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30 Seconds to Mars Owes $30 Million to Virgin?

Wired News - USA Maybe it should book some time on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to speed things up? Probably won't make a difference: The band is likely yet another ...

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How Trekkies will soon be able to experience warp drive

CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA They reckon that you or Richard Branson could zip up to the vast Up There in your spaceship and, well, shrink the space that is in front of you and expand ...

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

On paper they may have a point, but I'm not buying it

guardian.co.uk - UK It says the move is to help the environment, but Richard Colbey is sceptical - and he is fighting back Saving the Earth bill by paper bill: Richard Branson. ...

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Skies clear for AA tie-up, says Walsh

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA The plan has caused uproar, with Virgin Atlantic supremo Sir Richard Branson claiming the "monster monopoly" would hurt competition and force up ticket ...

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No way BA/AA: Virgin boss slams airline deal

CityWire.co.uk - London,England,UK Virgin Atlantic owner Sir Richard Branson has launched a broadside at rivals British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia claiming a merger of the ...

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American, British Air, and Iberia Look to Tie Up

SmarterTravel.com - USA So far, the loudest voice raised against the proposed alliance is that of Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, who is quoted in a news release ...

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Virgin Atlantic=92s Richard Branson responds to BA, AA, and Iberia ...

asap News - London,Surrey,UK In response Virgin Atlantic=92s Richard Branson has spoken out against their decision claiming it will ultimately hurt the customers. Branson termed the joint ...

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Virgin to lead opposition against new partnership

Financial Times - London,England,UK By Kevin Done, Aerospace Correspondent Sir Richard Branson=92s Virgin Atlantic will lead the opposition to the attempt by British Airways, Iberia and American ...

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Air travel BA-AA alliance attracts flak from Branson

guardian.co.uk - UK Virgin Atlantic laid down a marker as the deal's most vehement opponent yesterday, when the airline's founder, Sir Richard Branson, warned yesterday that ...

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The doer lord and his do-it manor

CityWire.co.uk - London,England,UK Virgin Atlantic owner Sir Richard Branson has launched a broadside at rivals British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia claiming a merger of the ...

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On Cloud 9 - Sarasota's Diana Cloud plans space trip

Bay News 9 - Tampa,FL,USA Billionare Richard Branson is behind the project. He owns Virgin Galactic, and is now in the process of building the plane and rocket that will carry the ...

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Business newspaper roundup: August 15

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom The boss of British Airways has accused rival airline owner Sir Richard Branson of sounding like a "cracked record" over his continuing opposition to the UK ...

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Virgin tries block move on BA link-up

Financial Times - London,England,UK Sir Richard Branson, the president of Virgin Atlantic, went on the attack yesterday against his old adversary British Airways to try to block plans by the ...

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American Airlines signs partnership deal with British Airways and ...

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The president of Virgin Atlantic airlines Sir Richard Branson has written letters to US Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama warning them ...

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Branson fires broadside against BA plan for transatlantic tie-up

Financial Times - London,England,UK Sir Richard Branson went on the attack yesterday against his old adversary British Airways to try to block plans by the UK flag-carrier to join forces with ...

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British Airways Agrees Tie-up With American Airlines And Iberia

FinancialAdvice.co.uk - London,UK Richard Branson=92s group has been at loggerheads with British Airways for many years now and the recent fuel surcharge saga which saw Virgin affectively turn ...

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David Prosser's Outlook: This time, even Sir Richard Branson may ...

Independent - London,England,UK ... to forge a new partnership on flights between Europe and North America, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin's boss, had already had a tantrum about the idea. ...

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BA's Willie Walsh hits back at Richard Branson

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom By Alistair Osborne, Business Editor The boss of British Airways has accused rival airline owner Sir Richard Branson of sounding like a "cracked record" ...

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Virgin warns carrier alliance would stifle competition

micebtn - Perth,Western Australia,Australia =93Make no mistake =96 if this monster monopoly is approved it will be third time unlucky for consumers," said Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic ...

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Appeal of flying solo looks set to lessen for Richard Branson

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom By Alistair Osborne, Business Editor The boss of British Airways has accused rival airline owner Sir Richard Branson of sounding like a "cracked record" ...

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3-way carrier alliance faces hurdles

Boston Globe - United States Virgin Airways' Richard Branson urged the presidential candidates to oppose American Airlines' deal with two other carriers. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News) ...

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

A-levels: A degree from the university of life

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom By Graeme Paton Bill Gates made a few billion without it, Sir Richard Branson, Sir Philip Green and Sir Alan Sugar didn't need it for their knighthoods, ...

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A cheap shot at space - if it ever gets off the ground

guardian.co.uk - UK Comparisons with fellow billionaire Richard Branson are inevitable, and indeed Musk is one of the handful of people to have already bought his ticket for ...

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Virgin Mobile USA 2nd-qtr profit falls 50 pct

Reuters - USA The venture of Richard Branson's Virgin VA.UL and Sprint Nextel Corp (SN: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to buy rival Helio, which is owned by ...

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Virgin loses 111000 more customers sees revenue drop in tough economy

Kansas City Star - MO,USA The New Jersey company started as a joint venture between Sprint and Richard Branson=92s Virgin Group. It continues to be an important driver for Sprint, ...

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Oil tops US list of =9125 most powerful=92

eTravelBlackboard MICE News - Sydney,NSW,Australia ... to affect the meetings industry, MeetingsNews gave =93Oil=94 the top spot, outranking mavericks such as Richard Branson and the effect of Social Media. ...

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Sir Richard Branson Warns Against BA-American Deal

e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia Virgin Atlantic Airways president, Sir Richard Branson has launched a passionate campaign against a proposed alliance between British Airways (BA) and ...

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Virgin Mobile USA 2Q profit declines

The Associated Press - Virgin Mobile USA is the US wireless unit of Richard Branson's Virgin Group. It went public at $15 per share last October. Shares climbed 26 cents, ...

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Far out technology for the geek in all of us

CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Paul Allen's Mojave Aerospace Ventures recently announced a joint venture to take tourists up into space for about $200K ...

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Life's grand when you're a Starr?

Scotsman - United Kingdom Think Nicole Richie (adopted daughter of Lionel), Richard Branson's children Sam and Holly, or any of the offspring of the Rolling Stones. ...

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Travels with Sir Richard

Otago Daily Times - Dunedin,New Zealand We both used to work as customer servants in the e-caf=E9 of Richard Branson's Virgin Megastore, Tottenham Court Rd. Arlene had a clever habit of using the ...

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

A glimmer of hope on interest rates

This is Money - UK There is, however, one huge obstacle in the way of a BA-AA deal in the formidable shape of Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson. ...

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ET comment: Good luck to city's new entrepreneurs 12/08/2008

Peterborough Today - Peterborough,England,UK Tycoons such as Richard Branson and Alan Sugar had to start somewhere, and the first qualifications must include having a vision, and the know-how to turn ...

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Branson says FG=92s u-turn on Virgin Nigeria a danger to investors

BusinessDay - Lagos,Nigeria With these words, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group and one of the world=92s most visible entrepreneurs, gave an indication of a looming rethink by ...

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The hangar opens and Richard Branson gives thumbs up

Times Online - UK A 20-minute flight later, the jet landed in Mojave, California, where Sir Richard Branson awaited. He was there to roll out the prototype for Virgin ...

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Virgin opposes British Airways merger with American Airlines

Car Rentals - Lightwater,England,UK Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Airlines, has reportedly sent a letter to both Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his Democratic rival ...

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Can entrepreneurs benefit from a professional education?

Daily Gleaner - Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Richard Branson certainly did well without a business education. Perhaps surprisingly, some academics wouldn't recommend a ...

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Branson fights to stop merger

New Zealand Herald - New Zealand By Sean O Grady Sir Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic, has written to American presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, ...

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Search for bass player

Dorset Echo - Dorchester,England,UK Richard Branson's Virgin label won a bidding war to sign the band in 1979 after they pressed, produced and distributed their debut 7" double A side single, ...

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PETA Impotence Ad May Be First Onboard Space-Tourist Rocket

PETA (press release) - Norfolk,VA,USA That's the first thing that the folks at PETA thought when they learned that Sir Richard Branson had unveiled his WhiteKnightTwo space-tourist-craft. ...

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American-British Airways alliance talk heats up

Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA ... alliance are heating up and Virgin Atlantic's Richard Branson is warning that would mean higher prices for consumers and job losses for both companies. ...

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Hey, What About What's His Name?

Conde Nast Portfolio - New York,NY,USA In it, Virgin Atlantic president Sir Richard Branson, warns the presidential candidates that the proposed tie-up among American, BA, and Iberia is "an ...

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Branson appeals to US presidential candidates over BA tie-up

AFP - LONDON (AFP) =97 Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson has written to US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain to warn against a potential ...

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Branson to cash in on extra-terrestrial business?

LaunchLab.co.uk - London,UK If you think Sir Richard Branson=92s roll of the dice with Virgin Galactic is just an eccentric billionaire=92s hobby, think again. Admittedly, it started that ...

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Branson 'Should Stop Meddling'

Sky News - Isleworth,England,UK Sir Richard Branson should stop trying to scupper the proposed British Airways tie-up with American Airlines and plan a similar deal himself, a top aviation ...

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Branson urges candidates to oppose BA-AA joint venture

SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA ... not lie in an anti-competitive agreement which will inevitably lead to less competition and higher fares," Sir Richard Branson said in the letter. ...

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Space Tripping `08

KREN CW 27 TV - Reno,NV,USA Sir Richard Branson stole NASA's thunder. The day the venerable agency marked its 50th anniversary, the media instead heralded new, non-NASA developments in ...

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Branson warns US presidential candidates on BA/AA

Reuters - USA LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic owner Sir Richard Branson on Sunday wrote to US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain warning that a ...

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The Weekend's TV: There's going to be trouble in paradise

Independent - London,England,UK Maybe all middle-aged men mucking about in the troposphere look like Richard Branson. Last night's opener was titled "24- Hour Britain" and was chock-full ...

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Virgin Atlantic's Sir Richard Branson Warns US Presidential ...

MarketWatch - USA SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Aug 10, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sir Richard Branson, the President of Virgin Atlantic Airways, today wrote to both US ...

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Virgin Galactic is one giant leap for the well-heeled

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Is this the archetypal passenger Sir Richard Branson is trying to attract with Virgin Galactic, his space tourism venture that unveiled its launch craft ...

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Branson asks Obama to stop BA-AA merger

Independent - London,England,UK By Sean O'Grady Sir Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic, has written to American presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, ...

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Branson warns US presidential candidates on BA/AA

Reuters - USA UL] owner Sir Richard Branson on Sunday wrote to US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain warning that a link-up between British Airways (BAY ...

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Virgin challenges BA's US tie-up

BBC News - UK Sir Richard Branson has written to both US presidential hopefuls, warning against allowing a merger between British Airways and American Airlines. ...

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Richard Branson lobbies US presidential candidates

MarketWatch - USA By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In an unusual move, Virgin Atlantic Airways President Richard Branson issued an open letter to US ...

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Tony Benn's world of invention

BBC News - UK Benn offered his =93seat-case=94 invention to Virgin boss Richard Branson, and even gave him an advertising slogan - "Virgin gives you a seat from your home to ...

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Dad rules

Times Online - UK As if the reason they were still unemployed was that they hadn't met Richard Branson on the way to the bookies. I wanted to say: =93No, it is actually what ...

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Red faces over BA ads

Times Online - UK Sir Richard Branson, Virgin=92s founder, will this week write to John McCain and Barack Obama, the US presidential candidates, asking them to reject it. ...

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Benn the boffin invents himself a safe seat

Times Online - UK Benn, who retired from parliament in 2001, added: =93I sent the suitcase idea to Richard Branson with a note saying you can use the slogan =91Virgin gives you a ...

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

NOW that's what I call a pop fact!

guardian.co.uk - UK Richard Branson, then still boss of Virgin records, was chairing a meeting in his office when the revolutionary suggestion was made that they release all ...

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Happy birthday, Virgin America

Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA 2005: Virgin America (Then Virgin USA) secures funding from gazillionaire Richard Branson and submits DOT certificate application to operate in the States. ...

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Virgin Mobile Festival: A festival you can't miss

Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA The British Virgin Group of companies, which bankrolls the Virgin Festival, is headed up by the iconic Richard Branson. "=85We're thrilled that Virgin Mobile ...

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SFO: VIRGIN AMERICA CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY, SUCCESSFUL START

CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA Cush is scheduled to throw out the first pitch, and messages from friends and investors, including Richard Branson, Virgin Group's founder, ...

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Simon Hoggart's week Titanic struggle for new metaphors

guardian.co.uk - UK We'll believe in "Sir" Richard Branson's space tourism service when it happens. He says he is planning to charge =A3100000 for a trip above the Earth's ...

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Branson Claims It's Easy to be Green

Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA by Josh Lew Aug 8th 2008 @ 8:30AM After he sends people into space, Richard Branson will have his eyes on something a little closer to earth. Pond scum. ...

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Banking results like a bird's nest

Financial Times - London,England,UK He was among those on the trip led by Gordon Brown of UK business leaders in January, back when fellow delegate Sir Richard Branson was trying to do a deal ...

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Friday, August 8, 2008

banker for the high jump

This is London - London,England,UK He was one of the first people to sign up for Richard Branson's space tourism flights. Trip organiser Nigel Gifford, a mountaineer and skydiver who has made ...

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Virgin Media Quarterly Loss Widens on Mobile Charge (Update3)

Bloomberg - USA Virgin Media, whose second-biggest shareholder with a 10.4 percent stake is billionaire Richard Branson, added 24800 net new TV subscribers in the quarter, ...

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I=92m waiting for the chance to hurl weightlessly

Southside Times - IN,USA But I wish I were rich right this minute so I could get a ride on Sir Richard Branson=92s space jitney. From what I read, it=92s getting closer and closer to ...

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Travel the galaxy like a (rich) Virgin

Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada As if the brand's CEO and founder, Sir Richard Branson, didn't have enough on his buffet-sized plate between the international record label, mobile phone ...

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Hairy issue of why today's executive likes a clean shave

Financial Times Deutschland - Germany Sir Richard Branson says his has never caused him any problems. "In some ways [British business] has a rather dated view of the beard. ...

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Red Track - Wait Around EP

Clickmusic - London,UK They even manage to include a snipe at the state of the record industry: "I'll serenade Richard Branson, and Virgin records will pay us millions, ...

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Courage and boldness: It is time for the former

Thought Leader - Johannesburg,South Africa Think of Richard Branson, for one, who displays the courage of a person unhampered by the kind of wealth that might, for a lesser person, function as a ...

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Three locals buy tickets to space

Clickmusic - London,UK They even manage to include a snipe at the state of the record industry: "I'll serenade Richard Branson, and Virgin records will pay us millions, ...

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Writedown on mobiles hits Virgin Media

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Valued at =A3960m when it was bought from Sir Richard Branson in 2006, Virgin Mobile is now recorded as worth =A3600m. Reporting second-quarter results, ...

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Britons left at risk if airlines collapse

This is Money - UK And there could be more - Virgin boss Richard Branson said earlier this month the industry may experience 'spectacular casualties' over the next year. ...

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AA and BA may change their relationship status to "It's complicated"

Budget Travel - New York,NY,USA Last year, for example, Britain's Richard Branson's Virgin set up Virgin America as a US domestic airline. But you have to read the fine print. ...

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Virgin Galactic's White Knight, Branson, Rutan and Spaceman Buzz ...

Gizmodo Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia ... words on the craft and space travel from Sir Richard Branson, Scaled Composite's Burt Rutan and genuine spaceman and moonwalker, Buzz Aldrin himself. ...

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Northern Rock reveals worse than expected loss

Finance Markets - Menstrie,Scotland,UK ... Rock and a consortium led by Sir Richard Branson=92s Virgin Group, has posted bigger than expected losses of =A3585.4 million for the first half of 2008. ...

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Summer sports in Switzerland

Times Online - UK James, the assistant manager at Richard Branson=92s lodge in Verbier has probably got the best commute home of anyone I know. When he clocks off he walks five ...

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Richard Branson Unveils Space Travel Mothership

Infopackets - Windsor,ON,Canada British businessman and publicity hog Richard Branson recently revealed the first of two aircraft capable of carrying tourists into space. ...

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Airlines Are a Screaming Value

Motley Fool - USA Mind you, this is nothing new: I always enjoyed Richard Branson's brutal honesty when asked how to become a millionaire: "There's really nothing to it," he ...

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Virgin Galactic shoots for the stratosphere

MSNBC - USA By Janice Kleinschmidt and Abbie Kozolchyk Sir Richard Branson stole NASA=92s thunder. The day the venerable agency marked its 50th anniversary, ...

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Kicking off his Sandals

Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica The one-time air conditioner salesman, Jamaica's answer to Britain's Richard Branson, is on track to become the Caribbean's first homegrown billionaire. ...

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Branson Unveils Carrier Which

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA THE mothership which will launch the first space tourists into the atmosphere was unveiled yesterday by Sir Richard Branson in California. ...

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Mr Amy Winehouse Blake Fielder-Civil To =91Star=92 In Soap Opera

Anorak.co.uk (satire) - UK Richard Branson's Virgin On The Bollock - RICHARD Branson has a beard. That means she can be trusted: The Virgin boss=92s much trumpeted pledge of =801.9bn to ...

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Sarasota woman keeps eyes aloft

Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA But billionaire adventurer Richard Branson was not ready to show off the vessel, called SpaceShipTwo, during a news event last week. ...

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Is Space Tourism Really on the Horizon?

findingDulcinea - New York,New York,USA by Shannon Firth British tycoon Richard Branson has uncloaked a spacecraft carrier targeted for launch in late 2009. But that doesn=92t mean commercial space ...

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Around the Web 8.5.08: iMistake, digital voyeurism and virtual Mars

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Gamesville Sun -- Buzz Aldrin, Richard Branson explore galactic travel. BoingBoing -- Sony buys remaining stake in music label from Bertelsmann. ...

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Virgin Galactic Unveils Space Mothership

Forbes - NY,USA In an effort to make Virgin Galactic the first private company to offer tours in space, British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a mothership he hopes ...

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Sir Richard Branson's Private Jet

Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA Passing through the Mojave Desert airport last week, Gadling spotted Richard Branson's Falcon 900EX, the French made, long range, ultra luxe corporate jet. ...

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Victoria Principal to Pilot Spacecraft?

KOIN.com - Portland,OR,USA The New York Post says that the 58-year-old actress (and qualified pilot) has hinted at wanting wanting to fly Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic aircraft. ...

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Editorial: Time to appreciate AirVenture impact on community

Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA Sir Richard Branson. Burt Rutan. Harrison Ford. John Travolta. Those were the moguls and celebs (and big-name die-hard aviation buffs) who came to town. ...

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Virgin Galactic White Knight Two roll-out

Metromix - Chicago,IL,USA By Jaime Honkawa, Special to Metromix Sir Richard Branson's new pet is=97drum roll please=97commercial aerospace travel company, Virgin Galactic! ...

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Richard Branson=92s Virgin On The Bollock

Anorak.co.uk (satire) - UK In September 2006, Virgin boss Richard Branson pledged =801.9 billion towards tackling global warming. For the next ten years, he announced, the profits from ...

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Our View - Monday

Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA It advanced a bit closer when Rutan's brains teamed with billionaire Richard Branson's money to launch Virgin Galactic for the purpose of bring space travel ...

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High-flier Bill stays down to Earth as space plan grounded

Herald.ie - Dublin,Ireland "I was at the Mobi Desert on Tuesday with my good friend Richard Branson and we were looking at the new spaceships, which are really out of this world. ...

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Sci Fi Wants To Save The World

Broadcasting & Cable - New York,NY,USA Among those writing for it are Virgin=92s Richard Branson, who just unveiled the design for SpaceShip 2, his space-tourism vehicle. Michio Kaku, co-founder of ...

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Monday, August 4, 2008

MADONNA wants to fly to the MOON

Bosh - New York,NY,USA MADONNA can't wait to pay $B!r(B100000 to go onboard RICHARD BRANSON'S SpaceShipTwo, the vehicle he says will turn space tourism into a reality by 2013. ...

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Mother Ship Unveiled for $200000 Place in Space

Washington Post - United States By Karl Vick MOJAVE, Calif., July 28 -- British entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson on Monday took the wraps off the aircraft that, for $200000 a ...

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Branson unveils Virgin Galactic mothership

Register - London,England,UK By Scott Snowden $B"*(B More by this author As expected, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace engineer Burt Rutan unveiled the ...

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Branson=92s space flights bring stars to Middle Eastern eyes

Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand ... in the US this week, Debbie Samoody became the latest resident of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to sign up for Richard Branson=92s flight to the stars. ...

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One small step for Southfork: Pam in talks to pilot Branson's ...

Daily Mail - UK ... TV series =96 has already paid =A3100000 to be among the first passengers on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft when it blasts off in 2010. ...

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Forum flashes: good moves bad moves

Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA We bring news of Sir Richard Branson, the music-airline-ballooning maverick whose sights are now set on space with his Virgin Galactic venture. ...

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A Ticket to Ride, for $200000

New York Times - United States Richard Branson, left, and Burt Rutan in the WhiteKnightTwo, which will carry a spacecraft intended to take commercial passengers into suborbital space. ...

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Steve Fossett's secret lovers and hidden bank accounts

Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia ... sense and they have independently concluded that Fossett - a close friend of Virgin tycoon and fellow adventurer Richard Branson - could still be alive. ...

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Personal Space Travel a 'Selfish Excess'

Washington Post - United States It was offensive to this memory to read of the selfish excess of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceship line and its extremely wealthy "eco-tourists" ...

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Richard Bowker is happy driving National Express but neatly ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Bowker, who bears most of the hallmarks of someone schooled in the chummy, modern world of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group, is as optimistic a chief ...

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Peter Island Resort, British Virgin Islands

Times Online - UK The resort has a small marina so the yachting set that drops by for lunch - Sir Richard Branson included - adds a touch of salty dog. ...

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Like d=92uh! He is a celebrity! You can be a celebrity too!

The Moderate Voice - USA For example Virgin Director Richard Branson was famous as a CEO, but he did not become a global celebrity until he attempted to circumnavigate the globe in ...

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Tourist space vehicle unveiled

RTE.ie - Ireland Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has taken the wraps off the vehicle that it hopes will launch tourists into Earth's atmosphere. ...

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Virgin set to bring in longer London trains in 2012

Liverpool Daily Post - Liverpool,England,UK A deal has been struck for Richard Branson=92s company to help design, manufacture and test new Pendolinos for the flagship West Coast route, ...

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Virgin Galactic unveils centrepiece of space program

The Australian - Sydney,Australia RICHARD Branson has unveiled a futuristic aircraft that will ferry tourists to the edge of the atmosphere as part of Virgin Galactic's space program. ...

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Editorial: Wisconsin can't afford to miss its flight

Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA Megamoguls and entrepreneurs Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan came here to talk about flying their first =97 say again, FIRST =97 historic commercial space ...

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Launch vehicle for commercial space tourism is real, and awesome.

IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA Originally united by the Ansari X Prize challenge of sending a human to sub-orbital space, Virgin's Sir Richard Branson, Microsoft's Paul Allen, ...

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Skyward oil, the final frontier

Globe and Mail - Canada A 20-minute flight later, the jet landed in Mojave, Calif., where tycoon Richard Branson awaited. He was there to roll out the launch vehicle prototype for ...

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Steve Connor: Science Notebook

Independent - London,England,UK I must be the only person on the planet who can't get excited about Richard Branson's new venture to take fee-paying passengers into "space". ...

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New Space Aircraft Unveiled!

Waleg.com - Tunis,Tunisia During the event, the financier of the project Sir Richard Branson popped champagne outside the aircraft while the press feasted their eyes on the machine ...

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Branson=92s Virgin Presented The White Knight

TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India It was founded by British entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson. The new aircraft, White Knight, was tested at airfield near Edwards Air Force Base. ...

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Branson, Rutan Stun AirVenture Audience With SS2 Announcement

Aero-News Network - FL,USA Anticipation filled the room Tuesday to hear Will Whitehorn, Burt Rutan and Sir Richard Branson speak on the future of space flight, and White Knight Two. ...

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WhiteKnightTwo mothership unveiled in Mojave

Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA Sir Richard Branson, left, founder of Virgin Galactic and Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites LLC founder, poke their heads out of the aircraft. ...

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Berfield All Set For Blast Off

Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK By WENN, July 31 2008 LATEST: Actor/producer JUSTIN BERFIELD has confirmed he'll be heading into space on entrepreneur SIR RICHARD BRANSON's inaugural ...

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Space tourism returns to its private beginnings

Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada With Richard Branson's unveiling of a mothership that will take wealthy Virgin Galactic passengers on their first leg into space, space tourism appears ...

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Enter the Virgin Mothership

io9 - San Francisco,CA,USA Say what you will about Sir Richard Branson =97 at least he uses his billions to help other people have fun, not just himself. That's the quality that makes ...

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