Branson all set to slam BA in the US

CITY A.M.
SIR Richard Branson is set to air his grievances on the proposed tie-up between British Airways (BA) and American Airlines (AA) in the US next month, ...
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Branson energy venture set to achieve $400m fundraising target

Wealth Bulletin
The Virgin Green Fund, the private-equity style renewable energy fund launched by Richard Branson, is poised to achieve its $400m ( equals 80282m) capital-raising ...
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Sir Richard Branson Successfully Raises Funds For New Energy Venture

Electric.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson will successfully raise funds for his new energy project in the course of two months. Branson has raised a total of $400 million ( equals A3240 ...
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Equity market upturn puts floatations back on the menu

Telegraph.co.uk
Back in November 2007, Sir Richard Branson appointed Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, to lead a flotation of the Virgin gym business. ...
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Sir Richard Branson to fight BA-American Airlines tie-up plan in ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson is to take his fight against the proposed tie-up between British Airways and American Airlines to the US House of Representatives by ...
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Party animal Natalie Imbruglia cosies up to Sam Branson in her ...

Daily Mail
... Imbruglia's latest pop video is based on a raucous house party with Prince Harry and his friends -- and includes the children of tycoon Richard Branson. ...
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Sir Richard Branson raises $400m in funds for renewable energy venture

Independent
By Mark Leftly Billionaire Richard Branson is set to defy the downturn by completing the $400m ( equals A3240m) fundraising for his energy venture in renewables ...
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Princess Beatrice 'gets her own perfume'

NEWS.com.au
It's rumored Beatrice's long-term boyfriend, 27-year-old Dave Clark, who works for tycoon Richard Branson on his Virgin Galactic project, was the source of ...
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I'm in a dirty old business but I try

Times Online
Airline chief Richard Branson wants to show that green goals can work, but does he live up to his ideals? 'No Thanks. I'll take the train,' said Sir Richard ...
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Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter To Richard Branson

Mirror.co.uk
... but it isn't quite that just yet. Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter To Richard Branson 19.00 Pleasance Baby Grand until 30th August.
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How salty clouds could cool down the planet

Times Online
UK and US teams are going head to head with two separate proposals and entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson are taking an interest. ...
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The Russians Are Coming

guardian.co.uk
Richard Branson went to Stowe, the older boy (also Russian) showing them round says proudly. Maybe Richard Branson is acceptable in Russia. ...
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Sir Richard's First Flight On VMS Eve

Space Fellowship
After the flight Sir Richard Branson commented: 'This has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It's a beautiful aircraft to fly and its ...
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Richard Branson Announced as Official Keynote Speaker for Perfect ...

Business Wire (press release)
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sir Richard Branson will be the keynote speaker at 'The Perfect Pitch 2009,' an event that brings together the nation's most ...
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WhiteKnightTwo at AirVenture 2009

The Space Review
The crowd gave Burt Rutan and Richard Branson a rock star welcome. For the space enthusiast there were a couple of interesting things to see besides ...
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What Abu Dhabi Sees in Virgin Galactic

BusinessWeek
Richard Branson's space travel venture was something of a joke until Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments pumped in $280 million. Will it fly? ...
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PR group Next Fifteen jumps after US acquisition

guardian.co.uk
Next Fifteen, the PR group chaired by Sir Richard Branson's right-hand man Will Whitehorn, has shot up more than 10% this morning following a trading update ...
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Branson firm reaches for the sky

Macau News
Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's spaceship arm in the UK, intends proposing the development of a satellite launch vehicle. Virgin Galactic has secured ...
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Analysis: A return for taxpayers?

Times Online
... the City last February when it decided to nationalise Northern Rock rather than to sell it to a private buyer such as Sir Richard Branson's Virgin. ...
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Bruce Ramsey / Times editorial columnist Boeing, Machinists' union ...

Seattle Times
Richard Branson of Virgin Group Ltd. bellyached on TV about not getting his 777 on time, and said that if "people in Seattle" kept going on strike, ...
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How to succeed in life and business--Billionaire Sir Richard ...

Examiner.com
Richard Branson is my new hero in the world of business, as well as celebrity. Not long ago, I picked up Branson's latest book, Business Stripped Bare: ...
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Sir Richard Branson left red-faced over Bolton train affair

Mirror.co.uk
By John Percy 5/08/2009 Bolton's squad of millionaires were left milling around with punters at Preston train station for almost three hours after Virgin ...
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'Virgin' not exclusive to Branson

Freelance UK
For all his marketing misfires, Sir Richard Branson is widely lauded for creating a unique brand with instant stand-out for reliable quality by using a ...
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Kate Middleton picks Branson's brains

Real Business
Kate Middleton, girlfriend of heir-to-the-throne Prince William has been making the most of her social status by collaring Virgin boss Richard Branson for ...
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Ajit George's excellent island adventure

The News Journal
Ajit George had dinner with one of the richest men in the world, Sir Richard Branson, on Branson's very own private island in the British Virgin Islands. ...
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Five reasons to go to Virgin FreeFest 2009

Metromix Baltimore
(Credit: Getty Images) Richard Branson's summer music festival returns to the area on Aug. 30. While this is the festival's fourth visit to Maryland in as ...
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Virgin Media buoyed by 'insatiable' demand for faster broadband

Telegraph.co.uk
By Rupert Neate However, the Nasdaq-listed company, 10.4pc owned by Sir Richard Branson, lost 27000 customers in the first quarter - more than twice as many ...
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Bank Start - Ups Sprout Among Economic Debris

New York Times
... including retail giant Tesco , major Chinese banks, Sweden's biggest bank Handelsbanken and entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson and Vernon Hill. ...
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Kate Middleton shows Richard Branson she means business as ...

Daily Mail
By Katie Nicholl Her parents may have built up a multi-million-pound company, but Kate Middleton has turned to Sir Richard Branson in a bid to sharpen her ...
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Three, two, one ... lift-off for Branson

Independent
By Richard Northedge Until last week Richard Branson's proposed flight into space had looked like a flight of fancy -- another personal adventure by the man ...
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Kate Middleton and Richard Branson in business tie-up

Sawf News
Richard Branson's daughter Holly is a close friend of Kate. In the past the two have organized charity events. Kate keeps in regular touch with Sir Richard ...
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Middle East Backer Boosts Virgin's Spaceflight Dream

Aviation International News
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson (left) has found a new backer for his Virgin Galactic passenger spaceflight business in the shape of Abu Dhabi's ...
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Recent reviews from Slashdot readers:

Slashdot
xanthos writes "Sir Richard Branson was at the annual Experimental Aircraft Assoc Fly-in to show off EVE (previously known as White Knight Two), ...
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Virgin's enterprises can soar -- but also fail to reach orbit

The National
The name Virgin is synonymous in the business world with Sir Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur who has made an incredible career, and a US$5 billion ...
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Image Gallery: Virgin Galactic's Spaceship And Carrier

InformationWeek
The founder of the world's first spaceline, Richard Branson, said it will be ready to transport people and satellites into space in about a year and a half. ...
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How social media is changing travel

msnbc.com
Richard Branson, a master of media manipulation, naturally used the episode to his advantage when he made winking jokes about the episode, called the author ...
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Editorial: Doyle may need help finding Oshkosh

Oshkosh Northwestern
Sir Richard Branson Tuesday announced the addition of new partners to his Virgin Galactic venture from the United Arab Emirates. Of all the places Branson ...
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Branson: Let inefficient airlines die peacefully

Cheapflights.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Atlantic, has said that inefficient airlines which continue to lose money "should be allowed to die ...
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Richard Branson's space flight plane has lift-off

Mirror.co.uk
Richard Branson yesterday took to the skies in his new space plane for the first time. And after his adventure the tycoon told The Mirror: andquot;It was ...
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Branson closer to space travel dreams

TVNZ
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson is a step closer to achieving his dream of sending man into space. Moments after selling a third of his space ...
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Flying the Plane That May Take You to Edge of Space

Wired News
WhiteKnightTwo is the plane that Richard Branson hopes will usher in space tourism and allow the rest of us to fly beyond Earth's atmosphere. ...
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Sir Richard Branson Signs Agreement With Aabar Investments At Air ...

Aero-News Network
By Maxine Scheer Virgin Galactic (Vg) shared a major milestone Tuesday at AirVenture when Sir Richard Branson signed an agreement to enter into a strategic ...
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Airlines Follow Passengers Onto Social Media Sites

New York Times
... put off by his in-flight meal that he wrote a blistering letter of complaint to the airline's owner, Richard Branson, complete with photos of the food. ...
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In the August Issue of Exec Digital Magazine, Sir Richard Branson ...

PR.com (press release)
Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin brand, Jeff Taylor of Eons.com and Monster.com fame, and technology entrepreneur Jim Harding lead the way in eccentricity. ...
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Sir Richard Branson, Jeff Taylor, and Jim Harding Declared the ...

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Exec Digital discovered that Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin brand, Jeff Taylor of Eons.com and Monster.com fame, and technology entrepreneur Jim Harding ...
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Branson announces $380M

Fox11online.com
OSHKOSH - At EAA AirVenture Tuesday, Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic announced a group from the United Arab Emirates has agreed to buy a 32 percent ...
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Richard Branson and space tourism: a self-indulgent waste of cash?

Citywire.co.uk
By Chris Marshall | 16:43:58 | 28 July 2009 Richard Branson's plan is audacious, daring and full of entrepreneurial zeal. He has made space tourism a ...
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Branson sells Virgin Mobile USA to Sprint

Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group is to collect $250m ( equals A3152m) as a result of the $483m sale of Virgin Mobile USA (VMU) business to American telecoms group ...
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Gallery: Branson takes off in WhiteKnightTwo

ZDNet
At the Airventure 2009 air show, Sir Richard Branson, flew Virgin Gallactic's mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo aka VMS EVE, for the first time. ...
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Endeavour heading home; WhiteKnightTwo makes public flying ...

DailyTech
The WhiteKnightTwo twin-fuselage aircraft made a public appearance during a recent launch, with British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and its engineering ...
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Business Diary: South African group pops Branson's cherry

Independent
Everyone remembers the time they lost it; Sir Richard Branson, uniquely, has lost it twice. He has lost the right to the sole use of the word andquot;Virgin" after ...
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Sir Richard Branson collects $250m from sale of Virgin Mobile USA

Times Online
Sir Richard Branson has pocketed $250 million ( equals A3152 million) from the sale of Virgin Mobile USA to Sprint Nextel. The deal means that the billionaire ...
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WhiteKnightTwo Arrives At EAA Airventure 2009

Aero-News Network
... with the arrival of WhiteKnightTwo (aka "Eve"), the Scaled Composites creation for Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism corporation. ...
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Mothership Eve lands in

Fox11online.com
On Tuesday, Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson will fly aboard for the first time. Branson hopes to use the plane for private space rides, but a trip will ...
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First glimpse of Branson's new toy: The aeroplane built to launch a...

Business Exchange
The grin on Richard Branson's face says it all. Hundreds of air show spectators watched in awe as he revealed his latest toy - the WhiteKnightTwo, ...
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Eve Lands, Carrying Dreams Space 2.0

Wired News
The aircraft, christened 'Eve' in honor of financial backer Richard Branson's mother, will carry Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo and the space tourists ...
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Richard Branson loses stranglehold on use of word 'virgin'

Telegraph.co.uk
Richard Branson has lost his stranglehold on the use of the word andquot;virgin" in brand names following a ruling of the UK's Intellectual Property Office. ...
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Abu Dhabi Fund Buys Stake in Virgin Galactic

Wall Street Journal
Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, with models of the White Knight Two carrier aircraft and the Spaceship Two. The deal will see Aabar and ...
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Abu Dhabi backs Branson's space tourism push

Financial Times
Aabar will pay $280m for the holding in Virgin Galactic, which was launched by Sir Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur, in 2004 to develop commercial ...
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Day two of Osh '09: Canceled shows can't stop aviation

Examiner.com
"Eve" Arrives: Named after Sir Richard Branson's mother, the Space Launch vehicle arrived to spite the threatening storm clouds. ...
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Richard Branson to make "huge" announcement at AirVenture Tuesday

WKOW-TV.com
OSHKOSH (WKOW) -- Billionaire and aviation enthusiast Richard Branson says he plans to make a "huge" announcement at Oshkosh's EAA AirVenture Tuesday. ...
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Virgin Blue eyeing A$250 mln capital raising-report

Reuters - USA
British entrepreneur Richard Branson, who owns 25 percent of the airline, is expected to support the issue, it added. "The raising could come as early as ...
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Virgin Blue Plans Share Sale

Wall Street Journal
Despite the tough conditions, Richard Branson's Virgin Group will support the raising by subscribing for 304.9 million shares under the offer. ...
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Branson raises stake in Virgin Blue

Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Peter Smith in Sydney Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group will plough up to A$80m (US$65m) into Virgin Blue as part of a deeply-discounted A$231m capital ...
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Martin Flanagan's Business Blog: National Express takeover a risky ...

Scotsman
... dilute the risk factor by possibly going after some of National's rail businesses with his joint venture partner in Virgin Rail, Sir Richard Branson. ...
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IN BRANSON WE TRUST

The South African - London,UK
by Duncan Scott Founder and chairman of Virgin Group Richard Branson has come to the rescue of South Africans travelling to the UK. ...
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Discounts keep Atlantis Hotel's rooms full

The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
... attended by a host of celebrities including the actor Robert de Niro, singerb Janet Jackson and business magnate Sir Richard Branson, to name but a few. ...
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Sir Richard Branson opens his private island for a symphony of ...

BVI News Online - Road Town,Tortola,British Virgin Islands
BY Press Release Sir Richard Branson opened his private island, Necker Island, last Thursday and personally welcomed over 50 people for lunch at the Beach ...
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Branson find charitable way to celebrate broadband rollout

Broadband Expert - Alton,England,UK
Chief of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, has recently revealed that he has found a charitable way to celebrate the rollout of the communication ...
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Sir Richard Branson teaches African entrepreneurs Dragons' Den-style

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Sir Richard Branson is determined to give young South Africans a chance to thrive in business through his Branson School of Entrepreneurship. ...
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My week: Tom Bower

guardian.co.uk
Unsuccessfully sued over the years by tycoons including Robert Maxwell, Richard Branson and Conrad Black, I knew that my success depended on finding a ...
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Question of the week

guardian.co.uk
I prefer to call it negotiating, a term that originates from the business world; I just can't imagine Sir Richard Branson, exploring a potential venture, ...
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What's your business plan, Mr Cameron?

Business Exchange - USA
Sir Richard Branson said: 'I would be keen to know more about their views on health, climate change, transport, education and how they might streamline. ...
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Zuma, Branson Collaborate To Establish Disease Control Center In ...

Kaiser Family Foundation - Menlo Park,CA,USA
South African President Jacob Zuma and Virgin Group founder and chair Richard Branson "intend [on] establishing a disease control centre in South Africa as ...
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EAA has much to offer aviation enthusiasts

Wisconsin Radio Network
... Aircraft Association's AirVenture says, for starters, you can learn about the next generation of space tourism from Virgin's Sir Richard Branson. ...
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Discounts keep Atlantis Hotel's rooms full

The National
... with a $20 million launch party, attended by a host of celebrities including Robert de Niro, Janet Jackson, and Sir Richard Branson, to name but a few. ...
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Virgin boss to fight disease with Zuma's aid

Sowetan - Soweto,South Africa
SIR Richard Branson intends establishing a 'disease control centre' in South Africa by next year and he has President Jacob Zuma on board. ...
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Tom Bower: biographer with a taste for the secrets of the powerful

guardian.co.uk - UK
Robert Maxwell fought a court battle to block Bower's first book about him, helping to raise its profile and boost its sales, while Richard Branson made no ...
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Fly me to the moon, Sir Richard

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
DEAR Sir Richard Branson. The word on the street is that you sometimes read unsolicited e-mail. I'm not taking any chances, so I've sent this via snail-mail ...
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Branson offers chequebook solution for UK visa hassle

Business Day - Johannesburg,South Africa
VIRGIN boss Richard Branson has resolved the problem of the recently introduced British visa regime for South Africans, which he says is hurting his Virgin ...
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Susan Boyle's brother to launch X-Factor style compo

West Lothian Courier - West Lothian,Scotland,UK
Mr Boyle, who lives in Musselburgh and is married with one son, launched An Instant World today -- a multi-sector business modelled on Richard Branson's ...
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Business told to adapt to survive

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin group of companies, made an impassioned plea for companies to take the environment into greater consideration in the ...
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Country Cousin

Peshtigo Times - Peshtigo,WI,USA
Among them is Sir Richard Branson, who probably is one of the wealthiest men alive today, and founder of the huge 'Virgin' companies conglomerate. ...
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Twitter for Baby Boomers

Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Several CEOs tweet - Richard Branson and Michael Hyatt are among them. Many of the early corporate movers are companies that clearly appeal to a younger ...
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Richard Branson announces Virgin Media charity incentive

Media News International - India
As England celebrate the first win in this year's Ashes, Virgin chief Richard Branson has praised the team and their 'bonza' performance following the stunt ...
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Branson helps set up disease control centre

Citizen - Johannesburg,South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson has joined forces with the SA government to set up a Disease Control Hub that is believed will strengthen ...
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Branson to tackle disease in SA

News24 - South Africa
Sir Richard Branson and President Jacob Zuma have met to discuss a new healthcare initiative. (Jacoline Prinsloo, AFP) Pretoria - Businessman Sir Richard ...
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Is a college degree necessary for success?

The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
What do Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Michael Dell have in common? All billionaires? Right. What else? Would you believe that none of them graduated from ...
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Branson to fund diseases unit for S Africa

Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Richard Lapper in Johannesburg Sir Richard Branson, the founder and chairman of Virgin Group, is to help South Africa tackle HIV and Aids and other ...
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Rowe sheds the Nine Curse

Sydney Morning Herald
... raised $487000 via its "Ask Richard" publicity stunt in which listeners beseeched Richard Branson to cough up funds to help reduce the station's debt. ...
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What Makes Richard Run?

Concierge - New York,NY,USA
Sir Richard Branson, billionaire entrepreneur and tireless promoter, is a man of perpetual motion--creator of Virgin Airlines and brands, ...
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Man will run across US barefoot for charity

Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
That's not a misprint nor is it an overstatement, he will raise the total amount of $100 million to assist billionaire philanthropist Sir Richard Branson's ...
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Branson to help launch diseases unit

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Businessman Sir Richard Branson and President Jacob Zuma intend establishing a disease control centre in South Africa as soon as next year. ...
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Discovery Invest sponsors top leadership summit

Bizcommunity.com - Cape Town,South Africa
The speakers at the Leadership Summit are: Wendy Luhabe, Shaun Tomson, Sir Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell, Adrian Gore, Mathews Phosa and Ronnie Apteker. ...
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Apollo 11 Moon landing: astronauts urge Mars mission

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Alex Spillius in Washington Buzz Aldrin: 'Are we going to wait for Richard Branson or are we going to do that in this country? ...
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Virgin Galatic mothership coming to

Fox11online.com - Green Bay,WI,USA
The plane is part of Sir Richard Branson's efforts to create a space tourism industry. Eve is the plane which will carry SpaceShipTwo and its paying ...
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Rival wants Virgin America to go public

San Francisco Business Times - San Francisco,CA,USA
Does Richard Branson own too much of Virgin America? Alaska Airlines says maybe. Virgin America says no. Alaska Airlines Inc. is trying to step up the ...
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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 07.20.09

Aero-News Network
Richard Branson will get his first ride on "Eve" at Oshkosh. And the US Navy has found control system cracks in F/A-18s.
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The break-up behind equals A345m mansion snapped up by Sheikh Mohammed

Daily Mail
Sam Branson with his girlfriend Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Tycoon Sir Richard Branson has always fancied himself a something of a playboy, ...
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My latest favorite product - Spanx by Sara Blakely

Examiner.com
That's the elevation of the hot-air balloon I had to climb so I could have tea on top of the balloon with one of my business heroes, Richard Branson. ...
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America's space ROI: Jobs

San Francisco Business Times
The second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin: Don't wait for Sir Richard Branson. The Apollo program had a 30-year return on investment, Cunningham said. ...
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'Short Kut' flop puts Sanjay on weight watch

Times of India
... with Anil and Kangna Ranaut (both notoriously weight conscious) in South Africa, has begun working out in Richard Branson's gym to meet his target. ...
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Virgin goes to Gulf for cash

The Australian - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The key to getting any deal across the line is British billionaire Richard Branson. As a 25.5 per cent shareholder of Virgin Blue, he calls the shots. ...
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Sir Richard Branson Criticises UK Government's Aviation Tax Increases

ASIATravelTips.com - Amphur Muang,Nonthaburi,Thailand
Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, last week warned that the UK Government's plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control ...
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Virgin on the ridiculous

Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
Australian airline Virgin Blue's capital-raising quandary has reignited speculation across the ditch of a tie-up between Sir Richard Bransonand#39;s airline and ...
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Happy Million Dollar Birthday Sir Richard Branson

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 17, 2009 -- Luxe Coterie, Inc. hopes Sir Richard Branson's 59th birthday is made more luxurious and unique with his Million Dollar ...
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Comedy preview: Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter To Richard ...

guardian.co.uk - UK
True stories that are too bizarre to be believed are a huge asset for stand-ups, and Tom Wrigglesworth has a belter forming the basis of his new full-length ...
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White Knight 2 will make four flights at Oshkosh

WKOW-TV.com - Madison,WI,USA
OSHKOSH (WKOW) -- The new, mothership for Sr Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceship will make several low passes upon arrival at Oshkosh to open the ...
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Rocketing Past NASA

Washington Post - United States
On the ground, watching the smoke trails through powerful binoculars, were two lifelong space fans from Britain: Richard Branson and his colleague Will ...
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Virgin Atlantic says tax increases are out of control

Car Rentals - Lightwater,England,UK
The president of Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard Branson, has branded the rise on aviation taxes by the British government out of control. ...
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Moon landings: One small step for Man. . . one giant whinge from Buzz

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
I was in Marrakesh, covering one of Sir Richard Branson's attempts to circumnavigate the globe in a hot-air balloon. Aldrin had come to lend his support. ...
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Moonshot: 40 years later, let's reach for the stars

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
So much excitement, in fact, that Richard Branson is now booking reservations for the commercial version of Spaceship One, Virgin Galactic. ...
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British troublemaker Button finally gets his career on track

Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA
He came close to punching billionaire Richard Branson after accusing Branson of hitting on his girlfriend in an Australian bar. ...
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Is Virgin America Opting Out of Red-Eye Meals?

BNET - San Francisco,Ca,USA
(No, I don't like Richard Branson, but he does sell a well-priced, first-class ticket.) The only flight that worked out for me was the red eye that left ...
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Virgin tickets slam air tax hikes

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic is to put a message on all its e-tickets criticising the planned hike in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) airport ...
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High Speed Chase from Branson to Ozark

KTTS - Springfield,MO,USA
A man who stole a Stone County Sheriff's vehicle and lead officers on a high speed chase through two counties is in jail. Sheriff Richard Hill says deputies ...
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Branson slams aviation tax

Hotelier Middle East - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates
by Jamie Knights Jul 16, 2009 Sir Richard Branson said the APD was ?one of the most unjust taxes out there? . Virgin Atlantic president Sir Richard Branson ...
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Transport clean-up plans may hit airports

nebusiness.co.uk - UK
But the aviation industry has hit back at his comments, with Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson claiming there was nothing to suggest that the equals A32bn ...
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Sir Richard Branson to give evidence over Makepeace Island

NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Glenis Green VIRGIN chief Sir Richard Branson is expected to give evidence in the Brisbane Supreme Court over his involvement with the stricken Makepeace ...
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BA proposes convertible bond to weather storm

Independent - London,England,UK
Another shareholder suggested the group start talking to Sir Richard Branson about his recent claims he will buy BA when the shares have dropped below equals A31. ...
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The Biggest Startup

Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
So if you're a Corporate Entrepreneur with untold success, the likes of which would make Warren Buffett envious or Sir Richard Branson pay to have your ...
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Did she? Didn't she? Virgin plays coy on capital raising

The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Or could it be that Richard Branson's Virgin Group would be unwilling to have its 25 per cent stake diluted if it couldn't easily contribute to a raising? ...
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Virgin Blue Denies Cash Raising

International Business Times Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
The Age report had speculated that Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, owner of a 25.5% of VBA, would be unwilling or unable to participate in any capital ...
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Top two fears for people wanting to become entrepreneurs

Examiner.com - USA
The number one piece of advice the most successful entrepreneurs suggest, think Donald Trump, Sir Richard Branson and Robert Kiyosaki, make your money work ...
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Virgin boss caught up in BA price fixing case

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The chief executive of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic airline has issued a profuse apology after it emerged that he became embroiled in an alleged ...
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VIDEO: Need an inspiration injection?

Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA
by David Chandler Wouldn't you love to have access to the kind of forward thinking and business insight that made legends like Richard Branson and Jack ...
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Virgin chief: I knew about BA price fixing

This is London - London,England,UK
Steve Ridgway, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic and a long-time lieutenant of billionaire Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, has admitted he knew ...
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Guinness announces 250th Anniversary celebration 'Remarkable ...

Examiner.com - USA
Guinness is giving one lucky winner the chance to be among the early non-professional astronauts to venture into space aboard Sir Richard Bransonand#39;s Virgin ...
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British Airways AGM: as it happened

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
12:57: Shareholder suggests BA should talk to Sir Richard Branson because he's making money. "Mostly we have been criticised for talking to Virgin," says ...
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School not the end-all of existence

Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
So did British billionaire Richard Branson, who owns Virgin Atlantic. Did Denis Oliech need a degree to play football? Did the people who built the pyramids ...
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This week's Bad trip

Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
It sounds like the sort of stunt Sir Richard Branson would have thought up for his Virgin Atlantic Airlines, but in fact it comes from Air New Zealand: a ...
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Virgin denies cap raising details

WA today - Perth,WA,Australia
Fairfax newspapers reported on Monday that Virgin Blue, which is majority owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, may sell $400 million of shares to ...
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Virgin shares halted over cash refuel

Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
This means that Richard Branson's Virgin Group, owner of a 25.5 per cent stake in the airline, would be unwilling or unable to participate in any capital ...
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Richard Branson's sauce is a bridge too far for uptight Aussies

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Mike Walters on Jul 11, 09 10:44 AM in Ashes 2009 Patriotic Sir Richard Branson has upset Aussies with an opportunist publicity stunt which had ...
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Nothing like a dame: How Vivienne Westwood traded a couture ...

Independent - London,England,UK
Harriet Walker listens in as the maverick fashion designer persuades Richard Branson, the airline's owner, to join her mission It's a war," says Vivienne ...
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Royal fans awaiting palace twitter

The Press Association
Other famous tweeters include Stephen Fry, Richard Branson and Lily Allen. San Francisco-based Twitter started as a side project in March 2006 when founder ...
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Downdrafts in Sierra Nevada mountains may have caused Fosset crash

guardian.co.uk - UK
Fossett, 63, was an internationally-renowned adventurer who collaborated frequently with the Virgin entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. ...
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Website of the Week --- Big Think

Voice of America - USA
... candidate John mccain, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, businessman Richard Branson, and many more. ...
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Branson sauce is a bridge too far for uptight Oz

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Mike Walters 11/07/2009 Patriotic Sir Richard Branson has upset Aussies with an opportunist publicity stunt which had humourless cobbers demanding his ...
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Sir Richard sends message of good luck to JDR

Hartlepool Today - UK
They listened to a series of speakers, including a message by videolink from Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group. ...
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Space tourism: Tories accuse Government of dropping the ball

Times Online - UK
Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's space tourism operation, has announced plans to launch suborbital spaceflights for paying customers from two bases, ...
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Virgin Atlantic is in confusion

Car Rentals - Lightwater,England,UK
Virgin Atlantic recently celebrated their 25th birthday and Richard Branson went on to say how well the company had been doing in these hard times of ...
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HP ProBook 4710s

CNET.com.au - Australia
This is a system that means business and looks business, but more in an "accountant" style than, say a "Richard Branson" one. HP sells a number of models ...
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Richard Branson beams himself onto Harbour Bridge

NEWS.com.au - Australia
By staff writers BRITISH Ashes fans have taken great delight in billionaire Richard Branson's latest stunt - a cheeky sledge against Australian cricket ...
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Virgin America plans shake-up

Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Justin Baer in New York Virgin America, the carrier founded by Sir Richard Branson, is seeking US approval for a new slate of domestic investors it ...
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Ashes 2009: Aussie captain answers smug Richard Branson stunt with ...

Scottish Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
VIRGIN boss Richard Branson booked a one-way flight to humiliation when Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting rattled England with an Ashes ton at Cardiff. ...
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Virgin America Said to Seek OK for US Investment

New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
Richard Branson's Virgin America airline is seeking approval from US regulators to bring a new slate of domestic investors on board, The Financial Times ...
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Richard Branson's business blunders revealed in company accounts

SmartCompany.com.au - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Richard Branson might be the world's best-known serial entrepreneur, but new financial data shows that not all of his ventures are successful. ...
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Cheap Happys: Virgin America

The San Francisco Appeal - San Francisco,CA,USA
It's this attention to detail that makes a passenger feel safe, because if Richard Branson spends even half the time researching wind shear as he does on ...
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Branson does his bit for the Ashes

guardian.co.uk - UK
If shameless self-promotion had a high-achievers list all of its own Richard Branson would surely top the heap. His latest wheeze sees the reliably ...
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Former National Express head could be new rail chief

GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Variously billed as Richard Branson's right-hand man and saviour of Britain's crumbling 3500 secondary-schools estate and coveted by Boris Johnson as his ...
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Branson beams self onto harbour bridge

WA today - Perth,WA,Australia
Richard Branson has beamed an image of himself onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a taunt to the Australian cricket captain as the Ashes series gets ...
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BRANSON WINDS UP THE AUSSIES

Daily Star - London,UK
By Mauro Galluzzo for Dailystar.co.uk THIS image of Sir Richard Branson is being beamed onto one of Australia's most iconic landmarks - to mark the start of ...
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Branson warned to lay off

Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada
Formula One racing driver Jenson Button, interviewed in GQ mag, sheds some light on the March incident in which he had to warn his boss, Sir Richard Branson ...
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Richard Branson boasts in huge Harbour Bridge boast

LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
British Billionaire Richard Branson has hijacked Sydney's Harbour Bridge to launch a tongue-in-cheek challenge to Australia's cricketers as The Ashes tour ...
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Branson's cheeky Ashes message for Aussies

AFP
SYDNEY (AFP) --- British billionaire Richard Branson has used the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to encourage the England cricket team to win back cricket's ...
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Virgin to donate to charity for every 50 cricket runs

Telecompaper - Houten,Netherlands
Meanwhile, Virgin Media founder Richard Branson beamed a tongue-in-cheek image of himself onto one of Australia's most iconic landmarks, the Sydney Harbour ...
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Branson businesses take multimillion-pound hits

Business Spectator - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Sir Richard Branson's music retail business, Virgin Megastores, posted combined losses in excess of equals A3300 million before they were sold off two years ago, ...
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Buzz over mozzie control costs

Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
The biggest mosquito-prone are in the northern Sunshine Coast is Sir Richard Branson's Makepeace Island. Land speculators holding dormant cane land and ...
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Four years, different age

The Engineer - London,UK
Back in 2005 Richard Branson of all people suggested that Longbridge could become the base of a UK, and indeed European, push into the development and ...
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The Great Train Robber Who Got Away?

Sky News - UK
It's not Richard Branson, who wasn't quite old enough to have a driving licence in 1964 (though that may not have ruled him out).
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Guinness Giving Away a 2012 Space Trip on Virgin Galactic

Jaunted - USA
Guinness has reserved a $200000 seat on Richard Branson's private spacecraft, and one lucky drinker will be among the first astro-tourists to ride on the ...
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Mega losses revealed in Branson's retail empire

Times Online - UK
The multimillion-pound failures of three of Sir Richard Branson's highest-profile companies have been revealed for the first time. ...
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Agriculture businesses must diversify to survive

Farming UK - Brighouse,England,UK
One of Britain's leading business support organisations is urging agriculture business owners to follow in the footsteps of Richard Branson and diversify in ...
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Meet the boss: David Harris

Times Online - UK
For entrepreneurial flair and willingness to challenge the status quo, probably Richard Branson, although I could pass on some of the PR stunts. ...
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Jenson Button lifts the lid on showdown with Richard Branson after ...

Daily Mail - UK
By Richard Simpson British racing driver Jenson Button has revealed how he had to step in to fend off the advances of a randy Richard Branson who had taken ...
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Still keeping it real after all these years

BusinessWorld Online - Quezon City,Philippines
It is through Wolcott's Richard Branson-esque guerrilla marketing techniques that he keeps Volcom from becoming too corporate. ...
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Sir Richard Branson announces scything job cuts whilst dressed as ...

NewsBiscuit (satire) - London,England,UK
Sir Richard Branson has apologised for announcing the loss of 600 jobs at Virgin Atlantic whilst dressed as the Grim Reaper. 'OK, hands up! ...
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The trainspotter now arriving in the UAE is the late golden boy

Independent - London,England,UK
Richard Branson's right-hand man. One of Tony Blair's favourite mandarins. Saviour of Britain's crumbling 3500 secondary-schools estate. ...
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Not so clever, Trevor

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
Wow, Sir Richard Branson (or Mr Branson as Trev wrongly calls him) owns an island called Necker. And it's very expensive to stay there. Gosh, I had no idea! ...
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Business (class) is grim for British Airways

Reuters Blogs - USA
Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic has already said it will cut flights over the winter by 7 percent to battle a 'bleak' outlook for the industry. ...
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Posh and Becks mark ten years of marriage with undies ad and ...

hellomagazine.com - London,UK
Following earlier reports they were going to holiday on Virgin Boss Richard Branson's private Necker Island in the Caribbean, it seems the couple chose the ...
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Organic farm-to-fork effort launched at Somerset County's Natirar ...

Somerset Reporter - Somerset,NJ,USA
by Somerset staff PEAPACK-GLADSTONE -- Take the international influence of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin trademark, a 100-year-old estate in central New ...
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The Tragedy of Virgin Nigeria

THISDAY - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
I'ma great admirer of Sir Richard Branson, the maverick chairman of the Virgin Group. I love the Virgin brand. The brand is usually associated with quality ...
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Khalifa Foundation agrees education and health partnership with ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
We are delighted to be announcing this partnership with Richard Branson and Virgin Unite who share our passion for creating opportunities to help people ...
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Drink Beer, Win a Trip to Space

Space.com - USA
Founded by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic is a commercial space tourism company that plans to launch passengers on $200000 trips ...
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Making a Spectacle

TIME - USA
That vision has earned Davies fans such as Richard Branson and Kevin Spacey. (See the best new travel products, gadgets and trends. ...
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As Virgin sheds jobs, chiefs enjoy 40% pay rises

Times Online - UK
The airline, which is controlled by Sir Richard Branson, said on Wednesday that there could be up to 600 job losses on top of 600 announced earlier this ...
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Virgin Poised to Ditch Brawn for Grand Prix Newcomers Manor

Buzzle - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
Richard Branson stated on Sunday that Brawn's success on the grid meant he had been priced out of an association with the team in 2010. ...
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'Stingy' Becks blasted by teammate as he jets off to private ...

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The pair are jetting off to Richard Branson's private island, Necker, for their 10th wedding anniversary at a reported cost of $22500 per week. ...
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'Stingy' Becks blasted by teammate as he jets off to private ...

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The pair have jetted off to Richard Branson's private island, Necker, for 10 days for their 10th wedding anniversary. It's very probable Branson will shout ...
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Ex 'Survivor' Cast Members Fasting

Hartford Courant - United States
... of the cause on April 27 has been taken up by people as diverse as Richard Branson, Peter Gabriel, actress Maria Bellow and gold medalist Joey Cheek. ...
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Virgin to end Brawn deal?

SkySports - USA
Virgin's deal with world championship leaders Brawn GP appears set to come to an end after an email leaked to The Guardian stated that Sir Richard Branson's ...
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A Front-Row Seat At The International Space Station

Popular Photography Magazine - USA
But no matter what, this is one of those rare opportunities (for those people not named Richard Branson) to spot one of Man's largest and complex inventions ...
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Jobs risk as Virgin cuts flights

BBC News - UK
Virgin Atlantic, the airline majority-owned by Sir Richard Branson, says it will cut back on winter services and may cut up to 600 jobs. ...
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Mayday! BA goes into a tailspin

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Always one to capitalise on a PR opportunity, Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Atlantic founder, accused Walsh of "talking his airline into an early grave", ...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut 600 jobs and tenth of services

guardian.co.uk - UK
The Richard Branson-led company said it would not run its daily service from Heathrow to Chicago this coming winter and was suspending one of its two daily ...
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Profile: Richard Bowker

U.TV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
A former protege of Sir Richard Branson and often seen in the company of Tony Blair, Richard Bowker became one of the most powerful figures in the rail ...
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Virgin Atlantic cuts winter flights, up to 600 jobs

Forbes - NY,USA
The company, controlled by Richard Branson, said it will suspend daily flights between London and Chicago, along with one of its two daily services between ...
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Guinness offers drinkers chance to win space flight

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Guinness has launched a competition offering drinkers the chance to win a trip into space aboard Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft. ...
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Stout heart for Guinness contest

BBC News - UK
The space experience gives one person the chance to become one of the first non-professional astronauts to venture into space with Sir Richard Branson's ...
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Uganda: Wacha is Watching Over Steak Out's Growth

AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
On an international scale, his inspiration is Virgin CEO Richard Branson. A man with an image and reputation of famously or infamously mixing business with ...
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Tesco is potential bidder for Northern Rock-paper

Reuters - USA
The paper said Britain's biggest retailer has shown provisional interest alongside private equity funds and Richard Branson's Virgin Group. ...
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Posh 'n Necks paradise

The Sun - London,UK
Richard Branson owns the paradise island and sorted the trip out, including all the travel arrangements. It will be something to remember. ...
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Tesco probably not interested in N. Rock - source

Reuters - USA
Earlier, the Times newspaper said Tesco had shown a provisional interest, alongside private equity funds and Richard Branson's Virgin Group, in Britain's ...
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Out of this world prizes for stout-hearted

Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
Relaxing 68 miles above the Earth's surface and travelling at three times the speed of sound, the first winner will be the guest of Sir Richard Branson's ...
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Sir Richard Branson

BusinessWeek - USA
In the video above, notorious entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson talks to BusinessWeek staff writer, Stacy Perman. ...
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Ibrahim sues over pothole

Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Last month the station launched the Ask Richard campaign, to persuade the mogul Richard Branson to hand over $1 million, the sum FBi said would get it out ...
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Sir Richard's sub trips to ocean deep

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Patrick Mulchrone 29/06/2009 Sir Richard Branson is planning to launch tourist trips to the bottom of the sea. The Virgin tycoon wants to create a ...
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Virgin to the Manor born?

crash.net - UK
Richard Branson's hint that he may not be done with Formula One after his toe-in-the-water exercise with Brawn GP this year could lead him to lead his ...
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Next from Richard Branson equals 85 Virgin under-the-Atlantic

guardian.co.uk - UK
Not content with attempting to conquer everything from TV and music to finance and train travel, serial entrepreneur Richard Branson plans to sink to new ...
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How I forced the Germans to accept my surrender

Times Online - UK
The names the public normally associate with the airline business -- swashbucklers such as Sir Richard Branson, Michael O'Leary and Sir Stelios HajiIoannou ...
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Youtube Teams Up With USGPE; Branson Moves To Manor

Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Virgin Boss Sir Richard Branson will be jumping ship from the current title leaders to the unknown Manor Racing, who have been confirmed as a new entrant ...
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Virgin Atlantic, still flying high but the party days are over

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Having started out as the hippie music industry tycoon and then metamorphosed into post-hippie but still anti-establishment airline CEO, the Richard Branson ...
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Boston comics go 'Branson or Bust' in an effort to pitch business idea

Wicked Local - MA,USA
Most people work through the normal corporate chain of command to land an audience with a business bigwig like Virgin mogul Richard Branson. ...
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Branson comes top of 'most capable' poll

Chartered Management Institute - London,UK
June 2009 14:46 Sir Richard Branson is the man with the management skills to lead his streamlined company out of the recession, according to a new survey. ...
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Richard Branson: Where Have All the Colorful Tech CEO's Gone?

BusinessWeek - USA
I was reminded of this falloff when Sir Richard Branson visited BusinessWeek this week. Probably 30 BusinessWeek reporters, editors, art directors, ...
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Corporate governance: the boss class

guardian.co.uk - UK
... posing for the press alongside model Kate Moss was a toothy, bearded chap in a ridiculous pilot's outfit: none other than Richard Branson. ...
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Virgin could prove the Manor born

BBC Sport - UK
When Richard Branson announced on Sunday at the British Grand Prix that his Virgin brand would not be continuing to sponsor title favourites Brawn next ...
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Alan Sugar's The Apprentice | Ten things you didn't know

PersonnelToday.com - UK
Topshop owner Philip Green and Virgin boss Richard Branson were considered by the BBC in the early days to host the TV show. Alan Sugar ended up kidnapping ...
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Encouraging Entrepreneurship

Success Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Richard Branson knows all too well about the challenges entrepreneurs face. He says one of the best things they can do to stay motivated and embrace ...
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British Airways pays its cabin crew twice as much as Virgin

Times Online - UK
Virgin's cabin crew are paid less because Sir Richard Branson's airline typically hires younger staff who are attracted by its fun image. ...
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Matt Lauer

msnbc.com - USA
... on the alps of Zermatt, Switzerland, the Red Square in Moscow, Hong Kong and Necker Island: Sir Richard Branson's private island. ...
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British Air Chief: American Airlines Deal is Close

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth,TX,USA
Critics, including Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson, have argued the BA-AA deal will result in less competition and higher airfares between the US and ...
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Your questions to Guest Editor Sir Richard Branson answered

Flightglobal - UK
We invited you to submit your questions to Sir Richard Branson, today's guest editor. Hundreds of you sent in questions and we picked a shortlist of the ...
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Branson becomes Fosset

The Spoof (satire) - UK
Shares in Richard Branson fell dramatically today when it was disclosed that he is in fact the late Steve Fossett. Mr Branson, who has undertaken many ...
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The Girls Next Door: Hugh Hefner Considering Selling Playboy?

BuddyTV - Seattle,WA,USA
Several other sources have reported that among the potential buyers is Virgin Media, owned by billionaire Richard Branson. While he could be thinking of ...
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On the brink: Playboy seeks a suitor

Daily Finance - New York,NY,USA
Eccentric British billionaire Richard Branson was the latest rumored potential sugar daddy for Playboy Enterprises, according to a report in Britain's Daily ...
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Virgin sorry for hounding grieving woman

Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Sir Richard Branson's cable company apologised today after a grieving daughter was "hounded" for just five pence outstanding on her dead mother's phone bill ...
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Virgin bank to enter Edinburgh

Cambodia News - Cambodia
Scotland is expecting a large boost to its financial services sector with Sir Richard Branson planning a new Virgin Bank in Edinburgh. ...
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Virgin Bank to create 100 Scottish jobs

Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
By Rosemary Gallagher SIR Richard Branson has unveiled plans to locate part of his new Virgin Bank in Edinburgh, in what will be seen as a huge boost to the ...
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Branson brings Virgin Money jobs to Scotland

Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
By Rosemary Gallagher SIR Richard Branson is creating more than 100 jobs in Scotland in a welcome boost to the embattled financial sector. ...
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Cord Blood Stocks: Seven Ways to Invest

Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Even Richard Branson, of Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airways fame, is in the cord blood business. He set up Virgin Health, a cord blood bank. ...
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Deals where summer is winter

Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
In April, V Australia, a new airline from Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Group, began flying daily between Los Angeles and Sydney in February with nonstop ...
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Virgin Atlantic Ask Internet for YouTube Ad Remake

Holiday hypermarket - UK
In preparation for celebrations of Virgin Atlantic's 25th birthday, president Sir Richard Branson is now launching a new competition for fans to recreate ...
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Branson's flights of fancy: The highs and lows of Virgin Atlantic

Independent - London,England,UK
The talented music mogul, Richard Branson, leased a second-hand Boeing 747, started selling tickets through Virgin record stores, and began to transform ...
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LAVERDIERE REACHES FOR THE MOON -- ALMOST

Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA
So now, laverdiere's paying a company run by British entrepreneur Richard Branson to take him on the 21/2 hour trip, on which he will experience ...
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Article from: Sunday Herald Sun

Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
The pair wed in a lavish ceremony on Richard Branson's Caribbean hideaway, Necker Island in March. ``Life's great. I've got no complaints,'' Hinze, 29, ...
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Branson renews pledge on climate change

Cheapflights.co.uk - London,UK
Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Atlantic, has urged governments and airlines to work more closely in tackling the problem of climate change. ...
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Video: Richard Branson speaks out against the destruction of the ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Sir Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin, has spoken in an exclusive clip for Telegraph TV about how he opposes the destruction of rainforests, ...
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Airlines face worst year ever, says Sir Richard Branson

Scottish Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
But the Virgin Atlantic president said passengers have never had it so good - with fares as low as they were 25 years ago. Branson - in Tokyo to mark 20 ...
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Govt may ease FDI norms in aviation sector

NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Vijay Mallya may finally get an opportunity to get Virgin Atlantic's Richard Branson to buy stake in his airline company. The commerce ministry has moved a ...
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Virgin America Signs Agreement with V Australia

SmarterTravel.com - USA
Virgin America and V Australia, both extensions of Richard Branson's Virgin empire, have signed an interline agreement that will allow passengers to travel ...
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Mainer eyes space flight

Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
Virgin Galactic was developed by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and is a client of The Spaceship Company, which was launched by Branson and ...
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CORPORATE LEADERS UNITE WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES ON WORLD ...

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Sir Richard Branson comments, 'I think, to just put it in perspective, it's worth knowing that just 24 hours of destruction of the rainforest is equivalent ...
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Analysts shoot down Branson's Japanese trial balloon

WA today - Perth,WA,Australia
VIRGIN BLUE'S biggest shareholder, Richard Branson, has a habit of talking up the expansion plans for Australia's second-largest carrier before clearing ...
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Virgin America inks Pacific code-share deal

Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
Like Virgin Blue, Virgin America is owned in part by Virgin Group Ltd., the London-based venture capital firm run by British billionaire Richard Branson. ...
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Question time: Duncan Bannatyne

guardian.co.uk - UK
Richard Branson, Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis, me, James Cann - we all wanted to be at the top, but where is the woman who wants to be there? ...
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Options University Charity Drive Raises $45K for Virgin Unite

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Boca Raton-based Options University raises money for Virgin Unite, Sir Richard Branson's non-profit organization earning OU president an invitation to ...
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IATA chief says outlook bleak for airline industry

AFP
... to the American Airlines-British Airways request for antitrust immunity, which had attracted opposition from Virgin Atlantic head Sir Richard Branson. ...
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Ryanair plunges to first ever loss following Aer Lingus writedowns

Independent - London,England,UK
And Sir Richard Branson, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, yesterday predicted the demise of a major US carrier this year. Ryanair's writedown on Aer ...
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Do Your Customers Trust You?

WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
By Peter Da Vanzo - Tue, 06/02/2009 - 14:03 There is an interview on Open Forum in which Seth Godin interviews Richard Branson. ...
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Virgin America: Day in the Clouds Contest

Notebooks.com - Santa Clara,CA,USA
Virgin founder Richard Branson puts a lot of emphasis on making flying fun again. I got a chance to fly with him on a recent flight from San Francisco to ...
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Richard Branson Says It's Unlikely That All The Big US Airlines ...

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USA
Successful British entrepreneur, Richard Branson, founder and president of Virgin Atlantic Airways, told Reuters today he feels it's unlikely that all the ...
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Worst year for airlines, best for travellers: Branson

WA today - Perth,WA,Australia
Richard Branson believes at lease one major US airline will collapse this year due to the economic downturn. Photo: Reuters The aviation industry is set to ...
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Octomom Vs Kate Gosselin: It's A Flappy Vag-Off!

hecklerspray - Los Angeles,USA
For every KFC there's a ropey-looking Tennessee Fried Cluck-Cluck, for every Apprentice there's a crappy series about Richard Branson that nobody watches, ...
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Virgin Entrepreneur

Success Magazine - New York,NY,USA
The 20-something Richard Branson racked up a r equals E9sum equals E9 that would impress no one: high-school dropout with poor reading and math skills. ...
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Ground Controller

CNBC European Business - London,UK
Virgin Group, founded by the UK's most famous entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1970, is heavily involved in travel, entertainment and lifestyle. ...
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INTERVIEW - Branson: unlikely all big US airlines to survive

Reuters India - Mumbai,India
TOKYO (Reuters) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson, founder and president of Virgin Atlantic Airways, said on Tuesday he believes it is unlikely that ...
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INTERVIEW-Branson:unlikely all big US airlines will survive

Forexyard - Nicosia,Cyprus
By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson, founder and president of Virgin Atlantic Airways, said at least one ...
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paidContent.org - Industry Moves: Playboy Set To Offer CEO Post To ...

Washington Post - United States
Last week, Virgin Group's Richard Branson's name was bruited about as a possible buyer of Playboy, which has been reportedly looking for opening bids of ...
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US Start-up "Team Marco Polo" Wins Richard Branson Contest: Tween ...

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Team Marco Polo, a fast growing YouTube hit, has taken to the skies as winner of an online contest sponsored by Richard Branson of Virgin Airways. ...
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Branson flexes muscle against APD hikes

TravelMole - London,England,UK
Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson has pledged to make planned hikes in Air Passenger Duty a political issue with a high profile public awareness ...
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Sky's the limit for space tourism

Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
It's a dream inspired by the likes of British music mogul Sir Richard Branson, who has found scores of customers willing to invest roughly $200000 for a ...
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Travel Bookshelf: Expert advice, quirky Parisian hotels

Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
"Keep checking the Web sites of Quantas, Air New Zealand - and especially V Australia," Richard Branson's new airline. Nor is he shy about sharing his ...
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Branson honours Battle of Britain hero

Hastings Observer - Hastings,England,UK
A battle of Britain war hero has been honoured by Sir Richard Branson in Kensington. Disability awareness campaigner Sir Douglas Bader, who died in 1982, ...
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Blue plaque for war hero Bader

BBC News - UK
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, a Bader family friend, attended the ceremony. Sir Douglas lost his legs after an accident at Woodley airfield, Reading, ...
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Sir Richard Branson All Fired Up With Latest Rocket Motor Test

PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
Virgin Galactic owned by Sir Richard Branson completed a successful test on May 28, 2009 of its hybrid nitrous oxide motor designed by Scaled Composites and ...
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Virgin Galactic tests laughing-gas powered rocket motor

Register - London,England,UK
By Lewis Page * Get more from this author Sir Richard Branson's space-tourism operation, Virgin Galactic, has announced successful tests of the rocket motor ...
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Standard Life: Alan Sugar and Richard Branson top role models ...

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