Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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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Monday, June 29, 2009

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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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Sunday, June 28, 2009

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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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Saturday, June 27, 2009

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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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Thursday, June 11, 2009

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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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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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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Monday, June 8, 2009

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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Sunday, June 7, 2009

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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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Saturday, June 6, 2009

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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Friday, June 5, 2009

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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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Thursday, June 4, 2009

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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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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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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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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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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Monday, June 1, 2009

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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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