As Gatwick looks to build a second runway, does expansion make good business sense? October 17, 2012 YES Corin Taylor London needs more aviation capacity without a doubt. And a second runway at Gatwick would help to address that crunch, though it would not be enough to solve the shortage on its own. Gatwick is growing healthily again, and should be able to attract enough new passengers to justify a new runway. [...]
Rapid responses October 17, 2012 Printing the future [Re: Two technologies that will create jobs and change the world, Tuesday] If 3D printing truly fulfils its early promise it will be part of a wider economic transformation that goes way beyond the sort of cosy regulated world envisaged by the left-wing Work Foundation. It could potentially replace the manufacturing industry as [...]
How to manage any MBA application fears October 17, 2012 THIS year’s MBA students have only just begun their studies, but the first deadline for next year’s applicants has already passed. You haven’t missed the boat – schools accept new students on a rolling basis over the full year. But it’s clearly never too early to apply. Despite the incentive of urgency, the process of [...]
Don’t rule anything out when seeking to finance your MBA October 17, 2012 How to secure the funding necessary for an MBA is a cause for legitimate concern among candidates – especially when the cost can be over £41,000 per year, plus living expenses. Nowadays, less state funding is available, and “high-street bank loans have almost entirely disappeared”, says George Murgatroyd, research manager at the Association of MBAs. [...]
Iconic costumes take a leading role at the V&A October 17, 2012 First impressions count – and for actors, they count double. Aside from the rather crucial fact that they play an important role in determining whether or not we believe, for instance, that Johnny Depp is, in fact, a crazy pirate, costumes often tell you all you need to know about a character before they’ve even [...]
Fable: right game, wrong execution October 17, 2012 GAMES FABLE: THE JOURNEY Xbox Kinect * Fable: The Journey is exactly the game Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect needs: a much-loved title that plunges gamers into a familiar environment. The Kinect has shown it can excel in mini “party games” but has, thus far, come up empty on anything grander. It’s a shame, then, that The [...]
A childhood fear of household appliances didn’t put me off the new Dyson October 17, 2012 WHEN I was a child, I was afraid of the tumble dryer. Not an all-consuming phobia – more of a general distrust, as if the offending appliance wasn’t an immediate threat but a vaguely malign presence in the corner of the kitchen. When it rumbled into life I would adopt a low voice like a [...]
Hodgson rues rain delay after England fail to retain their lead October 17, 2012 POLAND 1 ENGLAND 1 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson said that their interrupted build-up to yesterday’s game had hampered his side’s performance after their surrender of a one-goal lead in the 2014 World Cup qualifier away to Poland. England were once more a disappointment in labouring to a predictable draw against the world’s 54th best side [...]
FA chiefs mull Serbia boycott over race row October 17, 2012 FOOTBALL Association chiefs have threatened to boycott matches in Serbia in protest after England defender Danny Rose complained of racist abuse during Tuesday’s bad-tempered Under-21 clash. Serbia responded to the allegations by denying “any occurrences of racism” during the Euro 2013 play-off second leg and accused Rose of “inappropriate, unsportsmanlike and vulgar” behaviour. Sports minister [...]
Nike accuses Armstrong of lying and ditches doping-row cyclist October 17, 2012 SPORTSWEAR giant Nike finally severed ties with cyclist Lance Armstrong yesterday, a week after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) published its avalanche of claims that he masterminded a doping conspiracy. Nike cited the “seeming insurmountable evidence” against Armstrong, who stands to lose his seven Tour de France titles after declining to contest the USADA charges. [...]
