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5 things the UK’s Silicon Roundabout needs to do to take on Silicon Valley

May 18, 2013
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5 things the UK’s Silicon Roundabout needs to do to take on Silicon Valley

Editor’s note: Craig Le Grice is a member of BIMA‘s Executive Committee, and Chair of the organisation’s Silicon Roundabout group, he is an industry advocate for entrepreneurship and next generation talent. Follow him on Twitter: @craiglegrice. Silicon Roundabout, Tech City, Old Street Roundabout – whatever you call it, the still-gritty area of East London has been…

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Prince Harry in Colo for wounded vet Warrior Games

May 11, 2013
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Prince Harry in Colo for wounded vet Warrior Games

Britain's Prince Harry talks with a guest at a reception at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia, Colo., south of Denver on Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, Pool)Britain's Prince Harry talks with a guest at a reception at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia, Colo., south of Denver on Friday, May 10, 2013.…

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Allg. Zeitung Mainz: Gelegenheit macht… / Kommentar zu Steuerhinterziehung

April 22, 2013
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Allg. Zeitung Mainz: Gelegenheit macht… / Kommentar zu Steuerhinterziehung

22.04.2013 | 18:42 Allg. Zeitung Mainz: Gelegenheit macht...Kommentar zu Steuerhinterziehung | Mainz (ots) - Es ist zwar die Gelegenheit, die Diebe macht. Beim Thema Steuerhinterziehung heien die Gelegenheiten Schweiz, Luxemburg, British Virgin Islands und viele andere exotische Flecken auf dieser Erde. Aber gbe es sie nicht, wrde dennoch versucht, dem Staat und damit der Gesellschaft…

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Woods stays in contention despite 2-stroke penalty

April 13, 2013
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Woods stays in contention despite 2-stroke penalty

Buy AP Photo Reprints AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods dropped two strokes at the Masters before he even hit a shot Saturday, and he still has a chance to wear another green jacket.Woods shot a 2-under 70 in the third round at Augusta National, shaking off a two-stroke penalty assessed before he went out…

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Chinese teen to tee off at Masters

April 11, 2013
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Chinese teen to tee off at Masters

Guan Tianlang, now 14, qualified for this week's Masters when -- as the youngest player in the field, then rated 490th in the world amateur rankings -- he beat a host of senior golfers to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand. Pictured here, Guan of China tees off on the second hole during the…

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Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

April 8, 2013
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Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, Aprilo 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher.…

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Uruguay’s One Laptop Per Child program: Impact and numbers

April 7, 2013
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Uruguay’s One Laptop Per Child program: Impact and numbers

Uruguay may only have 3.3 million inhabitants, but this South American country has distributed more than half a million free laptops to its students and teachers over the last five years. This achievement is one of the results of Plan Ceibal, a highly ambitious initiative inspired by Nicholas Negroponte’s non-profit project, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). As…

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Horse race courts death

April 5, 2013
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Horse race courts death

This Saturday, more than 600 million people in 140 countries around the world will tune in to watch Britain's Grand National. But is the historic race a cruel death trap or the ultimate sporting challenge? Aintree is one of the toughest steeplechase courses in the world, with around 40 thoroughbreds leaping over 30 fences during…

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Would you like death with your sport?

April 4, 2013
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Would you like death with your sport?

This Saturday, more than 600 million people in 140 countries around the world will tune in to watch Britain's Grand National. But is the historic race a cruel death trap or the ultimate sporting challenge? Aintree is one of the toughest steeplechase courses in the world, with around 40 thoroughbreds leaping over 30 fences during…

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Healthcare leads Wall Street higher, S&P record in view

April 2, 2013
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Healthcare leads Wall Street higher, S&P record in view

Stocks rose on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time intraday high as healthcare stocks surged on prospects of a boost to earnings. The group gained as planned cuts in government ...

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