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		<title><![CDATA[M&S's New CEO May Start Sooner Than Expected]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Marks & Spencer's chief executive designate Marc Bolland could start his new job sooner than expected after stepping down from executive duties at Wm Morrison Supermarkets two months earlier than planned.An industry source said the two retailers were still discussing Bolland's start date, which M&S chairman...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:15:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&S's CEO Sees Foundation For Recovery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Britain's economy has hit bottom and there are secure foundations for a recovery, the chief executive of one of the country's top retailers said on Monday."I think we have got to the bottom and we have some fairly secure foundations" for recovery, Marks & Spencer Chief...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:31:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Good to grow: why Bolland is right choice for M&S]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The simultaneous resolution of succession questions at both Marks and Spencer and ITV is like being blitzed by retailers' pre-Christmas advertising campaigns. Suddenly the screen is filled with smiling celebrities, but instead of Twiggy, Stephen Fry and Wallace and Gromit , the stars are Sir Stuart Rose, Michael Grade,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morrisons Man Bolland Takes Over at M&S]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Davey and Mark PotterLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Marks & Spencer MKS named Marc Bolland as its next leader, passing over internal candidates to poach the marketing expert who led a turnaround at Wm Morrison Supermarkets MRW.M&S shares rose 5.9 percent to a 17-month closing high of 390 pence,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:15:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&S Overseas Expansion is a Template For UK plc]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's Marks & Spencer final results weren't exactly a red letter day for the company. Pre-tax profits have taken a nose-dive, with a resulting cut in share dividends. Overall sales were slightly up, but a fall of 1.7 per cent in UK sales for the 52 weeks to 28 March...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:37:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Bad business decisions rarely attract the attention they are getting this week, as  four UK bank bosses face the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee to explain how they arrived at decisions that nearly ruined the banks they were heading up.    Among...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:27:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accenture Wins U.S. Air Force Training and Simulation Research Contract]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information systems based on service-oriented architecture approach will enhance war fighter training  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force's USAF Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a three-year, $22.18 million contract to expand existing services and prototype advanced modeling and simulation technology for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Whistleblowing Worth It?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    M&S has sacked a 'whistleblower' for gross misconduct -- because they leaked a story to the media about the retailer's planned cuts to redundancy pay.    The employee, who'd worked for M&S for 25 years, leaked the decision to the press last month, revealing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A better cost-estimating tool: the key to not going over budget]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Defense weapons sytems and program developments have received considerable unwanted attention, not because of innovative design issues, but rather, because rising costs concern those who control the money. In fact, cost overruns in some programs have pushed the price well beyond the original estimates.  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Industry watch: View from the bridge.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Norman Russell    Whip-round    The headline in last Wednesday's FT when I dictated this piece  was 'Fed leads $236bn boost'. Remember the old adage?  If you  owe the bank GBP100, it's your problem. If you owe them GBP1m,  it's their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sophisticated Modeling and Simulation Promotes Uptake Across the Aerospace and Defense Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_5/ai_n24363831]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Modeling and simulation (M&S) has become a much sought after technology in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. M&S applications range from the initial stage of design to the last stage of deployment. Overall, M&S helps to reduce the cost of prototyping and manufacturing by offering...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marks and Spencer unwraps weak Christmas trading update]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; British retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday it faced flagging sales in the run-up to Christmas and issued a gloomy outlook for 2008, sending its share price plunging by a fifth in value.  M&S shares dived by 19.36 percent to 406 pence in morning deals on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&S shares plunge as Christmas trading disappoints]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; The value of British retailer Marks & Spencer collapsed by almost a fifth on Wednesday after the group reported weak sales in the crucial Christmas trading period and issued a gloomy outlook for 2008.  M&S shares dived 18.72 percent to close at 409.25 pence on London's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marks and Spencer looks to open store in China as profits soar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; British retailer Marks and Spencer on Tuesday said it planned to open its first store in China after posting a 43-percent hike in net profits during its first half.  Profit after tax grew to 393.3 million pounds (564 million euros, 820 million dollars) in the six...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&S's Plan A leaves public unimpressed by green aims]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer is lagging behind its rivals in convincing shoppers of its ecological credentials--in spite of its huge efforts to position itself as a green retailer, exclusive research for The Grocer indicates.  M&S, which launched its 200m [pounds sterling] Plan A strategy earlier this year, was only considered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shoppers stay home as rates and floods rise - but there's a bit of better news for M&S]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_20070714/ai_n19369335]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shoppers have spent these past few weeks sheltering from incessant rain, rising interest rates and renewed threats of terrorism. Fueland flood-hit food prices are on an up-trend too, so we must brace ourselves for a spate of High Street gloom. At Marks & Spencer, like-for-like sales were up only 2...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[DoD Announces Winners of Annual Modeling and Simulation Awards.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-1 May 2007-US DOD: DoD Announces Winners of Annual  Modeling and Simulation AwardsC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:30042007    The Department of Defense announced today that 10 winners have been  selected for the ninth annual Department of Defense Modeling and  Simulation (M&S)...]]></description>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5394/is_200606/ai_n21395905]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Abstract: Modeling and simulation (M&S) has been described as one of the key enabling technologies of the 21st century. M&S has been applied to a wide range of operational problems. Supply chain management is an important aspect of operations for some organizations, and it is not surprising that M&S is...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Escalating procurement costs and setbacks in the development of new  weapons systems partly can be blamed on the Defense Department's  failure to exploit simulation and modeling technologies, asserts the  Pentagon's former testing director.    "I've always been puzzled by the fact the modeling and ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[DoD announces winners of annual modeling and simulation awards.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200604/ai_n19585011]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-12 April 2006-US DOD: DoD announces winners of annual  modeling and simulation awardsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:11042006    The Department of Defense announced today that five winners have  been selected for the eighth annual Department of Defense Modeling and  Simulation (M&S)...]]></description>
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