Mallen Baker's Blog

GM and a total crock

25 Feb 2008

Bob Lutz, the straight talking Vice Chairman of General Motors has caused something of a stir, when he was quoted as having said at a dinner party that "global warming is a total crock of shit". Now he has followed that up by complaining on his blog

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Gambling on a responsible approach

21 Feb 2008

A compulsive gambler is suing William Hill, the bookmakers, for allowing him to burn millions of pounds that he didn't have in an orgy of ridiculously large bets. It promises to be an interesting test case of just how far the gambling firms have to t

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A snapshot of the future?

19 Feb 2008

Lieca have released a new digital camera, the Leica M8 which could give a glimpse of the sustainability model of the future. It comes with a perpetual update programme. It means that you can take your camera in to be updated with the latest refinemen

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A faster horse, please

17 Feb 2008

A year ago, I got satellite TV, moving from the standard UK 5 channels to, well, more than I can be bothered to count. If you'd asked me ahead of the event how this new facility would be used, I would probably have said that it would be a mix of docu

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A taste of things to come

17 Feb 2008

Anyone in the restaurant business should be paying very close attention to what's currently taking place in New York city, where new rules to require chain restaurants to give calorie counts on their menu are provoking something of a storm.

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United, but a little clueless

15 Feb 2008

It was the annual conference for Business in the Community yesterday, and as I approached the conference venue was intrigued to see a giant chicken and others handing out leaflets. The BITC conferences attract demonstrations occasionally, on account

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