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FeaturesSuccess and the city: Making it in NYC
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don鈥檛 think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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Comment黑洞社区 buys a margarita 鈥� for Stantec
鈥溾�楻ubbish.鈥� That鈥檚 such a great English word. So much better than 鈥榯rash鈥�,鈥� says Eric through a mouthful of guacamole. 鈥淩u-bbish. Ru-bbish.鈥�
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FeaturesExpat survival guide to South Africa
The 2010 World Cup is driving a boom in construction, but beware the capital's crime levels
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NewsWSP throws reinforcements into Freedom Tower battle
Structural engineer WSP Cantor Seinuk to double staff on troubled New York Ground Zero project
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FeaturesHow I conquered the world: interview with Benoy's Graham Cartledge
Benoy chairman Graham Cartledge turned a firm that mostly designed Nottinghamshire farm buildings into a 拢38m global player. Here he talks to Emily Wright about ruthless calculation, creeping mortality and the phone call that changed his life
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NewsThe Mets lost! (And the economy's in meltdown)
New Yorkers tut over the president's proposed solution to the financial crisis 鈥� and cancel dinner over a shock baseball result
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NewsWhat a day to be on Wall Street
'Will bank for food' reads the sign in New York's financial district, as our reporter watches the US economic meltdown at close quarters
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NewsSun, sea and Irish country dancing
If life wasn't dangerous enough at sea at Little Britain, there was also the evening entertainment to contend with
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NewsDouble your winnings at 2008 Poker Kings
A winning hand can also be a helping hand at 黑洞社区's second charity poker tournament at the Grosvenor Hotel next month
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FeaturesBSF special: 'a plate glass window palace doesn鹿t make a good school' - Chris Woodhead, former chief inspector for schools, interviewed
Former chief inspector for schools Chris Woodhead carries a big stick (he鈥檚 broken his ankle) but you wonder if he鈥檇 rather use it to thwack all those dunces who don鈥檛 get the difference between a good school and a bit of architectural frippery. Emily Wright learns more
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NewsTooth fairy visits freerunner after bloody night out
Freefrunning, the art of Jumping off buildings, sounds dangerous and often is. Just ask the competitor who landed headfirst at last night's World Freerun Championships
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Worker dies after accident on Simons site
A 28-year-old died on Saturday after his neck was trapped against steel on a site in Oxfordshire
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NewsTesco caught up in Turkish bribery case
Developer who sold site to Tesco has been accused of bribing a Turkish politician to speed through planning permission
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FeaturesThe fixer: James Bulley, the Olympics鈥� troubleshooter
Ah, the London Olympics. Twenty-three venues, 15,000 athletes, 9 million visitors. What could possibly go wrong? It鈥檚 James Bulley鈥檚 job to plan for anything that does. So why is he looking so damned cool?
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NewsCouncil mistakes Birmingham, Alabama for local skyline
Birmingham City Council has apologised for printing the skyline of Birmingham, Alabama on 700,000 recyclng leaflets
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NewsBig breakfast fuels support for diving Tom
Kevin Selvester puts building contracts on hold to direct support for nephew and superstar diver Tom Daley
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FeaturesWe were there 鈥� Construction鈥檚 Olympians tell their stories
Construction is full of people who鈥檝e lived the Olympic dream. As the Beijing Games kick off, eight of them tell Emily Wright about their years of training for moments of glory. Photography Michael Clement
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Features鈥楲ife is just one long series of crises and disappointments鈥�: Nick Clegg interview
But that doesn鈥檛 mean you don鈥檛 have to try to make it better. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg thinks decentralised government, lower taxes and an end to 鈥榤essing around鈥� with construction might help.Portraits by Julian Anderson