It takes a lot of adapting, but it's not as if I woke up on Monday morning and everything had changed; it's an evolutionary process.I have never really had an assistant before: I do everything for myself and in the computer age that's normal. But I have realised that I do need more help.We have

IN THE remarkably peaceful run-up to the South African elections, the most vicious party warring has been in the wording of posters on the country's lampposts. "The guts to fight back," the slogan of the white-dominated Democratic Party, was countered by the African National Congress with a pointed: "Don't fight blacks," poster. It is now

However, Mr FitzGerald believes that in future "brands will be even more important". They offer "a convincing collection of benefits, delivering consistency over time" He says brands operate at two levels. In the developed world consumers have more choices but less time and so they "fall back on proven brands that deliver the benefits they

Then disaster struck.The low point came in 1992, in the trough of recession. With losses from bad debts mounting, Sir George, who had been pushing for radical change, got his chance. With the approval of the board, the newly appointed chief executive insisted the bank take a pounds 1bn bad debt charge and embark on

Yet while the appeal of the car marketed as "the ultimate driving machine" may be mainly visual, BMW design goes beyond the graceful curves on the surface. As Tony Dart, technical director at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, points out, design in this case is not something added on at the end to beautify

Far East mass production might have made profitable shipbuilding an almost laughable proposition in Britain but Cammell Laird commanded one of Britain's biggest dry docks.A small team of thrusting entrepreneurs did see the opportunity. Coastline Industries was a small ship-repair outfit employing 200 on the opposite bank of the Mersey when it bought half the

The tackle from a seasoned professional like Andy Cole was totally reckless, he has destroyed the career of one of the brightest young prospects in Australian soccer and I hope he can live with that."Sticca would not say who would be targeted in the compensation claim, but the club could take legal action against Cole,

They studied four subjects (from a wide selection) each term and were supposed to do one maths, one English and one PE a year. They could forge ahead in the subject of their choice and acquire basic skills in those that interested them less Credits were given for each unit completed. They were all set

"That makes it difficult for my danger men to get away."Among his rivals is Alex Zulle, and Armstrong said that given that the Swiss rider had confessed to doping and served his suspension, he rated him "as a clean rider."He was also glad, he said, that Richard Virenque, like Zulle a member of last year's

I am definitely going to buy a Ferrari and maybe a Porsche as well, but I will definitely not be leaving Aberdeen. He was also only the second player - after John Daly twice - since the world rankings began 13 years ago to win a major from outside the top 100. Lawrie jumped from