The scowling men in long dark coats and hats, led by the severely elegant John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), march into some grand Midwestern bank, take over the place, throw the cash in bags, and make their getaway, jumping onto the running boards of flat-topped black Fords.

NEWYORKER: Public Enemies

Their startup, called BrassRing, would go after the job-recruiting market by hosting career fairs, running Internet job boards and developing software for corporate personnel departments and university career-placement offices.

FORBES: Help Wanted. Please!

By the 1950s it was running sugar-cane boards and making rubber, cement, mining materials and explosives.

ECONOMIST: Business and politics in Taiwan

Biddulph Town Council said it had installed extra drains and also boards to stop water running off Biddulph Grange gardens next door and into the cemetery.

BBC: Biddulph graves 'sinking' after flooding

Although the seperate boards of governors are responsible for the running of the three grammar schools, it is unlikely they would defy the wishes of the trustees who set up and own the schools.

BBC: Edmund Rice Schools Trust to phase out academic selection

An Audit Scotland study on the financial performance of the NHS found all 23 boards met their budget targets for the fourth year running in 2011-12.

BBC: Medical money

According to a study by the University of Michigan, Norwegian firms have lost lots of boardroom experience: the new, younger women directors have spent less time running companies on average, are less likely to sit on other boards and are more likely to come from middle management.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Last summer, drivers in Tennessee's four largest cities saw message boards imploring them to not drive while drowsy, along with a running tally of highway fatalities in that state.

WSJ: Drowsy driving remains an elusive highway dilemma