Speaking before the students of the Singularity University Executive Program in October, Saffo enumerated seven keys to effective forecasting.

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Winners of the Retail Rocks competition will be handed the keys to one of seven shop units in Torry, rent free, for a year.

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The favourite route of Bill Keogh, a guide with outfitter Big Pine Kayak Adventures ( www.keyskayaktours.com) and author of the Florida Keys Paddling Guide, is a day trip from Seven Mile Bridge in a kayak fitted with a sail.

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Still, is it enough of a track record to get the keys to the current Premier League champions, winners of five of the last seven English titles, and a club with a huge budget for transfers and wages?

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