Jon Shirley Steps Down At Microsoft
21 June 2008, 07:07 No comments
Former Microsoft president Jon Shirley has announced his intention to retire from the company in November.
Shirley was president of Microsoft from 1983 to 1990 and oversaw the company’s expansion from a simple operating systems supplier to a global software force.
Shirley lists his hobbies as collecting, restoring, showing and racing vintage Ferraris and collecting contemporary art.
He [...]
Killer whales bring the hunt onto land [+pics]
18 April 2008, 19:07 No comments
Before the waters die down, the orca is shaking its immense head from side to side with a sea lion pup clamped between his jaws.
Then the orca wriggles into position to catch a wave to carry it back out to sea.
This is a rare occurrence, in which a whale seems to defy its instincts by [...]
Sad day as rural school closes doors
18 April 2008, 19:07 No comments
After years of hard work to maintain the roll and fundraise, the small country school to the east of Gore, was forced to succumb.
While the school would not officially close until July 21, yesterday was the last day for its eight pupils who head to Gore next term to continue their education.
About 80 people turned [...]
Concert review Vampire Weekend
7 April 2008, 04:04 No comments
Thirty-nine minutes into Vampire Weekend’s sold-out show, youthful frontman Ezra Koenig made an announcement that was less apologetic than matter of fact: “This is our last song.”Nobody groaned at Neurolux, even if some fans had probably paid extra bucks for one of the 300 sought-after tickets. Vampire Weekend knocked out a dozen tunes Sunday night. [...]
Concert review Vampire Weekend
7 April 2008, 04:04 No comments
Thirty-nine minutes into Vampire Weekend’s sold-out show, youthful frontman Ezra Koenig made an announcement that was less apologetic than matter of fact: “This is our last song.”Nobody groaned at Neurolux, even if some fans had probably paid extra bucks for one of the 300 sought-after tickets. Vampire Weekend knocked out a dozen tunes Sunday night. [...]
Kelly Osbourne Agony aunt
25 March 2008, 19:07 No comments
The offspring of rock legend Ozzy and his outspoken wife Sharon, she has been a wild child, stage actress and star of fly-on-the-wall TV show The Osbournes.
She currently hosts Radio 1 Sunday night teen advice show The Surgery. And here, in a guest column, she outlines her credentials before she tries her hand at answering [...]
Get ready for the latest US high school drama Gossip Girl to hit our screens
22 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
Oh, my God! The rumours are true! The new American teen drama Gossip Girl is
brittle, bitchy and brilliant. Set among a clique of privileged Upper East
Side schoolkids, it%26rsquo;s better dressed than The OC, 10 times raunchier than
One Tree Hill and 1,000 times glossier than Skins. Gossip Girl is a
shameless fest of beautiful people and shallow [...]
The Other Boleyn Girl
22 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
The Other Boleyn Girl is a missing chapter in Henry VIII’s sex life, and one
of the most ravishing pieces of trash I’ve seen, writes James Christopher.
The Tudor costumes are fabulous. The cast are skin-cream gorgeous. And the
bitchy fight between the two Boleyn sisters over who performs better in bed
with the hunky King of England is [...]
Vampire Weekend soars at the new speed of buzz
22 March 2008, 21:09 No comments
ATLANTA - As Vampire Weekend - one of the fastest-rising, freshest bands around - took the stage at The Earl in East Atlanta Sunday night, a woman in her 20s near the stage said softly, “They’re, like, 12.”Actually the four members of Vampire Weekend are 23 and 24, just out of Columbia University in New [...]
Teacher of the WeekTerri Stevens
22 March 2008, 20:08 No comments
Age: 56. Reason for becoming a teacher: “Teaching for me is as natural as breathing. I come from several generations of educators, I love children, and I’m passionate about learning.” Greatest moment as a teacher: “There have been so many magical moments, but the one that stands out [...]
