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Search FT.com Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:58PMThe tale of the Liberal Democrat delegate who “carefully chose” his words on the conference platform for fear of “unsettling the markets” is sometimes cited as an example of the party’s enduring eccentric streak.
Nick Carr: The Rooftop Cruise Ship...Wait, What? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:58AMThere really isn't any better way to describe it: look at the building on Water Street between Beekman & Peck Slip... And you'll see a...
Oscars once more Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:22AMNo matter that I have been disappointed by the Oscars Awards many times over, I continue to enjoy watching the Awards Night year after year. The affair indeed has become a grand production which gives me aural and visual and sometimes intellectual pleasure, too.
World Kidney Day 11 March 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:19PMTunstall Healthcare supports World Kidney Day on 11 March 2010 by creating a solution that can support people living with chronic kidney disease.
Carnival time at National Jazz Festival for Easter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:18PMThe 48th National Jazz Festival has just announced the line up of top New Zealand bands and international guests for the iconic Downtown Tauranga Carnival and TV3 Jazz Village as part of the Festival in Tauranga at Easter.
Peakes Will Direct Travels With My Aunt for Walnut Street; Cast Announced Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:16PMWalnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia continues its Independence Studio on 3 season March 30-April 18 with Travels with My Aunt, Giles Havergal's Olivier Award-winning adaptation of the Graham Greene novel.
Whitireia invites community to reformed Council Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:04PMOn Monday evening, 8 March, Whitireia Council Chair Dennis Sharman presented a summary of Whitireia activities describing the current position of Whitireia, also the requirements of the amendments to the Act disbanding his Council and the steps to nominate new ...
Trampers urged to take greater care Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:03PMAfter the deaths last year of two trampers in the Tararuas, Mountain Safety Council is urging trampers to follow the Outdoor Safety Code by being aware of the weather, taking sufficient supplies and taking appropriate means of communication.
Marti Friedlander Gifts Moko Suite’ To Te Papa Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:03PMRenowned Photographer Marti Friedlander Gifts ‘The Moko Suite’ To National Museum.
Ultimate Team to Jet-ski from London to Auckland Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:03PMAdventurer, pilot and author, Jeremy Burfoot, is set to lead a group of New Zealanders in an attempt to break the world personal watercraft record by riding from London to Sydney to Auckland.
Hillary Scholar programme welcomes first surfer Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:03PMAlexis Poulter of Raglan is looking to add a law degree to her impressive surfing achievements, and to do so she’s become the first competitive surfer ever to win a prestigious Hillary Scholarship at the University of Waikato.
The Shocking Demise of Alexander the Great Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:01PMThe start of New York Fashion Week was rocked by the news on February 11 of the suicide of designer Alexander McQueen, who’d apparently hung himself in his Mayfair apartment in London.
Swedish artist: cartoon murder plot 'low-tech' Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:04AMA Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.
Heavy on the metal Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:04AMMUSCATINE, Iowa - One man's trash is another man's treasure -especially for Steve Gerberich, an Iowa native turned New Yorkartist.
Swedish artist: cartoon murder plot 'low-tech' Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:13AMA Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog says he believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.
Pack up the kids — they’re headed to Camp Grandma Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:04AMKids had taken over the kitchen to cook dinner for themselves. There were nine children total, four rooms in the house, just one bathroom — and no video games. For many adults, this would be a test of wits. But for Joan Brackin, 64, it’s just another day at grandma camp.
'Wonderland' meets Morristown this weekend Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:29AMMorris County residents mustn't be late for a very important date at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in Morristown on Sunday, when the Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre presents "Alice in Wonderland" at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
SXSWi: Let the geolocation games begin Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:13AMThe competition will be particularly fierce at the annual digital-culture bash between Foursquare and Gowalla, rival social-media services that want to own the location-based networking market.
PAINTER: La Costa exemption surprises UCLA grad Joh Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:26AMCARLSBAD Tiffany Joh went to La Costa under the guise of playing golf with reporters Tuesday. It was plausible since Joh is one of the friendliest, outgoing, eccentric golfers around.
When two men bite the same apple, love happens Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:01AMA review of Ben and Sam , an indie gay movie that will make viewers fall in love and then leave them stunned with the unexpected ending.
Oscars suffered 'Kanye West moment' animosity spills over into speech Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:29AMThey're calling her Lady Kanye, but she has very little in common with the eccentric hip-hop star except a healthy sense of self-righteousness and a tendency, when her hackles get raised, to flout the saccharine conventions of showbusiness. Related Stories Inez’s name goes up in the bright lights Charity is targeted by heartless thieves Girls take big Leap Jobs boost is on way as store set to ...
Oscars suffers 'Kanye West moment' as animosity spills into speech Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:29AMFilm producer Elinor Burkett was yesterday coming to terms with overnight celebrity after making a brief but memorably combative appearance on the winner's podium at Sunday's Academy Awards. Related Stories Inez’s name goes up in the bright lights Charity is targeted by heartless thieves Girls take big Leap Jobs boost is on way as store set to open Oscars suffered 'Kanye West moment' animosity ...
Dan Aykroyd to host 23rd Annual Art Car Parade Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:11AMHOUSTON -- This year's Art Car Parade’s grand marshal will be Dan Aykroyd, the parade organizers announced Tuesday. The parade organizers say the comedy legend approached them about hosting the 23rd annual parade, which takes place on May 8 in Houston. Aykroyd is best known for his acting roles in The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters. The parade features more than 200 eccentric vehicles that ...
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:03PMDaw Aung San Suu Kyi is the pro-democracy opposition leader in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, who has been kept under detention for most of the past two decades by a military junta.
Victoria’s "Magoo Management" Unacceptable Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:34PM"Victoria University is proposing to cut four academic staff positions from its flagship School of Government – while failing to consider the impact on students, the public sector and the School’s future," said Tertiary Education Union organiser, Michael ...
Of 'Wild Things' -- and tamer tips for tots Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:21PMVideo Watching "Where the Wild Things Are" is like being 5 years old and losing your grip on Mom's hand inside Macy's, then racing out a revolving door and finding yourself in the middle of the Thanksgiving Day parade. What are those huge, threatening shapes bobbing around above your head? Why...
NZ’s Top University Debaters Go Head to Head Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:19PMThe New Zealand Business Roundtable is hosting the Big Social Issues Debates , a national university debating tournament beginning in secondary schools on March 15 and finishing with a grand final to be hosted by Minister for Social Development Hon Paula Bennett on 24 March at the Academy Galleries in Wellington starting at 5.30pm.
Wednesday March 10 2010 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:45AMMARCH 8 — I have to admit it, England aren’t very good at football.
Etsy iSockit iPad Cases go Vintage Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:20AMThe Blythe King iSockit iPad cases are available at Etsy and range in price from $65.00-$70.00. Looking for a case for your iPad? Wondering where you can find one that stands out from the rest? Well artist Blythe King has come up with a line of cases t...
Movie Review: From Paris, With Love Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:11AMFrom Paris, With Love follows James Reece , played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers(August Rush), an employee at the U.S embassy who dreams of one day becoming a Bond-like secret agent. He is given the opportunity to show his worth by being partnered with Charlie Wax, John Travolta(Taking of Pelham 123), an eccentric American spy with an unorthodox approach to his job.
10 great places to go through the looking glass Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:08AMIf you think the delightfully bizarre world of the new Alice in Wonderland movie (opening today) exists only on the big screen, you're in for a surprise. In reality, many places around the USA cater to the quirky and downright weird. Janet Friedman, founder of eccentricamerica.com, shares with Sarah Sekula for USA TODAY some spots that might have you thinking you fell down the rabbit hole, too.
Another text disaster for Tess Daly Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:58AMHer publishers were in no doubt that the book celebrating the family life of a perfect TV couple would glide effortlessly to the top of the bestsellers lists.
Flamboyant socialite buried with his toys Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:49AMOne of Hong Kong's most flamboyant socialite has been buried with paper replicas of his gold and pink Rolls Royce cars and a selection of his most colourful outfits into the afterlife.
Street Theatre Super Stars Stage Revolt in Windows Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:23PMStreet theatre super stars, Royal de Luxe, from France have taken over some central Wellington store front windows for the next nine days with their genius show Revolt of the Mannequins that is part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival.
Helena Bonham-Carter Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:20PMIn an item in Amy Jenkins's column last Saturday, 'One big happy family three separate houses' (27 February 2010) Amy Jenkins wrote that Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton live in two separate houses next to each other and that the nanny and two children live in a 'third house in the same street'. In fact the house which the children and the nanny live in is next door to the parents' houses and ...
Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:10PMThe act of pointing is, as Tallis points out in this divertingly eccentric book, extremely complicated physiologically and psychologically: it is a compressed moment of secular "transcendence", taking the individual out of himself and even situating him in, it is at last suggested, a "collective consciousness".
Rival party leaders turn down salary rise Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:09PMConservative leader David Cameron and his Liberal Democrat counterpart Nick Clegg yesterday announced they were matching Gordon Brown and turning down the £1,000 pay rise on o
Tim Burton's "Alice" is a True Wonder Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:09PMDirector's reimagining of Lewis Carroll's classic a perfect fit for Burton-Depp.
‘Alice in Wonderland’ full of big ideas but ultimately hollow at its core Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:40PM“Alice” takes the best of what Tim Burton does and buries it under an incoherent narrative. Grade: C
Man Man at NYU Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:36PMMilling about NYU's Eisner & Lubin auditorium last night was a thin crowd of what seemed like… freshmen? What's two below freshman? Gosh, they grow young too fast.
Tzofit Grant: 'Avram gets lonely so maybe he needs a massage' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:35PMTzofit Grant, the Portsmouth manager's TV star spouse, tells Kate Weinberg about celebrity marriage and life apart.
2009 Visualization Challenge [Tomorrow's Table] Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:55PMScience Magazine this week published the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. Self-Fertilization: Heiti Paves and Birger Ilau, Tallinn University of Technology Within its tiny white flowers, thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) does what most plants avoid: It fertilizes itself. Heiti Paves of Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia took this ...
Review: "Alice" disappears down the rabbit hole Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:49AMTim Burton loads on the special effects but forgets the story.
‘Alice in Wonderland’ Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:37AMThe Boone Community Theatre’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” will take area residents on an adventure through a rabbit hole into a world filled with eccentric creatures as the first of five performances takes center stage tonight.
West Ham United Owner Looking To Off Load Alessandro Diamanti - Report Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:14AMNew Hammers owner David Sullivan has reportedly questioned the £6 million the club paid Italian side Livorno last summer for the attacking midfielder.
Research and Markets: An Essential Report and Directory on the Rotary Positive Displacement Pump Industry Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:43AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Rotary Positive Displacement Pump Briefing" report to their offering.
What's coming up in your area -- a calendar listing Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:39AMGetting To Know Your Digital Camera , a talk by Walter Choroszewski, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mendham Borough Library 10 Hilltop Rd., Mendham. Choroszewski, photographer and author of a series of books on New Jersey, will lead an introductory class on digital photography.
No title Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:33AMDUPED by the warm, spring-like morning, the dunnock singing in the trees next to Morrison’s garage was soon silenced by the pea-souper that rolled in from the sea, reminding us both that it was still only early February.
Super rich who fly under the radar Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:00AMA FLEET of Sydney's success stories are opting for a humbler life, an existence that decries any flashes of wealth or importance. Meet Sydney's secret millionaires.
Cool idea prevailed in heated capital battle Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:00AMWhy is Canberra where it is? Amid interstate wrangling, it was believed at the time that Anglo-Saxon-Celtic people functioned best in a colder climate