Man Behind The Curtain
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 14, 2008
He’s the guy who decides whether it’s too snowy or foggy for Fort Wayne students to go to school.
He’s ultimately the one who makes sure all 20,000 meals that Fort Wayne Community Schools prepares each day are served. The buck stops with him when it comes to school security and technology.
The departments Doug Coutts oversees [...]
Curtain Rises On Wimax
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on September 29, 2008
Baltimore usually isn’t considered a technology mecca. But many people in Silicon Valley, and other high-tech centers, will be watching closely to see what happens after Sprint Nextel Corp. flips the switch on a new wireless network Monday.
The service is a milestone in the gestation of WiMax, a technology that chip giant Intel Corp. and [...]
Steele curtain dropping on league title
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 14, 2008
Steele Canyon broke out its one-two punch yesterday and had visiting Granite Hills seeing double.
As in double trouble from the Bellatti brothers – junior right-handed pitcher Andrew and senior southpaw first baseman Mark.
The 10th-ranked Cougars took down the three-time defending Grossmont South League champion Eagles 8-1 with a pair of left jabs and a strong [...]
Curtain comes down on HIFA
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on May 3, 2008
As the curtain comes down on the prestigious festival, an intriguing line up of internationally acclaimed artistes has been put up, setting the tone for ending the festival in style this evening.
As if to serve the best for the last, Afro-pop icon Oliver Mtukudzi, acclaimed guitarist Louis Mhlanga, flautist and saxophonist Steve Dyer and Afro-pop [...]
Happy days
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 12, 2008
Contrary to popular belief, retro cars are not passe. Motoring
Editor Joshua Dowling introduces the ‘new’ Fiat 500 to some
familiar faces.
Some ideas are old enough to be new again. Since Volkswagen
released a modern version of the Beetle 10 years ago, manufacturers
around the world have discovered there is money to be made by
tugging at the heartstrings of [...]
Happier mediums
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 7, 2008
Mid-sized sedans are finding favour among fuel-conscious buyers
who don’t want to scrimp on space. Motoring Editor Joshua Dowling
compares the new Mazda6 with its rivals.
As Australians continue to fall out of love with large cars,
about one in 10 new vehicles sold is a medium-sized sedan. The
original Mazda6, released six years ago, helped rejuvenate what was
once a [...]
Happier mediums
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 6, 2008
Mid-sized sedans are finding favour among fuel-conscious buyers
who don’t want to scrimp on space. Motoring Editor Joshua Dowling
compares the new Mazda6 with its rivals.
As Australians continue to fall out of love with large cars,
about one in 10 new vehicles sold is a medium-sized sedan. The
original Mazda6, released six years ago, helped rejuvenate what was
once a [...]
Kings face big task to retain Goorjian
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on March 18, 2008
It is going to take a Herculean effort to keep Brian Goorjian with the Sydney Kings.
The curtain was drawn on one of the most tumultuous seasons in Sydney’s checkered history with Friday night’s loss to Melbourne in game five of the NBL grand final series.
Attention now turns immediately to the future of the club itself, [...]
Kings face big task to retain Goorjian
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on March 17, 2008
It is going to take a Herculean effort to keep Brian Goorjian with the Sydney Kings.
The curtain was drawn on one of the most tumultuous seasons in Sydney’s checkered history with Friday night’s loss to Melbourne in game five of the NBL grand final series.
Attention now turns immediately to the future of the club itself, [...]
Soundstreams premieres first Cree opera
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
The very first operas, four centuries ago, were based on Greco-Roman myth. So an opera based on First Nations myth, with its similar conflicts between god and human, isn’t too much of a stretch.Tomorrow and Saturday, Soundstreams premieres Pimooteewin (The Journey), the offspring of composer Melissa Hui and playwright Tomson Highway. At a seminar at [...]