Boards cover up embarrassment May 24, 2008
In response to the Daily Mercury's front page story on Thursday, Mackay Regional Council workers boarded up the broken windows ... Mackay Regional Council corporate communications manager Ken Furdek yesterday issued a statement ... It may surprise you to know that there's a lot more to the Mackay Region than a subtropical climate and the world famous Whitsundays. (Daily Mercury)
Haute Harper May 3, 2008
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Alberta MP Rahim Jaffer would have to relinquish their unofficial shared title as Most Fashionable Conservative. A 'uniform' works as long as there's some wiggle room for style. (Globe and Mail)
Candidates express views on city issues May 2, 2008
Candidate Scott Mackay was not present due to a delayed flight from California. The first five questions were presented from the Friends of Elgin. (Elgin Courier, TX)
A show with drawing power Apr 15, 2008
This "adjunct exhibition" is merely a thin sampling of entirely inappropriate works by a tiny jumble of artists (Allan Mackay, Sheila Butler, Nobuo Kubota, John Ward, Brian Gable, Ann Kipling, Charles Pachter, Tony Scherman and Medrie MacPhee) whose anti-climactic inclusion in this otherwise majestic exhibition is both silly and depressing. If Falconer's exercise in curatorial bathos were really necessary, there are lots of Canadian artists more deserving of inclusion - such as, for example,... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
You're the voice Apr 5, 2008
The social commentator Hugh Mackay talks of an Australia awakening from its "Dreamy Period", eight or so years in which people sought to switch off from the uncertainties and anxieties about the state of the world. That rings true for Simon Longstaff, the executive director of the St James Ethics Centre and one of 7000 people to miss out on a summit spot. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stanley Cup hoisted in Kandahar Mar 20, 2008
Defence Minister Peter Mackay chats to former NHL start Mike Gartner in Kandahar ... It's a huge morale boost and also an escape, an escape from the day to day challenges, said Defence Minister Peter Mackay, who arrived here two days ago but whose presence was under embargo until his plane left Wednesday ... Mr. Mackay had spoken earlier about the challenges facing the mission. (Globe and Mail)
The star of home decor Feb 16, 2008
Later, when she talked about the star to Frances Mackay of East Northport, another of her husband s cousins, she learned Mackay had already installed two in her family room, two in her bedroom and a big one in the foyer. Mackay, who d seen the stars in country-style decor magazines, ordered hers from a catalog ... It s very decorative, Mackay, 68, a part-time secretary, says about the star shape, and it enhances the area you want to put it in. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Oil crisisrush hour Feb 13, 2008
going up, as an article in the Financial Times quotes David Mackay of Kellogg, the breakfast cereal conglomerate, that inflation is really making them wince, as, "There's really nothing that's gone down: wheat, edible oils, corn, packaging, the price of oil and diesel - everything is up anywhere between 19% and 30%.". This is due to, as Martin Hutchinson implies in a recent column, the Federal Reserve and the federal government (except Ron Paul) being a bunch of morons. (Asia Times Online)
Conservatives send designated MPs to defend Buckler Jan 28, 2008
And Defence Minister Peter MacKay took steps to distance himself from remarks about the military which Ms. Buckler has since retracted. He invited reporters to a news scrum where he lauded the Canadian Forces for maintaining an "information pipeline" to the government and keeping in "constant contact" about what happens in Afghanistan. (Globe and Mail)
Where is it safe to walk the streets? Jan 23, 2008
And the home secretary, says Finn Mackay of the London Feminist Network (LFN), is only saying what all women feel ... Yet Ms Mackay points out that women are much more likely to be assaulted in their homes than on the street, where men are usually victims. (BBC News -- UK)
Kids' parties, teeny-raunch and other adult pursuits Jan 12, 2008
Hugh MacKayJanuary 12, 2008. By all accounts, it was a ritzy, glitzy affair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Chopper delays frustrating Jan 12, 2008
A spokesman for Defence Minister Peter MacKay said he was travelling to the West Coast on Thursday and was not available for comment. Department officials referred questions about the helicopters to Public Works. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Big Museums Draw a Blank Jan 10, 2008
Art-world headhunters like Malcolm MacKay say the situation at the Met is different in some respects from other museums around the country ... Beyond pay, the job holds cachet and "what all museum directors want to do: positively impact our culture," says Mr. MacKay. (Wall Street Journal)
Discovery Place to close for $36M upgrade Dec 22, 2007
"Renovations to Discovery Place's Tryon Street facility will help us bring science to life in a topical and contemporary way that we hope will inspire and educate visitors of all ages," says John Mackay, the museum's president and chief executive ... "We also will upgrade resident exhibits that are favorites among our members and visitors and add many new hands-on displays and activities," Mackay says ... "This renovation is an exciting milestone for Discovery Place and one that will enable us... (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Ottawa orders some Aurora planes to continue getting upgrades Dec 19, 2007
Defence Minister Peter MacKayannounced Tuesday night that10 of the 18 aircraft will continue to undergo technical and structural upgrades ... "The department will capitalize on these investments by upgrading the structure on the majority of the fleet," MacKay said in a statement ... MacKayhas asked the air force and navy to begin drawing up requirements for a replacement aircraft to be introduced some time before the Auroras are retired. (CBC.ca)
The Art Of Shopping Dec 10, 2007
Bonnie MacKay is director of creative marketing and merchandising at New York's Museum of Modern Art ... "I would say we've sold probably about 10,000 a year," MacKay said. (CBS News)
Can't travel over the holidays? You'll be glad after reading this Dec 10, 2007
When an Italian tourist showed up at the emergency room at Mackay Base Hospital, 600 miles north of Brisbane, Australia, after swallowing poisonous ethylene glycol, doctors had to think fast. The normal antidote is pharmaceutical-grade alcohol, which reverses the effects of the poison. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The queen of eastern art Nov 26, 2007
(CNN) -- "What is Chinese contemporary art?" muses Pearl Lam tousling her streaked hair, jangling industrial looking bangles. Pearl Lam attends the after show party following the FENDI Great Wall of China Fashion Show. (CNN -- International)
SABMiller 1st-half profits rise, but shares fall as it warns of tough 2nd-half Nov 15, 2007
"We expect to make progress in the balance of the year but face a more challenging environment," said Chief Executive Graham Mackay. Mackay said that the cautious outlook was partly due to rising commodity costs but also reflected a slowdown in some of the company's key markets such as Columbia ... Mackay declined to comment on a sweetened takeover offer for Scottish & Newcastle PLC by Carlsberg SA and Heineken NV on Thursday. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Could We Live Forever? Or Even Come Close? Nov 12, 2007
(CBS) In a qui 000018BF et Boston suburb, on the appropriately named Elder Road, Esther MacKay has made it to 102 years old - and counting. Born in 1905, MacKay traveled the world during a long career in the military ... For MacKay, theres no mystery about whats gotten her this far. (CBS News)
Scott sharpens up for final 'Blade Runner' Oct 30, 2007
By Mairi Mackay for CNN. LONDON, England (CNN) -- "Blade Runner" is so firmly entrenched as a contemporary classic that it is hard to believe it was a box office flop when it was first released in 1982. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Gary W. Wagner Oct 18, 2007
Gary was a Lawyer in practice at Colson, Wagner and Mackay for 38 years; he was a member of the American Bar Association ... Pallbearers at Farmington will be: Art Miserocchi, David Colson, Jill Colson-Mackay, Dr. Jerry Rhodes, Judge Thomas Ray, Judge Stanley Murphy, Judge Jim Kelly and Jim Freer. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Long and winding road to Durness's Lennon festival Sep 29, 2007
" Today, Maxwell Davies will present the world premiere of a Beatles Prom with the Royal Academy of Music - a major coup that came under threat when it was realised there was no piano. One was hurriedly found and a tuner was summoned from Edinburgh for the maestro. DURNESS FACTS Durness is the most north-westerly village on mainland Britain. It has a population of about 320. It is the centre of an area known since the 11th century as the Province of Strathnaver. It was absorbed into what... (Scotsman)
Exploring Reno's Specialty Museums Sep 29, 2007
Mackay School of Mines Exhibit. Rockhounds are advised to head for the W. M. Keck Museum (Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada-Reno campus), which displays specimens of minerals that have made mining one of the state s leading industries ... The collection was originally endowed by Comstock Lode miner John Mackay, who along with business partner, James Fair, discovered the largest silver deposit on the North American continent. (Suite101.com)
It's a bit rich calling us selfish Sep 28, 2007
While in Sydney visit to promote his book, Affluenza, he dropped into Bondi and instantly distilled the vibe for us: "This kind of 'f--- you, we're rich' type thing." Now we have Hugh Mackay's book, Advance Australia Where ... Messrs James, Mackay and Hamilton, begone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Your turn: Proposed plan best for Historical Society Sep 28, 2007
The MacKay collection is the nucleus of this collection and is the source of some revenue for the society. The library and photo archives have contributed to nearly every written work on C.M. Russell in the past 50 years. (Helena Independent Record)
Keep on learning, improve chances of being a success Sep 16, 2007
Mackay's Moral: Remember the 10 most powerful two-letter words in the English language: If it is to be, it is up to me. Harvey Mackay can be reached at www ... com, by e-mailing harveymackay. (AZCentral -- Business)
APEC fails to dampen Fred's ponds Sep 15, 2007
Baldwin Spencer's good-humoured narrative Wanderings in Wild Australia, London 1928, two volumes in original green cloth, appeals at $2200, as does Frank Clune's Last of the Explorers: The Story of Donald Mackay, Sydney 1842, with a dedication by the author, at $1320. Edmund Banfield's My Tropic Isle, an account by a journalist who dropped out, retiring to live with nature on an island, will appeal to anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of Queensland's Dunk Island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Hale, Atkinson dominate Wickham event Sep 2, 2007
Adam Cooke 18:08; Aaron Burghardt 18:09; Ben Bearden 18:09; Jeff Butler 18:10; Will Hetico 18:12; Ethan Harrell 18:12; Andrew Epifaniol 18:13; Erik Mackay 18:15; Tommy Taurasi 18:17; Jamie Parrish 18:18; Edward Arts 18:18; Charles Ballou 18:26; Jacob Stewart 18:29; Matthew Taraboletti 18:36; Justin Bishop 18:38; Daniel Hunts 18:39; Neil Preston 18:43; Mike Silva 18:43 ... Tim Schultz 19:19; Jeremy Goulet 19:22; Dan Chimento 19:22; Kyler Kathman 19:25; Marc Gold 19:29; Dallas James 19:29; Ryan... (Florida Today)
Five Ways to Beat Roger Federer Aug 27, 2007
"He's a rhythmic kind of player," says ex-pro Barry MacKay, a veteran TV commentator. "He likes to have things moving along at a certain pace. It's like a batter stepping out of a batter's box against a great pitcher. You're saying, 'Hey, this guy is not in charge now.'". (Time.com)
Loophole tears lid off political donations Aug 1, 2007
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay. Rob Merrifield. (Globe and Mail -- National)
StormReady designation gives nod to Lowndes disaster preparedness Jul 18, 2007
County Administrator Nick Hairston, Sheriff Butch Howard, District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks, E-911 Director Dan Pittman, Councilman Jerry Kendall, Fire Chief Ken Moore and Columbus Vice-Mayor Doug Mackay were just some of the local dignitaries on hand to watch the ceremony. his is one example, said District 3 Supervisor Mike Smith, hat working together as one. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
MacKay/Huston family brings its work to Carisma Jul 6, 2007
They aren't sure whether nature or nurture is involved, but the Huston brothers all agree that their mother, Miriam MacKay Huston, is responsible for their artistic proclivities ... An aunt, Suzi MacKay, also is an artist ... Wearable art like this kimono created by Suzi MacKay will be on display at Carisma Gallery as part of the Patchwork MacKay exhibit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kellogg to make kids' foods 'healthier' Jun 16, 2007
David Mackay, Kellogg's president and chief executive, said the company was taking action because of increasing concerns about marketing to children ... The more nutritional food will be sold throughout the world, Mackay said ... "Wherever possible, implementation of Kellogg's commitments will begin immediately," Mackay said. (Ninemsn)
Keith who? denied entry by guard Jun 1, 2007
When Urban persisted at trying to get in to the set situated at north Queensland town of Mackay the female guard reportedly told him to shove off and "get a life.". Eventually the guard got on her two-way radio to her superior to report that 'there's some bloke here named Keith Urban wants to get on the set. (NEWS.com.au)
Exile from land where royalties talk replaces culture May 28, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Hamish McDonaldMay 29, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beef firm set for carbon trading May 25, 2007
Chief executive Don Mackay, speaking at the annual meeting in Brisbane yesterday, said the worries about water in the Murray-Darling Basin had created interest in northern Australia ... Mr Mackay said the company was committed to biological, not chemical, solutions for environmental problems ... Mr Mackay said that for northern agricultural development to occur, there needed to be regulatory change, particularly on restrictions governing pastoral leases. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Opera Theatre's Colin Graham dies at 75 Apr 9, 2007
"He was a guiding spirit for this company and for many in the world of opera, and we will all miss him terribly," Charles MacKay, Opera Theatre general director, said in a statement ... MacKay said that the company does not have immediate plans to begin a search for his successor ... "At Colin's express wish there will be no funeral, but he did hope for a memorial celebration in the future," MacKay said. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Richard Bendis Mar 14, 2007
True Product to take majority stake in Chinese joint venture - Philadelphia Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Ironclad Performance Wear Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended 2006 Results Mar 6, 2007
"On the international front, we recently appointed Mark Mackay as VP -- International to spearhead our expansion into Europe and other international markets.". He continued, "Apparel is another major growth driver for Ironclad in 2007. In the second half of 2005, we launched our initial line of high performance apparel with eight technical work wear items. In 2007, we have expanded our existing offering by introducing a full line of performance work wear apparel.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Omnibus Press Launches New Bob Dylan Book Mar 1, 2007
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnibus Press, a division of The Music Sales Group, is pleased to announce the June 2007 release of Kathleen Mackay's new book, Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends And Fellow Musicians (ISBN 0 ... As Rosanne Cash extols, "This is a book not only about Bob, but about the historical moment in which he developed, arrived and transformed his musical and social surroundings." Ben Fong-Torres, former senior editor of Rolling Stone adds, "In her book on Bob... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mexican anger over US 'trespass' Feb 24, 2007
Later on Friday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting her Canadian and Mexican counterparts - Peter Mackay and Patricia Espinosa - in Ottawa. They are to discuss concerns that security measures put in place after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US may hamper trade between the three countries. (BBC News)
EXTRA CREDIT Feb 13, 2007
The following students from Team 7D at Forestview Middle School have been named "Stars for the Quarter" for first quarter: Paige Lothert, Alayna Peterson, Lars Ohlin, Brandon Woods, Tyler Jay, Kayla Kraemer, Taylor Crowell, Damon Grilz, Jaci Bock, Zach Hammond, Shayla Franzmeier, Lyndsey Roesner, Tommy Olson, Ashley Erickson, Abe Tuomi, Nate Christensen, Hannah Fritz and Rebecca MacKay. The following students from Team 7D have been named "Stars of the Quarter" for second quarter: Adam Keller,... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
The lightness of being Feb 8, 2007
Thompson, an art history major at the University of Georgia, co-curated the show with Christopher MacKay, who has degrees in Latin and Classics from UGA and is currently earning a degree in philosophy. Thompson says for her, the works by the 16 artists in the exhibition aren't sad or melancholic, but instead help point to "the importance of our time on earth and how we take it for granted. "It's also about how we make life essential," she says, "because to do that, you have to always be... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Skinny AAco profit as drought takes toll Feb 7, 2007
Chief executive Don Mackay said world demand for clean, exportable beef remained strong and was growing on a per capita basis. "We see cattle prices likely to rise modestly as the effects of the drought start to dissipate," Mr Mackay told a results briefing yesterday ... Mr Mackay said northern Australia, which was home to most of the company's 560,000-strong herd, had enjoyed a great start to the year with strong rainfall. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Green detectivesWhere does your recycling go? We help three readers find out Feb 3, 2007
patricia mackay, kingston surrey. An important issue is to clarify what can be recycled and what can't. (BBC News -- UK)
CNW Group Daybook for Friday, January 26, 2007 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL Jan 26, 2007
23, Cell: (613) 797-4259 URL: TIME: 17:00 - 22:00 EVENT: 2007 TORONTO STAR NATIONAL BRIDAL SHOW CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: Direct Energy Centre Exhibition Place CONTACT: Beth Sulman, (416) 628-5602; Jessica Gold, (416) 628-5613 URL: TIME: 17:45 EVENT: TORONTO'S AT-RISK YOUTH BUTT OUT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY CITY: NORTH YORK LOCATION: Cinema Empire Theatres Empress Walk 5095 Yonge St. CONTACT: Janvere Lyder, (416) 338-8437 URL: TIME: 18:00 EVENT: ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALISTS PRESENTS LANDMARK... (Canada Newswire)
U.S. drafts Holocaust denial resolution Jan 23, 2007
AP Photo/KEVIN FRAYER Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter MacKay, right, listens as Senior Art Curator Yehudit Shenbar gestures as they stand in the Hall of Names during a tour at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007. MacKay is on a three day official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (Bakersfield Californian -- Politics)
US movie rating system to change Jan 21, 2007
2 million to help buy equipment for the Karni border crossing in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay announced on Saturday. Almost 6,000 former Eaton's workers or their families have not yet claimed their shares of $1. (CBC British Columbia)
JOIN THE DEBATE Malls - do you love them or loathe them? Post your comments Jan 12, 2007
Even the city s own master planner, David Mackay, has ridiculed it, lambasting the monster as ten years out of date. It s so awful that it s hard to imagine what went through the architects minds hang your head in shame, Chapman Taylor as they gazed at their computer screens, adding the finishing touches to an exterior so surreally grotesque that Salvador Dal. (London Times Online)
CIA analyst traveled world for 35 years Dec 13, 2006
SARASOTA -- Even her close friends didn't know a lot about what Lorna MacKay did as an intelligence analyst working abroad for the CIA. ... MacKay, who did volunteer work for several organizations after retiring to Sarasota in 1984, died of cancer Dec. 8, 2006, at the age of 82 ... Born Aug. 7, 1924, on a farm in North Dakota, MacKay took an early interest in foreign places. (Herald-Tribune)
Last VC winner considers selling Nov 29, 2006
Mr Payne, who lives in Mackay, Queensland, with his wife, Florence, was presented with the VC by the Queen aboard the royal yacht Britannia in Brisbane on April 13, 1970. Of 96 Australian VC recipients, only two are still alive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
SABMiller to spend big to win over India Nov 29, 2006
SABMiller, which bought Foster's Group's Indian brewing unit in September, planned to spend an average $US100 million ($130 million) a year in the subcontinent, chief executive officer Graham Mackay said. The money would be spent on raising capacity in the country, Mr Mackay said yesterday at the India summit of the World Economic Forum in New Delhi ... SABMiller had so far spent more than $500 million in India, Mr Mackay said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Thrillers offer unexpected twist to shortlist plot Nov 29, 2006
Biography Maggie Fergusson, George Mackay Brown: The Life (John Murray) John Stubbs, Donne: A Reformed Soul (Viking) Jo Tatchell, Nabeel's Song (Sceptre) Brian Thompson, Keeping Mum (Atlantic Books). Poetry Vicki Feaver, The Book of Blood (Jonathan Cape) John Haynes, Letter to Patience (Seren) Seamus Heaney, District and Circle (Faber ) Hugo Williams, Dear Room (Faber ). (Guardian Unlimited)
Robert McFerrin Sr., opera singer who broke racial barriers, dies Nov 28, 2006
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis general director Charles MacKay has called McFerrin's baritone voice "beautiful, virile, strong, and sensitive.". "He sang with such joy and commitment," MacKay said in 2003. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Reader, I loved it Nov 26, 2006
One of the best lives of a poet I have ever read is Maggie Fergusson's George MacKay Brown (Chatto s 25). She creeps up, not only on her subject, but also on her reader, wooing and cunning. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
What’s happening this weekend? Nov 17, 2006
Hot items this year include a new white-water raft from AIRE, inflatable kayaks from Idaho River Sports, a week of paddling and boating in Costa Rica with Costa Rica Rios, a week s stay in Akumal Mexico (65 miles south of Cancun), a Middle Fork of the Salmon Trip with Mackay Wilderness River Trips, ski weekends in McCall and Sun Valley and guided fishing trips in Salmon and Stanley. Other items include fishing gear, outdoor gear, original framed art, photography, sculpture, weekend getaways,... (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
Having an `excellent' time Nov 16, 2006
"We certainly do not do rankings! We think universities are too complicated to be reduced to ratings that are purely subjective," said Jamie Mackay, the council's vice-president of policy and analysis. He said the idea for a ranking-free pool of data started in the United States, where universities banded together to produce a free website for students and parents. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Hooray for Rupert, our hero Nov 13, 2006
Chris Mackay and Hamish Douglass are hosting a "modest" brunch this morning to celebrate the launch of their new Packer-backed plaything, Magellan Flagship Fund ... Given Mackay is on the PBL board and Packer's a Magellan backer, you'd have to reckon young James might make an appearance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Independence - the guardian of creativity Nov 9, 2006
In August local listed marketing services group Photon bought 51 per cent of ad agency Belgiovane Williams Mackay which, along with BMF, is regarded as one of the last independent Aussie ad agencies ... Such is the value of independence that Belgiovane Williams Mackay chief Paul Williams continues to call BMF the "largest independent Australian agency". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Dancing with horses produces wild art Nov 2, 2006
he dance, as Kline calls it, paid off with some stunning portraits of a group of wild horses known as the Challis herd that roam Idaho's high desert between Challis and Mackay ... Sometimes she drove 90 miles into the areas like the East Fork of the Salmon River only to see none of the 250 wild horses believed to roam the high desert between Challis and Mackay. (Wood River Journal, ID)
US, metal prices undercut market, even Rinker down Nov 1, 2006
80 after it pulled out of the bidding for Mackay rival Pioneer, which has not been traded for a fortnight. Pioneer will thus fall to BoQ at $4. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Layton demands MacKay apologize or resign Oct 22, 2006
Toronto Peter MacKay should apologize or step down as Canada's foreign affairs minister for sexist comments he allegedly made towards female parliamentarians, the leader of the federal NDP party said Saturday. Jack Layton said MacKay ought to say he's sorry for a remark heard during question period Thursday, labelling Liberal MP and former girlfriend Belinda Stronach as a dog ... Mr. MacKay has denied the allegations. (Globe and Mail)
Dutch to expel 26,000 despite opposition Oct 20, 2006
The Liberals allege Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay referred to ex-girlfriend and Liberal MP Belinda Stronach as a dog during an exchange Thursday in the House of Commons, a charge he later denied ... Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay and NATO's secretary general have repeated calls to other nations to send troops to Afghanistan. (Yahoo News -- Netherlands)
Brown's brush with fame is the revenge of the nerd Oct 18, 2006
She was showing at Gagosian Gallery , she was collected by Elton John and Michael Ovitz, she was a guest on ``The Charlie Rose Show," and she appeared in a glossy, double-page photo spread in Vanity Fair magazine for an article about the moment's hottest young painters. Wearing paint-spattered jeans and a T-shirt with a big dollar sign printed on it, she reclined in a languorously sexy pose on her messy studio floor.Now a selection of her paintings dating from 1997 to the present is on view at... (Boston Globe)
