WHEN Claire Robertson took on the role of Aurora in Ashley Page’s new and heavily re-imagined production of “Sleeping Beauty” for Scottish Ballet, the dancer brought only second-hand preconceptions to the role. More: continued here
Read More »Advanced Analytics Move Centre Stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON—-Analytics software from KXEN is helping boost audiences at Royal Shakespeare Company productions in a pioneering arts marketing move. The initiative, an Accenture-led program to segment audiences, has seen a 50% rise in ticket buyers at RSC’s Stratford-upon-Avon theatre, a more than 70% increase in regular attendees …
Read More »Tuesday tips round-up: Balfour Beatty, IG Group, Forth Ports (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Balfour Beatty’s Metronet write-offs will largely be offset by the sale of its stake in Devonport Royal Dockyard and around £40m of tax credits. Brokers, meanwhile, expect profits of £195m for 2007, rising to £214m this year, putting the shares on around 11.5 times earnings. More: continued here
Read More »Banksy Artwork On eBay: £200k And It’s Wall Yours (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
A work by graffiti artist Banksy has sold for more than £200,000 on eBay.But the successful bidder will have to cut out part of a concrete wall if they want to take it home More: continued here
Read More »IFP produce first day cover for James Bond stamps – MI6
MI6 IFP produce first day cover for James Bond stampsMI6, UK –5 hours agoThe stamps illustrate six of the books from the author's famous series: Casino Royale, Dr No, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, For Your Eyes Only and From …Ian Fleming Publications Reveals Limited Edition First Day CoverCommanderBond.netall 2 news articles More: …
Read More »ClearStar.net Opens West Coast Sales Office (PRWeb)
Screening Management Services Provider ClearStar.net opens new sales office Vancouver, Washington. (PRWeb Jan 15, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1TcXVhLVpldGEtTWFnbi1Mb3ZlLVplcm8= More: continued here
Read More »The fight for post offices (The Inverness Courier)
THE start of last week was dominated by the long-awaited announcement by the Post Office of proposed branch closures in the Highlands. This follows the decision by the Government to seek 2500 closures right across the country. More: continued here
Read More »A belated holiday card (no stamp req’d) (New York Daily News)
All my holiday cards came back marked: “INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE.” Sorry. I realized I’d used 37-cent stamps. (At least that’s the B.S. story I’m floating this year.) More: continued here
Read More »Stamps allow Chevrier to pursue NFL deal (Canada.com)
CALGARY – Randy Chevrier is rolling the dice with the National Football League. The veteran defensive lineman and long-snapper for the Calgary Stampeders confirmed Monday he has been granted his release by the Stamps to pursue another shot at long-snapping in the NFL. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Closures And Candle Power – Hell Mail
Hell Mail Post Office Closures And Candle PowerHell Mail, UK –4 minutes agoAs the steady drip-drip of Post Office closures continues across Britain, it is difficult to know which areas we should be highlightng in our editorial. … More: continued here
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