| The enigma of Day-Lewis
It has already won him critics' awards, a nomination for a Golden Globe and talk of a second Oscar to go with the one for My Left Foot. All three New York Times movie critics chose him last week as their top candidate to win best actor this year. People do cling to the 'mad bastard' stereotype of him, Day-Lewis acknowledges, as we settle in front of the fire. He laughs, a self-deprecating, chuckle at the irony of it all. 'How can you be a recluse,' he asks, 'in a house full of children, even if you had the inclination to be, which I don't? ' Before we go any further I should declare an interest. I've been in this house before, when researching a biography of Day-Lewis's father, the Anglo-Irish poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. We talked at length about the family history as Daniel went about his domestic routine, even offering at one stage to take me for a spin on one of his beloved motor bikes.
It's Chris Guccione Vs. Dmitry Tursunov In Sydney Final
Wild-card entrant Chris Guccione collected a three-set victory Friday and earned a finals berth at the Medibank International tennis tournament in Sydney. Guccione will go against Dmitry Tursunov in Saturday's tournament championship match. Guccione is seeking his first ATP title while Tursunov has won three tournaments. The players have never played each other. .
Artists and drugs
Jackson is alleged to have received shipments of steroids at his mansion in Farmington, Conn. in July 2006 an order was mailed to his residence under the name "Michael Jordan" and also at a residence on Oakmont Drive in Los Angeles. Steroids in his name also were mailed to the office of a Long Island chiropractor. Jackson's representative did not respond to a request for comment. Timothy Z. Mosley, Timbaland, 35
Mosley was born in Norfolk, Va., and began his musical career in the mid-1990s emerging as a top rap artist. Mosley has become a major record producer and two years ago founded his own label, Mosley's Musical Group. The label's debut, Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland, reached the top of the song charts. Mosley allegedly received shipments of human growth hormone and anabolic steroids between October 2005 and September 2006 at his Miami residence and at the office of a Long Island chiropractor.
Luxottica Group and Oakley Complete Merger Becomes Effective ...
MILAN, Italy and FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX) , a global leader in eyewear, and Oakley, Inc. (NYSE: OO) , a worldwide specialist in sport performance optics, announced today the completion of the merger between the two companies for a total purchase price of approximately US$2.1 billion. Oakley will now be a wholly- owned subsidiary of Luxottica Group and, as a result of the completion of the merger, Oakley's shares will cease to trade on the New York Stock Exchange at the close of the market today. Today marks the launch of a new Group with extraordinary potential, including expected consolidated pro forma net revenues for fiscal year 2007 of euro 5.7 billion and consolidated pro forma EBITDA for the same period of approximately euro 1.2 billion.
Readers get behind us for shaming litter louts
It's about time litter louts faced up to their behaviour and changed it. "There is absolutely no excuse for dropping litter and I believe naming and shaming those responsible is an extremely effective tool." The list of shame was obtained from Glasgow City Council which also plans to publish it on their website as part of their £4million Clean Glasgow campaign. Every person on the list has admitted their guilt by paying a £50 fine issued for dropping litter, discarding a cigarette end, allowing their dog to foul the streets or fly-tipping. More than 6000 fines have been issued - mostly by litter wardens - since February. There was also support for our campaign on the streets. Pensioner John Berry, 63, from Dennistoun, said: "I'm right behind the Evening Times people who drop litter should be ashamed." Laurence Johnstone, 52, of Muirhead, said: "Hopefully by having their names printed these people will now think twice before dumping litter." Jean Ferguson of the city centre said: "More people should be fined and publicly shamed.
Being 'green': Practical, possible... and profitable?
Derbyshire County Council accounts for around 16 million copies and printouts per year and Ricoh will plant 1,600 saplings per year in an attempt to offset carbon emissions. And that's just one way the printer/copier industry is trying to distance itself from a close association with deforestation. Wagland argues that with paper "a necessary evil" it is actually the vendors who are working to cut down on paper wastage � again something which presses the cost and social responsibility buttons of their customers. He says: "Paper waste is probably the biggest item in any company's landfill and waste costs. And copiers and printers are the fastest growing area of energy consumption." Kennard adds that it may actually be the recently well-publicised hikes in energy bills which force companies to recognise the savings which can be made.
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