| This week's calendar
Welcome to this week's calendar. From concerts to comedy clubs, this is where you'll find information on what's hot on the entertainment scene. Area arts and entertainment events are listed through Thursday. Unless otherwise noted, tickets (in those items with prices listed) are available at Ticketmaster outlets -- Macy's, Music Planet and Perani Arena in metro Flint. Ticketmaster patrons can charge by phone, (248) 645-6666, or online, www.ticketmaster.com. Concerts
Today • NELLIE MCKAY, 7 and 8:30 p.m., Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Free with museum admission. (313) 833-7900, www.dia.org. • ROOTSTAND/ME & JOE SMITH, 8 p.m., The Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. $8 in advance, on sale at the box office.
EU reportedly close to blessing Google-DoubleClick union
Official approval is expected to come sometime next week, according to the Financial Times (subscription), beating the European Commission's self-imposed mid-April deadline by over a month. The Federal Trade Commission signed off on the deal in a 4-1 vote back in December, convinced that there was sufficient competition in the online advertising market to warrant approval. The EC announced its intentions to examine the merger in November, citing a preliminary investigation that suggested that the deal would negatively impact the EU's online ad market. The EC's probe also had a "what-if" element, as it attempted to discern whether DoubleClick would have grown into a viable competitor to Google had the deal not occurred. The ruling is both bane and blessing to Microsoft.
Last-minute robo-call blast from Romney: Huckabee and McCain in ...
In an indication that this Republican primary race will remain tight through the night, we've got a Cobb County home that at 6:10 p.m. received a robo-call from the Mitt Romney campaign, referencing the James Dobson condemnation on the Laura Ingraham radio program. (Click here for previous post). The phone message, sent out a mere 50 minutes before polls closed, quoted Dobson, founder of the evangelical Focus on the Family organization: 'I'm deeply disappointed the Republican party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, who voted for embryonic stem cell research to kill nascent human beings, who opposed tax cuts that ended the marriage penalty, and who has little regard for freedom of speech, and has a legendary temper and often uses foul and obscene language." This seems like a good place to remind readers that, at least technically, McCain is a former sailor.
BSkyB appeals Competition ruling
The TV recording site TVCatchup.com has had its service suspended after complaints from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Channel Five. TVCatchup launched in trial last year, allowing users to record offline TV shows, watch them online and share copies with other members. The UK-focused site immediately attracted the concern of broadcasters, which have invested millions of pounds in their own web TV catch-up services. A note posted on the site over the weekend said the web hosting company terminated the TV service on February 15, and that management assumed this was as a result of requests from broadcasters.
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Q4 in Latin America for DirecTV DirecTV Latin America achieved net subscriber additions of 199,000 in the quarter, a jump the company attributed to strong customer growth in Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina.
Briefs: Roddick faces Nadal in a quarterfinal
Alou idled: Mets left fielder Moises Alou will have surgery for a hernia and miss the start of the season and possibly as much as 4-6 weeks. • Robinson honored: Jackie Robinson was one of 12 former players and coaches elected for induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. UCLA's only four-sport athlete played baseball for the Bruins in 1940 after two seasons at Pasadena (Calif.) Junior College. He broke major league baseball's color barrier when he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Notable:NASCAR docks Edwards 100 points NASCAR has cracked down on Carl Edwards for a failed inspection following his victory at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Edwards was docked 100 points. He also was stripped of the 10 bonus points he earned toward the championship chase.
Auction Services and Phil Mortensen Auctions Inc. Introduce Cutting ...
For the first time in the auction industry, Auctionservices.com will use virtual salespeople in designing and hosting a client's website. This new tool has been proven to attract customers, increase sales and retain interest in company services, according to Rick Romanus Sr., President and CEO of Auction Services, Inc. Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- For the first time in the auction industry, Auctionservices.com will use virtual salespeople in designing and hosting a client's website. This new tool has been proven to attract customers, increase sales and retain interest in company services, according to Rick Romanus Sr., President and CEO of Auction Services, Inc. "We are delighted to offer this innovative video and audio messaging capability," noted Romanus.
TheStar.com | News | Tolls strike fear, loathing in hearts of car ...
Compared to other nations we are young, not even middle-aged, but as a culture we have become tired and sclerotic, slow to respond and slower still to act. Evidence is everywhere around us. It can be seen in our failure to keep pace with the rest of the world in everything from environmental policy to self-governance. The most recent example was the unseemly rush at Queen's Park to dismiss the report prepared by Trent University economist Harry Kitchen. Provincial politicians lined up to dump on a document that essentially proposes that those who use Ontario highways should pay for the privilege. Public transit riders have been familiar with the concept since the beginning; they're called fares, and everyone who rides the rails pays them. In Toronto, fares on the much-unfunded TTC rank among the highest in North America.
Fort Morgan Times
Although the plan is available through the school district's Web site, she explained that the idea was to bring people on board in stages by using the Internet cafes, the Moodle, focus groups, study circles and committees before taking the proposal to the board."The board is willing to come up with new ways of involving stakeholders," said Lori Dunker, who added that she has heard comments that the board did not mandate meetings with the staff. Because so much is asked of teachers already, she said, "we were extending professional courtesy to accommodate the staff."Board members emphasized that one of the board goals — to engage stakeholders — has been posted in area newspapers and presented to staff members. Meetings with staff were held in September, October and November with discussion held at board meetings in February, September, October and November."The JCI plan was put in front of the administrative team for a long time," explained Superintendent Bret Miles.The board also addressed a comment regarding the lack of involvement of many area businesses.
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