Saturday, 23 November 2002
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Oracle's Ellison Bought 70,000 Apple Shares. Ellison, who resigned from Apple's board of directors in September, exercised options and acquired 70,000 shares according to a regulatory filing on Friday. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
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National anthem will be English-only at Grey Cup
For Canadian Football League fans it's the perfect Grey Cup match,
Edmonton Eskimos versus Montreal Alouettes - East versus West writ
large - but the festival is marred by a simmering language
controversy.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
More morons. What's the matter? The kid can't sit down and figure out how to sing a couple of lines in French?! You live in Canada. Make an effort!
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Chirac shields Chrétien from 'moron' question
When a reporter asked Prime Minister Jean Chrétien about the
"moron" controversy Saturday, French President Jacques Chirac turned it
aside, saying, "We are not here to discuss Canadian domestic issues.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Chamber music with a world beat
Ensemble Noir's richly diverse repertoire, says ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN reflects the postcolonial aspirations of African composer Bongani Ndodana
-- When Bongani Ndodana was in his early 20s, he went to study composition in the South African city of Stellenbosch. He was the only black student at the conservatory. He had no social life, and almost no one to talk to in the staunchly Afrikaans town. His parents were in despair that after the sacrifices they had made to send him to a private school, he had not decided to become a doctor or accountant. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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A passion for beauty
To call billionaire businessman Ken Thomson a driven collector is a lot like calling Glenn Gould a gifted pianist, SARAH MILROY writes. The words can't quite do justice [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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Conductor's talent leads some to say Pinchas, we're dreaming: "Something special appears to be happening between one of the world's most famous musicians and Canada's currently most successful orchestra."
The Toronto Star's William Littler writes about the synergy between Pinchas Zukerman and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Their latest CD on CBC Records features music by Schubert.
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