Since then, Akyroyd has proved himself a true renaissance man with talents not only as an Actor, but as a Producer, Radio Personality, Restaurateur (House of Blues), Wine Maker, and now as distiller of Crystal Head Vodka.

FORBES: Crystal Head to Head

Initially presented in April at a studio theater within the Royal Opera House, "The Fireworks-Maker's Daughter" calls for nine players plus the conductor, all of whom are onstage, rather than hidden in the pit.

WSJ: Metropolis Ensemble Offers an Opera for the Elementary Set

But another powerful telecommunications policy maker in Washington is furious at the White House for Kennard's selection.

CNN: AllPolitics - Clinton Settles On New FCC Chairman Nominee

While he made visits to the island and brought friends to stay at his new house, his career as a documentary and drama film maker was beginning to soar.

BBC: The tale of the 'vanishing house' on Tory Island

From the Japanese automobile maker Honda, the ASIMO robot was an in-house project throughout the 2000s, and was taller than the QRIO by two feet and weighed more than three times more.

FORBES: Reflections on Personal Robots, Backwards and Forwards

Though its career as a hit-maker dried up shortly after its 1986 debut, Crowded House continued to churn out glorious power-pop singles through the early '90s, following the Top 10 gems "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong" with a sturdy string of tracks that deftly balance briskness and melancholy.

NPR: Crowded House Won't 'Stop' Sparkling Sadly

The smartphone maker is here to meet developers on their own turf, putting together a bumping house party with a backyard DJ and a velvet rope line up front.

ENGADGET: The Engadget Interview: BlackBerry developer evangelist Tom Anderson (video)

In this White House, Mr Frum makes clear, there are no puppeteers, and only one decision-maker: Mr Bush's praise is what his underlings, including Mr Rove and Ms Hughes, spend their days pursuing, his anger what they try hard to avoid.

ECONOMIST: George Bush