Playing happy families

Stephanie Bunbury discovers Clive Owen's latest role hits close to home.

Season In Purgatory Provides Simpson Head-start On 2009

SEASONED second-rower Steve Simpson reckons there is an upside to too much injury downtime.

Downtime No Throwaway

THORNTON musician Troy Kemp (pictured) and his collaborator Drew McAlister have cashed in this year, lining up a tour for next year and a generous deal with Adam Brand's management Crossroads Touring Co.

Not Playing To The Gallery

If there ever is such a thing as downtime in the Big Apple, says Patrick McCaughey, then it's a bonus for the city's museums and galleries.

Natural Disaster

With the big move down south and all, a crucial part of the settling-in phase has been the search for some tangible downtime to help recover from the emotional dislocation of relocation.

Nothing Doing

Lazy loafers or creative geniuses? Steve Dow says we all need downtime to reach our peak.

A Suburban Superstar

After playing Peter Sellers, Geoffrey Rush has been enjoying downtime at home, writes Gary Maddox.

Expecting The Unexpected

IT managers in more than a quarter of businesses have no idea how much downtime costs their company and were guessing at the cost of preventing outages, according to a KPMG survey of risk assessment released today.

Introducing Radar

Today The Sydney Morning Herald launches Radar, a new weekly section. It's a smart, witty liftout that recognises there's more to life than work; more to the week than the weekend. It's about your city, your style, your career, your downtime. It's where you'll find a great new job, as well as a

Acting Up A Song For A Pal

TWO of Australia's leading actors are set to appear in a music video clip for Jenny Morris's new single Downtime, after a glamorous shoot in Sydney last week. Hugo Weaving and Bryan Brown agreed to mime the lyrics to Morris's new song, alongside a host of actors including Matt Newton and Peter Fe

Tim Man

What is Tim Rogers driving at with his new solo record? JOHN ENCARNACAO finds the funk. Downtime. How Tim Rogers hates downtime. Unfortunately, even with the demand there is for You Am I in Australia and the regular forays into foreign markets, there is still downtime. After a tour, the days seem

Dutch Make The Connection

The week before Christmas is downtime in the jazz industry, which made it the ideal time for the Dutch Jazz Connection, a showcase aimed at promoting international awareness of, and employment opportunities for, Dutch jazz ensembles. Its primary audience was a group of 50 jazz critics, festival p

City Of Port Phillip Banishes Run-time Blues

THE BEST software in the world isn't much good to a company unless it is up and running with the least possible inconvenience to the organisation. Downtime costs money and causes confusion, alarm and despondency among IT managers. Hitting both price and time frame right on the nose were the main

Disaster Plans

MORE than two-thirds of government organisations have no recovery plan for an IT disaster, a new report from the Bureau of Statistics has found. Of those that did, only one in 10 had a "hot site" plan with ready-to-run alternative systems to prevent downtime. The study of government

Government It Crash Plans Found Wanting

MORE than two-thirds of government organisations have no recovery plan for an IT disaster, a new report from the Bureau of Statistics has found. Of those that do, according to the report, only one in 10 have a "hot site" plan with ready-to-run alternative systems to prevent downtime. <

Talking Billboards Make A Showing

There are signs that the holiday ``downtime" might be shorter, at least in real estate. Christopher de Fraga reports. YOU are driving past a house in an area that interests you when you spot a signboard showing a house is for sale. It is holiday time. There is no one around. A call to the

Aunty's News For 24 Hours

The ABC has been given the go-ahead for a new 24-hour radio news service, which will be broadcast when the ABC was not broadcasting Parliament. The Minister for Communications, Mr Lee, announced yesterday that the Government had agreed to the ABC using the "downtime" on the parli

Union Man Strives For The Best Deal

You could not dream up a worse nightmare for a hard-left union official. Ask Ian Jones. As the state secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees Federation, he has spent most of his time recently negotiating redundancy packages and downtime in the industry. In a few months, 4000 jobs have gone.

Costs Hold Memtec To 6pc Rise

Filtration specialist Memtec was held to a 6 per cent lift in group net profit to $11.16 million because of major marketing and management costs and downtime in US manufacturing plants. Memtec failed to make its target of $100 million turnover because of the higher Australian dollar, chai

Ban May Stifle Abc Revenue Plan

CANBERRA: The Government's ban on pay television could stifle an innovative ABC plan to sell off its downtime and reap millions in revenue. The managing director of the ABC, Mr David Hill, announced yesterday that the corporation would sell its television capacity from midnight to dawn eac