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Nikon P6000 the new flagship of the Coolpix seriesNikon introduces its new flagship model in the Coolpix series, the model P6000, featuring a new 13.5 megapixel image sensor, a 4x zoom-Nikkor lens with ED lens elements that covers focal lengths from a 28mm .
Source : Topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 18:29
Experts find theatre where Shakespeare plays first staged
The remains of a London theatre where William Shakespeare's early plays including "Romeo And Juliet" were first performed have been discovered by archaeologists, a museum said Wednesday. Shakespeare a...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 15:19
Dancers Show Off Their Moves at SUMMER Expo
Posted on: Thursday, 7 August 2008, 06:00 CDT By David Sanders, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 7--It was hot outside, but it was even hotter inside. With the outdoor temperature hovering at 100 ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:52
Human rights issues take center stage as Olympics near
BEIJING -- On the cusp of the Summer Olympics, human rights moved into the spotlight Wednesday as critics attacked China for banning Darfur activists, President Bush expressed "deep concerns" about t...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:50
Pop culture and politics can be a tricky mix
View related video NEW YORK -- Pop culture sure moves quickly. Just last week, Paris Hilton was so 20 minutes ago. And John McCain was drawing snickers from pop culture aficionados for choosing her a...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:33
Morgan Freeman and wife are divorcing
Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. Freeman's lawyer, Bill Luckett, told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the divorce action i...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:30
Packers trade Brett Favre to N.Y. Jets
Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets surprised even Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum. "My gut reaction was, I really didn't think this was going to come to fruition," he said.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:30
Hip-hop classes mix dance, fitness
"The kind of classes I teach are geared toward people who want a dance fitness option. They're not fulfilled at the gym," said dance instructor Beth Rodriguez.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 14:28
Natalie Portman Does Horror in Suspiria Remake? [In Development]
Bloody Disgusting is reporting a rumor that Natalie Portman's production company, Handsome Charlie Films, will be producing the upcoming remake of Dario Argento's Suspiria .
Source : Topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 14:11
Pilots at Lufthansa sister company CityLine stage 36-hour strike
Strike Pilots at Lufthansa sister company CityLine went on a 36-hour strike Thursday, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at German airports, according to media reports. The German ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:44
Mauritania forces stage coup after officers sacked
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Reuters Presidential guardsmen seized Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup yesterday after he sacked several top army officers, and announced tha...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:43
Live in High-Definition" is Back at a Select Cineplex Entertainment Theatre Near You
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2008) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) will begin selling advance tickets to the hottest entertainment event of the year, The Metropolitan Opera: Live in H...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:33
Mboweni voices support for performing arts
August 7, 2008 By Evan Pickworth Johannesburg - Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni on Thursday said the performing arts have enormous potential benefit for South Africa's economy, but that the sector ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:33
mmainstructional.com Launches Redesign of Their Website Dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts Training
, announced today that phase one of a multi-phase redesign of the previous website is now available. Lessons are offered by the well known fighters and trainers Jon Fitch, Dave Camarillo, Dan Camarill...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:20
China declares it is ready to stage greatest Olympics
as a significant milestone in China's remarkable transformation." Nevertheless, the vast array of controversies that have swirled around the Olympics this year continued Thursday to bedevi...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:18
Ex-Darkness star returns to stage
Hawkins sported pink fingernails at his new band's first full gig But the singer was back on form, performing familiar stage theatrics to an enthusiastic reception with his three new bandmates. ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:12
Is this a digger I see before me Shakespeare
An archaeological dig has recovered what is thought to be the remains of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were first performed. The Theatre was found in excavations by the Museum of London at ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:12
Gurbachan Singh formerly appointed acting Jathedar of Akal Takht
Amritsar, Aug.7 : Heads of various Sikh organizations on Thursday witnessed the annointment and coronation of Giani Gurbachan Singh as the acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh community.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 13:01
Madonna ruined her acting career, says brother
Washington, Aug 7 : Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has blamed the queen of pop for ruining her own acting career.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 12:00
Musharraf vows to
Islamabad, Aug 7 : Even as the stage is set for an Impeachment Motion against him on August 11 (Monday), Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly vowed to fight back.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 11:00
China declares it is ready to stage greatest Games
China declared Thursday it was ready to stage one of the greatest Olympics ever, even as pollution concerns and human rights controversies hung over the final day of preparations for the opening cerem...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 10:03
Tony Winner August: Osage County Headed for the Big Screen
The critically acclaimed and insanely well-received Broadway show August: Osage County will be adapted for film , with the playwright Tracy Letts on board to write the screenplay.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:55
U.S., Dominican military stage tactical exercises
SANTO DOMINGO. - Instructors of the United States Army South Command will train nine Dominican Army squads in peacekeeping operations, with exercises on situational tactics. The military exercises de...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:46
SA trade unions stage mass strike
South Africa trade unions mass strike in protest against high cost of living has almost paralysed transport services also immobilising businesses sector.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:44
Human rights issues take center stage as Olympics near
BEIJING -- On the cusp of the Summer Olympics, human rights moved to the spotlight Wednesday as critics attacked China for banning Darfur activists, President Bush expressed "deep concerns" about the...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:43
Early Shakespearean theatre found in UK
Museum of London archaeologists say they have found the remains of what might be one of the city's earliest theatres and the place where William Shakespeare's plays were first performed. It was calle...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:42
Country stars duet with Elvis on Christmas CD
View related video NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thanks to technology, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes will be among the country stars performing with the king of rock 'n' roll on "Elvis Pres...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:28
Harmonizing music with athletics for the Olympics
BEIJING : With the 2008 Beijing Olympics about to begin, the Chinese capital is awash in a dizzying array of culture festivals, gallery openings, concerts, museum exhibitions, lectures, dialogues, for...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:26
Scarlett Johansson, Maya Angelou, Kelsey Grammer
. "It seemed to me to be like a product of extreme sexism," she said. Johansson told the Web site Politico.com in June that she and the Democratic presidential candidate had been trading e-mails. Obam...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:26
Wahlberg to make cameo appearance on
Fall is full for Mark Wahlberg. The 37-year-old actor-producer has upcoming productions in film, television — and his own family. Wahlberg will make a rare cameo appearance on "Entourage," the...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:26
Training Clowns On Tour
August 6, 2008 · Where do the clowns of tomorrow come from? Some of them are coming from Circus Smirkus, an award-winning touring training camp for aspiring aerialists, jugglers and rubber-nose...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:19
Three Sizzling, Sexy South Beach Books
I was hooked. Flash forward to the present day: Writers love South Beach because the milieu is hip, edgy and filled with possibilities for compelling plots and outrageous characters. If Paris is a mov...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:19
Where Do Jokes Come From Funny You Should Ask
(Read about Legman and other early fathers of joke-ology.) One of the tart pleasures of Holt's survey is learning how many serious sorts cared about humor. Poggio Bracciolini, secretary to eight Renai...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:19
Jackie Chan to star in Hollywood spy comedy
August 7, 2008, 12:44 am ET · Jackie Chan's next Hollywood project is an action comedy about a Chinese spy working undercover in the U.S. whose cover is blown, the movie's producer said Thursda...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:19
Nicole Kidman shows baby hometown Sydney
August 7, 2008, 12:06 am ET · Nicole Kidman appealed to the Sydney media on Thursday for "a little space" as she travels around Sydney with her new baby.The Oscar-winning actress and her singer...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:19
Ray Wylie Hubbard On Mountain Stage
August 6, 2008 - Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers" was a hit for Jerry Jeff Walker in 1973. The success of the song facilitated Hubbard's lifestyle of drug and alcohol abuse, ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:18
Downloads are a downer for cinema sales
August 7, 2008 French movie buffs are illegally downloading at least as many films as they pay to see in cinemas, according to a study released yesterday. Alpa, a cinema industry group that fights ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 09:08
Camp, McCormick, Smith, Shipley and More Will Join Griffiths and Radcliffe in Equus
photo by Aubrey Reuben Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway revival of Equus, which co-stars the previously announced Daniel Radcliffe, Tony and Olivier Award winner Richard Griffiths ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:55
Les Miz, Assassins and Bug Among 2008 Barrymore Nominees in Philly
Kenneth Jones 07 Aug 2008 The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia announced the nominations in 26 categories for the 2008 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Aug. 6. The awards h...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:55
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival Begins Aug. 7
Adam Hetrick 07 Aug 2008 The 38th annual Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, offering free summer arts programming, begins Aug. 7. Running through Aug. 24, the 2008 Lincoln Center Out of Doors...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:55
Manhattan-Set Twelfth Night, Overlooking the Hudson River, Begins Aug. 7
Kenneth Jones 07 Aug 2008 Twelfth Night, the fourth annual open-air Harlem Summer Shakespeare production in Riverbank State Park in Manhattan, plays Aug. 7-24. Pulse Ensemble Theatre produces th...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:55
7 Stories Arrive at the Frankel Theater Aug. 7
Andrew Gans 07 Aug 2008 The Strain Theatre Company presents a limited engagement of Morris Panych's 7 Stories beginning Aug. 7 at the Gene Frankel Theater. Directed by Greg T. Parente, the produ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:55
Bukidnon farmers stage protest at DENR
MANILA, Philippines -- Some 30 farmers held a rally outside the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) central office in Quezon City on Thursday calling for the cancellation of the lease contracts of ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:46
This Chow fans won’t stomach
FIRST, we had Shaolin Soccer. Then came Kung Fu Hustle. And now, there is Shaolin Girl. What do all three movies have in common? Stephen Chow.In this Japanese movie touted to be a mix between Shaolin ...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:41
Indian dance and music weave magic in Vienna
Imagine European audiences spending an entire month tapping their feet to Indian dance and music! That's exactly what happened at a festival here, as Indian artistes gave a glimpse of folk, traditional and even Bollywood art.
Source : venezuelastar.com | 07-Aug-2008 08:00
Possible Shakespearean theater found in London
The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at ...
Source : Topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 05:38