| Watch out for trends, plan carefully for travels in 2008
Thomas, Wayne Toups, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown plus numerous other Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana performers. The Port Arthur Convention and Visitors Bureau has put together a special Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame package that includes hotel lodging and tickets to the concert. Details are available by calling the bureau at (800) 235-7822 or (409) 985-7822. The Port Arthur Web site is http://www.portarthurtexas.com. The Ramada Inn, 3801 La. 73, (409) 962-9858 in Port Arthur is headquarters hotel with packages, including lodging and tickets for $126.25, including tax. The package is based on availability. Honor MonmouthMonmouth Plantation in Natchez has been selected for the Travel and Leisure magazine’s 500 World’s Best Hotels list and also The Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s January 2008 Gold List.
Fatal shooting: First picture of victim
Mr Poru was with another man, aged 18, who was also injured and who is now in hospital in a stable condition. The men are thought to have been shot by two suspects who approached the vehicle. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Poru died of gunshot wounds to the chest. Police patrols are due to be increased in the area, following the murder. .
The ‘plain’ truth about Tollywood
They are blazing the silver screen in Bollywood with their oomph and style, but accomplished and award winning Bengali directors continue to cast these glamour queens in meaningful and deglam roles with much success. It could be Rituparno Ghosh who cast the picture perfect Aishwarya Rai in movies like Raincoat and Chokher Bali or Buddhadeb Guha who cast the fiesty Sameera Reddy in Kaalpurush. Even movies in the making like Rituparno Ghoshs Sob Choritroi Kalponik have Bipasha Basu in a very down to earth role. Bipasha had reportedly earlier rejected Sameera Reddys role in Buddhadeb Dasguptas Kaalpurush because of money. This time, sources say, Bips has slashed her fees heavily to get into Ghoshs film. Also, if rumours are to be beleived, then Ghosh is looking to cast either Priyanka Chopra or Kareena Kapoor for his forthcoming project, Sahib, Biwi Aur Ghulam.
Silvia Dogliani/Egypt Today
THERES NEVER a dull moment when youre hanging out with the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. And with the surge of discoveries in the past few weeks, Zahi Hawass is more frenetic than usual. Freeing up some time for meeting at his office, Hawass is deluged with phone calls and secretaries flooding in every couple of minutes as he talks about two breathtaking new discoveries, massive changes in the operations of the Egyptian Museum, a new high-tech project to study mummies and the unfolding plans for the new Grand Egyptian Museum. .
New Discovery Illuminates How Cells Repair Damaged DNA
ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2007) When the genetic material inside a cell’s nucleus starts to fall apart, a protein called ATM takes charge and orchestrates the rescue mission. Surprisingly, for ATM to kick into full gear, the stretches of DNA flanking a chromosomal break are just as important as the damaged site itself, report scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. .
New crimes after man leaves prison bring man a fresh 10-year sentence
He was arrested in October 2006 after being identified as selling methamphetamine, according to police. In another case, he tried to pawn gold bracelets and other jewelry stolen from a former girlfriend. Last February, he was found with methamphetamine, a pipe and plastic packets after police stopped a vehicle that he was a passenger in. Reginaldo was sentenced to a five-year prison term for firearm and drug charges in November 2001. Noting that Reginaldo was committing crimes three months after being released from prison, Deputy Prosecutor Robert Rivera said the defendant was well on his way to being institutionalized. In court Friday, Reginaldo apologized. It’s the second time. This time I’ll take whatever they teach me, he said. I don’t want to get in trouble one more time.
Fred Thompson has little cash to pursue late Iowa strategy
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SCR's 'Shipwrecked!' Blimey Fun
Growing up in a coastal community, dreams of swashbuckling and great sea adventures floated around throughout my adolescence, and thanks, in part, to Disney recently giving a much needed boost to the pirate adventures series, tales of the high seas are back in vogue. Subsequently, what was once the toast of Victorian England, Louis de Rougemonts wild stories of a life out at sea, has come full circle and once again shines as bright as the North Star at South Coast Repertory.As told through the guise of a theatrical reading of de Rougemonts purported autobiographical tales of being stranded on a deserted isle for nearly 30 years, SCRs world premiere of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) surprisingly sails smoothly as it traverses the tall tales of swimming atop sea turtles and giant octopus attacks while remaining grounded in the intriguing story of the seafaring adventurer, himself.
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