| Berkshire Theatre Festival Announces 80th Season
Berkshire Theatre Festival Artistic Director Kate Maguire is pleased to announce the company's 2008 80th anniversary season, which will extend from May 22 through December 30 and be the longest-running season in the company's history. Berkshire Theatre Festival Main Stage performances are Monday through Saturday evenings at 8pm with 2pm matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays. Tickets range from $23 to $68. Candida by George Bernard ShawDirected by Anders CatoPreviews: June 17, 18, 19Opens: June 20Closes: July 5 The Main Stage opens its 80th season with a revival of George Bernard Shaw's fast-paced, thought-provoking 1894 comedy, Candida, which was first performed in Stockbridge in 1928 during the Berkshire Playhouse's inaugural season. Set in London's East End during the Victorian era, Candida is about the domestic turmoil that ensues when a dashing and sensitive young poet comes between a socially progressive minister and his charismatic wife.
Gulf News readers come to the aid of Australian rider whose bike went ...
Dubai: An Australian rider whose world tour came to a halt after his bike allegedly went missing in Ajman has been offered a helping hand from a number of Gulf News readers, one of whom has offered to donate his own bike. Allan Roberts’ motorbike went missing on Friday in Ajman as he was on the UAE leg of a world tour that had taken him 65,000 kilometres in 37 countries over three continents. His next stop was going to be Iran, following which he was planning to ride all the way to Australia. Eric Pereira, a Dubai based businessman, said he decided to donate his Honda Africa Twin XRV 650 to Allan Roberts after reading Roberts’ story. Roberts owned an XRV 750. .
Photos: Suzuki Debuts All-New Equator Midsize Pickup Truck at 2008 ...
Photos: Suzuki Debuts All-New Equator Midsize Pickup Truck at 2008 Chicago Auto Show - 2009 Suzuki Equator makes global debut in Windy City CHICAGO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- To bolster its versatile and dynamic product line, enhance the company's bold and adventurous brand identity and further expand the growing line of products marketed by approximately 500 Suzuki dealers nationwide, American Suzuki Motor Corp. debuts its all-new 2009 Equator midsize pickup truck at this year's Chicago Auto Show. The introduction of the Equator marks Suzuki's first entry into the midsize pickup truck market and expands the company's offering of activity-oriented cars and trucks. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/suzuki/31731/ Leveraging Suzuki's credibility as a maker of lifestyle-oriented, fun-to-use products, the Equator offers the perfect blend of style, utility and off-road capability that truck buyers -- many of whom are current Suzuki motorcycle, ATV and marine product owners, loyalists and ambassadors -- demand and enjoy.
FONTANA, Calif. — NASCAR officials finally gave in to the weepers.
After trying for nearly five hours to get the two-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway dry, NASCAR called it a day, postponing the completion of the Sprint Cup series Auto Club 500 until Monday at noon. The drivers had completed 87 of the scheduled 250 laps when a heavy downpour caused the third delay of the day. The race finally began about 2½ hours after its scheduled noon start time, but it was slowed by two early crashes and then halted as NASCAR and track officials looked for a way to stop the weepers - places where water seeped through the seams of the 2-mile oval. Both Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr., involved in separate crashes in the early going, were critical of the track, blaming the wet conditions for their problems. Hamlin slid up the track and hit the wall hard on lap 14 of the 250-lap event.
Kenya rivals to rewrite constitution - govt
The former U.N. chief is due to brief the press on Friday. Opposition leader Raila Odinga accuses Kibaki's team of rigging the Dec. 27 vote while Kibaki says he won fairly. Kenyans have been calling for a new constitution since the early 1990s to replace one dating back to the eve of independence from Britain in 1963, which critics say fosters graft and tribalism because of the president's immense powers. The last attempt to pass a new constitution failed in 2005 when Kenyans rejected a government-backed draft in a referendum. OPTIMISM VS REALITY In a bid to shore up Annan's mission, U.S. President George W. Bush has asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to head to Kenya to tell its leaders there must be a return to democracy.
Democrats dread drawn-out, costly campaign
And especially you can't undo an election where 1.7 million Florida Democrats have gone to vote in a secret ballot and replace it with a caucus that maybe 50,000 people would show up," Nelson added. One thing is clear: The longer that Clinton and Obama go at it, the more it will cost them. In a conference call Friday, Clinton's campaign announced she has raised $8 million online since polls closed in California on Tuesday and nearly $10 million online since February 1. And 75,000 new donors pledged their financial support to Clinton since polls closed on Super Tuesday, according to her campaign. On Thursday, the Illinois senator's campaign announced it had raised $7.2 million in the first 36 hours after polls closed on Super Tuesday.
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