Rachel Weisz wants Botox ban for actors

Tuesday, July 7, 2009  English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to …

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Caribou plays the Bowery Ballroom

Tuesday, November 6, 2007  Daniel Snaith, better known as Caribou, formerly known as Manitoba until a lawsuit by musician Richard “Handsome Dick” Manitoba, recently played New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. Below is Wikinews reporter David Shankbone’s conversation with the electronica pioneer. David Shankbone: How is the tour going? DS: How …

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Acting teacher and director Milton Katselas dies at age 75

Tuesday, October 28, 2008  Acting teacher and director Milton Katselas died Friday at age 75, after suffering from heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He began the Beverly Hills Playhouse in 1978 and taught acting classes there to noted actors including George Clooney and Gene Hackman. …

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Fires out at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal

Tuesday, December 13, 2005  After two days, the 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire has finally been extinguished. The fires began after a series of explosions early on the morning of 11 December 2005. The terminal, known locally as the Buncefield Depot, is an oil storage facility located near Hemel …

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Aluminum Storm Windows: Versatile Add Ons For Homes

By William I. Neil In most home improvement projects, cost and value are the main factors that are often given the utmost consideration. It is certainly difficult to finance a home remodeling task, especially if one has to work on a limited budget. Because of this, some homeowners are now …

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Holiday In Kerala

Submitted by: DAKSHIN ROUTES Kerala has turned more beautiful after the pampering of the monsoons. It s green everywhere and ideal time to go for Kerala Holiday packages. Unlike some other destinations it s not all about driving from one place to another, but getting involved and feeling for you …

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Hard drive technology breaks storage density record

Sunday, April 10, 2005  Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the San Jose, California-based joint venture of Japanese storage vendor Hitachi and U.S. technology giant IBM, has set a new record for storage density at 230 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2). The company has developed technology to implement a recording method known …

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