Monthly Archives: January 2012

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The new VW E-Bugster Concept is impressive

Electric and with a very intense personality, Volkswagen's new E-Bugster midsize coupe concept shows the German brand's intentions to invest in something very special.
The increased interest of the Detroit auto show that is being held these days is expected to gather VW's E-Bugster concept. This is a special proposal from the German brand based on the new generation of the Beetle to create a car with a distinct personality.
The greatest interest is obviously found in the coupe finish of the roof of the model which is significantly lower than that of the regular New Beetle. Nouns, this sporty model is strongly reminiscent of the Ragster prototype presented by VW 6 years ago and never went into production. On the contrary, this new prototype we expect to see at some point in production as the sportiest version of the new "Scarab". As an original, of course, carries an electric power motor 116 horsepower and torque 270 Nm. Its battery is located at the rear end of the body and to charge in percentage 80% is needed 30 minutes.
Source : autotriti.gr
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Harlem Swing – Aint’ Misbehavin: Musical at the Badminton Theatre

TheBadminton Theatretransforms intoCotton Club and everyone swing dances to his heartHarlem! TheAin’t Misbehavin’is aMusical in a scriptMurray Horwitzand Richard Maltby Jr. andmusic by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. From the famous song he wrote himself 1929, after all, got the work and its name. It is a tribute to the African-American musicians of the 20s and 30s who were part of the so-called Harlem Renaissance (Harlem Renaissance), a time of growing creativity, cultural awareness and national pride.
It was a time when Manhattan's legendary nightclubs, such as the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom,  and Lenox Avenue set the tone for high society entertainment, filled with pianists who were rocking the town with a 'new' beat, she was teaching the city her first steps in swing. Five performers present a noisy, "lewd" night, with humorous songs, a night that makes the audience feel like they've booked a table at the Cotton Club and just handed the wardrobe their hat and gloves.
TheAin’t Misbehavin’ premiered on February 1st 1978 in a small New York cabaret and until 5 June of the same year had won several awards in the musical category (Tony, New York Drama Critics, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk Award, Obie), while Richard Maltby Jr. (Is, Song and Dance, Baby, Miss Saigon) wins a Tony Award for Best Director and Nell Carter a Tony Award for her performance and the show's original music album received a Grammy Award. A year later, five troupes were already formed that toured the United States, while London and Paris soon surrendered to his magic. So did the rest of the world on all six world tours that have taken place to date, while now it seems completely normal that there isn't a day that Ain't Misbehavin' isn't being played somewhere in the world.
When it was first presented at the Manhattan Theater Club cabaret, one could discover the young singer Irene Cara in its cast (years later he would "shine" through the soundtrack of the hit Fame. Soon the Broadway production under the direction of Maltby, directed and choreographed by Arthur Faria, uploaded on 9 of May 1978 at the Longacre Theatre, while later he was in Plymouth and Belasco filling in at 21 of February 1982 1604 representations. The original cast included Nell Carter, Andre DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page to Charlayne Woodard.
Luther Henderson adapted Waller's score and was also the pianist for the production. Some of the replacements in the later shows were Debbie Allen, Yvette Freeman, Adriane Lenox and Alan Weeks. The West End production of the play in London premiered on 22 March of 1979 at Her Majesty's Theatre, while his revival the 1995. A Broadway revival with the same director, the same choreographer and the same cast as the first production ten years ago, premiered on 15 August 1988, at the Ambassador Theater in New York where it remained for 176 representations. The 2009 Aint Misbehavin turned thirty (30) years and the anniversary performance featured American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and contestants Frenchie Davis and Trenyce Cobbins.
In this particular performance that will be hosted at the Badminton Theater, American stars star, like Yvette Monique Clark who had excelled in Hairspray, Crowns, Chicago et al., Grammy Award nominee Patricia Covington, o Milton Nealy (Dreamgirls, The Full Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Cage Aux Folles), η Rebecca Covington (Oh mama, Thoroughly Modern Millie) and TV star Wayne Pretlow (The Good Wife, Law & Order),  flanked by a talented cast of singers and dancers.
The musical direction is signed byWilliam Foster McDaniel, while the direction of Richard E. Maltby, Jr. and the choreography oArthur Faria.
• The first Broadway musical about the work and life of a songwriter/artist, by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller.
• The first musical of its kind to win a Tony Award.
• The first musical of its kind to become a worldwide success.
• The first musical of its kind to win any kind of New York theater award.
• The first "biography" musical to which all others are compared.
 Source: culturenow.gr
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Harlem Swing – Aint’ Misbehavin: Musical at the Badminton Theatre

TheBadminton Theatretransforms intoCotton Club and everyone swing dances to his heartHarlem! TheAin’t Misbehavin’is aMusical in a scriptMurray Horwitzand Richard Maltby Jr. andmusic by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. From the famous song he wrote himself 1929, after all, got the work and its name. It is a tribute to the African-American musicians of the 20s and 30s who were part of the so-called Harlem Renaissance (Harlem Renaissance), a time of growing creativity, cultural awareness and national pride.
It was a time when Manhattan's legendary nightclubs, such as the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom,  and Lenox Avenue set the tone for high society entertainment, filled with pianists who were rocking the town with a 'new' beat, she was teaching the city her first steps in swing. Five performers present a noisy, "lewd" night, with humorous songs, a night that makes the audience feel like they've booked a table at the Cotton Club and just handed the wardrobe their hat and gloves.
TheAin’t Misbehavin’ premiered on February 1st 1978 in a small New York cabaret and until 5 June of the same year had won several awards in the musical category (Tony, New York Drama Critics, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk Award, Obie), while Richard Maltby Jr. (Is, Song and Dance, Baby, Miss Saigon) wins a Tony Award for Best Director and Nell Carter a Tony Award for her performance and the show's original music album received a Grammy Award. A year later, five troupes were already formed that toured the United States, while London and Paris soon surrendered to his magic. So did the rest of the world on all six world tours that have taken place to date, while now it seems completely normal that there isn't a day that Ain't Misbehavin' isn't being played somewhere in the world.
When it was first presented at the Manhattan Theater Club cabaret, one could discover the young singer Irene Cara in its cast (years later he would "shine" through the soundtrack of the hit Fame. Soon the Broadway production under the direction of Maltby, directed and choreographed by Arthur Faria, uploaded on 9 of May 1978 at the Longacre Theatre, while later he was in Plymouth and Belasco filling in at 21 of February 1982 1604 representations. The original cast included Nell Carter, Andre DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page to Charlayne Woodard.
Luther Henderson adapted Waller's score and was also the pianist for the production. Some of the replacements in the later shows were Debbie Allen, Yvette Freeman, Adriane Lenox and Alan Weeks. The West End production of the play in London premiered on 22 March of 1979 at Her Majesty's Theatre, while his revival the 1995. A Broadway revival with the same director, the same choreographer and the same cast as the first production ten years ago, premiered on 15 August 1988, at the Ambassador Theater in New York where it remained for 176 representations. The 2009 Aint Misbehavin turned thirty (30) years and the anniversary performance featured American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and contestants Frenchie Davis and Trenyce Cobbins.
In this particular performance that will be hosted at the Badminton Theater, American stars star, like Yvette Monique Clark who had excelled in Hairspray, Crowns, Chicago et al., Grammy Award nominee Patricia Covington, o Milton Nealy (Dreamgirls, The Full Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Cage Aux Folles), η Rebecca Covington (Oh mama, Thoroughly Modern Millie) and TV star Wayne Pretlow (The Good Wife, Law & Order),  flanked by a talented cast of singers and dancers.
The musical direction is signed byWilliam Foster McDaniel, while the direction of Richard E. Maltby, Jr. and the choreography oArthur Faria.
• The first Broadway musical about the work and life of a songwriter/artist, by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller.
• The first musical of its kind to win a Tony Award.
• The first musical of its kind to become a worldwide success.
• The first musical of its kind to win any kind of New York theater award.
• The first "biography" musical to which all others are compared.
 Source: culturenow.gr
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Nikos Psarras : "I have been the third person"

On the occasion of his new performance, Nikos Psarras talks to Down Town about the role that love has played in his life.
The wedding, when it exists, it does not fatally delimit the relationship with a third person;
There should be no limits to love. Equally equal, I think that when there are such obstacles, love is greater. Only in the idea that you cannot have the other completely, you fill with assertiveness. You want to beat the other guy 100% and, when this happens, you are bored!
Have you ever been in a similar situation?;
I have never been the third person in a marriage. I have existed, Nevertheless,  the third person in a relationship. I was the wildcard and I left precisely because I didn't like that at all. Now that I'm older I weigh things a lot before letting go, because I know what I want and it's very specific. In my life, Nevertheless, I've done a lot of crazy things and I've let myself fall in love many times. Until recently, love defined my life in everything. Of jobs I would choose, until the trips I would take.
But these crazies are not what fill life;
Certainly. Think about love, when I was an infantryman, I had gone abroad illegally three times with the risk of being caught and going to prison. I was then 25. Now I don't know if I would - or rather very difficult. Maybe it's time for others to do it for me.
It would scare you more to live a life of loneliness and at some point find a person or a life of many people and in the end be alone;
Just like you said it, the first one (laughs). If you have met many people, how lonely you live; But being on your own to find the ONE person is incredibly nightmarish.
More on Down Town coming out.

Source : yupi.gr

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David Beckham launches clothing line

He seems to be following in his wife's footsteps
The talent of his wife Victoria in designing clothes was revealed by David Beckham. The footballer made a dynamic entry into the world of fashion by designing a clothing line in collaboration with a large chain of stores.

In fact, the 36-year-old football star was not satisfied with the design but also proceeded to advertise the clothing line that includes T-shirts, pajamas and boxers showing off his fit body.

“I wanted to make sure it was clothes that not only I would wear but anyone else would be proud to put my signature on. I always want to challenge myself and this experience rewarded me even more", said David Beckham.

Source : newsbeast.gr
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New Dodge Dart: The American Giulietta!

Just 24 hours before its official premiere in Detroit, we reveal to you the new Dodge Dart, a "small" by the standards of the American sedan market based on the floor of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
To the point, this is the first product of the American Dodge to make its way to the production line and use as a basis a model of the "mother" Fiat, which, as known, now controls Chrysler's fortunes, which also includes Dodge. The new Dodge Dart is a small, for the lowlands of the opposite shore of the Atlantic, four-door family model, by the standards of the forgotten Chrysler Neon, with which the now-merged Chrysler/Fiat group hopes to increase its influence in the domestic market, where proven the… races are still on - along with the big SUVs of course- to fascinate the Americans by having a special commercial appeal. By design, simple lines are adopted, without exaggeration, extremes or sophisticated forms, just as was the case with Caliber, which effectively now hands over the baton to Dart. Beneath the metal surfaces of the car lies the familiar, but except, especially for the occasion, enlarged in its dimensions, Alfa Romeo Giulietta floor, from which it also borrows the architecture of its posts.
 For now, the official technical details of the car have not been announced, as all that has been leaked are the photos we are listing for you. Sure, given our information so far, it is a given that the new Dart will be available with three petrol engine sets, two naturally aspirated and one turbocharged. Regarding the first, these are two engines of Chrysler's Tigershark generation, with capacity 2,0 and 2,4. The latter will integrate, according to all indications, the well-known Fiat MultiAir system, while its returns are rumored to be similar 160 and 184 horses. As for the supercharged one, it's about the familiar 1,4 MultiAir by Fiat, the performance of which will probably fluctuate around them 160 horsepower. It is worth adding that the Dart will initially be equipped with two gearbox options, a 6-speed manual and also a 6-speed dual-clutch, while later it will be available with a new automatic transmission 9 relations.
 Closing, to recall that with the new Dodge Dart the Fiat group managed to acquire an additional one 5% of Chrysler's stock, as with its presentation the condition set between the Italians and the American Environmental Protection Agency was reached and it concerned the construction of a car with an average fuel consumption of around 5,9 lit./100 km.

Source : 4troxoi.gr
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An excellent year 2011 for Rolls Royce

The demand for luxury cars is on the rise
The British car manufacturer Rolls-Royce, which belongs to the German BMW, sold more than ever before 2011, as the demand for luxury cars reached record highs last year, according to data released today.

Based on the data released by the company itself, the 2011 were sold 3.538 cars, increase by 31% compared to last year.

Most sales are for the luxury Ghost and Phantom models, the company emphasizes in its announcement, which characterizes last year as "excellent".

Sales of Rolls-Royce's luxury models increased particularly in Germany and Russia, where they were double and now the 2011.

Sales in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 47%, in Britain v 30% and in Middle Eastern countries vs 23%.

However, the US and Chinese markets remain the most important, underlines the British car industry in its announcement.

Source : newsbeast.gr