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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011 programme unveiled -

The Dog-Eared Collective is hear again

at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

performing at the UnderBelly

John Malkovich Hands Out Flyers for His Play at Edinburgh Fringe Fest

8/5/2011 by Ralf Ludemann

Lucian Capellaro

Malkovich-directed play "A Celebration of Harold Pinter" stars Julian Sands.

LONDON -- John Malkovich has been handing out flyers to astonished passers-by at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, according to the Scotsman.

The actor and director was raising the profile of his play, A Celebration of Harold Pinter, starring Julian Sands, who appeared alongside Malkovich in The Killing Fields.

But unlike many a weary leaflet tout, Malkovich, accompanied by Sands, had no problem dishing out flyers to a throng of delighted fans.

Dressed in a light blue patterned jacket, the star - who counts Dangerous Liaisons, Empire of the Sun and Con Air among his screen credits - was hugged and kissed as he posed for pictures.

Asked by the Scotsman what prompted the pair to bring the personal touch to promotion, Malkovich declared: "We've got to reach the punters."

"It's business," said Sands, "We come here with a theatre play and we want people to come and see it.

"Everyone else is handing out flyers and we have to compete."

The play is made up of personal anecdotes and reflections drawn from Sands' work with Pinter, combining his poems and political prose to create an insight in to his literary legacy.

Sands worked with the Nobel Prize-winning playwright shortly before his death in 2008 after he was called in to replace Pinter at a London poetry reading.

"It's a celebration of Harold Pinter's work, not his plays, pretty much the development of his work as a poet and of his life," said Malkovich.

Malkovich has been in productions of Pinter's plays, appearing as Deeley in the BBC production of Old Times.

He said: "I had heard a CD of Jules' reading of the poetry and then he kind of worked that up in to a slightly different form, that became nearly a theatrical piece."

Great News on the filming of the first Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Show Case..Filmed by David Granato's Australian film production company Polygranate Films

Special Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Xtravaganza Entertainment Show Case

was filmed at the The Caves, in Cowgate. Edinburgh ..

watch out for this first Fringe Shows Have Talent Show case on your TV network around the world.....

Special Fringe Shows Have Talent Xtravaganza Entertainment Show Case

The now Famous Dog Eared Collective first discovered by the Fringe Shows Have Talent Team at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival will be appearing one of the Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Show Case Shows

Opening Night to be held on the 28^th April, 2011
OPENING NIGHT PERFORMERS
The following acts have agreed to headline opening night of the

Special Fringe Shows Have Talent Xtravaganza Entertainment Show Case to give provide a sample of the quality performances that can be expected every Thursday Night at the Special Fringe Shows Have Talent Xtravaganza Entertainment Show Case, which will be filmed and recorded by Australian Film Company..

Polygranate Films for a new TV Show called

“Fringe Shows Have Talent”:

SKIRLIE, a Scottish Folk Band,
SHER WATSON, a singer-songwriter from Fife who also heads up as lead singer -front man of the popular Das Contras Jazz Rock Fusion Band, Das Contras will also appear live as a special guest

Angharad Vaughan singer songwriter and friends,

"Victor The Dancer"- Amazing unique Dancer from Romania..

MuteFish ... absolutely one of the most talented up tempo Irish Folk Bands emerging out of Dublin in 2011

Johnny Mullins and Chirs Lucas ... discovered singing in the famous Grafton Street in Dublin-Guitar and vocal duo songing original Irsh Ballads at their best

Halcyon Daze playing Happy Funk...these guys are happy little vegemites and listing to Halcyon Daze's absolutely unique brand of Happy Funk Music will make you happy too....

Rob Young ..... discovered in the famous Royal Mile - High Street in Edinburgh ... Rob young plays original blues on a steel guitar ... the blues as it is meant to sound...

Plus other surprise guests……..

The MC and compare for the evening will be RONNIE PROUTY from Los Angeles.

A frequent visitor to Edinburgh who has appeared in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in previous years..

who will be presenting his show -

RONNIE PROUTY & GUESTS WITH A TASTE OF THE FRINGE .. during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. RONNIE PROUTY

the dog-eared collective's 'joyride'

Category	Comedy
Genres	sketch show
Group	Dog-Eared Collective
Venue	Underbelly, Cowgate
Event Website	www.dogearedcollective.co.uk
Date	26-29 August
Time	15:10
Duration	50 minutes
Suitability	12+

Fun-junkies The Dog-Eared Collective set a sketch comedy crash course to Cloud 9! Morris dancing with missiles, falafel freefall and Team GB's Olympic dragon - whatever flips your switch and fires up your funny bone, join the DEC for a full throttle thrill ride. Strap in punks, we're not leaving without you. 'It's 'The Mighty Boosh' meets 'The League of Gentlemen'' (Fest); 'I'll be recommending it to everyone I know' ***** (ThreeWeeks); 'More laughs than any other three Fringe shows put together' (Stage)

Sam is Back at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe

SOPHIE GATACRE IS BACK
AT THE 20011 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL WITH HER UNIQUE SHOW
SAMANTHA'S HOTLINE...APPEARING AT THE SPACE ..
DON'T MISS THIS ONE .... YOU WILL BE SORRY....SOPHIE IS ONE ACTRESS THAT IS HEADING FOR THE BIG TIME AND MAY NEVER APPEAR AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE AGAIN....MORE THAN LIKLEY NEXT YEAR SOPHIE GATACRE WILL BE WORKING IN HOLLYWOOD..STARING IN A BOLCK BUSTER MOVIE...SO MAKE THE MOST OF SEEING SOPHOIE GATACRE AT THE 2011 EDINBURGH FRONGE FESITAL... THIS MAY BE YOUR ;AST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS AMAXING AND PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCE...SOPHIE RECEIVED AT USA WEEKLY NEWS 100 STAR AWARD AT THE 2009 AMD 2010 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL FOR HER SELF PENNED AND SELF PERFORMED SAMANTHA'S HOTELINE

SOPHIE GATACRE'S SHOW...
SAMANTHA'S HOTLINE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
BARON PHILIPPE DE ROTHCHILD S.A. MOUTON CADET

Samantha's Hotline
Sponsored by Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A.
Mouton Cadet Wine... Free bottle of wine for lucky dozen

To be performed at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Next Performances
Camden Fringe then the Edinburgh Fringe...

Don't miss this amazing show

Samantha's Hotline - Part of the Camden Fringe
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Samantha's Hotline - Part of the Camden Fringe

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Samantha's Hotline at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009
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Pre Election Night Comedy Show

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Sophie invites you to becone one of Sophie's facebook freinds
please click on the below link to become one of Sophie's FaceBook Friends
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Halcyon Daze

set to take the World by Storm...

appearing in Hunters square for the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival check out Halcyon Daze before they leave on their world tour..

Also back by public demand at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe is Dog Eared Collective

Dog Eared Collective..

the funniest gang in the comedy business have a brand new show called..

You're Better Than This.... will be performing at the Famous Underbelly in Cowgate, Edinburgh

You will regret if you miss Dog Eared Collective, you have been selected to be involved in a new comedy show being made in Australia, so it may be the last time you see this crazy Gang live in Edinburgh

The Dog-Eared Collective: You’re Better Than This »

Category	Comedy
Genres	sketch show
Group	Dog-Eared Collective
Venue	Underbelly, Cowgate
Times	16:00
Suitability	14+
Duration	1 hour

Anarchic sketch troupe The Dog-Eared Collective change your life. One sketch at a time. Fly on the cape tails of a Diddy Man Vigilante, champion the power of Snooker: The Musical and answer the smell of the wild. Pour homme. Supercharged silliness that will scrub you up the right way. 'Sublimely surreal' **** (Chortle.co.uk) ‘Make no mistake these comedians are very funny’**** (Hairline.org.uk) 'They possess the downright gutsy balls not seen since Jam, the silliness of Bottom and the honest comedy ride that was Smack the Pony.' (Leeds Guide).

Halcyon Daze Live at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Video One)

Halcyon Daze has built a reputation as a great live act, and gained an international fan base that extends across Europe and even over to the U.S.who's sound has morphed and mutated into many different musical styles - spacey psychedelic soundscapes, wahwah and sunshine soaked funk, crunching rock and metal, folk, prog, dance, surf, porn and country music, off the wall improvised jams, and many other things that don't have words - the trio just play whatever comes out of them. The sound has been described as "mesmerizing", "tidal" and "hypnotic" by listeners and it is not unusual to see people breaking into dance or even start screaming at the top of their voice in joy as they pass the band on the street.

Halcyon Daze - Video Two Live at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Halcyon Daze now consists of

guitarist/singer Podge and drummer Jay and drummer Jay Daragh Kinch on bass

the Fringe Shows Have Talent Team was organising Amy

Winehouse to team up with the boys in Hacyon Daze

to do an new album together which fell apart

with Amy WineHouse's tragic Death/ Halcyon Daze

now plan a tribute Album to Amy Winehouse

who is considered by the boys in Halcyon Daze as

"one of the greatest modern singers of all time.."

http://www.halcyondaze.mobi/

discovered by the Fringe Shows Have Talent Team on the

Streets of Dublin in Dublin's famous Temple Bar District where

Bono and his U2 Band were discovered..

Halycon Daze feature in the First

Fringe Shows Have Talent Show Case TV Show...

secretly filmed on the 27th April, 2011 by

David Grantos' well known Australian film company

Polygranate Films at the Caves

in the famous Cowgate in Edinburgh the capital city of Scotland well know for its Edinburgh Fringe Festival which has in the last 60 years developed into the largest arts festival in the world.

Halcyon Daze well be playing at the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August before Halcyon Daze set off to Australia, Europe and the USA to their first world tour since since being discovered by the Fringe Shows Have Talent Team in April 2011

Halcyon Daze - "The blues had a baby, and they did call it rock and roll." - General Manager: Monica Martinez - Booking Agent: Black Mamba Promotions ...

Halcyon Daze Upcoming Gigs

30 Jul 2011	17:00	Somewhere in Wicklow Town!, Comming Soon!	Free Mini-Fest, Wicklow Town
8 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
11 Aug 2011	19:45	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
16 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
20 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
23 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
25 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
27 Aug 2011	20:15	Hunter's Square, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Halcyon is a name for a bird of Greek legend which is commonly associated with the kingfisher. The phrase comes from the ancient belief that fourteen days of calm weather were to be expected around the winter solstice - usually 21st or 22nd of December in the Northern Hemisphere. as that was when the halcyon calmed the surface of the sea in order to brood her eggs on a floating nest. The Halcyon days are generally regarded as beginning on the 14th or 15th of December.

Halcyon means calm and tranquil, or 'happy or carefree'. It is rarely used now apart from in the expression halcyon days. The name of the legendary bird was actually alcyon, the 'h' was added in regard to the supposed association with the sea ('hals' in Greek).

The source of the belief in the bird's power to calm the sea originated in a myth recorded by Ovid. The story goes that Aeolus, the ruler of the winds, had a daughter named Alcyone, who was married to Ceyx, the king of Thessaly. Ceyx was drowned at sea and Alcyone threw herself into the sea in grief. Instead of drowning, she was carried to her husband by the wind. The rest of the story is, in a translation of Ovid:

The Gods their shapes to winter-birds translate, But both obnoxious to their former fate. Their conjugal affection still is ty'd, And still the mournful race is multiply'd: They bill, they tread; Alcyone compress'd, Sev'n days sits brooding on her floating nest: A wintry queen: her sire at length is kind, Calms ev'ry storm, and hushes ev'ry wind; Prepares his empire for his daughter's ease, And for his hatching nephews smooths the seas.

The legendary bird is usually identified with the kingfisher. That was also said to nest on the sea and was believed to be able to calm the sea for the seven days before and seven days after the winter solstice.

In 1398, John Trevisa translated Bartholomew de Glanville's De proprietatibus rerum into Middle English:

"In the cliffe of a ponde of occean, Alcion, a see foule, in wynter maketh her neste and layeth egges in vii days and sittyth on brood ... seuen dayes."

In Henry VI, Part I, 1592, Shakespeare refers to halcyon days:

JOAN LA PUCELLE: Assign'd am I to be the English scourge. This night the siege assuredly I'll raise: Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days, Since I have entered into these wars.

Note: Saint Martin's summer is what we now know as an Indian summer.

The kingfisher is associated with other powers relating to the weather. In mediaeval times it was thought that if the dried carcase of a kingfisher was hung up it would always point its beak in the direction of the wind [don't try this at home]. Shakespeare also refers to this in King Lear, 1605:

Bring oil to fire, snow to their colder moods; Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks With every gale and vary of their masters

Our current use of halcyon days tends to be nostalgic and recalling of the seemingly endless sunny days of youth.

"Halcyon Days" may also refer to:

Halcyon Daze the Band playing happy funk music

which now consists of

guitarist/singer Podge and drummer Jay and drummer Jay Daragh Kinch on bass

In 2003, two young lads played together in what was the first incarnation of the band Halcyon Daze. For years, musicians came and went from the group, but the duo of guitarist/singer Podge and drummer Jay was a constant, and formed a solid foundation for Halcyon Daze. As Jay and Podge were both still in school, the band was very on and off, that is until the pair finally realised that music was all they should be doing and quit college to take the band to the next level.

Having already played a lot of the venues on the Dublin gig circuit, they decided it made more sense to do something different to their peers, who seemed to be going around in circles, by playing free gigs on the streets. Instantly the band began to build a real following, and even more so with the addition of Daragh Kinch on bass in October 2010. Since then the group has jammed out on street corners, at college balls, flea markets, parks and even a haunted castle! By playing gigs in England and Scotland, and especially by playing on the streets around Ireland to masses of people, Halcyon Daze has built a reputation as a great live act, and gained an international fanbase that extends accross Europe and even over to the U.S.

In the seven years of the bands existence, Halcyon Daze's sound has morphed and mutated into many different musical styles - spacey psychedelic soundscapes, wahwah and sunshine soaked funk, crunching rock and metal, folk, prog, dance, surf, porn and country music, off the wall improvised jams, and many other things that don't have words - the trio just play whatever comes out of them. The sound has been described as "mesmerizing", "tidal" and "hypnotic" by listeners and it is not unusual to see people breaking into dance or even start screaming at the top of their voice in joy as they pass the band on the street. (No joke)

2011 has been a great year for Halcyon Daze so far, the busy group continue to spread their message on the streets and in venues around Ireland, and in August they will make their first ever festival appearance at the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, where earlier in the year they were filmed for a soon to be aired Australian TV show showcasing undiscovered musicians from around the world

David Granato and Cloudye Carew-Reid the founders of Polygranate Films are in Edinburgh to film a TV Special featuring Halcyon Daze, Das Contras, an exciting new Rock Jazz Funk Band from Fifth in Scotland getting ready to tour Australia with Halcyon Daze and other new exciting

talent discovered around

the world by Wijat Records such as Michael Scot Parker (the girl) and her Creature Rock Band from San Francisco,

Ian Pummell's Trip Tyle, Skirlie

a Scotish Folk Band and

Another great show not to miss is Sophie Gatacre performing in her self penned comedy drama

Samantha's Hotline ,,,

where the line is so hot it is burning..

Canadian Fire Juggler Royal Mile 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival _INLNews.com ( Video One)

The 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival has arrived with ever increasing crowds and more great shows

The Australian Media Conspiracy is being made into a feature film with one of the leading roles being offered to well known London Actress

Sophie Gatacre.

Sophie Gatacre will pay the role of Elisabeth Murdoch which Australian Media Conspiracy shows that unknown to the general public, Rupert Murdoch has planned for a long time for Elisabeth Murdoch to play a major role in News Corporation when Rupert Murdoch retires to smell the roses in Australia.

Sophie Gatacre has in recent times re-invented herself with her self penned one woman character comedy play called Samantha's Hotline

www.samanthashotline.com,

This may be the last time you can see Sophie Gatacre Live in Samanthas Hotline

do not miss this opportunity.. seat are limited and selling fast.....

where Sophie Gatacre plays upper class London Society Wife that has resorted to making a living doing phone sex, after her multi millionaire husband runs off with his secretary.

Sophie Garacre is performing Samantha's Hotline

www.samanthashotline.com,

at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the Space Venue at Jury's Inn, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH from the 5th to 27th August 2011 at 8.05 pmto 8.55 pm. This is likely to be the last time you will see Sophie Gatacre perform Samantha's Hotline

www.samanthashotline.com

live on stage because Sophie's film career looks like taking off in a big way, with an lot more film roles being offered to Sophie Gatacre after Sophie's completes her performance as Elisabeth Murdoch in Australian Media Conspiracy.

Collaborating Director with Sophie Gatacre for Samantha's Hotline at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival will be Linda Manfredini

Videos and Photos of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Fesitval

Halcyon Daze have a crowd in a trance during the Royal Mile Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011

Halcyon Daze _ Explosive new Happy Funk Band from Dublin ( Clip One fropm Halcyon Daze)

Halcyon Daze _ Explosive new Happy Funk Band from Dublin ( Clip Two fropm Halcyon Daze)

Halcyon Daze were first discovered bythe Fringe Shows Have Talent Team in the same place where Bono and U2 were discovered in Dublin
Halcyn Daze are also about to take the music world by storm

Photos of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Fesitval

Canadian Fire Juggler Royal Mile 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival _INLNews.com ( Video One)

Canadian Fire Juggler Royal Mile 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival _INLNews.com ( Video Two)

Canadian Fire Juggler Royal Mile 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival _INLNews.com ( Video Three)

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video One

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Two

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Three

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Four

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Five

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Six

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Seven

Australian Juggler and Whip Artist- Royal Mile 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival - inlnews.com Video Eight

Fringe Shows Have Talent Team will be at the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe to find new talent for their Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Show Case. Exciting talent from previous Edinburgh Fringe Festivals was selected for the filming of the first Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Showcase, which was secretly filmed at the Caves at the Cowgate on the 27th April, 2011 by David Granato's Polygranate Films form Brisbane Australia in association with the Fringe Shows have Talent Team.

In an exclusive interview AWN had with the Fringe Shows Have Talent Team while they were filming their Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Showcase, at the Caves at the Cowgate, a famous entertainment area in Edinburgh. on the 27th April, 2011, they said they will be attending the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival to eye out new talent for the next series of Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Showcases. You may not know who they are as they mingle in and out of performances trying to find that special performance that would be high enough entertainment standard to be selected for a Fringe Shows Have Talent TV Entertainment Showcase

Each year in August thousands of Australians travel to Edinburgh the Capital city of Scotland to attend the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Many are just spectators to enjoy the over 3,000 acts that perform each day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but many also perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival started over 60 years ago and has developed into the biggest arts festival in the world.

Unlike a lot of other arts festivals, performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival are not chosen by an arts director to perform, they just invite themselves, find a place to perform and then come to Edinburgh to do their thing... to show the world their particular amazing talent.

There is the Paid Fringe where one pays up front to see a show.

Then there is the Free Fringe...where the performer does not charge up front, however hopes at the end of the show will receive a donation from the public if they like the performance..

Then there is the amazing variety of Street Theatre being performed all over Edinburgh .. which is also free, but again the performer hopes to receive a donation at the end of the performance in appreciation of the entertainment provided...

The main purpose the performers attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is int he hope of some world recognition for their performance and hope it helps to kick start their career.

There are more and more entertainment industry people attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival each year to to try and find the next great talent that is ready to take off on the world stage.

Enjoy the photos below of previous Edinburgh Fringe Festivals

AWN will be posing reviews from various Edinburgh Fringe Festivals on this page..so keep an eye on this space for find out what is a great show to see at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival...

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Lynne Hanson talented singer song writer from Ottawa, Canada supporting artist to
New York Folk Rock Star Dar Williams at Dar's Borderline, London gig on the 18th November, 2009

USA's most loved Folk Rock Singer Dar Williams is performing at the following Dates in the UK
You will be sorry if you miss out on seeing Dar Williams on this rare UK
Check out Dar Williams at Club Volaire, Edinburgh in 2007 singing her most loved favourite
"The Baby Sitter" that is bound to requested on this UK tour..we don't think Dar will be allowed home till she sings this one

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Lynne Hanson talented singer song writer from Ottawa, Canada supporting
wel known ns muxch loved folk rock artist from New York State, Dar Williams at Borderline, London UK 18-11\-09

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Dar Williams singing and telling her amazing zany and entertainiing stories at Borderline, London, Uk 18-11-09

Dar Williams one of the best emerging folk Rock singers this century supported by talented Ottawa, Canada singer songwriter Lynne Hason both sing to a packed house at Borerline, London UK on 18th November, 2009

The crowd went wild and refused to let Dar Williams leave the stage at her Borderline Gigin London on the 18th November, 2009. Dar had to come back to the stage three times to sing and entertain the demanding crowd with an unending appetite for Dar's soulful story telling songs, sung only the way Dar can do it with her magical unique voice. Dar was supported by Lynne Hanson, a very talented singer songwriter from Ottawa, Canada, with a very soulful voice and real stories to tell. Lynne sings porch music that merges universal themes with Texas soul-country..

Don't miss Dar Williams in Edinburgh on the 21st November, 2009, presented by
Lonesome Highway Promotions http://www.lonesomehighway.co.uk/

Other events coming up at Borderline, Orange Yard, off Manette Street, Soho, London, W1D 4AR
... walking distance from the Tottenham Road Tube

Thursday 19 November 2009 , Mean Fiddler presents Trace Bundy and Megafaun
Friday 20th Novemebr 2009, Mean Fiddler presents PINEY Gir plus Kami Thompson, John Mckeon, and Jason Street
Saturday 21st November 2009 , Mean Fiddler presents Nancy Elizabeth plus Cate Le Bon and Messasge to Bears
Tuesday 24th November 2009, Barfly presents Fight Like Apes
Wednesday 25th November 2009, Mean Fiddler presents Suzanna & The magical orchestra plus Susanne Sundfoer
Thursday 26th Novmber 2009, Mean Fiddler presents Sarah Gillespie and Grad Alzmon
Friday 27th November 2009 CJC & The Borderline presents The Penny Black Remedy and guests
Saturday 28th November 2009 Mead Fiddler presents Sham 69 plus Alternatuve TV asnd Shagasty
Tuesday 1st December 2009, Club Uncut presents Deer Tuck and Megafaun
Wednesday 2nd December 2009, Mean Fiddler presents James Grant
Thursday 3rd December Live Nation presents Of A Revolution and special guests
Friday 4th December 2009, Mean Fiddler presents Gay For Johnny Dep plus Outcry Collective
Saturday 6th December 2009 Mean Fiddler presents Kevin Tuffy & The Coldharbour Band plus Belle Grande and Attoy Ark
Sunday 6th December 2009 SJM Concerts presents Kevin Devine plus special guests
Tuesday 8th December 2009 Mean Fiddler presents Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett (from Little Feat) plus Juliah Dawson
Wednesday 9th December 2009, Mean Fiddler presents Acoustic Ladyland
Thursday 10th December 2009 DHP Converts presents Lowline
Friday 11th December 2009 Barfly presents Kate Miller Heidke
Saturday 12th December 2009 Wildplum Live presents Doctor Fonda plus Pandora and 6 Second Silence
Sunday 13rh December 2009 Mean Fiddler presents Ian Broudie ( of Lightning Seeds) & James Walsh (of Starsailor) plus Matthew P
Tuesday 15th December Curious Generation presents Jay & The Boys plus Will Can Sing and Olivia Sebastianelli
Thursday 17th December 2009, Mean Fiddler presents Deathray Trebuchay plus Klezma Villanova
Friday 18th December 2009 CIC & The Borderline presents 12 Dirty Bullets
Saturday 19th December 2009 VPMG presents APSE and special guests
Thursday 31st December 2009, 10pm The Borderline presents Christmas Clubs' New's Eve Party

Justin Butcher
Assembly presents another set of outstanding shows at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
Justin Butcher, his director-producer Guy Masterson and Assemby presented one of the most outstanding performances at 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest with the one man play Scaramouche Jones.
" Justin Butcher performed well within the standard of a royal variety perfomance in his one man play Scaramouche Jones, and there was no hesitation in awarding Justin Butcher and his director-propducer Guy Masterson a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for Scaramouch Jones....those that were lucky enough to see the one and only performance of Scaramouch Jones were very fortunate indeed....".....USA Weekly News . .
However, these is another play with Justin Butcher to see at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest that is also a show not to be missed called Go To Gaza, Drink The Sea, at Assembly at 2.30 pm being performed from the 6th August till the 30th August, 2009.
In Go To Gaza, Drink The Sea, Justin Butcher (Scaramouche Jones) and Ahmed Masoud conjure up a multi media Palestinian-British theatre alchemy. ' a harrowing joiurney into a very modern heart of darkness' (Stage') 'Profane witty, poetic, a voice form Gaza Beach itself ' (Tribune)

Scaramouche Jones ....Assemby Goerge Street one and only show....Monday 24th August

'I went to see Scaramouche Jones. One man and a few props. The energy and accents ranging from his beginning of life, being born to a black mother and an unknown English Man. Justin Butcher is totally brilliant at imitating a brilliant Trinidanian accent and then an extremely posh English Gentlemans accent. From his birth and extremely early learnings of sitting in on his mothers brothel business. She, His mother, the Madame and prostitiute. He the inquisitive child, trying to find which of his mother's customers could be his father. Scaramouche's rabid energy takes him world wide being carried by impressed princes for his beautiful white skin. Scaramouche slaves himself to the princes demands but manages to keep intact a noble and proud spirit. He never finds his father and has so much sympathy to human kind as he amuses children who are about to be shot by nazi officers. As the shot is aimed the childs last breath of life is down to a smile given to them by Scaramouche's clown antics as he digs graves for the dead to be burried in.

Whirling through life from childhood to 51 no one would envy his life for a slave, he has always had to be but a romantic non complaining inquisitve slave, who never complains and ends his life with a bunch of reprobates who like himself have been the subject of slavery but the others who he meets to tell the story of his life to are too drunk on alcohol with their unhappiness of their lives and Scaramouche has avoided this for had he been a slave to self destruction he would never have appreciated all he saw.

A brilliant piece that lasts an hour and a half. I could not move for the duration as I followed Justin's breathtaking movements and changes in history form 1900 to 1951.' Sophie Gatacre INL News

'There seems no doubt that all the shows at Assembly are all top shelf quality and
all Assemby shows are a must see at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest.....' .....USA WeeklyNews . .

Other shows on at Assemby include:

Patti Plinko and Her Boy

Where: Assembly @ George Street Wildman Room When: Sat 29th Aug - Mon 31st Aug
Entrancing, gloriously throaty, joyous vocals with twisted guitars and washboards. This manic engaging Chanteuse and her Boy are the ones to look out for this year, causing a storm with sell-out shows across the UK and Europe. Receiving rave 5 star reviews for their highly original songs and enthralling, passionate and occasionally deranged performances. Delivering savage and sensual ruminations of love and revenge. Likened to Tom Waits, Edith Piaf and Kurt Cobain. Time Out London Critics’ Choice. Tipped to be the hottest new music act of the year. A vivid dream of maddening freakish talent ***** - Music News. www.myspace.com/pattiplinkoandherboy. www.fletchproductions.com. 'A performance so raw, so gripping, so enthralling. A performer whose sheer brilliance leaves you breathless. Utterly wonderful.' FEST 'Enthralling entertainment. A remarkable chanteuse combined with such accomplished musicianship.' STAGE 'Blowing audiences away with astounding performances' CULTURE MAGAZINE

Adam Hills: Inflatable Off the Kerb Productions: Where: Assembly @ George Street Music Hall When: Tue 25th Aug - Mon 31st Aug Comedy 20:50 - 22:00

Adam, Jason & Friends: Assembly Assembly Hall No further performances

Comedy 22:30 - 23:40 Ali McGregor's Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night Ali McGregor Where: Assembly @ George Street Supper Room (Cabaret Format) When: Tue 25th Aug - Sun 30th Aug

Comedy 16:40 - 17:40 Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page: Cocktails With Coward Off the Kerb Productions Where:Assembly @ George Street Edinburgh Suite Tue 25th Aug - Sun 30th Aug

Comedy 19:20 - 20:20 Alistair McGowan: The One and Many Off the Kerb Productions Where: Assembly @ Assembly Hall Rainy Hall Tue 25th Aug - Sun 30th Aug

Music: The Ambassadors Of Swing Jason Isaacs & the Greg Francis Orchestra

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Theatre 23:25 - 00:25  An Audience with John Smeaton John Smeaton Where: Assembly @ George Street Edinburgh Suite Tue 25th Aug - Sun 30th Aug

Theatre An Audience with Tappy Wright - Rock Roadie: Backstage and Confidential James 'Tappy' Wright  Where: Assembly @ George Street  Supper Room  Supper Room No further performances
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Dana Gillespie and Joachim Paklen
USA Weekly News 100 Star Award winner two years running...."What more can one say..simply the authentic best Blues duo in the world"... USA Weekly News . .
USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winners for the 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest....

Dana Gillespie the Legend

Dana Gillespie, Sal Bashir who performs his Elvis Tribute at 2008 ClubWest-Invasian Fest, World Famous Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player, Joachim Paklen who supports Danna Gillespie

Venue Club West at the Edinburgh Hilton does it again
at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest with all Club West Shows receiving USA Weekly News 100 Star Awards
The Picture of Dorian Gray August 15th to August 22nd 6.00 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh..Wild's tale pf a handsome man's descent into vice..whilst retaining his beauty has been adapted many times but this accclaimed performance uses Wilde's own magnificent words to shock, amuse and surprise. Oscar worthy and unmissable...USAWeekly News 100 Star Awards Winner

Phil Cool - Who's He?August 15th to August 22nd 7.30 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh
the world's only 'Stand-up Chameleon' can be shocking, funny or shockingly funny. Dexterous impressions and surreal comic sketches take us into a world where anything seems possible and the adsurd seems credible. Phil Cool is the ultimate in Cool..."definately the coolest Kat in Town and well deserved his USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winner"...USA Weekly News . .  USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winner
Dana Gillespie and Joachim Paklen

August 15th to August 22nd 8.40 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh
The Sell-Out Fringe Award wining Blues Diva returns with Joachim Palden, the fastest boogie-woogie player in the West. They'll have you shimmying, shaking, clapping your hands and stamping your feet. Sexy, sassy and wonderfully musical. Sure to be a sell-out at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
"What more can one say..simply the authentic best Blues duo in the world"... USA Weekly News . .   USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winner
The Jive Aces

August 15th to August 22nd 9.45 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh
the Sell-Out fringe Award-weinning top UK Swing and Jive Band will make you dance the nigth way. The Jive Aces move as crazily as they play, and they will blow you away with their sheer energy. With guest Toni-Elizabeth Prima. Booky early for this one..." A High Energy World Class Jive Swing Band" USA Weekly News . .   USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winner


Above: The Jive Aces rocking at August 15th to August 22nd 9.45 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh

Sophie Gatacre who plays Samanta in Samatha's Hotline, caugh dancing her little heart heart at August 15th to August 22nd 9.45 pm nightly ..Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh see www.samanthashotline.com

USA Weekly News 100 Star Award winner Samatha's Hotline (Sophie Gatacre), with her show planned to be showing at Club West in 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Fest, caught jiving her little heart out to the Jive Aces at Club West Venue at the Hilton Hotel, Grovenor Street, Edinburgh....world famous Sell-Out Fringe Award-winning UK Swing and Jive Band Jive Aces are appearing from the 17th till the 22nd August, 2009 a Club West Venue, Hilton Hotel, Grovenor Street, Edinburgh. The Jive Aces will make you dance the night away. The Jive Aces move a crazy as they play, and they blow you way with their crazy energy. The Jive Aces are appearing with guest star, the famous Toni-Elizebeth Prima.
Book early to make sure you obtain a ticket for one of the most sought after shows at the 2009 Einburgh Fringe Festival
Click here for more photos of the above shows http://www.usaweekendnews.com/EdinburghFringeFest2009.html
Death of a Samurai
is the winner of a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
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Death of a Samurai is a on at the Vault Venue (29) 11 Merchant Street, Edinburgh at 8.30 pm

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Local Edinburgh Boy - Edinburgh Royal Mile Street Blues singer-Muscian Ronnie Rootsie a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award Winner
Ronnie Tootsie performs every night during the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest in the Royal mile between about 7pm till 10 pm
Crowds leaving the Military Tatoo to see their favourite blues singer-musician Ronnie Rootsie of the Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band performing his award winning blues music in the Royal Mile.
BataFada Crimlin, Ireland performing in the Royal Mile at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
Nick Coppin a USA Weekly News Award Winner at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest for his showLoguacious performed at 7.20pm at the Espionage venue 185, 4 India Buildings, Victoria St
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Above: The many charactersa and faces of the famous Lynn Ruth Miller winner of a USA WeeklyNews 100 Star Award,.

1. Street Pole Theater on the Royal Mile at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest 2. Strange Music on the Royal Mile at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
3. Death by Samuri on the Royal Mile at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest 4. Hey Sister The Musical on the Royal Mile at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
4. The BiteSize'd 'Breakfast In Bedlam 10 minutes plays form the world's most talented writers
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The many charactersa and faces of the famous Lynn Ruth Miller winner of a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award,.

Above: The many charactersa and faces of the famous Lynn Ruth Miller winner of a USA Weekly News100 Star Award,.
Lynn Ruth Miller is a multi talented actress, comedian and even does a great strip tease show
as seen above with the lucky young man have this young star-let, Lynn Ruth Miller, ending on his lap after her strip tease shows as part of one of the three Lynn Ruth Miller's fringe shows Caberet Gone Wild
Lynn Ruth Miller's three shows at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest are: All About me: 3.45pm to 4.45pm Counting House, Caberet Gone Wild 9.10pm to 10.10 pm Counting House, Aging Is Amazing 11pm till Midnight -The Counting House.
Who is the lucky young man with star-let Lynn Ruth Miller on his lap....we asked the investigation team at www.EdFringeNews.com and they came up with
Ben Lerman,

who also happens to have a show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest called: Ben Lerman's Size Matters. who is a gay guy from New York (looking at the photo with star-let Lynn Rth Miller on his lap and the big smaile on his face....maybe Ben has just realised he is by, not just gay.... Ben is a ukelele player who writes and performs smart, funny twisted songs about love. American idols, pirates and more..."Sick and brilliant"
..(NY Time Out); "Tiny Instrument..Big Balls..so Dam Funny"(Time Out -Chicargo)

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Australia police able to demand removal of burqas

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales are to be allowed to demand the removal of burqas and other face veils so they can identify people.

The state government approved the move late Monday after the high-profile recent case of a Muslim woman being acquitted when a judge ruled she could not be positively identified because was wearing a burqa.

"I don't care whether a person is wearing a motorcycle helmet, a burqa, niqab, face veil or anything else, the police should be allowed to require those people to make their identification clear," Premier Barry O'Farrell said.

"I have every respect for various religions and beliefs but when it comes to enforcing the law the police should be given adequate powers to make a clear identification."

Anyone who refuses to show their face could be jailed for up to a year or fined Aus$5,500 ($5,900).

The move comes in the wake of a case in November when a woman was sentenced to six months jail for falsely accusing police of forcibly trying to remove her burqa when she was stopped for a traffic offence.

But her sentence was quashed last month when a magistrate said he could not be 100 percent sure it was the same woman who made the complaint because officers were not able to see the face of the accuser.

New South Wales state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione demanded a clarification of the law and O'Farrell said the new powers should help prevent a recurrence of such issues.

Police previously had the power to ask women to remove face veils during the investigation of serious offences, but not on more routine matters.

The wearing of full-face niqab veils by some Muslim women has become a contentious issue in parts of Europe, where France has banned them in public.

In New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday said Muslim women wearing veils should not face discrimination, after two Saudis were reportedly ordered off buses due to their attire.

The Islamic Council of New South Wales said it accepted O'Farrell's decision.

"If you're asked to do something by a police officer and it's legitimate, then you do it," council chairman Khaled Sukkarieh told ABC radio.

The Muslim Women's Association said it would prefer that a female police officer was on hand when the veils were removed, but if that happened then "nobody could really complain".

The Police Association of New South Wales welcomed the move, saying it was a loophole that had to be closed.

"It will provide clarity and certainty for both the public and for police officers," the union's acting president Pat Gooley said in a statement.

While Queensland state said it would not go down the same path, Western Australia indicated it may follow suit with the state's police minister meeting the police commissioner on the issue Tuesday.

"I'm concerned at the idea of police not having the power to request drivers to remove helmets or other face coverings for ID purposes at the roadside," WA Police Minister Rob Johnson said.

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Focusing on nothing more than the bottom line means banks are causing huge problems.

'Ethic-free operations'

Barclays – ‘The Ryanair of British banking’

Barclays is just one of the banks passing on escalated fees to rude and aggressive collection agencies - it s important to remember you don t have to respond to their telephone approaches.

My son ran up an unauthorised overdraft a couple of years ago - or, rather, he inadvertently exceeded his agreed overdraft limit by £200.

The bank slammed some usurious penalty charges on his account and the sum he owed soon multiplied to a figure that he couldn't possibly afford to repay. He tried to talk to the bank about repaying the original overdraft, plus appropriate interest, but it ignored him.

So instead he waited for the High Court ruling on whether banks should be allowed to charge whatever they like on unauthorised borrowing, hoping it would solve his problems. But it went against him - and many other thousands in the same boat. Meanwhile, the sum had escalated wildly into a four-figure debt.

His bank is our old friend Barclays, which is fast becoming the Ryanair of British banking when it comes to customer service - although I gather all the banks are at it.

No co-operation

Now, I accept that customers, like my son, who run up debts have only themselves to blame - it's all in the small print, blah, blah, blah. But my point is that he wanted to repay the original sum and tried to do so. The bank could have had its money back, if it had co-operated.

Instead, it has invented a ludicrous debt that it has no hope of seeing repaid.

More extraordinarily, Barclays sold the debt on to a credit agency some time ago. What is Kafka-esque in its absurdity here is that, in doing so, the bank has made an entirely notional sum of money into a real one. This debt never existed, other than in the fevered imagination of some clerks in the Bank of Lilliput.

By capitalising it and selling it on, this invented money has become commoditised. And there must be loads of it out there. I fully expect some wünderkind of the financial markets to securitise all this bogus debt and flog it to a US bank to fuel the next sub-prime housing boom.

Anyway, this means for us that a series of entertaining credit agents periodically phone up. The names of the agencies change weekly, as the debt is passed around the market, like the plate of cocktail sausages that no one wants at a party.

One spiv told my son that he'd knock 25% off the debt if he paid it off by credit card over the phone immediately. Unsurprisingly, he resisted this temptation, as there would have been no record of the agreement.

Financial charlatans

I fear that there may be some borrowers who do deal with these charlatans of the financial world. After all, they threaten that they're about to come round to your house and impound everything from your clothes to your pets in order to settle the debt.

This is nonsense. The Citizens Advice Bureau advises that under no circumstances should anyone ever respond to a telephone approach from a credit agent. That seems like sound advice.

But there are other factors at play too. These debt collectors phone and, first of all, ask you to identify who you are and where you live. Excuse me, do they really think we're that dumb? No one has the right to phone and demand information about you.

These giants of credit control, however, are evidently a few beads short of a full abacus. One phoned the other day. Apparently, they couldn't speak to me unless I identified myself. Fine by me.

A firm called RMA Partners, for example, told me I had to provide personal information for security purposes. I had to prove that I was who I said I was. I asked him to identify himself and to prove he was from the company he said he was, otherwise I couldn't deal with him "for security reasons".

There was silence at the other end. It was like a fuse had blown in his head. I wished him well and gently hung up.

But the problem is that the high street banks allow these agents to operate under the banks' brand names. I have had people on the line claiming that they are from Barclays. They are rude, aggressive and unprofessional.

Credit is really the issue. Does a bank like Barclays really think that these ethic-free operations do its brand and reputation any credit? But, then again, perhaps brand values and reputation have long since ceased to be a valid currency for our banks.

Reverend George Pitcher is a former industrial editor of the Observer. He is the Archbishop of Canterbury's secretary for public affairs and curate at St Bride's, Fleet Street.

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World's first 150-year-old already born?

An expert on aging thinks doctors could have all the tools they need to "cure" getting old. Hotly debated subject

Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging cured

By Health and Science Correspondent Kate Kelland | Reuters – Mon, Jul 4, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) - If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger.

A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that within his own lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to "cure" aging -- banishing diseases that come with it and extending life indefinitely.

"I'd say we have a 50/50 chance of bringing aging under what I'd call a decisive level of medical control within the next 25 years or so," de Grey said in an interview before delivering a lecture at Britain's Royal Institution academy of science.

"And what I mean by decisive is the same sort of medical control that we have over most infectious diseases today."

De Grey sees a time when people will go to their doctors for regular "maintenance," which by then will include gene therapies, stem cell therapies, immune stimulation and a range of other advanced medical techniques to keep them in good shape.

De Grey lives near Cambridge University where he won his doctorate in 2000 and is chief scientific officer of the non-profit California-based SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) Foundation, which he co-founded in 2009.

He describes aging as the lifelong accumulation of various types of molecular and cellular damage throughout the body.

"The idea is to engage in what you might call preventative geriatrics, where you go in to periodically repair that molecular and cellular damage before it gets to the level of abundance that ispathogenic," he explained.

CHALLENGE

Exactly how far and how fast life expectancy will increase in the future is a subject of some debate, but the trend is clear. An average of three months is being added to life expectancy every year at the moment and experts estimate there could be a million centenarians across the world by 2030.

To date, the world's longest-living person on record lived to 122 and in Japan alone there were more than 44,000 centenarians in 2010.

Some researchers say, however, that the trend toward longer lifespan may falter due to an epidemic of obesity now spilling over from rich nations into the developing world.

De Grey's ideas may seem far-fetched, but $20,000 offered in 2005 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review journal for any molecular biologist who showed that de Grey's SENS theory was "so wrong that it was unworthy of learned debate" was never won.

The judges on that panel were prompted into action by an angry put-down of de Grey from a group of nine leading scientists who dismissed his work as "pseudo science."

They concluded that this label was not fair, arguing instead that SENS "exists in a middle ground of yet-to-be-tested ideas that some people may find intriguing but which others are free to doubt."

CELL THERAPY

For some, the prospect of living for hundreds of years is not particularly attractive, either, as it conjures up an image of generations of sick, weak old people and societies increasingly less able to cope.

But de Grey says that's not what he's working for. Keeping the killer diseases of old age at bay is the primary focus.

"This is absolutely not a matter of keeping people alive in a bad state of health," he told Reuters. "This is about preventing people from getting sick as a result of old age. The particular therapies that we are working on will only deliver long life as a side effect of delivering better health."

De Grey divides the damage caused by aging into seven main categories for which repair techniques need to be developed if his prediction for continual maintenance is to come true.

He notes that while for some categories, the science is still in its earliest stages, there are others where it's already almost there.

"Stem cell therapy is a big part of this. It's designed to reverse one type of damage, namely the loss of cells when cells die and are not automatically replaced, and it's already in clinical trials (in humans)," he said.

Stem cell therapies are currently being trialed in people with spinal cord injuries, and de Grey and others say they may one day be used to find ways to repair disease-damaged brains and hearts.

NO AGE LIMIT

Cardiovascular diseases are the world's biggest age-related killers and de Grey says there is a long way to go on these though researchers have figured out the path to follow.

Heart diseases that cause heart failure, heart attacks and strokes are brought about by the accumulation of certain types of what de Grey calls "molecular garbage" -- byproducts of the body's metabolic processes -- which our bodies are not able to break down or excrete.

"The garbage accumulates inside the cell, and eventually it gets in the way of the cell's workings," he said.

De Grey is working with colleagues in the United States to identify enzymes in other species that can break down the garbage and clean out the cells -- and the aim then is to devise genetic therapies to give this capability to humans.

"If we could do that in the case of certain modified forms of cholesterol which accumulate in cells of the artery wall, then we simply would not get cardiovascular disease," he said.

De Grey is reluctant to make firm predictions about how long people will be able to live in future, but he does say that with each major advance in longevity, scientists will buy more time to make yet more scientific progress.

In his view, this means that the first person who will live to 1,000 is likely to be born less than 20 years after the first person to reach 150.

"I call it longevity escape velocity -- where we have a sufficiently comprehensive panel of therapies to enable us to push back the ill health of old age faster than time is passing. And that way, we buy ourselves enough time to develop more therapies further as time goes on," he said.

"What we can actually predict in terms of how long people will live is absolutely nothing, because it will be determined by the risk of death from other causes like accidents," he said.

"But there really shouldn't be any limit imposed by how long ago you were born. The whole point of maintenance is that it works indefinitely."

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The singer debuts two-tone hair, but her workout getup is even more of a head-turner. Scary, spikey heels

Dramatic increase in home births

Having a baby outside of a hospital is no longer "a hippie thing," but doctors have concerns. Who's staying home

It may be a make-or-break week for NFL

A portion of the season could be lost if owners and players don't come to an agreement soon. The 'drop-dead' date

Amazing 'Pirates'-inspired home theater

An elaborate home cinema in Florida sports lavish seating on top of a pirate deck. See the entire setup

Space shuttle's complicated legacy

Atlantis's final launch marks the end of a program that was costly in more ways than one. Spectacular success, failures

How to fix baseball's All-Star game

Begin by dropping the worst rule in baseball — and stop running it like Little League, a writer says. HR Derby tweak

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Beyoncé's on-stage hair nightmare

Strong, gusty winds mess up the singer's stylish tresses at a Fourth of July concert. Watch the video

Why some say traffic cameras aren't fair

Cities too often use the systems as just another way to generate revenue, say critics. Backlash gaining steam

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Monkey's astonishing self-portraits

A man's idle camera becomes more than a toy for one enterprising animal.Fascinated by reflection

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Missing class ring found 51 years later

Dianne Kidd was 14 when she flushed her sweetheart's keepsake down the toilet by mistake. Where it ended up

America's most beautiful landmarks

Some are easy to access, but this dazzling rock formation in Arizona requires special effort. How to visit it

Actor confirms controversial movie role

Jamie Foxx will play a freed slave trying to recover his wife in Quentin Tarantino's new film. Who turned the part down

Exquisite beaches in U.S. national parks

The Colorado River beach in the Grand Canyon makes for an unforgettable summer destination. More top picks

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NFL player shows off his exotic pet

Arizona's Darnell Dockett is the latest in string of athletes to bring home an unusual animal friend. Meet 'Nino'

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Tracking the coldest places on Earth

North America's lowest temperature doesn't come close to the record spot.How frigid it gets on other planets

Golfer's bizarre celebration injury

A joyful Thomas Levet jumps in a lake to celebrate his win at the French Open.Why he may regret it

HS athlete’s stunning act of generosity

Allen Geui wins $40,000 in a free-throw shooting contest, but doesn’t keep a dime for himself. Tear-jerking gesture

How Joey Chestnut recovers from binge

The hot-dog-eating champ has a plan to counteract the effects of downing 20,000 calories in one day. Food that helps

Fun facts about 'Harry Potter' co-stars

Helena Bonham Carter captured the heart of a major ‘80s star on a hit TV show. Actor who dated 2 castmates

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Celebrity tattoo dos and don'ts

Jennifer Aniston just got new ink but made one big mistake, says an expert.How 'Twilight' star did it right

Fury over hack of slain girl's phone

British PM David Cameron is sickened by claims against tabloid News of the World. Private eye apologizes

Tiger Woods's career at a crossroads

After withdrawing from his third straight event, Tiger should take the rest of 2011 off. Writer: His game in major trouble

Bin Laden hunt’s unsung CIA hero

A figure shrouded in mystery emerges in the death of the most-wanted terrorist.In room, but not in famous photo

Jolie ties for highest-paid actress

She earned an estimated $30 million last year, but so did another surprise actress. Bullock's big drop

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NBA player's enormous truck causes stir

Kids at basketball camp have no trouble spotting Atlanta's Joe Johnson in his glowing, massive ride. See it

Worst chain restaurant side dishes

Everyone knows to avoid fries with a burger, but one chain's baked potato is dangerous too. One side: 1,400 calories

Big changes to cell phone data plans

Verizon is joining AT&T and T-Mobile in putting monthly limits on data usage.How much you really need

The most versatile college degree

The No. 1 college major is also popular with employers that are looking for job candidates. Six potential careers

Tax-friendliest U.S. states to retire in

One state known for stunning vistas, zero income tax, and a 4% sales tax leads the list. Florida isn't in top 5

Anthony acquitted in daughter's death

The verdict surprises legal analysts and spares the 25-year-old from facing the death penalty. Guilty of misdemeanors

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011 programme unveiled -

The Dog-Eared Collective is hear again

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John Malkovich Hands Out Flyers for His Play at Edinburgh Fringe Fest

Malkovich-directed play "A Celebration of Harold Pinter" stars Julian Sands.

Samantha's Hotline - Part of the Camden Fringe

Samantha's Hotline at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009

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