Lady Gaga to perform at MTV Awards for first time since surgery

Los Angeles - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday.

Grammy-winning Lady Gaga, 27, will perform her first single from her upcoming new album "ARTPOP," which is scheduled to be released in November. The new single will be released on Aug. 19, ahead of the VMA show on Aug. 25.

The singer, who was named the top-earning musician under 30 by Forbes with earnings of an estimated $80 million in the past year, was forced to cancel part of her world tour earlier this year to undergo hip surgery.

Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is known for her lavish and often controversial televised performances. At the 2010 MTV VMA show, she donned a dress made out of raw beef to protest the U.S. military`s "don`t-ask-don`t-tell" policy for gay service members. (U.G003/C/H-AK) 26-07-2013 06:27:23

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Chinese director to stage Stefan Zweig`s Novella

Beijing - A play adaptation of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig`s novella "Letter From an Unknown Woman" will be performed on the Chinese stage later this year, according to its director Meng Jinghui.

The novella tells the story of an author who, while reading a letter written by a woman he does not remember, provides him with glimpses into her life.

Meng said the drama will be performed by one woman, with actress Huang Xiangli playing 10 roles, including a teenager, young lady, unwed mother, social butterfly and a psychopath.

"The play will exemplify the complicated feelings of love and torture," said Meng.

According to Meng, the play will be first staged from Oct. 10 to Nov. 3 at the Fengchao Theater in Beijing. It will then go on tour to other cities in the country.

The play has also been invited to perform in other countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom. (Uu.H-AK)

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Lorenzo: ‘My belief is that we can win’

Heading into Silverstone with seven rounds remaining in 2013, Lorenzo sits third in the championship and 44 points behind leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). The current World Champion is yet to win since the Catalan GP 11 weeks ago.

“At this track, when you lose rear grip it is very difficult to keep doing the same lap times, so I think the secret this weekend is to set up the bike to be constant in terms of lap time performance,” Lorenzo told motogp.com after Friday practice.

When asked if he can challenge for the top spot this weekend, Lorenzo replied:

“I hope so. I hope and I believe. You always have to believe and always think that you can do it. The reality will show what will happen, but my motivation and my belief is that we can win this time.”

Valentino Rossi is yet to win the British Grand Prix since mastering the wet conditions at Donington Park in 2005, but thoroughly enjoyed Friday as this marked his first Silverstone outing on a Yamaha (the Italian missed the return to Silverstone in 2010, having broken his leg at Mugello).

“The feeling is good,” Rossi reported. “I enjoyed it a lot today. This track is great. If you are able to ride on the limit and have a good feeling with the bike, it is very fun because it is very fast, the average speed is so high, the track is very wide and you are on full throttle for much of the time.

“I am quite happy with the first day, especially because over the last two years I have suffered a lot here at Silverstone. Anyway, we are still working on trying to find a good setup to find a good balance for the race.”

In terms of the Teams’ championship heading into this weekend’s race, Yamaha Factory Racing sits second and 88 points behind Repsol Honda Team, whereas for Constructors’ honours Honda is presently leading Yamaha by 31 points.

Source: http://www.motogp.com

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Marquez and Pedrosa on bumpy track surface

Marc Marquez began the day on top but would drop to second place - two tenths of a second down on Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo - by the time the afternoon chequered flag came out.

"It’s not so bad," championship leader Marquez began. "I felt quite good with the bike from the beginning, but in the afternoon I was struggling a little bit more. At the moment we are heading the right way and that makes me happy. (The track) has more bumps than last year but, you know, you need to manage that. I feel quite good."

Teammate Dani Pedrosa, who finished third and a further two tenths behind Marquez, was more outspoken when it came to the subject of the track surface.

"The track is really, really bumpy," acknowledged the 2012 championship runner-up. "I don’t know what happened to it but there are some really big bumps. Also, the track conditions were not really good; the temperature was perfect and the tyres were warm enough, but there was just a lot of spinning on the rear and no grip."

Pedrosa is yet to win the British Grand Prix since he triumphed at Donington Park in his debut MotoGP™ season of 2006, whereas Marquez never triumphed at Silverstone in Moto2™ but did win the 125 race when the championship first returned to the Northamptonshire venue in 2010.

Source: http://www.motogp.com

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LG Optimus F6

Specifications
LG Optimus F6

Network	2G 3G 4G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 LTE
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	128 x 65.9 x 10.2 mm (5.04 x 2.59 x 0.40 in) 126 gram IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 4 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA v4.0 with A2DP, LE microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Ringtones Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait; Adreno 305 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML FM radio A-GPS, GLONASS Yes 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash 1080p@30fps White, black - Loudspeaker - Micro-SIM - 3.5mm jack - Corning Gorilla Glass 2 (protection) - Multitouch - Optimus UI 4.0 - Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR - Accelerometer, proximity, compass (sensors) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Document viewer - Photo editor - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 2460 mAh Up to 540 h (2G)/540 h (3G) Up to 15 h (2G)/10 h (3G)

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Lenovo A850

Specifications
Lenovo A850

Network	2G 3G	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	153.5 x 79.3 x 9.5 mm (6.04 x 3.12 x 0.37 in) 184 gram IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 540 x 960 pixels, 5.5 inches (~200 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 4 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Yes Yes HSPA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot v4.0 with A2DP microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML FM radio Yes Yes 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash Yes White, black - Loudspeaker - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch - Geo-tagging, touch focus - Accelerometer, proximity (sensors) - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Po 2250 mAh Up to 490 h (2G)/490 h (3G) Up to 28 h 40 min (2G)/14 h 30 min (3G)

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Lenovo IdeaTab A2107

Specifications
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107

Network	2G 3G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 1900
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	195.1 x 125 x 11.9 mm (7.68 x 4.92 x 0.47 in) 400 gram TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 16 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Yes Yes HSPA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot v3.0 microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Email, Push Email, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML Yes Yes 3.15 MP 720p Black - Loudspeaker - Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch - Geo-tagging - Accelerometer, proximity (sensors) - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player - MP4/H.264 player - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Non-removable Li-Ion 3550 mAh battery Up to 500 h Up to 7 h

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