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Book your room at Hotel De Orangerie
Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Canal ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
Standard Double Room, Ground FloorMax Occupancy: 2 guests
Deluxe Double or Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Get an overview of this hotelRomantic Bruges hotel in Bruges Center, walk to Groeningemuseum
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Located in Bruges Center, this romantic hotel is steps from Absolute Art Gallery, Groeningemuseum, and Basilica of the Holy Blood. Bruges Belfry and Bruges Market Square are also within 5 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has self parking and 24-hour room service. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 20 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. Guests will also find cable TV, minibars, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Hotel De Orangerie features a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This romantic hotel also offers concierge services, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Hotel De Orangerie is a smoke-free property.
- Free WiFi
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking reservations required
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Elevator/lift
- Shopping on site
- Luggage storage
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Total number of rooms - 20
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces), Offsite parking reservations required
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Minibar
- Room service (24 hours)
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Free newspaper
- Free bottled water
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Free toiletries
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Private bathroom
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 8 AM and 10:30 AM.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child under 3 years old stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same hotel / stay dates).
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.12 per person, per night
- Breakfast fee: EUR 20.00 for adults and EUR 15 for children (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 24.00 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 20.00 per pet, per night
We should mention
One child 3 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.


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Londoners were treated to a stunning light show last night as an electrical storm hit the city.
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PHP/MySQL Developer,Javascript,Web Designer,Client and Server Side exp
United States - Last active: 07/29/2014 - Tests: 10 - Portfolio: 20
I started programming computers when I was eight years old, and, over the last 30 years, I've realized that I am, well, a programmer. That said, I do have the "people skills" necessary to remain competitive in the world of programming. When needed, I'm a "sit in the corner and program til the wee hours of the morning geek"... otherwise, I'm just a "fun to talk to, easy to get along with normal person". I have always enjoyed the challenge of creating interactive software. With the birth of the modern Internet, I found a new love in web development and web programming. I face every new piece of code as a fresh new beginning... a chance to do it even better, while, still using "what works" from the past. My objective, here at oDesk, it to provide potential employers with my expertise in the field of website design, development, and programming. My skill include, in no particular order: PHP MySQL HTML/HTML5 CSS/CSS3 JavaScript jQuery AJAX Big Data Laravel WordPress Magento CodeIgniter Zend Python PhpDocumenter (PHPDOC) XMPP, OpenFire Google Places API Angular.js Revive Adserver OpenX Adserver OpenX REST API Revive XMLRPC API BitBucket Web Scraping C# ASP.NET Classic ASP MSSQL Twitter API Facebook API Google API Google Maps API Google AdSense API Backbone.js Smarty MS Access Linux Apache nginx PHP Data Objects (PHP: PDO) MailChimp, MailChimp API Google GeoCode API MongoDB LAMP LEMP Ember.js IIS Photoshop Flash ActionScript Intuit Quickbooks API Mint API Twitter Bootstrap cPanel Plesk Authorize.net Stripe PayPal Google Checkout BASIC RackSpace API (OpenStack, OpenCloud, etc.) SalesForce / SalesForce API TinyMCE Yoast SEO MailGun / MailGun API JIRA Confluence
- CodeIgniter
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Magento
- MySQL Administration
- Custom CMS
- Node.js
- Backbone.js
- CoffeeScript
- Intuit QuickBooks
- WordPress
- CentOS
- Linux System Administration
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Adobe Photoshop
- .NET Framework
- Web design
- Website Development
- Content Management
- mailchimp
- Email Marketing
- Project management
- twitter bootstrap
- Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
- Authorize.Net Development
- PayPal Development
- Paypal Integration
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Email Deliverability
- phpMyAdmin
- Data scraping
- Web scraping
- Smarty
- Mac OS App Development
- twitter api
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Email deliverability Engineer
Romania - Last active: 8 days ago - Tests: 4 - Portfolio: 1
I am experienced in resolving: - Email deliverability issues - Managing ESPs - Setting up Cpanel/DNS/SPF/DKIM/rDNS,etc. - Removing and preventing domains/IPs blacklist issues - Email Servers
Bulk Email Server /PowerMTA Expert | IEM 6.1.3| | Affilate Marketing
India - Last active: 14 days ago - Tests: 2 - Portfolio: 3
Over the last three years, i have worked on e-mail marketing industry, using interspire and Linux email server, Implementation, Managing and troubleshooting of systems like PowerMTA 4.0, IEM 6.1.3, OEM Pro, SPF, rDNS Setup, DKIM DNS Servers, Mail Servers, Database Servers, Proxy Servers, Web Servers, FTP Servers, DHCP Servers, SSL, Streaming Servers, Firewall, Bandwidth Controllers, VPN and others related to networks. Also i have huge experience in Affiliate Networks like OBMedia, A4D, mlntracker, Addmend, infinitetraffi, ClickBooth etc , List Management, Auto-responder, Email Deliver-ability expertise, mail server Back End Software, Front End injectors like DA, Throughput
Email Deliverability Engineer | PowerMTA certified consultant.
Spain - Last active: 23 days ago - Tests: 3 - Portfolio: 1
LINUX BASED SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION -------------------------------------------------------------- ● System programming using Bash for process automation and integration of different autonomous systems. ● Systems Monitoring using Nagios with PNP4Nagios. Indepth understanding of network monitoring tools like Syslog, SNMP, SSH etc. ● Systems Networking management of IP address space using the domain name system, troubleshooting network related issues, including TCP/IP protocol layer debugging using different packet filtering tools like wireshark, tcpdump etc. ● System Security, shielding of systems from security threats using firewalls like APF and Native iptables based scripts, Smoothwall, IPCop, ● Endian, Cisco ASA 5520, PFSense and other free available open source Linux based gateways. ● System Load Balancing, Using LVS to load balance Apache and Mysql Servers, DRBD and Heartbeat for NFS and other Load Balancers. ● Linux/Apache/Mysql/PHP, Management, Troubleshooting and monitoring using Nagios. ● Advanced MySql administration, with replication, load balancing and clustering. ● Mail, DNS and VPN servers using Exim, PostFix, PowerMTA(port25.com), Bind and OpenVPN respectively. ● Revision history and Patch management using SVN with Trac., git ● Hands on experience on various linux distributions like RHEL, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, LinuxMint etc. ● File Systems like FAT32, NTFS, NFS, GFS, XFS, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4 etc. ● Desktop virtualization using Virtualbox and Vmware. ● Hypervisor Based Virtualization using Xen, KVM, Esxi(VMWare). Docker containers, Amazon cloud, Percona Xtradb Cluster Email Deliverability, Email Intelligence and Ant-Spam Specialist. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Requirements analysis - IPs registration - IPs monitoring (blacklisting/Whitlisting) - DNS/Reverse records settings - SPF - DKIM - FBL - PowerMTA Configuration - Daily Performance reports - Daily Bounce processing - Advance Configuration and optimization. - Warm up IPs. - Global ISP configurations. - Email System audit. - CAN-SPAM Act education to clients. - Basic / Intermediate / Advance training about Email designing, Email writing and how to achieve higher and long term consistent results. - Email headers audit. - Planning of new email system with your client's company development team. I have worked and currently managing some of the medium size ESP like TotalSend.com.
Network Administrator
Russia - Last active: 1 day ago - Tests: 5 - Portfolio: 2
Hello! My name is Sergey Zabolotnikov. I believe my strong points are my Productivity and Punctuality. My #1 goal will always be to meet your needs and deadline. I'm honest and fair. Since 2004, I'm IT infrastructure administrator at company about 100 employees. Also from 2012 I set up and deploy web-hosting and cloud services. I have a Bachelors in Automation and Software Engineering from South Ural State University in Russia. Listed below are my experience and skills. - Network technologies: TCP/IP stack, VLAN, QoS, LLDP, STP. Network traffic routing, shaping, firewalling based on Linux and FreeBSD. - OS: Linux, Windows, FreeBSD; - LAMP stack, Parallels PLESK Panel, cPanel/WHM, PostgreSQL; - Web-hosting security problems analysis; - Zabbix monitoring system; - Zimbra, Qmail, Exim, Postfix; - Mass email sending systems, email deliverability problems. - Active Directory, Group policy, RDP services, Microsoft SQL server; - DNS, DHCP, PXE, RIS; - Shell scripting and automation on Windows and Linux platforms; - Manual and how-to's creation. Work fast, precisely and attentively. Document all changes to production system. I can create detailed manual for customers to reproduce my work for project by himself.
Seasoned linux Administrator - Nginx , apache, cPanel, Shell scripting
India - Last active: 21 hours ago - Tests: 7
Hello, I am Vinod and I have more than 10 year experience in managing Linux and cPanel servers. I have versatile experience in setting up and managing servers, optimising them for the best usage and fine tuning the security aspects. I am very good in migrating websites or applications from one server to another with lowest possible downtime. Along with that I use shell scripting to automate day-to-day activities. I have set up and maintained clusters of DNS servers, web servers using Apache / Nginx controlled by a Load Balancer, Db servers using MySQL / Percona /MariaDB with Master - Slave replication. I have also experience in setting up NFS server for remote storage. I can be available any time on all weekdays and can provide industry references if needed. Why you wont regret for hiring me. 1. I love what I do and I insist on doing it well. 2. I follow certain work ethics and 100 % privacy and confidentiality is promised. 3. I do not outsource my projects. 4. I use Linux PC and Laptop and hence my computer is free from virus. 5. Have more than 3 active internet connections. DSL, WiMAX, 3G x 2 . So no ISP issue I am 1. True professional. An engineer by profession and education. 2. I am honest. I don't boast on what I don't know. I know Linux and I know it well. 3. I would rather ask 100 questions than making mistakes. 4. NDA is fine. Can send it as a hard copy / fax / email. 5. I will be online on Skype / Gtalk / Yahoo / AIM and I will be available on email / phone. With my 10 year experience, I believe I can understand what is the requirement completely. I have been a help desk (Kayako, Perlbill, WHMCS, Cereberus, Zendesk ) tech for the last 6 and half years and I have been dealing with a lot of people ranging from technically sound server / network administrators and architects to laymen. I can effectively communicate in a language which is understandable to whom I am dealing with. Pasting below a briefing about my skills. my experiences include --Centos, FreeBSD, Ubuntu , Redhat -- PCI -- Nagios -- Apache , Nginx , Lighttpd , varnish cache -- Exim -- MySQL , Percona , MariaDB -- Bind -- NFS -- Shell scripting, Working over command line. -- Control panels like cPanel, Plesk, Webmin, zpanel -- Cloud operating systems like Applogic, Onapp. -- Working on KVM switch ( for installing OS / networking issue trouble shooting etc ) -- Server security , Firewalls, Mod Security --Customised server setup for Drupal , Wordpress , Joomla -- Documentation Skills -- Customer service skills - Helpdesk. And many other services / applications which are necessary for managing linux based servers and applications.
IT Manager Expert on Email Marketing
Argentina - Last active: 11/08/2014 - Tests: 11 - Portfolio: 2
My skillset includes management for any IT project. I can handle budgets, hiring developers, managing resources and all the necessary tasks to get the job done. I have vast experience on all Unix systems (Unix Guru), servers (DNS and Mail Guru, LAMP Expert), networking Guru (plus Cisco, Juniper, Huawei advanced level). Expert in ALL Cloud services and panels, Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, NoSQL such as MongoDB). I prefer bulk marketing projects working with PowerMTA, Oempro, Interspire, RoboMail, etc on which I have tons of experience mostly building platforms. Experience deploying new technologies (such as IPv6, Web Application Firewalls). ISP, NOC and Hi SLA experience. I work very fast, I am professional, proactive, extremately reliable and responsible (proof of that is my 5/5 all time score). I also understand the business needs and I enjoy working on improving whatever is necessary to help you make money. I have business training and experience (as a sales engineer).
- Perl
- Linux System Administration
- Email Marketing
- Mail Server Implementation
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
- OpenOffice
- Network Administration
- VMware ESX Server
- Virtualization
- MySQL Administration
- NetBSD
- Apache administration
- Email Deliverability
- Qmail
- Email Technical Support
- cisco routers
- Cisco IOS
- Network Security
- Internet Security
- Sales
- Project management
- PCI Compliance
- VMware Administration
Associated with: Netcrowd Agency
Lisa Costello - Data & Business Analyst, Reporting Guru & Exec Asst
United States - Last active: 1 month ago - Tests: 3
I love to work with data and create creative reports, flowcharts and many other data-driven tools for my clients. I have a hard-working and flexible schedule and love to come alongside and assist my clients with any kind of secretarial or administrative support I possibly can. Please contact me if you need someone with a great phone and person accumen, a can-do attitude with lots of flexibility and a data-driven skillset to suit your needs. Seasoned Data Quality Analyst, as well as Project Coordinator/Business Analyst with over 8 years of experience in Information & Business Systems. Seasoned Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant with over 9 years of experience. Experienced in CTMS, Siebel-based platforms, Salesforce, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage, Teradata, Paint Shop Pro, Project, HTML & web publishing design, QuickBooks, Acrobat, Business Objects, MyMail, MySQL, SAS, SPSS, BrioQuery, Filemaker, and Pledgemaker. Guru-level design in Excel including V-lookups and VisualBasic programming. In depth knowledge of working within the non-profit sector; experienced in utilizing donor and donation software programs including Grant writer. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Enjoy working within the non-profit sector, social services, outsourced solutions and healthcare industry.
Kuunda Consulting
United Kingdom - Last active: 8 days ago - Tests: 1 - Portfolio: 1
I am passionate about marketing and approach everything with the intention of doing and being the best at it. I love to teach and train people and so empower them. Sometimes I also like doing things myself. I have a great sense of humor inside and outside of work. I consider myself honest and caring... but you have heard it all before so I am saying no more As your email marketing manager, I am confident self-starter who will take ownership of all your email projects and can work with little direction.Key Deliverables: - Compose and publish e-mail newsletters, single product emails - Manage e-mail sign-ups and contact databases - Re-target demographics - Track data regarding e-mail marketing strategy - Analyze campaign data including segmentation, target markets - Ownership of monthly newsletter process and distributionCore Competencies: Business acumen, communication skills, decision quality, drive for results, organization, planning and time managementStrengths: - Strong understanding of HTML - Ability to compose flawless e-mail communications - Proficient in Photoshop - Proficient in Dreamweaver - Graphics background 5 years experience - HTML background 7 years experience - Excellence in managing multiple high-priority tasks on a regular basis - Ability to adapt in a rapidly changing environmentIndustry Applications: - Spam assassin rules validation - W3C HTML Compliance - Affiliate Management: managing products and revenue and returns - Email click tracking and affiliate marketing Email Service Providers / ESP's I am familiar with: - Email Vision - MailChimp - Vertical Response - Dotmailer - SendGridI am the right candidate for this job!
- Marketing strategy
- Lead generation
- Marketing Automation
- Email Deliverability
- Email Handling
- Landing Pages
- Format & Layout
Associated with: Kuunda Co.
I get stuff done and I'm smart.
United States - Last active: 10/10/2014 - Tests: 6 - Portfolio: 6
For over 10 years, my phone has been the one that rang when something broke or a technical problem needed an immediate solution. Now I've settled in a peaceful valley in Tennessee to regain time I lost with my wife and children. I've been called an Analyst, Server Administrator, Network Engineer, and Director during my career but my core competency is making server software, network devices, and technology work. (This is why I call my consultancy Systemworx) I have configured and fixed Juniper and Cisco firewalls and routers. I have built and rebuilt all manner of Windows Servers I have monitored and maintained thousands of network devices and a CRM webportal that served thousands of users across the US I have wrangled data for financial systems, CRMs, and data warehousing I have implemented mail delivery I appreciate your consideration.


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DeVoy-Pollak race holds key to balance of power on Belknap County Commission
LACONIA — One of the most closely watched races in Belknap County on Tuesday will be the contest between Dave DeVoy (R-Sanbornton) and Dave Pollak (D-Laconia) for the District One (Laconia, Sanbornton, New Hampton) seat on the Belknap County Commission currently held by Ed Philpot (D-Laconia.)
The winner of the race will determine the balance of power on the three-member commission, which sets policy for the county, and which will have only one incumbent member, Commissioner Steve Nedeau (R-Meredith), who has been closely aligned with Philpot on most issues, including building a new county jail and fully funding the county's share of employee health insurance plans.
Nedeau wil almost certainlyl be joined on the commission by Rep. Dick Burchell (R-Gilmanton), who defeated commission chairman John Thomas (R-Belmont), who was also aligned with Philpot, in the Republican primary and faces no opposition in the general election.
Burchell has been a vocal critic of policies proposed by the current commission and a champion of the county convention's side in a nearly two-year long battle over line item authority in the budget. The convention recently won a preliminary court injunction which prohibits the commission from making budget transfers greater than $300 without the approval of the convention's executive committee.
DeVoy, who calls himself a limited government fiscal conservative, is making his second run for the commission, having lost in 2012 to Philpot by 701 votes, 5,320 to 4,619. DeVoy carried Sanbornton and New Hampton as well as Ward 1 in Laconia, but could not overcome Philpot's margins in the other five wards.
A retired colonel in the United States Army Reserve, where he served for 30 years, DeVoy owns and operates three convenience stores — the Mobil Mart in Gilford and the Bosco Bell Store and Blueberry Station in Barnstead. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and earned his Master of Science degree at the United States Army War College and Master of Business Administration at Plymouth State University. He is married and has two children.
He says that if elected he will ''follow the rule of law'' and work with the Belknap County Convention by developing strong personal relationships of mutual trust and respect with its members. He said that he supports hiring a professional negotiator for the county to handle contract negotiations with the four unions representing county employees, something which Burchell has proposed, and supports fully funding employee health care premiums as provided in their contracts.
DeVoy has been critical of the current commission, having charged at one point that commissioners were deliberately neglecting the county jail in order to foist an expensive new jail on the county. He also said that a recent notice sent to workers informing them that they might be liable for the county's share of their individual health insurance premiums for the remainder of the year unless the county convention approved budget transfers was the wrong thing to do. "It was totally unnecessary to frighten county employees,'' he says.
DeVoy was highly praised by Burchell in a letter which appeared in Thursday's Laconia Daily Sun and is seen as a potential Burchell ally on the commission.
He has offered his own plan for fixing problems at the county jail and says that as far as he is concerned it can be done without constructing an expensive new jail. A $2 million plan he introduced months ago calls for replacing the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, expanding the bracelet program and establishing a treatment center and a women's wing in what is now the administrative wing of the Belknap County Complex and moving the commissioner's offices to the Belknap County Courthouse.
More recently, he set a limit of $7 million on what he says should be spent on the jail, acknowledging that his plan doesn't yet have wide support and that he might have to compromise in order to reach a consensus which would allow a jail improvement program to move forward.
Dave Pollak, a professor at Lakes Region Community College for the last 10 years, is making his first run for public office. A graduate of George Washington University with a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree in education from Antioch University New England, he is a member of the liberal arts faculty and teaches a variety of courses in the social sciences, including psychology, government and ethics. He is married with four children.
Before moving to New Hampshire, he practiced law for five years and spent about a decade before that in the construction industry as a project manager rehabbing apartment complexes in New York City.
Pollak said that he has followed the often contentious course of county government during the past several years closely and would seek "to dial down the rhetoric and find consensus." Noting that the future of the county jail is the overriding issue facing both the commission and the Belknap County Convention, he said, "I am coming to that with an open mind." He says that he has taught classes at the jail and is familiar with conditions at the facility.
"I am not an expert," Pollak said, "but I am a good listener and a good learner." He said that he "admires people with strongly held principles" and finds "if you start from a place of respect, you get to a good outcome."
He says ''I'm not in favor of spending $42 million dollars for a new jail. I am in favor of a deliberative process to find the right solution which will meet federal and state standards, will satisfy our safety and correctional needs, will work to reduce recidivism, and that has the smallest possible effect on the county tax rate.''
He has visited several county jails in the state which were recently built or had additions and says that he sees value engineering of current plans as a way of reducing projected costs to $20 million or less.
Pollak has been critical of the actions of the county convention and it's executive committee, maintaining that the convention has pursued a deliberate strategy of trying to force the commission to breach contracts with county workers by refusing to fund increases required to pay the county's share of health insurance costs.
''At the same time the convention wants the workers to pay a higher percentage of their health insurance costs, they denied them that 1.5 percent wage increase which would have been the first raise in many years. It may only be a coincidence but the full time jobs at the nursing home are very very hard to fill with positions remaining open for months,'' Pollak recently wrote in a letter published in The Daily Sun.
He said that what is being overlooked is that the convention's efforts to reduce county health insurance costs is actually a pay cut for county workers, especially those with the most experience who are at the top of the wage scale and won't get pay increases that match the increases in their health insurance premiums.
Pollak says that he would like better relations between the commissioners and the convention and that one of the first things he would do if elected is to invite legislators to attend a retreat ''where we can sit down and talk to each other.''
He would also like to see the county involved in strategic planning which would help all communities work together to achieve efficiencies through sharing resources. He says that reviving the former welfare office position at the county level is something which should be explored more fully.
''We're in a unique position at the county level to look at ways to take advantage of economies of scale,'' says Pollak, adding that former Laconia Mayor Mike Seymour has agreed to work with him on that effort.
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Red pick-up truck stolen in Belmont
BELMONT — Police are investigating a burglary at Muller Landscaping at 242 Union Road that happened sometime Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Police said someone forced their way into the building and stole a red 2000 Ford pickup and some tools and equipment.
The truck has Muller Landscaping decals on both sides and has a New Hampshire license plate that reads MLL-3.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Belmont Police at 267-8350.
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Superintendent says recent tax cap friendly budgets have skipped prudent maintenance items
By Thomas P. Caldwell
DANBURY — Superintendent Stacy Buckley and Business Administrator Michael Limanni reviewed the preliminary Newfound Area School District FY 2015-2016 budget with the district's budget committee last week, elaborating on some points and describing the adjustments to come in order to present a proposal that will fall within the property tax cap.
Buckley noted that Newfound is one of only two or three school districts in the state that have tax caps, apart from those like Franklin that work under a city-wide cap. She said the problem with Newfound is that past budgets have not included planned maintenance and she would like to get such plans in place; but doing so creates the need to reduce other areas of spending to avoid exceeding the tax cap.
Limanni said working on a budget at this time of year is hampered by the uncertainty of many sources of revenue, such as state adequacy aid. Normally, school districts can work with estimates when the actual numbers are unknown but, because of the tax cap, Newfound needs to be much more exact. With revenues in the range of $8.5 million, and a tax cap that limits the school district assessment to a two percent increase, minor fluctuations in income categories can create major problems for a tax cap district.
The budget committee was interested in finding out how the newly negotiated teachers' union agreement and the possibility of implementing full-day kindergarten fit into the central office's budget proposal. Buckley noted that the teachers' contract will appear in a separate warrant article, so the budget will need to be adjusted down to make room for the $305,620 in cost items associated with the first year of the contract. As for all-day kindergarten, she explained that the Newfound Area School Board will be taking up that topic at its next meeting.
"We have three schools that could potentially move to full-day kindergarten," she said, "but to do that at Bristol Elementary School would require one and a half more teachers."
As she did when presenting the budget to the school board earlier this month, Buckley went through her list of staffing adjustments, saying that, as much as possible, she is "trying to be creative when positions open up to see how we can be more efficient and more effective". As an example, she noted that, with a reduced population at the middle school, she reduced a secretary's position from full-time to part-time when the previous secretary left the district. There are other instances where she was able to replace aides with a paraprofessional to consolidate services.
In discussing the maintenance of facilities, Buckley corrected statements that had surfaced during the discussions about closing the middle school. "There is no problem with water in the basement," she said. While there had been problems in the past with water seeping into the building, in recent years the building has remained dry. The only problem had been a year ago when unusually warm and humid weather had caused a mold problem; but she noted the high school also had problems with mold that year.
The reason for wanting to replace the electronic fire panel at the middle school is that the current one, while in working order, only identifies that there is a problem, not what the problem is. A modern fire panel identifies exactly what needs to be done, Limanni explained.
In the area of technology, one of the proposals is to install Microsoft Office on all computers. Since the school board asked the district to migrate from Macintoshes to PCs, only some administrators have Office software; other staff members are using software that is incompatible, so they cannot "talk" with each other. Even those with Office have different versions of the software. The plan is to install the same version on all computers to make them more functional.
Likewise, the telephone system at the schools is antiquated with no replacements available, and classroom teachers lack the ability to communicate except by cell phones with unreliable reception. Buckley said that, as well as being inconvenient, it poses a safety concern, should an intruder make it into the schools.
Asked about the impact of tuition from Hill, should that school district choose to realign with Newfound, Buckley said there is no way to estimate that at the moment, as Hill has not even decided whether to choose Newfound and, once it does, the two sides would have to negotiate a tuition agreement.
Limanni said Newfound has proposed using Franklin's tuition formula, adjusted for Newfound expenses, but that there are a number of other factors that go into an agreement. "It might be a 10-year agreement, and we have no idea what will happen with the school population over that time period," he said. "We would need to build in variables to account for those changes, and there might be building constraints." While saying Hill students could be accommodated at present without additional staff at Newfound, Limanni added, "You wouldn't want to set up an agreement that, with the variables, makes you miss out on a million dollars. In a business, you'd never make a decision that way."
At the start of the meeting, the budget committee took up an issue Skip Reilly of Alexandria had raised last month: Limanni's requirement that budget committee members submit proof of eligibility to work in the United States and their Social Security numbers before receiving their school district stipends. Limanni said that, under Internal Revenue Service regulations, all those who receive money from the school district are "employees" who must submit the forms.
On Oct. 22, Limanni said he had checked with the N.H. Department of Labor which does not view elected officials as employees, in conflict with the IRS. When he asked for a letter from the Department of Labor stating that the district is exempt from IRS rules, the department refused to do so, he said.
Reilly tried to make the case that, if they are employees, they should have Workers' Compensation benefits; but Limanni said Workers' Comp falls under the jurisdiction of the Labor Department which does not consider them employees.
The budget committee resolved the issue by voting to discontinue its $100-a-year stipend, established to compensate members for their traveling expenses during budget season.
No one offered to second Reilly's motion to ask the school district to contact the N.H. School Boards Association to find out if the issue had ever been raised there and, if so, what the outcome had been. The motion called for the district to seek a legal opinion from the NHSBA attorney if the issue had not come up before.
The budget committee will meet next at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, at Newfound Memorial Middle School. At that time, the group will decide whether to publicly support the new teachers' contract and submit a letter to newspapers.
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Gilford Zoning Board says potential solar farmer missed deadline for app
GILFORD — The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Tuesday night not to consider an appeal of a Planning Board decision to deny a request from Inns and Motels of the Lakes Region to erect 370 solar panels at 16 Kimball Road because the appeal was filed late.
ZBA attorney Laura Spector-Morgan advised the board that by it's own ordinance, appeals of Planning Board decisions must be made within 30 days.
"There is nothing in the rules of procedure that allows the board to waive the 30 days," Spector-Morgan said.
The town contends the Planning Board decision to deny the proposal was made on August 17 and Inns and Motels of the Lakes Region was represented at that meeting by attorney Phil Brouillard. The notice of the decision was issued on September 5 but Brouillard did not file appeal of the decision until October 16.
"He could have filed something and amended it later," Spector-Morgan said.
Brouillard said that state law provides a "reasonable" amount of time to file an appeal and that he was also under the impression that the decision made by the Planning Board was not the final decision.
He said the written decision was not issued until about four or five days before the filing deadline for the ZBA meeting in September and he was under the impression that it would be okay with the town to file for the October. Brouillard said he was only just notified that his appeal could be rejected because of timeliness.
He said all parties, including the town planner, the town's attorneys, himself and the property owner have been working on the project since March when it was first proposed and he was operating under the premise that there was some ambiguity in the town ordinance that needed to be addressed — specifically that the town ordinance doesn't mention solar farms. They are neither allowed nor prohibited.
"There was no clarity," he said.
Brouillard noted that Town Planner John Ayer did not attend the August 17 meeting because he was on a planned vacation. At that meeting, board members noted Ayers absence and said they were going to deny the decision anyway because, in their opinion, the proposal was not a reasonable use of the 1.4-acre parcel.
Sixteen Kimball Road is owned by Willard Drew and is the piece of property across Kimball Road from his Lakes Region Cafe and Tavern nightclub.
Drew, through a different attorney, David Bownes, and in an unrelated matter, recently filed suit against the town of Gilford for actions it took in the 2011 drug raid of the former Mardi Gras North which at the time was operating independently on Drew's nightclub property.
When Drew reapplied for his local exotic dancing license in October of 2013, he claims the town maliciously "caused to be published" false and defamatory statements about the property at 15 Kimball Road, including that it had "the elements of a methamphetamine lab," was used for "manufacturing, possession, use, sale and distribution of illegal drugs, and had repeatedly violated liquor laws. As a result Drew "suffered a loss to his reputation and good standing in the community."
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Aliases for NOS1AP Gene
Aliases for NOS1AP Gene
External Ids for NOS1AP Gene
- Entrez Gene: 9722
- Ensembl: ENSG00000198929
- UniProtKB: O75052
Summaries for NOS1AP Gene
This gene encodes a cytosolic protein that binds to the signaling molecule, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). This protein has a C-terminal PDZ-binding domain that mediates interactions with nNOS and an N-terminal phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain that binds to the small monomeric G protein, Dexras1. Studies of the related mouse and rat proteins have shown that this protein functions as an adapter protein linking nNOS to specific targets, such as Dexras1 and the synapsins. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
GeneCards Summary for NOS1AP Gene
NOS1AP (Nitric Oxide Synthase 1 (Neuronal) Adaptor Protein) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with NOS1AP include long qt syndrome and long qt syndrome 1. Among its related pathways are SIDS Susceptibility Pathways and Circadian entrainment. GO annotations related to this gene include PDZ domain binding and nitric-oxide synthase binding. An important paralog of this gene is ENSG00000254706.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for NOS1AP Gene
Adapter protein involved in neuronal nitric-oxide (NO) synthesis regulation via its association with nNOS/NOS1. The complex formed with NOS1 and synapsins is necessary for specific NO and synapsin functions at a presynaptic level. Mediates an indirect interaction between NOS1 and RASD1 leading to enhance the ability of NOS1 to activate RASD1. Competes with DLG4 for interaction with NOS1, possibly affecting NOS1 activity by regulating the interaction between NOS1 and DLG4 (By similarity).


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Climate awareness event in Naples gives the 411 on importance of 350
NAPLES - There were information booths and a bike rodeo, but the focus of the day remained on one thing _ the number 350.
This number is the focal point of an international movement to lower carbon emissions to 350 parts per million (ppm), and area citizens are hoping to begin making a difference locally during the week of activities they are calling "Naples: Leading the Way to Sustainability."
"We're at 389 ppm and we have to get carbon down to 350 ppm to have a sustainable earth that will keep life for humans the way they would like it or else things are going to change and we in South Florida are going to feel it first," said Dianne Rhodes, coordinator of Naples: Leading the Way to Sustainability.
Locally, the events were centered Saturday at Fleischmann Park in Naples for the International Day of Climate Action.
More than 5,000 events held throughout the world were collectively aimed at calling for world leaders to make a strong climate treaty, Rhodes said.
The Naples event also encouraged and educated people to make an impact on climate change through their own actions.
"Today is the biggest action day the world has ever seen," Rhodes said. "This (the Naples event) is really about awareness with citizens and local government that we all need to take action."
The Naples Pathways Coalition held a bike rodeo to teach children how to ride safely and also talked to attendees about the importance of pathways.
"Once more pathways are built, more people can feel comfortable riding to the store, to school, or to the beach," said Michelle Avola, Naples Pathways executive director.
At another area, staff from Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve played Climate Change Jeopardy with attendees.
"Most people were willing to risk playing the game and attempted to give the questions that went with the answers they were given," said Susan Cone, education coordinator at Rookery Bay.
One of the answers was "25 pounds of CO2" and the question was "How much carbon dioxide does one gallon of gas put in the atmosphere?"
"They were shocked that one gallon of gas, which weighs about seven pounds, equals 25 pounds of CO2," Cone said. "The game was meant to be fun but have a little bit of a science background, too."
Other activities included the opportunity for children to make a village out of recyclable products.
"Different kids came at different times and someone would build a piece and then connect it to the whole," said Juliet Araujo, Fine Arts teacher for Outside the Box Studio, the nonprofit that organized the creation of the "sustainable village."
"Even the little kids made a connection that the things they brought from their recycling bin were used to create this village and that their contributions made an impact," Araujo said.
Naples: Leading the Way to Sustainability organizers hope that more attendees learned how they can make an impact and are encouraging community members to make small changes throughout this week to make a difference on the city's carbon emissions.
Some of the things they are hoping people will commit to include:
-- Canceling one trip in a car and going by foot or bike.
-- Changing light bulbs to CFL's and spending two hours in an evening using no electrical equipment.
-- Eating meatless meals for an entire day.
-- Using half the water normally used throughout the day and not drinking bottled water.
"If you can do one of these things for a week and your life is fine, then that's something you can do for a year or a lifetime," Rhodes said.
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Thank you to all who entered our 2008 pet costume photo contest! This year, we received more than one thousand creative pet costume photos—from frog princesses and circus masters to astronauts and superheroes. Of all the cute and quirky entries, we selected the 20 most imaginative getups and have arranged them here in no particular order for you to see. It is with pleasure, and a lot of laughter, that we present the grand prize winner (pictured at left) with a digital photo album from Coby electronics. Enjoy, and check back soon for more fun contests to come!
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1990 BMW 735i Question: What are all the ways to get a headlight working?
The right headlight and fog light do not work. I have tried replacing the bulbs, checked the wiring, and replaced the switch on the interior dash. None of these seemed to work. - jasonbettini
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Nashville, TN – Road construction won't slow motorists down as they travel Tennessee's highways this Memorial Day weekend.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 12:00 noon on Friday, May 22nd through 6:00am on Tuesday, May 26th.
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Expedited Work will Replace Eight Bridges during 13 Weekend Closures
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner announced today a major bridge rehabilitation project along Interstate 40 in downtown Nashville.
The "Fast Fix 8" project will use accelerated construction to replace eight bridges located on the west side of the south loop. The project will require 13 weekend closures of this stretch of I-40 between June 2015 and June 2016.
Nashville, TN – As you know, work is underway by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to repair the damage left behind by the recent winter storms, specifically potholes.
Great progress is being made, with crews working to cover more than 11,000 lane miles in 26 middle Tennessee counties.
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) urge citizens to avoid unnecessary road travel on Monday as the state prepares for a severe winter storm. Motorists who must drive on Monday are advised to check local forecasts and road conditions before travelling.
Middle Tennessee will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting at 9:00pm, CST, Sunday until 6:00am, CST, Monday. The National Weather Service is forecasting a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain at Tennessee's border with Alabama. Along Tennessee's border with Kentucky, six inches to 10 inches of snow is possible.
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Tennessee – Super Bowl weekend is an exciting time for people to come together and celebrate. As those celebrations take place, partners across the state are reminding Tennesseans to plan ahead and designate sober drivers.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Governor's Highway Safety Office, the Franklin Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol joined the Tennessee Titans today to share a unified message: Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl Sunday. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has announced the preliminary number of traffic fatalities in Tennessee last year and the state's strategic highway safety plan for 2015.
The 2014 traffic fatality numbers include vehicular deaths reported by all Tennessee law enforcement agencies.
Early figures indicate there were 961 vehicular deaths on Tennessee roadways in 2014. That's the second lowest traffic fatality number since 1963 and the fifth time traffic deaths have dipped below 1,000 since that year. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Transportation is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow this season. Over the last several weeks, salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 counties, and crews have readied snow plows and brine trucks for the winter season.
"Tennessee often sees the bulk of its winter weather in January and February," TDOT Commissioner John Schroer said. "Our salt bins are fully stocked and we have more than a thousand employees ready to mobilize in the event of inclement weather."
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Nashville, TN – "Eyes on the Road & Head out of Your Apps", "Buckle Up Y'all, It's the Law", and "Ho Ho Hold Your Calls". Those are just a few of the overhead sign messages that have caught the attention of Tennessee motorists recently. Think you can come up with one better?
For the first time, TDOT will offer drivers the chance to craft their own highway safety messages.
Nashville, TN – Road construction won't delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is once again halting all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state.
TDOT halts highway construction during Christmas and New Year's Holidays. (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Nashville, TN – Thanksgiving travelers will not be slowed by construction on Tennessee roads during this busy travel holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state.
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Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Sponsors Leading Conference to Feature Numerous Leaders in Tech Industry
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, a Washington, D.C.-based organization working to educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues, will host the 9th Annual State of the Net Conference on January 22-23, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. This widely attended event provides opportunities to network and engage on key information technology policy issues and offers a balanced blend of perspectives from academics, consumer groups, industry, and government. A full Conference agenda is available HERE. Register at: http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaid=233302. Attendance is complimentary for media/government staff and a discounted non-profit/academic rate is also available.
Featured Keynotes Include:
- Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, (CA-18)/Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
- Senator Jerry Moran (KS)
- Victoria A. Espinel, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, The White House
- Travis Kalanick, CEO & Co-Founder, Uber, with Congressman Bob Goodlatte (VA-6)/Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus.
- Congressman Steve Scalise, (LA-1)/Chairman, Republican Study Committee
- Commissioner Robert McDowell, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
And more….
The Conference will also feature in-depth discussions with leading Internet policy experts on timely topics such as:
- Congress as NetMusic's DJ: Is It Spinning the Turntables in the Right Direction for Innovation and Creativity?
- Plumbing the Policy Implications of Data Analytics and Defining "Big Data," the Year's Most Overused Term
- Should Congress Rewrite the Telecom Act?
- Big Broadband: What Happens When the Psychology of Abundance Confronts Both the Economics of Deployment and the Rules of Regulators?
- First Sale and No Resale: Could SCOTUS and the Internet Redefine Content Ownership?
- Post-Petraeus: Privacy, Passion, Probable Cause?
- No Rest for the WCIT: Charting An Affirmative Plan to Safeguarding Internet Freedom!
- Cyber Security Legislation, Regulation and Executive Order: Government Officials Discuss
Register at: http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaid=233302. Attendance is complimentary for media/government staff and a discounted non-profit/academic rate is also available.
What: 9th Annual State of the Net Conference
When: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Where: Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Twitter: @NetCaucusAC #SOTN
The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the United States, attracting over 600 attendees annually. As a leader in technology policy, the Conference will address policy issues that will challenge the Administration and Policymakers in the next session of Congress. This year, the State of the Net Conference will dedicate a half-day symposium to: The Leadership Challenge: Restoring America to Greatness Through Sound Internet Policy on Wednesday, January 23, 2013.
About the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee:
The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee is a diverse group of public interest, non-profit and industry groups working to educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues. The group seeks to promote the growth and advancement of the Internet, provide a bicameral, bipartisan forum for Internet concerns to be raised, while promoting the education of internet-related issues. More information can be found at http://www.netcaucus.org. Follow the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.
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The 17th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. 17th International Cloud Expo, to be held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, brings together Cloud Computing, APM, APIs, Microservices, Security, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal today!
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James Mangold's "Knight and Day" is an action-packed, edge of your seat thrill ride that barely pauses long enough for you to take a breath. It's the kind of movie that has plot, but not too much plot to get in the way of having a good time, all wrapped up in a story that ends up taking you around the world as it keeps its main characters in continuous danger.
The story begins at an airport as June Havens (Cameron Diaz) is trying to catch a flight home for her sister's wedding. She accidentally bumps into Roy Miller (Tom Cruise), whom she meets up with again on the plane. While she is in the bathroom, several people suddenly try to kill Roy, who has apparently stolen something very valuable and is being sought by many. With everyone else on the plane dead, including the pilots, Roy has to make an emergency landing, warning June afterward that people will be looking for her....dangerous people.
June isn't quite sure what to believe, but soon after, the FBI comes looking for her, which requires Roy to intervene and rescue here. He eventually reveals that he is a rogue agent who was set up and is now trying to protect a perpetual power source, codenamed "Zephyr." Once the two of them team up, they must go on the run and try to expose the agent that set up Roy.
That might have seemed a little spoilerish, but really, the "perpetual power source" could have been anything. It could have been nuclear secrets or any kind of deadly weapon. The only purpose the power source has is as a plot device to keep the story moving along.
One of the things that "Knight and Day" does so well is keeping up its fast pace. In all honesty, after the film is over, you probably aren't going to be commenting to your buddies about how complex and spellbinding the plot was. This is an action-comedy-romance, so plot doesn't come into play that much, that is, not nearly as much as its action sequences.
The film wastes no time in getting right to the point on the plane ride and continuing with the rescue sequence and multiple escapes. There's a particularly well-done chase scene set in Spain where our heroes are breezing through the streets on a motorcycle. It has all the required narrow misses with bullets flying through the air. At one point, they even manage to pop a wheelie while one fires forward and the other fires backward. Entertaining? Certainly. Plausible? Well, like "The A-Team," you have to let some things slide for the purposes of having fun.
Another thing that helps keep the fast pace alive is the way the film is scripted. Patrick O'Neill's screenplay has many scenes that have Cruise and Diaz firing one-liners back and forth to each other. There are a few periods when the film slows down to add even more dialogue, but this is usually to add a bit more to the plot so it doesn't become just one long action sequence.
It turns out that Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have some pretty good chemistry on screen. They're able to pull of the rapid-fire dialogue quite well and both of them have enough charm and personality to turn this into at least a somewhat plausible situation. Though they are constantly in danger of being killed, the screenplay and their charm even manage to come through with some funny moments.
This is slightly new territory for director James Mangold, whose most action-oriented film to date had been the impressive "3:10 to Yuma." He's shown that he can handle even faster-paced action sequences without having them turn into a mess on the screen like some directors. This, coupled with the performances and O'Neill's script, make "Knight and Day" a fun film that will please fans of the action genre. 3/4 stars.
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The year is 1811. With the British army penned into a small part of Portugal, and all of Spain except for the coastal city of Cádiz fallen to the invader, the French appear to have won their war. Raised in the gutters of London and taught to fight, Captain Richard Sharpe is in the Spanish capital on a mission for the British ambassador. But when a British attack on an enemy-held bridge goes disastrously wrong, he finds himself trapped in a city under siege, a hotbed of treachery, false allies, and pernicious plots. And as dawn breaks on a March morning, Sharpe must be prepared to come to the aid of the charismatic Scotsman Sir Thomas Graham, the city's would-be liberator, whose small, outnumbered army has been abandoned by the Spanish and is now is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Yet for Richard Sharpe, the impending battle against overwhelming odds is about more than destiny and duty; it is about revenge.
"Capt. Richard Sharpe, upstart rifleman, performs a sensitive mission for Henry Wellesley, the duke of Wellington's younger brother and special envoy to Spain in Cadiz, in bestseller Cornwell's rousing 21st military historical (after 2005's Sharpe's Escape). A secret cabal of Spaniards who favor a rapprochement with France threatens the alliance between England and Spain in the fight against Bonaparte. The conspirators, who include a murderous priest, Fr. Salvador Montseny, have stolen some unfortunate love letters Wellesley wrote to his prostitute amour, Caterina Blazquez, and plan to use them to embarrass the British. It's up to Sharpe to recover the letters and save the alliance. Meanwhile, British troops, with little help from the Spanish army, maneuver to lift the French siege of Cadiz. As usual, Sharpe must contend with a snobbish superior officer, Brigadier Moon, who gets his just reward in a delicious surprise twist at battle's end. One hopes the nasty Father Montseny, who disappears from the action too soon, will return to bedevil Sharpe in future installments." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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