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Viana do Castelo : Michelin's recommendations
Viana do Castelo is the main seaside resort of the Costa Verde and undoubtedly the most charming. A humble fishing village in the Middle Ages, its heyday was in the 16C when its sailors went cod fishing off the shores of the New World, and formed trade relationships with the Hanseatic towns. From the period are its Manueline and Renaissance residences, which give the old town its present charm. The area has a rich cultural heritage and some beautiful verdant landscape.
Tourist attractions Viana do Castelo : Things to see and do
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Est. da Santa Luzia P - 4900 Viana do Castelo
This viewpoint is actually the hill of Santa Luzia which stands to the north of the town and is topped by a modern basilica (a place of pilgrimage). Accessed either by a 7min cable car journey which at 650m is the nation's longest, or by car along a ..
Praça da Républica
Praça da Républica P - 4900 Viana do Castelo
The 16C buildings which surround this square, including the casa dos Sa Sottomayores, make a picturesque urban collection. You will see a fountain, built in 1554, which has several basins; the old town hall of which only the facade has preserved its ..
The old district
Praça da Républica P - 4900 Viana do Castelo
On a random stroll in this partly pedestrianised district you will come across many houses with facades emblazoned with coats of arms and interesting examples of Renaissance and Manueline architecture.
Hotels Viana do Castelo
Casa Manuel Espregueira e Oliveira
Rua Manuel Espregueira, 190 P - 4900-318 Viana do Castelo
Located in a pedestrian street of Viana do Castelo city centre, Casa Manuel Espregueira e Oliveira is a renovated 19th-century townhouse with a 24-hour reception and an airport shuttle. Free WiFi access is available. This unit offers classical-style..
Hotel Laranjeira
Rua Candido Dos Reis (Antiga Rua General Luis do Rego), 45 P - 4900-082 Viana do Castelo
The boutique Laranjeira Hotel is set in the heart of Viana do Castelo, just 500 metres from the Atlantic Ocean. It offers rooms with free internet and panoramic views of the area. The air-conditioned rooms at Hotel Laranjeira combine minimalist desi..
Absoluto Design Hotel
Rua da Bandeira 174 P - 4900-560 Viana do Castelo
Prix Prices from : 65 €
Located in the historic centre of Viana do Castelo, Absoluto Design Hotel offers spacious rooms with innovative design and a flat-screen TV. It features free Wi-Fi and a 24-hour front desk. This avant-garde Minho house has modernly decorated rooms w..
Restaurants Viana do Castelo
Axis Viana
Av.Capitão Gaspar de Castro P - 4900-462 Viana do Castelo
Os 3 Potes
Beco dos Fornos 7 P - 4900-523 Viana do Castelo
Restaurant located in an attractive historical setting with an old stone bread oven. Its regional-rustic decoration provides a cosy, local feel.
Estrada N 202 P - 4925-104 Viana do Castelo
This respected local restaurant is used to organising large functions. Behind the bar at the entrance, with its enticing displays and fish and seafood tank, guests can choose between several attractively arranged dining areas. The extensive regional ..
Tasquinha da Linda
Rua dos Mareantes A-10 P - 4900-370 Viana do Castelo
The owners of this restaurant occupying a former quayside warehouse are former fish wholesalers. Hence the logical focus on fish and seafood and the large fish tanks on display.
Flôr de Sal
Av. de Cabo Verde 100 (Praia Norte) P - 4900-568 Viana do Castelo
Pousada do Monte de Santa Luzia
P - 4901-909 Viana do Castelo


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Excellent! A very good basis for a setup!
It looks good, though I'm not 100% on the back walls ... some places they seem a bit confusing and might need a lowered transparency.
So what *is* your reproducible system?
That is quite cool so far...
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Your shading makes all the rooms look inside-out to me. Why did you decide on darkening the bottom of walls? To my eye, the top of walls should be darker, since light normally comes from above.
Other than that, great map. I love this style, though it seems a pain in the butt to draw.
I have agree that the shading and coloring of the rooms makes things seems almost inside out at first, but then once you look at it for a moment or two that feeling goes away. The iso-style is very interesting, I haven't seen it before and now I'm inspired to try one out myself. I like how the different levels are easy to tell apart from one another, and how you can have them all on one map rather than having to do a series of overhead maps to get a lesser version of the same effect.
I really like it. I'm not sold on the green colour for the floor, but I like the shading on the walls. What are you using to do this. Are they all individual floor tiles that you're collating together in PS? If so, that's quite an endeavour. How are you getting them to snap properly?
Aha, thanks Torstan for helping a brother out. As you may remember I am red/green colorblind, which manifests itself often a a confusion between green and brown, which is exactly what happened this time. If I chose my colors by creating them, I don't make mistakes, but if I take an existing pattern and use it, I often confuse the two colors. So I thought the map was in brown/tan and instead it was brown and tan with a bunch of green. I asked for my wife's help and she pointed out where my colors were bad.
I have to say that I don't see the inside-out issue. It's too far along to fix now, so I'll leave it as is, but it's easy enough to change for future dungeons. There is some assembly required for the walls.
To answer your question Torstan, the methodology used for the floor tiles is simple. I have a grid with strong lines. I turn it on, then "fill" the spaces in between. There is just enough dark brown stroke on the tile layer to add the required grout.
Here is the map with the green removed and some additional bits added.
That's cunning
And that's a very pretty map. I love the border. How did you do that?

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Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas SynopsisFrom acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski comes the powerful and inspiring epic Cloud Atlas, based on the best-selling novel by David Mitchell.
Drama, mystery, action and enduring love thread through a single story that unfolds in multiple timelines over the span of 500 years. Characters meet and reunite from one life to the next. Born and reborn.
As the consequences of their actions and choices impact one another through the past, the present and the distant future, one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Everything is connected.
Cloud Atlas Release Date
In Theaters October 26, 2012
Cloud Atlas Credits
Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, and Hugh Grant
Written by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski
Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski
Produced by: Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
External Info: Cloud Atlas Official Website
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Watch Why First And Final Frames Are So Important In Epic Movie Mash-Up
The world's greatest filmmakers tell their stories from the very first frame in their movies to the very last. Need proof? Just watch the amazing supercut below, and you'll notice just how many brilliant films have beginnings and endings that work in stunning tandem.
by Eric Eisenberg March 22, 2015 comments
This Week In Home Entertainment: Cloud Atlas, Dexter Season 7 And More
CBS Broadcasting has released Dexter: the Seventh Season on to Blu-ray and DVD so that fans can relive Season 7s most heightened moments. Additionally, Warner Home Video has put together a release for Cloud Atlas. Read on to learn about some of April 30th's best releases, and maybe even a few that may have slipped under your radar.
by Jessica Rawden May 14, 2013 comments
Cloud Atlas Will Hit Blu-ray In May
Cloud Atlas has been forgotten by nearly everyone at this point, including Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, which has dumped its release all the way into May. This is a shame, because the film is a visual treat, an intertwining of great acting performances and vivid storylines. If youve been waiting and waiting to add the Wachowskis flick to your collection, the film will hit Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on May 14.
by Jessica Rawden February 23, 2013 comments
Watch Back To The Future Vs. Cloud Atlas Trailer Mashup
With its globe trotting and time jumping plotlines that speak of reincarnation, love and the fight against tyranny, perhaps Cloud Atlas would have been better served as trilogy. (Hey, it's working for The Hobbit.) At least, that's what a clever trailer from Justin Fields suggests.
by Kristy Puchko January 23, 2013 comments
A Quarter Of Cloud Atlas Is Chopped By Chinese Censors
The version of Cloud Atlas that debuted in Beijing last night clocked in at 130 minutes, meaning roughly forty minutes had been cut from the version that has played in theaters worldwide. Basically, about ¼ of the film has been completely excised. Worse yet, the film's directors (Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer) were reportedly not involved with this edit.
by Kristy Puchko January 22, 2013 comments
The 5 Worst Snubs Of The 2013 Oscar Nominations
We've all had a few hours now to process this year's Oscar nominations, to scream to the heavens demanding justice for Ben Affleck or running through the forest with fireworks to celebrate Beasts of the Southern Wild. So now that the dust has settled, what are the snubs that are still burning us up? Who are we going to miss the most on Oscar night?
by Katey, Eric, Kristy, Sean & Mack January 10, 2013 comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Eric's List
Many consider 1982 to be one of the greatest years in movie history. With titles like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Thing, Poltergeist, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and many other influential, revolutionary, unforgettable movies, its a year that will always be remembered as a landmark in pop culture history. And now 30 years later we have a year that could very well end up being remembered the same way.
by Eric Eisenberg December 18, 2012 comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Katey's List
2012 was a really, really hard year to sum up in list form, and a top 20 would really be more appropriate to reflect the astonishing variety of blockbusters, out-of-nowhere successes and totally tiny arthouse stuff that grabbed me this year. A lot of these movies snuck up on me, only revealing their brilliance long after I'd written a review or thought I'd forgotten about it. Plenty of those not on this list did the opposite, making an amazing first impression and fading so quickly
by Katey Rich December 17, 2012 comments
Is Cloud Atlas Really The Worst Movie Of 2012?
Personally I think it's way too early for anyone to be publishing their 10 best or 10 worst films of the year list-- you never know what gems you might be able to catch up with before year's end, and with Playing for Keeps opening this weekend, do you honestly think you've already endured the year's worst?
by Katey Rich December 5, 2012 comments
Weekend Box Office: Ralph Wrecks His Way To Number One
Video games took center stage in theaters this weekend as a movie chock full of classic characters dominated the number one spot. Wreck-It Ralph was the easy champion with almost $50 million. While that was a nice boost for the box office after a sluggish October, it might not have been the debut the movie's producers had hoped for.
by Scott Gwin November 4, 2012 comments
Oscar Eye: Is Flight A Contender Beyond Denzel Washington?
This week there's so, so much going on that has absolutely nothing to do with the Oscar race, and it seems almost crazy to bring it up. There's the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, of course, which I'm witnessing in my own small way here in Brooklyn (though with power and running water and no damage to my friends or home, I'm exceptionally lucky)
by Katey Rich October 30, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Infographic Explains The Karmic Journeys Of The Movie's Characters
Beyond the adventures of the book's heroes, the filmmakers invented new character arcs by giving their cast multiple roles over the film's extensive timelines. In doing so, they not only bolstered Mitchell's theme of reincarnation, but also created character arcs that transcend lifetimes. Below, we break down how each of these characters rise and fall in their karmic worth over the course of Cloud Atlas. As you might guess, this is entirely constructed of spoilers.
by Kristy Puchko October 29, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Star Doona Bae On Romancing Jim Sturgess And Emptying Herself Into Sonmi
For those of you who saw Cloud Atlas this weekend, it was likely your first introduction to Doona Bae, the Korean actress making her English-language debut as the reluctant revolutionary clone Sonmi-451 (and, like all of the film's actors, a few other roles as well). Bae had standout performances in the Korean film The Host and the Japanese film Air Doll
by Katey Rich October 29, 2012 comments
Why Didn't You See Cloud Atlas This Weekend?
When we really love a movie around here, we do our best to tell you about it, not because we think our opinions are so important, but because you always want to get the word out about something that's great. And we were trying extra-hard last week with Cloud Altas, the massive new movie from the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer that Sean, Katey and Eric all really liked
by Katey Rich October 29, 2012 comments
Weekend Box Office: Cloud Atlas Dead On Arrival As Argo Floats To The Top
Really pretty pictures and the promise of Tom Hanks outdoing himself by snagging all five Oscar nominations for best actor for parts played in a single movie were not enough to draw audiences out for Cloud Atlas. The movie reportedly cost over $100 million to produce but only took in $9 million for an embarrassing third place debut.
by Scott Gwin October 28, 2012 comments
Argo And Silent Hill Lead Friday Box Office, While Cloud Atlas Stumbles
Warner Bros. can probably be proud of being on top of the box office this weekend, but it's probably not exactly the setup they were hoping for. Argo will take over the #1 spot at the box office for the first time this weekend, making $3.9 million and projected for around $12 million for the weekend
by Katey Rich October 27, 2012 comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives to Cloud Atlas, Wreck-It Ralph & The Man With The Iron Fists
This week we looked to Cloud Atlas, Wreck-It Ralph and The Man With the Iron Fist for inspiration, and so offer a selection of big idea sci-fi/fantasy, family-friendly adventures, and some very violent action flicks.
by Kristy Puchko October 27, 2012 comments
The Biggest Differences Between The Cloud Atlas Book And Movie
Most sane directors in Hollywood took one look at David Mitchell's sprawling, densely layered novel Cloud Atlas and said "this is unfilmable." Luckily for all of us, Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer are at least a little bit insane, and decided not just to translate Mitchell's novel to the screen
by Katey Rich October 26, 2012 comments
Operation Kino 86: Cloud Atlas Has Great Editing. Wait, What's Editing?
This week on Operation Kino, we're yarning to the babbits, yay, and tellin' 'em the true-true, as we review the new film from Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas. After that extra-long review segment we get into the fact that everyone has praised the editing of Cloud Atlas, but wait? What's editing?
by Katey Rich October 26, 2012 comments
Why Accusing Cloud Atlas Of Racism Is Missing The Point
To pick on Sturgess's transformation specifically, as well as the alteration of other actors (Hugo Weaving, James D'Arcy, Keith David) to appear more Asian, is to miss the purpose of Cloud Atlas, a movie devoted to the idea that these lines between races, genders and generations are as immaterial as, well, clouds
by Katey Rich October 25, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Hugo Weaving On Ambitious Filmmaking And The Movie's 'Yellowface' Controversy
During a recent press day for Cloud Atlas I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with the exceedingly talented performer to talk not only about his latest movie, but also the path of his career and the choices he has made. Check out the interview below, in which Weaving discusses his appearance-motivated performances, working with director Tom Tykwer in conjunction with the Wachowskis, and the films yellowface controversy.
by Eric Eisenberg October 24, 2012 comments
If You Still Don't Get Cloud Atlas, This New Featurette Should Help
We've been excited about Cloud Atlas for quite a while over here, with both Sean and I flipping for it at the Toronto Film Festival and both of us evangelizing to anyone who would listen that it's awesome, "Just give it a shot!" But no matter how many times we try to shake people and tell them about it's greatness, it's a fact that Cloud Atlas is a tricky movie to explain
by Katey Rich October 23, 2012 comments
Oscar Eye: Box Office Matters, But The Avengers Still Won't Be Nominated For Best Picture
Superhero movies remain the spot where the "box office success + critical raves = Oscars" formula falls apart. The Academy is still feeling some of the backlash from their snub of The Dark Knight in 2008, which many believe led them to open up the Best Picture category to 10 nominees (now a sliding scale of 5-10, depending on how many votes they get) and probably helped Inception get a nod two years later
by Katey Rich October 23, 2012 comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Cloud Atlas, Fun Size, Chasing Mavericks And More Reviews
A lot going on this week. And by a lot I mean mostly a bunch of terrible movies with one Wachowski-led exception. Weve got our head in the clouds, high school all-nighters, killer waves and silents hills
by Doug Norrie October 21, 2012 comments
Preview The Cloud Atlas Soundtrack And Watch A New International Featurette
Thought a lot of the most effective trailers and TV spots for Cloud Atlas have used the excellent M83 song "Outro," the film's original score by Johnny Kilmek, Reinhold Heil and co-director Tom Tykwer is really fantastic, with the huge variety of themes and tones you might expect for a movie this enormous and wide-ranging
by Katey Rich October 12, 2012 comments
New Cloud Atlas TV Spot: Our Lives Are Not Our Own
What ought to be the most ambitious, baffling, possibly infuriating movie of the fall is moving faster and faster toward us, with Cloud Atlas now very close to its October 26 release date. The film from the newly dubbed "Wachowski Starship" (a.k.a. Andy and Lana Wachowski, the siblings behind The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer debuted at the Toronto Film Festival last month
by Katey Rich October 9, 2012 comments
Watch Andy And Lana Wachowski Explain Cloud Atlas
The best reveal, for me, from that clip is the knowledge that Cloud Atlas novelist David Mitchell wrote all of his narratives from start to finish, then spent only 20 minutes chopping them in half and splicing them together to make the symbolic quilt that is Atlas. Thats remarkable, and more than a little insane.
by Sean O'Connell October 3, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Clip Celebrates The Sprawling Film's Seamless Editing
The challenge to Atlas lies in linking the stories, even though they often take place decades apart. And as the clip shows, the virtuosity of the filmmakers leads to a smooth, engaging feature film that most of you will embrace.
by Sean O'Connell September 28, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Banners Dazzle With Transforming Actors
Beyond the promise of epic storytelling, on a grand scale, Cloud Atlas also boasts a remarkable cast, many of whom are called on to play various roles throughout the winding narrative. The film's website gave us an early taste of these transformations, and now the latest banners posit some of these characters in the lushly realized worlds they inhabit.
by Kristy Puchko September 25, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas TV Spot Boasts Critical Acclaim
When it debuted at Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, Cloud Atlas had half the critics loathing it, half of them adoring it-- and every single one of them talking about it. That's pretty much the best case scenario you can get for a movie trying to build up buzz, and maybe even better than universal praise.
by Katey Rich September 24, 2012 comments
Toronto Film Festival Wrap-Up: The Good, The Bad, And The Best Oscar Bets
The Toronto Film Festival technically doesn't wrap up until Sunday, when award winners will be announced (including the usually important Audience Award) and the crowds will recede from downtown Toronto for another year. But Team Cinema Blend has already left the premises, with dozens of movies and a handful interviews under our belts
by Katey Rich and Sean O'Connell September 14, 2012 comments
TIFF 2012: The Radical, Magnificent Cloud Atlas
This big, ambitious, gorgeous, glorious film demands that its audience walk in as open-hearted as it is; it's going to take you to some hippy-dippy, love-is-all-around-you places, and skeptics who choose to reject that will be in for a long two and a half hours. But directors Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer also make the choice to run along with it an easy one
by Katey Rich September 11, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Divides Audiences At TIFF 2012
The true lightning rod of discussion so far at TIFF has been Cloud Atlas (and not The Master, which many seem to admire but are hesitant to flat-out adore). The entire cast and I do mean ENTIRE cast took to the stage for a quick bow before the screening. Tom Hanks. Halle Berry. Hugh Grant. Hugo Weaving. Susan Sarandon. All of them. That was a sight.
by Sean O'Connell September 9, 2012 comments
New Cloud Atlas Trailer Creates A Powerful Deja Vu
For as many smart, complicated and slightly trippy movies likely to emerge in this high-class fall movie season, none are likely to be as tricky as Cloud Atlas, the adaptation of David Mitchell's celebrated novel that doesn't even fit into a simple plot description. Directors Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer are charged with telling six stories
by Katey Rich September 6, 2012 comments
Wachowskis Reveal 2001 Inspiration And Why They Cast Tom Hanks In Cloud Atlas
Later this week what might be the most ambitious and truly spectacular film of the year will debut in Toronto. OK, that could really apply to a lot of the big fall movies premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, but in particular I mean Cloud Atlas, the new film from Wachowski siblings Andy and Lana in collaboration with Tom Tykwer,
by Katey Rich September 4, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas' Official Website Gives Us A Closer Look At Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving And More
In Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski siblings' Cloud Atlas, actors are doing a lot more than just than just playing more than one character. Those who have seen the amazing extended first look know that the film's plot is set in multiple different timelines with different groups of characters, but what's special about the project is that the same group of actors playing all of the roles, no matter how strange.
by Eric Eisenberg August 3, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Image Gallery And Guide: Who And What Did We Just See?
I don't want to explain too much of it to you, since there are a lot of fun things to discover on your own, but it seemed worth pointing out a few of the neat things in the trailer you'd only notice if you knew what you were looking for. So first of all, here's the basic rundown of the six different stories
Cloud Atlas Extended Trailer: Everything Is Connected
As you can probably tell, all of the stars of the film are playing multiple roles, and some are so transformed by makeup that it's hard to even recognize them. For example, that's almost definitely Halle Berry standing there with Jim Broadbent in one scene, playing the wife of a classical Belgian composer in the 1930s
Watch The Wachowskis And Tom Tykwer Explain How Cloud Atlas Got Made
Ever since I read Cloud Atlas earlier this year, and marveled at the complicated structure of a book that tells six different stories set across an entire millennium, I've been feverishly anticipating this movie, though fully aware that it could turn out to be a giant disaster. I still don't know quite what to make of it
Cloud Atlas Unveils Many More Images And Selections From The Score
Cloud Atlas, the damn-near-impossible to describe new film from Andy and Lana Wachowski (the folks behind The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer, has been kept in almost total secrecy for what seems like forever. Now we're getting a flurry of new information about the movie
Halle Berry And Tom Hanks Get Futuristic In First Cloud Atlas Images
As you might guess by the fact that the massive cast includes a lot of actors not featured here, these images come from just two of the six intertwined stories, which take place over the course of a millennium and range from science-fiction adventures to the old-fashioned tale of an American merchant traveling the South Pacific
by Katey Rich July 25, 2012 comments
UPDATED: Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo And Many More Set For Toronto Film Festival Premieres
Kicking things off will be Rian Johnson's Looper, the twisty time-travel thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, which will be the festival's opening film. Looper stole the show at Comic Con a few weeks ago, but the opening night spot at TIFF is a huge spotlight for what's essentially a genre movie from a director with only two other films behind him.
by Katey Rich July 24, 2012 comments
The Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas Gets Official Fall Release Date
The upcoming feature already seemed to be stacked with wild cards when reports out of Cannes revealed the epic clocked in at a whopping 2 hours and 44 minutes! Such a long running time could frighten off many mainstream moviegoers, but with Warner Bros. scoring domestic distribution rights
by Kristy Puchko June 20, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Runs 2 Hours 44 Minutes And Is Coming December 6
Cloud Atlas, published in 2004, follows six stories that take places in various times in history, starting with an American notary on a ship traveling from the Pacific ISlands to San Francisco in the 19th century and ending far in the future, where modern society has collapsed and Hawaii is one of the last bastions of humanity
by Katey Rich May 17, 2012 comments
Hugh Grant Reveals One Of Halle Berry's Roles In Cloud Atlas
I decided to ask him about a few specific characters from the book that I thought he might be playing. Unfortunately I guessed wrong on a big one-- and I'll tell you after why it makes no sense the way they cast it-- but he did reveal one character Halle Berry will play, as well as a little more about the arduous makeup process the entire cast endured
by Katey Rich April 24, 2012 comments
Hugh Grant Claims He'll Be Unrecognizable In Cloud Atlas
Speaking on Cloud Atlas, Grant called it a "strange, ambitious film," and confessed he plays a total of six different characters in it. When pressed for details, he admitted fans may not recognize him, not only because these characters, which he describes as "incredibly evil," are the polar opposite of his usual typecasting, but also because of the extensive physical transformation each entailed...
by Kristy Puchko February 15, 2012 comments
Cloud Atlas Concept Art Revealed
The Wachowski siblings' Cloud Atlas may end up being a complete unmitigated disaster, but at least one thing we can count on is that it will be a visual spectacle. The directing duo hasn't helmed a critically successful movie since 2003, but for all their lacking, Speed Racer and the two Matrix sequels were a marvel to look at, and their adaptation of David Mitchell's novel shouldn't be much different.
by Eric Eisenberg December 27, 2011 comments
Cloud Atlas Wraps Production With Unique Crew Shot
The props are bizarre, though theyll be familiar to anyone who tackled Mitchells book. The green Volkswagen Bug belongs to journalist Luisa Rey (played by Halle Berry). In the background, you can see a pair of Chatham Island totems, while the blue plane likely comes from a Korean-based dystopian future.
by Sean O'Connell December 23, 2011 comments
James D'Arcy Joins Tom Hanks And Halle Berry In Cloud Atlas
D'Arcy joins a cast that is already brimming with talent. Signed on for starring roles are Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant. The project is being co-written and co-directed by Tom Tykwer and Andy and Lana Wachowski. The film is split into six different storylines, with six different characters living in six different times and six different locations.
by Eric Eisenberg September 28, 2011 comments
Hugh Grant Joins Growing List Of Actors For Cloud Atlas
The adaptation of David Mitchells acclaimed novel Cloud Atlas has been getting a lot of press lately. Not just because its an award winning novel with a lot of fan attention, but because turning it into a movie will undoubtedly be one of the most ambitious endeavors undertaken by Hollywood in a long time. Covering six storylines that span a millenia will be no small task for director Tom Tykwer and producers Andy and Lana Wachowski
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The New Castle Recreation Department is offering a new tiny tots fitness program in early January for children ages 1-4.
The "Trompin' Tots Spring Into Action" program will be held Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m., Jan. 7 through March 11, at the New Castle Community Center. The fee is $99 for 10 classes, and registration is available by phone at 984-3352, or online at www.newcastlerec. com.
For volleyball enthusiasts, the popular mixed quads league will be offered on Tuesday evenings for both recreational and competitive teams. Teams are required to have at least one woman on the court at all times, and this league is self-officiated. League play begins Jan. 15, and the fee is $120 per team.
The Winter Blast Quads Tournament will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, and teams can be all men, women or coed. The registration fee is $80 per team by Feb. 4, and $100 after that date.
• Hoops Mania and a 4 on 4 adult basketball league is also offered this winter for ages 16 and up.
Hoops Mania, a mini-tournament that will include different game formats, is the perfect opportunity to get your team organized for the league. It will be held on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 6:45-9 p.m. at Riverside Middle School. The fee is $10 per player, and registration is due no later than Jan. 14.
The 4 on 4 League begins Jan. 24 and will be held Thursdays between 7-9 p.m. The fee is $100 per team in this self-officiated program.
Preregistration is required for these leagues and is available at the community center, online at www.newcastlerec. com, or by phone at 984-3352.
• Snow lovers are encouraged to attend an inaugural meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 5:30 p.m. at the community center to introduce snow enthusiasts to other people with similar interests, and possibly put together some group trips this winter. Register on the www.newcastlerec.com website under NCR Interest Groups, or come to the meeting.
New Slapshot Floor Hockey and Lil' Kickers Futsal programs for children ages 5-8 begin in mid-January.
These six-week coed programs include weekly practices and scrimmage games, with the focus on teaching basic hockey or soccer skills.
The floor hockey program will be held Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. from Jan. 17 through Feb. 21. No equipment needed, as the Colorado Avalanche donated the sticks, pucks and goals.
The Futsal program will be held Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m. from Jan. 15 through Feb. 19. The fees are $40 for each program, and registration is available by phone at 984-3352, or online at www.newcastlerec.com.


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A vintage printer's cabinet was the inspiration for this home office collection. Designed for ultimate versatility, our desk is designed to fit well in smaller rooms or in entryways, or to expand your current work space.
- 36" wide x 18" deep x 30" high
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I just set up the Open Source edition of Zimbra for the first time on a local machine and found out that I can telnet to the SMTP port and send out emails with no authentication whatsoever. I also tried sending emails from Evolution and Outlook using the machine as an unauthenticated SMTP server and all the mails got through so far. It looks as though that Zimbra is set up as an open relay by default.
I have checked the Zimbra admin console and my MTA server settings are as follows:
1) Enable Authenticate (checked)
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3) Web mail MTA hostname (set to a domain name that points to my local IP)
4) Web mail MTA port (25)
5) Web mail MTA timeout (empty)
6) Relay MTA for external delivery (empty)
7) External DNS lookups (checked)
Are these MTA settings only for web mail? What do I do to enable SMTP authentication when an external email client wishes to use the server as an authenticated mail relay? Is this possible to set inside the Zimbra admin panels or do I need to edit the postfix configuration files?


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Villa v Arsenal team news: Five changes for Gunners clash
Villa have made five changes for this evening's Barclays Premier League clash against Arsenal.
Skipper Ron Vlaar and Nathan Baker return to the claret and blues' defence, with Paul Lambert reverting to a 3-5-2 formation.
Brad Guzan is back in goal, while Karim El Ahmadi and Gabby Agbonlahor are also recalled.
Jed Steer, Aleksandar Tonev, Andreas Weimann, Leandro Bacuna and Marc Albrighton drop to the bench.
The Gunners have recalled Olivier Giroud to their attack in place of the injured Theo Walcott.
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Dear all,
I have successfully configure zimbra 7 on centos 5.5 64 bit.
My question is it possible to configure Zimbra desktop like outlook so that emails will be stored in clients computers. I dont want to keep the email copy on server.
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When Windows Defender quarantines software, it moves it to another location on your computer, and then prevents the software from running until you choose to restore it or remove it from your computer.
Open Windows Defender by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Defender.
Click Tools, and then click Quarantined items.
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Some Rifle business owners on the north side of the Colorado River are upset at the location of what is commonly called "the hunter's tent" in the Walmart garden center this fall.They claim offering a place for hunters to get information, free coffee, donuts and chili on the south side of the Colorado River, at the big box retailer, has hurt their business.Rifle Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Frank Ladd noted that, technically, the chamber has not had a physical tent for hunters to gather under for several years, and the purpose of the attraction is to "make sure hunters get the correct and up-to-date information they need" from area government agencies.The chamber held "hunters expo" opportunities at Walmart's garden center on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Oct. 17-19, 31 and Nov. 1-2.Hunters can enjoy coffee, donuts and chili while they get information about area lodging, restaurants and businesses and meet with federal, state and local agencies.Linda Hunter, owner of Shale Country Liquors, believes her business is down 50 percent this fall, due largely to the location."I just think it was very inconsiderate and wrong," Hunter said. "I think the chamber should work for all businesses in town, not a big box retailer that doesn't need the extra business."Hunter said the tent should be located at a "neutral" site, such as the Garfield County Fairgrounds, where it was located last year. In previous years, when the chamber had the large tent, it was set up at the current park-ride lot at First Street and Railroad Avenue.Ladd said Walmart approached the chamber about holding the event there last year, "to do an expanded version of what we'd done in the past," but the chamber was committed to the fairgrounds."The whole purpose of the hunter's tent, or expo, is a collaboration with the government agencies that work with hunters," Ladd said. "We were asked to coordinate a way they could reach most hunters the most effective way. It wasn't necessarily about local businesses; we just wanted to get them into town, get them the right info and keep them coming back."Ladd said chamber members are welcome to set up tables and provide information on their merchandise as well, but very few have done so in recent years.Ladd said Action Shop Services and Rifle Truck & Trailer brought vehicles like four-wheelers and other equipment hunters might need to Walmart during the expos. Cowboy Joe's gave away elk jerky samples and the Sportsman's Barn and Taxidermy showed examples of their work, too, he said.Rocky Mountain Liquor Store owner Linda Trujillo is also upset at the decision to locate the tent south of the river."Hunting season has always been a buffer for those of us on this side of the river," Trujillo said. "We get some returnees, but new hunters stop south of the river at Walmart, do their shopping there, stop at Choice Liquors on their way out and drive right through Rifle."Trujillo felt the chamber showed favoritism to a large retailer over the small businesses that rely on the hunting seasons to boost business."I'd say I've lost about a third of my business in the last several weeks that hunting season has been going on," she added.Trujillo is a chamber member, but said she had not expressed her concerns to chamber officials.The chamber board held several discussions on the location of the hunter's expo before accepting Walmart's offer, Ladd said. No money was involved, he added.Ladd added chamber members were asked their opinions about the location, and of the few who responded, most were in favor. Now, Ladd said he wasn't surprised some businesses were concerned."I've had two calls on this, one was a chamber member," he added.Kevin Rider, co-owner of Timberline Sports at Railroad Avenue and Third Street, said he had no opinion on the location of the hunting tent."We carry a lot of things Walmart doesn't," he added.Rider said Timberline Sports is a chamber member, and felt all businesses are likely seeing a downturn in customers this fall, for a variety of reasons.Parts House owner Frank Lee said his business hasn't seen much of a drop."Ten years ago, we'd have a lot of hunters stop in, because they were driving older trucks and busses that broke down," he said. "Now they've got new vehicles and fancy stuff. It's kind of become a rich man's sport."Lee said the Parts House is a chamber member and he also felt every business is likely seeing fewer customers due to the hunting tent location.A 2007 study for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, now Parks and Wildlife, found hunting and fishing accounts for $300,000 in direct expenditures each year in the county. On the average, each hunter or angler spends $216 a day while on a trip and their visits help provide over 550 jobs, the study said.City Finance Director Charles Kelty said it is difficult to quantify the impact hunting seasons have on city sales tax revenue. For instance, last October's sales tax numbers were down by two percent in the food category, but general retail was up 8 percent.However, overall sales tax revenues were up 11 percent last October over October 2010, Kelty added.Through Tuesday, Ladd said the hunter's expos at Walmart had attracted more than double the numbers - close to 300 - compared to the fairgrounds last year. "It was a great place for us to hold it at the fairgrounds, but we heard that some of the out-of-town guys had trouble finding it, or they had a hard time turning their rigs around," Ladd said.The chamber board will decide where to hold the events next fall, Ladd stated, but added he's always open to proposals from anywhere in the city.
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Trucks will be spraying in the Eastport area of the county on September 24 and October 1. The areas include: Eastport Terrace, Knightsbridge, Primrose Acres, and Truxton Heights.
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Testimony :: Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
Commissioner - Helsinki Commission
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing on property restitution.
Since the Commission's last hearing on this subject, in 1999, considerable progress has been made in a number of countries in an effort to return properties to those from whom it was wrongly stolen by fascist or communist regimes. Those achievements have often not come easily, and countries that have made progress deserve credit for doing so.
At the same time, however, there has not been nearly as much progress as there should have been, which is one of the reasons this hearing is so important. Progress in one area does not mean that we should overlook those areas where no progress has been made at all.
I realize there are those who argue that, as time wears on, there needs to be closure and finality with respect to property rights and that more harm than good is achieved by dragging out the restitution process and revisiting these issues. I disagree. The way for governments to achieve closure is to move more expeditiously on property restitution or compensation, instead of dragging their feet.
There are those who seem to believe that if you wait long enough, these issues will just go away. I disagree. In reality, many of the complaints we receive are cases where property restitution is perfectly possible, but has been blocked by government bodies or courts simply acting in bad faith and ill will. The stain from such actions will never go away.
And there are those who argue that property restitution might be even dangerous, opening the way for border changes or other unintended consequences. Again, I disagree. Such voices must not be allowed to conflate the reasonable claims of people who only wish to have what was stolen from them returned with a host of other unreasonable political agendas.
Finally, there are those who argue that property restitution is so complex, so difficult, it should not be undertaken. I disagree. I believe that returning properties seized by the Nazis and stolen by the communists is so morally compelling that it must be done, and the sooner the better.


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Note from Dave Corbin:
The volume of calls I get every day makes it inevitable that many people will not be able to reach me in person without a number of tries. I apologize in advance but I find that 99.9% of the questions are already answered better, in more detail, here on this website, with photos and examples and prices. Usually, the question is this:
How do I get started and how much does it cost?
Of course, I can't answer that without knowing what you want to make. So I ask the same questions that are found on the "How to build a swaging kit", or "How to see prices" choices, right above this box! Then I provide the same answers you can read for yourself, right here, depending on the caliber and specifics of your bullet design.
In brief, any bullet from .120 to .458 diameter, that is 1.3 inches long or shorter, and is made of normal jacketed or unjacketed lead or powdered metals, can be swaged using the -S type dies and the CSP-1 S-press.
Any bullet that is longer, made of harder materials, or larger in diameter, can usually be made with the CSP-2 Mega Mite press, or the CHP-1 Hydro Press, with -H type dies.
Which set of dies? Depends on the bullet design. I cover all that above. Click the "How To..." above appropriate to what you want to know. Most of the flat base lead or jacketed bullet designs use the FJFB-3-S 3-die set, or the FJFB-3-H 3-die set.
Here's the easy way to get all your questions answered at your leisure, even if my phone is so tied up with callers that you can't get anything but the answering computer (don't we all hate that? YES! But what choice do I have, since they have not figured out how to clone me???)... simply take a deep breath, and click one of the above options if your questions are on how to make a bullet, what it costs, and what you need. You will find it above. It will take a little while because there are SO many options...I've been developing this equipment for people for over 40 years now. There isn't a bullet you can imagine for which we have not made tools! Or if there is, we can probably do it anyway.
If you want to find some specific item, use the SEARCH box. Type in a key word or phrase such as "reloading press", or "paper patch" or "50 BMG" or "Subsonic". That will bring up pages that talk about these matters, and you can usually locate what you want if you glance through these. Please don't feel you have to memorize all the terms or read everything. Just focus on the kind of bullet you want to make. That will eliminate 90% of the need to look at other pages. For an even quicker but less detailed view of equipment and prices, look at SwageDies.com, which is our on-line webstore. It is ideal for browsing. You don't have to buy anything to use it to accumulate a shopping cart with a total of things in it to get a quick "quote".
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Cool stuff here RR!
A new version of ViewingDale has been uploaded for those capable of getting the patches. Its now at version 1.08 and its also exactly 4 years old today so I am a bit behind with my intended 4 a year updates... ho hum.
So whats new ? Well it has a built in web browser now so if you happen to have an always on connection then you can set it to serve up the displayed map so that you only need a browser to see the map. You can zoom and pan with the browser but it needs the requested position in the URL so its not exactly real time but with a web page UI that ill get around to writing it should make that a bit easier. This is also useful if you have one member of the party who is not capable of running the app but wants to play. It was written so we could possibly serve up Ansium online but for that to happen we need a dedicated always on box.
It has a new type of hex since I last posted about updates, it has some new drop multiple children option thing. It has a contact sheet of icons in a directory which is pretty useful when you have a lot of them.
Another new feature is that you can now not only set the target map of a jump point but you can specify the pan and zoom where it jumps to. So you can now set up the target of a flight of stairs to point to the stairs on the corresponding next level etc.
You can import PNGs with transparency directly and it sorts out the RGB and the Alpha bits for you now. You can also save directly in PNG or JPG too.
There's a trial version now up to date where you can try some of these items if your not a regular and want to have a go tho the networking and screen save are disabled for the trial.
The dice app has had an errant math / parsing bug fixed but is otherwise the same, as are the instant islands and the dragon flight apps. These are full and free apps you can grab from the site - no restriction there at all.
Any problems, let me know asap via PM, mail or via its website forum.
If you want to know about any features of it or want the full low down on how to use the new stuff then let me know and ill start a general ViewingDale video tutorial thread. I know that's been requested a few times but I am too busy / lazy to do it so poke me a bit and ill make it happen.
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If I have multiple accounts set up, is it possible to have access to the address book of account A whilst composing an email in account B? In particular with accounts A and B both being IMAP accounts (OK, more specifically GMail).
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Anchovy, Basil, and Tomato Sandwiches with Aioli Recipe
The greatest column since sliced bread.
- Yield:Makes 2 sandwiches
- Active time:10 minutes
- Total time:10 minutes
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- For the Aïoli:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons freshly juice from 1 lemon
- Pinch of Kosher salt
- 1 medium garlic clove, finely minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- For the Sandwiches:
- 4 slices rustic Italian bread
- 8 to 10 fresh basil leaves
- 1 large tomato, sliced
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 to 10 anchovy fillets packed in oil, drained
- 2 teaspoons capers, drained
To make the aioli, whisk together the egg yolk, lemon juice, salt, and garlic in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly, drizzle in the oil in a slow, steady stream until all oil is used and sauce is thick. Set aside.
Spread the aioli on one side of each of the bread slices. Evenly divide the basil leaves amongst two of the bread slices, then layer the tomato slices on top of the basil. Season the tomatoes with the salt and black pepper. Evenly divide the anchovy fillets and lay them on top of the tomatoes. Evenly divide the capers between the two sandwiches, then top each sandwich with the remaining bread slices. Serve immediately.


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T-Shirt Tuesday lineup: Royals vs. Indians
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I love T-shirt Tuesday giveaways, however when will they start having the shirt in kids sizes also? Or at least adult small and mediums. We have numerous shirts from different games, however my kiddos can't wear any of them (all adult x-tra larges)………. They are Royals fans also!!!


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Here's 1 on Ebay for $16 free shipping, located in Massachusetts.Scottie
Scottie J.He needs both rings that are offered by the Indian company. The second adapts the ring to the casquette, the the headlight ring itself attaches to the first one. Headlight rings are available all over the US. Any well stocked vintage Brit bike shop will have those. The adapter is tougher to come by. NFG Has them but, I think they only sell the set.Bare
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|Rain slows corn, beet harvests
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
Harvest kicked into gear last week as corn fields began to disappear and beet trucks made their way through town.
Recent rains have slightly delayed the harvest, but farmers are expected to get back to action within the next couple of days.
Steve Bahnsen of Paoli Farmers Co-op said they have been working with dryland corn for the past few weeks. He noted that the crop was hit pretty hard by the drought, with both the quality and quantity suffering.
Steve Young of Grainland Co-op echoed the sentiment, stating that the crop just didn't get enough moisture.
While both locations estimate that they are only 10 percent into the harvest, both have reported much better results for the irrigated corn. Bahnsen said test weights have come in at about 58-60 pounds for the irrigated crops. Young stated that Grainland has seen a quality crop with similar test weights coming in between 58-59 pounds.
With the heart of harvest still around the corner, early indicators for the irrigated crops look promising.
Three miles south of Holyoke, crews head to the corn field Wednesday, Oct. 9 to get a jump on harvest. Early numbers look good for Holyoke, with harvest expected to continue until the first part of November.
Progress in the beet harvest has slowed a bit recently with the moisture that has moved through town, causing a number of farmers to halt digging until the dirt is drier. As of Monday, Oct. 14, Les Watada of Western Sugar Co. said they have received 13 percent of the crop.
The rain has also made it tough to determine the tonage of the crops. Watada said he is hoping for the tonage to fall somewhere between 31.5-32 tons per acre.
Watada noted that Holyoke's sugar beets are coming in with a percentage between a high 14 and high 15, which is good for this time of the year. He would like to see them up a percent or two but they are actually better than the factory average of 14.5 percent.
Weather will be the determining factor, but both the corn and beet harvests are expected to wrap up in the first week of November.
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Andy Turner Gets Second Ascent Of Powerdab (M13)
Powerdab, in The Works, Cumbria [located in the central United Kingdom], was first climbed by Greg Boswell in October during an Ice Climbing World Cup Training meet organized by Turner. It took Boswell just two sessions, with the first being a quick play after bolting it last year, and the route going down on his second try of this year. See UKC News Report for more details, including a video of Boswell climbing it.
It took Turner three short sessions to climb the route, and in a similar vein to Boswell's redpoint ascent, climbed it on his first go of the third session. Turner gave some more detail on his successful redpoint:
"The only move I'd never done was the first long move right in the middle of the route. I'd gone up to try to work that move and found myself doing it first go so had no option other than to climb on. So in total six goes."
Turner is currently in training for the Ice Climbing World Cup and the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and so is obviously in very good physical form. Again, Turner went into more detail on his opinion of Powerdab's difficulty:
"Guardian of the Underworld (M12) felt slightly harder for me, but I'm definitely stronger this year so hard to say. I guess I've probably found my style of climbing? Short power fests rather than enduro ones. I did the route in slightly different style to Greg. I had to use fig 4's to get up the route rather than the 'Dry Tool Style' Greg prefers. There's no way my shoulders would take that punishment of swinging around!"
Andy spoke about how it felt to have climbed his hardest drytool route to date, and what he had in mind for the future:
"I'm well happy to have sent the route. I set myself a goal last year of climbing M13 so this is a major step. It would be great now to go get on an established M13 abroad to see how they compare."
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Q. What kind of a night did you spend last night? Could you sleep? Nightmares? Or what?
JOHN ISNER: I honestly, when I left the match, I really thought it was a dream. I didn't think that type of match was possible. So I was really expecting to wake up, in all seriousness.
No, I went back. I didn't sleep great. I only slept for four hours. I talked to Nic. He said he only slept for about three. So we're both kind of running on fumes right now.
Q. You said this was like a dream. In some ways, is this even better than a dream? And what did Andy get you for takeout?
JOHN ISNER: Yeah. I mean, I think it really is better than a dream because you can't even dream of something like this. I mean, you can dream of winning a match 22 20, maybe 34 32, but not 70 68.
Yeah, I guess in that regard it's a little bit better.
Andy just brought me all sorts of stuff. It was for my coach and my trainer. There was three boxes of pizza, all sorts of chicken and mashed potatoes, anything. I would have eaten 12 BicMacs.
Q. Given the severity of your injury, the difficulty of the comeback from that type of injury, how much do you think about a possible future without tennis? What options did you think about for the future?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, I mean, I've set up myself pretty well for things that I can do after my tennis career. But that never really crossed my mind 'cause I was always gearing up to get back. You know, I've been fortunate to do, uhm, and to work with different people in different industries that have really made my life interesting and fun and creative. Fashion and things like that.
Uhm, I would certainly explore that after my career.
Q. Can you explain what happened this morning? Did you miss meeting the Queen? There's some suggestion you weren't there.
RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, was disappointing for me. But, you know, the Club knows, Wimbledon Club knows that before, because I have my routines before the match. I had a very difficult match, before the match, I know going to be a very difficult match. I had to practice around 12, so was impossible for me.
Seriously I thought the Queen was going to be in my match, and I would love to have the chance to meet her after the match. But wasn't possible because I think the Queen left before. For me was disappointing. I was excited to meet her. But was very important match for me, too.
Q. If you had known she wouldn't be there for your match, would you have gone to meet her?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, no, because I have my routines. Before the match, is very difficult when you have ‑‑ you don't know when you gonna play, no? You have third match. But if some injury there, you are on court before.
I had the practice at that time, so was impossible for me to meet her at that moment, no?
Q. You said you wouldn't change your routine to meet the Queen. Is there anything or anybody in the world that would make you change your routine?
RAFAEL NADAL: You know, I am playing in Wimbledon. Is not a joke. I love this tournament. I have a lot of respect for the Queen. I have a lot of respect for this tournament. Always was my dream play here. Today is a match, is a match day for me, no? So I have my things to do, and I try to do my best what I think is the best to win the match, no? So not in that case.
Q. When you're at home, do you get questions about is it time for you now to be one of the top players, especially with Svetlana hasn't been playing that well this year and Dinara has been hurt and now Dementieva is hurt. Do you hear a little bit of that?
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA: Well, no, not really, because I'm never at home, so... (Laughing.)
Well, I heard it quite a few time before, which was strange, because I was like 15, 16, and people, when I finished No. 1 juniors, people expect me to be straightaway, like, I don't know, top 50 or top 20 in the world.
I was really young, and that's why I put a lot of pressure on myself. And especially in Russian they did put a lot of pressure. They were expecting me to be the best, beat everyone, like this, easy, and go faster.
So that's why I struggled a while to get through that. It took me a while to get good ranking in the pros. I mean, not a while, but still, you know, I think I could have gone much faster maybe in the rankings and the results.
But anyway, it went quite fast.
Q. Now you feel like you have to be more patient with yourself and then the results will come?
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA: Yeah, now I'm more relaxed and I don't care about what people say. I just try to do my what my team tells me and to do good job and play well and just thinking about this.
I don't I stop thinking about results so much. So I don't know. I think when the time is right, it's gonna come. My work will pay off. So I just I don't know when it's gonna happen. I'm working hard, playing well every I mean, trying to do my every match, and then I will see.
Q. We see every year at Roland Garros French players don't do so well in their home tournament. It's been not as long as Fred Perry for here, but French players haven't won in Paris for a while. Do you admire the way Andy Murray handles the pressure at Wimbledon? Because he's our only player, where you've got lots of good players.
GILLES SIMON: For sure he's alone. But for us, yes, we have the pressure, but we are many players, so it's a little bit easier.
For him it's hard, because you know, I have an apartment right here. The guy told me, Murray didn't win anything for the last six months. That's a shame. Come on, he's playing good. He played a little final in Australia.
He said, No, no, no. He didn't win. He has to win. So I can feel a little bit the pressure he have.
But I just think he's doing the maximum. Last year he reached the semifinal; it was a good result, I think. He played a nice match, even if he lost this one. I think he's doing good.
Q. How would you describe the match that you had and your thoughts on why it took so long?
NICOLAS MAHUT: Do you have time (smiling)?
I don't know. This is just a match I will never forget. I hope the people who watched the match will think the same.
At this moment, it's really painful.
Q. Would you elaborate? What's painful about it?
NICOLAS MAHUT: The loss. I mean, I lost this match. I just wanted to win. Was just better than me. Really painful to lose this kind of match.
Q. Do you take a sense of pride in having competed this hard and this long even though you did lose?
NICOLAS MAHUT: Yeah, ask me tomorrow I will probably say yes. Tonight, it's really difficult.
Q. What are your thoughts about John right now?
NICOLAS MAHUT: He's a champion. He served unbelievable. Every time I was that close to break him, he just serves aces, aces, bomb. I could not do anything. I tried very hard, but he was just too good.
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(UPDATED) HE SAID/SHE SAID: Wimbledon Day Four
Q. What kind of a night did you spend last night? Could you sleep? Nightmares? Or what?
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- AnonymousJune 25, 2010 at 8:36 AM
hi Rich maybe u know something about Svetlana not shakin her opponent's hand after the match?ReplyDelete
she twitted about it
'hey guys !thank u very much for all the support!it was crazy yesterday,and yes once again I DO NOT REGRET about not shaking the hand'
Yeah, according to someone on Twitter who watched the match Sveta was annoyed by Rodio's constant line call questioning and a suspiciously timed medical TO.ReplyDelete
I'm going to post about it now!
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The Meridian Symphony Orchestra announced its new music director.
MSO officials introduced Maestro Peter Rubardt Thursday at the MSU Riley Center,
Rubardt, a graduate of the Julliard School, comes from Pensacola where he served as the music director and conductor of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra.
Rubardt said he looks forward to an enriching experience for all:
"The moment I stood in front of the orchestra last December and had a chance to meet all of the people who work with the orchestra and live in this community," said Rubardt. "I felt like this was the place that I'd love to spend some time and share some music."
Rubardt has also served as conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
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Fundraiserfor firefighters wraps up Saturday night in Nashua
NASHUA - Bagpipers and firefighters tending bar will highlight the end of a two-week fundraiser benefiting firefighters at the Peddler's Daughter restaurant Saturday night.
With some of the money dedicated to the Nashua Fireman's Relief Association and the rest going to the Leary Foundation, event organizers said the money will be going to a good cause.
Deputy Chief Kevin Kerrigan, who is also president of the relief association, said that actor Dennis Leary started the Leary Foundation after he lost friends in a Worcester, Mass., fire. He added that the nonprofit does an excellent job of purchasing equipment for departments that can't afford it.
For a minimum of $1, patrons can purchase a small cutout of a fire helmet, which is then mounted on the wall of the restaurant. Peddler's Daughter Manager Tom Douggan, who said he is not sure how much has been raised so far, said, "It's been going well, the community has been very receptive, and it goes hand-in-hand with the fire department."
Douggan said fireman helmets are plastered on the walls all across the restaurant.
Kerrigan said the money would be very useful for the relief association, which is designed to help firefighters and their families when someone is hurt or killed on the job.
"It is just a small monthly amount, not very much, it is just meant to help each other out, almost like small insurance for local firefighters," Kerrigan explained.
Kerrigan added the relief association also operates soda and candy machines for firefighters who are on duty and can't leave the building, maintains the department's honor guard, and helps raise money for the Nashua Children's Home and local soup kitchens.
"We raise money for us but we also give back to the community," Kerrigan said.
He added he was very appreciative to the staff of the Peddler's Daughter.
"I think it's great they are willing to do stuff like this and sponsoring events down there. They are very good about supporting the community," he explained.
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At the intersection of Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues, Prospect Park West and Eastern Parkway sits Grand Army Plaza, the main entrance to Prospect Park. Though there are many ways to enter the park (nearly 20, all told), this oval-shaped plaza—designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975—is the grandest one of all. It was constructed in 1867 as a way to circumvent the intricacies of the intersection, and at the time, it was intended to be a space for public gatherings and contained only a simple fountain and a monument to Abraham Lincoln (which was later moved inside the park to the Concert Grove). In 1892 the park's most recognizable feature—the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch—was added. The arch resembles the famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris and was created as a tribute to those who died defending the Union in the Civil War. The bronze sculptures that adorn the Beaux Arts arch were dedicated by 1901: the Quadriga (Lady Columbia in a chariot flanked by winged goddesses of victory) and depictions of the Union Army and Navy. Following the addition of the arch, monuments to several Civil War generals were added to the plaza, and in time a bust of President John F. Kennedy was installed. At the very center of Grand Army Plaza is a group of fountains; the most famous, Bailey Fountain, was completed in 1932 and underwent a million-dollar renovation from 2002 to 2004. In addition to its many attractions, Grand Army Plaza is also the site of an ongoing Greenmarket and the annual New Year's Eve Fireworks. Read more about these and other events in a later slide.


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(Sioux Center) -- A new hospital and medical clinic will soon be coming to our area. Sioux Center's Avera Community Hospital and Health Center broke ground this summer, and is working toward a December 2013 completion with an early 2014 move-in.
The hospital celebrated their 60th Anniversary last year, and back in 1951 the facility was built with in-patient care in mind. Now, with 75 percent of their care going toward out-patient services, it was decided that change was needed.
In 2006 a committee decided that remodling would cost just as much, if not more, than to rennovate and expand.
CEO Kayleen Lee says that 2009 was a big year with land being purchased and community focus groups became a priority in order to find out what the people wanted. Over 200 surveys returned the following results:
With the theme "Built Around You" to guide them, they heard what the community had to say and started planning to build a hospital with a healing environment that is asthetically pleasing. Another guilding principle for the planning was family friendly care, and wayfinding. Lee explains why it will be easy to find you're way around the new Sioux Center Medical Facility.
Another important part of the building itself is lots natural light and pleasant views including a healing garden.
Lee says that the Sioux Center medical community is set apart by their "Health Ministry" mentality toward care.
Construction at the new Sioux Center medical facility is going on now on the east edge of town and will continue for the next year or more. Forty-four percent of the 123-thousand sqaure foot facility will be constructed by local contracters within a 15 mile radius of Sioux Center. The overall cost of the project is $48.5 million dollars, $11 million has already been raised.
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Mr. Chairman, I welcome this opportunity to share my thoughts about the Russian Federation's new NGO legislation, the trajectory of democracy and civil society in Russia, and the way forward.
The United States values a strong relationship with Russia. As President Bush has said, it is in our interest that Russia be a strong and valuable partner with the United States, but that we understand that, in the 21st century, strong countries are built by developing strong democracies.
A flourishing civil society is essential to reaching democratic goals. The Bush administration shares the Commission's concern that civil society in Russia is under increasing pressure. Raids on NGO offices, registration problems, visa problems for foreign NGOs, and intimidation of NGO leaders and staff have had a chilling effect.
Secretary Rice asked me to deliver a clear message to the Russia government about our deepening concerns for NGOs. I visited Moscow January 17th through the 19th. Upon arrival, I was greeted with the news that the NGO law, quietly signed on January 10th by President Putin, had been published that very morning.
Over the next two days, I met with Russian- and U.S.-based NGOs, including, Mr. Chairman, with Ludmilla Alexeeva herself. I met with Duma committee chairpersons, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the human rights ombudsman, the chair of the presidential human rights council, and representatives of independent media.
Although some of the more problematic elements were removed in the legislative process -- and I would add in part due to concerns expressed by the United States, by European allies, and by Russian and foreign NGOs -- key problems remain.
Many provisions of the legislation are vague. What constitutes a threat to Russian sovereignty or extremist activity is not defined. NGOs' financial records as well as comment and planned activities are subject to examination.
Officials could order an NGO to cease funding a program, to cease funding an individual, or to shut down completely. Religious groups that receive foreign funding may be subject to review, taxation and special registration considerations.
The authorities have broad discretion to implement the new law. While punitive measures would be subject to court approval, this could entail lengthy, expensive litigation that could cripple an NGO.
We have already registered our concerns at the OSCE Permanent Council on January 26th, when Ambassador Finley said that the law does not appear to meet OSCE commitments in the Copenhagen and Moscow documents.
The new law will go into effect in April; already there are ominous signs. As justification for the new law, President Putin and other officials cited the spy rock case, following allegations by the FSB that British spies had been funding Russian NGOs.
On January 24th, the Duma passed a resolution calling upon the committee on security to direct the FSB to report on political parties and organizations that receive foreign funding.
On January 27th, the Ministry of Justice announced they were seeking to revoke the registration of the Russian Human Rights Research Center, an umbrella organization that includes the Moscow Helsinki Group, for allegedly failing to provide required documentation about its activities.
On February 3rd, the executive director of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society received a two-year suspended sentence and four years of probation for inciting ethnic hatred for publishing statements by Chechen separatist leaders. This conviction follows a series of repressive actions against the society.
And just yesterday in his speech to the board of the FSB, President Putin said the following regarding NGOs. Quote, "The task that stands before the special services and all law enforcement agencies consists in creating the necessary conditions so that these organizations can operate efficiently. But at the same time, you must protect society from any attempts by foreign states to use these organizations for interfering in Russia's internal affairs."
These and other developments, Mr. Chairman, suggest that the Russian government harbors a deep mistrust of civil society, and especially of organizations that receive foreign funding and are engaged in politically sensitive activities, like human rights monitoring.
Several Russian officials and lawmakers asserted to me that the law is necessary to clamp down on terrorist activity and money laundering. But what came through from further discussion was their deep suspicion that Western states had manipulated election outcomes in Ukraine, Georgia and elsewhere by funding NGO activity.
They see our promotion of democracy as part of a zero-sum game of geopolitical influence. I emphasized repeatedly that they were fundamentally mistaken about what happened in Ukraine and Georgia.
Our NGO funding and activities there were fully in keeping with OSCE and other international standards and practices. Our assistance is designed to help ensure that elections are free and fair, not to pick winners or losers.
Whenever NGOs are under siege, democracy is undermined. As I told my Russian interlocutors, NGOs can support governments, they can criticize governments, but NGOs should never be treated as enemies of governments.
The NGO law is just one element of a broader pattern of restricting the space for independent views, consistent with the apparent aim of President Putin to concentrate power in the Kremlin and direct democracy from the top down.
To those ends, the Kremlin has abolished direct elections of governors in favor of presidential nomination. This system in the current Russian context, where checks and balances are weak at best, limits government accountability to voters while further concentrating power in the executive branch.
Electoral and political party law amendments billed as intended to strengthen nationwide political parties in the longer term could nonetheless reduce the ability of opposition parties to compete in elections. There have been harassments and prosecutions of rivals.
Let me be clear. Our concern is not whether this or that oligarch gains or loses power, but whether the Russian government is selectively enforcing the law as a political weapon.
Cases such as those of Mikhail Trepashkin, Valentin Danilov and others also raise concerns about the political nature of prosecutions, respect for human rights, and the independence of the judiciary.
The Kremlin also has acted to limit critical voices in the media. The government has decreased the diversity of the broadcast media, particularly television, the main source of news for the majority of Russians.
All independent, nationwide television stations have been taken over either by the state or by state-friendly organizations. Due to government pressure on the media, self-censorship remains a serious problem.
Mr. Chairman, though the current trajectory is discouraging, President Bush and Secretary Rice remain firmly committed to Russia's democratic development. With Congress's help, you will continue robust and open support for programs fostering civil society, for free, fair, transparent and competitive elections, and democratic governance.
And we will continue to work with other democracies to send a strong message: that we expect Russia to respect fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
Mr. Chairman, a personal observation, if I may. Assistant Secretary Fried and I have been colleagues for decades. We served together in the State Department during the dark days of Solidarity's repression. We also served together later on, when the darkness began to lift in the Gorbachev years, leading to the end of the Cold War.
As discouraging as the current trends may seem, today's Russia is not the Soviet Union. The space for individual freedoms is immeasurably larger today than anyone could have imagined in Soviet days. We work in partnership with Russia, but partners who respect one another should speak frankly to each other when they disagree.
The path to democracy is seldom linear; we must not give up on democracy in Russia or break faith with the NGOs working, despite setbacks, to realize democracy's promise.
My DRL team and I look forward to working closely with you, and the members of the commission, and your expert commission staff.
Once again, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you and the Commission for its far-reaching contributions to the cause of human rights and democracy. Thank you.


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