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In your daily life, you will encounter dozens of opportunities to save money in small, simple ways. None of these methods alone will save you hundreds of dollars immediately.
But these five tiny moves can help you reduce expenses without eating up too much of your time. And over longer periods of time, the savings can be substantial.
Try to cut expenses -- and boost your savings -- over the long haul. Use the money you save to pay down debt or to fund a retirement plan.
1. Turn off the lights when you leave a room
This doesn't take any extra time or mental energy -- just form a habit of hitting the light switch whenever you exit a room.
Not only will this habit save you money, but displaying your frugal side may cause others in your household to model your behavior. That compounds the savings that end up in your pocketbook. And remember, reducing energy usage is good for the earth.
2. Replace your incandescent light bulbs
Replace your incandescent light bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) or compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs.
This takes some upfront labor, but once the bulbs are in, the savings are automated. Simply kick back and enjoy, knowing that your light bulbs are naturally using less energy -- and lowering your electric bill -- every hour they are on.
3. Don't stand in front of an open refrigerator
Do you open the refrigerator door and just stand there, staring at the food within and wondering what you should eat?
When your refrigerator door is open, you're allowing cold air to escape. That means your fridge will need to work extra hard to return itself to its normal temperature once you close the door.
Keep the door closed and you will save modestly on your energy bill. This is one of those tips that pays off over years, not months.
4. Plant herbs
You may not have the time or space to plant a full-scale garden. But even if you cannot grow pounds of vegetables, you can quickly and easily grow a few herbs in potted containers on your windowsill.
Mint, oregano and basil are low-maintenance plants. Grow these herbs in your kitchen and you won't have to buy them at the store.
As a bonus, they'll taste more delicious when they are fresh.
5. Turn off the tap
Do you leave the water running while you brush your teeth? Do you constantly let the faucet stream water while you're washing the dishes?
Turn off the tap water unless you absolutely need to have it running. For instance, wash dishes by filling the sink with soapy water, and run the tap only for the final rinse.
If you have a dishwasher, load your dishes into the washer and wait until it's full before you run the load.
Becoming more conscious of your water usage -- and corresponding waste -- can help you soak up savings on the cost of your water bills.
Paula Pant helps people ditch the cubicle and live on their own terms. She's traveled to 30 countries, owns six rental property units and hasn't had an employer since 2008. Her blog, "Afford Anything," is the gathering point for a tribe that refuses to say "I can't afford it." Follow Paula on Twitter: @AffordAnything.


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IT HAS taken only 80 minutes for bookmakers to put a line through Parramatta's premiership hopes and install them as favourites for the wooden spoon.
However, the Eels are confident of improving on their opening showing against Brisbane, with prized recruit Willie Tonga's likely availability against the Warriors tomorrow week providing welcome selection headaches for coach Stephen Kearney.
A new-look Parramatta side showed glimpses of promise against the Broncos but, much like they did last season, struggled to close out a game within their grasp. The result prompted TAB Sportsbet to post them as the $5 favourites to end the year with the most losses. The Gold Coast, the team the Eels defeated to avoid the spoon in 2011, are on the next line of betting.
''Even with Jarryd Hayne to come back, they could be in for a long year,'' said Matt Jenkins of TAB Sportsbet.
The Eels were without Hayne and Tonga, although Kearney said he hoped both would be available for the Parramatta Stadium clash against last year's grand finalists. Former Canterbury pivot Ben Roberts suffered a quadriceps strain and was forced to watch the final quarter from the sidelines but is confident of being fit for round two.
''It was hard to watch,'' Roberts said. ''I wanted to be out there helping the boys but that's the way things go. Hopefully it's nothing too serious and I'll be able to play next week.''
Despite the dire predictions of the bookies, there were some encouraging signs. Chris Sandow played a composed hand in his first game for the blue and gold, particularly in the opening half. However, a series of team errors, coupled with the loss of Roberts, conspired against the home side. The former Rabbitoh said that it would take time to get used to his new surrounds.
''I'm new to the club and hopefully we can start building something sooner rather than later,'' Sandow said. ''We're still new as players and a team and hopefully we can build on that for next week's game.''
Asked about Sandow's debut, Brisbane skipper Sam Thaiday said: ''We handled him really well. He was someone we had a bit of a focus on during the week and we knew we had to shut him down because he's a very good player when you let him play football.
''He's probably still trying to find his groove and once he finds that he'll be the player he was at Souths.''
If Sandow was nervous about his first game, he wasn't showing it.
''I was pretty cruisy about it, probably just happy playing the first game for [Parramatta],'' he said. ''I wasn't nervous, more just happy to come out and play with the boys.''
With so much pressure on Sandow, Roberts said he needed to step up to ensure the Cherbourg product was not the sole focus of the attack. '''Chrissy' has got a lot of pressure on his shoulders. If I can help him in any way, I'm happy to do that,'' he said.
Another positive for Kearney was the performance of a three-quarter line comprising youngsters Ken Sio, Ryan Morgan, Esi Tonga and Cheyse Blair. ''It was an impressive start,'' he said.
Young forward Mitchell Allgood may not be a household name now but that could change very soon. He is rated so highly by the Eels that Kearney told a recent members' forum: ''Whether it's in 12 months or 24 months, I think he's a representative player.''


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Pretty in pink: Lady Miners earn 1st SFL volleyball win
October 11, 2012
At Nevada Union Wednesday night, two different causes got some much-needed help.
With colored balloons, signs and ribbons scattered all over, Albert Ali Gymnasium dressed in its finest pink. The occasion —the Nevada Union girls volleyball team helped raise money for breast cancer awareness and, at the same time, notched its first Sierra Foothill League win of the season.
On Pink Night, the Lady Miners stepped up and beat SFL foe Woodcreek in straight sets, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19.
In it's sixth year, this time under the organization of senior Olivia McDowell, Pink Night is expected to raise nearly $2,000 after T-shirt and concession sales are tallied, said McDowell.
"The main point of this is to stress awareness in the community and early detection for breast cancer," McDowell said. "Every year the breast imaging center is able to buy new machines to help early detection with the money we donate to them."
All the money raised on Pink Night stays local, said McDowell.
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Before the game, Kathleen Paye, a breast cancer survivor, was honored by McDowell and the Lady Miners.
Once all the ceremonies and acknowledgements were concluded, the Lady Miners went to work on the court.
In the first set, Nevada Union (14-13, 1-4 SFL) and Woodcreek (6-10, 0-4 SFL) battled neck and neck, with neither team gaining a substantial lead over the other.
The set bounced back and forth until the Timberwolves stretched their lead to 17-13. NU head coach Kelly Rhoden called a timeout to halt the momentum.
After the Lady Miners retook the court, they came out firing.
Nevada Union reeled off four straight points coming from Rachel Hadley, Emily Segel and McDowell. The Lady Miners eventually took the lead at 22-21 on a Sydney Porter ace. Porter finished with three aces on the night.
Lindsey Meyer added a sly tip for a point, and Segel sent down an emphatic spike to give the Lady Miners a 24-22 advantage. Woodcreek committed an error to close the set and give NU a one-set lead.
In the second set, Woodcreek hung tough with NU battling them to a 16-15 score, but the Lady Miners created some separation with Segel kills and Hannah Bryant blocks.
NU's Jamie Gustafson reeled off seven straight service points, including an ace to give the Lady Miners a 23-15 advantage.
A Segel kill and a Sierra Payne ace closed out the set for NU.
In the third, Woodcreek again played NU closely, at one point leading 17-15, but several Lauren Mickel kills coupled with three straight aces from Cierra Hadley gave the Lady Miners a 20-17 lead.
After a Woodcreek error, Gustafson set up a swooping Rachel Hadley for a furious spike and point to give NU a 22-18 lead. Porter added an ace, Rachel Hadley tallied another kill, and Gustafson sent over a serve that never came back to give NU its first SFL win of the season.
"We are hoping that this will be the big turning point," Rhoden said. "We've been talking a lot about it this week. They're frustrated, but we needed to figure out how to win again and I think this just might be that momentum that will push us forward."
Senior captain Rachel Hadley agrees with Rhoden.
"I think if we keep playing the way we did tonight, especially in the last two games, this could be a turning point," Rachel Hadley said. "Now we are getting our confidence back, and now we're dangerous."
On the night, Rachel Hadley led the team in kills with 11, McDowell added six, and Bryant had six. Meyer led the team with 17 assists, and Gustafson dished out 15 assists.
The Lady Miners take the court again Saturday at the Norcal Classic Tournament.
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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
The Guitar Toolkit
Sometimes you simply have to marvel at some of the apps that arrive on the iTunes Apps Store. My current app love comes in the form of the guitar toolkit. A really simple yet comprehensive suite of tools for guitarists of any level.
I have been playing guitar for a fair number of years and in many ways of become lazy when it comes down to chord voicing and even the scales I use for improvisation. It is hard to believe that guitar inspiration can come via an iPhone app but it has ! The Guitar Toolbox covers everything with a few really nice unexpected bonuses.
Chromatic Tuner
Using the iPhone's microphone, GuitarToolkit provides a highly accurate chromatic tuner. You can tune to any musical note, or use one of more than 40 alternate tunings.
Choose from a list of scales for each note. You can even see scales for each of the 40-plus alternate tunings. The interactive fretboard means you can just touch a note to hear exactly what it sounds like.
Simply pick, tap or touch each string to play the associated note. The application covers the full range of scales and modes.
Chord Library
With over 260 chord maps and 1,500 variations, you can ditch those chord books you've been carrying around. Better still the application allows you to listen to what the chord should sound like.
Yes, simply strum your iPhone and it is like strumming the strings of an actual guitar. You can strum or pick each note individually.
GuitarToolkit also includes a highly-accurate metronome with 13 different sound effects and 12 time signatures.
The metronome also includes a visible flash option and a tempo tap pad.
Supported Instruments
GuitarToolkit provides full support for 6-string guitars, 12-string guitars, 4-string bass and 5-string bass.
It is refreshing to take a progression and apply a completely different set of chord voicings, this is particularly relevant in finger style guitar and to be honest on more than one occasion I have found the different voicing inspiration for completely different progressions.
It really is impossible to fault this application, it is stunning and the perfect companion to any budding Joe Satriani. The application comes in a lite version aimed at iPod Touch owners (i.e. no mic for tuner support). Click here for more information on both versions. Even if you aren't interested in scales or different ways to play particular chords the chromatic tuner is worth it alone ! 5/5
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
"Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" At MoMA
In 1941, Henri Matisse underwent a difficult surgery for abdominal cancer, following which he spent most of his time in a wheelchair or in bed, unable to paint as he had before. Matisse found a breakthrough method to channel his immense creativity: paint-washing sheets of paper, cutting shapes with scissors and pinning–eventually gluing–the cut-outs together to form a composition. "Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" at the Museum of Modern Art makes clear that the French master triumphed artistically in the final years of his life until his death at 84 in 1954. Matisse said that he was "painting with scissors" and that "Only what I created after the illness constitutes my real self: free, liberated." Indeed, he carrie forward his vibrant colors and appealing lines and shapes into a bold new artistic medium. "Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" is a must-see aesthetic delight.
"Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" continues through February 8 at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, (212) 708-9400, www.moma.org.
Above: The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown (Le Cheval, l'écuyère et le clown),
1943, and Icarus (Icare), 1943?–44.
See also my review of "Matisse: In Search Of True Painting" At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2, 2013.
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Roma held on for the final 10 minutes with a man less to claim a potentially valuable 2-1 win from their trip to Torino.
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Roma held on for the final 10 minutes with a man less to claim a potentially valuable 2-1 win from their trip to Torino.
The visitors twice led in the match - goals from Pablo Osvaldo and Erik Lamela sandwiching an equaliser from Rolando Bianchi - but were left sweating at the end after their Italy international defender Federico Balzaretti picked up a second yellow card for a foul on Alessio Cerci.
Torino could not make the most of their numerical advantage though as Roma claimed a victory that moves them level on 51 points with fifth-placed Lazio, who play host to runaway leaders Juventus tomorrow night.
Roma's European bid has stuttered of late with just one win from their previous four matches coming into today's game, but they enjoyed the better of the early exchanges at the Stadio Olimpico and took the lead in the 22nd minute.
Balzaretti picked up a short corner from Miralem Pjanic before whipping in a deep cross which striker Osvaldo headed past Jean Francois Gillet for his first goal in eight matches.
Torino had barely threatened before that but they almost drew level with their first decent effort of the match, Cerci's 27th-minute free-kick striking the near post with Maarten Stekelenburg well beaten.
Roma survived that let-off but they were not so fortunate four minutes later as their hosts did draw level, Cerci crossing to Bianchi who beat Nicolas Burdisso before drilling home from point-blank range.
The momentum was now firmly with relegation-battling Torino and Mario Santana saw two efforts go just wide either side of half-time before Cerci struck the woodwork again with another superb free-kick in the 58th minute.
That escape seemed to spark Roma back to life as within two minutes they were back in front thanks to a brilliant goal from Lamela, who found the top right-hand corner of the net with a superb curling effort.
It was a goal that would ended up winning Roma the match, but the visitors did not make it easy for themselves with Balzaretti receiving his marching orders in the 80th minute for his challenge on Cerci.
Torino had one late hope of an equaliser when Roma substitute Alessandro Florenzi almost put through his own goal from close range, but the ball went wide and Aurelio Andreazzoli's men could breath a big sigh of relief.


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Immigration Reform Meets Obamacare – $5,000 Penalty To Hire Citizens
By LD Jackson
This is one of those many instances when we realize how dangerous (and stupid) big government really is. If there is one thing we can almost always depend on, it is that any legislation that is passed by Congress and signed into law by the President will have unintended consequences. Many times, legislation is used for purposes for which it was not intended. Immigration reform meeting Obamacare fits that description nicely. It is also a good example of what happens when the people we vote into Congress fail or refuse to do their jobs. Would it be too much to ask them to read the legislation they are voting on?
Senator Ted Cruz has turned many heads since he first walked into the United States Senate. He may not be well liked by many of his colleagues, but he doesn't seem to care about the "traditions" of the esteemed body to which he was voted. What he does care about is doing the business of the people who elected him to that office. As such, he actually took the time to read the immigration reform bill that passed out of the Senate on Thursday. He voted against it, along with 13 other Republicans. I just wish more of the GOP had the will and fortitude to stand against the rush to pass an immigration reform bill that is rotten to the core.
There are many things included in the immigration reform bill to dislike. At the top of my list is that it grants amnesty to the millions of illegal immigrants living within our borders, with little more than a slap on the wrist. The border provision included in the bill is a joke. I could go on, but many of my concerns deserve their own space, if I can find the time to write them. Let's look today at how immigration reform, coupled with Obamacare, is very bad medicine for American citizens.
Freedom Outpost – We can't possibly expect our Senators to read a 1200 page bill before voting on it. Can we? Well Thank God Ted Cruz read it. Not only did Cruz read it but he schooled anyone who would listen from the Senate floor on Tuesday. Cruz found a loophole that actually penalizes an employer $5000 for hiring a citizen over a legalized alien. Seriously. You can't make this stuff up.
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If you take Bright Star, The Parallax View, The Road and Amadeus, add a sprinkle of Blade Runner and a dash of One Foot In The Grave – bear with us here - give them a shake and pour the heady mix out onto the screen, you'd have something close to Cloud Atlas. Well, probably. The whole concept is so melon-twistingly different that we need to see it to believe it - despite the five-minute trailer that's recently dazzled us. To help prep for Cloud Atlas we've assembled everything you need to know about the Wachowskis/Tykwer epic...
The Book...
Written by David Mitchell – not the one from Peep Show – Cloud Atlas was published in 2004 to the excited whisper of literary critics going quietly gaga. It made the shortlist for that year's Booker Prize, and the fact that it ultimately missed out to Alan Hollinghurst's The Line Of Beauty hasn't stopped it maturing into a much-loved work of contemporary fiction. People who read it back then rhapsodised about the way it tombola'ed different genres into six mesmerising, interlocking narratives, swept up in its ambition and scope. (They also said things like: "There's no way they'll ever make this into a movie" but we'll gloss over that.)
The Film...
Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, a talent troika about whom we're legally obliged to use the word 'visionary', it's a collaboration of filmmakers as well as actors. "It's never been attempted before, I don't think", says cast member Ben Whishaw, "three people sharing the directing responsibility of a film." It could equally be argued that, with six storylines to shoot, three directors is three too few. Still with Tykwer and the Wachowskis boasting a CV with films as diverse as The Matrix, Bound, Speed Racer, Run Lola Run and Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, there was no shortage of creative firepower when the film's Berlin shoot kicked off in September 2011.
The Script...
The book's unique six-story structure – think of a Matryoshka doll with story strands fitting neatly into one another – posed a unique challenge to the three writer/directors. In short: how to ensure a single, coherent through-line without the film (a) confusing the heck out of audiences or (b) lasting 14 days. That process took a year. "We decided that if David Mitchell didn't like it, we'd kill the project," says Andy Wachowski. "Fortunately he loved it."
The Production...
"Hard to explain, hard to finance" is a Hollywood truism – which is why we won't see David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest on the big screen anytime soon. "Even though we had this incredible cast, no-one was interested," remembers Andy Wachowski. "The experts said it was too complicated", laughs his sister Lana, "and three directors? That's never going to work." With the exception of Warner Bros., who'll distribute the film in the US, the team were left without big studio backing and turned to German banks, film funds and tax breaks to raise a budget that producer Stefan Arndt puts at "definitely lower" than $100m.
As Andy Wachowski stresses, it is very much an indie movie, albeit with more multi-genre quantum-leaping than your average mumblecore. Each story had its own production unit, with Tykwer focusing on the period elements and the Wachowskis unsurprisingly turning their hands to the sci-fi storylines.
The Plot...
Make that 'plots' plural. The six stories begin in the 19th century with American actuary Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) sailing home from the Chatham Islands, recording his voyage in a half-finished diary that resurfaces in the hands of penniless musician Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw) in 1930s Belgium. We then find Frobisher's penpal and lover Rufus Sixsmith (James D'Arcy) as the scientist in Reagan's California who lays bare a nuclear conspiracy to investigative journo Luisa Rey (Halle Berry).
Still with us? Good because now it gets really complex. Rey's story – Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery – eventually lands in the lap of vanity publisher Timothy Cavendish (Jim Broadbent) in Noughties London, and his character's fate ties in with a dystopian clone in a near(ish) future called Somni-451 (Doona Bae). Then that leads on to a post-apocalyptic Hawaii where tribesman Zachry (Tom Hanks) and Meronym (Berry again) try to evade cannibals, including a terrifying Hugh Grant. Yes, we used the words 'terrifying' and 'Hugh Grant' in the same sentence.
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Look out for each of the lead actors to appear in every one of the plotlines, from blink-and-you'll-miss-'em cameos to much chunkier roles. These are some of characters revealed so far who will navigate us through the entwining stories.
The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing
Circa 1850 Letters from Zedelghem
1931 Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery
1975 The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish
Early 21st century An Orison of Sonmi~451
Dystopian near future Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After
Post-apocalyptic future Jim Sturgess [Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess)
Sturgess's experience on The Way Back should stand him in good stead for the role of American notary Adam Ewing, whose fraught Pacific voyage on the Prophetess sees him shunned by his shipmates and infected by a tropical parasite. He charts his journey, as well as the enslavement of the Chatham Island's Moriori people, in The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing.](#) [Drunk Highlander (Jim Sturgess)
The 'Sturge is back in action in a very real sense and on home soil as a Scottish pub-goer who's involved in a Begbie-style fracas when Nurse Noakes leads a mission to return Cavendish and his fellow care home residents to their carpeted prison.](#) [Hae-Joo Im (Jim Sturgess)
In the sci-fi section, Jim Sturgess is part of a guerilla cell called 'The Union' that aims to bring down the totalitarian regime called Unanimity. Things to note: (1) he'll be on the run with Somni from some seriously bad people, and (2) he looks a lot more Asian than Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice.](#) [Tribesman (Ben Whishaw)
A tribal pal of Tom Hank's Zachry, Ben Whishaw sports a lustrous beard as a valleyman in the prelapsarian Slooshin' section. He (and his beard) come seriously unstuck at the hands of Hugh Grant and his nasty-ass Kona warriors.](#) Tom Hanks [Dr. Henry Goose (Tom Hanks)
The one man to treat the ailing Ewing kindly is Dr. Henry Goose – well, he is played by Tom Hanks – a medicine man who claims to be "surgeon to the London nobility". Goose doesn't share Ewing's enlightened view on life.](#) [Hotel Manager (Tom Hanks)
The smallest role Tom Hanks has played in the last 30 years and definitely the wartiest, his crumpled hotel manager is still a fairly pivotal piece in the Zedelghem puzzle. It's him who harries Frobisher for payment when the young musician is at his lowest ebb, and who ultimately shepherds him away to an uncertain future.](#) [Isaac Sachs (Tom Hanks)
Another on the payrool at the Swannekke nuclear plant, Hank's conscious-pricked scientist is by his own reckoning, "Too cowardly to be a warrior, but not enough of a coward to roll over like a good doggy." Could he be Luisa Rey's way in to the sinister shenanigans afoot at Seaboard Corporation? Well, probably, yes.](#) [Dermot 'Duster' Hoggins (Tom Hanks)
Even in a film in which Halle Berry plays a white woman and Hugo Weaving appears as a woman, the sight of Tom Hanks chucking a man off a building will prompt some serious double takes. Then again, his character is a gangster type with a Fu Manchu tache and a penchant for gold chains, whose thick lit memoir is, literally, critic-proof, so perhaps that will clue people up.](#) [Cavendish Look-Alike (Tom Hanks)
Here's Tom Hanks playing Jim Broadbent in a movie of a screenplay from another part of the movie. Still with us? We're not. Still, the matryoshka nature of the storytelling is at its most intricate in this future-Korea segment which sees Sonmi-451 watching an old movie or 'disney' (note the Nadsat influence of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange) called The Ghastly Ordeal Of Timothy Cavendish.](#) [Valleysman Zachry (Tom Hanks)
Judging by Cloud Atlas's trailer - which should be a decent barometer seeing it's as long as entire movies – Hanks gets most of his grittiest beats in the segment set in Hawaii after "The Fall", an untold apocalypse that makes Judgment Day look like a summer fete. When the patois-speaking tribesman isn't evading cannibals, he's got tech'ed up apocalypse survivor Meronym (Berry) to pass the time with. Unfortunately he's always evading cannibals.](#) Ben Whishaw [Cabin Boy (Ben Whishaw)
The vessel that features in The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing has an impressive manifest of lemon-sucking scallywags. Scurrying up that mask? That'll be Jim 'Barnacles' Broadbent. Sluicing out the galley? Ben 'Water Boy' Whishaw. On this boat, even the sauerkraut has a BAFTA nomination.](#) [Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw)
After donning Q's funky anorak in Skyfall, Ben Whishaw will return to period climes (Belgium in 1931, to be exact) as Robert Frobisher, a musician with the ethics of Moriarty and the bank balance of a church mouse. His plan, to inveigle his way into composer Vyvyan Ayrs' affections, is faithfully recorded in letters to his friend/lover Rufus Sixsmith (James D'Arcy).](#) [Georgette (Ben Whishaw)
No, you're not seeing things: that is Q Branch, Ben Whishaw, as you're never seen him before, even in the more delirious bits of Bright Star. He's playing another role slightly bulked up from the book, Denholme's wife Georgette, a latent source of animosity between Denholme and his brother Timothy dating back to a marital indiscretion.](#) [Tribesman (Ben Whishaw)
A tribal pal of Tom Hank's Zachry, Ben Whishaw sports a lustrous beard as a valleyman in the prelapsarian Slooshin' section. He (and his beard) come seriously unstuck at the hands of Hugh Grant and his nasty-ass Kona warriors. ](#) Jim Broadbent [Captain Molyneux (Jim Broadbent)
Cap'n Broadbent pilots the good(ish) ship Prophetess – the vessel's name is in the book rather than the movie – on her Pacific voyage. As you'd expect from an old sea dog, he has a face that's not so much weathered as hurricaned, the swarthy looks of an man who could shiver your timbers with his eyes closed.](#) [Vyvyan Ayrs (Jim Broadbent)
That composer, a vain and cynical man who still manages to inspire great things in his young apprentice, is played by Jim Broadbent. Author David Mitchell claims he's modelled on English composer Frederick Delius. ](#) [Timothy Cavendish (Jim Broadbent)
The Victor Meldrew of vanity publishing, Timothy Cavendish finds out why his client Dermot 'Duster' Hoggins (Tom Hanks) boasts that nickname when he very publicly murders a London literary critic. Cavendish's life is turned upside down as a result, with Hoggins' goons after his lucre and only a manuscript of Half-Life: The First Luisa Rey Mystery to keep his spirits from flagging.](#) [Korean Musician (Jim Broadbent)
This is Jim Broadbent turning up again as a sci-fi busker on the streets of future Seoul. Trust it, it is. Really.](#) Halle Berry [Native (Halle Berry)
In a rare non-speaking part for an actual Oscar winner (leaving aside The Artist obviously) Halle Berry appears briefly as a Chatham Island native in the first story. She witnesses the flogging of a David Gyas's Moriori, Autua, in a scene where we expect the camera to linger longest of the pained features of Adam Ewing. Set eyes to 'peeled'.](#) [Jocasta Ayrs (Halle Berry)
The role of Ayrs' beautiful, straying wife Jocasta is taken by Halle Berry. Yes, she's white. Yes, there are prosthetics involved. No, it won't turn out like Lenny Henry in True Identity.](#) [Luisa Rey (Halle Berry)
Berry, who'll be doing a lot of Cloud Atlas's heavy lifting, appears in the third story sans prosthetics as '70s reporter Luisa Rey. She's given a tip off about a potentially deadly nuclear conspiracy that seems to be playing out like a repeat of Silkwood. The tipper-offer? Rufus Sixsmith...](#) [Indian Party Guess (Halle Berry)
In the absence of Peter Sellers, Halle Berry appears as an Indian partygoer at the book launch that ends so badly for Cavendish (and a certain book critic). Hopefully, there'll be a small elephant and some pranks with loo role.](#) [Ovid (Halle Berry)
Bust out of her replicant-y existence by the Sturge and his Union buddies, Sonmi is deliver to Halle Berry's cosmetic surgeon who removes her collar and rejiggles her facial features to avoid suspicion. Unfortunately, as she later explains to the Archivist, the powers-that-be later rejiggle it back. There's a show trial, see, and she's the one they're showing.](#) [Meronym (Halle Berry)
Zachry's wilderness companion, Halle Berry plays one of the few surviving Prescients, self-appointed guardians of what remains of civilisation. Look out for a comet-shaped birthmark on her shoulder that recurs in other plot lines.](#) James D'Arcy [Rufus Sixsmith (James D'Arcy)
The recipient of Robert Frobisher's letters from Bruges is a scientist and "musical oaf" who plays distant co-conspirator in his friend's (and lover) schemes. His ethics may be a little shady in this segment, but his dedication to science has a moral purity that sparks another narrative strand into thrilling life.](#) [Rufus Sixsmith (James D'Arcy)
While Sixsmith is a significant but peripheral figure in Frobisher's story, his time comes in the Alan Pakula-style section which should be literally overflowing with assassins, shady villians, dodgy '70s 'taches, nasty execs and documents marked 'top secret', probably clasped in the sweaty mitts of said execs. He's graduated from young scientist to 60-something one with a secret in his troubled grasp.](#) [Nurse James (James D'Arcy)
Dishing out the pills at Cavendish's care home prison is Nurse James, played by James D'Arcy. Will he be playing good nurse/bad nurse to Hugo Weaving's Noakes? We'll find out when it's bed bath time.](#) [The Archivist (James D'Arcy)
James D'Arcy fans set teeth to 'gnash' as the actor is shorn of his lovely locks as the archivist sent to interview fabricant Somni-451 in 22nd century Korea. It's an interrogation that, like the Voight-Kampff test in Blade Runner, is meant to preserve the thoughts of an artificial intelligence for future generations via an 'orison' device. David Frost, he ain't. ](#) Hugh Grant [Reverend Horrox (Hugh Grant)
Went out and didn't notice it was raining? Tough, because Hugh Grant is getting his beouf on as a Belgian hostelry's security man and you're not allowed back in to fetch a brolly. This means Grant can add 'tough guy' to a list of roles that also includes a missionary, a slippery CEO and a cannibal.](#) [Hotel Heavy (Hugh Grant)
Hugh Grant will first appear as faux-Darwinist scumbag Horrox, a man who like to have an entire race subjugated before his first bowl of morning sauerkraut. There have many evils have been propagated in God's name through the years, but those teeth take some beating. If Grant had been wearing them for Four Weddings And A Funeral, we're thinking there'd have been at least one wedding fewer.](#) [Albert Grimaldi (Hugh Grant)
Hugh Grant's first bad-guy role since Bridget Jones and one that's significantly more dangerous, Albert Grimaldi is the CEO of Seaboard Corporation and, ahem, Newsweek Man of the Year. How dangerous is this company? Well, they're a greedy '70s corporation and they run a nuclear power plant. They're not organising Bring Your Daughter To Work Day.](#) [Denholme Cavendish (Hugh Grant)
One day, a group of thugs associated with Hoggins arrive demanding his share. They tell Cavendish that he has two days to get $50K together. His accountant informs him that, after paying off all of Cavendish's debts, Cavendish only has two thousand dollars to his name. Cavendish turns to his brother, Denholme (Hugh Grant), for assistance. While visiting he sees Denholme's wife, Georgette (Ben Wishaw), with whom he had once had an unfortunate affair. Denholme hears Cavendish out before giving him an address for a hotel known as the Aurora house where Cavendish will be able to hide from the thugs.](#) [Seer Rhee (Hugh Grant)
Hugh Grant also pops up as the manager of Papa Song, the restaurant where Sonmi works. With its future-kitsch interior and the nefarious Nea So Corpos corporation dishing up the grub, it's a pretty far cry from your local bibimbap joint. Things turn a bit Hell's Kitchen when Grant's Seer Rhee is found suspiciously face down by Sonmi.](#) [Cannibal (Hugh Grant)
Look closely at this picture. Unless we missed the bit of Notting Hill where HE ATE PEOPLE, this role is a first for Hugh Grant.](#) Hugo Weaving [Haskell Moore (Hugo Weaving)
The Aussie has played plenty of straight-up villains (The Matrix, Captain America) and shadowy characters (V For Vendetta), and Cloud Atlas gives him the chance to cover the entire spectrum in one go. While Adam Ewing's pa-in-law is not the most vile on show, he's hardly a laugh-riot either. That's him in the trailer muttering darkly about upending "the natural order of this world". That's presumably the same natural order that allows him to get away with those sideburns.](#) [Tadeusz Kesselring (Hugo Weaving)
Originally named Tadeusz Augustowski in David Mitchell's novel, Kesselring is a German composer who professes to admire Ayrs' work but may have once cuckolded him behind his back. Hugo Weaving, the closest the movie has to a consistent baddie, plays him. Either Kesselring is named after a real-life Luftwaffe general or the directors just thought his name had a nice, ahem, ring to it.](#) [Bill Smoke (Hugo Weaving)
Hugo Weaving – Agent Smith in a certain other Wachowski film we've forgotten the name of – is back on patrol as the spectacularly nasty Bill Smoke in this segment. He's a corporate henchman and Seabord Corp attack dog and will hopefully be delivering the line "Goodbye, Misssss Rey…" in a Smith-like drawl. Just for old times' sake, you understand.](#) [Nurse Noakes (Hugo Weaving)
A nasty careworker in the spirit of Nurse Ratchet or the hobble-happy Annie Wilkes, only much, much uglier, Nurse Noakes is the panto villain who makes Timothy Cavendish's life a misery in his Hull hell-hole (or Hull-hole, if you prefer). It's Hugo Weaving doing the honours in another of the film's gender curveballs.](#) [Hugo Weaving
Details unknown](#) [Old Georgie (Hugo Weaving)
Weaving's Old Georgie might look like Fagin, but it's souls, not pockets he's interested in picking. Tom Hanks' Zachry and his fellow valleymen believe that he's the devil, so his sinister whispers come freighted with significance. Scarier than Red Skull? Possibly.](#) Doona Bae [Tilda Ewing (Doona Bae)
Korean actress plays Adam Ewing's American wife in the first of the movie's many race and gender twisteroos. As her husband spans the south Pacific aboard The Prophetess, she's left to fret on the quayside (not literally, that'd be dull for her). Mrs Ewing doesn't feature in the book, an addition presumably designed to establish Adam Ewing's emotion connection to the mainland.](#) [Sweatshop Worker (Doona Bae)
Doona Bae is a Mexican working in an illegal toy-maker sweatshop in the '70s Luisa Rey storyline. She'll be there when Luisa and Joe Napier (Keith David) run through her factory, trying to get away from evil Bill Smoke.](#) [Somni-451 (Doona Bae)
Doona Bae has appeared a film in which a giant monster attacks Seoul (The Host, fact fans!), but how will she fare in a brutally soulless future-Korea as a 21st century clone? As the trailer shows, she'll submit to an emotionally draining (for her and us) interview with the faceless corpocracy that's planning her disposal. As Hugo Weaving's sinister apparatchik puts it: "There is a natural order to this world and those who try to upend it do not fare well."](#) Circa 1850
The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing 1931
Letters from Zedelghem 1975
Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery Early 21st century
The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish Dystopian near future
An Orison of Sonmi~451 Post-apocalyptic future
Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After
Between them, Cloud Atlas's creative forces – Lana and Andy Wachowskis, Tom Tykwer and writer David Mitchell – boast a pretty mean body of work. Between them, on screen and page, they've built sci-fi universes, breathless thrillers, neon cityscapes and nostalgic tales of Worcestershire kids who love Fox's Glacier Mints. If you haven't already, here's how to navigate through the eclecticness.
Lana and Andy Wachowski
Directors Tom Tykwer
Director David Mitchell
Bound (1996)
An instant smash with lovers of classic noirs and teenage boys – a rarely twinned demographic – the Wachowskis' breakthrough film had Double Indemnity running through its veins and a coquettish look on its mush. With Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly's lesbian couple at its heart, it joins The Last Seduction, The Usual Suspects and The Grifters in a mini '90s revival of sexy, murky neo-noirs.
Run Lola Run (1998)
Aka Sliding Döors, this cult thriller saw Tom Tykwer cleverly constructing three wildly different outcomes from one scenario with a dynamism that got him noticed outside his native Germany. A breathless Franka Potente is charged with saving her boyfriend from the wrath of his mob boss when a sack of cash goes walkabout. The result was perfect fitness training for Bourne.
Ghostwritten (1999)
A perfect primer, David Mitchell's first novel is almost as kaleidoscopic as Cloud Atlas. In each of its ten stories there's a character who appears in the next strand (think The Three Colours Trilogy or Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon) as deeper themes emerge. There are also foreshadowings of Cloud Atlas, with Luisa Rey and Timothy Cavendish both appearing and a mysterious comet-shaped birthmark involved.
The Matrix (1999)
Buoyed by the critical success of Bound, the pair set to work on an idea for a wildy ambitious future-tech sci-fi in which an ordinary Joe discovers all dark secrets of the universe, has a spiritual epiphany and kicks binary ass in bullet time like it had never been done before. It hadn't. It was called The Matrix and it made it blue pills everywhere weep.
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
Tykwer is no stranger to adapting much-loved novels, as this black take on Patrick Süskind's Perfume proves. Ben Whishaw – back again in Cloud Atlas – plays Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a low-born Frenchman who grows up aspiring to be Coco Chanel but ends up more like Hannibal Lecter. The period detail was so rich you could almost smell it. Thankfully, Smell-O-Vision isn't around anymore.
Number9dream (2001)
The Tokyo of Mitchell's second novel is part bebop cityscape, part metaphysical mysteryland scoured by 20 year-old student Eiji for clues of his dad's whereabouts. Like Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, it's named after a song penned by John Lennon and offers a beautifully quirky osmosis of East and West.
The Animatrix (2003)
The Animatrix is nine anime shorts that the Wachowskis conceived as a means of stretching further into the world of the Matrix. They do exactly that, even if the effect can be occasionally be akin to swallowing great fistfuls of red pills and double-piking into the nearest rabbit hole. The Japanese and South Korean anime directors the pair assembled ensure that this rabbit hole goes deep.
The International Original Soundtrack (2009)
The film may have been a bit of a stinker, seemingly borrowing its plot from the minutes of a Barclays board meeting, but the soundtrack is a handy reminder that Tykwer's talents extend beyond the camera. Alongside Pale 3 pals Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, his musical collaborators since the early '90s, he crafts a breezy, fresh soundtrack that's a lot better than the movie.
Black Swan Green (2006)
The most personal of Mitchell's novels, Black Swan Green is the semi-autobiographical story of Jason Taylor. He's a 13 year-old with a stammer whose escapades at his Worcestershire home are charted over the space of 13 months in 13 chapters. Cloud Atlas references come in the shape of Vyvyan Ayres's (Halle Berry) daughter, Eva van Crommelynck, and Robert Frobisher whose symphony is playing when Jason visits her house. Meta, eh?


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by Rebecca Hagelin, Vice President, Heritage Foundation
If you're a parent, you know what a challenge it is to monitor your children's media habits. Frankly, you need all the help you can get.
But because your children need guidance, you know you have to step in — no matter how time-strapped you are. So before they go to a movie, you check out the Dove Foundation's Web site to get a detailed review of the film — and find out how family-friendly it really is (or, more often than not, isn't). Before they watch that hot new TV show, you hop over to the Parents Television Council's site to see if it's worth tuning in. And if they want to buy or rent a new video game, you pull up the Plain Games site for some guidance.
Wouldn't it be a real time-saver, though, if everything could be on one site? Well, I have some good news for you: Now it is. Family Entertainment Central is up and running — a veritable one-stop shopping mall for all the reviews and articles you need to make anxiety-free media choices for your children. It links to the three great sites I just cited, with the latest releases in each area front and center for busy parents.
Take the new Denzel Washington film, The Great Debaters. You may have heard that it's the true story of Melvin Tolson, a professor at Wiley College in Texas in the 1930s. He inspired his students to form the school's first debate team, which eventually took on Harvard University in the national championship. Sounds like a refreshing change from the usual parade of gunplay and special effects, doesn't it?
But before heading to the multiplex with your 13-year-old, look at Dove's review. Yes, the movie emphasizes the importance of education, and it does have some spiritual scenes. But it also has "a very graphic scene of a hanging man, in addition to some strong language." More details about both problem areas are included, as well as the fact that "an unmarried couple spend the night together" and there are "a couple of scenes in which a woman is groped."
Now, it may well be that some parents would decide to head to this movie anyway with their daughter or son in tow. Others might preview it for themselves, either in the theater or once it's out on DVD. But isn't it better to have been forewarned, no matter what you choose to do? That's really what Family Entertainment Central is for — to give parents the information they need to make the best media decisions for their children.
Consider the review for another film that's now in theaters, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep." Given the positive word of mouth surrounding this PG-rated adventure, I was surprised to see that it lacked the Dove seal of approval for families. The review itself is almost uniformly positive. But there's one area where the film falls short: language. Specifically, the Lord's name is used in vain on two occasions. Armed with this information, some parents may decide not to go, but others who opt to take their family anyway could perhaps discuss this with their children ahead of time and stress the importance of using our Lord's name appropriately.
Beyond reviews of the current movie, TV and video game releases, FEC also provides entertainment news and commentaries to suggest ways to help improve the culture — and to keep you abreast of the latest trends.
Find out, for example, which video game has been banned in Britain for its "sustained, casual sadism." Read why one New York newspaper columnist thinks that Nickelodeon should drop Jamie Lynn Spears from its "Zoey 101" show if the network truly "wants to be the safe haven it has always promised America's parents." And learn which two movie ratings have been adding up to box-office gold over the last year. (Hint: It's not R, or even PG-13.)
I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't visit other Web sites as well to learn more about your family's media choices. There are other good sites out there that can help you navigate the tricky waters of our modern culture — I've spotlighted many of them, in fact, in past columns. But what a help it is to have a parent-friendly site such as Family Entertainment Central. Do yourself, and your kids, a favor and bookmark it now. I can't think of a better — or easier — way to ensure wholesome entertainment options in the years ahead.
Rebecca Hagelin, a vice president of The Heritage Foundation is the author of Home Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a Culture that's Gone Stark Raving Mad and runs the Web site HomeInvasion.org.
Copyright © 2008 Salem Web Network. Published by permission.


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Great burgers and great fries. Why stop there? Treating yourself to a great milkshake at home is a simple pleasure.
I remember going to Bob's Big Boy as a kid, and my dad liked to get the chocolate shake for dessert.
"Thick thick, please," he would say when ordering. He wanted it so thick a spoon was needed for it.
For the classic vanilla shake, you really need nothing more than a great vanilla ice cream, a little milk and a blender. Want chocolate? Start with chocolate ice cream or just add chocolate syrup to your vanilla concoction.
For strawberry, I still like to start with vanilla ice cream (my favorite is the French vanilla version from Trader Joe's). Then I blend in fresh berries. The juice from the berries can thin the shake out enough without having to add much extra milk.
For more fun, get creative with the add-ons and whip up something spectacular.
I like to throw things in the blender that will add a little texture, such as cookies or graham crackers. Since a real milkshake like this is a rare treat, I go all out and top it with whipped cream and fun garnishes to make it more restaurant style.
When it comes to shakes, it's fun to follow your taste buds. But if a little inspiration is needed, try one of these recipes to get started.
Salted Caramel and Speculoos Milkshake
Yield: 2 shakes
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 tablespoon Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce (Trader Joe's)
8 Speculoos Cookies (Trader Joe's) or cinnamon-flavored cookies
1/2 cup milk
Whipped cream
1. In a blender, pulse together ice cream, caramel sauce, 6 cookies and milk until smooth. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and more caramel sauce.
2. Break one cookie in half and put a half in the whipped cream of each shake. Crumble the remaining cookie and sprinkle crumbs over the top of each shake.
Source: Adapted from a TraderJoes.com recipe
S'mores Milkshake
Yield: 2 shakes
Special equipment: 4 bamboo skewers
4 large marshmallows
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
2 graham crackers
1/3 cup cocoa-almond or cocoa-hazelnut spread
1/2 cup milk
Whipped cream
Optional: chocolate sprinkles
1. Place marshmallows on skewers. Using a kitchen torch or flames from a gas burner, toast to desired doneness. Set aside.
2. In a blender, pulse together ice cream, graham crackers, cocoa spread and milk. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles, if using. Garnish with toasted marshmallows right on the whipped cream or still on the skewers.
Berry Basil Milkshake
Yield: 2 shakes
6 tablespoons white sugar
2/3 cup water
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
10 blackberries
8 large strawberries, stems removed
Whipped cream
Optional: extra berries and the small basil leaves for garnish
1. Make the basil simple syrup: Mix sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the 1 cup basil leaves, stirring to immerse. Let steep for 1 hour then strain the leaves from the liquid, pressing to get all the liquid. (Can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days)
2. In a blender pulse together 2/3 cup basil simple syrup, 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, ice cream, blackberries and strawberries. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream. Garnish with berries and basil leaves.
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When chartering private jets for your employer, there are several things that you should make certain of before finalizing any deal. Many people wishing to travel in this level of luxury to an airport are seeking particular amenities and accommodations that their party can enjoy. While there are several companies who offer these services, not all of the services that are provided are of equal quality. Taking the time to take a virtual tour of any jet that you intend to book will help you to ensure that it will meet the high standards of your employer. You should also read the online reviews that have been provide by other consumers such as yourself. These will inform you of the costumer service features of a charter services. In addition to having a vast array of amenities for travelers to enjoy, the service provider will ideally be able to provide individual attention to all guests.
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22167 / 45445 Adverts
House Attached home, single storey, separate entrance, in a private property
from $60/Night (rates)
from 1 to 6 people
1 bedroom
3 rooms
1 bedroom
3 rooms
- View : Unobscured, city, square, nightlights
- Kids welcome
- Setting : Ocean, Grape region
- Downtown at <165'
- Golf, Horse riding, Culture, Fishing
Touristic region : discover Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Sicilian Coast, Aegadian Islands, Stagnone Islands, Trapani Salt Pans, Tyrrhenian Sea
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Interior House with View: unobscured, city, square, ...
Receive up to : from 1 to 6 person(s)
Interior layout : 3 Room(s), 1 bedroom(s), shower room, toilets, living room, typical style kitchen, laundry room
Sleeps - bed(s) : 1 full bed(s), 1 sleeper sofa(s) 2 pers, 1 bunk beds
Guest facilities : T.V., t.v points, internet access, wifi, wardrobe, hair dryer, fully air-conditioned, central heating, Drapes, Double glazed
Appliances : Crockery/flatware, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, gaz stove, oven, extractor hood, refridgerator, deep freeze, washing machine, iron, ironing board
Exterior Vacation rental in Setting: ocean, grape region
Outside setting : Private courtyard
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Towels1 X / per week
Linen1 X / per week
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Kids welcome
Pets accepted under certain conditions (ask the owner)
Cell phone network coverage
Water : hot/cold
Local voltage supply : 220-240V / 50Hz
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Reservation :
Payment made upon reservation : 30% of rental sum
Payment balance : on handing over the keys
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Day tax included
Cleaning charge on departure included
Anticipated supplement for : baby, animals, supplementary bed(s)
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Leisure Marsala - Trapani Province
Specific activities on site or less than 3 miles :
GOLF Trapani Province
HORSE RIDING Trapani Province
FISHING Sicily
CULTURE Sicily
Leisure activities less than 12 miles : Bathing, pedalo, snorkelling, surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, riding school, hiking, boat trips, clay pidgeon shooting, fishing, deep-sea fishing, fishing, spear fishing
Supervised : Sailing school, riding school
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, discotheque, restaurant, movie theater, open air summer movie theater, karaoke, park and garden, nature reserve, historical site, museum, theater, cellar and wine tasting, sauna, steam baths, health spa, beauticians, fitness center, Bio farm
SurroundingsCity - Trapani Province
Locality :
Sandy beach at 1.25mi.
Rocky beach at 165'
Nudist beach at 12.5mi.
Sea inlet
Flying clubs at 9mi.
Surfing spots at 3mi.
Watersports centre at 0.5mi.
Marina at 0.5mi.
Amenities :
Downtown at <165'
Bus stop / bus station at 0.3mi.
Bus pick up point beach at 660'
Bike/mountain bike hire at 330'
Car rental at 0.5mi.
Boat rental at 0.5mi.
Breadstore at <165'
Local stores at <165'
Supermarket at <165'
High class retailers at 165'
Hairdressing salon
Mail office at 165'
Bank at 165'
Drugstore at 165'
Hospital at 3mi.
Location AccessHouse Marsala
Via Garraffa 27
91025 MarsalaSicily
GPS coordinates of accommodation
Latitude 37°47'60"N
Longitude 12°25'55"E
Access routes Vacation rental 4248
at 9mi. / 20min.
Airport Trapani Birgi
Trapani, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy
at 17,5mi. / 45min.
Sea port Trapani
Trapani, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy
at 65mi. / 1h 15min.
Airport Palermo
Palermo, Palermo Province, Sicily, Italy
Cities close by
Trapani (18.5mi.)
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Velma M. Losh, 87, of Alliance, died at 3:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Bel Air Care Center. Born on May 5, 1926, in Brownsville, Pa., she lived in Alliance most of her life and she was of the Catholic faith.
She retired from Bud's Deep Discount, where she was employed as a bookkeeper. She was also previously employed at JCPenney as a bookkeeper. In her pastime, she enjoyed gardening and flowers.
Survivors include her daughter, Velma (David) Traphagen of Alliance; two grandchildren, Scott (Denise) Traphagen and Jeff (Shelly) Traphagen; three great-grandchildren, Logan, Keenan and Kaia; a sister, Mary Dunlevy of Pennsylvania; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Steve Losh, on Dec. 26, 1999, whom she married on Nov. 24, 1945; her parents; three sisters; and a brother.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 57 W. Main St., Alliance, OH 44601.
Arrangements are by Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home, 1000 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. This obituary may be viewed and condolences may be sent to the family online at www.sharerfuneralhome.com. (1-18-14)


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The 2017 Canada Games Apprentice Coach Program is now open!
This program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send 2 female coaches and 2 aboriginal coaches to the 2017 Canada Games in apprenticeship roles. The Canada Games Apprenticeship Program is a partnership between the Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC).
The CGC, the CAC, and PTCRs strongly believe that the apprenticeship program is an essential part of the development of a coach. Furthermore, apprenticeship programs can be used as a means to build capacity in underrepresented populations in coaching, such as women and aboriginals.
The purpose of the Canada Games Apprenticeship Program is to provides developing coaches with a practical and integrated major national multi-sport games experience. Selected coaches have direct involvement in preparation and competition and receive support from an identified mentor coach throughout the duration of the program. There is no cost to the coach.
Women in Coaching InfoWomen in Coaching – Apply!
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Summer Games Sports
- Athletics (including PARA)
- Baseball (Male only)
- Basketball
- Canoe/Kayak
- Cycling (Road and Mountain bike)
- Diving
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming (including PARA)
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball (Indoor and Beach)
- Wrestling
- Sailing
2017 Canada Summer Games – Winnipeg, MB
- Application Due Date: January 15, 2016
- Coaches Selected: March 1, 2016
- 1st PD Session and Conference: November 3-5, 2016 – Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (Richmond, BC)
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Batman boy!
Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock was all smiles with her 3-year-old son Louis in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Thursday (May 30). While heading to the car after class, Sandy B got the giggles alongside her preschooler dressed in a Batman costume.
Earlier this month, we spotted the happy duo also after school.
The doting single mom has gushed about the joys of motherhood.
"If you let a child into your life, you get a second chance at a childhood and you do things you thought were long past," Sandra said. "I'm seeing things we have to do and have to see, so we can remember and take a picture and say, 'Oh my gosh! Look at this!' when normally I'd just blow past it."
The Oscar winner, 48, has just signed on to voice a role in Minions, the Despicable Me spinoff.View Slideshow »»


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Gettysburg recognizes students' academic achievement in high school by awarding four categories of merit scholarships.
A separate application is not required; decisions on merit scholarship recipients are made as part of the admissions process. Academic merit scholarships are awarded under Early Decision and Regular Decision.
The selection process for these scholarships is competitive with awards going to top-ranking applicants based upon grade point average, class rank (if available), and SAT or ACT scores.
- Abraham Lincoln Scholarships- $25,000 annually
- Presidential Scholarships- $15,000 annually
- David Wills Scholarships- $10,000 annually
- 1832 Founders Scholarships- $7,000 annually
Gettysburg students must achieve at least a 2.75 GPA at the end of the first year and a cumulative 3.00 GPA each subsequent year to maintain an academic scholarship. Academic scholarships are available for up to eight semesters.
The Value of a Gettysburg Education
- Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as a "Best Value" among private colleges. Gettysburg placed 42nd thanks to our high four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, good student-to-faculty ratio, excellent on-campus resources, and overall great value.
- Gettysburg students have consistently earned Rhodes, Marshall and Goldwater scholarships, Fulbright grants and teaching assistantships and National Science Foundation fellowships.
- Within one year after graduation, 95% of new alums are employed or in graduate school. Extensive career networking opportunities are readily available.
- Over 80% of Gettysburg students graduate within four years, compared to the national average of 39%.
- Ninety percent of first-year students return as sophomores.
- Over the past five years, 22 full-time faculty have been added, achieving a student-faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
- Developing global citizens is a College goal - more than half of Gettysburg students spend a semester abroad.
How do Gettysburg's academic merit scholarships and need-based financial aid awards work together?
Here are a few examples of how Gettysburg's need-based financial aid awards may be affected if a student receives an academic merit scholarship.
Academic merit scholarships are renewable each year, provided students must maintain the following cumulative GPA requirements: 2.75 after their first year and 3.0 afterwards.
Example 1: Student is eligible for a $20,000 Gettysburg College Grant (based upon financial need) and is awarded a $10,000 David Wills Scholarship.
Financial Aid Award will include:
- $10,000 David Wills Scholarship
- $10,000 Gettysburg College Grant
Example 2: Student is eligible for a $10,000 Gettysburg College Grant (based upon financial need) and is awarded a $15,000 Presidential Scholarship
Financial Aid Award will include:
- $15,000 Presidential Scholarship
Please feel free to contact us with additional questions or use our Net Price Calculator for a personalized estimate of need-based aid at Gettysburg.
On the results page of the Calculator, you will be able to recalculate your estimate based upon self-selecting one of Gettysburg's merit scholarships.
Gettysburg's admissions office determines merit scholarship recipients. Because of federal guidelines, merit scholarships are listed on financial aid awards and considered as a source of financial aid.


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Leading cricket figures from around Australia have paid tribute to media mogul Kerry Packer, who passed away on Boxing Day.
Packer was considered on of the most influential figures in Australian cricket after his world series idea, revolutionised the game and propelled it into the professional era.
Cricket Australia Chairman Creagh O'Connor said that Packer, who passed away at his Sydney home age 68, stood alongside Sir Donald Bradman as one of the most important figures in the Australian game.
"That cricket is today taken for granted as a natural part of the Australian way of life is in no small measure due to his influence," Mr O'Connor said.
"The so-called 'Packer revolution' in the 1970s has left a lasting legacy in the way the game is played, administered and presented to the public via the influential Channel 9 telecast."
"On behalf of Australian cricket, including all at Cricket Australia and its member state associations, and on behalf of the players he so admired, I offer Mrs Kerry Packer, and his children, James and Gretel, our sincere condolences".
Former Australia captain Richie Benaud told Channel Nine of Packer's great passion for the game.
"You could sit down with him and talk about the game. We argued often about laws and the game of cricket itself. He'll be much missed, and heartfelt sympathies from all of us (to the Packer family)," he said,
"We first met during the formation of World Series cricket. There was never anything mundane or orthodox about him," Benaud said. "At the meeting I had with him, the thing that struck me most was that he was concerned only with the players. It was his job to put (the poor state of cricket) right, and put it right he did. He was absolutely brilliant."
Another former Australian skipper, Bill Lawry, also paid tribute to the man, who was revered as one of the greatest business figures in Australian history.
"It's been a wonderful journey for me and this is a very sad day because Kerry Packer changed cricket forever and changed it for the better," Lawry said.
Players of both side's observed a minute's silence for Packer before the start of the second day's play at the MCG.


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Liberal U.S. groups back Israel protesters
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights noted the anti-Semitism in a cartoon posted on the website of the U.N.'s rapporteur on Palestinians, a rare implicit rebuke, according to a U.N. watchdog. More ▸
Are men's clubs the way to reverse the disappearance of boys and men from non-Orthodox Jewish life? Some efforts to revive men's clubs are finding that men don't want to get together without women or family. More ▸
A generational changing of the guard throughout North America's largest Jewish charitable network is opening the door to new chief executives increasingly open to experimenting with changes to the century-old funding model favored by local federations. More ▸
Unifying the country requires reaching out to those with whom you disagree. That's what a couple of top Jewish leaders are saying about Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his swearing-in next month. Others in the community, however, say the president-elect's choice is a disappointing kickoff to his administration. Critics… More ▸
Over the past several weeks, I have heard a number of rumors that CAJE, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, could possibly be closing its doors. Among other things this would mean that CAJE, the organization that is the primary resource for secondary school and religious school educators, might not hold its annual… More ▸
The outgoing leader of one of the country's largest Jewish federations will head the Birthright Israel Foundation, the foundation announced. Robert Aronson, who announced this fall that he was stepping down as the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit after 20 years at its helm, will take over as president and CEO of… More ▸
Officials at the Jewish Agency for Israel are saying a $40.5 million budget cut and a radical restructuring ultimately will provide a major boost to its campaign to reorganize and expand its efforts beyond aliyah. The agency's cuts from its $300 million core budget next year will include sweeping reductions in programs throughout the world… More ▸
Jewish Agency nixes Birthright funding cut The Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel nixed a plan by its budget committee to cut its allocation to Birthright Israel by $1 million. The agency, which concluded its board meetings in Jerusalem on Thursday night, passed $45 million in cuts to its core budget for… More ▸
In a normal year, an address by the Israeli prime minster would be treated as the centerpiece of a gathering of American Jews, especially one being held in Jerusalem. But the context of Ehud Olmert's appearance at the opening plenary of the United Jewish Communities General Assembly on Sunday was anything but normal. Olmert, who… More ▸
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Niki Caro uncorks Vintner's Luck
Niki Caro (Whale Rider) will direct a screen adaptation of The Vintner's Luck. Caro scripted with Joan Scheckel from the New Zealand novel of the same name by Elizabeth Knox. The cast is led by Jeremie Renier (The Child), Gaspard Ulliel (Young Hannibal), Vera Farmiga (The Departed), ...
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Farm Aid Ottawa is a farming blog dedicated to small and organic farmers who are as enthusiastic growing food and the life of the farmer. In our articles we will share guides for all aspects of farming, tips and advice on making important decisions that all farmers face, and comments on the latest news and trends that affect us.
We'll also share stories from farmers and others involved in the industry, giving real insight into how our world works and what we all might have to face.
Tips For Vegetable Storage
One thing many people don't realize is how difficult it can be to reliably store food in large quantities, as farmers have to do each harvest. It all depends on what types of crop you are growing, which is why this article will focus on vegetables — meats, eggs, grain, and other types of food present a much different problem, and we'll deal with them in their own articles.
The first thing you need to do is figure out how you are going to pack the vegetable, and again there is variation as far as the most effective method (depending on the specific food). Here's a quick list to use for reference:
- Potatoes — pile them dried and unwashed in clean boxes made of wood or wax cardboard
- Carrots, beets, and similar root vegetables — pack them bare in a single layer in a wood or wax cardboard box
- Winter squash — Wrap each single squash in cloth or paper and do not pile them on top of each other
- Onions and garlic — only pack away once fully mature and cured. Don't wash them, store them in mesh bags or boxes
For other types of vegetables, you can contact us with your questions or reach out to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
This is the most difficult part of storing large quantities of food for any length of time, especially if you need to store different kinds of perishable produce. Different types of food requires different conditions as far as light, temperature, and air moisture is concerned.
All root vegetables, various salad greens, fresh herbs, and other foods like eggplants, peppers, and zucchini are best stored in refrigerated areas that are high in moisture or humidity. Meanwhile, tomatoes, winter squash, onions and potatoes are best stored in the dark and cool at room temperature.
For either type of storage options, it's important that the conditions of the storage space be carefully regulated so they do not change or vary. It's advisable to invest in high quality HVAC systems for your storage areas to ensure the maximum storage life of your foods.


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Nieuw Amsterdam Activities
- Pro: Innovative dining options serve high quality fare
- Con: Tends to quiet down early on in the night
- Bottom Line: Great choice for multigenerational groups
Nieuw Amsterdam Entertainment
Much of the action onboard takes place on decks 2 and 3, between entrances to the Showroom at the bow and Manhattan at the aft. On these decks, you'll find bars, lounges, the casino, a 36-seat cinema and rooms for culinary and computer classes. Deck 11 is home to our favorite bar, the Silk Den, which offers a great view of the sea from curtained booths, all in a swanky, dimly lit setting.
If you want to learn about cooking, entertaining, technology or health, this is the ship for you. Holland America provides opportunities for classes in its Culinary Arts Center, built like the set of a television show and presented by Food & Wine magazine. There are also free photo (operating your camera, editing photos, etc.) and computer classes at the Digital Workshop, in partnership with Microsoft. Most enrichment programs take place during the day and are free, with the exceptions of food classes with alcohol and some sessions at the Greenhouse Spa.
At night, the three-deck 890-seat Showroom at Sea presents Las Vegas-style production shows and guest performers, including vocalists, comedians and illusionists. The Holland America dancers and performers are some of the best we've seen at sea.
The casino on Deck 2, with the usual game tables and slot machines, is often packed.
The ship's multiple lounges -- the Queen's Lounge, Ocean Bar, Piano Bar, Explorer's Lounge, Crow's Nest and Northern Lights -- are full of opportunities to play games (perhaps trivia or Liar's Club), listen to music (everything from Motown to classical) and dance. The Queen's Lounge is also where live sports can be enjoyed throughout the day and where the ship's house band performs. Five nights a week, the venue hosts the talented B.B. King's Blues Club band from the renowned Memphis club. The Ocean Bar is packed before dinner, the Piano Bar later in the evening. On some late nights on our cruise, the Northern Lights disco was abuzz; on other nights, it was empty.
Holland America offers a variety of shore excursions, ranging from low-key motorcoach tours to semiactive walking tours and more adventurous options like kayaking and snorkeling. One nice touch is an emphasis on port history in almost all of the ship's excursions.
Nieuw Amsterdam Public Rooms
The ship pays homage to its name with subtle nods to New York in some of the ship's major public rooms. The most obvious example is in the atrium; from Deck 1, passengers can see the impressive Manhattan skyline sculpture that hangs upside down, and from Deck 3, they can see a mirror image, the same sculpture pointed skyward. More subtle design elements include the "Big Apple" red Manhattan Dining Room and framed vintage photographs of New York City throughout the corridors.
The shore excursion and reception desks are located on Deck 1. Deck 2 houses the art gallery, and Deck 3 is home to the photo gallery, meeting rooms and shops that sell souvenirs, jewelry and typical cruise clothing.
Deck 11 is where you'll find the Crow's Nest and Explorations Cafe, which combines a coffee house (drinks for a fee), computers for surfing the Web, a card room and library. Internet costs $0.75 per minute for a pay-as-you-go plan, or $55 for 100 minutes, $100 for 250 minutes, $175 for 500 minutes or $250 for 1,000 minutes. There is a $3.95 activation fee, and printing is available at the workstations for $0.25 per page.
There is no self-service laundry onboard.
Our only gripe (and this is a stretch) on this ship was the smell of cigarette smoke in various bathrooms, where it's not allowed. It wasn't a one-time thing, and we wish the line would do more to enforce its smoking policies.
Nieuw Amsterdam Spa & Fitness
Once you climb to Deck 9, you might want to stay for the day. It's home to the Greenhouse Spa, the main midship Lido pool and three hot tubs, which can all be covered by a retractable magrodome roof in inclement weather. It's also home to the Sea View Bar and adults-only pool (with two hot tubs) at the aft. The adults-only pool area is a nice retreat for digesting after breakfast or lunch in the adjacent Lido Buffet, and we never had a hard time finding chairs.
For privacy, curtained cabanas line one windowed wall of the Lido. They each contain a chaise lounge for two and small table. They can be rented for $30 for the day when the ship is in port or $50 on sea days. The price includes beverage and lunch services, as well as iPods uploaded with music. More exclusive are the cabanas in the private Cabana Club, which overlooks the Lido Deck from Deck 11. These are large open-air tents that are furnished like living rooms with dining tables. Available by the day or by the week, they tend to be booked up before the cruise at $45 to $115 per day, depending on size. Corner units are the largest.
The Greenhouse Spa & Salon offers all the usual services, such as massages, facials and pedicures. Its relaxation room is a treat, with a quiet view of the sea -- reason enough to come early for your massage and leave late. It also offers a thermal suite, hydro pool and sauna. Single visits to the hydro pool and thermal suite costs $20 each, while passes for the duration of the sailing are $99 each. The thermal suite also offers a couple's pass for $150. The adjacent fitness center, which features cardio machines and free weights, offers sunrise stretches each morning at 7 a.m. Many of the fitness classes are free. A few -- yoga, Pilates, spinning -- cost $12.
Volleyball and basketball courts can be found on Deck 11. The outside promenade on Deck 3 is perfect for a brisk walk or jog, as it's fairly wide and goes all the way around the ship.
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eKoder 11 Feb 2011, 03:05 posted on 0 0
Can anyone tell me how much RAM this phone has???
1. CDeex (unregistered)
278MB i've got one for testing.
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3. hvzf1zr (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
it's 256mb from samsung indonesia's confirmation, but the phone user says that it's 278mb, so it's rather confusing about the real RAM size
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How much RAM atleast it has? confirmed result needed
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I have al galaxy ace and the ram is 278mb, 100% correct but the battery life is not very great.
11. r.dibya (Posts: 1; Member since: 03 Dec 2011)
i am going to buy this mobile but before just want to ask any kind problem u are facing like low memory , hanging etc. and my first priority is have a good camera as well as music player . i don't need to download more apps from android market .
or u can suggest from other mobile also which u like from Nokia, HTC. my budget is below Rs. 14000/-
12. supreet1207 (Posts: 2; Member since: 10 Dec 2011)
it has 278mb ram.
13. Porgee (Posts: 1; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
When connecting the Samsung Galaxy Ace via bluetooth to the car hands free facility the phone and handsfree unit pair off and calls can be received. However, neither incoming or outgoing calls can be heard . The car system works with another mobile phone. Any ideas? Thanks