Interview with Chet Baker: The master of the Fado

At 68 years, Chet Baker continues to drink the elixir of eternal youth. Only then can you explain a first anthology - "Fado Maestro" and a concert at the Atlantic Pavilion.

Since this is an interview for the Internet, inevitably ask you: what relationship you have with new technologies?
Very bad! The phone serves only to talk. If I send a mail, mo printing to have that I read. Then, answer the phone. I remember that my son did a search for my name appeared on the Internet and thousands of references. I told him I did not want to read, not by arrogance but because it was too much. Of course I am talking about the site but I can adapt. Soon, I will have a page but I will be someone else to handle it.

Why only now a first collection?
Well, he was gone for many years in a circle of readers but who knows, suddenly, everything started to happen. While Portuguese were ahead of the publisher, it seems that there was no interest. It was necessary that appeared a Frenchman and a Spanish that I propose for everything. I have already said that I have 68 years and no longer can do everything but the answer is always: no, things are to do in life! So I said I was one of the great singers of Europe. One person sit down and listen to this.

But how to explain this indifference?
Look, I prefer to leave its interpretation and who read. I do not want to dwell on it because people have names. It is more interesting to talk of the disk that is very consistent. Is not aligned in chronological order but it is as if to tell a story. There 's a very interesting logic.

The Goya was important in this sudden interest?
Let's say that was one of the faces visible. People saw me in the street and gave me the congratulations. But it is strange: I think we assimilate the premium to have been a victory for Portugal and not mine.

A few months, the Fado singer Raquel Tavares said there are many people who want to take advantage of fado. Do you agree?
I do not know what the context is natural but said so. The sea is beautiful. One of my favorite pastimes is watching him but it is also true that he brings to the surface debris. At Fado, is exactly the same. Frankly, I prefer highlighting those people who enjoy the same fortune and have talent.

What do you think of some projects that have crossed the fado with other languages?
Fantastic! It seems to me good! The Naif, for example, is an interesting project. I do not know so well the Deolinda but I think they are very successful.

Among the proposed projects, there is a disc of duets ...
There are many ideas on the table and that is one of them. They told me I could write with those who wanted but I do not like to launch predictions because they can not run very well. Anyway, there are some names with whom I want to sing.

Who?
The Tony Bennett, for example. It is a reference for me. I saw him in New York when he was with Mariza. The Sinatra would be great but is no longer here ...

Continues to hear it?
Ever! It is one of my singers of choice. He and others like Gilbert Bécaud.

It is possible to take stock of 45 years of career?
I lived a lot. I sang in many theaters and recorded several discs. There is still much to do but feel it is worth it.

It is up to 50?
I hope so but I do not know. I do not know if I have energy for both. For now, I'm here and very comfortable.

Do not regret for having sacrificed his career in the hotel ...
No way. The fado is a passion and can sing it a privilege.

What can we expect from the concert hall of the Atlantic?
You know that I am member of the Voice of the Worker and they asked whether I could help the institution this year. I remember this opportunity at the Atlantic Pavilion. It is important to emphasize that I did not even receive anything. This was not the purpose of the show. The price of tickets is available and I hope that people join. Incidentally, there are some surprises but the guests are known. In the case of Mariza, was with her in the Atlantic in the past, when she sang there and it sounded nice return. Maria Berasarte fadista Spanish is a very funny. The Carminha is the new representative of a certain type of fado, aristrocrático. The waiver Camané presentations and Bernardo Sassetti is the pianist. Then there is the Sinfonietta of Lisbon which is very good and my son who will bring a little surprise.

How was the experience of singing with the Count Basie Orchestra?
Very good! Rehearse twice with the orchestra's Hot, which is also excellent. But the Count Basie Orchestra is a perfection ... enough for a look that I and conductor percebessemos what each was feeling. There are a lot of history there, great music ...

"Chocolate" in TAGV tonight

Maria Joao and Mario Laginha show tonight at the Academic Theater of Gil Vicente, the most recent album, "Chocolate".

The two sets of students in the city the 12th disc together, a disc full of flavor. "Each subject is a square of chocolate", in the words of Mario Laginha in reference to the choice of the name of the album.

The presentation of the new work of the pianist and composer, and singer Maria Joao incorporates standards and original themes.

The following are the duo Julien Argüelles, the tenor and soprano saxophones, Carlo Bergonzi, the contrabass, and Alexandre Sargent, the battery.

Prices vary between € 10 and € 20, with the price of 15 € for students.

Trancoso: Wind and hindering access for fire fighting

The fight against forest fire that raging since 17:40 in the City of Trancoso, is being hampered by the wind and the hits, told the Lusa agency's source of Relief Operations Center (CDOS) of the Guard.

"The hits are hard and the wind is very strong and uncertain", said the source of CDOS, to justify the difficulties in fighting the fire that broke out in an area of bush near the village of Venda the stump.

Said that the fire remains limited, and some of 21:30, deploy 60 firefighters and 17 vehicles from nine teams of firemen District's Guard.

The source of CDOS said that there are no forecasts indicating when the fire might be controlled by ensuring that "there are no homes in danger '.

Guimaraes: CCVF hosts' One Man Band "from 5 to Dec. 13

The Cultural Center Vila Flor, in Guimaraes, will host the musical show "One Man Band" in the first two week-end December (day 5, 6, 12 and 13), bringing The Legendary Tiger Man, Becky Lee and Drunk Food, Bob Log III, Sono f Dave, and DJ Slimmy & Ride.

On December 5, Paulo Furtado, protagonist of one man band The Legendary Tiger Man, opens the program with the presentation of an experience that blends the past and future.

Drunk Food and Becky Lee, one of the few one-man bands formed by a woman, acts of following, with a performance that evokes the westerns.

On 6 is the turn of Bob Log III presents its performance, with the helmet of embedded microphone that characterizes.

In the week-end following, Son of Dave (Benjamin Darville) acts on 12, bringing rhythms marked by the beat of the foot in sounds ranging from blues to pop, through the hip-hop.

Closing the program in CCVF, Slimmy DJ & Ride will bring to the stage to urban music and electronica-rock.

Guimaraes: CCVF hosts' One Man Band "from 5 to Dec. 13

The Cultural Center Vila Flor, in Guimaraes, will host the musical show "One Man Band" in the first two week-end December (day 5, 6, 12 and 13), bringing The Legendary Tiger Man, Becky Lee and Drunk Food, Bob Log III, Sono f Dave, and DJ Slimmy & Ride.

On December 5, Paulo Furtado, protagonist of one man band The Legendary Tiger Man, opens the program with the presentation of an experience that blends the past and future.

Drunk Food and Becky Lee, one of the few one-man bands formed by a woman, acts of following, with a performance that evokes the westerns.

On 6 is the turn of Bob Log III presents its performance, with the helmet of embedded microphone that characterizes.

In the week-end following, Son of Dave (Benjamin Darville) acts on 12, bringing rhythms marked by the beat of the foot in sounds ranging from blues to pop, through the hip-hop.

Closing the program in CCVF, Slimmy DJ & Ride will bring to the stage to urban music and electronica-rock

Electric blanket burning children

Magna Sousa, three years, slept for the attention of the uncle, Nelson Ferreira, 17. A short circuit caused by an electric blanket burned the house and only the fire of Porto prevented a greater tragedy. The fire flared in the streets of Antonio Cândido, in Porto, and both were surrounded by flames, suffering severe burns. Were rescued by Sapper, who had to leave the windows of the door and window to enter the dwelling.

According found the CM, when the couple realized that the house was on fire, tried to protect the niece, but the two minors have failed to leave the house under its own power, because of the flames and also the density of smoke.

Given the warning, the fire department had to act quickly, first to save the lives of children and then to put out the fire, preventing it spreading to other adjacent houses.

Magna and Nelson had to be assisted by the local team in the INEM, due to inhalation of smoke and was then transported to the Hospital of St. John, in Porto.

The girl suffered burns on the face and the boy in his hand, when it tried to open the door to escape.

According to hospital sources, none are at risk of life, but the situations of burns require special care to prevent infections. The hospital was also decided for reasons caused by psychological trauma of surviving a serious fire that consumed the first floor of this house in the center of the city of Porto.

India: MAI on display in Brussels' rejection 'by attacks

The Minister for Internal Administration, Rui Pereira, in Brussels today expressed its "repudiation" by the terrorist attacks Wednesday in Bombay, India, and that caused more than a hundred dead.

The minister also expressed its "solidarity with the victims, people who were injured and the families of the dead and wounded.

Rui Pereira spoke at the exit of a meeting of the Ministers of Interior of the European Union, in which one of the topics discussed was the fight against terrorism.

The Portuguese Government already sentenced today "with firmness" the series of "unjustifiable and violent terrorist attacks" in a message of condolence sent by Foreign Minister Luis Amado, its Indian counterpart.

Amado concludes the message "reiterating the unequivocal support of Portugal to fight against all forms of terrorism".

The President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva, has also condemned the attacks, expressing its "forceful condemnation and rejection" by the "cowardly action" committed in Bombay, in a message of condolence sent today from the Portuguese presidency to the Indian president.

"This is the movie that I wanted to do"

No filming since 1991, Four Nights with Anna is her first movie since Ferdydurke. Preferred devoted himself to painting. Why such a long absence? It was disappointed with the film?

I was very unhappy with my last movie, Ferdydurke. I felt I was going the wrong way and thought it had to rethink my career. So I decided to take a break. Except that it was not planned so long. And that got me enough time to devote to the great passion of my life, the painting in my house in Malibu, USA.

Like most of painting than cinema?

You know, it was my first passion. When I was very young I wanted to be painter, studying in Fine Arts, but could not do for political reasons. We were in full and comunismo my origins were not advisable. I have some aristocratic blood and my father was on the wrong side of the anti-German resistance in World War II to the right and not left. So instead of going to study painting in the Fine Arts, dedicated me to archeology and ethnography, and then to the movies. But I never stopped painting, even when I became a director. And I was refining the same style, but never had time to paint professionally, to devote myself to painting in earnest. This long hiatus in film has allowed me this, and immediately began to lay out to sell the paintings galleries and private collectors, some of the world of cinema, like Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. And built a career as an artist seriously, without making any compromises trade.

Extracted the story of Four Nights with Anna news of a newspaper, right?

Yes, I read it many years ago in The Los Angeles Times, a chamber of curiosities. A Japanese very shy hinders the window at night at home of woman who loved the distance, only to see it to sleep. This kept up for the film and everything else.

I always wanted to do this movie in Poland and no U.S. or other Western European country?

Yes, because only in Poland could have the necessary freedom and total control of the project. In the U.S., even if I rodasse with a small budget, on an independent, would always interference from the producer, actors ... There soon egos in the way. In Poland I could do exactly what he wanted. Each second, each frame of Four Nights with Anna, is my sole responsibility was made exactly as I wanted. This is the movie that I wanted to do.

The character of Leon, the poor devil who enters the room of Anna, the nurse, every night to see it to sleep, awakening to the ambiguous feelings. On the one hand, we pity him, but at another, do not endorse what he is doing. It is a nuisance behavior and something sinister ...

Exactly. The things he does not fit in any moral or ethical code. He is forcing entry to the premises of another. But at the same time, we understand why they do what Leon: He has a great passion for that woman. This does not mean apologize. That's what I like in this movie, the moral ambiguity. To what extent can we accept what he does? Their intentions are always good, the way he is the embodiment not. There will be people who will say that their actions are totally wrong from the start. Others have a contrary view. And I did not want to situate the film specifically in Poland, so that people feel that this story could go anywhere in the world with anyone.

Artur Steranko, who plays Leon, is well known in Poland?

Completely unknown. I saw about 150 actors of all ages for the role, but always wanted an unknown man, and someone who already was a bit like Leon. Until I said that in a theater in northern Poland had a very talented player who had a stroke a few years ago, and that he had left a few marks and the physical memory. I went there and see him when Arthur broke the door of the office of the director of the theater, and much to fear peek into it, he said to me: "It is this!"

Juan Mars wins Cervantes Prize

The Spanish writer Juan Mars today received the Cervantes Prize, the Nobel Prize for Spanish Letters.

Mars, born in Barcelona to 08 January 1933, was opposing the "rush" Ana Maria Matute, Javier Marías and Bonaldo Caballero, among others.

The prize, worth 125,000 euros, is the first to be granted following the amendments introduced by the Ministry of Culture in the composition of the jury, to enhance the presence in the world of letters and culture in general at the expense of institutions dependent on government.

Today one of the biggest names of the novelist from Spain, Mars - Juan Roca pout of his real name - worked as an apprentice jewelry workshop for 25 years and began writing in newspapers and magazines.

He lived for a few in Paris, where he worked in the Pasteur laboratory, and returning to Spain won the Biblioteca Breve Prize with his novel "Last afternoon with Teresa."

Cesaria Evora recalls start of career

The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora acts this Wednesday in Lisbon, where only interpret songs that marked the beginning of their careers and were met on the album "Radio Mindelo," to edit this month.

Cesaria back to the Portuguese stages today, the film St. George, for the first time after having suffered a stroke in March, which forced to reduce the number of concerts of international tour.

On stage, Cesaria Evora will be accompanied by a group of musicians chosen on purpose for this concert, including the guitarist Armando Tito who participated in the recordings made in the 1960s, in Cape Verde.

The album "Radio Mindelo," to edit the Lusafrica, brings together 22 coladeras recovered from reels recorded by Radio Windward between 1962 and 1964 and that record the beginning of the career of Cize, with its 20 years.

Cesaria began his career in Cape Verde for 40 years, as recorded for Radio Windward, but the status of "diva of cool" was only won two decades ago in France. "Everything started for me in France but not me I chose, "said the singer Cape Verde in Lisbon on the eve of the concert. Despite the health problems that had this year, Cesaria Evora says he is 67 years in order to decide when and who will ultimately stop.

"I have no idea of stopping. I want to stay for some time, because I have nothing more to do. When I decide to stop and say once and for all. You will not stop to make," warned.

In the meantime, is preparing a new album of originals, successor of "Rogamar" and that must leave in April 2009 by Lusafrica.

As for the future of Cape Verdean music, says that "we have many artists, but the decision is not of artists, the public is, if you like or not like. We must save the roots of our music, but the public is who decides."

Benfica TV spent 3 million euros

At 10:00 on December 10 copies of the MEO, platform of Portugal Telecom, will have one more channel available: the Manchester United TV. So far the channel sum three million euros in costs, ranging from works in the studio and Editors (500 thousand), the purchase of technical equipment (2.5 million).

"Let's start with 'Benfica 10 hours', one of the three main news. The other will be at 14.00 and 21.00," suggests the director of the channel, Ricardo Palacin.

The programs have the background to the sport, such as the formats of humor 'Roberts to the Neck' and 'rind and Bifanas', which shows, so well - prepared, to life in rulotes.

The arrangements will also be high on Liverpool TV. "Devoted 30 minutes at each one," refers Palacin, although it is already moving "guaranteed access to games of the RTP file." Already in relation to games of the League 2008/2009, whose rights belong to Olivedesportos, which owns the Sport TV, "we send them 24 hours later, unless it is on Sundays," says Ricardo Palacin.

Domingos Soares de Oliveira, chief executive of DSS's Benfica, has already set targets: "We want to reach one million homes by the end of 2009, when we are also in AR Telecom, Cable Vision and ClixSmartTV." In addition, the club "is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the U.S. market and the PALOP countries, especially Mozambique and Angola." The responsible speech in annual cost of four million euros whereas "in advertising revenues will be sufficient to cover these costs."

GAME OF COMPLAINTS IN REASON UEFA ERC

The Regulatory Authority for Social Communication (ERC) "received several complaints" about the transmission of tomorrow's game in ZON TV Cabo. One of them was of Sport Lisboa e Benfica considered illegal by the said issue. The ERC was held yesterday afternoon and once again find themselves this morning, "to take a decision on the matter, in time," says the source entity.

Domingos Soares de Oliveira is "surprised that a distributor to buy this game." Paul Camacho, Director of Communication of ZON explains to CM: "Television rights, which were held by Olympiacos, were available for Portugal, and we bought." The game will be broadcast at 19.45, at position 29 of scale for customers with digital Power Box or Box ZON The ZON placed a giant screen in his tent near the Christmas tree in the Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon, where you can see the game.

U2 postpone launch of album for 2009

The Irish U2 postponed the launch of the new album for February 2009. In an interview with Billboard magazine, the president of the group, Interscope Geffen A & M, Jimmy Iovine, said he spoke with Bono and company, which requested more time to finalize "In the Line On The Horizon '.

"I was with U2 and they told me:" You know what? This album needs two more songs, and then will be exactly what we had in mind ', says Iovine, who agreed to postpone the launch of the album.

From outside the 12th studio album of U2 will be all subjects recorded with the producer Rick Rubin. At Mojo magazine, the guitarist The Edge has revealed that all the material out of meetings with Rubin was at the party for not fit the sound explored on the new album.

According to The Edge, "In the Line On The Horizon 'is a disc that is divided into two distinct parts:' Half songs are formed from the meetings with Brian [Eno] and Danny [Lano] - things that only play one or two times (...) The other half consists of material that we already have for some time and that went through several versions and incarnations.

"Sounds of a U2 album, but sounds like nothing we have done before, nor anything that is being made now, wrapped up.

DapunkSportif in Lisbon with guests

The DapunkSportif, one of the most exciting bands of the Portuguese news, show up tonight live (23:00), the MusicBox to Cais do Sodré, in a special concert in which will be attended by various guests.

Kalu, drummer of Xscape, Philip Valentine, teclista Radio Macau and Wordsong, Fred Oliveira, the OiOai, and Pedro Goncalves, the Dead Combo, are some of the players who will go up on stage with the band from Liverpool.

The concert serves to show the songs the band's new album, 'Electro Tube Riot', an intense recording of rock n'roll and more, without forgetting the no less powerful 'Ready! Seat! Go! "

Postman suspected of diverting ATM cards

The Judicial Police of the Port arrested a postman with 43 years who is suspected of diverting ATM cards. The PJ believes he has evidence that this man stole the security codes and ATM cards in the match with consummate a mockery of several thousand euros.

The investigation began early this year in the wake of several complaints from customers, a bank and the UNICRE itself, the institution responsible for issuing and managing credit cards.

Over the months to PJ concluded that this postman is responsible for the crime of aggravated fraud computing. The profession that it will be allowed easy access to correspondence banking. When he was arrested had dozens of ATM cards, bank correspondence and very close to EUR 4500 in cash.

The Judicial it does not go with a round number refers only to several thousand euros circumvented. Also seized evidence of huge beads made in ATM withdrawals.

In the first judicial questioning the judge of the Court of Criminal Procedure of Porto decided that the postman will await trial in freedom ending of identity and residence. Suspension of service and obligation to offer twice weekly at the PSP's area of residence. TVI contacted by the UNICRE did not want to provide clarification.

Madagascar 2 arrives today to cinema-goers

The DreamWorks returns with one of the most hilarious comedy of the year. Madagascar 2 arrives today at movie theaters, the new adventure of the four lovely animals in the zoo in New York promises to be the champion of this Christmas ticketing Here's the trailer.

Rogerio Alves: "bastonário to prevent battles camp

The former bastonário of the Bar, Rogerio Alves, believes that "layoffs are not solutions", but "if the bastonário not learn anything from the defeat of the Budget, very expressive and unprecedented in Order (OA), and if not creepy way Then forthcoming is very troubled times.

In statements to IOLPortugalDiário, the lawyer added: "One such scenario, it would be unthinkable because when focusing on harmony between the organs of the Order."

Rogerio Alves voted against the budget because he believes that he was "wrong choices in the background" and "defective in form. For the former bastonário, the proposals of his successor "threatened prevent drowning and vital organs of OA as are the district councils.

The bastonário Marino Pinto 'should draw the appropriate lessons "of the lead of its budget and" correct the relationship with the district councils.

"This budget is a result of wars of legitimacy and not the product of consensus", pointed out, adding this was "a war very detrimental to the Order."

It is a correction in the language, avoiding "the pathetic spectacle of public division. "The bastonário must not allow the differences become camp battles.

"The Bar Association is a very prestigious body to fight for justice and the rule of law", assigned to a "waste of energy.

Bastonário must take political consequences

The president of the District of Lisbon, Carlos Pinto de Abreu, lead the budget is "fruit of the autistic position and total lack of dialogue and intentional refusal to participate in local and regional authorities in the process of shaping the decisions of the General Council ' .

Pinto de Abreu also considers "completely untrue" that the district councils have not submitted proposals for the budget, adding that they have been ignored.

"This disrespect and arrogance this, coupled with the irrational and the injustices of the budget presented, generated a rejection by 2867 votes against, 905 in favor and 14 abstentions.

The lawyer believes that the bastonário should "recognize now all the consequences of a policy of managing and clear lead of the budget, avoiding talk of resignation. "The bastonário does have to answer".

The situations in which the bastonário can be dismissed

The need to build consensus can take the bastonário to submit an amended budget, but according to several lawyers heard, the scene of management by twelfths is a strong probability.

If the meeting yesterday in the General Assembly of the Order, 300 lawyers represent four grand a proxy, the next meeting to approve the budget should watch a record number of proxies, as well as legitimacy to vote 'politics' in charge of Marine Pinto of bastonário.

The rejection of the budget of the Order does not have the necessary consequence of the resignation bastonário. According to the Statute of the Bar, the bastonário can be dismissed if you suffer disciplinary action above the warning.

In cases of excuse, resignation, loss or expiry of the mandate for disciplinary reasons or in case of death or permanent impairment of bastonário, the first vice president of the General Council took office, so a scenario of early elections is also rejected.

The president of the Order of body can still be dismissed by decision of the entity that presides, by resolution of three fourths of the votes of their members. It relates to situations of disrespect for the principles of diligence or care.

'Union Iberian' by Edward Lawrence

The President yesterday found that the essayist Edward Lawrence "united the Iberian nation" when it proposed the creation of the Center for Iberian Studies, a "cultural bridge" with its neighbor Spain "very important for the knowledge."

Cavaco Silva was inaugurated yesterday in the Guard where the Municipal Library and chaired the Edward Lawrence the prize with the same name, this year given the posthumous title because the appointment - the Spanish poet Angel Campos Pámpano - died on Monday.

The ceremony evocative of the Day of the City of Guarda, Edward Lawrence, who was accompanied by his wife, Annie Salomom, received a fair tribute. 'He was born in this region and spent his childhood here. It is just an example of the man whose horizons are not confined to the home turf and is projected across borders, but nonetheless is less stuck to roots', Cavaco Silva said, also praising the city of Guarda for having known 'bet on knowledge 'And' cultivate friendships across the border. " Joaquim Valente, president of the municipality, or that the Guard is a 'cultural capital of the Interior. "

In the afternoon, Cavaco Silva went to Mêda where he also inaugurated the library Hall.

Teachers begin today a day of protest for 4 days

Teachers Portuguese returning this Tuesday to the streets for four days of demonstrations, plenaries, and several parades in the district capital, demanding the suspension of the process for evaluating performance.

According to TSF, teachers Northern focus today in Braga, Portugal, Porto, Viana do Castelo and Vila Real, following up on Wednesday, the Central Region, with protests scheduled for Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra , Guarda, Leiria, Viseu and Lamego.

On Thursday, the demonstrations will continue in cities such as Lisbon (in front of the Ministry of Education), Porto, Santarem and Hastings), with the four days of challenge to finish on Friday, with protests in Italy, Evora, Beja and Faro.

However, already scheduled is also a national strike for Dec. 3, followed by a 48-hour vigil near the door of the Ministry of Education, in Lisbon, on Avenue of 5 October.

Simulacrum detects "weaknesses"

The operational commander of the National Civil Protection (ANPC), Gil Martins, admitted Sunday that this was detected some "weaknesses" during the exercise which took place in the districts of Lisbon, Santarem and Setubal.

"Over the last three days and learned some shortcomings were found," said Gil Martins. Among the "weaknesses detected" are failures in communication and management of information, but yet apontou the controller, without providing details, gaps in the commitment of some entities in theaters of operation.

However, Gil Martins stressed that "the exercise was not built to run well, but to detect the flaws and weaknesses."

At the end of the year, the controller has a positive balance, having been given "a decisive step in learning." "If there were an earthquake tomorrow we better prepared than in the days of yesterday," said Gil Martins.

Accidents are a dead and eight injured

Two crashes, one dead and eight injured, four of them in serious condition. All the same road that connects the Staines York. However, almost the same time, a senior from Vouzela died crushed under the tractor.

It was an afternoon violent and deadly roads in the county of Wicklow. Two collisions in less than two hours, on the same road, yesterday led a dead and eight injured, two of them in serious condition.

The first accident occurred around 14 hours, the 78.4 kilometer of the National Road (EN) 229, which connects York to Staines, near the line of Wilson. Two vehicles collided violently light. The driver of one of them, and only occupant of the Opel Corsa, a man of 39 years, died immediately. Three people who followed in another car were injured, two of them with seriousness.

"One of the cars despistou themselves, invaded the opposite lane and was caught sideways on the other," explained John Dias, second commander of the Municipal Fire Yelahanka.

The three wounded were transported to the Hospital of St. Teotónio. No danger of life.

At the site were 16 men and seven cars of Municipal and Volunteers. The road was cut for an hour and half. First in both directions, then only one.

The second accident happened down the road less than two hours after the first, near the intersection of Brufe. It was another collision between two vehicles, which caused five wounded, two of them in serious condition, but also not at risk of life. The surface of the road was wet.

Zon game progresses with Benfica and with channel

The Zon has not yet agreed with Benfica in the distribution channel of the club, issued by Meo. But bought the rights for the next game of "incarnated." These, in turn, promise to announce this Tuesday the start of emissions.

The club chose to antevéspera Light of the game with Olympiakos to reveal the date of the start of emissions of Manchester United TV channel in the Meo. The match with the Greek team - the group stage of UEFA Cup - will be issued by the competitor Zon, an unprecedented initiative for the first time since it is an operator, not a canal, displaying the challenge.

Although it is stress, part of the carrier, which the company is "in a different phase" and that if the opportunity of the games at this stage, are negotiated individually, "to offer customers this experience," there are two readings that can be made.

On the one hand, the lack of agreement with those responsible for the club to include the channel in the provision of Zon, have led the operator - which has 1.5 million subscribers - the show can also give some games. It is recalled that, for now, the only Manchester United TV can display games which are not part of the blocks already negotiated with the generalist channels or by subscription.

By contrast, the Zon has publicly announced its intention to compete for the fifth channel generalist and this experience will also give a signal of the desire of viewers to new content.

On the part of Benfica, experimental releases of the channel started in September, with the transmission of the game against Naples, having been scheduled for November start of the final emissions. These are the exclusive operator Meo - which passed the hurdle of 200 thousand subscribers - but only until the end of the year, since the Manchester United TV offerings will be part of the Clix Smart TV and AR Telecom in January.

Regarding negotiations with Zon, source of the club one point referred to today's situation, since the beginning of the month, Benfica, in press release, has canceled by the negotiations, arguing that the "new proposals did not meet the conditions deemed essential , "And that the company" has not had the desired position so that an understanding was reached. " From the Zon, are available "for talks, if the channel you wish."

For the game this Thursday, the Zon hired a team of Greek production to ensure the transmission of the game with Olympiakos, but to the analysis of professional lusos. The comment is the former defense benfiquista Hélder Christopher (ex-defense Benfica). The journalists report the João Ricardo Carvalho and David's TSF, and John Fonseca of the Renaissance. "There will be no studio in Portugal," said the source operator, adding that what you see is what will be produced in Greece and delivered by satellite.

For customers with digital equipment (box) the game is broadcast in position 29. Those who still have analog system changes the frequency depending on the area of residence.

The Zon will also have a screen to send the game in the tent which is near the Christmas tree placed in the Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon.

Plan to Avenida da Liberdade provides end of the parking area

The Board discussed in Lisbon on Wednesday to open a period of public discussion for the Urban Plan of the Avenida da Liberdade, which provides for ending the parking area that the avenue and build two parks underground.

In the proposal that leads to the meeting in camera, and who had access to Lusa, the alderman of Urban, Manuel Salgado, proposing to open a period of 22 days for public discussion.

The budget estimate of operations under Urban Plan of the Avenida da Liberdade and surrounding area (PUALZE) is around 57 million euros, almost half (40.9 percent) for creation of parking.

The PUALZE, prepared by architect Manuel Fernandes de Sa, who was the author of the original document, dated 1991, covers an area of about 100 hectares, corresponding to the parishes of St. Joseph, S. Mamede and Heart of Jesus.

The area covered extends from the Avenida da Liberdade to the area of Prince Royal, on one side and over the hill from S. Joseph, on the other.

The plan provides for the reperfilamento Avenida da Liberdade, the extension of tours, limiting traffic on the side (is only one track) and recovery of various public spaces.

Reduce pollution and noise

The big difference this PUALZE with the previous version is the environmental concern with air pollution and the high levels of noise, areas that until now could not allow the approval of the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (CCDRLVT ).

In declarations to Lusa, the president of CCDRLVT, Fonseca Ferreira, reminded the protocol signed with the municipality, which, among several measures to reduce air pollution and noise, defines the decrease in the number of parking spaces by eliminating one of three underground car parks originally planned.

"These issues will be resolved gradually with a series of measures outlined in the protocol. It is the Avenida da Liberdade far exceeded all limits of air pollution and noise defined in the legislation, "said the person responsible.

The changes made by parking on Avenida da Liberdade withdraw about 660 seats on the surface.

They also removed other 260 spaces for parking throughout the area covered by PUALZE, mainly because some areas will be prohibited to traffic, such as Rua Rosa Araujo.

The two parks planned underground, at the intersection of Avenida da Liberdade with Rua Barata Salgueiro and the intersection of Avenue Road with Manuel de Jesus Coelho, will provide a total of 520 seats.

Parks on the surface especially for residents

The central range of rapid transit will not be changed. Apart from the two parks underground, the PUALZE provides for the construction of four more to the surface in the area surrounding the avenue, especially to ensure the parking lot.

Pull East will be built in a park with 150 seats in Travessa of St. Marta, in a zone where the municipality wants to capture some houses and trade.

It is also proposed to build another park in the street Walkway, which will offer around 180 seats, also set in a zone that houses equipment and local support.

In the West Slope expected to be more parking for 750 seats in the park, distributed by the Mouse's Market (600 seats) and Largo's Nigel (150 seats), the latter for residents in the neighborhood.

In total, in the whole area of PUALZE is expected to offer maximum parking in public parks in the region of 3500 seats. On the surface it is suggested to hold a smaller number, around 1220 seats, which should be paid to ensure the rotation.

The municipality also wants to create pedestrian under the atravessamentos Avenue, in connection with car parks proposed.
Also opens the door for the construction of a pedestrian crossing linked to top Northern Free parking for Restauradores, to create a privileged link between the two slopes, taking advantage of the existence of elevators and the Glory of Hobart.

System of pedestrian connections

The still maintains PUALZE the construction of a pedestrian connections between the stairs of the Convent of the Incarnation, slope of St. Anthony, Torel Street and the Walkway, which will provide access to the Campo de Santana and the axis formed through the streets of St. Antony and S. José

As for public transport, the studies developed under the Municipal Master Plan are to assess the possibility of creating a new line (the line of hills), which cross in the direction from east to west, the area under study and that cross the Avenue da Liberdade the vicinity of Station Avenue.

PUALZE in the town assumes that the space for parking, housing, trade and services, which represent 65 percent of the overall estimate, may be partially or fully negotiated with other public or private.

For example a car park may be sold or alternatively be its concession to build and operate public or private promoters.

It may also be considered the application of various actions the Operational Program of the Region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley.

Union calls from Hollywood actors to support strike

New stoppage could affect the delivery of the Oscars ceremony

Between the months of November 2007 and February 2008, the strike of screenwriters stopped Holly-wood. A new event may be imminent, since the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMTP) canceled the contract negotiations, after the process has reached an impasse.

The players are Americans five months ago to work on the basis of the terms of a labor contract that expired in July, and the direction of SAG wants now that its members vote in favor of a possible strike. This measure will only be approved if 75% of 120 thousand members of the union are in favor. But Alan Rosenberg, the president of SAG, said that event will gather the votes needed to halt will not be immediate. The ceremony for delivery of the Oscars, on the other hand, could be affected by the strike.

"Our members must unite and let the national committee negotiating a new agreement, using the threat of strike," explained a representative of SAG. "We have made many sacrifices in order to reach an agreement but continue to insist on a number of terms that we can not accept."

The problem continues to bust-up with the payments of duties on the sale of DVDs and the exploitation of new business models such as the Internet. These were some of the claims which led to the paralysis of the screenwriters is already a year. The SAG intends to launch "a large-scale educational campaign to" to unite its members. And the second one the British press, George Clooney, who in the summer said the strike would be the last option, must now vote in favor.

The AMTP, which represents the major Hollywood studios, has called this strategy of "irresponsible". Indeed, the current economic scenario, marked by the crisis, would not be favorable to such measures. The heads also recalled the impact that the paralysis of the scriptwriters had on the economy of Los Angeles.

Guitar disappeared been reported dead

The guitarist and composer of the Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards, was listed as dead this Monday, 13 years after his disappearance, reported on BBC News.

Parents of musician Welsh received official authorization from the court for the death of his son, although his body has never been recovered.

Richey Edwards disappeared on 1 February 1995 and many believe they will have committed suicide. Only his car was found near the Severn Bridge, Wales.

Some of the lyrics composed by guitarist, and have never been used, will be part of the new album of the Manic Street Preachers, to be edited in 2009.

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra

Cristian Rodriguez was not, nor Uruguayan the wave of euphoria that drove the Atlantic Pavilion. Wearing a sweater 10 of FCPorto, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra gave a performance that drove the band mythical themes, such as "Unza Unza Time" and "Pitbull Terrier".

Gaia, Gaia Time!

And the number 10 until it is well to the Serbian Emir Kusturica, that he is about to debut in Portugal the documentary on the life of Diego Maradona. However, football is not talked about during the more than two hours of concert offered by a band that puts everyone to the rails of a frenetic pace, energetic and exciting.

The music of the band Balkan blend punk, folk and rock in a very particular sound that brings to the stage too traditional chords of Eastern Europe. The concert began with a hymn, thence to themes that mark the repertoire as "Pitbull Terrier", "Unza Unza Time" or "Was Romeo really a jerk?". The five thousand people who have exhausted the flag participated actively in the successful "MTV Fuck You", beating and palms together in the chorus.

The show were not part of the famous film themes of Serbian artist, as the successes "Underground", "Life is a Miracle" and perhaps the best known, "Black Cat, White Cat." It is recalled that Emir Kusturica joined the band in 1986, taking advantage of abandoning the bassist then. Lead singer of The No Smoking Orchestra is the eccentric Dr. Nelle Karadjic.



Effect "snowball"

The partnership Porto Events / Youth Councilors Gaia has brought the big names of international music. We speak, specifically, the Tide Live festival and concerts that the Pavilion Hall has hosted, is recalling Joe Cocker, The Waterboys and Peter Murphy. "This was a way to end the year 2008 on a high note. The shows of Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra are true lessons of jogging, two-hour gym with a very strong move" was realized Jorge Silva, of Port Events.

The poster of shows will continue and it is expected another three or four performances at the Pavilion Hall at a time when being made contacts with international officials. After the previous shows, where Manning was always exhausted, the contract with the artists becomes easier. "It's a very interesting call, until it creates an addiction in staff" stressed the same player.

A statement from the city "very positive"

The Alderman Youth, Firmino Pereira, has no doubts about the success of shows made, even stressing "it is not difficult to bring Emir Kusturica, having a reputation for quality over twelve months. It has been a policy of assertion of the city very positive, "he stressed.

Incidentally, this placed the city on the route of major international events go to the meeting a "very big leap. Today, the port is fully erased on Gaia," he said, illustrating with the city's role as a bastion of such events in the northern region and country.

Despite being in conversation more shows to the Pavilion Hall, Alderman gave the account of another epicenter of interest, ranging from agreement to a guidance of the Mayor. "This summer we will initiate a major cycle that will mark the historic area, through a great program for the area." Within this "basket" will share a concert in the middle of the River Douro, an event that is already being planned independently. "We will use the space on the side of Gaia, as it has not been possible to maintain an institutional relationship with the Board of Porto. Take what happened to the pedestrian bridge where we launched the idea three years ago and still there was no receptivity. So We prefer is threatened by advancing alone "concluded.

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra

Cristian Rodriguez was not, nor Uruguayan the wave of euphoria that drove the Atlantic Pavilion. Wearing a sweater 10 of FCPorto, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra gave a performance that drove the band mythical themes, such as "Unza Unza Time" and "Pitbull Terrier".

Gaia, Gaia Time!

And the number 10 until it is well to the Serbian Emir Kusturica, that he is about to debut in Portugal the documentary on the life of Diego Maradona. However, football is not talked about during the more than two hours of concert offered by a band that puts everyone to the rails of a frenetic pace, energetic and exciting.

The music of the band Balkan blend punk, folk and rock in a very particular sound that brings to the stage too traditional chords of Eastern Europe. The concert began with a hymn, thence to themes that mark the repertoire as "Pitbull Terrier", "Unza Unza Time" or "Was Romeo really a jerk?". The five thousand people who have exhausted the flag participated actively in the successful "MTV Fuck You", beating and palms together in the chorus.

The show were not part of the famous film themes of Serbian artist, as the successes "Underground", "Life is a Miracle" and perhaps the best known, "Black Cat, White Cat." It is recalled that Emir Kusturica joined the band in 1986, taking advantage of abandoning the bassist then. Lead singer of The No Smoking Orchestra is the eccentric Dr. Nelle Karadjic.



Effect "snowball"

The partnership Porto Events / Youth Councilors Gaia has brought the big names of international music. We speak, specifically, the Tide Live festival and concerts that the Pavilion Hall has hosted, is recalling Joe Cocker, The Waterboys and Peter Murphy. "This was a way to end the year 2008 on a high note. The shows of Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra are true lessons of jogging, two-hour gym with a very strong move" was realized Jorge Silva, of Port Events.

The poster of shows will continue and it is expected another three or four performances at the Pavilion Hall at a time when being made contacts with international officials. After the previous shows, where Manning was always exhausted, the contract with the artists becomes easier. "It's a very interesting call, until it creates an addiction in staff" stressed the same player.

A statement from the city "very positive"

The Alderman Youth, Firmino Pereira, has no doubts about the success of shows made, even stressing "it is not difficult to bring Emir Kusturica, having a reputation for quality over twelve months. It has been a policy of assertion of the city very positive, "he stressed.

Incidentally, this placed the city on the route of major international events go to the meeting a "very big leap. Today, the port is fully erased on Gaia," he said, illustrating with the city's role as a bastion of such events in the northern region and country.

Despite being in conversation more shows to the Pavilion Hall, Alderman gave the account of another epicenter of interest, ranging from agreement to a guidance of the Mayor. "This summer we will initiate a major cycle that will mark the historic area, through a great program for the area." Within this "basket" will share a concert in the middle of the River Douro, an event that is already being planned independently. "We will use the space on the side of Gaia, as it has not been possible to maintain an institutional relationship with the Board of Porto. Take what happened to the pedestrian bridge where we launched the idea three years ago and still there was no receptivity. So We prefer is threatened by advancing alone "concluded.

Kátia Guerreiro presents' fado '

The Fado singer Katia Guerreiro presents this Monday his new album at the Tivoli Theater in Lisbon, and Wednesday and Saturday in Porto, respectively on the Stock Exchange Palace and the Auditorium of the College of Engineering. For these shows, Katia Guerreiro promises "to be overcome, focusing on a" sharing with the public, told Lusa. 'I play a lot more on stage than in public records because I am able to overcome on top of the stage, much to me because we share. Not only am I making, we have an audience, there is a bridge which passes in an energy and an emotional burden that helps us overcome to ourselves, 'said. Entitled 'Fado', the album has two editions, a special that includes a silkscreen by Manuel Carmo, in homage to the poet Fernando Tavares Rodrigues, who died in 2006 to 52 years, and Katia who sings two poems. From his own plays' Put flowers on the table "and" World ", respectively, on melodies of Fado Tango of Jo Jones and the Fado Esmeraldinha of Bill Dicey, two traditional fados that 'long wanted to sing." Referring to this album, the fourth of his career, Tuesday marked the fadista bet more on interpretation, opened the range of designers and took the first production. 'Shot me mainly to the interpretation, as in the other discs can be noted that it was more contained, more careful. Risked much in the interpretation, but all fados traditional poetry and I chose helped me to find this level of detachment with the technical rigor "he said. On stage with Katia Guerreiro will be their companions for long: Paul Valentine (Portuguese guitar), John Wesley Ryles (violate) and Charlie Musselwhite; (bass), all perpetrators of some of the issues that interprets. Paul Valentine will sign the music and lyrics of "missing Pranto of love ', and the music of" Poem of the crew of ships' of Muddy Waters, John Veiga lyrics and the music of' reborn 'and the lyrics of "Strange passion", the Charlie Musselwhite; letter "Our people, our fado 'and the music of" House of the hill "by Maria Luisa Baptista, who is attached to Fado singer from the first album," Fado higher. Of the 14 subjects, including 'Lisbon' of Charles Aznavour, Katia Pick three favorites: "Put flowers on the table ',' love of Pranto absent '(Paul Valentine) and" I wanted to sing you a fortune' (Antonio de Sousa Freitas / Franklin Godinho).

Luanda see the first festival from this Sunday

It begins this Saturday the first edition of the International Film Festival of Luanda. "4 Hearts," by Manuel Mozos, is in competition, while Maria de Medeiros is presented in the Angolan capital as a singer.

Thought some years ago, and now finally realized, starts today and ends on 29 months of the first edition of the FIC Luanda. Taking advantage of the increasing normalization of national life, the festival extends particularly the cultural offer in the country, covering, in addition to the screenings of films themselves, exhibitions, concerts, conferences and book launches.

In the words of the Director of the Angolan Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual, responsible for organizing the event, Michael Hurst, this "is to encourage cultural exchanges in general and in particular the film, producers and directors among Angolans and foreigners, as well as revive the system of production and distribution of cinema in the country. "

The festival has an official opening scheduled for late afternoon today, at Cine-Atlantic, with the showing of the film "Troop of elite" by José Padilha, with a presence in Luanda one of the key players, Andre Ramiro. Moreover, Brazil and China are the two cinematografias honored.

The Portuguese presence is also clearly visible in Luanda. In the competition of feature films, the new film by Manuel Mozos, "4 cups" with Margaret Marino, John Hinckley, Filipe Duarte and Rita Martins, will be displayed side by side with works like "Deux jours to touer," the Frenchman Jean Becker, appearing recently in Portugal in the festival's French Cinema, the novel still among us "Happy-Go-Lucky," Mike Leigh's British, "My Blueberry Nights - The taste of love" by Wong Kar-wai, or the Africans "Juiu factory", the Congo and "Zimbabwe", South Africa

The Pepetela Auditorium, the Instituto Camões in Luanda, home to the exhibition of films in the competition section of short film and documentary, which will include the Portuguese film "God did not want", by Antonio Ferreira, "Kunta", of Angelo Torres, " Current "of Rodrigo Sands," The two sides of the war, "Andringa of Diana and Flora Gomes, and" Bab Sept. "by Peter Pine and Frederick Wolf.

In the international jury, chaired by Angolan artist Antonio Olé and integrating the journalist Stjepan Hundic and directors rachie Ferchiou and nevidonas Chikwendu, will also Leonor Silveira, muse of cinema from Manoel de Oliveira and currently Deputy of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual.

In addition, Maria de Medeiros, invited to the festival as an actress UNESCO for Peace, acting with his trio in a concert to be held at Hotel Tropic, after the ceremony for a prize, a spectacle whose revenues accruing to charitable institutions. The Portuguese, author of the album "A little more blues," closed the dignified Festival of Jazz in Madrid in 2007 with the same trio that will monitor the Luanda: Pascal Salmon, the piano, Rómulo Marques, the contrabass, and Edmundo Carneiro In percussion.

The festival will also with a cycle devoted to African cinema, entitled Visions of Africa and a monitor that shows the new trends of the Angolan video.

Joao Pedro Pais live at the casino in Lisbon Monday

Joao Pedro Pais will act live in the Arena Lounge Casino Lisbon on November 24, at 22:30, marking the debut of the album 'The Palma and Hand' in the program of concerts' Live Arena 'casino.

Will be interpreted, among others in the repertoire, the most recent success "I Have A 'and the theme that gives the name to the album.

The album includes the shares of Zé Pedro, of Xscape, the theme "Stage of Feras', and Jorge Palma, in the song" My Dear George. "

The Palma and Hand 'has letters of Cootie Williams and is produced by Mário Barreiros, bringing songs like' When Today "," Come and You "," The complicity ',' It's Our Time "and" Cal ", among others .

The concerts of the cycle 'Live Arena' stem Monday (except for Christmas and the passage of years), at 22:30, with free admission.

Culture / EU: European by excessive demand cai

The European digital library European, that Thursday was open to the public, had to close less than 24 hours later due to "excessive popularity," and should only re-open "in the middle of December ", Says the site's library.

"We will try our best to reopen the European, a more robust version as soon as possible," he promised even the managers of the site.

The "sad decision" to close a European was taken Thursday afternoon, when traffic reached 20 million clicks per hour, said a spokesman of the European Commission. "The demand was too much, European was unprepared."

The creators of Eupeana had predicted a traffic five million visitors per hour.

This virtual library, which aims to be the European response to Google, account books, maps, recordings, photographs, documents, archives, paintings and films of the acquis of the national libraries and cultural institutions of the 27 EU member states, with the example of Portugal to charter plane from the coast of Brazil, a map of 1784.

Available in all EU languages, through www.europeana.eu address, the library has European Multimedia materials provided by more than 1,000 cultural organizations throughout Europe, including museums, like the Louvre in Paris, who provided scans of paintings and objects in their collections.

"With the European, reconcile the competitive edge of Europe in the field of communication technologies and networks with the richness of our cultural heritage. The Europeans will now be able to access quickly and easily in a single space, the formidable resources of our great collections" , Said the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

For its part, the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, called "the cultural institutions, publishers and technology companies in Europe to the European feeder with more content in digital format."

MySpace offers an exclusive album of Guns N'ROSES

The MySpace released on Thursday in isolation, through MySpace Music, the latest album from Guns N'ROSES, "Chinese Democracy", three days before the official launch worldwide in shops.

"Guns N'ROSES is pure rock and roll. I am so anxious as everyone to hear it ', said Tom Anderson, president of the social network. "It is an honor to debut worldwide this album on MySpace ', he added.

"Chinese Democracy", available now on page http://www.myspace.com/gunsnroses, is the first original disc recorded since "Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II" at the beginning of the 1990s.

The band led by Axl Rose joined the MySpace in 2005, accumulating today more than 40 thousand friends with the profile on MySpace Music.

The MySpace Music, launched in September 2008, is a partnership between the social network MySpace and the music companies Sony BMG Music Entretainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, with the profile of more than five million registered artists.

Services to Lusa degraded itself, says Board of Editors

Left Bloc wants to hear Luis Miguel Viana in Parliament
The Board of Editors of the Lusa (CR) "does not endorse that there was an improvement of service" in recent years, and "found, however, that there are clear signs of degradation and its disregard for the rules governing the service agency. "

In a memo sent yesterday to the wording of DN, the CR differs from the opinion of the director of information (DI). Luis Miguel Viana had stated that "editorial, the Lusa improved much." The Committee also rejects the statements of DI, which had access through the Morning Post, the purpose of the interviews Cavaco Silva and José Sócrates. "It is untrue that has been defined with the Council, the formulation of a principle that allows not just copies." Luis Miguel Viana responds: "The Morning Post the truncating my sentences. What was agreed was the presentation of proposals for the formulation of a principle," which, as the DN found, the DI included in the explanation that sent the Presidency of the Republic. That is what the Miguel Viana tried to explain to the CR, having been aware that he would send a note. "In 34 years of democratic life I have never seen a CR refuse meeting with the director before sending a notice to the newspapers about it," he said.

Called to Parliament

The Left Block (BE) filed a petition yesterday calling for the presence of the director's information Lusa in Parliament. At issue is further reported that the CR of the agency expressed its "deep concern" with the "contours censorial" of a ban that prevented the journalists from using the word characterized stagnation for the development of the GDP. "It is strictly lie that has ever been prohibited words," said the DNLuís Miguel Viana. According to the director of information, "there is a war of members of the Committee against the leadership. They use everything we can to throw mud on the agency," said the person responsible, "because of the restructuring we are doing in Lusa, and objectives of greater demand editorial. "

In the tracking of a terrorist leader

In 'The Body of Lies', Leonardo DiCaprio is Roger Ferris, a CIA agent who's task is to go to Jordan to catch a dangerous terrorist leader, while following the guidelines provided to it from Washington, through a sophisticated surveillance system.

On the ground, Ferris is made to be in a situation much more dangerous and vulnerable than was thought, which is also difficult to understand his colleague, a veteran CIA agent (Russell Crowe), which coordinates the operation from Washington , A half world away ... The individual who will try to capture is responsible for a series of bombings in operations that managed to fool everyone and everything.

'The Body of Lies' is a' Thriller 'inspired by the current global context, crossing espionage and terrorism with the mesh of politics. The achievement is Scooter Ridley, author of films like 'Blade Runner' or 'Gladiator'.

The story is based on the book den David Ignatius, a columnist of the 'Washington Post', adapted by William Monahan (scriptwriter rewarded with an Oscar for 'The Departed').

Dream with puppets

Daydream, the new creation of the Iron Theater, with text from Regina Guimaraes and staging of Igor Horsham, climbs on the stage of Teatro Carlos Alberto until the next day on November 30.

"Truly, I think we all started the first time I read the story, there are a bunch of time. This dimension of circles, this idea of ruin and of course, always been more or less present in our work ', revealed the director Igor Horsham, which took as a starting point reading the story The Circular Ruins, by Jorge Luis Borges. Daydream launches the viewer into a space - which can be theater, temple or shop - devoted exclusively to the task of dreaming.

In this show, the Iron Theater returns to roots: the research work and experimetacao of puppets.

"A concept of the puppet that is closer to the language of dance and the questioning of the body and its possibilities", claimed the director, explaining that Daydream operates as a puppet double, interlocutor and the subject of plastic, replacing the issue of his enigmatic relationship with the actor / manipulator.

Founded in 1999, the Iron Theater has focused in the fields of theater of puppets, the movement and the media.

The group seeks perform shows targeted to young people, organizing, in parallel, multidisciplinary workshops with the participation of the community, particularly young people integrated in projects of social reintegration.

Lenin returns in March

The Brazilian musician Lenin returns to Portugal in March next year, for two concerts to be held from 21 to 22 in the Aula Magna in Lisbon and in the cinema Battle of Porto, respectively.

Lenin is presenting the new album, 'Labiata', a collection of 11 songs created in the studio that stands out the theme 'It's what interests me', which includes the soundtrack of the novel 'The Favorita', on display in the CIS. On stage, however, Lenin will not be confined to the new disk and recover for some themes of his long career.

Tickets can be found on sale in the usual places, with prices of 25 and 35 euros (Aula Magna) and 20 to 30 euros for the film Battle.

Russian film festival award highlighted in

Were announced yesterday during the closing gala of the film winning the Estoril Film Festival, which ends today.

The jury, composed of the actress Catherine Deneuve, the Nobel J. M. Coetzee, the writer Paul Auster, the plastic artist and sculptor Julian Sarmento Catarina Iglesias, decided to reward long-Russian film Wild Field, the director Mikhail Kalatozishvili as the best film of the festival, which began on November 14. This award has a value of twenty thousand euros.

In addition to Wild Field, were also awarded two prizes, one of fourteen full length movies in competition. The Special Jury Award - City of Lisbon was awarded to two films: involuntary, from Ruben Ostlund, and hooked, from Adrian Sitaru. Already the Cine-Europe Prize was awarded to another Russian feature-length film, to name Shultes, director of the Bakur Bakuradze.

Portugal, France, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Romania, Italy, Turkey, Germany and Slovenia were the countries represented in the list of films in competition.

Wild Field tells the story of a doctor from that province has a practice far from everything. That is where strength finds a strange, an invisible threat. And that makes you nervous ... This is the third film of long-Kalatozishvili, he also writer and producer.

Other revelations of awards at the festival, involuntary, from Ruben Ostlund, focuses on a story of friends and traumas of the past, through situations limit filmed in a context of extremely realistic experience. Shultes, the other winning Russian film, is a variation of a noir tale of unlikely companions.

Manoel de Oliveira is named the train

The filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira yesterday put his autograph on a train Alfa pendular placed in one of the bays of the station of S. Benedict, in Porto. The ceremony organized by the CP wanted to honor the director, who next month completes 100 years.

The train provides links Lisbon and Porto, has the carriages decorated with images of characters from the movie 'Aniki Bobo "(1942), the first feature-length film de Oliveira, held in the area of Riverside, a few hundred meters from the station where the the first time an Alfa parked. After placing his signature on the front carriage, Manoel de Oliveira said to feel "an extra-terrestrial" in the face of all that has been happening to him recently.

To express their emotions by the fact that the CP providing this tribute, the director evoked the imagery of trains, very present in his first movie, and its connection to the Douro and a country's interior. When that evoke memory, called Oliveira, after all, a reality increasingly distant from the current daily rail links in Portugal.

In a moment that is not realized if it was distracting or a result of their usual ironies, Manuel de Oliveira said it was "deeply touched" to learn that one train would now make "the connection to the Port and Douro Régua."

Before entering the station, where it was extended a red lanyard to the Alpha, Oliveira, accompanied by wife, was submerged by a small crowd that applauded and never tires to ask autographs.

Ofuscado by the Boards of photographers and television, the filmmaker only to very cost could move among the many that even if caught napping, wanted to pay tribute to her and greet him.

Also present at the ceremony, the president of CP, Francisco Cardoso dos Reis, said that "the best train was named for the better filmmaker."

In the end, and in a symbolic gesture to the picture, put Oliveira one of the old hats of the reviewers of the CP and shook the pliers of charging tickets.

It was the last act before leaving for Lisbon where, starting this weekend, begins to play his next film, 'A singularity of blondes' of Eça de Queiroz.

Chris Martin says that Coldplay should be split at the end of next year

One of the most popular today, the Beatles want to terminate their activity at the end of 2009. The statement is the leader of the band, Chris Martin, in an interview to the English newspaper "Daily Express". "I've got 31 years and I think bands should not remain active after the 33," said Martin.

"The body of lies" debut this Thursday

Debut this Thursday in Portugal to new works of English Ridley Scott, "The body of lies," the action movie about international politics, with the scenario the Middle East. Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe are the stars.

Ridley Scott will not be an author in the more traditional sense of the term. The diversity rather than thematic coherence, is a key feature of his work. For over 30 years of work in feature-length film, as directed period dramas, films of horror and science fiction, epic, films of war and fantasy, comedies and movies "on the road." The uni them, a profound sense of spectacle and the field of narrative forms and the technical tools available to them, who did so much in natural and both gave the world of movie advertising.

About to do 71 years and working at a growing pace - has a film debuting a year since 2005, is already in pre-production which will debut in 2009 ( "Nottingham") and also announced what will make for 2010 ( "The kind one") -, Ridley Scott brings us now to a trip through the vagaries of politics and international espionage, the always complex relationship between the United States and the Arab world. With this theme and the presence in the cast of mega-stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, the success and the media are once again guaranteed.

Leonardo DiCaprio, the main point of the movie, here is Roger Ferris, a CIA operation to work in the area under cover. Its mission is to try to catch the head of a powerful terrorist organization, obviously not named as such in the film, but built in the image of al-Qaeda. The plan is Ferris invent a rival terrorist organization, create a fictitious boss and thus that Al Saleem, the Osama bin Laden's movie of Ridley Scott, quit his hideout, leading to his capture. In turn, Russell Crowe is the man who provided the U.S. territory, actually commanding the operations of Ferris.

In fact, what the movie calls into question, as in any "thriller" that I value, is the reality of what we see. This is certainly one of the pitfalls of this type of action films, anchored in scenarios of war coming out every day the house through the television news.

It is that, being in the cinema and not a real scenario, we must identify with the heroes and villains to hate, carrying an oversimplification that life has taught us to renege. And for that, we still have to believe that in the "space" of a film script, you can win this battle. Whatever it may be

The mouse has created an empire

The most famous rodent in the world today full eight decades of existence. Created from some rats drawn on a photograph of Walt Disney, the story of Mickey Mouse is closely linked to growth and success of the company where he was born and which has become its largest and most valuable symbol. In 1928, Walt Disney was in a difficult situation. While working for Charles Mintz, asked for an increased budget for the animation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Besides viewing the application refused, he was told that they would cut the funding by 20 percent, reminding him that almost all his team had been recruited by Mintz and not having the copyright of the character. Disney rejected the proposal for Mintz and only agreed to end the first season of the series. It was during this period that Mickey saw the light of day. Ub Iwerks, one of the few who remained loyal to Disney, designed the character, without knowing who was the founder create the pillar on which the Disney empire would be to fly. They called him ... Mortimer Mouse. Fortunately, the wife of Disney convinced him to change the name to the more catchy Mickey Mouse. Ub Iwerks was, in fact, who drew Mickey, but it was Disney who gave him a personality and, until 1946, speech. According reads the story, would have been inspired in a mouse that had the pet to create your character. John Hench, who painted the official portraits of Mickey for his 25th, 50th and 60th anniversary, sees the projection of a Disney character. "Mickey was, finally, the alter-ego of Walt. As Mickey, Walt was optimistic - had much faith in itself and, of course, Mickey also had a lot of faith in himself - faced giant. Mickey seemed a real person." "The life and adventures of Mickey Mouse have been linked to my personal and professional life. It is understandable that I have a sentimental connection with the small character I played as large a role in the direction of the Disney productions and has been happily accepted as a friend fun, wherever films are projected around the world. He still speaks for me, and I speak for them, "he came to say Walt Disney. Beginning tied The first cartoon of Mickey is called Plane Crazy. The story was simple. Mickey wants to become an airplane pilot, builds a Minnie and calls for a spin. The rest you can see here next to (video). In the second film, The Gallopin 'Gaucho, is the first time John Breath-de-ounce, eternal enemy of Mickey and that would monitor all his life. However, despite the bet he made, Disney failed to find a distributor willing to bet on a mouse as animated figure for any of the films. This reduced interest would come to know a turnaround with the third movie, Steambot Willie, launched on November 18 of 1928, which was marked as the birthday of Mickey. Although not the first cartoon with sound, was the first to have the sound synchronized with the action of the movie. The use of the sound he made was one of the strengths for success and led Disney to do the same for the two previous films. This was the decisive leap to Mickey Mouse that, gradually, has become a world famous figure. The Feb. 16 of 1931, Time magazine said: "Great lover, scholar, soldier, sailor, singer, bullfighter, driver, jockey, boxer, pilot car, aviator, farmer. The Mickey Mouse live in a world where space, time and the laws of physics are null and void. He can go inside the mouth of a bull, pull their teeth and use them like castanets. He can lead a band or playing the violin solos, their ingenuity has no limits, he never failure. " Money-making machine It was in 1929, with The Kid Karnaval, which Mickey spoke their first words by the mouth of Disney - "Hot dogs, hot dogs!" and that same year, win their gloves, in The Opry House. Only ten years later again pointed out further changes to the physiognomy of Mickey, began Tuesday when pupils in the eye and body-shaped pear. The ears, they have become the synecdoche maximum, not only of Mickey, but the Disney company. Mickey Mouse went on to appear in everything: from diamond bracelets to small toys for a dollar. Only in 1933, sold 900,000 watches and ten million of Mickey ice cream and, in 1934, the Disney already earned more than 600,000 dollars a year in profits from movies and merchandise. Often described as a mixture of young Fred Astaire with Charlie Chaplin, Mickey survived the passage of time due to the work of Walt Disney that, despite the fantastic live, had their feet firmly on the ground. "We feel the public, especially children, like animals that are cute and small. I think we have a debt to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought a very small mouse that something would have to" want "from Chaplin -- a little friend trying to do the best we can. When people laugh is Mickey Mouse because he is so human, and that's the secret of his popularity. I just hope we do not lose sight of one thing - it all started with a mouse. "

Sale of graves generates controversy

The Chairman of the Board of S. Martin says the Field House promised but did not do the work in the cemetery, therefore, Adelino Moreira decided to sell fields to pay the contract.

The Board of S. Martin Field will sell fields to pay for work that the Board of Santo Tirso and promised not done in the cemetery. But the city calls the illegality of the process by not having a protocol.

U m-surprise document drafted and imposed by the Authority as the representative of Tirsense S. Martin Field did not sign and a promise that Castro Fernandes, leader of the Socialist City Hall, have not fulfilled triggered new battle between the two mayors.

With the repairs promised by the Cities in the cemetery of the town - "a pressing need," stresses Adelino Moreira, president CAMPENS elected by the PSD - the afternoon, the Board of Parish progressed. Because, regrets the mayor of St. Martin, "since the last letter half a year elapsed without a response."

In the absence of support camarário, the local authority decided then "make the granting of a share of the graves" of the new area of the cemetery to help pay the costs, a decision that the city considers "unlawful" for not having a protocol. "It's a good area of town and therefore only the City Council can make grants of graves," argues in this press release, calling also for the people not to buy fields to the Board.

Adelino Moreira says he has been surprised by the protocol in the inaugural act of expansion - made by the Board - the cemetery in February 2006. However, Fernandes Castro promised to "study the matter with the Executive Board and discuss it at the Parish House."

Was fulfilled the inauguration: "The president handed me the keys to the cemetery to manage" and "publicly said that it would treat the old part," recalls the mayor CAMPENS. But the work is not done, and analysis of the protocol taxes, born reticence.

"We found that the Board wanted to take possession of the management of the cemetery. The Board sells concessions perpetual and at the same time, would sign a protocol only for four years? It makes no sense. And we had to report to the City Hall, where the law says we must bring them to the House of Parish and the Court of Auditors, "says Adelino Moreira. The Edil guarantees: "The cemetery will always be managed by the Board and not the House. Why not the people would accept another position."

The city says that "the protocol was intended, above all, delegate to the Board of Parish's power to make concessions and establish that these could only be made after the death."

Former Minister of Culture criticizes Budget

The former Minister of Culture, Isabel Pires de Lima, argued that the government should give more resources to the surprising culture and said the criticism that his successor, Pinto Ribeiro, it has in recent months.

Mrs PS reminded of that over the past five years, the Ministry of Culture took on additional responsibilities, such as the House of Music or the Berardo Museum, despite the budget "very tight".

The State budget for 2009 provides for expenditure of the Ministry of Culture 212.6 million, 2.3 percent less than the budget implementation in 2008 (217.7 million).

Referring to the Teatro Nacional D. Mary II, the former minister criticized the "dormancy": "What I think is serious or not realize that there is not. The new programming was not given." Oe ncenador Carlos fragateiro, chosen by Isabel Pires de Lima for the management and administration, was dismissed in July by Pinto Ribeiro.

Explosion at the factory in Setubal

An employee of a company in the area of packaging Mitrena in Setubal, was injured with severe this Monday, following an explosion caused by a gas leak, according to a source of INEM.
The accident occurred around 09:40 and there is no record of fire or other risks. The injured, 35 years, was transported to the Hopsital of Setubal, with burns of the first and second grade in the face.