domingo, 21 de novembro de 2010

At home, Murray runs over Soderling in the ATP Finals debut



The debut game of the Finals of the ATP tournament that brings together the eight best players of the season was not as balanced as expected. In game that lasted just over an hour, Briton Andy Murray (5th in the ranking) defeated on Sunday, Sweden's Robin Soderling by 2 sets to 0, with partial 6 / 2 and 6 / 4 in London.

With the victory, Murray takes the lead in Group B, which still has the Swiss Roger Federer, two of the world, and Spaniard David Ferrer, the seventh. At 18 o'clock, Federer completes first round of the key against Ferrer.
Murray fights Soderling and Djokovic to know who will end the season in third position. Federer and Nadal have already secured the first and second placings in the year.

In Group A, are, besides Rafael Nadal (1st ranked) and Novak Djokovic (3), Czech Tomas Berdych, the sixth of the world, and American Andy Roddick, eighth. The initial round of the group is scheduled for Monday. The top two in each key will advance to the semifinals.

The tournament offers the undefeated 1500 points against 2000 winner of a Grand Slam.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1



Nearly ten years after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - the first film series based on the British J. K. Rowling - hits theaters the most anticipated movie of the year for lovers of the saga. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 is the beginning of the outcome of the story of the young wizard. Divided into two films not to leave out any important detail, the last part of the adventure is scheduled to debut in July 2011.

Outside of Hogwarts school of magic, without guidance from their teachers or the protection of the deceased Dumbledore, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are more dependent than ever on the help and friendship of each other . On a dangerous mission, they discover the secret of immortality of Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) - the Horcruxes.

In parallel, the World of Magic becomes a dangerous place, since Voldemort's Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry of Magic and even the wizard school, with orders to arrest any one who opposes the Forces of Darkness. Moreover, even if they do everything to find the prize of greater value to Voldemort: Harry Potter. Therefore, the young wizard should find the Horcruxes before it is found.

It's the start of the much anticipated and dreaded war, for which Harry, unknowingly preparing since it came into Hogwarts. His fate was decided on the day that became "The Boy Who Lived, and now is closer to face the task for which he promised: the final battle with Lord Voldemort.

The seventh film in the series had a budget of $ 250 million and is signed by David Yates, the director of two films in the franchise - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - and the last part of the saga, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

Book shows the private life of Mandela, 92


With each new book, which says the goal is to demystify Nelson Mandela, demonstrating their mistakes and weaknesses.

Each book, which promises humanizing "Madiba". But every attempt seems to fuel the myth of the ex-guerrilla who ended apartheid in South Africa

At 92 years, Mandela witnesses everything from afar, as Verne Harris warned the organizer of the introduction of "Conversations that I had with me" (Rocco, Trad. Angela Andrade, Jr. and Ana Nivaldo Montingelli Deiró, 416 pp., $ 39, 50), and do what you could never do: to live his private life.

The book presents personal documents, calendars, cards and pictures - stored since the late '60s when he was arrested by the years of presidency.

Here is an excerpt of a taped conversation with his former fellow prisoner and anti-apartheid struggle Ahmed Kathrada, between 1993 and 1998. Kathrada Mandela helped to review the audio files in the early 90s, at the time of production of the biography "Long Walk to Freedom."

There are simple notes, such as request to get shaving cream in his cell, and impressions of his meeting with Fidel Castro, the short section of road. Hard to see there, in humanity, the absence of the hero.

Jokes and brandy are the attractions of Gabrovo, father's land of Dilma


Property in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.

At least in public, Rousseff is not famous for his sense of humor. But the city of his ancestors Bulgarians, Gabrovo, uses skits and jokes as a tourist attraction.

The main museum of the city, about 200 km from Sofia, is the Humor and Satire. Every two years, in spring, the Festival also happens Humor and Satire, which attracts comedians from various countries.
The creation of the museum and the festival took place when the country was ruled by Communists. Bulgaria was part of so-called Iron Curtain and the idea was to show a more open country and that it accepted the irreverence.
But most of the jokes was about the people themselves or on figures from Western capitalism. Local political leaders or the Soviet Union were spared.

Today the museum houses hundreds of cartoons, sculptures, and of course jokes.
Gabrovo inaugurated on the second round in Brazil a permanent exhibition about the Bulgarian ancestors Dilma. Stay in the Historical Museum and brings together 35 photographs and pedigrees of the elected president. Dilma no longer have direct relatives in Gabrovo, only second cousins, who never saw it.

ALCOHOL

Besides the sense of humor, another famous residents of Gabrovo is the taste for rakia, a brandy made from grapes.

The alcoholic gradation is 40%, similar to the whiskey or vodka.
In the recipe of the Bulgarians, not to get drunk, you should take a drink with ice cubes, and always accompanied by something salty. Never sweet or on an empty stomach. Also do not mix with any other alcoholic beverage.
On behalf of readers, this reporter decided to do the test. Results: After four generous portions, you're drunk, luckily no han gover the next day.

Mel Gibson confesses that he assaulted his ex-wife


In testimony, the actor said he did not hit hard, but said it had been a slap in his face.

New information about the process of domestic assault that Mel Gibson faces, moved by his ex-wife Oksana Grigorieva, leaked on the Internet and the actor denies beating his wife but admits he slapped his face.

Oksana said the actor had punched in his mouth and pulled out two teeth, but according to TMZ, who had access to the statement that Gibson gave to the court in Los Angeles on June 23, 2010, revealed that he had it hit the woman with a slap in the face with his open hand as she was out of reality.

It would have taken her youngest daughter's crib and screamed that he would hurt her, running out in the yard, which is dark and full of unevenness, holding his daughter in his arms. The actor said he begged her to stop, but she was hysterical and shaking the girl from one side to the other to shake violently. As she continued with the child in her arms, Gibson said he slapped Oksana trying to bring it to reality.

"I hit Oksana once with an open hand in an attempt to bring her back to reality. I do not hit it hard, I was just trying to shock her to stop her screaming, and stopped for a shake Lucia and forth. "