q: does johnny have any strange (acting) preparation techniques? a: ... johnny has his own personal dj who beams him music from the side of the set. he has a tiny earpiece in one ear and an aerial that he wears around his neck like a lucky charm. all those scenes you saw him play in pirates in the caribbean he probably had some kind of sea shanty sing-along blasting in his ears the whole time for inspiration.

22 may helsinki (sf) - semifinal

backdraft: tulimyrsky (firestorm) distinguished gentlemen: arvoisa herra (honoured mister) the net: verkko kiristyy (net tightens) the cell: kova paikka (harsh place)

the quality of the display will come as quite a shock to any seasoned user of mobile devices; it looks more like paper than the computer screen it is. the closest comparison is to think of old-fashioned ink on pulp you're likely holding now, unless you're reading this online, in which case the librie looks far better.

torstaina 18 maaliskuutta menin irlantiin lomalla. saapuin irlantiin aamulla klo. 11. ensi menin tapamaan natalie jolla vara-avain asuntoonsa. tuon jälkeen men kävelemään keskustassa. illalla tapasin kaverietia baarissa, se oli tosi hyvää olla tuttussa ympäristössa. perjantaina menin museoon beatrizin kanssa. mueson nimi on "chester beatty library". siellä on monta erilaisia näyttelyiä. paljon olivat keski-idästä, kiinästä, japanista. museon jälkeen menimme baariin ja tapasimme beatrizin kavereita ja hänen sulhanen. lauantaina menin elokuviin maeven kanssa. se oli japanilainen elokuva (se oli kiva olla katsoa ulkomaalainen elokuva teksittyyken kanssa). kun sillä oli valmis, maeve menin kotiin ja minä menin minun ystävään asuntoon. sunnuntaina menin junalla perheen kotiin kunnassa limerickissä. mtaka oli noin kolme tunita. oli niin hyvä tavata minun äiti ja olla kiva taas olla makuuhuoneessani. kotona en tehnyt paljon, sää oli huono ja halusin menna kävelemään koirien kanssa mutta oli liian märkä. menin takaisin dubliniin keskiviikona junalla. en tehnyt mitään. torstaina menin isääni kotiin pohjois-irlannissa. hänellä on kaksi lasta (casey on minun puoli sisko ja hän on 7,5v. carl on minun puoli veli joka on 4v). caseyilla on uusi poni jonka nimi on pippi (eli peppi pitkätossu). perjantaina tulin takasin dubliniin isän kanssa. hän oli mennään hongkongiin. perjantaina päivällä menin vanhaan työpaikkaan, pian sen jälkeen menimme baariin jutelemaan. myös, oli ystävän syntymäpäivä ja juhlat oli samassa baarisaa. se oli tosi hyvää. noin klo 23, menimme toiseen baariin. siellä oli bandi jossa minun kaveri, ross, oli basisti. oli minun ensimäinen kertää nähdä hänen bandi. launantaina aamulla heräsin, ja menin ostoksille. illalla menin tapamaan minun kaveri alice. menimme hänen poikaystävän kanssa baariin jutelemaan. sunnuntaina, klo 09 menin lentoasemaan ja tulin takaisin suomeen.

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architectural graphics masterly old drawings as well as today's three-dimensional computer graphics and animations show how illusions of built structures were created before and are created now. the exhibition focuses on artistic impression at the same time as it offers a cross section of the development of finnish architecture graphics during two centuries. website link

deportees told to surrender irish passports of children parents of irish-born children, who are facing deportation, are being told to surrender their children's irish passports before being removed from the state. in one such case, a south african woman living in cork since 2002 was served on march 28th with notice to present herself to gardaí (the irish police force) in dublin on april 13th. the letter, which has been seen by the irish times, states: "i also require you to surrender your child's irish passport." it goes on: "if you fail to comply with any provision of the deportation order or with any requirement in this notice, an immigration officer or a member of the garda sfochana (sic) may arrest and detain you without warrant." irish times

refugee council criticises garda letters to immigrants the irish refugee council has criticised the gardaí for sending letters to the non-national parents of irish-born children ordering them to surrender their children's passports. peter o'mahony, the council's chief executive, said the gardaí had claimed the phrase 'surrender the passport' was unintended and the letters should have read 'present the passport'. however, mr o'mahony said this attempt to play down the matter did not tally with the next paragraph in the letters, which threatened the arrest and detention of anyone who failed to comply with the order. "it's a fairly dramatic and disturbing new development," he said. breakingnews.ie

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10 great myths about the irish isn't it great to be irish? unique among the nations of the world, this green and pleasant land is full of mystics and charming raconteurs. we have scenery to die for and culture on every corner. we are nobody's enemy and everyone's friend. we have given the world guinness, westlife, graham norton and st patrick's day. and now we're the capital of europe! ah yes, the friendly, fun-loving, drink-mad irish. always the party animals, always last to bed... be-gorrah and be-gosh aren't we great craic altogether? but if this is what it means to be irish, why are foreigners starting to dismiss us as insular, provincial and unsophisticated? is the rest of the world starting to see through us? and is it time for us to acknowledge that this package - this arty-party irish identity - is nothing but a paper-thin fabrication built on a pack of lies?

the happy drunken irish myth the united ireland myth the emerald isle myth the sexual morality myth the ireland of the welcomes myth the catholic ireland myth the drugs myth the literary ireland myth the true europeans myth the neutrality myth

new york - 80th south street tower the building will be mr. calatrava's first residential project in the united states. the principal units of the building are 45-foot glazed cubes, each of which contains four floors of residential space. twelve cubes are cantilevered, in steplike fashion, up the building's vertical core, which in plan is a slender concrete rectangle. the core contains the building plant, main elevators, service elevator, and emergency stair, so that usable space within the cubes is maximized. the structure as a whole rises from a 60,000 square foot base, approximately 80 to 90 feet high, which mr. sciame envisions as the home of a major cultural institution. the 80 south street tower as a whole is 835 feet high and will contain 175,000 square feet of space