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Manoel de Oliveira was born in 1908,and made his first film, Douro, Faina Fluvial (Working on the Douro River) in 1931, when he was 22. That documentary, a vital panorama of dockside life in Oporto, Portugal, was shown today, with the director, who will be 100 on December 11, in attendance. Oliveira has been a mainstay in the Cannes competition for a quarter century, providing such sere delights as The Cannibals (with its comic shock of a conclusion), Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Marcello Mastroianni's last great film) and I'm Going Home, with a wonderful...
...this day, most of the wine warehouses, called caves do vinho do porto (lodges), in Vila Nova de Gaia across from the city of Porto are run by three big companies from both nations. Sogrape owns several old vintners, such as Ferreira and Sandeman. Real Companhia Velha makes Royal Oporto. British giant Symington remains family owned...
...every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder do porto (lodges) in Vila Nova de Gaia across from the city of Porto are run by three big companies from both nations. Sogrape owns several old vintners like Ferreira and Sandeman. Real Companhia Velha makes Royal Oporto. British giant Symington remains family owned. Indeed, some of the wine's most passionate defenders have come from Britain. In 1831 a young Englishman, Joseph James Forrester, came to Porto, learned Portuguese, mapped the Douro region, wrote treatises on grape growing and exhorted the wine growers to stop adulterating their...
...What is really stretched too thin is the amount of sympathy that the current administration is enjoying worldwide. It's amazing to realize how the Bush team dissipated the fantastic support and sympathy that American people received immediately after 9/11. It's time to think about this. David Martelo Oporto, Portugal...
...Genius Chidzikwe 8-6 at No. 1 doubles. Freshman Dave Lingman, playing in his first intercollegiate match, teamed with sophomore William Lee to beat Ryan Mauck and Keith Orie 8-4, and the sweep was completed by juniors Mike Rich and Anthony Barker, who defeated Alexis Rudzinski and Lee Oporto 8-5 at No. 3 doubles...