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Coordinates: 58°12′N 6°36′W / 58.2°N 6.6°W / 58.2; -6.6
Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas, pronounced [ʎɔː.əs̪], also Isle of Lewis) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides (an archipelago) of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is 683 square miles (1,770 km2).
Lewis is, in general, the lower lying part of the island, with the other part, Harris, being more mountainous. The flatter, more fertile land means Lewis contains the largest settlement, Stornoway, and three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles. Beyond human habitation, the island's diverse habitats are home to an assortment of flora and fauna, such as the golden eagle, red deer and seals and are recognised in a number of conservation areas.
Lewis is of Presbyterian tradition with a rich history, having once been part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. Today, life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland with Sabbath observance, the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions.
Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American non-fiction author and financial journalist. His bestselling books include Liar's Poker (1989), The New New Thing (2000), Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003), The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (2006), Panic (2008), Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood (2009), The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (2010), and Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World (2011). He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009. His most recent book, Flash Boys, which looked at the high-frequency trading sector of Wall Street, was released in 2014.
Lewis was born in New Orleans, to corporate lawyer J. Thomas Lewis and community activist Diana Monroe Lewis. He attended the college preparatory Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. He then attended Princeton University where he received a BA degree (cum laude) in Art History in 1982 and was a member of the Ivy Club.
He went on to work with New York art dealer Daniel Wildenstein. He enrolled in the London School of Economics, and received his MA degree in Economics in 1985. Lewis was hired by Salomon Brothers and moved to New York for their training program. He worked at its London office as a bond salesman. He resigned to write Liar's Poker and become a financial journalist.
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, musician, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows; since 2010 he has hosted Conan on the cable channel TBS. O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News.
After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman's position as host of Late Night in 1993. A virtual unknown to the public, O'Brien's initial time on Late Night tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years. The show generally improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his departure in 2009. Afterwards, O'Brien relocated from New York to Los Angeles to host his own incarnation of The Tonight Show for seven months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010.
Malcolm Timothy Gladwell, CM (born September 3, 1963) is a Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has written five books, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000), Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009), a collection of his journalism, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2013). All five books were on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Gladwell's books and articles often deal with the unexpected implications of research in the social sciences and make frequent and extended use of academic work, particularly in the areas of sociology, psychology, and social psychology. Gladwell was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011.
Gladwell was born in Fareham, Hampshire, England. His mother is Joyce (née Nation) Gladwell, a Jamaican-born psychotherapist. His father, Graham Gladwell, is a mathematics professor from Kent, England.
Actors: Maureen Lipman (actress), Freddie Jones (actor), Ralph Brown (actor), John Weldon (actor), Mark Lewis Jones (actor), Ian Virgo (actor), David Ball (producer), Steve Speirs (actor), Steve Speirs (producer), Steve Speirs (writer), Anthony O'Donnell (actor), Clive Waldron (producer), Juliet Aubrey (actress), Laure Bregevin (miscellaneous crew), Brian Hibbard (actor),
Plot: CAUGHT IN THE ACT is a hilarious, heart-warming comedy about deceit and integrity, friendship and folly and the triumph of humanity over greed. Set in the beautiful Welsh valleys, it tells the story of a corrupt parish council embezzling EU money to pay for their decadent lifestyles instead of funding the cultural development of their town. They soon find themselves having to perform the unimaginable task of producing one of the great Shakespearean plays for the most important festival in the EU cultural calendar.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Edie Falco (actress), Andrew McCarthy (actor), Kevin Tighe (actor), Paul W.S. Anderson (writer), Paul W.S. Anderson (director), Honor Blackman (actress), Paul W.S. Anderson (producer), Jeremy Bolt (producer), Jason Isaacs (actor), Maurice Roëves (actor), Dean Wares (miscellaneous crew), Alexander Armstrong (actor), Julian Firth (actor), Sharon Mansfield (miscellaneous crew), Nick Bartlett (actor),
Plot: Michael Lewis a young American architect is sent to Britain to refurbish an old London hotel. But this assignment instantly stretches beyond the ordinary as he finds himself exposed to a chain of unusual events, strange visions and frightening dreams. Lewis soon decides to use his newfound ability to help the hotel's 21 restless spirits resolve their business on Earth. In the process, he unwittingly becomes involved in a serial murder case.
Keywords: able-to-see-the-dead, architect, child-murder, dead-children, ghost, hotel, impalement, london-england, police, serial-killerActors: Dolph Lundgren (actor), Elie Samaha (producer), Trevor Short (producer), Danny Lerner (producer), Alain Jakubowicz (editor), Avi Lerner (producer), Danny Dimbort (producer), Bruce Payne (actor), Ian Roberts (actor), Yoram Barzilai (producer), Kevin Bernhardt (writer), Grant Swanby (actor), Nicky Rebello (actor), Keith E. Cooper (miscellaneous crew), David Dukas (actor),
Plot: Torn from today's headlines "Sweepers" is a non-stop, action-packed thriller set in war ravaged Angola. Christian Erickson is a leader in the Humanitarian Order of Chivalry on assignment in Angola with his team of 'sweepers' who are attempting to clear land mines from around rural villages where villagers and children are being maimed and killed daily. During one sweeping operation, Christian's 11 year-old son Johnny follows his father to a mine field and during a rebel attack is killed when he steps on a land mine. Back in America, a terrorist attack at the home of a US senator utilizes a new super advanced A-6 land-mine smuggled in from Angola. Bomb squad expert Michelle Flynn, who watched her fiance die in the attack, is sent on a covert operation to Angola to recover an A-6 mine, so that the political intrigue behind its manufacture can be revealed. Michelle joins forces with two army mine sweepers, Jack Trask and Ray Gunn but their mission turns deadly when Jack and Ray are killed as the very land mine they had retrieved blew their helicopter apart, leaving Michelle alone and stranded in Angola. Having witnessed Christian, drunk in a local bar, stand up to the local thug Yager who terrorizes villagers with land mines in order to protect his diamond mining and smuggling rackets, Michelle seeks out his help. Together they retrieve an infamous A-6 land mine from the same field where Christian's son was killed. In their quest to find the source of the deadly new land mines, Michelle and Christian uncover a devious plot to ship a trainload of the mines to the US. In an explosive showdown, Christian and Michelle battle Yager's thugs in a 'to-the-death' fight through diamond mines and tortuous jungle until they finally uncover the real and most unsuspected villain behind the deadly scheme.
Keywords: action-hero, ak-47, angola, bar, battle, bazooka, blood, blood-splatter, bloody-body-of-child, brawlActors: Jason Isaacs (actor), Susanna Lenton (miscellaneous crew), Rosalind Knight (actress), Christopher Adamson (actor), Colin McKeown (producer), David Pinnington (miscellaneous crew), Joanna Eatwell (costume designer), Stevan Rimkus (actor), Nina Young (actress), Nigel Wood (miscellaneous crew), Rita Wolf (actress), Roberta Taylor (actress), Anya Camilleri (writer), Anya Camilleri (director), Martin Tempia (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Scott Hylands (actor), Robert Alda (actor), Richard Masur (actor), Lana Turner (actress), Meredith Baxter (actress), David Miller (director), Celeste Holm (actress), Bill Butler (editor), Gail Strickland (actress), Robert Lansing (actor), Jack Jozefson (actor), Hannah Hempstead (miscellaneous crew), Joel B. Michaels (producer), Kenneth Wannberg (composer), Elizabeth Rogers (actress),
Plot: Los Angeles based architect Michael Lewis and Russian language instructor Patricia Peterson - "Pete" to her friends - meet and quickly fall in love. Although Michael asked her before the news, they decide to get married after Pete announces that she's pregnant with his child. All these events happen before each has had a chance to meet the other's family. As Pete's La Jolla based parents, Ben and Claire Peterson, are traveling the world and will not be back in time for the wedding, Michael and Pete decide to hold the ceremony in Vancouver, where Michael grew up and where his parents, Howard and Marian Lewis, still live. Of the four parents, the one person who is seemingly not happy with what is transpiring in their children's lives is Claire, her uneasiness strengthened when she finally meets Michael for the first time far along into Pete's pregnancy, and views the wedding photographs. Her uneasiness is due to a long held secret she's been keeping, that secret which is now tearing her up inside because of the marriage. If she decides to divulge the secret, it will probably in turn destroy Michael and Pete's marriage as well as the baby's life, through no fault of their own.
Keywords: abortion, brother-sister-relationship, father-son-relationship, half-brother-half-sister-relationship, incest, independent-film, love, mansion, mother-daughter-relationship, pregnancyNo quiero que acabe el sueño, quiero continuar
Caminando lentamente la calle de la paz
Donde la realidad es un viento que te acaricia
Donde la realidad no duele más
No quiero que se termine esta sensación
Que me dice que estoy vivo, que no tenga temor
Aquí la realidad vive suspendida en el tiempo
Aquí la realidad es algo que me hace volar
Volar, por tu frío y tu silencio
Volar dentro de ti
Volar dentro de ti
Dejare mis pies cansados en la habitación
Y mi voz en un suspiro cuando diga adiós
Aquí la realidad es algo que me llevo en los huesos
Aquí la realidad es algo que me hace volar
Volar, recorrer todo tu cielo
Volar dentro de ti
Volar ser eterno en un momento
Volar dentro de ti
Volar, por tu frío y tu silencio
Volar dentro de ti
Volar, volari