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Dead whale discovered in Cephalonia

A dead whale was found Friday afternoon floating in Sami Bay of the island of Cephalonia Friday afternoon. The mammal was spotted by a fisherman and scientists and the port authorities of the island were alerted. During a nocturnal operation, the dead whale was carried to the port, where it remains.

The specially trained and equipped team of Archipelago Institute experts, on the island to examine the carcass, took biopsies and collected other evidence that may reveal what killed the whale. But there are no signs of injury on the body of the cetacean, which measures 15.5 meters, so it will be difficult to determine the cause of death.

“It would seem to be a young whale,” said Theodoris… Continue reading

Match Point: Woody Allen’s Comeback

Match Point (2005)

Written and directed by Woody Allen

With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton

Woody Allen left his beloved Manhattan for the first time in his film career and returned to the big screen with Match Point, a pleasantly surprising film that received an outstanding reception at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

The story takes place in modern-day London. Irishman Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), a young ex-tennis professional, lands a job as a tennis instructor at a very exclusive tennis club, where he meets his first rich student, Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode). Discovering their mutual interest in opera, Tom invites Chris… Continue reading