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2. Paúl do Mar is one of the most important fishing centres of the archipelago. The ocean provides this parish with an incredibly rich variety of fish, to such an extent that it has become a reference in the world of gastronomy. Until the late 1960s you could only access this fishing village by boat and for the next thirty years the only way to go down there was very slowly and carefully on a dangerous road. Fortunately the new road did not do any damage to the romantic aspect of the village and everywhere you go you can be sure to find peace, authenticity and tranquillity. Going out of Paúl do Mar through one of its three tunnels, you leave behind a paradise that you will never forget.

3. MADIERA, Multilingual Access to Data Infrastructures of the European Research Area CESSDA Meeting 1994 CESSDA IDC NESSTAR project FASTER Nesstar ltd Limber DDI Cessda DDI Group 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 History Future Madiera

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5. MADIERA, Multilingual Access to Data Infrastructures of the European Research Area Locating data Data can be retrieved by browsing the catalogs of different data archives, or perform searches across all the archives inn the system. Browsing metadata Datasets in MADIERA will be documented according to the DDI standard. The metadata will be integrated with the data. On-line statistical analysis When a dataset or a variable is located on a MADIERA server, the user can instantly run simple statistical analyses like cross/tabulation, descriptive statistics and regression. Visualisation Several options for displaying statistics are available. This includes bar-charts, time series charts, and geographic maps Multilingual support Based on thesaurus technology, the user may search in any language, and be able to locate data stored in another language. Comparative data A built in logic for identifying comparative data – including variables or datasets stored on other servers throughout Europe. A Geo-referencing system Datasets will be stored with geographic coordinates for the geographic coverage of the dataset. A map interface will enable users to locate datasets. Standardised identification Work will be initiated to establish a standard for naming of social science data resources. Downloading data Data can be downloaded in any of a number of standard file formats Knowledge base User supplied comments, links to online publications etc.

6. MADIERA, Multilingual Access to Data Infrastructures of the European Research Area Data Archives Data Users A Common Gateway Danish User preference file: language, 2nd language, domain, geography, metadata, search, hit-list, ranking & IP address Gateway Directories: Resource - domain & geography. Thesauri - domain & language. Metadata - domain User Interface: Language, metadata & thesaurus. Resource Description: Language, metadata & thesaurus. Thesauri Directory: Mappings between language and domains. Metadata Directory: Mappings between domains. French

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23. MADIERA, Multilingual Access to Data Infrastructures of the European Research Area Have some Madeira, m'Dear! You really have nothing to fear. I'm not trying to tempt you, that wouldn't be right; You shouldn't drink spirits at this time of night. Have some Madeira, m'Dear! It's so very much nicer than beer.