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AnandTech's Anand Lal Shimpi has posted a typically thoroughgoing and detailed review of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro.
Lal Shimpi notes that over the past few years, the 13-inch notebook form factor has emerged as a sweet spot balance between functional size and portability, making a 13-inch variant a logical follow-on to the 15-inch rMBP Apple released last June, noting that the 13-inch rMBP does a lot to blur the line between the Air and Pro lines, and he's now finding it more difficult to recommend the 13-inch MacBook Air, his previous pick for most users, and that he has almost every reason to recommend the new Pro.
He says "almost," because the 13-inch rMBP is a machine that really can't be upgraded, with the difficulty of providing more (or easily upgradeable) storage being his biggest complaint about what is a fairly fixed configuration, although the SSD module actually can be upgraded and some companies do offer an upgrade path for it.
The 13-inch rMBP retains the familiar and expected Mac laptop virtues of a solid keyboard and trackpad, good WiFi, decent speakers and a well-built chassis, although you do lose out on the quad-core CPU option and there's no room for a discrete GPU, both of which the 15-inch rMBP has.
The base 13-inch rMBP at $1699 comes with a tiny 128GB SSD, and it'll set you back $300 for the 256GB SSD option, plus another $200 for the optional faster CPU (still dual-core) CPU. Now you're up to $2199, which happens to be the price of the base 15-inch rMBP with a 256 GB SSD, a much-faster quad-core CPU, and a discrete graphics processor unit as well, making the 13-incher hard to justify and a relatively poor value, unless its smaller footprint and lower weight are really important to you.
Lal Shimpi also notes that the biggest issue for him with buying a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display today is that Intel's Haswell family of processors are coming in 2013, and it rarely hurts to wait since there's almost always something better around the corner, but still says that while expensive, the 13-inch rMBP is "easily the best balance of portability and productivity in Apple's lineup today."
Some of us might disagree with that assessment. For non power users who want compact laptop dimensions, the 13-inch MacBook Air offers excellent value for $1,199, and those of us who still need large on-board data storage capacity, superior connectivity, and expandability, there is good reason why the 13-inch non-Retina MacBook Pro is Apple's best-selling laptop at that same $1,199 price point. And if you are a power-user, you're much better off with the 15-inch rMBP than the 13-inch version.
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Curaçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory
Publication Year: 2012
As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated history and uncovers its multiple and even contradictory origins. De Jong recounts the personal stories and experiences of Afro-Curaçaoans as they perform Tambu–some who complain of its violence and low-class attraction and others who champion Tambú as a powerful tool of collective memory as well as a way to imagine the future.
Published by: Indiana University Press
Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
I did not choose Curaçao as a research site as much as Curaçao chose me, or, perhaps, more aptly, Curaçao captured me, the unusual diversity of its music captivating my research interests, while the kindness and sincerity of the people enabled a rare sense of belonging. ...
Introduction / Introducktorio: Get Ready! / Poné Bo kla!
From the air, Curaçao looks narrow and flat. It appears stark and quiet, its dry desert plains scattered with clusters of tall cacti, its shores noticeably rocky, dotted with divi-divi trees and Dutch-styled windmills. Stepping off my plane means leaving my air-conditioned reverie to enter the warm humid air that breathes the sudden realization: ...
Part 1. Habri: Here It Is, the History of Tambú!: Até Aki, Historia di Tambú!
1. The Story of Our Ancestors, the Story of Africa: E Kuenta di Nos Antepasados, e Kuenta di Afrika
Creolization, the evolutionary development of Afro-Caribbean culture, began when conditions allowed distinct cultural memories to regain meaningfulness within a New World context. Through a process of negotiation, certain histories continued; others became inverted or disappeared altogether. ...
2. Told through the Fierce Rhythms of the Drum: Kontá pa e Ritmonan Furioso di su Barí
The term Tambú is used today interchangeably to define the specific drum instrument, the dance, the song, and the occasion itself. Through the recent centuries, the sacred role of Tambú has been eclipsed by its secular role, where Tambú is tantamount to an oral newspaper, a medium for the documentation of local news and gossip ...
3. The Laws Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. The Church Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. Leinan No Por a Tene Tambú Lew. Misa No Por a Tene Tambú Lew.
As already stated, during the early slavery years Tambú was allowed to evolve without much interference. Early Dutch interests were focused almost entirely on trade and profits, and the personal lives of manquerons were at first of little interest to the slaveholders. ...
Part 2. Será: Get Ready! Get Ready!: Poné Bo Kla! Poné Bo Kla!
4. Prepare for the Arrival of Our Ancestors: Prepará Bo pa e Jegada di Nos Antepasados
Tambú, as we have seen, was born of the union between local meanings and elements acquired through "global flows"—the movement and interaction of culture. Tambú has continued to evolve via unique conjunctions of social, political, economic, and cultural change, with the religious Tambú emerging particularly remarkable in its ability to transform. ...
5. Clap Your Hands!: Bati Bo Mannan!
A friend recently returned from a visit to Curaçao, eager to share his experiences. He had attended a folkloric show at his hotel, a program advertised as a dedication to the island's representative musical rhythms. Taped music filtered out onto the outdoor pool-turned-stage, with a lone musician, a young boy, playing the wiri as accompaniment. ...
6. Come for the Party: Bin na e Fiesta
Each year from November through December official sanctions against the secular Tambú temporarily relax. With radio stations filling air time with Tambú recordings, and parties enjoyed across the island without guest permits, the holidays have become unofficially known as "the Tambú Season." ...
Conclusion/Conclui: Are You Ready? Are You Ready to Hear the History of Tambú?: Bo Ta Kla? Bo Ta Kla pa Tende e Historia di Tambú?
Our discussion of the phenomenon known as Tambú, so immediately resistant to disclosure, has been developed in this book to reveal its manifold transformative abilities. Frequent changes in Curaçao's economic environment, coupled with similar changes in the island's philosophical and political climates, ...
Glossary of Terms Referring to Tambú
List of Interviews
About the Author
Nanette De Jong is senior lecturer at the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University. Her research examines the identities forged by African diasporic groups, emphasizing the ways in which these identities find expression in music. ...
Print-ISBN-13: 9780253356543
Page Count: 182
Publication Year: 2012
Series Title: Ethnomusicology Multimedia
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Arkham City came out Oct 18th, at the time of this writing three weeks ago. Normally we want all our review to be as current, relevant, and quick to come as possible. Unfortunately (sort of), that could not be the case here as I needed much more time than would be allowed to even digest enough of the game to feel comfortable giving it any sort of score. So, to find out how Batman fared in this outing, take the jump.
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The story picks up about a year after the previous game. Former Warden Sharp is now the Mayor of Gotham and has walled off a large section of the Gotham slums so as to create the new prison/city Arkham City and then sets up Hugo Strange as the head. The inmates are given free reign to do what they will as long as they don't get too close to the walls and of course some of the larger personalities start carving up territory as they want.
This is where Batman comes in. As Bruce Wayne, he starts speaking out against Arkham City and is promptly arrested in the middle of a press conference. During processing, Strange reveals that he knows Batman and Wayne are one and the same and still sends him straight into the city. This is where the game starts.
The game quickly revs up as you start to figure out what's going on and the primary story is handled very smoothly, sending you back and forth across large chunks of the city as you handle whatever twist or turn is thrown your way. The main story is full of interesting twists that kept me wanting to continue and every section proceeded logically into the next. The more interesting turn taken from the previous is the addition of the Catwoman story. Four times throughout the story, Catwoman takes the driver seat as her actions directly affect what will be happening for Batman shortly. Each sequence is handled in a logical cut from Batman and adds to the overall story. (Quick aside, the only way to get this content is by buying the game new. Each copy comes with a redemption code and the Catwoman content is technically DLC. More on this later.) Outside of the main story are literally hundreds of side missions and quests. Many of Batman's rogues are only seen through these, but each has its own little story and their existence outside of primary one feels natural.
This is everything you could want in a sequel, including starting with almost everything you had at the end of the last. Gameplay and controls in Arkham Asylum were near perfect. Rocksteady managed to get rid of that "near" for this installment. Arkham City (the actual in game location) is massive and fairly open, as such traversing the city can take some time. To alleviate this you are provided with increased control and speed while gliding and some extra mobility and increased versatility with the general grappling hook. Both of these come into play as they are some challenges and missions that require precision flight control or speed to get across the city within a time limit. Other control improvements were made for combat and stealth modes. Each combat useful gadget now has a quick-fire button combo to be used in the middle of combat, usually designed to deal with the most problematic enemy possible. Also, multiple enemies can attack at once now, and with appropriately timed button pressing you can counter all of the attacks at once as well. In predator (stealth) mode you gain more stealth take downs, better gadget usage, and the ability to take down more than one mook at once.
Enemy AI has also been improved and the mook variety vastly increased. Previously we had guys with knives, normal guys, and titans; now we have titans, knife guys, taser guys, armored guys, shielded guys, unique lieutenants and probably a couple others that I'm forgetting. Predator is where the new AI shines though as the mooks will start trying to ferret you out: tossing grenades in hard to get spots, using night/heat vision goggles, or destroying things you hide upon and vast number of other improved techniques. Additionally, the boss fights here were much better than in Arkham Asylum. Each boss feels unique and is a fun challenge to take on. My personal favorite was Mr. Freeze (why isn't he Dr. Freeze? I mean he has a PHD and all) who requires you to change your tactic each time you hit him.
Catwoman is fun. She is noticeably weaker than Batman and has fewer gadgets, but is very much quicker and more agile. I could feel the difference between playing her (finesse) and Batman (applied strength) in combat and the stealth differences make tactic changes absolutely necessary. I've also purchased the Nightwing DLC and he makes for a good balance between the two.
Outside of the actual game, Rocksteady gives us more of the challenge modes from the previous game. This time redubbed as Riddler's Revenge we get more of the same from the previous game and a new system dubbed "Campaigns." These campaigns are where we see more interesting fair as each is set up as a series of normal challenges with handicaps (both positive and negative), such as tougher enemies or Batman regenerating health, that have to be used throughout. Much like the previous game this has become my favorite part of the game as it provides the primary play features with no in between time. Also, this is the only place to play as any character other than Batman or Catwoman and so far the extra characters do add more to the experience while not being necessary.
Continued/Extended aside: DLC is frustrating me. The only way to play as Catwoman is to either buy the game new or purchase it. This includes the story content of it, no DLC, no Catwoman. The rest of the DLC announced so far (Nightwing, Robin, and alt skins) are fair uses of this plan, but the fact that Catwoman, a fairly decent chunk of the game and story, is just bad. There is even additional Catwoman story content coming down the line that will have to be purchased additionally. While I don't agree with how it is being handled, this does not take away from the game itself and as such will not affect my score, but still needs to be addressed properly.
Arkham City is everything I hoped it would be and more: very solid gameplay, improvements upon the original, a great story, and just overall tons of fun. I would be lying if I said this deserved anything less than five stars, so it gets a full 5 of 5 stars.
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Great review. Can't wait to pick it up when it comes out on Steam next week.
I wish the game was longer. I started getting bored with it last wednesday. After beating the game, doing all the side missions, getting all of the riddles, doing all the predator challenges and downloading Nightwing I feel like there's nothing exciting left to do. I don't like the combat challenges. New Game Plus is way too pointless right now. The only reason I'm playing NG+ is so I can get a trophy and see the Killer Croc scene I missed. The main story can be finished so quickly. I got to the joker in about 20 minutes even.
Don't get me wrong. I love the game. It's one of my favorites. I just wish that it took me more than 5 days to beat, 2 weeks to get 100% and 3 weeks to get bored.
Do you think that having Catwoman as technically DLC was an attempt by Rocksteady to reduce pirating/second-hand sales? anyone who buys the game from a store/firsthand will get all you need, second-hand or other means will cost you if you want the whole experience. i know i read an article on Steam that game companies are starting to look at second-hand sales as more damaging than pirating.
Martyz: Yup. I've heard the arguement comparing the right to sell goods second hand such as I can sell my car so therefore why can't I sell my game? As the software house don't get anything from second hand sales so I can't blame them, especially considering the amount of dev houses that have been going under recently, and it's quite difficult to pirate cars compared to software. My complaint is that games in NZ are too expensive, Batman was the first game I purchased on day of release and it cost me $110NZD which equates to $85.50USD. I can see with these prices why people justify to themselves piracy and why second hand gaming is a legal vaible alternative. Even so picking up a grade A title second hand like batman over here you going to get $20NZD knocked off and have to purchase the catwoman add on you've pretty much spent the same amount as if you purchased the game new so I think their methodology is working in this neck of the woods.
I got the game on PS3, did anyone get a proper instruction booklet or are we all resorting the the one on the website?
Dan: Cripes! In Australia we were able to get the game on PS3 for $79 on sale at least. Considering how close our dollar is to the US, that's still much more…
And yup, you get to buy the game but not the instruction book :-/


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This fake PSA from the Nickmom site addresses the topic of overused baby names.
I like the reveal at the end about the 40-year-old Jennifers, but I'm not sure this is really that big an issue in 2015.
As baby-name watchers know, names are far more widely distributed today than they were in previous decades. There will probably never be another Jennifer (a name that is so utterly dominant in every state for 15 years).
That said, we have encountered quite a few Sophias and Jacks in our social circle. And Lucy is surprisingly popular in the neighborhood. Another Lucy recently joined Elliot's class, bringing the total number we know to at least four or five.
We hardly know any Olivias, though, which shows you that's it's all a crapshoot. It's probably best to pick a baby name you like and not worry about what the crowd will do.


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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard and Mike Salk that receiver Charly Martin suffered a bruised lung while diving in the end zone for a Russell Wilson pass on the final drive against Arizona on Sunday.
According to Carroll, Martin stayed in Arizona for further observation.
Asked about this report from Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports that offensive tackle Russell Okung suffered only a bone bruise on his knee during the final drive, Carroll would not confirm that, saying that initial X-rays were negative, and the Oklahoma State product received an MRI today, but he did not know the results.
Carroll also said he's waiting to see how Marshawn Lynch feels today. Lynch was questionable heading into Sunday's contest because of back spasms.
Carroll also said that receiver Doug Baldwin lost his two front teeth while diving for a Wilson pass in the end zone on the final drive that also knocked the wind out of him. Baldwin received medical attention on the field after the play.
Update: Baldwin tweeted a picture of the photo.
Thought it was a dream, but it really happened: twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/…— Dbfresh (@DougBaldwinJr) September 10, 2012


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Obama mandate promises windfall for pharmaceutical companies
March 02, 2012
Large pharmaceutical corporations have a keen interest in the current debate about mandated coverage of contraception in insurance programs, argues Peter Schweizer.
The Obama mandate requires insurers to provide coverage for all contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the federal government, Schweizer remarks. "It does not insist on generics. And it does not offer any cost containment."
The pharmaceutical companies—which have contributed heavily to the Obama campaign—would realize a windfall if the contraceptives they manufacture are subsidized under the terms of the Obama mandate.
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Windfalls from taxpayers to Obama's special interest groups and rich contributors is Obama's stock in trade. A friend just told me it is unchristian of me to be so hard on Obama, especially in lent for Obama is a Christian. No judge or impartial jury would ever convict Obama of being a Christian.
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(en) Brazil, CAB: Socialism LibertÃriio Magazine #1 - Our Statement of Principles (pt) [machine translation]
Date Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:08:05 +0200
"One in conception and practice of self-management have their specific production,
its own speech. have their own production of power, in this case, is people power." Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU) ---- The especifismo, our chain of anarchism, particularly in Latin America, has been concerned more half a century with issues of popular power. In this text, we try to formalize relevant elements of this discussion, which today are shared by the organizations that constitute the CAB. Our popular conception of power is both a goal and a strategy, both of which provide the basis for a political practice grounded in historical and geographical context in which we operate in order to strengthen our intervention in the set of forces at play. It is not, thus, a purely theoretical or philosophical discussion, which aims merely to know the reality or reflect abstractly on it.
For us, anarchism is an ideology: "a set
of ideas, motivations, aspirations, values,
structure or system of concepts that have
a direct connection to the action - what we call
practice of politics. " [FARJ. Anarchism and Social
We think that anarchism must
necessarily conceive of this policy in practice
inserted, and that is what we conceive
Our proposal of popular power, based on
a particular strategy for intervention
social, political practice, which can
boost our revolutionary goal and
Anarchism and popular power
Anarchism arises during the century
XIX as a form of socialism, or
as one of its chains, which account
Today, with a long history in the struggle of
oppressed, involving clashes, achievements,
defeats, joys, sufferings and martyrdom.
"There are sacrifices, struggles, and dreams in blood
Within this concept of socialism. There
a long history of resistance. It is a
historical production linked to the yearnings
from below. It is not a science, but a
aspiration, a hope of human beings,
class, collective and oppressed peoples. "
[FAU / FAG. Wellington Gallarza and Malvina
Tavares: FAU-FAG work for a theory
libertarian political]
This long history of anarchism,
inseparable from the struggles that have taken place and still
occur in the system of domination in which we
insert constitutes an intense memory on
which constitute our ideological certainties,
guided by the principles which have been basing
the anarchist ideology. The long history of
Anarchism has accumulated in more than one
century of intense battles, lived and built
collectively from a rich set
experiments that sought the same
finalist objective: promoting social revolution
and consolidate a socialist and libertarian,
historically called libertarian socialism,
Libertarian communism or simply anarchy.
"The goal of the socialist project originating finalist
is the establishment of an egalitarian society,
a society [...] classless. " [CAZP. Alagoas
and the Popular Power] This goal provides the order of
dominance in general, both the holding
economic, as the other types of domination.
For us, it is essential to overcome the discussions
form of the terms in question, and perform a
approach that takes into account the content
fundamental anarchist proposal. Hence,
understand that anarchism has always been
guided since its inception in strategies
popular power. When Bakunin by
example, proposed a program for
intervention of anarchists in the Association
International Workers, did not
nothing but propose a project
popular power that could transform
society through a practice
revolutionary workers. We
assert, contrary to what have been
asserted that anarchism was never against
power but developed, while
Critical a particular type of power
(Domination) and propositions of another kind
All practices anarchists forged
among the oppressed classes and had
and aim to make them protagonists
their struggles and their own process
emancipation and liberation were, and are,
for us, popular power projects. There
germs proposals of popular power in
popular struggles of the past and present.
So do not understand the idea
popular power is something new; anarchism,
as emphasized in its long history,
power projects developed some popular
always located within the landmarks featured
its principles.
"There are sacrifices, struggles, and dreams in blood
Within this concept of socialism. There is a
long history of resistance. It is a production
historic linked to the desires of the low.
It is not a science but an aspiration, a
hope of human beings, classes, collective
and oppressed peoples. "
When we reflect on the issue of
popular power, in reality, we resumed the part
significant theories and practices developed
by anarchists throughout history, but at the
same time, we chose some of them in
detriment of others. Furthermore, we have developed
own positions in order to revitalize issues
we consider fundamental to practice
appropriate policy with the context in which we
The concept of power
They are different understandings of the concept-
to power in left field, and our
own defense of the concept of popular power, en-
tend to be necessary to define with some accuracy the
our concept of power.
We conceive of power as a relationship
from established social confrontation between
social forces, when one or more forces
impose themselves on others.
Any society has a relationship
between permanent and dynamic forces that are
game. Therefore, any society has relationships
power. Individuals, groups, social classes
have ability to perform, which may or
not become social forces. Thus,
distinguish these two concepts: "a
social force has determined capacity
realization. Ability to perform
can be understood as the possibility
producing a particular social force,
when put into action by the agent
the holds. " [Fabio Lopez. Power and Domain]
Thus, the ability to perform arises
in the realm of possibilities, an agent, a
group may have a capacity of
achievement, but turn this capability
in social force at the time that intervenes
the forces at play. The social force implies that
ability to exit the field of possibility
and becomes part of the field of reality.
One can not also confuse
social force with power. "Power can not be
mere synonym of social force, as to have
power is necessary to make use of his strength and
she take effect - or at least be able to use
this force (when it suits) and this is
enough to achieve the effect. " [Fabio
LÃpez. Power and Dominion] The power exists,
Indeed, when there is an imposition of will
agent or group of agents through
the social force that can mobilize to
superimpose the forces mobilized by those
Power and domination
Talk to any society has
power relations does not mean, however,
say that all societies and all
social relations are based on
domination. That is why we consider
distinguish the fundamental concepts of power
and domination.
Domination is a kind of power that
characterized as an authoritarian,
against which we have mobilized
historically. Domination is a relationship
hierarchical power that can institutionalize
with each deciding what concerns
other and / or to all. She explains inequalities
Structural relationship involves command / obedience
between dominator / dominated, the alienation
dominated, among other things. It is the foundation
basic relations of classes, even if not
can reduce the domination of class domination.
[Alfredo Errandonea. Sociology of her domination]
Anarchism, since its inception, has been struggling
against the different relations of domination: between
social class, gender, race, etc. imperialists.
So anarchism is against a type of power
characterized by the domination that, unfortunately,
characterizes the model of hegemonic power in
In opposition to domination and the model
of power that characterizes the dominating power,
advocate self-management and federalism
Libertarian, characterized by a power model
self-management and federalism, called by us
popular power. Self-management and federalism are
the opposite of domination and involve
in planning and decision-making processes,
proportion to how much is affected by them,
personal, group or collectively. Its application
generally entails replacing one
system of domination by a society
egalitarian / libertarian.
"We can say that self-management would be in
Overall, the effective power of decision
all the political, economic,
social; not performed from top to bottom, the
from the dome, but from bottom to top, the
from the base. Definition that encompasses several
fields: forms of political organization,
organization of production processes
and services, education, cultural and
ideological. Self-management, so conceived,
to the extent that we believe it to be
implied, is a whole concept that needs
consistent elements for an authentic
development. Implies a transformation
radical, not just economic - as,
limited form is often treated - but
also political and ideological. Self-management
bodies not subject to the submission to
and obedience to the command, but tends to
destroy, to discontinue the current notion of
politics as something for a caste,
another giving content to the concept:
making, by his own hand, the various
social agencies at all levels and
without intermediaries, the issues that
compete in order to build an order
social on these bases. This also
policy involves socializing, not deconstruct
your specific space, but think of it from a
other way. "[FAU. Power, Self-Management and
Class Struggle: an approach to the issue]
As we will seek to demonstrate,
our conception of power is popular
grounded in notions of self-management
and libertarian federalism as opposed to
domination. Therefore we differentiate power
of domination, the power we hold,
constructed from the idea of ââself
and federalism, forms the foundation of our
concept of popular power and opposes radically
The concept of people power
As we have emphasized, we understand that
"The power is not necessarily unpopular";
"People power must exist to oppress legitimate
plans of tyranny, which always arise in
heads of some agents. " [Fabio Lopez. Power and
Domain] So our project with people power
becomes a tool, a type of counter
the existing power, characterized by domination.
In terms of macro-social, we can say
we conceive power as a popular model
general power of guided self-management
and established by the oppressed classes in
relation to the dominant classes, which provides
the foundations for a new society. The power
popular, well conceived, seeks suppression
of capitalism and the state of relations
domination in general, replacing them
a new power structure established
from workplace and housing, only
may consolidate, thus, through an
revolutionary process.
Oppose our project with people power
domination implies, necessarily,
a fight hard against social forces
mobilized fundamentally Classes
dominant. Amid the class struggle, which
characterizes the system of domination in which
we operate, we have a very
clear as part of the oppressed classes - have
we understand anarchism as a
ideology of the oppressed classes - boost
a process according to the capacity of
achievement in these classes and social forces, from
his intervention as popular movements,
able to impose our force the ruling classes,
end the domination and establish this power
popular, based on generalized self-management. The
popular power must therefore be built by
strength of the oppressed from the communion of
certain principles, united in solidarity in
its diversity and with the same goal.
"This is not about putting the name of popular power
the old familiar forms of political action and
representation that exclude people of every instance
key decision. Therefore, it is not
simply take the dominant classes
Current centralized political power, rather than diffusing
so, decentralize it in popular bodies of
turn it into something else. To turn it on
a new political and social structure. Seize power
is to take power in the factories, in the fields,
mines, in the factories, in schools, in hospitals,
power plants, in the media, in
universities, and the power of workers and is
when people are bodies controlled by them
broadly democratic and participatory, where
those who take, appropriate functions
guardianship exercised since the state sphere. "[FAG.
Declaration of Principles]
People power is thus the same
both a goal and a strategy advocated
especifista by anarchism. He approaches
our libertarian ideal of a power project
essential to carry out the breaks that
imply the achievement of our goal and finalist
has no relation with prevailing concepts
the "seizure of power" from institutions
domination, as in the case of the State, either
reformist or revolutionary way.
The design of our current strategic
The strategic coherence that marks
anarchist intervention in reality
based on the notion, for us quite
obvious that the goal is to condition the
this strategy and the tactics. That is, the means
utilize lead necessarily
purposes consistent with them. If we put
"Although the power is a popular
long-term project (when the force
of the oppressed classes overcomes the forces
the ruling classes), it starts
develop and become stronger from
experiences of mobilization and struggle
short term, forged on needs
immediate population. Thus,
build popular power requires a
immediate action and not wait for
relation to other factors that may
bring it effortlessly as it is in
This company that develops the
embryo of the future society. "
popular power as a goal
strategy to be achieved through a process
revolutionary mobilization and struggle, not
There is not as devise strategies and tactics
consistent with this goal and we
make walking towards them. This project
strategic anarchism especifista
characterized by that we basically
called building popular power and
the creation of a strong people. In this sense
that the power gain popular also a
fundamental strategic role.
We affirm that the basis of popular power is
self-management and federalism libertarian, so
this strategic process of mobilization and struggle,
understand that self-management and federalism
must substantiate the basis of our program
intervention in the creation and participation
popular movements. Among the various
strategies advocated by historically
anarchists, our strategy of popular power
characterized by constitute a strategy of
masses. That means we want to contribute
with the organization of the masses so that they
can be protagonists of their struggles, and short
long term, taking responsibility both for his
achievements and improvements in day-to-day, but also
the process of revolutionary transformation,
emancipate and liberate the complements.
"Although it is a popular power project
Long-term (on the strength of the classes
overcomes the forces of the oppressed classes
dominant), he begins to develop
and becomes stronger from the experiences of
mobilization and struggle short term, forged
on the immediate needs of the population.
So build popular power requires a
immediate action and not wait over
other factors that may bring him without
greater efforts, as it is in this society
that the embryo develops in society
future. "[OASL. Anarchism and especifista
popular power]
Therefore, we hold that the power
popular has to start being built in the fight
popular, organized and carried out by
various sectors of the oppressed classes in
around the immediate issues, aiming
Breakdown processes deeper.
Build popular power and create a people
strongly imply, in addition to the struggles of
short-term move to medium and struggles
long term and therefore have advocated
popular organization in a front of class
oppressed, which can strengthen the permanent
social force of the dominated classes, put-
in direct opposition to the forces deployed
by the dominant classes. Such a process
popular organization, must be forged "as
result of a convergence process
of various social organizations and different
popular movements, which are the result of
class struggle. " [FARJ. Social Anarchism
and Organization] This is the rearticulate
oppressed around a common project
social transformation.
Among the various tools
for the expansion of existing social force
is the organization. When we set
grassroots organizing and participating
them with a particular program,
we believe we are enhancing
forces of the oppressed classes from this
important tool. "Building power
popular thus implies outset organize new
social movements and integrating movements
existing defending a position
strengthening permanent. And he can only
arise and be carried out with and for the people, while
Class. "[OASL. Anarchism and especifista
Popular Power] In our intervention in
to create popular movements and
to join, we rely on principles
allowing boosting mass struggles
that can contribute in strengthening the
our project of popular power; independence
and class solidarity, militancy and
direct action, direct democracy, self-management
and federalism. These principles, defended
historically by anarchists within the
popular struggles, we have inspired and
a guide for self-managed organization in
order to build popular power.
Build popular power means
build other power relations which place
the dominant powers in check, its structures
and economic institutions, political, legal,
military, ideological, cultural, and finally, the status
quo. It is daring to defeat the system
domination and realize, in full solidarity
of popular struggle, the accumulation of social
needed to disrupt social relations
imposed by the dominant classes and by means of
social conflict, move, accumulate, leverage
and break the current systemic structures.
This strategy can only contribute to this
accumulation process and rupture strength
if you are working in our own
political practices, which must demonstrate a
consonance between speeches and actions.
We understand that creating
a strong people can only occur if the
struggles of popular movements are
based on self-management. It is only
expanded participation mechanisms, which
libertarian and egalitarian means imply that
understand power to encourage the strengthening
popular way to create the subjects capable of
accomplish this transformation of social bases as
ample. Arrange the different expressions of
popular struggle according to our principles is to create
a strong people, a factor essential for the
success of our strategy.
The subjects are not revolutionaries
historical data for a historical position
mechanistic and deterministic, nor reach the
consciousness and the light through the actions of self-
claimed vanguards.
"To build strong people and people power
is necessary to construct the subject of change,
since these are not given a priori. [...] The
The subjects revolutionary structure
economic-policy is a starting point, but
not mechanically defines social agents
transformers. [...] However, workers
pending and until we recognize
have willingly, still plays
Breeding gear system. Create
political capacity in people to develop their
potential organizational and practical, these potential
that the people themselves have already latently
since it deals with everyday situations
work and problems of everyday social life. "
[CAZP. Alagoas and Popular Power]
The new guy, able to build
project power to defend popular, must,
therefore necessarily be (re) built. The
intervention that we have through our practical
Search this reconstruction policy in the fight against
fragmentation of the social fabric, completely
"The problem of power in a decisive
profound social transformation can only be
resolved at the political level, through struggle
policy. And this requires a particular form
organization: a political organization
revolutionary. Only through your action,
rooted in the masses, it is possible to achieve
the destruction of the bourgeois state apparatus and
its replacement by mechanisms of power
popular. "
frayed by the practices of domination, and the
accumulation of daily struggles that generate knowledge and
relevant practices with transformative potential.
"It is, therefore, within the struggles that builds
popular power, and consequently other guy
history, both personal and collective. A
subject that is not determined a priori, but
historically, within the movements' struggles
social. "[OASL. Especifista Anarchism and Power
Popular] We must be convinced that this
new subject should carry with it the idea of ââa
new world, with another form of organization
social, and he is able to empower themselves,
protagonists and transform reality in which
is inserted.
The role of the specific anarchist organization
Although we are defending
power as a popular strategy
masses does not mean giving up a
another essential element in our view,
in the construction of popular power, it is the
specific anarchist organization.
"The problem of power in a decisive
profound social transformation can only
be resolved at the political level, through struggle
policy. And this requires a particular form
organization: a political organization
revolutionary. Only through your action,
rooted in the masses, it is possible to achieve
the destruction of the bourgeois state apparatus and
its replacement by mechanisms of power
popular. "[FAU. The Political Organization
The specific anarchist organization,
this revolutionary body politic,
thus constitutes a central element
in our strategy of popular power. Not
towards authoritarian and substituÃsta that
overwhelms the capacity of the oppressed classes
in the process of social transformation, or
want to replace this fight. The organization
anarchist is understood by us as
an agent that works like yeast or
engine of popular struggles, "the organization
Politics is not direction, but, above all, a
motor struggles. " [CAZP. Alagoas and Power
Popular] This is a differentiation between
the character of an active minority, which attach to
our political organizations (political)
and the character of the vanguard organizations
authoritarian policies in what concerns
their relations with popular movements (level
"Unlike the vanguard organization, the
politically organized and active minority, who
acts with ethics, has no respect for hierarchy
domain and not in relation to the social level.
For us, as we have emphasized, the levels of political and
social are complementary. [...] The political level
complements the societal level, and the level
complements the social policy. Contrary to
propose authoritarians, the ethics of horizontality
that works within the specific organization
anarchist is reproduced in its relationship with
social movements. When in contact with the
social level, the specific anarchist organization
acting with ethics and not seek positions of privilege,
does not impose his will, not mastered, never disappoints
not alienate, not judged superior, not fight for
social movements or in front of them. [...] The
goal is the active minority, ethically, stimulate,
stand together shoulder to shoulder. "[FARJ. Anarchism
Social and Organization]
It is therefore to sustain
a complementary relationship in
anarchist organization that empowers
popular movements and these, in
instead, are the priority for
anarchist political practice. In this relationship
between self-managed anarchist organization
and movements, drives up the program
anarchist, based on its principles
fundamental and its strategy, so
rebuild the social fabric, organize
oppressed classes, among them the boost
self-management practices and move towards
building popular power.
For us anarchists Especifists,
build popular power therefore implies
a practice twofold as members of the
oppressed classes, we organize
in popular movements around
large associations that add militants
different ideologies, at the same time as
anarchists organize ourselves, guided by
our ideological positions, to intervene in
reality more adequately. For
"The political level complements the social level,
as well as the social level complements
political. Rather than propose the
authoritarian ethics that horizontality
specific functions within the organization
anarchist is reproduced in its relationship with
social movements. When in contact
the social level, the organization esp
ecÃfica anarchist acts ethically and not
seek positions of privilege, does not impose
His will, not mastered, no tricks, no
alienated, not judged superior, not fight for
social movements or in front of them. [...]
The purpose of the minority is active, ethically,
stimulate, being together shoulder to shoulder. "
Therefore, we advocate be fundamental affinity
ideological, theoretical, strategic and practice these
anarchist organizations, which have as
foundation accountability and discipline
of its members, always guided by the ethics
The system of domination and anarchist project of popular power
The struggle against domination implies
analytical methods and theories for understanding
criticism of the reality in which we operate.
We characterize the system of domination
as a structure contemporary
dominatrix based relations
the different social spheres, and has the
struggle between classes with antagonistic interests
its most relevant.
Capitalism, the State and the different
structures and institutions that contribute to
the establishment of this system should be
suppressed. We must analyze and criticize
realities, the forces at play, the players
question, our enemies, allies and concrete
potential. This analysis, together with our
Our goal finalist and set of strategies
and tactics, our project is strategic for
intervention and transformation of society.
We believe that, while there
a system of domination, there will be struggles
emancipation of the oppressed, who have
genuine teachings to our project
popular power. It is amid these resistances
we believe that anarchism must
be provided with all the diversity that
characterized popular in the various terrains
which we operate, we must strengthen the values
libertarians who ideologically enable the
existence of this project.
The economic domination, characterized
of the capitalist exploitation, the dominations
policies, characterized by the division of society
in rulers and the ruled and the oppressions
carried out by brute force, by coercion,
both driven by the state, the dominations
of cultural and ideological, based
the ideas that circulate and strengthen this
system - all these must be dominations
fought for us. The culture and ideology
produced by systems of domination create
subject individualistic identities without them
binding to the oppressed classes, completely
incorporated into the capitalist system, that is
also a significant problem, which also
we must face.
The power project popular anarchist
countered in all these levels of domination,
self-managed alternatives to fighting, "generating
spaces and incentives for participation in
unions, cooperatives, community centers
and student, in organizations and in protest
claims: for work, health, housing, land. "
[FAU. Power, Class Struggle and Self-Management]
In these distinct practices is essential
sustentemos that the recovery of the economy and
policy on the part of the oppressed classes, so
as the stimulus for the development of
class identities and cultures of the different
oppressed, and also the diffusion of an ethics
guided by values, means that should underpin
Our popular power project.
The CAB and the construction of popular power
Our proposal of anarchism, as
yeast and motor capable of propelling the
popular struggles, national and continental
it is therefore completely bound to
this project of popular power that continue
drive, a strategy and a goal
we judge to be consistent over time and the
place in which we operate.
The anarchist ideology is to
us, the bedrock of our practice
policy; conceive, therefore, that our
have transformative ideas from
our practical intervention actually
materiality required to intervene in
interplay of forces which characterizes the system
domination in which we operate and seek
turn it to the practices of intent
we are revolutionary features.
It is not enough just to want utopia
libertarian socialism, we must walk
in his direction. Our power project
popular seems appropriate to address this
challenge, basing our tireless
interventions, since the most common questions,
daily, short-term, even those that
involving strategic planning for medium
and long term.
The CAB aims to boost
a power project in popular locations
in which it operates, making the spark of anarchism
that should ignite the popular movements,
towards our ideal of socialism and freedom.
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Chile Spicer Than Mexico Expected…
by Luis Eduardo Flores
Wow…just wow. In a packed Levi's Stadium, two conference kingpins were set to do battle. We expected a match of epic proportions…one that would go down in Copa America history as one the best matches. Instead, millions witnessed the defending champions sweep the field with an over-hyped opponent.
There is no way to sugarcoat it. Chile dismantled Mexico in every aspect. The Mexican offense consisted of four cotton balls trying break down a steel wall. On the opposite side, Chile's offense dribbled pass practice cones wearing Mexican jerseys.
There were so many errors committed by Osorio, it seemed like this was the first time that he coached the team. The performance by the players themselves was like that of your local boys soccer team.
Edson Puch scored the first goal of the match at the 16th minute mark. Solid goal, well deserved. 28 minutes later, Vargas got Chile's 2nd goal of the match…but it wasn't his last.
The 1st half ended with Chile leading in every way possible; by score, statistically, mentally, and tactically. A comeback was possible, yet not likely; based off how Mexico was playing.
The team of Alexis Sanchez, Vargas, Puch, and Vidal pressed the Mexican defense like no other team has done in recent history. Not even the Netherlands were this much of a threat to Mexico at the World Cup.
Right after Mexico had announced it's subs for the 2nd half, that was when the defeat was unavoidable.
12 minutes into the 2nd half and Chile scored another three goals; one by Sanchez (49') and two by Vargas (52' and 57'). Now Mexico had to score five goals to have a chance at winning. At that pace, it wasn't happening. Miguel Layun, Hector Moreno, Nestor Araujo, Paul Aguilar were near nonexistent to point in which you forgot that they were part of the starting line-up. Memo Ochoa did his best to hold the fort…but the "Great Wall of Ochoa" was exposed and easily crumbled.
By that point, there was a lack of creativity and no real effort by the Mexican side to seek the consolation goal. Andres Guardado was reckless and Jesus Duenas looked lost. Hector Herrera, Jesus Corona, and Hirving Lozano were forced to play more defense than offense. Javier Hernandez was alone seated outside of Chile's box. Seriously, the dream was dead and the nightmare did not stop. Vargas scored his 4th and final goal of the match at the 74th minute. For safe measures, Puch scored the last goal of the match 13 minutes later.
Chile's midfield and defense was nowhere near being forced to bring out their best. Barcelona's Claudio Bravo was a spectator in this match that had plenty of time to fetch some snacks. He only had to get off the bench once.
The ref's whistle was a relief for the Mexican team, as they left the pitch torn of all pride and walking away with shame as a consolation prize.
To conclude, Mexico's tongue was lit on fire, as Chile's spice was too much for the broken CONCACAF team. An unwanted chapter has been written into Mexico's history book. This was their biggest loss in a major tournament and their biggest loss since May 1961 to England (0-8). Even before the end of the match, Mexico became the joke of the Internet, especially to the USMNT took to Twitter to troll after the match. Osorio's exit seems to be in the horizon. Only the federation knows.
Chile is already tasting championship gold, as only Colombia stands in their way of the final. James Rodriguez and his Colombian teammates have a lot worry about, as they know that Chile means business.
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The Mexon MK1 . Newest upgrade of one of my Favorites of my MOCs! . Credits For Bionicle II-Legends of Metru Nui Composed by Nathan Furst MOC celebrating my third MOCiversary! Name: Mexon MK1 Functions: Assistance in battle, research, inventing, and homework :P Weapons/Tools: Advanced Ai, Targeting system, Plasma Rifle, Elemental Power Converter Status: Functional MOC Status: Assembled The Mexon V3 (first version uploaded to the pages) The Mexon V4 The Mexon was created by a young Ta-Matoran named Takaru after the Matoran journeyed back to Metru Nui. It has an advanced AI, and several defensive/offensive features. It can also be driven manually. UPDATES: Bulkier upper torso armor, completely redesigned right arm, Better look Hip Joints and Support for legs... More armor and more detail on the feet... Redesigned Upper Legs... Stiffened arm joints, and of course overall more detail on the whole MOC, including this arm. The brain, which looks like the eye of the mech has a smaller, more portable form, when the use of brute force isn't needed. Which is detached off of the chest plate. This smaller portable form is usually found floating near by Takaru, like a personal bodyguard. It also has grown attached to his maker Takaru, and remains loyal to him. The new Plasma Rifle: Now with a hand! The function of this arm was created by Takaru, which uses multiple power converters to convert the dormant elemental power inside of the matoran, to real, usable elemental energy. The drawback is, It has its limits. Once the Matoran inside has used his elemental power up, The firearm then is useless besides the brute strength of the arm. They need to wait for it to recharge, or they could put their hands inside a fire to make them recharge faster. (With of course fireproof gloves.) The only person at the moment that knows how to drive the Mexon is Takaru himself. Takaru is an inventor who was born in Metru Nui before the Great Cataclysm. During that life as a student, he drew many designs of his elemental energy converter, but never collected enough funds to make it. After the Matoran returned to Metru Nui, he found the designs in his old apartment, which was surprisingly still intact. He started to make it, but could never get his hands on the finishing and most vital parts. In my series, Corroding Away, it will be revealed how he got the Mexon finished Takaru is my Matoran self-MOC, Along with Everox His Fire Glove, which was based off of the same design as the Mexon's Fire Arm He also has his own personal lab in the Resistance's base, which I will be uploading soon. The Mexon is about a Toa and a Matoran high. How to put Takaru in: STEP 1. Open cockpit STEP 2. Flip out tubes STEP 3. Flip open foot holds STEP 4. Take off Takaru's Extra Armor STEP 5. Put Takaru in! STEP 6. Close cockpit And there we go! Also, the Mexon can only use the fire-arm when Takaru is piloting. Look! It's a giant with a tiny matoran head! Now for some action poses! Hope you liked it! Fourth Wall Commentary I've been very focused on making this MOC look good, while still being functional. I definitely knew I needed more bulk on the upper torso, as well as a better right arm. The design was based off the left, to balance the symmetry a tad bit more. I did need more than friction joints though, thanks to that huge plasma rifle. At the moment, It still needs support from that tube to keep the arm up. I will be fixing that. I'm pretty satisfied with the way it came out, especially the fact that it is a whole lot easier to put Takaru in. It used to be a pain. I hope you enjoyed the MOC! It would be highly appreciated if you give some feedback!
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Niger: Background
Niger was unable to meet the 2005 target for gender parity in primary education. Although overall access to primary school has increased incrementally, the reduction in disparities between girls and boys has stagnated. Niger became part of the Fast Track Initiative in 2002 and continues to demonstrate commitment to education for girls and boys despite severe and ongoing challenges.
Barriers to girls education
- Extreme poverty is the central impediment to girls education.
- Parental illiteracy is a significant problem as 43 per cent of men and only 15 per cent of women are literate.
- Cultural traditions limit educational and other opportunities for women and girls.
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- The 10-Year Educational Development Programme (20032013 PDDE), being implemented by Nigers Ministry of Basic Education and Literacy, aims to improve access and quality of basic educational services, especially for girls in rural areas.
- The basic education programme continues to focus on promoting girls' education and improving school environment, curricula, equipment, furnishings and education innovations. Girls' education and women's literacy now constitute the launching points for community-based initiatives targeting women.
- UNICEF is working towards further involving traditional structures in conducting rapid assessments, appraisals, in-depth surveys and studies to collect data on child protection for policy purposes and consolidating and enhancing positive behaviour changes in the area of child and women's rights. This includes increasing awareness of birth registration, discouraging early marriage, promoting nutrition and girls' education.
In 2006, partnerships with bilateral and multilateral donors were strengthened during the revision of the national Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Alliances have been reinforced in girls education through a partnership between UNICEF and the World Food Programme to provide school canteens and school kits.
Gender equity is being promoted through a joint programme of all United Nations agencies and the Government of Niger.
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Benicio del Toro has played many an eccentric role in his long career—we've even lovingly documented them—but this one may go down as most bizarre to date. The boricua thesp is reportedly in talks to play Moe in a movie version of The Three Stooges directed by the Farrelly Brothers. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sean Penn and Jim Carrey are already in official negotiations to play Larry and Curly Howard, respectively, while del Toro is rumored to be in play for the role of Moe, the trio's bowl-cut sporting ringleader. We can't help but wonder whether he saw Javier Bardem's ridiculous hairdo in No Country for Old Men and thought, I want that.
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Donna Greene Is the Ultimate Survivor
Twenty years ago, a horrible accident nearly destroyed her family's business. And everyone still blames her former fiancé, Jamie Martin. Donna's managed to thrive, despite life's many curveballs. But when Jamie crosses her path at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Donna isn't prepared for the feelings that still endure after all these years.
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Come along for a FREE fun-filled afternoon of stories, puppets and crafts and help us celebrate the launch of our Mr Ordinary's Prize picture book, written by Emily Capstick and illustrated by
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Someone has stolen Mr Ordinary's Thinking and Doing! What will he do without them? Join in the adventure as Mr Ordinary and his friends try to get them back.
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London police administrator Peter Shand has been sent to gain field experience out in the country, and unfortunately for him, his first case is a real whodunit. As the slow-moving case gains intense scrutiny, Shand begins to lie about details of the case, hopeful that he can solve it before the lies spin out of control. Chris Dolley invents a compelling and flawed protagonist, unsure and somewhat bumbling in the face of immense pressure. In contrast, George Orlando gives a stunningly assured performance, his deep and rumbling voice proving solid and steadfast in a way Shand wishes he could be.
Peter Shand is the 'safe pair of hands' - a high-flying police administrator seconded to a quiet rural CID team to gain the operational experience he needs for promotion. On his second day he's thrust into a high-profile murder case. A woman's body is discovered in an old stone circle - with another woman buried alive beneath her.
The pressure on Shand is enormous.The media is clamoring for answers, but everything about the case is baffling. Then a local journalist singles out Shand as the reason for the lack of progress, and goads him at a press conference. Shand responds by inventing a lead, andkeeps on lying - to the press, his boss, his team - telling himself that he'll solve the case before anyone finds out. And then another murder occurs. And had there been a third?
Shand begins to doubt his ability. He's desperate, increasingly unpredictable, pursued by an amorous psychic, and somehow gaining a reputation for arresting livestock. Which will break first? The case, or Shand? Chris Dolley is a New York Times best-selling author.
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"Oh dear, never mind."
Imagine The Waltons read by someone with an Oxbridge voice, or the Archers read by the cast of Dallas. The vocabulary and syntax are American, the reader can't pronounce Salisbury and the SCO with a ' broad Scots accent' sounds like a bad attempt at Irish.
Someone should tell the author that English people just wouldn't phrase or construct sentences in the way he thinks they do. In short it's pretty diabolical. Got a few chapters in and decided my time was too valuable to waste.
"Good Story, Below Par Narration"
Peter Shand was in his current position because he needed some hands on experience as an investigator. Until now all of his police work had involved administrative evaluation of cases handled by other CID officers. While he was excellent at what he did it did not prepare him for what would happen when the quiet rural patch he had been sent to would become the center of a media frenzy when a woman's body is found in the center of a stone circle with another woman buried alive beneath her.
He also finds that far from peaceful, the village has a simmering underbelly where incomers are fighting with villagers for control, where the weapons are Parish Counsel elections, livestock, and local legends.
The book was quite fun as poor Peter struggles to get his feet under him as he deals with a local psychic, a malicious reporter, and another murder.
The only problem I had was with the narrator. While he wasn't terrible in the sense that you could clearly understand his voice except when he came up with some very peculiar pronunciations of "denouement" and "assuage". He had a middle of the road US accent except when he assayed some truly dreadful local accents-- I had no idea what part of the UK he was aiming for with these. Given the book was set in England this was distracting and did the book a disfavor.
Luckily this was a whispersynced audible deal because I would have been really annoyed if I had paid more than a couple of dollars for the narration.
"Absolutely dreadful combination"
If a book based in an English village was narrated by someone who spoke in English and pronounced the words properly.
The Purity of Vengeance
He was American, not English, his attempt at a Scots accent wobbled between Irish and New England.
The story, as far as I listened, had some potential.
I have listened to over a thousand Audible books and while I have truly enjoyed most of them,and also returned a couple or three, this is the first time I have felt it necessary to give my opinion.
"Engaging "
Could not stop listening. Performance was great, characters were believable and the story flowed smoothly. Very enjoyable.
"Ho-hum story, lackluster narration"
Start with a dubious premise: long-time desk cop sent to boonies to get operational expertise; add a lot of hand-wringing internal dialogue; overlay that with an illogical plot; then filter the mixture through a mispronouncing narrator, and you get An Unsafe Pair of Hands.
George Orlando has a pleasant delivery that's easy to listen to. He doesn't have any idiosyncrasies or verbal tics that distract from the story's flow.
However ...
- His performance is fraught with mispronunciations. Two examples: tableau and denouement, mispronounced every time.
- The story is set in a rural English constabulary, but the narration is (mostly) Midwestern American. That would probably have been tolerable if the entire narration had continued in a Midwestern American accent. (Incongruous, but tolerable.) But ...
- For some reason, Orlando decided to try some "local flavor" accents, with an execrable Scottish brogue for one character and a laughable "London" accent for another. The jarring intrusion of these accents into the "American" flow truly distracted.
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25% Off Lego @ John Lewis
Lego is just such a winner with pretty much all the children, and some of the grown men, that I know. Unfortunately it can be expensive, so 25% off Lego at John Lewis is a great deal – especially when it's 25% off the RRP, and not overly inflated prices.
My husband has a huge box full of Lego that I assume he's saving for the heir he's hoping to one day have. While that's still up for debate, I'm pleased that the value of the old Lego sets have steadily increased, just in case.
John Lewis have 37 different Lego and Duplo and Lego Game in this offer, including items from the Atlantis, Pixar Cars, Star Wars, Racers, and Technic ranges.
Price comparisons with Lego.com show that the Seabed Scavenger, for example, is £12.99 at Lego, but only £7.25 in this sale. Similarly, Mack's Road Trip – from Pixar Cars – is only £33.70, while Lego have it at £44.99. The games too, are great value, and fun for all the family. Or at least 2 – 4 of you. Orient Bazaar, for example, is is £17.99 at the mother-company, but only £12.70 at John Lewis.
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(KMOV)—Police in Phelps County have issued a Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 4-year-old believed to be with her mother who allegedly has suicidal tendencies.
In an alert issued by the Phelps County Sheriff's Department, Cassandra Robertson, 4, was taken by her mother, Nikie Robertson, 39, on January 20 on the 11800 block of State Rd V in Rolla.
They are believed to be headed in the direction of Las Cruces, New Mexico or Colorado.
The alert was issued as Cassandra is suffering from an eye infection and her mother has a history of suicidal tendencies and substance abuse.
They were last seen in a silver 2006 Nissan Quest with Missouri License plates of FG2D5J.
Cassandra, described as a white female standing at 2'6"and weighing 40 pounds. She has brown hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a gray zippered shirt with a Hello Kitty logo.
Her mother, Nikie is described as a white female, standing at 5'6" and weighs 145 pounds. Police say she has brown hair, green eyes, and was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.
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Her brilliant foster home set directorial debut The Unloved is so bleak it makes Red Riding look like Yo Gabba Gabba! Speaking of which...
Yo Gabba Gabba
The kids' show that's cooler than ice cold comes to T4 this morning. All together now: "There's a party in my tummy!"
The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band's 15 T0 20
Summer 2009's Double Dutch. That's us dancing.
Larry David in Woody Allen's Whatever Works
Two black holes of Jewish-American neurosis collide. We're lucky we're still all here.
The Wire with a laugh tracks
As if the BBC hadn't messed around with it enough (11.25pm?), now someone's done this (tinyurl.com/2cjrse). What next? Comedy Crimewatch?
The Goats Of Wrath
Sam Raimi's new horror Drag Me To Hell promises very baaad horned things for bankers who refuse mortgage loans, especially to one-eyed Gypsies.
Meta TV of the Week
First Morph and Roland Rat cameo on Ashes To Ashes, now Family Guy's angry baby Stewie turns up on Bones (Thu, 9pm, Sky1).
Where our ticket money's going
So Quantum Of Solace cost $36,163 per second according to this website (tinyurl.com/ocgqpp) They could have ditched the theme tune and saved a few bob.


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University of Colorado Football: Countdown to Fall CampMarch 16, 2017
July 10th
"Best summer/off-season ever" – for the 30th consecutive year …
Wednesday, August 4, marks the official start of the 2010 University of Colorado Fall Football camp, but the off-season conditioning has been going on since December.
Morning conditioning and twice-a-week 7-on-7 work is continuing and will go on until the end of July. The Buff players will then get four days of rest before reporting for duty.
So, has the 2010 off-season been the "best ever"…again?
Senior linebacker B.J. Beatty on the subject: "It's been good, the best I think since I've been here as far as attendance, effort, everything," said Beatty. "I think I've learned a lot about my weaknesses, where I can improve as a player and a leader—mainly in effort and technique." Last season, Beatty played in ten games, recording 30 tackles, but is expected to be a starter this fall.
Senior quarterback Cody Hawkins, who has seen starts in all three of his previous years, agrees with Beatty about how the summer has gone. "It's a lot more structured…we've got some things scripted that have helped us in individual group work," said Hawkins. "Functionally, I think it's gone a lot better. It's been good, solid mental work."
Most freshmen already in Boulder
Chip Marks, Colorado director of football administration, has indicated that all but four of Colorado's incoming scholarship freshman are in Boulder. The missing four are linebacker Lowell Williams, Jr., from Missouri City, Texas; tight end Harold Mobley, from Corona, California; running back Justin Torres, from LaMirada, California; and wide receiver Donnie Duncan, from Cerritos, California.
Of the four, only one for certain will not be in camp come August. Duncan will have to grey-shirt this fall as he is academically ineligible. "My ACT score is actually pretty good, I scored a 23,″ said Duncan. "It was an issue with my grades. I graduated with a 2.0 (GPA), and I needed a 2.2 to qualify." This fall, Duncan plans to take three classes at a local community college and try to re-qualify for the spring semester. "I have to get all B's, but I plan on getting all A's," said Duncan. "I can turn this into a positive situation. There is nothing I can do about it now."
Other colleges will be allowed to recruit Duncan this fall, but the 2009 Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year says he is not interested. "I still want to be a Buff," said Duncan.
[Note: there is a report on BuffStampede.com that tight end Harold Mobley has reported and that Lowell Thomas and Justin Torres are expected to be on campus before the start of fall camp.]
Labato gone
Seth Labato, a redshirt freshman walk-on, has left the program. Labato, a quarterback from Eaton, Colorado, had requested a tryout at safety after spring drills.
Labato becomes the fifth quarterback to leave the position in the past two years. Scholarship recruit Matt Ballenger and walk-on Jerry Slota transferred while two 2009 quarterback recruits are working at different positions—Clark Evans is currently listed as a tight end while Josh Moten can be found as a defensive back on the roster.
The move by Labato leaves the Buffs with three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster: senior Cody Hawkins, junior Tyler Hansen, and true freshman Nick Hirschman.


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When I asked my husband what he wanted for Father's Day, he jokingly replied that he wanted a trip to Jamaica. While a Caribbean vacation is most definitely not in the cards for us right now, I figured I could at least give him a taste of the islands at home with this delicious grilled shrimp recipe.
You know I'm a fan of recipes that can do double duty (to save time and money), so I like to prepare extra jerk seasoning to use later when grilling chicken and pork as well. Plus when you already have the spice mixture on hand, this recipe makes for a surprisingly quick and easy meal!
Simply combine the jerk spice mixture, olive oil and thawed shrimp in a large Ziploc bag and shake to coat. Then thread them onto bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water to prevent them from catching fire.
I won't lie — this threading of the shrimp kabobs can be messy business! But the end result is totally worth it. Just wear an apron… or at the very least don't wear white.
Toss them on the grill for about three minutes per side and that's it! I chose to serve our grilled shrimp with one of my go-to sides, a simple fluffy couscous, and a quick mango black bean salad that I improvised.
Oh, I'm still dreaming about that salad… Don't you just love a good salad?
I picked up the most perfectly ripe, big, beautiful mangoes at Walmart and built the salad around them. Often I cook by taste, but if you'd like the recipe, just let me know and I'll figure out the amounts I used. (Edit: Try this Citrusy Mango Black Bean Salad minus the blood oranges!)Print
Jamaican Jerk Spicy Grilled Shrimp Skewers
For the Jerk Spice
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ground red pepper
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon allspice
For the Shrimp
- 2 1/2 tablespoons jerk spice mixture
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds medium size frozen shrimp with tails on
- Whisk all of the ingredients for the jerk spice mixture together in a bowl and transfer to an appropriate storage container.
- If shrimp is not already thawed, place in a colander under cold running water to thaw and drain well.
- Place thawed shrimp and olive oil in a large Ziploc bag and shake to coat. Add jerk spice mixture and shake again to coat thoroughly. It's not necessary to let the shrimp marinate, but I'll often let them sit at this point while I make the side components of our meal since they cook so quickly.
- Thread shrimp onto bamboo skewers that have been soaked in warm water, about six or so shrimp per skewer.
- Grill shrimp skewers over medium-high heat for about three minutes per side or until done.
My husband declared this one of the best meals he's had recently, as evidenced by the empty shrimp platter at the end of the meal. And the black bean mango salad? Well, I got a craving for it later that evening, but he'd already beat me to the punch.