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The still slightly confusing "Essential" moniker continues to be applied to upcoming Nike Air Max 1 styles. Shown here is the latest amongst them, a shoe that slaps some synthetic suede and nubuck stuff across the upper. The white mesh sections are joined in here by a white side Swoosh as well, a choice that we don't see too terribly often when it comes to this silhouette. Get some quick shots of this Nike Air Max 1 Essential style after the jump and let us know if it's a shoe you're gonna be picking up when they show up here in the states.
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5 sur mars 26, 2013
Facilities were clean and comfortable. Janice was friendly and a great cook. Loved the breakfasts.
5 sur février 17, 2013
This B&B is large and comfortable, with an upstairs kitchen/living area that is perfect for sitting and talking.
5 sur décembre 17, 2012
My wife and I stayed at the Blue Heron Inn and had a wonderful time. The room was spacious and inviting and the house was very well-kept. Janice, the owner, is an absolute sweetheart and an awesome cook in the kitchen. Her cinnamon pecan belgian waffles are to die for, as is everything else on her 'pick-what-you'd like' breakfast menu. We loved our visit so much that we went back in October for a longer stay. Highly recommended!
5 sur août 07, 2012
The three words I have titled my review sums up our four-day stay. I would highly recommend this small, charming get-a-way. And I must say, that the owner was exemplified the utmost Southern hospitality.
5 sur juin 24, 2012
We had the very best time at The Blue Heron from 6/22/2012-6/24/2012. We were greeted by the owner who is the sweetest and bestest lady in the world. Never having been to a bed and breakfast before we didn't know what to expect but after this stay we see how they should be modeled. The room we stayed in was clean and comfortable and everything was in the perfect spot. The detail to breakfast was spot on in every way too. The location is so convienant to down town austin and the historical district in Bastrop. There is plenty to occupy your time during your stay here or just to enjoy the peace and quiet that this wonderful bed and breakfast have to offer. I will most certainly make it bake and refer this particular bed and breakfast to all my family and friends. Thank you Ms Janice!
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4,0 sur février 20, 2012
Immediately when you walk in to the 1986 built house you feel a warm inviting welcome throughout the entire house. Our was the Orleans room witch was very comfortable and great view to the back yard landscape. In the morning you walk downstairs for some of the most amazing home cooked breakfast and good warm conversation. This is a place to definitely visit if your looking for that good home away from home feeling.
4,8 sur janvier 30, 2012
The atmosphere during my stay was very quiet. I enjoyed my stay immensely (4 nights) and all but one night had the BnB all to myself. I spent alot of time just relaxing and unfortunately working. Wireless Internet worked well. I had a different breakfast every morning.. Nothing like waking to the smell of bacon and you did not have to cook...
4,4 sur avril 16, 2011
Warm hospitality, delicious food, comfortable beds - plus, a sweet, sweet little dachshund to greet you!
5 sur mars 22, 2011
Great atmosphere, great service. Breakfast was fantastic and delicious. Very quiet and relaxing area, great scenery. Absolutely recommend this B&B to anybody looking for a quiet and relaxing romantic experience. Thanks so much for your hospitality and opening up your beautiful home to us Janice, we will certainly return!
5 sur août 31, 2010
Peaceful, clean, well-run, charming - just a few words to describe this b&b. The country breakfast was fabulous. Janice is awesome!
5 sur avril 20, 2010
This was my first bed and breakfast experience. It was FABULOUS! The room was well appointed, Janice the owner very friendly, food absolutely delicious....loved the banana pecan pancakes, fresh eggs from the chickens on property and the beautiful wild flowers everywhere. I highly reccommend this B&B. If you want a taste of heaven on earth without the high cost, Blue Heron is the way to go.
5 sur avril 17, 2010
The breakfast was Exquisite. From omlettes to Pecan Cinnamon waffles. The rooms were clean and tastefully decorated. The host was wonderful.
3,4 sur mars 10, 2010
The house the B&B is in is really lovely, with big white columns and windows, sitting behind a pond. Our room was very pleasantly decorated with antique furniture and seemed very clean. Breakfast was very tasty and prompt. The inn keeper was friendly and attentive. The main thing they need to work on is the appearance their grounds. The back end of the house is used as a residence and there was clutter (toys, lawn equipment, old chairs) all over the back porch and grounds. The hot tub also needed cleaning badly. I also think some of the decor in the big rooms downstairs needs updating. The antique furniture is great, but the faded piano posters on the wall don't add anything to the Southern charm feel of the house.
3,8 sur janvier 12, 2010
We were looking for a quiet and restful location away from the hustle and bustle and we found it in this location
4,2 sur décembre 30, 2009
These were all family relatives from Dallas and they liked everything very much. All but one had stayed here before and requested that we put them up there.
5 sur octobre 20, 2009
Our family of 13 girls (grandma, sisters, nieces, daughter-in-laws) celebrated my 50th birthday at the Blue Heron this past weekend. It couldn't have been more perfect. The hospitality was exceptional. Anything we could have wanted or needed was provided. Highly recommend for family gatherings!!!
4,4 sur octobre 06, 2009
Our event at McKinney Roughs was rained out but we are very glad we kept our stay at the Blue Heron anway. Exceptional food and service and slept like a baby on a great bed!
3,6 sur septembre 09, 2009
If you are looking for a place of peaceful relaxation this is the place. The home cooked breakfast is outstanding.
5 sur septembre 09, 2009
My wife and I always look forward to staying at the Blue Heron when we visit the Austin area. Although we usually spend most of our days in Austin shopping, dining, and visiting family, we look forward to quiet evenings and mornings at the Blue Heron where we usually try to stay in the same room, making it even more like home. The home is beautiful and well kept, the rooms clean and comfortable, and it's great to spend time in the den upstairs watching TV, reading, or fixing a snack or drink in the guest kitchen. The grounds are beautiful and the house is distanced well from the highway so it is very peaceful and quiet when you are ready for sleep in the plush bedding. Janice is a wonderful cook and always goes out of her way to provide delicious and hot gourmet food at exactly the right time. We always feel like we are at home when visiting the Blue Heron and makes up excuses to visit Austin just to stay there.
5 sur septembre 02, 2009
Quiet, just outside Austin, TX, next to Bastrop State Park. Accommodations were relaxing and felt peaceful. The breakfast banana nut pancakes were the best I've ever had. Thank you, Janice.
4,6 sur septembre 01, 2009
The Blue Heron Bed & Breakfast was awesome. Our king size sleigh bed and the Jacuzzi tub in out New Orleans suite made for one romantic getaway I'll treasure forever. Try the crawfish omelet with hollandaise sauce, it's outstanding.
5 sur juillet 28, 2009
The B & B is friendly and welcoming. We have stayed here several times. It is a romantic getaway when we have gone as a couple. It is a family (and child) friendly place when we have had a reunion. Breakfast is a feast! As return guests, we would recommend it to our friends.
4,4 sur juin 10, 2009
Our family reunion used the whole property for the weekend. Clean,well appointed, friendly and comfortable. I particularly liked the pancakes at breakfast. Although there were several "Special" items on the menu that other family members enjoyed I found the standards were prepared with that flair that shows the kitchen knows how to cook to please. All in all we had a great time and would have liked to stayed longer. You will too.
5 sur mai 17, 2009
The Blue Heron is wonderful! We've stayed in lots of B&B's around the country so we know how good things can be and unfortunately how bad they can be. The entire place is super clean, the host and staff are friendly and helpful, the common area is very nice, and breakfast is out of this world. We can't say enough good things about the breakfast! WOW! Amazing!!! Janice does a fantastic job! Great value for the price!
4,0 sur mai 06, 2009
Having never stayed in a B&B because of first impressions coming from tv where there are only public bathrooms...we loved our stay. It is exactly as pictured but so much more!! Jan is a fabulous cook and very polite hostess! The next time we need a quite getaway from reality..The Blue Heron it is!!
5 sur mars 24, 2009
Relaxing, quiet, and natural, listening to the birds from the balcony. Room was beautiful, breakfast was delicious, and visit was wonderful. I would recommend to a friend.
5 sur mars 19, 2009
Janice runs a wonderful B&B. It is like a home away from home. She provides a fabulous breakfast and her rooms are classy and comfortable. This is my 3rd stay!
4,8 sur janvier 28, 2009
This was a very enjoyable stay and the breakfast was delightful. We will be coming again.
5 sur octobre 24, 2008
I loved my stay their. Peaceful, near Austin, best breakfast ever as well as best selection of breakfast, bed was perfect, and room design was beautiful. One of our rooms felt like we were in New Orleans. Took a little walk around the well kept grounds and felt quite welcome here. Definitely a place to take away your troubles. Ask to feed the fish in the pond. I would recommend to anyone whom is within 100 miles of this place to make the trip to stay at the Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast.
5 sur octobre 24, 2008
I loved my stay their. Peaceful, near Austin, best breakfast ever as well as best selection of breakfast, bed was perfect, and room design was beautiful. One of our rooms felt like we were in New Orleans. Took a little walk around the well kept grounds and felt quite welcome here. Definitely a place to take away your troubles. Ask to feed the fish in the pond. I would recommend to anyone whom is within 100 miles of this place to make the trip to stay at the Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast.
5 sur septembre 05, 2008
This is the fourth time my wife and I have stayed at the Blue Heron since discovering it a year ago. The home is beautiful and far removed from busy Austin, but close enough to travel in for the day. Janice Mouton is very accomodating and an unbelievable cook. The home is warm and inviting and it's great to have a common area with living room and kitchen to relax in outside of your own room, which is also very relaxing. The Blue Heron is a great find and an unbelievable value.
5 sur juin 16, 2008
My husband and I were very pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the Blue Heron. The home is beautiful and the meals were outstanding! The guest spaces are comfortably furnished and the location is perfect. Mrs. Moulton is an incredible hostess. We look forward to visiting again and again.
5 sur avril 29, 2008
My husband I spent our wedding night at the Blue Heron! It was very romantic and the house and grounds were beautiful. It's a great place for a couple or a family! They are such nice people.
5 sur janvier 25, 2008
Rooms are beautiful and the "common room"or den was such a nice addition.
5 sur décembre 17, 2007
Restful retreat; warm hospitality, beautiful facility, delicious food, very accomodating in meeting our every need; will highly recommend Blue Heron to others.
4,6 sur novembre 29, 2007
On the website the place looked nice, but "wow!" I was amazed when we arrived (the website doesn't do it enough justice). The rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated. Very clean. It is cozy and peaceful and set in pretty gardens. The breakfast and the service were divine.
5 sur novembre 20, 2007
The Blue Heron B&B is a great place to stay. We had our wedding there and it was absolutely beautiful! Not to mention the breakfast is amazing.


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Buccaneers 27, Bills 6: Bobby Rainey rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown and Tampa Bay forced five turnovers to rout visiting Buffalo.Rookie Mike Glennon finished only 9-of-25 for a season-low 90 yards with two scoring passes and two interceptions as the Buccaneers (4-9) won for the fourth time in their last five games after opening the season with eight straight losses. Vincent Jackson and tight end Tim Wright had TD receptions for Tampa Bay, which won despite putting up 246 yards of total offense.Bills rookie EJ Manuel was intercepted four times - matching his season total - and wound up with 184 yards on 18-of-33. Dan Carpenter kicked field goals of 40 and 46 yards for Buffalo (4-9), which was held to 214 total yards in losing for the fifth time in six games.The Buccaneers got on the scoreboard before some fans had settled into their seats as Rainey broke loose for an 80-yard touchdown run down the left sideline on the second play from scrimmage. Glennon connected with Jackson on a 38-yard scoring strike with 2:34 left in the opening quarter to open a 14-3 lead.Tampa Bay added to its advantage on a 53-yard field goal by Rian Lindell, and a 5-yard TD reception by Wright with 15 seconds left in the half made it 24-3. Carpenter kicked his second field goal on Buffalo's opening possession of the second half, but Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David returned the second of his two interceptions 32 yards to set up a 32-yard field goal by Lindell for a 27-6 lead with 11 seconds remaining in the third quarter.GAME NOTEBOOK: Jackson's 38-yard scoring catch put him over 1,000 yards in a season for the fifth time in his career. ... Bills WR Stevie Johnson had five catches for 67 yards, putting him at 300 receptions for his career. ... David's two interceptions gave him five for the season and made him the first player with five sacks and five picks in a season since Chicago's Brian Urlacher in 2007.
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I was only 19 when I arrived at Christianity's door, bruised and highly impressionable and, because of my family situation, determined to do a better job of sorting out my life than my parents had done. Victims of abuse in their own homes, my parents had learned very early to dissociate from their emotions. Our home was an emotionally sterile one and, although I know now that this is not true, as as child I believed my parents did not love me. I decided that when *I* had kids, if they grew up knowing nothing else, they would know for sure that I loved them more than breathing.
I became the kind of Christian mother other Christian mothers looked up to in awe. My numerous children were admired wherever they went: smart, lively, godly and absolutely obedient. Women used to call on me and ask advice, yearning to be able to produce the kind of wonderful 'fruit' I was enjoying in abundance in my children. I would explain the difference between violent abuse and the loving application of 'the rod' which turned children's little hearts away from sin and toward God. I would explain that I spanked sparingly and always in the context of a warm, loving expansive relationship, as part of a ritual that included healthy confession, repentance, and loving forgiveness. Anyone who knew my kids could see that following these biblical parenting principles was paying off big time.
As committed as I was to following the principles I'd come to believe would help me to raise wonderful and godly children, and as invested as I was in the outcome, I was blind to the true state of my children's hearts. Forbidding certain, and indeed numerous, beliefs and practices which I now see were absolutely benign didn't make my children lose their taste for them as I thought it would – it just drove them underground. In order to indulge perfectly normal, harmless preferences and cling to some semblance of separate identity, my children were forced to construct a secret inner life to which I had no access and which, of course, added considerably to their guilt burden.
Despite many, many lessons about the love and forgiveness of a generous heavenly Father, I realize now that my children were not able to reconcile the horrors of personal guilt and the fear of punishment against abstract concepts such as Christian integrity and the grace of God. In an effort to explain the kindness and extent of a grace so great it could save even sinners like us, I inadvertently buried my older children in the shallow grave of shame, self-loathing, and later, deep, deep rage. They came to be appalled at the lurking sin monster that evidently resided in their hearts, and endured an abiding self-disgust that their natural bents seemed often to be precisely what God deemed evil.
My older girls were damaged in particularly sad ways. QF standards of modesty caused them to wonder just what was so disgusting or dangerous about their bodies that they needed to keep them so carefully under wraps. Witnessing my unreasonably energetic efforts to submit to their father, my girls learned that even when a man is stupid, petty and a bully, God wants Christian women and their children to bear it with a smile and a prayer. I taught them that heroic hypocrisy was more important than honest misery. Their determination not to repeat my marital nightmare ultimately caused them to question their sexual orientation. Frustrated in the belief that the whole world was conspiring to strip them of their sense of self and squeeze them into a mold for which they were not fitted, my daughters generated lakefuls of underground anger which eventually exploded into terrifying geysers of self-destructive energy.
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Funeral service for Charles DeVerl Paris, 84, of Enid, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Wharton Funeral Chapel, Alva.
DeVerl was born in Dacoma, Okla., to Arthur Henry Paris and Mary Katherine Murrow and passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He attended Red Bird Rural Grade School in Dacoma and graduated from Alva High School.
DeVerl married Beulah Jane Venosdel Nov. 28, 1949, in Alva, where they made their home.
He worked at a grocery store in Alva before he served in the armed forces for two years at Fort Polk, La.
After returning to Alva, he continued to work in the grocery business.
In 1957, he moved with his wife and five children to Colorado Springs, where he began a lifetime career with Safeway stores. His wife died in December 1984.
In June 1986, he married Luana "Lu" Mahealani Kane in Las Vegas, Nev., and he became father to four more children.
Around 1990, DeVerl retired from Safeway and worked various other jobs.
He and Luana moved to Enid in 1996, where he worked for the Enid News & Eagle for 14 years, retiring due to illness.
He enjoyed fishing and camping at various lakes in Oklahoma and Colorado.
He also enjoyed traveling the world with Lu, but his biggest enjoyment in life was his family.
Surviving are his wife, Luana of Enid; sons, Walter "Sonny" Paris and wife Wanda of Conroe, Texas, and Donald Kane of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughters, Theresa McClure and husband David of Colorado Springs, Colo., Clara Jean Eisenreich and husband Richard of Colorado Springs, Jackie Lynn Todd and Scott Hotchkiss, both of Colorado Springs, Laura May Talaroc and husband Daniel of Waialua, Hawaii, Betty Mae Leslie and husband Keck of Wichita, Kan., Vickie Ford and husband Billy of Midland, Texas, Janie Paris of Bartlesville, and Deborah Hobdy of Colorado Springs; sister, Bertha Frances Garberich of Enid; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Beulah Jane; infant son and daughter, Dee Verl, four brothers and three sisters.
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Where: Yager Stadium (24,286), Oxford
Records: Ohio 7-0, 3-0 MAC East; Miami 3-4, 2-1 MAC East
Series: Miami leads 51-35-2
TV: SportsTime Ohio
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Last week: Both teams were idle
Next week: Ohio hosts Eastern Michigan on Thursday at 6 p.m.; Miami visits Buffalo on Saturday at noon
Ohio stats: Quarterback Tyler Tettleton is 108-of-179 for 1,343 yards and 12 touchdowns with one interception. The top receivers are Donte Foster (24 catches, 264 yards, five TDs), Bakari Bussey (21 catches, 215 yards) and Troy Hill (14 catches, 169 yards, three TDs). The leading rushers are Beau Blankenship (198 carries, 951 yards, six TDs), Ryan Boykin (36 carries, 214 yards, three TDs) and Tettleton (46 carries, 161 yards, two TDs).
Miami stats: Quarterback Zac Dysert is 167-of-267 for 1,914 yards and 14 touchdowns with eight interceptions. The top receivers are Dawan Scott (32 catches, 501 yards, five TDs), Andy Cruse (49 catches, 388 yards, four TDs) and Nick Harwell (23 catches, 298 yards, two TDs). The leading rushers are Jamire Westbrook (48 carries, 198 yards, one TD), Dysert (55 carries, 175 yards, one TD) and Spencer Treadwell (42 carries, 145 yards, one TD).
Streaking Cats: Ohio is 7-0 for the first time since 1968. The Bobcats started with 10 straight wins that season, then lost to Richmond 49-42 in the Tangerine Bowl.
Bring back the Zips: If you take away its 56-point, 705-yard effort against Akron, Miami is averaging 17.5 points and 319.7 yards in its other six games this season.
Tale of the kickers: OU's Matt Weller has converted 15-of-22 field goals and 30-of-30 extra points this year, while MU's Kaleb Patterson is 8-of-10 and 11-of-13, respectively.
Ohio's closer: Senior Jelani Woseley leads the Bobcats with two interceptions. Both came late in the fourth quarter and sealed road wins over Penn State and Marshall.
Home sweet home: Miami has won five of its last six home games. The only loss during that stretch was a 24-21 decision against Western Michigan on Nov. 16, 2011.
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"Every year, money has been put somewhere else," he said.
Paul Haines, city public works director, said that in 2010 city staff applied for a grant to start the project but it didn't compete well. The proposed curb ramps would be in support of $300,000 of street overlays and chip seals being installed this summer from monies available through the city's water and sewer utilities to repair roads that show signs of distress or failure due to the installation and repair of pipelines.
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A lease for the Sequim Police station at Sequim Village Shopping Center, 609 W. Washington St., in Suite 16, was agreed upon Monday night with the McNish Family Trust, LLC. The new lease runs March 1, 2011, to Feb. 28, 2016, with options to renew for five more years and a renegotiated rent.
Monthly rent payments increase to about $4,545 per month, about a $980 change, to reflect increased value and remodeling done by the landlords. Sequim Police have used the site since 1985; it now has a new interrogation room, a new front counter window, new carpeting and paint.
City Manager Steve Burkett was approved for a nonsalary compensation increase to his benefits package because of a positive review last year. Councilors voted 6-1, with Don Hall voting no.
On March 1, Burkett is to receive one additional week of vacation, making six weeks; 5 percent of his annual salary contributed by the City of Sequim to a deferred compensation account; and a $50 per month increase in his car allowance from $350-$400. Burkett's base pay won't increase from his current salary of $120,000 a year.
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Liip Blog: PHP 5.3 for OS X 10.6 One-Line Installer
, 14 April 2011
On the Liip blog today Christian Stocker talks about a one-line installer that's been developed to get PHP 5.3 up and working on an OS X 10.6 platform without much hassle. The tool updates everything needed to get a bit more robust version of the language installed and ready for use.Apple computers and OS X are quite common here at Liip (and local.ch) as developer machines. But while OS X comes with a not-too-old PHP installation, it nevertheless doesn't have everything we need (for example the infamous...
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PHPBuilder.com: Using the PEAR Pager Package to Paginate MySQL Results
, 14 April 2011
On PHPBuilder.com today there's a new tutorial about using the PEAR Pager package to paginate through results from a MySQL query. The package makes it easy to pass in a data set and handle the pagination requests and interface.Fortunately a great solution [for paginating data] is at your disposal which has been created expressly for this purchase. The PEAR Pager package will not only handle all of the gory tracking details for you, but it can also create a linked navigation list which you can embed into...
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Community News: FrOSCon Call for Papers Announced
, 13 April 2011
This year's FrOSCon conference has officially opened their Call for Papers for this year's event. It's happening August 20th and 21st at the University of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.The sixth Free and Open Source Software Conference in Sankt Augustin, near Bonn, will take place on August, 20th and 21st 2011. We are looking for submissions in order to again have a comprehensive and interesting program. You can find all you need to know at http://www.froscon.de/en/program/call-for-papers.html. You can find the...
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Till Klampaeckel's Blog: A roundhouse kick, or the state of PHP
, 13 April 2011
Inspired by some of the recent discussions in the PHP community about the future of the language and the software that uses it, Till Klampaeckel has posted some of his own thoughts on the matter.Last week the usual round of PEAR-bashing on Twitter took place, then this morning Marco Tabini asked if PHP (core) was running out of scratches to itch. He also suggests he got this idea from Cal Evan's blog post about Drupal forking PHP.Till talks about a few different points others have made in their comments...
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Community News: Latest Releases from PHPClasses.org
, 13 April 2011
Advanced Sourcecode Reflection in PHP Data Base Process Output Handler Management Class DB Version Manager Ebay TurbolisterShipping Service Options MySQL Wrapper Class 2 XML-RPC DB URI Reputation Error Talk
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PHP 5.3 for OS X 10.6 one-line installer
Planet PHP
, 13 April 2011
Apple computers and OS X are quite common here at Liip (and local.ch) as developer machines. But while OS X comes with a not-too-old PHP installation, it nevertheless doesn't have everything we need (for example the infamous intl extension) and it's not that easily extendable with self-compiled extensions. The first reaction to that situation was usually to install one of the many available solutions to get everything we need. Like MAMP, XAMPP or install it with a package manager like homebrew or...
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Wishing For A PEAR Channel Aggregator? Yes, Please!
Planet PHP
, 13 April 2011
Zend Framework
Image via Wikipedia There are a few things many PHP developers should be familiar with. We should be familiar with PEAR packages. We should be familiar with the PEAR installer. More and more of us actually are getting familiar with running PEAR channels. The problem that some of us have, like me, is that we're working against an architecture which focuses on the central PEAR repository. It's the elephant in the room, so to speak, and we spend year after year working around or completely ignoring it....
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Ibuildings techPortal: DPCRadio: Real World Dependency Injection
, 13 April 2011
On the Ibuildings techPortal today they've posted the latest episode in their DPCRadio series (as recorded at last year's Dutch PHP Conference) - Stephan Hochdoerfer's talk Real World Dependency Injection.The Dependency Injection (DI) pattern is getting more and more attention in the PHP world due to it's code simplification effects. It focuses on the complete separation of object instantiation and dependency tracking from the business logic resulting in a loosely coupled system. In addition to that the...
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Dries Buytaert: Staking our future on PHP
Zend Developer Zone
, 13 April 2011
Dries Buytaert recently came down off the mountain (literally, he was snow skiing) to write a post for his blog. Click on inside, I'll share the link, some of my own thoughts, and a call to action for you to speak up.
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Oracle Technology Network: Scaling a PHP MySQL Web Application, Part 2
, 13 April 2011
On the Oracle Technology Network today, the part two of "Scaling PHP MySQL Web Applications" (from Eli White) has been published. Part one can be found here.In Part 1 of this article, I explained the basic steps to move your application from a single server to a scalable solution for both PHP and MySQL. While most Web applications will never need to expand beyond the concepts presented in that article, eventually you may find yourself in a situation where the basic steps aren't enough. Here are some more...
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Marco Tabini's Blog: Is PHP running out of itches to scratch?
, 13 April 2011
In a new post to his blog Marco Tabini poses an interesting question - is PHP running out of itches to scratch in the evolution of the language?think it's fair to say that the pace at which PHP core is being developed has slowed down considerably over the past couple of years, while the development of many projects based on it, like programming and application frameworks, has sped up and continues to grow at a fast pace. But this doesn't mean that we're running out of steam. The PHP ecosystem is simply...
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A MIME type for .php files
Planet PHP
, 13 April 2011
While setting some svn properties at work, we wondered about the correct MIME type for .php files. Looking around in the various magic MIME type detection lists on our unix machines and the official IANA MIME type list . The options we came up with were: text/php text/x-php application/php application/x-php application/x-httpd-php application/x-httpd-php-source MIME type rules Since there is no official MIME type registered at IANA, only an extension type (x- prefixed)...
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Voices of the ElePHPant: Brandon Savage & Scott Gordon discuss pros/cons of working with a recruiter
, 13 April 2011
In a new episode of the Voices of the ElePHPant podcast, Cal Evans has taken a break from the normal "Three Questions" format of the podcast so far and has instead posted an discussion about recruiters. Brandon Savage and Scott Gordon talk about the pros and cons of working with recruiters.Once I read [Brandon's post on why recruiters are bad for your career], I knew that I needed to get Brandon, and another friend of mine, Scott Gordon - a recruiter for Vaco and serious social media bad-ass - together...
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Lorna Mitchell's Blog: Invalid Protected Resource URL in pecl_oauth
, 13 April 2011
In a quick post to her blog today, Lorna Mitchell talks about an issue with pecl_outh tat came up during her development of a new API. A strange fatal error message was breaking her connection.I'd gone through all the handshaking steps, got the acces token and was ready to start talking to the service itself. However when I tried to call OAuth::fetch, I got an error message: Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'OAuthException' with message 'Invalid protected resource url, unable to generate signature base...
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A roundhouse kick, or the state of PHP
Planet PHP
, 13 April 2011
Zend Framework
Last week the usual round of PEAR-bashing on Twitter took place, then this morning Marco Tabini asked if PHP (core) was running out of scratches to itch. He also suggests he got this idea from Cal Evan's blog post about Drupal forking PHP. http://blog.tabini.ca/2011/04/is-php-running-out-of-itches-to-scratch/ http://blog.calevans.com/2011/04/07/four-reasons-why-drupal-should-fork-php/ [Not submitting to your linkbait.]Pecl and PHPSo first off - moving libraries from the core to an external repository...
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Chris Hartjes' Blog: Book Review -- Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework
, 12 April 2011
Zend Framework
Chris Hartjes has posted a book review of one of the latest books from Jason Gilmore, "Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework" (published March 2011)At 240 pages I wouldn't say this is the type of book that you can really read cover-to-cover at a rapid pace. I think it is more suited as a very long and expanded HOWTO for building an application from scratch. I was also pleased to see that Jason had made the commitment to pushing Test Driven Development by having the reader write tests for the site...
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Brian Swan's Blog: Updating PHP Settings in Windows Azure
, 12 April 2011
Brian Swan has a new post today looking at how you can update some PHP settings in your Windows Azure instance - an alternative to redeploying your every time your php.ini file might need an update.I came across this question on Twitter last week: "How can I turn display_errors on for an application that is running in Windows Azure?" I have to admit that I was stumped. The only thing I could think of was to re-deploy the application with an updated php.ini file. But, I happened to mention this question...
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Community News: Latest PECL Releases for 04.12.2011
, 11 March 9633
Latest PECL Releases: PDO_CUBRID 8.3.1.0003 CUBRID 8.3.1.0006 memcache 3.0.6
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News for the symfony2 cmf: Second PHPCR implementation, hackday announcement and PHPCR to become "official"
Planet PHP
, 11 March 8980
The Midgard Project started to implement the PHPCR interfaces for their content repository. From their website: Midgard is a persistent storage framework built for the replicated world. It enables developers build applications that have their data in sync between the desktop, mobile devices and web services. It also allows for easy sharing of data between users. This prompted us to clean up the separation between phpcr and jackalope. You find now everything that is phpcr in general on...
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Invalid Protected Resource URL in Pecl_Oauth
Planet PHP
, 11 March 5560
I had a funny (funny weird, not funny haha) problem the other day when working with pecl_oauth in PHP to talk to a service. I'd gone through all the handshaking steps, got the acces token and was ready to start talking to the service itself. However when I tried to call OAuth::fetch, I got an error message: Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'OAuthException' with message 'Invalid protected resource url, unable to generate signature base string' There are two things to notice about this. The first one is...
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Like every other entertainment sector, the videogame industry is prone to sudden fads and fashions that seem to spring out of nowhere, take the scene by storm, and then disappear only to be replaced by more advanced technologies, or better ideas, or something really silly.
With this in mind, Ive carefully surveyed the current industry and come up with ten concepts that no game design studio can afford to overlook. Feel free to add your own. Or take issue with mine.
1. Normal mapping
This powerful graphics technique is all the rage at the moment although only the Xbox and high-end PC graphics cards are really up to the job. A normal map is like a holographic texture map that contains 3D information that is only revealed by the reflection of light on the surface. When you place a normal map onto a simple shape, the end result is an object that looks much more detailed than it actually is. Games like Doom 3, Far Cry and Chronicles of Riddick make impressive use of the technique.
2. Sandbox gameplay
Sandbox is the new non-linear - a favourite buzzword for open-ended game design. The analogy, of course, refers to a sandpit in a kids playground where you can do whatever you like (as long as it involves a bucket and spade presumably). The key example of sandbox gameplay is Grand Theft Auto, which provides complete freedom of exploration between the structured missions. Since the success of Vice City, everyone is trying open-ended gameplay. As a result, the dole office is full of unemployed end-of-level bosses.
3. Crime
The biggest trend in gaming at the moment, mainly due to the success of GTA. Weve had hired assassins (Hitman), cockney gangsters (The Getaway) snuff movie murder (Manhunt) and the Mafia (erm, Mafia), and well soon see robbery (Acclaims The Last Job) and another LA gang thriller (25 To Life from Eidos). Boardrooms across the globe are right now trying to work out the next big crime concept. Unfortunately, all thats left are pick-pocketing, jay-walking and indecent exposure.
4. Street Racing
All the big driving genres arcade, rally, F1 have been done to death, so developers, already fascinated by crime and edgy urban themes, have turned to street racing: the popular culture of taking your Mum's Citroen Saxo, sticking a massive spoiler on it and then annoying tax-payers by racing around the one way system at three in the morning. Several current games enable players to buy a piece of junk and then "mod" it so that it becomes
a piece of junk with lowered suspension and bucket seats. Most popular at the moment are Need for Speed Underground and Midnight Club 2 by Rockstar. New kids on the block include the very in-depth Juiced and Street Racing Syndicate from Namco.
5. Mass battles
Once, shoot-em-ups were about the lone crusader taking on swarms of enemies, the odds stacked against him like spent cartridges. Now, Battlefield 1942, State of Emergency and Call of Duty have popularised the concept of en masse team fighting. Its not just you anymore, its you and a whole AI army willing to leg it directly into the line of fire while you cower at the back with a sniper rifle. As for multiplayer gaming, forget 16 player deathmatches, think 64 player team battles taking place over hundreds of acres of land. Men of Valor and Star Wars: Battlefront are the latest to sign up.
6. Physics
The huge processing power of todays high spec PCs and games consoles means that developers are able to explore realistic physics in more depth and detail than ever before. Take racing games like Burnout 3, for example: each vehicle has dozens of deformation points where damage is shown on the chassis in the event of a crash. This damage is relative to the exact impact point and the force of impact. You also get actual chassis parts flying across the road and of course, the trajectory of each piece is calculated in real-time.
Another trendy concept is rag doll physics, an attempt to simulate the flexibility of human body movement, again in real-time. The most obvious use is in shooters like Splinter Cell 3. When an enemy is hit by a bullet, they stagger backwards, their arms flail and legs buckle, and the effect is localised depending on the exact point of impact. Bodies will also react to environments, rolling down stairs rather than lying awkwardly in mid-air. EAs boxing sim Fight Night 2004 also uses rag doll physics to create realistic reactions to punches.
The most respected physics engine at the moment is published by US company Havok. The website provides a handy guide to current game physics if you want to learn more. Which Im sure you do.
7. Bloom lighting
Blooming is a technique that simulates the corona, or blur, that surrounds bright light sources like street lamps or polished metal. Its achieve by effectively taking a snapshot of all the lights in one frame of the videogame image, and then downsampling until the image loses much of its information, before laying the bloom image back over the original lighting. Got that? Doom3, Halo and Burnout all make noticeable use of the technique.
8. Dynamic soundtracks
A musical soundtrack that actually reacts to the onscreen action, altering in intensity when the player comes into danger, rather than merely tinkling along in the background. Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory, Metroid Prime and even Ashen on the N-Gage employ this technique. Its slightly more imaginative then merely filling the disc with licensed songs although thats very popular at the moment too (see much of EAs current output especially Burnout 3, and, of course, GTA Vice City).
9. Historical accuracy
Once the preserve of sad PC strategy titles, history has become a major videogame theme. It is conceivable that a generation of gamers knows more about the Second World War from playing Battlefield 1942, than they ever learned at school. EAs first-person shooter takes in key flashpoints like Operation Market Garden and El Alamein, while PC shooter Brothers in Arms is based around a true story, following the initial days of the invasion of Normandy. Other titles such as Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and Codename: Panzers take in other major battles. The Vietnam War and Desert Storm have since come in for similar treatment.
10. Party gaming
Since the launch of the PlayStation in 1994, Sony Computer Entertainment has been leading the charge to re-brand gaming as a legitimate element of youth culture alongside pop music, movies and getting pregnant. This process began with Wipeout, the 1995 futuristic racer loaded with licensed tunes by the likes of the Chemical Brothers. Later, the cute cartoon music title Pa Rappa the Rappa went further by attracting a genuinely unisex mainstream audience. Things are more sophisticated now with dancing games like Dance UK and Sonys EyeToy titles becoming party favourites among teenagers who might play no other form of videogame.
Now SingStar and soon to be released hip-hop karaoke sim Get On Da Mic, encourage participants to sing as well as dance, projecting their images onto the TV screen. Toying ever-so-gently with our sick, celebrity-obsessed minds, these social games are going to become more and more important over the next few years as the industry courts a wider audience. Eventually, the strands of mainstream interactive entertainment will merge. Combine the EyeToy camera peripheral with a broadband connection and you have the biggest talent show imaginable. Or a million Big Brother shows happening online simultaneously. You can decide for yourself which is the most nightmarish.
I think the next Larry game will cover indecent exposure...
Very nice list - nothing I can add, except bump-mapping, which has really only gotten into it's prime around now, but that can be stacked under normal mapping (plus, then you have to do the obligatory shader post).
Psychology might be one to watch. Horror-themed games have gotten a lot better at freaking us out. Cinematic cut-scenes are also becoming far more relevant, sicne their quality in recent years have improved drastically. FMV used to act as a way to introduce the game, but cutscenes (in-game or pre-rendered) have gotten a lot more skilled at setting the tone and pace of a game.
Realistic physics are crap. If you take a look at the most fun games, they all have over-the-top physics. Take Halo - there's no way that an ATV could flip a tank!
Rather than 'bloom lighting' I'd say dynamic shadows. Yeah, they've existed for a while, but only now are they being (over?)used to the extent that they are: Splinter Cell, Doom 3, Riddick, Thief, etc...
Also, it should be mentioned that the #1 Slowing-down Trent is: "cel-shading".
It's still there, but it's not a big deal anymore.
Psychology is a good call - there was a alk I caught part of at EIGF about 'emotioneering', a terrible buzzword for this sort of thing: creating psychologically effective situations in a game. Also, look at blogs like Corante Brainwaves for scary developments in things such as 'neuromarketing' and other advances in cognitive and neuro science... perhaps in 5 years or so there will be a Sony AdrenoToy peripheral... =)
Physics and Lighting are all the rage at the moment. Lighting being pimped to hell (heh) in Doom 3 and Physics in Half Life 2.
But what you want to look out for is re-releasing. This is gonna be big. Developers making old games with new technology. So just reselling old classic games with modern engines.
Valve have just eleased Half Life: Source and Counter Strike: Source which are the same games with updated engines. Looks good and you know they are going to play well, as yo have played them before.
id software were going to do this with Quake 2. Remake it using the Doom 3 engine and sell it for £10 - £15 quid. But they decided against it because of the implications it might cause to sales of Quake 4.
Look out for other classic games coming out with newer engines. Good list too btw ;)
So called 'historic' computer games do not, in reality, aspire to historical accuracy at all – rather they fetishisise selective details.
Thus military games tend to provide obsessive detail about weapons statistics, uniforms, military unit formation etc. However they leave out vast areas of the reality of war – disease, the use of rape as a tactic, torture, boredom etc.
Hence it's more accurate to talk about historic fetishism rather than accuracy.
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You can't really brand physics, real time lighting and effects like normal/bump mapping as 'fads'. They're evolutions. Enemies slumping against walls or rolling down stairs when they die isn't going to go out of fashion. These are steps towards realism.
Perhaps a nuisance more than a fad, but back lit ventilation fans seem to be a staple of every modern FPS.
Perhaps realism is the fad?
One fad I've noticed lately: modern updates of older games that include those older games as bonus content, e.g., _Panzer Dragoon Orta_ or _Prince of Persia: Sands of Time._
Also, retro-gaming collections seem to be in: Midway, Activision, Intellivision, etc.
havok is an irish company.
and AI is probably the biggest trend that you've missed, encapsulating psychological modelling, and lots of other areas.
I say, BRING BACK TEXT BASED GAMING.
Even if it's just for the 'cut-scene' bits, like DEUS EX. Instead of multiple choice, let the user talk for real!
Five Real Fads in Gaming
Cel Shading - So someone figured out how to make games look like developer's favorite anime shows, and now its everywhere.
Monster Training - there's enough Pokemon clones out there that the four year old in you should be satisfied for life.
"Mods" - these days a first person shooter is essentially developed and marketed as a complex realtime rendering device. Actual games are left up to the community, most of whom probably don't have the cash to run your game, and will probably stick with the good old halflife engine.
'Story Driven' Games - Compensate for a stunning lack of depth by adding cutscenes and other story elements that theoretically drive the player onwards but pragmatically drive the player away. Compelling example: Xenosaga.
Ports / Retrogaming - Capitalize on past success and sell it to consumers again. There's no need for any cosmetic or technical upgrades, half your customers never saw the original, and the other half simply bought it to put on the shelf as a collector's item. Yea, I'm sure a product the company has a demonstrable willingness to reproduce is going to accrue in value.
We can't forget mobile gaming. Many people are expecting this form of entertainment to make leaps and bounds in the coming years.
Another trendy thing we'll probly see (although not NEARLY as big as the others) are accessories for handhelds. I think this market is going to be huge in both 3rd party software (excluding games) and hardware add-ons.
My two cents...
Re; No.5 Mass Battles. A company named Novalogic actually offer 150 player multi-player mayhem with its FPS title, Joint Operations.:-)
My list, though I agree with the folks above...
1. Stealth. And usually, icky, badly implemented stealth. Seems to tap into our deep psychological need to be small and walk around stuff.
2. Darkness. Games are obsessed with darkness now. Both metaphorical darkness (Everybody is evil. Except players. Duh.) and real darkness. (Doom 3, anyone?)
3. "Real world" issues. Ie. Islamic terrorists. Usually that's the level of sophistication we get.
4. Crummy replay. Well, they have to try, don't they? Some sort of slightly different ending, or additional game mod, or whatever, to fool you into playing again. To compensate for...
5. Shortness. Enough said.
Well spotted FhnuZaog:
Shortness! Is prolly the most disturbing trend atm.
I hope it's a fad. But I fear it's a trend.
Being able to pick up stuff and throw it and knock stuff over is really trendy at the moment too. Not in games, in real life.
The dynamic soundtracks of current games pale in comparison to the iMuse soundtracks of the classic LucasArts games.
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As a great man once said, "If you win your fantasy league, you will get the girl." No, that wasn't Bill Clinton talking at a nerd convention, but let's pretend it was. Who wouldn't want him as your wingman? Today, I'm here to help you get the girl in OPS leagues. Is the girl Tim Lincecum? No, that will be in a future article when I finally acknowledge the presence of pitchers. But until then, consider me a denier ever since I created the 5 x 0 fantasy baseball league. Now, I'm not a fan of outright punting positions in most cases, but there are times when I'm content waiting on a position if I don't get one of the players I want early on (or middle on?). My online acquaintances, today I am here to detail some of the players at each position that I'm likely to grab in OPS leagues if I decide to wait on that position.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Sleepers
With these top 20 3rd basemen for 2009 fantasy baseball, we finish off the twenty lists for the infield. From weakest to strongest, the top 20s go top 20 catchers, top 20 shortstops, top 20 2nd basemen, top 20 third basemen then top 20 1st basemen. The outfielders will be coming up next, and I'm sure they'll be deeper than all of these lists, but that's just by virtue of the sheer number of them. If you want some overall perspective, look at our 2009 Fantasy Baseball Player Rater. In addition, there's a list of every player who has multiple position eligibility. Anyway, here's the top 20 3rd basemen for 2009 fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?The other day we went over the top 20 catchers for 2009 and today we look at the top 20 1st basemen for 2009 fantasy baseball. This was after going over our top 10 for 2009 fantasy baseball and top 20 for 2009 fantasy baseball. All this can be found in the 2009 fantasy baseball rankings page. This top 20 list could probably go to 40 and still have worthwhile names on it, so after we go through all the top 20 lists for every position, maybe I'll add some more. Is this the 28th day of Christmas or some shizz? No, I'm just real giving like Bono and Chris Tucker on an Africa trip. As with the catchers, the first basemen are broken up into tiers. Also, there's some guys below other guys that I want more.
Please, blog, may I have some more?In our series of 2009 fantasy sleepers, I take a detour down my own personal Heartbreak Hill. Anyone who has read this site for a few knows I had a huge crush on Alex Gordon going into the 2008 season, so it's with great regret I must confess, "Gordon, I can't quit you." That's right, I'm pegging Gordon as a fantasy sleeper for the 2009 season. Real shame I'm a moron, huh? I wanted to ignore Gordon in 2009, but I just couldn't. When Katy Perry sang, "You're yes then you're no… You're in then you're out… You're up then you're down… We fight, we break up… We kiss, we make up…" She was prolly talking about me and Alex Gordon. I'm Josh Hamilton and Gordon's my crack cocaine. You reap what you sow and Gordon has dibbled his way into my heart. Whoever started the Brian Shouse Fan Club, I hereby hire you to do a similar site for Alex Gordon. I will pay you in adulation and expired cigarette coupons. So what can we expect from Gordon for 2009 and why is he a fantasy sleeper?
Please, blog, may I have some more?Okay, the Final Jeopardy answer is 107/40/118/.302/8. Do do do do do do do do… doot do do do do do do… What is Bill James predicting Chris Davis will do in 2009? That's correct! "What is Bill James smoking?" would have also been accepted. Those numbers look a lot like MVP numbers. I'll shave my 'stache if Chris Davis wins the MVP in 2009. That's right, I said it! Marcel Projections have Chris Davis in 2009 at 54/16/55/.288/3. Our 2009 Fantasy Baseball Projections, which is using only the Marcel Projections as of right now, has Chris Davis at -3.23 in 313th place. Between Akinori Otsuka and Tom Gordon, one guy who didn't pitch last year and another guy who hasn't pitched well since Stephen King wrote a book about him. And I think Stephen King gave up writing books to write for EW ten years ago. There's got to be some in between with these projections, doesn't there?
Please, blog, may I have some more?Colby Rasmus goes by the nickname Razz or Razzle-Dazzle, which should make him a favorite here at Razzball, but there's something pricky about him that I don't like. Might be the name, Colby. It sounds like a total douche name, like a character's name in a Bret Easton Ellis novel. (Speaking of douche, I have two things to say. First, I went to the original Dollar Store the other day. No, not some weird field trip. Like, "Hey, honey, you wanna go check out the very first Dollar Store?
Please, blog, may I have some more?I'm not sure if Jeff Kent will retire. I'm sure his wife doesn't want him to retire because he seems like he'd be a miserable prick around the house. Why doesn't this remote work?! She sighs, "You have to turn on the TV first." Maybe he lands as a DH somewhere in the AL.
Please, blog, may I have some more?A non-stop flurry of nothing came out of Las Vegas as the Winter Meetings came to a close, as the gold nuggets ended up being turd nuggets. Not that this deal was a real whopper, but Melky and Mike Cameron wasn't finalized so I'm not going to go into that yet.
Please, blog, may I have some more?What you say, you need fantasy baseball sleepers for 2008? You're looking to get some value at your fantasy draft. Yeah, you and every other schmohawk who's reading this. Luckily, there's enough crap out there to distract enough people. So here's a quick breakdown of 2008 fantasy baseball sleepers for every position.
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1990s, Cuban dissidents sought out different media to disseminate the reality
of the island. Reports on violations by a government that proclaims itself a
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that the socialist state wants to project to the rest of the world. This is how
a movement of independent journalists is born on the island.
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