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posted by Chiefpacma (AUSTIN, TX) Apr 19, 2010
Member since Mar 2010
3 out of 3 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
It is 2010, and I still play this game occasionally. The graphics are amazing for the GC, the storyline is amazing by any standards. No square enix game deserves less than a 9, including this one.
The multiplayer was extremely fun, although it was annoying to have to hook up the gameboys I will admit. But the gameboy controller did help a lot. There was no stopping when someone had to switch some spells around, because they could just do it on their gameboy.
The leveling up was fun as well. When playing with a group there is a lot of strategy that goes into it. One person may train defence, while another trains magic, and so on in order to defeat a boss or a level.
The world seems endless, and each time I re do a level to train I find caves and monsters I did not notice before. There are hundreds of levels, dozens of towns, and several regions to keep you attention.
You do not have to be a FF fan to enjoy this! if you have a gamecube try it out!
Very Good
Fun to Me
posted by mackygirl (KENNESAW, GA) Jan 31, 2010
Member since Jan 2010
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
I'm really surprised.
posted by NinjaZee (ANTIOCH, CA) Oct 9, 2009
Member since Jul 2008
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Well, anyway, lets get to it.
For starters I knew this game wasn't going to be like a normal FF game at all, you could tell by the cover.
I was really glad to get away from the endless turn-based they've been pumping out.
I wouldn't necessarily compare this to what is now FF12, but it's pretty close.
The more-or-less free movement is pretty fun.
Single player mode, I do admit, is a little saddening.
The -tiring- moogle and easy bosses makes single player almost a COMPLETE let down.
But, on the off chance that you and some buds have GBA's and cables, it's outstanding fun.
The difficulty of the enemies increase quite a bit with the increase of players, along with the years of the levels.
I was seeing some complaints about going back to levels, but I' really don't understand the complaint because most (if not all) games make you return to levels.
As you enter a level you or a friend (if multi-mode) holds the -chalice- which protects you from Miasma, which is the pollutant of the world.
You acquire magic throughout the level to use, which is kind of tedious if the boss is affected by one you can't find.
There are certain rewards where you can acquire magic rings during certain years.
The bosses are almost to easy in single player, you almost just run around dodging a large, but ridiculously slow monster, nipping at it's ankles until it's dead.
In single player you can color your moogle, so it can use spells, which can be combined with your focus attack or spell to create a more powerful blow.
4 outfits for 4 species in the character select, a little limited.
Overall it's quite enjoyable with friends.
If yer a solo-gamer stay clear, but for a fan, you kinda have to try it.
I'm positive this was set for the younger audience to get ready for the more HxC FF games, so, I see nothing wrong with the chibi-fied characters.
Stunning field graphics for the GC.
And catchy tunes."
Above Average
Not for the lonely
posted by baehrfam (KINGSTON, WA) Jun 15, 2006
Member since Sep 2004
11 out of 13 gamers (85%) found this review helpful
Final Fantasy:Crystal Chronicles
posted by koraken (VALPARAISO, IN) May 5, 2008
Member since Apr 2008
3 out of 4 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
graphics. Anyone who is a fan of this series will
enjoy this one. It is also a good beginner game for newcomers to Final Fantasy. The bosses are right in the middle range of difficulty, and the tutorials are most informative. I highly recommend this game to all who are either novices or veterans to this series.
Not quite up to snuff
posted by Ragnex (SILVER SPRING, MD) Jun 20, 2006
Member since Jun 2006
7 out of 13 gamers (54%) found this review helpful
Fun, action rpg battle system.
Numerous classes in which to play.
Fun multiplayer.
Story? What story?
Forced to adventure in the same place multiple times.
Worst Final Fantasy Game ever....!!! :(
posted by qharper (ORANGEBURG, SC) Jun 24, 2006
Member since Dec 2005
5 out of 20 gamers (25%) found this review helpful
I just got this game today, played it for two hours, and now I'm ready to send it back. To bad tomorrow is Sunday. The game play is just boring...you do the same thing over and over again.....Beat a few easy monsters then beat a big easy boss which will just be a rip off of an easy enemy from other FF games, and then you get a drop of water from a tree...thats it!. The characters suck too. The only way to cause any real damage to an enemy you have to use magic and Charge attacks. The bad thing is you have to charge up magic and attacks just to use them, if an enemy hits you then you'll have to start over again...this can get very frustrating later in the game while being attacked by 5,6, or even 7 enemies at the same time. This is a bad thing since One enemy can take one heart away, thats right you dont get HP you just get little hearts....and you get four hearts at the beginning of the game. So you do the math...you have four hearts and your attacking 6 enemies that can take one away if they hit you even once. They say you can make your own character, but this is both misleading and false the game just ask you if you want a girl/boy and what race you want to be. They then give you a stupid looking character that looks very kiddy....like the teletubbies. Like I said...the game play is really bad and boring since you do the same thing over and over again. The multiplayer is not worth it ether.
You need 2 GBA's just to play multiplayer, which is stupid since the GBA has nothing to do with the game. getting four people with GBAs and cables together to play this game is daunting, unlikely, and expensive. You also have to stay in the perimeter of a crystal that a moggle carries around. This can be very annoying since the moogle will get tired and he will slow down. This will cause you to run out of the perimeter then youll loose more life.
This is no Final Fantasy
posted by Revan67 (RED OAK, TX) May 17, 2006
Member since Feb 2004
2 out of 14 gamers (14%) found this review helpful
Woderful Game <A MUST PLAY>
posted by ProphetOfGaming (ELBERFELD, IN) Apr 1, 2013
Member since Apr 2013
Very Good
Nintendo's gotcha covered, Sony fans!
posted by Backwardskey (RINGGOLD, GA) Jun 8, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
Pros: Elements from the Final Fantasy Series have not suffered any from the platform crossover; the many useful magics and items are still at your expense, such as the powerful "aga" level spells, and the ability to combine other spells to form even more intricate ones such as Holy or Gravity, which, like in other games, has the same effects on undead or flying foes. You won't be dissapointed in the graphics and audio, either!
Cons: It seems that multiplayer is the obvious way to get the full gaming experience. Since training multiple characters can be a hassle without an extra hand or two, this requires the use of some rather primitive gaming equipment, which may be impossible to find in some of your local gaming stores.
posted by johnnie173 (WILKES BARRE, PA) Jan 27, 2011
Member since Nov 2010
So little games, so little availibility...
Unfortunatley for me, this game was in my GameQ, and with every other decent RPG game for the Wii and Gamecube (all three of them) at "low" or "very low" availability, I got stuck with this Crapfest.
1. Don't bother if you're playing by yourself.
2. As stated previously... "Story? What story?"
3. Battle system that reminded me of "The Legend of Zelda"... The original one on the first NES.
4. PS2 quality graphics at best.
5. Painfully slow attack mode.
6. Did I mention no story whatsoever?
If you want to play a great, old school Final Fantasy game, dust off your PS2 and track down Final Fantasy X... It's still my favorite game of all time...
As for me? Time to trade in the wii and it's never ending assortment of Mario and kiddie games and upgrade to the XBox, or PS3....
One of the worst games I ever played...
Great Multiplayer Game!
posted by Aquatech00 (SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL) Jun 21, 2010
Member since Jun 2010
The Bad: the things that most people have a complaint about is the fact that you have to be inside the circle which is the chalice safe spot, this limits you to be able to let you move independently from the group and i feel this is best since it lets be a party multiplayer game.
This is a GREAT multiplayer game, but keep in mind you MUST have the cables for each gameboy advance/SP.
I love this game but it hard to play unless everyone in my party brings a SP. IMO must have game to play.
Very Good
posted by BTank64 (CLEVELAND, OH) Jun 15, 2009
Member since Apr 2006
Let me make this "crystal" clear...
posted by JCDenton (FREEDOM, NH) Apr 16, 2008
Member since Mar 2006
The story is certainly less interesting than most FF games. You play a young... creature, who must collect myrrh for some reason. You'll accomplish this by defeating bosses in dungeons. Collect three drops of myrrh and you'll advance a day in the story. The reasons for most of this seem arbitrary. Honestly, the whole purpose of your quest seems kind of pointless. There is a ton of narrative, but it wasn't engaging. But, let's move on...
This is no turn-based RPG. Battles play out more like Diablo, but with less depth. You wield a weapon, equip a few pieces of armor and get four basic elements to use spells. Combining these elements allows you to perform better or specialized spells, but continually fusing and splitting your spells isn't particularly fun. The hacking and slashing works well enough, but it's so limited. (Press the A button, repeat).
The chalice you carry around to collect myrrh is really annoying. You can have this little, annoying flying thing carry it, but it tends to get tired and slow. You'll need the chalice to pass through miasma streams, but you'll need to make it the correct element to do so. Again, this is annoying.
Single-player is one thing, but the multi-player is more gimmick than fun. You will need four GBAs with Gamecube connectors to play four-player. Why Square couldn't have just made multi-player compatible with the Gamecube controller is beyond me.
Crystal Chronicles takes the FF series in a new direction. While it's playable and has elements that are fun, the overall experience is lacking. There are some really great RPGs and action titles on the Gamecube, but this is not one of them.
Really Bad
Worst ff title ever
posted by Artef1224 (BROOKLYN, MD) Jul 7, 2007
Member since Jun 2006
Very Good
Very good, only a few flaws
posted by UltiGamer (BRIDGEWATER, NJ) Jan 7, 2007
Member since Dec 2006
Nice gameplay
Excellent storyline
Good controls
Not very limited
Have to use GameBoy Advance for multiplayer
Hard to get some equipment
Can't use moogle if you use one GameBoy Advance
Overall: A must-have for Final Fantasy fans, but it can still do better!
Not so bad...
posted by Gamerfrom3 (SHEBOYGAN, WI) Dec 11, 2006
Member since Oct 2006
2. GOODS Now all of these supposed bad things about this game are mostly true but when you can heal and bring the dead people [which can wave] back to life as many times as wanted, there is good also. Lets say your lucky enough to be able to play multiplayer mode with someone, AND your able to find cure and life orbs in each level, your in for a good time. If you and your friend don't loose patience with this game you will find yourself entertained for those long days that never seem to pass...but other than that there is not a whole lot more good, some, but not a lot.
No GBA connection?...Don't bother...
posted by Lunarhippy (FLUSHING, NY) Nov 24, 2006
Member since May 2006
Above Average
Year after year this game gets slower and slower.
posted by Shikamaru (QUEEN CREEK, AZ) Nov 15, 2006
Member since Oct 2006
-=Game play=-
The game play was fun at first. You can get new weapons, I think 10 or 12 weapons total for each race. The looks of the weapons for some races were just plain lame. (Can't use profanity). 2 out of the four races were extremely lame. One looks like a red teletubby, and the other looks like a lame giraffe like human thing with wings.
Year after year you cleanse the world of miasma, once you enter dungeons you have to stay in the Crystal chalice's radius or you will start to lose health. In one player mode this gets quite annoying by the fact that the Moogle helping you carry it gets tired and slows down, making you slow down.
The boss fights are really fun, but no strategy is needed. Until you get a little to the end where you'll need to hit a switch with a fire or cast holy on a dark mob.
The famiy job system in this game is another let down. I thought I would be able to craft things or create explosive potions and such. D mn was I wrong. When your family sends you letters you have to be kind and give them gifts everytime a letter arrives, THEN they start to get happy and THEN they give you stuff over the years. I mean seriously, as a fisherman all you get is fish every year? What the LOVE is the point of that? I'd expect you to be able to FISH!! And like get bigger fish, rare types of fish, and sell them for big bucks! That's a job!
All in all this game has alot of let downs. But if you like MMO's or have ALOT of GBA's and Link cables and three friends including yourself, then this game is for you. Multiplayer brings a whole new level of fun and teamwork to this game.
This is worst of the series
posted by angryflow (WALLACE, ID) Oct 22, 2006
Member since Sep 2006
Curse the Game boy connector.
posted by MarCry (LOS ANGELES, CA) Oct 10, 2006
Member since Nov 2005
Also, the lone single player game is flat out rated 1-2 out of 10 because of it's lack of challenge and having to repeat several actions you've done already. Multiplayer is quite enjoyable except the fact that it needs gameboyAV or SP WITH the linking cord for EACH player. I myself had to buy another link that I don't need in order to fully enjoy the game. It's kinda frustrating.
It's a game that needs extra money in your purse in order for you to fully enjoy.
Above Average
Mutli-player game
posted by Peachy (TUJUNGA, CA) Oct 1, 2006
Member since Jul 2006
Really Bad
No Word For how bad this is........
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Ask if he's ever been strongly pursued by a costar after a film wrapped and he replies, "No, no. I'm not Brad Pitt." Adding, "I had the great opportunity to meet Brad a couple of times...what a beauty! He is beautiful and his physicality is so amazing to see. But the beauty really comes from different placesthe way he talks, the way he's interested in what you're saying. And that body is likewow! It's amazing, no? He really made me feel very, like...I don't know, like, I could fall in love with him! Like a teenager girl getting crazy and going [screams] like that. I met him only twice, but so nice, so...generous and very true to himself, and I don't know him that well, but I would say it's a good self. And that is when the beauty comes voom! And if you have a body besides that, then it's like, fuck!" Can you imagine how he feels about Penélope Cruz?
"I have to go to the toilet, my dear," Bardem announces. "This is a long way to go!" Scooch, scooch, scooch.
Bardem was 9 or 10 when he saw his first movie in a movie theater: All That Jazz. He was so young that his mother hid him between his older sister and brother. "I don't know what she said to the guy at the theater," Bardem says. "But I got there and I saw that masterpieceat the time I didn't get it was a masterpieceand those naked women dancing! I was like, Wow, this is great!"
His parents split when he was born, leaving Javier to be, as he puts it, "grown by my mother and sister. So I have this feminine education." His mother, Pilar, an actress, hustled jobs in theater, TV, cabaret, movies...trying to bring in money. "It was hard. I learned a lot unconsciously from that," says Bardem, who dedicated his No Country for Old Men Oscar to her. (On Oscar night, "I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'")
Bardem was raised Catholic, "but I wasn't very into it," he says. "I don't understand religion when it gets to the point where the beyond commands the present, because then the present doesn't have any sense. In Spain it is a big fear, a bummer, our mortality. Myself, I really need to know and face mortality: I am this, I am me, I am now. The rest, I don't know. And that's the pointto be okay with not knowing."
But he does have a theory on how he got here. "I personally believe we are little monkeys years ago. When I look myself in the mirror every morning, I see the connection. I say `Cheers!' to Darwin." He raises his glass. "He was right."
Having declared, "I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino," Bardem lets it be known where his true faith and inspiration lie. But it was Robert De Niro who started it all. "I went with my father to see Raging Bull, and I remember asking him, `Who is that boxer?' He said, `No, he's an actor.' And I thought, An actor can do that, go that far...to make truth? It had an impact on me."
So much so that he's now in a league with both of the icons. "Javier's one of the greats," says Julian Schnabel, the artist and director who introduced Bardem to America in Before Night Falls. "Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Mathieu Amalric [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly], obviously Brando and Johnny [Depp]...they're not interchangeable, but there's a level these people reach that's a natural state where they inhabit these characters and they're not acting. It's so mysterious. How do they do that?"
Those who fear Bardem will succumb to the lure of commercial Hollywood will be reassured by his next project: the gritty Spanish film Biutiful, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, whose work includes 21 Grams and Babel. Bardem plays an underworld figure in the slums of Barcelona, diagnosed with terminal cancer, trying to right the wrongs in his life before it's too late. "I always had Javier in mind when I was writing," Iñárritu says, calling from the airport on his way to the Cannes film festival, where Bardem would win a Best Actor award for the film. "You see in him such a range of emotions and this interior life. So we were always trying to take out wordsless is more. The best cinema is in silence. And in his silence, he is loud."
Milos Forman, who directed Bardem in Goya's Ghosts, sees his talent as "that very rare, perfect balance between instinct and intellect. It's like a controlled eruption of a volcano on Iceland," he says. "And he looks like a real macho type, a man's-world man. But he is deep down a very sensitive, vulnerable, very fragile human being. He is; he's a very gentle boy." All very seductive.
Bardem raises his hand to attract the waiter. It's getting late and he has things to get done before dinner. His right pinky finger is scarred and permanently curved into the shape of a question mark, demanding the question, what happened? "My finger," he says, holding it up, turning it this way, that way. "I broke it doing a movie in 1996 called Ecstasy. I had it operated twice, but they did the scar so tight." Tell him there's beauty in imperfection and Bardem smiles: "That's what I say to myself every time I wake up."


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hi friends – our prayers and songs go out to our brothers and sisters in tibet in these troubled times – and to the chinese people too, that together we will find a peaceful solution to such a seemingly unjust conflict.
om tare tuttare ture swaha
since our last post we facilitated the ecstatic chant retreat at lake ainsworth in byron bay
...which, as in previous years was an intimate gathering of love, light and laughter.
here's a picture from our 'open' afternoon when a few friends joined us.
playing piano is rob stevenson who is leading satsang groups in brisbane. check his myspace site for details:http://www.myspace.com/stevensonrob>, yeshe on percussion who makes some great music and playing ney and harmonium is avishai from the israeli world music ensemble, sheva. we had quite a party.
after the retreat we flew to fiji to play for the inauguration of the 'oneness temple' in anthony robbins' awesome savusavu resort.
we didn't have such a bad time there either.
we met up with donny and jackie epstein
...and took some great sessions from the maestro.
donny created the network chiropractic system, among other things...here he is working his magic on me.
it wasn't all play – as you can see we put in some hard graft in the music dept...
..which led to some serious recovery time on the beach.
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The species Xenopus Laevis (South African clawed frog) is more closely related to humans than one might expect. It only diverged from man 360 million years ago and has the same organs, molecules and physiology. This means that the same mechanisms are involved in causing cancer in both Xenopus tadpoles and humans.
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Kofi Annan, the international mediator in the Syrian crisis, will arrive in Damascus in the last week of May. He will be welcomed this time as representative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, not as the representative of the Arab League.
Syrian leaders believe that the Arab League is not impartial in the Syrian crisis especially after the League passed a resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down and delegate power to one of his vice presidents.
The Syrian government officially supports Annan's effort to end crisis in that country. There are about 300 international observers in Syria whose commanders say that the situation in Syria has calmed down. From the outset, Assad's opposition took a cold approach to Annan's mission and the presence of international observers in Syria. It seems that the Syrian government initially conceded to Annan's mission under Russian pressure.
The Syrian crisis, which was triggered about 15 months ago due to a security mistake and incorrect handling of limited protests in the city of Daraa by police and the army, has been regularly marked by two elements: the element of government and the element of the opposition.
The opposition first tried peaceful means and harsh reaction of state forces failed to the people's demonstrations and demands. Before long, foreign factors were introduced into the crisis and the opposition made its biggest mistake by giving arms to its forces. Frequent remarks by Turkish officials urging Bashar Assad to step down, did not remain limited to words and the southern parts of Turkey turned into a haven for the Syrian armed opposition. A group of NATO officers and trainers started training the opposition while the inflow of money from Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the purchase of arms and giving them to the opposition made up another side of this puzzle.
Eye witnesses say that hotels in certain border cities in southern Turkey are full of fighters who came from Arab countries and are patiently waiting to be dispatched to Syria to fight with the country's army. A new weapon and an advanced wireless set are given to each of them. On the threshold of Kofi Annan's mission, the US administration announced that advanced telecommunication equipment would be given to the opposition.
There is currently no news of demonstrations like before. Rallies are held in urban and rural areas but most people do not attend them. Not just because they support the government but because they view armed gunmen entering their movement concerning.
The Syrian government promotes what it calls political reform, the latest of which was the parliamentary elections. Almost half of the people did not take part in the elections. The people's participation in the referendum on the constitution has been more than just a few percent. The majority of the new parliament in Syria is comprised of the ruling Ba'ath Party. This is not enough to prove reforms are taking place in Syria.
According to Kofi Annan's plan, political dialogue between the opponents and the government should start after a ceasefire and end of conflicts. Holding elections to establish a parliament in the presence of all opponents - based on people's votes - is one of the outcomes of the dialogue. The Syrian government has previously determined the results and for this reason the parliamentary elections failed to attract Annan's attention and they failed to give legitimacy to the Syrian government on regional and international levels, although certain dissident, moderate figures succeeded in winning the parliamentary seat for the first time.
It is not only the Syrian government that faces problems in its policies. The opposition has not been able to unite either. If the plan by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is to be implemented, the opposition should form a united front in talks with the regime. The Arab League was due to hold a meeting with the representatives of the Syrian opposition last week in Cairo to reach a common standing for the next round of talks with the Syrian government, but neither the "National Council" nor the "Coordination Committee" agreed to attend it.
The Syrian National Council, which is dubbed as the biggest opposition front, has been divided after the election of Burhan Ghalioun as its leader. The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood prefers to have this non-religious figure at the helm to please the West. It was this very support that prevented George Sabra from succeeding in his race against Ghalioun. The Saudi and Qatari governments also back the Muslim Brotherhood and will not accept a Christian leading the opposition.
The continuation of the Syrian crisis does not only lead to the weakening of the regime's authority, the undermining the national economy and the extension of conflicts to northern Lebanon and southern Turkey. The chaotic and open atmosphere in Syrian will add a third element to the crisis which increases doubts among the foreign supporters of the opposition.
Ahmed Fawzi, spokesperson for Annan, has finally been forced to admit that "another" organization is active in the Syrian crisis as the third element. He still does not want to name al-Qaeda, but the US defense secretary has already done this. The first implication of this confession is the rejection of the claims by the opposition that the recent bombings have been carried out by the Syrian regime. No one will believe this anymore. The second implication is that al-Qaeda finding its way into Syria will weaken the security prowess of the central government.
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A prominent Iranian political analyst, Mohyeddin Sajedi writes extensively on the Middle East issues. He also serves as a Middle East expert at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran. A former director of IRIB branches in Beirut and Damascus, Sajedi is a frequent contributor to Press TV.
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On a lighter note, it's currently restaurant week in the city with the most eclectic food in the whole world (NYC) so you're damn right we had to find out urban vs. suburban style what that means to people. Did I ever tell you I LOVE FOOD. Anyway, this white gothic guy was on the train at 4AM when he got beaten up by a bunch of black guys. And get this, there were actually people on the train egging the group of guys on! What kind of sick ass world do we live in? If that were me & I saw that, I would've sympathized for the poor guy, not root for those dudes to beat the hell out of him! Unbelievable…. And finally a Taco Bell employee decided to quit his job by putting the words "F**k You!" in lights because his boss wouldn't give him a day off. He sure went out with a bang LOL what a way to quit!
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Executive Power
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CIA superagent Mitch Rapp battles global terrorism in a high-octane follow-up to The New York Times bestselling Separation of Power -- another chillingly authentic adventure from the master of the political thriller. Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown. After leading a team of commandos deep into Iraq to prevent Saddam Hussein from joining the nuclear arms race, he was publicly hailed by the president as the single most important person in the fight against terrorism. But after years of working covertly behind the scenes, Rapp now lives in the glare of the public spotlight, lauded by the nation and an easy target for virtually every terrorist from Jakarta to London.As special advisor on counterterrorism to CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy, Rapp is ready to fight the war on terrorism from CIA headquarters rather than the front line. That is, until a platoon of Navy SEALs, sent to the Philippines to save an American family kidnapped by radical Islamic terrorists, is caught in a deadly ambush. The mission had been top secret -- so who told the enemy? All evidence points to the State Department and the Philippine embassy. But a greater threat still lurks. An unknown assassin working closely with the highest powers in the Middle East is bent on igniting war.Now, with the world watching his every move, will Rapp be able to overcome this anonymous foe and once again keep the flames of war from raging? Transporting us into an intriguing geopolitical puzzle full of deadly motives, covert operatives, and all the true-to-life insider detail we've come to expect from Vince Flynn, Executive Power is a high-flying story that delivers shattering suspense with the velocity of a 9mm bullet.
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Great book but the condition was pitiful. The book came from the Philadelphia Public Library and boy has it taken a beating. What really got me was that I have ordered quite a few used books for cheap. This one was more expensive than the others but as I said, the quality was poor while it wax advertised in very good condition. I would not trust this seller again.
I've been systematically reading all of the Rapp series (I started with American Assassin, then worked my way from the beginning on through -- and yes, AA was the best thus far).This particular book, while mildly entertaining, did not hold my attention like many of his previous novels.I feel like this was more of a history lesson and a collection of several unrelated story lines rather than a cohesive book.
And I am tired of Anna.
She is a royal pain in my ass.Yeah, I understand that having a love-interest is probably good for sales, but this guy is a trained killer, yet he allows this one pushy woman (albeit, good in bed) to control his thinking and his emotions.Enough of her.I am not reading Flynn for love stories.
I am hoping that the rest of his works improve, else I am tempted to move on without completing the series.
Vince Flynn is by far one of the best authors of his time.I recommend every one of his books.Just be aware that you'll need a few at a time as they're all a very quick read.
I had high hopes for Flynn going into this book, I was a little disappointed.This was my first Flynn book and I've actually ordered a couple other ones because I hear nothing but good things and that this is one of his weakest books.The book was a gift and had I choosen the book myself I would have started with his first book or his first Mitch Rapp book, which is where I'm starting now.I will say the book did keep my interest because it was an easy read and action packed.What I didn't like about the book was that it was basically two books rolled into one.There are two storylines that have basically nothing to do with eachother except Rapp.It just felt like Flynn ran out of ideas and but two shorter stories together.
Vince Flynn loves to use the word "Power" in the title of his novels. Transfer of Power, Separation of Power, and Executive Power. Too bad David Baldacci already wrote Absolute Power. Maybe Flynn could write a Star Wars book called "Unlimited Power".
Anyway, don't be fooled. This book is fantastic, definitely one of my favorites for the series. I say that about all of them but I'm serious. This book was action packed from start to finish and it was great to see Rapp take some serious initiative here. Considering the fact that the whole world knows who he is, that might not be a great idea but that's the thing about Rapp - he gets it done.
The whole story was a really interesting read. A lot of stuff gets thrown at you in the beginning - hostage crisis in the Philippines, a leak in the State Department, growing tensions between Israel and Palestine (but what else is new for that?). It was really great that all of it came together extremely well. There was a lot of excellent insight into the Israel-Palestine feud and a really cool conspiracy that was sort of something I always wanted to read about.
What really made the book for me though was the bad guy. I must say Flynn really outdid himself here; the assassin - David was just so cool. He was developed extremely well and I really appreciated his humanity and his sour taste of violence. Sometimes I had to take a step back and realize - wait a minute he's the bad guy...I want him to lose. That was really a positive in Flynn's writing.
All in all, an extremely good standalone read. Definitely a must for the Mitch Rapp series.
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Standing beneath a canopy, Keith Turner of Long Life Farm in Hopkinton helped customers bundle and weigh shallots, onions, Swiss chard, bok choy and other produce.
Turner, a farm worker, said he traveled along the East Coast this summer helping to grow vegetables, starting in Newfoundland and ending in Massachusetts. Turner said organic farming grows tastier, more nutritious food, which is better for the environment.
"It's great to see the faces of the people who you work for, and knowing that you deliver them good, healthy, chemical-free food," he said.
Ashland resident Nina Ashurst discovered the market about two months ago and has returned each week. Her grocery bags were filled Saturday with green and red peppers, onions, cilantro, beets, turnips and two varieties of potatoes from Medway Community Farm.
"It's wonderful," Ashurst said. "Fresh, free range eggs for $5 a dozen, which is a very good price compared to what you have to pay in the market - the supermarket. The produce is delicious. I'm cooking more than I would have with it."
Moolenbeek said about 300 people visited the market Saturday, although attendance has been much higher during better weather.
"We are very successful," said Moolenbeek, treasurer for the farmers market and a member of the board of directors for the nonprofit group that organizes the events. "We will run about 1,000 people per week normally."
The market was created by members of a community gardening organization. Its mission is to provide a venue for local farmers to sell their products while also increasing awareness about nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
The market is run entirely by volunteers. It pairs food with live music and special events, which this year included a dog day and lobster festival.
"I think our market, specifically, is very strong in volunteers," Moolenbeek said. "If you compare it with some of the other local markets, they have, sometimes, a paid market manager, and then it becomes difficult and they have to do all the work. We share the work."
The market has also been beneficial for wine makers such as Casey Vandervalk of Vandervalk Farm & Winery. State lawmakers passed a measure in 2010 allowing licensed farm wineries to sell their products at approved agricultural events.
Vandervalk said his business, which is located in Mendon, is best known as a Christmas tree farm. The Ashland market provides a valuable opportunity to showcase his farm's other products, such as wines, jams and jellies, he said.
"We're out in the middle of the woods, so nobody knows where we are. So it's a destination for a Christmas tree, but not for anything else. So if I have any other products to sell, I definitely have to do them at farmers markets," said Vandervalk, who has participated in the Ashland market for two seasons.
Although the summer season is over, the Ashland Farmers Market will hold a special event Nov. 22 at Ashland Middle School. About 40 vendors are expected to participate in a "pre-Thanksgiving" market. Pies and turkeys are on sale now. Information is available at http://www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org.
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Architectural designer Walter Netsch can not practice architecture nor even refer to himself as an architect without risk of criminal prosecution by the state of Illinois.
Originally issued on Feb. 25, 1948, Netsch's license is listed by the state's Department of Professional Regulation as "Not Renewed." The 87-year-old Netsch has failed to comply with Illinois' continuing education requirements for at least four years. He was granted a medical waiver in 2005 after filing suit against the regulators, but the state informed Netsch on March 26 of this year that it would no longer offer him this option. Netsch is in failing health and confined to a wheelchair due to partial amputations on both of his legs. A spokesperson for the state cites the fact that continuing education requirements for license renewal can now be accomplished online as a factor in declining to issue another medical waiver.
Netsch was a design partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he worked from 1947 until 1979. He designed the Colorado Springs campus of the Air Force Academy, including its acclaimed tetrahedron-based chapel, and produced the design concept for Chicago's innovative stainless steel and glass Inland Steel Building.
Netsch lives in an art-filled cubic townhouse on Chicago's North Side that he built in 1974 according to his Field Theory principals. The geometrically rigorous, if spatially confused, methodology produced little-loved buildings for many Midwestern campuses, including Northwestern, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Chicago.
Although Netsch has no plans to practice architecture again, he has again filed suit to recover the professional status he held for almost six decades.
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In my first entry posted on 8/8/08, I asked the question, "What role would you like advising to play in your doctoral experience?" One of my colleagues, Jon answered, "Personally, and borrowing from NACADA, I'd like to see Capella Advising cultivate the intellectual habits that lead to a lifetime of learning, a mission to help learners think critically about their roles and responsibilities as future PhD's, and to prepare them be educated, well-prepared scholar-practitioners in a global community."
Jon and I don't always agree on advising techniques and expected learner outcomes; however, I believe that we do agree on the potential power of purposeful advising. In his book, Making the Most of College: Students Speak their Minds, Richard J. Light writes that purposeful advising positively influences individual academic growth and development, and, in addition, purposeful advising generates overall satisfaction with the faculty and the institution. The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the leading force in defining academic advising, developed an academic advising model that echoes Light's call for purposeful advising,
NACADA emphasizes six core values for academic advisors. As academic advisors, we are first and foremost responsible for the individuals that we advise. But we are also responsible to the larger communities and to ourselves.
The core values of the advising model are:
- Advisors are responsible to the individuals they advise.
- Advisors are responsible for involving others, when appropriate, in the advising process.
- Advisors are responsible to their institutions.
- Advisors are responsible to higher education.
- Advisors are responsible to their educational community.
- Advisors are responsible for their professional practices and for themselves personally.
In a follow-up entry, I will examine this model more closely: What does it mean to be responsible in an advising context? Will this model be adequate for online advising? Is it a pragmatic model? Are there conflicts within the model, i.e. is it always possible to be responsible to both the learner and the institution? Is the model conducive to purposeful advising?


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The NPOESS program was, at the outset, driven by a single imperative—convergence of weather measurements, which would eliminate duplication in observations in the early afternoon but maintain the same temporal robustness that characterized the combination of the Polar Operational Environmental Satellite and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. The cost savings from eliminating duplication could then be reallocated to improve weather observations and models.
By the mid-1990s, it was clear that NASA would not sustain a long-term, broad observation and informationprocessing program like the Earth Observing System (EOS); therefore, the community developed a new strategy for obtaining climate measurements from NPOESS. That led to a second NPOESS program imperative—operationalizing a climate observing system, which would enable sustained, long-term measurements for climate studies and other environmental issues. However, that was done after consideration of optical designs, orbits, and data systems needed for weather forecasts; additional requirements for climate were then added, and they invoked different objectives and thus requirements for optical designs, orbits, and other mission and instrument characteristics.
Attempting to satisfy the two imperatives simultaneously constituted a difficult challenge, both technically and programmatically. Part of the challenge arose from trying to balance the inherent mismatch of data requirements. Weather forecasts demand frequent observations and rapid data dissemination, but climate studies and research demand accurate and consistent long-term records. The added requirements of instrument stability and accuracy, driven by the more stringent climate requirements, placed additional challenges on the instruments. Moreover, the expanded mission's requirements to address climate and other environmental issues established demands for additional observations, such as ocean altimetry, which were themselves not weather-related. That expanded the scope of the mission, increased its complexity, and added to the pressure for larger platforms. Finally, although the mission of one of the operational partners (the Department of Commerce's NOAA) included climate and other broad environmental issues, the mission of the other (the Department of Defense's Air Force) did not. That led to conflicting priorities between the two agencies, which by law were required to share program costs on a 50–50 basis.
for which the dominant satellite-sensed signal is from the atmosphere, monthly viewing of the Moon is essential to quantify changes in sensor response.
In its interim report (NRC, 2005), this committee recommended that NOAA embrace its new mandate to understand climate variability and change by asserting national leadership in applying new approaches to generate and manage satellite CDRs, developing new community relationships, and ensuring long-term accuracy of satellite data records.4 The committee also noted that NOAA had stated its intention to create CDRs from data gathered by NPOESS. However, as detailed elsewhere in this report (see, for example, Tables 2.4 and 2.5 and discussions in Chapter 9), the NPOESS program has been substantially descoped to a focus only on "core" missions related to weather. Despite obvious consequent limitations on the utility of NPOESS for climate studies, some of the remaining instruments are potentially capable of producing CDRs if the requisite programs and facilities are in place. Therefore, the committee reiterates its previous recommendation (NRC, 2005, p. 8):
See NRC (2004a); see also testimony before the House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, House Committee on Science, by Mark R. Abbott, Dean, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, on July 24, 2002, available at http://gop.science.house.gov/hearings/ets02/jul24/abbott.htm.


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Private First Class Robert L. Wilson, USMC, (1921-1944)
Robert Lee Wilson was born on 21 May 1920 in Centralia, Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps from that state in September 1941. Following recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego, California, he went to the Pacific for combat duty against the Japanese. Between August 1942 and mid-1944, Wilson participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the bloody fight for Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands and the invasion of the Marianas. He also received promotion to Private First Class.
On 3 August 1944 Wilson was serving with the Second Battalion, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division in combat on Tinian Island, Marianas Group. While advancing through heavy underbrush to neutralize Japanese resistance, an enemy grenade suddenly landed amid his group of Marines. Warning his comrades, Wilson threw himself on the grenade, sacrificing his life to save the others. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" on this occasion, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Robert L. Wilson is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Centralia, Illinois.
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When his father relocates the family to Paradise to work for the mysterious Eden Corporation, Jack Barrett uncovers a sinister plot that threatens everyone he loves.
We accomplish extraordinary things when we do ordinary things together. This heartfelt and hopeful conviction led LSU professor Marybeth Lima to begin the LSU Community Playground Project in an attempt to involve her students in the larger Baton Rouge community. Fifteen years and over seven hundred students later, Building Playgrounds, Engaging Communities tells the story of the Playground Project s ongoing partnership with area public schools to build safe, fun, accessible, kid-designed playgrounds.Lima s experiences with the Playground Project range from outright failures to hard-won victories. Overcoming the challenges of working with scarce resources, Lima persevered despite many setbacks. Her accounts brim with hope, humor, and dedication.Building Playgrounds, Engaging Communities emphasizes the major impact people can have when they work together for the common good whether by building playgrounds, establishing neighborhood gardens, or having honest, respectful conversations. To this end, Lima provides an appendix with practical advice for local engagement. People wanting to get involved in their communities can use this book as a road map; those active in long-term endeavors can draw on it for ideas and inspiration.
Napalm, incendiary gel that sticks to skin and burns to the bone, came into the world on Valentine's Day 1942 at a secret Harvard war research laboratory. On March 9, 1945, it created an inferno that killed over 87,500 people in Tokyo—more than died in the atomic explosions at Hiroshima or Nagasaki. It went on to incinerate sixty-four of Japan's largest cities. The Bomb got the press, but napalm did the work.After World War II, the incendiary held the line against communism in Greece and Korea—Napalm Day led the 1950 counter-attack from Inchon—and fought elsewhere under many flags. Americans generally applauded, until the Vietnam War. Today, napalm lives on as a pariah: a symbol of American cruelty and the misguided use of power, according to anti-war protesters in the 1960s and popular culture from Apocalypse Now to the punk band Napalm Death and British street artist Banksy. Its use by Serbia in 1994 and by the United States in Iraq in 2003 drew condemnation. United Nations delegates judged deployment against concentrations of civilians a war crime in 1980. After thirty-one years, America joined the global consensus, in 2011.Robert Neer has written the first history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its morality.
At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile—the Volkswagen Beetle—was one of the most beloved in the world. Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology, politics and economics, and industrial design and advertising genius to reveal how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became an exceptional global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola.Beyond its quality and low cost, the Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of people across nations and cultures. In West Germany, it came to stand for the postwar "economic miracle" and helped propel Europe into the age of mass motorization. In the United States, it was embraced in the suburbs, and then prized by the hippie counterculture as an antidote to suburban conformity. As its popularity waned in the First World, the Beetle crawled across Mexico and Latin America, where it symbolized a sturdy toughness necessary to thrive amid economic instability.Drawing from a wealth of sources in multiple languages, The People's Car presents an international cast of characters—executives and engineers, journalists and advertisers, assembly line workers and car collectors, and everyday drivers—who made the Beetle into a global icon. The Beetle's improbable story as a failed prestige project of the Third Reich which became a world-renowned brand illuminates the multiple origins, creative adaptations, and persisting inequalities that characterized twentieth-century globalization.
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Can a passport be used as an identity document?The Italian passport is valid both as a travel document as well as an identity document and is valid for a period of 10 years. The Italian identity card is sufficient for travel by Italian nationals between European Union Member Countries.
What is the electronic passport?A document that, as of 26 October 2006, has replaced former passports and is issued in Italy by the Italian Police (Questura) and abroad at Italian diplomatic-consular missions. It is valid for 10 years for all countries whose governments are recognised by the Italian government, except in the case of eventual legal limitations. It uses modern technologies that offer a high standard of security such an anti-fraud device and computer chip containing the data of its possessor and of the issuing authority. It allows for periods of 90 days or less, for example, in the United States of America without the need for a visa.From 2009 onward the electronic passport chip also contains its bearer's fingerprints.
What types of passport are there?Ordinary: 32 pages: fee €44,66 48 pages: fee €45,62 Group: Application must be made by the group leader and it permits one single trip abroad by groups of no fewer than 5 and no more than 50 persons, and has a maximum duration of 4 months from the issue date.
What other fees are involved in addition to that of the passport?There are no other fees for travel within the countries of the European Union:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.Use of the Italian passport for travel to non-EU member countries is subject to an annual government tax of €40,29 corresponding to the application of a consular stamp (when abroad) or proof of purchase on-line (contrassegno telematico). The stamp or proof of purchase are to be applied only in case of actual departure and are valid for 365 days from the initial date of issuance; for years subsequent to expiration of the initial stamp, the point of expiration becomes the day/month in which the passport was originally issued.
What is the procedure for obtaining an Italian passport?Apply to the authorised consulate. The procedures adopted by the individual consulates may vary, but it is, in any case, it is necessary to:
Is it possible to apply for or renew my Italian passport at a consulate where I am not a resident?Yes, but in that case it is necessary to obtain a clearance (nulla osta) from:the police (Questura) where you are a resident for citizens residing in Italy, andauthorised consulate for citizens residing in other consular jurisdictions.
I am abroad and my Italian passport has been lost or stolen. What do I need to do?In the case of a lost or stolen passport or identity card it is always advisable to report it to the local authorities in order to avoid any eventual responsibility for it's being used illegally by a third party.You can contact the authorised consular authority which will then be able to issue a new document or a temporary one for re-entry into Italy. In any case, it will be necessary to submit 2 passport-style photos and, where possible, the police report and any other document that will help the consulate identify you (personal tax number (codice fiscal), health service card, drivers license, ID's issued by other ministries, etc.)
How can parents obtain an Italian passport for their minor children or have a minor included on theirs? Application can be made, using the special form, even by one parent on the condition that the other provides written consent either on the same form or in a separate statement. The application can be submitted in person, by mail (where required) or through a third party duly appointed as proxy in writing.
What is written consent and how is it to be submitted?Written consent for the issuance and/or renewal of a child's passport is necessary when a person has minor children, regardless of the citizenship or residence of the parents or whether that they are married or not.It must also be submitted in writing by the other parent.
What if the parent required to submit written consent is not an EU citizen?In that case the parent's signature has to be authenticated.
What if the other parent is unable or refuses to submit written consent?In that case it is possible to appeal to the consular office in writing. Once the case has been reviewed in the interests of the minor, the Consul, as tutelary judge, or the competent authority in the minor's place of residence can authorise issuance of the passport also in the absence of the other parent's written consent.
What kind of passport do I need to enter the USA?The following passports are valid for entry into the United States of America without a visa, therefore taking advantage of the Visa Waiver Program:
To take advantage of the "Visa Waiver Program" it is necessary to:
In the absence of one of these requirements it is necessary to obtain a visa. Remember that your passport must be valid, and its expiration date must fall after the date that you plan to return to Italy. Failure to leave the USA within the 90-day period could compromise your ability to take advantage of this program in the future.Minors are allowed to take advantage of the Visa Waiver Program only if they are in possession of their own individual passport. It is necessary to obtain a visa for any length of stay in the USA for minors listed only on a parent's passport.
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Senator Ted Kennedy is to be conferred the honorary title of "Sir Ted" by Her Majesty the Queen.
I'm told that Gordon Brown will use his speech to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday to make the announcement of the Senator's elevation to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) to mark his "services to the US-UK relationship and Northern Ireland". For decades the now ailing Senator from Massachusetts, 77, was a vehement critic of the British presence in Northern Ireland and worked hard to sever it from the rest of the United Kingdom. Some British diplomats viewed him as an enabler of the IRA...
The gesture by Mr Brown is, of course, part of the Prime Minister's courtship of President Barack Obama. The "lion of the Senate", first elected in 1962, broke ranks with the rest of the Democratic establishment in February last year to endorse Mr Obama over Hillary Clinton.
I thought Gordon's team running round the White House begging for Gordon to be acknowledge that he is "Besty Friends" with The Messiah was embarrassing enough but for our Glorious Empire's name to be dragged so low; and it has been dragged fairly low before but this is a new low; by being used to bribe the Obamaweenies by rewarding the murderous old fraud for his years of bile and hate is stomach churning.


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