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I just got this book and gave it a quick look through and it is exactly what I was hoping for. I have been a martial artist for 23 years and a kettlebell devotee since Pavel and Dragondoor burst on the scene years ago. As I have gotten older (now almost 45) I have become more and more…Read More
"Get Strong is a phenomenal program. In this book, the Kavadlo Brothers will guide you from the very beginning and help you build a proper foundation. From there, they'll gradually progress you through four phases of strength, giving you the progressions and programing details to take you beyond what you ever thought possible."
—MARK SISSON, author of The Primal Blueprint
"To be strong is one thing, to teach strength is another. The Kavadlo brothers embody both. They explain everything in great detail, while providing clear images of them using the world as their gym."
—ED CHECO, founder and CEO of Barstarzz
"I have read every word the brothers have written at least a dozen times, and there is no doubt about it—this is definitely the best book they have ever produced. Both the brothers teamed up for this one, and the elite-level calisthenics knowledge and passion these men have accumulated over decades of training and coaching at the highest level really shows on every page.
It's got all the programming you need to get to the highest possible level of bodyweight strength, plus, it's full of the wisdom and tactics you need to be able to apply that programming. I am very, very excited to see what students of bodyweight strength—newcomers and old dogs—are gonna be able to achieve with this book!!"
—PAUL "COACH" WADE, author of Convict Conditioning
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Where do you belong on the strength continuum? And where do you want to be?
Too often, we know what we should be doing to gain strength, but we lack direction, a plan, motivation and intelligent guidance to make appreciable gains over the long haul. We have no real goal, no proper focus and therefore underachieve—going nowhere with our strength…
Get Strong is a guidebook for those who are dissatisfied with their current rate of progress—and who want to effect lasting changes, fast…
Your great advantage with the Get Strong program is the intelligent realism of its plan. While the Kavadlo brothers have achieved supreme feats of calisthenics strength—like the one-arm pull up, the human flag and the back lever—they have also spent decades helping thousands of clients meet and often exceed their training goals.
And you can see from their photographs that their choice of exercise regimens has resulted in beyond spectacular physiques. With the Kavadlos' strategies you get strength and looks in one awesome package.
So, you can consider the Kavadlos curators of not only the most effective bodyweight exercises, but also the programming needed to extract the full juice from those chosen drills.
As experienced architects and constructors of strength, the Kavadlos know what it takes to advance from absolute newbie to elite practitioner. The Kavadlos also know how to strip things down to their essentials—to get the most out of the least, the biggest bang for the buck…
You'll discover what key exercises in what exact progressions will give you the best results in the fastest, safest time.
Get Strong guides you through four major phases of strength, using a construction analogy: Foundation, Brick and Mortar, Concrete and Iron and Forged Steel. Just follow the master architects' blueprint as drawn—and you cannot fail but to grow a stronger and better-looking body. It's inevitable!
When you graduate from Phase 3, Concrete and Iron, you will already possess a beastly level of functional strength—with a body to match.
When you graduate from Phase 4, Forged From Steel, you will be at a world elite level for pound-for-pound strength. And the beauty of it all: you can do it!
Once You've Got Strong, Then What?
Once you have completed the Get Strong 16-week transformation program, you won't want to stop and rest on your laurels. Because it's all too easy to let entropy take over and to start sliding. Or, perhaps you need a helping hand to complete the program…
The Kavadlos have anticipated your needs beautifully with Part II, Stay Strong.
First, Al borrows from his Ask Al blog formula and answers most of the questions you are likely to have about the 16-week program. Here's where to go if you're stuck in any manner whatsoever…
Then Doctor Danny delivers the Dos and Don'ts of "right conduct" in the quest for bodily fame and fortune. Preach it Danny! Invaluable tips from a man who seen just about everything in the training world, from good to bad to ugly…
Next, we have a dynamite set of Supplemental Exercises you'll want to mix in at some stage. All those Kavadlo favorites that didn't make the cut for one reason or another in the 16-week program: like muscle-ups, flags, dips…
Want variety in your workouts? Sure thing, the Brothers deliver the goods in Supplemental Workouts…
Hungry for more variety still? Partner Exercises are an awesome way to add fun and challenge to your calisthenics. The Brothers share some of their most iconic moves with you—with some mind-boggling displays of strength.
The Kavadlos are two of the most esteemed and influential article writers on the web. As a glorious Bonus Section in Get Strong they have each reworked their five favorite articles to immortalize them in print. Frankly, these ten wisdom-saturated articles are worth the price of admission alone…
I just got this book and gave it a quick look through and it is exactly what I was hoping for. I have been a martial artist for 23 years and a kettlebell devotee since Pavel and Dragondoor burst on the scene years ago. As I have gotten older (now almost 45) I have become more and more interested in calisthenics to compliment my kettlebell and martial arts training. However, I never get anywhere because I didn't have a real progression to follow. This book addresses that perfectly. I have Al's other books on stretching and pull ups and push ups and I can see how with the system in Get Strong I can apply it to every exercise in all the other books, too. And it's worth mentioning that not only is the information great, but these books are artistically pleasing to look at, and Al and Danny are great characters. But mostly, you can tell these two guys love what they do and are all about getting stronger and having fun, how can you not like them and want to support their work? I am really looking forward to going through the entire program as it's written and seeing where it will take me. I am confident that between 45 and 90 I will be in my best shape ever!!
This book is a true masterful piece of reference material from the brothers Kavadlo. If you're at all considering a bodyweight workout programme then look no further. It contains a 16 week programme (although most will find it takes a lot longer to complete the programme). Each exercise is explained both in text and with images of the Kavadlo's performing them. There's also a section on Top Tips and a Q&A section. I've been following this programme for nearly 18 months now and it works. Suitable for all ages and all levels of strength & fitness. Thanks to Danny & Al for a great workout book.
I can't say enough good things. The phased workout sequence is excellent to work through, especially if you are someone who doesn't want to think about putting a workout together. If you do want to mix it up, there are plenty of great and challenging supplemental movements to add. I'm 52, and found Get Strong and Convict Conditioning and Pavel and all the rest only about a year ago. But it's changed my life. I was squatting heavy and all that, but my mobility was terrible and I always felt like I had aches in my back, tight hamstrings, etc. etc.. No more. I feel stronger, have much better flexibility, core strength, control, and balance. Life is great! Get Strong is essential. I have bought this as gifts for many people, and recommended it to many friends, folks at the climbing gym and anyone else who will listen!
I'm currently working through GET STRONG with my pre-teen kids. They're following the GET STRONG program in addition to their sports, dance and other activities, and I'm layering it on top of martial arts and other workouts (currently mainly CrossCore Hardcore and DVRT sandbags). We try to workout together, but sometimes I work with one then the other. We're repeating Phase 1 Week 3 because each of them failed one (different) aspect of the Phase 1 test. They want to proceed on the other exercises, but so far I'm having us stick exactly to the program. Not sure how long that will last if they fail the same tests again, but seem ready to progress on the other exercises. I don't want to hold them back in areas where they excel, but mixing and matching might get a little confusing, especially since they'd be doing different exercises remedially. I've read through the whole book twice, and I think the program makes a lot of sense. I might have named the weeks "steps" or something similar, because I'm not sure we're going to make some of those progressions in just a week later on, but that is a minor quibble. I've been surprised at how much Phase 1 has helped my kids. Some things have improved very quickly for them! It hasn't been much of a challenge for me yet, but it does help work out the kinks left over from my other workouts. I trust that it's laying the groundwork for some of the later phases where there are exercises that I only dream of today. In my head I keep comparing this book to Convict Conditioning, which I read through and spent some time working on a few years ago, but never really committed to. I like them both, but working with my kids through GET STRONG and following the exact program has kept me on track better.
Purchased this book because 10 years of jiu jitsu has left my body broken and sore and unable to take weight lifting too seriously. In one month's time using this book, i've made noticeable gains in my strength, endurance and balance. The concepts are pretty simple to follow and the progressions make sense. I'm no stranger to pull ups and push ups but this book as well additional material from the Kavadlo brothers has waken me up to the positive aspects of training body weight exclusively. The workouts are pretty short as ive never taken more than 40 minutes to complete one and im currently on stage 3, so this is also great for someone on a tight schedule. A+ material.
Purchased this book 10 days ago. Was excited to start exercising outside of the gym. In just a week I can tell this program is going to get the strength results and advances I'm looking for. As a heavier guy (240lb) chins and pull-ups have long been my nemesis. The gradual approach presented by the Kavadlo brothers in this latest book is ideal for myself. I admit, I did skip phase one. I believe phase one is targeted to those who have very little to no strength training experience, but as the book states, the program caters for all and some will benefit from phase one. I am using the program as a template, mixing up the routines and also adding other exercises or altering the exercises, implementing gym rings and extra reps where possible.As far as progress so far, it's hard to comment much after a week, though in just that short a time my chin ups are seeming much easier each day. I have always been a skeptic of bodyweight workouts, but I feel with consistency and constant progression that this program WILL get you strong! The brothers know their stuff, and are both living proof that it works, and works well. If your looking to get out of the boring, sweaty gym and obtain functional, legitimate strength gains then this book is for you.
I think I have all of the Kavadlo Brother's books and Get Strong is my favorite! Everything is explained incredibly well and as with all of their books, the photos are extremely helpful in making sure you're performing the exercises correctly. I have both the actual book as well as the digital version so I can follow the program on my phone and workout at the park down the street from my house or even on my lunch break at work. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get strong with an easy to follow program. Thanks again Al and Danny, you guys are the best!
This book is fantastic! I am a big believer in body weight exercises and using simple equipment to become fit and strong. This book provides an incredible amount of guidance. Every phase is a well thought out progression so that you will achieve the final stage. The progression of difficulty is so easy to follow that you can adjust each phase to suit your own needs. For example for phase 1, I could do all the exercises well except the active hang. So I progressed all my exercises to phase 2 except the active hang. I didn't give up and I could do the active hang for the required amount of time. I still completed the phase 1 test to officially do phase 2.Everything in this book is achievable and you must have the drive and patience to allow your body to adjust and develop. I, personally, will take more than 16 weeks to complete the program but I look forward to my journey.
I've been studying calisthenics for several years now and have a few books from Al already. After reading the book and testing myself, I was able to start further along in the phases. That said, I had hit a few plateaus and have annihilated them after following the remaining phases. These two guys are no joke. The course is so well written and 100% effective. I'm beyond happy to have this book in my arsenal.
My 12 year old son loves this program. The pictures of Al and Danny doing crazy strength stunts sold him on starting the program and the tangible results he's seen after 6 weeks are keeping him motivated to continue. This is also great father and son time since we workout together. My son claims he's stronger on the basketball and tennis courts and he can't wait until soccer starts up again in the fall.A couple of notes to parents if you're looking at this book for your child. One, do the workout with him/her no matter what level you're at. I simply substitute harder variations or exercises for myself as appropriate. Two, if your child is new to working out, spend the first couple of weeks working on the groove for each exercise and don't worry about numbers. After two weeks, buy log books for yourself and your child and let your child record and plan their own workouts. My son has really taken ownership of his progress through recording each workout and planning the next. Three, you may need to explain up front that a "week may not be a week". Six weeks in my son is just completing week 2. He's actually at week 4 or beyond on everything but pushups but those have been coming along slowly for him. I wish they had labelled them step 1...step 16 instead of by week, but this is a minor quibble. But setting expectations up front is very important so your child won't get discouraged if they can't hit the week 1 numbers after 3 workouts.I'm somewhere in phase 2 or phase 3 depending on the exercises and I can't wait until my son catches and surpasses me. At 55 I can still make progress but it won't be as fast as my son. Thanks Al and Danny for making me do the bridging progressions.This book is just the ticket to introduce your child to physical culture with a minimum of expense, equipment and time. Get Strong uses well thought out progressions to strengthen the entire body. Do yourself and your kid a favor, do Get Strong with them and it will give you both gifts that keep giving for a lifetime.
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With snow predicted by Thanksgiving, it's not too early to think about emergency preparedness in winter, money-saving ideas and energy efficiency.
'Tis the season. For drafty windows. Snowstorms. And mice looking for warm homes.
That may be a cup-half-empty perspective. But with snow predicted by Thanksgiving, it's not too early to think about emergency preparedness, money-saving ideas and energy efficiency.
Not that any true New Englanders would be surprised by any of this.
"We do pretty good," Gene Arters, director of Norwich Emergency Management, said of the region's know-how and practicality in the cold weather months.
Still, Massachusetts residents were surprised by an ice storm last year. And it never hurts to plan ahead and take inventory.
Coping tips
Here's a refresher, especially at a time when people are under greater financial pressure:
Anyone who is not on automatic home heating oil delivery should not allow oil tanks to drop below halfway, so homeowners don't get stuck without heat during a storm, Arters said.
Arters fears residents who have electricity shut off or can't pay for oil will use gas ovens, an illegal and dangerous move because of the carbon monoxide risk.
Elderly residents should maintain a two-day supply of prescriptions.
All residents should stockpile 72 hours of groceries and emergency supplies.
People who must work during snowstorms should pick a route known to co-workers and family and stick to it so people know where to look if the vehicle becomes stuck.
Residents should obey parking bans (a weakness in the region, Arters said).
Mice invaders
Shane Schmid, manager at Browning and Lee Hardware store in Colchester, said he has seen more customers than usual this year asking for material to seal up their homes from mice. He's not sure why, but "anything you can put a pinkie through, mice can fit."
Schmid recommends expansion foam and steel wool to plug the holes.
Schmid also recommends people insulate their water pipes, insulate their windows with thin, clear sheets of plastic, apply removable caulking where necessary, and install door sweeps — among other energy-saving measures — to prevent heat loss.
"If you can slide a dollar under your door, you might as well, because that's where your heat is escaping," he said.
1. Update emergency contacts.
2. Put emergency kits at home and in the car.
3. Don't put off home maintenance. Replace the furnace filter, clean out the fireplace and fill the propane tank.
4. Make sure vehicles are serviced.
5. Keep pets in mind and stock up for them, too.
Supply list:
Home: Nonperishable food and water, blankets, firewood, first aid kit, medications, flashlight and battery-operated radio.
Car: Blanket, de-icer, fold-up shovel, light sticks, hand/foot warmers, water, flashlight and a first aid kit, food items such as energy bars.
Office: Extra set of clothes, toiletries and other conveniences may help if a storm blows in while you are working.
Source: GateHouse News Service
Tips: saving energy Let the sunshine in
Open drapes and let the sun heat your home for free. Close them again at sundown so they help insulate your place.
Rearrange your rooms
Move your furniture around so that you are sitting near interior walls — exterior walls and older windows are likely to be drafty. Don't sit in the draft.
Keep it shut
Traditional fireplaces are energy losers. It is best not to use them because they pull heated air out of the house and up the chimney.
When the fireplace is not in use, make absolutely sure the damper is closed.
If you decide not to use a fireplace, block off the chimney with a piece of rigid insulation from the hardware store that fits snugly into the space (dampers don't shut fully without some leaking).
Source: www.consumerenergycenter.org
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I am a physics student from the University of Copenhagen, with a passion for photography. I especially work with macro photography, but also experiment with a wide range of other techniques.
I love colors, and enjoy working with strong contrasts. I have several of my own photos around my apartment at home, and love to start a new day with looking at strong colors - it makes me happy.
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When speaking to a professional builder the first thing he will check on any car build is what went on "behind the scenes." What effort was put into making the bodywork flawless is equally as important as using superior supplies and equipment. On more than one occasion I have noticed builders checking out how the sheetmetal was treated underneath the carpeting, as this will give them a clue on how well the entire project was thought out and handled.
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IIRC, there already was a SCOTUS decision approving the Civil Asset Forefeiture.Thomas did not mince words. The legal justifications offered in defense of civil asset forfeiture, he pointed out, cannot be squared with the text of the Constitution, which "presumably would require the [Supreme Court] to align its distinct doctrine governing civil forfeiture with its doctrines governing other forms of punitive state action and property deprivation." Those other doctrines, Thomas noted, impose significant checks on the government, such as heightened standards of proof, numerous procedural safeguards, and the right to a trial by jury. By contrast, civil asset forfeiture proceedings provide no such constitutional protections. Thomas left little doubt that when the proper case came before him, he would rule civil asset forfeiture unconstitutional.
If Sessions did, I'd worry about Thomas' health.Attorney General Sessions should take Justice Thomas' words to heart.


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.
- "The Draught of Living Death brings upon its drinker a very powerful sleep that can last indefinitely. This draught is very dangerous if not used with caution ... This is an extremely dangerous potion. Execute with maximum caution."
- —Abstract from Advanced Potion-Making[src]
The Draught of Living Death is an extremely powerful sleeping draught, sending the drinker into a deathlike slumber. Its effects are similar to suspended animation. This draught is an advanced potion, taught to sixth year N.E.W.T. students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
A wizard prince once used the Wiggenweld Potion to awaken a princess who had been given the Draught of Living Death by the Hag Leticia Somnolens. The prince first put some of the Wiggenweld Potion on his lips and then kissed the princess, causing her to awaken from her death-like slumber.
At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students are required to attempt this potion in their sixth year N.E.W.T. class. In 1976 Severus Snape and his classmates attended this potion, as in 1996 Horace Slughorn commented on the excellent job he did. In 1996 Harry Potter's attempt at brewing this potion went rather well, as at the time he had the assistance of the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making. Harry succeeded in turning the potion to the idealistic shade of pale lilac that signals the half-way stage. None of his other classmates succeeded in this, which hints at the complexity and advanced nature of the potion.
The potion is difficult to concoct, since Hermione Granger, a very talented potion-maker, who managed to concoct Polyjuice Potion (which was in no small way a difficult potion to make) in her second year, had trouble doing it in her sixth. Indeed, Horace Slughorn states that only once before in his career was a student (presumably Severus Snape, the Half-Blood Prince whose bookmarked instructions deviated from the potion-making process made a far more effective draught than any other student, though this was never confirmed) able to brew a mostly finished draught in only a single hour.
Brewing instructions
- "The Draught of Living Death is a very powerful sleeping potion that can be made by adding powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood"
- —Description[src]
The following recipe can be followed to brew this potion:[1]
- Add the Infusion of Wormwood.
- Add the powdered root of asphodel.
- Stir twice clockwise.
- Add the sloth brain.
- Add the Sopophorous bean's juice.
- Stir seven times anti-clockwise.
Severus Snape's notes
- The Sopophorous bean should be crushed with a silver dagger, not cut, as it releases juices more efficiently in that manner.
- 13 Sopophorous beans should be used, rather than 12.
- Stir anticlockwise seven times and clockwise once instead.
Notable examples
The Wiggenweld Potion is capable of reversing the effects of the Draught. The Hag Leticia Somnolens used the Draught in an attempt to kill a princess who made her jealous. A wizard prince who placed Wiggenweld Potion on his lips revived the princess with a kiss.
Gethsemane Prickle brewed a Draught of Living Death to help subdue a Mountain Troll that had escaped from Percival Shacklehorn's tent into London, England.[2]
Behind the scenes
- "I dare say that one drop would kill us all."
- —Horace Slughorn on Harry Potter's potion[src]
- This potion is briefly mentioned in first year, though they did not create it until five years later. It was never really used in either case.
- In the first film, it is called "The Draught of the Living Dead".
- In the sixth film, Slughorn tests the potions by placing a leaf into each; when he places it into Harry's, the leaf disintegrates. He also states that it was "so perfect one drop would kill us all"; this was likely an exaggeration because the potion is a sleeping potion not a poison.
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- Leave the water and salt to rest for five minutes.
- Slowly pour all the water into the cauldron.
- With your left hand use the graduated cylinder to obtain 40 fl.oz. of essence of wormwood.
- With your right hand hold the cauldron at a slight angle and pour ten drops (20 fl.oz.) of essence of wormwood.
- Now with your left hand hold the cauldron at a slightly different angle and pour another ten drops of wormwood essence.
- Chop three Valerian roots into small squared pieces. After cutting place it in a beaker with water. Leave it to settle for five minutes. Your potion should now be resembling a smooth blackcurrant-coloured liquid.
- Carefully pour the Sopophorous bean's juice into the cauldron
- Add seven drops of the reduced liquid from the beaker; make sure there are no traces or fragments of Valerian root.
- Stir the potion ten times clockwise; your potion should now be turning a light shade of lilac.
- With your right hand stir the potion counterclockwise until the potion turns as clear as water; every stir should take approximately two and a half seconds.
- Slowly put in seven square pieces of Valerian root.
- Stir the potion ten times counterclockwise.
- Add one hundred and fifty fl.oz. of powdered root of asphodel.
- Hold the cauldron with your right hand; with your left hand gently stir the potion ten times counterclockwise and eight times clockwise.
- Leave the potion to settle for two and a half minutes.
- Add one small piece of Valerian root.
- Your potion should turn to a pale pink colour; the preparation is now complete.
- In the film, the following equipment is necessary:
- Standard size cauldron (presumably pewter)
- 150 fl.oz beaker
- 50 fl.oz. graduated cylinder
- Standard test tube
- 250 fl.oz. measuring cup
- Stirring rod
- Dropper
- The Nintendo DS version of the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince gives this recipe, as altered by the Half-Blood Prince:
- Shake vial of moondew and replace.
- Heat cauldron to the marked temperature.
- Pour moondew into cauldron. Potion should turn pink.
- Pour sloth brain into cauldron. Potion should turn cyan.
- Add flower heads to cauldron. Potion should turn green.
- Stir potion until blue.
- It remains unclear if the student who once brewed a mostly-finished draught in Horace's class was Severus Snape (owner of Harry Potter's copy of Advanced Potion-Making) or Lily Evans (who Slughorn claimed to be a dab hand at Potions), although judging that this was affirmed only in the film is more likely that Slughorn was refering to Severus.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned in deleted scene)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Scholastic Official Site
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World - Case 2: Act 3


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by Over The Edge Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:12
One of the essays from 'Mentioning The War' is now available on the Irish Left Review
by Over The Edge Fri Apr 13, 2012 18:14
Dublin launch poster
by Over The Edge Thu Apr 19, 2012 23:40
Kevin Higgins's 'Mentioning the War: Essays & Reviews (1999-2011)' recently published by Salmon Poetry today featured in four Albanian national daily newspapers.
by Enver the Envious Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:53
I remember the British comedian Alexei Sayle interviewed some time ago -- on the Parkinson show I believe it was - about his years in the Maoist movement in the UK. In the seventies Sayle was a member of a British Maoist group that supported the hard-line Maoist orthodoxy of Albania's president, Enver Hoxha. Come rain hail or shine , Sayle and his extremely small band of comrades used to sell an "anti-revisionist" Maoist newspaper outside factory gates in the Liverpool area . Or rather not sell them the papers were almost wholly subsidized from Albania, and according to Sayle, nobody in England outside of the party ever bought a copy more than once - most ended up being dumped. The copies that werent dumped were sent over to Albania - for reasons that only became clear to Sayle some years later after he quit the party. The comedian told Parkinson how mortified he had felt on seeing an articulate English-speaking Albanian refugee interviewed on the TV one evening. The dissident explained how, while in detention for anti-state activities, prisoners were regularly shown copies of the English paper that Sayle had been trying to sell to the British working class .As part of their compulsory re-education program, prisoners were told that the pro-Albanian Maoist perspective of the paper was typical of the views held by workers in England at the time.
by reader Wed Jun 06, 2012 15:15
what's albanian for "load of self important bollocks" or "vanishing up your own arse"?
by orwell fan Wed Jun 06, 2012 15:20
"His writing is overtly political in a way that draws comparison with George Orwell "
by wageslave - (personal capacity) Wed Jun 06, 2012 15:41
brought to you by Kevin "hypocrite" Higgins
by non-contrarian Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:48
I posted a comment here yesterday . It was deleted by editors with the reason "troll" . A few minutes ago I attempted to post it again . It was taken down within seconds . Why ?
by wageslave - (personal capacity) Thu Jun 07, 2012 17:36
Tomeile comes here to try to create divisions among the various groups on the left and foment trouble with his lies. He has a specific agenda to try and cause problems on this site and such behaviour is in keeping with the actions of a paid provocateur.
by wageslave - (personal capacity) Thu Jun 07, 2012 18:55
Re: a few examples of articles onSyria :
by non-contrarian Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:35
In her defence of "respected activist" Yassmine Mather , editor wageslave yesterday made the assertion that my "behaviour" in trying to "split the left" is consistent with the modus operandi of a paid agent provocateur . My reply was censored . Here it is again
more of the same Tom. Are you REALLY on the same side when all you ever seem to do is undermine it??by wageslave - (personal capacity) Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:59
by indyreader Sat Jun 09, 2012 21:34
non-contrarian, it seems to me rather than blaming indymedia, you should join the SWP / IAWM and as a member, go along to their meetings and properly highlight your concerns directly with the groups themselves.
by Over The Edge Sun Jun 10, 2012 17:05
Attached is the text of Clare Daly's speech at the launch of 'Mentioning the War' at the Irish Writers' Centre in Dublin on Wednesday.
text of speech by Clare Daly T.D. at Dublin launch of Mentioning the War 0.17 Mb
by venus - sbu Tue Jun 12, 2012 15:11
Thanks for bringing the thread back on subject . I just had a quick read of Clare's speech, which I found to be quite fair and not authoritarian in any way . Hopefully there is some reconciliation going on between the Galway bard and his former party ? I will respond to Ms Daly's speech later , but would like to add what I hope will be seen as a constructive comment on the other matter raised on this thread .
by Over The Edge Tue Jun 12, 2012 16:09
Clare Daly launch speech now available on Irish Left Review
by tomeilewatch Tue Jun 12, 2012 17:52
"If an anti-trolling law was in operation in Ireland , it could be the way to deal with indymedia's resident troll ."
by JoeMc Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:28
Wageslave says that I post editorial comments on the site knowing that this is not allowed. That is true, but she will also know that I have tried to bring my concerns to the editorial lists on many occasions only to have the board use scurrilous lies they invent about me to justify not responding to me.
by wageslave - (personal capacity) Wed Jun 13, 2012 17:30
JoeMc / Tom, I'm glad you have posted information on madhi al harati.
by JoeMc Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:57
Wageslave, Ive told you before that Im not making personal attacks on anybody here . But, no, I havent got your bourgeois reformulation of this sites original revolutionary intent : from an activist site dedicated to the passionate telling of the truth into an open publishing facility to the public so they can publish news stories on the web and get them read with minimal barriers, cost and effort. Also, for me, this is a serious ,on-the-record discussion between political enemies, and not a bun fight . Lets keep that discussion in the third person as much as possible.
by wageslave - (personal capacity) Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:49
by Over The Edge Wed Nov 28, 2012 01:11
Kevin Doyle reviews 'Mentioning the War: Essays & Reviews (1999-2011)' by Kevin Higgins in the current issue of The Irish Anarchist Review, the magazine of the Workers Solidarity Movement http://www.mentioningthewar.blogspot.ie/2012/11/irish-a....html


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"When it comes to economic issues, this Summit will again be big on proclamation but risks being largely ineffectual when it comes to immediate measures that make a difference on the ground," wrote El-Erian (left) in a comment published by Fortune at CNNMoney.com. "Not so for the Federal Reserve, where even a bland outcome can make a difference."
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At the Arnolfo, a love of good food is a family affair. In a Medieval palace in his native Tuscany, Gaetano Trovato revisits the traditional with a modern cuisine based on local, organic products.
Gaetano Trovato takes pride in supporting new farming ventures developing in his region. Daily, he sources his kitchen from the new generation of local, environmentally aware farmers. It is a close relationship, and he encourages them not only to grow specific organic products but to prioritise quality. But his quest for excellence goes further, and he teaches at the Alma National School of Italian Cuisine, passing on his culinary knowledge and experience. He also takes part in charity dinners, supporting organisations that support the disadvantaged. This is a Chef with a taste for helping others.