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I am really glad that Colin bought me this beer, I was getting so thirsty under this sun all day. — at Playa de Sabinillas.
The Humans have taken me to see the Straits of Gibraltar with the mountains of Morocco in the distance. — in Andalucia, Spain
Up in Benahavis, in the hills, I found this small jungle to play in and as soon as I started climbing this big butterfly landed on me, gave me quite a fright at first, the humans said it was a little butterfly but look at the size of it on my arm. — in Benahavís, Andalucia, Spain.
From their website -
A self titled EP recorded in late 2006 offered the first documentation of the Modern Cliches sound. The recording followed a sparky appearance at the Reading Festival in August of that year - The Modern Cliches having stormed to a festival slot at a Battle of the Bands at Oxford’s Zodiac Club.
A prominent, and well-acclaimed, live presence in the Midlands and London followed, with support slots for Reverend and the Makers, Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong, Royworld, and hip-hop artist Scroobius Pip, amongst others. Gigs at the Oxford Carling Academy, and various headlining shows, most notably at Storm in Leicester Square, and at a heaving Hope and Anchor, offered further exposure. The song ‘Sharp Suits & Dirty Handshakes’ featured on Jamie Oliver’s BBQ Special, including a live performance on set in July 2007.
The Cliches returned to the studio in December 2007 and with the assistance of producer and engineer Sadegh Hakimi at Prism Music Studio, Bicester, Oxon, the sessions spawned the rampant single ‘You Don’t Know What You Want To Be’, as well as an EP that reflects the band’s development with a fresh, and heavier sound. The EP caught the attention of Crash Records and discussions are under way for this track to be released as a downloadable single via Universal Digital/Crash Records later in 2008. Awash with space, Tarantino-style guitars, and poignant chord changes, the record has an air of sophistication and refinement, reflecting a desire to develop and progress to the very highest level.
From their website -
A self titled EP recorded in late 2006 offered the first documentation of the Modern Cliches sound. The recording followed a sparky appearance at the Reading Festival in August of that year - The Modern Cliches having stormed to a festival slot at a Battle of the Bands at Oxford’s Zodiac Club.
A prominent, and well-acclaimed, live presence in the Midlands and London followed, with support slots for Reverend and the Makers, Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong, Royworld, and hip-hop artist Scroobius Pip, amongst others. Gigs at the Oxford Carling Academy, and various headlining shows, most notably at Storm in Leicester Square, and at a heaving Hope and Anchor, offered further exposure. The song ‘Sharp Suits & Dirty Handshakes’ featured on Jamie Oliver’s BBQ Special, including a live performance on set in July 2007.
The Cliches returned to the studio in December 2007 and with the assistance of producer and engineer Sadegh Hakimi at Prism Music Studio, Bicester, Oxon, the sessions spawned the rampant single ‘You Don’t Know What You Want To Be’, as well as an EP that reflects the band’s development with a fresh, and heavier sound. The EP caught the attention of Crash Records and discussions are under way for this track to be released as a downloadable single via Universal Digital/Crash Records later in 2008. Awash with space, Tarantino-style guitars, and poignant chord changes, the record has an air of sophistication and refinement, reflecting a desire to develop and progress to the very highest level.
They found me a park to play in, the swings are great but I want to go higher but I cannot hang on — at Playa de Sabinillas.
Time for the see saw now but Colin got on the other end and it will not move now. — at Playa de Sabinillas.
Mounting an airborne attack from the top of a tower, the Broken Promise crew tries to retake their ship, commandeered (yet again) by bugbear pirates!
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bourgeois CPM. The party's agony is best illustrated in a laborious piece written by its .
general secretary Prakash Karat in the party organ People's Democracy; to convince the .
cadre that after all the comrade brand of capitalism is slightly different from the common .
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place capitalism being practiced by the mainstream political formations. .
For its allies and the hardcore communists, there is something more than meets the eye with .
the recent revisionist adventures undertaken by the CPM top brass. The CPM's first brush with power at .
the centre has embarrassingly exposed the Surjit brand of pragmatic power play, whlch his disciples .
now at the helm are pursuing with gusto. But this has taken a tragic toll on tile public image and .
morale of the party. .
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That this was brought to a disturbingly sharp focus by the 25-day-long fast by .
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata is only a part of the story. The .
open and acrimonious internecine war in the Kerala CPM between its own Chief Minister V .S. Achutanandan and the organisational wing led by Pinaray Vijayan has now become the most Kerala has for long been considered arguably the laboratory of the proletarian democracy. Here entertaining political cock fight in Kerala history. .
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ancestral property, particularly his family temple. In another instance, according to a report in Indian job. Later she was persuaded to rejoin duties, in the face of widespread commotion the report .
found the atmosphere so unbearable that she went on a long leave with the intention of quitting the on Lavlin kickback inquiry, ADB loan, waste of public money for furnishing ministers' bungalows and generated. These are trivial compared to the public sparrings between the CM and the party secretary In Kerala, Vijayan is considered the darling of the elitist globalization lobby, like Buddhr:~deb.
interference in police administration. .
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Chief Minister had claimed with a flourish that he was ready to hand over the entire 997 projects like two SEZ by Salim Group, which need an acquisition of 10,000 acres of land have sparked off a new wave of protest. The question is, why should the government take upon itself the job of acquiring agricultural land for private sector industrializations? Conventional Marxian wisdom should have been that if somebody wants to set up industry, he should be asked to buy the land at market rate. There is no public cause involved in a private sector company setting up units for making profit, for the government to forcefully acquire and hand over multi-crop farm land. Perhaps the CPM is atoning for its dubious anti-development politics of the past. Only two years ago, Kerala destroyed by CPM lumpens, under the leadership of Achutanandan, as a punishment for shifting from witnessed a CPM putsch when thousands of acres of cash crops owned by poor farmers were forcibly .
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opposed to the ADB loan, but, the minister in the Left Front government, Joyal to Vijayan, signed the .
deal, without getting a clearance from the Chief tvlinister, who is openly opposed to ADB loan. The minister did not take cabinet approval, but Vijayan is in·sisting tn.at the dollar 221.2 million loan for practically no controf over his own ministers who are taking orders from party headquarters. urqan. infrastructure was cleared after discussing with the Chief tvlrnister. In fact, the Chief Minister has The CPM dilemma is both exciting and understandable. It is the only party that in the past was largely successful in ingraining its political manifesto into grassroots governance. In the normal .
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ci~cumstances they would have found common cause with Mamata Banerjee. The party has tripped and theatre. And the regular pilgrimages of Mumbai tycoons and western diplomats to the AKG Bhavan .
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Well, I wouldn't say rare. Chuk, my good friend and tattoo artist (clearly), smiles quite often around his friends. However, out and about, he tends to exude a rather intimidating personality and he doesn't smile easy there. We all know he's just a huge huggable bugbear, though. This was taken at an event surrounded by his friends while he played a lawn game called Kubb. The sticks he's holding are used to knock down an opponents blocks across a set amount of space. © 2013-Current.
it's quite a change from a couple of years ago when she was clearly not interested in being near any wetness... Today she happily sloshed around in the little stream fetching the ball and frisbee with much enjoyment.
After all my climbing I asked for a small salad for my lunch, it had a whole avocado in it plus tuna, definitely a full bear after eating this. Wonder if Sharon will knit me a larger jumper after this holiday? — in Benahavís, Andalucia, Spain.
From their website -
A self titled EP recorded in late 2006 offered the first documentation of the Modern Cliches sound. The recording followed a sparky appearance at the Reading Festival in August of that year - The Modern Cliches having stormed to a festival slot at a Battle of the Bands at Oxford’s Zodiac Club.
A prominent, and well-acclaimed, live presence in the Midlands and London followed, with support slots for Reverend and the Makers, Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong, Royworld, and hip-hop artist Scroobius Pip, amongst others. Gigs at the Oxford Carling Academy, and various headlining shows, most notably at Storm in Leicester Square, and at a heaving Hope and Anchor, offered further exposure. The song ‘Sharp Suits & Dirty Handshakes’ featured on Jamie Oliver’s BBQ Special, including a live performance on set in July 2007.
The Cliches returned to the studio in December 2007 and with the assistance of producer and engineer Sadegh Hakimi at Prism Music Studio, Bicester, Oxon, the sessions spawned the rampant single ‘You Don’t Know What You Want To Be’, as well as an EP that reflects the band’s development with a fresh, and heavier sound. The EP caught the attention of Crash Records and discussions are under way for this track to be released as a downloadable single via Universal Digital/Crash Records later in 2008. Awash with space, Tarantino-style guitars, and poignant chord changes, the record has an air of sophistication and refinement, reflecting a desire to develop and progress to the very highest level.
First coat of color, some Kelly Green for the exposed flesh. Also, left the noses white, going to try them with a pink color after seeing some that way at: discourseanddragons.blogspot.com/2010/10/ow-pig-faced-orc...
It's based on the description in the original Monster Manual, and looks better than I would have expected.
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Friends, It is a delicious irony that SEZ and ADB should become the bugbear for. the neo-bourgeois CPM. The party's agony is best illustrated in a laborious piece written by its general secretary Prakash Karat In the party organ People's Democracy; to convince the cadre that after all the comrade brand of capitalism Is slightly different from the common place capitalism being practiced by the mainstream political formations. For its allies and the hardcore communists, there is something more than meets the eye with the recent revisionist adventures undertaken by the CPM top brass. The CPM's first brush with power at the centre has embarrassingly exposed the Surjit brand of pragmatic power play, which his disciples now at the helm are pursuing with gusto. But this has taken a tragic toll on the public image and morale of the party. That this was brought to a disturbingly sharp focus by the 25-day-long fast by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata is only a part of the story. The open and acrimonious internecine war in the Kerala CPM between its own Chief Minister v.s. Achutanandan and the organisational wing led by Pinaray Vijayan has now become the most entertaining political cock fight in Kerala history. Kerala has for long been considered arguably the laboratory of the proletarian democracy. Here the party and its partners are divided into two rival camps right up to the local committee level. There is an intriguing court case being fought by the party for the ownership of EMS Namboodiripad's ancestral property, particularly his family temple. In another instance, according to a report in Indian .
Express, E.K. Nayanar's daughter, who is a senior employee with the party dally Deshabhimani, found the atmosphere so unbearable that she went on a long leave with the intention of quitting the job. Later she was persuaded to rejoin duties, in the face of widespread commotion the report .
generated. These are trivial compared to the public sparrings between the CM and the party secretary on Lavlin kickback inquiry, ADB loan, waste of public money for furnishing ministers' bungalows and interference in police administration. .
In Kera fa, Vijayan is considered the darling of the elitist globalization lobby, like Buddhadeb Bhattacharya is the poster boy of pro-reform comrades of West Bengal. The party may not admit this, but the truth is the leadership has turned Marxism on its head. The unqualified encomiums the so-called capitalist media is showering on Marxian's Buddhist make-over is proof enough, if anybody was in doubt. Consequenti / the party is inviting criticism from its own allies. The West Bengal partners of the CPM are one with Mamata when she exposes the banality of the Chief Minister's claims. According to a report in The Pioneer only 60 per cent land could be acquired in Singur, though t t-;e Chief Minister had claimed with a flourish that he was ready to hand over the entir:e 997 acre to the Tatas in the first week of January 2007. And the Chief Minister's other pet mega projects like two SEZ by Salim Group, which need an acquisition of 10,000 acres of land have sparked off a new wave of protest. The question Is, why should the government take upon itself the job of acquiring agricultural land for private sector industrializations? Conventional Marxian wisdom should have been that if somebody wants to set up industry, he should be asked to buy the land at market rate. There is no public cause involved in a private sector company setting up units for making profit, for the government to forcefully acquire and hand over multi-crop farm land. Perhaps the CPM is atoning for its dubious anti-development politics of the past. Only two years ago, Kerala witnessed a CPM putsch when thousands of acres of cash crops owned by poor farmers were forcibly .
destroyed by CPM lumpens, under the leadership of Achutanandan, as a punishment for shifting from paddy cultivation to cash crops. .
The Kerala factional feud on the ADB loan issue is equally gripping. The party was all along opposed to the ADB loan, but, the minister in the Left Front government, loyal to Vijayan, signed the deal, without getting a clearance from the Chief Minister, who is openly opposed to ADB loan. The minister did not take cabinet approval, but Vijayan is insisting that the dollar 221.2 million loan for urban infrastructure was cleared after discussing with the Chief Minister. In fact, the Chief Minister has practically no control over his own ministers who are taking orders from party headquarters. .
The CPM dilemma is both exciting and understandable. It is the only party that in the past was largely successful in ingraining its political manifesto Into grassroots governance. In the normal circumstances they would have found common cause with Mamata Banerjee. The party has tripped and is slipping in the company of IMF, ADB votaries in the UPA, in the early sight of power on the national theatre. And the regular pilgrimages of Mumbai tycoons and western diplomats to the AKG Bhavan have clearly swept the comrades off their feet. The wisdom of the Gita: that it is glorious to go down fighting for one's convictions, rather than embracing alien thoughts which would only bring infamy, would be of some helo to the comrades, in their agonizing hour of ideological tailspin. .
Vande Mataram! Bltarat Mata Ki Jail! .
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Until 1956 there was a station at Newtonhill. It is a personal bugbear that there is not one here now. The bus journey to Aberdeen takes up to 1h30m whereas a train journey would take 12-15min.
Month Four: Movement!
My exams are mainly over, so I finally got a chance to take some pictures whilst we were out in St.Ives in Cornwall, the prompt for this month was movement, so I played around a lot with the waves, but in the end this was my favourite. My only bugbear about it is that the splash is very over exposed, I played around with contrast and brightness, but this is the best I could get it.