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Ryan Ahlwardt, The Malibu EP

Posted in reseña on September 3, 2007| 1 Comment »

It is indicative of the visceral spirituality of Ryan Ahlwardt’s music that a southern spiritual (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot) should frame his formidable musical talents on this more than any other of the eight tracks on The Malibu EP, the artist’s second recording (www.RyanSongs.com). (more…)

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from fine old kegs: The Very Best of Frank Sinatra (Reprise)

Posted in reseña on September 3, 2007| Leave a Comment »

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How does a forty-something end up utterly enthralled with the Sinatra phenomenon, a matter he knew only by name but to which he had never paid much attention? (more…)

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Two Hippos Make an Island: Amman, Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport

Posted in two hippos make an island on September 2, 2007| 1 Comment »

Jordan’s principle international airport, on the outskirts of the country’s capital, is the home airport of Royal Jordanian Airways, a recently inducted member of the OneWorld Alliance that is anchored by American Airlines and British Airways. The airport has some growing up to do and, given Jordan’s current economic boom and the government’s eye for international reputation, improvements are likely to happen sooner rather than later. (more…)

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zee healing powah of laughter: The Pink Panther (Special Edition)

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When I first noticed in a trailer that Steve Martin was to be cast as the inimitable Inspector Clouseau, I exclaimed ‘But of cooouuuurse!’. (more…)

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He thinks he’s the biggest horse out there: Seabiscuit (Widescreen Edition)

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The matching white casts worn by spunky Seabiscuit and anger-in-motion jockey Red Pollard (Toby Maguire) near the end of this beautiful movie remind us that the story it tells is not about a horse. Nor is it, as some have alleged, just about the people with the horse standing in as equine eye candy.

It’s about both. Two white casts. Two stories of healing from the pits of disposability, anger, hopelessness. ‘We all get a little banged around’, Jeff Bridges’ elegantly acted character tells us. (more…)

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what geographers think about on their weekends: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Posted in denkschrift, reseña on September 2, 2007| Leave a Comment »

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You may not have seen them, but lurking out there in the highways and byways is a tribe of scholars who believe that everything you presume about the way humans make history happen is, well, rubbish. Most of them do not write scintillating narrations of a grand theory that falls well on the deterministic side of center, as grand theories go.

But Jared Diamond does. That’s a good thing. (more…)

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he ain’t gonna’ take it no more: Fun with Dick and Jane (DVD)

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This hilarious, light-hearted flick will not tax your mind.

It’s classic Jim Carrey, but the truth is that Tea Leoni and Alec Baldwin almost steal the show with strong supporting comedy roles. (more…)

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stay between the yellow lines: Moira Anderson Allen, Writer’s Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals

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Moira Allen’s well-written and attractively-presented guidebook hits time and again on a central theme: follow the rules. (more…)

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Look back to look forward: Olivia Mellan, Overcoming Overspending. A Winning Plan for Spenders and Their Partners

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Authors who write about debt and getting out of it, overspending and overcoming it, tend to fall into two categories: there is the P.E. coach who is going to whip you into shape, shout to you that you can do one more crunch, and perhaps throttle you if you screw up.

Then there are the understanding therapists who want to help you understand the source of your compulsion and assemble around you a small team of trusted advocates who will stick with you through your relapses and help you to get well. (more…)

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a different definition of consistency: Ken Blanchard, Leadership and the One Minute Manager. Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership

Posted in clarity, reseña on September 2, 2007| Leave a Comment »

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This entry in Ken Blanchard’s One Minute Manager Library uses the narrative style that has for better or worse become standard in business literature to teach `situational leadership’ in terms of flexibility, diagnosis, and partnering. (more…)

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