British Military Fitness

Advantages: Great exercise, very sociable, nice instructors, well priced
Disadvantages: Hard work

...Introduction ************** British Military Fitness for those who have never heard of it before, is, a fitness class that lasts an hour and takes place at different times and places in parks across the UK. I started going in April on the recommendation of a couple of the girls in my hockey team. Our season ends in April and doesn't start again until September so I was looking for something to keep up my fitness levels over the summer months. The first time I attended I went to the class run at 7pm on Clapham Common in London on a Wednesday. I turned up not sure what to expect but knowing from my friends at hockey that it was a tough workout. There were several instructors there; all dressed in their uniform of blue t-shirt or sweater with the BMF logo on it, and their army trousers. I went up to one of them and said I...

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Review of British Military Fitness

A military Dilemma

Advantages: an enjoyable read
Disadvantages: not to everybody's taste. Classified as military sci-fi

...This is a novel that has mercenaries as its main protagonists. In this story, set in the same universe as the authors two previous novels, a group of mercenaries are hired to be close personal protection to the president of a nation that is wracked by uncivil, clan and inter tribal wars. Solving the problem would take military action to impose a peace and a statesman to make it permanent. The president could be such a man. He is a man of honour, ethical and capable. This is not to the liking of some of the parties who put him into power and would prefer someone more amenable to their desires for power and profits. If a man has no strings then he cannot be a puppet. Due to bureaucratic mascinations and press spin the president and mercenaries are attacked. Left out on a limb to dry, the mercenaries are more than capable...

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Review of Better to Beg Forgiveness - Michael Z. Williamson

Death at the Military Academy

Advantages: Super sculptured story and characters
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Martino Military Academy. Commissario Brunetti is called in to investigate this suspicious death in a historically powerful and secretive institution. There is an arrogance about the people that Brunetti struggles with, as information is at a premium and no one willing or able to help him. Even the Post Mortem is not conclusive as it could have been either suicide or murder. Brunetti receives little help from students and teachers alike, they all claim not have known the boy well. But someone must know more than they was saying. Brunetti discovers with the aid of Signorina Elettra (the Secretary at the Police Station) the boy?s father is an ex-politician who very bravely attempted to expose corruption within the committee?s he served on. However he gave up his post two years before when he separated from his wife. Both parents are very...

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Review of Uniform Justice - Donna Leon

Horns and Military Dilemmas

Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: Too quirky

...Jon Ronson is a journalist who wrote the brilliantly funny ?Them?, subtitled ?Adventures With Extremists?, a hilarious account of meetings with various cranks and extremists such as the Ku Klux Klan, David Icke and more. Not forgetting the ?Bilderberg? conspiracy postulating that a group of powerful men are running the world (Peter Mandelson apparently attends their meetings!). With this pedigree and such an attention-grabbing name it was impossible to resist buying and reading this new Ronson book as soon as I saw it. The title comes from a secret experiment where military guys tried to stare goats to death. Apparently one goat was taken ill but the chap who succeeded in doing this also ended up with a heart problem. Make of that what you will. Was the goat also trying to harm the guy or did the ?energy? rebound from him...

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Review of The Men Who Stare At Goats - Jon Ronson

WRINKLY REDFORD MEETS MILITARY MAYHEM

Advantages: Robert Redford
Disadvantages: Unrealistic theme

...Reviews of The Last Castle generally fall into two very consistent categories. The Americans seem to think the movie is a masterpiece – the rest of the world seems rather less convinced. My motivation for renting this film was largely due to a lack of choice, rather than a keen interest, as I’m not a massive fan of prison movies. There are good things and bad things about this film – it easily passed a couple of otherwise dull hours, but I wouldn’t rush out there to get it, if I were you. The Last Castle is a prison film with a slight twist. The castle in question is in fact a US military prison, which behind its impressive stonework harbours a rather dark secret. Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin is sentenced to imprisonment, for failing to obey a direct order. Initially welcomed and almost revered by...

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Review of The Last Castle (DVD)

Awesome military strategy RPG with an anime feel

Advantages: Many characters to to choose & good story
Disadvantages: Enemy A.I is poor at times

...War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, or so a famous song once proclaimed. That however isn't strictly true. If war didn't exist we would miss out on a number of excellent military inspired video games. One such example is Valkyria Chronicles on the Playstation 3. The game is set during 1930 in the fictional land of Europa. The Second Europan War is raging between the forces of the Atlantic Federation and Imperial Empire. Sandwiched between the two is the tiny nation of Galia. Although Galia is trying to remain neutral in the conflict they soon become the target of an Imperial Invasion. The Empire it seems is keen to seize the land which is rich in ragnite ore. Ragnite is a precious mineral, which once processed is converted into a fuel source. In this David versus Goliath struggle the player takes control of the underdog...

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Review of Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)

Realistic military simulation for patient players.

Advantages: Graphics, gameplay, community content, developer support, rewarding learning curve.
Disadvantages: AI at times, bugs.

...can adjust settings quite bit, and it looks allright even on lower settings. 2.Bugs. There are quite few, AI being one of biggest. It just cannot drive for example. Some have crashes, some have issues with securom. Personally i must say i have avoided about all issues ive read about, so its very hard to give personal experiences. I know a friend had to reinstall windows due to securom issue, but then again securom is used on many games. Developers are working hard to squeeze the bugs and are putting out patch after patch, so eventually the game complete, not too bad as it is now after several patches. Final words: If you look for fast action paced shooter to play alone then dont bother. If you want realistic military simulation and have patience to learn, this is the best offer you will get. Even with its faults, its...

Drunken 31.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of ArmA: Armed Assault (PC)

Attention in Chester

Advantages: wet weather attraction, cheap entry, open all year
Disadvantages: topic might not be of interest to everyone

...NAME OF LOCATION: Cheshire Military Museum, Chester BACKGROUND: I had planned a weekend trip to Chester for my boyfriend and me and we were trying to find the toy museum when we saw a pedestrian sign pointing to this attraction. As Robert loves anything to do with the military we chose to try to find this first. ATTRACTIONS 1. Explains about life for soldiers of Cheshire and their families through artefacts and memorabilia with interactive displays. 2. Computerised catalogue of memorabilia etc. 3. Gift shop 4. Wet weather attraction with several rooms to explore - took at least 2 hours 5. Plenty of hands on exhibits for all the conflicts these soldiers were involved in including a trench for 1st World War. TRANSPORT We arrived on a coach trip and then walked down Bridge Street until we followed the signs for this...

werewolf 11.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cheshire Military Museum

Budget military game for the Nintendo DS - Operation Vietnam

Advantages: A budget price release for the DS
Disadvantages: Poor graphics, sound and gameplay, no multi-player mode

...This review is for the Nintendo DS game, Operation Vietnam, developed by Coycote Console and published by Majesco Games. The game is a military and shooting game. The controls in the game are not logical at all, there is a mix of using the stylus to change units, but the d-pad to change direction and attack. These controls are difficult to handle, and can be frustrating when the troops don?t move or attack where you want them to. There are ten levels in the game to work through, each of course getting harder as you progress. There are also mini levels which you can play if you do well enough in each mission, which is some reason to play through the game again to do better in each level. There are other problems with the logistics of this game. If you?re killed in mid battle, then you have to start again from the beginning of the level...

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Review of Operation Vietnam (Nintendo DS)

One for the military historian

Advantages: Military history
Disadvantages: Not much else to see and do

...are into military history who have been of tours of the battlefield, but there is not a great deal to see for the typical visitor. If you are a golfer, Royal Waterloo golf club (handicap certificate required) is one of the best in Belgium, having two 18-hole and one 9-hole course. The 18-hole Lion course has frequent views of the Butte du Lion, while the 'Marache' has played host to European Tour events, and is as good a parkland course as you could hope to find. Shopping in Waterloo is unexceptional, and the food no better or worse than elsewhere in the area....

lobourse 25.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Waterloo (Belgium)