Advantages: Fast-Paced & Well Explained.
Disadvantages: Might be a bit Technical for some

..." Fighter and take it home to Russia scoring an Intelligence Coup of unseen success and saving the plane from being a "Hanger Queen". James makes his move at the same time as Dog Zero One rolls out of the Hanger at Dreamland, Dog Zero One is the Original EB-52 Megafortress Bomber flown through Russia in the "Flight of The Old Dog" Affair that started McLanahan's adventures with Dreamland. After an extensive rebuild the EB-52 is flying again with 3 of the Original Crew onboard. BUT they get in the way of James's plans to Steal Dreamstar and "ANTARES" reacts the only way it knows how...It blows the Megafortress from the sky! James then flies Dreamstar to Nicaragua, to a Remote K.G.B. Airbase evading attacks from F-16 & F-15 Fighter Interceptors along the way. So McLanahan does the only thing, he loads Cheetah up for action and tries to chase him... Read review

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Advantages: Provides A Better Deal For Third World Producers
Disadvantages: An excuse to indulge on chocolate

...even tasted chocolate. A world without chocolate, what would we do? Well we could buy fairtrade chocolate for a start. Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which discriminates against the producers who are both weak and powerless. Fairtrade gives them control over their lives and strengthens their position enabling to tackle their poverty head-on, enabling them to fin solutions on their own. Control, independence, and a better living a dream to many in the developing world, something taken for granted by the rest. For the growers, whether it be bananas, coffee or whatever, Fairtrade ensures that the money they receive will always cover the cost of production an allow for sustainable livelihoods no matter how far the world price goes. For example take the current coffee crisis in Nicaragua. Coffee is the world’s... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing melodies and profound beautiful lyrics
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...and keyboards. It is quite calm, but the chorus is very vivacious. Very metaphorical lyrics, as Silvio's tend to be, so as above, I will not go into this. "La Maza" (The Bat, Stick orMallet!) is a very calming tune, played mainly with acoustic guitars. A chant to beliefs and their importance to summarise somehow too concisely. "Canción Urgente Para Nicaragua" (Urgent Song for Nicaragua) is another very dynamic salsa, which tends to instantly make one want to get up and dance. As the title declares, it is a song in defence of Nicaragua. "Sueño Con Serpientes" (I dream of Serpents), another of Silvio's hymns, is totally mesmerising, the acoustic guitars draw you as if by magic into the song. Again, very metaphoric, a dream where Silvio fights serpents who try to overpower him; each time he succeeds in killing one, a bigger one appears... Read review

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Advantages: Love and war go hand in hand
Disadvantages: it's a shame there has to be war

...Robert Carlyle and Oyanka Cabezas star in his love story by director Ken Loach. Carlyle plays George, a Scottish bus driver who falls for traumatised Nicaraguan refugee Carla. Paul Laverty who wrote the script spent two and a half years in Nicaragua in the 80's. A rebellious quick-tempered George lets passengers sneak free rides on his bus while giving the finger to his bourgeois bosses. He meets Carla when she gets caught riding without a ticket and refuses to let her out of his life. Not knowing whether he's smitten with her exotic beauty or her non interest in getting involved he finds she's emotionally troubled and destitute. Being a persistent so and so he eventually wears her down, though she refuses to give up her secrets to him and makes him swear to stop asking about her past and her family and ex lover Antonio...