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...Beowulf is a colorful pre-Christmas present...
...vicinity of the world's second largest metropolis. Chief among them is Puebla, two hours southeast of the capital. Set in a valley and ringed by a series of volcanoes - including the 14,636-ft (4,461-m) Malinche - Puebla was founded in 1531 along an important pre-Columbian trade route. This helped Puebla prosper during Spanish rule, resulting in one of the most elaborate and colorful town squares, or zócalo, in the New World, with High Baroque churches and hidden, Moorish-inspired courtyards...
...Some said that Spain had proved itself weak and the terrorists would be sure to target it even more in the future. Neither prediction has proved true. Countries from Australia to Denmark to Macedonia all have troops in Iraq, but since 2004 there has not been a repeat of pre-election terrorism. And in Spain, the country’s strategy seems, if anything, to have won it protection. Although the country has suffered from domestic terrorism (by ETA, a Basque nationalist group), it has not been victim to an Al-Qaeda terrorist attack or plot since withdrawal from Iraq...
...Beat-juggling: Carefully mixing small portions of two records (or two copies of the same record) to create a new beat out of the pre-existing rhythms...
Actually, despite our traditional obsession with sports, despite the coercive drumming of pre-Olympics hype, some of us don't care that much about the Olympics. We think we matter for other reasons. We suspect we're on the map already and that only American myopia would see us otherwise...