The film is based on screenwriter Mark Boal's first-hand experiences gathered whilst embedded with a bomb unit in Iraq.

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Now it has taken an order from Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD), which wants to try the hand out on the arm of a robot used for bomb disposal.

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Making full use of the nearby Motueka hop gardens, American expat Jim Matranga produces around a dozen beers, including the Seismic IPA hop-bomb, best enjoyed in the sunshine with a burrito in hand.

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Finally, the Fed is laying the groundwork for the next financial crisis, with out of control monetary policies creating a ticking inflation time bomb, and the resulting contractionary monetary tightening when the Fed decides the inflation is getting out of hand.

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