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That is the best kind. I always preferred the Imperial March to the Star Wars theme.
In today's preview on WotC they announced that in the upcoming Heroes of the Shadow book that they will be including the vampire as a class. Part of me likes this idea since a vampire should be able to be of any race. Part of me does not like this because vampires should be villains in my mind, period. Also I feel that it limits the character since it make sit so that you cannot have vampire rogues, vampire clerics, or vampire fighters.
I used to have a professor who was a Muslim from Palestine and he used to tell us that the Koran actually said you got 77 raisins.Well, in that case I'm telling Islamic Jihad that I quit. I wonder if they're virgins. ducks to avoid flying fruit
Since the various translation of the Koran usually describes the pleasing nature of the aforementioned virgins' breasts, I'd hazard to say 'no'. I used to have a professor who was a Muslim from Palestine and he used to tell us that the Koran actually said you got 77 raisins. He was very anti-martyrdom if you can't tell.
This man is a true hero. Even though his brother was killed by Hamas in 1993, he has opened his heart and uses his time to drive sick Palestinians to Israeli hospitals.
Exactly. There was a four stage process during the Iranian Revolution. This is stage one. Stage two was the establishment of a moderate but ultimately weak secular government. It remains to be seen if this is what happens or if the Egyptians will establish a stronger transition government. The third stage was the inclusion of radical Mullahs in the government, and the final stage was the Mullahs taking over. This played out over several months; we are still less than a week into the Egypt crisis. I think the most telling thing right now is what I posted earlier; that Iran is saying this looks like the Iranian Revolution.
I just saw a message cross the wires that Iran is publicly encouraging the protests in Egypt as they see parallels between this and their own revolution in the 70's. There was a report just a few minutes ago on CNN that the Egyptian government claims that Iran has infiltrated the protests. Now that might not be true, but considering the historical Arab/Persian rivalry it might be a good tactic to use if they want to sow distrust among the protesters.
I would say skip Marvel and pick up IDW's Dungeons & Dragons and Dark Horse's Star Wars Legacy: War. If you are determined to go with Marvel the the a fore mentioned Avengers Academy and Thunderbolts are good places to start. Yep, I decided it was time for a change. I was seeing too many people with the same avatar popping up around the boards. It was getting confusing. Also, it is hard to tell the edition within the confines of the story. I also like that they include a character sheet for one of the characters in each issue.
Okay, I was skeptical of yet another alternate universe multiparter, but I decided to pick up Alpha just to see what it was about. Ultimately I was pleasantly surprised by my choice. The issue is an anthology that give a sort of back story for the world. We get a glimpse of what has gone before before jumping straight into the storyline. There are four different stories told, each of which helps understand just how this world is different from Earth-616. We start with the story of Basilisk, Cyclops from our world. No spoilers, but we learn that Alcatraz was recommissioned as a mutant prison where simply being a mutant is a death penalty crime. Next we shift to the story of Cannonball and Husk and we learn the fate of the Guthrie family in this new world. Then we get the story of Doctor Rao, the only non-mutant story that we have in this book. We also get the obligatory Wolverine appearance, but for once he is a plot device rather than the focus of the story. Finally we get what is billed as Magneto's story, but it is actually told from Toad's perspective. I felt that this was a nice storytelling device. Along the way we meat a few other familiar faces and occasionally get a glimpse at their story. Namor has traded the freedom of the seas for the "cage" of Fortress X to be with his beloved, Storm. Jubilee believes that the battlefield is the only place she truely belongs. Pixie has a much more demonic appearance in this world. We also see familiar faces like Dazzler, Colossus, Chamber, Sunfire, Forge, Dust Cecelia Reyes, and more. And we learn that something happened involving Phoenix and the City of Albany that was the final turning point in human/mutant relations. Grade: B-. While I enjoyed the stories, the art in some of them was horrendous. Also, while I felt that the Wolverine story was done in a good way, the writers still felt the need to include Wolverine. He is also the most prominent figure on the cover despite having a very minor role in the story. Overall I would recommend this book, but it could have been much, much better.
Ok. Then lest us pull back. Also, let us stop ALL of the foreign aid and assistance to these countries. And let us get repaid all the loans that we have made to these ingrates. We help out so many people around the world for very little. Fine. Let us stop it NOW. And then we will see how long it is before people start to crawl back asking for help. We are trying to make the world a better place. Agreed. Going from a superpower to Switzerland is not a good option.
Probably true. As a side note, I just learned the the suit that they showed on the Season 9 finale of Smallville and that he may wear at some point this season is the same one that the used in Superman Returns.Yeah, I thought that was really neat that they were able to get that suit. I was reading that they were also offered one of Christopher Reeve's old suits but decided it would not fit into the style of the show.
Something tells me that the picture was photoshopped or that somewhere you could find examples of that on other networks as well. I am generally a CNN guy, but the Fox News people are generally better than that. I don't agree with many of their opinion staff, even though I am a conservative, but I have great respect for the daytime straight news people.
I was kinda hoping that Tom Welling would get his shot as Supes on the big screen.
[threadjack]I watched a documentary a couple of months back about an indigenous group from Nepal who relocated lock, stock, and barrel to India to escape Buddhist oppression in their home land. I remember think "Buddhists oppress people?"[/threadjack]
I don't know, I have not tried yet. I have been too busy writing a trial brief on entrapment jury instructions and all the case law seems to be in the defense's favor. Every once in a while it just reaches the point where I either have to blow up imaginary giant robots or beat my head against the wall. As I value my head, I generally choose the former.
Like most others, I am not a therapist. The closet thing I have is I worked in a treatment center. However, I do know enough to say that the fact that you are looking for help indicates that you are not to far gone. I would suggest finding someone that you trust that you can talk to face to face about your problems. If you are inclined, then find a religious or spiritual adviser that can help you in addition to your therapist. I will be praying for you and sending good thoughts your way. Hopefully thing will begin to look up for you. I have a brother who is bi-polar so I know how difficult it can be.
Actually no, I don't think women should be compelled to sign up with selective service, but I also do not think that men should be either. During my lifetime the U.S. has prided itself on having an all volunteer army, and it has been enough for what the mission profile. If something were to come along on the scale of World War II then we might have to look at re-opening the draft. The brushfire wars of today don't require it and so I do not think that young men should have to sign up for it, just like we should not have to keep paying a phone tax that was meant to pay for the Spanish-American War.
Again, speaking from my own experience, when we were out in the field there were separate bunks for men and women. If we were sleeping in tents, then it was in different tents. If we managed to have a building to sleep in, which was rare except in exercises, then we curtained off a section for the women to sleep in. The only men allowed in the woman's section was the duty watch and then only in pairs and only after lights out. A lot of times out in the field we just slept in or around our vehicles and nobody I knew felt particularly keen on getting jiggy in a humvee or a PK.
Sorry, I am up in Moscow or I would help you out. I am just getting Pathfinder started here and I am hoping to steer my group towards PFS really soon.
As a combat vet, I can tell you that under just the right set of circumstances any line can be the front line. I have fought alongside women in combat on a few occasions and they are just as capable as men of getting the job done. In fact there was one woman in our unit that was scary good when the bullets started flying. As long as they can do the job, there is no reason that gender should be a consideration. Yes, if only 1% can do the job we should restructure the force for that 1%. The fact of the matter is that not every man is cut out for combat duty either. This may be physical or it could be for psychological reasons. That is why some people develop shellshock following their first taste of combat. That is why some men freeze up even in training exercises, because they are just not cut out for the job. Basic training and AIT do a very good job of weeding out most of those and so the only change is opening those specialties to women. I was assigned to a security squadron in the Air Force and I would say that the mix between men and women was about 75%-25%, I can also say that I do not recall a single woman who decided to take the challenge wash out, although we did have several men in my training unit wash out. Now we were technically not a combat unit, but guarding supply convoys in and out of Bosnia meant that we saw our fair share of it. But honestly yes, if only 1% of enlisted females can do the job then that 1% has the right to do the job. Particularly if it means that their spot is not filled by a male that cannot handle it.
The thing that bugs me about the way the crisis in Egypt is being covered is that everyone acts shocked that the government cut off the internet. I keep hearing people ask, "is this the new way that war will be fought?" It is not new, one of the maxims of warfare that is as old as war itself is that one of the first things you do is try and cut your enemy's supply and communication lines. I have no idea why this is being treated as a new thing.
I am not saying that this is the case, it is sort of a worst case scenario. However, I am certain that something is brewing. After all, the problems in Egypt were spawned by the uprising in Tunisia. It almost feels like there is a larger plan in motion here. I am sure that the Muslim Brotherhood is just taking advantage of the unrest that is going on. If there is a bigger scheme, then I would see the Brotherhood as a cog rather than the one behind the scenes. There may not even be a behind the scenes. On the other hand, if Al-Jeezera is helping stir the pot then maybe there is a larger plan. John Esposito wrote in his book "Unholy War" about how the Muslim intellectuals who lead a lot of these groups all were educated together and tended to run in the same social circles. I am not suggesting that there is an "Islam Illuminati" that is running things, but that the different groups all have similar goals and so would work toward similar purposes ad use parallel methods. CNN is now reporting that Jordan, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and perhaps even Iran are the "next dominoes to possibly fall."
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