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Chen won his first presidency with only 37% of the votes. The other two candidates who believed in one democratic China divided the rest among themselves. (Yes, they have a f******p system.) He won his second presidency through a lot of controversy. Apparently he got shot in one of the calves (? ) and declared national emergency so half a million soldiers who happen to be the base for the opposing party couldn't vote and he won by a slim margin. I don't know. Taiwan has a strong military. Invasion would cause a lot of damage. Not only that would not look good internationally, why would China want a Taiwan that is ravaged by War. Btw, China not only doesn't tax Hong Kong (no plan to tax Taiwan either) but spent billions on HK to weather it through the depression that hit all of Southeast Asia. It's correct that HK has limited democracy, but it's more than they had under the British rule. Remember that Britain used to appoint the governor for HK.

Damn! Where can I find one? I'd happy if one person can remember my name in 500 years. Yes, yes. I meant no disrespect. I just disagree with them, better?

Zulu - Great photoshop art! Since I have no idea how it's done, I will just sit here and quietly admire your skills. Hildegard - Bastila.

Keep in mind that China did make a peaceful offer to the Taiwan authority. If Taiwan agrees to become a province of China, they are granted complete freedom for at least 50 years just like Hong Kong. But unlike the case of Hong Kong, Taiwan's government will be free of influence from mainland since they are allowed to keep their military and maintain their current election system. So basically it's just a matter of hanging some PRC flags on the land of Taiwan, and many factions within Taiwan do agree with this arrangement. If this Taiwan issue cannot be solved through peaceful means, you can't say China didn't try.

Don't you find it amazing that nearly 2 billion people today would utter the name of a carpenter who lived two thousand years ago with love? He must have done something right. The Qu'ran states that man and woman are equal. Today's Islamic fundamentalists should go read the Qu'ran and not listen to some militant guy who never had a good understanding of the Qu'ran in the first place but decided to interpret parts of it anyway.

The Bible is not perfect. None of the religious scriptures is.

That's pretty much how the story goes. After 49 days of reflection, he became the Buddha and walked off preaching. As he departed, an elephant stood in his way, so he tossed it into the air. They say the elephant fell from sky after three days. Now, if that's not animal cruelty I don't know what is.

He is a local prince and has never been to China. Buddhism spreaded to China at least 5 centuries after him.

'Buddha' is only a title. Any person can achieve the rank by having perfect understanding of the truth. Siddhartha is the grand Buddha (might not be the actual term in English) who not only attained understanding of life for himself but also capable of teaching all about the religion. There are many Buddhas in Buddhism (that woman is one ) but only one grand Buddha.

Here is the female buddha: Pretty, ain't she?

Not really. Those are everywhere.

Still no screenshots yet?

Thanks, guys! :D The Mandalorian originally was meant to be an image of Mira's warrior self (if that makes any sense ). Since I couldn't quite pull it off, you are welcome to interpret it whichever way you like.

Here's a Mira: Well, sort of... (It's actually based on a certain anime character. Mus' probably knows. )

Nationalism is evil, but Patriotism is not an absolute good either. To serve the entire mankind is definitely greater than to serve your own country. If we have a truly just and effective international governing body (unlike the UN), pledging to its flag would make more sense to me. I am not suggesting abolishing the pledge, however, since pledging to the American flag is probably the best option we have for now.

Alternative ending for darksiders would have been nice.

Travelocity is pretty good, at least from my experience. Here is a link: http://www.travelocity.com/

They revoked Eldar's moderator status? I thought he was doing a good job.

What's a mynock? :"> ^_^ Ah...Shucks! Don't mind me, DL. You have mad skills with a mouse and glad to see that you are back at it!

After one not so pleasing night with one of his concubines, a Korean emperor threatened never to come to her chambers again and then fell asleep. She strangled him to death on the spot.

DL - Nice one! But what is it? :">

I knew a girl named Julian as well. I think it's a gender-neutral name in English, but it does sound a bit girlish in Chinese.

Soundtrack for Kill Bill vol. one.

First try at photoshop? You really left yourself little room for improvement. Good job all around!

Great sketch, ED! HK is the man!