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That is scary the cost of your nuclear station....and if a country like Finland ,which is considered very organized and has relatively little corruption compared to many other countries , created such project cost creep I shudder to think what the cost and delays would be in SA where we battle with huge amounts of corruption mostly in the public sector which a nuclear station would more than likely be controlled by ...it really scares me

But the initial Gulen coup was real, it was mishandled and doomed to fail but it was real Erdogan took advantage of that coup in numerous ways that included arresting any journalists he didnt like as part of the " lets free Turkey from the evil Gulenists " And as you mentioned he now blames many things on Gulen and some of them have nothing to do with Gulen and his supporters But we must never forget the important role Turkey plays in the region, like Saudi Arabia. So we mustnt be too harsh on Erdogan because his country is important for regional prosperity and stability

Yes you raise a valid point, our societies shouldn't waste resources and money ever on investments that are inferior to others unless their are legitimate reasons like budgetary restraints But thats not what happened here, Texas decided years ago to not rely on the Federal energy grid. They are about 90 % off the national grid but they didnt " winterize", which means their energy infrastructure wasn't prepared for harsh cold, so when this storm struck the local energy providers were found to be badly prepared on numerous levels So no one built something faulty, what they built wasn't designed for this type of very rare arctic wind which dropped temperature to levels unseen in living memory

The thing is you will see less mutations when their is less examples of the virus running rampant, so until we get the vaccine impact working like we want I cant see how any country will be spared having to deal with virus strains unless it closes all its borders and ensures their is very little spread within their respective country ?

Not understanding a contract, signing a contract and complaining later about the contract isnt really a justifiable reason to blame the outcome of the contract Sorry Hurlshot....thats life

I also found this strange, I pay a fixed price per kWh and thats how I like it But what happened in Texas that has devastated people is someone who use to $900\month now was billed $16,000 and the debit can be automatic so it literally wipes out their savings because they were one of those Texans who had some electricity during the cold weather so they get billed automatically This type of energy usage system was not designed for that type of egregious billing...irrespective of the reason because of the direct impact to customers

Great article and accurate to, to quote from the EU in the link The Chinese economic system, with its unique melding of public, private and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) resources to advance industrial policy objectives, is incompatible with the WTO norms of transparency, non-discrimination, reciprocity and market orientation. This hard truth needs to be recognized. Very true

No Dark, its not the green energy that is the biggest contributor to the energy grid. And it wasnt the greatest failure, that was fossil fuels like coal

This is true, I was watching a really informative interview on State of the Union and they had Republican senator Michael McCaul of Texas on who explained 75 % of the total energy the Texas grid uses comes from fossil fuels and those were the pipes that froze, so it wasnt green energy that primarily added to this energy crisis And this was after the Texas energy companies were advised in 2011 after the last damaging cold spell to " winterize " their energy grid....so they were warned but they ignored it

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/experimental-bio-warfare-melbourne-anti-vax-protesters-condemn-covid-vaccine/ar-BB1dRCI9 Gorthfuscious, Im shocked by this anarchy and lawlessness on the streets of Melbourne, 15 people arrested ...what is the solution? Quicker and more arrests so that people listen to government ?

But their are major differences between the potential Covid global economic crash and events like 2008, 2012 and the great Depression These events were causes primarily by structural problems within the global financial markets, this Covid economic crisis is caused by an artificial problem which was the global economic shutdown I know you talking about pre-Covid, I am just making an important distinction that we need to realize when we rebuild our economies after the vaccines start working and our lives return to normal. We dont want to throw the baby out the bathwater with fearmongering like " we need to change the entire global economic system to fix obvious inequality and inconsistency within our healthcare systems"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/immigration-biden-administration-admits-first-group-of-migrants-forced-to-stay-in-mexico-under-trump-era-policy/ar-BB1dQdR1 I have always been concerned with the general Democratic approach to illegal immigration and their immigration policies in general I can understand this current decision in the link but I hope we dont see people rewarded with citizenship or work visas that are just allocated based on the fact " did you arrive on the border with or without papers " This tends to set a very bad precedent for other countries grappling with the serious problem of illegal immigration

Whoever is to blame for the unpreparedness of Texas doesnt really concern me as much as I feel very sorry for citizens of Texas and what they are enduring, the footage shown around the winter damage looks very harsh Pipes bursting, no water and people sleeping in cars to keep warm are evocative images to forget And yes Ted Cruz is a coward

Great video, very funny at times. It looks like a tasty dessert

Hi Gromnir Nice to see you posting again, you have been quiet lately and for some reason I was worried about you....maybe it was your story about the Shingles vaccine? Anyway good to see you okay

Why you being so nasty to Hawke, maybe he is sensitive to these types of comments and he gets offended and never posts here again....imagine how guilty you would feel? And we like Hawke, he is a very committed and interesting gamer, so we dont want to get upset and leave the forum

Thats a fair amount of time to be away, when I use to work on projects in Africa and the ME I would normally be away for 2 weeks and occasionally 4-5 weeks Do you travel to specific states or do you go to all states? Which brings me to my next question, I imagine you have travelled, worked and stayed all over the USA, what have been your favorite states and why did you find them so enjoyable ? Sorry for all the questions I am just interested in real life views on certain topics I cant really understand through economic reports and analysis or watching TV channels like CNN which dont offer many anecdotal stories which are always an important part of understanding the current realities of citizens actually living in a specific country

We know why people live in Colorado, everyone knows? Its the established Cannabis culture and explosion of exciting new gastro-restaurants linked to that culture ....I would love to live in Colorado. Every time I watch a food channel show about the cuisine in Colorado it looks amazing and the food incredible

I have never played any of the Wasteland games so I always like to get peoples comments and views because I want to play them....just another potentially exciting unplayed game within my long list of Steam and GOG libraries

This is a huge discussion and objective for many families in SA, the reality is it will always be a big investment in the beginning to go solar. I have a few friends who went this route so I can make a SA comparison in Rands to explain the increased costs but benefits in the long term Normal electricity costs for one of my friends and family per month was about R2500. He installed solar panels and connected to them cleverly with an App that allows him to control their availability and monitor stored energy. The final cost to this was about R70,000 But you can reduce your overall usage off the grid per month by 80 % and when we have nation wide load shedding his house is not impacted at all. But the real benefits are in the sustained long term savings. So even though their is this huge initial cost 70 K against the 2.5 k monthly payment you will definitely save money in the long term and the solar investment will pay itself off You just need that initial large amount of money

Good thinking Your chili idea reminds me of how I sometimes make food, like mince bolognaise , that I can keep for later and is versatile with many other meals and can be preserved I imagine when you on the road its easy to just eat take-aways, which I am sure is normal, but by making your own Chili its healthier but also tastier. How long do you typically go on trips for when you away from home ?

That is a good video and she is really hot so its even better. I dont agree with her suggestion that the Vatican is a pedophile ring or that Assange exposed the truth but it makes some good points outside of those types of comments

I dont mean to be deliberately controversial but their were 2 main battles for the control of Fallujah and these were absolutely legitimate battles to ensure the stabilization of Iraq and to free Iraq from various sects and groups linked to Islamic extremism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Fallujah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fallujah I watched the marketing video and its accurate. Even if the Blackwater contractors hadnt been killed Fallujah would still have become a battleground because it had become a city where sectarian groups had invested resources and people into it and were prepared to make a stand So the purpose of this game is not what Zora said, he is mischaracterizing the reasons for the battles of Fallujah and how we should reflect on them Their are not enough games about the Iraq invasion and years that came afterwards. I will definitely consider buying this game once I have read reviews and peoples comments because it is no different to other FPS based on historical events and battles

I enjoyed Spec Ops. I thought the setting, you know this game was banned in the UAE, and narrative was compelling. I know it was failure around overall sales but I did enjoy it

That makes sense and I remember watching an interview with a Virologist who also had studied the history of viruses and their nature He raised the same consideration about how sometimes viruses evolve to become less harmful but its only when the viruses are more deadly because its a survival mechanism for the virus