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Fair enough but as you mentioned it was because of events he had no control over ( I remember that classic and dramatic picture of him holding the dead Supergirl in the Crisis on Infinite Earths saga ) and not the fact he was being manhandled or overpowered

I wasn't going to get involved in this debate but I know how much you guys appreciate and respect my opinion on these types of topics I agree with Zora in this point. I have an issue with female superheroes/characters being portrayed in way that is either demeaning or in way that looks like they need a male to rescue them. Look at some of those older Wonder Women covers that Elerond posted..they not exactly complimentary to her character and you can see they were obviously done in a male-centric way and for a male audience And also I don't see too many covers of male superheroes crying on covers. Am I suggesting a complete overhaul of the comic industry, no of course not. I am just suggesting some sensitivity around how we present our female superheroes

Obviously to him they are. Seeing opinions he doesn't agree with clearly bothers him. No need to push him into doing something he doesn't want to do. No he is being captious and I don't think its right You are not the type of person who makes weird or extreme comments and you always take the time to engage in debate where appropriate so its unfair to say to " you have made the dumbest comment ever " without even asking you to explain or clarify

Sure, but the point is that in pre-Enlightenment times, people did attribute that sort of thing to divine intervention. From their point of view, the gods/God were/was present, active, and manifesting in the world. Thor throwing thunderbolts wasn't just a story, he was actually there behind the thunderclouds, as far as the people getting rained on were concerned. It wasn't a matter of faith any more than your faith in the FDA's ability to keep rats out of tins of tuna. Whether it was actually true in an objective sense—whatever that may mean—is irrelevant to the question. Point being, only very very very VERY few people ever struggled with questions like "does God really exist?" or "is there really an afterlife?" or "does God punish the wicked and reward the righteous?" or "does God speak through people?" These things were accepted as a matter of course. Still are in lots of places; I lived in Nepal for a while, and believe me, the gods were very real, present, and active for the people there. There's a statue of Kali Parvati in Kathmandu which is a popular place to seal contracts because everybody knows you will keel over dead of massive bleeding if you tell a lie standing before her. Faith didn't enter into it at all; people accepted that the same way you and I accept that if you stick a fork into a power socket you're going to get a nasty electric shock. Second, the Enlightenment did shift the meaning of "faith" a great deal. The sense you're stating it -- "trusting something that is not in and of itself proven" -- only became meaningful when somebody pointed out that, say, the Resurrection or the existence of God itself isn't actually proven. Faith in that sense only appears when the tenets are challenged. Until that period, it never was -- not outside some extremely small and rarefied circles anyway. Very interesting post, nice one

Never said that. I considered it socialistic as it suggests collective ownership of people's bodies. Was going to say this is the dumbest thing I've read all day but then I got to the Nazi sympathizing. Only just hopped on and I've already had enough Off-Topic for one day. You need to be strong and resolute Baro....enough to despise the power of the Off-Topic Or failing that have the mental fortitude to just engage in debate, peoples opinions on this section are not that unfathomable or unreasonable

I can't find any links but on CNN the latest news is that Likud is now ahead, nonetheless I look forward to seeing how the various political collations work out I have to say that Netanyahu's decision to now publicly reject the two state solution just to pander to the Israeli right wing and win support is appalling and disingenuous Imagine how annoyed this is going to make countries like the USA who have spent years trying to broker a peace deal based on the two state solution ? The view was a two state solution was always possible but difficult. If the various negotiators had known that Netanyahu had no intention of ever agreeing to this it would have changed the nature of the discussions and people wouldn't have spent as much wasted time around this.

Am I the only one who still gets annoyed by these types of interviews, we knew that there were Russian soldiers actively involved in the annexing of Crimea. But during this time it was the constant denials from Russia that they were militarily involved that exasperates me Its like Putin thinks the global community is just uninformed and stupid and all you have to say " there are no Russians forces on the ground" and the world will believe that

He's #1? Really? Kim Jong Un doesn't trump Netanyahu? Kim? LOL (old school, as in you actually made me laugh out loud (the internet was a better place when LOL meant what it says)) Kim is largely harmless. I'm not saying he's a good guy, but he doesn't have near the blood on his sleeve than many other leaders do. He doesn't even rank top 10, hell, not even top 20, maybe even 50. Unless of course you had your heart set on a mohawk, then maybe he's the worst of the worst. I'm am truly shocked by your definition of what constitutes a "bad guy ", it amazes me how you seem give the NK regime a pass from there historic, current and egregious human rights abuses The only reason we don't know the exact number of people that the Kim family have directly and indirectly killed and murdered is because NK is a brutal dictatorship that uses all force necessary to suppress any political dissension and control the flow of information Tens of thousands of people have died of starvation in NK, thousands of people have ended up in work camps and torture is rife There is much blood on the hands of the Kim family and they are no different to many other dictators that exist and have existed in the world Vals you really need to fix your " bad guy meter" ....because the Kim family are a cruel, barbaric and implacable ruling family that have done really nothing to benefit the majority of NK citizens in there decade age rule

I'm not a hairy person but I do sometimes shave hair around my ears, I have also in the past had hair removed from my private parts, it really works but I can do that shaving myself Here is the thing, most men generally prefer a women that is clean shaven. So why wouldn't you think women would prefer that themselves from a man?

http://www.nytimes.com/live/israel-elections-vote-results/ Guys this is actually very exciting, at the moment the Zionist Union is in the lead and may still unseat Netanyahu and Likud I'll be following this election closely

Yeah, I have to agree. For me there was nothing quite as thrilling as the continuation of aspects of the narrative in the BG series. I also enjoyed the fact I could have the same people in my party, it was cool seeing them again in BG2 and I already knew some of there tempestuous personalities yet I still welcomed them into my party. Like when I freed Viconia from the fire...she was always my true love It makes me a little melancholic that there wasn't a BG3 ....thanks goodness for games like PoE

Excellent post and yes you are 100 % correct. After PoE I'm convinced that the success of the game will cause Obsidian to ask " how can we make this new fantasy universe and franchise even better " and they will make the prudent decision around how to effectively implement Romance

Wow..... you really have convinced yourself that the assassination of Nemtsov meant nothing to the Russian people, sorry Drowsy I cant keep trying to change your mind. You believe what you want, its your prerogative

Really? You are suggesting the Russian people don't care about the death of Nemtsov..can you explain the following, because it looks like tens of thousands of Russians cared ? http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/02/world/politics-diplomacy-world/nemtsov-mourners-despair-over-russias-direction/#.VQgheY7Hlg0 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/thousands-march-to-protest-the-death-of-russian-activist-boris-nemtsov/vp-BBi7trm http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/03/europe/russia-opposition-leader-funeral/index.html

He was not prominent, he was a political nobody. There is no more or less reason to trust his confession than his reversal of said confession. But you trust him because? It fits your political inclinations? If you're going to troll at least put in some effort. You right Drowsy, the assassination of Nemtsov wasn't a big deal. The Russian people and the global community don't really care. I wish I had you clarity when it comes what is significant in the political global arena but sadly I just don't have your insights

Maybe you see it like that but I think killing someone in front of your government HQ is not the same thing as someone being removed from political office because of a scandal they are implicated in Unless you have links or evidence of Western politicians being removed from various positions of power for no reason? This generally doesn't happen because very few Western politicians would agree to resign from office unless there is a valid reason and I can't blame them

I'm very disappointed in you Oby, you say this post was about "Russian beauty " But then you post a whole lot of boring pictures about statues Where are all the Russian stripper and escort pictures that really personify "Russian beauty " ? As I said Oby I'm very disappointed

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/11/boris-nemtsov-murder-suspect-zaur-dadayev-claims-police-forced-confession So I see now the Chechen suspects is now saying he was forced to make the initial confession This is no surprise, who will the Kremlin now blame for the murder....especially since Putin vowed to find the killers Can you imagine this ever happening in a Western country? A prominent opposing politician is assassinated and the state decides to frame someone for the murder, the level of political corroboration this would require from many people is staggering But I suppose if you don't have free press its much easier to do, Russia is fortunate they control the media

Well he is instrumental to the reason there is a conflict in Ukraine and his visibility in the global political arena is relevant and should be concerning if he isn't around

Guess it's appropriate that on St Paddy's day we get mention of mythical creatures that guard pots of gold. Funny enough I have had no issues with Steam support, I have only had to use them twice Once I bought a game, Mafia 2, and when I tried to load it Steam said the activation key was " already in use " I contacted Steam support and they asked me to scan my original slip from the company I bought the game from and then email them this scanned slip as proof that I had indeed purchased the game This was slightly inconvenient but once I did this they gave me a new activation key

Wow, so you don't know any gay people or many Russians....you haven't traveled far down the path of multiculturalism have you GD ? Meeting Russians or gay people has nothing to do with multiculturalism, General. You sure? I'll only believe you if you are absolutely certain

Wow, so you don't know any gay people or many Russians....you haven't traveled far down the path of multiculturalism have you GD ?

The "Slavic" beauty is in reality all due to Finno-Ugric/Baltic intermingling. Doesn't bother me in the slightest, they are still hot

because in our culture people must hide own emotions, be a soulless masks. Wowwwww....that sounds great, please can I immigrate to Russia...plzzzz

Depends on the country, in my opinion those societies who pay for a working health care system should have a little say in that matter, our health care system is overburdened with taking care of people with self-inflicted ailments. A delicate matter, but something has to change. I used to think that way, but then I found out that the say in the matter governments have isn't exercised rationally or consistently. For instance, studies show that if you lift hard, odds (82% !) are that you'll injure yourself, the most likely injuries occurring in the back or shoulders, which may require expensive surgery and/or rehab to fix. Then you have low back pain which is, according to the WHO, the leading cause of work absence; the direct and indirect costs of LBP are measured in hundreds of billions in the US alone. We know that an adequate fitness level, proper weight and good posture often help with that... but governments don't do jack about it because LBP isn't a blip on people's radars. And let's not even touch sugary drinks, candy bars etc. You get the picture. Imagine if the EC tomorrow decided to draft a law to ban sitting for more than 30 minutes straight at work, establish fines for obese people, and declared powerlifting and strongman illegal across the EU. Lol much? But it gets better. It turns out that keeping people in jail is expensive as hell (to the tune of €1,950/mo and inmate in my country), while at the same time, we know that prohibition doesn't really end consumption... it simply makes it part of the untaxable submerged economy which is the lifeblood of unofficial crime syndicates. The sensible and morally legitimate way to go about it is the same as with alcohol and tobacco: tax the hell out of them on account of the burden they are to public healthcare, regulate their distribution, and do away with the social stigma so the causes and effects of abuse can be discussed and treated in a mature way. OT: and now I'm off to increase my likelihood of suffering a shoulder or back injury That's a very convincing post, nice one