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But Walsie I think you missing the point If 80 % of the people in the UK don't like the thought or believe in paying Tax that is irrelevant. Taxes need to be gathered from citizens as its part of the legal framework of the country and is required to ensure a country can be governed and successfully financially managed Certain African leaders claim that the world doesn't take them seriously or don't respect there autonomy. But the world doesn't take Africa as seriously as it could as there are far to many inconsistencies and contradictions to how Africa implements its own policies. Its got nothing to do with the fact that 60 % of Zimbabweans are hypothetically homophobic, this is about a charter that African countries agree to follow and then fail to enforce. Why would you invest in a country that considers your sexual orientation a "vile disease". What Mugabe is doing is just harming the economic recovery of Zimbabwe

Holy smoke Nep that doesn't sound good at all Please keep us updated

Probably You make some good points and I would agree with you only if the concept of a real AU doesn't make sense or is not applicable But since at the moment the world and the African continent does believe in this group of countries similar to the EU and it is "recognised" as the authoritative political body for Africa any systemic issues that undermine this union need to be highlighted. So now what does this blatant homophobia mean for the AU? Well the AU claims to believe in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. Your sexual orientation is protected in the bill. So how can a member country be in such disregard for one of the basic tenants of what the AU is suppose to stand for? Just the fact that Mugabe can make these statements without condemnation from his neighbours highlights the inconsistency and ineffectiveness of the AU to enforce what it says it believes. This therefore goes towards the credibility of the AU Can you imagine what would happen within the EU if David Cameron went in front of Parliament and said " homosexuality is a filthy disease" . He would be reprimanded on an unprecedented level Africa will never achieve it full potential if it can't enforce what it says it believes in on a social and political level

So Robert Mugabe was sworn in for another 5 years as the president of Zimbabwe yesterday. Another fraudulent election, another failure of the AU to declare that they wouldn't accept the result. The good news is that the EU and the USA have refused to drop the targeted sanctions so the economic situation won't improve and this is important to show that African countries need to have free and fair elections to achieve credibility in order to ensure foreign investment. What was very controversial and annoying was during Mugabe's inauguration speech he attacked gay people and called Homosexuality a " filthy disease". And what made these comments worse were the thousands of supporters cheering when he made these comments. Nice one Zimbabwe in the movement towards equality and clearly showing the world you don't accept bigotry even though you suffered under Colonialism http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/mugabe-anti-west-anti-gay-rant-inauguration/

" Somosas" Most people probably won't know they are. We have a strong Indian community in South Africa so Somosas are very common and delicious. They aren't that good for you as they suppose to be fried in oil but with the various options as ingredients they can be very yummy . My favourite is the potato and cheese

Another healthy dinner, good one Are you are vegetarian Leferd?

While I love Erikson's books to death, anyone can see what a mess the storyline became towards the end. As for Jordan and Martin, they are both discovery writers so not much planning there, though Sanderson said that Jordan always had an idea of how the story was gonna go/finish. Steve Erikson .. The riddiculous cases like Jordan and in a lesser extent Martin aren't so common. Hang on there a minute, for a second I though you were implying the Erikson had a well planned series. Say it ain't so, Malekith. His series has some of the most massive continuity errors of all time! Of all time! I'd be pretty certain that both Jordan and Martin planned their series as well, sticking to the plan on the other hand... Sticking to the plan is probably one thing the game story development process does better than the book process. Yes. He knew the end from the start, he knew how to get there. Malazan was a ten book series from the start, and he sticks to his plan admirably. Now, that the last five books should be 200-300 pages shorter, with tighter editing, and that Erikson forgets (or ignores on purpose) the details in his story are valid criticisms. But you cannot cut whole books from Malazan the way you can in Wheel of Time, which is a good six book series stretched to a bad 14 book one Guys I'm currently reading the last book, The Crippled God, and even though I am loving the series I agree with Zor that there are certain inconsistencies. Also I find they bring concepts into the series that aren't explained probably. So how are are you suppose to know why something is happening? For example the K'Chain Nah'Ruk intercepting Tavore and decimating the Bonehunters. It just seemed random? Anyway the series is still good

Well done for trying to update us, how did it go anyway with the lady?

Nice, Kangaroo I imagine is a lean meat. Probably similar to Ostrich and its very good for you?

Wow, that's a surprise..you eat normal food. I thought you would have gone hunting tonight with Tommy and tracked down some wild bear or Elk for dinner? Not today! I wondered, briefly, if coyote was edible. But I looked at Tommy and thought it would be too weird! But I'm too busy for real cooking tonight though. Good one GD

Wow, that's a surprise..you eat normal food. I thought you would have gone hunting tonight with Tommy and tracked down some wild bear or Elk for dinner?

Same. My favorite brand is King Oscar. Also, why am I just learning that Amazon sells food? When the hell did that happen? I have been thinking about what I said earlier and I want to apologize for saying sardines sounded horrible. This is a discussion about food and we shouldn't' judge any food type just because we find it strange ( for the record I like sardines but it was the cracker part that threw me off )

I thought you had a g-friend?

That looks like a really cool restaurant, I think its a good idea to link restaurants that we go to for those interested in understanding more about the menu and food choices in cities

Google is your friend. Yeah I admit I used a video to find the strategy on how to beat the kraken

Yes you are probably correct, its how meat is cooked. Oh and my bad about the time zone mistake

Seriously for dinner? Don't mean to sound harsh but that sounds horrible

Interesting, no meat? We only have meat about once a week in our house for dinner. My wife got pancreatitis last year and we had to change our diet quite a bit. It has led to some interesting challenges, but I enjoy it. That's why I typically add rice, beans, or lentils to help make the potatoes a complete protein. Thanks for explaining, how are the kids handling the change in food? I assume the new diet is considered very healthy? It is healthier, as long as we don't overload on the carbs. The kids are very good about it. Some people act like it's a huge deal that they don't get a lot of meat, but our Pediatrician is Indian and a vegetarian and she thinks it's great I give the kids corn dogs or chicken nuggets about once a week as well, so they get a bit of extra meat there. I actually have trouble with red meat after eating like this for the last year, so I stick to chicken, turkey, pork, and fish even when I do eat meat. I'll eat a burger on occasion. Its funny you mention red meat but in South Africa we apparently eat too much red meat. Recent studies in the UK have linked it to a real carcinogen. Personally I don't know what to believe, I suppose everything in moderation is fine. So I'll generally eat a steak once a week or so

Interesting, no meat? We only have meat about once a week in our house for dinner. My wife got pancreatitis last year and we had to change our diet quite a bit. It has led to some interesting challenges, but I enjoy it. That's why I typically add rice, beans, or lentils to help make the potatoes a complete protein. Thanks for explaining, how are the kids handling the change in food? I assume the new diet is considered very healthy?

"nosiness"

That sounds great, I'm glad you provided the link as I had never heard of that before. It sounds very British

Wow I have to be honest that sounds delicious, do you cook this yourself? Also what country do you live in Indira..Belgium?

Interesting, no meat?

This is what I am looking for as well, I am hoping to build a personal virtual "database" so as time goes on we get to understand the cuisine types in different countries. Something's will be the same but we should see some interesting varieties.

Nope you aren't alone, I thought the combat was fine