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Yeah it was a general reference, since I seen Hiro Protagonist and zaptor rant about the west, and Malcador cry about CIA coup. Because setting are changing but bottom line is almost always the economy in history or today (even place like the midle east, its not just crazy radicals but people who water/food/jobs e.g. egypt). Funny what BruceVC said is that "Venezuela hasn't been running their economy well for years. There has been a slow clampdown of institutions like the free press and despite the fact the country has natural resources there are shortages of food and a break down of certain basic services." leading him to conclusion that the socialist experiment has failed. While you addressing the comment that "The socialist experiment has failed" [summarizing] noted the increase in Venezuela quality of life after it tapped the arguably biggest oil reserve in the world, and agreed that the economy is unbalanced.

I am not certain what her (or the other two guys) profession has todo with anything. They have taken trip to a remote classified restricted area, defined as National Security Complex. Other than trespassing, damage to property(cut several security fences with bolt cutters) and tripping over National Security acts. This is not the first time their group done this and they used the media exposure to call for further acts. They wanted attention, they got it.

IMO they are coming from a place like RPGCodex where "trolling" has its own definition and meme where it is both acceptable and encouraged, and they got butt hurt that outside "trolls" are seen as horrible people or according to this study psychopathic sadist. It like arguing about what is "cool", you will always upset several niche communities.

yeah, as the second lead point out in the first episode ~'trust me don't want to pick his head' I doubt this show will be a "blockbuster" and i don't how it will turn out, but so far I really enjoy it, a rare feat compared to the usual recycled tropes\execution time-waster crap that I have to scroll through. Usually, I don't care about any show until it pops in my TV schedule, but it was also recommended by our resident tv-show see it all. So I gave it a try, so far I seen few episodes from season 1, it is nice and has some great moments, but am I the only one who think that Spacey seem a little bit too great at playing the puppeteer and everyone around are too dumb?

That pretty much always the economy, but if you expect die hard Russians who cry WEST to understand that your bound to be disappointed. Many of them will tell you stories about great Soviet union that has fallen ONLY because bla bla west, bla bla west, our politician sold/betrayed us out. For those who can only point the finger out and cry west, better recite this:

Norway takes the lead https://www.google.com/search?q=olympic+medal+count+2014

I seen the photo you posted, but one medic shot =/= police snipers are targeting medics.

in what way? as in 10 and 20 inches are a lot alike or as in world ranking in __insert topic__ I seen reports that Assad forces have been targeting medical personnel in Syria, but in Ukraine? I am skeptical, unless you can find something more substantial from a reliable source.

It reminded me part of the great dictator speech by charlie chaplin. Yes we live in a world in which we can be more honest about our feelings, but more close to the harsh truth of life ; we are more connected phones and social media, but somehow more alone even in our homes ; and we are more open about what we want, and yet we can't seem to grasp the only thing that we need, happiness. Uhm, I am not certain how to say it right without offending anyone, but I am pretty certain that the majority of people who had it tough in the army would jump on the opportunity to go back to those days. Yes there are some scars that stays with you, but IMHO the real tough job is what comes next, going from structured system, where you had a place/purpose, friends with who you bonded/lived with for months/years and where part of your life in every way, where you work and skill set was appreciated and being regarded as hero by many outside. After the novelty of a returning from war runs out, and the reality of moving from what defined you for several years toward civilian life which in most cases completely opposite to what it used to be, this is hard. Change is hard. The point that I was going for is that while agree that nothing good comes out of "keeping your emotions to yourself" and sharing and dealing is good. It is not the end goal, the purpose of of talking is not create excuses, make other feel sorry for you, or be a drama queen on TV, it is about getting the help you need to move from where you are to where you need to be.

If you only read Enders game, there are several other books in that arc that you might like, including one that covers the events of Enders game from another perspective, you can get it in audiobook format and fill some dead time with it

If you live in a good location(most countries + good house/pipes), then the best alternative is tap water, it is healthier, costs much less and saves another trip to the elevator to bring those six packs. I went through many additives, but right now I simply drop fresh menth into a bottle, it is warm here and cold tap water taste great. That said, I am have nothing against soft drinks, although to moderate myself I usually buy them only when they are on sale, there is specific carbonated water that works well with ****tails and I LOVE ice tea. I think that it is pretty much universal that you can make cheap\healthy food yourself and actually pretty quickly/easily once you get little experience. The problem is like you said time, people are lazy and like junk or quick prepared food because they it takes less time and you can stock a lot of it without spoiling. Which is why obesity is a good indicator of a neglected kid, clueless teenager or a person who has issues (unstable life, depression etc) I know they used to add paper/plastic, leftovers and other crap into some types of processed food, maybe they still do with some products in some places... though I have yet to enjoy that particular experience you described :/ not sure if its because of location or that I am not a huge consumer of processed food.

The OP made me think of a couple of old articles about harsh truth about life which are sugar coated today. Tough this article is the best I could find: 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person

This reminds me the joke about someone buying junk food, with extra everything(size, fries and desert) except a diet coke, because yeah that what will save you... Like most things in life its about quantity, even medicine become a poison if you take too much of it. In large enough quantity "Diet" sodas can be as harmful as "Regular" ones, more so if you look at your general health as suggested by Enoch. So far I have been fixating on obesity because obesity(and abdominal fat in particular) has been shown to directly increase almost every known health risk. Also compared to other issues like nutritional and health values of various substances, which is sometimes hard to comprehend by regular folk who don't follow that stuff, most people can "easily" address obesity and check if it works with quick weigh or look at the mirror test.

Oby, if you want people to like Russia, a good start might be not to post on English forums content in Russian... (besides its not that funny)

Who said that education doesn't work, I used the term effectiveness. Also speaking of reality, we might be able to train apes to become neurosurgeons, but it cost a lot of money and hard word and very much effected by socioeconomic status. Obviously education is not limited to schools, it starts with home influence(e.g. like purchase habits), media etc. Which is why I suggested to leave the details to the end, because campaigns such as we need which address different target groups across all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, need different approaches.(I suggest only one) Obviously a major component of every camping is money. With tobacco you can make targeted campaigns and make the tobacco companies pay for them! and make the users bear the costs of their consumption. How would that work here? are you planing to role the cost to everyone through use of taxes or reallocate funds? and what type of educational campaign your suggest? (personally, I am tired that school educational budget is drained on a replacement for basic parenting) Since there are different approaches/cost for educations, and time issue since prevalence of the problem continues to be on the rise, the obvious question that comes to mind is effectiveness of any measure. Any specific reason why you dismiss the idea of personal responsibility, which would help finance such efforts and further our cause by offering monetary incentive? Indeed, That campaign worked well as part of sex education, after all who want HIV, STD, teenager parents or too many kids. It was easy and cheap to address, no big changes simply put a condom, which brought condom makers on board with big smiles and dollar bills in their eyes. Are you certain that obesity (which you can't stamp with rubber, it requires a lot of work and self control) is such an easy case to tackle (how successful are campaigns against drugs abuse ?), especially with food industry in the picture, who is already lobbying against any measures. I agree with what you said, vending machines are a contributing factor. But i hate how you phrased the 'Food industry hold'... it sound big and ominous, something that only government can solve with regulation and poring big money on it. To me it sounds like when parents complain that consoles/computers don't have some kind of lock mechanism which would limit daily use, instead of taking personal responsibility and actively working on what their kid do or in our case eat. @Zoraptor, sorry about the rough state of post 155, it was late and I barely managed to translated what I wanted to say into English.

I thought to post this in the Olympics thread, but I was discouraged by the crowd. Here is a nice motivational video about fitness/sports and life in general:

I can get some patriotic pride, cheering for your team\team mates, but these kind of generalizations and hop to bring people down or mock them

You are correct the end result is the same, however, what you intialy said that I came up with a way "for not targeting the poor", is incorrect. The goal I am looking for is that just like with tobacco Obese people will bear the full costs of their consumption, associated medical and social costs(call it users fee), I suggested direct taxation after explaining that indirect taxation is impossible(unless on very small/limited scale to things like soda). My plan is about personal responsibility, not how 'well off' you are, how 'well off' you is the reality of our tax system in general. I wouldn't compare the two and the goal of taxes on tobacco isn't to 'stop everyone from smoking', you can't force people todo what they don't want to, but you can make them pay for their consumption and associated costs(medical etc). We seen a reduction in smoking habit which is great, and the rest bear their share. IMO indirect tax on tobacco is much more effective than what is possible and I suggest with obesity it targets a single product, which has no benefits, so any consumption is bad for you and no way to work around it. It also most effective where education is not, and smoker population is most prevalent. While not as effective, "money talks" and it will work in the same way that eco taxes work. Edit: Also I don't recall if I mentioned it already, but the reason we need to tackle this is not only because it is the most serious public health problems of the century and the leading preventable cause of death worldwide, but its increasing prevalence in population(all groups)

you must have a "hell" of public transportation I used to spend 2-4 hours a day driving to work and back + errands and shopping, one time I had to try the alternative for a week, it was hell on wheels, I swear I still have PTSD episodes from that time. Compared to that driving is island of sanity. @GD, if you get the chance post photos of your achievement

That was a rebut, as much as my previous post was an attempt to engage in discussion on that topic with you. As oppose too a topic I don't care about. And feeling that explaining my initial comment and what I do and don't care about, might be better than ignore you for the third time. That didn't work, so we will have to agree to disagree. I still think exactly what I said in that initial post concerning your link/conclusio and you can think whatever you want about me or the topic. What I am interested in discussing, is (1) anything related to the bigger picture i.e. notion that the need to address obesity is some kind of prosecution as implied in the title, as oppose to being common sense (2) people who can answer the three basic points I noted at the bottom of post #146 and are willing to discuss what is the best possible solution, as oppose to looking for ways to discredit the solution they don't like.

That or maybe the different texture, what I know for certain that I always slice it.

I loved the ninja where are those cops from? or is it a special effects scene from a movie?(because I doubt that the ninja can repeat the exercise 5 times in a row in real life conditions)

Amazing, you needed an article for that.. As for the rest, I'll just leave this link for you, which include several more recent studies on the topic, which directly address the issue of "soft drink tax", Have fun.

Not every person who ever hit someone is a bully... at one time we all made prank (posts/calls/etc) for fun of it, wanted to unwinded after a long day at work, argued some unpopular point, lost our temper etc etc IMO that doesn't make a troll. You might want to visit some other forums, to see actual trolls, people who spend all their energy on this and this alone. Those trolls aren't helping anyone but themselves at the expanse of others. ( I mean going to a consumer board and giving bad advice, wtf?) its like claiming that school bullies are helping their victims to become stronger... EDITED.

Thanks, for the clarification and link At the moment I am not really looking for action orientated show, but I might check it out later on.. 'House of Cards' sound like something I would like to watch right now, but no Netflix for me, so I maybe next year? any idea if there are plans to release it?