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I think he was referring to the whole intro. tutorial experience. It was awesome in F3. It was lame in F2 and it didn't exist in F1.

Wow, you are like a clone of me. Or am I a clone of you

hang in there and keep at the therapy. you may improve over time more than you think. it takes a loooong time for atrophied muscles with injuries to recover. taks Seconded. Keep the faith! The human body is capable of some amazing recoveries, medical science be damned.

I'd like to see the average number of flu deaths in Mexico in a year. I know it's around 38,000 in the US.

Who said anything about accountants? I mentioned engineers and Wals said they need roads and electricity. I understand what you are saying about the tribal divisions. But these types of things can be overcome in time. A national identity takes time to establish, and it isn't helping that on one side you have anti-western clerics preaching at the people about evil westerners, and then on the other side you have westerners trying to force certain ideals upon the people. Realistically they need a strong Afghani figure to take the lead here, one that can work with the West while not looking like a puppet.

Obama mentioned that civil engineering corp when he took office, I think that will be a huge help if implemented properly. It's unfortunate that so many contractors willing to go into these places are only doing it for a big paycheck, meaning they are more concerned with self-interests than actual progress. I agree that troops aren't the best answer here, they tend to make a lousy police force, which is what is really needed to stifle the local warlords. But it is better than no police at all.

I think Morgoth is just putting a show on to make his internet personality seem tough. I've never met someone in the real world that just didn't care at all about others unless they've developed some deep seeded discrimination against the group.

Hey, take care of yourself, man! False alarm, some parent just kept their kids out of school because they were worried, and the attendance person jotted it down as "swine" instead of "alarmism"

Actually I care about that very much. I can't do much about it, unfortunately, but there is some comfort in knowing that countries are attempting to help with these issues. That is the human thing to do.

Crud...I might have a kid out with the Swine flu...will update later.

Yes, but closing the borders wasn't necessarily an option. 38,000 people die every year from the standard flu, so I'm just saying I'm not ready to fly off the handle and call this a full scale pandemic. I think drug resistant TB is more concerning then this.

So we just write off an entire nation of people? Here is a very brief history of Afghanistan - In the 80's, Russia occupied it. The US funded rebel Islamic groups (Osama Bin Laden being one) to keep the USSR busy. Eventually Russia pulled out. The Taliban took over during the instability, creating a terrible extremist government group. In the 70's and 80's, Afghanistan had seen progress and modernization. Under the Taliban, women were forced to stay at home and the rich history and culture of the region was attacked as idolatry. The Taliban went as far as blowing up 2000 year old statues. It was a foreign government trying to erase the native history of the people. The US went in after 9/11 under the pretense that much of Al Quaeda was being sheltered in Afghanistan by the Taliban. The real problem isn't us being there, it is in how we execute our occupation. With the fall of the Taliban has come the rise of local warlords and a massive drug trade. This needs to be brought under control. Pulling out of a situation that we created is about as morally bankrupt as it gets, and I'm glad to see that multiple countries don't share your sense of morality.

Are you guys serious? Do you even know what goes on at the border, how big it is, how many millions of dollars in trade that would cost? There is a lot of fear mongering going on with this thing right now. It's important to be aware of it, to handle it with caution, but so far you have one death in the US. People die of the regular flu every year, so there is plenty of over-reaction going on.

This. Afghanistan is a lost cause, why wasting ressources on it? Are you guys being serious? I didn't realize there was so much moral bankruptcy here.

This is really good news. Afghanistan deserves a better governing body than the Taliban.

Playing Arcanum and I can't find any lockpicks! I should have taken the spell instead of going the tech route.

Without doing anything odd, I made it out of the vault after only killing one guard, and that was the guy doing the interrogation. I found it was pretty easy to sneak through the other parts.

I better go against the grain a bit if I want to catch up! Carolina vs. Boston - Hurricanes in 7. Why not? Washington vs. Pittsburgh - Caps in 5. They are rolling right now, they just beat a great goalie and they are going up against a mediocre one. I expect a ton of offense in this series, probably the most entertaining to watch. Anaheim vs. Detroit - Anaheim in 6. If Hiller does what he did to the Sharks, Detroit will struggle. The Red Wings just played a rather easy opponent, so they might be caught a bit flat footed here. Chicago vs. Vancouver - Vancouver in 6. Should be another fun one to watch, but the 'nucks looked really good against the Blues and Mats has waited a long time for a trip to the Ball.

Hand sanitizer should be used in moderation, because your immune system needs to be introduced to some bacteria in order to get stronger. A school very close to my school just closed for a week due to swine flu. I'm really contemplating wearing a mask. I'm not worried about myself, but I don't want to bring something dangerous home to my daughter.

I did terrible on predictions. Who called Carolina winning? Man...I don't remember if I picked the Caps or not.

I'm playing Arcanum right now, and I have no idea what broken game play mechanics Enoch is referring to. The TB combat is a bit lame, but the game is wonderful. The Witcher shares a few characteristics, but it is much more of a hack n' slash than Arcanum.

Actually worry and stress cause real medical problems, making it quite costly in the long run.

What is a hostile civilian?

I've never understood this mentality. Are people looking for an experience that is overly difficult? WoW isn't a hardcore MMO, if that's what you want there are games designed for that type of experience. Vanguard is fairly unforgiving.