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Lol, those are awesome. George Broussard's take on the Presidential portraits?

I don't know. Back in the day, journalists had a responsibility not only to convey facts, but also as a sort of cultural beacon people could look at for honest assessment and guidance. If she really believes RT is a propaganda outlet for the Kremlin and this is incompatible with her dignity as a journalist, she did the right thing by making her resignation a public matter, in my eyes. Impossible to know whether she has something better lined up (which would diminish the value of the act) or if the real reasons are what she stated, but no reason to assume they are not. I wish this sort of thing happened more often, to be honest. Right. So maybe I should clarify, too. The irony I was remarking on is that a Pole was whitewashing an organization that was created to carry out the ethnic cleansing of... Poles. And I felt this irony was worth pointing out because the sole reason for this defense is a pig-headed adherence to a manichaean, Europe-vs-Russia view of the issue, from page one. I'm not too sure if this is the same Polish involvement you are talking about. And to make it perfectly clear: I am not bragging or otherwise using war crimes to take a moral high ground. But are you suggesting that we should sweep the past under the rug because things are rough in Ukraine and extend moral blank checks to anyone that stands up to Putin? Sorry but I can't do that. I'd be partaking in the same double standards I've been raising hell about. Agree to disagree and all that.

If you have only read that post, I guess it would be easy to misunderstand my position. But so far, I have not taken sides. I have not defended Russia sending troops in. I have not defended Yanukovych. I have not even accused Maidan protesters of being neo-nazis, because those who have usurped power do not necessarily constitute a representative sample of the Ukrainian citizenry. I am not on the FSB payroll (if only!). But if there is to be any measure of understanding, we have to begin by calling a spade a spade—just pretending that everyone on the opposing side of the guys we don't like are bleeding heart pacifists facing off against tyranny doesn't leave much room for debate. You cannot expect one side to honor a deal if the other side doesn't. The cornerstone of my arguments is always the same: Western double standards. Yes, Russia also plays that game (any major player does), but it's not Putin you hear all the time touting the importance of abiding by the law and generally playing nice.

Is... is that Ronald Reagan? And why is he armed with a RPG-7?

Ideally, I'd like a full-length campaign that also supports MP (à la Borderlands). Not every FPS is Battlefield. But for games that are designed and balanced around the MP, a lack of a campaign is no biggie for me. I know what I'm getting into, after all. The DLC campaign idea is terrible. Please do not go work for EA!

That has a lot to do with a general lack of research. Kind of like with people dismissing UPA as a collaborationist militia, ignoring the historical complexities of the region and the fact that UPA was pursuing a doctrine trying to carve out an independent Ukraine between the Nazis and the Soviets. It didn't work out too well. Keep trying. With practice, you may be good for comic relief. Because, as far as facticity is concerned, you just aren't making the cut. As the armed wing of the OUN—an organization that collaborated closely with and was financed by the German Abwehr, and whose leaders aimed to throw the Bolsheviks from Ukraine "under the banner of Adolf Hitler" (p.338) until the tide turned at Stalingrad and they figured that they had been jerked around enough by the Germans—UPA was formed to push an agenda of ethnic cleansing on western Ukraine (of Poles, ironically enough—still feeling sympathetic to these dregs?) as well as to fight any foreign powers in Ukraine: Germans, Soviets, Poles, Czechoslovaks. OUN encouraged the recruitment of more than 80,000 Ukrainians into the Waffen-SS and was operationally in charge of the Abwehr-organized Nachtigall and Roland spec ops battallions. But please, show me this "research" that I'm missing that gives nuance to the issue of Ukrainian fascists and fully explores the "complexities of the region", instead of just throwing a few weasel words around to cover your woefully one-sided view of the matter. I'd love to read it!

Have you met any skinhead or other "foot soldier" types? They aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed. You don't understand what they are using that flag for, because they don't understand it themselves. All part of the job description, I guess. I assumed that the association of the Keltenkreuz with neo-nazi groups was well known, but I guess peeps living on the other side of the pond aren't much aware of Euro neo-nazi symbologies. TIL...

Anyone who thinks that the Confederate flag is only associated with racism these days is mistaken. Is it one of those "take it back" types of movements, because as an outsider I typically find use of the Confederate Flag to be a contentious and misguided thing, going back to the the "Slavery Issue" that was such a catalyst in provoking the CSA to rebel. I'm of the opinion that anyone who thinks using the Confederate Flag to represent anything other than slavery is going to immediately undermine their position enough that it's almost meaningless. Thanks for all the links numbers. I'll have to read all those later just due to quantity. Somehow, everyone focused on the CSA flag and managed to miss homeskillet there trying to plant a celtic cross AND also the flag of the Nazi collaborationist militia UPA. That is Kiev city hall, by the way. They are indeed neat, though hardly supporting the notion of a neo-fascist Ukraine wanting to kill all the juice. Incidentally, fascists. No, they obviously don't support your poorly built strawmen. But I'm not really surprised that you keep putting those up as anything you make resembling an actual argument doesn't really hold up under scrutiny, heh.

I had to go back a few pages to dig up some links. Others are readily available in the net if you know what to look for. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yefremov-complains-to-ashton-his-faction-mps-working-at-gunpoint-337587.html http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/thirteen-more-party-of-regions-members-leave-parliamentary-faction-337356.html http://en.ria.ru/world/20140224/187857643/Ukraine-Parliament-Sacks-Constitutional-Court-Judges.html http://www.thenation.com/article/178013/ukrainian-nationalism-heart-euromaidan http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/721610 http://www.ibtimes.com/euromaidan-dark-shadows-far-right-ukraine-protests-1556654 https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/437746044529430529 http://www.timothyeastman.com/uncategorized/an-interview-with-mira-andrei-and-sascha-of-antifascist-action-ukraine/ http://hnn.us/article/122778 http://www.channel4.com/news/svoboda-ministers-ukraine-new-government-far-right I could go on, and on and on... but you get the picture. You are a big boy, you can make up your own mind. It's telling albeit unsurprising how even the most fervent defenders of democracy, freedom, human rights and all that fluffy stuff here have systematically glossed over the fact that it's neo-fascists that have usurped power in Ukraine after Yanukovych fled. There isn't even a serious PR effort to dispel this; the strategy instead is to focus on Putin's reactions—painting him as an admirer of Stalin with Hitler's foreign policy handbook to guide him is sure to draw the short attention span of the average news consumer, not to mention much more palatable than the notion that the EU and US are supporting a coup d'état by extreme right groups.

Looks like you haven't been reading the thread, either. Color me surprised!

Just finished Dragonfall. Much better than DMS but STILL NO PARTY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Seriously. How hard can it be? I finished the game with ~10k left because there was literally nothing to buy. Some of the spells/guns looted in certain runs that I couldn't use were only good to sell for more money that I couldn't spend anyway. Bah. Atmosphere was pretty good (as in DMS) but I wish the ending sequence was more reactive. And I'm kinda butthurt that They fixed deckers being basically useless which is good, but Matrix sequences are still soul crushingly boring, which is not so good. Other than that, it's the best game I've played all year. If they can keep the progression up, the next campaign should be nothing short of a classic.

Of course! please allow me to correct my previous statement by adding propaganda to the list of similarities to your comparison to Munich Agreement, on top of Putin's Authoritarian rule, his foreign policy and irredentism under pretext of protecting Russians ... Of course! Anything that isn't on Wikipedia or otherwise doesn't agree with your views is "propaganda"! Even if it is in a Wikipedia citation! And of course, the first "I'm Feeling Lucky" Google results that you copypaste without even fully reading are to be considered pearls of wisdom so clear that they would leave the ****ing Dalai Lama gaping vapidly! But of course!

Oh, right, sorry. You are right, unsupported overhead presses are a perfectly good substitute for military and Arnold presses. They are an awesome shoulder exercise all around. They are still anterior delt-heavy, however. If you are worried about the effectiveness of lateral raises, take a look at this. Skip the mumbo-jumbo (or not, it's actually good stuff) and go straight to the EMG chart. Sensations can be misleading sometimes. I also would recommend you try dumbbells instead of a bar for the upright rows, because they allow you to adjust your degree of pronation better (shoulder internal rotation affects rotator cuff disposition and compression), but your call. I'm unfamiliar with this kind of exercise regime, but it sounds very interesting, how long are you planning to perform this peak strength exercise plan? And how long are you resting between the sets? It's a rather basic, powerlifting inspired routine. Think Rippetoe's 5x5, but with a bit more flair (pyramid sets, for instance). Rest periods are upwards of 2 minutes, which can make it sorta boring. Owing to the low rep volumes (5 tops) and long rest periods I don't get a pump or walk out especially tired, which makes me wonder often what am I doing with my life, but the results are good. I haven't yet managed to beat the PBs that I set last time I finished a peak strength cycle. Need to find a way to maintain cardio fitness, though.

What are you talking about. Which countries in southern Europe have a population that is >60% "African"? (no such ethnicity, language or common ancestry btw) I guess some Russian republics could push for independence on an ethnic basis (Caucasus republics, Tatarstan), but really not on a historic one because those have been Russian lands since the 17th century. Moreover, Russia has not turned against non-Russian ethnicities residing within their territory by couping its own democratically elected government and enacting a ban on the use of languages other than Russian. This is the issue that kickstarted the whole secession deal, remember? And there is 60% of population russian in Ukraine? No only in one part, its like part of Paris become independed because there is African mayority in that PART What part of Paris has an overwhelming majority of "African" population? Again, no such ethnicity so the, erm, argument falls flat at this point. But are you seriously suggesting that a neighborhood with no historical claim on independence nor a homogeneous ethnic composition or consolidated political identity is the same as Crimea? Seriously, what?

Nah, nothing to do with rigour, simply a way to make it clear what exactly you are referring to in order to avoid misunderstandings and to give other posters a fair chance at defending their arguments. Making vague comments about "other people" can simply be an expeditious way to shift the goal posts. Of course, this is an informal discussion, so you don't have to do anything, but to me it's simply common courtesy.

No. You are suggesting Putin needs to wait until there is a referendum in Crimea. And if there were indications that that's where the situation is headed, I'd agree. However, it's abundantly clear by the way the putsch has been carried out in Kiev that they intend to do no such thing. So, by your logic Putin should wait until something that will never happen, happens, while at the same time letting Russian strategic interests be put at risk in addition to only respecting the parts of international law the west tells him to? And read up on the 1st Chechen War. Russia did not outright invade after independence was declared from the Soviet Union (not Russia). There was a civil war in Chechnya prior to Russian intervention that caused a massive exodus of Russians from Chechnya, that is what triggered the Russian invasion. No, the fundamental difference is that Putin is reacting to the fascist putsch in Ukraine and, until proven otherwise, he has no ambitions of annexing parts of Ukraine or other ex-Soviet republics to restore an anachronistic sense of national or ethnic pride. Irredentism? Where?

What are you talking about. Which countries in southern Europe have a population that is >60% "African"? (no such ethnicity, language or common ancestry btw) I guess some Russian republics could push for independence on an ethnic basis (Caucasus republics, Tatarstan), but really not on a historic one because those have been Russian lands since the 17th century. Moreover, Russia has not turned against non-Russian ethnicities residing within their territory by couping its own democratically elected government and enacting a ban on the use of languages other than Russian. This is the issue that kickstarted the whole secession deal, remember?

I know this notion may sound radical, but... women generally have first-hand experience of what women experience. I'll step even further: women working in STEM fields may know better what the women who work in STEM fields experience! Who would have thought! I didn't dismiss their experiences. The way they interpret these experiences relative to themselves and the way they relate that to others is what is suspect. You are making the choice to place more value on the experiences of women as related by women, because they are women, than experiences of men as related by men, because they are men. "Entitlement issue-laden nerd-boys" is a frankly disparaging term, but for some reason much more acceptable than referring to women not wanting to work in high-stress, highly competitive male-dominated environments as duplicitous arrivistes with deep-seated insecurity issues that prevent them from clicking in with the established work ethic. See what I did there?

Uh-huh. You were addressing some unspecified "above" arguments. The post above yours (until oby's posts were approved and appeared magically in between) was dealing specifically with Crimean self-determination. That you spin the issue to disregard the opinions of Crimeans to make it exclusively about Vlad getting his way, does not mean the matter in question is actually about that. Who are "the people" happy to pull a Chamberlain? Because Rostere has explicitly mentioned a referendum, i.e. very much not a Chamberlain scenario. Quote them directly and get your hands dirty instead of burning down strawmen with passive-aggresive remarks. I wasn't trying to paint you as a hypocrite before, but come think of it, you can be a hypocrite by inaction, or rather, by selective action. So there.

Depends on the field, I guess. Most females I know who went into CS, however, tend to complain. Anecdotical evidence, I know, but I'm prone to valuing women's accounts about things experienced by females more than dudes telling me How Things Are In The Real World. Because females are completely impartial, uninvolved and free of issues by virtue of being female. Sounds legit.

Any gesture that requires your humerus to tilt forward in a sagittal plane (shoulder flexion) against a resistance is going to recruit your "anterior" delts. I'm using quotation marks because muscular isolation is somewhat of a myth—forces are transmitted by connective tissue (tendons, fasciae) and muscle portions are much less well defined IRL than they are in anatomy treatises. Deltoid "portions" can be as few as 3 and as many as 7 depending on the author. Also, there are ~20 muscles involved with that motion. Which one are you working? The way to shift part of the burden to the "lateral" portion is by reducing the mechanical advantage of the anterior portion that is naturally stronger and forcing the body to find a more convenient solution. You can do this by making the movement happen in the frontal plane (dumbbell lateral raise) and/or increasing shoulder internal rotation (upright rows). Problem with messing around with rotation is that it reduces effective ROM and if your rotator cuff and especially scapular stabilizers aren't up to snuff, it's not going to be very effective and "automatic" involuntary compensations can cause problems long-term (shoulder impingement, tendonitis...). Overhead pressing is kinda redundant if you are already doing military and Arnold presses. I would try lateral raises first (I've seen your upper traps, try to minimize assistance from them), and then lying rear raises. Me, I'm running a 5-week peak strength period. Low rep sets, average volume, loads up to 80% of 1RM, long rests, deadlift/squat/bench press-centered with a bit of supplementary work throw in for good measure. And it's only a 3-4 day/week program. It's driving me up the wall...

Nope, they've been conditioned to believe that "girls aren't good at math", which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Socially inept and entitlement issue-laden nerd boys create a workspace where many women feel uncomfortable. If you don't believe me, ask any woman working in those fields. Implication that there is a relationship between sex and personality issues and social skills development. What you did there. I see it.

I'm now regretting making the comparison to the Munich Agreement. I made it in the sense that the west may end up just handing the land to Russia because the alternative is unthinkable and the original owner doesn't have enough political clout to resist on her own. The similarities end there. Of course, I should have foreseen that any references to Hitler's foreign policy would immediately trigger the atavistic fears of Nazi military expansionism given shape by hindsight and dilute any factual value that a comparison could have. What exactly do you find unacceptable about asking the people of Crimea what would they prefer? Let's assume a OSCE-supervised polling scenario, here. Because otherwise, the alternative would have to be putting Yanukovych back in power and going by the terms established in the agreement that was to end the Maidan protests, until elections were held no later than december. You cannot have only one side abide by "international law". Also, reminder that WWII was precipitated by the Allies' snap-border redrawing after WWI as much as it was by Hitler's personal insanity/delusions/egomania. Hitler was aware that his initial demands made sense from a historical and ethnic point of view and played that and the reluctance of the Allies to go for a rematch to obtain a huge initial edge. This is in relation to your comment about "divvying countries up according to random perceptions". It's A-OK when we do it (border drawing in Africa), but not when anyone else does, unless it's to our advantage somehow. (can I be the "Powerhungry Demagogue of the Obsidian Order"?)

I guess you'd have to clarify what you mean by "reasonable", but pending that, the comment is off the mark in my experience. Catalonia, where the push for independence is more politically solid, is mostly "meh" about the issue, as illustrated by the low turnout of the unofficial town "referendums" conducted in the past five years or so. They will only rally to the independence cause if somebody makes a point of telling them that they do not actually have a right to be independent. In the Basque Country, actual independentism is more a politicized topic that parties love to trump up than an actual issue for people (Euskera is a difficult language and is still very much minoritary). Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% for giving people the political freedom to secede—something that is not present in the current Spanish Constitution—but you should not mistake the propaganda efforts of a bunch of loud-mouthed corrupt buffoons for the actual will of the people.