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Agreed. He wasn't even particularly religious, initially (or arguably at all). He was in the process of building the largest mosque in the world, as part of his new image as Arab religious leader. I wouldn't be surprised if he harboured a desire to become the Caliph of the Ummah.

This was no accident. Maybe the scale was more than she expected, but she planned a trashing of her parent's property ... on purpose.

I'm not sure I can sit through any Star Trek films any more ... and I own a few of them, still (Wrath being one). That being said, I saw the original episode with Ricardo Montalban the other week (they are re-running all the original episodes on BBC2), and it was surprisingly good. (When the original episodes are good they are okay ... when they are bad they're even better. If you're in the mood.) Apocalypse Now, I'd watch the Redux version (although I haven't seen it, only the original). Brando was so self-conscious about his weight he wouldn't permit any proper shots of him, just silhouettes and close-ups of his face. Also the Redux version has a lot more stuff added, including a risque scene with the Playboy models and the price they have to pay to escape the riot ... La Dolce Vita you'll love this, it's right up your arty-alley. Not that Fellini isn't excellent, just that you'll get more excited than perhaps you should. Fahrenheit 9/11 (Parts of it.) I can't recall if I've seen all of this; regardless, only see it when you need some dark humour about the standards of US critical thinking. Secrets & Lies absolutely fantastic (if very bleak) film; you won't want any popcorn, but you'll certainly know you've experienced a little bit more of life when it's finished. Mike Leigh is fantastic. The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a(nother) sensational film; I tried watching it on the plane last year and gave up (no noise-cancelling earphones and a dialogue-intensive film don't mix); I've seen a piece with Ken Loach where the interviewer (either deliberately or not) challenged the brutality of the British soldiers depicted in the film; he responded with chapter and verse from the military advisors he had to remove all doubt about the accuracy of the appalling tactics that were (and in some instances still are) used.

I hope you are ready for the renewed onslaught ...

Ok. Thanks. Done and done.

That's a brilliant method for poison, too ... there are some leaves in the jungle, I've heard, that are broad and look very useful for toilet purposes, but that are actually very toxic.

I thought We Were Soldiers was a good film, actually. (Mel Gibson pushing his Catholic barrow, aside.) The scene where Madeleine Stowe had to deliver the telegrams is one of the most powerful there is ... a very effective way to make those incidental bullet-ridden, blood-washed background deaths suddenly have some very tangible existence, the effects of which are recorded in the emotions of the loved ones. Also Sam Elliott is the duck's nuts.

QFT

Bluetooth.

I agree. Though I would add the corollary that the HotU epic-level expansion was better than the NwN OC.

I liked beta-playing it.

Pfft, higher tier? If someone offered me water, chocolate, sex, or a better computer, you can sure bet I wouldn't pick the water. What if they offered you chocolate sex with a better computer?

It's an interesting question; I know that the NwN2 forum over at Bioware has a few community representatives who can act as channels from the community up to Obsidian, so it is entirely possible that the more pragmatic / popular mods could be incorporated into official patches ... providing the authors didn't object, of course.

... They actually have a cοcktail in an executive London bar that contains gold-dust (and costs a

I was just about to quote: "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt." :D I hope that sentiment was true for the author. I was just reviewing his oeuvre, and I don't think I've read any of his work. This I shall rectify immediately.

I don't have any qualms in the notion that the US secured its essential energy requirements by invading an unstable country to remove a despotic leader who was evil to the people of his country.

The members of the communities (Morrowind, Oblivion, even NwN(2)) will be more than welcoming to your questions (everyone was a n00b once, after all) and they are your best lead to learning the skills.

Just use the save game editor.

Although I agree with the sentiment, I would hasten to place water on a tier above the other comparative elements ... "

Were you terrorized by a bat when you were young?

Someone from al-Qa'ida and someone from Iraq (maybe Saddam) met once. And decided that they couldn't do business with each other. To suppose that they had more to do with each other is disingenuous.

Plot was almost totally superfluous to the film's needs.

What goes around comes around ...