Skeptical

It's their way of fishing for compliments, and then trying to inflate their own ego. I do find it a bit annoying, but am generally willing to leave it be: I think that out of anyone, young women are justified in being insecure.

Has anyone on this forum read Good Calories Bad Calories? http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Gary-Taubes/dp/1400040787 We need people that are willing to actually do research, and to think critically, instead of just making sure that whatever they find is in line with the current nutritional paradigm.

I'm all for freedom of speech, but just because you can say something doesn't mean that you should.

That does sound good. I mean, I like honey-baked ham, so that's really just the next step. Did you soak the ham in it, or just drizzle it on, heat it, what?

I've never gotten the feet thing: as long as they're clean, within reasonable proportion to the body, and free of hair, I'm good.

EDIT: Sorry Shiny, took me a bit to write this post, so I didn't see yours. I'll leave it at this, although I must ask: if everyone is fine being off-topic in off-topic, why does being OT matter? The idea that the achievement is somehow lessened because they have a different political system is laughable. "It was built by those atheistic, Mao-loving, America hatin' dirty commies, so it ain't as good!" Is largely what I've been reading here. Yes, most construction will not include that much machinery, or that many people. But it was also built in 15 days. What would this normally take in North America? A year, maybe more? As for China being Communist, that's actually now open to debate. Yes, officially their political system is Communist, as they're under more or less permanent rule by a single Communist Party, but it must be said that small and medium business has largely been turned over to capitalism in the form of corporations, foreign and homegrown. As for large scale-industry, it takes more the form of State Capitalism, which is not in any form Communism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China#Politics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_capitalism

Which is not the point I was getting at. The show that any country puts on for the Olympics is nothing like what a country is actually like. The whole point is to impress the rest of the world. Usually it goes further than that and no one region of a country is the same as another. Beijing is more than likely nothing like any other given area of China just as Detroit and Edmonton are nothing like other parts of The United States or Canada. So what if it's nothing like the rest of the country? I'm not talking about China being uber wealthy and everyone is living comfortably, I'm talking about architecture, bonkers (saru) said the Chinese buildings were nothing like North American/ European building and I'm proving him wrong. What's wrong with using the Bird's Nest & other Olympic buildings as an example? I said Saru was subject to propoganda because I assume he gets all the information on how bad China is from his country's media, he is free to prove me wrong by telling me where he gets his information, and not by saying "you don't know where I get my news from, mmmmk?". I'm not about to debase myself to that level, nice try though. And here's a fun fact, you can live in a country and know nothing about it, International boy. Yes, but I've always thought that it's rather hard: if you're intelligent and inquisitive, it would be difficult to not assemble a great deal of knowledge about where you're living. Yes, you don't have to live somewhere to know a lot about it, but I'm certain that there's a very strong correlation. And I have no idea how providing sources for your information is debasing. It's a fundamental component of discourse on any topic, from climate change to petty gossip. I'm quite curious to know where it is you find information on China that is reasonable unbiased; I've tried and it's not easy, due to a combination totalitarian state, populist control of the media in the West, difficulty of verification, and various conflicting interests.

Me too :thumbup: Vastly superior to bleached blonde.

I like the taste of Parmesan, but I absolutely hate the smell.

Having hot chocolate, planning some of my amazing wraps for breakfast tomorrow, which will involve a significant quantity of food. Fresh tomatoes and lettuce, along with swiss cheese for a tuna sandwich tomorrow. I really do put quite a bit of thought into the next day's meals. Anyone else like that?

As in internet memes?

It's interesting that people are so determined to knock this project. I would like to revisit this in a few years. Yes, I'm sure there will be some problems, but such issues are essentially inherent into the construction of any building, no matter the size or speed at which is was assembled. My theory is that people are insecure, and fearful about their position in the world. There are several Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Pakistanis, any number of people, that could all do your job, and likely better than you, if they were given the chance. However, they will not get that chance, for merit of their poverty, skin colour, or nationality. With greater globalization (which is inevitable, whatever the left/right would like to say) there will be greater equality. It's not going to be a leveling up for us, no matter the value that Thomas Friedman wishes to place on skilled labor and "roll-up-your-sleeves" work ethic. It has actually been surprisingly easy for me to reconcile with the fact that I will not be able to take from the world as much as the members of the previous generation did. I hope that I'm never so greedy as to turn my back on the principles of equality, or so sure of my country's superiority over others to wait, fascinated, with the sadistic hope that my pretensions of superiority will be confirmed. Ok. Once you have obtained a job, you may speculate about "the world." Until then, you don't have a valid approach. And I agree with Dupin, even if I would personally bump the time table up about 6 days a faster. To the underlined part, that is just plain wrong. Things built in China are utter [cabbage], and due to your lack of experience in the world, just in general, shows itself more clearly now. These building flaws do not happen in say, oh I don't know, America, Europe. China is trying to cut corners, and eventually they'll cut something they wish they hadn't. [/hide] Mate, have you ever been to China before? Have you seen the buildings? Take the 2008 Olympics for an example, all the building were top of the class, safe and sound, cleverly designed. Don't talk [cabbage] about someone you've never seen before, k? Don't take the one-sided news you Americans recieve, its called propaganda, and I guess it's working. Why don't you get some experience on this subject before you start generalizing things. Incidentally I have been to China and while Beijing was quite well maintained traveling just 100 miles inland reveals a third world country in which about a billion people live in abject poverty. Examining only the best, trophy projects of a nation provides no accurate comparison of overall standards. Have you ever seen Detroit or Cleveland? The United States now has approximately 45 million people living below the poverty line. I'll also refute the inevitable next point to be made, which is that standards of poverty are not identical, to which I say neither are costs of living. It is a shame that the Chinese never had a chance: from the failure of a system that is Communism, and straight into the arms of international corporations with their sweet-sounding lies of trade, equality and wealth. And to Bonkers: I'm quite interested to hear why it is that you consider yourself so informed about foreign countries. I could say that your statement betrays your ignorance just as much as my supposed errors in reasoning do. And I do have a job: several, since they're seasonal. Yes, I don't intend for them to be long term, but it also makes you realize that not only can I be replaced by any other North American citizen with functioning arms and an IQ above the level of idiot, but any moderately strong individual anywhere in the world. I have my job for merit of my citizenship, and nothing more. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/16/AR2010091602698.html

That number is almost certainly lowball. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/02/chinas-debt-to-us-treasury-more-than-indicated/ I didn't (and do not) mean that they would "own" the USA in the sense of direct control over government, but once regulations are removed, and the public sector is painfully disemboweled and fed to private industry, what's to stop China from slowly controlling the market? (I'm not saying that this would necessarily be a bad thing, just that it is a sign of increasing Chinese importance on the world stage.)

Zombieland, for the second time. Good movie, better than Shaun of the Dead, which I found funny, but overrated.

Globus Hystericus by The Agonist

It's interesting that people are so determined to knock this project. I would like to revisit this in a few years. Yes, I'm sure there will be some problems, but such issues are essentially inherent into the construction of any building, no matter the size or speed at which is was assembled. My theory is that people are insecure, and fearful about their position in the world. There are several Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Pakistanis, any number of people, that could all do your job, and likely better than you, if they were given the chance. However, they will not get that chance, for merit of their poverty, skin colour, or nationality. With greater globalization (which is inevitable, whatever the left/right would like to say) there will be greater equality. It's not going to be a leveling up for us, no matter the value that Thomas Friedman wishes to place on skilled labor and "roll-up-your-sleeves" work ethic. It has actually been surprisingly easy for me to reconcile with the fact that I will not be able to take from the world as much as the members of the previous generation did. I hope that I'm never so greedy as to turn my back on the principles of equality, or so sure of my country's superiority over others to wait, fascinated, with the sadistic hope that my pretensions of superiority will be confirmed. The joke's on you - I don't have a job to steal. My problem with China is that every country bumpkin and his dog will tell you "China's gon' rule the world one day". Maybe it's a great place, maybe it isn't, but I am inclined to believe the latter from the information I've been given. A country so stifled by its government cannot succeed. I get very annoyed hearing everybody running their mouths about the amazing country that the US owes tons of money to, without bothering to find real information first. You're saying that now, but was not America ruled by a supposedly inferior government? Freedom is a process, and the Chinese are much closer than they were 50 years ago. And the fact that the US does owe massive amounts of money to China is also a pretty good estimation of their political and economic influence, particularly when the Republicans are slowly managing to re-regulate industry: goodbye environmental protection, hello Chinese ownership of America.

It's interesting that people are so determined to knock this project. I would like to revisit this in a few years. Yes, I'm sure there will be some problems, but such issues are essentially inherent into the construction of any building, no matter the size or speed at which is was assembled. My theory is that people are insecure, and fearful about their position in the world. There are several Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Pakistanis, any number of people, that could all do your job, and likely better than you, if they were given the chance. However, they will not get that chance, for merit of their poverty, skin colour, or nationality. With greater globalization (which is inevitable, whatever the left/right would like to say) there will be greater equality. It's not going to be a leveling up for us, no matter the value that Thomas Friedman wishes to place on skilled labor and "roll-up-your-sleeves" work ethic. It has actually been surprisingly easy for me to reconcile with the fact that I will not be able to take from the world as much as the members of the previous generation did. I hope that I'm never so greedy as to turn my back on the principles of equality, or so sure of my country's superiority over others to wait, fascinated, with the sadistic hope that my pretensions of superiority will be confirmed.

Wake Up, by Suicide Silence

You can say the same thing about any reproductive cell, and we certainly have a surplus of humanity, so that can't be what you're referring to.

What about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZo4bOZf3B4&feature=channel

I wouldn't, because what you're saying is factually incorrect: it's not a baby. If people wished to practice infanticide, I would agree.

An answer eloquent in its brevity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwTv45OW5Yw&feature=channel Really digging them at the moment.

Who are you to decide what moral code others follow? Does being forced to have a child as the result of rape make the world a better place? Does it make people happier or safer? Does the world really need yet another unwanted child, who will suffer in silence their entire lives because they were unwanted? Yes, abortion has been used to cover up abuse. But for someone who supports freedom to bear arms, it's a rather interesting position to take: we are discussing a tool that can be potentially used for what is considered an immoral purpose. In one instance, you insist that it is a right, and that immoral uses are simply a corruption of the intention. In the other, you hold that a few instances of immoral conduct mean the entire system is immoral. There are thousands of murders committed with firearms per year in the US, but you can provide what, a handful of examples (at most) of abortion being used to cover up abuse?

Agreed. Particularly with lettuce, tomato, mayo, garlic powder, boiled egg, swiss cheese and chili sauce.