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Glad it wasn't just me.

Holy Cow! wHoot!! Nice to see you back again! How are you doing? Hopefully we'll get to see more of you as the slush turns to snow...

I merely meant that the original article in This Post didn't seem to come from a credible source. It lacked a great deal of 'fact' and much of of the wording/descriptions seem (to me) prone to exaggeration. Some people think they have much to gain by 'enhancing' the truth and blowing minor things completely out of proportion. I was hoping that this wasn't the case, and I was pleased to see other sources reporting similar facts regarding the incident, in effect corroborating the original article.

Um Nairi? Have you been smoking recently? What a strange question - and to be honest I had never ever contemplated 'rape' as punishment - be it gay or otherwise. It is a heinous, barbaric act and IMO rapists are the lowest form of criminal and deserve to be treated as such. I find it hard to imagine someone 'anti-gay' sodomizing another male as punishment. It just seems hypocritical (unless of course, his anti-gay attitude was actually a cover up of some repressed sexual urge). In any case, it's rather a repulsive topic of conversation - so I'll just leave.

Stormig - for once, I completely disagree with you. I don't have time to elaborate really, but I will just leave you with a question: 'Where do you draw the line?'

Thank you Dave, The second link from TeleFrance is the most interesting - they even interviewed the Turcs (who claimed they were provoked) but alas, they ended up looking pretty bad in the interview.

A very strange - and decidedly one-sided - article. Does anyone have a link to a more credible news source? This sounds like something 'someone's little brother's friend's cousin said....' if you catch my drift...

I just realised that the above post may actually imply that i'm always productive.... that would be erroneous - but it is something I strive for. Life's too short just to sit around and watch tv all day.

Actually, physical activity is a big boost. Increases blood flow to the brain and muscles, and relieves tension and stress. I find that my productivity increases with less effort when I'm more active - and even when I'm not, I take the dog for a couple of brisk walks in the park not far from my place.... amazing how much breathing fresh air can do... The other thing that I find increases productivity: inertia. Keep yourself busy. If I stop, and take a day off, lazying around etc, it's really hard to get up to speed again. In other words it's easier to stay productive than to start being productive. It doesn't have to be one dimensional - there are lots of things to keep you busy: household repairs & chores, errands, computer stuff, keeping up with family/friends (yes, it's a tough job! ) as well as professional/academic activities.

I'm glad you guys are filtering out the best for us - i would never have take the time to browse through them otherwise

errrr... Armen, you're not being sacrastic now, are you?

oh boy.

Amy jan! I don't Mos was refering to that list!

Well, i didn't like the graphical client.... the console is the only one I've actually used - and i didn't initally have any problems with it, but i changed a few things recently and I think there may have been some sort of conflict - so i figure by re-installing the client, it should go back to normal. I,m taking my machine off-line for a week or so, but I'll start folding again soon. Anoushig, it's perfectly normal - some WU's take a long time to fold.

Just reduce your display size - size 4 looks absolutely HUGE to me Actually, I personally don't mind either way.... I'm just lazy and not likely to remember to use a particular size in a thread.

Nairi - did I ever tell you that you're awesome?

What the heck is that??? That definitely NOT an ant. Looks pretty creepy. Click here and see if it's amongst the 'Star Insects'. You can also try to search manually be taxonimic group here. They have some pretty pictures. http://tolweb.org/tree/ToLimages/mayfly3.220.gif And of course there are the Cockroaches of the World - and some of them even hiss!

Sienfeldian wisdom can go a long way to explaining life's intricacies. Everything else you can probably learn from Homer. (Homer Simpson that is...) link.

There is musical, lyrical and rythmic value in some rap & hip-hop. But much of what you hear shoved down your ears on FM radio/ MTV is simply crap. Unfortunately, good recent recordings are not easy to find.

I would tend to agree with this statement. I think it's especially true when considering music - but perhaps that just makes me seem over the hill.

That's a good one Nairi - i hadn't heard the 'a capella' version before.

I think you have it the otherway around with respects to R&B - the real R&B (rhythm & blues) is much, much older than any rap/hip-hop. I actually really love old R&B - the newer overly-modulated 'pop' tunes aren't R&B to my ears. But I suppose it's just semantics. There's some really good hip-hop out there, but I don't the genre is upholding it's innovative roots. Like many of today's styles, it seems to be wallowing in a mire of 'standardized, cookie-cutter production' designed by the record company giants and their agents (companies like clearchannel) to make dollars more of a priority than music.

Nice suggestion! Have you seen This Thread? I think perhaps we could put a team together and begin weekly lessons. Nairi? Arpa? Any other thoughts?

You mean kids don't drown under those heavy pool covers? When we were kids, we'd be too lazy to take off the pool cover when we went swimming at night. So we just swam underneath it I'm not so sure now that it was a very good idea.

You mean with a pool cover? Well, that would just be too easy now wouldn't it??