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If it is not too late, here is something approximating me from... some years ago. NAME: Thomas "TommiR" Redvers GENDER: M BODY TYPE: Thin COMPLEXION: Pale HEAD SIZE: Narrow JAW SHAPE: Oval HAIR STYLE: Burgundy, Brown SHOOTING: 6 *1 interest (Military training, training in mil tactics)...

I think this presumes they would answer such questions honestly, instead of saying what friends/relatives/human traffickers have coached them to say. I'm a bit sceptical of the success of such a questionnaire. In recent times, Europe has experienced a substantial influx of asylum seekers, as...

Who don't even pay rent.

@Dave I believe the thought has been voiced a time or two before, but here goes: Would you be willing to consider permitting some of us to chip in a little when it comes to charges associated with hosting these boards? I know you may have strong opinions about the issue, but please do...

Checking... Yep, 4000 is equivalent to about EUR0.16. Which means I pay that as premium per half-pint of beer, over the local price. Even with my beer consumption, that Premium doesn't exactly break the bank.

The waitress under-charged me today, in the bar where I usually go for a beer or few after work. The price for regular, non-imported beer in this place is 9000, 7-10k usually in these kinds of places, for people like me and my co-workers. The waitress was new, or at least I haven't seen her...

Then he might try doing something the news couldn't ignore. Like bombing another country. Depending on how you view these things, you might want to keep talking about him. Could save a few innocent 'collateral damage' that way, and a few more children in the world get to grow up knowing their...

I have to admit I didn't read through the whole article but, even as I have a couple of beers under my belt, I thought that perhaps I could offer a little commentary to promote (or provoke, take your pick) discussion. I'm wondering: what is the difference between a slave, and a regular wage...

Anyone who believes anything they say to a foreign ambassador won't be known by their government in about 30 minutes after the conversation is over, is a damned fool. An ambassador IS a representative of their government, and of course they will report their conversation with the Presdent of the...

Have to get to work so I'll make a better response later. But here goes: According to this article, most people on welfare have jobs, it's just that the jobs don't pay enough so they are also on welfare. So you could live on government welfare, and spend what you make from your job to go to...

Well, each person is, of course, permitted to the assistance their circumstances entitle them to, under the prevailing systems, and to spend what they earn as they wish. While I'm not trying to down-play the role of medical bills, many personal poverty reduction strategies I've seen are very...

… and that beach vacation, the second car, and a subprime mortgage... The Playstation wasn't really the gist of my point, but I'll bite. Some families may prioritise having a Playstation, and rely on welfare to provide the rest. Others may prioritise having enough money in the bank to buy an...

That may indeed pose a dilemma. On the one hand, you have people living paycheck-to-paycheck, not being able to save anything since everything goes to paying the normal bills plus the monthly installments. On the other hand, you have people who make just as little, but who didn't blow it all on...

Today, my boss had the moral courage to do the right thing, whereas I did not. There might well be some crap heading towards the fan in the near future, and I'm partially involved. But I'm not exaggerating when I say that some lives were probably actually and literally saved.

Not very good, I imagine. I haven't been in Finland for all that long for several years now. Occasional holiday trips to visit the parents and old friends and so forth. However, this is the place we are going to.

Yeah, tell me about it. I would just like to lay back in my bed for two days straight, not having to pick up one single phone call, not answer one single e-mail, or buden my brain with anything more complex than the quandary of whether or not I should roll over to my other side. Instead, the...

Some of my thoughts on the topic. 1. Does applicable canadian law prohibit and penalize these acts, specifically the possession and recreational use of cannabis? Seems like it does. 2. Has the applicable law been properly enacted, that is to say been decreed according to due process by the...

It does make the Turkish president a lot more powerful, that's for sure, making it easier for the President to implement his policies. And, as far as regional peace has been of concern, those policies don't seem to fit too well with the general western view of what is needed. Turkey has...

Alright, I hope that we will get the chance to exchange views on the role of morality in international politics at some point in the future. Perhaps, though getting the major powers, the movers and shakers of the world, to relinquish the best safety catch they have against getting ganged up on...

Had to be done. According to CNN, russian personnel were present at the base. Russia seems to have been given 30-60 minutes of advance warning, enough for them to get their people out, but not enough to move materials and equipment. According to Reuters, syrian warplanes have recommenced...