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Hi, I was thinking something around the lines: How to reduce the size of your picture for publication How to block/unblock cookies on your machine How to convert avi to DVD How to fix the sink How to bake the best bread How to lose weight (that will be interesting) etc. It will be another "room" for people to discuss their "how to". Anyway it is just a suggestion

Hi, I think it will be nice to have a "How to" section were people can find useful tips about everything. Especially on "how to" upload photos on this forum as A LOT of people seem to struggle to do it. Thanks

Exodus 22:16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.

I don't think you mobilise your army to a far country like Afghanistan to catch one terrorist (even to prove you are doing something after 9.11). It is like attacking Ireland to catch IRA. There is something more sinister. The gas pipeline looks an interesting option though.

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I wonder what people thing about the reasons we are in Afghanistan. It has been 8 years now...

It is funny that all of you said "it is too early" implying that he should get it at some point (and only the timing is wrong). It is mind-boggling that he was nominated in the first place since the nominations had to be submitted by the 1st of February 2009 (only days after he was in the white house). Here is a very interesting article about that Times

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I am afraid I am not getting into poor and illiterate arguments about national identities because clearly you have issues and narrow points of view. In addition your grasp of history stems from a colonial perspective hence all the weak arguments. Do you vote BNP?

I don?t disagree with your points Brendan, If you see an artefact destroyed in the hands of an oppressor who doesn?t care the best action is to remove it and keep it safe. Someone above made the point that you keep the belongings of you neighbour when their house is burning and return them when it is built again. What I don?t get is that since replicas will be in their places why not return the real ones back? My favourite museum room in London is the one at V&A where they keep all the replicas. Imagine if we had Michelangelo?s David here?just imagine

I?ve never heard so many weak arguments and especially the one that the Ottoman Empire sold ?legally? the marbles. Very cleverly you are hiding or ?missing? one point. Greece was occupied during the exchange. Lets see the bigger picture. The reason the marbles exist (i.e. in pieces) is because the Ottoman?s used the Parthenon for storing their arsenal which eventually one day blew off thus destroying one of the old 7 wonders of the world. The same occupying force agreed to give away the marbles to Lord Elgin. ?A the time of the purchase the Ottomans ruled the region and carried legal responsibility for the ownership and distribution of their resources - just as the UK does now for its own resources? It?s like you are saying to us that since UK and US occupy Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment we are entitled to their artefacts. Since when an occupying force adopts the ?legal responsibility? of the land and their people? They can do whatever they want with them (sell, destroy etc) but IMHO they are in a position to act legally. Lord Elgin was trading with an Occupying force while Lord Byron helped the Greeks to liberate themselves. ?The Museum has accepted the international precedent that so long as ownership is not contested, the marbles could be returned on loan to Greece indefinitely. This is the same precedent that has filled Rome with the relics of it's own heritage that have been returned from the four corners of the world.? Replicas will be in their place in British museum so people will still have access. (The point that the big museums agreed to have a ?Universal museum? is so obvious it speaks of itself)

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Hi Admin, Maybe I didn't see it but when you send a PM to someone it will be good to have a link that takes you to the post you were seeing. At the moment I am clicking home then the subcategory etc Anyway it is just a suggestion

When you see the stars: What you see, NOW, is their PAST. What you know, NOW, is that their FUTURE happened (but you can?t see). So, NOW includes the PAST and the FUTURE. But NOW is elusive and it always changes

No one, so far, mentioned the art of queuing (because it is art) and the polite gesture of saying sorry if someone steps on you?