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Jahled wrote:

Eagle wrote: We´ve got another baby polarbear in Nuremberg Zoo. I've obviously been reading about this, but apparently that other bear Knut has grown somewhat since his fluffy little introduction to to the world last year, like Polar Bears do, and is apparently alarmingly large for that keeper who hand-reared him to get as close to these days.. What do you do? Let mum eat them if she rejects them, or act with humane instinct? A hard choice. I have a few photos of Meerkats eating a 'new litter' one morning.

It was really a hard choice for Nuremberg Zoo though they disliked the idea to have the same hype with Flocke like the Berlin Zoo had with Knut. After another bear ate both of his babies they had to react as another bear showed disinterest on his baby.

Funny thing is that allthough Knut is now nearly as big as an adult bear, he seems to be nicer now like he was as a baby, told his keeper. But nevertheless that guy has to keep distance now from him, though it could be possible that Knut will be sold to another Zoo around the world.

@Krytos
What kind of vid was that??! ]]> no_email@example.com (Eagle) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3858 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2024
So, Moribundus, also german tongued? I´m impressed.

I just wonder how these guys practiced all the time, though thanks to global warming it´s not that cold here anymore. It´s even two years ago since we had snow. ]]> no_email@example.com (Eagle) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2024 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4150

I hope you don´t belong to all these oldtimers who appear for a short "hello I´m back"-message just to disappear again.

BTW I´m not a fan of all that beaking. ]]> no_email@example.com (Eagle) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4150 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4149

Jin_Roh wrote:

I'm sure if that happens it will gladen some hearts on this forum.

Nobody in europe, maybe except of some crazed islamic fundamentalists, wants the downfall of the US-Nation in any kind of way. But some kind of criticism should be allowed. If there are people out there who hate your country than ask why. Maybe it´s not the whole US which they are hating, maybe it´s just the administration.

What´s up to me I´m not familiar for what every candidate stands for. Like Moribundus I also wish a peaceloving president. The last terms were a total catastrophy what belongs to international affairs. I would like to wish that the US administrations would stop bossing everyone arround. They don´t like if we interfer in their affairs so they also shouldn´t interfer in ours. If Obama would like to try talking with Syria and Iran, I would say that this could be a very good step forward to a new acceptance in the middle-east, though all that making war through the last years didn´t achieved anything but fat profits for the war- and oil-industry and lots of new young terrorist-recruits for Osama & Co.

Back to the discussion about candidates...]]> no_email@example.com (Eagle) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4149 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4153
Stanford University
Wikipedia

Now basically there are two main schools of thought, each with its own branchings of more defined thought. The first is primordialist, and they believe that nations have always been around, since the dawn of time. The people were always there, and it is inevitable that that nation would be formed where it is with those people.

The other school of thought is modernist, and they believe that nations (and the idea of nationalism- having pride in your nation, believing in your nation) are a relatively new idea. While there are different ideas within the modernest school of thought, most believe that the first "true" nation, was France in the early 1800s, after the Revolution.

Right now, Im not sure which school of thought I follow. The modernist one makes a lot of sense, with the idea that enlightened elites stepped up and helped mold/create the nation. However, then I think about Rome, and I cant help but think of it as a nation. I mean, it had a culture, military, organized state, language, set territory...its a nation if you ask me. It even had elites who helped create it (such as the myth of Romulus and Remus) and instill nationalism in the people. But I cant help but think something isn't right about that feeling, because the majority of historians hold a modernist theory. So how can they discount Rome? I mean, the people were there a long time ago, and are still there today.

This class is insane. I never even thought about what makes a nation a nation, and took it for granted, I guess. But there are just so many ideas out there, so many definitions...it blows my mind. However, it is a really interesting class, and Im glad I put in the extra effort to take it this semester instead of a lower-lever history course that wouldn't be as interesting, or thought-provoking.]]> no_email@example.com (Darth_Rob) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4153 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4151
We were told in AI class, that while champions of Othello (Reversi) refuse to play with a computer, because it is too good, champions of Go refuse to play with computer simply because it's too dumb ]]> no_email@example.com (Moribundus) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4151 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3996
... Come on, Admiral Antilles, Trej.... Return to the forums!]]> no_email@example.com (DarthTofu) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3996 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4134
I'm pretty keen to start a game up ASAP, I've had myself a "training game" against the AI to polish off the rust. I could still only really play Fri/sat/Sun though as I work full time.]]> no_email@example.com (Yabby) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4134 http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3546 Great flick to see in theaters- when it comes out on DVD it might not be as good, though. A lot of the awesome comes from the fact that you're in a dark theater with the sound cranked up so high that the walls literally vibrate around you. Unfortunately I don't think that most people's TVs can replicate that- it's probably doomed to ignominy as soon as the theaters stop showing it.]]> no_email@example.com (DarthTofu) http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3546