Draginol, Those who were in favor of going to war wanted Saddam removed because they believed he was a threat But he clearly was not. With the exception of his own people, in 2003, he was a threat to nobody whatever. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF3
Draginol, I think Bremer has made some critical mistkaes such as disbanding the Iraqi military which wasn't inhernetly "evil".I am glad the US removed Saddam. It was the right thing to do. But I do think that policy since the occupation has been a mess Bremer has made so many U-turns that he's
Solitair, 'Nice attempt to separate the action from the consequences. I'm not really trying to sperate anything here, I did not commission the poll after all. Pe
Bluetooth is a way of getting computer devices to talk with each other over small distances using a short range radio frequency. Sounds complicated, but it really is simple to use. Basically, you simply turn on the blutooth 'radio' on say your hand held device, be it a palm pilot, mobile phone or perhaps if you're particularly sad, your portable printer. When another device in the area comes into range, a little icon pops up and with a simple click or ta
Smartaz, Oh boy, yes do I know 'dry' heat. I spent a while in the Australian outback recently where the temperature were over 40C most days, that was a dry heat, and infinitely better. Here, it is the humidity that is the killer. It means you cannot 'sweat' effectively, there is nowhere for your internal moisture to escape to. Temperatures here in Bangkok hoer around 38C, but there's no escaping the oppressive heat.
According to a New York times/CBS poll, Americans are becoming increasingly critical about the way that Bush is handling the war in Iraq. Now let me point out here first that when it comes to polls they can be mean many things. There's one US poll out today fopr example that says terrorism has decreased over the last year (good job Bush) and another
Dear all, I arrived in Bangkok just under a week ago. The oppressive, stifling heat reminds me somewhat of Dar es Salaam, or Lima - New Orleans even. One vast, dirty, sprawling metropolis home to some ten million souls, nobody is quite sure, which is where the comparison to New Orleans departs abruptly. For it is magnificently dirty
Karma, As I've said before, of course there are medical conditions which lead to fluctuations in weight. But this still avoids the central issue of self-inflicted obesity. And nor am I talking about people who are fat. It doesn't take a genius to see that there is a very real problem out there, and although fresh organic food is certainly not cheap, the questions need to be asked as to why this is so. As I mentioned
Karmagirl, You have a very good point about pesticides and other rubbish that goes into our food. But ask yourself hand on heart, if we all eat fresh fruit, meat, staples and so on and took more excercise that it would benefit people at least in terms of weight loss? Look at those countries that eat the Mediterranean diet. In those countries there is no soaring obesity problem. Fresh fish, small amounts of meat, plen
Teacher, It's good to see that the art of irony isn't lost on someone as intelligent as yourself. Why certainly, there are so many stupid people out there, thankfully, you clearly are not one and are able to form cogent and clearly expressed opinions quite adroitly. 'You wanna fault someone....fault school administrations that allow candy and pop machines on campus. The volume of crap being eaten at lunch verses.....well,
Nicky, This is sadly true. They are also driven everywhere by exhausted parents, it makes on wonder how we manage to have any functional familie at all! I wonder if they even have physical education lessons these days? yechydda,
I agree that the best dietary advice is moderation in all things. However, there's a paradox in that the poorer you are (your students for example) the foods that remain accesible to you are packed with sugar and salt. But if the taxes from the poor quality food is used to subsidise and reduce the cost of healthier food, then surely it's a win win situation. "But look at children, and the increase of diabetes
Karma, Of course the article is a generalisation. People put on weight for many of the reasons that you cite. But look at children, and the increase of diabetes among the young, what's their excuse? And of course there is something that can be done about it. If the smoking campaign managed to cut the numbers of smokers in society then why can't an anti-fat campaign? Why shouldn't food with higher fat and sa
Dharma, Nine years! You're going to find a lot of changes. Not all of them good. But the greasy spoons and le rost-bif are still there. yechydda,
Dharma, Nine years! You're going to find a lot of changes. Not all of them good. But the greasy spoons and le rost-bif are still there. yechydda,
Dharma, Nine years! You're going to find a lot of changes. Not all of them good. But the greasy spoons and le rost-bif are still there. yechydda,
Nicky, Gosh, and I thought I was a cynic! Part of the article made exactly the point you bought up. The way that the food industry is run means that it is cheaper to eat manufactured 'poison' (salt and sugar) than it is to eat fresh produce. How can this be? Again the thought of taxing foods with excess amounts of sugar and salt comes to mind. The raised revenue could then be used to subsidise the cost of fr
Dharma, Where are you? I've got to be honest, I think that the food in Blighty is pretty poor, especially the chips. I've been travelling down under, and the food there is so far and away better that British food, generally speaking it's criminal. However, all is not lost. Greasy spoon breakfasts, Sunday roasts and beef stew. Best in the world! yechydda,
Book fiend, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... yechydda,
Trinitie, Ah, you have me at a loss here, I do not know whom Jack Black actually is. But do you really think that obese people are attractive people, or even some of them are? yechydda,
Nicky, 'There are many who overeat to feel better....who use food as a comfort' You know, when I was being bought up, we had Labrador dogs in the family. When we moved to the city, we couldn't let them roam around, and simply couldn't give them the hours of excercise they needed. In hindight it was cruel. They eat and slept and eat and slept. And they piled the pounds on. Dogs too appear to b
Kharma, Of course there are other causes for weight gain other than lifestyle. But as the figures you present indicate, these are small in comparison to self-induced obesity. And we're not talking about people who are overweight, could shed a few pounds here and there, we are talking about clinically obese people. The question then of course is how much of a nanny state do we want to live in? WIth regard to restauran
Shulamite, As you say, it has to be less expensive to stay thin if we want to turn this situation around. But if you add up the health care costs, the costs to businesses, the environment etc. then it is more expensive to carry on the way that we are. A fat tax at least will offset some of these costs. I drink far too much and pay a helluva lot of tax therefore. The same goes for smokers. Why
Dharmagrl, I had heard that the new airbuses were taking into account the ahem, wider girth of your average US citizen. I always feel guilty in restaurants as I usually tend to leave at least half of the huge portions they give you. This seems especially so in Australia, New Zealand and the US. The British are to tight-fisted to give you anything other than a thimbleful of food and think they can get away with it by
Wahkonta, Don't start me off about logging. I recently visited Tasmania, and it was heart breaking to see greate swathes of murdered land cut into the mountainsides. Much of which ends up as chipboard exported to Japan. These ancient woodlands contain some of the worlds oldest tree species, and yet they are being logged at a furious rate. What I'd like to know is why should some company be allowed to log an ancient tree on co
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