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Hmm i don't know why, but i found it difficult to immagine ethero-centered racists... :P

LOL, help me with another believable stereothype on belgians then...

Exactly, is like when all italians are depicted as lazy pastaeating, mandolinoplaying mafiarelated people, or when germans are said to eat only krauts and potatoes, or spanish dancing flamenco. Stereotypes seem to have a dark fascination over us, it's really very easy to indulge on them. Have you ever used them? I can bet i did sometime in the past. and i agree it's very hard to avoid using them, but one must always be vgilant... Isn't it true, my fellow beerdrinking belgian friend?

Oh, i forgot to mention: i passed 1200!

Oyvind, good luck again!

Stay calm, those in front of you will know very well that you are nervous, and are there only to do their work, not to torture you. If you stay calm (no coffee, please, some good slow breathing before going in...) and think of how you write here, all will be fine. Actually, you could even immagine that you are writing on the forums, instead that talking to a teacher. That could help (as long as you don't go off topic, but this rule counts here as well ) Good luck!

Yesterday i had a nice canoeing afternoon. Roughly 7 miles covered. the last 3.5 in 45' (a bit under my old standards, but good enough for the first kayak session): 4.67 knots in media... *goes to store his whale's bone paddle*

*looks at BO posts and "posts per day count"* *jaw drops to the ground* *wonders if BO is still able to lift from the keyboard* j/k

Is that the nudity rule? Not only, check here: http://www.wildfiregames.com/community_guide.html or the link in my siggie, if you prefer... go to 3.7 link

Yeah, when i joined, this january...

As for walking i walk almost 1 km every day to get the bus. I have fencing sessions two times a week, and sometimes i have a good hour swimming, when i go to the seaside...

I prefer Music forum, but i don't post there frequently as in others...

Partecipation to the forums.

Same principles in Judo. Even if this one is a bit less "refined".

Wel, it's also a matter of perspective, of course: Venus is between us and the sun, hence we see it a bit "bigger" than it should be if placed right aside Sol. BTW Sol is the latin word for Sun. Many stars are named in Latin for historical reasons (Apha Procionis, Beta Orionis, Alpha Centauri, Cappella) and some with Arab Names (Antares, Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Shirah...), since we have a great debt with arab astronomers from the medieval times (think of the technical terms: azimuth, zenith, nadir).

I saw it live wit some ad hoc glasses. Some astronomical things just make me shiver with delight ( i wish i could be an astronaut/cosmonaut )

The official name for our star is Sol, but yes, sun fits well too, of course

Here it is, maybe not the best one, but...

I like them both, but have to agree with Bernd about the ranking. Lotr is far more ahead...

I voted: i have no idea. But this thread is quite interesting...

I usually try to read the newspapers, possibly in an armchair or sofa (my cat seems to prefer when i lay down on the sofa, so that she can read the news too )

Welcome aboard for the second time, Luke!

Well, i think living in America has his pros too. If we have so many entertaining places and the rest is only because we live very crowded, in the medium to small cities as well (in Italy, at least). This has his cons, of course. Generally speaking we enjoy much less nature than the medium US citizen does (not talking of those New Yorkers, or people from other big metropolis, of course). Even in the most untouched place you have to share the panorame with antropic settlements. It can be fascinating, i admit, but it can be also depressing... ...but you'd be welcome if you care to pay us a visit!

You read my profile, confess it! Yes, i live there...

My town has some good features. First of all, even if a bit in decadence, it is still a much important city, hosting the regional parliament and other important business, research and commerce activities. We have some 5 or 6 theaters, some dozen cinemas, many good pubs and clubs for all tastes (chess, role play games, sport? Name one and you'll find it!). Best of all, even if the city is medium sized (200.000 inhabitants, more or less) it's sourroundings comprehend different natural sites. The sea and the seaside (no sandy beaches, but nonetheless nice), the countryside, and it's near the mountains too (one hour, one hour and half from them). It's inhabitants keep alive a strong sporting tradition (sailing, hiking, rowing, bycicle, athletics, soccer, hockey, volleyball...) and it's always easy to find some clubs to join if you like to practice some sport. Culturally, we have some nice museums (modern art, train museum, navy museum, natural history, the castle arms collection, a big "War museum for peace" and some more. Traditional folk festivals abund (the "Cherry festival", the "May tree festival", the "Sci-Fi Cinema festival" and the international "Alpe Adria Cinema" festival). Many films have been shot here, as a whole or partially (the scenes of Tobruk from the "English patient" were shot in the XIX cent. docks)... ...but most of all, since the city lies on the brink of the balkan area, here you can find people from every corner of Europe and beyond. James Joyce lived here for a long time, and many other writers followed his example. We have a multiethnic community: armenians, greeks, serbs, croats, slovenes, germans, english, americans, indians, chineese, turks, lebaneese, tunisians, iranians, argentins, brazilians, camerunians and some more. Even if those communities could be a bit more interrelating, the city managed to make them a quite integrated part of it's life, things are improoving with time: it's difficult to get bored if you are curious enough to find some occasions to meet different people.