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Thought provoking thread. My only contribution is to ask; What we have as data that gives us an insight to his psychological condition? We've got ancient works that have their own interpretations possibly biased through a contemporary lens--some more sympathetic than others, we have countless interpretations of his actions, as well as clues as to his health pointing towards some sort of condition that tended towards seizures. But we don't have Caesar to analyze. Or don't we? What we do have in his own words is "De Bello Gallico". Understanding that it's part military dispatch, part propaganda, etc., and probably written, cultivated and re-written to a polished exterior. But what is left should still give us some clues as to his personality (It's been a couple of years and I'll have to dig up my copy to review). I think it's terribly relevant as it is the only account from the source himself. That being said, does it give up anything insightful if read from a psychoanalytical perspective?

"This is going to be the perfect plan..." --Lisa Nowak

I'd never heard of it until PP's mention.

"Oh it's OK, Howard gave me these pills." --Anna Nicole Smith

Bummer. I got hit a month ago. The lady was an EMT whose husband was a cop up north. She realized she screwed up and we waited for the cops. It was Saturday night in Seattle so it took 90 minutes for them to show up. Her insurance paid in full for the front end and the rental. I was driving my Subaru instead of my Isuzu thinking the AWL would come in handy in the ice and snow. Good luck on the repairs.

from another forum: "I do."

We have different views of 'dirty' apparently, but I've cleaned it up for the kiddies.

Very cool. The recording mic should've been placed in a better location.

Concept and first few quotes liberally stolen from another web forum. They need not be true and the less PC the better. The more creative should have fun with this. "Get a bloody move on, you french twit" - Princess Di "Kiss off. You're not getting an autograph" --John Lennon "I think I hear my husband" --Mrs OJ Simpson "just point it the other way or you'll have someone's eye out." - King Harold. "Hah! They couldn't hit an elephant from that dist..." --Union general in ACW. "Love the mushrooms" --Claudius "I hear our cavalry coming up behind us now" --anon Roman soldier, Cannae "Where's Arminius?" --Varus "Boy bringing this horse in was a great idea...hey what's this latch?" --Trojan nightwatchman "Thumbs up, down or...damn which was the good one again...?" --prostrate gladiator

Excavations will continue to go on as they have been in spite of the troubles the region seems to perpetually be in. Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and parts of Syria and Lebanon are reasonably safe. Areas from Morocco to Libya also seem to have constant excavations. I wouldn't use this issue to base my future on although you're right to be aware of the situation.

Excerpt from the U of North Carolina Daily Tar Heel opinion column (some of the comments left are priceless): Know this, future ex-boyfriends of mine Linda Quiquivix, Saving the World Posted: 2/9/07 Friends who know me weren't surprised to learn that my Zionist boyfriend and I broke up last summer shortly after Israel began dropping bombs on Lebanese children. But the friends who really knew me were surprised to learn that I had even dated a Zionist to begin with. In my defense, I thought he was just Jewish when it all began - a progressive one who was white but had tendencies for black supremacy. Politically, we aligned well, so I figured that he'd automatically agree with my stance on Israel-Palestine. (If you don't already know: It's Israel's fault more than it is the Palestinians' - don't believe the hype.) But my new progressive boyfriend, who was supposed to help me save the world, would stop short at any criticism of the Israeli government's racist, oppressive policies. And what's worse, he would sometimes defend them by saying things like that the land was up for grabs because the Palestinians never had an official state to begin with. Man, you really think you know your white Jewish boyfriend with tendencies for black supremacy. It quickly became obvious that, just the same, he didn't know his brown girlfriend with tendencies for anarchism well either. It was probably the anarchism that threw him off the most. I mean, he knew I was brown. I think. I'm pretty sure it came up in conversation at least once. Like when I told him about the time the Israeli airport police racially profiled me and asked me to strip down to my underwear. But it's very possible that "strip down to my underwear" was all he took away from that story. I don't see how people who don't agree politically can date. This became clear last summer when Israel killed 16 children in Qana, the U.S. refused to call for a cease-fire, and the boyfriend acted as if these were war games where Israel had a right to defend itself. So every time Israel did something abominable I'd increasingly begin to hold him personally responsible. It must have been difficult to date me. My apologies. But whatever. Politics take precedence over penis. (Know this, future ex-boyfriends of mine.)... Cont'd at Article.

I was listening to some of the early stuff last night, Ozzy was something else. Tony Iommi was/is a great guitarist, but what also stands out is how great a drummer Bill Ward was in his heyday. Probably not enough metal fans left anymore to justify having this poll I realized.

To be sure though, Dio comes in a very close second. He was a big influence on metal's second generation. I think Heaven and Hell may be one of the greatest Heavy Metal albums ever made. It's amazing to see Ozzy in interviews during the early years and contrast them to his present condition. Real sad stuff.

The question of the decade! With Ozzy? With Dio? With Gillan? With Tony Martin? Cat being neutered?

Kind of an entertaining site. Make sure to launch the applet on the left. Genealogy of Influence

It didn't, it helped the Chinese economy by keeping it at a fixed exchanger rate and not rising or falling. They stopped in 2005 after serious pressure from the US and Japan. The theory being that if the Chinese economy grows stronger it's value rises making their exports more expensive thereby trimming the trade gap between the US and China.

Happy Birthday everyone!

I'd stake a claim on both Scipio Africanus and Julius Caesar. Scipio being the better tactician and Caesar one of the great 'leaders of men' in ancient history.

I'd have to agree with NN on this. Even without Egypt the Western Empire survived well enough on grain from Africa. It's sack by the Vandals was devastating.

Damn, Rameses...close call! Wow, no kidding.

And there I was having fun gettin' my trailer-park 'merican on and all.

Why is that not a shock? Sounds like facts and figures matter less. Culture and education are not the same thing and you haven't shown much of the second (let's hope you can paint or sing). Not at all. I'm not a blind patriot, but if you--a foreigner--are going to make attacks on the US with insults and poor research of facts then we reserve the right to jab back. Don't whine or equivocate like a Frenchman when the jabs hit their target.

But...where do you see the specific word "economy" in what I said?of course you have probably the best economy in the world, but engineering, mecidine, science, agriculture(

Congrats. SUNY-Binghamton has a very good rep as does Fordham. Don't knock the Jesuits, they've established some damn good universities; Georgetown, Boston College, Gonzaga, Marquette, all the Loyolas, Holy Cross, Santa Clara and Fordham.

This is a lost cause, man, if you really think you are the best in all this matters for sure you are