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Oh, we have those signs posted all over the mass transit stations in the SF Bay Area...no idea how many people actually do something, but at least the word is out. All I know is, I was brought up to not just glaze over and pass out while travelling or sitting or walking...sure, we all have our tired moments, but as a general rule one has to keep alert. If nothing else, than for you own safety! As for the foiled attempt...heh one in a million! Oddly, this situation "might" possibly also have been averted if the campus allowed concealed weapons, meaning students can protect themselves. It's just odd, just when we figure that it's bad to promote gun ownership, we then find out that hard way that it is useful in some ways to own a gun for self-defense.

Gratias Tibi Multo Northern Neil! By the way, what size foam board and size framing card, or modelling clay? Just what is PVA glue also?

Northern Neil, do you know any materials I should buy in advance for the project, because I have a deadline in which I've got to show receipts for the purchased material. In addition, how should it take for the diagrams to arrive? Thank You

A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, shot up a classroom across campus Monday, killing 32 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. The gunman committed suicide, bringing the death toll to 33...LInk Wow...I was on a field trip, then I heard about this. My God.

Well nice to meet ya, I'm a Chicagoan.

Harrrr...I also took and though you pyschotic for such a optimistic title. Everything was ok until SCIENCE, everyone in my room cursed when the proctor said 5 minutes and alot of people had like 10 questions to answer left. The science questions I had even asked me to know biology knowledge like the glucose formula and about chloroplasts. Luckily, I knew them. And about the math, there were so many pre-Calculus problems, luckily, I know how to do them too. Damn reading, damn you prose fiction. By the way, I hate the stupid prompts for the writing portion. They are so stupid that I couldn't even think up support for them. By the way, why is a Eastern Coast person like you taking the ACT?

When you usually try to translate inscriptions...it's really not that fun. Take it for its aesthetic and artistic beauty.

Hmm...first one and third one looks odd, I think they are Italian inscriptions from the Renaissance or some other period, because the Latin doesn't look right, more like early Italian. Actually, they are excerpts from some Italian well-knowns. I'm pretty sure you can find online translation for those. For the second one,it is latin, but oddly put together for an inscription. I'm not good at inscriptions, so don't trust me: To the Blessed Ninth Pontifex Maximus To the Most Noble and Most Magnificient Chief To the Founder of the Good Arts(Science, Art, Philos..etc) Which the house ?of the designate place? To the left occupied Temple Chamber and Open Space of the Pantheon Displayed a Public Work through Camillus Iacobin Redeemed/Renovated and is maded even/equal He has/will have provided for this beautiful decoration of the temple of the city College of Skilled Experts by the divine/Divo[actual name] Luke The translation above is mess...but to clarify what I have learned...basically, the inscription you took a picture of is actually NeoLatin, meaning it's not classical. Apparently, some Italian guy destroyed a section of land to the left of the Pantheon under Pope PIus. Basically my friend, all your selections is not actual Latin nor from the Roman period. At least I think so.

I am so with you on people changing place names. There's a wonderful town in Yorkshire that used to be called "Shitlington", but over the years as it merged with other suburbs of Thornhill it gradually came to be called by the less colorful name of "Middlestown". I know this, because my man is researching his family genealogy, and he found this town on the 1881 and 1891 British Census. But wait! There's more... During his genealogical research, my man not only found an ancestor who had been born in the aforementioned town of Shitlington, this unfortunate ancestor also happened to live on "Butts Lane". -- Nephele I wished Westerners would stop calling Sai Gon ---> Ho Chi Minh City. In fact, ask any Vietnamese in South Vietnam or any Viet in California, they'll call it the original name(they are also very anti-Communist, so never Ho Chi Minh glorifyingly in front of a Vietnamese person).

Hey, we did no such thing. We just happened to be leisurely walking to Rome and all of the sudden, everyone starts congratulating us and patting us on the back for nothing. Anyways, saw 300 today, and I thought it was too damn dramtic. And that sex scene was really random. As far as I know it, the movie did not have a smooth plot or transitions.

Funny, the amount of money Americans(private and government donations) give out each year in donations/aid and in good faith far exceeds that of the entire European continent by the tens of billions.

I understand the your statement, but the use of the adjectible "idiot" does not do history justice. Fact is, when the US cut off funding for the South Vietnamese army, Sai Gon fell, so my father was forced to serve 6.5 years in a concentration camp(id est Reeducation camp). That sir, is the worst disgrace in US history, which also happens to be why I support the Iraq War, which has far greater consequences. Oh, in addition, regarding geopolitical importance, if the US had won the war, the containment strategy would have lived and oh, did everyone forget the fact that Vietnam has pretty good amount of oil reserves(one reason why US companies wanted VN democratized). Nevertheless, forget this matter.

Yes, I think I'll choose the 15mm 1/100 scale size. Thank you very much Northern Neil.

Wild guess... Hungary? Think RSVN

I prefer you not say "idiot third world countries" because one of those countries happens to be mines and my fathered suffered greatly when the Americans didn't live up to their promises.

Well, the Dark Ages was named so because the Roman way of life and its centralized government seemed lost to the barbarian wars for dominance and horrible plagues that seemed to occur too often . Id est, the Lombard invasion into Italy, the Franks under Clovis warring against other Germanic tribes, and much more. On the other hand, the Dark Ages weren't so dark because the territories that the barbarians were trying to conquer were largely Christian and loyal to the Pope, whom was also loyal to the Eastern Roman emperor. In essence, the barbarians also had to gain the approval of the Pope in exchange for legitimacy amoung the Christian people(eg Gallia et Italia), which is how it became political in the Middle ages. So at least the people had some hope.

Hmm...is this the British populace that you are talking in general? Sounds like America where 85% of people have no idea who their congressmen is or who we are fighting in Iraq or what a Sunnii/Shia is. That's another pet peeve of mine, people who rant about politics, ethics, etc but cannot support their views with justifiable evidence.

Cut the chatter! The ancient mystery surrounding the great acoustics of the theater at Epidaurus in Greece has been solved... link to article

Actually, MacCarthur's idea of "winning the war" instead of containment was the best strategy. Apparently, Truman listened to Dulles and Kennan too much.

Too many pet peeves for me, but minorities using racism as a double standard irks/vexes me terribly. (exempli gratia: affirmative action).

As usual, the weather is bipolar everywhere.

Link to article Archaeologists on a Greek island have discovered a large Roman-era tomb containing gold jewelry, pottery and bronze offerings, officials said Wednesday. The building, near the village of Fiscardo on Kefalonia, contained five burials including a large vaulted grave and a stone coffin, a Culture Ministry announcement said...

Luckily, the admins wouldn't dare sell us out or would they!?

Thank You, I would very like so. Yes, I was thinking about milecastles also and it seems like a good choice. So please send me the details. Thanks Northern Neil

What scale are you thinking of? Even in 6mm scale (1/300) Eburacum would be a considerable undertaking. I use foam board, picture framing card, plasticine and lots and lots of PVA. For things like mosaics and wall paintings, I scan images or make them on Coreldraw, then print them. This also works well for stonework in 6mm scale, although for larger scales stonework is best modelled or painted. I think one of the Hadrians wall forts/vindolanda would be a good idea, as there are also significant civilian settlements to model also. Have you seen my images on the gallery section? You might find the images of milecastles particularly interesting if you are considering doing a fort. I think Vindolanda, just only the fort disregarding the civilian vicus outside, is what I'll build. Though, I need to know if it is simple enough to build and how much time consuming. As for scale, something small so I won't struggle too much. As for supplies, I'm confused?