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Why didn't anybody else think of this earlier?

Man, you're smart.

My section leader last year was a bit emotional (and he's a guy), so it could be a bit scary sometimes. My section leaders this year should be better, but the section leader last year is now DM.

If a box is on two other boxes, the middle box is up relative to the bottom box and down relative to the top box. Therefore, up can be down.

Computers cannot be emo.

According to some findings, the universe could very well be expanding. It could be expanding because of it's emerging from a white hole (a gravitational high point as opposed to a low point like a black hole), which one theory (it's a work in progress, not yet fully developed or critiqued) in creationism says. Atheists and them say the universe is expanding because the universe blew up in an a'splosion and...yeah. In both cases, the stuff coming out (or blowing up) is still moving away from the original point. As for Who, it's God in one theory, and random freakin' chance in the other.

No, not Doctor Who, What or How. Doctor Who is fine, though.

All the rest are no, except for the last.

Actually, I would say no to the last, but then I'd get shot by everyone else. >.<

Do you use a marching F-Horn, or a mellophone?

If you get the chance, read something by Ted Dekker. Showdown especially is good. It's not anything classic that everyone's heard of, but it's very eye-opening. Amazingly eye-opening.

The same thing happens here. But you should have seen us in winter. Every time it was going to snow, the weather would get warm and we'd have rain. We had more snow in Spring (only a few days in) than in the whole of winter. We only had one snow day (and it was actually just rain).

Knowledge (when it's not a lie) is a form of truth. Truth is Love. Love is also a form of the Truth. Hope that helps (if you didn't already know that).

Ted Dekker really gives you a great sense of what love really is in Showdown and the The Circle Trilogy.

Bones, does he really need to add "IMO" or "that's just me", etc, when it's his blog and he wrote it? A blog is where he writes what he is thinking and feels, so naturally, it's in his opinion.

BLOG: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies.

Bones, when DV said that gaps in sets =/= gaps in pieces, he referred to pieces as in molds. The gaps in pieces (using the same definition) can be covered with other pieces. Some gaps shouldn't be covered, like pistons, because they give the set a robotic look. Notice how he didn't circle the leg pistons. I mean, look at C-3PO. He has gaps between the pistons on his arms, but you can't completely see through the robot, because the unacceptable gaps (like DV pointed out) aren't there (how many robots have a hole running straight down their leg?), and the acceptable ones (mainly gaps between pistons and the arm/leg) are.

Also, while I'm here, the definition of a fan is technically: an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.

The bolded part is where DV and many of the critics fall in to.

Have you noticed how many people like DV's creations? They give praise to many things the sets don't have. If you were to show it to the average Bionicle fan, they'd probably like it too.

My last point is this. Why are we being argued with for having a minority opinion. All opinions have a chance to became the majority opinions, so we shouldn't really be grounding them for life (as far as a toyline goes. As far as religion/politics/important matters go, that's a different story entirely). What if a bunch (thousands/millions) of MOCists decided to join Bionicle, then they wouldn't be a minority view.

Oh wow, Fairfax...we hear a lot about you over here...

But your lucky, because everyone around me (county-wise) got Wednesday through Friday off, and all we got was a 2-hr delay on Wednesday.

Mahria, I just saw a group named Mahria,

And suddenly my sight,

Will never be the same again!

Anyway, I agree with you on a lot of these points. They are very hideous in some ways, like how Hewkii's color scheme is messed up with the red, the silver, and the greenish color on the mask. The Mahri should have been a lot better, but I guess we won't get what we wanted in this group. However, I do disagree with you on the masks, but we're all entitled to our own opinion.

Speaking of opinions, it seems for every opinion on these guys, there's an extreme opposite. Very interesting. They're turning out to be quite controversial.

 

As I stated before, I don't live in Europe. Deal with it yourselves.

 

 

Anyway, it is interesting with all this commotion. I figure I'll be dead before it stops snowing. Speaking of snow, there is tons of it all over. So that pretty much confuses anything else.

 

And it seems that that was an interesting enough title.

 

-CF

Too bad where I am (and you too, if you live in the D.C. area), we're not getting so much snow. Every time it's going to snow, it gets warm and all we get is a fourth of an inch (El Nino!).

It was an interesting title. And an interesting subject.

 

Actually too much freshwater from melting Ice caps will stop the gulf stream and warm water cant get to Europe, or something.

I've heard that before, and basically, it doesn't make sense. They say warm water will stop going to Antarctica, and so it will freeze a lot of stuff. But if the atmosphere is getting warmer, all the water will get warmer (and so will the ice). If all the water is warmer, then there is no dilemma as far as cooling goes. Anyway, I found an article on global warming for you:

The Facts

Practically all atmospheric scientists (the author included) agree that global warming has occurred. The raging debate is over how much of it is caused by man and whether global warming will be harmful. Patrick Michaels and Robert Balling, climatologists and critics of greenhouse warming hype,5 write, “In the broadest perspective, global warming is a very real thing, undeniable from surface temperature readings taken over much of the planet in the last 100 years.”

The amount of warming since 1880 has been about 1.2°F (0.67°C).6 However, a certain percentage of this warming is likely due to natural fluctuations, especially on the sun.7 From about 1300 to 1880, the Little Ice Age8occurred, in which practically all the glaciers in the world advanced, whereas now they are receding. There was less energy from the sun during the Little Ice Age and more volcanic activity, which helped cool the surface of the earth.9,10 It is possible such natural long-term climatic cycles caused half of the 1.2°F (0.67°C) rise.

Meanwhile, since 1880 the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by about 30%. Other greenhouse gases, such as methane, have also increased. Researchers desire to compare how these greenhouse gases affect the climate in relation to CO2. So, they convert the buildup of other greenhouse gases into CO2 “equivalency units.” In other words, they change the climatic effect of the gases into one measure. The climatic effect of these greenhouse gases results in an increase of 30% in CO2 equivalency units. The increase in all greenhouse gases has the climatic effect of increasing CO2 by 60%, which increases global warming.

One Problem

Climate specialists run computer simulations using the above-noted formula, in which they double the amount of CO2 and see how much the temperature rises. These simulations are based on estimations and assumptions and not exact figures. The many types of simulations predict a temperature rise of 3 to 10°F. Unfortunately, many politicians and environmentalists take such imperfect climate simulations and claim them to be fact. This is problematic. It is no wonder we have a greenhouse scare. However, if all the greenhouse gases have caused an increase by 60% CO2 in equivalency units, and man has only warmed the atmosphere about 0.6°F, then these climate simulations are much too sensitive to the effects of CO2

*Article has been edited so as not to violate religious rules. If I missed something, please tell me and I'll edit it out. Original article by Michael J. Oard*

Personally, I would rather see global warming then global cooling, but that's just me.

I don't get why its called Global Warming.

The whole world (globe) has an increase in temperatures (warming) all year round, and increases as time progresses.

 

-Omi

That's the problem. Explain the increase in snow in other places. They say the United Kingdom is going to freeze because of Global Warming. That doesn't make any sense.

 

Yes it does. It simply won't be a direct result of Global Warming. The film The Day After Tomorrow explains it well, although scientists often dislike the movie because it exaggerates the timespan in which such an event would happen and then pass by, since the film takes place over the course of about a week. Really it would take many years for such events as a complete shutdoiwn of the North-Atlantic Current to take place, and it is obvious that over such a long period of time the temperatures would fluctuate a bit. That's why scientists hate the movie. It makes the idea of global warming seem too impossible for many to believe.

 

Anyway, I didn't click because of the title alone, but it helped.

 

Sorry if this sounds like a political rant, but I'm only trying to express that there is no definitive proof that it either exists or doesn't. Anyway, if you think I can rant here, you should see the "Why does everyone hate Jaller Inika's Mask" topic in collectibles.

 

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Actually, it couldn't happen, not over any period of time because of global warming, for various reasons. It might happen after such a global warming, but it won't happen because of global warming. Like seasons the Earth has, except it's over years, with highs and lows in temperature. Not anything so dramatic as ice ages and global warming, etc, though.

Global warming doesn't make sense. Some places getting colder as others get warmer. It's not global warming.

*sigh* But so many people are tricked. Silly people, tricks are for kids!

My Valentine is with me 24/7. Valentines day this year is going to be spent with marching band, practicing and trying on new uniforms. Marching band=my 2nd true love!

For some reason, marching band in Feburary sounds strange to me. Perhaps the below 0 (F) temperatures and snow on the ground plays a factor in that.

 

And Valentine's Day is indeed over rated. I can't stand it myself. :X

It is strange. But we're doing the St. Patrick's Day parade in D.C. this year, so we really need to get some practice in (last one we had was on November 11th or something like that).

Try this one on for size: What if there was nothing? You can' really describe it or imagine it, but you know after chewing on the thought that there must have always been something. But the thought still chews on your mind. Like one of those questions that will drive you nuts after a while.

The only problem I see with the analogy is that it's the man's opinion that affects how the tree looks (Not man, but the society as a whole), because a toy company bases their products on our likes and dislikes. But other than that, the analogy is perfect. I love parables. Like the parable of the man, his son, and a train. That's heartbreaking.

My Valentine is with me 24/7. Valentines day this year is going to be spent with marching band, practicing and trying on new uniforms. Marching band=my 2nd true love!

Twenty-ten or One-Oh for me.

Oooh, in a sense I can't wait. In another sense I can and will. But then, that's the way graduation is, isn't it?

I feel...

Pretty, oh so pretty,

I feel pretty and witty and gay!

And I pity, any girl who isn't me today.

FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!

I feel charming, oh so charming,

its alarming how charming I feel!

And so pretty, that I hardly can believe,

I'm real.

FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!

See the pretty girl in that mirror there:

What mirror where?

Who can that attractive girl be?

Who, what, where, whom?

Such a pretty face,

Such a pretty dress,

Such a pretty smile,

Such a pretty me!

I feel stunning

And entrancing,

Feel like running and dancing for joy,

For I'm loved

By a pretty wonderful boy!

Awesome song there. WWS rocks. So:

Stay cool, boy.

Et translates to and, correct? Like Ora et labora (the first saying I learned when teaching myself Latin, probably one of the few I remember). Or like Et cetera.

I wish my school taught Latin. It's really the only language I want to learn (that they might ever offer in high school---I also want to learn Hebrew and Greek).

And Summer Solstice... So hot here in Aussie you wouldn't have to turn on a barbie to grill the steak and shrimp.

 

So yeah, while you guys are enjoying the chilling sootheness of a winter's night, remember what suffering we aussies have.

It's so hot here on the East coast (U.S) (unnaturally hot for this year), that she jokes about forgetting moving from Australia to here.

Seriously...it's too warm here.

Party in the blog!

I like the second one more (bigger picture). But I'd actually suggest trying something else. Those peices (both pictures) seem to seperate the body too much.