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Getting out of the ME is probably the best the West can do, then leave it up to the regional powers to find a peaceful solution to the main sectarian division and fight Isis and the rest of the extremists. I struggle to see that happening because those divisions run very deep. But if we keep sticking our noses in and blowing up innocent people then it will only reinforce the the power imbalance and the sense of hopelessness and anger that comes from knowing that the actions of a few nutters will lead to a town or village being totaled, or a few wars being started. That sense of hopelessness is what Isis and such feed on, and any long term strategy needs to focus on improving the lives and life chances of people in the region.

On the other hand, what the future holds for Muslims in Europe, I've no idea. The continent seems to be shifting further and further to the right, and a lot of people will look to the wrong people with the wrong answers. But I do think there still remains a proud humanist and liberal strain within the European community and the more extreme sentiments will lose out.

The music was intrusive and frankly I could happily go my whole life without hearing any of it again. That the mixtape gave the main character a plot device that allowed for some, very minor, character development was something at least. He was still a bland Malcolm Reynolds-lite, though.

I really don't understand the hype that was around this film at the time. But then maybe the teens that went to see it had never seen a Tarantino movie and found the use of pop music to punctuate action scenes to be completely mind blowing.

what on earth can be done about this shit i've no idea

Went for a nice hike up the hills earlier. This evening my Achilles is v sore. Struggling to walk around. Not great.

I, Claudius is magnificent but it doesn't have the spectacle and budget that attracts a lot of people to GoT. It is a better show by far imo, but it is effectively very good actors chewing up the scenery while appearing to lounge around in leftover gear from some film production.

Gave Guardians of the Galaxy another go. It was OK. At times it is a bit try hard and the mixtape just doesn't work at all for me. The characters are paper thin and the final third follows the same predictable path as every comic book film. It did make me laugh, however, and it was paced well which is something the Marvel films struggle with big time (imo). It is a solid enough, switch your brain off kind of film. Not the great piece of cinema that many have made it out to be, but better than most recent comic book fare.

Blastoise, Ninetails,and Raichu or GTFO.

Kimmich was decent for someone playing out of position. Citeh need a new midfield and he'd be a solid addition but they really need a high quality player of the Modric ilk to play alongside Gundogan.

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I think those fetus things are called Alien Birthpods.

That's them.

Gah they were horrible

Pokemon has got me thinking of the big fads that happened when I was growing up. Yo-yos were all the rage at one point. I remember break time at school just being a bunch of kinds playing with their yo-yos. They even brought in a professional yo-yo-er to teach us some tricks. Obviously Pokemon was a huge one, and I kind of liked the games but it was the cards that got me hooked. The only other big ones I recall were beanie babies, Tamagotchis and Beyblade.. I **** loved Beyblade.However, all this got me thinking of a very weird toy thing that popped up around the turn of the millennium, which was effectively a strange alien fetus thing that the marketing said would grow or something. I'm wrecking my head trying to remember what it was, but I just remember the horrid feel of it, and the stench. Anyone know of it or was this a horrible nightmare I had?

Promising a referendum on Brexit deal is an interesting move from Smith.

I'd like to see it given an Elder Scrolls treatment. Let me loose in Westeros plz.

I'll download it when the gameplay is more interesting tbh

i think it looks incredible. pretty much a game tailor made for lonely sods like me who enjoy wandering aimlessly in virtual realms...

my hayfever is certainly getting worse with age. its the aches around the eyes that do me in.

There is no right or wrong way to win tournaments, and more often than not they are won by the team with the best defence. If England become a solid team that can grind 1-0 wins against good opposition, they will have improved significantly.

Lest we forget....

"The Foreign Secretary also has responsibility for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which are directly accountable to this person."

Yep, Boris as Foreign Sec. LOL.

Bye bye Osborne. Boris as Foreign sec?

I will enjoy it until it results start to matter.

I may shed a wee tear if he runs out onto the pitch again.

We start with more quality (at Championship level) than Wolves so atm we are still one of the favourites to go up, with everyone a long way behind Newcastle. I'd put us on par with Brighton and Norwich as things stand, which is why I'd like a bit more quality in our ranks to pull ourselves away from the rest.

He's pragmatic, which is what England need in the short term while they (hopefully) behind the scenes put in place a long term strategy to develop quality technical footballers. For the time being the best hope they have is that Pep gets Citeh to buy up any half-decent English talent and coaches them into good international footballers while Poch carries on with what he's doing at Spurs.