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Death is a part of life. We’ll all die sooner or later, but if my death gives the gift of life; it was worth it. This is all assuming you actually die from a stabbing or gun shot. With modern medicine your chances aren’t completely terrible.

Well one thing the world definitely has too many of is religious nuts. Somebody has to put them in their place

In my book it’s worth the risk. I’ve made the ultimate sacrifice for someone else, and stood for what I believe in. If I’m going die, saving someone else from a similar fate would be a pretty damn good way to go.

Yeah going through private religious education while questioning your faith is a rough spot to be in. I had many classmates who had no problem with my beliefs about religion, some tried to change my beliefs (did it in a nice, respectful way that I could easily tolerate and have a genuine conversation), and others would just straight up attack me for my beliefs. I’m totally fine having those peaceful, respectful, tolerant conversations about religion (because that’s how it should be if you’re going to talk about it in the first), and I even understand that they can become intense and heated at times just like a political or social debate. I just have no tolerance for people attacking someone like this. Anyone, from any faith, who tells you that you’re a sinner, or going to hell; has already booked a direct flight there. Religion can be a great, wonderful thing, but like politics, it’s all about power.

Yeah, no rush. I wasn’t even sure you’d see my comment . Sorry about that whole situation by the way, the US is playing right into the Iranian governments hand. Hopefully you and your family remain safe. Yes, that’s what I thought too. It seems like they’re trying to add more. After selecting a games, I get another drop down menu where I can choose from a list of sports. I choose one, but then the system doesn’t work. Maybe they’re still updating it (and yes I get to place where I should see the 2008 ABG files, but I can’t)

The tweet doesn’t really matter, it’s the video I wanted to share. This is something I see in the West often. Someone of the Jewish or Islamic faiths will come under attack, and often someone of the opposition faith will come to their aid. It really shows that the Middle East is really gong through a political conflict, and that the only reason religious divides exist is because religious leaders prey on the fears of the poor. I really love videos like this one because it shows that love transcends hate.

@MHSN does the drop down menu (on the left) work for you on ocagames.com? I just wanted to know if the website is faulty, or if my tablet is having problems.

This isn’t really political, but it doesn’t fit in any other thread either. Which country does the most for the world (TED Talk from 2014): In 2019, Finland is currently the “leader”

Yeah, I remember when YouTube was the Wild West of the internet. Creators could the connect they wanted, and not worry about the blowback from Google. Obviously stuff like porn and recorded crime should be kept off there, but it would be fun to return to a simpler time on YouTube.

Can’t wait to watch him get upset in the first round

Exactly what I’ve been thinking. Hey were too poor to host right now, but if you give us the green light for lavish spending we can make happen

For the purpose of my results collection, should I consider the 2018 European Championships a multi-sports games?

Oh, when I looked up the games yesterday when looking for some news and interviews every single story was the organizing committee defending the cost of the cauldron, the stadiums, and athletes complaining about a lack of funds (the media made the games look like quite the farce to be honest).

Tell that to the 100s of parents whose kids died in school shootings in the US (that statement was more meant for the US). Inaction is complicity.

As usual you don’t understand rules. Starting in December you have to tell YouTube if your video includes kids (and if you got consent from their parents for them to be in the video), and you have to mark if your video is kid friendly or not. I’m against the changes, but there’s not much we can do. I think the internet should be open for all ages, but the older generations disagree (keep in mind most people over 35 will never have the childhood I had). I do think we should protect kids from seeing sexual, violent, or otherwise unhealthy content, but some of the things they’re doing aren’t right in my opinion. I do think people should obviously say if their videos in involves minors and got constant to include them, and I do think people should mark wether or not their videos are kid friendly, but as someone who believes in a form of free form parenting, I think locking kids out of content because it’s intense, mildly violent, or educational (but with adult themes) is wrong. I don’t think it will change much in the end, so I’m not all that upset about it, but there will almost certainly be legal fights with multiple creators. I mean we allow our kids to get shot attending school, but heaven forbid someone drops an curse word in a video ?. My god! They’re practically Satan now! Or what if a child sees a video about the Holocaust (and maybe they realize what the last generations can’t, that white supremacy and racial divides aren’t a good thing). It’s just arbitrary, and it goes against the purpose of internet. Plus, it just gives YouTube another way to go after channels they don’t like.

Liechtenstein has put legitimate funding into their program. They recently purchased a push track that can be set up anywhere with a enough room. They’ve been trying to build a program because I think it’s a sport where they think they could see some success. Brazil has a good program, there’s just not a lot of interest, and because of how the Youth Series works their ranked higher than some more traditional countries. Overall, every NOC that attempted to get a quota should get one. Really it just comes down to there was enough quotas to make everyone happy, and some NOCs just don’t want to fund a trip to the YOG.

Detailed Competition Schedule: https://2019seagames.com/schedule/2019-SEAG-Competition-Schedule-v16.pdf

Which is definitely the better of two problems to have in my opinion.

With one stop of the Omega Youth Series to go, we can pretty much see where the bobsleigh/skeleton quotas will go. Men Monobob: (KOR, BRA, USA, CAN will need to race at the final tour stop in order to meet the eligibility requirements) Women Monobob: (KOR, CAN, COL will need to race at the final tour stop in order to meet the eligibility requirements. Should one of the three not attend, GER gets a third quota) Men Skeleton: (JPN, CAN, BRA, KOR will need to race at the final tour stop in order to meet the eligibility requirements) Women Skeleton: :AUT (CAN, BRA, UKR will need to race at the final tour stop in order to meet the eligibility requirements)

Definitely more snow almost everywhere in the West this year. The only place really behind is West Coast US. Northern Europe and the Alps are doing very well from my understanding. I know the East Coast and Canada have been doing well in places too.

I fear we may win the popular vote, but I think they’ll get us in the electoral college thanks to the Florida vote

We had a conversation about this on the last page I think. Essentially it’s for a number of possible reasons. The most likely reason being that they’ve joined the Central Asian region of the OCA (which is in line with some of the policies they’ve been taking). It could also be the hardship of transporting athletes because of the Taliban, or a lack of funding.

Look, I wouldn’t vote Labour in UK general election if I were British, but this advert does make a fantastic point about the politics of conservatives (in the UK, Europe, and US):

Today is truly a blessed and sacred memorial in American sports:

You would have liked this commercial for the 2018 Winter Olympics