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Following the latest acts of terrorism in Brussels the question has to asked as to whether the European Superstate safeguards its citizens against terrorism, facilitates those acts of terrorism or is in fact powerless in the face of terrorism. We are also back with that "old chestnut" of whether the Islamist is the enemy or Islam itself?

so cool and so damp it must be global warming only in reverse

now fragile and frail he that was hale and hearty all things come to pass

all things in the world come and go decline and grow all things come to pass

When I think of Socialists and their promise of a better, fairer world I am minded of the verse:- "Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed:" Socialists cam promise the world but they invariably fail to deliver and of course it is always someone else's fault.

path:staurology it can happen and it will with nails and hammer

life short but merry eat drink sing and dance away tomorrow we die

save conserve and live or waste squander and enjoy life short but merry

Others may give their opinion regarding the suitability of such training for you and generally. The fact of the matter however is that there is really only one one way to find out for sure and that is to give it a go. I prefer the subtlety of the taoist martial arts myself but I can well see the attraction of kyokushin, especially to the young male.

In two ongoing threads the suggestion has arisen that there is an unseen hand shaping the destiny of the world (in particular that of Europe and America). http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/38913-2016-us-election/ http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/40503-britain-and-the-european-union/ This unseen hand goes by many names depending on your personal view, Zionists, Communists, The Illuminati, The New World Order, The Bilderberg Group, Left Wing Liberal Twat’s etc. etc. But is there in fact any truth to these conspiratorial suspicions or is it simply a case of zeitgeist, the west having grown soft and pathetic without assistance from any secret organisation. I must admit to leaning towards the view that the prevalent liberal mindset is the source of most of our woe's but is this liberal weakness being manipulated with evil intent by those hidden from view - or perhaps by those hiding in open view? What think you all?

Pretty much my thoughts exactly.

The elephant in the room. Does this stuff have any effect whatever or is it simply a New Age ornament?

"But who will write us a riding song, Or a hunting song or a drinking song, Fit for them that arose and rode When day and the wine were red? But bring me a quart of claret out, And I will write you a clinking song, A song of war and a song of wine And a song to wake the dead." "But who will write us a riding song Or a fighting song or a drinking song, Fit for the fathers of you and me, That knew how to think and thrive? But the song of Beauty and Art and Love Is simply an utterly stinking song, To double you up and drag you down And damn your soul alive."

The "Brexit" campaign will hopefully benefit from remarks made by French president Francois Hollande regarding "consequences" should the British vote to leave the European Super State. Historically threats from a Frenchman have been treated with the derision they deserve in the U.K.

A postal vote from outside the U.K. I assume that you are now residing in your tax haven but still wish to influence the nation of your birth - for a laugh. I now have a vision of Apech the Grandee.

Just to keep you informed regarding the mess that is the European Super state. Whilst taken from The Guardian Newspaper ( The Champion of all things Left, Liberal, Socialist etc etc) it does paint a pretty good picture of the chaos the Super State is fast falling into. EU's Schengen members urged to lift border checks to save passport-free zone. European commission says that while external borders need strengthening, collapse of free movement zone could damage business and deter tourists. European Union countries are being urged to lift internal border controls before the end of the year, to save the “crowning achievement” of the passport-free travel zone from total collapse, according to a draft report by the European commission. Walls, fences and border checks have returned across Europe as the EU struggles to cope with the biggest inflow of refugees since the end of the second world war. Since September 2015, eight countries in the 26-nation passport-free Schengen zone have re-instated border checks. These controls “place into question the proper functioning of the Schengen area of free movement”, according to the draft report seen by the Guardian, which will be published on Friday. “It is now time for member states to pull together in the common interest to safeguard one of the union’s crowning achievements.” Calais camp is razed with nowhere for most refugees to go Separately, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid is expected to announce on Wednesday that €700m (£544m) will be spent over three years in helping refugees in the western Balkans. Much of the money is destined for Greece, as EU leaders scramble to help Athens deal with its own crisis. 24,000 refugees are in need of permanent shelter and 2,000 people are arriving on Greek shores each day. The European council president Donald Tusk has described helping Greece as “a test of our Europeanness”. The passport-free travel zone, which stretches from Iceland to Greece but does not include the UK or Ireland, has been under unprecedented pressure; its collapse could unravel decades of European integration. The commission wants member states to lift border controls “as quickly as possible” and with “a clear target date of November 2016”. But Brussels also wants tighter control of the EU’s external border and will repeat warnings that Greece could be kicked out of Schengen if it fails to improve border management by May. The action plan has been drawn up ahead of an emergency EU-Turkey summit on 7 March, when the EU will call on Ankara to do more to stem the flow of refugees as part of its part of a €3bn (£2.4bn) deal agreed last year. Turkey, which is housing 2.5 million refugees, has rejected accusations that it is not doing enough. Senior Turkish officials have described European plans to relocate thousands of refugees a year directly from Turkey, in return for tighter border controls, as unworkable. Tusk will meet Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, and the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, before the EU summit. He is also meeting the Austrian chancellor, Werner Faymann, and the leaders of Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece, on a three-day tour of six countries along the western Balkan route. As this latest EU plan underscores, the thinking in Brussels remains based on a hope that joint work with Turkey “should lead to a rapid decrease” in people arriving from Greece. That will be a tall order – the daily average of 2,000 refugee arrivals on Greece’s shores is expected to rise over the warmer spring and summer months. Double crisis deepens despair in Greece’s ‘warehouse of souls’ Greece is under growing pressure to hand over management of its borders to the EU, as it struggles to cope with the numbers. According to this latest plan, EU authorities will carry out an inspection of Greece’s borders in mid April to determine whether controls are adequate, with a final decision on Greece’s place in Schengen to be taken in May. The EU executive also reaffirms its intention to overhaul rules governing asylum claims. Under the current rules, known as the Dublin system, asylum seekers have to lodge their claim in the first country they enter. The Dublin regime was effectively finished last year when the chancellor, Angela Merkel, opened Germany’s borders to any Syrian who wanted to claim asylum there, regardless of where they arrived in the EU. In mid-March the commission will set out a list of options for reforming EU asylum policy. The favoured idea is a permanent system of relocation, where refugees are shared out around the union, depending on the wealth and size of a country. Recent efforts at relocating refugees from overwhelmed Greece and Italy have not set an encouraging precedent: out of a plan to resettle 160,000 refugees only 629 refugees have been found a new home. One EU source stressed that no decisions on a replacement for Dublin had been taken. “There are lots of ways to go, but it doesn’t necessarily mean a fundamental change in the principles of Dublin,” the source said, referring to the obligation to claim asylum in the first country of arrival. Refugee crisis: European leaders demand urgent support for Greece. The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Europe to prioritise its relocation plans, as it reported that the continent stood “on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis” As well as the usual appeals to European solidarity, Brussels hopes to convince member states that the disappearance of the border-free Schengen zone has a high economic price. The report warns that reimposing national border controls will damage business and deter tourists, especially high-spending Asian tourists, who will restrict their itinerary to “all but the most popular EU destinations”. Restoring internal border controls would result in immediate costs of up to €18bn a year or 0.13% of the annual output of the Schengen area, it says. But that bill is expected to rise, with businesses and the tourist industry expected to lose billions more.

I am surprised that you should speak so Apech. One need only look at the individuals thumping the stay in tub to say the same thing. A veritable ship of fools between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Just use what you have make do and mend is the way save conserve and live

maybe kiss no tell or perhaps kiss and tell all which pays me the most?

These are not the best of examples when discussing the Internal Arts and improved health. Yang Cheng Fu became enormously fat and could not complete the Yang Form without getting short of breath. Cheng Man Ching was over fond of wine and drank to the extent that his blood pressure went through the roof resulting in heart failure.

As opposed to a Germano- Gallic nightmare.

Internal Martial arts is a very broad church indeed and there is really nothing new in the idea of incorporating calisthenics and strength training in the regimen.

If one is a member of a team then it were preferable that the team is a good one. This is not the case with the E.U. and should we remain in the "team" I see little chance of us ever getting off the bench. Should the referendum go the way of the pro-Europeans then things will be pretty well done and dusted. Should Britain decide to remove itself from the E.U. there may be some hope for a more independent future. Time will tell.

It really matters not as I cannot see this new section getting much use. The idea of a paddling pool in which poor swimmers can test the water is well intentioned but that is all that can be said for it.