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Yes, thank you for a great Olympics, an inspiring sporting moment like no other. And thank you for some refreshing opening and closing ceremonies, which brought back music that is part of our lives! I somehow feel, just from watching the small Brasilian presentation, that Rio will be awesome...

I guess you're right, not a very clever move. Paulo

Yes, well Houston decided to gamble... I am curious to see how it will go. But right now what I am following closely is the US Olympic team. Looks like their recipe is we're not that big so we are going to use our defence and fast break skills... Yesterday against GB it was nice to watch...

Hi Ludwig, thanks, I think under the right circunstances any people/country on Earth, including the so called «good guys», can provoke something like the Holocaust. Yes there is a dark side to mankind, regardless of race, borders, etc... It's just there for the taking at the right moment.{eek3}...

This is really stupid stuff, so if you hide it people won't do it, or they will do it you don't hide it seems to be their line of thought... Proven wrong millions of times. The forbidden fruit...^&grin Paulo

I agree with the total war argument, total war brought gloves off and total reprisal. Were Dresden, Hiroshima or Nagasaki necessary? The discussion will go on forever, but very probably the people in charge at the time thought that they were absolutely necessary and had to decide without the...

Yes, WW2 was something different, the threat was just on another level so no choice... Paulo

With all due respect I think that this idea that we the «good guys» can and should get anywhere and correct all the atrocities/wrongdoing everywhere by throwing armies around is nothing more than a fantasy. Here we can get into nation building by foreigners, trying to change old cultures...

Yes, I see what you mean^&grin, but then again, it's not the same as the sea is it...^&grin Just ask the surfers, they know the danger (lower than getting hit by a car I guess...) but keep going back, even after bitten! Paulo

Hi Jeff, thank you, we have both been acomplishing a few of our missions I guess^&grin... Cheers, Paulo

Olá Bruno, você e eu somos os únicos Portugueses aqui, parece-me! Abraço, Paulo Mendes

Hi, Thanks, my pleasure. They didn't close shop, they are still producing some of their series (at least the last time I checked). Regards, Paulo

The incredible thing is that some of those attacks were not off the coast but deep up river.There are dangerous species that can go deep up river (bull shark for instance, once found upstream near the Andes in the Amazon river {eek3}) and even some at the Nicaragua Lake... Take care and ...

I have stopped collecting diorama stuff and for quite some time now WWII vehicles or aircraft or other larger pieces. I am collecting samples of the figures/regiments that I like without worrying about a group or battle scene. And I am really trying to focus on what I really,really like. There...

Oh boy, thanks for posting this great photo, I bet their pulse got a little faster...{eek3} Paulo

Stunning display for a wonderful piece. Thanks for sharing. Paulo

Great game by Spain, their football up to the 2 nil mark was marvellous. Then the usual control but also bad luck for Italy, having had to play with 10 men for a long time their attempt at a comeback was hampered. On to Brazil 2014;)! Paulo

Italy was really awesome. The match was excellent, open fast attacking football from both teams. I liked that Italy always passed the ball around with a lot of control but also with an eye on goal. They should have finished the game off in the second half though, they just should not have missed...

Like others, if I have been eating or doing something that might get grease or dirt in my hands, then it's washing time before moving the troops around:rolleyes2:. Paulo

Yes, great point on Elizabeth:wink2:... Paulo