An earlier contributor qustioned whether we need the parachute regiment?

the paras are with out a doubt an elite part of the uk forces in my opinion outwith the sas and sbs the marines and paras are our most highly trained soldiers the marines traininig is a fair bit tougher than p coy i can qualify that statement as i have trained with both learning to jump as you can guess there is a fair bit of rivalry between the two but if you were to ask them both what they think of each other they highly respect each other

Is it possible that America can have a leader like King Leonidas I from the movie 300?

...or shall we be cursed with selfish, weak-minded politicans that only care about money, votes, and appeasing lobbyist and corporations? I love America, however, I feel as if our political leaders (from any party) lack the charisma, pion, and vision to be an effective leader. Am I wrong?

My world is just...down. Why?

write all your thoughts down to get them out of your head sometimes it can clear things up a bit as for school you really should use it as a distraction and study as much as you can sometimes when your thinking about the future you should try and relate that with school because if you dont p school the chances of having a good future are slim, sometimes listening to people and offering your ear to girls or asking questions about the things they tell you will make them intrested in you you dont have to quit being yourself to make girls like you, but it is always good to approach them or ask them about their day. My advice would be taking up poetry to get your thoughts out would be helpful in this situation and btw girls love poetry as well, and dont let yourself stop trying at school think of what you need to do for the things that are most important to you in the future and im sure school will have something to do with it =] so it will be easier for you to concentrate on school by looking at things in this perspective thats just my opinion hope this helps =]

If a huge mysterious person addressed everyone from the sky as God wld you believe?

Only if he was really huge - but even then I'd have to have a word with him - he called me a pig in the old testament and said I was unclean when I have my period!! Infact I'd find a huge ladder and then slap him silly til he apologised to me....

Why do I get so Jealous?

jealousy sucks, I hear you. I have dealt with the same issues. It has to do with being insecure about one's self. Since you cant control other people's actions, you have to focus on those whom you do have control over, namely, you. Basically, as tough sounding as it is, you can sit around and watch others succeed and hate them for it, or you can get motivated and change your life in the way you want it to be. You are not powerless, you can accomplish your goals, you can have what they have, or at least, have something that is right for you to have even if its not exactly the same. It is much easier for us to look at the lives of others and get jealous than it is for us to look at our own lives and make changes to them. but in the end, it is the ONLY thing you can do if you want to stop feeling so jealous.

Which is better: Bauer Vapor X:40 skates or Easton Stealth S12 skates?

I currently have had my Vapor X:20's for one season, but I was only playing twice a week so they held up pretty nicely. I was told by a teammate that my skates would fall apart this year, because I am playing 3-4 times a week. He suggested either the Vapor X:40's or Stealth S12's, and I was wondering which is a better boot.

Who is Alvin Patrimonio?

Alvin stands at 6'3 and plays the power forward position but during his amateur days he's a combo big man because he can also play the center position with ease. his style of play is somewhat comparable to Karl Malone because they're not only strong players but a big man who has a decent outside touch. he also has a reputation for being one of the most beloved players in philippine basketball and the second most popular player behind Robert Jaworski because of his love for his fans and he entertains every fan that wants his autographs no matter how many they are and even when the coliseum is already closing he will continue signing. He is also called "Captain Lionheart" because of his leadership qualities and showing the heart of a true champion every game which resulted in many memorable game-winning performance in his name. He is somewhat called "a complete package" wherein aside from being a talented basketball player he also has the looks that girls go ga-ga over him. Apart from being a basketball player, he also is an endorser of many products such as Purefoods, Swatch, Lipovitan, Kaypee Shoes (during his first few years as a pro player), Nike Philippines, etc. he also appeared in a political ad campaign for Senator Manny Villar. In 1991, he signed a 5-year 25 million peso contract and begin the era of the multi-millionaire players.