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There are no words to describe how desperate one must be in life to reach this point.

An American named David Buchanan spent tens of thousands of dollars on the online game Evony, which belonged to his client, according to Kotaku.
Buchanan worked as a financial advisor in the state of Hawaii. He took $40,000 from one of his clients, promising him a 650% return on investment (approximately $300,000).
As it turned out during the investigation, Buchanan spent the entire amount on himself, his girlfriend, and investments in the online game Evony. Most of the money went to the game, which greatly surprised FBI agent Tom Simon, who was involved in the case. "As a middle-aged man and an FBI agent who doesn't play games, I was shocked when, while tracking the defendant's expenses, I constantly noticed payments for something called Evony," Simon said. "I Googled that Evony is some kind of online game, but I still didn't understand how you could spend tens of thousands of dollars on it. [At that moment] I wasn't thinking about the social value of games; I was just stunned that you could spend so much on a game."
Evony is an online game that generally resembles "Civilization." The freemium model allows players to buy in-game items and additional content for real money. Evony is mainly known for its aggressive advertising policy: on banners with the game, publishers often placed explicit photographs.

Why was Ukraine banned from Heroes of Might and Magic Online? It's a rhetorical question, but I want to know who I'm playing (and communicating) with.
Question for Wicc, on which forums are you discussing this issue? I think it would be interesting not only to me, so I'm asking here.

there won't be any politics on the forums

I haven't been following the thread, but can I ask whose decision this was and what arguments it was based on?

Why was Ukraine banned from Hv? It's a rhetorical question, but I want to know who I'm playing with (and communicating with).
Question for Wicc, on which forums are you discussing this issue? I think it's interesting not only to me, so I'm asking here.

I hope Russia won't just stick to words.

The missing Malaysian Boeing was carrying not only 239 people, but also more than seven tons of cargo, some of which was not listed in the documents. This was discovered by journalists from the British newspaper The Daily Mail. Previously, it was reported that the Malaysian authorities published a report with preliminary results of the investigation into the circumstances of the plane's disappearance, which contained many discrepancies...
The Prime Minister of Malaysia said that the aircraft crashed in the southern part of the Indian Ocean: this was evidenced by the analysis of satellite data. Presumably, no one survived. However, there was conflicting information about the discovery of the wreckage of the aircraft, reports Radio Vesti FM.

I couldn't resist either. Let's stop before we get banned.

Well, we haven't offended anyone yet, and I don't think there's any reason to ban anyone.

The same information can be presented from different angles, in a good or bad light. In a way that benefits oneself and in a bad light for one's opponents.

If you watch Russian news, the Ukrainians are to blame.
If you watch Ukrainian news, the Russians are to blame.

The more of a certain type of news you listen to, the more you become informationally dependent on it. Opposing, radically different information is perceived as "nonsense" and rejected. That's why people watch certain channels because they think that channels from the other political camp are lying, it's all lies.

I hardly watch television at all; it clutters my mind. Very rarely, I'll turn it on online: Russia 24, ORT, LifeNews, and, as a counterpoint, 1+1, Inter, and Channel 5. Even more rarely, "Freedom of Speech" with Shuster. I listen, compare, and then sink further into an information vacuum.

Political obsession is a terrible mental disorder :(

The world's number one female tennis player, American Serena Williams, admired the courage of Barcelona footballer Dani Alves, who became the victim of a racist incident during a match against Villarreal.
Before Dani Alves took a corner kick, a Villarreal fan, David Campayo Lleo, threw a banana onto the field. The Brazilian player reacted in a rather original way: he picked up the banana and tasted it before taking the kick.
"The person who threw the banana at Dani Alves is an ape. Dani needed a lot of courage to pick it up and eat it. This is the act of a strong person. We must all continue to fight racism and educate people. We still have many barriers to break down, but with each generation, this problem is gradually being solved," the Spanish press quotes Williams Jr. as saying.