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'She would shut down in a catatonic stupor ahead of interviews': New book exposes Sarah Palin's bizarre behaviour during election campaign By Anny Shaw Last updated at 12:34 PM on 12th January 2010 Comments (26) Add to My Stories Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been savaged in a new book about the inside story behind the 2008 election campaign. The book, Game Change, describes the former Governor of Alaska as having wild mood swings caused by her sudden rise to fame and describes her at one point as being in a 'catatonic stupor'. Palin's behaviour was so erratic that at one point senior figures in the McCain campaign …

Google threatens China pullout after attacks on Gmail accounts of human rights activists By Graham Smith Last updated at 1:10 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (17) Videos Add to My Stories Google is to stop censoring search results in China and could pull out of the country altogether after hackers coordinated a sophisticated attack on the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. The hackers only managed to access two unidentified accounts and only a limited amount of data on those accounts, Google said. But the US company has now announced that the December attack, which it said also affected 20 other corporations, 'may well mean' the c…

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/145111/4-year-old_boy_suspended_from_school_for_months_because_his_hair_is_'too_long' I accidentally came across this article, and I know it's from yesterday, but I though it's worth posting. We have a few rules about clothes at our school, but this is just too much.

Death of the It bag: Handbag weight falls by 57% in two years thanks to trend for smaller arm candy and lighter gadgets By Maysa Rawi Last updated at 5:13 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (4) Add to My Stories Gadget addict: Kelly Brook sports a small bag as the trend for lighter accessories and devices continues When Katie Holmes was pictured carrying an Hermes HAC Travel in 2008, it was clear the oversized handbag epidemic had reached outlandish proportions. And as the credit crunch hit home, fashionistas sensibly began to bin their Chloe Paddingtons, Fendy Spys' and Balenciaga Giant Briefs in favour of discreet, more sophisticat…

Fat people turned down for jobs because employers think they will be lazy By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:04 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (-) Add to My Stories Overlooked: A fat office worker sits at his desk. One in 10 managers has turned down a candidate because of their weight Overweight people lose out in the workplace because employers assume they will be lazy, a study has revealed. Very overweight workers earn less than other staff and are more likely to be bullied or overlooked for promotion, a survey of 2,000 people by Slimming World found. In the poll of 200 bosses, a quarter of men said they would turn down a c…

Pictured: The tiny police officer who has made British history... 5ft-tall Pc Port By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:49 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (-) Add to My Stories A police officer who measures just 5ft tall has hit the beat to become Britain's smallest ever Pc. Robin Port, 29, joined the Devon and Cornwall force and says he'll tackle any big criminals - by 'taking out their legs'. The former soldier passed out from his police training last year and in his first month on the beat made 17 arrests. Speaking yesterday, Pc Port said he 'heard all the jokes before' and what he lacks in size he makes up for in strength. …

Get your trousers on or face life behind bars: Naked rambler warned he will be re-arrested each time sentence ends By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:47 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (64) Add to My Stories Naked rambler Stephen Gough has been threatened with spending the rest of his life in a maximum security prison - unless he puts on a pair of trousers. Gough, who has become notorious for trying to walk around Britain naked, was arrested within seconds of being freed from Perth Prison shortly before Christmas. He was found guilty earlier this week of breaching the peace by walking naked in the street and refusing a police request …

This will be very interesting to say the least.

Stop-and-search terror powers declared illegal by human rights court By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:53 PM on 12th January 2010 Comments (8) Add to My Stories Police stop and search powers under UK terrorism laws were declared illegal by human rights judges today. The right to question people without grounds for suspicion - granted by the Terrorism Act of 2000 - violates the Human Rights Convention, said the European Court of Human Rights. The ruling came in a case brought by two Londoners who were stopped and questioned by police near an arms fair in the city in 2003. 'Violates human rights': European judges said police officer…

Pictured: Lulu, the pint-sized chihuahua who is just four inches long By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:46 PM on 12th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A micro-chihuahua with a big personality is turning heads as one of the world's smallest dogs - measuring up at just four inches long. When tiny pup Lulu was born along with her sister and two brothers three months ago, her owner Jean Tindall, 76, didn't think there was anything remarkable about her. But as the weeks passed pensioner Jean, who has bred chihuahuas for five years, noticed Lulu was not growing like her siblings - in fact, she was not growing at all. …

Now tests show the ice ISN'T melting: Sea water under shelf in the East Antarctic is still freezing By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:18 AM on 12th January 2010 Comments (113) Add to My Stories Sea water under an East Antarctic ice shelf showed no sign of higher temperatures, first tests showed today. Despite fears of a thaw linked to global warming that could bring higher world ocean levels, tests conducted on the Fimbul Ice Shelf showed the sea water is still around freezing point. Thanks to sensors, lowered through three holes drilled in the shelf, scientists have discovered the water is not at higher temperatures widely blam…

Coming to a big screen near you soon?:P [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HgSCHc0lE]YouTube- the next Kiss blockbuster ...[/ame]

Britain's 'goat' Talent: Farm animal YouTube star waves goodbye to a chance to become the next Susan Boyle By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:17 AM on 12th January 2010 Comments (13) Add to My Stories Kid, you've got talent, they said. But Darren, the goat who waves back when visitors wave at him, won't be following Susan Boyle on to the Simon Cowell treadmill of fame. He doesn't need to. With tens of thousands seeing him on YouTube, he is a star already. Enlarge I've goat you babe: Darren 'waves' his hoof at one of his young admirers Producers of the TV show Britain's Got Talent, who spotted him on the internet, have be…

English too tough? Better go for a GCSE in Facebook By Sarah Harris Last updated at 8:19 AM on 12th January 2010 Comments (11) Add to My Stories With their reliance on 'text speak' and slang, websites such as Facebook and Twitter are often criticised for dragging down standards of literacy. But now teenagers will be able to gain an English GCSE by studying them. 'Digital texts' including Wikipedia, blogs and podcasts will also feature in the qualification being developed by exam board Edexcel. GCSE students will soon be able to take a qualification in Digital Communication Last night education campaigners attacked the idea …

You're not going out dressed like that, are you? Snow joke, they did... By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:59 PM on 11th January 2010 Comments (193) Add to My Stories For the majority of us, the colder the weather, the more layers we put on. But as these pictures show, a surprising number of Britons have chosen to subtract the number of clothes they are wearing in line with the minus temperatures. From Cardiff to Nottingham, legions of shivering women braved freezing temperatures in little next to nothing on nights out. Enlarge Helpless: Apparently oblivious to the cold, a partygoer has fallen asleep on a freezing bed of snow …

This movie comes out on the 15th. Official movie site: http://www.lovelybones.com The site has some cool stuff, and the most beautiful music plays in the background! It changes depending on what page you're on ( I LOVE the music playing in the gallery ). I've never read the book, but seeing the previews makes me want to, and I'm really excited to see the movie. The story seems so beautiful and tragic. And I love the actors. What do you guys think?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/6962632/America-slides-deeper-into-depression-as-Wall-Street-revels.html Looks like we're gonna need more fake stimulus money to mask the fact homes really aren't worth what the baby-boomers WANT them to be worth!

'Aliens will eat the fatties first': Gym sparks outrage with new advertising campaign By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:10 AM on 06th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories An advert for one of Britain’s biggest gyms has sparked outrage by declaring: ‘When the aliens come, they will eat the fatties first.’ The campaign, featuring a little green man, was meant to encourage people to join up and shed pounds put on over Christmas. But instead slimmers have branded the ad in offensive and weight loss experts said the ‘negative message’ is more likely to drive people away. 'Offensive': The ad for Cadbury Gym, Bristol, was inten…

Can anyone help me in converting protected WMA to Mp3? I got music recently on a memory stick from a friend, all from cd and in wma protected form. So now i can't add them to my itunes, Help D: I download about three programs so far including tunebite, but they don't work. Please Reply :nice: Thank you.

Myleene Klass, the broadcaster and model, brandished a knife at youths who broke into her garden – but has been warned by police that she may have acted illegally. Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal. Jonathan Shalit, Miss Klass's agent, said that had been "shaken and utterly terrified" by the incident and was stepping up security at the house she shares with her fi…

:stunned: I'm hooked!!! I've seen like 3 episodes in a row tonight!!!!

This is disturbing.

anyone see this last night on Channel 4 pretty good !

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8446994.stm Summary: Everything is cheaper. Nothing is banned. There isn't more crime. There are more jobs. Young men are productive, rather than destructive. Life is good, more fun.

70million is too many: Immigrant-fuelled population boom will damage society, say leading public figures By James Slack, Home Affairs Editor Last updated at 9:34 AM on 06th January 2010 Comments (23) Add to My Stories Call to action: Lord Carey Immigration must be urgently curbed to stop the population hitting 70million and causing ‘serious harm’ to society, an alliance of leading public figures demanded yesterday. The call to action comes in a report signed by a host of respected names, including former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, ex-Labour speaker Betty Boothroyd and former Tory Party chairman Michael Ancram. The cross-par…