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Lady Waa Waa: Eccentric singer breaks down when presented with plaque for selling 8 million records worldwide By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:31 AM on 25th December 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Lady Gaga broke down in tears as she received a plaque for selling 8 million records worldwide. Decked in another dazzlingly weird outfit, the eccentric singer spilled her emotions after receiving the commemorative plaque at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles after the last of her three sold out performances at the venue. Earlier in the week, she had reflected on her sudden rise to the top, saying: 'A year ago this month I was open…

I'm TyM, I'm from Kitchener Ontario, which is about an hour's drive south of Toronto. I've only been following coldplay for about a year now, and have since become a huge fan. And I've been looking for some assistance with the video files downloaded here. I tried downloading the MTV world stage concert, and I was successful, but they are still in .rar form. Does anybody know how I could convert them or something to fix it so I can view it? Thanks guys.

British hostage Peter Moore released ALIVE in Baghdad after 'unspeakable' two-and-a-half years By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:00 PM on 30th December 2009 Comments (47) Add to My Stories Mystery surrounds release as Miliband says 'we did no direct deal' A British man held hostage in Iraq for more than two-and-a-half years has been freed, David Miliband said today. Computer expert Peter Moore, 36, was seized along with his four British bodyguards at the finance ministry in Baghdad on May 29, 2007. Fears for his safety grew after the bodies of three of the security guards - Jason Swindlehurst, Jason Creswell and Alec MacLach…

So anybody here got High-Def TV? Is it any good?

Halp please! :nice: I tried restoring it but the iPod and computer are on a strict "no-talking" basis right now. Do the Mac people have a habit of giving out replacements to malfunctioning iPods to people who don't have the bill of sale? (What a silly question.) (I'm fucked aren't I)

'Happy New Year... we're going to bulldoze your homes': British ex-pats in Spain face having their houses torn down By Gerard Couzens Last updated at 8:55 AM on 30th December 2009 Comments (172) Add to My Stories Britons who sold up to move to Spain are facing homelessness in the New Year after being told their dream homes will be bulldozed. Police turned up on the doorsteps of nearly a dozen couples just before Christmas to serve them with demolition notices. The properties will be razed before the spring unless a last ditch appeal on human rights grounds saves them. Shocked victims last night vowed to organise mass protests and …

Here comes Jaws: The tracking system that texts lifeguards if killer sharks are near beach By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:00 PM on 30th December 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Great White sharks off the Australian coast have been electronically tagged to track their movements and thereby protect swimmers and surfers. As the man-eating predators approach shallower waters the signal they emit will be picked up by a satellite receiver. Minutes later a text message or email is sent out to scientists, wildlife officials and lifeguards. The tracking system set up around Perth in Western Australia is revolutionary because it will track…

The see-through goldfish: Japanese scientists develop fish whose hearts and brains are visible thanks to translucent skin By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 10:40 AM on 30th December 2009 Comments (2) Add to My Stories First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part of efforts to reduce the need for dissections, which have become increasingly controversial, particularly in schools. 'You can see a live heart and other organs because the scales and skin have no pigments,' said Yutaka Tamaru, …

Need an excuse for overeating at Christmas? Blame it on your hunger hormone By David Derbyshire Last updated at 11:58 PM on 29th December 2009 Comments (14) Add to My Stories No matter how much you've eaten, or how full you feel, the prospect of an extra slice of cake can sometimes be too tempting. Now scientists have discovered why some people crave sugary, fatty food - even when they are stuffed. A study has shown that the so-called hunger hormone ghrelin - which the body produces when it feels peckish - encourages the brain to seek out high- calorie food, no matter how much you've eaten. The finding helps explain why Christmas lu…

Drama at the Vatican as the Pope is knocked to the floor by 'mentally unstable' woman who jumped barrier at Midnight Mass By Sara Nelson Last updated at 11:08 PM on 24th December 2009 Comments (12) Add to My Stories Enlarge Commotion: Pope Benedict XVI is helped to his seat moments after a woman jumped barriers and knocked the pontiff down The Pope has been knocked to the ground tonight during Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica by a woman who jumped the barriers, according to reports. Pope Benedict XVI was walking down the aisle to begin the traditional Christmas Eve service when the woman made her move. The pontiff's secur…

Handbags at dawn: Shoppers jostle for bargains in £1billion Boxing Day sales frenzy By Jonathan Petre Last updated at 11:45 PM on 26th December 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Fights broke out at some of Britain’s top stores yesterday as shoppers jostled for the best bargains at Boxing Day sales. Police had to be called to Gucci’s flagship store in Knightsbridge, West London, after a fracas just before the doors opened at 10am, and there were also scuffles in Milton Keynes. According to shoppers at Gucci, where £500 handbags, shoes and other goods were being sold at half price, a police van and four patrol cars raced to the scene after …

I got a new laptop, and I'm transferring stuff. Right now I'm doing it by a wireless network but it's going slow, is there a faster way to do it? Thannkkkkss

A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death following a snowball fight in Denbighshire, police said. Anthony Finbar Burke was injured in the abdomen by a kitchen knife near his home in Clos-y-Berllan in Rhuddlan at around 2230 GMT on Wednesday. North Wales Police said he died later in Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan. Oliver Michael Taylor is charged with murder and remains in custody until he appears at magistrates on Boxing Day. 'Big, big shock' North Wales Central Coroner John Hughes opened an inquest into Mr Burke's death. Police have cordoned off …

'Bonkers' police drop the word Christmas from poster to avoid upsetting other faiths By Jonathan Petre Last updated at 10:38 PM on 26th December 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Mixed-up message: How the police poster appears at railway stations across the country British Transport Police have dropped the word ‘Christmas’ from a national publicity poster to avoid upsetting people who do not ‘buy into’ the festival. The word was proposed as part of a slogan on the poster, which is designed to alert people to the extra number of transport police on duty over the festive period. The slogan – devised by an advertising company commissi…

....will like this picture I drew for her? :confused::confused::confused::confused: Comment plzzz!

And I want my scalps! We're watching this move in school it's :awesome:

Al Qaeda suspect who tried to blow up U.S. passenger jet went to university in London By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:27 AM on 26th December 2009 Comments (30) Add to My Stories A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist who tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane on Christmas Day has links to a London university, it was revealed today. Federal officials reportedly identified the suspect as 23-year-old Nigerian Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, an engineering student at University College London. He tried to ignite the device on board the Delta Air Line flight from Amsterdam as it came in to land at Detroit Metropolitan …

I've tried to put ringtones MP3 on my Samsung Omnia mobile phone but the ringtones don't stay. Does anybody know how to do it ? Only original ringtones from the mobile phone stay on it even though they are also mp3. Weird !

How sad. Soviets, Taliban, Americans... it all adds up.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/ff_new_nukes/

Hey! I've been researching about the best (a.k.a. "most efficient") audio codec avaliable out there. And I got to a conclusion: aoTuV. aoTuV is an abbreviation for Aoyumi's Tuned Vorbis. As the name says, it's an improved version of Vorbis. PS: Geeky stuff below. If you're not geek nor audiophile, just jump to the final conclusion. I've tested this codec with many songs. In this example, I'll be using Radiohead's Planet Telex. 1st file: 01 Planet Telex.mp3 (4,33 MB) The codec used was LAME 3.98r, new VBR encoding, V6 VBR switch. Dividing the filesize in kilobits (35495,2 kilobits) by its lenght in seconds (259 seconds), we get its average bitrate, whi…

Queen's Speech: Our debt of gratitude to Afghanistan war heroes... but recession-hit 2009 was a year to forget By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:24 AM on 26th December 2009 Comments (40) Add to My Stories The Queen expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces in Afghanistan during her Christmas message to the nation yesterday. She said the entire nation owed a profound debt of gratitude to those who have been killed or seriously injured - and those who have, thankfully, made it home from operations safely. And she praised the remarkable stoicism showed by bereaved service families, who have seen more t…

Who are you calling beefy? Britain's biggest bullock unveiled (tipping the scales at almost two tons) By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:27 AM on 26th December 2009 Comments (32) Add to My Stories Everyone is allowed to put on a little weight at this time of the year. But if you overdid things yesterday, this enormous beast should make you feel a bit better. With no plans whatsoever for a January detox, the biggest bullock in Britain tipped the scales this week at a staggering 3,682lb (1,670kg). Grandly named The Field Marshall, the eight-year-old Charolais has beefed up to the tune of 300lb over the past 12 months. …

Mr X, soccer boss in a brothel: His name's all over the internet but British press can't identify manager in massage parlour By Steve Doughty Last updated at 9:08 AM on 24th December 2009 Add to My Stories Privacy laws have prevented the press from revealing the identity of the football manager who visited a brothel A married Premier League football manager has been caught visiting a brothel - but the British Press cannot reveal his identity on human rights grounds. The soccer boss, a family man with children, was witnessed entering and leaving the building on a shabby industrial estate where Thai prostitutes offer sex for £130 an hour.…

Any fans? I'm watching it right now, one of the all time greatest.