How We See The World

Real-life Harry Potter reveals why sharing the wizard's name has made his life a misery By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:54 PM on 21st October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Meet the real-life Harry Potter, the young man who claims his life has been made a misery by the famous wizard. Harry Potter, 20, is forced to endure taunts from the public, police, phone companies and even one football referee because of his magical moniker. When he was born in 1989, his mother Tracey Shaw had thought little of the name she had picked for her first child. Any other name? The real-life Harry Potter, left, and his fictional names…

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/982609.html

(CNN) -- The 6-year-old Colorado boy who is believed to have set adrift a helium balloon Thursday, prompting ground and air searches, has been found alive, authorities said. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html -I think he needs to be grounded.... :rolleyes: literally! :p lol

Hi I come here asking for advices. By the end of this semester, my team and I have got to have a car built by ourselves. It doesn't have to be a real size car, maybe just a small one like a big toy. But it has to be able to run on its own. We have to build the engine from zero. If any of you guys have had a proyect like this, know some sites that can help me or knows a lot about mechanics and electronics please give me a hand. It's my first semester in college and I have to do this!!!

BOMB PROBE: The two-foot wide hole on the green at Burnley Golf Club AN explosion caused by a grenade left a huge crater in a golf course green. Detectives have launched an investigation after a two-foot wide crater was discovered at Burnley Golf Club in Glen View Road. They said the grenade was issued to the British Army and believe it could have been taken by a soldier who brought it home on leave. Officers were called to the scene by the club when they discovered the giant hole on the sixth green shortly after 11am on Sunday. It was spotted by the green keeper who was cutting the grass. Police said the grenade was probably thrown at around 8.30pm on Saturday ev…

yours for only 1 cent if you like! great game! :D

Pig barks up the wrong tree: Prudence the porker thinks she's a dog By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:47 PM on 21st October 2009 Comments (21) Add to My Stories A sickly piglet who was saved from death by an animal rescue charity has befriended six dogs who helped raise her. The real-life Babe the pig, who was born a runt, was due to be shot by owners until staff at the rescue centre took pity on her and adopted her. The five-week-old piglet, called Prudence, made unlikely friends with a pack of six puppies at the centre and became one of the gang - even chasing sticks and curling up to doze with them. Enlarge Paws for…

Migrant facing deportation wins right to stay in Britain... because he's got a cat By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:15 AM on 19th October 2009 Comments (144) Add to My Stories It may have been one of the least plausible attempts to avoid deportation - but it worked. An illegal immigrant was allowed to stay in Britain because he had a cat, it was revealed yesterday. The unnamed Bolivian was spared deportation after he told a court that he and his girlfriend had bought the animal as a pet. Immigration judges ruled that sending him back home would breach his human rights by interfering with his family life. The spectacular …

Briton named as world's heaviest man warned 'lose weight or die' as he balloons to 70 stone By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:28 PM on 20th October 2009 Comments (145) Add to My Stories The world's heaviest man has been warned that he has just months to live unless he loses weight, it was revealed today. Paul Mason, 48, who weighs 70 stone (444kg) is unable to move from his bed as he awaits life-saving surgery. The former engineer and Royal mail worker suffers from a compulsive eating disorder and has repeatedly tried to diet over the last 23 years. Enlarge Comforts: 70 stone man Paul Mason lies in his bed surrounded by ever…

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpmqy9tC4uI]YouTube - Is Limited Government an Oxymoron?[/ame] This is a fantastic interview of these two very intelligent anarchists. One is an economist, the other is a wealthy investor.

http://reason.com/archives/2009/10/19/were-all-felons-now

The schools told: Shut for three more holy festivals By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:03 AM on 19th October 2009 Comments (52) Add to My Stories Schools are being ordered to close on Muslim, Hindu and Sikh holy days despite objections from teachers. The directive by two London councils means the schools must shut for the annual celebrations of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Diwali and Guru Nanak's birthday in addition to the traditional Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter. The policy even affects schools with only a small number of Muslim, Hindu or Sikh pupils. Celebration: Diwali is a Hindu festival celebrated around the world H…

Does anybody here watch Heroes? I'm REALLY starting to enjoy it once again :D can't wait until Sylar gets back into action!

http://www.counterpunch.com/hatch10122009.html

Is Amy Winehouse trying to show Blake what he's missing? By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:22 PM on 19th October 2009 Comments (16) Add to My Stories Amy Winehouse is clearly still over the moon with her new assets. The 26-year-old singer seems like a new woman since splashing out £35,000 on a breast enlargement. But with reports that her ex-husband is dating a stripper, perhaps Amy is keen to show him what he is missing. Amy Winehouse flashes her bra and cleavage as she goes for dinner with ex boyfriend Tyler James in Camden, London last night Last night she confidently showed off her cleavage and posed for t…

Fraudster who led high life after stealing £30,000 only has to pay back £1... at 25p per week By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:55 PM on 19th October 2009 Comments (11) Add to My Stories Kokobe has now been given four weeks to pay back just £1 because he has no 'recoverable assets' A train ticket attendant who stole nearly £30,000 has been ordered to pay back just £1 - at the rate of 25p per week. Fraudster Elvis Kokobe, 28, pocketed customers' cash and then used stolen bank cards to authorise the purchases. He blew £28,000 on a champagne lifestyle during the 15-month scam while working at Coventry Railway Station. Kokobe was j…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091018/ap_on_re_us/us_california_taser_death I figured I should start a thread where we post all the latest fun taser news. It's always humorous to see people sizzling like bacon on the pavement! Stupid citizens.

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/09/29/coldest-winter-in-a-decade-coming/

The anti-rape lipgloss that helps protect women from drink-spiking By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:24 PM on 16th October 2009 Comments (1) Add to My Stories A lipgloss that doubles as an anti-rape device has gone on sale to protect women from drink-spiking. The 2LoveMyLips concept was today welcomed by campaigners trying to prevent 'date-rape'. The lipgloss, which will cost £9.99, comes with special test strips which turn blue immediately when signs of substances such as GHB or ketamine are present. Lucky lips: Now women can help protect themselves against drug rape by wearing a new lipstick that comes with test strips to check d…

Shame of drunken student caught urinating on war memorial during 'Carnage' mass pub crawl By Chris Brooke Last updated at 5:23 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (172) Add to My Stories In full public view a drunken young man urinates over a city centre war memorial, soaking wreaths of poppies laid as a tribute to the dead. It's a shocking scene that will appal any person, even in a country where binge-drinking has become an accepted pastime for so many. Ironically, it will come as no surprise to discover the man concerned is a 19-year-old university student who was taking part in an organised mass pub crawl in Sheffield. Appalling: P…

Poll: Mexicans say Mexican-Americans Owe Loyalty to Mexico Over U.S. Nearly 70 percent of Mexicans surveyed said that Mexican-Americans – including those born in the United States – owe their primary loyalty to Mexico, not the U.S., according to a Zogby poll commissioned by the Center for Immigration Studies. The in-person poll, taken during August and September, sampled 1,004 Mexicans across the country on subjects related to illegal immigration and amnesty in the United States. When asked “Should the primary loyalty of Mexican-Americans be to Mexico or to the U.S.?” 68.8 percent of respondents in Mexico said that it should be to Mexico, while only 19.7 percent …

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP3Sfnp_ehw]YouTube - Why Are Governments So Stupid?[/ame] http://fofoa.blogspot.com/2009/10/richard-maybury-videos.html

I just realized what the UN has done, it has prevented wars by stopping the good side and allowed genocide over and over. The good in the world suffers from these people's insolent dogmatic anti-dogma

A 13-year-old girl who has had four sexual partners, smokes dope, drinks beer and has been excluded from school 40 times is considered "sweet" by her mother and given cigarettes as rewards for good behaviour. By Aislinn Simpson Last Updated: 11:23AM BST 21 Oct 2008 Tracy Holt, 43, says there are a "lot worse things" her daughter Sam could be doing than smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and believes that because she herself hasn't yet suffered from cancer, "she'll probably be alright anyway". She knows her daughter hangs out with friends in the street, drinking cans of lager and smoking pot, but says she is simply glad Sam is not "a proper drunk" and has not grad…

Leona Lewis in tears after being punched in the face by a male fan at book signing By Sara Nathan Last updated at 10:37 AM on 15th October 2009 Add to My Stories Leona Lewis was punched in the face at a book signing yesterday. The 24-year-old star needed treatment for a cut to her face after she was assaulted in front of hundreds of horrified fans at a London bookstore. A man was last night in custody on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm. Scroll down for a video report... Distressed: Leona Lewis appeared shaken up as she left the book shop Miss Lewis, who won The X Factor in 2006, was signing copies of her autobi…