How We See The World

Every year I try to avoid it and every year I end up being more addicted! Talk about everything big brother here! so anyway, it starts tonight! on channel 4 at 9pm. and lets me honest, the launch show is always the best part. DIARY ROOM CHAIR So the main spoilers for the first show are: From channel4.com/bigbrother "Those entering the house could potentially spend up to 13 weeks in the Big Brother house but in true Big Brother style they won't be allowed to get too comfortable. Within minutes of them all arriving, Big Brother will reveal to viewers and those in the house that they are not yet official housemates and will not get access to the full B…

Britain's Got Talent the backlash: As Susan Boyle suffers 'breakdown', Ofcom pledges probe after flood of complaints By Paul Revoir and Richard Simpson Last updated at 7:18 AM on 02nd June 2009 Comments (97) Add to My Stories TV watchdogs are set to investigate the treatment of Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent after a flood of complaints from viewers. The 48-year-old singer, who has learning difficulties, was last night being treated at a private clinic after suffering an emotional breakdown in the aftermath of the show. Nineteen million viewers watched the beginning of Miss Boyle's meltdown on Saturday night as she was beaten to first…

I have a couple of mp3s that only play on quicktime player. how can i convert them to play (and save) into my windows media player? tell me that there' s a simple solution to this.

Anyone know any good multi-protocol IM clients for Mac? Other than Adium? (I use it now and it's giving me the shits.)

http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse?feature=ticker Stay tuned until the speech,I guess its worth it.

This has caused a bit of a kerfuffle today. What do you think? Did they overstep the line? -------------------------------------------- Rudd blasts 'Chaser' sick kids sketch The Video: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/821475/chaser-under-fire-over-sick-kids-skit Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has blasted The Chaser over a sketch in which they mocked dying children. Mr Rudd said that while he is happy to be fair game for parody, the skit that aired last night was "way beyond the pale". "These guys, collectively, should get up and hang their heads in shame," Mr Rudd said this afternoon. Earlier, the ABC moved to censor the controversial episode f…

Is Britain's love affair with strawberries over? By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:51 AM on 02nd June 2009 Comments (14) Add to My Stories They are the quintessential fruit of the English summer - mandatory with cream and Wimbledon tennis championships. But we may be losing our appetite for strawberries. Sales of the fruit in the 12 months to April 12 were down by 9.2 per cent, according to retail analysts TNS. The value of berries sold was also down 3 per cent to £390million for the same period. A symbol of the British summer: Sales of strawberries are falling - but is the credit crunch, a poor crop, or year-round ava…

Sorry to all those who like it, but I can't stand the show.

Nurseries are full of little Keiras, Rihannas and Ashtons as Brits name their offspring after their heroes By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:06 PM on 28th May 2009 Comments (19) Add to My Stories Ashton Kutcher and Keira Knightley are the top celebrity inspirations for baby names in the UK today. All the little Ashtons and Keiras named after them will grow up alongside Judes (after Jude Law) and Scarletts (Scarlett Johansson), names which also make the top ten. Other celebrity-inspired names include Paris, Alexa and Rihanna for girls and Leonardo, Romeo and Guy for boys, according to the internet family history website findmypast.com…

'Why can't hotel staff speak English?': Andrew Flintoff in bizarre anti-immigration outburst By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:43 AM on 02nd June 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories England cricket star Andrew Flintoff has landed himself in trouble again after he launched a bizarre anti-immigration tirade. The all-rounder told GQ magazine that Britain's immigration policies had failed. He added: 'I have no problems with a multicultural society, I think that is to the benefit of the country. But you have to be careful what levels you take it to. 'It annoys me when I phone a hotel receptionist in my own country and they don't understand…

Don't call me schweinhund! Man faces charge for insulting his German neighbour in her own language By Andy Dolan Last updated at 7:49 AM on 02nd June 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A man brought his German-born neighbour close to tears by twice calling her a schweinhund, a court heard yesterday. Clive Robinson is accused of racial harassment for deliberately using the insult, which translates as pig dog, against Christine Hurst because of her nationality. Mrs Hurst, a magistrate who moved to the UK as a student more than 20 years ago, said the word was 'extremely offensive' to a German and had left her so upset that her English hu…

I lovely, my favorite personage is Lex Luthor. Smallville is a great tv seriado, I like very much. what your favorite personage? somebody save me

The 2nd World Twenty20 Cup (in cricket) is almost here :D Come on India!

Red Bull Cola could be banned in Germany - after traces of cocaine are found in it By Alan Hall Last updated at 4:34 PM on 25th May 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Germany is considering a nationwide ban on the high-energy drink Red Bull Cola after traces of cocaine were found in it. Authorities in the states of Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia have ordered retailers to stop selling the beverage - which is available in the UK. The consumer ministries in the two states confirmed they had ordered retailers to pull the drink off their shelves after a food safety institute in North-Rhine Westphalia found the drug in samples. Coke prob…

State recruits an army of snoopers with police-style powers By James Slack and Matthew Hickley Last updated at 9:30 AM on 26th May 2009 Comments (24) Add to My Stories Under the Home Office-run scheme, people such as park wardens and shopping centre guards receive the powers if they undergo training A growing army of private security guards and town hall snoopers with sweeping police-style powers is being quietly established, the Daily Mail can reveal. Under a Home Office-run scheme, people such as park wardens, dog wardens, car park attendants and shopping centre guards receive the powers if they undergo training, and pay a small fee …

England fourth in Fifa rankings England have equalled their all-time high of fourth place in the Fifa rankings, underlining Steve McClaren's successful start as England boss. Post-World Cup victories over Greece, Andorra and Macedonia have led to England leapfrogging world champions Italy, who have slipped to fifth. McClaren said: "There is still a long way to go. You have done nothing until you win something." England were last ranked fourth under Glenn Hoddle in December 1997. Meanwhile, Scotland's promising start to their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign has led to a jump of six places to 34th, while Northern Ireland have moved up 14 places to 58th after th…

The Apprentice moves to BBC One Hit TV show The Apprentice is to move to BBC One when it returns for a third series in the New Year. The show, starring tycoon Sir Alan Sugar, has been a ratings winner for BBC Two, with 5.7m people tuning in to watch the final of the second series. Michelle Dewberry beat "gutted" rival Ruth Badger to earn a £100,000-a-year job working for Sir Alan. The Apprentice: You're Fired - presented by Adrian Chiles - will also move to BBC Two from BBC Three. "It's made an unlikely but utterly watchable star out of Sir Alan Sugar. Peter Fincham, BBC One controller" The Apprentice follows shows like Have I Got News for You, What…

Nuclear test carried out in North Yorkshire... announces BBC news presenter in Radio 5 gaffe By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:20 PM on 29th May 2009 Comments (8) Add to My Stories It is better known for its flat caps, whippets and glorious scenery than any sinister plans for world domination. But listeners to Radio 5 Live were alarmed to hear that the normally peaceful county of North Yorkshire had carried out a series of illegal underground nuclear tests. Luckily for the panicking residents of neighbouring Lancashire, the terrifying warning was nothing but a slip of the tongue by a newsreader who meant to say North Korea. Nuc…

Cash for old bangers scheme boosts car sales by 35,000 vehicles By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:04 AM on 29th May 2009 Comments (23) Add to My Stories More than 35,000 new cars have been ordered by punters looking to take advantage of the new 'bangers-for-cash' scrappage scheme. Motorists get £2,000 off a new car or van if they trade in a vehicle older than ten years under the initiative, which started a month ago. For each deal, the Government stumps up £1,000 and manufacturers the other half. Confident: Peter Mandelson and Gordon Brown meet with new car buyers who have used the Government's scrappage scheme at Downing St…

Good gored! Bull catches matador... and tears an eight-inch hole in his side By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 10:00 AM on 29th May 2009 Comments (2) Add to My Stories These are the pictures that will give you a new appreciation for your nice, safe office job today. Tossed into the air like a rag doll, Spanish matador Israel Lancho is gored by a bull in Madrid on Wednesday. Pain is etched on Israel Lancho's face as the bull's horn pierces his body The matador is lifted right off the ground like a rag doll, the horn embedded in his side The wound left by the bull is nearly eight inches long The matador is now in crit…

This is pretty cool. For those of you who might not understand the following I'll give a little premier on what's happening. The Federal Reserve (which basically writes IOU's in the American Taxpayer's name and sells them to China, etc.) can no longer rely on China to buy all of them. So they're printing up these IOU's (bonds) and buying them from themselves - which is sort of cheating, because it's the equivalent of just printing money outright. China is ticked off, because every time they do this it causes their American bonds to become worth less. And the value of the US dollar will eventually fall as inflation kicks in. Bond holders aren't stupid - they know t…

Your glass distinction: How you hold a drink gives away your personality By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 11:27 AM on 29th May 2009 Comments (33) Add to My Stories Forget the stylish outfit, the expensive coiffure and the witty chat-up lines. That all-important first impression comes from how you hold a drink. The way a person clutches or caresses their glass offers an insight into their personality, a study has found. An observer can tell whether you’re a playboy or a fun-lover, a flirt or a an ice queen simply by watching the way you swig a pint or sip your wine. Expansive and gesturing: Lily Allen Confident and tactile: Jac…

They're back! Beavers return to Scotland for first time in 500 years By John Garth Last updated at 11:26 AM on 29th May 2009 Comments (8) Add to My Stories Three families of European beavers were released in a Scottish forest today nearly five centuries after the species was hunted to extinction. Eleven beavers caught in Norway were released in Knapdale Forest, Argyll, after six months in quarantine. It comes a year after the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland were given the go-ahead for the controversial trial reintroduction. Scroll down to see video Comeback: Conservationists hope the beavers, captured …

Teacher sacked after 'making pupils kneel and pray to Allah' during RE lesson By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:13 PM on 29th May 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A teacher has been sacked after parents claimed that their children were forced to pray to Allah during a religious education lesson. Alison Phillips was accused of giving two pupils detention after they refused to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during the class. However, an investigation by the school concluded that there was no truth in the allegation. Investigation: Alison Phillips was sacked after parents claimed their children were made to pray to Allah during …

Church of Scientology goes on trial in France after members are accused of organised fraud By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:37 PM on 25th May 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The Church of Scientology in France went on trial today on charges of organised fraud. Registered as a religion in the United States, with celebrity members such as actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, Scientology enjoys no such legal protection in France and has faced repeated accusations of being a money-making cult. The group's Paris headquarters and bookshop are defendants in the case. If found guilty, they could be fined €5million and ordered to halt their…