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Ho ho hello: Shopping centre Santa sacked for taking a call on his mobile in front of children By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:00 AM on 08th December 2008 Comments (20) Add to My Stories On their magical annual visit to his grotto, children expect to find Santa ready with a cheery greeting, a booming laugh and a neatly-wrapped gift. They certainly don’t expect him to be on his mobile phone to the JobCentre. Which is why 53-year-old Mike O’Donagh was told to hand back his robes and beard and leave the shopping centre in disgrace. Mike O'Donagh, pictured with his phone, was sacked because he answered a call from Jobcentre ab…

Anyone beside me think it would be cool if somebody made an application for coldplaying? or is there one out there that is just alluding me?

....It's back! And here is the OFFICIAL Thread! ;) THIS YEARS CONTESTANTS!: Brian Paddick Like all politicians, former London mayoral candidate Brian is set to cause rows and ructions Carly Zucker Picture perfect Carly should be on top form in the jungle. Can she score with the public? Dani Behr Former lads' mag favourite Dani is turning to the jungle for a sensational comeback Esther Rantzen Will the 68-year-old TV presenter be able to hack life in the Australian outback? George Takei Can US actor George - Star Trek’s Captain Sulu - reach for the stars in the Bushtucker Trials? Joe Swash Joe is used to roughing it on Albert Square, but how will he…

Sir Terry Wogan is stepping down as commentator on the Eurovision Song Contest after three decades. Fellow Irishman Graham Norton will take over for the 2009 contest, which will be hosted in Moscow. Veteran presenter Wogan, 70, cast doubt on whether he would be involved in covering the event again following this year's contest. He said it was "no longer a music contest" and that prospects for western European participants were "poor". The show has suffered from accusations of bloc voting, which was blamed by some for leaving Britain's 2008 contestant, Andy Abraham, with only 14 points. Sir Terry Wogan criticising bloc voting - archive interview from Ma…

I'm trying to get rid of a website that comes on when I switch on my computer or when I'm already on it (on my main website). It comes all of a sudden (like a pop up) even though i haven't typed it as it's an unwanted website. It's weird. I 've tried in the "Tools" and "Options" to remove it in "Sensitive websites" but it comes back again. It's annoying. Who knows what I can do ? Thank's in advance.:confused:

HE HAS JUST WON! WITH 297 VOTES........CONGRATS OBAMA FAMILY!!!!! All i want to say is that i hope hes a good president! DISCUSS!

China to classify internet addiction as an official disorder By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:36 PM on 11th November 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories China has become the first country to classify internet addiction as a clinical disorder as growing numbers of people spend hours online every day. Doctors in Beijing have released a diagnostic definition of the addiction amid increasing concern over psychological problems said to result from overuse of the internet. According to the definition, based on a study of more than 1,300 problematic users, symptoms of the addiction include yearning to get back online, mental or physical d…

:inquisitive: As if economic turmoil wasn't bad enough... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/30/canada-coalition.html

there's gotta be some fans out there!! i am SO addicted to this show!! this show really makes me believe there's something out there. anyone else like wathing jason and grant talk to ghosts every week? i thought i'd take a shot. :D

One giant leap for bear-kind Blast off ... the two teddies =true;fGenerateLayout(3)"]1 of 3=true;fGenerateLayout(2)"] Masons Slideshows Rate this picture Average rating: 0.0/5 TWO teddy bears look down on the Earth after being launched to the edge of space on a weather balloon. Schoolchildren aged 12 designed spacesuits out of foil and foam for the cuddly astronauts in a joint project with scientists. A webcam strapped to the helium balloon captured the bears — named MAT and KMS — 19 miles above the Earth’s surface. A parachute helped them land safely in Ipswich, Suffolk. Cambridge University boffins ask…

Terrorist Osama bin Laden given Lego make-over Terrorist Osama bin Laden has been cast as a Lego character, complete with heavy weaponry. By Stephen Adams Last Updated: 11:42AM GMT 04 Dec 2008 Previous 1 of 3 Images Next Osama bin Laden Lego: 'glorifying terrorism' Terrorist Lego is priced at £9.50 per figure The toy comes with miniature pistol, machine gun, rocket launcher The al-Qaeda leader has been given a miniature pistol, machine gun, rocket launcher and grenades for the £9.50 figure. He is one of a number of…

Lapland was bad for our elf Ordeal ... elves Emma Craven and Daryl Yarwood By JAMIE PYATT and CHARLOTTE SPRATT Published: Today TWO shattered elves last night lifted the lid on life inside a “rip-off” Christmas grotto where raging parents beat up workers. Emma Craven and Daryl Yarwood left their jobs as Santa’s little helpers at a “Lapland” theme park in Dorset amid fears the stress would make them ill. And Emma said: “Angry people just kept shouting, ‘Is this it’? It was really doing my health in.” Shock ... Sun yesterday The Sun told yesterday how frustrated customers attacked three elves and a …

Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron have been involved in further clashes with Israeli security forces and local Palestinians. Settlers refuse to leave the legally contested house in Hebron Tensions rose after Israel declared a large building occupied by settlers to be a "closed military area". Israeli forces then barred Jews from entering Hebron's Palestinian section. Israeli politicians say the building will be forcibly evacuated if no agreement can be reached with the settlers. Haaretz, the Israeli daily, reports that Defence Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet the settlers on Thursday, in a last-ditch effort to salvage a peaceful outcom…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/3526645/Citigroup-says-gold-could-rise-above-2000-next-year-as-world-unravels.html Let's hope this recession is so terrible that it shakes our confidence in government and that we can finally say "NO!" when politicians offer us platitudes of hope and change. Reinstate the gold standard, end the Fed, and abolish government once and for all! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oGMEEE11Lc]YouTube - True News 6: The Truth About Voting Part 2[/ame]

I am, but this belongs to Entertainment & Arts ;)

A man has used energy drinks and vegetables to power his iPod without causing damage to the environment. Owen Louis, 21, dug two holes into an onion, poured in the drink and then placed his USB cable in the food for an hour, reports Metro. "I was watching TV with my laptop on and my iPod playing and thought, 'How much electricity must I be using?'" said Louis. "A friend showed me the experiment as a laugh but I thought it was the greatest thing I have ever seen, and do it religiously every day." Physics lecturer Phil Stubbles revealed that almost all vegetables mixed with energy drinks could power an iPod because of the mixture of ions. "The only problem is…

I have a PS3 and a tube T.V. that supports S-video but not HDMI. My receiver can support up to Fiber Optical Digital for the best sound. I want to use the PS3 for games, movies, and music. Therefore, Is my best setup going to be S-video for the video and Fiber Optical Digital for the audio? Or is there a better option? Also will I be able to play Blu-Ray movies? I have surround sound, and want the best quality possible for both movies, music, and games.

Does any one watch this, those of us in the UK get it. Damm its good TV programming, its bit like what will happen if.. such and such happens goverment M15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/

GLENN: The Drudge Report has Panic of '08. This story changes everything. This story is the story that you -- if this doesn't open your eyes, nothing will. This is the story that you need to send to all of your friends, anyone who has said to you, why are you -- oh, stop panicking; we've been through this before; oh, it's no big deal. This story will prove them wrong and if they don't get it on this story, they never, ever will. Most Americans will not get it even now. You will. Panic of '08, here's the headline in red on the front page of Drudge. The U.S. Government is prepared to lend more than $7.4 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers. That is half the value of eve…

Great new movie coming out December 5 starring Ray Stevenson. I'd post the trailer, but I don't know how.

BEIJING (Reuters) – A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said Saturday. The 20-year-old male student surnamed Liu jumped over the fence at the zoo in the tourist city of Guilin, ignoring warning signs not to, Xinhua news agency said. "The panda, named Yangyang, was wide awake. Apparently scared by the intruder, he bit at Liu's arms and legs," it quoted an unnamed worker as saying after zoo keepers managed to calm the bear and rescue Liu, the report said. "Yangyang was so cute and I just wanted to cuddle him," Liu was quoted as saying from his hospital bed. "I didn't expect…

Gunmen have carried out a series of co-ordinated attacks across the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing 101 people and injuring 287 more. At least seven high-profile locations were hit in India's financial capital, including two luxury hotels where dozens of hostages are being held. The buildings are now ringed by troops. Gunmen are also said to be holding people captive in an office block. Police say four suspected terrorists have been killed and nine arrested. As day broke in Mumbai, the situation on the ground was still confused with reports of gunfire and explosions at between seven and 16 locations. The city's main commuter train station, a ho…

Shop worker trampled to death as Thanksgiving bargains prompt stampede By David Gardner Last updated at 4:42 PM on 28th November 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A shop worker was trampled to death when hundreds of American bargain hunters stampeded through the doors at the opening of a superstore sale this morning. The stock clerk was bowled over as he tried to hold back the unruly crowds. As he gasped for air, witnesses said shoppers swarmed over him, stepping on him and pushing him back down as he tried to get out of the way. The Wal- Mart worker was killed as shoppers stampeded a store in New York. Bargain hunters queued across A…

White Ethnocentrism: Can Americans Really Be Brainwashed? Most Republicans are not rich white oligarchs. The fact is that the Republican base is really about the Sarah Palin phenomenon—white Christians—many with small town roots in the South and West—who yearn for the America they are rapidly losing: a white America One of the great intellectual divides is the venerable nature/nurture dichotomy. Conservatives tend to be on the side of nature: "Race exists as a biological reality; there are race differences in socially important traits like IQ; people’s brains are wired to prefer people like themselves; they are more likely to contribute to public goods like he…

One of the biggest frustrations facing journalists is being unable to get through to people on the phone. But as Mary Harper discovered, contacting the Somali pirates on the Sirius Star turned out to be child's play. The pirates on the Sirius Star put the phone down on the BBC It was a cold, dark, wet and miserable Sunday afternoon. I was in my car, driving my 12-year-old daughter and her friend back from a birthday party. I was tired and fed up from being in the car. "Mummy, mummy," trilled a voice from the back. "I want to phone the pirates." My daughter had heard me repeatedly trying to get through to the Somali pirates on board the Sirius Star. T…