How We See The World

The Smug Generation: How parents who idolise their children create lazy, incompetent adults By Barry Wigmore Last updated at 9:22 PM on 19th November 2008 Comments (44) Add to My Stories Modern parents heap so much praise on their children that they are creating a 'smug generation' with little idea of the real world, warn psychologists. Such youngsters are full of self-confidence, believe they are more intelligent than the previous generation and claim they will make better workers, spouses and parents than their own mother and father. In fact they work less hard than their parents did as children and are generally less competent, it i…

'We're serious about sex': Australia's newest political party, the Sex Party, is launched By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 10:34 AM on 20th November 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The name may seem like a joke, but the Australian Sex Party is serious - serious about sex, according to their slogan. The country's newest political party is also serious about a number of other issues: quashing a government proposal for a national Internet filter that would block 10,000 Web sites; instituting a national sex education curriculum; and pushing for the legalization of gay marriage. The party - launched yesterday at Sexpo, an annual sex exh…

Con man posts himself out of prison in giant FedEx box By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 12:45 PM on 20th November 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Enlarge Wanted: Yasar Bayrak, 37, who also goes by the names Ibrahim Yasin, 42, and Hans Lang, 42, who escaped from jail by posting himself out in a giant FedEx box A con man has posted himself out of a German prison in a giant FedEx box. Turkish jaildbird Yasar Bayrak, 37, has been on the run since November 10, authorities said. He also goes by the names Ibrahim Yasin, 42, and Hans Lang, 42. German police believe he may have already created a new identity for himself and …

The great Strictly revolt: Thousands threaten boycott and demand return of the Dancing Pig By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:02 PM on 20th November 2008 Comments (345) Add to My Stories The BBC was being bombarded by thousands of complaints from Strictly Come Dancing fans today after 'dancing pig' John Sergeant quit the competition. More than 2,000 viewers angry at the veteran political reporter's withdrawal from the show have already contracted the corporation, with more expected throughout the day. The figure dwarfs the 370 or so who had earlier complained that Sergeant, 64, had not yet been kicked off despite being branded a 'di…

Berlusconi plays practical joke on German Chancellor by jumping out at her and shouting 'cuckoo' By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 9:32 PM on 18th November 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been slammed by media in his home country after leaping out from behind a monument and shouting 'cuckoo' during a summit in Trieste to discuss the economic crisis. Slipping away from the welcoming committee, the Italian leader hid behind the monument like a giggling schoolboy, and then leapt out as the German Chancellor Angela Merkel marched past after climbing out of her official car to enter the build…

how do you take a clip from a video lets say the lovers in japan video, and turn it into a picture for use in your signature/avatar? Any help is greatly apprieciated.

Pictured: Kitten with two heads that meows out of both mouths By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:21 AM on 20th November 2008 Comments (2) Add to My Stories Shocked vets have delivered a kitten with two faces. The kitten can only eat with one of its mouths, due to a cleft palate - but it meows simultaneously through both. The only member of an otherwise normal litter of three, it is said to be doing well. Double take: The two-faced kitten has a one-in-a-million congenital deformity It was born in the vet's surgery after its mother developed complications during the birth. Nurse Louisa Burgess, who delivered the kitten in Perth, W…

How we rate our happiness: Higher than the Germans and on a par with the French By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:14 PM on 20th November 2008 Comments (2) Add to My Stories When it comes to how happy we feel it seems we're happier than the Germans and on a par with the French and Belgians, a survey has found. The figures from an EU agency show that on a scale from one to ten the average Briton rates their state of happiness at a healthy 7.8. The happiest people in Europe are the Danes (8.5) and the most dissatisfied are the Bulgarians (5.8). An EU survey has found that the British feel just as happy as their French neighbours an…

Bags of stress: Why Christmas shopping is bad for your health By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:16 PM on 20th November 2008 Comments (7) Add to My Stories Our wallets will not be the only thing suffering as we buy presents this Christmas. The mind and body will also be put under dangerous levels of stress, a study has found. Christmas shopping increased blood pressure to dangerous levels in 50 per cent of shoppers. Under stress: Christmas shopping increases blood pressure to dangerous levels This can lead to hypertension, which can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney problems. Even low levels of …

Parrot so traumatised by his owner's death he needs Prozac to cope By Eddie Wrenn Last updated at 11:27 AM on 20th November 2008 Comments (6) Add to My Stories Sad: Fred the parrot gets a dose to get over the trauma of losing his 'dad' It's always a sad day when owner and pet are separated by death, but not many end up grieving so much they they need Prozac to get over their loss. So spare a thought for Fred the parrot, who was so heartbroken by the death of his owner that he's been prescribed an animal-friendly version of the anti-depressant. The African Grey got the blues after owner George Dance's passing - and ended up biting all …

Half of British adults are scared of children who 'behave like feral animals' By Laura Clark Last updated at 12:36 PM on 17th November 2008 Comments (17) Add to My Stories Half of British adults believe children's behaviour has descended to the level of feral animals, a survey revealed today. The charity Barnardo's found that Britons are increasingly frightened of the younger generation and believe them to be a danger to each other and adults. A poll of more than 2,000 adults found that 54 per cent believe British children are 'beginning to behave like animals'. Plague: Adults have likened children to 'feral animals' and 'vermin' who …

Revealed: The Houses of Parliament really are infested with vermin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:47 AM on 19th November 2008 Comments (20) Add to My Stories While it may not come as a shock to most, it has finally been confirmed the Houses of Parliament and government departments are being overrun with vermin. Last year £60,000 was spent eradicating infestations of rats, mice and even fleas at Westminster and government buildings. From January last year to February this year, there were 195 rodent sightings, of which 22 were found in the Commons. Outbreaks of fruit flies and one incident of carpet fleas also kept pest control…

Director McG has said the hi-tech film will "push the envelope" The new Terminator movie will "reinvigorate the franchise", Hollywood director McG has promised at a preview of footage in central London. The film-maker also said the film, Terminator Salvation, would "push the envelope" with its hi-tech visual effects. Set in 2018 in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, the film depicts a "dirty, gritty, difficult" world in which human survivors are preyed upon by lethal robots. Batman actor Christian Bale plays John Connor, leader of the resistance against the cyborg army. "When he came on board I knew we had the chance to do something special," the director to…

WASHINGTON – Consumers, taking a beating from the worst financial crisis in seven decades, cut back sharply on their spending in October, pushing retail sales down by a record amount. As President George W. Bush and other world leaders gathered for a weekend summit to search for ways out of the mess, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday pledged to cooperate with other central banks to deal with financial markets he said remain under "severe strain." "The continuing volatility of markets and recent indicators of economic performance confirm that challenges remain," Bernanke said in remarks to a central banking conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The Comme…

Council bans Debenhams from playing Christmas carols after branding them 'noise pollution' Last updated at 11:18 AM on 19th November 2008 Comments (14) Add to My Stories Salvation Army outside Debenhams on Oxford Street last year. Council officials have the store from playing carols A major department store has been banned from playing Christmas carols because they create 'noise pollution'. Westminster council officials have ordered Debenhams in London's Oxford Street not to broadcast the festive music that traditionally accompanies its window display. Shoppers can no longer listen to the likes of Jingle Bells or Silent Night as they l…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) ― As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue. "It doesn't come up," said David Felinton, 5-foot-9 and 233 pounds, as he walked toward City Hall one recent morning. "We've got a lot of economic challenges here in Huntington. That's usually the focus." Huntington's economy has withered, its poverty rate is worse than the national average, and vagrants haunt a downtown riverfront park. But this city's financial woes are not nearly as bad as its health. Nearly half the adults in Huntington's five-county metropolitan area are obe…

Council ranks term 'British' with 'negroes' and bans it in case it upsets Scots, Welsh and minorities By Neil Sears Last updated at 11:24 PM on 11th November 2008 Comments (47) Add to My Stories The word ‘British’ can be as offensive as ‘negro’ and ‘half-caste’, according to a race relations body. The publicly-funded organisation’s views have been adopted by Caerphilly council in South Wales for a leaflet advising staff on how to deal with the public. In a section on what words or phrases not to use to avoid causing offence, the leaflet solemnly informs the council’s 9,000 workers: ‘The idea of “British” implies a false sense of unity – m…

Kangaroos 'are closely related to humans' Last updated at 12:25 PM on 18th November 2008 Comments (17) Add to My Stories Humans and kangaroos are close cousins on the evolutionary tree sharing a common ancestor 150 million years ago, according to Australian researchers. Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials for the first time and found large chunks of DNA are the same. Meet your cousin kangaroo: Humans like Rolf Harris and the Australian marsupial are not so different, sharing a common ancestor 'There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a …

I had to do it:P I'm such a sucker for musicals. No matter how cheesy. Anyone seen it?

This was a thread on another forum for a bit.... and I thought it was interesting.. amusing to say the least. :P On a recent visit to the Interpol forum.. someone made a comment about a picture of Carlos D (bassist) and how in this picture he resembled 'that Muse guy' :laugh3: I corrected them.. and posted a pic to compare.. :stunned: and its uncanny!! what are some other celebrities/musicians etc.. that look similar to you... and if Leggy or Reilly, even THINK about posting a piccie of Billy Crystal and Johnny Depp... :P I'll slug him!!! lol

Women binge drinking a week's alcohol in one night By Lynne Wallis And Sophie Goodchild Last updated at 9:54 AM on 14th November 2008 Comments (-) Add to My Stories Some young women are consuming more than a week's worth of alcohol units in a night, it emerged today, with one woman even claiming to have drunk 50 units in one night - the equivalent of seven bottles of wine. And those who start drinking as young as 13 are more likely to become alcoholics, research also reveals. The findings provide a shocking snapshot of how drinking is out of control among teenagers. They also show that government surveys are seriously underestimating the s…

I searched and searched, and couldn't find a thread about Friends, so here one is. :smug2: Who else loves this show? :cheesy:

I hope some of you watched it last night. The episode last night was incredible. I couldn't even believe all of it and next weeks episode is gonna be even better. It seems like it will have a mission impossible theme in the episode. By the way, that speech by t-bag was probably his best scene ever. He's by far the best character off the show and tied with William Fichtner as best actor off of the show. I can't wait for the rest of the episodes this season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTivdzpDqP0 Went to see it yesterday, and it's a really good movie... It's being a huge success in Portugal once it was inspired in the book "Ensaio sobre a cegueira" by José Saramago. Well done to this great author :)

Woman divorces her husband after catching him having a 'virtual affair' in online game By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:43 PM on 13th November 2008 Comments (27) Add to My Stories A woman is divorcing her husband after she caught him having a 'virtual' affair online with a computer-generated female character in a 3D 'digital world' game, it emerged today. Amy Pollard, 28, claims husband David, 40, committed adultery with a woman he met on 'Second Life'. The online game sees players create characters for themselves and live full lives - including having jobs, relationships and children. Amy, who lives with David in Newquay, Cornwall…