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Low-energy bulbs 'worsen rashes' The switch to energy-saving light bulbs may put thousands at risk of painful skin reactions, health charities warn. Fluorescent bulbs can exacerbate skin rashes in people with photosensitive skin conditions, experts said. The government is planning to prevent the sale of conventional bulbs by 2011 to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Several groups including the British Association of Dermatologists called for exemptions to allow those affected to continue using traditional bulbs. But representatives of the lighting industry said there would be alternatives to fluorescent lighting available. Health conditions which can involv…

Lindsay Lohan Has Sobriety Setback THURSDAY JANUARY 03, 2008 02:55 PM EST By Marla Lehner and Ken Lee (To see video, go to the link at the bottom) Video courtesy AP Lindsay Lohan suffered a setback in her sobriety over New Year's, but is back on track, her lawyer said Thursday. A video of the actress drinking champagne directly from a bottle while in Capri, Italy, hit the Internet Thursday, first appearing on TMZ.com. "After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year's Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay stopped herself, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track," her lawyer, Blair Berk, tells…

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Does anyone else watch this show? It's superb, and actually could be my favorite new show if Lost continues to somewhat suck.

Hi gus please I hope someone can help me, I got a virus in my msn, the photos virus, someone sent me some "photos" but it turned out to be a virus, now when I log in inmediatly the same mesage with the virus file is sent to all my online contacts and I can't send any message to them cause it happens again. do you know any way to fight this? except formating the computer

Whenever I use the scrolly thing on my mouse to go up and down on pages it makes this terrible noise like a record being scratched or nails on a chalkboard...what could be the problem? It's really strange and very annoying.

Giant knickers put out house fire A family home was saved from burning down when a pair of giant knickers were used to put out a fire. Jenny Marsey's size 18-20 cotton pants were a lifesaver when they were grabbed to cover a frying pan fire at her home in Meryl Gardens, Hartlepool, Teesside. Her son and nephew were trying to fry some bread when the blaze broke out. But the quick-thinking pair used the Marks & Spencer underwear from a pile of washing, doused them in water, and threw them over the fire. Mrs Marsey, 53, said: "My £4.99 parachute knickers have come in handy for something. We've had a good laugh that they were a bit like a fire blanket." …

Patients and staff were forced to flee onto the streets as a major fire swept through a leading cancer hospital. The fire broke out at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, west London, at 1320 GMT but is now under control. Much of the roof was destroyed and a number of operating theatres were badly damaged by the blaze, which was tackled by up to 125 firefighters. Three people were injured - two hospital employees, who suffered from smoke inhalation, and one patient. The hospital said two patients were having surgery at the time of the evacuation but were safely taken off their anaesthetic and ventilators and are now recovering at a neighbouring hospital. …

US town escapes 666 phone prefix A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil. Christians in Reeves have been unhappy since the early 1960s about being given the prefix, 666 - traditionally known as the Biblical "number of the beast". For the next three months, households will be able to change the first three digits of their phone numbers to 749. Mayor Scott Walker said CenturyTel's decision was "divine intervention". However, he admitted it helped that Louisiana's two senators had also lobbied for the change with the phone company and the state Public S…

Didn't see any threads like this and was interested... My Current Setup includes- Harmon Kardon AVR 146 Receiver 2 Sony Right/Left Floor-standing Speakers SF5000 The Bridge Ipod Dock Symphony Disc Changer Upgrades for Future- Pretty soon I'm getting a Klipsch 10 inch subwoofer A Sony Center, and two surround channel speakers Eventually I might upgrade my right and left speakers to Klipsch Right/Left F-2's also will upgrade to a more powerful Harmon Kardon Receiver like the 347... What's your thoughts? What do you use? What works for You?

I just got a brand new pair of Sennheiser headphones for Christmas this morning so I decided to experiment a little with higher audio formats. I usually use 128kbps mp3 encoding for my everyday listening purposes, but apparently it has quite a bit of quality loss when compressed from CD format. I ripped a few of my CDs to Apple Lossless to see if there was a difference, but so far I haven't noticed anything at all. Does anyone know any benefits to switching to lossless format from mp3?

Scientists who studied 'dolphinese' claim they are closer to humans than we thought By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author » Last updated at 00:49am on 19th December 2007 Comments Scientists are teaching themselves to speak dolphinese. The real-life Dr Doolittles have identified nearly 200 distinct whistles and clicks made by dolphins in the wild - and say they know what half a dozen mean. The findings highlight once again the intelligence of dolphins, and how humans may not have a monopoly on intelligent conversation. Scroll down for more... Scientists claim to understand what half-a-dozen dolphin whistles and clicks mean Liz Hawkins, …

Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing towards the end of his side's Scottish Premier League game against Dundee United. The 35-year-old midfielder fell to the ground just as he was about to be replaced with Marc Fitzpatrick near the end of Motherwell's 5-3 victory. O'Donnell was treated for around five minutes on the field before being taken to a waiting ambulance. But his death was later confirmed by the Fir Park club. Motherwell chief executive Ian Stillie said: "The management, directors, players and fans are all stunned and having great difficulty in comprehending what has happened over the las…

Young mother celebrates birth of FIFTH child aged just 21...but they don't claim benefits Last updated at 15:30pm on 19th December 2007 Comments (92) A young mother of just 21 has had her fifth baby in time for Christmas. Rachael Leyman was just 16 when she first fell pregnant - and says she has loved every minute of motherhood since then. She lives with her super-brood of children and long-term boyfriend, gas engineer Lee Beckinsale, 23. Scroll down for more... Rachael and Lee with Felicity, five, Ffion, four, Cody, three, Cerys, one, and two-week-old latest edition Maddison Rachael said: "I know some people of my age might think I'm m…

By SADAQAT JAN and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press Writers RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally, aides said. The death of the 54-year-old charismatic former prime minister threw the campaign for the Jan. 8 parliamentary elections into chaos and created fears of mass protests and violence across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism. The attacker struck just minutes after Bhutto addressed thousands of supporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, 8 miles south of Islamabad. She was shot in the neck and …

Catherine Tate attempts to bed George Michael - but it's all for her Christmas special Last updated at 15:37pm on 10th December 2007 Comments Her persuasive powers obviously have no limits. After managing to convince the-then Prime Minister Tony Blair to play the fool for a Comic Relief sketch, Catherine Tate attempts to achieve the unthinkable once more - by bedding George Michael. Admittedly it's all for her Christmas special, where the popular funny lady is clearly keen to show Michael's humorous side. Scroll down for more... Bernie (played by Catherine Tate) tries her best to seduce George Michael but he's just not that into her... …

'Real-life Willy Wonka' opens his own chocolate factory aged just 16 Last updated at 19:47pm on 14th December 2007 Comments (13) A dyslexic teenager has become a real-life teenage Willy Wonka by opening his own chocolate factory aged just 16. Louis Barnett left school aged 11 and began making chocolate in his parents garage as a hobby. Now, five years on, Louis has been working around the clock to get products on the shelves in time for Christmas since landing contracts with food giants Sainsbury's and Waitrose who are stocking his luxury chocolates over the festive season. Scroll down for more ... Louis Barnett's 'Chokolits' were flying of the …

#1. "I really am not the kind of guy that sits here and says, 'Oh gosh, I'm worried about my legacy.'" — President GEORGE W. BUSH, when asked about his falling approval numbers and mounting criticism of the Iraq War during an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes (Jan. 14, 2007) #2. "In Iran, we don't have homosexuals, like in your country." — MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, president of Iran, responding to a question about the treatment of gays and lesbians in Iran during a visit to Columbia University in New York City (Sept. 24, 2007) #3. "This record is not tainted at all. At all. Period. — San Francisco Giants slugger BARRY BONDS, after breaking Hank …

Viewers tell BBC they don't want 'downmarket' reality TV - but KEEP Strictly Come Dancing By PAUL REVOIR - More by this author » Last updated at 01:07am on 18th December 2007 Comments Downmarket: Viewers say they are sick of endless 'ratings-chasing shows' The BBC has admitted its own audiences are fed up with the number of predictable and derivative shows it airs. Viewers have told the corporation they are sick of endless "ratings-chasing shows" which lack originality and have asked for programmes to stop "plunging downmarket". Despite this, the broadcaster has vowed to carry on with plans to cut the number of new shows it makes by 10 per cent to…

By MONTE HAYES and MAURICIO MUNOZ, Associated Press Writer 21 minutes ago CHINCHA, Peru - At least 337 people were killed by a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Peru's coast, toppling buildings, shattering roads and injuring more than 827 others, officials said Thursday. Rescue workers struggled to reach the center of the devastation, the port city of Pisco about 125 miles southeast of the capital, Lima. Pisco's mayor said at least 200 people were buried in the rubble of a church where they had been attending …

"The New7Wonders organization is happy to announce the following 7 candidates have been elected to represent global heritage throughout history." Chichén Itzá, Mexico Christ Redeemer, Brazil The Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, Peru Petra, Jordan The Roman Colloseum, Italy The Taj Mahal, India http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=633 Ps. I'm so happy that Machu Picchu is one of the new 7 wonder now :dance:

De-Facto One Child Policy Urged in Australia Tamara McLean AAP Monday December 10, 2007 COUPLES who have more than two children should be charged a lifelong tax to offset their extra offspring's carbon dioxide emissions, a medical expert says. The report in an Australian medical journal called for parents to be charged $5000 a head for every child after their second, and an annual tax of up to $800. And couples who were sterilised would be eligible for carbon credits under the controversial proposal. Perth specialist Professor Barry Walters was heavily critical of the $4000 baby bonus, saying that paying new parents extra for every baby fuelled more chi…

Vladimir Putin His final year as Russia's President has been his most successful yet. At home, he secured his political future. Abroad, he expanded his outsize—if not always benign—influence on global affairs . Why We Chose Putin In a year when Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize and green became the new red, white and blue; when the combat in Iraq showed signs of cooling but Baghdad's politicians showed no signs of statesmanship; when China, the rising superpower, juggled its pride in hosting next summer's Olympic Games with its embarrassment at shipping toxic toys around the world; and when J.K. Rowling set millions of minds and hearts on fire with th…

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Christmas shoppers warned to wrap up as temperatures plunge to -6C Last updated at 17:00pm on 17th December 2007 Comments (27) Christmas shoppers are being warned to wrap up as they brave the freezing temperatures that are set to plunge to a bitterly cold -6C. As the Russian-style winter sweeps into the UK temperatures will struggle to rise above zero during the week. And lack of cloud cover means that night-time temperatures will sink to a shiver-inducing -5C or -6C in places. Scroll down for more... Icy: Winter had well and truly arrived in North Wales this morning Read more... Working on Christmas Eve this year 'is a waste of time…