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[ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDoXTW41fk]'Cuckoo' Launch Trailer with Andy Samberg and Greg Davies - BBC Three - YouTube[/ame] Anyone been watching it? It's so funny!

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US election: Obama and Romney clash in Denver US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have clashed over their economic plans in the first of three televised debates. In their Denver duel, the candidates contrasted their approach on taxes, the deficit and healthcare. Mr Obama said he would ensure Americans were "playing by the same rules". His rival said re-electing Mr Obama would continue a "middle-class squeeze". The president has held a narrow lead in recent opinion polls. He went into the debate ahead in national polls and in many surveys in the swing states that will decide the election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19825263

Anyone watch it? The show is amazing, both the original and new. :)

Iain Duncan Smith insisted there should not be a "something for nothing" culture UK: Child-related benefits may be 'capped' at two children Child-related benefits for families may be capped at two children, the work and pensions secretary has said. Iain Duncan Smith said stopping the current system, where families get more benefits the more children they have, was among changes being considered. Families on benefits were often "freed from" the decision of whether they could afford more children, Mr Duncan Smith said, and must "cut their cloth". But child poverty campaigners expressed concerns at the proposals. In a speech in Cambridge, Mr Duncan Smith wi…

Spain votes to stop Catalonia independence referendum MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament voted on Tuesday to block the northern region of Catalonia from holding a referendum on independence, the latest step in a growing political battle between Barcelona and Madrid in the midst of a deepening economic downturn. The motion to permit the referendum was brought to the lower house by the Catalan ERC party but was voted down by the ruling conservatives (PP), which hold an absolute majority, the opposition Socialists (PSOE) and the smaller UPyD party. The heavily indebted region, responsible for a fifth of the country's economic output, voted in favour of holding the …

Mother-of-three Karina Menzies was killed when the van ploughed into her Cardiff hit-and-runs: Two of 13 hurt 'critical' as murder inquiry continues Two people are in intensive care after a series of hit-and-runs in Cardiff left a woman dead and 13 people injured. The incident involved a van over a half an hour on Friday. A man, 31, is being questioned on suspicion of murder. Police revealed people were also assaulted outside the van, possibly with a weapon. Nine casualties, five of them children, are still in hospital. Two adults are in critical but stable conditions. Detectives said they were "keeping an open mind" about the circumstances. They also…

UK: Police use Taser on blind man after stick mistaken for sword A police force has apologised after an officer used a Taser on a blind man whose white stick was mistaken for a sword. Colin Farmer, 61, was stunned by police following reports of a man walking through Chorley with a samurai sword. Ch Supt Stuart Williams, of Lancashire Police, said the force had "deep regrets" and had "clearly put this man through a traumatic experience". Mr Farmer was taken to hospital for treatment and later discharged. "It felt like I was grabbing an electricity pylon," he said. Mr Farmer, who has suffered two strokes, said he thought he was being attacked by thugs. He was wa…

The Pirate Bay says the move will make it harder to attack its site The Pirate Bay moves to the cloud to avoid shutdown File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has moved its servers to the cloud to frustrate attempts to take it offline. The site, which has been blamed for encouraging illegal file-sharing, will now operate from cloud-hosting providers around the world. It says the move will save money and make it harder for law-enforcement agencies to shut it down. "All attempts to attack [us] from now on is an attack on everything and nothing," it says. In 2006, police in Sweden raided The Pirate Bay, shutting down its servers and taking the site offline. …

I couldn't find a thread about MLB, so I had to create it, 'cause Johan Santana has just pitched the first no hitter in the history of the New York Mets!

US judge orders piracy test case A landmark case in the US will test whether an IP address can be used as evidence of illegal downloading.

Skype targeted by 'worm' malware Skype, the internet communications platform, is being used by hackers to distribute a 'worm' that infects Windows PCs.

Toyota to recall 7.4 million cars Toyota is recalling more than seven million vehicles worldwide, including some Yaris, Corolla and Camry models, over faulty window switches.

Guerrilla sticker craze hits London's Tube If you are one of millions of Londoners who stoically battles through the Tube's rush hour commute, you will no doubt pass dozens of Transport for London signs and notices on your journey. But how much attention do you actually pay to them? Has their familiarity as part of everyday visual clutter led to them becoming almost invisible, losing all meaning beyond shape and colour? Take the following examples: "No eye contact. Penalty £200." "We apologise for any incontinence caused during these engineering works." "Peak hours may necessitate you let other people sit on your lap." Look familiar? Perhaps not. Yet these …

Passwords divided to foil hackers Security firm RSA has a new product that divides passwords in two and stores the parts on different servers to prevent hackers stealing log-ins.

University gets funds for 5G work The University of Surrey has been given £35m to research 5G mobile internet access.

I could have sworn that I once had (bough) the 2010 World Cup App from EA Sports for ipod touch 2g. Would love to play it again, but can't find it my "purchases" from itunes and now EA no longer sells it as an app. Ripoff! Is there a place on the web to still buy older apps for older devices?

River Phoenix was in the middle of filming Dark Blood when he died River Phoenix's final film, Dark Blood, finished Actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993, aged 23. Now the director of his last film is hoping it will finally be released. The last time Dutch director George Sluizer saw River Phoenix was about four hours before the actor's death in Los Angeles, on the evening of 30 October 1993. "I was in fact staying in the same hotel - in the next room. I was driving into the hotel and he was driving out with friends. He said 'see you tomorrow' and that was it," Sluizer says. For six weeks, the pair had been working on what history will record…

Cell receptor research wins Americans chemistry Nobel STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for research into how cells respond to external stimuli that is helping to develop better drugs to fight diseases such as diabetes, cancer and depression.

An officer tweeted it was the biggest cannabis plant they had seen Bedford couple unwittingly grow cannabis An elderly couple have unwittingly grown the "biggest cannabis plant" police officers had seen after buying what they thought was an innocuous shrub from a car boot sale. The couple, who live in Bedford, had planted the drug in their garden. Police officers were astounded when they spotted the plant. They have collected it and a spokesperson said it would be disposed of. The couple will face no action from the police. The officers took to their @bedfordlpt Twitter account to express their surprise at the find, saying: "Seized today. Elderly couple…

Kathleen Sebelius said the arrests would put "criminals on notice" US arrests 91 over $430m 'Medicare fraud' Ninety-one people have been arrested in seven US cities for their alleged roles in a $430m (£265m) Medicare fraud scheme, the justice department says. A hospital president, doctors and nurses are all accused of submitting claims for treatment that was medically unnecessary or never provided. Charges against them include healthcare fraud, breaking anti-kickback statutes and money laundering, the agency said. Medicare is a popular government health programme for the over-65s. "Today's arrests put criminals on notice that we are cracking down hard on…

Taxpayers to foot £40m bill for West Coast main line blunder Taxpayers will foot the £40million bill for cancelling the contract for Britain’s most lucrative rail line after civil servants got their sums wrong. The cost of reimbursing the four companies vying to run the West Coast main line was revealed today as transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin scrapped the bidding process. He admitted his department was ‘wholly and squarely’ to blame for the fiasco, which was put down to mistakes in calculating inflation and rises in passenger numbers. It was a victory for Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains which had launched a legal challenge after being stripped of the £…

Meningitis Outbreak 2012: Steroid-Related Fungal Meningitis Cases Rise To 47 By MIKE STOBBE 10/05/12 07:59 PM ET EDT NEW YORK — As the tally from a deadly meningitis outbreak rose Friday, health officials identified the medical clinics across the country that received steroid shots for back pain now linked to the illnesses. Authorities took the step to help identify everyone who may have gotten sick – or may still get sick – in the outbreak. "All patients who may have received these medications need to be tracked down immediately," said Dr. Benjamin Park of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It is possible that if patients with infection…

Abu Hamza set for US extradition Abu Hamza leaves Long Lartin prison for US extradition Five terror suspects including Abu Hamza al-Masri have left jail to begin extradition to the US after losing the last appeal in a long legal battle. The High Court ruled Hamza, Babar Ahmad, Syed Talha Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz did not show "new and compelling" reasons to stay. The men left Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire in a police convoy. Officers from the Metropolitan Police's extradition unit will hand them over US marshals at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. The BBC understands two US civilian jets - one of which is registered to the US Department of Just…

Samsung is the world's biggest maker of mobile phones as well as televisions Samsung sees record profits on smartphone sales Samsung Electronics has estimated record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones. The South Korean company said it expects operating profits of 8.1 trillion won ($7.3bn; £4.5bn), nearly double last year's figure. The estimates beat analyst expectations sending Samsung shares 1.5% higher. However, ongoing legal tussles with Apple have cast a shadow over its future performance. Smartphone sales drive much of the profit at the company which also makes screens, semiconductors and televisi…