How We See The World

Where the hell did this thing come from. I went home from work this morning and it was raining but no big deal. I come back to work tonight and I'm told that we may be stuck here in the morning because a tropical storm is hitting us tonight. WTF! I hadn't heard anything about it. The shit that happens while I'm asleep during the day. :P

these guys are comedic geniuses! anyone watching this at mo? funny how they got cab drivers to promote the second series hehe the anti-hicks campaign and the wendy's ad test hehe check it out: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/default.htm

EU gives up on 'metric Britain' European Union commissioners have ruled that Britain can carry on using imperial measurements such as pints, pounds and miles. Europe's Industry Commissioner Gunter Verheugenas said: "There is not now and never will be any requirement to drop imperial measurements." The decision will not affect current law on metric measurements, but means imperial equivalents can be used too. It follows years of wrangling between London and Brussels over metrication. Pint saved The commission has kept extending the deadline for the UK to complete the full transition to the metric system, with the most recent deadline being 2010. This w…

ITV braced for record £2.8 million fine over GMTV premium-rate phone-in scandal By PAUL REVOIR - More by this author » Last updated at 17:37pm on 12th September 2007 Comments (3) GMTV is braced for a record breaking £2.8 million fine for ripping off millions of viewers on its premium-rate phone in competitions. TV watchdog Ofcom is likely to impose the maximum financial penalty on the broadcaster, taking "up to five per cent of qualifying revenue" from its coffers as punishment for fleecing viewers, amid claims it ripped off its audience to the tune of up £40million over four years. This would smash the previous record fine, beating the £2m sanction th…

Jim Davidson axed from Hell's Kitchen after calling gay Brian a 'shirt-lifter' By PAUL REVOIR - More by this author » Last updated at 18:05pm on 11th September 2007 Comments (1) Comedian Jim Davidson has been axed from ITV's celebrity cooking show Hell's Kitchen after making anti-gay insults. The 53-year-old controversial entertainer was asked to leave by programme-makers for homophobic comments, which saw him brand gay men "shirtlifters". Mr Davidson left the nightly reality show after a series of rows with former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling, who is openly gay. Scroll down for more In hot water: Jim Davidson (right) was axed after on last night…

Family flee home after 'being attacked by poltergeist throwing glasses' Last updated at 14:28pm on 12th September 2007 Comments (1) A family fled their home after enduring a night of terror which they are blaming on a poltergeist. Allison Marshall, 27, bundled her children out of her three-bedroomed home in Carlisle at 4am just over a week ago after witnessing several spooky and violent incidents. The mum-of-four was so shaken by what she saw that night she fears she may never return home. Scroll down for more... Allison Marshall (left) and her family have fled their home in Carlisle after witnessing strange happenings Along with daughters …

Emu returns to British television after 20 years - with Rod Hull's son Last updated at 17:20pm on 12th September 2007 Comments He is the demented, sharp-beaked bird famed for his frantic outbursts of aggression - just ask Michael Parkinson. But no more. Emu is back, but he's been tamed for a 21st-century audience. The notorious puppet will return in a new series next month, nearly 20 years after he was last on screen. But his vicious attacks on unsuspecting guests will no longer take place unprovoked. Instead, say the show's producers, he will only lash out in self-defence. Scroll down for more... Temper tamed: the revamped Emu, with Rod …

Race watchdog forces village magazine editor to resign after printing Irish jokes (even though he's Irish himself) Last updated at 16:45pm on 12th September 2007 Comments (10) A village magazine editor says he is the victim of political correctness after being forced to resign for printing Irish jokes. Denis Lusby, aged 58, has spent 11 years building up the parish magazine in Cornwall from a flysheet to a 56 page monthly. He has resigned after Cornwall County Council's head of equality and diversity, Ginny Harrison-White, complained and asked local schools to boycott the magazine. scroll down for more Denis Lusby says he is the victim of politica…

Revealed: The man behind the drum-playing gorilla suit in Cadbury's ad Last updated at 14:04pm on 11th September 2007 Comments (7) It turned out to be an inspired advert, even if it sounded plain weird: take one unknown actor, put him in a gorilla suit and get him to play drums to a Phil Collins backing track. The latest Cadbury's commercial has taken Britain by storm since it launched last month. Fuelling debate about whether the gorilla is real or not bloggers have been going nuts for the 90 second clip, which was viewed almost 500,000 times on YouTube the week after its release and is part of a £6.2million advertising campaign. Scroll down for more…

The Big Brother school with 100 CCTV cameras beaming images to headmaster Last updated at 14:07pm on 11th September 2007 Comments 100 CCTV cameras join a raft of other surveillance methods keeping track of pupils at an Essex school A high-tech school is adopting Big Brother techniques to keep track of its pupils. Chalvedon School, in Pitsea, Essex, is getting CCTV stills and video beamed to the headmaster in a bid to crack down on truants. The 1800-strong school, which is soon to become an academy after a merger, also plans to use iris recognition and fingerprinting to make sure students are in classes when they should be. Read more... …

Now Tories want us to pay for parking at the supermarket by JANE MERRICK - More by this author » Last updated at 08:52am on 11th September 2007 Comments (9) Free parking at supermarkets, garden centres and DIY stores would be scrapped under a Conservative plan to tax pollution. David Cameron says the move would encourage families to use small shops on the high street and curb the growing power of food giants. The Tories claim it would also help the environment because shoppers would ditch their car and use public transport. Scroll down for more... Read more... Cameron proposes ban on plasma TVs in green package of reforms But it wi…

Hi Guys & Gals, I'm trying to decide on my next phone and thought I'd see what everyone else thinks... I've been looking at the Sony Ericsson Walkman phones which looks quite kewl and hold a lot of music, as well as the new nokia phones because you can plug your headphones in them... any suggestions? What phone's have everyone got? :)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5547481422995115331&hl=en Really opens your eyes to wats going on in this world as a few powerful men act as god...please when u have the chance...take a look at it... the first of three parts might not get you attached as it is on christianity however part 2 and part 3 will amaze you. Let me know what your opinions are..... after watching it.. myself... i am in shock

Founder of ethical cosmetics firm Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, has died at the age of 64. Her family said in a statement she suffered "a major brain haemorrhage" at 1830 BST at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, West Sussex. Her husband, Gordon, and daughters Sam and Justine were all with her. Dame Anita set up the first Body Shop in Brighton in 1976. She pioneered cruelty-free beauty products and turned them into a highly profitable business. In February she announced she had contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion in 1971. She had been taken to hospital on Sunday evening after she collapsed complaining of a headache. 'Force for good' …

EU wants to get rid of the Queen from our passports By MATTHEW HICKLEY - More by this author » Last updated at 10:30am on 10th September 2007 Comments (52) Mention of the Queen could be removed from British passports and replaced by a page explaining why all EU citizens are entitled to use our embassies abroad, it emerged yesterday. Current UK passports contain a traditional message from the British sovereign printed inside the front cover requesting 'assistance and protection' for the holder anywhere in the world 'in the Name of Her Majesty'. But the time-honoured passage could be dropped as a result of the new European Treaty - which critics claim is si…

Meet the pensioners who have lived in a Travelodge for 22 years By PAUL SIMS - More by this author » Last updated at 16:13pm on 10th September 2007 Comments (1) For those who book into a Travelodge hotel an overnight stay in a £15 room is arguably more than long enough. But David and Jean Davidson enjoyed their visit in 1985 so much they never left. They swapped their spacious flat, which is now worth £100,000, for a tiny room overlooking the busy A1 motorway and have remained ever since. Scroll down for more... David and Jean Davidson have family and friends round for tea in their humble abode - a motorway Travelodge hotel "This is our h…

From Facebook to 'Facebark': The online social site for DOGS By EMILY ANDREWS - More by this author » Last updated at 06:56am on 10th September 2007 Comments (1) Once they were happy to be simply man's best friend. But in the Internet age, dogs are expanding their social circles. Thousands have their own profiles on a Facebook spin-off called Dogbook, which also offers them to chance to network and make new friends, just like their owners. There are currently more than 35,000 Dogbook users, with 1,500 said to be joining every week. Owners can upload photos of their dogs and list their details along with their favourite activities and parks. …

The questions that Michael Parkinson was never allowed to ask his guests Last updated at 11:58am on 10th September 2007 Comments (1) Michael Parkinson is retiring after 40 years as a chat show host He has quizzed everyone from Muhammad Ali to Madonna. Now Michael Parkinson has revealed the questions his famous guests told him they would prefer not to be asked. The chat-show host, who retires this year after 40 years on TV, told Radio Times: "If its something incredibly private that has no bearing on their career, no resonance other than one person shagging another person, then I'm not that bothered. "If, on the other hand, the…

The map revealing the eyesores and noise wrecking our rural communities By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author » Last updated at 22:47pm on 9th September 2007 Comments (3) From the roar of aircraft to the drone of giant wind turbines, it is getting harder to find peace and quiet in the countryside. Now a map reveals just how much our rural communities are being spoilt. It shows that more than half of England is now disturbed by the sight and sound of nearby roads, towns, electricity pylons, aircraft and trains. Northumberland remains the most unspoilt county in England, with just 17 per cent of its land ruined by buildings, transport and noise. …

Three children go into care because they are too fat By JAYA NARAIN - More by this author » Last updated at 22:00pm on 9th September 2007 Comments (5) Concerns: One million children are classed as obese. Picture posed by model Three children have been removed from their parents and taken into care because they are too fat, it has emerged The youngsters were separated from their families because of fears that their weight was getting out of control. The issue was first highlighted this year when Cumbria Council revealed it had taken an eight-year-old girl from her parents because she was overweight. The council was forced to take action…

Over-protective parents robbing children of their childhood, experts warn By LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 21:20pm on 9th September 2007 Comments (11) Over-protective parents are warned today that they are denying youngsters a proper childhood by keeping them indoors playing video games instead of letting them outside to play. A group of almost 300 teachers, psychologists, authors and childcare experts claim the loss of unstructured play is threatening the health and well-being of a generation. They say that loosely supervised fun is crucial for keeping children active, teaching them to deal with risk and learn to get on with other…

Forget astronaut dreams, most kids just want a happy marriage By COLIN FERNANDEZ - More by this author » Last updated at 00:52am on 10th September 2007 Comments (1) Popular thinking dictates that most children want to be astronauts or rock stars when they grow up. But it seems in reality their aspirations are far more down to earth. A survey of 1,569 adults found the most common childhood dream was to be happily married with a family. It was the top choice for one in three women, and one in five of men. Most men harboured hopes of sporting stardom but the prospect of a happy family was their second greatest wish. Don Slater, of the London Schoo…

The girls paying a high price in the battle to be Superwomen By EMILY ANDREWS - More by this author » Last updated at 22:19pm on 9th September 2007 Comments (1) Supergirl: The pressure to excel can drive girls to anorexia A generation of girls trying too hard to become "Superwomen" are facing emotional problems ranging from low self esteem to anorexia, a survey has found. Girls as young as 13 feel under increasing pressure to excel in everything from exams to looks and relationships. Faced with the wealth of Paris Hilton, the fame of JK Rowling or the sporting prowess of Dame Kelly Holmes, they feel like failures when they can't match up.…

can't believe there isn't one yet! right now federer is losing 1-0 in sets to isner... but i'm sure he'll win. Nadal, roddick, djocovic, blake are all still in it... sharapova lost today, which makes henin the favorite to win (in my opinion, she's the favorite anyway)... i'm rooting for israeli shahar peer

Passport adverts attacked as 'pornography' and 'encouraging casual sex' Last updated at 22:17pm on 8th September 2007 Comments The Home Office was under attack last night over a 'pornographic' advertising campaign which features young holidaymakers in sexually explicit poses. The four advertisements are aimed at 16-to-24-year-olds to highlight the fact that firsttime passport applications will now take longer following the Government's controversial decision to introduce compulsory interviews. But the sleazy images appear to encourage sex acts with strangers - at a time when another ministry, the Department of Health, is spending millions of pounds tryin…