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Gardener must use warning signs A pensioner has been told she must stop tending a public flower bed unless she agrees to wear a fluorescent jacket, put up warning signs and use a lookout. June Turnbull, 79, of Urchfront near Devizes, has nurtured the blooms on the plot for six years. But now she is being told to obey health and safety rules after being spotted by a county council official. Mrs Turnbull said: "I was very angry, I mean it seems so petty bothering with what I do here. There's just no point." Peter Hanson, divisional highways manager at Wiltshire County Council, said: "We are always happy to work with individuals and organisations that are …

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NZ couple to name child Superman A couple in New Zealand is planning to call their newborn son Superman after officials rejected their original choice of 4Real. Pat and Sheena Wheaton have been frustrated by rules in New Zealand banning names that begin with a number. Mum and Dad decided to call their son 4Real after seeing an ultrasound image of him. It was then they realised that their baby was "for real". They are considering legal action to force officials to reverse the ruling. Name game The name might sound more like a comedian's catchphrase or a fruit juice, but the Wheatons were deadly serious. Sadly for them, the authorities in New Zealand did not…

BEST MOVIE I'VE SEEN IN THE LONGEST TIME. Simply fantastic. I generally don't like Jim Carrey but he was magnificant. The acting, writing, cinematography, sound editing, score, plot everything was amazing.

This might seem silly, but I live in the U.S. and just want to know a popular, good magazine that talks about upcoming bands and popular bands like Coldplay, Starsailor, Doves, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Interpol, U2, Dave Matthews Band... Bands like that, so I guess it wouldn't have material on just British Bands, but Alternative Rock music from around the world and upcoming artists like Athelete and such... Any Recommendations?

I came across a set of very interesting videos on youtube last night. I looked for an article about it because I'm too lazy to write about it. This one tells the story quite well. Saturday, July 21, 2007 CPDRC, the Prison of Dance. BoingBoing and a friend recently posted some videos of prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller (see below). However the fun doesn't stop there, there are also videos of prisoners dancing to Queen's Radio Gaga as well as doing what is known as the Algorithm March. Curious to how they would get inmates of a correction facility to do this, and to see if this was j…

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...Wearing a mexican hat. Lola Farm infected with foot-and-mouth A UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after cattle at a farm in Surrey were found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease. Some 60 animals on the farm close to the village of Wanborough near Guildford have tested positive for the disease which wreaked havoc in 2001. A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises. Gordon Brown cancelled his holiday in Dorset and took part in a meeting of government's Cobra emergency committee. Very few human cases of foot-and-mouth disease have ever been recorded. The last human case reported in the UK occurred in 1966.…

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Has anyone seen this movie? Glen Hansard from The Frames and Markéta Irglová (a Czech songwriter) act there. I've seen just the trailer and I loved it. Unfortunately it'll be out here in the Czech republic in November, I think that's far far away. So I'm trying to find it somewhere on the net to download it, cause I'm dying to see it sooner. So, if you saw it or if you have anything to say about that, just post:) I wanna know your opinions:D

:computer: My comp is acting CRAZY!!! It wont go to any sites!!!! So i'm using my mom's computer. This Sucks. EDIT: Went.. To... WINDOWS UPDATE!!!! THANK GOD!!!

'Britain's Got Talent' winner Potts to spend prize on a new smile Last updated at 17:59pm on 18th June 2007 The mobile phone salesman who is set to become an opera star after winning Britain's Got Talent revealed today that he would begin spending his £100,000 prize money - on new teeth. Paul Potts, 36, won over the nation with a performance of Nessun Dorma in the final of the hit ITV1 talent show, watched by 12.1 million viewers. Scroll down for more The former Tesco shelf-stacker from Port Talbot, South Wales, now gets to perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. Potts, who has also landed a record deal with TV show jud…

Oh, more hype and usless information from FOX News. If the threat is really from "Al-'CIA'da" then they should be kicking out all of the illegals who have contact with any group related to the CIA front group "Al-Qaeda". BUT this isn't going to happen is it? Nor would it make any difference because the NWO are going to attack the US and it's people under the guise of some middle-eastern group. With Cheney and Bush having all time low approval ratings they need to teach the dumb, brain dead folk to love them again....and 'terror' is the key. There's some pretty dark times ahead - this year - I can almost see it......watch out. It'll be pre-emptive war or an…

It is clearly a Friday afternoon British businesses are losing more than £50m a year because of employees skipping off work on Friday afternoons. A growing number of staff are treating the last day of the working week as an unofficial holiday, a company claims. It found the top excuses for starting the weekend early are a long lunch, doctor's appointment and an out-of-office meeting near to home. The company which produced the study says it has developed a computer program to track employee absence. Rush hour Personnel software company Employersafe also said the "Friday Feeling" trend has been reinforced by motoring organisations which report that the F…

well, im guessing most of you have heard about this book by George Orwell if u havent it's a must read book about here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm it's also on the net if u wanna read it: http://www.george-orwell.org/Animal_Farm/0.html anyway, if u open the link u can see that there was an animated movie of animal farm from 1954 when i was little we had that animated movie on tape and i remember i was supppper scared of it!! It used to give me nightmares i just remember those pigs snoring!! :uhoh: so now that im 19 and kind of over it, i realllly want to see that animated movie for some nostalgia and im intrested in it if any of u know of a lin…

By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author » Last updated at 22:32pm on 13th July 2007 Comments It sounds like the perfect invention for all those couch potatoes who find even using a remote control just a little too much like hard work. Scientists have come up with a box that lets television viewers change channels, switch on the DVD player or switch off an irritating presenter with the wave of a hand. The controller's built-in camera can recognise seven simple hand gestures and work with up to eight different gadgets around the home. Scroll down for more ... Not only will it be a godsend for lazy viewers, it could also save hours of fruitles…

'Little fat library man' ridiculed in students' Facebook bullying campaign By REBECCA CAMBER - More by this author » Last updated at 17:37pm on 24th July 2007 Comments When library worker Graham Mallaghan diligently tried to preserve the quiet sanctity of the library whilst on noise patrol, he thought he was doing his duty. But it seems that some university students took exception to being told off and threatened with fines for noisily munching on snacks or disturbing readers by using a mobile phone. In a bid to wreak revenge on the baby-faced 36-year-old library assistant, a website was set up entitled "for those who hate the little fat library man". …

The British army's operation in Northern Ireland will come to an end at midnight on Tuesday after 38 years. Operation Banner - the Army's support role for the police - has been its longest continuous campaign, with more than 300,000 personnel taking part. A garrison of 5,000 troops will remain but security will be entirely the responsibility of the police. British troops were sent to Northern Ireland in 1969 after violent clashes between Catholics and Protestants. When the first soldiers were deployed in August 1969, commanders believed they would be in Northern Ireland for just a few weeks. But the Army quickly became involved in what came to be known…

Is there any way to convert movies you make in WMM to a format that can be loaded to YouTube?

Boxing champion shot in the head for saying 'don't smoke' Last updated at 11:34am on 24th July 2007 Comments (20) James Oyebola: shot after he asked three men to stop smoking A bouncer was shot in the face at point-blank range after asking three men to stop smoking at a London nightclub. Former heavyweight boxing champion James Oyebola, 47, was confronted outside Chateau 6 in Fulham. One of the men produced a gun and fired several times. Mr Oyebolawho was also hit in the leg, is critically ill today in hospital and is under armed police guard. His partner and their two children are thought to be with him. The 6ft 9in ex-fighter, known as …

As the name of the 7th book is announced as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it's time to get a thread together about the book, to keep all the 'news' stories etc together. Ya know, keeps the place tidy. So I predict a June 2008 release.

BBC web downloads set to launch The BBC's on demand TV service, the BBC iPlayer, will launch to the public on 27 July, the corporation has revealed. UK users will be able to download popular shows over the net seven days after broadcast to watch on their PC. Later this year, the service will also be available via links from YouTube and could also appear on other websites such as MSN, Bebo, and Facebook. At launch the application will only work on Windows PCs but a version for the Mac could be available by autumn. Over time other features will be added to the iPlayer including live streaming of programmes, the BBC Radio Player and "series stacking", which will…

Iraqis bask in rare joy after soccer win By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD - Tens of thousands of Iraqis from the Shiite south to the Kurdish-dominated north poured into the usually treacherous streets Sunday to celebrate a rare moment of joy and unity when the national team won Asia's most prestigious soccer tournament. The revelers spanning the country's sectarian and ethnic divisions danced, sang and waved flags and posters of the team after Iraq beat three-time champion Saudi Arabia 1-0 to take the Asian Cup. Chants of "Long live Iraq" and "Baghdad is victorious" rang out across the country as Iraqis basked in national pride. Some of the…

Anyone else watching??? I am hooked. Stage 8 is just gone and today is a rest day. So tell me, who are your favourites??? I really hope either Cadel Evans or Alexandre Vinokourov win. Vinokourov is ranked 22 overall but he has been improving each day since his nasty fall during Stage 5. After Stage 8 Cadel is Australia's only hope and he has been riding very steadily so far with an overall ranking of 6th. The other Aussie riders, Stewart O'Grady, Michael Rogers and Robbie McEwan are all out after the last race! McEwan was too slow and the other 2 are injured badly. :( Linus Gerdemann rode amazingly during on Stage 7 so it would be good to see him win too. Michael …

ive got a pdf file and im supposed to create a new one which only contains the first three pages of it. does anybody know how this work?