How We See The World

Poland and Ukraine have surprisingly been chosen to host Euro 2012. The joint bid beat strong favourites Italy along with Croatia/Hungary, making it the first elite sporting event to be held in Eastern Europe since the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Michel Platini's announcement sparked jubilant scenes at Cardiff City Hall, after the bid won eight votes in the first round, compared with four for Italy and none for Croatia and Hungary. World champions Italy were widely expected to win the right to host their first big tournament since World Cup 1990. However, last summer's Calciopoli match-fixing scandal, along with repeated incidents of violence at Italian grounds, wea…

The Bulls**t Detective is a new series that cuts through the maze of mindless, misleading and downright malevolent claims, lies and deceptions that plague us all nowadays. If you've ever thought to yourself that something looked just too good to be true, you were probably right - and you therefore can't afford to miss this show. Straight-talking presenter Alasdair Jeffrey (familiar to BBC Three viewers from the series The Ferocious Mr Fixit) is on a personal quest to stamp out bulls**t from our lives. He's determined to sort out fact from fiction - from pseudoscience and phoney miracle products to new age nonsense, alternative medicines and the latest media scare stori…

Review: 'New' Tolkien splendidly rewarding POSTED: 9:05 a.m. EDT, April 17, 2007 Story Highlights • "The Children of Hurin" worthy part of Middle-earth mythology • Book, compiled from Tolkien pieces, edited by son • Work concerns a leader and curse on his children By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press (AP) -- Six thousand years before the Fellowship of the Ring, long before anyone had even seen a Hobbit, the elves and men of Middle-earth quaked at the power of the dark lord Morgoth. Hunted by easterlings and orcs, they fled to the fastness of Nargothrond and to the deep forests of Brethil and Doriath. Among them, a hero emerged. Strong and courageous he…

It looks like a harmless teenage prank - training shoes dangling from telephone wires in a quiet suburban street. But for residents in this affluent neighbourhood it is a sign of something far more sinister. It tells them violent gangs are operating in their midst. Police say the symbol has started springing up across the country as a warning sign from gangs to rivals to keep off their 'patch'. The shoes are often taken from mugging victims and hurled on to the wires by new members of the gangs as an initiation ritual. This picture was taken last week in Kensal Rise, North West London, close to the homes of celebrities such as Jade Jagger, Zadie Smith,…

AP Texas News April 20, 2007, 2:45PM Gunman prompts evacuation of NASA building HOUSTON — A Johnson Space Center building was evacuated Friday after reports of a gunman inside, Houston police said. Police were called about 1:40 p.m. for building 44, which houses communications and tracking development laboratory, news reports said. Johnson Space Center security officers and Houston police, including a SWAT team, were dispatched to the scene. NASA spokesman James Hartsfield said the building was "one of the smaller" office buildings on the JSC campus, where Mission Control is based. He declined to speculate on how the person got a gun inside NASA security…

The house is being professionally cleaned A 17-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in connection with a house party which left a family home wrecked. About 200 youngsters damaged Alan and Elaine Bell's home after the party was advertised on the website MySpace. Guests are alleged to have urinated on a wedding dress and stolen jewellery from the house near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, on Easter Monday. Durham Police said the girl had been questioned and released on police bail. 'Horrible memories' Mr and Mrs Bell returned on Tuesday morning to find a trail of destruction at their £230,000 house in Chipchase Court. …

A £7m sex theme park, which has no rides, is to open in London's West End later this year. Visitors to Amora - The Academy of Sex and Relationships at the Trocadero in Piccadilly, will pass through seven zones including Pleasure and Orgasm. The 10,500sq-ft exhibit is designed to "separate fact from myth and educate everyone into being better lovers". You have to be aged 18 and over to get in and tickets will cost £15 for the attraction which opens on 7 September. Organisers expect to attract more than 600,000 visitors within the first year. The theme park will include life-sized silicone-made models which visitors can touch to discover erogenous zones. …

I'm sure this topic has been covered, but I searched with no luck.... Does anyone know of free software (MAC only) that allows you to rip audio from the internet for longer than 10 minutes? I use Audio Hijack, but after 10 minutes it will introduce a hiss into the recording. I'm looking to rip audio that is longer... Thanks in advance

Did not see one, so I had to start one. The draft is almost here, Its just a week away. Whats your favorite team?What moves does your team need to make to get them to Arizona? All NFL discussion here... and please keep trash talking to a minimum:D E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!

Thousands of motorists who use a bank card to buy petrol are thought to have lost millions of pounds in a scam allegedly linked to Tamil rebels. It is believed cards are being skimmed at petrol stations, whereby the card details and pin numbers are retrieved and money withdrawn from the account. About 200 of the UK's 9,500 petrol stations are thought to have been hit. The Sri Lankan government has claimed its opponents, the Tamil Tigers, are behind the scam. Police are investigating complaints made in Edinburgh, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Peterborough, Nottingham, Leeds, Bristol and Hull. In Hull, the economic crime section of Humberside Police are checki…

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The PlayStation 3 console has broken UK sales records with more than 165,000 machines sold in the first two days of release, say analysts Chart Track. More than a million consoles were shipped across Europe on launch day last week with 600,000 sold. Sony is hoping to retake its title as the console market leader, as Microsoft and Nintendo head the next-gen race. Meanwhile, games firm Namco Bandai has said it is to use the PS3's Cell chip in arcade machines. Microsoft sold 71,000 Xbox 360 consoles during its UK launch weekend, while Nintendo sold 105,000 Wii machines. But both companies offered limited stock to retailers, which led to shortages. Ray M…

Prince William has split from his girlfriend Kate Middleton. The couple had been under intense media pressure since they met at St Andrews University, Fife, in 2001, BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said. Earlier this month, Miss Middleton settled a harassment complaint against the Daily Mirror over a close-up photograph published by the paper. The prince appealed for the paparazzi to stop harassing her. Clarence House has not commented on the split. Duncan Larcombe, who reported the story for the Sun newspaper, told BBC Five Live: "My understanding, from what I've been told, is that William's feeling is he's too young to get married. "The last person …

Quaking Duck survives two days in fridge A duck in the US state of Florida has survived gunshot wounds and a two-day stint in a refrigerator. A hunter shot the duck, wounding it in the wing and leg. Believing the bird was dead, he left it in his fridge at his home in Tallahassee. The hunter's wife got a fright when she opened the fridge and the duck lifted its head, a local veterinarian said. Staff at the Goose Creek Animal Sanctuary who are treating the bird said it has a 75% chance of survival. The plucky duck was taken first to a local animal hospital, and then to an animal sanctuary for more specialised treatment. A veterinarian at the sanctuar…

A colour barcode system holding more data than current codes will find its way onto DVDs later this year. The four and eight-colour geometric patterns can hold up to two-pages of data, double the amount of traditional black and white, striped barcodes Developed by Microsoft, it is one of a number of competing products hoping to find their way onto packaging. Microsoft has said consumers could interact with the new barcodes, using webcams and mobile phones with cameras. Gavin Jancke, the Microsoft Research engineering director who developed the so-called High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB), said the aim was not to replace the current barcode system, called UP…

Is it any wonder why things like this happen: Posted by a student on facebook.com: Mr. Cafferty, from CNN, posed this question. Are gun control laws likely to change in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting? I am a proud graduate of Virginia Tech's Mechanical Engineering Department and currently a distance learning graduate student. We all must admit that our current society has issues and problems. Acts of violence seem to continue to occur every few years and the media states opinions and jumps to conclusions. Let us think outside the box for one moment. Police officers are trusted to carry hand guns everyday and many police officers retire without ever d…

U.K. Pound Touches Highest Since 1992 as Inflation Accelerates By Agnes Lovasz April 16 (Bloomberg) -- The pound surged to its highest in 15 years against the dollar as reports showing faster inflation stoked speculation the Bank of England will raise interest rates twice more this year. The currency rose for a fifth straight day after reports showed house prices rose and factory-gate prices increased the most in 11 months. The prospect of higher rates prompted investors to buy U.K. assets using funds borrowed in lower- yielding currencies such as the yen, which sank to the weakest in more than two months against the pound. ``The pound is stronger as interest-…

For anyone who cares, anybody interested in these movies, I've recently read that Saw 4 is going to be undergoing production and filming in April. Hopefully released this Halloween.

The 2014 World Cup looks certain to take place in Brazil after Colombia, the only other candidates, pulled out of the running. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) handed its bid document to world governing body Fifa on Friday. The five-time world champions have to finalise their bid, including government guarantees, by June 2007. Fifa will conduct an inspection visit of Brazil in September 2007 before naming the 2014 hosts in November. Brazil have hosted the event once before in 1950, when its team lost 2-1 to Uruguay in the final. Four previous World Cups have been held in South America: Uruguay 1930, Brazil 1950, Chile 1962 and Argentina 1978. …

i sometimes feel they don't get enough attention, let's appreciate them because they deserve it! ;) here's my top 5: 1. Andrei Tarkovsky career highlights: 1. Stalker (1979) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 2. The Mirror (1975) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 3. Andrei Rublev (1969) 4. Solyaris (1972) 5. Nostalgia (1983) 2. Martin Scorsese career highlights: 1. Goodfellas (1990) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 2. Casino (1995) 3. Ragging Bull (1980) 4. The Departed (2006) 3. Stanley Kubrick career highlights: 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 2. Spartacus (1960) 3. The Shining (1980) 4. Sergio Leone career highlights: 1. Once Upon A Time In Ameri…

watching the new show drive on fox? its awesome

i've had this debate hundreds of times with my friends. i wanted to no wat you guys thought. i think it is a sport. it involves a lot of strength, and if you're walking, endurance.

Pete Doherty Faces Ultimatum from Babyshambles; Kate Moss Debuts Her Vocal Talents Pete Doherty’s Babyshambles bandmates are issuing a “Kate Moss or us” ultimatum to their unreliable frontman. The band have not heard from Pete, 28, for two weeks and plan to confront him at London’s Hackney Empire tomorrow where he is playing two solo shows. Guests at the shows will be treated to “poetry, readings and acoustic songs and Peter will be joined by some very special guests”. Sounds like an appearance by Kate… “The band are furious at the time he’s spending with Kate,” an insider told us. And Pete has admitted he wants to record with Kate, 33. Their recent You Tube …

Thursday Apr 12 10:40 AEST Israeli warplanes nearly shot down an American airliner carrying passengers from New York to Tel Aviv overnight when the pilot failed to respond as the plane approached the Israeli coast, an airport authority official said. Two Israeli F-15s and two F-16s fighter planes were scrambled to intercept a Boeing 777 operated by the US Continental Airlines as it prepared to enter Israeli airspace without responding to control tower demands to identify itself, the official added. According to Israel's private Channel-10, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defence Minister Amir Peretz and General Gaby Ashkenazy, chief of staff, were warned that…