How We See The World

A judge has temporarily overturned a decision by Miami's school board to ban a controversial children's book about Cuba from school libraries. He said the book must stay on the shelves until a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) against the school board is settled. Last month, the board voted to remove the book after complaints it was too positive about life under Fidel Castro. ACLU says the school board violated the US constitution with its ban. The Miami-Dade school authorities had removed all 24 books in the series, dealing with children living around the world. 'Errors of omission' The Miami-Dade Student Government Ass…

Two women killed when a giant, inflatable sculpture blew into the air fell to their deaths from a great height, according to ambulance staff. Another 13 people were hurt when the Dreamspace artwork was lifted into the air at Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham on Sunday. Forensic teams examining the artwork's moorings have not ruled out foul play. Claire Furmedge, 38, from Chester-le-Street, and 68-year-old Elizabeth Collings from Seaham, died. Ms Furmedge was a mother-of-two and Ms Collings was a grandmother. Both were on the artwork with young relatives, none of whom were seriously hurt. Girl injured A three-year-old girl - Rosie Wright fr…

Star Trek actor James Doohan, who played the engineer Scotty in the original TV series, will now have his remains blasted into space in October. The actor's ashes were supposed to be sent into orbit last year, but the flight was delayed as tests were carried out on the rocket. Doohan died of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia in July 2005, aged 85. His family will hold a service on the day of the rocket's launch for fans to pay tribute to him. The actor's ashes will be sent into space along with the remains of around 100 other people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who first went to space in 1963. After a short flight, the rocket will return to Earth,…

Bush, Iraqi PM agree to beef up Baghdad troops U.S., Iraqi forces to be shifted to strengthen capital Tuesday, July 25, 2006; Posted: 12:55 p.m. EDT (16:55 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday that a U.S. military program to bolster Iraqi security forces in Baghdad will better address the violence there as he pledged to stand by Iraq's new democratic government. "Obviously the violence in Baghdad is still terrible," Bush said during a joint White House news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Bush had praised al-Maliki's signature program to improve Baghdad security during their last meeting in Baghdad in June. Bush compliment…

Rice floats peace plan, sources say Israeli missiles, Hezbollah rockets crisscross Lebanese border BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is proposing an ambitious plan with up to two international military forces that would help the Lebanese government stabilize the situation in southern Lebanon, Lebanese political sources said. Rice pitched the plan Tuesday to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, then traveled to the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Rice's diplomatic moves came on the 14th day of the conflict sparked by Lebanon-based Hezbollah's capture of two Israe…

hi there..1st of all i wanna 2 say thts am new here i just regestered 4 2day..2ndly i wont talk just look 2 this pics about wht unarmed civilians in lebaness kids sffured from in the war tht ((great army of israel)) do it..wait 4 replay note: am not aginst anyone coz his relegion, race or wht ever am just aginst killing innocent ppl.. bop

Some of you may disagree, but did you know: It clearly states in the Quran that when a believer comes across a non-believer in the land of Islam, the non-believer has three options: 1. To Convert 2. Be heavily taxed 3. Be Killed Wow those are gracious options from a seemingly very tolerant religion. I LOVE those options. Now, let's compare that to what Christianity teaches about non-believers. - The Bible says to love thy enemies. - Christians seek to win converts by a loving presentation of the message of Christ's offer of pardon for sin that He purchased by dying in our place. A few points: - Israelis do not sneak into Palestinian terri…

As this week's heatwave shows, climate change will affect almost every aspect of British life. But how? We examine the likely outcomes in coming decades This week's heatwave is only the beginning. The mercury may not have pipped the all-time record on Wednesday, but it is only a matter of time. Maybe not next week and maybe not next month, but soon. And for the rest of our lives. The planet is warming rapidly. Arctic ice is at record lows and the north pole could melt to open water sometime this century for the first time in some 40m years. The mighty West Antarctic ice sheet is creaking and dramatic changes are expected, from the Amazon rainforest to the Siberian per…

The movie opens in 4 days and is supposed to be better than the first.

What a fantabulous movie. I love it! Extra points awarded for starring Jake Gyllenhaal (what a cutie) and my boyfriend Alex Greenwald from Phantom Planet as the asshole Seth! YES!!! :) Show the Donnie love babies. :cool:

Although 95% of them have the same plot, which is more often than not very cliché, there are however a few gems. Which teen movies are thoose gems in your opinion. One of my über favorites(if not the only one) is Hatley high, plus it has a great soundtrack. Yours?

Did anyone see this on E4 on tuesday night with the lovely Wentworth Miller (Michael Schofield from Prison Break) in it? What did you think? I'll watch a few more episodes before I make my judgement.

can someone help me pleeeeeeeeeeease? I just got an ipod video because my 20GB broke outside the warranty (:veryangry: ). Although I can get videos onto it (i convert them using ITunes) they wont play any sound. I've been through all the options and can't find anything! Anyone else had this problem?? If so, how do I fix it? Thanks in advance! FUDGExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:kiss:

Omg.. I LOVE this guy... anyone else here who's a big fan of the Andy Milonakis show? :P I kill myself laughing when I watch it, seriously... it's so damn funny :lol: He has invented a whole new way of making tv, it's bloody hilarious. Anyone knows him? What d'ya think of him? Tell me here. I love that fat kid. XD

Now this channel is free, did anyone watch it under subscription. Were the films they showed any good? Blockbusters etc?

Saw it this weekend. This is definitely not your typical thriller movie! I watched the entire thing through my fingers. :stunned: Has anybody else gone to see it?

So what do ya'll think of this lovely movie? I'm watchin it right now and its not too bad. What do the rest of you think of it?

This was a really good show, very addictive. David Lynch is one of my favorite directors, and so, walking around in a movie store, found myself buying the first season on DVD. After the first two episodes I was hooked. It's a very entertaining and challengingly complex look at small-town American life, and the subtle, but omni-present eeriness that is just lurking in the corner of your eye. It draws on all of the themes Lynch brought up in his movie career, and I really think it works well in the TV show format. No wonder it got audiences hooked back in 1990, and even today with me. It's a timeless, and somewhat challenging show (with David Lynch, what isn't?). It's a…

Bush issues first veto, nixes stem cell bill Says measure ‘crosses a moral boundary’ society needs to respect The Associated Press Updated: 2:55 p.m. ET July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON - President Bush cast the first veto of his 5-1/2-year presidency Wednesday, rejecting legislation to ease limits on federal funding for research on stem cells obtained from embryos. "This bill would support the taking of innocent human life of the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our society needs to respect, so I vetoed it," Bush said at a White House event where he was surrounded by 18 families who "adopted" frozen embryos that were not u…

A microchip which can store information like a hard drive has been unveiled by US company Freescale. The chip, called magnetoresistive random-access memory (Mram), maintains data by relying on magnetic properties rather than an electrical charge. One analyst told the Associated Press news agency that the chip was the most significant development in computer memory for a decade. Mram chips could find their way into many different electronic devices. The benefit of Mram chips is that they will hold information after power has been switched off. Freescale has been producing the four-megabit Mram chips at an Arizona factory for two months to build up levels of stock. …

does anybody know of any good free dvd rippers. so i can rip the songs from my dvds. please post a link if you can. thnxs

Is it coming soon? In my opinion, yes. If Iran starts getting involved in all this conflict with Israel I think all hell will break loose.... :o

Wes Anderson in my opinion is the best director around. He hasn't done many movies but the ones he has done are brilliant - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic. All quirky and fun with great soundtracks. Has anyone here seen any of them and if so what is your favourite? I love The Royal Tenenbaums but they are all great.

This is ABCs answer to Rockstar, American Idol, and Big Brother all in one.... I happen to stumble upon this show tonight (the premier) and let me just say.... everyone on this show sucks ass.. ok maybe not completely.. but the mics on the show were all off tune! Too low.. some were too high.... the band over powered almost every vocalist!! Its just cheezy. The Judges are Andre Harrell, Kara DioGuardi, Mark Hudson (I think his name is Mark) anyhoo.... its such a rip off of Rockstar that its laughable.... I think this show is gonna tank.. but then again, Bush did manage to get re-elected so, anything can happen. :lol:

I was just woundering if anyone else likes Star Wars, because I feel I am the only one here that does.