How We See The World

The Freedom Tower is the planned centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex in New York City, whose predecessors were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Tower

BSkyB has won three of six packages giving it the right to broadcast English Premier League football games. The winners of the six different match packages will be able to show games for three years starting in 2007. BSkyB currently has exclusive rights, but a deal between the Premier League and the EU means other broadcasters get access to live Premiership coverage. The remaining TV rights will now go to a second round of bidding. Setanta, an Irish broadcaster, has said it may bid. Cable broadcaster NTL, BT Group and ITV have also been named as prospective bidders for the remaining three packages. A second round of bidding for the final three TV rights packages wi…

Sorry Billy, I'm not taking the mick out of you, more the media and their millions of articles about unusual baby names. Source of quote - http://www.starpulse.com

Ign is reporting that the PS3 will come out in november and it will cost around 400 dollars, which is a lot less than what some people predicted. Sony has not confirmed this report, but I hope its true. I think it is.

Developers behind Manchester's Beetham Tower, said to be Europe's tallest residential building, are celebrating it reaching full height. The building now stands 171m (561ft) and 47 storeys above the city centre. A five-star Hilton hotel will occupy the first 23 floors and apartments fill the other 24. Tower architect Ian Simpson will live in the penthouse. A topping out ceremony was taking place on Wednesday, marking the completion of Beetham's highest point. The development, which stands at the crossroads of Deansgate, Great Bridgewater Street and Liverpool Road, is a glass tower that will be the highest residential development in Europe. The UK's talle…

Just feel that this very funny 'sketch' show needs a thread where people can gather to chat about what they love...or hate about this programme on channel 4. Ive just recently perCHASED season one which i must say is dangeriously funny and could cause you a hernia from laughing too much that is, not just by watching it! put you straight there...not that being bent is wrong just so you understand! (that was my dr statham bit there....oh i need a life) - if you watch this programme you will look like this :lol: - if you DONT watch this programme you will look like this :( - if you watch this programme and find it crude and offencive then you will look like t…

Reports say the FA have offered the job to Scolari!!!i'm excited...he's won the World Cup with Brazil and got to the Euro 2004 final with Portugal!!!

The Hidden History of the Iraq War Critics April 14th, 2006 “The plan has been through the combatant commanders, it has been through the National Security Council process. General Myers and General Pace (chairman and vice-chairman, Joint Chiefs) and others, including this individual, have seen it in a variety of iterations. When asked by the president or by me, the military officers who’ve reviewed it have all said they thought it was an excellent plan. I stand by the plan…I think it’s a brilliant plan.” Donald Rumsfeld on the plan for Operation Iraq Freedom, March 30, 2003 NewsHour. We are in the midst of a spring offensive by Iraq war plan critics suc…

4-2 again! In the UEFA Cup final :cool: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/live_text/default.stm

Five suspected nail bombs put west London on major alert, before a woman walked into a police station claiming they were her "works of art". Police helicopters and bomb squad officers were scrambled to Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith on Wednesday morning, to examine the packages. Some of the packages were cardboard boxes containing soft toys and training shoes with nails sticking out of them. A 36-year-old local woman was held on suspicion of causing a public nuisance. She has since been released on bail. The emergency services were called to the area shortly after 0800 GMT. BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said the packages - cardboard…

Liverpool fans vandalised Old Trafford football ground during their victorious FA Cup semi final match against Chelsea on Sunday, it has emerged. Fans ripped out seats and scrawled graffiti praising the serial killer Harold Shipman inside the ground. A spokesman for the Football Association confirmed it was talking to Greater Manchester Police and Manchester United about the incident. Workmen are trying to repair affected areas before the next home game. The FA have agreed to pay for the damage as they organised the event. It is understood Manchester United tried to lobby the FA to urge them not to hold the match at 1715 BST, to avoid the threat of drunk…

I was really surprised that we still don't have such thread.But if we do and I'm just blind give me the link and close this one, please. It's great.Honestly, it's not too easy to impress me with movie, but I really liked this one, I'm impressed.The real movie, about the meaning of idea.What can people do for idea, how important it is.After watching it you start thinking, what have you done?What have you left in history? Excellent.

I'm SO bored...please discuss something with me to entertain me... Anything...the war in Iraq, problems with Iran, gas prices, President Bush, what you did today, I REALLY don't care...just somebody PLEASE!!!

so people i think i never waited a film like i wait this one... summary: Set in Havana, Cuba, during the 50's, a club owner is caught in the turbulent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the club owner to flee to New York. 9.3/10 (239 votes) :shock: best movie ever? source: http://imdb.com/title/tt0343996/ have anyone seen it? when it's coming out? i'm excited as hell :stunned: TRAILER: http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingmovies/trailer/movie_id_1279.htm or here: http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=lostcity

German WC song http://www.schluempfe.emimusic.de/

Two suicide bombers attacked security personnel and foreign peacekeepers in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, but did not cause any injuries to their targets. The first bomber blew himself up as members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) were passing in a car. A second attacker on a bicycle tried to detonate his bomb near a police car which had gone to the scene. The attacks come two days after a triple bombing on the Sinai resort town of Dahab, which killed 23 people. The MFO is an independent peacekeeping force which has been stationed in Sinai since 1982, following the Egypt-Israeli peace deal. The attacks took place near the MFO headquarters at el…

Three explosions rocked the Egyptian resort city of Dahab at the height of the tourist season Monday night.killing 18 people and wounding 62 at just one hotel [ 12 Egyptions and 6 Tourists died], according to the doctor who runs the Sinai peninsula rescue squad

A pensioner woke to find bare earth in place of her front lawn which had been stolen by opportunistic thieves. Ivy Mizen, 92, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, said she believed the thieves had carted the turf away in a neighbour's wheelie bin. The new lawn had been laid just days before the theft leaving her bungalow fronted by a bare patch of dirt. Managers at the sheltered housing scheme where she lives replaced the stolen turf on Wednesday. As the new turf was laid Mrs Mizen said she was more annoyed than angry. Oldest tenant "They can't be in their right minds to do that sort of thing. No-one in their right minds would steal a lawn - I wouldn't…

Arsenal :)

Does anyone watch this show ???

I am sorry but I am so happy we beat them. We have beaten Manchester United. Yes we have beaten them again. I know a secruity guard in my work place, and he is a Man United fan who has took the total piss out of me for being a city fan for so long. He is gonna get it when I go back to work.

Authors Ali Smith, Zadie Smith and Sarah Waters are in the running for the Orange Prize for Fiction, which celebrates female writing. Six authors have been nominated, with the winner of the top prize of £30,000 being announced on 6 June. Both Zadie Smith's On Beauty and Ali Smith's The Accidental were also nominated for last year's Booker Prize. Australian Carrie Tiffany has been shortlisted for her debut novel Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living. Sarah Waters, whose novel Fingersmith was a previous nominee, sees her fourth book The Night Watch on the Orange shortlist. US author Nicole Krauss is also up for the award with The History of Love, alongsid…

The BBC sports show Grandstand is to come to an end after 48 years. The corporation said the programme will be phased out as part of an overhaul of coverage but sports will still be shown on Saturday afternoons. Grandstand has been presented by the likes of Frank Bough, David Coleman, Des Lynam and Steve Rider. BBC Director General Mark Thompson is expected to announce the changes when he gives details of a review of BBC output on Tuesday. The project is aimed at making sure the BBC's programming and content meets the challenges of the digital, on-demand world. Sports programming on Saturday afternoon originally ran within Grandstand. But in recent y…

Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer has suffered a stroke in the US, his son Joel has confirmed. The 78-year-old was taken to the Cleveland Clinic in Florida on Easter Sunday but has now been discharged. A statement from his son said Mr Glazer's speech was impaired and mobility in his right arm and leg was restricted. Manchester United said Mr Glazer's stroke would not affect the day to day running of the club. "On behalf of the entire Glazer family, I want to thank everyone at the Cleveland Clinic for their outstanding care," said Joel Glazer. "My father's spirits are high and doctors expect his condition to improve with rehabilitation." http://w…

Anyone here seen "Silent Hill?" I saw it and it scared the crap outta me/was the most gory thing I have ever experienced. Oh yeah, also gimme some of your interpretations if you saw it.