How We See The World

This is the new logo for the 2012 Olympics. The "iconic brand" was a year in the making and the designers hope it will go some way to helping bring in the £2bn needed to host the games in London. But the design is likely to spark some public debate. The bold, jagged emblem is based on the date "2012" comes in a series of very bright shades of pink, blue, green and orange in a modern take on the Olympic colours. The word "London" and the Olympic rings are included in the first two digits. "It has a movement to it and it will evolve and change," a London 2012 spokeswoman said. London 2012 organising committee chairman Seb Coe said: "This is the visi…

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_5EKQSK-8]YouTube - STUDENT PROTESTS IN LONDON U.K. TURN VIOLENT 10/11/2010 (MIRROR)[/ame] There have been violent scenes as tens of thousands of people protested against plans to treble tuition fees and cut university funding in England. Demonstrators stormed a building in Westminster housing the Conservative Party head quarters, smashed windows and got on to the roof. Outside, a crowd of thousands surged as placards and banners were set on fire and missiles were thrown. Student leaders condemned the violence as "despicable". They say about 50,000 people took part in a march through Westminster earlier. A stand-off…

I am using Win XP, and it comes with a firewall, which I have never really done anything with. A friend got a virus, even though he had Norton on his system, and later was told that a firewall would have helped him. I heard that if you are using free anti-virus, that it is better to use the free Zonealarm firewall then the WinXP firewall. Is it because the Zonealarm firewall is more user friendly? If so, that would be my best bet because I am still learning my way around the internet... Is there anyone out there who knows how to make their pc more secure? I would be greatful for any help. I dont want to get hacked or my computer to get a virus...:o

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour has apologised for climbing on to the Cenotaph during Thursday's tuition fees demonstration. Charlie Gilmour, 21, a history student at Girton College, Cambridge, could be questioned by police after he was photographed swinging from a flagpole on the monument. A 19-year-old has already been questioned about damage to the Cenotaph. Mr Gilmour said he was "mortified" by his "moment of idiocy". He added that he wanted to express his "deepest apologies for the terrible insult to the thousands of people who died bravely for our country", and said he did not realise what the monument was. The musician adopted Charlie upon mar…

Miley Cyrus Video -- Partying with a Bong 12/10/2010 1:00 AM PST by TMZ Staff Miley Cyrus celebrated her 18th birthday by experimenting with a bong and catching a case of the giggles -- but sources say she was not smoking marijuana. http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/10/miley-cyrus-video-bong-hit-smoking-salvia-herb-pyschedelic-birthday-party-hannah-montana/?mediaKey=cd38f2e1-b065-4ac7-83ea-ede345b69300&isShareURL=true The video was shot during a party at Miley's L.A. area home 5 days after her 18th birthday. According to a source connected with Miley ... the smoke filling the bong is a natural herb called salvia which has psyche…

Ten deaths raise fears of a new swine flu epidemic By Jo Macfarlane Last updated at 1:25 AM on 12th December 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Health Protection Agency (HPA) officials have confirmed the H1N1 virus is circulating again this winter Ten people have died after contracting the swine flu virus in the past six weeks. Health Protection Agency (HPA) officials have confirmed the H1N1 virus that caused last year’s global pandemic is circulating again this winter. The deaths have occurred across England and most of those affected, although not all, had underlying health problems before coming into contact with the virus…

if my computer has no place for plugging in a mic, is there anything I can do? :freak: I feel as though this is a stupid question. :|

Safe Standing Bill launched in Parliament 8th December 2010 Don Foster MP, former Liberal Democrats sports spokesman, has launched a bid to allow safe standing to be introduced into football grounds in England and Wales. Speaking yesterday the Bath MP launched his Safe Standing Bill by telling Parliament that there was no evidence to show that properly designed standing areas were inherently unsafe. You can contact your MP to let them know you back the bill via this link. See more on the FSF’s Safe Standing campaign here. The bill would give all football clubs “the freedom to build, or maintain existing, safe standing sections in their stadia i…

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to China dissident Liu Xiaobo Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been named the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Making the announcement in Oslo, Nobel Committee president Thorbjoern Jagland said Mr Liu was "the foremost symbol of the wide-ranging struggle for human rights in China". Mr Liu's wife and some Western nations have called for his immediate release. China said the award was a violation of Nobel principles and could damage relations with Norway. Mr Jagland admitted he knew the choice would be controversial. He told local television before the announcement: "You'll understand when you hear the name." 'Curtaile…

Anyone else like them? Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3K for short) was a tv show on a few years back where an old movie was made fun of by robots in the "audience" at the bottom of the screen. This is one of my favorite episodes, I can't find the whole thing but only a "best of" on Youtube. [ame= ] [/ame] The show was taken off the air, and they now do "Rifftrax". Basically, you buy the movie, and then buy and download the commentary from their site. Or, if you are cheap like me, you watch more "best of"s from Youtube. They've riffed most new movies and the more famous older ones, like The Sixth Sense. Some examples: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?…

Pretty sad stuff, eh? She was improving. :\

Christian B&B owners sued for discrimination after refusing to allow gay couple share a double bed By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:18 PM on 7th December 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The Christian owners of a seaside guesthouse are being sued in a landmark case - for refusing to allow a gay couple to share a double bed. Devout Peter and Hazelmary Bull refused to let civil partners Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy use a double room because it would be ‘an affront to their faith’. They operate a strict policy which only allows married heterosexual couples to share rooms at their B&B in Cornwall. The gay couple cl…

I did not know if i should post this at Lounge Section, but i think it will be fine here since its a photo project, its called 365 Project. Called like this because the idea here is to post one pic during 365 days, can be either taken with your cell phone, camera, whatever .. just post something that you describes your day or you think its funny.. nevermind..use your imagination and maybe you will find that you are better at shooting than you ever thought! here is more info about it http://365project.org/ feel free to follow me :) http://365project.org/bluespider/365

James Naughtie: veteran Radio 4 Today presenter in 'Jeremy Hunt' on-air gaffe James Naughtie, the veteran Today programme presenter, lost his composure on the BBC Radio 4 show after he stumbled over the pronunciation of Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary. Image 1 of 3 Veteran Today programme presenter James Naughtie Photo: REX FEATURES …

The TV series I mean :P, I think it deserves a thread of its own. Reviews [ATTACH]22425[/ATTACH] By ROBERT ABELE Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:00 pm It’s a breezily simple story to explain: 2006 cop becomes 1973 cop. Detective Sam Tyler (John Simm) is a smart-suited, sensitively hip Manchester crime fighter with the latest technological advances in perp tracking at his disposal. But when a car hits him one day during the hunt for a serial killer, he wakes up a policeman in a very different world: one of wide lapels and sideburns, crackly radios instead of cell phones, unchecked police brutality and the blaring sounds of The …

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf2rBHceL7k]YouTube - Continental guilty in Concorde crash trial[/ame] Continental 'responsible' for Concorde crash in 2000 A Paris court has said Continental Airlines was "criminally responsible" for the crash of a Concorde supersonic jet 10 years ago, and fined it 200,000 euros (£170,000). It has also been ordered to pay 1m euros to the jet's operator Air France. A Continental mechanic, John Taylor, was given a 15-month suspended prison sentence over the crash. Continental has said it will appeal, saying the verdict is "absurd" and "only protects French interests". Another airline operative, Stanley Ford, and…

Footage has been released of an off duty policeman rescuing a man who fell onto the tracks moments before a train arrived. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmOUYmMZdOY]YouTube - CCTV of dramatic metro station rescue in Madrid[/ame]

So today I turned my iTune on and there was no songs so I don't want to re-upload everything if there's a cetain way to bring it back! ps: no update was made and I have iTunes 10.00

Anyone else PUMPED?! :dance:

Camp coffins prove a hit with gay Germans Undertakers in Cologne offer coffins adorned with images of male nudes and coffins and urns in rainbow colours Friday 19 November 2010 Hohenzollem bridge and Cologne cathedral. Gay residents of the German city can now buy coffins in rainbow colours. Photograph: Corbis Two undertakers in the north-western German city of Cologne are trying to tap into the gay market by selling coffins adorned with images of male nudes. The prize piece in their display window is a €1,650 coffin decorated with images of mostly naked, muscular young men…

in this thread you can talk about Harry Potter : the books , the movies and the games i have read all the books myself :)

Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 84. He died in hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was being treated for pneumonia, his agent John S Kelly said. Canadian-born Nielsen started out as a serious actor but in 1980, his role as a hapless doctor in the disaster spoof film Airplane! made him a comic star. In all, he appeared in more than 100 films and had a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. "With his friends and his wife by his side, he just fell asleep and passed away," his nephew Doug Nielsen said, the AFP news agency reported. Born in the Canadian city of Regina in 1926, Leslie Nielsen enjoyed…

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzoZmf8YsME]YouTube - Miners missing after New Zealand explosion[/ame] Up to 27 miners are trapped underground after an explosion ripped through a coal mine on New Zealand's South Island The blast took place at the Pike River Coal mine, 160 miles west of Christchurch. The mine's management said up to 27 workers were trapped by the explosion and that two men, who were in a separate part of the mine, had managed to find their way out. Peter Whittall, the mine's chief executive, said that the two men had returned to the surface and they were being interviewed to try and determine the full extent of the incident. The me…

Hi guys Looking for a stereo which I will be able to play my ipod touch on and preferrably one that recharges as it sits in the stereo? Any suggestions? Found this one on amazon which looks really good. Only problem is I don't know if it recharges the ipod. [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/iHome-IP1E-Fidelity-Speaker-System/dp/B002NVDLGO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1291039602&sr=1-1]iHome IP1E High Fidelity Speaker System for iPhone and: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics[/ame] Advice would be really appreciated! Thanks!

Fifa executives Ricardo Teixeira (l), Issa Hayatou and Nicolas Leoz ® Panorama: Three Fifa World Cup officials took bribes Three senior Fifa officials who will vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids took bribes in the 1990s, according to the BBC's Panorama. Nicolas Leoz, Issa Hayatou and Ricardo Teixeira took the money from a sport marketing firm awarded lucrative World Cup rights, the programme alleges. The alleged bribes are included in a confidential document listing 175 payments totalling about $100m (£64m). The three men did not respond to Panorama's allegations. Fifa, world football's governing body, also declined interview requests to address the alle…