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A-level results 2010: A-level pass rate rises to 97.6% A-level pass rate rises for 28th year, sparking intense battle for university places (37) Tweet this (96) Comments (147) Jeevan Vasagar, education editor guardian.co.uk, Thursday 19 August 2010 09.30 BST Article history Students celebrate g…

Well, the World Cup is over :( Now that we're feeling a little empty, I realized we needed a Libertadores Cup thread. I know, a bit late, but better late than never! SEMI-FINALS Guadalajara 3 x 1 Universidad de Chile Guadalajara's home: 1-1, 27/07/10. Universidad de Chile's home: 0-2 03/08/10. Internacional 2 x 2 São Paulo (away goal rule) Internacional's home: 1-0, 28/07/10. São Paulo's home: 2-1, 05/08/10. FINALS: Internacional 5 x 3 Guadalajara Guadalajara's home: 1-2, 11/08/10. Internacional's home: 3-2, 18/08/10. Congratulations INTERNACIONAL, winner of Libertadores Cup 2010!!

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Is there something wrong with it? D: The first time it happened I unplugged it with manually turning it off or something and I was like ok, I won't do that anymore. The second time i just plugged it in to my mom's (dying) computer to let it charge and it did it and I was like ok, I won't do that anymore either. And just this morning I put it to charge in my computer, manually ejected it AND IT'S IN RECOVERY MODE. What is this crap?

Mr Schmidt said society needed to think about the consequences of having so much data online Young people may one day have to change their names in order to escape their previous online activity, Google boss Eric Schmidt has warned. Mr Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal he feared they did not understand the consequences of having so much personal information about them online. The firm has been busy bolstering its social networking presence recently. Google has acquired Slide and Jambool, two firms specialising in providing services for social networks. Slide is a gaming firm, whilst Jambool provides virtual currencies and payments. Google has also reportedly i…

Singer in Germany's top girl band facing jail as she admits having sex with men without telling them she had HIV By Allan Hall Last updated at 4:24 PM on 16th August 2010 Comments (93) Add to My Stories A singer with Germany's top girl band apologised in court today for having sex with men without telling them she carried the virus that causes Aids. Mother-of-one Nadja Benaissa, 28, told justices at the District Court of Darmstadt, 'I am sorry with all my heart.' She said she was 'careless during those days' and admitted she did not tell her sex partners about her condition. 'I am sorry with all my heart': Nadja Benaissa, singer of Germa…

If you haven't seen it...you must have been living under a very sturdy rock! anyway it is, in my opinion, the greatest comedy around right now.. So let's discuss some conchords shall we!? :D (Post updated)

...................now has her own thread. :smug: Discuss .

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY - New York State's new Leandra's Law is about to get even tougher on drunk drivers. It's the latest tool to stop intoxicated people from getting behind the wheel. The second phase of Leandra's Law calls for the mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device, which is designed to keep your car from starting, if you've been drinking. The monitoring system measures the amount of alcohol in your system, after you blow into the mouthpiece. Ignition Interlock of Erie County Company owner John Fasciana held a demonstration today for members of the local media, using Listerine mouthwash which contains a small amount of alcohol. Authorities say don…

As computer power gets cheaper it gets easier to crack passwords, suggests research. The growing use of graphics cards as surrogate supercomputers could spell trouble for users of short passwords. Researchers say the growing number of processors on graphics cards will soon make it trivial for them to crack short passwords. A password of seven characters or less will soon be "hopelessly inadequate" they claim. The researchers suggest passwords should be at least 12 characters long to be safe. A team led by Richard Boyd from the Georgia Tech Research Institute has been investigating what effect the number-crunching power of modern graphics cards could have on the …

From bare knuckle to bare everything: 102 thrillseekers strip off to break the naked rollercoaster world record By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:58 PM on 8th August 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories From bare nipples to white knuckles - more than 100 thrill-seekers rode a rollercoaster naked today. The 102 enthusiasts bared all to take their seats on the Green Scream rollercoaster at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Organisers were hoping they had broken a new record after 32 attempted the same feat in 2004 at Alton Towers, in Staffordshire. Enlarge Thrill seekers ride naked on the Green Scream roller coaster at Southend pleasure pa…

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Has one of the world's deadliest spiders been found in Britain? 'Funnel web' spotted outside a garden shed in Gloucester By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:06 PM on 8th August 2010 Comments (14) Add to My Stories One of the deadliest spiders in the world has been captured on camera in the wild in Britain - outside a garden shed in Goucester. Les Fryer, 71, saw a highly poisonous funnel-web - the first time the species has ever been found in Britain. The pensioner spotted the killer arachnid after visiting his garden shed to get his lawn mower and wife's bicycle. Creepy crawly: Video taken by Les Fryer from Brockworth of what he b…

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Lotto lout Michael Carroll sells his wrecked party mansion... for a loss of £600,000 By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:41 PM on 9th August 2010 Comments (137) Add to My Stories This is the foul wreckage inside Lotto lout Michael Carroll's dream home which he has just been forced to sell making a staggering £600,000 loss. The 27-year-old former bin man, who won £9.7million on the Lottery eight years ago, trashed his Norfolk mansion during years of drug-fuelled parties. Carroll, who paid £340,000 for the five-bed home named The Grange, shelled out another £400,000 on an extension, pool, jacuzzi and refurbishment. Wreckage: …

I don't care what other people think - he's the greatest thing to come out of Hollywood EVER! Jaws, Close Encounters, E.T, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan- ARRGGHHH he's just too bloody good and that's just scraping the surface! This thread is to discuss his movies, heck you can even discuss the ones he's produced! Just like to state that for me his top 3 movies are - 1. Schindler's List 2. Duel 3. Saving Private Ryan About time the great man got a Coldplaying Appreciation thread!

Is she hot? I can't decide. Sometimes she's just really weird-looking. :(

Generation of Brits condemned to early graves by junk food, drink and cigarettes, warns leading GP By Sophie Borland Last updated at 6:50 PM on 8th August 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Stark warning: Professor Steve Field, Chairman of the Royal College of GPs has critised Britons for their irresponsible attitude to health Britain's top GP has accused the public of condemning itself to an early grave through soaring rates of obesity, binge drinking and smoking. In a scathing attack, Professor Steve Field said Britons have a reckless attitude to health which is causing increased incidence of illness and death. In a scathing at…

Can the humble pea grow anywhere? A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung. Ron Sveden had been battling emphysema for months when his condition deteriorated. He was steeling himself for a cancer diagnosis when X-rays revealed the growth in his lung. Doctors believe that Mr Sveden ate the pea at some point, but it "went down the wrong way" and sprouted. "One of the first meals I had in the hospital after the surgery had peas for the vegetable. I laughed to myself and ate them," Mr Sveden told a local Boston TV reporter. Mr Sveden said the plant was about…

Tiger Woods unconscious for SIX minutes after car crash outside home following 'row with wife' By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 9:30 AM on 28th November 2009 Comments (71) Add to My Stories Tiger Woods was unconscious for six minutes following a mysterious car crash outside his Florida home yesterday after reportedly arguing with his wife. The world number one golfer first hit a fire hydrant then smashed into a neighbour's tree moments after leaving his £24million Orlando mansion during the early hours. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Woods was left unconscious for six minutes but breathing before coming round. …

Caught on camera: Customer goes 'McMental' after being told she can't have chicken nuggets for breakfast By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:39 PM on 10th August 2010 Comments (54) Add to My Stories A McDonalds customer has been caught on CCTV attacking two restaurant workers after she is told there are no Chicken McNuggets on the breakfast menu. Melodi Dushane, 25, can be seen driving up to a Drive-Thru window at a restaurant in Toledo, Ohio, with a neighbour about 6:30am, and casually ordering some food. When told, equally as casually, that the nuggets are not available on the breakfast menu, Dushane begins to lose her temper. Sc…

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