How We See The World

Just wanted to start a thread for this, since they will of course going to be the most epic movies of 2012 and 2013. :awesome: Martin Freeman is going to play Bilbo Baggins. There are a series of production videos being posted every few months by Peter Jackson, the first of which is this: [ame= ] [/ame] DISCUSS THE EPICNESS.

For those on Fibre optic, do you get any issues at all with it? like your connection dropping out at random times?

The storm was so powerful that it washed large ships ashore in the city of Tacloban Typhoon Haiyan: Thousands feared dead in Philippines Around 10,000 people may have died in just one area of the Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, according to officials. One of the worst storms on record, it destroyed homes, schools and an airport in the eastern city of Tacloban. Neighbouring Samar island was also badly affected, with reports of 300 people dead and 2,000 missing. The Philippine government has so far only confirmed the deaths of 151 people throughout the country, but hundreds of thousands have been displaced. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports that the sc…

I just started Christmas break, so I'm looking to read a good book (or book series). I need suggestions! What books have you guys read recently that you enjoyed? Any genre, size or author that you'd suggest! :)

'27 dead' in Connecticut primary school shooting Children were crying and holding hands as they were escorted out of school by teachers As many as 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut, US media say. At least a dozen children are among the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the Associated Press reported. Earlier, the gunman was reported to have been killed and at least three people were taken to hospital. A news conference is imminent and the state Governor Dannell Malloy is on his way. Police arrived at the school soon after 09:40 local time (14:40 GMT…

NBCs New Show Community with Joel McHale from The Soup Comes on tonight on NBC so be sure you watch it

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCrpB9jo_Q]Cook ready for Ashes showdown - YouTube[/ame] Ashes 2013: England captain Alastair Cook prepared England captain Alastair Cook has told his players to be ready for an almighty tussle when the Ashes series against Australia gets under way on Wednesday. England are favourites to win their third Ashes in a row, a feat they have not achieved since 1956. Ahead of the Trent Bridge Test, Cook said: "Australia have fantastic players and it will be one heck of a battle. "Every Ashes series I have played in is always intense and that is what we have got to prepare ourselves for." Cook, 28, who will be captaining …

I searched for a Wattpad thread and haven't seen one being created. (If one's already created, merge plox? :3 ) Anyways, post your Wattpad here! :dance: For those who doesn't know what Wattpad is, it's basically a website that allows you to post up your pieces of literature. I already posted up some of my poetry and Rezzy Leon stories. :D

Top Gear Did anyone see the first episode in the new series of Top Gear tonight? I love this show so much and it's good to see it back again. Playing football with a big massive ball and little Toyotas (as the players... :rolleyes: ) Great tv!! :cool:

Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Brazilians celebrate at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio Brazil has been named as the host nation for the 2014 football World Cup. The South American country was the only one bidding to host the tournament which was due to be staged on the continent under Fifa's rotation system. Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "Soccer is more than a sport for us, it's a national passion." Brazil, who has won the tournament a record five times, has held the World Cup once before, in 1950, when they lost 2-1 in the final to Uruguay. It is the first time the World Cup is being held in South America since Argentin…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95 <a href="http://t.co/uUQOB2F4x7">pic.twitter.com/uUQOB2F4x7</a></p>— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/statuses/408713958816624641">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transiti…

Who's watching? Just 1 of you will do.

Eight people are now confirmed to have died after a police helicopter crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow city centre. Three people inside the helicopter and five people inside The Clutha were killed after the Police Scotland aircraft came down at 22:30 on Friday. A further 14 people are being treated for "very serious injuries" in hospitals across the city. A major investigation is under way and the Air Accidents Investigations Branch will conduct an inquiry into the crash. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25165894 R.I.P.

Seattle man who few knew was wealthy donates almost $188 million to charity following his death (WXYZ) - Seattle Children's Hospital, the University of Washington School of Law and the Salvation Army have announced the identity of the unlikely man who donated them his $187.6 million estate. The donation came from Jack McDonald, a lawyer who died in September at 98. McDonald is described as a frugal man who clipped coupons, bargain hunted and used his senior bus pass to save money, all while using his ability to pick stocks to help grow his family's trust with an eye towards donating the money to charity for the benefit of generations to come. In fact, …

Anyone remember it? Some links for anyone who has either forgotten or is unfortunate enough to have never seen the show: Jazz Club: Competitive Dad: Brilliant Kid: http://youtu.be/HJDzbapWrU0 Those were some of my favourites but there are many others, and I'd strongly recommend scouring the internet for random snippets of the show if you haven't already! So, is there anyone here who watched this show, even if it was ages ago?

Why the hell isn't there a thread on him yet?

Bitcoins are becoming more popular as a method of payment online Major Bitcoin theft from website, claims owner A man who ran an online "wallet service" for storing Bitcoins has claimed hackers stole virtual currency from his site worth more than one million Australian dollars. The Australian man said 4,100 Bitcoins (US$1.04m, £650,000) were taken in two separate attacks. He said he would not report the theft to police as Bitcoin transactions are virtually impossible to trace. This has led some users to speculate whether it was an "inside job". In a radio interview with ABC News the man, who only used his online name TradeFortress, denied being involved. The …

Early Obamacare Data To Signal How Many Americans Are Still Waiting To Enroll WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will release healthcare enrollment numbers for Obamacare's rocky October rollout this week that could be more important for what they fail to say, than for what they do. President Barack Obama's Democratic administration, which is under intense pressure from Republicans to release the data, has signaled that the total will be low after weeks of technical problems with the federal website, HealthCare.gov. But that will only underscore the huge number of people believed to be waiting for a chance to obtain benefits, according t…

Does anyone else watch this show? I just got the first season for xmas and I love it.

October 30, 2012 Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm By Heather Hust Rivera, The Walt Disney Company Great news! The Force is coming to Disney! Bob Iger just announced that The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm – the global entertainment company founded by George Lucas and the home of the legendary Star Wars franchise. In addition to getting the rights to one of the greatest family franchises and epic stories of all time, Disney is also acquiring all of Lucasfilm’s operating businesses – including Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound. Did you know? The Star Wars universe now has more than 17,000 characters inhabiting several thousand planets …

I have chosen to create a new JAPAN thread called NEWS IN RELATION TO THE JAPAN QUAKE AND ENSUING TSUNAMI ON 11 MARCH 2011. But the original thread "MASSIVE QUAKE AND TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN" contained so much interesting info and articles so I have asked Ian to recreate the original thread, and he would ask his brother, the technical administrator, to do so. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL JAPAN THREAD (that disappeared and should be recreated again): (I can search and find the thread, but I cannot get access to the original thread - I hope that this changes soon) JAPAN (from text-TV on Danish TV2 News plus DR1): The Japanese utility, Chubu Electric (Powe…

Love this show. Anybody else a fan?

Sky blocks access to Pirate Bay Sky has become the third internet service provider to prevent its users accessing file sharing site The Pirate Bay.

I can't actually wait til next week's show where the guest captain replacing Bill Bailey is Stephen Fry :laugh3: So does anybody else watch this Comedy based panel show based loosly on music?

So , me , my favorite hockey player in the NHL is Tomas Plekanec and Sheldon Souray even if it is not the best by way of defender, but for what there is shootings, it is the best !!!!!!;)