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Christmas should be 'downgraded' to be equal to other religious festivals, says top think tank Last updated at 15:36pm on 31st October 2007 Comments (11) National celebration: But could Christmas soon be 'downgraded'? Labour's favourite think tank was ridiculed today after it cast doubt on the celebration of Christmas. In a call for a more multi-cultural Britain, the Institute of Public Policy Research said if we can't get rid of Christmas then we must mark other big religious festivals too. But shadow communities secretary Baroness Warsi hit out at the leaked report which also called for Parliament and the monarchy to be stripped of Chr…

Is anything safe to eat? Cancer report adds bacon, ham and drink to danger list By JENNY HOPE - More by this author » Last updated at 10:32am on 1st November 2007 Comments (18) Fat watch: A woman tucks into a juicy beef steak A bombshell report yesterday blamed putting on weight, alcohol and a whole range of everyday foods for causing cancer. Consumers were told to curb drinking, avoid processed meats - including bacon, ham and sausages - and cut their intake of red meat and salt. Even supposedly healthy fruit and vegetables were said to offer only "limited" protection against the disease. Read more... 'Fit towns': Latest government plan…

peeps, i need your help :D what's the slang word for a pound? I think i knew it, but have forgotten it. :confused: what about ... not working our flat is empty, as usual Underground Anyway, thge answer's no. ahem, these are the main things i'm having some troubles with, i could "translate" the others. thanks for help! ;)

I feel like showing off. I'm using firefox's default theme. But the extensions are what make it cool. I have no status bar because that's integrated in the address bar. Also there are no ads using filterset g. googlebar is handy of course and I get to simplify my menu. something I like to do cuz I'm a super nerd. these are my extensions I'm too lazy to type Here are my customized file, tools and context menus

w00t! so i made this thread long time ago, and today im bumping it because it's happening AGAIN, eric is older :cry: or he will be next monday .wacko: so everyone should get ready to celebrate his oldness :wacky:

do you celebrate it? I know it's typical from USA... but here every year more people celebrate it too (I guess it's just an excuse for getting free candies for the kids and partying).. I'm going to a party anyway :wacky:

Goodbye old girl, how the loss of a man's best friend effects one dog lover By BRUCE FOGLE - More by this author » Last updated at 21:44pm on 31st October 2007 Comments At the moment, I am unanchored. Emotionally adrift. Not because my marriage has hit the skids, or because my children are unwell. I haven't lost my job. I'm not even moving home. My mind's in a stew for a banal, some of you might say a really trivial, reason: my dog died. It's not that my dog was anything particularly special. She was a family dog, a six-year-old female golden retriever, one of the umpteen dogs you might see every day being exercised by their owners. But she was my dog, a …

I was watching the telly a few mins ago and they asked a question that I had never thought about... and I think it's pretty interesting. Imagine that your partner was betraying you. Who would you prefer he/she did it with, I mean, with someone of the same sex than your partner or someone of the opposite one? you know, guys, I feel really curiosity for your replies. :wink:

guess hu has survived another year ladies nd gentle put your hands together for my freind jared:shocked2:

ok we all seen in text books how fossils are made... a dead animal get covered by sand and gradually...blah blah blah... but i have a question....? how then do we get fossils of fish??? now for all of u who think this is the same process keep this in mind... what happens to a dead fish... it floats... also if u leave a dead animal out side doesn't it get eaten??? and if its eaten how dose its skin stay preserved in a fossil? next question.... how come there are fossils of fish eating fish (http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/Green_River_Formation_Fish/Aspiration/asp1007.JPG)... there was even one of a dinosaur giving birth..... there is no way u can t…

Have you ever been so F-ed up that...you know you got a ton of sh*t to do but you're in no mood to do it, other thoughts invade and conqur your mind, you feel useless in life and feel like you're living a nightmare, and you feel like doing something awful just to see you hurt or feel the pain?

I am sometimes, just because I don't feel like speaking out, but whenever I'm in the mood I can express myself and leave everyone else shocked, because they're the ones trying to end the whole deal. I'm unstoppable.

Parents of fat children to get warning letter from the government By AMAR SINGH - More by this author » Last updated at 10:06am on 22nd October 2007 Parents of clinically obese five-year-olds will be sent warning letters under a new government scheme. The notifications will be part of a tough new stance to tackle rising levels of obesity, following a national initiative to weigh all children in schools. Ministers including Health Secretary Alan Johnson are preparing to face accusations of stigmatising fat children over the plan but believe it is in the children's best interest if a problem is formally brought to the attention of their parents. The Gov…

What is your favorite exotic animal.I think mine are camels because they are so dumb looking. Hahaha!! Check out this video to see what I mean.

If I made a £500,000 note and try to pass it off as real money would it be classed as counterfeit? Answer tomorrow

is it just me or has the multimedia section disappeard!?! ARGGH i knew the day would come--i'm going mad- i'm freaking out ................... ....or perhaps i just haven't been here in a while

Not buying the whole public emotional breakdown thing for a second. Just seemed so contrived to me: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x38lfe_crying-ellen-degeneres-comedy-versi_news

...says Jo Rowling: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm What do you think? Should she have said this or not? Is it good or bad that she didn't include this explicitly in the books? And who else in the series could be gay..? On a sidenote: (copyright @ Slinkers.deviantart.com)

I havent, I wouldnt mind though if it was conveinant. I know some of you have, well at least some of you that used to be here. Daryl met Noni. Jewel and Doogie have met (EDIT) but DID NOT GET MARRIED. My bad.

Well what was your first post you made on the forum? Was it a "Hi, my name is bob, I come from the Moon and I love Coldplay" style of post? Or was it something different?

how often do you usually go out, as in going to clubs or bars or sth. and where do you usually go? i just started going to uni and loads of students go out all the time. like four times a week or something.:thinking: i've got no idea how they can actually afford it because most of them dont really work. i do enjoy going out but i hardly ever do it during the week because theres no point in going to uni AT ALL if you're unable to follow the lecture. so i'd rather stay at home if i got home at three in the morning the day before. i've gone out on a thursday quite a few times though because its a really good night out and drinks are far cheaper than on saturday. plus i …

http://www.hmv.com/getdiscovered The winners of the hmv.com 'get discovered' contest will get the opportunity to record a track in the world famous Abbey Road Studios and have it released as a single* in time for the race for the Christmas No.1 spot. The winners will also have their track promoted in their local hmv store and perform live at hmv's flag ship store in Oxford Street, London. *the single will be released digitally only who can enter? Any unsigned band or artist can enter into the competition. The band/artist must have at least one recorded song (of any quality!) and a website (that should rock hard!). All bands/artists must be from the UK. :)

Go for it buddy!!!!! :nice:

Revealed: Resisting chocolate just makes you want more, say psychologists By DAVID WILKES - More by this author » Last updated at 23:13pm on 21st October 2007 For those keen to lose weight, cutting out chocolate would seem to be common sense. But banishing all thoughts of chocolate could actually end up making you fatter. Psychologists have discovered that those who try to stop thinking about chocolate eat nearly 50 per cent more than than those who have a more liberal approach to their craving. Scroll down for more... Giving in: Firm resolve can backfire (Posed by model) They say it could explain why some women are prone to…