Jenjie

that'd be cool, ty :) I think if we only try and salvage the on-topic posts from the other thread, and leave all the jaffa cakes behind. Hopefully, that'll clear the air somewhat.

come on guys. whats done is done. lets stop the arguing. I know where to find the first post of the second thread, so after my pizza, some wine, and a dose of Heroes, I'll start on trying to do a manual unmerge. 170 pages is nothing, right? :p

if you send me the relevant post numbers (think you ought to be able to see them, they're top right corner of the post for me, but I'm not sure if thats an admin feature :confused: ) I can move them into a new thread

so basically, if someone wants to wade their way through all 200 odd pages to let us know which posts were from which thread we can pull them out into separate threads again? :confused:

35p a vote? :\

Coldplay in Tokyo So the excitement continues in this part of the world.. After attending the Grammy’s in L.A., Coldplay arrived in Tokyo last night, to kick off their tour of Japan. It’s hard to believe their energy levels, despite all the travelling! The Japanese crowd gave Coldplay a warm welcome - 16′000 crammed into the Saitama Super Arena. Fans had waited 2 and a half years for Coldplay to tour Japan. Hundreds of people were there, outside the venue, two hours before the doors even opened.. The crowd had a special night - on top of a great concert, many of them learnt about Oxfam’s FOR ALL campaign. 12 Oxfam Japan volunteers were in the arena, signing people up for the campaign. Here’s what the volunteers had to say.. “When people approached me to sign up, I could tell they were *real* Coldplay fans”. - Oxfam Japan volunteer and big Coldplay fan, who first started volunteering after hearing that Coldplay support Oxfam campaigns. Another commented that.. “I hope more Japanese artists will get involved and ask people to take action”. That is what Oxfam are here to do - to help people to take action. Last night was great. We still have 3 more shows to go. See you out there! - Akiko - http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/?p=145

that would be this bit: You may vote once in each of rounds one to six (any additional votes you make after your first vote in each of rounds one to six will be discounted) and voting times for each round are as follows: so for anyone who hasn't yet, I have one little word: VOTE

quoting you because after the rock off I daren't hope squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D

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enjoy your days off :D

Concert presales: Coldplay at the Gorge Coldplay continues to bypass Seattle on its tour supporting “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” which won best rock album at Sunday’s Grammy ceremony. But hey, good news, the group is playing a July show at the Gorge, a fittingly scenic space for its arena-sized anthems. Going to the show may mean taking a drive, but it should be worth the trip. I saw Coldplay before, at an ampitheater show outside Milwaukee. At one point, frontman Chris Martin said we were the best audience on the whole tour. I thought, “In Milwaukee? Dubious.” But he delivered that old trope with such sunny conviction, you almost believed him. Coldplay is not the only good concert going on sale this week. Ladytron and the Faint are teaming up for a pretty great double bill of indie dance music. And, for all those 1990s Seattle rock fans, Candlebox is playing an intimate show at Neumos. Check out the details below. Click on the group’s name to buy tickets. And if you know of any good shows I missed, toss the info in the comments section. Coldplay, at the Gorge, George, presale from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, $35 to $97.50. Password is “mountain.” Tickets for the July 11 show on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday. Ladytron and the Faint, at the Showbox SoDo, Seattle, presale from 10 a.m. today to 10 p.m. Thursday, $22.50. Password is “showbox.” Tickets for the May 2 show on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday. Jack’s Mannequin, at the Showbox SoDo, Seattle, presale from 10 a.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday, $28. Password is “stg.” Tickets for the April 2 show on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday. Heart, at the Puyallup Fair and Events Center, Puyallup, presale from now to 9 a.m. Saturday, $20 to $50. Password is “barracuda.” Tickets for the Sept. 23 show on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090211/BLOG21/902119994

not bothered about dinner, but if VIP means you don't have to queue in the snow/floods/whatever freak weather London is currently experiencing then it can only be a good thing :laugh3:

tyvm :D

Test weeeeeee Oracle question :laugh3: I only remember ever having a Curly Wurly once. I was more of a sweets girl when I was little. are still among my favourites

which are now a million times smaller and more resemble roller skate wheels :laugh3: now if we're going for childhood biscuits, we have to include our weekend breakfast treat. toast followed by 2 of these :D or squashed fly biscuits :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7879097.stm

Australia's 'enemy within' By Kathryn Westcott BBC News Australia's prime minister has referred to them as "mass murderers", another senior official has described them as the "enemy within". Who are the arsonists believed to have started some of the fires that have killed more than 130 people? Australia has a long history of "bushfire arson". According to a recent report by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), an estimated 50% of the nation's annual 20,000 to 30,000 bushfires are either known or suspected to have been deliberately lit. But little is known about the arsonists. Police in Australia's southern Victoria believe arsonists started some of the fires that have killed more than 130 people, and investigations have started to try to track down the perpetrators. But, similar cases in Australia and the US indicate that it could be a long and frustrating process. Apart from the fact that an experienced bushfire arsonist is an elusive culprit, much of the crime scene evidence is immediately destroyed or is altered significantly. According to the AIC report, only a small proportion of arsonists are ever caught. Motives "It's a huge field which has been inadequately researched," says Adam Brett, a forensic psychiatrist in Western Australia, who has specialist knowledge of the arson. "All fires start with a small fire and the consequences are not always anticipated," says Dr Brett. "There are subtypes of people who light fires, from people covering up crimes, to people who are expressing their pain to people who light fires due to mental illness. There are very few people who light fires for the fun of it. "Then there is a group of hero firefighters - people who light fires so they can put them out." Rebekah Doley, a clinical psychologist at Bond University in Queensland, says we probably know more about the "dumb arsonists" than the "smart ones", who are rarely caught. Ms Doley, who has researched the crime of arson and interviewed a number of culprits, says arsonists are unlikely to be pyromaniacs. The term pyromaniac, she says, implies they are unable to help themselves, while arsonists choose to light fires for a number of reasons. She says that the characteristics of urban arsonists and bushfire arsonists differ. Urban arsonists, she says, tend to be motivated by things like revenge or financial reward, such as insurance fraud. Bushfire arsonists tend to be motivated by psychological needs such as a quest for power or excitement. "These individuals tend to be underachievers in terms of education, they are not part of the community and are loners. Starting a fire gives them control over their environment," she says. Reports at the weekend suggested that some of the fires had been deliberately relit after they had been put out by firefighters. 'Copycat' "As the police cordon closes in around them, they might light more fires to seize control back, and to prove that they are smarter than the authorities," says Ms Doley. Then there is "thrill" aspect of the crime. Arsonists often return to or hang around the scene of the crime, to watch firefighters and emergency services respond. It is not unknown for several arsonists to work separately at the same time. A number of unrelated arsonists were responsible for the devastating "Ash Wednesday" fires in 1983, in which 47 people were killed, 2,800 homes destroyed and 210,000 hectares burnt. However, Ms Doley says, this is not typical. "Bushfire arson is a very opportunistic crime - a somewhat impulsive one, in which people tend to work alone" says Ms Doley, while acknowledging that some arsonists may be inspired by media coverage to commit copycat crimes. She says they are unlikely to ever feel remorse for causing damage or for any resulting loss of life because they feel so disenfranchised from their community. Sometimes bushfire arsonists sign up as volunteer firefighters. This has prompted the fire services to establish screening mechanisms, which work to a "greater of lesser extent," according to Ms Doley. Convictions Australian authorities say they will relentlessly hunt down those who sparked the most recent fires. But previous cases indicate investigations could be either lengthy or fruitless. "Bushfires are harder to catch, domestic fires are easier because investigators may, for example, find accelerants near the scene," says Dr Brett. "If the bushfire arsonists get caught it's usually at the site by an eyewitness." Ms Dole says few arsonists are convicted of starting the actual fire because the burden of proof is so difficult in such cases, . "Fire setting is hidden among the other offences," she says. She says that given that arson is such a perennial problem, greater co-operation is needed between the nation's various local and state agencies to tackle it properly, including the setting up of a national database. According to the AIC report, between 2001 and 2005, 276 people were convicted of arson in Victoria, but for the third who did go to jail the most common sentence was one year. Such a sentence may seem inadequate to Australians faced with the devastation and loss of life caused by the latest fires. One state premier has gone so far as to call those responsible "terrorists". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7878412.stm

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I'll have to stop being lazy, go & find if Ian has the Cd, and then burn it :laugh3:

about 2 hours until showtime? :dance:

If you don't vote now, Anchorman won't love us anymore :( Anchorman & all the Coldplay team have been so good to us, how could you let them down? :inquisitive:

man this thread is getting depressing. lets re-focus boys & girls. We did a really cool thing and sent lots of love in the post to 4 men who we think are amazing. Thanks to Debs, we know that they received the love. Anything else is a bonus. We know that we will find out more, we just have to be patient. Its already an amazing thing & we're really lucky that there's going to be more to come. We don't want to look ungrateful by moaning every day. so, back to the jaffa cakes :P

I did mine :P I have a Grammy coloured background instead of a Yellow one now :D

A big year for music. A big year for action. The crew have flown out, to wipe the jet-lag from their eyes, in time to get the stage up tomorrow. Yesterday morning, Coldplay flew out to join them. Tomorrow, Tokyo will see the start of the Coldplay tour in 2009. Oxfam Japan will be there waiting for them. With that, comes a new blogger. Oxfam’s Akiko Mera, has worked tirelessly to get things ready for the show tomorrow. She will be there, at the first drop of another rollercoaster ride on the Coldplay tourbus. The Saitama Super Arena will be the first stop. This year, the band have already confirmed shows in 20 countries. The stages will be bigger than last year, and i’m sure, that after what I have learnt about them in the past year, the show will match it. 2008 saw thousands of new supporters and interested Coldplay fans come and talk to Oxfam. In 2009, we need your support more than ever in the fight against poverty. Think Make Poverty History, Live8 and 2005, only bigger. Like 2005, when global poverty was high on the agenda at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, it’s a year of unprecedented opportunity. It’s our biggest chance of achieving a global answer to an urgent, global problem: climate change. Be part of a global movement. Be moved and be involved. Talk to your friends. Get them involved. Tell your colleagues, school friends and family. Get them involved too. Then tell your local politician, leader or campaigner and make sure that they are on board too, with fighting poverty in 2009. I took a banner around the world with me on the tour last year, which read… “Poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings” - Nelson Mandela. If you are going to the Coldplay show tomorrow, why not make that the start of your year of action? Go and talk to an Oxfam campaigner. Sign up. Take action. You’ve got power. It’s time for justice. http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/?p=141

its a statement of fact. if you want to share it, you can't go avoiding me :P :kiss: