Jenjie

Shouldn't have been able to watch Hard Candy, the rating should be too high. it definitely is over here.

more a demonstration of the footballing past, and what they were upto in the seventies and eighties. Dougie & Eddie Brimson, Cass Pennant, and Michael Francis, amongst others, have al written about football hooliganism. And some of them should know what they're talking about as they've served time for their own hooliganism.

looks more like a rugby tackle to me!!!!

I still think Dumbledore is still alive, so maybe she kills him for real this time

It was a rather cool episode. Poor Mr Eko! The E4 one was pretty cool as well, although I'm starting to get annoyed by the slow pace of information giving. I can't believe they've only been there for 50 days!!!!! It feels like years!!

A seven-year-old black boy has been withdrawn from a school play by his mother after he was cast as a monkey. Lorraine Rees took her son, Myles, out of the production of An Enchanted Island, accusing Ashley Down Infant School in Bristol of racism. The school said the pupils chose the parts they wanted, but a meeting between Mrs Rees and head teacher Helen Heap has failed to resolve the row. One quarter of the school's 170 pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. In its last Ofsted inspection, the school was described as a "good school and fun to be in". 'Racist connotations' Myles Rees was cast as a monkey, alongside one other black pupil and three white boys. Mother-of-four Mrs Rees, 39, made an official complaint to the school, saying: "Everyone is aware of the racist connotations of asking a black pupil to play a monkey." She and her husband took their complaint to local charity Support Against Racial Incidents (Sari). Batook Pandya, director of Sari, said there was no suggestion of deliberate racism, but questioned the "sensitivity" of the casting. Relaxed and open On Friday afternoon Ms Heap met to discuss the claims with Mr Pandya, Mr and Mrs Rees and advisers from the city council. Mr Pandya said Ms Heap and Myles's parents had shaken hands, and the meeting was relaxed and open. But he said Mrs Rees still maintained Myles was forced to play the part of a monkey, whereas the school said he had chosen the role. After the meeting, the school said in a statement that it "firmly refutes the allegations of racism". "In our experience, most children aged six or seven would usually be unaware of racial implications when choosing to play animal parts in a school play." But the school accepted that there were other points of view, adding: "We appreciate that a parent who has experienced racism in their life may have a very different understanding and perspective." The play was due to be performed next month http://www.bbc.co.uk

Harper Lee, the reclusive US author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has written a rare published piece - a letter to a magazine about reading as a child. She tells O, The Oprah Magazine, that in her Depression-era Alabama village "youngsters had little to do but read". The 80-year-old adds that in today's society "where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books". To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee's only novel, won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize. Lee tells a special summer reading issue of Oprah Winfrey's magazine that she must have learned to read "from having been read to by my family". "My sisters and brother, much older, read aloud to keep me from pestering them," she writes. "My mother read me a story every day, usually a children's classic, and my father read from the four newspapers he got through every evening." She asks: "And, Oprah, can you imagine curling up in bed to read a computer? "Some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal." http://www.bbc.co.uk

The remains of the wife of 19th Century US writer Nathaniel Hawthorne have been reburied next to those of the author, after more than a century apart. Sophia Peabody Hawthorne left the US with her children after her husband's death in 1864. She went to England, where she died six years later. Her remains and those of daughter Una were exhumed from a London cemetery, after their plot fell into disrepair. One of Nathaniel Hawthorne's best known works was the novel The Scarlet Letter. Maintenance of the plot in Kensal Green cemetery in north-west London was paid for by a Catholic order, the New York-based Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, which was founded by the Hawthornes' daughter, Rose. Last winter, a hawthorn tree fell onto the already damaged graves and the order decided to have the remains reburied in the family plot in Concord in Massachussetts. Family celebration The ceremony at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord was attended by some 40 descendants of the Hawthorne family. A single casket containing the remains of both mother and daughter was carried through the town centre on a horse-drawn 1860 wooden hearse, believed to have also carried the coffin of Nathaniel Hawthorne. "It's greatly significant to see the family reunited," said Alison Hawthorne Deming, 59, Hawthorne's great-great-granddaughter. "It's also great to get together different parts of the heritage. It's a beautiful celebration for us - it's not something we imagined happening," she said. Historians have described the relationship between husband and wife as passionate. "It was a great love story. It was one of the premier marriages in American literature," said Philip McFarland, author of Hawthorne In Concord. Mr McFarland said much of what was known of the Hawthornes' relationship came from about 1,500 letters written by Sophia. "It's a misfortune that they were separated in death," he said. "It's very satisfying to anyone who knows the story of the Hawthorne marriage that they're being reunited for eternity." http://www.bbc.co.uk

Author JK Rowling has said two characters will die in the seventh and final Harry Potter book, but she has been careful not to reveal which ones. She told the Richard and Judy show that she had long known how the series would end, because she had written the last chapter "in something like 1990". "One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die," she said. She refused to elaborate, as "I don't want the hate mail or anything else". Rowling said she could understand why authors might want to finish off their main characters in order to ensure they could never be resurrected. She would not say if this would be the case with Harry. However, she admitted she had "never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books". 'Arrogant' This approach had meant she had been "lambasted" by several people, she said. "I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't have a publisher and no-one had heard of me." The author also told the Channel 4 programme she didn't expect to create a character more successful than the teenage wizard. "I don't think I'm ever going to have anything like Harry again. You just get one like Harry." On Sunday, Rowling attended the Queen's 80th birthday party at Buckingham Palace, and said she was "doing well" with the final book. However, she did not confirm a publication date. http://www.bbc.co.uk

Arrangements for a Celebration Author: jack's daddy Date: 22-06-06 12:37 "Thank you so much for the messages - we do not feel alone. The celebration of his life will take place next Tuesday at 3pm. It will be a very simple private service. Jack is resting now in his London Irish shirt and his Bart Simpson hat. He will be laid to rest with the LI flag draped across and with Paul Gustard's shirt underneath an expolsion of flowers that will spell JACK. Please join this celebration by doing something special with the people you love and for those who want to attend please use this time (and expense) by doing something for Jack with your special ones. Thank you for understanding and our love goes to all your families Gordon" Pink for Jack tomorrow Author: mulledwinemarie Date: 26-06-06 12:01 Hi everyone I have had a few phone calls and mails from Gordon - and I have been asked to let you know about tomorrow - it will be short service - for close family - there will be no written order - as Jack couldn't read or write - just music - and songs -. Jack is dressed in his pink Bart Simpson cap and london Irish shirt clutching his best friend Digger. On the coffin is draped his LONDON IRISH flag which has under it Paul Gustard's playing shirt , and the room is full of balloons. As Jack's favourite colour is PINK - (so he was a fairie really - not a pirate).........Gordon asks for a Pink Tuesday . Gordon has his favourite pink shirt ready which he will wear with his jeans - as he wants people to wear what Jack was used to seeing them in. There will be pink helium balloons released for Jack to catch and hand out to his playmates in the playground in the sky.............. So tomorrow we can meet on here at 3.p.m - wearing pink whether a shirt or a t-shirt - and if your work won't allow that - maybe just a little bit of pink somewhere - maybe a rose from the garden in your buttonhole and stuck on your hardhat or just on your desk or table................we can have pink ice-cream,pink gins,pink champagne,pink balloons, AG and black - which makes the white crown go pink, we can sing "The Fields" all together for him......................it is a celebration of his short but inspiring little life - thank you Jack and play well. On Friday Gordon is taking his "girls" away on holiday - no doubt he will send us all a postcard But if anyone wants company tomorrow - I will be at home and on here -

It was an intriguing match, that's for sure. And the English commentary in the second half was just amazing. Not quite quote: Commentator 1: The ref's gone to talk to the linesman. After Poll's experience the other day he wants to make sure he's consulted his officials. Commentator 2: The linesman's telling the ref that there are still 3 players on the pitch who he hasn't booked! Felt a bit sorry for Ronaldo, which was a weird experience because i usually don't like him at all. Poor kid got whacked in the leg, and you could see that lump growing whilst they filmed him (although he did look mighty embarrassed to have the pitcj-side camera shoved in his groin!). And how frustrated was he that he had to come off.

Imagine Me & You 8/10. I do love a good romantic comedy.

oooh yes, so it is!! and E4+1 finishes too late for me starting work in the morning. Tues it is!!

what time? is it cleverly scheduled to clash with the football?

Film star Kate Winslet has opened Bristol's new special care baby ward during a flying visit from the set of her latest film. The Titanic actress cut the ribbon at Southmead Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit after a fundraising drive paid for its £1.2m refurbishment. The Tiny Lives Campaign raised £700,000 towards the cost of the work. Mum-of-two Ms Winslet, 30, spent two hours touring the new unit, meeting parents and children. She said: ""The Tiny Lives campaign touched my heart and it is clear it has made the world of difference to the parents - I'm thrilled to be part of this special day." Karen Willis, fundraising manager, said: "It was great Kate could come today and add some Hollywood glamour. "She pulled out all the stops to be here today - it was the icing on the cake." The four-time Oscar nominee, who has a home in the Cotswolds, flew in from the US where she had been filming The Holiday with co-stars Jude Law and Cameron Diaz. http://www.bbc.co.uk

More than a million Cadbury chocolate bars are to be removed from shelves amid fears that they may be contaminated with salmonella. The 250g Dairy Milk Turkish, Dairy Milk Caramel and Dairy Milk Mint bars, the Dairy Milk 8 chunk and the 1kg Dairy Milk bar are among products affected. The 105g Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg and the Freddo bar were also affected. The contamination was caused by a leaking pipe at Cadbury's Marlbrook plant, near Leominster, Herefordshire. A Cadbury spokesman said the move had been carried out "purely as a precautionary measure". "The levels are significantly below the standard that would be any health problem, but we are taking this measure as a precaution. "If there are people who have eaten one of these chocolate bars today they should not worry, but they can get in touch with us if they are concerned for a full refund." The factory at Marlbrook generates 97,000 tonnes of milk chocolate crumb every year. It processes 180 million litres of fresh milk, 56,000 tonnes of sugar and 13,000 tonnes of cocoa liquor annually in the production process. The crumb is transported to other sites at Bournville, near Birmingham, and Somerdale, near Bristol, to be blended with cocoa butter and turned into milk chocolate. The spokesman said the company had been manufacturing chocolate for more than 100 years and always treated public wellbeing as its "highest priority". The free helpline number for Cadbury is 0800 818181. Uneaten products should be returned to Cadbury Recall, Freepost MID20061, Birmingham B3O 2QZ, and a refund will be given. AFFECTED CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS Dairy Milk Turkish 250g Dairy Milk Caramel Dairy Milk Mint bars Dairy Milk 8 chunk Dairy Milk 1kg bar Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg 105g 10p Freddo bar http://www.bbc.co.uk

nope, every cloud has a silver lining. I may not get to watch a new episode of Lost this week, but next Tues there will be 2 brand new episodes for me to watch :D

http://www.sportnetwork.net/boards/read/s97.php?f=99&i=215606&t=215606&sid=97

its been confirmed now. Out for at least five months.

sounds like the PSP version.

A Scotsman has lost out after placing the biggest bet yet on England to win a match in the World Cup. Bookmaker William Hill said a man from Inverness had taken a wager of £40,000 on Sven-Goran Eriksson's side to beat Sweden at odds of 11/8 on Tuesday. He stoods to rake in £95,000 if the bet came off. William Hill said it was "remarkable" such a bet had been placed by a Scot. England drew 2-2 against Sweden in their final Group B game in Cologne. William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "It is remarkable that the biggest bet yet placed on an England game has come from a Scottish client." He added that the majority of bets taken north of the border were for Sweden to win the game. Mr Sharpe said the Inverness punter appeared to be the only Scot other than Chancellor Gordon Brown to admit publicly to be supporting England. There has been controversy about reluctance among Scots in giving their backing to England during the World Cup. First Minister Jack McConnell said he would be supporting some of the smaller countries, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said Scots should back their neighbours. http://www.bbc.co.uk

The UK has posted a record budget deficit for the public sector in May. The May current deficit was £8.7bn, £1bn higher than a year ago, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Public Sector Net Borrowing (PSNB) - which includes capital investment - showed a deficit of £10bn, the second highest figure on record. Rising government spending was mainly responsible, the ONS said, although lower corporate tax receipts also contributed. Another measure of public borrowing, the public sector net cash requirement, reached £7.4bn, £2.3bn higher than one year ago, and the highest for May on record. Rest of the article here

Michael Owen will be ruled out of the World Cup once a scan on Wednesday confirms the extent of his knee injury. The England striker twisted his right knee early on in the draw with Sweden, and goalkeeper Paul Robinson told BBC Sport the injury "was a bad one". "Everyone's gutted for Michael. He did his knee quite seriously and won't play again in the World Cup," Robinson said. Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson feared the worst, saying: "Maybe he's out of the tournament, it doesn't look good." It looked as if Owen suffered serious knee ligament damage when playing a pass to Ashley Cole in the first few minutes of the 2-2 draw in Cologne. The 26-year-old, who was winning his 80th cap, crawled off the pitch as soon as he hit the ground, suggesting he knew something was badly wrong. Ice was put on the knee and a brace was later applied. He will have a scan later on Wednesday at England's Baden-Baden base camp, having flown back there with the rest of the squad overnight. England skipper David Beckham admitted he thought Owen's injury was serious. "It's sad - Michael's one of those players you need in big tournaments. It's unfortunate for him and for us," Beckham said. Former England captain Alan Shearer, who played with Owen at Newcastle last season, told Match of the Day on Tuesday night: "I have had a text from him. He's in a lot of pain and he hopes it's not bad." The bad injury caps a nightmare season for Owen, who returned to English football last summer in a £17m switch from Real Madrid to Newcastle. He enjoyed a successful start to his Newcastle career, but broke his foot on New Year's Eve at Tottenham. Owen battled back to play at the World Cup but looked less than fully fit and was substituted in both of England's opening games, without scoring. Short of strikers Now it appears his World Cup is over - which also leaves England alarmingly short of strikers. Wayne Rooney, who has also just recovered from a broken metatarsal, made his first start on Tuesday since suffering that injury. Peter Crouch and the untested Theo Walcott are the only other established strikers in Eriksson's squad. The Swede was heavily criticised when he picked his World Cup party for only including four strikers - leaving Jermain Defoe and Darren Bent at home. Looking ahead to how England may line up in attack without Owen, Robinson admitted: "It looks like we'll go through the rest of the tournament with Wayne Rooney and Peter Crouch and hopefully they'll do well." http://www.bbc.co.uk

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson was pleased England got the point they needed to top Group B but admitted the draw with Sweden highlighted defensive frailties. Robinson believes the team now need to work on set-pieces after the Swedes grabbed two goals in Cologne. He said: "We've conceded two goals from set-pieces. We do work a lot on those and we have to look at it. "We will look at the goals because we didn't defend particularly well. But we have a few days to put it right." After twice taking the lead, England were exposed at the back as Sweden surged forward. Marcus Allback headed the equaliser at 1-1 from a Tobias Linderoth corner before Henrik Larsson scored during injury time from close range. England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson plans to work on set-pieces in training before Sunday's second-round match and Robinson hopes an improvement will help England close out their games. "We have been disappointed in our second-half performances, but the bigger disappointment here was that we didn't kill the game off," said Robinson. "We played very well in the first half. We wanted to go out and keep the momentum going. I think it was the first time we have been able to go out and play. "Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago defended and it has been difficult, but this was a good game." Robinson added: "We've picked up injuries, but overall we are pleased with the performance and pleased with the result." http://www.bbc.co.uk

People in Aberystwyth had an unexpected windfall when a man showered what is thought to be thousands of pounds into the air at a pedestrian crossing. The man was heard to shout: "Who wants free money?" seconds before hurling the cash into the air in Alexandra Road. The incident caused chaos as drivers and pedestrians, some on their hands and knees, picked up the money. Dyfed-Powys Police said a 40-year-old man was later arrested for driving offences in nearby Aberaeron. John Morris saw what happened from outside his shop in nearby Terrace Road on Monday at about 1100 BST. He also caught the act on his CCTV system which scans the area near the town's railway station. "I just couldn't believe my eyes," said Mr Morris. "All the money was in £20 notes and I've heard rumours that the man threw about £20,000 away. "People were shocked and just couldn't believe it. "It was like something out of the the movies. It caused bedlam - people were on their hands and knees eagerly picking the money up. "I heard that one person picked up about £800, and another banked about £150 this morning so it wasn't fake money." Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a man from Aberystwyth had thrown a sum of money in the air in Alexandra Road before driving away. The police added that some of the cash had been retrieved, and said that a man was later arrested in Aberaeron for driving offences. http://www.bbc.co.uk