News & Events - August 2007

I have attached the link below, if it does not work then go to sky.com/news - select strange storys. ten points for the best answeer - Ann summers makes her comeback!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1280573,00.html

2007-08-21 15:14:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Has anyone here ever been a Victim of a Gypsy Psychic Scam? If So, I would like to here your story and general location that it happened in. possibly even names of the Psychic and her locations. I am trying to make the world aware of their power of manipulation and deciet.
If you do not wish to respond in answers please send me an email @ tlde4j22@yahoo.com

Lets try to help inform those who may have not been victims and let's keep it that way. so they don't have to suffer.

Thanks,
Jessica

2007-08-21 14:50:57 · 3 answers · asked by babyg1rl_22 3 in Other - News & Events

It's soooo quiet...

This is the last time I'll ask this question cos I'm going to get into trouble....

I just like saying hello to you all, have a great day xx

2007-08-21 14:09:54 · 25 answers · asked by Delly xx 5 in Current Events

I ask because News and Events has become a minefield just lately.
Too many intelligent people are becoming sucked in by theories and sob stories and propoganda.

I just want to say, be a bit more cynical people, dont believe everything you read nor every story you hear. Not everyone is genuine and some can be very manipulative and clever. Trust your instincts.
I warn you because I myself fell victim to an internet stalker a few years back. all because I tried to help. And I consider myself fairly intelligent and savvy. I am a lot more wary now.
Remember Y/A is a bit of fun, its NOT real life.
How do you look after yourself online?

2007-08-21 14:03:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

When 9-11 Happened?

2007-08-21 13:54:09 · 15 answers · asked by Ladybug 2 in Other - News & Events

there was a long article on Pakistan that was very interesting and I was wondering what people thought of that article.
It was very thought provoking. Please give me your comments?If you didn't get the sept issue.
nationalgeographic.com/publications

2007-08-21 13:48:59 · 2 answers · asked by Ruth 6 in Media & Journalism

When I think about her I cry. Is that a sign of weakness?

2007-08-21 12:59:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

News and events has been getting a bit heavy recently with talk of bullies and people getting picked on.

Do people mind answering daft questions on this section, even though they're not about the news?

Do the regulars on here go into other sections to answer questions? I have News/Events bookmarked, and rarely stray elsewhere - am I missing anything?

2007-08-21 12:54:36 · 15 answers · asked by Delly xx 5 in Current Events

Think long and hard about this one.

2007-08-21 12:38:52 · 18 answers · asked by WSD 3 in Other - News & Events

Hi, just asked questions re labour in the pregnancy board and look at one of the answers by Witzbit. I dont see how I have critisized and I dont see what this has to do with pregnancy?

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/indexqid=20070821161002AAYSWKX

2007-08-21 12:34:17 · 27 answers · asked by brunelscooby 4 in Current Events

Why don't they spend their time digging our leaders for a resoulution on immigration?
Instead their main concern is Michael Vicks dog fighting. How many home runs some steriod induced loser has hit. And is some hyped up moron from across the pond is going to play a sport that we as americans could give a crap about. Your thoughts.

2007-08-21 12:01:17 · 5 answers · asked by 51 6 in Current Events

I DONT KNOW WHY I ASKED THIS QUESTION I LIKE TO KNOW STUFFabout this

2007-08-21 11:51:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

How about sending a radio controlled vehicle with a 360° rotatable camera mounted to it?
Also, some kind of GPS or cell-phone attached so that the miners can communicate where they are in the mine?
Doesn't NASA or the Military have something like that?
What's up with all these great engineering minds in this country?
Can't you think of something?
I too believe the miners to be alive.
Give them EVERY CHANCE possible to be rescued.
Don't let that mine be their tomb.

2007-08-21 11:07:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

No its not a joke if your waiting for a punchline, lol, i was reading the Culturally Popular Sun newspaper and it had the story of how a dwarf superglueing his willy.

well i went into a fit of laughter, i dunno why it was just the wording of the article. anyone else read about it?

2007-08-21 10:53:52 · 24 answers · asked by My Pitseleh 4 in Media & Journalism

http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_233164728.html


its about a women living in a infeasted coach roach apartment with more then 50 cats...

my thoughts 1 how can anyone live like this! and 2 how did the manager of the apartments not notice this??

your thoughts??

2007-08-21 10:36:40 · 6 answers · asked by lovely 3 in Current Events

2007-08-21 10:32:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

Okay, I am a sophomore in high school and I am #1 in my class. I love to read and write, but I think I have more natural ability with mathematics. I would love to write for a newspaper or something, but I am nervous that I will get out of college with debts to pay, and not be able to find a career. I want to have lots of money obviously, but it is more important to me that I have a career that I love. I love to travel, and I don't mind if I have long hours, so would I make a good journalist?

Also, I'm worried that I might be choosing the wrong occupation if I hae never read the newspaper that comes to our house very often...

What should I do?

Is there any career you know of that allows me to read books and travel alot?

2007-08-21 10:22:19 · 9 answers · asked by Katie B 2 in Media & Journalism

2007-08-21 10:21:50 · 13 answers · asked by tiffany_bratz 1 in Media & Journalism

Have they just decided to stop try and stop reporting? Have not seen anything in a day or two...
Thanks

2007-08-21 10:10:46 · 8 answers · asked by amber 5 in Current Events

2007-08-21 10:06:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2007-08-21 09:55:37 · 1 answers · asked by Sweepy 3 in Other - News & Events

When I took my A levels back in 1984 the grades I obtained were AAB which I was justly proud of.

Back in those days the clever students got 3 A grades or if they were part of the elite 4 A grades.

However, nowadays to get AAB is seen as average and the clever students are getting 7 A grades (as the link below shows).

This would have been impossible back in 1984.

Does this mean that human evolution is moving so fast that teenagers now are far smarter than they were 23 years ago, or is it just because A levels have been made easier so that more teenagers can get into university?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6949438.stm

2007-08-21 09:47:03 · 21 answers · asked by dougietrotter1945 3 in Current Events

Mr Lawrence was trying to protect one of his 13 yrs old pupils from a murderous foreign gang. Thus giving his life for the sake of humanity. The brave Mrs Lawrence,together with her 4 children have to face life, forever, without the loving husband and father. Why should this foreign trash ever be let loose on our public again. The report says he is still a substantial risk
to society.

2007-08-21 08:56:47 · 10 answers · asked by Percy Shower 3 in Other - News & Events

I do not understand how fighting on foreign soil is perserving American freedom. Did these people ask us to be there? I'm trying to understand.

2007-08-21 08:38:05 · 15 answers · asked by Robin G 4 in Current Events

Read it on Yahoo!News, I think it was the funniest news piece I read all day, HA HA HA!!!!

2007-08-21 08:35:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

Hurricane Dean reached a catagory 5 Hurricane, but it passed over Mexico & reduced in power to a level 1 - I can count to 6 - do you think Nature knows that 5 is the maximum intensity a Hurricane can get to?

What of Earthquake and Tornado scales etc.,?

Here in England insurance companies are moaning to the government about the covenant between them and government about the distribution of responsibility from natural disasters now that they're getting their financial 'a r s e s' kicked by English weather that apparently didn't seem to 'realise' about these scales and did its own thing!

We're about to understand the true meaning of our obsession with MINIMALISM don't you think?

I just wish Klaatu & Gort would really land on this planet and define our boundries & help us understand the following eloquently described concept from a future film aimed at a vastly different generation and culture - but with very much the same message:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TboJUxTIaC4

2007-08-21 08:26:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

yes or no? if he doesn't why not?
does he even see his kids?
bum!

2007-08-21 08:19:03 · 7 answers · asked by cardona6969 2 in Media & Journalism

They have cited customer disinterest in the book as their reason.

2007-08-21 08:16:39 · 20 answers · asked by basport_2000 5 in Other - News & Events

Even though the profits will supposedly go to the Goldmans, this is dispicable, in my opinion...what say you??

2007-08-21 08:12:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

what do people get out of viewing such horror, such as filming a young woman being assassinated at point blank range( her head was blown off ) a man being filmed having his head cut off, I will not name the site here but its a Brazilian website, its far to horrible, is this not the evil work of Satan ? why do people do this ? I nearly puked

2007-08-21 08:05:24 · 5 answers · asked by Latin Techie 7 in Media & Journalism