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Sky News The chances of life existing outside the Earth have been boosted by the discovery that there might be many more stars in the universe than first thought. Astronomers have learned that small, dim stars known as red dwarfs are far more prolific than they believed - up to three times...

We are loaded - from Houston to Chicago Probably a silly question but .....Have you called dispatch to make sure they do have you as available?

Good job Guido :) Loaded in Houston on our way to Chicago (thank you :p)

BBC news Dec 29 The notorious message board 4Chan has been taken offline by an overwhelming web attack. Thanks to the attack, the discussion boards of the site have been hard to reach or offline for almost 24 hours. The attack might be retaliation for similar attacks that some 4Chan...

Smoking in public bans have been in place in the UK for sometime now. The undoubted fact is that the ban has caused a lot of businessess to close. Our Off Licences (liquor stores) had all but closed in the town I lived in due to the fact people would stock up from a supermarket. Pubs...

Hmmmm.... now you have me thinking which is my favourite boat :rolleyes: Cornelia Maria? Time Bandit? Wizard? Northwestern? Oh heck I like them all :D:D

Make lots of money - cos I have been checking Gamespot and there are LOADS of new xbox games next year that I want :D:D Seriously though - our aim is to add another van/maybe a sprinter ... we will have to see :rolleyes:

BBC News Black-tufted marmosets living in Brazil's city parks are going to surprising lengths to avoid unusual predators - domestic cats. The small urban-dwelling monkeys return to favoured sleeping sites - something jungle-dwelling marmosets do not do. Cats often make multiple...

We are :D Thankfully no payments - for the van's that is, repairs are another kettle of fish (or should that be can of worms here in the US) :p

Assoc Press SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them. Eight years ago, Balsam was working as a marketer when he received one too many e-mail pitches to...

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Police say a dispute over the freshness of french fries got heated at a McDonald's in northern Ohio. Authorities say a customer refused fries waiting Sunday night in their serving pouches at the restaurant near Sandusky. The manager insisted the fries were fresh. Police...

Assoc Press Dec 28 CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the United States to expel his ambassador or cut off diplomatic ties in retaliation for his rejection of Washington's choice for ambassador to Caracas. Tensions have been growing over Chavez's refusal to accept...

Assoc Press Dec 28 CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The last remaining police officer in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe has disappeared, and prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state said Tuesday they have started a search for her. Twenty-eight-year-old officer Ericka Gandara held out despite...

As I said in my opening post - this is a very emotive subject Maybe you just have to carry life within you to understand that one

Assoc Press DEC 28 HONOLULU — Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth and dispel conspiracy theories that he was born elsewhere. Abercrombie was a friend of Obama's parents and knew him as a child, and is...

But is it right? Should we not let nature take its course in cases like this? Is it right to bring a child into this world who's sole purpose is so that they can be used for the sake of another human being? I use the phrase "sole purpose" because and I quote ... "... taking cells...

:D Thank you so much for the really kind words - I wish I could take all the credit but I can't, the writings are the BBC's :p. I simple try to look for new & hopefully interesting topics that, as you have stated, can be a little on the lighter side of today's fraught world.

A few more "Lost in Translation" ..... enjoy :D On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for. On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef...

BBC News A particular type of ancient rock art in Western Australia maintains its vivid colours because it is alive, researchers have found. While some rock art fades in hundreds of years, the "Bradshaw art" remains colourful after at least 40,000 years. Jack Pettigrew of the...

Lets get back to the OP shall we....... Having a baby for the only reason of saving a sibling - right or wrong in your opinion?