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BBC News Dec 25 A message in a bottle delivered to a Confederate general during the American Civil War has been deciphered, 147 years after it was written. In the encrypted message, a commander tells Gen John Pemberton that no reinforcements are available to help him defend Vicksburg...

What a lovely gesture. We are on our way to Houston right now, but thank you very much for the offer. Merry Christmas to you :)

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Sky News Dec 25 A female suicide bomber has killed least 41 people and injured dozens others in northwest Pakistan Wearing a head-to-toe burqa, the attacker detonated explosives at a security check post, some 500 metres away from a food aid centre in Khar, the main town of the district of...

Sky News A water-skiing Santa, complete with knee-boarding reindeer, has made a festive appearance near Washington DC Joining Santa on the Potomac River were Frosty the Snowman, a group of elves, and even the Grinch. It was the water-skiing Santa's 25th annual appearance on the water...

There have been quite a few "spellcheckers" on EO lately, so here is my get out of jail free card in case anyone thought I was mis-spelling anything LOL :D There are several areas in which British and American spelling are different. These are the main ones to be aware of. (Oxford...

by Ed Solomon 'Twas the night before (senior) Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas at Rock-Away Rest, And all of us seniors were looking our best. Our glasses, how sparkly, our wrinkles, how merry; Our punch bowl held prune juice plus three drops of sherry. A bed sock was...

A Christmas Story "THE NATIVITY PLAY." Having been born on the feast day of Our Lady, and being baptised Mary Teresa Bernadette, I always felt that I was more than qualified to play the Virgin Mary in the School's Nativity Play. But every year it was the same thing, some sweet little...

Robert May was a short man, barely five feet in height. He was born in the early part of the last century, that is to say, the nineteen hundreds. Bullied at school, he was ridiculed and humiliated by other children because he was smaller than other boys of the same age. Even as he grew up...

BBC News A chemical in cocoa could soon be turned into a medicine for persistent cough, researchers claim. Scientists are carrying out the final stages of clinical trials of a drug that contains theobromine, an ingredient found in chocolate and cocoa. The UK developers say the drug...

Chefs Battle Over World's Tallest Chocolate Christmas Tree A chocolate arms race is heating up this holiday season as two French chocolatiers vie for recognition as creators of the world's tallest chocolate Christmas tree. The Yuletide rivalry began in 2007 when chef Alain Roby, 54...

BBC News Dec 24 The only person to visit Wikileaks suspect Pte Bradley Manning in custody other than his lawyer says his health has declined in the past four months. Pte Manning, a US soldier, is being held in solitary confinement in a high-security military prison at Quantico marine base...

I saw this the other day on the BBC News, but could not find any further News on this story yesterday, I would have thought there would have been quite a hullabaloo about this. All I have been able to find since that report is this .... Humberside Police helped train Bangladeshi 'death...

BBC News dec 25 Whether it's a candle-lit carol service or a rather more raucous evening of karaoke down the pub, many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas. But belting out "Hark! the herald angels sing" or your own unique interpretation of "I will survive" will not just...

Happy Christmas morning wherever you are ..... If you are on the road, please go carefully. Kentucky seems to have more cars in ditches than on the road right now :eek: Take Care

Ppl tend to buy cos of the name and I think Peer pressure too. So yes, I expected it to be a hot game, but its the endurance of the game that proves if its a good one or not. Ppl that would normally play the campaign (like me :p) before going on mp are the one's that were sorely...

No, No, Not Rudolph :eek::eek: Maybe he should have joined in all the other reindeer games afterall :D

BBC News Dec 24 US sanctions tend to be riddled with exceptions that are neither humanitarian nor democracy-related, a former US sanctions official has said. Stuart Eizenstat, a deputy treasury secretary in the Clinton era, told the BBC World Service that such loopholes were created by...

Thanks for that - Loved the way you said "for men this year" :D What I have noticed, from my friends list on xbox, is that the folks who got the game when it was first released are now starting to go back onto their other games. Always a sign that the game is not compelling. Black Op's is...

Taylor to Houston Thank you all at Load 1 have a great Christmas :D