My dad sent me a link to this today. I have really enjoyed watching a few of the videos. I went to a sixth form seminar at Nottingham University when I was sixteen - it is a beautiful campus. Now I feel all weird, wondering what life would have been like if I had stuck my neck out and gone to university. Maybe that is why dad sent it.......
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Periodic table of videos
by SacrificialLoon inthis is a really neat site.
it has the periodic table of elements, and clicking on each symbol will open a short youtube video about that element.
the english chemists explaining it all are a bit eccentric too, especially the frizzy haired guy.. if you only look at one i suggest na (sodium).. http://www.periodicvideos.com/#.
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Me Me ME Me ME Me MEEEE!
by Fe2O3Girl ini am desperate.......... ....for attention!!!!!.
toilet paper, pizza toppings!
give me some attention now, or i swear i will start posting all in caps, bold, centred bright red text!.
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Fe2O3Girl
Thank you!!! I am having a lovely birthday, so far!
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Europe must stand up to Islam NOW
by B_Deserter injust read this today: .
http://news.aol.co.uk/prayer-refusal-pupils-disciplined/article/20080704162734190726835 .
an education authority is investigating claims that two school pupils were punished for refusing to kneel down and pray to allah during a religious education lesson.
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Fe2O3Girl
Apparently no-one has mentioned to the UK police force that they have to target everyone equally:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/08/police.uksecurity
"The "stop and account" statistics, being published for the first time, reveal the scale of police use of the powers, and show that black people are two and a half times more likely than whites to be questioned on the street.
Today's figures showed that the number of times the police stopped members of the public had risen from 1.4m in 2005-2006 to 1.87m in 2006-2007 - an increase of one-third."
Wasn't this news in the Daily Mail?
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Me Me ME Me ME Me MEEEE!
by Fe2O3Girl ini am desperate.......... ....for attention!!!!!.
toilet paper, pizza toppings!
give me some attention now, or i swear i will start posting all in caps, bold, centred bright red text!.
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Your Favorite 80's Music Groups or Songs - What Did You Like ?
by flipper inthe 1980's was certainly a strange time for rock groups, and musical development.
lots of techno, beginnings of alternative , and some rock n' roll groups trying to push along.
what were your favorites ?
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People who make the truth EXCITING!
by slimboyfat ini have been fading for years now and attend meetings very rarely these days.
but something happened recently to make me think about going regularly again.
a couple have returned to my congregation who used to be special pioneers here twenty years ago.
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When you set aside your childhood heroes
And your dreams are lost up on a shelf
You're at the age of not believing
And worst of all you doubt yourself
You're a castaway where no one hears you
On a barren isle in a lonely sea
Where did all the happy endings go?
Where can all the good times be?
You must face the age of not believing
Doubting ev'rything you ever knew
Until at last you start believing
There's something wonderful...
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A song for the painful awakening from the "truth"
by Fe2O3Girl ini was listening to a disney compilation with my little son at the weekend, and it struck me how this song applies to those just finding the truth about the "truth" - a painful and scary process, especially if you have known no other life.
when you rush around in hopeless circles.
searching ev'rywhere for something true.
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Fe2O3Girl
I was listening to a Disney compilation with my little son at the weekend, and it struck me how this song applies to those just finding the truth about the "truth" - a painful and scary process, especially if you have known no other life.
When you rush around in hopeless circles
Searching ev'rywhere for something true
You're a t the age of not believing
When all the "make believe" is through
When you set aside your childhood heroes
And your dreams are lost up on a shelf
You're a t the age of not believing
And worst of all you doubt yourself
You're a castaway where no one hears you
On a barren isle in a lonely sea
Where did all the happy endings go?
Where can all the good times be?
You must face the age of not believing
Doubting ev'rything you ever knew
Until at last you start believing
There's something wonderful...
Truly wonderful in you -
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Calling all UK residents
by jstalin ini have a few questions for uk residents:.
1. what is the average income in the uk?
for instance, in the usa the average income is about $32,000 a year.
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How do you measure standard of living? I live within a couple of hours drive of the most beautiful areas of England and Wales, within 30 minutes drive of two major airports, two cities crammed with museums and galleries, and major shopping centres. Amazingly there is still some manufacturing industry. House prices are less than half than in Greater London, and general living costs are less too.
According to Londoners, this is the arse end of nowhere.
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Calling all UK residents
by jstalin ini have a few questions for uk residents:.
1. what is the average income in the uk?
for instance, in the usa the average income is about $32,000 a year.
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Fe2O3Girl
Hi Sirona!
I based my guesstimate on average earnings of £457/week = £23764/annum. 3 x £23764 = £71292, which is well below average house prices. Having said that, if you borrow as a couple both earning an average wage you could borrow over £140000. I am sure that there are still people borrowing up to their limit as interest rates are set to rise.
Current Northwest average figure for a semi-detached house is £160443, for a terraced house £111153. I can't believe I sold a terraced house for £35000 in 2001!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/uk_house_prices/regions/html/regions.stm?t
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Calling all UK residents
by jstalin ini have a few questions for uk residents:.
1. what is the average income in the uk?
for instance, in the usa the average income is about $32,000 a year.
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Good points, emo.
I am not sure how the "average" earnings are calculated - mean, mode or median - I expect it is mean, and the super salaries of the top percentage in the city and the boardroom skew the figures considerably.
I also meant to mention the local council tax but forgot to. Another example of taxation with little relation to ability to pay.
We have had a huge uproar recently in the UK because the great left wing government financed an income tax cut by abolishing a low rate tax band. This meant that low earners were automatically paying much higher tax bills. Its all rather stupid because this was announced in last year's budget, and no-one (except Guardian journalists) seemed to realise that low earners would be paying more tax. All the MPs that voted to accept the budget were suddenly saying what a terrible idea it was. In the end, the government increased the personal allowance (amount you can earn before tax, still a pittance) to try to placate the protesters. Net result - medium earners like me have had the double benefit of an income tax rate cut AND an increase in personal allowance; lowest earners are still worse off. Good job, Gordon!! I honestly think he was amazed that anyone gave a shit about people on low earnings. After all, we'd vote for a pig in a frock if it was going to reduce income tax.