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hi from Portugal

by reboot in

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just thought i d pop in to say hi as i ve stumbled across an internet cafe.

my phone dosnt work very well here and to those i should would have texted im sorry but i havnt been able to keep in touch.my phone will only let me reply to texts as soon as i receive them, once,then nothing.i cant innitiate contact...well, what do you expect, its a catholic country, i feel chaperoned!.

it was great to meet up with you in london.see you on the 20th.. am having a great time.and with decent wine at two pounds how could i not??

ignored_one

* hops on a plane *

Make sure you get some painting done.

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Anyone See The Grudge?

by Nancy Drake in

i took my niece to see "the grudge" last night.

i was holding on to her almost the entire time.

i thought it was pretty creepy, but i haven't seen many scary movies to compare it to.

ignored_one

Brummie I recommend renting A Tale of Two Sisters. It came out a few weeks after Ju-On (Original version) came out earlier this year.

Another good scary flick.

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Anyone See The Grudge?

by Nancy Drake in

i took my niece to see "the grudge" last night.

i was holding on to her almost the entire time.

i thought it was pretty creepy, but i haven't seen many scary movies to compare it to.

ignored_one

Isn't Saw out this weekend in the US?

Watched it over here a few weeks ago. Really enjoyed it, but not for weak stomaches.

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Goodbye John Peel

by sleepy in

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goodbye.

ignored_one

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Blacks and Voting

by Mecurious? in

okay, this is not meant to inflame or cause another race debate.

but something here is amiss.

why aren't more blacks getting out and registering to vote?

ignored_one

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3956129.stm

New Florida vote scandal feared

By Greg Palast
Reporting for BBC's Newsnight

A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals.

Two e-mails, prepared for the executive director of the Bush campaign in Florida and the campaign's national research director in Washington DC, contain a 15-page so-called "caging list".

It lists 1,886 names and addresses of voters in predominantly black and traditionally Democrat areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

An elections supervisor in Tallahassee, when shown the list, told Newsnight: "The only possible reason why they would keep such a thing is to challenge voters on election day."

Ion Sancho, a Democrat, noted that Florida law allows political party operatives inside polling stations to stop voters from obtaining a ballot.

Mass challenges

They may then only vote "provisionally" after signing an affidavit attesting to their legal voting status.

Mass challenges have never occurred in Florida. Indeed, says Mr Sancho, not one challenge has been made to a voter "in the 16 years I've been supervisor of elections."

"Quite frankly, this process can be used to slow down the voting process and cause chaos on election day; and discourage voters from voting."

Sancho calls it "intimidation." And it may be illegal.

In Washington, well-known civil rights attorney, Ralph Neas, noted that US federal law prohibits targeting challenges to voters, even if there is a basis for the challenge, if race is a factor in targeting the voters.

The list of Jacksonville voters covers an area with a majority of black residents.

When asked by Newsnight for an explanation of the list, Republican spokespersons claim the list merely records returned mail from either fundraising solicitations or returned letters sent to newly registered voters to verify their addresses for purposes of mailing campaign literature.

Republican state campaign spokeswoman Mindy Tucker Fletcher stated the list was not put together "in order to create" a challenge list, but refused to say it would not be used in that manner.

Rather, she did acknowledge that the party's poll workers will be instructed to challenge voters, "Where it's stated in the law."

There was no explanation as to why such clerical matters would be sent to top officials of the Bush campaign in Florida and Washington.

Private detective

In Jacksonville, to determine if Republicans were using the lists or other means of intimidating voters, we filmed a private detective filming every "early voter" - the majority of whom are black - from behind a vehicle with blacked-out windows.

The private detective claimed not to know who was paying for his all-day services.

On the scene, Democratic Congresswoman Corinne Brown said the surveillance operation was part of a campaign of intimidation tactics used by the Republican Party to intimate and scare off African American voters, almost all of whom are registered Democrats.

Greg Palast's film will be broadcast by Newsnight on Tuesday, 26 October, 2004.

Newsnight is broadcast on BBC Two at 2230 BST every weeknight in the UK.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3956129.stm

Published: 2004/10/26 17:06:30 GMT

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Boyfriend gone to GTA :(

by Nancy Drake in

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what is with you boys and your video games?

my boyfriend was first in line last night to get his grand theft auto-san andreas that he prepayed for in may and has been talking about for months.. i won't talk to him for like a month.. anyone know the average age when guys are supposed to grow out of this?.

stupid boys.

ignored_one

Roller coaster Tycoon 3. :D

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Top five films seen this year...

by Brummie in

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1, i robot (though the very last 1 minute scene was stchupid) .

2, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

(jim carey, best film he's ever done so far).

ignored_one

In no particular order:

Shaun of the Dead.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Ju-On: The Grudge. (The remake is out this weekend I believe)

Saw

Old Boy.

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Any Ebay-ers Out There?

by Englishman in

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i'm becoming intrigued with dabbling on ebay.

i've made a bid for some goods and i'm waiting to see if i've "won".. any advice for a newbie ebay-er?.

buying, selling, whatever?.

ignored_one

I usually get 2nd hand cds off there. Sold some old videos too. Good for hard to find stuff.

Mate of mine's being paying silly money for the Recycle or Die cd series. Like £17-25 each 2nd hand.

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Paedophile is told to pay £50,000

by ignored_one in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3716866.stm

paedophile is told to pay 50,000 a paedophile has been ordered to pay 50,000 towards the cost of bringing him to justice.

william goad, of ford park road, plymouth, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of serious sexual assault and two counts of indecent assault.

ignored_one

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3716866.stm

Paedophile is told to pay £50,000 A paedophile has been ordered to pay £50,000 towards the cost of bringing him to justice.
William Goad, of Ford Park Road, Plymouth, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of serious sexual assault and two counts of indecent assault.
The 60-year-old was sentenced on Monday for the offences which took place on young boys over a 30-year period.
He was told on Tuesday to pay £20,000 towards prosecution costs and £30,000 towards his defence team's costs.
Minimum tariff
Goad was described in court as a "voracious, calculating, predatory and violent homosexual paedophile" who once boasted of beating his own "record" of abusing 142 boys in a year.
Victims of Goad and their families in court applauded as Judge William Taylor sentenced him to life in prison for each of 14 specimen counts of buggery.
The judge set Goad's minimum tariff in prison at six years and two months but warned him: "It may well mean in your case life will mean just that."
He also received three years for each of two counts of indecent assault and 12 months for obtaining a passport by deception, all to run concurrently.
The first count of abuse admitted by Goad took place in 1965.
Goad was a successful and wealthy businessman who boasted of being a millionaire but police have not managed to trace his assets, the court heard.
Victim services
Goad groomed his victims by offering them well-paid jobs in his shops and inviting them back to his home.
At a brief hearing on Tuesday, the court heard that Goad had £26,325 in his bank account, with a further £25,000 due to be transferred within 21 days.
But victim support groups say Goad's possible minimum of six years is not enough and that any money should be given to his victims and to voluntary groups that help them.
Shy Keenan from the Phoenix Survivors Group said: "What the system needs to do is provide the proper funding that groups need to deliver proper services to the victims, then you'll start to see a change.
"If you give them the help they need, you'd be astonished how much faster bringing their abusers to justice will come about."
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/devon/3716866.stm

Published: 2004/10/05 13:15:54 GMT

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