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Please don't put a description of her on a public forum FFS!

1500: the population is estimated at 500 million2011: 7,000,000,000YOU ARE HERE When you were born, you were the: 4,303,674,125th person alive on Earth 78,807,872,550th person to have lived since history began

As others have pointed out already, general > percentages - 'facts' take no account of local > clustering where changes are felt the most. The > school I went to had 6 Asian ethnicity kids in our > year of about 100 when I went.. The figure is now > closer to 70. And that's a fact. Just to show *bob*'s point, I think we're quite close in age (I think he's a couple of years older). I've just looked at my class photo from my last year at St John's & St Clement's (when it was a much smaller school) 1988/89. 26 in the class 13 white 10 black 3 asian There was another class in the year group with a similar mix. Id ve interested to see how that compares to today actually.

That is to say that nation wide things like immigration aren't so big a deal as some people make out, but in certain areas it is a big issue, and we can't just dismiss it out of hand as bigots talking rubbish. And crime may be down, but the type of crime being committed and the people commiting it is a concern.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It all depends on where you live and how often you > get out and where you go. What he said.

I blame the Daily Mail.

Fl0wer, I have not insulted you. I am not calling you an idiot, clearly you are not, but I still found your post idiotic, that is a very different thing. Perhaps something has been lost in translation, but your initial post came across as suggesting that there was something wrong with the child.

Thanks Chocky, I'll pass these on.

Fury bow on board.

What on earth has the time I posted got to do with anything. I thought your well thiufgt iut response was an idiotic one, and I still think so at 11am. People come on here for reassurance, and the best advise for anyone is that if they are really concerned they should speak to a professional. You've never met the child in question and yet you feel it's right to tell an anxious parent that there is definitely something wrong with their child. Have a word with yourself!

fl0wer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Something is wrong, but how seriously is hard to tell from your post. Idiotic post. He's growing up. If you're still worried in a couple of months go and speak to someone.

Has anyone been on a committee and had to deal with staff disciplinary issues? Are there any guidelines available?

According to BBC, Haye Vs Fury is now signed, sealed, and due to be delivered on September 28th. Also reporting that Froch is likely to face Groves next. I really like Groves, but don't think he's ready yet.

"Baseliner v serve and vollyer used to give the best matches at Wimbledon but they are a rare combo now." I think it was the 1992 final, Agassi Vs Ivanisevic. One of my favourite matches ever. "Wimbledon in nice weather has this nostalgic quality, a hazy sense of golden summers and soft breezes and playing in the garden and surrounding woods and generally being happy, but you have to miss Connors, McEnroe and those lovely wooden rackets. In fact was Lendl the beginning of the end?" I still miss Steffi Graf's legs! But seriously, the women's game used to be far more entertaining back then, before the power game started creeping in. Don't get me wrong, nuff respect to the Williams sisters, but the young Hingis was the last female tennis player that I used to really enjoy watching (for the tennis!!!!).

Totally agree about Dunblane. I wasn't suggesting that he's sone selfish bastard, I just mean that he's not out there representing his country, so I won't cheer him just because he's British. I'll cheer him fir playing well. It's just the fkag waving which annoys ne basically. Andy Murray is probably a nicer bloke than any of the English football team, but they are a team sent out to represent England, so I'm more likely to supoort that team for patriotic reasons than any individual sports person.

I think TV News, even the formerly good C4 News, has just become more and more tabloid. The reporting and interview styles just make me angry. I tend to hust read the BBC website to be honest.

I agree that papers have often gone and found the news, as opposed to just reporting it. The columnist thing just bugs me because the majority of them know they're writing to a captive audience with a particular political leaning, and they just pander to that. That's what I meant by "smug in their comfort zone".

I've never supported individual British sportsmen/women just because they're British in things like Tennis or Boxing. There are British boxers who I've really wanted to see get knocked the fuck out by their non British opponent because they've come over so arrogant / cocky. Athletics is a bit different, as they are paid sweet FA, and they tend to be all about winning for their country as well as themselves. Tennis players, boxers, F1 Drivers are in it for themselves and for the substantial money they earn, and all power to them for that, but I'm not going to support them just because they are British, I support the ones that appeal most to me and excite me most. The other night after the semi final win the BBC showed some highlights of Murray, and I was thinking "my gosh he's really playing some awesome stuff, it's like watching Macenroe". Then they switched to the post match interview and his monotone voice, and I just thought "you bore me". He's grown in to a wicked player, and I'd certainly cheer him against Federer any day. He'll probably go on and win a fair few grand slams now, and I wish him luck and will cheer his tennis, but at the end of the day he just doesn't have the personality to make me a big fan. With tennis I tend to like the slightly flawed and over emotional players. But fair play, thoroughly deserved victory under the immense pressure a lot of the flag waving morons put him under.

I still wouldn't buy his albums!

Good point Jah. This one's for JDR

woodrot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- What kills me with the giardian is the comumnists Exactly!

So Price beaten for a second time. As big and strong as he is, it doesn't look like he can take much punishment. Beaten by body shots last night.

"Softer music, music like jazz, is the music of fear" Nigel - Spinal Tap 2009

Good for her. Massive turnaround for her to have a photo of her face.

I believe all primary schools should continue to do religious studies so that children learn to respect the various religions of their peers, but actual religious teachings / practises should have no place in school. My daughter is starting a CofE school in September, and it worries me a bit.