soulsister_16

@soulsister_16 (738)

Switzerland • Age 35

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Are you affected by increased fuel costs?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 2 Oct 07

Duty on petrol and diesel has risen by 2p today in the first of three fuel tax rises planned for the next 18 months. How will the increase affect you? The increase could push up the average price of unleaded petrol to about...

increased fuel costs

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Burma: How will the crisis end?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 2 Oct 07

The United Nations special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, is making another attempt to meet the military regime's top generals. He is hoping to end a crackdown on anti-government protesters. In the former capital,...

burm

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Should media leave stars alone?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 2 Oct 07

The personal troubles of celebrities such as Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse have dominated the headlines this year. Should the press to leave them alone? Singer Britney Spears has been ordered by a judge in Los Angeles to...

media

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2 people

Worst pasta dishes you've ever tasted

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

There have been quite a few threads about tasty pasta dishes, so I thought I'd even the balance! I love pasta but have eaten some utterly revolting dishes. Take today for instance, I had a cherry tomato and parmesan sauce by...

pasta

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Are all races equally smart?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

This is likely to sound controversial to a lot of people, so I want to just state at the outset that I have no intention to offend anyone, just a desire to get an answer to this question: If it is commonly accepted that...

race talk

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What is the purpose of education?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

What is the purpose of education? In the recent years, the education system of the Netherlands has been heavily criticized. Constant educational reforms created a system which intended to educate all the citizens, and not of...

education

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3 people

Smoking in own home banned next?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

Article: http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=smoking-ban-at-home-could-come-in-future&method=full&objectid=19800286&siteid=50082-name_page.html PARENTS could be banned from smoking in their homes to...

smoking ban

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4 people

What role should the UN play in Iraq?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

The UN aims to broaden its activity in support of Iraq, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. Is this a positive step forward? Mr Ban said the time for determined action in Iraq had come, but that a greater UN presence would...

iraq

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How can we combat cyber bullying?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 30 Sep 07

Can a government campaign to tackle bullies who use the net and mobile phones to target students and teachers work? Teachers, pupils and parents will be given new guidance to help tackle cyber bullying as part of a government...

cyber bullying

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Is this true?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

According to this people who were breast fed way back when they were a baby are more likely to do well in adulthhod, do you agree with this or is it another myth like the intelligence and obesity risks that have been prooved...

breastfeeding

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Compensation culture

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

I heard on the wireless this morning of a woman who successfully sued the MoD for £484,000 (incl. £50k legal costs) of our hard-earned tax, because she had to leave her typing job as her thumb became sore and she got depressed....

compensation culture

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Do you like these kind of things?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

http://www.rallywriter.com/en/index.htm Things that let you write a message to someone in a funky sort of way. This one is for Sega Rally but there is one for Bob Dylan I have seen as well. Just curious really. If someone...

stuffs

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Plastic Surgery

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

Im just curious on what people's views are on plastic surgery, and if they think its right or wrong or even not bothered? Would surgery put you off someone? Would you ever consider having surgery, if so what on and...

plastic surgery

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2 people

Why don't people intervene when they see someone in trouble?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

Maybe this is why. HERO driver Graeme Deacon did not think twice when he saw a woman in a blazing car after a motorway pile-up –he ran across three lanes of traffic and pulled her to safety. But soon after police...

oh why

why

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What are your talents and/or what do you wish you were talented at?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

I would like to be more talented at public speaking - but it's hopefully something that develops from practice. More usually, I'd like to be more musical. I doubt I'll ever be a concert pianist, but I'm working on playing the...

talents

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2 people

Do children spend too much time watching TV?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 26 Sep 07

Do your children spend too much time in front of the TV? A survey of primary school-age children has found that kids spend more of their free time sitting in front of the TV than with their parents. Children would rather...

too much tv

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2 people

Should all savings be guaranteed?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 25 Sep 07

Would you like to see a levy on banks to pay for a guarantee on savings? Chancellor Alistair Darling says he is looking at ways of guaranteeing people's savings held by a bank or building society up to £100,000. Mr Darling...

savings

1 person

Do skin lightening creams create prejudice?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 25 Sep 07

Should Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan appear in an advert to promote lighter skin? Campaigners have criticised the Bollywood star for appearing in an advert to promote a skin lightening cream. In the advert, a dark skinned...

skin lightening creams

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2 people

Would you give up your car for the environment?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 25 Sep 07

Why No Car Day been so unsuccessful in Beijing? China is holding a No Car Day in more than 100 cities as it tries to reduce smog ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. But correspondents say that in the capital National No Car...

environment

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2 people

Where will Burmese protests lead?

soulsister_16 @soulsister_16 (738) • Switzerland 25 Sep 07

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Burma - seemingly the biggest protests yet against the military government. What impact will they have? At least 20,000 people - led by Buddhist monks - have been marching in...

burmese protests

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