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Watching TV may damage children's brain development leading to increased anti-social behaviour, new research claims. There is also a correlation between the amount of television children watch and the degree of educational damage they suffer, according to the report by Dr Aric Sigman, who is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. And significant long term damage occurs even at so-called modest levels of viewing - between one and two hours a day, the report, entitled Remotely Controlled, says. Children now spend more time watching a TV screen than they spend in school, but viewing even a moderate amount...

BRAD PITT reportedly is getting ready to marry his ladylove, Angelina Jolie, at pal George Clooney's estate in Italy. Italian papers report that Pitt has asked his ``Ocean's Eleven'' co-star if he and Jolie can wed at the posh villa on Lake Como. Pitt's divorce from Jennifer Aniston is due to become final next month. Meanwhile, Brad is set to give his fans much more to marvel at in the upcoming ``Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.'' The 41-year-old actor reportedly will shoot a nude scene in the film, bathing himself with a washcloth while standing in...

A Philosophy Professor who teaches at Oxford says there is roughly a 20 percent chance that most humans today are really software created beings living in a virtual reality.Dr. Nick Bostrum says there is a good chance technology can mature to the point where life like simulation programs are regularly run.If that is the case there is no way of knowing whether right now youre currently living in real history or a simulation of the year 2003.However, he says it is equally likely that humans will become extinct before then can develop such advanced computer simulations or lose their interest...

I’m sitting here after work and pulled out the “Last of the Mohicans” and I’m wondering what my fellow freepers like for there favorite movies. I would like more for my collection of dvd’s. Current and older movies? Doesn’t matter what it is. Just a little break from the daily news and politics. I have quite a few that I like and I’m looking for more. Hit me back