In Local News: April 2005 Archives
Watching the A380 take off was just incredible. Though I may be a retired [closet] aeroplane spotter, the beasts are still heart-gripping, and seeing her maiden flight streamed live was enough to make me well up just a little. To answer the reporter's question, they'll have the undercarriage down for pretty much the entire flight bar a high-altitude test of the wheel mechanisms; this appears to be a standard that can be seen in video footage going back to the seventies and beyond... aieee!
Now if I could just pick up some tickets to Singapore for late 2006...
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[EDIT] I missed the landing (mentioned in the comments), alas, but for a cause that many people will approve. Yes indeed, today Kim Cattrall put her hand up my shirt.
Okay, so that part's not true, but she could have had I been more opportunistic.
I'm greatly reassured that my understanding of British political party politics isn't quite in the toilet yet; since online questionnaires are utterly infallible and always spot-on correct, it's fair reason that the following example be shared with anyone voting in the upcoming election. Though traditionally a Labour supporter, I suspected that I might end up a Liberal Democrat, and sure enough, did. I feel kind of dirty.
Who should I vote for?
Your expected outcome: Liberal Democrat
Your actual outcome:
 Labour 4 | |
Conservative -30  | |
| Liberal Democrat 32 | |
| UK Independence Party -17 | |
| Green 20 |
You should vote: Liberal Democrat
The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.
Take the test at Who Should You Vote For
