Transit of Venus
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Slug
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I got up at 5 am, and saw bugger all except clouds, so I watched it on telly, but it's not the same as seeing it "For Real". I saw the last one about 8 or so years ago, so I don't feel too dissapointed. Nice pictures though Amy.
Oh, and Amy, regarding your observation about how Your fellow countrymen are less interested in science, an American comedian, I can't recall who exactly, but it might have been Rich Hall, said
"Americans....a prime example of why you should never believe your own publicity.....we elected Bush Jr. F.F.S......Twice, as if we didn't learn the first time"
Oh, and Amy, regarding your observation about how Your fellow countrymen are less interested in science, an American comedian, I can't recall who exactly, but it might have been Rich Hall, said
"Americans....a prime example of why you should never believe your own publicity.....we elected Bush Jr. F.F.S......Twice, as if we didn't learn the first time"
graham
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kay said:
She was born and raised a catholic. So the kids have to be brought up as catholics (aside, boy am I glad Ewan didn't join UBSS when he was at Bristol!). However he didn't formally convert until after he stood down as PM. I rather suspect that this was a calculated political move based on the fact that many of the religious types in the UK still haven't forgiven that church for its political interference in our affairs in the past and would be highly unlikely to vote for a catholic party leader. NB this is a sectarian thing rather than a point of religious doctrine which few of them apart from Big Ian over in Norn Irn really care about.
RobinGriffiths
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Yeah prettymuch.graham said:
and since we have digressed to comparing us and uk...why is it $500 now to fly back to detroit, and $800 to fly to london? Who the f*ck wants to go to detroit other than those of us who have family in the metro area? I fail to see why it got so expensive over the last few months. >_< In good news I guess flights are down to get to London now....was like $1200 not long ago. (Still outside my ability at the moment with the whole jobless thing, but if I could!!!)
Slug
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My guess would be something related to the Olympics, as a lot of air carriers gear up for the games, they will cut flight costs
!/ to use the spare, unsold extra capacity laid on to cope with the coming games, because the aircraft have to be arranged long in advance, you can't just decided to stick on a few extra planes as and when
and
2? to make travelling there more affordable, thus selling more seats......More cheaper seats = more profit.
!/ to use the spare, unsold extra capacity laid on to cope with the coming games, because the aircraft have to be arranged long in advance, you can't just decided to stick on a few extra planes as and when
and
2? to make travelling there more affordable, thus selling more seats......More cheaper seats = more profit.
Roger W
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Not a Transit, I don't think, but at least it's caving-related...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/van-swallowed-by-sinkhole.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/van-swallowed-by-sinkhole.html
