Archive for February, 2008
50 years since Munich disaster
February 6th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
It is 50 years today since the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to takeoff from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the Busby Babes, along with a number of supporters […]
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The American presidential election (12)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This evening, I came as close as I’m personally going to get to the American presidential race. I turned up at Porchester Hall in Bayswater in central London where Democrats Abroad were organising a ballot for Americans living in London. Apparently in 2004, 650 Democrats took the chance to vote in London; tonight it was […]
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The American presidential election (11)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I know that I’m a bit of a political geek and so not all readers of NightHawk will share my fascination with the current electoral races in the United States. But, on this day of Super Tuesday, just read one article on why “There’s been no contest like it. Not since never”.
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The American presidential election (10)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As we await the results of Super Tuesday, check out this “Yes We Can” video in support of Barack Obama:
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The American presidential election (9)
February 4th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday in the American primaries to determine the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidency. It is given this name because so many states are voting on the same day. In the case of the Democrats, 22 states are choosing a candidate plus Democrats abroad (I hope to observe an event in […]
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How to think critically
February 2nd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’m a great believer in clear and critical thinking and one of the most visited pages on my web site is my advice of “How To Think Critically”. Therefore I was pleased to have my attention drawn recently to a really good web site which presents an encyclopedia of errors of reasoning. In fact, yesterday […]
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