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Normal Physics exam questions involve measuring the pressure at the two heights to work out how tall a building is. Alternatively if you want to compare heights of two children you can place a barometer on their heads thus: This answers the question as to whether my 12 year old son is now taller than my 15 year old daughter (who is 5'10").

In the Times last week, Charles Clarke wrote an extraordinary letter. His plan to 'restructure' police control in the UK led him to suggest that: Every resident will know the name of their local bobby, see them on the street and will have their phone number and e-mail. I understand that people want to see more Bobbies on the beat, and to a certain extent I sympathise with the wish - nothing is more natural and understandable than the desire to be secure: though the sighting of policemen and the detection of crime are two separate things in ...

So we are here!! We woke up this morning in the apartment incredibly excited to be in New York City on Christmas Day!It was a long flight yesterday via Munich so as to get a quality flight for a reasonable price (on Lufthansa). But the coolest thing was that as we took off from Munich the German countryside and villages were covered in a blanket of snow which just made it look so pretty and Christmassy. Didn't so much like the interrogation by security at Munich though where they even searched us despite the fact neither of us set ...

Mmm, shall I post on Christmas Day? No, I do not think that I will! Have a good Christmas.

Well Happy Christmas one and all. I hope, if you are celebrating it, you have a great one. I came across the Chav Christmas story the other day and it is below if you want to read it, it is not meant to offend, if it does I am sorry...

It is said that Christmas is a chance to count your blessings, sheltered as most of us are in the bosom of our families. And yet, it is only when things go awry that most of us realise just how lucky we are. 2005 has not, on the face of it, been a stellar year for this particular faceless bureaucrat. My divorce came through two days before the General Election, although it would have had more