Looks like the next Doctor has been revealed, ending months of speculation. At one point, it was being rumoured that the next doctor could be a woman. Now, that would have been really interesting! And maybe they’ll try that at some point, but for now the next incarnation of our favourite time traveler is Matt Smith. I hadn’t heard of him before this, but I’m sure that’s going to change!
Eccleston and Tennant (and Tom Baker much before them) have set some very high standards and we’ll have to wait and see if Smith can do justice to the role. The only unfortunate part of this whole thing is that we’ll have to wait a rather long time to find that out. With Tennant and Davies both leaving, it seems the show is going into a sort of sabbatical. Only 4 specials are scheduled for 2009 and the regular episodes starring Smith and with Moffat at the helm won’t resume until some time in 2010. Ah well!
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Tagged: Doctor, Doctor Who, Matt Smith
Watching Yes, Prime Minister for the nth time, I was wondering just how much do those heads of states take home at the end of year. Of course, the perks of their jobs vastly outweigh these numbers, but it’s still an interesting list! Oh and these numbers are just vague estimates swooped out of the intertubes with very limited research yada yada yada..
| US President |
$400,000 |
| British Prime Minister |
$388,027 |
| French President |
$333,675 |
| Canadian Prime Minister |
$292,627 |
| Indian President |
$45,000 |
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Found this via Reddit.. It’s a nice collection of common English grammatical mistakes that people make. There is one more that I’d like to add to that, “Ensure” vs. “Insure“.. Nearly the same spelling and pronunciation, drastically different meanings, and yet.. There are times I feel like telling them if they really want to “insure” that the project finishes on time, perhaps they should go talk to Safeco next door!
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Tagged: English, Grammar
