At London's Heathrow Airport this morning, British Airways flight 38 originating from Beijing, China, crash landed. Severely damaging wings as well as the under carriage of the Boeing 777, all passengers and crew aboard were evacuated safely. Several minor injuries are being reported, and at least 90 flights have already been canceled.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was at Heathrow Airport, waiting to board a flight to China, his first official trip as prime minister. His flight was delayed, though not involved in the incident. The crash is expected to cause widespread delays for flights throughout the day.
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Dear E. Jean,
I find myself in a very strange, very frightening situation. You will not see my real name anywhere on this post, because people are threatening me. I am a good, kind, hard-working 29-year-old woman. I have a wonderful fiancé who is finishing his surgery residency and we are planning a June wedding. Because I made a terrible mistake and carried on a brief affair before I became engaged — it lasted all of one week — with my boss (who is female, by the way), I am being blackmailed by a horrible man at work.
Two months ago he demanded $600 in cash. I gave it to him. Last month he demanded $800 in cash and I gave it to him. (This may not sound like a lot of money to you, E. Jean or to the DearSugar ladies, but I promise you, it was very difficult to find an extra $800.) He seems to be well aware of how much I make, and this month (yesterday on the 15th,) he asked for $1000. He says if I don’t pay him, he will go to the CEO and “out” me and my boss. I believe him.
If he goes to the CEO, I will lose my job and so will the woman with whom I had the affair. What should I do? This can’t go on! I don’t have the money! I will have to go to the bank and borrow to pay him the $1000. Please, please help me. I don’t want my fiancé to find out, I don’t want to lose my job! And I don’t know which way to turn!
— Alias in New York.
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The whole purpose of hopping into the Presidential Election (other than scoring a huge, awesome job,) seems to be introducing yourself, and making a whale of an impression on 260 million of your neighbors. Why then, does it seem like even some of the most successful candidates struggle to make their true selves shine?
The Associated Press asked the candidates (and their staffers) what mistaken reps they fight against most often. Hillary's staff's answer was great, "Too many to choose from; she is the most famous person nobody really knows." This answer strikes me as almost astonishingly honest, and is much more telling than using the question as an opportunity to pound again on the fact that Hillary's a warm person—really.
The best, best answer came from ol' Fred Thompson, "Really not much of a break dancer." Which doesn't answer the question in the least, but paints quite the mental picture. Ladies and Gentleman, The King B-Boy himself, Popping, Locking and Crumping his way from Tennessee, Fred Thompson! Awesome.
Maybe this is where Fred picked up his tricks...
It has been rumored for years now that Tom Cruise was shopping for a wife, so to speak, before he nabbed Katie, and according to Andrew Morton, the author of Tom's unauthorized biography, Jennifer Garner was one of his top choices. Of course this can't make Katie feel very good, but the concept is pretty wild if you think about it. Even though we all must decide who to marry, it's easier for someone as famous as Tom Cruise to have his pick of the litter. For the sake of playing house, if you could handpick your mate, who would you choose?
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