Iron Maiden - The Trooper

As everyone knows the the song called Fear of the Dark, I would like to share another one, which you might also know...

Yes - Roundabout

My favourite Yes song - progressive rock

Cartoons for fun

Two of my favourite cartoons that I found on The Times' homepage. :)

Muslims in Britain

I found this video when I was searching for some videos on the UK General Election 2010. I think it's worth watching. A little explanation: There is 'Sharia law' mentioned in the video. 'Sharia' refers to the "way" Muslims should live or the "path" they must follow.

Prince Charles is 1/32 Hungarian

So, Prince Charles came prepared to Hungary, why else would you add up all your relatives together? I was curious who this distant relative may be. Here it is: Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde, the grandmother of Mary, the Queen consort to King George V, who was the grandfather of HM the Queen Elisabeth II, as you all know. Beauty indeed!

Taking Sport Seriously on British TV!

Hello Everyone, YouTube's full of this video so you might already know it but it's worth watching a second time... Just how to have a good time on air! :D

The date is set: 6 May

From The Times

April 6, 2010

Fiercely contested election campaign begins today

Roland Watson, Political Editor

Gordon Brown will travel the mile from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace today and launch the most fiercely contested election campaign for a generation.

He will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament next Monday and will name May 6 as the day voters decide his fate.

Within minutes the frenzy of electoral combat will begin. Mr Brown will make a symbolic trip to the South East, showing his determination to hold on to new Labour gains of 1997. David Cameron will head in the opposite direction, taking the fight to Labour in the Midlands and the North.

The formalities between the Prime Minister and the monarch will take only a few minutes but will trigger the most eagerly awaited showdown since Tony Blair swept away 18 years of Conservative rule in 1997 and what promises to be the most closely fought election since John Major defied the polls and Neil Kinnock in 1992.

Each leader has his own personal mountain to climb. Mr Brown is looking to banish the memories of the election-that-never-was in November 2007, when he ducked out of going to the country at the last moment. He is asking for his first mandate as prime minister, and a historic fourth term for Labour, against the backdrop of the deepest recession for 60 years and a potentially mutinous public sector.

The National Union of Teachers voted yesterday to join forces with the biggest civil service union to co-ordinate action to defend public services from cuts whoever wins on May 6.

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, told teachers: “If you judge a government by how it behaves as an employer, this is the worst Government in the history of this country.”

Mr Cameron needs to gain 116 seats to win an overall majority, the biggest required swing since the war.

If successful, he would be the youngest Prime Minister for two centuries and the 12th to serve under Elizabeth II.

Nick Clegg needs to capitalise on polls that point to a hung Parliament. Liberal Democrat supporters hope that he would emerge from any post-election bargaining with an influential role.

Eve-of-campaign polls underlined last night the volatility of the contest.The Tory lead narrowed to four points, down five points, according to an ICM poll for The Guardian — the narrowest margin recorded by ICM for two years. It put the Tories on 37 per cent, Labour on 33 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on 21 per cent.

By contrast, a YouGov poll for The Sun puts the Tories on 41 per cent — the first time they have breached 40 per cent since January. The daily tracker poll puts Labour on 31 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on 18 per cent.

The leaders will set out their arguments today: Mr Cameron, that it is time for a change; Mr Brown, that the fragile recovery makes it too risky to change; Mr Clegg, that this should be the end of Mr Brown.

There's even an interactive election map which took my breath away for a second.