[My first edit on the English Wikipedia was to our article on the
Star Alliance at 10:28hrs GMT, 27 May 2006 while in one of their airline lounges. Before that I'd (anonymously) corrected a few spelling mistakes and such like. I also edit other Wiki's.] contribcounter
The
'Political Compass'[1] certified me as:
Economic Left/Right: -3.75,
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.03
which, I understand, placed me just to the economic right of
Nelson Mandela and as considerably more authoritarian than the
Dalai Lama in 2007...
[2]
States I NEVER visited in the
United States:-
Alaska;
Provinces and Territories I NEVER visited in
Canada:-
Nunuvut;
Nations I NEVER visited in
Europe:
Cyprus,
Iceland,
Malta;
I have also been fortunate enough to visit all
ASEAN members, Africa and many of the
Pacific Island nations; guess I'll never get to visit South America or Antarctica now...
Trithemis annulata, commonly known as the violet dropwing, is a species of
dragonfly in the family
Libellulidae. It is found in most of Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe. Males of this species are violet-red with red veins in the wings, while females are yellow and brown. Both sexes have red eyes. This female violet dropwing was photographed near
Kalopanagiotis in Cyprus.Photograph credit:
Charles J. Sharp
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