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Tue 7 Feb 2012 17:22:51:

#SavetheNHS RT @bengoldacre Let's be clear: all that matters in politics right now is saving the NHS from Lansley. Nothing else compares.

Tue 7 Feb 2012 08:56:58:

RT @RogerQuimbly: Please don't join in with the Dickens celebrations. You'll only be encouraging Simon Callow.

Mon 6 Feb 2012 22:29:15:

This is awesome! Online orrery http://t.co/jBEswoM2

Mon 6 Feb 2012 10:20:53:

This is one good reason to support #LGBTQ rights: http://t.co/UAOlpYaC

Sat 4 Feb 2012 23:26:58:

I heard that the Chuckle Brothers are going to be buried alphabetically. Tomb E, Tomb U. #retweetedfromsomeonebuticantrememberwho

Sat 4 Feb 2012 22:29:19:

@richardm56 don't eat the yellow snow!

Sat 4 Feb 2012 22:02:03:

@timsinister excuses excuses ;-)

Sat 4 Feb 2012 21:55:41:

@timsinister your career as a photographer doesn't exactly look fruitful I'm sorry mate.

Sat 4 Feb 2012 21:53:11:

I love this Onion article "You know I used to be kind of cool once" http://t.co/7eDvjvd9

Sat 4 Feb 2012 20:11:56:

PROFESSOR GREEN: you've got your Cluedo name wrong. It should be Professor Plum or Reverend Green.

The Kitchen Sink

Last updated Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:35 +0000

The Second Coming

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some [...]

Frog base extended

Following on from the previous two posts, if you unfold your frog base so that it’s back to a flat square, you will see that the crease pattern looks something like this: Now what if we want to make a more complicated frog, perhaps with fingers and toes? We need extra paper! To get the [...]

…and from a frog-base to a frog

Take your frog base (see previous post) I also mountain-folded the “nose” under in the model shown below.

There’s more than one way to fold a frog-base

In this discussion, I’m going to assume a familiarity with the water bomb base. (If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of origami bases, start with the origami terms page here.) Starting with the water bomb base: Flap one: Flap two Turn the model over (not shown). Flap three Flap four The final result for each [...]

Some thoughts on the various “Occupy” movements

This post was largely prompted by a tweet from @HollyS_: “Hose them out of there!” – James Wale. lol in reference to the London ‘Occupy’ camping trip. Brill My reply on @markfiend: @HollyS_ yeah because brutal police suopression of lawful protest is a right laugh! (Typo in the original lol)Now I willingly admit that the [...]

BBC - Weather Centre - Forecast for Leeds, United Kingdom

Last updated Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Wednesday: sunny intervals, Max Temp: 1°C (34°F), Min Temp: -3°C (27°F)

Max Temp: 1°C (34°F), Min Temp: -3°C (27°F), Wind Direction: SE, Wind Speed: 5mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1043mb, Humidity: 77%, UV risk: low, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 07:39GMT, Sunset: 17:01GMT

Thursday: light rain, Max Temp: 1°C (34°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F)

Max Temp: 1°C (34°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F), Wind Direction: SSW, Wind Speed: 5mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1036mb, Humidity: 84%, UV risk: low, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 07:37GMT, Sunset: 17:03GMT

Friday: sleet, Max Temp: 2°C (36°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F)

Max Temp: 2°C (36°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F), Wind Direction: SSE, Wind Speed: 10mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1030mb, Humidity: 93%, UV risk: low, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 07:35GMT, Sunset: 17:05GMT

Sun and Moon times (in GMT) for 2012 February 07, Leeds, UK (from HM Nautical Almanac Office)

As of 00:00 today: Waxing Gibbous Moon. The age of the Moon is 14.7 days old and the illuminated fraction is 99 per cent.

Sunrise: 07:43
Sunset: 16:59
Moonrise: 16:59
Moonset: 07:00