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The cyclehoop is an attractive idea, but I'm wondering if it provides much additional functionality. AFAICS it just: 1) indicates that bike parking is officially sanctioned at that point 2) indicates preferred direction of parking 3) maybe makes it perhaps slightly more easy to tether one's beast. If you look at the lowest picture on p.1 of their site, the bike lock isn't even attached to the hoop. So I'd be interested in having a look at some in use. BTW, there is an online map showing all cycle parking stands in the borough, http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200123/cycling_in_southwark/442/cycle_parking_and_security. You can even get photos and details by clicking on the icons. It's a bit slow at the moment, but I'll see sometime if I can find any hoops on it.

And if the default Sky password isn't password, try sky. http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view-routerstats.html

>I am sure that leaving your TV on stand-by does use up a reasonable amount of electricity - although > not oodles. Anyone know how much? Mine (same method as above): Sony CRT TV: 20W An oldish 15" LCD TV: 14W Sony VCR: 5W Freeview boxes: about 11W (little less than when on) Probably a saving of more than a kilowatt-hour a day by not having these things on standby. But if you look at the latest LCD TV specifications, they tend to have a standby power rating of one watt or less. If one of those was on standby continuously, that would cost you no more than 8.76 kilowatt-hours a year.

>What is a Speedtouch? Just a basic ADSL modem-router: four ethernet ports and wireless capability. >So when you say the wattage is that per hour? Nope, just plain watts. It's a unit of power, which is the rate of consumption of energy. Running at 4 watts over an hour will consume 4 watt-hours of energy, which is 0.004 (ie 1/250) kilowatt-hours, which is the unit the electricity companies use when charging you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt-hour

I've checked my Speedtouch ST585 using a plug-in power meter. It has ethernet (wired) connections to one computer and ADSL. Computer running, router wireless disabled: oscillates beween 4 and 7W. I'd estimate weighted average of 5W. Running Speedtest didn't affect the reading. Computer running, router wireless enabled: 7W. Computer off, router wireless disabled: 4W Computer off, router wireless enabled: 7W

I think the only question we've not asked is, ground or upper floor? I think we've probably rightly assumed the former. ;) Is there BTW any evidence that having a "Magic Water [or similar] used here" sticker on one's front door actually deters thieves? Any marking obviously increases their risk while the stuff's still in their possession, but it's the possession itself that's the greatest risk, and I assume that stolen gear gets disposed of pretty quickly.

Time of day? Front or back?

Is R&D on the deep-fried fat ball still on the secret list?

Did you know you can watch the BorisBike docking station statuses and stats change, minute by minute? http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/inspirational-uses

Twirly, you've reminded me that things could be a lot worse. Nurses as in-house chuggers? And thanks for the interesting note on Peter Pan.

Here's a brief log, showing some variation. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,151452,189304#msg-189304 I think you need to randomise your observation points over time. :)

If it's ok (by some) to have a thread here devoted to the latest local sightings of allegedly 'famous' people, I hope no-one will mind my also posting a link to this thread in the Lounge about Kevin Ivison's work http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,492812 and the recent BBC World Service interview with him.

There was a long interview with Kevin on the latest BBC World Service Outlook programme. An mp3 file of it (11MByte) can be downloaded at http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/outlook.

http://www.punchcartoons.com/p782/I-keep-thinking-it%27s-Tuesday-Hippo-Sketch/product_info.html

Never mind the nosh, savour the words. Gastronomer, gastronomist, and gastrophilanthropist all made it to the OED but then apparently failed to thrive. They need your help. Anyone tried pea brains?

It is downloadable at http://www.southwarkpct.nhs.uk/a/6268 . Incidentally, I found the link only by doing a search on the site for "Have your say 2010", and even then only by ignoring the dead end at http://www.southwarkpct.nhs.uk/a/6256 and trying again; so not impressed by the site housekeeping.

Huguenot Wrote: > Besides, there's no reason to consider that a hospital only has medical records, > I'm sure theyhave administrative records also. Indeed. Enter Kings College Hospital in the name field at http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/search.asp and then press Search Register to get their Data Protection Register entry. The fundraising data information is listed under Purpose 8.

Adventure +'s licence conditions include: 345 - That CCTV system to be installed at the premises and be maintained iin good working order and to be continually recording at all times the premises are in use under the licence. The CCTV system must be capable of capturing an image of every person who enters the premises. 346 - That all CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty one (31) days and shall, upon request, be made available to Officers of the Police and Council.

There's far too much mindless vandalism to phone boxes in the area. I read this only the other day. Take care, Mr. H. "Pleading Guilty to doing wilful damage to a telephone kiosk, CLAUD RUSSELL ALLEN, aged 69, an off-licence holder of Landcroft Road, East Dulwich, S.E., stated at Lambeth yesterday: "People kept pestering me for coppers for the telephone opposite my off-licence and I want to get the kiosk removed." Mr. D. Howells, for the G.P.O., said that at night Allen took a claw hammer into the kiosk, and, after smashing the electric bulb, tore away a hand set. "Mr. P. Sutton, defending, said that Allen was suffering under a sense of grievance. The MAGISTRATE discharged Allen absolutely on payment of ?1 6s. 3d. damages and ?3 3s. costs." The Times, 17 Nov 1953

I've revised my opinion of their website. I thought the Code of Practice page http://www.butterflynannies.co.uk/code-of-practice/ was a rubbishy production; and then found it was as on the longer-established http://www.nannyplus.co.uk/code.htm. Then, as soon as I started looking, I found several more examples of content common to various other longer-established sites. These even included the bit above Eva's signature on the About Us page. http://www.butterflynannies.co.uk/about/, which bears a remarkable similarity to that for Sitters http://www.sitters.co.uk/about.aspx. "The original idea of a nationwide network of professional evening babysitters [and child carers][] sprung from [my][our] own need for reliable, experienced child carers to babysit in the evenings for [my young daughter][our two boys]. [We] found we needed babysitters both when we were at home in [London][buckinghamshire] and when visiting [Other parts of the UK][Dorset] at weekends." "Today our enthusiastic and dedicated team are able to provide evening child care in all but the most remote locations. With a nationwide network of many of carefully vetted, experienced child carers we are able to provide babysitters and childcare for more than 95% of the requests we receive from across the UK. ..." "[Eva Verissimo Founder & Director] [stephen and Lucie Allen]" Make of it what you will. Are Butterfly Nannies affiliated to or a subagency of Sitters? Vice versa? None of the above?

>I'd attribute that one to the journo storymongers But then cf: "Your story will be read back to you after we have written it. At this stage you will be able to make alterations if there is any inaccuracy in the story, although this is a very rare occurrence." http://www.cash4yourstory.co.uk/faq.html

>And Eva and Nyron are engaged [per the NOTW article: the original's here btw: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/168005/I-only-eat-chocolate-Achalasia-sufferer-Eva-Verissimo-just-has-to-eat-chocolate-to-survive.html] Whereas a week later in her blog of 16 February 2009 she says she's been married to him for two years. http://allabouttula.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=16 I'd attribute that one to the journo storymongers: young + single = more attractive/saleable/valuable. And to think, only a few hours ago, I didn't even know nanny traders existed.

On a more sympathetic and positive note (welcomed by my internal editor), here's a blog by Eva about her little girl. http://allabouttula.blogspot.com/ .

Is this what they teach the kiddies in Business Studies courses nowadays?

>hannah blades email address is [email protected] "Marketing and advertising: [email protected] " (from http://www.butterflynannies.co.uk/contact-us/)