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Sunday Times has got a good one today. Printed headline states The online headline has been changed to The article is about Nottingham hospitals. It states that if a patient waits more than 36 hours, there's a 20% increase in mortality. Which isn't that surprising. "Soars" I guess there are...

These things are always found in the last place you look. :rolleyes:

I think that's more likely than two closely Tecos deciding different prices? But who knows - Tesco I guess!

Two different fuel delivery dates?

Also called observations https://www.lightningpass.com/observation Can't for the life of me see how it is beneficial to teach new drivers not to observe like this.

Back to cycling - learning defensive and anticipatory cycling is really important. But there's a huge benefit in getting car drivers to have ridden a bike and seen what it is like. You understand why bikes avoid potholes and the door zone, why they go slower up hill, why they take primary...

Also cycling. Learn how vulnerable other road users are. It's not just about road skills, it's about recognising how much danger you are driving.

As the first one needs driver awareness of conditions, it looks like all 5 are down to drivers. Not that surprising, really. 6 if you include drugs and drink.

I have had random won't eject USB stuff, at the moment it seems OK. My perception is that these happen around new versions of the OS and then they are fixed, quietly, by Apple with no fanfare.

did you mean macOS?

Actually, thinking about it, I have a washing line extending pole that I used for a green screen during lockdown. I'll see if I can repurpose that. (y)

Given your brain has already interpreted the scene in front of you, I have no difficulty with using a computer to interpret the RAW scene the camera has captured to approximate what I think I saw.

I am looking for a bar to put between two light stands, that I can hang a backdrop from, for an informal, off-site 'portrait' session. Any simple suggestions? (suggestions for cheap fabric backdrops would be good too - preferably not plain or too bright!)

I used these guys for a small film conversion project. https://www.digitalmemories.me.uk/convert_video.php

Money needed for that too...