Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Elections were held to elect councillors to these new town councils on 1 May 2025 for a term of two years. Elections will be held again in 2027 for a four-year term to align with elections for North Yorkshire Council and all other parish councils."
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/new-town...
"Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along... "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWnwZXRJz-c
"Town councils take responsibility for providing and maintaining local amenities such as open spaces, allotments, public clocks, village halls, footpaths and litter bins. They also provide community buildings and a wide range of facilities, from cemeteries and allotments to grants and community groups.
Responding to planning applications and accessing grant funding for projects can also fall under their remit. Town councils can influence local laws and policies that address community needs, such as zoning regulations, public safety measures, and environmental policies."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkt_Cik5JmY
Tales of the Unexpected... Moi?
https://metamodel.blog/posts/texas-heat-wave/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cgRMY4opc
Spinning the Wheel.
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'Clocked'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"For Earth, that is about 23 hours and 56 minutes, or 24 hours if you round up."
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/
"From our vantage point on Earth, the Sun may appear like an unchanging source of light and heat in the sky. But the Sun is a dynamic star, constantly changing and sending energy out into space. The science of studying the Sun and its influence throughout the solar system is called heliophysics."
"The Sun rotates faster at the equator than at the poles. A spot on the equator of the Sun takes 24.47 days to rotate around the Sun and return to the same position. Astronomers call this sidereal rotation period, which is different from the synodic period – the amount of time it takes for a spot on the Sun to rotate back to face the Earth. Near the poles, it can take 38 days to rotate once."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/08/britain-24-hour-sl...
"Astronomers measure the rotation rate of the Sun from an arbitrary position of 26° from the equator; around the point where sunspots are observed. At this point, it takes 25.38 days to rotate and return to the same spot in space. So that would be one DAY on the Sun for all practical purposes."
https://www.astronomy.com/science/how-long-is-a-day-on-the-sun/
"A description and/or image of the item should be given, along with a reason why the item should be added to the time capsule. The deadline for submissions is May 22, 2025."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e71KWwE5Fk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9vz28nyedo
Always check your Smoke Alarms ;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4
Toast? Moi? Almost
"I’m more accustomed to PC’s with no political influences. Both now will need to deliver, but I look forward to engaging with them. Only time will tell."
Dry n Crisp.
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/
Codes of Conduct.
'Order at Work'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The problem, on top of unpredictable weather, is the absence of surprise and spontaneity. We know when bank holidays are, so we “spend” them pre-emptively, imagining how much fun we will have and how many cool projects we’ll smash through."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/11/why-should-the-us-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qp_SrTgBBs
"Oscar Wilde would have been delighted."
'Statuettes'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Cowley would provide a cup – “an inexpensive one” – to anyone who traversed the North York Moors in less than 24 hours: “… You would cross Carlton Moor, Cringle Moor and Cold Moor; Botton Head and Bloworth; the long flat expanse of Stony Ridge … over Howl Moor and Simon Howe, by Tom Cross Rigg and Snod Hill to Lilla Cross, then over Fylingdales Moor … to the sea.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/statues-of-jrr-tolkien-and...
"The reserve will also protect rare wildlife such as adders, curlew and golden plover. Approximately 90% of the area comprises UK priority habitats including peat bogs, heathlands and wetlands."
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/13/north-york-moors-walk-lyk...
Go Figure...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H5386XBr80
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/13/bronte-country-natio...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/14/are-yorks-developers-aim...
'The Woolly Tops'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Miliband added: "I think people vote in elections for all kinds of reasons, but I'm going to make the case, as will local MPs, for why renewables are about lower bills and they're about good jobs."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv5vg6dpzpo
"He told BBC Look North: "Every solar panel we put up, every wind turbine we build, every piece of infrastructure we build helps get us off those fossil fuels and give us energy security.""
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVq__eR2Sok
"The Penguin Foundation said "generous knitters and groups from all around the world" have been making jumpers to help."
Nah Nah Nah Nah ...
"Pingu is a British-American stop animated television series originally produced in Switzerland."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e80qhyovOnA
Ludwig.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c43vV7H5u7Q
https://www.creatorhandbook.net/how-astrokobi-brings-the-science-of-spac...
Hmmm ...
I'm off to join the FEX.
https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-astrokobi
Just checking wots mesmorising the little uns on U Tube...
"The meeting heard the a 98ft (30m) tall drilling rig would be built as part of a “proppant squeeze” test project."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/16/experience-i-fought...
"I’m the world’s heaviest sleeper, but when I’m exploring, my amygdala – the part of the brain that controls fear – goes into overdrive and I sleep very lightly. For three or four nights I’d been waking up repeatedly because I thought I’d heard the dreaded crunch of bear paws in the snow."
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge3ywnxxro
"If you’re unwashed in a dark tent out on the floating sea ice, you can look (and smell) not unlike an oversized walrus."
The Pennine Way.