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	<title>A Timely Reform by Ian Ridley</title>
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		<title>Possible Meteor Storm Tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, don&#8217;t panic. It is not the end of the world. Just some dust particles burning up in the atmosphere. On the evening of Saturday 8th October, astronomers predict there is a chance that the Draconid meteor shower may exhibit storm-force levels. This means several meteors may be visible each minute. Meteor showers are usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Less than 7 hrs to final Shuttle Flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather in Florida means there is only a 30% chance that the final Space Shuttle launch will go ahead at 16:26 GMT today. The launch is usually shown on both BBC News 24 and Sky News but you also watch NASA TV online.]]></description>
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		<title>Proof that Selini is Sicily</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Babylon 5]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I did my M.Sc. research dissertation on using NOAA satellite data to map lava flows on Mount Etna in Sicily. So I have seen a lot of satellite images of the island. Watching a YouTube video of &#8220;Londo&#8217;s finest moments&#8221; from Babylon 5 Season 4 &#8220;Into The Fire&#8221;, the Centauri island of Selini is shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Pensions Statement</title>
		<link>http://ianridley.org.uk/?p=293</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why has the coalition gone public today with details of public sector pension changes? The coalition say it is to stop details of their position leaking out and being misrepresented. Some unions have said this is a desperate attempt to bypass union leaders and appeal directly to public sector workers. More than likely the truth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zombies in Leicester satirised</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leicester City Council&#8217;s lack of preparedness for a zombie invasion was recently uncovered by a bizarre Freedom of Information request. Now the incident has featured on this evening&#8217;s topical satire The Now Show on Radio 4. You should be able to listen to it via the BBC iPlayer or the Friday Night Comedy Podcast]]></description>
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		<title>Iain M. Banks in Leicester</title>
		<link>http://ianridley.org.uk/?p=282</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I went to my first ever book signing on Friday. Iain M. Banks was at the Phoenix Square in Leicester as part of a mini-tour to launch the paperback of his novel Surface Detail. It was great timinng for me as I&#8217;d finished the book a few days ago, just as a friend alerted me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did you get any Olympics tickets?</title>
		<link>http://ianridley.org.uk/?p=276</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did you do in the Olympics tickets lottery? Did you get all that you applied for, some or none? An online survey is being used to gather data on who has  tickets to see if the distribution was even-handed. Initial results seemed to indicate that you had to apply for around £1500 worth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penultimate Shuttle Mission should launch on Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Space Flight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Discovery is due to launch from Florida on Wednesday 3rd November at 3.52pm EDT (7.52pm GMT if I&#8217;ve got my time zones right). Catch these events whilst you can: STS-133 is Discovery&#8217;s last mission and the last-but-one Shuttle mission before they are retired in February 2011. NASA TV has full live coverage of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition: Lib Dems against a rise in Tuition Fees</title>
		<link>http://ianridley.org.uk/?p=242</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lib Dem blogger Neil Woollcott has set up a petition for Lib Dem supporters (and anyone else) who want to let senior Liberal Democrat ministers know their opposition to an increase in Tuition Fees. I encourage everyone to sign this. I oppose the rise for two reasons; 1) If our opposition to an increase in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did the GMB &amp; Unite break the rules &amp; deliver for Ed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did GMB&#8217;s &#38; Unite&#8217;s rule-stretching endorsements of Ed Miliband tip the balance in Ed&#8217;s favour? Jim Pickard at the FT reports that Unite included a leaflet supporting Ed Miliband in its ballot mailing to members and that at least some envelopes had Ed&#8217;s picture on them. The Guardian reports that the GMB went further, mailing [...]]]></description>
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