Lying To Doctors. When Is It OK To Lie To Your Doctor? Legislation to deny first class medical assistance to those who persist with an unhealthy lifestyle is now being seriously discussed in the UK. Can lie detectors be far behind? Will smokers, heavy drinkers and couch potatoes now have to add the art of lying through their teeth - as if their lives depended on it, which they may soon do, to their solitary, sedentary and increasingly melancholy skills? More importantly, will doctors be able to help them, if the information they get from their patients is all wrong? [MetaFilter]
8:24:55 PM    

Baby, baby, baby, yeah. The Visible Embryo. "This spiral represents the 23 stages occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy and every two weeks of the second and third trimesters. Use the spiral to navigate through the 40 weeks of pregnancy and preview the unique changes in each stage of human development." via The Eyes Have It, which sadly looks as if it hasn't been updated since February, but still has much of interest to offer. [MetaFilter]
8:24:35 PM    

VSO

Then and now.

7:37:45 PM    

Wateraid.

Blue Peter fans will already know about this.  They have a wonderful appeal going. 

The grand total you've raised so far is £1,329,618 million.

As I grow older I appreciate more and more the wonderful effect Blue Peter has on children.  They are so unselfish, so keen and so full of good spirits.  I remember my sister and her sponsored 24hr fasts and making me join in too (reluctantly).   I've lost my badge though.

Here are some facts-

The average daily use in the U.K. is 135 litres per person per day. 

The absolute basic water requirement per person is 50 litres.

1.4 billion people across the world lack access to safe water.

Over 2.4 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation.

5:30:28 PM