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'Is Lady Gaga greedy? Is Duncan James promiscuous? Is Katy Perry confused? Does bisexuality exist?'

Yesterday's Guardian added usefully to our planning coverage of 22 September (Breaking news).

Many of us remember from our own youth the times when Maths ceased to make sense and became instead an alarming jumble of random figures, odd-looking hieroglyphs and alien concepts. If you know someone who feels that way about Higher Mathematics today, or could just do with running over past lessons one more time, help is at hand.

The arrival of Tesco at 8 Picardy Place appears to have moved a step closer with the granting of listed building consent for an illuminated fascia sign, an externally illuminated projecting sign, vinyl window graphics, and an internal security shutter (Ref. 10/02074/LBC).

The 160th Brownies have just started their last term in the centenary year of guiding.

So far, they've had a great year, working on badges such as 'World Issues' and 'Healthy Heart', and winning a city-wide competition at Edinburgh Castle's take-over event.

Now they're looking forward to the rest of the calendar and academic year, and currently have some spaces available for new Brownies.

Mark Lazarowicz has reconfirmed whom he will back for the Labour Party leadership.

'I'm voting for Ed Miliband,' he told Spurtle.

Balloting – which began on Monday of last week – will continue until Wednesday 22 September, with the result being announced at the Labour Party Conference on Saturday 25 September.

Scottish  organisations can apply for up to five years' funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), an organisation designed to tackle need and support disadvantaged communities in Scotland.

As detailed in Issue 186, Dance Base will start running 21 additional classes per week from its newly refurbished centre in Leith – the Thomas Morton Hall at 28–30 Ferry Road.

However, there are opportunities on two days next week for locals to get a free 'sneak preview of the space and sample the range of dance classes provided'.

Thursday 23 September

• 5:30pm  Ballet
• 6:00pm  Hip Hop
• 6:30pm  Jazz
• 7:00pm  Afro World

Saturday 25 September

Great excitement at Narcissus Flowers yesterday.

Cathedral House had commissioned Broughton Street's finest to fashion six Caledonian-themed posies for presentation to Her Majesty the Queen and His Holiness the Pope during Day One of the papal pastoral visit to the UK.

Pope Benedict was apparently seen by one staff member's mother still clutching his posy as he set off for the procession down Princes Street. Equally impartial and reliable Broughton sources claim to have seen Queen Elizabeth admiring hers as she waved from a helicopter en route to Balmoral.

Expect major traffic disruption and long delays today as Edinburgh braces itself, with pleasurable anticipation, for one of the most exciting events in the capital for years.

Staff have been working till midnight this week putting the finishing touches to their preparations, but this morning the long wait is finally over.  At 10:00am, Curiouser and Curiouser will open its doors to the public for the first time at No. 93 Broughton Street, offering a range of high-quality prints, picture frames, and gifts to suit all tastes.