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A great, chilly day for a skydive
Read more: A great, chilly day for a skydiveA great, chilly day for a skydive, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. So I did: Steve under canopy, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Two sensible two-way formations and an unstable two-way fun jump. The temperature was about -15 deg C…
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Architects’ studio in West Wycombe
Read more: Architects’ studio in West WycombeArchitects’ studio in West Wycombe, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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A lovely day for a skydive
Read more: A lovely day for a skydiveWinter woodland, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. But family first: it was also a good day to walk for a pub lunch. And I might sneak in a few jumps tomorrow, on Weston’s last day of the year…
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The RNLI Christmas appeal
Read more: The RNLI Christmas appealThe RNLI Christmas appeal arrived this morning. This year, the RNLI assisted 7,834 people at sea. The men and women of the Lifeboats have now saved 137,500 lives. I have never needed them, but sailing around the Isle…
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Cameron Direct — live Q&A
Read more: Cameron Direct — live Q&ADavid Cameron is live in Ulster right now, here. His policy is a return to town hall meetings to make politics interesting again. He’s doing a great job but I would say that, wouldn’t I? I suggest you…
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Vauxhall in secret cash plea to save 5,000 jobs — Times
Read more: Vauxhall in secret cash plea to save 5,000 jobs — TimesThe Times has learnt that the vehicle manufacturer, which employs around 5,000 workers at plants in Merseyside and Luton, approached Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, last week along with other carmakers, to urge the Government to give guarantees…
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Boots’ VAT “ready reckoner”
Read more: Boots’ VAT “ready reckoner”How much longer can New Labour get away with this nonsense?
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Work more, earn more — invest-in-france.org
Read more: Work more, earn more — invest-in-france.orgInspired by an advert in the Economist, I found this from invest-in-france.org: New French labour regulations have been brought in and provide incentives to work more and earn more. Companies can raise the number of hours worked by…
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If this is Capitalism then I am a Communist — Samizdata
Read more: If this is Capitalism then I am a Communist — SamizdataDo people remember the newspaper headlines every so often between 1987 and 2007? Specially the “Alan Greenspan saves the world” stories? Ever wondered what the great Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, had actually done? What he…