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Teach First
Read more: Teach FirstFrom the Teach First site: Teach First attracts, selects, trains, places and supports top graduates to work in challenging schools and also for leading employers. Read about how Teach First and its partners deliver outstanding teacher and leadership…
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A perfect close reach in a Top Cat 18
Read more: A perfect close reach in a Top Cat 18Turkey 2004. My old mate shows me how it’s done on his first catamaran helming trip.
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K1200S at Cadwell, Jun 2006
Read more: K1200S at Cadwell, Jun 2006Last summer, I took a track day at Cadwell. What a great circuit: highly 3D with some fast stretches and several bottle checks. A smaller bike might have been a good idea, but where’s the adventure in that?…
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Do not start a skydiving business in the UK
Read more: Do not start a skydiving business in the UKHow could you possibly make one or more proper livings out of skydiving in the UK? (He writes, looking at the weather.)
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My first time
Read more: My first timeOn a bike that is. I’m on the left, in the lead (obviously). I was about 8 IIRC and I fell off seconds later, but I think I managed a few laps before and after.
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Brother DCP-130 vs Mac OS X
Read more: Brother DCP-130 vs Mac OS XPerfect: unpack, install software, connect. Press “scan” button and select “scan to picture” on the printer. The picture simply appears in your Pictures folder. Too easy. Obviously, it just printed, in colour, fuss free, first time. If you…
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The Stelvio Pass
Read more: The Stelvio PassDrove this in Summer 2006: a truly great experience.
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OS X vs localhost.local
Read more: OS X vs localhost.localWhy must people deviate from proper standards? Installing WordPress on a Mac caused me some grief simply because telling PHP to connect to the database at localhost didn’t work. Who would have thought that localhost couldn’t be resolved?…
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Driving’s great, but it’s not as good as the real thing
Read more: Driving’s great, but it’s not as good as the real thingMagnificent ride home last night on the KTM from London. Left the M4 at the usual place, with dusk gathering and made it home just as the last of the light left. The lanes were empty and the…