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Heartstart Thatcham

I heard on Moday 13th May 2013 that the Heartstart scheme that I have been trying to get established has been officially accepted for affiliation to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). What this means is that the scheme is independent from the BHF but has an affiliation. The BHF supply...

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Adventures with an Arduino

I got an Arduino to play with Christmas 2011, but barely played with it. During 2012 I have become more interested in medical research, well health generally, especially after watching some of the research shown at TEDMED. So I decided last summer to put the two together, buy a Pulse Sensor and do...

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Thatcham Then and Now Launch

Many people now know about my book, “Thatcham Then and Now.” It is set to launch later this week at an event on 26th July 2012, 7pm at Frank Hutchings Community Hall in Thatcham. I am giving a short talk at the launch, presenting a few of the books to certain people and then Thatcham Family...

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Family Tree Charts (part 1)

Family history is, and has been, a growing hobby for a long time for a great many people. For the Peter Allen Memorial Lectures this year, 2012, we decided to focus one talk on Family History, although almost every talk notes various well known locals. As such I thought rather than producing the...

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Nick's guide to photography

This is the first of what I hope to be an ongoing series on photography. The aim is to provide a series targeted to all, beginners and the advanced based on what I have learnt and the techneques I use. Before we start, let me give you a short background about myself. Ignoring photography for a...

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Honoured with a Gold Civic Award

In February/March 2011 I got a letter from Thatcham Town Council saying I was to be awarded a Gold Civic Award for my work in promoting the town. To say this came as a suprise would be an understatement. There are few things like this that I get that I feel I deserve. Anyway, it is something I am...

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Book Review: The Hobbit

There are few people around today that will o of heard of "The Hobbit", first published in 1937, or of its author, J.R.R.Tolkien. The story is set in a fantasy world known as "Middle Earth", a place inhabited by Dwarfs, Elves, Orcs, Goblins and Dragons.

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Apr 10, 2009

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Book Review: The Commodore Story

The Commodore Story: A Company on the Edge by Brian Bagnall is, as the name suggests, all about the history of Commodore. Commodore was seen by many in the 70’s and 80’s as a pioneering computer company with cutting edge machines that were on a par with the likes of the Apple Mac and Lisa.

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Apr 4, 2009

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Daleri-Single Drupal Theme

I have just finished converting the latest website template by Andreas Viklund to Drupal. See it on my pages, here, or on the Drupal website.

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Apr 1, 2009

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What If: Darwin

What If: Charles Darwin had never developed and/or published his theory of evolution by natural selection? This year, 2009, is Darwin’s 200th birthday, having been born on 12 February 1809 and 150 years since the publication of "On the Origin of Species." Darwin took on various studies and...

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Mar 30, 2009

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TV/Film Review: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

There are few people who will not have heard of Star Wars. The original Star Wars film was "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" which broke much new ground in the movie industry. It made a name for George Lucas, created the modern special effects era with the start-up company Industrial Light &...

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Mar 29, 2009

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Useful: Design Melt Down

Many website designers need to take a little inspiration from time to time. Got a client that has said they want a blue theme or a portal site and stuck for ideas, then take a look at Design Melt Down. They have catalogued a huge range of websites that can easily be browsed. These are some of the...

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Mar 23, 2009