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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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Photography Site and Library

I noted in a previous post that I had images with two stock libraries, Alamy and Latent Light. I have since been introduced to another, ClusterShot, which I am giving a go.

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Jan 24, 2009

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Book Review: David Attenborough: Life on Air

I recently finished reading "David Attenborough: Life on Air". I have watched David Attenborough and his wildlife programs for as long as I can remember and in my opinion is the best wildlife presenter ever. I have wondered on several occasions what drives him and this book answers that question.

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Jan 20, 2009

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What If: English Channel

What: The English Channel (see Google Maps) seperates England from contiental Europe, namely France. The English Channel as we know it today was formed at the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 BC. Before that point it was just a river, part of the Rhine.

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Jan 19, 2009

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TV/Film Review: Willow

Anyone who grew up in the 80's will remember Willow. The story, aimed at both children and adults, is about a dwarf called Willow, played by Warwick Davis, who finds a special baby who's destiny it is to rule the land and bring about the downfall of the evil Queen Bavmorda, played by Jean Marsh....

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Jan 15, 2009

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Useful: Project Deploy

If like me you do a lot of work with HTML and CSS, you will no doubt find creating the basic layout of the files a bit repetative. Some of us have a template set-up just for this purpose. However, there is another way in the form of Project Deploy. This site allows you to select various options...

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Jan 11, 2009

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Book Review: iWoz

iWoz is the autobiography of Steve Wozniak, the creator of the Apple and Apple II computers, not to mention one of the co-founders of Apple. The book was written by Woz and Gina Smith. I have followed Woz for a long time, indeed he has become an icon to many engineers.

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Jan 7, 2009