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Back On The Block
Just back from a brief trip to where I spent most summers growing up. Staying with family and generally having a relaxing and fun time. It was also my first opportunity to drive on the roads in the UK for some time. Almost all my previous trips over the last few years there was no…
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Better Late Then Never (Original Posting 29th July 2007)
On 25th July 2007 the UK government announced they are providing funding for the purchase of 2 new aircraft carriers, the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which are expected to launch in 2012 and 2015 respectively, with in service dates of 2014 and 2016. The new design, refered to as CVF (or…
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Is That You? (Original Posting 27th July 2007)
If you get your hands on this weeks MCN (Motorcycle News) newspaper (Wednesday July 25th, 2007) you will find I have been printed in the letter section. For anyone who is counting that is the second time this year. Keep the rubber side now!
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It Was On My List… (Original Posting 24th July 2007)
At long last, you will now be able to view the photos I took at the Birmingham NEC Motorcycle and Scooter Show 2006. With the next show on 23rd November until 2nd December this should give you a reason to get a ticket. I also included the photo’s I took at Mondello Park in June…
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A Taste of Ubuntu (Original Posting 22nd July 2007)
At the start of last week the CD-ROM I had been waiting for came through the letter box, Ubuntu 7.04. Now I had promised myself not to get too excited…just put it on the shelf and wait until I can get my hands on a cheap laptop to run it on. We must have it…our…
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Are Speed Cameras Robocop? (Original Posting 17th July 2007)
The EU courts have ruled that, in the UK at least, drivers of vehicles DO NOT have the right to silence. Since driving a vehicle is considered so dangerous, the right of silence is waived…but If I rob a bank with an AK47, maybe even shoot a few people, I have the right to silence!?…
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Round Zero (Original Posting 5th July 2007)
The letter from CAO got jammed through the letter box this morning. Not that I was waiting for the letter…I was on the CAO website at 0600hrs to check and accept my offer. Funny experience that. They ask you do you want to defer for 1 year (no thank you) then they ask you are…
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Is a Social Europe What Citizens Want? (Original Posting 3rd July 2007)
Guess what? We do! This is a new topic under current discussion within the EU. After attending the latest Forum on Europe meeting in Dublin Castle last Thursday (28th June) I got to hear all about what we citizens of Europe want. Or that seems to be the initial findings of this intensive debate that…
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Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird with Ubuntu too!? (Original Posting 27th June 2007)
No, this is not a title from a Japanese monster or an independent film. In fact this is some new software I have been using for several weeks now. Mozilla Firefox (Internet Browser)Mozilla Thunderbird (Email Application)OpenOffice (Full Office Application Suite) These are completely FREE to download applications. Just go to their respective websites http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ for…
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EU Constitution – RELOADED (Original Posting 26th June 2007)
So the “amended treaty” which was agreed last week IS NOT an EU Constitution because it makes no reference to things like an anthem, flag…basically anything that makes the EU look like an “United States of Europe”. So since it is just a treaty designed to tidy up existing legislation then we have no need…
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