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Monthly Archives: October 2008
A manifesto for IT education in the internet age.
Bebo kids will value privacy when they see adults do too | Comment is free | The Guardian To remain safe and free, we must raise the next generation to understand real risk and security. Let’s give pocket money based … Continue reading
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Lost In Translation
When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send … Continue reading
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And today’s library haul…
yes, I know I only went yesterday. But I finished reading Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five) last night, and when I checked online, I discovered that the sequel, Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five) was … Continue reading
Today’s library haul
Crafting creativity: 52 brilliant ideas for awakening the artistic genius within (52 brilliant ideas series) – saw this one on a teaser display of the non fiction books they have upstairs. As we didn’t have time to go upstairs thought … Continue reading
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Protected: And what did you do today?
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Reading again
This afternoon I felt wobbly, weak and cold, so I retreated to bed, with a couple of books. First there was AK. I picked this one up because Peter Dickinson is Robin McKinley‘s husband and I wanted to know more … Continue reading
Monday, monday
Think I preferred Sunday. Yesterday, I got up late, pottered to Sainsbury’s, got back before Jan and family arrived, had a very pleasant lunch with them, cleared up, got in the car, went to Kirsty’s, where Barbara was as well, … Continue reading
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What we’re reading now
Tim popped up to the not quite local branch library and picked up The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers. I’m fairly sure that under these descriptions I’d be the dreamer, and he’s the … Continue reading
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Last night I did read
I’ve been coming home and going to bed for a couple of hours, then getting up and coming down for something to eat. I’ve made it through the week because of this, and next week I’m off every day except … Continue reading
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Parental responsibility revisited.
You may remember parental responsibility… Well, be quick, you’re running out of time. BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US state curtails child dumping He wants to reduce the age limit from 18 years to three days, in line … Continue reading
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BBC NEWS | UK | Prosecutor’s security state fears
BBC NEWS | UK | Prosecutor’s security state fears But in his final speech, Sir Ken called for “level headedness” and restraint to uphold hard-won freedoms. “We need to take very great care not to fall into a way of … Continue reading
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Great way to spend a Saturday
Morning – get up early and go to Food Safety course. Lunch time – start to feel dodgy. Afternoon – come home, realise definitely miscarrying now. Take phonecall from hospital, discuss with them, get told *still* have to go in … Continue reading
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Something New
Recently, I posted “Oh look, someone has noticed”, remarking on how the Government has suddenly noticed that we have a problem over food security and fuel security. Today we have something new: But Mr Woolas, who became immigration minister in … Continue reading
Excellent obs
So today was the day I needed to go to the hospital for my scan. Unfortunately I started bleeding on and off yesterday, so I didn’t go with much hope, I was just wanting an answer either way, and so … Continue reading
Persistence
This is the second time (that I have seen) that our cat has chased this squirrel up this little tree. Sneaky little devil hid until the squirrel came back down and then chased off after it again. I think his … Continue reading
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Heavy week
Is it really only Wednesday? It feels like it should be Thursday, although I know it can’t be, as if it was, I’d be on a first aid course. Well, halfway through a first aid course, I’ve got to do … Continue reading
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Is it April 1st?
School bans sugar in tea – Telegraph Sixth-formers at the 1,180-pupil Tonypandy Community College, in Rhondda, South Wales, have protested that their freedom of choice is being taken away from them. “We should have a right to choose what we … Continue reading
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The Bells of Mazahan – Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley So, speaking of bells, here’s the first page or so of The Bells of Mazahan because it’s much too late to come up with an entry from zero. This is the beginning of the draft after I realised … Continue reading
