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Good Turns For Scout Shows (PDF)
I found this book in a second-hand bookshop and I have scanned it and applied OCR for the benefit of the Scouting community. You may find it a great resource for your own gang show. Copyright of text This book does not contain a copyright notice and the forward clearly indicates that Scout groups may…
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How to get home broadband in 12 hours using Amazon and a mobile router
I have got my home broadband from PlusNet for over 20 years who have given me excellent service over that time. The original connection was over the BT copper line to the house (5MB max) and in recent years this was upgraded to Fibre to the Cabinet (~60MB). In the last couple of years Virgin…
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How to plan a student group project
Overview It is common for students to do a group project in the final year of their studies. Outside of Academica it is well understood that the timely success of a project is governed not by the intellect or capability of the team members but the by the diligence and skill of the project manager.…
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Investment options for ordinary Kenyan salaried people
I have just returned from visiting Kenya and Tanzania. Kenya is modernizing and as its people move away from subsistence farming into salaried employment they start having the same investment challenges as Westerners with a few extra African ones. Since the challenges are the same the answers are as well. At this point I need…
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ManorFx is legit
I needed to order Tanzanian shillings. The only vendor in the UK is ManorFx (a trading name of Leftover Currency Limited). They require payment by bank transfer and my bank warned me (repeatedly) that they could not verify the vendor. I clicked through, made the payment and received my currency as promised. You should of…
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Why owning a social media network is not fun
Like many thinking people I find it difficult to put social media into context. I was born into a world before social media existed and the BBC and newspapers told us what they wanted us to believe. Social media gave ordinary people a voice and access to a publishing capability denied to them by the…
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Never use Easyjet Car rentals (CarTrawler)
I booked my summer holiday to Germany using Easyjet and the car rental service that is built into their website. This is called Easyjet Car Rentals (powered by Cartrawler). Easyjet cancelled my flights but Easyjet/CarTrawler refuse to amend my car rental. I can cancel it but because it is a 7 seater I cannot rebook…
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Putin Joke
Putin dies and goes to hell, but after a while, he is given a day off for good behavior. So he goes to Moscow, enters a bar, orders a drink, and asks the bartender: -Is Crimea ours? -Yes, it is. -And the Donbas? -Also ours. -And Kyiv? -We got that too. Satisfied, Putin drinks, and…
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Power Query “each”
I am learning Power Query and the “each” function comes up a lot. Here is an explanation of its function an purpose for those of us who don’t have a background in functional programming. https://www.excelguru.ca/blog/2018/01/09/each-keyword-power-query/ This explanation of how Power Query uses anonymous functions that return true of false helped me understand the countorcondition parameter…
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Oyster costs: commuting into London during COVID
My wife is a key worker and has to commute into London everyday. She wants to avoid the tube and walk if possible. We have just spent several hours trying to understand the costs of Oyster etc. In conclusion. The Oyster smartcard supports a Pay As You Go service with daily and weekly (only on…
Dr James Bayley 