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Beware of Non-standard Heating Oil Payment Methods

There is some consternation over a website offering discount heating oil prices, as long as you pay for it using relatively unknown payment methods. The website in question is heatingoildelivery.co.uk, a plain affair with a payment page ... (more)

Ancient Tractor

Here's an ancient tractor at the Science Museum. (more)

Heating Oil VAT Remains 5%

It has been reported recently that you will pay more for your heating oil because of the VAT rise at the start of 2011. I am pleased to reassure anybody who might be worried about this, that the VAT rate for heating oil is unchanged at 5% ... (more)

CSS method for adding "new window" icon to external links

Use this CSS to add the "opens in a new window" icon to all external links: a[href^="http://"]:after, a[href^="https://"]:after, a[href^="//"]:after { background: url('/images/open-in-new-window.png') center/contain; width: ... (more)

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Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development It is important for anyone who takes their work seriously to maintain competence in their profession; this is the foundation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you are in the process of ... (more)

Tour of Britain comes to Norfolk

We saw them at the West Runton KoM climb and we saw them at the road to Coltishall... the Tour of Britain pro team riders were flying, as the peleton worked methodically on reeling in a two-man breakaway. (more)

Ruf's Levels of Giftedness are Creepy

I don't mean to slag off Deboarah L. Ruf personally. I haven't even read her original research or book, and plenty of what she says is common sense. But the way her ideas have come to dominate thinking about intellectual giftedness, ... (more)

Waterproof clothing and Biological detergents

One of John's cycling jackets says "Do not wash in biological detergents." Why? The jacket is a soft polyester fleece that has been coated with a fluorcarbon chemical that gives it a durable water resistant (DWR) finish. As a result, ... (more)

Wedding of Norman Swindells to Joan McNaughton

Wedding of Norman Swindells to Joan McNaughton, Dec. 1942 Camberwell. Norman is standing next to his shorter brother Stephen (in vicar's collar). At far left are George and Edie (man inbetween is?). To far right of Joan is probably her mother ... (more)

Tour of Britain visits Norfolk again in 2011

Stage 7 of the Tour of Britain started in Bury St Edmunds and finished in Sandringham, going through many beautiful villages and even through a few parks along the way! The closest it came to the north0east corner of Norfolk was Reepham ... (more)

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