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I’m celebrating with a new look to my site!
...Fairtrade fortnight
Even in my modest little home office I try to make my own, small, positive contribution to the world by operating an ethical business policy. The website for the current Fairtrade Fortnight offers suggestions on how to make your workplace a little more ‘fair’ in this respect, and so I felt inspired to outline
...Hackers’ delight – warning to all Wordpress bloggers
Any regular readers may have noticed that my blog had been experiencing serious technical difficulties over the past few days – a momentary blip in an otherwise successful first week in my new role. It began with there being a warning message next to my site saying ‘this site may harm your computer’ – not
...Major Presidential gaffe or mere translation blunder?
Whilst I enjoy the blissful first days of freelancing, optimistically arranging my new stationery on my desk and honing my business skills before the real work begins, it would seem that across the channel feelings are turning a little sour. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, has provided the world’s media and Francophiles such as myself
...How I’m feeling this week…
This is me on the Inca Trail last year, having just climbed Warmiwañuska at 4215m altitude and in rather wet conditions…it was a very tough climb but the satisfaction of completing it was a huge reward. I am likening this experience (in the metaphysical sense of course) to my long-awaited departure from the world of
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