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Posted on May 30, 2011 by jonners99
The Nintendo Wii in March became just the second system ever to die on me. The first death was entirely my fault as I tried to escape GCSE revision to play PS2 games. Having had the power lead confiscated I decided to plug the power lead from my printer into it. It fitted, what could possibly go wrong? Well it fried the PS2 and surprisingly I still passed my science GCSE despite forgetting about amps, volts and wattage.
Posted on May 28, 2011 by jonners99
As I mentioned in my previous post I decided it might be fun to do some karting rankings based on those who have ever come to one of my events. It is not likely to be entirely accurate but can be used for a vague comparison/argument… In some places where ability is close I will put side by side. Number in brackets is times seen.
So anyway here is the top 15:
Matt Teager (2)
Jonathan Little (10) / Craig King (4)
Helen Little (6) / Felicity Kensett (4)
Patrick Hill (6) / Steve Franklin (2)
Trefor Little (6)
Ceri Almrott (2)
Seok Jun Park (1)
David Witt (1)
Catherine Leopold (3)
Beth Little (7)
Thomas McCorkell (4)
Beverley Little (5)
Posted on May 24, 2011 by jonners99
The last time I did one of these with three to go in 2010 Vettel looked out of it. Since that time he has been absolutely dominant. It is only fitting therefore for him to go top of the leaderboard.
1 Sebastien Vettel +2
2 Lewis Hamilton +3
3 Fernando Alonso -1
4 Jenson Button +4
5 Nico Rosberg +2
6 Kamui Kobayashi /
7 Heikki Kovaleinen +9
8 Mark Webber -4
9 Vitaly Petrov +5
10 Nick Heidfeld +10
11 Sergio Perez NE
12 Felipe Massa -3
13 Paul Di Resta NE
14 Michael Schumacher +7
15 Sebastien Buemi +4
16 Adrian Sutil -4
17 Timo Glock /
18 Rubens Barrichello -8
19 Jaime Alguersuari -6
20 Jarno Trulli -5
21 Tonio Liuzzi +4
22 Jerome D’Ambrosio NE
23 Pastor Maldonado NE
24 Narain Kathikeyan NE
Posted on May 22, 2011 by jonners99
Mr David Witt pointed me towards a tool to test the performance of different computers called CrystalMark 2004 which then gives you a final number score for your machine based on processor power, memory, hard drive and graphics.
It has allowed me therefore to rate all of my machines:
Netbook – 26749
Main PC – 50607
Media Centre – 96799
I then went on to test the beast that I built for my Father at Christmas with last year’s i5 processor. The score blows my machines out of the water:
Dad’s machine – 194,195
Posted on April 18, 2011 by jonners99
For information on what I am trying to do please see this post. I hope you will consider raising money with me during Lent.
The theme for this final week is heat.
Here are the thoughts for the third week:
Monday 11 April
95% of homes in Britain have central heating.
Check your thermostat setting and give 50p for every degree above 20.
Tuesday 12 April
Do you know who your political representatives – including your MP – are? If you do, write to them about Christian Aid’s climate change campaign: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/actnow/
If you don’t know who your political representatives are, give £1 and find out about them today.
Posted on April 11, 2011 by jonners99
For information on what I am trying to do please see this post. I hope you will consider raising money with me during Lent.
The theme for this week is well-being.
Here are the thoughts for the third week:
Monday 11 April
In Ethiopia, Christian Aid partners train teachers in health and sanitation so that this knowledge is passed on to schoolchildren.
Give 10p every time you flush the toilet today.
Tuesday 12 April
Nearly 1 billion people do not have clean water.
Give 10p for every tap in your home.
Posted on April 4, 2011 by jonners99
For information on what I am trying to do please see this post. I hope you will consider raising money with me during Lent.
The theme for this week is shelter.
Here are the thoughts for the third week:
Monday 04 April
In Cambodia, landmines and unexploded ordinance continue to kill and maim: 87% of victims are civilians.
Give 10p for every street you have walked down today without being injured.
Tuesday 05 April
Unemployment in Zimbabwe is estimated at 94%, forcing many people to live miles from home to find work to support their families.
Give 10p for every time you have been in touch with a member of your family this week by email, letter or phone.
Posted on March 29, 2011 by jonners99
I am now the news editor for the British American Football Association Community League website. This has led me to research all of the teams in the leagues at present. In 2010 we had 51 senior teams 25 youth teams and 16 junior teams. I would say of those about half have websites. Of those very very few have the dates for the 2011 season on their websites so far, the season kicks off in a month and as far as I know the schedule was sorted a month ago.
Posted on March 28, 2011 by jonners99
For information on what I am trying to do please see this post. I hope you will consider raising money with me during Lent.
The theme for this week is youth.
Here are the thoughts for the third week:
Monday 28 March
In Sierra Leone, more than one in five children will die before reaching their fifth birthday.
Give 10p for ever picture in your home drawn by a child.
Tuesday 29 March
A baby born in Britain today can expect to live to the age of 79, whereas a baby born in Afghanistan can only expect to live to the age of 44.
Give 1p for every year of your life.
Posted on March 21, 2011 by jonners99
For information on what I am trying to do please see this post. I hope you will consider raising money with me during Lent.
The theme for this week is work.
Here are the thoughts for the third week:
Monday 21 March
Even earning the British minimum wage, you would be among the richest 11% of the world.
Give £1 is you earn more each month than you did last year
Tuesday 22 March
In addition to their daily work, many people around the world must walk for miles to collect water.
Give 5p for very hour of unpaid work you have done over the past week.
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