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Center Parcs UK: Quick tips for first time visitors
If you’re visiting Center Parcs in the UK anytime soon, here are a few quick tips that may help you out, based on my own experience. My last visit was 2026, so are relevant at that time. Since 2001, Center Parcs in the UK has been a separate company from the original Center Parcs business.…
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Boots, BST and the time of day
Whilst it’s been 9 years since I worked there, I’d bet good money that Boots The Chemist’s POS (Point of Sale) system hasn’t changed. In which case, every time it changes from GMT to BST or back again, all the staff have me to thank me for the fact they don’t have to manually change…
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Zeller’s Formula
Have you ever come across Zeller’s formula (aka Zeller’s congruence)? If not directly, you will have indirectly. For every digital device you have that shows the day of the week, whether your phone or your computer, there’s a chance this is what powers it. Or a variation of it, at least. Created by Christian Zeller…
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Buying presents for anyone going through chemotherapy
My wife is going through chemotherapy right now and, when it became known, friends and family all bought her various gifts that they thought would help. In addition, I researched various forums and cancer sites for additional ideas too. This post details the items that have made a real difference, and that she would recommend…
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Liverpool: A Magical Mystery Tour
I’ve been to Liverpool once before – back in the early 1990s to watch a football match. I don’t think I saw much of the city, and I have very little memory of it other than the match itself. My daughter hasn’t been at all. Yet, we’re both fans of the Beatles. With the Easter…
