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Formanda: Cherbourg via Shanklin

Kim Hollamby — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:02:07 +0000

After more than three years of hard refit work on our Beecham Searider 45 Formanda, we deemed her ready for a first cross-Channel adventure, with a passage to Cherbourg via an overnight anchorage in Shanklin where we had our first encouter with pistol shrimp.

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A job is not done until it is done

Kim Hollamby — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:49:14 +0000

If ever you want evidence that a job is not done until it is done, then look at this video and have a thought for goalkeeper Loris Angeli from Italian seventh division club Dro facing Termeno's Michael Palma.

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Kahlenberg UK website launched

Kim Hollamby — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:29:54 +0000

Second website launch of the week, this time for a brand new company - Kahlenberg UK Ltd, formed to handle the European distribution of Kahlenberg Industries, Inc's range of marine and industrial air horns, electric horns, compressors, sound signal controllers and accessories.

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dupre.co.uk website launched

Kim Hollamby — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:33:55 +0000

I have just completed the relaunch of the dupre.co.uk website for Newbury, Berkshire based business telephone and IT company du Pré plc.

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Amateur lighting designer – geek or artist?

Kim Hollamby — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:47:50 +0000

I've noticed that it is almost universally the case (by which I mean I haven't seen anything different) that lighting designers for amateur shows get a credit that is always one line and buried somewhat in the middle of the backstage crew. Whereas most professional lighting designers seem to pop up with some kind of mini biog in the middle of the production team.

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PDF file conversion online

Kim Hollamby — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:56:13 +0000

PDF Online provided a free and efficient method of converting .pub files to PDF.

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A tale of two 99s

Kim Hollamby — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:19:23 +0000

The lighting cue count for the Mostly G and S production of Yeomen of the Guard and Sainsbury Singers' Strictly Musicals concert came out at 99 on both occasions, despite the difference in venue, show and equipment.

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Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert

Kim Hollamby — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:40:44 +0000

The 25th anniversary Les Miserables concert at the O2 was a very special occasion indeed, topped by a great cast and tailed by the appearance of leading players from the 1985 cast including Colm Wilkinson and Michael Ball.

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Space Virgin takes flight

Kim Hollamby — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:04:02 +0000

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has fled the nest of its twin fuselage WhiteKnightTwo mothership Eve and landed on its own for the first time at Mojave Air and Space Port in California, USA. VSS Enterprise is designed to carry six passengers and fly at up to Mach 3.5 at 68 miles altitude, just under a third of the way up to the International Space Station. The first test release was at 45,000ft; just 5000ft lower than the planned release altitude for space flight.

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Gale break

Kim Hollamby — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:34:06 +0000

As I write the wind is blowing around 33-40 knots more or less onto the aft end of the boat and we're watching rainwater being bullied in troubled furrows uphill along the reverse sheer of Formanda's decks. A good time to be sat alongside a bit of wood with several bits of string secured to it.

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