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In the summer, Central Park in the early evening is nice. You can go and watch the baseball. I was advised to leave with the baseball teams though and not hang around after dark.

I'm due to finish in August 2014. I've been nursing the system along with very little funding but they are going to have to bite the bullet and spend some money before I go. The admin server (2003) supports 12 workstations and the majority of the usage is SIMS and Office 2003. Most of the workstations are dual core HPs. The curriculum server is 8 years old running 2003 and supporting around 100 workstations. There's no wireless but that is high on the HT's wishlist. The main switches are HP but unmanaged. Most will support 1GB but the cabling won't. I've had to put in several cheap 5/8 port switches to increase capacity. The classroom computers are on the curriculum server but can access SIMS via a dummy drive. I want to come up with a plan to get us into the 21st century before I leave and make it nice and simple for whoever takes over from me. It will almost certainly have to be done in phases as and when funds are available. My intitial thoughts are: Fix the network. Something that will run at 1GB Replace the admin server with something that will run curriculum as well but keep curriculum on the existing server for the time being. Upgrade the admin workstation OS. Move curriculum over to the new server. Upgrade the curriculum workstation OS. Look at wireless. I've considered this order so that we can spread the cost over two years, working on the principle that the network is going to be the weak link and there's no point in replacing servers until that's sorted. It's also going to be the most expensive element. The admin workstations will be upgraded to the latest version of Office but I'm not sure about the curriculum machines as we have some good text books written around 2003. I'd welcome any comments on this plan.

Lisbeth Salander would make a cracking ICT Technician, just keep her away from the DT Room.

Is it more expensive online? I love not having to go to the Post Office, especially with the school minibus renewal as our insurance is only a letter from the LEA saying it's insured. It used to take half an hour and a phone call to the DVLA before they would accept it!

I've not seen the film and no wish to. I'd say get the lot because it will refresh your memory and as previously mentioned, there's bound to be more detail. I've just finished the second of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy and found them very enjoyable.

Don't forget I need remote focus?

here's a great gift for when she is a bit older. Hook and Loop Kitchen Set

I've got a mapped drive that I told staff to vacate as I would be taking it out of service over the holidays. I then realised that there are some educational programs that use that mapped drive. Will Hidecalc hide the drive, so they think it's gone or will it make the drive inaccessible?

I had my Senator in 1990, so I expect they'll get round to sorting the problem soon

I had a similar problem with a Vauxhall Senator. That was the fuel pump relay. Giving it a light wack with a spanner sorted it until I replaced the relay. Also, check the connections to the starter motor, it could be a dodgy earth.

Our 6 year old grandson is staying with us this week whilst he goes to football coaching at grandad's school. You have such things to look forward to. Grandchildren are much more fun than children Congratulations

I'm looking for a replacment for our Epson EMP830 in the hall. It needs to be nice and bright and because it can be projected onto a screen at the front of the stage or the back wall, the focus needs to be remotely focussed, ideally from the remote controller. Any recommendations please.

We have a ghost that poos pencils. You can see his droppings all along the corridors.

We had my 6 year old grandson at the weekend. "What's this?" he asked when I put on Dad's Army. Within minutes, he was laughing. It was the episode with the bomb in the bank, which was a classic.

There's a "Killing" clone on ITV3 Thursdays 10pm. called "Those who Kill". It's a different story each week and available on catchup. I enjoyed John Sergeant's Britains First Photo Album on BBC2. There's going to be another dollop later in the year.

I only caught the tail end. The radio messages between Vettel and his engineer were classic with 2 laps to go. "Come in on this lap, there are mechanical problems" "Stay out until the end" Then just as he passes the pitlane entrance. "STOP IMMEDIATELY. EMERGENCY STOP NOW" I've not looked to see what the problem was but it sounds like it might have been an engine or gearbox about to blow.

No need to swat - just pay us a lot.

Congratulations. Now the fun begins

Does that mean we have to salute? Well done, I hope it's your dream job.

This apparently a genuine advert. Open with a modicum of care as it contains an expletive. Autotrader Advert for Suzuki GSXR 1000 Motorbike | www.daines.uk.com

Ride safe. If you are unsure, ask Mattx

"Do you want to hear my impression of Elton John?"

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A variation on the Monopoly pub crawl. Get on a circle line station and stop at each one drinking half a pint at each stop. See how far you can get. Try to have a different brew at each location.

I love his facial expressions.