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You will find my work on a couple of other sites such as Dooyoo and Ciao under different user names, on Dooyoo I also carry out the role of Motors Guide and have also guided both Banking and Sports in the past.

I worked in the financial sector for sixteen years

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Education > Educational Philosophy What makes a great educator?: 1 of 34
Recently I have spent some time observing various teachers so this category is an excellent one for me to record some of my thoughts about what makes an excellent teacher. In fact it almost reads like a top ten given the things that I have identified. During my career in education I have observed many classroom practitioners ... More..
Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts Top ten sweets: 1 of 33
A life spent rotting my teeth and expanding my waistline makes me perfectly qualified to list my top ten sweets all of which contain chocolate and you can rest assured that the vile Hershey chocolate will not be making an appearance. I'm convinced that if America had a decent brand of chocolate then they would be less likely ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Business presentation tips: 1 of 18
At some point or other in our lives we could all find ourselves having to make a presentation. It may be as part of the selection process for getting into university, getting a job or as part of working life seeking to get a proposal accepted or communicating a strategic message.A presentation is effectively a means of commun... More..
Arts & Humanities > Museum Reviews Museum reviews: The Tate Modern, London, UK: 1 of 12
For most people the words Modern Art conjure up images of the Turner Prize and the messed up bedding of Tracey Emin which is a shame because the Turner Prize is hardly a good representation of what modern art can offer. As a slight aside what Emin piece of work did actually facilitate was two Japanese performance artists who ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews Important job interview tips: 5 of 53
At some point in time most people will have to go through an interview process either to get into university or to secure a place in the work force and an interview can be a pretty daunting prospect for some people.Increasingly companies will hold selection days rather than a straight one to one interview and therefore my adv... More..
Other What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?: 40 of 352
Having read some excellent reviews under this category I thought it time to publish my own most embarrassing moments and make a couple of apologies at the same time. If you are easily offended then you might not want to read on as some of them are a bit crude. I'm not proud and I'm glad that my mother is not a member of this ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Borat: 4 of 32
The other night I was at a loose end and so decided to give this film a second chance. Some comedies can be better the second time round as you get to see jokes or nuances that you missed the first time around when you were focusing maybe on the plot too much or were watching a film that you had high expectations of only to b... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Deja Vu: 2 of 14
The thing you have to remember about going to the cinema is that sometimes when you buy your ticket not only do you have to leave behind some money with the person on the desk but you also have to leave your sense of reality behind as well, you just have to accept that what you are about to see could actually happen given the... More..
Jobs & Careers > Layoffs & Firings When getting fired is an opportunity for change and growth: 4 of 26
It was a Friday afternoon in mid March 2005 and thoughts were drifting to the approaching night's debauchery and a weekend doing stuff with the kids when the little ping that tells me I have new mail went off on my PC. Given that in recent weeks my workload had reduced substantially and no new projects were on the horizon I w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Commentary: UK electoral reform: 1 of 6
Traditionally it has always been the Liberal party in its various guises that have been in favour of electoral reform and the adoption of a proportional representative (PR) system of voting which is understandable as under the traditional first past the post system (FPTP) they have had little chance of ever gaining power havi... More..