Personal
Christine Mary Pitts
13th March 1952 – 2nd December 2010 I am heartbroken and the pain feels unbearable. I was given the gift of a mother who always showed me she loved me and who often told me that she loved me. I have loved her my entire life… and will continue to do so. Mum was a wonderful woman […]
Awesomeness, Christmas, Linkage, Videos
Google’s Christmas Doodle
I will explain the huge gap in posts later. Google has posted its 2010 Christmas holiday logo. It may be the best yet! A Holiday Card From Google by the Wall Street Journal has a detailed article on what went into the logo. Google reportedly started working on this logo back in July, spending 250 […]
Recommended Reading, Reflections, Study Block 2: Measures
Mitchelmore & White Reading
Image via Wikipedia The main reading for this study block (linked below) is a tricky and detailed account of current teaching relating to angles. It’s main findings are that not enough is done to develop the concept of ‘turn’ with children – that an angle can be defined at the amount of turn from one position to […]
Gibberish, Humour, Linkage
Dolphins Defend Dick van Dyke
Possibly the greatest thing to have ever happened in the history of the world. It deserves the alliterative title I’ve given it, even though I abhor alliteration. From The Guardian web site: On screen, Dick Van Dyke has been rescued from untimely death by flying cars and magical nannies. Off screen, the veteran star of […]
Awesomeness, Computers & The Internet, History, Linkage, Videos
Google Earth 6
Google has just unveiled Google Earth 6.0 beta, and it has some great new features in it! The three main features they’ve added are: Tighter integration with Street View 3D Trees Updated historical imagery system New Street View is now similar to Google Maps – simply grabbing the Pegman from alongside of your navigation controls and […]
Formula One, Sport
Formula One 2010 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Last week, I wrote about the Brazilian Grand Prix and the ways in which Fernando Alonso could win the World Championship at that race – him being the only one of the then five contenders that could do it. This weekend sees the 19th and final race of the Formula One season and four drivers […]
Photographs
A Love Of Long Exposure
There’s something quite incredible about long exposure photographs. Most photography uses extremely fast shutter speeds, only allowing light into the camera for a fraction of a second, but when longer exposures are used there can be some remarkable results. Static objects are revealed in heightened detail, while anything moving becomes a blur. At nighttime, long exposures […]
Computers & The Internet, General, Linkage, Site News, Work
The New Sites
Finally, I have pretty much finished revamping all of my websites. ThomasJPitts.co.uk This is the main selection page if you will. It is built with WordPress and a couple of plugins. It will allow you to choose which part of my sites you want to visit. HSXs Blog Why I still use the net name […]