And it’s a bit frustrating, because there’s loads of stuff I’d like to blog about but can’t. (Not for very interesting reasons I’m afraid.) What I can say is that I’m starting learning Microsoft’s 70-290 exam – Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. Cool eh? Oh, and all that other work, GCSEs and such. That’s all going fine too.
Well – it did snow today, which should make Rishal happy. He’s been desperate for a bit of snow ever since Christmas. (That was today’s shout out, right there.)
Ummm… that’s it really. Sorry for the dull post – I’m off to write an article about young people and politics. And trying to decide which is more annoying. Bye!
OK, so how’s this for an idea. Why don’t we break the entire NHS off from government to form an independent body – state funded but not state controlled?
As I see it, an independent NHS would have the following advantages:
– Less day to day interference from government, more cohesive long-term planning
– Continuity through elections, less chopping and changing of direction and leadership
– Could be run like the BBC, using the techniques of the private sector but as a public service
– Easier for people working in the NHS to rise through the system, they wouldn’t have to be politicians to reach the top and so successful ideas could flourish internally
– Still providing services free at the point of use
– Greater public support, they could see what proportion of their taxes went directly to funding the NHS instead of being ‘lost’ in general government spending.
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YES!
Passed my 70-270 exam today to become an MCP – Microsoft Certified Professional. My score was 873, with 700 needed to pass. Very nerve-wracking doing that kind of exam for the first time – one button click and you discover whether you’ve passed or failed. I’ve spent the past week of my half term training for this so would have been pretty disappointed to have ‘wasted’ that time – but now I know it was all worth it!
At time of writing, there are 644 comments on the announcement of IE7. It was exciting, then, to have Dean send me a note of thanks for my comment. After all – he’s “the guy responsible for IE” – and it just goes to show how much better things are when you glimpse the people behind the bland press releases. Blogs are good for the customer, good for the company and good for the employees. Which is a rare thing.
Anyways, that wasn’t the point of this post. All I wanted to do was lay out my little laundry list of things I want for IE7. You probably have your own, and here’s a fairly long one, but hey. It’s my blog. I doubt they have time to implement all of this, but if you don’t ask – you don’t get.
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Strangely, I couldn’t care less about Prince Charles’ marriage. If we insist on keeping the royals, can’t we at least reform them?
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Helen on It’s (waiting) time.: “Fabulous news, congratulations to you both! X” Jun 8, 21:51
