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April 2004 news

Final Year Project handed in! posted 28 Apr 2004 by Dan Karran [permalink] After seven months my final year project is now almost over! I handed in my hefty final report today - a whole day early. It is quite a weight off my shoulders, but that isn't the end of the course yet... ...only one report, two presentations and four exams to go before I'm finished at university. I'm counting down! The project was basically to create a website to help students find houses whilst away at university, but it aimed to give people more information about the places they were looking at - such as nearby pubs, supermarkets and bus stops. And it worked too, apart from the bus stops because I had problems getting the data for them. Link: general module information

Mini Egg monster posted 21 Apr 2004 by Dan Karran [permalink] I discovered Cadbury's Gifts Direct yesterday and have to say I was very impressed. I was trying to find something to put a smile on my face after just being rejected from a job I'd applied for and really wanted. Not only that, but university deadlines are here-there-and-everywhere at this time of year (especially in the final year) and at the same time I have to sort out what I'm going to be doing for the coming year. Generally quite a stressful time of year. Not to mention the imminent exams! ... Well, a cuddly parrot and a lot of Mini Eggs will help, I thought. And today when they arrived packaged in their trademark purple Cadbury box, they definately did put a smile back on my face. Cadbury's offered a guaranteed next day service and the cheaper standard delivery which I opted for. It still arrived by 10am the next day! What can I say, I'm a Mini Egg monster!