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Month: July 2018

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Engineering

Making A Ruby Laser – Part Two

31st July 2018 Doc Mike Finnley 0

(a ruby rod lit by two bright blue LEDs. Due to the IR filter in my camera the pink colour is actually red. What you are seeing is the absorption of the blue light and the [more…]

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Arts

Postcard From the Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre

31st July 2018 Jonathon Davies 0

The Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre, known locally as the Mountain Centre, is not far from the village of Libanus as you drive up the A470 towards the town of Brecon. The drive up itself is [more…]

Fiction

Tilda and the Witches 5.4

29th July 2018 Tachybaptus 0

ACT 5 SCENE 4 Felix’s Camp in the Hills overlooking Purdonium.   Enter FELIX and VISCUS.  

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Three

29th July 2018 1642again 0

No point going back to the office, I’ll head off to see him.  Helena opened the lobby door and entered, followed by Sam, closing it behind him; a large bunch of narcissi was sitting there [more…]

Hobbies

Solving Cryptic Crosswords – Some Hints

28th July 2018 Going Postal 0

A Puffin asked in the comments recently if someone could do a post on this, as he had always been interested in having a go at them but didn’t know where to start. So here [more…]

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Two

25th July 2018 1642again 0

Time to move then, break down and pack away the Barrett, can’t bear to leave it for them, drop the pack, rig a small charge underneath it to ruin its discoverer’s day, hand gun in [more…]

Fiction

Tilda and the Witches 5.3

22nd July 2018 Tachybaptus 0

ACT 5 SCENE 3 A Street in Uttalibad.   Enter TILDA, VULPECULA, JESSICA, ETHYLENE, OCTANE and CONCUBINES.  

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty One

21st July 2018 1642again 0

Four hours later, he heard voices in the distance, coming up the valley, accented English, a sizeable force.  His scope was on them now, dressed in camo gear, small backpacks, AK47s, carrying what looked like [more…]

Engineering

Making A Ruby Laser – Part One

21st July 2018 Doc Mike Finnley 0

Introduction For many years the Doc has had the desire to attempt the construction of a ruby laser. After six months of hard work, disappointment, late nights, lots of booze and a drained bank account [more…]

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