Sun 18 Jan 2009
How about that..my first "YouTube" video:
Wayne
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Tue 30 Dec 2008
My employer has an interesting hobby. He collects and restores fighter planes from the two world wars. On December 15th, our Institute got to visit the hangar up in Everett to view the collection. http://www.flyingheritage.com
Here are some of the better photos from the day.
Thu 28 Aug 2008
Willem II away. With Wayne no longer a season ticket holder, maybe they have a chance.
Tue 27 May 2008
Wayne Wakeman rode no less than 100 kilometers to celebrate Memorial Day 2008 in Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville and Redmond, Washington, climbing en route 11 of the steepest slopes on offer in the area. Thanks to a well-planned route by the organizers ( www.7hillskirkland.com ), the steepest inclines lay at the beginning of the course, with Seminary Hill being the greatest challenge. Back in Kirkland, the cyclists were feted with a delicious strawberry shortcake.
The Route
The Profile
Kirkland’s Marina Park
Happy 20th birthday, Novara Strada!!
Mon 22 Oct 2007
Wakeman claims coveted 207th place in Amsterdam Marathon 5K race
Posted by wayne under Wayne[4] Comments
Some were faster; some were slower; some ran a helluva lot farther but Wayne finished the 5K race at the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 207th out of 720 men’s entrants.
Distance: 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)
Time: 25:13
Pace: 11.9 km/hr (7.4 miles/hour)
Download the official certificate here
Too bad they couldn’t take a picture of the entire racer.
Start/Finish: Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Stadium
Sun 12 Aug 2007
By popular demand, some short videos and more photos of the little man are now available at http://wakeman.dk/oliver . You will need the username and password to access the files; use the clues on the page or e-mail me for the password.
Tue 7 Aug 2007
Oliver Brent Wakeman is here at last. He was born at 9:45 pm on August 7th and weighed 9 lbs, 6 oz (4.26 kg). Oliver and his Mom and Dad are exhausted but doing well.
Fri 3 Aug 2007
When there is nothing to do but wait, make some scones…
Classic scones with jam & clotted cream
MAKES 8· PREP 5 mins· COOK 10 mins
For toweringly tall scones, always pat the dough out a bit thicker than you think you should. I say pat rather than knead because scones are essentially a sweet soda bread and, like other soda breads, will become tough when over-handled. Kick-start the scones’ rise with a hot baking tray and don’t leave the dough sitting around. If you like your scones with lots of juicy fruit, stir 85g plump sultanas into the mix at the same time as the sugar.
Ingredients
350g/12oz self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
85g/30z butter, cut into cubes
3 tbsp sugar
175mL/6fl oz buttermilk (If you don’t have buttermilk, use regular milk and a squeeze of lemon juice)
1 tsp vanilla extract
beaten egg, to glaze
jam and clotted cream, to serve
1 Heat oven to 425F/220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder, then mix. Add the butter, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
2 Put the buttermilk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla (and lemon juice if you using regular milk), then set aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
3 Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife - it will seem pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it’s a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
4 Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you’ll probably need to press what’s left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
5 Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream.
If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/ fan 140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.
PER SCONE (no jam or clotted cream) 268 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 41g fat 10g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1g sugar 8g salt 0.95g
Sun 29 Jul 2007
Note to anyone who was expecting a far more interesting post: No news yet 
In the olden days, one figured out the score difference in a snooker game with a calculator or by playing the game a lot.
Then came the Perl CGI Snooker Score Calculator.
I now present the Calculator implemented in the Java Programming language with an exciting new graphical user interface.
Launch Snooker Score Calculator
Requires Java Runtime Environment 5 or later. Get Java free:
Wed 13 Jun 2007
For years I maintained a web page by writing HTML code, hand-editing the source code files or writing a script when I wanted to change something. All that has changed now. The first step is using new blogging software that automatically generates all the code to show the page that you are looking at now. I just produce the content, press the right buttons and everything is done for me.
The next step is a better way to distribute that content. For months, I have heard about Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds but never bothered to investigate it further. All that changed this week and I have to report that it is pretty cool. Most blogs (this one included) provide a simple way for you to view new posts without opening your web browser and navigating to the site. New posts from any blog or website that you sign up for are delivered directly to your RSS reader - another program that is easy to install and freely available on the web. This makes it easy to keep tabs on any number of blogs and news sources. It also makes it easy to stop following a source (unlike some e-mail mailing lists).
This website allows you to view new posts by adding the URL http://wakeman.dk/feed to your RSS reader (A link is at the ’RSS’ button in the sidebar). You can also choose to get new posts delivered to your e-mail inbox just by entering your e-mail address and clicking on ’Subscribe Me’.
Go on, try it :)
Information overload? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet…
A standalone RSS reader: http://www.feedreader.com
A reader integrated into a good web browser: http://www.opera.com
Or use Google Reader if you have a Google account: http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en
The addresses for some feeds that I am subscribing to:
Wayne’s blog: http://wakeman.dk/feed
Wendy’s blog: http://www.wendypeatross.typepad.com/fromtheheart/index.rdf
Ardith’s blog: http://ardithsmusings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
BBC World News: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml
Business blog: http://feeds.feedburner.com/guykawasaki/Gypm
Science blog: http://omicsomics.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
