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The Lighter Side / Re: 2011 census form peek
« on: Monday 07 March 11 14:07 GMT (UK)  »
Just had a look on the Directgov website (direct.gov.uk) and found the following:

The photographs you supply with your [passport] application must:
# be taken with your eyes open and clearly visible (no sunglasses or tinted glasses and no hair across your eyes)
# be free from reflection or glare on your glasses, and the frames must not cover your eyes - the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) recommends that, if possible, you remove your glasses
# be professionally printed (photographs printed at home are not acceptable)
# show your full head, without any head covering, unless you wear one for religious beliefs or medical reasons
# be taken with nothing covering your face - you should make sure nothing covers the outline of your eyes, nose or mouth

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The Lighter Side / Re: 2011 census form peek
« on: Thursday 03 March 11 16:45 GMT (UK)  »
I had my classroom training session for the post of census collector 2 days ago, and it was mentioned that one of the London boroughs had a very low return rate for the 2001 census, and it is now considered one of the most underprivileged and under-funded areas in the country.

Coincidence  ???

Incidentally, I was sat next to a young girl in the training whose father is interested in genealogy, and two other slightly older ladies, one of whom has taken the Pharos Irish course which I took a few weeks ago :)

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Family Tree programs
« on: Tuesday 22 February 11 12:15 GMT (UK)  »
I use Rootsmagic Essentials and have not yet felt the need to upgrade to the paid version :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: how old are you
« on: Saturday 19 February 11 20:51 GMT (UK)  »
ah but you're younger than my actual parents  ;)

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The Lighter Side / Re: how old are you
« on: Saturday 19 February 11 19:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: matt94 on Saturday 19 February 11 14:00 GMT (UK)
I'm 16...and when I started I was 12... which unfortunately means that I am not taken too seriously or as a 'proper researcher' in Record Offices and the like  :(

Oh gawd help me, I'm old enough to be your mother! (32)
:D

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Wales / Re: Welsh translation help...
« on: Friday 21 January 11 12:01 GMT (UK)  »
'D(d)im' in Welsh usually means 'nothing' or 'no' (e.g. 'dim ysmygu' - 'no smoking'; 'dim parcio' - no parking'), so I would translate 'heb Dduw, heb ddim' as 'without God, without nothing'.

Katie

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The Common Room / Re: 2011 census Jobs
« on: Sunday 16 January 11 00:37 GMT (UK)  »
Aw that's a shame, but I guess it depends on transport links in the area you'd be expected to cover.

Katie

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The Common Room / Re: 2011 census Jobs
« on: Sunday 16 January 11 00:21 GMT (UK)  »
I thought that at first - I can't drive either - but there didn't appear to be anything specifically ruling non-drivers out of applying.

Katie

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The Common Room / Re: 2011 census Jobs
« on: Friday 14 January 11 17:46 GMT (UK)  »
I've been offered a Collector post (Flintshire) pending reference/CRB check - which isn't going to be a problem :D

Katie

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