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		<title>Windows Mobile Mango on HD2! It Works!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite simply brilliant, all I need now is an activation code form Microsoft so marketplace works, I simply followed these very simple instructions &#8211; credit where credit is due: First WinMo 7.0: http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-7004-on-htc-hd2-video/ Then upgrade to Mango: http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-5-mango-7720-on-htc-hd2-video/ UPDATE: I simply chatted online to support for an activation code: Here is the chat link: http://support.microsoft.com/contact&#8230;at?ws=support# [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quite simply brilliant, all I need now is an activation code form Microsoft so marketplace works, I simply followed these very simple instructions &#8211; credit where credit is due:</p>
<p>First WinMo 7.0: <a href="http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-7004-on-htc-hd2-video/">http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-7004-on-htc-hd2-video/</a></p>
<p>Then upgrade to Mango: <a href="http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-5-mango-7720-on-htc-hd2-video/">http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/09/16/how-to-install-windows-phone-7-5-mango-7720-on-htc-hd2-video/</a></p>
<p>UPDATE: I simply chatted online to support for an activation code:</p>
<p>Here is the chat link:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_selector_chat?ws=support#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/contact&#8230;at?ws=support#</a></p>
<p>click on &#8220;Product Sales, General Inquiries and Genuine Advantage Questions&#8221; and go on&#8230;</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dan</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Querying SharePoint from MSSQL</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently had to write a CLR function to query SharePoint lists from MSSQL, here’s the references and gotcha’s: SharePoint Web Services: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms953738.aspx MSSQL CLR Project: http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/SqlClrSharePoint Gotcha: need to run as an AD account and the password needs to be in plain text in the source code to compile the DLL: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/thread/5d935053-e426-4a0c-a634-272755724591/ Also, change the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently had to write a CLR function to query SharePoint lists from MSSQL, here’s the references and gotcha’s:</p>
<p>SharePoint Web Services:</p>
<p><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms953738.aspx">http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms953738.aspx</a></p>
<p>MSSQL CLR Project:</p>
<p><a href="http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/SqlClrSharePoint">http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/SqlClrSharePoint</a></p>
<p>Gotcha: need to run as an AD account and the password needs to be in plain text in the source code to compile the DLL:</p>
<p><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/thread/5d935053-e426-4a0c-a634-272755724591/">http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/thread/5d935053-e426-4a0c-a634-272755724591/</a></p>
<p>Also, change the methods data access from NONE to READ in ListFunctions.cs</p>
<p>An alternative, but not followed:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.synergyonline.com/blog/blog-moss/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=24">http://www.synergyonline.com/blog/blog-moss/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=24</a></p>
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		<title>Photo frenzy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short post to say we have caught up with uploading photo&#8217;s for the past eight months! We&#8217;ll endevour to be more frequent now and hey, might even write a blog or two!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a short post to say we have caught up with uploading photo&#8217;s for the past eight months! We&#8217;ll endevour to be more frequent now and hey, might even write a blog or two!</p>
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		<title>Log message “A significant part of sql server process memory has been paged out. This may result in a performance degradation. Duration: 0 seconds. Working set (KB): , committed (KB): , memory utilization: 0%.”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently had a MSSQL 2005 server stop and required a windows server reboot The follow is the technical detail and explanation/resources I found/followed &#8211; hope it is of use to somebody!  Current &#38; relevant configuration: Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) Microsoft SQL Server 2005 &#8211; 9.00.4207.00 (X64) = [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently had a MSSQL 2005 server stop and required a windows server reboot <img src='http://www.danowen.co.uk/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' />  The follow is the technical detail and explanation/resources I found/followed &#8211; hope it is of use to somebody!</p>
<p> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Current &amp; relevant configuration:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)</li>
<li>Microsoft SQL Server 2005 &#8211; 9.00.4207.00 (X64) = SP3 CU1; latest MS build is 9.00.4305 SP3 CU10</li>
<li>31.9GB physical RAM, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">4092MB page file on c:</span></strong>; windows recommends 49,143MB; my normal recommendation is 2.5x physical = 81,920MB</li>
<li>SQL Server configured for max memory 27,000MB ~= 26.36GB; not to use AWE; “Lock Pages in Memory” is disabled as x64/default</li>
</ul>
<p> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Train of events:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>last logged normal operation which was a transaction log backup as per schedule</li>
<li>Log message “A significant part of sql server process memory has been paged out. This may result in a performance degradation. Duration: 0 seconds. Working set (KB): &lt;size&gt;, committed (KB): &lt;size&gt;, memory utilization: 0%.”</li>
<li>server rebooted</li>
<li>server starting services</li>
<li>SQL recovery complete – server ready to accept and process connections; service resumed</li>
<li>SQL reports database mirroring is disconnected
<ul>
<li>Error: 9642, Severity: 16, State: 3.</li>
<li>An error occurred in a Service Broker/Database Mirroring transport connection endpoint, Error: 8474, State: 11. (Near endpoint role: Target, far endpoint address: &#8221;)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>MSSQL restart resolves mirroring disconnect – details attached</li>
<li>Full DR resumed</li>
</ul>
<p> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Investigations into root cause of stop:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Given the current configuration of page file it is understandable the server ran out of memory.</li>
<li>Research (<a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqldatabaseengine/thread/67361952-4c4f-493a-9788-6bc6e8b6e937">ref1</a>, <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2007/05/18/sql-and-the-working-set.aspx">ref2</a> &amp; <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918483">ref3</a>) into the memory page out error suggests the server basically ran out of memory
<ul>
<li>ref1 correlates that other people have had stops due to the same cause; refers ref2</li>
<li>ref2 gives background regarding memory working sets for SQL and concurs that a SQL server is simply not just the memory for sqlservr.exe</li>
<li>ref3 (KB918483) explains how to prevent the OS operations that lead to the stop
<ul>
<li>This article then refers a blog post (<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2007/05/31/the-sql-server-working-set-message.aspx?PageIndex=2#comments">ref4</a>) form the CSS engineers who have given background on memory trim’s; there are three (3) types of trim:
<ul>
<li>Signalled trim – does not generate our error message</li>
<li>Self trim – the OS requires additional RAM for pages not in memory, the “<em>amount to trim can be ~1/4 the current working set size</em>” – therefore we don’t have a page file large enough for this trim</li>
<li>Hard trim – system memory is very low and the “<em>trim can be the entire working set</em>” – again, we do not have a large enough page file</li>
<li>Therefore it is essential we increase the page file size.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ref4 gives several signals as to the cause of the memory trim. Those of immediate interest are as follows:
<ul>
<li>system file cache size (<a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/omarzabir/archive/2007/10/19/a-significant-part-of-sql-server-process-memory-has-been-paged-out-this-may-result-in-performance-degradation.aspx">ref5</a>)</li>
<li>“TCP Chimney” with Broadcom network adapters</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ref5 discusses the performance counters that indicate whether there is an underlying OS issue with system file cache size</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Next Steps:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Increase page file size; 2.5x is my own <em>blanket</em> rule of thumb, but given the drive capacities we may had to increase to a lower value initially and monitor:
<ul>
<li>A trusted source of information (<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/buck_woody/archive/2010/06/29/the-windows-page-file-and-sql-server.aspx">ref6</a> and <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889654/en-us">ref7</a>) has the following guidelines for provisioning the page file size:
<ul>
<li>Based on the “Page File Bytes Peak” value (3.10E+10 bytes) monitored on and the 70% rule indicates a page file requirement of 20.1GB.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Check Broadcom Network Adapter drivers are latest</li>
<li>PerfMon and monitor the system file cache size issue</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Powershell: A must for a MSSQL DBA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so this is a late start, but better to start late than never. And within 90 seconds of writing my first powershell script (the 90 seconds included the google and modifications) I had the collated results from 20 servers &#8211; nice! So, where did I start: credit is due to this post for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, so this is a late start, but better to start late than never. And within 90 seconds of writing my first powershell script (the 90 seconds included the google and modifications) I had the collated results from 20 servers &#8211; nice!</p>
<p>So, where did I start: credit is due to this post for the 90 seconds turn around: <a href="http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/why-this-sql-server-dba-is-learning-powershell/">Why This SQL Server DBA is Learning Powershell</a>. So, rather than &#8220;Hello World&#8221;, my first script this time is as follows:</p>
<pre># Execute, on servers in $args[0], script in $args[1]</pre>
<pre>$dt = new-object System.Data.DataTable</pre>
<pre>foreach ($svr in get-content $args[0])
{
  $con = "server=$svr;database=master;Integrated Security=sspi"</pre>
<pre>  $cmd = get-content $args[1]</pre>
<pre>  $da = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter ($cmd, $con)
  $da.fill($dt) | out-null
  $svr
}</pre>
<pre># $dt | Format-Table -autosize</pre>
<pre>$output_csv = $args[1] + ".csv"
$dt | export-csv -path $output_csv –noType</pre>
<p>I&#8217;ll post further later, just wanted to get something out&#8230;which then means I will be motivated to blog/post further!</p>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve tied the knot!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 03:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr & Mrs Owen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yupp, April 30th 2010 we tied the knot! The photo&#8217;s in the gallery are a mixture of photo&#8217;s taken by our friends that we received a copy of! We are still waiting for the official photo&#8217;s &#8211; the wait is building the anticipation!!!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=23045&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img class="g2image_float_left" title="20100430-114314" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=23137&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="20100430-114314" width="150" height="84" /></a>Yupp, April 30th 2010 we tied the knot! The photo&#8217;s in the gallery are a mixture of photo&#8217;s taken by our friends that we received a copy of! We are still waiting for the official photo&#8217;s &#8211; the wait is building the anticipation!!!!</p>
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		<title>Catch up&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 03:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30th]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawkesbury River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[so, we have been a bit slack on the blog, but I have a good reason &#8211; we were planning our wedding! although there has been a lack of blog posts we did continue to post photo&#8217;s, so here a summary of what was uploaded before we post about the wedding! Since the whitsundays there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so, we have been a bit slack on the blog, but I have a good reason &#8211; we were planning our wedding! although there has been a lack of blog posts we did continue to post photo&#8217;s, so here a summary of what was uploaded before we post about the wedding!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=22058&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img class="g2image_float_left" title="jesus! i'm 30!" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22096&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="jesus! i'm 30!" width="150" height="100" /></a>Since the whitsundays there was the Lego christmas do, NYE in Melbourne and the start of the Sydney to Hobart race, then we decided to put this years photo&#8217;s in a annual album rather than under the World Trip which include Kaz&#8217;s 30th on the hawkesbury, Good Vibrations and Easter!<a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=22058&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"></a></p>
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		<title>Few web search findings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To get this category/section started, and what generated the restart of technical blogging, here is a summary of recent findings which, I know, I will need again one day! how to query a mail server (MTA) from telnet sample batch scripts serialize the XML dll for CLR sprocs and a app store for winmo that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To get this category/section started, and what generated the restart of technical blogging, here is a summary of recent findings which, I know, I will need again one day!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.yuki-onna.co.uk/email/smtp.html">how to query a mail server (MTA) from telnet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/samples/samples.htm">sample batch scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913668">serialize the XML dll for CLR sprocs</a></li>
</ul>
<p>and a <a href="http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/opnmarket/">app store </a>for winmo that only serves free apps!</p>
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		<title>Technical Posts..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[so some time ago I thought I should write a technical blog, I started, then stopped &#8211; as do 99% of bloggers/twitters I reckon. Anyway, my latest thinking is that was because it was seperate to this (beloved) blog, so I am going to write here, in a seperate category, and try to exclude the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so some time ago I thought I should write a technical blog, I started, then stopped &#8211; as do 99% of bloggers/twitters I reckon. Anyway, my latest thinking is that was because it was seperate to this (beloved) blog, so I am going to write here, in a seperate category, and try to exclude the category from the home page, bare with me&#8230;</p>
<p>From reading on how best to do this, I am starting with <a href="http://www.cre8ivecommando.com/exclude-a-category-from-your-wordpress-index-page-830/">method 2</a>.</p>
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		<title>Whitsunday&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danowen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bemily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queensland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Trip]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a extremely long spell without a relaxing holiday it was time for some R&#38;R! We had made plans to spend some time on Hamilton Island with Bemily &#38; Dan (Em&#8217;s brother) so we extending our break so we could first learn to sail! We booked a competent crew course with Whitsunday Sailing School and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img class="g2image_float_left" title="20091120-175832" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=20929&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="20091120-175832" width="113" height="150" /></a>After a extremely long spell without a relaxing holiday it was time for some R&amp;R! We had made plans to spend some time on Hamilton Island with Bemily &amp; Dan (Em&#8217;s brother) so we extending our break so we could first learn to sail! We booked a competent crew course with <a href="http://www.whitsundaysailingschool.com.au/">Whitsunday Sailing School </a>and set sail for 5 days, 4 nights on the water!</p>
<p>The course was amazing. Steve was the instructor/skipper and we were also aboard with Adam (who was preparing for his yachtmasters) and Blake (who was taking his day skipper). The five of us had a great time sailing around one of the most amazing sailing spots in the world &#8211; both day and NIGHT!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img title="Blake &amp; Adam" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=20914&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="Blake &amp; Adam" width="135" height="102" /></a> <a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img title="good heeling!" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=20920&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="good heeling!" width="135" height="102" /></a> <a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img title="camp as christmas!" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=20926&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="camp as christmas!" width="135" height="102" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img class="g2image_float_left" title="20091124-111556" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=20980&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="20091124-111556" width="113" height="150" /></a>Once we completed our course, with knowledge on on to sail, eight knots and a desperate need for a proper shower, we headed to <a href="http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/">Hamiliton Island </a>to meet the gang. Well, <a href="http://www.hamiltonshorelines.com.au/">the place </a>was stunning and the shower amazing! Em had booked a <a href="http://www.cruiseindigo.com.au/BanjoPaterson.htm">sailing excursion </a>for us all so we eventually got to swim in the green waters, snokkled on a reef, swam with a turtle then played cricket on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven_Beach">Whitehaven beach</a>, messages below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/wpg2?g2_itemId=20898&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT"><img title="20091124-141540" src="http://www.danowen.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=21043&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT" alt="20091124-141540" width="150" height="113" /></a></p>
<p>We all then returned to Sydney for a long weekend of sighseeing for Dan, meeting the family (Towells &amp; Lyon) and as usual plenty of drinking and eating for us all! All in all, a wicked holiday which also served as half my notice as I have a new job at <a href="http://au.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</a>7 <img src='http://www.danowen.co.uk/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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