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Some you win.....
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:23 PM

Well, today was the day when we found out whether Team 3 Pair had made it into the final 12 students. After spending the morning presenting their idea in the expo part of the competition we all went in to the large hall to find out who had been picked.

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Great Presentations and Food Theft
Monday, August 07, 2006 11:16 PM

After a really good nights sleep, I got up and staggered down to breakfast. Today is the day that “Team 3Pair” from Hull got to strut their stuff on behalf of the UK. So it was on with the “Team Supporters” shirt and off to their first presentation.

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The Imagine Cup 2006 Kicks off
Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:42 PM

I spent most of today trying to avoid going to sleep. The plan is that if I can stay awake until my normal bedtime I can get my body into the new time zone by brute force and ignorance. It didn’t go too well. Every time I sat down my eyes closed automatically

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The Journey to Agra
Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:41 PM

The first thing we had to do was fly to Delhi (actually a plane did all the hard work – I just sat and watched telly and luxuriated in the emergency exit seat legroom that I ended up with – thanks BA). Once at Delhi we caught a bus to a complex just outside

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Reverse Jetlag
Sunday, August 06, 2006 12:00 AM

This is the first time that I have ever flown east on a trip away. The fact that I have up until now only flown west, never had a problem coming home, and anyway there is only a four and a half hour time difference to India has lulled me into a false

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Go Belgian!
Friday, August 04, 2006 11:36 PM

After having arrived and got unpacked we headed back into the city for a “Good Luck” meal. Andy Sithers had heard good things about a Belgian restaurant and so we went there. In my mind Belgium is famous for two things; chocolate and not being famous

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Tube Travel
Friday, August 04, 2006 5:34 PM

Tube Travel The flight leaves tomorrow morning, and so we are having a night at the airport so we can get an early start. The train journey was smooth and on time. Then I had to face around an hour on the tube to get out to the airport, which I suppose

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Rob's return, Fate and Immodium Plus
Friday, August 04, 2006 10:29 AM

Firstly an apology. I've not been on the Spoke as much as I would like. However, as a form of redress I'm posting my Imagine Cup Final 2006 posts on here. Enjoy.... I’m heading out to India tomorrow. Today is the first leg of the journey, when I, Andy

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