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py_RC Design

Posted on 03/05/2025 by dougaj4

The py_RC Design spreadsheet provides Python versions of the reinforced concrete design functions in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet. The current version can be downloaded from: py_RC Design.zip See also: SLS Concrete design with Python for additional SLS design related functions. … Continue reading →

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Dick Gaughan

Posted on 21/04/2025 by dougaj4

So if there was some guy who had been around since the early seventies singing traditional scottish songs in a modern style, I’d know all about him, right? But I had never heard of this guy before: Dick Gaughan And … Continue reading →

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Pandigital sums and Python permutations and combinations

Posted on 13/04/2025 by dougaj4

The New Scientist brain twister from last weeks edition has several problems involving pandigital sums, which are additions that use each of the digits from 0 to 9 exactly once, and with no number within the sum that starts with … Continue reading →

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Abel Selaocoe

Posted on 08/04/2025 by dougaj4

Last Saturday I saw cellist Abel Selaocoe perform with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performing a mixture of classical works and his own unique compositions. He captured the audience and at the end of the performance received an ovation the like … Continue reading →

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New Links

Posted on 29/03/2025 by dougaj4

My Blogroll (bottom of the right-hand column) is badly in need of updating, but the link below has a list of 60 currently active Excel blogs and websites: 60 Best Excel Blogs and Websites in 2025 Those at the top … Continue reading →

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