With the 3 Peaks Challenge rapidly approaching, the enormity of the challenge is really starting to kick in. I’ve started to get some of the gear I need: walking boots, waterproof jacket and trousers etc.; I just need to wear them in a bit before the big day. The marathon distance walk scheduled for this […]

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I’m not sure what I’ve let myself in for, but on 28-29th June 2014 I will embark on the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation, alongside a team of 9. The Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the highest mountains of Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours, which […]

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On 4th November 2013, Oracle announced the future for GlassFish. GlassFish Open Source Edition 4.1 will be released in 2014, however the commercial edition (Oracle GlassFish Server) will no longer be supported. For production, meaning Java EE 7 applications which already use GlassFish, you either stick with an unsupported platform or find an alternative solution. That […]

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