Definitely the loopiest thing I've done to date.
Free fall from 15,000ft to 5,000ft in 60 seconds and I screamed like a school girl the whole way. My tandem chap started a spiral spin which totally wobbled me out. Stomach in my throat but luckily the harnesses were so tight I physically couldn't puke. Massive ground rush with a bumpy landing. Thoroughly recommend it.
A maaaaaassive thank you to everyone who has sponsored me. The final figure should come in at £505 which exceeds my target. All to a worthy cause, St Lukes Hospice in Plymouth.
You can see the free fall of my skydi ...
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Congratulations to Matt and Brady who recently completed the Torbay Half Marathon.
We’re now looking forward to the next team event which is the ’Plymouth MAD’ adventure day in 2012. Any businesses out there fancy challenging team pulse8 to the event next year?
Take a look at the website http://www.marjon.ac.uk/plymouthmad/ and let us know if you fancy a challenge! ...
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Brady, our intrepid pedestrian, has donned his walking boots and silly hat and taken to the coast of Cornwall.
Over the course of the next 17 days, he'll do what few Cornish men have done before him. Brady will be walking the entire Cornish coast, starting from Bude in the north, heading west to Lands End, and if he has anything left in the tank, will make his way back east along the south coast all the way to Plymouth.
Hoping to average around 20 miles a day, Brady is carrying all the essential kit to complete his mission. Not happy about packing a tent, he's inteneding to use a bivvy bag a ...
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In 2009, a crack Devon web design team was sent to Plymouth to complete a 6 hour endurance adventure race. These men promptly completed the course and are now about to undertake the 2010 challenge, but this time, they have help. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as fitties of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The 8-Team.
Good luck to Helen, Matt and Simon for the Marjon Adventure Day 2010, they will need it. ...
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pulse8 would like to welcome our latest employee, Nicol to the team. Nicol has joined us this week and will primarily involved with the accounts and customer support.
Nicol comes from an internet based background and brings plenty of experience and knowledge to her new role and to the company as a whole, we are very pleased to have her on on the team.
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Congratulations to Helen and Joe who tied the knot on Saturday the 1st of May at Berry Pomeroy church. The reception was held at Dartington Hall, the rest of the pulse8 crew joined them in the evening to help celebrate their big day! Helen looked fantastic in her wedding dress but the crew were looking a little worse for wear by the end of the evening.
We have posted a few images to our flickr photostream which you can see below, hopefully when Helen returns to work we can upload some pictures of her and Joe in all their finery.
We wish the happy couple all the best for the future and h ...
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Meet Barney, our latest addition to the pulse8 team. He is a 5 month old chocolate lab belonging to Matt and is easing himself gently (as you can see) into working life.
Alfie and Barney are currently in discussions as to which one is top dog in the office. So far Alfie's tactics have been a mix of upfront declarations and some very sneaky stealth moves to relieve Barney of a few snacks and toys. Currently Alfie believes he is on top but no doubt, as Barney gets bigger, the discussions will continue.
Barney is still deciding if his interest leans more to the creative or technical side of our ...
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I managed to get in some culture time this weekend during my visit to the big smoke.
Decode at the V&A looks at three current themes within digital design: Network charts or reworks the traces we leave behind as we live our daily lives. Interactivity exhibits responses to our physical presence and shows how we can manipulate its behaviour. Whilst Code exhibits showed how computer code has become a new art form with some constantly evolving and changing before your eyes.
I particularly enjoyed making silly faces on the Videogrid, The Weave Mirror and the Body Paint wall.
Mi ...
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Movember is here, sorry, I meant November.
I have decided to put down my razor for one month (not that I ever use one) and help raise awareness and funds for men's health - specifically prostate cancer by sporting a moustache.
What many people don't appreciate is that one man dies every hour of prostate cancer in the UK, more than 35,000 men will be diagnosed this year and that prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. Facts like these along with my grandfather, who has prostate cancer, have convinced me I should get involved.
Why not check out the progress of my top ...
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Well, the time finally arrived when Simon, Matt and myself had to don our Lycra and get a little physical.
The first ever Plymouth M.A.D (Marjon Adventure Day) took place this Sunday, and after two very large bowls of porridge, I felt ready for the challenge ahead. Unfortunately, we had no idea of what was expected of us, as the race organisers were keeping those cards close to their chest until the briefing just before the start.
The race began with a short orienteering course on the University campus to get warmed up and then on to our bikes to begin the long journey around Plymouth using ...
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