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Kamps Consulting has many years' experience, writing in a large number of distinct styles, across a huge variety of genres.

The main information page shows which projects I have worked on recently, and below you'll find a small selection of some of the copy and projects I have worked on in the past.

Academic writing

After September 2001, the world was a distinctly different place in terms of global security. When the US realised that they were vulnerable, a score of new laws (including the much-discussed Patriot Act and the set-up of the Department for Homeland Security, the first major restructuring in the US government in more than 50 years) and policies were introduced

From The effects of the fight against terrorism(...)

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Food writing

The frost is forming growing crystals of ice on the pavements of east London. Small clouds puff out of people walking along the streets as if they were tiny, human-powered steam locomotives. One by one, wrapping themselves warmer into their layers of Gore Tex, casting furtive yet flirtatious glances through the narrow slit between scarf and woolly hat, the multicultural mish-mash of people are scurrying along to implement their respective centrally heated escape plans.

From Tas Firin on Tipped

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Entertainment reviews

By using the Who wants to be a millionaire game show as a story-telling device, the story is driven forward, with the various questions - often by very tenuous links - coinciding or having an effect on the with many (often deeply tragic) events that happen to Jamal in his life.

From Slumdog Millionaire on Everything2.com

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Photography

For what it is, it is slightly on the pricey side. On the other hand, I was surprised about one particular aspect of the Lensbaby: In its simplicity, it is actually an extremely powerful lens, which not only offers a level of artistic and photographic freedom which I haven't experienced before or since, but it also offers a deeper level of insight into the deepest roots of photography

From Bending over Backwards for Better Photos in JPG magazine

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Automotive

The air pump forces air into the inlet manifold. The higher density of the compressed air means that more fuel can be injected into the engine, which leads to much higher power output compared to a non-forced-induction car (also known as a 'naturally aspirated' engine)

From Anti Lag on Turbo-charged cars on Everything2

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Op/Ed blogging

The Winebank - if you would allow me the aside, because it's relevant to the punchline of this blog post - is a merry way to dodge the credit crunch. I have no opinion about if it's safer than a bank, but it's certainly more fun. Anyway: deposit £X into an account every month, get 0.33*X in interest - so 20 quid a month gets you £80 to spend on wine every 3 months, which equals about a case of wine

From Customer service without the hang-over on my personal website

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Technology writing

The CEO's of the two companies regularly poke fun at one another in important speeches. The truth of the matter, however, is that they need each other: Apple's iTunes dominates the music player market, and you'll struggle to find a company that doesn't run on Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel makes the business-world go 'round.

From Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac on T3.com

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Fiction

Slightly forlorn, I inspect my prospects for a seat, and spot one near the back. I make my way, nearly falling several times, feeling intoxicated with the less-than-subtle movements of what passes for public transportation these days, while being stone cold sober

From Winter orchards on my personal website

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Needlessly obtuse wordsmithery

The problem with Russel's tea-pot is not in the particular embodiment of his orbiting vessel, but the lack of purpose of such a vessel: Humans occasionally have a very real need for a source of emotional strength in their lives, and a mysterious deity is more likely to be able to provide such fortitude than a china tea-receptacle. From Adventures with Orbiting Tea-pots (link)

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