I have passed the first year assessment! [Very many congratulations! JR] The end of last week brought the letter recommending that I should proceed to the second year of the MW course. It is really gratifying to know that my hard work has paid off this year, but I would like to share the credit with my mentor, Julia Hawkeye Harding, whose diligence, patience and attention to detail is nonpareil . The letter included personal feedback on my exam, though not in as much detail as I might have hoped. Since the papers are anonymous to markers, I mustn’t make those comments public. Suffice to say it was broadly in line with what I had...