Month: June 2005

  • Ras de Cymru

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    I’m marshalling for the first day of the 5 stage bike race, the Ras de Cymru tomorrow. Link.

  • Vitamin C won’t prevent colds

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    A review of 55 studies suggests vitamin C supplements don’t lower the risks of getting a cold. Link.

  • Wet

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  • Storm

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    There’s a storm out to sea, tracking me as I cycle east, & coming closer. Am I going to get wet? I heard it before it hit me: the heavy rain on the sand. I managed to get to a tunnel, put on a waterproof & wait for it to pass over. Lightening followed by…

  • Postdocs

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    I’m interviewing tomorrow morning, for a post-doctoral research associate (postdoc to you & me). I have a year of grant-funded work to complete, and I’m more than eager to get it done so I can publish a ton of data sat on my computers. So I get to employ someone. This has been much delayed…

  • Beach Bums

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    Cycling to work this morning, around 9am, it was already warm & sunny. Warm to the point that on the beach was a red and rotund man, in a very small pair of black underpants, drinking a bottle of stella. (Truth be known, I wasn’t actually close enough to see the brand of green beer…

  • Mobile Working

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    I went back to Cheltenham last night after work, for my brother’s 30th birthday. It’s funny when your little brother hits 30. It’ll be strange when my little sister does. I decided to work in Cheltenham today, to avoid rushing back to Swansea. On the one hand this was probably sensible because of the extent…

  • Wiki it

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    For those of you that don’t know, there’s a great resource for clearly explained information on the web, called Wikipedia. It’s a free internet-based encyclopaedia. The really novel thing about it though, is that entries can be created and modified by anyone. To quote, “Wikipedia is an encyclopedia written collaboratively by many of its readers.…

  • Kinky Boots

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  • Pens Update

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    A lot of people have been asking about the pens situation. It was resolved quickly and peacefully, without injury to any hostages (froggy, purr purr and oink) or damage to property. All pens were found concealed behind the living room door as part of an amnesty agreement.