Month: July 2005

  • See the Sea

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    Working on a Monday doesn’t seem so bad after cycling in beside this. There’s a nice cool headwind too (this is the only time I don’t complain about a headwind).

  • Curvy Women Are Healthier

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    “For good looks and good health, the feminine ideal really should be an hourglass figure with well-defined hips.” “Hip fat appears to contain a beneficial natural anti-inflammatory protein hormone called adiponectin that actually prevents arteries from swelling up and becoming blocked.” “Compared to the group of women with the smallest hip circumferences, women with the…

  • Backstedt

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    This fella got 2nd in today’s Tour de France stage. Here he is in the local Cardiff bike shop showing off his new frame for the prologue, just before he left for the Tour (his missus is Welsh).

  • Open Day

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    We have an open day today at the School of Medicine in Swansea, for graduates (or future graduates) interested in taking our 4 year course in medicine. So it’s me and the coloured skeleton today, explaining how we teach anatomy, and why it’s good that we do it in this way (i.e. small group, clinically-led…

  • Trains on July 8th

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    The increased security spread at least as far as Cardiff yesterday. Kim & Jack got caught up in cancelled & delayed trains yesterday afternoon, trying to get home from the city centre. They were only delayed by about an hour. This morning everything appears to be running fine (although at least one of the high…

  • Bomb Blasts and Bomb Scares

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    As soon as the news began arriving about the bomb blasts in London this morning, a bomb scare was called into Swansea University, evacuating at least 2 buildings and closing entry to the site. Are we the only University or are there others affected similarly? Nobody seems to have much information yet. By the way,…

  • MOT

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    Holy crap, my car went through the MOT no problemo. Lucky me, no £500 bill this year.

  • Scales

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    Love this balance. Bloo. (Back in the lab).

  • BBC Tree

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    This huge tree fell either this morning or last night, closing a very wide, busy road. You should see it on BBC Wales today, because this is right opposite them. And the trains are on slow running today. Late, late, late.

  • Cosmeston Triathlon

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    I was the photographer for Cardiff Triathletes’ Cosmeston Triathlon again today.