Month: January 2007

  • Polar Bear Swim

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    Our medicine students raised money for charity today by going for a swim, in fancy dress, in the sea. Bear in mind (pun intended) that it’s January and the water’s pretty chilly. They called this the Polar Bear Swim. Some of the staff got involved too, notably Phil here in blonde wig and black bikini.…

  • Light in Medicine

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    A Medical Photonics workshop is being held at St Andrew’s University today and tomorrow, and is a stage to discuss how light can be used for a range of clinical purposes from diagnostics to repair. “Biophotonics”. Good word. I mention this for two reasons: 1) part of my research is with biophotonics and joint disease;…

  • Minor Sport?

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    I thought I had taken up a mainstream sport, particularly compared with my previous sports of cycling, rock climbing, mountaineering and triathlon. Apparently golf isn’t as popular as I had been led to believe, according to the amount of news coverage and the British public’s level of interest. Matt Slater on the BBC website says,…

  • Cake baking

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    Jack helped bake his birthday cake. I think “help” is the right word.

  • Birthday Party

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    Jack had a huge birthday party today, with all his friends and classmates invited. Organised pandemonium. Weeks and weeks of planning, preparing, hunting, ordering, buying, cooking, baking, cutting and bagging culminating in 2 hours of party. Jack and all his mates had a great time making things (masks, frogs, crowns, mice, etc), playing traditional party…

  • High stress levels in colleges and universities

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    So it’s not just me that’s feeling like a salmon again. A recent survey by the University & Colleges Union has picked up on this, and many of the reasons for it. They cite long hours, increasing work loads, responsibility without authority, and pressure from management. Personally management over my position has been good for…

  • Jack’s 4th Birthday

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    Jack has been very excited with the build up to his birthday. He is very much into all things firefighter-related (thanks to Fireman Sam) so was very, very happy to be able to dress up like a firefighter, utility belt and all. He had a tea party with a few friends, and will have a…

  • Eat, eat, eat

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    The boy doesn’t stop eating at the moment. He’s in the middle of a growth spurt, and he’ll be 4 years old tomorrow!

  • Hordes queue for Burning Crusade

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    Damned geeks. I feel that the BBC are getting very used to reporting on World of Warcraft news. Another case of WoW life & RL (real-life) getting crossed I guess, particularly as at least one of the journalists has a WoW character.

  • Wedding Invitations

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    My sister is getting married this summer. This weekend has been spent with Kim and visitors making these wedding invitations in an assembly line. Detail!