Month: March 2007

  • Lack of bodies for medic training

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    “A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.” BBC article.

  • At home and at play

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    I’ve put up some photos from the weekend into a new album on the photos page. I was just mucking about with Apple’s Aperture software.

  • Podcasts

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    I’m getting behind with the embryology podcast series. This is mostly because of all the other tasks that I have to prioritise above it, but be encouraged that I’ve been drawing some images specifically for enhanced versions of future podcasts. They take a while to conceive and draw, and I’m going to have to record…

  • Round the clock

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    This is the photo that took my camera to its 10,000 image. The counter reset to 0001. Not a great picture, very flat, but it’s a milestone for the Nikon.

  • Degree applicants ‘copy from web’

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    A BBC article claims “Thousands of prospective university students are using the internet to cheat in their applications, analysis by admissions service Ucas reveals.” Importantly UCAS say, “There’s a difference between copying, and using the web to get advice on how to write the best personal statement – there’s nothing wrong with that.”

  • Spring?

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    Spring is on the way. I can tell because after cycling to work this morning the roof of my mouth is lined with gnats.

  • Morning

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  • Moving Mum & Dad

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    Mum and dad moved house over the last few days, so we have a new family home. They’ve moved into a really nice house not far from the previous one, and the move itself went smoothly (thanks to family and friends as a whole, but particularly thanks to my brother the professional removals man). My…