Month: May 2007

  • CD-Wow must pay £41m to British record companies

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    This truly sucks: “Online retailer CD-Wow must pay £41m to British record companies after breaking a deal to stop selling illegally imported cheap albums in the UK. “The High Court in London ruled in March that the site’s owners, Music Trading Online, were “in substantial breach” of a 2004 agreement to stop importing CDs. “The…

  • The Institute of Life Science

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    Next week we move labs (and some offices – but not mine) into the new Institute of Life Science (ILS) building. We got to have a look around it this morning. In through the rotating doors. Lots of glass around. Good for keeping an eye on PhD students. The large atrium lets you shout at…

  • Zzzzzz

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    After a hard day at the beach.

  • Fishing?

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    Looking for crabs in the surf. Hunting for rockpools. Next time I’ll have to take a crab line and see what we can catch.

  • Warmest spring in 3 years

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    According to the BBC, “Recent weather in the UK has been extremely mild, and records show it has been the warmest spring since the Springwatch survey began in 2005.” Wow. The warmest spring in three years. That’s statistically terrifying. “Mr Collinson was worried about the possible impact of increasingly warm springs. “He said: “We are…

  • Embryology of the pharyngeal arches podcast

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    A new podcast has been added to iTunes and the medicine page. This is a podcast of the lecture I gave to a small part of the first year on Monday afternoon, and it is the first to be a properly enhanced podcast. That means that if you listen to it using iTunes (or a…

  • ILS1

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    The new life science research building at Swansea University is looking almost ready for moving in. The builders have pulled down the 8ft high boarding protecting the site and are replacing it with low steel guard rails so we can actually see around the building. We’re moving our lab into the 5th floor in a…

  • Jack flying his first kite

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    When we visited Legoland we bought Jack a kite (as he pretty much already had every piece of lego in the shop). So last weekend we went kite flying.

  • Young women dominate UK net scene

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    From a BBC article, “Young women are now the most dominant group online in the UK, according to new research from net measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings. “Women in the 18 – 34 age group account for 18% of all online Britons. “They also spend the most time online – accounting for 27% more of the total…

  • Legoland rollercoaster

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    Here’s a video from my phone of Jack’s very first rollercoaster ride, at Legoland. It looks as though he’s going to be a bit of a thrill seeker.