Month: December 2008

  • A teacher

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    “A teacher is never a giver of truth – he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst.” – Bruce Lee

  • Medical students get iPod tutors

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    That title sounded familiar, so I clicked on the link on the BBC News website. “University students are being given iPods loaded with useful tutorials. “The University of Derby has given 35 devices – costing £99 each – to radiography students, to provide them with “different ways to learn”. They contain pre-loaded video lessons about…

  • Work gyms ‘lift mood and stress’

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    The BBC are reporting on a Bristol University study suggesting that exercising employees are happy, productive employees. “Two hundred people took part in the Bristol University experiment to test the impact of workplace keep fit facilities like gyms or classes. “Exercise re-energised staff, improved their concentration and problem solving and made them feel calmer.” It…

  • Good morning!

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    Views like this in the morning help with those frozen fingers. But I must get some new winter gloves…

  • Exams

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    Gasp! He’s writing about the exams! No, not really. I was just going to comment on how knackered Jo and I are after setting up, running and marking (yes, it’s marked already) an anatomy spotter exam. I really hate the marking – it’s tedious but instantly rewarding when someone does very well. Anyway, one more…

  • Hip & Thigh Links

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    I’m adding some links to the “muscles of the hip joint” entry below, so will stick them here too. How Stuff Works: Why do humans walk on two legs? – an article exploring some of the thoughts of why we walk on two legs. BBC Science & Nature: Mother of man – 3.2 million years…

  • Nutty

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    The BBC reports of warnings of “nut allergy ‘hysteria’”. “Measures to protect children with nut allergies are becoming increasingly absurd and hysterical, say experts. “A peanut on the floor of a US school bus recently led to evacuation and decontamination for fear it might have affected the 10-year-old passengers.” Did that really happen? That’s crazy.…

  • Week 112 – Muscles of the hip joint

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    In week 112 we talked about the movements of the hip joints and the muscles that cause and control those movements, trying to link them to our upright, bipedal locomotion. We started off by looking at the joint itself: the acetabulum (socket) of the pelvis and the head of the femur (ball). It’s helpful to…

  • Reindeer Run data

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    The first lap is slightly longer than the second, and I ran the second stronger than I thought. My watch measured about 300m short, which is normal. The faster I run, the more likely it is to underestimate my distance covered (and therefore speed also). Note how my heart rate was above 90% of maximum…

  • Reindeer Run 10km

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    Reindeer Run 10km Finish Line, originally uploaded by samwebster. I ran the RNLI’s Reindeer Run 10k at Margam Park today. It was a beautiful morning; sunny but icy. Look at that time! I finished 6th with a new PB. I don’t think my second lap was as strong as I wanted it to be, but…