Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
Is there anything as British as the umbrella?
June 18th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Now that the long dry spell of weather here in Britain has given way to regular showers, I thought that I would draw your attention to a quintessential British establishment: a shop that essentially sells nothing but umbrellas. It’s located in central London and has been operated as a family-run business for 175 years. Check […]
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How to reduce the risk of a heart disease
May 26th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
For three months in early 2009, I took part in an international trial of something called the “polypill” to test its efficacy in combating heart disease. The pill contains aspirin 75 mg, simvastatin 20 mg, lisinopril 10 mg and hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg. I blogged regularly about my experience with a concluding post here. The result […]
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The power of words
May 18th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
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Well done Manchester City and Manchester United
May 14th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I’m not a football fan but, as someone brought up in the city of Manchester, I have to take pride in today’s achievements by the two Manchester football teams. Manchester City has won the FA Cup and Manchester United has secured the Premier League. More information here.
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The world’s highest bungee jump
May 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
The highest bungee jump in the world is in South Africa at a place called Bloukrans River Bridge. It is 216 metres (708 feet). This week someone set a world record by doing the jump 105 times as reported here. Now that’s impressive; but just as impressive in my book is the fact that, on […]
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Does science support belief in God?
May 10th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
This evening, I attended a fascinating meeting at the South Place Ethical Society in central London organised by the Centre For Inquiry UK. The title of the event was “Does science support belief in God?”. The meeting was addressed by two of the world’s most powerful and respected thinkers from either side of the theism/atheism […]
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Could you be the first Ambassador to Meerkovo?
April 16th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Full details here.
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Out of the mouths of babes
April 5th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I saw my darling granddaughter Catrin again today. I took her out in the pram for an hour and a half to give her mum a break and me some fun time. In fact, she slept most of the time but, when she was awake, I had some more wonderful smiles. She’s some way from […]
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Read this – and be grateful for your life
March 29th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
An interview with a victim of locked-in syndrome.
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Walking from Tarifa to Budapest
March 28th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
John Hayes, husband of my Consumer Focus colleague Christine Farnish, has recently started a 5,000 kms walk along the E4 from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest in Hungary. I’m enormously impressed by such a feat and delighted that he’s blogging about each stage of the enterprise. You can check out his blog here.
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