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Now we have snow too
November 30th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Here in London, we often have winters with no snow at all. When we do have snow, it is in January or February. But it’s the last day of November and now, like most of Britain, we have snow. At least the snow waited until the conclusion yesterday of the fourth tube strike in as […]
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What’s the coldest you’ve known?
November 29th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Britain is experiencing a really cold spell which is unusual for this time of year. Snow has already fallen on northern parts of the country, it has now reached Leicester where my sister lives, and we are promised some in London where I live. The coldest weather that I have personally experienced was one Christmas […]
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Those Angry Birds are still at it
November 25th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Two months ago, I did a posting about the addictive power of the iPhone app called Angry Birds. I thought that it was time that I reported my progress. I tend to pay the game when I’m waiting for something: the PC to warm up, a tube train to arrive, the kettle to boil. Also, […]
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How to think critically
November 21st, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The Joint Military Department of the United States Naval War College has approached me for permission to use my web site advice on “How To Think Critically” on their intranet for the 425 students. Of course, I was happy to agree. If it’s good enough advice for the US military, you might want to check […]
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And how was your week?
November 19th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
As a semi-retired portfolio worker, my time is spent in a very fluid manner with considerable fluctuations in work-related events. This week proved to be very full and very varied. On Monday, I wrote my latest column on Internet matters – my 64th – for Connect, the telecommunications section of the trade union Prospect. The […]
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“The Fall And Rise Of Benjamin Morris”
November 12th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just published on my web site my latest short story – the 25th – which is entitled “The Fall And Rise Of Benjamin Morris”. You can read this story here and check out all my stories here. Please let me know what you think.
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Why the study of industrial relations matters
November 11th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
In 1966-1967, I spent one day a week for an academic year studying at the then Salford College of Advanced Technology (now the University of Salford) sponsored by the then AEI (now GEC). In the following three years, I did a full-time degree in Management Sciences at the then University of Manchester Institute of Science […]
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The thrill of Halloween
October 31st, 2010 by Roger Darlington
When my son was young, we hardly noticed Halloween but on Bonfire Night I organised communal fireworks for our street. These days Halloween is hugely popular and I guess that it’s more fun and safer than Bonfire Night. This evening, the doorbell rang a total of 12 times for groups of young children calling ‘trick […]
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Challenges to the Chinese
October 27th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
My portfolio career may be collapsing all around me as the Government moves to abolish both Consumer Focus and the Communications Consumer Panel, but yesterday I had a stimulating time in Oxford addressing a group of 24 Chinese state officials from the centrally- administered municipality of Tianjin in the north of the country. The topic […]
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The world’s 10 greatest attractions
October 16th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Any such selection must be subjective, but readers of the “Guardian” have voted for this list of the world’s top ten overseas locations. I’ve been very fortunate in my life and been able to do lots of travel, so I’ve been to eight of the ten places in the list. You can see my notes […]
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