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Hendersons relish
Sorry to hear (from Wikipedia) that Hendersons, the vegan Worcestershire sauce, has moved from its location next to the university to newer premises elsewhere in Sheffield. The iconic sign that faced the uni had already been stolen in 2008.
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Epipens vs nasal epinephrine?
EpiPen(R), the leading auto-injector product, is on track to become a billion dollar product in 2014 according to its distributor Mylan Inc. In 2013, G2B Pharma and SNBL (Japan) conducted a successful proof of concept study which showed that nasally administered G2B011 demonstrates rapid and high absorption comparable to EpiPen(R), and has the potential to…
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The past, and being blind to the future
Heard a Chinese student on the radio say, “Forget the past and you will lose an eye. Dwell on the past and you will lose both eyes.” Sounds like a good Chinese proverb, until I googled it and found: A Russian proverb says, “Dwell on the past and you will lose an eye; forget the…
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The 2nd Sino-Japanese war
Started in 1937, morphs into second world war. Actually skirmishes well before that as Chinese nationalist government under Chang Kai Shek struggled to control warlords. Japan wanted to establish control of mainland (Manchuria), particularly given colonial expansion throughout Asia, and had forces throughout China, even in Shanghai. Other East Asian countries obviously see this as…
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Jobs as a lifestyle choice
People see their jobs as a lifestyle choice – esp young middle class students, who pursue brand-specific jobs eg specific coffee chains, clothes shops despite low pay and few benefits. They will even display fierce loyalty to their employer eg covering shifts, getting to work despite adverse weather conditions. Negative effects of this are that…
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Servants
In the 19th century, the biggest category of working class people was domestic servants. Seen as “respectable” and relatively secure, compared with farm labour or factory work, it was however arduous, with long hours and often no paid holidays. It was also difficult for labour to become organized. In the 20th century however, it becomes less attractive…
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Good bye, Pre
Have given in and bought an iPhone. Too many random shut downs in the middle of phone calls. Never did get the calendar and contacts to work properly, despite setting up my own Owncloud server. Will miss my little keyboard. Moving between apps and pages by swiping up, swiping left was all very lovely. Copying…
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Story of Sinuhe
A verse epic, although not very long, from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt circa 1800BC, but only discovered in 1895. A rich text, full of different forms eg letters, use of foreign words, probably performed as well as read. Clearly popular for hundreds of years as fragments have been found in lots of different places…
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Rigor
Just realized what a rubbish word this is… If you are American, you know this is simply strict discipline. But to Brits, the word is rigour. A rigor is an episode of shivering or trembling associated with fever. Except when used to mean muscle stiffness viz rigor mortis. In which case, you pronounce it differently.
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Holy Trinity
The baptism of Jesus as described in the gospels is where the Trinity first appears – the heavens open, and the spirit of God descends “like a dove”. The words “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” are used commonly in liturgy, not just for baptism. Perichoresis is the idea that…