Monthly Archives: March 2013

Duke Ellington……………….”kindadukish”

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kindadukish

I was sorting through several hundred CDs the other day trying to identify all the Duke Ellington albums I had amassed over the last 40 or so years………probably in excess of 50.   I have many of the classic albums … Continue reading →

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The ultimate Easter bunny………OMG!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kindadukish

 Heavyweight Ralph weighs 3st 8lbs (that’s heavier than an average three-year-old child)……….and you have to say that you would not want to meet him on a dark night!

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I think, therefore I am…………………

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kindadukish

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Chester Food Festival 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kindadukish

Despite a travelling distance of 75 miles from my home I decided a visit to the Chester Food Festival was the order of the day. I last attended 2 years ago and was somewhat disappointed at the range of stalls … Continue reading →

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Well I got up here, now how the hell do I get down?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by kindadukish

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But dad, I dont want to be an apprentice chimney sweep………I want to be a ballet dancer!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by kindadukish

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Urban Knitting for Winter Part 2

Posted on March 28, 2013 by kindadukish

After casting aspersions about the sanity of the Uppermillians in my last blog I had a senses that I had seen something similar to the knitted trees on my travels. A quick browse through all my photographs of my trips … Continue reading →

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Urban Knitting for Winter

Posted on March 28, 2013 by kindadukish

On a recent visit to Uppermill, a small Pennine village on the outskirts of Oldham I came across a strange practice that seems to have developed there i.e knitting garments to keep the trees warm. I realise that there are some … Continue reading →

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Graduate Recruitment – the Market

Posted on March 28, 2013 by kindadukish

If like me, you work with university students the constant question that you are probably  asked and certainly the one that I am asked is  “what are my chances of getting a job when I graduate?” In addition to organisations … Continue reading →

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Harvard Conference Seeks to Jolt University Teaching

Posted on March 28, 2013 by kindadukish

A growing body of evidence from the classroom, coupled with emerging research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, is lending insight into how people learn, but teaching on most college campuses has not changed much, several speakers said here at Harvard … Continue reading →

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