I was saddened to receive this today, Viren was a lovely man and will be missed by everyone who knew him. My sympathies go to his family. Dear BOS member VIREN PATEL It was with sadness, surprise and shock that we learned of the death of Viren Patel last Thursday. Viren was such a bouyant,Continue reading “Viren Patel – R.I.P.”
Category Archives: Personal
The 2010 Social Networking Map
From Flowtown an up to date “map” of social networking sites.
More brickbats than bouquets?
Yet again a new government in the UK sets its eyes on the NHS. Why is it that change in the NHS has to be dramatic and so, so, expensive both in financial and human terms? Is it really the case that having had to concentrate on the cold war for all those years politiciansContinue reading “More brickbats than bouquets?”
Twitter – I’m torn.
The title says it all really, I have two contrasting views on Twitter. First up it’s fun and possibly useful, of that there is no doubt. Chris Brogan summed it up recently on the blog. You can research things rapidly. “Everything” is happening on Twitter first – so can you afford to be not inContinue reading “Twitter – I’m torn.”
Who do you write like?
From the ever rewarding Word magazine’s “Something for the Weekend” newsletter came the link to the site http://www.iwl.me which apparently tells you who you write like. First, tried it with some random blog postings and it said that I wrote like David Foster Wallace of whom I had never heard, it seems that he hadContinue reading “Who do you write like?”
World Cup – Last Comment
I didn’t hear this but my brother assures me that a German journalist said of the English team following their defeat by Germany. “Their problem is that they think they play like Beckham looks, the reality is that they play like Rooney looks.”
More from the World Cup
I know the hype continues – I have even got the Vuvuzela App for my iPhone. I have to admit I’m focussed on The All Blacks v Wales tomorrow morning and my sympathies go to the Welsh U.20 team that were beaten by Argentina, the home team, at the Junior World Cup yesterday. After beingContinue reading “More from the World Cup”
Great Plate for a Dentist
I like personalised number plates and own two of them, A14 LUN & A15 AKR which are on my car and motor bike respectively. The former came into my life a few months after my father’s death; I had just managed to sell his old car, a 12 year old Ford Granada for not aContinue reading “Great Plate for a Dentist”
The World Cup Approaches…..
…..and there’s sod all I can do to avoid it. From the ever excellent Word “massive”. Media template Set hysterically high expectations; Destroy confidence of main players with revelations about their private lives; Blame team for failing to meet the unreasonable expectations with an opening 1-1 draw; Blame ref, ball, or cheating opposition for firstContinue reading “The World Cup Approaches…..”
Damning comment from the BDJ
Good, brief paper in the current BDJ by Jim Page, John Weld & Edwina Kidd on “Caries control in health service practice.” Summary states:It is suggested that it makes sense for dentists providing care for individual patients to take account of caries risk (as assessed by presentation of active, non-cavitated lesions) when deciding how toContinue reading “Damning comment from the BDJ”
The Incisal Edge 