by Minter Dial | Jan 15, 2009 | Leadership, Sports
Cricket as Life – A philosophy to follow Considering the space that sports has taken in my life, I can hardly help thinking that sports are, at the same time, a part of my life as well as a microcosm of life itself. I have written on several occasions in the...
by Minter Dial | Oct 30, 2008 | Sports
A set of midweek games last night cannot be overshadowed by the Phillies victory in the World Series 2008. My Liverpool Reds continued their great progress this season with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth courtesy of a Gerrard spot kick. But the match of the night was the...
by Minter Dial | Oct 26, 2008 | Education
The Wisdom of Winnowing Words? I have often read, with keen interest, about the addition of new words to a language, typically to French and English where I can gauge the novelty, meaning and importance of the word(s) in question. Last week, however, I came across a...
by Minter Dial | Oct 5, 2008 | Politics
Eco-Towns in England – Green or Greenwashing? The English have embarked on a plan to create up 10 eco-towns (by 2020) selected from an original list of 57 locations (including Imery’s China Clay, Ford, Rushcliffe, Middle Quinton, Pennbury, Manby and...
by Minter Dial | Oct 1, 2008 | Politics
Politicians’ Heroes from the English Perspective As if on cue with regard to one my recent posts on role models, the English (run by the Guardian newspaper) have put on two debates – one by each political party — to establish who is the greatest hero [of their...