by Minter Dial | Feb 7, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue #51 This interview is with Roland Whitehead, CEO and founder of Quru. Quru is an IT services company specialized in Linux and other open source solutions, and is the fastest-growing Red Hat solution provider in the UK. In this conversation, we...
by Minter Dial | May 3, 2008 | Politics
Boris Johnson has won a most interesting and widely publicized London mayoral race. Congratulations Boris! And, perhaps, fittingly, it was a May Day [2008] victory. This “Observers” article [removed] pitting a pigeon-on-his-head Ken Livingstone (Labour)...
by Minter Dial | Feb 20, 2008 | Sports, WWII
So, who were my inspiring teachers? I remember the great teachers in my life as if it were yesterday that I was sitting in their classroom and reveling in the learning. I have been blessed to have had six standout teachers whom I will honour today in the post below....
by Minter Dial | Dec 5, 2007 | Education
I saw the other day (Dec 1, 2007) in Le Figaro about an opinion poll saying that 81% of (4,470) French people interviewed via internet were in favor of having an (American style) graduation ceremony to mark the end of a university (equivalent) degree in France. I...
by Minter Dial | Feb 8, 2007 | Entertainment
Reunions crossing the Atlantic I have just come back from celebrating my 25th school reunion at Eton… and what a grand experience it was. The usual trepidations, unfamiliar faces mixed with completely recognizable ones (who don’t seem to have aged one...