How can we get the student board Bumpin?

It's marshmallow that has a spreadable consistency.  Fluffernutters are a sandwich made with Fluff and peanut butter.  They are kind of revolting to Brits, but we OTC drug runners just love 'em.  The gourmet Fluffernutter is toasted with chocolate and bananas.

OMG!! What a flash from my childhood! This is the sandwich I took to school almost daily when in elementary school. Could there be a thesis in this? Children fed on Fluffernutters will grow up to be internationally trained scholars and academics? ...'scuse me, I need to call my daughter and tell her to start feeding this to the grandbabies!!

pen drives I got at Target for $25

Are these the little sticks that plug into the USB ports that can hold as much data as a hard drive? We call them jump drives and it is my favorite item to find under the Christmas tree (ok, maybe not THE favorite, but close) I didn't think about taking a few extra of those. One lasts me quite a while.


I can't remember if I read your Visa story. I'll go recheck it out. I tried to read them all when I was preparing to apply. As a result, mine went off without a hitch.

OK, so it appears my idea for drinkies in the Univ. of London area (Russell Square) is catching on?!

Count me in! Just let me know where to pick up the thread with details... I still have vast expanses of this forum that are yet unexplored. I have more time to do that now that all the preparations are complete.

 Which school are you going to, AnneR? I notice King's is due to start around the the 25th Sept. but I don't have to report for my work at Birkbeck until the second week in October so I assume each school has an independent start date.

I'm a student,,,and a verrrrry old one at that! 

Too cool! another Sister of a Certain Age! Care to share anecdotes since you have previewed what lay ahead for Chrishamil and me? If nothing else, stretch your cane down here and give us a hand up!

they have hash in England? 

Steady, Grant As a child of the 60's I can tell you... even if the laws of the country you visit are very relaxed, the US government has a statement that they reserve the right to prosecute American citizens for drug violations in accordance with US law when you come back to the States. I won't tell you how I know this... It's way more exciting to keep you guessing!

dlaffert,
are you a closeted iconoclast?  ;-)   or a cross-country drug smuggler?  oh, the mystery ;-)

As someone who has a allergic reaction to pot (to my dissapointment)   I actually have little intention to trying drugs in England.  But my post above was more interested in the Laws (and their enforcement/effectiveness) in England.

they have hash in England? 

Beats me!  This was in Boston in 1968.  The fact that I can remember this proves I wasn't a druggie.

I'm a student,,,and a verrrrry old one at that!  Just finished my first year of nursing at University of Plymouth (and survived), second year coming up in September.  I was an LPN back home and since that wasn't recognized had to start all over.  Needless to say its been a challenge, but its also been fun being the oldest and the only American in the class!

Come on, how old?  Can you beat my 55?

Props to you, hon, for tackling nursing school past 30!  I'm desperate for a job in the UK, but I just don't have the legs for nursing. 

OMG!! What a flash from my childhood! This is the sandwich I took to school almost daily when in elementary school. Could there be a thesis in this? Children fed on Fluffernutters will grow up to be internationally trained scholars and academics? ...'scuse me, I need to call my daughter and tell her to start feeding this to the grandbabies!!

Remember how after you spread the Fluff on the bread it would fluff up thicker?  The jar that opened oozed out all over the top of my suitcase.  Yup, we are brilliant academics, but no so good at packing.

One variable will be the Marshmallow Fluff eaters v. the Kraft Marshmallow Creme eaters.  Others could be the brand of peanut butter, plain old white bread or Wonder Bread, crusts on or off.  Where else could you find such cutting edge social research?

Are these the little sticks that plug into the USB ports that can hold as much data as a hard drive?

Yup, that's them.  Small electronics are way cheaper in the US.  Buy now!

Too cool! another Sister of a Certain Age! Care to share anecdotes since you have previewed what lay ahead for Chrishamil and me? If nothing else, stretch your cane down here and give us a hand up!

Don't really have an anecdotes, however, my "study-buddy" is a 21 yr old!  She's adorable, I've tried getting her to mingle more with others, but she just isn't having it and it does cramp my style a bit....she isn't interested in joining any protest marches!  The only words of wisdom I might have is....wearing comfortable shoes, there are a lot of steps and stairs to climb!

Chris...I'm 51, and nursing is a tough job, so I plan on leaving the "hard work" to the younger ones, I'm thinking now maybe a practice nurse or even a nursing home (thats a few years ahead tho!).  I am seconded by my local hospital, so I have to work there for a year, but since I do that now anyway, it won't be too bad.  After that conctract is done, then I should be thinking about take life a little bit easier!

Count me in! Just let me know where to pick up the thread with details... I still have vast expanses of this forum that are yet unexplored. I have more time to do that now that all the preparations are complete.

Which school are you going to, AnneR? I notice King's is due to start around the the 25th Sept. but I don't have to report for my work at Birkbeck until the second week in October so I assume each school has an independent start date.

Thread is residing happily in Student Lounge.

I'm at the Institute of Education.

dlaffert,
are you a closeted iconoclast?  ;-)   or a cross-country drug smuggler?  oh, the mystery ;-)

As someone who has a allergic reaction to pot (to my dissapointment)   I actually have little intention to trying drugs in England.  But my post above was more interested in the Laws (and their enforcement/effectiveness) in England.

Well, let's just say I've never been called 'closeted' before. Then again, you did miss one other possible scenario: I'm the mother of a teenaged son who just spent several months in Spain. One should be forwarned on everthing... just in case

While trying to learn how best to inform my son, I looked at several sites with current drug law details with their own interpretive slants such as Norml and the DEA. The most objective information seemed come from travel sites geared for young folks like Travel Pete's Frequently UNasked Questions about Travel in Europe, a page in his Eurotravel Planner site: www.travelpete.com

By the way, I really enjoyed the Travel Pete site. Very practical. (And as for the information on drugs, I only looked at the information, I didn't inhale it   )

Chris...I'm 51,

Yeee Haw! Another Pentagenerian! It must be a trend! A movement! (I have a theory on why this is happening: We are from the transitional generation that was raised before the social revolution of the 60's but matured afterward.)

Chrishamil, I picked up the two stick drives (I found them for $19!!) Thanks for the reminder.

AnneR, your IOE shares some of the buildings I will be in! See you there!

A reader is the lowest rank, IIRC, and may not be done with a PhD.  Tutor at my uni is a universal term for all the instructors but it may be different at Kings.  A lecturer is below a senior lecturer and a professor is the grand pooba. 

I'm not sure where you got your info regarding the title of Reader, but it's not like that at most UK unis that I know of.  A reader is higher than a senior lecturer.  There is no difference in the payscale, but readers are between senior lecturer and professor.

Really?  I didn't know that.  I thought someone at my uni had the title of Reader without finishing his PhD but now that I look, he's a lecturer and not a reader! 

Thanks for setting me straight. 

You have actually brought up something that I have been wondering about... Can you give us a rundown of the hierarchy? What is a lecturer, a tutor and a reader? How do they fall in the ranks? My dissertation supervisor has just made professor at Kings. How should I address him? Dr. H or Professor H?

I also am curious about my upcoming Teaching Assistant work....Could the language of rank be the reason? A tutor to me is different than a tutor to them? I am VERY nervous about it.

Oh, and while we have you cornered.... How did you find Kings as a student? Many (don't laugh) "EXTREMELY mature" students?
D-

 It's all very confusing, not every UK university is the same when it comes to titles for academic staff.  Oxford and Cambridge have a very different structure so some of this will definitely not apply to them. There are even arguments among academics in newsgroups about things like this. Lecturer, tutor, reader...in theory a lecturer can be a tutor and a tutor can be a lecturer. Lecturers lecture to larger groups of students (usually) and tutors work with small groups of students or one-to-one.  A course lecturer can be a tutor to some of the students.

So it goes like this, sort of, part-time visiting lecturer (ptvl) hourly paid lecturer (hpl). These are both the same thing and are the equivalent of adjuncts in the US.  Then we have the permanent staff - from less to most important - lecturer, senior lecturer, prinicipal lecturer (not all unis have this title) reader, professor. What should u call your diss. sup. who's just made prof - "god" would be a good one  How is his name listed on any of the papers you have?  I would start that way and then if he wants you to call him something different, I'm sure he'll tell you.

I haven't had any experience working with TAs over here, so I'm not too sure what to tell you.  There could be some confusion over the word tutor, although they would understand the term "peer tutor" since it's something that's catching on (finally) here.

I was at King's 1987-88, so maybe things have changed since then, but no, we were all in our mid-twenties - early thirties.

pcb

AnneR, your IOE shares some of the buildings I will be in! See you there!

Wahey! 

Though it's probably the ugliest building in the area. And listed which makes my jaw drop!