This morning, the results of a red C poll on people’s attitude to rape in Ireland were revealed and they make for very bad reading. Very bad reading indeed.
For instance, 25% of people that were questioned believed that the victim was in some way responsible for the attack.
I just cannot believe this. If […]
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Archive for March, 2008
Attitude to rape victims
Posted in March 26th, 2008
by James in Uncategorized
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GAA referee given Garda protection….again
Posted in March 23rd, 2008
Once again at the end of a GAA match, the referee had to be escorted off the field by the Gardaí. This happened today at the end of the Dublin-Monaghan football game in Parnell Park. The referee was subjected to abuse by the Dublin supporters and sustained booing.
In my opinion the referee was coming down […]
What I have been drawing/painting recently.
Posted in March 20th, 2008
OK. Two bits of doodles. The first is from my life drawing class and the second is something I have been tinkering with for a few weeks and I still don’t know how to finish it. I’m thinking it needs red!
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Holiday photo, I mean work photo.
Posted in March 20th, 2008
by James in Uncategorized
This is what it looks like to be working hard in South America. Photo taken on Ipanema beach last week at about 10 at night. I’m the one with the white shirt in the middle.
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Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Posted in March 20th, 2008
by James in Uncategorized
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Funding the Irish Universities
Posted in March 19th, 2008
by James in Academic, Economy, Education, Ireland, Maynooth, Politics, Research, Teaching, Technology, University
I have written about this before, but just to clear up what has happened in the Irish Universities in the way they are funded.
In 1994, I think, Gemma Hussey abandoned the direct funding of the universities by those who go to college. The universities now no longer get funded in this way. So, how do […]
ISPs now to publish their real speeds
Posted in March 14th, 2008
Before I start, let me say NEVER GET CLEARWIRE BROADBAND.
Now, that I have said that, lets see what else I want to say.
Yesterday, the newspapers carried the story that in future, Internet Service Providers will no longer get away with saying their equipment will provide “up to” a certain broadband speed. They will have […]
O’Searcaigh and the problems he has created
Posted in March 13th, 2008
I’m a bit ignorant of Irish poets, so Cathal O’Searcaigh has flown under my radar until the recent controversy on the documentary “Fairytale of Kathmandu”. I haven’t seen the documentary, but essentially it involved a film crew going to Kathmandu with this Irish poet and filming his charity work. The wrinkle is that […]
Musings on my travels
Posted in March 12th, 2008
Well, thinking about my travels, the one thing that came up in my mind was something we were speaking about when we were about to leave - the increase in the number of street urchins in Rio that were looking for money or food.
It seemed like there were more this year than usual and indeed […]
Scientific study of women’s preferences.
Posted in March 12th, 2008
by James in Uncategorized
A recent scientific study found that women find different male faces attractive depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle.
For example, when a woman is ovulating she will prefer a man with rugged, masculine features.
However when she is menstruating, she prefers a man doused in petrol and set on fire, with scissors stuck in […]
