The Lancet has come out today demanding that the Pope retract and/or correct his statement that the use of condoms does not result in a decrease in the incidence of HIV/Aids.
The Pope, last week, in blatant disregard for strong scientific evidence to the contrary, stated that the problem of HIV/Aids “cannot be overcome by the […]

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Not much to report. Worked for a lot of the day. Got to the lecture theatre at 9am and started to work on a paper that has been on the long finger for a few weeks.  Made some progress and had some thoughts on how to make it better.
Worked through the practical sessions in the […]

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Still haven’t gone to the beach - it is two blocks away, but I have been doing some work and I have been sleeping and eating.  Mush more important.  Tomorrow the course starts, so there will be no beach then either.  I leave on Sunday immediately after the course finishes, so perhaps no beach then.  […]

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You don’t have to stay in Ireland for it to rain. After the symposium, the organisers had arranged a barbecue so we could have a chat about cience, etc. Needless to say, with all the humidity, it rained. Check out the lightning strike at 5 seconds.

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Well, I am sitting in my hotel room after a lot of travelling this week.  I was in Bochum in Germany at the start of the week for VAAM 2009 and then home for a day-and-a-half before leaving to come to Rio de Janeiro to speak at a symposium yesterday in the Universidade Federal Rural […]

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I know, I know it is getting a make over and they are building two new sheds beside the old shed where most of the airport is to be found.  But hasn’t Dublin Airport been like this for more than a decade now?Yesterday was a farce.  I arrived at the airport and tried to check […]

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Vid-yo of the day  

The Pogues - A Pair Of Brown EyesUploaded by JR123

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I’m thinking of doing the Galway Cycle at the end of March.  Is that a bit nuts?http://www.galwaycycle.ie/ I need to raise 350 yo-yos in order to participate. 

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If you look at the news today, you can read about record economic slumping in this, that and the other business.  AIB records 60% profits fall, the Irish economy hits record lows.  The Euro zone economy is in crisis.
And Paddy Power records an increase in profit.
Yes, Paddy Power, the bookie.  This is largely due to […]

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