Archive for ‘March, 2010’

Bank Guarantee Memos

Bank Guarantee Memos

From Newspaper Man: Just an update to let you know that The Sunday Times will not be appealing the OIC decision to refuse access to the two memos made of the September 2008 meetings between state officials and bankers hours before the government decided to guarantee all bank deposits.Thanks for the half-dozen offers of €50 [...]

Bank Guarantee Memos

Bank Guarantee Memos

From Newspaper Man: Just an update to let you know that The Sunday Times will not be appealing the OIC decision to refuse access to the two memos made of the September 2008 meetings between state officials and bankers hours before the government decided to guarantee all bank deposits.Thanks for the half-dozen offers of €50 [...]

Bank Guarantee Memos

Bank Guarantee Memos

From Newspaper Man: Just an update to let you know that The Sunday Times will not be appealing the OIC decision to refuse access to the two memos made of the September 2008 meetings between state officials and bankers hours before the government decided to guarantee all bank deposits.Thanks for the half-dozen offers of €50 [...]

The victors write history?

The victors write history?

From Daly Planet: Check out this list – http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0322/irelandsgreatestfigures.html – before you read my thoughts on it, below.DON’T be too concerned if you pass Glasnevin cemetery and hear a frightful high-pitched whine coming from below. That will be the generations of noble Irish heroes and heroines spinning in their graves.They, like me, can’t believe that [...]

The victors write history?

The victors write history?

From Daly Planet: Check out this list – http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0322/irelandsgreatestfigures.html – before you read my thoughts on it, below.DON’T be too concerned if you pass Glasnevin cemetery and hear a frightful high-pitched whine coming from below. That will be the generations of noble Irish heroes and heroines spinning in their graves.They, like me, can’t believe that [...]

The victors write history?

The victors write history?

From Daly Planet: Check out this list – http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0322/irelandsgreatestfigures.html – before you read my thoughts on it, below.DON’T be too concerned if you pass Glasnevin cemetery and hear a frightful high-pitched whine coming from below. That will be the generations of noble Irish heroes and heroines spinning in their graves.They, like me, can’t believe that [...]

Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do?

Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do?

From Daly Planet: The truth about stars who say they’re sex addictsYes, there is such an illness — but many just use it as an excuse for bad behaviour, says Susan Daly Saturday March 27 2010When Eldrick Tont Woods was still the king of clean, Nike deified him in their iconic, oft-parodied, "I am Tiger [...]

Pre-conception tension

Pre-conception tension

From Daly Planet: Pre-conception planning: The great expectationAs if having a baby wasn’t hard enough, today’s parents-to-be have to contend with pre-conception planning as well, which means pregnancy is now a 12-month affairBy Susan DalySaturday March 27 2010Human biology hasn’t suddenly altered. It still takes nine months to grow a baby in the womb. The [...]

Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC

Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC

From Mary Mulvihill » Communicating science:
Q: How much theoretical physics can you condense into a 5-minute Ignite talk?
A: A surprising amount!

Enlighten us, but make it quick!

You know the Ignite format?  Five minutes, and 20 slides.   That’s not much time, and rather a lot of slides.
Yet it is proving to be a popular evening’s entertainment at [...]

Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC

Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC

From Mary Mulvihill » Communicating science:
Q: How much theoretical physics can you condense into a 5-minute Ignite talk?
A: A surprising amount!

Enlighten us, but make it quick!

You know the Ignite format?  Five minutes, and 20 slides.   That’s not much time, and rather a lot of slides.
Yet it is proving to be a popular evening’s entertainment at [...]

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