Archive for July, 2007

 

Fluffy links – the Games one

July 7th, 2007

We all know about Man Hunt 2 being banned in Ireland but did you know:
Teens using M-rated games to vent anger
Commission urges Greece to lift its ban on gaming machines (or be fragged)
And finally – Frets on Fire – a Guitar Hero clone for the PC (Wikipedia entry is more informative – Frets on Fire)

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Fluffy Links – the environment one

July 6th, 2007

Oh dear, some of the gadgets may have to go
unless we all start taking navy showers (video)
Global Warming, is it true, what happens if we do/don’t take action – a logical analysis (video)
A very interesting video on the economies of the world, poverty, health and the environment

Where have you flown to, and how long have [...]

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Greens go on holiday

July 5th, 2007

Another test of the Greens will be the increase in sitting days of the Dail promised (Via Irish Election)
more than double Dáil sitting time with sittings running 45 weeks per year Monday afternoons to Friday lunchtimes from 9.30am to 7pm
And there are more issues arising in the Dail – the Taoiseach skips Leaders Questions to [...]

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Fluffy Links

July 4th, 2007

The UL ‘living bridge’ is taking shape on this page (videos too) – http://www.shannonimages.net/ulbridge.html
Via Adam Maguire – Anchor Rips Up Lead Story on Paris Hilton
Via Stewart Curry the 20 best “that guy from”s
Episode IV – A New Pope

I mentioned that the EU got a YouTube account (Eutube) – well this video is the most popular [...]

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Green Failure Part II – Mental Health, Cork Airport and Shannon Airport

July 3rd, 2007

Once upon a time, the Green Party were against Thornton Hall – from their Mental Health Policy
….We regard this Government’s plans to re-locate the Central Mental Hospital to a site alongside the planned Thornton Prison as being totally unacceptable. Such a move will accentuate the stigma and isolation/social exclusion of the mentally ill.
The justice policy [...]

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