Monthly Archives: February 2013

Ryanair Takeover of Aer Lingus Blocked by EU Commission

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

The European Commission has blocked Ryanair’s proposed takeover of Aer Lingus. Good news for Northern Ireland, as Dublin Airport’s rapid growth and improved northern road connections has made it the key long-haul transport hub for the region. Although locally in … Continue reading →

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Italy’s Five Star Movement – is this what The End of History looks like?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Cross-posted at Slugger O’Toole and Lucid Talk… In 1992, Francis Fukayama predicted in The End of History that the end of the Cold War would impend not only an era of triumphant liberal-democratic capitalism, but one where political evolution had … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Alliance’s ‘Welcome’ to Gay Couples – Home-Wrecking, Faith-Destroying

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Cross-posted to 8aNoWay.com… Christian conservatives are always at pains to point out how ‘welcome’ people in same-sex relationships are in their churches. But how what do they mean by ‘welcome’ – does their understanding of that word match what the … Continue reading →

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Wealth and Poverty In Brazil

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Income inequality in Brazil – a favela nestles against a luxury high rise development. Thanks to @fascinatingpics on Twitter. Favelas of Brazil. The boundary between wealth and poverty. Perspective. twitter.com/Fascinatingpic… — Fascinating Pictures (@Fascinatingpics) February 20, 2013

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Southern Poverty Pimps?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Buried in this Salon article provocatively entitled ‘Southern Poverty Pimps’ is an interesting indirect observation that promoting tax credits as opposed to a higher minimum wage amounts to an effective subsidy of employers who pay their staff badly by employers … Continue reading →

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The Sad State of North Belfast’s Riverside…

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Crossposted at Slugger O’Toole… A bright, cold, day earlier this week saw me head out for a constitutional along what is now rather a pleasant route along the banks of the Lagan past the Odyssey and up to the Titanic … Continue reading →

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Steven Agnew cleans Arlene Foster’s clock on gay marriage…

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Well done to Green Party MLA Steven Agnew for setting DUP Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster straight that civil partnerships are NOT equal to marriage and that all religious symbolism or language in civil partnership ceremonies in the UK is banned … Continue reading →

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Which Angel do you prefer?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Walking around Sailortown today, I noticed the Flying Angel statue outside the Mission to Seafarers was just about to fall into complete shadow given the tall houses recently recently built directly opposite it on Pilot Street. This isn’t something I … Continue reading →

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Belfast On A Sunny Winter Day

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Glorious winter sunshine in Belfast and with the equinox fast approaching the sun has a bit of heat in it even at this relatively high latitude. One can only answer the message of St. Anne’s carving with the next verse … Continue reading →

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3830 Write-Up for the ARRL DX CW Contest 2013 – G6PZ (GI0RTN Op) SOABHP

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Another great weekend of high pace, high power, modern contesting at G6PZ, this particular event being very much a game of two halves. The first 24 hours were marked by a relatively quiet ionosphere, returning to normality from a late … Continue reading →

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