Yearly Archives: 2013

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Temari balls, a traditional Chinese folk art introduced to Japan in the 7th century, are gifts given to children by grandparents on New Year’s Day. The temari are fabric-wrapped wads of silk whose surface is then embroidered from the threads of old kimonos.

The above pictures are from the Flickr feed of NanaAkua and feature tamari made by her 88 year-old grandmother, who learned the art in her 60s.

Granny has made over 500 to date and they’re all here.

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They were dealing.

In cancer pills.

“Documents recently come into my possession which I’m quite happy to discuss and share with the Minister for Health because they refer to money that was fraudulently taken from the Voluntary Health Insurance, of which he is the sole shareholder and of other private insurers”.

…“members of the staff of the hospital had been deliberately and fraudulently charging private health insurers in respect of cancer drugs which had been provided to that institution for free…”

“These documents which show conclusively that there was a cover-up conducted by the management and board of St Vincent’s hospital in respect of this.

“Substantial intimidation was brought to bear at the time that the whistle was blown on this 10 years ago but I believe in the light of new documents coming my way and in light of the increased scrutiny of the public affairs committee that it is now time for this matter to be further investigated.”

“I have long been troubled on many fronts by the way in which the board of my hospital in particular and other hospitals do their business.

“I would like to personally dissociate myself and any research organisations, that I have the privilege of running, from any connection with the St Vincent’s hospital group or St Vincent’s hospital foundation.”

Senator John Crown, a consultant at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin in the Seanad today.

Cancer pills.

St Vincent’s Accused Of Cover Up Over Cancer Drug Sales (RTE)

St Vincent’s accused of fraud over cancer drug sales (Maire O’Halloran and Michael Regan, Irish Times)

 Earlier: Putting her In her Placement

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Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin (above centre), Sinn Féin’s Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (right) and Independent TDs Catherine Murphy (left) and Roisin Shorthall explain why they walked from the Dail this morning.

Jackboot tactics, dude.

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan presents Minister with glass of dirty water over water charges (Newstalk)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

 

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Fancy a little diversion from the festive juggernaut?

Alex Grybauskas’s multi award-winning short is a new take on the classic ‘deal with the Devil’ premise, exposing the absurd human habit of rationalising evil in order to get the things we want.

On the floor of a bar restroom, a man on his deathbed is met by Danny Pickler: a former classmate of his … who died twenty-six years ago. On the brink of damnation, he is offered a deal that could save his life – but in the process may destroy his humanity.

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A sample of the hair-raising (and often practical) content of the Charlie-backing soft-core business mag, Executive. Christmas 1979.

Good, safer times.

More Here: Executive Magazine Christmas Issue 1979 (BrandNewRetro)