North of the Stupid Line

Archive for March, 2006

30 Mar, 2006

Finally …

Posted by: Rob

I’ve managed to finish Assignment 4, two days ahead of schedule.  I’m knackered!  It was the hardest assignment I’ve done so far, and required a lot of getting my head around stuff.
Just the dissertation left to do.  Got till December to do that, but I’ve got to do a n outline dissertation proposal by the [...]

20 Mar, 2006

Job Advert

Posted by: Rob

Advice Worker
£20,000 – £24,000 per annum pro rata (depending upon experience) plus pension
Part time, 30 hours per week
London
The RAD Advice Service provides specialist advice to Deaf people in their preferred language. We offer support with issues such as welfare benefits, housing, employment, debt, discrimination, tribunals and accessing services.
Working in partnership with Citizen’s [...]

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19 Mar, 2006

BSL Day

Posted by: Rob

Summary: Response to J’s vlog on Grumpy Old Deafies about BSL Day and the lack of activities. What has happened since BSL recognition on 18 March 2003? Is there any point advertising the fact to the Deaf community? We need a BSL Act.

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13 Mar, 2006

“Knowing You”

Posted by: Rob

An old Malaysian pen-pal of mine, Leon Lim, has created an online portfolio called Knowing You, which can only be described as a collection of photographs that Leon Lim himself has taken over the years, in which he demonstrates how he remembers the individuals he has met through his childhood, school, at college, from his [...]

13 Mar, 2006

Busy

Posted by: Rob

I just wanted to apologise for the lack of posts this month – I’m exceptionally busy this month with work and also with Assignment 4 for the LLM.  I’ve got just under three weeks to get it done – ARGH!
When it’s done and dusted, I’ve got to do an outline dissertation proposal by 31 April [...]

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  • JGJones: Hear hear - I never understand those "fathers" myself either. My wife once said this quote to me which is very true: "Any man can be a father, but
  • Dafydd: JG: Point taken. Rob: you should have waited :-D
  • JGjones: Dafydd, Android phones are good - but the current hardware that's in UK sucks for them (they're nowhere near as powerful as the iPhone 3GS so you r

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Why North of the Stupid Line? It's quite simple: to signify an individual of subnormal intelligence and general social ignorance. This blog belongs to Rob Wilks (never!) who can be summed up thus: Deaf, married, daddy, happy chappy, smiley, solicitor, Welshman, Cymru.