Better not to be at all than not to be noble.


Alfred Tennyson


I was born in Bucharest, Romania and studied at University of Bucharest and at Columbia University in the city of New York. I am married to a Tokyo-born psychoanalyst who studied at Gakushuin University, Columbia University and at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in NYC. The following are links which I sometimes use for my personal interest, but which might be useful for others as well. Some of these links need not represent the official position or views of Trinity College Dublin.

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He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

Martin Luther King



Personal interest

CU alumni | The Open Society Institute | Scientists Without Borders


Global issues

The Flag of the United Nations


CFR | Trilateral  | Brookings | SIPA

White House | DOS  | DOE

NATONATO-PA | ATA |AC | WSNYATA | YAN | ISA | CIO
STRATFOR | ICBSS
FAS | RAND | SSI | CSIS
Club of Rome | ASPO
WFM | UNPA

Foreign Affairs | Diplomacy Monitor | The Atlantic | Foreign Policy | The Economist

WB | WTO | IMF | WHO | ILO
UN/SC/OHCHR | UNESCO | UNLaw | ICJ | ICC | HJP
 

Source Watch

Europe


Eu flag
In varietate concordia
Aontaithe san éagsúlacht
United in diversity
Unitate în diversitate

ECEP | CoE, Presidency |  EIBECB | ECJ | ECHRECFIEUR-Lex | Treaty of Lisbon
ENA | EIRO | JEU
Europa | EuractivSOLVIT |
EU institutions | EU history | AEI

ECFR | CEPR/Vox-EU | CSS/ISN
UEF

The Institute of International and European Affairs

Peter Sutherland on the Lisbon Treaty | lisbontreaty.ie

Human rights

Am I my brother's keeper ?


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
IHRC
AI | HRF | FRA  | CoE on fundamental rights | SD | ASI
ENAR | ICARE | Migration Policy Group | ARIS
Genocide Watch | Democide |
Nizkor | HHP

The crimes of communism

The Prague declaration | EPR1481/2006 | P6_TA-PROV(2008)0439
The Bukovsky Archives | The Pitesti Experiment  | FICC | IICCR | IICC | VCMF

Xenophobia, racism, sexism etc.

EU law | Myths | HRF data | FRA infoportalMPGMRCI | MOE | TANDIS
EA  | ICHR | ICMS | SSRC | CCJHR

For EU citizens

The concept of EU citizenship (more) |  EU Citizens Signpost Service | Enforcing your EU citizenship rights | EU mobility rights | SOLVIT
Researchers | EU legislation(more) | Directive 2004/38/EC | EU case law

Labor relations

         European Agency for Safety and Health at Work HESA | EC/Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Eurofund

Youth issues

European Youth Forum | ECY | CoE/Youth

Ireland

Flag of Ireland


Government


Government  | Departments 
Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs |
Embassy to Romania |
Finance
Public Procurement | Etenders | Simap | EU Publications Office
Education and Science
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Data ProtectionLaw , EU Law, International Instruments | Directives 95/46/EC97/66/EC, 2002/58/EC2006/24/ECEU Website | Article 29 Working Party
Diversity and Equality
Safety and security
Legislation, Law Reform & EU
Garda and Policing
Crime and Law Enforcement
The Private Security Authority

Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Social and Family Affairs
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
          Communications | Legislation
Post | Post Legislation | Agencies | An Post | Comreg

Oireachtas | Presidency | Finfacts |
EC/Ireland | EP/Ireland  | CORDIS/Ireland |  | EuropeDirect/Ireland
The Health and Safety Authority | FOI
IrishLaw | CourtsService |




News

The Irish Times | Bussiness WorldThe Irish Examiner

Culture

History  | Diaspora
Beckett | Joyce | Wilde | Shaw | Lewis
The celts | Migrations | Sources | Archaeology | Languages


Academic

Eurydice | Ploteus
OECD Directorate for Education | OECD's website on Ireland | 2008 summary
PISA survey of OECD members | Ireland PISA results 2006 | AHELO |
Leaving Cert Mathematics | State Examinations Commission | LC Sillabus | SSIS maths | LC exam papers
The Bologna processBologna in Ireland | European University Association
ERA | NCCA | TIMMS |
TESE | CAE |
Academic Leadership Journal | Inside Higher Education  |
The Chronicle of Higher Education  | The Times Higher Education |
Society for a Return to Academic Standards
Erasmus Student Network


Unions

I
FUTSIPTU  | ICTU


Bullying

In honor of Tim Field.

"The bully fears exposure of their inadequacy and incompetence, your presence, popularity and competence unknowingly and unwittingly fuel that fear."

Defined | Basics | The Workplace Bullying Institute | ILO study on the cost of bullying
Work TraumaWorkplace Bullying 
Citizen's Information/Workplace Bullying | Labor Relations Commission | EASHW/Ireland | Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Workplace Bullying
Bullying of Academics in Higher Education | Kenneth Westhues |
Bully Online | Bully Busters | Bullying.org | Bullying.co.uk | Respect U |Bully-Free Workplace |
Dignity at Work Now | Work Bully Support | Bully EQ | Toxic Managers | Just Fight On Life After Adult Bullying

Videos
 

video1 | video2 | video3 | video4 | video5 | video6 | video7 | video8


Articles etc

BWSBS | WBE | WENTK | From SIPTU | Xenophobic bullying


The fine art of character assasination

Defined | Studied | Analyzed | Quantified | Illustrated | Exemplified | Detailed

ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστὲ, καὶ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν θέλετε ποιεῖν.
ἐκεῖνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐκ ἔστηκεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ·
ὅταν λαλῇ τὸ ψεῦδος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λαλεῖ, ὅτι ψεύστης ἐστὶ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.


TCD


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Regulations | University and College Officers | Committees (committee papers)|
EMS | IO
ABC | EO | TO
TCD Policies and procedures | Dignity and respect policy | LRC's procedures | HSA's code of practice
Disciplinary procedures
Access and equality policy | Equal opportunity policy | Equal employment opportunity and the selection of staff
Employment equality act | The equality authority | Equal status act | Equality Tribunal
Universities act | Irish statute book | The Higher Education Authority
Sources of help | Equality Committee


Financial

Treasurer's Office |

     Procurement |

Students

Local information (TCD math)

Postgrads general | local access
Undergrads UG committee

College information

Capitated bodies
SU
CSC | TCD Societies | Mathsoc | FLAC | ELSA | ISS | ICIS
DUCAC
PUBS
GSU (constitutionschedulesadvice for non-EU graduate students) | Faculty representatives

Other resources   Student Counselling | Free legal advice
International Students TCD terminology | Admission requirements | Cost of living | Tuition fees | Info on accomodation
Housing etc:
Junior Dean                Office ( contacts  useful numbers) | FOI
Registrar of Chambers  Registrar of Chambers ( contacts , useful numbers, documents) | College room applications (procedure, criteria) | Information for residents | Security Advice
Accomodation/catering Accomodation and Catering Office ( contacts)  | Student Accomodation (campus rates, Trinity Hall rates, how to apply ,on-line application) | College guests | Visitors | Catering | Conferences | Housekeeping

Unions

IFUT | ASA-IFUT | TRSA | SEOA | Partnership | Amicus

Romania

Embassy | NY Consulate | Tokyo Embassy  | EU missionRICB | MAE | Presidency | Commissioner
SNSPA | CSIS | The Diplomat
Andrei,  Adrian, Mihaela, Sebastian , Gabriel
IMAR | SNSB | U.B. | P.U.B.


bucharest

In much knowledge there is also much grief.

Queen Marie of Romania (Marie of Edinburgh)

Japan

Embassy
| MOFA | Sangiin
Tokyo U. 



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Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.


Miyamoto Musashi


Social psychology

PCP&C | SPN | GD | UP | PEP