Conan O’Brien’s farewell speech on his last night as the fleeting host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, recreated as an extremely slick kinetic typography short by Jason Gilbreath – a graphic design student at Oklahoma State university
Monthly Archives: March 2011
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwtFsmz6J44
Ever wonder what all those setting adjustment modes on a digital camera do?
They adjust the settings. But this would be good too.
sheepfilms
SHELL EP Ireland has hired the Transocean-owned Sedco 711 rig to carry out work on a number of wells in the Corrib gas field 80km (50 miles) off the Mayo coastline.
Mobile Drilling Rig Returns To Corrib Field (Irish Times)
Transocean?
Owner of the Deepwater rig used by BP which sank in the Gulf of Mexico last year killing 11 workers and spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the sea.
But wasn’t that a one off?
Not quite. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed: “Nearly three of every four incidents that triggered federal investigations into safety and other problems on deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico since 2008 have been on rigs operated by Transocean, according to an analysis of federal data.”
Oh.
Gulf Rig Owner Had Rising Tally Of Accidents (Wall Street Journal)
Above: the ‘Doggie Lover’, Pawsense, Puppy Tweets and the vintage Dog Restrainer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JMN6qU_7ZQ
Welcome to the Smithfield Horse Fair.
‘Everyone Was Scurrying Like Bees,’ After Gunfire Rang Out (Alison Bray, Irish Independent)
Taken literally about an hour ago in Helsinki.
Taoiseach-elect Enda Kenny with Finland’s Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen, who is hosting a meeting of the conservative EPP group of the European Parliament. Which must be nice for him.
Meanwhile, a shot from the EPP photo stream:
The interval act during the summit is someone playing these wine glasses.
Bach’s toccata and fugue in its entirety.
Enda Kenny Attending European Meeting (RTE)
(Photocall Ireland)
How low can they go?
This low.
“RTÉ Radio has decided to suspend Mr Ashmawy without pay for a period of one month. We believe this suspension is warranted to highlight the unacceptable nature of drink driving and the high profile nature of Mr Ashmawy’s position on 2fm. As the events in question took place during personal time while he was not working for RTÉ and given his full acceptance of responsibility, we hope this suspension and whatever the outcome of any court proceedings will serve to highlight the issues involved and will act as a deterrent to others in the future.”
Any lower?
“Given the age profile of the RTÉ 2fm audience and the number of people who listen to shows such as Baz’s, this is something that RTÉ cannot ignore.
“We are relieved that the incident in question was a relatively minor one and unlike many more serious car crashes every year where lives are lost, thankfully, no-one was injured on this occasion.
“We are also pleased to learn that Mr Ashmawy has accepted the error of his actions and has apologised to all concerned.”
Ah now.
1) He’s hardly Charlie Sheen
2) Montrose is literally crawling with people with drink driving convictions.
3) RTE took Baz on the basis that he was ‘edgy’, and a bit of a ‘wild card’, the UnTubridy. Don’t be surprised when your edgy, wild cards do unpredictable things.
4) This punishment has never happened before in RTE. So why make history with the half-Egyptian dude?
5) If you’re trying to make an example of someone because you missed or ignored the cocaine use right under your nose that wouldn’t be fair now would it?
RTE Suspends 2FM Star (Irish Times)
