Monthly Archives: June 2011

Independent News & Media director Leslie Buckley has been ousted by the company’s board during a turbulent INM AGM today.

Buckley is Denis O’Brien’s long time ally.

The last time a director was removed from a plc in Ireland was in 2001.

In extraordinary scenes at the company’s annual general meeting today, the ousted director Leslie Buckley accused [Gavin] O’Reilly (above) “of actively canvassing company shareholders to vote against my re-election”.

Buckley, who called on O’Reilly and the chairman of INM Brian Hillery to “consider their positions”, was deposed after 208.4m proxy votes were registered against his re-election versus 152.4m in favour.

War of Words Erupts Between INM Chief And Ally Of Denis O’Brien (Lisa O’Carroll, Guardian)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbCT6_HAOmM

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, directed by actor Michael Rapaport charts the rise, fall and resurgence of one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time. The film goes on limited release in the US next month.

‘Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest’ – Rags to Riches Hip Hop Documentary [Sundance Review] (Film)

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuu5r0d1mnQ

Boyfriend and girlfriend on a trip by jeep from China to Cape Town through the Stans, the Middle East and all the way down through Africa finding friends along the way.

They’re part of Global Slacker (which also arranged a trip from Wicklow to Cape Town in a Toyota Hilux Surf last year).

Music: ‘One Day’ by Matisyahu

Thanks John Synott

 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp09lk_kZCU

Queenie, who during the 1950s and 1960s became known as the ‘world’s only waterskiiing elephant’, has died.

Queenie was put down earlier this week at the age of 59 after her health deteriorated, according to the theme park in south Georgia where she spent her retirement from performing.

The elephant was just six months old when she was bought in a New York city pet store in 1953 by her former owner Liz Dane.

Soon after Dane began training Queenie to water ski at a Florida theme park, where the animal performed to music several times a day for 15 years. She also played the harmonica.

Queenie, the waterskiing elephant, dies (Guardian)