“The Vatican has been forced to withdraw commemorative medals commissioned to celebrate Pope Francis’ first year after misspelling Jesus.”
“The coins, created by the Italian State Mint, had the Pope’s official motto printed around the side, but referred to Jesus as Lesus.”
They had one job.
Vatican misspells Jesus on Pope Francis commemorative coins (Independent UK)
@OPCW Please contact us @Nobelprize_org we are trying get through to your office.
— Nobelprize_org (@Nobelprize_org) October 11, 2013
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, based in The Hague, above, and currently destroying Syria’s stock, has won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
RTÉ reports:
“Set up in 1997 to eliminate all chemicals weapons worldwide, its mission gained critical importance this year after a sarin gas strike in the suburbs of Damascus killed more than 1,400 people.”
“Over 250 names were put forward for nomination, including Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for demanding education for girls.”
“U2 singer Bono, Russian President Vladimir Putin and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were also among those tipped to win the award.”
“The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a diploma, and a prize sum of €925,000.”
Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize (RTÉ)
Pic: The Hague
British Prime Minister David Cameron and NI Secretary of State Theresa Villiers being welcomed by First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in the shadow of Harland & Wolff’s cranes on arrival at Titanic Belfast earlier.
Via Naomi McCafferty
“Two researchers, [former Trinity College lecturer] Mark Graham and Stefano De Stabbata, at the Oxford Internet Institute, have depicted the world’s “Internet empires” in a map, above. The map shows each nation’s most popular website, with the size of nations altered to reflect the number of Internet users there.”
“The map makes for a brief, informative look at how geographic—and universal—certain web tastes and habits are.”
They also created this old timey map-style, below:
Gnarly.
Previously: Twitter Hate In The USA
New Zealand’s North and South Islands.
FIGHT!
The two main islands have been called the North Island and the South Island. They have also appeared that way on maps and charts. But in recent years, officials discovered an oversight: the islands had never been formally assigned the monikers.
…the Maori names for the islands had been the same since Europeans first arrived, but the English names had changed over time. On some early maps, he said, the islands were called New Ulster and New Munster, after the Irish provinces. The South Island was also sometimes called the Middle Island, a reference to the much smaller Stewart Island, which is even further south.
Thanks Mark Geary
(Stephanie Meehan,top, following a meeting with Enda Kenny at government buildings yesterday and, above with her late partner Fiachra and their daughter Cerys at the High Court in May.)
“The price Stephanie has paid is more than anyone should have to bear and every resident owes her a debt of gratitude we can never repay.We have no doubt that Fiachra is proud of her.”
Priory Hall Residents’ Committee
Previously: Dear Enda
(RTE/Photocall Ireland)
Irish graphic designer and illustrator (she of Megan’s Movie Alphabet) Meg Hyland’s contribution to LA Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult: Say Hi to the Bad Guy show opening next week. Meg sez:
My piece is called ‘CRAZY 4 GARY’ and is a set of four of Gary Oldman’s greatest screen villains. Zorg from Fifth Element – titled ‘My Favourite’, Stansfield from Léon – titled ‘EVERYONE!!!’, Drexel the Pimp from True Romance – titled ‘I Know I’m Pretty’ and Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula – titled ‘A Man of Good Taste’.
In related illustrative news, don’t forget tonight’s Illustrators Ireland exhibition at the Copper House Gallery in Dublin.
