Yearly Archives: 2013

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFn-ixX9edg

The charming Mr Dawkins addresses the audience at the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2013 last week.

It all goes a bit trippy Mr Whippy around 5.00.

(Hat tip: John Gallen)

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In this nerdly but fascinating module of the FimmakerIQ course ‘Everything You Need To Know About Aspect Ratio’, John Hess traces the evolution of the screen shape from the days of silent film via the widescreen 50s to the modern digital camera.

It’s literally everything you need to know about aspect ratio.

Watch this and you’re done.

Seriously.

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9030595090305948 (Pro-life campaigners, top from left: Dr Berry Kiely, Caroline Simons, Geraldine Martin and Wendy Grace)

A  pro-life campaign press conference At Buswell’s Hotel, Dublin, this afternoon where the results of a poll that apparently “reveals majority opposes abortion on suicide ground” were disclosed. More to follow.

Meanwhile,

Omit suicide clause from abortion Bill – Creighton (irish Times)

Coincidence!

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall ireland)

IMMIG-articleLarge(Traian Popov, from Bulgaria, and American Julian Marsh)

“It was just kind of a shock, like winning the lottery,” said Marsh who was celebrating his 55th birthday with Popov at when they got the news. “The amazing, overwhelming fact is that the government said yes, and my husband and I can live in the country we chose and we love and want to stay in.”

 

Gay Married Man in Florida Is Approved for Green Card (New York Times)

Gay couple in Florida win green card to stay in the US (Guardian)

Pic: The Doma Project

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http://vimeo.com/66409578

“the world’s first mobile phone that’s made under better working conditions and with care for the environment.”

20,000 available.

10,483 sold

Only $325.

Damn organic, no-good, do-gooder hipsters.

Thanks Ciaran Le Cool

counter-1Bring yer own (to be on the safe side).

It is damn hipster garment shop Counter Propaganda on Liffey Street, Dublin, after all.

Mark writes:

I just wanted to let you know about an event we’re having in our Liffey Street store on Tuesday, 2nd July. Its called Counter Art and is basically an exhibition of the best street art in Ireland. It will be on from 5pm up until 10pm that night. We plan on taking all the clothes out of the store and giving over our wall space for a pop up street art exhibition.

We’ve confirmed a really strong line up of some of the best street artists in Ireland including Fink, Solus, DMC, Kin, Visual Waste, MarcaMix, Kevin Bohan, AW2F, Mels2, Thiago Ritual and Meep to name a few.
Irish Hip-Hop Producer/DJ – Calzone Kelly (he’s launching his first EP later in the summer) will provide the beats on the night. All welcome.

Counter Art (Facebook)

tax_discWorried about the motor tax loophole closure whatsit?

Relax.

You still have the Summer…

Q16. I have an old vehicle in the garage that hasn’t been used for years. Do I need to declare it off the road?

 

A16. If you think that, at any stage in the future, the car might be put back on the road then, yes, you will need to make a declaration during the transition period from 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013 to avoid having to pay arrears, back to the date of expiry of the last motor tax licence, when the vehicle is being put back on the road. If you are absolutely certain that the vehicle will never go back on the road, then you need to do nothing.

Road trip!

Motor Tax FAQs (Enviorn.ie)

Motor tax loophole to close today (Irish Times)

Thanks Kevin Whitty