This morning.
Ciaran Walsh writes:
“Tour guide taking a group of tourists around [Dublin] city centre, guiding them with a Union Jack held high….”
Yearly Archives: 2014
This morning.
3Stella writes:
“One guard holding back the tide of anti water protesters, Clanbrassil st [Dublin], now!”
Meanwhile
“I warned the department at a high level meeting that it was going to be an unmitigated disaster if there was not enough engagement with the public and that has proven to be the case,” he said.
The former minister [Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd] refused to apportion individual blame for the shortcomings he identified.
“This is not about personalities,” he told the Irish Independent. “It is about bringing about real change in Irish Water. This organisation has to change its ways right now and listen to the people.”
Mr O’Dowd said people felt “angry and intimidated” after receiving their sign up packs in the post, requesting copies of PPS numbers.
He said it was clear there was “an intense dislike of the whole process”.
Minister Who Set Up irish Water Brands It A Disaster (Independent.ie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NTSU9w6uNc&feature=youtu.be
Woman: “The most interesting thing is that the travel ban stuff”…..”Which is what I……”
Major Garrett: “Yeah, we’re screwed. We’re just…I’m feeling fluish….(kissy kissy…no no no no)
Woman: “If this DC test comes back positive, I’m doing phoners (phone-in segments – instead of “on location” segments) all weekend.”
Garret: “If this what?…..oh yeah”
Woman: “DC test comes back positive, I’ll be doing phoners.”
A just-released tape of CBS Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett in conversation having left his mic on following a briefing on the US response to the Ebola Outbreak on October 3.
RUN.
Thanks CRT
What you may need to know:
1. Sci-fi set in 2044. Solar storms have turned the world’s surface into a radioactive desert and decimated the population to 21 million. Robots carry out the manual labour necessary for humankind’s survival.
2. Insurance guy Jacq Vaucan (Antonio Banderas) investigates a robot that’s broken one of the security protocols (ie. Asimov’s laws) designed to protect their human overlords.
3. A cross between Blade Runner (1982) and I, Robot (2004) that’s not based on a story by Philip K. Dick? Strange.
4. Kudos to sophomore director Gabe Ibáñez for taking a modest $15m budget and making it look like a lot more.
5. 2044 and no flying cars or hoverboards? Come on science, step up.
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Linguo… dead?
Release Date: October 10 (US).
(DelBoy is away. Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)
The accountants are looking askance,
At a loss making theme park in France,
Don’t let Mickey Mouse,
Get kicked out of his house,
Let’s give the poor guy one last chance.
John Moynes
Pic: Disneyland Paris
Gene Kelly gets the Musicless Music Video treatment from the master of such shenanigans, Mario Weinerroither.
Touchdown
at
Dublin Airport this morning.
Emergency services are on a taxi-way area at Dublin Airport after two Ryanair planes came into contact with each other. It is understood the wing tips of the two aircraft touched as one was taxiing to a stand.
Two Ryanair planes touch wings at Dublin Airport (RTÉ)
Via Emily Carroll
A fascinating visualisation of the wing beat patterns of different flying creatures ( bat, dragonfly, Canada goose, hummingbird, and hawk moth) by science blogger Elanor Lutz.
Over to you, Fluffy Biscuits.
