Ignore all that West British jive,
Our language continues to thrive,
Though some call it dead,
An expert has said,
It’s still changing, which means it’s alive.
John Moynes
Pic: Panoramio
Green Day
at
This morning.
St Stephen’s Green Luas, Dublin.
Anyone?
Thanks André
Granny
at
Some of the winners of last month’s International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) – the painstaking and eye candiful result of years of preparation and botanic husbandry. The art of aquascaping was started in the 1990s by Japanese wildlife photographer Takashi Amano but has come a long way since. This year’s contest attracted 2,545 entries from 69 countries. The judging criteria are comprehensive and strictly applied, to wit:
The scoring of each aquarium is based on a complex matrix of six criteria: the recreation of natural habitat for fish; the creator’s technical skills; the long-term maintenance of the habitat; the originality and impression of the layout; presentation of natural layout; and the overall composition and planting ‘balance’. Participants face severe penalties for reconfiguring elements from their own past entries, stealing ideas from others, and using plants that may not last long-term in the environment presented.
The winning aquarium was ‘Longing’ (top pic) by Takayuki Fukada from Japan.
Cathal Furey of Fan Footage writes:
We want to document last night’s amazing win over Germany through the eyes of the fans and would appreciate the help of the good folk who read Broadsheet. Best fan video uploaded by midnight this Saturday will win €500 cash, a nice sweetener. Any fan video to do with the match is eligible by the way. Could be one filmed at home, in a pub or at work anywhere around the world, not just the Aviva.
Upload here
Shane Long the hero as Ireland beat world champions Germany (RTE Sport)
(Pix: Simon O’Doherty, RTE Sport)
MORE to folly.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Dermot Ahern (Irish Examiner); Tony McCullagh (Dublin People Newspapers); Enda Cunningham (Galway City Tribune); Nick Sutton (UK papers) Richard Oakley (The Times of Ireland)
Long Shot
at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7&v=Ew06VFHDmdo
RTÉ reports:
Shane Long sprung from the bench to crash home the winning goal as Ireland shocked the world champions with a 1-0 win in tonight’s EURO 2016 qualifier over Germany at Aviva Stadium.
The Ireland striker raced through onto a long ball before unleashing an unstoppable strike past Manuel Neuer in the Germany goal.
Meanwhile…
Tomorrow is Goal jersey day. All the soccer ball fans can go on the lash tonight and go straight to work without changing. #winning
— Michael Corcoran (@lemachine) October 8, 2015
Thanks Dee O’Sullivan
Shane Long the hero as Ireland beat world champions Germany (RTE)
Watch: Shane Long Backed Up His Goal With The Greatest Post-Match Interview Of All Time (Balls.ie)
Pic: Sportsfile
The first two installments of a fascinating eight part series.
Words by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Animation by Sophie Koko Gate.
Further episodes will appear here.
SICARIO (15A, 121 minutes) Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin.
Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up to the marvellously surreal Enemy (2013) is a much tamer beast altogether. But like a weird hybrid of Seven and Heat (both 1995), Sicario still manages to unsettle and excite with some brutal, unnerving imagery and kinetic action sequences (captured by the peerless Roger Deakins). Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is an idealistic FBI agent coerced into a cross-departmental drug task force, headed by Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), a dodgy government agent with questionable ethics and Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) a Colombian “consultant” with his own agenda.
Morality disappears when Macer crosses the Mexican border and an increasing sense of unease displaces her naiveté. Regardless of the quality of material she’s given to work with, Blunt is never less than exceptional and it’s heartening to see her perseverance rewarded with meatier leading roles. It’s impossible to come away from Sicario without speculating on where Villeneuve will take the forthcoming Blade Runner (1982) sequel. Whether or not that long-gestating project is advisable, on this evidence it’s an enticing prospect.
RED ARMY (84 minutes, 12A) Directed by Gabe Polsky. With Slava Fetisov, Vladislav Tretiak, Scotty Bowman.
Global politics and sport make for unlikely bedfellows in this engaging documentary on the undefeated Russian Olympic team of 1980. From Ronald Reagan’s opening salvo to the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, Gabe Polsky’s film is like a microcosm of life during the Cold War. The legendary Slava Fetisov makes for a delightfully truculent interviewee (kicking off proceedings by giving Polsky the finger). His refusal to be painted as a victim, in spite of appalling treatment at the hands of his coach, country and fellow teammates, is commendable. Red Army is worth watching for the archival footage and none-more-Eighties video indents alone, and the off-guard moments between set-ups often reveal more than the interviews proper. Fascinating stuff.
Also on release from tomorrow, Friday October 9: REGRESSION; TANA BANA.
Mark is enforcing a social media blackout until he’s caught up with last night’s Bake Off final. See WhyBother.ie for a closer look at some of this week’s new releases.