A letter to leftie rag Financial Times today dispelling the myth of executive pay in banks.
Department of Finance, etc., etc. take note.
FIGHT!
Death spiral is a myth to perpetuate high pay (Letters, FT)
Via Lionel Barber.
Photographer, cobbler, Broadsheet contributor, blonde Zelig….
Now telly nurse.
‘Our’ Emily [O’Callaghan] in a hospital scene in season four episode one of the Savage Eye [available to watch HERE now] .
Earlier: Ahead of its Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VViXnrSp5mg
Ouch. Mind them swords.
Game Of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide To Westeros by illustrator Michael Komarck and designer Matthew Christian Reinhart.
Featuring stunning pop-up recreations of several key locations from the series, including the formidable castle of Winterfell, the lavish capital city King’s Landing, and the Wall’s stark majesty, this book takes readers into the world of the series like never before. Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros features five stunning spreads that fold out to create a remarkable pop-up map of Westeros, as well as numerous mini-pops that bring to life iconic elements of the show, such as direwolves, White Walkers, giants, and dragons.
robuachalla tweetz:
Yes, that is a corner. Yes, that is the path. Near Croke Park [yesterday]
Further to the launch of Eircode.
Gary Delaney is a GPS and positioning consultant and a director of Loc8 Code, the “modern alternative” to a post code rejected by the government in place of Eircode..
Gary writes:
“Of The total cost to the economy of the proposed postcode is estimated at €100million (NOT the €26.5 million popularly quoted);- yet An Post have said they do not need it, the code is to be mainly random and therefore prone to error, the code is limited to “letterboxes”, the code will not solve public safety issues and the needs of the emergency services, the code will be optional and therefore may not enjoy popular use, the code has not been subjected to oversight and there is no guarantee that the global leaders in Navigation devices will support it as they are already supporting other cheaper, more robust and more flexible next generation solutions….
Anyone?
For more detailed analysis…Continue reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7vdAlzh-jo
In a speech at an NRA (National Rifle Association) event yesterday, one-time vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin (not Tina Fey) said with regard to America’s enemies:
“If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptise terrorists.”
Why Sarah Palin’s Sacrilegious Torture Nostalgia Matters (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic)
Gateway, JobBridge and Joan.
Labour’s ‘success’ stories.
Eddie McCabe writes:
“A new video [featuring Paul Murphy MEP] produced by Scambridge.ie, exposing the lies about JobBridge and Gateway exploitation, you might be interested in.”
Name that street anyone?
Soft-top deliveries.
Eoin Banahan writes:
“Just started to rain and all…”
“Internet Is Coming!” as declared by NPR (National Public Radio) staff member Dennis Fuze in a memo to colleagues.
To some, this will be long-awaited, good news; to others, it won’t mean much.
This afternoon.
Ruth Meehan writes:
“New [€4m] paving on Grafton Street in bits already – anyone know why?”
Previously: The new Paving
The Molly Malone statue being moved for Luas works at lunchtime.
Her cleavage alone weighs half a ton.
Thanks O