Following their appearance on the Late Late Show and ahead of reunion dates in December.
A recently rediscovered ‘lost’ Blades video of the never-more-topical Downmarket from 30 years ago.
Good bad times.
Previously: Staying In Tomorrow?
John Larkin is drawing a line,
In the sand. From now on he’ll decline,
Ever to prosecute,
Those who murder and shoot,
The past is the past and that’s fine.
John Moynes
(Belfast Telegraph)
The Clearing
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(A protest by members of the People for Economic Justice and the Defend Our Homes League on Kildare Street, Dublin last year)
Banks moved on over 50 Mayo property-owners who were before last week’s sitting of the County Registrar’s Court about difficulties relating to mortgages and other loans.
An unprecedented 56 cases – the majority of which were in the early stages of litigation involving Civil Bills for repossession – were processed by Mr Fintan Murphy, the County Registrar. This time last year there were only about two such cases before the same court.
One young couple with a small baby told the court that they were served with notice of the proceedings even though they were just tenants of a property …Another couple before the court explained that they would not be able to maintain their mortgage because their marriage had broken down.
Banks move on homeowners (Áine Ryan, Mayo News)
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Joanne
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Slacktory recuts out-takes from The Avengers into a trailer for the film.
No it is not a better film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vridzzySNkc
This is some serious weapons-grade squee right here.
You may find yourself yowling along.
Next Sunday, the Swiss (yes, the Swiss) will vote in a referendum on whether to enshrine the 1:12 pay ratio in their constitution. In a move by the Social Democrats and Greens to combat corporate greed and income inequity (the ratio of top to bottom earners in Swiss firms has grown from about 1:6 in 1984, to 1:43 today) the intention of the bill is to:
….limit the pay of top executives to just 12 times that of the lowest-paid employees at the same firm. In other words, prevent CEOs from earning more in one month than the lowliest shop-floor worker earns in a year.
The cartoon promo above features a Swiss nurse who is astounded by the way top manager salaries have grown to “astronomical” proportions, even as hers has barely increased.
Swiss outrage over executive pay sparks a movement in Europe (Reuters)
(Pic: 1:12′ flags adorning various houses in Bern and Zurich in November 2013. REUTERS/Staff)
(H/T: Ron)
Shane Griffin writes:
Just completed this short comic-book film to raise awareness with young drivers about the dangers of texting while behind the wheel. It’s in association with the Road Safety Authority. Set on the sunny streets of Los Angeles, we join our Hero Jack, as he embarks on a delivery mission for a crime boss. Jack’s expert driving skills are put to the test as things begins to take a turn for the worst.
