The Irish Independent reports that Forbes puts Denis O’Brien’s fortune at $5billion.
Sure, why would he be needing a debt write-down then.
Silly.
Previously: INM Write-Down Ahoy
Photocall Ireland
About a third of the ballots have been counted from yesterday’s presidential election in Kenya with deputy prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta (above) showing an early lead over Raila Odinga, at 54% to 41%.
Vote officials have told how the number of spoiled votes has been “worrying” while voter turnout has been about 70%.
Nineteen people were killed on the coast of Kenya, with four police officers murdered in Mombasa, yesterday.
Kenyatta is supposed to face charges at the International Criminal Court next month over allegations he helped engineer the post-election violence in 2007-08, when more than 1,000 people were killed and 600,000 displaced.
Kenyatta’s running mate William Ruto is also facing charges in the ICC. By joining forces, they have united two of Kenya’s biggest rival communities, the Kikuyu and Kalenjin.
The violence of 2007-2008 broke out after then candidate Odinga accused incumbent President Mwai Kibaki of rigging the results. Eventually, the post of Prime Minister was created for Odinga, while Kibaki served as President.
Last month, after efforts were made, but failed, to block Kenyatta from running, Chief Justice Willy Muntunga claimed he received this letter, signed from the banned militia group, the Mungiki, which was involved in the previous violence:
An investigation questioned the rationale of ithe letter as it was dated February 13, the night before the court ruled not to block Kenyatta and Ruto, and not delivered until February 18, four days after the court’s dismissal.
Kenyan presidential candidate facing criminal charges takes lead (Guardian)
Live video coverage from Kenya’s Daily Nation here.
Pics: From top Al Jazeera, SoftKenya and Kenyan Daily Post
Melanie Hoff, a student at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, connected cables to a large sheet of wood and passed 15,000 volts through it, resulting in some rather unexpected fractal-esque patterns, like slow motion lightning.
We have no idea what this means but we’re pretty sure things will never be the same again.
Yay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U9AaRhBEQA
The Angelus mixed with Jay-Z’s 99 Problems.
It’s an ad for 4fm.
Fair play though.
(Thanks Mike Hogan)
The gory and delicious aftermath of an accident where a truck carrying thousands of bottles of ketchup crashed on Interstate 80 near Reno, Nevada last Thursday.
“I have red everywhere on the highway,” said Sgt. Janay Sherven with the Nevada Highway Patrol. “No bodies, no people, just ketchup.” There were no injuries in the accident, which happened when the driver of the semi-truck likely overcorrected to avoid another car while traveling eastbound, she said.
I think that we all can agree,
That this day we’ve been waiting to see,
So well done, and fair play,
The the bould Doctor Gay,
Who has cured a child of HIV.
John Moynes
(Chicago Tribune)
New Jersey-based professional fingerboarder and filmmaker Taylor Rosenbauer showcases his digital prowess, filmed over the course of two days ‘in front of a live stream audience’.
Just imagine it’s Bosco, skateboarding in the nip.
Lazy Logic
at
Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire (above), last week prior to the first convoy of stout/ lager/whateveryerhavinyerself storage containers to St James’s Gate, Dublin.
Pic by Gerard Kiernan