Another slickly animated minimalist quiz from Evan Seitz – a follow up to ABC cinema. The challenge is to name all the film titles in real time as the animation plays out.
Not that easy.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2WylVJB4AY
Or is this quite irksome?
Is this is how Scientologists feel?
Contrition
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At a press conference earlier at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, to unveil the Vatican report on clerical child abuse in Ireland, were from top: Papal Nuncio Charles Brown, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Cardinal Sean Brady.
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
He’s studying law now.
Which, considering the alternative…
Man Ran Barefoot Through Knock Claiming He Was Jesus (Mayo News)
(Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci)
Killer Vase
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Designer Sara Ebert’s In Case Vase (which shatters to expose a series of sharp serrated cutting edges) – one of many dual purpose furnishings on show at ‘Threat: Objects For Defense And Protection’ an exhibition at Present Company in Williamsburg by the American Design Club.
Kiel Mead, one of the founders of the club, jokes, “This show is evil, but there’s also something so playful about it.”When asked to explain the inspiration for the Threat theme, Mead describes the sudden moment of fear and suspicion that an intruder has entered the home. “You’ve just heard something in the other room. What would you want to grab to defend yourself?”
The climactic Qui-Gon/Obi Wan/Darth Maul battle from The Phantom Menace, exposed for the mincing health and safety conscious paso doble that it is.
(NB: all other lightsaber battles in the saga are entirely realistic)
Dr Paul Mooney, president of the National College of Ireland from 2007-2010.
He wants to shake up third level education.
Why
Firstly, the culture is not supportive of teaching.
Secondly, the senior teams are seldom skilled in the area of performance management.
Thirdly, there is no effective management system which drives performance.
Oh.
Where’s Rab?
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Fair enough.
Ballymena, County Antrim, at the weekend.
Thanks Graeme Kelly.
A beautiful timelapse of the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station, as put together by photographer Alex Rivest.
[Via Wired]
Strong Stuff
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Mr [John] Teeling, above [who sold Cooley Distillery for €70m] states that austerity has never worked in any country or during any time in history. He says the Government can not continue to take money out of the economy, continue to raise taxes and to cut benefits and still expect demand to grow. He says this way of thinking will only lead to great stress and strain and may eventually even result in civil unrest.
The businessman says the first thing the Government should do is restructure our too high debt levels. He says that we should defer paying the next €80 billion and not pay anything for the next six years – similar to what has happened in Greece. He says Ireland should adopt ”Noonan Bonds” like the ”Brady Bonds” in the 1980s in South America. We should pay nothing until we get back on our feet, he stresses.
Morning Ireland Business News (RTE)
(Cooley Distillery)