Colm writes:
I just thought I would share a video I created for a group of friends [Deks, Phats, Scie and Dope] who were given permission to paint the back wall of “The Bernard Shaw” pub over Christmas.
It’s Love
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Erin Thomas writes:
“Left a conference in the [Guinness] Storehouse this afternoon to find a horse tied to my bike.”
Thanks Ciaran Le Cool
Finally
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A mobile phone that runs for ‘up to’ 10 hours on a single AA battery.
It’s called the SpareOne.
Due to begin shipping in March, the SpareOne phone from California-based XPAL Power is a dual-band GSM cell phone that offers up to 10 hours of talk time on just a single Alkaline, NiMH or Lithium AA battery.
Mobile phone runs on a single AA battery (SpringWise)
Thanks Bibi Baskin Robbins
The covers of all seven recently announced prequels to the best selling graphic novel of all time – Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal 1987 Watchmen.
The new titles will be released in weekly miniseries form by DC Entertainment.
Watchmen diehards aren’t impressed. Alan Moore – who considers the original series/graphic novel to be complete and wanted nothing to do with Zack Snyder’s 2009 movie adaptation or any prequels or sequels – has described the project as ‘completely shameless’.
Gibbons, on the other hand – who advised Snyder on the movie – has given his blessing.
Everyone’s Talkin’ About ‘Before Watchmen’ (The Source)
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The prospects of an E-3 visa bill allowing up to 10,000 Irish a year to come and work permanently in the US have increased dramatically this week.
Yesterday, New York Senator Charles Schumer hot-lined the bill in the Senate, meaning that he is seeking unanimous consent for its passage.E-3s are temporary work visas that allow individuals or married couples to go to US with a job offer and work legally for two years at a time.The visa is indefinitely renewable.
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New Move Means Irish E3 Visa Bill Now Likely To Pass Senate (Niall O’Dowd, irish Central)
Ouch
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Today’s Indo article on that Polish waitress with her original in Gazeta Wyborcza :
From the Irish Independent:
‘Magda’ (36), not her real name, described her life on the dole in Donegal as a ‘Hawaiian massage’.
From original Article
Magda can do a basic massage, a Hawaiian one and a hot stone one that she’s learnt at a free course organised by the social welfare office.
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From Irish Independent:
Magda doesn’t identify the town in Co Donegal where she lives but she does call it a “s***hole”.
Original:
Donegal, a county on the Northern tip of Ireland, for some it’s the most beautiful place in the world, for others – biggest nowhersville. Wherever you look, green hills and beaches stretching towards the horizon, just like on a postcard.
Irish Independent:
Sometimes I sleep till noon and the nearest beach is five minutes away
Original:
“I always start my days in the same way: I go down to the beach to see the sunrise. It sets me up for the rest of the day. I used to sleep until noon, but now I don’t want to waste my life.”
Irish Independent:
Apart from her clear intent to take advantage of our social welfare system, to describe her home as a s***hole just adds insult to injury
Original:
“Do I have a problem with being on benefits?” She ponders the question. “Yes. I don’t want to live off the state, that’s why I treat the benefits as an aid, which will help me to start my own business.”
“In the afternoon we grab a 3 euro coffee. We could have a similar one at home, but it is important to help the local business, explains Magda.
Irish Independent:
He in turn bragged about the county’s wonderful golf courses.
This last one confused me as I could not find any reference in the original article to the guy playing golf. Notice this though, it does not actually say he plays golf. Just that he is “bragging” about the golf courses. This is an interesting line as it creates a false illusion in your mind. He says in the original article that Donegal has nice scenery and good beaches and golf courses – is this ‘bragging’ or stating a fact?
Translation via RTE R1’s John Murray Show
Indo Turns Sights On Social Welfare (Tetch, Reddit)
Pole in Ireland. I Love You, Unemployment (Gazeta.pl)
Polish Waitress Packs In Job For ‘Good Life’ On Welfare (Greg Harkin and Norma Costello, Irish Independent)
Earlier: Anyone Speak Polish