From 26 September 2008 onwards all battery retailers will be required to take back, free of charge, waste batteries including rechargeable batteries including those incorporated into electrical and electronic equipment and/or battery packs. Any person depositing waste batteries at the premises of any battery retailer will not be obligated to purchase any product or products…
BBC ALBA – Scots Gaelic – on test
BBC ALBA TEST- service begins mid Sept 2008 on 12seconds.tv [media network] [wikipedia entry] Location: 28.2 deg east 11.954 GHz Horizontal SR:27500 FEC:2/3 Label:6736
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Irish DTT trial ends today
Today is gonna be the day the DTT Trial ends. RTE point people to Aertel 169 for more details. What was the trial? it tested MPEG2 DTT in Ireland to a closed audience on about 1000 homes, what format will DTT in Ireland be? MPEG4. The Trial did test MPEG4 on one of the MUX…
Pong
1972: today I found the old family Pong game so I had to find a 1980’s TV for the 70’s game& a ’72 song for pong http://qik.com/video/143324
Joint Statement by the GPA & Show Racism the Red Card
There is a challenge of integration in Ireland and dealing with racism is part of that challenge. The case of Teboga Sebala has highlighted this challenge. The Gaelic Players Association is totally opposed to racism in the game and in society. We welcome the GAA’s statement yesterday as we feel it is important that the…
a note to Patricia Callan, Director of the Small Firms Association
Patricia Callan, Director of the Small Firms Association said in a press release, Ireland has the second highest National Minimum Wage (NMW) within the EU. The rate of €8.65 per hour is more than twice that of the United States, the largest economy in the world and 19% higher than the UK, our nearest competitor.…
Want to help decommission the world’s best known nuke plant?
Sellafield needs a Site Programme Manager The Engineer Jobs – Site Programme Manager – Sellafield, Cumbria Taking charge of governance, assurance, communication and stakeholder management, you’ll oversee contractors’ work, being the interface between the NDA, our various partners working at Sellafield and several government and other statutory bodies. You’ll handle a team which includes a…
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