Next there will be a press conference about identity theft of celebs by Bebo Myspace users… anything for PUBlicITY then I go give it oxygen From the RachelStevensOnline.com Lately there have been a few rumors regarding Rachel’s upcoming solo material and third album. One rumor that has been floating was considered to be Rachel’s latest,…
Irish cameraman ‘was unlawfully killed’
A BBC cameraman who was shot dead while filming in Saudi Arabia was “unlawfully killed”, a London coroner has ruled. Simon Cumbers (January 23, 1968 – June 6, 2004) was an Irish-born freelance journalist working for the BBC who was murdered by Al Qaeda while filming an Al Qaeda safehouse in Saudi Arabia. Cumbers was…
A new Axis of Power BBC Radio 4 – Now
A series of left-leaning leaders have consolidated their power across Latin America. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez sees this as an historic opportunity to create a new power bloc in Latin America to rebuff US influence. Emilio San Pedro presents A new Axis of Power, to be broadcast on Tuesday 18 April at 2000 GMT on…
IIA Podcasting Talk
slides from my April 12th IIA talk are here. The audio is in MP3 vis RSS or direct link. Podcasting: “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player”. Also hear Stephen Mc Cormack – Wildwave and Michele Neylon – Blacknight Solutions
people gonna rise up and take what’s theirs
Oil hits a record price of $70.86 a barrel NY Times Editorial:- … Ever since Royal Dutch Shell discovered oil in the Niger Delta back in 1956, revenue from oil wells has gone to line the pockets of Nigeria’s elite: military dictators and corrupt federal and local government officials. Very little has gone to help…
all over town
Darts Stopping, prices dropping, bargain shopping, all over town Prams pushing, Cleary’s crushing, people rushing, Gardai frown Buskars beating, fast food eating, school friends meeting, McDonalds clown Mirror posing, shutters closing, daytime’s dozing all over town Alarms ringing, drunkards singing, taxi’s bringing into town Couples kissing, loners missing, people pissing all over town The Liffey…
Leviathan Podcast No.3
blog: http://leviathan.libsyn.org/ rss feed: http://leviathan.libsyn.org/rss mp3: http://media.libsyn.com/media/leviathan/leviathan-april6-2006.mp3 Leviathan – April 6th 2006 “Why Should We Celebrate 1916?” Hosted by David McWilliams. Guests Eoghan Harris, Michael Copeland, Dr Michael Laffan, Colm O Mongain, Killian Forde. Musical satire from Paddy Cullivan. Comedy from Patrick McDonnell.
Zed lose in Rock Radio bid
Today in the supreme court Zed FM lost its long battle with the BCI over the issuing of the rock radio licence for the Dublin area. Zed is bankrolled by singer-turned-activist Bob Geldof, Niall Stokes of Hot Press and former FM104 boss and serial radio investor Dermot Hanrahan. This will allow the BCI to proceed…
Eircom seeks state support
private company wants state to help it reach 100% broadband in Ireland, the company should discuss with the govt. the following. Does Eircom run a telephone service for the citizens of ROI, or do they sell a commodity on the open market? then the Govt. should buy back eircom and invest in its infrastructure, as…