I’m trying to avoid Euro 2004 postings but this caught my attention. Wayne Rooney, Englands young player is estimated to be worth up to GB£50 million following his performance in the championship so far! Players salaries have long been way out of control but this is really ridiculous. I mean, he’s no George Best.
Finally they have done it…after serious negotiations the 25 European countries have finally been able to compromise and reach a deal on the EU’s first constitution. The next task for Governments is the ratifying of the text. They also need to appoint a new Commissioner as Mr Prodi steps down in October. The Constitution Q [...]
Well it was to be expected wasn’t it. There’s always a small minority of “soccer fans” who have more interest in creating havoc than supporting their team. 12 England fans were up in court, 11 of which [and a Russian] are to be deported and 1 has received a two year jail sentence after 200 [...]
The journal Nature has reported that scientists have performed the first successful teleportation of atoms! Ok, it’s a long way from Trekkie technology but can be developed for use in new super-fast computers. Interesting.
I did some emailing recently regarding the software patent issue and have just received the following response from the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Anyone with a good understanding of the issue want to critique their response?
June 16 approaches. The annual celebration of Leopold Bloom’s epic journey around Dublin. The 24 hours known as Bloomsday, “the world’s biggest simultaneous celebration of a single piece of art”. Although Bloomsday is only a single day celebrations normally last the whole week and this year they are planning a five-month festival lasting from 1 [...]
Here’s how some deal with the issue of multiculturalism. The Universtiy of Texas is considering making the study of another culture for a semester mandatory. “PC gone amok” some are calling it.
Arís ón Nuachtlitir Ghaelport: Clár ar fáil ar líne http://www.earagailartsfestival.ie/ nó in Ionad Eolais Gaelport. The 16th annual Earagail arts festival will take place from the 8th to the 16th of July. Information available from http://www.earagailartsfestival.ie/ The man to watch out for here is the ventriloquist David Strassman, this guy is amazing and not to [...]
Tá Cairt um Chraolachán Seirbhíse Poiblí nua foilsithe ag RTÉ agus áit lárnach don Ghaeilge ann. Is féidir an cairt iomlán a léamh ag: http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/display.asp/pg=1574