DUBLIN (AFP) - Ireland has decided not to impose a clean-up tax on chewing gum, as recommended in a 2002 report on litter, Environment Minister Dick Roche said.
Read more at news.yahoo.com
25 Jan 2006
24 Jan 2006
"Floozy in the Jacuzzi" to move downstream
DUBLIN (Reuters) - One of Ireland's most famous statues, affectionately dubbed the "Floozy in the Jacuzzi," is to be moved downstream to a new home.
Read more at news.yahoo.com
21 Jan 2006
The Four Word Film Review
The fwfr is a film review site like no other, the idea was to accept four word reviews of films
Read more at www.fwfr.com
Space junk continuing to accumulate
More than 9,000 pieces of space debris are orbiting the Earth, a hazard that can only be expected to get worse in the next few years, according to NASA scientists.
Read more at www.cnn.com/
Irish beach hut on market for 120,000 euros
It's about the size of a garden shed, has no electricity and a toilet with no sewage outlet.But such is Ireland's property boom that the grandly named Neptune Cottage in county Wicklow has been put on the market for 120,000 euros (82,250 pounds) -- all 200 square feett (18.6 sq metres) of it.
Read more at today.reuters.co.uk
20 Jan 2006
THE sci-fi dream of the computer-generated virtual reality
THE sci-fi dream of the computer-generated virtual reality—so familiar to readers of “Neuromancer” and viewers of “The Matrix”—has finally come true. But, as is often the case with guesses about future technologies, it has not come true in quite the way that many people expected.
Read more at www.economist.com
The mathematics of Sudoku
American Scientist Online - The mathematics of Sudoku, a puzzle that boasts "No math required!"
A few years ago, if you had noticed someone filling in a crossword puzzle with numbers instead of letters, you might well have looked askance. Today you would know that the puzzle is not a crossword but a Sudoku. The craze has circled the globe.
Read more at www.americanscientist.org
13 Jan 2006
11 Jan 2006
LED Binary Watch
This watch displays time in binary format. It uses LED lights to display the time. The watch face contains 10 red LEDs that are used to indicate the numbers of the binary sequence (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) and the values of the lighted LEDs are added to determine the time.
Read more HERE
8 Jan 2006
A Piece Of Ireland. Unique Irish Gift
From Macroom land Trust in Cork. A unique Irish gift Idea . This unique Irish gift is perfect for someone who has always wanted to have a "bit of the old sod". They are offering your very own corner of the Emerald Isle.
Located at Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland
Macroom Land Trust is offering
1-foot square plots of land for sale. Each purchase comes with:
* Numbered Certificate, suitable for framing.
* Map showing location of plot.
* Photographs from the area.
* History of the area.
This would make a perfect present for Christmas, weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.
It also makes the perfect promotional or business thank you gift.
It can be personalize to meet your requirements.
Click here for more information
Located at Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland
Macroom Land Trust is offering
1-foot square plots of land for sale. Each purchase comes with:
* Numbered Certificate, suitable for framing.
* Map showing location of plot.
* Photographs from the area.
* History of the area.
This would make a perfect present for Christmas, weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.
It also makes the perfect promotional or business thank you gift.
It can be personalize to meet your requirements.
Click here for more information
Monopoly Home Rules
Just when you thought Monopoly was complicated already!
Read more at wiki.playagaingames.com
5 Jan 2006
Second chord sounds
Yahoo! News - Second chord sounds in world's longest lasting concertHALBERSTADT, Germany (AFP) - A new chord was scheduled to sound in the world's slowest and longest lasting concert that is taking a total 639 years to perform. Entitled "organ2/ASLSP" (or "As SLow aS Possible"), the performance began on September 5, 2001 and is scheduled to last until 2639.
4 Jan 2006
Texting Could Become a Lot Easier
Texting could become a lot easier if this product takes off. This lead me to:
CeBIT: Erstes Mobiltelefon mit integrierter Laser-Tastatur and then to: The Virtual Laser Keyboard
CeBIT: Erstes Mobiltelefon mit integrierter Laser-Tastatur and then to: The Virtual Laser Keyboard
Rating System for Movie Reviews
What happens when you get someone who is a programmer an armchair mathematician and a person who loves watching Iron Chef America? A system based on pi!!
Read more at www.blakeschwendiman.com
3 Jan 2006
Ditch Monkey
This started out as a project to live in the woods for six weeks in order to raise sponsoship for the woodland trust. Guy is still there!! Read more at ditchmonkey.blogspot.com
2 Jan 2006
The Million Dollar Homepage - Own a piece of internet history!
Just when you think you have seen every idea on the web, along comes someone with a brilliant idea on how to make money! milliondollarhomepage.com
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