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jmunneytumbler · 2 months ago
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Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024
Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): FX/Screenshot; FOX/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; CBS/Screenshot Television offers both the thrill of the new and the comfort of the familiar. So with that in mind, I’ve decided to split my Best TV of 2024 roundup into two lists: one for the Debutantes, and another for the Returning Champions. Continue reading Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024
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streetsofdublin · 3 years ago
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MARROWBONE LANE AFTER AN INTENSE RAIN STORM 26 JUNE 2022
MARROWBONE LANE AFTER AN INTENSE RAIN STORM 26 JUNE 2022
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marklyndersay · 7 years ago
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New Group Chief appointed at Digicel
Above: Alexander Matuschka Greiffenclau newly appointed Group Chief Executive for Digicel. Photo by Petra Hoogerbrug, courtesy Digicel.
Digicel, the total communications and entertainment provider, today announces the appointment of Mr Alexander Matuschka Greiffenclau as Group Chief Executive with effect from February 2018. He will succeed Mr Colm Delves who had signalled to the Board some time

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sharewatch-com-blog · 8 years ago
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Digicel to cut 25% of global workforce Businessman Denis O'Brien's telecoms group Digicel will cut up to a quarter of its workforce over the next 18 months as part of a "transformation programme" announced by the company. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.rte.ie
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seachranaidhe · 7 years ago
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High Court decision on INM probe due
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The case follows a data breach within the firm in 2014 involving 19 people, some of whom were its own journalists The Republic of Ireland’s high court will decide on Monday whether or not to investigate the governance of the country’s largest media group. The move applies to Independent News and Media, which owns newspapers across Ireland, including the Belfast Telegraph. The Office of the

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#&039;Robustly defending&039; himself Others include lawyers associated with the Moriarty Tribunal#a publicly quoted company#Among the 19 were INM journalists who were highly critical of Mr O&039;Brien before he took over INM#and paid for by a Denis O&039;Brien-controlled company#Both men have strongly denied any wrongdoing and no criminal charges were ever brought in relation to the findings#But his critics describe him as a tax exile#had significantly assisted Mr O&039;Brien in acquiring the republic&039;s first private mobile phone license in the mid 1990s#He also has a reputation for being litigious#He has said he would be "robustly defending" himself#High Court decision on INM probe due#In the run-up to the High Court action#including the award-winning Sam Smyth#including the Belfast Telegraph#INM has sent a letter to the 19 people whose data has been breached confirming the role of Mr Buckley in the affair#INM&039;s chairman and a close associate of Mr O&039;Brien#it has emerged that 19 people were targeted by IT consultants hired by Mr Buckley#It is understood he had serious concerns about the price that INM was being asked to pay for the Denis O&039;Brien-owned independent loss-m#Leslie Buckley#Many of them were seen as loyal to the old regime at INM and the family of Sir Anthony O&039;Reilly#Michael Lowry#Mr Lowry received large sums from Mr O&039;Brien in complex financial transactions#Mr O&039;Brien is a noted philanthropist with an interest in human rights and was involved in bringing the Special Olympics to Ireland in 2#Mr Pitt is no longer with the Irish media company and Mr Buckley recently resigned as chairman#Mr Pitt&039;s opposition to the sale put him at odds with the INM chairman#newstalk#On Friday it was reported that INM are to appoint external experts to examine their governance of editorial data and to introduce an updated#Resigned as chairman Mr O&039;Brien effectively controls INM#Robert Pitt#So far there has been no comment from Mr O&039;Brien#some of whom were its own journalists
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rpsabetto · 8 years ago
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Arrival
(USA 2016)
“If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?”
—Louise Banks
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival isn’t exactly what I expected. A sort of updated Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Eric Heisserer’s adaptation of Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Lifeis a pretty straightforward observation about language. However, it’s a bit more academic than the average alien

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olivierdemangeon · 8 years ago
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  Synopsis : Lorsque de mystĂ©rieux vaisseaux venus du fond de l’espace surgissent un peu partout sur Terre, une Ă©quipe d’experts est rassemblĂ©e sous la direction de la linguiste Louise Banks afin de tenter de comprendre leurs intentions. Face Ă  l’énigme que constituent leur prĂ©sence et leurs messages mystĂ©rieux, les rĂ©actions dans le monde sont extrĂȘmes et l’humanitĂ© se retrouve bientĂŽt au bord d’une guerre absolue. Louise Banks et son Ă©quipe n’ont que trĂšs peu de temps pour trouver des rĂ©ponses. Pour les obtenir, la jeune femme va prendre un risque qui pourrait non seulement lui coĂ»ter la vie, mais dĂ©truire le genre humain

Origine du film : États-Unis RĂ©alisateur : Denis Villeneuve ScĂ©nariste : Eric Heisserer Acteurs : Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Mark O’Brien Musique : JĂłhann JĂłhannsson Genre : Drame, MystĂšre, Science-fiction DurĂ©e : 1 heure et 56 minutes Date de sortie : 7 dĂ©cembre 2016 (France) AnnĂ©e de production : 2016 SociĂ©tĂ©s de production : Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment DistribuĂ© par : Paramount Pictures Titre original : Arrival Notre note : ★★★★☆
Notre commentaire : “Arrival” ou “Premier Contact” est un film de science-fiction amĂ©ricain datant de 2016, rĂ©alisĂ© par Denis Villeneuve, Ă  qui l’on doit Ă©galement “Prisoners” (2013). Le scĂ©nario est signĂ© Eric Heisserer, Ă  qui l’on doit Ă©galement le script de “Dans le Noir” (2016). Le film est basĂ© sur le roman “Story of Your Life” de Ted Chiang. Les acteurs principaux sont Amy Adams, qu’on a pu voir dans “ArrĂȘte-moi si tu peux” (2002), Jeremy Renner, qu’on a pu voir dans “Avengers, l’Ere d’Ultron” (2015), Forest Whitaker, qu’on a pu voir dans “États de Choc” (2007), Michael Stuhlbarg, qu’on a pu voir dans “Doctor Strange” (2016) et Tzi Ma, qu’on a pu voir dans “Million Dollar Arm” (2014).
Denis Villeneuve voulait rĂ©aliser un film de science-fiction depuis un certain temps, bien qu’il n’ait jamais trouvĂ© le bon scĂ©nario. Pendant ce temps, le scĂ©nariste Eric Heisserer avait Ă©crit sans succĂšs une adaptation de la nouvelle de Ted Chiang “Story of Your Life“, et au moment oĂč les producteurs l’ont approchĂ© avec un projet de film de science-fiction, il avait largement abandonnĂ© son projet. Les producteurs ont cependant prĂ©sentĂ© le script Ă  Denis Villeneuve, que le rĂ©alisateur a immĂ©diatement retenu l’idĂ©e. Ce dernier a changĂ© le titre une multitude de fois, mais celui qui fut finalement retenu Ă©tait le premier que l’équipe avait suggĂ©rĂ©.
Le script fait appel Ă  un langage conçu par Martine Bertrand, basĂ© sur le concept original du scĂ©nariste. Stephen Wolfram et Christopher Wolfram l’ont analysĂ© pour fournir la base du travail de Louise dans le film. Trois linguistes de l’UniversitĂ© McGill ont Ă©tĂ© consultĂ©s. Les fichiers sonores pour la langue Ă©trangĂšre ont Ă©tĂ© crĂ©Ă©s aprĂšs avoir consultĂ© Morgan Sonderegger, un expert en phonĂ©tique. Le tournage principal a dĂ©butĂ© le 7 juin 2015 Ă  Montreal au Canada tout juste aprĂšs que Jeremy Renner eut terminĂ© le tournage de “Captain America; Civil War” (2016).
En date du 29 janvier 2017, “Premier Contact” avait engrangĂ© 97,4 millions de dollars aux États-Unis et au Canada et 88 millions de dollars dans les autres pays pour un total mondial de 185 millions de dollars, contre un budget de 47 millions de dollars. Dans l’ensemble, le film a reçu des commentaires positifs de la part de la critique. 
La premiĂšre chose qui interpelle, c’est essentiellement la prestation d’Amy Adams qui Ă©clipse complĂštement ses partenaires de jeu, qui ne sont pourtant pas des faire-valoirs, Ă  savoir Jeremy Renner et Forest Whitaker. La mise en scĂšne permet Ă  l’actrice d’apporter la dose de mystĂšre, Ă  travers ce qui s’apparente Ă  des flashbacks, mais qui finalement n’en sont pas, ce qui prendra forme Ă  la fin du film. 
Le mĂ©trage offre une expĂ©rience intĂ©ressante pour les passionnĂ©s de science-fiction, n’échappant cependant pas au sempiternel clichĂ© qui consiste Ă  voir l’arrivĂ©e d’extraterrestres comme une menace qu’il faut absolument dĂ©truire, quitte Ă  ĂȘtre les premiers Ă  ouvrir les hostilitĂ©s. NĂ©anmoins, en dehors de cette allĂ©gorie rĂ©currente, le film offre une approche novatrice du mode de fonctionnement, de communication, et de raisonnement des aliens, ce qui donne au mĂ©trage une tentative rĂ©solument nouvelle d’aborder le sujet. En outre, le mode de dĂ©glacement du vaisseau spatial est Ă©galement innovant, utilisant une forme de transformation gazeuse, plutĂŽt que la traditionnelle propulsion Ă©nergĂ©tique. 
Enfin le film invite Ă  la rĂ©flexion concernant l’entraide entre nations afin de rĂ©soudre les problĂšmes mondiaux. Bien entendu, on peut se focaliser sur les nuances par rapport Ă  des mĂ©trages du type “Interstellar” (2014) dans l’approche des fameuses rencontres du troisiĂšme type dont Steven Spielberg avait ouvert magnifiquement la brĂšche en 1977. “Premier Contact” a obtenu 187 nominations pour diffĂ©rentes cĂ©rĂ©monies de remise de prix et reçu 32 rĂ©compenses. 
En conclusion, “Premier Contact” est un trĂšs bon film de science-fiction, disposant d’une histoire classique, mais bĂ©nĂ©ficiant d’un dĂ©veloppement innovant et d’une mise en scĂšne soignĂ©e. Le rythme n’est pas trĂšs soutenu, mais l’univers et les rĂ©flexions proposĂ©es sont propices Ă  un dĂ©roulement poussif. La distribution est d’un niveau supĂ©rieur, mais c’est Amy Adams qui bĂ©nĂ©ficie du rĂŽle le plus marquant. La photographie est plaisante et les visuels extĂ©rieurs des vaisseaux spatiaux sont originaux. Un film divertissant et intelligent. 
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PREMIER CONTACT (2016) ★★★★☆ Synopsis : Lorsque de mystĂ©rieux vaisseaux venus du fond de l’espace surgissent un peu partout sur Terre, une Ă©quipe d’experts est rassemblĂ©e sous la direction de la linguiste Louise Banks afin de tenter de comprendre leurs intentions.
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andrea-c-soncini-fantasy · 8 years ago
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Arrival
  Una gigantesca noce brasiliana dell’altezza di 450 metri si piazza in verticale, a pochi metri da terra, su una località del Montana. Altre undici fanno lo stesso in giro per il mondo. Sono astronavi delle quali non si sa nulla, abitate da creature maggiormente imperscrutabili. Per questo motivo l’esercito degli USA si porta appresso la linguista Louise Banks e il fisico Ian Donnelly, che

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marklyndersay · 8 years ago
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Above: Stephen Scott, CEO of Deep Blue Cable, and Michael Rieger, VP of Sales & Business Development at TE SubCom sign the agreement to develop a new Caribbean subsea fiber-optic network. Photo via Marketwire.
On July 11, 2017, Marketwire carried the story of the partnering of Deep Blue Cable with TE Subcom to build and deploy a new subsea fibre-optic system to serve the Caribbean region.
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seanlynch96 · 10 years ago
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Denis O'Brien legal team force WWN satire article off web
Denis O’Brien legal team force WWN satire article off web
Waterford Whispers News last night released a letter from the lawyers of Denis O’Brien, allegedly requesting that an article about the businessman be removed. “Denis O’Brien Receives 20 Year Jail Sentence For Mobile Phone Licence Bribe In Parallel Universe” is the written piece at the centre of this controversy. (more
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business-advantage-png · 10 years ago
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In brief: Total to lead Elk-Antelope gas development, and other business stories
In brief: Total to lead Elk-Antelope gas development, and other business stories #PNG
Joint venture elects Total as operator, PNG DataCo discusses Solomon Islands link, and WCB Resources lifts stake in gold project. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
French oil and gas major, Total SA, has been unanimously elected as the operator of the Elk-Antelope gas field by the participants of the PRL 15 joint venture, which includes InterOil Corp and Oil Search Ltd.
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the-plough-and-the-stars · 10 years ago
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Boycott Topaz Fuel Stations!
Boycott Topaz Fuel Stations!
Source: IRSP Átha Cliath Facebook Page
A spokesperson for IRSP Átha Cliath stated on the 19th of October that:
“The Irish republican socialist party began its Boycott Topaz campaign which billionaire and capitalist Denis O’Brian added to his capitalist portfolio. The Topaz Group was purchased by Mr O’Brien using his Kendrick Investments Ltd, an Isle of Man company.  Denis O’Brien company GMC/Sie

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wicklowvoice · 11 years ago
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Right to Water rally
Right to Water rally
Sharon Briggs representative of People Before Profit and supporter of the Right to Water campaign is calling for a local rally, to be held on July 26 at 12 noon. The meeting point is at the monument outside the old Town Hall building on Main Street, Bray.
Briggs said, “We ask all who are opposed to this charge to please attend and we are also calling on all Wicklow TDs and Councillors to come out

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hjfoley · 12 years ago
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Digicel Still in the Hunt for Myanmar Licence
A consortium consisting of Vodafone  and China Mobile have opted to remove themselves from consideration for two telecom licenses to be awarded in the country of Myanmar, Vodafone announced today.
Denis O’Brien’s Digicelstill remains in the hunt for a

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rapadoo · 10 years ago
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Haiti, Bill Clinton welcome first Marriott hotel | Miami Herald
Haiti, Bill Clinton welcome first Marriott hotel | Miami Herald
“I want to thank Marriott for more than the hotel, more than the jobs, more than the training, more than the income,” Clinton said. “I want to thank them for giving all of you the chance to show the real Haiti to the world that will come to this hotel.”
A $45 million investment, the 175-room hotel is owned by Digicel Group, Haiti’s largest mobile provider. Company founder and CEO Denis O’Brien

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