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Entries from February 2008

Broadband Bill Defeated

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I heard a fleeting snippet of news on the radio that a “broadband bill” had been defeated in the Senate. I never heard another word or could I find any headlines on the Internet. Between battling with my own dropped connections, I managed to find links to the Bill.
Targets for every household to have minimum [...]

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Tags: broadband · difference

Double Yoi

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Tom Ondrey/Post-Gazette
There certainly have been a few voices throughout sports broadcasting that have become synonymous with certain teams and towns, but I challenge anyone to produce a character as original as Myron Cope. Cope went so far as to invent his own language. He was responsible for nicknaming our favourite Steeler players, including ‘The Bus’. [...]

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Tags: death · football

Try and catch me

February 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Picture of the day from the Sligo thrashing of Carrick 29-12. I’d like to think regardless of the quality of glass you are using that the photographer still has something to do with the picture. One of my favourite photography quotes was from Minor White. “Spirit stands still for the photographer it has [...]

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Tags: Gabe · rugby

Light at the end of the tunnel

February 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I spent the last two weekends on scaffolding, getting the ceiling and skylights together for the studio and discovering muscles I never knew I had.
The light is fantastic. The interior scaffolding goes tomorrow and painting will be finished shortly. The ceiling lights were installed late this evening and I got the first chance to try [...]

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Tags: studio

Tough Break

February 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sligo 15, Westport 17
Gabriel scored a stunning try, breaking several tackles while managing to stay in bounds. Photographer turned into mere father and cheered him on, despite missing the perfect shot. It wasn’t enough to defeat Westport, who scored a quick try on their first possession of the match. The scoreboard didn’t reflect the effort [...]

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Tags: Gabe · rugby