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There are many subdivisions in Gahanna Ohio. Some of these subdivisions include Townhomes @ Hayden Crossing, Dunmere, Wexford Woods, Braelinn Green, Llewellyn Farms, Dublinshire, River Green, Corrbins Mill Condos, Hayden Farms, Hawks Nest, Treetops At Brandon, Lowell Trace, Estates Of Muirfield, Trinity Park, Hawk’s Nest, Hayden Falls, Riverside, Graystone Manor, Wellington, The Village At Haydens Crossing, Willow Grove, Wyndham Village, Riverside Glen, Bishops Run, Dublin Village, Gorden Farms, Riverside Woods, Falls At Hayden, The Lakes At Ballantrae, The Oaks, Villa At Emerald Crossing, Lancashire, The Commons At Tuttle Crossing, The Falls At Hayden Run, Woods Of Glen Erin, Cranston Commons, Cramer’s Crossing Village, Hemingway Village, Kilbannon, Old Sawmill, Village At Inverness, Tartan West Villas, East Bank Ii, Wedgewood Sec 11, Gramercy Place, Weybridge West, Wedgewood – Section 11, Wellington Place, Reserves At Scioto Crossing, Lakes Of Dunmere, The Vinnings At Tuttle Crossing, Earlington Village, Kendall Ridge, Celtic Estates, Wedgewood, Olde Sawmill On The Lake, Llewellyn Farms South, Coppertree Estates, Gramercy, River Forest, Sawmill Meadows, Olde Sawmill, Northbridge Village, Sandy Corners, Villas At Saint Andrews, Tartan West Villas At Corazon, Kildaire, The Vinings At Tuttle Crossing, Bryson Cove, Muirfield Villiage, , Waterford Village, Westbury, Shannon Glen, Cramers Crossing, Bishop’s Run, Mews At Tuttle, Haydens Crossing, Vinings At Tuttle Crossing, Riverside Hills, Sheffield Meadows, Corbins Mill, Mews At Tuttle Crossing, Corbins Mill Condominium, Tartan West, Donegal Cliffs, Townhomes At Haydens Crossing, Lakes At Ballantrae, Villas At Emerald Crossing, Wedgewood Glen, Saltergate Village, Villlas At Saint Andrews, Shannon Heights, Hayden Heights, The Reserve, Vinings At Tuttle Crossings, Trafalgar Commons, The Villas At Glenealy, Manor At Craughwell, The Quarry, Muirfield/moors At Muirfield, Coppertree, Ballymead, East Bank 1, Galway Estates, Ballantrae, Sawmill Station, Villas At Glenealy, The Village At Tuttle Crossing, Greystone Mews, Grand Reserve At Haydens, Woods At Muirfield, Sawmill Forest, Saint Andrews Villas, Craughwell Manor, Ballantrae/golf Club Of Dublin, Falls At Hayden Run, Bristol Commons, Tartan Ridge, Ballantrae Estates, Misty Meadows West, Muirfield Village, Tartan West The Villas At Corazon, Balgriffin, Villas At Ballantrae, Broadway, Burr Oak, River Highlands, Moors At Muirfield, Wedgewood Hills, Brandon, The Mews At Tuttle Crossing, Muirfield, Muirfield Green, Shannon Park, Rays Crossing, Woods Of Indian Run, Villas At Rays Crossing, Tartan Fields, Hayden Crossing, Misty Meadows, Reserve At Scioto Crossing, Smoky Mill Estates, Wyandotte Trail, Amberleigh, Woodland, The Townhomes At Haydens Crossing, Shannon Village, Grand Reserve At Haydens Crossing, Killilea, Avery Place, Falls At Hayden Run, Belvedere, Brighton Park, Lakes At Dunmere, Park Place, Craughwell Village, Coventry Woods, Heather Glen Village, Woods Of Dublinshire, Villas At St Andrews, Golden Farms, Townhome At Haydens Crossing, Indian Run Meadows, Muirfield Village Estates, Post Preserve, Llwellyn Estates, Wyandotte Woods, Saltergate Village Townhomes, Northbridge Condominiums, Hanna Hills, Glenbarr At Muirfield, Woodlands At Ballantrae, Bishops Crossing, Riverside Green, East Bank Ii: Essex Home, Muirfield Lochslee, Olde Dublin, Village At Heatherstone, Woods Of Dublin, Karrer Place, Hayden Meadows, Silverton Farms, Riverside Green S, The Falls At Hayden Run, Corbins Mill Condominiums, Villas @ Glenealy, Villas Of Glenealy, Carrowmoor, Manor At Craughwell Village, Smokey Mill Estates, Muirfield Greene, Broadway Condominiums, Campden Lakes, Ponderosa, Cherrington Place, O’shaugnessy Hills, Weybridge, Haydens Crossing South, Muirfield/moors, Muirfield Village Weatherstone, Muirfield/lea At Greenstone, Wilcox &tuttle, Highland Village, Summit Forest, Riverside Green South, Hemingway, Manor @ Craughwell Village, The Broadway Condominiums, St. Andrews Old Dublin Area, Villas Of Earlington, Heather Glen, Muirfield Moors, Kerry Glen, Woodlands, Estates At Scioto Crossing, Broadway Condominium, Village At Muirfield, The Villas At Emerald Crossing, Village Of Balgriffin, Hayden Falls Condos, Highland Village – Tartan Fields, The Reserve Condos At Scioto Cros, Oak Park, The Vinings, Ashleigh Village, Willington, Vinings At Tuttle, and Dublin.
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Amylin, Alkermes Win FDA Approval of Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug
Luke Timmerman1/27/12Leave a CommentFollow @ldtimmerman [Updated: 3:47 pm] Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Alkermes have gone to the FDA twice before to seek approval of their new diabetes drug, and been turned back, but now the persistence has paid off. The FDA has cleared their once-weekly injectable diabetes drug for sale in the U.S. San Diego-based Amylin (NASDAQ: AMLN) and Dublin- and Waltham, MA-based Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) today won clearance to start selling exenatide once-weekly (Bydureon) in the U.S., according to a letter posted on the FDA website. The approval came after the agency held up the application twice before—first in March 2010, and again in October 2010, saying it needed further assurance that the drug doesn’t cause an irregular heart rhythm known as QT prolongation. The companies expressed confidence back in July that the issue had been resolved, based on results of an additional clinical trial. The drug won approval in Europe back in June. [Updated with added detail on Alkermes royalty] The long-awaited U.S. approval is vital to future of Amylin, as it started investing back in 2005 in a $500 million Ohio factory to mass-produce the new drug. Amylin’s fortunes have become even more tied to Bydureon since November, when longtime partner Eli Lilly bowed out of a collaboration to co-market the drug. Alkermes, which provided technology that made the drug last long enough in the bloodstream to turn it into a once-weekly injection, will pick up an 8 percent royalty on sales of the first 40 million units sold in a single year, and a 5.5 percent royalty once sales exceed 40 million units in a single calendar year. While there is competition from Novo Nordisk’s liraglutide (Victoza) as a once-daily injection for diabetes, and various other oral pills and injectable insulin, the new drug from Amylin and Alkermes is the first treatment that can be injected as little [...]
Read More >>Kent’s Jobless Rate Drops to One of Lowest in Ohio
Kent’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.3 percent at the start of 2011 to 5.5 percent by year’s end, according to the most recent numbers from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Kent’s 5.5 percent December unemployment rate put the city in a tie with Cleveland Heights, Westlake, Strongsville and Hilliard. The only cities of any size that are included in public ODJFS statistics to have a lower unemployment rate in Ohio were Dublin (4.7 percent,) Upper Arlington (4.9 percent), Westerville (5.1 percent), Gahanna (5.2 percent), Mason City (5.4 percent) and Shaker Heights (5.4 percent). Kent’s 2011 unemployment rate peaked at 8 percent in July, when 1,400 city residents were out of work. That number continued dropping each month until it hit the year’s low of 5.5 percent in November and December, when only 900 Kentites reported being unemployed. To see a month-by-month breakdown of Kent’s 2011 civilian labor force estimates, click this link. Among the state’s 88 counties, the December 2011 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 4.9 percent in Mercer County to a high of 14.3 percent in Pike County. Rates increased in 51 of the 88 counties. Portage County’s unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in December put it at spot 71 on the 88-county list, meaning only 17 Ohio counties had a lower rate. Portage had ended 2010 with a 9.3 percent unemployment rate. Five counties had unemployment rates below 6.0 percent in December. The counties with the lowest rates, other than Mercer were: Holmes, 5.1; Delaware, 5.3; Geauga 5.8; and Medina, 5.9 percent. Nine counties had unemployment rates above 11.0 percent during December. The counties with the highest rates, other than Pike, were: Ottawa, 13.3; Adams, 12.0; Meigs, 11.8; Morgan, 11.7; Scioto, 11.5; and Clinton, Noble, and Vinton, 11.1 percent. Ohio’s unemployment rate was [...]
Read More >>Dublin is now European City of Science 2012
Dublin Lord Mayor Andrew Montague officially designated Dublin as European City of Science this morning at the Convention Centre Dublin. Prof Patrick Cunningham, chief scientific adviser to the Government, was one of the key people who led the bid to secure Dublin’s tenure as City of Science. It was in Strasburg in France in 2008 that Dublin was announced as the city to host the 2012 Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), edging ahead of Vienna. Every two years, a European city holds the City of Science tenure. Turin was City of Science in 2010, while Barcelona held the mantle in 2008. So what will City of Science behold? The highlight of the year will be ESOF 2012 in July, when the world’s scientific community will be descending upon Dublin. In addition, ESOF will host the Europe – US Symposium on the Atlantic Ocean as a shared resource. There will also be more than 160 science-related events happening all over Ireland throughout the year. The setting itself was a colourful display this morning to showcase how the ‘year of science celebration’ will be all about an intersection between science and the arts. Theatre artists from Rough Magic Theatre Company gave an entertaining performance, while a harpist and a violinist from the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra also played two pieces. Dublin footballer Stephen Cluxton, who is also a science teacher, brought along some of his students to the event, while children from Gardiner Street Primary School checked out some of the interactive exhibits. Compéring the event, Irish comedian Dara O’Briain, who also has a degree in maths and theoretical physics, spoke about how Ireland was renowned for its rich artistic and literary heritage, but he said this year would be a great opportunity to show the links that exist between the arts and the [...]
Read More >>Dublin to host conference on intelligent transport systems
The Irish Times – Saturday, January 28, 2012 TIM O’BRIEN DUBLIN HAS been chosen as the venue for a major conference that is expected to attract thousands of delegates working in technology-based road safety systems. The 2013 Intelligent Transport Systems conference is a key event for the designers of systems such as the eCall device which rings emergency services in the event of a crash. The system also provides potentially life-saving information on the speed of the vehicle at the time of the crash and current position. Other intelligent transport systems under development or already available include in-car breathalysers that prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver is “over the limit”. The conference, to be held in the Convention Centre, Dublin, in June is expected to attract several thousand delegates from across Europe, and the selection of Dublin is likely to be a major boost for the city, according to Minister of State for Transport Alan Kelly. Speaking yesterday, Mr Kelly said he believed developing such technologies offered a major opportunity for Ireland – both in terms of the businesses developing the technologies themselves and their application . “There is an app already developed for smartphones which will request a taxi and give your location,” he said. Further technological development could provide “space-sharing” on lorries across the island, which would offer savings in costs and carbon emissions. The National Roads Authority is currently rolling out variable messaging signs along motorways which advise drivers of travel times, weather conditions or likely diversions ahead. The authority is also expanding its range of information-gathering technologies on temperature and the conditions of roads. According to Mr Kelly, intelligent transport technologies also have implications for public transport with text or app-based requests for rural public transport services. “Smartcard ticketing and real-time passenger information systems [...]
Read More >>Ireland may put IRA veteran on trial over laundering of North Korean-produced …
Edwards issued his follow-up statement one month after he rejected a 6-year-old U.S. extradition warrant for Garland. The judge explained that the alleged conspiracy was concocted in part on Irish soil, therefore Garland must stand trial in Ireland, not the United States. The judge also ordered Garland’s house deeds and €75,000 ($98,000) in bail money returned to him pending any Irish decision to charge him. In May 2005, a U.S. federal grand jury in Washington indicted Garland for allegedly dealing in North Korean “superdollars” — so called because of their exceptional high quality — and the U.S. Justice Department issued an international arrest warrant. American officials said Garland received two loads of fake $100 bills during two 1998 trips to Moscow, when Russian interior ministry police said they tailed him traveling in North Korean diplomatic-plated cars to the North Korean embassy. Garland admitted traveling to Moscow but has denied everything else. Officials in the Republic of Ireland took no immediate action following the American arrest demand. Instead, Garland was arrested during a rare 2005 foray into neighboring Northern Ireland, where British authorities traditionally are much more open to permitting a U.S. extradition. However, Garland in October 2005 persuaded a Belfast judge to grant him bail to visit his home near Dublin. Weeks later, his lawyers told that court he wouldn’t return. In 2009, Garland was arrested in Dublin on the basis of the same U.S. warrant. His extradition trial was delayed to mid-2011. Garland today remains national treasurer of the Workers Party, a fringe Marxist player in Irish politics linked to an Irish Republican Army faction called the Official IRA. Garland was seriously wounded during a botched IRA attack on a Northern Ireland border police station in 1957. Two colleagues were killed, and he was interned without trial in the [...]
Read More >>Charity workers get pedalling towards three-day challenge
Staff from Marie Curie Cancer Care got into the saddle to raise awareness of a challenge to boost much-needed funds for the charity. Robbie McIntosh and Kate Stevenson took to their tandem ahead of the Edinburgh to Dublin Cycle Challenge, a 220-mile journey aiming to raise up to £100,000. The three-day event, which will take place in July, is open to everyone, and proceeds will help the organisation to provide essential support for people with terminal illnesses. Robbie McIntosh, Marie Curie Cancer Care events manager for Scotland, who will be taking part this summer, explained what the challenge involves. He said: “It’s a three-day cycle, so we’re going to spend the first day going down to the coast then over on the ferry for two more days cycling when we get to Ireland. “It’s going to be a very big event; we’re looking to have around 60 people doing it – anyone with a reasonable level of fitness can join in; anyone who wants a challenge and fancies cycling. There’s six months until the actual event so there’s lots of time to get yourself ready and take part in it. “It’s a fantastic event to do in two fantastic capitals, with beautiful countryside between them, all for an amazing cause.” Money raised will go towards services provided by Marie Curie around the UK, which involves a network of more than 2700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals caring for terminally ill patients in the community. As well as assisting people who choose to die at home, the charity also has nine hospices throughout the country, with one in Edinburgh, where in-patient care, social, spiritual and family support and bereavement support is on offer. Around 70 per cent of Marie Curie’s income comes from fundraising and donations, with the organisation required [...]
Read More >>Love Home Swap lists the top 10 ‘must visit’ destinations for 2012
ShareThis Email PDF Print This luxury villa in Greece boasts breathtaking views Home exchanges are a great way to see the world without spending a fortune. Brighton, UK (PRWEB UK) 27 January 2012 As people everywhere start planning their vacations for 2012, international home exchange service Love Home Swap has come up with a list of this year’s top 10 ‘must visit’ holiday destinations. House swapping is revolutionising the way we travel. With thousands of homes of all shapes and sizes available on Love Home Swap – from small and stylish to large and luxury – in 70+ countries across the globe, swappers can be adventurous as they choose. And as home swapping saves on expensive hotel bills, vacationers can save themselves up to $2,000 per exchange – meaning they can holiday for longer and more often! Debbie Wosskow, Founder of Love Home Swap, says: “Home exchanges are a great way to see the world without spending a fortune. As more and more people are becoming interested, we’ve drawn up a list of top locations for this year, including some of the most popular Love Home Swap properties and destinations as well as some exciting newer destinations.” “With the London Olympics taking place in August, there has been a huge amount of interest from people looking to swap with Londoners. Other destinations, such as Sri Lanka, the USA and Costa Rica, are much sought after locations, proving what we already know – that people love an adventure and the chance to immerse themselves in a different culture. And with home swapping, they have that unique chance to experience their destination like a local, rather than a tourist,” said Debbie. Joining Love Home Swap costs just $1 for a four week trial membership, after which annual membership costs only $159 per [...]
Read More >>Mum wins €50k on Winning Streak …but her home burgled during show
A mum-of-four who scooped €50,000 on RTE’s Winning Streak show returned home with her cheque only to find her house had been ransacked and burgled. Susan Bransfield (48) got back from the RTE studios to her Longford home to find that it had been turned over while she was in Dublin. Shocked Susan said the brazen burglars had stolen her children’s Christmas presents as well as some of her prized possessions. The dance instructor thinks her home was targeted because it would be known she would be in Dublin for the show, and has now urged RTE to consider advising future contestants to make sure their homes are protected while they are in Montrose. “They even took all of the kids’ presents, including my son Conor’s 32-inch TV, his iPod and new earphones,” said Susan. It is believed the thieves robbed her home after they spotted her name and address being announced on the previous week’s show when the winners for the next week are announced. Susan said she considered making a quick stop at her home after filming before meeting with friends, but instead went straight to the celebrations at a local pub to watch her appearance on TV on Saturday January 14. Now she thinks that if she had gone home first she might have disturbed the burglars or prevented the break-in. Holiday Susan is now going about replacing some of the stolen items with her winnings. “I have got a TV for the little fella and we might go on a holiday in the summer and perhaps do a bit of DIY,” she said. “RTE should definitely consider advising people to make sure they have an alarm and that their houses are fully locked up and secure — or failing that to get a house-sitter,” said Susan. [...]
Read More >>Billionaire Denis O’Brien Says Would Invest in Bank of Ireland
Enlarge image Irish Telecommunications and Media Billionaire Denis O’Brien Ramin Talie/Bloomberg Irish Telecommunications and Media Billionaire Denis O’Brien. Irish Telecommunications and Media Billionaire Denis O’Brien. Photographer: Ramin Talie/Bloomberg Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien, chairman of Digicel Group Ltd., talks about Ireland’s economic recovery and the country’s banking system. He speaks with Maryam Nemazee and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move” at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Source: Bloomberg) Denis O’Brien, the Irish telecommunications and media billionaire, said he would invest in Bank of Ireland Plc as the lender has “cleaned up its balance sheet.” “Bank of Ireland has taken the medicine,” O’Brien said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Maryam Nemazee today at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. While Irish banks have written down their assets to market values and been recapitalized, “other banks around Europe haven’t done a mark-to-market.” Irish taxpayers pumped about 62 billion euros ($81.5 billion) into the country’s largest six lenders, which have sold risky real-estate loans to the National Asset Management Agency, a so-called bad bank. At the same time, Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who said yesterday that “mad borrowing” lay behind the country’s crash, is cutting spending to narrow the deficit. “We have taken the cod-liver oil,” said O’Brien, ranked as Ireland’s wealthiest man in the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List. “Ireland is definitely on the turn.” Bank of Ireland shares fell 0.9 percent to 11.5 euro cents at 2:30 p.m. in Dublin. That’s still 15 percent higher than the 10-cent price at which the lender sold shares in July, and at which the government sold stock to five investors in October. Former Deputy Chairman Ireland has injected 4.7 billion euros into the lender since March 2009. The state cut its [...]
Read More >>Upper Dublin receives $11.83 million state grant for flood control
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Read More >>Howard Hanna on prowl to add to franchise roster
Howard Hanna is moving into Central Ohio. Brian R. Ball Staff reporter – Business First Email Residential brokerage Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Latest from The Business Journals Howard Hanna enters market in deal with Dublin residential brokerageAllegheny County reassessments going up, appraisals going downPeople Awards: Companies Follow this company expects to find other top agents and brokers in Central Ohio as operators of franchised offices even as the company’s first partner in the area seeks to expand from Dublin. The Pittsburgh brokerage said Jan. 23 that RealCom Realty would become its first partner in Central Ohio. RealCom’s territory for additional offices covers the 43017 and 43016 ZIP codes in Dublin as well as Hilliard, Powell and Marysville. “We’re hoping to work with the Hannas to expand that territory,” said Marilu Socher, senior partner with Howard Hanna RealCom Realty. Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV, … Brian R. Ball covers real estate, allied construction industries, development and the hospitality and hotel sectors for Business First. See all your followed company news on your personalized dashboard. To access the full benefits of bizWatch and receive a weekly email with aggregated news on all the companies you are following, please provide your email address below. You must have a bizjournals account to follow a company. Please Log In or Register. To continue reading subscribe now Already a subscriber? Sign in to link your subscription Article source: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/01/27/howard-hanna-on-prowl-to-add-to.html
Read More >>Grandview Yard’s location has been paramount in attracting tenants, patrons in …
By Steve Wartenberg THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Friday January 27, 2012 5:21 AM There are several ways to measure the success of Grandview Yard, the development rising from land once home to a huge Big Bear warehouse. There’s the occupancy rate of its hotel and office building, which are 72.8 percent and 80 percent, respectively, and the tax dollars generated for Grandview Heights, which total $388,464. And then there are the measures of success that can be counted by party platters and massages. “We expected a little more foot traffic at first,” said Bobby Oberschlake, general manager of the Jason’s Deli at Grandview Yard. That’s picked up steadily, month by month. Somewhat surprisingly, Oberschlake said, the deli’s catering business has skyrocketed and has more than made up for any weakness in the walk-in business. “We’re getting businesses from Downtown, like Nationwide and Huntington, and all the way up to Ohio State and from over on Dublin Road,” he said. The pace of massages also has muscled its way up steadily at Massage Envy. “We’ve seen a solid and steady increase,” said Jonathan Turner, co-owner of the business. “And we feel we’re just starting to tap into this market, and Grandview Yard will continue to grow and mature and become a destination site.” That is the goal of the site’s developer, Nationwide Realty Investors, which also built the Arena District in phases, just as it’s doing with Grandview Yard. Capitol Square Limited, the commercial real-estate arm of The Dispatch Printing Company, publisher of The Dispatch, owns a 20 percent stake in Grandview Yard. The 100-acre site recently grew when Nationwide paid $6.6 million for a 7-acre parcel northeast of the 3rd Avenue and Edgehill Road intersection, which contains warehouse and retail space. The first phase of Grandview Yard opened in September 2010 [...]
Read More >>Starbucks Planning Renovation To Madison Store
The Starbucks Coffee shop at the CVS plaza in downtown Madison at 613 Boston Post Road will undergo renovations, scheduled to begin sometime in mid-March. Brian Lorenz, of WD Partners, a design firm from Dublin, Ohio, presented plans at a recent Planning Zoning Commission meeting that called for one less seat inside and an additional nine outside. So seating inside would go from 20 to 19, and seating outside would go from 29 to 38. Lorenz said the renovations would include additional improvemens to the patio area, including bench seating, and new tables and chairs. “All of the furniture will be switche, there will be new trash receptacles and pots, and new decorative planters,” he said. The store also plans to put a new sign outside. Modifications to the inside will include some remodeling and the installation of new equipment, Lorenz said. Terry Macy, a member of the Planning Zoning Commission, asked whether there was sufficient parking at the plaza to accomodate the net gain in customers, a subject that was then debated by other members of the commission. Commissioner member Ron Clark, with a Starbucks Coffee cup parked prominently in front of him during deliberations, noted that he was a big fan of the coffee shop. “I’ve been known to go to Starbucks,” he said. “But not to the point where I’m convinced I should have to recuse myself.” He said that “94 percent of the time” he is able to find parking easily. But he, and the other members of the commission, agreed that some additional direction in the parking, when it comes to traffic patterns, would be good thing. This could be done by painting arrows, among other measures, town officials said. Clark said the parking lot is popular with many area residents. “In the early [...]
Read More >>Review: ‘Albert Nobbs’
Albert Nobbs is a waiter in a reputable hotel in 19th-century Dublin, an impeccable servant saving up his money and keeping to himself, working hard to avoid the poverty so prevalent to Ireland in that era. That Albert has done so for almost 20 years at the hotel is impressive. It is a testament to his work ethic that customers trust Albert and seek him out to take care of them during their stay. That this loyal servant has hidden the fact that Albert is actually a woman is amazing. It shows the lengths to which a woman with no other financial means will go to preserve her little place in society without having to depend on a man. Or a woman, for that matter. “Albert Nobbs” is based on a short story that was adapted into an off-Broadway play. It was Glenn Close’s first taste of renown, as she won an Obie award for her 1982 performance. She has said the role has stayed with her for 30 years, to the point that she saw Albert as a role that she must play before she dies. That kind of great story from one of our great performers – her selection as one of the five best actress candidates this week was her sixth Oscar nomination – makes me wish that “Albert Nobbs” was a great movie. The real shame is that Close is the problem. It’s not easy to watch as Albert goes through the daily charade of donning formal wear for dinner. It’s even harder to watch Close, who in character doesn’t look like a man, and who expresses a male voice by affecting a ludicrously deep voice. It’s something like a child might produce in doing an imitation of his or her father. I often thought while [...]
Read More >>Dublin offers valuable data to help businesses
The Irish Times – Friday, January 27, 2012 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL: IT IS ESTIMATED that public sector bodies across the EU are sitting on a treasure trove worth up to €27 billion in the form of the data they hold on a variety of areas including planning, traffic and transport and environmental protection. In an initiative led by Dublin City Council, Dublin’s four local authorities have come together to form Dublinked – a membership network involving businesses, technologists, app developers, researchers and entrepreneurs to mine, exploit and utilise public data to generate new revenue streams and address regional challenges. The Dublinked initiative sees previously unreleased public operational data being made available online for others to research or reuse. The information is curated by NUI Maynooth to ensure ideas can be commercialised as easily as possible and to minimise legal or technical barriers that can be impediments for small and medium businesses (SMEs) seeking to develop and prove business ideas. “We started looking at this about two years ago and everyone said we couldn’t do it,” says assistant Dublin city manager Michael Stubbs. “We said we wanted to do it and we decided to find a way around the problems. We were told that we would be giving unfair competitive advantage to the private sector by allowing it access to this data – but we are allowing everyone access to it so there is no unfair advantage. The whole point is to stimulate economic activity thereby creating jobs.” The initial release of data in October consisted of over 100 environmental, traffic and planning datasets, including planning application data from across the Dublin region: water flow, rainfall and energy monitoring; air, water pollution and noise maps; a wide array of usable mapping from development plans, river catchment and drainage; and parking, residential and [...]
Read More >>All-star cast kicks off Dublin City of Science
TechLife | 27 Jan 2012 : Lord Mayor of Dublin Andrew Montague, comedian Dara O’Briain and All-Ireland winning footballer Stephen Cluxton were joined by over 400 guests from the science, culture and arts yesterday to formally announce the designation of Dublin as City of Science for 2012. A selection of the 160 events were announced (from a total of 400 throughout the year), including a presence at St Patrick’s Festival in March and Dublin Maker Faire in July. Dublin City of Science events are targeted at the general public and vary from a science themed picnic to and orchestral piece from the World Science Festival in New York. The main event for 2012 is ESOF 2012 which takes place in the Convention Centre Dublin in July. Dublin won the right to host this event in a competitive bid process back in 2008. ESOF 2012 is the largest general science meeting in Europe and is held in a different European city every two years. ESOF 2012 will attract the world’s top scientists to Dublin in July. It is expected that over 5,000 researchers, policy makers and international science media will come to our shores in the summer for ESOF. Speaking at the launch Prof Patrick Cunningham, government chief scientific adviser, said: “We have the world’s top scientists confirmed for the ESOF event in July. Notable keynotes include Craig Venter, Jean-Jacques Dordain of ESA, Bob Geldof Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn, Nobel prise winner Jules Hoffmann and Rolf Dieter Heuer of CERN.” For more information visit www.dublinscience2012.ie and www.esof2012.org TechCentral Reporters <!– Related Google TV to see European launch(1593 Views) Google denied in latest attempt to bar controversial e-mail(1535 Views) UK government halts talk of social media shutdown(1464 Views) Viral Friday(1417 Views) Top software products for students(1352 Views) Apple ‘working on video delivery [...]
Read More >>Dogs Up For Adoption in Dublin
Are you in search of a four-legged friend? Love dogs and want to bring one into your family? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then be sure sure head to Petsmart in Dublin (near the West Dublin Target) on Saturday from 11a.m. to 3p.m. Stonecliffe Animal Rescue, located in Lemoore, is headed to Dublin with dogs looking for forever homes. For a list of the dogs available, click here. For more information on Stonecliffe, a non-profit organization, visit their Facebook page, click here or email stoneclifferescue@hotmail.com. They are also looking for foster homes, so please contact them if you are interested. Article source: http://dublin.patch.com/articles/dogs-up-for-adoption-in-dublin-f791d898
Read More >>The soldiers persecuted for daring to help Britain fight Hitler
By Tony Rennell Last updated at 5:06 AM on 27th January 2012 The young airman was desperate to be back with his family and friends at the end of the war. He had done his bit to see off Hitler and make the world a safer place. His one wish now was to be home with ‘my people’. But, instead of a hero’s welcome, what Irishman Martin Walsh feared was being arrested and locked up. ‘Sir,’ he wrote plaintively from England to the authorities in Dublin in 1946, ‘I wish to return as a free Irish citizen once more, without detention or punishment. I would like to have my freedom in Eire and not be caged up like a bird when I go home.’ He sought a written pass ‘to protect me from the military and the police’. His ‘crime’? Leaving Ireland and crossing the water to join the British forces in the struggle against Nazi Germany. It left him in a cruel limbo that, 65 years later, is still scandalously unresolved. Persecuted: A group of Irish Defence Force troops are inspected by Taioseach Eamon de Valera. As many as 5,000 troops lived in fear after the War because they deserted to help the British despite Ireland’s neutrality Walsh and thousands of adventurous youngsters were technically deserters. They had enlisted in the Irish Defence Force but with no enemy to fight because of their country’s decision to stay neutral in World War II, they had chosen to slip away to Britain, join up and fight. After donning British uniforms, some risked their lives on battlefields from Dunkirk to El Alamein and D-Day to Arnhem. Others faced death daily on bomber missions over Germany or suffered the unspeakable hell of Japanese prison camps. Some — such as Corporal Edward Browne, who [...]
Read More >>Affordable and close to beach at Donabate
Price: From €249,500 Where Beverton, Donabate, North County Dublin details Three and four-bedroom houses To appeal to the demand for affordable family houses near to Dublin’s attractive coastline, Kinane Developments is selling a choice of family houses at its Beverton estate close to the heart of Donabate Village in north county Dublin. Buyers have a choice of three bedroom semis or four bedroom detached houses. The former offer floor areas from 100sqm and are priced from €249,500. The detached extend to 124sqm and are each priced at €330,000. Recognising the space requirements of growing families the Beverton houses come with large full house size floored attic rooms which purchasers can easily convert to additional living accommodation. In all house types the spacious dining area is combined with the fully fitted kitchen. There is a separate living room and a large cloakroom/wc is also located at ground level. Upstairs the master bedroom comes en suite with a large shower cubicle. To the front a cobble lock driveway can accommodate two cars while to the rear a generous walled or fenced garden includes a cobble lock patio. Building and fit out specifications are right up to date so they comply and indeed exceed the present building requirements. Superior levels of insulation help to achieve a minimum of B1 energy ratings for a BER Certificate and the savings on energy bills are further enhanced by solar panels for heating water. To improve noise insulation between the semis, the dividing walls between each house is built with solid concrete blocks which are also double plastered with sand and cement. Since 1969 the Kinane family have been building homes and to date have built well over 1,000 new homes. Their care and attention to detail is reflected in the continuance of their business and as [...]
Read More >>Ireland’s NAMA Plans to Set up Funds for Real Estate Investors
January 26, 2012, 5:15 PM EST By Joe Brennan and Neil Callanan Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency plans to set up funds to allow investment in real estate in Ireland, the U.K. and Europe. The funds would acquire property to which receivers have been appointed, David Clerkin, a NAMA spokesman, said by phone. NAMA is allowed appoint receivers to property backed by loans which it controls when a borrower is in breach of lending terms. The funds, known as Qualifying Investor Funds, will be covered by Irish law. Investors must have a minimum of 100,000 euros to place with such a fund, according to the central bank. Dublin-based NAMA is seeking investment management services for the funds, according to documents posted on the agency’s website. To contact the reporter on this story: Joe Brennan in Dublin at jbrennan29@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Dara Doyle at ddoyle1@bloomberg.net Article source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-26/ireland-s-nama-plans-to-set-up-funds-for-real-estate-investors.html
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