A cool website monitoring Irish Media reporting on mental health and suicide. Headline.ie
Another excellent website launching this friday! Stampoutstigma.ie
I cant find the Cork South Docklands Loacal Area Plan any where, if anyone has it could they send it to me?? thanks!
Loving this song!
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
Excellent article from the gaurdian, ment to post it ages ago!
Facebook has gotten some cool applications!!! 50% of my firends support the democrats and 50% support the republicans
The new Vital Statistics survey is live
Loving this song also!!
Hellogoodbye- Here (In Your Arms)
I have a habit of going on gaydar. (The guys on the front page are hot!!)
I should really write my policy proposals before i go back to work.
Back to work on Thursday!
The sweat is dripping off me, and not in a good way!
Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts
Monday, June 11, 2007
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Use of the Irish Language
Dia Dhuit!
I had my first full conversation as gaeilge in ages today with a fellow member of a resource centre in Cork, and I love it!!
Its a pity that people dont use the language. I would say Polish is spoken more then Irish in Ireland!
To encourage the reading and writing of Irish I'm goin to post up a list of Irish Language Blogs in hopes of encouraging the language online and a few websites I use.
Blogs
Seo Panu ag labhairt
Ag Smaoineamh
n Spailp�n F�nach
Arm R�nda na Gaeilge
Cuisle
Ach go háirithe
An Líonra Sóisialta
***this is not an exhaustive list as im too lazy to search for every blog that is in Irish***
Useful Websites
Focal.ie
Gaeilge.ie
***again this is not an exhaustive list***
Slan go foil!
I had my first full conversation as gaeilge in ages today with a fellow member of a resource centre in Cork, and I love it!!
Its a pity that people dont use the language. I would say Polish is spoken more then Irish in Ireland!
To encourage the reading and writing of Irish I'm goin to post up a list of Irish Language Blogs in hopes of encouraging the language online and a few websites I use.
Blogs
Seo Panu ag labhairt
Ag Smaoineamh
n Spailp�n F�nach
Arm R�nda na Gaeilge
Cuisle
Ach go háirithe
An Líonra Sóisialta
***this is not an exhaustive list as im too lazy to search for every blog that is in Irish***
Useful Websites
Focal.ie
Gaeilge.ie
***again this is not an exhaustive list***
Slan go foil!
NEW UN TREATY TO PRESERVE WORLD'S RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY TO COME INTO FORCE IN MARCH
A United Nations-backed international treaty to preserve the rich diversity of the world’s means of cultural expression from the dangers of globalization, including its many languages, will enter into force on 18 March after it topped the needed total of 30 ratifications yesterday.
“The rapidity of the ratification process is unprecedented,” UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=36209&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html) Director-General. Koïchiro Matsuura said today of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in October 2005.
“None of UNESCO’s other cultural conventions has been adopted by so many States in so little time,” Mr Matsuura added. Another 13 countries, as well as the European Community, yesterday deposited their instrument of ratification at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters, bringing the total to 35.
As examples of the kind of cultural consolidation threatened by globalization, UNESCO notes that 50 per cent of the world languages are in danger of extinction and that 90 per cent of them are not represented on the Internet. In addition, five countries monopolize the world cultural industries. In the field of cinema, for instance, 88 countries have never had their own film productions.
Besides promoting diversity in those areas, the Convention seeks to reaffirm the links between culture, development and dialogue and to create a platform for international cooperation, including the creation of an international fund for cultural diversity.
It highlights “the importance of intellectual property rights in sustaining those involved in cultural creativity” and reaffirms that “freedom of thought, expression and information, as well as diversity of the media, enable cultural expressions to flourish within societies.”
It also supports UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity adopted in 2001, which recognized cultural diversity as “a source of exchange, innovation and creativity,” a common heritage of humanity that “should be recognized and affirmed for the benefit of present and future generations.”
The new Convention reaffirms the sovereign right of States to elaborate cultural policies with a view “to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions and reinforce international cooperation” while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
“The rapidity of the ratification process is unprecedented,” UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=36209&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html) Director-General. Koïchiro Matsuura said today of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in October 2005.
“None of UNESCO’s other cultural conventions has been adopted by so many States in so little time,” Mr Matsuura added. Another 13 countries, as well as the European Community, yesterday deposited their instrument of ratification at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters, bringing the total to 35.
As examples of the kind of cultural consolidation threatened by globalization, UNESCO notes that 50 per cent of the world languages are in danger of extinction and that 90 per cent of them are not represented on the Internet. In addition, five countries monopolize the world cultural industries. In the field of cinema, for instance, 88 countries have never had their own film productions.
Besides promoting diversity in those areas, the Convention seeks to reaffirm the links between culture, development and dialogue and to create a platform for international cooperation, including the creation of an international fund for cultural diversity.
It highlights “the importance of intellectual property rights in sustaining those involved in cultural creativity” and reaffirms that “freedom of thought, expression and information, as well as diversity of the media, enable cultural expressions to flourish within societies.”
It also supports UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity adopted in 2001, which recognized cultural diversity as “a source of exchange, innovation and creativity,” a common heritage of humanity that “should be recognized and affirmed for the benefit of present and future generations.”
The new Convention reaffirms the sovereign right of States to elaborate cultural policies with a view “to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions and reinforce international cooperation” while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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