If you've seen either Banlieue 13 or its sequel then you'll probably recognise the sound of French group Da Octopusss (yes there are 3 "s" in that). The soundtrack for Banlieue 13 was never officially released, so the only way to get your hands on the tracks from the film were via YouTube or other, less legal, sources. They've finally released their first album called Da … [Read more...] about Da Octopusss Release An Album Finally
Mesón Extremeño Cáceres
When I started my degree at the University of Limerick my Spanish wasn't that great. I'd studied it in secondary school, but I'd never made any real effort and I wouldn't have been able to do a whole lot. So I had the option in second year to go to Spain for the full academic year. For me that was a wonderful opportunity to improve my command of the Spanish language … [Read more...] about Mesón Extremeño Cáceres
Embedding Youtube Videos With Captions Turned On
Some YouTube videos come with captions. If you're posting a video in French or Serbian then it might not be a bad idea to turn on the English language captions (if they exist) Unfortunately YouTube's default embed code these days does not include any of these options, as it's a rather simple iframe You can, however, add the captioning to any video if you use the older … [Read more...] about Embedding Youtube Videos With Captions Turned On
Agricantus Amatevi
Sicilian group Agricantus' Amatevi is a wonderful track. I love their sound [youtube]http://youtu.be/sjgjL7psWbM[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Agricantus Amatevi
Behaving Like Cavemen Isn’t Cool
There are some very cool, interesting and intelligent women working in the technology sector. They're as good if not better than their male counterparts at what they do. I shouldn't even need to say that - it's 2012 - not 1912! I was raised by my mother. She was (and still is) stubborn, opinionated, intelligent, hardworking and someone I have the utmost respect for. She … [Read more...] about Behaving Like Cavemen Isn’t Cool