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New book tells the story of a hardworking people in West Offaly Reporter: );  ); Veteran writer and local historian Brendan Ryan has just received the copies of his 12th book from the printers.   The book is called "On Gallen Green - The Story of a West Offaly Townland" and Brendan is launching the book this Friday December 11 at 7pm on http://www.facebook. com/offalytv The official launch will be performed by Ferbanes Parish Priest Fr Peter Burke.   Brendan says the book had a modes...

Barry Gibb has a mission: Keep the music alive 15 minutes to read By: Alex Pappademas The last Bee Gee looks back at his wide-ranging catalogue of hits, and ahead to an album of duets that spotlights his first love, country music. Earths last surviving Bee Gee was calling from his home studio in South Florida, just steps from the waters of Biscayne Bay. "I used to have a great boat," Barry Gibb said. "A speedboat." He called it Spirits Having Flown, after a 1979 Bee Gees album...

Through the iron bars of the window i could see my brother teller running and jumping through the green fields or riding a bicycle far across open spaces almost to the horizon. breathing the clean fresh air in the bright sunlight. while i stood in the dark kitchen swallowing the smoke rising from the gas stove. i was no longer allowed out of the house at the age of eleven i was virtually a spinster to use the words of my own name out. here my brother nor my father entered the kitchen or peeled o...

Through the iron bars of the window i could see my brother telling running and jumping through the green fields or riding a bicycle far across open spaces almost to the horizon. breathing the clean fresh air in the bright sunlight. while i stood in the dark kitchen swallowing the smoke rising from the gas stove. i was no longer allowed out of the house at the age of eleven i was virtually a spinster to use the words of my own limit. near my brother nor my father entered the kitchen or peeled oni...

Through the iron bars of the window i could see my brother teller running and jumping through the green fields or riding a bicycle far across open spaces almost to the horizon. breathing the clean fresh air in the bright sunlight. while i stood in the dark kitchen swallowing the smoke rising from the gas stove. i was no longer allowed out of the house at the age of eleven i was virtually a spinster to use the words of my own limits. neither my brother nor my father entered the kitchen or peeled ...

Took a moment to state, for the record, just how tough they were willing to be. >> i love apple. and im very proud of apple as an american company. >> apple is an american success story. its products are justifiably well known and used throughout the world. just like millions around the world, i carry an iphone in my pocket. what may not be so well known is that apple has a highly developed tax avoidance system, a system through which is it has amassed more than $100 million in offshore cash in ...

Cook act the companys tax practices, many of the members took a moment to state, for the record, just how tough they were willing to be. >> i love apple. and im very proud of apple as an american company. >> apple is an american success story. its products are justifiably well known and used throughout the world. just like millions around the world, i carry an iphone in my pocket. what may not be so well known is that apple has a highly developed tax avoidance system, a system through which is i...

>> i love apple. and im very proud of apple as an american company. >> apple is an american success story. its products are justifiably well known and used throughout the world. just like millions around the world, i carry an iphone in my pocket. what may not be so well known is that apple has a highly developed tax avoidance system, a system through which is it has amassed more than $100 million in offshore cash in a tax haven. >> apple found its tax in the green fields of ireland where jobs an...

>> in my mind, i see a line. and over that line i see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line. but i cant seem to get there no-how. i cant seem to get over that line. that was harriet tubman in the 1800s. and let me tell you something. the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. [ applause ] you cannot win an emmy for roles that are simply not there. ♪ [music]

An emotional and powerful acceptance speech. >> in my mind i see a line. and over that line i see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line. but i cant seem to get there no-how. i cant seem to get over that line. that was harriet tubman in the 1800s. and let me tell you something. the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. [ applause ] you cannot win an emmy for roles that are simply not there.