tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219295866471955022011-12-30T08:34:24.404ZPolitics, Music, Entertainment and Random Musings. Bringing you the best of what the world hasn't offered.Smoking Hot Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685052832922179593noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521929586647195502.post-88423675413022190642011-12-30T08:07:00.005Z2011-12-30T08:34:24.418Z

Let's face it, 2010 and 2011 have not exactly been 'amazing' or 'stellar' years for music output in most fronts. It is fairly safe to assert that on both sides of the Atlantic, the Eurotrashy 'nce-nce' backing beat dominates which, let's face it, isn't exactly the mating call of the truly creative mind. Most songs that have been hits this year have been fairly difficult to distinguish from the

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Dear members of the Oireachtas, With just over 7 weeks until the people of Ireland go to the polling stations to cast their vote to elect our next President, there lurks a question mark shaped cloud that bears a conundrum which simply leaves me baffled. It is not a very complicated question but perhaps thinking of how to articulate an answer will take some time, the inquiry is simple: why were

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Now, before I throw in my oar and paddle down the stream of voices from afar, I am aware of the irony of the title of this article. However, I think there is a slight difference between what I am about to say and what has been said in the mainstream press over the past few days and weeks.  There have been so many articles in newspapers and network news features covering the riots, all of which

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Today I read an article (click here) regarding warnings dealing with a connection between Facebook use and teen depression. Interestingy I found it quite useful and it some ways it validated some of the claims made on this site in previous posts. I have published several articles here that have dealt with the issues of cyberbullying and the potentially harmful effects of social networking. The

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You would think that, in a time of crisis, political parties might actually focus on promoting their stance on the issues at hand rather than pandering to the few WoW and RoH fans out there for those last few votes. I present to you... The  Fine Gael Platform Video Game (Click HERE or See below for screenshots) What's next?: Good Friday Agreement Action Figures? An effort by Fianna Fail

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In some previous posts, SHC has covered the topic of bullying in some depth giving both examples of some of the most incredible cases of bullying and its consequences as well as giving opinion on various elements. Back in December 2008, we featured an article about homophobia and the Prop. 8 in California. Now it seems that both bullying and homophobia are back in the media and for all the wrong

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I know this is totally unorthodox for this site, but I decided to keep an online journal of my efforts to quit smoking. It is not going to take up the whole site by any means. IT will be contained within this post and this post only. The rest of the site is business as usual. Oh, and sorry for the hiatus over the Summer and Autumn. Life has been pretty hectic since June and I am only now starting

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Now that the election is well and truly behind us all, and a coaltion government between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party has 'triumphed', it is maybe a good idea to take a look back at a couple of areas where this new administration might meet obstacles. Arguably the greatest area of imminent conflict that the coalition will meet, if they haven't already, is the debate

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After a gruelling night and morning of vote counts, recounts and declarations, the UK electorate gave a verdict which resounded across the country regarding who they want to run their government; nobody. At least that is how it is portrayed according to the British Electoral System and the provisions of it's First-Past-The-Post system of voting. Labour saw a net loss of 91 seats and the

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In what has perhaps been the most hyped-up general election in British history, the three leading parties all share one thing in common; they have no idea of what the outcome will be! Party leaders Gordon Brown (New Labour), David Cameron (Conservative) and Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) are in an utter state of limbo as the election day dawns upon us. Why? Perhaps there are a myriad of reasons

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To give the bottom line first: Beyonce is doing nothing but good for the music business. Why? Simple, she isn't using her vast resources to produce a killer video to take your attention from poor music. Instead, she's just making quality tracks, powering into them with her immense vocal talent and making videos with the soul purpose of giving you a face to go with the name, so to speak. - Now

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Recently, I started what I like to call a “health-kick”. It's definition? To allow myself to detox from all the junk I've consumed over the previous few weeks or months and try to, once again, get myself comfortable with the way I look. Now, I am sure all of you would say to me, “just put down the pint and eat a salad!”, but I'm talking about a different kind of health-kick. When I think back to

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I appreciate that this article may either/both confuse or anger people, as it is a topic that some of you may feel that I have no business commentin on but, having paid particular attention to the issue for quite some time, I feel that something should be said. Over the past two weeks, Primark, a clothes and accessories retailer with stores all over the UK and Ireland, have been in the news

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As I said yesterday, SmokingHotCoffee will now be moving to it's own domain. Today I went about purchasing the domain name. Up until I posted the "1 Million Hits" post, the site was available. In fact, up until about 5pm today, it was ready for purchase. But when I actually went to buy it, "www.smokinghotcoffee.com" has been bought (sad face). It would seem that some text book a-hole went and

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This blog has been open for a couple of years now. Initially it was just a place where I could write an opinion here and there but, over the past 18 months or so, the growth and interest in what's being said here has truly grown. So much so that it went from recieving several hundred hits over the course of the first 6 months, to recieving over 20,000 hits on some days. The opinions and

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Today I read an article published by IrishHealth.com regarding Irish teens' knowledge and concerns about having sex. They claim that while Irish teens are aware of many sexually transmitted infections, they are relatively unaware of the symptoms and potential health issues that STIs bring with them. The article also claims that Irish teens bear greater concern over STIs then they do for pregnancy

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It would certainly appear that the message portrayed in our recent post regarding the Chilean earthquake was fairly 'on the mark'. The Huffington Post recently published figures from Oxfam's latest efforts to raise funds for the victims of this tragedy. Seemingly, people in more fortunate countries are suffering from "Giving Fatigue". Is this the case? Do we live in a World where people can

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Just a few days ago, the South American country of Chile was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in history (8.8 Magnitude). While 700+ people have lost their lives, the deathtoll is minute in comparison to that which we saw in Haiti in January of 2010. However, all one has to do, is to examine the worldwide news coverage to see the extent of the damage caused to Chilean

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Crystal Swing are the latest music craze to take Ireland by storm. Thanks to the influence of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook along with their YouTube videos gaining thousands of hits in the space of a few hours it makes me wonder, what is it that has caused this media frenzy? Their music video, "She Drinks Tequila" shows the group (who are all part of the same family)

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So the time has come for all good Catholics out there: Lent. Some might say that a good Catholic is one that prays all the time, reads the Bible, goes to mass regularly. I certainly wouldn't consider myself to be a very good Catholic, but this is my attempt at trying.I've decided to combine these two things to create a new challenge I like to call...Fr.Ted's Lenten Challenge!For those of you who

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In September 2000, at the Millennium Summit in UN Headquarters in New York, 189 heads of State met to discuss the issues of poverty and deprivation in the World's poorest countries. As a result of this three day event, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were conceived. The MDGs consist of 8 targets which the UN member states hoped to achieve for 2015, and included: The Eradication of Extreme

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On December 29th 2009, at approximately 10am Urumqi (China) time, Akmal Shaikh was executed after being convicted of attempting to smuggle 4kg of heroin into China. Shaikh, a sufferer of bi-polar disorder, had allegedly been tricked into carrying the package into China by a group of men who has duped him into thinking that he would be rewarded with the opportunity to record a hit record upon

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Hey Everyone, Unless you have been living under a rock lately, you will be aware that there has been a devastating Earthquake in Haiti. This disaster has left over 80,000 dead, caused thousands to become homeless and caused utter chaos in Haiti. Without going into too much detail here, click on the links below to see how you can help the people of Haiti overcome this natural disaster.Links: HOPE

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Today it emerged that Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt of the Labour Party in the UK have called for a 'secret ballot' to decide the fate of both the Labour Party and British PM, Gordon Brown. This has raised some eyebrows of surprise, condonment and condemnation. Some say that to have a such a party exercise so close to an election (in the UK, there must be a general election before June 3rd 2010)

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Not long after the now infamous 2009 VMAs in NYC, I published an article regarding to antics of the night, namely the idiocracy of Kanye West and, perhaps in the heat of he moment, we spoke in a less than flattering manner about Lady Gaga. However, while I stand behind my opinion of Mr. Wests antics, it is imperative that a correction be made. About a month after the article was published, I

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This is just something that I stumbled across and found incredibly amusing. It made me laugh and it also made me think quite a lot about all of the various articles we read about skinny models and the lengths they go to so that they can be the 'chosen one'...for now. Take a read and let me know what you think. Beauty is FactEvery so often there are images of people, whether they are women or men

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When I was a child (c. late 80s/early 90s) Back to the Future was premiering on network T.V. and everyone knew the song; “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News (a song that still kicks ass today). I can remember hearing it in the car in the morning when my parents would drop me off to school and when we went on summer holidays, my Uncle had this cassette of movie themes which included Ray

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(I actually wrote this piece a few months ago, but decided to wait until the media circus around the story died down, because I was worried about opening the comments area of the blog...as you can imagine, there will be some biggot who might jsut throw in some nasty remarks, which this blog has no time for).In recent months, there has been a rather large amount of media attention given to Caster

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In a previous entry, we announced that SHC would be expanding into the area of music. One of the things that was wanted was that the major focus of the music section would be on smaller Indy bands and performers with the occasional big name review here and there. After a lot of rummaging across the interwebs and other various music outlets, SHC stumbled across a wonderfully talented performer by

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If you are a fellow blogger here on...blogger. You might be aware that as a part of the site's 10th Anniversary, they have released a bunch of gifts and gadgets to mark the occasion. One gadget I want to bring your attention to is the SocialVibe gadget which allows you to pick a charity/non-governmental organisation and support them on your site. By clicking in the box, usually located in the

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Over the past few months, I've wanted to be able to expand the blog into something other than just the political and the occasional opinion piece on random current events or musings. Since the site is steadily approaching 1 million hits, this seems like the perfect time to start the expansion before the site is launched. Therefore, we're going to start a music based section. Unfortunately, I

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Just in: President Obama's feelings about Kanye West's outburst during the MTV VMAsCheck on the Huffington Post website. Or listen to the audio below: Great to hear someone else is pi**ed off about it.

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The time is approaching...we're inching the 1 Million Hits mark...after reaching 700,000 (which equates to half a million hits since March); the goal of getting 1,000,000 hits is nearer...obviously. I promised people that if I hit the 1,000,000 mark, I would get a listed domain/website...the time may be sooner than later. Thanks to everyone who has stumbled, enjoyed, subscribed to the Feed. Keep

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Any of you who know me personally will know that I am and have always been a huge fan of the music and creativity of Michael Jackson. Seeing the tribute that was performed at the beginning of the VMAs reminded me of how much he influenced the music world...and the world in general. I'm not going to give a biography of MJ; you can find that on Wikipedia. But I want to make a few points of my own,

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The last post was somewhat of a digression as well, but I've been working hard all day and I decided to check the news and well...felt like writing a few things down. As always, when online, it's difficult to read a funny, catchy, or wierd article and not investigate a little further...I happened across the news of Kanye West's outburst, which seems to be becoming a regular slot of the VMAs (or

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Over the past couple of weeks an abundance of conservative writers; bloggers; columnists; reporters; and activists have more than 'slammed' the US president's government on the basis of accusations of the initiation of so-called 'Death Panels' as part of the new Health Care Reform Bill. "What's that?" I hear you say..."Death Panels - What the hell are they?". Well, according to Sarah Palin,

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It's unusual for this blog to take an introspective approach in the articles. Despite the occasional opinionated inclusions in some of the previous articles, this one, in some ways, highlights a genuine question that 'I' personally have: What does it take to become inspired to write, create, do, or make something? Currently, the room is slightly dark, the walls carry images of MArtin Luther King

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This article is a little bit overdue, admittedly, but it is because careful consideration has been taken to understand some of the implications that this proposed law might have in Ireland. To examine the law, lets look first at what has been done in other countries regarding the same issue. In the UK, Blasphemous Libel Laws were abolished in July 2008 and were bunched into the Racial and

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It's that time again and people around the country are clamouring for votes, nominations, and endorsements in the run up to the up and coming Council Elections. I'm not sure about you, but I always cringe at the thought and the reality of Councillors, and potentials coming to my door, asking for my suppot and my vote. Admittedly, I always get a bit obnoxious towards them as I feel that few, if

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Just in case you missed SNL last weekend, Justin Timberlake was hosting, and you know what that means - Yes - D**k in a Box Sequel!!!This time, JT and Andy Samberg stifled viewers with a totally appropriate Mothers Day acknowledgement, just to show they cared. The video is available on Hulu and on the SNL website or on the HuffPost website Click HereBut in case you are like me, and unable to view

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It's not always easily noticed that something is wrong with a society; that is until one can see that U.S. television standards committees allow the likes of uber-preppy, Sean Hannity, on the air. On Wednesday 22nd of this month of fools, Hannity (the Great American) essentially mocked the atrocious activity 'formerly' used by the U.S. government to acquire information from terrorist suspects in

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This video more or less speaks for itself! Just watch and enjoy!Now check Urban Dictonary's definition of "teabagging". Click Here!Is is just me, or are American conservatives starting to become more liberal?I'll leave it at that...

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Yesterday, as I was just about to go to bed, I did my usual run through of the latest news headlines. I visited, as always, the Huff Post. To my utter shock I came across President Obama's response to the newly legalised raping of Shia wives. Firstly, the law stipulates that:As long as the husband is not traveling, he has the right to have sexual intercourse with his wife every fourth night,

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In a Huffington Post feature this week, the First Ladies of some NATO leaders gathered for a group photo...standing in the back however was Jochen Sauer (First Man of Germany). Something tells me that his drinking buddies (if he has any) got a laugh out of this scenario. For the full article and subconscious piss take see that Huff Post: Click HereI wonder "who" he was wearing for the spouses

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I'm sure many of you are aware that the world is in economic peril...If you haven't then you are either living under a bridge or just have too much money (or too little) to care. At any rate, I want to bring your attention to an interview conducted by Jon Stewart with "Mad Money" host, Jim Cramer. The Huffington Post described it as an eviseration of Cramer...and they were pretty much spot-on. I

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Recently, the GOP chair Michael Steele stated that his stance on the rights of women to pursue abortions was a choice for the individual and not for the federal government...this without a doubt completely opposes the RNC's own position on abortion. In fact, the RNC has stated that We support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth

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Howdy, Some of you have sent us messages whereby you seem confused about how our blog is conducted...one question from Wendy in Texas asks, "How many people actually write the blogs and why aren't there any sign-offs at the end?". Richard from Buckinghamshire asked "How is it that I can't tell who is writing each individual blog?". The answer to these questions are firstly, there are 5 of us that

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As you can see by the pattern of my publications here on SHC, I go through waves of thought and sometimes can be overcome with all the stuff floating around in my head. How do I overcome this? I write and tell you about it. I do this for a couple of reasons: Firstly, it is a great way of venting frustration or simply saying what I want and it is a great comfort to know that there are some of you

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This is a post from the TalkPoliticsNow Blog. I just thought I should post it here too. The subject matter is something that's still bothering me. Take a look and send your comments. I look forward to reading them - SMaybe I am going crazy, but lately I am getting the feeling that since Barack Obama was elected, there seems to have been a general acceptance that we are starting to win the war

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Today I watched a T.V. Programme...yes, I know, I reverted to the idiot box for over an hour of entertainment to cure my curiosity of what appeases the needs of the ever-dwindling population of our continuosly ailing planet. Interestingly, I stumbled upon a documentary entitled "Right to Die" on Sky RealLives. This was perhaps the most shocking diary I have ever watched in my entire, yet short,

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The sun had set here in Ireland on the day of hearing that Barack Obama had been elected as the next President of the United States. When I heard the news I was hysterical, amazed, delighted, moved, and somewhat confused. As I learned from MSNBC’s coverage that Obama had won, I had to verify this claim by changing to all the other news stations so as to avoid any conflict such as that which

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One of the things that I have always both hated and admired are people who can live by a 'routine' every single day of their lives. When I say people who live by routines, I mean the people who ritualistically wake up at the same time every day, go downstairs or down the hall, have a shower, go to the kitchen eat breakfast, brush their teeth, make coffee for their short commute to work with the

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Yesterday, as I was checking my e-mail before the 'great post-last exam session' with my now former colleagues, I saw a message that caught my eye. I couldn't recall recieving one like this before. It was an update from YouTube.com, telling me that "friends" of mine had updated ther profiles and added videos to their pages. While the e-mail itself was not of much interest, what was, was thinking

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On the eve of my final BA exam, I did what every studious individual does...I procrastinated!. By about midday, as you might expect, my tobacco supply was running at a level less than sufficient, but alas, I hadn't the necessary motivation to nip down the shop and buy a packet of my beloved B&H (other ciggies are available). So, I was in desperate need to take my mind off of my favorite vice. I

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The Lisbon Treaty has come under much scrutiny over the last few months; despite the lack of media attention it should have recieved in the months running up to the upcoming referendum in June. The lack of attention, one could suggest, is due to the Referendum Commission we have here in Ireland; which states that advertising of a referendum can only be undertaken by the State 4 weeks prior to an

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THE ONE SECOND FILMWhile perusing the web; imdb, facebook, bebo, wikipedia and youtube to mention a few, I ended up on the biography page of one Jonah Hill (the chubby dude from Superbad). I reached the 'Filmography' section to find that he was involved in a project called the "1 Second Film"...like I was, you are probably thinking "what the fuck is that?"...I checked it out.When I went to

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I am not the worlds biggest advocate of watching television...it sometimes acts as a distraction from watching the world around you, eventually leading to alienation from reality. Programmes from "Eastenders", "Hollyoaks", "Coronation St." to "Cribs", "The Fabulous Life..", "My Super Sweet 16" - paint a false depiction of what the world is really like on the grander scale. But, a little over

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Hey everyone,This blog is kind of strange in that it won't deal with any specific category of item. We are just a group that likes to rant and rave and maybe even provoke discussion from time to time. If there is an issue that hits a nerve, We have a tendancy to think long and hard about it, the hard part is that there aren't many people willing to discuss 'some' of the issues at hand. So, as

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