BBC Radio 4 Broadcaster & the Giggles!

I came across this story yesterday and I just had to listen to it for myself. Charlotte Green, who maintain a decorum voice, as is expected of BBC newscasters for the first part of the clip about a recording of the oldest known recording of the human voice.She however struggled to maintain that decorum after listening to the piece. I can honestly say that I was slightly amused also by the clip and it is nice to see that *shock horror* they are human and not just drones who droll out the news in a monotone voice. Cheers for the Laughs Charlotte.

• You can hear Charlotte's Giggling fit here. Thankfully the BBC allows their broadcasts to go out in both WMP and Realplayer which means if you are behind a HEA server like I am most of the time, you will be able to hear it in WMP. If only RTE offered its broadcast service in WMP, life would be soo much
  
• The Oldest Voice recording story in existence is here.
  

Govt sets up unit to fight human trafficking

Call me a cynical old coot (Cynical old coot), but Im just curious which EU fund did we now tap into in order to pay for this and more to the point, How long will the funding last before the Unit is silently stepped down?For the Record before I get the head bitten off me, yes of course I welcome the setting up on this, but like I said call me cynical etc etc.

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Govt sets up unit to fight human trafficking
20/11/2007 - 17:51:57

The Government has set up a new special unit to combat human trafficking, it was announced today.

A senior official is to be appointed to head up the unit which will be part of the Department of Justice.

The measure follows the introduction of proposed laws, the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill, to outlaw people smuggling for the sex trade or illegal labour.

Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan said a new Executive Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit would take charge of national strategies while working with international agencies.

“Human trafficking is, by its very nature, a crime that crosses national state boundaries,” he said.

“Constant vigilance, active international liaison and full co-operation between relevant authorities is vital to counter it.”

Source and Cont'd: Breakingnews.ie