Monthly Archives: May 2021

CAN MENTAL ILLNESS BE UNDERSTOOD AS A FORM OF SOCIAL DEVIANCE?

Posted on May 30, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

Written by: Michelle Clarke- September 2003. Final essay BESS Third Year at Trinity College Dublin. Mental illness must be first defined in the context of legislation.-1-  Account is required of the predominantly medical input and the challenge that is faced … Continue reading →

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Aphantasia post Traumatic Brain Injury; added to being Bipolar with entrenched anxieties. “The People without a Mind’s Eye” ie Living without mental imagery. For me, I had this and have tried for nearly 30 years now to understand what happened within my brain resulting from a fractured skull that changed me significantly from the person I was, who was emotional and had a vivid imagination.

Posted on May 30, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

This explains so much but most importantly why my rehabilitation is so dependent on the computer, social media, reading and of course sleeping. A dark mind harbouring a fear that once upon time you were a dreamer is deeply disturbed … Continue reading →

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“Legislator in New York is introducing a law that would tax companies for the revenue they earn on data…..” Ireland: We host and give exceptionally favourable corporate tax rates to Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others who made vast profits especially for their “owners”; and we must add, in COVID-19 2020 Pandemic Year. We too give so much of our personal data for free to these Tech Magnets who will use it to earn vast sums of capital going forward. “Data” is the new oil or gold. They know it but the truth is so do we? Let us start now by being active and seeking a value to be paid for our content and this should include Twitter content also. The article below is published in Fast Company. I often wonder what the value of my content would be if it entered the market arena and had a financial value. We were basically conned into giving up our data for free and now we are addicted especially to the smartphones and computers; it is the dopamine hit that creates the addiction.

Posted on May 12, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

05-12-21 7:00 am A NY law would tax Facebook, Google, and other companies for using your personal data A legislator in New York is introducing a law that would tax companies for the revenue they earn on consumer data, part … Continue reading →

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Grangegorman Histories launches Grangegorman Lives

Posted on May 5, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

Our new series will explore the lives of people who lived, worked, visited, travelled to and through Grangegorman. Source: Grangegorman Histories launches Grangegorman Lives

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Far and Wide the COVID-19 virus is spreading. Baillieu Islands Northern Brazil have been ravaged by the virus and teams in boats carrying Astra Zeneca (Oxford) are ensuring that the virus is contained even in such a remote location. Check out John Hopkins in the following link.

Posted on May 3, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

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India: 1st May 2021 – mutations are a warning sign to people in Ireland who are about to leave their third severe LOCKDOWN: the temptations now that our elderly have had their vaccines is to let the guard down ie those restrictions that keep us physically distanced, washing our hands regularly, wearing masks, remain essential too. COVID-19; that virus is virulent to conquer and in its armoury are mutations and variants which emerge when least expected. While we were at our worst in January, India was moving towards “normality”; they returned to parliamentary talks, gatherings, marriages and their major public holiday drew in the crowds minus a lot of the necessary precautions. Today 400,000+ cases have presented and the figure is rising. The tragedy is beyond comprehension. India is the “Pharmacy of the World” and it is the largest producer of vaccines in the world; its population is 18% of the world population. Ireland: We need to learn by looking beyond our own media. We need to use technology to access people like Dr Mike Ryan, WHO; Dr Fauci in the US and so many more. Pandemic applies to the people of the world. We need to be prepared and able. “Vaccination: Advice of Jeremy Farrar “We have to do it before summer…”

Posted on May 1, 2021 by michelleclarke2015

DER Spiegel You will find my tweets : @canisgallicus This article is written on the 5th January and it is a warning so this makes it more essential for people in Ireland to engage and be prepared. Jeremy Farrar on … Continue reading →

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