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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

The Harvard Gazette: What makes a good student

makes a good student  Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 14, 2026 long read Inner drive, integrity, open-mindedness among qualities highlighted by faculty Many of us spend years or even decades of our lives as students, and some of us are … Continue reading

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Axios: Outgunned at home

Axios AM By Mike Allen · Apr 15, 2026  Hello, Tax Day! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,291 words … 5 mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole. If you’re in D.C. today: Join us at 7:30 a.m. for our blockbuster Axios News … Continue reading

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Steve Hanke on X: US Foreign Military Bases. Germany has 118 US military bases in Germany

Steve Hanke @steve_hanke · 47m The US has 118 military bases in Germany. That’s the highest concentration of US bases in a foreign country. In Germany, Uncle Sam runs the show.

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The Ezra Klein Show: Reckoning With Israel’s ‘One State Reality’

Apr 14, 2026 The Ezra Klein Show For decades, most discussions of Israel and Palestine were framed around the eventual creation of a two-state solution. That effort has been dead for years. What has emerged in its place is what … Continue reading

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Just Jay: Our Lord meets the Pope meme

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World’s Largest Oil Chokepoints

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Iran Answers Trump’s Blockade with a LEGO Diss Track

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Current Report: Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed an altered Israeli flag in parliament featuring a swastika …

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Russia. Reminder to the West about Russia’s submarine warfare abilities. Comment: Island of Ireland remains vulnerable

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Chris Hedges Report: The Trump Administration’s War on Cuba (w/ Medea Benjamin) | The Chris Hedges Report

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