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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.

Jeremy Corbyn: Tomorrow, the UN General Assembly will vote on a resolution to study the human and environmental cost of nuclear war. See link below

Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) posted at 4:12 pm on Thu, Oct 31, 2024: Tomorrow, the UN General Assembly will vote on a resolution to study the human and environmental cost of nuclear war. The UK is planning to oppose it. I … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: Concerned about your data use? Here is the carbon footprint of an average day of emails, WhatsApps and more. What about a “Data Diet”? UK is open to data centres from the major technology companies. However, “In fact, Ireland, the Netherlands and Singapore are so worried about the energy impact of datacentres that they have imposed moratoria on new developments.”

Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism with €12 per monthSupport us The Guardian – Back to home What is the carbon footprint of normal online activity? Composite: Guardian Design; Getty Images Environment Concerned about your data use? Here is the … Continue reading →

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Are We the Soviets Now? Sir Niall Ferguson. Highly recommend this. Think of Nobel Prize Sir Angus Deaton, Deaths of Despair. US: more people have died from suicide and addiction over the last 10 years than those who died during Covid 19. Poverty is a hard driver when it becomes the game plan. Why did Soviet men drink and smoke themselves to death? (even though subsidised). Loss of belief in the system is carnage for the human beings. Decide which party Democrats or Republicans

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My grandfather Michael Comyn KC represented Erskine Childers. It caused him much sadness when he was executed while his case was on appeal. Michael Comyn was one of the last people to meet with Erskine Childers. See link below

Erskine Childers (@erskinechilders) posted at 1:55 pm on Tue, Oct 29, 2024: The only photo of Erskine’s hearse leaving Beggars Bush gate on the way to Hardwicke Hall. Robert Barton and Senator Robinson walked behind it. Barton had to identify … Continue reading →

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Fast Company: Would you submit all your medical data to an Elon Musk AI chatbot, I would and I have decades of illness under my belt not! Getting older and feeling younger is what sums up my experience of living.

10-30-2024TECH Elon Musk wants you to submit medical data to his AI chatbot Experts advise using caution when sharing sensitive information to train tech platforms. [Images: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images, Tryfonov/Adobe Stock] BY Jessica Bursztynsky 1 minute read Billionaire and … Continue reading →

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Wion: China is now monitoring couples’ ‘right time’ to conceive a baby and pregnancy. But why?

China is now monitoring couples’ ‘right time’ to conceive a baby and pregnancy. But why? Beijing, China Edited By: PrishaUpdated: Oct 30, 2024, 06:10 PM IST Representative image of a pregnant woman. Photograph:(Others) Follow Us Story highlights According to the officials, the national … Continue reading →

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El PAIS: Repeated bullying can affect 49 brain regions. “Michael Connaughton, a researcher at Trinity College, and colleagues from the PRADO research group analyzed responses to a five-item questionnaire and MRI scans of adolescents aged 14, 19, and 22 from Germany, Ireland, the U.K., and France.”

Select: España subscribeLOG IN Health Neuroscience Repeated bullying can affect 49 brain regions The largest study on this issue, involving 2,049 adolescents, reveals that this form of abuse may impact memory, learning, and motor control Constanza Cabrera OCT 29, 2024 – … Continue reading →

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Yanis Varoufakis: When I called out Israel’s chemical attack on UN peacekeepers as the war crime of the 21st century, Israel’s supporters shamelessly inundated me with claims that those attacks used legal weapons (against the UN!).

Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) posted at 8:42 am on Thu, Oct 24, 2024: When I called out Israel’s chemical attack on UN peacekeepers as the war crime of the 21st century, Israel’s supporters shamelessly inundated me with claims that those attacks … Continue reading →

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Fast Company Compass: Ireland we have a deluge of derelict potential homes; what can we learn from Scotland?

10-29-2024 IMPACT How Scotland is bringing new life to old, abandoned homes What if you could create housing without starting from scratch? [Photo: courtesy SEHP] BY MaryLou Costa and Reasons to be Cheerful5 minute read An abandoned fisherman’s cottage on a remote Scottish … Continue reading →

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Continent of Africa; the Congress of Berlin and the distribution of land to the great colonial powers of the 1800’s until these countries fought for Independence. Never forget why these countries became so attractive – Mineral Resources and to this day they are exploited; this shows the interests of the French. The leaders of Niger have recently decided that no more uranium will go to France, however, it is thought that they have done a deal with Iran.

African Hub (@AfricanHub_) posted at 7:47 pm on Thu, Oct 24, 2024: France Gold bars = Malian goldFrench furniture = Congo woodWorld Cup for France = Africa’s TalentFrance fuel = Gabon oilElectricity France = Niger UraniumFrench phone = Congo cobaltFrench … Continue reading →

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