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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.

Axios: Unrecognizable 2028 – our future foretold

Unrecognizable 2028 — our future foretold   Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios    Axios CEO Jim VandeHei pulls the camera way back in this synthesis for his weekly C-Suite newsletter: Multiple disruptive forces will converge by 2028 — toxic political fragmentation, superintelligent AI and … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News. Comment: (post TBI, frontal lobal damage ex contrecoup, aphasia inter alia other outcomes applies. Also defined by the word Broca) – Quote “Mechanistically decoding how symbols are assembled provides a framework to dramatically improve BCIs, allowing devices to translate neural intent into fluent speech or physical action. The paradigm also offers diagnostic pathways for action-planning disorders like constructional apraxia and psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.”

The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought Neuroscience ·May 23, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered the first … Continue reading

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Axios: Dems weaponize Epstein in midterm

  Dems weaponize Epstein in midterm ads   Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo via Getty ImagesSeveral top Democratic candidates are airing scathing midterm ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Axios’ Holly Otterbein reports. They’re betting that theTrump administration’s reluctance to … Continue reading

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WSJ Events: Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore on the Changing World Order

May 20, 2026Richard Moore, former head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service, discusses geopolitical issues reshaping the international balance of power, including China’s support of Russia, President Trump’s aggression towards Greenland, and Europe’s ability to defend itself. This discussion took place … Continue reading

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Lord Sugar says Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should be ‘in jail’ for ‘lies’ they told about Brexit. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the businessman said Brexit was the ‘worst thing I have experienced in business.’

The Daily Britain @dailybritainonx Lord Sugar says Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should be ‘in jail’ for ‘lies’ they told about Brexit. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the businessman said Brexit was the ‘worst thing I have experienced … Continue reading

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Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s deal terms

Exclusive: Trump’s deal terms   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos via Getty Images   Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that the agreement the U.S. and Iran are close to signing involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be … Continue reading

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Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice. Ethan Kross, Neuroscientist

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DW: Trump’s America – Is US democracy in Danger? Democracy under attack

May 23, 2026 #dwdocumentary#documentary#dwdocs Nations once considered beacons of democracy are under attack. Many countries around the world are moving toward authoritarianism and jeopardizing once staunchly protected democratic values. Among them: the USA. The new DW documentary series, “Democracy Under … Continue reading

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Axios: End of internet’s golden era

 End of internet’s golden era   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Google’s overhaul of the search bar this week washes away one of the last vestiges of the internet’s halcyon era — when search tools felt empowering, social media and swiping … Continue reading

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Fortune: Time to focus on new credo “Learn, Unlearn and Relearn”; get the skills too. In the US there is a shortage in construction workers! Why?

North America Immigration America is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone By  Sasha Rogelberg Reporter May 23, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Add us on The Trump … Continue reading

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