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Researchers Gauge Mental Health of Iraq Vets
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
When soldiers return from the war in Iraq, it often takes several months for mental health problems to show up. A new study by the Army finds those problems are more likely to be diagnosed after some time. The study also indicates mental health issues are putting even more stress on the military and V.A. health care system.
NPR's Joseph Shapiro has been looking at the research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
JOSEPH SHAPIRO: A lot of soldiers come home from Iraq with mental health problems, but the new research shows that those problems really don't start showing up until several months after they have been back. After six months, soldiers are four times more likely to say they're having what the researchers call interpersonal conflict. That means things like fighting with a spouse, children and other family members, or having a hard time getting along with friends or a boss at work. Other problems, too, grow after several months, like alcoholism, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Army psychiatrist Charles Milliken is co-author of the research.
Dr. CHARLES MILLIKEN (Psychiatrist, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience): What the study shows is if you look for some earlier version of those problems, whether it'd be depression or PTSD or some relationship problems, that we can find it within six months of the soldiers coming home from war.
SHAPIRO: When soldiers come back from Iraq, they fill out a seven-page health care survey. The new research says that first survey doesn't catch most problems. It may be that soldiers who've just come home are feeling good and they're anxious to get back to friends and family. Either they don't realize they're having mental health problems, they don't want to admit them, or hope they'll go away. So two years ago, the Pentagon added a second survey, three to six months after troops got home.
That's where Dr. Milliken found the problem showing up.
Dr. MILLIKEN: Just the process of being asked twice - how's your psyche, how are your relationships - it sends a message that, you know, stress is a natural part of combat. And some people may need a little extra help getting over it once they're home. And if you need a little extra help, go get it. Get help early before it affects your health, before it affects your relationships.
SHAPIRO: Earlier studies by Milliken and other researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research showed that about one in seven soldiers develop PTSD. The new study shows that a lot are getting care for some kind of mental health problem within the first six months - about 20 percent of active duty soldiers and 42 percent of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
The high number of problems among Guard and Reserve was new. That puzzled Milliken.
Dr. MILLIKEN: When you look three to six months later, they do have more mental health concerns, but they also have higher physical health concerns. So that makes us think that this may be a difference in health coverage.
SHAPIRO: Members of the Guard and Reserve get health care from the Pentagon, but it runs out six months after they come home, so many may be declaring their mental health problems before that coverage disappears. They also get access to the V.A. health care system for two years.
Milliken's study notes that other reports have found that the Pentagon's mental health system is overburdened, understaffed and needs more money.
Paul Rieckhoff of the veterans' group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America says the new report shows that care has to be a lot more extensive.
Mr. PAUL RIECKHOFF (Executive Director and Founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America): We need mandatory face-to-face counseling sessions for every single soldier coming home, we need follow-up counseling sessions for those family members and the soldiers, and we need to be more innovative. We need to be more proactive. We need a V.A. that's less passive, that reaches out into the communities, and finds those veterans and make sure that they're doing all right.
SHAPIRO: Veterans groups see a glass half-empty. They point to recent reports of more suicides and more homeless veterans. The new report sees a glass half-full. A lot of soldiers and their families are recognizing mental health problems and are seeking help.
Joseph Shapiro, NPR News.
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My short story, Winter Roses, is now available on this web site for free. The story first appeared in 2015 in the anthology, Uncommon Threads. It really is a short story…it's only five pages long.
Here's the official blurb for the story:
The young heir to the mountainous Cragenrath Kingdom thought he'd met the love of his life. Instead, he got a lesson in crime, betrayal, magic and revenge.
A short story from the Thousand Kingdoms setting.
The story is actually a speech that I did for The Entertaining Speaker, i.e. – it was one of the speech projects for an advanced Toastmasters manual.

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Stick Men are a band that can't do anything wrong according to me. They are even more brilliant to watch live, and I always enjoyed the gigs I've seen from them but what can you ask for from three amazing gentlemen, all a master on the instruments they play? Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson) on Chapman Stick and vocals, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) on drums and percussion, and Markus Reuter (Centrozoon) on Touch guitar and vocals.
What kind of music can you expect on this album Prog Noir? This is progressive rock with experimental and surprising twists, and with extraordinary instrumentalists. Don't expect long stretched prog songs with certain themes, but awesome tracks that carry a lot of diversity. It presents a bit of a dark atmosphere as it's more gloomy then the previous albums. The overall production sounds good, and the album sleeve looks very cool.
The album starts with the title track Prog Noir. It features a heavy rhythm and vibe, dark but somehow quite catchy. Mantra is an instrumental track that carries several inimitable twists and turns, a typical Stick Men track, which is good! Plutonium contains a lot of musical surprises, and is something you shouldn't take too seriously. I don't want to spoil the beans, so it's up to you, dear reader of this review, to find it out for yourself. The intro of The Tempest is just amazing. It is super catchy and well fabricated. It puts a smile on my face, so this is my favourite track on the album. Schattenhaft is a very up-tempo instrumental track, and Pat shows that he's a diversified drummer. A Rose In The Sand/ Requiem is very atmospheric and beautiful, thanks to the soundscapes in the background. Leonardo goes back to the more experimental and heavier stuff again, with several theme changes. Trey's Continuum is more laid-back but still carries a steady base when it comes to rhythm. Embracing The Sun has weird rhythm changes, but is still a consistent song. Last track Never The Same is also the longest track on the album. It could be categorized as a real progressive rock track because of the way it has been composed.
It's a great, tight, wonderful Stick Men album. Still, I miss a bit of energy on the album sometimes. Some passages and bits could have been more spicy in my opinion, but I'm sure they will make it up when they play live! This is a must have for the Stick Men fans, a recommendation for the people who want to be aware of accessible progressive/ experimental rock.
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Almost Gone
Good bye, Unit 129, Cascade Village, Purgatory, CO…
In two days, we close on the sale of our second Purgatory condo. This first one sold this last spring; as this one changes hands, our Colorado days are officially over.
It's not easy to let go of this place; the problems that we had with it had nothing to do with the condo itself, or its proximity to the ski hill, or the views, or the price or the HOA. It was all about a stick of butter; no matter what, we were 27 miles from a stick of butter. And where the "stick of butter" lay, so lay the doctor's office, and the dentist, and the pharmacy – and meetings. And church.
We found ways to mitigate this – we'd drive down on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, make the 5:30 meeting, then go out to eat, get groceries, and run our errands, then make the 8:00 meeting and drive back up; this got almost everything we needed in just two trips per week. I was okay with this, myself.
But once Ethel needed a prescription, and I tried to head down to Durango to pick it up, and I had to turn around halfway there – traffic and poor snow removal kept me from making it down the mountain. (N.B. – this was in an all-wheel drive car with Blizzaks; we're not talking rear-wheel drive here). And it seems to me, in retrospect, that that event – which happened in the first week that we had moved into the second condo – was the death knoll. From that point on, Ethel was not comfortable with the distance from town.
I agreed with her stance, but I was always willing to live with it. Heck, I was living at 9000 feet in the Rocky Moutains, 1.5 miles from the chairlift. I'd'a put up with ground-glass hemorrhoids.
Then we moved to Utah, and it didn't make sense to have ski condos in both states; here recently, it has seemed that it would be just as easy to live in Colorado as in Utah, as I've gotten pretty comfortable with working remotely on this job, but Ethel has remained adamant – 27 miles from a stick of butter. And I couldn't disagree.
And now we're about 2.8 miles from a stick of butter, and the dentist, and a bunch of restaurants – including reasonably good, reasonably priced sushi, as long as we're there in time for happy hour. We have plenty of bandwidth, we're two minutes from the freeway, twenty-five minutes from a real airport, and there is a lot more skiing available in Park City than there ever will be at Purgatory. Being where we are is smart and practical; being where we were was difficult and impractical. And I have always loved Park City, and always will.
But it's still hard to let go of that little condo. At some point, I'm going to cry.


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Owls are mysterious and enigmatic creatures, known for their incredible silent flight, super-powered hearing and piercing stare. With over 200 species of owls in the world, and a plethora of tales about the mysteries and folklore surrounding these captivating species, owls hold a great fascination for many people. Join this half day experience to meet some of our beautiful resident owls, and let our knowledgeable team feed your fascination!
During your experience session, you will have an opportunity to meet and work with a variety of species of owl, which may include a Barn Owl, a Tawny Owl, a Great Grey Owl and a Long-eared Owl. We'll also give you an insight into our work with young and injured birds, as well as the conservation and research work that we do both in the UK and overseas.
Guests must be aged 16 or over (for younger age groups, we offer Young Falconer and Children's Owl Experiences).
These intimate experience sessions are limited to small groups of up to six guests, with two members of our team guiding and informing you through your day. These three hour experience sessions are available in the morning or afternoon:
Afternoon sessions are half an hour longer as they include a break to watch the 2pm flying display. If you book a morning session, you are welcome to stay at the Trust after your session to enjoy the rest of our daily activities and displays. If you book an afternoon session, you are welcome to join us in the morning, before your session begins.
Please call us on 01264 773850 (between 9am and 5pm) and have your voucher number to hand.
This experience must be pre-booked. Due to the popularity of this experience, early booking is required. Your voucher is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase; an expiry date is shown inside your gift card. Please note your experience must be booked and fulfilled before the expiry date shown. Once the voucher has expired, the experience and any related monies are forfeited.
Your guests are welcome to visit the Trust (normal admission rates apply) but only the person booked on the experience can participate in this experience session. We regret that additional participants are not permitted to join the experience for any reason. If you have friends or family visiting the Trust for the day, a maximum of two people can join you to take photographs. Please notify your hosts on the day if you have such guests, and you will be advised about the meeting time and place for them to join you.
We would like to advise visitors that we have a natural countryside setting and sensible footwear and appropriate clothing for outdoors are recommended. Please also avoid wearing bright coloured clothing. Most walkways are laid paths; however you may find some natural unevenness within our grounds.
All necessary training and equipment are supplied.
Yes! We are more than happy for you to take photographs as a memento of your day, and our staff at the experience session will be on hand to take pictures of you with the birds.
If severe weather threatens, the Trust may cancel the event by 2pm the day before. Please contact the office on 01264 773850 after 2pm the day before your experience to confirm that the weather conditions are suitable for your experience to take place.


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Monday, August 29, 2005
Shannonbridge 0-10
Shamrocks 0-7
Shannonbridge advanced to the Junior A final when they
overcame a strong Shamrocks side in Ferbane on Friday
evening last.
The Bridge Started well as they did against ferbane in
the previous round. It was a case of deja vu for the
Shannonsiders as happened against Ferbane Hubert Darcy
came off through injury after 15 minutes.
He was replaced by Player/ Selector Declan Kelly who
scored a point once again, just after coming in from
the bench.
At the interval the Bridge led 0-7 to 0-3. The
restart saw the bridge always in control in all areas
with Mike Devine giving a masterful display at
centreback and was well flanked by Mark Maloney on the
Kieran Norton had his hands full at in the number 3
shirt when he had to deal with former Offaly Player
Aidan "Scrap" Bracken and handled the big man very
Upfront saw Kelly brothers Anthony and Patjo working
hard for the cause. On the Day Declan Kelly was the
match Winner when he stepped up to the plate to finish
with a tally of four points.
The Bridge will now await on the other Semi between
Birr and Edenderry to see who they meet in the Final.
Team K Coughlan, E McEoy, K Norton, A Gunning, M
Maloney, M Devine, C Kenny, P Egan, D Finn(0-1), R O
Connor, A Kelly(0-4), C Duffy(0-1), P J Kelly, H
Darcy, S Kelly, Subs D Kelly, K Kelly, D Egan
In Memory
Last Friday Marked the Birthday of Cormac Devine,
Cormac would have been 24 last Friday had he been with
us today.
There is no doubt Cormac would have been standing
along side his Brother Mike on the Shanonbridge team
on Friday last if he was here today. He was a great
Character and a great sporting talent. May he rest in
There was no Winner of last weeks Lotto. There was
two match 3 winners. This weeks jackpot will be
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Sunday 28th Aug 2005 - 22nd Sun A
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
E-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Adoration all day on First Fri to end with Benediction @ 6pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €511. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett
Eucharistic ministers: Group 11
Readers for next Weekend: D.Finnerty, S.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Shannen, Kayleigh, Nicola, Brian
Mass on next Sat eve will be said for the late Tom Donegan
Mass on First Fri @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €200. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner
Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan
Mass on next Sun will be said for the late Ciaran & Margaret Egan
Clonmacnois Pilgrim Walk
On Pattern Sun 18th September, beginning @ 12 noon from Ballinahown car park.
Bring packed lunch, and wear proper walking shoes and all weather clothes!
This invitation is especially directed to young people, and will be lead by the St Mary's Youth Group, Athlone. But all are welcome.
For more info contact 090-6473358.
Annual Pilgrimage to Knock on Sun 4th September
Those who wish to travel by bus please give your names to Teresa Rohan or Darran Finnerty as soon as possible.
Children of Mary Retreat: St Michael's Church, Ballinasloe, Mon Tues Wed 5th 6th 7th Sept @ 8pm.
Members and non-members most welcome.
Interested in learning more about your Faith?
Diploma in Applied Theology (Pastoral Ministry) - @ Roscommon Town. Suitable for anyone who wants to get to know more about basic teachings of the faith. Runs three Monday nights each month, for 2 years.
Higher Diploma in Religious Education - Education Centre, Athlone. This 2 year part-time course is approved by the Dept of Education to allow those who have successfully completed it to teach up to 16 hours per week of Religious Education at all levels.
All courses are run by St Angela's College, Sligo and accredited by NUI Galway.
For more info call 071-9143580, or 071-9166133
Friday, August 26, 2005
Shannonbridge 0-9
Ballycumber 1-12
Friday night last in Doon saw the end of the season
for Shannonbridge senior Footballers when Ballycumber
had just too much gas in the tank for the Bridge.
The Shannonsiders did very well in the first half with
Jim Killeen in top form, the seasoned campaigner
scored two long range points to keep the Bridge ahead
by 0-7 to 0-5 at the interval.
The second half saw Ballycumber come more into the
game and with the wind at their backs they began to
kick themselves back into the game.
Ballycumber who meet Shamrocks in the county semi
final simply had another gear left to put the Bridge
away in the final quarter.
Despite the defeat their was some good performances
Trevor Mahon and Kieran Flannery in Defence, Midfield
enjoyed plenty of possession, while up front Jim
Killeen was very effective.
Team J Duffy, K Flannery,V Darcy,K Norton, S Flannery,
T Mahon,D Turley, C Killeen, P Egan, R Browne, R Ryan,
F McEvoy,D Claffey,A Kelly, j Killeen, Subs P Deeley,
W Kenna, C Duffy
Junior A Semi Final
Shannonbridge Will go head to head with Shamrocks this
Friday evening at 6 45 in Ferbane. The Bridge will be
hoping to extend their great Championship run and
reach the County Final.
The Blue and Gold are keeping their fingers crossed a
few players will recovery from injuries in time to
line out on Friday.
Shannonbridge will be hoping for a good attendance
from their loyal Supporters to Cheers on the Bridge.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Sunday 21st Aug 2005 - 21st Sun A
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
E-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €433. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Killeen, A.Keena
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: M.Killeen, C.Doolan
Altar Servers for this week: Katie, Mary-Anne, Tara, Ciara
Anniversary Mass for the late Pat Joe Kenny next Sat eve.
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €267. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes
Readers for next Sunday: D.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: A. Rohan
Congratulations & best wishes to Paula Kelly and Kieran Trainor who were married last weekend in Clonfanlough Church.
Clonmacnois Pilgrim Walk
On Pattern Sun 18th September, beginning @ 12 noon from Ballinahown car park.
Bring packed lunch, and wear proper walking shoes and all weather clothes!
This invitation is especially directed to young people, and will be lead by the St Mary's Youth Group, Athlone. But all are welcome.
For more info contact 090-6473358.
Annual Pilgrimage to Knock on Sun 4th September
Those who wish to travel by bus please give your names to Teresa Rohan or Darran Finnerty before the end of this week, if possible.
Lough Derg - 2005
1-day Retreats: August 21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,31.
September: 3,4,5,6,7,10,12,14,17,18,19,20,21,24,25.
Cost: €25.00, which includes boat fare, coffee and light lunch.
Some Humour
A notice observed outside a Church:
Come to our Healing Services; you won't get better!
A letter from a schoolboy to his parents read:
Last week the Bishop came to our school and showed us his mitre and crosier and other things. Now I know what a crook looks like!
FÁS eCollege
FÁS has established an Internet based training service called eCollege, which offers a range of flexible learning opportunities. It can be accessed at www.fas.ie (and select the eCollege option).
It is available to everybody and offers over 100 courses that can be taken online in the following categories: Business, Office Applications, Web Design/Programming, Technical Support, Soft Skills/Personal Development and Health & Safety.
Most courses are certified; the cost is modest; payment can be made online
The Irish Cancer Society acknowledges receipt of €400 from a recent Church gate collection at St Ciaran's Shannonbridge
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Sunday 14th Aug 2005 - 20th Sun A
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
E-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com
Masses: Tues - Sat @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €409. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Kelly, A.Finnerty, T.Goldie
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: S.Grennan, P.Duffy
Altar Servers: Darragh, Ruaidhrí, Michael, Graham, Ailbhe
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €269. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: N.Egan, A.Rohan
Readers for Assumption Day: A.Rourke, S.Rourke, next Sunday: Alan Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: K.Kelly
Mass on next Sun will be said for the Devery family deceased.
Mass with blessing of graves in Cloniffeen Burial Ground on Tues 16th August @ 7pm. All welcome
'A Mhuire na nGrás, a Mháthair Mhic Dé
Go gcuire tú ar mo leas mé'
Mon 15th Aug is the Feast of the Assumption - a Holy Day
Mass for the feast in Shannonbridge on Mon @ 12noon & 8pm
Mass in Clonfanlough on Mon @ 10.30am, which will be said for the late Padraic Devery.
A Pilgrimage Experience at Clonmacnois
This Sun, 14th Aug @ 2.30pm.
You are invited to come to this Holy Ground of the Seven Churches
To Pray…. "Stay with us Lord on our journey." Luke ch 24.
P.S. Entrance is by the Cemetery Gate by the 'Pilgrim's Way', to the open-air Oratory.
Offaly Co Childcare Committee Ltd.
Information Evenings will be held towards the end of Aug for the Childcare Training Courses that are planned for Sept.
The precise information may be found in a notice in the Church Porch.
If you are interested contact Lisa or Sheena on 0509-35878.
Questions people ask
Q. Praying to God is important to me, but I find it hard to pray to Mary or the Saints. Should I feel guilty about this?
A. Prayer to Mary or the Saints is not obligatory, but it can be very meaningful and helpful. If we can ask people here on earth to pray for us it makes sense that we can also ask the saints in heaven to pray for us. Many times in life we feel stronger when others accompany us. Similarly, on our journey to God many people feel stronger in the great company of the friends of God. (Fr O'Flynn)
Monday, August 08, 2005
Shannonbridge Fishing Report……Dated
The weather was generally good with an outbreak of rain on Thursday that dried up into a sunny weekend. Fishing visitors were again scarce and it was good to see nine coarse anglers arriving from
One of our local anglers who is tall had his brother in law visit and they went night fishing on the River Shannon on August 4th.There was some light rain but they fished with maggot and caught over 100 Lbs of roach and hybrids and also ten bream with the best weighing 5 Lb.
The Taller fisherman's regular fishing companion had a surprise catch on the River Suck on August 1st. He foul hooked in a keep net that contained 20 decent sized bream and one tench. The fish had been in the keep net for some time and only one bream and one tench was still alive
Dave Nap and Sue from
The next day they fished on the island just upstream from the bridge in Shannonbridge and there was rain all day. They fished with red maggot and had good sport catching roach and perch. They remarked that no pike attacked.
Clay Maselle from
The next day he fished the
Best trout was a foot long.
The Kelly Family from
One of our Dutch visitors Hero Peer fished one of the Backwaters on August 7th and used maggot to catch 20 roach measuring 36 Cm on a warm sunny day..
Friday, August 05, 2005
Junior Football Championship Quarter Final
Shannonbridge 0-11
Ferbane 0-6
Shannonbridge stormed to victory on Thursday night
last in a blustery Doon to insure a semi final place
in the Junior A Championship.
Shannonbridge were very dominant in all exchanges in
the opening quarter before losing the influential
Hubert Darcy who contributed two points before
retiring through injury.
No sooner had the Accountant left the field when
Declan Kelly his replacement kicked the ball over with
his first kick to keep the Bridge in good standing.
Ferbane fought back with two points and at the
interval the score favoured the Blue and Gold 0-8 to
With the wind at their backs Ferbane carried the fight
to the Bridge and held their neighbours to just three
points in the second half.
The Clonmacnoise Parish Men will be happy with this
result and will further strenghen their panel when
Patjoe Kelly returns from holiday and his Neoghbour
Karol the "Hogget" Kelly makes his return from exile
shortly, after been away for three years on Stateside.
K Coughlan,E McCoy,A Guning,K Norton,M Maloney,M
Devine,C Kenny, P Egan(0-1), D Finn, C Duffy(0-2), A
Kelly(0-3), R O'Connor,S Kelly(0-1),H Darcy(0-2), E
Egan(0-1). Sub D Kelly(0-1)
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Shannonbridge Fishing Report… Dated
Weather was generally fine and sunny for the week with some rain coming at weekend and the sunshine returning for the first day of autumn on Monday.
Pete Robinson from
Rob Cowdrey from London fished the River Suck on 26th July with lures and caught two pike weighing 4 Lb and 8 Lb and a dozen perch for an enjoyable few hours.
Andy Henry from
Nap Donegan from Wigan fished the Hot Water at Shannonbridge on 29th and 30th July in overcast conditions using red maggot and corn .The first day he fished three hours and caught a 4 Lb tench and rudd roach and perch for 10 Lb approximately. The second day Nap caught 20 Lbs that included two tench, hybrids and roach.
Sue Clossick from
John Joe Calladine from Worksop fished Shannonbridge in the rain and the dark on 30th July and caught an 11 Lb pike on a worm.
David O Sullivan fished the
Guesthouse owner Paul Airey from Ahascragh fished the River Suck on July 31st 05 at Correen Ford and used dead bait and a float in overcast conditions to catch eight pike in five hours with the best fish weighing 15 Lbs.
Mike Wykes from Bury Lancs. fished the River Brosna on August 1st 05 in sunshine and used maggot and caster and stick float to catch 16 Lb of hybrid and tench in three hours early morning fishing.
Steve Fletcher from
Next day they fished the Hot Water at Shannonbridge and used maggot corn and worm to catch loads of fish.
On July 28th 05 they tried the
On July 29th the Fletchers fished The River Inny on a cold day and only caught bits again. Quit after three hours.
On July 30th 05 they used the rowboat to travel to Clonfert Backwater on a warm and sunny day and used maggot and worm to catch 30 Lb of rudd and roach. Biggest rudd and roach each weighed 1.5 Lbs.
The next day July 31st 05 they used the boat to go spinning and caught loads of perch and small pike and visited their favoured Clonfert..
August 1st was their last day and they fished at the Boathouse at Culliagh on the River Suck. They used maggot worm and dead bait for good roach and pike fishing with young Chris Fletcher catching a 6 Lb pike,,,,,,, a personal best.
Dermot Burke and family are on holiday in Shannonbridge and Dermot and his son Craig have fished upstream of the village bridge and have used maggot and worm to catch 43 perch, two roach and a 7 lb pike which weighed 17 Lb in total on their first day July 25th 05.
Next day they caught 32 perch and one trout.
The following day they caught 40 perch and one roach.
A visiting fisherman from America was saying that when he goes fishing in America he uses WD 40 on his baits and lures and believes it has a great effect on his results.


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Once again, I have had no time to write today. Good thing I have a story stockpiled!
It took about a week to get the gist of typing reports into that program which was augmented by Eric. He added scripts that adjusted birth dates by a random factor of ten percent and one that shuffled addresses from time to time. Eric and Zach had spent hours manipulating data on Eric's computer before editing the scripts into the computer at the shelter.
Kate kept the real records on her machine and on a disk that never stayed with the computer overnight. There were no more visits by people to adjust the program or to hassle them for not working it right. Frequent updates did occur via the Internet, but Eric checked those to make sure that they didn't interfere with his scripts. He also beefed up the firewall on all the computers at the shelter and at home. Zach and Eric spent most of a weekend making sure that things were rock solid. Eric's hacker friends Mike and Audrey tested the security from their ends. All the breeches were patched and they figured that they were safe.
Eric and Kate had gone shopping in the big city as they called it. Once a month, they didn't shop locally so that they had a chance to take advantage of the big department stores as well as the warehouse stores. Buying in bulk helped with all the people they needed to feed.
Kate called the house to see if they had forgotten anything and Andy answered the phone.
"Hi Andy. Did you think of anything we might need? No, okay. Suzanne called? What about? Oh, alright. I'll call her when we get home. No. That should be a couple of hours. See you then." She hung up the phone.
"What did Suzanne want?"
"She called because a few people showed up at the shelter and gave her the creeps. She let them in, but wanted us to check on the shelter when we got home."
"Did she call the police or the sheriff?"
"Yes. They came by on a 'courtesy call' and made their presence known, and that's about it. They'll check by later to make sure everything is still in one piece, but she's nervous."
"You really aught to install cameras and get that night watchman to do his job." Eric was exasperated. Suzanne had hired a man to work there at night, but he wasn't the most professional of workers. He tended to go to sleep.
"I know, but Jake is just too sweet to yell at."
"No, he needs to be yelled at. What he is is a few braincells short." Jake had exasperated Eric in about ten minutes one day and continued to frustrate him. "There is just no 'sparky-sparky' between those ears!" Kate tried not to laugh, but Eric making funny hand gestures as he said 'sparky-sparky' just did her in. Pretty soon they were both laughing.
Eric took a deep breath. "So, we get to go do check-up on Jake when we get home?"
"Yes. Good thing it won't be too late. Suzanne said that there were three of them. Had sort of a raw and edgy look to them."
"Okay." It wouldn't be the first time that Eric had played the heavy at the shelter when all else failed. Some people just couldn't behave. Others didn't want to behave and those types did show up at the shelter from time to time. Plus, with the appearance of Keith not that long ago, everyone was a bit nervous.
Groceries were unloaded in record time. Kate got Andy and the little ones to finish up while she and Eric went down to the shelter. It was dark and quiet when they got there. Almost too quiet.
Eric looked at Kate as they parked the car. "You stay in the car. I'll go look first."
Kate nodded. She didn't feel right about this one. In fact, she grabbed her cell phone and had it ready to dial the police.
Eric closed the Subaru door quietly and headed towards the kitchen door. It was locked tight. So far, so good. He headed around to the front door when he smelled something wrong. Working hard to control the urge to shift, he walked carefully around the entrance. The door was partially open, and he could hear moaning from the inside. Looking around quickly, he made sure no one was around and then slowly opened the door. Jake laid across the entrance, his face beat up and blood pouring from his nose and half a dozen cuts. Eric backed out and turned to Kate in the car.
"Kate! Call the police, and don't leave the car. Lock the doors now!" he hollered at her. Then he turned back to Jake. It was the blood he had smelled when he came around the corner. Still fighting the urge not to shift, he sniffed the air around the doorway as he looked at Jake. He knew better than to move him much or disturb things. He didn't know if anyone was still there, even after he hollered at Kate. He didn't want to risk it. Checking Jake's pulse, he knew he wasn't too badly hurt. He could also smell the men who had beat Jake up. What he couldn't tell was if they were still in the shelter. He waited.
It took a few minutes for the first of the flashing lights to come into view. Ambulance, police and the sheriff. The paramedics took care of Jake while the police entered the building to look around. Eric stood with Kate by her car. Suzanne was on her way and they were waiting for her. Kate had called the house as well, to let Andy know what was going on. She didn't want to worry him, but knew he needed at least a heads up as to what was going on.
"This is just great. Second mess like this in less than a year. Did the police say what kind of damage was inside?" she asked after talking to Andy.
Eric shook his head. He was trying to keep an eye on the building to see if anyone fled out the kitchen door while the police went in the front. The local cops were alright, but not too bright. No one went to guard the back door.
Suzanne walked up to them. "I guess I should have listened to my gut instinct."
"There was no way to know for sure. I just feel sorry for Jake. Busted nose, cuts and bruises and a tooth or two loosened up," Kate said.
"It could have been worse. He could be dead." Eric nearly growled.
Both women looked at him. They sighed and then nodded their heads. Eric was right even though it was a harsh idea.
"Do we know how bad the damage is inside yet?" Suzanne asked.
"No. Just that they really tore the place up. It will be a while before the police let us in. Somebody taught them how to do finger printing and they are going dust happy." Eric's hint of sarcasm wasn't lost on the women.
Kate just rolled her eyes. She knew Eric's opinion of their local force and wasn't exactly in disagreement. "When will they get done?"
"Maybe soon. One of them just came out the back door. I would assume that that means there is no one left in the shelter." Eric pointing at the rather rotund cop standing on the back steps.
They didn't have long to wait. The sheriff and chief of police came up to them together. The sheriff did all the talking which was a good thing. James was a good man and a much better officer than his cohort.
"Suzanne, Kate, sorry about all this. We need you to help us go through the wreckage and see what's missing. You can come along too Eric." James motioned for them to follow him into the building.
Moving past the blood stained entrance was the easy part. Furniture was tipped over, shredded and in some places broken up beyond recognition. It looked like a war zone. The previous break-in was a far cry from this mess.
They went to Suzanne's office first. It was in much the same condition as the front entrance. Furniture turned over or broken. Pictures smashed or at least thrown to the ground. File cabinets trashed and the desk had every drawer dumped. Suzanne's computer was gone. There were a few power cords left and the box of back-up disks was gone as well. "Shit." Suzanne said and just walked out. Without a computer, the shelter was shut down. The new regs demanded that all information be entered on a computer with that software they all detested. She went off in a corner to use her cell phone and call her supervisor to let him know what had happened.
Meanwhile, Kate and Eric decided to go see what was left of her office. It looked like a tornado had touched down on her desk. No file drawer or desk drawer had been left untouched. Computer disks littered the ground in tiny pieces. Her monitor had a crack down the center of the screen where it had been kicked. The keyboard was smashed, and the machine itself was gone.
"Oh….. Eric….. do you think?"
"No. I don't think. I know. Can't you smell it? They pissed in here."
Kate looked around, sniffed and realized that someone or something had pissed all over her chair and in the corners of the room.
"Oh gods. I am so glad I took that disk home yesterday. I wasn't going to but changed my mind at the last minute."
Eric looked at her with relief playing across his face. "Thank goodness for small favors. I was just thinking of where to start looking for that disk. Especially as all of Suzanne's were gone, but most of yours seem to be broken up on the floor."
Kate and Eric were still trying to assess the damages when James stuck his head in the door.
"Can I talk to you two for a minute?"
"Of course James. What do you need?" Eric asked.
"Um….. well, there's something written on the wall back here that we need to know if you two understand. Suzanne didn't have a clue." James started to head down the hall.
Eric and Kate looked at each other and followed James. In the hall back by the kitchen written in what first looked like blood, but was really ketchup was one sentence. 'Come out Nic.'
"Now, do you two have any ideas?"
Kate and Eric looked at each other. Kate just shook her head, not knowing what to say. Eric stepped closer to take a better look at the scrawl.
"James, I don't know. Nobody by the name of Nic works here. I'm sorry I can't help you." Eric shrugged his shoulders and started to head back down the hall. He turned half way. "If I think of something though, I'll give you a call." He headed back to Kate's office. Kate followed.
Once they were back in the office, Kate finally took a deep breath.
"Stop. Not here. Not inside. We'll come back in the morning and see what we can do. Right now, I want to get home. Fast."
Kate nodded in agreement. As they passed Suzanne, they said their goodbyes and told her they'd see her in the morning. She waved them off as she was deep in conversation with one of the police officers.
The ride home was fast and silent. Eric still wouldn't talk about anything. He wanted to get home and make sure everything was okay and the family safe. Flexing his hands to try and stop the shifting he so desperately wanted to do was more than occupying his mind. Kate drove as fast as she dared. When they got there they both shot out of the car and up the back steps. The barking of Luna and Gretchen was reassuring. Andy was waiting for them in the kitchen, and had just put the kettle on.
"Everything okay Mom?"
"No. Everything is not okay. Is everything quiet here?"
"Sure. Not a peep from the kids or even an odd bark from Luna."
That was reassuring as Luna barked at anything. Birds, lightning, doorbells, cats three yards over, and even her own dog dish. Noisy was good. Eric looked around the house. "I'll be right back," he said as he headed downstairs to check on the kids and the back door. Kate was getting cups out for tea. Anything to not think about the shelter.
"What has you spooked Mom?"
"There was another break-in at the shelter."
"Yeah, you told me that over the phone."
"We think it was the same people Eric had trouble with at the beginning of the school year."
Andy thought for a moment, and then understood why both of them looked so nervous. "Oh. Alright. So what are we going to do?"
"Nothing at the moment except try and stay calm," said Eric who had just come up from the basement. "The kids are asleep and the back door is locked. I made sure the bells were on the door so we'd know if it opened."
"Good. What are we going to do though. They know 'Nic' is somewhere around, and…" she started to say.
"Yes. And they will probably take a day or so to see if they flushed him out or if they will start hitting houses."
"Hitting houses…… like this one?" Andy asked.
"Yes. They obviously didn't get the information they wanted out of Jake, otherwise we'd have had visitors already," Eric said.
Kate tried not to let the panic rise to the surface. "Eric, do we need to get the kids out of here?"
hat would probably be a good idea, but we have to make it look like a normal thing, and not them fleeing. Otherwise we will attract the wrong kind of attention."
Andy got a thoughtful look on his face. "Mom, it's the weekend. I could take the kids out to the farm Pat's working at in Levette. It wouldn't look out of place."
"He's right. It wouldn't look odd." She looked at Eric.
Eric thought for a moment. Kate swore she could see his braincells firing ninety miles an hour. "Yes. Andy, get things packed now and have everything ready to go. Don't call Pat until you are about half way there. I don't want any calls going out from here."
"Okay Eric. I understand. I'll get right on it. I'll wake up Jon and get his help as well." Andy started downstairs to get the kids clothes together.
"I am so glad that Zach and Anne are down at her mom's this week," Kate said.
"Me too. I'm glad Andy is so responsible and doesn't fluster easily."
"I trained him right?" She tried to joke to ease some of the tension.
Eric smiled at her and took her in his arms. "Yes. You did a wonderful job with him. With all your boys." He hugged her more tightly to him.
Kate looked up at Eric. "And what are we going to do?"
"Get ready. If it is who I think I smelled, we are going to be busy in the next few days. I am going to get the shotguns out of the closet and make sure they are operational."
"You think it will be that rough?"
"It might be. I'm also really glad that Zach and I taught you how to shoot. Even better that you are a good shot."
Kate gave an involuntary shudder. "I… I never really expected to have to shoot someone."
"Not a person. A wolf. Hopefully not me."
"Eric, I… Don't you think we aught to talk to James about this?" She didn't want to think about just how serious this might become.
"No. Not right now. By the time we got him comfortable with the idea that there are shifters, that the government uses shifters in military and non-military operations and that I'm one; it would be next week. It would be too late. No, we'd be better off calling the dog catcher and telling Ronny that there's been a stray dog hassling our dogs. Better off asking him to keep an eye out for strange dogs or coyotes than to call James." Eric brought the shotguns and rifles out of the one closet and placed them on the bed to inspect them.
Kate thought about Ronny. He made Jake look brilliant. Great with animals, and absolutely no social skills with people. He'd spend his entire paycheck buying food for the local stray population and forget to buy food for himself. Ronny had been one of the first people to come to the shelter and their first success at integrating a homeless person back into society. "You know, you might have been jesting, but I think that is a great idea. It's not too late to call Ronny at home. I'll be right back." She headed for the phone.
Eric had finished with the guns and was just coming back into the kitchen when Kate came back in with a smile on her face.
"All taken care of. I talked to Ronny and let him know we'd had some strange dogs hanging around and that Max, Luna and Gretchen were going nuts."
"What did he say to that?"
"Said we weren't the only ones calling up. So, he'll keep an extra eye on the house first thing in the morning and just before he goes off duty at supper time."
"Great. I can see it now. Animal control officer defeats terrorists." Eric smiled halfheartedly. "Although, I'm glad you did call, I'm not sure he will be much help."
"Well, it doesn't hurt now does it?"
"No. Let's lock up and get some sleep. I don't expect them tonight, but tomorrow is wide open." He wrapped his arm around Kate's shoulder.


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its saturday almost 4 pm and nothing has been started on the floors in the living room yet... this is so starting to annoy me. I feel helpless when I can do so much by myself but depend on someone to do something that I do not know how to... anyways it will come along perfectly but its trying my patience.
I got up with tremayne early on a saturday am to go to the dmw for his motorcycle driving license exam and some breakfast withOUT THE kids. they still are going to sleep like at 5 or 6 am and coming out of hybernation around 2pm in the afternoon.... unfortunately true to the practice of waking up verociously hungry. Great feeding 4 teenagers.
It was 9am and I still have not eaten....I am literally nauseous... my body is asking for niutrition...We go to dwarf house on pleasant hill I ordered an omelet with all the vegetables and chicken, when i get my order I have a omelet soaked with cheese and plain.... UGGH ! requested a new one-- wanted my veggies intake... need them. Ordered diet lemonade... I didnt know that chick fil a has it... YUM!
Ate 1/3 of the omelet, the part that was not covered with cheese around 10am? and still at almost 4pm - I am literrally not hungry yet. I have been sipping on the tea since this am and having some lower back pain because of these heel sandals I"m blaming.
I did go to the gym friday evening,, cybex 10min and the wave... I caught the wave... dont think I am doing the motion correctly yet, but will keep trying... 100 on each machine 200 in cardio.. and did some abs... I am really amazed at how the body tells you... oh yeah here are muscles that hvae been dorment and now you want to put them to work...
wake up obliques and abdominal muscles I need you to start working. I am so proud at my progress of 24 lbs an dcounting.. am weight 214. I cant believe it but I still ahve much more to lose if we are looking at 150.... that is still 64 lbs to go. I can do it. Its July 11th and I have 7 seven weeks to go that is 49 days... I can get close but not enough... I will try to get down to 175 lbs by the end of this venture of the office challenge and hopefully by december 09 be down to 135 lbs. I am pretty sure I can do it.
starting weight 238.7 current weight 214.0 lost 24.7 lbs... on july 10th.
Little did I know that this weightloss journey would turn into a path far greater than physical changes. The challenge I embarked upon June 2009 has been one of brutally introspective moments facing shame, accusation, and finally absolution. But primarily it was a journey filled with reward and enlightment. Today it strenghtens me to realize I accomplished a great task and NEVER GAVE UP!Even today in 2011
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Last night Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen beat Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler to win the prestigious 'Womenswear Designer of the Year' at the CFDA awards.
I was slightly shocked when I saw this image this morning to see MK with new brunette locks (I have to admit that I am not the biggest fan of this change, I LOVE her blonde, so I'm hoping this is a temporary statement). For me I adore Ashley's look, this colour is divine!
They are both wearing garments from The Row.
This latest achievement just adds to the long list of why these two are SO iconic for me.
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Shooting first and straight while on a battlefield or a security detail is a matter of life or death. That's why weapons training normally gets the highest priority in the U.S. military.
If you're slow on the draw, you're dead, and your side loses.
Just ask the Marine guard in Lebanon in 1983 who didn't shoot fast enough when a kamikaze driver rammed his terror truck through the gate. It took the leatherneck one full second to chamber a round, another second to flip his weapon off safety and fire. By that time, the truck had smacked into the Marine billet he was securing and exploded. The Rules of Engagement forbade this expert rifleman from being locked and loaded even though his unit was on high alert for just such an attack. And those two seconds he lost arming his weapon cost 241 American lives.
Lesson learned: An unloaded weapon is useless. A lesson we've unfortunately learned and relearned the hard way over and over again.
Recently, the Navy dedicated a memorial to the sailors who were aboard the USS Cole when it was savaged last year by a terrorist attack in the port of Aden. But even though the members of the security detail on the Cole were at their posts on high alert -- in an extremely dangerous port where they'd already been warned that a terrorist attack was highly probable -- not one of their weapons had a round in the chamber. The security detail gave the small craft that almost sank the Cole and killed 17 sailors a big, friendly America wave, and the terrorists waved back -- just before they rammed their human torpedo into the ship. Again, the Rules of Engagement stated no weapons would have a round in the chamber.
Not having a magazine in a weapon, even for a crackerjack marksman, adds at least two more seconds before he or she can get off a round. Four seconds is more than enough time to drive a 10,000-gallon gas tanker into a nuclear reactor, a high school, a chemical plant or some other tempting target.
Yet today, at virtually every U.S. military installation around the globe -- and now at most of our airports, which are secured by the Army National Guard -- the guys and gals manning the security details at exterior gates and other critical or sensitive areas, including ammo dumps and armories, are as impotent as the Marines were in Lebanon or the sailors in Yemen. They don't have a round in the chamber, and in most cases, they don't even have a magazine in their weapons. Yet America is at war, and we know that thousands of fanatics are out there ready to strike.
When I was 15-year-old soldier in Italy right after World War II, I "walked my post in a military manner" with a loaded M-1 rifle. My sergeant, captain, colonel and general trusted me, along with thousands of other young soldiers, not to shoot myself or anyone else who didn't deserve shooting.
But somewhere along the way that trust disappeared. In today's military, a leader makes one mistake and he or she is toast. So the brass do the big CYA thing to ensure that they don't get burned. As a result, uniformed MBA-types have made micromanagement a General Order. In Germany, where some guards were ordered to tape their rifles' magazine wells for safety, four-star Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs actually charged his colonels with checking and reporting back to him -- a job the corporal of the guard used to do when careers weren't at stake.
The other key factor in the mix is that the troops -- less the Marine Corps and special units such as the Rangers -- haven't been getting the training time they need on the firing range to be fully competent with their individual weapons. Even though there are millions of bucks for higher headquarters' simulation war-game playing for military planners and the brass, nowhere near enough money has been allocated for putting holes in targets.
Will it take another USS Cole disaster before we allow the troops to lock and load?
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Reported by Chrish - March 7, 2006
Some of you have been asking about News Hound Nancy, who has been MIA. She is dealing with some health issues, not FOX-related, (sorry, wingers, no nervous breakdown) and hopes to be able to return to the pack soon.
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Computer users who still rely on outdated home medical advice books to address mysterious coughs, aches and pains could find that more complete and up-to-date information is just a modem call away.
Medical reference material is cropping up all over the national computer networks.
The nation's three major on-line services-America Online Inc., CompuServe and Prodigy Services Inc.-offer extensive databases with basic information on such issues as alternative medicine, human sexuality and mental health. Subscribers can find others involved in similar medical situations, from sufferers of chronic diseases to the caregivers who look after their needs.
In addition, a growing number of medical service organizations, such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and even the federal government, are launching their own on-line health care services-often at no charge except for connect time.
Although there might be a lot of information in cyberspace, it pays to double-check any of the data or suggestions on bulletin boards by seeing a physician if you're sick.
On-line service users say the rule of caveat emptor applies to all information distributed via computer-including health care-related advice. Papers and official releases from schools and companies can provide basic information on the latest in medical research, even down to a specific disease. But the bulletin boards and discussion groups are often filled with misinformation.
Marshall Craig, a Chicago-area anesthesiologist who spends several hours each week surfing the Internet, says the computer-literate doctors he knows are careful when visiting cyberspace, especially when engaging in "dialogues" in various newsgroups.
"We will answer a person's medical questions privately (via e-mail)," Dr. Craig explains, "but we're all very careful about giving out advice because we don't want to give incomplete information or risk getting sued."
Dr. Craig adds that doctors who identify themselves as medical professionals on-line are also targets of those who mistrust physicians, and the doctor could be attacked on-line. "We don't expose ourselves unnecessarily to that kind of thing," Dr. Craig says.
Nevertheless, to get a better grasp of medical topics without enrolling in medical school:
America Online (AOL), the nation's largest commercial on-line services provider with 2 million subscribers, offers medical information in several areas. The Health and Medical Forum has a database of articles focusing on such medical issues as home-based care, self-care, human sexuality and chronic illnesses.
The forum also offers bulletin boards and "chat rooms," where those interested in specific medical topics can post information or engage in live cyber-discussions with other subscribers. Older medical research texts are available for downloading.
AOL also has affiliations with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the United Cerebral Palsy Assn., which post information on research on chronic diseases.
The Vienna, Va.-based company has Compton's Encyclopedia, which can provide historical perspectives for students doing research on medical-related topics. All of AOL's areas are accessible at the monthly rate of $9.95, which includes five free on-line hours.
CompuServe, a unit of H&R Block Inc., the nation's second-largest on-line service, has articles on diseases through HealthNet, which is part of its $9.95-per-month basic services. HealthNet's inclusion in CompuServe's basic services is an important distinction; access to most of the other areas incurs an hourly surcharge, with the rate determined by the speed of the subscriber's modem. (More information on HealthNet, which is maintained by an agency of the Canadian government, is available from Michael Pluscaukas [email protected])
CompuServe's specialty forums, some of which incur an extra charge, offer access to several medical and health care-related databases, including Medline and the Rare Disease Database. Medline has more than 7 million references from thousands of medical journals.
CompuServe also has Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia on line, for other related research.
Prodigy Services, has about as many U.S. subscribers as CompuServe (about 1.7 million), but its selection of medical and health-related articles and discussion groups is more limited. Founded in 1988, Prodigy offers medical and health-related articles in its Health Topics area. It also has an on-line version of Consumer Reports magazine and its health-related articles, and separate health and medical bulletin boards.
Prodigy earlier this year became the first commercial on-line service provider to offer user-friendly access to the World Wide Web on the Internet as part of its $9.95 basic monthly fee. The Web is a specialized area of the Internet, a network of global computer networks developed by the U.S. government and leading universities in the 1960s.
With data coming in from an estimated 10 million users worldwide, finding information on the mother of all computer networks can be frustrating. But there are tools available to make the search easier.
The easiest method of collecting information on the Internet is through "newsgroups"-basically bulletin boards where users discuss specific topics-of which there are thousands on the Net. For health and medical topics, users can find information from universities, research organizations and the U.S. government, some of which maintain newsgroups.
Some newsgroups focus on particular diseases or areas of study (such as sci.med.aids, alt.med.cfs for chronic fatigue syndrome or sci.med.physics), while others have information on specific medical or health topics. Some of the institutions with a direct pipeline for articles and information include the National Institutes of Health ([email protected] is the e-mail address for the agency's CancerNet Information Center), the National Library of Medicine (also part of the NIH, at etnet.nlm.nih.gov) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (ace.esusda.gov), which offers briefings and press releases related to the Health Security Act of 1993 and the World Health Organization (gopher.who.ch).
(There's a list of health care-related newsgroups and databases compiled by Lee Hancock, a researcher at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Lawrence, Kan. His e-mail address is [email protected])
If you're not a subscriber to the major on-line services, each of which offers access to Internet newsgroups, you can access the Internet through companies that specialize in providing gateways. A subscription could run more than $20 per month, excluding line charges. (Many students at U.S. universities now receive Internet accounts and free access through their schools.)
Elin Silveous, the president of Health ResponseAbility Systems Inc. in Chantilly, Va., runs the Better Health & Medical Forum on AOL, which manages nearly 100 self-help and mutual support group meetings and professional networking meetings each month.
"The members 'meet' just as they would in a library, a house or a hospital cafeteria," Ms. Silveous explains.
Her partner in Health ResponseAbility, Allen Douma, adds that the mission is to "empower people (who have disabilities or illnesses) to become better decision-makers by giving them information on their situations."


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New perspectives in teaching, assessment and certification. International Workshop Bertinoro, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November 2015, ADRIA – HUB Project.
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28 April 2015
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25 March 2015
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24 March 2015
Valentina Baù graduated in 2005 at the University of Perugia. With two masters in the UK, she worked in Angola and Mozambique. Today she lives in Australia where she was awarded a PhD Scholarship.
17 March 2015
Andrea Cubattoli holds a degree with honours from the International Laurea Magistrale in Architectural Design.
12 March 2015
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9 March 2015
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27 June 2013
Mr Anthony P. Carnevale, Director and Research Professor of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
6 June 2013
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Digital technologies have profoundly changed the ways we do business, buy, work and live. They have even altered society and continue impacting virtually all business functions. That's what digital business is about.
Today, digital business mainly is used in a context of digital marketing and social business. However, it's much more than that.
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Digital business is business with a people-centric view and agile processes, whereby digital technology is used to empower people (customers, employees, managers, etc.) to succeed, optimize all business functions and make your business more relevant and profitable. It does this in the increasingly connected ecosystem in which organizations and people live and work.
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Digital business goes beyond social business and certainly beyond marketing or ICT. It's about business and people. Pure, simple, strategic and connected.


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We employ a multidisciplinary approach to research and discovery. The Center leverages its position within the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning and the larger University to draw on faculty expertise across multiple disciplines. These collaborations allow us to pursue a wide variety of research methods, while constructing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary view of metropolitan and megaregional growth.
We elevate the role of teaching and learning in everything that we do. The Center provides a pedagogical platform for faculty and students from architecture, urban and regional planning, and departments across the University. The opportunities come in a variety of forms including funded research assistantships, service-learning, independent studies, design studios, and academic seminars.
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Rain Dogs
A Detective Sean Duffy Novel #5
Adrian McKinty
Seventh Street Books, March 2016
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Detective Sean Duffy of the RUC is back. In this dour, gritty novel of late Twentieth Century Northern Ireland, frustrations run high. A visiting British journalist, Lilly Bigelow, has apparently gone for the high jump off the castle keep at an ancient fortress near Carrick in Northern Ireland. It is your classic locked room mystery.
The place was locked up tight and all visitors gone. Only one man, the 60+ aged caretaker is on premises and his inspections revealed no other living human. Yet early on a frosty morning said caretaker discovers the suicided body of the young woman.
Ready to close the case as a legitimate suicide, Duffy and his team learn the coroner is adamant that she was killed-murdered-the night before. It becomes clear that the caretaker didn't murder the woman so who did, why, and how did the murderer get in and out of the place, called Carrickfergus Castle? The fascinating solutions to these questions and attempts to arrest the perpetrator form the central plot of this firmly constructed novel. And there is no sagging in the middle.
The pace of the story is neither plodding nor racing about. There is time for several textural and atmospheric contemplations. It is the talent of the author showing in that these occasional asides enhance and enrich the novel and provide readers with a deeper sense of the principals. Well—researched, Rain Dogs is a witty, dark and thoughtful experience. Highly recommended.
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