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What a f**king goal the winner was.

Lovely

At the risk of repeating myself

I'd just like to add

Great week for the Arse alright, but sure at least all thise nice tippy-tappy sideways passes are nice to look at.

I'd just like to add

Great week for the Arse alright, but sure at least all thise nice tippy-tappy sideways passes are nice to look at.

1.30: Advisor 10
2.05: Bellvano 10
2.40: Cappa bleu 10
3.20: Kauto star 40
4.00: Dun doire 10
4.40: Lord generous 10
5.15: Fighting cahnce 10

1:30 Abbeybrainey   5
2:05 Rite of passage   40
2:40 Punchestowns   20
3:20 Golden silver   2.5 e/w
4:00 Deutschland   10 
4:40 santuaire   10
5:15 Al Ferof     10

1.30pm   Dunguib  -  30w
2.05pm   Sports line  -  5w
2.40pm   Chief Dan George - 2.5e/w
3.20pm   Celestial halo  -  10w
4.00pm   Grand Champetre  -  20w
4.40pm   Quevega  -  30w

Good luck all

This island is a different place than it was when the Provisionals were in their pomp. For those that can't see that, be glad that you can't, though some of us can never forget.

Fair dues to Mc Guinness.

Well said. Some people have short memories, or would imply that the troubles arose in a vacuum, but when we as nationalists turned to violence we new what it would mean, and if any level of equality had been forthcoming this would not have been necessary. Unfortunately it wasn't, and the British Government is to blame for all of it.

[When I was living in Australia I had an Irish passport, did that make Victoria a county in the Irish state.]

Well as i say i often do refer to it also as the 26 counties. Unlike you however, i would never say something like 'Eire has 26 counties'. In my opinion as a republican, this statement forgets those Irish citizens north of the border who regard themselves as Irish and from Ireland/Eire. When I hear 'Ireland' or 'Eire', I think 32 counties. Anyway this is getting off topic.

When I was living in Australia I had an Irish passport, did that make Victoria a county in the Irish state.

How clever. Touché

These culture vultures should have been able to google and post the link

Never heard of this artist - I stand by what I have said all along, so what his paintings are no longer going to be in the GPO, they won't be missed

Glad to get your opinion on this, wasn't quite sure where you stood.

Apple Claims New iPhone Only Visible To Most Loyal Of Customers
July 28, 2009 | Issue 45•31




SAN FRANCISCO—In a move expected to revolutionize the mobile device industry, Apple launched its fastest and most powerful iPhone to date Tuesday, an innovative new model that can only be seen by the company's hippest and most dedicated customers.

"I am proud today to introduce to those who really, truly deserve it, our most incredible iPhone yet," announced Apple CEO Steve Jobs, extending his seemingly empty left palm toward the eagerly awaiting crowd. "Not only is this our lightest and slimmest model ever, but as any truly savvy Apple customer can clearly see, it's also the most handsome product we've ever designed."

The packed auditorium, which had been listening to Jobs in hushed reverence for several minutes, then erupted into applause, with hundreds of men and women suddenly jumping to their feet and shouting, "I can see it!" "Look, there it is!" and "God, it's so beautiful!"


Steve Jobs unveils the updated iPhone exclusively to those who really, really want to see it.
Screams of "Of course, yes, I too can see the phone," were also heard at this time.

According to Apple, the new iPhone 3GI boasts significant hardware and software upgrades, superior processing speeds, and a multi-touch interface that provides those who are "cool enough" with a rich user experience. The wide-screen display reportedly also features the most brilliant colors and finest resolution ever imagined.

"The new 3GI is as light as air," said Apple senior vice president Philip Schiller, reaching inside an empty display case, apparently to remove the mobile device. "See how thin that is? It's like it's not even there."

"Those who really understand what we do here at Apple are going to love this new product," Schiller continued. "Unless, you know, they happen to be totally lame."

Retailing for $599, the iPhone 3GI offers only the most special Apple consumers—the ones who believe in the company more than anything else in the world, and who would never, ever dream of questioning it—the ability to open dozens of powerful applications at once. In addition, the new multimedia device will provide true Apple fans with a high-definition video camera, one-tap editing with Final Cut Pro, and cut and paste.

Like thousands of others, New York resident Kelly Delaney called in sick to work so that she could join the line outside the Apple Store's trendy SoHo location days before the 3GI went on sale.


"Oh my God, I can't believe how much faster you can get online with this," said Delaney, who exited the store holding a cupped hand up to her ear and yelling into her wrist about how wonderful the new phone was. "The reception is so clear, and you can pretty much get a signal no matter where you go."

"Hold on a sec," continued Delaney, suddenly shaking her hand up and down. "I think my battery is dying."

According to Apple, the new iPhone launched in 22 countries and sold a record-breaking 8 million units on its first day.

"The selection of colors is amazing," said Paul Conrad, a Fairfield, VA native who purchased phones in black, white, and silver. "Not only does it look awesome, but it can do pretty much anything you want as long as you believe in it."

"The AppleCare Plan doesn't cover dropping your phone, though, so I'd recommend buying one of these designer protective cases," Conrad added.

While the new iPhone has been greatly admired and widely touted for its impressive voice and data communication capabilities, some Americans remain skeptical.

"Daddy isn't talking into anything at all," said 4-year-old Ella Conrad, pointing at her father, Paul, who has been obsessively staring at, playing with, and customizing the invisible phone since purchasing it Monday. "Daddy's pretending to be on hold with an operator."


http://www.theonion.com/content/news/apple_claims_new_iphone_only

What would worry me (coming from a psychology background) is the fact that a doctor would prescribe anti-depressants as a first treatment. Its an issue that bugs me, there is a system in place were people like this should be referred to primary care mental health teams and their needs assessed by specialist mental health professionals, not just drugged up and sent on their way!

Lovely thought, but i don't think you realise how many peolpe attend their GP for depression. That waiting list to have maybe one hundred thousand plus people in NI alone assessed will be fun, esp since this systems is overstretched at the minute. How many people can these primary care mental health teams see?
It's easy to criticize doctors, but if you're a GP in Belfast you'll see 30+ patients a day, half of whom will be depressed. That gives you about 10 minutes to treat depression. The next problem is that a lot of these people are depressed because their lives aren't as nice as those they see in Heat or OK, and they somehow think a pill is going to change all that.

[An acquaintance (certainly not a friend) has been going to the doctor claiming depression to help him extend the deadlines for coursework and as an excuse for missing class.]

I'm afraid TG is correct.  An acquaintance (certainly not a friend) has been going to the doctor claiming depression to help him extend the deadlines for coursework and as an excuse for missing class.   I was in his room and saw a number of prescription leaflets for an anti-depressant that he had received from the doctor but obviously never used.  Pisses me off no end! 

So is there really no way the doctor would ever know that he hadn't actually received the drugs from the pharmacy?

I couldn't believe that it would be that easy.

So what, who made you the Uni police? My suggestion is get on with your own work and forget about what other people do, his actions certainly won't affect your work (unless you happen to get lumped with him in a group project but then again that may play into your hands  ).

And who made you the internet police?

No, in my opinion he is just digging a hole for himself and will live to regret delaying exams and coursework.  In the end he still has to do it!  I agree, nothing to do with my work, and won't affect any marks I get!  I was just surprised someone could cheat the system so easily, that's all!

He would want to be very careful with what he is doing going in to a doctor and claiming to mentally ill. One way or another this could come back to haunt him. He should realise that he is now in the system as a mental health patient, do not play such games with your life.

Just felt the need to point out the stupidity of your posts on this page. Although depression is a mental illness, i don't think there's much stigma to having had depression at some point.
'Paying games with your life' - ffs are you a Daily Mail reader or something.
'Doctors are a law unto themselves' - how's that now?

for the record no doctor will check if a prescription is picked up.

There's some precious men about. Any wonder the world's in a state of chassis

[The question is: what formative influence, if any, did abuse and child rape play in the creation of the Provisional IRA]

How the sins of the father came back to haunt Adams

The Sinn Fein leader's revelation that Gerry Adams snr sexually abused members of his family could mean a re-evaluation of his own role during the Troubles, argues Malachi O'Doherty

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

 

gerry Adams has disclosed that his father was a thug and a paedophile. It is an extraordinary revelation that will now feature in every history written of the IRA.

Gerry wants us to hear him as an individual speaking for a family, but it is inevitable that the character of Gerry Adams senior and his effect on his son will be examined for their historic relevance.

The question is: what formative influence, if any, did abuse and child rape play in the creation of the Provisional IRA?

Not much, if the father was an exceptionally evil and twisted man, for Gerry, however damaged he might have been himself, cannot be blamed for the whole movement.

But this disclosure, coming against the backdrop of revelations about abuse by priests and members of religious orders, prompts us to wonder just how sick the Catholic nationalist culture was.
Gerry Adams lived with a father, who was a brute, and went to school at the Christian Brothers - many of whom also were sadists.

He gives every impression of being a man who survived that, as did thousands of others.

Indeed some of his contemporaries merely laugh at the suggestion that the Brothers left them with emotional scars.

But those who faced beatings and abuse at school and at home hadn't much space within which to be relaxed and happy.

Perhaps that is a clue to why Gerry Adams writes so sentimentally about the women in his family background, for they provided some escape perhaps.

It may also be a clue to why he often speaks of the republican movement as a family.

He speaks as if his father besmirched the republican tradition, but with an understanding that the tradition itself is noble and decent.

But what if the anger that drove the war was an anger that should properly have been directed at fathers?

Gerry Adams senior was one of a generation of republicans in Belfast that included men like Joe Cahill and Billy McKee.

Would it be news to them that Adams senior was taking sexual release on the bodies of his children?

Gerry junior's claim that this has nothing to do with the party is probably a vain hope and a naive one if he really believes it.

The story raises questions about how the IRA conducted itself, in his generation, towards children.

It orphaned many, including the children of Jean McConville. That was not a conscientious attack on children, but much else that the Provos did was.

Thousands of young men were shot in the legs by them. They were made to lie on the ground and a gun was brought to the backs of their legs in a form of abuse that has strong sexual resonances.

Most of those young men were hoodlums and car-thieves and drug-dealers. Many were sons of republicans and their criminality was a revolt against violent parents.

The single greatest expenditure of small arms fire by the Provisionals was, therefore, in a generational war against young men, many of whom were motivated by violence in the home.

Many sex-offenders were shot dead by the IRA. Gerry says blithely that, even in the 1980s, he would have gone to the RUC and reported abuse to them.

That is implausible and can only have traction among those who don't know their history.

Any other republican who had reported Liam Adams to the RUC, who had done what Aine did, would have been shunted down to the border for a quiet word with Freddie Scappaticci and then shot in the head.

And any other paedophile who had raped a child in west Belfast would have been killed by the IRA, not reported to the police.

What we need now is not a political explanation of the IRA campaign, but a psychosexual one.

And the appaling prospect is that it fits within a yet-larger story of abuse and the contempt for children that festered inside the Catholic Church and the religious orders who taught the young Provos and their fathers.

The question over Gerry Adams is whether he would have become a ruthless warlord and devious politician if he had not been nurtured by a paedophile and educated by sexually conflicted men in black.

And Sinn Fein now has to ask itself whether it can afford to have its modern origins examined in these terms.

There are two possible way this could go for Gerry himself.

He is clearly managing intense personal questions about his past with aplomb. Others would break.

He presents himself now as the patriarch of a large and united family, bravely addressing its pain and moving on.

This may all be absorbed by the wider public as a huge credit to him. He would like us to see him as a compassionate and feeling man and he may succeed.

In that event, he will appear much larger than he is now.

But will he still fit in as the party leader?

He has already redefined himself in one stroke.

Just standing in a room with him will feel different now for many who thought they knew him.

The other possibility is that he will get mired in questions about his conduct. Whatever he says, the most likely reason for disclosing his father's abuse when he did was to remove his niece Aine from the centre of the story about abuse in the Adams family.

That can be read as monumental cynicism.

And the war itself, which he remembers as heroic and warranted, will be re-evaluated in the context of the culture of abuse out of which it grew.

Great family man and survivor, or twisted manipulator whose cynicism can now be explained by a background of abuse; these are the possible images of Gerry Adams that will prevail.

And the rest of the party must be feeling like helpless witnesses to his astonishing story.



Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/how-the-sins-of-the-father-came-back-to-haunt-adams-14607445.html#ixzz0aPoz0TLx



Probably the worst article i've ever read. Unionists seem to think the troubles arose in a vacuum, or because of child abuse, or anger towards abusive fathers that was turned against the Brits. Unreal

No Arshavin at the World Cup next year then. I wonder will that have any impact for the better in terms of his application to the Gunners.

Priceless