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Lanesborough, Co. Longford

On 24 August 1664 (346 years ago today), the second King Charles granted a castle and the lands on the northermost end of Lough Ree (a 22 by 2 kilometres widening of River Shannon) to Lord Lane, as a reward for supporting him during his exile. Whether Lord Lane or any of his subjects enjoyed angling is not known (to this author), but given today's still rich opportunities to make a grand catch, it's hard to believe they should have let a single chance pass.

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Help To Keep Fortitude Alive!

On 7 June 2010 the first issue of a new web project was released. “Fortitude, a daily magazine for being human” is a web experience published by Locust Swarm. Now, a couple of weeks later, the magazine is in desperate need of contributors. You could be one of them. You love to write, spread good advice, vent your opinion on personal, social, political or global matters, or simply want to have your poems published, read and appreciated? Then join the team of writers, scouts and affiliates, and help this extraordinary project kick.

Continue reading Comments (0) 19.07.2010. 20:30

I'd Rather Seen Webb's Wife Taking Charge

Good news first, Spain won this year's FIFA World Cup yesterday night in Jo'burg, South Africa — against the odds. Of course, “La Roja” had proven her technical, mental and social superiority more than once during the tournament, and did so once again playing the Netherlands in yesterday's showdown, yet football knows no preparation against the man with the whistle.

Continue reading Comments (0) 12.07.2010. 03:19

How Social Networking May Jeopardize Your Promising Career

Face it, you should never judge a book by its cover. Just about every Web 2.0 application so far released was made to appear to be one thing whose features you should fully embrace, and which you should not go without, never ever again. They are in general user-friendly beyond words, and will make your life so easy that even you can handle it. You never dared dreaming of such pleasure, just come in and find out! Social networking tools probably being the most popular among them all. While these applications might really do you a lot of good, in terms of initiating and maintaining friendships old and new all over the globe, you better not take their every word for granted. One of the better known has already repeatedly been reported for treating their clients' privacy with less than due care.

Continue reading Comments (0) 18.06.2010. 07:52

Woracziczky

Every time tourists happened to ask me (of all people) to name a typical Viennese speciality to add to their tour, I mentioned things that couldn't be found in the pocket editions they fetched on their way from the airport. As of today, I have an answer that might soon become more popular than St. Stephan's and Grinzing together: “Woracziczky”.

Continue reading Comments (0) 09.07.2009. 20:23