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K-Sport are offering a 10% discount on all school wear when you spend over €100, group your order requirements and get this great offer, book your school uniforms early by placing a deposit and avail of our saving scheme and still get your 10% discount.

We at K-Sport would like to thank our valued customers for all their support over the last 27 years, helping us to sustain a workforce of 12 full time staff and 4 part time staff throughout the summer months. The company has grown from strength to strength supplying schools all over Ireland, Carol Kinsella Managing Director at K-Sport says the quality and service has been very important in maintaining its position in these challenging times.

K- Sport has a dedicated workforce of highly skilled people, Carol

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Colour can come from anywhere. It's a reflection of you. There are no rules, just blank walls on which to express yourself creatively and no-one likes to express themselves more than children! That's why Crown Colourmix is giving one lucky winner the chance to have a completely personalised mural, inspired by your child's design, commissioned and painted in your home.

To be in with a chance of winning this wonderfully personalised prize for your home, just get your kids drawing and send us what they would like to have on their wall. It can be anything that inspires them. All you need do is send us that drawing, along with a cover note explaining the concept to be entered into the competition. The winner will be selected by a panel of Crown's colour experts and announced on 3rd of October.

A consultation

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The Co. Waterford Community Forum recently travelled to Carmarthenshire, Wales with other members from the steering committee of the INTERREG Action project to visit examples of successful social enterprises initiatives.

Last March, Dunhill Rural Enterprises launched the ACTION project to support social enterprise development in Co. Waterford. Co Waterford Community Forum, Waterford County Council, Tipperary Institute of Technology and University of Wales Trinity St David, all form part of the steering committee, and are working hard to raise the awareness within local communities as to potential social enterprise development in their areas.

Social enterprise is an emerging sector which represents businesses with primarily social aims and objectives, whose profits/surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to

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Favourable wind conditions, the summer sun and the inviting blue sea is calling Waterford men, Michael Murphy and Darren Nicholson to set sail on one of the most prestigious sailing events for amateur competitors in the world – The TransQuadra. The two Irish sailors will compete in this adrenalin rushing two part race across the Atlantic Ocean for ALONE.

The TransQuadra Race, which has 100 boat entrants with only one from outside France, will set sail on July 10th. The first stage of the race will commence at St Nazaire on the Brittany coast to Madeira. It is estimated that it will take 10 days to travel, clocking up 1,200 miles. The second stage, starting 6 months later in January 2012, is 2,400 miles and will take about 20 days to complete. In previous years, the TransQuadra has proved to be

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TaxAssist Accountants, a new company aiming to provide a dedicated, value for money tax and accountancy service to local Waterford businesses opened its doors this week on John Street.

The new venture is headed up by Marie Doody a Certified Public Accountant and mother of 2. Having worked in an accountancy practice in Waterford for over 10 years Marie decided now was the right time to strike out on her own.

As Waterford's very first walk in accountancy and tax shop, TaxAssist Accountants aims to provide help and support to local small and medium businesses. Speaking this week Marie commented ‘There is a real can-do attitude to business here in Waterford and I want to support and enable this as much as I can in a

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This years sponsored event is once again in aid of the Waterford Hospice Movement. Once again it has been decided to cater for the more energetic with a mini marathon added.

1. Mini Marathon; Leaving Waterford Garda Station at 1.30 p.m. going across Mayors Walk up Barrack Street down to the Ballindud Roundabout and out to the Pickardstown Cross and return to the Garda Station using the same route.

2. 8.5 Mile Run: Leaving Garda Station at 1.30 p.m. and again down to the Ballindud Roundabout then turn right and up to the Ramada Hotel take right turn in the Cork Road and up Browns Road returning to the Garda station.

3. 6 Mile Walk: Again leaving the Garda Station at 1.30p.m. down to the Ballindud Roundabout and returning via the same route.

4. 42 Mile cycle to Leamybrien leaving the Garda Station at

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Dear Minister,

I wish to appraise you of the current situation regarding the loss of the 26 bed St. Bridgids unit in St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford.

St. Bridgids ward was closed in 2009 and the HSE gave a firm commitment that they would replace the ward with a new 50 bed nursing facility. Thirty months later we are still awaiting the start of this project.

Waterford City council has lifted the preservation order from former chapel in order to remove any impediment that may obstruct the construction of this new unit.

We have been assured by HSE South that the building of this unit is a priority objective. Waterford City has lost 26 bed units in their geriatric hospital in St. Patrick's whilst every other geriatric hospital has increased their bed capacity in Munster.

This is an intolerable situation and we appeal to you Minister

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At present the Injuries Board which was established to assess personal injury claims will refuse jurisdiction in respect of medical malpractice.

To make a claim under medical malpractice/negligence the plaintiff must have suffered an injury as a result of such negligence caused by the person or body who owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. A mistake does not in itself amount to medical negligence and the procedure for proving medical negligence is extremely onerous. Solicitors will only proceed with such a case when they strongly believe that they will win the case. This is due to the protracted nature of the proceedings and the high cost in getting a case to court. Indeed legal proceedings will only be commenced following receipt of an expert medical report supporting the allegations and indeed the court will consider not only did the

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The Waterford Garden Show and Modern Homes & Building Exhibition takes place in WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore, Waterford on 22nd 23rd & 24th July. The opening times of the show are 2pm until 9pm on Friday 22nd and 12noon until 6pm on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th.

With easy access and ample parking The WIT Sports Campus is an ideal location for the Waterford Show and Modern Homes & Building Exhibition. The show will have everything to do with the house, home and garden on display. For those wanting to add new life or some extra colour to make more of an impact in their garden right now, they will find plenty of inspiration and expert advice on gardening and gardening related products. It is also the place to be if you need ideas, advice or designs for building your house,

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Waterford Garden Show also incorporating Modern Hoomes & Bulding Exhibition, WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore 22nd, 23rd & 24th July.

Be in with a chance to win a Clothes Line to the value of €180 kindly sposored by Kelly Steel, Killinure, Ballybrittas, Co. Laoise (who will be exhibiting at the show).

To enter you will need to like the competition on facebook page.

To find us on facebook visit our website http://www.modernhomes.ie and click on the Facebook link. Enquiries 058 - 48533.

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Creepy Crawlies of any kind here are often referred to as ‘Insects' though in many cases most are not insects at all. In America, they are usually collectively known as ‘Bugs' even though many are not bugs at all. So, you might well ask "what's the difference between an Insect and a Bug"? In the formal world of entomology both are very specific. All insects have bodies that are in three parts - the head that contains the mouth and eyes; the thorax that contains the heart and other essential organs to which three pairs of legs and two visible pairs of wings are attached and the abdomen that contains the digestive system and reproductive organs. Therefore, flies, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, bees, wasps etc. are true Insects. Spiders, woodlice or aphids are not. The characteristics of true Bugs are equally

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Whatever else you might say about Peter, you have to admit he was courageous. Think about the time he walked on water (Matthew 14:22-33). Jesus had sent these seasoned fishermen off across the Sea of Galilee and while a storm raged they saw a man walking on the sea. This terrified them far more than the wind and the waves, as they had assumed it must have been a ghost.

But Jesus comforted them by identifying Himself. Peter, looking for further assurance said, "Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water," (v. 28). When Jesus invited him to come, Peter stepped out of the boat. That took courage. But with the Lord's presence and His invitation, he had the courage to step out in faith and do the impossible.

Later, we hear Peter confidently asserting his willingness

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The european health insurance card

Question: My daughter and I are planning a holiday in France and Switzerland this summer and I'm wondering what happens if one of us becomes ill. Am I liable to pay for any medical costs incurred if I don't take out insurance?

Answer: You and your daughter each need an individual European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This card allows you to access public healthcare services if you become ill or get injured when visiting certain European countries. It doesn't cover private treatment or the cost of repatriation to Ireland, if one of you becomes very ill.

The countries covered by the card are the 27 member states of the EU, the three other members of the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland. The card is not required for a visit to the UK if you can show that

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By Bill Sones and Rich Sones, PhD

Q. For you Einsteins of the circus, what makes an aerialist's quadruple somersault so difficult and a "quad and a half" virtually impossible?

A. It was July 10, 1982, at the Ringling Brothers Circus when aerial acrobat Miguel Vazquez let go his grip on the bar of his swing, tucked, rotated a full four times, then stretched out his arms to be caught by his brother Juan on another swing, says Jearl Walker in "The Flying Circus of Physics." It was the first time a "quad" had been achieved before a circus audience, despite attempts at it since 1897.

The two requirements for a successful quad are rapid enough rotation and exact timing to pull out or risk rotating too quickly to be caught. The tuck position pulls in the body's center of mass, just as

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Does my cat need veterinary treatment?

Reader's query:

"My two year old male cat called Pixie has a solid lump on the side of his face, with a small blister over it. He reacted quite aggressively when I touched it, which is strange for him as he is normally very affectionate. I am not sure how long this lump is there, as I only noticed it today. Should I bring him to have it checked or is there a good chance it will go away by itself in a few days?"

There are a large number of possible causes for an abnormal lump such as the one you are describing on your cat's face, some of which can be quite serious and even life-threatening. It would definitely be best if you did have Pixie examined by a vet to establish the cause of

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