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Department of Public Health,
Health Service Executive,
Mid-Western Area,
31/33 Catherine Street,
Limerick.
Tel: 061-483338
Fax: 061-483211

Subject: Mumps on Campus

Importance: High

Over the last few weeks, the HSE have been notified of 10 cases of mumps among students at the University. The symptoms of mumps include a low-grade fever and swelling or tenderness of one or more of the salivary glands in the cheeks under the jaw. Symptoms usually appear between the 12^th and the 25^th day after a person has been exposed to the virus that causes this disease. Between 20-30% of people with the disease do not show signs of infection and in a few people this may be quite a debilitating illness.

Most students will have been immunised against this disease by having two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine as a child. In view of the recent cluster of mumps at the University, it is important that you ensure that you are immune to mumps.

Immunity will arise from being certain that you have either:

1. Received two doses of the vaccine in the past – this gives 99% protection against mumps
2. Been immunised during the outbreak of mumps that occurred at the University of Limerick in March 2005
3. Already had clinical mumps.

If you are already immune in one of the ways listed above, you do NOT need to be vaccinated.

If you are not certain that you are immune, you should seek medical advice as to whether you need a dose of the MMR vaccine to protect you at this time.

University Staff who think that they are not immune should attend their own General Practitioner for this vaccine.

Students who think that they are not immune should attend their own General Practitioner or the Student Health Centre for this vaccine.

29th March 2008
10K RUN/WALKATHON
11:00am Walk start
11:30am Run start
All Contributions go towards the Charities
Milford Hospice, Down Syndrome Ireland
and Croí
(Sudden Death Syndrome Ireland)

Register before 22nd March - Adults €12.00 / Students €8.00 / Over 65 €8.00
Entry forms available at the UL Arena Reception desk or www.plassey10k.com

For further info contact
Catherine dot Dooley at ul dot ie or Phone (061) 213596

oh yeah - the dramatic pause in blogging Seactain Na Gaeilge events was because we went on a little trip to CeBIT.

CeBIT for those of ye that don’t know is the world’s largest computer and IT trade fair - Centrum der Büro- und Informationstechnik; German for “Centre of Office and Information technology”

Quick run down on events:

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Wed: Daren wakes me from my slumber, train to Dublin, flight to Bremen, drive to Bad Gandersheim, pizza and beer (Gilde Ratskeller) in “Pizzeria Gino II”

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Thu: long breakfast, drive to CeBIT, registration, food in the Münchner Halle - a lovely slab of pork knuckle and a Maß (litre of beer) and then back to the fair. TCD actually had a stand where they were advertising the university and looking for Masters/PhD students. We got back to Bad Gandersheim for dinner that evening in Pizza Napoli and after a regular beer (Einbecker Pils), we were treated to a taste of Einbecker “Bock bier” which is quite tasty

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Fri: Back to CeBIT after breakfast but only 5 of the 10 of us, due to sickness. There was a smell of burning from the car on the way too so we called the rental company later that day and the breakdown service who decided to tow us back to the garage

Luckily, there wasn’t much wrong with the car apart from some oil spilt around the engine bay by the people who had rented it before us. After a good steam-clean, we were ready to go again. Mercedes service was actually quite good. Met up with the rest of the gang back in Hannover city centre, where we went for kebabs.

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Sat: Final Day of CeBIT and almost back to our full compliment of tourists. Quizzed the people in Ericsson for quite some time on WLAN, MIMO, LTE and IMS. The final thing I did was some quad-biking and then said goodbye to CeBIT…

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Sun: Headed back to Bremen, via Dublin and the train back to Limerick

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Some photos from CeBIT

Colm Meaney i ‘Kings’

A chairde,

Liosta thíos dos na himeachtaí atá ar siúl in Ollscoil Luimnigh inniu le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge 2008! Fáilte roimh chách.

Please see list of events below which take place today in UL as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2008! Everyone welcome.

Dé Máirt 4 Márta

10.30 Maidin chaife do bhaill foirne / staff coffee morning

Suíomh: Seomra Caidrimh, Áras Clóis Shruth an Mhuilinn

13.00 Ceolchoirm Lóin sa PAC, Foirgneamh na Fondúireachta

(Simon Thoumire ar an gconceirtín agus David Milligan ar an bpianó)

Comhimeacht le Dámh Chruinne Éireann Rince agus Ceol

Á chur i láthair ag Máire Ní Ghráda

Lunchtime Concert in the PAC, Foundation Building

19.00 Oíche Scannánaíochta / Film Night

Comhimeacht le Féile Scannánaíochta Ollscoil Luimnigh agus an Cumann Gaelach

Scannán / Film: ‘Kings’

Suíomh: ERB001

Eolas faoi ‘Kings’:

I lár na seachtóidí, chuaigh grúpa d’fhir óige ó Iarthar na hÉireann go Londain ar thóir saol níos fearr in áit ina bhféadfaidís maireachtáil mar ‘Kings’. Casann siad ar a chéile arís tríocha bliain ina dhiaidh sin. Tá a gcara is óige, Jackie, imithe ar shlí na fírinne. Tá tríocha bliain crua caite ag cuid acu. Tá siad tuirseach traochta anois i ndiaidh a gcuid oibre crua, agus chaill siad a misneach ar na bóithre agus ar láithreáin tógála na Breataine. Gruaim agus mídhílseacht gan dóchas atá anois orthu. Nuair a thagann fírinneachtaí báis Jackie agus sean-rúnda loma chun solais, soiléiríodh do na fir gurb iad do chairde a bhriseann do chroí - agus do chairde a thugann chun suaimhnis é.

In the mid 1970s a group of young men left the west of Ireland, bound for London, filled with ambition for a better life in a place where they could be kings. Thirty years have passed when they meet again. Their youngest friend, Jackie has died. For some of them those thirty years have been hard. Their muscle has been spent, their hopes dashed on the roads and building sites of Britain, to be replaced with a sense of hopeless disaffection. As the truth about Jackies death is uncovered, and long-held secrets are laid bare, the men discover that ultimately it is your friends who break your heart - and your friends who can save it.

Bike Week (wk6)

Tuesday: 1pm - bike sale in students’ union courtyard

The Students’ Union’s bike scheme for buying and selling bikes

Mountain Bike UL will also give a display of their funky hip-hop in the Students Union Courtyard

Wednesday: all day - walk in / cycle in / bus in to college

Make an effort and leave the car at home (if you have one) and either walk, cycle or take the bus into college. Something that can be repeated also on other days…

2pm - bike repair workshop

Bring your bike if it needs fixing and any tools that might be useful. Just watching and learning is welcome as well.

There will also be a display of designs for proposed bike sheds for the campus, with SofA (Society of Architecture) – come along and have a look!

3.30pm - cycle around campus

The smaller version of the critical mass. The cycle around campus is about highlighting how cars take up a lot of space, pollute the environment, and often transport no more than one person!

4.30pm - critical mass in city centre

critical mass is a world wide movement that is about taking to the streets with your bike to show that there are alternative means of transport that make a difference in the fight against global warming and for a sustainable lifestyle. It is about claiming back the city and the streets from the cars to promote cycling rights and people-friendly living spaces for all of us!

Thursday: 6pm - screening “We Are Traffic!” and “Return of the Scorcher”

Two films about the critical mass movement and the history of the bike.

Hope to see you there

Pierre
UL Environmental Society

A chairde,

Liosta thíos dos na himeachtaí atá ar siúl in Ollscoil Luimnigh inniu le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge 2008! Fáilte roimh chách.

Please see list of events below which take place today in UL as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2008! Everyone welcome.

Dé Luain 3 Márta 2008

12.00 Ceolchoirm le ceoltóirí agus rinceoirí na chéad bhliana den BA sa Cheol agus sa Rince inGaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh.

Concert with first year BA Irish music and dance students in Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh

13.00 Comórtas ‘Twister’ trí Ghaeilge (Comhimeacht leis an ‘G-Soc’)

Ceol agus Craic i gClós na Mac Léinn

‘Twister’ Tournament through the medium of Irish (Co-event with the ‘G-Soc’)

Music and Craic in the Student Courtyard

19.00 Aoiléacht

Máirtín Ó Direáin: Árainn, Oileánachas agus an Ghealchathair
le Mairéad Conneely

Suíomh: B1005

20.00 Tráth na gCeist/Table Quiz
Suíomh: Seomra Caidrimh / Common Room, Aontas na Mac Léinn.

The Interaction Design Centre

and

The Centre for Computational Musicology and Computer Music

cordially invites you to the launch of

“ Two Places “

the catalogue accompanying the exhibition in the University of Limerick and the Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 5.00pm , Plassey House.

This project is also supported by

Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

 The Arts Council of Ireland

Belfast City Council

and

UL Arts Office

www.twoplaces.ul.ie

Wintopia - Series 2 Trailer

Via Wintopia Facebook Group

717 Productions secure services of Daniel Smith, Kieran Stack and Jamie O’Brien for Season 2 of hit uber-drama.
Undisclosed fee quoted as “ridiculous” was used to reclaim the actors.

Donnie Walshberg will relinquish his role as “main attraction”. The 6 time Oscar nominated, 1 time winner, will take on a more supporting role and has signed up for guest-star appearances on what has been stated as an “unknown” number of episodes. The actor says filming in other projects and spending time with his baby daughter are also high on his priorities.

Emily Moon, unknown actress, and guest star in “the edge of forever” will make a return in season 2, but 717 productions declined to say to what extent.

Relations between 717 Productions and A-Block Design were renewed after the two companies parted, after the pilot episode. There have been talks, concerning characters and cameos but nothing has been decided as of yet.

Brendan Moroney…the “voice” of Wintopia, has also signed a new contract keeping him with the show for another season. Moroney, narrator, says that narrating has always been his dream and now with Wintopia and Planet Earth under his belt he feels he is a “big-deal”

The direction of Wintopia may be under threat. Colm “flash you” Bambury, has issued a statement saying he wants “nothing to do with the show or the actors”. This is believed to be the case as bambury, a highly sought after cameraman and director was becoming “run-down” spending so much time on the set of Wintopia. Bambury is also reported to have a fast-food addiction and has battled this disease for many years now.
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Also Prime time television with Reginald Wheatsheaf 3rd filmed a behind the scenes interview evening with the actors that is also due for release shortly.

Wintopia - Series 1 outtakes

Official Wintopia Youtube Page
Wintopia Facebook Group
Wintopia Bebo Page
See all the posts on Wintopia: www.grizi.net/blog2/category/wintopia/

Remember the calendar that I suggested before Christmas - tonight they’ll be handing over the cheques. I can still probably source a few calendars if anyone wants
From www.limerickpost.ie

Friday 25th Jan 2008 the UL Vikings will hand over the proceeds of their 2008 charity calendar to the Mid-West Cancer Centre in Russells Bar, Raheen, Limerick at 8pm.

• “Full Monty Theme”
• Live music with Shaun O’Dowd featuring Hanora
• African Drummers reception with red carpet and champagne
• Cocktail tastings
• Finger food
• Dress to impress

Wintopia “The Genesis Epilogue Part 1″

Wintopia “The Genesis Epilogue Part 2″