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Philip Cairns was last seen on the Ballyroan Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin on Thursday, October 23rd, 1986. He was aged 13.
Ballyroan Road in Rathfarnham is a long, tree-lined stretch in south Dublin of 1960s-era semi-detached homes, gravel driveways and neatly tended gardens.
It was here that Philip Cairns, a 13-year-old schoolboy, was last seen before disappearing on his way back to school on an October afternoon in 1986.
Almost 30 years on, his disappearance still casts a long shadow across a community which has grappled with hundreds of reporting sightings of the boy, multiple searches and fruitless leads.
The latest development - which led gardaí to question the late Eamon Cooke, a former pirate radio broadcaster who was convicted of indecent assaults of young girls - has, once again, re-opened a case which has never faded from public view.
“I was just talking about it earlier: we’re all shocked that someone could be named now, so long after all those investigations,” says a neighbour of the Cairns, who declined to give her name.
Another, who has seen newspaper headlines over potential leads come and go over the years, says it is far too early to say anything definitive.
Most neighbours on Ballyroan Road decline to comment for fear of upsetting family members, some of whom still live on the street. Inquiries to the Cairns family home went unanswered.
Lahart, who went to the same secondary school as Philip about half a mile away, says the mystery has bound together three generations of people .
Despite a Garda investigation involving 50 detectives, more than 1,500 written statements from locals, some 200 reported sightings and multiple searches, the case has never been closed.
“Philip would have been 43 later this year; I’ll be 52. He’s never disappeared from our memory. Gardaí over the past 30 years have followed up every single lead and spent an inordinate amount of time on the case,” Lahart says.
While Philip was a relatively quiet and shy boy, say locals, the smiling photo of him in his school tie and confirmation rosette still makes him one of the most recognisable in the country.
Many aspects of the case continue to puzzle investigators and the wider community, says Lahart.
The fact that Philip’s schoolbag was found in a laneway close to his home six days after his disappearance has never yielded a satisfactory explanation. The area had been previously searched by gardaí.
The only items missing were a number of religious textbooks - the Good News New Testament, and a copy of Christian Way I. He had been due to attend religion class that Thursday afternoon.
Gardaí hope developments in DNA technology may make it possible to establish who had contact with the bag before it was left int he laneway.
“The fact that he was such a conscientious lad made his disappearance so unusual,” says one local resident.
For now, though, locals are still taking in the latest developments and hoping it will lead to some definitive answers.
“I think Philip’s story changed us and the entire country,” says a neighbour on Ballyroan Road, whose four children who were contemporaries of Philip’s.
LYNNVILLE — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk boys played on their home golf course for the first time in the 2019 season on April 2. They hosted a quadrangular nine-hole meet at Diamond Trail Golf Club.
Fellow Jasper County team PCM dominated the field placing golfers in the top three individual places. PCM finished with a 166 to win the team title. Albia was second at 178 and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was third with a 203.
Lynnville-Sully had just three golfers in the event so the Hawks did not have team score.
The Mustangs were led by senior Andrew Van Ryswyk with a 38 on the par-36 course as the meet medalist. Gatlin Boell shot a 39 for second and sophomore Andrew Mitchell had a 40. The fourth golfer scoring for the team was sophomore Gabe Lanphier with a 49.
PCM got a 49 from junior Caleb Greer, a 50 from sophomore Brayden Berger and a 51 from sophomore Grant Landgrebe.
“In consternation, Prof. Adesanmi reminds us of the Patriarch’s philosophical song, which loosely translated, means “the same rain falls on sugarcane and bitter-leaf; the sugarcane takes its own rain and travels the path of sweetness, while bitter-leaf takes its own share of the same rain and travels the path of bitter...
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Police investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy found unconscious in a park have appealed to youngsters to give up the name of the dealer who they believe supplied him with illegal drugs.
Carson Price was found on Friday evening in a park in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly, South Wales, around a mile from his home in Hengoed, and officers believe “illegal substances” contributed to his death.
On Monday, Superintendent Nick McLain from Gwent Police issued an appeal on YouTube asking for help piecing together Carson’s final movements before he fell unconscious.
Mr McLain said: “At this moment, we don’t want to rush to any conclusions about the circumstances of how this happened. This is a difficult time for Carson’s family and friends, school friends and for the community of Ystrad Mynach.
“That said, we are aware that there has been a lot of speculation about the cause of death in the media and on social media which I feel it is important to address.
“At this moment, we are still awaiting official medical confirmation about how Carson died, which may take some time. Until then we cannot confirm that taking drugs caused Carson’s death.
“What we do know, tragically, is that Carson died in the public park and our inquiry does focus on illegal drugs being a contributing factor.
“Our inquiries to date have indicated that drugs were supplied prior to him visiting the park and as a result, our investigation is broader than Ystrad Mynach and our inquiries are extended throughout the Caerphilly borough area.
“We are particularly interested in Carson’s movement prior to him visiting the park that night.
“I believe somebody, somewhere, sold illegal drugs to Carson, and other people in the area will know who that person was. We will not tolerate this in Gwent.
“The supply of drugs can ruin people’s lives and we ask residents that if they have any information regarding these suppliers, please contact us immediately.
“I want to encourage people to talk about what has happened. You may have a teenage child that wants to talk, for example – and we all need to make sure they are given the confidence to come forward.
“Ystrad Mynach Park is a busy park, that families enjoy and I want to encourage residents to continue to use it.
“Like many parks, we’ve received reports of anti-social behaviour and large congregations of children and our neighbourhood policing team along with partner agencies have worked tirelessly to keep it safe.
“No arrests have been made as yet but our investigation team are following many lines of inquiry.
A short statement from Carson’s family described him as “kind and loving” and “a cheeky little boy”.
Mega defence deals, including procurement of an air defence system for the Indian Navy, are likely to be sealed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Israel which will be first by an Indian PM to the Jewish nation.
A number of other defence deals are also likely to be discussed. Asked about specific defence deals, the envoy only said the relationship has gone beyond buying and selling and that the two countries are now focussing majorly on joint research and development.
Antonio Conte believes it’s important for a ‘great team’ like Chelsea to have competition in every position, and believes Alvaro Morata has shown good responsibility and maturity since the arrival of Olivier Giroud.
The Italian tactician has deployed the Spanish striker as his main frontman, when fit, this season, with Michy Batshuayi shipped out to Borussia Dortmund on loan in January having started just three Premier League games.
However, former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud moved to Stamford Bridge in a £15million deal and grabbed an assist in his first start in Morata’s absence during a 3-1 win over the Baggies.
Conte hailed the addition of Giroud for adding much-needed competition in the striking role, while he believes Morata has responded well to his new team-mate’s arrival.
When asked if Morata had benefitted from Giroud’s arrival, he said: ‘I don’t know. I think Alvaro is a player with a good responsibility and maturity.
‘The competition is good, good for the team. I think a great team must have competition in every position, in every role.
Morata had suffered with a back injury in recent weeks, but Conte is confident he will be fully fit for Chelsea’s Champions League clash with Barcelona.
‘I think that Alvaro now he is having training with us regularly every day,’ he added.
The Raiders have proven to be a class above in shutting out the Eels, after St George Illawarra thumped the sorry Canterbury Bulldogs.
Canberra has equalled its best start to an NRL season in 14 years after defeating Parramatta 19-0 at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.
The Eels' defeat was compounded with the loss of star recruit Blake Ferguson who left the field early in the second half with suspected broken ribs.
Canberra didn't survive the match unscathed either with lock Joe Tapine going off with syndesmosis and will have further scans on Monday.
The Raiders had all possession and territory in the opening 40 minutes but only scored one try through Josh Papalii, while Jarrod Croker added a penalty for an 8-0 lead at the break.
It was the first time the Raiders had kept a team scoreless in Canberra since they did it to the Eels six years ago.
They'll host Brisbane next Sunday.
The Raiders enjoyed a 4-1 season start in 2005 but clopped from there to finish second last on the ladder that season.
A Ben Hunt-inspired St George Illawarra have silenced their early-season critics by romping home over a hapless Canterbury 40-4 to claim their third straight victory.
Hunt was the chief engineer of a sharp Dragons attack that ran in seven tries to one to surge into the top eight for the first time this season.
The Dragons number seven was involved in six of the seven tries, including two for himself in easily his best outing of the year.
The only downside was a second-half ankle injury to Paul Vaughan.
The impressive rout goes a long way to restoring the faith of a fanbase that watched their side lose their opening two games by double digit margins.
Then they feared the worst when skipper Gareth Widdop went down with another shoulder injury in round three that has scratched him for most of the season.
But in a silver lining to his absence, coach Paul McGregor has been allowed to finally settle a spinal combination that cranked into top gear against the Bulldogs.
His side hasn't lost since Widdop's injury, beginning with consecutive one-point wins before putting on a show for the 13,409 crowd at Kogarah.
Hunt had revamped attack humming from the kickoff, beginning with a 15th-minute try assist for Euan Aitken to score the opener.
Then with the Bulldogs surging into their 20-metre zone, Hunt stripped Rhyse Martin one-on-one before racing 70 metres upfield.
Tim Lafai made it a two-try lead moments later, however Hunt wasn't done.
Continuing to play on the front foot, the Kangaroos representative produced a cut out for Mikaele Ravalawa to make it a commanding 18-0 lead at halftime.
The avalanche continued after the break, with Ravalawa crossing in the 59th minute and Hunt accepted gifts for the final two tries.
First he pounced on an attempted Kerrod Holland offload before doing the same on a Jayden Okbunbor dropped bomb to set up Zac Lomax.
However Hunt saved his best for last, twice getting involved in a remarkable last-minute four-pointer that ended in him scoring under the posts.
Ghostly visions and so-called night terrors could be linked to eye disease, according to new research.
Individuals who have lost their sight through eye disease or have had eyes removed often report a frightening array of hallucinations including faces and costumed figures, said Dr Dominic Ffytche of the Institute of Psychiatry, London.
Brain scans carried out while the patients were hallucinating showed activity in specialised regions of the visual cortex.
In 60% of cases, patients reported seeing distorted faces with prominent eyes and teeth, said Dr Ffytche.
"They often see grids, lattices and brickwork, and then plenty more complex forms, often a face, that's characteristically distorted in some way with prominent eyes, prominent teeth and then beyond that whole landscapes, little tableaux populated by people often in costumes," he told the British Association's Festival ...
Forty per cent of patients saw figures in costumes, including people in Edwardian clothes and Napoleonic uniforms, as well as knights in armour.
Dr Ffytche suggested that sightings of ghosts and near-death experiences could have the same biological cause.
He believes the narrow repertoire of images seen in hallucinations is related to the way visual systems are organised in the brain.
"Our visual brains are organised as a series of specialised maps, each map specialised for a different attribute," he said.
"It seems that activities within one of these maps leads to an hallucination of that particular specialised attribute and since our visual brains are all the same, we all seem to have the same sort of hallucinations."
Dr Ffytche hopes now to investigate whether people of different ages, sexes and cultures see the same sorts of things too.
Links to more Festival of science stories are at the foot of the page.
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The National Weather Service downgraded its storm warning for the Texas coast from hurricane to tropical storm strength shortly before Alex made landfall at about 9 p.m. as a powerful Category 2 storm about 110 miles south of Brownsville with sustained winds of about 105 mph.
Although Texas got off much easier than Mexico, more than 6 inches of rain drenched Brownsville by late Wednesday and 66 mph wind gusts closed the bridge to South Padre Island. No injuries or severe damage were immediately reported.
"We dodged a potentially violent storm," Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos said.
Alex leaves behind a big mess in South Texas and now tornadoes are the big worry.
Still, 9-foot waves were reported on the South Padre Island beach, and Alex spun off two small tornadoes near Brownsville. One flipped a trailer.
More than 1,000 people in low-lying Hidalgo and Cameron counties fled to storm shelters. More than 1,000 homes were without power late Wednesday, with the biggest outage caused not by the storm but by a car that ran into a utility pole, American Electric Power spokesman Andy Heines said.
When Hurricane Dolly tore through south Texas in 2008, more than 200,000 homes lost power, and it took more than a week to restore full service.
As the storm made landfall, concern turned to the 100-mph winds, drenching rains and storm surge.
Alex is the first June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995, according to the hurricane center.
Texans still took precautions before the storm. At a shopping plaza at the foot of a bridge into Mexico, shop owners taped windows and swept water pooled on the sidewalk into the empty streets.
15 separate agencies are working side by side at the Federal Emergency Management Agency office in Denton during Hurricane Alex.

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