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August/September
2002 Newsletter
Editorial
Welcome
to our new Manager (Director) Ray,who comes to Platinum after a
long association with the club. We wish him every success in his
new post.
Goodbye
to Catherine and good luck in your new post. Thanks for all you
have done for Platinum. Condolences to Toms family and friends on
his sad passing. He will be sadly missed.
Enjoy
the read and keep in touch.
If
anyone has any articles or comments they would like to submit please
e-mail them to us at:
Farewell
to Catherine
Here we are now after three years in Newbridge,
the first Clubhouse in Ireland, and the first to be accredited
by the ICCD. Our Manager (Director) Catherine has decided to move
on to another challenge.
On
behalf of Platinum Clubhouse we wish you well in your new career.
Good luck.
Good
luck also to Mary as she heads off on Maternity Leave. We hope
things work out for you, and can’t wait for you to come back,
we miss you already.
Poetry
Corner
THINGS
I’VE DONE.
Moaning
and groaning,
Sleeping and snoring,
All part of life, do you see?
Eating and drinking,
Hearing and seeing,
Some features based upon me.
Betting
and gambling,
Winning not losing,
Really are only rumours,
Laughing and crying,
Being happy and sad,
To me are different humours.
Running
and walking,
Cycling and jogging,
Things that I do with my feet,
Being tired and restless,
Drowsy and confused,
I think I’ll doze off in my seat.
These
are the things I’ve done in my life,
No matter how well or ill I was,
But one thing I could never do,
Is break the rules and laws.
Stephen
26/08/02
WIND
Winds
blow, winds sway the trees.
The sound of the wind, the sound of the bees.
Strong winds, gentle winds, silent winds that blow.
Where the wind starts, nobody will know.
Stephen
Catering
News
What’s
new in the Kitchen? Well it’s probably me actually. Siobhra’s
the name and I’m the new kid in the kitchen. My last job was
as a beauty-therapist, so this is a total change. But, as anyone
who has ever visited Platinum Clubhouse.
Will know we, have a large industrial kitchen with the best
of equipment making it that much easier to get around.
The
hardest thing is trying to judge how much meat to defrost, as
you don’t know exactly how many people will be in for lunch
until 10:30 the following morning. But nobody has gone hungry
yet!!!
There
is no shortage of help in the kitchen. Ray C is showing a lot
of pasta potential (roll on lasagne!!) and Anna, one of our
new members, is fast building up for a reputation as the scone
maestro.
All
the dinners have turned out well so far, some a little too well
done, but, isn’t that how us Irish like it? And girls, remember
food can be good for the skin. Certain foods are used in the
most expensive cosmetics. Tea bags really are good for tired
puffy eyes. More beauty tips to come, watch this space!!! Anyway
here is a recipe to die for. Try it out.
Recipe
Of the Month
Apple
Sponge Pudding
You
will need:
4
apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
125 g / 4 oz sugar
60
ml / 4 tablespoons water
5 ml / 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
2.5 ml / ½ teaspoon ground cloves
Topping:
2
eggs
2.5 ml / ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
50 g / 2 oz castor sugar
50 g / 2 oz self-raising flour sifted
Pinch of salt
15 ml / 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
Put
the apples, sugar, water, lemon rind, and cloves in a saucepan
and simmer until the apples are tender. Transfer the mixture
into a well-greased pie dish.
To
make the topping, beat the eggs and vanilla essence together,
and then beat in the sugar. Fold in the flour and salt. Pour
over the apple mixture and sprinkle the brown sugar on top.
Put
into a preheated oven at moderate (180º C / 350º F or Gas Mark
4) and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the topping is golden
brown and firm. Serves 4.
Enjoy
Siobhra
Racing
News
The
Tatttersalls Breeders Stakes
This
was run on the Curragh on Aug. 24th. There was almost € 300,000
in prizes. It was for two year olds only. It was € 600 to enter.
Twenty-Six horses entered the race . Ten of these got prize
money.
Tattersalls
(Ireland) presented a trophy to winner, owner, trainer, jockey
and groom and € 150 cash prize to the best turned out horse
in the race. The winner was the English horse, “Teul Seoul”
at odds of 3-1 and got € 147,000.
The
Second placed horse was also English at odds of 7-2 but it did
have an Irish jockey Michael Kinane and got € 60,000.
Third
horse was “Zahy”, which was ridden by Johnny Murtagh at 16-1.
It was trained by Kevin Prendergast and got € 37,500.
Fourth
was “Iron Lad” with an English trainer and Irish jockey, Pat
Smullen, and odds of 14-1. It got € 22,500.
Fifth,
was “Dolmur”, trained by Anthony Mullins, and ridden by J.A.
Heffernan. The prize for this place was € 9,000.
Sixth
was “Plume Rouge” trained by Kevin Prendergast and ridden by
D.P.McDonagh and won € 6,000.
Seventh
was “Miss Takeortwo” from England, and got € 3,750.
Eighth
was trained by Noel Meade and ridden by F.M Berry and got €
3750.
Ninth
was another English visitor called “Vanished” and got € 3750.
Tenth
was “Cat Belling” trained by Kevin Prendergast and ridden by
Kevin Manning and got €3750.
Patricia
Admin
Unit
Just
a quick word to say that we are trying to keep up to date
with all that is going on in the Admin area. Thanks to everyone
who has contributed to this issue of the newsletter and we
look forward to hearing from more people with articles or
points of view. Welcome to Ray who has taken up the reins
from Catherine. We wish Catherine the best of luck in her
new post and send congratulations to Mary.
Talk to you soon.
Regards from the Admin Unit.
Website:
www.kildare.ie/platinum
Since
the newsletter is prepared using Microsoft Publisher 2000,
we ask you to specify what version of Publisher would be most
convenient for you.
We
look forward to hearing from you
Regards
from everyone involved in the Admin Unit
Employment
News
Members
are working away in their various jobs and they are all happy
with things at the moment. Three more members have been profiled
for employment. Steven is in his final preparations for commencing
employment on a T.E. site starting 30.09.02. Good luck Steven.
On
a sad note one of our long standing members in employment,
Tom (R.I.P.) .has recently passed away. He is sadly missed
by members and staff at Platinum Clubhouse as well as by everyone
in Atlantic Homecare where he worked.
Carmel
and Breda are busy job hunting at the moment
The
Employment Unit.
A
few words from Bob.
A
stitch in time saves nine. The kettle always boils once there
is water in the tap. The early bird catches the worm. A rolling
stone gathers no moss. If you fall off that wall and break
your leg, don’t come running to me. Close your mouth when
you are talking to me. You can’t toss a coin in the air.
Jokes
And Gags
A man went to the doctor and said:
Doctor, Doctor, I am seeing double.
The Doctor replied: Please take a chair.
The man asks: Which one Doc?
Patient
to doctor: Doctor, Doctor, I think I only have 20 seconds
to live.
Doctor: I’ll be with you in a minute.
Man
to Doctor: I think I’m an egg.
Doctor said: Don’t crack up here.
How
would you know a Kerryman’s dog?
He’s the one chasing parked cars.
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Soccer
Quiz
Test
your knowledge
1 Which
premiership club play their home games at the stadium of light?
2 Phil Babb moved to Sunderland from which Portuguese side?
3 Real Madrid striker Raul plays for which international side?
4 Gordon Stracken used to play for which Division 1 champions?
5 Which premiership side play at the Reedock stadium?
The
Roy Keane quiz
1 Roy
keane was sent home from the World Cup competition in South Korea
and Japan, after a fall out with which member of staff?
2 How many caps has the former Irish midfielder won for his country?
3 Which cash strapped Division 1 club did he play for before going
to Manchester United?
4 How much did he cost Manchester United?
5 Name the Everton new number 1 who came from Arsenal?
Connection
1 What
did Sir Elton John and Gianluca Vialli have in common?
The
supporters’ questions
1 Jimmy
Floyd Hasselbank used to play for which Spanish side?
2 How much did Finland defender Simi Hypia cost Liverpool?
3 Who will host the European championship 2004?
(A)England (B)Scotland (C)Portugal?
Answers
Test
your knowledge
1
Sunderland
2
Sporting Lisbon
3 Spain
4 Leeds
5 Bolton |
Connection
Watford |
The
Roy Keane quiz
1
Mick McCarthy
2 58
3 Nottingham Forest
4 Stg£3.75 Million
5 Richard Wright |
The
supporters’ questions
1
Athletico Madrid
2 Stg£3 Million
3 (C) Portugal
Andrew
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Announcements:
Members
(attendance) of the Month:
Philip and Ray.
Get Well wishes to:
All our members who are unwell.
Birthday Wishes to:
Eamonn, James B, Patrick (Jerry), Stephen W, Cathy, Nuala,
Annette, David, Catherine, Michael B, Martyn, Marguerite, Robert
C, Tim, Chris, Eileen M, Seamus, George, Ray, Aidan, Michael Mc
D, Robert R, Paula.
Welcome to our new members:
Anna.
Recent
News Stories
Music:
Eninem
won 4 awards for his comtribution to music.
It was Michael Jackson's birthday. He has reached the age of 44.
And he got a milliennium award for his outstanding music. He looks
well for his age. He should have been Weather Forecast man because
he changes like the weather.
Films:
Clint Eastwood is making a new folm called West Blood.
It's his first film in ages is also making another one. He is
72 now and as he is getting on in years, he is going behind the
camera for the future.
Sport:
New Zealand won the tri-nations Rugby competitions. Phil Taylor
became the first dart player to finish a set with 9 darts.
The Ryder Cup will be held in Ireland for the first time this
year and it should be very good one because America won the last
one. The European team didn't think the crowed played fair. Why?
Because it was held over in America so the European team will
want to go out and prove a point to the Americans that fire dosen't
strike twice and go out and win it.
Its Formula one time on Sunday in Belgium. Michael Schumacher
is going for his 10th win of the season. As I know something about
racing I will foretell that Rubens Barracello will come first,
Michael will come second with Kimi Rakkinen coming third. The
reason I think Rubens will win is because Micheal will help him
and Ferrari to compete a hat trick of wins.
See
you on Monday to tell you the results!
Andrew
Disclaimer:
The views, opinions and beliefs expressed in this newsletter are
not necessarily the views of Platinum Clubhouse.
Contributors:
Stephen, Breda, Patricia, Siobhan, Andrew, Siobhra, Bob and Tom.
Editorial
Team:
Tom.
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