Too often a story falls from public consciousness once it has received an initial airing in the media. In an effort to maintain an ongoing link to various items that have been featured in this e-zine, the Canadian Vindicator, brief follow-ups will appear from time to time, beginning with the October 2004 issue.

For example, an item on computer game violence in September, "Violence in computer games condemned" merits addition of the fact that Britain's Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has agreed to discuss with Home Secretary David Blunkett what action could be taken to combat the problem.

The zebra mussel infestation of Lough Gill highlighted in a July article, "Innisfree and the dreaded Zebra Mussels" is now followed up with a report that marine biologist Dr Dan Minchin reported in September that the zebra mussel may radically alter the natural ecosystems of many Irish lakes, and the spread of the species to the world famous angling lakes of the Corrib, Mask and Carra in the west of Ireland was bound to occur. The zebra mussel had first been detected on the Shannon in 1997. It has since infested more than fifty lakes on that water system, wiping out the native fresh water mussels on Lough Derg, Ree and Key as the smaller zebra species attach themselves to the shells of the natives in large numbers, causing suffocation.

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