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Itās deeply important that you, as an adult, read childrenās literature. There is wisdom in Lewis Carroll & Nesbit & Narnia that can only be fully grasped with age; they are a powerful tonic to protect against the āmind of metal & wheelsā that is the curse of our times.
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3 Countries now. Scotland, England and Australia are seeing the deaths from HPV and cervical cancer fall to zero from vaccination.
And yet the anti vaxxers want to roll the dice.
Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine bbc.in/4ovjOLq
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The Old English word for āaliveā was cwic, pronounced almost exactly like āquickā, which is the wordās descendant in Modern English (from the sense of being active).
Thatās why you often hear the fossilized expression āthe quick and the deadā.
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I've now launched my YouTube channel. You can find my latest video, Chicken with "Quinces" here:
youtube.com/watch?v=BNz37qSZā¦
#medievalfood #medievalcookery #FormeOfCury
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Whatās the one foreign-language film youād recommend to someone who only watches English movies?
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one mantra that struck me as a child was ābe the change you wish to see in the worldā
every day that I go against the status quo and put on my respirator, I remind myself that Iām making that little girl proud #maskedup #bethechange
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I originally wrote this book in 2021 to make this essential language more accessible to historians and enthusiasts.
Now, in 2025, I am mid-way through a PhD transcribing and examining the financial accounts of 13th century Canterbury and have published two further books. By doing so, this emphasised how crucial Latin is to historical research.
Therefore, the time felt right to produce a revised edition reflecting that growth, offering an even clearer, more practical guide for anyone looking to engage directly with medieval sources.
Support the dream by grabbing your copy from Amazon
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This is excellent, thank you!
For UK folks who want to use/edit this, it could be good to add that the GMC state doctors shouldnt spread disease or rely in their own judgement to assess risk
gmc-uk.org/professional-stanā¦
ALT Protecting patients from risks posed by your health or your colleagues' health 5 Good medical practice4 says: 79. You must consult a suitably qualified professional and follow their advice about any changes to your practice they consider necessary if: you know or suspect that you have a serious condition that you could pass on to patients your judgement or performance could be affected by a condition or its treatment. 80. You must not rely on your own assessment of the risk to patients. 6 You should follow our guidance Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety if you are concerned that a colleague who has a serious communicable disease is practising, or has practised, in a way that puts patients at risk of infection5.
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Today I'm looking back at the career of English painter, book illustrator and war artist Edward Ardizzone!
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I am yet to see a single anti/critical-psych speak out against the proposed disability benefit cuts or highlight the government's cruelty or the potential to kill thousands of disabled people. The ongoing narrative this group of professionals push is the EXACT narrative being 1/
āThe number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be ā or overdiagnosing illness?ā Article questioning utility of labels such as ADHD and quoting Dr Lucy Johnstone among others. theguardian.com/society/2025ā¦
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Spiced Hot Chocolate from 1747 #chocolate #hotchocolate
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Photoplay's Favorite Recipes of the Movie Stars* (1929) edited by Carolyn Van Wyck.
(*Clara Bow can't even cook an oyster. Tsk...)
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Letās nail this down. A proper bowl of oatmeal/porridge. Let me show you how I make it, with tricks to make it the best oatmeal/porridge youāve ever had. You might be shocked - shaken, even - but stick around until the end. Letās go! š„£
