This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
ps on the signs. Nice anecdote elsewhere yesterday: Tourist to Stornoway taxi driver : "what is the other language on all the signposts?" Taxi driver : "English"
Perth City North (Perth & Kinross) by-election, first preferences: SNP: 917 (44.7%, -10.5) Labour: 313 (15.3%, -0.1) Conservative: 296 (14.4%, -5.1) Reform UK: 209 (10.2%, new) Alba: 133 (6.5%, +4.3) Lib Dem: 95 (4.6%, +0.4) Green: 87 (4.2%, +0.8) SNP elected stage 5.
People eating meals in cinemas is the worst idea. Eat before! Eat after! You can discuss the movie while you eat!
The color purple is historically associated with royalty & power because of several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae. Their mucus made kings look regal. The Phoenicians built a vast trading empire around trade in snail mucus more precious than silver. Let's talk about it.
Dear friends, it is a week today since the death of my partner Alan Whittaker. The post mortem yesterday showed he died from a pulmonary embolism caused by DVT. Alan was an avid wildlife photographer. He took this picture of a kestrel three days before his death.
nice opportunity for UK-based non-fiction authors!
Very sorry to hear this news Frances. My sincere condolences.
Doctors Describe the Horror of Israel’s Pager Attack in Lebanon Surgeons and others detail gruesome injuries; many of the thousands of victims were blinded, with fingers severed Via New Lines Magazine
Surgeons and others detail gruesome injuries; many of the thousands of victims were blinded, with fingers severed