I recall the case of a Sicilian doctor who did her ward rounds in a bikini.

Did your critical student not rejoice in the elimination of a God-awful design and worse colour scheme?

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MoD has lost track of veterans on recall list, says defence adviser Exclusive: George Robertson calls on officials to identify the ‘fit and willing’ in UK’s 95,000-strong strategic reserve

Wonderful to see how the MoD maintains these fine old traditions of utter incompetence:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Can anyone identify the date of the first use of 'debridement' in English medical parlance? I have just found it used in January 2026 at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose with reference to an operation on my back.

We took in two Hungarian refugees in 1956. We heard first-hand of how they'd suffered under the Russians: I remain amazed that they took so long to boot Orban out.

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An auction of a WW-I museum's contents is due next year.

Cosa vuol dire 'A. O.'?

Given the funding fights for defence I wonder whether the US banks will be allowed to fund us as they did in 1917.

When will John Wayne start the coup?

He spent years investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then Pope Leo asked to meet Gareth Gore’s 2024 book Opus alleges decades of manipulation, which the group has denied. He believes the pope wanted to send a clear message

I remember on Easter, in St. Peter's one of these Opus Dei people tried to persuade me.

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Splendid bit of micro-history.

I had a copy of this: it illustrates firstly, the Italian inability to distinguish a Scot, and secondly a general ability to list the actions of the retreating British: well-poisoning; building destruction etc.

... it just reminds me of the old Frank Muir joke:

'... a young girl, naked, save for a full set of Japanese armour'.

Was Trump's firing of Bondi possibly connected to his visit to the US Supreme Court hearing? Was he shocked by the gulf between her amateur bickering and their more-serious interchanges?

Best wishes Jessica. I have been in a similar state: one exists day by day. Prayers and blessings.

I got a big discount on agreeing to pack my own books.

Weaste Lane, where Engels worked.

I have twice asked Pickfords to move my belongings. On both occasions they asked for payment in advance: Given the large number of cardboard boxes involved this was quite understandable. Their work was impeccable and worth every penny.

Fougasse (cartoonist) - Wikipedia

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The feet are Fougasse.

His papers might contain details of his ideas.
He was not presumably in touch with John Logie Baird whose ideas for an early form of Skype would have eliminated the need for fast aircraft.

He was aware of the need to be able to vote, he had in mind an Imperial Parliament based on London to which IMPs would travel by means of a supersonic passenger aircraft he would design and build.

Here is a link to some papers and books at auction once the property of Barnes Wallis:
www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auctio...
Here is a link to some papers and books at auction once the property of Barnes Wallis:

Di una furbizia al livello di Liz Truss. Antecedente intellettuale di Hegseth.

Theda Bara - Wikipedia

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And he knew nothing until they sent lorries from Cairo saying come back immediately. It was a very quiet night. as they drove back until suddenly it wasn't.

they would have remembered the pipeline going across the desert which would not be completed until before the battle started. Except that it was completely fake and the battle started several days before it was apparently finished. My dad was in charge of building it.

This talk of US marines and the assault boat en route to the Gulf from Japan might possibly be false in that everyone is waiting for them to arrive before something serious happens about the gulf of Hormuz. If on the other hand the Iranians had read anything about the First battle of Alamein

'Theda Bara' is an anagram of 'Arab Death'.