Avril Drummond
@avrildrummond1.bsky.social
Rehabilitation Researcher and occupational therapist. Professor. Editor of Clinical Rehabilitation. Trustee Stroke Association and Elizabeth Casson Trust.
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Happisburgh Lighthouse aerial view. Built 1790. Norfolk’s oldest working lighthouse & the only one in Britain run by local volunteers. Once one of a pair of leading lights guiding ships past Haisborough Sands. Restored 1990 with help from Challenge Anneka. #Happisburgh #aerial
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Happisburgh Lighthouse aerial view. Built 1790. Norfolk’s oldest working lighthouse & the only one in Britain run by local volunteers. Once one of a pair of leading lights guiding ships past Haisborough Sands. Restored 1990 with help from Challenge Anneka. #Happisburgh #aerial
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For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later
How to Identify a Prime Number without a Computer
For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later
www.scientificamerican.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later
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ESO Webinar: When the Weather Strikes: Understanding #Stroke Risk in an Era of Climate Extremes
📆 27 Nov, 16:00 CET
👉https://ow.ly/yh0F50XnELv
🎙️V. Piperas & A. Arsovska
Explore how air pollution & temperature extremes affect stroke risk, care & prevention.
#StrokeEducation
📆 27 Nov, 16:00 CET
👉https://ow.ly/yh0F50XnELv
🎙️V. Piperas & A. Arsovska
Explore how air pollution & temperature extremes affect stroke risk, care & prevention.
#StrokeEducation
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ESO Webinar: When the Weather Strikes: Understanding #Stroke Risk in an Era of Climate Extremes
📆 27 Nov, 16:00 CET
👉https://ow.ly/yh0F50XnELv
🎙️V. Piperas & A. Arsovska
Explore how air pollution & temperature extremes affect stroke risk, care & prevention.
#StrokeEducation
📆 27 Nov, 16:00 CET
👉https://ow.ly/yh0F50XnELv
🎙️V. Piperas & A. Arsovska
Explore how air pollution & temperature extremes affect stroke risk, care & prevention.
#StrokeEducation
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Edinburgh autumn colours !
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Edinburgh autumn colours !
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Judy Garland’s screen test for The Wizard of Oz (1938). 📷 google images
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Judy Garland’s screen test for The Wizard of Oz (1938). 📷 google images
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They’re awarding the Nobel Peace Prize today
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
They’re awarding the Nobel Peace Prize today
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
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New findings from our snapshot survey released yesterday show just 10% of 550 responding #physicians said they were either very or somewhat confident their #hospital can safely manage winter pressures.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/Ibo850X9EsL
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/Ibo850X9EsL
Doctors sound alarm ahead of winter as Royal College of Physicians survey reveals deep concern over hospital preparedness
ow.ly
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New findings from our snapshot survey released yesterday show just 10% of 550 responding #physicians said they were either very or somewhat confident their #hospital can safely manage winter pressures.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/Ibo850X9EsL
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/Ibo850X9EsL
Saw this today and thought -great advice!
September 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Saw this today and thought -great advice!
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CDC is 💯 correct and RFK is dead wrong
Vaccines are among the most important, lifesaving medical technologies in the world
RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances
ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-rails...
Vaccines are among the most important, lifesaving medical technologies in the world
RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances
ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-rails...
RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances
The CDC director was removed on Aug. 27 for not being aligned with Kennedy's desire to reduce vaccination.
ca.news.yahoo.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
CDC is 💯 correct and RFK is dead wrong
Vaccines are among the most important, lifesaving medical technologies in the world
RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances
ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-rails...
Vaccines are among the most important, lifesaving medical technologies in the world
RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances
ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-rails...
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Mother Earth is watching. Don't be complicit.
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Mother Earth is watching. Don't be complicit.
Lend your support to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/KPJ...
Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
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August 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Lend your support to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/KPJ...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading
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Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading skills
Denmark is eliminating its 25% book tax after finding reading skills in steep decline. Culture Minister Engel-Schmidt: "The gift of reading is something we should give to younger generations."
boingboing.net
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading
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boingboing.net/2025/08/22/d...
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saw a blue salmon swimming upstream to spawn today
August 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
saw a blue salmon swimming upstream to spawn today
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Nothing like a walk on an almost empty beach......even better if it is the top one in the UK.
August 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nothing like a walk on an almost empty beach......even better if it is the top one in the UK.
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Never judge a book by its cover!
August 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Never judge a book by its cover!