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I don’t care how many reps I do.
I care whether each rep is challenging enough to make me stronger.
That’s why I go slow, and why my training takes under 60 minutes a week.
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Perhaps she understands perfectly well how a mobile phone works. Perhaps she simply doesn't subscribe to the ridiculous expectation that she must be permanently available to everyone who wants her attention.
A mobile phone is a convenience, not an electronic leash. It is not a tracking device for other people's convenience, nor does owning one create an obligation to answer every text the moment it arrives.
Maybe she enjoys being present in the room she's actually in, rather than constantly checking a screen to see who wants something from her. Maybe she likes deciding when she's available to communicate.
Imagine that. A phone that serves its owner rather than an owner who serves her phone. That's not a generational failure. That's having boundaries. And frankly, it sounds rather liberating.
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Technotronic - Get Up! (Before the Night is Over) (#TOTP 1990)
From their debut, Pump Up the Jam: The Album, this was released as the second single & it's another hip house classic. Featuring Ya Kid K, who co-wrote the song, the track hit the top 10 in many countries inc UK.
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Bassomatic - Fascinating Rhythm (#TOTP 1990)
Classic house with a soulful vibe. Still sounds great today IMO. With lead vocals by singer Sharon Musgrave with a contribution from rapper MC Inna Onestep. A summer top 10 hit in the UK and went top 5 on the US Dance Chart. 🔥🕺🕺
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Stop yanking your dog’s neck if they stop to sniff something on *their* walk!
It’s likely one of the very few points of their day when they get new stimulation - let them have 5 seconds of your precious, precious time to sniff something without having their head pulled off.
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Just a year ago his beautiful mother was living on the streets of Thailand after a life of being used for breeding. We found her scavenging around for food.
To see Sienna now in Wales, on daily walks in the forests and being spoiled rotten is the thing of absolute dreams.
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Every nutrition guru origin story:
1-had a health issue
2-tries elimination diet (raw vegan/gluten free/no lectin/lo fat/lo carb)
3-feels better
4-decides any long term concerns of diet are a hoax & all experts are wrong
every single time. MD or not, regardless of specific diet
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I would like to thank all those who have prayed for me in recent days. I wish to express my particular gratitude to the doctors, nurses and all the staff of the Gemelli Hospital. This experience has made me feel particularly close to all those who are living with illness or infirmity. Now that I have overcome this delicate phase I will gradually resume my activities, always with God’s help and your prayers.
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People with adrenal insufficiency deserve safer adrenal crisis care.
Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening emergency that needs a time-critical injection of hydrocortisone. Other life-threatening conditions have auto-injectors or pre-filled syringes. Adrenal crisis doesn’t. (1/3)
ALT Graphic from the Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) with the headline “Campaigning for Safer Adrenal Crisis Care” in bold red text. Above this is a red button labelled “Patient Safety Risk.” Supporting text explains that an adrenal crisis is a life-threatening medical emergency requiring a time-critical injection of hydrocortisone. A large grey panel contains a red warning heading: “Other life-threatening conditions have auto-injectors or pre-filled syringes. Adrenal crisis doesn’t.” Additional text explains that the hydrocortisone injection process is complex and involves multiple steps, leaving patients struggling to self-inject life-saving treatment. It also states that patients’ lives are at risk and hospital admissions are increased because of delayed treatment. Below the text is a red circular illustration showing a syringe, vial and ampoule, with warning symbols. The purple footer contains the call to action “Help us campaign for change” followed by a white arrow.
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Hard to believe she was surviving out there all alone In the heat of Thailand.
Little Polly is still shook up but she will have a bright future now ❤️
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For healthy life expectancy, the UK ranks 20th out of 21 high income countries—only the US is lower. Within the UK, health in Scotland is worse than in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
How can we achieve better health? @MichaelMarmot
bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026…
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I fed lovely little Bob on the streets for 3 years in Thailand.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think he would end up on a private jet 🤷♂️😂 (1/6)
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It was the 5th September when I was looking for another sick dog and heard the tiniest squeak. I stumbled upon a sick mum and her puppies.
You should see them today… (1/5) 🧵
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There is an emergency shelter on top of Ben Nevis, invaluable for injured or exhausted walkers to get out of the weather. This is how it looked yesterday.
Beer cans, abandoned rucksack, cigarette packets, mouldy food… I despair sometimes.
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It really bothers me that the energy that they are spending on this could be easily diverted into actually caring for people by lobbying for better palliative care provision. There is something strange about the whole movement.
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Roughly?
Creating just one AI portrait uses roughly the same amount of electricity as charging your smartphone to 50% or 100%
Not to mention use of fresh water
How’s that “Ooh don’t I look cool in the 80s” thing going for you?
While wondering about “how bad climate change is”
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I’ve been a doctor for 47 years and I can’t ’predict ‘ this accurately, and don’t know anyone who can. The ‘6 months to live’ part of the bill makes it unworkable from the start.
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In nearly 5,000 men, visceral adiposity was strongly associated with lower testosterone. Within the same BMI category, men with high visceral fat had 33 to 36% lower testosterone than those with low visceral fat.
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