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The Italian café at Parliament Hill Fields has been run by the D’Auria family for 45 years, while those at Parliament Hill Lido and Queen’s Park have been run by Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez, a Kentish Town couple, for a decade.

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Anger as Hampstead Heath cafés handed to Australian-themed chain

Four ‘community hubs’ are set to be taken over by Daisy Green in spring, prompting outrage from locals and celebrities

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December 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM

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Faleiro does not conflate the aggressors with the oppressed; rather, she draws a sharp, necessary distinction between violent nationalist monks in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, and the non-violent resistance of exiled Tibetans facing a different crisis entirely: the world’s silence.

December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM

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Publication alert: Vicarious body maps bridge vision and touch in the human brain. 🧠

Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Tomas Knapen @tknapen.bsky.social · 28d

New today in @Nature: your visual cortex contains touch-based body maps. bit.ly/VisualBodyMaps
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.

November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM

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Xmas joy 🎄 made from medicine packaging & patient leaflets
.. creative festive decorations from Queen Square, National Hospital for #Neurology and #Neurosurgery, #UCLH

December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM

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Article: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...

November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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NeurologyLive®

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🧠 New insights in #CIDP care:
Dr. Amit Sachdev highlights how personalized treatment—IVIg, SCIG, and emerging targeted therapies—can help patients move beyond the “maintenance plateau.”

More flexibility, better long-term outcomes ✨

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Optimizing Treatment Selection and Moving Beyond the Plateau | NeurologyLive - Clinical Neurology News and Neurology Expert Insights

Panelist discuss individualized treatment strategies that balance efficacy, tolerability, and lifestyle considerations to move patients beyond maintenance plateaus in chronic inflammatory demyelinatin...

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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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Loving 'Vanish into You' from Lady Gaga's Mayhem album

#LadyGaga #LittleMonsters #VanishIntoYou #Mayhem #Music

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ChrisTrekkin 💜🖖 @christrekkin.bsky.social · Nov 16

Felt like a good time to do another singing video, so here's me singing 'Vanish into You' from Lady Gaga's Mayhem album

Hope you enjoy it 😀💜🎵

November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on #Tibet
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces

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How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
Rapke Lama posing for an interview in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rapke Lama says he was held for seven months without trial after being arrested near the Nepal border
Arjuna Keshvani-Ham | Ankit Tiwari
Friday November 14 2025, 8.35am, The Times
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On a mountain pass on a Himalayan peak straddling the precarious and remote border between Nepal and Tibet, two men charted a treacherous path through the freezing darkness. In Rapke Lama’s pocket was a set of Tibetan Buddhist prayer beads and a buti — a small, sacred amulet blessed by the Dalai Lama.

Rapke and his friend, Karma Cheden Lama, were harvesting Yartsa Gumba, a species of cordyceps found only in the high-altitude subalpine meadows of Tibet and Nepal, and the world’s costliest fungus. “Himalayan viagra” fetches as much as $100 per gram in global luxury markets, which makes harvesting it the most economically important activity for the people of the Tsum Valley.

The pair had made their way from Chhaikampar, a small village in the valley, and ascended to an altitude of more than 5,000m. At the Ngula Dhojyang pass, a crossing point that once facilitated cross-border trade, they began the gradual climb down towards Drakar Gonpa, a monastery five hours walk from the border, and into Tibet. Rapke planned to meet a friend there after chatting with her on WeChat, China’s most popular social media platform. It was about midnight when Rapke heard the gunshot.

“People started running from all possible directions,” he told The Times. “I hid inside this bush. I could feel a few of the people step over me as they ran towards my friend. I stayed hiding for the whole time but …

November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...

On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France

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November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM

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Rare Disease Advisor

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A pattern recognition approach is key to identifying and diagnosing #AutoimmuneNeuropathies other than typical chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (#CIDP) and its variants.

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Pattern Recognition Key to Identifying Autoimmune Neuropathies Other Than CIDP

Proper diagnosis and treatment of these diseases are of great importance, as early immunotherapeutic intervention can help reduce nerve injury.

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November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM

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Dr. John Cush

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ACR 2025 SpA Topic Panel

A focused discussion on updates in spondyloarthritis, including emerging data, treatment strategies, and real-world care considerations. Hear expert perspectives and practical takeaways shaping SpA management today.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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“Once one finds the elephant, one does not need to search for the footprints.”

The Mahāmudrā Devotional Prayer BY RANGJUNG DORJÉ

Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the Mahamudra Tradition
Daniel Brown Ph.D. & Robert Thurman

Let me understand the truth of phenomena to be unelaborated:
Holding this blissful state without attachment becomes self-
liberation in its own right.
Any attachment to harmful, mistaken concepts becomes purified
in the realm of the mind’s real nature.
This is the knowledge of the ordinary, free from taking up and
abandoning, without anything to attain.
The real nature of all beings is buddhahood.
Let it come forth evermore for all sentient beings who wander
endlessly in saṃsāra, and who, through their ignorance and their
incessant misery, can no longer stand it!
Let compassion arise with the mental continuum for all of them!
Let there be continuous meditation, inseparable from the [relative]
attributes.
This is the supreme path, the pair, without straying,
And when unobstructed, there comes the skill of infinite
compassion.
When this kindness has arisen, do [not] forget the truth—
emptiness.
Let there be ripening of enlightenment, reaching maturation
with the well-purified buddha fields,
With the special psychic powers that arise from the force
of meditation,
With the complete purification of buddhahood, whose actions
ripen [for the sake of all] sentient beings,
And with the perfect devotional prayer, which produces the
Buddha’s teachings.
Following enlightenment and path-walking there is no need
for further spiritual practice, outside of living daily life fully.
“Once one finds the elephant, one does not need to search for
the footprints.

November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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William, the Prince of Wales and faith-lite heir is unimpressed by its cover-up of sex abuse & in favour of disestablishment of the #ChurchofEngland
Sir Keir Starmer is apparently in "listening mode".
King Billy's reign to focus on 'him, Kate and the three heirs'.

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COURT CIRCULAR
IT'S no secret Prince William wants his reign to be all about him, Kate and the three heirs. Lesser royals will have to go out and earn a living, although King Bill won't miss them.
Instead of spreading the royal net wide, he and Kate intend to support just a few patronages of personal interest. The military, sport and children will take priority while culture, business, animals and science will struggle. Naturally the reform agenda doesn't involve downsizing the royal estates or bank balances.
If William pushes ahead, it will impact hundreds of charities great and small who enjoy royal patronage. The perks – a royal ribbon-cutting, garden-party invites for volunteers or a gong for a stalwart supporter – shouldn't be underestimated. William and Kate have already shown the old ways are doomed by not taking on any of the late Queen's hundreds of patronages, despite Brian asking them to share the load.
Also heading for the exit is the global reach of the throne. William is happy to hop on a plane to watch football, support his Earthshot Prize and enjoy holidays in the sun. But he hasn't undertaken a full-scale international tour since the disastrous trip to the Caribbean in 2022, where it was made clear he wasn't welcome. He will not be disappointed if he isn't invited to succeed Brian as the next head of the Commonwealth.
And what of the monarch's role as supreme governor of the Church of England? William, who sidestepped an investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales, is planning an achingly modern coronation and the idea of a series of oaths declaring he is a faithful Protestant and pledging to uphold the privileges of the Church grates for the faith-lite heir. He is unimpressed by its cover-up of abuse. He's keen at least for the oaths to be substantially rewritten – or preferably abolished, which would lead to the disestablishment of the Church of England. Sir Keir Starmer is apparently in "listening mode". Did anyone brief new Archbishop of Canterbury …

October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM

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CIDP Community: Sanofi is recruiting for the real-world, non-interventional ORBIT-CIDP study (NCT06968975)! If you have a confirmed #CIDP diagnosis, are 18+
#CIDP #RareDisease #ClinicalTrial #Neurology

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November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM

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BMC Neurology (2022) 22:400

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Patient with both CIDP & psoriasis finds relief! combining IVIG CIDP treatments w biologic drug secukinumab (an IL-17A inhibitor) led to significant, long-lasting symptom stability for both conditions 💡 #CIDP #Psoriasis #Neurology #Dermatology

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and psoriasis comorbidity with significantly alleviated in symptoms after secukinumab: case report - BMC Neurology

Background Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune disease that involves damage to the peripheral nervous system. The course of the disease can progress for more than...

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September 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM

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When your presidency runs on manual transmission.

November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM

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An insight into the unmet need in allergy services- poor access to care and treatments. Consider changing your service and practice to make a difference @ceijournal.bsky.social @bsaci-allergy.bsky.social

BSACI Registry for Immunotherapy @britregistry.bsky.social · Jun 18

BRIT's first peer-reviewed paper was published in April! Read it here to learn about immunotherapy access inequalities across the UK. www.bsaci.org/brit-inequal...

BRIT Inequalities Paper Published - BSACI

Clinical and Experimental Allergy has just published the first peer-reviewed paper from the BSACI Registry for Immunotherapy (BRIT). The paper features analysis of 5 years’ worth of BRIT data and high...

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October 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM

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Giuffre on a boat with Naomi said: "Campbell ... was such a b**** to me that night and I felt so uncomfortable because here I am with all these older people." a photograph showing Campbell & Maxwell with Giuffre in the foreground looking like a lost child, wearing same pink shirt w Prince Andrew.

October 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM

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Metanalysis of whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) in Ank. spondylitis (AS) - 5 studies & 310 #AS pts. Temps (−60°C to −10°C) & duration (80 sec to 3 min) varied. WBC significantly mproved BASDAI (p<0.001), ASDAS ( 0.015), BASFI (0.006), & VAS pain (.005), but NOT CRP www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Efficacy of Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis | Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine

Introduction: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by pain, stiffness, and progressive joint deformities. While pharmacological treatments remain the standard…

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October 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Optimizing Dose-Response Decisions in Psoriatic Arthritis via Causal Machine Learning: A Real-World Evaluation of Secukinumab Treatment https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.25335913v1

October 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM

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REVELADO en #LosArchivosDeBoris: #Boris #Johnson recibió un pago de £240.000 de un fondo de cobertura semanas después de su reunión privada con Nicolás Maduro en #Venezuela. Una factura filtrada contradice su versión de que actuaba como un simple canal diplomático. #Maduro #UK

Claro, aquí está la traducción al español venezolano:
Los Archivos de Boris
A Boris Johnson le pagaron £240.000 después de reunirse con Maduro, según muestra una factura
La oficina de Johnson envió una factura a un gerente de un fondo de cobertura, la cual fue pagada, semanas después de la reunión con el líder venezolano el año pasado.
Revelado: cómo Boris Johnson intercambió contactos de Primer Ministro por negocios globales
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Desde un jet privado en algún lugar sobre el Mar Caribe en febrero del año pasado, Boris Johnson llamó a su antiguo adversario político David Cameron, entonces ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, para notificarle sobre una visita.
Johnson se había tomado un día de sus vacaciones familiares en la República Dominicana para una improbable reunión con el presidente de izquierda de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, un hombre a quien Johnson, cuando estaba en el poder, había comparado con un "dictador de un régimen malvado".
El otro participante en la reunión era menos conocido: Maarten Petermann, un gerente de un fondo de cobertura (hedge fund).
Cuando más tarde se le preguntó sobre la reunión, Johnson dijo a funcionarios del gobierno del Reino Unido: "No es cierto que me hayan pagado por ninguna reunión en Venezuela". El ex primer ministro dijo que no tenía ninguna relación contractual con el fondo de cobertura Merlyn Advisors.
Johnson sugirió más tarde que había estado actuando como un canal diplomático extraoficial, pero semanas después de asistir a la reunión de 45 minutos, The Guardian puede revelar que Johnson recibió £240.000 de Petermann.
La revelación se encuentra en los Archivos de Boris, una filtración de datos de la oficina de Boris Johnson, su oficina privada, que recibe una asignación financiada por los contribuyentes. Los archivos contienen un contrato con Merlyn Advisors firmado por Johnson meses antes, en septiembre de 2023.
El contrato, redactado por Merlyn, señala que Johnson, "a lo larg…

September 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM

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In the FUTURE 5 trial, 84.5% of psoriatic arthritis patients on secukinumab showed no radiographic progression and were more likely to achieve low disease activity by week 104. https://getnews.me/secukinumab-reduces-progression-raises-low-disease-activity-in-psa/ #secukinumab #psoriaticarthritis