#Alps

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Thread:Why ‘cis’ in reference to humans is incorrect.’Cis’: Latin root, meaning ‘on this side of’.‘Trans’: Latin root, meaning ‘on the other side of’.Example of correct use: “Ancient Cis-Alpine & Trans-Alpine

Robert Smallshire

robsmallshire

A note on parochial metaphors and culture in science. In the 1990s I was working through a degree in geological science in the U.K. My particular interest was structural geology

IrishWomenInHistory

IrishWomenin

THREAD1/8Lizzie le Blond was born into a wealthy family, the Hawkins-Whitsheds, in 1860. She grew up in #Greystones, Co. #Wicklow. As a young woman, Lizzie spent time in #Switzerland, where

Abdulla E Fakhro

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1/ Jungfraubahn Holding AG – an interesting company with a 100+ year storied history and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange – offers a unique opportunity to own a piece

🏃🏻‍♂️MIKE KNOWS RUNNERS🏃🏻‍♂️

MikeKnowsRunner

$ATVK JUST TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS ON THE SHARE CANCELLATION HEARING FOR JAN 19. IT IS NOT FOR THE COMPANY TO CANCEL SHARES. IT IS A HEARING TO DETERMINE THE

Khalid Umar 🇵🇰🇹🇷🇦🇿

KhalidUmar33

#WorldWar1At 11 AM on 11 November 1918 World War 1 came to an end having caused 20 Million deaths! Aircraft, Gas and Tanks were used for the First Time in

Nemo

nirmalyadutta23

A thread of PG Wodehouse gems (H/T: Dutta paterfamilias) Uncle Tom looked like a pterodactyl with a secret sorrowShe looked like a tomato struggling for self-expression. The terrifying Honoria Glossop

Malcolm Walsby

lankian

I came across this rapidly sketched ink drawing on the flyleaf of a 1570 Lyon edition of Sallust’s work on the Conspiracy of Catiline in @bsb_muenchen and I wondered if

Lenny Sherman

GlenLenSherman

They say “there’s no business like show business” to make it sound fancy, but everything is unique in its own special way so you could say it about anything. “There’s

RealScientists | Counts

realscientists

We didn't create the Chain of Survival overnight, in fact it's taken centuries of innovation to make it from flogging patients or rolling them on wine barrels to high performance

Nick Riccardo

nickriccardo

Phoebe Bridgers and Robert De Niro share a birthday. Not the same year though, fyi. Any Phoebe Bridgers album could also be the title of a Robert De Niro movie.

Edward Zwick

EdwardZwick1

1. REMEMBER TO BREATHE You’ve worked for two years to get to this moment, and there’s no guarantee you’ll ever get to do it again. You might as well enjoy

Marco Chitti

ChittiMarco

1/ We all know there is a (high) cost for building a rail transit infrastructure and for operating it. But, there is also a (very high) cost for closing it

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

4 million without power—Texas could have invested in at least 3 things for its frozen wind turbines:water resistant coating on bladesmore de-icing dronesupgrades in heating packagesIf they can work atop

Edward Zwick

EdwardZwick1

THERE ARE 10 SIMPLE RULES TO MAKING MOVIES. Unfortunately I never learned them. These are the best I could come up with on short notice… 1. REMEMBER TO BREATHE You’ve

Marco Chitti

ChittiMarco

1/ Since it's one of those, unfortunately too rare, days when one can see distinctly the snow-capped Alps from Bologna's hills, I will bring you in a virtual walk to

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