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Drug-related deaths in Scotland expected to hit record levels for the seventh year in a row
Drug-related deaths in Scotland are expected to hit record levels for the seventh year in a row.
Figures for 2019 showed 1,264 people died as a result of drug misuse. This was already the highest in Europe, and three-and-a-half times the figure for England and Wales.
Data covering 2020 will be released later today. Although an increase in fatalities is anticipated, lockdown restrictions may have had an impact on the rate of growth.
Scotland: Drug deaths hit record level for seventh year in a row - here s what the data shows
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Once I became a mother, I wouldn’t cross the icefall on Everest
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As the Sangria hit, the laughter of the lunchtime crowd at the Una Mas tapas bar reached a crescendo.
Filmmaker Jen Peedom looked anxiously at the iPhone recording in front of her, squished between platters of seafood and peppers. “Do you think you’ll be able to hear this?”
Jen Peedom’s childhood revolved around exercise for well-being.
Credit:Edwina Pickles
The petite filmmaker is big on logistics and challenges; she’s the sort of woman who will climb towards the top of Mt Everest with a film camera strapped across her back. The sort of woman whose concession to avoiding risk post-motherhood was “promising myself and my husband that I wouldn’t go through the icefall. It was my first time on the south side of Everest; there isn’t one of the north side. An icefall is like a jumbly
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From the outset, digital preservation and conservation seem to be two very different professions. This paper explores the idea that both traditional and digital conservators not only have many commonalties but also an invaluable knowledge bank of their own areas of expertise, which should be shared between these seemingly distinct communities. Preservation Services and the Digital Preservation team from the National Library of Australia (NLA) discuss the commonalities between the two professions. Digital preservation is a relatively young and innovative discipline, while conservation has undergone its own phases of growth and innovation to become a profession that is steeped in tried and tested methodologies and techniques. This analysis of the common challenges shared by the Conservation team and the Digital Preservation team at the NLA illustrates the lessons that can be learned and shared between the two. With multiple linkages between digital preservation a