It's Christmas, David! (David Books [Shannon])

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of the proceeds from each sale, will be donated to Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, a charity of which Raymond Briggs was a friend and patron.

Made from super-concentrated grapes that have been harvested late in the year while they are frozen on the vine, Eiswein is a rare and, in the right hands, magical sweet wine. In this case, it comes with a gorgeously silken texture and pin-sharp, crystalline tropical-fruit flavours to sip on its own or with the cheese board. The book is cute but I didn't really care for the illustrations of David. Like, another review that I saw, I think David is slightly creepy. He's got sharp, wide spaced teeth and his fingers are really pointy. He kind of reminds me of the drawings from those "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" books that I read when I was a kid. If David had been drawn a bit cuter, it would have been a five star review book for me. The President welcomed the company to the meeting. He introduced Dr David Christmas, Consultant Psychiatrist in the Advanced Interventions Service and based in Dundee, inviting him to give his talk on ‘ Modern Management of Treatment-Refractory Depression and OCD’. Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) has been recommended by some for some time for refractory epilepsy and more recently tried for refractory depression. A generator is surgically implanted with an output lead surrounding the vagus nerve. The generator can be transcutaneously reprogrammed. A simpler approach, recognising that the vagus innervates part of the external auditory canal could potentially allow tVNS to be used less invasively. While this treatment may have some potential there is currently no compelling evidence of efficacy.

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The modern renaissance of winemaking on the slopes of the active volcano Mt Etna has produced some of the most exciting and distinctive red wines anywhere. Fragrant, tomato-tangy, subtly smoky, this is a brilliant introduction to the style, as well being a perfect turkey accompaniment. It is similarly difficult to be precise about appropriate referral criteria that allow the AIS to be helpful without taking over the secondary care role for referred patients. There have also been ongoing challenges of accurately defining what AIS can provide where staff and time resources are generally diminishing. Intensive inpatient treatment is occasionally thought appropriate, usually in the form of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for OCD. Perhaps 4-6 admissions per year for ERP will each receive daily therapy over 3-4 weeks totalling up to 60 hours of personal treatment. Response is limited and similar to other complex OCD treatments in producing a reduction from around 30 to 20 in the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. Despite this limited outcome, it is noted that there are no alternative interventions that are regularly more efficacious. Episode 3 - The final special - 'The Giggle' - will air on BBC One on December 9. The episode synopsis reads: "The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win." To get to return to something that meant so much 15 years ago, and was such a huge part of my life, was something I never really imagined was likely," David said. "To be the Doctor again, what a treat!" Riesling divides opinion no matter its age, but the kerosene/carraway seed aromas that the variety takes on as it gets older are very much in the Marmite category. There’s no escaping them here but, when set alongside the intense lime (juice and skin), they make for an absolutely mouthwatering partner for fish.

Sainsbury’s has done well to secure the services of one of the best producers in Rioja (CVNE) for this incredible bargain of a classic gran reserva. From one of the best vintages in recent memory in the region, it’s a harmonious combination of deep dark fruit, soft melting tannins and leathery savouriness. The President delivered a vote of thanks and presented Dr Christmas with a copy of ‘ The Heritage of the Med Chi‘. Application of the term ‘treatment-refractory’ to depression is held by the AIS when the condition is unresolved after 4 or more trials of drugs from different classes , 2 or more trials of psychotherapy or of pharmacological augmentation therapy, and at least 8 ECT administrations. If considering referral for neurosurgical treatment for depression, the thresholds are much higher still. Ant has been married to Anne-Marie Corbett since 2021, while Dec tied the knot with Ali Astall in 2015 and they have two children together.I mooched about Madoc Street and Trinity Square to see what was on offer. Families were keeping warm after booking heated "igloos" in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Walking in the Air was emanating from a simulator ride and there was waft of alcohol from a mulled wine stall. A service of carols, hymns and readings, live from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Dr Christmas explained that he had been a Consultant in Tayside since 2006 working in a Nationally funded, supra-specialist Advanced Interventions Service (AIS). With the main focus of the unit’s work being on treatment-refractory depression and OCD, he began with a few statistics relating to each condition.

The official collection includes a festive jumper, scarf and blanket which has taken inspiration from Raymond Briggs’ iconic and best-loved picture book of the same name, which was first published in 1978. Supermarket cava can be a little bit hit and miss, but when it works it’s easily the best-value, traditional-method sparkling around. Made from the traditional trio of cava grapes – paralleda, xarel·lo and macabeo – this well-made example is very much a hit: lime-tangy, toasty and fresh. I’m A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec have admitted they might be in hot water for a cheeky joke (Picture: ITV)

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It is believed David Tennant will regenerate into Ncuti Gatwa during the third special, as it has already been confirmed that Ncuti will be appearing in his first full episode for the Christmas Day special. The actor's first series will then start properly in 2024. But about the book... I know David isn't for everyone. I know some find it garish, but I'm not one of those people. I might develop a staring problem looking at this book because David Small is SO. DAMN. GOOD. The expressions are perfect and funny, as usual, and his painting achieves a feeling of texture I've truly never gotten from any other picture book. References to earlier books (running down the street with nothing but a winter hat and boots on, for example) make a person "HA" outloud. And those snowman pajamas... I want a pair. During a discussion with campmates, conversation turned to his former professional rival David Haye. As the classic wines of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or have become ever more expensive, the vineyards of the Mâcon in the south of the region have become an increasingly welcome friend to fans of classic Burgundian chardonnay. This pristine, pure, luminously incisive style is an effortlessly stylish choice for the Christmas table. These guidelines are never absolute and perhaps even more complex in relation to OCD: previous failed trials of 3 selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) including clomipramine, 2 augmentation trials (including risperidone) and 1 ‘intensive therapy’ trial.