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For centuries, the English Channel served as a moat that kept the conflicts of Continental Europe away from the island of Great Britain. While it served as a barrier for armies, it also served as a hindrance to commerce. The movement of goods and people across the English Channel was much more difficult than he small distance that had to be crossed.  Some dreamed of one day taming that barrier, and in the 1990s, that dream came true. Learn more about the Channel Tunnel, aka the Chunnel, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info  Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Putting lives back together after the battle.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.Either you embrace Change and are destroyed by it, or you resist Change and are overwhelmed by it. What is your choice? (The Politics of 'Not' Being Dead)The rest of the trip was made in silence. They dropped us off at the edge of Miercurea Ciuc, home base of the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, of Professor Loma and from whence all this craziness had originated. The meeting was already awkward before I arrived. It only got worse. Where to begin? Well, Russia, the United States, the UK, Romania, Hungary and Ireland were now all interested parties. And I had gained two personal distinctions:1.) Not only was I now heralded (and not really joking anymore) by some sources as Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege, I was thereby re-awakening old nationalistic and territorial fears. Hungary didn't want a Prince, yet they did have an anemic Monarchist party. I might not be a Hapsburg (the last royal house of Hungary), but I could possibly be misconstrued as a long-lost Árpád scion (first King and founder of the Hungarian state), which would be even better.A crisis was looming in my ancestral crucible. It seems I already had a webpage in Budapest and six hundred "friends" within 24 hours. Worse, they had some pictures of me. Besides being 'of regal bearing' in the descriptions, I was sexy-hot and a soldier of fortune, a modern day 'Wild Geese, (Goose?)' who was wanted for questioning in a, or perhaps multiple, murder(s) involving either a duel over a woman's honor or killing a dozen armed gangsters who prayed on young innocents newly arrived to the big city.I wasn't alone. My trusty companion was A.) an ascetic Jedi Mistress (my own, personal Yoda), B.) an ancient witch schooled in the necromantic arts (apparently the reason I couldn't die), or C.) a Cold-War Era SMERSH (too much James Bond) assassin repaying an old debt to the descendent of an anti-communist partisan she'd killed years ago, eerily close to the truth for once. That, plus the TEK investigation, were Hungary's main points of concern involving me.2.) I was now a person involved in significant events for half a dozen nations on the world scene.Let's start with Romania. Okay, foremost, I was responsible for the single deadliest day in modern (post-WWII) Romanian Land Forces history. There was no covering this up. Close to one hundred men and women had died in combat, and then you added the forty-some dead Amazons, many of them apparently tortured, and this was a political and public relations nightmare.No one doubted their troops behaved heroically. That wasn't the problem. The political conundrum was how could they explain Ajax and his fifty seasoned killers penetrating into central Romania with no one being aware of the danger? A few politicians wanted to blame Székely nationalists (by that, they meant the ethnic minority who 'vaguely' wanted Transylvania to rejoin Hungary), except they had me, the Hungarian Prince, leading the charge.Life would have been so much easier for them if I had died. Yes, I could read the minds of those politicians. Screw a girl, then her younger sister, and then his wife, who all say they love me, and you'll recognized the emotional intent a father directs your way. (I'd only done that once, and once was enough.) I was getting that vibe again.Unfortunately for them, I wasn't dead and three big time foreign governments (and Ireland) seemed really curious about me, my performance and my mortality. So dragging me out back for a firing squad wasn't going to happen. Riki Martin of the US State Department was there and she told me a representative of the US Military Mission was on his way up to debrief me. Russia's sexy military attaché was still on site and looking happy for some reason. Flaviu, who had some experience with me, was soon to be gone; replaced by some person who had some serious lettuce before his actual name and didn't know me from didly. Not good.The UK had one of their diplomats coming up as well, just so I didn't get lonely. They weren't driving up with the Irishman, or the American. No one considers their carbon footprint in a crisis, I swear. But wait! It gets better. My Romanian Special Force dudes had brought the rest of their company (around a hundred new buddies) with them, they seriously didn't want me to get homesick and wander off (because, you know, I liked living and freedom).The Romanian army shouldn't have worried. It seemed that there were some US Army Rangers with NATO in Kosovo, Albania, or Bosnia and Uncle Sam was expressing a desire for them to 'stop by'. Maybe they could share their C-130 with the British paratroopers who were equally concerned about my well-being. I just hoped everyone was going to play nice when the Spetsnaz arrived. Putin was suddenly (and surprisingly to me, anyway) my new pal. I had a feeling I'd soon be discovering my secret Russian heritage if I wasn't careful. I was thinking maybe I could squeeze an Order of Lenin, or a Hero of the Soviet Union out of him. I heard they both looked nice, were obsolete and came without an actual pension.If Katrina wouldn't let me write off this calamity as PTO, I was going to be irate. I was on the verge of having a large family to support after all, unless you considered me marrying a billionaire's heiress to be compensation enough. The only group involved who weren't trying to actually see me was the Khanate.Temujin most likely had some shamanistic mojo that would let him know if I croaked. That bit smacked of paganism, so it was kept under wraps because he had to appear dutifully Islamic for the masses. Still, some koumiss would have been nice. Heck, right then I could have gone for an 'atta boy', perhaps even a 'two thumbs up'.Oh yeah; the general of the 4th Romanian Division wanted me to stop by when I had the chance (if I didn't, he'd send men to kill me, or so it was insinuated). The 61st Mountain Troops was part of his division's combat command and if the General Staff went looking for someone to crucify, he was making damn sure it wasn't going to be him.It occurred to me that I could send a handsome-looking Spetsnaz (if there was such a thing) to go in my place. They were brother Slavs, right? I was sure that between the 'Fall of the Berlin Wall', Moldavian Independence and Romania joining NATO, they would have much to discuss. Out of the blue, Pamela smacked me on the back of my head, Jethro Gibbs' style. My 'more-evil Russian doppelganger' idea must have been poorly thought out.Before I could implement that silliness, or trigger the big brouhaha, there was a preamble: I had three compatriots. Of greater importance, I had three heavily armed/gravely-serious bodyguards who wouldn't surrender their weapons and/or abandon me. So I thought "play nice" thoughts to myself.Diplomacy, sovereignty and legality all reared their ugly heads. I wasn't really an Irish diplomat. My paperwork was still valid, but the Romanian government hadn't permitted my entry into their country under the standard diplomatic protocols. Ireland wanted to talk to me about that, why was I running around armed and killing people in two Central European countries? I was acting more like an Irish adventurer from the 17th century, than a genteel civil servant from the 21st.Then there was the niggling little complication that involved me, my friends and our criminal possession of military-grade hardware. Chaz had the dubious excuse of being an official British government agent on assignment. That meant he could hope for a prisoner exchange within the next decade. Rachel and Pamela were private citizens with painfully sketchy proofs of US citizenship.When the Romanian legal system finished buggering them, it would be off to Hungry and its serious inquiry into all the dead bodies we'd left in our wake. Who was I kidding? What I was really worrying about was how many members of the Romanian penal system would die when they escaped. Their flimsy identities gave no clue to how dangerous they actually were. Hell, they'd beat me home.I had the added difficulty of Ireland and their questions about who the fuck I was and why I had their gold filigree on something I didn't deserve sitting snugly in my back pocket.So first off, this new band of 'Eagles' wanted to disarm and separate us."Don't insult me," I scoffed. "I am your Prince. Don't make me explain it to your widow.""I'm not married," the Lieutenant snarled back, daring me."Well, rush out and marry somebody. I haven't got all day. We don't want me to be caught in an idle boast now do we?" I grinned. Verbal sparring apparently wasn't in his repertoire."What?""Shut the fuck up, Carl," Chaz blithely inserted himself into the conversation."But you don't even speak Romanian," I countered. "How do you even know what I said?" The Romanians didn't know English, but they knew Carl. The tension between us ebbed."By the expression on the officer's face, Hercege," he winked. "It's universal to the brotherhood.""Who is he with?" The officer questioned me."You and he are the same," I answered."You cannot go any farther armed," he returned to his mission parameters."I don't envy you going in and telling the Colonel to come out here, but so be it," I held my ground."We could kill you and take them off your corpses," he studied my reaction."You are the second handsome man to tell me that today," I shook my head. "I'll tell you what I told him: 'you sure are cute, just not my type'." Pause then laughter."You are a madman," the lieutenant snorted. "I'll go talk to the Colonel."I was a jerk, loved maidens and was a master of bullshit. Did that make me a modern day Minotaur? The lieutenant came back out, then ushered me inside; Riki had to wait for the moment. He motioned my team come along. In the staff room of the 61st were a handful of officers and several suits."Mr. Nyilas," the Colonel gazed upon me. "I don't know what to make of you.""You and my Mother both," I mumbled. Despite the somber atmosphere, a few of the men and women let their moods lighten. They didn't hold my levity against me. I'd been there, on the battlefield and if humor was how I dealt with the experience, so be it."Ha," the greying man mused. "It is wholly my fault that I disregard most of the information you supplied my staff. You were unerringly accurate in your assessment of our enemy's capabilities. I know my men and I know how good they are. Veteran commanders can barely describe what my troops endured. You warned us and I didn't believe you. I was wrong and my men died because of it," he sighed."Sir, I do not believe you could have done anything else and succeeded," I interrupted."Succeeded? Is this what you consider success?" he hardened."Absolutely, Sir. Had you been slower to respond, those men would have most likely come here, to Miercurea Ciuc, and you would have fought the same battle, except your civilians would have been caught in the mix," I lied.If Ajax had escaped he'd have hunted me down. The location would have been irrelevant to him. How he knew where to be was a question for later and something to be presented to smarter, more experienced minds."Perhaps," he allowed. "They were heading north when we encountered them.The Alal in me was going back over the plan. It had been sound."Sir, you had every reason to doubt my military experience and to believe I exaggerated the threat. I was right and I take no joy in that, nor do I think anyone can hold your decisions against you," I stated.Now he gave a bitter laugh. Yes, they could hold all the deaths against him."We both know your men and women didn't die for their country, they killed for it. Quite frankly, I believe they killed some of the most vicious creatures to ever walk the face of the Earth. Fuck them for taking so many of us. Pile their bodies up and burn them," I suggested."They deserve no more Romanian soil than a spot to inter their ashes," I concluded."You do not sound like any diplomat I've ever met," the Colonel regained his gruff exterior."I'm not. I'm a fraud. I know as much about Ireland as I do about being a prince," I confessed. "That said, I didn't come here to kill anyone. I came to save lives.""How has that worked out for you?" a sitting woman in a suit questioned, in Romanian. She was slender, waspish and didn't sound comfortable speaking English, though she knew enough to get by."I am not a fortune-teller. I don't know how this is going to work out," I said."That's not what I asked," she prodded."Yes it was," I corrected her. "You wanted to know if I thought the price of your dead countrymen was worth the life of me, my friends and the lives of your countrymen I came to save. I can't measure the promise of those lives against the loss of all the dead. Don't play games with me. I'm have a degree in Philosophy and I eat morally ambiguous people like you for lunch."Pamela laughed aloud and lively."Kimberly and Katrina would be so proud of you right now," she chortled."I don't think you grasp the deep pit your find yourself in, Friend" the suit stayed chillingly calm."Oh, I think we all know we both screwed the pooch big time," I smirked. "The difference is me and mine are all happy to be alive after two of the most trying, fun-filled days of our lives. You want to throw us in prison. The Hungarians want to throw us in prison. I'm sure if I get back to the States, they will want to put us in prison too. Have I missed anyone?""I'm glad you will confess. It will make it easier on us," she grinned like sexy weasel."Wait," Rachel put a restraining arm on me. "I've wanted to say this for some time." To the weasel, "Blow it out your ass, dipshit.""Rachel, you don't know what she said," Pamela faux-gasped."I don't know the words, but I know what he meant," Rachel glowered. She missed Charlotte so much, she was willing to court pain and death. "I want to go back in time and slap her mother repeatedly for not strangling her in the crib. Is that succinct enough?""I apologize for ever meeting you, Rachel. I've brought you to a bad end," I gave her a tender look."It's okay. I never thought I'd live long enough to sleep with you anyway," she smiled back.Phifft, sigh. It was so sad that I recognized the sound of a low-caliber, silenced round."Listen up, dipshit," Pamela snickered. "Good one, Rachel. If you don't believe the next one is going through your skull, you clearly haven't been listening to us. You are fucking with the wrong monkeys. You have this bizarre idea that if I kill you, your government won't replace your worthless, bullet-riddled hide with someone we find more agreeable. My grandson sent in motion a half million combatants a few hours ago, he nearly died leading your soldiers against your nation's enemies and you want him to kiss your shoes as if you matter at all in the grand scheme of things?" she snarled. "Think again."No one was moving because Pamela had her silenced 22 Beretta out and pointed at Weasel's head. The SF's were caught flat-footed, as was everyone else. No guards came rushing in because the closed doors further muffled the sound. "I think this is a good time for us to get a drink," Chaz advised as he slowly reached out and lowered Pamela's gun hand.It was Pamela's gunboat diplomacy yet again. She hadn't meant to kill the women. Hell, she'd been a random target of opportunity. What Pamela had done was clear up the doubts in the room. Everyone on the staff could self-consciously let themselves off the hook for not being in the front lines, risking themselves with their comrades. Thanks to Pamela, they too had confronted violence.'Crazy' Grandma had fired off her piece and everyone sighed with relief when Chaz got her to lower it. I was pretty sure Chaz was in on this dangerous game. It resided with the Colonel as to how to resolve this hiccup in our dispute."Mr. Nyilas, why don't we take a walk outside, just the two of us?" he 'requested'.I nodded because I'm not always as dumb as I look. He was letting my people off with incredible temperance and I could honorably send them away. They'd scoped out the scene and believed I'd be safe enough. He, in turn, had an excuse to take a step away from his political watchdogs."I think that is for the best," I nodded. "Do you want me to leave my guns behind?""No, Mr. Nyilas, we might run into trouble out there and one of my Captains has suggested you are a man who can take care of himself," he replied. That was very nice of him indeed. If I did do something stupid, he had a ton of troops about who would make my regrets rather temporary. I decided to behave as if I had a passing acquaintance with sanity.His first questions were about the fighting at the ruins. I peppered our exchange with my interest in what had happened to the advance force of the 22nd. It was bleak news, yet the Colonel felt a sense of relief. He was coming to accept the lethality of his enemies, which in turn, led to an understanding, if not acceptance, of the carnage his men had been subjected to.He was in a cycle of context, grief, context. He'd gambled on me and men died. Once the battle was joined though, his soldiers had done precisely the right thing under considerable stress. He could be proud without dishonoring the dead. Only Pamela and I had engaged Ajax earlier. Only I had talked with the man.The Colonel had to look into my eyes to get the spark that led to understanding the mind and ruthlessness of his opponent. The name 'Ajax' never came up. That was more than a rational mind could accept at the moment. He knew his men had fought and killed the best and that helped him cope a tiny bit. Our interview ended when the first of the unwanted guests arrived.Only when I walked inside did it occur to me that this had been my first soldier to soldier chat. We had respected one another and discussed matters like men who knew the score. That was depressing in its own right. It was well passed nightfall when we went back inside. In our absence, Riki had started to redeem my existence. My salvation lay in Romantic Americana Symbolism.Translation: I was a Horatio Alger, a working class kid raised by a widower father, who earned a scholarship to a quiet New England college, graduated near the top of my class and gotten an excellent job (salary and benefits not disclosed). That was the was the first part of the Americana, proof positive that America was still the land of opportunity and a place where poor children could still reach the highest levels of society (umm, okay?).The second Americana Part: my Father had been murdered in a case of mistaken identity. Those heavily-armed foreign corporate/rogue governmental-sponsored terrorist mercenaries (their exact origin was shrouded in double-dealing misinformation) had ruthlessly murdered my Pa to cover up their error. Like any true Son of the American Dream, I had sworn vengeance.The Symbolic Part: My compassionate, understanding government (the good governmental servants of Republican Democracy, not the bad, hires the covert, secret, black-bag, unaccountable private contractors/ pawns of the Wall Street Elite bureaucrats) allowed me to participate in a multi-national taskforce. These selfless guardians of the freedom had formed a coalition which had hunted down the villains.With the priceless assistance of two Central European countries, who currently had to remain nameless (cough: Hungary and Romania), we'd achieved a final, violent confrontation in which my allies and I had emerged bloody, scarred, yet victorious. Once more, free men and women had answered the call of duty and some had made the ultimate sacrifice.See, I had a good government that cared enough about me to let me become a gun-toting menace to the civilized world. Like a Hollywood Western hero of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, I had taken personal revenge against the forces of wickedness, exit the railroad tycoons and cattle barons, enter the shadowy world of private security forces and uncontrolled corporate capitalism.

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Send us a textHappy New Year fans! We are back with kind of a weird one as Eric drops in and out of the eternal Elvis consciousness and everyone pressures Kevin to propose to Lucy in the hospital cafeteria. Also, Simon has secrets on secrets.Greg drank a bastardization of a "Chunnel" (Gin, St. Germain, Lemon Juice)Check us out on Discord: https://discord.gg/5JVVYpPPcp

National pickle day. Entertainment from 2002. Marshall University football team plane crash, England ups speedl limit to 14MPH, 1st blood transfusion. Todays birthdays - Brian Keith, Mclean Stevenson, Yanni, Joseph Simmons, Patrick Warburton, Josh Duhamel. Booker T. Washington died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/The Pickle Song - Jim CrosgroveLose yourself - EminemSomebody like you - Keith UrbanHere in my heart - Al MartinoBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent     http://50cent.com/MASH tv themeThe storm - YanniWalk this way - Run DMCRules of Engagement TV themeExit - It's not love - Dokken     https://www.dokken.net/Follow Jeff Stampka on facebook and cooolmedia

Hello, Snap Election Szn in Wztn Europe leads to one highly predictable result and one quelle surprise. Glastonbury occurs and nobody seems too pleased. Luxon visits the USA. The Greens' latest debacle. David Seymour's social media habits make him at best a total weirdo worthy of scorn. And in bonus celebrity news the Mazda Demio stuns in new road rage video. Bumper music; MonoNeon - Full Circle (feat. Mavis Staples) Alain Johannes - Not On This Earth Elbow - things I've been telling myself for years Dua Lipa - Levitating Eiko Ishibashi - Drive My Car

Today, we're heading to Europe!  Have you ever heard the word Chunnel?  I'll tell you all about it! Also, we'll visit the Pretendomatic again. We're having a very interesting but sad conversation with Pontius Pilate. Of course, we'll have a Silly Minute, a WhatzIT, a Random Nature Fact, Game Show, and more!

This week's story is “The Undersea Tube” by L. Taylor Hansen. Back when Hansen wrote this story in 1929, a project like the Chunnel was a far off dream. Of course he envisioned things going a little differently when we started digging under the sea.If you have a story you'd like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrorsRetro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradioChurch of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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National pickle day. Entertainment from 1980. Plane crash Marshall University football team, England ups speedl limit to 14MPH, 1st blood transfusion. Todays birthdays - Brian Keith, Mclean Stevenson, Yanni, Joseph Simmons, Patrick Warburton, Josh Duhamel. Booker T. Washington died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/The Pickle Song - Jim CrosgroveWoman in love - Barbara StreisandCould I have this dance - Anne MurrayHere in my heart - Al MartinoBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/The storm - YanniWalk this way - Run DMCRules of Engagement TV themeExit - It's not love - Dokken https://coolcasts.cooolmedia.com/

Mike recalls memories from living in London in 1998. Topics discussed include: Losing weight, skateboarding daily, Wandsworth, Tom and Honor, Brixton, Dogstar, Prince Albert, The Sun, Irish red cream ale, Guinness, Keri, crooked teeth, The Plumber, Soho and Covent Garden, black latex, after-hours bars, night bus, sneaky sex, Nicole, Wired magazine, Designers Republic, Attik, happy hour at the pub, house parties, housing developments, weed homies with American accents, spliffs vs joints, White Widow, Bored: Snow Skate and Surf Graphics, Patrick Burgoyne, Tomato, DJ Food/Ninja Tune, starting a record label, Will Bankhead, Mo' Wax records, Futura2000, A to Zed guide, Dek from Art Crimes, Sensa, Irish homies, Valentine's Day rave at Brixton Academy, Daniel Pemberton, Megatripolis, Sounds of the Asian Underground, Talvin Singh, Squarepusher, heart tattoo on big screen, Rough Trade records, Russell Maurice (Gasface) and Pinky, Egs, Camberwell College of Arts, Maharishi, zines, 12oz Prophet poster, blackbook collages, Photek Kung Fu Night, Wagon Christ/Luke Vibert show, Metalheadz night at The Blue Note in Hoxton, DJ Loxy, sweating ceiling, Fabio and Grooverider, Chemistry and Storm, Goldie, Ser, The Dole, murals, Chromes, Hammerite, undercoat black, radiator white, high security on Chunnel line, production with Ser, morning photo mission and a crazy chase.

On 30 October, 1990, with little fanfare and without any cameras present, the first connection was made between the French half and the British half of the Channel Tunnel, when a two-inch metal probe broke through to link Great Britain with the European mainland for the first time in more than 8,000 years.  In the words of the British team, the hole was just big enough to give them “a whiff of garlic”. Final construction took another four more years, with the “Chunnel” officially opening for passenger service in May, 1994. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why not all Brits were enthusiastic about the project; describe the gifts the British and French sides presented one another with when the connection was made; and discuss why the original scheme to link the two countries included an artificial island in the middle where you would change horses... Further Reading: • 'The Channel Tunnel or 'Chunnel'' (The Train Line, 2022): https://www.thetrainline.com/trains/europe/channel-tunnel#:~:text=On%2030th%20October%201990%2C%20the%20Channel%20Tunnel%E2%80%99s%20advancing,alignment%20was%20just%20358mm%20horizontally%20and%2058mm%20vertically%21  • 'Channel Tunnel 1880 Attempt' (Subterranea Britannica, 1988): https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/channel-tunnel-1880-attempt/  • 'How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built' (TED-Ed, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNS2jj2w-GI  This episode first premiered in 2022, for members of

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 988, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Characters 1: Igor,Frau Blucher,Dr. Frederick Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein. 2: Mother Abbess,Captain Von Trapp,Maria. The Sound of Music. 3: John Travolta played paint salesman and disco king Tony Manero in this 1977 film. Saturday Night Fever. 4: Dodge,Cornelius,Dr. Zira. Planet of the Apes. 5: Max Von Mayerling,Joe Gillis,Norma Desmond. Sunset Boulevard. Round 2. Category: Conventions 1: On "Saturday Night Live", William Shatner told attendees at this type of convention, "Get a life!". Star Trek. 2: New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war. War of 1812. 3: In the film "Chasing Amy", boy meets girl at a convention for artists and fans of these. Comic books. 4: The Annapolis Convention of 1786 did nothing but suggest holding this convention in Philadelphia. Constitutional Convention. 5: (Hi, I'm Paula Poundstone) I heard stories of Bob Dole in a towel at the 1996 Republican Convention in this California city. San Diego. Round 3. Category: Cool News 1: 17-year-old Wolf Cukier discovered a planet just 3 days into his internship with this government agency. NASA. 2: M.I.T. researchers used a solar still, evaporation and condensation in this process to make ocean water drinkable. desalinization. 3: In 2020 this sports league and its players association reached a deal that will pay top centers and point guards in excess of $500,000 a year. the WNBA. 4: In 2019 Tunisia held its second straight election that was considered to meet the alliterative criterion "free and" this. fair. 5: A sort of "EpiPen" for spinal cord injuries could thwart paralysis by using these microscopic "particles". nanoparticles. Round 4. Category: AngelIc Songs. With Angel in quotes 1: Marilee Rush and Juice Newton hit the Top Ten telling us about this angel. "Angel of the Morning" (Angel in the Morning accepted). 2: In 1955, both The Crew-Cuts and The Penguins asked her, "When will you be mine?". "Earth Angel". 3: In '62 Neil Sedaka called himself "The luckiest devil in the neighborhood" because he lived there. "Next Door to an Angel". 4: Charley Pride advised 1st to do this, then "Love her like the devil when you get back home". "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'". 5: Only Billboard Top 40 hit for Alan O'Day, it climbed all the way to No. 1:"Cryin' on my pillow, lonely in my bed /Then I heard a voice beside me, and she softly said /Wonder is your night light, magic is your dream...". "Undercover Angel". Round 5. Category: The 1990s 1: In 1993 General Beg of this countrv said yes, we have nukes and we'll use them on India if we have to. Pakistan. 2: He hinted he'd run for president in March of 1992, withdrew in July, then re-entered in October. H. Ross Perot. 3: The world lost 2 of its greatest dancers: Margot Fonteyn in 1991 and this man, her partner, in 1993. Rudolf Nureyev. 4: This trade pact went into effect in January 1994 and by 2008, nearly all tariffs between its 3 participating nations were gone. NAFTA. 5: Queen Elizabeth II and Francois Mitterrand appeared together at the opening of this on May 6, 1994. the opening of the "Chunnel" (the Channel tunnel). Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

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Andrew from Partly Robot Industries ( https://partlyrobot.com/ ) joins Ben this week to share his vacationing experiences with his family in Italy!   After Ben delivers the obligatory definition along with a side of geographic facts, they dive right in to the storytelling festivities.  Andrew talks about the interesting history of Vatican City, his experience driving a Fiat 500L, staying at a farmhouse in Tuscany, a feast catered by a gaggle of nonne, and literally being “star crossed” the morning of a music festival in the Italian city of Lucca.   00:00:21 - Ben's dad humor… with panna, and Andrew's relaxing and exhausting vacation 00:02:21 - Geographic features of Italy, Vatican City, art history, Google Maps, and the pope 00:04:51 - Important Jesus days, and Protestants think you should take Jesus stuff seriously 00:07:50 - How Vatican City became a micro-state; Mussolini's and the pope's deal  00:09:47 - The most embassies, architecture, medical professionals with leeches, and tourists 00:12:59 - English speakers, a working farmhouse in Tuscany, Florence, and no choice in rental 00:15:40 - A sea of Fiats, the “big” Fiat 500 L, the wrong car, and manual vs muscle memory 00:19:30 - Mad Max driving in Disneyland, toll booths, and culture of driving on the Autostrada   00:23:10 - Roundabouts, driving on narrow roads, and Ben likes saying the word Chunnel  00:26:06 - “Sort of” rear ended,  a love tap, get the insurance, Fiat SpA, and some history 00:30:12 - A tiny garbage truck from Florence, Japanese Engineering, and Mexican knowhow  00:32:22 - A family vineyard, purple feet, wine peer pressure, and something unexpected 00:34:48 - Lucca not Luka, star forts, Napoleon Plaza, and Paul Stanley drinking espresso 00:38:36 - Summer Festival 2023, the Italian division of the KISS Army, and bastion forts  00:41:21 - “Iron, physics, and heavy stuff,” family home chapels, and more Jesus stuff 00:44:42 - A dinner catered by Italian grandmothers who are particular about pronunciation 00:47:55 - Andrew is pro-nap, getting tickets, a QR code mirage, and not hirable in Florida 00:51:43 - Nudity for statues only, no bare shoulders, the shawl stall, and do your research 00:54:39 - A second SNL skit reference, and the “so tell me about the Pringles” cliffhanger! TO BE CONTINUED in Episode 85 - Italy (part 2)   Follow Andrew / Partly Robot Industries on… His website: https://partlyrobot.com/ On Instagram: https://instagram.com/partlyrobot On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@partlyrobot On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/partlyrobot Follow Two Vague on… Our website: http://www.twovaguepodcast.com  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: twovaguepodcast@gmail.com  

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In the last episode, I talked about our visit to London - all the things we saw and did there. This episode is about our second leg and in my opinion, the best part of our trip - Paris!!! This city has been on my list to visit for so long, and to me, it was everything. That first view of the Eiffel tower, that breathtaking, incredible, marvelous, building.  First, the way we got there, a train. This train is special though. It took us from London to Paris below the English Channel between The United Kingdom and France. The train goes through an underwater tunnel called the Chunnel. When we arrived, we dropped our bags to our hotel, and headed to Montemartre. It is a hilltop village in Paris. It is really fun to walk around and hang out in. We took a funicular up to the Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, simply known as Sacré-Cœur. It is a Roman Catholic church in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Around the chapel, you can get pretty awesome views of Paris.  It is famous for it's sunset views, but we only had a couple of days and we didn't stay for the sunset. Next time! Then, we walked back down into Montmartre, and got some delicious ice cream from a place called Bachir. Also, we got 2 really nice sandwiches on baguettes, REALLYYYY GOOD! The service was awesome, and ice cream was better. They cover your ice cream in pistachios to give it a nice pistachio flavor. Also, the ice cream itself was perfect.  I got some delicious macaroons from McDonalds as well! Can you believe it? Macaroons from McD? We hung around our hotel taking the views of the tower in, and then at 10 PM watched the light show. It was sooo pretty, but it only lasted for a  couple of minutes.   The next day, we went to the Arc de Triomph. It is a very famous monument commemorating French soldiers in many wars. We then walked through Champs-Elysees - a very impressive road that has many expensive stores and brands.  We then took a tour up the Eiffel tower. Definitely recommend having an hourish to spend at the gardens near the tower. The tour helped us gain some fun facts. We learned that there are 72  names of scientists listed on the borders of the tower.  Also, the tower was never meant to be permanent. It was only built by Gustave Eiffel for the 100 year anniversary of the French revolution at the 1889 world fair. When they decided to add equipment at the top to transmit wireless signals, it increased its life span. Today, it is also used for broadcasting and radio and TV shows.  Also, Gustave built a secret room at the top for him to go up when he wanted to be alone. The views of Paris were breathtaking. Amazing. We went up to the top, which is 1665 steps from the ground. Then, once again, we had some amazing ice cream. Instead of taking the elevators, we used the stairs. Be aware, there are a lot, 674.   Then river boat cruise on the river Seine. It was a perfect way to see a lot of things in Paris that we wouldn't get around to. We saw Notre Dame, the Louvre, and so much more beautiful architecture. We didn't go inside the Louvre because it requires lots of time, but there is always a next time! We ended that wonderful day with dinner by the tower and the light show again, at 10 PM. Let me just say the food there is delicious!!  The next day we were all tired from traveling so we decided to take a more relaxed day, and just slept in and walked around the park near our hotel. Near our hotel, was a replica of the Statue Of Liberty on the Seine river, so we took pictures around there as well.  Fun fact is that the next Olympic games are going to happen in Paris, and different sports are at different famous monuments. And the opening ceremony will be held on the Seine river. So, there was a lot of construction!  Have you been to Paris? What was your favorite part? Email me: RiyaRamblings@gmail.com, and you'll get a shoutout!

Episode: 2612 America's ceremony of innocence, about to drowned in WW-I.  Today, an American ceremony of innocence.

National Beer Pong day. Pop cultrure form 1962. 1st Pope to enter a mosque, Space X founded, the Hindenberg disaster. Todays birthdays - Rudolph Valentino, Raymond Bailey, Orson Welles, Adriana Caelotti, Bob Segar, Roma Downey, George Clooney. Marlene Dietrch died.

As space enthusiasts and entrepreneurs look to expand human civilization to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, few stop to examine the geopolitical risks of space colonization or the opportunity costs of not fixing problems on Earth. While most Faster, Please! guests advocate further expansion into space, Daniel Deudney offers a different perspective. Deudney is a professor of political science, international relations, and political theory at Johns Hopkins University. He's the author of several books, including Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity, released in March of 2020.This interview was first released in June 2021 for my AEI podcast, Political Economy, and now I'm sharing it with subscribers to Faster, Please! (Unfortunately, our chat preceded my viewing and reading of The Expanse, which does a great job suggesting Deudney's concerns.)In This Episode* Space expansionism and its dangers (1:24)* Space infrastructure (13:57)* Hedging existential risk (18:13)* Principles for space policy (30:40)Below is an edited transcript of our conversation.Space expansionism and its dangersJames Pethokoukis: My listeners love when I read during these podcasts. I'm going to start by reading two quotes. The first quote is from Elon Musk:“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great – and that's what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It's about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can't think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars.”Quote two is from the Blue Origin website:“Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes that humanity will need to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space.”Now, I think you would probably call both those visions “space expansionist”. But that is not your vision, right? So what don't you like about those visions?Daniel Deudney: Well, Musk and Bezos articulate a vision of space expansionism that was first articulated early in the 20th century and has been subsequently developed. Bezos was actually a student of Gerard O'Neill, who was one of the main visionaries of space colonization in the United States during the 1970s. So they're articulating a central set of ideas that is held by a large number of people, both in the United States and globally. And my book, Dark Skies, is really a systematic evaluation of the actual impact of space activities to date and a critical assessment of the likely impacts of many of these yet unrealized projects.So to start with the historical record, this is not a simple task because space is just a place. And so there's a heterogeneity of activities that have gone on there. So it's like summing up apples, light bulbs, and grenades. But the standard narrative of space activities to date, I argue, is woefully inaccurate. It leaves out one of our major space programs — and, depending on how you count, perhaps our major space program and arguably our most consequential space program — which is the use of ballistic missiles to deliver thermonuclear weapons at global distances in very short periods of time.The standard definition of space weapons is that they are weapons used against objects in orbit or placed in orbit. That's completely insufficient because it leaves out the use of the frictionless environment of space as a corridor for rapid bombardment at distance. And so I say that we have this major space program that we don't acknowledge as a space program. It's what would be called an “unknown known.” Everyone knows that these exist, but they get misplaced or miscategorized. And if we put ballistic missiles back into the ledger sheet for an assessment of space activities to date, I have to conclude that the impact has been to increase the probability of nuclear war, which would obviously be a civilizational, perhaps existential, catastrophe for humanity. Take the Cuban Missile Crisis. The fact that these weapons move so rapidly — are so difficult to intercept — has created this unprecedented situation of vulnerability.And this really points to a more general fallacy of this very optimistic thinking about space, which is to simply neglect the violence potential and the tendencies for this violence potential to be harnessed. It's like they think that space is good, and if something is not good, then it can't be involved in space. The reality is that this major space program (that we don't acknowledge as such) has been a major negative in terms of the survival of our civilization. And so the first step for the space expansionist, I think, is really to be a bit more realistic and accurate about what they've actually done and the inherently enormous violence potential involved in this domain.Is that your primary critique then? I mean, those are two very attractive visions. And is your main critique that they are just utterly ignoring how it could all go wrong? That they're only viewing this as creating a space economy, creating space hotels, creating lunar or Mars colonies, or deflecting asteroids — but they're ignoring how all these technologies could be used for ill?Yeah, that's a general summation. The first key point is the ballistic missiles and space weapons. And then, looking at the larger future set of agendas that they advocate, colonization sits really at the center of it — millions, billions, or trillions of people living in space to make humanity a multi-planetary species. And their seemingly ace-in-the-hole argument is that the Earth is fragile — it's vulnerable, it's subject to all sorts of disasters. And therefore, we need to get all of our eggs out of this one frail basket.Seems like a good argument.At its surface, it does. And as they say, the reason the dinosaurs went extinct is because they didn't have a space program.So let's look at what would be entailed in humanity becoming a multi-planetary species: colonization of Mars, colonization of asteroids, and so forth. This would almost certainly produce an interstate anarchy. The assumption that the advocates make, and I think it's well-founded, is that any colony which is big enough to provide existential risk insurance will be big enough to become politically independent. And once it becomes politically independent, we have to expect the same types of dynamics that have been characteristic of Earth history and interstate anarchy.Then we read the terrain, and we see immediately that it's got this inherently enormous violence potential. And that's because these objects — asteroids, even space debris — are moving so rapidly. The reason these asteroids are so destructive when they strike the Earth is not because of their mass, but because of their mass combined with their velocity. And so this is an environment that is inherently far more violent than any environment that we have dealt with on the Earth.So I asked the question: What is going to be the likelihood that we'll have — as we have on Earth — wars and violent rivalries in what I call the Solar Archipelago? One factor, of course, would be the issues of mutual vulnerability, which I argue would be extremely high. The ratio of destructive capacity, like on Earth with nuclear weapons, is going to greatly exceed the territorial, habited locations. So saturation of violence capacity will mark solar-orbital space. Even though, of course, there will be a recovery of distance — it won't all be quick because Mars is tens of millions of miles away, at least.Then you asked the question about rivalries over frontier resources. The historical record on Earth is that frontiers are very violent places. Rivalries for making claims will be very likely. So we have a war-prone argument there.Another factor: To what degree are the units like one another? On Earth, we think that units that are like one another — particularly if they are democracies — are less war-prone towards one another, and I think that colonies in space are likely to become very different than places on Earth. The advocates all say this. It seems intuitively obvious. And the most important difference that will invariably emerge will be a very fundamental one: biological species radiation. This is to say that the human species will start branching. This will occur inevitably, slowly, through processes of Darwinian evolution. But many of the advocates insist that we will do this more quickly with genetic engineering.And so it's not only that we're going to have multiple bodies in the solar system inhabited, they will be inhabited over time, almost inevitably, by intelligent species — at least as intelligent as us, with at least our levels of technology. But they will be radically different in their biological character than humans on the Earth.Look at all of the violence which has been sparked and justified by minor cosmetic skin-color differences on Earth, and think about what would happen if we have really different species. Let your imagination go here. The biological potentials for variation are enormous. It might well be that insectoid body forms will prove more appealing in space environments.And so we will have eventually a solar system that will be inhabited by aliens, but they will be descendants of Earthlings. And that to me is a very unappealing future. And I think that it's almost an inevitable one once we cross over that crucial threshold to have a colony that is politically independent.Would that be your worst-case scenario? Look, I'd like a space economy. I would like there to be some space hotels. Maybe we do some manufacturing, see what happens.Space infrastructureSo I'm assuming that was your worst-case scenario. Do you have a positive space story? One that concerns you far less, at least?Tourism, within the larger scheme of things, is really kind of a trivial pursuit.In terms of space resources, we're talking here primarily about the extraction of valuable metals from asteroids. That's a civil technology that would require the ability to alter the orbits of masses of asteroidal material and asteroids in the solar system. Presumably, you're going to insert these bodies into Earth orbit. So you'll have to have highly precise capabilities to alter their orbits. And of course, we would also want to develop technologies to alter their orbits so that we can avoid them colliding with the Earth (although that's not really a short-term problem).And so I look at this as a civil technology and I say, “How distinctive is this from the military technology?” And the answer is, it's almost none. It's a question of the trajectory. Once you have the technologies to alter the trajectories of asteroid-size bodies in the solar system, you're going to have to tap into a violence capacity that will be millions of times greater than all nuclear weapons combined. So I say that allowing private enterprise to develop asteroidal mining, as seems to be the preferred American scenario, is kind of like allowing private enterprise to develop and have hydrogen bombs. It's just not a good idea because of the enormous destructive potential.Many of the scenarios for near-Earth envision giant infrastructures in orbit. A favorite is collecting solar energy from orbit — we have this problem of immense importance with regard to the carbon loading of the atmosphere, and there's lots of energy that can be collected in space and beamed down to the Earth.But thinking about that as an economic proposition, or even an ecological proposition, is insufficient. We have to also think about it as a political and military proposition. My view is that it's not going to be possible to develop infrastructures in near-Earth space until we have overcome interstate rivalry. Think about the Chunnel between France and Britain. It's unthinkable in a situation of interstate rivalry.So it could be that the creation of this apparatus — I call this Orbita — would require the pacification of interstate relations. That's potentially good news. But the potentially bad news is that whoever controls Orbita would be able to control the Earth because these enormous quantities of energy could be readily weaponized to shoot down anything coming up from the Earth. So it's like we have a village and we're going to build a big castle next to it. We're going to have to expect that the village will get dominated by the castle.Hedging existential riskRegarding inter-solar system conflicts, why would you be more worried about war with evolved insectoid humans than about an asteroid hitting the Earth? How do you begin to figure out which is riskier?I'm worried about the asteroid-hitting-the-Earth scenario. I'm not sure how to figure out which of those scenarios is more likely. But I know the one has happened before, and they keep telling us that it's only a matter of time before it'll happen again.That's right, it is just a matter of time. It might be a long time before a significantly large one strikes. But you make a very good point, and you've asked me if I have a positive vision of space. I lay out what I call an Earth-oriented space program, which does include the development of techniques to deflect asteroids. But it should only be done by a consortium of states and should not be coupled with the development of economic exploitation.And look, if we do have asteroidal mining, then I think it's very unlikely that actors of magnitude on the Earth would support colonization. If this is the great bonanza of mineral resources, the last thing we would want to do is to create a rival — Mars, in particular — that would be in a much more proximate location to exploit these. So I think that as the prospect of Martian colonization starts to become a real possibility, these types of concerns are going to be increasingly evident to people. This is what I refer to as the second great debate about solar-orbital space: What should we do? And I think that as it becomes real, these objections will become increasingly compelling to large numbers of actors on the Earth.What you're ideally recommending is, I suppose, you would have us wait to go into space almost completely until we have a much different geopolitical situation here on Earth. And it seems like we're going in just the opposite direction — it seems like we're actually having intensive competition. So I would assume you would find that worrying.Yeah. I think that the directions that we're headed in are largely disaster-prone. And of course, one of the directions that we're going in that never gets talked about is continuing to modernize, replace, and improve the nuclear weapon delivery system. That is, as I said earlier, this major space program that we don't acknowledge as such. And the United States has, during the Trump era, declared the objective of dominating space. And this is something that has long been talked about by various military visionaries. But this was an important threshold that we have crossed.The SpaceX Corporation, as I'm sure everyone listening to this podcast knows, has lowered significantly the cost of accessing near-Earth orbit — by a kind of order of magnitude, perhaps. And they have these plans to build even larger rockets that they make claims about even further reducing the cost of accessing near-Earth orbit. And this is widely hailed as a great advance.I look at this, and I say, “Well, it's going to lower the cost of doing stuff in space.” And the question then is: Which of this stuff is going to get done? And of course, immediately the military is interested. The idea that we can dominate space is going to depend upon having the capacity to put significant mass into orbital space.So I think that we have been misperceiving the overall character of this environment. We've been misrepresenting the actual effects to date. And when we get rid of this “Oh it's going to all be so wonderful” mentality and critically examine what has happened, what is happening, and what is likely to happen, we have a very different picture.And I want to emphasize that I am not a Luddite. I am not opposed to technology generally, but humanity over the course of the 20th century has started to develop technologies that are extremely potent, double-edged swords. And the question that we have to confront is whether we have the ability to steer the use of these technologies so that we get the benefits without getting the downsides. And our record so far is not very promising.But we haven't used nuclear weapons. In fact, the United States reached agreements with the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear weapons. And you could say we've even over-corrected because our fear of radiation has led us to abandon nuclear power. So hasn't the record shown that we have been able to handle these weapons and that, if anything, we've been overly cautious when it comes to dealing with new technologies that could have a great benefit?Well, that would be a long conversation. And with regard to nuclear weapons, we have a fundamental epistemological problem here: What is the probability of nuclear war?During the Cuban Missile Crisis, John Kennedy said he thought it was between one-in-three and one-in-two. And knowing what we now know about the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was clearly more likely than that. So do we look at the Cuban Missile Crisis and say, “Hey, no problem here”? Or do we look at it and say, “We were really lucky”? There's a fundamental disagreement about nuclear weapons that we really can't resolve by appealing to the empirical evidence. And that fact alone should be very sobering to us.But I think that if you looked at this without any sort of theoretical presumptions and said, “Is it really a good idea to have thousands of high-yield thermonuclear weapons prepared for nearly instant use?” That strikes me as a bad idea. And, you know, some people say, “Well, that's what saves us.” But look at this as a case study: The only way we can deal with nuclear weapons is by building large numbers of them and have them posed for immediate use? That strikes me as a very limited adjustment.So do you think that ultimately we're going to have to get lucky again? There seems to be a lot more interest in space. And that interest is obviously among countries who have major disagreements and who view space as both an economic opportunity and as a military necessity. So it seems like the scenario going forward is a multipolar space race with an uncertain conclusion.That's right. That's clearly where we're headed now.One of the important things to remember about space is the basic geography. We think that we've left the planet when we have gone beyond the atmosphere, but I argue that this is a geographic error — the area around the terrestrial Earth that is dominated by the Earth's gravitational and magnetic fields is really part of the planet. I call that the “astrosphere.” We have the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and also the astrosphere.We tend to think of the astrosphere as being incredibly large. And of course space generally, even solar space, is mind-bogglingly large. But the astrosphere, and particularly the lower parts of it where almost all activities have occurred, is in practical terms actually smaller than the atmosphere. And that's because, while the volume has gone up, the velocities that are necessary to operate there have gone up by even greater amounts. And so effective distance within the astrosphere is much lower than it is within the atmosphere. So people have fundamentally misperceived this environment — it actually is small.And then you go back into the earlier predictions about space: No one thought about space debris. No one said, “Oh yeah, this is going to become quickly polluted in ways that will be very problematic.” It's part of this tendency to use bad analogies. People say, “Oh well, the ocean. The Europeans went out onto the ocean, centuries of expansion occurred and great wealth and prosperity and so forth resulted.” But this is a very misleading analogy.To start with, the ships that have existed since oceanic transportation developed are not shuttling around the ocean at high velocities. Half the satellites that have been put into orbit are still there — dead, hurtling around at very high velocities, over time breaking up and colliding with things. So if you want an ocean analogy, it's more like the Mediterranean or the Caribbean, or maybe even the Aral Sea. For a frontier that has barely been opened, we already have this level of degradation that greatly exceeds what we have with the ocean. So there's been this basic misperception of this domain.Principles for space policyTo wrap up, what would you advise? You view this as the beginning stage of something that could prove very dangerous. Better to figure out now what we need to do and talk with other countries so we can figure this out sooner rather than later. So then what would you advise the United States to do as far as space policy?Well, I lay out an Earth-oriented space program. And the first step would be to continue undoing the ballistic-missile-ization of the nuclear delivery system. One of the implications of that argument is that we have another space program that we don't recognize as a space program: what we call nuclear arms control. It has never been primarily about nuclear weapons, per se. It's been about delivery vehicles, most of which have been ballistic missiles. And as you say, at the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, we made important steps in this direction. What we call nuclear arms control is to a first approximation space weapons arms control. It's our most successful space program in the sense of its benefit to avoid catastrophic and existential disasters. So the first step would be to continue that, to complete that revolution.Then we should use space for Earth habitability studies. We should do space science on a larger scale in virtually every dimension. If we want to have humans in space, that's built on our other important historical accomplishment, the International Space Station. Instead of a free-for-all for lunar resources, let's build an international science cooperative base on the moon with the Russians and the Chinese involved as well.And insofar as asteroids striking the Earth are a potential problem, we need to do better surveys. And if we want to have demonstrations, this should only be done on a cooperative basis. We do not want this technology to get weaponized. That's something very important.As for the colonization scenario, we should relinquish that. We should draw a red line. No colonies. We do not want to pursue them. And the reason is that we have got the story backward. The dinosaurs, they tell us, were wiped out because they didn't have a space program. I say the dinosaurs lasted 200 million years because they didn't have a space program. And you say, “Ah, the Earth — all of our eggs are in one fragile basket.” I say, if we have multiple space colonies, we'll have dispersed eggs, which will be subject to rock smashing, which will be easy and likely.So we've got to get the narrative right. We have to stop thinking about this in this sort of a wonder-struck manner. There's this famous quote that the advocates are always using from Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the great Russian visionary: “Humanity is in its cradle, and humanity cannot stay in its cradle forever.” The implication being, we have to leave the cradle of the Earth and expand into the cosmos. I look at that little quote and I say, “Well, we also recognized that the ideas that infants have in their cradle, that children have, are not good guides for adult behavior.” It's essentially an infantile vision, and we need a much more sober vision. This is a public episode. 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New Biblical era inscriptions allegedly by Hezekiah are making waves in the newspapers. They raise many questions like, where's the full scholarly publication, and, how about a decent picture at least? Is that how we do it now, just talk about stuff in the papers before producing the goods? How do we know if something is real and spectacular if it isn't reviewed by a jury of one's peers? Our contestant are washing the delicates in public!

National pickle day. Pop culture from 1998. Chunnel opened up, Plane crashed carrying University of Marshall football team, Highway Act of 1896. Todays birthdays - Brian Keith, McClean Stevenson, Yanni, Patrick Warburton, Joseph Simmons-Run, Josh Duhammel. Booker T. Washington died.

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London. Chunnel. Oasis. British Museum. Antiquities. Veeraswamy. Tate Museum. Nando's. The Life!

Unlike Cameron, I've seen a lot of good stuff this weekend. This morning, I break down days 2 + 3 in Paris and get ready for the CHUNNEL to London!

Michael Malice, a prominent journalist and author, discusses duplications and the Chunnel in an entertaining and informative way. He also shares his knowledge of batteries and the Roundhead.

News time! This week we talk about changes to the theme park reservation system at Walt Disney World Resort, tours are back at EPCOT, and putting the Walt back in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom fireworks spectacular. Plus, it's easier for United States citizens to get into (and out of!) Cancun, evacuating the Chunnel, Indonesia's Ma'Nene festival, and the ever classy Testy Fest in Bentonville Arkansas!   Don't forget, we're trying something new this summer, and releasing our news segment and theme park segment as two individual episodes. This helps spread all the great content we cover out over the week so you don't miss us as much in between episodes, and also makes it easier to listen back to episodes in the future, without dated and irrelevant news stories. We hope. Make sure you're subscribed to the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher app, and that our show is set to automatically download. And let us know what you think about our new format!   Changes to the theme park reservation system at Walt Disney World resort https://bit.ly/WDWParkReservationChanges  Disneyland vacation packages for 2023 available to book now https://bit.ly/Disneyland2023Available  Popular tours returning to EPCOT this fall https://bit.ly/EPCOTToursReturn  Walt Disney is finally included in the Disney Enchantment fireworks show at Magic Kingdom https://bit.ly/WaltAddedToEnchantmentShow  Cancun ends entry form requirement for US visitors https://bit.ly/CancunEndsEntryFormRequirement  Passengers describe terrifying evacuation from undersea tunnel https://bit.ly/ChunnelEvacuation  Ma'Nene Festival Indonesia https://bit.ly/IndonesiaMaNeneFestival  Bentonville,Arkansas Testicle Festival https://bit.ly/TestyFest   As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!   Proud to be a Feedspot Top 100 Disney Podcast! https://bit.ly/GKASFeedSpotDisney    Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.   Don't forget to  subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?   Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.   The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com. Make sure you follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldKeyAdventurersSociety, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gkaspodcast, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKASPodcast.    Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS   Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters' delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS    Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!  

Resident Evil: Episode 3 "The Light" Jade helps guide a small group of survivors into the Chunnel, but terror awaits; Albert warns Umbrella about Joy's horrific side effects.     Scorecard: 8.4/10      Feedback : blackgirlcouch@gmail.com (audio MP4 or written) Twitter: BlackGirl_Couch   Tumblr: slowlandrogynousmiracle  

Plus welcome, Meghan, to podcasting.

Unspoken (Pt 3). In the final message of Unspoken we explore the question: how do the dreams and callings that are deep within us come out of hiding?

This week Tanner is rebooting a 90s tv show they've never seen and also a 1946 film that they've never seen. But what they do know is that they can slip some gaslighting into a spooky romcom with werewolves and faeries and maybe some UFOs - those last two could be the same thing in Lindsay's opinion. We also put crab people in the Chunnel. Our friendship promo this week is @ChillHavenHigh! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on ptchew.com. Our theme music is by Shawn Clake, who's contact info is available upon request. Our email is NotIfIRebootYouFirst@gmail.com. If you would like to send us a friendship promo, or just give general feedback, feel free to contact us! You can also join our Discord at https://discord.gg/Hf8Y2yEJPe. Find us on twitter: @NIIRYFPod @LindsayM476 @SparkyUpstart

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: EricOn this episode, we create an Earth of the near future scarred by a mystical, fiery apocalypse. From the ashes of this world rise heroes of the Arthurian legends and Egyptian mythology to battle an undead horde.Wiki entry to follow!00:00 Tomfoolery00:03 Wikipedia / Philosophical Zombie00:36 Intro02:04 Determining Basics02:15 Dresden Files RPG02:42 King Arthur / Cthulhu / Rpg.net03:30 Arthurian Legend / Avalon03:53 Lovecraftian04:17 Grendel / Beowulf04:49 British Empire05:04 Knights of the Round Table05:14 Victorian Era05:33 Reincarnation05:49 Merlin06:40 Knight Rider / KITT07:47 The Mummy / The Scorpion King08:22 Sarcophagus / British Museum09:37 Morgan le Fay11:40 Egyptian Empire / Red Sea12:10 Horus / Evil Foreigner14:22 Getting the Band Back Together15:48 Solar Flare16:22 Arthurian Dragons / Pendragon17:20 Reign of Fire18:00 Discussing Major Players18:12 Aton (Aten) / Ra18:42 Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten19:04 Great Hymn to the Aten19:49 Hitler20:12 Nefertiti21:55 Black Sea / Aegean Sea / Transylvania22:16 Strait of Gibraltar / English Channel22:38 The Chunnel24:53 Excalibur / Lady of the Lake25:28 Highlander / Illuminati 27:12 Sir Percival28:48 Osiris / Set28:59 Pharoah29:08 Monotheism / Isis / Avatar30:16 Sons of Horus / Canopic Jars30:40 Do You Wanna Date My Avatar / You Can Call Me Al / Paul Simon31:39 Ptah33:20 Discussing Groups & Strength of Forces34:43 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / The Black Knight36:19 The Fisher King37:18 Greymalkin37:48 Bast39:08 Indiana Jones39:20 Alexandria / Library of Alexandria39:48 Tefnut / The Nile41:15 Imuit Fetish41:43 Anubis42:41 Lich / Phylactery43:31 Shadow People44:17 Keku44:30 Discussing Monsters & Devestation47:04 Terra Incognita / Here Be Dragons47:16 Vikings / North Sea48:07 Mad Max49:12 Kraken49:27 Istanbul / Constantinople / Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / They Might Be Giants50:00 Constantine50:17 Richard Wagner / Parsifal51:44 Discussing Magic Level53:09 J.R.R. Tolkien / Middle-Earth Magic55:02 Discussing Seats of Power55:14 Glastonbury Tor  / Salisbury / Stonehenge56:19 Carpathia56:31 Naming Places56:51 Britannia / Albion57:36 Naming Groups58:34 Paladin59:00 Bard61:24 Naming Events61:36 Big Brother62:05 The Colosseum62:19 Ritalin63:08 Naming the Setting63:44 Conclusion & OutroDOWNLOAD EPISODE 10 - THE ASHES OF ALBION

You there, boy! What day is it? It's Whosmas Day, sir! Good, I haven't missed it. Here, lad. There's a big juicy Jagaroth in the butcher shop window. Buy it and deliver it to the No Not the Mind Probe podcast.

You there, boy! What day is it? It's Whosmas Day, sir! Good, I haven't missed it. Here, lad. There's a big juicy Jagaroth in the butcher shop window. Buy it and deliver it to the No Not the Mind Probe podcast.

Bonjour! Yours truly takes you on the road! Listen in and allow me to digress on such things as flights, layovers, 8hr delays, little sleep… OH! And The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, Versailles, The Chunnel, London, and… more to come in next weeks show… --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digresscast/message

Kim Kommando gets it wrong -- again QRL scanner is a widget -- it's native to the iPhone, it's not necessary to load to "control panel"Music courtesy of Tuba Christmas 2021 at Nashville Tennessee As with any government entity, we must use the term service in a guarded manner. Direct rail between Knoxville, Nashville & Memphis is a nonstarter! There is no right of way. That's a technical way of saying, “there ain't no tracks”. Not so many years ago a member of the state legislature pitched a HiSpeed rail connection but the Cumberland Mountains are a barrier. The Hoosac Tunnel (Massachusetts) remains our nation's longest rail at just over a mile. Yes, I know The Chunnel is longer than the Cumberland Plateau is wide. It's also built-in softer chert unlike the more solid limestone of our modest mountains.Yes, we have the technology all we lack is the need, the will, and the dollars.

词汇提示1.chunnel 海底隧道2.separate 单独的3.suspension 悬浮的4.withstand 承受5.signal 信号原文Modern Engineering WondersDuring the twentieth centuries，there were great improvements in engineering technology.These new developments allowed the construction of many amazing tunnels，bridges，towers and office buildings.For centuries，people had dreamed about the possibility of connecting the island of Great Britain to the mainland of Europe.However，it was only in 1994 that such a link was completed，when a tunnel was dug under the English Channel，between England and France.The Channel Tunnel，also was known as the“Chunnel”，actually consist of three separate railway tunnels.These tunnels are about 15 kilometers long.They are located about 150 meters below the bottom of the sea.Obviously，this was an extremely challenging project to undertake.As a result of the Chunnel，it was now possible to travel between London and Paris by train.And the trip takes only 3 hours，of which only 20 minutes are spent inside the tunnel！A suspension bridge is a bridge that is supported by strong wires that hang from tall towers.The world's longest suspension bridge is the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge，near the city of Kobe，Japan.This bridge is nearly 4 kilometers long，and two towers near the middle of the bridge about 2 kilometers apart！It took almost 20 years to design this bridge，and 10 years to build it.This bridge was designed to withstand extremely strong winds，because Japan often experiences wind storms called typhoons.The bridge was also designed to withstand powerful earthquakes，which sometimes hit Japan.At the beginning of the twenty-first century，the world's tallest free-standing tower was the Canadian National Tower，or the CN Tower.The CN Tower is 553 meters tall.It is located in the city of Toronto，within the Canadian province of Ontario.This structure was built in 1975 as a television and radio tower.Before the CN Tower was built，TV and radio reception in the Toronto area was poor.This was because the TV and radio signals were blocked by the buildings of downtown Toronto.When the CN tower was built，this problem was resolved.Of course，the CN tower is also a famous tourist attraction.People can ride the very fast elevators that take them to the observation areas，which are at 350 and 450 meters above the ground.Although the CN tower is the world's tallest tower，it is not an office building.The tallest office building in the world are the Petronas Towers，in the city of Kuala Lumpur，Malaysia，and the Sears Tower，in the American city of Chicago.The Sears Tower，which is 442 meters tall，was completed in 1972.In has 110 floors，and its top floor is the highest office floor in the world.However，the Petronas Towers reach slightly higher，to a height of 452 metersThe Petronas Towers were completed in 1998.Obviously，the late twentieth century witnessed some amazing achievements of engineering.It will be very interesting to see what new wonders will be constructed in the twenty-first century！

In direct opposition to the earlier episode covering forgotten wonders, this week It Happened One Year heralds the heavy hitters, the master blasters, the success juggernauts that emerged in 1994! Sarah & Joe have much debate over the title of this episode, before launching into an extended, uncomfortable look at Sex.com and the adult website industry, before pivoting to safer tech spaces like Amazon and Yahoo and Webcrawler. Bottled water giant Aquafina emerged that year, while the Wonderbra made its American debut, and the Sony Playstation made waves overseas. The engineering marvel The Chunnel opened (and the hosts reveal their complete ignorance as to how this structure functions), as did Chicago's United Center, which gets them off on a whole different series of tangents. Many, many cameos and segways along the way (including the original patent for The Segway, incidentally), featuring the various video game systems of the '90s, longtime urban myths about Mountain Dew, the differences between whitehouse.gov and whitehouse.com, how great Joe's dad was as a build-your-own video game character, Sarah's adventures with water and wine bras, speculation about who Brian Pinkerton is, Viktor Stalberg's only career hat trick, and that one time Pete Townshend sang "My Generation" at a Who concert. It's wall-to-wall topics and information in this chock-a-block thirty-second episode!

#remodelyourlife #makemenmanlyagain Contains paid promotion.  Man Tools Streams Live Thursdays 7.30 MT (9.30 ET, 6.30 PT) at https://mantoolsmedia.com/stream-man-tools/  Eric's back this week! In the news we covered the first composting funeral home in the U.S., Hammer City: a city with “no cops, no rent, no Coronavirus, and no white people” in Colorado, and a study that shows COVID lockdowns didn't save any lives that would otherwise have been lost. Our EXO Autoworks “Tool of the Week” is a son who helped his mom build an “Only Fans” page. In sports we looked at NHL scores and plays as well as the list of events for this year's World's Strongest Man. Finally, this week in His Story taught us about the “Chunnel,” the end of WWII in Europe, and a successful airship flight over the North Pole.  Giveaways: In appreciation for Veterans, Twisted Apes, Morty on the Move, and Indian Motorcycles are giving away a killer motorcycle! To enter send your veteran story to twistedproductions2021@gmail.com and let us know why you need some wind therapy. Start following/subscribing to @mantoolsmedia on any social media and enter to win an Indian Motorcycles hat. Send us a before & after screenshot to mantoolsmedia@gmail.com and your name will be entered.  If you want to chat with us & ensure that we see your messages during live streams please join our Discord: https://tinyurl.com/mantoolschat Thanks to our Sponsors:  #ExoAutoWorks - https://exoautoworks.com/ #EnharmonicStudios - https://www.facebook.com/enharmonicstudios/ #TwistedApes Bar & Grill - https://twistedapes.com/  #MadridMaintenance - https://www.facebook.com/madridmaintenance/ #TheBeardStruggle - https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/discount/TLANE15?ref=trevorlane1 (code TLANE15 for 15% off) Off-site Video Production Provided by #LoneWolf Productions  Man Tools Around the Web: https://mantoolsmedia.com/ http://www.facebook.com/mantoolsmedia https://twitter.com/ManToolsMedia  https://www.instagram.com/mantoolsmedia/ https://www.minds.com/mantoolsmedia/ https://parler.com/profile/mantoolsmedia/posts  https://mantoolsminions.locals.com/  https://www.patreon.com/mantoolsmedia  Licensed Content: Music - I Domine, Skeleton Carnival, Cutting Edge, Soviet March, VHS Dreams, Gladiatores et Circenses, and Sports FM by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com  Sound FX -  http://soundsilk.com  Stock Footage - https://www.videvo.net  © Man Tools Media LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-tools-podcast/message

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If you asked someone in the U.S. to name a famous foreign highway, maybe they’d mention the German Autobahn or the Chunnel underneath the English...

If you are https://www.guidester.com/best-travel-tips/ (traveling to Europe) and throughout the European continent, Jack gives you some help on https://www.guidester.com/travel-tips-for-europe/ (ways) to get around to save you money, keep you safe, and not have your muscles hurt from all the luggage. After all you are there to have fun and relax! [01:05] Air vs. Train Travel Ryanair EasyJet Rail Europe [03:12] Public Transportation [04:42] Renting a Car or Scooter [06:33] Going from Country to Country - Changes Ahead https://www.guidester.com/passport-changes/ (Passports) https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/#:~:text=Schengen%20Area%20covers%20most%20of,part%20of%20the%20Schengen%20zone. (Schengen zone or Eurozone) https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/etias/ (ETIAS) [07:33] The Metric System Driving on what side of the road? The steering wheel is where? https://www.eurostar.com/us-en/travel-info/the-chunnel (The Chunnel) [10:59] Checking in at U.S. Embassy or Consulate The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program [11:58] https://www.guidester.com/first-travel-bag/ (Luggage), Packing, https://www.guidester.com/travel-safety/ (Safety), and https://wiki.ezvid.com/best-mini-travel-routers (Cell Phone) Copy valuable documents Check weather Pickpockets https://www.guidester.com/essential-traveler-tech-gadgets/ (Tech Stuff) Universal adapter for charging cell phone Battery pack https://www.guidester.com/travel-safety-tips/ (More safety) [19:00] Considerations when https://www.guidester.com/traveling-with-kids/ (Traveling with Children) [20:49] https://www.guidester.com/healthy-while-flying/ (Final Suggestions) Dream. Learn. Plan. Prepare. Go to https://www.guidester.com/virtual-vacation/ (Guidester/Virtual-Vacation) Season 1: Episode 6 #Chunnel #Europe #Paris #London #Rome #Greece #passport #consulate #Cellphone #Pickpockets #etias #Schengenzone #luggage #raileurope #travelsafety #packing #traveleurope #travel #vacation #travel #europe #vacation #traveleurope #travelguide #tourguide

The episode begins with the fourth and final segment on Women in Engineering (1:00) to celebrate International Women`s Day (March 8th) and National Engineering Month in Canada.  This week's segment is about Elsie MacGill; the first female engineer. This week I'm covering an engineering marvel, and one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the Channel Tunnel (6:00).  On this episode, I will tell you about the tunnel construction (8:00), the cooling and ventilation systems (9:45), and the rail system (14:45).   But even the most impressive engineering isn't without its own problems.  The Chunnel has experienced problems with fires (16:30) and train breakdowns (20:00).   Transcript / Photos / Sources from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/   Ways to get in touch. Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast Website – www.failurology.ca YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg

Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K Howard) speaks with Actor/Director Andy Serkis for his action/thriller, S.A.S. Red Notice. 

Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K Howard) speaks with Actress Ruby Rose for her new action/thriller, S.A.S. Red Notice. 

frozen yogurt, pop culture, ronald reagan, axl rose, rick astley, alan shepard, football, baseball, tony the tiger, zsa zsa gabor, rip torn, scotland, the marvelettes, fabian, chunnel, natalie cole, bob marley, massachusettes,

Episode 86 (Pearly Browns, The Chunnel and Snake Sperm): I've often heard that if you take the time to look at snake sperm under a microscope you mind find some pearly brown and strike it rich. The only catch to this success story is entering the Chunnel to find the snakes to jack off for sperm. As always we opened the door to some pretty interesting conversations, personal stories, bad jokes and lots of laughs. Thanks for listening and remember to subscribe and review if you enjoy what we're doing. Continued thanks to friends and family for the ongoing support. Another big thank you to Bend Tech for laying some of the ground work to help us get this up and running. Last but not least, thank you to Vinnie's wife Jen for our podcast artwork and social media prowess. You can find us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube. We also have an Instagram account @withoutdefiniteaimpodcast. If for any reason you'd like to contact us we can be reached through our instagram or our gmail: withoutdefiniteaim@gmail.com If you'd like to donate an alcoholic beverage for us to consume during the episode, reach out to us and we'll make it happen. You will of course get a shout out and thank you. Send us suggestions for topics you'd like us to cover (we like random, so go crazy)! ► Music Credit for our theme: LAKEY INSPIRED Track Name: "Distant" Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License. Music promoted by NCM

Nov. 27-Dec. 3: See robots fighting, James Caan is involuntarily quarantined, Korean ninja in the ol’ west, Robert Durst’s prequel, the U.S. is queer as folk, dinosaurs of chicken, girl you know it’s true Milli Vanilli wasn’t singing, Falcon plays black panther, we’re all 10 for two years because 5th grade is hard, into the Chunnel of Love, and we go ass to ass. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

This week on GameSpot After Dark, Kallie talks about the Pokemon Isle of Armor DLC, Jake is playing Persona 4 Golden on PC, Jean-Luc tried the Ultrakill and System Shock demos, and Lucy revisits Horizon Zero Dawn. We also discuss the New Pokemon Snap announcement, our favorite reveals from the PS5 event, and the nickname for the Eurostar Channel Tunnel.

This week on GameSpot After Dark, Kallie talks about the Pokemon Isle of Armor DLC, Jake is playing Persona 4 Golden on PC, Jean-Luc tried the Ultrakill and System Shock demos, and Lucy revisits Horizon Zero Dawn. We also discuss the New Pokemon Snap announcement, our favorite reveals from the PS5 event, and the nickname for the Eurostar Channel Tunnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you go about building underwater? Whether it's a dam, a bridge, or a Chunnel (not a C.H.U.D., you have to figure out how to remove water from where water wants to be. So how do you manage that? Find out on this week's episode. We also talk about the news and stuff, but I've closed that document and don't feel like finding it again. Enjoy!    

Allay your fears and go first class.

It was on this day in 1994 that the Channel Tunnel (or the "Chunnel") opened, making it possible to travel from London to Paris in less than three hours.

The Chunnel project was also more than a year late and 80% over budget. So, the next time you're worried about your project, remember the Chunnel and that audacious ideas rarely follow plan.

In 1986, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, Germany was still divided, a deal was signed to build the Chunnel, and Nethergate Brewery began pouring its first craft beer – although that was an expression no one was using back then. Named after the road it was located on in East Anglia, over the years it...

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We took a fantastic trip back in October. We went to London, Paris, and Scotland. We did this trip in a pretty short amount of time, but we have a lot of inside tips and tricks and links that can help you get the most out of your London, Paris, and Scotland trip.   This all came about because Chris is a Titans fan and found out about the NFL experience in London where the Titans were playing the Chargers and the NFL Experience helps plan your trip. Chris had never been to London before, and he and Di decided to add on a few more days to go to Paris and Scotland too.   This is an in depth episode where we walk you through our amazing trip, and we share tips and things that will help you get the most out of a similar trip. We also include all kinds of links and resources that can help with your planning and with getting ideas on how to make your trip your own. We also throw in some great pro tips to avoid things like jet lag.   Show Notes   [02:03] Chris is a Titans fan. The Titans had a game in London against the Chargers. Chris thought it would be great to go to the game. Diane had been to London before, but Chris hadn't. [02:55] The NFL experience is all about seeing your team play. It's a great way to get tickets, but they also help coordinate the hotels and help plan things. It's a little more expensive, but we had a great time. The event was amazing. [04:12] We also added some extra days for Paris and Scotland. [04:22] The NFL experience was 5 days. You get a couple days before the game, then see the game and head home. [04:31] We got there a day ahead. We also didn't want to have jet lag. [05:03] We started exploring options. We even considered Ireland, but decided to check out Scotland. [05:34] Paris was also only a Chunnel ride away. [06:38] We flew into Heathrow overnight which was a genius idea with helping to combat jet lag. Pro tip: take an overnight trip and don't mess up your sleep patterns. [07:50] Arriving refreshed will allow you to hit the ground running. [08:13] From Indianapolis to Heathrow, we had a layover in Chicago and we have the Admiral Club. If you can, get a day pass for the Admiral Club if you have a layover. [09:46] We stayed in two different places in London. We arrived a day early and stayed at the Hilton on Park Lane for the first night. Then with the NFL Experience we stayed at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane. [10:20] The Park was right across the street from Buckingham Palace. We also used points at the Hilton and it was fabulous. As diamond members, we had our first afternoon tea. [11:30] tea is a wonderful experience with tea and pastries. We watched the double decker buses and it was great. [11:55] Then we began exploring the neighborhood. [12:07] Chris found a place on Yelp. He found Burger & Lobster. [14:24] We joined the NFL Experience at the Sheraton. We were all rested, and everyone else was tired. If your room isn't ready, you can leave your bags at the desk. [15:34] We kicked things off with a Double Decker bus tour. We saw a lot of the city and got to know people in the group. We also had happy hour with the group. They feed you and give you drinks. [16:27] You have options of things to do, but you don't have to do everything, so you can enjoy down time. [16:49] We ended up at the London Eye on the Thames. Our London Eye tour was a champagne tour. There was a big cart full of champagne. [19:44] The second day we saw the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. [22:09] We went to the Barrowboy & Banker Pub Fan Rally where we got to meet some of the players. [24:19] We also went on a dinner cruise on the Thames (The Dixie Harmony). There was music and drinks, and we went up and down the river and they opened up the Tower Bridge. [27:03] The next day was game day at Wembley Stadium. All of the teams were represented, because this is a huge event for Europe. [29:02] It was like a cross between a rugby match and an NFL game. People were dressed in crazy costumes and were like fanatics. [30:55] We took the Eurostar Chunnel to Paris We were only two or three hours away from Paris. Chris wanted to see the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa. [33:00] The train was clean and comfortable and it really flies. [33:46] Pro tips: Give yourself time for Chunnel security and have the things you need. We left our belongings in London, which kept us moving quickly. [35:01] They took the Hop-on-Hop Off bus, it's an easy mode of transportation, plus you can sightsee. They hopped off at the Louvre and took the skip the line small group tour. We went straight to the front of the line. Another awesome perk was skipping the bathroom line. [40:59] Chris did research on. There are seven major pieces of art. He found great reviews on his short museum tour where they got to see the main pieces. It was fast, but not rushed. [43:22] We got back on the Hop-on-Hop off bus and saw Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and the Arc de Triomphe. We got to see a lot of things while staying on the bus. [45:11] There were tons of cafes. We ate at Five Guys. [46:50] We got back on the train and went back to London. [47:16] We found a local train to Scotland. Chris wanted to see St. Andrews, go to a scotch distillery, he also wanted to drive on the left side of the road. [49:45] The train was the best option from London to Edinburgh. [50:54] We stayed at the Hilton in Edinburgh. The castle was amazing. We walked around town and went up to the castle. [52:54] We had tacos in Scotland. Chris almost bought a kilt. We discovered the Whisky Experience. [54:42] They talk you through the five regions of scotch which are Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown, and Islay. You learn how scotch is made. We get to try the regional whiskeys. [57:44] We had pizza at a place that gives you a blanket. We went to a local pub. There was a Scottish jam session. [01:02:08] We had to rent a car to go to St. Andrews. The steering wheel was on the right side. There are also a lot of roundabouts. [01:05:58] St. Andrews is a public golf course. We took a tour of the grounds and heard about the history of how the course came about. [01:09:18] Scotland reminded Di of Ireland. Driving through the countryside was a great experience. It's beautiful and gorgeous during the day, but scary at night. [01:10:54] We stayed at a gorgeous boutique hotel called the Braemar Hotel - Craigendarroch Suites (Hilton).  It was a suite with an old castle type of feel. [01:11:52] There are little squirrel figurines all over the property, and they all wear different outfits. [01:12:59] We stopped at the Glenfiddich Distillery. There were woolly Scottish cows that are super cute. [01:15:39] The Scottish countryside is amazing. [01:17:41] We took an Uber to the Doubletree Hotel for and early morning airport run. Always give yourself plenty of time.   Links and Resources: Get a Free MOnth of Audible and A Free Book Travel Money Belt American Airlines Admirals Club Hilton on Park Lane Sheraton Grand Park Booking.com NFL Experience London Eye Barrowboy & Banker Pub Changing of the Guard Dixie Queen London (booking.com) Eurostar- Chunnel Louvre Museum Skip the Line Small Group Tour Hop-on-Hop-Off Paris Glenfiddich Distillery Tour The Chunnel Admiral Club Yelp Burger & Lobster Five Guys   For pictures, tips and more, be sure to check out our Fly with Chris and Di Facebook page and signup to download a copy of The Best City for You. Please take a moment and subscribe to our podcast and leave a review. It will only get better from here. Don’t miss out on future episodes where we continue to share tips and tricks to get the most out of your vacation.

First, we set a long-term goal for the show: By 2021, get more listeners than the flat earth podcast. We can only do it with your help, so please either subscribe to our podcast or find a way to sabotage the flat earth people, whatever’s easier for you. Then we talk about Jeff Bezos (do you say Beezos or Bayzos?), who unveiled “his vision” for space colonization. He imagines a future where a trillion human beings live in space and we make rocket fuel from moon ice. Those are really things he said. We reference a NYT article that states he unveiled a “moon lander,” however he did nothing of the sort. He unveiled an IDEA for a moon lander, and he had a life-size model of it on the stage behind him. There is no actual moon lander. I cannot stress this enough: he did not unveil anything aside from his own childish fantasy about the long-term extraterrestrial future of human civilization. Please take a moment to appreciate how strange it is that the world’s richest person did that, and that people listened and applauded like it was a normal occurrence. The fact that Bezos’ presentation took place against the backdrop of a world that is literally in the middle of a mass extinction event is an irony that should, in any sane person, produce alternating waves of horror and terror. Last, we speculate on the fantasy life of billionaires a little bit. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/science/jeff-bezos-moon.html Our two census entries for this week are Bernard Saul II and Riley Bechtel. Bernard Saul II is the most anonymous billionaire we’ve covered so far. As far as we can tell, he hasn’t spoken to the press since 1983. His family has been in business since 1852, and B.F. Saul Co. has been around since 1892. Saul leads into a discussion about Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), money laundering, rising urban rents, and the financialization of housing. Chances are that if you have a 401(k), you’ve invested in REITs that make money by investing in income-producing properties. Congratulations, you’re a landlord. Here’s a quick explainer on the relation between REITs, rents, and laundering: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/27/cz-edwards.html John Hennessy Saul’s Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits https://archive.org/details/johnsaulsdescrip18john_1/page/n1 Riley Bechtel is the heir to the Bechtel Corporation fortune. Bechtel is the largest construction company in the world. They built the Hoover Dam, the Chunnel, and the Riyadh Metro. They are responsible for some of the largest and most famous infrastructure projects in the world, and they’ve been around for about a hundred years. You know, it’s funny: We hear a lot about American defense companies, oil companies, chemical companies, drug companies, and internet companies getting involved in unethical and immoral activities in other countries, but we don’t hear as much about construction companies. Joe explains Bechtel’s involvement in privatizing the water supply in Bolivia. We’ve talked a little on the show about large-scale private-public partnerships around infrastructure and how private equity companies are moving more and more into this area. Important stuff to keep an eye on. Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr.'s "Reflections on Success" https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20013444.pdf?casa_token=6Q3JfKAQCUQAAAAA:0IeBC0OXlm0FCPDESHQBsH0L5l8LpAgbW6dJ65JyXtvyv_PrDQzJ8m2OuOyIxl3ZTBJ8bymogfZKoxngm3H4njqfkJjlzIQrMNsBlNY_vONRUOIgGlA

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we in this episode we are lucky enough to enjoy an interview with Greg LoPiccolo, project lead on Thief, and Randy Smith, who was a level designer on the title. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 0:40       Interview 1:00:08  Break 1:00:50  Feedback Issues covered: World Series, how Randy got his start, psychology and programming as substrate for game design, "Suck it down" and toxic masculinity, cold-calling, the attraction of LG games, how Greg got in, the origins of Thief, competition, seeking limited but rich interaction, being weak, controlling the world from observation, AI with sense perceptions, the success of Thief, working counter to the prevailing winds, writing documentation to think about the space, commodities of space: loud/quiet and light/dark, tools support or lack thereof for those spaces, carving shapes, spaces that are hard to read, the level Escape, experimentation to find how to make a level, inventing sound propagation, dynamic lights impacting game play, player reading the lighting of a space, optimization, pulling back on combat in Thief II, "winging it and doing our best to survive," having nothing until you had everything, "like digging the Chunnel," polygon limitations, how do you build a cathedral with that?, the Emil vs Randy systems of building, designers having to be artists at the same time, putting the systems first, systemically reading space rather than tagging it, leading the team without having the tech yet, directing the narrative, writing lots of narrative to provide background and use it sparingly, people making their own stories, high quality voice acting, the bear pits, dialog as part of the game play loop, witty characters poking through, having to learn how to build a GANTT chart, repossessing the plants, the role of a leader, deep backstory, starting from a 1-4 page document, making up cool ideas and running with them, not being aware you couldn't do a thing, the trend of risk aversion in the industry, the indie spirit, an attempt to be more commercial, object hierarchy of inheritance, being in a submarine in the cold war, debugging console, the fundamental trick of game design: player brain and designer brain, starting testing much earlier, empathy as a design skill, overcoming doubt when innovating, saying yes to everything -> saying no to everything -> it's hard but we can do it, what the guests are doing next, having taste in game design and finding that audience, feeling like a musician vs being a musician, a touching father/daughter story. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Looking Glass Studios, Thief (series), ION Storm, Electronic Arts, Steven Spielberg, Edge Magazine, Tiger Style, Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, Sega Genesis, Bimini Run, Nuvision Entertainment, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Harmonix, Frequency, Rock Band VR, Tribe, Waking Mars, Nate Blaisdell, MYST, Tim Schafer, Eric Brosius, Rex Bradford, Activision, Tim Ries, Doug Church, Dan Schmidt, Ned Lerner, Terra Nova, Terri Brosius, 2001: A Space Odyssey (obliquely), DOOM (1993), Paul Neurath, Metal Gear Solid, Ultima Underworld, id Software, Tim Stellmach, DromEd, Unreal, Emil Pagliarulo, Bethesda Game Studios, Marc LeBlanc, Stephen Russell, Ken Levine, Tom Leonard, Red Dead Redemption 2, Game Developer's Conference, Kevin Brown, Halo: Combat Evolved, Far Cry 5, Andrew Kirmse, Star Wars: Starfighter. Next time: Another interview! @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

We embark on the final episode in the original Belfry before the big move and thus justly start off with talk of fecal transplants. Remarkably, the Chunnel is real. A female reboot entitled the Godmother. “The Gramchise”. Gotti the feature. A classic “what would you rather do. Brian gets shooed away. Funko Pop dolls are wildly stupid. Swag Flu. Thanks for listening, now to the new digs, onward and upward friends... Twitter: @BatsBelfry Email: batsbelfrypodcast@gmail.com Recorded - 6/25/18

The creator of the New Zealand mega hit comic book Blastosaurus, Richard Fairgray, joins me to talk about his childhood comics passions, his current comic book adventures here with Golden Apple Comics, and all things G.I. Joe! We watch the Joes protect the Chunnel from Cobra Commander and rescue the Queen!   The Filecard Feature is on the Iron Grenadier D.E.M.O.N. driver... Ferret!   Remember to check out the Dreamer Comics Podcast w/ Omar Spahi! Every week he explores the journey that comics creators take.   Don't forget to check out www.Patreon.com/joeonjoepod to see how you can help support the Joe on Joe show!

A quick fact for today, July 29th, 1987

Germophobes Listen Up! [19:47] Have we become a nation of germophobes? Phil Hulett asks Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz about common germ fears like handshakes, public toilets, drinking fountains, and even open sores! Are any of these surfaces dirty enough to make you sick? Listen and learn. Movie Marvel [39:48] There isn't much happening at the movies this weekend. Manny the Movie Guy joins the friends to review a little art house flick about a bunch of stones. Avengers something. Anyway, Manny's seen it and promises not to give any spoilers. On a side note, will Manny put on his boots and go to Stagecoach or will he attend Sleaze Night at the White Party? Hop on the Train Kelly Bennett co-hosts with Phil today. Leading off her list of stories, the sex doll brothel. Is it legal? Is it popular? Can you buy a franchise? Then there's the guy who teaches you how to beat a lie detector. Phil thinks he knows how. Have you heard the news? There's a zombie uprising in the California desert and people are trapped in their homes, surrounded by this gathering menace of un-dead visitors! No, really. You wouldn't let the Amazon delivery guy into your house when you're not home. Will you allow him into this instead? Here's a question for you. Why does North Korean leader, Kim Jung-un travel with a custom, personal toilet? We have the answer, and it's gross. And finally, Kelly's about to ride a train from London to Paris and had absolutely no idea there was water, and darkness, and water involved. Did we mention she's claustrophobic?

In Episode 13 of the Wandering But Not Lost Podcast, co-hosts Matt Emerson and Jan O’Brien discuss 10 ways to build your mailing list and database. In the Reach Your Peak segment, they have a conversation with David Squier, a Team Owner, Broker & Productivity Coach with Keller Williams in Las Vegas about the four pillars of lead generation. We take a trip overseas in this week's Wandering Zen to explore The Chunnel.   Find our show notes at https://www.WBNLPodcast.com/Episodes

Thirty years ago, on July 29, 1987, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President François Mitterrand signed an historic agreement to build a train tunnel under the English Channel. Its purpose was to allow faster and more efficient travel between France and England. This engineering marvel is called the Eurotunnel, Channel Tunnel, or affectionately, “the Chunnel.” This connection between Britain and France has benefited both sides, but what does this accomplishment portend for the future? Is it possible that the Eurotunnel could serve as a symbol of the type of cooperation all nations will one day exhibit? Full text - https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2017/july-august/the-chunnel-icon-of-national-cooperation

Learn about Eurostar, the underwater tunnel, one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of the world.

"A George divided against itself cannot stand!" Vinnie & Matt discuss "The Pool Guy", the eighth episode of season seven, as well as...the debut of writer David Mandel, Danny Hoch's Seinfeld experience, and your favorite fake movie titles.   Links from our discussion: Fake Seinfeld Movie Posters Danny Hoch's Seinfeld Experience David Mandel Twitter Instagram "Clerks" end credits Be sure to check out listener Maarten Bouw's weekly artwork Season 7 bloopers Upcoming Seinfeld Trivia Events (hosted by Matt) 12/14 - Stone Creek Tavern 12/19 - Tribeca Tap House 12/23 - Festivus at Slattery's Here's how you can get in touch with us: seincast@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Tumblr Or, leave us a voicemail at COCOA-BOSCO (262-622-6726) If you'd like to support the podcast, please click the donate tab on our Tumblr page (not mobile-friendly) or visit paypal.me/seincast. And, if you have the time, swing by iTunes and leave us a rating and review. Thank you for your support! Seincast logo designed by Aaron FitzSimons - aaronfitzsimons.com Vinnie's Top 20 The Opposite The Contest The Outing The Junior Mint The Implant The Opera The Cheever Letters The Marine Biologist The Hamptons The Bubble Boy The Label Maker The Hot Tub The Couch The Movie The Airport The Lip Reader The Jimmy The Fusilli Jerry The Parking Spot The Pick Matt's Top 20 The Boyfriend The Pilot The Hamptons The Cheever Letters The Outing  The Library The Pen The Contest The Label Maker The Marine Biologist The Implant The Doorman The Hot Tub The Fusilli Jerry The Alternate Side The Kiss Hello The Pool Guy The Race The Opposite The Chinese Restaurant

Podgodz 200 (CC) Recorded 28 June 2016 So long and thanks for all the fish Finally some days off – Lax Adds/Drops/Updates – LAX Add: Unattended Consequences, Gastropod   Shows that pissed me off/weren’t good Top 5 shows of the Week Up for contention but not making the list this week Roderick on the Line#205: Space Clarinets Road Work #33: Apocalypse Vehicle   Top 5 – Lax 5) TV Guidance Counselor #157: Casey Malone #157.5: Ted Danson (and on You're the Expert winning) 4) TeeVee #177: Game of Thrones S6E10 The Winds of Winter 3) Game Show #39 Low Definition: The Amount of Pan in a Thing 2) No Agenda #837: Open the Chunnel! 1)  This Life with Dr. Drew and Skelator in a Hat #35: Craig Shoemaker Read More →

Podgodz 200 (CC) Recorded 28 June 2016 So long and thanks for all the fish Finally some days off – Lax Adds/Drops/Updates – LAX Add: Unattended Consequences, Gastropod   Shows that pissed me off/weren’t good Top 5 shows of the Week Up for contention but not making the list this week Roderick on the Line#205: Space Clarinets Road Work #33: Apocalypse Vehicle   Top 5 – Lax 5) TV Guidance Counselor #157: Casey Malone #157.5: Ted Danson (and on You’re the Expert winning) 4) TeeVee #177: Game of Thrones S6E10 The Winds of Winter 3) Game Show #39 Low Definition: The Amount of Pan in a Thing 2) No Agenda #837: Open the Chunnel! 1)  This Life with Dr. Drew and Skelator in a Hat #35: Craig Shoemaker Read More →

Between dandelions, smoking, shrinkage, electric mini-vans and the Chunnel, this episode has something for everyone! We've got a little giveaway surprise in this episode, thanks to everyone who participated. Shout-out to Rick Riffs for the excellent theme song, I swear that we'll remember to plug you in the next one.

Overdrive: News: Report says Channel Tunnel was cheaper to build than Sydney's WestConnex motorway; Help develop appropriate laws for Australia’s automated vehicles; President Obama is calling for lawmakers to spend $4 billion on the development of self-driving cars./Obama seeks $10-per-barrel oil tax to fund clean transport; Autonomous vehicle software developer secures funding for ‘human-like’ driving; Boris Johnson & TfL want to build massive road tunnels under London, again; Plymouth City Council has unveiled new parking spaces designed specifically for people caring for those with dementia. We have just had the wonderful Bathurst 12 hour car race which includes some very exotic cars. We talk to Mercedes about the SLS entry. We road test the Toyota Camry Atara SX. Plus quirky news about the 2016 Super Bowl car ads. Originally aired on 13 February 2016. For past programs and individual segments visit drivenmedia.com.au

This week Matt and Scott improvise with Bella Alonso and Kevin Castle! Scenes include: Jerry the landlord, serial killer brothers, Chunnel engineers, tanning bed bros, cartoon writers, Eminem apologizes

Following a tip from someone who spoke with the International Busters before their disappearance, the Central Florida Ghostbusters hop on a train bound for France. However, the train is forced to stop halfway through The Chunnel when it runs across a certain evil black ooze. Things take a ghastly turn once our heroes step into the darkness 75 meters below the English Channel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Swingers...Southern Incest...Chunnel goes Potty!

For December 15, 2007. Twenty years ago on this day, digging began on the tunnel beneath the English Channel.  I describe a little about the Channel Tunnel (also known as Eurotunnel or the Chunnel), a concept drawing of which is seen here.  I also talk about why I find large engineering and construction projects like the Chunnel so fascinating.Our theme music is composed and performed by Marc Rose.

-In this episode: Wovoka works side by side with Apache and Brule construction workers creating a new Chunnel through the Naanac freemantle. Elder John approaches Keokuk with an offer to serve as his assistant. Elder John explains the distribution of land among the tr