Podcasts about Miffy

ハウステンボス内に６月に開業する新エリア「ミッフィー・ワンダースクエア」のイメージ長崎県佐世保市のテーマパーク「ハウステンボス」の運営会社は２１日、オランダ発の人気キャラクター「ミッフィー」がテーマの新エリア「ミッフィー・ワンダースクエア」を６月２１日に開業すると発表した。 Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, will launch the new "Miffy Wonder Square" area featuring Miffy, the popular Dutch character, on June 21, its operator announced Monday.

Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, will launch the new "Miffy Wonder Square" area featuring Miffy, the popular Dutch character, on June 21, its operator announced Monday.

Seoul-based beauty journalist Jenny Jin joins us with a full report on 2025 K-beauty trends and the latest in South Korean beauty culture. We're talking about her favorite products at Olive Young; Ultherapy, Thermage, Rejuran (and the Skin Botox and Winback treatments she tried); Chahong's hair perfume; 5X5 Nail Studio; and the Miffy nails she got from Unistela. Plus: Torriden masks, Nonfiction perfumes, pudding pots, lip tints, closet sachets, antimicrobial stickers, bag charms, snack tours, Turtle chips, and so much more.  Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/jenny-jinProducts mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/1165686Sponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandTikTok & Instagram: @fatmascara, @jenn_edit, @jessicamatlin + contributors @garrettmunce, @missjuleeSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation: text us or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182 or email info@fatmascara.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fatmascara. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm in conversation with Martijn Meerts, the co-director of the American Book Center in Amsterdam. Martijn's anthropology background subtly colors his approach to this role, and he shares how it adds a unique perspective to his daily work. We also uncover the enchanting history of the American Book Center, originally founded by Lynn Kaplanian-Buller and her husband, and how it has joyfully remained in the family for generations. Martijn shares his love of The Hague and Amsterdam, capturing the essence of these cities' book culture and vibrant atmosphere. From the serenity of the canals to the artistic treasures of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam offers a backdrop to our discussions on literature's role in these communities. Martijn shares insights into the growing fascination with cozy crime novels and beloved Dutch children's stories, including the iconic Miffy series. Our episode serves as a tribute to the creative energy that buzzes through these cities and a celebration of the American Book Center's role at the heart of it all.ABC BookstoresBookshop.orgThe Miffy Children's Books, Dick Bruna and Patricia CramptonRichard Osman BooksJD Kirk Books yourbookstore.ioThe Miffy Children's Books, Dick Bruna and Patricia CramptonRichard Osman BooksJD Kirk BooksSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Aaand we're BACK! We are returning from our summer vacation with lots of updates and some Thingies from the great Tessa Bailey. (If you haven't read her books yet: WE BEG YOU.)   If you're looking for good places to start in the Tessa Bailey universe, try It Happened One Summer, Chase Me, and her latest, The Au Pair Affair. She also has an absolutely tremendous TikTok.   Tessa's Thingies include cleansing wipes for her nose piercing, avocados, Blistex, GXVE by Gwen Stefani's Liquid Lipstick, Merit (specifically the cream blush and the highlight stick) "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" by Taylor Swift, the RedHanded podcast, and Apotheke's Earl Grey Candle.   Her first romance read was Hidden Fires by Sandra Brown.   Ahead of Tessa's appearance, we talk LMNT's Watermelon Salt flavor (thanks Nikki Ogunnaike!), romcoms in action movie clothing, and a London stuffie report (Paddington was there, and we found a Miffy x Liberty London collaboration we didn't know we needed).   What's your favorite Tessa Bailey book? Did any Thingies happen during our break? Let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva!   Hire with Indeed and get a $75 sponsored job credit when you use our link. YAY.  

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Greetings, Thingiemabobs! We have some wee updates, a Tokyo tour, and an important (to us) conversation about whether or not cropped pants are allowed. People are loving the idea of a shower as a room (on of Emily Sundberg's Thingies!) and were intrigued by this IG reel where @mrsmckennabarry installs a little shelf in her shower for a lamp and a speaker. In more offputting bathing news, Jessica Biel eats cereal in the shower. Speaking of cereal! Jacqueline Tse of Mad Brooklyn makes compelling Lucky Charms sculptures.More tiny things!! LOL at this mini backpack you can put on your Stanley Cup; a case for mini soda cans.Erica just went to Tokyo and has thoughts on the Muji Hotel and Miffy's dominance (see: a florist called Flower Miffy: Dick Bruna's Atelier with Flowers, where the classic arrangement uses a mum for Miffy's head). We also surfaced an important piece of lore about Miffy and Hello Kitty's relationship via The Guardian. While Erica was in Japan, Claire was reading Bride by Ali Hazelwood (NSFW discourse warning!). For those who don't know what TF the omegaverse is, this episode of Fated Mates breaks it all down (and the show notes include lots of reading recs).Grappling with everchanging pant trends after a meeting with Katie Anderson of Mend Tailoring and reading Jonah Weiner's New York Times Magazine piece about pants. TY to High Sport for continuing to make a strong case for the crop. Do you eat or drink in the shower? Let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, or @athingortwohq—or get into it in our Geneva. YAY.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're (gladly) diving back into the Miffy-verse, talking cover songs and fortune cookies, and asking the question: How did Google search lose its luster??As expected, the @miffydances Instagram account is perfection. Cover songs—having a moment! Beyond the epic “Fast Car” moment with Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs, 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P.”, by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band in Anatomy of a Fall, the Kelly Clarkson effect aka Kellyoke, Pedal Steel Noah, Boygenius doing “Cowboy Take Me Away,” Leon Bridges performing Bob Marley's “Redemption Song,” T Pain's On Top of the Covers album, the Like a Version YouTube show, and Norma Fraser doing Sheryl Crow's “First Cut is the Deepest.”The high five being 47 years old feels, stay with us, kind of like this tweet. Related: High Five by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri is an excellent children's book by the duo who brought you Dragons Love Tacos.Fortune cookie–related things include Coming Soon's nickel-plated version, Chefanie's giant ones, and a recipe from Red House Spice.On the dismal state of internet searching, “The Tragedy of Google Search” by Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic. Other search engines out there: DuckDuckGo, Startpage, and Perplexity, seen in Laura Reilly's installment of the Why Is This Interesting? newsletter.Favorite covers, favorite fortunes? You just let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva. Impress yourself and your nails with Olive & June—20% off your first Mani System when you use our link.Hire with Indeed and get a $75 sponsored job credit when you use our link.Gift Charles Chocolates—the good stuff!—and get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHING15.YAY.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ゲスト: クロゴメさん　Ferri-Chrome / Shortcut Miffy! / Mica Flakes 90年代ギターポップ話が盛りだくさん！UNDER FLOWER FESコンピ特集！  クロゴメさん https://twitter.com/kurogome0124 V.A / UNDER FLOWER FES Compilation ¥1,650 https://holiday2014.thebase.in/items/56110843 HOLIDAY! RECORDS 【Twitter】https://twitter.com/holiday_distro 【Instagram】https://www.instagram.com/holiday_records/ 【shop】http://holiday2014.thebase.in/ 【podcast】https://open.spotify.com/show/4jWRAMOlIyrZ5vBi8OQmFC?si=Wimf3JLCQxqKcEkpkz6QgA&dl_branch=1 【spotify】https://open.spotify.com/user/holiday%21records?si=4v_2DJWdTJ2qsDEDv1mBBw 【note】https://note.com/holiday_records 【soundcloud】https://soundcloud.com/holiday-records

Are you ready for this? Partners at Williams and Connolly Lisa Blatt and Sarah Harris share what it was like to argue before Justice Antonin Scalia, the pros and cons of careerism, the hunger for victory, the dangers of wearing cowboy boots in court, and why life is just a never-ending series of tradeoffs. Also: -Texas Sarah vs Tennessee Sarah -Justice Ginsburg's tip for arguing before the Supreme Court -Different forms of originalism -Miffy's (mifepristone) -Arguing with Justice Alito -Women in law -Poor David -Don't follow your passions Show notes: -Lisa Blatt's page at Williams and Connolly -Sarah Harris' page at Williams and Connolly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Meet the TL Crew ep1Miffy is our current vice president of Treading Lightly and a force to be reckoned with! She's always a major contributor to events and initiatives and was the first brave soul to get behind the mic for a quick Q&A sesh for our first Meet the TL Crew episode,  a series to get to know our Treading Lightly committee, what drives them and a little of their life stories.A great chat and a big thanks to Miffy for all you do!If you enjoy this episode please remember to like and share.Treading LightlyInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/treading_lightly_inc/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/TreadingLightlyInc/Website   |https://treadinglightly.org.au/

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/dZnqEjTAk4g   The CPSC and Mr. Maria are recalling Miffy First LED Lights.  These lights may overheat and create a burn hazard.  About 1400 of these lights were sold at baby boutiques, gift shops and children's stores nationwide, including the MoMA Store, the Clic Gallery, and Albee Baby all in New York City; Aldea Home, San Francisco; Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; and Tabletop, Potomac, Maryland.  Immediately stop using these lights and return the light to the place of purchase for a replacement.  If you made the purchase online or if your retailer is no longer in business, take a photo of the blue label on the bottom of the light and another photo of the date embossed underneath the right foot of the light and email both photos to bluemodule@mrmaria.com in order to receive an upgraded LED module free of charge.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Mr-Maria-Recalls-Miffy-First-Lights-Due-to-Burn-Hazard   #miffy #ledlight #overheating #burns #recall  

「【京王百貨店 新宿店】ミッフィーのお花屋さん『Flower Miffy POP UP SHOP』が8月15日まで開催中！」　「京王百貨店 新宿店」1階イベントスペースでは、『Flower Miffy POP UP SHOP』が8月15日（月）まで開催中。詳細をご紹介します。『Flower Miffy POP UP SHOP』は、オランダの人気絵本キャラクター「ミッフィー」のお花屋さんをテーマにしたポップアップストア。

Episode Notes Episode summary Margaret talks with two people who work with the Bay Area Doula Project. They talk about different kinds of abortions, histories of abortion methods, different kinds of self-managed abortions, clincal and procedural abortions, pharmacological methods vs herbal methods, and abortion access. Guest Info Bay Area Doula Project can be found on Instagram @BayAreaDoulaProject or on Twitter @BAPDtweets Host and Publisher The host Margaret Killjoy can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Show Links If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice We're a national nonprofit network of law students and lawyers who know that reproductive justice doesn't just happen. www.ifwhenhow.org Places to donate: https://www.ifwhenhow.org/ https://abortionfunds.org/ https://accessrj.org/ Some history of misoprostol in Brazil: https://www.scielo.br/j/hcsm/a/X74PWDTg8njthWPPh5dVQSd/?lang=en Some history and resources on Reproductive Justice: https://www.sistersong.net/reproductive-justice/ https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/black-feminism-and-reproductive-justice-a-reading-list Some info on trans-inclusive abortion care: https://translash.org/translash-guide-to-trans-bodies-trans-choices-my-abortion-saved-my-life/ https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FQPN18-Manual-EN-BC-web.pdf Criminalization California judge overturns 11-year prison term for woman whose baby was stillborn Adora Perez, who admitted to using meth, was originally charged with murder and pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter. www.latimes.com Women who were recently imprisoned for their pregnancy outcomes in California: Adora Perez: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-18/california-judge-overturns-conviction-woman-whose-baby-was-stillborn Chelsea Becker: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-20/murder-charge-dropped-against-woman-who-suffered-stillbirth For the following, folks may want to consider digital security. As in use a VPN to visit these links, TOR, ect... We like hackblossom's guide: https://hackblossom.org/cybersecurity/and Digital Defense Fund also has great info: https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy info on abortion with herbs: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.abortions/ https://holisticabortions.bigcartel.com/ https://we.riseup.net/assets/351138/22321349-Natural-Liberty-Rediscovering-Self-Induced-Abortion-Methods.pdf info on abortion with pills: http://www.misoprostol.org/ https://www.plancpills.org/ https://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/our-mobile-applications/safe-abortion-sa/ Other Projects Awesome fund in Mexico City: https://www.fondomaria.org/ The New York Doula Project: https://www.doulaproject.net/ Literature They also have this great zine on being your own doula: http://www.diydoula.org/ Transcript Margaret 00:14 Hello, and welcome to Live Like The World Is Dying, your podcast. It feels like the end times. I'm your host, Margaret killjoy. And this week I'm talking about some end times stuff. It's not really end times. End times is too complex... whatever. You've heard me talk about my opinion about end times and how complicated that is. But, I think that is absolutely happening right now is that people's ability to access abortion is being stripped away inside the United States. And so I'm talking today with two people from the Bay Area Doula Project, about self managed abortion, about the state of things, about the different types of abortions that one might seek to release their pregnancy. And I think that there's going to be a lot in here for every listener, including those who think it doesn't affect them directly. This podcast is a proud member of the Channel Zero network of anarchists podcasts and here's a jingle from another show in the network. 01:36 jingle Margaret 02:13 Hi, if you two could introduce yourself I guess with your your names, your pronouns and kind of what you do what what brings you on the podcast today. Aspen 02:25 I'm glad to go first. My name is Aspen I use they/them pronouns. I'm an abortion doula fertility awareness educator and also an herbalist. And I've been work doing abortion work for the past, I don't know, handful of years, seven years or so I've been deepening the relationship with the idea of abortion, the practice of abortion, the herbs that have been facilitating abortion for centuries. And I'm excited to be on this podcast just because it feels like a really but especially potent moment even thoughaccess to abortion has been on the front of my mind for a long time. I'm like thankful for this moment where it's in more people's awareness. Cobalt 03:08 And I'm Cobalt, I've been doing abortion support work, you know everything from emotional support, to rides and hosting people who have to travel and also abortion, you know, education about self managed abortion with pills and abortion support education, helping other people kind of understand what their power is in supporting other people through their abortions, whether it's in or out of clinic. And I've been doing all of that for more than a decade now. And yeah, what Aspen said about why we're here. And oh, and we are with Bay Area Doula Project. Which, there are a bunch of doula projects around the country that have, you know, different ways of working that are just based on you know, what's appropriate for the area and the collectives. And, we are a pretty small group focused on, like you said, the supporting people individually and also helping other people learn how they can support their communities. Margaret 04:06 So what does that look like with the Bay Area Doula Project? Is it you know, can people just reach out to you? Is it like, basically, people are like, "I'm hoping to have an abortion. I'm pregnant and wish I wasn't. Can you all help me in various ways?" Or what is the...what is the actual project kind of look like on a tangible level? Cobalt 04:24 Aspen does a lot of the answering the emails, so I think they should talk on this. Aspen 04:29 Yeah. So we definitely have like a platform for people to reach out if they're looking for...you know, as an abortion doula, we hold a lot of hats. You know, sometimes we provide counseling. You know, sometimes people don't...don't know their options, don't realize like, you know, they have options inside clinics, outside of clinics. And so meeting people where they're at whether they've already made their decision or they're still in that sort of uncertainty, space of uncertainty. We can pair people with abortion doulas, if that's what they're seeking. We do also partner with an organization called Access, which is our, our local California abortion fund. And through that sort of pathway, we can connect them with like ride support, child care support, hotel if the hotel if they need it, because sometimes abortions need multi or multi day procedures and they need overnight support. And especially if people are traveling, even in California people have to travel hours. So we also provide trainings and that's a lot of our work at Bay Area Doula Project is providing trainings so that people can learn how to support their communities as an abortion doula or an abortion supporter. Margaret 05:36 So why do people have to travel hours if you're in the golden land of California, where everything is perfect and easy and accessible? And everything's great. Cobalt 05:48 Yeah, because we still don't actually have that very many clinics, because the clinics that do exist in smaller towns tend to be extremely risk averse. And so they may not do procedures for people who have, you know, a pre existing medical conditions like a heart condition. Maybe even the reason that they need to terminate is also the reasons they'll be refused an abortion. Margaret 06:11 Oh, cool. Cobalt 06:13 People may be refused, because the anesthesiologist doesn't know their job and doesn't know how to work on fat people, or maybe the gestational limit that the clinic has. And so therefore, they need to travel to a place where they can get in hospital care, or something like that. And, yeah, so and or the clinic that's in their town is maybe only open one day a week, and it's not a day that they're able to do things. Cobalt 06:36 How do people....you said that one of the things that you end up helping people do is pick between clinic and non clinic, clinic abortions? What kind of, I mean, obviously, you can't give the listener advice, because you don't know the listeners position. But like, How does someone go about picking between clinic or non clinic for their abortion? Aspen 06:54 That's a good question. I think that...so so earlier, Cobaltt and I were talking about how we really complement each other and how we practice and how we move through this work. And so I'll talk from my perspective, as someone who identifies as a spiritual...like I and like, something that's big for me, when I'm walking someone through that process is like, consent is like the number one thing like every step of the way, they're making a choice. And it's their choice. And I think choice has been one of those big words around the abortion movement. And it's not just the choice to have an abortion and not have an abortion, but how they're going to have an abortion, who they want to be around. Do they want to be in their home releasing their pregnancy? Do they want to go to a clinic? Do they have the time to actually work with herbs over a couple of weeks? Or do they want to get it done sooner? Because it's just a matter of practicality? And like, what are they feeling? Because I think that when it comes to reproductive justice work, and when it comes to abortion, a lot of sometimes there's a lot of healing and doing what our body consents to, because most people in this world have had an experience where that consent has been crossed. And so I think that this is an opportunity to heal that within them spiritually and emotionally. So I think that, walking through that someone's process with that is asking a lot of questions and just meeting them where they're at. Cobalt 08:13 Yeah, for me, I work with a lot of folks, but specifically with trans guys, and, you know, other folks who may deal with like, body dysphoria stuff, and, you know, for a lot of reasons, needing to get an abortion in clinic might just really add to that. So, you know, that's one of the reasons that a lot of people I work with might decide, you know, that they would just like to do some pills and have something that's like, relatively straightforward and doesn't involve anyone sticking any instruments anywhere. And, you know, but of course, all that's also limited by, you know, things like what's the gestational age that you're at, also by like any other health concerns people might have, how available pills are, things like that. So, you know, there's like a combination of physical safety concerns why someone might decide that working with the clinic is more important. There's also a lot of other things that can go in to making it so that doing things outside of clinic is both safe and practical and a much better experience. Margaret 09:17 That makes sense, as a trans person who is very statistically unlikely to get pregnant, personally, pending various medical things that may or may not be on the horizon. I'm curious, though, you know, you say that you you do work with, with trans folks who, who do need abortions, and I'm wondering if you have any, like, advice around seeking abortions while trans whether how that impacts either the way that one might navigate the social and political environment of the medical industry or, and this is completely I have literally no knowledge about this about whether or not various medical transitioning that people might be doing, whether that impacts anything about the decisions that they might be making? Basically just like, so much of what we hear about about abortion applies, for good reason, you know, majority of the people who can get pregnant are cis women I would guess statistically, but I feel like there's not as much information out there for people who aren't. Cobalt 10:15 Yeah, so let's see, there's a few things. First of all, so Miffy and Miso, the abortion pills, both are have have like very low incidence of side effects, but Miffy. Sorry, so I should first say slang terms, Miffy is mifepristone. Miso is misoprostol. Much easier to just say Miffy and Miso. So mifepristone is the Ru-486. It's a progesterone blocker, and it can help increase the effectiveness of the abortion. So you can do things with Miffy and Miso together or just Miso alone, like either one is safe and effective, but with Miffy is a little bit more. Okay, so that said, Miffy can increase blood levels of testosterone, Valium, Xanax, ibuprofen, and some other drugs. So you don't have to, like stop taking T or something in order to, you know, take medication abortion, but it may actually heighten your T levels in your blood for a little bit, you know, you should also be careful, if you're taking any of those meds to maybe calm yourself or reduce pain. You might need a slightly lower dose than usual. So that's like, one thing is like, just, you know, interactions and things to worry about. But as far as dealing with clinics, it can be really complicated. You know, even in the Bay Area, not every provider that you might go see is super, you know, trans informed. And you know, even if you have a support person with you, right, like, it can be really hard to make decisions about how much you're going to push back against anything, because it might compromise your care. And so people you know, may try to go stealth, you know, they may be out and you know, put pronouns on the door, and really, you know, like, make demands of people really just, yeah. That part depends on personality. Problems that can come up, people can hear a masculine voice on the phone and think it's your, you know, somebody's boyfriend calling to set up the appointment for them and just refuse to serve them. Margaret 12:12 Oh, shit. Okay. No, that makes sense. I just, that never would have occurred to me. Yeah. Because they think that the, they think that the person who needs the abortion is not the one making the decision? Cobalt 12:21 Exactly, yeah. Margaret 12:22 Okay. Cobalt 12:22 Yeah, they're worried about coercion. And so they're, like, "No, how, you know, the, the person who's getting the abortion has to call." and they're like, "But it's me!" Margaret 12:31 Yeah. Cobalt 12:32 And so that can be difficult. I've even heard, even heard of people having problems with insurance. Like if they had even if you have insurance, insurance might go "Well, well, your gender marker is male. And this is not...this procedure is not for men." Margaret 12:46 Oh, god. Margaret 12:47 Yeah. Yeah. It's awesome. And, yeah, and then there's, you know, just stuff like being in the waiting room can be kind of uncomfortable, right? Like, one of the reasons that, you know, we do like waiting room support is because, you know, you're sitting in the waiting room, and people are looking at you weird, because you're a like, dude, and why are you there? Or sometimes clinics will be conscious of that. But, their solution is to like, sweep you into a backroom somewhere. So nobody sees you. And like that could feel like crap too. Yeah. So yeah, those are a few of the challenges that I can think of. Margaret 13:28 Yeah, I could see that impacting people's decision about clinic versus nonclinic, for example. Cobalt 13:34 Yeah. And also, you know, if you're, you know, if the place you have to go is like "women's clinic", like it can be really hard to tell if they're gonna be, you know, yeah, kind, anything, giving you good service, give it give you you know, quality medical care. Yeah. Margaret 13:50 So, let's presume that I don't know anything about how abortions work, which is not totally the case, but I try... whatever. How, you know, I've heard you've talk about abortion pills and herbal abortions so far, like on this, what are the what are the differences between this. I'm under the impression both can be used for both self managed and being taken care of, I don't know the opposite of self managed. You know, what, what are the advantages or disadvantages that people might be looking at? Aspen 14:24 Yeah, I can start and please fill in any gaps I have Cobalt. So herbal abortions, herbal release. One of the incredible things I think about when I think of herbal abortion is it's an opportunity to connect to connect with your individuals ancestral medicine, like all of our lineages. There have been abortions that have happened within our lineages you know, we think we focus on the birth but you know, it's an opportunity to connect with the plants from your your lineages, connect with your families medicine to like take things slow and learn a form of medicine that can't be taken away by the governmen,t. Can't...there can't be distribution mishaps when you can grow these plants in your garden outside or in a pot even, or even on your windowsill like these plants are in grocery stores. They are literally under our nose are everywhere. And I'm, you know, talking from a place in California where things are growing a lot. So it's also... I'm in a position of privilege to, just how incredible the growing season is out here. But the thing about herbal abortions is that a lot of this medicine has been like scattered, it's been specifically targeted through many systems of harm, through colonization, through the witch trials, through even through like, medical Industrial Complex was like built on the backs of herbalist and medicine, people who knew this knew how to control their family size. And so there's a lot of reclaiming someone's power when they are working with plants and other medicines too. But I'm just talking specifically about this. But because that information has been so scattered and hurt and harmed, like a lot of it has contained, like that lineage of medicine has continued and has been resilient. And there's a lot of information, but a lot has been lost. And so one of the things I think has been lost is that either the information of how to induce an abortion later, later on after you know, six weeks and someone's last menstrual period isn't so accessible. So it's much better and safer. And someone will have better effects if they use plants earlier on, either even before they miss their period, which is just isn't an option for everyone. And so that's definitely a con of like herbal abortion is that people because we're trapped in this, in capitalism, people don't even realize that they missed their period. Because we're not taught how to track our cycles, or how to follow our own rhythm when we're following the rhythm of capitalism. And it can take two, three weeks of an herbal protocol where you're taking herbs all day long, on quite a regiment before the pregnancy actually releases. And so during that time, you're going through quite a phase of uncertainty. Are the herbs going to work? Are they not going to work? And you also have to really keep with it. And so for some people, that's a pro and some people that's a con but it definitely is a much more involved process than some of the other options. And I think that something that can really help for anyone who's releasing a pregnancy with herbs is to prepare for it. Prepare for your abortion a year before. So it means like building relationships with these plants. It's not just picking up the plants that you just met for most people. And so that's the herbal piece. There's also the medication piece, and someone can, depending on where they are, either access medications from a clinic, where they're given mifepristone inside the clinic and then they're given misoprostol to take within 48 hours. The mifepristone ends the pregnancy. It blocks progesterone and the misoprostol causes uterine contractions, which is cool, because that's the same thing that the herbs are doing. So that is an option for some people. And now, you know, and there's been really interesting developments since COVID, that telehealth, and people are able to access these medications by ordering them online. In some states, people can even order these medications, the abortion pills even before they're pregnant, just to have on their shelf. And so when abortion is like induced with medications, it can be more of that something's being done to your body, then your body is like just releasing the pregnancy on its own. So it can be more of a physical experience than the herbs. Do you want to add a little bit about medications before I move to like surgical and those kinds of things. Cobalt 18:49 I was actually going to ask you to say something about combining herbs and medications. Aspen 18:54 Yeah, so herbs and medications play really well together. You know, like we mentioned, like I mentioned before, this process of mifepristone, which is blocking progesterone and then misoprostol, which is inducing uterine contractions and stimulating the uterus, this is actually the same template, herbs have been doing the same things that the way we ingest herbs that they induce on to the body. And so in some cases, some people can only access misoprostol because it's more easily accessible. It's cheaper than mifepristone and there is a beautiful legacy of around the world of misoprostol being used on its own. it is highly safe and effective. And so when someone doesn't have access to that first pill that mifepristone, this is where pills...or this is where herbs can come in. Herbs that block progesterone, pair really well at misoprostol, and so there are herbs that can help in combination with misoprostol help ease the process of abortion, but also herbs can come in just to help our nervous system, help calm us down, like I'm just I'm always about talking about chamomile to help you know ease our bodies leading into an abortion, after an abortion, and herbs are also there to help supplement all that blood loss with iron support and nutrition. Margaret 20:08 Well, I've heard that both medicated and herbal abortions can be fairly intense, like, physically on you, and so the idea of like, working with something to sort of mitigate that, that makes sense to me. Cobalt 20:20 Yeah, I was also gonna say, nausea can be an issue when dealing with all those uterine cramps to you, which is something where like, yeah, you can take a Dramamine. For that you can also yeah, have some ginger or some other...anything that kind of helps calm that nausea is a good idea. Also to add on to like the history of Miso was basically like, we owe a huge debt to people in Brazil, for miso it was originally an ulcer medication, it still is an ulcer medication, it's prescribed to humans, and also two dogs and horses, possibly other animals as well. And it was available in Brazil with a big warning on it saying that, you know, you shouldn't take it as a pregnant person. And it's known that it could cause interactions. And so people in Brazil started using this. And eventually, providers in Brazil were like, "We're seeing a lot fewer complications from more physical abortion techniques," right, from, you know, people, you know, sticking unsterile instruments in places that they shouldn't go or, you know, having like punctures, because of the instruments being, you know, used or misused, and were like, "Well, this is happening a lot less what's going on?" and you know, sort of like talking to, you know, patients and things. And that is how Miso got figured out. You know, it was really people creatively, you know, off label usage. And, yeah, and that was in like, the, like, late 80s and into the 90s, when that was going on, and then we got Miffy. If you're, if you're a human in the 90s, then, Ru-486. Right, was developed in France in early 90s, as well, and then we didn't get them as available in the US, the FDA didn't approve them. I shouldn't say available in US, but the FDA didn't approve them until 2000. So, yeah, there's gonna be a lot of, you know, Aspen mentioned, telehealth, you know, also allegedly, one could use an online pharmacy to order things they're often called, like a combo pack, where it just comes with like, you know, the Miffy is in like, one, you know, larger circle of the foil pack and then the the Miso pills that you need are in the rest of this, you know, smaller bits there. Margaret 22:37 So when you say ""allegedly", is that because it's not always legal in all areas, and yet somehow might still be accessible in areas where it's not legal, which obviously no one should ever do. Margaret 22:45 Yeah and actually, so this is the interesting thing about abortion generally, and, you know, abortion with pills specifically, and even just supporting people with abortions is that basically, there's no specific laws against it. So in a lot of ways, it's totally legal. But also, as we know, basically people can make anything illegal if they try hard enough if they really care. And so people will dig up practicing medicine without a license and abuse of a corpse and all kinds of other stuff that was never meant to criminalize, you know, a pregnancy loss of any kind. And yet, it happens all the time. It especially happens with people who use drugs and come to the hospital having a pregnancy loss. And that is like the most common way for people to get reported and in fact, there were like two cases within the last few years in California where we had like this one jackass prosecutor tried to charge two different women with murder for... Margaret 23:41 Oh my god. Cobalt 23:42 Yeah, for having admitted to using meth and then having....and there's no medical connection. Like there's literally like no research that indicates that that's...there's a correlation there, but he managed it. Luckily they've now both had their charges fully dismissed. But you know, it's still lost them years of their lives. So yeah, so yeah, so basically, I'm gonna say "allegedly", and, you know, in my craft and whatever else, so for some things. And Aspen... Aspen 24:10 I also want to just add "allegedly", misoprostol is also used to stop hemorrhaging inbirth, and so midwives have access to misoprostol, allegedly, so they should have it in stock. Margaret 24:20 Yeah. For births. Yes, Aspen 24:23 Yes. Strictly, yes. Margaret 24:26 Okay. Cobalt 24:27 Yeah. I mean, it's also the standard protocol, when someone you know, has experienced a pregnancy loss, you know, the loss of a pregnancy that they wanted to keep, and there might still be some tissue around that needs to be expelled. So yeah, it's, it's used for a lot. Margaret 24:44 What's the effective shelf life of....the prepper and me is coming out whenever like things can be acquired. I'm like, "Acquiring things! How long does it last?" Cobalt 24:55 Yeah. I forget right now what the shelf life is, I'd have to look it up. I'm also fairly laissez faire, about expiration dates, you know, things like, it's always best to, you know, have the things as fresh as possible. And also, things often continue to work long past, you know what it says on the bottle. Margaret 25:18 Yeah, I'm under the impression, it's like a, you just start losing some efficacy rather than entering danger. But then the danger might be that you're using something that is less effective than you need it to be is would be my concern. But I also don't know anything about applying or using these things. So I don't know whether you're like, "Oh, it's not working, just take more whether that's like ever the plan." I'm not trying to make y'all give medical advice on this show. Aspen 25:40 Can't give medical advice. But I do want to say that like the general protocol, if someone does have...if someone is taking medication and like not, all the tissue doesn't actually release just to take another protocol of the medication within the week are within 48 hours. And so if an abortion is incomplete, the risks are, we'll get into the risks a little bit later, but there is like the potential for infection and things like that, even though those those those possibilities are lower than the reality that the body will just continue to release the pregnancy on its own. But it also, it also depends on how far along someone is. And so there's a certain protocol of taking a certain amount up until 12 or 13 weeks. And then after that point, actually, it's better to take less misoprostol to release a pregnancy. So it just depends on how how far along the pregnancy is. Cobalt 26:34 Yeah, and that's because the the body gets more, I guess sensitized to the miso and more, you know, prone to do contractions as you get later in the pregnancy. And so you actually want less and there is a danger of taking too much in the sense that the contractions can get so strong that that becomes a danger, a uterine rupture. So yeah, like, there is such a thing as taking too much. Don't just ever be like, "Well, I think this is probably less than efficacy, I'll pop a few more," is probably not a good idea. Aspen 27:09 Yeah. And the same with herbs. That's what I, you know, as an herbalist, I see that a bit too much on the internet, but people being like, here are the 20 herbs that I know that can cause on abortion, and it's like actually it works a lot better if using three or four with intention, that we know what they're doing, than throwing in the kitchen sink, whether it'd be with medication or with herbs. Margaret 27:32 That makes a lot of sense to me. So okay, we've talked about medicated abortion, herbal abortion, and then what would you call things like D&C [dialation & currettage] ? Is that the medical abortion? Like, what's the, the taxonomy here is not super important. Do you all want to talk about other types of abortions? Cobalt 27:49 Yeah, I would say procedural abortion. Some people will say surgical, which I find, you know, scary and like, there's no scalpels involved, and it just doesn't feel accurate. Other people will say therapeutic abortion, which also just seems like an odd word choice to me. So... Margaret 28:03 That makes it sound like there's really nice music playing. Aspen 28:09 Right, which like I hope? Margaret 28:09 Yeah, no, I mean, I would want that. I've had some, this is a tangent, but I had some energy work done at one point, and I was like, "Why isn't that dentist like this? This rules. Like, this is so much nicer." Anyway, in terms of the atmosphere, I don't want my dentist putting crystals in my mouth. I want my dentist cutting abscesses out, but but I want but it would be really nice if you know, there....everyone's talking very calmly. And anyway, please continue. I'm sorry. Cobalt 28:40 Yeah, so that's so yes, I say procedural, you know, this is stuff where like, when we're supporting people who are having, you know, in clinic abortions can become relevant, not something that I would generally encourage folks to do at home, you know, again, unless you're, although, you know, I will say like, I do know, folks who, you know, practice menstrual extraction on each other. And, you know, there are ways to do that, you know, safely but, you know, again, it's one of those things that you don't want to do it like, first time, you know, when it's critical. That's something that if people have a lot of practice in then it can be okay. And it can be a good way for people to get to know their bodies if that's something that they want to do. There's also, just want to plug there's an awesome papaya workshop. So papayas are vaguely uterus shaped. And you know, and they kind of have a wall with some soft stuff in it. Andthey're so I think it was UCSF developed a whole like a program where they like teach med students how to do IUD insertion with papayas and also teach them how to do an aspiration abortion with a manual. So there's two there's two different kinds of things that can be used for an aspiration abortion and one is like, like desperation... Margaret 29:57 So what is an aspiration abortion? Cobalt 29:59 Ah-hah, that is basically, that's something that can be done a little later than pills, is sort of the first like least invasive procedural method that can be used where basically they're using a vacuum either an electric vacuum and EVA for electric vacuum aspiration. It's a machine that is providing the suction or manual vacuum aspiration MVA that is using this kind of like, big kind of syringe shaped thing to....yeah, actually, this will not help podcast listeners, but this. [Holds up an MVA] and basically, you know, you pop the base, and then pull this out. Margaret 30:45 Dear listener, they're holding a giant, weird syringe thing. I actually didn't catch your pronouns at the very beginning. I just use they for you. Cobalt 30:52 Yeah, they/them is perfect. Yeah. And so when you, you know, so if I had had my hand on the end of this, you know, when it pulled it out, it would have like, stuck to my hand, right? You know, creates that vacuum. And then when you're using this on a person... Margaret 31:05 There's no needle again? Cobalt 31:07 There is actually... Aspen 31:08 It's called a cannula. Cobalt 31:09 Yes, cannula, which is this sort of straw that goes on the end, Margaret 31:13 Which I pronounced wrong in my other podcast, and like four people yelled at me. Cobalt 31:19 Haha, It's medical terms. Margaret 31:21 Yeah. Cobalt 31:23 So yeah, but then. So this is what you know, goes through the cervix, this, this is the part that needs to...the cannula is the part that needs to stay sterile, it's going into the cervix. And so that's definitely a place where infection can be introduced and stuff. But assuming you're all in a good clean environment, then this is what's used. So the, you know, the vacuum is working, it's pulling tissue in through the hole at the end of the straw. And then they're, you know, using that against the wall of the uterus and stuff to make sure they're getting out all of the tissue. Yeah, so the the advantage of that the fact that you have this manual aspiration is that it can be used anywhere, whether you have electricity or not, you know, it's something that's used in a lot of clinics all over the world, that don't necessarily have stable power. Aspen 32:05 Or, you know, if you're outside of a clinic, then it's something that can be used in a living room with like someone who has the experience of it. And that's where you can get your music playing good, happy, you know, however, you can create the scene, however you'd like. And I think that's one of the things about, you know, having an aspiration abortion in a clinic, you have people who are in that medical model, or you could have one at home with someone who has the experience of using it. And you can really set the tone and the setting of who you want to be there. And how you want it to be. You can, you know, in every procedure, there should be the option, whether there is or not, there should be the option to slow down. But when you're in your when you're in your own space, you can really set the terms of slowing down and taking a break and having some tea. So that MVAs can work in or out of a clinic. Margaret 32:52 When I...I'm really not trying to play like I'm the expert here. I did a...my other podcast, I did an episode about the Jane collective and in Chicago. And in it, I ended up talking about the people who invented the "cannula?" [pronounces carefully testing the pronunciation] Cobalt 33:09 Yeah exactly. Margaret 33:10 And then later, menstral extraction, the guy who invented...I don't have anyone's names in front of me, I don't have any notes in front of me...But the women who invented menstrual extraction, and so I'm kind of I'm framing this as a question...Basically, they were able to do it so that wasn't considered medical, and it wasn't considered an abortion, because it was just the like, an extraction of the menstrual products or whatever. And it was like a way to skirt...because it wasn't an abortion. It was just like, "Oops, we're just cleaning out all the menstrual products." Aspen 33:43 Yeah, Margaret 33:44 Is that....that seemed really hopeful to me in the era of post Roe v. Wade, that was going around. Aspen 33:50 Yeah, those people...so there was a Jane collective up in Chicago, but the people who really worked with menstrual extractions lived in California. So in California, it's considered a home remedy. And I think that's the language that they've used. And it was sort of, you know, people can extract their period or their menses, even if they aren't pregnant. And it's actually what some people prefer to do, because they don't want to bleed. They could extract their menses, but it is a bit of like an involved experience. You have to have a cannula inserted into the uterus and have that be extracted, but then you're not bleeding for multiple days, which may be one of the ways to practice before someone's actually pregnant is to extract each other's menstrual cycles. But the thing about it is that, so someone, so by the time....So someone's inserting the cannula in with the MEs (Menstrual extraction). There's a little bit of a smaller syringe, and the person who's having the experience can actually pull the syringe and so it's much more of like I'm doing it to my own body too, which makes it a bit detached from like a providers providing a service who's not actually part of the clinic system. Margaret 33:51 It's cool. I got really excited when I learned about it and I remain excited about it. Margaret 35:01 Like in a dettached way. Cobalt 35:01 Yeah. Cobalt 35:02 Yeah, I think it's very cool. I appreciate people that are, you know, doing it thoughtfully and safely. And I'm also much more of a proponent for pills, like myself again, because like, I also deal with like, the dysphoria, and I'm kind of like, "I'd rather not deal." And also because they really are, you know, the pills, depending on you know, exactly how far along on your gestational age it's like, up to 97% effective. Margaret 35:30 Okay. Cobalt 35:30 And, you know, with with no risks of...very low rate, you know, you're not, you're not inserting anything there. So you're not introducing a possible infection vector that way. There's also no like risk of puncture. Although 1) it's better not to have an IUD in if you're inducing, pretty terrible cramps. But, uh, yeah, so but it's definitely an option for people who you know, don't like have access to pills, don't have you know, access to herbs, or not doing things that you know are the right time for that, it's definitely another option that is available to folks. And that can be done quite safely. Aspen 36:07 And it's, it's all done on like a shorter timeline, like with with herbs and with....like herbs is one of the longer timelines and with medication, it's within a couple of days window, but someone's still going to be likely bleeding for a couple of weeks after that, even if they pass the tissue, their bodies still healing, and they're likely still bleeding. And with the menstrual extraction, and with the MVAs, you're you're taking out all the contents, and so it's much easier to go right back into getting back into your flow. You're not...there's a shorter healing time, maybe like Margaret 36:37 Get right back to work? Aspen 36:39 I was gonna say that. Honestly to me, and that's their priority. They're like, I don't want to be disrupted. Margaret 36:47 We got to eat, you know? Cobalt 36:48 Yeah, exactly. I can't afford to miss my job. So yeah. Margaret 36:54 Yeah. Okay, well, to go back to kind of the doula project itself, I'm kind of curious about how things like this, you said, there's a whole bunch of these around, are they? Is it a network? Are these just completely independent and autonomous groups that use similar names and structures like, like, what's going on with doula projects? Cobalt 37:16 So the original doula project is in New York, and they even have a book out about kind of their founding and some of the work that they do. The people that initially formed the Bay Area Doula Project, got a lot of their initial materials and like kind of training and inspiration from those folks. And I know a couple people associated with the project in New York, but we've not like strongly connected as any kind of organization. It's really been something, I believe, where people who want to set up a doula project, you know, may inherit some materials and just go with it. And again, do with it, what's possible and appropriate, in whatever location there they are. Margaret 37:58 How would one go about starting in such a thing? Cobalt 38:03 That's a very good question. We fell into...So, so history of theory of Bay Area Doula Project is that it's been through, my understanding is that it's been through sort of several incarnations where people have kind of, you know, some group of people have done it until they have gotten burned out or had other projects and then or been priced out of the bay area or whatever. Yeah, and they, you know, leave but have left behind some, you know, group of people who, you know, then try to, like resurrect it in a new like, new and different way that's appropriate for this, like new group who's taking it over. That's certainly what happened with us. So we came into this pre founded, Bay Area Doula Project has been around for in one or one or another form for a bunch of years now. But as far as like, trying to get started, I think it's, you know, find at least a few other folks with, you know, similar care about, you know, abortion and specific and emotional support around medical care, like, and, you know, start figuring out what is needed in your area, you know. One of the things here...so like the New York Doula Project, they do a lot of in clinic work, they have, you know, they train people to be in the clinic, and people work shifts, and they sort of help whoever comes in who, you know, to have somebody, you know, hand to hold and, you know, just someone you know, being there who's not practicing medicine upon them. And whereas here, you know, the local clinics do have, you know, some great people doing counseling and things already that are paid to do that. So it's not something they need volunteers for, you know, but so we focus more on the out of clinic stuff or on the waiting room support, you know, things like that, you know, helping people get from place to place and have...not feel so isolated, or scared while things are happening. Aspen 40:00 I think that there's something beautiful in that like, we can't just be duplicated everywhere. And I think that the best thing people can do is go to their community and figure out what the needs are. I've seen some doula projects who focus like, mostly on more practical support. So like they're connected more with like the abortion funds in their area. I've seen doula projects do like Plan B drives where they distribute Plan B to a bunch of people. So it can look like you know, being an abortion doula can look so many different ways. And so I really just want to empower people to go to their communities and ask. Figure out what the need is. Margaret 40:35 You talked about abortion funds, and one of the things that I've been running across in the wake of, you know, this thing that is happening, where Roe v. Wade is no longer the law of the land or whatever. And one of the things that I've been running across as people saying donate to abortion funds, rather than, say, for example, Planned Parenthood. Is that a framework you all believe in? If so, can you can you talk about what abortion funds are? And how people who want to help...how can people best help if they're not starting a doula project? Like with their money?Is it abortion funds? Is it something else? Is it you all? Cobalt 41:18 It is definitely abortion funds. You know, Planned Parenthood does a lot of good things that they're also already pretty well funded. You know, everybody knows who planned parenthood is. Abortion funds are the people who fill in all of the different gaps, right, they, you know, in a lot of ways, a lot of times they do, you know, work directly with clinics, you know, help support clinics in you know, whatever way, so you're also helping support, possibly a Planned Parenthood or possibly a more independent clinic. And, you know, funds are also going to be helping with the things that make access actually possible. So again, helping with people who need to, you know, get a bus or train or a car, to travel costs or, or plane possibly hours to get to their appointment, helping people figure out childcare, and helping people afford meals while they're doing this traveling, you know, filling in all of those gaps. Not every fund does the practical support part, but a lot do and I think it's, you know, a growing thing. So that's really why I would say and again, not just in, you know, certainly certainly in the States, where, you know, abortion access is most restricted, but really everywhere, everywhere needs them. And also, the funds that are part of the NANF, if, you know, they kind of work together. They're, they're a network for a reason. And so it's been... Margaret 42:34 What's the NANF? Cobalt 42:35 Ah, the National Network of Abortion Funds. Margaret 42:38 Cool. Thanks. Cobalt 42:38 So jargony, Yeah, yeah. So it's a network for a reason. And when those, you know, if there's a clinic that's, you know, really low on money this month, and has a particular need, you know, the call will go out and it will get covered, you know, by however, we can make it happen. So, yeah, donate to your abortion funds. Aspen 42:58 I totally agree with that, and that abortion funds are doing a lot of good, I really appreciate they're doing a lot of local work. It's not just this like overarching Planned Parenthood, even though Planned Parenthood, I want to keep I want it to keep on staying or sticking around. But like, I think that people should really be directing their energy elsewhere. But the thing about abortion funds is that their funding clinical abortions, which is just a part, just a sliver of abortions, which we've been mentioning throughout this entire podcast, so find your local abortion doulas who are doing work too and get...you know, we also need to be funded. And that's something that, you know, me personally, I'm trying to figure it out because a lot of the work that...the people who are providing and supporting abortions outside of clinics are supporting people who can't afford, you know, or access clinical abortions, which the abortion funds are filling to some extent. But, I mean, there's so many, like we mentioned before, there's so many reasons why people might not want to go into a clinic, whether it be just not aligned with what their what their what they're wanting, and yeah, abortion providers outside of community abortion providers are doing really great work and we need to be funded to. Margaret 44:08 Yeah, no, that makes sense. Cobalt 44:11 I also want to plug If/When/How. They have a repro[ductive] legal helpline, so anyone who has any questions about, you know, legality of something they might be considering, or especially if someone has been criminalized for a pregnancy loss of any kind, those are folks that will jump in and help. They are awesome. They're If/When/How, or they're like Lawyering For Reproductive Justice, I think is the name, is the full name, and they're just fantastic. There's a lot of other great orgs you know, doing work in the space. They're one of them. I also realized we've been using this term reproductive justice and I want to make sure that we call out like the, you know, history and origin of that, which is that in 1994 I think it was a group of black women, you know, really called out that like you choice just doesn't, you know, cover it right, like choice is not enough. And, you know, called out the you know that it's not just the choice to have an abortion, right, it's access to abortion, but it's also the choice to have a child when you want to, and to parent the children that you might already have, you know, in, in safety, and then health. And so reproductive justice is just like a much wider lens, and, you know, more inclusive of all of the, you know, things that come under bodily, bodily autonomy and parenting and yeah, so like, you know, the formula shortage that we've been having is definitely a reproductive justice issue. The fact that WIC doesn't cover diapers, the Women, Infants and Children program that like makes sure that kids have food doesn't cover diapers, and if you don't have diapers, then you often can't drop your kid off for daycare, because they'll require you to give them a certain number of diapers for the day. And so therefore, you can't like go... Margaret 45:55 Have a job to buy diapers. Cobalt 45:56 Exactly. You know, that's a reproductive justice issue. The asthma rate for often, you know, Black, or Latin or Native American, you know, places like asthma rates, worries about, you know, if you do have a child, can you safely breastfeed them because of the pollution that you know, is in your area, right, like, all of these things are also like big and important. And that is, you know, once again, black women like leading the way to think about all this stuff more broadly. So, I'm going to call that out. Margaret 46:33 Yeah. Do you ever have those moments where you just, there's something you already know, but it still hits you as an epiphany, like, whenever I do this kind of....whenever I like, talk to people about this kind of thing. It's I don't know, I just have this moment where you're talking about like, "Oh, in case you're being criminalized for losing a pregnancy..." And I'm like, "What fucking world we live in?" It's like something I've been, like aware of for a very long time, right? Which is like every now and then it like slips through the armor that you build up. And you're like, oh, right, people aregoing to be locked into cages because they lost a pregnancy that they may or may not have wanted to lose. Aspen 47:11 People already are. People are already incarcerated in the so called United States for miscarriages. And it's just going to increase because really, we are criminalizing bodies that are losing pregnancies, whether it's by an abortion or a miscarriage. And the thing is that they're, they're medically identical. So yeah, it's it's really concerning how many people are going to be harmed in general, but specifically the people who are going to be miscarrying losing pregnancies. Margaret 47:41 Yeah. Cobalt 47:41 And I was just gonna say, this is a good chance to circle back to, okay, so like things that can go wrong, especially specifically.... Margaret 47:47 Hurray! Cobalt 47:48 Specifically about pills, which is, you know, you might be bleeding a lot, the recommended, or the sort of definition is, if you've soaked, you know, all the way through two or more pads an hour for two hours, then, you know, like, go seek help for blood loss. I feel like I would probably go in a little sooner, especially, you know, depending if people were showing other signs of blood loss, like, you know, being pale or like, you know, if their skin like, you know, if you the dehydration test, if you like kind of pinch the skin on your hand, and it stays up, you know, you don't have enough fluid in your body, like, that's another, you know, check, but definitely, if it's more than two pads an hour for two hours. So that should also be a consideration, you know, is like, how close are you to the hospital, you know, when you're sort of figuring these things out there. And then the other big thing is like infection. So you know, if you, in the days after develop a fever, or start having some really bad smelling, or strange looking discharge, then that's probably you need to go to the hospital. But, like, Aspen just mentioned, miscarriages or miscarriages. Medically, there's not a blood test that one could give for what pills a person might have in their system. There's like, no medical reason why one would need to say whether or not this miscarriage was self induced or not. Cobalt 48:01 There's...like it should not change the treatment plan or the plan of care of a doctor at all. So there's literally no reason for you to self disclose, and certainly no reason for a doctor to or a nurse or anyone to pry. So one thing is a lot of the guidelines for self managed abortion, encourage people to take things by mouth. And that's partly because one could also take it vaginally, but if you swallow it, it's gone. If you spit things out into the trash, or if there's like residue leftover in the vagina, that could be something that can be used to criminalize a person. So that's why it's like kind of the protocol is to let things dissolve in the mouth. And then once they've been in the mouth for the required amount of time, you know, you could swallow them or spit them out. But the the choice, the best choice is generally to swallow them. So yeah, but the most important thing is, yeah, there's no medical reason why you would need to say anything about, like, what started the sequence of events, and just that you're there, you know, you think you might have lost a pregnancy and you're bleeding a lot, or you might have an infection. Yeah. Margaret 48:01 Okay. Margaret 49:18 Okay Aspen 50:26 Yeah.I appreciate you Cobalt naming like those, like those big things like the, like, possible complications, or like bleeding too much, and also infection. But the reality is that the biggest complication and risk of, of abortion is being incarcerated for it and being criminalized for it. So that is honestly like the biggest harm or the biggest, like concern of abortion, to be honest. Cobalt 50:50 Yeah, it's also important to say this is a lot safer than carrying a pregnancy to term. As far as like likelihood of side effects, likelihood of harm, especially, you know, again, frankly, especially if you're a person of color in America, and especially if you're a Black person in America, you know, the mortality rates are absurd, for people who are getting for black people who are giving birth, so there's multiple, there was multiple points buried in there. One is that it's super safe. And two is that like, we need to do better by Black folks, and they are linked together, but also separate. Margaret 51:25 The fact that the most dangerous part about seeking an abortion is that someone might try to lock you into a cage and ruin your life for doing it is so just fucking dark. I don't know. Like, again, not in this like surprising way. But every now and then I just have like these moments where I'm like, there's someone right now who's in a cage for like, smoking weed, and the fact that we live in a society that has people in cages period, just like walking around being like, oh, that's the place where everyone's kept in cages as if that's like this, like normal thing. But every now and then it just, yeah, I don't know why it's just every now and then just like hits me like this horrible dark epiphany, that of something I already know. But...Aspen, at the very beginning, you talked about how one of the things that you do is teach people how to track fertility. Is that something that there's like a really short, useful way to talk about to an audience? Or is that? Or maybe like how people can go about finding this out? Or? Aspen 52:25 Yeah, I mean, so I am a fertility awareness educator. So looking at those terms, fertility awareness, there's a directory via the Read Your Body app. So if you look up, there's like a Read Your Body fertility awareness directory, and there's like, a bunch of fertility awareness educators, so you can really find someone who like who meshes with you and who you're interested in learning from. There's also like, it's possible to also self teach or like, be self taught when it comes to fertility awareness. In my own journey. I was self taught for a while until I just really needed another human to be like, "You're doing it, right." So I also want to validate like, needing that community support and that like, you know, it's it's also okay to, to learn from someone. And I think that...so I'm excited about cycle tracking, not only it for...for me, it feels like a huge resistance against the laws that are being passed that are restricting abortion to a certain certain week, because it's essentially capitalizing off the fact that most people who bleed haven't been taught much about their cycle, they've just been taught that it's like a pain. And that's pretty much it. Which if for some people, it is just a pain, which is okay. But I track both...I take my temperature every morning. Every time every morning, when I wake up, I take my temperature and I write it down. Every day I check for my cervical fluid. Every time I use the bathroom, I look in my underwear and when why when I wipe across my vulva, I look at the toilet paper, and I see cervical fluid. And that is what...in those combination of combination of information. I know when I'm fertile. I know when I'm infertile. And it might be news to someone to learn that. If you have a uterus, you're not fertile every single day of your cycle. That was news to me. I was really raised with like the hyper fertility myth. And so just bursting that bubble in the first place, I think is important. And knowing that it's totally possible to check cervical fluid to take someone's temperature every morning, and to make different decisions to use condoms certain times of the month, to abstain certain times of month, to have different types of sex and intercourse in different types of the month, to avoid pregnancy pretty effectively. Margaret 54:32 Hell yeah. Alright. Is there last stuff? Is there stuff that I should have asked you but I didn't? Like, I mean, obviously, there's a lot more about all of this. Well, for example, actually, we didn't talk about like specific herbs and I was guessing that that was kind of an intentional thing of like, not trying to just go tell people to drink pennyroyal tea or whatever. I'm using that as a specific example of what you shouldn't go do, to my understanding, but... Aspen 55:00 Yeah i i Like don't call out certain nerves, because I think that I really want to elevate people building their relationship with herbs and there are so many herbs out there but since you mentioned Pennyroyal and that's a friend of mine like there's a lot of slander on the internet right now against pennyroyal. I just want to push against it for a second because pennyroyal is so great in a tea. There has been harm caused to some body because they've ingested the essential oil. So never ingest the essential oil, but Pennyroyal tea is such a great ally and friend when it comes to releasing pregnancies. But I do want to name a couple resource books, "Natural Liberty" by the Sage Femme Collective is a really great book, that's like a pretty extensive resource book about a lot of different types of self managed abortion. It does use gendered language so just as a content warning. There's like a if you can go through go through your TOR and your VPN, there is like a Rise Up pdf of it online. So it's easy. It's like free online, or you can purchase the book. Holistic Abortions on Instagram is another maker of educational content that I would suggest finding some information from. They have a zine called "Grow Your Abortion", which focuses on like 10 plants. And it teaches you how to gives you information on how to grow these plants, what dosages, how to work with the...how they would work together. Because like I mentioned, at some point in this podcast, it's about choosing three or four plants with like, with reason and skill, rather than just choosing a bunch of plants. And like, you know, there's these resource books, because a lot of this information has been lost to us in our lineages, but I also want to elevate the fact that like, so these stories and medicines might still be within your family line. And I really want to encourage folks to talk to your elders, talk to the people who you can talk to about abortion within your families to learn what are your family's abortion stories? Did your did your abuela did your grandmother drink some tea to release some pregnancies? Because she might have and she might have some stories that she's like, ready to share. Margaret 56:58 Fuck, yeah. Okay, any last? Any other? Any other thoughts? Cobalt 57:05 Oh, yeah, you know, I wrote down some things to make sure we covered and the last one I wrote down was that like, LMP is confusing and terrible. Margaret 57:14 Okay what's LMP? Cobalt 57:14 So yeah, LMP is your last menstrual period. Right. And so your your gestational age, like the number of weeks pregnant you are is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period, regardless of whether you know that you only had sex once in the last month. And you know exactly when it was, that's not the day that they will consider you to start having been pregnant. It's just the first day of your last menstrual period. So when people hear like a six week abortion ban, I think most people will kind of assume that it's like six weeks from your first missed period. But it's not. Like it's, you know, it's basically two weeks from your missed period if you have regular periods and happen to have noticed, you know, when it went missing, so yeah, it just I don't like it so much. And it causes Yeah, like it's it muddies the debate more, so I just needed to say that I hate it. Margaret 58:05 Yeah, Aspen 58:06 Some of my final thoughts that I want to share is that abortion has been happening as long as people have been giving birth. And like, really, abortion has become medicalized through legislation and the so-called US over the last 150 years and there's so...it's like, there's the right now is like a great opportunity to zoom out and be reminded, like the large expansiveness that is abortion care, it is clinical abortion, but also, it's much more than that. And whether or not this is going to be published before after Roe v. Wade, is overturned, if it's overturned, whatever is that, like, I really want to encourage folks to make a safety plan like, you know, "What would happen if you did if some, if you did get pregnant, or you know, someone in your community did get pregnant? How would you respond?" Because it'll be much more easier on your nervous system in your heart. If you already have that plan in place, already have the ideas and the resources you can reach out to before you need it. Cobalt 59:03 Very much seconded. Yeah. Margaret 59:05 Yeah, there's something that you all brought up at the very beginning. I actually wrote it down. I remember which one you said is like, kind of almost being like thankful for this moment that it's in people's minds. I didn't get the impression that you all were like, "Oh, thank god everything's about to get harder," or whatever, but like, but it was still an interesting silver lining that I pulled from what you were saying. Cobalt 59:23 Yeah, I mean, that is the weird thing about stuff like this right is it gets more attention to something that's already been bad. Yeah, that's what I'll say. Roe has never ever been enough. You know, three years after...two-three years after Roe v. Wade, they passed the Hyde Amendment which makes it so that no federal funding can go towards abortions which means that people who you know rely on Medicare or whatever can't get their their abortions funded that way. That's another reason why the the abortion funds are so important. And yeah, it just means that like, although things are going to get harder for more people, you know people are gonna have to travel further distances and all of that stuff, for you know poor people and young people of color, and people living on reservations and all kinds of stuff. It's just already access already hasn't been there. And so in some ways, this is a huge change, but in some ways, it's just not a change at all. And we need to do better. Like, you know, I met some abortion activists from Mexico City, and they, you know, part of their slogan is that, you know, like, "it needs to be free and on demand." And I was like, we don't even bother trying to ask for it for free in the States like...but we should. Yeah. Everywhere. Free. On demand. Easy to, you know, access all of that. Yeah. Aspen 1:00:51 Yeah, I really feel like this moment in time, people want to...people's eyes are open. And so that's a lot of my excitement. And I also feel like some shits gonna have to burn down before things get better. And this is something that is needing to burn down, because the clinic system has never served everyone and we need to expand access to abortion in a way that's actually sustainable. That includes ancestral medicine that actually prioritizes the wellness of the person. And I think that what's going to be...what's going to grow out of this, what's going to b

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Wer sind unsere liebsten Bösewichte & was macht sie so herausragend? Dieser Frage widmet sich Johannes heute zusammen mit seiner Gästin Miffy (Twitter: @LeMiffyArts)! Ihre mitgebrachte Most Villainous Playerin weiß im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes wo der Hammer hängt: Annie Wilkes aus "Misery"! Viel Spaß bei einer neuen Episode des "Most Villainous Player" Podcasts! -------------------------------- Streamt Miffy hier: https://www.twitch.tv/lemiffy -------------------------------- Schickt mir Fragen, Kommentare & Ideen liebend gerne per Mail an: mostvillainouspod@gmail.com! Außerdem könnt ihr dem MVP-Podcast folgen auf: https://twitter.com/MVP_Pod https://www.instagram.com/mvp_pod/ oder falls ihr mir einen Kaffee spendieren wollt, schaut bei Ko-Fi vorbei! https://ko-fi.com/mvp_pod -------------------------------- Und folgt mir persönlich auch gern bei Twitter, Instagram Letterboxd, YouTube oder im "On Screen: Podcast": twitter.com/jkonscreen www.instagram.com/jojo.has_it/ letterboxd.com/OnScreenJK/ www.youtube.com/c/JohannesKlan https://soundcloud.com/onscreenpodcast

Wer sind unsere liebsten Bösewichte & was macht sie so herausragend? Dieser Frage widmet sich Johannes heute zusammen mit seiner Gästin Miffy (Twitter: @LeMiffyArts)! Ihre mitgebrachte Most Villainous Playerin weiß im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes wo der Hammer hängt: Annie Wilkes aus "Misery"! Viel Spaß bei einer neuen Episode des "Most Villainous Player" Podcasts! -------------------------------- Streamt Miffy hier: https://www.twitch.tv/lemiffy -------------------------------- Schickt mir Fragen, Kommentare & Ideen liebend gerne per Mail an: mostvillainouspod@gmail.com! Außerdem könnt ihr dem MVP-Podcast folgen auf: https://twitter.com/MVP_Pod https://www.instagram.com/mvp_pod/ oder falls ihr mir einen Kaffee spendieren wollt, schaut bei Ko-Fi vorbei! https://ko-fi.com/mvp_pod -------------------------------- Und folgt mir persönlich auch gern bei Twitter, Instagram Letterboxd, YouTube oder im "On Screen: Podcast": twitter.com/jkonscreen www.instagram.com/jojo.has_it/ letterboxd.com/OnScreenJK/ www.youtube.com/c/JohannesKlan https://soundcloud.com/onscreenpodcast

If you just CAN'T with the gifting stress, drama, and intrigue this year and are looking to do some one-stop shopping, well, welcome to our second gift guide of the season, in partnership with the glorious, aesthetically driven team over at MoMA Design Store. Use the code ATHINGORTWO online or in store for 10% off your purchase now through November 24 (fine print below)—and know that every purchase supports the museum's collection and education programs. Talk about a GWP!   Heyo: Dig into all of our MoMA Design Store gifting picks.   Healthcare practitioners who I see regularly but don't know on a personal level 2022 Stendig Poster Calendar or 2022 Jumping Point Calendar  Yoshitomo Nara Bandages Italian Ball Candle MoMA Monet and Ed Ruscha artist masks   My new colleagues who I want to love me. Something cheap, cute, and maybe useful. Extendable Phone Stand Denis Guidone Milano Times Hourglasses Twist Cable Protector - Set of 3 MoMA Touchscreen Mist Cleaner   I have to buy gifts for approximately eight thousand kids.  Is there anything that I could buy that all of them would like?  They are various ages between 0-10 years old. The Great New York Subway Map  Coloring books! Coloring Book Henri Matisse, Keith Haring Coloring Book, Keith Haring: My First Coloring Book, To the Moon: The Longest Fold-Out Coloring Book in the World Making with MoMA Smush Crayon Art out of the Box  Small Night Light - Miffy, Boris, Lion or Miffy and Friends Silicone Rechargeable Lights  The Hoptimist   Dating for 3 mo by the time xmas is here. Wants to ride tandem bike. Dairy & nut free. Gemini Express Espresso Set Happy Socks for MoMA Set (3) Vince Kurr Tabletop Shuffleboard Game Julian F. 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Scotty D had some recurring charter guests (Miffy and Leslie from Louisiana) out this week, getting them on the water for an epic day of Mahi fishing and helping get their mind off the rebuild and recovering they've had to endure after being hit with TWO major storms. Them folks over in Louisiana are the kindest it comes, to think that they've had so much going on and still thought of our fishing team by gifting us with some delicious cajun jerky, custom koozies, budan sausage, and... head-hog cheese? Moriah Daniels-Facebook Moriah Daniels-Instagram Scotty D-Instagram Scotty D-Facebook YouTube

What the actual F*$% Y'all. We gagged, we are gooped by the cheek, the nerve, the audacity, and the gumption of this final four. I mean. I mean! Our thoughts and prayers to Keta Minaj. Luckily, in our time of need, deep friend of the pod, Noah Millman (events producer, professor, and fitness savant) joins us with Miss Cartier (Matt Geuze), the daughter of Envy Peru (technically the granddaughter of Vanessa Van Cartier and Tabitha)! We learn about how Envy unlocked Miss Cartier's feminine side one night in Paris. The rest is her-story! Up-date from Holland - drag brunches are happening and bars reopening from 4 pm-12 am for the vaccinated, but if you are a tourist, times are tough with daily PCR tests! We also learn about a party called Monday Muse at Bar Rouge, which done by Totally Events (a POC and Trans inclusive events production company :)) On the pod:  Miss Cartier spills the tea on Keta Minaj's reaction to the episode watch party! Why did the runway look like a design challenge? Nobody won the challenge, right? What are Fred's actual judging criteria? - just make shocking tv? - 42:50  There is one rule to rule them all! Who could possibly win now?  Could we get an Art Simone save? Holland has elevated the Mini-challenge! What is a Miffy?  Ferry Doedens is fine as hell!  About our guests:  Noah Millman is a fun and quirky drag events producer, known for collaborating with various organizations. Some of the various brands he worked with previously are Klub Kids, Totally Events, The Drag Agency, Tuckstop Productions, Pride Amsterdam, Youseum, Boom Chicago, and more.  Besides creating his own successful Drag Brunches such as Queen Your Plate, he also runs around town teaching psychology, fitness classes, and contemplating why he never has free time. If you ever need to find a bubbly helping hand, or just want to check him out, you can find him on his socials or drop an email at noah@millmancreative.com Miss Cartier (Matt Geuze) is a chique, Dutch drag performer with Parisian flair. As a drag daughter of Envy Peru, she's working hard to follow in her footsteps. By day, Matt is gracing the streets of Amsterdam on red bottoms, as manager of Christian Louboutin in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but by night Miss Cartier is bringing you glamour with live jazz vocals. You can find her on Instagram, on Videoland in the two seasons of the TV show “Like Monica”, or in magazines. FOLLOW THE NOAH MILLMANInstagram: nmillman   FOLLOW MISS CARTIERInstagram: misscartierofficialInstagram: mattgeuze FOLLOW NICKInstagram: neprobst and grow_withnickTwitter: neprobst  FOLLOW MIJONInstagram:majorzu FOLLOW THE HUNTYSInstagram: whisperinghuntysFacebook: whisperinghuntysTiktok: whisperinghuntysTwitter: huntywhisperingWhispering Huntys Website  Whispering Huntys is an Apocalypse Podcast Network Podcast. Sign up to our Listserv: http://eepurl.com/hfnySr

Just a podcast ep featuring two old pals: Miffy, chic cartoon rabbit, and Amanda Hesser, icon, inspiration, and co-founder of Food52, the site you’ve (we’ve) visited just a few thousand times.   First, some Miffy merch: this light that Erica and Cam own, these napkins, this corduroy stuffed animal, and this Converse collab.    A 2008 Daily Telegraph profile of Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy.   The rumored Taylor Swift and Katy Perry collaboration.   Our Amanda Hesser fandom runs deep! We love all things Food52, of course, but we’ve been A.H. diehards since we read Cooking for Mr. Latte in the early aughts.   A few Amanda kitchen recs: Bien Cuit sourdough starter, Ortwo pepper grinder, and JK Adams two-tiered lazy susan.   The go-to recipe when Amanda’s kids are cooking: Zuni's Pasta with Preserved Tuna.   For deep-diving on Amanda and her co-founder Merrill Stubbs, check out our book Work Wife, and for more on Amanda’s backstory and business approach, check out this recent ep of How I Built This.   We love to hear from you, always. You can get us at @athingortwohq, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and 833-632-5463.   For more insidery-ness from us, check out Secret Menu.   Download the (free!) Zocdoc app and book that doctor’s appointment—now’s the time. Escape with Dipsea’s hot ‘n heavy audio stories—you get a free 30-day trial when you use our link. Try out professional counseling with BetterHelp and snag 10% off your first month when you use our link. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

Yuki Kihara's reaction to being chosen to represent Aotearoa/New Zealand in the 2021 Venice Biennale was to scream at the top of her lungs. But with it came a huge sense of responsibility: "If I f**k this up, then people like me won't get a chance anymore." An interdiscplinary artist of Japanese and Sāmoan descent, Kihara has hit a lot of firsts in her international career — a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the first Pacifika and Asian artist to represent Aotearoa at the Biennale. Always, her cinematic photography, dance, installation and curatorship seeks to challenge the dominant historical narratives and explore intersecting identities and experiences. Plus, step inside the world of Terminus, a series of virtual reality installations inspired by sci fi and fantasy comics and movies. And the 'deceptively simple' art of Miffy, the bunny grounded in ideas of 20th century avant-garde design.

Yuki Kihara's reaction to being chosen to represent Aotearoa/New Zealand in the 2021 Venice Biennale was to scream at the top of her lungs. But with it came a huge sense of responsibility: "If I f**k this up, then people like me won't get a chance anymore." An interdiscplinary artist of Japanese and Sāmoan descent, Kihara has hit a lot of firsts in her international career — a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the first Pacifika and Asian artist to represent Aotearoa at the Biennale. Always, her cinematic photography, dance, installation and curatorship seeks to challenge the dominant historical narratives and explore intersecting identities and experiences. Plus, step inside the world of Terminus, a series of virtual reality installations inspired by sci fi and fantasy comics and movies. And the 'deceptively simple' art of Miffy, the bunny grounded in ideas of 20th century avant-garde design.

Yuki Kihara's reaction to being chosen to represent Aotearoa/New Zealand in the 2021 Venice Biennale was to scream at the top of her lungs. But with it came a huge sense of responsibility: "If I f**k this up, then people like me won't get a chance anymore." An interdiscplinary artist of Japanese and Sāmoan descent, Kihara has hit a lot of firsts in her international career — a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the first Pacifika and Asian artist to represent Aotearoa at the Biennale. Always, her cinematic photography, dance, installation and curatorship seeks to challenge the dominant historical narratives and explore intersecting identities and experiences. Plus, step inside the world of Terminus, a series of virtual reality installations inspired by sci fi and fantasy comics and movies. And the 'deceptively simple' art of Miffy, the bunny grounded in ideas of 20th century avant-garde design.

Yuki Kihara's reaction to being chosen to represent Aotearoa/New Zealand in the 2021 Venice Biennale was to scream at the top of her lungs. But with it came a huge sense of responsibility: "If I f**k this up, then people like me won't get a chance anymore." An interdiscplinary artist of Japanese and Sāmoan descent, Kihara has hit a lot of firsts in her international career — a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the first Pacifika and Asian artist to represent Aotearoa at the Biennale. Always, her cinematic photography, dance, installation and curatorship seeks to challenge the dominant historical narratives and explore intersecting identities and experiences.Plus, step inside the world of Terminus, a series of virtual reality installations inspired by sci fi and fantasy comics and movies.And the 'deceptively simple' art of Miffy, the bunny grounded in ideas of 20th century avant-garde design.

First created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna (1927-2017) as a bedtime story for his son in 1955, the little white bunny, or ‘nijntje’ as she is known in Dutch, has... LEARN MORE The post Miffy and Friends is heading to Melbourne appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

A professor from Guangzhou claimed that this character, called Duck Rabbit, is a creation of his.When accused of plagiarism of the similar-looking Dutch character Miffy, however, he claims that he would not have come up with this creation but for 30 years of hard work.成人英語再起步課程：https://finnieslanguagearts.teachable.com/p/adult-foundationFollow me on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/fla-instagramFacebook: http://bit.ly/fla-facebookYouTube: http://bit.ly/fla-youtubeMedium: http://bit.ly/fla-mediumTwitter: http://bit.ly/fla-twitterTelegram: https://bit.ly/fla-tgMeWe 專頁（在 MeWe 搜尋「與芬尼」就會找到我」）：https://mewe.com/p/finnieslanguagearts每日做功課，Tiffany幫你改、每週詞彙練習、每月電影討論會、IELTS / TOEIC 聽講讀寫訓練：https://www.patreon.com/finnieslanguagearts PayMe: https://payme.hsbc/finnies

EPISODE 94./Just like riding a bike (unless you’re Lisa), we’ve jumped right back on to mini eps to get y’all through to Christmas! If you’re new around here, you might not already be aware that we happen to LOVE Christmas and also be EXCELLENT gifters. It’s our passion and love in life to find perfect gift solutions to family and friends in our lives. Custom gifting if you will. Thank you to everyone who DM’d us on Instagram @allbasescovered.pod and sent us through your tricky loved ones to buy for. Here’s the order of the people who’s gifts we’re covering in this ep: Jasmine: Boyfriend who has everythingIzzy: Eco-friendly sister in law, loves the outdoors and natural-ish skincare that’s cruelty-freeFitzoiiiii: Dad. Hates gifts but loves fragrance and wineSteph: Step mum. Moving into a new place so maybe home decor. Ke_luc: Besties who are new to skincare and want to try productsEmmy Rossy: In laws who don’t like anything in particular Molly: 12 y/o who’s into skincare and clothes. Alison: Brother’s new girlfriend, 25 y/o. Works in retail and into fitness, likes skincare and neutral makeup. Amanda: Husband! Tech nerd/doctor.Bridie: Mother in law who isn’t into skincare but should be.Laura: Trendy cousin she never really sees but who will be at Xmas (and her husband too). Late 30’s Byron bay style couple. Kate: COVID wedding/elopement gifts for attendees/witnesses.Jacquie: Mum for KK $50. Not super into skincare/makeup.Ahplease_: Partner. Just had a bub and saving for a house so can’t afford much. Tech nerd.Zoe: 24 y/o SIL. Vet nurse starting to get into high-end makeup and skincare. Miffy: 14 y/o niece likes Stan Lee and Typo Ginger Frank: Best liberty belle products / gift sets (for me).Clauds: Step mum who owns everything and has 0 interest in skincare and makeup and never shows interest in anything you buy her. Doesn’t get ‘cool’ brands. Em: Mum. 70+ Old school basic makeup/skincare lover. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Greetings one and all, and welcome if you’re new here! I’m Dr Paul Harrison and it’s that time again, where I get to interview one of my heroes, and as you can hear from that intro sting, today it’s the wonderful, the talented, and until very recently the elusive…Jonell Elliott!   Though most of you will know Jonell for her amazing work on Tomb Raider’s 4 through 6,   - Jonell’s voiceover credits include are vast and include Tv and radio commercials for Johnson & Johnson, Felix, Amex, McDonald’s, Sony, Nescafé, Wella, Loyld’s, NatWest, Sure, Oil of Olay and many more!   She’s A regular voice on BBC 1 and 2, ITV, Channel 5, UK TV, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, History Channel and Sky TV.   Jonell has voiced many Cartoon roles in Angelina Ballerina, Miffy, Yo Gabba Gabba, Lazy Lucy, Planet Grabo and The Slow Norris.   You might have heard her on documentaries such as Too much Too Young on ITV or Sports programmes on Transworld.   Her acting credits include parts in Grange Hill (BBC), Family Affairs( Channel 5), Second Sight (ITV), Beer Goggles (Channel 4) and (Feature Film), Welcome to the Punch.   And if that wasn’t enough… she’s also been a presenter, including work for, Alien Wars (Sky),The Great Big British Quiz (Channel 5) and The Psychic Channel (Sky)   This interview is made as a compliment to the interview with Jonell by our pal and all around great chap Chris from Raidercast, so please go and check his interview out for all the bits I don’t cover here. I also want to give a shout out and thanks to Chris for helping promote this episode and being so open to collaboration. I feel that in competition we all suffer and there are always losers…in collaboration, everyone wins.   Tomb Raider needs no introduction, but this part of the original classic tomb raider series is near and dear to my heart – I’ll let Jonell break the series down for you, but needless to say, it begins in Egypt with the release of 1999s tomb raider the last revelation. Lara Croft dies (sorry spoilers for a 21 year old game) and we see her memorialised in Chronicles and resurrected in The Angel of Darkness. As Jonell will mention, this feels like a trilogy all its own within the classic Lara universe and it’s a personal favourite for  me. In 1999 Egyptomania was riding high with the release of the mummy and the explosion of alternative archaeology! And whilst this may or may not surprise some of my peers, I was really into that at the time! It was before I’d gone to study Egyptology and I would devour anything with Egypt on it, and Tomb raider was no exception. In fact until the last reboot I’d prided myself on finishing every game at lease once. So for everyone who’s joining from the TR fan community…I assure you you’re among friends here. But enough of my rambling, you’re here to hear the scoop from Lara herself, so without further ado, it is my honour and pleasure to introduce to you, Jonell Elliot.

Good news on THE PROMISED QUEEN! I read you the fab email from my editor. More on story structure, and a reveal of my new series AND the title of my novella for UNDER A WINTER SKY!First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

抗噪很強的麥克風，搭配中日雙語的雙主持一直都是這個節目的強項。這一集跟 火星童書地圖 的 蘇蘇聊的，一則是因為疫情關係，美國密西根州的圖書館向讀者提出要求——請不要把「#書」送進微波爐或烤箱，因為這做法並不能達到消除病毒的目的，只會讓書後面的防盜感應的晶片燒焦而已……. 另一則新聞則是聊到日本福音館操作繪本界中的超強 IP，究竟是如何賣到超過七百萬本，他們背後的思考與策略又是如何。 ■參考資料 「図書館で借りた本をレンジでチンしないでください」アメリカで異例の通達 『ぐりとぐら』『エルマー』『うさこちゃん』親子3代で愛される福音館作品のヒット法則とは ＊若對於節目有任何意見或合作，非常歡迎到我們頻道的粉絲頁上按讚、留言跟分享，另外要記得下載 SoundOn 聲浪 並在上面訂閱我們的頻道喔！

On The Half Time Show we discuss how to address the different grades of injuries,how long they take and how to come back even stronger. We also talk about prevention, correcting mechanics - pre, present and post and what kind of footwear will help reduce common issues. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

PDF | Video | Goodies Miffy by the Seashore is a children’s book about my hamster’s death. I’ve included the lullaby narration and free PDF for your entertainment.

Gill Evans is an editorial director at Walker Books. She began her publishing career in 1980 at Heinemann Educational Books before moving on to Reed Children’s Books, where she worked on Blyton, Tintin, Winnie the Pooh, Miffy, the Little Prince, and Babar. She entered the world of digital publishing in 1997 with Ahlberg’s Jolly Postman, one of the earliest CD-ROMs. In 2000 she became Head of Publishing at Random House Children’s Books. She joined Walker Books in 2003 as Editorial Director and Fiction Publisher. Here she talks with Lin Oliver about the role of the editor in the life of a work of art, the changing publishing landscape, “360 degree publishing,” self-publishing and the future of bookselling.Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

Third day on the way. Max Casebolt - Turn Around (Original Mix) Eda, Yamen - Physicall (John Dimas Warped Remix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Pavel Iudin - Rawchunk (Original Mix) Jesse Maas, Limitu - Modulation Simplified (Original Mix) donRafael - Smoke & Mirrors (John Dimas Remix) Avatism - Jigsaw Poet (Mike Shannon A Letter To The East Mix) Brawther - SOOTHING (Original Mix) Tuccillo - People Around (Original Mix) Luis Groove - Suka (Julien Sandre Reshape) Alessandro Martini - I Understand (Mauro Alpha Remix) S-ampel - Control S (Hanfry Martinez Mix) Nick Beringer - Juicy Lucy (Original Mix) Jay Tripwire - Tell It (Mike Shannon and DeWalta Sunday Blazer Remix) Mauro Picotto, Riccardo Ferri - Bespoke (Matteo Gatti Remix) Mike Shannon - Waterfloor Shuffle (Original Mix) Matheiu - Kopfsache (Swoy Remix)

Third day on the way. Max Casebolt - Turn Around (Original Mix) Eda, Yamen - Physicall (John Dimas Warped Remix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Pavel Iudin - Rawchunk (Original Mix) Jesse Maas, Limitu - Modulation Simplified (Original Mix) donRafael - Smoke & Mirrors (John Dimas Remix) Avatism - Jigsaw Poet (Mike Shannon A Letter To The East Mix) Brawther - SOOTHING (Original Mix) Tuccillo - People Around (Original Mix) Luis Groove - Suka (Julien Sandre Reshape) Alessandro Martini - I Understand (Mauro Alpha Remix) S-ampel - Control S (Hanfry Martinez Mix) Nick Beringer - Juicy Lucy (Original Mix) Jay Tripwire - Tell It (Mike Shannon and DeWalta Sunday Blazer Remix) Mauro Picotto, Riccardo Ferri - Bespoke (Matteo Gatti Remix) Mike Shannon - Waterfloor Shuffle (Original Mix) Matheiu - Kopfsache (Swoy Remix)

Max and Miffy are brother and sister-- unique in that they have identical fur, but very different body types. These two cuties romp around as they look for their forever home. Up next is Theo. What a transformation! Theo arrived at FOTA looking and feeling poorly. But check him out now! Handsome and happy, Theo is now ready to shine. Hear his remarkable tale on the Pawcast. PLUS: the 2nd Annual Bocage Tennis Tournament this weekend! Listen, share, and enjoy the Pawcast podcast.

feeder sound 173 mixed by Miffy & Miller Originally from the North-East of England, Danny Miller & Thomas Highfield aka Miffy & Miller are now based on the Island of Ibiza, seeking for sunny day and inspiration. Both of them are parts of the crew Real Gang and for some time they are residents at the open-air festival Zoo Project Ibiza. Recently recorded at WYS! x Real Gang party at fabric in Room One this set is an example of how Miffy & Miller accomplishes one another creating an intense and deep atmosphere but in the same time inviting you and the audience to move and dance. Discover more: https://feeder.ro/2018/07/06/sound-miffy-miller

Spieltape - Fountainhead (Dave Pad Remix) Swoy - Circle (Original Mix) Pedro Floriani - Calgai (Original Mix) Swoy - He Knew Too Much (Original Mix) Frink - Karvon (Original Mix) Swoy - Vice City (Original Mix) Legit Trip - Sor (Original Mix) Alfij - Lemonade (Original Mix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Topspin, Dmit Kitz - Jersey (Original Mix) Spieltape - Fountainhead (Dave Pad Remix) Swoy - Circle (Original Mix) Pedro Floriani - Calgai (Original Mix) Swoy - He Knew Too Much (Original Mix) Frink - Karvon (Original Mix) Swoy - Vice City (Original Mix) Legit Trip - Sor (Original Mix) Alfij - Lemonade (Original Mix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Topspin, Dmit Kitz - Jersey (Original Mix)

Spieltape - Fountainhead (Dave Pad Remix) Swoy - Circle (Original Mix) Pedro Floriani - Calgai (Original Mix) Swoy - He Knew Too Much (Original Mix) Frink - Karvon (Original Mix) Swoy - Vice City (Original Mix) Legit Trip - Sor (Original Mix) Alfij - Lemonade (Original Mix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Topspin, Dmit Kitz - Jersey (Original Mix) Spieltape - Fountainhead (Dave Pad Remix) Swoy - Circle (Original Mix) Pedro Floriani - Calgai (Original Mix) Swoy - He Knew Too Much (Original Mix) Frink - Karvon (Original Mix) Swoy - Vice City (Original Mix) Legit Trip - Sor (Original Mix) Alfij - Lemonade (Original Mix) Fanick - S19 (Original Mix) Nicolau, Miffy & Miller - Indica Mornings (Ben Rau Remix) Topspin, Dmit Kitz - Jersey (Original Mix)

The first wave of Oscar winners and losers arrives, plus a revelatory new Woody Allen and a children’s literary classic brought to life through animation. DigiGods Podcast, 03/13/18 (MP3) — 34.23 MB right click to save Subscribe to the DigiGods Podcast In this episode, the Gods discuss: BabyFirst - ABC Galaxy of Learning (DVD) BabyFirst - Color Crew New Adventures (DVD) Ben 10 Villain Time - Season 1, Vol. 1 (DVD) The Best of Elmo 4 (DVD) Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (Blu-ray) Blaze and the Monster Machines: Heroes of Axle City (DVD) Coco (4k UHD Blu-ray) Dinosaur Train: Big Pond Adventures (DVD) The Disaster Artist (Blu-ray) A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof On W. B. Yeats (DVD) Garfield: Nine Lives (DVD) Hughes: Symphonic Visions - Music for Silent Films (DVD) I, Tonya (Blu-ray) Lady Bird (Blu-ray/DVD) Loving Vincent (Blu-ray) The Man Who Invented Christmas (Blu-ray) Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: The Great Outdoors (DVD) Mom and Dad (DVD) Monsters at Large (DVD) Mozart: Des Konigs Zauberflote (Blu-ray) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Teatro Alla Scala) (Blu-ray) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Theatre des Champs-Elysees) (Blu-ray) Munchner Philharmoniker Proms (Blu-ray) OneRepublic: Live in South Africa (Blu-ray) Pas De Deux (Blu-ray) PAW Patrol: Sea Patrol (DVD) PJ Masks: Cracking the Case (DVD) Regal Academy: The Grand Ball (DVD) Sesame Street: Love to Learn 2 (DVD) Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra (Blu-ray) Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (Blu-ray) Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Blu-ray) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Blu-ray/DVD) Vanilla Fudge - Live At Sweden Rock - The 50th Anniversary (DVD) Verdi: La forza del destino (Blu-ray) Volpini: The Lover's Garden (Blu-ray) We're Going on a Bear Hunt (DVD) Wonder Wheel (Blu-ray) Please also visit CineGods.com. 

Miffy and Muffy DuBois become "Delilah After Dark" with a biracial twist in this hilarious podcast about relationships of all kinds.

Miffy and Muffy DuBois become "Delilah After Dark" with a biracial twist in this hilarious podcast about relationships of all kinds.

Miffy and Muffy DuBois become "Delilah After Dark" with a biracial twist in this hilarious podcast about relationships of all kinds.

Miffy and Muffy DuBois become "Delilah After Dark" with a biracial twist in this hilarious podcast about relationships of all kinds.

Miffy and Muffy DuBois become "Delilah After Dark" with a biracial twist in this hilarious podcast about relationships of all kinds.

Our heroes, Morag the Paladin of Death, Tyth the Warlock with nonsense in his brain, and Chagrin the Dwarf who loves only booze, must defeat a strange new adversary as well as their usual crippling social awkwardnesses. This will all be fine, probably maybe. This episode is chock-full of references to Miffy, Alexander the Great, Aliens and the dangers of alcoholism . It contains a “Previously On…” section to help you keep up. Chaotic Adequate is a comedy fantasy roleplay podcast from the people behind Science Showoff, Jack Left Town, Bright Club, Masterpiece Bookshelf and more. Join three professional comedians and a real-life scholar of horror for adventures in an incredible world of goblins, elves, magic and bickering. Chaotic Adequate is written and produced by Gregory Akerman. It stars Angus Dunican, Steve Cross and Amanda DiGioia. It’s recorded by Steve Cross. Chaotic Adequate theme by Ian Bowkett. “And Previously…” music by Douglas Dillingham/ZombieSquid Pictures. Chaotic Adequate logo drawing and artwork by Kimberley Freeman. We play Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, dnd5e and the podcast features actual play.

Miffy & Miller are a duo who's age should not be judged. Proving their worth over the past few years and their maturity in music taste, they now hold a residency at the long standing and one of ibiza's most respected parties, The Zoo Project. Signed to labels such as Slapfunk Records and In Haus Wax, the two combine a mixture of dub, break, house and techno drenched in groove to the dancefloor. They will join Oxia, Samuel Deep, Ben Rau and the Egg residents as Zoo Project bring their vibe all the way from Ibiza to takeover the garden on Saturday 24th June.

Alaska Rabbit - News - Rabbit Catches a Duck - Sunflower - Greenhorn This episode: Alaska Rabbit; News; Rabbit catches a Duck; Sunflower; Greenhorn Feel free to visit the website: http://www.hareoftherabbit.com/ If you would like to support the podcast either visit the link for Amazon, then make your purchases as normal.  I cannot see who purchases what, but a small percentage of your purchase will benefit the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?&tag=haroftherab-20&camp=228761&creative=536025&linkCode=ur1&adid=0Z1J5SZGFHE81DASKT78& Or you can donate to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4748024 Outline: Today we are going to discuss the Alaska rabbit, some recent news, and we will have another Rabbit folkelore tale. We will also have the plant of the week, as well as the rabbit word of the week.  I would like to thank whoever purchased the items through our Amazon affiliate link on the www.HareoftheRabbit.com website.  I cannot see who purchases what, and there is no additional charge for you, but a small portion of your purchase is sent to support the podcast. Now, the Alaska Rabbit When I first encountered this breed, I guessed that it had been developed in Alaska, based on the name, but in fact, nothing could be further from the truth.  What is also surprising is that the rabbit named after an American state "Alaska", is currently an unrecognised breed in the United States. Despite the name, the Alaska rabbit doesn't come from the cold extremities of North America.  They were actually first developed in Germany and descend from Argente and Himalayan rabbits. We are going to cover the History of the Alaska Rabbit. The Alaska rabbit was created in 1900 by Max Fischer, of Gotha, and Schmidt, of Langensalza. Their Breeding goal was of obtaining a rabbit that looks like the sought-after Alaskan Fox.  The wanted to develop a rabbit breed that would provide another source of fur which would be profitable in the fur trades of that time.  A breeding programme was established in 1900 where they crossed Havanas, Dutch, Himalayans and Champagne d'Argents. The goal was to create a long Jet-black coat with long white guard hairs to mimic the coat of the Alaskan Fox whose pelt commanded a high price in those days, believing they would have a good market for their rabbit pelts.  They found the white guard hairs impossible to produce consistently, and as any good rabbit breeder will know, the genetics rarely go according to plan, so instead of getting a the black rabbit with the long silver hairs, the Alaska rabbit turned out to have an intense black colour and long glossy black guard hairs that gave the rabbit a beautiful sheen, and the rabbit became the rich black coated rabbit  that it is today.   So, they did not achieve their goal, but with the uncommon dense black coat, rich colour shade and unique intensity, they chose to keep the breed they had created and let it remain as it was, rather than keep the breeding process going.   They ended up with the jet black Alaska that is known today.  The first Alaskas were shown in 1907 and rapidly gained recognition across Europe.  The Alaska rabbit was introduced into the UK soon after their development, then became "extinct" until it was re-introduced in the 1970's.  It was known as a ‘Nubian’ in England and was extinct in that country until 1972 when it was reintroduced by Belgium Peter Townson.  By the 1970s, the Alaska had also found its way to Canada by being imported to North America by Bert Reurs of Canada.  It was in the mid-1970's when ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association) had acknowledge the Alaskan breed. Their recognition in the United States was sadly short-lived, as the even more popular Havana rabbit came along in the 80s and the Alaska was dropped from the ARBA registry.  In 1981, the Black Havana Rabbit, which is similar in colour and build was introduced, and this saw the Alaska fall out of favour and it was subsequently dropped by the ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association) from their list. The breed has yet to make a comeback in the United States, but there are breeders who are hoping the breed will see a resurgence in popularity. We are going to now discuss the charactoristics of the Alaska Rabbit. As we covered before, at some point, the breeders didn't achieve what they intend to create but they were satisfied enough with their different result.  The results of their program did produce the Alaska rabbit which have a completely Jet- black color with a long glossy guard hairs without any mixture of silvering.  The Alaska is instantly recognisable thanks to its striking glossy black fur. The Alaska Rabbit Fur I believe that the most stricking characteristic of the Alaska Rabbit is the Jet Black fur.  The fur of the Alaskan is jet black with the base colour a slate blue and the tips a glossy black. There may be an even dispersion of isolated white hairs.  Long guard hairs are also interspersed throughout the coat.  The belly is black but may not be as shiny as the brilliant body coat. The eyes and toenails are a dark brown.   It is a ‘self’ rabbit and the underside is matt black.  The third gene in the A series is the self gene, which we indicate using the small letter “a”.   Any rabbit that shows a self color has the genotype of “aa,” because it cannot hide agouti or tan pattern under it.  In the show world, “self” means one single color all over, like black, blue, chocolate, and lilac.  When we’re talking genetics, the definition of self is slightly different.  In addition to black, chocolate, blue, and lilac, self colors also include tortoise, Siamese sable, sable point, smoke pearl, and other unrecognized varieties.  Although some genetically self rabbits have some shading, a genetically self rabbit will never have agouti or tan pattern markings.   Nearer the skin the hairs will be a deep slate colour, turning to a vibrant, shiny black towards the tips. A smattering of white hairs are allowed by the breed standard, but any more than that or any white patches or stripes would not be permitted by the standard.  A self or solid-coloured breed, the Alaska rabbit only comes in one colour - black.  The under-colour of the coat, near the skin, is usually a deep slate blue and turns jet black the closer it gets to the surface.   Only glossy black fur, any colour other than black is a fault for this breed.  It is considered a ur breed by British Rabbit Council standards, and only comes in its standard, pitch black color. The Alaska Rabbit Club is the BRC's national specialty club for this breed. The Alaskan rabbit is one of the very few true black rabbits and has a coat that is a jet black colour and dense in thickness. Alaska Rabbit Description Although It is not known exactly how they were created, it is believed that it was a crossing of the Havanas, Dutch, Himalayans and Champagne d'Argent rabbits which  resulted in an animal with the silky, thick fur which is the animal’s trademark.   The Argente is an ancient French breed. They have passed on their erect ear carriage to the Alaskan. They also have very dense, glossy coats like the Alaskan. The Argente has five colours recognised by the British Rabbit Council – Bleu (blue), Brun (brown), Creme (cream), Champagne (silvery) and Noir (black).  They have compact, cobby bodies with short necks and broad, rounded loins. The Himalayan rabbit has been known by many different names and its origins are uncertain. It has a very docile temperament and is popular as a pet. Generally the Himalayan breeds very true to type. Crossings of the Himalayan  and the Argente resulted in the Alaskan which is popular today as both a pet and a show breed. Body The Alaskan rabbit should weigh between 2.7 and 3.9kg (7-9 lb) and is regarded/classed as a medium sized variety.  It is a thick-set rabbit and appears to be without a neck. They have a well-rounded and balanced body with a solid block type and, while not as compact as other breeds, they have good bone development for their size.  The head is broad and carried very close to the body without a distinct neck area.  The head of the doe is generally slightly finer than that of the buck.  Bucks (males) have a little heavier type, while does (females) tend to have more feminine features and are permitted to have a dewlap (a roll of skin at the neck, often giving the appearance that the rabbit's head is resting on a cushion of fur). In show rabbits, a dewlap is allowed providing it is well developed and in proportion to the whole.  The chest is broad and the shoulders and rump well-muscled. The legs are strong and of medium length.   Ears and Eyes The ears are upright and quite short, broad and rounded in comparison to other similar breeds. They are quite broad and rounded at the ends.The ears of the Alaskan are a brown-black colour and are held open and straight. The breed should have dark toenails and dark, bright eyes and should only ever be brown-black eyes to black. The nose and pads of the paws should also be a matt black colour. Temperament/Personality Like many other breeds the Alaska is generally docile and makes a great pet or show animal. Rabbits are generally more active in the morning and at night and an Alaska will be fairly active rabbit.  The Alaska rabbit has a well-tempered behavior and are relatively non-aggressive when compared with other rabbits so they make great pets.  Although they have a rather bubbly, outgoing personality, they are gentle, very loving and will love to spend hours at a time with you! Like any Rabbit, they should be handled carefully only by those who know how to pick rabbits up correctly.  It’s easy to cause spinal problems in rabbits if they are not handled properly.  Plus, if he feels uncomfortable or fearful while being carried he will struggle and may kick out with his very powerful back legs which could cause injury to himself or whoever is holding him. Although a gentle and quite affectionate breed, the Alaska can be skittish.  Having said that, they relish playtime and have lots of energy, so they will appreciate the company of those who can keep up with them.   The Alaska is an intelligent rabbit and can be trained to use a litter tray quite easily so if you’re planning on bringing your rabbit to live indoors he should be shown where he can relieve himself. What is it that makes this breed original? Why choose an Alaska Rabbit? ⦁    The Alaska is instantly recognisable thanks to its striking glossy black fur. ⦁    The Alaska's original purpose is for its fur, helping to reduce the pressure of trapping Alaskan fox.  You could also tan and utilize the fur.. The fur are its greatest value wherein you can tan and utilize the fur either for personal or business interest. ⦁    The breed makes a very flashy pet, with its intense and shiny black coat and dense silky fur.Pet lovers will surely enjoy their comfy black dense silky fur. ⦁    At 7 - 9 pounds, this rabbit can also double as a meat rabbit or a source of raw homemade pet food. Health All rabbits should be vaccinated against myxomatosis and VHD – both of which are potentially fatal conditions that can be spread by infected animals, bedding, utensils or toys.  Annual vaccinations against Viral Haemorrhagic Disease and myxomatosis are recommended.  They should also be treated regularly for fleas, ticks and worms. Rabbits are most active in the morning and at night.  They are more delicate than is generally believed. The basic diet should consist of unlimited fresh hay (which should not be dusty), fresh fruit and vegetables, good quality dry rabbit mix and clean water. They should be housed in a dry, draft-free area.  If kept in a cage, a plastic or wire base should be covered with a suitable bedding such as straw or wood shavings.  Fine sawdust is not suitable as it can cause eye irritations.  They should have sufficient room to exercise himself.  Keep his environment and food and water containers clean and you will have a contented bunny who should have few health problems. Dental hygiene is an essential part of rabbit care.  Their teeth grow continuously and will need the correct diet to keep them worn down. Overgrown teeth can cause lots of problems for your Rabbit, including difficulty eating, and injuries in the mouth that can lead to abscesses.  The best way to combat overgrown molars and enamel spurs is to stop them happening in the first place by providing a diet high in good quality hay and lots of fibrous green vegetables such as cabbage and kale. Gnaw toys also help keep teeth in check. If you suspect a dental issue your vet can carry out an examination and any remedial work necessary. The coat needs a good brush at least once a week, more during periods of  moulting. Additionally, as rabbits’ teeth keep growing throughout their lives, eating the right food will help to keep the teeth properly ground down, but you do need to check, on a frequent basis, that this is happening properly, or your pet may need to have its teeth ground down by the vet. Your rabbit should never be allowed to get overweight.  Excess weight will prevent your pet from looking after himself properly and if he can’t groom then flies may become attracted to soiled areas of fur.  These flies could lay their eggs in the fur and the emerging larvae will bury into your rabbit’s skin causing great discomfort and even infection.  Flystrike can be prevented by keeping your rabbit’s weight down and making sure his fur and his bedding is clean. Caring for your Rabbit: Whether he’s going to be a house or a hutch rabbit, he will need access to a run or a secure area so he can nibble and take in some rays.  Rabbits do love sunbathing, but the should have a shaded area where he can get out of the sun if necessary. If they are going to be a house rabbit he should be introduced to other pets carefully and while he/she still young enough not to be scared.  they should have a place he can go to get away from it all – a dog crate is ideal for this.  They should be provided with a litter tray too and can be trained to use this relatively easily.  Cables, wires, shoes, clothes, important papers and anything else you treasure should be kept out of the way as they will chew whatever they can get his teeth into.  Even a house Rabbit should have the opportunity  to have a good run and explore in a safe place outside. If your pet is going to live in a hutch you should consider getting two animals as rabbits live in colonies of many animals in the wild and do not like to live alone.  This medium sized rabbit needs plenty of space to move around and exercise, and a hutch that is large enough for it to stretch to its full height and length in all directions.  The hutch should be water and windproof and a cover should be placed over the mesh front in the harshest weather. Sawdust makes an excellent substrate and can easily be cleaned out once a week.  Droppings should be removed regularly.  the rabbit should have access to clean, fresh water every day and logs, tubes and toys would be welcome additions to his home.  The hutch should have a covered area where he can build a nest and go for a snooze or get out of the weather. The diet should be carefully planned to help him stay fit and healthy and should consist of good hay, high-quality rabbit pellets and lots of green leaves and vegetables such as cabbage, dandelions and nettles.  Feed a standard rabbit diet to ensure good digestion, avoid obesity and give proper wear on the rabbit’s continually growing teeth. Notes of safety: Please note that, despite their ‘cute’ appearance,  rabbits are not ideal for very small children to handle unless they are closely supervised. Rabbits should be socialised at an early age and young children should be told how to hold a rabbit properly. If any rabbit becomes frightened, its natural reaction is to try and escape, and its powerful back legs can injure the human handler and can cause the rabbit to be dropped and injure itself. As with all pedigree pets, it is very important to obtain a young rabbit or rabbit kit from a reputable source where you can be guaranteed that it has been bred with a view to avoiding any inherent problems found in the breed. Always keep your rabbits safe from dogs and cats who may harm them.  Even where pets ‘get on’, they should be supervised when together and you must ensure that your rabbit is not stressed by being exposed to other family pets or people. Health issues in the Alaska rabbit The Alaska rabbit is a generally healthy breed of rabbit. As with all rabbits, however, check that its bottom is clean of any debris and is kept dry to avoid the danger of flystrike. Teeth and also toe nails should be checked frequently to ensure they are not growing too long. Average lifespan of the Alaska rabbit. 7 – 10 years and sometimes more. Alaska rabbits are non aggressive so would be fine with younger pet lovers who are gentle. This breed is both outgoing and affectionate, soit will be rewarding to interact with.  Nevertheless, these are beautiful, vibrantly colored rabbits, bright-eyed, substantial, and densely furred. Use This is a multi-use breed.  It is mostly a dual purpose rabbit, mainly kept for its fur and meat, although they should also make for a great pet! Intersting Facts! ⦁    There was also a white Alaska however it is now extinct. ⦁    Interestingly, probably because of the thick, dense coat, the Alaska was used in the creation of the Black Rex. Club Recognition? It is recognised by the British Rabbit Council; however it is not recognised by the American Rabbit Breeders Association. Today, The British Rabbit Council continues to raise the profile and status of rabbit breeding. As new breeds were developed during the 1920's, they were standardised and adopted by The Beveren Club until the society had become a general fur breed club. To recognise its new status, it had two name changes, first to the British Fur Rabbit Society and then later to the to The British Rabbit Society. By 1928 the Society had 13 different fur breeds under its jurisdiction.  Today, The British Rabbit Council encourages research into diseases and other topical issues. As the role of the rabbit has developed into a popular pet, the British Rabbit Council actively encourages good rabbit keeping amongst pet owners. The Newark Head Office receives many hundreds of letters or calls each month asking for advice or information on an extremely wide variety of topics concerned with the rabbit. These are not confined to individual people but are sometimes from official bodies, Governments or overseas.  Each year approximately 1000 shows take place throughout Great Britain! Today sees a structure of District Advisors who give their time to help people in their regions. These are well respected members of great experience appointed by the Council to give advice locally. At shows, awards are available from the Council. The basis of these is the Challenge Certificate which is awarded to the best rabbit of its particular group. Breed Status The BRC (British Rabbit Council) had classified the Alaska breed for fur production.  This was due to their jet black dense, silky and lustrous fur. The fur are also glossy and intensely pigmented. In the United States, ARBA no longer recognize this type of breed which means that they can go extinct.  With your help, you can change the future of the Alaskan rabbit breeds by raising them. This will maintain their number that ARBA might consider them on their list once again.   ARBA still does not recognize this breed. Maybe YOU could help change this by raising them and spurring interest in the breed.) Rabbits with such dense and lustrous coats usually tend to win more often than seems fair! http://www.thenaturetrail.com/rabbit-genetics/agouti-tan-self-a-series-otter/ http://scl.io/NA8sTOfi#gs.Ze3R8do News: European rabbits landed in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. Since then they have multiplied, as the saying goes, and are estimated to cost the nation more than $200 million-a-year in lost agricultural production – not to mention the damage to native species growth, regeneration and biodiversity. The various state primary industry departments hope the new K5 virus strain, a variant of the existing RHDV1 virus released into the environment in 1996, will be more effective as a wild rabbit killer, particularly in cooler climates and among young rabbits, known as kittens.The virus will be released at more than 150 sites in Victoria and owners of pet rabbits, commercial rabbits and rabbit breeders are urged to vaccinate their animals in preparation. "The current calicivirus vaccine, administered by vets, is expected to provide good protection of pet rabbits against all strains of the RHDV1 virus, including the RHDV1 K5 strain," says Victoria's Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Cameron Bell. Other protective measures include: ensuring pet rabbits do not come into contact with wild rabbits, or grass that has been grazed on by wild rabbits; insect-proofing hutches (the virus can be transmitted by fleas, mosquitoes and flies); and disposing of any virus-affected carcasses properly and hygienically. http://www.smh.com.au/national/pet-owners-warned-to-vaccinate-against-rabbitkiller-virus-20170223-guk0z2.html Rabbit on Ahmedabad airport runway almost makes IndiGo, SpiceJet planes collide The pilot of IndiGo flight reported that there was a rabbit on the runway after which he pulled the brakes hard averting a lethal accident. Airport sources told IndiaToday, a major accident which could have claimed lives of many was averted yesterday between two airlines, namely IndiGo and SpiceJet, on Ahemedabad airport runway. After landing the Indigo aircraft, it was moving towards taxiway and the SpiceJet aircraft was ready for take off. Sources inform that the SpiceJet pilot at this juncture saw the IndiGo flight was still on the runway whereas it was supposed to be off the runway by then. ATC Ahmedabad had to intervene. The pilot of IndiGo airlines reported that a rabbit on the runway was spotted just after landing at Ahmedabad airport, due to which the pilot was forced to pull the brakes hard to halt the aircraft. As the IndiGo pilot stopped the aircraft, the nose of the aircraft was still on taxiway and tail of aircraft still on the runway. While SpiceJet pilots maintain in their report that the IndiGo aircraft wasn't cleared off the runway when SpiceJet was ready to take off. Both the pilots reported ATC about the incident. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rabbit-ahmedabad-airport-runway-indigo-spicejet/1/891272.html ‘Never Again’ Marks 75th Anniversary of JA Incarceration “Never Again,” a series of speakers, films, and exhibits to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, kicked off at Occidental College on Feb. 12. That’s one week shy of the Feb. 19 anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to the incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans – more than two-thirds of them U.S. citizens – in 10 hastily constructed camps in California and six other states. “What happened to people of Japanese ancestry in our country 75 years ago remains relevant today,” says Julie Kimiko Santos, associate director of international programs at Occidental and series organizer. “Now more than ever it is important to know how and why this tragedy occurred, and the many lessons to be learned.” Bay Area filmmaker Emiko Omori began the series Feb. 12 with a screening of her short film “When Rabbit Left the Moon,” inspired by her own family’s incarceration in Arizona. Omori, who was a toddler when her family was forcibly relocated to Poston, and her older sister Chizu Omori answered questions after the screening. The Vaults at Waterloo - Alice's Adventures Underground Alice’s Adventures Underground – the immersive theatre experience which is returning to The Vaults at Waterloo this April! Audiences will tumble down the rabbit hole and interact with the magical and bizarre characters of Wonderland as they hunt for missing Alice. Audiences choose their own adventure, creating a unique experience with every visit. Meet the White Rabbit, enjoy tea with the Mad Hatter and finish the evening with a cocktail in the Wonderland Bar! The show is unlike anything else in London at the moment and requires a tremendous amount of detail to ensure each audience member is seamlessly immersed in the world of Wonderland. As I’m sure you can imagine, creating Wonderland in the 11 tunnels beneath Waterloo Station is no mean feat either and requires 33 detailed sets, over 65,000 jam tarts and almost 100,000 playing cards! The Wonderland Bar, which is open to visitors to the show and to those just wanting to transport themselves to another world after work, is set to include some bespoke Alice themed cocktails and some delicious food as well. http://www.tntmagazine.com/london/stage/the-vaults-at-waterloo---alices-adventures-underground Tale of 2 Rabbit Hashes: Northside brewery reconsiders name after backlash A brewery in Cincinnati is changing its name before its doors even open after a social media feud boiled over. When Paul Kemp and his father decided to switch from home brewing to opening a true brick and mortar shop, they chose Cincinnati as the location because the environment is more welcoming, Kemp said. When they chose a name, they picked Rabbit Hash, as an homage to the small Boone County, Kentucky town. Rabbit Hash Brewery filed as a limited liability corporation in April 2015. In December 2015 it applied for the trademark for Rabbit Hash Brewery and its logo. The rub? The brewers never talked to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society. The Kemps, who live near Hebron, just miles from Rabbit Hash and are business owners in Burlington, never guessed what would happen when Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood residents got wind of the "misappropriated" brewery name. The brewery is holding a contest to rename the brewey... http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/02/22/tale-two-rabbit-hashes-brewery/98209348/ An anonymous donor has dug deep to help veterinary professionals enhance their rabbit skills by covering the costs of CPD courses aimed at understanding the species’ ailments and treatments.    Retired vet Frances Harcourt-Brown, who runs a range of rabbit-related CPD courses in Yorkshire, contacted vettimes.co.uk to speak of her delight at learning a “very generous lady” – known only as Mrs X – had provided the funds to enable practitioners to attend a number of sessions. https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/mystery-benefactor-funds-rabbit-course-places/ The creative flair of Teesside chef Michael O’Hare is now on show in Manchester - at an eatery owned by two Manchester United legends. The Eston-born Michelin star chef is the creative director at new ‘space age Asian’ restaurant, The Rabbit in the Moon. Owned by GG Hospitality - a company owned by Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville - the eatery is located on the fifth and sixth floors of the National Football Museum in Manchester’s city centre Urbis building. Among the eclectic dishes on offer are Wagyu truffle nigiri, edible plum stone, duck liver satay, sticky halibut ribs and a Chinese bacon butty. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/rabbit-moon-creative-flair-eston-12635693  Dogs, people and at least one rabbit strut through Soulard for the annual pet parade     By Tim O’Neil St. Louis Post-Dispatch Feb 19, 2017 (0) Several thousand dog owners dressed up their pooches in Mardi Gras attire for the 24th annual Beggin’ Pet Parade Sunday in the Soulard neighborhood, where excuses for a street party come easy. Lovers of dogs, sunshine and anything Mardi Gras lined the streets five to 10 deep to watch people stroll with dogs in zany costumes.warmup to next Saturday’s big Mardi Gras parade, many of the people present Sunday showed up in their Carnival finest. Marchers tossed beads into the crowds of grasping onlookers.Tracie Quackenbush, director of the Open Door Sanctuary in House Springs, said she was optimistic that Sunday’s turnout would beat the record $20,000 raised by the pet parade two years ago. It has supported the sanctuary since 1994, when the event began with perhaps 300 dogs and was known as the Mystic Krewe of Barkus. As the parade caught on, Purina became sponsor to promote its Beggin’ line of dog snacks. The parade is open to all pets, but dogs rule overwhelmingly. There was hardly a cat in sight. A solitary rabbit rode in a cage on a children’s wagon. Stella Palmer, 12, of Crestwood, brought her pet hen, Speckle, which perched calmly on a milk crate as Stella watched the parade go by on Russell Boulevard. Stella brought her for a simple reason: “I don’t have a dog.” http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/dogs-people-and-at-least-one-rabbit-strut-through-soulard/article_2b63ee4f-0a7d-56cc-962d-643a3b99f3bf.html Dick Bruna, 'spiritual father' of rabbit Miffy, dies at 89 Dick Bruna, the Dutch "spiritual father" of Miffy, the white rabbit who enchanted millions of young children around the world for more than half a century, has died at age 89, his publisher announced Friday.     Bruna "passed away peacefully in his sleep" Thursday night in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, Kerkhof said. The simplicity of Bruna's characters drew adoration not only from children, but also from adult art lovers. Amsterdam's venerable Rijksmuseum put on a show featuring his work in 2015. He wrote and illustrated a total of 124 books, but Miffy, known in the Netherlands as Nijntje, a contraction of the Dutch word for rabbit, was far and away his most popular and best known character. Bruna created 32 books about the rabbit, which were translated into more than 50 languages and sold more than 85 million copies, Kerkhof said. The man his publisher described as Miffy's "spiritual father" stopped drawing in 2011. Miffy, who turns 62 this year, is a merchandising juggernaut, featuring on stationery, toys and children's trinkets sold across the world as part of a multimillion-euro (dollar) business. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2017/02/19/491880/Dick-Bruna.htm Agri-business getting youth attention By: Emmanuel Ntirenganya     Published: February 18, 2017 Rwanda’s agriculture and livestock sector has long been characterised by an ageing farming population whose average age is 55 years. As a result, innovation, creativity and technology adaptation as well as skills transfer has been slow, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and agricultural experts. But lately, some youth have embraced the sector and committed to making it more vibrant in its entire supply chain. The Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum was formed in May 2016 to bring together young people engaged in commercial farming in the country. Unlike traditional farming, these youths’ focus is commercial farming. Currently, the organisation has 1,265 members grouped into five clusters namely crop production, livestock production, agro-processing (animal and crops), other agro-services which include packaging, inputs, extension services, mechanissation, among others, and information communication technologies (ICTs) for agriculture. Eric Manirakiza, a rabbit farmer, founded Impano Rabbitry Company. The 26-year-old is a 2014 graduate in ICT programming at the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology. He told Saturday Times on Monday that he started with 100 rabbits in October 2016, and his colony has already grown to about 600 with modern rabbit farming involving proper record-keeping on the rabbitry population and ensuring hygiene and sustainable productivity. The rabbitry has an average birth of 200 rabbits per month. 1487363533manirakiza Manirakiza at his rabbitry in Ruhango District. Manirakiza’s farm has 80 female rabbits divided into two units of 40 each, he said. An adult rabbit at his farm gives birth to at least five baby rabbits, he said, and its gestation period (conception to birth delivery) is 30 days. It also breastfeeds its off-springs for 30 days after which the off-springs are weaned and the mother rabbit made to mate again. The rabbits are sheltered in plastic-covered metallic sheds which let their liquid and solid waste out freely, leaving them well aerated. After paying farm costs and salaries for his 11 employees, he earns about Rwf700,000 per month from his business. Manirakiza said that his rabbits typically weigh about five kilogrammes at five months and are sold at Rwf8,000 each. Rabbit meat costs Rwf3,000 a kilogramme at the local market and about Rwf6,000 per kg when exported, he said. His farm, located in Ruhango Sector of Ruhango District in Southern Province, was one hectare at inception but has since grown to five hectares so he can grow enough grass to feed the rabbits. Manirakiza said that his rabbitry has an ICT system which helps him keep records for his livestock and analyses the database looking at things like when should the rabbits give birth, when should the young ones mate. “It’s like a calendar alert application in a telephone. We enter data into it and it gives us notification, for instance, when there are two days remaining for the rabbits to mate,” he said. His priority is good rabbit hygiene, because he wants to begin selling rabbits to restaurants soon. Hotels in Rwanda are currently reluctant to put rabbit on their menus because there is an unreliable supply of the meat and it is sometimes unhygienic, he said. Once he starts to get 1,300 kg a month, he will begin selling to hotels, he said. Consumers in Belgium and South Africa have asked him to supply 2 to 15 tonnes of meat per week, but his current production falls far short of such demand. “Rabbit meat is healthy; it is high in protein and very low in fat, almost zero. In countries like Kenya, rabbits are on high demand,” he said, adding that he wants to work with other youth to help meet the demand and create more jobs. Manirakiza also plans to make manure compost from the liquid waste generated from his farm, currently, they produce about 10 jerry cans (about 200 litres) of liquid waste per day and trials have shown that such manure has very high soil fertilising properties, he said. http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2017-02-18/208129/ I will tell you of how The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting from the Cherokee People. http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/1097lore.html The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting     The Rabbit was so boastful that he would claim to do what- ever he saw anyone else do, and so tricky that he could usually make the other animals believe it all. Once he pretended that he could swim in the water and eat fish just as the Otter did, and when the others told him to prove it he fixed up a plan so that the Otter himself was deceived.     Soon afterward they met again and the Otter said, "I eat ducks sometimes." Said the Rabbit, "Well, I eat ducks too." The Otter challenged him to try it; so they went up along the river until they saw several ducks in the water and managed to get near without being seen. The Rabbit told the Otter to go first. The Otter never hesitated, but dived from the bank and swam under water until he reached the ducks, when he pulled one down without being noticed by the others, and came back in the same way.     While the Otter had been under the water the Rabbit had peeled some bark from a sapling and made himself a noose. "Now," he said, "Just watch me;" and he dived in and swam a little way under the water until he was nearly choking and had to come up to the top to breathe. He went under again and came up again a little nearer to the ducks. He took another breath and dived under, and this time he came up among the ducks and threw the noose over the head of one and caught it. The duck struggled hard and finally spread its wings and flew up from the water with the Rabbit hanging on to the noose.     It flew on and on until at last the Rabbit could not hold on any longer, but had to let go and drop. As it happened, he fell into a tall, hollow sycamore stump without any hole at the bottom to get out from and there he stayed until he was so hungry that he had to eat his own fur, as the rabbit does ever since when he is starving. After several days, when he was very weak with hunger, he heard children playing outside around the trees. He began to sing:     Cut a door and look at me;     I'm the prettiest thing you ever did see.     The children ran home and told their father, who came and began to cut a hole in the tree. As he chopped away the Rabbit inside kept singing, "Cut it larger, so you can see me better; I"m so pretty." They made the hole larger, and then the Rabbit told them to stand back so that they could take a good look as he came out. They stood away back, and the Rabbit watched his chance and jumped out and got away. Sunflower Greenhorn

After Donald Trump commented that getting to know the Japanese PM on the golf course is the best way to begin their diplomatic discussions, we look back on when political policy has been born on the golf course. We hear from a golf writer who has played two rounds with Trump, he claims that POTUS is the best golfer ever to be sworn in. Comedians Tim Vine (Sutton United) and Ian Stone (Arsenal) face off for laughs ahead of a non-league vs Premier League FA Cup sixth round tie. We visit the Yorkshire Roses quidditch team and hear from the man who adapted a fictional game from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books into an international sport. To mark the death of Dick Bruna, the creator of cartoon rabbit Miffy whose books have sold more than 800 million copies worldwide, we explore his impact on sport. Miffy was chosen as the mascot for the Grand Depart of the 2015 tour de France in Bruna’s home town of Utrecht. Curator Edwin Jacobs tells us why the world’s greatest cycling race was lucky to be associated with the famous bunny. And as former Liverpool and France international striker Djibril Cisse brings an end to his football career to concentrate on becoming a DJ, Sportshour speaks to a man whose made that transition. Former Everton and Chelsea winger, (DJ) Pat Nevin, tells us what it takes to successfully swap the dressing room for the DJ booth. (Image: Donald Trump at The Trump International Golf Links Course. Credit: Getty Images)

Hauptsache wir teilen uns nicht auf! Zu unserem Horror-Podcast ist alles etwas anders. :D Manuel übernimmt das Steuer und neben Frederik und mir erhält er auch Unterstützung von Miffy und Annemarie. Und in dieser Runde lässt sich gut über unsere Lieblingshorrorfilme ("Shaun of the Dead", "Sinister", "Der Exorzist", etc.), unsere ersten Gruselfilme ("Das Schweigen der Lämmer", "Nightmare on Elmstreet", "Bonesickness" etc.) und über die Neuerscheinungen "The Conjuring 2" und "The Forest" reden. Tolle Runde, tolle Diskussionen! Unbedingt anhören. :D "LeMiffyArts" auf Youtube und auf Facebook folgen! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOezPkmp42iw5mnNuSiKmIg https://www.facebook.com/lemiffyarts/?fref=ts "On Screen: Review" auf Facebook folgen und keine Film-, Kino- oder TV-News mehr verpassen. ;) www.facebook.com/OnScreenReview Und hier geht's zur Website! http://spaceluchadores.de/

The Copa America is taking place in Chile, and it is inspiring a host of novel and inventive ways for activists to protest about governmental proposals over education reform. In a world where sportsmen shy away from engaging in politics, the public expect Chile’s national team players to engage, and they do. We look at how this soccer mad nation has put a footballing spin on demonstrations of civil disobedience to highlight an issue that has brought previous governments down. What They Did Next: Wimbledon Special American David Wheaton reached number 12 in the world, he won over $5 million in prize money and at Wimbledon in 1991 he beat Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl on the way to a semi-final appearance. In the latest in our series "What they did Next!?" He speaks to us from his home in Minnesota on a new career as an author and Christian Radio show host. The Rabbit that’s the Talk of the Tour What do the Tour De France, the city of Utrecht in Netherlands and Miffy a small cartoon rabbit have in common? Quite a lot according to Steve Crossman who has been in the Dutch city which hosts this year’s Grand Depart. Run, Sleep, Repeat A trip to the gym after work, or maybe an early morning jog at the weekend, just some of the things we might do to keep fit. But for some that isn't enough, they need a challenge! Take Lizzy Hawker, who thinks nothing of running for 14 hours a day, in some of the most treacherous and difficult conditions known to man, in all corners of the world, including Nepal, during the recent devastating earthquake Promotion What can women’s boxing learn from the success of the Women’s World Cup? We speak to boxing promoter Kellie Maloney who successfully underwent gender realignment surgery earlier this year, having spent most of her life as Frank Maloney. Could she now spearhead a new era in boxing? Football Columbia A far cry from the goings on at FIFA, this is a reminder of how significant a role football can play in people's lives. For a country that has been at the centre of a half century civil war between the government and FARC rebels, Colombia has recovered well in recent decades. Partly because of community projects like the one in the northern Colombian city of Bucaramanga, which helps local children participate in football, while also teaching them other skills to take into their adult lives Sporting Witness… PHOTO: Students and teachers protesting against what they call inadequate education reforms, kick balls just hours before the kick-off of the Chile 2015 Copa America tournament, in Santiago (CREDIT: PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)

We attempt to discern the legal difference between a nun-chuck and a skipping rope, consider sleeping in an IKEA store, and discover that Hello Kitty isn't a cat!

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