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Grab a brew, sit down, relax and join me and Becky Umbers as we chat about her journey in to comedy and bringing her shows ‘Big Bad Beck and the Three Little Pigs' to this years Edinburgh Fringe.  Socials Link https://linktr.ee/beckyumbers Venue: Hootenannies at the Apex (hoot 5)  Date & time: 3:10 pm from Friday 2nd to Sunday 25th August  Web: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/becky-umbers-big-bad-beck-and-the-three-little-pigs Manchester Celebrating Women in Comedy Since 2012 Your host Aimee is a progression booker at the Frog & Bucket, Programmer for the Women in Comedy Festival and Live agent for FAB Comedy Management and has worked in Comedy since 2013. The festival is on every October in Manchester in our amazing Northern Quarter. https://womenincomedy.uk/

Road carriers are pleased the spotlight's being shone on regional roads.   Transport Minister Simeon Brown's announced plans for a new Roads of Regional Significance programme alongside the already established Roads of National Significance.  He says it will single out projects of priority to fund first.  It'll replace the former government's NZ Upgrade Programme.  National Road Carriers Association Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Mike Hosking that this announcement will be welcomed by freight operators.   He says it's especially pleasing because regional roads are often overlooked.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a rare meeting of the animal kingdom and kiwi comedy, 'Comedians VS Animals' is a new comedy show starting next week in Auckland - part of the NZ Comedy Festival. 

The National Road Carriers Association says the Government's draft transport plan is a great step in the right direction.   It features a half billion-dollar pothole prevention fund and 15 Roads of National Significance.  It'll be funded in part by a $25 increase in vehicle registration fees in each of the next two years.  Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Mike Hosking that the policy's focused on the right stuff.   He says it's a strong start, so they're pleased, and it's about getting back to basics.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare has posted a lower-than-expected half-year profit. The company had earned $186 million after tax for the six months to September, a 4 percent decrease from 2022. Chief executive Richard Umbers says this loss is driven by a more subdued housing market.  "The housing market is under pressure. That impacts our ability to sell, which inevitably has a flow-through effect on the business."  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare has posted a lower-than-expected half-year profit. The company had earned $186 million after tax for the six months to September, a 4 percent decrease from 2022. Chief executive Richard Umbers says this loss is driven by a more subdued housing market.  "The housing market is under pressure. That impacts our ability to sell, which inevitably has a flow-through effect on the business."  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now there's a Ldy Finger! Ey, I'm Italian Fuggedabboudit. Pickled Grandpa Peeing in the Fridge. Immature Content Warning. Sipowitz's Butt. The New Phase Of Dumb. Fireworks killed the dinosaurs. Roguelike Burger. I loved David Koresh in CSI Miami. I'll be in my bunk. Everyday I'm Pickling. I don't like sneeeeeeeeeaking. Kim's Chi. Reddit and Weep with Tom. 53 Million reasons to watch Recommentals and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now there's a Ldy Finger! Ey, I'm Italian Fuggedabboudit. Pickled Grandpa Peeing in the Fridge. Immature Content Warning. Sipowitz's Butt. The New Phase Of Dumb. Fireworks killed the dinosaurs. Roguelike Burger. I loved David Koresh in CSI Miami. I'll be in my bunk. Everyday I'm Pickling. I don't like sneeeeeeeeeaking. Kim's Chi. Reddit and Weep with Tom. 53 Million reasons to watch Recommentals and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disappointment at the idea of hiking fuel taxes. Treasury warns rising costs in the transport sector and a large loan granted to Waka Kotahi may mean an increase in Fuel Excise Duty and Road User Charges is needed. It says they may need to go up from July 1 next year. National Road Carriers Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Mike Hosking first we need to spend on what's essential - and then fix the funding model. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disappointment at the idea of hiking fuel taxes. Treasury warns rising costs in the transport sector and a large loan granted to Waka Kotahi may mean an increase in Fuel Excise Duty and Road User Charges is needed. It says they may need to go up from July 1 next year. National Road Carriers Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Mike Hosking first we need to spend on what's essential - and then fix the funding model. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truck drivers say they are sick and tired of driving on dangerous roads. Newstalk ZB can reveal Waka Kotahi fixed 54,000 potholes on the state highway network during 2022.  The National Road Carriers Association says members often complain about shoddy roads with poor maintenance. Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers says roading repair efforts continue to be hampered. He says recent weather has meant most of the summer for building roads has been lost. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truckies say they're ready to start their engines to deliver supplies as soon as the roads begin to reopen. Certain areas have been cut off due to damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and are unable to be reached. The message from the National Road Carriers Association is for people not to panic as suppliers have stocked up in advance. CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truckies say they're ready to start their engines to deliver supplies as soon as the roads begin to reopen. Certain areas have been cut off due to damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and are unable to be reached. The message from the National Road Carriers Association is for people not to panic as suppliers have stocked up in advance. CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In a special Christmas Eve episode, Ed talks to Bishop Richard Umbers of the Archdiocese of Sydney about which Christmas Mass is the worst, the impossible banality of meetings, and the new evangelization. Fair warning, the first seven and a half minutes are about cricket, so either fast forward, or just deal with it.

This week's guest Becky Umbers is a small girl who gets big laughs. With her unique take on life and the voice to match, Becky's stand up is a mix of storytelling and quirky observations. She keeps herself busy with working on The Project NZ and writing for other shows, so let's peel back the curtain and see what beans she has to spill… Find Becky: www.instagram.com/beckyumbers/ www.facebook.com/BeckyUmbersComedian Recorded on 9/08/2022

Gospel Reflection–Bishop Richard Umbers–Eyes of Samaritan Compassion (Bishop Richard says we show love of God through love of neighbour by looking on the other with the compassion of the Samaritan in this Gospel.)

Another week, another episode in the wind down phase of Talkin' Thrones, Season 6, Episode 3, entitled "Oathbreaker," a reverse of a previous Season 4 episode, only with a much different context behind it. Despite this still being an action season, we're finding that Season 6 is mirroring Season 5 a little bit more than we would have liked, considering that we're getting into the phase of set up/spinning our wheels until the last two episodes, leaving a lot of room on the table for some actually juicy scenes. We start by addressing a booboo that Professor Pat made last week, mistakenly thinking that Bran seeing his father's fight with Arthur Dayne happened in last week's episode, when it really happened in this episode. Cersei & Jaime attempt to get the attention of the other members of the Small Council, but they ignore them, while the High Sparrow continues his games with Margaery & Tommen. Dany is finally brought back to Vaes Dothrak, and discovers what her fate was originally supposed to be. We also check in briefly with Sam & Gilly, still on their way south to Oldtown. In Braavos, Arya continues to train with sticks & faces, and eventually is able to get her eyesight back. In Meereen, Varys interrogates the woman who was assisting the Sons of the Harpy and discovers that (shocker) the Slave Masters of Astapor, Yunkai & Volantis are bankrolling the Sons. God can we be done with Meereen. At Winterfell, Ramsay shores up his alliances, with the Umbers turning on their lifelong oath to the Starks by presenting Ramsay with a gift. It all ends with the next gangbuster moment, with Jon, freshly back from the dead and now being seen as a god by the Wildlings, executing Alliser Thorne and the rest of the Watch mutineers, including Olly, before ultimately stating that his watch is ended and abandoning the position of Lord Commander. It's all covered every Friday as we wind down to the Battle for the Throne, only on the #talkintvpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkintvpodcastgmailcom/support

There are fear airlines may start losing interest in coming to New Zealand. A phased reopening of the border begins at the end of this month, without MIQ. But Board of Airline Representatives executive director, Justin Tighe Umbers told Kate Hawkesby, airlines won't be able to fill planes, because of the self-isolation requirement. He says airlines want to know by the end of the month if New Zealand will be open for business next summer. LISTEN ABOVE  

There are fear airlines may start losing interest in coming to New Zealand. A phased reopening of the border begins at the end of this month, without MIQ. But Board of Airline Representatives executive director, Justin Tighe Umbers told Kate Hawkesby, airlines won't be able to fill planes, because of the self-isolation requirement. He says airlines want to know by the end of the month if New Zealand will be open for business next summer. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Airlines are feeling the turbulence after recent border changes. The start of non-MIQ travel has been delayed to late February, impacting tens of thousands of travellers. And, anyone coming to New Zealand in the meantime will have to do 10 days isolation in MIQ instead of seven. Director of the board of airline representatives Justin Tighe-Umbers told Tim Dower people won't want to come here even with seven days isolation. “We need to see those markers put out front, and everyone understands, alright if a new variant comes along then you have to respond, but we're just calling for that improved certainty in the meantime.” LISTEN ABOVE 

Hopes New Zealand isn't too far behind Australia, with opening our borders.It's set to allow international travel for fully vaccinated Australian travellers in November.There'll be seven-day home quarantine on return, in states and territories ready to open.People will still have to do 14 days in MIQ if they're unvaccinated.Board of Airlines Justin Tighe Umbers told Heather du Plessis-Allan the clock is ticking for us with the rest of the world opening quickly.“We don't get a hoof on down here, when New Zealand flights have only got about 30 passengers coming into them in many instances, airlines are just going to shift their planes north.”LISTEN ABOVE

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Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, Australia joins Rachel Amiri, Melinda Ribnek, and Mike Lewis from the land down under to discuss the dangers of Australian wildlife, Catholic social media, and meeting Pope Francis. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeteris Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Where_Peter_is

We are back with our weekly StarStock Special Episode. We go over who is hot.. abs who is not! We give you. Umbers on what products and what players are selling this week. We also give you thoughts on where to put your money based on this data. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Reassurances New Zealand's aviation sector can safely handle overseas visitors.An economist from the New Zealand Initiative says we could accept overseas visitors if we scale-up our quarantine facilities.The New Zealand Aviation Coalition says it's members have been working on the logistics of allowing safe travel.Co-Chair Justin Tighe-Umbers told Kate Hawkesby they're close to being ready.He says the key effort is creating structures to separate passengers coming from safe countries, from those which still have community transmission.LISTEN ABOVE

In this episode, Bishop Richard "the meme Bishop" Umbers joins us to discuss how laymen can become the spiritual leaders of our homes and families by implementing practical habits that are sure to fortify our prayer lives -- our relationships with Jesus Christ, Our Saviour, Who teaches us how to pray. Follow us on Facebook Join our Maximus Men Community

E88: Bishop Umbers / Easter Vigil / Young Adults by Fr. Harrison & Fr. Anthony

UMBERS 33:Yesterday we heard how the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh promised to go ahead of their fellow Israelites into battle on the west side of the Jordan, because they were receiving land on the east side of the Jordan. In hindsight, I must say this was not a great idea. Because of how often all the men were required to go to Jerusalem for the holy assemblies, it must have been very easy to not attend those events and grow increasingly far from the Lord. PSALM 46:This was the inspiration for the hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The word translated by the GNT as ‘shelter’ in v.1 can also mean ‘refuge’. And the word translated as ‘refuge’ in verses 7 and 11 can also mean ‘secure height’. ACTS 5b:Yesterday we heard the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira. Then, just when God was using the apostles to perform many miracles, they were arrested. GNT Translation notes: Acts 5:28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach [by the authority//in the name] of this man,” he said; “but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”

Air New Zealand has released figures showing it has sold one million domestic airfares for less than $50 in the past year, a day after the body representing airports pointed to an 8.5 per cent overall increase in last 12 months.Inflation data showed airfares had increased 12 per cent in the last quarter.Airports New Zealand says the 12-month increase coincided with Jetstar's withdrawal from regional routes and the impact of an agreement between Air New Zealand and Qantas to co-operate in each other's domestic markets.Airports NZ chief executive Kevin Ward said the price increase means every domestic passenger was paying $14 more for their flight, on average, compared with the same period 12 months ago."Families, businesses and tourism will be the losers from the big jump in flight costs," said Ward."Increased fares translate directly to fewer people able to travel".Air New Zealand dropped lead-in fares to boost domestic demand when the market softened early last year. It also pledged to hold lead-in fares for a year at levels sold on Jetstar regional routes which the Qantas subsidiary pulled out of at the end of last year.It reduced its lowest fares on 41 domestic routes in February 2019, reducing some by up to 50 per cent.This meant some fares between the North Island and South Island fell as low as $39.Air NZ chief revenue officer Cam Wallace said the response to the reduction to the airline's lowest fares has been fantastic."When we announced this overhaul in February last year, we committed to making three quarters of a million seats a year available for less than $50. It's terrific to have well and truly surpassed this and to hit the one million milestone.''About 600,000 of these fares sold for under $50 have been for flights on regional routes, said Wallace.He said the airline "remained committed'' to low fares but advised passengers to book early to get the best possible deals.Airports and airlines are lobbying the government over changes to the Civil Aviation Act, with airports worried about proposals that could change the way they set prices.Ward said according to his organisation's calculations, the leap in domestic airfares will cost passengers an extra $165 million for a full year."Domestic air fare increases on this scale are many times greater than the rate of inflation, and have a choking effect on regions at a time the Government is investing in provincial economies," he said.There was no official data on fares for individual routes, so it was difficult to tell if some cities and towns have been harder hit than others.The body representing airlines operating here, the Board of Airline Representatives, said NZ airports had fired double-barrelled shots across airlines' wings.Executive director of BARNZ, Justin Tighe-Umbers, said domestic airfares have increased, but it was a verifiable fact that airlines are under cost pressure."Jet fuel prices have steadily climbed by around a third since 2017 and costs for air navigation and CAA services are rising. Airfares rise in response to cost increases. "Tighe-Umbers also said it is just scaremongering by NZ Airports to say New Zealand's regional airports are put at risk by the Government's proposal to remove a clause in the CAA legislation that allows airports to "charge as they think fit"."On the contrary, airlines want regional airports to invest for growth in terminals and services – and they have shown they're willing to fund investment," he says"We've seen this recently with new terminals and upgrades at airports in Nelson, New Plymouth and Tauranga."Changing the legislation should not change the commercial model between airports and airlines. Airports will continue to be able to negotiate freely with airline customers," he said. 

The Wall's stores are running low, and Stannis is out here sipping fucking lemon water as he tries to decide what to do about the North, the Umbers, and getting literally anyone to fight for him.  --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric  Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl  Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/  Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor  Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com  Intro by Anton Langhage    

Auckland's fuel infrastructure needs immediate investment to ensure there isn't complete disruption to Auckland Airport if something goes wrong with the supply line.That's the finding of a government inquiry into the 2017 Ruakaka pipeline failure which caused a fuel crisis resulting in the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Auckland Airport. Some petrol stations ran out of fuel.The report, released today, said the damage to the pipeline, which provides the main supply of petrol, diesel and jet fuel for Auckland, "must have occurred" by a contractor looking for kauri logs on the site three years earlier.It established a 16-tonne digger was working on the property between August 26 and 28 2014, a few months after Refining NZ had carried out a technical inspection of the whole pipeline.Despite the landowner advising the contractor not to dig in the back paddock that contained the pipeline, a neighbour saw the digger working there."Although the contractor denied it, we were satisfied that he struck the pipeline with the bucket of the digger and damaged it," the report said."The contractor did not report the damage to anyone. The landowner was not aware that the pipe had been exposed and struck."Pipeline repair work site at Ruakaka in 2017. File photo / Michael CunninghamAlmost three years later, on September 14, 2017, the inquiry found the pipeline ruptured where it had been damaged and jet fuel escaped into several properties.The rupture stopped the transmission of fuels into Auckland for 10 days and airlines had to limit jet fuel to 30 per cent of their usual usage, which caused significant disruption to flights to and from Auckland.The inquiry found Auckland's jet fuel supply was currently not sufficiently resilient."With only a single supply chain for jet fuel, a single point of failure at any point along that chain can cause a complete disruption of supply to Auckland Airport."There is limited storage near the airport to provide cover for an outage and the number of days of cover that storage provides is decreasing as the daily demand for jet fuel grows."This means our vulnerability is increasing."Parts of the supply chain would not be able to meet basic demand in a few years' time, let alone recover from, or provide resilience, during any significant outage.The report concluded there was a need to invest in further infrastructure without delay.This was to ensure that capacity in the supply chain near the airport will be able to meet the increasing demand, and there was sufficient cover for an outage."Ideally, the industry would develop a second permanent supply chain," it said.The report also called for a new National Fuel Emergency Plan, and for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to take a leadership role.Current fuel supply chain infrastructure was largely owned or controlled by the three major fuel companies: BP, Mobil and Z Energy. The 2017 incident exposed major holes in this infrastructure.Dr Nirmal Nair, from Auckland University's Department of Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering, said the fuel rupture incident "brought into focus the relative blase and unprepared attitude of successive New Zealand governments towards formulating a serious national fuel emergency policy"."The national supply situation appears to be not adequately addressed," Nair said.University of Auckland Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Tava Olsen said the report findings were "important but not surprising".The report called for a new National Fuel Emergency Plan. File photo / Michael Cunningham"The creation of the national fuel emergency plan seems overdue . . . hopefully they will look at Whenuapai as a potential back-up site for Auckland jet fuel rather than expecting the commercial companies to shoulder all back-up responsibilities."The report found it "was lucky" that the rupture happened when and where it did."The location was easy to access and not in a highly populate...

On this episode Matt and Jon discuss the final season premiere of Game of Thrones, the first two episodes of Fosse/Verdon, Matt reviews the season finale of The Magicians and more! Jon’s blog: https://thecollectiveexamplesofnerdery.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonwahizzle https://twitter.com/mattlovestv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/damnthattelevision/ Matt's show The Drop: A Pop Culture Mix Tape: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedropwsca/ Livestream, Sundays 6 - 8 PM EST: http://wscafm.org/listen-live/

Säsongspremiären av Game of Thrones S8. Jenny berättar om alla gånger hon grinade och Johannes om alla scener han hatade. Också: björn med nunchackas, mindre kända Umbers, vem av the white walkers som är glasögonsmurfen i gänget, hur heta smeder egentligen är. Cerseis barnsligaste ögonblick. Johannes jämför Jons relationer med sina egna. Jenny blir lite tjock i rösten när hon pratar om Jaime.

JP and Bob speak with their first international guest, the Bishop of Memes, Bishop Richard Umbers.  +Umbers, a New Zealand native, is an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. From monopoly to Matthew Kelly, Opus Dei to Popular Culture, the guys discuss a bit of everything. Follow Bishop Umbers: Twitter Facebook  

Todd Dexheimer purchases and syndicates multifamily apartments in emerging markets. He specializes in buying distressed properties, renovating and repositioning them.   The guys talk about getting over the fear of the first deal and never giving up when waiting for the right deal to come along. Todd explains the creative ways he got into his first multifamily deal and his strategies with all of the properties he currently owns.   This podcast is all about getting out of your comfort zone! top 10 -I'ma mentality -Is college worth it? -Draining the bank account -Refi and roll -Passive income -Persistence -Creating value -It's never the perfect time to buy -Affordability -And much more   ​Contact Todd: todd@venturedproperties.com​ www.venturedproperties.com Pillars of Wealth Creation Podcast Invest with Jake & Gino: Create an Account - Rand Partners   Email gino@jakeandgino.com a screenshot of your Itunes review of the Wheelbarrow Profits podcast and Gino will send you a FREE copy of the Wheelbarrow Profits Book!     Check out the podcast for iTunes: iTunes Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-gino/id1025080737?mt=2 Check out the podcast for Android: RSS FEED - http://jakeandgino.libsyn.com/rss Thanks so much for joining us again. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post! Also, please leave an honest review for our Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely important to our show and help in our rankings. Please leave a review if you find value in our show! If you have any questions, please email me at gino@jakeandgino.com If you would like to partner or invest with Jake & Gino, please fill out this form: Investor Form - https://invest.randpartnersllc.com/accounts/register/  

Surge caught up with Issy Allen & Katie Umbers of the Southampton Ladies Lacrosse 1sts following their 15-7 victory against Portsmouth at Varsity 2018, to hear their reaction on the game.

SPECIAL GUEST: KATE UMBERS (WSU) Stop murdering invertebrates. OK? Good. Dr Kate Umbers is an animal behaviour expert from Western Sydney University who is fighting to make sure that invertebrates are recognised as the wonderful creatures they are. In an interview with In Situ Science she says that perhaps the arts are the best way of teaching people about the majesty of the other 99% of the animal kingdom. By forming meaningful relationships between people and invertebrates, we can start appreciating them as things other than the creepy, crawly stereotypes they have been given. Kate along with 29 other women across Australia is a ‘Superstar of STEM’, recognised by Science and Technology Australia for their contribution to science. These superstars are acting as role models to increase the representation of women in science. We talk about her experiences with the Superstars of STEM initiative as well as her breakthrough role on Romper Room as a child. Follow Kate on Twitter @kateumbers and find out more about her research at www.kateumbers.com Find out more about the Superstars of STEM scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au at or check out #SUPERSTARSOFSTEM Find out more at www.insituscience.com Follow us on twitter @insituscience Follow us on Instagram  http://instagram.com/insituscience  Like us on Facebook Music: ‘Strange Stuff’ by Sonic Wallpaper - www.sonicwallpaper.bandcamp.com  

Is it ever OK to slaughter your family’s enemies in pursuit of revenge? Should you kick your enemies’ children out of their ancestral homes? Is it better to be feared or loved? Should you follow a religion known for its penchant for human burnt sacrifices, even if it seems to be the “right” one? Hopefully, these aren’t questions you’re pondering. But if you’re a character in the HBO show Game of Thrones, these philosophical dilemmas are an unavoidable part of life. As you can imagine, life sucks in the fictional land of Westeros. But that’s all the more reason why the characters need philosophy. And since our own world sucks only slightly less, it’s just as much a reason for the rest of us to examine the philosophical questions of Game of Thrones as well. As far out from our daily experience as these questions appear on the surface, they aren’t too different from the main problems of human existence. In this first episode, we discuss the many philosophical themes in episode 1 of season 7 of the show, which aired in July of this year. Is it cool to kill off people in revenge? When, if ever, is revenge appropriate? What is the relationship between revenge and justice? – Arya and the Freys  Should you judge people as individuals or members of collectives? Should you show mercy to your enemies? – Sansa + Jon with the Umbers and Karstarks  Is Machiavelli’s philosophy of power right? Is it better to be feared than loved? Is goodness naive? – Cersei and Jamie’s conversation  How can a god be good + all-knowing + all-powerful in a world of suffering? What can we say about the gods of Westeros compared to “real-world” religions? – Sandor Clegane and the Brotherhood Without Banners  Can supernatural events happen? How would we know? What would they mean? – Sandor Clegane’s fire visions  Should a homeland or birthplace you’ve never seen have moral and psychological significance? – Daenarys and Dragonstone  What is the right way to think about the nature of time, legend, and history? Does history repeat itself? Are we at the end of history? When does the past fail to predict the future? – Samwell and the Archmaester 

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) Bishop Richard Umbers joins Matt and Marina on the podcast this week, covering everything from making the mistake of asking the Lord what He wants of us and the works of St. Josemaria Escriva, to Harambe inspiring the conversions of untold thousands by inspiring Bishop Umbers’ evangelizing via “pastoral memes.” It’s a good one this week, folks. FOLLOW twitter.com/BishopUmbersfacebook.com/BishopRichardUmbers patreon.com/mtncatholic twitter.com/mtncatholictwitter.com/MatthewJSewelltwitter.com/wherevershegoes   Listen below or on iTunes (or your fave podcast app).

The names of professional sports teams often have surprising histories -- like the baseball team name inspired by, of all things, trolley-car accidents. Plus, some questions to debate at your next barbecue: Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? And when exactly does dusk or dawn begin? Dictionary editors wrestle with such questions all the time, and it turns out that writing a definition is a lot harder than you think. Finally, a new word for your John Hancock: When you use your finger to sign an iPad, what do you call that electronic scribble? Plus, hang a Roscoe, Peck's Bad Boy, coming down the pike, sozzling, stroppy, grammagrams, and umbers. FULL DETAILS Try this riddle: You throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?   A caller from Los Angeles, California, wonders why we say hang a Roscoe for "turn right" when giving directions. This phrase, as well as hang a Louie, meaning "turn left," go back at least as far as the 1960's. These expressions are much like the military practice of using proper names for directional phrases in order to maintain clarity. Some people substitute the word bang for  hang, as in bang a Uey (or U-ee) for "make a U-turn." The phrase coming down the pike refers to something approaching or otherwise in the works. The original idea had to do with literally coming down a turnpike. In the late 19th century, Wisconsin newspaperman George Wilbur Peck wrote a series of columns about a fictional boy who was the personification of mischief. The popular character inspired stage and movie adaptations, and the term Peck's Bad Boy came to refer to someone similarly incorrigible. Quiz Guy John Chaneski tees up a trivia quiz about how sports teams got their names. For example, are the Cleveland Browns so named because one of their founders was named Paul Brown, or because of the orange-brown clay on the banks of the Cuyahoga River? A listener in Bayfield, Wisconsin, says her grandmother used to tell her to go sozzle in the bathtub. John Russell Bartlett's 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms defines the verb to sozzle this way: "to loll; to lounge; to go lazily or sluttishly about the house." A professional shoemaker in Columbiana, Ohio, wonders why the words cobbler and cobble have negative connotations, given that shoemaking is a highly skilled trade. The notion of cobbling something together in a haphazard or half-hearted way goes back to the days when a cobbler's task was more focused on mending shoes, rather than making them. But Grant quotes a passage from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which such a tradesman articulates the nobility of his profession: I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes; when they are in great danger, I recover them. As proper men as ever trod upon neat's leather have gone upon my handiwork. The slang term stroppy is an adjective meaning "annoying" or "difficult to deal with." It might be related to the similarly unpleasant word, obstreperous. If you simply read each letter aloud, you can see why O.U.Q.T.! U.R.A.B.U.T.! can be interpreted to mean "Oh, you cutie! You are a beauty!" A statement expressed that way with letters, numerals, or drawings is called a rebus, or, if it's solely expressed with letters and numerals, a grammagram. Great examples include the F.U.N.E.X.? ("Have you any eggs?") gag by the British comedy duo The Two Ronnies, and William Steig's book CDC? A door divided across the middle so that the bottom half stays closed while the top half opens is known as a Dutch door, a stable door, or a half-door. Some people informally call it a Mr. Ed door, named after a TV series popular in the 1960's about a talking horse named Mr. Ed who frequently stood behind such a door. Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? Why or why not? Is a burrito a sandwich? (A Massachusetts judge actually ruled on that question in 2006.) What about a veggie wrap? These kinds of questions about the limits and core meanings of various words are more complicated that you might think. Lexicographers try to tease out the answers when writing dictionary entries. Some people are using the word fingature to mean that scribble you do on an electronic pad when asked to sign for a credit card payment. A woman who grew up in Albuquerque recalls that when one of her schoolmates got in trouble, she and their peers would say ominously, Umbers! This slang term is apparently a hyperlocal version of similarly elongated exclamations like Maaaaaan! Or Burrrrrn! that youngsters use to call attention to another's faux pas. An Indianapolis, Indiana, listener says that his mother-in-law was asked by a child where she was going, would jokingly sing that she was going to the Turkey trot trot trot, across the lot, lot, lot, feeling fine, fine, fine until Thanksgiving time. Trouble. Trouble trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble on the double. Sounds like she was singing a version of the Turkey Trot Blues.   This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! 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Dr Kate Umbers chats about how humans and other animals animals perceive colour, all whilst baking an epic 12-banana banana bread. Kate is a zoologist from Western Sydney University with a passion for sharing the wonders of the natural world through research and exploration. Follow Kate on Twitter @quasicoherent Follow James on Twitter @jamohanlon To see behind the scenes of scientific discoveries check out www.insituscience.com and follow us on Twitter @insituscience Music: www.bensound.com

The names of professional sports teams often have surprising histories -- like the baseball team name inspired by, of all things, trolley-car accidents. Plus, some questions to debate at your next barbecue: Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? And when exactly does dusk or dawn begin? Dictionary editors wrestle with such questions all the time, and it turns out that writing a definition is a lot harder than you think. Finally, a new word for your John Hancock: When you use your finger to sign an iPad, what do you call that electronic scribble? Plus, hang a Roscoe, Peck's Bad Boy, coming down the pike, sozzling, stroppy, grammagrams, and umbers. FULL DETAILS Try this riddle: You throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?   A caller from Los Angeles, California, wonders why we say hang a Roscoe for "turn right" when giving directions. This phrase, as well as hang a Louie, meaning "turn left," go back at least as far as the 1960's. These expressions are much like the military practice of using proper names for directional phrases in order to maintain clarity. Some people substitute the word bang for  hang, as in bang a Uey (or U-ee) for "make a U-turn." The phrase coming down the pike refers to something approaching or otherwise in the works. The original idea had to do with literally coming down a turnpike. In the late 19th century, Wisconsin newspaperman George Wilbur Peck wrote a series of columns about a fictional boy who was the personification of mischief. The popular character inspired stage and movie adaptations, and the term Peck's Bad Boy came to refer to someone similarly incorrigible. Quiz Guy John Chaneski tees up a trivia quiz about how sports teams got their names. For example, are the Cleveland Browns so named because one of their founders was named Paul Brown, or because of the orange-brown clay on the banks of the Cuyahoga River? A listener in Bayfield, Wisconsin, says her grandmother used to tell her to go sozzle in the bathtub. John Russell Bartlett's 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms defines the verb to sozzle this way: "to loll; to lounge; to go lazily or sluttishly about the house." A professional shoemaker in Columbiana, Ohio, wonders why the words cobbler and cobble have negative connotations, given that shoemaking is a highly skilled trade. The notion of cobbling something together in a haphazard or half-hearted way goes back to the days when a cobbler's task was more focused on mending shoes, rather than making them. But Grant quotes a passage from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which such a tradesman articulates the nobility of his profession: I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes; when they are in great danger, I recover them. As proper men as ever trod upon neat's leather have gone upon my handiwork. The slang term stroppy is an adjective meaning "annoying" or "difficult to deal with." It might be related to the similarly unpleasant word, obstreperous. If you simply read each letter aloud, you can see why O.U.Q.T.! U.R.A.B.U.T.! can be interpreted to mean "Oh, you cutie! You are a beauty!" A statement expressed that way with letters, numerals, or drawings is called a rebus, or, if it's solely expressed with letters and numerals, a grammagram. Great examples include the F.U.N.E.X.? ("Have you any eggs?") gag by the British comedy duo The Two Ronnies, and William Steig's book CDC? A door divided across the middle so that the bottom half stays closed while the top half opens is known as a Dutch door, a stable door, or a half-door. Some people informally call it a Mr. Ed door, named after a TV series popular in the 1960's about a talking horse named Mr. Ed who frequently stood behind such a door. Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? Why or why not? Is a burrito a sandwich? (A Massachusetts judge actually ruled on that question in 2006.) What about a veggie wrap? These kinds of questions about the limits and core meanings of various words are more complicated that you might think. Lexicographers try to tease out the answers when writing dictionary entries. Some people are using the word fingature to mean that scribble you do on an electronic pad when asked to sign for a credit card payment. A woman who grew up in Albuquerque recalls that when one of her schoolmates got in trouble, she and their peers would say ominously, Umbers! This slang term is apparently a hyperlocal version of similarly elongated exclamations like Maaaaaan! Or Burrrrrn! that youngsters use to call attention to another's faux pas. An Indianapolis, Indiana, listener says that his mother-in-law was asked by a child where she was going, would jokingly sing that she was going to the Turkey trot trot trot, across the lot, lot, lot, feeling fine, fine, fine until Thanksgiving time. Trouble. Trouble trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble on the double. Sounds like she was singing a version of the Turkey Trot Blues.   This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time: Email: words@waywordradio.org Phone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673 London +44 20 7193 2113 Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771 Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate Site: http://waywordradio.org/ Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/ Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/ Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/ Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2016, Wayword LLC.

Warrnambool Greyhounds Fiona Umbers speaks to Andrew Kuuse about their upcoming meeting

This month I find out that animals should be careful when choosing a mate, picking a partner that matches them in quality, else they might face an early grave! I discover that a mutation in a taste receptor gene has helped macaques in Japan to become thieves. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Kate Umbers from the University of Western Sydney, who works on a variety of topics, mainly related to understanding the mechanisms, functions and evolution of biological colouration. She tells me what sparked her interest in becoming a scientist. Download the MP3A Japanese Macaque munching on fruit (image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gingiber/)Quicklinks: Becky Kilner's Burying Beetle Lab Burying Beetle paper in eLife Japanese Macaque taste receptor paper in PLOS OneKate Umbers' lab page