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European leaders are set to gather this week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine. This comes as concerns are growing that the US is moving ahead with Russia on peace talks that will lock out the continent. UK PM Sir Keir Starmer says it is a "once-in-a-generation moment for our national security." UK Correspondent Gavin Gray joins the show to discuss the summit, as well as the adventurous cat that had to be collected from London Waterloo station after tripping 30km away. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attention polling geeks, politics geeks and students of the world ... what can Taylor Swift tell us about the world of politics? How about Beyoncé? And, sticking with a pop theme, how about Waterloo? Naomi Smith returns with the second part of her festive Poll The Other One special, this time with Focaldata chief research officer James Kanagasooriam who, as well as being heroically knowledgeable about all things polling, also coined the phrase Red Wall. Yes, *that* Red Wall. This episode is absolutely chocka with fascinating insights and, as a bonus, it will equip you to drop the following phrases into your political discourse: race depolarisation; zero-sum thinking; culture-nomics. If that's too geeky-sounding, there's also stuff about Waterloo Station's liberal clientele, the Democrats' religious vacuum and Keir Starmer's sandcastle. I know, the sandcastle has hooked you. ‘Across the West, no political parties seem to do what they say on the tin.' 'Zero-sum thinking was a really interesting trend that came out of this year … if I do well, you do badly.‘ ‘It's a very powerful tool, optimism.' ‘The Lib Dem vote just follows a trainline out of London.' ‘Politicians now know, irrespective of their ideology, that at the end of their four or five years they have to have grown the economy.' Show Notes Subscribe to James's splendid Substack, The Political Whiteboard Check out Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated, a recent paper co-authored by Works In Progress founder Ben Southwood Want more Quiet Riot? Find us on Facebook and Twitter as @quietriotpod and on Bluesky. Click here for your Bluesky starter pack. Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com. Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com . ***If you can afford to, please sponsor us at ko-fi.com/quietriotpod ... it means a lot to us :-) *** With Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell – in cahoots with Sandstone Global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the "We Are T1D" podcast, the most authentic Type 1 Diabetes show around! In this episode, Mike and Jack catch up on their action-packed week, full of laughter, relatable stories, and unforgettable moments. From Jack's graffiti escapades in South Bank, London, to Mike's heartwarming day watching his son Riley try spray painting for the first time, this episode is a whirlwind of fun and insight. Join the duo as they navigate the bustling Waterloo Station, share a hilarious encounter on the train, and open up about the everyday challenges and victories of living with T1D. From handling hypo episodes and tackling timing in range to understanding the highs and lows of glucose management, this episode is packed with honest conversations and relatable experiences for the entire T1D community. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Jack's Fun-Filled Weekend in London 04:40 - Awkward Injection Moment: Woman Gives a Disapproving Look 07:30 - From Jamie to Ashleigh: Watching Riding Progress Week by Week 10:32 - Riley's First Graffiti Experience: Proud Dad Moment 11:05 - Mike Celebrates 71 Days Alcohol-Free: A Personal Victory 14:39 - Zoe Encourages Jack to Explore Graffiti Art 16:26 - Managing His T1D Symptoms This Week 19:20 - Time in Range: T1D Challenges 23:17 - Struggling with Multiple Lows: Navigating a Tough Day 26:14 - Considers Quitting His Job to Pursue Social Media 29:33 - Is Sugared Chewing Gum a treat for hypo's? 31:23 - Community/Listener Wins 37:05 - The Cure Debate: Would You Choose to End Type 1 Diabetes? 40:02 - Mike Reflects on Misjudgments: When You Think You're Right but You're Wrong Tune in now to feel like you're part of the conversation, and don't forget to submit your stories and wins! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to help others find the podcast. Follow The Podcast https://www.instagram.com/wearet1d Follow Mike https://www.instagram.com/t1d_mike Follow Jack https://www.instagram.com/t1d_jack Share your stories at https://wearet1d.com New episodes are released every Sunday & Wednesday PS. If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, please go to the website https://wearet1d.com/guest-booking and fill out the form. Stay tuned for more listener stories and community wins!  

可以搜索公号【璐璐的英文小酒馆】或者添加【luluxjg2】咨询课程or加入社群，查看文稿和其他精彩内容哦~The Reigate Squires Sherlock Holmes was sick. The great detective had been working too hard lately. For two whole months, he had been busy with his latest case, working over fifteen hours a day, and it had made him very tired and weak. As his doctor and closest friend, I told him he needed a break. It was April in the year 1887, and I thought a week of spring sunshine in the countryside would be good for him. My old friend Colonel Hayter had bought a house near Reigate in Surrey and had said we could visit anytime. This was the perfect time to accept his offer. Holmes, luckily, didn't need much convincing, and on the morning of April 25, we left our Baker Street home for Waterloo Station. By the middle of the afternoon, we had arrived at the colonel's house. After dinner, while Holmes rested on the sofa, the colonel showed me his collection of weapons from the Afghan War, where we had met. "By the way," he said suddenly, "I think I'll take one of these pistols upstairs with me tonight in case of a break-in." "A break-in?" I exclaimed. "Yes! We had an incident not far from here last Monday. Burglars broke into the house of a local businessman named Acton. They didn't do much damage, but the burglars are still free, and one can't be too careful." Holmes, who I thought was asleep, opened one eye. "Did they leave any clues?" he asked. "Not that I know of," said Hayter. "It was a very minor burglary, not worth your attention, Mr. Holmes. The thieves ransacked the library. They made a mess, breaking open drawers and pulling things off shelves. All they took was a book, two candlesticks, a paperweight, a small clock, and a ball of string." "What a strange mix of items!" I said. "They probably grabbed the first things they saw," said Hayter. "The local police should learn something from that list," Holmes said, sitting up straighter on the sofa. "To me, it seems clear that ..." I held up my hand. "You're here to rest, my friend. I don't want you getting involved in another problem right now." Holmes shrugged and sighed, and we changed the topic to something less serious. But my attempts to make this a relaxing trip failed because peaceful Reigate suddenly became a crime scene. The next morning, we were eating breakfast when Hayter's butler ran in looking very worried. "Have you heard the news, sir?" he gasped. "At the Cunninghams'?" "Another burglary?" asked the colonel, his coffee cup in mid-air. "Murder, sir!" The colonel whistled. "By Jove! Who was killed, the father or the son?" "Neither, sir. It was William, their coachman. Shot through the heart, sir." "Who shot him?" "The burglar, sir. Then he ran away and got away. He had just broken through the side door when William arrived and confronted him. William died trying to protect his master's property." "What time was this?" asked Hayter. "Around midnight, sir." "We'll visit this morning to offer our sympathies," said the colonel, sitting back down to his breakfast.

Once again I am at London Waterloo station reporting on another strike by members of the Aslef union. But as a third summer of strikes by train drivers belonging to Aslef begins, a glimmer of hope for an end to the conflict. Negotiations with rail firms could shortly resume after a year. Union boss Mick Whelan tells me a ‘relatively' clean pay deal could end the dispute.This podcast is free, as is the travel newsletter from The Independent. Sign up for it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Seann Walsh, Paul Mccaffrey & Showbiz Mikey moan about Paul's altercation at Waterloo Station and Seann's frustration with losing phone chargers. Please Subscribe, Rate & Review What you've just heard is just a 15 minute snippet of our full episodes that can be accessed by signing up to our Patreon, There is over 160 hours of WUYN extended episodes to listen to PLUS as a patron you have early access to guest episodes, merch discounts, Patreon chat , the ability to send in voice notes and much more!! please make use of a free trial or sign up to be a full member at https://www.patreon.com/wuyn Follow us on Instagram: @whatsupsetyounow @Seannwalsh @paulmccaffreycomedian @mike.j.benwel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode Seann Walsh, Paul Mccaffrey & Showbiz Mikey moan about Paul's altercation at Waterloo Station and Seann's frustration with losing phone chargers. Please Subscribe, Rate & Review What you've just heard is just a 15 minute snippet of our full episodes that can be accessed by signing up to our Patreon, There is over 160 hours of WUYN extended episodes to listen to PLUS as a patron you have early access to guest episodes, merch discounts, Patreon chat , the ability to send in voice notes and much more!! please make use of a free trial or sign up to be a full member at https://www.patreon.com/wuyn Follow us on Instagram: @whatsupsetyounow @Seannwalsh @paulmccaffreycomedian @mike.j.benwel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The origins of modern death Let's face it – nobody did death like the Victorians. From Highgate Cemetery to the high drama of seances, from Jack the Ripper to Madame Blavatsky, from Waterloo Station to Brookwood Cemetery (there was an actual train!) the Victorians invented our modern response to death, its iconography and its – yes – romance. The advent of industrialisation and the explosive expansion of the great cities had created an unprecedented problem – too many corpses, with all the squalor and disease that came with them. But alongside the practical requirements of disposal there was an increasingly sentimental attitude to the dear departed. For the Victorians, the … Continue reading →

According to People,Williame departed the event around 8:30 pm. It wasn't until midnight—or roughly five p.m. Pacific time—that Harry started his informal video call with the night's award winners. Against a backdrop featuring a wood-paneled ceiling, Harry expressed he was 'seriously impressed' by their efforts and made light of the late hour. 'Enjoy the rest of your evening, if that's your plan,' he quipped in footage shared on his and Meghan's website. 'Don't get into too much trouble if you're continuing on. And thank you very much for inspiring so many others while also safeguarding my mother's legacy. I truly appreciate it.'"Yusuf Ben-Tarifite described the night to The Telegraph.William gave a speech at the Science Museum at 7 pm, where he also distributed awards.After the ceremony, the winners had to travel back to their hotel near Waterloo Station, nearly five miles away, for a video conference with Prince Harry, which occurred between midnight and 1 am.As for the late appearance, perhaps Harry didn't want to overshadow Meghan's launch of her marmalade stand by honoring his mother.

On Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, Israel agrees to a proposal for a ceasefire in the Middle East, which is being presented to Hamas. Nick speaks with Housing Minister Lee Rowley about plans for social housing. ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan joins live from the picket line at Waterloo Station as train drivers start a five-day strike. All of this and more on the Nick Ferrari Whole Show Podcast.

Hey gang,Join Keri and Matthew this week as they wander through Waterloo Station in search of a pub called The Bell.It WILL make sense once you listen.Go see Ryan (Our Lee) as Prince Charming in Cinderella : https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/darlingtonpantomime?fbclid=PAAaZkJlX0KgZQJo2_hn6z_KQS0CWSyDIkwqnSKmFdPdUPJ2aR57hyqhmXf0kTo help us out with a lovely worded 5 star review hit the link below. Then scroll down to ‘Ratings and Reviews' and a little further below that is ‘Write a Review' (this is so much nicer than just tapping the stars

On Monday the 25th of February 1935 at 2:30pm, an unusual parcel arrived at Platform 19 of Waterloo Station. At 21 inches long, 9 inches wide and deep and weighing close to two stone, the train's cleaner found a severed paid of legs. And although to some this was just a piece of lost property, it would lead to one of the strangest criminal investigations in the Met Police's history.Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For links click hereTo subscribe via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visit Niagara USA has purchased billboard space at Waterloo Station in London to advertise Niagara Falls. People watching on DAZN and SkySports will also see a 30-second commercial for the world wonder.

As we open the book of Chapter V, we find ourselves in the familiarity of our protagonists' modest lodgings - midst the amiable tussle between sleep and wakefulness, laziness and ambition, framed against the tick-tock silence of a lazy morning. Our protagonists, in a trifecta of unabashed nonchalance, totter under the weight of early-start broken promises.Gentle snores of slumber give way to barbed exchanges, as veils of camaraderie lift to reveal threads of resentment and recrimination, all strung together by the sweet symphony of George's fanfare-like snore. What follows is a flurry of activity, accentuated by the acerbic humour that has been a constant companion from the beginning of our tale. Our heroes' disdain for the weather forecast, the futile preparation, the eccentricity of the luggage and the wonderfully humorous, slapstick-like confusion at the Waterloo Station, could be the perfect antidote for your daily weariness. It's a tale of slippers utilised as a wake-up call, of barometric devices bordering on the obstinate, of odd thoughts on the waste of time, of errand boys and eccentric passengers, of confounding trains and the quintessential English romanticism of a boat, patiently awaiting its sojourn. 

Ever wondered about the fascinating history of London's transport system or the secrets of Waterloo Station? Curiosity piqued? Jump aboard this intriguing journey as I take you on a tour of London's transport system, from the iconic Underground, enveloped in its rich history, to the innovative Superloop project. Get ready to navigate the evolution of the Underground, from its humble beginnings with gas-lit wooden carriages to the modern, state-of-the-art structure it is today. Are you confused about London's payment systems - the Oyster Card and contactless payments? Let me simplify this for you. I weigh the pros and cons of both, discussing everything from the reusability of the Oyster Card to the unlimited travel benefits of the Travel Card. I also delve into the nuances of contactless payment methods and how it affects foreign-issued cards, empowering you with the knowledge to make the best decision for your London travels.Our journey doesn't end there! We stroll through the beautiful English gardens in London and uncover the mystery of Waterloo Station, including the significance of the yellow card reader. Trust me, the secrets I reveal will make you see London and its transport system in a whole new light. So, fasten your seatbelts, and let's set off on this unforgettable journey through the heart of London's transport history and future. Don't miss it!The London Pass - Your key to the city The London All-Inclusive Pass. Save up to 50% on top London attractions every day of your trip.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showGOT QUESTIONS ABOUT LONDON?Send me your question(s) for a chance to be answered live.Whatsapp: +44 7700 1822 99 (Text & Voice)E-Mail: hello@londonasked.comWeb: https://londonasked.com/ask FOLLOW MEFacebook: @londonaskedInstagram: @londonaskedTwitter: @londonasked JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUPhttps://facebook.com/groups/londonasked LEAVE A REVIEWPlease leave a review wherever you're listening to this podcast. PRE-ORDER the London Asked and Answered: Your Comprehensive Travel Guide Book or eBookhttps://guided.london/book © 2023 London Asked and Answered; Sascha Berninger Ready to dive into the ultimate London adventure? Subscribe now to unlock exclusive content and join us in uncovering the city's best-kept secrets, insider tips, and unforgettable experiences. Don't miss out on the journey of a lifetime – hit that subscribe button and let's explore London together! https://plus.acast.com/s/london-asked-and-answered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rail disarray once again, as most lines into Britain's busiest railway station are closed from the start of the morning rush hour. Why – and what's being done about it?This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday nightBut I am so lazy, don't want to wander, I stay at home at nightBut I don't feel afraid, as long as I gaze on Waterloo SunsetI am in paradiseEvery day I look at the world from my windowBut chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo Sunset's fine"I can't promise you a Waterloo Sunset but I can guarantee a musical paradise for at least 2 Hours. Please join me along with John Batdorf & James Lee Stanley, XTC, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Return To Forever, Nilsson, Al Stewart, Sarah McLachlan, Tufano & Giamerese, Richie Havens, Frank Sinatra, Gabor Szabo, Connie Francis, Chuck Mangione, Al Kooper, Steely Dan, Bobby Rydell, Simon & Garfunkel, The Doors, Brenda Lee, The Kinks, Paul Anka, Yes, Al DiMeola, Traffic and Peter Gabriel...

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London's VAULT Festival was founded in 2012 by Andy George and Mat Burtcher in the tunnels under Waterloo Station. The lockdown due to the COVID pandemic came during the 2020 festival and resulted in the cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 festivals, but the programme has now been announced for a big return in January 2023. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to VAULT's Director and co-founder Andy George about the principles and criteria for the festival programme, it's humble beginnings ten years ago, survival over three years of COVID and highlights of the 2023 event, plus he comes up with an interesting metaphor for creating theatre taken from Wallace and Gromit. VAULT Festival 2023 takes place in various venues around Waterloo from 24 January to 19 March featuring more than 500 theatre, comedy, cabaret and late-night shows.

"Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, Every Friday nightBut I am so lazy, don't want to wander, I stay at home at nightBut I don't feel afraid, As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunsetI am in paradise..."Please join me in our Musical Paradise this afternoon before the Sun sets on the Sunday Edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing on 885 The SoCal Sound. Joining us are David Bowie, Mark Knopfler, The Doors, Bert Sommer, Procol Harum, Mountain, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Grateful Dead, Paul & Linda McCartney, Styx, The Beatles, Donovan,  The Rolling Stones, The Who, Traffic, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Lind, Grand Funk Railroad and Peter Gabriel.

For those interested in obtaining a copy of Contested Heritage Removing Art From Land and Historic Buildings by Richard Harwood QC, Catherine Dobson and David Sawtell, please visit the publisher's website and use code P8W4VZ for a 10% discount.Show Notes:00:00 overview of Contested Heritage – Removing Art From Land and Historic Buildings2:10 Lucien Freud mural of flower; removed from a house that was a listed building3:14 Rustat Memorial plaque at Jesus College chapel4:20 Emily Gould introductory comments5:00 What is meant by contested heritage5:50 co-authors Catherine Dobson and David Sawtell6:00 dispute over public memorialization of certain person or events 8:20 question of whether a work is part of a building, who owns it, to what extent it's subject to listed building control9:05 Dill case10:15 Dill involves pair of 18th C. lead urns produced by Flemish sculptor John van Nost and placed on limestone piers in Wrest Park12:00 2015 local planning authority learn urns are not at Idlicote House and issue enforcement notice for their return17:20 regulatory issues, export licensing 17:50 property ownership19:00 Old Flo case19:30 London Borough of Tower Hamlets v. London Borough of Bromley19:40 Henry Moore statue Draped Seated Woman21:20 purpose of annexation 27:00 listed building control28:00 main considerations for authorities faced with application for removal of contested statue or other memorial or work of art29:00 for listed buildings, strong presumption in favour of building to protect special architectural or historic interest 30:00 Public Sector Equality Duty31:00 Jen Reid statute appeal32:35 Rustat Memorial case 37:40 Colston case 38:40 Colston – late 17th C. deputy governor of the Royal African Company that ran slave trade and benefactor of Bristol40:45 ‘Colston 4' trial – individuals charged with criminal damage and acquitted41:00 acquittal now on appeal by Attorney General's reference on lawfulness of some lines of defence run, including question of right to freedom of expression and extent that can justify attacking property41:45 ‘retain and explain' policy43:10 changes to planning and listed building procedures 44:35 Cecil Rhodes statues and other memorials in Oxford46:35 another Rhodes commemorative plaque in Oxford recently listed by Secretary of State 46:45 increased public awareness about these issues 47:15 Arts education charity, Art UK recent catalogue of 13,500 British public sculpture - only 2% commemorate people of colour48:35 public art 49:45 Old Flo example of post-war public authority support for public art50:00 developers recently encouraged to include public art, e.g., Desert Quartet Sculptures by Dame Elisabeth Frink placed in back of Worthing shopping center and now a listed building51:50 Ulster Defence Regiment memorial in Lisburn, N. Ireland includes a female 53:00 National Windrush Monument in Waterloo Station commemorates arrival of Caribbean migrants after WWII54:20 political issues about colonialism and empire involved with cultural heritage disputeTo view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast, please call 1.929.260.4942 or email Stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. © Stephanie Drawdy [2022]

English champion Sally Brock talks about hand records, team uniforms, and playing bridge during rush hour on a platform at Waterloo Station. Plus, she shares her top tip for developing players. But first, we kibitz!Sally Brock's bio at the English Bridge Union.Sally is also a bridge journalist and author. Get 20% off Leading Questions in Bridge at the Bridge Shop with coupon code: sorrypartner (valid from 8/11-8/19). Also available at other retailers.Send your bridge stories and comments to sorrypartnerpodcast@gmail.com.Or @sorrypartnerpodcast on Instagram.Or send us a VOICE MESSAGE at www.speakpipe.com/SorryPartnerPodcast (it's FREE!).Please consider supporting the show at Patreon: SORRY, PARTNER/PATREONLooking for some Sorry, Partner SWAG? Check out the Sorry, Partner Merch StoreJoin our MAILING LIST here.These links are also available on our website: sorrypartner.comAnd if you have a bridge-playing friend who is not yet listening to podcasts in the car, on walks, or while doing the dishes, why not show them how easy it is -- and start with SORRY, PARTNER on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/sorry-partner. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Lutz chats to Paul Burke about his new novel LONDON IN BLACK, dystopian murder mysteries, London's past, thriller pace, Cleopatra's Needle and a guest appearance by Jack's Mum's cat.LONDON IN BLACK: THE ATTACKS WON'T STOP. NEITHER WILL SHE.LONDON 2027Terrorists deploy London Black, a highly sophisticated nerve gas, at Waterloo Station. For ten percent of the population - the ‘Vulnerables' - exposure means near-certain death. Only a lucky few survive.LONDON 2029Copy-cat strikes plague the city, its Vulnerable inhabitants kept safe by regular Boost injections. As the anniversary of the first attacks draws near, DI Lucy Stone, a guilt-ridden Vulnerable herself, is called to investigate a gruesome murder of a scientist. Her investigation soon unearths the possibility that he was working on an antidote – one that Lucy desperately needs, as her Boosts become less and less effective.But is the antidote real? And can Lucy solve the case before her Boosts stop working?JACK LUTZ lives in London with his wife and daughter. He is fascinated by the city he calls home and loves to read about and explore it; The idea for this book came to him while changing trains on the Tube. London in Black is his first novel.RecommendationsFive Minds - Guy Morpuss (Viper)The Adventures of Isobel - Candas Jane Dorsey (Pushkin Press)Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrime TimePaul Burke writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network.

Daniel Nour was last night named Young Australian of the Year.   Daniel was leaving Waterloo Station in London and saw a crowd gathering – he thought it was a busker.  It was a homeless man having a seizure, and it changed his life.   Daniel has been named as one of our Young Australians of the Year after establishing Street Side Medics, a medical service for the homeless.   This is an inspiring story of a young man, who arrived with his family from Egypt as a boy.  He has changed so many lives, and it's just the beginning of his amazing contribution to the nation he now calls home.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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“When you've got a relationship with a writer who just gets what you're up to… You just have the feeling that I can be really funny in this.” NIGEL PLANER is an actor, singer, songwriter, and author - amongst many other attributes - and is forever associated with his role as Neil in the 1980s cult comedy series The Young Ones. Today we are talking about Nigel's latest book, Jeremiah Bourne In Time as he takes me on a backstreet alley tour of London between Waterloo Station and London Bridge, through pungent smells of skunk and wee, to reach those discreet parks, gardens and spaces that are very much a part of a Londoner's London, and form the backdrop to Jeremiah Bourne's time travel adventures. Nigel reflects on a London cafe where “The service would be glum and the tea would be real.” Nigel admits to getting obsessed with the idea that “we inherit memory - rather like birds fly south, how can they know how to? “ And, influenced by Rupert Sheldrake's ideas on morphic resonance (for which Sheldrake is criticised by many leading scientists as being a pseudoscience notion), Nigel has enthusiastically and imaginatively embraced the concept that you could inherit memory to travel in time, and his protagonist, a young 17-year old Jeremiah, travels between 1910 London, the present (2019), and an imagined future after, not one, but two digital meltdowns, while in search of his mother using memory as his mode of time travel. On our walk and talk, Nigel is observing London's history from a refreshing angle, while discussing the symbolism of Dr John Dee's black glass; the contradictory ideas of the New Age academics of 1910 from socialism to eugenics, nudism to necromancy, a present time of mobile phones, apps and step-family, and a future time post digital meltdown of vitrification and steam punk. “It's not your normal stand on a plinth and look grand, statue.” (Talking about John Keats's statue at Guy's Hospital) On a personal level, Nigel reveals why he loves playing “the baddie”, and what happened when he bunked off to India at 18 years old without a word to his parents and was “sick as a dog”. “It's not the easiest place to visit but it's absolutely thrilling.”   To find out more about Nigel Planer check out his… Website: https://nigelplaner.co.uk/ GET INVOLVED in The Time Shard Chronicles and make a PLEDGE at: https://unbound.com/books/jeremiah-bourne-in-time/ Twitter: @NigelPlaner1 Instagram: @nigelplaner1 Facebook: @nigelplanerofficial Dramatised audio version of Jeremiah Bourne in Time can be found on Amazon Audible OR at Big Finish Productions: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/jeremiah-bourne-in-time-1769 LISTEN to Nigel's spoken extracts from the book on Twitter, Instagram, OR at https://unbound.com/   To find out about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/   A big thanks to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!

S2 Ep 19. A tricky design challenge solved! All thanks to the scaly skin of the pangolin. Scales cover its body in an overlapping pattern, providing both flexibility and armour against attack. Architects copied this to create a glass roof for a famous British railway station, which meant the structure could fit into an oddly shaped location. Let us know what you think. #30Animals Get in touch: www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals

Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that he's confident the government will be able to lift the majority of the remaining coronavirus restrictions on face coverings, social distancing and working from home in England from 19 July. Nick Robinson spoke to Helen Whately, the care minister, as well as Stephen Reicher, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of St Andrews and advises the governments in England and Scotland. (Image: Commuters in Waterloo Station, Credit: Reuters)

Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel, found underneath the platforms and tracks of Waterloo Station, is London's largest legal graffiti wall at 300-metres in length. The site gained fame after famed British street artist, Banksy, held a street art festival called Cans Festival (a play on The Cannes Film Festival) in the tunnel. Banksy had recognised the potential of the tunnel which had formerly been used as an access road for taxis to pick up passengers from the Eurostar. From the 3rd-5th May 2008, forty street artists from around the world - including Blek le Rat, Ben Eine, Sten & Lex and Vexta - transformed the grimy tunnel into a street art haven. Graffiti and street art are legally permitted in the tunnel meaning that artists can create works without fear of getting arrested by police. This ever-changing gallery now attracts street art tourists and graffiti enthusiasts from around the world and   arches adjacent to the tunnel were recently transformed into bars and restaurants. The site was even home to a temporary cinema, The Lambeth Palace, to celebrate the release of Banksy's documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop in 2010. 

With Hal absent for a week, Robert turns to some British podcasters to help him tackle chapters seven and eight of The Kane Chronicles, The Throne of Fire. Tune in as Robert, Fran(Best Dam Camp Pod), and Owen (Through the Mist) talk about how Rick "Texas" Riordan has no idea how England works, how Robert forgets that Thomas the Tank Engine is a British show(much to Owen's anger and Fran's shock) and how Owen and Fran think that Liz, Emma, and Sadie are all chavs. Follow Owen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/through_mist/ Follow Fran on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bestdamcamppod?lang=en Follow Fran on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestdamcamppod/ Follow Fran on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJA5jf5VbixFult10RKU-ow Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiordanVersePod Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riordanversepod/ Follow Robert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamMemePage Follow Robert on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedammemepage/ Follow Ranpakoka, the artist of the icon: https://twitter.com/ranpakoka Follow Kobe, the composer of the theme song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei Email the show: intotheriordanverse@gmail.com

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Tom Mercer started selling his home-made oat smoothies to commuters at Waterloo Station in 2005 and has since grown Moma into a highly successful brand whose products include a very popular instant porridge, oat milk and the best-selling bircher muesli in the country.

On Monday 11th November a brand new series called Tables Turned will be launching. Yes another podcast to add to the hundreds of thousands out there. But I think this one is a little bit special. I admire the people who provide others with a platform when it’s never been more important to be able to do so and asking the right questions is at a premium. In a time when there is so much out there with podcasts, 24 hour TV, social media, streaming, gaming that is all calling for our attention. They are ones who make us care and bring us closer to the people whose stories need telling. This is my why. My name's Dan McLaren and this series I’ll be talking to people who I’ve got to know and admire to find out how they do it. What are the secrets to opening up those small windows into a life or a moment. Next Monday there will be not one but two new episodes celebrating those behind the microphone. David Speed and Adam Brazier from the no.1 business podcast, Creative Rebels. They launched in spectacular fashion in January this year with not one or two podcast, but FOUR and reached no.1 in the business podcast list on iTunes! They included huge guests including author/podcaster Emma Gannon, someone I already follow. Since then they've gone onto interview Reggie Yates, Toure and many others. I find out about how they went about launching a no.1 podcast (well worth taking notes!) and tips they've picked up about interviewing as they've been on this amazing journey. David Garrido, presenter on SkySports and La LIga podcast host. David is one of the nicest most chatty people you could hope to sit down with for an hour on a bank holiday in a bar at Waterloo Station! He has some fantastic stories from his time in radio and TV presenting including his first (and worst) interview with a famous then-Spurs player. It's been onwards and upwards since then. Between now and Christmas you can expect to hear from sports presenters including Faye Carruthers (who was at this year's Women's World Cup), passionate motorsport expert Alexandra Legioux, BBC Final Score voice, ex-Audioboom Head of Sports and now Sports Journalism lecturer Marc Webber, podcaster and long time friend who is becoming a great voice for sports graduates Ed Bowers.... and more to come. Make sure you subscribe on your platform of choice and give me a follow on @danielmclaren (Twitter) and @danieljmclaren (Instagram) and there is also a dedicated Instagram page for this podcast @TablesTurnedPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tablesturned/message

This is the concluding part of a TWO PART episode.On 2nd May 1924, Patrick Mahon was arrested after Police found a brown Gladstone bag in the left luggage kiosk of Waterloo Station containing a woman's bloodstained clothes and a ten inch cook's knife. But with Emily missing, very little evidence and her body destroyed, although her death looked accidental, the Police now had to prove that this was a murder. Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music by Controlled Insanity and Kai Engel, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed on the blog.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupClick here to access the weekly Murder Mile BlogsIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon PageAnd for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roma, the black and white Mexican film about a young domestic worker in Mexico City in the 1970s, won Best Film at the Baftas on Sunday and is up for the same at the Oscars. The film's producer, Gabriela Rodriguez, talks about the background to director Alfonso Cuarón's personal project which draws on his own childhood, and discusses their working relationship. The death has been announced of the acclaimed author Andrea Levy. Her fiction, including the Orange Prize-winning Small Island and the Man Booker-longlisted and recently televised The Long Song, chronicled the experience of generations from the Caribbean who lived through slavery and emigration. Her friend and fellow writer Louise Doughty pays tribute. The architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw's buildings include the Eden Project, the International Terminal at Waterloo Station and the National Space Centre in Leicester. He is one of a group of architects including Terry Farrell, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster who became the leading architects of the late 20th century not just in Britain but around the world. He discusses his long career in the week that he's been awarded the 2019 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Sarah JohnsonMain image: Roma Photo credit: Netflix

Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who reveals why he has a red painted head and blue horns for his first character-driven stand up show. Jodi Ann Bickley explains why she writes lovely letters to strangers in need – about 4,000 so far. After 65 years working at Waterloo Station, Don Buckley is thought to be Britain’s longest-serving railway worker. He enjoys helping people around the station and is so popular with passengers that one of them, Bernadette Porteous, wrote to tell us all about him. JP Devlin has been to meet him. Dan Aylward travelled to Lesotho as an economic advisor and ‘accidentally’ set up its national rugby squad. Carla Valentine’s interest in death and mystery began in childhood with reading Agatha Christie novels. She describes her role as a Mortician and Technical Curator at Bart’s Pathology Museum in London, where she looks after some 5,000 artefacts. The American Jazz singer and saxophonist Curtis Stigers chooses his Inheritance Tracks: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number by Steely Dan and Something To Love by Jason Isbell. Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland

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Here we are for episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE and Paul and Yeti Uncle John are heading home via Waterloo Station and Paul shares with the listeners some recent conversations about writing and vintage pop music. There are also poems and we catch up with the regulars! Our special guests this time are Nick Goodman - with a couple of quick chats with Wifey Jo and Harry F. Thank you to Big Fatty for the use of a clip from Big Fatty Online # 2564. Our next episode, number 126 is a chat with another of the Pride48 team. Find out who next time! Do join us, won't you?! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it on the show. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. All content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2017. Episode 125 was recorded between 21st October and the 25th November 2017. 

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

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V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS     When I glance over my notes and records of the Sherlock Holmescases between the years '82 and '90, I am faced by so many whichpresent strange and interesting features that it is no easymatter to know which to choose and which to leave. Some, however,have already gained publicity through the papers, and others havenot offered a field for those peculiar qualities which my friendpossessed in so high a degree, and which it is the object ofthese papers to illustrate. Some, too, have baffled hisanalytical skill, and would be, as narratives, beginnings withoutan ending, while others have been but partially cleared up, andhave their explanations founded rather upon conjecture andsurmise than on that absolute logical proof which was so dear tohim. There is, however, one of these last which was so remarkablein its details and so startling in its results that I am temptedto give some account of it in spite of the fact that there arepoints in connection with it which never have been, and probablynever will be, entirely cleared up.The year '87 furnished us with a long series of cases of greateror less interest, of which I retain the records. Among myheadings under this one twelve months I find an account of theadventure of the Paradol Chamber, of the Amateur MendicantSociety, who held a luxurious club in the lower vault of afurniture warehouse, of the facts connected with the loss of theBritish barque "Sophy Anderson", of the singular adventures of theGrice Patersons in the island of Uffa, and finally of theCamberwell poisoning case. In the latter, as may be remembered,Sherlock Holmes was able, by winding up the dead man's watch, toprove that it had been wound up two hours before, and thattherefore the deceased had gone to bed within that time--adeduction which was of the greatest importance in clearing up thecase. All these I may sketch out at some future date, but none ofthem present such singular features as the strange train ofcircumstances which I have now taken up my pen to describe.It was in the latter days of September, and the equinoctial galeshad set in with exceptional violence. All day the wind hadscreamed and the rain had beaten against the windows, so thateven here in the heart of great, hand-made London we were forcedto raise our minds for the instant from the routine of life andto recognise the presence of those great elemental forces whichshriek at mankind through the bars of his civilisation, likeuntamed beasts in a cage. As evening drew in, the storm grewhigher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child inthe chimney. Sherlock Holmes sat moodily at one side of thefireplace cross-indexing his records of crime, while I at theother was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea-stories untilthe howl of the gale from without seemed to blend with the text,and the splash of the rain to lengthen out into the long swash ofthe sea waves. My wife was on a visit to her mother's, and for afew days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters at BakerStreet."Why," said I, glancing up at my companion, "that was surely thebell. Who could come to-night? Some friend of yours, perhaps?""Except yourself I have none," he answered. "I do not encouragevisitors.""A client, then?""If so, it is a serious case. Nothing less would bring a man outon such a day and at such an hour. But I take it that it is morelikely to be some crony of the landlady's."Sherlock Holmes was wrong in his conjecture, however, for therecame a step in the passage and a tapping at the door. Hestretched out his long arm to turn the lamp away from himself andtowards the vacant chair upon which a newcomer must sit."Come in!" said he.The man who entered was young, some two-and-twenty at theoutside, well-groomed and trimly clad, with something ofrefinement and delicacy in his bearing. The streaming umbrellawhich he held in his hand, and his long shining waterproof toldof the fierce weather through which he had come. He looked abouthim anxiously in the glare of the lamp, and I could see that hisface was pale and his eyes heavy, like those of a man who isweighed down with some great anxiety."I owe you an apology," he said, raising his golden pince-nez tohis eyes. "I trust that I am not intruding. I fear that I havebrought some traces of the storm and rain into your snugchamber.""Give me your coat and umbrella," said Holmes. "They may resthere on the hook and will be dry presently. You have come up fromthe south-west, I see.""Yes, from Horsham.""That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe caps isquite distinctive.""I have come for advice.""That is easily got.""And help.""That is not always so easy.""I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes. I heard from Major Prendergasthow you saved him in the Tankerville Club scandal.""Ah, of course. He was wrongfully accused of cheating at cards.""He said that you could solve anything.""He said too much.""That you are never beaten.""I have been beaten four times--three times by men, and once by awoman.""But what is that compared with the number of your successes?""It is true that I have been generally successful.""Then you may be so with me.""I beg that you will draw your chair up to the fire and favour mewith some details as to your case.""It is no ordinary one.""None of those which come to me are. I am the last court ofappeal.""And yet I question, sir, whether, in all your experience, youhave ever listened to a more mysterious and inexplicable chain ofevents than those which have happened in my own family.""You fill me with interest," said Holmes. "Pray give us theessential facts from the commencement, and I can afterwardsquestion you as to those details which seem to me to be mostimportant."The young man pulled his chair up and pushed his wet feet outtowards the blaze."My name," said he, "is John Openshaw, but my own affairs have,as far as I can understand, little to do with this awfulbusiness. It is a hereditary matter; so in order to give you anidea of the facts, I must go back to the commencement of theaffair."You must know that my grandfather had two sons--my uncle Eliasand my father Joseph. My father had a small factory at Coventry,which he enlarged at the time of the invention of bicycling. Hewas a patentee of the Openshaw unbreakable tire, and his businessmet with such success that he was able to sell it and to retireupon a handsome competence."My uncle Elias emigrated to America when he was a young man andbecame a planter in Florida, where he was reported to have donevery well. At the time of the war he fought in Jackson's army,and afterwards under Hood, where he rose to be a colonel. WhenLee laid down his arms my uncle returned to his plantation, wherehe remained for three or four years. About 1869 or 1870 he cameback to Europe and took a small estate in Sussex, near Horsham.He had made a very considerable fortune in the States, and hisreason for leaving them was his aversion to the negroes, and hisdislike of the Republican policy in extending the franchise tothem. He was a singular man, fierce and quick-tempered, veryfoul-mouthed when he was angry, and of a most retiringdisposition. During all the years that he lived at Horsham, Idoubt if ever he set foot in the town. He had a garden and two orthree fields round his house, and there he would take hisexercise, though very often for weeks on end he would never leavehis room. He drank a great deal of brandy and smoked veryheavily, but he would see no society and did not want anyfriends, not even his own brother."He didn't mind me; in fact, he took a fancy to me, for at thetime when he saw me first I was a youngster of twelve or so. Thiswould be in the year 1878, after he had been eight or nine yearsin England. He begged my father to let me live with him and hewas very kind to me in his way. When he was sober he used to befond of playing backgammon and draughts with me, and he wouldmake me his representative both with the servants and with thetradespeople, so that by the time that I was sixteen I was quitemaster of the house. I kept all the keys and could go where Iliked and do what I liked, so long as I did not disturb him inhis privacy. There was one singular exception, however, for hehad a single room, a lumber-room up among the attics, which wasinvariably locked, and which he would never permit either me oranyone else to enter. With a boy's curiosity I have peepedthrough the keyhole, but I was never able to see more than such acollection of old trunks and bundles as would be expected in sucha room."One day--it was in March, 1883--a letter with a foreign stamplay upon the table in front of the colonel's plate. It was not acommon thing for him to receive letters, for his bills were allpaid in ready money, and he had no friends of any sort. 'FromIndia!' said he as he took it up, 'Pondicherry postmark! What canthis be?' Opening it hurriedly, out there jumped five littledried orange pips, which pattered down upon his plate. I began tolaugh at this, but the laugh was struck from my lips at the sightof his face. His lip had fallen, his eyes were protruding, hisskin the colour of putty, and he glared at the envelope which hestill held in his trembling hand, 'K. K. K.!' he shrieked, andthen, 'My God, my God, my sins have overtaken me!'"'What is it, uncle?' I cried."'Death,' said he, and rising from the table he retired to hisroom, leaving me palpitating with horror. I took up the envelopeand saw scrawled in red ink upon the inner flap, just above thegum, the letter K three times repeated. There was nothing elsesave the five dried pips. What could be the reason of hisoverpowering terror? I left the breakfast-table, and as Iascended the stair I met him coming down with an old rusty key,which must have belonged to the attic, in one hand, and a smallbrass box, like a cashbox, in the other."'They may do what they like, but I'll checkmate them still,'said he with an oath. 'Tell Mary that I shall want a fire in myroom to-day, and send down to Fordham, the Horsham lawyer.'"I did as he ordered, and when the lawyer arrived I was asked tostep up to the room. The fire was burning brightly, and in thegrate there was a mass of black, fluffy ashes, as of burnedpaper, while the brass box stood open and empty beside it. As Iglanced at the box I noticed, with a start, that upon the lid wasprinted the treble K which I had read in the morning upon theenvelope."'I wish you, John,' said my uncle, 'to witness my will. I leavemy estate, with all its advantages and all its disadvantages, tomy brother, your father, whence it will, no doubt, descend toyou. If you can enjoy it in peace, well and good! If you find youcannot, take my advice, my boy, and leave it to your deadliestenemy. I am sorry to give you such a two-edged thing, but I can'tsay what turn things are going to take. Kindly sign the paperwhere Mr. Fordham shows you.'"I signed the paper as directed, and the lawyer took it away withhim. The singular incident made, as you may think, the deepestimpression upon me, and I pondered over it and turned it everyway in my mind without being able to make anything of it. Yet Icould not shake off the vague feeling of dread which it leftbehind, though the sensation grew less keen as the weeks passedand nothing happened to disturb the usual routine of our lives. Icould see a change in my uncle, however. He drank more than ever,and he was less inclined for any sort of society. Most of histime he would spend in his room, with the door locked upon theinside, but sometimes he would emerge in a sort of drunken frenzyand would burst out of the house and tear about the garden with arevolver in his hand, screaming out that he was afraid of no man,and that he was not to be cooped up, like a sheep in a pen, byman or devil. When these hot fits were over, however, he wouldrush tumultuously in at the door and lock and bar it behind him,like a man who can brazen it out no longer against the terrorwhich lies at the roots of his soul. At such times I have seenhis face, even on a cold day, glisten with moisture, as though itwere new raised from a basin."Well, to come to an end of the matter, Mr. Holmes, and not toabuse your patience, there came a night when he made one of thosedrunken sallies from which he never came back. We found him, whenwe went to search for him, face downward in a littlegreen-scummed pool, which lay at the foot of the garden. Therewas no sign of any violence, and the water was but two feet deep,so that the jury, having regard to his known eccentricity,brought in a verdict of 'suicide.' But I, who knew how he wincedfrom the very thought of death, had much ado to persuade myselfthat he had gone out of his way to meet it. The matter passed,however, and my father entered into possession of the estate, andof some 14,000 pounds, which lay to his credit at the bank.""One moment," Holmes interposed, "your statement is, I foresee,one of the most remarkable to which I have ever listened. Let mehave the date of the reception by your uncle of the letter, andthe date of his supposed suicide.""The letter arrived on March 10, 1883. His death was seven weekslater, upon the night of May 2nd.""Thank you. Pray proceed.""When my father took over the Horsham property, he, at myrequest, made a careful examination of the attic, which had beenalways locked up. We found the brass box there, although itscontents had been destroyed. On the inside of the cover was apaper label, with the initials of K. K. K. repeated upon it, and'Letters, memoranda, receipts, and a register' written beneath.These, we presume, indicated the nature of the papers which hadbeen destroyed by Colonel Openshaw. For the rest, there wasnothing of much importance in the attic save a great manyscattered papers and note-books bearing upon my uncle's life inAmerica. Some of them were of the war time and showed that he haddone his duty well and had borne the repute of a brave soldier.Others were of a date during the reconstruction of the Southernstates, and were mostly concerned with politics, for he hadevidently taken a strong part in opposing the carpet-bagpoliticians who had been sent down from the North."Well, it was the beginning of '84 when my father came to live atHorsham, and all went as well as possible with us until theJanuary of '85. On the fourth day after the new year I heard myfather give a sharp cry of surprise as we sat together at thebreakfast-table. There he was, sitting with a newly openedenvelope in one hand and five dried orange pips in theoutstretched palm of the other one. He had always laughed at whathe called my cock-and-bull story about the colonel, but he lookedvery scared and puzzled now that the same thing had come uponhimself."'Why, what on earth does this mean, John?' he stammered."My heart had turned to lead. 'It is K. K. K.,' said I."He looked inside the envelope. 'So it is,' he cried. 'Here arethe very letters. But what is this written above them?'"'Put the papers on the sundial,' I read, peeping over hisshoulder."'What papers? What sundial?' he asked."'The sundial in the garden. There is no other,' said I; 'but thepapers must be those that are destroyed.'"'Pooh!' said he, gripping hard at his courage. 'We are in acivilised land here, and we can't have tomfoolery of this kind.Where does the thing come from?'"'From Dundee,' I answered, glancing at the postmark."'Some preposterous practical joke,' said he. 'What have I to dowith sundials and papers? I shall take no notice of suchnonsense.'"'I should certainly speak to the police,' I said."'And be laughed at for my pains. Nothing of the sort.'"'Then let me do so?'"'No, I forbid you. I won't have a fuss made about suchnonsense.'"It was in vain to argue with him, for he was a very obstinateman. I went about, however, with a heart which was full offorebodings."On the third day after the coming of the letter my father wentfrom home to visit an old friend of his, Major Freebody, who isin command of one of the forts upon Portsdown Hill. I was gladthat he should go, for it seemed to me that he was farther fromdanger when he was away from home. In that, however, I was inerror. Upon the second day of his absence I received a telegramfrom the major, imploring me to come at once. My father hadfallen over one of the deep chalk-pits which abound in theneighbourhood, and was lying senseless, with a shattered skull. Ihurried to him, but he passed away without having ever recoveredhis consciousness. He had, as it appears, been returning fromFareham in the twilight, and as the country was unknown to him,and the chalk-pit unfenced, the jury had no hesitation inbringing in a verdict of 'death from accidental causes.'Carefully as I examined every fact connected with his death, Iwas unable to find anything which could suggest the idea ofmurder. There were no signs of violence, no footmarks, norobbery, no record of strangers having been seen upon the roads.And yet I need not tell you that my mind was far from at ease,and that I was well-nigh certain that some foul plot had beenwoven round him."In this sinister way I came into my inheritance. You will ask mewhy I did not dispose of it? I answer, because I was wellconvinced that our troubles were in some way dependent upon anincident in my uncle's life, and that the danger would be aspressing in one house as in another."It was in January, '85, that my poor father met his end, and twoyears and eight months have elapsed since then. During that timeI have lived happily at Horsham, and I had begun to hope thatthis curse had passed away from the family, and that it had endedwith the last generation. I had begun to take comfort too soon,however; yesterday morning the blow fell in the very shape inwhich it had come upon my father."The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, andturning to the table he shook out upon it five little driedorange pips."This is the envelope," he continued. "The postmark isLondon--eastern division. Within are the very words which wereupon my father's last message: 'K. K. K.'; and then 'Put thepapers on the sundial.'""What have you done?" asked Holmes."Nothing.""Nothing?""To tell the truth"--he sank his face into his thin, whitehands--"I have felt helpless. I have felt like one of those poorrabbits when the snake is writhing towards it. I seem to be inthe grasp of some resistless, inexorable evil, which no foresightand no precautions can guard against.""Tut! tut!" cried Sherlock Holmes. "You must act, man, or you arelost. Nothing but energy can save you. This is no time fordespair.""I have seen the police.""Ah!""But they listened to my story with a smile. I am convinced thatthe inspector has formed the opinion that the letters are allpractical jokes, and that the deaths of my relations were reallyaccidents, as the jury stated, and were not to be connected withthe warnings."Holmes shook his clenched hands in the air. "Incredibleimbecility!" he cried."They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain inthe house with me.""Has he come with you to-night?""No. His orders were to stay in the house."Again Holmes raved in the air."Why did you come to me," he cried, "and, above all, why did younot come at once?""I did not know. It was only to-day that I spoke to MajorPrendergast about my troubles and was advised by him to come toyou.""It is really two days since you had the letter. We should haveacted before this. You have no further evidence, I suppose, thanthat which you have placed before us--no suggestive detail whichmight help us?""There is one thing," said John Openshaw. He rummaged in his coatpocket, and, drawing out a piece of discoloured, blue-tintedpaper, he laid it out upon the table. "I have some remembrance,"said he, "that on the day when my uncle burned the papers Iobserved that the small, unburned margins which lay amid theashes were of this particular colour. I found this single sheetupon the floor of his room, and I am inclined to think that itmay be one of the papers which has, perhaps, fluttered out fromamong the others, and in that way has escaped destruction. Beyondthe mention of pips, I do not see that it helps us much. I thinkmyself that it is a page from some private diary. The writing isundoubtedly my uncle's."Holmes moved the lamp, and we both bent over the sheet of paper,which showed by its ragged edge that it had indeed been torn froma book. It was headed, "March, 1869," and beneath were thefollowing enigmatical notices:"4th. Hudson came. Same old platform."7th. Set the pips on McCauley, Paramore, and John Swain, of St. Augustine."9th. McCauley cleared."10th. John Swain cleared."12th. Visited Paramore. All well.""Thank you!" said Holmes, folding up the paper and returning itto our visitor. "And now you must on no account lose anotherinstant. We cannot spare time even to discuss what you have toldme. You must get home instantly and act.""What shall I do?""There is but one thing to do. It must be done at once. You mustput this piece of paper which you have shown us into the brassbox which you have described. You must also put in a note to saythat all the other papers were burned by your uncle, and thatthis is the only one which remains. You must assert that in suchwords as will carry conviction with them. Having done this, youmust at once put the box out upon the sundial, as directed. Doyou understand?""Entirely.""Do not think of revenge, or anything of the sort, at present. Ithink that we may gain that by means of the law; but we have ourweb to weave, while theirs is already woven. The firstconsideration is to remove the pressing danger which threatensyou. The second is to clear up the mystery and to punish theguilty parties.""I thank you," said the young man, rising and pulling on hisovercoat. "You have given me fresh life and hope. I shallcertainly do as you advise.""Do not lose an instant. And, above all, take care of yourself inthe meanwhile, for I do not think that there can be a doubt thatyou are threatened by a very real and imminent danger. How do yougo back?""By train from Waterloo.""It is not yet nine. The streets will be crowded, so I trust thatyou may be in safety. And yet you cannot guard yourself tooclosely.""I am armed.""That is well. To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.""I shall see you at Horsham, then?""No, your secret lies in London. It is there that I shall seekit.""Then I shall call upon you in a day, or in two days, with newsas to the box and the papers. I shall take your advice in everyparticular." He shook hands with us and took his leave. Outsidethe wind still screamed and the rain splashed and patteredagainst the windows. This strange, wild story seemed to have cometo us from amid the mad elements--blown in upon us like a sheetof sea-weed in a gale--and now to have been reabsorbed by themonce more.Sherlock Holmes sat for some time in silence, with his head sunkforward and his eyes bent upon the red glow of the fire. Then helit his pipe, and leaning back in his chair he watched the bluesmoke-rings as they chased each other up to the ceiling."I think, Watson," he remarked at last, "that of all our cases wehave had none more fantastic than this.""Save, perhaps, the Sign of Four.""Well, yes. Save, perhaps, that. And yet this John Openshaw seemsto me to be walking amid even greater perils than did theSholtos.""But have you," I asked, "formed any definite conception as towhat these perils are?""There can be no question as to their nature," he answered."Then what are they? Who is this K. K. K., and why does he pursuethis unhappy family?"Sherlock Holmes closed his eyes and placed his elbows upon thearms of his chair, with his finger-tips together. "The idealreasoner," he remarked, "would, when he had once been shown asingle fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all thechain of events which led up to it but also all the results whichwould follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a wholeanimal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer whohas thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidentsshould be able to accurately state all the other ones, bothbefore and after. We have not yet grasped the results which thereason alone can attain to. Problems may be solved in the studywhich have baffled all those who have sought a solution by theaid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highestpitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able toutilise all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and thisin itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of allknowledge, which, even in these days of free education andencyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment. It is not soimpossible, however, that a man should possess all knowledgewhich is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this I haveendeavoured in my case to do. If I remember rightly, you on oneoccasion, in the early days of our friendship, defined my limitsin a very precise fashion.""Yes," I answered, laughing. "It was a singular document.Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, Iremember. Botany variable, geology profound as regards themud-stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistryeccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crimerecords unique, violin-player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, andself-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco. Those, I think, were themain points of my analysis."Holmes grinned at the last item. "Well," he said, "I say now, asI said then, that a man should keep his little brain-atticstocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and therest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where hecan get it if he wants it. Now, for such a case as the one whichhas been submitted to us to-night, we need certainly to musterall our resources. Kindly hand me down the letter K of the'American Encyclopaedia' which stands upon the shelf beside you.Thank you. Now let us consider the situation and see what may bededuced from it. In the first place, we may start with a strongpresumption that Colonel Openshaw had some very strong reason forleaving America. Men at his time of life do not change all theirhabits and exchange willingly the charming climate of Florida forthe lonely life of an English provincial town. His extreme loveof solitude in England suggests the idea that he was in fear ofsomeone or something, so we may assume as a working hypothesisthat it was fear of someone or something which drove him fromAmerica. As to what it was he feared, we can only deduce that byconsidering the formidable letters which were received by himselfand his successors. Did you remark the postmarks of thoseletters?""The first was from Pondicherry, the second from Dundee, and thethird from London.""From East London. What do you deduce from that?""They are all seaports. That the writer was on board of a ship.""Excellent. We have already a clue. There can be no doubt thatthe probability--the strong probability--is that the writer wason board of a ship. And now let us consider another point. In thecase of Pondicherry, seven weeks elapsed between the threat andits fulfilment, in Dundee it was only some three or four days.Does that suggest anything?""A greater distance to travel.""But the letter had also a greater distance to come.""Then I do not see the point.""There is at least a presumption that the vessel in which the manor men are is a sailing-ship. It looks as if they always sendtheir singular warning or token before them when starting upontheir mission. You see how quickly the deed followed the signwhen it came from Dundee. If they had come from Pondicherry in asteamer they would have arrived almost as soon as their letter.But, as a matter of fact, seven weeks elapsed. I think that thoseseven weeks represented the difference between the mail-boat whichbrought the letter and the sailing vessel which brought thewriter.""It is possible.""More than that. It is probable. And now you see the deadlyurgency of this new case, and why I urged young Openshaw tocaution. The blow has always fallen at the end of the time whichit would take the senders to travel the distance. But this onecomes from London, and therefore we cannot count upon delay.""Good God!" I cried. "What can it mean, this relentlesspersecution?""The papers which Openshaw carried are obviously of vitalimportance to the person or persons in the sailing-ship. I thinkthat it is quite clear that there must be more than one of them.A single man could not have carried out two deaths in such a wayas to deceive a coroner's jury. There must have been several init, and they must have been men of resource and determination.Their papers they mean to have, be the holder of them who it may.In this way you see K. K. K. ceases to be the initials of anindividual and becomes the badge of a society.""But of what society?""Have you never--" said Sherlock Holmes, bending forward andsinking his voice--"have you never heard of the Ku Klux Klan?""I never have."Holmes turned over the leaves of the book upon his knee. "Here itis," said he presently:"'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance tothe sound produced by cocking a rifle. This terrible secretsociety was formed by some ex-Confederate soldiers in theSouthern states after the Civil War, and it rapidly formed localbranches in different parts of the country, notably in Tennessee,Louisiana, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Its power wasused for political purposes, principally for the terrorising ofthe negro voters and the murdering and driving from the countryof those who were opposed to its views. Its outrages were usuallypreceded by a warning sent to the marked man in some fantasticbut generally recognised shape--a sprig of oak-leaves in someparts, melon seeds or orange pips in others. On receiving thisthe victim might either openly abjure his former ways, or mightfly from the country. If he braved the matter out, death wouldunfailingly come upon him, and usually in some strange andunforeseen manner. So perfect was the organisation of thesociety, and so systematic its methods, that there is hardly acase upon record where any man succeeded in braving it withimpunity, or in which any of its outrages were traced home to theperpetrators. For some years the organisation flourished in spiteof the efforts of the United States government and of the betterclasses of the community in the South. Eventually, in the year1869, the movement rather suddenly collapsed, although there havebeen sporadic outbreaks of the same sort since that date.'"You will observe," said Holmes, laying down the volume, "thatthe sudden breaking up of the society was coincident with thedisappearance of Openshaw from America with their papers. It maywell have been cause and effect. It is no wonder that he and hisfamily have some of the more implacable spirits upon their track.You can understand that this register and diary may implicatesome of the first men in the South, and that there may be manywho will not sleep easy at night until it is recovered.""Then the page we have seen--""Is such as we might expect. It ran, if I remember right, 'sentthe pips to A, B, and C'--that is, sent the society's warning tothem. Then there are successive entries that A and B cleared, orleft the country, and finally that C was visited, with, I fear, asinister result for C. Well, I think, Doctor, that we may letsome light into this dark place, and I believe that the onlychance young Openshaw has in the meantime is to do what I havetold him. There is nothing more to be said or to be doneto-night, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget forhalf an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserableways of our fellow-men."It had cleared in the morning, and the sun was shining with asubdued brightness through the dim veil which hangs over thegreat city. Sherlock Holmes was already at breakfast when I camedown."You will excuse me for not waiting for you," said he; "I have, Iforesee, a very busy day before me in looking into this case ofyoung Openshaw's.""What steps will you take?" I asked."It will very much depend upon the results of my first inquiries.I may have to go down to Horsham, after all.""You will not go there first?""No, I shall commence with the City. Just ring the bell and themaid will bring up your coffee."As I waited, I lifted the unopened newspaper from the table andglanced my eye over it. It rested upon a heading which sent achill to my heart."Holmes," I cried, "you are too late.""Ah!" said he, laying down his cup, "I feared as much. How was itdone?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved."My eye caught the name of Openshaw, and the heading 'TragedyNear Waterloo Bridge.' Here is the account:"Between nine and ten last night Police-Constable Cook, of the HDivision, on duty near Waterloo Bridge, heard a cry for help anda splash in the water. The night, however, was extremely dark andstormy, so that, in spite of the help of several passers-by, itwas quite impossible to effect a rescue. The alarm, however, wasgiven, and, by the aid of the water-police, the body waseventually recovered. It proved to be that of a young gentlemanwhose name, as it appears from an envelope which was found in hispocket, was John Openshaw, and whose residence is near Horsham.It is conjectured that he may have been hurrying down to catchthe last train from Waterloo Station, and that in his haste andthe extreme darkness he missed his path and walked over the edgeof one of the small landing-places for river steamboats. The bodyexhibited no traces of violence, and there can be no doubt thatthe deceased had been the victim of an unfortunate accident,which should have the effect of calling the attention of theauthorities to the condition of the riverside landing-stages."We sat in silence for some minutes, Holmes more depressed andshaken than I had ever seen him."That hurts my pride, Watson," he said at last. "It is a pettyfeeling, no doubt, but it hurts my pride. It becomes a personalmatter with me now, and, if God sends me health, I shall set myhand upon this gang. That he should come to me for help, and thatI should send him away to his death--!" He sprang from his chairand paced about the room in uncontrollable agitation, with aflush upon his sallow cheeks and a nervous clasping andunclasping of his long thin hands."They must be cunning devils," he exclaimed at last. "How couldthey have decoyed him down there? The Embankment is not on thedirect line to the station. The bridge, no doubt, was toocrowded, even on such a night, for their purpose. Well, Watson,we shall see who will win in the long run. I am going out now!""To the police?""No; I shall be my own police. When I have spun the web they maytake the flies, but not before."All day I was engaged in my professional work, and it was late inthe evening before I returned to Baker Street. Sherlock Holmeshad not come back yet. It was nearly ten o'clock before heentered, looking pale and worn. He walked up to the sideboard,and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously,washing it down with a long draught of water."You are hungry," I remarked."Starving. It had escaped my memory. I have had nothing sincebreakfast.""Nothing?""Not a bite. I had no time to think of it.""And how have you succeeded?""Well.""You have a clue?""I have them in the hollow of my hand. Young Openshaw shall notlong remain unavenged. Why, Watson, let us put their own devilishtrade-mark upon them. It is well thought of!""What do you mean?"He took an orange from the cupboard, and tearing it to pieces hesqueezed out the pips upon the table. Of these he took five andthrust them into an envelope. On the inside of the flap he wrote"S. H. for J. O." Then he sealed it and addressed it to "CaptainJames Calhoun, Barque 'Lone Star,' Savannah, Georgia.""That will await him when he enters port," said he, chuckling."It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure aprecursor of his fate as Openshaw did before him.""And who is this Captain Calhoun?""The leader of the gang. I shall have the others, but he first.""How did you trace it, then?"He took a large sheet of paper from his pocket, all covered withdates and names."I have spent the whole day," said he, "over Lloyd's registersand files of the old papers, following the future career of everyvessel which touched at Pondicherry in January and February in'83. There were thirty-six ships of fair tonnage which werereported there during those months. Of these, one, the 'Lone Star,'instantly attracted my attention, since, although it was reportedas having cleared from London, the name is that which is given toone of the states of the Union.""Texas, I think.""I was not and am not sure which; but I knew that the ship musthave an American origin.""What then?""I searched the Dundee records, and when I found that the barque'Lone Star' was there in January, '85, my suspicion became acertainty. I then inquired as to the vessels which lay at presentin the port of London.""Yes?""The 'Lone Star' had arrived here last week. I went down to theAlbert Dock and found that she had been taken down the river bythe early tide this morning, homeward bound to Savannah. I wiredto Gravesend and learned that she had passed some time ago, andas the wind is easterly I have no doubt that she is now past theGoodwins and not very far from the Isle of Wight.""What will you do, then?""Oh, I have my hand upon him. He and the two mates, are as Ilearn, the only native-born Americans in the ship. The others areFinns and Germans. I know, also, that they were all three awayfrom the ship last night. I had it from the stevedore who hasbeen loading their cargo. By the time that their sailing-shipreaches Savannah the mail-boat will have carried this letter, andthe cable will have informed the police of Savannah that thesethree gentlemen are badly wanted here upon a charge of murder."There is ever a flaw, however, in the best laid of human plans,and the murderers of John Openshaw were never to receive theorange pips which would show them that another, as cunning and asresolute as themselves, was upon their track. Very long and verysevere were the equinoctial gales that year. We waited long fornews of the "Lone Star" of Savannah, but none ever reached us. Wedid at last hear that somewhere far out in the Atlantic ashattered stern-post of a boat was seen swinging in the troughof a wave, with the letters "L. S." carved upon it, and that isall which we shall ever know of the fate of the "Lone Star."

Two games played. Two games lost. Time to press the panic button? Not really. But the Beesotted crew have plenty to discuss as assemble in The Wellington Pub opposite Waterloo Station and ask: Did we learn anything from the Huddersfield and Exeter performances? Do we need to re-invent the format for the league cup? We discussed Brentford in the transfer market and ask whether we need to once again re-address the way we do business to try and get the deals over the table. Brentford ex-defender Carl Hutchings gives us his Brentford tune in 'Hang the Bee Jay'. In light of Brentford's recent spate of wanky free kicks we discuss Wanky Free kicks and we ask if the Beesotted crew have done anything wanky over the years. Plus we chat to Ipswich fan Harry about his team and their predicted 4th place finish this season. In the pub: Billy Grant Dave Lane The Allard Liberal Nick 0 min - Intro 7m 32 sec - Fans in bars post-match at Huddersfield and Exeter 12m 44 sec - Beesotted crew discuss What they learned from The Huddersfield and Exeter matches, the plus points from the game and what they would do to ‘fix' the League Cup - the format of which is obviously broken 36 mins 59 sec - Beesotted crew discuss the recent article on Beesotted where it was claimed that Brentford have possibly come a victim of their own success - now finding it much harder to sign players 1h 04 min 56 sec - Hang The Bee Jay: Ex-Brentford player Carl Hutchings tells us his funniest Brentford moment, his top Brentford player & give us th tune which most reminds him of Brentford 1h 13 min 24 sec - Wanky Free Kicks. After Brentford's unpopular unsporting free kicks at Huddersfield and Exeter, we ask the Beesotted crew if there was a moment when they wore or did something they thought was good .. but was deemed by the rest of the world to be rather wanky 1hr 20 min - Quick Fire 5 questions with Harry from TWTD Ipswich Blog 1h 28 min 07 sec - Beesotted crew talk Ipswich 1h 35 min 59 sec - END Link to the article discussing whether Brentford needs to address the situaiton regarding players transfers. Have we reached a glass ceiling? Do we need to re-address the way we do business? http://bit.ly/2aDpOgE Harry From Bath from TWTD gives his thoughts on Brentford v Ipswich: http://bit.ly/2aNTeJb Ipswich Match Preview: http://bit.ly/2bkmriK Ipswich fans' season preview: http://bit.ly/2aEsTjV #itfc #brentfordfc

Travelling home very late at night it was lovely to be helped by these members of the public. It serves to remind one that there are a lot of kind people out there.

A warm welcome at Waterloo Station

In this third episode of The Science of Successful Job Hunting podcast, I interview marketing graduate - and now media personality - Alfred Ajani, to find out more about how to go the extra mile in your job search and get yourself noticed. Alfred is the clever young man who landed himself a job after standing outside Waterloo Station, London, in 2014 with a sign asking for work!

Descent Into Darkness Descending into the shadowy depths of a deserted Waterloo Station, the Doctor and Holmes find themselves face to face with a pack of wild murderous dogs, but what evil force possesses them and why? And what does the seemingly innocent Albert know about the ghostly killing of 5 men with a very mysterious connection and how is it connected to the Ripper's reign of horror? The seconds count down before The Doctor meets his soul mate but first….. He has to save her life. Links: http://​www.amaudiomedia.com https://​www.facebook.com/amaudiomedia https://twitter.com/amaudiomedia Cast and Crew: The Doctor - Andrew Chalmers Sherlock Holmes - Roy Miranda Emily Hudson - Kate Elyse Forrest Cassandra - Larissa Benfey Inspector Gull - Rikki Wright Sergeant Pike - Ben Clifford Pub Thug -​ Atweh Atweh Holmes lady friend -​ Adrienne Fish Reporter 1 - Anthony Anderson Director - MA Tamburro Writer - Andrew Chalmers Sound Design - Clayton Turner Music - Traffic Experiment Original Doctor Who theme - Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire Producer - AM Audio Media June 2014 Doctor Who is copyright The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) No copyright infringement intended.

あけましておめでとうございます。本年もHiroshima University's English Podcastをどうぞご愛聴ください。 2011年初の更新は、６ヶ月ぶりの「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。オーストラリアはダーウィン（Darwin）出身のベン（Ben）と、英国ロンドン出身のアンナ（Anna）に、それぞれの故郷について語ってもらいます。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） ＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。 ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 今回お借りした素材 画像（ロンドンのビッグベン）：Wikipedia Download MP3 （21:40　12.5MB　中級～上級） +++この番組で使われている主な表現（Darwin and London）+++ （はじめに）この番組で使われているオーストラリア発音の特徴を本ページの一番下に記しています。 Part 1 (トーク開始から最初のプレイクまで 00:55-04:45) a Bachelor of Languages = 言語の学士 a degree in… = 〜の学位 a peninsula =　半島 the Northern Territory = a large area in north-central Australia Nhulunbuy = a coastal town in the Northern Territory ore = 鉱石 bauxite = a stone which can be made into aluminum aluminium = Notice the Australian pronunciation compared to the American pronunciation. There's an extra 'i' in the Australian one. remote = rural, located far from cities Hampton = a suburb of London military = 軍事 mining = 鉱業 skyscrapers = tall buildings * * * Part 2 (最初のブレイクから２つ目のブレイクまで 04:50-12:25) spots = places a wildlife park =サファリ・パーク an emu = a bird which cannot fly and looks like a small ostrich Doctor’s Gully = a place in Darwin. “A gully” is “a small valley.” a milkfish = 大形のサバヒー科の魚 to shoot on over to = to go quickly to Regent Street = in London’s West End. Famous for shopping and Christmas illuminations. Picadilly Circus = a famous road intersection. “Circus” comes from the word “circle”, because there’s a round open space at the street intersection. posh = expensive and gorgeous to dare (to do something) = あえて〜する the South Bank, Waterloo Station, the Thames River = other place names the House of Lords = the upper house of Parliament (called the legislative branch in the USA). Note: the lower house is called “the House of Commons” the London Eye = the Millennium Wheel. 大観覧車. It is 135 m high, which is the tallest Farris wheel in Europe. Compare “a merry-go-round” massive = huge, gigantic to be installed = 設置される a pod =《航空》ポッド：格納庫. a stranger = 見知らぬ人 to be laid-back = relaxed and easy-going, 気楽な to go about daily activities = to do daily activities There’s a lot of tourists = Note: this grammar is often done in real conversation. Londoners = people who live in London. Compare: Tokyoites Yorkshire pudding =小麦粉に牛乳・卵黄などを加え, 肉汁をかけて焼いたもの a batter =バッター, 衣用生地：小麦粉・牛乳・卵などを水でこね混ぜたもの Yorkshire = a large county in northern England cuisine = 調理法 * * * Part 3 (２つ目のブレイクからトーク終了まで 12:30-20:50) the Beer Can Regatta = Note: a regatta is a boat race Fannie Bay Beach = a place in Darwin leading up to = before a spectacle = an event that is watched sticky = 粘着性の the Mindil Beach Markets = an outdoor shopping spot, famous for sunsets a stall = 屋台 the Mardi Gras Festival = a kind of festival featuring costumes. There are several around the world, the most famous being in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ethnic minorities = 少数民族 vibrant = lively and colorful to converge = to come together a Darwin Stubby = a 2-liter beer bottle. Note: “a stubby” around the world is generally a shorter and fatter beer bottle Aboriginal = オーストラリア先住民の a carving = 彫刻物 rundown = poor and in bad condition Harrods = a famous London department store Kakadu National Park = a place * * * Benの話す英語は典型的なオーストラリア英語と言えます。例えば、以下のような特徴があります。 （以下発音をカタカナで表記しますが、同じカナ表記でも実際の発音記号が異なる場合がありますので詳しくはウェブ検索などで調べてみてください） (1) エイ→アイ（came, major ...） (2) イー→エイ（Japanese, beach ...） (2) アウ→エウ（house, south ...） (3) オウ→アウ（coast, close ...） (4) 語尾のrを発音しない（November, summer ...）

あけましておめでとうございます。本年もHiroshima University's English Podcastをどうぞご愛聴ください。 2011年初の更新は、６ヶ月ぶりの「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。オーストラリアはダーウィン（Darwin）出身のベン（Ben）と、英国ロンドン出身のアンナ（Anna）に、それぞれの故郷について語ってもらいます。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） ＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。 ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 今回お借りした素材 画像（ロンドンのビッグベン）：Wikipedia Download MP3 （21:40　12.5MB　中級～上級） +++この番組で使われている主な表現（Darwin and London）+++ （はじめに）この番組で使われているオーストラリア発音の特徴を本ページの一番下に記しています。 Part 1 (トーク開始から最初のプレイクまで 00:55-04:45) a Bachelor of Languages = 言語の学士 a degree in… = 〜の学位 a peninsula =　半島 the Northern Territory = a large area in north-central Australia Nhulunbuy = a coastal town in the Northern Territory ore = 鉱石 bauxite = a stone which can be made into aluminum aluminium = Notice the Australian pronunciation compared to the American pronunciation. There's an extra 'i' in the Australian one. remote = rural, located far from cities Hampton = a suburb of London military = 軍事 mining = 鉱業 skyscrapers = tall buildings * * * Part 2 (最初のブレイクから２つ目のブレイクまで 04:50-12:25) spots = places a wildlife park =サファリ・パーク an emu = a bird which cannot fly and looks like a small ostrich Doctor’s Gully = a place in Darwin. “A gully” is “a small valley.” a milkfish = 大形のサバヒー科の魚 to shoot on over to = to go quickly to Regent Street = in London’s West End. Famous for shopping and Christmas illuminations. Picadilly Circus = a famous road intersection. “Circus” comes from the word “circle”, because there’s a round open space at the street intersection. posh = expensive and gorgeous to dare (to do something) = あえて〜する the South Bank, Waterloo Station, the Thames River = other place names the House of Lords = the upper house of Parliament (called the legislative branch in the USA). Note: the lower house is called “the House of Commons” the London Eye = the Millennium Wheel. 大観覧車. It is 135 m high, which is the tallest Farris wheel in Europe. Compare “a merry-go-round” massive = huge, gigantic to be installed = 設置される a pod =《航空》ポッド：格納庫. a stranger = 見知らぬ人 to be laid-back = relaxed and easy-going, 気楽な to go about daily activities = to do daily activities There’s a lot of tourists = Note: this grammar is often done in real conversation. Londoners = people who live in London. Compare: Tokyoites Yorkshire pudding =小麦粉に牛乳・卵黄などを加え, 肉汁をかけて焼いたもの a batter =バッター, 衣用生地：小麦粉・牛乳・卵などを水でこね混ぜたもの Yorkshire = a large county in northern England cuisine = 調理法 * * * Part 3 (２つ目のブレイクからトーク終了まで 12:30-20:50) the Beer Can Regatta = Note: a regatta is a boat race Fannie Bay Beach = a place in Darwin leading up to = before a spectacle = an event that is watched sticky = 粘着性の the Mindil Beach Markets = an outdoor shopping spot, famous for sunsets a stall = 屋台 the Mardi Gras Festival = a kind of festival featuring costumes. There are several around the world, the most famous being in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ethnic minorities = 少数民族 vibrant = lively and colorful to converge = to come together a Darwin Stubby = a 2-liter beer bottle. Note: “a stubby” around the world is generally a shorter and fatter beer bottle Aboriginal = オーストラリア先住民の a carving = 彫刻物 rundown = poor and in bad condition Harrods = a famous London department store Kakadu National Park = a place * * * Benの話す英語は典型的なオーストラリア英語と言えます。例えば、以下のような特徴があります。 （以下発音をカタカナで表記しますが、同じカナ表記でも実際の発音記号が異なる場合がありますので詳しくはウェブ検索などで調べてみてください） (1) エイ→アイ（came, major ...） (2) イー→エイ（Japanese, beach ...） (2) アウ→エウ（house, south ...） (3) オウ→アウ（coast, close ...） (4) 語尾のrを発音しない（November, summer ...）

Kurt Johnston talks about the differences between Starbucks and Waterloo Station, and what we can learn from them about our ministries.

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