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A story from Wales about a magician who likes to catch robbers and thieves.
Dedicated to Alyssa and Hazel who live in Mornington Peninsula, Australia, and support us on Patreon.
Read by Natasha
Picture by Bertie
In old days, it was believed that the seventh son, in a family of sons, was a conjurer by nature, and that he could work wonders like the fairies and cure diseases better than any doctor. If he were the seventh son of a seventh son, he was himself a wonder of wonders.
There was always great rivalry between these conjurers, and the monks who made money from the Pilgrims at Holy Wells, but a fellow called Huw, a great conjurer, kept on friendly terms with the monks. They often ate dinner together, for Huw was a great traveler over the whole country and always had news to tell to the holy brothers who lived in cells, particularly about his adventures outwitting robbers.
One night, as he was eating supper at an inn, four men came in and sat down at the table with him. By his magical power, Huw knew that they were robbers and meant to kill him that night, in order to get his money.
So, to divert their attention, Huw made a statue of beautiful woman grow up out of the center table, and then he laid a spell on the robbers, so that they kept gazing at the curious lady all night long, while he went to bed and slept soundly.
When he rose in the morning, he paid his bill and went away, while the robbers were still gazing at the statue.
Now at Bettws-y-Coed there was a hotel, named the "Inn of Three Kegs." The shop sign hung out in the front. It was a bunch of grapes set below three small barrels.
This inn was kept by two sisters. In that very hotel, several travelers, while they were asleep, had been robbed of their money. They could not blame anyone nor tell how the mischief was done. They had kept their doors locked during the night with the keys in the keyholes. They were sure that no one had entered their rooms. There were no signs of men's boots, or of anyone's footsteps in the garden, while nothing was visible on the lock or door, to show that either had been tampered with. Everything was in order as when they went to bed.
Some people doubted their stories, but Huw the conjurer believed them and was determined to solve the mystery.
When Huw arrived one night at the inn, they all chatted together merrily. Huw, who was always ready with a good story, told the two sisters about the various kinds of people and the many countries he had visited. All the vivid stories came from his imagination, for he had never set foot outside of Wales.
When he was ready to go to bed, he said to the ladies:
"I like to keep a light burning in my room, all night, but I will not ask for candles, for I have enough to last me until sunrise." So saying, he bade them good night.
He entered his room and locked the door, undressed, and laid his clothes near at hand. He drew his trusty sword out of its sheath and laid it upon the bed beside him, where he could quickly grasp it. Then he pretended to be asleep and even snored.
It was not long before, peeping between his eyelids, only half closed, he saw two cats come stealthily down the chimney.
When in the room, the animals frisked about, and then gamb
oled and romped in the most lively way. Then they chased each other around the bed, as if they were trying to find out whether Huw was asleep.
Meanwhile, the supposed sleeper kept perfectly still. Soon the two cats came over to his clothes and one of them put her paw into the pocket that contained his purse.
At this, with one sweep of his sword, Huw struck at the cat's paw. The beast howled frightfully, and both animals ran for the chimney and disappeared. After that, everything was quiet until breakfast time.
At the table, only one of the sisters was present. Huw politely inquired after the other one. He was told that she was not well, for which Huw said he was very sorry.
After the meal, Huw declared he must say good-by to both the sisters, whose company he had so enjoyed the night before. In spite of the other lady's many excuses, he was admitted to the sick lady's room.
After polite greetings and mutual compliments, Huw offered his hand to say "good-by." The sick lady smiled at once and put out her hand, but it was her left one.
"Oh, no," said Huw, with a laugh. "I never in all my life have taken any one's left hand, and, as beautiful as yours is, I won't break my habit by beginning now and here."
Reluctantly, and as if in pain, the sick lady put out her hand. It was bandaged.
The mystery now cleared up. The two sisters were cats.
By the help of bad fairies they had changed their forms and were the real robbers.
Huw seized the hand of the other sister and made a little cut in it, from which a few drops of blood flowed, but the spell was over.
"Henceforth," said Huw, "you are both harmless, and I trust you will both be honest women."
And they were. From that day they were like other women. Neither as cats with paws, nor landladies, with soaring bills, did they ever rob travelers again.
I like this story but there's a tiny touch of sexisme ( <> ).
I'm a feminist.
Cool Cat — December 4, 2018
Dear Cool Cat – maybe – but we have a Welsh Story coming up in which an old lady is wrongly accused of being a witch and the sympathy is definately with her – so we are showing both sides ! Look out for that one.
Bertie — December 4, 2018
I loved this story because it's about cats and Robers and that ther was a mystery
Eliza — December 4, 2018
Great story love it😄
Ldshadowlady — December 4, 2018
I did not like this story because it is boring and can you please add pictures and then maby I will like the story-Ms.Cat
Martha — December 4, 2018
i love it
lesther — December 4, 2018
it is the best
lesther — December 4, 2018
i like cats
yeatyboi — December 4, 2018
i like cats
timmy — December 4, 2018
I especially like the ending, how nothing really awful happened to the ladies and how they just became honest.
Sue — December 4, 2018
I like the story because it was about cats and robbers and because there was a mystery!
Guntas — December 4, 2018
I love it ,amazing story
the ninja that can kill — December 4, 2018
I like this story
kitty shyshy — December 4, 2018
it was a super doper good story keep it up for as many more as you can so keep it up and I only want you to keep it up because my brother loves your story so please Natasha make more I beg you so then Nate my brother listens to these sorts of story's all the time and he wont stop believing in storynory to cheer him up day after day.
Teddy hacker. :) — December 4, 2018
The two witch cats,very cool… But…..I find the cats name aren´t cool! The cats name must be Harald and Iggi!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it´s very cool!
Ravenstone and Grivendoor — December 5, 2018
the story was really cool… but…. the cats names are´t cool I find the cats name must be Iggi and Harald!
Ravenstone and Grivendoor — December 5, 2018
it's interesting
quoc — December 5, 2018
i haven't read the story yet, but from all the positive comments i think it going to be very very interesting!! I'm going right now to read it!
I hope I will enjoy it!
Anonymous — December 5, 2018
that is a great story
cool deer — December 5, 2018
its funny
katie — December 5, 2018
Kalra — December 6, 2018
audio is great
cool — December 6, 2018
i hate it
bobjeff — December 6, 2018
it poooooooop
wow — December 6, 2018
the worst story ever!!!!!!!!
Madison — December 6, 2018
The poor cat got its paw cut off I cried when I heard this. This is an outrage it is sad when the cat got its paw cut off.
This is animal abuse — December 6, 2018
Dear This is animal abuse – she did not get her paw cut off – it was cut – because she was a thief – and they two sisters were fine in the end – they just stopped robbing people.
Bertie — December 6, 2018
dear bertie why do you read a lot
lesther — December 6, 2018
Anonymous — December 7, 2018
Wow, it's cool to see storynory soaring high. When I was little, (that was about five or six years ago) I loved these stories. But now they barely come! I'm glad that the stories are still as interesting.
Ivy — December 8, 2018
This is a really cool story.
dear Bertie,
where you good at writing when you were at school?
Please reply!!!
Rae-rae Rockstar
Rae-rae rockstar — December 8, 2018
I love this story
rice — December 8, 2018
Hi I am Jamie from Newcastle,Australia. I love storynorys.
Jamie — December 8, 2018
Hi Jamie from
Newcastle, Australia 😊
Jana Elizabeth — December 8, 2018
This is the shortest story I have ever heard!!!!!!!!
Stuti — December 10, 2018
i love it
lucas — December 10, 2018
lucas — December 10, 2018
i love this book
jonah — December 10, 2018
super aki — December 11, 2018
MEOWING MAXINE — December 12, 2018
Thanks, please keep sharing.
Diego — December 12, 2018
it was OK did not like it that much
James — December 12, 2018
L like the story L LOVE
Yaritza Gonzalez-12 de febrero de 2019 — December 12, 2018
THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — December 12, 2018
More astropup please 😀
123 — December 12, 2018
More astropup please Bertie I love astropup story's
Bob200 — December 12, 2018
I found this story nice but it is short ps I would like more astropup like cat people invade earth
Hoby — December 12, 2018
There's a good story it makes children want to I can't say it but children want to read it more that helps children to do a lot of stuff and I just love the story .🦊🐶🦊🦁🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦉🦉🐯🐒🐒🐸🐸🙊🙊🐨🐹🐰🙉🐷🐼🐭🙈🐮🐻🐱🐭🐹🐨🙊🐮🐻🐱🐔🐵🦁🐶🐥🐺🦄🐝🐬🐬🐬🐈🐖🐩🕊🐄🐿🍭🍭🎂🍭🍔🍔🍔 🍬🤸🏻♀🎤🚓🎟🎆❤🇰🇾🇰🇾🇰🇾🇰🇾
Leila 🦄🐬⛹🏼♀❤ — December 12, 2018
lily — December 13, 2018
Nice story I love cats 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
Kaylee heffley — December 13, 2018
I liked this story, especially the twist at the end…😀
From Nobody.
Please post the next part of Milo, Daisy and the White Rabbit…PLEASE
Nobody — December 14, 2018
It was quit a good story but a bit bored but I still like it! It just a bit too short if they can make it longer and more excited that would be great! It was a easy to story to understand but not for an certain age I believe is at 4-6!
Tian — December 15, 2018
It a okay story
Rose — December 16, 2018
hala — December 17, 2018
It was a very good at the end but the start wasn't as good but I liked it
Pauline — December 17, 2018
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Poooooooopy — December 17, 2018
Anonymous — December 17, 2018
hello,i really like this story becuse its really indresting and this is wana the storys i like your welcome.
Rene — December 18, 2018
It was okay😕😕.
Ryne — December 19, 2018
this is a great story i really loved it
avianna — December 19, 2018
i love this story from the bottom of my heart
Avianna — December 19, 2018
Ummm I think it's a boring story 🙁
Rawan — December 19, 2018
I think the story is ok because it is kind of interesting and I love cats although the cats are robbers and I can't believe the two kind sisters are the cats and they robbed the travelers. At last I kind of liked the story.
Sofia-Thursday, 20th December 2018 — December 20, 2018
I like this story because it's interesting.
Hezil — December 22, 2018
it ok not bad
james — December 22, 2018
IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER I SAY IT IS THE BEST ANYWAY IT'S OKAY TO ME. My tears are gone. Love it. Don'tforget me.
Gnapika — December 26, 2018
Dear Gnapika, I am glad this story has cheered you up.
Bertie — December 26, 2018
Pawsome!!!! Cat cat cat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — December 26, 2018
loved it
tj — December 30, 2018
i love this book sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch.
kai — January 2, 2019
it was a good book
boi game — January 10, 2019
I hate cats always have and always will!
roseabell — January 10, 2019
This story is very good
azam baber — January 14, 2019
kingsten — January 15, 2019
Anonymous — January 15, 2019
Hello, my name is Dimitry,and i like The two witch cats
Dimitry — January 18, 2019
Hello my name is Romeo,I like cats
Romeo — January 18, 2019
Yeah, i really like this story, might even be one of my favorite stories now.
Anonymous — January 28, 2019
Awesome story!!
Melanie — January 31, 2019
It is wonderfull👍👍❤
Julia — February 5, 2019
I hate cats 🐈😾😾
Julia — February 5, 2019
i don't like cats to they scratch and yell
dear juliua — February 7, 2019
boring story lol!
fake — February 7, 2019
whyy is this about cats? smhhh
fake — February 7, 2019
good story.
mo bamba — February 7, 2019
Anonymous — February 7, 2019
hate it jk it was okay hola comastas
jeffy botha miguel sanchezz — February 7, 2019
its n i c e
unknown — February 8, 2019
its weird. i think my sister is a robber cat now.
unknown — February 8, 2019
very cool
Anonymous — February 9, 2019
Anonymous — February 11, 2019
NOTHAPPY — February 12, 2019
cool story
pizza — February 12, 2019
i like it
mmmm — February 15, 2019
This ones ok
Adele — February 20, 2019
It was pretty good.
Aquamarina — March 3, 2019
I enjoy the story.
... — March 8, 2019
I liked this story
Rita — March 13, 2019
nice story
Mr Invisible Man — March 13, 2019
I think it was nice story. it was very specific
Anonymous — March 15, 2019
Hey, I love the story ssooooooooooooooooo much
Miya — March 15, 2019
AH'LAI'JAH — April 11, 2019
Well I think that from this story everyone knows it's not money that leads us to everything
Abby — April 23, 2019
this book ok but it still good.
aridgell — April 23, 2019
I like it because there cats
Anonymous — April 26, 2019
troy — May 2, 2019
this is sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad
Anonymous — May 4, 2019
Nice story,probably my favourite story
Jasmine — May 5, 2019
My new favourite story
Jasmine — May 5, 2019
I love cats
Bbop — May 8, 2019
it was okay i guess
Cougar — May 20, 2019
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daniella — June 3, 2019
Hey 👋 your 📚 are very emotional
Grade two — June 4, 2019
i enjoyed the story it was really interesting i loved all the magical instruments and the magical power it was really amazing and the the magical creatures this book was the best
slay queen — June 10, 2019
I love this story! I was so interested when Huw found out that the sisters were cursed and that they were the kittens !
Gracie — June 11, 2019
You should do a sequel 🙂
Gracie — June 11, 2019
I think that it tells every body not to steal even people's lunches!!!
Abby — June 12, 2019
the story is so Dumb. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
ASHLEY 17/6/19 [email protected] — June 17, 2019
Alfie — June 18, 2019
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Robert — July 4, 2019
ssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool i love the story
robert — July 4, 2019
so so so so so so so so so good think it is the best story on earth
cool cat — July 4, 2019
nathon — August 14, 2019
i love
Anonymous — September 10, 2019
Such a catty story. Storynory is great. The twisting end was such amazing. Hope Storynory soon have more cat stories and stories about greek myths. LOVE Storynory!!!🏆🎉🎉
Jessica — September 12, 2019
This story sucks please delete this story 👎
Tyler — October 3, 2019
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Anonymous — November 14, 2019
I loved it it was awesome and I think it's great
Oriol — November 15, 2019
I Like this book but it was the shortest one I have read 🙂
Lily — January 7, 2020
CHOLE — January 7, 2020
I don´t like this trash book
melad — February 9, 2020
i loved the story!
Heya people! — April 4, 2020
I loved the story.
Jahely — April 10, 2020
hello — April 14, 2020
The story was great but I hate cats!!!
Gabriel — April 15, 2020
this is called "the 2 witch cats" but Natasha reads it as "the 2 cat witches"😂
Sunny — April 23, 2020
it was a bit boring i like the part when the cats turned into a girl
animal crazy — July 2, 2020
i don't like this story it bad
Cooooooooooooooooooooooool — August 15, 2020
I've started reading stories from Storynory a few days back! and I liked this story! please reply.
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All of my past Easter Sundays I have been ecstatic about the risen Christ, on my church worship/planning/set up/greeting/tear down team... for probably the past 10 years?
The first Easter Sunday, in ten years!, that I am not part of the many month long process, beginning to end, of the much anticipated service.
And I'm not even sure that I care much about the literal resurrection of Jesus 🙊
I care much more about his incarnation as a way to illuminate and dismantle the oppressive system of Rome, dying on the cross next to two others (terrorists/freedom fighters) because of the sin of the world.
It's wild to think about all that I have learned and unlearned, learning and unlearning.
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This weekend with family who I can find so many faults in, I am trying to stay present and mindful and grateful and loving.
It's so hard and I'm sending you all who feel the same way so much love.
@Reina I am definitely stressed out about spending time with family tomorrow. Only a few of my family members are evangelical, that's not the main problem. I just feel like I have changed so much and none of them truly see me. Maybe it is connected to me being a four in the enneagram. Thank you for your words, those are things I am striving for this weekend as well. *hugs*
@Vaashtii I feel you!!! I'm a 4 as well, and at these family gatherings I've been trying to be an active participant and stay out of my head as much as possible. It's not a cure all but it definitely helps. Good luck to you 🧡
@Reina it's weird thinking about all the stuff that I read and thought was correct. Now looking back I wonder how I could be so naive.
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· For print: Citation: AntWeb. Version 8.42. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed .
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Taxonomic history
10. Myrmica schencki EmeryHNS, 1895
Figs. 31,40, 51,64.
Myrmica rubra scabrinodis var. schencki EmeryHNS, 1895:315.
Worker. Brownish red with gaster and sometimes head darker. Frontal triangle striate. Antennal scape sharply angled near base, with an upright flange at the bend fitted closely into the thin divergent frontal ridge. Frons very narrow, about 'A head width. Mesopropodeal furrow shallow and postpetiole low, somewhat cubical in profile and spherical from above. Head Index: 88.4; Frons Index: 24.5; Frontal Laminae Index: 63.3. Length: 4.0-5.5 mm.
Queen. As worker. Length: 5.0-6.0 mm.
Male. Scapes very short, angled; second funiculus segment elongate. Appendage hairs short, subdecumbent. Petiole long and low, often striate at dorsolateral margins. Length: 4.0-4.5 mm.
Distribution. Local in Denmark and southern areas of Finland, Sweden and Norway, also S. England, Wales and Ireland. - Range: South Europe to South Scandinavia.
Biology. This is an interesting species somewhat resembling a large paler M. lobicornisHNS but distinguished by the lower more cubical postpetiole. According to the Danish myrmecologist Chr. Skott, this species differs from other European MyrmicaHNS in having no winter brood, is mainly nocturnal and derives much of its food from the glandular excretions of low herbage such as Hypochaeris and Hieracium spp. The entrance to the nest is frequently built up as a collar of vegetable detritus (Bisgaard, 1944). Colonies are single queened and isolated, situated in sandy banks and dry pasture. Alatae are found in August, mating occurring on the ground near the nest.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 165 times found in heathlands, 80 times found in Unknown, 44 times found in Rocks (rocky-calcareous grasslands), 36 times found in dry grassland, 13 times found in Forest, 9 times found in shrubs, 8 times found in Anthropogenic, 4 times found in dunes & inland dunes, 3 times found in ponderosa pine forest, 3 times found in Ponderosa pine-oak forest, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 11 times under rock, 3 times ground foragers, 2 times dry sandy heath, 2 times on the ground, 1 times found dead on ground, 1 times under wood, 1 times under rock, rocky ridge, 1 times under boulder, 1 times small ground nest, 1 times on rock in meadow, 1 times on path, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 271 times Pitfall trap, 36 times Manual catch, 13 times search, 5 times Color trap, 3 times Malaise trap, 1 times Hand, 1 times Pitfall, 1 times Pyramid trap, 1 times Window trap, 1 times Yellow color trap.
Elevations: collected from 305 - 2961 meters, 1606 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1881-08-29 and 2020-05-17
Type specimens: Lectotype of Myrmica rubra scabrinodis schencki: casent0904070; paratype of Myrmica schenki subopaca: casent0900289; syntype of Myrmica schencki subopaca: casent0916897; syntype of Myrmica schencki kutteri: casent0913081


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Enhancing Wildlife Surveillance in North Kalimantan: Wildlife Observers Communication Forum
Posted on 12 July 2019
Quoting a statement from the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, wildlife crime cases become one of the largest cases in Indonesia and ranked third after the drug crime and human trafficking cases.By: Agus Suyitno
Species Specialist, Kayan Landscape, WWF-Indonesia
The level of crime against protected wildlife in Indonesia deserves deep concern as findings continue to increase. Based on information from the Wildlife Crime Unit WCS IP, the number of protected wildlife crime cases increased sharply from 106 cases in 2015 to 120 cases in 2016 and to 225 cases in 2017. Wildlife trafficking did not only occur conventionally but also through online trade. From WWF Indonesia's records since 2017, there were 2,500 advertisements identified on Facebook, 2,207 advertisements on Instagram and 195 advertisements on e-commerce selling wildlife, both living or body parts.
Quoting a statement from the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, wildlife crime is ranked third in Indonesia after drug crime and human trafficking in terms of number of cases. The transaction value of wildlife trade cases from the PPATK search results is estimated more than Rp 13 trillion per year and its value continues to increase.
Wildlife crime is also targeting Kalimantan area. Based on the Kalimantan Law Enforcement Agency (GAKKUM)'s report, in 2017 the handled 13 cases; in 2018 of 5 cases, specifically in East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan in 2017 the number of cases handled as many as 8 cases, all of which have entered the P-21 stage. From WWF Indonesia's records, aside from Kalimantan GAKKUM data, in 2017 the Nunukan and Tarakan District Police also handled cases of wildlife crime, namely elephant ivory smuggling.
Combating protected wildlife crime certainly requires strong cooperation by all parties, not only law enforcement alone, but also other agencies and organizations that have a considerable contribution in preventing and handling protected wildlife crime in North Kalimantan.
On June 2019, WWF-Indonesia facilitated a discussion to establish a communication forum for monitoring protected wildlife crime in North Kalimantan. The event was attended by the East Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Kalimantan GAKKUM Office, North Kalimantan Police Directorate General, Nunukan Regional Police, Tarakan Regional Police, Tarakan Customs, Forest Service, Kayan Mentarang National Park Management Unit, North Kalimantan Environmental Service, Tarakan Agricultural Quarantine Center, University of Borneo, Pioner Foundation, Gappeta Borneo, PLH Nunukan, KPH Nunukan and KPH Tarakan.
During the meeting, the parties agreed to establish a forum that has the function to facilitate communication with media and coordination of the all the agencies in prevention and handling the wildlife crime in North Kalimantan. The role of the forum itself will be as a media for education, outreach and advocacy. During the meeting the forum called the Wildlife Observers Communication Forum.
During the discussion, members of the forum agreed to hold a follow-up meeting to discuss the structure of the forum and prepare a work plan based on the duties and functions of each agency. As a first step, members will use a WhatsApp group to facilitate coordination and communication.
All participants welcomed the initiative. Expectations are high that the forum will be beneficial and help to prevent and the handling of protected wildlife crime by means of, exchange of information and knowledge on wildlife crime issues, capacity building and raising awareness and providing education to the wider community not to be involved in hunting and trading of protected wildlife in North Kalimantan.


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Eusebio Sacristan hailed Real Sociedad for "not settling for a draw" after their 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.
Depor had come back from 2-0 down to draw level with La Real, but the Basques stayed joint-top of La Liga thanks to two late goals from Diego Llorente and Asier Illarramendi
"We deserve a lot of credit after reacting to 2-2, which came after we went 2-0 up, and not settling for the draw," the Coach said after the game.
"It was difficult when they drew 2-2 because Depor were imposing themselves. That made us view the match with certain difficulties. "Still, the team again came back up by taking control and the initiative, which is when we're more comfortable.
"We started getting behind them more, and from that perseverance appeared our chances against an increasingly-tired Depor, as well as the prize of a victory.
"It was a match of possibilities. It started very well for us but, unconsciously, you may want to hold on to the result and that proved very costly for us.
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I did it! I skied to music with my MP3 player.
Actually, it is an ogg player. I don't upload MP3 files but OGG instead. Ogg is open source, MP3 is not. However, we are talking about the general experience of listening to music via IPod or IRiver or whatever gizmo you have.
I kitted up and placed my IRiver in the right breast pocket of my parka. I snaked the earphone cords out and place the earphones in my ears. I had selected the 7/13/1984 Grateful Dead bootleg from the Greek Theater as my music. Not quite my first choice as that bootleg has a very summery feel to it. However, the other music I had on my IRiver were all morning music pieces (all of Brandenburg Concertos some morningy jazz, and some baroque trumpet music by Wynton Marsalis). I then got on the lift and started the process of skiing to music.
I went down the first run and it was incredible. It was like dancing and it put a big smile on my face. However, unless I was riding solo (something I am generally loathe to do) I pulled one earphone or the other out so I could converse with my lift partner. Then I would get off the lift and then I would have to jack around replacing the earphone; and this usually meant glove removal, push the earphone in, try to bend the earhook (should have done that before going outside) so it stays in better, and replace the glove. Even with that occasionally one earphone or the other would fall out on the way down.
Near the end, I was solo skiing and quite a few of my rides up the hill were solo rides, so I just kept the earphones in and enjoyed the music. The problem there was the lift-rides and the tunes were out of synch. A cool tune would come on during the ride up and then when I was on the slope the tune was in a less than desirable section. That though, is clearly a matter of luck and with some jacking around can be fixed.
One thing I did notice. When the skiing got challenging the music faded into nearly nothingness. However,when the skiing was not so challenging the music was fun.
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[WASHINGTON] The World Bank on Thursday adopted a new set of policies aimed at preventing its projects from harming people and the environment.
The global lender dedicated to fighting poverty - whose commitments rose to more than US$60 billion this year - said the new environmental and social framework had involved the "most extensive consultation ever conducted" by the bank.
"These new safeguards will build into our projects updated and improved protections for the most vulnerable people in the world and our environment," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement.
The Bank last year acknowledged that its projects had sometimes resulted in forced population displacements. World Bank projects in regions around the world have been accused of underwriting human rights abuses.
The new rules are to take effect in 2018 and will require client states to conduct a "broadened social assessment and management of environmental and social risks," to guarantee labor rights and prohibit any form of forced labor.
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Projects will have to reduce environmental harm and avoid large-scale population displacements, according to the new policy.
While welcoming some improvements, Nadia Daar, head of the Washington office at Oxfam International, said in a statement that her organisation was "frustrated and disappointed" that the new policy had not gone further.
The Bank Information Center, an organisation which lobbies to improve World Bank policies, said the new rules lacked "the strength and clarity that people negatively impacted by development so profoundly depend upon."
As the latest version of the rules became public last month, Human Rights Watch likewise said it "does not require the bank to respect human rights."
Mr Kim, the Bank president, said the framework represented "the best possible compromise."
"We had to find a path down the middle where we can both ensure that abuses didn't happen and at the same time make it possible for borrowers to borrow," Mr Kim told reporters in a conference call.
Overly strict criteria risked harming the economic prospects of poor countries, he said.
The Bank currently faces a growing number of other actors in global development, including China, seen as placing fewer conditions on financing.
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PM Modi, CM Devendra Fadnavis & Uddhav Thackeray's chemistry to seal alliance for Maharashtra polls
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Amid Modi chants time and again, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in Mumbai has brought to rest all speculations of the alliance. The camaraderie that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared with Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray was unmistakable. This was evident both by words and gestures as seen during the event. The first being when the Prime Minister called UT his younger brother, bringing a big smile on UT's face.
Then when Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray took to the mic, the strong relationship that he shares at the moment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was at complete display. Uddhav Thackeray began with praising the Prime Minister on all fronts. Speaking about Chandrayaan 2, Uddhav Thackeray said that it proves that the nation has a great team of talented people and what it lacked until now was a leader to lead from the front.
Uddhav Thackeray also said the alliance with the BJP will sustain. He said that the alliance is 'atal' that is inevitable, adding that they want power for developing the state.
The strong understanding he shares with CM DF could be seen as UT joked that the CM had clapped the hardest when he announced yuvti will win the state again.
Leaders of the BJP and the Sena have held a primary round of talks in a bid to seal a seat-sharing deal. As per reports, the Sena wants the BJP to adhere to the 50:50 formula; which means both the parties contesting equal number of seats. However, poll managers of the BJP are arguing for more seats to accommodate leaders from Opposition parties and its "growing political might". Of the total 288 seats, the BJP and the Sena have agreed to allocate 18 seats to smaller allies, but a formal deal is yet to be worked out. #ZebaWarsia – NMTV News


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The timezone in Novoselo is Europe/Belgrade
Morning Sunrise at 06:02 and Evening Sunset at 16:48. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 43.7808°, Longitude. 19.6536°
Morning Sunrise at 06:02 and Evening Sunset at 16:48. It's Dark
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Geographic features & Photographs around Novoselo in Serbia (general), Serbia
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Mala Gruda (1.6km)
- Velika Gruda (2km)
- Gruda (2.8km)
- Gradina (3.1km)
- Ćavik (3.8km)
- Velika Grudina (4km)
- Savino Brdo (4.6km)
- Vučje Brdo (5.2km)
- Čalovska Kosa (5.3km)
- Stambol Vrh (5.7km)
- Presedo (6.4km)
- Žigalski Vrh (6.6km)
- Veliki Štit (6.6km)
- Semegnjevska Gora (6.7km)
- Miloševac (6.8km)
hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
- Ravan (1.9km)
- Tomića Brdo (4.3km)
- Ćelavi Breg (4.4km)
- Veliko Brdo (4.7km)
- Obadovo Brdo (5.1km)
- Bjeliš (5.5km)
- Nikolino Brdo (5.6km)
- Oštra Kosa (6.2km)
locality a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.
Accommodation around Novoselo
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slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Rečica (4.3km)
- Bjela Voda (6km)
- Skakavac (6.5km)
spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
populated locality an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.
- Branešci (3.8km)
- Šljivovica (4km)
ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Krivaja (2.6km)
area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
- Vršak (4.8km)
railroad station a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight.
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peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.
- Leskovi Vis (5.9km)
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Airports close to NovoseloSarajevo(SJJ), Sarajevo, Bosnia-hercegovina (125.1km)
Beograd(BEG), Beograd, Yugoslavia (148.1km)
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Podgorica(TGD), Podgorica, Yugoslavia (190.5km)
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Aboriginal activists have taken to Adelaide's streets to block the annual Australia Day cultural parade through the city.
On what they describe as invasion day, several hundred protesters blocked the parade several times on Thursday, forcing some of the 100 cultural groups taking part to abandon the event.
To chants of "always was, always will be Aboriginal land" the group was watched by a large crowd of revellers who had come to see the usual Australia Day entertainment, including a concert and fireworks.
Instead they were witness to one of the largest protests to take to the city streets for some time, with the activists watched over by a strong police and security presence.
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FoSCL features prominently in the latest edition of Northern Rail's Eastern Region newsletter., for two completely different activities.
1. The new waiting shelter at Appleby station features a
stunning hand-painted mural showing the railway
history of the area. The idea for the mural was
developed by volunteer members of The Friends of the
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Railway Development Company and Northern.
The idea was to portray the history of the two railway
routes, serving the market towns between Kirkby
Stephen and Appleby, namely the current Settle – Carlisle
route and the former Stainmore route.
The mural was hand-painted in the waiting room by
Jenny Triblion, an artist who currently lives in
Frizinghall, near Bradford.
2. Heritage walks from Ribblehead.
Between 1870 and 1875, on the bleak
Ingleton Fells at over 1,000 feet, the very heavy works of
Batty Moss Viaduct and Blea Moor Tunnel needed
proportionately more workers than similar constructions
elsewhere. It was here that several encampments, one
of which was Jericho, were established for up to 3,000
men and their families. The camps had many facilities
including shops, post office, reading room, mission hall,
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being over 400 participants in the 2019 season. The tour
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one time called Hawes Junction. Our tours attract visitors from all over Britain and
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NEWTOWN, Conn. - Residents of Newtown prepared on Monday to observe Christmas. Tiny, empty red stockings sewn with the victims' names hung from trees in the neighbourhood where the 20 children and six adults were shot in a school.
A steady stream of people lit candles and dropped off toys at a memorial filled with stuffed animals, poems, flowers, posters and cards.
"All the families who lost those little kids, Christmas will never be the same," said resident Philippe Poncet. "Everybody across the world is trying to share the tragedy with our community here."
Police say 20-year-old resident Adam Lanza killed his mother in her bed before his Dec. 14 school rampage killed himself as he heard officers arriving. Authorities have yet to give a theory about his motive. The guns he used had been legally purchased by his mother, a gun enthusiast.
While the grief was still fresh, some residents were urging political activism in the wake of President Barack Obama's call for "real action, right now." A grassroots group called Newtown United has been meeting to talk about national issues ranging from gun control to increasing mental health services.
"We seek not to be the town of tragedy," said Rabbi Shaul Praver of Congregation Adath Israel. "But we seek to be the town where all the great changes started."
Richard Scinto, a deacon at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which was attended by eight children killed in the massacre, said the church's pastor, Rev. Robert Weiss, told his congregation to get angry and take action against what some consider is a culture of gun violence in the U.S.
"These were his mother's guns," Scinto said. "Why would anyone want an assault rifle as part of a private citizen collection?"
A handful of people showed up to the first Newtown United meeting two days after the Dec. 14 shooting. A few days later, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen.-elect Chris Murphy told the group they planned to push for gun control legislation.
"We don't want Newtown to go on the list with Columbine, Tucson and Virginia Tech and only have it associated with horrible acts," said Lee Shull, who moderated one Newton United meeting. "We want to turn this into something positive. What can we do?"
Associated Press Writers Brock Vergakis, Katie Zezima, Pat Eaton-Robb and John Christoffersen contributed to this report.


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It probably says a lot about the neighbourhood of Anniesland, in Glasgow, that after spending a month here I am writing a post about Hyndland. Anniesland is a bit betwixt and between, both in a literal sense (its main landmark is Anniesland Cross, a major junction between roads that run west out of Glasgow and south to the Black Hole and the Death Star (as I like to call Govan and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital) and also in terms of character. It's kind of west end but not posh, a bit down at heel but not cheap, not that far the city centre, but not actually close. Continue reading
Church ministers? Bunch of slackers!18 Oct
I've just done a blog post for Premier Christianity about why church ministers have the easiest job in the world. Before you start fuming, I should say that it's not an entirely serious argument, to put it mildly.
It was commissioned because it's Thank Your Vicar Week. So if you have a vicar (/pastor/minister) why don't you give the article a read and then maybe send them a nice email? Although I can't promise they will have time to read it.
The Art of Complaining3 Apr
One of the joys of helping to look after my little nieces is getting to revisit things from my childhood. Last week it was paperchain people (try them with monkeys – it's really cute!) but the week before that it was the Princess and the Pea, the Hans Christian Andersen story about a girl who arrives at a castle in a storm, claiming to be a princess, and whose royal pedigree is proved by her feeling a dried pea through 20 mattresses.
Coming back to this story many years on, instead of dwelling on how ridiculous this is (and it is), I instead found myself thinking, "Of course complaining about a pea in her bed shows she's a princess. If she was a nice, middle-class girl she wouldn't dream of complaining!" I mean really, if you were taken in on trust, out of a storm, alone and helpless, would you tell your host the bed was lumpy? I wouldn't lie about it, but I'm sure I could find something more positive to say than, "I couldn't sleep a wink all night!"
This got me thinking about complaining more generally. In Britain, we're traditionally not supposed to be very good at complaining. To be more accurate, we're very good at moaning about things, but we would rather die than complain to anyone who can do anything about it, like a waiter or shopkeeper, for example. Perhaps we might write a stiff letter, but never say anything to anyone's face.
This is a Very British Problem, judging by the Twitter account of the same name, which is extremely funny. (It's also available in book form for those who aren't into social media.) This is also one of the areas where I'm not very British, perhaps as a result of spending too much time overseas (or it could just be my personality). I am fairly likely to complain if something isn't right. I spent 15 minutes in Superdrug the other day trying to return some hair chalks that only cost about three quid, on the principle that if you buy something, it should work. The complaint has been forwarded further up the chain of management. By the time I get my three quid back (if I ever do) they will probably have devalued to the equivalent of 30p due to Brexit.
Maybe I shouldn't have bothered. But there are some things you are supposed to complain about, or at least not sit on. I often find I'm annoyed by some insignificant thing someone has done again and start thinking, "He/she knows I hate it! They're doing it to annoy me!", only to realise that I've probably never told them I hate it, and they are blithely oblivious to my irritation. In a situation like that you either have to say something, or learn to live quietly with the annoyance, rather than explode in rage when it happens for the tenth time.
Addictions are another situation where you're supposed to complain, according to official advice. Without going into any detail, there are some addiction/dependency 'issues' in my own family, and while a public blog post isn't the place to drag them out, it's not something I keep from my friends. In such a situation, silent forbearance probably makes things worse. But there is probably a level of willingness to complain that lies somewhere between doormat and drooket fairytale princess, which is healthy and practical without being self-centred. With that in mind, here's a slightly altered version of the well-known Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the serenity to shut up about the things I ought to put up with,
The courage to complain about the things I ought not to,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
(If you're into Hans Christian Andersen, by the way, check out my lovely audio version of the Snow Queen, narrated by Sophie Aldred.)
How to learn Albanian in 20 seconds31 Jan
Bună! I am in the process of trying to learn Romanian, as I'll be going there next month for a few days. I enjoy the challenge of learning a language, and Romanian is shaping up to be a fairly easy one, for me at least – it's basically just Latin, with the odd Slavic word thrown in.
Despite that, I'm at the frustrating stage where I know a few words but can't actually say anything. I can say that I should, I need, I must or I would like, but not what I should, need, must or would like – except coffee, so I suppose that is somewhat useful.
So in light of my own frustration with Romanian, I'm going to teach you to speak Albanian in 20 seconds. You won't be able to hold an intelligent conversation about Proust, but you'll be able to cope in most social situations. All you need is one word: mirë.
Mirë is pronounced meer, as in meerkat, and it means good or well. (Technically e/i mirë means good, and mirë means well, but let's not complicate matters.) The wonderful thing about it is it can be a question (Are you well? Is that ok?) as well as an answer to the question, and an assent to some proposal. Let me give you an example of a conversation you could hold in which you only use the word mirë. (You have to imagine it's all in Albanian, although to be honest it wouldn't matter that much whether you understand it or not.)
– Hi, how are you?
– Mirë.
– How have you been?
– Mirë.
– How's your family?
– Mirë.
– How's work?
– Mirë.
– How's your health?
– Mirë.
– We should go out for coffee sometime and catch up.
– Mirë.
– How is Tuesday afternoon for you?
– Mirë.
– Great, see you then!
– Mirë!
See? Now you speak Albanian, at least as long as you are prepared to be fairly passive in any given conversation. If you're thinking that there never would be a conversation like this, with such a screed of questions, you're wrong – I've actually cut it down a bit. When you haven't seen someone for a while, this list of questions can seem to stretch on for aeons. And throughout those aeons, you will be able to give pertinent replies – provided that they are all "mirë".
(By the way, if anyone does happen to ask you for your opinion on Proust, tell them he's mirë.)
The Moral Importance of Foundation Garments23 Dec
It's 23rd December, Christmas-Eve Eve, so naturally you would expect me to be writing about Christmassy things. And I was going to, honest. I even had the title worked out, "It wouldn't be Christmas without…". But then I got a new bra.
Yes, I know, that's too much information. But it is relevant because it got me thinking about the (albeit not immediately obvious) similarities between brassieres and moral codes.
It's been a while since I've had a new bra, and ages since I had an expensive, good-quality one, and I had forgotten how much of a difference it makes. The thing about elasticated undergarments, and moral codes, is that over time they have a tendency to grow slack. They are less restrictive, but also less supportive.
I noticed an astonishing difference as I ventured out into the world wearing my spanking new purchase. Some clever engineering goes into these bits of frippery; I felt positively cantilevered! I noticed that I held my head higher, and my shoulders straighter, too, the structured nature of my unmentionable reminding me of other areas that could do with a bit of improving, like posture.
On the first day of wearing the new nether-garment it did feel restrictive and unfamiliar, but by the second day it had become natural, to the extent that when I come to wash it, and have to wear one of my old ones, I will probably miss the new rigour.
I'm never one to leave an analogy unstretched, so bear with me as I opine that moral codes are not dissimilar. (By the way, if the language is more flowery than usual, the glass of rioja I just had seems to have gone right to my head.) Moral codes, like bras, have a tendency to loosen and stretch, without our necessarily noticing. They seem fine, but it's only when you compare what they are supposed to be like that you notice how much things have slipped.
There was a comment on the Premier website* under an article on three-parent babies to the effect that in-vitro fertilization used to be controversial, particularly for Christians, but now nobody bats an eye. A comment in reply pointed out that this is exactly the point that the 'slippery slope' argument makes. Leaving aside that particular ethical quagmire, it's an example of how things can become looser over time. If there's something that shocked you years ago, or at least made you feel uncomfortable, and now you don't even blink, it could be that you've become more mature, or worked through it – or it could be that you have grown slack, and not even noticed.
Of course, this is where the analogy reaches breaking point, because you don't just go out and get a new moral code. A code to live by is probably less like a piece of underwear and more like a kitchen knife – once you find a good one, you keep it forever. However, kitchen knives need to be sharpened up from time to time, just as foundation garments need to be renewed. Talking to others who think deeply about moral issues, listening to sermons and lectures – challenging ones, not just pleasant homilies – and examining both your own behaviour and issues that you prefer not to think about are all ways of doing so, I would suggest.
So if an acquaintance thinks that something you habitually do is ethically questionable, don't assume that automatically makes them wrong, judgemental, narrow-minded or all of the above. It may just be that your moral elastic has been through the washing machine** one too many times.
Happy Christmas!
* Don't read comments on the Premier website. It is time you will never get back.
** Never wash your bra in the washing machine! Not even in a pillowcase or delicates bag. Always hand wash. Trust me.
All's Well That's As You Like It13 Aug
My good friend Rebekah Holden (who is the same person as the actress Rebekah Harvey, since actors are supposed to have unique names) had kindly posted guest post by me on her lovely blog. It is a simple, 5-step guide to writing a brilliant Shakespeare comedy. Just add genius. And comedy.
All's Well That's As You Like It; How to write a Shakespeare comedy
Why the chicken really crossed the road15 Apr
I am just back from a lovely holiday in Albania complete with sun, sand, sightseeing and strange cocktails. However I have already written at length about how wonderful Albania is, so this time I think I will tell you what Albania has taught me … about chickens.
Before I continue, I should explain to any chicken fanciers reading this that there's nothing unique about Albanian chickens, so far as I know, it's just that I never had much exposure to chickens, or indeed any farmyard animals. My primary school teacher once let us hold some newly hatched chicks, and my family had the occasional visit to a farm during the school holidays, if we were passing one, but I'm a city girl born and raised, and I've mostly seen chickens in small, pale, plastic-wrapped pieces on supermarket shelves.
That changed when I lived in Albania, and especially when I married into an Albanian family. My mother-in-law keeps chickens, as do a lot of people in Albania, as long as they have a bit of garden for them to scratch around in. So let me share with you the wisdom I have gleaned about chickens so far:
1) Cocks crow all the time . I knew that cocks (or roosters, if you prefer) crowed at dawn, just like they do on cornflakes adverts. What I didn't realise is that after they start, they don't stop. They just keep going all day long. It's pretty annoying if you're trying to sleep late, or have a siesta – and I often try to do both.
2) People can recognise their own chickens. To me, one black chicken looks pretty much like another, and I assumed there was some sort of leg ringing system, or a more informal way of marking which one is yours, but apparently not. People can just look at a black chicken (or any other colour – I only give black by way of example) and tell whether it is their chicken, their neighbour's, or a completely alien chicken. I think it must be an acquired skill. Despite a lot of peering at chickens over the last week, I still have no idea which is which.
3) Chicks are only cute for about two weeks. After that they stop being adorable little balls of fluff and turn into straggly, leggy things with half-grown feathers and a bad attitude. The males start to bully the females, which is not an attractive trait. However, chickens do produce new fluffy chicks pretty regularly, so it's not too bad.
4) Chickens are chicken. This insult is well-founded because chickens really are scared of everything. They scuttle out of your way as if you were trying to kill them (even when you're not), and when there was a loud bang at my husband's cousin's house, the chickens practically jumped into our laps. I can understand where the story of Chicken Little came from, because if anything dropped on their heads, chickens would undoubtedly be terrified enough to think that the sky was falling. This is also because…
5) Chickens are incredibly stupid. I mean so, so stupid. Especially the young ones. When they run from danger, as they so often do, they'll as likely as not run in the wrong direction. They followed my husband's uncle around when he was hoeing, even though one of them had already lost a toe that way. It's no wonder they're said to be able to live for a while without their heads – there's nothing of worth in there anyway. And this also answers the age-old question, why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was too stupid even to realise there was a road, let alone that it would be in danger from traffic.
No doubt there is a lot more I could learn about chickens, and do feel free to inform me through the comments, if you are a chicken expert. For me though, it's back to chickens being kept in the fridge, in pieces, until the next time I go back to Albania.
Game of (Heavenly) Thrones17 Mar
I was very excited a couple of days ago to receive through the post my author copies of Augustine: The Truth Seeker. It's a brilliant feeling to hold your own book in your hand, and I have been waving a copy in the face of everyone I know, with what must be very irritating squeals of excitement.
I was going to write a post telling you about the book, and how you can get hold of it. (This is still something of a mystery – I have my copies but no bookshop seems to yet. Can't be long now.) However, I have been watching a lot of the HBO series Game of Thrones recently – all three seasons in just over a week in fact, because we got a short-term Sky Entertainment pass. And I noticed some interesting similarities with my own work. Therefore, instead of telling you all about how wonderful Augustine: The Truth Seeker is, let me tell you why it's just like Game of Thrones – but with a PG certificate instead of an 18.
- It's about an ambitious young man from a semi-noble, but not monied, provincial background trying to make it in the big cities of the empire. Remind you of Littlefinger?
- Barbarian hordes start invading from the north and east.
- Some people hold to the old gods, some to the new, and there are weird mystery religious from foreign lands with a worrying hold over believers.
- Pretenders to the throne keep cropping up, and at one point in the book there are three monarchs, including a King (ok, emperor) in the North who comes south to try and take the whole lot.
- Crossing a narrow sea was quite a big deal in both Game of Thrones and Augustine's time. Especially when you did it with an army.
- Family members scheme to undermine each other's power base. (I'm thinking of City Prefect Symmachus and Bishop Ambrose – and just about any of the Lannisters, Barathaons and Greyjoys.)
- Both have an emphasis on mothers who wish they had more influence over their wayward sons (Monica with Augustine, Catelyn Stark with Rob and Bran, and of course Cersei with Joffrey).
- There's a lot of celibacy, in the Night's Watch and various religious orders of George R. R. Martin's world, and in Augustine's Monastry in the Garden. There's also a lot of the opposite, when Augustine was a younger man – and everywhere in Game of Thrones.
- Illegitimate sons who are dear to their fathers have an important role to play.
- People drop like flies. Don't get too attached to the characters in Game of Thrones or Augustine.
Of course, I'm being a bit facetious. It's not just the lack of dragons in Augustine that distinguishes it from Game of Thrones; there are far more fundamental differences, the key one being that in Augustine's world there is a truth that can be discovered, and the one who sits on the heavenly throne turns out to matter a great deal more than the earthly game of thrones. There's also a lot less nudity and swearing of course, although there is some violence and "mild sexual references". It's aimed at the 12 to 14 age group, or mature ten-year-olds, so nothing too graphic.
So there you have it: Augustine: The Truth Seeker, the PG Game of Thrones. I await the phonecall from HBO about TV adaptation rights.
Train of Thought25 Nov
I am writing this on a train. That sentence probably didn't alarm you. It might have done if I had instead written "I am writing this while driving a car." That's just one of many good things about public transport in general, but trains more specifically. I have been left in charge of the car keys recently and have had occasion to do a bit of driving, and while cars are certainly convenient and at times almost necessary, it has made me realise just how much I like trains, how relaxed they make me feel in comparison with the heart-palpitations-and-incipient-ulcer sensation I get when discovering that I'm in the wrong lane with no idea how to get to my junction.
Certainly, trains have their faults. They're almost a by-word for lateness, they are sometimes crowded, and it's not much fun being on the last train home on a Saturday night with all the people who are too drunk to drive, and far too drunk to regulate the volume of their conversation. However, those things are also true of buses, which are far less pleasant to travel on. So this post will be all about the superiority of trains as a form of domestic transport.
Five reasons why trains are better than cars
1. You don't have to scrape the train on a cold morning, and the heating is already on when you get in.
2. If the train breaks down, you don't have to pay to repair it.
3. Trains are almost never in the wrong lane, and can't ever take the wrong turning because they're on rails.
4. No one tailgates you on the train.
5. You don't have to park a train.
Five reasons why trains are better than buses
1. Buses have to stick to roads. Trains often go through some of the most beautiful countryside, without any other traffic to scare the wildlife away.
2. Trains don't take unannounced diversions and leave you in an unfamiliar part of town with no idea how to get to where you're going.
3. You don't have to go to each platform to find out which one your train will stop at; there will be a sign in a central area telling you which one. Not so with bus stops.
4. People on buses (in the aggregate) are louder, smellier and more aggressive than on trains. I don't know why, they just are. Bus drivers also tend to be less friendly than train conductors. Maybe someone should do a sociological study.
5. Trains are great for writing on. It's something about the white noise, rhythmic motion and view out the window. It seems to switch off certain parts of your brain in a really helpful way. Buses don't have the same neurological effect, and anyway all the bumps mean you would never be able to read your writing anyway.
I'm crossing a misty river in perfect comfort, watching the stressed traffic driving along the bank below me, which means I'm almost on Central Station. Time to sign off.


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Sometimes it feels like Amazon is taking over the world—or, at the very least, the world of retail. In providing fast, free shipping, operating from a customer-centric philosophy and swallowing up specialized retailers, Amazon has, by some estimates, put itself on track to capture 49 percent of the U.S. ecommerce market this year.
But Amazon's seemingly airtight strategy doesn't always translate overseas. The same is true of its nearest competitor, Walmart, which is America's biggest physical retailer. In some markets, it's local players rather than these two retail behemoths that have the advantage, due to factors ranging from cultural nuances to the lack of credit card use.
Magazine Luiza, or Magalu, is a 61-year-old retailer based in São Paulo, Brazil, that began as a purveyor of color TVs and has since expanded to sectors like furniture, smartphones, housewares, tools and toys. In 2000, Magalu launched its ecommerce business. According to analytics firm comScore, it was Brazil's sixth most visited retail site in August 2018. Amazon, which didn't arrive in Brazil until 2012, ranked No. 7—and Prime still isn't available.
As smartphone adoption grows in Brazil, so too does Magalu's ecommerce business—it had $4 billion in 2017 revenue and ecommerce accounted for about one-third. That's up from 24 percent in 2016.
Magalu succeeded in part by developing its own delivery network—out of sheer necessity. "When you look at Brazil, we don't have anything as well developed as UPS or FedEx. Even Brazilian mail is not as good as the United States Postal Service," explains Frederico Trajano, chief executive of Magalu. "It's complex and expensive and [doesn't have] reliable delivery."
This past May, in a move straight out of Amazon's playbook, Magalu bought logistics service platform Logbee to cut down delivery times from a week or more.
Like Magalu, Jumia in Lagos, Nigeria, is thriving because it's solved delivery issues specific to its customers. Sacha Poignonnec, co-founder and co-CEO of Jumia, says the postal system is underdeveloped in many countries in Africa and there is almost no address system. So Jumia created a logistics platform that works with local companies familiar with its customers' cities, streets and neighborhoods.
The ecommerce marketplace, which launched in 2012 in Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Egypt, today sells 6 million products in categories like fashion, electronics and beauty from more than 50,000 brands in 14 African countries.
Jumia also has 500 pickup stations where customers can retrieve products. When the company found consumers arrived expecting to shop, Jumia began experimenting with adding physical retail to pickup stations in cities like Accra, Lagos and Nairobi.
"Obviously, for a lot of consumers, it is reassuring to see a physical presence," Poignonnec says.
The payment process is another factor giving local ecommerce players an edge over Amazon and Walmart. While one- or no-click payments may be the norm for American consumers, that isn't the case in other parts of the world.
Credit card usage has historically been lower in Brazil than the U.S., says Trajano, prompting Magalu to establish its own credit card. There are now 4 million Luiza cardholders—and the company issues 200,000 new cards a month.
"In order to buy a smart TV or a big appliance, [Brazilian consumers] generally need to buy on installments," Trajano says. "It's important to have your own credit card so you make it available for low-income [shoppers] to pursue their dreams. Fifty percent of everything we sell, we sell on credit."
Poignonnec says Jumia allows customers to transact and settle in cash, as many consumers in Africa don't have bank accounts or credit/debit cards—or, if they do, they don't want to use them online.
In 2018, Jumia launched a payment platform in Nigeria called JumiaPay, which is now in the Ivory Coast and Ghana as well—and coming to Egypt and Morocco.
Poignonnec likens JumiaPay to online payment system PayPal and says consumers who use it are able to access additional services. Since the vast majority of mobile accounts in Africa are prepaid, for example, JumiaPay enables users to buy airtime digitally rather than relying on scratch cards. (While Poignonnec calls JumiaPay "extremely successful," he did not disclose usage figures.)
Sometimes it's a matter of pride that inspires customers to choose local ecommerce options. Utrecht-based consultancy IG&H found consumers in the Netherlands were more likely to recommend Dutch ecommerce site Bol.com than Amazon or Alibaba's ecommerce platform AliExpress.


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[LONDON] Jaguar Land Rover agreed a pay deal with its car workers which will beat inflation, pay a higher holiday bonus and an extra lump sum, a source said, in a sign of the pressure facing firms as the cost of living rises after Brexit.
Britain's biggest carmaker, which confirmed the details of the deal when contacted by Reuters, built almost one in three of Britain's 1.6 million cars last year but saw its profits fall due to increased investment.
It had originally sought to offer as small a pay rise as possible due to a 40 per cent drop in its profits to 1.6 billion pounds and increased spending including on a new plant in Slovakia, a trade union source told Reuters.
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In the first year, from this month, they will get a 3.5 per cent hike. In the second year, from November 2017, their wages will go up by the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation - which currently stands at 2 per cent - plus 0.5 per cent.
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The firm will also pay a lump sump of 750 pounds and an increased holiday bonus of 400 pounds in the first year followed by 410 pounds in the second year.
"We feel that this is a very strong deal agreed by the trade unions and it will be recommended unanimously to its members," a Jaguar Land Rover spokeswoman said.
The firm, which employs over 30,000 people in Britain, is expanding its product range with the aim of building up to 1 million cars by the end of the decade and plans to open a 1 billion pound plant in Slovakia.
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Brexit could also force bosses in all sectors to offer more generous pay rises in the months ahead as the sharp fall in the value of the pound pushes up inflation and reduces many people's spending power.
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Running with Richelle Pt. 1
2 months ago my husband and I made a very big move. We sold our home in Labrador, packed up our truck and our camper and hit the dirt road (literally) to move to Ottawa. I worked as a physiotherapist for 9 years at the hospital in Goose Bay, so accepting a job with Whole Therapy was a huge change for me. I was very nervous and excited and obviously was wondering if I had made the right decision.
Fast forward 2 months and I can say with absolute certainty that yes we made the right choice. My husband and I, along with our 14 month old daughter Emily, absolutely love Ottawa. We love to run, hike, cycle, canoe, and camp, so Ottawa has been a fantastic fit for us. But even more important is I love my new job. My coworkers are fantastic and have taught me so much in just a few weeks. I have met a lot of really cool clients and I love working with the team here to help people reach their goals as fast as possible.
One huge benefit to working at Whole Therapy is that the staff here not only work together to help each other's clients but they also work together to help each other. I have been running competitively since I was in high school. Over the years I have completed 9 half marathons, 2 full marathons and a bunch of 5 and 10km races. Back home in Labrador I was a member of the Trappers' Running Club Executive where I helped organize the annual Trapline Marathon (it's a Boston qualifier and a fantastic race if anyone wants to experience a run in the rural north!) I helped organize and lead the running clinics for the Trapline and I offered education sessions on running form, injury prevention, stretching, etc.
So needless to say I am a runner and am very passionate about the sport. After moving to Ottawa I joined Run Ottawa and I immediately started exploring different running routes and trails around the city. I was having some persistent issues that seemed to start while I was running pregnant with my daughter in 2017. These issues particularly occurred during/after tempo runs, interval training or races:
- Stitches under my ribs during my higher intensity training sessions that were just completely ruining my runs. Everything I did to stop them failed. I tried to eat at least 2-3 hours before running, do a good warm up, breathe deeply through the stitch. Nothing seemed to work.
- My hamstrings were just destroyed after speed work. They were so tight, sore and stiff.
- The area around my C-section scar just felt, for lack of a better word, ugly! Very achy and empty if that makes sense.
My first race in Ottawa was the 5km RBC Run for the Kids in the middle of September. I had a great race but again all 3 of the above issues definitely limited my pace. When I came to work that Monday and chatted to my co-workers about how the race went, I became the client instead of the therapist and it was awesome!
Jamie took me into the gym and focused on why my hamstrings were working so hard. Turns out my glute max was extremely weak especially on the left which meant my hamstrings had to work overtime to compensate. He gave me some homework which included single leg bridge reps, step downs and reverse plank on the stability ball with knee extension. He also worked on my breathing technique which he figured was the cause of my frequent running stitches.
Mel got her hands on me to work around my C-section scar. Emily is 14 months old so it has definitely healed, but I learned after that session that it was not so much the scar tissue causing the "ugly" sensation but the very tight hip musculature surrounding it.
My second race in Ottawa was the 10km Ottawa Fall Colors Run. I ran stitch free, I felt my glute max was definitely working harder than it had been a month ago which meant my hamstrings weren't totally exhausted following, and I didn't have the ugly C—section scar feeling!
I still have a lot of work to do over the winter months but I can say with confidence that I think I will be able to run some personal best times next year with the help of my fantastic coworkers!
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The ground floor features a spacious sitting room with French doors opening onto the garden. A living flame gas fire, Freeview TV, DVD player and DVD library ensures cosy and entertaining evenings. For meals, there is a choice of a formal dining room or more casual breakfast room. The well-equipped kitchen has a 5 ring gas hob, an electric double oven, dishwasher, large American-style fridge freezer and microwave while the utility room houses the washing machine and dryer. A study with a cupboard full of board games and a handy cloakroom complete the amenities on this floor.
Upstairs, each bedroom has its own bath or shower facilities: a large master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and super king size bed, a second bedroom with a shower ensuite and king size bed and a third bedroom with two single beds and a separate family bathroom and shower. In addition, a room interconnecting with the master bedroom has a wooden cot and toys including a play kitchen. Linen and towels are included.
Outside, the attractive enclosed garden at the rear of the house gives a safe space for children to play while the terrace makes a sheltered spot for al fresco dining and relaxing. There is private off-road parking for up to 3 cars. No smoking or pets permitted.
WiFi is provided for guests use and, since mobile reception can be patchy in this area, a landline telephone is available for incoming, local and emergency calls. Our housekeeper lives locally so is on hand if required. Guests can also pre-book a chef for a special occasion or ask for home cooked meals to be delivered.
Key Features
- Gas central heating and living flame gas fire
- Wireless internet access
- 40" TV with Freeview, DVD player and DVDs
- Wireless speaker, radio, books and games
- Gas hob, double electric oven, microwave, fridge/freezer
- Dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer
- Kitchen supplies include tea, coffee, dishwasher tablets, kitchen roll etc.
- Welcome gift
- Linen and towels included
- Iron, hair dryer, telephone
- Cot, high chair and door gates provided
- Visitor information and leaflets
- Meal and wine delivery service available
- Local housekeeper


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In Episode 22 of my weekly update, I'm sharing stories and insight around developments in the field of autonomous vehicles. These shifts will considerably change how we move, and the future of various industries related to transportation.
1. Change vehicles: How robo-taxis and shuttles will reinvent mobility
Due to its globally recognized traffic challenges, Los Angeles remains a city of focus when it comes to rethinking mobility. A staggering 170 hours per year are lost for each LA driver because of congestion, while private car usage leads mobility preferences comprising 80% of passenger miles travelled. Shared electric-powered autonomous vehicles (or 'robo taxis') could result in a 20% cut in private-car use and potentially generate between $4 billion – $20 billion in tax revenue for that region.
2. Uber just revealed a new self-driving car that it will use to take on Tesla and Waymo in the robotaxi wars
I often speak to government and business leaders about infrastructure and readiness of modernized mobility ecosystems, which include on-demand transport. Self-driving cars are a pivotal part of on-demand, future mobility. Uber and Volvo's partnership will see a new generation of self-driving cars brought to Uber's on-road fleet in the next 12-24 months, according to Uber. Beyond the mobility itself, it's important to consider the monumental data plays that will be involved in these endeavors.
3. Uber will test its flying taxis in Melbourne
Forward-looking mobility solutions that use a variety of exponential technologies are starting to see the light of day. Consider the possibility of opening the Uber app on your smartphone and being able to select a flying taxi just like any other ride, at a comparable price. Uber is turning that possibility into reality with plans for test runs of UberAir in 2020 across 3 cities, including Melbourne.
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