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Sherlock Holmes The Sign of the Four written by Arthur Conan Doyle performed by Derek Jacobi on CD (Unabridged)£7.99 - £9.99
A Genius Performance by Derek Jacobi!
Mary Morstan reports two seemingly unconnected and inexplicable events: the disappearance of her father, a British Indian Army Captain, and the arrival of pearls by post from an unknown sender.
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Single Spies written by Alan Bennett performed by Simon Callow, Brigit Forsyth, Edward Petherbridge and Prunella Scales on CD (Unabridged)£16.99 - £29.99
A Genius Performance by Simon Callow, Edward Petherbridge and Prunella Scales! These wonderful BBC Radio 4 productions are of exceptional quality. Includes 2 plays - An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution. Brilliant work by all of the actors!
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Collectors Edition written by J.R.R. Tolkien performed by Rob Inglis on CD (Unabridged)£99.99
The only proper full recording of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. The ultimate Tolkien audio experience. This completely unabridged version of Lord of the Rings is brought vividly to life through a Rob Inglis performance which is simply wonderful!
The Ultimate Philip Pullman written by Philip Pullman performed by Philip Pullman, A Full Cast and Anton Lesser on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£29.99
His Dark Materials Trilogy Read by Philip Pullman and Full Cast The epic, award-winning trilogy following two children as they wander through a series of parallel universes is brought to thrilling life by the author and a full cast of narrators. The Sally Lockhart Quartet Read by Anton Lesser Young Sally Lockhart...
A Game of Thrones written by George R.R. Martin performed by Roy Dotrice on CD (Unabridged)£38.99
This first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged on 28 CDs.
A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens performed by Anton Lesser on CD (Unabridged)£29.99 - £39.99
It was the best of times and the worst of times'. In one of the most famous openings of any novel, Dickens masterfully presents the turmoil of the French Revolution which is the backdrop for a novel of love, patience, hope and self-sacrifice. It is read by Anton Lesser whose award-winning Dickens... Naxos
A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens performed by BBC Full Cast Dramatisation and Robert Lindsay on CD (Abridged)£24.99 - £34.99
Robert Lindsay stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel by Charles Dickens. From the echo of the first line 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' to the final 'It is a far better thing that I do than I have ever done', Dickens' classic novel of the French revolution...
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House written by M.C. Beaton performed by Penelope Keith on CD (Unabridged)£24.99 - £39.99
A Genius performance by Penelope Keith!
Reports of a haunted house soon have amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin snooping around, only to discover the victim of the haunting is a universally disliked old biddy on whom someone is playing a practical joke.
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist written by M.C. Beaton performed by BBC Full Cast Dramatisation and Penelope Keith on CD (Abridged)£13.99
She stars as Agatha Raisin in two full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramas...
Agent Zigzag written by Ben Macintyre performed by Anthony Head on CD (Abridged)£23.99
Eddie Chapman: rogue, criminal, confidence trickster, hero to both sides and betrayer of all. At the start of the Second World War, Chapman was recruited by the German Secret Service. He was a highly prized Nazi agent.
And Now on Radio 4 written by Simon Elmes performed by Nigel Anthony on CD (Abridged)£9.99
And Now on Radio 4 offers an enthusiast's guide to the shows that have made Radio 4 what it is, and also explores some of the wonderful corners of the network's history that are long forgotten by all but a few. Who, for instance, now recalls Ronnie Barker's starring role on Radio 4 in a sophisticated ...
As It Was written by Fred Trueman performed by Fred Trueman on CD (Abridged)£28.99
Fred Trueman was a national treasure, a legend not only to cricket fans the world over but also to those who only ever took a passing interest in the game.
Beauvallet written by Georgette Heyer performed by Cornelius Garrett on CD (Unabridged)£24.99
Sir Nicholas Beauvallet has fallen in love with a Spanish noblewoman. She and her father were aboard a galleon captured by Sir Nicholas. He vows to make her his bride even though it means returning the pair to Spain and entering the lion's den.
Bleak House written by Charles Dickens performed by Sean Barrett and Teresa Gallagher on CD (Unabridged)£49.99 - £59.99
This wonderful book is read by 2 of the very best audiobook readers bar none! Sean Barrett's Chapter 1 is pure genius! Writing of this quality combined with the reading of Mr Barrett and Teresa Gallagher is an absolute must! This one is a life-long keeper!! Naxos
Bridget Jones's Diary written by Helen Fielding performed by Tracie Bennett on CD (Abridged)£4.99
Bridget Jones wants to have it all - and once she's given up smoking and got down to 8st 7 she will.
Based on Helen Fielding's diary in the Independent newspaper, this is a novel about a year in the life of a single girl on an optimistic but doomed quest for self-improvement and Inner Poise.
Candide written by Voltaire performed by Andrew Sachs on CD (Unabridged)£19.99
A Genius Performance by Andrew Sachs!
Candide and his tutor Pangloss journey the earth, following the philosophy: All is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds - A point made by Liebnitz and earlier by Aquinas. This adage, however, is disproved at many turns, with the characters encountering opposition to their outlook. The initially naive Candide realises some of the dark truths of the eighteenth-century world, but could there be any light at the end of the tunnel?
Charles Dickens a Portrait in Letters written by Charles Dickens and David Timson performed by David Timson and Simon Callow on CD (Unabridged)£14.99 - £19.99
Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of letters throughout his life. There are extant more than 13,000 letters that he wrote to friends, family, fellow authors and actors as well as many letters written to people involved in good causes he espoused. In the hands of actor and writer Simon Callow, one of the most...
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A Presumption of Death written by Jill Paton Walsh and Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Edward Petherbridge on CD (Unabridged)£69.99
In A Presumption of Death, Jill Paton Walsh tells how World War II changed the lives of Peter, Harriet and their growing family. The story opens in 1940. Harriet Vane - now Lady Peter Wimsey - has taken her children to safety in the country.
A Series of Unfortunate Events - The Complete Collection written by Lemony Snicket performed by Tim Curry and Lemony Snicket on CD (Unabridged)£49.99
The whole of this quirky, dark and very funny series! The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Austere Academy, The Miserable Mill, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Hostile Hospital, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril and The End.
Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance written by M.C. Beaton performed by Penelope Keith on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
Can the feisty Agatha cut it as a private investigator? She soon learns that running her own detective agency in the Cotswolds is not quite like starring in a Raymond Chandler movie.
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell written by M.C. Beaton performed by Penelope Keith on CD (Unabridged)£9.99 - £24.99
No happily ever after for her! Recently married to neighbour James Lacey, Agatha quickly finds that love is not all it's cracked up to be - soon the newly-weds are living in separate cottages and accusing each other of infidelity.
Agatha Raisin Kissing Christmas Goodbye written by M.C. Beaton performed by Penelope Keith on CD (Unabridged)£14.99 - £29.99
During the dark, grey days of early December Agatha is obsessed by two things - the loming festivities, and her ex, James Lacey. In order to drive the latter from her thoughts, Agatha concentrates on planning the perfect Christmas for her friends.
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Black Plumes written by Margery Allingham performed by Francis Matthews on CD (Unabridged)£49.99
The slashing of a valuable painting at the renowned Ivory Gallery in London, followed by the murder of the proprietor's son-in-law, Robert, sets the stage for another finely tuned Allingham mystery. The proprietor's mother, 90-year-old Gabrielle Ivory, holds the key to the web of intrigue and danger that permeates the gallery.
Cat Among The Pigeons written by Agatha Christie performed by Hugh Fraser on CD (Unabridged)£12.99 - £19.99
Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much… Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps.
Close Call written by J.M. Gregson performed by Gareth Armstrong on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
A Lambert and Hook mysteryGurney Close doesnt seem like an exciting place just four new houses, nicely built and tucked away beside the river Wye. As the owners move in, it looks like it will be a friendly neighbourhood, and just to celebrate, they stage a moving-in street party.
Death in Disguise written by Caroline Graham performed by Hugh Ross on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
When the death up at the big house is announced to the village of Compton Dando, few are surprised. Given that it's the home of an unlikely bunch of New Age oddballs, perhaps it was a only a matter of time before one of them came to a bad end.
Death in Holy Orders written by P.D. James performed by Michael Jayston on CD (Unabridged)£24.99 - £38.99
A Genius Performance by Michael Jayston! On the bleak coast of East Anglia, atop a sweep of low cliffs, stands the small theological college of St. Anselm's.
Dialogues of the Dead written by Reginald Hill performed by Colin Buchanan on CD (Unabridged)£49.99
A man drowns and another dies in a motorbike crash. Two accidents, yet in a pair of so called dialogues sent to the Mid-Yorkshire Gazette, apparently as entries in a short story competition, someone seems to be claiming responsibility for the deaths.
Hanged Man's House written by Elizabeth Ferrars performed by Clive Mantle on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
Dr Charles Gair was found hanged, but that is not what killed him. This was the first of the bizarre surprises awaiting those who penetrated the home of the head of the Martindale research establishment on a Sunday morning to see what was amiss.
Hidden Depths written by Ann Cleeves performed by Anne Dover on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
On a hot summer on the Northumberland coast, Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son murdered. Luke has been strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team intrigued.
Hole in One written by Catherine Aird performed by Bruce Montague on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
When flirtatious golfing beginner Helen Sewell, goes in search for her wayward golf ball in the dreaded 'Hells Bells' bunker she is not prepared for the horrible surprise that lies buried under the soft sand. When a body is discovered by two lady golfers buried in the steepest bunker on the ....
In The Teeth of The Evidence written by Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Ian Carmichael on CD (Unabridged)£39.99 - £59.99
A Genius Performance by Ian Carmichael!
All that was left of the garage was a heap of charred and smouldering beams. In the driving seat of the burnt-out car were the remains of a body... An accident, said the police.
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure written by Michael Palin performed by Michael Palin on CD (Unabridged)£69.99
When Michael Palin was researching his novel Hemingway's Chair his interest was stimulated by Hemingway's appetite for travel and 'Papa's' evocations of the places he knew. In pursuit of Hemmingway, Palin begins at the beginning, in Oak Park, Idaho, then travels to Italy where Hemingway...
Powder and Patch written by Georgette Heyer performed by Jamie Glover on CD (Unabridged)£24.99 - £29.99
In an 18th-Century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them.
Seeking Peace - Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World written by Mary Pipher performed by Kymberly Dakin on CD (Unabridged)£9.99
In Seeking Peace, bestselling author Mary Pipher turns her attention inward, and with her characteristic honesty, humility, and humanity, explores the lessons of her own life: as a daughter, a mother, a wife, a therapist, and a seeker.
Shroud for a Nightingale written by P.D. James performed by Michael Jayston on CD (Unabridged)£18.99 - £29.99
A Genius Performance by Michael Jayston!
The young woman of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed.
Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar written by Simon Sebag Montefiore performed by John Nettles on CD (Abridged)£12.99 - £14.99
There have been many biographies of Stalin, but the court that surrounded him is untravelled ground. Simon Sebag Montefiore, acclaimed biographer of Catherine the Great and her lover, prime minister and general Potemkin, has unearthed the vast underpinning that sustained Stalin.
The Autobiography written by Elisabeth Sladen performed by Caroline John on CD (Unabridged)£14.99 - £19.99
When Elisabeth Sladen debuted as journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the 1973 Doctor Who story 'The Time Warrior' she had no idea the character would become one of the most popular in the series' history.
The Big Four written by Agatha Christie performed by Hugh Fraser on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure four...
, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about Number Four.
The Documents in the Case written by Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Nigel Anthony on CD (Unabridged)£59.99
The bed was broken and tilted grotesquely sideways. Harrison was sprawled over in a huddle of soiled blankets. His mouth was twisted . . . Harrison had been an expert on deadly mushrooms. How was it then that he had eaten a large quantity of death-dealing muscarine?
The Five Red Herrings written by Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Patrick Malahide on Cassette (Unabridged)£24.99
The fracas in the McClellan Arms was inevitable after a drop too much whisky. When one of the brawlers was found dead next morning many people thought it too was inevitable, for Campbell had a knack of making enemies. Six in particular. And all members of the local artists' colony.
The Five Red Herrings written by Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Patrick Malahide on CD (Unabridged)£59.99 - £69.99
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald performed by William Hope on CD (Abridged)£3.99 - £4.99
Gatsby, famous for his prodigious wealth, glittering parties and murky background, harbors a poignant dream. As his dream is realized, the sordid underbelly of a society devoid of morality is realized as well.
The Heretic's Apprentice written by Ellis Peters performed by Stephen Thorne on Cassette (Unabridged)£59.99 - £69.99
When the body of William arrives at the Abbey of St Peter and St Paul to be buried, the mighty prelate, Gerbert, tries to block his wish, recalling that he had been accused of heretical practices. A death ensues and Brother Cadfael is called to turn detective and solve the murder.
The Inspector McLevy Mysteries - The Second Shadow and The Burning Question written by David Ashton performed by BBC Full Cast Dramatisation and Brian Cox on CD (Abridged)£4.99 - £14.99
Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian Inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland.
The Last Chronicle of Barset written by Anthony Trollope performed by Timothy West on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£24.99
When Reverend Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of Hogglestock, is accused of theft it causes a public scandal, sending shockwaves through the world of Barsetshire. The Crawleys desperately try to remain dignified while they are shunned by society, but the scandal threatens to tear them, and the community, apart.
The Lighthouse written by P.D. James performed by Michael Jayston on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
A secluded island off the Cornish coast, renowned for its history of bloody piracy, has become a retreat for under-pressure men and women in the upper echelons of society.
The Midden written by Tom Sharpe performed by Simon Callow on Cassette (Abridged)£9.99
When Timothy Bright's stockbroking career goes wrong he turns to gambling to regain his financial losses. Gaining more debts, Timothy is persuaded into a touch of villainy where an encounter with an Australian substance known as Toad precipitates Timothy into the bed of a Chief Constable's wife.
The Murder Room written by P.D. James performed by Michael Jayston on CD (Unabridged)£9.99 - £29.99
A Genius Performance by Michael Jayston! The Dupayne, a small private museum in London devoted to the interwar years 1919 -- 1939, is in turmoil. As its trustees argue over whether it should be closed, one of them is brutally and mysteriously murdered. Yet even as Commander Dalgliesh and his team ...
The Shining Skull written by Kate Ellis performed by Peter Wickham on CD (Unabridged)£49.99
Little Marcus Fallbrook was kidnapped in 1976, and when he never returned home, his grieving family assumed the worst. Thirty years later, teenage singing star Leah Wakefield disappears and DI Wesley Peterson has reason to suspect that the same kidnapper is responsible.
The Throwback written by Tom Sharpe performed by Simon Callow on Cassette (Abridged)£39.99 - £49.99
Lockheart Flawse exposes the suburban foibles of his tennants in Sandicott Close. Terrified out of their wits, one by one they beat a hasty retreat and Lockheart's dream of escaping hated East Pursley, and his 12 rent-controlled houses comes a step closer.
Thrones, Dominations written by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh performed by Ian Carmichael on CD (Unabridged)£89.99
It is 1936 and Lord Peter Wimsey has returned from his honeymoon to set up home with his cherished new wife, the novelist Harriet Vane.
To Die For written by Tessa Barclay performed by Michael Tudor Barnes on CD (Unabridged)£49.99
The new Crown Prince Gregory mystery - While in London, Greg Crowne Crown Prince Gregory von Hirtenstein befriends pretty Polish countess Marcelina. When Marcelina is found dead, Greg is drawn into the police investigation. It emerges that Marcelina was in England to buy a lost Chopin manuscript.
Unnatural Death written by Dorothy L. Sayers performed by Ian Carmichael on CD (Unabridged)£39.99 - £49.99
No sign of foul play,' says Dr Carr after the post-mortem on Agatha Dawson. The case is closed. But Lord Peter Wimsey is not satisfied . . .
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank stories written by Nathan Englander performed by Fred Sanders, Lorna Raver, Lincoln Hoppe and John Rubinstein on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
A FRANK O'CONNOR AWARD-winning, simply stunning short-story collection by one of America's most critically acclaimed young writers.
Whose Body? written by Dorothy L Sayers performed by Ian Carmichael on CD (Unabridged)£69.99
The naked body of a middle-aged stranger is discovered in the bath in a London architect's flat. It is Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier, who has recently disappeared? Is it a tramp dragged from the dissecting rooms of St Luke's Hospital?
Wilt written by Tom Sharpe performed by Andrew Sachs on Cassette (Abridged)£14.99
Henry Wilt has spent ten years teaching English to bored and hostile youths. At night he dreams about murdering his wife.
Childhood's End written by Arthur C. Clarke performed by BBC Radio 4 Drama Team, Steven Pacey, Peter Jeffrey and Yana Weinstein on Cassette (Abridged)£33.99 - £34.99
An all-time Science Fiction classic!
Silent spacecraft take the light from the world. Superintelligent aliens rule with wisdom not force.
A new era of invention and prosperity brings hope and peace. The twilight of the human race has begun.
Dracula written by Bram Stoker performed by Greg Wise and Saskia Reeves on Cassette (Unabridged)£29.99
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a...
First Among Equals written by Jeffrey Archer performed by Martin Jarvis on CD (Abridged)£9.99
In the 1960s, four ambitious new MPs take their seats at Westminster. Over three decades they share the turbulent passions of the race for power with their wives and families, men and women caught up in a dramatic game for the highest stakes of all. But only one can gain the ultimate goal - Prime Minister . . .
Forward written by Abby Wambach performed by Abby Wambach on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation's heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal...
Horatio Hornblower - Radio Drama written by C.S. Forester performed by Michael Redgrave and Full Cast on Cassette (Abridged)£29.99
Horatio Hornblower, one of fiction's most famous naval heroes, is brought to life by Michael Redgrave in these adaptations of C.S. Forester's enthralling novels of nineteenth century seafaring life. First broadcast in the 1950s this set includes twenty-four episodes of this wonderful tale.
Only Time Will Tell written by Jeffrey Archer performed by Roger Allam and Emilia Fox on CD (Abridged)£9.99
The Clifton Chronicles is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol. His father was a war hero, but it will be twenty-one tumultuous years before Harry discovers the truth about how his...
Only Time Will Tell written by Jeffrey Archer performed by Roger Allam on CD (Unabridged)£19.99
The Clifton Chronicles is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international best-selling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the chilling words, 'I was told that my father was killed in the war.' But it will be another 20 years before Harry discovers how his father...
Poets for Pleasure - Blake, Keats and Yeats written by William Blake , John Keats , W.B. Yeats performed by Nicol Williamson, Douglas Hodge and T.P. McKenna on Cassette (Abridged)£29.99
This collection of three tapes brings together some of Britain's leading contemporary actors reading poems by Blake, Keats and Yeats.
The Adventures of The Scarlet Pimpernel written by Baroness Orczy performed by Marius Goring and Full Cast on Cassette (Abridged)£39.99
Famous film star Marius Goring brings Baroness Orczy's intrepid aristocrat to life in these cloak-and-dagger escapades featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel and his league of Englishmen who attempt to rescue the victims of the Reign of Terror in Paris.
The Black Russian written by Vladimir Alexandrov performed by Peter Marinker on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
THE BLACK RUSSIAN is the most individual of biographies and a meticulously researched tour of the changing political and cultural landscape of the early twentieth century. After the brutal death of his father when he was a teenager, Frederick Thomas fled the stifling racism of the American South and headed...
The Caedmon Collection written by Dylan Thomas performed by Dylan Thomas on CD (Unabridged)£39.99
An absolute must for Dylan Thomas Fans!! This collection includes all the Caedmon recordings that are available through this label. Beginning in February 1952, Dylan Thomas made a series of memorable and historic recordings for a new record label called Caedmon. In fact, Dylan Thomas was the first to ....
The Couple Next Door written by Shari Lapena performed by Kirsten Potter on CD (Unabridged)£29.99
The No. 1 Sunday Times best-seller and WHSmith Book of the Year 2016 People are capable of almost anything. Fast-paced and addictive, The Couple Next Door announces a major new talent in thriller writing. You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she ...
The Humphrey Bogart Collection written by Various US Radio Drama Authors performed by Humphrey Bogart, Greer Garson, Walter Huston and Ingrid Bergman on Cassette (Abridged)£19.99
Humphrey Bogart Collection: "African Queen", "Casablanca", "Maltese Falcon", "Treasure of Sierra Madre". Starring Humphrey Bogart & Cast (Hollywood Collection)
The Lord of the Rings - BBC Dramatisation written by J.R.R. Tolkien performed by BBC Full Cast Dramatisation, Ian Holm, Michael Hordern and Robert Stephens on CD (Abridged)£34.99
A Genius Performance by Ian Holm!
A true breakthrough for Tolkien and the BBC!
Brian Sibley's dramatisation of the fantasy epic in 1981 staring Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, John Le Mesurier and Peter Woodthorpe is an essential listen for any audiobook listener.
Popularised by the wonderful Peter Jackson films this audio version deserves to be just as widely heard!
The Screen Director's Playhouse written by Various US Radio Drama Authors performed by Ronald Colman, Bette Davies, Marlene Dietrich and Burt Lancaster on Cassette (Abridged)£19.99
This Hollywood extravaganza came to NBC Radio in 1949 as a half-hour Sunday show. The directors of the original films introduce the adaptations and the stories, usually performed by the film's original stars, include "Stagecoach", "Its a Wonderful Life" and "Jezabel".
To Cut a Long Story Short written by Jeffrey Archer performed by Bill Willis on CD (Unabridged)£24.99
Offers fourteen stories of intrigue and surprising twists, many of which are based on incidents recounted to the author in his travels throughout the world.


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CognitiveScale has released the Guided Care suite of cognitive healthcare insights. The company says Guided Care, which is powered by cognitive technology, is designed to help patients, care managers and population health executives effectively treat and manage chronic conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Further, it claims, the Guided Care suite can help reduce emergency room visits annually by more than five percent and reduce hospital use rates up to 30 percent over five years, and represents a convergence of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and feedback-driven dynamic learning software. CognitiveScale explains the Guided Care suite works on massive amounts of structured and unstructured data to generate personalized insights from "dark" data, described as data that is not machine readable, not easily accessible or not leveraged.
Guided Explorer—inform population health executives with insights about their patient populations, enabling them to proactively understand population risk, manage quality of care, reduce costs and deliver better outcomes.


JUNO BEACH, Fla., May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that members of the senior management team are scheduled to participate in various investor meetings throughout May. They plan to discuss, among other things, long-term growth rate expectations for NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners.
Investors and other interested parties are able to access a copy of the presentation materials at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors or www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com, starting May 4, 2018.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of approximately $17.2 billion, operates approximately 46,790 megawatts of net generating capacity and employs approximately 14,000 people in 33 states and Canada as of year-end 2017. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy's principal subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 5 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the United States, and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest operator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune's 2018 list of "World's Most Admired Companies." For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy Partners owns interests in wind and solar projects in North America, as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas. The renewable energy projects are fully contracted, use industry-leading technology and are located in regions that are favorable for generating energy from the wind and sun. The seven natural gas pipelines in the portfolio are all strategically located, serving power producers and municipalities in South Texas, processing plants and producers in the Eagle Ford Shale, and commercial and industrial customers in the Houston area. The NET Mexico Pipeline, the largest pipeline in the portfolio, provides a critical source of natural gas transportation for low-cost, U.S.-sourced shale gas to Mexico. For more information about NextEra Energy Partners, please visit: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.


A // W // F July 19, 2016 Eat This!
Every once in awhile, a girl just wants something … different.
And yesterday — Day 2 of my quest to find the best burger in the 'Noke — was definitely one of those days.
I met a girlfriend for lunch at Blue 5, unsure of what to expect. I've been to Blue 5 plenty of times, but I tend to see it primarily as a night spot for drinks and entertainment — it *is* a live music venue, after all, with lots of low blue-shaded lamps and twinkly Christmas lights around the stage. On top of that, I admit: I've never ordered anything there except for salads, seafood, and wine.
Yesterday, that was about to change. A number of people had told me that Blue 5 made a burger worthy of a stop on the tour … So I decided to find out for myself.
First things first: there are several hunky-sounding burgers on Blue 5's lunch menu — a Blackened Burger with bleu cheese and shiitakes, a BBQ Burger piled high with pulled pork, and a Black Bean Burger that a vegetarian friend of mine is wild about.
Still — I was in the mood for something a little crazier than that.
I should say from the outset that I have a serious weak spot for dishes that meld sweet and savory flavors, and this burger is definitely fits that category. The sandwich came oozing with sweet white mascarpone sauce, loaded down with crispy whorls of bacon — just the right amount of salty crunch on the rind — and spilling over with grill-kissed onions and thin slices of Fuji apple. Salty? Yes. Sweet? Yes. Savory? Yes.
Of course, there's a downside to that kind of burger-euphoria. Sitting across the table from my girlfriend Becca, who took ladylike nibbles of the pretty green salad I *usually* order, I let the burger juice run down my arms, took sloppy bites of sweet apple-y goodness, and generally just felt like a neanderthal.
Still. I think it was worth it.
I took a few bites home, reheated it under the broiler yesterday evening, and tried again, just to be sure that my reaction was more than a passing fling.
Nope. While there are better patties out there, this one is different. And therefore special. I don't think this combination of flavors would suit everybody, but it certainly suited me.
Stop in and try for yourself — it might not *quite* be the Holy Grail of Hamburgers, but it's very, very good.
I'm off to get today's burger, at a top-secret location that has me salivating already … see you tomorrow!
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Invertebrates make up about three quarters of all living animal species. In particular, a large proportion of animal species found on oceanic islands are invertebrates because generally they travel across ocean distances more easily than larger animals. Lord Howe Island is no exception to the rule.
Recent intensive invertebrate surveys in 2003 by staff from the Australian Museum recorded more than 1600 species, including 157 land and freshwater snails, 515 beetle species, 27 ants, 183 spiders, 21 earthworms, 137 butterflies and moths and 71 springtails. The invertebrate fauna is characterised by a high degree of endemism, with up to 60% for some groups. Indications are there may be as many as twice this number of species living on the island.
The Longicorn beetle
Agrianome spinicollis
This is the largest of the beetles on Lord Howe Island, and is the adult form of the well known "witchetty grub" of mainland Australia.
The stag beetle
Lamprima insularis
This is a rarely seen beetle but is one of the most exquisite invertebrates to live on Lord Howe Island. Like its cousin the Longicorn beetle, this species has a larval stage that lives in dead wood, eating the cellulose. In summer they metamorphose and crawl out of their timber home as flying adults with bright, metallic-green wing cases. They then fly to the tree tops to seek a mate and reproduce.
The Lord Howe land snail
Placostylus bivaricosus
This is a large terrestrial snail, with a brown, pointed shell up to 7cm long and 2cm in diameter. Once very common in the leaf litter of the lowland forest, its numbers have declined due to habitat clearing and predation by introduced fauna. The Ship rat Rattus rattus (accidentally introduced in 1918) is considered to be the major predator of the LHI Placostylus, and likely to be a significant threat to its survival. European Blackbirds and Song Thrushes (introduced around 1950) are also thought to be predators of Placostylus.
Lord Howe Phasmid
This large, flightless stick insect was quite common in the lowland forest on the main Island until rats were accidentally introduced in 1918. After that the numbers decreased dramatically through predation, and by the 1930s phasmids were believed to be extinct.
However, in 1964, rock climber David Roots photographed a recently dead specimen on Ball's Pyramid. This raised hopes that phasmids could still be living on the Pyramid. In 2001 a scientific party visited the Pyramid and found a small population of phasmids living in a single Melaleuca bush.
Two pairs were taken to mainland Australia for captive breeding, to build up numbers in the hope rats can be eradicated from the island and phasmids be returned. Melbourne Zoo staff have been breeding these insects, and have over 600 adults.
Lord Howe Island bush cockroach Panesthia lata
Another endangered invertebrate now restricted to the offshore islets is the Lord Howe wood-eating cockroach Panesthia lata. This large 5cm long, black insect had been commonly reported by early scientific visitors on the forest floor of the main island. However, today it is not found on the main island at all due to predation by rats but is still surviving well on the offshore islets.
Lord Howe Island bush cockroach
There are 16 species of butterflies recorded on Lord Howe Island, seen more often during summer months. Some are quite rare and may not be breeding on the island, due to lack of food plants growing here for larvae.
Lord Howe Island has one endemic cicada; a small black species that emerges during December and January. At night you can go into the forest and see the pupae climbing tree trunks, emerging as adults, spreading their wings to dry out, and fly off in the early morning.
Lord Howe Island Cicada
Cicada emerging
Cicada emerged
183 different spider species are recorded from the island. Most of these are quite tiny and live in the leaf litter, rarely seen except by expert researchers. The most common spider seen on the island is the Golden orb weaver Nephila plumps.
One of my favourites is the Bird dropping spider, which disguises itself as a bird dropping on a leaf, as camouflage defence.
Bird dropping spider
Crab spider
Golden orb spider
LHI Green jumping spider
St Andrews cross spider

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Mr. Zhou received his B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University in 1989 and Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry from the University of Memphis in the U.S.A. in 2000. Mr. Zhou worked as an assistant researcher in the Cultural Relics Conservation Lab of the Beijing Palace Museum from 1989 to 1992. Later, he received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and pursued his advanced studies and practice in Germany from 1992 to 1996. He was admitted as a postdoctoral fellow and pursued research in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wyoming in the U.S.A. from 2000 to 2001. He joined CPA in 2002, and qualified as a patent attorney in 2004. Mr. Zhou received further training in the U.S. patent law and practice with a law firm in the United States in 2006. Mr. Zhou is skillful in drafting application documents in such fields as inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and inorganic materials, and experienced in preparing responses to office actions in the substantive examination proceedings, and handling reexamination and invalidation cases in the above fields. Mr. Zhou speaks fluent German and English, and has a very good understanding of European and American culture and patent laws and practice. He is a member of All-China Patent Agents Association. Working languages: Chinese, English and German.


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Tlacuilolxochtzin (Nahuatl: tɬakʷilolʃotʃtsin) was an Aztec noblewoman of very noble heritage, Lady of Ecatepec and sister of queen Tlapalizquixochtzin.

Family
She was a Princess - the daughter of Tlatoani Matlaccoatzin and thus granddaughter of the Tlatoani Chimalpilli I.

Tlacuilolxochtzin was a relative to several Aztec Emperors and she married Prince Tezozomoctli Acolnahuacatl of Tenochtitlan.

Their sons were Tlatoani Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin (the first governor of Tenochtitlan), and one lord who went to Spain.

Notes

Aztec nobility
Nahua nobility
Cihuatlatoque
Tlatoque of Ecatepec
15th-century indigenous people of the Americas
15th-century women rulers
Indigenous Mexican women
Nobility of the Americas

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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
The Walking Dead Survival Instinct is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 113.
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a do-whatever-you-need-to-survive first-person action Read More
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a do-whatever-you-need-to-survive first-person action game that brings the deep, character-driven world of AMC's Emmy®Award-winning TV series onto console gaming systems and the PC. The game follows the mysterious, crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon, brought to life by TV series star Norman Reedus, alongside his overbearing brother Merle, voiced by Michael Rooker, on a haunting, unforgiving journey across the Georgia countryside. Players will need to tread carefully on this desperate quest, scrounging for food, water, and ammunition to survive against nightmares both living and undead.
Tread carefully in the post-apocalyptic world as you scavenge for weapons and supplies.
Avoid attracting walker herds
Use wit to stay alive during encounters with the undead
Help survivors, but don't trust everyone
Can it play on the PS4 or xb1
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Number One Potterhead from Old Fashion Fun Mostly a lot of zombie shoot-em-up action without a lot of side-tasks or story. Perfect if you just want to take out a bunch of walkers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Marky D from I played it, and enjoyed the game I like the way the game plays, I bought it for my wife.
Rated 3 out of 5 by TruckersGal14 from Interesting It was a fun game, just a little hard and frustrating to get though some of the parts of the game.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Seabass222222 from Nostalgic game I originally had this in 2015 and decided to rebuy it, it's a good game
Rated 5 out of 5 by crazydog from great survival game When i started this game i knew it would be great love it if you have a chance to play it then play it
Rated 1 out of 5 by TexanAndy from An Overall Disappointment. Ok, a lot of the things in Survival Instinct were just awful. Including: A rushed and confusing story that adds a handful of plot holes to the series' canon, bizarre character models, (Merle looks like he fell into a vat of red paint) Terrible map designs, and, most of all: a very frustrating gimmick. What is this... "Gimmick," you ask? Well, it is walkers repeatedly spawning behind your back, even in places that you were sure never had any walkers. This gimmick will make you want to destroy your controller, because, eventually, one of them will catch up to you and lock you in some sort of QTE, but that takes time, and eventually, you'll have an entire mob of walkers trying to kill you, and it will just result in you dying. The only redeemable thing about this game is the return of Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker, who voice their respective roles in the show. But even then, it's like they were in this... dumpster fire just to grab a quick buck. This game is terrible beyond oblivion, and if you are a Walking Dead fan and want a good game, then I highly recommend you pick up the Telltale Series, which actually has effort put into it.
Rated 2 out of 5 by phurface from Insomniacs will love it A pitiful attempt to parallel TWD. Game progress is very lacking and apparent. You get a goal to accomplish, task done, next goal. There is no ability to save specific game progress. I wish I had not bought this even used before reading some of the feedbacks here. And some of the feedbacks sound fake as if posted by the game developers themselves. I used to thrive on games produced by Activision from my Atari days. But now, it seems they like so many other companies these days has become nothing short of pure Ferengi (if you'll allow the analogy) interested only in profit.
Rated 4 out of 5 by sportfan15 from I hope you are ready This game all about killing zombies and maybe some missions along the way. I have never seen the show but I got this game anyway. It looks pretty good. I mean it's no last of us or cod zombies but it has pretty good visuals to it. I might seem a little hard at the start but once you get the hang of it you should be ok. If you want a zombie killing game with other kinds of gameplay the games would be the last of us or this one.
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Selena Gomez's kidney donor speaks out after Saved By The Bell controversy
by Leland Aguilar
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— Dec 1, 2020
The creators of the rebooted Saved By The Bell have apologised after loads of people criticised the show for joking about Selena Gomez's kidney transplant.
In the sixth episode of Saved By The Bell reboot, the writers included a quip about the identity of the donor of Selena's kidney.
"God, I wish that I had my phone so that I could prove it".
In response, the other character said, "Prove what?" It was Demi Lovato's kidney kidney.
She does, and one of them was donated by best friend Francia Raisa.
In another scene, showing a football player talking to a girl, on the wall behind them reads, "DOES SELENA GOMEZ EVEN HAVE KIDNEYS?" in painted or graffiti-like bold lettering.
The Saved By The Bell sequel to the original TV series aired November 25 in the U.S. on Peacock.
Another said: "A TV show called "saved by the bell" has 'does Selena Gomez even have a kidney?' written on the wall. this is so disgusting and unnecessary".
However, the broadcast network and streaming service have reportedly issued an apology to Gomez and will be making a charitable donation to remedy the situation, according to a statement sent to Variety.
Of course, the producers did acknowledge patients and donors by making a donation to Selena's lupus research fund at the University of Southern California.
In 2015, Gomez went public with her lupus diagnosis, for which she had previously received chemotherapy. In the interview, done alongside Raisa, Gomez says as she fights tears, "I just really hope that we can help somebody".
The new Saved by the Bell began streaming on Peacock on November 25. All 10 episodes are now available to stream on Peacock.
Francia then took to Twitter to address the apology.
Francia has since tweeted about the episode, praising other donors for performing a "selfless act".
The Spring Breakers star suffers from Lupus, and in 2017 she required a kidney transplant.
Watch the scene and see fan reactions, below.
Afterwards, she shared a picture of herself and Francia lying side by side in their hospital beds and holding hands.
The two have been friends for years, and Gomez spoke publicly about the life-saving sacrifice Raisa made for her. You're so courageous and your selfless act is much appreciated and valued!'
"I didn't want it to be in photos, so I wore things that would cover it up", she wrote in September on Instagram.
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Phillips' record ton sees New Zealand take Windies T20 series
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Data types on blockchain
Blockchain is a collection of various advanced technologies, not just a single technology. Data types are one of the areas in blockchain research. Researchers are conducting studies to create a data type which can operate accurate computation with less memory capacity, going beyond just using data types defined as a standard. In this post, I would like to explore considerations to define data types based on units of cryptocurrency, the most actively used service on blockchain platforms.
Representation of decimals
Blockchain platforms use real numbers including decimals as a unit of cryptocurrency. But they do not use data types such as float and double built in programing languages. It is because those data types use /svg+xml;utf8,<svg preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 1 1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"1\" y2=\"1\" stroke=\"rgba(41, 41, 1)\" /></svg>"); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">floating points. Floating points bound to have errors as they represent real numbers as an approximation without fixing decimal places on computer.
> 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1
As the example above, three 0.1s make 0.3, but the computer drew a different output. That is why an equal sign cannot be used for floating points. Machine epsilon, the upper limit of errors created from rounding numbers in floating number calculation, is used to resolve this issue. When comparing floating points, results are drawn by comparing the difference between a comparison value and an output with machine epsilon. But this computation process may cause a problem on blockchain platforms that must guarantee data integrity. Each OS and compiler have different decimal places and as data accumulate, differences bigger than machine epsilon occur and they end up representing different numbers.
/* Windows node v10.19.0 */> 1 - Math.pow(0.5, 22711.847256807654/(15000*184555992.82315296))5.686676352034681e-9/* MacOS node v10.19.0 */> 1 - Math.pow(0.5, 22711.847256807654/(15000*184555992.82315296))5.686676241012378e-9
Let's review a project which utilized fixed points as an integer data type to resolve this. It used a 64bit integer data type as a cryptocurrency unit. The first 32bit is a whole number and the second 32bit represents decimals. 32bit can represent nine decimal places as the largest number it can represent is 4,294,967,295. When 1.000000023 is represented with this cryptocurrency, the integer is 1 which becomes [0, 0, 0, 1] when converted into bytes, and the decimals become [0, 0, 0, 23]. This can be saved as [0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 23] which is 1.000000023 represented by 4294967319. But the data type gets the maximum in this case, and an incorrect output is drawn as an overflow occurs when a number bigger than the maximum is used.
Operator overflow
An overflow is an unexpected output drawn when the result of calculation goes beyond the range of manipulation. For instance, if a data type can represent from 0 to 100, adding 1 to 100 would generate a result of 0.
A scenario below shows cryptocurrency manipulation using this overflow. Let's suppose the cryptocurrency uses a data type that can represent 0 to 100. A, who has 10 coins, sends 90 coins to B and pays a fee of 11 coins.
In this case, blockchain's consensus algorithm checks whether the amount that A is sending combined with the fee is smaller than the amount that A owns. The remittance (90 coins) and the fee (11 coins) make 101 in total, but the data type can represent up to 100, which is why 101 becomes 0. The transaction is valid as the sum of the remittance and the fee is smaller than the cryptocurrency that A owns (10 coins). When the transaction is processed, A still owns 10 coins which is the amount that A owns (10 coins) subtracted by the remittance and the fee (0 coin), B receives 90 coins from A and the validator of the transaction takes 11 coins for a fee. This means 101 coins are additionally created, which is an attack scenario with which A can manipulate B's cryptocurrency.
Some projects believe that an overflow would not have occurred if they used a 64bit data type because it would allow them to use up to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 and the value would not exceed their cryptocurrency supply. But an overflow attack is still possible in this case. To prevent it, a logic that checks whether there is an overflow by comparing the result of calculation with the initial value is added to the calculation process. In the example above, 90 plus 11 becomes 0, and the logic renders the transaction invalid as 0 (result of calculation) is smaller than 90 and 11 (initial values) and an overflow occurred.
Some projects use a string or hex string value as a data type for cryptocurrency to use accurate values and avoid operator overflow attacks. This allows them to avoid errors such as overflows and floating points but takes up a lot of memory capacity. The capacity taken up by 100 million when it is represented by each data type is as below.
String and hex string data types require more capacity than integer types when a number becomes bigger. Moreover, the length changes based on the quantity of cryptocurrency, which is why bytes should be added as below to represent lengths.
By applying this, integer types including lengths can be used.
Even though it is 1 byte bigger than the 32bit integer type, it can represent values smaller than 4 bytes with less capacity. For instance, the capacity needed to represent 12 is as below.
There are various methods to represent units of cryptocurrency, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Some may think data types are only a part of blockchain as it is a collection of various advanced technologies. But small mistakes in handling data types could lead to an unexpected result. This can lead to a collapse of a platform as blockchain is decentralized, and thus administrators cannot install a patch and modify the system. That is why developers should use an optimized data type by considering characteristics of each platform — whether to use a data type with big capacity for accurate data and give up the transmission speed or to process it using an integer type for faster calculation.
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Whether Quentin Tarantino makes his latest film from his plans for Star Trek or not, it is interesting anyway. In an interview, the director explains what he thinks and what his plans are. The intention is to combine Pulp Fiction with the franchise.
Tarantino told Deadline that Paramount Pictures is completely open to giving the franchise a new direction. The formula is no longer fully maintained and instead one is open to a fresh direction and that offers perspective.
Tarantino is a big fan of Star Trek. In fact, he likes this franchise more than the Star Wars movies. So much so that he finds it annoying that some people, such as J.J. Abrams and Simon Pegg interfere with the franchise.
Simon Pegg then disturbs me. He does not know what is going on and pretends he knows. One of the comments he made is that this cannot become a Pulp Fiction in space. But it will be My idea is exactly a Pulp Fiction in space.
That aspect is precisely why Tarantino is so involved in the project. "When I read the scenario, I noticed that it is a science fiction film like I have never seen one before. And [Paramount] said it was open to this. That is why we want to do this, because it is unique There is a gangster element in it that appears to work very well with Trek. "
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It's been a crazy adventurous tour. We already went through 12 countries, drove almost 6000 km and danced with around 200 people on the way. And all of these in 16 days. But this is the end only for the first part of our tour. We will take a break until August when we plan to go to Bulgarian, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Moldova, Ukraine and few more other on the way.
So yes, when you need to get somewhere, you take a Taxi; a boat taxi that is. Everything is alive in Venice. From the Gondolas floating down the 'streets' of Venice, to the narrow walkways with tall raggedy buildings, to the laundry hanged on the balconies, to the small cute restaurants with romantic 'mariachis' playing on the moonlight.
The funniest guy had an extendable rope (maybe bungee) tied to a 30 m high bridge. Holding onto it, he was taking his surfboard and going down the river until the rope was tight enough to pull him up stream and start surfing. Really cool stuff.
Another thing that seemed interesting about France is that it was a return to the 'known' kind of civilization: the people on the street, the shops and boutiques, the architecture and even the toilets….hurray… again we don't need to pay to go in :) This is a sign that we are on our returning route from the first part of our western European SMiLE tour.
We visited the amazing Atomium which is a huge, shiny… atom :) Lots of tourists around and after we danced with some Turkish guys we wanted to take some extra footage for the video. This caught the attention of 2 other groups of people (one from Brazil and one from Congo) who immediately volunteered to dance and have fun with us.
Probably all of you heard something about the Greek or Turkish seaside. And yes, we will get there soon also, but personally I never heard anything about the Dutch seaside :) That's why we wanted so much to take a look. And… here we are.
750000 people living in Amsterdam and around 900.000 bicycles. Yes, correct! More bikes than people. Statistics say that in the center of the city 48% of traffic movement is by bike. And really that's how it is. Cars seem like a very secondary way of transportation. EVERYBODY rides their bikes: from children to over 70 years old people.
Today on the menu, road trip: 700 km from Berlin to Amsterdam. After a nice rest and dance in the capital of Germany, we are ready for a loooong journey to our next group SMiLE. We are so excited to finally meet Amsterdam!
In Berlin we realized that so far, 90% of the people we danced with in our SMiLE tour are tourists, meaning they are not from the country we currently are in. So for example in Berlin we danced with 3 groups of people: from Spain, from France and from China.
The moment we set foot on the weirdly modern Katowice, Oxana's attention is attracted by some distant chirping sounds of children playing. That was our cue. We gotta go there. So we did. And indeed one never goes wrong when it comes to children having fun in a water fountain.
Incredible! This is the 3rd day on the SMiLE tour and it seems to be getting better and better. Today we had the hottest group ever! :) Starring at the clear (brown) Danube and the boats and restaurants on the shores, we noticed a very colorful skateboarders group.
Budapest was a hit! We think the world was waiting for our SMiLE tour to start. People in Budapest were so nice and warm and … FUN! Yes! We did it! Our first day on the road just ended. And boy… what a day.
10.000 km, 1000 liters of gas, 100 cities, 40 days on the road, over 20 contries, 4 seas and thousands of SMiiiiLEs collected. This is what we are getting ready for.
Next stop Ukraine. Name of the festival: "Trypilske kolo" which translates as: Trypillian circle and presents super-dooper alternative life-styles :) This year we were so happy to hear from the organizers who invited us to take part in this great idea.
And this is how another crazy nice event finishes. Our this year Fruit Fusion broke our previous record of fruits. This time we raised more than 700 kg of fruits. Still not yet the tone we dream for, but more than enough to run around 20 orphanages and different centers for children and elderly persons.
We had recently been invited to participate in the internationally renowned festival, Woodstock. Chance makes it so that it will take place in Ukraine where, as we all know, things are not at their best.
After a lovely period of creating and rediscovery, Modiwo goes for a road trip. We go all the way to Bucharest for what we hope to be a great start in Romania's capital. This is very exciting for us especially because it's our first time as Modiwo and in this new formula that we visit Bucharest.


Jean Luc Cornille and Atoll 2.
Michel Roche, (1936-2004) and Bon Espoir won the jumping team gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Michel adapted to the horse's style and succeeded when others tried to change him and failed. Jean d'Orgeix was the other man who believed in the horse. D'Orgeix was the trainer of the French jumping squad and he qualified "Nènèsse," in spite of his style.
The horse was indeed a phenomenal jumper. He was also unusual in many other aspects. He became mine. His name was Atoll 2. At first, he jumped in the sky when he felt my legs but I envisioned a career with him and I could not remain at the level of "managing the defect." I had to start a complete education.
I walked from the stable to the forest applying my lower thighs just above the knees on the saddle. I don't usually use this technique as contact of the lower thighs and knees on the saddle tend to move the calf away from the horse's flanks. I did it this time for that purpose. Once I was in the forest, the very long alleyways of soft sand offered a better environment for eventual fast forward explosion. I placed my lower legs on contact and he reacted like an electroshock. I kept a steady contact with my lower legs and he eventually calmed down but only after serious bounces and other creative moves. We walked a long time in the forest.
Fontainebleau is a dream forest; the footing is excellent and the track is very diversified. There are large rocky elements that are referred to as the "mountains," because climbers use them for practice. It was a special pleasure to walk through the forest riding a superior athlete. I could not afford to buy an athlete of this caliber if he had been reasonably easy to ride. The next few days, I just walked the horse in the forest, keeping my lower legs in contact. I adjusted the stirrups two holes shorter than my normal dressage length to be able to quickly go into a two-point position if needed.
I decide then to shorten the stirrups another two holes, more as I would for jumping, for some rising trot and even canter work. He just lost his mind. He acted like he did the first day. I squeezed my knees, moved my calves away as he was jumping all over the place and it was impossible to change the stirrups.
I went back to the barn quite disappointed, wondering if it was the trot that triggered such intense reactions. An intuition was telling me that it was the short stirrups that triggered the panic.
The thought was not rational but a word kept coming back in my mind, "He needs a hug." In his best seller, How we decide, Jonah Lehrer explored the nexus of thought, emotion and feeling in the decision-making process. The next day, I adjusted the stirrups at their original length and Atoll trotted and cantered relatively calmly. In a matter of a week, a horse who could not deal with any contact of the rider's lower legs was now losing his mind when my lower legs were not giving him a gentle but firm "hug".
A horse can react to pressures that are too light for the human to feel. This rises the wisdom of our predecessors one step further. True Masters have often hinted about the calming effect of steady legs which is of course the outcome of a steady seat. Early in my education, Colonel Margot commented one day, with his usual cold humour, "Your lower legs move like a whip washer. Improve your seat or buy better riding pants." He would have never imagined that decades later, buying better riding pants or a deep seat saddle with bigger knee pads or other accessories would be promoted instead of improving the rider's seat.
As you know, I have a deep respect for highly spirited and unusually powerful horses. I admire their athleticism but also, they are ambassadors for less athletic and less spirited horses. Many incomplete, ineffective or antiquated theories are "accepted" by less spirited horses, not because they prepare their physique for the effort but because horses resigned themselves to submission as the price to pay for food and care. Their tolerance allows riders to believe in the greatness of their leadership when in reality, horses submit in order to survive. Instead, highly spirited horses revolt, exposing the incongruities of riding and training techniques.
All along the history of riding, horses have compensated with their talent and mental processing for the superficiality and even incongruities of the riding and training techniques. In the 19th century, The Prussian cavalry promoted total elevation of the neck. The theory lasted a few decades and was then abandoned completely. Anyone today can easily understand the damages induced on the horses' thoracolumbar spines and limbs as a result of such a theory.
But during the decades where riders and trainers believed in the total elevation of the neck, some horses managed good performances because of their talent and despite bad training. These horses' successes have been used to accredit the value of the training system.
Nothing has changed; simplistic theories such as placing the neck with side reins are promoted today and the success of few horses are used to accredit the value of the approach even if actual knowledge clearly explains that proper functioning of the thorcolumbar column can be enhanced by appropriated neck posture but such neck placement is proper to the horse's morphology, muscular development, nervous impulse, percentage or slow and fast twitch, etc.
In short, neck placement is different for each horse and even varies for the same horse in respect of its muscular development and body coordination. Any technique placing the neck in respect of stereotypes has a 99% chance of placing the neck improperly for the individual horse.
If a riding or training technique is not good enough for top horses, it is not good enough for more compliant horses. Resigned horses accept ineffective riding and training techniques but the techniques fail to prepare their physique for the athletic demand of the performance.
In the thesaurus of my computer, "Resigned" is listed with "Long-suffering." In the real world, resigned horses are often long-suffering horses. They are dysfunctional athletes performing through sheer talent but with every stride their dysfunction induces abnormal stresses on limbs and vertebral column structures.
A horse can react to pressures that are too light for the human to feel and therefore the rider's seat needs mastering study contact of the calves as well as the capacity to nuance subtle pressures.
After two years with Atoll, he entered advanced level in three-day event and his dressage work had greatly evolved. He was very subtle. Very light and truly a pleasure to ride at home, but he was a bomb on the verge of explosion in the dressage arena. After his years of jumping through talent alone and without adequate muscular development and body coordination, Atoll had learned to associated the showring with physical pain. He was manageable in jumping ring, he was incredibly good on cross country course but he was very difficult in dressage. It was an amazing contrast between the horse practicing dressage at home and the horse executing the test in the show ring.
Margit Otto Crepin, who later won the silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Dressage Olympics with her horse Corlandus, liked riding Atoll in dressage at home, He was totally light and subtle and a pleasure to ride.
One day, a rider of high caliber but with a different seat, watched a training session and expressed desire to ride the horse. Considering the quality of the rider I accepted and it was amazing to see Atoll returning almost immediately to the stage of panic in which he lived when I meet him two years earlier. The rider was steady and light but his riding style was having contact of his lower thigh until above the knees and his lower legs were separated from the horse touching him occasionally. The rider was a real horseman.
He stopped immediately saying, "He does not like my riding style. Could you tell me what I am doing wrong?" He had a stable seat, soft and steady hands and I was very surprised by Atoll's reaction. Remembering my first encounter with Atoll, the only possible explanation was the calves away from the horses and touching and losing contact with Atoll flanks. I suggested the possibility and the rider asked me to show him the difference. I rode Atoll and he came back to the lightness and precision and subtlety that was now his trademark.
A horse can react to pressures that are too light for the human to feel. This is not opinion, this is science. In a study, Carol Slaslow measured the horse' tactile perception using stimuli developed for gauging human tactile sensitivity. The findings seriously question equestrian practices about the legs and consequently about the seat. The stability of the rider's lower legs is directly related to the stability of the rider's seat and therefore pelvis.
In the 17th century, the Duke of Newcastle advocated an unmovable pelvis. Riding and educating a horse is about physics. It is about the mastery of forces but laws of physics are explained through literature. Languages uses paraphrases, metaphors and examples to explain forces and of course words are only approximated. "Unmovable" cannot be taken literally The rider's pelvis oscillates a little but in a reduced fashion. Riding techniques promoting oscillation of the rider's pelvis and a relaxed and swinging back also creates unstable lower legs and confused, discouraged, resigned, or anxious and angry horses.
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Very good post, Jean Luc!
I have a question. I have MS and balance problems and bad proprioception. I have found that the Arabs, the 1/2 Arab and QH I ride do better if I alternate my legs at a walk, at the sitting trot, and use both legs when I sit at the posting trot. I always "open" my hand some when I use a leg on that side. In this I am defying the idea of giving an aid and the horse is supposed to go on without any reinforcement until the next order from me to do something different.
Supposedly this will "deaden" the horse's side, but I find it does not "deaden" the horse too much. If I do not ride this way the horses (some of them experienced lesson horses, but also an over-reactive "ruined" Arab) lose impulsion and I get them impression that it makes my seat too unstable for their comfort.
I came to the conclusion that using my legs this way stabilizes my seat in the saddle, freeing the horse's back.
How do I do this in the canter, the leg aid/leg hug that can stabilize my seat without telling the horse to accelerate? Right now, because of my MS, my seat is not as stable as it used to be decades ago. The last few times I tried the canter I had to use my inner leg a lot, pulsing the inner leg once a stride, to keep the canter going but the horse told me my seat, whether three point or two point, was too unstable to be comfortable. I hope you can tell me how I can use my lower leg at the canter to stabilize my seat without hopelessly confusing the horses.
I love reading your posts. They have helped me refine my riding (Forward Seat) so that the horses I ride are happier with me. Thank you so much for your wonderful work.