Among Moscow’s large population of homeless canines, a small minority who frequent or inhabit its metro have attracted international attention due to their having learned how to use the trains to commute to and from various locations.
The dogs have learned to cross the street with pedestrians and have been observed obeying traffic lights.
BBC News - ‘Witch’s cottage’ unearthed near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
Interesting stuff, although I do feel sorry for the mummified cat.
It’s sod’s law that this happens after I’ve left Edinburgh. Oh well!
Since I’ve been watching the series Sherlock it’s got me thinking about Arthur Conan Doyle again. I knew he’d lived in Surrey at one point and it got me searching online. I didn’t realise that the house he lived in for over 10 years is at risk of being redeveloped into flats. The Undershaw Preservation wants to restore the house back to its former glory and turn it into an Arthur Conan Doyle/Sherlock Holmes museum.
Save Undershaw (by WetherbyPond)
A tax break would certainly be good. It’s hard to know what to do right now. Digital publishing is a wonderful new thing but the more traditional publishing houses are going to have to seriously rethink the way they deal with authors. I understand that a lot of publishing houses are being squeezed financially but at the same time they can’t expect new authors to have to crawl and beg to get a contract, only to find they’re getting paid less than a month’s wages once they actually get published. I don’t know many people who can write a full length novel in a month, especially if they’re also having to work a day job to support themselves. If you work it out in hours the pay is way below the minimum wage. Something needs to happen!
