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Keep an eye out for Fable doing little pop-up things at Shangri-La!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-40351808/baby-elephant-rescued-by-family-at-zoo

Mum and Aunt rescue a baby elephant from drowning. Nice start to day.

 

Elephants are very intelligent, lovely.

 

Awww... Over the last couple of weeks I watched a BBC2 program called Elephant Diaries about a couple of rescue centres saving orphaned elephants. It was a fantastic series and anyone who thinks that animals don't have feelings needs to watch it. It was heartbreaking watching the baby ellies trying to come to terms with losing their Mums (not always to poachers but always because of humans - severe drought eg) They're loyal, loving, caring, intelligent animals yet some people think that it's great fun to kill them I despair.

 

I love watching Monkey World....they are so like us it is amazing. They form such friendships and alliances, especially the apes. It is heart warming to see them cuddling and comforting each other if someone is frightened or upset. Don't know how they will manage without their head keeper Jeremy....all the apes love and trust him....wonderful to see them run to him for a hug. And how they trust him when he is inspecting an injury...not sure I'd want him to pull my hand around if a finger was hanging off. The thing about our nearest relatives is that you can see our good features in them, but also the bad things. Animals are no more perfect than we are, but society controls their excesses so that the family can function. Just like us.

 

I sponsored an Orang-Utan there as a gift to my (then) fiancé. George I think his name is/was.

 

Guardian exclusive - Grenfell Tower: 16 council inspections failed to stop use of flammable cladding


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ions-failed-to-stop-use-of-flammable-cladding

 

What I find most disgusting about the above is that everyone is wise aftetwards, or makes reparations, or learns lessons, or bends over backwards to accomodate, or does a hundred other things that they wouldn't have even considered seconds before this fire took place, and almost certainly will forget once it all blows over. How many more times will humans in groups or individuals be that self-centred that they don't do their jobs properly because it's a bit inconvenient to do so.

 

The orang utan or your fiancé?

 

Help....does anyone know if underground tickets are included if you book a rail ticket going through London. The ticket details mention that I have to use the Tube, but not clear if I have paid for the ticket.

 

You can select that as an option. Is your ticket a Travel Card? If so then yes

 

haven't arrived yet, but think its tickets. I'll probably have to use my debit card as that is an easy option for a rare user of underground.

 

Ok. If it says travel card it'll work.

 

Fats is right but the ticket may still be valid on the underground even if it doesn't say Travelcard. If it has a † symbol on it then it's valid for one journey between certain stations (list in the link, which has more details - the list will almost certainly include whichever stations you need).

National Rail website: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46587.aspx#travelling_connect

If all else fails you can always ask the guard on your train or a member of staff when you're getting on the underground.

 

My confirmation says any permitted route and does have a breakdown stating Waterloo to Kings Cross....so looks ok.

 

Or

Do a one handed leap frog over the ticket barrier and make a run for it

 

You have met me, haven't you?

 

I believe in you Fran. You can do it!!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40376067

A former US diplomatic officer arrested and charged with giving top secret documents to a Chinese agent. He's in a **** heap of trouble to put it mildly.
Edit: Yeah, he faces life without parole or the death penalty.