Blackrock Billie

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A rescue crew spent three hours trying to help a goat down from the cliff at Cornholme Craggs. From the YouTube page:

It was Thursday 4th October 2012 and Billy had been stuck on his ledge for four days. Thank goodness for Calder Valley Search and Rescue, who came and saved the day!

And bystanders got it all on "filim." But you know what they say about animals in show business -they'll upstage you every time. Link -via Arbroath


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I'm from the UK and was seriously wondering if they were speaking English to begin with. Incidentally (for the above post..) Fil-m seems to be predominant in Northern Ireland too.
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They were called "Duffers" in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffer_%28Narnia%29

It's been twenty years or so since I read that book; amazing, how quickly it comes back.
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It’s been twenty years or so since I read that book; amazing, how quickly it comes back.

Well it's about time to pick it up again. Or better yet the whole series. There is much in the Chronicles that is written for adults; I've read the whole series a number of times (each of the books can be finished on a Sunday afternoon) and something new hits me every time.
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A sciopod is also featured in another book, 'Baudolino', by Umberto Eco, a historical fiction novel based partly on early stories of the kingdom of Prester John in the 13th century. Not quite reading material for adolescents, though I remember reading "The Name of the Rose" in high school. For anyone interested in medieval history, Umberto Eco's novels are great reads.
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