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One of the greatest challenges I have is that because I am so immersed in “Islamic culture”–religion, reading, people, dawah, etc. it is difficult to always give a secular face to these things.
If I were going for a job interview would I tell them for example the stuff I do here without them thinking I’m some sort of extremist nut?
So one thing, I have decided to do is to focus on more general projects–things that are beneficial to Muslims AND non-Muslims. This isn’t easy because I have gotten so used to the little world of the Muslims.
One struggle I find particularly failing is racism and prejudice in our societies. I frankly think the only way America/Canada will stop committing crimes against people of different races–is until they have commit crimes against every single one of them and then apologized so that the people of these races will always hold it against America and guilt-plead “victim” thus preventing them from doing it again.
My main point of change is in the interest of true democracy. The west as we know it is an oligarchy–where a small elite of typically rich white males rule everyone else. The democratic system is manipulated to their whims and whatever one would call ‘true democracy’ is gone.
True democracy is when people can induce change not by sheer quantity but my a quality as well. It is one thing to have 49 people lose to 50 because of simply one person–that isn’t fair either. What I am talking about is when one person has something so powerful to say that it can move a massive amount of people in the right direction–quality translates into quantity. That is classic version of democracy. But it can also happen the other way for the wrong side–and part of this is to prevent that.
So many of my ideas on this dwell in the realm of introducing that precursor of quality and giving it the same weight as quantity. That is, you can have a petition of 500 names and ignore that piece of paper OR you can have one person who is very loud and has a very persuasive argument…which is going to make people think twice? Exactly, it’s going to be the person with that “quality” message.
And that’s where the journey begins.
Subhana kallahumma wa bihamdika ash-haduana la illaha ant astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk, Ameen.


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June 19, 2012
By the fillet or in a dip, smoked fish is in easy reach.
I suspect the first smoked fish appeared in the diets of early Floridians as the result of a hot cooking fire gone cold. Likely, a late afternoon thunderstorm interrupted a Calusa chef's attempt at roasting some mullet and the buttonwood-fueled fire was covered with an umbrella of palmetto fronds. That effort at keeping the fire alive did just that, but starved it of oxygen and created billows of smoke instead of heat. As fish flesh isn't that dense, just the duration of a short squall provided enough time to create a new menu item, one that's maintained its popularity until this day—smoked fish. Here's the basic story on how to make the best smoked fish.
Many species of Florida fish lend themselves to smoking. While dried fish (cod, in particular) are popular in many cultures, there's a distinct difference between dried and smoked fish. Oily fish seem to smoke best as the oil keeps the meat from drying out during the process. Mullet are probably the state's most popular smoked fish, followed by members of the mackerel family. Other choices include swordfish, wahoo and cobia. Smoked fish should be moist and most important, still taste like fish.
There is a multitude of fish-smoking devices available. The trick to successful fish smoking is to keep the smoker smoking and to keep the fish away from the heat. I was once advised to “keep the smoker just hot enough to keep the flies off the meat.” If you want to grill or roast your fish, put it over the fire; otherwise use indirect heat to create smoke. I suspect there are hundreds of smoking devices on the market and sometimes the simple ones are the best. A kettle-style cooker works fine, as does a custom built dual-axle smoker wagon. I've used everything from plywood crates to abandoned refrigerators to smoke some pretty good fish.
The bottom line for smoking is simplicity, but there are a few basic “rules” that you might consider. One, choose your wood carefully. Dense, hard buttonwood, a mangrove look-alike, was once popular for smoking wood, but it's scarce and I discourage using it. In fact, many local ordinances forbid harvesting it. Hickory can be used, but I prefer mesquite. Both are readily available as chunks, and an overnight soak in a bucket of water is all you need to keep them from not flaming up. No matter your choice, start some charcoal briquettes away from your smoker and add them just a few at a time to keep the wood smoking. Second, don't over-do the seasonings. I like my smoked fish to taste like fish, not like “Junior-Bob's Smokehouse Seasoning.” A light coat of vegetable oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper will do. Let the smoke do the rest. And finally, don't over-cook your fish. You don't want it rare, but you do want it moist, and there's no rule that says you can't peel a piece off a fillet for a taste test!
Why smoke your own fish? I smoke mine because I want it fresh, and there's nothing better than fish that's hot off the smoker. I don't want it cold or warmed-up, and in many cases my smoked fish never gets too far from the smoker before it's quickly consumed by eager diners.
Consider holding your next summertime party around the finale of a fish-smoking session, serving Helen's Famous Smoked Fish Dip as an appetizer and a couple of fillets of smoked fish as the main course. Just add Key lime pie and some cold beverages for rave reviews!
Helen's Famous Smoked Fish Dip
2 cups smoked fish meat
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup chopped scallions
¼ cup chopped celery
¼ cup chopped Gherkin pickles or pickle relish
1 tbsp. Tabasco sauce
Juice of a lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix the ingredients with a fork, taking care not to create a paste. Chunky is good. And Helen (my Mom) always insisted that her smoked fish dip only be served with genuine Wheat Thins crackers.
This is Tommy Thompson's Sportsman's Kitchen column in the June, 2012 issue of Florida Sportsman.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — The high soybean diet consumed by Oriental women may protect them from breast cancer, a University of Alabama researcher reported Monday.
An estrogen-like compound found in soybeans could be the main reason why the breast cancer rate of women in Japan and China is 5 to 8 times lower than it is for American women, said Stephen Barnes, a biochemist.
Barnes said Asian women develop a higher risk for breast cancer when their families emigrate to the U.S. and eat fewer soybean products.
Dr. Samuel Broder, director of the National Cancer Institute, said the research linking a class of compounds in soybeans to a lower cancer rate is
``fascinating but controversial.``
``It is conceivable that women who eat a lot of soybeans are being provided with a plant-like estrogen that blocks the development of breast cancer, but at the moment this is a hypothesis. It hasn`t been proven,`` he said.
The next step is to conduct human trials involving women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer, such as those who have a family history of the disease. Their diets would be supplemented with soybeans to see if the cancer risk is reduced.
Studies in rats given identical diets except for soybeans, showed that those animals consuming soybeans had 50 to 70 percent fewer breast cancers when they were exposed to a chemical that promotes the formation of breast cancers, Barnes reported at the American Cancer Society`s science writers seminar.
``These data suggest that a diet based on soybeans is an important factor in the lower incidence rate of breast cancer observed in Orientals domiciled in their countries of origin,`` said Barnes.
When these women move to the U.S. their daughters, who eat typical Western diets high in fat and low in soybean products, develop the same high breast cancer rate as American women, he said.
An estimated 150,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women this year and about 44,000 will die from the disease. The average American woman has a 1 in 10 risk of developing breast cancer during her lifetime.
Barnes said he began looking for a nutritional factor that might explain the wide difference in breast cancer rates after other studies failed to show clearly that a typical high fat diet consumed by many American women was the main culprit in promoting breast cancer.
The two foods commonly eaten by Orientals are rice and soybeans and chemical analysis revealed that soybeans contain a class of chemicals called phytoestrogens, he said.
These weak estrogen-like compounds may attach to receptors on breast cells and prevent naturally produced estrogen from making a connection, Barnes explained. In many cases, breast cancer is promoted by the presence of estrogen and physicians treat these patients with drugs like tamoxifen that block the action of estrogen.
Animal studies showed that those who ate the soybean diets, and who had low breast cancer rates, had high concentration of phytoestrogens attached to breast cells, he said.
Further evidence that the soybean compounds can block the action of estrogen was discovered in cheetahs at the Cincinnati Zoo that were being fed soybeans in their diets, he said.
Female cheetahs were infertile because their estrus, or mating, cycles had stopped, said Barnes. He and Dr. Ken Setchell of Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, found that the problem was caused by the anti-estrogen soybean compounds. When the animals were taken off the soybean diet, their estrus cycles resumed, said Barnes.
Since many zoo animals have infertility problems, more research is needed to determine if soybean diets may be causing the problem, he said.
Not all soybean products contain phytoestrogens because various processing techniques can remove these compounds, he said. Raw soybeans, tofu and soy milk contain these compounds, but in others, like soy sauce, the phytoestrogens have been removed, Barnes said.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., looking to cement its hold in the nascent wearables market, recently unveiled its latest smartwatch - its sixth wearable this year, including one with a 3G modem.
The smartwatch, which features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity like its counterparts, sports a 2-inch curved...
Twitch has announced that Amazon will purchase it for about $970 million in cash by the end of the year. The confirmation of sale contradicts previous rumors that Google had reached a deal to buy the company for $1 billion.
Sony's PlayStation Network is back online after suffering a temporary interruption due to a distributed denial of service [DDoS] attack. The common hacker method overwhelms a system with traffic until it can no longer process requests.
48% of all gamers are women says a new report from the Entertainment Software Association. The study - Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry - also notes that women over the age of 18 represent a "significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (36%) than boys age 18 or younger (17%).
A company is offering a anklet for babies to track how long they sleep and if they are cranky on waking up.
Named Sproutling Baby Monitor, the hypoallergenic band picks up the rate of your baby's heart beats, alerts you when she rolls over and gives you her skin temperature, the company said in a...
GameStop Corp. disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that its chief executive officer, Paul Raines, underwent unexpected surgery late last week, during which a very small, cancerous tumor was identified and successfully removed from an easily accessible part of the brain.
The company stated...
Sony has revealed that their PlayStation 4 console has outsold all previous versions of the gaming system, moving over 10 million units to date. The PlayStation 4 console made its debut in November and hit the 5 million sales mark within four months of its release.
Nvidia recently announced that its Tegra K1 chip, the same one powering the graphic-card maker's Android gaming tablet, would be on Chromebooks made by Acer, the budget devices vendor who was also one of the first to venture into the niche market.
Even as the decline in PC shipments slows, chipmakers...
LG has dramatically reduced the price on its OLED TV. After launching the product last year with a $15,000 price tag, LG has now dropped the price of the second gen OLED by 75%. The 55EC9300 is available now at Best Buy for $3,500.
Kids who indulge in some video gaming - an hour or so a day - are better adjusted than those who do not play at all, or who play more than three hours a day, according to research conducted at Oxford University. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, surveyed data on over 5,000 children aged 10-15.

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Photo by Marta Bartolomei Edmonds.
From June to September each year the Bozeman, MT community would gather to support local farmers, craftspeople and bakers like me at the Farmer’s Market in Bogert Park. Vincent Van Scone was our small operation that consisted of baked breakfast goods, especially scones, and a weekly auction of Scott’s chalkboard reproduction of a Van Gogh painting. We were twenty six then and already dreaming about how to carve out a little place in the world.
During the summers, our home would smell like coffee cake and chalk on Friday nights as Scott would prepare the chalkboard Van Gogh, spreading the big box of chalk all over the floor. The living room and dining room would slowly fill up with coffee cakes as I baked them in batches through the night. In early Saturday mornings, it was the aroma of strong Puerto Rican coffee brewing in large quantities and the gentle buttery smell of scones baked with blueberries, raspberries, peaches or plums that would wake Angelica up.
Scott and I would load up our rickety old wooden picnic table (no, not the ones that fold) onto the roof of our copper Salvation Army Store-bought 1972 Jeep Wagoneer. The crates of still-warm scones, coffee cakes, coffee and other supplies would go in the back. Little Angelica would jump in next to us and Scott would drive us a block to the Bozeman Farmer’s Market to set up. After hauling the heavy wooden table to my spot, Scott and Angelica would disappear – Scott to return the car home and Angelica to get her best friend Chloe to play in Bogert Park. Scott often came back with a bunch of fresh wildflowers or sweat pea blossoms for the table, just in time for the Farmer’s Market “opening bell”. Friends and customers would stop by for their morning fix of baked goods and fresh brewed Puerto Rican coffee and we would catch up on the week’s events.
Our weekends these days are very different, but each time I make scones, my heart swells for those great Vincent Van Scone weekends and those sweet pea blossoms on my rickety red picnic table.
If you are new to making scones, you might be interested in these tips.
You might also be interested in my other scone recipes: Raspberry Almond Scones, Spiced Pumpkin Scones.
Mini Chocolate Chip Scones
2 cups flour
2 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons cold butter
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon turbinado sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 450°. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the mini chocolate chips. Stir in the whipping cream, egg and vanilla extract with a few swift strokes until a crumbly dough forms. Don’t worry if there are still some dry spots.
2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gather the dough into a ball. Gently press the dough into a ¾ inch thick disk.
3. Brush the disk with heavy cream and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Cut the disk into 8 even wedges.
4. Arrange the wedges 1 inch apart on a baking sheet. Bake in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream.
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Noodle soup news from CTPost.
As downtown Bridgeport continues to welcome restaurants, the latest addition to the Bijou Square is serving up hot ramen and noodle soups in minutes.
Easton resident Skye Kwok opened Eat Noodle in downtown Bridgeport on Jan. 8 at 269 Fairfield Ave. The eatery opened in the space that once housed Can Tiin, which closed last summer.
A former Bridgeport resident, Kwok said the area has changed since his days growing up in the Park City. As residential development and the office market has grown over the years, he said a community vibe has developed that he felt his restaurant could thrive in.
“Bridgeport is growing right now,” he said. “When I came to this area I was surprised (at how) it changed a lot, and I saw a lot of potential.”
Kwok began working in the restaurant industry 22 years ago, after attending Sacred Heart University, and has since opened restaurants in other parts of Fairfield County. He also owns Sweet Basil in Fairfield and Pink Sumo Sushi & Sake Cafe in Westport.
According to the business owner, he wanted to bring his own spin on the growing noodle soup market to the city, with options like pho, ramen and specialty items like curry soup.
“Curry soup is definitely in high demand here,” Kwok said. “Other restaurants don’t have that because it’s so hard to get the curry-soup-based ingredients and do it right. Everybody has their pho and ramen noodles. You can go to YouTube or Google to get (a recipe), but with curry to do it right, you have to know the ingredients.”


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Lily & Margaret
Lily and Margaret work together and go to shows together Out There in Toronto, Canada. They met at The Horseshoe Tavern on September 21, 2010.
Lily went to her first concert (to see Anne Murray) when she was three years old. She likes most everything from folk to EDM, and a bunch of stuff in between (folk-synth, anyone?), especially when it's live. She's super excited to meet as many of you as possible and make lots of amazing memories. Please let her know if you're starting a Stop Making Sense dance party at some point this week.
Unlike Lily, Margaret didn't really grow up listening to music. Well, good music anyway. Her first show was back in early 00s for Nelly Furtado. Times have changed though, especially since moving to Toronto a few years ago. She goes to shows at least once a week now and loves everything from bluegrass to indie rock to electro. Can't wait to dance with all of you in Tennessee!
Our favourite shows we've seen together since becoming friends...
Half Moon Run at the El Mocambo
Rich Aucoin at the Drake Hotel
Graydon James at Lee's Palace
The Beauties at The Dakota
Rodriguez at the Mod Club
Light Fires at the Great Hall
The Elwins at the Tranzac
DIANA at Tallboys
Kidstreet at Supermarket
We love local bands and local venues, but we're also into music from the U.S. and all over the world! Come find us and tell us what bands and venues you think we'd be into from your part of the planet! Or if you can't find us at Bonnaroo, you can send us an email and we'll be in touch after we get home!

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September 15, 2022
Digital Engagement with Innocastle
On 24 November 2021, we hosted a webinar called “Three’s a Crowd: Using digital platforms to engage the public in cultural heritage” as part of our Interreg Europe project, Innocastle.
INTO members use social media to publicise events and tours, push advocacy campaigns, and pass news and information along to supporters. And over the pandemic to share virtual visits.
But digital platforms can also be used to engage those most affected by our work ― the communities surrounding our heritage sites ― which we explored in our Putting the Local into Global Heritage Report and this associated blog post about using social media to engage local communities.
At this webinar, we heard case studies from different countries: Successful digital public engagement programmes in Italy, particularly I Luoghi del Cuore; how a community has developed a new Historic Environment Record on the island of St Helena; and a national campaign to engage the public in celebrating nature and heritage in the United Kingdom, called Blossom Watch.
The presentations were followed by a discussion which explored such questions as:
- Are there barriers to engaging digitally (physical/psychological)?
- How can we overcome them?
- What tools have worked well?
- What are the different types of technology?
- How does digital engagement complement the actual?
The webinar was organised by the International National Trust Organisation in collaboration with the Province of Badajoz (Extremadura, Spain), together with all the Innocastle partners.
A digital strategy
The webinar began with a presentation of successful digital public engagement programmes in Italy by Alessandro Manea, Head of Digital Marketing, Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI).
Combining digital and analogue tools
Looking to update the island’s Historic Environment Record, Saint Helena National Trust turned to social media to collect personal accounts to broaden their reach and gather new stories from islanders.
The Trust is encouraging people to share their stories and submit photos of places they want to see protected. Whilst revising its HER with authentic personal histories, this approach is also a tool to engage the community in local conservation issues.
Shayla Ellick, former HER Project Officer at the St Helena National Trust spoke about this work, including what worked well and what didn’t!
A nature-focused digital campaign
Finally, Duncan Ogle-Skan, Head of Creative Brand & Channels at the National Trust, spoke about #BlossomWatch, a successful national digital campaign.
Beginning in 2020 and built on in 2021, the National Trust wanted to develop a deeper and more personal relationship between people and nature. Seeking ways to mark the need for connection and loss the pandemic brought, The Trust sought to engage the public in noticing and celebrating the annual arrival of spring through their Blossom campaign.
Its annual #BlossomWatch campaign now engages local community on a national and even international scale. People are encouraged to share photos of spring blossom, which are collated onto an interactive map from their tags on social media.
To engage people with the idea of supporting more tree cover in the UK, people were invited to give a donation of £5 towards tree-planting with every post, although this was more about creating a movement rather than a capital project. Since its launch, however, the Trust’s Plant a Tree campaign has raised over one million pounds.
FAI's digital strategy
The main aim is to raise funds by converting users into members or donors. They also want to people to visit their sites.
- A long process to grow support, participation and visitation
- Cultural heritage is not an easy cause to fundraise for
- It's all about developing a relationship
- Having the right technology is key
A digital heritage record
Lessons learned from a project to update and digitise important records of Saint Helena's history and cultural heritage.
- In order to protect, we first need to understand
- Not all of this work can be done online
- Important to also meet and talk to people
- Facebook has been a great platform
A national digital campaign
A programme symbolic of rebirth after extraordinary global events that also engaged people with key parts of the Trust's strategy.
- A true sense of organisational need
- Multiple ways for people to engage and to support
- Tap into regular human behaviour and convenience
- Help people feel good about themselves
Europe is INTO’s largest regional group. Our membership here includes some of the most successful heritage organisations in the world, together caring for thousands of sites of cultural and natural significance.Learn more
Thank you to our three wonderful speakers for their time and engagement, and our excellent facilitators, Patricia Mora and June Taboroff. We are grateful to to all our Innocastle partners: National Institute of Heritage in Romania (lead partner), University College Ghent in Belgium, Province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, Regional Government of Extremadura in Spain and the National Trust in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (knowledge partner, through INTO).
The project is financed by Interreg Europe, with a total budget of €1,120,335.00 (85% ERDF, 15% co-financing).Visit the Innocastle page


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Getting bit by a dog is an inherently traumatic experience. While people may try to downplay your trauma, a dog bite can leave you with long lasting physical and emotional scars. The aftermath of a dog bite can be extremely overwhelming. You may experience feelings of depression, stress, as well as bouts with post traumatic stress disorder. How can you learn to heal and recover from your ailments after a dog bit?
Acknowledge and Validate Your Feelings
The first step in learning to cope with your trauma is acknowledging how you feel. This can sound a lot easier than it is. It may be hard to understand that you may be experiencing bouts of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a simple dog bite, but your feelings are real and valid. You may feel anything from fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, or even guilt. These feelings are your body’s natural response to a traumatic event. By giving yourself permission to feel the way that you feel, you will be able to process these emotions much better, and without judgment. You should be sure to seek the medical attention that you need to ensure that your physical injuries can heal and to ensure that your physical and emotional symptoms do not become worse.
Seek Professional Help
Professional help is one of the best ways to learn to cope with the emotional wounds you receive from a dog bite. A licensed professional can help provide you with a safe and supportive environment to help you speak your mind and explore your feelings. They will help you develop healthy coping mechanisms and will guide you on your recovery journey. Not only can therapy help you process this traumatic event, but it will often help you manage any of your feelings of anxiety or depression. By seeking professional help you can regain a sense of control over your life.
Practice Self Care
After a disturbing experience it can sometimes be difficult to feel love for yourself. One of the essential ways to heal after a dog bite is to practice self care. If you try to prioritize activities that bring you joy, relaxation, and a sense of peace, both your physical and mental well being will be improved. These activities can include exercise, meditation, deep breathing exercises, spending time in nature, journaling, engaging in hobbies, or exploring creative outlets. It can be hard to take care of yourself after a dog bite. But by practicing self care, you can begin to reignite your physical and emotional well being. Practicing self care can help you restore a sense of balance and resilience in your daily life.
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Wilson College hosts an exhibition of artwork by area high school students, starting this week and running through Dec. 2. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, is open to the public in the Bogigian Gallery, Lortz Hall. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The annual exhibition, the twelfth at Wilson, is an opportunity to experience in person the creativity of local students and celebrate regional excellence in the visual arts. Out of more than 120 works of art submitted, 44 have been accepted for the exhibition. The show will include art from Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland.
Cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 will be awarded for first, second, and third places, respectively, plus monetary scholarships for those winners who choose to attend Wilson College! Works of note will also receive Honorable Mention.
Students are encouraged to offer their works of art for sale during the exhibition, which is presented by Wilson’s Division of Arts & Letters.
The Bogigian Gallery is named in honor of Wilson College benefactor Hagop Bogigian,. For more information or an appointment, contact Philip Lindsey at email@example.com or 717-264-2783.
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ACTRESS Stephanie “Miss Sandows” Ndlovu has penned down an appreciation message to her husband, Hungani Ndlovu.
Hungani (27) is best known for his role on e.tv soapie Scandal! as Romeo Medupi while his wife played the role of Ingrid on the same show.
The lovebirds, who got married in 2019, have been together for six years.
They have a YouTube channel, titled The Ndlovu Uncut, where they talked about their love life, marriage as well as their work in the film and television industry. They also hosted workshops in and around Joburg theatres, sharing their experiences and teaching young people who were interested in joining the industry in the future.
The 31-year-old posted on Instagram: “Aside from ageing (ever so lightly) over the past six years or so, I have definitely grown more in love with this guy than I ever thought possible.”
The former kiddies shows presenter shared that when life hit them from every direction, they always loved each other more.
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Belatedly, the National Assembly is opening an extraordinary session on Friday. With so many bills and agenda items sitting on its calendar, the legislature will have to close the session on March 2 only to open another 10-day session the next day, as agreed by rival parties.
The National Assembly has remained closed since the ruling Grand National Party rammed the administration’s 2011 budget request through the opposition Democratic Party’s barricade of resistance in December. Ending a squabble over who was responsible for the clash at long last, the rival parties have finally agreed on a legislative schedule.
The rival parties, which have agreed to put 38 bills to votes on the first day of the session, have more than 100 bills waiting to be acted upon. In addition to their usual lawmaking job, they will also have to address so many pending issues. The most urgent among them is the contamination of ground water as a result of burying diseased animals.
Since the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in North Gyeongsang Province last November, more than 3 million cattle and pigs have been culled and buried. In addition, more than 5 million chickens and ducks have met the same fate since an outbreak of avian influenza near the end of last year.
The impact of animal diseases on the nation’s economy has been enormous. The government has spent 2 trillion won on culling animals exposed and presumed to be exposed to the diseases, burying them and subsidizing farmers who have sustained the losses. No less grave is the crumbling of the livestock industry.
But of greater concern to many nearby residents is the proven or potential pollution of ground water by the leakage from some of the burial sites, which they fear may pose a major threat to their health.
According to a news report, municipalities have dug 4,600 pits for the burial of culled animals throughout the nation. But in many cases, they reportedly did so in violation of the restrictions, including a ban on burying culled animals near waterways and reservoirs, on slopes presumed to be exposed to the risk of a landslide and in other hazardous areas.
Even more serious is an allegation that contaminated water is flowing into the upstream of a river where water is collected for its treatment as tap water. If proven correct, it will be politically explosive.
A preliminary inspection by the Ministry of Environment shows 16 pits pose a threat of leakage, making it possible for bodily fluids from the slaughtered animals to pollute ground and tap water. The ministry also says another 23 are susceptible to landslides. Against this backdrop, the Democratic Party has proposed an inspection of dump sites by the National Assembly before the process of revising relevant laws is launched to ensure safer burials.
To the chagrin of many residents exposed to the risk of drinking contaminated water, however, the Grand National Party is opposed to the proposed inspection tour of burial sites. The ruling party, accusing the opposition of attempting to make the most out of the scandal, instead offers to start the process of revising the laws immediately.
Of course, the opposition party will conceivably launch an all-out offensive against the administration and its party in an attempt to get the most out of what it regards as hazardous burials ahead of the April 27 parliamentary by-elections. Nonetheless, it stands to reason that findings from the proposed inspection of burial sites should be reflected in the process of revising the relevant laws.
For its part, the administration will have to share all information necessary with a fact-finding mission when it is organized. The last thing it is advised to do is cover up any misdeed.


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Chasewater Railway Publications – No.1 – 1965
This post was taken from the magazine of the Railway Preservation Societies – the ‘Railway Forum’ Winter 1965.
This picture was taken from the cover of the magazine.
Mr. W. Ives of Hixon, near Stafford, purchased this signal box from British Railways intending it to be preserved by the Midland R.P.S. Unfortunately contractors taking up the metals of the old Stafford and Uttoxeter Line also demolished the signal box. Now Mr. Ives (pictured) is wondering where he can get another. (Photo: Express & Star, Wolverhampton.)
I’m not sure where this photo was taken, but assuming it’s on ‘our’ line it might be between Norton East Road and Brownhills Road, judging by the position of the houses. Any other suggestions will be gratefully received!
This, and the other track photos in this post were obviously taken before Chasewater trains were running.
The Chasewater Branch – by F.J.Harvey and L.E.Hodgkinson
Chasewater was constructed by the Wyrley & Essington Canal Company by building a low dam. A reservoir 1¼ miles in length was thus formed for the purpose of feeding the nearby canals.
At one time Chasewater was encircled by railways; the earliest of these was the Cannock Chase & Wolverhampton Railway incorporated by an Act of Parliament on July 29th 1864. A connecting link was constructed from the London & North Western Railway Cannock Chase mineral extension which was incorporated in 1862.
In 1884 a branch was built by the Midland Railway from Aldridge. This was for mineral traffic, although passengers were conveyed as far as Brownhills. The passenger service was withdrawn on March 29th 1930. The direct link with the LNWR was broken in favour of a more circuitous connection via the Conduit Colliery Company’s yard.
With the closure of the Cannock Chase collieries, the Midland Railway branch from Walsall Wood to Brownhills was lifted in 1960, followed by the CC & WR track in 1963, leaving the remainder of the lines as they are today. These were retained in order to connect the National Coal Board area workshops with the main line.
In recent years the possibilities of Chasewater as a pleasure resort were realised by Brownhills Urban District Council; an amusement park was constructed and facilities were provided for more specialised interests such as go-carts, speedboats, hydroplanes and yachts.
With the increase in visitors each year it was felt by the Midlands area of the Railway Preservation Society that the line would be suitable for development as a working railway museum and a lease of about two miles of track was taken out. Much work has to be done to bring the line up to passenger carrying standards and it will probably be several years before a regular passenger service can be maintained. This largely depends on the number of volunteers that are prepared to help with the track restoration.
The immediate aim of the Society is to construct a building to house the larger items of rolling stock where they can be fully restored and displayed to the public. This building will form the permanent headquarters of the Chasewater Railway.
The Society would appreciate any help, practical or otherwise, from people interested in this project. With sufficient support a limited service could be in operation by next summer.
We know where this one was taken – you can see the entrance to the farm gate. The houses at the top were demolished to make way for the M6 Toll.
Hi, reference to the rail track between Norton east rd. brown hills rd, the picture shows the road on the right is Railway St. With Brownhills rd crossing at the junction, the rail track ran from what was then Norton pool at the back of the prefabs which were in St James Rd. We used to walk alongside this track to school in mid 50’s. Is this of any help to you
Hi Christine, that’s great, thank you very much for your information and interest.
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I am a spatial data scientist, with research and contributions cutting across geographic information retrieval, machine learning, geovisualization, and visual analytics. I conduct integrative research that brings together data science with social/environmental science to inform best practices for a more sustainable and equitable society. My research primarily focuses on method development, spanning various domains including social media analytics, energy (resilience and production), crisis management, situational awareness, precision agriculture, and digital humanities; and I am always excited about applying my expertise in other domains.
A large portion of my research has focused on developing methods for enabling the use of geographical information embedded in textual data, a field of research formally known as Geographic Information Retrieval (GIR). GIR integrates GIScience, information extraction/retrieval, natural language processing (NLP), and spatial indexing/search for (geographic) data extraction, storage, analysis and visualization. While the overwhelming majority of all data in digital form exists as text, unstructured text has not been well-supported by either GIScience theories or existing GIS tools.
While computational, my approach to research and development is human-centered, from visual/system design to algorithm integration and evaluation, to domain deployment and field studies. My visualization-related work in the past couple of years has focused on visual analytics for human-in-the-loop machine learning aiming to (1) develop flexible, performant computational methods leveraging human expertise for dynamic situations (that do not lend themselves to one-off training/deployment), and (2) helping users understand machine learning methods output/biases when applied to geospatial data, falling under what is commonly known as explainable artificial intelligence. Examples include our recent projects on (a) human-in-the-loop learning of topic-relevance in social media data for real-time situational awareness, and (b) interactive feature exploration/selection in hyperspectral imagery using domain knowledge for building optimized regression methods for forecast precision agriculture.
I have developed visual analytics and GIR methods extracting and disambiguating place references in (social media) text in a scalable manner to support situational awareness in crisis management. My dissertation research culminated in two systems and one annotated dataset. Most notably, I developed GeoTxt, a geoparsing software that identifies and geolocates place references in text, which has been used by multiple research projects in various universities. In addition, I developed GeoAnnotator, an interactive semi-automatic annotation system for creating geo-labeled datasets for training/evaluation of machine learning models or spatial linguistics studies.
More recently, my text- and GIR-related work includes interactive learning of topic relevance in social media data, interactive identification of social (media) spambots and troll campaigns, geolocation estimation of social media posts, and developing spatio-textual embeddings for GIR.
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Snyder, L., Lin, Y., Karimzadeh, M., Goldwasser, D., & Ebert, D. S. (in press, 2020). Interactive Learning for Identifying Relevant Tweets to Support Real-time Situational Awareness. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
Khayat, M., Karimzadeh, M., Zhao, J, Ebert, D. S. (in press, 2020). VASSL: A Visual Analytics Toolkit for Social Spambot Labeling. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
Zhao, J., Karimzadeh, M., Masjedi, A., Wang, T., Zhang, X., Crawford, M. M., & Ebert, D. S. (2019). Interactive Feature Selection and Exploration of Regression Models for Hyperspectral Images. IEEE VIS 2019 Conference.
Snyder, L. S., Karimzadeh, M., Chen, R., & Ebert, D. S. (2019). City-level Geolocation of Tweets for Real-time Visual Analytics. Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on AI for Geographic Knowledge Discovery, 85–88.
Zhao, J., Karimzadeh, M., Xu, H., Malik, A., Afzal, S., Wang, G., Elmqvist, E., & Ebert, D. (in press, 2020). Route Packing: Geospatially-Accurate Visualization of Route Networks. In Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Karimzadeh, M., MacEachren, A.M. (2019). GeoAnnotator: A Collaborative Semi-Automatic Platform for Geo-Annotation. The ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information special issue on Human-Centered Geovisual Analytics and Visuospatial Display Design.
Karimzadeh, M., Pezanowski, S., Wallgrün, J. O., MacEachren, A. M., Wallgrün, J. O. (2019). GeoTxt: A scalable geoparsing system for unstructured text geolocation. Transactions in GIS, 23(1), 118–136.
Wallgrün, J.O., Karimzadeh, M., Pezanowski, S., MacEachren, A.M. (2018). GeoCorpora: Building a Corpus to Test and Train Microblog Geoparsers. International Journal of Geographic Information Science,Volume 32, Issue 1, 1-29.
Wallgrün, J.O., Klippel, A., and Karimzadeh, M. (2015). Towards Contextualized Models of Spatial Relations. Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Geographic Information Retrieval,Ross S. Purves and Christopher B. Jones (Eds.) Paris, France. ACM, New York, NY, USA.


When I move the mouse over a digital channel, I see the frequency on the right side of the graph in a box.
When I move the mouse over an analog signal, I don't get this data.
Would be helpful so I don't have to calculate the frequency with a calculator.
"I’m using mainly the analog channels now, for checking some waveforms.
And indeed if I also enable digital inputs, I can check the frequency on the digital channels.
It would be great if you can add this feature also to the analog channels. So when you hover on the waveform and you see the timing measurement of a single waveform period, you also see the frequency of it beneath or beside the delta timing."


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The De-Miltarized Zone
A Day At the DMZ
My feelings upon standing on the platform peering across the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) were:
- ones of amazement that in this day and age division and borders, can still be so stark and impenetrable
- sadness, families separated; and coming from the bright lights of Seoul and staring into the darkness of North Korea, and thinking of the sheer poverty existing out there
- actually sitting in a bit of live history. Surely this 5 mile stretch of land (by the way its one of the most undisturbed ecosystems in the world as it has been untouched since 1953!) will soon disappear….like the Berlin Wall?
- The visible oddities:
- Inordinately high flagpoles to out do the other side
- You can see the Kaesong Industrial Area in the DMZ – a project from a time of goodwill to allow North Koreans trade, money and income from South Korean factories that all travel to daily. At times of tension it gets closed down
- The shiny Dorasan Station complete with platforms, signs – all ready to dispatch trains to Pyongyang, North Korea. It just needs to have a train!
One Wonders : How does this end?
I visited the station waiting for a train. It has been a couple of generations wait already. The bridge to North Korea (complete with messages which reminded me of New York after 9/11). Saw the United Nations Joint Security Area buildings, and the Dora Observatory. However, the most impactful part was the trip into one of the Infiltration Tunnels, or as the South Koreans call it, ‘The Third Tunnel of Aggression’.
Built by North Korea with a view to invasion or spying in the Seventies (there are 4 tunnels in all, the last one found in 1990). You can go underground in the tunnel, north under the DMZ, in a small miners style train.
I am pleased I did it but I will never go again as I had not realized how claustrophobic I was! You can actually see the mid tunnel door leading to North Korea. Journeying back the 27 miles to another world (that’s Seoul!) the experience all becomes quite surreal. Does this worlds securest, most militarized border, really exist in parallel and proximity to one of the worlds most modern cities?
Note: It is easy to do a day visit to the DMZ from Seoul. You can take a guided tour by mini bus or even take the daily KoRail DMZ train.


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Are we trading Bitcoin’s price for its centralisation?
The recent surge in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has the market feeling more buoyant and positive than it has in some time.
Traders and investors across Europe, the US and the UAE seem optimistic about the approval of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, which could further propel its value — exciting even for those outside of the United States.
However, while this development may be seen as positive for price growth, it raises concerns about the decentralisation of the market.
And as the ETFs have been approved, soon we will know if they can attract more institutional investors, thus boosting liquidity and market stability. However, we must question whether this influx of external influence comes at a cost.
You win some, you lose some?
This raises a crucial concern: are we overlooking the fact that ETFs, while supporting price growth, could undermine the core of Bitcoin’s decentralisation?
Command and control model at odds with Bitcoin’s vision
While ETFs may boost Bitcoin’s price and bring more liquidity into the market, they could also promote the centralisation of accessing it.
For instance, investing in a Blackrock ETF imposes certain limitations on the investor. These limitations include individuals and investors being bound to a centralised custody solution that cannot be easily escaped.
It consolidates centralised control over a market and asset that was meant to liberate them.
This shift towards centralisation resonates with a model of control and command that seems at odds with Bitcoin’s original vision of empowering individuals through decentralisation.
Bitcoin was conceived as a tool to redistribute power from centralised authorities to individuals, but the advent of ETFs risks subverting this ideal. Investors need to consider the direction this journey is taking them.
Would it not be more prudent to invest directly in Bitcoin, where they retain full control over their assets and are not subject to oversight by the SEC?
Keeping a close eye on custody practices key
Given the potential risks posed by investing in a Blackrock ETF, it is worthwhile to consider alternative options that prioritise individual control and minimise regulatory oversight.
By supporting a system wherein investors have more autonomy to exit and operate outside the purview of regulatory bodies like the SEC, the market may be able to preserve its decentralisation vision while benefiting from the advantages offered by ETFs.
Europe has several of these products, which seem to get overlooked in the ETF hype cycle.
Even after the ETFs are approved, investors must consider not just the financial implications but also the long-term impact on their investment from their investment.
It presents a paradox — while they may propel Bitcoin into the financial mainstream, they could also compromise the very decentralisation that makes Bitcoin such a valuable asset.
Ultimately, the decision regarding ETFs was in the hands of the SEC, and the decision was made. The market will witness the outcome in due course.
Still, we can protect Bitcoin’s long-term value by diversifying how and where we invest in it and keeping a close eye on the custody practices and decentralisation (or lack thereof) of these financial products.
Marc Taverner is the CEO and co-founder of XEROF, a Swiss financial services provider specialising in cryptoassets.
Why is Bitcoin price up today?
Not everyone shared the optimism regarding the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) approval. Prominent Bitcoin critic and gold advocate Peter Schiff has voiced concerns.
He cautioned that ETF approval could have a catastrophic impact on the price of Bitcoin, especially if the anticipated institutional demand fails to materialise.
This and some other perspectives challenged the general optimism, and they even created a temporary surge in Bitcoin’s price over the last weeks. But the answer is — no one has the answer to what will come next.
The BTC ETFs were approved by the SEC last week, but the question of the legitimacy and positive impact of external influence on crypto is still in the air.
Among the eight ETFs that were awaiting approval, only one of them utilises a decentralised custody solution (Fidelity). The remaining seven, including Coinbase, rely on centralised custody solutions.
The volatile world of cryptocurrency has once again taken center stage as Bitcoin’s price experiences a remarkable surge. Investors, enthusiasts, and market analysts are all eager to comprehend the driving forces behind this sudden upswing. In this in-depth analysis, we will explore a variety of factors contributing to the current surge in Bitcoin price.
Market sentiment, often described as the overall feeling or attitude of investors, plays a pivotal role in shaping cryptocurrency prices. Today’s surge in Bitcoin may be attributed, in part, to a positive shift in market sentiment. News, social media trends, and overall optimism can create an atmosphere conducive to increased buying activity, propelling prices upward.
One of the recurring themes influencing Bitcoin’s price movements is the increasing participation of institutional investors. In recent years, major financial institutions and corporations have started to view Bitcoin as a legitimate investment asset. The surge today might be a reflection of heightened institutional adoption, with institutional players injecting confidence into the market and driving up demand.
Global economic conditions wield a considerable influence on Bitcoin’s price dynamics. The cryptocurrency often attracts attention during periods of economic uncertainty or when traditional markets face challenges. Factors such as inflation concerns, central bank policies, and geopolitical tensions can drive investors towards Bitcoin as a hedge, influencing its price upward.
Technical analysis, a method employed by traders and analysts to forecast price movements based on historical data and chart patterns, is a crucial aspect of understanding Bitcoin’s surge. Key technical indicators, including moving averages and relative strength index (RSI), can provide insights into potential trends, support and resistance levels, and possible reversal points.
The regulatory landscape remains a significant factor influencing the cryptocurrency market. Positive regulatory developments, such as clear guidelines and supportive stances from authorities, can boost investor confidence and contribute to upward price movements. Conversely, regulatory uncertainties or unfavorable decisions can lead to market apprehension and impact prices negatively.
Market Liquidity and Volume:
The liquidity of the market, combined with trading volume, plays a vital role in determining the strength and sustainability of price movements. A surge in trading volume, particularly with a higher level of buying activity, can drive Bitcoin’s price higher. Conversely, low liquidity or large sell orders can result in sharp corrections.
Speculation and FOMO:
The cryptocurrency market is no stranger to speculation and the fear of missing out (FOMO). Traders and investors often enter the market based on the anticipation of future price increases, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. However, it is crucial to acknowledge the potential risks associated with speculative behavior, as it can lead to volatile market conditions.
In conclusion, the surge in Bitcoin price today is likely the result of a combination of factors, including positive market sentiment, institutional adoption, macro-economic influences, technical analysis, regulatory developments, market liquidity, and speculative behavior. Navigating the cryptocurrency market requires a comprehensive understanding of these multifaceted factors, as well as a recognition of the inherent volatility and unpredictability associated with Bitcoin. As investors assess the landscape, staying well-informed and exercising caution remains paramount in the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency.

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The mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., is suing the MTA, the federal government, and the New York board charged with setting congestion pricing tolls, arguing that the plan to charge drivers entering lower Manhattan will increase pollution in the north Jersey town.
The suit was filed jointly Wednesday by Mayor Mark Sokolich and Fort Lee resident Richard Galler in New Jersey federal court, and seeks to establish a class of plaintiffs including inconvenienced commuters and Garden State residents suffering from asthma.
The congestion pricing plan, set to go into effect by May 2024, will charge motorists a yet-to-be-determined amount for driving south of 60th St. in Manhattan.
The result, Sokolich argued in the suit, will be an increase in traffic over the George Washington Bridge — which connects to New Jersey at Fort Lee — as drivers try to avoid the tolls.
The Federal Highway Administration “failed to consider the safety and well-being of neighboring states greatly impacted by the congestion pricing scheme” in failing to conduct a more thorough environmental review, the suit reads.
Wednesday’s filing is the second attempt by Jersey officials to halt congestion pricing.
The administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sued the federal Transportation Department in July, also claiming the feds failed to conduct a “comprehensive” and “complete” environmental review before green-lighting the plan.
That case, which now also involves the MTA, is still working its way through the federal courthouse in Newark.
MTA officials did not immediately comment on Wednesday’s filing.
The transit agency’s own environmental assessment released earlier this year acknowledged that the congestion pricing plan could cause an increase in truck traffic and pollution in parts of the Bronx, upper Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey — including Fort Lee.
The MTA has earmarked roughly $155 million in pollution mitigation efforts, but the bulk of those plans address effects in New York.
“The [MTA and New York transportation agencies] have indicated that they will fund neighborhood asthma center in the Bronx, and monitor [airborne particulates] to determine whether changes in air pollution are occurring in New York, expand clean trucks program and off-hours delivery program, replace diesel burning trucks and coordinate to expand electric truck charging infrastructure, as well as install or upgrade air filtration in New York school,” the suit reads.
“No such promise has been made to alleviate the suffering in New Jersey that will result from instituting [congestion pricing].”
The plaintiffs are seeking a review of the federal government’s approval process, as well as the creation of a remediation fund for the Garden State, given what the suit calls “the deleterious health impact [of congestion pricing] to New Jersey residents living in the vicinity of the George Washington Bridge and feeder roads.”

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A recent study revealed Bitcoin’s significant price development potential. The study by pollsters Gallup, appointed by Wells Fargo highlights how just a couple of number of individuals in the U.S. have actually spent their loan on Bitcoin (BTC).
The survey likewise shows how BTC cost has the possible to go up, if it goes mainstream and also draw in numerous capitalists. Practically 2,000 individuals were evaluated and also it was discovered that just 2 percent of financiers presently possess bitcoin as well as less than 1 percent wants to purchase in future, Forbes reported.
” The rate of bitcoin is back on a growth after collapsing previously this year, triggering some to state its bubble is once again ready to break and others to say that its value will just increase as more sellers unavoidably embrace it,” Gallup composed.
” For now, the majority of investors get on the sidelines, recognizing little to absolutely nothing about bitcoin. Few are already purchased it, and even fewer strategy to enter quickly,” they included. “Looking to the future, nevertheless, several more youthful financiers who presently claim they are interested might be transformed to financiers once the currency goes even more mainstream.”
According to the survey, simply 3% of men, 1% of women, 3% of those within the age of 18 to 49 as well as 1% of those 50 and also above reported possessing Bitcoin. It was noted that the ownership was extra typical amongst wealthier financiers. Survey showed that simply 3% of those earning $90,000 or more own bitcoin, compared with less than 1% of the investors with low earnings.
In participants in the study were UNITED STATE grownups that had $10,000 or more purchased stocks, mutual funds or bonds within or outside retirement savings account. At the same time, in a different study which was released early this year, it was found that 8%, that is, around 26-million individuals in the U.S. have actually bought cryptocurrency.


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At Companion Pet Clinic, we do our best to offer a full range of services for your pet in Klamath Falls. From birth through end of life, our services can help your pet stay healthy and happy. We believe that preventative care is the key to good health for dogs, cats, rabbits and pocket pets.
Pet Wellness Exams
We offer comprehensive pet wellness exams to catch medical conditions in their early stages and to ensure that your pet is getting all the care he or she needs to stay healthy. During your pet's wellness exam, we'll check his or her eyes, ears, coat, skin, teeth, breathing and heart beat.
If we detect signs of a medical condition, we'll recommend further tests and treatments as necessary. We recommend that pets come see the veterinarian for wellness exams at least once annually. For older pets, we may recommend wellness exams every six months.
Vaccinations help prevent deadly diseases and serious illnesses in pets. At Companion Pet Clinic, we offer core and non-core vaccinations. We help pet owners track their pet's vaccination schedule to ensure that each pet gets the right vaccinations at the right time.
Many pets will need surgical care at least once in their life. Our surgical care helps pets suffering from serious illnesses like cancer and can also help pets who have been seriously injured. At Companion Pet Clinic, we have state of the art diagnostic tools to help us determine the source of your pet's pain. Our experienced, knowledgeable veterinarians can provide proper surgical treatment as needed.
Spaying and Neutering
Spaying and neutering helps control the pet population and can reduce your pet's risk of certain diseases of the reproductive system. We also help answer pet owner questions about spaying and neutering to help them decide whether or not this procedure is right for their pet.
Pet Dental Care
Pets need dental care in order to avoid dental diseases, tooth loss and bad breath. As your pet's vet in Klamath Falls, we provide dental exams, dental cleanings, tooth extractions and cavity fillings. We also help pet owners learn how to care for their pet's teeth through brushing, regular inspections and good dietary practices.
Pets who get injured or who ingest toxic substances need somewhere safe to recover. We use our state of the art equipment to help pets heal from their injuries or flush the toxins from their system.
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We are very excited and proud to announce we are the only veterinary clinic in Klamath County to have this 3D imaging technology capable of scanning both bone and soft tissue in 3D images.
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At Companion Pet Clinic in Klamath Falls, we provide all the services your pet needs to stay healthy and maintain good quality of life. To make an appointment, contact us today at 541-882-7674.
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The ingredients needed to prepare Minestrone Soup:
- Use of Diced Tomato Can.
- Use of Egg Plant (or Zucchini).
- Prepare of Cabbage (or White Pok Choi).
- Provide of Onion.
- Provide of Potatoes.
- Provide of Bacon.
- You need of Salt.
- Prepare of Olive Oil.
- Get of Water.
- Get of Suggar.
- Prepare of Japanese Consommé Soup Stock.
Steps to make Minestrone Soup:
- Dice the Potatoes, Cabbage and Egg plant into 1cm cubes. Chop the Onion. Cut Bacon into 1cm..
- Put 1 tsp Olive oil in a pot and stir-fry the Onion, Bacon, Potatoes, Egg planet and Cabbage..
- Add 800ml Water and then add the Canned Tomato and the Japanese Consommé Soup stocks..
- Simmer until The vegetables become tender. Add the 1 tsp Salt, 1/2 tsp Sugar. (If you like spicy one, add the pepper as your taste.).
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Botany – Flowers Done Naturally
Botany; “The study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants.”
Floristry is an incredible job. If you have a creative flair, a love of nature and the natural world, and lots of stamina for long days on your feet, it is a wonderful career choice.
For me, I came into floristry by accident. I never wanted to be a florist and (shamefully) I didn’t view it as a ‘proper job’. Luckily for me, after being taken in by a local florist over 10 years ago, having absolutely no idea what I wanted as a career but knowing it did not involve an office and a desk, I fell completely in love with this world of flowers and changing seasons.
After many years working happily away I began to change aspects of my personal life by trying to reduce the waste I created. I had developed even more of an interest in the environment, and wanted my personal choices to reflect the love that I had for it.
Eventually, my new sustainable focus turned to my work where unbelievably there was a huge amount of waste produced every single day.
The more I looked, the more there was. Mountains of plastic sleeves were taken off bunches after market trips and thrown straight in the bin. Functions and weddings produced trash cans full of floral foam destined for landfill after one day’s use. Bouquets were sent out dressed up in paper, plastic, tissue, cellophane, ribbons and stickers that would all be taken off and tossed within hours of them being received.
This is at a time when most industries are under scrutiny about how sustainable their practices are. People are waking up to environmental issues and floristry, with all of its perceived natural charm, is flying directly under the radar.
I needed the job that I loved so much to change. Big time.
After years of planning, thinking and trying to find a way to create the kind of florist I wanted, the concept of Botany began. This is a florist where bunches are not purchased in plastic. Ever. Flowers are not bleached, dyed, artificially coloured or otherwise altered beyond all recognition of their natural beauty. There are definitely no imported flowers used and only locally grown blooms that are in season are selected.
Our arrangements are beautifully presented in glass vases that can be reused, re-gifted or recycled at the end of their life. Being transported already in water means they arrive for your family or friends fresher and in better condition than traditional wrapped bouquets.
It’s not an original concept by any means, in fact it’s incredibly simple. Just use fresh, locally grown flowers from Victorian farms and don’t add any unnecessary packaging. Work with nature and keep it seasonal, and keep well away from single use plastics.
If you think this sort of floristry is everywhere, you would be very wrong. Botany is one of the first online floral delivery services of its kind in Melbourne, and we hope not the last. We would love you to help us change our industry for the better and be a part of making floristry the way it should be.
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KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday revealed the government planned to establish media courts, aimed to speedily resolve issues pertaining to media industry, but the idea was rejected by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors as well as the All Pakistan Newspapers Society.
Just a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan disclosed at an event at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington that media would be ‘controlled’ through a regulatory body instead of being ‘censored’, the spokesperson for his government spoke about the need for reforms in the industry and redress of grievances through different schemes.
“The [federal] government has planned to set up media courts to ensure prompt justice to media workers and resolve issues related to the [media] industry,” Dr Awan said while talking to reporters after meeting office-bearers of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA).
“We will take every single stakeholder on board before reaching any decision and that’s why we are also in touch with the PBA for a mechanism like the Press Council to effectively address issues pertaining to media employers and their employees,” she said.
APNS and CPNE reject the proposed special courts
“The proposed media courts would hear only media-related complaints and grievances and would help provide justice to the aggrieved within the shortest possible time,” added Dr Awan.
“These courts would also handle the issues outstanding between Pemra [Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority] and the cable operators, who [often] move the courts of law against any action by the regulatory body, which causes delay in the execution of its [Pemra] policies.”
Dr Awan said the information and broadcasting ministry wanted to play an effective role for the resolution of problems faced by media workers and protect their rights. “As per Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to provide shelter and support to working classes in the country, the media workers will be protected under the Ehsaas Programme. We are going to introduce a new initiative called the Media Workers Ehsaas to mitigate their problems,” she said.
The PM’s assistant said the government planned to formulate a framework, in consultation with the PBA, to regulate the social media, which was not under the control of Pemra.
She also urged the media houses to pay salary and other dues to the journalists and workers immediately. If the employees and their families suffered due to non-payment of salaries, she warned, the channels would not be allowed to operate.
Dr Awan said that when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf came to power, a huge backlog of dues of media houses had been left behind by the previous governments. In addition to Rs720 million, Rs100m dues belonged to the period from 2008 to 2013.
“During this period, the 18th Amendment was passed and neither the centre nor the provinces accepted the responsibility to pay off this amount. Despite reservations from the information ministry, the prime minister issued clear directives for the payment of Rs560m and the payments were was made promptly.”
APNS and CPNE
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) not only expressed concern over the idea of media courts but also rejected the proposal.
In a rather strongly-worded statement, CPNE president Arif Nizami and secretary general Dr Jabbar Khattak said their association “stood against any discriminatory legislation and would oppose discriminatory media law at all forums”.
The CPNE had already rejected the draft of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority, they said.
“Press Council of Pakistan, Pemra’s Commission of Complaints, Wage Board Implementation Tribunal and other laws and forums are very much there for resolution of such conflicts and issues,” the statement said.
“...(F)ormation of media courts is a discriminatory step and such a move will be considered an attack on media freedom and tantamount to increasing pressure on the media and journalists,” the statement added.
The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) also rejected the proposed special courts.
In their statement, APNS president Hameed Haroon and general secretary Sarmad Ali said: “The media is already braving strong pressures in the form of press advices and measures of intimidation from ruling quarters which are tantamount to undeclared censorship.
“The proposed media courts would be an added and institutionalised lever for arm-twisting of media and reflect the mindset of present power centre that intends to curb voices of dissent by all means. In the presence of dispute and complaints resolution forum like Press Council of Pakistan and Pemra, there is no justification to form special courts for media.”
Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2019