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Rural Aquaculture

The Rural Aquaculture Program arises from the realization that the current local and global food shortages are set to persist and they need serious counter strategies. A large proportion of the population of Zimbabwe is dependent on subsistence agriculture, and poverty in this segment is a consequence of low agricultural productivity, especially in areas with inadequate resource endowment such as poor soils and erratic rainfall. In the most densely populated areas of the country, diminishing average farm sizes and yields have undermined both food availability and income generation from cash crops at the household level. Traditional fishing communities have not benefited from fishing resources for many years due to an assortment of reasons that range from a lack of government support to poor methods of conserving the resource. Thus establishing affordable and sustainable farming systems targeting the disadvantaged rural small-holder farmers, orphaned and vulnerable families is the most effective way forward as it seeks to improve the per capita incomes of the rural communities, thereby solving the problem of unemployment, mitigating unnecessary rural to urban migrations and countering poverty.
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Poverty and food security are closely intertwined. For the rural poor in particular, food security will require increased food production, which relies on, among other factors, reliable access to water. Providing sufficient water supplies can only be accomplished by amongst other measures, expanding irrigation systems, improving water-harvesting techniques, implementing water and soil conservation practices, introducing innovative and sustainable aquaculture production systems, introducing new drought resistant varieties, or some combination of all these techniques to achieve the multi-functionality of the new age agriculture. Zimbabwe has vast unutilized natural water resources that can be easily converted to sustainable food baskets. Apart from the numerous large water bodies and countless smaller ones, the country is home to 6-shared river basins in the SADC region, coming second to Mozambique that has 9 of them. The underutilized river basins in Zimbabwe are Buzi, Limpopo, Okavango, Pungwe, Save and the Zambezi. Independent studies have indicated that 92% of the poorest households in Zimbabwe are found in the rural areas. Indicators are that lack of access to food is a major contributor to malnutrition and poverty in these communal areas. There is a desperate need to introduce low cost freshwater aquaculture production systems to help rural communitiesâ€™ combat poverty while at the same time conserving their environments in a sound manner. The majority of the Zimbabwean population resides in the countryside where they rely on the land as the most crucial weaponry in the march against poverty. The rural communities are the hardest hit by poverty, malnutrition, and low levels of education, unemployment and HIV/AIDS. They are further marginalized by the fact that basic commodities in Zimbabwe are mainly found in the urban centres where they are sold in foreign currency, which they have no easy access to. Apart from agro-based activities there are currently no other viable economic activities in rural communal areas. Crop based livelihoods cannot adequately supply a square meal for family members. Agricultural incomes continue to decline and unsustainable management techniques in agriculture and natural resources have become a growing concern, threatening the resource base of the country. As a consequence, the communities continue to experience food insecurity, land degradation social instability, gender imbalances, domestic disputes, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the overall challenge of entrenched and widespread poverty.
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In Zimbabwe fish is an integral part of the local diet: those who can not afford to purchase fresh fish frequently, at least buy dry fish and /or kapenta to have fish flavor in their meal. In addition, other sources of protein like beef, pork, and chicken are now becoming scarce and expensive; hence the demand for fish is on the increase. Traditional sources of fish such as rivers, dams and so on are being over fished hence the supply sources can only come through aquaculture. As a result, fish of any size can be sold at any time and progressive farmers with experience in fish culture will view fish not only as food, but a fish- pond as an â€œATMâ€. Even with such good demand, productivity of the very few existing fish-ponds are poor, particularly with rural people who do not yet know that fish culture is a potential economic activity.

Aquaculture Zimbabwe is working to promote a sustainable model for Rural Aquaculture through the Family Approach in which beneficiaries take charge of low cost fish farming cage clusters on communal waters. This approach promotes security and responsible farming. Beneficiaries receive training on crucial components such as environmental awareness, biodiversity and conservation. Families guard jealously their fish farms within communal water resources and sell fish on the common market to ensure they afford to restock their cages with fish seed from the nearest fish hatcheries.
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At Aquaculture Zimbabwe we believe that nobody should be worse off because of living with natural resources and as such everybody should receive a fair share of the net benefits. We are targeting households that do not have cattle livestock and therefore cannot till the land successfully. Those are the families we would rather have farming our perennial water resources sustainably. They too require disposable incomes and an enhanced social image among other community members. Our model promotes clear land and resource use rights and economic benefits to communities and individuals which is essential for the successful implementation of our program.

The Rural Aquaculture Program entails teaching community members on the best sustainable water harvesting systems that will promote perennial fish farming activities. We hope to achieve complete fish availability on the common market (both urban and rural markets) within the near future and rapidly increase our national per capita fish consumption. The current scenario where Zimbabweâ€™s uptake of fish is so low as compared to the rest of SADC has to be a thing of the past. We hope to improve the dietary diversity and nutrition of the population already ravaged by the HIV/AIDS scourge, effectively translating to an improved life expectancy. The project Aquaculture Zimbabwe sees the need to develop rural SMEs in aquaculture and fisheries as an effective way to utilize rural water resources for economic benefits and enhanced multiple uses of the water resource to achieve the goal of sustainable livelihoods. It is critical that that we partake agriculture as a multi-functional practice. Increased agricultural production should result in social cohesion, gender equality, improved human health, respect for local, traditional knowledge and above all be part of the equation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.


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Slowcooker Pumpkin Chili

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I love chili and I'm often experimenting with new combinations. I love adding extra veggies in the mix; and pumpkin is a great source of vitamin A. It also adds a little bit of a sweet flavor and acts as a thickening agent too! The best thing about this dish is that I can throw it together any time and then put it in the freezer and the morning I want it, I put it in the crockpot and dinner cooks all day - perfect for busy days!

Here's how you make it:
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb mild italian sausage
1 1/2 bell pepper (I used 1/2 pepper of 3 different colors), diced
jalepeno, diced with ribs removed
2 medium onion, diced
(4) 14 oz. cans of beans (I used 1 kidney and 2 black bean, but use what you prefer) - drained and rinsed
(1) 28 oz can diced tomatoes
(1) 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
 1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp paprika
1 14 oz can pumpkin

Brown the meat and crumble. Drain well. Dump all ingredients into a large slowcooker and mix well. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6. This recipe makes enough for a crowd: 12-16 people.

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Uplifting Boots

Source Black Markets pg. 23
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 7th
Slot feet; Price 11,000 gp; Weight 2 lbs.

These worn, leather traveling boots respond to the wearer’s holy power. The wearer can sacrifice one use of channel energy, lay on hands, or fervor as a standard action to instead walk on air (as per the air walk spell) for the next minute.

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item; air walk; creator must have the channel energy, lay on hands, or fervor class ability; Cost 5,500 gp


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Breathless Orchid

This colorful plant has long, thin leaves and three prominent, bright pink pistils that reach elegantly toward the sky.

Breathless Orchid CR 2

Source Gallows of Madness pg. 58
XP 600
N Medium plant
Init +3; Senses blindsight 30 ft., low-light vision; Perception +1

AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 19 (3d8+6)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2
Immune plant traits

Speed 10 ft.
Melee slam +5 (1d4 plus attach)
Special Attacks extract air

Str 10, Dex 17, Con 14, Int —, Wis 13, Cha 7
Base Atk +2; CMB +2 (+10 grapple when attached); CMD 15 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Weapon FinesseB
SQ camouflage

Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary or patch (2–5)
Treasure none

Special Abilities

Attach (Ex) When a breathless orchid hits with a slam attack, its sinewy leaves latch onto the target. An attached breathless orchid is effectively grappling its prey. The orchid loses its Dexterity bonus to AC and has an AC of 10, but holds on with great tenacity—it has a +8 racial bonus to maintain its grapple on a foe once it is attached. An attached breathless orchid can be struck with a weapon or grappled itself; if its prey succeeds at a grapple combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check against it, the orchid is removed.

Camouflage (Ex) Since a breathless orchid looks like a normal flowering plant when at rest, an onlooker must succeed at a DC 20 Perception check to notice it before it attacks. Anyone with ranks in Survival or Knowledge (nature) can use one of those skills instead of Perception to notice the plant.

Extract Air (Su) A breathless orchid that begins its turn attached to a living creature that breathes gains fast healing 2 as it feeds off the air in its victim’s blood and lungs. This rapidly impacts the creature’s ability to breathe. At the end of the orchid’s turn, if it is attached, its victim must succeed at a DC 13 Fortitude saving throw or be staggered for 3 rounds while it gasps for breath (although this does not interfere with the creature’s ability to speak). Following these rounds, if the orchid is still attached, the creature must succeed at a DC 13 Fortitude throw or fall unconscious. At the end of the following round, if the orchid is still attached, the creature drops to –1 hit point and is dying. At the end of the following round, the creature dies if the orchid is still attached.

Breathless orchids are beautiful but predatory plants that feed off the oxygen present in the blood and lungs of breathing creatures. Sometimes, breathless orchids live atop other plants, slowly leeching the oxygen they produce. However, these plants prefer to accost air-breathing creatures, as they find such beings’ oxygen much more enriching, and thus the orchids absorb air from them far more quickly. These plants’ brilliant colors serve to lure unsuspecting creatures within striking distance, and also indicate how well the plants have recently fed. Breathless orchids that boast the brightest and most beautiful colors have surely gorged themselves recently on the dying gasps of several creatures.


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1 A cultural class, a  Chickasaw meal and a gospel singing events are all slated for Saturday at the Chickasaw Capitol in Tishomingo. A beaded collar class will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m.  The cultural class attendees will learn to create a child’s beaded collar. The intricate beaded collars, worn at the yoke of the dress, were an adaptation of the style of necklace that was being worn by some European women at the time of contact. Class size is limited. To register, call (580) 371-9835.
A complimentary meal of Indian tacos, dessert and drinks will be served 4-5:30 p.m. Gospel singing begins at 6 p.m. Groups and performers slated to sing during the gospel event include: Brotherly Love, In His Gates Band, Rejoice, Scrap Iron, Benson Alexander, Jack McFeeters and Chosen Vessel. The Capitol is located at 411W. Ninth St.

2 Jae L. and the Crossover Band will perform their annual Armed Forces Day tribute starting at 7 p.m. Saturday in the historic McSwain Theatre in Ada.
Local guest vocalists will join the group for the special show that pays tribute to the men and women who serve and served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Guest performers Donna Marie and Haley Miller, Ada; Ethan Stedman, Ardmore; Pat Payne, Ringling; Shayla Coplen, Stigler; Maddox Ross, Choctaw and Anne Young, Murphy, Texas.
Jae L. and Crossover shows encourage audience participation and interaction. The band routinely takes requests and suggestions from the audience. General admission tickets are $15, seniors are $13 and children are $10. The theatre is located at 130 W. Main St.

3  The 2017 Star Spangled Salute Air Show will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tinker Air Force Base. The air show is open to the public and is free. Flying acts will entertain visitors from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days. The air show rooster includes: USAF Thunderbirds, Team Tinker (KC-135, E-3 and E-6), USAFA Wings of Blue B-2 flyby (Saturday only), Vietnam Search and Rescue reenactment, WWII Dogfight between a Japanese Zero and Kate Torpedo bomber, F-35 Heritage Flight, P-51 Heritage Flight, F-18 Legacy Hornet Tactical Demonstration, Jelly Belly Cadet Aircraft, DH-115 Vampire, Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech 18 (C-45), Lady Liberty A-26 and Adam Baker.
Food and drink concessions will be available at various locations through the air show area and free water will be available to the public at marked stations. A Kid Zone with inflatables and activities will be available all day with the purchase of a wrist band.
From Interstate 40 or I-240, look for signs directing you to the entrance. Parking and shuttles from the parking areas are free. Buses will run continuously on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. An average bus trip will be less than 15 minutes and will deliver passengers to the security checkpoint. All visitors should be prepared for inspection of belongings as you are entering a military installation.

4 “Hidden Figures” will be featured at Saturday Movie Night in the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Anoli? Theater. The film, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, will start at 6:30 p.m. Movie goers are invited to sit back and relax in the state-of-the-art theater featuring a four-story screen and large comfy chairs to watch the drama-filled story about a team of real life African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
General admission is $3. Children are $2 and children under age 3 are free. Combination packages are available for $5 and includes admission, soda and popcorn.

5 “Comets, Asteroids and Meteors: Great Balls of Fire” opens Saturday in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. The Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, with funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA, developed this national traveling exhibit.
“‘Great Balls of Fire’ allows us to explore how comets, asteroids and meteors are portrayed in pop culture,” said Morgan Day, museum spokesperson. “We think this will be an exhibit that interests everyone from kids to movie buffs to adults of all ages.”
 Museum visitors can determine whether Hollywood movie clips are “Science Fact or Science Fiction Theater.” They can contemplate what would happen if one of these objects was hurtling toward Earth and hit their neighborhood in the “What If It Hit My Town” interactive display. Visitors can even take part in a data-gathering mission as they climb aboard a spaceship and blast off to Jupiter. Divided into four areas, Origins, Asteroids, Comets and Impacts, the exhibit includes a variety of interactive multimedia experiences, ranging from straightforward computer-based activities to a larger scale “pod” in which visitors play the role of “explorers-in-training” — an important theme that threads throughout the exhibit.
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Beckford wins SEC long jump

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Arkansas Razorback women’s track and field picked up the long jump win and 28 points in the pole vault and 3K, combined, on day two of the SEC Championships in Lexington, Ky.

The Razorbacks sit in first place with 45 points in the team race after two days of events. LSU is second with 32 points and Kentucky rounds out the top three with 28 points.

Senior Peter-Gaye Beckford recovered from the grueling pentathlon on Friday and won the long jump title on Saturday. She marked a leap of 20-9.25 to take the win. Her mark is an improved NCAA qualifier, ranks tied for 11th on the NCAA list and is the third-best jump in school history. Beckford is the first Razorback to win the indoor long jump since joining the SEC in 1992.

"Peter-Gaye (Beckford) is a very powerful athlete," associate head coach Rolando Greene said. "She is very strong and she caught the right position and made the most of it. It has been a very tough couple of weeks for her and it’s great to see her bounce back and get this win. She also had a great mark that should definitely get her into the national meet."

Freshman Whitney Jones had a great day of competition at her first SEC meet. She finished third overall and first among frosh competitors in the long jump. She marked a leap of 19-10.75, matched her personal best and earned six points.

While competing in the long jump, she also ran the prelims of the 200 meters. Jones finished eighth among the 28 competitors and advanced to Sunday’s final. She clocked a time of 24.11.

"Whitney Jones had a great day," Greene said. "She improves every week for us and is really someone we count on, especially this weekend. She had a solid 200-meter race and a great long jump competition. Peter-Gaye and Whitney scored 16 big points. Whitney made huge strides this weekend."

Sophomore Tara Diebold paced the Razorback vaulters to a 2-3-8 finish for Arkansas in the event. She cleared 13-5 to earn the second All-SEC honor of her career. Freshman Tina Sutej was right behind her with the same clearance and a bronze finish. Junior Katie Stripling struggled at the early bars and was only able to clear 12-9.5 to finish eighth.

"We were really tested today as a vault crew," Diebold said. "Katie Stripling is our rock and when she didn’t clear (13-1), it affected all of us. Tina (Sutej) really stepped up as a freshman at her first SEC meet. Rachel Laurent (the winner from LSU) is a great jumper and she deserves all the credit. We had a pretty good warm up today. I’m happy for my finish but vaulting is a team sport for us so it is disappointing too."

The Razorbacks finished out the day with 13 points in the 3,000 meters. Sophomore Catherine White led a 3-5-6 finish for Arkansas in the event. She clocked a time of 9:25.06, a personal best and an NCAA provisional mark. Senior Denise Bargiachi was fifth with her personal-best and improved NCAA time of 9:29.17. Senior Christine Kalmer rounded out the Hogs’ scorers with a sixth-place finish. She clocked a time of 9:37.93.

"The pole vault is typically an event we’ve had success in but Katie (Stripling) had a tough day," head coach Lance Harter said. "Tara Diebold and Tina Sutej performed honorably and did all that they could. The long jump was huge for us today and we got some good qualifiers for tomorrow’s finals."

"The 3,000 meters was a pretty honest race," Harter said. "Our crew stuck to the race plan and it turned out favorably for us. They looked strong and fit and now they have to come back and do it again in the 5K tomorrow."

Arkansas picked up three big qualifiers for Sunday’s finals in Jones (200 meters, 24.12), Shelise Williams (400 meters, 54.12), Janine Davis (800 meters, 2:10.45) and Jillian Rosen (mile, 4:50.98). Williams’ time in the quarter mile is a personal best, an improved NCAA qualifier and ranks 16th on the NCAA list.

The qualifiers will join the 5,000-meter finals, the 4×400-meter relay, the distance medley relay, the high jump and the triple jump for finals on Sunday.

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What’s a High Risk Credit Card Processor

Businesses are considered high risk if they have a high charge back rate and accept card-less payments such as online payments, phone payments, etc. Certain types of businesses are riskier than others such as telemarketers, online gambling and casino web sites, adult service providers, internet auctions, e-cash businesses, advance booking web sites, etc. Credit card processing agencies charge higher rates for their services to businesses with a high risk profile.

What makes a business high risk?

High risk businesses are the kind that:

* have a bad credit rating

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* have high customer dissatisfaction rates

* offer money-back guarantees

* have business processes that make them susceptible to credit card fraud

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Just because a business is high risk does not mean a card processors will not consider it. Merchants need to shop around for agencies that work with high risk businesses. A high-risk business usually has to pay a much higher rate for a processing solution than other low risk businesses. The service provider looks into:

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If the business has been running for some time, the vendor assumes that you are aware of fraud and can recognize a prospective threat. In addition, if charge backs are less, the processor assumes your business though high risk must be doing something right. Some credit processing firms keep a reserve amount to protect themselves from loss. The amount of reserve varies with the type of business and the risk involved.

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40 oz Stoneware Pitcher

Dimensions: 7.3" x 5.3" x 5.3"   41 oz

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This Polish pottery pitcher (item number H5809D) is made by Zaklady Ceramiczne factory in Boleslawiec, Poland. It is 5.3" high and measures 5.3" by 7.3". It holds 41 ounces of fluid. The weight of this Polish stoneware pitcher is 1.6 lbs. The price of this pitcher is $56.99 and if your total is over $99 you will get FREE SHIPPING.

This particular Polish pottery pitcher is currently sold out from our Texas warehouse. It can be special ordered from Boleslawiec if you don't mind waiting 4-6 months for it. Why does it take so long? Typically, if we order it this month, manufacturer will have it ready for us by the end of next month, and it takes 2 months for the goods to travel by wheels and sea from Boleslawiec to Texas. That is roughly 4 months total if everything goes smooth. Sometimes it will take longer than 4 months if the manufacturer is very busy, but it should never take longer than 6 months. You can read more about special ordering Polish pottery on our Special Order info page.

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HELSINKI - British carrier Flybe Group will exit its Finnish joint venture with Finnair after the companies failed to agree on how to increase the unit's profitability, Finnair said on Wednesday.

State-controlled Finnair said Flybe has agreed to sell its 60 per cent stake in Flybe Nordic to a new investor or to Finnair for the price of one euro (S$1.61).

Flybe Nordic owns Flybe Finland, which operates a third of Finnair's European traffic. "Finnair aims to find a new majority shareholder and a business model that would enable the development of regional flying in a financially sustainable way," Finnair Chief Executive Pekka Vauramo said in a statement.

Flybe will exit the joint venture by the end of 2014, and will continue running the operations for 12 months after that.

Flybe last month said it was looking to expand its business taking on some domestic flights from larger airlines so that they can focus on their long-haul routes.

The British regional airline has overhauled itself after it ran into trouble during the recession, and in October said it was on track to grow, having sold its landing slots at London's Gatwick airport, reduced its workforce and cut costs.

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Have halal, will travel

Have halal, will travel

As economies around the world sputter and stagnate, the tourism industry has found an eager and underdeveloped market in the Muslim community, which is expected to spend US$140 billion (S$181 billion) on international travel this year, according to CrescentRating, a Muslim travel industry consultancy.

Until a couple of years ago, Muslim travellers around the world largely spent their travel dollars on other Muslim destinations such as Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

Now, as the tourism industry becomes more aware of what Muslim travellers need - catering predominantly to the need for halal food and access to prayer facilities - Muslims are venturing farther into Europe and Asia. Favourite destinations include France, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

Due to stable or growing economies and large populations in Muslim countries, Muslim travel expenditure is projected to rise to US$200 billion by 2020.

Says Mr Fazal Bahardeen, 51, founder and chief executive of CrescentRating, a Singapore-based Muslim hospitality ranking and consulting firm: "Muslim countries such as Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia are fast-growing economies where populations are beginning to have the disposable income they did not have 10 to 15 years ago."

There are 1.6 billion Muslims globally, accounting for almost a quarter of the world's population. About half are under the age of 25, making it a young and rapidly growing market.

Until two or three years ago, many destinations such as Italy or South Korea were impractical for Muslims. The main barrier was the lack of halal food, the top concern for close to 70 per cent of Muslim travellers, according to a 2012 study by CrescentRating and DinarStandard, a New York-based research and advisory firm.

Non-Muslim countries were either unaware or unprepared to meet halal requirements. This meant that Muslim travellers were forced to rely on packaged food such as instant noodles, bread and fruit, or take time-consuming diversions to find halal restaurants, including in destinations such as South Korea and Japan.

Korean food is largely pork-based and while Japanese seafood is halal, its typical preparation with soya sauce, which often contains alcohol, or mirin, a Japanese rice wine, makes it haram, or forbidden, by Islamic law. Other meats such as beef and chicken are not halal-certified.

This is slowly changing, however, as Korean and Japanese tourism boards eager to attract Muslim tourists are partnering with Muslim travel agents and consulting agencies such as CrescentRating to meet Muslim needs.

Japan and South Korea are hot destinations for Muslim travellers, who are enamoured of those cultures and excited by the prospect of visiting countries that were once less convenient.

The Japan National Tourism Organisation in Singapore started researching the Muslim market in 2011, according to its deputy director, Ms Susan Ong.

Since then, Narita International in Tokyo, Kansai International in Osaka and Central International Airport in Nagoya have renovated their facilities to include prayer rooms and a number of halal restaurants.

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Judge on why he didn't order rioter caned

Judge on why he didn't order rioter caned

A senior district judge has explained why he chose not to impose caning on a Little India rioter who had instigated others to throw stones, saying it had not been justified in his case.

It came as the public prosecutor lodged an appeal against the 25-month jail term that Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun handed down to Indian national Samiyappan Sellathurai, 42, last month.

The public prosecutor is asking the High Court for three strokes of the cane, in the first appeal to emerge from the 18 convictions over last December's Little India riot.

In judgment grounds released last week, Senior District Judge Ong wrote: "Each case must be decided on its own facts, and the sentence meted out must fit the punishment for the crime."

The prosecution had argued that three out of five cases it cited for rioting in Little India had been awarded three strokes of the cane, in addition to jail terms.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok argued that Samiyappan's culpability was higher than that in the other two cases in which caning was not imposed, that of Moorthy Kabildev, 25, and Mongan Anbalagan, 41.

But Samiyappan's lawyer, Mr Rajan Supramaniam, argued that he did not show the same "brutal violence" as some of the other offenders who flipped over police vehicles. He added that caning would be "unduly harsh" as his role was not even as "culpable" as that of the other two men.

Samiyappan had worked in Singapore for 16 years and had a clean record before the incident. He also showed genuine remorse, the judge noted. He said those who received caning committed acts that were "far more heinous and egregious", such as causing severe damage to public vehicles.

The judge added that they displayed more "insidious conduct" than Samiyappan, and the fact that he instigated those around him to throw projectiles at police vehicles per se was not sufficient grounds to have him caned. He noted that Samiyappan had left the scene before the flipping or torching of vehicles occurred.

The judge said that in comparing sentences between different offenders, the courts would take a "global view" of the circumstances of the offence rather than focus on the offender's particular acts.

He cited the remarks of then High Court judge V. K. Rajah when dealing with a 2005 case which stressed that no two cases will be "completely symmetrical or identical".

At the time, Justice Rajah, who is now the Attorney-General, had called for "individualised justice" that required the use of "sound discretion". He had added: "General benchmarks, while highly significant, should not, by their very definition, be viewed as binding or fossilised judicial rules, inducing a mechanical application."

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood is a California non profit organization established over thirty five years ago to promote and encourage the art and craft of animation. To achieve this purpose, ASIFA-Hollywood is dedicated to striving for the following goals:

  • Support and encourage animation education
  • Support the preservation and critical evaluation of animation industry
  • Recognize achievement of excellence in the art and field of animation
  • Increase the public awareness about animation
  • Act as a liaison to encourage the free exchange of ideas within the animation community
  • Encourage journalism documenting current trends and activities in animation
  • Encourage the social interaction of professional and non-professional animation enthusiasts
  • Encourage the development and expression of all forms of animation

To meet these objectives, ASIFA-Hollywood sponsors the following programs and projects:

Since 1972, ASIFA-Hollywood has hosted an annual awards ceremony to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the art of animation. Originally designed to honor the lifetime achievements of legendary veterans of the field, the Annie Awards now recognizes the year’s best animated productions and outstanding individual achievements in the field of animation. Qualified members participate in the nomination process and final voting. The Annie Awards are regarded as animation’s highest honor, and the ceremony is one of ASIFA-Hollywood’s most prestigious and elegant events.

At its facility in Burbank, California, ASIFA-Hollywood is building an archive, museum, and library devoted to the art of animation. Volunteers are hard at work digitizing artwork, cartoons and other educational material for inclusion into a digital animation database for the use of artists, scholars and students. Plans are underway to syndicate the collection to universities, libraries and museums around the world.

Prior to 1950, motion pictures were printed on unstable, flammable nitrate film stock that decomposed over time, placing many early animated films in danger of being lost forever. Through the Animation Preservation Project, ASIFA-Hollywood seeks out and rescues endangered cartoons, and raises funds to preserve them on safety film stock.

The Animation Educator’s Forum is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of animation through education. Our members, with their diverse backgrounds in both the animation and educational fields, are focused on extending their knowledge and experience to others within the burgeoning animation community, worldwide.

Throughout the year members are invited to special screenings of the latest animated features often with an informative Q & A with the filmmakers. There are also frequent panel discussions and screenings celebrating past animation classics as well as educational symposiums aimed at both the student and the professional.


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Lucy Crowe and the ‘The Indian Queen’

Thursday evening sees Lucy Crowe’s return to the English National Opera in her role debut as Dona Isabel in Purcell’s The Indian Queen. Lucy returns to the ENO following her acclaimed performances as Rosina in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville in 2013 where the critics hailed her “crystalline tone and fluent coloratura” (The Telegraph) and remarked that “Crowe effortlessly steals the limelight as a soprano Rosina, with diamantine bravura and a winningly minxish persona…unmissable for Crowe. ENO would do well to book her for any lyric-coloratura roles she wants to sing there.” (The Sunday Times).    This new production by ENO’s Director-in-residence, Peter Sellars, promises to be a spectacular theatrical event combining music, dance, literature and the visual arts. Laurence Cummings conducts.
The performance dates are February 26, 28 and March 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 & 14.
You can read more about the production on the ENO’s website.
Lucy’s 2014/15 season has already seen her sing Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the summer boasts her first Micaëla in Carmen and Merab in Saul for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.  Next season she will return to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the English National Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera.
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In the Art Glass industry, there are two words that epitomize splendor, vibrancy and remarkable talent—Sarah Hall. This internationally renowned artist has made exceptional art glass pieces that have astounded people all over the world.

It was our duty to give her work justice by making a website that is clean, crisp and distinctive to her style.

Working with such a prominent figure, we definitely had our work cut out for us. Nonetheless, we created a website that is impeccably designed to match the unwavering and powerful artistry of Sarah Hall. The vibrancy on her page is unmistakable—the colors, shapes and accents mesh together in symmetry. Ethereal bliss—this is how we choose to describe her website. With aesthetics aside, we also made a layout that would present her website’s content in s fashionable manner. All together, Sarah Hall’s website is now a work of art.

See for yourself. By merely visiting her website, you can now experience the essence of Sarah Hall’s work.

We aimed to come up with a platform that will represent her to the extent of giving browsers the artistic experience her works give in real life. This was thoroughly achieved as we know that with her website, she can touch and inspire more artists that look up to her.

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I've problem with FASM asm compiler:
I'm writing something like that:
cmp byte [DS:DX], 0

and FASM is writing an error:
'reserved word used as symbol'

And i don't know why, I haven't heard that DX is some kind of special register, but I'm newbie in asm, so please be tolerant :)

BTW: Sorry 4 my english, it is't my native language :)

Posted on 2004-08-29 06:31:34 by pure_asm_fan
There is no addressing mode .
Valid addressing modes are:

[16-bit address]

[32-bit address]

If doesn't work, try DS: instead. The DS: prefix is only effective when the base register is BP, EBP or ESP. Otherwise, DS is the default.
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Asthamangal Hadicraft

Cashmere Cushion Cover

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100% Cashmere, 12 gauge knit cable pattern knit, natural off white colors, all round frill as decoration. Full zip open back size with cotton lining inside. 22 x 22 inches size. custom size and color also welcome

Cashmere Cushion cover High quality interior decoration
Natural off white color, non chemical dye single cable pattern, all round frill
Matching color lining inside Full zip open on back side

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Accurate TL431 model development, analysis and evaluation

I used datasheet schematic to create a model for TL431. This is very similar to Helmut Sennewald’s approach and seems to be straight-forward way of developing model, while schematic is available and is not very complicated. However, schematic is just a starting point. Read more

Realistic SPICE model for TL431: stability, noise, impedance and performance simulation of TL431 shunt regulator

TL431 is commonly used to create a voltage reference or small linear shunt regulator. It is often considered to be a “programmable zener”. Though, there is a big difference between TL431 and a zener diode. As many of other feedback systems, TL431 can oscillate if inappropriately decoupled. Read more

RC Cut-Off Frequency & Time Constant Calculator

If you are estimating stability of feedback system, determining bandwidth or decoupling components for your circuit, RC time constant or cut-off frequency is one of essential parameters. This calculator will help you to evaluate cut-off frequency and time constant of RC circuit. Read more

Audio Total Harmonic Distortion Analyzer for LTSPICE, making THD vs. Amplitude and Frequency sweeps in LTSPICE

FFT capabilities integrated into LTSPICE simulator are nice and flexible. However, if you would like to evaluate frequency or amplitude dependence of distortions, you have to take these measurements point by point and then manually plot them.

I created an LTSPICE add-on to automate THD measurements and plot result in the form of THD vs. Amplitude and THD vs. Frequency graphs. Read more

Adventures with .MEASURE in LTSPICE

.MEASURE or .MEAS is a very convenient and one of the few options for built in post processing of simulation results in LTSPICE. Though, you should be careful, while using it. Read more

Baxandall inspired tone control – response simulation

Here is an example of parametric sweep, showing one possible way of potentiometer and variable resistor simulation in LTSPICE. I will use commonly referenced tone control, originally suggested by James and modified by Baxandall to utilize active tone control scheme. Read more

Stepping Component and Model Parameters in LTSPICE

Stepping component and model parameters is essential for many SPICE simulations. Some SPICE simulation programs are offering better capabilities than the other. Read more

Subsircuit analisys, converting subcircuit netlist to schematic

Imagine, you are lucky to get subcircuit for component you’d like to simulate. How good this subcircuit is?

Quality of simulation strongly depends on quality of subcircuit model that is used. Unfortunately, netlist for complicated subcircuit does not look like schematic drawing and is hard to interpret. Yes, everything is there, but as many design engineers, I’m thinking in terms of schematic when it is comes to necessity of interpreting functional behavior. Read more

Hierarchical Blocks in LTSPICE

LTSPICE is offering very nice possibility to incorporate repeatable portions of schematic into simulation, that is not available in many other SPICE simulation programs- hierarchical blocks. Hierarchical blocks represent reusable portions of schematic, visible on higher level of schematic as a symbol. While LTSPICE is missing multipage schematic editor, hierarchical blocks are offering another simple way of creating complex schematics. Read more

Schematic Integration of Subcircuit into LTSPICE

LTSPICE is offering very simple and straight forward way to create a symbol and  connect it to subcircuit definition.

Every subcircuit that you want to use should have corresponding schematic symbol. Symbol is a drawing, used to represent a device, described by a subcircuit or a hierarchical block. You may use existing symbol if it’s pinout and functional drawing corresponds to your subcircuit, or you may create a new drawing to represent unique subcircuit definition that you just created. Read more

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Audrey Alexandra is a British presenter, actress, journalist, and former Qatar fashion and beauty editor. She’s known to many in the industry as a multifaceted individual, with a vibrant personality and an array of talents.

Audrey has appeared in the UK feature film, It’s A Lot (2013), has featured on ITV’s Celebrity Squares (2014) and most recently in Channel 4’s, The Question Jury (2016). Audrey has also worked on various pilot shows filming with the Made In Chelsea film crew and NBC Universal. She has modelled for the renowned American hair brand Cantu at the Afro Hair & Beauty Show (2015), and also made it to the final Executives Interview stage of Channel 5’s Big Brother (2015). She is also professionally trained in the arts and has honed her talents at London’s infamous, Sylvia Young Theatre School and also with Identity School of Acting (home to Star Trek’s John Boyega), under the management of Femi Oguns MBE.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica Audrey was surrounded by the richness of the culture, growing up amongst the picturesque waterfalls and mountainous valleys of the island, her childhood life was indeed an adventurous one. Her Grandfather was a leading figure in the Caribbean and her father’s sisters, her aunts, were the epitome of ‘Posh’ – as they would stride the sidewalks in the basking sunshine, umbrellas atop their heads – draped in heels, even to the corner store. Thus, her love for fashion was imprinted in her DNA, as she too is rarely without her five inch stilettos. The food, the fashion, and the music was cemented in her being forever. She left the Caribbean aged six bound for the ‘promise land’, England.

Audrey first performed at The Royal Albert Hall aged 9 in a choir, in presence of a full auditorium of Royal guests, celebrities and politicians such as Neil Kinnock. She later went on to join Unique Dance Crew at age 14 and began her career as a dancer – touring England and performing as a support act for celebrities such as Richard Blackwood in renowned establishments, including Stratford Theatre Royal, Stratford Town Hall, and Mills Island Studios.

Audrey studied Journalism at the former London School of Printing (University of The Arts London) and immediately made her impact on the music journalism scene with her first ‘Big Story’, about an A list celebrity. At just 22 years old, during the first year of her degree course, she stumbled upon a story and approached both UK and American tabloid press. She was offered a five figure sum for the story but declined the offers and the story has never been published. Later that year, Audrey was successfully shortlisted for fashion bible, Vogue magazine’s, Vogue Talent Contest for Young Writers.

Audrey later joined BBC Worldwide, as a features writer on Top of The Pops and It’s Hot! magazines and also coordinated deliveries for royal clients and various high class celebrities at the worlds largest online fashion store, net-a-porter.com.

As a music, fashion and entertainment editor, Audrey has interviewed a vast array of celebrities from Trey Songz, Toni Braxton, Shontelle, Fat Joe, Errol Douglas and The Fugees to name a few. She has also worked on London’s Choice FM radio station, and the UK’s Lime magazine.

Audrey also has over ten years experience in fashion PR, working with a variety of London’s finest fashion designers such as  Hannah Marshall, Erdem, Peter Pilotto, Meadham Kirchhoff, Christopher Raeburn, Holly Fulton and Mary Katrantzou. Audrey has worked alongside the cutting edge of London’s new generation of designers and others over the years, including attending London Fashion Week and various catwalk shows, working in renowned establishments such as Independent Talent London (formally ICM Models), the London College of Fashion, London Denim, Issey Miyake and The Centre for Fashion Enterprise – Audrey has her finger firmly placed on the proverbial fashion pulse and if you don’t already know about theses designers you soon will!

With Audrey’s keen eye for all things musically fabulous, on trend and fashionable, she began blogging in 2011 – attempting to juggle her other career endeavours alongside running a blog full time proved challenging. But now, Audrey has taken the ‘fashion bull by the horns’ again and relaunched her blog, Audrey Alexandra, which will showcase inspiring features, fashion, beauty and lifestyle tips to keep you slaying on your way to success and looking fashionably fabulous, without leaving your purse unfashionably empty!


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Student resources - Belt System

Belt System 2017-12-30T07:35:14+00:00

The levels mark the progress the karate student makes throughout his/her career and they take the form of belts of different colours. The coloured-belt level system is a recent event in the history of karate. In the past, there were only a few students and they trained in secrecy in various premises, safe from the curiosity of onlookers. As a result, they all knew each other’s worth and coloured belts were not necessary to differentiate their levels.

Over time and with the opening-up of the teaching of karate in schools and new dojos, the number of students increased significantly and the need arose to create a structure to enable their teaching and assessment. The level system was inspired by judo. First of all, only three colours were used: white (up to and including 4th kyu), brown (up to 1st kyu) and black. Today, a system with more colours is used: yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown and black.

It is important to remember that the levels themselves are not the purpose of the training sessions, since a level without good technique is of no use. What is important in the level system is the student’s effort and will to get better in his/her day-to-day practice in order to show his/her progress.

The system used in the AOGKF is as follows:


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10 Spring Cleaning Tips for Dog Owners

Spring is our favourite time of the year when we can finally throw doors and windows open to let the doggie smells out and the fresh air in!

If your dogs have been spending most of the winter season indoors, then it’s definitely time to roll up those sleeves for a thorough spring clean: both you and your pooch will be healthier and happier for it!

If you follow some of these quick and easy tips and equip yourself with the right tools and products, spring cleaning does not have to be a massive chore…

Maintaining your garden can help cut down on messes inside the home.  If your yard is mostly dirt, consider providing a grassy area for your dogs to play. This also minimises the amount of dust and mud they bring indoors.

Keeping your lawns trimmed reduces the chances of ticks and other nasties. Also make sure you clear debris and piles of wood carefully as snakes start waking up at this time of year.

If you're busy planting new garden beds, make sure you select plants not toxic to dogs and keep poisonous garden items out of reach from your pets such as: bait traps for rodents, snails and slugs, insecticides, fertilisers such as blood meal.

To keep your lawn green(er) this summer, you could try Dog Rocks, a natural product which stops urine burns on grass caused by dogs and has been sold worldwide for over 13 years.

By placing these 100% natural rocks into your dog’s water bowl you are giving your pet a cleaner source of water.

This will ensure there are no more nasty burn patches on the grass caused by dog urine.

RRP: from $12.50 (200g) at Bunnings, pet retailers and vets.

For details, visit

Would you leave your rubbish on someone's nature strip or on the ground in the park?
Then don't leave your dog poos behind as this gives all dog owners a bad name....

If you are too busy or dislike picking up pet waste, then a proper pooper scooper will help out with the icky job of pet waste removal, especially if you have multiple dogs!

The Spotty Spring Action Scooper is the newest product in easy pet waste clean-up!

The one handed design allows you to pick up your dog's waste without even bending over.

When snapped together, this Scooper stands over 60cm tall and the easy squeeze handle makes it easy to open to pick up and throw away the poo so you won't have to go anywhere near it!

Available in Hot Pink (featured), Navy Blue, Purple and Lime Green.

RRP: $15.99 from

Don’t get caught out on your walks, thanks to this cute Earth Rated Poop Bag dispenser. This durable convenient holder will hold up to 15 lavender or unscented dog waste bags.

The waste bags are bio-degradable, thick and tough as well as leak proof!

The dispenser has an adjustable strap you can easily attach to any size leash.
The screw-on top keeps bags secure and the unique hook on the back holds your used bag for hands-free transport until it can be properly disposed of.

RRP: $7.95 (Dispenser); $13.45 (8 Refill Rolls - 120 dog waste bags)

Available from pet retailers or online at

If your dogs are frequent passengers in the car with trips to and from the dog park, beach etc., you probably need to vacuum regularly as dog hair tends to magically weave itself into all the nooks and crannies...

You can save yourself a lot of time by investing into a quality cargo boot liner or protection mat (a bumper flap will avoid scratches on the way in and out) or a back seat / hammock cover if your dogs travel at the back.

The rain in spring means muddy paws, but a little prevention can keep your dog from tracking dirt inside the house. First, trim the hair around your dog's paws regularly — mud won’t clump to his feet when the hair is kept short.

When you can’t avoid a little mud, keep a bucket of warm water and a towel near the door. Before you come inside, remove dirt by dipping each paw in the water and gently wiping it with the towel. However if you're time poor, here is another option...

The Dirty Dog Door Mat magically soaks up water, mud and dirt! This plush velvety mat uses Advanced Microfibre Technology to absorb up to seven times its weight in water and mud.

It will come in handy to protect your floors (you can place it under food and water bowls or at the front/back door) or your car seats from unwanted pet hair, dirt and slobber!

Available in red (featured), grey and brown.

It comes in Small, Medium, Large & Runner size.

RRP: from $29.95 at

Many owners complain of their dogs suffering from skin allergies but do you know that bathing your dog too often or with the wrong shampoo will cause dry skin, which results in itching and flaking?

You can avoid these issues and still keep your pooch smelling fresh by giving him a quick dry bath. First brush out his fur to loosen dead hair, dirt and debris. Then wipe him off with a towel sprayed with a solution of half apple cider vinegar and half water. You could follow up by sprinkling baking soda on your dog and rubbing it in - this neutralises the smell of the vinegar. Let it sit for a minute or two, then brush it off.

Tip: Try to give your dog his dry bath outdoors or another place where a little mess won’t matter! If the weather outside is cold and wet, you could use one of the many brands of dog spritzers for a quick refresh!

We clean our house regularly only to see new tumbleweeds of dog hair rolling across the floor, courtesy of our three hounds! Save yourself some work inside by brushing your dog regularly outside: try to stick to a daily or a weekly routine to remove all these loose/flyaway hair.

The FURminator deShedding Waterless Spray can help reduce excess shedding without bathing.

It contains no parabens, artificial colours or chemical dyes.
It is enriched with Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids and Safflower Seed Oil.

This blend of natural ingredients moisturises the coat and strengthens the hair shaft to help reduce shedding. Most regular users also report a shinier dog coat.

It is best used in conjunction with the FURminator deShedding Tool as it also helps reduce the static.

RRP: $12.50 from

Coming back from the beach or the dog park with a wet or sandy dog?

The Dirty Dog Shammy by Dog Gone Smart is a super-absorbent microfibre towel for your dog.

It will absorb 20 times more water and mud than other shammy towels and dry your dog much quicker.

It features dual hand pockets so you basically wear it like a glove and it also massages your dog in the process.

Available in Grey (featured) or Brown.

RRP: $34.95 from

To remove pet hair from furniture, curtains or other fabric-covered items like couches, use rubber gloves or a damp cloth. Slightly dampen the glove on your hand and sweep the fabric with it. The hair balls up and is much easier to pick up. Wash and dry gloves between uses.
These are extremely popular around the world but seem to have only recently made it to our shores! Unless you love vacuuming, the COLOCOLO® Colorfull Lint Roller saves time around the house as it will pick up debris, hair and anything missed by floor mops.
The adhesive tape is multi-purpose and works just as well on wooden, vinyl floors and tiles as it does on rugs, beds and couches.

The tape uses unique technology to deliver two stickiness levels: a strong adhesive which picks up dust and dirt deep inside carpets and a weak adhesive so it won't stick to surfaces.

The handle is adjustable (282mm, 710mm and 942mm) which saves you bending over to pick up dog hair.

It comes in a cute house-shaped case in white or red.
Matching colourful refills are also available separately.

RRP: $59.99 from

Your dog’s bedding tends to attract a build-up of dust and allergens.

Follow these tips to ensure a clean, comfortable and healthy sleep for your pooch, all the more important if they share your bedroom:
  • Choose a bed with a removable fabric cover and wash both the cover and the bed base (if machine washable) in cold water. You can use a mild laundry detergent (without fragrances to avoid possible allergies) and a cup of baking soda will help neutralise any leftover doggie odours!
  • Air dry flat outside to avoid shrinkage.
  • Shake your dog bed outside or vacuum regularly to remove hair, dirt, and other debris. Follow up with a lint roller to pull away any hair the vacuum may have left behind.

Washing your dog toys keeps them germ-free and in good shape for more years of enjoyment.

For soft toys, pop them in the washing machine (using a dog-safe detergent), ideally in a garment bag. Line dry or put them in the dryer inside a pillowcase.

Hard toys can be cleaned in the sink with a solution of 50% water and 50% vinegar and a brush or sponge. Check the label first but some can be safely placed in the dishwasher along with the dog bowls.

If any dog toy is damaged and pieces start breaking off, immediately discard and replace with a new one. You don't want an emergency trip to the vet caused by an intestinal obstruction!

A stinky collar can ruin the pleasures of a freshly groomed dog and a dirty leash is just plain embarrassing… Consider investing in a fresh new set of accessories for those long spring walks or at least give them all a thorough clean..

But how do you clean a dog collar without damaging the webbing material or hardware?

Put a couple of squirts of dog shampoo (this will help prevent skin irritation) in a bowl and fill it with warm water. Let your dog’s collar soak for about 15 minutes. Rub the collar against itself to extract any ground-in dirt. If necessary, apply extra shampoo directly to the collar. Avoid using a brush, which could damage the material. Rinse the collar under running water and hang to dry. If you need to speed up the drying, use a towel to remove excess water before hanging.

If hand washing is not your "bag", you could put your dog's items (fabric leashes, coats, harnesses, soft toys etc.) in a Woofy Wash Bag and place it in the washing machine on a delicate cycle.

It will act as a barrier, trapping the pet hair and also keeping your washing machine clean.

Available in Small, Medium and Large.

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Replacing the filters in your air conditioning system and also your vacuum cleaner helps tackle the spring allergy season. Not only do they trap airborne dust and dander but a filter can reduce lingering pet odours in your home.

Look for filters made especially for pet owners: they come with built-in ionizers that minimise allergens and help deliver a boost of air freshening.

Even if you can’t smell traces of past urine accidents, your dog can. It’s essential to clean and neutralise these odours, because as long as he can smell them, he’ll continue to use that area as his personal potty.

For new stains, soak up as much as you can by layering newspaper on top of paper towels. Repeat this step until the area is no longer damp and then follow rinsing the soiled area with clear water. There are also many pet stain and odour removers on the market.

When we had to toilet train our adult rescue dog last year, the best product we came come across was the Absorb-It Powder from Joseph Lyddy Pet Indulgence and we wished we had known about it for puppy toilet training years ago!

Once sprinkled over the soiled area, these super absorbent crystals will soak up to 400 times their own volume and also act as a deodoriser.

After 60 seconds, simply brush the powder off and follow with a quick vacuum. No one will ever notice something even happened in this area!

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Our second favourite cleaning product is the X-OUT Pet Stain Eliminator as we found this spray will work where other detergent-based cleaning products did not previously.

100% environmentally safe, it removes both old/new urine or bile stains and odours effectively. This product works by loosening and lifting the soil from the stained area, and it will not change the colour fastness (but always test first).

RRP: $26.50 (500ml spray) from

However, if you have not caught the stains quickly enough, you may have to work a little harder to remove them and simply vacuuming won't do the trick...

The BISSELL SpotClean is a portable deep cleaner that quickly removes most spills and stains from carpets, rugs and upholstery.

Light and easy to use, it comes with two stain tool heads for those difficult to access areas. It operates on mains power using a mix of warm water with the Bissell formulas.

A Pet & Stain Odour formula - which specifically breaks down organic material in pet accidents - can be purchased separately.

RRP: $229 from major electrical retailers. For details, visit

It may take a whole week-end to tick off your spring cleaning to-do list despite tackling several of these tasks several times a year.

Make the most of spring before summer heatwaves limit your time outdoors. I know our dogs will prefer the air conditioning to the heat outside for most of the summer!

Disclaimer: Australian Dog Lover does not endorse any the products mentioned and did not receive any compensation for featuring them in this story.

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On the mpg front, 2012 had some fizzle

This was supposed to be a big year in the push for better auto fuel economy. Electric vehicles and hybrids were supposed to make giant strides in 2012.

It turned out to be a little spotty.

Cases in point:

  • Consumer Reports and others claim the Ford C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid fall about 20 percent short of the fuel economy estimates posted on the window stickers. There is now a lawsuit over the claims.
  • Ford saw its brave, new mpg-boosting EcoBoost technology challenged by recalls for the risk of engine fires in Escape crossovers and Fusion sedans with 1.6-liter turbocharged engines.
  • Chevrolet continues to have a hard time selling the Volt plug-in hybrid.
  • Earlier this year, the Volt had its own brief problems with onboard fires, which amounted more to bad public relations than bad technology.
  • Nissan is having trouble selling the Leaf electric car.
  • The Fisker Karma, one of the more exotic plug-in hybrids, caught fire on more than one occasion this year, sometimes while simply parked in a garage.
  • Fisker also suspended work on a new model while it scrambles to raise more funds.
  • Sales of Nissan's redesigned, segment-leading fuel-efficient Altima fell in November compared with deliveries of the old Altima a year before.
  • It turns out Hyundai and Kia, the darlings of fuel efficiency gains a year ago, have been overstating mpg numbers on some models stretching back to the 2011 model year.
  • Toyota had to recall 670,000 Prius hybrids for steering problems in November. Granted, they were older Priuses, but this is not really the sort of news you want out there when consumers are shopping for fuel economy.
  • Consumer Reports also decided not to recommend Toyota's fuel-thrifty Prius C this year, complaining that the smallest of the Prius models is noisy and sluggish.
For some owners, Ford's dedicated C-Max hybrid is falling short of mpg expectations.

You should immediately put all of this into perspective. A thousand things are moving forward, and the broader shift is toward more fuel-efficient cars and trucks with a new generation of technologies. The goofs, glitches and setbacks are occurring within a larger, positive context.

But none of it is good news. And none of it sounds like the bells of victory for an industry trying to remake itself as a provider of green technology.

But maybe some historical perspective will help 2012 go down a little smoother.

Two centuries ago, following the invention of steam power, shipbuilders in England and America fell all over themselves trying to capitalize on river steamboats. Steamboats could sail against the currents of powerful rivers, promising big new opportunities in transportation and commerce.

The problem: It was still an imperfect technology, and the ships' boilers tended to blow up. Big explosions resulted in terrible deaths and disastrous news. Grave doubts lingered in the minds of travelers and investors.

Obviously, steamboat technology did not wither and disappear. Innovators innovated, and applications improved and moved forward, iteration upon iteration.

This is also what will happen with new-generation cars that will roll out over the decade to come. Imperfections will be sorted out. Competition will move forward in fits and starts, with one competitor besting the last.

A few years from now, the industry will be able to look back at 2012 maybe not as the momentous year it failed to be, but as a pretty steamy start for an era of advanced technologies that became even bigger.

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NJ race back on 2014 F1 calendar? No! (7th Update) UPDATE #7 The 2014 F1 schedule has been released and for the 2nd year in a row the NJ race has been dropped after having been added to the provisional calendar.

12/03/13 (GMM)  Bernie Ecclestone has now confirmed reports that New Jersey will not be on next year's formula one calendar.

Asked about recent reports that said the scheduled race amid the Manhattan skyline would have to be delayed for a second consecutive year, the F1 chief executive said a week ago: "We will not have Mexico and India next year."

But Ecclestone, 83, has now told the Wall Street Journal that the New Jersey street race is off again.

He said the postponement, likely to be confirmed with the FIA's publication of the official 2014 calendar on Wednesday, is "for lots and lots and lots of reasons".

"We are not satisfied it's going to happen in time," said Ecclestone.  "What we're aiming for is 2015."

The newspaper said race promoter Leo Hindery did not return a call seeking comment.

And the Bloomberg news agency quoted a spokesman as saying the organizers will comment after the publication of the calendar.

12/03/13 F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said Tuesday that New Jersey's F1 debut "won't happen in 2014, as had been hoped," according to A.J. Baime of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Ecclestone said the New Jersey race "will be postponed 'for lots and lots and lots of reasons.'" He said, "We are not satisfied it's going to happen in time. What we're aiming for is 2015." Race promoter Leo Hindery Jr. "didn't immediately return a call seeking comment." Ecclestone's statement "comes on the eve of a Paris meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, which controls F1." The official '14 schedule "is expected to be announced following the meeting Wednesday." WSJ

12/03/13 According to inside AR1.com sources, the New Jersey F1 race will happen in 2014 after all.  However, it will be moved to later in June instead of the week after Monaco.  So instead, the circuit will stay in Europe the week after Monaco and race in Austria on June 1st (instead of NJ), and in a swap, the NJ race will run on June 22nd (and back-to-back with the Canadian GP), the date the Austria race had on the tentative F1 schedule.  With the final schedule set to be ratified later this week, this is what we believe it will now look like.

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1 Grand Prix of Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 16 March
2 Grand Prix of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 30 March
3 Grand Prix of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 6 April
4 Grand Prix of China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 20 April
5 Grand Prix of Korea (tentative) Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 27 April
6 Grand Prix of Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 11 May
7 Grand Prix of Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 25 May
8 Grand Prix of Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 1 June
9 Grand Prix of Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 15 June
10 Grand Prix of America Port Imperial Street Circuit, New Jersey 22 June
11 Grand Prix of Great Britain Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 6 July
12 Grand Prix of Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 20 July
13 Grand Prix of Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 27 July
14 Grand Prix of Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 24 August
15 Grand Prix of Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 7 September
16 Grand Prix of Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay 21 September
17 Grand Prix of Russia Sochi International Street Circuit, Sochi 5 October
18 Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 12 October
19 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 26 October
20 Grand Prix of the United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 9 November
21 Grand Prix of Brazil Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo 23 November

Ecclestone's playing the NJ race promoters like a fiddle until they cough up the necessary money to hold a race
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Bernie Ecclestone would not confirm reports that Korea and New Jersey will not be on next year's F1 calendar.

Asked about the reports, he answered: "We will not have Mexico and India next year."

11/17/13 At the United States Grand Prix on Saturday, Ecclestone told the Austin Statesman newspaper that both New Jersey and Mexico were likely to be set aside for at least another year.

“We're not getting too far with that at the moment," Ecclestone said of the New Jersey event. "We haven't given up. It will be 2015. Definitely not next year."

It was reported on Nov. 3 that both New Jersey nor Mexico would be dropped for 2014 because both events need more time to get their venues ready. At that time, a GP of America spokesperson said that the organization would make no statement on the matter until the FIA World Motor Sport Council announces the final 2014 calendar in December.

However, with no more room in the calendar the promoters in NJ and Mexico could pretty much kiss their chances goodbye.

11/16/13 (GMM)  F1's controversial 22-race calendar for 2014 has shrunk by three races, it has emerged in the Austin paddock.

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport has seen the revised 19-race calendar and it does not feature previously-scheduled grands prix in New Jersey, Mexico and Korea.

The season finale, previously set to be held in Brazil late in 2014 as per the last few seasons, will now be held in Abu Dhabi, with the championship also to be wrapped up two weeks earlier than expected.

Korea and New Jersey have reportedly succumbed to financial troubles, while Mexico City has run out of time to guarantee that necessary money for improvements to the circuit - last used for F1 in 1992 - will flow.

"But the grand prix will be held in 2015," said correspondent Michael Schmidt.

"The (Mexican) government has had to delay its subsidy because of the recent flooding, which is more important than a grand prix," he added.

The revised calendar is set to be rubber-stamped by the governing FIA in early December.

11/15/13 The latest iteration of the 2014 F1 calendar is floating around in Austin and the word is that three of the races listed are gone: Korea, New Jersey and Mexico. In addition to that the races in Russia and Japan have been switched and a gap created to make sure that everything can be certain to get from one venue to the other without drama.

I am also hearing that the season will end in Abu Dhabi because of plan is to have a test immediately after the end of the season. The one thing that remains odd is that Australia is going to remain a stand alone race, which means that F1 folk will either have to go out and back or spend a month in the Asia Pacific region. The final calendar will be announced after the FIA meetings in the first week of December. Joe Saward
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KYB Europe has launched an innovative new mobile application (App). The KYB Suspension Solutions App is designed specifically for technicians and can be easily customised by each garage using it. It is available to download for free from the App store and Google Play. The App has two functions:

Part 1 is to help the technician explain to the motorist what issues have been identified with their vehicle’s suspension and which components need to be replaced. It sends the driver a text message with links to video clips which explain the dangers and risks associated with worn shock absorbers, coil springs, mounting and protection components.

Part 2 is for showcasing the completed repair which a garage has carried out on a customer’s vehicle. It can send a text message to the driver with a before and after photo of the work carried out.

The App was developed following a detailed pan-European market research study with technicians, and it is designed to directly address a number of issues raised, including effective communication with the motorist and the need to better explain the safety critical role which shock absorbers, coil springs, mounting and protection components play on a vehicle.

KYB Europe Marketing Manager, Jordan Day, explains “Feedback on the demo version was extremely positive and I am confident that this new mobile App will support our garage customers, helping them raise their profile with their customers and increase their sales”.


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Return to Onederland

Post Slug ImageLong time readers of this blog—you three know who you are—are well aware that in spite of the many and varied topics discussed here, none stand out more than Return to Onederland.

  • It was the very first post when I re-launched Back to the Fridge in its current format back in August 2008.
  • It was big news when I stepped on the scale in 2009 and my weight began with a “1” again for the first time in five years.
  • And it came up yet again last year, when even in the midst of chemotherapy treatments, I was still talking about weight loss.

Yes, in spite of all my creative endeavors in life—music, art, writing—I’m afraid I’ll just go down in history as the guy who wanted nothing more than to see the LED shapes between his big toes light up differently.

Oh well. At least it gives me something to blog about. And since it’s been a while, I might as well get right back on topic, n’est-ce pas?

Last Year

The big news last year only indirectly had something to do with cancer. It was February 2012 when I decided to give the diet thing just one more go around. By April 3, 2012 I’d lost nine and a half pounds in fifty-one days. Nothing spectacular, of course, but hey, at least it was something. Of course, April 3, 2012 is the day I went into the hospital and the worst thing imaginable happened: I couldn’t weigh in every day.

It wasn’t until Tuesday, April 17, 2012 that I got to step on the scale again. Much to my dismay, I’d actually gone up one and a half pounds: the scale said 222.0. I wrote this in my spreadsheet: “Considering I’m eating about 800 cal/day or less, I’m surprised this isn’t going anywhere.” I was apparently too drugged up at that time to remember this issue.

Though I wasn’t eating, I was getting heavily pumped with fluids. And as my innards weren’t exactly firing on all cylinders, the fluids were going nowhere. Until that very same day when everything seemed to start working again. As annoying as it was having to pee about once every forty minutes, I hopped on the scale on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 to see: 211.5.

I said to myself, “Huh. I went down half a pound.” I stepped off the scale.

Wait a minute.

I wasn’t 212 yesterday. I was 222 yesterday. I furrowed my brow. Something had to be wrong. You just don’t lose eleven pounds overnight. Was it some kind of fluke?

I hopped on the scale on Thursday, April 19, 2012 to see: 205.0.

Friday, April 20, 2012 greeted me with 201.5.

I couldn’t help but notice at this point that my balloon feet looked pretty much back to normal. And the official total? (Where “official” means “from the doctor’s visit at 3pm on Monday to the doctor’s visit at 3pm on Friday”):

26 pounds in four days.

Never before and (under the circumstances) I hope never again.

It took six more days after that (not that I was actually trying) but one year ago today, on April 26, 2012 that I saw 199.0 again. I wrote, “THERE IT IS! I should have taken a picture. Maybe tomorrow, if this sticks and isn’t a trick.” Of course, two days later I was back at 201. But then again, I wasn’t supposed to be losing weight at this point, so I didn’t really care.

So how’d the 365 days since then go? Stay tuned. There’s lots more to write about. And I know the three of you are dying to know all about it.

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Docklady said
April 26, 2013 at 12:38 am

Welcome back!!!!!!

Melodee said
April 26, 2013 at 12:49 am

Glad to see you back writing about onderland!

Kristen said
April 26, 2013 at 4:12 am

Believe it or not, I was actually thinking about you (in a non-creepy way, I swear) just a few weeks ago, wondering how you were and if I had somehow missed a post. Glad to see you back to form, and looking forward to reading whatever comes next!

Christine said
April 26, 2013 at 5:58 am

Great to see your post today. I hope you’re doing well!

Helen said
April 26, 2013 at 6:53 am

YAY!!! So glad you’re back.

Biz said
April 26, 2013 at 1:28 pm

Whoop! Hi Charlie! So glad to see you posting again!

Hugs and kisses,

Love, your prettiest sister,

Julie said
April 26, 2013 at 7:27 pm

It really was great to read your post Charlie. 2 weeks ago I got back into onederland ( remember making it two years ago with you). It is an awesome feeling!
Can’t wait to read more.

Splotchy said
April 27, 2013 at 1:11 am

Hey! Good to see you are back and if blogging about onderland means there’s nothing worse going on, then all the better.

Michelle said
April 27, 2013 at 10:30 am

Hi Charlie!!! Glad to see you are back!!!
I’m waiting on baited breath to read the rest of the story….. 😉

Mark said
May 3, 2013 at 7:52 am

Good to hear from you!

Vicki said
May 4, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Glad to see something new!!

I was getting tired of seeing the same post every time I checked to see if you’d written anything new. (just kidding…kinda)

Biz said
June 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Why don’t you do a post about Rachel’s birthday and show the cake?!

Happy Friday Charlie!