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Rakyat Post
8 hours ago
- General
- Rakyat Post
The Tale Of Tompok: A Dog Loved By Many They Named A Beach After It
Subscribe to our FREE There's a reason why dogs are called man's best friend. They can be loyal and protective, give unconditional love to humans, act as animal support companions, and so much more. For many people, dogs mean a lot to them even if the dog is not their own. It could be a stray that they feed every day on their way to work or a helpless dog that was injured in an accident in need of medical attention. Some dogs can be so important to an individual or even a whole community, such as one stray dog named Tompok in Miri, Sarawak. The beginning of a heartwarming friendship between man and dog A According to the post, Din is friends with fishermen who live in the Pantai Tukau area. There, he met a stray dog which had patches on its fur, and so he named the dog Tompok (patches in Malay). He pampered and cared for Tompok tirelessly, and they became loyal friends while Din became Tompok's daily feeder. Din's love for Tompok attracted the attention of many, and their friendship became viral on social media. 'From afar, we got to know Tompok through Din – as though we were watching episodes of a drama about life by the sea,' Ajiah said in her post. Din was transferred, Tompok was left behind It is said that change is the only constant in life, and in a sudden twist of fate, Din's work saw him transferred to west Malaysia and he was forced to leave Tompok behind. However, Tompok was left under the care of others, and even met a female dog called Utih. The two became very close and Utih later gave birth to several pups. Unfortunately, tragedy struck when Utih was involved in a traffic accident that claimed her life. The community at Pantai Tukau came together quickly to save Utih and Tompok's pups through a rescue operation and successfully brought them to safety. After Din had left for Peninsular Malaysia, Tompok's care was transferred to Christina, a woman who had treated Tompok once before when he was injured, along with other members of the community who made sure Tompok was never lonely. Tompok aged, and his health declined As Tompok became older, he became increasingly sickly. Through videos posted on Tompok Channel, a Facebook page dedicated to the beloved dog, it can be seen that his breathing is heavy as he lies tired on the floor while being comforted by his carers. Then, on 26 July, Tompok took his final breath, leaving the community and Din mourning in grief. Din wrote on Facebook about the loss of his friend, saying 'Rest, my friend. I'm sorry for any shortcomings while we were friends. We are separated in body because it's the will of the Creator. Accept this gift of your beloved hat and shirt to rest with your body, Pok'. Pantai Tukau, the beach where Tompok and Din began their friendship, has since been renamed as The beach will be a reminder that dogs like Tompok deserve love and care as much as our very own house pets do. Rest in peace, Tompok. May your story inspire others to always be kind to strays. Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
The Herald Scotland
23-07-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Disruptors put the focus on speedy resolutions at Law Awards
For more than 20 years these awards have been recognising individuals and organisations that have made a positive contribution to the reputation of Scotland's legal profession and amongst the many stand-out qualities looked for by the judges is a sense of innovation and signs that nominees are leading the way in helping Scottish law to adapt to the demands of contemporary society. One company that is most definitely shaping the way in which the law is practiced is 123 Medical Services, the medical legal firm that, for the next two years, is the headline sponsor of The Herald Law Awards of Scotland. Since it was established in 2017, 123 Medical Services has pioneered a new approach to working with the medical profession, establishing a distinguished panel of clinical specialists who can bring their expert opinion to bear on a wide range of issues. Under the guidance of MD, Sairah Din, the company has carved out a reputation not just for its approach to clinical excellence, but also for the speed at which it resolves the legal issues surrounding even the most complex of cases, recognising that clients deserve timely access to justice. Speed matters, says Din because unresolved cases place an unnecessary burden on clients. 'It is all too easy for delay to creep in for no other reason than that matters are not pursued in a timely manner, but at 123 we continue to teach the legal community the benefits to clients of reaching a speedy settlement whether dealing with a minor, soft tissue injury or a multi-disciplinary psychiatric, surgical and neurological puzzle.' Working with orthopaedic surgeons, dentists, GPs, gynaecologists, neurologists and many others, 123 Medical Services can offer expert response across a wide range of issues and, if it doesn't have the necessary expertise within the firm, it will work actively to identify where that can be located. Sairah Din, Managing Director at 123 Medical Services (Image: 123 Medical Services) Din says: 'Our job is to help the case move forward, one way or another. We are proud to be seen as disruptors in the medico-legal space and our presence at the Awards is more than symbolic: it's a reflection of our deep belief in supporting legal professionals to do what they do best, providing support for their clients.' This year, as well as being title sponsors, 123 Medical Services is also sponsoring the Rising Star at the Scottish Bar, Up and Coming and Paralegal of the Year awards. These are three of the 19 categories that include, for the first time, a Junior Counsel of the Year award, a Strategic Transactions Team of the Year Award and a Digital and Intellectual Property Team of the Year Award. Candidates across all categories have until Thursday, 4 September to submit their applications, while the event itself will take place on Friday, 7 November in the Radisson Blu hotel in Glasgow when figures from across the Scottish legal profession will have a chance to come together for an evening of networking and celebration. A full list of all of this year's awards categories and online application forms are available from (Image: NQ Staff)
San Francisco Chronicle
14-07-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
What to know about the Grand Canyon as wildfires burn, claiming a historic lodge
Nearly 5 million people visited the Grand Canyon last year, from day trippers and campers to people sleeping overnight in historic lodges and cabins. This year will be different, at least for one portion of the park. A wildfire has torn through a historic lodge and ended the season for the canyon's North Rim, a place where visitors could find less bustle in one of the country's most iconic national parks. As firefighters continue to fight the blaze, here's what to know about Grand Canyon National Park. Bigger than Rhode Island The Colorado River cuts through Grand Canyon National Park for about 278 miles (447 kilometers), pushing across northwestern Arizona. The eastern boundary is near the state's northern border with Utah, while the western edge is near Nevada. Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,900 square miles (nearly 5,000 square kilometers), according to the National Park Service, which makes it bigger than Rhode Island. The park is unique because of its canyon walls, which boast horizontal layers of red, orange and purple rock. The average depth of the iconic formation is about a mile (1.6 kilometers), while the average width is about 10 miles (16 kilometers). 'Four Empire State Buildings stacked one atop the other would not reach the rim,' Lance Newman wrote in the introduction to the 2011 book, 'The Grand Canyon Reader.' The north and south rims Within the park are the north and south rims, which are the primary travel destinations because of their accessibility. The North Rim receives 10% of park visitors and is known for more quiet and solitude, according to the park service. It's open from mid-May to mid-October because of the snow. But the wildfires have closed it for the rest of the season, destroying a historic lodge and dozens of cabins. The South Rim is open all year. It's more bustling and boasts a historic district, which dates to when the first steam-powered train arrived in 1901. A car trip between the rims takes five hours, according to the park service. That's because there's only one way across the Colorado River by vehicle, and its 137 miles (231 kilometers) from the South Rim Village. Hiking between rims is a shorter distance, 21 miles (34 kilometers), though by no means easy. It includes crossing the river on a narrow foot bridge 70 feet (21 meters) above the water. Unexplored by Europeans for 235 years The Grand Canyon was formed with the shifting of tectonic plates, which lifted layers of rock into a high and relatively flat plateau, according to the park service. About 5 million to 6 million years ago, the Colorado River began to carve its way downward, slowly deepening and widening the gorge. The oldest human artifacts in the area date to about 12,000 years ago, when small bands of people hunted bison, the park service said. There were gradual shifts to agriculture, the building of pueblos and the development of trade routes. Today, 11 tribes have historic connections to the canyon, including the Hopi and the Diné (Navajo). The Spanish were the first Europeans to the see the Grand Canyon in 1540, according to the park service. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his Spanish army were searching for fabled cities of gold. 'The Hopi were able to fool the Spaniards into thinking that the area was an impenetrable wasteland and was not navigable anyway,' the park service wrote on its website, adding that the canyon 'was left unexplored by Europeans for 235 years.' In the late 1850s, an Army lieutenant explored the Grand Canyon in search of a viable trade route, the park service said. Joseph Christmas Ives described it as 'altogether valueless" and predicted it 'shall be forever unvisited.' The Grand Canyon began to draw much more interest after expeditions in 1869 and 1871 by geologist John Wesley Powell. Powell described rock layers in the canyon's towering walls: "creamy orange above, then bright vermilion, and below, purple and chocolate beds, with green and yellow sands.' 'You cannot improve on it' As the years went on, more explorers arrived by boat, on foot and on horseback, often with the help of Native American guides. Wealthy travelers came by stagecoach from Flagstaff to the South Rim in the 1880s. After the arrival of trains, the automobile became the more popular mode of travel in the 1930s. Early entrepreneurs charged $1 to hike down the Bright Angel Trail used by the Havasupai people whose current-day reservation lies in the depths of the Grand Canyon. President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation to create the park in 1919 but Teddy Roosevelt is credited for its early preservation as a game reserve and a national monument. He famously said: 'Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it.'
Hamilton Spectator
14-07-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
What to know about the Grand Canyon as wildfires burn, claiming a historic lodge
Nearly 5 million people visited the Grand Canyon last year, from day trippers and campers to people sleeping overnight in historic lodges and cabins. This year will be different, at least for one portion of the park. A wildfire has torn through a historic lodge and ended the season for the canyon's North Rim, a place where visitors could find less bustle in one of the country's most iconic national parks. As firefighters continue to fight the blaze, here's what to know about Grand Canyon National Park. Bigger than Rhode Island The Colorado River cuts through Grand Canyon National Park for about 278 miles (447 kilometers), pushing across northwestern Arizona. The eastern boundary is near the state's northern border with Utah, while the western edge is near Nevada. Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,900 square miles (nearly 5,000 square kilometers), according to the National Park Service, which makes it bigger than Rhode Island. The park is unique because of its canyon walls, which boast horizontal layers of red, orange and purple rock. The average depth of the iconic formation is about a mile (1.6 kilometers), while the average width is about 10 miles (16 kilometers). 'Four Empire State Buildings stacked one atop the other would not reach the rim,' Lance Newman wrote in the introduction to the 2011 book, 'The Grand Canyon Reader.' The north and south rims Within the park are the north and south rims, which are the primary travel destinations because of their accessibility. The North Rim receives 10% of park visitors and is known for more quiet and solitude, according to the park service. It's open from mid-May to mid-October because of the snow. But the wildfires have closed it for the rest of the season, destroying a historic lodge and dozens of cabins. The South Rim is open all year. It's more bustling and boasts a historic district, which dates to when the first steam-powered train arrived in 1901. A car trip between the rims takes five hours, according to the park service. That's because there's only one way across the Colorado River by vehicle, and its 137 miles (231 kilometers) from the South Rim Village. Hiking between rims is a shorter distance, 21 miles (34 kilometers), though by no means easy. It includes crossing the river on a narrow foot bridge 70 feet (21 meters) above the water. Unexplored by Europeans for 235 years The Grand Canyon was formed with the shifting of tectonic plates, which lifted layers of rock into a high and relatively flat plateau, according to the park service. About 5 million to 6 million years ago, the Colorado River began to carve its way downward, slowly deepening and widening the gorge. The oldest human artifacts in the area date to about 12,000 years ago, when small bands of people hunted bison, the park service said. There were gradual shifts to agriculture, the building of pueblos and the development of trade routes. Today, 11 tribes have historic connections to the canyon, including the Hopi and the Diné (Navajo). The Spanish were the first Europeans to the see the Grand Canyon in 1540, according to the park service. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his Spanish army were searching for fabled cities of gold. 'The Hopi were able to fool the Spaniards into thinking that the area was an impenetrable wasteland and was not navigable anyway,' the park service wrote on its website, adding that the canyon 'was left unexplored by Europeans for 235 years.' In the late 1850s, an Army lieutenant explored the Grand Canyon in search of a viable trade route, the park service said. Joseph Christmas Ives described it as 'altogether valueless' and predicted it 'shall be forever unvisited.' The Grand Canyon began to draw much more interest after expeditions in 1869 and 1871 by geologist John Wesley Powell. Powell described rock layers in the canyon's towering walls: 'creamy orange above, then bright vermilion, and below, purple and chocolate beds, with green and yellow sands.' 'You cannot improve on it' As the years went on, more explorers arrived by boat, on foot and on horseback, often with the help of Native American guides. Wealthy travelers came by stagecoach from Flagstaff to the South Rim in the 1880s. After the arrival of trains, the automobile became the more popular mode of travel in the 1930s. Early entrepreneurs charged $1 to hike down the Bright Angel Trail used by the Havasupai people whose current-day reservation lies in the depths of the Grand Canyon. President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation to create the park in 1919 but Teddy Roosevelt is credited for its early preservation as a game reserve and a national monument. He famously said: 'Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it.' Error! 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Winnipeg Free Press
14-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
What to know about the Grand Canyon as wildfires burn, claiming a historic lodge
Nearly 5 million people visited the Grand Canyon last year, from day trippers and campers to people sleeping overnight in historic lodges and cabins. This year will be different, at least for one portion of the park. A wildfire has torn through a historic lodge and ended the season for the canyon's North Rim, a place where visitors could find less bustle in one of the country's most iconic national parks. As firefighters continue to fight the blaze, here's what to know about Grand Canyon National Park. Bigger than Rhode Island The Colorado River cuts through Grand Canyon National Park for about 278 miles (447 kilometers), pushing across northwestern Arizona. The eastern boundary is near the state's northern border with Utah, while the western edge is near Nevada. Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,900 square miles (nearly 5,000 square kilometers), according to the National Park Service, which makes it bigger than Rhode Island. The park is unique because of its canyon walls, which boast horizontal layers of red, orange and purple rock. The average depth of the iconic formation is about a mile (1.6 kilometers), while the average width is about 10 miles (16 kilometers). 'Four Empire State Buildings stacked one atop the other would not reach the rim,' Lance Newman wrote in the introduction to the 2011 book, 'The Grand Canyon Reader.' The north and south rims Within the park are the north and south rims, which are the primary travel destinations because of their accessibility. The North Rim receives 10% of park visitors and is known for more quiet and solitude, according to the park service. It's open from mid-May to mid-October because of the snow. But the wildfires have closed it for the rest of the season, destroying a historic lodge and dozens of cabins. The South Rim is open all year. It's more bustling and boasts a historic district, which dates to when the first steam-powered train arrived in 1901. A car trip between the rims takes five hours, according to the park service. That's because there's only one way across the Colorado River by vehicle, and its 137 miles (231 kilometers) from the South Rim Village. Hiking between rims is a shorter distance, 21 miles (34 kilometers), though by no means easy. It includes crossing the river on a narrow foot bridge 70 feet (21 meters) above the water. Unexplored by Europeans for 235 years The Grand Canyon was formed with the shifting of tectonic plates, which lifted layers of rock into a high and relatively flat plateau, according to the park service. About 5 million to 6 million years ago, the Colorado River began to carve its way downward, slowly deepening and widening the gorge. The oldest human artifacts in the area date to about 12,000 years ago, when small bands of people hunted bison, the park service said. There were gradual shifts to agriculture, the building of pueblos and the development of trade routes. Today, 11 tribes have historic connections to the canyon, including the Hopi and the Diné (Navajo). The Spanish were the first Europeans to the see the Grand Canyon in 1540, according to the park service. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his Spanish army were searching for fabled cities of gold. 'The Hopi were able to fool the Spaniards into thinking that the area was an impenetrable wasteland and was not navigable anyway,' the park service wrote on its website, adding that the canyon 'was left unexplored by Europeans for 235 years.' In the late 1850s, an Army lieutenant explored the Grand Canyon in search of a viable trade route, the park service said. Joseph Christmas Ives described it as 'altogether valueless' and predicted it 'shall be forever unvisited.' The Grand Canyon began to draw much more interest after expeditions in 1869 and 1871 by geologist John Wesley Powell. Powell described rock layers in the canyon's towering walls: 'creamy orange above, then bright vermilion, and below, purple and chocolate beds, with green and yellow sands.' 'You cannot improve on it' As the years went on, more explorers arrived by boat, on foot and on horseback, often with the help of Native American guides. Wealthy travelers came by stagecoach from Flagstaff to the South Rim in the 1880s. After the arrival of trains, the automobile became the more popular mode of travel in the 1930s. Early entrepreneurs charged $1 to hike down the Bright Angel Trail used by the Havasupai people whose current-day reservation lies in the depths of the Grand Canyon. President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation to create the park in 1919 but Teddy Roosevelt is credited for its early preservation as a game reserve and a national monument. He famously said: 'Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it.'
