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#HeadlineNews Royal mail urges households to display 15-word sign in windows and doors.

Thanks to Ray Bonsall of Liverpool Echo Online for the Headline

Any person who has to approach a strange house , needs to be protected from any animal that feels it is “guarding ” the house. Let’s face it cats can be pretty nasty , so let’s not blame everything on the dogs.

We should all do what we can to make everyone and every animal feel safe and yes it’s probably a good idea to have a sign so that the person approaching knows to be careful or at least give the householder time to make sure the “potential culprit” is somewhere it can’t cause any harm.

Whether we need a 15 word sign or an 11 word sign I’m not sure.

This sign could could cause confusion and actually looks quite unsightly on the front of the House.

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#HeadlineTherapy Dog needs new home after rescue centre neglect.

Thanks to Aimee Dexter at BBC Online News for the Headline.

I saw the original case about the so called rescue centre which actually was responsible for the ill treatment and death of a large amount of dogs , the man who ran it was jailed for five years because of fraud. He took money from the owners of the dogs and told them he would find them good homes. Instead a lot of them ended up buried on wasteland having been starved and neglected.

However, the man who was jailed had his own dog, a Great Dane, who the RSPCA have now been able to put up for rehoming , the jailed man refusing to give her up. However, legally the RSPCA have been able to make a deprivation order which once the appeal period had ended the dog , a female named Nellie was allowed to be rehomed. Great news and I hope Nellie who has turned the corner with a lot of help from her carers will now be able to be owned by someone who knows the breed and looks after the way she should be looked after. Great Dane’s are so regal, I wish you all the best Nellie and that you can put your nightmare’s behind you.

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#HeadlineTherapy How the war in Iran is turning crisis to disaster in Somalia

Thanks to ITVX for the Headline

We rely on the Global Supply Infrastructure even for the distribution of aid , such as medicines, mosquito nets, and food and fertiliser to Countries already suffering severe stress.

I’ve got to admit I feel pretty selfish now complaining about the rise in petrol prices and the prospect of the ghostly spectre of food shortages haunting our well stocked supermarkets and shops.

While the reality of living on dust and on the edge of survival is the real Ghostly presence for those in some African Countries already suffering from their own internal conflicts and corruption.

When will it end? When will we finally remove this negotiable scam which is “World Trade” and get resources where they are needed and stop fighting each other and bombing innocent civilians.

We are in reality wasting valuable resources and all the hot air that is generated by the big 7 Economic Summits and Politicians are truly enough to send the politicians and warmongers into the stratosphere and around the World to teach them a valuable lesson in Humanity.They can have bread and water on their educational journey.

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#HeadlineTherapy Community Council dissolved to eject Carbisdale Castle owner, says judge

Thanks to BBC Online News for the Headline

Carbisdale Castle has a clock tower that has three faces as a previous owner did not want to give her ex-relatives the time of day and hence left the fourth face facing the Estate of her former kin; blank. It was at the time known as the Castle of Spite.

In modern day, the spite continues as a Community Council dissolved itself rather than face the attendance of the self- styled Lady Carbisdale. The Community Council was subsequently reformed and Lady Carbisdale was not elected.

So Lady Carbisdale brought a Court Action against the Community Council that had in effect imploded itself and has won, I suppose , as the Judge ruled that the dissolution was malicious and was purely aimed at removing Lady Carbisdale from the Council, which surely goes against the grain of “Community”.

Still what a strange story, one that was perhaps contrived by someone who wants to keep a Media Profile.

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#HeadlineTherapy Ex-Justice minister fined for possessing illegal drugs

Thanks to Joshua Askew and BBC Online for the Headline.

This deluded man thought he could break the law without any consequences. He even thought he was doing “research” on drugs and their effects by running drug fueled sex parties to the benefit of the Nation. The Police thankfully did not listen to his pleas for understanding and instead he was found guilty of “drug possession” and fined.

It’s the total lack of remorse and belief that he could behave as he liked and he would get away with it that is appalling. “Justice Minister ” Indeed.

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#HeadlineTherapy Passenger warned against taking illegal ‘grey charter’ flights.

Thanks to BBC Online News for the Headline.

Seems scary that you can’t guarantee that someone who says they can take you on a plane and transport your cats and dogs or whatever may not be legal to do so. They may not have a licence to carry paying passengers, they may not have insurance or make your insurance invalid by not having the correct paperwork or following normal flight procedures.

In essence it seems it’s buyer beware.

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#HeadlineTherapy Almost 5 years after CEO Mark Zuckerberg called it ‘the next frontier’ for the Company, Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds: We are separating…

Thanks to the TOI Tech Desk of the Times of India Online for the rather too lengthy Headline.

The virtual reality social network for Quest headsets is shutting down, it has gone without many people knowing it existed, which is why Meta ( or as most of us know it Facebook) have dropped it like a hot stone.

It was the CEO’s bright idea, in his megalomaniac world of being right and being on trend. It was going to be the next best thing to vegan noodle soup with tumeric dumplings. Well maybe it was a successful niche thing. We’ll never know, it’s gone.The numbers weren’t there.

Another one of our Great Social Media Moguls couldn’t get people who like to gossip; like to shop; like to be the first to film the remnants of a car crash; show off their new hair do or send happy birthday wishes cheaply to their relatives. Mark couldn’t get them to buy into totally leaving their planet and living in “virtual reality”. Seems that was a step too far for them.

Thankfully, I missed Mark , making a play with Star Trek’s ” Final Frontier” as “The Next Frontier” or I would have been very annoyed. Sacrilege.

As it was , it turned out a totally damp squib, so I needn’t have worried. There are a lot more important things to be worried about, though I’ve got to admit the Headline made me smile.

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#HeadlineTherapy Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ’s US Attorney Office to testify.

Thanks to the Independent via AP News Wire for the Headline.

When the Courts have to fight against big Government to establish proper procedure in a Court of Law , as is happening in New York, chaos ensues.

The case the judge is dealing with relates to sex crimes against children, and the defendant has been offered a plea bargain to reduce the sentence. Not just that but” top people” from central government attended court to advise the prosecutors, which they did by interrupting and talking to the Court directly which is not allowed. Hence the main protagonist Mark Coyne was told to leave the Court Room.

This stinks to high heaven, who is trying to protect who and in such a sensitive case. The Judge involved has asked that the three New York Attorney’s testify in Court under Oath that they are not being told what to do by Central Government Attorney’s or indeed by a recent Trump appointed lady from the Justice Department ( who needs to be ratifed by the Senate before taking up her designated post.)

It’s worrying and why all this activity about a trial for “explicit sexual images of children”, who or what are they trying to protect?

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#HeadlineTherapy Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens.

Thanks to Jessica Rawnsley and BBC Online News for the Headline.

Steep Food prices and persistent power cuts have threatened stability in Cuba to the extent that an office of Cuba’s Interior Ministry(Minint) has been vandalised by a small group of people. Some of them were arrested.

It’s sad to see that a Country who tried to do their best for it’s people with good housing and healthcare and enough food to eat for everyone ,and access to education for all, being reduced to penury by blockades on fuel.

Again it’s normal people who pay the price.

You may not agree with Fidel Castro’s politics , but he did achieve a lot for the People. I like the current Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel who said that though the complaints and demands of the protesters were “legitimate”, “violence and vandalism that threatens “citizen tranquility” would not be tolerated. Well said ! You wouldn’t find a British or American Politician putting it quite so succinctly. The citizen is the important one.

No fuel has entered Cuba for the last three months as a result of Trump’s blockade, Cuba is being held to ransom. Personally I think it’s another piece of real estate Trump’s got his eye on. The instability is being generated for nefarious purposes.

Vunerable Cubans will be the first to suffer and they simply don’t deserve it.

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#HeadlineTherapy Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps

Thanks to Thomas Naadi and BBC Online News for the Healdine

Farming Cocoa Beans has recently became unviable for growers . The crop from which all chocolate , but particularly quality chocolate is mainly produced in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

There is a Government structure in place called the Ghana Cocoa Board( Cocobod) which was set up to support the farmers by guaranteeing a price for their Cocoa which they would get if they could not sell it on the open market. Up to now it has been a profitable business and the Cocoa Growers have not had to worry about the uncertainties of the Global Market.

However, now, the prices have dropped on the Global Market and the buyers don’t want the Cocoa Beans. Cocobod is struggling to support the farmers, being three billion dollars in debt itself.

This has brought great personal hardship for the Cocoa Bean Farmers and the price that will be set by Cocobod for their crops next year will not meet their costs for farming their crop.

One solution might be to look at manufacturing chocolate themselves, which if there already is an oversupply might not work.

Dark chocolate is actually a bit of a health food and I think chocolate( good quality chocolate ) is good for the digestion. I certainly will be thinking of the Cocoa Bean Farmers this Easter and I hope that they find markets for their beans or that Ghana and the Ivory Coast create a product that is popular amongst us foodies.

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