Canine lovers were in mourning last week at the news that a bug-eyed Chinese crested hairless pooch, who was officially crowned the “World’s Ugliest Dog,” has died at age 17.
The lovable Miss Ellie, whose lopsided tongue always stuck out of the side of her mouth, died in her Tennessee home, the local Mountain Press daily newspaper said.
Rescued by owner Dawn Goehring when she was seven years old, Miss Ellie, who drew smiles with the shock of blonde hair above her eyes, had helped raise over US$100,000 for the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley.
Despite being blind in her final years, she won Animal Planet’s “World’s Ugliest Dog” award last year.
She also starred in Animal Planet’s Dog 101 and was featured in numerous commercials and television programs. Miss Ellie had been set to travel to California this month to defend her title.
She was part of a troupe of dogs that Goehring trained and which performed regularly at the Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge.
Goehring said she is now planning on raising money to open a new animal shelter. “I am going to make that my driven goal to do in her honor,” she told the Mountain Press.(AFP)
今年十七歲、獲選「世界最醜狗」的凸眼中國冠毛犬上週去世,消息一出,愛狗人士都難過不已。
當地的《山區日報》報導,總是斜吐舌尖、模樣十分可愛的「艾莉小姐」已在田納西州的家中過世。
艾莉小姐七歲時被飼主道恩•哥爾林所救,她眼睛上那撮濃密的金毛總是引人發噱。她曾協助「田納西谷人道協會」募得十多萬美元的善款。
雖然晚年全盲,艾莉小姐去年還是贏得了動物星球頻道的「世界最醜狗」獎。
她也在動物星球頻道的「狗狗一0一」節目中擔綱演出,許多廣告和電視節目中也可見她的身影。艾莉小姐原本計畫本月前往加州,再次角逐世界最醜狗大賽冠軍。
她是哥爾林訓練的狗劇團成員之一,定期在皮金佛基市的巴恩喜劇劇院演出。
哥爾林表示,正計畫籌募資金,再開一家動物收容中心。她向《山區日報》表示:「我會把那當成努力的目標,藉以向艾莉致敬。」
(法新社╱翻譯:林倩如)
Jumping rope has long been considered an excellent form of exercise. It not only burns calories but also improves cardiovascular health and __1__ core muscles. Anyone who has used a traditional jump rope, though, knows that it requires a certain level of skill and coordination. However, with the development of the cordless jump rope, this is __2__ the case. The cordless jump rope is an innovation in the fitness industry that has gained popularity in recent years. As its name suggests, it doesn’t have a cord connecting the two handles. Instead, each handle features a short cord with a
A: Wow, three Taiwanese restaurants just won the 2024 “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” awards. B: Awesome! Which three restaurants? A: Taipei’s Logy at No. 22 and MUME at No. 34, and Taichung’s JL Studio at No. 33. B: Actually, there are many more great establishments in Taipei. How about other Asian cities? A: Singapore claimed nine spots this year, making it Asia’s new “food capital.” A: 2024「亞洲50最佳餐廳」名單揭曉了,台灣有3家餐廳上榜。 B: 好厲害,哪3家? A: 台北的Logy和MUME分獲第22和34名,台中的JL Studio獲第33名! B: 其實台北還有很多好餐廳,那其他的亞洲城市呢? A: 新加坡今年入選9家,可說是亞洲美食之都。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Let’s explore another delicacy primarily known to Tainan locals: floating milkfish in thick soup. Despite its peculiar name, this dish is another Tainan specialty that showcases the popularity of milkfish, which is made into fish paste and served in thick soup. Unlike the version with tutuo fish, which also adds other ingredients to its thick soup, the floating milkfish version primarily features the “floating fish” itself in its thick soup, ensuring that the fish paste remains the star of the dish. 讓我們來探索另一道台南人熟悉的美食:浮水魚羹。這道菜名奇特的美食,再再展現了台南虱目魚料理的多樣。浮水魚羹是用虱目魚漿做成的羹品,雖然和𩵚魠魚羹一樣是羹湯,但不像𩵚魠魚羹會在湯中加入其他食材,而是讓虱目魚漿成為這道料理的主角。 peculiar (adj.) 獨特的;古怪的 The belly of a milkfish is considered the most
The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to wrongful death claims in the event they are destroyed in the thawing process. In 2021, more than 80 percent of US IVF procedures involved the transfer of frozen embryos, according to a recent report by the US Department of Health and Human Services. HOW IS EMBRYO FREEZING USED IN IVF? IVF uses high doses of hormones to stimulate ovaries to produce as many eggs as possible. Once