1.Cellulitis on the floor of mouth is known as...???
8.client with chronic renal failure has a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L. What should the nurse assess first?
9.The nurse is planning care for a client with pneumococcal pneumonia. Which of the following would be most effective in removing respiratory secretions?
Answer is B: Increasing oral fluid intake to 3000 cc per day. Secretion removal is enhanced with adequate hydration which thins and liquefies secretions.
10.Method to diagnosis & locate seizures?
11.The primary goal of therapy for a client with pulmonary edema and heart failure?
12.The nurse is preparing to administer an I.M. injection in a client with a spinal cord injury that has resulted in paraplegia. Which of the following muscles is best site for the injection in this case?
A. early in the evening.
B. anytime during the day.
C. in the morning, as soon as the client awakens.
14. An obese client has returned to the unit after receiving sedation and electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse requests assistance moving the client from the stretcher to the bed. There are 2 people available to assist. Which of the following is the best method of transfer for this patient?
Which type of nursing intervention does the nurse perform when she administers oral care to a client?
On her 3rd postpartum day, a client complains of chills and aches. Her chart shows that she has had a temperature of 100.6° F (38.1° C) for the past 2 days. The nurse assesses foul-smelling, yellow lochia. What do these findings suggest?
. What is the term used for normal respiratory rhythm and depth in a client?
A client says to the nurse "I know that I'm going to die." Which of the following responses by the nurse would be best?
A. "We have special equipment to monitor you and your problem."
B. "Don't worry. We know what we're doing and you aren't going to die."
C. "Why do you think you're going to die?"
D. "Oh no, you're doing quite well considering your condition."
The nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. The nurse assesses which of the following reflexes by placing a finger in the newborn's mouth?
A. apply graduated compression stockings before getting out of bed.
B. elevate the legs when sitting.
The client is brought to the emergency department due to drug poisoning. Which of the following nursing interventions is most effective in the management of the client's condition?
The administration of activated charcoal is the most effective in the management of poisoning because it absorbs chemicals in the gastrointestinal tract, thus reducing its toxicity.
a) Client diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.
b) Client with diminished kidney function.
c) Client diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
d) Client attached to a colostomy bag.
Best time to check IOP?
The physician teaches a client about the need to increase her intake of calcium. At a follow-up appointment, the nurse asks the client which foods she has been consuming to increase her calcium intake. Which answer suggests that teaching about calcium-rich foods was effective?
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a stroke. Because of the stroke, the client has dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). Which intervention by the nurse is best for preventing aspiration?
A. Placing the client in high Fowler's position to eat.
B. Offering liquids and solids together.
D. Placing food on the affected side of the mouth.
Lung recieves 100% of cardiac output via both pulmonary & systemic circulation.
The stool guaiac test (gFOBT) for the detection of...?
Which of the following, if observed as a sudden change in the resident, is considered a possible warning sign of a stroke?
A . Have a fluid intake restriction to prevent sudden urges to urinate.
B . Wear an incontinent brief in case of an accident.
C . Have an indwelling urinary catheter.
D . Have aschedule for toileting.
In a client with chronic bronchitis, which sign would lead the nurse to suspect right-sided heart failure?
Which of the following is considered a normal age‐related change?
A. History of heart disease.
C. Size and location of the MI.
D. Time since onset of symptoms.
. When assessing a client with glaucoma, a nurse expects which of the following findings?
A. Complaints of double vision.
B. Complaints of halos around lights.
C. Intraocular pressure of 15 mm Hg.
D. Soft globe on palpation.
In the emergency department, the nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes who was brought in by ambulance after losing consciousness. Upon assessment, the client's breath was noted to be fruity. Which of the following ABG results would the nurse expect?
High risk clients for the reactivation of herpes zoster?
The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for sickle cell disease. After being told the patient has severe generalized pain, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding?
A client has hypoxemia of pulmonary origin. What portion of arterial blood gas results is most useful in distinguishing acute respiratory distress syndrome from acute respiratory failure?
The procedure involves removal of the "head" (wide part) of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the common bile duct, gallbladder, and sometimes part of the stomach.And anastomosis to jejunum ?
A client with a fluid volume deficit is receiving an I.V. infusion of dextrose 5% in water and lactated Ringer's solution at 125 ml/hour. Which data collection finding indicates the need for additional I.V. fluids?
Normally, urine appears light yellow; dark amber urine is concentrated and suggests decreased fluid intake.
Glomerulonephritis is the complication of impetigo due to...?
The most severe expressions of alcohol withdrawal syndrome?
A 39-year-old forklift operator presents with shakiness, sweating, anxiety, and palpitations and tells the nurse he has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the follow actions should the nurse do first?
The nurse is collecting data on a male client diagnosed with gonorrhea. Which symptom likely prompted the client to seek medical attention?
An woman is prescribed metformin for glucose control. The patient is on NPO status pending a diagnostic test. The nurse is most concerned about which side effect of metformin?
which of the following is the warning sign of dying?
The nurse administers furosemide (Lasix) to treat a client with heart failure. Which adverse effect must the nurse watch for most carefully?
Furosemide is a potassium-wasting diuretic. The nurse must monitor the serum potassium level and assess for signs of low potassium. As water and sodium are lost in the urine, blood pressure decreases, blood volume decreases, and urine output increases.
A confirmational test for gestational diabetes ?
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia. The physician orders 600 mg of ceftriaxone (Rocephin) oral suspension to be given once per day. The medication label indicates that the strength is 150 mg/5ml. How many milliliters of medication should the nurse pour to administer the correct dose?
The nurse is preparing to discharge a 70-year-old man on warfarin therapy for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse's dischargeteaching should include which of the following instructions?
A.Follow a healthy diet by increasing ingestion of green, leafy vegetables.
B. Take herbal remedies to manage cold symptoms.
C. Avoid alcohol due to enhanced anticoagulant effect.
D. Take Coumadin only on an empty stomach.
major part of cardiac output used for which organ?
A. tricuspid valve is closed.
B. pulmonic valve is open.
C. aortic valve is closed.
World Cancer day is ...?
In adults, Normal endotracheal suction pressure?
A client undergoes hip-pinning surgery(DHS) to treat an intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip. The nurse should include which intervention in the postoperative plan of care?
During the initial admission process, a geriatric client seems confused. What is the most probable cause of this client's confusion?
The stress of being in an unfamiliar situation, such as admission to a hospital, can cause confusion in geriatric clients. Depression doesn't produce confusion, but it can cause mood changes, weight loss, anorexia, constipation, and early morning awakening. In geriatric clients, long-term memory usually remains intact, although short-term memory may be altered. Decreased LOC doesn't normally result from aging; therefore, it's a less likely cause of confusion in this client.
Blood flow to the I.M. injection site affects the drug absorption rate. Muscle tone and strength have no effect on drug absorption. The amount of body fat at the injection site may help determine the size of the needle and the technique used to localize the site; however, it doesn't affect drug absorption (unless the nurse inadvertently injects the medication into the subcutaneous tissue instead of the muscle).
Any exertion, either physical or emotional, places additional stress on the adrenal glands which could precipitate an addisonian crisis. The plan of care should protect this client from the physical and emotional exertion of visitors.
Witch's milk commonly seen only in ----?
The nurse is doing a physical assessment and electrocardiogram on an elderly client. Which finding during the nurse's assessment of the cardiac system is of most concern and warrants prompt further investigation?
D. Irregularly irregular heart rate.


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Q: MySql get list for each id in column where search id is an array this is my first question on stackoverflow please feel free to edit in proper formate, I want to write a query in mysql  that return unique list of all searched ids from a table that contain array of ids.
For example I have a table(event_tbl) which has three columns

*

*id

*peopleWhoWillAttend

*eventName

Now lets say I have three row of these three value
id  peopleWhoWillAttend  eventName
1   [1]                 'event1'
2   [1,2,3]             'event2'
3   [3]                 'event3'

Now if I search for peopleWhoWillAttend [1,3](this may be longer array not only [1,3]) it should give the result
id  eventName
1   'event1'
2   'event2'
2   'event2'
3   'event3'

Or lets say I have a row of these value
id  peopleWhoWillAttend  eventName
1   [1,2,3]             'event2'

Now select in such a way that should give the result
id peopleWhoWillAttend  eventName
1          1            'event2'
1          2            'event2'
1          3            'event2'

A: Best practice would be to use the power of the database by using unique rows for the peopleWhoWillAttend.
Instead of your rows
Use unique rows for each entry:
id | peopleWhoWillAttend | eventName
-- | ------------------- | ---------
1  | 1                   | event1
2  | 1                   | event2
3  | 2                   | event2
4  | 3                   | event2
5  | 3                   | event3

The table is then searched by
SELECT id, eventName
FROM *tablename*
WHERE peopleWhoWillAttend='1' OR peopleWhoWillAttend ='3'

Or by using
SELECT id, eventName
FROM *tablename*
WHERE peopleWhoWillAttend IN ('1','3')

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Senior Regals Finish Last Home Contest on Top
In front of a crowd filled with family, friends and fellow students for Senior Night, the California Lutheran University women's basketball team took on Cal Tech Feb. 21.
The night that was filled with action. On the court they began with a ceremony honoring the six seniors who would be playing in their last regular season game of their careers.
"I tried not to think about my emotions because I knew I would break knowing that I had to leave my team soon, so I was just worried about the game and made sure I stayed focused," senior guard Janelle Porter said.
The Regals were on the scoreboard first as senior guard Sofia Cruz took a ball to the basket and finished an uncontested layup. The Regals didn't look back from there on out as they held a lead for the entirety of the game.
"I just wanted to go out there and have fun. We had some pretty good offense and I feel pretty good about it," Cruz said.
At the end of one the Regals held a 24-8 score, and that 24th point was an exciting one as Cruz hit a buzzer beater after sophomore guard Grace Derksen hustled to save the ball from going out of bounds.
Haley Hodgson contributed three steals and three rebounds on the Regals Senior Night victory over Cal Tech.
Photo by Mary Crocker–Staff Photographer
"We talked about finishing strong. We shared the ball extremely well and were able to get locked in defensively and get some rebounds," Head Coach Lindsey Goldblatt-Samaniego said.
As the game went on the Beavers had no answer for the constant bombardment the Regals were giving them. The Regals hit a game-high 15 three-pointers, which allowed them to continue to create separation.
Junior guard Kiana Gray was one of the key contributors to the game-high as she came off the bench to hit five three-pointers to total 15 points for the night.
As the fourth quarter started, the Regals held a 25-point lead and eight of those came from senior guard Katy Lindor whose hard work showed the Regals came to play.
"I think we played awesome as a team. There were so many people that stepped up and hit shots," Lindor said.
The Regals were able to add 21 more in the fourth and that brought the game to an end. The Violet and Gold took down Cal Tech by a score of 85-57.
This win allowed the Regals to finish the season with and overall record of 16-9 and a 12-4 conference record.
"Definitely going to miss the family connection. I'm going to miss being able to go to my team for literally anything," Porter said.
"It's like stepping away from your family after this is all done. We spend so many hours together. I don't know if there's a specific thing I'll miss. Even the hard stuff the weights and all that stuff we hate in the moment. I'm going to miss all that," Lindor said.
Goldblatt-Samaniego who came in the same year as the seniors graduating now had a message for her players.
"I'm really proud of them. I just want them to be the best they can be and always know that it takes hard work to get to where you want to go and I think they understand that, so if they continue to do that I know they are going to do great things," Goldblatt-Samaniego said.
The Regals will progress into the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Postseason tournament where they will play Chapman away Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.
Gabriel Naudin

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Recitatif by Toni Morrison
A 4 page paper which examines various elements in Toni Morrison's Recitatif. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Title: "Recitatif by Toni Morrison"
Filename: JR7_RAmrrre.rtf
that, in truth, Morrison never reveals the race of the two characters although most people will assume that one is black and the o...
Myth in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
This 6 page paper analyzes Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon and argues that it can be seen as a modern day myth in which a ma...
Separation between the Self and Other in Toni Morrison's Sula
This 6 page paper discusses the concept of the separation between the Self and Other, as realized by Toni Morrison in her novel Su...
Child Murder in Toni Morrison's Novels Sula and Beloved
This 10 page paper discusses the reasons why Eva and Sethe would kill their children in the novels Sula and Beloved. There are 6 s...
Gerda Weissman Klein's All But My Life, Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Women's Fortitude and Morale
In seven pages this paper examines how the female protagonists in these respective literary works maintain their morale and intern...
The Concept of Memory in Toni Morrison's Novel Beloved
This 5 page paper discusses the way in which memory is dealt with and defined in the character of Sethe in Morrison's novel Belove...
Concepts of Beauty in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
This 6 page paper discusses the way in which Toni Morrison considers women's self-esteem issues in her novel Song of Solomon. The ...
The Concepts of Slavery and Motherhood in Toni Morrison's Novel Beloved
This 8 page paper considers Sethe's sense of what it means to be a mother in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. The writer argues that...
Love as a Main Theme in Toni Morrison's Novel Beloved
This 4 page paper describes the different ways that Morrison considers the theme of love in her novel Beloved. The bibliography li...
Virtue and Self-Discipline in Toni Morrison's Sula
This 5 page paper explores the concepts of virtue and self-discipline and how self-discipline applies to virtue in Toni Morrison's...


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namespace backend\models;

use common\vendor\AppConstants;
use common\vendor\AppLabels;

/**
 * This is the model class for table "plb3_balance_sheet_treatment".
 *
 * @property integer $id
 * @property integer $plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id
 * @property string $plb3bst_treatment_type_code
 * @property string $plb3bst_ref
 * @property string $plb3bst_manifest_code
 * @property integer $created_by
 * @property integer $created_at
 * @property integer $updated_by
 * @property integer $updated_at
 *
 * @property Plb3BalanceSheetDetail $plb3BalanceSheetDetail
 * @property Plb3bsdMonth[] $plb3bsdMonths
 */
class Plb3BalanceSheetTreatment extends AppModel
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public $plb3bst_treatment_type_code_desc;

    public static function tableName()
    {
        return 'plb3_balance_sheet_treatment';
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id', 'plb3bst_treatment_type_code'], 'required', 'message' => AppConstants::VALIDATE_REQUIRED],
            [['plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id'], 'integer', 'message' => AppConstants::VALIDATE_INTEGER],
            [['plb3bst_treatment_type_code'], 'string', 'max' => 10],
            [['plb3bst_ref'], 'string', 'max' => 255],
            [['plb3bst_manifest_code'], 'string', 'max' => 50],
            [['plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id'], 'exist', 'skipOnError' => true, 'targetClass' => Plb3BalanceSheetDetail::className(), 'targetAttribute' => ['plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id' => 'id']],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function attributeLabels()
    {
        return [
            'id' => 'ID',
            'plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id' => AppLabels::BALANCE_SHEET,
            'plb3bst_treatment_type_code' => AppLabels::TREATMENT,
            'plb3bst_ref' => AppLabels::DESCRIPTION,
            'plb3bst_manifest_code' => AppLabels::MANIFEST_CODE,
        ];
    }

    public function getTreatmentType($treatmentCode){
        return sprintf("PBTTC%s", $treatmentCode+1);
    }

    public function toAlphabet($number){
        $alphabet = range('A', 'Z');

        return ($alphabet[$number]);
    }

    public function afterFind() {
        parent::afterFind();

        $this->plb3bst_treatment_type_code_desc = Codeset::getCodesetValue(AppConstants::CODESET_PLB3_BS_TREATMENT_TYPE_CODE, $this->plb3bst_treatment_type_code);

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getPlb3BalanceSheetDetail()
    {
        return $this->hasOne(Plb3BalanceSheetDetail::className(), ['id' => 'plb3_balance_sheet_detail_id']);
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getPlb3bsdMonths()
    {
        return $this->hasMany(Plb3bsdMonth::className(), ['plb3_balance_sheet_treatment_id' => 'id']);
    }
}


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So, basically, the invasion of Iraq by British and US-led troops and the subsequent war, is based on a political lie (with the only objective, IMHO, of getting Bush re-elected). From some sources, "[Iraqi] oil infrastructure was secured for financial reasons as well as strategic".
Last night, we were at La Cuvette near Grand Baie until midnight. Of course, we had our usual "corne" party, drank a lot of Phoenix, sang segas and mari koz kaka (+ politik).
Here's the those who were present : Prema & Ashvin ; Nyeshka & Jeneeta & Nirish ; Heishta & Neeta & Sanjeev ; Kyan & Anya & Christina & Avinash.
What was fantastic about this event is the atmosphere… It was exactly the same as what we had 10-15 years ago when we did our feu de camp at Flic en Flac.


Naming your new pet is, for some, one of the most challenging parts of pet ownership. You realize that you and your pet are going to be stuck with this name for a long time, so take your time when choosing. Below is a list of 10 girl dog names along with their meanings. Maybe you'll find the perfect name for your new four-legged friend.
This name would be perfect for a dog that is known for strength, such as a bulldog. It is among the most popular names for female dogs.
This is a good name for a dog that is small in stature. It would be a good fit for any of the toy breeds. Some owners of very large dogs named their dog Pixie as a way to show their sense of humor.
Because the name is decidedly Irish, it is an obvious choice for the Irish Setter, perhaps a bit too obvious. This name continues to make the list of top dog names for girls, and its use certainly is not limited to a certain breed.
This name is often given to dogs who are very playful – or disobedient – as puppies. It is a perfect name for a dog that seems to have a mind of her own.
Meaning: Gentle advisor The name Millie, while long popular, picked up a bit of speed during the administration of the first President Bush. Millie was the name of his Springer Spaniel, and that dog was one of the most well-known pooches to ever live in the White House.
This name is likely to increase in popularity for both pets and people being that one of the first children bear this name.
This name just seems to belong to playful, energetic dog. Not as popular as it was during the 1950's, the name is once again gaining traction.
Lucy has consistently been on the list of most popular names for dogs for 40 years. Doesn't everyone know a dog named Lucy?
This name was once among the most popular for dogs. Oprah Winfrey helped bring this name back into the spotlight when she adopted a Cocker Spaniel and named her Sadie.
If you let your little girl choose the name for your dog, this name is very likely to come up. The reason for that, of course, would be because this is the name of a popular Disney princess.
When choosing a name for your dog, try to match both physical characteristics and personality. It's also a good idea to keep in mind that you are going to have to spend the next 15 years yelling this name at the dog park, so choose wisely!


Our own Kip Perkins and our colleagues at Creative Machines are featured in this Tucson Weekly article discussing our drive to bring a new kind of science center to Tucson.
We look to build on the successes of the Physics Factory and Creative Machines, and find inspiration in the achievements of like-minded projects in other cities.
This is a bold, exciting and challenging undertaking, and one that can only succeed by harnessing the energy, ideas, support and generosity that we find in this great community and everywhere we've traveled as an organization.
Our second day at this cool little museum. Zack and I arrived on the early side and were greeted by Andrea and Julian who were volunteering for the afternoon. What with the extra time and the extra help (Dolly also arriving), setup went very smoothly.
Our new volunteer Shelby also showed up despite earlier fears of not getting a ride. She jumped in helping kids with hands-on stuff like jumping rings and Kip's laser-spirograph, did very well for her first day. Zack is no longer the new kid on the block, and has become very adept with the flame tube.
Feeling like some Halloween physics tricks and treats? Please join us from 1-4pm on Saturday October 24 and October 31 at Tucson's wonderful Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures for their HalloWEEn Festival.


The unique 1,000 litre Aqube™ is a convenient, economical and recyclable drinking water supply ideally suited to sites and events that require a one-off delivery of quality assured wholesome drinking water.
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A Design Lover's Guide to Amsterdam
Admire the Golden Age canal houses, ogle masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh, and explore the city's contemporary design scene in the Nine Streets and in hip neighborhoods like De Jordaan and De Pijp
By Laura Itzkowitz
Photo: George Pachantouris / Getty Images
"Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century, and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies," said Marcel Wanders, founder of the eponymous design studio and a pioneer of the Dutch design movement. Indeed, the city is a veritable playground for architecture and design lovers. If you haven't been recently, now is a great time to go. This year, the city is celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt's death with special exhibits and events. Herewith, AD spotlights the best way to visit and soak up the lovely atmosphere in this city of canals.
A guest suite at the Pulitzer Hotel.
Photo: Sander Baks
Amsterdam's hotel scene offers hip microhotels, luxurious grand dames, and everything in between. On the more modern end of the spectrum is Sir Hotels, a European brand with two hotels in Amsterdam: Sir Adam in burgeoning Amsterdam-Noord and Sir Albert in the laid-back de Pijp neighborhood. Both are members of Design Hotels with a bit of a rock-and-roll edge.
The Conservatorium Hotel lounge.
Photo: Courtesy of Conservatorium Hotel
On the posh Prinsengracht, the Pulitzer Hotel emerged from a top-to-bottom renovation in 2016 with a stunning design by Jacu Strauss, who joined the 25 canal houses that compose the hotel into a cohesive and glamorous entity. The Conservatorium—part of the Set Hotels collection and a member of Leading Hotels of the World—likewise marries old and new to brilliant effect. It occupies the former music conservatory in the heart of the Museum District, which was updated with chic design elements such as a glass-enclosed lobby lounge filled with furniture by the likes of Mies van der Rohe.
The Hotel de l'Europe.
Photo: Leading Hotels of the World
Opened by the Heineken family, Hotel de l'Europe (also a member of Leading Hotels of the World) occupies a stately 19th-century building on the banks of the River Amstel and evokes the nostalgic style of a Wes Anderson film. This May, it will debut a redesign of its Hèt Terrace restaurant, which is the first phase of a larger renovation.
Restaurant C.
Photo: Jan Bartelsman
The Canal District and neighboring De Jordaan offer plenty of opportunities to taste Dutch specialties in the city's historic restaurants and brown cafés. Soak up the historic atmosphere at Café Papeneiland, which serves a delicious appeltaart (Dutch apple pie), and Café Hoppe, which have both been Amsterdam fixtures since the 1600s. For something more contemporary, book a table at Lotti's, the buzzy restaurant in the Hoxton Amsterdam, or Restaurant C, where rising star chef Arnout van der Kolk serves a tasting menu of dishes designed to showcase how cooking at the right temperature is just as important as using high-quality ingredients.
Bluespoon Bar.
Photo: Hyatt Hotels
You'd be remiss not to head up to the Twenty Third Bar atop Hotel Okura for a cocktail with panoramic views of the city. A member of Leading Hotels of the World, it's also home to the two-Michelin-starred Ciel Bleu Restaurant and Yamazato, which was the first traditional Japanese restaurant in Europe awarded a Michelin star. End the evening with a nightcap at Bluespoon Bar in the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, which features a whimsical design by Marcel Wanders, or Pulitzer's Bar, which was voted the best bar in Amsterdam.
The Rijksmuseum.
Photo: John Lewis Marshall
In honor of the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt's death, the Rijksmuseum has a special exhibit on the Dutch master, though his masterpiece The Night Watch is still on view in the Night Watch Gallery adjacent to the Gallery of Honor, where you can gaze upon Vermeer's The Milkmaid. You could spend a whole day in the Museum District, where you'll also find the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum, which houses works of modern and contemporary art and design by Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Marcel Breuer, and Charles and Ray Eames. It's also worth visiting the Museum het Rembrandthuis to see where the painter lived and worked. The I Amsterdam City Card grants you free entrance to these and many other museums, as well as select canal tours and unlimited public transport. Also worth checking out this summer is the "Kabbalah: The Art of Jewish Mysticism" exhibit, running through August 25, at the Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam, which is based on a book by architect Alexander Gorlin about synagogue architecture.
The design gallery Droog ushered in the Dutch design movement in the '90s and still brings home awards today. Stop by for irreverent design items by Maarten Baas, Marcel Wanders, and other contemporary Dutch designers. Moooi has a showroom in De Jordaan, where you can find lighting by Piet Boon, hand-painted cabinets by Studio Job, and Marcel Wanders's homage to Delft porcelain, among other items. After something a bit more traditional? Heinen Delfts Blauw has six shops in Amsterdam that sell Holland's famous Delft blue porcelain. You'll also find plenty of charming boutiques in the Nine Streets, and indie shops in De Pijp.
Day Trips Worth Taking
Keukenhof Gardens.
No trip to Holland would be complete without seeing some tulips and windmills. You might want to plan a day trip to Keukenhof, the massive park where seven million flowers are planted every year. This year, the park will be open until May 19.
To see the largest windmills on earth, head to Schiedam—once the jenever capital of the world. The Nolet Distillery, which makes Ketel One, Nolet's Gin, and jenever, occupies the world's tallest windmill. Take a tour to learn all about the history of this famed distillery, which has been family-run for 11 generations, and see its historic coal-run still and offices. Afterward, you can visit nearby Rotterdam to see the curious Cube Houses and try cocktails made with Ketel One at the Doctor, an award-winning speakeasy that aims to cure whatever ails you.


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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Struggles In Box Offices Domestic & International
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In Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford famously said, "Never tell me the odds!" On the other hand, unless Solo: A Star Wars Story performance improves, odds are good that the origin story behind the man is set to come in severely behind expectations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for Solo to be the newest summer blockbuster. For one thing, the movie landed the best preview gross for a release on Memorial Day. Another is that the first 24-hour advance ticket sales for the movie looked impressive, breaking 2018 records for "best first day of presales for Fandango," reports Deadline. The first day of presales for Solo fell in second place only to Avengers: Infinity War, and the presale numbers even surpassed Black Panther.
Lucasfilm was projected to rake in $170 million in theaters during the four-day Memorial Day extended weekend. Unfortunately, that projection will come in short if moviegoer attendance doesn't increase by Saturday. If the trend continues, Solo: A Star Wars Story is poised to only rake in $105 million to $110 million during the four-day holiday weekend. Likewise, the tally over the three-day weekend will probably be in the range of $80 to $90 million.
In comparison, Solo isn't performing as well as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In mid-December 2016, Rogue One made $29 million during previews on Thursday and then went on to make $71 million by Friday. During the three-day weekend of its premiere, it grossed $155 million. To put the performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story into perspective relating to its fellow standalone movie, Rogue, it grossed $14.1 million in ticket sales Thursday and it is poised to take in $35 million Friday. The three-day weekend haul for Solo is expected to be $105 million to $110 million vs. $155 million for Rogue.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is also experiencing a slow start overseas as it launches in theaters around the world at the same time that it debuts in the U.S. Disappointing sales figures coming in from the first 43 international theaters showed the spinoff grossing $11.4 million on Wednesday and Thursday. International ticket sales coming from China were not yet announced by Disney, but the Friday debut of Solo was at $3 million, and total weekend sales were expected to be in the $10 million range, according to box office sources.
CNN writes that one of Solo's reasons for underperformance might be attributed to Star Wars fatigue. The movie, which is one of the four titles in the rejuvenated Star Wars universe to venture into summer theaters, "opens just five months after Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi" did.
Shawn Robbins, who is a chief analyst at BoxOffice.com scoffed but admitted that fatigue could possibly play a role. He also added that the odds are still good that the movie will do well.
"[Fatigue] is certainly possible after four movies in two and a half years, although fatigue is a relative term in the case of Star Wars. This is a spinoff with established characters that still has a shot at a $100 million or more opening. Every movie franchise would love to have that level of fatigue."
Some fan's early reaction on social media is that Solo: A Star Wars Story is definitely worth seeing.
Solo: A Star Wars Story tells of Han Solo venturing into the criminal underworld for the first time, and his first encounter with Lando Calrissian. Fans of the big Wookie, Chewbacca, can enjoy seeing their first meeting that happened before Solo joined the rebellion. Han Solo is played by Alden Ehrenreich, and the film has a star-studded cast that includes Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.