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PDN's 30: Advice for Emerging Photographers from Emerging Photographers
Photographers chosen for PDN's 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch will share the useful lessons they learned as they launched their careers. The panelists will discuss planning and funding personal projects, their strategies for promoting their work to potential clients and galleries, and how they built a support network.
Presenters: Sarah Blesener Kholood Eid Cole Wilson An Rong Xu Laurel Golio
Moderators: Holly Stuart Hughes
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Water Street
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Presenter Bios
Sarah Blesener
Sarah Blesener was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She studied Linguistics and Youth Development at North Central University. While at university, she worked as a photographer for the organization Healing Haiti based in Port au Prince, Haiti, covering events surrounding the 2010 earthquake. Upon graduation in 2012, she studied at Bookvar Russian Academy in Minneapolis, concentrating on the Russian language. She is a recent graduate of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Practice program at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her latest work revolves around issues of youth culture and movements, focusing on Russia, Eastern Europe and the United States.
Kholood Eid
Kholood Eid is an independent journalist working in stills, audio, writing and editing. Chosen for PDN's 30 2018, Eid is a 'Middle Eastern Midwesterner' based on the East Coast, and received her masters in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, ESPN's The Undefeated, Refinery29, Lifetime and a variety of other publications. She also teaches photography at an after-school program through the Bronx Documentary Center.
Cole Wilson
Cole Wilson is an editorial and commercial photographer, and was chosen for PDN's 30 2018. His clients include The New York Times, WIRED, Bloomberg Businessweek, Chelsea FC Inc, Adidas, Puma, GQ, Popular Mechanics and Runner's World.
An Rong Xu
An Rong Xu is a photographer and director, chosen for PDN's 30 2018. Born in China and raised in New York City's Chinatown, he has photographed and directed for publications and companies such as The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, GQ Taiwan, The History Channel, Instagram, Airbnb, Underarmour and Google.
Laurel Golio
Laurel Golio, a photographer and visual anthropologist based in New York, was chosen for PDN's 30 2018: New and Emerging Photographer to Watch. The co-founder of "We Are the Youth", a photojournalism project that shares the stories of LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S., Golio has shot for Bloomberg Businessweek, The Cut, The Fader, Champion, The North Face, Powerbar, Red Bull and other publications and clients. Golio's work was part of ICP's "Perpetual Revolution" exhibition show and been exhibited in shows around the U.S.
Moderator Bios
Holly Stuart Hughes
Holly Stuart Hughes is the editor of Photo District News and PDNOnline.com, the monthly magazine and website for professional photographers. PDN provides photographers with the news, inspiration and insights they need to succeed. Each year, the editors of PDN publish PDN's 30, an annual issue showcasing 30 new and emerging photographers to watch, and providing information for student and emerging photographers on launching and sustaining a career in today's market.
Photo District News (PDN)
Photo District News (PDN) and PDNOnline, the award-winning publications for the professional photographer, have covered every aspect of the professional photographic industry for over 30 years. PDN delivers the information photographers need to survive in a competitive business–from marketing and business advice to legal issues, cutting-edge photographic techniques, new technologies and more.
PDN published its first PDN's 30 issue in 1999. Photographers selected for past PDN's 30 issues have become some of today's most acclaimed and prolific photographers.
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Join us for a fast-paced presentation by a unique group of cross-disciplined Photoville artists as they reveal their sources of creativity.
Photographers chosen for PDN's 30: New and Emerging Photographers will share useful lessons they learned as they launched their careers, explain how they got their work seen and noticed, and offer advice on finding your style and building support for personal projects.


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Saudi-led Coalition Says It 'Regrets' Deadly Strike on Bus in Yemen
Body formed by coalition says it would coordinate with the Yemeni government to compensate victims and would continue reviewing the rules of engagement to prevent the repeat of such incidents
Thousands of Yemenis take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, August 13, 2018AFP
Saudi Arabia and UAE accused of possible war crimes in Yemen by UN experts
Hezbollah's Nasrallah met with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels
Saudi Arabia says intercepts ballistic missile fired by Yemen rebels
A Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it accepted that an air strike last month that killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, was unjustified and pledged to hold accountable anyone who contributed to the error.
The rare concession follows mounting international pressure, including from allies, to do more to limit civilian casualties in an almost four year civil war that has killed more than 10,000 people and pushed the already impoverished country to the brink of famine.
The Western-backed alliance fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said at the time that the August 9 air strikes at a market in Saada province had targeted missile launchers used to attack southern Saudi Arabia a day earlier, and accused the Houthis of using children as human shields.
>> Why Saudi Arabia and 'Little Sparta' still can't defeat Iran in Yemen ■ Backed by Iran, Yemen's Houthi fighters flout Saudi Arabia's might | Analysis
The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT), an investigative body set up by the coalition, said on Saturday that the strikes had been based on intelligence indicating the bus was carrying Houthi leaders, a legitimate military target, but delays in executing the strike and receiving a no-strike order should be further investigated.
"There was a clear delay in preparing the fighter jet at the appropriate time and place, thus losing (the opportunity) to target this bus as a military target in an open area in order to avoid such collateral damage," JIAT legal advisor Mansour Ahmed al-Mansour told reporters in the Saudi capital.
"The team believes that the coalition forces should immediately review the application of their rules of engagement to ensure compliance," he added.
The coalition later announced that it accepted those findings and pledged to hold accountable anyone who was proven to have made a mistake.
"The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition expresses regret over the mistakes, extends its sympathies, condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims," said a statement carried by the Saudi state news agency SPA.
The coalition said it would coordinate with the Yemeni government to compensate victims and would continue reviewing the rules of engagement to prevent the repeat of such incidents.
The U.S. military welcomed the decision and said it appreciated the coalition's decision "to take legal measures to ensure accountability and make the necessary improvements to its Rules of Engagement to prevent such a tragedy in the future."
"The DoD welcomes the Saudi-led Coalition's announcement of the investigation findings of the targeting incident of August 9, 2018," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a series of tweets on Saturday.
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The Coalition also announced that it will compensate the families of the victims in accordance with its governing procedures & reaffirmed its commitment to adhere to international humanitarian law, & all international rules & norms that govern the conduct of military operations.
— Dana W. White - DoD (@ChiefPentSpox) September 2, 2018
Last week, a UN panel of human rights experts said that some coalition air strikes may constitute war crimes. In Washington, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition was not unconditional, but suggested the United States would continue to support the alliance as it works to reduce fallout on civilians.
The war has so far garnered relatively little public attention in Western countries, but there are signs this is starting to change, particularly because of the role Western governments play in supplying arms to the coalition countries.
Saudi Arabia is leading an alliance of Sunni Muslim Arab states trying to restore the internationally recognized government of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, ousted from the capital, Sanaa, by the Houthis in 2015.
The Houthis, who control the capital and most of the west of the country, regularly fire missiles on southern Saudi Arabia and occasionally aim for higher-value targets, such as the capital Riyadh or facilities of state oil company Aramco.
The United Nations has convened talks in Geneva on September 6, the first effort to negotiate the war in more than two years.

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Q: Distinguishing which type of user clicked an ad I have a mobile (Android) app wherein I'll be serving ads to generate revenue (by users clicking on the ads). I'll have two types of users (type A and type B let's say). Type A is such that I get to keep all ad click-through revenue. Type B is such that I need to split ad click-through revenue between myself and a third-party.
I can distinguish between the two types of users in my app no problem. The problem is, I need to determine which proportion of my revenues has been generated by users of type B (to pay the third-party accordingly). Anyone have any ideas on whether this can be achieved and how, or even if there is an ad providing service that offers this functionality? I am inclined towards using AdMob ads but am open to other ad providers...

Edit: Sorry to complicate and not be clear from the outset but there is a large possibility that type B will be split further so I will have to split revenue with third-party B1 for users who have downloaded my app via B1, and I will have to split revenue with third-party B2 for users who have downloaded my app via B2, and so on for an unknown number of third-parties.

A: A simple solution would be to load ads from different providers for the different types of users. Then you just split the revenue from one of the providers.

A: How are you serving the ads? Are they third party code snippets that hit third party servers which do the tracking? Or do you go through your own server first and forward the requests to their destination?
The normal way to do this is to identify the user via a URL param in the ad's click-through URL. If you route the requests through your own servers, you can extract this information and identify the clicks as being a specific user, a specific user type, etc. and then forward the request on. If the URLs go directly to a third party, will they allow you to tag on extra parameters and will this show up in your reporting?
Without knowing exactly how you have it setup, it's hard to give you any definitive answer.

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MSNBC's Jason Johnson: Republican Party is 'a dime store front for a terrorist movement,' 'they're the PLO to Hamas'
Jason Johnson clearly knows nothing about the PLO or Hamas, which are rivals, not the benign face and genuine face of the same movement, as Johnson assumes. But Johnson is so avid to smear Trump and his supporters as terrorists that any analogy will do, no matter how faulty. Incidentally, Johnson would likely never speak this negatively of the PLO or Hamas except when he needs them to smear the Republicans, who are actually just the opposite of terrorists: weak, stupid, complacent country-clubbers.
"MSNBC's Jason Johnson: The GOP is a Front For a 'Terrorist Movement' Like the 'PLO to Hamas,'" by Jackson Richman, Mediaite, January 13, 2022:
MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson blasted the Republican Party on Thursday, comparing it to terrorist organizations.
"I'm working hard to never say 'Republican Party' again because it's not a party," said Johnson during Deadline: White House on MSNBC. "They're Sinn Féin to the IRA. They're the PLO to Hamas."
"They are a dime store front for a terrorist movement," Johnson continued.
The Sinn Fein is a party that historically was associated with the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, which conducted terrorist bombings during the 20th century while fighting for Irish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom.
The Palestine Liberation Organization, or PLO, was historically behind many notorious attacks of terrorism — including the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics….
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Nevermind, I restarted paint.net and it worked. I have a suggestion though. Since I work with large images, it shows a window covering the whole screen with scrollbars because the image is larger than the screen. Is it possible to scale the painting area so that I don't have to use scrollbars to move around?
Splatter and the other canvas plugins have a zoom setting at the top of the window, and respond to ctrl+scroll and pinch zoom as well.
Color Match crashes in PDN 4.0.21. I'm using windows 10.
Post the crash.log from the crash so pyro can debug the problem.
When using grid warp is there a possibility to just see another layer so I can align the warped layer with another image on another layer?
Great plugin for this great software. I understand that the batch processing feature is not available anymore, but it was par of the plugin in the past, am I correct?
Is there any chance to download the previous version of the plugin that contains batch processing feature?
Ar alternatively, how can I download the previous version of the plugin that will work with Paint.NET v3.5 ?
I use Paint.net v3.36 portable and I copied the Grid Warp.dll to the Effects folder.
When I open paint.net it is not showing ip in the effects menue.
I can`t even see the Tools sub menue.
Hi @Cotopaxi Grid Warp does not work in version 3.36.
Pyrochild's plugin pack is made for PDN 4.0.
I urge you to upgrade to the latest (v4.0.21).
I would with pleasure, but I have no admin rights to install the PDN ver 4.o and need to work with the portable version.
You don't need to install it. PDN 4 comes with it's own portability features. Copy an existing PDN installation to a USB drive by copying the folder %PROGRAMFILES%/paint.net/ to the drive. Unplug the drive and put it in another PC.
To run PDN, navigate to the USB drive (/paint.net/ folder) and run paint.net exe.
Note: the destination PC must have .NET 4.7.1 installed (paint.net requirement).
Not sure if this is a bug or if it's always been this way ?
Jitter - when you move the Minimum Distance slider up the Maximum Distance increases too, but when you move it down the Maximum doesn't move.
@welshblue This isn't a bug.
The sliders are linked eachother to be sure Minimum is always less (or =) to Maximum and vice-versa.
I've used this countless times in the past and never noticed that before.
Thank you very much for the video and for the explanation.
What does it mean by "Do not redistribute these plugins without prior permission"? I am not sure whether it is talking about recreating the plugin or using the plugin in a video or photo that you post on YouTube.
Using the plugin is fine. You may NOT not redistribute the actual plugin without permission.
I meant what does redistribute mean? I cannot find a good definition online.
Also, when you said "using the plugin", does that include online or just personal use.
You may not give away, sell, rehost, make available for download, repackage, modify or rebuild the plugin.
You may provide links to the location where the author has hosted the plugin.
You may use the plugin to make images for personal or commercial purposes. You may show it being used.
Download links for the plugin don't work. I'm getting an "Access Denied" error.
I would like to download Pyro's plug-ins too. Hope they will be available soon.
Try again. Some problems with the forum have (we hope) been ironed out.


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Is your printer urging you to subscribe to one of the largest YouTubers?
If so, you got hacked.
By now you might be aware of the pseudo-feud between Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg and T-Series on YouTube. Kjellberg's been top of the global subscriber count list for what seems like forever now, but the Indian music production company, T-Series, is catching up – and fast.
T-Series is currently behind Kjellberg by about 150,000 fans (both have over 72 million subscribers) but they've been gaining ground at about 130,000 subs a day so that slim lead might go away.
Now, it seems some are bringing awareness to both PewDiePie and printer security, check it out below.
Kjellberg's fans organized a massive grassroots effort to increase his subscriber count, following on from recent uploads where the YouTube star had asked his existing fans to convince people to subscribe to him.
As loyal fans, they responded, doing PR stunts that put some traditional PR firms to shame, like when a YouTuber launched a citywide advertising campaign where they bought every single billboard, local TV spot and radio spot all in support of PewDiePie's channel. Other fans have placed posters wherever posters can be stuck or played Kjellberg's diss track against T-Series at a local club.
Now it seems a hacker is piggybacking that publicity to increase awareness about the security (or lack thereof) of Internet-connected printers. The last couple of days has seen some confused Twitter users Tweeting photos of unsolicited printouts from their Internet-connected printers.
These printouts tell people that PewDiePie is in trouble and that he needs your help (and your subscription) to keep his YouTube top spot. They go on to outline the 'threat' of the Indian company, T-Series, with their channel of Bollywood trailers and campaigns. The printout signs off with an ASCII-art "brofist," a gesture associated with Kjellberg.
A hacker on Twitter called TheHackerGiraffe has claimed responsibility but insists no malicious intent. Simply put, they wanted to raise awareness of printer security. The stunt took advantage of an open network port that's available on thousands of printers worldwide.
The only real way to keep devices safe from the Internet is not connecting them to the Internet.
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Apple CEO reveals what he really thinks about Pokémon Go
Sean Keach Contact via Twitter | July 27, 2016 10:25 am BST
Apple's CEO has heaped praise on Pokémon Go, describing the potential of augmented reality technology as "huge".
During last night's earnings call, Apple boss Tim Cook revealed his impressions about the global phenomenon that is Pokémon Go. The CEO said that "AR can be really great", and added:
"AI makes it more and more important, as the phone becomes your assistant. In terms of AR and the Pokémon phenomenon, it's incredible what has happened there."
Ask us anything: Join us on Weds, 27th July at 12:30pm BST for #AskTrustedLive
Cook continued: "We have been and continue to invest in AR in the long run. We'll see whether it's the next computing platform, but regardless it will be huge."
Recent figures from analyst firm Sensor Tower recently estimated that Pokémon Go has been downloaded an incredible 75 million times, and was downloaded more times in its first week than any other app ever. What's more, it's also estimated to be the fastest game to reach 50 million global downloads across both iOS and Android in history.
Pokémon Go launched on July 6, 2016, and is now available in around 32 markets globally. It's developed and published by Niantic Labs, which began as an internal startup at Google, before being spun out as an independent firm late last year.
Related: Pokémon Go Eevee Evolution
Watch: What is Pokémon Go?
Do you think AR will be the next computing platform? Let us know in the comments.
Sean Keach
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Can You Spell S-T-R-E-S-S?
October 30th, 2012 by DavidP
Reluctantly, I have to admit that it has been a while since my last blog entry, mainly because I've recently moved house. It's common knowledge that moving home is generally recognised as one of the most stressful life events you will ever experience – my move has been no different. However, what I'm surprised to … Read the Rest »
Sim Racing's Code of Uncertainty
March 27th, 2010 by DavidP
A cop pulls over Heisenberg, and asks him "Do you know how fast you were going?" and he answered "No, but I know where I am." It's a geeky scientist joke about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which states the more precisely you know the location of something, the less you know about its velocity, and … Read the Rest »
Sim Racing's Code of Uncertainty
March 27th, 2010 by JaimeB
Thompson International Speedway Joins iRacing.com
Historic Connecticut Facility is Latest Online Racing Short Track For 70 years Thompson International Speedway has challenged New England's finest racing drivers. With the announcement that iRacing.com will add the legendary Connecticut track to its inventory, fans of the legendary high-banked, five-eighths mile oval and short-track online racing enthusiasts around the world will soon be able to measure themselves against a track that in its history has sent drivers to the winner's circle in the Daytona 500 and success on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. "I'm pleased that we've been able to put together this alliance with iRacing.com," said Jonathan Hoenig, the track's director of business development and marketing and the fourth generation of his family to be involved with Thompson International Speedway. "The timing couldn't be better as we use innovative technology and other modern business management tools to move the sport of short-track racing forward for the benefit of both fans and participants." "Our fans are loyal and enthusiastic," Hoenig said. "Many of them would be on the track racing if they could – and now through iRacing.com, they will be able to race on an exact digital duplicate of the speedway when they're not attending races. We look forward to our local fans and racing game enthusiasts from all over the world being able to participate in online racing series that include Thompson International Speedway." Hoenig, who holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University and whose great-grandfather began construction of the speedway in 1938, also noted that as host to a NASCAR touring series and seven of its own racing classes, each year the track saw a number of drivers make their maiden appearances. "Just as many NASCAR Sprint Cup stars such as Joey Logano and Martin Truex, Jr.
iRacing.com Sponsors Ben Kennedy's Mark Martin Performance Super Late Model
Great Grandson of NASCAR Founder Bill France Will Carry iRacing.com Flag in 2010; First Race Tonight His racing roots go back three generations, and now 18-year-old Ben Kennedy is making his own mark in the sport that's virtually synonymous with his grandfather and great-grandfather's name – France. Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. and son of International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy, is already a champion in the Pro-Truck class at Orlando Speed World and New Smyrna Speedway. The 18-year-old high school senior's next step up the motorsport ladder, aboard a Chevrolet Impala SS super late model fielded by Mark Martin Racing, will be sponsored by iRacing.com, the world's premier online racing simulation service. Kennedy's first race in iRacing.com livery is scheduled for this evening at Orlando Speed World. Saturday he'll compete at New Smyrna Speedway. The announcement was made by Tony Gardner, iRacing.com's president and Benny Ertel, business manager for Mark Martin Performance.
Official NASCAR Online Racing Begins
January 21st, 2010 by DavidP
iRacing.com Is Home To Five NASCAR Series A vision that Bill France Jr. articulated more than fifteen years ago will become reality this season with the formation of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series, an official NASCAR racing series. On February 9th online racing competition commences with the first event of the inaugural 18-race, 39-week NASCAR iRacing Drivers World Championship.
Ford V8 Supercar and Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to Join iRacing.com Service
September 10th, 2009 by KevinB
The L & H 500 at Phillip Island, ninth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series – top auto-racing attraction in motorsport-mad Australia – kicks off this Friday at the eponymous race track on the popular Australian island tourist destination. In celebration of the event, iRacing.com has announced agreements to include both the historic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and the 2009 Ford Falcon "FG01" V8 Supercar in iRacing's internet-based motorsport simulation service. "One of our initiatives this year has been to expand our list of tracks and cars to reflect the international nature of our membership," said Steve Myers, iRacing's executive producer, noting that earlier this year the company had begun work on England's Brands Hatch and Oulton Park and Circuit Club Zandvoort in the Netherlands


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Returning travellers who start to feel unwell should stay at home/self-isolate away from the public says government
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**** NS Government Media Release
Anyone who has travelled outside Canada may have come in contact with the novel coronavirus and should closely monitor their health for 14 days after returning to the country.
Travellers who start to feel unwell, should stay at home/self-isolate away from the public. Individuals who develop fever, with a temperature 38°C or higher, and/or cough should call 811 for assessment.
The province is also restricting Nova Scotians who have travelled outside the country from visiting long-term care homes, to help protect older Nova Scotians and those most at risk for severe illness.
There are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nova Scotia at this time. Stay updated by visiting www.NovaScotia.ca/Coronavirus.
Public health officials are working closely with colleagues across the country, and partners here in Nova Scotia, to prepare and respond to the increased likelihood of more COVID-19 infections in Canada.
In December 2019, cases of pneumonia were reported in Wuhan, China caused by a new virus that hadn't been seen in humans. The illness is known as "COVID-19". The first cases in Canada were reported in late-January 2020. As the virus continues to spread globally, there is an increased likelihood we will see cases in Nova Scotia.
There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Nova Scotia at this time. The public will be informed if a case is confirmed.
The situation with COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and it is important for Nova Scotians to keep up to date, using credible sources of information.
How Nova Scotia is preparing
Nova Scotia's health care system is actively monitoring and detecting potential cases of novel coronavirus. This work includes:
establishing a patient screening process for use by all front-line health care workers
monitoring hospitals for potential cases
applying effective public health and infection control measures communicating directly with community organizations and universities
sharing accurate, up-to-date information with our partners and Nova Scotians
Advice for Nova Scotians
There are currently no vaccines available to protect you against the novel coronavirus. Nova Scotians are encouraged to think about the actions they can take to stay healthy and prevent the spread of any respiratory illness, including COVID-19.
To help protect older Nova Scotians and those most at risk for severe illness, the province is restricting visitors who have travelled outside the country in the last 14 days from entering long term care homes. As always, anyone who is feeling unwell should not enter a facility.
There are simple, practical things you can do to prepare in case you or someone in your household becomes ill or if COVID-19 becomes common in your community.
Practice good hand hygiene
Wash or sanitize hands often, particularly:
before and after preparing or eating food
after touching pets
after handling waste, dirty laundry or bathroom use
whenever hands look dirty
after shaking hands
Washing with soap and water is preferred – rubbing hands together removes visible dirt and germs. Use disposable paper towels (preferred) for drying hands or a reusable towel that is laundered often.
If soap and water are not available (and your hands are not visibly dirty), use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Use enough to cover the fronts and backs of both hands, between all fingers and rub hands together until they feel dry.
Use cough/sneeze etiquette
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Dispose used tissues in the garbage and wash your hands, or use an alcohol-based hand rub immediately after OR
Cough/sneeze into your elbow, not your hand
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Clean high-touch surfaces and objects often (at a minimum of daily or as needed)
Viruses can live on surfaces for several days. Frequent cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch surfaces and objects can reduce germs and prevent infection.
Clean and disinfect items like doorknobs, light switches, railings, toilets and tabletops daily – wash using soapy water, then disinfect using household cleaning products (follow the directions on the label) or a solution of 1-part bleach to 9-parts water.
Disinfect phones, remote controls, computers and other handheld devices with 70% alcohol or wipes.
Wash or launder clothing, sheets and towels on a regular basis.
Dispose of garbage on a regular basis. Wash hands after.
Being prepared is good advice any time.
All Nova Scotians should have an emergency kit and basic supplies that you/your family may need for up to 72 hours. No panic-buying or stockpiling.
Ensure prescriptions are filled.
Think about what you will do if you or member of your family becomes sick and needs care.
Talk to your employer about working from home if you need to self-isolate or care for a family member who is ill.
Communicate with family and friends. Let them know you're making a plan. Share yours with them. Check in on each other and run essential errand should one of you become ill.
If you become ill, stay home until you are no longer showing symptoms.
Anyone who travels outside Canada may come in contact with the novel coronavirus. Travellers are reminded to follow health precautions like washing their hands often, avoiding contact with persons who are sick, and practicing proper cough and sneeze etiquette.
If you or a family member have plans to travel outside Canada, please consider if:
a travel health notice has been issued by the Government of Canada for the country or region you plan to visit
you or a family member have a compromised immune system
you have, or can get, appropriate travel insurance should you become sick while away
The Public Health Agency of Canada is recommending that Canadians avoid all cruise ship travel due to COVID-19 because the virus can spread quickly on ships due to the close contact between passengers.
Anyone who has travelled internationally should closely monitor their health for 14 days after returning to Canada.
For employers and community groups
The advice above not only applies to families and homes, but also workplaces and community facilities. Employers are encouraged to think about the actions they can take to help staff stay healthy and help their operations prevent spread of any respiratory illness, including COVID-19.
Other advice for businesses and community groups includes:
Make sure you have a business continuity or emergency plan in place.
Think about what you will do if a number of your employees become sick.
Support employees who may become ill. Talk to your staff about flexible hours or alternative work options should they need to stay at home for an extended period.
Support proper infection prevention and control measures in your business. Post handwashing signs and provide alcohol-based hand rub to encourage frequent hand hygiene and ensure space/surface cleaning is completed.
Avoid requesting doctors' notes from employees who become sick or self-isolate.
Remove non-essential items like magazines, stuffed toys, and other items that cannot be easily cleaned from reception areas.
A new virus like COVID-19 can create fear and anxiety. The best ways to address concerns and support each other include:
listen and provide reassurance – it's normal to have questions
get information from reliable sources
address questions and correct misinformation
monitor for discrimination/bullying related to COVID-19
maintain normal routines and programming as much as possible
For help with mental health concerns, call 811 or the Mental Health Crisis Line toll-free at 1-888-429-8167.
Symptoms of novel coronavirus include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, and pneumonia. Similar to other viruses, novel coronavirus can spread between people; the severity can range from mild to severe, and in some cases, infection can lead to death. Current information suggests most people do not experience severe illness or require hospitalization.
When to seek help
People in Nova Scotia who have been directed to self-isolate can receive supporting health information from Nova Scotia Health Authority Public Health by contacting the nearest office.
If you self-isolate or feel unwell:
Avoid close contact with people with chronic conditions, compromised immune systems and older adults
Avoid having visitors to your home
Avoid situations like social gatherings, work, school, daycare, visiting other people who are in a health care facility or long-term care residence
Limit taking public transit, taxis and ride sharing
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water frequently for at least 20 seconds; use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available
Cover your mouth and nose with your arm when coughing or sneezing
In 2019, Nova Scotia RCMP gave 3,383 tickets for operating a vehicle without a valid inspection
NSHA has opened initial COVID-19 assessment centres across the province
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St. Vincent launches new 70s-themed radio show
"On WSTV Radio, I take a little acid-trip back in time with a smooth voice and all the coolest new (old) tunes"
By Elizabeth Aubrey
St. Vincent. CREDIT: Zackery Michael
St. Vincent has launched a new, 70s-themed retro radio station on Apple Music.
READ MORE: St. Vincent: "I wanted to tell my story with humour and compassion"
WSTV Radio will see St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, take on the persona of a New York City radio DJ in the 70s.
Each episode will take follow a "day in the life" theme as she plays hits from the 70s plus special "premieres" of "new" songs from future music legends, according to Rolling Stone.
Speaking about the show, St. Vincent said: "On WSTV Radio, I take a little acid-trip back in time with a smooth voice and all the coolest new (old) tunes. It is a lot of fun (for me, at least.) Enjoy!!"
The official description of the show reads: "On WSTV Radio, the innovative art-rocker introduces her latest persona as she throws it back to the '70s—tapping into the decade's news, traffic, weather, and biggest hits by playing an NYC radio DJ.
"Clark takes a 'day in the life' approach on each episode, staying true to the day's events as pulled from news archives. She'll transport you back in time by playing the top three charting songs and new song 'premieres' from up-and-coming artists (who ended up making it big, of course) she took inspiration from while making her latest album Daddy's Home."
Episode one aired yesterday (June 4) and was set on August 15 1972. St. Vincent re-visited Long Island's Festival of Hope, which featured artists including Jefferson Airplane, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, James Brown and more.
Vincent also played music by Gilbert O'Sullivan, the Isley Brothers and David Bowie on the episode.
You can listen to the new show here.
St. Vincent recently shared a new, enhanced version of her album 'Daddy's Home', as well as her own newspaper. The extended version of the album and the publication of the St. Vincent Gazette both arrived in association with Spotify.
The enhanced version of the album followed the release of a 'Daddy's Home'-inspired playlist from the singer, which featured Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach', The Notorious B.I.G's 'Big Poppa', Beyoncé's 'Daddy Lessons' and more.
In a four-star review, NME's El Hunt called 'Daddy's Home' her "warmest album yet", praising its sonic palette "influenced by Bowie and Sly and The Family Stone."


Kate and William's wedding menu sells for over £800 | HELLO!
October 31, 2015 - 13:00 GMT hellomagazine.com A menu card from Kate and William's wedding has sold for more than £800 at auction. The royal item was sold at Nate D. Sanders Auction in L.A on Thursday.
A menu card from Kate and William's wedding has sold for more than £800 at auction. The royal item was sold at Nate D. Sanders Auction in L.A on Thursday.
The dinner menu is printed on thick ivory cardstock. It features a green floral border trimmed in gold. At the top of the menu card is Prince Charles' heraldic badge of three white ostrich feathers emerging from a gold crown.
The wedding breakfast was held inside Buckingham Palace for the Duke and Duchess' closest family and friends, including William's grandmother Queen Elizabeth, his best man and brother Prince Harry and Kate's sister and bridesmaid Pippa Middleton.
The first dish of the three course dinner, served to more than 300 guests, consisted of marinated South Uist salmon, Lyme Bat Crab langoustines and a fresh herb salad. Guests then enjoyed organic lamb, spring vegetables, asparagus, potatoes, and sauce Windsor, for the main course which was served with a 2004 L'Hospitalet de Gazin, Pomerol wine. To finish the luxurious dinner the invitees were treated to honey ice-cream, sherry trifle and chocolate parfait.
The wedding between Prince William and his university girlfriend Kate Middleton was a lavish affair with no expense spared. The bride wore a custom Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown and the newlyweds were serenaded by Ellie Goulding whilst enjoying an impressive fireworks display during their wedding reception.
William and Kate celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary this past April with a trip to Buckingham Palace with Prince George, 2, despite the Duchess being a few days past her due date with baby number two, little Princess Charlotte.


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BBVA sending 3 students on 'Ruta Quetzal' expedition
Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez May 30, 2012
From left: Eduardo Garrigues, Angelisse González, Camille Rullán, Ashley Forde and BBVA President Rafael Varela
Three talented Puerto Rican students will have the opportunity to live a once-in-a-lifetime experience as part of this year's Ruta Quetzal BBVA cultural program, which will take them to Colombia and Spain this summer, BBVA President Rafael Varela announced Tuesday.
Angelisse González, Ashley Forde and Camille Rullán submitted the winning proposals for this year's competition, and will join another 220 students from 54 countries to embark on the route that begins in Colombia and wraps up across the Atlantic.
"This is the twelfth time we send a delegation from Puerto Rico and we're extremely proud of the students who have represented the island in this great expedition that will cross the lands of Colombia and Spain during the months of June and July," Varela said during a news conference at BBVA's Hato Rey headquarters.
This will be the 27th edition of the international expedition that will follow the path traced by José Celestino Mutis, who promoted the Royal Botanical Expedition of the New Kingdom of Granada, developed between 1783 and 1816, and led to advances in mining and significant progress in understanding the Colombian flora and fauna.
Upon arriving in Spain, the students will be received by the country's King Juan Carlos and Lady Sofía in Madrid. The group will subsequently move to Cadiz, then hop on a Spanish navy ship bound for the Canary Islands, and return to Madrid for the closing ceremony.
"At BBVA we firmly believe that education is a key factor to achieve a better future. We're pleased that more than 48 students from public and private schools submitted their literary works for consideration by the Consulate and our group in Spain," said Varela, who was flanked by the Consul of Spain in Puerto Rico, Eduardo Garrigues.
Ruta Quetzal
Scotiabank submits $2.2B offer to acquire BBVA's shares in BBVA Chile
Oriental reports $85M in '13 income, $16.6M for 4Q13
Oriental garners $14.6M in net income in '12
Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez February 8, 2013
Oriental maps out integration with BBVA Puerto Rico
Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez January 10, 2013


Bake German Chocolate cake mix (made with pudding) as directed on the box.
Immediately remove the cake from oven and pierce several holes through the cake.
Pour one jar of caramel topping over the cake.
Let cake cool and cover cake with one container of Cool Whip topping.
Sprinkle with crushed chocolate toffee candy and place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Serve cake with a dip of Braum's Ice Cream or a glass of Braum's Milk.
Chill your bowl and whisk (or mixer) in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes.
Once they are very cold to the touch, remove them from the freezer. Immediately pour the whipping cream into the bowl and beat on high until stiff peaks are just about to form about 1 minute.
Beat in vanilla, eggnog and sugar until peaks form. Do not overbeat, this will cause the cream to become lumpy.
To top the cake, you can spoon the cream onto the cake, or place the cream into a quart bag and cut the corner off to use it to pipe the cream on the cake.* It is best to use the cream within one day.


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O bate-estacas é um equipamento utilizado para execução de fundações profundas em grandes construções, método no qual se finca estacas no solo, que podem ser pré-moldadas em concreto, madeira, metálicas, e outros materiais.

Estes equipamentos constituem-se basicamente de uma torre que eleva o bate-estacas (que pode ser um peso que cai na estaca por gravidade, ou um martelo hidráulico) com vista a cravar a estaca no solo.

No primeiro caso, há um cabo que eleva a cabeça, acionado por um guincho, e no segundo uma bomba hidráulica que injecta o óleo no circuito, fazendo a cabeça subir e baixar.

Este tipo de equipamento é muitas vezes montado em barcaças para realizar as suas funções no mar ou em rios.

A utilização de estacas na construção data da antiguidade, e são bem conhecidos, e documentados, os exemplos de bates-estacas romanos, como o de Arles.

No Brasil, o termo "bate-estaca" é também utilizado para descrever um som ou música repetitiva, como a house music e as suas derivadas. Um exemplo desta utilização pode ser encontrado na canção de Ana Carolina "O beat da beata".

Em lutas de MMA, o termo de refere a um golpe onde um lutador levanta o oponente (que está agarrado a ele) e o derruba com força no chão.

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What an amazing story this is!
I just read read through the last few posts on the blog below and felt compared to share. Keep an eye out for this boat if you're in the area, the owners could do with just a little more luck.
I hope you'll be as riveted in reading their story as I was.


It is very important to maintain the water heater in ones Winter Park residence running effectively. Lots of people do not execute any kind of upkeep on it, however in order for any kind of residence device to work finest some very little upkeep has to be offered every now and then.
We have some information right here, from our blog, that explains some important educational resources for homeowners on proper hot water heater care.
Do not think twice to let us know of any kind of concerns you could have on your domestic plumbing system. We are right here in order to help!


I'm glad that you're taking the time to find out what journeys are about, what makes them special, and why each journey is unique. This blog will be a collection of posts about journeys, each one chronicling an event in which something or someone changed in some way (everyone knows change is inevitable, yes?) These posts will be what journeys are about, really. This post is the first post, the first step on the journey that lies ahead.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace Azure.AI.TextAnalytics
{
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    /// The result of the analyze heathlcare operation,
    /// containing the predicted healthcare entities, warning, and relations.
    /// </summary>
    public partial class AnalyzeHealthcareEntitiesResult : TextAnalyticsResult
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        private readonly IReadOnlyCollection<HealthcareEntity> _entities;

        /// <summary>
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        /// <param name="entityRelations">Relations between the entities. <see cref="HealthcareEntityRelation"/>.</param>
        /// <param name="warnings">Returned warnings from the operation.</param>
        internal AnalyzeHealthcareEntitiesResult(string id, TextDocumentStatistics statistics,
            IList<HealthcareEntity> healthcareEntities,
            IList<HealthcareEntityRelation> entityRelations,
            IList<TextAnalyticsWarning> warnings)
            : base(id, statistics)
        {
            _entities = new ReadOnlyCollection<HealthcareEntity>(healthcareEntities);
            Warnings = new ReadOnlyCollection<TextAnalyticsWarning>(warnings);
            EntityRelations = new ReadOnlyCollection<HealthcareEntityRelation>(entityRelations);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AnalyzeHealthcareEntitiesResult"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="id">Analyze operation id.</param>
        /// <param name="error">Operation error object.</param>
        internal AnalyzeHealthcareEntitiesResult(string id, TextAnalyticsError error) : base(id, error) { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Warnings encountered while processing document.
        /// </summary>
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        /// <summary>
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        /// </summary>
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        /// <summary>
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Airport Heist Suspects Arrested, Government Declares Guilt
Five suspects were apprehended this week in relation to the theft of up to EUR 10 million from the tarmac at the Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
Following the arrest of the fifth suspect on Tuesday, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Minister of the Interior Sandër Lleshaj have both commented that "robbers" and "criminals" of the Rinas airport heist have been caught.
On 9 April, the cash cargo of a commercial bank was robbed from the tarmac at Tirana International Airport in Rinas. Five individuals in a van reportedly broke the security fence at the airport and approached an airplane that was ready to take off. They intervened with the transfer money between the armored cash transport vehicle and the plane, and fled.
After fleeing, a police car that was allegedly patrolling the area, intercepted them and a firefight ensued. One of the robbers was shot to death, and his accomplices fled. The police has so far given no statement on the circumstances of the heist, letting the media speculate.
This is the third robbery of its kind that has occurred during the weeks prior to an election in the country. The Albanian government blamed the lax security on the "Chinese company" managing the airport and deployed the military to secure the area.
Rama tweeted that "the authors of the Rinas heist" had been apprehended "further narrowing the circle of the criminals". He praised the work of the State Police and said this proved they were an efficient force against crime, producing "concrete results on a daily basis".
Lleshaj then commented on Facebook, stating that the strike against the robbers continues and that the "fifth one (robber) was put behind bars". He also praised the work of the State Police and the Prosecution.
Under Albanian law, an individual under arrest is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The five individuals have only been apprehended at this stage and have not been charged, undergone a court process, or been found guilty.
To refer to them as "robbers" and "criminals" at this stage is not only premature, but also violates the legal principle of the presumption of innocence.
This presumption is an international human right under the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European convention of Human rights, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Fjalë kyçe: airport heist, armed robbery, heist, Tirana International Airport


Groundwater age is the time since groundwater recharge occurred and variations in groundwater recharge over time will be reflected in groundwater ages. This project will develop novel interpretive tools to access this information using isotopic tracers.
The impacts of climate change on groundwater resources is an important question in Hydrogeological studies. The age of groundwater within an aquifer represents a detailed log of past recharge events. The difficulty is obtaining this information.
This project will develop methods that use environmental tracers to provide detailed information about groundwater ages and relate the age structure of groundwater systems to past climatic conditions.
The project will generate methods for assessing the past history of groundwater resources, and provide insight into the viability of groundwater in the future. This will improve our understanding of how groundwater resources will behave under a changing climate.
Conduct field work in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to collect age tracer data.
Develop an interpretive framework to assess recharge chronologies using age tracer data.
Dogramaci, S., Skrzypek, G., Dodson, W., & Grierson, P. F. (2012). Stable isotope and hydrochemical evolution of groundwater in the semi-arid Hamersley Basin of subtropical northwest Australia. Journal of Hydrology, 475, 281–293.
McCallum, J. L., Cook, P. G., Dogramaci, S., Purtschert, R., Simmons, C. T., & Burk, L. (2017). Identifying modern and historic recharge events from tracer-derived groundwater age distributions. Water Resources Research.
Rouillard, A., Skrzypek, G., Turney, C., Dogramaci, S., Hua, Q., Zawadzki, A., et al. (2016). Evidence for extreme floods in arid subtropical northwest Australia during the Little Ice Age chronozone (CE 1400–1850). Quaternary Science Reviews, 144, 107–122.
I am a Hydrogeologist with board interests including, groundwater residence time, surface-water groundwater interaction, physical modelling and contaminant transport. I am particularly interested in quantifying natural systems through novel experimental and modelling approaches.
A desire and capacity to develop quantitative hydrogeology skills.


Before you opt to utilize any asthma treatment in your home, you have to learn more about this critical health condition. Did you realize that asthma could lead to death? Yes, and that is true; this is why asthma requires immediate treatment to stop the problem from becoming worse. If you feel you are in danger of developing the illness, keep reading.
Asthma attacks happen when there is inflammation of the air passing or bronchial tubes. Asthma is believed to be a chronic health condition however even in the event that you've got it, it is possible to effectively control and manage it with the support of your health care provider. Considering that the airways are changed, you may experience difficulty in breathing. The attacks may be severe or mild but one thing is for certain, the status could be fatal when left untreated. In the united states, over 20 million individuals are afflicted by asthma.
Asthma is called by various names such as reactive airway disease, asthmatic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and wheezy bronchitis but they mean something. The majority of the attacks are triggered by harmful substances like animal dander, dust, feather, and pollen. Irritants may also activate the attacks like cigarette smoke, pollutants, scents, and grime. In the event that you had respiratory ailments such as bronchitis, sore throats, flu, and colds, you're also in danger.
Other factors such as psychological stress (enthusiasm and anxiety ), carrying heavy things, or jogging (strenuous physical actions ), weather conditions (abrupt shift in weather or temperature ) and certain medicines (e.g. aspirin) could activate the attacks too. Appropriate management of this disease is needed since asthma has no cure.
These are the symptoms you ought to keep an eye out for — chest aches, breath shortness, wheezing, and cough; even should you've got these symptoms, go to your physician immediately. When you're subjected to this asthma causes, the bronchial tubes become swollen and inflamed.
Create a mix from 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon powder and one Tbsp honey. Take the mix prior to sleeping.
If your asthma is still in its first phase, boil 1/2 c milk and 10 garlic cloves and then drink prior to bedtime. This is very good for asthma patients experiencing severe attacks.
Figs assist in draining your own phlegm. Wash 3-4 figs and drench them in 1 c of water. It's possible to eat the figs as soon as your tummy is empty or you may also drink the soaked water.
Soak 1 teaspoon of Fenugeek seeds in 1 c of water overnight; beverage this solution at nighttime, rather than bedtime.
Mince garlic cloves in a hot ginger tea. Give it to the asthma patient 2x per day.
Boil ajwain and breathe-in the vapor. Add honey and drink it 2x or 3x per day.
Create a mix of 1 gm ginger powder, 1 gm black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of honey molasses.
Utilize the remedies mentioned previously for treating asthma attacks. The components needed are mainly found in your kitchen so that you won't have some issue in preparing them.
Asthma Treatment – Is it a Scam?
Your treatment ought to be flexible and based on changes in your symptoms, which ought to be assessed thoroughly whenever you see your physician. Treatments usually attempt to decrease the frequency, severity and length of your asthma attacks. Medical treatments are essentially pricey. First treatment depends upon how severe your asthma is. Garlic treatment is the perfect treatment to troubleshoot the breathing difficulties. If you go for natural alternative therapy, consult a holistic vet.
There is not a cure for asthma. There isn't any cure for asthma, but once it is correctly diagnosed and a treatment program is in place you are going to be able to handle your condition, and your quality of life will improve. Unfortunately, there's no immediate cure for asthma.
With the correct therapy and an asthma management program, you can minimize your symptoms and revel in a better quality of life. The most typical symptom is wheezing. If asthma symptoms ever begin recurring many times every day, make certain you understand your physician. If you are going through symptoms of asthma or are thinking of trying any type of alternative medicine, it's important to realize your physician.
Two forms of medication are typical in asthma therapy. The kind of medication prescribed by your physician to care for your asthma symptoms is dependent on the kind and severity of your asthma, together with your other individual medical needs. Generally, the less medication you may take, the better. There are several different medications out there for asthma therapy.
If you have to use your quick-relief medicines increasingly more, you should come to your health care provider or other medical professional to see should you need a different medication. Generally, quick-relief medicines do not reduce inflammation, so an individual ought to avoid using them for long-term charge of their situation. Asthma medicines can occasionally spend the kind of a pill, also.
Your physician can explain what you ought to do if you're running into problems with your asthma. Then your physician can adjust your treatment accordingly. Your health care provider may also check your diary to learn how well your asthma action program is working. To begin with, your physician can prescribe anti-asthma medications. Your doctor is going to do lots of things to make sure the numbers being measured by the device are correct. Doctors can help determine the seriousness of your asthma and choose if treatment is necessary, or if a referral to a specialist is necessary.
You see most doctors are usually unaware as to the occurrence of alternative therapies for asthma, even if they're aware they are generally skeptical. Your physician will prescribe the proper asthma control medication based on your unique needs. The physician will always aim to use the smallest amount of medicine required to attain charge of your asthma so that it is essential that the doctor be made aware of how much medications you've been using. Your physician may prescribe and adjust the medications based on the seriousness of the asthma attack. You and your health care provider or certified asthma educator can study your diary card to see whether there's a pattern to your asthma symptoms.
As stated, Asthma is a health condition where the airways become narrow. It is not a disease to be taken lightly. It has also been linked to a condition known as forward head posture (FHP). Intrinsic asthma is brought on by things from within. If you've got severe asthma and can't use an inhaler, a nebulizer could be a better choice.
As stated previously, Asthma can't be cured but its symptoms can unquestionably be controlled. When you have asthma, you have it all the moment, even if you don't feel symptoms. The key point to keep in mind is that you may control your asthma. EVERY persons asthma differs.
You are going to learn how to control your asthma and what to do if it becomes worse. To continue to keep your asthma well-controlled and to stop asthma attacks, it's quite important to take your asthma medications exactly as prescribed by your physician. It can be caused by numerous factors such as sensitivity caused by weather conditions, drugs, perfumes and other irritants. It is a very common lung disease which results in difficulty in breathing. Dog asthma is generally the consequence of inhalation, it ought to be no problem to find.
Asthma won't be going away. It can be treated through several types of medications. For some individuals, it may be pretty minor and may not affect them in a significant way but in some individuals it can be very severe, interfering with their daily activities. The very first step in controlling dog asthma is to do away with any predisposing factor in and about your residence.
If you own a lot of asthma attack or a great deal of symptoms, your asthma is most likely not as controlled as it could be. Asthma attacks occur if there is an obstruction in the stream of air in the lungs. If you are going through an asthma attack or have already experienced one, the very first thing in mind is the way to find asthma therapy.


Fritillaria meleagris is also known as Snakeshead due to its unusual checkerboard markings.
Ideal for creating border displays.
A stunning mix of colours from purple to white.
Supplied as a pack of 30 bulbs ready for planting.
A stunning mix of colours from purple to white, fritillaria meleagris is also known as Snakeshead due to its unusual checkerboard markings.
It has delicate bell-shaped flowers that hang and sway in the wind, and although beautiful and delicate looking, are remarkably hardy and will happily thrive in shady, woodland like spots.
Ideal for creating border displays or for naturalising in shady spots under trees.


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The Famous Tsukiji Market's Final Countdown: Don't Miss the Closing Event!
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Trump First President To Cross Into North Korea In Meeting With Kim
Posted by Timothy Benton | Jun 30, 2019 | News, News International | 0 |
With happy faces and grins for the camera's, the two leaders, President Trump, and North Morea's Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, agreed to go back to the table and resume talks on North Korea's nuclear program. Trump became the first sitting president to step into North Korea.
This was only to be a quick meeting between the two, an exchange of pleasantries and a handshake, it turned instead into a 50-minute session, another historic first between the two nations. It brought on a return to face to face contact between the two, two countries still technically at war. It was the first face-to-face contact between the two since Trump called off the Vietnam meeting in February.
The encounter was a made-for-television moment. The two men strode towards one another from opposite sides of the joint security area, shook hands over the raised patch of concrete at the Military Demarcation Line, as the camera's clicked and photographers fought to get the best pic of the scene.
After asking Kim if he wanted him to cross, and receiving an affirmative, Trump took ten steps into the North with Kim at his side, then brought Kim back to the South, they spoke in the Freedom house, then agreed to revive the stalled negotiations.
"I was proud to step over the line," Trump told Kim as they met in on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom. "It is a great day for the world."
Kim hailed the moment, saying of Trump, "I believe this is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the unfortunate past and open a new future." Kim added that he was "surprised" when Trump issued an unorthodox meeting invitation by tweet on Saturday.
Trump tweeted as he left South Korea on his flight back to Washington, he had "a wonderful meeting" with Kim. "Sood on the soil of North Korea, an important statement for all, and a great honor!"
Trump predicted that the two would have a short greet, about two minutes, but surprised everyone when they ended up meeting for more than an hour together. He was joined in his meeting with Kim by his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka and Jared Kushner.
Talks between the two sides had broken down since the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi; this ended early when they could not resolve an impasse.
At that time the two sides had split over the U.S. demand that the North give up its nukes, and that "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" takes place before sanctions are lifted.
Trump told the reporters, "we're not looking for speed. We're looking to get it right!" This was after he had announced that there would be resumptions of talks between the two sides.
He did further clarify that sanctions would remain in place, but seemed to soften his tone on the previous rejection of scaled back sanctions as North Korean concessions are made, "At some point during negotiations things can happen."
Trump did tell reporters he had invited the North Korean leader to the US, even a potential visit in the White House.
"I would invite him right now," Trump said, standing next to Kim. Speaking through a translator, Kim responded that it would be an "honor" to invite Trump to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang "at the right time."
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Lung Cancer Research Foundation will be hosting their tenth annual three-mile run/walk Strides for Life on Sunday, August 9th beginning at 8:45 a.m. in Southampton, NY. Strides for Life, which takes place around the scenic Lake Agawam, NY was the first ever of its kind to support lung cancer research and is the signature event of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation. Southampton Mayor Mark Epley will be the honorary chairman for the event. The event is dedicated to raising awareness about the devastating effects of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women worldwide, and to ensuring that lung cancer research receives the funding it needs.
Event day registration for the tenth annual event begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center (2 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY 11968), where participants may also pick-up their race bibs. The three-mile run/walk starts at 8:45 a.m., rain or shine. Presentations and awards at the finish line will commence at 10:15 a.m. and the children's 50-yard dash begins at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 – 10, which is a free event.
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Designer's Sense of Style is Sublime
By Carleton Varney- Special to the Palm Beach Daily News
If you're browsing the antique shops on South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach or if you spend a Saturday or Sunday visiting the showroom at Kofski Estate Sales, you'll most likely pass interior designer Gil Walsh's new offices on the corner of Bunker Road.
The large white sign and the lovely white building at 5505 S. Dixie Highway is the decorating and design studio of one of Palm Beach's star designers. Gil is a shorthand name for Marigil, a name created by her mother.
Gil has been plying her trade for some 40 years and is married to Mason, a former director for the Mellon Foundation in Pittsburgh. She worked for the architectural design firm Astorino prior to opening her own firm, which was previously housed in West Palm Beach's Northwood Village.
With a staff of 10, Gil offers a wide range of design services, from configuring floor plans to creating architectural interior details. And she's a wiz at shopping and sourcing items, whether she's designing residential or commercial projects. There's lots of information about her work on her website, GilWalsh.com.
Her color sense is extraordinary, as revealed in her recent book, "A Case for Color," published by Gibbs Smith. You can find it on Amazon or in the Palm Beach bookshops. The book showcases her belief that color can transform a bland room. You won't get any argument from me there.
She's also very good at layering textures and is equally adept at designing in traditional or contemporary styles. Her designs always feature a visually interesting mix of items.
Her Florida projects have taken her from Key Largo to Jupiter Island, where she has a home. In total, she has done $2 million in design work over the past several years.
She travels from her home in Martin County each day to her office. During the summer, she directs her design assignments from her office in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard.
Gil's personal appearance is as striking as her rooms. She has a beautifully developed fashion sense and favors classic styles. She could very well be a model for Chanel.
Gil also knows the whys and wherefores of the local design community. Last season, she curated "Art and Décor," an interior design exhibit featuring room vignettes at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in Lake Worth. I was so taken with the show that I visited it twice during its run.
Those interested in creating a beautiful home — whether in Palm Beach or points north and south — would do well to make a call to Gil's office. And her sample room is filled with a library of interior design catalogs and an array of fabrics and wall coverings like none other I have seen.
P.S. If, by chance, you're headed to Antique Row this weekend, Palm Beach Modern Auctions is holding what promises to be another terrific auction Saturday and Sunday. It's one of only a handful the company organizes each year. The showroom at 417 Bunker Road is filled with remarkable 20th-century furnishings, decorative accessories and art. You can get all the details by calling 586-5500 or visiting ModernAuctions.com.


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The Technology of Digital Information
Episode #9 of the course Technologies that transformed humanity by Richard L. Currier, PhD
From the design of everything humans build and manufactured to the nature of work and human interaction itself, the technology of digital information is transforming human life and society more profoundly than any other technological innovation in human history.
From Calculators to Computers
In 1890, the US population was growing so fast that it was taking the Census Bureau several years to tabulate the census data by hand. To solve the Bureau's problem, American engineer Herman Hollerith developed a huge mechanical calculator that could read information recorded as holes punched into "punch cards." Hollerith's machine created a sensation when it tabulated the 1890 census in less than a year.
But the mechanical calculator had serious limitations, and by the 1940s, it was superseded by ENIAC, the first completely electronic computer—a vacuum-tube monster one thousand times faster than the fastest mechanical calculator of its day. ENIAC was built for the US Army in 1946. It used over 17,000 vacuum tubes, weighed 30 tons, and was three feet wide, eight feet high, and 100 feet long.
During the US presidential election of 1952, a more advanced and more compact vacuum-tube computer called "UNIVAC" earned a permanent place in election coverage by correctly predicting—well before all the ballots had been counted—that Dwight Eisenhower would be elected President.
UNIVAC, a vacuum-tube computer built in 1952 and weighing eight tons, was the most advanced computer of its day.
The Incredible Shrinking Computer
But even as ENIAC and UNIVAC were making history, a radical new technology called the "transistor" would soon make vacuum tubes obsolete. Transistors performed the same functions as vacuum tubes, yet they were infinitely smaller and used a minimum of power, allowing a computer the size of a small house to shrink to the size of a small refrigerator. And when a new process combining transistors and other components into a single "integrated circuit" was perfected in 1958, the modern computer chip was born.
Every year, the integrated circuit became more powerful, cramming ever more memory and processing power onto a single chip. By 2014, Intel Corp. was selling a chip with 4.3 billion transistors that was the size of a soda cracker. An ENIAC-type vacuum-tube computer with 4.3 billion vacuum tubes would have been three feet wide, eight feet high, and 4,600 miles long.
In 2014, Intel introduced the Xeon Processor, packing 4.3 billion transistors on a microchip the size of a soda cracker.
The Internet, the Smartphone, and Robots
By the early 21st century, little more than 50 years of development in digital technology had already produced the internet, the smartphone, and a swarm of real-life robots.
The internet has made virtually all human knowledge freely available to everyone on Earth, resulting in an explosion of knowledge vastly greater than produced by the printing press in 15th-century Europe. Its impact on human thought will ultimately dwarf that of the Renaissance.
The smartphone—itself a miniaturized computer—has enabled people to communicate and interact with undreamed-of ease and power. The sudden arrival and the immense influence of social media is only one of the many transformations that the smartphone will bring to human communication.
But of all the changes in human life arising from digital technology, perhaps none is destined to have more impact on human life than the emerging robot revolution.
• Robots are taking over the jobs of factory workers and farm hands.
• Robot clerks are replacing humans in retail checkout counters.
• Robot drivers are creating a new generation of self-driving cars and trucks.
• Robot short-order cooks are flipping hamburgers in take-out restaurants.
• Robot lovers, with lifelike faces and "skin," can talk and have sex with human partners.
• Robot surgeons and dentists are performing operations on real patients.
• Robot therapists are assisting terminally ill patients with end-of-life decisions.
• Robot soldiers and "pack animals" are being added to military units.
• Robot police are controlling holiday crowds in busy urban centers.
In less than 75 years, digital technologies have become indispensable to modern society—in manufacturing, motor vehicles, communications, media, finance, medicine, aviation, space travel, the military, and more. And this is only the beginning.
In tomorrow's lesson, you will learn how the very technologies that shaped human evolution and made humans the masters of the natural world are now threatening to destabilize and even destroy the earth's living environment.
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Blading With Chef Knives: Happy Independence Day!
BBQing on 4th of July is an essential. My contribution to our potluck was mexican street corn. Grilled and served with condiments. Here is B. Smith and Leah enjoying some corn. Read more for the recipe.
Ear of corn 1 Ea.
1. Remove husks of earn of Corn and Grill till slightly charred.
2. Spread Mayonnaise on the Grilled Corn evenly coated.
4. Spritz Lime wedge around Corn.
5. Crumble and spread Cotija Cheese over corn. Eat whole.
Here is J.C. enjoying a coke with his Red Jordan's.
Some Marinated chicken (that apparently wasn't cooked correctly) There's homemade Guac on the top left that i forgot to take a picture of that was really awesome. - good job Jessica.
For Dessert there was a strawberry shortcake with strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream. (Red, White, and Blue) Here's Kevin with a plate.
4th of July = fireworks!


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