Monday, April 24, 2023

4660. VET CASE STUDY: A 4-year-old red-eared slider has "bumble foot".

VET CASE. A 4-year-old red-eared slider has bumble foot.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), Toa Payoh Vets.  24 Apr 2023.


The slider was placed in a relative's home for 2 weeks. She was permitted free roaming in the garden. When the lady owner in her late 40s took the slider back after returning from Malaysia, she discovered a fractured left forelimb claw and wounds on the lower part of the back feet. The wounds are known as bumble foot and is common in rabbits and poultry. Apply antibiotic powder
for at least 2 weeks in this case study. The slider will be in the water for 4 hours daily to eat and poop. Then the wounds are treated and she is placed on dry area like the inside of the tub or bathroom. No more free roaming in the living area for at least two weeks. 

Antibiotic powder will be re-applied two to three times a day until the wound is healed.

Treating bumble foot is a long process. It may take several weeks or months for a severe infection to heal completely. 

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4659. Perpetual blooms. Gardens by the Bay's stainless steel sculpture

Perpetual blooms. Gardens by the Bay's stainless steel sculpture by Ms Han Sai Por. Beautiful and looks new and sparkling sculptures of flowers and dragonflies in stainless steel.Unveiled on 9 Nov 2022, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Gardens by the Bay.



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Sunday, April 23, 2023

4658. Kim Keat Beacons BTO construction. How to MUTE the video in Adobe Premier Pro

22 Apr 2023. The image and video showss Kim Keat Beacon (background) BTO flats that were scheduled to be completed in Jun 2022. However, construction was stopped around Apr 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in no construction for a few months. So the completion is now at least one year later from Jun 2023.  

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How to mute the video in Adobe Premier Pro

1. Premier Pro 22.5

2. Use SD card to store video
3. CREATE (bottom R of screen).
4. See visual and audio tracks  - Right click mouse UNLINK

5. Right click audio track - > CLEAR
6. Now video is muted.
7. Top L of screen click EXPORT.
8. Bottom R of screen click EXPORT

Go to laptop   Lenovo  ---> OPEN DOCUMENTS ---> ADOBE PREMIER PRO  ---> Sequence 01 (muted video).



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Saturday, April 22, 2023

4657. Photography Tips. The topiary garden at Gardens by the Bay at 4pm 20 Apr 2023.

 Photography Tips. The topiary garden at Gardens by the Bay at 4pm  20 Apr 2023.

 The two tourists give scale to the size of the topiary orang utan (R). 

A flashy green dustbin (L) was erased. The management should not place it there. 

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Flashy dustbin (L) spoils the beauty of the scenery of the topiary garden as it is a distraction and not meant to be there.






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Friday, April 21, 2023

4656. Three simple strategies for marketing your book

Writer's Digest, May/Jun 2022
Christopher Stollar, award-winning author and senior marketing consultant for a Fortune 100 company.

Your self published book won't sell because your're competingagainst millions of others. You need a strategic marketing plan for your story.

 

1. EARNED MARKETING STRATEGIES

Gain publicity for your product by convincing an objective third party to promote it for free

Research local reporters, feature editors or book bloggers before pitching them. Check works they have covered and authors interviewed. Then craft individual email pitches to each one of them. Pitch should be like a personalised query letter explaining why they should care about your book v thousands of others.Most media hunt for stories that include research, sound unique and address timely themes. Strollar pitched to a local TV reporter who had recently covered stories about trafficking. His 3-minute video about his novel - over 500 visits to his author website and over 50 sales. His earned media coverage - a dozen other news hits in local, regional and national media.

 

 

 

 

 


2. OWNED MARKETING STRATEGIES. Two most important mediums


    Your Author Website - Wordpress with a blog and e-newsletter. Look professional and features content about both you and your book. At least a monthly blog article that highlights any earned media coverage received, positive reviews on Amazon and personal reflections about writing.
Send via e-newsletter. Consistency is key. Regular cadence of updates, whether daily, weekly or monthly.

  Your Social Media. Focus on just a few. Not for gaining likes, comments and followers. Use social platforms to draw traffic back to your website or Amazon page for readers to order copies.


Strollar
publishes a monthly blog - promote through FB, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Call to action - visit author website to learn more and Amazon page to order a copy.







3. PAID MARKETING STRATEGIES
Paid digital media ads remain some of the cheapest, simplest and most targeted means of increasing your exposure to potential new readers.


3.1   Boosted Post. Once you publish your blog article and promote it on social media, you can pay FB (or other platforms) to "boost" it to readers you target. The minimum is $1 per day. Month-long is $30. Be as specific as possible e.g. your hometown who are interested in both fiction and human trafficking (The Black Lens - Stollar).  Sometimes to other cities or states, but more efficient to target a segmented list.

3.2   Paid Ads.  Cost more but can create custom sponsoed ads for your book that feature cover art, a simple logine and a "buy now" or "learn more" button that drives people to your author website or Amazon page.  Test niche audience for a month  - make edits to your ads later.

No guarantee of success. Your book is just a product and to find consumers who need it. Your job is to produce the best product that you can and to find customers who want to buy it, end of story.

 

 

 

 


4655. Cathay cinema

SINGAPORE - 24 AUG 2021: Cathay Building opened the cinema in 3 Oct1939 and closed in Jun 2022. The Art Deco frontal facade of the building is now a national monument with the new cinema behind it. 

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Biblioasia Vol 18 Issue 3. Oct - Dec 2022. 

Mrs Loke Yew (Loke Wan Tho's mother) established Cathay Cibema in Singapore on 3 Oct 1939. In 1941, the main tower of the 83.51-metre-tall Cathay Building was completed comprising apartments.Cathay Cinema and Cathay Restaurant were located in the front block.

 

 

 


4654. Smartphones can take excellent stock photos too.


 

PHOTOS TAKEN BY SMARTPHONES

 

SINGAPORE - 21 JUN 2022: Senoko Power Station is a power generation plant with a licensed capacity of 3,300 megawatts and supplies about 20 per cent of the nation’s electricity needs.TO

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4653. Photographs of SAFRA buildings - SAFRA Toa Payoh


SAFRA TOA PAYOH
20 Apr 2023, 1 pm. Drizzling day. Overcast sky. 
Canon R5, AV Mode, F11, ISO 200. Focus on "SAFRA"

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20 Apr 2023: Visited SAFRA TOA PAYOH to update my SAFRA app. The customer service ladies were very helpful and patient in explaining that I had downloaded an old SAFRA App and helped me to update to a new App. I have a free membership for one year, but I can get 3 more years if I renew it. The two ladies get 5-stars for service.

The swimming pool is popular with families and children during weekends.

As regards photography, it is a pity that the management places traffic cones outside the entrance as they do NOT contribute to good impressions in a building photography of the frontage (see image).  Hence, I give 2-star rating.   Photograph taken using Canon R5, AV Mode, F/11, ISO 200. Focus on "SAFRA". Dull lighting as it is drizzling.
 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

4652. Mental wellness - social connections, exercises and nature promote mental health.

The elderly may be home alone watching TV or gaming or do not wish to socialise. He or she can be prone to quick temper and picking on small things at home.

Mental wellness is promoted by regular social connections, exercises and nature.

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4651. Plaques stained by rain and bird droppings - Lee Kuan Yew and wife on 17 Apr 2023

 Plaques stained by rain and bird droppings - Lee Kuan Yew and wife on 17 Apr 2023

 

GARDENS BY THE BAY - 17 APR 2023

1.  Original photos: Plaques are stained by rain drops and bird droppings
2.  Photoshopped photos: Cannot clear all rain drops and bird droppings 100%. Need a cloth to wipe the stains before photography.

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