Elance-o-Desk runs 2 leading websites for online freelancers - 37,000 freelancers from Singapore in 2014. About 30,000 Singapore business register with it. Bosses spent $200-$300 to hire one for 2 weeks from Indian, Indonesia, Europe and US.
Post job descriptions clearly. Look from their profiles such as portfolios, reviews from previous clients and their asking price.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
How to extract videos from youtube
Dear Dr Sing,
to extract videos from youtube,
1. all we need to do is visit the website: http://www.
2. Under " media url to download" insert the url of the youtube video you want to extract
3. and press continue and convert.
The
website is very user-friendly and actually shows the steps you need to
take, it should be easy for the interns to use. Hope this helps.
Yours sincerely,
Gin
Monday, May 18, 2015
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye
A 13-year-old Silkie has sticky right eye discharge everyday for several months.
"Dr E prescribed eye drops and eye ointment and they were effective for some time," the wife took out the bottles from the plastic bag and put on my consultation table. "After a while, they don't work and I went to the pet shop to buy the eye drops. I don't want the same eye medication from you."
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye (Video)
Surprisingly, the left eye cornea was as clear as a crystal but the right eye cornea was scarred with brown dots of pigments covering 80% of the surface. The eye white was reddish as compared to the normal white of the left eye.
"Has the dog been rubbing his right eye with his right hind leg daily?" I asked.
"Yes, yes," the husband said.
I applied fluorescein eye drops onto the cornea (video) and there was no ulcerations as there was no green stain.
"The brown pigments on the right eye cornea are caused by long-time scratching and now is scarred," I said. "There is no chance of reverting to the clear cornea. Now, we need to prevent the 20% of the cornea from becoming covered up with brown pigmentation."
"The possible causes could be the right ear pain as the dog wanted to snap at me when I palpated the ear. Another cause could be tooth ache as the roots of the back upper teeth are exposed and the teeth are cemened with thick tartar," I explained to the owners.
Sedation 5 kg, 13-year-old Silkie: Domitor + Ketamine 0.05 + 0.05 ml IV
Ear irrigation
Eye irrigation with 3rd eyelid everted to flush out debri
Optomimmune and eye drops. E-collar.
Inj. antibiotic and anti-inflam.
E-collar for 2 months.
To review in 3 weeks and dental scaling.
CONCLUSION
Allergy to commercial ear drops, vigorous overcleaning of the right ear and periodontal diseases can cause ear scratching with collateral damage to the right eye in this case. Early dental scaling would have been preferred.
"Dr E prescribed eye drops and eye ointment and they were effective for some time," the wife took out the bottles from the plastic bag and put on my consultation table. "After a while, they don't work and I went to the pet shop to buy the eye drops. I don't want the same eye medication from you."
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye (Video)
Surprisingly, the left eye cornea was as clear as a crystal but the right eye cornea was scarred with brown dots of pigments covering 80% of the surface. The eye white was reddish as compared to the normal white of the left eye.
"Has the dog been rubbing his right eye with his right hind leg daily?" I asked.
"Yes, yes," the husband said.
I applied fluorescein eye drops onto the cornea (video) and there was no ulcerations as there was no green stain.
"The brown pigments on the right eye cornea are caused by long-time scratching and now is scarred," I said. "There is no chance of reverting to the clear cornea. Now, we need to prevent the 20% of the cornea from becoming covered up with brown pigmentation."
"The possible causes could be the right ear pain as the dog wanted to snap at me when I palpated the ear. Another cause could be tooth ache as the roots of the back upper teeth are exposed and the teeth are cemened with thick tartar," I explained to the owners.
Sedation 5 kg, 13-year-old Silkie: Domitor + Ketamine 0.05 + 0.05 ml IV
Ear irrigation
Eye irrigation with 3rd eyelid everted to flush out debri
Optomimmune and eye drops. E-collar.
Inj. antibiotic and anti-inflam.
E-collar for 2 months.
To review in 3 weeks and dental scaling.
CONCLUSION
Allergy to commercial ear drops, vigorous overcleaning of the right ear and periodontal diseases can cause ear scratching with collateral damage to the right eye in this case. Early dental scaling would have been preferred.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
How to make a good adventure video
Australian Geographic Outdoor www.agoutdoor.com jul/aug 2014
PLAN
RIGHT EQUIPMENT
FEW SKILLS
Tightly edited with a mix of viewpoints, angles, a catchy soundtrack of both music and voiceover.
1. INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
2. TELLING A STORY
3. THE ESSENTIALS
3.1 ACTION CAMERA GoPro Hero3+ Black edition RRP$529 www.gopro.com
3.2 DSLR Canon EOS 70D $1275. Has touch-screen autofcouc, using the rear display screen. Can shift smoothly from foreground subject to background subject easily. Large no. of EOS lenses.
3.3 MICROPHONE RODE Stereo VideoMic Pro RRP $349 www.rodemic.com
compact, robust, easy to use. the SVMP ideal for outdoor use. An integrated shock mounting system to reduce mechanical noise and vibrations, cool+20dB level boost feature --- excellent audio
3.4 SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Pro $19.95/month
Complex.
3.5 MIXING IT UP
Multiple angles of view to keep story telling fresh. Not just same plane such as eye level. Get down low. Wide angle help "locate" - people involved too small and hard to see. "Piece to camera" - person talks directly to camera. Medium close-ups - person in frame and some background location or surroundings. Mood footage e.g sunrise, sunset, long shot of a big river, close up of a paddle dipping in a river. Moving image - close-up and more distant footage shows emotion and action.
3.6 SOUND ADVICE. for $150-300, A CAMERA-MOUNTED MICROPHONE (RODE range mics excellent or opt for lapel mike. Record plenty of audio during trip - can use audio track as a voice-over narration. Along with editing process - not easy to do. Being able to do sound grabs or interviews to camera is NECESARY to add interest to the final video, together with voice-over narratives.
3..7 THE FINAL WORD.
Edit hours of footage into a 5-10-min adventure video is least enjoyable but most important part of the documentary making process. Editing - use higher-end editing software, merge different tpes of footage, cool storyline, variety of camera angles, audio/soundtrack combination to keep viewers intrigued.
Starting out. Apple's iMovie. Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, Apple's Final Cut Pro are the big ones.
TOP TIPS
1. Some type of mount system for video gear. Add essential stability to your footage and worth their weight.
2. Stick with what you know. What footage will interest your audience.
3. Priority purchase for a DSLR to get an on-camera external microphone - audio quality compared to incamera mic is amazing.
4. Capture different angles of view and perspectives to maintain viewer interest.
e.g. 4 seconds per shot is standard for modern editing. long/wide shots for establishing locations, mid shots for action, close-ups for personal executions like interviews.
PLAN
RIGHT EQUIPMENT
FEW SKILLS
Tightly edited with a mix of viewpoints, angles, a catchy soundtrack of both music and voiceover.
1. INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
2. TELLING A STORY
3. THE ESSENTIALS
3.1 ACTION CAMERA GoPro Hero3+ Black edition RRP$529 www.gopro.com
3.2 DSLR Canon EOS 70D $1275. Has touch-screen autofcouc, using the rear display screen. Can shift smoothly from foreground subject to background subject easily. Large no. of EOS lenses.
3.3 MICROPHONE RODE Stereo VideoMic Pro RRP $349 www.rodemic.com
compact, robust, easy to use. the SVMP ideal for outdoor use. An integrated shock mounting system to reduce mechanical noise and vibrations, cool+20dB level boost feature --- excellent audio
3.4 SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Pro $19.95/month
Complex.
3.5 MIXING IT UP
Multiple angles of view to keep story telling fresh. Not just same plane such as eye level. Get down low. Wide angle help "locate" - people involved too small and hard to see. "Piece to camera" - person talks directly to camera. Medium close-ups - person in frame and some background location or surroundings. Mood footage e.g sunrise, sunset, long shot of a big river, close up of a paddle dipping in a river. Moving image - close-up and more distant footage shows emotion and action.
3.6 SOUND ADVICE. for $150-300, A CAMERA-MOUNTED MICROPHONE (RODE range mics excellent or opt for lapel mike. Record plenty of audio during trip - can use audio track as a voice-over narration. Along with editing process - not easy to do. Being able to do sound grabs or interviews to camera is NECESARY to add interest to the final video, together with voice-over narratives.
3..7 THE FINAL WORD.
Edit hours of footage into a 5-10-min adventure video is least enjoyable but most important part of the documentary making process. Editing - use higher-end editing software, merge different tpes of footage, cool storyline, variety of camera angles, audio/soundtrack combination to keep viewers intrigued.
Starting out. Apple's iMovie. Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, Apple's Final Cut Pro are the big ones.
TOP TIPS
1. Some type of mount system for video gear. Add essential stability to your footage and worth their weight.
2. Stick with what you know. What footage will interest your audience.
3. Priority purchase for a DSLR to get an on-camera external microphone - audio quality compared to incamera mic is amazing.
4. Capture different angles of view and perspectives to maintain viewer interest.
e.g. 4 seconds per shot is standard for modern editing. long/wide shots for establishing locations, mid shots for action, close-ups for personal executions like interviews.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
15. Toilet training your puppy Case 1/10
| TOILET TRAINING PUPPY IN THE CITY - How to train
your new puppy to pee and poop in the correct way Dr Sing Kong Yuen www.toapayohvets.com Case 1/10 First written; June 28, 2005 Updated: April 1, 2015 "Not a visitor for the whole day," Janet, the pet shop girl in her early 20s, wiped her nose with the tissue paper said to me when I vaccinated her 3 puppies at 5 p.m. She was licensed to sell puppies by the veterinary authority but she has 4 puppies for sale compared to more than 20 from the competitor down the road. It was Tuesday, June 28, 2005, the second day of the school term for students going to school including the junior colleges. Had Singapore slided into an economic recession? Yet the well-stocked established competitor down the road had several prospective buyers when I was there a few minutes ago to vaccinate the puppies. A part-timer, a muscular young man in an orange sleeveless T-shirt, a student studying Chemical Engineering was surfing wirelessly on his note book. "Did you tap on the cafe's broad band," I asked him as the pet shop's policy was to prevent no broadband access to discourage malingering. Several young adults of around 20 years old are employed by the pet shop as part-time to clean the puppy cages and do sales of puppies and accessories. However, they loved to surf the internet, chat and post on message boards like www.friendstar.com, neglecting the prospective buyers.. The working hours are long from 10 am to 10 pm and the shop opens seven days a week. It is physically tiring. "Why don't you write a book on puppy toilet training just for your puppy buyers during your free time?" I asked the fair complexion pet shop girl who was the sister of the proprietor of the shop. "Many of them have no clues as to what to do after buying the puppy from the pet shop. If you give or sell them a book on the Singaporean situation, they will remember you as no other pet shop bothers to do such a book." She shook her head. The flu viruses had drained her soul. "Have you got good antibiotics for me?" she sniffed and rubbed her red nose. "Some good ones you use for your puppy's kennel cough. Or for cat flu." I asked her to seek proper human medical attention. She said, "My doctor's medicine are ineffective." "You should be at home resting," I advised. "Antibiotics are ineffective against the flu viruses." Her obligations as a proprietor must be fulfilled as the shop must have at least one operator at any one time so as not to close the shop and losing business. She then explained to me how to toilet train the puppy. "Good hands-on experience is needed," she had advised the buyer verbally. Don't ask her to write a book even if that would help her increase sales. There are better things to do in life when you are twenty-something. She is typical of the young adults. In any case, most young adults do not like writing or reading. "If the puppy buyer can afford to pay $50.00, I will recommend the grated crate for small breeds like the Shih Tzu. This crate has a pee tray below the grate. The urine and stools drop through the gaps in the grated floor onto the pee tray, keeping the puppy clean. "The newspapers on the pee tray cannot be shredded by the puppy. The tiled floor of the house or apartment will not be soiled as the pee-tray traps the puppy's waste. In addition, the walls of the pee-tray will not collapse on an active puppy, unlike the 4 fences forming a play pen or puppy pen." Many puppy owners buy the cheaper 4 panels of fencing to form a playpen to enclose the new puppy. The cost could be $30.00. The pet shop girl sold a puppy and the crate while I was at the shop. I snapped an image as shown below.  To toilet train the puppy, take it out from the crate to smell the newspaper placed outside the crate. A house-breaking solution bought from the pet shop is sprayed on the newspaper. The puppy is supposed to pee and poop on the newspaper after smelling this solution. That is the theory behind the sale of the product. Some new puppy owners find it not effective. A better alternative, in my opinion, is to wet the newspapers with the puppy's own urine. The newspapers outside the crate and the crate must also be enclosed to prevent the puppy roaming around the whole apartment. A good location will ht be the guest bathroom, usually found beside the kitchen in many apartments. The puppy should be confined, that is, housed in this manner for around 4 weeks so that it learns the proper way to pee and poop. Most Singaporean puppy owners let the puppy roam the whole apartment. The puppy pees and poops everywhere, hence the owner becomes a failure in toilet-training the new puppy. See my 2015 Youtube video advising a new Chihuahua owner at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2doRBL6rL8&feature=youtu.be How many first-time puppy buyers in Singapore inn 2005 have knowledge of toilet training? Not many as compared to 2015 where such knowledge can be found in the internet. In the past years, a puppy gets beaten up every time it soils the whole apartment. After several beatings, a seem to know where the owner wants it to pee and poop, but this negative reinforcement method of training is not recommended as it is said to be puppy abuse. Who actually looks after the puppy at home? It may be the domestic worker or the mother who is not present when the puppy is purchased. So, the poor puppy does not get properly trained as there is no "instruction manual" unlike buying a camera. There are many puppy books available nowadays but the toilet-training topic is usually not covered in detail. Original blog on June 28, 2005: http://sinpets.blogspot.sg/2005/06/educating-puppy-buyer-in-writing.html. |
Thursday, March 19, 2015
How to toilet-train a puppy in Singapore
481. Book contents
1. Purpose
What's in it for the reader?
How to do it successfully? Productivity
Chapter
1. What
2 When. Puppyhood. Clean slate.
3. Who. One owner. CONFLICTS Multiple owners. Child, toddler, Parents. Grandparents
Consistency, Perseverance, Patience, Knowledge of dog behaviour, human behaviour, child behaviour.
4. Where.
Kitchen tiled file. Plastic sheet, tray under newspapers
Situations, Tools, Equipment, Floor feeling,
5. Why
6. How
History of puppies accommodation, Age of dogs etc. interconnected. Positive and negative reinforecement travel. Rewards - food, play, fun.
7. Success stories
8. Failure stories
9.
10.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Online database - Animals and Plants of Singapore
http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/APS/
online database research on how Singapore's flora and fauna interact with each other
online database research on how Singapore's flora and fauna interact with each other
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