Easy! How NOT to Sneeze! Rub forehead down to top your nose when you feel you're about to sneeze!

#stop_sneeze With Translation: #Arabic #English #Chinese #German #Romanian #Hindi #Urdu #Cambodian/Khmer #French #Greek #Português- Brazil #Russian #Spanish

Thanks for telling your friends and family members about this method. Will add more languages when received. 

By Serene Zawaydeh 3/3/2020
* طريقة سهلة بسيطة جداً حتى ما تعطس*
* How NOT to Sneeze! Suppress your Sneeze! *
* 怎样才能忍住不打喷嚏！*

طريقة سهلة بسيطة جداً حتى ما تعطس

بما إنه العطس صار مشكلة هالايام، في شغلة بسيطة جداً بقدر الواحد يعملها عشان ما يعطس . يعني بس يحس إنه في عطسة شو بسوي؟

ببساطة جداً

اصبعك بتحطة بنص جبينك و بتنزله لفوق منخارك أكمن مرة يعني مرتين ثلاث مرات على السريع و على الخفيف. وبتروح العطسة.

المرة الجاي بس بدك تعطس جربها وشوف إذا بتزبط و إن شاء الله ما راح تعطس .

ها الطريقة علمتني إياها صاحبتي أيام الجامعة عشان الواحد ما يعطس و دايماً دايماً بتزبط معي . كانت بدها تعطس و شفتها عملت هيك قلت لها شو سويتي؟ قال بتعملي هيك عشان ما تعطسي.

Easy way!
How NOT to Sneeze! Suppress your Sneeze!

With sneezing being an issue these days, there is a trick that I do, so that I would not sneeze and it always works. Learned it from my dear friend Dina Eleyan many years ago.

All you need, is to slide your finger from the middle of your forehead, down to the top of your nose a couple of times.

Do that a couple of times, and you will be able to Suppress your sneeze. It works every time.

Try it next time you feel you need to sneeze, and see how you will be able to suppress your sneeze.

Translations.. thanks to all my friends!

Chinese- Thanks to my teacher James Jo

怎样才能忍住不打喷嚏！
打喷嚏一直是个很困扰人的问题，不过我有个百试百灵的方法通常帮助我不打喷嚏，这是几年前我的朋友Dina Eleyan 教给我的。
当你要打喷嚏时，迅速用你的指头从额头中间滑下来到鼻尖。
重复几次这个动作，就可以停止不打喷嚏，百试百灵。
下次要打喷嚏时一定要试试这个方法，看看对你灵不灵。

Hindi - Thanks to my friend Shuchita Saxena

बहुत ही आसान तरीका है ना छींकने का!अपने छींक को दबाओ! छींकने के साथ इन दिनों एक मुद्दा है, एक तरीका है जो मैं करता हूं, ताकि मैं छींकू नहीं और यह हमेशा काम करता है। यह मेरे प्रिय मित्र दीना एलियन से कई साल पहले सीखा था। बस आपको अपने माथे के बीच से अपनी उंगली को अपनी नाक के शीर्ष तक ले जाना है। एक दो बार ऐसा करें, और आप अपने छींक को दबा पाएंगे। यह हर बार काम करता है। अगली बार कोशिश करें अगर आपको लगता है कि आपको छींक आने वाली है, और देखें कि आप अपने छींक को कैसे दबा पाएंगे।

Urdu - Thanks to Shuchita Saxena & Google ;)

بہت آسان طریقہ کس طرح چھینک نہیں! اپنی چھینک کو دبائیں! ان دنوں چھیںکنے کا مسئلہ بننے کے ساتھ ، ایک چال ہے جو میں کرتی ہوں ، تاکہ مجھے چھینک نہ آئے اور یہ ہمیشہ کام کرتا ہے۔ اسے کئی سال پہلے میرے پیارے دوست ڈینا ایلین سے سیکھا تھا۔ بس ، آپ کو اپنی پیشانی کے وسط سے اپنی انگلی کو اپنی ناک کے اوپری حصے تک ایک دو بار نیچے پھینکنا ہے۔ ایک دو بار ایسا کریں ، اور آپ اپنی چھینکوں کو دبانے کے قابل ہوجائیں گے۔ یہ ہر بار کام کرتا ہے۔ اگلی بار جب آپ کو محسوس ہوگا کہ آپ کو چھینک آنے کی ضرورت ہے ، اور دیکھیں کہ آپ کس طرح اپنے چھینکوں کو دبانے میں کامیاب ہوجائیں گے۔

Romanian - Thanks to my friend @Giorgia Seeholzer

Evitati stranutul trecand cu degetul de cateva ori pe linia nasului. Asa ca in video. Astfel evitati si raspandirea oricarui virus sau microb.

Deutsch - Vielen Dank @Giorgia Seeholzer
Vermeiden Sie die Verbreitung des Virus durch die Unterbindung vom Niesen.
Nase streicheln so wie im Video dann nisst man nicht mehr

(Cambodian/Khmer) Thanks to Sorn Sopheak
របៀបទប់មិនអោយកណ្ដាស់៖
កណ្ដាស់នៅទីសាធារណៈ ជាបញ្ហាចោទដែលអាចចម្លងកូរ៉ូណា តែមានវិធីទប់មិនកណ្ដាស់ ដែលអាចកាត់បន្ថយលទ្ធភាពចម្លងបាន (credit Dina Eleyan)។
ពេលរៀបកណ្ដាស់ គ្រាន់តែយកចង្អុលដៃបបោសថើៗ ពីពាក់កណ្ដាលថ្ងាស ដល់ខ្ទង់ច្រមុះ។ ធ្វើបែបនេះ បីទៅបួនដង នោះអ្នកនឹងលែងចង់កណ្ដាស់ទៀតហើយ។
សូមសាកល្បងដោយខ្លួនអ្នក។

Français - Mercie à mon amie.

Comment NE PAS Éternuer! Supprimez votre éternuement!

Avec les éternuements étant un problème ces jours-ci, il y a une astuce que je fais, pour que je ne puisse pas éternuer et ça marche toujours. Je l'ai appris de ma chère amie Dina Elayan il y a de nombreuses années.

Tout ce dont vous avez besoin, c'est de faire glisser votre doigt du milieu de votre front vers le haut de votre nez plusieurs fois. Faites cela plusieurs fois et vous pourrez supprimer votre éternuement. Ça marche à chaque fois.

Essayez-le la prochaine fois que vous sentirez que vous avez besoin d'éternuer et voyez comment vous pourrez supprimer votre éternuement.

Greek - Thanks to my friend Marina Pyrovolaki

Πως να ΜΗΝ φτιαρνίζεστε! Σταματήστε το φτιάρνισμα σας

Με το φτιάρνισμα να είναι πρόβλημα αυτές τις μέρες, σας παρουσιάζω εδώ ένα τρόπο που χρησιμοποιώ για να μην φτιαρνίζομαι, και που πάντα λειτουργεί. Τον έμαθα απο την αγαπημένη μου φίλη Ντίνα Ελεγιάν χρόνια πριν.

Το μόνο που χρειάζεται να κάνετε είναι να περάσετε το δάχτυλο σας από την μέση του μετώπου σας και προς τα κάτω στην κορφή της μύτης σας, δυο φορές περίπου

Καντε το δυο φορές και θα σταματήσετε το φτιάρνισμα. Λειτουργεί πάντα

Δοκιμάστε το την επόμενη φορά που θα νιώσετε την ανάγκη να φτιαρνιστείτε και δείτε πως θα μπορέσετε να σταματήσετε το φτιάρνισμα σας

Português - Brasil - Thanks to Silvano Oliveira
Como segurar o espirro!? Aprenda a Suprimir seu espirro!

Como espirros se tornaram um problema nos últimos tempos, eu uso um truque para evitá-los e é infalível.
Eu aprendi essa técnica com minha amiga Dina Eleyan anos atrás.

O que você precisa fazer?
Deslizar seu dedo, do centro da testa até a ponta do nariz algumas vezes.

Faça isso duas vezes e foce conseguirá suprimir seu espirro. Funciona sempre 🙂.

Tente isso da próxima vez que sentir vontade de espirrar e veja como é fácil evitá-lo.

Russian - Thanks to my friend Maria Urakova
Как НЕ Чихать! Подави свое чихание! С чиханием, являющимся проблемой в эти дни, есть одна уловка, которую я делаю, чтобы я не чихал, и она всегда работает. Узнал об этом от моей дорогой подруги Дины Элеян много лет назад. Все, что вам нужно, это провести пальцем от середины лба к верхней части носа пару раз. Сделайте это пару раз, и вы сможете подавить чихание. Это работает каждый раз. Попробуйте в следующий раз, когда почувствуете, что вам нужно чихать, и посмотрите, как вы сможете подавить свое чихание.

Spanish - Thanks to my friend Manal Koshebye 

¿Qué hacer para contener un estornudo?

Como estornudar está siendo un problema últimamente, hay un truco que yo hago para no estornudar y siempre funciona.

Simplemente deslizar el dedo desde mitad de la frente hacia la parte superior de la nariz varias veces.

¡Inténtalo la próxima vez que sientas que quieres estornudar y ya verás cómo funciona!

Original in Arabic and English by Serene Zawaydeh Dina Elayyan thanks for your invention! It literally might save lives!
Thanks for Chinese translation teacher, Laoshi James Jo Yuehan Center
Instagram @_Shuchita_Saxena Giorgia Seeholzer Sorn Sopheak @Marina Pyrovolaki @Silvano Oliveira @Maria Urakova @Manal Koshebye
#stop_sneeze

Renewables Readiness Assessment - Jordan 2020-2025. IRENA’s Validation Workshop sparks a dialogue on Jordan’s energy transition

Amman- Jordan. January 24, 2020 by Serene Zawaydeh, MBA.

On January 21 and January 22, 2020, different players in Jordan’s energy sector gathered to discuss and validate recommendations of IRENA’s Renewable Readiness Assessment 2020-2025 for Jordan. 

The workshop was highly interactive and allowed experts and participants from different organizations to share their input on each recommendation in IRENA’s renewable readiness assessment 2020-2025. It was an opportunity to discuss the huge potential of the sector, business opportunities, current challenges, possible solutions and requirements needed to achieve desired targets. Representatives from different ministries attended the workshop including the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Labor, the Central Bank of Jordan, Jordan’s Water Authority, among other ministries and companies in the energy sector.

Jordan is taking steady steps in the renewable energy sector. The National Energy Strategy is being updated to reflect new targets to increase the share of renewable energy for 2020-2030.

In addition to Jordan’s role as part of a global effort to reduce carbon emissions, the renewable energy sector has an important role in Jordan’s economy. Increasing renewable energy production will reduce Jordan’s dependence on imports of fossil fuels and gas. It will create business and investment opportunities. Capacity building will develop skills and will create new jobs. 

Energy efficiency measures and energy audits need to be implemented prior to executing renewable energy projects. More than fifty building codes are already in place and need to be implemented. To start with, government buildings and municipalities need to implement energy efficiency measures. An example of a successful initiative in the renewable energy sector, is installation of solar PV cells on mosques in the kingdom.  

The recommendations highlighted the role of renewable energy in electricity generation from different renewable resources. Jordan has an abundant source of solar energy, and implemented projects in Wind Energy. Other renewable resources still need to be utilized and create opportunities for investment, such as biofuel. Recycling still needs to be developed in Jordan. Food waste can be used to generate electricity and biofuel can also be used in the transport sector for operating machinery.

The automotive industry is heading towards electrification and moving away from conventional fuel. Electrification of the transport sector will reduce CO2 emissions; reduce the number of cars on the road, saving time and money. Maintenance fees for electric vehicles is one third the maintenance fees for conventional vehicles. Electrification will create a cleaner environment, which improves individuals’ health. Infrastructure projects are underway for the high speed bus in Amman, which will reduce congestion once completed. In order to pave the way for further electrification of transport, infrastructure needs to be developed to recharge electric vehicles while parked at work, homes and other public locations. The regulatory framework needs to be developed to determine charging tariffs. There is also a need for stability in the regulatory framework as changes to customs fees and taxes affect EV purchases. Equipped with Lithium Ion batteries, electric cars represent an energy storage facility and can also feed electricity to the grid. Energy storage plays a vital role in the intermittent renewable energy resources. Smart meters will allow adjustment of consumption patterns.

In addition to generating electricity, heating will utilize excess capacity of renewable energy. The educational sector awaits improvement, as thousands of schools need to be alleviated from energy poverty. Penetration of solar water heating has room for expansion.

The financial industry plays an important role in the sector, as there is a need to provide funding for individuals, small to medium enterprises, on top of opportunities for large scale projects. The Central Bank of Jordan provides financial institutions with lending at an interest rate of 1% to 1.75% for loans extended to 9 industries including the energy sector. The limit for the renewable energy sector is JD 4 million instead of JD 2 million for small to medium enterprises. Jordanian banks are more risk averse, and the amount of credit is limited compared to other markets. On an individual level, the market is still more cash based. Capacity building and increasing understanding of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the financial industry is beneficial. The cost of fuel is an important part of operating cost and reducing these costs will improve a company’s financial position and improves its capacity to repay its debt, reducing the lender’s risk. The cost of renewable energy projects such as solar and wind has been declining, cutting down the payback period of renewable energy projects, which are becoming more and more feasible.

Incentives for renewable energy projects are a driver for demand increase, such as claiming the cost of installed renewable energy systems in income tax returns. Meanwhile, it should be noted that reduction in the cost of renewable energy are still not reflected in the end user’s bill. While the cost of the system is important, there are other costs that need to be taken into account, which contribute to the final cost to the end users, such as connection to the grid and transmission.

Jordan’s energy transition and increasing the share of renewable energy from the energy mix is an excellent opportunity to develop the local industry and exports of renewable energy products. Increasing Jordan’s Renewable energy production capacity above the local market’s needs means that Jordan can increase its share of electricity exports, for which there is a need. Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon can utilize Jordan’s energy exports. Local manufactures, such as Philadelphia solar, are exporting solar panels to gulf countries. Maintaining quality of products is key to sustain a competitive role in global markets.

There is a need to increase the public’s awareness on the importance of renewable energy. Universities can collaborate with the industry, training graduates based on market needs. Individuals’ and corporate involvement in the renewable energy needs to be seen as part of a national and international effort to reduce green house gas emissions, as a result of climate change. International funding supports large scale projects in the framework of climate finance.

IRENA will be reviewing the recommendations to integrate discussed comments. The upcoming report will be an important reference for Jordan’s energy transition.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewables-readiness-assessment-jordan-2020-2025-irenas-zawaydeh/