New York: The First Aid for Asthma Attacks (FAFAA) offers critical training based on a holistic approach to help people actively support asthma sufferers while awaiting medical attention and when there is no inhaler available.

FAFAA is the first of its kind to be on a mission to provide clear and simple steps that teach people, of all ages and abilities, how to help save an asthmatic’s life when they have an asthma attack.

It offers a 3-step integrative holistic-based protocol ideal for employers, employees, parents, physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, EMS/EMT, teachers, schools, students, groups, catering industry and emergency services.

FAFAA has put together a comprehensive online program that offers two levels of certification: an introductory training course and one dedicated for those wanting to become a FAFAA trainer.

Basic training is a reinforcement of FAFAA’s steps that can help curtail or prevent an escalation of asthma attacks. Topics covered include asthma-related respiratory physiology, reflexology on respiratory sites, contact healing, and water. At the end, students take a short exam.

Training information is based on the online book Golden Wings, Holistic Approach to Managing Asthma, and is required reading. Specific sections and pages in the book will be referenced, and additional references from the FAFAA video, the FAFAA and Asthma charts.

FAFAA was founded by Yocheved Bat-Imedt, RN, HHC & HAP, LMT, HAC. As a registered nurse, she has worked in critical care, emergency rooms and schools since 1977. She is also an experienced holistic health consultant, energetic & physical healing arts practitioner, licensed massage therapist, and since 1993, a Reiki Master.

Formerly a dietician before becoming a nurse, she is a holistic asthma consultant and is currently FAFAA’s CEO. She has pioneered for over 30 years an integrative holistic protocol for managing asthma and asthma attacks.

Author and publisher of the book “Golden Wings, Holistic Approach To Managing Asthma”, she is also the executive producer of the video, FAFAA - First Aid For Asthma Attacks — a 13-minute emergency action video that teaches people while waiting for medical attention, how to help save a life when someone is having an asthma attack.

The YouTube video has been viewed by over 750,000 times. Its overall positive response led to the recently produced online FAFAA tutorial, enabling a person to become certified in FAFAA. She currently teaches FAFAA to professionals and non-professionals, including children.

A member of New York City Asthma Partnership, she has she served on the Medical Committee that developed the Asthma Action Plan for New York City, a medical plan developed as a written guideline for physicians, patients, caregivers of children, hospitals, and other health practitioners to help manage and control asthma in children.

For more information about FAFAA and its training programs, view their website https://firstaidforasthmaattacks.com/.

Douglass, KS, USA, February 24, 2022 -- The lifetime single-owner collection of David and Marlene Howard of Ohio – hundreds of quality antiques gathered over many decades of dedicated searching – will come up for bid on Saturday, March 19th, at 9:30 am Central time, by Woody Auction, online and live in the Woody Auction auction hall at 130 East 3rd Street in Douglass. In all, more than 450 quality lots will be sold.

"This collection is well above average because of the care and diligence the Howards spent finding only the best items," said Jason Woody of Woody Auction. “What makes it special is its sheer breadth, and this auction barely covers half of it. The other portion, with a spotlight on children's dishes, will be featured in the coming months. That will be an online-only auction, planned for later in the year.”

Mr. Woody said David and Marlene Howard were frequent attendees at Woody Auction events through the years. “They made the decision to downsize and sell their collection the way they had purchased many of the items – at public auction without reserve,” Mr. Woody said. “Their quiet and unassuming demeanor could sometimes catch other buyers off guard when it came to pieces they truly wanted.”

Two lots could easily top the $10,000 mark. One is a gorgeous bowl marked R.S. Prussia, 10 ½ inches in diameter with a portrait décor and a lavender and white satin finish – the only known example of a Spring Season bowl in the Carnation mold. The other is an incredibly nice Regina upright music box, serial #3500107, fully operational and functioning with good sound. The music box, with 22 15-inch discs, has a mahogany case, curved glass, the original Regina label, double comb and a dial selector.

Many of the items are highly desirable glass pieces. There are many quality vases, to include these:

- A signed Daum Nancy French cameo art glass vase, 15 ½ inches tall, boasting a yellow, white, orange and amethyst mottled ground, fabulous cameo carved chestnuts and enamel highlights.

- An American Brilliant Cut Glass (“ABCG”) vase in the Othello pattern by Clark, exceptionally well cut, 20 inches tall and weighing over 17 pounds, with a thick blank and huge hobstar base.

- A plated amberina art glass trumpet vase by New England, extremely rare, 9 inches in height.

A fantastic example of a chocolate pot marked R.S. Prussia (Iris Mold, Spring), 11 ¾ inches tall, has a rare keyhole spring season portrait décor and iridescent Tiffany ground with heavy gold highlights. Also offered is an R.S. Prussia chocolate set with ribbon and jewel mold, a dice throwers scenic décor and dazzling gold and opal jewel highlights. The set includes a pot and four matching cups and saucers.

A table lamp by Pairpoint, 20 ½ inches tall, features a Venice shade having yellow and white panels with a large pink rose décor, electrified, with a Pairpoint signed shade and marked base. Also up for bid will be an American Brilliant Cut Glass cranberry cut to clear tankard, 10 inches tall, in the Prism and Fluke pattern, with a clear applied ribbed handle, ray cut base and sterling collar marked “J.F. Fradley”.

Rounding out just a handful of the day’s expected top lots is a 51-piece sterling flatware set in the Kirk Rose pattern by Kirk & Sons. The total weight of the solid silver items in the entire set is 1,750 grams.

An in-person gallery preview will be held on Friday, March 18th, from 1 pm to 5 pm Central time. Woody Auction’s 5,000-square-foot auction hall is located at 130 East 3rd Street in Douglass, Kansas.

People can register and bid online now, at www.liveauctioneers.com/woody-auction-llc. Bidders are encouraged to register at least 48 hours in advance. There are no reserves, and there is no buyer’s premium for bidders who attend in person and pay by cash or check. Online bidders will be charged a 20 percent buyer’s premium (or, they can pay by cash or check for a 15 percent buyer’s premium).

Absentee bids will be accepted, with a written statement indicating the lot number and amount of the bid. The deadline to submit an absentee bid is 12 noon on Thursday, March 17th. All absentee bids will be charged a buyer’s premium of 15 percent of the selling price (or 10 percent if paying by cash or check). Absentee bids can be sent by fax, to 316-746-2145; or via email, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Phone bidding will be available for lots with a low estimate of $750 or greater (low estimates are found on LiveAuctioneers.com). Email your phone bid list to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, March 16th, and please include your name, full address, a primary phone number and a backup/secondary phone number. You will receive a phone call to confirm receipt of your phone bids.

For lodging, there are three hotels in the area that are convenient to the venue: The Comfort Inn, in Augusta, Kansas (316-260-3006) (mention Woody Auction for a single queen or king room rate of $79); the Holiday Inn Express, in Andover, Kansas (316-733-8833); and the Hampton Inn, in Derby, Kansas (316-425-7900). All are within a 15-20-minute drive from the Woody Auction auction hall.

Woody Auction has an Antique Auction planned for Saturday, April 23rd, starting at 9:30 am Central. To learn more about Woody Auction and the sale of the lifetime single-owner collection of David and Marlene Howard of Ohio on Saturday, March 19th, please visit www.woodyauction.com. Updates are posted often.

Elkton, MD, USA, February 23, 2022 -- More than 140 lots of rare and vintage posters – mainly World War II German and American propaganda posters and war bonds posters – will come up for bid in Vintage Poster Auction #105, slated for Thursday, March 10th, by Fairhill Auction, starting promptly at 11 am Eastern time. This will be an online-only auction with no live in-gallery bidding available.

“The German WWII propaganda posters originate from one consignor's decades-old collection and contain some of the rarest examples out there, mainly held by institutions and archives in the United States and in Europe,” said Andreas Kornfeld, president and owner of Fairhill Auction.

Mr. Kornfeld added, “This was an exciting project for us. It took over a year to finalize the German propaganda collection. While the catalog is small in scale it contains some real gems that are very difficult to find, especially in this condition. We have high hopes for this sale.”

There are three posters that could easily end up being the auction’s top lot. The first is an American World War II poster titled This Is the Enemy, with artwork by Karl Koehler (1913-2000) and Victor Ancona (1912-1998). The 34 inch by 24 inch poster was the winner of the National War Poster competition of 1942 and carries a pre-sale estimate of $2,000-$3,000.

The second is a scarce German World War II poster with a title that translates from German to Winter Relief Organization of the German People, 1933-34, with artwork by Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949). Printed by Deutscher Lichtbild-Dienst (Berlin, 1933), the professionally linen-backed poster measures 33 ½ inches by 22 ½ inches and is expected to sell for $1,400-$3,000.

The third is a German World War II antisemitic poster produced around 1940, with a title translated from the German as The Jew – War Insigator – War Perpetrator, with artwork by Mjolnir (Hans Schweitzer, 1901-1980). The 45 ½ inch by 33 inch poster, also professionally linen-backed and with some restored minor tears at the top margin, should hit $1,200-$2,000.

An American World War II poster titled Loose Talk Can Cost Lives – Keep It Under Your Stetson, printed circa 1942 and made by an unknown designer, 38 ½ inches by 29 inches, has a pre-sale estimate of $800-$1,200. Also, an American World War II poster titled Share the American Way – Community and War Chest Campaign (1944), with artwork by the renowned Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), 24 inches by 13 ½ inches, is expected to finish at $300-$400.

A rare TASS Georgian World War II poster titled Allies Land in Sicily (No. 18, 27-VII-1943), 27 ½ inches by 18 inches, professionally mounted on linen, has an estimate of $800-$1,400. Also, an Austrian World War II poster from 1942 titled War and Art – Exhibition Organized by the Oberkommando of the Wehrmacht Vienna Kunstlerhaus 15. August to 30. September 1942 Admission Free, printed by Erwin Metten Nachf (Hans Misar, Vienna) should reach $500-$800.

A German World War II political campaign propaganda poster titled We farmers clean out – We vote list 2 – Nationalist Socialist Party (1932), with artwork by Felix Albrecht (1900-1980), 34 inches by 24 inches, is expected to bring $300-$500. Also, an American World War II anti-propaganda poster titled Tokyo Kid Say – Oh Soooo Happy for Honorable Scrap – Busting of Tools – Help Winning for Jap – Thank You!, with artwork by the former Disney animator Jack Campbell (1896-1961), displayed at the Douglas Aircraft Company, should go for $300-$400.

An American World War I Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee poster titled She does not ask for contributions – She asks you to invest your money at 4% in U.S. Government Bonds (1917-1918), with artwork by Frances Adams Halsted, has an estimate of $600-$900; while an American World War I poster titled Invest in the Liberty Loan, with artwork by Leon Alaric (L.A.) Shafer (1866-1940), lithographed in New York City, is expected to gavel for $500-$800.

An American World War I poster titled Joan of Arc Saved France – Women of America Save Your Country Buy War Saving Stamps, with artwork by Haskell Coffin (1878-1941), in a 47 inch by 37 inch frame, should achieve $600-$900. Also, an American World War II poster titled Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them – Buy War Bonds (1942), printed by the U.S. Gov’t Printing Office, with artwork by Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1995), is expected to ring up $500-$700.

An American World War II poster titled Give ‘Em Both Barrels (1941), with artwork by Jean Carlu (1900-1997), 15 inches by 20 inches, printed by the Division of Information Office for Emergency Management, has an estimate of $400-$600; while a bold American World War II propaganda poster titled This Is the Enemy (1943), printed in Washington, D.C. (OWI, Poster No. 76), 40 inches by 28 ½ inches, repaired on verso with archival tape, should hit $160-$360.

Internet bidding will be available on LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Fairhill Auction website – www.fairhillauction.com. Absentee bids will also be accepted. In-person previews will be held by appointment only, in the Fairhill Auction gallery, located at 227 East Main Street in Elkton, Maryland, located between Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. To book an appointment, please call 443-222-8240 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To learn more about Fairhill Auction and Vintage Poster Auction #105 on March 10th, visit www.fairhillauction.com. Updates posted often.

World over, plastic has always been in the eye of the storm for the hazard it poses to the environment. Much has been discussed and written about the harmful effects of plastic on environment. In simple terms plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat and humans and the environment overall.   

Debunking popular connotations that plastic is the biggest environmental hazard, global leader in motion plastics, Igus GmbH entered the business of manufacturing motion (movable) parts in a machine using high quality plastic, which traditionally was manufactured using various types of metal. At a time when igus was founded in 1964, environmental hazard was unheard of. Even then, igus took it upon itself to make its products which have least environmental impact, and which is recyclable. And since then, have made this the focus of its corporate sustainable activities. Towards this, igus has undertaken various initiatives like plastic recycling, energy chains recycling, tree plantation, etc,

Talking about igus’s recycling program, Deepak Paul, Managing Director, igus India says, “Our polymers do not require lubrication and are optimized for wear. They do not corrode and do not get dirty from grease and dirt doing away with the need for replacement frequently. Together with the lower weight, this ensures that less drive energy must be used, to move a machine part in an application. While on the one hand we make our products, which are environment friendly right at the production stage, igus has also put in place multiple recycling programs which demonstrate our commitment to environmental protection and leave lesser carbon footprint on the environment. Through our sustainability initiatives, we are committed to be the leader in unique and innovative sustainability initiatives just like our products”.   

Some of the noteworthy recycling initiatives of igus involves infusing a fresh lease of life into discarded electrical appliances under which trainees transform old computers into functional devices for private use for which igus was awarded the best MINT employer. Titled ‘reguse’, the project involves trainee business unit working on turning the electrical waste produced at igus back into functional electrical devices for personal use. The IT trainees deal with the technology, the industrial business trainees handle the legal issues and a media designer trainee takes care of marketing. Everything from laptops and PCs up to monitors is reconditioned and then offered for sale to igus employees in Cologne, Germany at a reasonable price. Alternatively, the so-called refurbished devices and all proceeds are donated to sustainable and charitable projects.

Another crowning glory project that adds feathers to igus’s cap is its ‘chainge’ recycling program. The ‘chainge’ recycling programme is a green initiative, under this program customers can send discarded energy chains, regardless of the manufacturer to igus for recycling. igus ensure that they will be recycled responsibly and not ending up as landfills along with other plastic waste. For this commitment, in exchange a value voucher is given for their next igus purchase.

Avoidance of CO₂ emissions is another important concern for igus and to achieve this, igus is involved in reforestation initiatives worldwide. From planting 5,000 trees in 2020 and in 2021 igus witnessed a 3X increase in reforestation efforts where igus planted 17,904 trees globally. In India, along with Sankalp Taru Foundation, igus has undertaken a tree planting project to create more biodiversity, soil resilience and a stable water table in the Mahabalipuram region.
There are 3,000 saplings planted on 2 hectares of land - a total of 14 different species, including healing, fruit-bearing and shade-giving plants. Similar initiative was carried out in Pune and another 3000 trees were planted to increase the urban greenery and improve the air quality of the city. Over the next 35 years, they will be able to produce approx 33,971 tonnes of oxygen, bind 12,356 tonnes of CO₂ and filter 762,574,000 litres of water. Careful monitoring and maintenance of the plant locations ensures that over 95% of the seedlings survive.

igus, has also invested in ‘Hydrothermal plastic recycling solution’ start-up, Mura Technology, which converts plastic back to oil, through a 25-minutes chemical recycling method, using water, heat, and pressure. The technology enables plastic, which would otherwise pollute the environment, to be reused as a valuable raw material. Through this investment, igus aims to contribute meaningfully to build a sustainable, circular economy and prevent plastic waste from degrading the environment

As much as igus is committed to providing innovative and cost-effective solutions, it is also committed to making the world cleaner, greener and a safer place by reducing the carbon footprint.

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