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Finding the Right Shopping Cart Program in Fortune3
Existing businesses have extended their customer reach by penetrating the online market. These days, small scale businessmen who are interested in promoting their offerings almost always start on the Web. The rampant increase in online stores increased the demand for reliable shopping cart software programs and business management platforms.
One particular program that has been gaining traction in the online market is Fortune3. What you have here is a web-hosted program that runs on Windows operating systems. Aside from providing access to the essential point-of-system sale and shopping cart platforms, the software program also offers services in line with inventory maintenance, client database management, and product promotion.
One of the many features that people should look out for when it comes to this particular shopping cart program is its remote access ability. Unlike other systems, end users can access the software remotely and make any immediate administrative adjustments with ease. For as long as a Wi-Fi link is available, the content, as it is edited, is immediately uploaded and applied to the page.
There are different advantages and disadvantages that you can expect from this shopping cart program. When it comes to the pricing, the company offers a free month's trial and subsequent monthly plans ranging in provisions from basic to unlimited. Aside from multiple administrative accounts, bandwidth provisions, overall setup, email accounts, and product placement provisions can be expected.
Aside from the unlimited support, this particular shopping cart program is unlike all the rest because of the lengthy free trial for one. Users also have the option to choose whether or not they will go with the assigned payment processor provider. There are absolutely no contract fees, setup charges, or cancellation penalties. The only downside to the assigned payment processor is that it charges an automatic 1% processing fee per transaction.
The installation process may be lengthier than other software, but the thing about Fortune3 is that users can work offline. The software needs to be downloaded and then installed into the Windows powered computer. There is a setup wizard that will pop up that will help the user create, upload, and publish the store. The advantage to this system is that the program will allow its user to make any edits offline, which means that the hassle of finding a speedy Internet connection or a stable one at that need not exist.
The program is advisable especially if online entrepreneurs are new to the entire thing as it is easy to manipulate. It makes use of a WYSIWYG HTML editor, allowing for non-code command inputs. You can also use it to customize website templates and other visual components easily. Although it is easy for newbies to use, more experienced programmers and website owners might find the lack of programming complexities a burden. This is because basic programming capabilities often mean limited creative capacities. Some users mentioned that the design elements are somewhat old school or behind the times.
Social media integration is a plus when it comes to this software program as it can link one's online store with popular online retail chains like Amazon and Google. This useful application has been able to boost business for a number of Fortune3 patrons through its decade-long existence. If there were problems in line with this element, it comes in the form of website downtime.
All in all, this software program is a good shopping cart system to consider. It is easy to use and offers an assortment of applications and tools that starting businesses can take advantage of.
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Spartanburg, S.C. (USC Upstate SID) – Mike Cunningham's three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining gave the USC Upstate men's basketball team its second straight victory Saturday afternoon following a 70-68 win over the UMKC Kangaroos in non-conference play from the Hodge Center.
Upstate improves to 5-11 on the season while UMKC drops to 7-8.
Cunningham finished with a team-high 18 points, tying his career-best scoring effort, for the Spartans and was one of four players to finish in double-figures. Michael Buchanan and Deion Holmes each had 12 points, and Josh Cuthbertson added 11. Buchanan had a game-high seven rebounds, and dished out a career-high four assists along with Cuthbertson.
Martez Harrison led all players with 21 points for the Kangaroos while Dashawn King contributed 15.
King opened the scoring for UMKC with a dunk before Upstate tied the game on a Buchanan jumper two possessions later. After the teams were tied at the first media timeout, Jacob Schulte gave the Spartans the lead with a layup before the Kangaroos answered with a Harrison three-pointer. UMKC lead 11-8 after another dunk by King before Upstate went ahead 12-11 on layups from Cunningham and Holmes. LaVaell Boyd sank a pair of free throws to give the UMKC a 22-19 lead at the 7:16 mark before Cuthbertson completed the old-fashioned three-point play to tie the contest at 22-22.
The Spartans would then go on an 11-0 run capped by a Cuthbertson three-pointer for a 33-23 lead with 3:19 to play in the opening half. UMKC answered with a 7-2 run to pull within five, 35-30, before Malik Moore caught an inbounds pass from Schulte and beat the buzzer to send Upstate into halftime leading by seven.
Buchanan opened the second half with a tip-in basket as the Spartans enjoyed a 39-30 cushion before the Kangaroos cut the Upstate lead to six, 41-35, at the 16:56 mark. Schulte gave the hosts a 47-36 edge with a jumper just over a minute later. Shayok Shayok brought UMKC to within seven, 51-44, before Cuthbertson sank a three-pointer to push the Spartan edge back to 54-44 with just over 12 minutes remaining.
The Kangaroos responded with a 12-2 run capped by a Kyle Steward layup to tie the game at 56-56 with 9:08 remaining. Following a Lavell Boyd three-pointer that gave UMKC a 59-58 edge, Upstate used layups from Buchanan and Schulte to gain a 62-59 advantage. Boyd reclaimed the lead for the visitors by completing a three-point play to give UMKC a 64-62 lead with just under five minutes to play. The Spartans cut the UMKC advantage to 66-65 after a Cunningham three before King connected on a pair of free throws for a 68-65 lead with 2:55 remaining.
Holmes brought Upstate to within one, 68-67, following two free throws with 48 seconds left. On the next Kangaroo possession, the Spartans forced Harrison into a turnover setting the stage for Cunningham's game-winning three. The Kangaroos still had a chance to send the game into overtime with two seconds left, but Darius Austin missed a layup and Schulte sealed the win for Upstate with his rebound.
The Spartans finished the game shooting 47.4% (27-of-57) while UMKC posted a 50.0% (23-of-46) mark as a team.
Upstate held a 24-13 advantage in points off turnovers while its bench outscored the Kangaroos 26-10.
The Spartans close out non-conference play Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. as they host North Carolina A&T.


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LOVE Your Lip Sticks?
If so, you'll love the new Friday Freebie this week over at Scrapper's Delights Facebook Group. To me this very sophisticated digital image lends itself to all kinds of Romantic and girly-girl card ideas. Lets have some fun and see what ideas you can come up with.
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The Digital Image is by Scrapper's Delights and was colored with Copic Markers. I also used a .005 Zig Millennium Black Marker for the scroll on the lip stick case. All papers were from my scrap box and the flowers and bow are from Joanns. The sentiment was printed on my computer… and I think it says it all!


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Transfer Day Coming to You!
The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers Transfer Days at local community college campuses throughout the academic year to assist transfer students with the admissions process, transfer credit, financial aid, and course registration. This event is especially designed for transfer students with a 2.0 or higher college GPA.
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It's common advice, given around the self-development circles, to think positive thoughts. If it was so easy why is it that most people dwell in stress and suffering? It seems easier for the mind to think negative and fearful thoughts instead of positive ones.
Positive affirmations will help you initially but will not get you far. It's a surface level technique. Your affirmations cannot really touch you deep down where fear and negativity reside. The root cause of negative thinking is the belief in some untruths.
Once your mind becomes aware of the truth of life, it cannot but think and be positive. This is what enlightenment is all about, it's not a complex process – it's a way of being positive and sane.
Positive Thinking – 8 Simple Truths to Realize
Here are few simple truths that when imbibed and realized will free you of negativity and effortlessly take you towards positive thinking.
1.) Know that the Past is a Memory Trace – It's such a simple and obvious truth and yet most people don't get it. The past is only a memory trace and it has not other reality beyond it. You might say there are repercussions of the past on your present and future, but that's just an idea in your mind. The past is over, and it won't happen again. Stop dwelling on it and stop resenting it.
2.) Future is Just a Mind Projection – Can you really be certain about what will happen in the future? The obvious truth is that you can't be certain of what will happen in the next minute, you just think you do. That's an illusion created by your mind. Worries and stress are a result of thinking up a fearful future, which has no reality to it. Positive thinking involves staying in the reality and dealing with the present instead of focusing on the future.
3.) The Intelligence that Runs the Universe is in You – It will reduce a lot of stress to know that it's not mind that's running your life but an enormously powerful intelligence. The same intelligence that is present in a small seed that grows into a huge oak tree, is present in your body too. This intelligence will guide you through life effortlessly if you just stop dwelling in your negative thoughts. When you are positive everything is effortless.
4.) Life Unresisted Brings Grace – Let go of control and flow with life. Stay as the awareness and let activities, thoughts and emotions happen. Life is like ranging river and the more you try to swim against the current the more suffering you will encounter.
5.) All You have to do is Manage the Present – Just think about it this way, the only reality that is ever present is the moment you have now. Everything else is just a mind image or projection. There is never a problem if you focus your energy on dealing with just the present moment instead of dwelling in the past and future. This simple, and yet profound, understanding is the basis of all positive thinkers.
6.) It's the Little Things that Bring Happiness – One way of thinking positive is to look at the subtle instead of the gross. Whenever you sip a juice, just stay with the taste in your mouth. When you eat an ice-cream just enjoy the coolness and sweetness of every bite. These small things make each moment blissful. While working just focus on one thing at a time, and concentrate on just what you doing at present. You will enjoy each moment of life this way and reduce stress greatly.
7.) You Can Day Dream Blissfully – A great way to reduce stress through positive thinking is to visualize creatively. If you are feeling stressed out, just picture yourself in more relaxed settings. Your body will immediately calm down and you will feel positive vibes surging through you. Day dreaming consciously is every effective at beating circumstantial stress.
8.) The Love You are Searching for is Within – Stress becomes apparent in surroundings where you feel unloved or uncared for. If you are sitting with your relatives or parents and you feel criticized it's bound to make you feel stressed. It helps to know that no one can insult you without your inner permission. You allow yourself to feel down or criticized because of a lack of self love. When you love yourself unconditionally, what others speak about you is hardly of importance. True love is always within not without.
If you understand the truth of these thoughts your mind will feel a lot more liberated and free. The saying – "truth will set you free" – is right on the mark. Positive thinking is evident when you are thinking from the foundation of truth. The main cause of stress is a false belief, with positive thinking you can completely eradicate unnecessary stress from your life.


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Right, so you're going to have to bear with me for a few weeks. I'm feeling relatively uninspired and the only thing I'm doing with my time is job hunting. I also have very few plans these days, so I'm not wearing 'outfit post worthy' clothes. I have, however, felt quite inspired by the photographer, Dusan Reljin. Before I started this blog, I always ...Читать далее →


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Following on from news that the British indie mavericks were working on new material, Bloc Party have now confirmed that they've finished their new record.
The band's fourth studio album is simply titled Four and frontman Kele Okereke reckons "it is the best thing that we have ever done."
Writing on his blog, I Am Kele, this morning, the singer wrote a lengthy post about their new LP, due in August. Writing "this record is the sound of four people in a room, loving what they do and doing it to the best of their ability. It is the sound that only the four of us could make and I am prouder of it than any record we have ever made."
Four will be the quartet's first record in four years, since 2008's Intimacy, following an extended hiatus that saw Kele pursuing a solo career, including an album (The Boxer) an EP (The Hunter) and extensive touring. Meanwhile the downtime allowed Gordon Moakes, bassist, to become a father, guitarist Russell Lissack to join the touring lineup for Irish rockers Ash, while drummer Matt Tong built a home studio in his basement.
The extended break led to a prank, which the band themselves started, in which they claimed Okereke had been booted from the band; which Okereke's post calls "a lie that got out of hand," but that it also "brought us closer together."
The singer also admits that "there was a big question mark over whether Bloc Party were ever going to make another record again. We were exhausted and bored and distant from one another."
Following a minor epiphany involving Led Zeppelin's IV, writing a novel and "the most dramatic year I have experienced in my life", Okereke and his bandmates decamped to New York with producer Alex Newport (whose CV includes Death Cab For Cutie, City and Colour and The Mars Volta) to complete their album.
Australians will no doubt get a chance to hear new cuts from Four before its August 20th release date, when Bloc Party play Splendour In The Grass this July. The UK quartet are playing exclusively at the Byron Bay-based festival (no sideshows!), so you'd better take advantage of Splendour's resale ticketing options.
Bloc Party's latest album teaser is available for your viewing pleasure below:


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Ahmedabad, India (PressExposure) July 25, 2012 -- Zaptech solutions are now recognized as a leader in the best web development services in India, with its cutting-edge technologies and dedicated services.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Would you rather receive $55 today or $75 two months from now?
If you chose the former – and if you're severely alcohol dependent – functional magnetic resonance imaging would likely show that you hadn't activated the "cognitive control" region of your brain as much as someone with a lower level of dependency would have.
Research at Oregon State University sheds new light on what happens in the brain when a person with alcohol use disorder, or AUD, is presented with an opportunity for "delay discounting" – forgoing a larger reward later in favor of a significantly smaller one sooner.
The findings are important because they suggest that more effective AUD treatment could involve neuropsychological tasks designed to help patients train themselves to make more-reasoned, better-planned decisions by using cognitive control to rein in impulses.
The collaboration among psychological scientist Anita Cservenka of OSU's College of Liberal Arts and researchers at UCLA involved 17 alcohol-dependent individuals making decisions similar to the $55 vs. $75 choice while their brain activity was monitored with functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI.
As they lay still in the MRI tube, each subject read a series of 27 questions on a screen and had five seconds per question to answer via an electronic pad resting on his or her stomach. Choosing a smaller amount of money sooner was categorized as an SS response; a larger amount later was classified as LL.
On average, participants gave an SS response not quite two-thirds of the time.
"If you just look at the behavior of individuals, those with more severe alcohol use disorder had a trend toward steeper delay discounting," Cservenka said. "How much they preferred smaller, immediate rewards was not significant, but it was a trend; the severity of the alcohol use disorder was positively associated with the wanting of smaller, immediate rewards."
The fMRI scans showed that in the brains of alcohol-dependent people, severity of dependence negatively correlates with activity in the cognitive control regions when participants make impulsive decisions – the more dependent someone is, the less active the control part of his or her brain is.
The scans also indicated dysregulation in other regions associated with decision making and higher-order cognition. The alcohol-dependent individuals showed greater activation of the brain's reward-evaluation regions during "delayed decisions" – choosing the larger, later prize. Activation of those regions during delayed decisions is positively associated with alcohol dependence severity, suggesting individuals with greater dependence may need to activate those areas more to make less impulsive decisions.
"Most people are naturally driven to rewards, but in certain disorders such as AUD there's a tendency to display even greater orientation toward 'meaningful' rewards," Cservenka said. "For example, someone with alcohol use disorder might display much greater orientation to an advertisement for alcohol than an individual who did not have that disorder. However, in this study we found deficits in cognitive control may be more related to impulsive decision making than reward-driven behavior."
Cservenka notes that impulsivity tends to decline with age but that adults with severe alcohol use disorder can show heightened levels of impulsivity compared to individuals without alcohol use problems.
"That's one of the key research questions: Were these individuals who have severe alcohol use disorder especially impulsive as children, prior to the onset of dependency?" she said. "It could very well be that more impulsive individuals have more of a tendency to engage in problem drinking. That's something that long-term studies that track individuals over time are aiming to answer: How much is impulsivity a predictor of alcohol use disorder severity as opposed to it being a result of using alcohol?"
Findings were recently published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism.
The Foundation for Alcohol Research, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse supported this research.


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Some Key Factors I've Seen and Believe In
I'm not a psychologist. But for over 40 years working with people at the shop floor level in about 30 plants, all over North America, I've seen people behaviors that are remarkably consistent.
The most powerful improvement tool in any plant is ownership of that plant, its equipment, its products and its procedures, by the people who work there.
People care about where they work and want to make it better. No one can spend the biggest part of their days involved with something and not care about it. No matter what they may tell you,
Managers must take care to continually nurture and build this powerful (but delicate) ownership, and take care not to damage it. When making decisions, they must factor in whether the effects of that decision will increase or decrease ownership of the plant by the people who work there.
Developing Initiative
Initiative develops slowly, especially slowly, in more traditional plants, where managers and supervisors have told people what to do for years, and people have expected to be told what to do for years.
Sadly, these traditional stereotypes still persist, especially in supervision at all levels. When people are reproached (or just perceive it as reproach or criticism) for showing initiative, they tend to be wary of doing it again.
Expecting people to change quickly, and suddenly develop the capability to show initiative, and for others to suddenly develop the capability to foster initiative, is not realistic. It takes very careful nurturing for some time, to get it started, but then amazingly it grows quickly, and is a wonderful thing to see.
Similarly expecting people to suddenly find time by themselves to perform activities they have not previously been doing, is not going to happen. This will take guidance and reinforcement. But what is important, is working with people to build value for the activities, and helping them find the ways to do them.
Equality and Fairness
Equality and fairness are really important to many people, or better said, to everyone. More processes fall apart in plants due to inequality in participation, or just perceived inequality in participation, than for any other reason.
It is very difficult to maintain support for any process that people feel is being applied unfairly. In the majority of cases this is a communication issue. And that's how it's fixed.
Communication is the only way to avoid the inevitable counterproductive paranoia that develops between shifts, between teams, between individuals, when there is no effective communication. Sufficient communication does not happen naturally,and must be orchestrated.
The most powerful motivator I have found, that seems to work on all of us, is peer pressure or peer acceptance, or even the perception of potential peer criticism or disapproval by someone we respect. Good routine communication systems allow this to come into play in an ongoing positive way.
Facilitating Meetings
With facilitation the key is audience participation. Too much process emphasis, particularly in cutting off trains of thought, will inhibit participation, as will a facilitator with a know-it-all attitude. Much better to have overenthusiastic participation, than to have to dig it out. Every one will tend to get into the discussion, if their opinions are treated with respect.
Too often facilitators lose track of the fact that it is the development of the group, not solving a particular problem, that will give long-term gains.
Every shift exchange meeting should have several parts however small, covered by different personnel every time, to have them routinely build comfort talking in front of the group. Those who develop the skill quickest can get bigger and bigger parts, but everyone must rotate through some parts, willing or not, at a pretty good frequency and they will get more comfortable in front of a group pretty rapidly.
Initially there must be a capable facilitator in every meeting to coach and build the skills. But, this facilitator should only completely facilitate the first few meetings, and then coach others ongoing.
Managers and supervisors must fight back the urge to jump in and take charge to move things along quicker. (Remember you are teaching people to fish, not fish for them. There will always be plenty of fish to catch.(Problem issues to solve) If an especially big fish comes along periodically, it just means folks need some extra help. You don't have push them out of the way and land it for them).
The meeting pace will pick up as people get used to the process. But the emphasis must always be on quality content rather than pace.
Problem Solving
Too much attention is generally paid to the mechanics of problem-solving tools looking for the absolute best answer. In most plants the issues are not that difficult. The key is emphasizing taking time to gather enough information to understand the detail of the problem. Then approaching the causes somewhat systematically.
And if it's not the absolute right answer, at the very least it's an improvement to build on.
As groups develop, they begin to recognize the difference between fixing issues and fixing symptoms of issues.
The vast majority of the time, the solution comes back to the need to keep the equipment in base condition, to eliminate unnecessary adjustments, and to have consistent operating procedures.
Appreciating Performance
People need to know that their performance is appreciated. Believe it or not, nothing beats actually talking to them.
But simple scorecards that that show performance levels on a day-to-day basis are essential. These must be measures that people feel they are directly impacting, for them to be motivational.
A key daily overlap meeting issue is pointing out how the group has impacted the numbers.
Complex informational bulletin boards, that are maintained by managers, get very little attention from people in the plant.
But there is a real need for simple, working communication boards that people constantly interact with. There should only be a few items on the board. And if any items are not used daily, get rid of them.
The best production managers I have seen are the ones who know performance and issues in their plants on an ongoing basis.
Amazingly, they do this by spending time on the plant floor, actually observing and talking to people.
This doesn't mean that they themselves are taking action on a moment to moment basis. They leave this to those responsible, and do not second-guess them in front of others. But those responsible know that they are aware and available to help.
Good manufacturing plants always have a real sense of urgency to produce. Without this attitude productivity falls off rapidly. All of us need something to drive us to keep going through the daily adversities.
Good managers generate this urgency. But good manufacturing takes more than a sense of urgency. There must be a longer term effort to make permanent solutions. Energetically fixing a problem today, and then having to deal with the same issue again next month or six months from now, is not improvement.
The most effective people managers are the ones that people trust enough to bring their problems to. Not just the chronic complainers, but the people who typically are not heard from.
Positive Reinforcement
Keeping things positive is essential. Effective review sessions start by asking for what people think went well that time, rather than immediately looking for what went wrong.
Everything always gets better in some way every time, even if the net result might've been a setback.
Capturing these positives helps reinforce the processes. Then move on to what could have gone better, and develop some action steps for the next time, (which usually turn out to be some process improvements).
People tend not to remember the positives, particularly if there has been difficulty, so it is key to have someone there looking for positives to point them out, if necessary, in discussion afterwards.
A statistic I saw just recently maintains that 3 positive events are necessary to make up for 1 negative one. I can't speak to the validity of the study, but it feels about right. (Something to keep in mind when the urge to speak sharply to someone arises.)
It's Not About Fixing People
Unfortunately there is a natural tendency (see paranoia) to feel that people deficiencies are directly responsible for problem issues. It's vital in discussion of problems to make sure the discussion focuses on the actual detail of the problem issues, not the attitudes of people. Some venting is understandable, but must be cut off as soon as it becomes personal.
Given the same set of circumstances, most people will behave the same way. Everyone in my experience comes to work intending to do the best they can that day. Nobody comes to work intending to do a bad job. Many people, myself included, just need structure in their lives.
The core forever processes that are a solid part of any good manufacturing operation (see main page), like anything, require constant maintenance as there are many factors that can cause them to be deemphasized. These might be, new equipment, new products, hiring waves of new personnel, and many others.
But, without any doubt, the absolute, most destructive, and most common reason they wane, is inexperienced management and supervision that just do not know and value these basic processes, and either actually damage them, or just let them fall into disrepair.
There are no new issues, (only the frameworks are different). There are only issues that some people haven't experienced yet. Throughout time, the best generals have been those who studied history and learned from it. The worst ones have been those who didn't.
Only about 3% to 5% of the people cause 90% plus of the "people problems". Everyone else is pretty much okay as long as they are treated fairly, and are told what's going on. Effective managers deal directly with this small percentage of individuals, and do not mandate across the board procedures and laws that punish everyone.
This 3% to 5%, unfortunately, can quickly overwhelm the 95% that buy into the ongoing improvement activity. They do this by just not participating, and by continually talking negatively of the work being done by the others. Unless this is addressed by making sure they participate, and by questioning them to explain their negative statements in public, with specifics, they will overwhelm the 95%.
It would be great if peer pressure could deal with this, and it does to some degree, and more and more as groups develop. Unfortunately I've seen very few workforces at the level where they can handle this by themselves. They generally need help from managers and supervisors. I have seen lots of instances, though, and facilitated many, where negative individuals were very effectively confronted by others in meetings and asked to explain and substantiate their comments.
Improvement Momentum
Meeting shipments is the highest priority in any plant, the highest priority by miles. To think otherwise is naïve. And that's the way it should be, with safely and quality in place. This may occasionally mean rescheduling planned improvement activities. But if these activities happen on a regular schedule, they are much more effective. Improvement becomes a routine that people expect, and enthusiasm builds as results are seen. Frequent schedule changes to planned improvement activities destroy the momentum.
The maintenance group in a plant is almost always the most poorly utilized pool of valuable resources. Sadly most managers have no idea how to best use these resources, and wonder why they usually seem disgruntled.


text: Corneal Sensitivity with Contact Lenses of Different Mechanical PropertiesLum, Edward*; Golebiowski, Blanka†; Gunn, Renee‡; Babhoota, Meesha‡; Swarbrick, Helen§Optometry and Vision Science: September 2013 - Volume 90 - Issue 9 - p 954–960 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000016 Original Articles Abstract Author Information Purpose To examine the changes in corneal sensitivity after overnight wear of contact lenses with different mechanical properties. Methods Twenty young-adult subjects wore a silicone hydrogel, rigid gas-permeable, or orthokeratology (OK) contact lens in randomized order for a single night of wear in the right eye only. All lenses were matched in Dk/t (∼46 ISO Fatt). Changes in corneal apical radius ro, asphericity Q, and corneal refractive power (Medmont E300) were measured. Changes in central corneal sensitivity were also measured by a masked investigator using two instruments: Cochet-Bonnet (COBO) aesthesiometer and Non-Contact Corneal Aesthesiometer (NCCA). Results There were significant differences in corneal topographic change from baseline between the lens types for ro, Q, and corneal refractive power. There were also significant differences in the change from baseline (mean ± SD) in corneal sensitivity between lens types using the COBO (silicone hydrogel, 0.02 ± 0.17 g/mm2; rigid gas-permeable, 0.03 ± 0.20 g/mm2; OK, 0.22 ± 0.33 g/mm2). A significant increase in threshold from baseline was only seen in the OK lenses (p = 0.006). There was no change in sensitivity thresholds from baseline for any lens type using the NCCA (p > 0.05). Conclusions Central corneal sensitivity is reduced after a single overnight wear of OK lenses, as measured using the COBO aesthesiometer. This suggests that the mechanical force exerted by contact lenses may influence corneal sensitivity. *BOptom, BIndDes, FAAO †BOptom, PhD ‡BOptom, BSc §PhD, FAAO School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Helen Swarbrick School of Optometry and Vision Science The University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia e-mail: email@example.com © 2013 American Academy of Optometry


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The structure of memory
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Memory, from your earliest thoughts to today's grocery list, is a complex process necessary for cognition. The ability to form long term memories requires changes in the synapses – the structures neurons use to transmit information.
To better understand how these changes take place, scientists genetically altered mice to lack a molecule that supports the synapse. They found that neurons in mice without this molecule (pictured in white) compensate by generating larger dendritic spines – the visible bumps on the tree-like branches above – compared with normal mice (pictured in green). This small change improved memory in the mice1.
In another study, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine developed a mouse model in which molecules crucial to making memories (beta-actin mRNA) were given fluorescent "tags" so they could be tracked2.
This clip shows them traveling within a live brain cell in real time.
- Chao HW, et al. Deletion of CPEB3 enhances hippocampus-dependent memory via increasing expressions of PSD95 and NMDA receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 2013. 33 (43): 17008-22.
- Park et al. Visualization of dynamics of single endogenous mRNA labeled in live mouse. 2014. 343 (6169): 422-424.


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Mysore, an ideal starting point for visiting the beaches and mountains of the Western Ghats, pulls off perfectly the marriage of old and new. Read on to make the most of your visit…
Not far from the cosmopolitan hub of Bangalore, Mysore is not only smart and uncharacteristically laid back, but has kept its true Indian character intact. Modern hotels and ancient markets overlook the Maharaja's Palace – the town's crowning glory. Surrounded by hills and lakes, it makes for an exciting, accessible Indian tourist destination.
What to do
The Mysore Palace (Sayyaji Rao Road; +91 0821 243 4425; www.mysorepalace.tv) is the obvious attraction, and one well worth seeing, although the town itself is simply pleasant to stroll around and soak up the atmosphere.
One can easily spend a couple of hours in Mysore's Devaraja Market (Dhanwanthri Road) – one of the most intoxicating I've been to in India. Bursting to the edges with fresh produce, flower garlands and coloured paints, it's also a fantastic spot for keen photographers. You might find yourself doodled on by a paint seller or be followed around by a curious little boy.
The Chamundi Hills overlook the town and a short trip on a bus (20 rupees) can take you up there to see the Mahabaleshwara temple and a fantastic view. If you're feeling fit, try walking back down the 1000-plus steps, built in the 17th century, although you might want a fresh coconut as refreshment when you finish!
Another highlight, just outside town, is the quaint railway museum (KRS Road, admission cost: 25 rupees), an endearing little place on the edge of town where old trains come to die. It doesn't have an address but a tuk-tuk driver will get you there easily enough, although it's closed on a Monday. The steam trains on display here aren't just interesting for buffs, the place has a serene air about it and you don't need to be an engineer to appreciate the crumbling elegance of the Maharani's royal carriage.
When to go
Undeniably, the best time to visit Mysore is during the festival of Dasara (or Dussehra, depending on whether you happen to be speaking Hindi or Kannada) – a huge event for the town. At this time of year, Mysore is one big carnival and the town's magnificent centrepiece – the Mysore Palace – is lit up with a whopping 96,000 light bulbs. On my first evening, I went to check it out up close, along with, seemingly, everyone else in India. Party clothes on, families were out and about snacking on street food, buying horns, whistles and balloons and in a raucous frame of mind, taking pictures of everything with their mobile phones.
On the final day of the festival, everything really kicks off for the street parade. Waking early and buying some snacks to see me through, I settled down on an empty spot on the pavement. The main street was lined with extended families, happily cross-legged on the ground but my mollycoddled British limbs weren't really up to the three hour wait for the parade to begin. My sweaty white face must have stood out like a sore thumb as I attracted an undue amount of pointing and smiling, culminating in stares of amazement and hilarity when I applied sun lotion.
Headed up by four beautifully-decorated elephants, the parade was a seemingly endless stream of dancers, musicians, gods and goddesses, papier-mache floats and acrobats. The crowds went wild as the Maharaja brought up the rear on his horse.
In the evening, the crowds move to the Bannimantap Parade Ground where the procession culminates. I'd secured a last-minute ticket to the evening 'torchlight parade'. Settling on the concrete steps for another few hours, I watched military gun salutes, motorbike stunts, laser shows, men parachuting into the stadium, African acrobats, men parading in perfect step with flares and some great fireworks.
Eating and drinking
Perhaps more accessible than in other areas of India, the street food here is tasty, cheap and clean, given as it's cooked from scratch right before you. A simple bowl of fried rice from a street side stall is reliably delicious and you'll be treated like royalty by the vendor to boot. If you're willing to try other unidentifiable treats, you might be lucky to find some deep-fried fritters or other such culinary gems. The locally-named 'chat street' is one of the best places to begin (off Radhakrishna Avenue, behind Marimallappa School). You can't leave Mysore without indulging in some classic South Indian fare. Although spicy, the dosas here are among the best on the subcontinent and a good range with some great samples can be found at Indra Café's Paras in the centre of town (1740 Sayyaji Rao Rd). Eternally popular with tourists and locals alike, Hotel RRR (Gandhi Sq) overlooking a statue of Gandhi, serves up reliable thalis and a selection of other dishes. You won't find any meat on the menu here, though.
After a morning walk around the palace, why not exit out of the main gate and stop for lunch at Café Aramane just opposite (Moti Khana Building, Sayyaji Rao Road)? A pleasant mid-range option, there are some tables on a terrace outside where you can relax and enjoy your food. The cashew nut curry here is one of the best I sampled in India. For a more upmarket evening meal, sit beneath the stars on the atmospheric balcony of the Parklane Hotel (2720 Sri Harsha Rd) and eat with cutlery and white tablecloths for a change. While the curries are perhaps lacking spice, the tandoori specialties are among the best you'll get anywhere on the subcontinent.
Places to stay
Mysore has plenty of hotels to suit all budgets, although be sure to book well in advance if you're visiting during Dasara, a time when all the hotels really do end up fully booked weeks before.
For budget travellers, Hotel Dasprakash (Gandhi Square) is a hard one to beat. With a great location in the centre of town, you can bed down here for as little as 300 rupees. The rooms are very simple but large and clean. Located just outside the town centre, a great mid-range option is Sunlarge Home Stay (1 D Viharmarga Siddarthanagar), with a room costing from 1500 rupees. The in-house cook will happily rustle you up some of her best Indian fare during your stay.
If your budget stretches to it, try the Royal Orchid Metropole (5 Jhansi Lakshmibai Road). Equipped with everything you might want and more, this luxury pad oozes timeless elegance and charm from every exquisite furnishing. Rooms here start from 4000 rupees a night.


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Popular science-fiction magazine that enjoyed a long run, from October 1950 until July 1980. It was revived in 1994, but lasted only a year.
One of the genre's leading magazines almost from its inception, Galaxy's influence (and quality) waned after Frederick Pohl resigned the editorship in 1969. Nevertheless, it published a number of seminal and early works by important writers in the field, including the short story that later formed the basis for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
According to Mike Ashley, Galaxy's success 'was the primary factor that led to the science-fiction boom years of 1952-54' (Transformations: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970, Liverpool University Press, 2005, p.33).
Galaxy also released two series of companion novels. The first, Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, ran between 1950 and 1959, to a total of thirty-five volumes: the first seven were released by World Editions, the final twenty-eight by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Sold to Beacon Books in 1959, the series continued with new, 'suggestive' titles, in keeping with Beacon's specialisation in soft-core pornography. The second series, Galaxy Megabooks, ran between 1963 and 1964, to a total of only three volumes, each two short novels by a single author published in a single volume.


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One of the things I was challenged with the last five weeks of my life was being about to photograph the foregrounds I wanted to reach because of safety rules in Haiti.
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With Charlie not being at school for six weeks, I did start to wonder if everything he's learnt so far with school may come to a TV watching hazy end during the summer holidays. While I totally appreciate it's the holidays and he needs a break from school, I also wanted to try to find a few activities that would not only interest him but also help him practising his writing and spellings.
So we came up with the idea of him creating a story. Very very simple yet he absolutely loved it! Being a huge Star Wars fan he decided to have his story about Charlie Vadar – and naturally Garfield had to feature in Stars Wars – of course who else?!
So we ended up with "Charlie Vadar and the Garfield Army" Charlie thought up the story whilst I wrote it down for him. We then transferred it to his book which he folded and he then drew the cover photo and we filled the pages with his (rather short initially!) story He really took some pride in his story and story book when holding it and turning the pages. He did the drawings inside too along with numbering the pages and drawing a barcode which was his idea.
We had to do the story whilst the babies were sleeping – they have a tendency to flock to Charlie and somewhat maul him and whatever he's doing! so it was nice to spend some one on one time with Charlie and him also learning in the process. He even was telling me about contents pages and blurbs! When he gets older, I can encourage him to write out the story and all the words for himself.
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Personally, Basic Intervals are way to advanced for almost all guitar players. If fact, it is easy to understand if you are: A. excellent at mathematics. B. a focused dedicated studier, and C. plan on playing music in a band or orchestra. For 90 percent or more beginners, of any age, this subject is not necessary or importnat to the early phases of beginning guitar lessons. It may never be important to you. If you are here for said reasons, to learn basic intervals, read my guitar lesson reviews after you read this.
An interval is the musical distance between two tones. Expressing the relationship of two notes only. Which is commonly called polytonality, or may be referred to as bitonality. A melodic musical interval is being made when you play two notes, one after the other successively. And a harmonic interval is made when the notes are being played at the same time, like a chord.
Intervals allow the timing of written music to be even more precise. Which is the main reason to learn and understand intervals. Essentially this lesson covers the size differences in intervals. A large interval is called 'far apart' in distance between notes, and a small interval is called 'close together'. The more complicated the music, the more important intervals become.
Intervals come in various sizes: Unison, second, third, fourths, fifths, sixths, sevenths, octave. Intervals that take up eight positions on the 5 line staff between them are called an octave. If the interval is between the 8 positions on the staff, it is in the same octave. Intervals that use more than 5 lines are called compound intervals.
Compound intervals are greater than one octave. Which includes ninths, tenths, elevenths and thirteenths as examples of compound intervals. Imagine that a compound interval has a meaning of: adding one octave to a simple, non-compound interval. If you need to figure out a compound perfect 5th, which is a different name for a Perfect 12th, just figure out a simple perfect 5th.
When accidentals are applied to a basic interval it either becomes larger or smaller. But the numerical classification remains the same. The use of accidentals allows for this action. There are 2 groups of intervals. Group 1 and group 2.
Group 1 includes: unison, 4th, 5th, octave.
Group 2 includes: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th.
Group one intervals are named:
Perfect = P two tones that sound the same [harmonic].
Augmented = A is a term for an interval that is one half step larger than the perfect interval.
Diminished = d is a perfect interval made to be one half step smaller.
Another essential term to understand is interval inversion. An easy way to think of writing an interval inversion is this: the top note is written on octave lower on the staff and is now on the bottom, and the bottom note is also an octave lower on the staff lines, but now it is the top note. Which we call inverted.
It's easy to figure the way to convert an original interval to an inverted interval. Perfect intervals remain perfect either way when converted. Augmented intervals change into diminished intervals. Although an augmented octave cannot be inverted. Diminished intervals invert to Augmented intervals.
Group two uses a different set of terms to show intervals. [Below]
Augmented = A, Major = M, Minor = m, Diminished = d.
To be clear, in group 2, the terms major and minor are used instead of the term perfect. It's easy in concept to make a major interval smaller. Decrease it by one half step to accomplish this. Group two intervals can be inverted also. Major converts to minor. Minor converts to major, Diminished to Augmented. Augmented to diminished.
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