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Shooting just wrapped for their big-screen grand finale, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, due Oct. 24. While a fourth film is in the works, no one expects the primary players to return.
But for much of the spring and summer, the actors were together again at East High, where the original Disney Channel movie took off in 2006 and became a pop culture sensation, fueled by drama and dance numbers from Efron and Hudgens' sweethearts Troy and Gabriella; their pals Bleu and Coleman; and twin rivals played by Tisdale and Grabeel.
For the third time, set designers have transformed Salt Lake City's East High School into Disney's version of a freshly painted slice of academic Americana. Outside the main entrance, a red banner proclaiming "Congratulations Wildcats: Back to Back Champions!" has been hung. Broadway-grade red curtains hang in the auditorium for the musical numbers. And in the gym, Troy's basketball jersey has been retired, displayed up high next to those of his father and best pal, Chad.
The first HSM was shot for $4.2 million, the second, $7.8 million. Though there's more to work with for Senior Year (no one will say how much), the sets are still kept in the simple style of actual high school musical productions. Even a fantasy sequence features palm trees and flames made of paper.
"We always try to keep a naiveté," explains Kenny Ortega, who has directed all three films. "There is more scale and detail in High School Musical 3, but it's still our world — young people wishing and aspiring."
It has been a struggle to keep filming to its 45-day schedule, necessitating shoots that have lasted up to 18 hours. But the young actors aren't complaining. With summer temperatures on the rise, they have been hanging out in a inflatable kiddie pool outside Efron and Hudgens' trailer or in Tisdale's trailer, where the big draw is Guitar Hero on her Wii — a particular favorite of Efron's.
Efron, 20, was the last to sign on for film No. 3, but he says that had little to do with wanting a movie-star paycheck, which many believed he deserved after his lead role in Hairspray.
"High School Musical has always been a blast to work on since Day 1," he says. "I just didn't know if a third one would work. When the script came in, I thought it was very well done, and it was an easy yes."
Despite the cast's maturation, all the action on the screen remains strictly G-rated, which Ortega says has been a "great challenge."
Jared Murillo, who played a dancer in the first two films and took time off from his boy band, The Factory, to do a cameo in Senior Year. On set in the cafeteria, Murillo holds Tisdale's dog, Maui, and often hurries to her side during breaks for a kiss. "Thanks, baby," Tisdale tells him.
Another relationship that appears genuine: Ortega's with his "kids."
With the end of production drawing near, he is presented by the cast and crew with a bottle-cap necklace with three gems representing the HSM trilogy. A diamond represents Senior Year, which he views as his opus — though, he hopes, not his finale.
The film also includes sequences with a bit less flash but plenty of humor. Sharpay (Tisdale) gets an over-the-top I Want It All dream sequence, in which she envisions herself and twin brother Ryan (Grabeel) as superstars. Though only four minutes of screen time, the sequence takes three days to shoot.
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Though Tisdale gets dolled up in a platinum wig for her fantasy scene, the cast seems to rebel against high fashion off-camera. Tisdale shuffles around in ratty old slippers, Hudgens has on short denim cut-offs, and Grabeel is wearing something his character never would — brown sandals and black socks.


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(i) your use of the websites www.aacd.com (where you can learn more about the AACD, member benefits, information and educational content and log in to AACD members only areas), www.aacdconference.com (where you can learn more about the annual AACD scientific session), www.network.aacd.com (where AACD members can engage and network with other AACD members dental professionals within the AACD Network online community), (each a Website and, collectively, the Websites);
(ii) your use of our mobile applications AACD Online Community App for AACD members and AACD Conference App, used for AACDs annual scientific session (together, the Apps);
(iii) events you may attend to (for example, annual scientific sessions).
By using our Websites and/or the Apps, you consent to policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use our Websites or Apps.
Our Collection of Your Personal Data
AACD collects and uses information that, alone or in combination with other information, could be used to identify you (Personal Data) in order to deliver our products and services, process applications to join programs, inform you of various opportunities, and provide support, as described below (please also see the How We Use Information section below).
Personal Data That You Voluntarily Provide to Us.
AACD primarily collects Personal Data provided to us by individuals when they interact with our products, services, and customer service. For example, you may voluntarily provide us with Personal Data when you sign up to become a member of the AACD, sign up for an annual scientific session or other in person educational session, ask to download content (such as a white paper or a brochure), submit a web form, or call or email us directly.
The types of Personal Data that we collect vary based on the services offered on the Websites and Apps, but generally include your name, address, telephone number, company name, professional designation, e-mail address, and other information that you voluntarily submit to us.
Moreover, when you create a profile in the MyAACD members only area on our Website www.aacd.com/profiles or our Apps, we will collect the information that you elect to upload to your profile, such as a biography and practice information. We also collect information that is provided, posted or uploaded by users to the AACD Network. We do not control the content that users post to our user group. You should carefully consider whether you wish to submit Personal Data and whether you wish to make your profile available to other users, and you should tailor any content you submit appropriately. You should also review any additional terms and conditions that may govern your use of our services.
Automatically Collected Data
As you interact on our Websites, we may collect information about your computer or device and visits to one or more of our Websites (Automatically Collected Data) through cookies, web beacons and other technologies, Internet Protocol (IP) address tracking/URL tracking, and other tools (collectively, Tracking Technologies). The types of Automatically Collected Data collected on our Websites through the use of these and other tools that we may add from time to time may include: the search terms you used, new or returning user information, browser information, computer or device type, operating system, internet service provider, website usage, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks, and ads viewed. Please see the Tracking Technologies section below to learn more about how we use Tracking Technologies.
How We Use Information
Provide benefits of membership and respond to requests.
We use the Personal Data we collect from you (unless otherwise restricted by law) to:
Provide you support or other services you receive as a benefit of membership, as well as updates and Academy communications. For EU Data Subjects, such use is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us.
Respond directly to your information requests (including registrations or other specific requests) or other inquiries. For EU Data Subjects, such use is necessary to respond to or implement your request prior to entering into a contract with us.
Facilitate your engagement in the AACD Network. For EU Data Subjects, such use is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us.
Marketing. We also use your contact information to contact you by direct mail, email, or phone regarding information that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive marketing materials, brochures, or emails from AACD, you may inform us of your preference by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling the AACD Executive Office at the contact information below. You may also submit a contact form electronically through the Websites and unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link located on the bottom of our e-mails.
We send you push notifications from time-to-time in order to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running. If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off at the device level. To ensure you receive proper notifications, we will need to collect certain information about your device such as operating system and user identification information.
Where required by the applicable law (for example, if you are an EU Data Subject), we will send you marketing information or notifications only with your consent, which was given at the time you provided us with the Personal Data. In such case, if you do not provide us with your consent to the processing of your Personal Data for this purpose, we will not send you this information, (please refer to the EU Data Subjects section below for information on your rights). For California residents, please consult the Your Privacy Rights section below for additional considerations.
With your permission, we may also use information you provide to us as a testimonial posted on the Websites.
Correspondence. If you correspond with AACD via e-mail, the postal service, our web forms, or other form of communication, we may retain the correspondence and the information it contains. We may use the information for business purposes, including responding to your inquiry, notifying you of AACD opportunities, and other marketing purposes (please read the Marketing section above for more information on our marketing practices and how to opt out or unsubscribe).
URL and IP Address. AACD collects information about users IP addresses, including users utilization of our Websites, to help us design our Websites to better suit our Website users needs. We may use information about your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Websites, analyze trends, track visitor movements, and gather information that assists us in identifying visitor preferences. We also may use your IP address to enhance our security and investigate an actual or potential security incident. For EU Data Subjects, this use of your information is necessary for our legitimate interests in understanding how the Websites and our Services are being used by you, to improve your experience on it and ensuring network and information security. For more information about what we mean by legitimate interests, and when we may process Personal Data for our legitimate interests, please see the EU Data Subjects section below.
Aggregated Data. We may also compile, anonymize and/or aggregate Personal Data and other information collected about Websites visitors, as described in this Privacy Policy, and use such anonymized and/or aggregated data for our business purposes, including disclosing such data to our partners, service providers, advertisers and/or other third parties for marketing or promotional purposes. This aggregate information does not identify you. For EU Data Subjects, this use of your Personal Data is necessary for our legitimate interests in understanding how the Websites and our products and services are being used by you and to improve your experience on it. For more information about what we mean by legitimate interests, and when we may process Personal Data for our legitimate interests, please see the EU Data Subjects section below.
Disclosure of Information
AACD discloses Personal Data that we collect (described above) in accordance with the terms set forth in this section.
By registering to become a member of AACD, you expressly consent to AACD sharing your personal information with third parties including our agents, partners and members. If you do not wish for AACD to share your information, please do not register to be an AACD member. Additionally, if you are an Affiliate Leader, we will share your Affiliate Leader information with the leaders of other Affiliates to encourage networking. We also may distribute the Affiliate Leader personal information lists at AACD Conferences and other AACD-related shows. By becoming an Affiliate Leader, you expressly consent to this information distribution and may not opt-out of this sharing.
We may also disclose Personal Data to third parties in the following circumstances: (1) if you request or authorize (when required by the law, we will inform you in advance of the third parties to which we may provide your data and the purpose for doing so, and we will obtain your prior consent for such use); (2) the information is provided (a) to comply with the law (for example, to comply with a search warrant, subpoena or other legal process), (b) to enforce an agreement we have with you, (c) to protect our rights, property or safety, or the rights, property or safety of our employees or others, (d) to investigate fraud, or (e) to respond to a government request or to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (3) to address emergencies or acts of God; (4) to address disputes, claims, or to persons holding a legal or beneficial interest; (5) if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, in which case your Personal Data and other information may be transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of that transaction along with other assets.
We collect, store and process the information from our Websites and Apps in the U.S. If you are outside the U.S., then your Personal Data and other information will be transferred to the U.S.. The data privacy and data protection laws outside your country may offer less protection than the laws in your country. By using our services, the Websites and/or Apps or otherwise providing us with your Personal Data, you agree to the transfer of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to such cross-border transfers of your Personal Data, please do not submit it through the Websites and/or Apps.
The Websites use interfaces with social media websites or platforms that are owned and/or controlled by third parties, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others (Social Media Sites). If you choose to like or share information from a Website through any Social Media Sites, if you are a member of a Social Media Site the interfaces on our Websites may allow the Social Media Site to connect your website visit to your Personal Data. The information that you share with the Social Media Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Social Media Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policy of that Social Media Site before choosing to access and use any Social Media Sites, including interacting with our pages on those sites.
How You Can Access and Change Information
AACD acknowledges that you have the right to access your Personal Data. Our Websites and Apps allow you to access, correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data. In case you request us to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Upon request, AACD will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your Personal Data. You can update or correct your Personal Data or remove it from our system by making a request to us at the contact information provided below. Requests typically receive a response within thirty (30) days. If access cannot be provided within that time frame, we will provide the requesting party with an estimated date by which the information will be provided. If for some reason access is denied, we will provide an explanation of why access has been denied.
If you are an EU Data Subject, please see the EU Data Subject section below for information on your rights in relation to the Personal Data we hold about you.
EU Data Subjects
Scope. This section applies if you are an individual located in the European Union (EU) (EU Data Subject). For these purposes, reference to the EU also includes the European Economic Area countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and, where applicable, Switzerland.
Data Controller. AACD is the data controller for the processing of your Personal Data.
Your Rights. Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:
Right of access: If you ask us, we will confirm whether we are processing your Personal Data and, if so, provide you with a copy of that Personal Data (along with certain other details). If you require additional copies, we may need to charge a reasonable fee.
Right to rectification: If your Personal Data is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to have it rectified or completed. If we have shared your Personal Data with others, we will tell them about the rectification where possible. If you ask us, where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you with whom we shared your Personal Data so that you can contact them directly.
Right to erasure: You may ask us to delete or remove your Personal Data and we will do so in some circumstances, such as where we no longer need it (we may not delete your data when other interests outweigh your right to deletion). If we have shared your data with others, we will tell them about the erasure where possible. If you ask us, where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you with whom we shared your Personal Data so that you can contact them directly.
Right to restrict processing: You may ask us to restrict or block the processing of your Personal Data in certain circumstances, such as where you contest the accuracy of that Personal Data or object to us processing it. We will tell you before we lift any restriction on processing. If we have shared your Personal Data with others, we will tell them about the restriction where possible. If you ask us, where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you with whom we shared your Personal Data so that you can contact them directly.
Right to data portability: Effective 25 May 2018, you have the right to obtain your Personal Data from us that you consented to give us or that is necessary to perform a contract with you. We will give you your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You may reuse it elsewhere.
Right to object: You may ask us at any time to stop processing your Personal Data, and we will do so:
If we are relying on a legitimate interest to process your Personal Data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing; or
If we are processing your Personal Data for direct marketing.
Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling: You have the right to be free from decisions based solely on automated processing of your Personal Data, including profiling, that affect you, unless such processing is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you and us or you provide your explicit consent to such processing.
Right to withdraw consent: If we rely on your consent to process your Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your prior consent.
Right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority: If you have a concern about our privacy practices, including the way we have handled your Personal Data, you can report it to the data protection authority that is authorized to hear those concerns.
You may exercise your rights by contacting us as indicated under Contact Us section below.
Legitimate Interest. Legitimate interests means the interests of Higher Logic in conducting and managing our organization. For example, we have a legitimate interest in processing your Personal Data to analyze how the Websites, Apps and our services and member benefits are being used by you, and to ensure network and information security, as described in this Privacy Policy. When we process your Personal Data for our legitimate interests, we make sure to consider and balance any potential impact on you, and your rights under data protection laws. Our legitimate interests do not automatically override your interests. We will not use your Personal Data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you, unless we have your consent or those activities are otherwise required or permitted to by law. You have the right to object to processing that is based on our legitimate interests. For more information on your rights, please see Your Rights section above.
Our Security Measures to Protect Your Personal Data
We are committed to taking reasonable efforts to secure the information that you choose to provide us, and we use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect against unauthorized access to or alteration, disclosure, or destruction of Personal Data. We restrict access to Personal Data to our employees, contractors and service providers (described in the Disclosure of Information section above) who need to know the information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services.
Unfortunately, no transmission of Personal Data over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, and despite our efforts, AACD cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, or to or from our online products or services. AACD has no responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the security of your Personal Data, please contact us as indicated under the Contact Us section below.
We retain your Personal Data for as long as you are a member or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
Tracking Technologies
AACD uses cookies and other technologies to analyze trends, administer the Websites, track users movements around the Websites, to gather demographic information about our member base as a whole and to collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests, as described below.
When you first visit the Websites, you will be asked to consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Websites in accordance with this Policy, and if you accept we will store cookies and similar technologies on your computer.
You may set your browser to not accept cookies, or to warn you when a cookie is being placed on your computer. If you choose not to accept cookies, however, your ability to navigate this site may be hindered.
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Websites and Platforms when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our the Websites and Platforms work, for example by making sure visitors are finding what they need easily. The information collected through these cookies include anonymous traffic statistics, like number of page views, number of visitors, and time spent on each page.
In particular, we use cookies from Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (Google). The information collected by Google (including your internet protocol (IP) address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Websites, compiling reports on the Websites activity and providing further services to us relating to the Websites usage. Learn more about Google Analytics privacy practices, and see a copy of Googles privacy policy, at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en&ref_topic=2919631.
You can also prevent your data from being collected by Google Analytics on the Websites by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
In their use of our services, Clients may enable various integrations which may set additional cookies. These cookies are set and controlled by Clients for various purposes such as website usage tracking and analytics and enabling social media features. AACD does not control the placement of such cookies. Use of these cookies is governed by Clients own privacy and cookie policies.
III. Other Technologies
AACD may use a tracking technique that employs embedded URLs to allow use of the Websites without cookies. Embedded URLs allow limited information to follow you as you navigate the Websites, but are not associated with Personal Data and are not used beyond the session.
AACD may use embedded pixel technologies (or pixel tags) for the purposes of identifying unique user visits (as opposed to aggregate hits) and for advertising purposes. In addition, embedded pixels or other technologies may be used in e-mails and our online display advertising to provide information on when the e-mail or ad was opened to track marketing campaign responsiveness; information collected using these technologies may be associated with the recipient's e-mail address.
We may use widgets, which are interactive mini-programs that run on our site to provide specific services from another company (e.g., links to bookmarked sites), along with buttons or other tools that link to other companies' services (e.g., a "Like" button or third party map). The widget, button or tool may collect and automatically send Personal Data, such as your e-mail address, or other Information (such as your browser information, or IP address), to a third party. Cookies may also be set or used by the widgets, buttons or tools to enable them to function properly or for other purposes, which may include advertising. Information collected or used by a widget, button or tool, including cookie settings and preferences, is governed by the privacy policy of the company that created it.
We use mobile analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your phone. This software may record information such as how often you use the Apps, the events that occur within the Apps, aggregated usage, performance data, and where the Apps was downloaded from. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any Personal Data you submit within the Apps.
IV. Your Choices
On most web browsers, you will find a help section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off.
Please note that if you reject cookies or disable cookies, your use of certain features or functions on our Website or Platforms or service may be limited.
To find out more about cookies and similar technologies, including how to see what cookies and similar technologies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org and/or or the Network Advertising Initiatives online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org, and follow the opt-out instructions there. If you access the Websites on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through the settings. If you wish to not have your information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiatives online resources available here and following the opt-out instructions there, or if located in the European Union, visit the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliances Your Online Choices opt-out tool here. By opting out of targeted advertisements you will no longer see advertisements on our Websites from third-party partners that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance; however, you may still continue to see other non-targeted advertisements on our Websites.
Inapplicability of Privacy Policies of Any Linked Websites or Other Third Parties
This Privacy Policy only addresses AACDs use and disclosure of your Personal Data. The Websites and Apps may contain links to other websites, so please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, and we are not liable for their misuse of Personal Data. We encourage you to be aware that when you go to another website you should carefully read their privacy policy.
California Privacy Rights
In addition to the information provided in this Privacy Policy, under Californias Shine the Light law, California residents who provide personal information (as defined in the statute) in obtaining products or services for personal, family, or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information about the personal information we shared, if any, with other businesses for marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of personal information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared such personal information for the immediately prior calendar year. To obtain this information, please contact us by sending a letter or calling us at the contact information below. You may also submit a contact form electronically through the Websites.
The Websites and Apps are not intended for use by or targeted at children under 13, and we do not knowingly or intentionally collect information about children under 13.
Conditions of Use
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Visit two of Boston's finest museums - The Museum of Fine Arts & Isabella Stewart Gardener
Bostons Museum of Fine Arts & Isabella Stewart Gardener
Thursday February 28
Join us as we explore two of Bostons finest museums! Enjoy three hours exploring one of the most comprehensive museums in the world with art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary; Bostons Museum of Fine Arts. In addition to the extensive permanent collections there are several traveling exhibits on display now including Boston Made Arts& Crafts Jewelry and Metalwork. Bold color combinations of gemstones and enamels, foliate motifs, and designs inspired by historical styles, often with a certain glitziness define the Boston look of Arts and Crafts jewelry and metalwork.
Then spend the afternoon exploring the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum. Housed in a stunning 15th-century Venetian-style palace with three stories of galleries surrounding a sun filled interior courtyard, the Museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The mid-winter courtyard features masses of tropical and subtropical plants with many shades of green punctuated by abundant bright orchids. The Museum's preeminent collection contains more than 2,500 paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, manuscripts, rare books and decorative arts. The galleries house works by some of the most recognized artists in the world, including Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, Degas and Sargent. We will enjoy an hour long docent tour of the museum with free time afterwards to enjoy the museum on your own.
$ 95
Departure Times
Dennis - 8:10 AM
Barnstable - 8:25 AM
Sagamore - 8:45 AM
Return Times
Sagamore - 5:00 PM
Barnstable - 5:20 PM
Dennis - 5:35 PM
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*admission to Museum of Fine Arts
*admission & tour at Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum
*gratuities for tour escort & driver
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I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer my physiotherapy services in the remote communities of NE Arnhem Land as the need was great.
Like tangelo jam spread fiercely and generously across a smiling face, a red sky morning welcomed my journey. A comfortable warmth enveloped me as I touched down on the red dirt land. It was a blissful change in contrast to Hobart's rudely crisp frost filled mornings at this time of year. Sun showers kept the heat at bay. Umbrellas not needed nor wanted – childhood memories brought back of aqua play in mud puddles.
I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer my physiotherapy services to the remote communities of NE Arnhem Land as the need was great. SOS Health partner, Laynhapuy Health facilitated and hosted my stay. Their team were fun and inclusive. They offered many cultural opportunities that heightened my experience. I was upgraded from a Donga to one of the staff's multi bedroom home. This welcomed a new friend to keep company and a family of chickens who provided ample eggs for filling breakfasts.
I was surprised in learning that without the collective of SOS Health Foundation volunteers bimonthly visits, a regular physio service would be almost non existent. During my time at the various Homelands the value the people had in the service was emphasised. Lines built up passed numerous trees or 'out the door' so to speak prior to setting up. My days were jam packed and there was a strong sense of gratitude within each community.
A marked highlight was seeing the vast land as a frequent highflier in transit, looking below to what seamed like cardboard cutout matchstick sized trees, still raw from the last cyclone that hit the area. The very real obstruction of ducks was pointed out on one occasion when our aircraft was forced to circle a second time before landing. We were fortunate in that it enabled us a second take with time and safe distance a lone water buffalo bathing in the mud by the air strip.
A trip to a neighbouring island, followed by an early mark to indulge in Yirrkala's Art Centre, met for a well practice 'Happy Friday'. I soaked up the serenity and natural beauty at the secluded beach on the island. My colleague and I joined in on the giddiness of the local kids' crab hunting skills. The exposure was eye-opening. The newly met free spirited children stuck to us like glue. With a special interest in paediatrics and childhood development I was astounded by the advanced degree of their strength, agility and balance – knowing no fear despite the height of the task at hand. Endless outdoor play no doubt the key contributor.
Providing physio services in 'the clinics' was all about thinking outside 4 walls and putting creative problem solving into practice. Consideration to the attitudes, values and beliefs of the people was necessary in order to be effective. It became obvious early on that 'time' was not an objective measure. The concept was little used and age was defined by categories such as baby, child, not with child, mother/father or old. I was in my element with never a dull moment.
I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who is up for a challenge, readily adaptive and would like to gain insight into working within remote indigenous communities.
Lexi Brough, Physiotherapist, Hobart


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Cataract surgery in a patient with superiorly located keratoconus
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To report a patient with superiorly located keratoconus resembling Pellucid Marginal Degeneration who underwent a corneal wedge resection and primary suturation before a consequent cataract surgery.
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey.
Interventional case report.
A 75 years old man presented to our clinic with low vision in both eyes. His corrected visual acuity was hand motion in the right eye and 5/100 in the left eye. He had grade 3 nuclear sclerosis in the right eye. His fundus examination was normal. However, refraction, keratometry and biometry could not be measured in that eye due to a severely distorted cornea. Pentacam analyses showed a cone formation in the superior cornea resembling superior pellucid marginal degeneration. We performed a crescent like wedge resection on the superior quadrant and after primary suturation the cornea was left to develop a scar that would tighten the superior corneal quadrant. Our aim was to obtain keratometric and biometric measurements before the cataract surgery. After 6 weeks of follow up, we the corneal sutures were removed. There was a scar formation along the resection site and the patient's visual acuity in the right eye had increased to 20/100. We were able to measure the biometry, refraction and keratometry before cataract surgery and performed phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation without any complications. Patient's final visual acuity 4 weeks after cataract surgery was 20/50.
Lamellar crescent wedge resection and primary suturation is an effective way of treating pellucid marginal degeneration. In this case, this procedure enabled us to obtain a keratometry measurement and perform a consequent cataract surgery. FINANCIAL INTEREST: NONE


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The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) is a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) candidate, poised to be officially designated as a BPSO in 2018.
BPSOs are health care and academic organizations selected by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) to implement and evaluate its internationally acclaimed best practice guidelines (BPGs). Evidence from these BPGs will be rolled into standards of practice across the hospital to improve patient experiences and outcomes.
Meet the faces of BPSO at TSH as they share what these guidelines mean for patients, the hospital, and the community through a BPSO Q&A series.
Assessment and Management of Pain
Jennifer Rizan, Nurse Practitioner, Acute Pain Service
Jennifer (JR) has worked for TSH for nearly two years. She sees patients who are in pain after surgery, or when a team is caring for a patient with complex pain management needs. Her focus is ensuring that clinical practice at TSH incorporates the best research and evidence for pain management and that patients have access to appropriate pain management strategies.
On the Job
TSH: Did you always want to work in health care?
JR: I remember wanting to be a nurse or doctor when I was a young child. In high school, I thought it would be neat to be a funeral director, journalist, or physiotherapist. Then, when it came time to select universities, colleges, and programs, nursing emerged as the winner as I realized it opened the door to a plethora of career choices within the profession.
TSH: Why did you become a BPSO Lead?
JR: In health care it's no longer good enough to say "we practice like this because that's the way it's always been." BPSO is a great vehicle for executing evidence-informed practice in order to provide the best possible care for our patients.
TSH: In your eyes, how does BPSO candidacy impact patient care?
JR: With BPSO, TSH is making a commitment to enhance practice to ensure that patients are benefitting from the best care possible. For instance, Assessment and Management of Pain work involves developing a pain standard for the hospital. This means that clinicians are expected to meet basic pain assessment and management standards, such as screening a patient for the presence of pain when she or he is admitted to hospital.
TSH: What is the best professional advice you've ever received?
JR: Learn something new every day. It exercises the brain and keeps you curious.
Off the clock
TSH: What is your favourite movie or book?
JR: My favourite movie is The Red Violin. It is a wonderful story about love transcending time and how easily we can be connected.
TSH: Name the first concert you ever went to.
JR: Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour.
Glencia Brookes-Dos Santos, Clinical Resource Leader (CRL), Tower 6 and Tower 7
Glencia (GB) has worked for TSH for nearly three years. As CRL for Medicine and Palliative Care, she works closely with the interprofessional team to support and promote quality care for our patients. Glencia also discusses the philosophy of care on the Palliative Care unit, as well as other options for care such as home palliation, with patients and their families. She also provides unit tours, makes referrals for community support, reviews external referral applications, and helps to reduce anxiety and the emotional tensions during this very crucial period.
On the job
TSH: Did you always want to work in health care?
GB: Along with a potential career in nursing, I considered following in my father's footsteps in law enforcement. As a child, I wore his cop cap and carried his baton while marching around the house. This lasted for quite some time until I decided to follow in the career path of my aunt, who had a long nursing career in England.
TSH: Why did you become a BPSO lead?
GB: As a member of the interprofessional team, I want to ensure the right care for our patients. Good pain management is a vital part of the care and support we give to improve our patients' quality of life. Acute or chronic pain can be detrimental to a person's sense of well-being. I volunteered to be on the pain committee because I have seen the nagging consequences of pain.
TSH: What is the best professional advice you've ever received?
GB: Take hold of every opportunity to learn.
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TSH: I love…
GB: Cooking and travelling.
TSH: Early bird or night owl?
GB: Early bird – I pray to start my day off right, and I'm early to bed.


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Please Take Me There
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Please Take Me There
Our mission is to enable access to transport facilities for persons throughout the world who have special need of such facilities because they are elderly, poor or disabled, people with young children or those living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.
Founded 2016
Mission statement
For people facing difficulties or living in developing countries, transport can change everything.
Something as simple as transport can have a huge impact on the lives of sick or struggling children all over the world. Medical and family support is available, but children face the hidden challenge of how they get there, how do they overcome seemingly impossible journeys?
In developing countries, children with cancer need to find a way to reach the one hospital in the country that can offer treatment – sometimes the hospital is up to three days away. Some families sell all they have to pay for transport. Often, they give up treatment, because the journey is too hard and too expensive.
In the UK, travel expenses for children with cancer are often unmanageable, amounting to hundreds of pounds a month, and journeys to appointments, consultations, treatment and important family gatherings, become unattainable. Difficult choices have to be made, for children and families already facing incredible challenges.
Please Take Me There is helping to change this situation. We believe transport is a human right priority and we want to help those in need to get access to it, giving them access to healthcare, new opportunities, empowering their lives.
Please Take Me There aims to:
- Access to medical care, education and opportunities
Established: September 2016
Registered Charity Number: 1169127
Board members: 3
Full time staff: 1
Part time staff: 4
Volunteers: 20
Phone number: 07592424925
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What kind of fish are you really eating?
By Deborah Dunham for Blisstree.com
Think you know what kind of fish you're getting when you shop, dine out, or eat sushi? You don't, according to a new study that says something's fishy in New York City. According to the report, a majority of grocery stores and restaurants were caught for mislabeling their seafood and sushi and selling customers a cheaper fish substitute–an act which could have major health implications.
Published by the ocean conservation group Oceana, 39% of the fish tested in the study was deemed to be inaccurately labeled. Meaning, instead of that quality piece of salmon or swordfish you thought you were getting, cheap fish was substituted.
In addition, forensic DNA analysis uncovered 58% of 81 New York retailers and eateries sampled incorrectly labeled the seafood they sold. And, nearly all of the sushi tested was "counterfeit." So who knows what you've been eating.
Keep reading for more on the "counterfeit" fish problem and how to avoid it…
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Mackerel fishing trips
Sometimes when the mackerel hunts for smaller herring they force them up to the surface. It looks like the water is boiling when the herring is trying to escape. It's a frenzy also for the seagulls that dives into the baitfish. Popular for its good taste and as a strong fighter this fish is on everybody's lips.
The mackerel arrives to the west coast of Sweden sometime in the end of May. They come here to gain weight and to breed. They leave again in the end of september to spend the winter down at greater depth north of England.
Bring your children, your grandmother and your friends and join us on a 3 hour trip where we teach you how to fish for mackerel with rod and tackle. All equipment is included.
The fishing takes place around Hönö and Vinga in the archipelago of Gothenburg. Mackerel is a fish that swim in schools. When you are in the right spot it´s not unusual to catch a whole bunch of them at the same time.
Each boat can take 10 fishermen. We use rods and tackle and we search the fish in known locations and with sonar.
The fish you learn to clean and take home for dinner. This is to experience the West Coast for real.
- Price: 450 SEK
- Season: Juny-September
- Duration: 3 hours
- Languages spoken: Swedish, English
- Included: Lending equipment, lifejackets
- What to think about: Seasicknes and how to take care of the fish you catch.


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Many babies are uncomfortable when they are teething. Some run a low-grade fever and have bright red cheeks. Others times you can tell a baby is teething by his irritability, extra drooling, or if you're nursing, you may note a very painful clamp on your nipple. There are actually a lot of tips to reduce teething pain in infants. Usually from these tips, you'll find a method or two that your baby most prefers.
Some moms find that nursing a baby more often can help reduce the pain from teething. You can get easily get a baby to stop biting by bringing the baby in close to the breast when he clamps down, so he must open his mouth to breathe. Since babies derive not only sustenance but also comfort from nursing, a few extra feedings, or just a few moments of breastfeeding may significantly reduce teething pain in some babies.
Other babies need something to chew to reduce pain from teething. You can employ a number of store-bought teethers for this purpose. Some are liquid-filled and can be frozen. Cold things often help reduce pain since they help numb the gums. You do need to be especially careful when a baby already has some teeth. They can bite through the exterior covering of gel or liquid filled teethers, and also pacifiers. Be sure to discard anything the baby manages to bite through.
Another method that takes advantage of using cold is freezing damp washcloths for the baby to chew on to reduce teething pain. Store these in plastic bags so they are kept sanitary and don't take on that "freezer" or freezer-burn taste. Regularly replace washcloths, every few days, with new ones, and only let a baby have one chew on a frozen one. Be sure to wash it again before refreezing it.
Some babies are helped by a little bit of gum massage to reduce teething pain. With clean hands, rub a finger along the top of the gums and exert a tiny amount of pressure on each emerging tooth or swollen gum. You can also rub a bit of ice, but be sure to keep hold of it, so baby doesn't choke. A drink from a bottle of cold water may also help with teething pain, or from a sippy cup if a baby doesn't take bottles. If your child is exclusively breast fed, you can offer refrigerated breast milk instead.
Some people prefer to use topical analgesics like Orajel®. These may work best right before a baby is ready to nap or go to sleep for a night. Drooling tends to render these ineffective within 10-30 minutes, but providing momentary relief may be just the thing needed to reduce teething pain long enough for a baby to go to sleep.
When a baby is really uncomfortable, there is no need to prolong discomfort if the above methods are not working. Using infant acetaminophen or ibuprofen can significantly reduce teething pain and promote a happier baby. This can also cut down on any small fever a baby might be running due to teething. As a baby grows more accustomed to teething, they usually begin to teethe with less discomfort. It is normally during the first and second year when teething pain is most likely to emerge. On the other hand, some children appear to get through the teething phase with minimal discomfort, and may merely need to be held, distracted or cuddled.
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The teething ring for Gummee Glove can only be cold sterilized -- it says so on the packaging -- hence it melting when you placed it in the heat steriliser!
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Breastmilk popsicles! The Gummee Glove is a total waste of money, doesn't fit properly and the detachable ring melted in the sterilizer.
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The teething mittens from Canada did not work very well and I don't think they are properly safety tested. Gummee Glove is awesome though. have you seen those? They come with a detachable teething ring, can be worn on babies hand like a glove and has lovely little teethers attached. No more dropping teethers from the push chair! My baby loves it.
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Another great teething product for young teethers is waterproof teething mittens found online.
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Freezing one end of a wet wash cloth and giving it to the baby to suck on seems to do trick for us. Freezing only one end allowed our baby to hold on to the other end. Other methods which seemed to produce decent results included: sipping cold yogurt, eating hard toast or munching a slice of apple. Lastly, the most effective thing for us was drinking cold kefir, which our little one started enjoying somewhere between 18 and 24 months.
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We use a Baltic Amber necklace on our daughter and it has helped her teething pain tremendously. Apparently in Europe it is very common to use these types of necklaces instead of medicinal treatments.
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I can recommend an amber teething necklace. Our daughter was an absolute nightmare with her teeth until we tried this. She has been wearing it since she was eight months old and we haven't looked back since. I never take hers off. She sleeps with it on, too.
I have heard from a few people who take their little one's necklaces off at night and they all say that they still get sleepless nights due to teething. I think that they should be worn 24 hours a day. I feel quite happy that they are not a choking hazard.
The necklace has a low breaking strain so if it did get caught on something (an unlikely occurrence), then it would snap. If it were to snap for any reason, each bead has been double knotted on, so that they wouldn't all fall off. I got mine from a Latvian Amber Store. it was $14.50, so not expensive at all.
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Really helpful - especially the frozen wash cloth idea. My 10 month old has been so easy to care for until she started teething and now she is so tetchy.
She doesn't want to be cuddled or played with - she just cries and cries which we find so hard to deal with. I give her calpol which helps and anbesol which seems to give a small amount of relief but teethers don't seem to do much to help. I'll try the frozen flannels and see how we get on. Bless her.
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thank you for this article. i now have several ways to help my little boy go through the teething stage he's in right now...it really breaks my heart to see him cry every time he needs to bite on something to soothe the pain he's having..
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Below is an article about perhaps the most important principle we've learned about being in business. The greatest questions in business are not the "HOW" questions, but the "WHY" question.
Business provides people the opportunity to take control of their futures and no longer swim with the current of the times. There are only 3 steps to master to accomplish nearly any goal or dream that you can imagine:
1. Define
2. Learn
3. Do
Life is not always a bowl of cherries as it pulls us in so many directions, requiring more than we would give in three lifetimes, forcing us to clearly define what we want to accomplish with the time God has given us. Clearly defining your objectives, narrowing your field of vision to the critical few, painstakingly visualizing, repetitively experiencing in your mind, and developing your game plan are essential features of all successful lives.
Businesses are not built with an employee mentality, but with an ownership mentality, meaning, to do everything with a specific intent. A business is just the vehicle to accomplish your dreams, just as you buy a drill if you need a hole. No one buys a drill because they have always dreamed of owning a drill. A drill is the specific tool used to get the specific hole you need.
If you do not take the time to clearly define why you are in business, then you are setting yourself up to fail. Where would you live if you could live anywhere? Who would you choose for neighbors? What car would you drive? What charities would you support? What vacations would you take? What random acts of kindness would you do? It must be defined, imagined, and experienced mentally before it will happen physically.
Learning is one of the most natural things that we do as human beings. Anyone with children has experienced the endless questions that your kids will ask you as they seek to learn. But daddy, why is the sky blue? Why do we drive on the right side of the road? How do our brains see the pictures from our eyes? We are born hungry to learn, but society quenches this hunger through ridicule and scorn. The LIFE Community has reversed societies rules and created a culture that is hungry to learn. No one is above learning and the quicker you learn, the quicker you will apply, the quicker you will have. Learning is not a part-time hobby, not a full-time job, but a life-time of joy. Have you experienced the joy of learning lately? Are you listening and learning from CD's? Are you reading books? Are you pounding through the information from the best of the best? If you're not, perhaps you need to revisit your dream.
Entering the world of business was one of the most fearful things that I have ever done. In fact, the only thing that helped me get over my unbelievable shyness and corresponding fears was the power of my dreams. Winning is simple, but it isn't easy because you must swim against the current. It you want to win, then you must Define your win, Learn how to win and then JUST DO IT! No guts, no glory!
Are you going to let the negative thoughts of others deny you from the destiny you desire? Laurie and I decided to follow our dreams, not our dreads and it made all the difference? Are you dreaming, learning and doing or dreading, lying, and dying? The choice you make weaves the strands of your destiny. Your posterity will either be blessed by your courage or cursed by your cowardice.


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Nookad Nation is a tribute to all the street food of India & all the madness, magic & masti that makes up the Desi Street Experience.
We believe we Indians along with big hearts, have bigger tummies too and no other cuisine can fill it. Come, visit, treat and refresh yourself at the Nookad Nation outlet and enjoy the unlimited chaats, variety of mithais and ekdum desi drinks with your friends and families!


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If there is one thing Chennai can flaunt, it is Marina Beach. One of the world's longest beaches, and the go-to destination for anyone visiting Chennai, Marina unfortunately isn't the cleanest stretches of sand and ocean. It has also become the newest hotspot for protestors, so it isn't the most date-worthy place anymore. There is the lighthouse, though, but, the promenade on Marina Beach is well lit, so nobody really depends on the lighthouse to guide their path. Then, there's Elliots Beach or Bessy. This is soon becoming a mall with a view and a parking problem.
There is also the Tiruvanmiyur Beach, which is also slowly catching up to the commercialisation. It's closer to residential spaces, so it's not as crowded as Bessy or Marina. This is a prime location for citizens aged 60 and above to catch up and be fit with walking, jogging, and laughing in circles {with or without their pet dogs}. There's activity as early as 4.30am, and this crowd stays till the sun is up and burning. If you're looking to spend some time alone, with someone, or alone with someone on a beach, there are a few non-mainstream options as well.


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A short sting I made for Halloween 2014 to send out to some friends and collegues. I put this together from concept to completion over the course of about 11 days, putting an old unfinished project to good use in the process. I'm a big fan of Judge Dredd, and particularly love the 2012 feature film "Dredd". As such I decided to put a message in there to show my support for the sequel campaign an add in an infamous character that has yet to hit the silver screen. Made with Blender, Zbrush, Ableton and After Effects.
Happy Halloween! from KevRyan on Vimeo.
Here are some boards which I used to create the animatic.
Halloween 2014 Animatic from KevRyan on Vimeo.


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Mediterranean Home furniture Pattern and Designs One of the most common design of furnishings occurs through the Tuscan area in main Italia. The Tuscan location is well-known for the popular designers and areas also it possess an old-world appeal and classic Spanish style amazing look made by Joan Lao.
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- The Example of Poetry
- Philosophy and Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 37, Number 1, April 2013
- pp. 53-71
- 10.1353/phl.2013.0006
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That literary scholarship is experiencing an "ethical turn" has become something of a commonplace, and seminal to this "turn" is the use of literary works as examples in moral-philosophical arguments. So far, however, ethical criticism has dealt almost exclusively with narrative texts—little work has been done on poetry. I argue that considering poetry in this context not only expands the corpus of exemplary works but also reveals methodological caveats applicable to ethical critics of poetry and fiction alike. Poetic examples raise new doubts about the moral authority of literature—doubts elided in the narrative-based discussions that currently prevail.
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The man, the myth, the legend: Roger Federer. As he exited center court Wednesday, the Wimbledon crowd gave him a standing ovation, this time for a different reason. In 2003, 10 years ago, Federer won his first grand slam title at Wimbledon, and after 6 more victories at the All England Club, Federer had become a legend. Today, however, he walked off the court with his head down, as he had just been defeated by world number 119 Sergiy Stakhovsky. It was the first time he had lost before the quarterfinals since the French Open in 2003. He lost on grass, his best surface. He lost to a player ranked outside the top 100. It was the ultimate shocker. Federer has suffered some tough losses over the years, but this may well be the toughest of them all. It certainly may be the end of an era.
Personally, Roger Federer has meant the world to me. He was the reason I started playing tennis. The first match I really remember watching Roger play was in the semifinals against Djokovic at the Australian Open 2011. From that point on, I haven't missed one of his matches. I wake up in the middle of the night if I have to, just to watch him play. His style of play is magical. The better I got at tennis, the more I appreciated Federer's game. His uncanny ability to take the ball early, hit every serve, and his beautiful one-handed backhand drew me to be his fan. These days, that backhand has become a liability. He mishits a lot of them, and even his world class forehand was off today. I've been one of his many fans to stick with him over the last couple of years, even though many so called "experts" have been talking of his decline for some time. "He's done," they said. "He'll never win another slam," they said. And when he won Wimbledon in 2012, it was an unbelievably moment. However, this year, Roger is different. I have tried my convince myself that Roger is as good as ever, but the Swiss Maestro really has lost a step, or at least half of one. The end may not be now, but his time as a favorite in the big tournaments is over.
After hearing Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert, and Chris Evert talk about what this loss means, I came to an opinion of my own. I agree with McEnroe, this is the end of an era. Federer's time as a top 5 player(He'll drop to at least #5 in the rankings next week) is dwindling. He has only 1 win over a top 10 player this year. But this loss should give all of us some perspective. Writers have wanted to be the first one to predict Federer's demise, and I get that. But now that he very well may be on the decline, those writers are going to have to realize that tennis is much worse without Federer.
He says he wants to play for a few more years, and of course I want to see play forever. But the day will come when Federer retires, and tennis will lose perhaps the greatest player of all time, the greatest ambassador of all time, and one of the best people to ever play the sport. So, here's my message to everyone: While Federer is still in the game, cherish every moment of it. I see Federer as being a little like Andre Agassi from this point on. He'll play fewer tournaments, but when he does play, everyone will watch. He won't be the favorite, but instead the underdog in many of his matches. The expectations will be lower, so when he does win, it will be even more fun to root for him.
Most people love Federer, some people hate him, but everybody respects him. Today marked the end of an era, one that will never be forgotten. A new era will begin, so let's enjoy it while we can.


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Every week I share new advice I have about how to become a better blogger. All of my advice comes from what I have done myself. It encompasses all of the trial and error, mistakes, failures and victories I have had during my blogging career. Essentially everything I know I share with you.
But, all of my advice comes from the vantage point of someone who has been in the blogging biz for six years. It's easy for me to dole out advice, but as a new or inexperienced blogger, it's not so easy to implement the advice I give. So in order for me to be a better blogger and to give easier advice to utilize, I am starting an anonymous blog to see if I can benefit from the advice and tips I give to others. In other words, I am starting a blog from scratch to see if my tips work.
My anonymous blog isn't in the mom niche and I don't even use my real name. I will not mix pitches. That is, I will not benefit from the relationships I already have with PR firms, companies and advertisers. I am starting from nothing and trying to make something.
As I go along I will update my progress including my victories and failures. I'll let you know how everything is going. And, in the meantime I will learn better ways to help new bloggers make a living out of what they love doing.


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How ordinary does the above image of this church seem to you? Apart from the fact that it is quite small, you would say it looks perfectly ordinary. This structure which has looked perfectly plain (so far) is located in the open spaces of the rural region of Borgloon, Limburg in Belgium. The interesting part however is its name. This church is known as "Reading between the Lines". You could either ask why or you could take a look at the following image and clear that doubt of yours anyway.
Marvellous! Isn't it? This structure was built in such a manner that when viewed from different angles it gives different levels of visibility to the viewer by partially or totally blending in with the landscape. For the very same reason, it is more commonly known as "The See Through Church" and even "The Invisible Church".
The church provides a different look to it from every angle. With such uniqueness to it, it is unlike any other church in this whole wide world. The genius behind its design is Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, which is a partnership of Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout van Vaerenbergh, two skilled young artists. Constructed entirely out of steel, while it is just about 10 metres in height it weighs about 30 tonnes.
The motive behind the creation of the church with its design as such was to have a structure which is both tangible for all to know of its presence, and at the same time is also visually absent to show how it blends with its background. A placard near the church reads the following (translated to English).
"Thanks to this special construction, the landscape is always visible through the church, at a distance and close up. This means the church is always present, but also absent in the landscape."


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The future is full of possibilities for SMEs and it is up for grabs, given the opportunities granted by the e-Commerce boom in India. SMEs may not have strong online presence, but 43% of the total SMEs participate in online sales in India.
Voonik, an apparel sector e-Commerce startup, is a confluence of professionals working in technology, style, fashion and data, who are not only participating in the e-Commerce wave but also leading the way for enthused entrepreneurs by way of product differentiation. Voonik's Co-Founder Sujayath Ali shares his experiences on the perks of being an e-Commerce startup, engaging with SMEs on the way, and the road ahead, in an interview with SMEpost.com. Edited excerpts:
Q: How is Voonik different from various e-Commerce platforms?
A: We have personalized products for every customer. The Apps Voonik & MrVoonik are designed to show a personalized collection to each user on basis of their style preferences, body type, skin color and such. We believe fashion means different things to different people and every customer should have access to a large selection of products, from which she can pick what she prefers. Similarly Mr Voonik is the only personalized app for men's fashion.
We directly connect users to manufacturers. As a result, our users get access to a huge collection of products at every reasonable price. So, whether your budget is 500/- or 15,000/-, you will find a designer saree collection to choose from on Voonik.
Our customers love the personalized feed and curated collection and keep coming back for more.
Q: How do online platforms build and raise business? What are the critical factors to be kept in mind when raising fund for a startup like Voonik?
A: Any business is built on a strong customer need, sometimes expressed, sometimes latent. While building online platforms, it is essential to think about the product differentiation that can help brands to create their identity and customer base. Voonik is India's first personalised fashion platform. We connect a huge seller base with millions of fashion conscious people through a delightful online platform on App, mobile web and web. This helps customers make informed decisions about their fashion needs and be fashionable every day.
Our unique platform, a highly diverse product collection and a massive customer base spread across metros and tier 2/3 cities of India, has helped us raise funds and will help us in becoming a profitable self-sustained business soon.
Q: What kind of domestic & international competitions do you face?
A: Our customers are fashion conscious people who want variety in their wardrobe. Since only we have the capability of curating latest fashion for a customer basis her body type, lifestyle and budget, we don't have any direct competition
Next best alternative for our customers are going to the high street markets in their cities and try to find things they see in movies and TV serials. So if at all, our only competition is the offline retail shops. Since we are bringing on board every city specialty such as shoes from agra, wollens from Ludhiana, sarees from Varanasi and Kanchipuram and much more, there is hardly anything that the customers can't find on Voonik.
Q: There are various startups emerging in apparel sector. What kinds of problems are faced by them and what are the suggested ways to tackle those?
A: Price is a crucial factor in ecommerce. Funding discounts over a prolonged period is quite detrimental in building a sound business. Our merchandise comes directly from manufacturers. This ensures that customers get the everyday low prices for their purchases.
Q: How many SMEs are involved with e-Commerce platforms? How many of them have engaged with Voonik?
A: E-commerce in India has created a huge segment of SMEs and MSMEs. Sellers and exporters of various products, logistics partners and many tech startups have flourished as support system for e-commerce in India. We work with 15,000 plus sellers, 15-20 big logistics partners and many tech platforms who help us in serving our customers better and faster.
Q: How has been your experience with these SMEs till now?
A: It has been a great journey. We have dedicated account managers to work with all our SME partners. We maintain strict metrics to measure the ROI of our SME partners and take corrective actions as and when required to ensure that our channel partners grow with us and help us achieve a loyal customer base.
However, there are some ever present challenges such as working capital requirement, season impact on business operations and changing government policies, to which SMEs are more sensitive than established businesses.
We have credit evaluation and loan platforms such as Indifi Technologies Pvt Ltd, Capital Float and LendingKart for providing collateral free working capital loans to our seller partners.
Also with the high government focus on 'Startup India' the SME sector as well as e-Commerce sector, both are poised for tremendous growth in near future.
Q: How is the growth graph of startups & SMEs in your sector? What can be the learning lessons from your experience?
A: E-commerce is highly competitive sector, though most players find initial customer traction, the challenge comes in terms of sustaining users and keeping them engaged.
Our lesson is to keep costs low, so that you can provide very price competitive products to customers. And to keep adding freshness in terms of platform experience and product collection, which will make every customer visit a delightful experience.
Q: What is the overall outlook for SMEs in e-Commerce and which sectors seem bullish?
A: Logistics and manufacturers of fashion products are seeing a huge demand from e-Commerce, this trend will continue and gain scale in coming months.


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You may receive the following error when attempting a data refresh using PowerPivot for Excel:
Memory error: Allocation failure : Not enough storage is available to process this command. . If using a 32-bit version of the product, consider upgrading to the 64-bit version or increasing the amount of memory available on the machine.
The current operation was cancelled because another operation in the transaction failed.
This error may occur when using the 32-bit version of Excel, which enables you to work with up to 2GB of data in memory when using PowerPivot for Excel. The PowerPivot add-in runs as an extension of Excel and the PowerPivot Vertipaq in-memory engine loads within the same process space. As 32-bit Excel is limited to a 2GB virtual address space, once you start adding up all of the uses of that virtual address space, including Excel, all of the add-ins, and the in-memory database itself, the largest PowerPivot workbook that you can create on a 32-bit machine may actually be much lower than 2GB.
Installing the 64-bit versions of Excel 2010 and PowerPivot for Excel 2010 would increase the 2GB limit to 4GB. Furthermore, if you use 64-bit Excel 2013, there is no imposed file size limit, so you would be able to fully utilize the amount of memory you have installed when using 64-bit PowerPivot for Excel 2013. Alternatively, you could try reducing the imported datasets and tables by applying filters in the Table Import wizard to avoid hitting the limit when using 32-bit Excel and PowerPivot.


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Last night, Tom McCarthy's Spotlight snuck away a Best Picture Oscar from Alejandro González Iñárritu's seemingly surefire The Revenant. One of the year's most quietly and confidently spectacular films, Spotlight depicts the heroic, Pulitzer-winning efforts of The Boston Globe's "Spotlight" team to expose decades of rampant child sex abuse within Boston's Catholic churches, while defrocking the institutional higher-ups who allowed such despicable behavior to endure without intervention.
While we were all watching Mark Ruffalo and the rest of the Spotlight ensemble perform an adorable freakout during last night's Oscars ceremony, however, Friend of Tribeca John Oliver was delivering a ferociously trenchant piece of journalism of his own on HBO's Last Week Tonight, which is consistently the most engaging and entertaining news program currently on TV.
The subject? Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a figure Oliver has shied away from covering over the past few months because, as Oliver himself will tell you, he's about as equipped to run the country as a lemur with a banana.
The results? Hysterical, hard-charging, and genuinely enlightening, but never more so than when Oliver drops the joking altogether and breaks down with pleading and actually-kind-of-heroic intensity why the abhorrent Trump, who can barely disavow a KKK leader correctly, should be as far away from the Oval Office as humanly possible.
This is some good, fiery, and eviscerating journalism. See for yourself:
Now give this man a Pulitzer.


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LaTeX Tips
3-D Modeling and Printing
OpenSCAD is a fantastic scriptable
parametric CAD tool. Some of its best features are
available at the command line. It isn't obvious how to
use these features on the OS X version. It turns out that
you can run the command-line features from the OS
X-installed app if you know where to look:
%/Applications/OpenSCAD.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenSCAD -o foo.stl foo.scad
More info on the command line format is available in the User Manual as well as this excellent Papa Geek Blog Post
Multithreading Genetic Algorithms
If you have written your own Genetic Algorithm code and you haven't adapted it to run in multiple threads on a multi-core processor, perhaps you didn't realize how easy it is using OpenMP! Presumably you have a line in your code which looks something like this:
//some initialization for (int i = 0; i < popsize; i++) evaluate(pop[i]);
All you have to do to get the evaluation to run on multiple parallel threads is use the OpenMP pragma for directive (with some caveats):
And then compile with the -fopenmp flag:
%gcc -o ga ga.c -fopenmp
and run your code normally!


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Are you a blogger? Are you considering going freelance? This month is my 2 year anniversary since I received my first payment for freelance work. It took a year of me running this blog until my first paid opportunity landed in my inbox. Although it can be quite confusing and seem like a big step, it is something which I do not regret doing. As with everything when you move forward with anything career related: you need to work hard; don't be afraid to put yourself out there; consistently come up with new ideas and network with others in your niche. There is no such thing as over night success, you have to work really hard. Opportunities usually won't just come to you.
This can be done online or in person at networking events. It's important you meet new people as you will learn about what others do, also possibly resulting in a way of collaborating together. Setting up a LinkedIn profile can be a great way to network online and make new contacts. You could also see if there are any local networking events happening near you, and go along to meet some new possible connections.
Business finances are important as you need to register as self employed as soon as you earn your first penny. If you're not naturally a numbers person, one option is to approach somewhere to get good financial advice such as Howlader & Co. There is also plenty of helpful information online to help make the process easier of going freelance and understanding how to manage your finances. I also sometimes write monthly finance reports for my blog, as I find this helps with aiming to earn a bit more the following month from my freelance work.
Passive income options
Some people seem think that by setting up a blog, writing a bunch of posts and throwing in a load of affiliate links will earn them a high amount of money. Affiliate links are good as a passive income, as the rates of pay can be quite low and you usually build up an extra bit of income over quite a long period of time. You could also look into creating ebooks relating to your blogs topic, as these can be a good source of passive income.
The world of blogging can be confusing, especially as it is always changing. Nothing happens over night, but if you work hard, focus and commit yourself, you should be successful in starting your journey working as a freelancer. Going freelance can be such great experience, but definitely make sure the freelance lifestyle is for you.