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St. Louis Cardinals Garden Flag Stand Set includes our 13 x 18 inch garden flag which is made of 2 ply poly material and screen printed logos and insignias. In addition, a 40 (h) x 17 (w) inch garden flag holder is included so your St. Louis Cardinals Garden Flag Stand Set is ready to be hung with no tools required for setup. Buy with Overnight Shipping and the garden flag is Officially Licensed and approved by the selected team.
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This St. Louis Cardinals Garden Flag Stand Set has a 13 x 18 inch licensed garden flag and garden flag stand with two rubber stoppers included!. Our garden flag stand is the recommended stand to display your garden flag in your garden, yard, flower pot, or front entranceway or porch.

The vertical hanging garden flag, is 13" (width) by 18" (height) in size, and offers a pole sleeve for inserting the included garden flag stand. Made of 2 ply polyester with sewn in liner, this garden flag is two-sided screen printed with the official team logos, lettering, and insignias, as shown. Since this garden flag is made with 2-ply material and interior liner, the team logos are Readable and Viewable Correctly on both sides.

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Full Sail University has been named the exclusive university partner of the NBA 2K League’s Magic Gaming, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the esports league. The agreement would enable Full Sail and Magic Gaming to continue to build, support and engage the esports community’s global audience and provide educational opportunities for the students and alumni of the university.

“Magic Gaming is thrilled to join forces with Full Sail University,” said Ryan DeVos, director of Magic Gaming. “With Full Sail’s vast experience and knowledge in the digital realm, we’re excited about the opportunity to grow our brands and reach even more fans.”

Full Sail has invested $6 million into constructing the Fortress, which will house the university’s Armada esports team. At more than 11,200 square feet, the Fortress will be the largest esports arena on a U.S. college campus when it officially opens later this month in Winter Park, Florida. The arena will be used to host major esports competitions as well as serve as an educational space for students.

“In partnering with Magic Gaming, we look forward to the educational and career opportunities this will bring to our students and alumni,” said Full Sail University’s Chief Operating Officer Ken Goldstone. “With the growth of our university’s esports initiatives with professional partners and with our collegiate team, Armada, we are excited to join Magic Gaming to further elevate Orlando and our region as an esports industry leader.”

Based in Orlando, Magic Gaming is one of 21 teams competing in its second season of the NBA 2K League. The new multiyear partnership will feature prominent in-game exposure on Magic Gaming’s home court and provide opportunities for digital content to be displayed at the team’s practice studio as well as the Fortress. Full Sail and Magic Gaming will also work to bring additional esports events to the greater Orlando area.

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8 Ways MLB Is Leaning on Technology to Keep Fans Engaged This Summer

By Joe Lemire

Major League Baseball’s delayed and truncated season will be largely contested without fans, making the execution of its technology roadmap especially crucial for fan engagement following its acrimonious labor negotiations with the players.

In a Monday afternoon Zoom call, leaders of the league’s tech operations walked the media through a briefing of its 2020 updates, including the long-standing plans (enhanced replay and Statcast) and what’s being created on the fly (artificial crowd noise and increased digital signage).

Here’s a rundown of what to expect when MLB holds Opening Day for all its clubs on Thursday and Friday:

Enhanced Replay Review

The one area where tech will directly impact the outcome of some games is through a doubling of isolated camera angles from 12 to 24 (in addition to the home and road broadcast feeds).

Higher-frame-rate cameras will now stream directly to the league’s centralized replay room and to replay rooms in ballparks. This should increase the available replay angles that umpires can utilize to make decisions. And the high-home cameras—an elevated angle from behind home plate—have all been upgraded to 4K resolution.

Of note: video review for coaching purposes and making in-game adjustments will no longer be allowed in the clubhouse due to social distancing concerns. Instead, each team will receive 15 iPads for coaches and players that will have preloaded video and other data. Connectivity will be prohibited, however; in-game video was already expected to be limited or banned after the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.

Statcast Gets a Makeover

In its first five seasons, Statcast collected its data through a hybrid system: TrackMan tracked ball flight via radar (and, subsequently, a combination of radar and camera) while ChyronHego tracked player movement through an optical system. Beginning this season, in what the league is branding “Statcast 2.0,” Hawk-Eye Innovations will replace those two systems and consolidate the efforts into one through a dozen 4K optical cameras that operate at 100 frames per second. “We would argue that it's more accurate than what you've seen in the past,” says Chris Marinak, MLB EVP of strategy, technology and innovation.

As previously reported by SportTechie, Hawk-Eye will also offer biomechanical analysis, tracking body movements at 18 skeletal points at 30 times per second. MLB’s internal testing shows that Hawk-Eye is accurate to about 1/10th of an inch on pitch location (compared to 1/2 inch with the legacy system), within inches on player position (compared to ±3 feet), and within one foot on hit location (compared to ±15 feet).

Artificial Crowd Noise Is Required

MLB has collaborated with Sony to supply all 30 clubs with iPads that will be preloaded with more than 75 audio samples taken from the MLB the Show video game. Each team will have a technician on site to select the soundtrack. While there will be discretion as to how it is deployed, all teams are mandated to add some ambience and reaction.

“It will be everything from the routine murmur that you hear, which has different levels of it . . . to layer in some of these other audio samples that can be more excitement from the crowd on good plays, cheers—everything that you would normally see at a game,” says Ryan Zander, MLB’s VP of broadcast products and services.

Additionally, embedded within MLB apps and its website will be a tool to allow fans at home to help influence the crowd noise.

“You cheer or clap or boo virtually through the app to impact ballpark sounds,” says Vasanth Williams, MLB’s chief product officer. The resulting aggregate fan reactions will be visible in the app and also transmitted on site. Adds Williams, “We allow the ballpark operator to use the real-time fan sentiment to control or vary the sound levels of the ballpark.”

The Cleveland Indians’ Cesar Hernandez steals second against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a summer camp game. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

MLB Gets Into Gaming

The league has developed two of its own prediction games: Rally, which asks fans to forecast the outcome of each at bat, and Quick Pick, which is a less advanced game for users to make guesses before the action begins each night. Those two will carry MGM Resorts branding but were not created by the casino brand.

The league will also offer various bracket and pick ’em games throughout the season. “The big piece of investment for us in 2020 is around gaming,” Williams says, “as a new way for us to connect with young adults, especially while in-person attendance is limited.”

Snap to It

MLB is embarking on a new partnership with Snapchat to include the social startup’s AR camera within the MLB Ballpark app. Each franchise will have the ability to introduce custom content and lenses, such as augmented hats and face paint for photos to be easily shared. Williams says nearly 90% of GenZ Americans use Snapchat. There will be opportunities for merchandise sales through the app too.

A Revamped Video Archive

The MLB FilmRoom launched in March with more than three million videos that include every pitch from the 2018 and 2019 season—and some clips going back as far as 1929. Fans can scour the library for videos by player, position, team, season, pitch type and even situations related to runners on base.

“We want to build a next generation baseball video product that makes it easy for fans to find, watch, create and share baseball videos,” Williams says.

Much of the overarching plan is to meet younger fans where they already are. “We don't want baseball to be an aberration but rather in line with how they already consume media and video,” he says.

Statcast Is Going 3D in Broadcasts

The league used LiDAR to render detailed digital models of every MLB ballpark. From that starting point, broadcasters can essentially place a virtual camera anywhere to show animations of replays from new angles: such as from atop Fenway Park’s Green Monster or even from the shortstop position. These virtual environments will even pull in weather and time data to accurately show shadows, for instance.

Expect Virtual Signage Everywhere

Fans are used to digital ads appearing on ballpark backstops, but the implementation will be far more widespread this season.

“The business environment that clubs and broadcasters and, really, the sports industry in general is dealing with is a bit dynamic this year,” Zander says, “so we're collectively trying to make up for sort of lost brand exposure because of the shortened season but also, with no fans at the parks, we're going to have a lot of empty space—a lot of empty real estate normally occupied by fans, which is going to give us the opportunity to create some new inventory for our partners.”

Question? Comment? Story idea? Let us know at [email protected]

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2-bedroom apartment for rent, near Las Ventas Bullring in Salamanca

Apartment2 bedrooms1 bathrooms
  • Overview
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  • House rules
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  • Availabilities
  • How to book

A simple, functional apartment in a trendy neighbourhood and 20 minutes by Metro from the city centre. It offers a modern kitchen with all the basics, plus a cosy balcony. You'll find it 12 minutes' walk from the famous Las Ventas Bullring, in an area known for its vibrant nightlife.

  • Property type: apartment
  • Number of bathrooms: 1
  • Wi-Fi installed: yes

Property features

Washing machine
Equipped kitchen
Balcony or terrace

Room 1

Heating unit
Independent key
Built-in wardrobe
Window view interior patio
Perfect for couples
Single Bed

Room 2

Heating unit
Independent key
Built-in wardrobe
Window view interior patio
Perfect for couples
Double bed

To pay per month

Monthly rent

1260 €
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To pay on move in

Your security deposit will be held by the landlord during your stay. It will be returned to you after you leave, minus the cost of any damages caused during the tenancy.

Type of contract
You will pay rent for each calendar month of your booking, including the month you move in and the month you move out.

Cancellation policy

House rules

Pets are not allowed
Smoking not allowed
Perfect for couples

Landlord policies

  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish
  • Lives in property: no
  • Payment method: cash; bank transfer
  • Payment date: 1st three days of each month (late payment charges apply)
  • Maximum permitted tenant age: 33
  • Cleaning and maintenance fee (deducted from deposit):
    • Renting by the room: €75
    • Renting an entire apartment or studio: €200
  • Check-in info:
    • Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:00
    • Out of hours: €60.50

About the landlord

All our Landlords are vetted by our Trust and Safety team.

Available from

August 1, 2021

Min. stay

10 months (300 days).

Max. stay

No maximum stay

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How to book

Find your home 100% onlineWith Spotahome, in-person visits are a thing of the past. Our Homechecker visits the property to create video tours and photos so you can view it online. We collect all the information you need to make your decision.
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Rooms for rent in 3-bedroom apartment in Camporomano

Room3 flatmates1 bathrooms
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This 105 m², 3-bedroom apartment in Camporomano has bright and cozy rooms available to rent. All the rooms come fully furnished and have access to a shared balcony. The main common area is the the large kitchen that comes fully equipped with a big dining table at its center.

Camporomano is a residential district located about 1 hour from Rome City Center by bus. The location is ideal for students, however, just 15 minutes from Tor Vergata University. Nearby, you also have plenty of basic amenities and several bus stops.

  • Property type: apartment

    • Floor area: 105 m²
    • Floor: 1st
    • Elevator: no
    • Number of bathrooms: 1

    • _Spese condominiali (_building fees): no, not included in price of rent, payable to provider

    • TARI (refuse collection tax): no, not included in price of rent, payable to provider (++what is this?++)

Property features

Washing machine
Balcony or terrace
Parking available
Natural gas water heating
Other heating system

What we liked the most

  • All the rooms open up onto a balcony.
  • There are lots of amenities nearby.
  • You are just 15 minutes to Tor Vergata University.
  • There is parking available.

Things to keep in mind

  • Bedroom 1 will have a double bed before move-in.

House rules

Landlord policies

  • Languages spoken: English, Italian
  • Lives on property: no
  • Deposit: 2 months’ rent
  • Payment method: cash; bank transfer
  • Contract registration tax: 1% of total contract value

About the landlord

All our Landlords are vetted by our Trust and Safety team.

Getting around

  • There are bus stops a few minutes away.
  • The Anagnina (MEA) Metro stop is a 15-minute bus ride away.

How to book

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Make a booking requestWith just a few simple details you can request the property and it will be held for you until you get a response. Remember, we won't charge you until the Landlord confirms.
Get an answer in 24h or lessThe Landlord has 24 hours to respond to your booking request. If they accept, your payment method will be charged and we will put you in contact with the Landlord. If they don’t accept, no worries, you won't be charged and we'll help you find alternatives.
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Fuel Payment Plans

Spring Brook Ice and Fuel Company offers two contractual payment plans to help you manage your budget. Delivery is part of the established price. These plans conclude on April 30 of each year. Budget and PreBuy prices may change daily as the global heating oil market changes. We will gladly quote a PreBuy price. We are the only local company that will give you the PreBuy option any time of the year. If you think that the time is right to lock in your supply for the next year, contact us anytime.

Budget and PreBuy prices are posted throughout the Spring and Summer for your convenience.

The Budget Plan

Unfortunately fuel prices fluctuate constantly and can upset the home or business budget. Our Budget Plan spreads your fuel costs uniformly over time by fixing the per gallon price and arranging monthly payments.

  • based on your estimated annual consumption
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  • service plan can be built into the plan
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The PreBuy Plan

The best way to manage the cost of your annual fuel is to prebuy your gallons in advance, at a price that suits your budget. You "bank" your gallons with us at a set price, including delivery, good for the heating season (or until you exhaust your prebought supply). The prebuy price is determined by the market on the day you elect the plan.

  • removes all budgetary concern for seasonal price changes
  • guarantees the supply of all your gallons at one time at an acceptable price
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  • gallons remaining after April 30 may be "rolled over" into the next year

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We provide heating oil, propane, kerosene, coal, and on/off road diesel fuels. In addition, we supply "green" energy alternatives in wood pellets and solar technology. Residential or commercial, we can meet your energy needs at competitive prices and with full service backing.

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Our technicians are not just fully licensed, they are masters at their trade. The Company expects pride in workmanship whether it is a simple furnace cleaning or a full boiler installation. We cover our customers with full emergency service 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

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For over 90 years we have provided reliable and affordable energy to Maine families and businesses. During the course of nearly a century of service, we have adjusted to meet the changing needs of our customers and heating technology.


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The Intracoastal Waterway is commonly referred to as "The Sound" and offers fantastic opportunities for kayak, fishing, paddle board and more beautiful scenery. Generations of families and small groups have preferred a Topsail Island vacation home with views of the sound and the scenic intracoastal waterway. A very popular choice. We hope you really enjoy these sound view homes.

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Gov. Mark Dayton canceled a meeting with business owners around Lake Mille Lacs Saturday after about 75 protesters in boats encircled him on the lake to protest a temporary ban on walleye fishing.

Dayton was with a small group of people fishing for bass to promote the fishing that is still allowed at the lake after restrictions — including a ban on fishing walleye until July 28 — went into place Thursday. Dayton’s boat spent about 90 minutes on the water before heading back to land.

Passengers on roughly 25 boats displayed balloons and signs reading “REGULATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION = TYRANNY” and “GOV. DAYTON STOP LAKE MILLE LACS POLITICS!”

Dayton said he respects the protesters’ frustration, but he defended the ban as a way of preserving the struggling walleye population. He said he canceled Saturday’s meeting — which was going to include several Lake Mille Lacs-area business owners — because he didn’t want to “reinforce that kind of destructive behavior.” He said he would meet with them later.

Protesters included residents, business owners and resort customers, including one group of men who had planned a weekend of walleye fishing before they learned about the ban, said Linda Eno, owner of the Twin Pines Resort and one of the protest organizers.

Eno said the regulations will cost her resort about $40,000. She said the regulations were put in place for political reasons. For more than 20 years the state has managed the lake with Minnesota and Wisconsin Ojibwe bands that net walleye but have been consistently under their quota.

“They want us to keep our mouths shut as an economy and as a tourism association,” she said. “Just keep your mouths shut, and be positive, and regroup, and start promoting bass.”

She stressed that her three launches still go out on the lake a few times a day for northern pike and bass fishing.

Dayton said the notion that the Department of Natural Resources has malicious intent toward anglers is “completely untrue.” He hopes the limits will improve fishing next year, and a ban won’t be necessary, he said.

Eno disputed Dayton’s complaint that the protest ruined his opportunity to fish. “No one was close enough that they couldn’t fish,” she said. “He didn’t even give us a chance.”

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Re: st: OLS and IV have opposite sign

From   Shikha Sinha <>
Subject   Re: st: OLS and IV have opposite sign
Date   Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:32:37 -0700

I am estimating the effect of family size (no of children) on
probability of work by mother. The endogenous variable is no of
children and I instrument this by gender of first born. If the first
child is female then family size should be greater.

I understand that IV correct the bias and OLS coeff may be upward or
downward biased. One can sign the bias (+) or (-) by examining the
correlation between the omited variable and endogenous, but What I do
not understand why the sign would change and what determines the
opposite sign. I get a negative OLS while a positive IV coeff.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Austin Nichols <> wrote:
> Shikha Sinha <>:
> The econometric reason is simple if you believe the exclusion
> restriction.  Tell us what the endog var is, what the excluded
> instruments are, and someone on the list will provide a (verbal)
> description of the bias producing a negative OLS coef estimate
> (evidently no longer visible in the consistent IV estimate).  Then
> someone else will weigh in on whether the exclusion restriction makes
> sense, probably...
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Shikha Sinha <> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> I am estimating an Ordinary least square (OLS) and Instrument variable
>> (IV) model, however the signs are opposite to each other. The OLS
>> coeff is negative, while the IV coeff is positive. Could anyone
>> explain what the signs in these two models are different- is there any
>> econometric reason for this?
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What’s Happening:

The new open source image processing library, Spectrum, was officially launched by Facebook yesterday, after being in beta since November 2018. The company says that Spectrum will help improve the quality and reliability of images uploaded through the platform’s suite of apps — something that Facebook is committed to as it makes technology such as this available open-source to the developer community.

Why it Matters:

Smartphones are increasingly becoming the primary camera for people worldwide, and one of the most important focal points with new phone launches. Huge megapixel sensors, such as the 48-megapixel recently announced by Sony for its 2019 phones, and AI-powered software are making phone cameras more and more powerful.

Yet the technology capabilities of social sharing of such large, high-quality smartphone images has been lagging behind. Larger files consume more network bandwidth when uploaded, and consume more memory to store on a device. Platforms such as Facebook have traditionally compressed, resized and reformatted photos for optimal loading time on their sites.

Spectrum aims to address that problem by reducing the trade-off in image quality that results, without compromising on speed of the upload experience.

Digging Deeper:

Spectrum takes care of the steps of image uploading speed and quality for developers, making such features available without requiring developers to be image experts. The open-source software means it is available for anyone to add support for new codecs and debugs.

  • Facebook began developing Spectrum about 18 months ago, and has incorporated it into its own apps.
  • Spectrum works for both Android and iOS apps to reduce file size for faster upload time and less data usage.
  • Its technology makes it easier for app developers to control the quality of images being uploaded without additional code.
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Plans vs. Goals

Hello everyone! Welcome to my new website and blog. I have wanted to write a blog for so long, and have finally mustered up the courage to do it! My mission is to provide you with updated, intriguing, and motivating advice on all aspects related to health.

A little bit about myself:

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A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel

A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel

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  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • Release Date: Aug 01, 2008
  • Pages: 304 pages
  • Dimensions: 6.10 x 0.60 x 9.00 inches

With this study of the Gospel of Mark, Brendan Byrne completes his trilogy of works on the Synoptic Gospels. Mark, the Cinderella gospel, as Byrne says, languished for millennia in the shadow of Matthew ("the first gospel") and Luke. Beginning in the nineteenth century, scholars uncovered what is now generally accepted as the more likely scenario: that Mark was the pioneer, creating a new literary genre ("gospel") in which to communicate the "Good News of Jesus Christ." This Good News according to Mark is essentially a message of freedom a freedom, however, that does "not come about without cost: a cost to Jesus, a cost to the Father, and a cost to those called to associate themselves with his life and mission." Mark holds out to us both the price and the promise of freedom.

A Costly Freedom joins The Hospitality of God (on Luke) and Lifting the Burden (on Matthew) to make up a set of indispensable companions to the gospels for preachers, teachers, and those who simply want to read the gospels for understanding and a deepening of their spirituality and faith.

Brendan Byrne, SJ, is professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. A member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1990 '96) and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2000 '), he is the author of nine books and editor in chief of the theological journal Pacifica.

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On September 11, 2016 St. Mark kicked off the new Sunday School year. Not only Sunday School but a week of new continuing  Bible Studies. The excitement generated by the new content has many people,  kids and adults, getting into the Word.

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Date of Death:  22/07/1916
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Information:  Grandson of Mrs. Esther Hanbury, of 6, Charlton St., Maidstone. Arthur may have lived here with her but  as his resided town is Kingston he may just have visited Maidstone and sometimes come to Church  and be on our Remembrance Board because his Grandmother attended Church.
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Many stroke survivors report vision difficulties, including poor visual memory, decrease in balance, decreased depth perception and reading problems. Rehabilitation therapy can help improve many conditions. Ophthalmologists and optometrists can diagnose vision problems, and rehabilitation is likely to occur in an optometric practice. Here are some common issues stroke survivors experience:

Spatial Inattention

This problem, often called neglect, can result in not paying attention to the side of your body affected by stroke. For example, you may not touch food on the left side of your plate or shave the left side of your face. In some cases, it can seem like there’s no left side of the body because your brain is not processing information from that side very efficiently. Rehabilitation involves learning to scan from side to side – finding items on a table and a wall, for instance. This problem also affects the ability to judge space, so therapy may involve touching things at different distances or using a full-length mirror to help process visual information. This treatment should be practiced several minutes at a time, five times per week.

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With double vision, you lose depth perception. An eye patch can help, but it doesn’t fix the entire problem. It just reduces the information the brain has to process. Oculomotor dysfunction This occurs when your eyes can’t track or move smoothly between objects. This condition often causes reading problems. It may also affect walking. This type of problem rarely gets better without therapy.

Visual Midline Shift

This problem might make you may think the floor is tilted. The walls will also appear tilted, and your body tilts to compensate. Addressing this problem involves balance activities such as training to put more weight on the foot of your unaffected side. Therapists also use special prism glasses called yoked prisms that can affect spatial perception and body posture.

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A stroke can cause a lesion in the brain involving the optic nerve that results in a hemianopsia, commonly called a field cut. This can involve several areas in both eyes. Reading can be a chore, and therapy may involve using a line guide or a device that helps isolate the lines when reading. Relaxation and breathing techniques can help, too. Scanning is a big part of rehabilitation.

Rehabilitating vision can have a big impact on other therapies, such as physical, occupational and speech. For more information and to locate a doctor or therapist, visit the Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association website.


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Sam Bailey, a former prison officer, catapulted into the media spotlight during the 2013 edition of X Factor; Her debut single Skyscraper went straight to number 1 in December 2013, spending 13 weeks in the Official UK Chart. Her debut album, The Power Of Love, released 21st March 2014 also reached the number 1 spot in the chart. It has been four years since an X Factor winner topped the UK album chart.


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Introducing... Kiss The Moon

When I find a lesser known brand that I absolutely love, I just want to sing it from the rooftops. As a lot of people do, I often find myself sticking to the same brands, generally the brands everyone also sticks to but it's often when I veer away from that is when the gems really are found and I have to admit I really have done that with Kiss The Moon.

From the beautiful packaging, to the products themselves I've truly fallen in love with the brand. I'm having a bit of a moment with products that help me to relax and get to sleep and Kiss The Moon is just that. It's a beautiful English brand that's driven by their passion to help us have a good nights sleep.

From facial oils and exfoliators to bath oils and relaxing candles, and from pillow mists to bedside balms, the brand covers all basis and has a 360 degree approach to help stop sleepless nights. In four different signature scents; Calm (with jasmine, chamomile, ylang ylang and sandalwood), Glow (orange, geranium, myrrh and litsea), Love (rose, frankincense, palmarosa and ylang ylang) and Dream (lavender, bergamot, cedarwood and chamomile) across the product range, there is a scent to suit everyone. I have to admit, I actually can't decide which is my favourite but love to use a cocktail of the different scents in the evening to help me relax.

I start my little sleep ritual by lighting my Kiss The Moon Glow Aromatherapy Soy Candle, £38. This smells incredible, its warming but uplifting and it burns really well. For skincare, I add the Kiss The Moon Glow After Dark Face Polish, £30. It's a lovely facial exfoliant and the scent is great but for me, adding this step in gives me a little bit more time for me and I find that really relaxing. I make sure the final step in my routine is the Kiss The Moon Calm After Dark Facial Oil, £48. This really relaxes me and my skin can be really dry and this helps to add the moisture back in. I keep the Kiss The Moon Love After Dark Pillow Mist, £40 and Kiss The Moon Calm After Dark Balm, £16 on my bedside table and use this regularly. I absolutely adore everything I've tried for the brand. It feels luxurious, relaxing and feels incredible to be supporting a smaller brand that really deserves more recognition. If you try anything from the brand though, give the candles or pillow mists a go. They are just incredible...

Founded by Jo Foster, from her need of getting her own sleep back on track (which I really resonate with!) in a world of deadlines and and jet lag - something which many struggle with. I had a chat with Jo to get the lowdown on the brand and find out a little about her beauty history...

Lorna: Describe Kiss the Moon in under 10 words?

Jo: Natural beauty & wellness products that help you sleep beautifully

L: How did Kiss the Moon come about?

J: The idea behind Kiss the Moon was born at 36,000ft on a flight to Hong Kong. Sick of dealing with a career full of jetlag, crazy deadlines and the sleepless nights they bring, I decide I needed to find a way to get my beauty sleep back on track. Seeking something natural that could help look after both my sleep and her overnight skin needs and finding nothing that ticked all those boxes, I decided to invent her own solution. Kiss the Moon launched in 2014, initially with our range of aromatherapy based night-time face and bath oils and we’ve been growing ever since.

L:What was the first beauty product you ever bought?

J: I dread to think. Probably some nasty watermelon flavoured lip gloss. But the first product I fell in love with was most definitely a mascara. Probably from Boots 17.

L: What is your first beauty memory?

J: I remember when I was quite small, my Mum swore by a certain face cream and heard that it was being discontinued. I remember her look of horror and then a mad dash to Fenwick in Newcastle with her to buy all the jars she could find while she still could. I wasn’t sure what was going on exactly as I was so small, but I got the fact her beauty routine mattered to her big time.

L: What is your top beauty tip?

J: Remember the simple things – sleep, fresh air, drinking enough water – they work like magic to keep your skin clear and glowing. And don’t forget to smile. It’s the ultimate beauty trick.

L: What is your favourite product from the range?

J: It has to be the LOVE After Dark Face Oil. It contains Rose and Rosehip Oils so is loaded with anti-ageing properties and the aroma just makes me relax and feel contented in an instant. It’s my beauty sleep in a bottle.

L: What is your favourite beauty product (excluding Kiss the Moon)?

J: I’m a little addicted to Aesop’s Resurrection Handwash. I have bottles parked next to all the sinks in my home. Just think how many times we wash our hands in an average day. I figure I might as well use something I really get pleasure from using. Our hands deserve so much more love than we tend to give them. I think they have earned a daily beauty treat or two.

L: What is the best piece of beauty advice you’ve ever been given?

J: It’s another one from my Mum – when I was a teenager she told me to spend as much money as I could afford on decent face products. Clever lady.

L: What can we expect from Kiss the Moon in the future?

J: 2016 is going to be a tough year to better. We were awarded Best New British Brand in the Pure Beauty Awards last month and have started working with some great new retailers and launched two new products (our GLOW After Dark Face Polish and our Aromatherapy Soy Candles). So it has been an amazing 12 months for us. Next year we have two more exciting new launches planned and an ambition to grow our fan base so we become known as the first port of all for people wanting to dial up the quality of their beauty sleep. Whenever we get feedback from someone who has had trouble sleeping and they tell us our products have made a difference it makes the whole thing worthwhile. So we’d love to keep on creating products that deliver on that. That would definitely keep us happy for 2017.

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Does a runner have to dive back to first base on a pick off move? One of my teammates recently got called out because he didn't dive back to the bag. The pitcher threw about 2 feet over the 1st baseman's head and our runner was still out.

Something to take into account is that there is possibily a local or league rule for safety that would warrant this runner to be called out, but there is no rule in the rule book stating that the runner must dive back to the base.

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Do You Have the Competitive Edge of Fortitude?

Fortitude, as I define it, is the strength of mind that enables a person to experience adversity with courage. If you look up definitions of the word, you’ll find “courage through adversity” or “resolute endurance.” While I think those versions are accurate, I don’t believe they fully encapsulate what the term truly means.

The Latin root of the word is fortis, or strong, and the etymology “fortified” signifies something that is “made stronger or more secure.” We see the term portrayed in film with characters like Diana Prince in Wonder Woman and Storm in X-Men. But fortitude isn’t just a characteristic of superheroes—it’s a muscle you can grow to be your professional edge.

There was a time before I started my own business when I had a guaranteed paycheck, benefits galore and the security of working for a major corporation. Once I struck out on my own, I no longer had the safety net of reassurance and resources.

The one thing that has allowed me to persevere over the past 17 years I’ve been in business for myself has been fortitude. Every time I wanted to throw in the towel, I received a comment, thank you message, feedback email or testimonial highlighting my work ethic or the difference I made, and that’s what kept me going.

Fortitude is having the mindset that if you keep showing up, you’ll be rewarded for your efforts. Here’s my formula for fostering fortitude:

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3. Take your M.E.D.S.

Meditation, exercise, diet and sleep all fuel your mental fortitude. Your intellectual and emotional well-being are contingent on your physical health and vice versa.

There is a Japanese pottery technique called kintsugi in which broken stoneware is repaired with gold, silver or platinum mixed into lacquer. The repairs become part of the object’s history, making the finished vessel stronger and more beautiful because of them.

You are the same. You’re stronger because of your challenges and all of the experiences and insight you’ve collected over the years. By being true to yourself, remembering what you’re capable of and prioritizing your wellness, you can master the fortitude formula and craft a competitive edge.

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Is ‘Gaming Disorder’ A sickness? WHO Says Yes, Adding The item To Their List Of Ailments

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An edition of this story was initially published around 2018 as well as been updated.

They are simply popular. They are controversial. And today, video games have just become the internationally regarded addiction.

On May 25, the whole world Health Company officially voted to adopt the latest edition of its Overseas Classification regarding Diseases, and also ICD, to increase an accessibility on “gaming disorder” in the form of behavioral addiction.

This is a relocate that could burglar alarm parents from coast to coast. According to Pew, 97 % of youngster boys together with 83 % of girls play childish games on any recordings device.

Using order to get classified seeing that having a illness, being a video gaming fan basically enough. According to WHO, typically the criteria doesn’t include a certain amount of working hours spent trying to play. Instead, the very description can be of someone using an inability to halt playing even though it interferes with areas of one’s existence, such as household relationships, school, work, and also sleep. Plus, these conditions would usually continue no less than one year.

And however WHO’s express is powerful, it’s not the last word in the world of research.

“There is often a fairly actually split while in the scientific group about no matter if ‘tech addiction’ is a real factor, ” claims Dr . Michael Bishop, who seem to runs Summerland, which the guy calls “a summer get away for tv screen overuse” meant for teens.

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“Technology addiction” fails to appear in the modern Diagnostic and also Statistical Handbook, the DSM-V, published within 2013. Employing bible of the psychiatric profession in the United States. The closest it is about is anything called “Internet Gaming Disorder, ” and that is certainly listed like a condition even more study, it is not an official prognosis.

This omission is important not merely because it figures therapists’ in addition to doctors’ knowledge of their sufferers but mainly because without an formal DSM program code, it is harder to charge insurers for treatment of a precise issue.

Doctor Nicholas Kardaras is the novelist of the 2016 book Sparkle Kids: Precisely how Screen Habit Is Hijacking Our Kids. There is brain-imaging scientific studies of the regarding screen precious time, he states. And he has treated numerous teens who sadly are so wrapped up in video games they don’t perhaps even get up make use of the bathroom.

Your dog says the information is clear, nonetheless we’re possibly not ready to face it.

“We have, as a society, gone all-in about tech, micron he affirms. “So most people don’t prefer some buzz-killing truth sayers telling people that the chief has no outfits and that the instruments that grow to be faded all thus fallen motivated by can be a problem” — especially for kids and their developing mind, he add.

Addiction will not be an official period in the Oughout. S., at least not yet. However researchers and also clinicians such as Bishop, who avoid using that, are still thinking about some of the shapes of habits they look at.

“I stumbled on this issue outside a place regarding deep skepticism: addicted to game titles? That are not right, in said Doctor Douglas Delicat at Iowa State Or even, who has also been researching the effects of media in children for a long time.

But “I’ve been pressured by files to accept it’s certainly caused by a problem, micron he said to me when I questioned him just for my arrange The Art of Screen Time. “Addiction to video games and World wide web use, understood to be ‘serious problem in a variety of aspects of from your work that in the event that clinical importance, ‘ really does seem to are present. ”

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Gentile’s distinction doesn’t correct the thoughts of whether growing media can cause within your brain or simply create a genuine physical habbit.

It also fails to address the very question, brought up by a number of the clinicians I had spoken utilizing, of whether music overuse is the most suitable thought of as a symptom of something diffrent, such as depressive disorder, anxiety or ADHD. Gentile’s definition just asks regardless if someone’s partnership to news flash is inducing problems towards the extent that this person would likely benefit from obtaining help.

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Friendly was among the co-authors of any study publicized in December that tried to shed a lot more light for that concern. The study offers the subtitle “A Parent Document Measure of Computer screen Media ‘Addiction’ in Babies. ” Be aware that the term desire is in quotation marks here. While in the study, study workers asked mothers and fathers of school-age children to perform a set of questions based on the values for “Internet Gaming Problem. ”

Like it expected: Is their very own preferred press activity one and only thing that puts them in a excellent mood? Could they be angry this is unhappy if forced to unplug? Is their very own use raising over time? Do they sneak about to use fire screens? Does it impact family functions, friendships or perhaps school?

The pros I’ve been to say typically the question of whether or not an adult, or possibly a child, includes a problem with technological innovation can’t be answered simply by measure screen period. What matters most, this particular study recommends, is your romance to it, understanding that requires checking out the full background ? backdrop ? setting of daily life.

Sarah Domoff, the head author for that learn, runs typically the Problematic News flash Assessment and even Treatment provider at the Facility for Children, Young families, and Towns at Key Michigan College. She works together with young people directly, and also train locomotives pediatricians to identify problems with monitors and to deliver help to families. She says which will problems with video gaming often are found in babies who also have a diagnosis including ADHD and also autism selection range, while young adults who have complications with social media will probably have a medical diagnosis such as depressive disorders or anxiousness.

Rather than choose “cold turkey” on technological know-how, she targets on helping the entire family with “harm reduction” like keeping products out of the bedroom and being sure young people go to school, spend more time with friends and also play outside. Addiction, she says, may be “in the single digits” –that is definitely, less than 10 percent of all individuals who use media–but we need more research to discover for sure.

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While tech cravings isn’t legally recognized nevertheless in the United States, you will find in-patient treatment solution facilities meant for teens of which try to handle the problem.

To get my publication, I evaluated a younger boy who also attended your wilderness treatment program in Utah called Einzugsgebiet.

“I initiated playing (video games) while i was all-around 9 yr old, ” reported Griffin, as their last name My partner and i didn’t use for protect his / her privacy. Your dog chose e mail over a phone interview. “I played given that I found that fun, nevertheless after a while I just played largely because My partner and i preferred it out socializing and also confronting my very own problems. inches

After they spent several weeks hiking with the wilderness, the mother saw a lot of betterment in his temperament and focus. However , Griffin came family home to a inescapable fact where the person still wanted a pc for senior high school and still made use of a smartphone to connect through friends.

Bishop, who operates therapeutic Summerland camps inside California in addition to North Carolina, according to the teens just who come to your ex fall into only two broad types. There are the methods, overwhelmingly kids, who expend so much precious time playing gaming system that, in his words, some people “fall right behind in their community skills. inch Often they may be battling despression symptoms or anxiety, or they could be on the autism spectrum.

Subsequently there is a band of mostly females who misuse and too much use social media. They could be obsessed with getting selfies — Bishop telephone calls them “selfists” — or even they may currently have sent unacceptable pictures for themselves as well as bullied some online.

Regardless of the problem, “We feel the dilemma is best referred to as a ‘habit’ over a great ‘addiction, ‘ ” Bishop says. “When teens carefully consider their actions as a routine, they are a tad bit more empowered to alter. ”

Labels someone some sort of addict, mainly saying he or she has a constant disease, is actually a powerful proceed. And it may perhaps be especially damaging for teenage years, who are in the way of growing their identities, says Maia Szalavitz.

Szalavitz is an dependancy expert and also author of Unbroken Human brain: A Revolutionary Fresh Way Of Understanding Addiction. Dependant on her knowledge with meds and liquor addiction, the woman thinks grouping kids alongside one another who have complications with screens is often counterproductive. Youngsters with milder problems may well learn from their particular more “deviant peers, alone she says. For this reason, she would motivate families initially individual or possibly family counseling.

Different lifestyle demand various approaches to remedy. People who have a problem relationships by using alcohol, medicines or playing can choose desuetude, though it’s miles from easy. Those who are excessive eaters, yet , cannot. They have to rebuild most of their relationships utilizing food though continuing to nibble on every day.

Behind closed doors, technology could possibly be more like food than it will be like liquor. Video games or social media may be avoidable, but most students really need to use pc systems for the school assignments, make tech skills for the work place, and learn to help combat thoughts and procrastination as part of years ago,.

The expression “addiction” may currently be attracting controversy, but you do need a dermatologist’s official pronouncement to work about putting typically the devices lower more often — or to stimulate your kids to do so as well.

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Ansar al-Islam, the militant Islamic group that occupies a small portion of northern Iraq, briefly opened access Saturday to a primitive military compound that the United States has described as a poisons and explosives factory that is supported by both Baghdad and al-Qaida.

The existence of this camp, with a headquarters of what Ansar calls its "Victory Brigade," was disclosed last week by Secretary of State Colin Powell in a presentation to the U.N. Security Council.

In what seemed an effort to rebut the claims, Ansar allowed about a dozen journalists to enter the compound Saturday afternoon.

They found an unimpressive place -- a small and largely undeveloped cluster of buildings that appeared to lack substantial industrial capacity. For example, the structures did not have plumbing and had only the limited electricity supplied by a generator.

Roughly half the buildings in the compound appeared to have recently been used as civilian homes, and one contained the sandals of a small child.

The remaining buildings served either as fighters' barracks or as a TV and radio station for the Islamic party.

Two Ansar officials who escorted journalists dismissed Powell's allegation as baseless. "This place is an isolated place, and we have just our weapons," said Ayub Khidir, adding that by weapons he meant rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns.

But a senior State Department official maintained Saturday that no matter the rough conditions at Sarget, Powell's characterization of the compound was accurate. He said intelligence experts had watched the movements of people and material in and out of the camp over time, and "it doesn't necessarily mean that people are pumping out thousands of gallons a year."

No matter how much the visit appeared on the surface to contradict Powell's description, its value was degraded by the fact that three days had passed since Powell concluded his remarks -- ample time to remove suspect material.

Ansar also used the visit to press its message on the foreigners. During a brief news conference, Muhammad Hassan, a spokesman, said the group raises its own money and has no foreign fighters.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018:  Chillounge Night has partnered with the Sarasota Film Festival to celebrate two milestones.  The Sarasota Film Festival has brought a first-class Film Festival to Sarasota for 19 wonderful years and Chillounge Night, founded in Sarasota 10 years ago, continues to bring a unique brand of “dazzle” with the ultimate outdoor lounge party.

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Whether you're a parent looking for a tutor for your child or a university student trying to see out the year, there are many factors to weigh up when you start looking to hire a tutor. Would tutoring at home or online be better? What kind of teacher do I want? Do I want group lessons? And what about the cost of private lessons?

Whether you need help to study for an exam, or you would like to learn a new skill, Superprof will have what you're looking for at the right price.

With an impressive range of tutors and classes and competitive prices, you've come to the right place for private tuition.

How much one-to-one lessons cost is an important consideration. Keep reading to find out the factors that can influence price.

Hourly Rates by Location

The cost of private lessons is often dependent on the location in which they're held.

The more expensive areas to live will attract higher prices for tuition.

Session fees will vary according to the state and sometimes town you or your teacher live in.

What is the cost of private lessons?
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While average rates across Australia don't vary greatly, there are some differences. For example, in central Sydney, an hour-long private maths tutorial with a Superprof tutor averages out at $30, whereas a couple of hours away, in Wollongong, the price you could expect to pay is more like $25.

As you can see, if you live in a larger city, where the cost of living is often higher, you are likely to spend more on private tuition. Areas outside of the capital cities are usually cheaper.

Another option is online tutoring, where the prices are not necessarily determined by location.

However, the location of your tutor's home will be a significant factor in what they charge.

How Teacher Experience Affects Tutoring Rates

People with all levels of experience can work as private tutors, so it is important to ensure that your selected tutor will be able to meet your academic needs.

Students have different requirements, however, a tutor with a range of skills and an understanding of your needs should be a priority.

How do you find out if a particular tutor is right for you when you don't know them?

Like at school, in many tutoring agencies, you have no choice about which tutor you will work with.

By contrast, on the Superprof platform, you can access information about the available tutors, such as their teaching experience and skills, and you can also check testimonials and feedback from past students.

How do I know if a private tutor is any good?
Positive testimonials from happy students are a great way to find out whether a tutor is right for you. (Source: Mark Fuller on Unsplash)

If private tutors have teaching experience, will they charge more?

Tutors will charge higher hourly rates for advanced-level subjects, or higher education. These subjects require a greater level of experience and expertise, and will often be offered by qualified school teachers.

As a student, you need to decide what you are prepared to pay more for, and what you can do without.

Different Subjects Attract Different Rates

When you look at academic subjects, you will note that the tutoring fees vary depending on the field. The more specialised the subject, or the more equipment needed for teaching, the higher the price will be.

Support for academic subjects can include anything from weekly assistance with homework or catchup sessions, through to intensive coaching, including psychological support.

In a private lesson, for any academic subject, the tutor's job is to personalise their approach to help increase the chance of students achieving academic success.

The average rate for academic tutoring in Australia is $44 an hour. Primary school students pay a little less, secondary school students pay a little more.

With each private lesson tailored to your needs, you can be confident you will achieve your academic goals.

In terms of your future, it is clear that private tutoring sessions are a sound investment.

How much do private music lessons cost?

Learning an instrument is popular with all age groups, and you can start learning a new instrument any time you like.

Studies published by the Australian Music Association show some interesting trends regarding music playing in Australia, including the average ages people learn, or when interest declines.

Although the statistics are from a decade ago, we suspect little has changed and, in fact, recent media reports have been showing a surge of interest in learning a musical instrument in the current times.

The Superprof platform has a number of music tutors for a wide range of instruments, with competitive prices.  Below are just a few:

  • Classical instruments
    • piano - $43/hr
    • violin - $47/hr
    • trumpet - $50/hr
  • Rock instruments
    • guitar - $38/hr
    • drums - $43/hr

Lessons are offered at beginning to advanced levels and recreational. Why not try a new instrument, or brush up your skills on your childhood instrument, today?

Are recreational and fitness activities available as private lessons?

At Superprof, you don't have to limit yourself to academic subjects. We have tutors for all sorts of classes.

From cake decorating to organic vegetable growing, and ski lessons to digital photography, there's something for everyone.

Many people are also beginning to book private lessons for more active pursuits. A few of the many options offered by Superprof include: dance, athletics, combat sports, and general fitness. Getting fit with high-quality sports tuition has never been easier.

What are the most sought after academic subjects?

In terms of academic support, maths and the sciences (chemistry and physics) tend to be the school subjects where tutors are in the highest demand. Linked to maths, business studies' subjects, such as accounting and finance, are also popular in the tertiary sector. Costs vary according to different factors, but you can expect to pay anywhere from $30 - $50 an hour for these high demand subjects.

Pricing is Also Determined by Student Level

The academic level has a two-way effect when it comes to tutoring rates. Essentially, the higher the student level, the more experienced a tutor needs to be. And the more experienced a tutor is, the more they are likely to charge for high-level work.

Tutors often have a particular level they are more comfortable teaching. Some prefer to work only with younger children, adolescents, or adults, while others may cross over into multiple age-groups.

In general, however, as students get older, their workload increases and so do the rates for tuition.

How Do Supply and Demand Affect Rates?

The more sought after subjects often have a greater number of tutors offering to teach them. This is certainly the case on the Superprof platform.

When this happens, prices between tutors become more competitive.

With Superprof, the average hourly rates for some of the popular subjects in Australia are:

  • Biology - $27
  • Chemistry - $29
  • Economics - $27
  • English - $30
  • History - $29
  • Maths - $28
  • Mandarin - $31
  • Physics - $28

Less common subjects are frequently in lower demand and are offered by fewer tutors.

What is the cost of private lessons in different subjects?
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There are fewer tutors offering unusual subjects, so the cost is likely to be higher. For example, an acrobatics lesson will cost more than private dance lessons.

Lowering the Cost of Private Lessons

One way to effectively lower the cost of tutoring sessions is to ask if the tutor offers group lessons so you can share the payments.

Making a bulk booking is another way to lower the cost. In their profile information, many Superprof tutors offer a 15% discount for ten-hour blocks.

On the platform, you will often find offers of 'first lesson free', giving you the opportunity to try out a tutor before you commit.

Negotiating discounts with your tutor is also a possibility, based on the frequency of your lessons.

If you can commit to a regular schedule, your tutor may be able to be flexible with discounts as stability benefits the teacher as well as the student.

What Happens if the Tutor has to Travel?

When travel costs are involved for the tutor, rates can be much higher.

The tutor must take transport costs into account if their student needs the teacher to come to them. A one-hour lesson could take two hours when the tutor has to travel.

Many tutors will only travel a certain distance, as any further can add to the rates excessively.

In Australia, distance can be an issue but Superprof offers a solution. Tutoring via webcam.

Are online tutorials cheaper than face to face tutorials?
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How do I organise private webcam tutoring?

The Superprof platform makes it easy to find out whether or not a teacher offers online tutoring.

In a tutor's profile, if there is a webcam icon next to their photo, they offer tutoring online. It's that simple.

Organising lessons to be held this way have two major advantages. They save you, or your tutor, time as you don't need to travel. And, with the saving in time, comes a reduction in rates.

In addition, you can reduce the costs further by participating in online group lessons.

Working with a Superprof tutor gives you the individualised approach needed to achieve success.

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