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I went to see Split on my twenty-third birthday, and I was very excited. That was partly because my birthday was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as President and it was a way to not think about, you know, events. But it was mostly because I am an M. Night Shyamalan apologist, and he was back! I love The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable and The Happening, and after a string of bad decisions, he was resurgent. He’d had a surprise hit on television with Wayward Pines and his previous film, The Visit, had been both well-received and profitable. Now it was time for his redemption story to go mainstream with his biggest success since Signs.

And it did.

Measured by return on investment, Split was Shyamalan’s most profitable movie, turning $9 million into over $250 million, and it received some of the best reviews of his career. It was number one at the US box office for three consecutive weeks (a record in Shyamalan’s filmography matched only by The Sixth Sense), it had a sequel greenlit by April, and James McAvoy is one of the year’s prototypical examples of an actor locked out of the Oscars race by genre rather than merit. M. Night Shyamalan brought his reputation back from the dead with one of the year’s most successful movies.

And I hated it.

I hated it, I hated it, I hated it. I found it embarrassing and infuriating and even, in places, disgusting. I couldn’t stand Split, and yet, at the same time, I agree with people who say James McAvoy should be a bigger part of the Best Actor race. I don’t think Split is without merit, especially after rewatching it to prepare for this piece, but that’s almost the worst thing about it. Most of the bad movies I saw in the past year were mercifully forgettable – I’ve had to be reminded many times that I’ve seen both The Mummy and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. But Split is still coiled in my brain, not just because it was such a disappointing failure, but because it was such an interesting one.

One of the very first posts on The Sundae was a look at another interesting failure, Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables, where I didn’t bother trying to make a single coherent point about such an incoherent movie, and just listed, in mostly random order, some thoughts about it. We decided to use that post as the basis for a new recurring series called Notes on Failure, and today, just over a year since I first sat in a cinema and voluntarily let Split burrow into my skull, I’m ready to finally pull it out and vivisect it on the Internet.

What follows are a non-exhaustive series of thoughts on the most disappointing film of last year.

1. Though it’s an indirect sequel to Unbreakable (and I’ll have a lot to say later about that), in the context of M. Night Shyamalan’s filmography, Split is an artistic successor to The Visit and The Happening. All three play around with horror, humour and the line between them, and both Split and The Happening borrow stylistically from a combination of B-movies and Hitchcock, while The Visit also has mentally-ill antagonists. In every way that The Visit and The Happening are similar to Split, Split is worse.

2. I’ll get the good notices out of the way: the opening sequence is pretty much perfect, right up to when Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy) wakes up in the cell where Kevin (James McAvoy) is keeping her and her classmates Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula). There is one part of the sequence that feels like a bit of a cheat, when the camera showing Claire and Jessica in the back seat is clearly occupying the physical space where the back of Casey’s seat should be, but it’s a stylish cheat, so I don’t care. James McAvoy is astonishing as Kevin, which is the name I’ll use as a shorthand for the role as a whole, rather than call him Kevin / Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / Barry / Jade / Orwell / The Beast each time. It’s not just that he makes each alter or identity feel like a whole person, or that he makes the moments when they switch on-screen feel fluid and organic in a way that’s very uncommon in your garden-variety multiple-personality performance. It’s not even the incredible physical acting he puts into his performance, though I have to assume James McAvoy’s body ached all through the shoot and for a couple of weeks after, given he goes from walking around with his knees up around his chest as Hedwig to straining every muscle in his body so hard it looks like his face might split open as the Beast. What really puts his performance over the top is how subtle and richly-layered it is, the best example being the reveal about halfway through the movie that every time we thought we’d seen the personality Barry visiting their psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher (Betty Buckley), it was actually the personality Dennis impersonating Barry. Dennis and Barry have different accents, and when we see a video of Barry later in the film, we see that Dennis’s accent was occasionally slipping through when he was impersonating Barry earlier. Most actors struggle with letting their own accent slip through, but the extremely Scottish James McAvoy played Dennis (who has a Boston accent) impersonating Barry (who has a Brooklyn accent) and had his fake Boston accent slip through into his fake Brooklyn accent.

3. The rest of the cast is hardly untalented, but there’s not much for them to work with. One of Split’s biggest weaknesses is that it substitutes exposition for character work anywhere that it can. Fletcher and the kidnapping victims are all pretty intelligent, but they spend so much time trying to outsmart Kevin that we never really see them as people outside of how they relate to Kevin. That’s not so much of a problem with Fletcher, since she’s Kevin’s caretaker and advocate, but it’s very frustrating with Casey, Claire and Marcia. Casey in particular is supposed to be our protagonist, but whenever Split has time it could spend on showing her personality, it just does a flashback to when she was a small child instead. I don’t have any kind of baseline for what Casey is like as a person, or how she behaves, so it’s hard to get a sense of her reaction to the events of the movie. Is she staying relatively calm, or is she just losing her shit silently? We’re told in the very first scene that she acts out a lot in school and gets in fights with teachers, but it’s too vague to give us much of a picture. When she goes off on her teachers, what’s her script? Is she a pseudo-rebellious “this is all bullshit, it’s not gonna help us in the real world” kind of person, or is she more of a “oh shut up, you fat bitch” type? I truly don’t know a single thing about Casey other than her backstory, and her backstory is just a plot device to explain her survival skills and eventually reveal she’s an abuse survivor.

4. Alright, so let’s deal with the meat of the matter. Kevin is portrayed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID) and there’s no way to do that without opening a big can of worms. DID is an extraordinarily controversial condition that’s subject to massive disputes in the world of psychiatric medicine and widespread misinformation in society at large. I’m usually not too gone on the notion of “getting it right” when it comes to portrayals of mental illness because mental illness isn’t particularly amenable to specificity. Diagnosis of mental illness is based almost entirely on symptoms rather than underlying physical causes because such causes are ill-understood at this point in medical history. That doesn’t make mental illnesses not real, but it does make their definitions messier than most conditions, especially since it’s possible to have more than one mental illness at a time. I care far less about characters with mental illnesses adhering to a particular model of how someone with a given mental illness “should” feel and behave than I care about emotionally truthful portrayals of the experience of being a mentally-ill person. But I’m making an exception for Split because of DID is such a controversial condition and because media portrayals of DID are directly implicated in that controversy.

5. The politics of the DID controversy within psychiatric medicine are too complex and esoteric to detail in a critical essay about a movie, but I’ll try to give a simplified version. Whether or not DID exists at all is relatively uncontroversial, and pretty much nothing else about it is. The two main schools of thought on DID are called the traumagenic model (i.e. DID is caused by trauma) and the sociocognitive model (i.e. DID is caused by social or cultural cues). The traumagenic model is what’s usually portrayed in pop culture, which makes sense because the thesis behind the sociocognitive model is that DID doesn’t arise naturally in mentally-ill people, but that mentally-ill people are induced or inspired to adopt the behaviour of people with DID as portrayed in popular culture due to exposure to certain controversial psychiatric therapies like memory recovery or age regression. That might sound like it means DID isn’t real, but under either model people experience the same or similar psychological distress, it mostly just has different implications for treatment. Split seems aware of this controversy, because it portrays Fletcher as a crusader for people with DID under the traumagenic model, which makes it even more troubling and gross how Split goes on to portray people with DID. I love The Visit and I love one of Split’s biggest influences, Psycho, even more, so I obviously don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with mentally-ill antagonists in horror movies, or at least in individual horror movies. I think mentally-ill people are portrayed as dangerous due to their mental illness far too often in pop culture, especially when all evidence shows mentally-ill people are far more likely to be targets of violence because they’re mentally-ill than be perpetrators of violence because they’re mentally-ill. But that’s a problem in aggregate, not an issue with any given work of art – it wouldn’t matter if it was a smaller percentage of portrayals of mentally-ill people. Each work of art needs its portrayal of mental illness to be judged on its own merits. On its own merits, Split comes up short.

6. The first way it comes up short is its use of the ticking time-bomb trope, which is a specific subset of the “mentally-ill people are dangerous” trope that I just think is almost always bad, no matter what. Split portrays Kevin as someone who was, until very recently, well-adjusted and functioning despite his illness. He’s held down a job for ten years and diligently attends his sessions with Dr Fletcher. But lurking within Kevin are a group of evil personalities called the Horde – the obsessive-compulsive paedophile Dennis, the religious fanatic Patricia and their chosen object of worship, a superhuman cannibal called the Beast – just waiting for the chance to take control and inflict mass violence on the world. When he experiences a fresh trauma (two high-school students sexually assault him), it allows the personality Hedwig, a nine-year-old boy, to take control of “the light” and decide which personalities are allowed to be dominant. Hedwig gives the light to Dennis and Patricia when they promise that no one will ever make fun of him again once they allow the Beast to emerge, setting the events of the film in motion. There are mental illnesses, albeit very rare, whose symptoms, without proper medical intervention, can include violent episodes, and it is obviously possible for otherwise immoral and violent people to be mentally-ill. But where Split crosses a line for me is making Kevin someone whose mental illness creates in him a permanent potential for violence that goes beyond the ordinary human potential for violence and then makes his path to violence inevitable and unstoppable, even though Kevin is one of Fletcher’s biggest success stories and was well enough until this point to hold down a job for ten years. Fletcher briefly suggests she didn’t spend enough time discussing the assault in therapy and that encouraged Dennis to take the light to protect Kevin, but we know that’s not accurate: Hedwig took the light and just let Dennis and Patricia use it out of self-interest. Even if she was right, she also says that Barry and all the other identities she spoke to insisted they were fine, so, short of forcing a traumatised patient to talk about something he didn’t want to (which would hardly have helped), it’s not clear she could have done any different. Once Kevin was assaulted, the film doesn’t admit the possibility that anything could have been done, by himself or by anyone else, to stop him from becoming the Beast. And that notion of mentally-ill people as ticking time-bombs forever on the cusp of violence is so wrong and so pervasive that any work of art that reinforces it is doing something deeply unjust.

7. Of course, Split is only reinforcing that destructive notion if it gives the audience reason to believe anything it says is accurate. Split’s central conceit – that people with DID can change their physiology to match their alter – is obviously not based on real science, but there’s a sliding scale of plausibility to the claims made by its main scientific authority, Dr Fletcher. This is where Split shows its awareness of the DID controversy and utterly massacres any of the good will it could possibly have earned. Dr Fletcher isn’t just a psychiatrist, she’s also an activist for two claims that she always treats as one claim: that DID is a real mental illness in the traumagenic model AND that people with DID can change their physiology to match their alter. One of those claims is plausible, and one of those claims is pure fiction, but both are treated and judged as a single claim within the movie. Fletcher’s cause is advanced when she’s invited to give a lecture via Skype at the University of Paris and set back when she’s denied her own panel at a major conference and offered a seat on the mood disorders panel instead. When she learns about the latter from a colleague, she’s indignant, because DID is not a mood disorder. The colleague questions the evidence she submitted – a video of a dog behaving differently around a patient dependent on their alter – and Fletcher is offended that he would dare to question that DID exists AND that people with DID can change their physiology to match their alter. Split consistently collapses to the two claims into one, and it does so in a way that makes some of its non-plausible claims seem plausible.

8. First, while the film treats the superhuman abilities of the Beast as obviously fantastical (Fletcher, on learning the Beast exists: “There must be limits to what a human being can become!”), a number of physiological changes are discussed in the film, some of which seem more plausible than others. Dogs behaving differently around people based on their alters doesn’t seem that mad if people with DID can change their physiology to match their alters, because dogs recognise people in large part on scent and scent is a fairly minor aspect of physiology that changes all the time based on what we eat and other factors. There’s lots of evidence of a human ability to unlock hidden reserves of strength in times of distress due to an adrenaline rush, so it’s less plausible but not totally implausible that people with DID can vary in physical strength from alter to alter. One of the least plausible claims is the ability to regenerate tissue, in the case of the blind woman who could see when she developed alters with sight, but even that has some hint of plausibility to it because humans do regenerate damaged tissue and our mental state can affect our physical health. Only when we get to the most exotic of the Beast’s abilities – crawling on walls and impenetrable skin – do we truly cross into the world of pure science-fiction.

9. Second, it treats Fletcher’s claims as the only claims in dispute when it comes to DID. Though Split is aware that DID is a controversial condition and refers to it as such more than once, nothing specific about the controversy is ever brought up. The traumagenic vs sociocognitive debate is not mentioned. No debates about the nature of DID – like whether alters are fully discrete identities with individual biographies that happen to share the same body, as Split portrays them, or the shades of difference between them are smaller and subtler – are mentioned. You either agree with everything Fletcher says or you don’t, and since most people are under the impression that DID exists (although most of us know it as multiple personality disorder), that makes Fletcher seem like the only reasonable authority in the film.

10. Third, it shows that Fletcher is right about all her claims – Kevin has DID and changes his physiology during the film – which makes us further distrust and disbelieve anyone in the film who claims otherwise.

11. Fourth, the film takes inspiration from mad scientist B-movies like Trog in the same way that The Happening takes inspiration from paranoia films. Just as The Happening ends with a news anchor explaining the events of the film, Split features long scenes of uninterrupted exposition by Fletcher about DID throughout, much like Joan Crawford’s scientist character in Trog or, to a lesser extent, the psychiatrist at the end of Psycho (itself essentially a high-class B-movie). Fletcher’s beliefs about DID are constantly repeated and reinforced. She gets to argue her case with a nosy neighbour and an unsupportive colleague, she gets to deliver a Skype lecture at the University of Paris and she reiterates herself constantly when speaking with Kevin. Split never presents anything Fletcher says as wrong, even when her beliefs cross over into “we only use 10% of the brain”-type stuff about how people with DID might be the next stage in human evolution. “We look at people who’ve been shattered and different as less than,” she tells her neighbour. “What if they’re more than us?” Of course, the lack of any meaningful challenge to her beliefs doesn’t matter when Fletcher is saying stuff that’s obviously made-up, because most people aren’t so ignorant of basic reality that a horror movie could convince them that human being can climb walls like Spider-Man if they believe hard enough. But there’s lots of kind of plausible things in Split, including claims not made explicitly by Dr Fletcher, like how it portrays alters as fully discrete identities with individual biographies that happen to share the same body. Given we’re already inclined to believe DID exists at all, and given the film puts us so much on Fletcher’s side of the debate, it’s only too easy to imagine Split making people even more misinformed about DID. Some myths spread through pop culture, like the 10% of the brain myth, are basically harmless. No one’s gonna hurt themselves trying to unlock their full brain potential. But myths about mentally-ill people affect how mentally-ill people are treated in society: they’re ostracised from the company of others, targeted with violence and have their political efforts to improve the provision of mental healthcare met with disinterest because people believe they’re dangerous or faking it for attention or possessed by evil spirits, or whatever else. When it comes to a condition as uncommon, misunderstood and yet overrepresented in popular culture as DID, it’s pretty unconscionable for any movie to traffic in as many destructive tropes as Split.

12. Split’s themes of survival and trauma and empowerment are where it had the most potential to be a great movie, and where its failure is therefore most interesting. Fletcher and the evil personalities of the Horde both believe in an extreme version of “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. Fletcher doesn’t just think people with DID are “more than us”. In her lecture, she asks rhetorically “Have these individuals, through their suffering, unlocked the potential of the brain? Is this the ultimate doorway to all things we call unknown? Is this where our sense of the supernatural comes from?” The second question is particularly mad. Fletcher believes DID might be the answer to all the unsolved questions in the world. It’s not clear whether the Horde arrived at their beliefs independently or have taken Fletcher’s crazy beliefs a step further, but regardless, they believe that DID doesn’t just make them more than other people, it makes them superior to other people. When the Beast comes fully to the fore, he rants at Casey about his belief system: “Only through pain can you achieve your greatness! The impure are the untouched, the unburned, the unslain. Those who have not been torn have no value in themselves and no place in this world!” He spares Casey when he sees that her shoulders and stomach are covered in self-harm scars. “You are different from the rest,” he tells her. “Your heart is pure! Rejoice! The broken are the more evolved.” This notion taps into lots of popular inspirational ideas about trauma and mental illness that can probably be summed up best by this selection of cringeworthy memes:

Of course, I understand the impulse stuff like this is responding to. No one wants to feel as pained and ugly as trauma and mental illness so often make us feel in a world where both are so heavily stigmatised, and memes like these don’t just tell us we’re not less than other people, they tell us we’re better than them. But romanticising trauma and mental illness isn’t good for anyone. It discourages people from seeking treatment, especially in consort with other harmful notions about mental illness like the myth that creativity and mental illness are strongly connected and that mentally-ill creative people will lose their creativity if they pursue treatment. Beyond that, it’s just one example of a number of tendencies that romanticise suffering and claim that suffering makes you superior that have been harmful throughout history. Mother Teresa withheld care from poor people because she believed suffering brought them closer to God. Much contemporary social justice discourses assign the right and priority to speak based on a hierarchy of oppression and attempt to exclude people from participation in political discussions and struggles unless they’re willing to disclose personal information like sexuality and disability to “prove” they’re entitled to be involved. Split seems like it wants to be critical of these ideas, since it presents the Beast’s emergence as a horrifying moment for Fletcher, when she sees her well-intentioned ideas take a monstrous, violent form. But, in the end, it reinforces them. Apart from the fact that Kevin’s DID literally does make him superhuman, the ending of Casey’s story implies that the suffering she experienced at the hands of the Horde has given her the strength to finally go to the police about her uncle’s abuse. I guess she should be grateful she was kidnapped by a serial killer.

13. The reveal that Casey has been sexually abused by her uncle is handled horribly, not least of all because it’s purely used as a plot device and nothing of Casey’s perspective or feelings about her own abuse are ever brought into focus. I tend to think scenes of sexual abuse are usually gratuitous anyway. They rarely convey any new information to an audience who know full well how assault works, and how the characters feel about it is either obvious enough or can be brought out just as well in scenes set after the assault, whether immediately so or long after. Lots of the best popular art about sexual violence, like Jessica Jones, is great precisely because it avoids portraying the fairly irrelevant details of the assault and focuses instead on how it affects the characters. But such scenes are especially gratuitous when their only purpose is to inform us that a character has experienced abuse. Film audiences are pretty savvy about picking up on implications. A few visual cues are all that’s necessary to tell us a character is being abused if you don’t want to just bring it out in dialogue. Show us a shot of Casey’s uncle glancing at her skirt or making some creepy comment, combine it with the shot from the flashback to her father’s funeral where he grips her shoulder and asks if she’s gonna give him any trouble and bam we’ve put it together, there’s really no need to show us Brad William Henke naked on all fours asking his toddler niece to come over and play. It’s just disgusting and upsetting, but not in a way that produces an interesting or productive experience of disgust or upset. Jesus Christ.

14. Apart from anything else, it’s worth saying that Split just has a bad script. There are some good performances in Split, and it’s not without nice visuals (I really like Hedwig’s dance scene), but its script clearly wasn’t even proofread. In a dramatic moment, Fletcher tries to get Dennis to admit he’s impersonating Barry. “I’m gonna ask again,” she says, her voice heavy with portent. “To whom am I speaking with now?” Or, to rephrase, “Who am I speaking with to now?” In the very next scene, Fletcher asks her building’s security guard “What health-conscious fast food purveyor did you solicit to buy these chicken wings you’ve so lovingly reheated in a minor suicidal gesture?” The word “solicit” means “ask”. He didn’t ask the restaurant to buy the chicken wings. Fletcher is written far too wordy for my taste, but that’s a potentially forgivable stylistic choice of Shyamalan’s. For him to not bother getting his script proofread when he clearly doesn’t have a grasp of vocabulary strong enough to pull off such a wordy character is just embarrassing.

15. Playing with the boundary between horror and humour is something M. Night Shyamalan has done well before. I’ve written before about how The Happening uses the rhythms of comedy in scenes of horror, and I’ll write in the future about how The Visit uses funny psych-out scenes to mislead the audience. Both of those films are enhanced by the blurring of humour and horror: it’s what makes The Happening such a funny tribute to B-movies and it’s what allows The Visit to outwit an audience that’s primed to try and guess its twist before it’s ready. But Split uses it in the most boring and vulgar way possible, which is to make us laugh at a mentally-ill guy. I don’t think mental illness is a taboo subject for humour – one of my favourite comedians is Maria Bamford, whose humour is all about mental illness. I think a well-crafted suicide joke is just about the funniest thing in the world (see: every time Ted bores someone to suicide in Airplane!).  And I’m not saying nothing about James McAvoy’s performance is funny. Both times I saw Split, I laughed when Dennis apologises to his kidnapping victims for trying to make one of them dance for him, because he doesn’t say he’s sorry for doing it because he was trying to harm them, he says he’s sorry for disrespecting their status as “sacred food”. That’s some good old-fashioned absurd humour. But just laughing at mentally-ill people for being mentally-ill carries an undeniable air of bullying, and that’s where Split mines almost all its laughs. When Patricia (who they assumed was a visitor arguing with Dennis) comes into the room to apologise for Dennis’s behaviour, it’s the first time their victims realise they’ve been kidnapped by someone with multiple personalities, and it’s shot with a comic rhythm. The first punchline is that Patricia is wearing a dress. Ha! A man in a dress! The crazy person thinks they’re a woman! The second punchline is Patricia is saying, of Dennis, “he’s not well”. Ha! The crazy person is so crazy he’s calling one of his other personalities crazy! Ha! What a wacko! Ha! The film has no empathy for Kevin whatsoever, and in the one scene in which the true Kevin emerges, it makes its lack of empathy clear when the only solution Kevin has to his predicament is to ask Casey to kill him. It’s one thing for Kevin to feel that way, but it’s quite another for the film to say he’s right by never admitting even the fleeting possibility that he could ever be better. Even though, again, he was doing well enough in treatment until just before the start of the movie that he’d been able to hold down a job for ten years. But one setback later, Kevin is so beyond help that he needs to be killed. Because you can’t fix broken people, you can only put them down like a dog.

16. The point-and-laugh mentality that Split has towards Kevin also traffics in other forms of bigotry beside prejudice against mentally-ill people. I won’t belabour this point too much, but apart from the “sacred food” moment with Dennis, all the laugh moments are directed at Barry (or, rather, Dennis impersonating Barry) because Barry is gay and effeminate and that’s funny because lol gay people, Patricia because Patricia is a woman and so when Patricia is in the light, ha, it’s a man wearing a dress, and that’s funny because lol a man in a dress, and Hedwig because Hedwig is a nine-year-old boy and so when Hedwig is in the light, ha, it’s an adult man who acts like a child and therefore resembles a caricature of an intellectually-disabled person, and that’s funny because lol disabled people. Split has a nasty sense of humour.

17. And then, there’s the ending. Unbreakable is probably my favourite M. Night Shyamalan film, and one of the best superhero movies ever made, so you’d think I’m exactly the kind of fan boy who’d cheer when I saw Bruce Willis in the final scene, reprising his role as David Dunn, the hero of Unbreakable, while dropping the name of that movie’s villain. I did not. I put my face in my hands and sat in the emptying theatre saying “oh no” over and over while my partner asked me what was wrong. It’s not just that it meant Split and Unbreakable were gonna come together in a terrible sequel. I don’t care at all about the sequel because I can just not watch it. The problem with the final scene is that it only makes sense if you’ve seen Unbreakable, but, if you haven’t seen Unbreakable, it spoils the ending of Unbreakable by revealing the identity of the villain. Also, it just raises lots of confusing questions about Split, because the conceit of Unbreakable is that for every person in the world with one physical extreme (Samuel Jackson’s character has brittle bone disease, i.e. extreme frailty), there is someone else in the world with the opposing physical extreme (Bruce Willis’s character is impervious to injury, i.e. unbreakable). Are we supposed to understand that Kevin, who has multiple identities and can change his physiology to match them, has an opposite with no personality and a static physiology? Isn’t that just a dead person? It’d be one thing if the Bruce Willis cameo was a post-credits scene that’s not really part of the movie per se, but it’s not, it’s the final scene. The final scene of the movie is a cameo by the protagonist of a movie from over fifteen years ago that flopped at the box office and only made its money back on rentals, a movie that almost no one who went to see Split has seen, and which spoils the ending of that very movie while also ruining the ending of Split by being either confusing nonsense, if you’ve never seen Unbreakable, or a different kind of confusing nonsense if you have.

I hate Split so much.

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It has never been easier to access information. As long as you have a computer or a phone with internet access you can access bits of information produced and shared by people from across the world.

It is no wonder that online learning is not only a convenient way to learn new skills but is also lucrative for those who produce the training materials and courses. Anyone who has a skill and wants to share their knowledge can do so and there are people who will be willing to pay a fee for that online course.

Online Course  – A Passive Income

Time is money. In a traditional training environment, you are only able to teach a class or a workshop to X number of students in one location. However, with online platforms such as Udemy, you are able to create your course materials once and then sell the online course to many students around the world.

Beyond the intial course creation, no more time is required to continously teach and all efforts could be focused on marketing the course.

Creating your own course

Now, in terms of you cashing in on the online learning scene, the best way to do that is to create your own online course.

Creating a course doesn’t have to cost much money at all – just a little time and preparation, plus the prerequisite knowledge to teach.  You can easily shoot a video from your smartphone of suitable quality or do a screen capture with a voiceover if you’re feeling a little camera shy.

Then, there are simple programs such as iMovie or Adobe Rush that can help you piece together your content in no time.

Even Universities are doing it

This method has become so sucessfuly that even large universities are cashing in on the popularity of online learning. Today you can study specialist courses such as a supply chain management masters at a decent university for a fraction of the price you would pay for physical attendance.

The level of education is much the same, yet, the benefits are that you can go at your own pace and learn from the comfort of your own home (or a hammock on a tropical island) meaning you have total flexibility, and the cost benefits exist because the educator does not have the same expenses associated with hosting lectures and the like.

Furthermore, you can save on peripheral aspects such as accomodation and travel costs, making it appealing to students that are financially challenged.

So in summary:

Creating courses might be the “easy bit” but many teachers find that trying to sell their course is more difficult as one needs to understand how to use social media effectively and how Facebook ads and Google ads work.

Finding students can be tough which is why using a platform such as Udemy allows you to access an expansive audience of students who are actively looking for courses but yes, you do have to pay a commision to Udemy fo this service.

This is a numbers game.

Earning just $10 from your course doesn’t sound like a lot, but if you sell 100 courses each month that’s $1,000 in passive income and you can do it all from the comfort of your favorite beach/ armchair/ campfire or another exotic place you wish to “work” from.

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A ‘Nicer’ Store-bought Laundry Detergent

I don’t do a whole lot of these type of posts…but when I come across a good product that does what it’s supposed to and does it well, I feel the need to share. So others who have thought about trying it but weren’t sure, will have something to go by. The product I am referring to is Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Laundry Detergent. (Check out their website for DIY’s and their story)

How many of you, out there, have tried it?
Now, the first thing you may notice is the sticker price and you may immediately think…are you CRAZY lady? (compared to regular, harsh chemical, BIG jugs of laundry detergent) BUT…don’t let the price of this small bottle fool you. You do not need to use near as much as the “Jug O’Laundry Soap” brands. Only 1 Tbsp. per load, maybe a little extra if you think your load is excessively dirty or it’s an extra large load. (Still, you would only fill the cap to just past the threads..about an extra half-inch). Also, if you stock up while it’s on sale…you will only need to buy it the NEXT time it’s on sale! 😉 (I did that when Sprouts had it on sale and saved around $2 a bottle) The bottle says it will do 68 loads…I haven’t finished a bottle yet, so I can’t vouch for that. I’ve used the bottle pictured on several loads (I should have counted) and as you can see, I still have plenty left in the bottle.

Is it a miracle laundry detergent? No. It’s not gonna get everything you’ve ever thrown at your clothes out. (I’m not sure there’s ANY laundry soap that can do that) But I was VERY surprised at what this did get out the first time I used it. (considering it is less harsh in chemicals…I guess in MY mind that meant it would be weak) There were some old set-in stains on some of our clothes that I put in this first load, and when they were dry, as I was pulling them out of the dryer…I was shocked to see those were GONE. Not a SPECK in sight!! Not ALL stains were gone, but some of the stains that had gone were SET-IN and I mean REALLY set-in. These were on clothes that had been laundered several times in the past with my “Jug O’Laundry Soap” brand and yet remained, wash after wash. WIN_20150421_165241 I bought the Lavender scented (As you can tell from the picture) but there are other scents…I LOVE the smell of lavender so it was perfect for me. It is safe to use in HE washers. It has a flip-top cap to use if you want to treat a stain before you wash it (I didn’t do that on this test…but will try that in the future) It’s better for the environment…it’s not 100% natural…it says “Ingredients are at least 98% naturally derived.” (I would say that’s not too shaby) WIN_20150421_165309 The rest I’m sure you can get from the label (either at a store, my pictures or their website) Is Mrs. Meyer’s paying me for this review? NO. Not at ALL!! This is just my experience with this product. I hope you’ve enjoyed this and found it helpful. Please, feel free to write a comment and let me know similar products you’ve tried and think are great. (You know I love trying new things!)

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Bourke St - pt III
posted 4/5/2008

[before reading, open another window and cut and paste this link – http://bourkestreet.com.au – for the streetsonline.com.au guide to Bourke St]

Swanston St to Elizabeth St
Welcome to the Bourke St Mall – the CBD’s most concentrated retail block with scores of outlets ranging from a small specialty shop selling Russian dolls to major department stores that spread over two city blocks.

It’s also the lowest part (topographically speaking) of Bourke St, so it’s all uphill from here. Thankfully the climb isn’t as steep as Victoria’s other well-known Bourke Street – the 1km-long main piste at Mt Buller (Google Maps: 37 08’48.77S, 146 26’49.41E), the state’s largest ski resort about 150km north-east of Melbourne (webcam image below).

At times both thoroughfares can be jam-packed with people – shoppers in the city and skiers and snowboarders in the mountains – and the saying “busy as Bourke St” (the city version) was coined for a reason.

I’m not sure when the phrase was first noted, but if historical pictures are anything to go by, it’s a good thing this section of Bourke St was blocked to vehicle traffic back in 1972. I could imagine it would have been an absolute nightmare for drivers, with eager shoppers ducking and weaving through the traffic to get from one side of the road to the other.

(Bizarrely, the properly constructed Bourke St Mall was “officially” opened by Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1983).

Modern-day pedestrians still have to keep their wits about them because trams continue to negotiate this block and drivers can sometimes get a little impatient with dawdlers. Be warned: trams can be very quiet and on more than one occasion I’ve seen them sneak up on oblivious people who were blasted back into reality by the sudden dinging of the tram’s bell, or the driver berating dreamers via the tram’s external loud speakers. It can be quite amusing ... unless of course you’re the hapless person who drops all their shopping bags from the shock.

A few years ago the Mall underwent major refurbishment – new seating, paving, planting, information centre etc – but “improvements” also included lighting suspended from ridiculous wires that make the Mall look like it’s shrouded in a giant fishing net. It’s almost impossible to shoot around the damn thing:

Many shoppers tend to get into a “zone” when in the Mall, and only focus on the shopfronts at street level. However, it’s worth looking up and studying some of the wonderful buildings and one of those is the Leviathan Building (c1918) on the south-west corner of the Bourke-Swanston intersection:

Next along is the modern Centrepoint shopping centre, followed by the southern branch of the upmarket David Jones department store (food hall and men’s wear), which was the site of the Coles variety store from 1930 to 1987 (#299-307). The building extends south to Little Collins St:

Next up is the Melbourne Visitor Booth (open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm) outside another modern shopping centre that encompasses The Walk Arcade. Union Lane (east) and The Causeway (west) are on either side of the building, and link the Mall with Little Collins St.

Melbourne’s walks, arcades and laneways are part of what makes this city marvellous. They enable shoppers to cut through city blocks and avoid the heavy foot traffic on the major thoroughfares. Many are covered to provide protection from the sun in summer or from the wind, rain and cold in winter. While it’s true that some laneways are merely used as loading zones and somewhere to stash the rubbish bins, other laneways are home to unique retailers/boutiques and cool cafes/bars where you can sit and watch the world go by.

I think Melbourne’s best two arcades are the Block Arcade (to be covered in the Collins St report) and the Royal Arcade at #331 Bourke St. Royal Arcade links Bourke and Little Collins sts, with a side offshoot to Elizabeth St:

The Royal is Australia’s oldest surviving arcade, being built in 1869 and designed by architect Charles Webb, whose other outstanding buildings include the Windsor Hotel back up the hill on the corner of Spring and Bourke. No matter how many times you visit Royal Arcade, it always seems like a bit of an adventure when you step on the black and white tiles at the entrance, pass the plate glass side windows of the shops on the Mall and enter the renovated arcade bathed by sunlight that floods in through the glass roof.

At the end of the first part of the arcade are Gog and Magog (above in introduction), who have been delighting generations of small children. The sign below them says: “These two 7-feet giants have been striking the time on Gaunt’s clock since 1892. They were carved from clear pine and modelled on the figures erected in Guildhall, London, in 1708 to symbolise the conflict between the ancient Britons and the Trojan invaders. Mythology tells of the giants Gog and Magog (also known as Corineus and Gogmagog) having been captured in the battle by the Trojans and made to serve as porters at the gateway of an ancient palace on a site later occupied by the Guildhall. It is traditional for Gog to stand to the north and Magog to the south.”

That description won’t help you work out who’s who because both statues face north. However, the official website goes into greater detail: “Gog carries a ‘morning star’ (looking like a mace and chain) ...

“... and his brother, Magog stands like an ancient Roman soldier with a halbert (spear-topped battleaxe) in hand.”

After saying hello to these mythological brothers, turn around the look towards the Bourke St entrance ...

... where Father Time stands guard:

There are 32 different shops in the complex including several clothing/accessory boutiques, Babushkas (where you buy your Russian dolls), jewellers, a branch of sweet retailers Suga ... and there are even dragons in the basement!

Back out on Bourke St, and on the Elizabeth St corner, is the 10-storey London Stores office building (c1922):

Now it’s time to head back to the north-eastern side of the Mall where there are two Gothic buildings that I’m quite fond of. The first is the narrow #280 (c1913) ...

...and #290 (c1902) a couple of doors west. The main features I like about this building are the row of 10 gargoyles at the top and the two demon-like figures leering down on the general populace. I’ve tried many times to take a photo at different times of day (bit hard without a telephoto lens), and this is the best I could do:

The demons’ western neighbour is a small David Jones building (#298, c1934), which has fantastic art deco features and three panels advertising the building’s former function as a menswear outlet:

Next to that is main David Jones building at #310, which extends north through to block to Little Bourke St:

DJs moved into this art deco building (c1930) in 1982, to give the Sydney-based company (founded 1838) a toehold in the Melbourne market. The building (as well as #298) used to house the Buckley & Nunn department store and its previous ownership is recorded in two signs on the frontage:

Next to DJs is its archrival and the grand daddy of Melbourne’s department stores – Myer. The DJs company is more than 60 years older Myer, which was founded by Russian immigrant Sidney Myer in Bendigo in 1900, with a Bourke St branch being established in 1911.  However, Myer has had seven decades on David Jones to well and truly establish itself as a Melbourne institution. The art deco building on the Mall – Myer (city) stretches back over Little Bourke St with another store frontage on Londsdale St – was built in 1933:

I’m not really a regular shopper at Myer – or Myer’s as most people refer to it - but it is handy if you have to buy a present for someone because you can wander the floors looking for inspiration. And if you can’t find anything ... there’s always DJs next door!

And now we come to the epicentre if Melbourne: the GPO (#350, c1859-1907) on the north-east corner of Bourke and Elizabeth sts:

But don’t bother coming to this “general post office” if you’re after stamps or other postal services because Australia Post moved out several years ago and now conducts business from premises on the corner of Elizabeth and Little Bourke, plus several other locations in the CBD.

Various plans were mooted for the site – including a hotel rising up from the middle – however, all almost seemed lost when the main postal hall was gutted by fire in September 2001 during initial restoration work. After three years of rebuilding it reopened in 2004 as the locale for upmarket fashion boutiques and cafes/restaurants.

It’s still one of Melbourne’s grandest landmarks:

Last but least is a piece of public art that’s usually hard to photograph on its own because it’s either being used as a seat (for which it was designed) or has kids crawling all over it and sliding on the smooth surface:

The Public Purse is made of red granite and stainless steel, and was commissioned from artist Simon Perry in 1994. It sits outside the GPO near the Elizabeth St corner ... and I reckon it’s great.

[At Elizabeth St you can catch the No 19 tram to North Coburg, the No 57 to West Maribyrnong and the No 59 to Airport West.]

Hmm, I didn’t mean to spend so much time and space on the Bourke St Mall, but I’ll be posting the rest of Bourke St soon.

part IV

maps (Spring to Elizabeth, Elizabeth to Spencer)

Further reading/information:

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=53&pg=732  (Bourke St history)

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=228&pg=715&st=507  (Bourke St Mall)

http://www.whitehat.com.au/melbourne/StreetsSuburbs/BourkeStMall.asp  (Bourke St Mall)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building535_leviathan-building.html  (Leviathan Building)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3118  (Leviathan Building)

http://www.thewalkarcade.com.au/  (The Walk Arcade)
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building358_former-coles-store-no-2.html  (#299-307, David Jones, south)

http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/info.cfm?top=266&pg=2220  (Melbourne’s arcades)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building309_royal-arcade.html  (Royal Arcade #331)

http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/vic/Melbourne/RoyalArcade/18105  (Royal Arcade #331)

http://www.royalarcade.com.au/  (Royal Arcade #331)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Webb_%28architect%29  (architect Charles Webb/Royal Arcade)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building448_london-stores.html  (London Stores)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building222_280-282-bourke-street.html  (#280 Bourke St)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building223_290-292-bourke-street.html  (#290 Bourke St)

http://www.davidjones.com.au/home.jsp  (David Jones, corporate)

http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/vic/Melbourne/BuckleyandNunnStoreformer/15016  (#298  David Jones)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building360_david-jones-building.html  (#310 David Jones)

http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/51/David-Jones-Ltd.html  (David Jones, history)

http://www.myer.com.au/  (Myer, corporate)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building206_myer-department-store.html  (#314 Myer)

http://www.myer.com.au/about/history.asp  (Myer, history)

http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/vic/Melbourne/MelbourneGeneralPostOffice/17163  (GPO)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building197_general-post-office.html  (GPO)

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=138  (GPO – ongoing debate on the redevelopment)

http://www.melbournesgpo.com/#  (GPO, corporate)

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Gog & Magog

Great pictures of the Gog and Magog. I love the story of these two giants

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Three Wheatley Teams Recognized as NYS Scholar-Athlete Champions!

For the first time in the 23-year history of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Scholar Team Athlete program, The Wheatley School received top recognition for three teams in one season.  This spring, the Girls outdoor Track and Field team, Girls Lacrosse and the Softball team have been recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for academic excellence.

The Scholar/Athlete Recognition Award Program recognizes athletic teams from across New York State for the exemplary academic performance of its team members.  Based upon a composite of the grade point averages among team members, team champions are selected for each varsity sport from those high schools entering the competition.

On behalf of the NYSPHSAA, Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick, Director of Athletics, will present the New York State Championship Banner to the coaches and members of each Championship team at a future Board of Education meeting.

The Girls Varsity Outdoor Track & Field team achieved an average of 99.31.  Congratulations to Leigh Anderson, Lauren Bennis, Kelsey Beresheim, Adena Bernot, Dana Calabrese, Jessie Cao, Krista Chen, Jennifer Contreras, Nicole Cutinella, Alexa Georgeton, Sarah Golden, Joanne Joshua, Ankita Kelkar, Captain, Gretchen Keller, Katie Keller, Maura Koszalka, Sydney Kotin, Alana Leahy, Ashley Lessen, Jade Marcus, Ghazal Mizrahi, Erin O’Kelly, Elizabeth Quinn, Lavanya Reddy, Namita Reddy, Marisa Rios, Julia Scalera, Jamie Sellinger, Captain, Farrah Siegler, Rene Venable, Cindy Zhou, Ikra Zulfiqar, Sara Zulfigar, manager Melanie Esquilin and their coach Laura Gurick.

The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team achieved an average of 97.63.  Congratulations to Julia Balboni, Captain, Nicole Carnabuci, Olivia DeLay, Margaret Giacinto, Nirel Gidanian, Brooke Goldfarb, Captain, Nicole Grieco, Morgan Hanel, Danielle Joel, Captain, Jolie Katz, Allison LaMonica, Gabriella Leccese, Lindsay LoBocchiaro, Alexa Mizhiritsky, Gabrielle Nelson, Tori Ormonde, Alexandra Ostad, Hannah Ostad, Jessica Sakeni, Micki Wain and their coaches Terry Grace and Jim Curcio.

The Varsity Softball team achieved an average of 96.63. Congratulations to Rebecca Besada, Olivia Braito, Sienna Brancato, Ellie Chen, Jessica Chu, Laura D’Angelo, Alexandra Dafgard, Leah Dwyer, Julia Haghighi, Shani Hogan, Lauren Hogg, Dina Hollar, Samantha Hurtado, Taylor Keenan, Cara Mattioli, Samantha Palazzolo, Jessica Patterson, Allie Schreiber, Perri Schreiber, Jordyn  Stempel, Rachel Tomei, Morgan Tursi and coaches Christina Cambria and Kristin Adamski.

(Thanks to Tom Fitzpatrick for the write-up for this post!)

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From Inexpensive to Fancy Family Friendly Indoor Activities in Durban

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It’s almost time for the Easter Holidays and what better way is there to spend the holidays with your family then to enjoy lazy days on the beach in Durban and surrounds. Durban however, has so much more to offer than their beautiful beaches so we, at Things To Do With Kids, have put together a list of #FamilyFriendlyZA  indoor kids activities to do in Durban this holiday.

Teach your children about Natural Science

If you or your child is interested in the Earth, its history and life on Earth, visit the small but busy Durban Natural Science Museum. Your children will love the life-size T-Rex model, near complete Dodo skeleton and Egyptian mummy.

Cost: Entrance is FREE

Categories: Play

Learn about Durban’s Seafaring Tradition

If you are looking for a fun, yet educational, kid-friendly activity, The Port Natal Maritime Museum  offers children a voyage of discovery into maritime history. The Museum has three ships for children to play on and explore.
Cost:    Adults: R 5.00
            Children: R 3.00

Categories: Play

Some Indoor Kiddy Fun

On a rainy day, venture to the Gateway Shopping Centre in Umhlanga and enjoy a fun filled day at Mr Funtubbles. Here you will find  Fun fairs, Fun rides as well as an XD theatre. The venue also offers kids parties.

Cost: Entrance to the venue is FREE (all rides, theatre tickets etc will have individual costs )

Category: Play

Shark Education

Let your children learn about these often scary, yet interesting creatures at the Shark Museum managed by the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board. While there, invest in some edutainment for your children and watch a Shark Dissection
The Sharks Board also offers venue hire should you be looking for a kids party venue with a difference.

Cost Audio Visual & Shark Dissection
     Adults: R 45.00
     Children under 12: R 25.00

Categories: Play & Show

Ice Skating Fun

Ice skating is the ideal family activity guaranteed to offer fun and laughter. Visit the Ice Rink   in the Galleria Mall, Amanzimtoti and enjoy this inexpensive kid-friendly entertainment with the entire family.

Cost:     Entrance Fee: R 60.00
             Skate Hire: R 25.00

Spend some time with the Fishes

Visit the UShaka Marine World’s Sea World ( for a fun day learning about the various creatures that inhabit our Oceans.  Sea World is the largest aquarium in the Southern Hemisphere and boasts a Dolphin and a Seal show – wonderful entertainment for both adults and children.
Cost:     Adults: R 165.00
     Children under 12: R 122.00
     Children under 3: FREE
     Pensioners: R 122.00

While you are at Ushaka, enjoy a family lunch at one of the many restaurants to choose from. Our favourite is Moyo (  (on the pier) with it’s fantastic view of the sea.

Categories: Play & Show & Dine

Explore the Valley of 1000 Hills

As part of educating your children about the various modes of transport available (traditional and modern), take them for a trip on an old-fashioned steam train with Umgeni Steam Railway . Not only will the children love this educational kid friendly activity, they get to see and learn to appreciate another part of our beautiful country, the Valley of 1000 Hills.
Enjoy a picnic in Inchanga, explore the food stalls and craft market and let your kids enjoy the pony rides and the model railway display.
Cost:     Adults: R 200.00
    Children under 12: R 140.00
    Children under 2: R FREE
    Pensioners (over 65): R 140.00

Categories: Play & Dine & Picnic

A Spot of Tea with a View

The Oyster Box Hotel  in Umhlanga is renowned for its breath-taking view of the Ocean, its service and food. Enjoy an afternoon of sophistication with a treat-laden High Tea and take a walk on the beautiful Umhlanga beach with your children.

Cost: R 220.00 per person (booking is essential)

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Ps. We also visited Zimbali and other Durban activities- see them here

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General Aung San’s Museum & Restaurant Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar

A tasty meal and a compelling history lesson all in one.

After the visit to the nearby Swedagon Pagoda, we headed to General Aung San’s house which is now a restaurant/museum. General Aung is credited with founding the modern army. On the second floor of the restaurant, a room holding memorabilia can be visited: the General’s typewriter, letters, and family pictures.

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Ace the ‘Geode’: Instagram’s Latest Fashion Craze! - Think to Share

Ace the ‘Geode’: Instagram’s Latest Fashion Craze!

Yes, geodes are hollow rocks with lots and lots of sparkling crystals inside. But, we are not talking about rocks here. We are talking about the latest hair color trend that is making Instagrammars go wild. The trend started off as a lip and nail art trend and slowly blasted as the wildest hair trend for the summer of 2017. This rainbow ombre trend is just what you need to break you out of your winter beauty rut.

The geode trend literally bid adieu to the mermaid hair trend that has brightened up our Insta feeds for a long time. Geode hair cements our love for crystals and the rest is, well, sparkling.

The dazzling combination of iridescent or metallic purples, pinks, blues and/or greens fade in and out to mimic the look of shiny crystals that run along the line of rock cavities. Literally! It simply does not matter what color natural hair you have – brunette, blonde or black – the metallic shades are good at blending in.

No Need to Completely Bleach Your Hair

Do you love your natural hair too much to color it? What if we told you that you can maintain your natural hair with a hint of color? Yes, it’s real. Geode hair will give you the gorge look without having to bleach your entire hair. Just add the chosen colors to a few selected locks of your hair. For an element of surprise, you can do a hidden version of it so that when you tie your hair up, the colors showcase themselves alluringly. Amethyst is a great color, but if you are looking for something more WOW-worthy, you might want to try a sapphire spin instead. Or better yet, mix all your favorite colors together for the rainbow effect in geode hair.

What is really incredible about this trend? Every time you move your head or run your fingers through your locks, the heavenly hues will shine through to mesmerize onlookers.

A Quirky Trend for a Unique You

The geode hair is s fiercely unique trend that is everywhere. The trend has spread like a wildfire owing to its intimate association with nature and crystals. Instagram cannot get enough of this! Stylists from around the world are not shy of calling this trend a movement – a movement to break free and be wild.

Are you ready to jump the geode bandwagon? Let this summer be your moment to shine. Play with hues of pink, green, purple and blue and let the sun add an extra layer of shimmer to your look. Your hair alone has the power to amp up your sex appeal.

Unleash the fashion diva in you. Go color and be the next Insta queen!

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Another Way to Export Coverage Plot from Mapinfo TAB to KML

It is more interesting if we can see the coverage plot in Google Earth. How to do it? Well, I just want to share how usually I do it 🙂

First we need tools for Mapinfo called Mapinfo2Google.mbx. We can search it easily in google.

Open your TAB file in Mapinfo. Open it in New Mapper and make sure the new window is NOT MAXIMIZED just like picture below.

Now click the Mapinfo2Google menu on the right side of Help menu. Choose Convert map window to KML file…

You need to know that that Mapinfo2Google only export part that shown in the map. So, make sure that you set the zoom so that all the area is covered.

Choose where you want to save the KML. One step done.

Now locate your KML and open it.

Unfortunately, when we open the KML, GE only render it as on color polygon.

From here we need to manually change the color of the polygon.

Expand the layer Mapinfo Import in the Layers. We can see that there are several Regions, depends on our coverage plot ranges.

Right click in Region 1 and choose Properties.

Go to the Style, Color tab.

In the Area, choose the color that match with the original TAB file. And choose Filled in the dropdown button on the right.

We can see directly that the color has been changed.

Keep doing it until all the Regions have the correct color.Then save as a new KML or KMZ.

Done 🙂

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In the UK side-car cribs are relatively new to the market for home use, and are becoming increasingly popular. There are now several different types of bed-side cot available for parents to purchase in a variety of sizes.

Different bed-side cots incorporate various features, but all have the facility to keep the baby close to a parent with no barrier to hinder night-time contact. It should also include a detachable or moveable 4th wall that can be secured in place if the baby is left to sleep in the crib alone.

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CHENNAI: American doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has launched its first shop in Chennai at Express Avenue mall.
This is the company’s 13th shop in India and the company will add four more outlets in Chennai over the next few months.

Krispy Kreme has entered the Indian market in partnership with Citymax Hotels India, the hospitality division of Dubai-based retail and hospitality conglomerate Landmark group.

The company expects to open 80 Krispy Kreme stores in South and the West India over the next five years, according to a statement from the company.

Krispy Kreme’s shop in Chennai, in addition to serving a range of its doughnuts, will also sell filter coffee and masala chai, a special offering for the Indian market, Sunil Chandran, president, – Citymax Hotels India said.

The flagship store also features its ‘doughnut theatre’ where the doughnuts are freshly made and customers can see the entire doughnut making process- from mixing the dough to packaging the glazed doughnuts.

“For Krispy Kreme, India provides an excellent opportunity for growth. Many Indian consumers are embracing internationally popular sweet treats and Krispy Kreme doughnuts positioned as an irresistible ‘anytime snack’ is well poised to tap into this lucrative market. We are happy to be a partner in bringing this international iconic brand to Chennai,” Chandran said.

“Customer’s response to our offering has been quite heartwarming and we are ready to further expand our presence in other Indian cities so that more and more Indian foodies will have access to our world famous doughnuts. Our new factory store in Chennai will surely provide an exciting experience to customers looking to try out new sweet treat options,” Michael McGill, vice president international, Krispy Kreme Corporation, said.

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Music Review: Bajirao Mastani

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Bollywood: After Ram Leela, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone back together again for period film Bajirao Mastani, and even composed the entire soundtrack of 10 songs. ' Deewani mastani' is an epic number blending three musical styles and grand in scale. Siddharth-Garima wrote the song while Nasir Faraaz’s qawwali adorns it. Singer Ganesh Chandanshive delivers the Marathi verses, with Shreya Ghoshal taking on the leading vocals. ' Deewani mastani' ends with a qawwali in the voices of Mujtaba Aziz Naza and Farhan Sabri. Aayat is a semi-classical film song-meets- ghazal-meets- qawwali. The voice of Arijit Singh suffuses the song while the qawwali parts are shared by three qawwals. ' Malhari' is a more contemporary celebratory number, with Vishal Dadlani getting throaty behind the mike.

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'Mohe rang do laal' is a classical Kathak number by Shreya and also features Pandit Birju Maharaj. The lines by Siddharth-Garima are nothing short of poetic. Bhansali gives a twist to Ustad Sultan Khan’s song 'Albela sajan'. He brings together singers Shashi Suman, Kunal Pandit, Prithvi Gandharva, Kanika Joshi, Geetikka Manjrekar and Rashi Ragga to make this happen. 'Ab tohe jane na dungi' is a romantic number in a serious mode with Payal Dev and Shreyas Puranik on playback. Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra’s dance-off in 'Pinga' rooted in the Marathi tradition on the album Shreya and Vaishali perform just as well behind the mike. 'Aaj ibaadat' blends Hindu and Muslim devotional hymns, with Shashi and Shreyas delivering the Marathi lines Javed Bashir leading the Sufi chant. 'Fitoori' is a Marathi folk song written by Prashant Ingole with Vaishali Made and Ganesh Chandanshive giving the vocals like Marathas. Devotional number 'Gajanana' gives a makeover to a Ganesh aarti in the voice of Sukhwinder Singh.

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In 1971 while serving in the United States Marine Corps in South Vietnam Tim Lee gave both of his legs to America. Instead of quitting or becoming bitter God used this major event in Tim’s life to propel him into a ministry that no one could have imagined at that time.

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Six dazzling new art galleries to check out this winter

Six dazzling new art galleries to check out this winter

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The biggest art event of the year is set for the fall, when the revamped Museum of Contemporary Art opens its doors in an old sheet-casting factory in the Junction Triangle. In the meantime, there are a slew of bright new spaces showcasing the city’s best artists. Here, a guide to your next gallery crawl.

Gladstone Art Hut

The Gladstone Hotel has taken over an empty café on the other side of Queen Street, transforming the space into an immersive pop-up art space (the party ends in April, when the site will be razed for a new condo building). For now, the gallery is hosting a rotating series of mixed-media installations, including a group show featuring objects designed to fit in bankers’ boxes, a rhythmic performance piece from Montreal artist George Stamos and Chris Foster‘s March of Development, a shadow-box rendering of the Toronto skyline (pictured above). 1181 Queen St. W.,

Tangled Art Gallery

It’s the city’s first gallery devoted to showcasing works by disabled artists, located in the artistic Shangri-La that is 401 Richmond. The thoughtful curatorial approach extends to patrons, too—Tangled makes sure every aspect of the gallery-going experience is fully accessible, which often means hanging works at lower heights, adding audio and video captioning, and providing touchable versions of every piece. Currently on display: a mixed-media exhibit called Own Your Cervix by Vanessa Dion Fletcher, who riffs on femininity with creative textiles—Wampum belts, damask and porcupine quills. 401 Richmond St. W., suite S-122,

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The Loon

The city’s newest art space, located on the burgeoning strip of Sterling Road, is half gallery, half rustic lodge: the curators, Liam Crockard and Aleksandar Hardashnakov, line the walls with textured plywood and offer art lovers cups of beef-bone soup. The art is just as whimsical: past exhibits have included Grey Gardens–style photography, effervescent mixed-media paintings and oversized papier mâché dummies. 227 Sterling Rd., Unit 109A,

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Another gallery, another converted space in the Junction Triangle. This time, curators Jess Carroll and Emma Clough have revamped an old garage into a tiny art space—the floors are still stained concrete, the beams and brick are exposed, and there’s no bathroom on site. The curators are dedicated to showcasing work from unknowns: their last group installation included artists from the U.K., U.S. and Canada, and featured surrealist paintings, pop art banners and toy vending machines. 1588 Dupont St., rear building,

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After 25 years as editor-in-chief of Canadian Art magazine, Rhodes left his post in 2015 and took over an empty space in the city’s reigning gallery district on Dupont. His latest show comes from photographer Katherine Knight, who photographs Maritime model ships and sailboats in all their nautical splendor. 1444 Dupont Street, unit 31,

Roberta Pelan

Tucked away in an Entertainment District loft building, in a tiny storage room on the third floor, is Roberta Pelan, a new artist-run gallery that owner Manden Murphy named after his mother. The current exhibit is a grab bag of photography, sculpture and installation from several buzzy artists. 230 Adelaide St. W., suite 320,


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I am 27 years old and from Whitchurch in Shropshire but currently living in Plymouth. While getting my degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University I realised I really enjoyed coaching and passing on my knowledge and experience to others so after a career as a modern pentathlete I turned my focus to coaching and searched for my next sporting challenge. I have completed Pentathlon GB’s World Class Coaching Programme and I’m now a pathway coach supporting the development of Team GB’s future pentathletes. My day job at Plymouth College as Director of Modern Pentathlon and Multi-Sport sees me coaching some of the Britain and Europe’s best youth pentathletes along with a group of up swimmers who are looking to make the switch from Plymouth’s prestigious Leander Swimming Club programme to triathlon. It’s great being able to work with such talented and committed people and it’s a great feeling when you see them reap the rewards of all the hard work and time they invest to become the best they can be.

My route into triathlon was through needing a new challenge after I retiring from modern pentathlon and having done 5 sports for so long doing just the one was never going to be an option. I still felt that I had lots to give physically and being someone who always needs a goal strive for, I thought what better way to push my boundaries than to make the jump from a 200m pool swim and 3km run on the track than taking on 1.9km open water, 90km on the bike and a 21.1km run. I love coaching, I love training, I love racing, I think it’s fair to say I’m hooked on triathlon.”

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Switch Cactus to 64 bits

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Although pointers can have 64 bits, integers in Cactus are de facto (since we use "int" in many places) restricted to 32 bits. This limit is easily reached, and this has in fact been a problem on at least two occasions.

One issue comes from Carpet's numbering of grid points. With 25 refinement levels, the coarse grid can be at most 1273, and this limit was reached in production simulations years ago.

Another issue comes from large 1D arrays. It is easily possible to have a 1D array with 10M (107) elements that is replicated across processes (distrib=const). In this case, one can use at most 200 MPI processes.

We should devise a plan to switch Cactus to 64 bits. One option would be to replace most "int" by "CCTK_INT", so that those affected can switch these to 64 bits.

I want to note that using 64-bit loop counters is often slightly faster than using 32-bit loop counters (on 64-bit architectures), since the 32->64 bit conversion for array indexing can be omitted.

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comment:1 Changed 4 years ago by Erik Schnetter

I suggest the following:

  • Correct all thorns to handle when CCTK_INT is different from int
  • Change a few core functions to use CCTK_INT instead of int, in particular lsh, gsh, CCTK_GFINDEX3D etc. -- anything that handles grid point counts
  • Update examples, documentation to use CCTK_INT for looping over grid points
  • Default CCTK_INT to be CCTK_INT8 on 64-bit platforms

comment:2 Changed 4 years ago by Roland Haas

I am not sure if this is really what we (should) want.

It seems to me that CCTK_INT is the type of grid variables and parameters while "int" is the type of the index variables (or should be, admittedly right now this is all muddled). I think the cleanest solution would be one integer type for grid functions (things that come to mind would be the desire for HDF5 datasets to have the same type indep. on whether they are written on 32 or 64 bit platforms although HDF5 will probably do the translation from CCTK_INT-when-writing to CCTK_INT-when-reading for you if you ask for HDF5_NATIVE_INT when reading) and distinct integer type (something like size_t or ptrdiff_t for a signed type) for grid indices which can be 64/32bit depending on the machine or just always 64bit depending on a compile time flag.

comment:3 Changed 4 years ago by Erik Schnetter

If you need an integer grid functions with a particular range, then you would be using CCTK_INT4 or CCTK_INT8. CCTK_INT is a "natural integer type", same as CCTK_REAL is a "natural floating-point type". If you run on a machine where ints have 64 bits, then CCTK_INT has 64 bits.

Using ptrdiff_t doesn't interoperate well with Fortran. We can introduce a new type for this -- CCTK_PTRDIFF_T or some equivalent name --and make this type available e.g. for aliased functions etc.

CCTK_INT is currently most used in aliased functions as well as in source code as an integer type e.g. for index variables and similar, and less for grid functions where a particular number of bits is expected. Thus introducing CCTK_PTRDIFF_T would require channging a lot of code, whereas the places where people use CCTK_INT in grid functions in a way that would break when CCTK_INT has 64 bits is very rare.

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