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Milford Walking Track & Shelter Hut

June 10, 2011 by  
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The shelter hut at the top of the McKinnon Saddle, the mountain pass that one has to cross westwards on the Milford Track in Fiordland National Pass, New Zealand. This hut is intended only as a short-time/emergency shelter, and is also divided into two internally, for the guided walks people, and the ‘Freedom Walkers’. It […]

Lake Harris, Fiordland, New Zealand

June 10, 2011 by  
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Lake Harris, with a latitude of -44.73 (44° 43′ 60 S) and a longitude of 168.18 (168° 10′ 60 E), is a hydrographic (lake) located in New Zealand. The location is situated 630 kilometres south west (227°) of the approximate centre of New Zealand and 658 kilometres south west (232°) of the capital of Wellington. […]

Janet Echelman: Taking Imagination Seriously

June 10, 2011 by  
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Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.

No Woman is an Island

June 9, 2011 by  
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The New Zealand Health and Disability Services Standards define seclusion as it relates to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 “where a consumer is placed alone in a room or area, at any time and for any duration, from which they cannot freely exit”. To me, the definition is clear enough.

Dave deBronkart: ePatient Dave

June 3, 2011 by  
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In January 2007, a routine shoulder x-ray incidentally disclosed a shadow in the lung, that turned out to be metastasized kidney cancer (stage IV, grade 4 renal cell carcinoma). His median survival time at diagnosis was 24 weeks. A frequently cited aspect of Dave’s case is the multiple ways he used the internet.

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