Donna Wate
I am a private medical GP practicing in a small setup for low to middle income earners in my capital city of Honiara,Solomon Islands.I love to learn about teaching,english and related fields.
Location Honiara Solomon Islands
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Hi, I am Donna from Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
I am a founder of a small healthcare business, also a social enterprise startup working in most aspect of the business. -
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I am focusing too much on customers without understanding all the other important aspects of the marketing process.I also need a lot of help with financials. A lot of new things to learn. Thank you all.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi, great to join with you all here. I am from the Solomon Islands. I a private medical practitioner looking to learn more about marketing in order to become more profitable, beat my competitors and providing quality service to my customers.
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Hi all, as soon as I entered business I am in a market, but how do I use the data I have gathered in my business to outperform my competitors. Hope to learn something valuable along this line. Thank you all.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi I am managing and working in a SME healthcare business in the Solomon Islands.I am late in starting but will try my best to catch up....this is a very important aspect of business for me to understand well and improve.Thank you all.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Canadatime online, amazing how they not only reply to all emails but also directly call you wherever in the world you are. Friendly, like they know you well.Incredible how internet, social media will create more platforms and opportunities.
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Donna Wate made a comment
A.Electronic or high tech business interaction with customer requires employees to be well versed with all products, excellent customer care,prepare to spend a lot of time to answer and ask a lot of questions,provide comfort for each customer at a time etc.
B. Explain and engage well with clients, gentle approach, show empathy,well dressed.
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Yes my business is not adequately meeting the expectations of most of my stakeholders including my customers by simply failing to make the first connections.My customers who are my patients can be lost to my competitors if not enough action is done to foster a growing relationship for all my stakeholders.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hello, I am Donna Wate from a SME in my country of Solomon Islands. I am in the healthcare industry.
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Donna Wate made a comment
As a small medical private GP there is a lot to be covered in improving our quality health care. I hope to gain valuable insight into this aspect of health care business.
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In my country, there is variation of care as you move out to peripheral health centers with lack of almost all health resources.
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Donna Wate made a comment
In my changing culture the three v's are all very important. But verbal is I think more important.
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Giving a good first impression in how I dress, communicate and approach people from different cultural background for the first time is crucial. In my culture the most important tip is listening more to others, do research and dress accordingly. This is because of the Christian, post English, traditional sacred heritage prior to Christianity background of my...
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Hi Shereen,
Nice to meet you here, I agree with your comment although I am still trying to catch up with the rest of you in this course.
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Yes, for me I have managed to successfully build rapport with someone from another culture for the first time by being confident, first to approach and just say hello, interested in them by asking simple questions like how are you?, where are you from? etc..and offer them help if they need and tell them you are available to help if needed. A challenge for me...
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Professionalism in image and how we dress up for the workplace is important, so knowing where, when, why & how to dress in this formal industry should be researched prior to employment. But changes, fashion, trends and personal financial standing should be considered. For me I dress in the best official clothing I have in my possession to work only second to...
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That first impression is important and showing the willingness to learn, especially the vision, mission, goals & plans of the organization.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Very useful tips to remember and do on the first job for any body, wish I had these when I first started a new job a long time ago
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Yes very familiar with the experiences, my first job fresh in high school was the most difficult with fear overriding me in a new place, meeting new people, systems, ways of communication between different sex group and management.
Exciting thing in a new job for the first time is the remuneration. Challenging would be meeting new people who are unfriendly... -
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Differences: I'm in a very small business with no hierarchy. Similarities: everyone in the workplace is valuable, respected and consulted for ways to progress.
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Fear that other people will think negative thoughts about my attempts to network, especially in a small community setting, but I believe and know I must take courage and stand up for what I think is the best way to improve and grow my business prospects
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Above the surface: places, people & leadership. Below: Narrative & practices. Above the surface is easy to place examples unlike below the surface which can be complicated and deep seated. Be more careful in how I perceive the workplace, not only appreciate above but below the surface as well. I think leadership can fit in both places.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I have to agree to this analogy. Also it can be seen that culture in determined by people and we are not all the same but varied in many respects.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hardworking, good listener, analytical & trustworthy. Hardworking because I am goal oriented from my childhood. Good listener and not a very good speaker because of my humble character. Analytical because I think a lot and prefer to read, books, materials from internet etc...Trustworthy because I was determined to tell the truth most of the time. What...
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Yes, even in my own country we are multiracial thus multicultural, in many respects from our physical appearance to how we behave, for example Melanesians are of dark complexion and stick to themselves, Polynesians and Micronesians are lighter complexion more open, often talking and laugh out loud. It was more noticeable in university these same races from...
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My heritage is melanesian pacific islander, Solomon Islander, my mother tongue is from two separate islands where my parents are from in the country but I speak pidgin English as my first language. Education is church run early childhood(Catholic),primary(Chinese & government),secondary(Anglican church my faith based church),Fiji School of Medicine(regional...
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi my name is Dr. Donna Wate a medical doctor from Honiara, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. I work as a private medical doctor offering general health and medical consultations and range of related health services. I hope to improve my communication skills as much as possible since I am very poor in certain aspects especially in speaking in public.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I am more of a plant/thinker but due to a recent change in employment I had to be action oriented and have much difficulty when dealing with people especially to influence them on certain action.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I am mostly creative but can also be a conqueror, this is because I strive for excellence in what I do however, if I face difficulty I create pathway to try out and stay in if successful.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi all, my name is Dr. Donna Wate a local private medical doctor in general practice,
my country is Solomon Islands in the Pacific. I was motivated to join this course because of the challenging management role in the private practice I established in 2014. -
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Hi my name is Dr.Donna Wate a private medical practitioner in an outpatient clinic in my country of Solomon Islands.
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Donna Wate made a comment
In my work as a sole-proprietor in a small medical business and from experience networking opportunities is endless especially with the new online platform. The benefits of engaging in networking like wise is mostly positive and multiple, crosscutting dimensions in life. The little growth I gained in business have been from networking however, on a negative...
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Coconut fruit-drink for diarrhea. Ripe papaya fruit for constipation. Local potato as comfort food most times in the past. More recently homemade lemon juice for cough and colds.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi all,I hail from a small island country called Solomon Islands,food is very important to our health but to think of it as medicine is a fairly new concept... actually our food nowadays is more and more of processed rather than organic,an unhealthy trend
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Good delegation is key to growth and positive development of any organization but it takes time to achieve it's success
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Donna Wate made a comment
Carla's approach is too autocratic in style but her intentions seem genuine.She needs to carefully assess the real issues existing, talk to all stakeholders, find amicable solutions for all involve before setting the highest standard.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Constraints will constantly be encountered but an excellent manager will swiftly,smoothly and skillfully sort it in the best way for the best interest of the team.
No there is no blueprint because like individuals with differences, no two business setting is similar in every way and changes does happen constantly. -
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My experience working under good managers is when I feel I want to achieve more as part of the team,challenging myself constantly,mostly good feedbacks received,energized to strive for the best.On the other hand,I felt drained working under a poor manager, no incentive,no creativity,just plain boring day to day activities, no conducive learning environment,...
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A manager for me has to be at the top of his or her game or trade,constantly kept up to date with all the knowledge,wisdom and skill and especially communicating effectively with his/her team to achieve it's mission,vision and goals.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I really like the title of this course,see this as an area of weakness in my team new in business.Hope to learn an apply something useful and practical into my setting.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I engage in the general practice health care system in my country and I realize a wicked problem in this area in relation to the private and public aspect of health care in general. Within this are more specific wicked problems for example the quality of care in not the same in every avenue patients seek care.
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An effective presentation for me is a well prepared learning environment before,during and after the presentation.The topic is made known to participants few days earlier,the venue is conducive to learning,presenters start and finish on time,content captures the attention of the audience, excellent communication skills displayed in verbal and non...
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I can only think of a recent innovation having so much impact on my personal and some aspect of my professional being the mobile phone telecommunications now with improved Internet in my setting.It can be both radical and disruptive because of it's widespread effects and can be good or bad depending on the context of usage....
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Donna Wate replied to Janet M
Thank you Soon,certainly a great example of radical innovation so many people similar to my setting, a least developed country with very poor water quality
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Donna Wate made a comment
Business model innovation in my small medical practice is striking for all stakeholders to make a change for the well being of everyone and the growth and success of the business. Organizational innovation is similar to the above except it demands me as a manager to act on best actions to act on for our growth.
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Donna Wate made a comment
The Internet is certainly the best and amazing innovation for me.It is so important, helpful and beneficial for learning and advancement in all aspect of my life.I simply love it and how it will help me grow in every area of my life.Can't really find the right words to explain this great innovation.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi my name is Donna,a private medical doctor from the Solomon Islands a small island country in the south pacific.I believe I can learn a lot from this important platform and topic since I am new in business and realised innovation in important to grow my small business.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Thank you all for helping me understand although I am slow and catching up
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Vital signs,BP,Rx
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Donna Wate made a comment
As a manager to a small internal team of three in my health clinic business communication was poor in all directions.There is so much to learn here and apply in our daily practice. While doctor patient communication is good,other business relationship communication needs to improve going forwards.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi I am Donna, a private GP in my small island country of Solomon Islands. I hope to learn more about best management practices to help myself and my obese clients. This is now a becoming common health issue and problem in my community and country.
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In my country abortion in general is illegal but life of the mother is threatened medical authorities can perform safe abortion.But in reality women buy abortion drugs over the counter and other physical means and consume barks of certain plants.As long as these acts are done in as secret means as possible there is little or no social concerns.There is a huge...
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Donna Wate made a comment
In my country abortion in general is illegal but life of the mother is threatened medical authorities can perform safe abortion.But in reality women buy abortion drugs over the counter and other physical means and consume barks of certain plants.As long as these acts are done in as secret means as possible there is little or no social concerns.There is a huge...
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Donna Wate made a comment
I think there should be increased alternative providers from both public and private sectors with similar high quality services for all encouraging women to better access.
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Donna Wate made a comment
In my country abortion is also illegal(law)-except when mothers life is threatened and forbidden according to our majority Christian religious belief.However,we sadly have a high number of illegal cases.In my small practice when women come seeking abortion drug,I simply explain why i will not help them and encourage them to instead keep the pregnancy.Other...
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Donna Wate made a comment
An interesting health topic for week two very much related to prev topic on adolescent a critical stage in life.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Thank you for this first week of inspiring learning which is an eye opener,enhancing and fruitful,will put into action where possible in my practice and family.Cheers and thanks alot.
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Suggested progams for Preventing HIV in adolecents in general should be multisectoral,involving all from individual adolescents,peers,parents and families,government,private,health and non health workers passionate about adolescent health.Supporting all interested to achieve a positive change in any aspect of HIV and the adolescent.
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Donna Wate made a comment
In my small country of Solomon Is these facts concerning this age group is real and will rapidly rise,while authorities are attempting to manage these complex issues education at all levels like these courses will help raise awareness to create healthy timely relevant policies.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi Iam a private GP medical officer in the capital city of my small country of Solomon Islands located in the South Pacific.I am interested in this topic relevant to my small practice.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I just hope to learn as much and apply it to my professional,personal and business endeavour.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi to you all,I am from a small Island country called Solomon Islands in the South Pacific...so glad to join this course with all of you.
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Donna Wate made a comment
i am a private GP in my country,capital city Honiara in Solomon Islands...my inspiration is from my practice common use of antibiotics every day,to improve care and responsibity as a doctor.
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Donna Wate made a comment
In general speaking english is more difficult than writing,reading and listening.I feel uncomfortable speaking it more especially in a public setting.
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Donna Wate made a comment
because all deoxygenated blood flows through the veins back to the heart then pumped to the lungs for exchange
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Surprising to realise this fact for a developed nation,expect a worse case scenario for my least developed country where exposure to smoking is inevitable with very high rate of smoking.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I wish to refresh my understanding of the cardiovascular system and improve the management of my patients.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Pronunciation in this speaking aspect is better than the other three.I will not be able to participate well in this section due to problems accessing audio and video.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I decided to learn about IELTS to consider sitting an examination in the near future.This is purposely for job and educational opportunities in Australia.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I could not access the exercise above.I need directions please!
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Donna Wate made a comment
I could not access the exercise above.I need directions please!
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Donna Wate made a comment
Yes,i do agree with some comments made about exams.For me my feelings towards exams depends much on my preparation,if i prepare myself well i feel less nervous.Soon after a bad exam experience with difficult questions i do feel sad.Preparation is key!
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Donna Wate replied to George Alrishan
I hope for the very best for you and your country.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I live in Honiara,the capital city of Honiara.I like living in this small city because it is home to me,my close family ties and the tropical scenary,scorching sun,abrupt heavy rainfall and friendly loving people.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Hi to you all,like some of you i am excited just to learn something new and evolving - the web,maybe apply it in my place of work.
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In my context inclusion is a good colorful word used by high ranked education authorities however real practice is uncondusive to this population of persons with disability,unfortunately we are far from the ideal,a big challenge.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Thank you for the valuable insight to this interesting topic.From observing the typical school and eduction system in my country inclusion is only a word for management actual practice is far from the ideal.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Thank you for the valuable insight to this interesting topic.From observing the typical school and eduction system in my country inclusion is only a word for management actual practice is far from the ideal.
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Donna Wate made a comment
Thank you for all the useful comments for the topic this week.Although i found it difficult to keep up due to my inadequate mobile features.The situation for children with special needs will require alot of patience and commitment from everybody from home to school.
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Donna Wate made a comment
It is a good resource to start research for lower level of the eduation hiearchy.I feel inadequate to add to it's content at this stage.
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Donna Wate made a comment
A solution in my perspective is to all involve in clothing use or manufacture to consider sending to third world country busineses or charity.Also for all of us to be considerate of this issue and take measures to try and solve this problem.
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Donna Wate made a comment
I learn best at the workplace in between seeing my clients,when in track with my to do list for the day.Being new to online learning i find it fun,inspiring and it enhances my learning.But i have to be mindful of time and get a better tool like ipad,notebook instead of this simple mobile.I also learn at night for faster internet speed it can be frustratingly...
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Donna Wate made a comment
I might have used VLE while in uni a decade ago but did not understand how it function.My recent new experience with futurelearn is enlightening,is simple and i enjoyed it.
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I recently accessed online course on academic integrity in futurelearn both understand this topic better and get a better grip of how to learn online.I only use my phone a simple device which lacks good features but still enables me to access the net to learn on the go.I simply used gmail,but i need to understand other social media platforms better to consider...
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Honesty which is founded on truth,to myself and others including respect because i try to have above all love,according to my religious belief.Like others have discussed because of my personality courage is a difficulty i try to overcome to achieving academic integrity.
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Donna Wate made a comment
With academic integrity i have to try to be true to myself with the background i belong to and respect others,including authorities that govern my situation of learning.For me being fair,true and respect are important in understanding academic integrity.Good actions associated with academic integrity is reference,quote,acknowledge other borrowed words in the...
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Donna Wate made a comment
1.Not confident.I left uni undergraduate a decade ago caught up in day to day work.I need to freshen up my outlook on this for future opportunity.
2.Not Confident-with the values underpinning academic integrity
3.Neutral-basically seen as stealing someone elses work-.eg written materials
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Donna Wate made a comment
I am so grateful for this opportunity to learn with all of you in this manner online for free.I am a medical doctor,private GP,a new venture and challenge i took recently in a subarb inHoniara,the Capital city of my country Solomon Islands.A country made up of beautiful small islands recently welcomed the royal British couple Prince William and Kate as newly...
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Thank you for the introduction to this course.This is an eye opener for me,although issue of exclusion is universal,societies like mine keep them far from sight.Thank you fellow participants for helping me understand.
