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Life Changing Read: The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018
Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature.
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In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine the history of all life. Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of this new field—the study of life's diversity and relatedness at the molecular level—is horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the movement of genes across species lines. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important. For instance, we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived not through traditional inheritance from directly ancestral forms, but sideways by viral infection—a type of HGT. In The Tangled Tree David Quammen, "one of that rare breed of science journalists who blends exploration with a talent for synthesis and storytelling" (Nature), chronicles these discoveries through the lives of the researchers who made them—such as Carl Woese, the most important little-known biologist of the twentieth century; Lynn Margulis, the notorious maverick whose wild ideas about "mosaic" creatures proved to be true; and Tsutomu Wantanabe, who discovered that the scourge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a direct result of horizontal gene transfer, bringing the deep study of genome histories to bear on a global crisis in public health. "Quammen is no ordinary writer. He is simply astonishing, one of that rare class of writer gifted with verve, ingenuity, humor, guts, and great heart" (Elle). Now, in The Tangled Tree, he explains how molecular studies of evolution have brought startling recognition about the tangled tree of life—including where we humans fit upon it. Thanks to new technologies such as CRISPR, we now have the ability to alter even our genetic composition—through sideways insertions, as nature has long been doing. The Tangled Tree is a brilliant guide to our transformed understanding of evolution, of life's history, and of our own human nature.
" David Quammen's diligently researched and deeply considered overview of what's been going on recently in evolutionary biology is illuminating, wondrous, and gripping. Also scary when it comes to thinking about the evolution of Homo sapiens. This is stunning, first-rate journalism."
―Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams
" There's no one who writes about complex science better than David Quammen. The Tangled Tree is at once fascinating, illuminating, and totally absorbing."
―Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction
"Utterly absorbing. . . . Changed the way I see life." ―Scott Simon, NPR
" In The Tangled Tree, celebrated science writer David Quammen tells perhaps the grandest tale in biology. . . . He presents the science — and the scientists involved — with patience, candour and flair."
―John Archibald Nature
" The Tangled Tree is a thrilling story of some of biology's most incredible discoveries, and a rich portrait of the fascinating people behind them. This is David Quammen at his best: funny, tenacious, lucid, charming, and relentlessly compelling."
―Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes
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David Quammen's fifteen books include The Tangled Tree, The Song of the Dodo, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, and Spillover, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award. He has written for Harper's, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Book Review, Outside, and Powder, among other magazines, and is a contributing writer for National Geographic. He wrote the entire text of the May 2016 issue of National Geographic on the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem—the first time in the history of the magazine that an issue was single-authored. Quammen shares a home in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife, Betsy Gaines Quammen, an environmental historian, along with two Russian wolfhounds and a cross-eyed cat.


The Department of Health, Children's Medical Services, administers the Newborn Hearing Screening Program. The program promotes and supports statewide newborn hearing screening and follow-up services.
All infants with confirmed hearing loss are referred to early intervention services as soon as possible and no later than six months of age to optimize language development.
The above goals reflect the 1 – 3 – 6 national goals for state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. The program works in collaboration with birthing hospitals, licensed midwives, parents, primary care physicians (medical home), Indian Health Services, audiologists, ENTs, and the early intervention system to assure that all infants with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, medical and early intervention services.
Significant hearing loss is the most common condition present at birth. About 80 New Mexico infants are born each year with a significant hearing loss. The consequences of hearing loss of any severity or type are profound for children and their families.
In 2000, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing stated that without auditory input and the opportunity to learn language, children with hearing loss almost always fall behind their peers in language, cognition, and social-emotional development. They also have difficulties attaining the same level of academic achievement as their hearing peers. Several studies have shown that deaf children by age 8 are already 1.5 years behind their hearing peers in reading comprehension scores, and half of deaf children graduate from high school with a 4th grade reading level or less.
Early identification of hearing loss, fitting of high-quality hearing aids, cochlear implants and comprehensive early intervention services can minimize or avoid many negative outcomes experienced by children with hearing loss including improved school performance, communication skills, and speech-language development; better social skills and emotional health; decreased family stress; and improved quality of life.
Since 2001, New Mexico birthing hospitals have been required by law to screen newborns prior to discharge (NMAC 7.7.2.34).
Hospitals use the Newborn Hearing Screening Referral Form to refer infants who do not pass the hearing screen or who have risk factors for hearing loss to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program. The form is faxed or mailed to the program within 24 hours of an infant's birth.
Hospitals must also report monthly data on all births, newborn hearing screen results, newborns discharged without a hearing screen, and parents who decline the hearing screen to the Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening Program.
The Newborn Hearing Screening Program recommends that birthing hospitals who provide outpatient newborn hearing screens schedule these during discharge to help ensure that parents bring their infants back during the first month of life.
Midwives have always been an integral part of New Mexico's health care system. The New Mexico Midwives Association (NMMA) incorporated in 1977 to insure women's access to safe and personalized care. Licensed midwives attend the births of thousands of New Mexican babies every year with excellent outcomes.
Communication and language begin developing right after birth. If a baby is born with a severe to profound hearing loss but does not have a newborn hearing screen and diagnostic hearing testing, the hearing loss will usually not be identified until the child is 2.5 years of age. Newborn hearing screening and diagnostic hearing testing are the only ways to find hearing loss early. Midwives who believe in and support newborn hearing screening are more effective in communicating with parents about why a hearing screen is critically important for their infant. The manner in which the midwife communicates this importance helps to assure that parents are truly able to give informed consent when they accept or decline a hearing screen for their newborn.
Research has shown that midwives can easily be trained to perform Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) testing; however, the cost and sharing of equipment has to be considered.
Communicate the importance of newborn hearing screening to parents orally and in writing using the educational materials provided by the Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Referral forms and educational materials can be ordered by calling Children's Medical Services at 1-877-890-4692. Materials can also be obtained from this page.
If trained, and with access to OAE hearing screening equipment, screen the newborn's hearing during a follow-up well baby visit. The timing of the hearing screening is important. It has been documented that OAE testing has a much higher false positive rate if performed within the first 24 hours of life. The false positive rate falls to 4% by 72 hours of life (Owen, Webb & Evans, 2001). OAE equipment is portable and easy to use. The midwife inserts a small probe into the baby's ears. Soft tones are played through the speakers in the probe, and the probe then measures the tones as they bounce back from the different parts of the infant's ear. The computer attached to the small probes measures the results and concludes with a Pass or a Refer (did not pass) result.
Refer the baby to an outpatient provider such as a hospital nursery, audiology office, or a pediatrician who performs newborn hearing screening.
Use the Midwife Reporting Form to report the birth of babies delivered to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program.
The Newborn Hearing Screening Program provides midwives with orientation to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program as well as training during recertification. In addition, midwives are provided with a Home Birth Parent Packet to give to parents to support them in obtaining a newborn hearing screen for their babies.
Midwives outreach and training can be request by calling Children's Medical Services at 1-877-890-4692.
Since 1999, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing has advocated for appropriate and necessary care for the infant with hearing loss to be directed and coordinated by the child's physician within the medical home with support from appropriate ancillary services.
Families look to their baby's physician for answers and direction at each of the stages of the newborn hearing screening process. New Mexico's universal newborn hearing screening program is the first step, and infants who don't pass (refer) on their newborn hearing screen must be linked in a timely manner to audiological and medical assessment. Infants with confirmed hearing loss must be referred to early intervention services.
The New Mexico Physician's Roadmap provides information to support physicians in linking infants who do not pass their newborn hearing screen to needed follow-up. Physicians also monitor infants and young children who have risk factors for delayed onset or progressive loss and provide referrals for ongoing diagnostic audiological assessment in accordance with their type of risk factors.
Infants with hearing loss who receive timely and appropriate diagnostic audiology services (completed as soon as possible and by three months of age) have positive communication and language outcomes.
Infants who refer on the initial hearing screen and the rescreen in one or both ears are referred by their physician for a diagnostic audiological assessment before three months of age and for ongoing audiological assessment as needed.
An infant identified with a hearing loss should be fit with hearing aids (if recommended) as soon as possible. Audiologists fax or mail the Report of Audiological Results Form to report the results of diagnostic audiological assessment to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program for children birth though age four years.
A List of Audiologists trained in infant diagnostic audiological assessment is maintained by the Newborn Hearing Screening Program.
Research consistently demonstrates that infants who are deaf or hard of hearing who begin early intervention services no later than six months of age "perform as much as 20 to 40 percentile points higher on school-related measures (vocabulary, articulation, intelligibility, social adjustment, and behavior)".
The Department of Health, Family Infant Toddler (FIT) program has had a protocol in place since September 2001 for consultation and services from the New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD) Early Intervention Program for infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The goal of this protocol is to ensure that specific expertise is available for families of deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers and to the other early intervention providers who may also be providing services.
The Newborn Hearing Screening Program refers children with confirmed hearing loss to the NMSD Early Intervention and Involvement Division. The Newborn Hearing Screening Program also refers families to the New Mexico School for the Deaf Early Intervention & Involvement Division when their children have a suspected hearing loss and are going through the diagnostic process. The NMSD Early Intervention and Involvement Division will provide information and support to the family until the infant's hearing loss is either confirmed or ruled out.
The Newborn Hearing Screening Program refers children with conductive hearing loss that persists during the first few months of life and is not resolved by six months of age to their local early intervention program.
The Newborn Hearing Screening Program makes phone and letter contact with families of infants who need follow-up support. The program works collaboratively with the parents and the medical home to assure that infants receive needed audiological and early intervention services and supports.
The program provides families with information, assists with scheduling audiological appointments, and makes needed referrals to early intervention services, etc.
In collaboration with stakeholders that include but are not limited to parents, screening providers, physicians, audiologists, early intervention providers, the New Mexico Newborn Hearing Screening Program convenes this council with the purpose that is to ensure that all the children in New Mexico receive optimum services related to a statewide newborn hearing screening and intervention program.
For more information about this council, please call Tammy Voisine at 505-476-8852 or send mail to the address below.


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With over 10 years' experience in sustainability consultancy and property, David has worked extensively on operational cost reduction of built assets, the protection of asset value, and mitigation of legislative risk in commercial property portfolios (including ESOS, MEES, S63 and CRC). David also has extensive experience in the delivery of built environment sustainability assessment services (including BREEAM, CfSH, CEEQUAL and DREAM).
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If I knew then what I know now ... I wouldn't have been so humble
By Chiara Adin. Published on May 14, 2019.
If I knew then what I know now is a series of bylines from small agency executives about the lessons they learned in building their shops.
When we started N/A Collective five years ago, we made a point to be humble, oftentimes more than we probably should have. We knew we were great at what we did and we knew the overly salsey approach that had bothered us at our previous agency experiences and in our competitors was not what we wanted.
But this time around, we wanted to be the opposite. We wanted to show our worth in our work and in our approach, and didn't want to be the "in your face" agency that everyone else was. We didn't want our agency and client friends to feel like we were selling them; we wanted to be there when they needed us. However, what I've since learned, is that there has to be a balance, and it's one thing to be humble and another not to present or promote yourself and your work.
I assumed that being humble and promoting our work were mutually exclusive, so I chose not to promote the agency very much, thinking clients didn't like it and it wouldn't resonate. What I didn't realize was that reaching out about N/A Collective was not in conflict with our agency's humbleness, and it instead turned out to be a helpful reminder to our network about what we've been up to.
In order to be successful in anything in life, you have to be confident in your abilities and let the world know you have them. There is a way to share this information with clients in an honest, proud, respectful (and beautifully designed) way, without coming across as cocky. There is a cadence to the frequency of your outreach and the content or tone of that outreach. At the end of the day, you are and have to be your best cheerleader, even if it makes you uncomfortable. You have to share your skills with clients or no one will know that you have them and you won't be able to make waves in the industry the way you know you can.
We've since adjusted our approach (but not our tone), have expanded our new business team, brought on a PR team and have spoken at numerous conferences alongside our clients. This has helped us expand our client roster, the relationship we have with our clients and opened up access to the more robust experiential opportunities we knew we were capable of. We got ourselves a seat at the table and we're not giving it up anytime soon.
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Chiara Adin is the co-founder of N/A Collective.
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Accra, April 15, GNA - Schools in Twelve communities in seven regions under the auspices of Boeing International Corporation from the state of California have received a variety of leisure and text books and computers and accessories.
The items, valued at about 15,000 dollars were shipped into the country duty free for libraries and schools in beneficiary communities under a pilot project by the Boeing External Technical Affiliations to be implemented by the World Vision International, a Christian relief and development partnership.
The communities included Shama, Western Region, Kweiman, Greater Accra, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Kawhu, Adukrom and Kpone all in the Eastern Region, Nyanyano District in the Central Region and three other schools in the Volta Region.
Ms Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State In-Charge of Tertiary Education underscored the fact that even with the advent of modern high technology, the magic of books and their attraction remain untouched. She said it was crucial that the habit of reading was developed as early as possible in life because once acquired, it stayed with you with the rest of your life adding, "A child, no matter how poor the parents, is assured of a better future if he is able to acquire a reading habit and become literate.
"Often the difference with performance of two children lies in which one has books and which one doesn't," Ms Ohene said. She thanked Boeing, especially its black employees who took the initiative to start the project in Ghana first, and hope that the schools and libraries in the beneficiary communities would make judicious use of the items in order to make a difference to the children.


Pilot Careers Live is proud to announce that Iberia will be taking part in Pilot Careers Live Spain, which is to take place on Saturday 12 May 2018 at the NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding, Madrid, from 1000-1600.
Training to be a pilot is a unique learning experience, which is character-building, complex and challenging. Pilot training demands high levels of self-discipline and determination, across a variety of physiological and practical skill sets, but those who meet the required high standards will enjoy a well-respected, exciting and fulfilling career.
For that reason, it's imperative those who are just starting out on their journey to a flight deck career given access to all the information they need, have their questions answered and meet with Europe's leading training providers. By attending Pilot Careers Live Spain, engaged candidates take the first, important step to becoming a flight deck professional.
Representatives from Iberia will be on hand throughout the day at the FTEJerez Flight Training Europe's stand. A pilot from Iberia will also deliver a presentation during the course of Pilot Careers Live Spain, as part of its indispensable, fact-filled seminar programme.
Tickets for Pilot Careers Live Spain, which cost from €5.00, can be booked online here. Advance tickets are discounted, or they can be purchased at the event itself.


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The Last Great Event
: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight: with Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison
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When the World Came to the Isle of Wight: with Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison
The Isle of Wight Festival in 1969 famously 'stole Bob Dylan' from Woodstock' and was the starting point and benchmark for all rock and pop festivals in the UK. What followed in 1970 was one of the world's greatest music gatherings of all time, attracting musicians and fans from across the whole music spectrum. The list of performers is a Who's Who of the then music élite, who are now legends: Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, the Who, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell, Procul Harem, the Doors, Leonard Cohen, the Moody Blues, Emerson Lake and Palmer — the list goes on.
This was Britain's 'Woodstock' and all on a tiny island off the south coast. It would also be Hendrix's last major performance — 17 days later he was dead. But the organization of such a huge happening was inevitably far from plain sailing. It proved to be a roller coaster ride for the intrepid young Foulk brothers who navigated its course through a year of relentless political buffeting from local reactionary opponents and then from extremist counterculture militants who thought that they would prefer a free festival. Just as Island opponents were busily sabotaging the festival site and issuing death-threats, so too an unsavory cabal of radicals arrived from London under the banner of the White Panthers, intent upon undermining the event. For the first time, Ray Foulk, joint organizer, gives his own full, frank and authoritative account, delving into pivotal texts from all sides of the divide.
Many remember this festival as a magical, life-changing experience, encapsulating the sixties trip of sex, drugs, rock'n'roll and a political yearning for a better world. But for the others, a question looms large over history: did this final festival precipitate the end of the dream of an alternative society, or did it reflect the changes already taking place? This most controversial of the festivals was aptly promoted by the Foulk brothers as 'The Last Great Event'.


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Starts With A Bang — July 1, 2019
Meet The Largest X-Ray Jet In The Universe
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Discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, it's powered by a supermassive black hole.
2019 marks 20 years of NASA's Chandra, humanity's most powerful X-ray observatory.
Artist illustration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Chandra is the most sensitive X-ray telescope ever built, and its mission was extended through at least 2024 as the flagship X-ray observatory in the NASA arsenal. (NASA/CXC/NGST TEAM)
It's viewed everything from pulsars to colliding gas to galaxy clusters and supermassive black holes.
A map of the 7 million second exposure of the Chandra Deep Field-South. This region shows hundreds of supermassive black holes, each one in a galaxy far beyond our own. The GOODS-South field, a Hubble project, was chosen to be centered on this original image. Its view of supermassive black holes is only one incredible application of the NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. (NASA/CXC/B. LUO ET AL., 2017, APJS, 228, 2)
In 2015, it set its sights on a galaxy some 485 million light-years away: the radio-loud behemoth known as Pictor A.
The jet of the active galaxy Pictor A, with X-rays in blue and radio lobes in pink. When galaxies merge together, they're expected to activate similarly to how this one has. (X-RAY: NASA/CXC/UNIV OF HERTFORDSHIRE/M.HARDCASTLE ET AL., RADIO: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA)
When Chandra took a look at it with its X-ray eyes, it saw something unprecendented and spectacular: a jet 300,000 light-years long.
The X-ray (B&W) and radio (red contours) emissions from the galaxy Pictor A. The greyscale image shows all the X-rays emitted with 500 to 5000 eV of energy, more than enough to ionize any atoms or molecules it encounters. The red contours are radio data shown superimposed atop the X-ray data. (M.J. HARDCASTLE ET AL. (2015), FROM ARXIV.ORG/ABS/1510.08392)
Like all known active galaxies, Pictor A is powered by a supermassive black hole many millions to billions of times our Sun's mass.
The galaxy Centaurus A is the closest example of an active galaxy to Earth, with its high-energy jets caused by electromagnetic acceleration around the central black hole. The extent of its jets are far smaller than the jets that Chandra has observed around Pictor A. (NASA/CXC/CFA/R.KRAFT ET AL.)
Black holes can accelerate and eject infalling matter, leading to intense emissions.
A black hole more than six billion times the mass of the Sun powers the X-ray jet at the center of M87, which is many thousands of light-years in extent. If this image looks familiar, it might be: M87 is the first galaxy to have its event horizon imaged directly, owing to the incredible collaborative work of scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope. (NASA/HUBBLE/WIKISKY)
The light released spans the spectrum from high-energy X-rays to low-energy radio waves.
Appearing on a scale far greater than the scale of the galaxy itself, the jet emitted from Pictor A can be seen in the data at various points, thanks to the interactions between these high-energy emissions and the gas in the surrounding environment of the galaxy itself. The 'hot spot' at the end of the jet can be seen at the far right of the upper view of this image. (M.J. HARDCASTLE ET AL. (2015), FROM ARXIV.ORG/ABS/1510.08392)
The radio lobes of gas provide a medium for high-energy X-rays to interact with.
While distant host galaxies for quasars and active galactic nuclei can often be imaged in visible/infrared light, the jets themselves and the surrounding emission is best viewed in both the X-ray and the radio, as illustrated here for the galaxy Hercules A. The gaseous outflows are highlighted in the radio, and if X-ray emissions follow the same path into the gas, they can be responsible for creating hot spots owing to the acceleration of electrons. (NASA, ESA, S. BAUM AND C. O'DEA (RIT), R. PERLEY AND W. COTTON (NRAO/AUI/NSF), AND THE HUBBLE HERITAGE TEAM (STSCI/AURA))
When these interactions cause electrons to exceed the speed of sound in the gaseous medium, it creates intense shock waves.
An annotated version of the X-ray/radio composite image of Pictor A, showing the counterjet, the Hot Spot, and many other fascinating features. (X-RAY: NASA/CXC/UNIV OF HERTFORDSHIRE/M.HARDCASTLE ET AL., RADIO: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA)
The "hot spot" illustrated on the above NASA image is the definitive evidence of the jet-like nature of these X-rays and accelerated electrons.
Artist's impression of an active galactic nucleus. The supermassive black hole at the center of the accretion disk sends a narrow high-energy jet of matter into space, perpendicular to the disc. A blazar about 4 billion light years away is the origin of many of the highest-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos, but even the full suite of active galaxies cannot compete with Pictor A in terms of raw size of the X-ray jet. (DESY, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB)
Alternative explanations involving boosted CMB photons have been ruled out.
The most distant X-ray jet in the Universe, from quasar GB 1428, located 12.4 billion light years from Earth. This jet comes from electrons heating CMB photons, but that mechanism is ruled out for Pictor A. (X-RAY: NASA/CXC/NRC/C.CHEUNG ET AL; OPTICAL: NASA/STSCI; RADIO: NSF/NRAO/VLA)
Pictor A possesses the largest X-ray jet in the known Universe.
Despite many years of observations, we still don't know whether the galaxy Pictor A, shown as viewed in optical light (main) and ultraviolet light (inset), is a spiral, elliptical, or irregular galaxy. Superior observations of the galaxy itself have yet to be acquired. (DIGITIZED SKY SURVEY 2 (MAIN); NASA/GALEX (INSET))
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At St Benedict's RC Primary School, we follow the National and Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. This includes the core subjects eg Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Computing and Foundation Subjects of Design and Technology, Art and Design, Geography, History, Physical Education, Music and Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE).
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Our approach aims to provide a stimulating environment which encourages proactive learners and inspires each child. We do this by developing a child-centred curriculum that is innovative, broad and varied, using a variety of teaching methods and learning styles. Using cross-curricular topics like these enables our children to learn creatively.
We emphasise first hand experiences and benefit from the rich history and geography of our local area, by embedding our curriculum in the children's own environment. Exciting and memorable experiences are developed for each topic, such as dance and drama workshops coming into school, educational day and residential visits, enrichment days and activities including a 'Play in a Day', art and maths days. Whenever and whenever possible, we take our learning outdoors, engaging in fieldwork, outdoor pursuits and hands-on scientific enquiry. We plan opportunities to practice and consolidate mathematical knowledge and writing skills through our cross-curricular approach to learning.
As a Catholic School our curriculum is distinctive in promoting Christian values and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Studies are supported by first hand experiences such as visiting our Parish Church and visits to other places of worship to widen pupils' knowledge and understanding of the wider world.
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Stenson sets tournament record at Wyndham in Greensboro
Swede Henrik Stenson finishes 22-under for sixth PGA win
August 21, 2017 The Sports Xchange Golf, Sports
Henrik Stenson poses with the Sam Snead Trophy after winning the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports)
GREENSBORO — Henrik Stenson shot a sizzling final round six-under-par 64 to win the Wyndham Championship by a stroke on Sunday and claim his sixth PGA Tour title, the most by a Swede.
Playing machine-like golf, Stenson missed only nine greens in 72 holes and backed up his fine long game with a hot putter at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
The Swede took the lead by reeling off three consecutive birdies from the 15th hole, the last courtesy of a 25-foot putt, before parring the demanding 18th to edge young American Ollie Schniederjans — a three-time NCAA champion who was the world's top-ranked amateur golfer while at Georgia Tech.
Stenson finished at 22-under-par 258, the lowest ever tally at the tournament by a stroke, and his sixth career title took him past compatriots Jesper Parnevik and Carl Pettersson, who both have five.
"I'm very happy with the way I closed out this week, really had to keep on making birdies because Ollie was surely not backing down and there were a few other guys pushing me as well," Stenson told reporters.
"The two biggest things why I'm sitting here as the champion was my putting and my approach play with my mid irons and short irons."
It was Stenson's first win in 13 months since his British Open triumph at Royal Troon, where he also set a scoring record.
"I don't know how many times I'm going to be able to get close to playing as well as I did at Troon," the 41-year-old said.
"That was a performance of a lifetime."
The top-ranked player in the field, Stenson relished his role as the tournament's alpha male with most of the big boys taking the week off before the start of the tour playoffs on Thursday.
"It's funny how it goes," said the world's No. 9 player, who competed mainly because he needed another event to fulfill his 15-tournament minimum.
"Sometimes it's just a coincidence why you decide to go to a tournament and make a change in your schedule and this time it certainly worked out."
Schniederjans also shot 64 to finish in second place on 21-under, the 24-year-old keeping up the pressure on Stenson with three birdies in his final four holes.
Davis Love III, the 53-year-old native of Charlotte who played at UNC Chapel Hill, was seeking to become the oldest winner in tour history, but finished eight shots back in a tie for 10th.
The final event of the regular season was also a last chance for some players to secure spots in the top 125 on the FedExCup points list, thus keeping their tour cards for next season.
Among the winners was American Martin Flores, who made a hole-in-one with an eight-iron at the 16th and finished equal seventh, jumping from 139th to 118th on the points list.
His ace was one of three on the day with Ben Crane also making one at the 172-yard 16th, while Roberto Castro recorded another at the 174-yard third.
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GREENSBORO — Brandt Snedeker was under pressure after producing a course record in the first round of the Wyndham Championship. He finished strong as well. Snedeker birdied the final hole to win by three strokes […]
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No one in PGA Tour history has ever lost with a seven-stroke lead entering the final round of a tournament, and Webb Simpson kept that record intact Sunday at The Players Championship. Simpson, a Raleigh native who […]
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The Block goes to court: Mick Mundine's bid to evict Redfern Aboriginal tent embassy
By Rick Feneley
Updated June 19, 2015 — 1.20am first published June 18, 2015 — 2.03pm
Redfern tent embassy ordered off The Block
The Aboriginal Housing Company's attempt to evict Aboriginal protesters camped on The Block at Redfern will move to the Supreme Court on Friday morning.
The AHC, which owns the property, will seek an order to take possession of the vacant land that has been occupied by the Redfern Aboriginal tent embassy since Sorry Day in May 2014 in protest against the company's proposed $70 million Pemulwuy Project.
Jenny Munro at the tent embassy. Credit:Lisa Maree Williams
AHC chief executive Mick Mundine wants to build a commercial centre, a new gym, shops, accommodation for 154 university students and 62 affordable homes for Aboriginal people.
The embassy protesters, led by elder Jenny Munro, do not believe the homes will ever be built to replace the indigenous housing, which the AHC bulldozed in 2011 with the promise of a delivering the community from decades of dereliction, drugs, crime and violence.
Mick Mundine. Credit:Daniel Munoz
If the AHC succeeds in court, it will be free to carry out to evict the protesters and remove their tents.
In court on Friday, lawyers for the tent embassy will seek 28 days to prepare their defence.
Rick Feneley
Rick Feneley is a news and features writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. His column, Then Again, appears on Saturdays. He was the paper's long-term night editor before returning to writing in late 2008.


According to the American Psychological Association, 90% of 4th graders through 8th graders report being bullied. Bullying is a serious matter. It not only results in physical pain, but emotional pain as well. Many victims of childhood bullying become violent or socially withdrawn later in their lives.
Bullying is an aggressive behavior intended to cause distress or harm, which occurs again and again over time in a relationship characterized by an imbalance of strength or power. Bullying can be related to antagonistic acts committed against ethnic and racial minorities, people from the LGBT community, and those with disabilities.
Bullying can be categorized as either direct bullying or indirect bullying. Direct bullying takes the form of physical aggression like poking and shoving, slapping, throwing things, punching and kicking, choking, stabbing, beating, scratching, pulling hair, scraping, biting, and pinching. On the other hand, in indirect bullying or social aggression, the bullies threaten their victims into social isolation.
In general, bullies have dominant personality, have difficulty obeying rules, and view violence positively. They are also impulsive, easily frustrated, and tend to have bullies as friends. Bullies are also often physically stronger than their victims. School jocks and cheerleaders are the stereotypes of bullies.
Victims of bullying are often sensitive, cautious, socially isolated, and insecure. Another characteristic of victims is that they cannot assert themselves among their peers. The bullied children are often physically weaker than their bullies. Geeks and nerds, children from a cultural minority, and disabled children are often the targets of bullying.
Aggressive and violent behavior in children may be caused by lack of parental involvement and supervision, lack of love and attention, and very harsh corporal discipline. Numerous studies also suggest a relationship between child maltreatment and bullying behavior.
Bullying has short- and long-term effects on both bullies and victims. Bullies tend to exhibit types of antisocial behavior like shoplifting, vandalism, fighting, skipping school, and drugs and alcohol abuse. Victims, on the other hand, often develop low self-esteem and suffer from anxiety, loneliness, insecurity, and humiliation. Research also shows that children who are persistently victimized by bullies are at risk of developing stress related illness that can lead to suicide.
A number of prevention strategies have been developed to address the problems brought about by bullying. Effective strategies include having a regular open dialogue regarding bullying and its effects via classroom discussions, parent-teacher meetings, role plays, and writing workshops. The prevention of bullying behavior must involve parents, school administrators, teachers, and health care professionals.


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Representativeness of Phase III Trial for Osimertinib in Pretreated Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients and Treatment Outcomes in Clinical Practice
Lishi Lin, Egbert F. Smit, Adrianus J. de Langen, Dorieke E.M. van Balen, Jos H. Beijnen, Alwin D.R. Huitema
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Background: Overall survival (OS) data of osimertinib in pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in real-world practice is limited, and treatment benefits for patients not represented in the pivotal trials (ineligible) are unclear. Objective: To determine the representativeness of the AURA3 trial for NSCLC patients treated with osimertinib in a real-world setting and to determine outcomes of patients who were represented in the AURA3 trial (eligible) and those who were ineligible. Methods: Advanced NSCLC patients receiving post first-line osimertinib were included in this retrospective study and were divided into two groups based on eligibility criteria of the AURA3 trial. Progression-free survival (PFS) and OS were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. Cox models were used to estimate the association of eligibility criteria with OS. Results: 328 patients were included; 126 (38%) patients were eligible and 202 (62%) patients were ineligible. The most common ineligibility reasons were the number of earlier treatment lines and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) > 1. PFS of eligible and ineligible patients was not statistically different (8.0 vs. 5.8 months, p = 0.062). Eligible patients had a longer OS (24.0 vs. 15.4 months, p = 0.001) compared to ineligible patients. ECOG PS was the best predictor for OS. An ECOG PS of 1 was already associated with poorer survival compared to an ECOG PS of 0 (hazard ratio 1.54; p = 0.016). Conclusion: The majority of the study population was not represented in the AURA3 trial. Survival outcomes of eligible patients are in concordance with the AURA3 trial, while OS of ineligible patients was significantly shorter compared to eligible patients.
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Lin, L., Smit, E. F., de Langen, A. J., van Balen, D. E. M., Beijnen, J. H., & Huitema, A. D. R. (2022). Representativeness of Phase III Trial for Osimertinib in Pretreated Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients and Treatment Outcomes in Clinical Practice. Targeted Oncology, 17(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11523-021-00862-x
Lin, Lishi ; Smit, Egbert F. ; de Langen, Adrianus J. et al. / Representativeness of Phase III Trial for Osimertinib in Pretreated Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients and Treatment Outcomes in Clinical Practice. In: Targeted Oncology. 2022 ; Vol. 17, Nr. 1. blz. 53-59.
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I want to take a moment and introduce myself. I've been one of the writers for Disney Dining since the site first started. In the weeks to come I am going to be giving dining tips and sharing my experiences with you, in the hopes of making your trip to Walt Disney World more enjoyable.
In 2010 my husband, daughter, and I were lucky enough to move to the Orlando area. It was something that we had talked about doing for a long time and when the opportunity presented itself we jumped at it. On July 1 of last year we moved away because of my husband's job. It was with heavy hearts that we packed up and left. His job called for frequent trips back to Florida and our daughter and I usually accompanied him. When the company asked him if he would like to move back we did not have to think too hard. Ten months after moving away we made Orlando our home once again.
My family and I are Annual Passholders. It did not take long for the passes to pay for themselves, we spend that much time in the parks. I'm an obsessed Star Wars fan so you can guess my favorite ride. My daughter and I rode the updated Star Tours several times the first day that it opened for previews, we've been on it over 160 times since.
One thing that shocked me when we first moved to Florida is just how many dining options there are at Disney. I had no idea that there were so many places to eat! I will try to take some of the confusion out of eating at Disney, plus share some personal experiences. I don't have a favorite WDW restaurant because they are all so special. I have had many more good dining experiences than bad. I have seen many cast members go above and beyond to make dining a pleasure.
We're very casual when it comes to visiting the parks. We love to stop by and visit for a couple of hours, several times a week. I am hoping that I will be able to give you an informal firsthand glimpse into my love of Disney. I'll share experiences that I have that might benefit others in some way. I'll also try to get you excited about your next visit to Central Florida. Walt Disney World is special, if you didn't believe that you wouldn't be reading this right now. I will do my best to help make your next vacation more magical.


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Q: Netinstall PXE for Ubuntu 13.04 keeps rebooting When I try to perform a netinstall with the 13.04 kernel/initrd the PC keeps rebooting without installing anything.
The PC starts with PXE, downloads kernel from TFTP, downloads the initrd and immediately after reboots, without any error message or any pause time.
I can't even find any way to debug my configuration, because it restarts immediately without any feedback.
Any suggestion?
Anybody got this netinstall working?

A: Turns out that the pxelinux.0 i was using was largely outdated, and couldn't boot properly.
Fortunately Ubuntu ships a good pxelinux.0 kernel at the address http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/
and those should be used to load the PXE system.
In addition I had problems with the configuration, but in that folder the Ubuntu team placed the whole configuration to boot the system, so I just copyied it and it started.

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It is a chance to see couture gowns worn by Princess Margaret, Margot Fonteyn and Jennifer Lawrence on display at the V&A for largest ever Christian Dior exhibition in the UK.
The five-star exhibition originally scheduled to run until 14th July 2019, has now be extended by seven weeks to Sunday 1st September 2019. The exhibition has proved to be so popular that it is now sold out all for all pre-bookable tickets But we are lucky enough to have 4 tickets to give away to this incredible exhibition before it closes in September.
Drawn from the extensive Dior Archives, the exhibition presents over 500 objects, with over 200 rare Haute Couture garments shown alongside accessories, fashion photography, film, vintage perfume, original make-up, illustrations, magazines, and Christian Dior's personal possessions.
The exhibition also explores the designer's fascination with British culture. Dior admired the grandeur of the great houses and gardens of Britain, as well as British-designed ocean liners, including the Queen Mary. He also had a preference for Savile Row suits. His first UK fashion show took place at London's Savoy Hotel, and in 1952 he established Christian Dior London.
For more information about Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams and events, click here.
Prize includes four tickets to see 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Booking will not be necessary as the tickets will be valid at any time until the exhibition closes on 1st September 2019.
Entry to this competition can be made between xxth April and xxth May 2019 by signing up below.
On or about xxth May 2019 Discover South Kensington will pick one entry at random deemed as The Winner. The Winner's details will only be shared with the providers of the competition prize in order to make the booking.
The Winner will be notified by Discover South Kensington via email. If Discover South Kensington have not been able to communicate with the Winner after two days from the announcement, Discover South Kensington shall award the prize to an alternative winner.


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Day 3 of Royal Enfield Rider Mania culminated with action packed dirt track series
Goa, November 20, 2022: Amidst a thrilling combination of Rides, Race and Reels, Day 3 of Royal Enfield Rider Mania 2022 saw some intense competition at the pure sport arena. The highlight of the day was the Media Dirt Track Race competition where after a fiercely contested race, Nikhil Renunathan emerged as the winner, followed by Karan Ramgopal and Muteeb Zoheb in second and third position respectively. Motorsports enthusiasts also got the chance to acquire and test some skills at the Slide School from globally renowned instructors Johnny Lewis and Gary Birtwistle, who taught the fundamentals of flat tracking on the customised Royal Enfield Himalayans offered as part of the school. The dramatic conclusion of the champion race on day three added even more excitement to the adventure sports.
The day began with the Beach ride where participants rode to the beach, witnessing the scenic beauty of Goa. The third day of Rider Mania 2022 also featured some fascinating seminars on motorcycling and moto journalism led by well-known and respected experts like Ash Chandler and Sagar Sheldekar, among others, who highlighted their journey as riders, Automotive journalists, and content creators. Motorsport aficionados participated in some exciting adventure motorcycling experiences in Slide School and Trail Schools and the rest took part in entertaining events like ride and aim and arm wrestling tournaments among others. The handcrafted 1:3 classic collectible saw great response, leaving the audience in awe and MIY continued stealing the show with the level of customisation it provided the audience for their apparels. With captivating performances from Thaikkadum Bridge, Samar Mehdi, Kulte Khan, Swarathmawa, Bloodywood, and many others, the evening came to an electrifying conclusion.
About Royal Enfield:
The oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, Royal Enfield has created beautifully crafted motorcycles since 1901. From its British roots, a manufacturing plant was established in Madras in 1955, a foothold from which Royal Enfield spearheaded the growth of India's mid-sized two-wheeler segment. Royal Enfields are engaging, uncomplicated, accessible, and fun to ride; a vehicle for exploration and self-expression. It's an approach the brand calls Pure Motorcycling.
Royal Enfield's premium line-up includes the recently launched, stylish new Hunter 350, the timeless Classic 350, the Meteor 350 cruiser, the 650 parallel twin motorcycles – Interceptor and Continental GT, the adventure motorcycles – Himalayan adventure tourer and the Scram 411 ADV Crossover, and the iconic Bullet 350. Riders and a passionate community are fostered with a rich profusion of events at a local, regional and international level. Most notable are Rider Mania, an annual gathering of thousands of Royal Enfield enthusiasts in Goa, and Himalayan Odyssey, a yearly pilgrimage over some of the toughest terrain and highest mountain passes.
A division of Eicher Motors Limited, Royal Enfield operates through more than 2100 stores across all major cities and towns in India and through nearly 850 stores in more than 60 countries around the globe. Royal Enfield also has two world-class technical centres, in Bruntingthorpe, UK, and in Chennai, India. The company's two state-of-the-art production facilities are located at Oragadam and Vallam Vadagal, near Chennai. Across the world, Royal Enfield has three modern CKD assembly facilities in Thailand, Argentina and Colombia. With more than 37% CAGR for the last 5 years and sales in international markets up 108% in 2021-22, Royal Enfield is the leader in the global mid-size motorcycle market.
For more information about Royal Enfield please visit: https://www.royalenfield.com
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Eckerd Connects recruits, trains and supports individuals to provide temporary care, love and nurturing to children 0-18 years of age.
In addition to serving as the legal guardian for children, foster parents also serve as mentors who actively help parents improve their ability to safely care for their children. In some cases, foster families may adopt children when the children cannot return to their biological family.
Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) is available for children and teens ages 3-18 in need of extra care and attention as they await adoption or reunification. Services include basic living and social skills training, educational support and mental health counseling as needed.


(Eco Business, 21 Jan 2019) With the right policies, these tech-advanced and data-driven modes of transport can ensure safe and reliable transportation for all.
More than 300 new bike-share services were launched worldwide last year. Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Didi Chuxing together provide more than 45 million rides a day. Electric scooters are accounting for more short trips in the places where they're available and drones and autonomous vehicles are getting better every day.
These so-called "new mobility" services and technologies are not just a phenomenon in wealthy countries; middle- and low-income countries are also showing the way.
But governments can't afford to sit back and be spectators—they need to ensure that this mobility revolution benefits everyone.
Advances in electric, autonomous and data-driven technologies are changing how people get around but also cities themselves. These changes could lead to healthier lifestyles, less traffic, fewer carbon emissions and pollution, and less road space needed for cars.
Already, between 50 and 90 per cent of trips in sub-Saharan African cities are by minibus and other "paratransit" vehicles. Digital mapping projects in places like Nairobi and Accra show how these traditional services can be integrated and optimized for better service and less congestion.
Eco Business, 21 Jan 2019: New mobility is coming to a city near you – will it be sustainable?


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The Party to Continue in Equity Markets Till Global Apex Banks' Injected Liquidity Lasts: Analysts
The benchmark Indian stock index, Sensex, on Friday touched another peak at the 47,000 mark, an almost 81 percent recovery from the low of 25,981 witnessed on 23 March of this year, two days before a nationwide lockdown was instituted to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Russia Asks Dutch Supreme Court to Halt Enforcement on Ex-Yukos Shareholders' Lawsuits
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia asked the Supreme Court of the Netherlands to suspend the enforcement of rulings on lawsuits by ex-shareholders of the Yukos oil company, hearings are scheduled for 30 October, the Russian representative at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Deputy Justice Minister Mikhail Galperin told Sputnik.
BTS to Become Multimillionaire Shareholders With Label's IPO
The band's first all-English language single "Dynamite" recently topped the US Billboard music chart. The song's video on YouTube has already had more than 284 million views.
Swedish Firms to Pay Billions to Shareholders While Firing Workers and Seeking Aid Amid Pandemic
Earlier, the Committee on Finance in Sweden's Riksdagen made a plea to prohibit dividends for companies that have been appealing for state aid during COVID-19 health crisis in a bid to stay afloat during economic turmoil. This measure, however, still was not introduced
Nations Continue to Fight COVID-19 Crisis as Over 2.5 Million People Infected Globally
Russian Lawmaker Says Recalling Draft Law on Major IT Firms to Add Amendments
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian lawmaker Anton Gorelkin said on Monday he had withdrawn his draft law on foreign shareholders of major IT companies to add amendments.
Elon Musk Says Tesla Designed Bond-Like Submarine Car and '400-Mile Range Car'
CEO Elon Musk spoke at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in Mountain View, California on Tuesday, saying the company has designed a submarine car like the one from 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and expected to present "a 400-mile range car."
China Cuts US Debt Holdings to Two-Year Low Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
China, who is the largest foreign owner of US debt, sold off its Treasury holdings at the fastest pace in about two years during March, bringing total holdings down to $1.12 trillion.
Facebook Shareholders Crafting New Plot to Dethrone Zuckerberg as Board Chair
In recent years, Facebook has had to deal with a myriad of scandals, from the Cambridge Analytica uproar over not protecting user data to accusations of spreading fake news, or censorship. The way the company handled them, has prompted discontent among shareholders, who attempted to oust its founder from the board's top spot in 2017 but failed.
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We have a fabulous new preschooler program at our studio called READY SET DANCE. We are an official location for this program which is run in over 100 dance studios across Australia and New Zealand. This is a one hour combo class that includes jazz, tap, hip hop, singing, music and a whole lot of FUN for girls and boys. We are very proud that Ready Set Dance was nominated as a finalist in the awards for the Best National Activity for preschoolers and achieved a Bronze award in the AusMumpreneur awards for Business Excellence. We are proud to announce that READY SET DANCE will now be part of NICKJR and have its very own tv show so your kids can take the fun home! All music tracks have been created by the top music producers from the Australian kids television industry
Our preschoolers just LOVE
• Busting out their hip hop moves
• Singing like a star
• Joining the puppet show
• Skipping along fairytale lane
• Floating on their yoga cloud
• Learning rhythm on our animal safari
• Jumping in puddles with their tap shoes
• Playing with our parachutes
READY SET DANCE is the perfect way to start developing the co-ordination skills that are the basics of dance classes. The JAZZ component of the class teaches preschoolers important developmental milestones like skipping, cross co-ordination and sequencing.
There is no denying that preschoolers these days are cool. They love to bust out HIP HOP moves. We have developed our very own hip hop songs like the 'Ice Cream Freeze' and 'Hip Hop Italiano' that our dancers absolutely love learning. Our MUSIC section has a strong emphasis on counting music, understanding tempo and exploring rhythm. We love to use musical instruments and parachutes to have fun learning music as a team.
Each lesson involves SINGING time on the microphone. Our little divas and rock stars just love to take their turn on their microphone and sing with their puppets. It's very rewarding to see some of our shy students gradually gain confidence and sing individually on the microphone and introduce themselves to the class.
We know that the secret to learning TAP is to start early – It's just like learning a language. That's why it's an important ingredient in our class. Our songs like the 'Gumboot Splash', 'Jungle Bug Squish' and the 'Penguin Parade' are fun exercises that teach us how to use our heels, toes and to learn how to shuffle. All these ingredients together create a super hour of fun!
LEVEL 1: 2-3 years
$150 per term (1 class/week) or $18 per class (casual)
Ready Set Dance Promo 13
Times available:
Saturday: 9:00am - 10:00am L1
10:00am - 11:00am L2
Monday :9:45am - 10:45am L1 & L2 combined
Tuesday :3:30pm - 4:30pm L1 & L2 combined
Friday: 9:45am - 10:45am L1
Friday: 10:45am - 11:45am L2
For further questions call 0426 071 234
info@accentondancesa.com.au


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Arden's Wake: Tide's Fall
As a company, we're proud and fortunate to work with a diverse array of world-class talent, which has enabled us to make strides in VR storytelling - both as a studio and for the industry. We've done that with each major release to-date. With The Rose & I in 2015, we released our first VR story. With Allumette, we launched the longest VR film to-date. With Arden's Wake, we created our project using our in-house native VR creation tool Maestro and won the first Lion for Best VR awarded at the Venice Film Festival. In our second installment of the Arden's Wake franchise, we are bridging Hollywood with augmented and virtual reality.
As we developed the piece, we knew talent was going to be an important component of adding texture and emotion the story and characters deserve. We are incredibly honored to have Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander star as the voice of Meena in Arden's Wake: Tide's Fall. She is also Executive Producer on the project.
Hollywood is watching, and Alicia Vikander working with Penrose - as the talent and as an Executive Producer for a narrative VR company - closes the gap between traditional film and new forms of media and entertainment, in this case virtual reality. "This project is unlike anything I've ever done before, and I think virtual and augmented reality are going to be big in Hollywood, as well as entertainment more broadly." Working with Alicia helped achieve an incredible level of quality and refinement. Her voice adds a depth that breathes life into the character of Meena, and validates virtual reality's ability to allow viewers to experience a story and follow a character who is real and believable.
As VR / AR are still developing art forms, there are a plethora of opportunities for artists, actors, and singers to take part in these mediums. While festivals are recognizing VR as a medium for powerful storytelling, there is still a big gap between people's perceptions of traditional Hollywood entertainment and VR. Through Alicia's partnership and with her incredible talent, we are stepping closer to truly making this new narrative medium on the same caliber as any Hollywood film.
Through virtual reality, we are able to bring relevant societal issues to audiences through this powerful and deeply impactful medium. We believe this, in conjunction with the broader popularization of VR / AR as a form of entertainment, will be able to transform society, because people will be exposed to thoughts and ideas that they would not otherwise have access to and thus expand their knowledge and their world.
We thank Alicia for taking a major step in the direction of helping expand VR storytelling as a recognized and respected form of entertainment. Arden's Wake: Tide's Fall is a huge step for the advancement of virtual reality technology, but also proof that VR narratives have the same potential as traditional films to become a true storytelling platform of the caliber as the classic Hollywood industry.
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Product information "Cats in Ukiyo-E"
Cats in Ukiyo-e: This is a fantastic book of Japanese cats, More than any other Japanese artist, Kuniyoshi depicted cats humorously and satirically, with great accuracy and careful observation. This book is a collection of Kuniyoshi's works that featured cats. It is superb reference for all those into Trad Japanese.
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Q: extended ASCII and windows-1252 (different codes) I have a string, which contains "ä" char.
Default encoding I have is 1252. And the char code is 228.
How can I convert it to extended ASCII in order to have this char with code 132?

A:         var s = "ä";
        var extAscii = Encoding.GetEncoding ("437");
        var enc1252 = Encoding.GetEncoding (1252);
        var bytes = enc1252.GetBytes (s);
        Console.WriteLine (bytes[0]);
        var newBytes = Encoding.Convert (enc1252, extAscii, bytes);
        Console.WriteLine (newBytes[0]);

This code produces 228, 132. The Extended ASCII aka codepage 437 is pretty exotic these days.

A: You need to use encoding 437 (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437). This will then correctly convert the extended ASCII symbol "ä" to the corresponding character in ANSI 1252:
using System;
using System.Text;

namespace helloworld
{
public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
         string text = "ä";

         byte[] bytes = Encoding.GetEncoding(1252).GetBytes(text);

         var convertedBytes = Encoding.Convert(Encoding.GetEncoding(1252),Encoding.GetEncoding(437), bytes);

         Console.WriteLine(Encoding.GetEncoding(437).GetString(convertedBytes));
    }
}

}


Many churches and believers deeply struggle with this topic. This writing sets out the correct Biblical rules and guidelines to guide believers, how they should deal with marriage problems to hopefully avoid a divorce. This book focusses on the Bible doctrinal truths involved in both Bible acceptable divorce and remarriage theology. This book provides a mental surgery of understanding, how we are to follow Bible textual rules of engagement to resolve conflict.
There are Christ given directions to resolve relational conflict, which are rarely applied. These need to be taught by churches and ministry. Due to a lack in this pursuit, many Christians experience needless divorces. This problem is magnified due to the majority of churches having an none-biblical and limited ministry structure. It takes much time to genuinely shepherd people through difficulties and issue resolution. This will require teaching the applicable scriptures and the setting out of the conduct rules that apply to a godly love in a marriage commitment. So much heartache can be alleviated.
The two groups of people who are my target purchasers are; the Christian believers who struggle with resolving marriage problems, then also the church leadership who oversee sincere believers.
John DeVries was drawn into Christian ministry immediately following his accepting Christ as Lord and Savior by personally delving into God and Bible truth. This ministry included the establishment of two teen centers and becoming an ordained minister and assistant pastor besides an aggressive salvation ministry within the first three years.
This involved pastoring in Canada, then Idaho USA. This always included overseas ministry, especially the Philippines. This ministry has always been blessed with gifts of the Holy Spirit, with healing miracles where the Lord allows.
Over the last twenty years of currently 45 years of ministry, conference speaking and especially writing books and manuals involving Bible doctrine has been his primary focus. This focus involves the pursuit of what is termed "fivefold" ministry and doctrinal pursuits, as a reformer hearted endeavor. This brings out a confrontational focus, as to what is theological Bible truth?


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Best Browser for Blocking Fraud? Opera!
Fraudulent websites, called phishing sites, trick users into giving up sensitive security credentials by masquerading as valid secure sites. Modern browsers do their best to flag such sites and protect their users. In a recent AV-Comparatives test, Opera beat out the competition for phishing protection.
By Neil J. Rubenking
https://www.pcmag.com/news/best-browser-for-blocking-fraud-opera
In the movies, hackers work hard breaking into electronic networks to steal passwords. In the real world, they just politely ask for your credentials using a phishing website designed to look exactly like a valid financial website. If you log in to the fake website, you compromise your own security.
Fortunately, most popular browsers include some degree of antiphishing protection. Unfortunately, their effectiveness varies widely. AV-Comparatives just released the results of a test examining how well popular browsers detect and block these frauds.
I test antiphishing protection for my own security reviews by checking URLs that have been reported as fraudulent, but not yet verified. I check each one myself, using only those that are clearly fraudulent and clearly attempt to steal login credentials. I find that a significant majority of current security suites are less effective at phishing prevention than Internet Explorer 8 alone. However, Internet Explorer didn't come out on top in the AV-Comparatives study.
Testing Methodology
During nine days in December, researchers at AV-Comparatives gathered almost 300 verified phishing URLs from real-world fraudulent email messages. Phishing websites typically vanish after a day or two, so they tested each URL immediately upon discovery. Each browser's score is simply the percentage of fraudulent URLs detected and blocked.
My own antiphishing tests use Internet Explorer 8, because the test system I use runs Windows XP. IE8 has averaged around 65 percent detection in my recent tests. The Microsoft engineer who "owns" phishing protection wishes I would use IE9, as its SmartScreen Filter is even more accurate. AV-Comparatives used IE9, and it definitely scored better, with 82 percent detection.
However, Opera beat out IE9 significantly, with 94 percent detection. Because Norton Internet Security consistently does well at detecting frauds, I compare each suite's detection rate with Norton's detection of the same sample set. In recent tests Norton has averaged 94 percent detection, the same as what Opera alone achieved in the AV-Comparatives test. I'm impressed, Opera!
The other browsers lagged behind significantly. Chrome detected 72 percent, Safari got 66 percent, and Firefox only detected 55 percent.
Norton is good at detecting frauds, but according to my tests so are McAfee, Kaspersky, G Data, and Bitdefender. If you're using a security suite from a different vendor, be sure to leave your browser's phishing protection turned on. Even if you've chosen one of the suites that catches most frauds, it can't hurt to leave the browser's protection turned on, as a second line of defense.
Full test results will be available later this week on the AV-Comparatives website.
For more from Neil, follow him on Twitter @neiljrubenking.
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Neil Rubenking served as vice president and president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years when the IBM PC was brand new. He was present at the formation of the Association of Shareware Professionals, and served on its board of directors. In 1986, PC Magazine brought Neil on board to handle the torrent of Turbo Pascal tips submitted by readers. By 1990, he had become PC Magazine's technical editor, and a coast-to-coast telecommuter. His "User to User" column supplied readers with tips and solutions on using DOS and Windows, his technical columns clarified fine points in programming and operating systems, and his utility articles (over forty of them) provided both useful programs and examples of programming in Pascal, Visual Basic, and Delphi. Mr. Rubenking has also written seven books on DOS, Windows, and Pascal/Delphi programming, including PC Magazine DOS Batch File Lab Notes and the popular Delphi Programming for Dummies. In his current position as a PC Magazine Lead Analyst he evaluates and reports on security solutions such as firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, ransomware protection, and full security suites. Mr. Rubenking is an Advisory Board member for the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, an international non-profit group dedicated to coordinating and improving testing of anti-malware solutions.
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Die casting is a process for producing metal parts by forcing molten metal under high pressure into reusable steel molds, similar to the plastic injection molding. The molds are being called dies, and these can be designed to produce complex shapes with high accuracy and repeatability, and the parts can have smooth or textured surfaces.
Designing and developing a product for die casting is similar to any other manufacturing process. The die casting process offers some important product advantages and cost reductions that require a different approach to product development. Die cast parts are usually being fabricated when there is a high volume, due to the fact that tooling is expensive.
When designing new die cast parts, our designers and engineers are disassociating the design constrains from traditional materials and processes, thinking function before traditional form, keeping in mind that performance must be sufficient, not equal, and matching the materials properties to performance specifications.
Our team pays close attention to parts weight reduction, die cast parts shrinkage, adding enough ribs and sufficient draft, cross section uniformity, eliminating sliders wherever possible, choosing the right parting lines and ejector pins area, and other important details for optimizing the die cast design.