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As a long-time Gran Turismo player, I saw the future evolution of racing games when VR headsets from Oculus and HTC became more commonplace, and realised that this was the next logical step for Polyphony Digital once Sony had some skin in the VR game. Gran Turismo Sport VR is that very thing, and it's an interesting experience that shouldn't be written off easily. VR might not work for a lot of games on a myriad of platforms, but it is exceptionally well-suited to simulators like GT. And to be honest, I kind of want one now.
I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the gameplay because that's still technically a work-in-progress, but I was able to get hands-on time with the demo, and I poked and prodded at everything while I had it to myself. First, the lack of resolution isn't a complaint I'd immediately level at GT Sport VR. There's a lot of detail in the viewing area without you noticing any pixelation, and Polyphony has paid particular attention to making sure that aliasing was sorted out and the lighting engine was accurate.
Previous run-ins with PSVR have left me feeling unsatisfied, but this one was different. I can even see how much potential there is for the game's visuals if you have the HDR-capable headset hooked up to your PS4. It's going to look great. Looking down in the cabin, and then out the window already shows a realistic flare effect, and you'll actually have to account for the glare of the sun in your vision when racing.
What isn't going to look great is the animations for your driver's arms. A lot of people aren't going to play the game reclined further back to simulate the feel of the car's cabin, but I can tell you that if you do, you're going to have to look at the extremely awkward arm animations in the game basically all the time. It's as if there are two sticks attached to the wheel that are also attached to your virtual shoulders, and moving the wheel around ends up criss-crossing them without the expected elbow action, almost as if your arms in-game were replaced with those of a puppet. You can sit up forward in the virtual cabin to hide your arms and have a closer view of the action, but if you happen to look down during a race while taking a corner… eish!
That niggle aside, playing GT Sport with the headset was a lot of fun. The framerate is a constant 90fps all the way through, and at no point in the demo was there a stutter or a hint of an issue when panning from right to left very quickly. The experience was smooth all the way through, and it sells the experience of driving a car very well. Leaning in to look at the cabin's decorations show a lot of detail despite the resolution drop compared to other headsets, and when you leave the bounds of the cabin your vision blacks out until you return to your normal position. The immersion is great, and having a proper steering setup would make it feel even more realistic.
If there are any criticisms at this point, I'd say it's only in the arm animations and the slight delay between actions being done on a controller or other peripheral, and the response to that input in-game. It's a problem that can only really be solved by adding more tracking sensors to your hands, and some pre-emption from the game engine to expected input from the user. We're a ways off from getting that figured out but if there's anyone who's going to solve it, I'd bet my Bitcoin that Polyphony Digital and Sony will be the ones to do it.
Gran Turismo Sport launches on 18 October 2017 for PS4 and PS4 Pro, and is compatible with the first and second-generation PSVR headsets. The VR capabilities in-game are limited to single-player races against AI, one-on-one races against a real-world opponent, as well as some limitations on the cars with a fully functional interior.


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LONDON – David Moyes praised West Ham United's supporters after a 1-1 draw with Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday, the first match at London Stadium since the Scot took over as manager.
While the fans expressed dissent in Moyes's first game in charge at Watford last weekend — holding up signs slamming the club and its owners — they were vociferous in their support on Friday.
"I thought the crowd were fantastic, so all the negatives I've heard about the crowd, I thought the opposite and that they were great, they really were," Moyes told reporters after the match.
"I think any player will tell you that West Ham has always been a tough place to come over the years, with a tough crowd and they can make it that way in this stadium as well, and I think they did tonight.
"I thought they got right behind the players, but I also thought the players gave them something to shout about as well. It was a start for us tonight."
West Ham halted a two-game losing streak but the club remains in the relegation zone and Moyes believes there is still much room for improvement.
"We've learnt that we can run and they have now set the standard and cannot go below that," the former Everton and Manchester United boss added.
"Even then, we only got a draw, so we'll need to play better with the ball when we get it and at least keep those levels up if we are going to take something from every game."

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Does anyone know where the 6mm temperature sensor is located? I'd like to try that procedure to see if it helps...i3StormTrooper wrote:Picked up my car tonight drove about 25 miles without issue.
Per the work order:
Error code 886.
Moisture in the range extender electrical machine. Performed vehicle test. Found fault stord for isolation resistance. Followed the test plan. Test plan checked isolation resistance and found OK. test plan indicated problem caused by moisture in the range extender electrical machine. Performed drying procedure by removing temperature sensor 6mm and running the engine for 3 hours. Before engine run, discharged vehicle battery with electrical consumers. Perform drying procedure. Reinstall temperature sensor. Torque bolts to 5NM and TECH 3 verifed this. Cleared fault memory and drove the vehicle. No faults or indicators returned. Charged the vehicle battery to full capacity.
I've been driving with a 12 V voltmeter in the auxiliary power port under the climate control system controls for over a year hoping that it will detect a failing 12 V battery. However, the i3's 12 V system behaves so differently from any I am familiar with that I'm not so confident that this voltmeter will detect weak 12 V battery.si2t3m wrote:Regarding the dead 12V batt, I'm I over simplyfing it? I ordered and cigarette lighter plug with USB and voltage display. This should give me a clue?
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808 Deli
I'm going to give myself a major pat on the back right now and remind you all that I introduced you to the fantabulous 808 Deli a few weeks after it opened. I am so So SO happy that ya'll agree that they really do have five star sandwiches. What's your favorite one? Personally, I can't choose. I think I may have to retry all of them to make an educated decision. 2511 S Kihei Rd., Kihei, 879-1111. [SB]
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Google has silently taken down it's real time search page and another very useful search tool Google wonder wheel.
That's right, Google real time search is presently not reachable and you will get a 404 page while trying to access Google.com/realtime.
It has been just three days since Google Plus was launched on a field trial basis and it appears that Google has bigger plans with their real time search feature. Previously, Google real time search used only Twitter results as the source but since Google Plus has now been launched, I guess they have future plans to integrate it with real time Google Plus results.
Question is, will the upcoming version of Google real time search contain results only from Google Plus? Will Google provide exclusive results only from Google circles and ignore micro blogging sites like Twitter? I hope not but since Google is on an overhaul spree, you never know.
On another note, Google real time search was not a very exclusive service, considering the fact that the results were showed only from Twitter.com. Let's take an example:
The above screenshot was taken when a major earthquake hit the northern parts of India and Pakistan on January 18th, 2011.
Notice that each and every result is from Twitter.com only and Google never shows any other source on it's real time search result page. Minutes after the earthquake, major news channels and media publications covered the story. But instead of showing their updates on real time search page, Google restricted the results to Twitter updates only.
My point is that anyone can get the same updates from Twitter advanced search. If you're showing results from another site without any added features, there is no reason why users will use your site instead of using the source. I agree a lot of users did, but Google never offered anything exclusive on it's real time search page.
Now after they re-launch Google real time search again, it would be interesting to see whether Google provides a feature to filter real time results from your circles. I guess, users might get an option to see real time results from their Google Plus circles, apart from searching the whole web for some keyword or topic of their choice.
Now where is this Google Wonder wheel and why did they dropped it?
No one has any clue why Google took down the wonder wheel feature. Wonder Wheel was a very useful tool for bloggers, webmasters and anyone who needed a way to find similar topics and phrases that generate a lot of user interest. This should not be confused with Google suggest, which merely shows which queries are popular among users searching for a specific keyword or topic.
There is a speculation among webmasters that Google wonder wheel was removed because SEO's used it to generate content only for search engines. Well, in that case, Google should also drop Google suggest, related searches and the public nature of Google Adword keyword tool.
What surprises me even more is that Google never closes a feature without giving prior notice to users. This is highly unusual, we will have to wait for some time until Google releases an official explanation or re-launches the service again.


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Dogtime salutes North Carolina's Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue.
How did your organization get started?
Our organization got started in 2003 when we realized that there was a need for a Boxer breed-specific rescue in the western part of North Carolina. It became very clear in a short amount of time that the need was not just in the western part of North Carolina, but for all of N.C. and South Carolina as well. Additionally, we began moving some of our efforts in certain areas of Virginia as our volunteer base grew after a year or so. Currently, our volunteer base covers all of N.C., S.C., and part of Va.
What is your mission?
Our mission is to save as many pure bred Boxers and Boxer mixes as we can from high-kill animal shelters and from owners surrendering their dogs. To date, we have saved 1,261 dogs!!
How do most of your animals find their way to you?
The majority of our Boxers come from high-kill animal shelters in North and South Carolina. Over half of these shelters use gas chambers to euthanize animals.
What happens to the animals once they are in your care?
Normally, we would transport the rescued Boxer to one of our vets for an overall health check including vaccinations, heartworm testing, flea and tick treatment, spay or neuter if necessary, and any other medical attention required. The dog would then go into a foster home. We have volunteers all over NC, SC & parts of VA that foster BRBR dogs in their homes. The foster parents work with our dogs on basic obedience, potty training, and giving the dog a lot of love to help heal any emotional wounds or physical abuse the dog may have endured. It the dog is heartworm positive, it would be treated while in the foster family's care as well. The foster Boxers are treated as members of the family so that they are well prepared for life in a home when their forever family comes along.
Tell us about a particularly compelling animal or inspiring rescue.
One of the most memorable rescues is the story of Promise. Over this past summer, one of our volunteers went to a high kill shelter to check on a Boxer that had come in as a stray. While she was there, she saw another rescue group loading several dog crates into a van. She went over to help load the newly rescued animals into the van and placed her keys and cell phone on what she thought was an empty, metal cage. These metal cages are what the animals are put into before they are wheeled into the gas chamber to be euthanized.
When she went to retrieve her keys and cell phone, she noticed a brown dog in the metal cage. She called one of the animal control officers over and asked if the dog was about to be euthanized. The guard said yes. Our volunteer told the guard that we were taking the dog to spare it from being euthanized. The guard said that the dog in the cage was injured and there were plenty of healthy dogs for us to rescue. Our volunteer said she did not care if the animal was injured because we were going to take the dog and get it the vet care it needed. The dog in the metal cage turned out to be a Boxer mix that our volunteer named Promise.
Promise had a bad wound on one of her front legs. The wound was old and badly infected and for this reason her leg had to be amputated. Within two days of her amputation surgery, Promise was running around in her foster mom's yard and didn't even appear to notice that her leg was missing! She was just so happy to be alive, rescued and pain free!! Promise is currently available for adoption and is an inspiration to all of us who rescue animals.


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Hirose introduced the FH63S series range of Flat Flexible Circuit/ Flat Printed Circuit (FFC/FPC) connectors to allow automated insertion of a FFC/FPC, ideal for industrial and automotive applications.The connector series is +105°C heat resistant and meets severe automotive requirements, and supports the signal transmission requirements of embedded display port 1.3, HDMI 1.4a, USB 3.0, and V-by-one HS.
A unique single action lock allows a FFC/FPC to be inserted into the connector without opening the lock lever. This can be done with one hand or by automated machinery to save valuable assembly time and reduce mating failure.
Two-point independent spring beam contacts are utilised to reduce contact failure caused by contamination. The spring allows the contacts to move and wipe dust from the contact path, if any dust remains the second contact point will make the connection. In addition, the spring structure together with wide tapers allows easier insertion of the FFC/FPC.
High retention FFC/FPC force is achieved by the robust locking mechanism. This firmly retains the tabbed FFC/FPC into position to secure mating. The correct placement of the FFC/FPC can be visually inspected through small openings in the top surface of the connector. Solder wicking is prevented by a special nickel barrier that is applied to the contacts. Flux is also prevented by wide spaces in the mounting area. The FH63S can accept a FFC, FPC or shielded FFC for EMI prevention allowing flexible design options.


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|Credit: Shepherd Johnson (Obtained via FOIA request to the National Park Service [NPS])
By José Antonio Caravaca
Following the publication of a new picture of the Mesa Verde Mummy (see below), obtained by the Mexican Forensic Jorge Peredo, the events surrounding Roswell slides have rushed for final clarification. If the evidence presented by Peredo no longer represented, in itself, a strong and convincing evidence that the body of the slide was not an alien being, but the mummy of an Indian Child, Shepherd Johnson researcher has found a document "National Park Sevice" US confirms beyond reasonable doubt the thesis of the mummy.
|Image discovered by Jorge Peredo via Picasa. Credit: Frank & Frances & Frank Hadl – December, 1956
The file, 186 pages, collected in great detail the excavations and studies Montezuma Castle (New Mexico) and the discovery of the mummy of a child (73, 6 cm). A photograph in black and white appears, unfortunately famous mummy, which was taken in 1939 during archaeological surveys (p. 176) in the same document. The body was discovered in 1896 in the castle ruins by Mr. SL Palmer, as it appeared on the plate slides read by our international research group Research Group Slides Roswell (RSRG). Just a note discovered in the wake of our sensational find, and originally published in "MESA VERDE NOTES" in September 1938 (Volume VIII, Number 1) was collected as the son of the discoverer of the mummy returned the body to the US government:
"A splendid mummy was received by the Museum Park recently when Mr. SL Palmer Jr. of San Francisco returned one his father had taken out of the ruins in 1894. The mummy is that of a child of two years and is in a excellent condition. At the time of burial of the body was dressed in a cotton shirt over three small cotton blankets. These fragments are still on the mummy "…
See Also:
Roswell Slides UPDATE: Additional Mummy Photo Found—Maussan backpedals on Bounty
The Roswell Slides: The Seduction of the Will to Believe
SETI's Seth Shostak Chimes in On The Roswell Slides
Roswell Slides Aftermath: Odds and Ends
Questions About The Roswell Slides Fiasco Remain
Roswell Slides: Alien Charade Continues Despite Acknowledged Facts | VIDEO
Roswell Slide Promoter, Don Schmitt Back on Stage
"Alien Mummy Fiasco in Mexico City Has Pretty Much Played Itself Out"
Roswell Slides Debacle: "The Public Deserves a Financial Accounting"
Roswell Slides: "The 'Alien' Photograph was Pure Theater"
Roswell Slides UPDATE: Schmitt Caves, Issues Mea Culpa; Blame Game Continues
Roswell Slides: Mexican Media Highlights Condemnation of 'Maussan Mummy Show'
Roswell Alien Slide Promoters Issue Conflicting Statements After Photos are Identified As a Child Mummy
Roswell Alien Crash Happened, Despite BeWitness Debacle, Claims NASA Astronaut
Roswell Slides UPDATE: Mummy of Mesa Verde – ID Confirmed
The Roswell Slides: UFO Researcher Apologizes; 'Dead Alien' Picture is of Child Mummy
Roswell Slides Update: Mummy is Identified; Mea Culpa Issued and Blame Game Begins
The Roswell Slides: Analysis of The Placard Image Released By Adam Dew
Roswell Slides Final Curtain: Mummified Body of Two Year Old Boy!
The Roswell Slides Reveal: Probable Hoax or Easily Explainable / Misidentified
Roswell Slides Revealed: '… A Smoking Gun It Is Not'
Roswell Slides: Smoking Gun Picture is Child Mummy
Roswell Slides: Photo Unveiling Was 'An epic Fail'
The Roswell Slides Time Bomb: Tick, Tick, Tick (Redux)
Stanton Friedman Chimes in On Alleged Roswell Alien Slides (Redux)
'Roswell Slides': A 20th Anniversary Commemoration of 'Alien Autopsy' Hoax?
What if the Roswell Slides Saga is a Social Experiment or a Hoax?
Another Promotional Trailer for Roswell Alien Slides & Upcoming Show | VIDEO
Carey & Schmitt Walk Back Roswell Alien Slides Story | VIDEO – INTERVIEW
The Roswell Slides ARE NOT the Roswell Slides | VIDEO
Roswell Aliens Slides Shot at White Sands Missile Range? | VIDEO
ROSWELL ALIEN SLIDES UPDATE: Original Evidence Won't Be Shown in Mexico?
The Roswell Slides and Stan Friedman
The Roswell Slides and the 'Lieutenant'
Stanton Friedman Chimes in On Alleged Roswell Alien Slides and His Declination to Participate in Upcoming Show
The Roswell Slides Saga: Some Claims vs Some Facts
Is This Mummy the Famous "Alien" in the Roswell Slides?
The Roswell Slides – A Matter of Provenance
'Roswell Slides' or Fraud Prints?
The Roswell Slides Time Bomb: Tick, Tick, Tick
The Roswell Slides and a Little Hypocrisy
'Roswell Alien Slides' Owner Speaks Out
The Roswell Slides and Me (Kevin Randle)
More Info On Roswell Alien Slides; Adam Dew Interviewed By Chicago News Station | VIDEO
Chicago Man Uncovered Secret Alien Pics? | VIDEO
Sneak Peak at The Roswell Alien Slides?
Live Press Conference with Roswell Alien Slides Researchers | VIDEO
Pictures of the Beings Found in Roswell to Be Presented by Jaime Maussan | VIDEO
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is Shown Roswell Alien Slides | VIDEO
Maussan Explains Origin of Roswell Alien Slides & Upcoming Show | VIDEO
First Glimpse of Roswell Alien Slides Documentary – Surprise! | VIDEO
Roswell Alien Slides To Be Unveiled in May Via a Live Streamed Event
The Roswell Slides and the Aztec UFO Crash
The Roswell Slides and Premature Disclosure
Roswell Researcher, Tom Carey Announces Discovery of Alien Photographs | VIDCAST
"Two Color Kodachrome Slides … Purport To Show A Glass-Encased Alien Cadaver"
Real Alien Autopsy Photos: 'Roswell' Image Of Extra-Terrestrial Body Dated To 1947
Roswell UFO Researcher Claims He Has Alien Photos | VIDEO
Noted Roswell Researcher Talks of 'Smoking Gun Evidence' at University Forum
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Should I have jury trial or a bench trial?
In North Carolina, a defendant cannot choose which type of trial he or she wants. If you're in District Court, a jury trial is not available; a trial will be by judge.
You can effectively choose a jury trial by either having a bench trial in District Court and then appealing, or by pleading not guilty, not resist the verdict and going straight to Superior Court. In general, it makes sense to have a bench trial because there may be a chance of a not-guilty result (which the State cannot appeal) and because your lawyer will get to hear the evidence from the State's witnesses. Think of it as a glorified deposition.
A jury trial is usually a better venue for a defendant. It is better to be tried by twelve, than by one person. Judges are human beings. Judges bring their own biases to the case. A jury trial where twelve people must be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of your guilt is usually a better option, because a hung jury is basically a win for the Defense.


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Our bodies need 45 nutrients and more, these substances are involved in the creation of every molecule in the body. Vegetables and fruit grown in organically in good soils, are naturally high in antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, and fibre and are the foundation of any good nutritional lifestyle. Couscous is also a very good source of protein since it has 3.6 grams of protein in every 100 calories.
However, complex carbohydrates, which are good for your body, take longer to be processed. Fibre doesn't provide any energy but it is vital for a healthy body. Fast food, soft drinks or sodas, sweets, cakes or lollies were treats seen only on weekends or once a month when you went on a picnic, they were not daily dietary habits.
1 tablespoon of flax oil in fruit smoothies is virtually undetectable. At each meal, eat 1 cup of one of these vegetables. Yes, water is needed to get the nutrition into the cells, but just one glass a day will do that (even in divided amounts), so running to the bathroom isn't a problem.
Don't make children "clean their plates." Forcing children to eat more than they want will teach them not to listen to their body's hunger signals. Then, a 1995 study comparing essential fatty acid levels in ADHD boys against a control group of boys without ADHD found significantly lower levels of Omega-3 fatty acids.
Essential fatty acids are not the only element needed when addressing Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD nutrition. Each of these contains simple carbohydrates and deadly trans-fats. Flax oil is highly perishable and should be kept refrigerated at all time. Not the breads, pasta's, cakes, biscuits, chips, sodas, ice creams, and other sugar-based foods and drinks that people seem to eat so much of these days.


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Spring 2019 Convocation
Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends gathered on campus through June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 10–14, ceremonies will confer 3,777 degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Convocation ceremonies are webcast live and available for six weeks following Convocation. View the schedule.
Featured convocation stories
- Green aims for grads — Keri Graumann and Dheeraj Alamchandani, BEng Civil Engineering
- Healing through language — Margaret Erasmus, MILR Indigenous Language Revitalization
- Deciphering the history of the world's oceans — Zhen Li, PhD Oceanography
- Honing the craft of storytelling — Samantha MacFarlane, PhD English
- Econ grad hired by top global consulting firm — Maxwell Nicholson, BA Economics
- Grad's new tool on track to save lives, skies and forests — Patrick Robinson, BSc Geography
- A web of support fosters new leadership in inclusive education — Dominique Rochefort, BEd Elementary Teacher Education
- A "can-do" approach to commerce — Zac Roff, MBA Business
- The sounds of silence — Kaitie Sly, MMus music
- A dream made real through learning — Ka (Tony) Wong, BA Health and Community Services
Honorary degree recipients
Honorary degrees—the university's highest academic honour—will be presented to six exceptional individuals during the Spring Convocation ceremonies:
STOLȻEȽ John Edward Elliott Sr., Honorary Doctor of Education (DEd)
Simon Asher Levin, Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc)
- Joe Gallagher, k̓ʷunəmɛn, Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD)
- Neil Gold, Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD)
- Andy Lamb, Honorary Doctor of Education (DEd)
- Sti'tum'at Ruby Peter, Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD)
Read more about our honorary degree recipients
Spring 2019 major medal winners
- Governor General's Gold Medal: Danielle Claar—PhD, Biology
- Governor General's Gold Medal: Justin Karr—PhD, Psychology
- Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (thesis): Jennifer Magel—MSc, Biology
- Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (other than thesis): Su Yen Chong—MA, Art History & Visual Studies
- Governor General's Silver Medal: Rai Goyal—BSc, Mathematics & Economics
- Jubilee Medal for Humanities: Novella Nicchitta—BA, Greek and Roman Studies
- Jubilee Medal for Science: Jamie Kihira—BSc, Computer Science & Mathematics
- Jubilee Medal for Social Sciences: Jenna Matijevic—BSc, Psychology
- Jubilee Medal for Social Sciences: Maxwell Nicholson—BA, Honours in Economics
- Law Society Gold Medal: Andrew Tigchelaar—JD
- Certificate Distinction in the Faculty of HSD: Rebecca Steel—BCYC, Child and Youth Care
- Victoria Medal in Fine Arts: Laura Gildner—BFA, Visual Arts
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Student Award: Katelyn Jeffries—BSc, Kinesiology
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Student Award: Kristen Leech—BSc, Kinesiology
- Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Award: Dominique Rochefort—BEd, Elementary Teacher Education
- Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Award: Regina Elizondo de la Fuente—BEd, Secondary Teacher Education
- Canadian Society for Mechanical Eng. Medal: Noah Varley—BEng, Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Computer Science Graduation Medal: Mohammed Abousaleh—BSc, Computer Science
- Department of Computer Science Graduation Medal: Kulvir Sekhon—BSc, Computer Science & Mathematics
- IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Computer Engineering: Jiefei Li—BEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Electrical Engineering: Lyden Smith—BEng, Electrical Engineering
- IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Software Engineering: Rhiannon Tully-Barr—BSEng, Software Engineering
- IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Biomedical Engineering: Toren Huntley—BEng, Biomedical Engineering
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The Animated Review posted Philipp Artus' 'Snail Trail' back in February in its original projected phosphorescent sculptural format, but now it's be re-tweaked and developed for the final instalment to Cartoon Brew's 3rd annual Student Animation Festival.
In the sculptural format an animation of a snail is projected onto a drum coated with a phosphorescent material, which creates an after-glowing trail, fading out slowly. The animated sequence ends where it started so can be watched as a perpetual loop around the cylinder. It's difficult to describe the piece and do it justice, 'Snail Trail' is a truly visual extravaganza, Artus' vision is startlingly beautiful.
To achieve this newly developed version Artus applied a similar technique to the real-time projection by using the same 3D Max animated character projected with a laser onto a phosphorescent sheet and recording it frame by frame with Dragon Stop Motion, with some post production tweaks in After Effects. This proved to be a very time consuming process, but it achieves a unique style that looks both digital and hand-drawn. This progression has taken this new piece to a step above the original installation.


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The Apostolic Church is a committed group of believers that get together regularly for Singing, Bible Study, Fellowship And Prayers. The Church assemblies at 752 Leyton-London. As a group, we are always seeking to share our faith in an effort to glorify God.
The Apostolic Church, we believe in the unity of the God head, the Baptism of the Holy Ghost for believers and the inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures to name a few. We are a family focused group with dedicated ministries for men, women and children.
There is also a very strong emphasis on Prayer and Intercession.
Please do plan to visit us at one of services and share in the fellowship and love that exist among us. Together we can learn more about our spiritual selves and how best to please our Heavenly Father.
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This is the Fifth Part of the Most Beautiful Places In the World. Hope you will enjoy it.
You can browse our all the part of Most Beautiful Places In the World Here
Most Beautiful Places In The World
Reuss River Kayaker, Switzerland
A kayaker tackles rapids on the Reuss River in central Switzerland. The waterway wends a hundred miles northward from Gotthard into the Aare River.
Angalamman Festival, India
Blue makeup and a fierce stare are a young girl's preparations for the Angalamman festival, held every year in the village of Kaveripattinam in Tamil Nadu, India. The festival celebrates Angalamman, a guardian deity.
Dolomite Mountains, Italy
Sawtooth peaks in the Dolomites, part of the eastern Alps, give way to a bucolic field. The entire northern Italian range, which includes 18 mountains, was named a World Heritage site in 2009.
Fireworks in Thailand
Fireworks shower festivalgoers with light at a celebration in Thailand. The former Siam is a popular tourist destination with much to offer: beaches on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, a strong Buddhist culture, Khmer architecture, and beautiful countryside with orchids and rice fields.
Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria
"This photo, of Moussa Macher, our Tuareg guide, was taken at the summit of Tin-Merzouga, the largest dune (or erg) in the Tadrart region of the Sahara desert in southern Algeria," he wrote. "Moussa rested while waiting for us to finish our 45-minute struggle to the top. It only took ten minutes of rolling, running, and jumping to get to get back down." The Tadrart is part of the Tassili N'Ajjer World Heritage site, given protection for the outstanding collection of prehistoric cave art within its boundaries.
Meteora, Greece
In Meteora—"rocks in the air"—sandstone spires rise from the plain of Thessaly like tall lumps of clay on a potter's wheel. Seeing the area as a religious retreat, monasteries sprung up here, beginning in 1336. At one time there were 24; today, 13 remain and six are open to the public. The area was added to the World Heritage List in 1988.
Hampi, India
Dancing and drumming is part of a celebration in Hampi, a village in central India that's part of a World Heritage site. Once a wealthy royal city and capital of the Vijayanagar Empire, Hampi was abandoned after the 16th century. The ruins include an elaborate temple complex.
Ban Gioc Falls
Ban Gioc waterfall in the far northern Vietnamese province of Cao Bang is one of the most popular sites in the region, which boasts a famed karst landscape of striking limestone peaks. The falls thunder into Vietnam from China, churning up an ever present mist.
Notre-Dame de Quebec
Gold dazzles the eye inside the Cathedral-Basilica de Notre-Dame de Quebec, or Our Lady of Quebec Church. First built in 1647, the church is a National Historic Site of Canada.
Huayna Picchu, Peru
Hikers make their way up 8,924-foot Huayna Picchu, an iconic pyramid peak that juts over 1,000 feet above Machu Picchu, an ancient royal Inca retreat and, now, a World Heritage site. The climb is a sketchy scramble that includes exposed ledges, cable handholds, and slippery stone staircases. The ruins at the top are thought to be those of Machu Picchu's high priest, who would greet the sun from this very spot.


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Litigation is a word no business owner wants to hear, especially in the context of their own business. It is a well-known fact that it can bring any business down completely, or if not, take many years to recover from because it destroys the reputation of the business and can easily divide the workforce if people take sides. Making sure your business workplace is safe and ensuring you understand and implement transparent and honest business practices will negate any likelihood of having to go to court because a customer or an employee sues your company.
When you have help from highly trained and experienced legal professionals, there is no need to worry about litigation so much. But even if it is not likely, accidents can still happen due to human error and people may sue your company even though it is not at fault. In fact, some people sue just to see if they can get a payout. This can really make life difficult even when you have done everything right, because it takes time to sort out – and while you are doing that you have to neglect your business to a great extent.
Having risk protection is good, but all the insurance money in the world will not save you the time it takes to get documentation and go through the judicial system. It is essential to have lawyers on your side who specialise in commercial litigation. Of course, you must also keep records of every single document to do with your business and have them organised so they are readily available. Once that is done you only have to take them to your solicitors and leave it all with them to sort out. We specialise in commercial litigation and will appear in court in your place, thus saving you a lot of stress and time so you can attend to your business.
There will be many ways in which you can minimise damage to your business if you have the time and the focus to do it. Once the legal work is taken care of by our lawyers you'll find this job a lot easier, especially if you consult with us on how to go about it. Protecting the reputation of your business will minimise the loss it would otherwise suffer.
Of course, you may find it necessary to start a lawsuit against another person or company for some kind of damage to your business or property. If your business is in danger of failing due to someone else's fault, you have every right to do whatever you can – legally – to save it, and this can mean litigation against the person or business responsible.
Once again, we'll be there to help you get the best result possible. Our law firm believes in being pro active so we know exactly what you need when you need it and can act accordingly. Often it is quick action that saves the day, especially when it comes to litigation. Be sure to seek the best help possible from solicitors and barristers that specialise in litigation and know exactly the best way to deal with it. Your business will become more successful when you have highly trained lawyers on board to advise you about litigation or any other problem you have in your business.


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I've been on vacation.
In Montana and in Yellowstone. Which is mostly in Wyoming.
We had a lot of fun. There was the white water rafting, and the fly fishing and the eating more meat than I ever knew existed.
We also hiked and avoided bears and saw elk and bison and geysers and wonders of natural beauty and OMG, I miss NYC so much. I miss the crowds and asphalt and the smell of urine on the asphalt.
And I'm so ready to come home.
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On Friday November 14th, a small group of classmates gathered at The Weber Grill for our annual Holiday Get-Together. It was a smaller group than usual due most likely to the fact that we had just celebrated the 55-Year Reunion a few weeks before. Even though we were a smaller group, we still had just as much fun. The food was excellent, the seating was right in front of the fireplace, the laughter was constant. We were especially pleased that Cathy Riordan Full was able to take a little time away from the hospital and Paul to join us, and that Mary Corley Smith was able to put aside work obligations for a night. Both of those faces have not joined us in quite a while and we enjoyed the company and conversation with both of them.
In fact, we were engaging in all of the conversation and conviviality so much, that we forgot to get a group picture, and many of my pictures were fuzzy. (That fuzziness was probably not the fault of the camera having flash issues, but the result of the sumptuous Oregon Pinot that I was enjoying so much that I found the same wine at Binny's and grabbed a bottle to savor over the Christmas holidays.) All-in-all, both Patti and I managed to capture most everyone either with mouth open or eyes closed. When we say we got candid shots of the group, this time we really mean it. Enjoy them anyway – these are the real us.
Remember that you can view these candids full screen by clicking the little four-arrow button on the bottom right of the slideshow box, and then click the "start" arrow on the left side. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


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Our enrichment programmes are carefully planned and structured to stretch your child's full potential.
Each and every programme have been carefully tailored to provide a special learning experience.
01. Learn by Doing
Beyond academics, our unique blend of enrichment aims to equip your children with the increasingly necessary skills.
02. Beyond the Books
We value holistic growth as much as academic excellence because it is our belief that they come hand-in-hand.
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Our Centre offers custom-tailored and in-house programmes; giving your children the unique learning environment that cannot be found anywhere else.
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What we offer
Public Speaking
This programme is designed to help children in exploring their voices, exercising those muscles to clearly and consciously articulate their speech diction. Children would enjoy practical vocal techniques and fun oratorical drills incorporating standard lexical sets.
Our innovative Storytelling method would be the key focus on speech development: namely voiceworks, and bodyworks with narrative-arc.
In addition, Speech & Drama activities would be introduced intermittently to build on creative expressions, coupled with team work dynamics. Poems and Nursery Rhymes – a pivotal inclusion – would also supplement the child's appreciation for the inflections and rhythms endeared in the English Language.
Our main objective is to shed light on every individual, in style!
Financial Literacy
The programme is conceptualised with the intent of educating children on funds management through activities and games to help them understand the fundamental value of money in Singapore. Primary financial skills and funds management will also be injected into the programme.
Activities will be conducted on a daily basis to give children first-hand experience and opportunities to practice the importance of prudence, with transactional use of our in-house currency as a realistic mode of simulation.
Social Emotional Learning
As one of the first Student Care Centre to offer SEL, this programme will equip your child with skills to manage self, relate to others positively and make responsible decisions.
Our dedicated Social Emotional Learning programme helps your child accelerate his/her individual growth to become more connected with their emotions from a formative age.
Our centre's daily schedule is infused with various engaging and fun-filled activities. This includes:
- Circle Time
- Interactive Play Creative Art Expression
- Gratitude Journal
- Stress Buster Activities
- Roleplay
- Story Telling
- Collaborative Learning
Academic Curriculum
Melodious Cove work with reputable tuition centres and educators for homework guidance and tuition to provide solid academic support. We follow the latest MOE syllabus to fully prepare and support your child's academic pursuit.
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Chapter One
With English as a linguistic bedrock for the future, our programme seeks to fortify your child's foundational English capabilities. This includes collaborative sessions which would enable them to formulate logic reasoning and voice their opinions confidently, and stronger writing aptitude.
Importantly, the programme is helmed by an educator with close to a decade worth of experience in the field of English linguistic arts in local institutions.
In Partnership with:
Concept Math Education Centre
The centre focuses on equipping students with conceptual model drawing approach for solving word problems in cementing the understanding of mathematics concepts from a young age.
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Hua Cheng Education Centre (Bukit Timah)
Revolving around the focus of building a concrete foundation for the Chinese language, an engaging experience with many fun-filled teaching processes is adopted. The curriculum is based on the new MOE syllabus and has a special focus on developing oracy competence in children from a young age. Weekly lessons and worksheets are mapped back to the Chinese textbooks so as to build on your children's lessons in school as well as extend their learning in this subject.
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Jamaica's exotic, with striking tropical beaches and lush, green rainforests and mountains. Add ocean breezes, tropical birds, warm weather, cities with ambiance and nightlife, and its signature music, reggae, and you have a scene that exudes romance and adventure just waiting to be experienced. Here are Jamaica's top options to turn up the heat and make it a memorable vacation.
Dunn's River Falls
Dunn's River Falls near Ocho Rios is a must-see. Part of the fun is climbing to the top of this spectacular formation in a human chain that's led by a sure-footed guide.
Blue Mountains
Northeast of Kingston, the Blue Mountains of Jamaica are notable for more than the world-famous Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee that's grown there. These majestic green peaks, part of 195,000-acre John Crow Mountain National Park, are truly spectacular. Explore them on foot, on a bicycle, or by car, or you can take a tour.
Dolphin Cove
Four-acre Dolphin Cove in Ocho Rios is next to Dunn's River Falls. Exotic animals and tropical birds such as colorful macaws are along the trail, and you can swim with the dolphins, a 30-minute experience in which you can touch, kiss, and frolic with these lovable animals.
Canopy Tour
Take a treetop canopy tour of the lush rainforest in Jamaica. On the Chukka Caribbean Adventures tour, for example, thrill-seekers venture into the dense Laughlands River Gorge, where they glide from platform to platform, high among the trees, via a system of harnesses and pulleys. The ride extends as far as 600 feet, and the 45-foot-high platforms offer unparalleled views of the dense and exotic vegetation of Jamaica.
Green Grotto Caves
Both pirates and runaway slaves used this complex of limestone caves and tunnels near Discovery Bay in the Ocho Rios area as a hiding place. Today you can stroll through the shadowy caves and see stalagmites, stalactites, and primitive artwork left by the first Jamaica inhabitants, the Taino.
Rio Grande Rafting
What could be more intimate than cruising along on a 30-foot raft that holds only one couple and a guide? While being propelled by a bamboo pole on this two-hour trip on the Rio Grande, you'll drift past banana plantations and through the "Tunnel of Love," a limestone cave that will bring out the romance in anyone.
Mayfield Falls
Mayfield Falls in the Dolphin Head Mountains of Jamaica near Negril has 22 waterfalls, natural whirlpools, and several swimming holes for cooling off. More adventurous types can swim through an underwater cave or dive off cliffs. You'll see peacocks, colorful tropical flowers, and the lazy Mayfield River, shaded by a canopy of tall, leafy trees.
Snorkeling at Montego Bay Marine Park
Montego Bay Marine Park, a 6,000-acre marine reserve, was recently created to protect the coral reefs of Jamaica. But you can still go snorkeling or scuba diving here. If that's not your scene, you can also go fishing or take a ride on a catamaran or glass-bottom boat.
Bob Marley's Childhood Home
No music lover's Jamaica trip would be complete without a visit to Nine Mile, Bob Marley's childhood home in St. Ann. Marley is widely regarded as the king of reggae, and fans will find inspiration in this music icon's humble beginnings. The music legend, who died of cancer at age 36, is also buried in Jamaica. True Marley aficionados can stay overnight at Marley Resort, where Marley used to take vacations.
Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon near Port Antonio was used in filming the 1980 movie "Blue Lagoon" starring Brooke Shields. According to legend, the water, which reaches a depth of nearly 200 feet, has an aphrodisiac effect. Check that out for yourself with a dive into the warm water, which changes color from deep blue to luminescent green throughout the day.


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Fifty million quid means that you are not entitled to much in the way of allowances, so it is not really being harsh to suggest that yesterday Fernando Torres made the worst debut by an expensive Chelsea centre‑forward since Chris Sutton arrived for a record fee from Blackburn Rovers in 1999. Sutton, too, made his first appearance in the blue shirt at Stamford Bridge, after his £10m transfer from Blackburn Rovers, and early in that match he made such a mess of a straightforward one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper that his career in England never recovered.
The comparison became irresistible only 90 seconds into yesterday's game, when Maxi Rodriguez, Torres's old team‑mate, inadvertently made Chelsea's new star a present of the ball with a wayward square pass inside the Liverpool half. With the ball at his feet, and Liverpool's back three spread across the field, Torres had only Martin Skrtel, 10 yards away, blocking his path as he started for goal.
And then, unmistakably, he bottled it. He was still five yards from Skrtel and 25 yards from goal when he let fly with his right foot, unleashing a shot that sheared off his boot and flew high and wide of Pepe Reina's goal. Not even close.
All would have been forgiven by the blue hordes had he gone on to redeem himself. But after half an hour, when Didier Drogba ran down the inside‑right channel and measured a fine straight pass for Torres, Jamie Carragher flew across to dispossess him with a superlative sliding interception.
His worst moments came in the 33rd minute, when he put an end to a promising Chelsea counter-attack by sending a pass intended for Ashley Cole several yards behind the full‑back and straight into touch, and two minutes after that, when he handed the referee a small object – possibly a cigarette lighter – that appeared to have hit him after being thrown from among the Liverpool fans in the south-east corner of the Shed end.
They had greeted him with a couple of defiant banners: "He who betrays will always walk alone" and the slightly more obscure "Ya paid 50 mil 4 Margi Clarke". They have long memories in Liverpool. For Letter to Brezhnev, the film in which Clarke starred a quarter of a century ago, read Letter to Abramovich.
"We've got Fernando," the Chelsea fans sang, before the nature of his performance forced them to fall silent and endure the derisive laughter as Torres was removed just after the hour.
Buying an injured player is always a risk, and so is buying a striker who has been out of form for the best part of a year. At Anfield in November Torres scored the two unanswered goals that knocked Chelsea out of their stride, and soon off the top of the table, and perhaps convinced Chelsea's owner to blow the cobwebs off the PLC's chequebook. But yesterday the Spaniard was the same opaque, listless, peripheral presence that we saw in South Africa during the summer, while his Spanish team‑mates were getting on with the job of winning the World Cup, and virtually throughout Roy Hodgson's time at Anfield.
Sutton, so prolific at Ewood Park when Blackburn Rovers were making the most of Jack Walker's beneficence, played 29 league matches for Chelsea and scored just one goal before being moved on at a loss of £4m to Celtic, where he prospered. If Torres is to find his feet in his new environment, Carlo Ancelotti will probably have to make a serious tactical adjustment in order to accommodate his requirements.
The Frank Lampard of a couple of years ago might have been the man to provide the necessary opportunities inside the penalty area, but Lampard, like several of his colleagues, is some way below his peak effectiveness. Sticking the newcomer alongside Drogba, with Nicolas Anelka in support, is Ancelotti's gamble.
As for Liverpool, Paul Konchesky slipped out of the club last week to spend the remainder of the season on loan at Nottingham Forest, forever to be branded as the symbolic figure of Hodgson's unhappy reign. "Not a Liverpool player" were the words that formed themselves on many lips, including these. The ill-fated Hodgson took Konchesky from Fulham to plug a hole foolishly left uncovered by the previous administration, and in the circumstances he was found wanting. But what if the true symbol of Hodgson's era turned out to be Raul Meireles?
It was Meireles who delivered Liverpool's goal yesterday, once again while running tirelessly in support of Dirk Kuyt, himself a phenomenon of selfless industry. In terms of his effect on the match, Kuyt totally eclipsed Torres, while Meireles, after a slow start at the club, suggested that by paying Porto £11.5m, Hodgson presented an ungrateful Liverpool with a genuine bargain.


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Welcome to the Climate Challenge Fund Capacity Building Programme (CBP) delivered by Keep Scotland Beautiful through our management of the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund.
The CBP offers training, project tools and resources to help you meet the objectives of your CCF funded project and to engage effectively with your community on climate change. Communities have been running CCF projects since 2008 and we strive to share and communicate best practice, expertise and learning via networking events and online.
The CCF Project Toolkit is a key area of support available for CCF Grant Recipients through the CBP. The Project Toolkit aims to help you to deliver more effective CCF projects by giving practical project tools and advice with a series of four workshops. Each workshop will be held in Stirling, Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh between May and July:
1. CCF Starter Toolkit - aims to get you off to a flying start with your CCF project, including reviewing outcomes and making plans to monitor progress.
2. CCF Claims Surgeries - aim to give you all the information you need to claim your CCF grant successfully
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"Presidents." "St. Valentine" "T Rex and Triceratops"
Obviously, this is a random string of words.
But? Anything else?
It's likely to be a preschool teacher's outline of the lesson plan for the second or third week of February
As preschools replaced daycare centers, classroom activities shifted from predominantly play to a mix of play and teaching. However, with little guidance as to what would be important to teach, individual teachers or groups of teachers at the same location typically created 'lesson plans' in one of several ways. Often, lessons were driven by the calendar – Presidents' Day and Valentines Day occur within a few days of each other. Other times – under the guise of early literacy – they were driven by 'the letter of the week' and all lessons were about something that began with a particular letter; in five days, the class might learn about fish, firefighters, frogs, flowers, and friends. Other times, lessons were integrated around a particular theme – one or two weeks about bugs, or space, or ponds.
Unfortunately, after more than 30 years of research addressing the importance and effectiveness of PreK, most teaching in preschool is still organized around random or near-random content. Even commercially available curricula are not organized to help children develop a content-rich knowledge base.
The ScienceStart! Preschool Curriculum assures that children develop a rich knowledge base about their everyday world at the same time they develop skills in scientific reasoning, mathematics, language and literacy. It is based on research in child development and contemporary learning theory and builds on children's developmental need to understand their everyday world.
Using a simplified cycle of scientific reasoning (reflect and ask, plan and predict, act and observe, report and reflect), ScienceStart! provides detailed daily preschool lesson plans. It engages children in carefully structured and sequenced investigations of the natural world, including topics such as light, properties of matter, simple machines, plants, and animals. At the same time, children also develop science skills such as prediction, measurement, comparison, interpreting observations, and explaining findings.
The curriculum is coherent as each lesson builds on the previous one and provides the foundation for the next day's lesson. Thus, skills and knowledge are logically and appropriately sequenced ensuring an ever-increasing base from which to learn more.
Each day's lesson focuses on the scientific exploration of the natural world. The content of each day's topic is integrated into all parts of the classroom day, including. This exploration integrates all of the activities of a typical preschool day, including art, read-aloud, math, language and literacy, center-based play, large group time, and small- and large-motor activities.
Standards Based:
The preschool curriculum meets standards set by states and by professional organizations such as the Next Generation Science Standards (NSTA/NGSS) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and Common Core.
Based on Research:
This developmentally appropriate curriculum is based on theories of human development, particularly those of Vygotsky and Piaget and the expertise of the lead developer of ScienceStart!, Prof. Lucia French.
Supported by Research:
The National Science Foundation and the US Department of Education funded Prof. French in developing this preschool curriculum as well as extensive research into its effectiveness. Classroom observation and pre- and post-tests of students demonstrated statistically significant gains in both ordinary and 'high-level' vocabulary, age-appropriate literacy skills including phonological awareness, print awareness, and alphabetic awareness. Children in Head Start classrooms demonstrated similar gains.
Scope and Sequence:
Scope and Sequence is the means by which the curriculum is translated into a series of lessons and activities that make sense in terms of learning and content development. Scope and Sequence will reflect what a curriculum emphasizes, be it integrated or experiential learning or a disconnected topic-based approach. In preschool and elementary school scope and sequence should reflect what we know about child development, how children learn (never at the same pace) and the careful sequencing of skills and content that logically flow from one to the other.
Implementation Fidelity:
implementation Fidelity can be a forbidding phrase but at its simplest, it is a way to demonstrate that the teacher is following a curriculum so that the desired student outcomes can be achieved. ScienceStart! is an open-ended preschool curriculum that allows teachers and students to seek out their own topics to investigate at the same time they follow a particular approach to organizing these investigations.
ScienceStart!'s Effectiveness:
ScienceStart!, Creative Curriculum, and High Scope. An internet search of the effectiveness of various preschool programs found many opinions but few rigorous research based studies. We reviewed Creative Curriculum, High Scope and ScienceStart!. ScienceStart! is relatively recent and has not been evaluated for effectiveness except by Prof. French at University of Rochester. A review of research on Creative Curriculum by the US Dept. of Education found no gains by students. High Scope's claim for effectiveness is based on research undertaken as part of the Perry project in the early 1970s. Rather than a focus on particular content, the original High Scope curriculum was an approach to learning that emphasized self-regulation or reflection, referred to as Plan, Do, Review. The 4-step science cycle used in ScienceStart! incorporates this same type of reflective process.


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Tories rebel on charity tax cap
This article was amended pursuant to a court order dated 31 July 2013
TOP Tories attacked George Osborne last night, accusing him of alienating philanthropists and harming charities with his budget tax plans.
Lord Fink, the Conservative party treasurer, piled pressure on the chancellor to rethink his plans to cap tax relief for charitable donations as he warned that the decision would "put people off" giving large sums to good causes.
The multi-millionaire former hedge fund manager, who is one of Britain's most generous philanthropists, said if the plans went ahead, the amount he would personally give each year would fall "by definition" because he would lose tax relief.
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- Coverings 12" and under have a max height of 80".
- Corded top down/bottom up lift option: Left cords operate bottom rail. Right cords operate center rail for top down.
- Inside mount: Additional 3/16" (+/- 1/8") headrail deduction taken at factory on standard corded shades.
- Inside mount: Additional 1/4" (+/- 1/8") headrail deduction taken at factory on cordless shades.
- For outside mount shades, we recommend adding an additional 4" to your width to prevent light gaps on the sides of your window. This is especially important for Cordless Lift & Lock and Cordless Lift & Lock Top Down Bottom Up systems as the brackets cause the shade to stick out from the wall roughly 1".
- Standard inside mount brackets are top mounted. Side mounting brackets available upon request for shades less than 48" wide only.
- Adding hold down brackets to inside mounted shades will increase headrail deduction to 1/2"to make room for brackets.
- Cordless Lift & Lock™ Top Down Bottom Ups will come with attached magnets and striker plates in center to provide tight closure. Window treatments over 42" wide will have striker plates approximately 4" from the edges.
- Headrails and bottom rails will vary based on lift style. It is recommended to order the same lift system for shades in the same room. Standard Lift and Top Down Bottom Up come with color-coordinated rails. Cordless Lift & Lock, Continuous Cord Loop, Cordless Lift & Lock Top Down Bottom Up, TriShades and Motorization come with fabric-wrapped rails.
- Motorized options for this product are not covered under our FIT Guarantee.
|Specifications and Installation
|Min Inside-Mount depth
|Min Flush Inside-Mount Depth
|Min Outside-Mount Space
|Headrail Dimensions
- Motorization remote and charger are not included. At least one remote and one charger is needed per order.
- Battery charge will last ~6-12 months based on an average-sized shade raised and lowered once a day. Battery can be recharged up to 500 times. It takes approximately 5 hours to recharge the motor when fully depleted.
- Add optional solar charger for a constant trickle charge. Solar charger plugs into motor and can be mounted to the back of the headrail or side of window sill.
- Flush inside mount with solar charger requires at least 4" depth.
- Motorization 5-channel remote includes one 3V battery, that can power up to five (5) individual or five groups of window treatments. Remote range is ~80'. (Do not let antenna on headrail motor touch any metal objects, as this may interfere with signals from the remote control.) At least one remote per room is recommended.
- Motorized products installed in windows with metal casings may have a reduced radio frequency range, or may not operate at all, depending on the application.
- Upper and lower limits come preprogrammed. Remotes do not come preprogrammed, refer to the installation guide on how to program your remote to your liking.


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Dismantling the Relics of Hip-Hop Past
By Nicolas Vargas
Hip-hop is a cathartic means of self-expression reflecting the Black reality in a raw and unrefined way. In terms of mental health, that same exposition of reality, falls short. Talking about clinical depression and/or suicide, in healthy ways has never been mainstream music fodder. In the '90s, high-profile hip-hop artists like Eminem, DMX, Scarface and Notorious B.I.G. dealt lightly with the idea of suicide. In most cases, their music trivialized mental health and instead focused on frustration towards the unwanted defect that they claimed made them psychotic.
Pertinent mental health issues in the Black community become increasingly difficult to contextualize when all you have to reference are hyper-masculine rappers. Pair the artists' need to protect fragile masculinity with the long standing stigma against mental health in hip-hop and the Black community as a whole, and what you get is a recipe for people suffering in silence. As many as 80% of all depression cases can be treated with psychotherapy and medication, yet only half of sufferers seek help, according to Healthline.
On October 3rd, 2016, four-time Grammy nominated rapper Kid Cudi took to Facebook to share his current state of mental health, "Yesterday I checked myself into rehab for depression and suicidal urges. I am not at peace. I haven't been since you've known me. If I didn't come here, I would've done something to myself."
Throughout his career, Cudi's songs have spoken through the point of view of his vulnerabilities which, in contemporary hip-hop, make him soft. This opposite of soft is the tough guy relic that many hip hop artists use to take the heat off the possibility that they may be clinically depressed (strippers and Hennessy won't fill the void in your heart).
Even though most of Cudi's music muses on his depression, loneliness and isolation, this reveal came as a bombshell to many of his fans. "I was really sad when I saw how human the post was; I never saw him as someone who'd actually try to kill himself." said Malik Whyte, a student at BCC.
Due to the shock from his Facebook post, many Black folks went to Twitter with the hash-tag #YouGoodMan as a call for emotional support and transparency towards the fragile male and the mask of masculinity. These hash-tags, spread through social media and some people's text messages, facilitating a safe space emotional discourse. This invitation is meant to test the malleability of defensive hyper-masculinity. It's the idea that bombarding the wall that levies mental turmoil, with open arms will lead to a full embrace of vulnerability, and one day even stability.
Depression and suicide plague the Black community, with suicide being the third leading cause of death for Black males ages 15-24, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
For Black men of all ages, mental health has not been prioritized within their families or communities. "We never spoke on the issue of mental health, it was kind of the elephant in the room that never got fed," said Brandon Smith, who suffers from depression.
Vulnerability seems to be the operative fear related to mental health. To some, mental illness is seen as a fabricated problem that hinders the Black community already suffering the plight of social and economic inequality. But just because we have external problems doesn't mean we shouldn't focus on internal ones.
Cudi's public admission came as a reminder to many, within the Black community, that some of our closest brothers and sisters are hurting beneath the surface. Cudi's vulnerability pushes to dismantle some of the corrosive stigma surrounding depression and suicide.
Male authority figures, inside and outside of popular culture, stress the necessity to "toughen up" and to be "a man" under the guise of self-preservation and protection. Although the threats of physical violence against Blacks are legitimized to the point of being sponsored by the state, i.e. prison culture and police brutality, the pressure to be hyper-masculine creates dissonance between emotions and behaviors.
Black bodies are brutalized at alarming rates and yet they're simultaneously conditioned to relinquish their time for recovery. Kid Cudi's music was exactly what his body and so many black bodies call out for— rehabilitation.
In a personal favorite, Kid Cudi greets his listeners "Lord of the sad and lonely, and the ones that feel like shit on the daily. I got you." Cudi's tempestuous and unabashedly sensitive songs serve as an invitation of inclusion, reverence and stewardship that challenges the paradigm of a genre that rewards the patriarchal and masculine Black male.
"His music came out in a time when I was going through a rough patch, and it started a conversation I might not have had otherwise." said BCC student Malik Whyte. Although Kid Cudi has been affected by mental instability in real life, the conversation of his illness, and the conversation created for others, struggles to separate his artistic persona from his actual self outside of his celebrity.
Beneath his current, personal battle, through the public lens, with little individual benefits besides the catharsis of disclosure, is a selfless act that inspired others to seek treatment and to provide discourse for those who may know someone in need of mental health assistance.