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'You want a story? Go to Jones Avenue': Welcome to Birawee, the slowly shrinking Moree suburb
Travel to the northern New South Wales town of Moree and you'll find Birawee — a suburb that locals say has been shrinking since the 1990s.
"You want a story? Go to Jones Avenue," a Moree local says.
"What's at Jones Avenue?" I ask.
It is a strange tip, and an even stranger place to get one.
I'm surrounded by computers and recording gear in the fish and chip shop at Moree, a town of 10,000.
I've just interviewed the local mayor, Katrina Humphries, about solar power. She is behind the counter serving customers — her second job.
In low voices, two locals tell me the story of a small suburb on the town's south side. Not that there is much left of it.
An hour later, I am wandering through the dusty blocks of a place locals sometimes describe as "a smile with missing teeth".
At Birawee, on the fringes of Moree where the town starts dissolving into the plains, the only sounds are the wind whipping the dust, '80s rock blaring from a distant house, and the faint buzz of dirt bikes criss-crossing the lots.
There are concrete slabs where houses used to stand, driveways that lead nowhere, and freshly burnt-out husks of buildings that are yet to be knocked down.
'Bored kids are destroying empty houses'
I meet Fay Orcher on the front verandah of her weatherboard house a couple of streets away from Jones Avenue, and she agrees to show me around.
Ms Orcher began life at the Moree Aboriginal mission before she moved to the neighbourhood.
She says it started shrinking in the 1990s, and has not stopped since.
"There's only one, two, three … six houses in Birawee. There were 40, 50 houses here," she says.
"There was one in that corner over there," she adds, pointing.
"There was a house there a couple of weeks ago."
She lays the blame with the NSW Government department responsible for social housing — Family and Community Services, or FACS.
The theory goes that the department has been too slow filling the houses, and while they lie vacant, children go in at night, bored and cold, and start fires.
"That's why so many houses are getting burnt down and destroyed. Kids have got nothing to do in this town," she says.
The topic makes her angry, but she has a solution — place a security guard in the empty houses until someone moves in.
"And move them people in straight away!"
"You go and ask them for a house and you say, 'There's one vacant and it's been vacant for months'. Put that person in there!"
I drop Ms Orcher at her house, and go back to the block for another look around.
A tiny buzzing speck starts towards me, growing into two kids on a dirt bike.
Sixteen-year-old Lily is driving, she has half a cigarette hanging from her mouth as 12-year-old Ashley hangs on behind her.
"We thought you was the cops," Ashley says.
Even the kids have the same theory about the suburb.
"Yeah they're vacant for too long, so people just destroy them," Lily says.
Government says it's building new homes
Paul Vevers, deputy secretary of FACS, has spent time in Moree and says while south Moree has had issues, there have also been some successes.
"It is a community that has quite a few Aboriginal elders who exercise a very positive influence on the community as a whole," he says.
But Mr Vevers admits unemployment was high in the area.
"We know that some of the people who live there do sometimes feel stigmatised because they feel the area has a reputation."
Mr Vevers says it is not fair to blame the department for what has happened to Birawee.
"Obviously we are highly motivated … to get people in as quickly as possible."
He says there is room for improvement in how Moree's public housing is managed, but points to new homes that have been built.
"We have placed a significant investment in brand new property in Moree," he says.
Public housing in Moree has been in the process of being sold off and shifted to a model called Community Housing.
Mr Vevers says he expectes up to $1.3 million each year could be put back into the community as a result.
"The community housing provider will determine that, but we would expect that $1.3 million is just what's generated just in Moree," he says.
"So we would expect that money would be reinvested into Moree."
'It's depressing to watch your town go down'
There is no one clear reason as to why Birawee continues to shrink.
The houses are vacant in part because people are choosing to move away, often to public housing in other parts of the state.
There is still a waiting list for public housing in Moree, but it is among the shortest in the state.
The dwindling number of residents left behind are demoralised by the place they live.
"[It is] shit, seeing your community go down like that," south Moree resident Colin Hippi says.
Even with the promise that Community Housing will bring new prosperity to the area, it is hard to imagine Birawee returning to its old form.
Ms Orcher does not hold much hope for the future — although she badly wants life for the residents of south Moree to improve.
"It does get you down. It depresses you to see that your town's going down," she says.
"We still stay here and still survive, because that's what Aboriginals do — we survive."

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Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, is a drilling technique used for extracting oil or natural gas from deep underground.
Fracking is a hotly debated environmental and political issue. Advocates insist it is a safe and economical source of clean energy; critics, however, claim fracking can destroy drinking water supplies, pollute the air, contribute to the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, and trigger earthquakes.
How fracking works
Most fracking wells in use today rely on two technologies: hydraulic fracturing, which has been in use since the 1940s, and horizontal drilling, a technique that first became widespread in the 1990s, according to Columbia University's Earth Institute.
In simplified terms, the fracking process starts with a well that is drilled vertically or at an angle from the surface to a depth of 1 to 2 miles (1.6 to 3.2 kilometers) or more, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The vertical well is then encased in steel and/or cement to ensure the well doesn't run the risk of leaking into any groundwater.
Once the vertical well reaches the deep layer of rock where natural gas or oil exists, the well curves about 90 degrees and begins drilling horizontally along that rock layer. Horizontal drilling can extend more than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the vertical well bore, according to Texas A&M University's publication "Hydraulic Fracturing and your Private Water Well."
After the fracking well is fully drilled and encased, fracking fluid is pumped down into the well at extremely high pressure, in some cases exceeding 9,000 pounds per square inch (62,050 kilopascals), according to a primer from Cornell University's environmental quality engineering course. The pressure is powerful enough to fracture the surrounding rock, creating fissures and cracks through which oil and gas can flow.
The fluid that is pumped into the well to fracture the rock is called slickwater. It is mostly water, though it also can contain a wide range of additives and chemicals that serve an engineering purpose. Additives can include detergents, salts, acids, alcohols, lubricants and disinfectants. These chemical additives usually make up 0.5 to 2 percent of the slickwater, with the remaining 98 to 99.5 percent consisting of plain water, according to a report called "Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States" by the U.S. Department of Energy.
In addition to the water and chemical additives, "proppants" such as sand and ceramic particles are also pumped into the fracking well. These proppants are added to prop open the fractures that form under pressure, thereby ensuring that gas and oil can continue to flow freely out of rock fractures even after pumping pressure is released, according to the EPA.
Once the underground rock is shattered and proppants are pumped into place, trapped reservoirs of gas and oil are released and pumped back to the surface, along with millions of gallons of "flowback" liquid, according to the EPA.
The flowback liquid contains water and a number of contaminants, including radioactive material, heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other toxins. This wastewater is stored on the fracking site in pits, injected into deep underground wells or disposed of off-site at a wastewater treatment facility.
"Formation water" is the briny water that was in the pore spaces of the rocks. "The formation water is usually very salty and can have high levels of radon, a radioactive gas that comes from the decay of uranium in the subsurface," Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, told Live Science. "Flowback water can be treated, but there are large volumes of it and so dealing with it is expensive, and beyond what many small-town water treatment plants can handle."
The fracking boom
Though fracking is used worldwide to extract gas and oil, a fracking boom has occurred recently in the United States, partly driven by concerns over the costs associated with imported oil and other fossil fuels as well as energy security — that is, having uninterrupted access to energy at affordable prices in ways that are preferably impervious to international disruptions, according to the Brookings Institution.
In 2000, there were about 276,000 natural gas wells in the United States. But by 2010, that number had almost doubled to 510,000, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). And every year, about 13,000 new wells are drilled. According to a 2014 study, at least 15.3 million Americans have lived within a mile of a fracking well that has been drilled since 2000.
The areas where fracking is most profitable include the Great Plains from Canada south into Texas, the Great Lakes region and an area known as the Marcellus Shale, which reaches from central New York into Ohio and south to Virginia, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The Marcellus Shale region is particularly attractive to gas drillers because it's a rich supply of natural gas — some call it "the Saudi Arabia of natural gas" or "Frackistan" — and because many of the region's rural communities are economically depressed and eager to attract an energy industry that enjoys handsome profits.
How safe is fracking?
Proponents of fracking claim that the drilling technique is a safe and clean method of securing essential sources of power that will meet U.S. energy needs for decades.
"Fracking has unlocked massive new supplies of oil and clean-burning natural gas from dense deposits of shale — supplies that increase our country's energy security and improve our ability to generate electricity, heat homes and power vehicles for generations to come," according to EnergyFromShale.org, an alliance of oil and gas industry groups.
But opponents say the industry is whitewashing fracking's real effects, a long list that includes air pollution, groundwater contamination, health problems and surface water pollution.
Recent history supports some of their claims: A fracking well in Bradford County, Pa., operated by Chesapeake Energy Corp., malfunctioned in April 2011, spewing thousands of gallons of contaminated fracking water for more than 12 hours.
And in 2012, Chesapeake was again cited for contaminating the drinking water of three families in Pennsylvania, resulting in a settlement of $1.6 million, according to NPR.org. "Many companies keep their specific 'recipes' for fracking fluids secret, arguing that this is intellectual property," Bjornerud said. "This lack of disclosure makes it difficult to tie any contamination of drinking water to a particular company or well."
Researchers from Duke University tested drinking water at 60 sites throughout Pennsylvania and New York; their research was published in 2011 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that drinking water near fracking wells had levels of methane that "fell squarely within a range that the U.S. Department of Interior says is dangerous and requires urgent 'hazard mitigation' action," ProPublica reports.
There may be more cases of water that has been contaminated by fracking, but legal settlements and nondisclosure agreements usually prevent access to any documentation of these incidents, The New York Times reports.
A federal study, released in July 2014 by the DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory, did find no evidence that chemicals from the fracking process had contaminated groundwater at one Pennsylvania drilling site.
In addition to water quality issues, fracking wells release compounds into the air, such as benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene and n-hexane; long-term exposure to these has been linked to birth defects, neurological problems, blood disorders and cancer. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has found that workers may be exposed to dust with high levels of respirable silica during hydraulic fracturing. These findings were shared after NIOSH studied 116 full shift air samples at 11 hydraulic fracturing sites in five states.
Benzene, for example, is a known carcinogen, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2012, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health released a study showing that air pollution caused by fracking could contribute to immediate and long-term health problems for people living near fracking sites. Research by over 150 studies suggests that chemicals released during natural gas extraction may harm human reproduction and development. A 2016 study also found that living near a fracking site might increase a person's risk of developing mild, moderate or severe asthma.
Additionally, many areas of the United States not considered earthquake-prone, such as Ohio and Oklahoma, are now experiencing relatively strong seismic activity; a 2016 study found that the chances of a damaging earthquake occurring in parts of Oklahoma and some neighboring states are just as likely as they are in quake-prone California. Fracking is believed to be the cause of Oklahoma's strongest recorded quake in 2011 and more than 180 tremors in Texas between 2008 and 2009. To start off 2015, an area of North Texas had nine confirmed earthquakes in a 24-hour period. Fracking is being investigated as the cause. Two 2015 studies suggested that hidden faults beneath the surface may explain earthquakes in fracking zones; a 2016 study suggested that one way to calm the shaking was to limit the amount of wastewater pumped into wells deep underground.
According to a 2000 study of the Orito Field in Colombia, only around 15 percent of proppants can be removed after the fracking is done. Does leaving these foreign substances in a place where they weren't originally harmful? "No, there are no long- or short-term problems with leaving frack proppants in the fractures (fissures)," Rick Chamberlain, managing director the Berkeley Research Group, told Live Science.
Bjornerud agrees, "Even with the sand propping open the cracks, the weight of the overlying rock will, over months and years, cause the cracks to close and the rock's permeability return to about what it was before the fracking." According to Bjornerud, this is a problem for oil and gas production since the process has to be done quickly, soon after the fracking fluids have opened up micro-cracks, or the amount of oil and gas that can be extracted rapidly decreases as the cracks progressively shut.
Fracking and the law
Across the United States, fracking is regulated by a patchwork of state and local legislation, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.
At the federal level, fracking is exempt from some of the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, particularly the requirement to disclose the chemicals used in well injections.
Wyoming, Michigan and Texas, however, have regulations requiring full disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking. Dozens of other proposed regulations that control some portion of the fracking industry are now moving through the legislatures of states where fracking is a large and growing industry. Some cities are taking the matter into their own hands by banning fracking mines.
But by most accounts, America's fracking boom — especially in areas of shale gas — isn't going to stop anytime soon: The Annual Energy Outlook 2012 predicted that the country's ample supply of shale gas will account for nearly half of the natural gas produced in the U.S. by 2035. More current analysis shows a much more modest outlook for fracking due to dropping gas prices and overproduction.
Additional reporting by Charles Q. Choi and Alina Bradford, Live Science contributors
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All of the people from the five-kilometer-wide area were absorbed into the tribe inside the valley. Even the grey-robed old man accepted this and didn’t raise any thoughts of resisting.
Even more people began to study the soul refining spell, and the grey-robed old man was very interested it.
The tribe’s size increased greatly. Adding on the people that were just captured, the number of males in the tribe had increased to over 500. This could be considered a mid-sized tribe among the tribes around here.
With so many people gathered in one spot, it became rather cramped inside and outside the valley, so Wang Lin placed down a new formation. This formation had restrictions as its base and included the power of the valley and the five kilometer formation.
This new formation’s protection area was about 10 kilometers wide and thus solved the problem of space.
Every new tribe needed a name. After Ouyang Hua asked many times, Wang Lin named it the Soul Refining Tribe.
The center of the this new 10-kilometer-wide area was the valley. Everyone had moved out of the valley, and the valley was made into a restricted area that only Wang Lin could center. Unless they were called by Wang Lin, no one was allowed to enter.
In addition to this, there were members of the Soul Refining Tribe standing at the entrance like guards.
This valley became the symbol of the highest power in the tribe. Wang Lin, the one who lived there, was revered by everyone in the Soul Refining Tribe.
Wang Lin’s rules still hadn’t changed. There were still only three methods to obtaining the chants after stage three.
Everyone in the Soul Refining Tribe was spending all their time cultivating. Aside from the people on patrol, there was almost no one outside because everyone was cultivating inside their houses.
The Soul Refining Tribe was completely different from all the other tribes in Demon Spirit Land; it looked more like a newly born cultivation sect.
Wang Lin’s life became very peaceful, as he was the only person living inside the valley. All of the houses that were here before were removed by Wang Lin, and now this place was almost like the Celestial Realm.
In this Celestial-Realm-like place, Wang Lin personally built a wooden house. This wooden house was very simple, but there was great dao within this simplicity. If a cultivator were to pass by, they would notice that although the size of each piece of wood was different, there was no difference in their weight.
This wooden house was where Wang Lin lived. He sat in the lotus position inside the wooden house and silently cultivated.
What he absorbed wasn’t celestial spiritual energy but demonic spiritual energy!
Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, winter came. The winter here wasn’t any different from outside. White snowflakes fell from the sky and the entire world became white.
Wang Lin opened his eyes from his cultivation. When he walked out from the wooden house, he saw snow falling from the sky. He silently watched the snow fall and was completely immersed in it.
Shortly after, Wang Lin raised his head and muttered to himself, “Two years now…”
He had been in the Demon Spirit Land for almost two years. Once winter passes, it will be exactly two years.
He raised his right hand and caught a snowflake. As the snowflake landed on his hand, a hint of coldness came from the snow before it melted in his hand and a sliver of demonic spiritual energy entered his palm.
“Everything in the Demon Spirit Land contains demonic spiritual energy…” Wang Lin took a deep breath before sitting down and closing his eyes.
Snowflakes slowly fell and landed on his body. The amount of snow falling gradually increased, and several hours later, Wang Lin turned into a snowman.
He didn’t move at all as he absorbed the demonic spiritual energy inside the snowflakes. The demon crystal in his body had risen from rank 5 to rank 34!
The higher the rank, the harder it is level it up. Rank 3 is the same as Foundation Establishment, and ten times that is Core Formation, and the next step is ten times more.
The reason Wang Lin decided to absorb demonic spiritual energy was because it could be fused with celestial spiritual energy, meaning it could increase celestial spiritual energy.
Although he had the 100 years worth of celestial jades, those were barely enough to get him to the late stage of Soul Transformation, and the amount needed to reach the Ascendant stage was beyond imagination.
Therefore, if he wanted to raise his cultivation level, he would have to find other shortcuts. Changing demonic spiritual energy into celestial spiritual energy was one of the methods Wang Lin thought of.
If Wang Lin could think of this, then others could think of it as well. Right now it all depended on who could absorb more demonic spiritual energy.
In Wang Lin’s eyes, demonic spiritual energy was an alternative to celestial jades because it could help increase his cultivation level!
In these two years of time, the Soul Refining Tribe continued to rise. As the need for the next chant increased more and more, people left the valley to train themselves. In addition to this, every month there would be teams that returned from attacking a smaller tribe. They would come back with captives and varying amounts of demon crystals.
It is worth mentioning that the formations used to defend against the foreigners had almost no effect on the natives. The formations seemed to be built for defending against the Night of Demon Spirits and keeping foreigners outside.
As time passed, the Soul Refining Tribe’s population continued to increase, and even the 10-kilometer-wide area seemed to not be enough.
As a result, there was a need to expand the formation once more. Wang Lin used three days of time to study it and then increased the formation by another 10 kilometers. Now that the tribe had 20 kilometers of territory, it could be considered one of the most powerful tribes within several tens of thousands of kilometers!
The increase in tribe members caused an increase in the amount of people that cultivated the soul refining spell. Wang Lin knew that the soul fragments in the soul flags needed to be nurtured many times for them to reach their full power.
Instead of teaching these people how to nurture them, he opted to use the one-billion-soul soul flag to nurture the soul fragments. The soul flag expanded and then surrounded the sky of the 20-kilometer-wide area in black clouds.
The moment the black clouds appeared, they immediately shocked everyone in the Soul Refining Tribe. Many tribe members rushed outside, and some of the more powerful people surrounded themselves in their soul flags in an attempt to fly up to see what was going on.
“Release your soul fragments into the black clouds for a fixed amount of time every day. Doing so will make the soul fragments even stronger!” Wang Lin’s voice echoed in the 20-kilometer-wide area.
The moment his voice was heard, every single tribe member knelt down on the ground. Their faces were filled with respect, and they were kneeling toward the valley Wang Lin was in.
After the black cloud appeared, the soul fragments from the tribesmen were howling and moving within the black cloud all day long.
The people of the Soul Refining Tribe got used to releasing their soul fragments to be nurtured inside the black cloud, and the black cloud became the unique symbol of the Soul Refining Tribe.
Inside the Soul Refining Tribe, not everyone was cultivating the soul refining spell. Some of them couldn’t cultivate at all, so they could only be hunters to provide food for everyone.
Thirteen was one of the hunters.
After his cultivation was wasted, he never said another word; it was like he was mute. There was no longer any spirit in his body; it was as if he was just a moving corpse.
Only late at night during his countless attempts to cultivate was there an emotion on his face. However, that emotion was endless pain and unwillingness.
He refused to accept this. There were many people in the tribe that were at the fourth stage now, and there were many people with more than 10 soul flags. Many new geniuses had popped up and replaced Thirteen as the most powerful people under Ouyang Hua.
All of this was constantly stabbing at his heart.
It was because of this that whenever he went out to hunt, he would fight without a care for his life. As a result, he almost died many times. If it wasn’t for having his tribe members there to help, he would have already died.
Some of the people that looked out for him knew of Thirteen’s original position in the tribe. When they saw him like this, they could only sigh in their hearts.
On this day, Wang Lin was looking at a piece of wood in his hand. The piece of wood was completely black and gave off waves of demonic light.
When one of the tribe members attacked a small tribe, they didn’t find any demon crystals. However, one tribe member found this piece of wood at the worship location of the enemy tribe, so he brought it back and gave it to Wang Lin.
As he looked at it, he suddenly raised his head to look outside the valley, where he saw Ouyang Hua’s old figure.
“Junior has a matter to discuss and wishes to speak with Ancestor!”
The title of Ancestor came from everyone in the tribe. Since Wang Lin didn’t refuse, it could be said that he silently agreed.
“Come in!” Wang Lin lowered his head to look at the piece of wood.
Ouyang Hua entered the valley. He was holding someone in his arms. This person was covered in blood and his face was extremely pale.
After quickly arriving next to Wang Lin, Ouyang Hua put the body to the side, knelt on the ground, and said, “Ancestor, when Thirteen was hunting, he met a rare demonic beast. By the time this old man noticed and rushed over, it was too late…”
For all living things inside the Demon Spirit Land, once they gather enough demonic spiritual energy, they undergo a demonic change and their strength increases greatly.
Wang Lin put down the piece of wood in his hand and raised his head to look at Thirteen.
Thirteen looked a lot older than he did one year ago. Looking at him now, he didn’t look like a young man but an old man in his dying years.
Wang Lin said, in a serious tone, “You can leave!”
Ouyang Hua got up and respectfully left.
After leaving the valley, he let out a sigh as he looked back at the valley and muttered, “Thirteen, it will all depend on your luck…”
Wang Lin looked at Thirteen and began to ponder.

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The title of world’s fastest Ferrari is held by 812 Superfast. It was revealed last year after production end of the successful Ferrari F12berlinetta. Nonetheless this doesn’t make Ferrari F12berlinetta obsolete in any manner and still possess power that is unmatched by many. Power in Ferrari F12berlinetta comes from naturally aspirated 6.3 liter V12 engine that offers 730hp and 688Nm of torque. It is able to sprint from 0-62mph in just 3.1 seconds and can reach a top speed of 211mph. Judging by these performance figures; it can compete against any current crop of supercars and doesn’t need any upgrades.
However, some owner might look for appearance upgrades on Ferrari F12berlinetta. There is one such tuner who is offering just that for F12berlinetta and goes by the name of Duke Dynamics and contribution of Marius Dumitrascu. This is not the first time they have come up with kit for F12berlinetta. Responsibility of widebody kit’s design fell on Marius Dumitrascu and Duke Design took care of the manufacturing. Duke Design built one of the first 15 units of the supercar and was shipped to the exotic country of Vietnam. It was in the same country, where these images were taken. As you would have guessed, width of body has been increased and adds 1.97inch to each front fender and 2.1 inch to each of rear fender. This tuning package for Ferrari F12berlinetta comprises of 21 pieces there are made from carbon fiber and CFRP.
The front of the Ferrari F12berlinetta features a huge splitter and broader bumper with vent on each side. A modified bonnet with three vents and subtle upgraded grille are few noticeable aspects available with the kit. Additionally, each front fender gains carbon fiber vents, along with big custom wheels, carbon fiber mirror caps, and side skirts. Broader rear fenders with three vents each can also be found. Rear of the F12berlinetta features huge spoiler, and bulky diffuser. The diffuser integrates bigger tailpipes and a sculpted bumper with vertical vents. Aftermarket parts are mounted top of existing points and original structures has not been changed.


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Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a statutory curriculum subject which provides children with the key skills, knowledge and attributes to keep safe, stay healthy and prepare them for life and work as adults. At Shireland Hall PSHE incorporates the statutory Relationships Education (Primary) curriculum.
PSHE underpins our core aims at Shireland Hall for children to become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. The teaching and learning of PSHE is fundamental to children becoming well-balanced individuals and is a prerequisite for achieving both academically and non-academically as adults.
The PSHE offer at Shireland Hall Primary Academy:
PSHE education is a timetabled programme of study that is broad and balanced to meet the needs and ability of our children and in the context of our school and the wider community
All lessons are based on one of our core themes: Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the Wider World
Each year group will cover the same themes, however the content delivered is progressive so that children build upon prior skills to develop their knowledge
These principles provide our children with the opportunity to learn and develop positive dispositions when faced with everyday life challenges such as friendships, emotional well being, relationships and safety both on and and off line
Through positive discussions, role play and group tasks the children are encouraged to reflect upon both appropriate and inappropriate values, behaviours and attitudes, to prepare them for life now and in the future
We provide the children with termly Values Days to cover key content such as: Rules and Responsibilities, British Values and Safeguarding Education
We have expert visitors such as police officers and nurses to share information and support children to develop their knowledge and understanding about relationships, health and wellbeing and how to stay safe

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Dina Al Bayati hid under a flimsy blanket the night the U.S. first invaded her home country of Iraq in 2003. Memories of the shrapnel falling, the blinding flashes of light followed by the deafening booms of the airstrikes, the pillars of smoke, and the piercing wail of the emergency sirens are permanently etched in her mind.
“I was terrified,” Al Bayati said. “I sensed there was something off when I saw my parents’ expressions.”
Al Bayati was 7 at the time, and too young to grasp the complications of Iraqi politics or U.S. foreign policy, and how they had led to the hellish situation that was unfolding in front of her eyes.
Before the invasion, pretty much all Al Bayati knew about Iraqi politics was that Saddam Hussein was someone to be feared. But she also recalls referring to him as “Baba,” which is Arabic for “Father,” and having to memorize a poem praising him, which she would recite in front of her classroom every morning.
Her only exposure to America had been through cartoons she watched as a child, such as “Tom and Jerry” — her favorite — as well as the name “George Bush,” which she would repeatedly hear on the news in the months building up to the invasion. Bush announced the U.S.-led effort on March 19, 2003, as a mission to free the Iraqi people and root out alleged weapons of mass destruction.
Al Bayati couldn’t determine who was on the good side or the bad side, and whether what was happening would liberate Iraqis or cause them more suffering. She was “conflicted” as she watched Saddam being hanged on live TV.
“It was scary seeing it,” she said. “Part of me felt like he was our president. But again, a lot of people were hurt by his presidency — or more like his dictatorship.”
“I did not consider [America] as a liberator,” she said. “When you come to liberate, you do not airstrike even if you’re dealing with a dictator. There are other ways to work with a country diplomatically and try to solve issues.”
An estimated 300,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed by direct violence since 2003, according to the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. A separate count puts the death toll at more than 8,000 for U.S. military, contractors and civilians.
“The numbers [of people killed] had only become statistics,” Al Bayati said. “Everyone has lost a loved one and seen some type of trauma during those years of violence and fear.”
“But at the end of the day, the stories are very individual,” she said. “When you go to people and ask them questions about their personal experiences of war, you always hear different stories.”
Two decades later, one question still haunts Al Bayati: Was it actually worth it?
On Wednesday, just over a week after the 20th anniversary of the attack, the Senate passed a bill to repeal the 2002 measure that justified the use of force in Iraq, as well as the 1991 authorization for the first Gulf War. If approved by the House, it would close one of the costliest and deadliest chapters in U.S. history.
Al Bayati, now 27, was born and raised in Baghdad. She spent much of her primary school years witnessing the escalation of conflict following the invasion, as an insurgency arose to oppose the U.S.-led coalition forces.
“It was very bad during that time,” she said. “A lot of kidnappings, shootings and IED [improvised explosive device] explosions everywhere. There was constant fear every day.”
One morning, there was a huge blast not far from where she lived. On her way to school, she stumbled upon a dead body that had been blown to bits.
“No child should see that,” she said. “No one should see that.”
She was only 10 when she experienced her first close encounter with U.S. soldiers in her neighborhood. As she walked down a deserted street, Americans drew up alongside her in a tank and pointed their weapons in her direction.
“I didn’t know what to do,” she said. “[A] few seconds felt like such a long time. They could have shot me during that moment.” Al Bayati put her bag on the ground and ran inside her house.
She later had a different encounter with another American soldier who began chatting with her in an amiable way.
“He gave me some candies,” she recalled. “He was very nice and friendly. I was playing karate with him, and he showed me some moves. Then the soldier reached into his chest pocket and pulled out a photo of his wife and children to show me. He said he missed them so much, and I saw a tear fall from his eyes.”
Al Bayati said she has yet to grasp the purpose of the “pointless” war.
“Everyone lost,” she said. “No one has really won anything.”
Leaving Iraq Behind
Al Bayati’s father was an engineer who worked with American troops, which made her family a target.
“We would receive threat letters at our house,” she said. “No one could be trusted, not even your neighbors and friends who might have turned against you.”
While living under occupation in Iraq, Al Bayati began learning English by listening to American pop music and watching “Dr. Phil” and “Hannah Montana,” two of her favorite TV shows.
Her family fled to the U.S. on a special immigrant visa in 2009, when Al Bayati was in her early teens. They eventually settled in Houston, where Al Bayati spent much of her adolescence and went to college.
“It was bittersweet,” she said. “You don’t want to leave your home. You don’t want to leave your family or friends behind. But you had no choice.”
Al Bayati was surprised to learn what most Americans thought of the war.
“The main misunderstanding was that it all was somehow [the Iraqis’] fault and [the U.S.] had nothing to do with this,” she said. “For them, we were just numbers on the TV. And that is definitely due to the lack of highlighting real stories of victims.”
Al Bayati was 16 when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Iraq. “As I watched the U.S. withdrawal on TV, I witnessed how the U.S. left Iraq without fixing what they had broken,” she said.
“Iraq became a playground for all kinds of radicalized people,” she said. “And I saw how that same mistake happened in Afghanistan, and created a worse situation. We see girls and women and people in general are affected.”
Al Bayati has returned to Iraq twice. The effects of the war on her homeland were still very real to her.
“The saddest part was seeing kids out there trying to make a living by selling things or begging for food,” she said. “Children, young people and women were really the ultimate victims. … Most young people grew up into the war.”
Now, Al Bayati works in policy advocacy in Washington. She advocates for Iraqi and Afghan interpreters and refugees, as well as for human rights issues.
Her personal experience as a refugee has fueled her interest in helping Iraqi refugees and displaced people. She has provided remote assistance to a group based in Iraq that was helping Yazidi refugees. Working with psychologists and social workers, she has witnessed the psychological damage suffered by countless Iraqis due to war and relocation. She has also worked with resettlement agencies to assist Iraqi refugees in the U.S.
Al Bayati has always been aware that her life is the product of a mistake the U.S. made.
“The biggest irony is, I think, knowing my country was invaded [by the U.S.] but we had to seek safety here,” she said. “But I also see a side of America that embraced me, and I was able to be myself and tell my story here and grow.”


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Menopause is the loss of a woman's natural ability to conceive as she approaches the age of 50. The levels of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone begin to drop disrupting the ovulation and menstruation cycles. There are also associated symptoms of menopause, such as weigh gain, low sex drive and hot flashes. You can also take the package for Living Healthy - Woman.
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- Unsocial tendencies: The irregularities in the production of the female hormones have an impact on your emotional and social behavior. You may want to spend more and more time by yourself instead of socializing with friends and relatives. These are not symptoms of depression or any other psychological condition. It is simply an emotional transference period.
- Drowsiness: While insomnia is one of the most symptoms of menopause, the situation somewhat reverses after some time. Menopause causes changes in the body weight, hormone cycles and metabolism. All of these, in turn, affect your energy levels. You feel extremely sleepy during the day, especially in the afternoon. However, sleeping during the day can cause sleeping problems at night. So, do not take a nap for more than half an hour during the day.
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Living through a bout of asthma is quite unsettling, as is the knowledge that the disease will never entirely go away. It is entirely possible to enjoy a full, healthy lifestyle though, as long as you understand how to treat your asthma. You can learn some methods by continuing on through the tips below. Read each line carefully and consider how it can be implemented into your unique situation.
If you are an asthma patient, do not expose yourself to vapors, fumes and cigarette smoke. You should not smoke and consider which jobs are appropriate for you, especially if you are thinking about working in a factory.
An important tip to help protect your asthma-afflicted children is to always refrain from smoking around them. Secondhand smoke is a leading cause of asthma. You should take care to also make sure your child does not get exposed to other environments where people might be smoking.
Suffer from asthma? It is vital that you not smoke tobacco; if you do, quit. Smoking is unhealthy for anyone, regardless of their health; however, when you have asthma, smoking restricts the oxygen your lungs needs to breathe and function properly. If your lung function is affected, you run the risk of having more frequent attacks.
Learn what triggers your asthma so that you can avoid it. Allergens such as dust and pollen can bring on an asthma attack at any time. For other people it may physical activities that will set them off. Try to determine your asthma triggers, so you can avoid them and prevent attacks.
Cleaning products can trigger an asthma attack, so try to keep your exposure to them to a minimum. The complex list of ingredients on many cleaning products makes it difficult know which ones have the chemical compounds that might aggravate asthma symptoms or even initiate an attack. Use natural cleaners instead of chemical cleaners to reduce your chances of asthma attacks after cleaning.
Exhale as hard as you can during an asthma attack. If you can’t breathe at all, go to the hospital; however, controlling your exhalation rate can sometimes help stop a less severe attack. Exhale quickly and forcefully. It can’t be said too strongly: you must force the air out! Inhale in a series of three, or three shallow breaths and one deep breath. After your lungs are filled with air, forcefully exhale again. Using this strategy provides your breathing with a rhythm that forces you to focus on it. By repeatedly forcing air out, you make room for new air so that your breathing can get back on track. You may cough or generate sputum, this is okay, your main goal is to get your breathing back on track again.
If you have asthma and cannot get health insurance, see a social worker. Having the financial ability to purchase your asthma medications is essential, and a social worker can help you locate a hospital or clinic that can provide you with these medications for free or at a significantly reduced rate.
The use of multiple (more than four) household cleansers can cause an increase in asthma attacks. Choose natural and organic products which don’t have chemicals that will irritate your disease.
Make sure you are taking plenty of Vitamins E and C if you suffer from asthma. These vitamins can help improve your lung function, ultimately controlling asthma. Vitamin C is available in multiple forms. You can find it in citrus fruits, supplements, and in many other places. These vitamins will also provide a boost to your immune system. This will prevent respiratory illnesses that can trigger your asthma attacks.
Make sure you get a flu shot each year if you have asthma or if your child does. Stave off these infections immediately by getting your vaccinations yearly.
If you are dealing with asthma, you would benefit from buying a dehumidifier. Cutting down the humidity in the house will lower the amount dust mites in the air, and that will mean fewer asthma flare-ups. Dehumidifiers keep the humidity out of your home by keeping the air dry.
Keep all your doctors appointments even if your asthma symptoms aren’t bothering you. Flare-ups can occur at any time; plus, your doctor may have a new medication that he or she can offer you that will make your treatment safer and more effective.
Stay away from any tobacco smoke, even people that are smoking tobacco. You can suffer an asthma attack if you are around cigarette smoke because it makes your lungs function poorly. You are even more exposed to an attack when the smoke is in a closed-in room or area.
Some of asthma’s major triggers can be right in your home. These causes are sources, such as, but not limited to dust, mold and spores. To lessen the risk of an asthma attack and to stay healthy, have your house inspected every year by an inspector, and remove those agents when they have been identified. Conscientious house-cleaning can help prevent buildup of substances in your home that might trigger an asthma attack.
Mold and mildew thrive in homes with high humidity levels. They are a nuisance for people with asthma; the asthma attacks they trigger require you to eliminate them. You should therefore try to keep your home dry. Whenever you use a heater, you should use a dehumidifier, and air conditioning will help in the summer.
You may want to join an online or offline support group. Asthma, especially the more severe forms, cause many problems that interfere with the quality of life and present many challenges. A support group also makes it easier to keep up to date on advancements in asthma science or new medications that come on the market.
Understanding how to properly administer your asthma medications is important, particularly in regard to rescue medications. For most asthma cases, an emergency treatment option, such as an inhaler, is used to supplement day-to-day management medication. Asthma is a serious, chronic health condition, and it’s vital that you take medicine to manage the disease properly and use the rescue medications as directed.
Most homes are full of common asthma triggers. These causes are sources, such as, but not limited to dust, mold and spores. Stay on top of your health and reduce the likelihood of attacks. You can do this by having it inspected every year to get rid of triggers. Additionally, cleaning your home on a regular schedule prevents these unwanted visitors from taking residence en masse.
Use your inhaler when you need to, but be aware that this product can cause infections near your gums and teeth. To best method to prevent these side effects and complications is by brushing your teeth, then gargling directly after using the inhaler.
If you are an asthma sufferer, you must learn how you can live a healthy life. When you find ways to treat your asthma, it can become less troublesome. There is a lot of information on asthma, such as the advice in this article, and it will help you.
If you are cleaning, you should use a mop that is damp instead of a dry broom. Sweeping your floor can kick allergens into the air, triggering an asthma attack. When you dust, use a damp cloth instead of a feather duster which can spread these triggers.

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This week on The Wal-Tor Weekly Review, I knock it down to a quick look at two Marvel comics in Deadpool & The Mercs For Money and Doctor Strange.
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #1
For Deadpool, it has always been about the money. It should come as no surprise that money is the motivating factor behind Deadpool hiring a group of fellow money-loving mercenaries for a mission from a secret benefactor. Their mission: to retrieve a mysterious container and return it to the buyer unopened. Everything seems to be going off without a hitch until Deadpool and his team arrive at the rendezvous point only to discover that their prospective buyer is dead. From there everything heads south as Deadpool must decide what to do with this highly valuable container.
Cullen Bunn comes back to do another Deadpool miniseries, this time bringing along Salva Espin, to tell the story of Deadpool and his band of mercenaries in Deadpool & The Mercs For Money. Bunn has quickly become Marvel’s “not so secret weapon”, having penned a large number of different Deadpool miniseries over the past several years, bringing a fun hook to the story every time. That doesn’t stop here as this story is all-out Deadpool fun with a simple, straightforward story. No one should ever have to tell Bunn how to write Deadpool because he just gets the character in a way few other writers can, with that skill on full display throughout the issue. What makes Bunn shine in this issue is how memorable he manages to make all the members of the team, balancing out their involvement and personalities quite well given the size of his cast. As I stated before, the plot itself is simple, not being anything to write home about but still having enough fun moments that you can forgive a plot that has very little meat on its bones. Salva Espin is a great compliment to Bunn, illustrating a dynamic issue where he has plenty of panel breaking action that never feels out-of-place. The theme of strong character representation is carried on through Salva’s work because of how well he illustrates the characters. The one surprising side to Salva’s artwork is that he actually draws Deadpool awkwardly in a few panels, shaping his head in a rectangular way instead of the smooth oval shape fans are used to.
+Fun Deadpool action
+Great team dynamic
–Plot is too basic
–Deadpool is awkwardly drawn at times
In an industry that loves to lob out overly complex and convoluted plots that numb a reader’s mind from time to time, Deadpool & The Mercs For Money is a sweet break from the standard of your current superhero comics. The plot is almost too simple at times, lacking any true meat on its bones, but it’s a forgivable sin given the fun character work by Cullen Bunn and Salva Espin. At this point, Bunn has become a master at writing Deadpool, always nailing the character’s voice. Backed by excellent art from Salva, Bunn is able to create some fun cast members who all feel unique. Ahead of the new Deadpool film, this is a perfect new Deadpool story to commit to for new or longtime readers.
Doctor Strange #5
The Empirikul continues to escalate their assault on magic, seeking to destroy the inexplicable force once and for all. Doctor Strange stands against this threat, armed and ready, with magic’s last hope lying in the hands of his longtime ally, Wong. Wong works diligently in a last-ditch effort to help Doc Strange in any way he can, while Strange attempts to contact any and all known magic users in hopes of giving them enough time to stand their ground against this massive threat.
Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo keep bringing the hits with Doctor Strange #5. It’s hard to argue that Doctor Strange isn’t one of the best ongoing series currently being produced over at Marvel, with every issue reasserting this claim. This time around, Aaron packs in some meaningful revelations with a plot that moves slowly to build up some emotional punch for big reveals down the road. In most superhero books, this style of issue tends to be worrisome to fans as the end of an arc approaches, but here Aaron uses it as a brilliant tool for future storytelling. This issue allows Aaron to add some new wrinkles to mainstay cast members like Wong, who is easily the star of this issue. The subplot with Wong is nothing short of fascinating and an excellent new flourish for a fan-favourite character. On the art side of things, Chris Bachalo continues to prove why he is the perfect artist for an ongoing Doctor Strange title, being given the opportunity to unleash his unique style to the fullest. A dark, ashy colour palette by Bachalo helps to underscore the grim, impending doom you feel as the issue approaches its close. The entire look of this book couldn’t be more perfect, as well as ever-changing, from one issue to the next. Even in an issue that drags out the conflict for the sake of filling the page count, Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo deliver a superhero comic that is still better than anything else out in the industry right now.
+Moody colour palette
–Minimal plot progression
Even on a downbeat issue, Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo still produce a comic that is a “can’t miss” classic with Doctor Strange #5. The further we go into this series, the more these two creators sink into the characters and create these new wrinkles to them that we never would have expected. As I said above, Wong is the true star of this issue, providing one of the coolest comic moments you’re likely to have seen thus far into 2016, stealing the limelight from his ally Doctor Strange. Aaron keeps the plot progressing with big secrets being revealed surrounding Wong, even if the actual plot itself doesn’t move much. Bachalo is just flawless on this book and continues to amaze readers with his unique style. Simply put, there isn’t a better suited artist for this book in the industry today and we can only hope that Bachalo continues to grace us with his presence on this book.

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Bandar Seri Begawan - In conjunction with Maulud Nabi celebration, which will be held tomorrow, the Ministry of Health wishes to remind those who plan to attend and take part in the main event to safeguard their safety and health.
The Ministry of Health reminded members of the public to take several steps in order to avoid any mishaps that could jeopardise their health.
Ensure that you are in good health.
Those who do not feel in good health are asked to stay at home and are not encouraged to participate in the procession.
Those who are not stable and experience chronic illness are urged to seek advice from their respective doctors before joining the procession.
Ensure that you have taken the morning breakfast before attending the event and have taken enough water to avoid dehydration as well as ensuring that you walk based on your physical capabilities.
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This inmate who is serving a life sentence for molesting and murdering a 10 year old girl, was held down and branded by fellow inmates when they learned of his crimes.
Taken by Mars Express, this image shows what appears to be a large patch of fresh, untrodden snow
Two parents listening to the heart transplanted from their 23-year-old son, who overdosed on opioids
Model who is an amputee in a major retail store in the UK
The incredible body transformations of Christian Bale
Everyone knows Leonardo’s Mona Lisa very well, but most of the people may have missed that he wasn’t the only one who painted her: one of his students painted this version, currently on display at the Prado museum in Madrid in far better conditions
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The face of a warrior
This lion is 11 years old, battle worn and still holding strong. He’s held a solitary pride on the fringe of Kruger National Park for the last 5 years. It’s a place rich with lions meaning he’s faced countless battles to retain his Royal position as king of his territory. For a lone male to accomplish this is no easy task and in his time he’s reared dozens upon dozens of cubs. His face is a badge of honor in the lion world, hieroglyphs displaying a history of violent life at the top of the food chain.
This boulder with binary etching.
The perfect break.
This formation looks like an elephant drinking from the ocean.
“My McDonald’s cup was inside out.”
Abandoned handmade raft we found about half way between Indonesia and Darwin.
“This moth that landed on my finger.”
“My old Ninja Turtles toy also taught you Morse code.”
These chairs come with a built-in hanger for bags and coats.
“Someone proposing on my smart water bottle.”
You have been visited by wood cow.
This flipper comes with a built-in-stand.
“This smug-looking bowl I saw during a trip to Germany back in 2015.”
This USB plugs in both ways.
Nature doing its thing.
“Our lime tree and sour orange tree cross pollinated and this lemon was the result.”
“Hyper realistic sculpture of a security guard in downtown office lobby.”
“One cup of sand from every beach and desert I visited over the past 3 years.”
“This near life size sculpture of a gorilla made entirely of colored pencils.”
This blown-glass statue in the Boston Art Museum.
Fire extinguisher at the aquarium.
The inside of a fire alarm is a simple switch.
That’s a big-ass icicle.
Rocking Mooses in Finland.
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Cars are evolving. We’ve gone from exclusively burning dead fossils in our petrol tanks to charging them up at the wall overnight, and now we’re even thinking about using even fancier ways to get our vehicles from A-to-B. With fancier cars has to come fancier production methods. Step inside the top-secret Audi production facility in Germany where humans work hand-in-servo with robots to build thousands of custom cars a day.
Welcome to Ingolstadt, Germany. A town populated by 127,000 people with Audi’s head office and main production facility at the centre.
When we say head office, we really mean it too. The Ingolstadt plant is the same size as the city of Monaco, with a greater population to boot. 40,000 employees work at Ingolstadt making everything from the Audi A3, A3 e-tron, A3 g-tron, A4 sedan and Q5 soft-roader, as well as working in administrative, sales and support roles. It’s a city built around precision engineering and luxury, re-enforced by steel and glass.
Ingolstadt churns out 2500 completed vehicles per day, with everything completed on site in one of the specialty workshops. There’s the tool shop where Audi punches out its own tools as well as body components required to make a car; the paint shop where robots automatically spray a chassis over four to five hours; a research and development facility along with an attached crash test centre for researching new vehicles and improving current models, as well as the body shop which puts it all together.
As soon as we enter the body shop, the lights snap on to reveal a vast factory with loads of open space. The only interruptions to the space are giant bays where orange robots are precision welding body components together with lightning speed and fierce heat. The facility often runs dark, simply because robots don’t need light to get the job done.
There’s one man standing by a component welding robot, feeding new parts to the machine. His particular bot is building wheel arches for the Q5, taking around 12 pieces of aluminium belted into shape by the tool shop robots and welding them into one component.
Before these robots were put in place a few years ago, workers would have to make thousands of spot welds on a car before it could be put together. Automating the process with robots means that Audi can produce thousands of customer orders per day.
800 robots work around the clock at Ingolstadt, with humans supplementing the process in 12-hour shifts. A ventilation system works around the clock to pump fresh air into the sealed facility, scenting it with the smell of custard to please the remaining humans on the factory floor.
The whole facility is incredible energy efficient too, with solar panels augmenting the power requirements of the factory built into the roof. The building dates back to the early 1950’s, but the equipment is state-of-the-art.
For a factory that sees 2500 cars drive out the door every day, it’s remarkably uncluttered. That’s thanks to some nifty German thinking that sees cars transported between stations automatically using a series of lifts and tracks running above the heads of the workers. Once one piece is bolted on, it’s lifted up automatically by a robotic lift that gently transits it to the next station.
Robots handle most of the construction work, including spot welding, shaping and assembly. Giant electrodes attached to either side of a robot pincer will clamp down and charge itself up to affix two pieces of a car together.
It’s not dumb work for these bots either, as every car they have to work on is different depending on the customer’s specifications. The Ingolstadt facility only builds ordered cars, rather than just churn them out to sit in car lots around the world. One customer might want a sunroof, which means a new part has to be put into the production order for a robot to grab at the right time. Some are left-hand drive as opposed to right-hand drive, while others need different interior accents and colours.
To manage the robots and tell them what comes next, each vehicle as a small grey data box attached to it which feeds information on what needs to be attached next based on the order. The robots read the data and select the appropriate components to bolt on.
To make sure that everything is going to plan, Audi has laser-guided robots measuring every aspect of the car as it moves between stations to ensure that it’s safe, correct and exactly what the customer ordered. If a car is meant to have a sunroof and doesn’t, it’s flagged before it can go any further. And to make sure the spot welder bots are working correctly, Audi inserts a dummy order into the production line every 4 hours. That dummy car will be removed from the line and completely taken apart to ensure that the robots are doing their job.
The most concentrated human presence in the factory lies in the final assembly and finishing shop sections, where real people take parts like seats, steering wheels, airbags, stereos and other mod-cons for assembly into the car. This is where the greatest cooperation between human and robot takes place to improve ergonomics for the workers.
Rather than have humans bend over and repeat straining tasks, hydraulic booster seats are used which allows a worker to glide over the production line, grab components and slide back into a car to attach them all. It’s like a hover-seat attached to a rolling production line.
The Ingolstadt facility is cleverly divided by a rail line which connects it to shipping ports for Europe and beyond. Cars are automatically moved to the holding area, covered for safety purposes and auto-loaded onto the train, all by a small team of logistics staffers.
Ingolstadt isn’t a unique facility, either: Audi has over 10 production facilities around the world from Europe to India and even in China making cars like the beautiful new TT, Q7 off-roader, A1 and S1 sport hatches and the savage R8 supercar.
So will Audi still employ people to work in their factories in future now that robots have been proven to be so efficient? Absolutely, according to Dr. Hubert Waltl, board member at Audi AG in Germany.
He believes that robots will never entirely replace humans inside the car makers’ factories. “In the future, there will be no factory without people. People will continue to make the decisions on production processes. And our employees will continue to be essential for future-oriented, successful production,” he said.
It’s a new age of manufacturing that brings with it incredibly cooperation with man and machine to augment the construction abilities of a human, and it’s awesome.
Luke Hopewell travelled to Germany as a guest of Audi Australia.


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Hello Honeybees : Read and play in the hive! Board book
by Hannah Rogge
Illustrated by Emily Dove
Nature lovers will adore this ingenious board book that transforms into a stand-up beehive!
Simply "fly" the two bee characters attached to ribbons through the beautifully illustrated pages to visit a garden, tour the beehive, and see how honey is made.
Full of playful and informative touches, this book is a sweet introduction to the hardworking honey- bee that will have young readers buzzing to learn more.
- Format: Board book
- Pages: 14 pages, Full colour illustrations throughout
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publication Date: 19/03/2019
- Category: Picture storybooks
- ISBN: 9781452168920

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Governor Chris Christie dresses down a reporter for knocking his knees about him being a "combative" politician.
The Democrats wanted to mock Chris Christie for his big stomach, but he has to be a big guy. It takes A LOT of heart to get elected governor of Dirty Democratland and his body desperately needed to make room for it.
In New Jersey he only thing dirtier than the prostitutes are the hookers. The corruption in that state is more notoriously bad than Eric Holder giving a book report on the constitution.
I'm a strong believer in the sanctity of life, which is precisely why I'm in favor of making an exception to human cloning, because Governor Christie needs to replace all GOP politicians until they all graduate from the same school of backbone he attended.
The life of the the party and the country is at stake and we desperately need people who can be half as honest and direct with the voters as Governor Christie has been with this reporter.
Utah got the message, and now they've sent their long time Senator Robert Bennett packing and crying like a
The media has been beside themselves on the matter...."Why, he didn't do anything, he was one of the most conservative members of the senate, he was a reliable conservative vote!"
Precisely. We need need more than just votes now, we need boat rockers. Captain Obama and his Democrat Titanic have a rendezvous with destiny, and we need massive icebergs like Chris Christie, not bed-wetters like Robert Bennett.
GOP voters are done with conservative politicians who fold like Biden holding a royal flush.


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Modern Wedding Band Styles
Guide to Modern Wedding Band Styles
After the proposal, when all the plans have been set for the ceremony, picking out the wedding bands is essential to preparing for your big day. A contemporary wedding band style will fold beautifully into your daily aesthetic and be an excellent addition to your bridal stack. Our team at Huntington Fine Jewelers has put together a guide to modern wedding band styles to create your unique look.
Pave Wedding Bands
Offering sparkle that fills in all the spaces on your ring, a pave wedding band dazzles with the “paved” appearance of the diamonds and gems. Pave settings make beautiful accents for designs and will frame your engagement ring in plenty of radiance. Micropave settings, on the other hand, allow for the symbol of your loyalty and love to be decorated in a brilliant and intricate display.
Marriage is one of the ultimate commitments that will alter the course of your life. Celebrate your continual love for one another with an eternity wedding band. These rings have stones of diamonds or colorful gemstones that go all the way around the sentimental circle. Customization of this style can suit a special memory or their favorite color as designers make many wonderful eternity wedding bands.
Stackable Wedding Bands
Build a personalized bridal stack with a wedding band to help create the cohesive look you desire. A dual-band ring, like this rose gold and pink diamond ring by Simon G., will look incredible on top of, or capped by, your engagement ring. However you decide to wear your two rings is entirely up to you.
A united display of your engagement ring and wedding band that fully fit each other is a romantic way to display your love and a great way to style your engagement ring for long-time wear. A nesting wedding band will cradle the engagement ring's center stone with a gentle curve or deep v like this Noam Carver diamond wedding band.
When you have been together for a year or more, an anniversary band can be the upgrade or additional wedding band that your bridal stack deserves. These types of rings can be any style you desire as there are many wedding bands available with unique accents that will complete your look and be a fantastic present for a special anniversary. Put the crowning touch on your set with this Tacori diamond band with intricate details and sparkle fit for a queen.
Find Wedding Bands at Huntington Fine Jewelers
Discover modern wedding bands in our Huntington Fine Jewelers showrooms. With an incredible selection of some of the finest bridal designers in the world, we know our experienced team will be able to assist you in finding the wedding band that is right for you. Visit one of our Oklahoma jewelry stores for luxurious jewelry to symbolize your love for the world.


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Thank you very much dear friends for the company and reading my post, the days have passed very quickly, again we have arrived on Tuesday, the day in which my blog becomes mystical and magical, it is time to pause and enjoy a reading with the charm of a legend, natural or supernatural facts of life, magical episodes that our grandparents told us, or that loving reading that our parents gave us before sleeping. I invite you to travel through time and enjoy a beautiful legend as we did in our childhood.
The legend of today will take us to a magical place. China! A beautiful place full of mysticism, where big people become children again, even if it is not for a moment and remember the beautiful stories of their childhood. Today’s story is inspired by “The legend of Yeh-Shen, the true Cinderella” according to the legend the story of the Cinderella has Chinese origin, it is about of a beautiful young daughter of a mining worker who owned two wives, when her mother died, she had to move and live with her stepmother. A dramatic story that begins like this.
Many years ago on the edge of a mountain range in China, a community of travelers was established . The pioneers of the place were giving shape to the beautiful town, without knowing that its people would harbor some of the most amazing stories in the world. Everything begins with the arrival of Ming in the village, a young man with great skills to till the land, Ming was very hardworking, he spent all day working in his garden, his effort was rewarded with a large amount of silver coins.
I do not spend much time in being noticed by the ladies of the place, his beautiful appearance and his good economic passage captured the love of two beautiful women. Ming contracted marriage with each one of them, its good economic passage allowed that both ladies had their own houses. The women of Ming were very similar, in knowledge, tastes and way of life, only one thing was different. Her character! One had a very sweet and dreamy character, the other quite the opposite, a horrible character, cold, calculating, selfish and envious.
As expected. Ming lived with the woman who had the strongest character, with her she had three daughters, with the good-hearted woman she looked sporadically, with her she only contracted a single girl, (Kumiko) It means girl of eternal beauty! The most beautiful girl that could exist in all of China, inherited all the sweetness of her mother, a lovely young girl.
Ming visited his wife little, when he did, he lived very happy days full of love provided by his lovely family. Kumiko lived a very happy life with her parents, shortly before entering the age of adolescence, a sudden illness ended with the life of her mother.
One tragedy after another lived the beautiful girl, first being an orphan and now she had to live in her stepmother’s house, her father (Ming) could not take care of her, she spent all day working. Kumiko was not only a beautiful girl, she was also very talented and hardworking.
These attributes provoked the envy and anger of her stepmother, she could not admit and allow her to be more talented than her own daughters, condemning her to the worst of the house, living a secluded and friendless life in her new home.
In the hour of the siesta while his evil family slept. Kumiko went out for a walk in the forest, where I found a beautiful friendship with a Bamby Both were very lonely, this coincidence was the reason for the success of this friendship , several hours spent together in the forest, each narrated the horrible life that he had to live.
The beautiful friendship was thriving, everything was going very well, until his wicked stepmother knew about Bamby’s existence, he could not allow his stepdaughter to have a friend and much less to be happy, for this reason he paid a hunter who ended his life of the wild animal.
Once again Kumiko’s life was full of sadness, apparently she did not deserve a bit of happiness, in the afternoon she went to the forest to mourn the loss of her friend, in one of them a little fairy appeared, who with the intention to comfort her she said that her Bamby was not just any, it was a magical one. Kumiko was very grateful for the words of the fairy, from that moment a beautiful friendship materialized.
The meetings became frequent, the beautiful girl visited the little fairy of the forest whenever she was within her reach in one of those visits, the fairy commented that Soon it would be the festival of lanterns. The festival was well known in that city, it was held very close to the house of the stepmother Kumiko. The fairy insisted that he should attend, this year was very particular, of all the young women present would choose the most beautiful for the prince’s wife.
The beautiful girl dreamed all her life with a prince esposándola, this was a very good opportunity to make your dream come true, decidedly visit the party of the lanterns with the intention of meeting the prince.
Kumiko had inherited beautiful dresses from her mother, preparing to attend the evening, washing dresses spreading in the sun, seeing the beautiful dresses, her stepmother took them to give their own daughters, leaving the beautiful girl without dresses to attend the party.
Shortly before the party Kumiko attended the forest crying to discuss what happened with the little fairy, his grief could be heard several blocks away, magically the fairy was present and reassured the beautiful girl.
Upon hearing the reasons for the crying of the beautiful girl, the fairy I can not help but get angry, to help her to attend the party resorted to her magic, the dispossession of her rags and dressed her in elegant party dresses elegant gold shoes with ruby and precious stones lace accompanied her attire. Kumiko attended the evening of the prince, she looked more beautiful than ever, everyone wonders Who was the beautiful girl who has just arrived?
Before so much pressure the girl ran out of the palace, to do so one of his shoes was thrown from his feet. Kumiko returned very sad to his house, the young prince married a young girl from the village.
One year passed that misfortune, the party of lanterns was approaching, the stepsisters were preparing to attend the most important event of the place. Kumiko had lost hope of finding her prince charming, she only had a small souvenir shoe, which she kept jealously in the basement of the house.
The popular party began, this year would marry the youngest son of the king, as tradition indicates, the young man visited each of the young women who attended the royal party, but nobody captivated his heart, no doubt, there was no woman that would accompany his whole life. I was dancing the waltz when I noticed a brightness on the side of a real room, it came from a glass cubicle that kept inside it a small golden shoe, that golden shoe that the prince of the previous wedding sent to keep as a souvenir of his link.
The king’s youngest son had no reason to marry, he would only do so to comply with the traditions, looking for an excuse for not doing so, including a clause in his marriage, he would only marry the owner of those shoes.
The king heard the prince’s requests, it did not seem like a bad idea, ordering his royal advisors to find the owner of the golden shoe and bring her to the palace. It did not take long for the counselors to arrive at Kumiko’s house. Upon seeing the shoe, she claimed that it was his, he assured that he had lost in the previous party of the lanterns, to prove his truth went to the basement and brought the remaining shoe.
The king’s counselors bowed to her, Kumiko did not understand what is happening she had no choice but to come to the king’s call, she presented herself as she was dressed (with her old rags) when entering the royal room, none of the present believed that the shoes belonged to this pordiosera woman. The prince took in his hands the shoe to try to fit on his feet, remember that they were not any shoe, were the magic that gave the little fairy, not only wedge to perfection, just put the clothes of Kumiko magically began to change, becoming a beautiful woman very elegant.
At that moment fate united the lives of these young people, the prince would have the most beautiful and kind woman in town and Kumiko would fulfill his dream of hunting with his prince charming, this is the story of Cinderella Chinese version.


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There's more to life than staying safe.
Original artwork inspired by the wonderfully courageous line from the much anticipated debut novel by Stephanie Garber.
- 71" x 74"
- Note: Item size may vary +/- 2"
- 100% Polyester
- One-sided print
- 12 buttonholes at the top for hook placement
- Hooks not included
- Machine wash cold
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine-Cardiology, Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA.
Gangjian Qin, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago. He has published over 70 original research articles and numerous reviews, book chapters, and editorials. He serves on the editorial boards of 10 journals in stem cell biology and cardiovascular sciences and as an expert reviewer for over 40 biomedical journals. Dr. Qin?s research program is dedicated to defining the molecular mechanisms that underlie cardiovascular biology and contribute to the recovery from cardiovascular disease, and to translating the results from these basic science investigations to clinical applications. A portion of his research focuses on the transcriptional networks and genetic pathways that control the growth and function of blood vessels, with particular attention devoted to the involvement of the E2F transcription factors in ischemic angiogenesis and blood pressure regulation.
Dr. Qin is also committed to improving the effectiveness of stem- and progenitor-cell therapy for the treatment of ischemic disease by characterizing the molecular interactions between various stem-cell populations (e.g., bone-marrow derived stem/progenitor cells, cardiac progenitor cells) and their microenvironment, and by investigating the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that govern the differentiation of embryonic and induced-pluripotent stem (ES and iPS) cells.


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Vote here: AMP in competition for music series
The Amphitheater at the Market is in the running to bring an expanded live music series to Jackson for the 2017 season, and here’s where we get involved.
Sponsored by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a national foundation dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through free live music, Jackson’s AMP hopes to qualify as one of 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards.
The Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards are an exciting matching grant opportunity created by the Levitt Foundation to serve small to mid-sized towns and cities with populations up to 400,000. About 15 nonprofits will receive $25,000 each in matching funds to produce their own Levitt AMP Music Series — an outdoor, free concert series featuring a diverse lineup of professional musicians.
Jackson’s AMP has been submitted, and the proposal is now posted on the Levitt AMP website for public voting, https://grant.levittamp.org.
A successful campaign for Jackson’s AMP at the West Tennessee Farmers Market depends on community participation to get as many online votes as possible to bring the concert series to town.
Community support, as measured by the number of online votes received, will be one of the key factors when the Levitt Foundation selects up to 15 winners.
The Jackson-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau seeks to positively impact the local economy by increasing travel related spending in the county, provide quality services to the visitor and the local hospitality industry, and assist in the development, preservation and expansion of the county, region and state tourism product.
Again, visit https://grant.levittamp.org/voter-registration-page/ to register and vote. Online public voting is now open and ends at 7 p.m., Nov. 21. The top 25 finalists will be selected through online public voting. The Levitt Foundation will review the proposals of these 25 finalists before selecting up to 15 Levitt AMP winners, which will be announced Jan. 5, 2017.
“Jackson is thrilled to be considered for the Levitt Foundation’s grant,” said Lori Nunnery, director of the Jackson-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. "If you’ve been to the AMP you realize the significant impact it has made not only downtown, but to the entire Jackson and West Tennessee community. Please join us in voting for Jackson’s AMP at the West Tennessee Farmers Market.”
Jackson’s AMP at the West Tennessee Farmers Market asks supporters to start spreading the word to family, friends, colleagues and neighbors and rally the community to sign up and vote for the AMP’s proposal.
Reach David Thomas at (731) 425-9637. Follow him on Twitter @dgthomasbiz.

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I have a level/area map with icon buttons representing the different areas. I was able to use a simple "on click" script from the unity UI tutorials to achieve a scene change when the map button is pressed but of course this didn't bring the player group with it, just changed the camera to the new scene....
So I have created an event with a spawn player step (similar to that used in the tutorial for starting the game), and I thought I could just call that event when the map button is clicked to transport the player group to the desired scene.
Would this work? Is there a better way to do this?
Currently having issues because I am a 3d modeler not at all a programmer, so any assistance would be really appreciated, even providing cut past/example code. I pretty much have my game up and running and have avoided learning c#, I really don't want to learn it just for this one feature if I can help it. Also if there is a better way please let me know.
My c# knowledge is non existent - I tried to follow the "call event in C#" thread but got lost.
Thanks heaps guys


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The Glass House | 2001
Ruby and her younger brother Rhett's parents, Grace and Dave Baker, are killed in a car crash. Thereafter, their parents' best friends, Erin and Terry Glass become their guardians, as per Grace and Dave's will. Ruby and Rhett are promised a world of opulence and California fun--all they have to do is move into the Glasses' gated house in picturesque Malibu. Before long, Ruby suspects that Erin and Terry may not be the ideal guardians. It soon becomes apparent to her that the surrogate care-givers are more than superficially interested in the huge sum of money left to them for the children's upkeep. Then their involvement in the fatal crash is questioned. But are Ruby's suspicions justified or merely the perceptions of a rebellious teenager with a fertile imagination?


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Best practices and barriers in nutrient efficient
agriculture in Hungary, Croatia and Poland
The Nutri2Cycle consortium is delighted to invite you to its webinar on ‘Best practices and barriers in nutrient efficient agriculture in Hungary, Croatia and Poland’, which will take place on Friday 3 February 2023 from 14:00 to 16:30 CET.
Tackling first the state-of-the-art in the implementation of bio-based circular fertilisers in Europe and the legal issues to achieve an efficient circular economy in Europe, the webinar will address the status of energy and fertilisers market in Hungary and Poland, providing an insight on its perspective in the next future.
Best practices and possible barriers towards the transition to nutrient efficient agriculture will be discussed with specific reference to Poland, Croatia and Hungary. Project partners will give an overview of the selected Nutri2Cycle lighthouse demos implemented in some of these countries to assess their technical feasibility and their transferability in other EU regions.
Join this webinar to discuss with us the future perspectives of a nutrient efficient agriculture!
More details on the programme can be found here.


By Robinson T. Sibe
This is not about whether I like him or not; I don’t have to like someone to listen to him and evaluate what he’s saying. This is about an issue raised by one of the most knowledgeable on the subject matter.
Of the top three Nigerians that understands the inner workings of the military, I would believe that Gen. Danjuma should be up there among them. He rose through the ranks, and retired the Chief of Army Staff. He also was appointed the Minister of Defense by President Obasanjo in 1999.
Beyond his Military credentials, Gen. Danjuma is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI); a position he currently occupies. In this capacity, he reports to President Buhari. Prior to this, he was appointed by the then President Jonathan, as the founding Chairman of Presidential Initiative of the North East (PINE).
So, if there is anyone I should take seriously on this issue, it has to be this General. Army Generals are known to be measured and conservative in speech, on issues like this. For someone like him who holds immense respect for the military institution and knows the implication(s) of accusing the them of bias to spill in this manner, there’s every reason to take what he’s saying seriously.
Engage your brain; don’t relegate it for Politics.
I rest my case…
Robinson T. Sibe, an Engineer and Strategic Communications expert share this piece of thought on his Facebook wall.