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10 Brilliant World Records in Sports (UPDATED)Posted By: Sufia Banu | August 16, 2017
Most of us have an idea of what a human being can seemingly achieve and very few times, do we get to see an astounding act pulled off by a human. In the world of sports, we have had such brilliant world records that made many people reassess what was considered humanly impossible earlier that now seemed possible. So here we are with the list of 10 Brilliant World Records in Sports.
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- 10 Brilliant World Records in Sports
- Yelena Isinbayeva in Pole Vault
- Uwe Hohn in Javelin
- Florence Griffith-Joyner in 100-M
- Sergei Bubka in Pole Vault
- Roman Sebrle in Decathlon
- Paula Radcliffe in Marathon
- Jarmila Kratochvilova in 800-M
- Bob Beamon in Long Jump
- Jonathan Edwards in Triple Jump
- Roger Bannister in Mile
10 Brilliant World Records in Sports
Yelena Isinbayeva in Pole Vault
Yelena Isinbayeva is one of the best pole vaulter the world has ever seen. With 20 world records (9 of them were set in 2005) she went almost unbeaten in the Olympic Games of 2004. Pole vaulting in the late 1990s was said to be revolutionised by Emma George by pushing the world record from 4.23m to 4.60m in about four years. But Isinbayeva, in July 2005, became the champion of champions by passing 5m record (becoming the first woman to do so) and a month later she touched 5.01 m.
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Uwe Hohn in Javelin
In 1984, when the wind was blowing high Uwe Hohn Javelin made an astounding throw of 104.80m. That day Hohn set a record of being the first man to throw the javelin more than 100m. It is a rare world record. And what followed next made this record an 'eternal world record'. The surprisingly vast distance that the javelin covered prompted the IAAF to redesign the javelin to purposefully under-perform.
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Florence Griffith-Joyner in 100-M
In the Olympic Games of 1988, American sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner won 3 gold medals in the 100m, 200m & 4x100m relay. She was known as a 200m runner, but when she made a record of 10.49 in 100m in the quarter-finals of the US Olympic Trials, the world was stunned. Earlier that day she had run 10.60 which would have been considered a record had the winds not favoured her. Shattering the world record by an incredible 0.17 seconds was one of the most phenomenal achievements in athletics history.
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Sergei Bubka in Pole Vault
In his long career, Sergei Bubka broke the pole vault world record, a bewildering 35 times. In 1994, he set the world record of 6.14 and was the first man to clear 6m as well as the only one to clear 6.10m. Sergei Bubka officially retired in 2001.
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Roman Sebrle in Decathlon
In 2001 Roman Sebrle with a world record of 9026, became the first person to score over 9000 points in the decathlon. For the record, decathlon is an athletic contest consisting of 10 different events. He stood out particularly in the high jump and javelin. Six years later in 2007, while resting, a javelin came out of nowhere and pierced into his right shoulder 12cm deep into his arm. It was immediately taken out and after recovering, later that year, Sebrle went on to win the World Championships in Osaka.
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Paula Radcliffe in Marathon
Hailed as the best female marathon runner ever for she had taken part in 7 marathons out of which she won 6 and managed to set a record in 5. Radcliffe has run 4 of the 5 fastest times in history and in the London Marathon of 2003, she set an incredible world record of 2hr15m25s which is over 3 minutes faster than any female athlete has ever run. She participated in the 2004 Olympics shouldering the label of 'Great British Hope', but pulled out at a point. Following various negative remarks for quitting Radcliff went on to win the 2004 New York Marathon. Second only to Wang Junxia's world record time of 29:31:78, she also holds the European record for the 10,000m at 30:01:09.
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Jarmila Kratochvilova in 800-M
Czech 400m runner Kratochvilova, Marita Koch, tasted success late in life. In 1983, she entered small tournament in Munich on a whim as an 800m runner, and ended up breaking the world record with a time of 1:53:28 at the age of 1983. Impressed by her own performances. Koch decided to push further and decided to compete both in the 400m and 800m in the World Championships 10 days later. She won the 800m pretty easily and also set a world record of 47.99 in the 400m. Though later in 1985, Koch managed to beat her 400m record with a time of 47.60, her 800 m record remains a longest standing one in sports.
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Bob Beamon in Long Jump
In the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, Bob Beamon did something so seemingly impossible that after performance he himself collapsed to his knees, placed his hands over his face, and later had to be helped to his feet. "You have destroyed this event", said defending Olympic champion, Lynn Davies of Great Britain to Beamon and now the term 'Beamonesque' has came into use to describe spectacular feats in track and field games. He had made an incredible jump of 8.90. 55 cm further than the previous world record.
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Jonathan Edwards in Triple Jump
In 1995 Jonathan Edwards from Britain became the first man to legally clear 18m with a jump of 18.16m at the Gothenburg World Championships. But the record lasted for about 20 minutes for his second jump of 18.29m shattered it. Besides Edwards, another man who legally cleared 18m was Kenny Harrison and Edwards had legally cleared it four times (18.00, 18.01, 18.16, and 18.29).
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Roger Bannister in Mile
In 1953, Bannister broke the British Mile seemingly unattainable record with a time of 4:03:6, but unfortunately for him, Australian John Landy made even further progress, clocking a time of 4:02:0 later that year. Bannister wasn't ready to give up his formidable position so on May 6, 1954 during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, with 3,000 spectators watching he made a record of finishing in 3 min 59.4 s.
The stadium announcer for the race, Norris McWhirter had famously teased the crowd by postponing the mention of the time with a long announcement – "Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event 9, the one-mile: 1st, No. 41, R.G. Bannister, Amateur Athletic Association and formerly of Exeter and Merton Colleges, Oxford, with a time which is a new meeting and track record, and which – subject to ratification – will be a new English Native, British National, All-Comers, European, British Empire, and World Record. The time was 3…"
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BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink is optimistic for active equity flows in 2018 despite seeing $18.5 billion leave these funds last year.
The outflows from active equity funds were a rare minus line in the company's stellar 2017 results, which saw record overall inflows and assets under management hit an all-time high of $6.2 trillion, cementing the firm's position as the world's largest asset manager.
Record inflows, $367 billion for the year including over $100 billion in the last quarter, were driven by the firm's iShares ETF business, which saw inflows of $245.3 billion for the year, up from $140 billion in 2016.
Investor preference for index-driven ETFs has been a huge boon for the firm but has hurt active equity funds across the whole industry and BlackRock is no exception.
The $18.5 billion of outflows it saw for that business in 2017 were an improvement on the $20.2 billion it suffered in 2016 and Fink believes the firm's recent restructure of some active equity funds, combined with client allocation calls in 2018, will result in inflows this year.
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As one of the wonders of the world Niagara Falls sees millions of visitors each season. One of those ways is from the Maid of the Mist boat ride which was first launched in 1846.
With the harsh winters often seen in western New York, visitors often have to wait until well into May before they can get that close up view..and spray…from the Horseshoe Falls on the decks of the Maid of the Mist because the waters still have ice in them.
This past winter was a mild one by western New York standards with little ice on the river. As a result, the United States Coast Guard has certified the waters safe for boating.
For the first time in the history of the Maid of the Mist boats, were taken from dry dock and launched in preparation for a new season on April 1.
As Mother Nature threatened to spill snow upon the ground, the Maid of the Mist made its maiden voyage for the 2016 season on April 2! The boats will thrill visitors from around the world with up close views of the famous thundering Falls until November 6, 2016.
While in dry dock over the winter, the Maid of he Mist VII was outfitted with new engines that are environmentally friendly, a navigational upgrade, and some new deck lighting.
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Established in 1885, the Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest State Park in the United States. It's 400 plus acres of landscape was originally designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. And features not only the Maid of the Mist boat ride but the Cave of the Winds, the Adventure Theatre, and the Discovery Center. The Park includes Goat Island, Green Island, Luna Island, the Three Sisters Islands, Prospect Point, and Terrapin Point.
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My partner, Dave, is incredibly nerdy when it comes to all things history. Especially if it involves the Civil War. Even more so if it involves his favorite U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln.
So naturally, whenever we plan out our random road trips and adventures, I do a quick search to see if there's anything that he would love to see along the way. (I'm nice like that.) When we decide to randomly drive from Atlanta to Milwaukee and back again in 4 days, the little town of Springfield, Illinois was on the route.
Springfield, for those of you who don't know, is the hometown of Abraham Lincoln. I assumed that there had to be something set up for his childhood home—a historical marker or sign, at the very least—so we added it to our travel agenda. A quick Google search later and I realized that there wasn't just a little ol' historical marker…there was so. much. more.
Apparently a huge portion of the town is dedicated to honoring Lincoln (which makes total and complete sense). This includes a Presidential Museum and Library.
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Price is reasonable ($0.75/half hour), and it saves you the headache of driving around and looking for street parking.
2. Photo it up with the stuff outside
There is a great little park/square right across the street from the Lincoln Museum. Don't skip over it!
This is a great place to take some photos with a statue of Abraham Lincoln, or to safely get a good shot of your kids with the museum in the background.
If you're not planning on going inside the museum or library itself, this makes a great free Lincoln-y Springfield photo op.
3. Use a stroller!!
Look, I'm all for wearing my kids, letting them walk on their own, etc. We do that the majority of the time with our little ones. But don't be a hero, here. This museum is busy, and the inside is full of lots of stuff that kids will want to touch…
and little roped-off areas that they'll want to venture into…
If your kids are young…use a stroller.
If you don't have one with you, you can borrow one for free in the guest services/coat check area. They even had a double stroller so both of our little ones could be secure while we explored. If you need to borrow a stroller, just ask one of the employees when you walk in.
4. Be aware of gift shop distractions
So the Lincoln Museum isn't Disney-World-bad about forcing you to go through a kid themed gift shop when you exit the museum, which I so appreciate. The gift shop is separate from the museum and completely optional. (You can also visit the gift shop without buying admission to the museum or library, so if you want to just pop in and get a souvenir, you can!)
However, there are plenty of ridiculously overpriced items for the little ones to get distracted by (which is how we ended up leaving with the creepy-looking porcelain doll pictured above that my oldest daughter just HAD to have), so be aware when you venture in.
5. Skip going inside the library; just do the museum
This is super important.
While most presidential libraries and museums are rolled into one building, that's not the case with the Lincoln museum and library in Springfield. They are two separate buildings. And the only one that you'll want to go into, dear traveler with children, is the Lincoln Museum.
The Lincoln Presidential Library is just a place to do research. Do not spend time going here with your kids. There are no exhibits, and absolutely nothing for kids to do. I repeat: do not go inside the library with your young kids unless you want to get stressed out by going into a not-so-kid-friendly environment.
Go over to the library for one reason and one reason alone: to take pictures out front.
The outside of the museum looks like this:
Way more crowded, closer to the street if you're trying to get a picture in front of the signs, which, as a mom traveling with young, super active kids, made me very nervous.
Instead, snap your sign pictures here:
If you've read through my tips on how to take great travel photos with kids, you'll know that the outside of the Lincoln Presidential Library makes a great spot to take photos with your little loves.
Giant wall. Ledge to sit/stand on. Way less crowded. Further from the street. Less chance of me having a heart attack when my kids start darting somewhere. Wins all around.
Overall, we really enjoyed our little trip to the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, Illinois. If you're interested in exploring it for yourself, you can find more information on the Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library's official website.
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Posting images and thoughts from last weekend's filming of the documentary,
Transcend: The Face of Contemporary African-American Art in Oklahoma.
Saturday, January, 17, 2009
Staging the set in the studio of Nathan Lee.
Brenna King (left) prepares for her recorded interview with the artist, as lights are strategically arranged.
Ms. King is a multi-racial woman of Caribbean descent. She's a mother, a Marine Corp veteran, an accomplished photographer, singer-songwriter, AfroFemi-Ninja and hopeful romantic. As personal friends, the two were able to discuss living and making art in Oklahoma, Black folk issues, White patronage and openly address Lee's interracial relationship with an older Hungarian woman. Finally, the two discuss his ever present challenge of living a productive life as artist/activist with narcolepsy, or Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), a neurological condition that causes Lee to fall asleep at any moment.
Director j.leigh brantly of Vox Populi Productions has worked in film in both Hollywood and New York. This year she will complete a film project based in Africa. With the Transcend project, her process is to establish a solid frame of focus, but allow the collaborative energy of the assembled artists to channel the film's production organically. Of course they in turn respect her authority as the last voice in any creative decision and final vision.
The art of Nathan Lee. The human form. meditative. voluptuous, zaftig. Mayan?, Africa?
The Feminine Id and universal emotion. The work of a man's hand and vision.
Loading the camera is Melissa Sue Lopez, writer producer of several film projects including "Masquerade" and "Emociones". Shooting begins shortly on her latest feature Shuttermind". She brings serious film skills, pure positive energy, enthusiasm, and love to the Transcend project. http://www.moonsueproductions.com/
Artist/Curator Nathan Lee and Transcend director j. leigh Brantly
The Magic that is Tatayana, age 5, daughter of Brenna King. Loves smoothies, Yoga, saris, and all things India.
Skipfolio: too little sleep, head cold, draining sinuses, sneezing and watery eyes. A large cup of coffee.
I'm in bliss.
In the green room, trying to keep her quiet enough to not interfere with the taping beyond the curtains. Foto by Nathan Lee
Transcend: The Face of Contemporary African-American Art in Oklahoma
Curated by Nathan Lee
February 6 through 19, 2009 at Living Arts in Tulsa, Oklahoma


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Various photos made by my Sony a7R III mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The a7R III is one of Sony's professional mirrorless cameras with a 42 MP stabilized image sensor, dual SD card slots, weather sealing and more. It really does feel VERY solid in your hand (though I'd prefer the body to be a little larger). The high ISO quality is excellent and it's actually rated to be among the best as of Dec 2017, only being outperformed by medium format cameras and Sony's a7S. That's surprising, given the high MP count of this sensor. I HIGHLY recommend the Expert Shield 'Crystal Clear' LCD protector. I use this on all my cameras and it's great. Good people and a great product deserve a mention! I've always been very happy with their product and any help I needed from them. For $12.95 (as of Dec 2017), it's a steal.
I shared some thoughts on the a7R III on YouTube. I will be updating this gallery with better content and more variety as I have time to get out on some trips the first half of 2018. Come back for much more later (I'll add images as often as I can).
I have a set of ISO test photos HERE (also includes set of Sony 24-105mm f/4 test photos which can be viewed at 100%).


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Desire is often spoken about in Buddhist practice as an obstacle to happiness and the root of suffering. Adreanna approaches the topic of desire from a different perspective, looking at how we can actually use our desire as a path to deeper practice.
- how to use desire as a path to practice.
- the 4 Noble Truths and how they relate to our modern lives.
- personal anecdotes and stories to help ground these philosophical teachings.
- key Buddhist concepts, terms, and insights.
- INSIDE: meditation practices.
Honey on a Razorblade : Desire as a Path of Practice
with ADREANNA LIMBACH
In traditional Buddhist texts, desire and craving have a pretty bad reputation. In the best case scenario, desire is spoken about as one of our greatest obstacles to freedom. In the worst case scenario, desire is painted as the root of all of our suffering. Which makes it easy to understand why we might misinterpret desire as something that needs to be sanitized or suppressed. That ridding ourselves of wanting is the "Buddhist" thing to do. But what if playing with -and participating in- our desires was the path of practice itself?
In this talk we'll tease out the traditional Buddhist view of desire and craving, examine how desire plays into our personal relationships and society at large, and take a fresh view on how understanding and integrating our appetite for more can inform, and inspire our practice.
A Little about Adreanna Limbach...
Adreanna's first encounter with Buddhism was in a high school philosophy class where the discourses on The Heart Sutra rocked her worldview in an uncomfortable and exhilarating way.
Following a decade of flirtation with meditation, she found her home atThe Interdependence Project in NYC, where she completed their year-long training immersion, and continues to study, practice and teach alongside those who inspire her path.
She's taught meditation as a practical tool for clarity and resilience to corporate offices, middle school students, and served as a lead coordinator of the Meditation Working Group at Occupy Wall Street, bringing daily practice to the volunteers at Zuccotti Park in 2011.
You can find her teaching regularly at MNDFL, New York City's premier drop in meditation studio located in the heart and hustle of Greenwich Village.
When she's not on the cushion, Adreanna serves as an Executive Coach at The Institute for Compassionate Leadership, a Student Coach at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and catalyzes women to rally their resources so that they can find more freedom in business + life in her private practice.
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The trip to Paris was relatively uneventful; bar a 'heavy' landing at CDG and a mix up with pick ups from the train station south of Paris; and the hostel proved fairly simple to find.
The hostel itself was fine overall. The room was a little on the small side and with only French tv stations to watch a couple of hours alone in there had me feeling not unlike Martin Sheen in the opening scenes of Apocalypse Now. So, after doing a bit of Tai Chi in my US Army issue Y-fronts (while listening to The Doors) I dressed and went for a brief stroll around the neighbourhood.
I later found that the area wasn't too bad but in the direction I walked it was fairly ropey - not unlike the West Baltimore of The Wire, complete with drug gangs and even a settee in the street (not unlike D'Angelo's). I wasn't out long.
My room also contained it's en suite bathroom - a beige plastic box with shower, toilet and basin. It was not unlike an anti-TARDIS. For those unfamiliar with Dr Who, his police box spaceship famously appears small on the outside but is huge on the inside. My bathroom, on the other hand, looked small from the outside but seemed even smaller when inside. If I sat normally on the toilet my feet were in the shower and when I used the latter the whole floor of the en suite flooded. The water was warm though and the shower powerful.
Food in the hostel was OK. Not unlike a French motorway services.
On Saturday I went to the expo, registered, and met a few runners from Runners World, then from 1pm onwards tried to relax as best I could but I was a bundle of nerves and felt queasy and bloated from all the carbs.
I got to sleep for just after 9 and the alarm woke me at 5.15 Sunday morning. At 6.30, just as I was leaving, I met another couple of Runners World forumites but decided not to have breakfast with them. Partly this was because I couldn't face food, but mainly as I was nervy to the point of hysteria. Sarf, one of the runners, described me as 'really in the zone' which, I think, was a kind way of saying I really was sh*tting bricks!
Got to the start early enough but had to walk about 4km all told as the hostel Metro was some way away and the bag store was a very long walk from the start. Met a few forumites again and headed into the pens, with nerves now slightly more steady.
Written as much for myself as others, this originally started life as an account of Paris marathon in 2007 but eventually became a log of my running and fitness endeavours and challenges. I'll never be an elite, even for my age, but with effort I'm getting better. Now aiming for the target of 3:15 in my next marathon.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Part One: Pre-Event
Posted by Running Rob
2 comments:
- Alison said...
The anti-TARDIS got a good laugh out of me. I've stayed in French hotel rooms like that. It's more awkward when you're on a romantic break!
- 15 April 2011 at 15:20
- Running Rob said...
Does that make you a Doctor Who fan then Alison?
Not that I am. Obviously. I mean, its for nerds and geeks. Kids too. Not me though. I'm way too cool.
Do cool people say cool any more?
- 15 April 2011 at 15:52
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AvePoint, a provider of enterprise-class big data management, governance and compliance software solutions for social collaboration platforms, announced the general availability of AvePoint Compliance Guardian Online. Compliance Guardian Online, running on Microsoft Azure, helps organizations ensure that Web applications, websites and cloud platforms offer content and information securely and within organizational guidelines to minimize risk of privacy violations, malicious threats or unintended data leakage.
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Associated Clubs
Villarreal CF has a collaboration agreement with several national and international clubs to assist in the training of players and coaches. Many of the young talents that started their development as players at these clubs are now completely integrated in the Yellows Academy set up.
The clubs associated with Villarreal CF are the following:
- Escuela de Fútbol Torre-Pacheco
- Kelme CF
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Senior School Staff
|Mr Matthew Shoults MA (Classics) Oxford; PGCE Cambridge
Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral)
|Rebecca Irwin BA (English Literature) Manchester; PGCE (Secondary Education) Roehampton
Deputy Head (Academic)
|Mr A Smith MA (Classics) Cambridge; MEd Cambridge; PGCE Cambridge
Head of Sixth Form
|Miss J Bushell BA (Physics) Oxford; PGCE Oxford: MSc (Learning and Teaching) Oxford
Assistant Deputy Head
|Mrs K Swift BA (French and German) UCL, MA (Modern Languages in Education) Institute of Education, London; PGCE University of Southampton
|French and German
Assistant Deputy Head
|Mr P Nelkin BSc (Applied Physics) Hull; PGCE Hull
|Computer Science
Assistant Deputy Head
|Mr R Cheney BSc (Biological Science) Imperial College, QTS Canterbury Christ Church
Assistant Deputy Head
|Mrs C R E Woolner BA (Philosophy) Durham; PGCE Oxford Brookes
|Head of RS, Philosophy & Ethics
Senior School Teaching Staff
|Ms H J Adams, BA (Physics) Oxford, PGCE King's College London
|Miss T Adams BEd (Secondary Physical Education) University of St Mark and St John
|Ms A Barbosa BA (Modern Languages and Literature) Faculty of Arts University of Porto
|Head of Spanish
|Mrs L Broadfoot-Wheeler BA (English) Nottingham; PGCE Institute of Education, London; MTeach Institute of Education, London
|Ms L A Brown, BSc Human Sciences (Hons) University College London; PGCE Biology King's College; MA Leading Innovation and Change St Mary's University College
|Head of Biology
|Miss E Cagnino BA (Fine Art, Painting) Winchester School of Art; MA (Interior Spatial Design) Chelsea School of Art; PGCE Canterbury Christ Church
|Miss S Castano LLB, King's College London; Maitrise en Droit, Université de Paris 1; LLM University College London; LPC College of Law; PGCE King's College London
|French, Spanish
|Mrs T Cheng BA (Music) Taiwan; QTS London; MA Roehampton
|Head of Mandarin
|Ms C Chi BA (Translation Studies) Westminster; PGCE (MFL- Mandarin) Institute of Education, London
|Mr B. Chwistek BA (Modern and Contemporary History) London; MA (Political Philosophy) York
|History, Politics
|Ms S Craggs BEd (Drama) Central School of Speech & Drama, London
|Mrs H Cranmer BSc (Food Science) South Bank; PGCE (Chemistry / Science) Surrey
|Chemistry, Physics
|Ms H Critcher BSc (Mathematics) London; PGCE Institute of Education, London
|Miss H Croft BSc (Mathematics) Bath; PGCE Secondary Mathematics University of Worcester
|Head of Mathematics
|Ms M Di Paola BA (Fine Art)East London; PGCE Goldsmiths, London
|Miss D Dunkley (Level 2 Netball Coach; English Premier League Academy Head Coach; B Award Umpire)
|Miss L Dunne BMus Hons (Saxophone Performance) Royal College of Music
|Musician in Residence
|Mrs A Duns BSc Chemistry) Christchurch NZ; Dip Teaching Christchurch NZ
|Miss L Eells BA (History) Sussex; PGCE Sussex; MA (Historical Research) Roehampton
|History, Government & Politics, RS (maternity leave)
|Mrs C Elderkin MA (Philosophy & Theology) Oxford; PGCE King's College London
|RS, Philosophy & Ethics
|Mrs P Esler BA (French/German) Kent; PGCE London
|Head of German, French
|Mr O Futter, BA (Design) UAL; GTP Institute of Education
|Head of Design Technology
|Mrs S O Gbadebo Bsc (Hons) (Industrial Chemistry) Ogun State University, Nigeria; PGCE UCL: Diploma:Teaching Learners with Dyslexia/SpLD
|Learning Support
Mr A Gill BSc (Behavioural Sciences) Huddersfield; PGCE Wolverhampton
|Head of Computer Science, Design Technology
|Miss H S Goodsell, BA Music (York) PGCE (Cambridge) OLY (Beijing)
|Director of Music
|Miss R Gordon BA (History) Nottingham; PGCE Institute of Education, London
|Miss A Greenslade BA (QTS) (Sports Studies /Religious & Theological Studies St Mary's University College
|Miss M Hanbury MA (English Literature) Edinburgh; PGCE Roehampton
|Miss H Hardy BA (Music) Bristol; PGCE Institute of Education, London
|Music (maternity leave)
|Ms M Heppenstall BSc (Physics & Philosophy of Science) St Andrews; MSC (Philosophy of Science) LSE; QTS Canterbury Christ Church
|Miss E Holmes, BA (English and Biblical Studies) Sheffield; PGCE (Warwick)
|Mrs T Hobbs BSc (Environmental Management & Ecology) La Trobe, Australia; Grad Dip Education, Australia
|Mr R W Ives BSc (Science with Education), Sheffield Hallam
|Head of Science, Physics
|Ms F Johnson MChem University of Edinburgh; QTS Canterbury Christ Church
|Head of Chemistry
|Mrs S Johnson, BA (RS and Educational Studies) University of Gloucestershire; PGCE Roehampton
|Mr S B Lezak, BA (Politics) Oberlin College; MSc (Environmental Change & Management), Oxford
|Dr S Li BEng Warwick; DIC; PhD London; PGCE Oxford
|Ms M Z Li BA (English Literature / Foreign Languages) Taiwan; MA (Applied Linguistics) University of Wales; MPhil (Theatre Studies) Glasgow; PGCE Goldsmiths London
|Mr A Livings BSc (Geography) Bournemouth; PGCE Sussex
|Head of Geography
|Miss C McCarthy Bmus (Music) Durham; PGCE (Secondary Education) Bristol; MA (English Literature) Brunel
|Mr S McComb BA (Business Economics & Law) Liverpool; PGCE Business & Economics UCL (IOE); MA (Educational Leadership) UCL (IOE)
|Head of Economics
|Mr M J Mc Laughlin BA (Music and Languages) Maynooth; PGDE (Music and Languages) Irish Word Music Centre, MMUS (Voice) Trinity Laban
|Miss T Morgan MA (History of Art) Edinburgh; MA (History of Art) Courtauld Institute of Art, London; PGCE (Post-Compulsory Education) UCL Institute of Education, London
|Head of History of Art, English
|Miss L Munro-Hall BA (English and Sport Science) Loughborough University; PGCE London Metropolitan University (Secondary Physical Education)
|Mrs C Myatt BA (English) Cambridge; MPhil (Renaissance Literature) Cambridge; MA (English Education) Teachers' College, Columbia University
|Miss S Nicholas BSc (Sports Science) Loughborough University; MSc (Education) Loughborough University, PGCE (Physical Education) Loughborough University
|Director of Sport
|Miss E Nicoll MA (Classics) Oxford; PGCE King's College London; MA (Education and Professional Studies) King's College London
|Classics, Head of Lower School
|Ms E. K. Nuding, BA (English Literature) Cambridge; PGCE Bristol; MA (Medieval English) King's College London
|Ms C Parr BEd Hons (Geography / Biology) Cambridge
|Geography, History, Head of Careers
|Miss D Patel BA Hons (Classical Civilisation) Roehampton; PGCE Classics, Cambridge
|Classics, History
|Ms M Pearson MEng (Engineering) Nottingham; PGCE Brunel
|Mr S Piesse MA (French and Spanish) Oxford; PGCE King's College, London
|Head of Modern Languages
|Mr J Pepper MA (History) Cambridge, PGCE Kingston
|Head of History, Head of Politics
|Miss L Phillimore BSc (Natural Sciences) Durham; MSc (Crime and Forensic Science) UCL
|Ms S Plowden BA (Painting) Edinburgh College of Art
|Head of Art
|Mr C Porter BA (Mathematics) Oxford; PGCE Oxford
|Miss K Prendergast, BSC (Psychology with Criminology) University of East London: MSc (Forensic Psychology) London Metropolitan University; QTS Institute of Education
|Head of Psychology
|Mr P Quarmby BSC (Mathematics) Durham, PGCE Thames Valley
|Mrs P.R.H. Robertson, BA (Literae Humaniores) Oxford
|Head of Classics
|Mrs K Scales BA (History & History of Art ) Birmingham; PGCE Bristol
|Mr J Schneider BS (Physics Education) Indiana University of Pennsylvania; MED (Classroom Technology) University of Maryland University College
|Head of Physics
|Mrs J Scott BEd (Human Movement) Sussex
|Mrs J H Sheikh MA (French and Spanish) Cambridge; PGCE Bath
|Dr P Sheldon BSc (Biochemistry) UCL; PhD Birmingham; PGCE Warwick
|Miss H Silvester BA (English Literature and History) Durham; MA (English) King's College London; PGCE Buckingham
|Head of English
|Mr M E Smith MA. (Economics) Cambridge: PGCE University Institute of Education, London
|Dr J Stark MMath (Mathematics) Bath; PhD (Mathematics) Bath; PGCE Institute of Education, London
|Ms M Teusink BA (English) UC Berkeley; MFA (Fine Art) CUNY Queens College; MA (Museums & Galleries in Education) Institute of Education, London
|Mrs L Tremayne, Licence (English) Université Paris 8; PGCE Institute of Education, London
|Miss K Webb BA (Modern Languages) Oxford; PGCE Kings London
|Spanish, French
|Ms D Whitmarsh BEd (English, Speech & Drama) Central School of Speech & Drama, London
|Director of Drama
|Dr C Williams-Foster BA (Fine Art) Falmouth; PGCE Brighton: MA (Fine Art) Southampton; PhD Southampton
|Head of Learning Support
School Technicians
|Mr A Crame
|Mr B Jevtic
|Miss A Sinclair
|Mrs C Asassa
|Design Technology
|Mrs C Coxhill
|Mrs N Richardson
Language Assistants
|Ms D Liesse
|Mrs T Vernon
|Mrs D O'Leary
|Mrs B Langham
|Mrs B Martinez
|Mrs P Luo
Senior/Whole School Administration and Support Staff
|Ms S Aharbil
|Examinations Officer
|Mr J Baines
|Director of Finance & Operations
|Mr D Barrett
|Premises Manager
|Mr R Bent
|Swimming Coach
|Mrs E Broekmann
|School Librarian & Archivist
|Mrs N Burns Spence
|Alumnae Relations
|Mr Z Campbell
|Senior IT Technician
|Mrs M Cleary
|Head's PA
|Mrs J Collamati
|Finance Manager
|Mr D Coxhill
|Mrs M Denning
|Senior School Administrator /Support to DFO
|Mr C Edwards
|Senior Caretaker
|Ms J Freitas
|HR Manager
|Miss J Guiste-Burrows
|Finance Officer
|Mrs B Henry
|Facilities Manager
|Mrs G Howard
|School Counsellor
|Mrs H McGinn
|School Nurse
|Miss E Miyama
|Senior School Administrator/Support to Deputy Head Academic
|Mrs J Munro
|Sixth Form Administrator
|Mrs K Naameh
|Director of Marketing
|Mr A Parker
|Mr S Patel
|IT Operations Manager
|Mrs A Ratcliffe
|Senior School Office Manager
|Mr C Reddy
|IT Technician
|Mrs J Ryan
|Senior School Receptionist
|Mrs J Smith
|Drama Technician
|Ms L Smith
|Mr B Sunter
|Miss G Thompson
|Senior School Administrator/Support to Deputy Head Pastoral


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This has been revealed by Tim Cooke the Museums' chief, in Northern Ireland. Seventeen million pounds were spent bringing the Ulster Museum in Stranmillis into the 21st century. The highlight of the re-opening is Sean Scully's retrospective which has been afforded the museum's entire art space. The Scully works date right back to the Seventies. It is the biggest exhibition of any internationally renowned artist to be seen in Belfast for more than thirty years.But one does not sense that the museum has been reconfigured architecturally. The interior feels more like a brand new modern museum one might find in Paris. This latest contribution to tourism in Belfast is destined to attract more people into Northern Ireland.
The re-opening of the Ulster Museum coincides with the restoration of several landmark buildings in the city. St. Malachy's Catholic Church, St. Peter's Cathedral, the City Hall, and the Ulster Hall all add up to many reasons why Belfast is well worth seeing. The city started a limited cultural renaissance with the coming on stream of the Waterfront Hall.


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Aimed at "making the invisible visible" - thus raising awareness of air pollution levels that can rival Beijing's - a troupe of formerly unemployed, perennially maligned pigeons have finished a three-day trial flight of the newly created Pigeon Air Patrol, whereby the birds monitor air quality in London via teeny backpack sensors. The Patrol is the brainchild of Pierre Duquesnoy of the DigitasLBI marketing company, who won Twitter's #PoweredByTweets challenge last year, held in conjunction with the London Design Festival. Duquesnoy's goal was to publicize the "health and environmental scandal" of London's pollution, which is estimated to kill almost 10,000 people a year. While the city has 120 stations monitoring air pollution, they are in fixed positions with inevitable blind spots. Inspired by the use of pigeons during the first and second world wars, Duquesnoy saw the birds, who can fly low and fast above clogged roads, as a practical and innovative way to provide mobile air quality readings.
The Patrol, whose first flights ended Wednesday, consists of a team of ten pigeons fitted with lightweight sensors attached to mesh backpacks, designed by Paris-based Plume Labs, that measure the levels of nitrogen dioxide and other toxic elements in London's air. The sensors can relay their findings to the #PigeonAir Twitter account, allowing a user to tweet a location within London and then get a reading. "Want to find out how toxic your air is?" ask the brightly colored birds on the Pigeon Air Patrol website. "Ask me. A pigeon." The site also offers splashy graphics, a London map tracking the pigeons' flight paths, conscientious assurances the birds are well-treated, have their own vet and are happy to make the flights - "They're pigeons" - and perky backstories of team members like Coco the Maverick, Norbert the Intellectual, and Julius the Hipster. Looking ahead to other possibilities, DigitasLBI is crowdfunding wearable sensors for bikers, joggers and other humans to continue monitoring. For now, Duquesnoy is modestly pleased about "taking what is seen as a flying rat and reversing that into something quite positive."
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Deleuze defined philosophy as "the art of forming, inventing and fabricating concepts"; knowing full well in his advocation of a 'pedagogy of concept' the bidirectional relationship of information pertaining to perception. We are in other words subject to our beliefs, which very much shape the world that we see (and do not see) and the manner in which we behave.
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My teaching method is fundamentally collaborative. The pupil and I will identify the areas which need the closest attention and work together to create a comprehensive overview of their subject in accordance with the curriculum and exam specifications. The most important thing a pupil can take away from our sessions is a growing sense of confidence in their ability to master the subject.
I believe no two students are the same and like to work with people based on their personal strengths and weaknesses working together in a way that is comfortable and productive for both the teacher and student. My approach is relaxed and enjoyable sessions where students are comfortable to ask whatever they need to and feel secure in the support and information being provided.
Hi there! I'm a graduate in History from the University of Roehampton, an award-winning London University.
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I am a university undergraduate studying Biomedical Science at Kingston University. I studied History in Primary, Secondary, GCSE and AS level before moving onto Access to Higher Education: Biomedical Science. I mainly specialise in 20th Century history as it is my favourite part to learn and research but can do a bit of Medieval history as well.
My approach is understanding, from past experience of teachers/lecturers you can talk in great detail as much as you like but if its not in an engaging way the information will not stick.
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My teaching method involves breaking down each examination or topic into sub topics and tackling them methodically. Once all topics have been covered tests and practice questions will follow to ensure the information has sunk in. If you don't practice the exam you will suffer. Real discussion around the topics is also of upmost importance.
I have an infectious interest in my subject, an affable personality and an insatiable appetite for knowledge. I work closely with students to evolve strategies to improve their academic self-sufficiency, developing the curricula and producing creative and exciting lesson plans accordingly.
I am a freelance tutor and journalist. I teach history to all levels from primary school to degree level. My methods vary, sometimes we practice exam questions, somewtimes we have a structured debate and sometimes I ask leading questions. Most of all, I dispell myths that have built up about History.
I'm currently studying towards a degree in psychology, and have a proven track record in getting good grades in my GCSE's. i will take the time with each child or teenager, explain things through clearly, give them helpful tasks so they can understand their topic more clearly and lead them in the right direction to be able to gain full knowledge of the module or subject they're on.
In my experience the best way to get pupils to understand History of any period is to be able to piece together the best academic arguments as well as having a solid understanding of current affairs both politically and socially.
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Aquarius, you are Master. On the Zodiac wheel, you come after Capricorn (AKA the power-seeking sign). Therefore you hold the power that Capricorn built, but instead of hoarding said power,...Read More
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Course DetailsLone Working Overview This course is suitable for those who may be working on their own. It highlights the legislation, employer and employee responsibilities and reporting procedures for lone workers (Personal assistants or live in carers). This health and social care training is delivered as a short course, in the candidates' work place, over a period of 3 hours to a group of up to 15 learners. Objectives – at the end of the lesson delegate will be able to understand: * Definition of lone working * Legislation & Policies and Procedures * Employer and Employee Responsibilities * Risk Assessment * Dealing with emergency situations
Delegates will be provided with a certificate of competency on successful completion of this course.
Course Prerequisites: Candidates must be 16 years or over and working in a workplace where they spend at least part of their time working on their own.
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Comedian and television actor Bill Cosby has been accused on several occasions of sexual assault on women back in the '70s and '80s. But he has been able to keep his name clear and avoid criminal charges.
This time though, Cosby has failed to block the most recent allegation of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female at the Playboy Mansion in L.A. back in 1974. His petition to review Judy Huth's case was denied and her attorneys are now able to interrogate him under oath.
Huth claims that Cosby got her intoxicated before sexually assaulting her. Huth's lawyer, Gloria Allred, stated that it was a huge victory for them: "We are looking forward to Mr. Cosby answering questions under oath at his deposition." The decision essentially means that Huth can proceed with her litigation against Cosby.
There weren't any immediate responses from Cosby's side. However, documents regarding one of the comedian's previous court cases from 2005 (when he was sued by Andrea Constand) have surfaced, which state that Cosby admitted to giving women drugs before having sexual encounters with them. The drugs were Quaaludes, which he obtained from doctors and never consumed himself. Cosby is now in turn suing Andrea Constand, who breached a confidentiality agreement when she apparently leaked these documents to The New York Times.
Cosby has hired lawyer Monique Pressley, who stated that even though the deposition from Constand's case might have been embarrassing, none of his statements indicated an admission of wrongdoings, not criminally at least, or of any sexual encounters that weren't consensual.
Huth is just one of over 40 women who have spoken up in the past year against Cosby. They all claim that he pumped them with drugs or alcohol followed by non-consensual intercourse. There are currently four pending civil suits, including Huth's, against Cosby, all stemming from similar accusations.
Gorman, S., "Bill Cosby loses latest legal bid to block sexual abuse lawsuit," The Globe and Mail web site, July 23, 2015; http://goo.gl/fOPUHY.


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El Questro Wilderness Park Tour
- Description:
- 4WD tour. Visit El Questro Wilderness Park in a day
- Itinerary:
- Departs Kununurra 6.30am. Returns approx. 6.30pm
- Dates:
- Daily. April to September
You will be picked up from your Kununurra accommodation at approx. 6.30am for your full day, El Questro Wilderness Park tour.
Ranger guided tour includes:
- Road transfers to/from El Questro Wilderness Park with commentary on the region's points of interest
- Emma Gorge walk (difficult) and swim - wear sturdy shoes for the Emma Gorge walk, wear a hat and take at least 1.5 litre bottle of water.
- Emma Gorge Restaurant – morning tea
- Zebedee Thermal Springs – time to relax in the hot springs
- Visit the Station Township – lunch at the Steakhouse Restaurant
- Chamberlain River Cruise – sparkling wine and fruit will be served on the Wandjina boat as you cruise the gorge on return to the jetty
- Transfer back to Kununurra arriving at approx. 6.30pm
The Emma Gorge walk requires a good level of fitness. The walk requires negotiation of varying and uneven surfaces including sand and rocks. You will be clambering over and around boulders enroute. Sturdy shoes/trainers are required. Thongs (flip flops) are not permitted. If you are unable to participate in the walk, but wish to undertake the rest of the tour, you would be able to sit out the Emma Gorge walk in the shady surrounds of the Emma Gorge Resort main buildings whilst the rest of the group completes the walk.
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The academic programme for 2009 is well underway. Your child should be receiving regular Homework assignments.
There are a number of reasons why we set Homework tasks. These include:
• To practice skills that have been learnt in class. A good example of this would be doing Maths exercises to practice a particular technique leant earlier in the day;
• To prepare for the next lesson;
• To teach them to do research;
• To allow them to go into greater detail on a subject that was covered in class. Typically this would be a history class where background reading is called for;
• To provide the opportunity for extension activities. The topic of renewable energy sources may be introduced in the class and one type may be discussed. The homework task could involve them researching other forms of renewable energy.
(These points are thanks to Steve Naude and his article on Homework, ISASA page 83 Summer 08).
How much time should be spent on Homework? Research shows that for Grades 8 and 9 there should be no more than 2 hours a day, and for Grade 10 to 12, no more than 2½ hours a day. This may seem a lot, but when compared to a country like France, we see that children spend the same amount of time working per day. In France the homework is included in the formal school day, which ends at 5 pm.
It makes a massive difference to pupils if you are interested in their homework, and help them in some way. I'm not suggesting you do the work, but help in the way of creating a place and time at home when they can work. Setting some rules around when they must do the work and when they can relax and watch TV, and when to go to bed
I am pleased to report that the Grade 8 camp was a big success. The 123 Grade 8's who went on camp left as individuals but came back as a team. The prefects and teachers did an excellent job of running the weekend and keeping the programme fun and focused. The haunted house was still there, and again provided its share of scares. The biggest memory of the weekend will be the Camps Bay spirit generated in this new group of pupils.
Sydney Booysen has worked at Camps Bay High for 25 years as a Groundsman. He has mowed our fields all those years, set all the pitches up for each cricket match, marked the fields for all the different sports we play over the year, from Athletics to Soccer to Hockey and Rugby. He has been transferred to a school closer to home following the deteriorating health of his wife and her need of him to be close at hand. We are most grateful for the years of faithful service he has given to the school. We will miss him, and wish him all the best for the future.
We are in the process of updating our website, and also giving it a little bit of a new look. Please take a moment to have a look www.campsbayhigh.co.za and then e-mail your comments and or suggestions to: firstname.lastname@example.com. We will then on a weekly basis make these changes.
Adverts:We would like to advertise on our website. If any parents wish to place ads (at a small fee) on our site, please e-mail Sheryll Cosslett on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Can you invite any interested parents to come with their children to our Open Day on Thursday 26th February at 12h00 at school. We will be using this opportunity to advertise the school to all our feeder schools.
We would like to thank all our pupils' mothers who helped with the invigilation for our Matric exams in 2008. If any other mother is interested to help with the June/September or November exams please call the office and we will give you further information.
Congratulations to: Alex McGregor who was selected to be one of the four explorers to travel the country on the "Which Way" team. Alex did her first casting on 3rd October 2008 and was short-listed to attend call back at the end of December. Alex impressed the judges with her bubbly personality and her keen sense of adventure. She was selected to go through to a final call back session, along with 8 other hopeful teens and was selected!! Alex has just travelled with the "Which Way" team along the Garden Route to the Eastern Cape all the way to Alicedale. The contract is for a year. Watch Alex in the first episode on Thursday 2nd April 2009 on SABC 3.
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Images of large stock exchange halls full of day traders franticly trying to get their orders processed as they watch green and red lights running on LED boards no longer represent the reality of financial markets.
According to the paper Asset Risk Modeling: Techniques for a Global Economy in an Electronic and Algorithmic Trading Era up to 85% of immediate trading decisions are made by machine-based algorithms.
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In algorithmic and HFT trading, a good strategy is only half of the solution. The strategy needs a platform that would execute it. Software platforms offer flexibility at the cost of latency and jitter. High latency with jitter means missed opportunities and possible losses. Hardware platforms offer high performance and superior latency, but it is challenging to implement and readjust the strategy once the hardware platform has been deployed. Needless to say it is undesirable to reveal the strategy to a third party, whose help is often required when programming the hardware.
There is a way of achieving both ease of implementation of the strategy and low, deterministic latency: embedding the strategy in an FPGA network card. A shining example of this approach is Tradecope. Tradecope implements the full tick-to-trade pipeline in FPGA and allows implementing the trading strategy in the C++ language. This means that any software engineer can embed the strategy without the need to disclose it to the third party. Its FPGA-based hardware platform leverages deterministic latency below 1 μs. It is a complex bundle of HW, FW and SW perfectly suited for any algorithmic and HFT strategy.
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The PADI Divemaster certification is the highest PADI leadership level certificate with the exception of the Instructor rating. The program is designed to train experienced and knowledgeable divers to organize and conduct enjoyable open water dives for certified divers and where desired work in the field.
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An active status PADI Divemaster is qualified to organize and lead dives for certified divers if the diving activities and locale approximate those in which the Divemaster is trained. Additional training, knowledge or experience is necessary for the Divemaster who desires to organize highly specialized activities, such as wreck penetration, Enriched Air Nitrox dives or enter a new locale.
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The intense incandescent light is visible for up to two miles depending on weather conditions. The lens simultaneously focuses a beam of light straight ahead and a ring of light is present all around. Runs up to 8 hours on 2 AA batteries. Removable light is portable and can be attached to a life jacket.
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