The MSI Vector A16 HX A8WHG is a high-performance 16-inch laptop featuring a vibrant IPS display with QHD+ resolution (2560 x 1600) and a smooth 240Hz refresh rate. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor with 16 cores, 32 threads, and up to 5.3 GHz boost, it delivers exceptional multitasking and gaming capabilities. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card with 12GB GDDR7 VRAM ensures immersive visuals and supports DLSS4 for advanced gaming graphics. With 16GB of RAM at 5200 MHz and a spacious 1TB SSD, this laptop offers fast load times and ample storage. Finished in Cosmos Gray and running Windows 11 Home, it is ideal for demanding gamers and creators.
Come on a journey to enrich your relationships with the land on which you live and with your ancestors. Learn to walk in two worlds: the Western world and your inner Indigenous cosmos. Through a 52-week journey of reflections, practical exercises, Indigenous storytelling and knowledge-sharing, this guide will support you to respectfully connect with your own ancestors as well as ancestors of the lands where you live, whether you identify as Indigenous or not. There are stories to inspire you and help you feel seen, exercises to illuminate blind spots and tools to heal individual and intergenerational wounds. You will learn to divine and work within your own medicine wheel and to enrich your spirit by integrating authentic earth-based rituals and ceremonies into your life. Autorid: Valerie Ringland
ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition The new ROG Astral family was inspired by the limitless expanse and beauty of the cosmos, and it is a testament to an unending dedication to exploring and defining new frontiers. In that spirit, the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 introduces ROG's first quad-fan graphics card, coupled with a patented vapor chamber, increased heatsink fin density, a phase-change GPU thermal pad, towering default clock speeds, boosted power delivery, and more. These premium innovations – amplified by an eye-catching die-cast frame and metal GPU bracket – combine to deliver absolute performance that can handle even the most demanding gaming scenarios.
Black Swan meets Killing Eve - the brilliant new novel from Erin Kelly "Superbly dark, gloriously twisted and utterly seductive - this is Erin Kelly at her mind-bending best" RUTH WARE"Her plots are the smartest in the industry, but with this one she somehow captured the intense, constrained, sinister world of ballet. I absolutely loved it" GILLIAN MCALLISTER"Watch Her Fall is not only a cleverly plotted, beautifully written thriller; it is also a mesmerizing glimpse behind the curtain into a world few of us will ever see" CLARE MACKINTOSHSwan Lake is divided into the black acts and the white acts. The Prince is on stage for most of the ballet, but it's the swans audiences flock to see. In early productions, Odette and Odile were performed by two different dancers. These days, it is usual for the same dancer to play both roles. Because of the faultless ballet technique required to master the steps, and the emotional range needed to perform both the virginal Odette and the dark, seductive Odile, this challenging dual role is one of the most coveted in all ballet. Dancers would kill for the part. Ava Kirilova has reached the very top of her profession. After years and years of hard graft, pain and sacrifice as part of the London Russian Ballet Company, allowing nothing else to distract her, she is finally the poster girl for Swan Lake. Even Mr K - her father, and the intense, terrifying director of the company - can find no fault. Ava has pushed herself ahead of countless other talented, hardworking girls, and they are all watching her now.But there is someone who really wants to see Ava fall . . ."Thriller queen Kelly is back with a new novel about a dancer at the London Ballet Company . . . Think Black Swan but in book form" Cosmopolitan"Kelly's pirouetting plot is up there with her best" Daily Express******************************************************Readers on Netgalley LOVE Watch Her Fall:"Kelly paints the setting of this novel in intricate detail. I could feel the ebb of paranoia within the constraints of the theatre and imagine the stifling discomfort of London in a heatwave . . . At one point in the story, I was almost holding my breath. This is a story of ambition, deception, obsession, control and survival. It's a standout novel that is sure to be a success when released""Highly recommend it as it kept me guessing until the end, read it one sitting as couldn't leave it down""This is another glowing triumph of a book and a dark delight to read""A deftly woven, intricate story of ambition, desire, love, deception, obsession, discipline and power, with the central story mimicking that of Swan Lake itself, so that it becomes a hall-of-mirrors of sorts, a story within a story within a story""Kelly is a superstar of this genre. A masterpiece" Autorid: Erin Kelly
Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").In Living Chinese Philosophy, Roger T. Ames uses comparative cultural hermeneutics as a method for contrasting classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with classical Chinese "zoetology" ("the art of living"), which is made explicit in the Yijing??or Book of Changes. Parmenides, Plato, and Aristotle give us a substance ontology grounded in "being qua being" or "being per se" (to on he on) that guarantees a permanent and unchanging subject as the substratum for the human experience. This substratum or essence includes its purpose for being (telos) and defines the "what-it-means-to-be-a-thing-of-this-kind" (eidos) of any particular thing, thus setting a closed, exclusive boundary and the strict identity necessary for a particular thing to be "this" and not "that." In the Book of Changes, we find a vocabulary that makes explicit cosmological assumptions that are a stark alternative to this substance ontology. It also provides the interpretive context for the canonical texts by locating them within a holistic, organic, and ecological worldview. To provide a meaningful contrast with this fundamental assumption of on or "being," we might borrow the Greek notion of zoe or "life" and create the neologism "zoe-tology" as "the art of living" (shengshenglun???). This cosmology begins from "living" (sheng?) itself as the motive force behind change and gives us a world of boundless "becomings": not "things" that are but "events" that are happening, a contrast between an ontological conception of human "beings" and a process conception of what the author calls human "becomings." Autorid: Roger T. Ames
"Choo, Liu, and Chua offer a dynamic look into the tripartite relationship between education research, policy, and practice that characterizes Singapore's changing education landscape. Over the years, Singapore has garnered increasing attention internationally for its world-class education system. Pushing back against the stereotypical notions of exam- and teacher-centric education in Asia, the contributors to this volume discuss opportunities as well as challenges in Singapore's innovation towards constructivist, critical, culturally responsive and cosmopolitan forms of learning. Highlighting the pedagogical innovation and its context in Singapore's teacher education and schools, the authors bridge theory and practice by providing an understanding of innovative practices informed by key shifts in Singapore's education policies and key conceptual principles informing these practices. More importantly, it provides on-the-ground empirical insights into the ways these innovative pedagogical practices are enacted in the classroom and in teacher education programmes. Each chapter provides in-depth understanding of how these pedagogies are applied across various subject disciplines including guided problem-solving in Mathematics, games-based pedagogy in science, multimodal literacies in language, ethical criticism in Literature, non-linear pedagogy in Physical Education, multicultural approaches in music, among others. Balancing theoretical and empirical focus, this resourceful text will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners in educational development, pedagogy and teacher education, as well as policymakers across international fields in education"-- Suzanne S. Choo, Woon Chia Liu, and Bee Leng Chua offer a dynamic look into the tripartite relationship between education research, policy, and practice that characterizes Singapores changing education landscape.Over the years, Singapore has garnered increasing attention internationally for its world-class education system. Pushing back against the stereotypical notions of exam- and teacher-centric education in Asia, the contributors to this volume discuss opportunities as well as challenges in Singapores innovation towards constructivist, critical, culturally responsive, and cosmopolitan forms of learning. Highlighting the pedagogical innovation and its context in Singapores teacher education and schools, the authors bridge theory and practice by providing an understanding of innovative practices informed by key shifts in Singapore's education policies and the key conceptual principles informing these practices. More importantly, it provides on-the-ground empirical insights into the ways these innovative pedagogical practices are enacted in the classroom and in teacher education programmes. Each chapter provides an in-depth understanding of how these pedagogies are applied across various subject disciplines, including guided problem-solving in Mathematics, games-based pedagogy in Science, multimodal literacies in language, ethical criticism in Literature, Nonlinear Pedagogy in Physical Education, multicultural approaches in music, and dialogic pedagogy in drama, among others.Balancing theoretical and empirical focus, this resourceful text will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners in educational development, pedagogy, and teacher education, as well as policymakers across international fields in education. Choo, Liu, and Chua offer a dynamic look into the tripartite relationship between education research, policy, and practice that characterizes Singapores changing education landscape.
Sally Magnusson brings together thirty well-known names together to discuss their most sacred spots. Including James Cosmo, Judy Murray, Anna Campbell-Jones, Val McDermid, Kieron Achara, Chris Hoy, Linda Bauld, Rhona Cameron, Eddi Reader, Clive Russell, Gordon Campbell Gray, John Colquhoun, Nati Dreddd, Kezia Dugdale, Janice Kirkpatrick, Sue Lawrence, Gemma Lumsdaine, Shauna MacDonald, Catriona Matthew, Danni Menzies, Gordon & Vanessa Quinn, Roza Salih, Richard Scott, Tony Singh, Victoria Stapleton, Alexander Stoddart, Grant Stott and Laura Young. Through in-depth interviews we delve into the minds of each personality as they explore the joyful, treasured, painful and inspirational moments we all share throughout life. Alongside stunning photography by Susie Lowe, My Perfect Place in Scotland is a captivating collection which highlights the importance of supporting mental health and wellbeing and reveals the special places where we choose to spend our time, which mean so much more than just a pretty view. A royalty of 5% of net receipts from the sale of every copy of My Perfect Place in Scotland sold will be made to SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health, Scottish Charity No. SC-008897) Autorid: Sally Magnusson
Come along with David Hinton on a series of walks through the wild beauty of Hunger Mountain, near his home in Vermontexcursions informed by the worldview hes imbibed from his many years translating the classics of Chinese poetry and philosophy. His broad-ranging discussion offers insight on everything from the mountain landscape to the origins of consciousness and the Cosmos, from geology to Chinese landscape painting, from parenting to pictographic oracle-bone script, to a family chutney recipe. Its a spiritual ecology that is profoundly ancient and at the same time resoundingly contemporary. Your view of the landscapeand of your place in itmay never be the same. Autorid: David Hinton
The book deals with all naturally occurring and primary artificial, i.e. anthropogenic radionuclides and their decay properties as well as decay chains and parent/daughter systems (intensity in equilibrium and/or abso-lutes), but also with their most important production mechanisms as well as the specific interaction mechanisms with a measurement system and its detection specific properties. The following list of specific types of radioisotopes briefly and concisely shows which application-related areas are presented in detail in the handbook. All data have been validated by ISuS and are up to date - September 2025 - from the primary metrological databases. All about 365 radioisotopes are include in "Nuclide Boxes" incl. decay & production and its specific properties.Anthropogenic - Activation & fission products- NucMed: -/beta-/Brachy-therapy, Radiosynovectomy, Auger-Electrons, Diagnostic (SPECT, etc.), PET, Bone, Body Dose: Emitted energies per decay- Iodine's, Xe, Te & Isobare decaysActinides - U/Th (n,2n) & (n,Gamma) activation process- Cf/Cm/Pu/Am/Np/U/Th/Pa-production- All four Cf/Cm/Pu decay seriesNaturals - All three natural decay series + Np +Pu- U-238/Th-232/U-235+Np-237+Pu-244- Isotopics: Uranium ratios- Cosmogenic, complementary nuclidesParticle Induced Radiation- Shielding, detector/mounting material- Muon induced radiation- Neutron scattering & capture- Activation isotopes - Fluorescence in shielding materialsCalibration Radioisotopes - Standard & multiphoton sources- Low & high energy isotopes- Beta and CE standard & test sources- Natural intrinsic check sources- Neutron sources as Cf & AmSpectrometry Source-Detection Effects- SE/DE/XE: single/double/x-ray escape- CS/RS: coincidence/random summing- Line broadening (Li-7)- Asymmetric peaks: Ge lattice recoil- Air filter samples: Pb-212 x-ray triplets
In 1977, when the Voyager deep space probes were launched on their journey into interstellar space, they each carried a gold record containing music from a wide variety of cultures. Of the four selections of American music chosen, one was a recording of Texas street evangelist "Blind” Willie Johnson’s haunting gospel song, "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.” Despite Johnson’s recording taking its place among the works intended to represent human culture to the cosmos, his life has long remained shrouded in anonymity and conjecture. Like many African American musicians in the segregated South of the early twentieth century, he managed a precarious existence that hardly lent itself to extensive documentation. Now, after intensive research, both in the field and in archives across the region, author Shane Ford fills in many of the blanks in what may be known or deduced about the life of a musician whose work he describes as "transcendent.” Along the way, he corrects the many errors that have arisen around Johnson and his career: errors that have unfortunately been repeated so often that they have come to be accepted as fact. Beginning with the earliest roots of the blues amid the moans and field hollers of enslaved persons and proceeding with imagination and meticulous regard for the available—albeit sparse—documentation of the life of the artist, Ford paints a picture of "Blind” Willie Johnson and his times that allows us to perceive him in greater detail than ever before. The Ballad of "Blind” Willie Johnson offers readers a deeper appreciation of one of the most unique voices in the history of American music.
This book will confirm, once and for all, what many will have long suspected: that Pooh is a Bear of Enormous Brain. Celebrate 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh in 2026! New 2026 reissue edition of Pooh and the Philosophers by John Tyerman Williams, with a brand new cover design! Featuring iconic, original quotes from A.A.Milne and decorations by E.H.Shepard from their much-loved story collections: Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Author, John Tyerman Williams, sets out to prove that the whole of western philosophy, from the cosmologists of Ancient Greece to the existentialists of the twentieth century may be found in the pages of Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. He shows how the "Great Bear" explains and often illuminates the most profound ideas of the greatest thinkers of history from Plato, Hume and Kant to Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre. The book is beautifully illustrated with a selection of E.H. Shepard's iconic, original decorations. Collect all the non-fiction Winnie-the-Pooh books: Pooh and the Psychologists Pooh and the Philosophers The Tao of Pooh The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet Collect all the Winnie-the-Pooh classic story and poetry collections: Winnie-the-Pooh The House at Pooh Corner When We Were Very Young Now We Are Six Return to the Hundred Acre Wood The Best Bear in All the World Once There Was a Bear Tales from the Forest Winter in the Wood The nations favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for nearly 100 years. Milnes classic childrens stories featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether youre 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages. Autorid: John Tyerman Williams, E.H. Shepard, A.A. Milne
'A story of love, liars and secrets . . . Shady, sexy, suspicious - perfect summer holiday reading' The Times, 2026 Must-Read round-up 'The Wedding People meets The White Lotus' People 'Will have you gripped for many hours by the pool . . . I couldn't put it down' Cosmopolitan Best Summer Reads Shay was no longer in the cult, but still, it made her wedding guests nervous that she was bringing them to an island . . . On a remote island off the coast of Virginia, family and friends gather to celebrate the wedding of Shay O'Connor and Andrew Pruitt. From the moment the guests arrive, all they can whisper about is the bride, who recently left the headline-making cult Synanon. Told from the interwoven perspectives of Shay's brother William, her longtime friend Joel, and Shay herself, this slow-burn mystery excavates dark family histories and romantic regrets. As the wedding approaches, Joel and William pull at the loose threads of Shay's story, and it becomes clear there is an even greater threat on the island than the secrets each character is keeping from one another. Set in the tinderbox of the 1970s, Tenderness is a lit match, bringing hidden truths to light, and asking if we can ever see ourselves or the people we love for who they truly are. Praise for TENDERNESS 'This slow-burn mystery exhumes dark family histories and romantic regrets . . . I was swept away' Book of the Month, Platinum 'INTOXICATING. You'll find yourself turning page after page, utterly swept up in the heady spell it casts' Megan Abbott 'In equal parts a love story, mystery, a look at grief and a tale of family, this story is tenderly told' RED 'I was sucked right in by this absorbing novel, which takes place at a wedding where everyone has a secret and disaster looms' Good Housekeeping 'A gorgeous exploration of family drama, told with an addictive precision. I devoured it' Heather Darwent 'Dark, tense and richly layered. A wedding you won't want to miss' Marianne Cronin 'Sizzles with a dark tension. Impossible to put down' Julie Owen Moylan 'Mesmerizing. Will have even experienced suspense readers holding their breath' Publishers Weekly 'Had me riveted from page one' Hannah Pittard Autorid: Rowan Beaird
Keychron M3 RGB 1000Hz Wireless Gaming Mouse (white)Discover a new level of precision and comfort with the Keychron M3 RGB 1000Hz wireless mouse. This lightweight and versatile mouse was designed with gamers and professionals in mind, combining advanced technology with ergonomic design. With support for 2.4GHz wireless connection and Bluetooth 5.3, you can enjoy smooth and stable operation in any situation - in the office, during intense gaming or on the go.The most powerful sensor on the marketThe Keychron M3 offers two top sensors: the PAW 3950 with a maximum DPI of 30,000 and tracking speed of 750 IPS, and the PAW 3395 with a DPI of up to 26,000 and tracking of 650 IPS. No matter which mode you choose, you can count on perfect precision and responsiveness. Thanks to the high sensitivity, your every action is instantly registered, giving you the edge both at work and during dynamic gameplay.Unparalleled responsiveness and personalizationWith a 1,000 Hz readout frequency, the M3 provides ultra-fast signal transmission between the mouse and computer. Such high responsiveness guarantees smooth cursor movements and lightning-fast reactions, which can determine victory in the most important moments. The M3 allows advanced personalization with the Keychron Launcher app, accessible directly from your web browser. You can modify keys, create macros, set LOD, DPI, firing rate and many other parameters. What's more, the mouse offers five memory profiles on board, allowing you to quickly switch between different configurations depending on your application or computer.Universal compatibility and seamless connectivityKeychron Launcher works on all platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems. The application works with popular browsers such as Chrome, Edge and Opera, allowing you to personalize your mouse without having to download additional software. What's more, the system is constantly updated, so you always have access to the latest features. The M3 mouse supports a 2.4 GHz wireless connection, providing instant response without lag. In addition, Bluetooth 5.3 guarantees a stable connection to a wide range of devices, giving you even more flexibility in use.Thoughtful design and long-lasting batteryThe Keychron M3 features an ergonomic, curved design that fits perfectly in the hand, minimizing fatigue during long work or gaming sessions. Textured sides increase grip confidence, and the ultra-lightweight 79 grams make the mouse move with ease and precision. The mouse is equipped with a capacious 600 mAh battery that provides long hours of uninterrupted use (up to 70 hours).Full RGB backlighting and durability for years to comeThe Keychron M3 offers 16.8 million colors of customizable RGB backlighting. Durable Kailh GM 8.0 microswitches provide a lifespan of up to 80 million clicks, ensuring reliability for years to come. In addition, external buttons for changing the DPI and polling frequency allow you to quickly adjust parameters without having to open an application.IncludedmouseUSB-C to USB-C cableType-A to Type-A adapterreceiver extension cableType-A 2.4 GHz receiver ManufacturerKeychronModelM3 1KSensor modelPixArt 3395DPI range (CPI)100 - 26 000BacklightingRGBTracking speed (IPS)650Wired mode / 2.4 GHz1000 HzBluetooth mode125 HzMCU controller modelTelink 8273LOD (Lift of Distance)1.0 mm / 2.0 mmMinimum glass thicknessNot supportedConnection modesBluetooth / 2.4 GHz / Wired (Type C cable)Supported systemsWindows and macOSMotion synchronizationSupportedAngle correction (Angle Snapping)SupportedMaximum acceleration50 gClick switchKailh GM 8.0 Micro SwitchLifetime80 million clicksWeight79 ± 3 gBattery capacity600 mAhSlide materialTeflon / PTFEHousing and handle materialABS plastic ChargingCharger includedNoCharging portUSB-CSupport for PD fast chargingNo
Lightweight & travel-friendlyWireless freedom3 DPI settingsWorks instantly Sandberg Wireless Mouse Saver gives you the freedom to ditch the cables. Just plug the included USB dongle into your computer and you’re ready to go. Switch between 800, 1200, and 1600 DPI depending on whether you need speed or precision. Lightweight, simple, and easy to take with you anywhere. Works for both left and right hand. Warranty (Month(s)): 60Net Weight (Product,kg): 0,07Height (Product,cm): 3,5Width (Product,cm): 5,7Depth (product,cm): 11,3Gross Weight (Package,kg): 0,09Height (Package,cm): 12,1Width (Package,cm): 7,5Depth (Package,cm): 3,9AC adapter included: NoBatteries included: NoButtons quantity: 4,0Compliance certificates: CE|Federal Communications Commission (FCC)|RoHS|UKCAConnectivity technology: WirelessCustomizable movement resolution: YesDevice interface: RF WirelessForm factor: AmbidextrousFrequency band (GHz): 2.4Mac operating systems supported: MacOSMovement resolution (DPI): 1600,0Number of batteries supported: 2,0Number of movement resolution modes: 3,0Number of scroll wheels: 1Power source: BatteriesProduct colour: WhitePurpose: UniversalQuantity per pack (pc(s)): 1,0Receiver included: YesScroll type: WheelSurface coloration: MonochromaticUNSPSC Code: 43211708USB Type-C charging port: NoWarranty period (year(s)): 5,0Windows operating systems supported: Windows 10|Windows 11Wireless receiver interface: USB Type-A
Dual metal push-pull controllers, compact design, mini analog sticks, rotary controllers, contactless sensors, adjustable afterburners The Virpil CDT-VMAX Throttle is a precise, modular throttle from the CADET series – ideal for beginners, space-savers, and VR pilots. Despite its compact design, it offers dual metal throttle axes, freely configurable detents, a powerful button layout, and professional-grade contactless sensors. Metal mechanics with 2 throttle axes + 1 additional axis for realistic control Adjustable detents for Idle & Afterburner + alternative CosmoSim plate Mini analog stick, 3x 4-way hat switches, 4 buttons, 2 rotary knobs VPC contactless digital sensors for precise detection VPC Config Suite for individual customization Compact throttle for maximum control The CDT-VMAX was specially designed for space-saving cockpits and VR setups. With its reduced height, it can be comfortably placed on the desk or mounted – ideal for HOTAS layouts without large peripherals. Mechanically robust & individually customizable The CNC-machined metal components guarantee play-free and durable throttle movement. The included detent plates allow adaptation to jet or space sim profiles, while friction adjusters per axis perfect the tactile feedback. Full programmability & integration All inputs can be freely assigned via the VPC Configuration Suite, including virtual axes and complex macros. The RGB warning LED is also programmable. The throttle works directly via USB without additional drivers.
