Is a of south-western, in the state of,. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the and is located in the of, having been the administrive centre of the prior to 2016. Prior to European settlement, Plains Woodland occupied much of the area. Forest covered much of; the land was occupied by the people.

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Their land bordered the Darung people; the inhabitants opposed the European settlers. The resistance ceased after a number of their leaders were killed or imprisoned in 1816. In that year an epidemic broke out amongst the native people which reduced the Aboriginal populations, this contributed to the end of their resistance. In 1795, and explored up the for about 20 miles beyond what had been surveyed, reported favourably to of the land on its banks.Hunter examined the country himself, established one of the pioneer colonies there, called Bank's Town, today written as one word Bankstown. Hunter named the area Bankstown after, who travelled to Australia with in 1770; the area of first European settlement along the river has been preserved as part of the.

The first town hall and Council Chambers were built in 1898 on the northern side of the, near Rookwood Road; the council chambers were relocated to a new building in in June 1918. The building still now has a shopping running through it.

In 1826, bush were hanged on the site of the water tower. In 1939, local residents were made privy to the events of. Residents were required to report for duty at a drill hall on. Camps were set up around Racecourse and local parks in the district. Residents with foreign names were sent to internment camps as there was growing suspicion about residents with foreign names.A portion of these folk were Australian citizens who served with the Australian armed forces during. During World War II, was established as a key strategic air base to support the war effort.

After the arrival of in Australia, control of Bankstown Airport was handed to US Forces, becoming home to US 35th Fighter Squadron and the of the and the who occupied the airport from 1942 to 1944. In 1945 operations became the responsibility of the, known as, until 1946, when it was handed back to the RAAF. During this period an RAAF unit known as took control of the Capital Hall in Bankstown. This unit was formed in Bankstown, on 25 February 1942, their living quarters were located next door and down the road from the hall & the staff were housed in galvanised iron barracks. Operations were handed over to the on 10 April 1942 before they were transferred to a disused railway tunnel at St James railway station in Sydney.The unit was renamed, Headquarters Sydney on 21 January 1945 and moved into a three-storey semi-underground purpose built operations and plotting facility at Bankstown, known as the. World War II began Bankstown's industrial revolution. Few factories or industry of any consequence were located in Bankstown prior to 1945, this was changed between 1942 and 1954 when the gave approval for aircraft manufacturer, to operate a factory at the airport for the production and manufacture of de Havilland bombers.

There are now over seven-thousand businesses operating within the district; the Bankstown Bunker is a disused RAAF operations facility, located on the corner of Marion and, Bankstown. The specially constructed bunker became an important headquarters from 1945 until its closure in 1947; the Bankstown Bunker is of similar design to the underground Ops rooms of wartime, which directed Britain's air defence fighter plane attacks on the invading.Entrance to the bunker was obtained through a concrete passageway, well screened by a grassy slope, a stairway led to a maze of corridors and hallways leading to various sections. The Bankstown bunker is buried under a public park, surrounded by residential dwellings at the northern end of Taylor Street. Bankstown's population increased after World War II by people relocating from the inner-city areas and incoming migrants from and towards the end of the 20th century from Asia, and the rest of the world. Bankstown Council relocated to its third premises in 1963 when the, located on the corner of Chapel Road and The Mall was constructed, it included the Council Chambers or'Roundhouse', as it's called and is still in use today as an administration building.

The current town hall was built in 1973; the administration building was destroyed by fire on 1 July 1997. Council offices relocated to Bankstown Civic Tower in 1999 and on 13 June 2000 Bankstown's now popular, where the former administration building once stood, was declared Park.Bankstown has a number of sites, including: Beresford Avenue: Bankstown has a. Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight.

It can be an idea or a task, but is more to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things, because individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, drama and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures, were supported in royal courts, developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens; the process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products.

Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products; the experience of being entertained has come to be associated with amusement, so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter, although many entertainments have a serious purpose.This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony, religious festival, or for example. Hence, there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth. An important aspect of entertainment is the audience, which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment; the audience may have a passive role, as in the case of persons watching a play, television show, or film. Entertainment can be public or private, involving formal, scripted performance, as in the case of theatre or concerts. Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries, evolving due to changes in culture and fashion for example with stage magic.

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Films and video games, for example, although they use newer media, continue to tell stories, present drama, play music. Festivals devoted to music, film, or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days; some activities that were once considered entertaining public punishments, have been removed from the public arena.Others, such as fencing or, once necessary skills for some, have become serious sports and professions for the participants, at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences. In the same way, other necessary skills, such as cooking, have developed into performances among professionals, staged as global competitions and broadcast for entertainment. What is entertainment for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another; the familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a unlimited potential for creative remix. This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes and structures. Entertainment can be distinguished from other activities such as education and marketing though they have learned how to use the appeal of entertainment to achieve their different goals.

Sometimes entertainment can be a mixture for both; the importance and impact of entertainment is recognised by scholars and its increasing sophistication has influenced practices in other fields such as.Psychologists say the function of media entertainment is 'the attainment of gratification'. No other results or measurable benefit are expected from it; this is in contrast to marketing. However, the distinctions become blurred when education seeks to be more 'entertaining' and entertainment or marketing seek to be more 'educational'; such mixtures are known by the ' or '. The of entertainment as well as of learning has been applied to all these fields; some education-entertainment is a serious attempt to combine the best features of the two.

Some people are entertained by the idea of their unhappiness. An entertainment might produce some insight in its audience. Entertainment may skillfully consider universal philosophical questions such as: 'What is the meaning of life?' Questions such as these drive many narratives and dramas, whether they are presented in the form of a story, play, book, comic, or game. Dramatic examples include Shakespeare's influential play, whose hero articulates these concerns in poetry.Novels give great scope for investigating these themes.

An example of a creative work that considers philosophical questions so entertainingly that it has been presented in a wide range of forms is. A radio comedy, this story became so popular that it has appeared as a novel, television series, stage show, LP record, adventure game and online game, its ideas became popular references and has been tran.

This volume presents the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam which was held from June 16-18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City. The volume reflects the progress of Biomedical Engineering and discusses problems and solutions. I aims identifying new challenges, and shaping future directions for research in biomedical engineering fields including medical instrumentation, bioinformatics, biomechanics, medical imaging, drug delivery therapy, regenerative medicine and entrepreneurship in medical devices.