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They say if you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make it a priority in your life. That's true with many things, and sailing is one of them. There are costs associated with the sailboat itself, your personal equipment, and other "hidden fees" that most people don't talk about when it comes to sailing expenses.
They say if you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make it a priority in your life. That's true with many things, and sailing is one of them.
There are costs associated with the sailboat itself, your personal equipment, and other "hidden fees" that most people don't talk about when it comes to sailing expenses.
How Much is a Sailing Boat?
How big of a boat do you want?
There's so much focus on yachts and ridiculously expensive sailing boats that people forget about the joy of sailing and think of it more as a display of financial prominence.
You're here and reading this because you want to sail, and that's that. You're not looking to show off a mega yacht and host ritzy parties: that's out of the way.
The real cost of purchasing a brand new sailboat average in the range of about $33,000 to $39,000, which is less expensive than a lot of new trucks on the market today.
That puts you in the 16 ft to 32 ft range, depending on the brand, but who said you had to buy a new sailboat?
New things are nice, but with a little DIY know-how you can find someone selling a boat for much cheaper.
You can find 32 ft boats for under $25,000 most of the time, in sailable conditions, but that requires a bit of TLC for the top deck and to bring it into the 21st century.
If you look on sites that sell by owner, you'll be shocked at how cheap it can get.
Prices are all over the place, but buying a boat can potentially be cheaper than getting a new car if you inspect the market and pore over all the deals.
Ask yourself what size sailboat you would be comfortable with, how many people you're bringing out with you, etc., and make a determination based on those findings.
Brand Influences Price
The brand name is definitely a big factor.
A 1995 Catalina is going to cost more than a 1995 Pearson. Both are a good brands with a long history and good reputations, but one is more sought-after.
Does the brand matter to you?
If you really want to get out there and sail, then the brand isn't going to be a big contributing factor for you.
Once you know the anatomy of a sailboat and what to look for, everything becomes a lot clearer, and you're shopping for a specific boat rather than a specific brand.
But There Are Other Things to Consider
There's always a catch, isn't there?
The act of sailing in and of itself is even going to cost you money because you have to register it with your local municipality or state boat registry before you can drop it in the water. That's one cost.
It takes a ton of time to drop it in and remove it from the water, which leaves less time for sailing and means less time will be spent out on the water.
That, or you could pay a dock fee to keep it in the water if you'll be using it frequently. That's another cost.
One unavoidable necessity is boat insurance. On average, you'll pay about 1-2% of your boat's value, so if it has been appraised at $10,000, you could pay 2% or $200 per year to insure it.
That's not a crazy cost, but roll it up in the rest of the fees and it starts to add up.
The main cost of owning a sailboat is in preventative maintenance and repairs.
Sail tearing, V2 motor trouble, installing new grip strips, there's a lot that could go wrong, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will.
On one note, a sailboat is far less expensive to repair than a powerboat that relies on a larger, more complex engine to carry out just about everything on the ship.
Maintenance costs should be calculated as about 10% of your boat's value per year, so if you bought a $20,000 boat, expect about $2,000 per year worth of upkeep.
Even if you have a good year where you don't spend the whole $2,000, you should put the rest into an account or subaccount that's specifically for boat maintenance costs.
It's better to be prepared and stow away the money you already budgeted for the boat in the first place instead of then spending it elsewhere.
The Cost of a Sailing Voyage
You've got to eat, haven't you?
If you're going out for a full day (or a couple of days), you need to do a grocery shopping just for the boat.
On top of that, you need to have your personal checklist of items all taken care of: dry bags, boat shoes, clothing, entertainment, and anything else that you'd like to do out on the boat.
If you don't have some of the equipment, that's a one-time upfront cost for bags and shoes, but it's something to keep in mind if you're working from the ground up.
This is a basic cost breakdown of the average price on items that we believe to be necessary when sailing:
- Life Jackets (Up to 4): $90.00
- Marine Cooler: $100.00
- Dry Bag: $25.00
- Boat Shoes: $60.00
- Waterproof Jacket: $120.00
- UV Protection Sunglasses: $30.00
- Head Lamp: $25.00
- Assorted Toiletries: $40.00
- Groceries for Four (1 Day): $80.00
- First-Aid Kit: $60.00
That's about $630 worth of goods to get started, assuming that you already have warm weather clothing at-the-ready.
What we can surmise from the cost of sailing is that it can be expensive to get started, and afterward, you'll be able to enjoy your boat at a much more leisurely pace without having to spend a lot of money. If you want it bad enough, you'll go for it.
International Sailing Costs
So we've assumed a one-day trip on the boat, but what if your dreams are bigger than some recreational activity with your friends and family?
What if you want to sail the world?
It's going to be a bit more costly than what we've discussed so far.
Surprisingly enough, there aren't a ton of fees associated with international sailing. You'll need a passport to get into a port and spend some time with the local shops and festivities, but that's about it for fees.
The cost comes down to equipping your boat with additional gear (which we'll talk more about later) that's designed for longer voyages.
You'll also have to budget a monthly amount of money for refueling your engine (if you're using it in between winds), food, toiletries to stay nice and fresh on the boat, and currency exchange fees for visiting different coastal towns and cities.
Budget accordingly (and have an emergency fund) and you'll be okay.
How Much Are Sailing Classes/Courses?
If you're just getting your feet wet, you need to understand and identify the areas of your boat before you ever cast off from the shore.
There's no better way to do this than by taking a sailing course, but you need to know about the upfront costs.
If you go with an online class, you'll basically get a great crash course on the anatomy of a sailboat, as well as a look into the way that your sailboat responds and reacts to external forces.
It can be a fascinating, insightful look into a lot of areas, but it is a crash course, meaning you'll need other courses to get a deep dive into specifics (which is actually why we've created so many lengthy guides on specific matters).
You can expect an average online course to cost you about $40.00. These are beginner's courses for a light amount of information, and although it is helpful, this is just to prepare you and reduce possible anxiety for when you step onto a sailboat for the first time.
Hands-on courses are where it's at, but the pricing can get tricky. If you go with an ASA certificate program (offered globally by 300 sailing schools), it can be about $300.00 for a two-day course, and a total of about sixteen hours.
ASA certificates are nice, but there's another course type that you can get, which is a lot more expensive.
For a three-day course with a certificate of completion, you can take an offshore emergency medicine class to teach you first-aid and survival techniques, but it's going to run around $900.00 for the course.
If you're looking to be the go-to guy during every joint sailing voyage, this is something to consider taking.
How Much is Equipment?
Calculating everything you would need for equipment would mean figuring out every possible combination of equipment for every type of sailboat.
While that's a tall order, we can tell you that you won't need as much equipment for local day sailing where you can still see the shore.
When it comes to taking out to the ocean or international sailing between countries, it can get pricey.
You can expect to pay up to $15,000 for a combination of:
- SSB radio
- Hydro generator
- Solar panels
- Satellite phone
- Fishing rods (and equipment)
- Repair kits
- Spare parts
Your voyaging journey is up to your discretion, of course. If you're okay with just having the sails, the wind, and enough food/toiletries to sustain you during your journey, there is nothing wrong with minimalist sailing.
Having all the necessary safety gear is an absolute must, but beyond that it is fully up to you.
Sailing Costs Compared to Other Boating Activities
Sailing is rewarding in and of itself, but there are other boating activities out there that come with different costs and involvements.
You could argue that some are considered water sports and are worlds apart from sailing, but the truth is you're going to come into contact with one or more of these activities at some point, even if it's just while you're sailing out to sea.
Some of those are:
Got a wetsuit and a snorkel?
This is something you can do off the side of your own sailboat without having to hemorrhage a ton of cash.
Gear for one person to get started is typically less than $200.00, and it can be a great addition to your sailing voyage.
Jet Skiing
Jet skis are like miniature powerboats that you sit on.
These are still boating activities, and when you're in a sailboat and a few jet skis just power past you, it feels like when a motorcycle cuts in between two lanes at a red light.
They can be aggravating to deal with since riders are usually reckless compared to boaters, but they are a viable boating-related activity. A jet ski rental gets expensive.
Most charge by the hour, so if you take one out for three to four hours, that's about $200.00 (depending on the rental office and where you live in the United States).
Buying a jet ski is extremely expensive, even when you go with an off-brand. You can expect to pay anywhere from $7,000 to $25,000, plus registration and stowing away maintenance money each year.
Powerboats are different from sailboats, and you usually opt for one or the other.
While everyone wants to experience a speedboat/powerboat at some point, they are ridiculously expensive to upkeep.
You can't rely on wind power plus a small V2 engine like you can with most sailboats. A paddle is out of the option if you get stranded.
You're at the mercy of the motor, which is as complex as a car engine. Maintenance costs can run high and are required more often than motor maintenance in a sailboat.
When it comes to full-out repairs, you can expect to pay in the low thousands to fix as powerboat motor, but you could replace an entire sailboat motor for less.
Parasailing requires a boat to be able to do it, and while powerboats are preferred, you can do it on windy days with a sailboat.
A good parasail is going to cost you about $1,100 with all the necessary lines included, but you should also purchase some replacement lines just to be safe.
SUP Usage
A SUP is a stand-up paddleboard, and you might have seen them near the shores a lot in the last decade if you're a regular sailor.
They've grown in popularity, and cost around $500.00 to get started with very low upkeep costs. This is something you can do off the side of your boat if you wish, but it's best to do it near the coast with incoming waves to play with.
A canoe can cost about $500.00 up to a couple of thousand dollars but generally doesn't require much upkeep.
You can canoe out on the ocean, and this gives you the option to bring it on a smaller body of water if it's just not a sailing day.
Depending on the length of your canoe, you might need to register it (most states require over 12' in length to be registered).
Kayaking is usually done in rivers, but most people don't know the difference between a kayak and a canoe, and we see them out on the ocean all the time by less experienced people.
Kayaking can be fun, but it's designed to be done with waves, so you'll see them mostly in rivers or near the shore during swells. The cost of a quality kayak is around $1,200 and can exceed up to $2,200.
Cost of Getting Started With Sailing
To recap on points that we've touched on, domestic sailing is cheaper than international sailing, and the cost of your boat will depend on your list of necessities and how strong your desire to sail really is.
If you're just traveling out to see because it's calling to you and enjoying the waves and serenity of the open ocean is enough for you (as it is for most of us), then it doesn't have to be an expensive venture in the least.
Sailing requires more dedication, but that's a good thing: you can divert expenses from other activities to put your focus on sailing, effectively cutting down costs in other areas of your life.
Sailing is an investment, whereas many other leisurely activities have been coined to require a fee or toll just to enjoy them.
Yes, there is an upkeep cost to your boat and equipment, which is why it comes down to this: if you want to sail, you'll find a way to prioritize your income, no matter what amount it is, to make room for sailing.
Even if you have to start with boat rentals for a little while, it's still good to get out there.
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Marysville Disc Golf Course
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Mill Valley Shootout: Columbus Point Series #3 Presented by Elevator Brewing Co27-Apr-2019
- Holes: 18
- Length: 5,565 ft.
- Par: 55
Round 1
- Divisions: MA2, MA3, MA4, MA40, MA60, MJ15, MJ18, MP50
Round 2
- Divisions: MA2, MA3, MA4, MA40, MA60, MJ15, MJ18, MP40, MP50
- Holes: 18
- Length: 6,985 ft.
- Par: 55
Round 1
- Divisions: FPO, MA1, MP40, MPO
Round 2
- Divisions: FPO, MA1, MPO
Mill Valley Shootout: Columbus Point Series #2 Presented by Elevator Brewing28-Apr-2018
Short Tee
- Holes: 18
- Length: 5,665 ft.
- Par: 55
Round 1
- Divisions: MA2, MA3, MA4, MA60, MJ12
Round 2
- Divisions: MA2, MA3, MA4, MA60, MJ12, MP40
Long Tee
- Holes: 18
- Length: 7,085 ft.
- Par: 55
Round 1
- Divisions: MA1, MP40, MPO
Round 2
- Divisions: MA1, MPO
Course Reviews
Couldn't disagree more with the above two reviews. Walking is part of the sport and they are not that far apart anyways. There are a couple of different pin positions and when in the shorts is not that difficult. When course is set up for tourney play one of the more challenging layouts out there. Homes should not come into play unless you shank one so bad that you might want to try a different sport or pass time.
As stated above this course feels like a really good 9 hole course that they tried to fit an extra 9 to and it does not really work. The front 9 is very smooth and well marked but the back 9 feels tacked on and leads to some long walks between holes and some throws around walking paths. I imagine this is a nice course to play if you live in Marysville, but I would not spend much time driving to it.
This course feels like it started as a 9 hole course and then they decided to just throw in another 9 just so they could say it's an 18 hole course. The front 9 I actually like it flows well and has a nice layout with some excellent views but the back 9 is poorly laid out with massive walks between holes and poor signage it's easy to get lost plus on holes 14 thru 17 there are these ungodly thorn trees(i think they're just giant thorns growing out of the ground)plus peoples back yards come into play overall they should've left it as a 9 holer.
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BTEC Construction
On Friday 3rd May four Year 11 BTEC Construction pupils completed and delivered to the Sunlights Nursery a large set of Building blocks for the children to use.
This project has been running over the last half term and involved Men's Shed cutting the wood and my construction young men organizing and delivering many workshop sessions for four learners at a time, to sand down these wooden blocks on small workbenches that they had made.
There was lots of fun, laughter and giggles from our little visitors. These blocks were then varnished and sealed for many years of building by the nursery children.


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on the University of Notre Dame Australia and academic disappointment
UPDATE: apparently some people @ ND are ticked off at me for writing this post. In a perfect world, they would stop Googling themselves (with disparaging search terms, no less) or writing patronising emails and get back to supporting students and academic staff. But whatevs. That's just my opinion, and no-one listens to me. (Anyone who is listening to me: um… may I suggest therapy?) I have made one change, and one change only to this post, and kudos will be awarded to the first person to pick what it is (hint: nothing in the text of the post, other than this update, has been changed). xoxo SG
So I am applying for this Thing (no specifics; that way, when I don't get it I don't have to admit to my rejection) and I need super-dooper undergrad grades, which I have, but I worry that the Thing-chooser people will look at my Notre Dame transcript and snort with derisory laughter before throwing my application out the window.
I hear the new VC is getting inaugurated this evening, and I totally hope she has lots of plans for making the place less of a joke. When I started there, way back when, people who didn't know me looked at me with a horrible mix of sympathy and disgust upon finding out I was going there. The people who knew me to be generally intelligent, of course, looked at me with abject confusion:
"Why the HELL is she going there? Surely she got the grades for UWA law?"
Yeah. I did. But I thought ND would get better, cause there were all these cool lecturers there and, you know, I like being little different.
So what happened?
All the staff members who I was impressed by as a curious Year 12 leaver have since vanished into thin air (or, more accurately, better institutions) and I graduated with two lots of first class honours yet feeling like a complete tool.
I was googling my Arts honours supervisor (cause he's flown the ND coop and I needed his new contact details to ask for a reference for aforementioned Thing) and I discovered that he's recently co-authored a book on terrorism. It looks like a good one, too:
Responding to Terrorism
Political, Philosophical and Legal Perspectives
Robert Imre, University of Newcastle, Australia, T. Brian Mooney, Singapore Management University, Singapore and Benjamin Clarke, University of Notre Dame, Australia
This volume, which focuses on Australian perspectives on terrorism, provides significant new dimensions. Four main areas are treated in this intriguing analysis: responses to uses of torture, legal approaches, terrorism as a consequence of globalisation and counter-terrorism. There is a nice blend of the heterodox, theoretical and concrete cases. Without doubt this is a challenging, perceptive and useful book that must be essential reading in the sometimes hyper-ventilated field of terrorism studies.
— Alan O'Day, Greyfriars Hall, University of Oxford, UK
Terror does not respect disciplinary boundaries. In confronting the global reality of terror from philosophical, political and legal perspectives, Imre, Mooney and Clarke, open the way for deeper and more considered responses to our age. Their message is one of totality, of the need to consider terrorism as a crisis of ideas, of politics and of laws. In this they offer a wealth of insights to both researchers and policymakers.
— Kieran Tranter, Griffith University, Australia
The co-authors were also lecturers of mine. The three of them were right up there among the best academics ND had to offer.
Ben Clarke lectured me in Crim, International Law and Human Rights Law, and while he kinda needed to work on his over-reliance on PowerPoint at the time, he's totally bloody interesting and committed and passionate about the international public law field and I will always admire him.
Brian Mooney was part of the reason I decided to go to Notre Dame. He gave a talk to us in Year 12 Religion & Philosophy (by the way, I am still so effing impressed SHAGS implemented that. So impressed) and I was blown away by him. He was hilarious, he was interesting, and he was bloody thought-provoking. The thought of going to a uni with lecturers like that was highly desirable, so I did some research, went to the open days, signed up and then I got the scholarship and it was a done deal.
Rob Imre, what can a say… What a bloody legend. The man reminded us that we were there to THINK, not just hand in some arbitrary assessment to get an arbitrary grade to get an arbitrary qualification to get an arbitrary job. It would piss off the idiots to no end when they would ask him a question, expecting the answers to the exam, and he would reply, "Well, what do you think?"
Which makes perfect sense considering that thinking, if I may ever-so-lightly generalise, is the whole fricking point of a university education. But he was treated like shit and off he went.
For those who know a bit about ND, you may or may not be surprised to know only one of those co-authors are still staff members at Notre Dame.
The other two have moved on, and frankly, left a giant effing vacuum.
For an institution so obsessed with the image they present to the outside world (I totally speak from experience here), you'd think the Media office is pretty darn pissed off they can't claim all three authors as their own.
But they really messed up.
The thing is, right, I *did* enjoy most of my academic career there, and I learned lots of new skills (eg, How to Deal with Morons), and made some great connections that I will have with me for life (Hi, Matthew, darling) but that place… urgh, what a horrible fucking excuse for an institution of tertiary education. And yup. I even didn't change it to 'effing'. It is THAT BAD.
The place was run by high school administrators AS a high school. I remember at one stage they tried to ban chocolate on campus cause it wasn't healthy. And do NOT get me started on their attitude to mentioning any sort of reasoned discussion or debate on anything even slightly related to the s-word.
And if that wasn't bad enough, they seemed to have no conception of the fact that a university is there to educate students and that to educate students you need good staff. Because, oh Mary Almighty, they sure as burning hell did not act like they knew they need good staff. Or knew that to keep good staff you have to treat them like human beings, and respect them for being bloody intelligent ones at that.
Instead, the University seemed to see academic staff as workers in a degree factory who only need to shove random bits of information into students so that people can pay their fees, get their unnecessarily large-and-expensive-to-frame bits of paper and go work in some schmucky job.
Or, at least that was what it was like in Law and when I did Arts. I hear that this year they made an HONOURS STUDENT change her topic AFTER it had ALREADY BEEN 'APPROVED' because apparently a discussion of why Muslim women living in Western Australia choose to or not to wear a hijab is "too controversial" inappropriate for a politics/sociology honours thesis.
Oh yeah, and scholarship students were expected to serve food at university functions for free as a means of "giving back" to the university community. Because it's not at all like they NEEDED scholarship students to contribute anything to the academic reputation of a student population consisting mostly of air-headed daddy's-girls/boys and bored stockbrokers' wives . Nuh-uh. Yeah, the university is doing the scholarship students a favour.
Who knows, it might be better in other schools. But I saw nothing but shitness, I just really, really hope it gets better in the future under new leadership.
From the way things went while I was there, it seemed like some of the best staff members (including, arguably, the best ever) got fed up, then packed up and left, and I hear from good authority that the floodgates are still open.
What a bloody waste.
When I enrolled there in 2002 there was so much talk of growth and development — visions of the uni growing into a great place staff, students and alumni could be proud of. I ignored people's pitiful looks when I told them I was going to Notre Dame because I was sure it would eventually shrug that reputation.
Sure, it grew alright; in a hurried and horribly-planned manner that may be rather familiar to people trying to rent a house or squish onto a bus in Perth. But has it made us proud?
Not yet.
Please Celia, please fix this mess.
why can't the papists take a joke?
Justices Catherine Branson, Robert French and Margaret Stone today ruled the specific clause relating to annoying and inconveniencing pilgrims went beyond the intention of State Parliament.
In 2006, the Parliament passed the World Youth Day Act which allowed the World Youth Day Authority to pass the annoyance clause in 2008.
… However, [Justice Robert French] said the annoyance clause was invalid because it could not have been the intention of Parliament to make such vague and extensive limits to free speech.
Thank heavens for rationality and common sense. (The full judgment is online here.)
But I am not impressed by this:
In dismissing the other points of the [NoToPope Coalition]'s claim, Justice French found that parts of the act banning the sale of certain items including stickers, badges and T-shirts did not infringe upon the right to free political communication.
I personally have nothing against Catholics (both The Boyfriend and The BFF are both of that particular variant of the Christian faith) but, having seen the lameness of the high levels of offendability at The University of Our Lady No Fun, I think it's crap that, first, s116 of the Consitution is as weak as fingernails after a nice long bubble bath ('cause then Frenchy could find the fact that the NSW and Federal governments are spending stacks of cash to appease a bunch of boring over-pious pilgrims is highly wrong) and secondly, that the NSW Government decided they needed a bloody law banning funny t-shirts in the first place.
Fer Chrissakes. A t-shirt or a few bumper stickers ain't gonna kill anyone.
And if we have to see and hear the media flooding on and on about the Pope this and a few pilgrims got the flu (oh, horror) that, surely it'd be good to see some pics of funny t-shirts among the masses at the Masses.
But frankly, it's fricking lame that the government feels they need to protect all the Catholic kiddies from a few amusing bumper stickers (why the heck didn't they give them all a free bloody flu shot, that's what I want to know).
Funny t-shirts and slogans are the shizz, and Pope Benny and his Vat-City homeboyz* clearly have a sense of humour. When confirming that the Pope's hot red shoes were made by his personal cobbler and not, contrary to media speculation, Prada, the Vatican said:
The Pope, in summary, does not wear Prada, but Christ.
Ok, it totally coulda been funnier had they employed me to write their media releases, but the point is they tried. I'm sure they even think the pics comparing Benny with Senator Palpatine is amusing and clever. I bet they totally wouldn't care about a few funny t-shirts that say "The Pope Touched Me Down Under" or "WYD/SYD… proof that the rhythm method is flawed" or "Abstinence makes the Church grow Fondlers" or these:
But it's probably even sadder that most of the pompous, pious poof ponces really would have had a boo-hoo cry-cry over jokes such as these. Someone I work with, who's in Sydney for the festivities, was vehemently offended when I forwarded an amusing pic that said something like "Sponsor A Lion for World Youth Day". She's not even Catholic; she just jumped on her boyfriend's bandwagon. (Dunno if the Pope really wants to bless them, though. They live in sin.)
Chill the frick out, people. It just a joke.
But, ah well, at least the Court got it right here.
*Pope Benny is "clrly" a gangsta. Duh, he drives around with bodyguards and bullet-proof protection and has a thing for shoes, just like Kanye and Jay-Z et al:
stat fun
Bloggers have a thing about checking their stats, and I'll freely admit to being partial to checking mine (it was one of the — many, may I add — reasons I moved over here to wordpress.com) but, since my stats are always boring (seriously) I'd never thought I'd be posting about them.
On one's wordpress dashboard, they list the top searches on google which have resulted in people clicking through to your site. A few blogs list the funny ones they get on a regular basis (will go find the links later, I have deadline work to do, but I just REALLY wanted to post this…) but yeah, I neeeeever have any fun ones.
Over the last couple of days, my stats have gone through the ROOF, and people have been coming after searching the following phrases:
- "celia hammond record";
- peter tannock; and
- Professor Cecilia Hammond [sic]
Hrm. I should right about regime change more often!!
But I actually do worry why this has caused so much traffic… cause I'm neurotic and I have previously mentioned that I hate the to-be-ex-VC of Notre Dame Au and because I generally like being alive and having a job and stuff, I really hope no-one over there is pissed off at me. I'm just writing about my own bumbly thoughts on my own bumbly time (it's 6:40pm people! I should be at home!!), but you know… Thems Catholic Mafia still scare me.
That's all.
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I'm not exactly Christian, but I wish to take this opportunity to give Him many rounds of thanks and praise for the blessed event of Dr Peter Tannock (Grand High Douche-Bag) finally confirming that he is leaving ND.
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There had been rumours about this going around since I was in First Year, and excitement built around reports he'd anointed a successor last year, but even better news, the Uni's PR Machine (the highest per-capita funded department?) has officially announced it!!
And in even betterer news (can it get better, you ask? Oh hi-ho, yes, it can!!), his successor isn't who we'd heard it would be, but rather is the wonderful Professor Celia Hammond, who was originally in the Law School and was really nice and cool back in the day.
If I may be so bold, tonight, before I Lay Me Down To Sleep, I shall pray the Lord Celia's soul to keep, just in case, you know, after all the present celebrations, it, you know… ends up turning bad. I'm sure it'll be fine, but, you know… you never know!!
CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK CELIA!! We're counting on you!!!
The Perils of Politically un-Popular Publication
Hahaha so turns out the administration of my un-beloved Noter Dayme has more in common with dictatorial regimes than previously thought. As reported by news.com.au (the Woman's Day of online "news"):
The closure of Moskovski Korrespondent, whose editor Grigori Nekhoroshev was forced to resign, was a sharp reminder of the perils of invoking Kremlin displeasure.
I thought we should run the story to help break the taboo," said Nekhoroshev. He paid a swift penalty for his daring: the paper, owned by Alexander Lebedev, the billionaire tycoon, ceased publication immediately.
Its parent firm blamed "costs" and "conceptual disagreements with the newsroom" but insisted in a statement that "this has nothing to do with politics and is solely a business decision".
Hrm, why does that sound so familiar? Because those Krazy Kats at Kremlin use the same lines to try and shut down press outlets for which they have no care as the Student Life Office gang!
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"So, the Uni learned it's media-censorship tactics from the Kremlin?" a friend asked at dinner last night. "No," replied Matt, "The Kremlin learned it's media-censorship tactics from the Uni. Who'd've thunk it, eh?"
The War on Quasi
My previous rant about my alma mater got me thinking. Now that I'm out of the system… I can bloody say what I want! And, more specifically, what I wanted to say last year when I was editor of Quasimodo, the University of Notre Dame Student Association's student magazine.
In late 2006, I was honoured to be appointed as editor of Quasi. I had written several pieces for the mag in the preceedings years, and I loved what its existence meant: an outlet for students to write about what interests, or matters to, them and discuss 'student life' (as far as that term can apply at UNDA).
Then came the Bullshit.
There were lots of things that pissed me off. But what really got me upset was when they banned two versions of editorial I wrote for my first (ultimately only) issue.
The first version dealt with the reason why it had taken us longer than usual to get the issue out. I wasn't "allowed" to talk about. Ignore it, they said to me, focus on what we have now. So I wrote on the importance of freedom of the press.
I guess it's fair that I wasn't allowed to publish that either. Cause we didn't have freedom of the press!
Somehow The Sunday Times got wind of it. I had an "off the record" chat to a journo there, which, of course, got published that weekend:
Quasimodo editor Sunili Govinnage said the student association's constitution ruled that the magazine be vetted by a review committee. She said the committee was meant to provide legal advice, but its student representative had been kicked off and its role was now "pure censorship".
"They won't allow any criticism of the university at all, even any analogies that might hint at criticism about freedom of speech," she said.
Ms Govinnage said she was reduced to tears and felt "like an administration pawn" when the last edition was scrapped.
Ironically, its editorial was on the importance of press freedom.
"The university took it as a direct criticism of the vice-chancellor, which it
wasn't," Ms Govinnage said.
Hahahahahaha. That'll teach me never to say anything "of the record" ever again, won't it?
I thought I was going to get expelled. Seriously, I had probably never been so scared, or felt more like an 8-year-old who got caught stealing snakes from the Deli (which I have never, ever, done, by the way, this just felt as if I had, like I was falsley accused or something), in my whole life.
Here's what I wrote about The Bullshit to appear in the Notre Dame Law Student Society paper, The Sundry Crimes, which is, of course, my version of the events:
Back in December 2006, the Uni admin approached the Student Association with a polite request that Quasimodo no longer be published. The concerns related to the cost of the publication and the fact that, in the past, the magazine had criticised the way things were done at Notre Dame without going directly to those responsible and giving them a chance to respond.
To be fair, once or twice Quasi got some little things wrong. The uni wasn't impressed by the fact they were giving tied-grants to the Student Association (for other purposes) but that the Student Association was in turn spending a significant amount of cash (their own) on a publication which was bad-mouthing the uni.
Bottom line: either Quasi went, or the money went.
The Student Association and the Quasi Committee spent considerable effort getting more sponsorship, cutting down the costs of publication and making an effort to improve the way we write about things happening at Uni. Annabel Hay's article on the new credit point/fees structure was well researched and all the facts were checked and signed off by the Registrar, who provided us with further information and his responses to our concerns.
But apparently it still wasn't good enough … until we begged them to actually read the magazine. It was eventually 'authorised' for publication (although we're still not sure what gave them the authority to authorise it or ban it) on the condition that the Vice Chancellor's delegate gets to censor all inklings of profanity, references to sex, and the story behind the uni's attempted ban of the mag itself.
Because we just had to get the thing to the printers due to our contractual commitments with our sponsors and the fact we had been fighting over this for months, we capitulated and just said ok to it all … it was more important to get the mag out before exams. Looking back now we're not proud of it but it felt like we had little choice.
Here's what we don't get … we appreciate that we're a private uni, and that there are something things that are off-limits, but we're not a primary school. We reckon that our standard is pretty gosh-darn high in comparison to the other uni papers, and to censor the word 'arsehole' and ban us from using the common phrase 'short and curly' seems a little over the top.
And in terms of commenting, and even criticising university policy, we believe that as the constitutionally-created publication of the Student Association we're allowed to talk about it in a reasonable, rational way and we shouldn't be expected to be part of the Uni's massive Public Relations machine.
'Freedom of speech' is a phrase that most of us have accepted into our vocabularies. Without getting into nitty-gritty arguments about human rights (whether they exist, are enforceable, should be legally/constitutionally recognised…) when someone talks about the freedom to express opinions and comment on social and political appenings in a democratic society, most of us probably take it for granted.
While we do not have a Bill of Rights which entrenches freedom of speech in the popularly-known sense, the High Court has recognised that 'freedom of political communication' is a fundamental right implied in the text and structure of our Constitution. This right is derived from the fact that we have a Parliament that is "directly chosen by the people". We, the people, have a right to know everything about whom and what we're voting for.
CEO of WA Newspapers, Ken Steinke, recently said that while "every government would prefer to have a compliant media which simply recycles the government's version of events … that is not how The West Australian or any other 'credible' nedia organisation operates."
"Many journalists and critics have encountered the inappropriate pressure applied by some government politicians and staff in an attempt to manipulate news coverage," he said, but "that pressure has been ineffective and will continue to be resisted by all media." [link]
It is with shame that I read those words. And from that shame I vow to never let our magazine, your magazine, be unnecessarily censored again. Sure, I agree with Jim McGinty that The West can be shonky (I only ever read the Today section, anyway), and I know Quasi isn't a beacon of enlightened journalism, but what really is? We're just a student newspaper, for crying out loud!
Regardless of concerns over quality, which can and in terms of Quasi, I believe has been fixed, I think it's more important to have criticism and questioning in order to create a real dialogue and work towards improving the way things are done, rather than have the government and other authorities go on doing things their way without batting an eyelid or taking a look at themselves.
Suprise, suprise, this wasn't allowed to go to print. The Law School didn't want to risk The Admin coming down on them too.
But at least now it's in cyber space. The editorial I wanted to print will be here shortly, too.


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Episode #62- Palmer Divide Running Co. (Part 1)
We hit a first at TrailManners and did our first 2 part show. While away for Thanksgiving, Aric sat down with Chad and Jeremy from Palmer Divide Running Company in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Chad pulled the bourbon from the filing cabinet and it was pretty much game on and for the next 2.5 hours we covered it all- From redneck triathlons to glitter canons, from glutenfreesingles.com to Colorado's Most Okayest Race team we left no stone unturned. Enjoy Part 1 and stayed tuned for Part 2- it is loaded with more laughs and a contest you are not gonna want to miss.
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- "Last Stop before Heaven"
- Loyal to the Land
- Why Palmer Lake?
- Colorado's Most Okayest Race Team
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An open letter to Alex Jones inviting him to the table of other men like him: men who find transgender women attractive.
Right Wing Conspiracist and banned social media personality Alex Jones appears to find transgender women attractive...despite public hate-speech towards the transgender community. Hypocrisy? No. A cry for help
It is possible for the majority to feel something akin to oppression in the face of "transgender people". But what's really going on is: they're really scared.


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Fulham have leapfrogged Cardiff City into second place in the Championship table.
The Cottagers claimed a 1-0 win over Reading to secure their fourth straight league victory, as well as extending their unbeaten run to 20 games.
Stefan Johansen's eighth league goal of the season came against the run of play in the first half as he converted a low Matt Targett cross.
Royals midfielder Leandro Bacuna was shown a late red card for a rash challenge on full-back Ryan Sessegnon.
The Bluebirds, meanwhile, were beaten 1-0 at Aston Villa, with Jack Grealish scoring a dramatic late winner for the hosts to put them within five points of second place.
Neil Warnock's charges, who had been on a lengthy unbeaten run prior to losing against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday, have now lost two games in a row and drop to third in the table.
In-form Millwall have surged into the Championship playoff spots thanks to a 2-0 win at Bolton Wanderers, with Tom Elliott and Ben Marshall grabbing the goals for last season's League One playoff winners.
Birmingham City's relegation battle has suffered a blow in the form of a 3-1 defeat at Bristol City, but the Blues remain three points clear of the bottom three as the teams below them all dropped points.
Alongside Bolton's loss to Millwall, Burton Albion were hammered 5-0 at home to Hull City, Barnsley suffered a 1-0 defeat at Ipswich Town, and Sunderland drew 1-1 with Norwich City.
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Film interview Director Drew Pearce talks Hotel Artemis
We spoke about how he convinced Jodie Foster to work on the film and what led him to shoot on an L.A. rooftop when he's afraid of heights.
Stylish action thriller Hotel Artemis marks the feature debut of British writer/director Drew Pearce and boasts an impressive cast lead by Jodie Foster and featuring the likes of Dave Bautista, Sterling K. Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Sofia Boutella, Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate and Brian Tyree Henry.
Set in a near future Los Angeles it centres on a members only hospital, the Hotel Artemis which caters to the criminal underworld. The Nurse (Foster) runs things with the help of orderly Everest (Bautista) and as a terrible riot rages outside the guests inside are causing a near riot of their own.
While Pearce may be a first time feature director he has serious blockbuster credentials as a writer, notably with Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation as well as writing and directing Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King.
DIY spoke with a pleasingly chatty and friendly Pearce about his experience on Hotel Artemis, how he managed to convince Jodie Foster to trust a director making his feature debut and what led him to shoot on a rooftop in L.A. when he's afraid of heights.
Congratulations on Hotel Artemis which is finally out now in the UK. That must be cool for you as a Brit!
Tell me about it! I think it's coming out at the right time in England. I think it came out possibly too early in America, there was a rush by the American distributors to get it out and it's been really lovely to watch the roll out in the UK, I love all the trailers and all of it, it's brilliant.
Do you get the sense there's a lot of anticipation over here to see the film?
I hope so. That's what's really interesting we're coming out in the summer which is the time of blockbusters but actually we're this really small movie. We made an indie, super low budget for what the movie actually is. In many ways the amazing cast kind of hides the fact that it's a little film and I'm really good with that because I want people to come out on a Friday night, I think the movie is a tonne of fun so I think it can live in the summer and on big screens. But it's also a bit intimidating, it's crazy to think that a movie that was made with probably the catering budget of Infinity War is coming out in the summer time [laughs].
It certainly looks as if a lot of money was spent on it…
What has been really gratifying is the reaction to it in the UK. It's interesting being a British filmmaker who mostly works in America because there's the chance I made a movie that was much more British than I thought it was. Don't get me wrong, I'm always proud when I work on the giant movies as a screenwriter when I jam in a joke that is essentially only for the UK, like a joke about Croydon in Iron Man 3. Which I still can't believe I got through! One of the best things I've ever seen, Shane Black [Director and co-writer] and I had never seen it with a real audience and the first time we saw it was the night before the London premiere they did the press screening…
I was there!
Well you could probably tell how dazed Shane and I were on stage that night, we had literally finished the movie 24 hours before then and flown to London and what was amazing was how hard the Croydon joke went down. It was almost like there was a beat where everyone in the audience was like: "Did a Marvel movie just make a joke about Croydon?" and then there was like this crackle explosion. It was one of my proudest moments.
This is your feature debut as director and whilst it may be low budget you've amassed one hell of a starry cast. How does someone attract such talent to their first film?
I think the fact that it's got such a great cast probably speaks to why it exists to be honest. I have directed little things for years and years. I've been trying to direct my first movie, I ended up spec-ing three different scripts across the last ten years, which means you're writing it for free and hoping someone will buy it. Each of them had gotten closer and closer to being made but none of them had made it across the line and there's something about this one that as a concept drew people in and had characters I think that drew the actors in. I don't know if that's because there's a certain boldness to the characters, I think that might be part of it. I also think what I tend to do is cast people, not against type but definitely to try and tap into a facet of what they are and who they are that we haven't seen in something else before.
We've certainly not seen Jodie Foster like this before.
It makes it more of a high wire act if you've been acting for 50 years like Jodie. What I would do often is put myself in her place, she has chosen not to act much for essentially ten years because very few roles speak to her and coming back in a movie by a first time writer/director that's a fairly wild mixture of genres and tones, purposely in which she's playing a character 15 years older than she actually is for the first time in her career. All of those things combined makes it even more extraordinary that she wanted to do the movie. I think one of the most gratifying things for me, without wishing to sound sycophantic, is Jodie Foster fucking loves the movie I made! Jodie's one of the first people to see the cut of the movie that was the basis of the final version and the reason for that is we couldn't afford to do re-shoots but what I did do a lot of is ADR and she had like 87 ADR lines. So I was like: "I can't just show her the scenes, I've got to show her the whole film." It was terrifying! So Jodie sat in the edit and I left and literally sat next door, I've no idea what I did, I think I watched the first half of Bright actually to take my mind off it [laughs]. I could hear the final song kick in and I popped my head in the door and Jodie being Jodie she kind of looked up and left it for a beat before she said anything, which was one of the most torturous beats of my career. And then in a very Jodie-ish way she was like: "I really like it! It's a good film, it really plays!" And this is the way you know that an actor or a collaborator really does like the film, if an actor comes to see the movie, even if they say they like it but then they leave instantly then that's because they don't want to talk about it anymore because they don't want to give away how they really feel. Jodie stuck around for 45 minutes. One of the great things she said - I phoned Dave Bautista afterwards - "I've been doing this for 50 years and on set I didn't quite see what he was doing and when you see it put together it's a beautiful performance, it's very coherent and emotional." And I think that's true but Bautista did not believe me.
He's brilliant in it though isn't he?
Yeah totally! He has such a soulful presence in the stuff that he does. I felt the same way in Blade Runner 2049. In many ways he's the one that sells in that movie the idea, the big theme, how humans and replicants really are. He's one of those great actors where if you're just on his face with the camera there's a lot going on under the surface. He's got a good double-act with Jodie Foster, there's an element of R2-D2 and C-3PO to them and he treated it like a master class, he was always trying to learn. I think there's something unique in what he does and I hope he gets the chance to really spread his wings. He's in a comedy next and I think he'll be brilliant in that but I'd also like to see that emotional side of him in something too.
Jodie is a director too so do you feel you learned anything from her and maybe vice-versa? How collaborative was the environment?
We had lunch yesterday and we were both talking about that. I think from my point of view as a first time director working with someone both as experienced as an actor and a director, the assumption going in is that that will make it more intimidating and of course if Jodie hadn't been so generous with her trust in me then it could've been a fucking nightmare. But I worked hard to prove to her in preparation in my willingness to collaborate in the work we did together on the script and then in the walking through of my process I think she began to trust me. For my part honestly what I found while I was on set was there's a certain reassurance in knowing there's a bunch of people around you who've done this a million times before even if you haven't. The thing Tarantino said about Reservoir Dogs is that every single person on that set had been on more movies than him because he'd never done a movie. But the thing that he had that none of them did is as a writer/director he knew the story, he knew why they were there and I think that's the thing you have to hold onto. It's helpful to be a writer/director on your first movie, if someone comes and asks you a question you know the answer. You have to stay open to change for every second, you can choose to see that as an attack or you can choose to see that as a hundred people around you, all of whom are both fantastic at their jobs if you're lucky and I was very lucky, but also have done their job a hundred times more that you've done yours. So if you don't listen to them then you're a fucking idiot frankly.
I understand that you're not particularly fond of heights and yet you filmed on a rooftop in L.A…
[Laughs] I mentioned being a fucking idiot because here's what happened. The movie was obviously made on a budget and I'd seen what happens when you do giant green screen movies on a budget. What happens is, and the way visual effects work in general, the less money you have the less ability you have to get someone to do another pass and then another pass until it gets better and better and I knew what would happen if we shot all that stuff on a sound stage with green screen I'd get three passes and the poor old DFX company would be like: "We can't afford to do any more work." Plus we managed to shoot in L.A. I argued for six months to shoot in L.A. The light in L.A. looks like nothing else on earth and I wanted to bake that into the movie. I genuinely fought tooth and nail for six months to shoot on real rooftops and about eight weeks before the movie I won and we go on our first scout and I literally open the door to one of the 25 storey high 1920's crumbling buildings in downtown Los Angeles and it comes flooding back to me that I'm afraid of heights!
I remember I swooned and then walked straight to the middle of the roof, the furthest from every edge that I possibly could. None of them had railings or anything up there and I don't know what it is about my fear of heights, I'm not afraid of being high up, if I'm enclosed I can even put my face on glass and look down even in a New York skyscraper. But if you give me the ability to be able to fall off,lemming it that's when the fear really kicks in. We shot five nights on the roof up there, pitch black at night you've got hundreds of people, you've got equipment jammed everywhere and yeah it was bloody terrifying. But the good thing is directing your first movie is also terrifying and very time consuming and so the fear of heights was often outweighed by the fear of: "Will I be able to shoot everything I need until the summer Los Angeles sun comes up at the earliest time you could possibly imagine?"
I loved that sequence in the corridor with Sofia Boutella, how do you film something that in such a confined space?
It is built, it's a set that corridor. Chung-hoon Chung's my cinematographer who frankly shot the best corridor fight scene in cinema history because he did the original Old Boy, so I knew what I couldn't do was shoot it on the side in one continuous take because I am not going against that movie! So when I was designing the fight the first thing that I thought of was the overhead and the idea of a fight working a bit like a pinball machine, smashing from wall to wall , moving forwards then moving backwards, it felt like I hadn't seen that. So that was my first instinct and actually what was interesting is that usually when you're designing a set every time when you look at it and the when you map it out on the floor and stuff your instinct is: "We need it to be bigger, we need to stick the camera's in, we need more room, we need more scale." With the corridor every time we saw it Chung and I were like: "Smaller, thinner." What's great about that is you've got these giant burly guys and this very small, lithe figure in the shape of Nice [Boutella] and actually that plays into the skillset that allows her to kind of succeed in the way that she does through the fight. I think good action sequences have to tell a story and so the idea that she is there as an apology and kind of for the love of the man that she is protecting in a noble way not in a subservient way in any way shape or form, more in a kind of warrior code way. It all came down to drawing that line and I feel like when she draws the line and says: "Don't cross my line," she's not just doing that for Waikiki [Brown] I feel like there's a whole life of her feeling people have crossed her line and compromised who she is, and in a weird way that's what she's fighting in that corridor, all the compromises she's had to make, all the terrible jobs she's had to take as an assassin, that's what's on her mind.
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The ability of knowledge acquision has strong effects on the developments of various scientific and industrial activities. The quality of the knowledge and the efficiency of the knowledge acquisition procedure are keys to these activities. A group or society with the such knowledge acquisition ability in information processing activities may be promised a big advance.The knowledge acquision activity is regarded as an activity which can be done by only human beings. Recently, however, computational learning technologies and artificial intelligence is realizing information systems which can play the knowledge acquisition activity instead of human beings. This research project has attained the following items by the above technologies.1. Paradigm of parallel knowledge acquisition.2. Design and development of a parallel knowledge acquisition system based on the above paradigm.With this system, we have made several computational experiments on knowledge acqusition, especially for DNA and amino acid sequences. The results were very successful. It is scheduled that this system will be open to publich via Human Genome Center of the University of Tokyo.
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Since Auslan is a visual language, not a written one, it is important to discover the most effective way for students to learn. La Trobe University put forward a successful ARC Linkage Grant application in partnership with Monash University and Melbourne Polytechnic with Vicdeaf contributing as an industry partner. Results from this project will be used to improve delivery across all programs.
The research project Bridging the theory-practice gap in the teaching of sign languages will:
- develop and test a wide variety of Auslan teaching resources and teacher training workshops
- work with students to identify individual differences in learning styles and study approaches, and ways to optimise their out- of -class language learning
- develop a protocol for testing Auslan levels, which can be used to evaluate individual progress/strengths and weaknesses as well as the degree to which students are internalising specific points taught in class.
Work commenced on this project in 2015 and 171 Auslan students at Melbourne Polytechnic completed a survey, which looked at the range of learning experiences, their reasons for learning and how they study best.
Monash University heads the Australian Research Council (ARC) project, in partnership with La Trobe University. This research project Bridging the theory-practice gap in the teaching of sign languages will:


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Fifteenth National Conference: Wollongong, 1991
Mr Clive Begg
The Council's Biennial Conference "Crime Prevention- Community Fear or Community Safety" was held in Wollongong between 2nd and 6th September 1991 and opened by the Governor of NSW, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair. Mr Neil Whiskin, Chief Executive of "Crime Concern" gave the Keynote Address "Perspectives of Crime Prevention- The Involvement of Non Government Organisations".
30 key resolutions were passed by the Conference.
At the conclusion of the Conference Mr Clive Begg of Queensland (pictured) was elected as National President with Judge Andrew Wilson of South Australia as Vice President, Mr John King of Queensland as Secretary and Mr Ashley Reid as Treasurer.
Sixteenth National Conference: Brisbane, 1993
The Sixteenth National Conference was held in Queensland between September 21 and 24, 1993, under the theme "Chaos or Reason-Community Safety in the Twenty-First Century".
The Executive then comprised Mr Clive Begg (President) Justice Purvis (Past president) Judge Wilson (Vice President) Mr John King (Secretary) Mr Ashley Reid (Treasurer) and Prof Don Robertson (NSW) Mr Michael Benes (Vic) and Mr Bill Cullen (WA). Guest Speakers at the Conference included Professor Ezzat Fattah (Professor in Criminology at the Simon Fraser University, Canada), Dr Irwin Waller (Vice President of the World Society of Victimology) Mr Kevin Gill (Lead Youth Consultant, Crime Concern, United Kingdom) and many others.
In his address at the Opening of the Conference, Hon Glen Milliner, Queensland Minister for Corrective services, observed that every government in Australia, from the Federal Government to the states and local authorities had to concentrate on crime prevention, observing that Corrective Services were only part of that process, prison was the last resort, and police forces were only marginally ahead in the crime prevention process. He said that he despaired every time someone espoused the theory that if jails were tougher, and penalties were harsher, the crime problem would be overcome. History, he said, taught that this was rubbish, as was the notion that legislation could prevent crime. He said that Governments must realise that short term political mileage would mean long-term suffering.
He said that the Council had a mammoth job to do and that government support to it would range from whole-hearted to spasmodic. The challenge for the Council, he said, was to get community support and to do this it must have media attention and support.
In his paper, Judge Wilson said that the Council should consider changing its role to focus more on the encouragement of research into, evaluation of, and action to implement crime prevention strategies and programs.
Seventeenth National Conference: Adelaide and Burra, 1995
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Jack Calhoun, Adelaide (1995)
The Seventeenth National Conference was held at Adelaide and Burra, South Australia, between November 19 and 24, 1995 under the theme "Crime Prevention beyond 2000- You Can Make A Difference". The National Executive then comprised Judge Wilson (President, pictured right) Mr Bill Cullen (WA- Vice President), Ms Helen Nichols (SA, Secretary), Mr D Bowyer (Treasurer) Mr Clive Begg (Qld) and Prof. Don Robertson (Journal Editor).
Guests included Mr Jack Calhoun, Executive Director of the National Crime prevention Council, USA, and the themes of the conference included general issues, special interest groups including Security and Crime Prevention by public instrumentalities, Neighbourhood Watch and related Schemes,
Community policing, road safety and car related crimes, youth justice and education, prisons, community corrections and offender rehabilitation services, and the sentencing and treatment of the offender.
Eighteenth National Conference: Fremantle, 1997
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The Eighteenth National Conference was held in Fremantle, WA between 8th and 10th October 1997 on the theme "Crime and the Politics of Fear- why we keep doing what doesn't work and how to break the cycle".
The National Executive then comprised Mr Bill Cullen (President, WA, pictured right),Mr Michael Benes (Vice President, Victoria), Ms Marjorie Gosling (Secretary, WA), Ms Karen Fuller (Treasurer, WA) Judge Andrew Wilson (Past President, SA), Ms Judy Johnson (NSW), Mr Clive Begg (Qld) Mr Peter Bayman (WA) Ms Helen Nichols (SA) and Mr Ken Newman (NT), with Dr Paul Omaji (WA) and Dr Geoff Asher (Vic) as Journal Editors.
The Conference was opened by the Federal Minister for Justice, Senator Amanda Vanstone, and guest speakers included Professor Lawrence Sherman (Chair of the Department of criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland), Prof. Richard Harding (Director of the Crime Research Centre, University of WA), Hon Trevor Griffin (SA Attorney general) Mr Bob Falconer (Commissioner of Police, WA) Mr Ian Viner QC (Vice Chairperson, Aboriginal Reconciliation Council) and Dr Adam Graycar (Director, Australian Institute of Criminology).
The Conference themes included "Are modern Liberal Democratic Societies doomed to increasingly unacceptable levels of crime?" "Are we too soft on criminals" "How effective is punishment as a deterrent?" "Are Governments organized to promote a crime free society or do they just react to crime" "What role does the media play" and "Is it possible to free up the resources currently allocated to criminal justice for other more productive initiatives".
The keynote address of Prof. Sherman was a discussion of the evaluation of over $3 billion Annual Funding for Crime prevention Programs undertaken in the USA.
Nineteenth National Conference: Melbourne, 1999
Prof Michael Benes
The Nineteenth National Conference was held in Melbourne between 17 and 20 October 1999. The Governor of Victoria, Sir James Gobbo, opened the Conference. The President of the Council at this time was Prof Michael Benes (pictured).
Speakers at the conference included Dr Gloria Laycock, Head of Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, home Office UK, Mr Peter Harmsworth, Secretary Dept of Justice Victoria, Dr David Brereton, Director, Criminal Justice Commission, My Yvonne Korn, Director, National Crime Prevention AG Dept Canberra, Mr Neil Comrie, Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police,Professor Don Robertson, Director University of West Sydney, Justice Frank Vincent, Supreme Court of Victoria, Dr Peter Grabowsky, Director of Research AIC, Dr Adam Graycar, Director AIC, Prof Arie Freiberg, Dept of Criminology, University of Melbourne, Mr Ray Carroll, Executive Director, National Motor Vehicle Theft reduction Council, and Dr Adam Sutton, Dept of Criminology, Melbourne University.
Mr Peter Norman
During this conference Mr Peter Norman of Adelaide was elected as National President (pictured left).
By this time some of the State branches had closed. A tele-link meeting was subsequently held to discuss the future of the Council and the need for reform of its activities.
Subsequent meetings and discussions led to the formation of a new Council and it became incorporated as a formal Association.
A new National Executive was formed with representatives from all of the States and territories, a new Constitution commissioned and a Strategic Plan prepared to set goals for the future.
In contrast with the previous position, the new Constitution allowed for membership of State Branches, individuals or organizations. This would facilitate persons or organizations resident in States or Territories where there were no branches, to have direct membership of the National body.


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So, to borrow an anachronism from the sport of football, my writing 'offense' perhaps ought best be described as "three yards, and a cloud of dust." That is to say, that I'm generating a flurry of activity, but I'm not going very far or very fast.
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We all know Michael Jordan's first love was actually baseball, but did he also aspire to go under center as a quarterback in the NFL? Not exactly, though you may wonder why after watching this clip from his 1993 home video Air Time.
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The proposed changes to the CTP Scheme will result in up to 90% of injured motorists having to tackle claims by themselves without legal assistance.
This is a significant issue as this will likely be the injured motorists first motor vehicle accident claim but it is certainly not the insurers first claim. The insurers know how to get around claims and how to delay them, the will also likely have a highly experienced legal team which will no doubt put the unassisted injured motorist at a disadvantage.
These changes are loosely based on the Victorian CTP System. The Victorian system has a single government insurer that deals with all claims and pays statutory benefits to the injured motorists. However, the NSW changes are privately underwritten which means that it is up to the big insurers to make the call on who gets paid and when. It is easy to see how this could turn into a money making scheme for the big insurers.
The lack of an independent body is seriously concerning as 90% of injured motorists who have to tackle these claims by themselves will likely be at a loss when the insurer declines their claim. Which under this scheme may become a more frequent occurrence than it already is.
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But they give them a cookie and a sticker later, so it's all good.
Actually horseshoe crab blood is blue because it contains a lot of copper. They use that particular mineral to do the job that iron does in human (and other animal) blood, and instead of hemoglobin they have something called hemocyanin, which transports oxygen throughout their bodies. Their blood also deals with infection in a way that's much different than ours, and clots aggressively around any foreign body to the point where it's easily seen under a microscope -- this is what makes their oozing goop absolutely vital to the pharmaceutical industry.
Worldwide boners are going to take a serious hit if it turns out that this is why Viagra is blue.
The gel-like substance that surrounds the slightest bacterial infection in horseshoe crabs was co-discovered by the tremendously named scientist Fred Bang. The chemical that causes it to occur, called coagulogen, allows us to very accurately test medications for contamination, can detect anomalies as small as one part per trillion, and is used on just about every single drug that comes out. And the way to get it is to capture a shitload of crabs, jab a needle in their assholes, and subject them to a process called "rack & bleed."


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Hello! I am a photographer in Alaska. I have owned my own business for 3 years now. I saw your beautiful images and then I came upon your post about asking questions and I have a few! I just recently upgraded to a canon 5D Mark IV from a Mark 3 And also upgraded to a canon 35 mm from a sigma art 35mm. I have had such a hard time getting a clear shot with it. My images also are a hit or miss with focus and it's sooo frustrating. My usual settings are f1.8 low ISO and always higher than 160 for my shutter speed. I know it depends on the type of light you Shoot in but what are your go to settings to get such crisp shots?
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