Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bordens and Abbott 2008 7th Edition Ch 14
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/85994875?access_key=key-2g1lxkojs37jpbzkh1xt
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sport in Australia
Sport in Australia
Cricket is the national sport and is traditionally played in summer. When it comes to winter three codes of football dominate, AFL (Australian Rules Football), Rugby Union (Super Rugby) and Rugby League (NRL). Historically the support base for these games were dependant on which state you lived in or which school you went to.
Five years ago, the AFL revealed a bold vision for the future growth of the game. By 2015, an AFL game would be played in New South Wales and Queensland every week. This vision is fundamental to the expansion of the code and the creation of a truly national footprint.
Super Rugby is an International competition played between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The NRL competition spans the traditional League areas of NSW, Queensland and New Zealand, as well as Victoria (following the introduction of the Melbourne Storm).
This year the AFL has introduced a new western Sydney team into the competition, the GWS Giants. They recorded their first win in the pre-season competion last night.
http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/giants-nab-historic-win.html
Cricket is the national sport and is traditionally played in summer. When it comes to winter three codes of football dominate, AFL (Australian Rules Football), Rugby Union (Super Rugby) and Rugby League (NRL). Historically the support base for these games were dependant on which state you lived in or which school you went to.
Five years ago, the AFL revealed a bold vision for the future growth of the game. By 2015, an AFL game would be played in New South Wales and Queensland every week. This vision is fundamental to the expansion of the code and the creation of a truly national footprint.
Super Rugby is an International competition played between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The NRL competition spans the traditional League areas of NSW, Queensland and New Zealand, as well as Victoria (following the introduction of the Melbourne Storm).
This year the AFL has introduced a new western Sydney team into the competition, the GWS Giants. They recorded their first win in the pre-season competion last night.
http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/giants-nab-historic-win.html
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.
Over the next few days, weeks and months you will be hearing and seeing the slogan ‘KONY 2012′. However, the overall ambiguity of the slogan will confuse a vast majority of you. To quote the organisation behind this campaign, Invisible Children: “KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.”.
The 29-minute documentary (available below), which has become a viral hit being shared nearly 4 million times on Facebook in the past week, is titled after the infamous leader of the Ugandan guerrilla group LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). It depicts a war-torn child, named Jacob, who is a former LRA child solider, and his struggle for awareness about the issues that Joseph Kony has caused.
The short film calls all supporters to arms on April 20, 2012 to stage their own guerrilla war, but instead of being armed with weapons similar to Kony’s 30,000 strong child army, they will be armed with posters and stickers in what is one of the most diverse political campaigns seen to this day. The campaign will see hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of posters depicting the face of Kony plastered across the globe to achieve this goal of making Kony an infamous celebrity. Director of the film Jason Russell described the 20th April as “The day when we will meet at sundown and blanket every street in every city until the sun comes up. The rest of the world will go to bed Friday night and wake up to hundreds of thousands of posters demanding justice,”. KONY 2012 is one of the most moving viral documentaries available today, and expires at the end of 2012. It’s coming.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
RTA and Russell Street / Windsor Road
In August 2007, the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales approved a medium density residential development at 257 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills (also known as 1 Russell Street, Baulkham Hills).
The Court granted approval (consent 10318 of 2007) to the developer to construct 110 apartments, parking and ancillary facilities. This development is now nearing completion.
Access to the site for motorists and pedestrians will be from Windsor Road and Russell Street, Baulkham Hills.
To minimise disruptions to northbound traffic on Windsor Road, timed right turn restrictions into Russell Street will be introduced.
As per the Court's conditions of consent and the recommendations of Council's Local Traffic Committee, northbound motorists on Windsor Road will be restricted from turning right into Russell Street during the AM and PM peak traffic periods of 6.30am to 9.30am and 3.30pm and 6.30pm.
The Hills Shire Council has confirmed it will work with the developer to ensure that appropriate signage is installed.
The Hills Shire Council has also confirmed it will provide advanced notice to local residents and motorists prior to installing the signs and changing the traffic conditions.
For more information regarding local traffic arrangements, please phone the Hills Shire Council's Traffic Engineer, Michael Doyle on or visit Council's websitewww.thehills.nsw.gov.au
MINUTES of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting of The Hills Shire Council held on 21
November 2011
This is page number 4 of the Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting of The Hills
Shire Council, held on 21 November 2011
226 Russell Street, Baulkham Hills – No Right Turn signage
The property at 1 Russell Street, Baulkham Hills was approved for development by the Land & Environment Court in 2007. The Court imposed a condition regarding “No Right Turn” signage which stated:
“Appropriate signage indicating prohibition of right turn movement of vehicles into Russell Street during the AM and PM peak periods of 6:30am to 9:30am shall be installed at or near the intersection of Russell Street and Windsor Road. These works are to be carried out by the developer at no expense to Council. The developer must make
MINUTES of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting of The Hills Shire Council held on 21
November 2011
This is page number 4 of the Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting of The Hills
Shire Council, held on 21 November 2011
an application to the Local Traffic Committee for approval of the signage prior to the installation.”
The development is now nearing completion and the construction company in accordance with the condition requests approval for the installation of the No Right Turn signage.
227 RECOMMENDATION
A MOTION WAS MOVED BY MR ELLIOTT MP AND SECONDED BY MR SHAH THAT
1. “No Right Turn” restriction into Russell Street from Windsor Road be approved between 6:30 to 9:30 am and 3:30 to 6:30 pm.
2. The Developer seeks works instruction from Roads & Maritime Services for the erection of the signage.
THE MOTION WAS PUT AND CARRIED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE POLICE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
OLOL Parents Oppose Russell Street Traffic Changes in Baulkham Hills
The Traffic Engineer
The Hills Shire Council
Castle Hill NSW 2154
21st February 2012
Re: Traffic Conditions – Russell Street Baulkham Hills
I am writing on behalf of the Parent Body of Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Baulkham Hills (OLOL) to express our opposition to the “No Right Turn” Proposed as part of the Russell Street Baulkham Hills Development (257 Windsor Road). In the interest of safety and community responsibility we believe that an alternative solution to the traffic concerns raised by this development should be found.
Since 2006 the OLOL Parent Body has been vehemently opposed to the alterations of the northbound carriage of Windsor Rd. These restrictions, which limit turning right into Russell Street during the AM and PM peak traffic periods of 6.30am to 9.30am and 3.30pm and 6.30pm, have the potential to cause significant traffic chaos and pedestrian danger to our extended school community. It is during these time periods that the already heavily congested traffic around OLOL will be accentuated.
If a car is travelling north from Parramatta on Windsor Rd then the alternatives for gaining access to Russell Street are limited. The logical alternate routes are to turn into either Oakland Ave or Torrs Street, find a place to turnaround and then head back southbound on Windsor Rd. These routes are of particular concern.
Firstly, both Oakland Ave and Torrs Street are already congested during these time periods due to commuter parking for the M2. The commuter parking on both sides of Oakland Ave restricts the width of the carriageway and turning around would be dangerous to motorists and pedestrians. Secondly, these are the key times for parents to drive their children to the school, which again necessitates turning into Oakland Avenue. The increased traffic congestion will again prove to be hazardous on many levels. Finally, a significant number of students walk across Windsor Road during the PM peak to catch buses near the corner of Torrs Street and Windsor Road. Additional vehicles accessing Torrs Street will add to the pressure already placed on supervising teachers to ensure the safety of the students.
We understand the Land and Environment Court’s decision to minimise traffic disruption on Windsor Road, but feel that it has not thought of the flow on implications for Oakland Avenue, Torrs Street and the educational community of Our Lady of Lourdes. We also believe this traffic decision will impact on the other institutions within this precinct, namely the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and the Little Amigos Childcare Centre.
We would ask that the Traffic Committee of Hills Shire Council investigate alternative strategies to fulfil the Land and Environment Court’s condition of consent. I would be happy to be contacted if further information is required.
Yours sincerely
Damien Pigott
On behalf of the Our Lady of Lourdes Parent Body
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