We go again with Picture Puzzles and Mixed Bag Questions (at the top of the PUZZLES page).
The Crossword , this month on the theme of Alt Med Woo can be attempted using either “Straight” or Cryptic clues, (or both, if you’re desperate) It can be found HERE.
A new set of Maths and Logic Problems can be found HERE.
1. Sadder But Wiser
2. Condescending
3. More often than not (more of ten than nought)
4. Third rock from the sun
5. Hijacking
6. Eating disorders
7. Blind Ambition (both i’s missing)
1. Argentina – Isabel Peron; Australia – Julia Gillard; Bangladesh – Khaleda Zia; Brazil – Dilma Rousseff; Burma – Anh Sang Soo Chi; Canada – Kim Campbell; Dominica – Eugenia Charles; Germany – Angela Merkel; India – Indira Ghandi; Indonesia – Megawati Sukarnoputri; Israel – Golda Meier; New Zealand – both Helen Clarke & Jenny Shipley; Norway – Gro Bruntland; Pakistan – Benazir Bhutto; Poland – Hanna Suchocka; Portugal – Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo; The Philippines – Corazon Aquino; The United Kingdom – Margaret Thatcher; Turkey – Tansu Çiller; Yugoslavia – Milka Planinc
2. a. Banished; b. Adore ; c. sneers
3. Leg spinner
4. Montgomery
5. a. a church service. It’s a closing prayer
6. Hernando’s Hide-away
7. Measles, mumps and Rubella Inoculation
8. The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
9. A. Big Village
10. False. Your warranty can be voided if you use your mobile phone even in light rain.
By Mal Vickers
I went along to Open Day at RMIT Bundoora. Oh boy, where do I start?
As a skeptic, I’m interested in the courses offered that seem further along the woo scale than most. To be fair, I should point out that RMIT is a big university, the overwhelming majority of courses on offer are high quality, science or humanities based. However, this is a skeptical blog, RMIT’s Chiropractic and Chinese Medicine disciplines are of interest to me.
In 2011 I took a close look at Chiropractic, I asked some questions about the practice and wrote two blog posts (here and here). A year later my questions about Chiropractic, still remain unanswered.
This year, I thought I’d take a closer look at Chinese Medicine.
RMIT offers a range of courses in both Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, up to and including a degree in Chinese Medicine.
Before I get into the details, here’s a little disclaimer.
Discussing Chinese Medicine can be tricky, due to cultural sensitivities, so let me state what I’m trying to do up front. I question the ‘medicine’ part of the description ‘Chinese Medicine’. Saying something is a ‘medicine’ implies that it’s effective for, at least, some health conditions. The associated cultural grouping is irrelevant. I could be investigating ‘Collingwood Supporter’s Medicine’ or ‘Morris Dancer’s Medicine’ – it’s the ‘medicine’ part that interests me. I also wish to question View More RMIT Open Day 2012 -Traditional Chinese Medicine
1. False
2. 111
3. Answer (b) or 9 1/4 minutes past 10 is closest. (Actual answer is 9 minutes, 13.846154 seconds past 10)
4. Seven pigs, eight peacocks
5. 20 BC
6. 6
7. 6
8. 125
9. 15
10. A rise, B rise, C fall, D fall
1. 10 years ago
2. 24
3. 696
4. 51
5. 2014
6. Kit & Cal, 13 km
7. Beth $1200, Alan $2400, Colin $3600, Denise $800
8. Ann is 4, Betty is 8, Chris is 12
9. CII
10. Rita 12, Sue 8
1. a. 120 km; b. 100 km; c. 2 hours
2. Treble 14, double 19, single 3
3. Suzie: Since Suzie always lies and Samantha always tells the truth, neither lady would ever say that her own name is Suzie. Therefore the woman on the left must be lying about what the other lady said. The lady on the left is therefore Suzie.
4. Zeke is the pitcher; Zelmo is the first baseman; Zac is the catcher
5. From strongest to weakest: Laura, Lance, Lenny, Lulu
6. He’s Lying
7. White
8. Twice as fast
9. True
10. Charlie
Tickets for this event are SOLD OUT!
Announcing a very special Australian Skeptics Fundraising Dinner!
6.30pm, Thursday 29 November 2012
We will have a number of special guests joining us for the Australian Skeptics National Convention. These include Rebecca Watson of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, JREF president DJ Grothe, The Amateur Scientist Brian Thompson, and the one and only James (The Amazing) Randi.
As a special fundraising event, the Australian Skeptics are offering the opportunity to have dinner with our guests in the beautiful and historic surrounds of Melbourne’s Royal Society building.
Attendance at the dinner is $250 per head, and strictly limited to just 30 people. Tickets are expected to go fast!
Date: 29 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm
Location: Royal Society of Victoria, 9 Victoria Street Melbourne
Book your tickets here.
Two Australian Skeptics were recently in the media. Loretta Marron (AKA Anne) appears in the first video and Victoria’s own Dr Mick Vagg features in the second. Here they are for your viewing pleasure…
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Despite tough talk from politicians, it appears that Rev Trevor Robinson’s web site is back on-line, he’s still in business. I won’t link to him here, I’m sure readers know how to use Google. It’s a shameful example of the lack of effective health practitioner regulation.
Below the fold, a screen capture from Rev Trevor Robinson’s web site. View More Two Skeptical Videos
