1. Delilah – Sampson; Salome – John the Baptist; Jezebel – Ahab; Potiphar’s Wife – Joseph
2. A. Keel / leek; B. Desserts / Stressed; C. Diaper / Repaid; D. Drawer / Reward
3. Tanganyika and Zanzibar
4. Charles Atlas
5. North North West
6. Sacramento
7. Italy
8. Dorian Gray
9. Boris Karloff
10. Ernest Rutherford
A stunning image taken by Guy Wolfe Page Taylor at the Gala Dinner of the 2012 National Convention. Guy posted this on FaceBook, he’s kindly allowed us to reproduce it here. Go on, click on the image for the full-screen version.
It’s great to see/hear all the positive media attention after a convention. The podcasts, coverage in the mainstream print media and on mainstream radio are encouraging. Then there’s the photos on this blog, Flickr and on FaceBook – it’s still a buzz.
For those readers who may not have seen/heard everything, here are some links to the View More Post Convention Media
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Sunday’s Convention Photos
Sunday was another line up of excellent speakers, DJ Grothe, Dr Ken Harvey, Dr Rachael Dunlop, Stephen Mayne, Lawrence Leung, James “The Amazing” Randi and many more. Look carefully in this set of images for a certain life member and secretary of a state branch jamming with Paul Conroy on guitar.
As previously announced. December CROSSWORD on CRYPTIDS featuring Cryptic Clues is based on Cryptid Animals. This is to tie in with the launch of Dr David Waldron and Simon Townsend’s book Snarls From the Tea Tree as well as David’s presentation at Skeptics Café in January.
The usual seven Picture Puzzles can be found at the top of the PUZZLES page.
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Slideshow of the convention from Friday through to Saturday’s Gala Dinner.
To see these and more images of the convention, in higher resolution, please follow these links.
Mark’s images are collected here.
Mal’s photos:
Prior to the convention slideshow.
The fund raising dinner slideshow.
Friday and Saturday slideshow.
Sunday slideshow.
Photo credits: Mal Vickers and Mark Hassed
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The Fund Raising Dinner was a great success. It was held at a place of great significance in Melbourne’s history, the Royal Society of Victoria building. The evening included a tour of the building, the library and lecture theatre being highlights. Guests also got the chance to chat with DJ Grothe, Brian Thompson and Rebecca Watson.
Huge thanks to those willing to come along, be part of this special event and offset the cost of brining James Randi to Australia. James Randi was very generous with his time, in addition to the close-up magic tricks, he agreed to sit for some iconic photographs taken in the library.
Thanks also to the organisers, in particular Matt Kippen.
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Some images of events before the convention.
James Randi joined the convention organising committee and made fools of us with his card tricks – Tuesday, 27 November.
DJ Grothe, Brian Thompson and Randi took a trip to Healesville Sanctuary to see just a little of Australian nature whilst they were here – Wednesday, 28 November.
Richard Saunders, Maynard, our international guests, and others chill out at ‘The Penny Black’ pub in Brunswick – Thursday, 29 November.
1. Greengrocer
2. Geriatric
3. Emphatic
4. Juin In Case
5. Canine Teeth
6. Scrambled eggs
7. Mix and Match
The Australian Skeptics Convention 2012 kicks off at 5.30 tonight with a Meet and Greet event at the Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.
We’re looking forward to a great weekend!
And to keep track of all the events and speakers, you can now download the official calendar.
by Ken Greatorex
I recently had the privilege of attending the launching of a new book.
Hosted by Ballarat Books, this event featured co-authors Dr David Waldron and Simon Townsend with Snarls From the Tea Tree.
To quote the publicity:
For the past 150 years Victoria’s bushland has been haunted by the myth of large cat like predators stalking the wilderness, feeding on stock and leaving stories in local folklore and mythology.
Snarls from the Tea-Tree traces the development of the story from its origins in the colonization of Victoria to the present day and explores the themes, legends, claims and context of this deeply pervasive urban legend in rural Victoria.
Dr David Waldron is a lecturer in History and Anthropology at the University of Ballarat. Simon Townsend is a veteran big cat researcher and co-founder of Big Cats Victoria. View More Book Launch – “Snarls From the Tea Tree”