December 2012 Crossword – SOLUTION
Some believers accuse skeptics…. Quote by Lynne Kelly
This quote by author and fellow Victorian Skeptic, Lynne Kelly appears to View More Some believers accuse skeptics…. Quote by Lynne Kelly
Notice – Australian Skeptics Convention 2012 Booking Deadlines
On-line ticketing for the Dinner on Saturday 1st December will close after Sunday 25th November.
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On-line ticketing for the Fundraising Dinner on Thursday 29th November will also close after Sunday 25th November
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For the time being, Bookings can still be made HERE
Convention 2012, One Day Tickets
There are less than two weeks to go for the convention. The organising committee are burning the midnight oil (no not 
the CDs!), frantically making arrangements and going over the details with a fine-tooth comb. You probably won’t see this calibre of well known skeptics in Melbourne for a very long time.
If you’re interested in coming along, there are still some tickets remaining for the convention and dinners. We’ve previously given preference to those who want to attend both days; however, due to requests we’ve released some One Day tickets for either Saturday or Sunday at $140. So if there’s something else that you just can’t miss out on during one of the convention days and you’d still like to attend, please consider a One Day ticket.
Puzzles for November
November’s Picture Puzzles and Mixed Bag Questions are at the top of the PUZZLES Page.
November’s Crossword Puzzle concentrates on Predicting the Future, can be solved by recourse to either Ken’s prosaic clues or Roy’s fiendish cryptic clues and can be found HERE.
A new batch of Maths and Logic Problems for November is ensconced HERE .
Enjoy!
November 2012 Picture Puzzles – Answers
1. Iron will
2. Fruitless task
3. Read between the lines
4. Fingerprints
5. Transportable
6. Cat scan
7. Getting the upper hand
“Mixed Bag” November 2012 Answers
1. Mt Sinai – Egypt; Appalachians – USA; St Gothard – Switzerland; Ben Nevis – Scotland; Dolomites – Italy; Chapultepec – Mexico
2. Rex Connor – Khemlani Affair; Mick Young – Paddington Bear Affair; Keith Wright – Jailed; Rob Jolly – Pyramid Collapse
3. Sixty Million
4. Spike Jones
5. Gary Player
6. Dire Straits
7. Belgium
8. Sir Galahad
9. Contact lenses
10. A. birdie; B. Eagle; C. Albatross
James Gerrand – Another Skeptic Pioneer dies
James (Gerry) Gerrand, co-founder of the Australian Skeptics, died on October 12, aged 93.
Gerrand played a fundamental role in the setting-up and on-going activities of Australia Skeptics. The initial meetings to establish the Skeptics were held in 1980 at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne, with lawyer Mark Plummer, who became the group’s founding president. (Plummer died last year.)
Gerrand had previously spent six years working for the United Nations agency ICAO in Montreal. Gerrand and Plummer had known each other as colleagues in the early 1970s when Plummer was the industrial officer for the Professional Officers Association (the union representing scientists, engineers and other professionals in the Commonwealth Public Service) and Gerrand was honorary editor-in-chief of the same group’s monthly journal. In his day job, Gerrand was the superintending airways engineer for the Victorian & Tasmanian Region in the Department of Civil Aviation.
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Detailed Program – Australian Skeptics National Convention 2012
The detailed program for the upcoming National Convention has been released.
Updated, 12 Nov View More Detailed Program – Australian Skeptics National Convention 2012