Monthly Archives: August 2016

[Notes] Injury prevention in outdoor activity programs workshop

Outdoors risk intensive workshop By: Outdoors Victoria This workshop will include: • A briefing and discussion by Maritime Safety Victoria on their report into the Anglesea kayaking incident earlier this year. Go to Maritime Safety Victoria to download your copy … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #223 – Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2016-08-29)

In brief: * Making sense of university rankings (2016-Aug-28) [The Age] So with many unis claiming to be the best in some obscure ranking or another, how do you really understand what’s going on? * How To Talk To Girls … Continue reading

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Tinkoff’s Brumotti fires up in Livigno

Brumotti fires up in Livigno – 2016 edition

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Wednesday WIN (2016-Aug-24)

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 2016 2016 AUGUST 22 – 28, Chamonix, France The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (also referred to as UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon. It takes place once a year in the Alps, and follows the route of … Continue reading

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Wonderland Trail Run 2016

Event: Wonderland Run Distance: 20km short / 36km long Date: Sunday the 21st August 2016 Location: Hall Gap, The Grampians Organised by: Big Long Run The Wonderland Run Grampians is a 2km and 8km Saturday afternoon run, followed by 20km … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #222 – Wonderland

Wonderland Wonderland is the setting for Lewis Carroll’s 1865 children’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the story, Wonderland is accessed by an underground passage, and Alice reaches it by travelling down a rabbit hole. While the location is apparently … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2016-08-22)

In brief: * Climate change will mean the end of national parks as we know them (2016-Aug-22) [Guardian] As the National Parks Service (USA) turns 100 this week, we look at how receding ice, extreme heat and acidifying oceans are … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2016-08-15)

In brief: * Running: * Go Mo! * Sumgong takes the win with 2:24:04. Well done Milly Clark 18th +6:49, Jess Trengove 19th +7:40, Lisa Weightman 31st +10:37 Cycling: * Some reading/listening: * Something from Bandcamp: Wind from the Ancient … Continue reading

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Gaming : Invisible Sun RPG

What if none of this was real? Invisible Sun is a roleplaying game set in a surreal fantasy setting. The mysterious nature of the game is being reinforced by a geocaching hunt for clues via a list of geographic coordinates … Continue reading

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