Living in Australia, I could make reference to any 6.30 slot news program and argue for example, that the racist overtones in the broadcast stifle any meaningful dialogue about multi ethnic interactions amongst actual communities. Speaking generally about this type of news program, the type of stories we see will include accounts of unrest in low socio economic areas, fear based reports on Islam or Scientology taking over the world, or simply how to lower our grocery/electricity/phone bills. Not to mention the shady contractors lurking around the suburban street corner ready to pounce on our unsuspecting wallets. However, this is just my own GENERAL (and all generalities are false) perception of this type of news cast and this is only one type of news cast!

There are many more facets to the over-arching collective that is the modern media. In the same way, to dissect a representation of a particular religion into questionable and offensive fragments and base my critiques and analyses of that religion on that one slice of bread is an offense to the whole loaf.

The watermark makes it look like the bread is mouldy…

Don’t get me wrong, if that slice I’m looking at is covered in mould or something genuinely questionable (vegemite) it would most definitely give cause to inspect the whole loaf and decide not to eat it. But let’s at least try to inspect the whole loaf!

In case the baking metaphor has lost anyone, I’m arguing for a level-headed and steady approach to our critiques and analyses. Whether of the media or of religions (in today’s climate, especially when critiquing/analysing religions) or of any influential spheres impacting our world, by all means, ask questions, ask LOTS of questions, but at least have the humility to say I’ve only inspected one fragment of it.

…I probably could have just said, “don’t inspect a book by its cover,” but this works just as well.

Reference:

Hall, S. (2000). Racist Ideologies and the Media. In P. Marris, & S. Thornham, Media Studies: A Reader. 2nd Edn (pp. 271-282). New York: New York University Press.

At the same time, at least $1 million has been allocated to fund artificial turf at Arlington Oval. The Arlington spending is opposed by half of the Marrickville Councillors, but was passed in the draft budget with the support of the ALP and the casting vote of Conservative Mayor Victor Macri.

Greens Councillor Melissa Brooks, whose ward covers Marrickville and Dulwich Hill, said: “The inner-west is in the midst of a massive child-care boom, with a nearly 20% increase in children aged under 2 years in the last 5 years.

“To help address the shortage Marrickville Council committed many years ago to open a new childcare centre for South or West Marrickville. However, the project has been delayed and full funding has not been found, said Clr Brooks.

“A recent major study by Council – the Facilities Need Study – estimated it would cost $2.5 million to build a new early child care centre. With only $1.15 million allocated in the draft 2013-4 the centre won’t be built this coming year.

“Since Council made the commitment to build a new child care centre, the child care crisis has gotten worse.

“Answers to Questions on Notice put by the Greens show that, at the end of April 2013, there were 1,962 children on the early childhood waitlist. More than half of these came from the suburbs of Marrickville and Dulwich Hill.

“Leichhardt Council has found $4 million to build two new childcare centres – and City of Sydney $55 million.

“How is it that the Marrickville ALP and Conservative Mayor Macri can find at least $1 million to install artificial turf for Arlington, but not to fulfil its promise to the parents of Marrickville and Dulwich Hill to build a new child care centre?” said Clr Brooks.

Media contact: Greens Clr Melissa Brooks 0409 235 802

To email your comment on the Draft Marrickville Council Budget email coplan@marrickville.nsw.gov.au . To email the Marrickville Councillors direct email councillors@marrickville.nsw.gov.au. Comments close on 27 May 2013 and the budget is likely to be presented for final adoption at the 18 June 2013 Council meeting (papers available online one week beforehand).

ANSWERS to the Questions on Notice put by the Greens, as tabled at the 21 May 2013 Council Meeting 

MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL CODE OF MEETING PRACTICE – JUNE 2010 Questions may be put to Councillors and Council Employees

Item No: Subject: File Ref:
C0513 Item 25 QUESTION ON NOTICE: CHILDCARE WAITING LISTS 4675/33074.13
From Councillor Sylvie Ellsmore

Answers
1.    What is the current length of time, and number of people/families, on the Council waiting list for child-care?

Early Childhood Wait List
As at the end of April, 2013 there were 1,962 children on the early childhood waitlist. There are 20 new applications received in May that have not yet been entered onto the spreadsheet.

Of the 1,962 children on the wait list:

• 81.1% or 1,591 are residents of the Marrickville LGA.
• Of those children; o    1.9% live in Camperdown o    20.3% live in Dulwich Hill o    5.0% live in Enmore o    2.3% live in Lewisham o    34.8% live in Marrickville o    7.9% live in Newtown o    9.9% live in Petersham o    3.6% live in St Peters o    8.4% live in Stanmore o    1.1% live in Sydenham o    4.9% live in Tempe
• 44.6% are children under the age of 2 years; 21.5% are aged 2 to under 3 years; and 34% are aged 3-5 years.

The length of time a family may wait for the offer of a child care place at an early childhood centre depends on a variety of factors:
•    Council operates a centralised waiting list for all early childhood centres (6 long day care centres and 1 preschool) offering a total of 306 EFT places per week. Offers of places are coordinated through the CFS Operations Administrator based at the CFS office in Petersham Town Hall. Individual centres do not keep a centre-based waiting list or make the offer of child care places. They notify all vacancies to the Operations Administrator as they arise;
•    the demand for child care in Marrickville currently exceeds supply, especially for places for children under 2 years of age. This demand has increased in recent years as a result of the increase in births in Marrickville and the inner west. According to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the suburb of Marrickville was ranked 18th highest in NSW for the number of births in 2011. A preliminary comparison between the 2006 and 2011census for Marrickville LGA demonstrates a 17% increasein children aged 0-4 yrs since 2006. Council is licensed for a total of 44 places for children under 2 years;

• children on Council’s wait list are offered a place in accordance with the date the wait list application was lodged; places available according to the age of the child, including number of cot places; attendance patterns of vacancies; preferred centres as nominated by parents; the Commonwealth Government Priority of Access (POA) guidelines (for long day care centres); State Government priority groups (for the preschool); and whether siblings of children on the waiting list are already attending a centre (see policy attached);
• in allocating places at a long day care centre, Family Day Care and OSHC, Council must comply with the Commonwealth Priority of Access (POA) guidelines for families to be eligible to access child care benefit fee reductions. These priorities are set by the Commonwealth Government and not by Council. These Guidelines are explained in the attached policy document and detailed below:

Priority of Access Guidelines for Allocating Places in Early Childhood, Family Day Care and OSHC
The Australian Government specifies guidelines for allocating child care places in early learning (long day care) centres, Family Day Care and OSHC centres where there are waiting lists. These guidelines apply to all approved child care services where parents are eligible to receive Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) payments. These guidelines do not apply to the allocation of child care places at Council’s Preschool, where priority is given to children in their year before commencing school (4 year olds). Council’s approved child care services have to abide by these guidelines and inform families about them when they enrol children into care.

Priority for allocating places in child care services:
Priority 1: a child at risk of serious abuse or neglect
Priority 2: a child of a single parent who satisfies, or of parents who both satisfy, the
work/training/study test under Section 14 of the ‘A New Tax System (Family
Assistance) Act 1999′
Priority 3: any other child

Within these main categories, priority should also be given to the following children:
•    children in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families •    children in families which include a disabled person •    children in families which include an individual whose adjusted taxable income
does not exceed the lower income threshold of $39,785 for 2011-2012, or who or whose partner are on income support •    children in families from a non-English speaking background •    children in socially isolated families •    children of single parents

In allocating places at the preschool, vacancies are filled according to date of receipt of the waiting list application; children who will be attending school the following year; siblings; Children and Family Services’ social justice groups, in particular Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander children; CALD and refugee children; children with additional needs. These priorities are set by the State Government.

Council is frequently referred children who are at risk; have disabilities or challenging behaviours; or are receiving family support through an early intervention program such as Brighter Futures. Offers of places to these children must take into consideration the number of children with high support needs already attending a centre; suitability of the physical environments of centres; and capacity of centres to maintain required staff to child ratios and quality interactions with children without incurring additional costs for additional staff support.

Audit Undertaken of Early Childhood Waiting List Policy and Procedure
The Early Childhood Waiting List policy and procedure was recently audited through the SSROC appointed auditor. The auditor assessed all of the current procedures and systems used to manage the waiting list and allocate child care places, including assessment of a number of randomly selected families. The Manager, Governance and Risk recently completed a six month check of the allocation of places to families selected randomly from the wait list.

Outside School Hours Care Wait List
As at 7 May, 2013 there were 179 children on the wait list for before and / or after school care places. Of those children: 43.5% are on the wait list for Wilkins OSHC; 40% are on the wait list for Stanmore OSHC; and 13.4% are on the wait list for Ferncourt OSHC.

At the commencement of the 2013 school year, many children on the wait list could not be offered a place at Wilkins or Stanmore OSHC centres. Other private / community providers are providing some care for these children. However, many of these families have asked to remain on Council’s wait list as their preference is to obtain a place at Council’s OSHC centre/s. The majority of places are offered towards the end of the school year for commencement in the following calendar year.

Family Day Care Wait List
There are currently 320 children on the waitlist. January 2014 is the period when most vacancies occur and places may be offered as children move on to centres or school. Currently there are 38 children on the wait list who require care now and the waiting time for those families would be 6 – 12 months. Waiting times are affected by the number of educators available to provide care. Under the National Regulations, from 1 January, 2014 the maximum number of children that an educator may have in care reduces from 5 to 4 children. This will impact on waiting periods which will increase as a result of the reduction in available places.

2.    What plans are currently underway to expand the number of Council run child-care places in the coming financial year and beyond?

Council initiated the ‘New Children’s Centre Marrickville South’ Major Project in response to the identified need for increased child care services within the Marrickville South area documented through research conducted in 2001 and in the 2006 report ‘Childcare Needs in Marrickville’.

Council planned to construct a multipurpose children’s facility at Marrickville West Public School as part of its suite of Major Projects. The Regional Director of the Sydney Region of the NSW Department of Education and Training (now Education and Communities) signed a letter in 2009 providing in principle agreement for a 20 year lease on accommodation required at Marrickville West Public School to establish an early learning and care centre.

Recently the Principal of the Marrickville West Public School has verbally advised the Mayor / some Councillors that her school numbers have increased and she no longer will have the accommodation available for such a centre to be located at the school.

There are currently no plans to expand the number of Council operated early childhood centres or places in the 2013/14 financial year. The number of places that may be offered is constrained by the size of indoor and outdoor spaces in current centres and the regulatory requirements set out in the National Law and Regulations in relation to building requirements and staffing ratios.

The Community Facilities Needs Research – Strategic Directions for Marrickville report completed in June 2012 and considered by Council at its meeting on 16 April 2013 (C0413, Item 7) recommended that an additional child care centre of 47 places be funded under the S94 Contributions Plan (p. 20 of the report). This centre was to be in addition to any that Council own or are in the process of establishing at the time of this report, including the Marrickville West Child Care Centre currently identified as a Major Project. Options identified in the proposed for the location of this centre included:

• co-location with community centre on Seaview St site at Dulwich Hill
• vacant properties
• new facilities on Council owned parkland

3.    Does Council have plans to construct a new Council run child-care centre? If yes, what are the details of these plans, estimated timeframe and budget allocation?

See response to question 2 above. In relation to budget allocations and phasing, the Finance Manager advises that an amount of $1,199,586 was included in the 2012/13 capital budget for the Marrickville West child care centre. An amount of $1,150,000 was re-phased into the 2013/14 capital budget, leaving an amount of $49,586 in the current budget.

4. How many new or expanded child-care centres has the Council approved in the last 12 months? What are their locations, and are these profit or not–for-profit operated?

The Manager, Development Assessment has advised that:
Approvals in the last 12 months – all private applications but difficult to be absolutely certain who will ultimately run them if/when they do open.

DA 201200020, 18-20 Holbeach Avenue, Tempe, 90 children **
DA201200280, 1/1 Hordern Place, Camperdown, 80 children ***
DA201200171, 396 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, 44 children ***
DA201200184, 1 Denison Street, Camperdown, 70 children ***
DA200800384, 159 Livingstone Road, Marrickville, increase from 42 to 46 chn

*** Not operating yet

5.    Does Council have any particular programs or policies to encourage the growth of not-for- profit childcare centres in Marrickville (not including Council run child-care)?
No.

A full copy of the Answers to the Questions on Notice, including the Policy for Waiting List Management, is available in the Marrickville Council Business Papers for 21 May 2013, as available to download from http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au under ‘Your Council’, ‘Council Meetings and Business Papers’ and ‘Business Paper Archives’.

In her previous interviews with the members of the movie press, the controversial actress and ex-girlfriend of Derek Ramsay, revealed that she is happy with her current boyfriend, John Lloyd Cruz. CONTINUE READING…..

It’s Scarier When it’s Real

(Pardon this re-post from a year ago–I posted it before I acquired all my new friends and followers.)

(c) April 2013 Xper Dunn

I would also like to point out the ‘Christopher Dunn’ StreetArticles.com site contains 70 essays/articles on a wide range of current events, scientific and artistic developments, and popular culture. It would be nice if a few people read some of them before they are rendered moot by the passing of time.

And there is one more thing I wished to point out:

If you read one of my posts, on this site or my others, please remember to click ‘like’ or make a ‘comment’–anything at all that lets me know I’m not talking to an ‘empty room’. I’d be so appreciative….

I adore Julie Delpy. She is so beautiful, and I admire her for not taking the easy route and becoming just another one-dimensional Hollywood love interest. She writes screenplays and music, sings, plays instruments, and directs wonderful films with strong female leads. I love that the characters she writes for herself are completely stripped of ego and vanity – she clearly has no interest in portraying her female characters as male fantasies. She writes complex women characters who are challenging and, at times, very difficult to love.

I recently bought tickets to see Before Midnight, the final film in the Before trilogy, at the Sydney Film Festival. While looking for more information on the final instalment to my all-time favourite on-screen love story, I came across this quote from Delpy:

“I’m not a feminist wearing overalls and hating the male gender. But I’m a definite feminist. I don’t want to make Before Sunset into a little male fantasy, ever.”

I have mixed feelings about this. I can see that Delpy is a feminist. I can see that she has put a lot of work into making sure Celine, her character in the Before trilogy, does not become a “little male fantasy”. But why did she have to preface her statement with a comforting reminder that she doesn’t wear overalls or hate men? Not all feminists wear overalls, but some probably do. Who cares?

By focussing on what a feminist wears all we are doing is reminding the world that it is a woman’s appearance – and not her mind – that tells us who she is. And the hating men part is just silly: anyone who calls themselves a feminist shouldn’t buy into the notion that feminism has anything to do with hating men. That’s just insulting.

I suppose it should be enough that Delpy has even come out as a feminist at all – it’s more than a lot of powerful women are willing to do. And just by letting people know that she is a feminist, Delpy is doing something to break down the damaging stereotypes that have caused many young women to turn their backs on the F-word.

But in the process, she has also cemented those stereotypes by showing that she feels the need to separate herself from other, apparently less feminine, feminists. Those feminists who wear overalls. And she has also provided ammo to men’s rights activists by confirming their ridiculous suspicion that feminism has something to do with “hating the male gender”.

Maybe the world isn’t ready to hear a beautiful woman proclaim that she is a radical feminist without the caveat that she still works within the bounds of socially prescribed femininity. I hope that isn’t the case.

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New model shows responsive plant species to climate change

PLANT species are at risk of becoming extinct under predicted climate change rates according to new collaborative research.

The warmist projectors have shown themselves to be loops and loons just of late.

Who, in their right mind is worried about 1 degree or so of catastrophic warming when plants survive a daily change of up to 40 degrees C? Oh, it’s a model, why didn’t you say so. A collaborative one too.

Researchers have developed a dynamic model, Plant Persistence under Climate Change (PPunCC), which identifies a plant species’ ability to migrate fast enough to avoid extinction due to changing climate. [...]

No, it’s a dynamic model, so it must be good.

“The likelihood of a plant species persisting will depend on rate of climate change, amount of landscape fragmentation, as well as species lifecycle,” study co-author and UWA School of Plant Biology’s Dr Michael Renton says.

So, there are other causes, it’s all mans fault really, landscape fragmentation, but it depends.Natural seed dispersal is becoming harder for plants due to fragmented landscapes from agricultural and urban development or the plant’s requirements for particular soil types. Image: Clare Snow

Soil types too? That headline is looking wrong now. The seeds are having a tough time of it too.

[...] “Under current and predicted rates of climate change, many species are likely to become extinct unless we consider options such as assisted relocation. Worst affected are likely to be iconic tree species that people tend to care about the most,” says Dr Renton.

The iconic trees, really?

[...] Dr Renton says that although predictions look bleak, many species may not need to migrate to survive, because part of their current range will remain suitable in future. However, their range may be greatly reduced.

The study found the probability of a plant species migrating fast enough across fragmented landscapes, and avoiding extinction, depends strongly on the actual rate of climate change.

Oh no, it’s worse than we thought, but it depends on speed? Oh, and the rate of climate change. Now, which rate was that? The soaring rate of CO2 past 400ppm? The plants will love that.

[...] human assisted migration could be the only option.”

Now I get, they are asking the government for more money, they have included all the right buzzwords. Read it all if you’re not scared yet.

Some fast, iconic, tree seeds germinating here:

Bush Apple, Syzygium eucalyuptoides ssp eucalyptoides …fast seeds

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Look at the cast list in any theater program across the country and you will see a small * beside a performer's name leading to a footnote indicating the performer belongs to the Actors' Equity Association.  Peruse the program bios for these same starred performers and you will often encounter the phrase "proud member of Actors' Equity."  The union representing live theatrical performance turns 100 years old on Sunday.

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Ben points out people who sit and watch their favourite shows every week are doing the world a favour because of the types of people these shows attract. And its not good.

In Bens opinion he believes people strictly should be paid to watch the  BBC not the other way round.

He seems to think fans of the X factor and Strictly Come Dancing and the Voice all drive really silly cars and generally suffer from being stuck in traffic jams.

He goes on to say these people have no sense of humour, they cannot because watching these types of TV shows offers no incite into having a sense of humour, simply dumbing down the senses and making people really boring.

The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing is as Ben points out the Happy Island that people watch with a wonderful abundance of  fast food delivered to the doorstep from a phone call and a fridge full of cheap beer, this is a large proportion of life in Britain.

These shows have their positive points because whilst these people are at home alone watching these shows the queues in banks, supermarkets and post offices  is much shorter, he even goes on to say the crime rate is reduced because rather than go out and do crime these people stay at home and mong out to their favourite TV shows.

Another show people often underestimate its ability to do a similar thing, serve a similar role in society we live in today is Big Brother and by creating goals for people to do things in doors, stay in the people who are often trouble makers are at home, in doors out of harms way.

Eastenders and Coronations Street depict these types of people, this is why the scripts are the way they are and speak to the audience they speak too. So Joe Soap is a good part of today’s viewing, serving a purpose which is needed in Britain’s busy TV culture.

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Freddie Matthews writes from London about Lawson the new boy band who have have high hopes for the future.and have said they are  fans of B.o.B.

Calvin Harris is trying to let the public know that his album will not do very well in the charts.

Calvin Harris recently got the Ivor Novello Award for songwriter of the year and with his recent announcement of something else I am sure he will do well.

Calvin Harris managed to overcome a Michael Jackson record with one of his singles of a recent album released called 18 months.

The music press has over the past two years constantly mentioned Jessie J from charity haircuts to all her songs she has released to entertain the masses.

Jesse J did a track with Dizzee Rascal and Big Sean the cover work for this single shows Jesse not long after she had that very short haircut for charity raised by her fans.  Sinead O’Connor did a similar thing fourteen years ago.

The Smiths released some old footage of a concert they did a few years ago, needless to say it is trending on the Internet, so check that out.

Johnny Marr on guitar is replaced in this footage by Craig Gammon and apparently on the door only people wearing T Shirts with Morrisey or The Smiths on the front were allowed in to see the concert.

Down With The Trumpets and Mama Do The Hump Brighton’s Rizzle Kicks  Their last and debut release, Stereo Typical, went to number 5 and sold over 600,ooo in the UK and this week they announced a new album in the pipeline.

Music journalist reported their joy that the Spice Girl musical Viva Forever closing its doors losing five million pounds worth of investments.

Geri Halliwell says  ‘The show was a huge success when it was launched’ even though it only lasted a short stint in the West End.

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Contemporary technology has made this measuring process far more complicated than in decades past. What was once a living room of one television has become a world of multiple devices. Among the many locations where today’s viewer engages with media are game consoles, smart phones and set top boxes. Rich variety means greater access to viewers but one in which measurement is difficult.

Ironically, a piece of content that becomes popular with collective groups suffers from poor measurement. Viewed in mass, a program seen from a single device may entertain a mass of hundreds. Are these multiple eyes measured? Often not as the single device means single viewer.

Most important in the measurement process is a realistic understanding of inherent limitations. If it is not possible to accurately measure something is it best to abandon the attempt? Perhaps a better technique is to develop a more realistic perspective. If we cannot know exactly are we best served by an acceptance of the most realistic? When certainty is impossible we need not resign ourselves to the displeasure of ineptitude. Limited though we are, what we can know does have value and our best perspective is one based on everything we know.