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25 'Week in Review' essays in Sydney Review of Books
No full textOver 25 extended weekly columns, ‘Week in review’ written by the author in a weekly column for the Sydney Review of Books
Simon Weir - The Sydney Surrealist
No full textExhibition catalogue of "Simon Weir - The Sydney Surrealist", Exhibition at Disorder Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia, in April 2024. The catalogue contains images of exhibited works and statements by the artist Simon Weir, the gallery Director Elliott Cole, and author and journalist Margie Smithurst
Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in Sydney
No full textThe Sydney report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting. It also investigates the trends in relation to the relevant strategic planning goals. The analysis focuses on changes between 2001 and 2010 (wherever data is available). It explores changes at a range of geographical scales to convey an understanding of the overarching patterns as well as some of the finer details.
Authors: Dr Catharina Williams, Leanne Johnson, Jack McAuley and Anatoli Lightfoot
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Red Light Running Camera Enforcement in Cedar Rapids and Developing Guidelines for Selection and Use of Red Light Running Countermeasures Final Report, November 2011
No full textRed light running (RLR) is a problem in the US that has resulted in 165,000 injuries and 907 fatalities annually. In Iowa, RLR-related crashes make up 24.5 percent of all crashes and account for 31.7 percent of fatal and major injury crashes at signalized intersections.
RLR crashes are a safety concern due to the increased likelihood of injury compared to other types of crashes. One tool used to combat red light running is automated enforcement in the form of RLR cameras. Automated enforcement, while effective, is often controversial.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa installed RLR and speeding cameras at seven intersections across the city. The intersections were chosen based on crash rates and whether cameras could feasibly be placed at the intersection approaches.
The cameras were placed starting in February 2010 with the last one becoming operational in December 2010. An analysis of the effect of the cameras on safety at these intersections was determined prudent in helping to justify the installation and effectiveness of the cameras.
The objective of this research was to assess the safety effectiveness of the RLR program that has been implemented in Cedar Rapids. This was accomplished by analyzing data to determine changes in the following metrics:
Reductions in red light violation rates based on overall changes, time of day changes, and changes by lane
Effectiveness of the cameras over time
Time in which those running the red light enter the intersection
Changes in the average headway between vehicles entering the intersectio
On the run: perspectives on long distance running.
No full textThe aim of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of the experiences of long distance
runners. An etlmographic research design was adopted to understand the nature of the social world of
long distance runners through interviews and observations which were thematically analysed. The
sample comprised twenty five international informants. The key theme emerging from the data was
the strength of identification that participants had with the activity of long distance running. This
theme was linked to the search for a running identity amongst participants, exploring how meaning
was created through engagement with the long distance running social world. In doing so, the study
also explored the enduring benefits of the activity and the high levels of effort, perseverance and
commitment displayed.
A number of other themes emerged that were seen as consequences of this sense of identification.
These included the central role of training and preparing to run, and how this contributed towards
participants sense of running identity. This theme included feelings of pain and suffering, confronting
problems of injury, and the role of time and space within the participants training regimes. The
extraordinary and authentic experiences at long distance running events was a dominant theme
incorporating the conflicting emotions of failure and glory, and the importance of travel within the
long distance running social world. Feelings of escape and an exploration of the role long distance
running fulfilled as a 'third place" outside of the home and work environment were explored,
incorporating ideas linked to social relations within the distance running social world. Similarly, the
desire to embrace a healthy lifestyle was a central concept, exploring themes linked to seeking self
esteem through participation, negative aspects associated with exercise addiction, and the role of the
'running body'. This study provided a series of linked themes exploring the culture of long distance
running, and in doing so developed a deeper. understanding of the participants running experiences,
contributing towards the body of knowledge on the unique social world of the long distance runne
Learning environments, economic rationalism and criminal law : towards quality teaching and learning outcomes
No full textIn February 2000, the Faculty of Management at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, awarded a teaching grant to the author which funded a project to develop teaching and learning strategies in the LLB subject of Criminal Law
Measuring signal amplitude : lizard brain atlas
No full textThere are many types of NMR experiment where it is necessary to extract the amplitude of a spectral peak relative to its amplitude from a previous iteration of the sequence. Pulsed Gradient Spin Echo (PGSE) and Pulsed Gradient Stimulated Echo (PGSTE) diffusion measurements fall into this category since the attenuation of the peak gives us the diffusion coefficient. Similarly, T1 and T2 measurements rely on the measurement of relative spectral peak heights. Typically, peak intensity is measured by either integrating under the absorption Lorentzian peak or taking its
amplitude. In a recent and ongoing project using simulated noisy spectra, these methods were compared with each other and with a method that involves fitting a Lorentzian curve directly to the spectrum or a decaying complex
exponential to the FID using Levenberg-Marquardt non-linear least squares fitting. The results indicate that the best method of extracting signal intensity is to use a matched filter and then to measure the amplitude of the peak of interest. The second part of the presentation will focus on the recent publication of a 3D MRI-based atlas of a lizard brain using
data from a long running project with Daniel Hoops from ANU (at the time of the project) and now at McGill University and initiated through the National Imaging Facility (NIF) [1-3]. The 3D-MRI model of a tawny dragon brain is available for viewing online and can be downloaded from the Wiley Biolucida Server at wiley.biolucida.net
Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney
No full textThere are environmental, economic and social benefits of installing green roofs and walls on city buildings. The environmental benefits are lower building related operational carbon emissions, reductions in the urban heat island, increases in bio-diversity and reductions in storm-water run-off. Economically, the benefits are reduced roof maintenance costs, lower running costs, higher capital and rental values for commercial buildings. Finally the social or community gains are the creation of aesthetically pleasing spaces, landmarksand cultural capital as well as provision of recreational spaces. Furthermore social, psychological and therapeutic gains accrue when the roof or wall is visible to people andis used for social interaction and leisure activities. The perceived drawbacks are perceived greater risk of building leaks, high costs of installation and maintenance, and access and security issues. Whilst the technology to design and install green roofs and walls has existed for hundreds of years the uptake and the demand for green roofs and walls has not been high. Overall, the environmental social and economic gains are not perceived sufficient to create significant demand to set up green roofs and walls. In Sydney Australia, the existing number of green roofs and walls are testimony to this observation. With the aim of addressing the barriers to the uptake of green roofs and walls; it is essential to understand the way in which the key stakeholders; here the community, perceive the technology. With this knowledge it is then feasible to develop an agenda to mitigate any erroneous perceptions that exists. This research reports on a survey with the Sydney community to determine their perceptions of green roofs and walls
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Red Light Running Camera Enforcement in Cedar Rapids and Developing Guidelines For Selection and use of Red Light Running Countermeasures, Midwest Transportation Consortium, Final Report November 2011.
No full textRed light running (RLR) is a problem in the US that has resulted in 165,000 injuries and 907 fatalities annually. In Iowa, RLR-related crashes make up 24.5 percent of all crashes and account for 31.7 percent of fatal and major injury crashes at signalized intersections.
RLR crashes are a safety concern due to the increased likelihood of injury compared to other types of crashes. One tool used to combat red light running is automated enforcement in the form of RLR cameras. Automated enforcement, while effective, is often controversial.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa installed RLR and speeding cameras at seven intersections across the city. The intersections were chosen based on crash rates and whether cameras could feasibly be placed at the intersection approaches.
The cameras were placed starting in February 2010 with the last one becoming operational in December 2010. An analysis of the effect of the cameras on safety at these intersections was determined prudent in helping to justify the installation and effectiveness of the cameras.
The objective of this research was to assess the safety effectiveness of the RLR program that has been implemented in Cedar Rapids. This was accomplished by analyzing data to determine changes in the following metrics:
Reductions in red light violation rates based on overall changes, time of day changes, and changes by lane
Effectiveness of the cameras over time
Time in which those running the red light enter the intersection
Changes in the average headway between vehicles entering the intersectio
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