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4 Out of 5 Cormorants Pleased with 2020 Summit

Journal Entry: Tue Apr 22, 2008, 5:44 AM
4 out of 5 Cormorants
Here I go mixing photos and politics. Australia’s new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, held his visionary 2020 summit over the weekend. For you non-aussies, the 2020 summit brought together some of the best and brightest brains from across the country to tackle the long term challenges confronting Australia’s future –challenges which require long-term responses from the nation beyond the usual three year political cycle.

1000 leading Australians met in the nations capital to debate and develop long-term options for the nation across 10 critical areas:

1. The Productivity Agenda – education, skills, training, science and innovation
2. The Future of the Australian Economy
3. Population, sustainability, climate change and water
4. Future directions for rural industries and rural communities
5. A long-term national health strategy – including the challenges of preventative health, workforce planning and the ageing population
6. Strengthening communities, supporting families and social inclusion
7. Options for the future of indigenous Australia
8. Towards a creative Australia: the future of the arts, film and design
9. The future of Australian governance: renewed democracy, a more open government (including the role of the media), the structure of the Federation and the rights and responsibilities of citizens
10. Australia’s future security and prosperity in a rapidly changing region and world.

The Summit will had the following objectives:

* To harness the best ideas across the nation
* To apply those ideas to the 10 core challenges that the Government has identified for Australia – to secure our long-term future through to 2020
* To provide a forum for free and open public debate in which there are no predetermined right or wrong answers
* For each of the Summit’s 10 areas to produce following the Summit options for consideration by government
* For the Government to produce a public response to these options papers by the end of 2008 with a view to shaping the nation’s long-term direction from 2009 and beyond.

There have been those, mostly opposition party supporters, who believed the whole exercise a waste of time and a political showboat of Kevin Rudd. I viewed the summit as a straight forward and transparent way to proactively plan the future of the country as well as generating a synergy of ideas.

Oh, yeah … the photo was taken at Beaumaris Boat Club, Melbourne, Australia over the weekend.

Here's a personal invitation to call around to my personal site little red planet

  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: cats kicking around the study
  • Reading: The Hard-Boiled Wonderland ...
  • Watching: nada
  • Playing: lego
  • Eating: chillis
  • Drinking: iced tea

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: Australia
  • Interests: Mars, Space, Linux, Aussi Rules Footie, Tinkering
  • Favourite movie: Indiana Jones ...
  • Operating System: Zenwalk Linux
  • Shell of choice: BASH
  • Tools of the Trade: The Gimp and Inkscape

Devious Comments

~PsyPing:iconPsyPing: Apr 6, 2008, 5:58:32 AM
I browsed your gallery, and for some reason I seem to have missed a LOT of great art... O_O I'll have to go through that once - expect mass faving from me. =p

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~BlackMamba2:iconBlackMamba2: Apr 2, 2008, 1:26:22 PM
Thanks so much for the watch ;-)

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~PsyPing:iconPsyPing: Jan 10, 2008, 6:55:04 AM
*Note that I sent this to a few other people as well. It is possible that someone else is chosen for this project, or for certain chapters.

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~PsyPing:iconPsyPing: Jan 10, 2008, 6:53:28 AM
Hey there.

Do you have time and interest to play a role in a project?

I'm currently preparing for a very long story, which will probably release in February / March, depending on how smooth things go. This is one project that had quite a bit of history, and I want to make the best of it. So I was thinking of putting a header at the top of every chapter.

This header would be a small bit of scenery right above the title of that chapter. It is meant to get the reader a bit in the mood - and to encourage him/her to read - and thus captures the mood of that specific chapter. Usually, these images would be a photo manipulation, resulting into a certain scene. This could be anything, ranging from wonders in space, to open fields, to science fiction, dark nights, a rainy night, a blue sea, etc. It depends on the story, which offers a large variety, but is mostly situated in ancient buildings, cities, forests, and so on. No horror stuff, more like a mix between fantasy and science fiction, with a subtle hint of romance and a fair bit of comedy.

I see it as a situation where we can both gain profit. I do not pay, but I do give credit for every single header, thus attracting attention to you if the story becomes popular. That, and it seems like something fun to do. On my side, my work would attract more readers and would look a lot more interesting and professional. So basically, by working together on making this good, we can both gain a lot.

Please think it over, and ask me any questions you wish. The first chapters are likely to go online February/March, and I will always let you know what I need for the next chapter right after release.

Hoping and looking forward to work together,
Psy

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~iLAUREN:iconiLAUREN: Dec 31, 2007, 6:23:12 PM
thank you so much for the favourite :)

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=grugster:icongrugster: Dec 31, 2007, 7:57:13 AM
Thanks for the recent :+fav: ! I'm glad you like my photo! :hug:

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~sekhmet-neseret:iconsekhmet-neseret: Dec 15, 2007, 4:35:48 AM
thx for the watch :thanks:

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*2dazed:icon2dazed: Dec 5, 2007, 9:09:35 AM
:hug: Thanks alot Dale!! Good to be back.

Any further work on that book of yours?

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*Katt1989:iconKatt1989: Dec 3, 2007, 2:47:01 PM
Thanks very much for the :+fav:

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=Yellowstoned:iconYellowstoned: Nov 28, 2007, 7:14:27 PM
Thank you so much for your support, it means a great deal to me! :hug:

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*signmeupscotty:iconsignmeupscotty: Nov 28, 2007, 12:05:55 PM
Hi Dale, thank you for comment and :+fav: on Lily II.

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~sekhmet-neseret:iconsekhmet-neseret: Nov 24, 2007, 3:28:46 AM
thx for the fav on my fishing heron shots [link] and [link] :thanks:

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:heart: My best or favorite shots :heart:
(Grey Herons, Felines, Swans...)
=littleredplanet:iconlittleredplanet: Nov 20, 2007, 2:20:48 PM
I appreciate your beautiful comments. Thank You :-)

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=Yellowstoned:iconYellowstoned: Nov 16, 2007, 11:55:41 PM
Thank you Dale for the :+fav: and the :+devwatch:! :highfive:

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"87% of all statistics are made up on the spot." -Anon
~fivesocks:iconfivesocks: Nov 4, 2007, 10:54:48 PM
Your gallery is gorgeous! A lot of the places in your photos are quite familiar to me, but your photos remind me of just how beautiful Victoria can be :)
~Schoelli:iconSchoelli: Nov 1, 2007, 6:15:40 AM
thanks for the fav!!! :hug:
~utopic-man:iconutopic-man: Oct 28, 2007, 5:43:05 PM
:wave:

Thank you very much for the :+fav:...

:manhug:

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~unusualPhoto:iconunusualPhoto: Oct 16, 2007, 6:40:21 AM
GREAT GALLERY! :clap:

I'll visit your gallery again...today my internet doesn't work properly :dead:
sooo sloooow :dead:

See you again :wave: :D

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~Narkboy:iconNarkboy: Oct 11, 2007, 6:27:15 AM
Thanks so much for the :+fav: on Intense!!

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*LadyRSanti:iconLadyRSanti: Oct 9, 2007, 5:55:12 AM
Thanks Dale! :D

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=littleredplanet:iconlittleredplanet: Oct 4, 2007, 3:11:28 PM
Thanks for the compliment. Gotta say, I love the spidy wallpaper you've got too.

cheers mate!
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~deathfish:icondeathfish: Oct 3, 2007, 11:25:18 AM
I love the ruby sky of yours.. seen it few days ago in :iconnaturepgotographer: gallery, but didn't take a closer look. really cool. you are good. ;D

oh, and thank you on +fav. appreciate it.

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