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On 2nd September, I visited the Court of Criminal Appeal, to observe the case proceedings of the final decision passed in the appeal of Campbell v R. The court was presided over by Bathurst CJ, Simpson J and Hidden J. The appellant, Mr. Desmond Campbell was convicted for the murder of Janet Campbell, his wife, on 24th March 2005, in a trial by jury. His appeal rested on the fact that there were multiple miscarriages of justice, first by the trial judge in providing up an alternative scenario…

Crime frequently leads the reader to curiosity due to its mysterious plot twist throughout the story, leaving the audience to wonder and question themselves. The crime genre is built up in many different ways. This includes the elements that make up the crime genre, including the most important element that are mystery, detailed writing and suspense. Mystery engages the reader to think outside the box whilst inserting in confusion to the reader’s mind. Detailed writing allows the reader to…

at the age of six. If I wanted to accomplish that goal, I had to first survive the seventy kilometre journey ahead of me. As we got off the bus, I began to gain hope, as the first portage between the two lakes was only two hundred metres. Unfortunately, two hundred metres on the first day turned into eight hundred on the second day, as well as several other smaller portages. By the third day, we had to withstand multiple kilometre long portages. Not to mention, the kilometres and kilometres of…

Pfitzner composed “Gewalt der Minne”, like the first song of the opus, to a translation of a Middle High German poem by Walther von der Vogelweide. I got interested in Walther’s original when I noticed that the poem is in the form of a Canzone stanza that consists of an Aufgesang with two symmetrical Stollen (vv. 1-2 and 3-4) and an Abgesang (vv. 5-9). My assumption that the Lied text is part of a bigger work got confirmed when I discovered that the translation covers only one of the six stanzas…

the November 10 that the cost for the light rail was likely to go $600 million over the original budget of $1.6 billion, “It’s costing over $180 million a kilometre, so if you think about it that’s $180 000 a metre. This is above the ground, virtually no tunnelling and it costs $180 000 a metre. There seems to be a disease in NSW where public infrastructure costs more than any other state,” he…

NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION Water rockets have used many times to test and explore the fundamental principles of physics. To understand what determines how far a water rocket may fly or how a rocket may even lift off, it is important to delve into the deeper detail; the forces acting in play. Newtons Laws govern the central principles regarding the physical forces which may act on a particular object in space. There are three laws which were developed by Sir Isaac Newton in 1686, when he published…

Waa Wreck Waa wreck is situated on Diani Beach, 15- minute boat ride. The ship known as The H.M.S. Hildasay, Sunk on June 21st, 1945 forming a wooden lying at 22 metres, close to the Waa coral at the bottom. However, the wreck itself is not wildly interesting but the coral that has covered the entire wreck in an abnormal way. The following are its characteristics: Direction: Access by boat. Depth: 24 m. Visibility:…

The Fontana di Trevi or Trevi Fountain in English is a fountain in Rome, Italy. The Trevi Fountain is one of the top attractions in Rome and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The Trevi Fountain is situated at the end of the Aqua Virgo, an aqueduct constructed in 19 BC by Agrippa, the son-in-law of Emperor Octavian Augustus. The fountain dates back to ancient Roman times, since the construction of the Aqua Virgo Aqueduct in 19 B.C. by Agrippa, the son-in-law of Emperor Octavian…

Dead-ball lines should be marked 5 meters past the try lines with the sidelines then extending to the dead-ball lines. The centre line is marked across the middle of the field and a line each side of it 10 metres away is where the team defending starts. The substitution area is between both 10 metre lines, where the players come off and on the field. A touch game consists of 20 minute halves with a 5 minute half time break; team members are to wear identical shirts with clearly visible, unique…

Introduction One of my favourite churches – one that I visit almost every time I go to Rome - is Santa Maria sopra Minerva. This church of the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church is located very close to the Pantheon (about 150 metres). It is considered to be the only Gothic church within the walls of ancient Rome (Sokolov, n.d.). I will briefly describe the history of this church before describing relationship between its appearance and layout and its religious uses; and highlighting…