<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>(At a mysterious camp, looks up from a battered yellow “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas” displayed on his iPad) </div><div><br></div><div>I think databases and normalisation is what we do at scouts to pack our trailer and run our camp.</div><div><br></div><div>"no, we don't need a tent each, that's redundant. Put them others back."</div><div><br></div><div>"scarves, you either have one or you don't. where is yours? No, go and find it"</div><div><br></div><div>"Yes it's a flag. It tells me that we are at attention and on parade. Not at a bush dance."</div><div><br></div><div>"Line the dinner tables up, cooking things go in the kitchen area please."</div><div><br></div><div>"Do you belong here? I can see you found a stick but that doesn't make you a scout"</div><div><br></div><div>"If somebody doesn't claim this orphan sock, I am going to delete it."</div><div><br></div><div>"Shoes are connected to socks, socks to feet. Keep them linked when walking about camp"</div><div><br></div><div>"If we don't take rubbish bin, where will we store our rubbish?"</div><div><br></div><div>"This is a toilet block key, each patrol table gets one, only needs one. </div><div><br></div><div>"Dinner patrol doesn't start cooking until 1700, look up the details on the roster table"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'll invite others to add to the list ...</div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 3 Apr 2015, at 4:59 pm, Mark <<a href="mailto:mark@vceit.com">mark@vceit.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Since no-one is watching or commenting, please enjoy this totally off-topic pic</div><div><font size="1"><br></font></div><div>To me, it represents ITA students looking at the annual VCAA ITA exam question about normalisation.<font size="1"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="1">But - I must admit - <i>sotto voce</i> and <i>sub rosa</i> - the VCAA ITA normalisation questions have been getting slowly but steadily better over time.</font></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Shhh. Don't tell Paula.She tends to panic if I ever compliment VCAA. She wonders what I'm up to.</span><font size="1"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/1151541/84533662.jpg" target="_blank">http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/1151541/84533662.jpg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Now you can safely roll over, scratch your furry rumps and return to your holiday hibernation. Good night, you sweet sleepy bears. You have earned a good rest.</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><br></i></div><div><div><font size="1">Don't forget, I must endure <i>unchanging</i> levels of relaxation and lethargy <i>every</i> day of the year <i>without respite</i>. <br>Poor me. Sob. </font><span style="font-size:x-small">You can donate via Paypal.</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>Mark Kelly</div><div>mark AT vceit DOT com</div><div><a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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