Meeting notes for 29 August

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What we read:
Zyngier, D. 2012, 'Gillard and Abbott's 'race to the top' to support private school funding', The Conversation, 22 August 2012, viewed 23 August 2012, <http://theconversation.edu.au/gillard-and-abbotts-race-to-the-top-to-support-private-schools-8942>

Vocabulary:

Thanks to Leo for compiling and defining these terms!

• recreational drugs: A drug used nonmedically for personal enjoyment (including caffeine, nicotine, ecstasy, marijuana)
• bi-partisan: of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies: the reforms received considerable bipartisan approval.
• unseemly: (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate: an unseemly squabble.
• to vie / vying: compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something: the athletes were vying for a place in the British team.
• backdown: an act of backing down.
• equity: the quality of being fair and impartial: equity of treatment.
• iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong: an iniquitous tax. these awards remain an iniquitous system.
• edifying: providing moral or intellectual instruction: edifying literature.

Next Meeting:

Date: Wed 12 September
Time: 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Location: Room 5B at UTS Library
Reading: skim and compare these 3 articles

• Is there a link between diet soda and heart disease?  
• Diet soft drink consumption is associated with an increased risk of vascular events in the Northern Manhattan Study 
• Causal or Casual?—The Association Between Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Carbonated Beverages and Vascular Disease