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In the cap-and-trade system, all businesses would have to buy credits to cover the emissions they produce. If a company's emissions exceed the cap set by government, they would have to buy more credits from companies that came in under the cap. Such a system creates financial incentives for companies to reduce their emissions because they can then avoid having to buy more credits and also be in a position to sell their unused emission credits, creating a new revenue stream. Doing this the Canadian government simply oversees the activities and the companies pass on the net costs of this buying and selling of credits to consumers. No new taxes.
The underlying intention is to lower greenhouse gas emissions, which some believe cause climate change. The current Canadian government has committed to:
- Impose mandatory targets on industry to achieve a goal of an absolute reduction of 150 megatonnes in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. This despite the fact that Canada signed up to Kyoto and is expected to reduce emissions by 20% - much more than the target of
- Impose targets on industry so that air pollution from industry is cut in half by 2015.
- Regulate the fuel efficiency of cars and light duty trucks, beginning with the 2011 model year.
- Strengthen energy efficiency standards for a number of energy-using products, including light bulbs.
The problem is that cap and trade will increase energy costs. One estimate is that, to achieve any more aggressive targets than the modest goals set by Harper and Obama, it is likely that carbon will need to trade at app., $100 - $125 per tonne - having a major impact on oil supply, food supplies and social infrastructure. The low carbon economy will be very damaging to communities. When carbon starts to trade about $40 a tone, then real change in the nature of the economy will begin to take place.
What is key to all of this is to get the cap and trade system right the first time. The European Union introduced cap and trade scheme in 2005. In the first phase, 10,000 large emitters were allocated credits representing some 40% of CO2 emissions. If CO2 permitted emissions were exceeded, the EU imposed a fine of €100 per tonne unless a carbon certificate could be produced (1 tonne = 1 certificate). These certificates could be bought on the trading market for between €8-€30 a tonne.
Companies will only invest in new technology aimed at reducing emissions if they are confident that carbon prices will be high enough to justify the cost. At their late-March 2009 level of €12 per tonne, prices for carbon certificates within the EU are too low to make such investment worthwhile. Indeed, the current state of the carbon market poses a bigger risk to the future of the cap and trade scheme in Europe than the previous collapse of carbon prices. Prices fell to around €1 in 2007 because too many allowances were distributed for the first phase of the scheme (from 2005 to 2007) and companies were not permitted to hold on to surplus permits for use in the subsequent phases (2008-12 and 2013- 20). However, the price of carbon for use in phase two remained above €18 per tonne during 2007 (and hence well above current levels), because investors were confident that emissions caps in the latter phases would be tighter. In terms of encouraging investment, it is the future price that matters.
The ferocity of the economic downturn has also highlighted two structural weaknesses in Europe's carbon market. First, the EU fixed the supply of carbon allowances until 2020. This was done for sound economic and policy driven reasons. Investors needed to be convinced that the cap on emissions would be sufficiently tight to ensure consistently high carbon prices. However, the lack of a mechanism to amend the emissions allocations in the light of changed economic circumstances is now leading to the volatility in prices that the Commission sought to avoid.
Second, the method of distributing the allowances is exacerbating the weakness of carbon prices. In phase two of the ETS (2008 to 2012), the vast majority of allowances will be allocated for free. In phase three (2013 to 2020) energy generators will have to purchase them through auctions. But auctioning will only be introduced gradually for the other industries covered by the market. The upshot is that very few businesses are actually paying to emit carbon dioxide at present. And as it becomes apparent that emissions will remain weaker than projected for a number of years due to the recession and its impacts, they will be able to put off buying allowances until well into phase three. If all businesses had to pay to emit carbon dioxide now (or at least from 2013), prices would have declined by much less. It is worth noting that the EU economy is likely to shrink by more than 3 per cent this year and that the release of CO2 by industries covered by the carbon market could decline by as much as 10 per cent.
Cap and trade may happen in the US, though not as quickly as Obama would like. A US-Canada scheme makes sense if it is going to happen, but the compromises and trade-off's required to get this law on the books will probably limit its impact on CO2 emissions. It will become more about appearances than reality. What it will not do is have real impact on the climate.


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The Anderson County man gunned down in his driveway in September was also armed at the time of his death, it was revealed during a hearing Thursday morning in Anderson District Court.
Steven Briscoe, 54, of 1433 Fairview Road died of a single gunshot wound to the chest Sept. 14. Charged with his murder is Lexington resident Gary Luttrell, who appeared in court Tuesday for a probable cause hearing to have his case sent on to a grand jury.
The Anderson County marching band recently placed first out of 13 marching bands competing at the 4A East regional competition this past weekend in Berea.
There were three visual and three music judges, and the band took first in every category, Band Director Patrick Brady said via e-mail.
"This is by far the best I've ever heard my band playing and marching," Brady said. "It is been a very tough season because I have taken them to nothing but very tough competition and my method paid off.
A Lawrenceburg man was arraigned Tuesday morning in Anderson Circuit Court for his fourth charge of driving under the influence.
Todd E. Chisholm, 42, of 1180 McCormick Road was three and a half times over the legal limit when he was stopped Aug. 17 on US 127 Bypass North, according to documents on file in Anderson Circuit Court.
His arrest marked the fourth time he has been charged with driving under the influence since 2008. He was also charged in 2010 and 2011, according to court documents.
Residents living on any of the 120 miles of the county's "orphan" roads shouldn't hold out much hope that county government will someday soon take over the maintenance of those roads.
Magistrates did tweak the county's existing gravel road requirements when they met last Tuesday night, but stopped well short of making the demands spelled out in those requirements easier for residents to meet in order for their roads to be taken over.
All season long, Anderson County football coach Mark Peach has preached a two-word sermon to his team:
No excuses.
There would be no excuses of the Bearcats going against the toughest schedule they have faced since Peach arrived in 2005, and one of the toughest in school history.
There would be no alibis given for poor field conditions or, heaven forbid, letdowns.
However, it would appear a letdown would be Anderson's biggest enemy Friday when the Bearcats travel to East Jessamine for the final district game of the season.
As Franklin County's football team took the field at Hollie Warford Stadium Friday night, the Flyers ran through a banner that simply asked the question, "What's a Bearcat?"
Over the next two hours or so, or 48 minutes of game clock time, the Flyers got a resounding answer they would never find in Wikipedia or through a Google search.
By Lee McClellan
Ky. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources
The incredible weather so far this fall has many in Kentucky thinking about football, deer hunting, Keeneland and crappie fishing.
Alumni basketball game scheduled
The Anderson County High School basketball program is planning an Alumni game during Cat Madness on Saturday, Nov. 23. The game is open to all former basketball alumni.
Anyone wishing to participate in the game should contact Will Carlton at 859-613-2838 or email@example.com.
The Class 5A, Region 3 playoff picture started coming into focus last weekend and will be sharpened with the games of this week.
Anderson County has clinched first place in District 6, while an early season Bearcat foe, South Oldham, has taken the school's first outright district crown in District 5.
The call was a curious one, no question.
It might have not been completely unexpected, but was still one that Franklin County caoch Chris Tracy had to know would open himself up to second-guessing, at best, or criticism if it did not work.
The call was a fake punt with Franklin facing a fourth-and-5 situation on its own 14 yard line. Only 77 seconds were left in the first half in Friday's showdown for the Class 5A, District 6 championship against Anderson County.
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Los Angeles, California- American Medical Emergency Xpedition Announced Today, their call for volunteers to serve with the Civil Protection program of the State of Baja California, Mexico, during next months Baja 1000 desert off-road race.
Crowd control, communications and Emergency Medical Response positions are being filled, to cover the needs of the racing and Ensenada public community sectors.
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American Medical Emergency Xpedition (AMEX), commented on the 2013 Baja 1000 death of famous racer Kurt Caselli and the negligent medical response by the sanction race organizer, SCORE-International.
This week, we'll release more information on our findings of the derelict performance of the race sanction and its related supporters. SCORE and its owner have failed the Baja racing community.
The American child that was run over and killed was also mentioned from this years Baja 500 deaths.
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In the City by the Sea slaves are forced to tend the sonic pig pits, feeding them and corralling them until they have grown fat from sucking on semi-nutrient mud. They are more than just a food source though, when the slavers want to demoralize a populace they will release the runts and mutated babies of their litters around the perimeter of a town they want to subjugate, herding the pigs toward the populace with sticks and whips while protecting themselves with earplugs or scavenged headphones. The sonic pigs will search for food amongst a town's refuse but react with terror when confronted by crowds or loud noises.
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- you are dizzy (take -1ongoing until you get +far away)
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- you are filled with despair (the MC holds 1, they can spend this hold to prevent you from gaining experience)
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It's situated at the end of Rodeo Canyon and located on the Cronkite Army base.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?OK
Public access?Public access
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Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerHollow, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West, SouthWest, South
Good wind directionEast, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementFalling tide
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
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this wave actually varies between sloppy and fun. can occasionally get really good, but its truly a mystery how to predict when that happens. it is one of the closest spots to SF for south swells, since OB doesn't pick those up too well. also has a little more wind protection then OB.
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By Anonymous , 01-06-2010
Worst wave around - Cron isn't even a real surf spot. It is a stupid close-out that get D- contions when OB is A+. I started surfing there in 1985 because I had no other options, and still had regretable sessions out there until about 10 years ago when I figured I should cut my loses. Awful wave, and south Marin surfers are 95% rich-boy, no-count wankers. The locals are like battered women that just can't seem to get away from there horrible wife-beating husbands so they keep returning to that shitty wave.
It's a freezing cold, windy, junky close-out that breaks about 20' off an ugly beach. Anywhere is better than Cronkite. The place is a joke.
By 707westy , 30-01-2010
Chronny - No there is not too much localism, just give up a few if you're hoggin' or what not. This place really is not that good anyway. I know the description says it picks up more south than OB but that isn't true and it's just as crowded as Kelly's(very north OB) on on a south swell. Usually just a short dumpy wave, enjoy a hike and give up a few waves if visitting and you'll be stoked. I live in Sonoma County and no one drives south to get here unless they've taken the family somewhere and then just for fun. Smiles :)
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MONTREAL — Director Mason's film "Facialized,"from the Hard X studio, is now available, O.L. Entertainment announced today.
The movie includes four blowbang scenes and features Ariana Marie's first ever blowbang with six men. Also in the movie are Veruca James, AJ Applegate, and Veronica Avluv, who each take on 10 men ready to coat their faces.
Marie also graces the film's box cover.
"The wait is over, 'Facialized' is here," said O.L. Entertainment President Claude Hyppolite. "Fans have been anticipating this film's release with every scene tease we've posted on the Hard X blog. I'm very pleased they can finally enjoy it. What better Valentine's gift can we offer them then beautiful ladies engaged in the filthiest acts, as only Mason can capture it."
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My friends at Field Roast have outdone themselves with a new commercial that parodies the Arby's meat commercials, some of which had poked fun at us vegans for eating "twig and berry sandwiches." Clearly, the folks at the fast food chain have never had any Field Roast products or visited this blog! The Field Roast rebuttal shows a massive 4 patty burger and an extra sloppy chili dog while touting the juicy vegan meats "meant for football and tailgating."
I hated those Arby's commercials and am glad Field Roast came up with something better. Their products are fantastic and I can' wait to visit them this fall when the Browns play in Seattle. In the meantime, pick up some Field Roast for your Super Bowl party and you won't be disappointed. Remember, we are VEGAN MEATS!!


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(CNN) -- A former Playboy Playmate of the Year remained in custody in Los Angeles, California, Thursday after being arraigned in the alleged shooting of her husband.
Victoria Rathgeb, 66, entered a plea of not guilty when she was arraigned on a charge of attempted murder in a courtroom Tuesday.
Rathgeb is charged with trying to kill her husband, Bruce Rathgeb, according to a Shiara Davila-Morales, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
Bruce Rathgeb remains hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Hospital.
According to the entertainment website, TMZ, the shooting happened at the couple's West Hollywood apartment, and when officers first arrived at the scene Rathgeb allegedly told them that it was a drug dealer who shot her husband.
Morales told CNN that Rathgeb is being held in lieu of a $1.5 million bond and has a preliminary hearing on November 1.
She was represented by a public defender at the arraignment. If convicted, Rathgeb faces life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Los Angeles police confirmed Rathgeb was arrested on Oct. 16 for allegedly shooting her husband, but said they would not comment further because of the ongoing investigation. According to the LA Sheriff's Department, Rathgeb is currently being held at the Century Regional Detention Facility.
Rathgeb was Playboy's 1968 Playmate of the Year, under the name Angela Dorian. She also went by the name Victoria Vetri and had a small part in the movie "Rosemary's Baby." Rathgeb also had roles in popular television shows from the 1960s and 1970s such as "Hogan's Heroes," and "Star Trek."
Author and Film Historian, Tom Lisanti profiled Rathgeb for his book, Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood.
"Her real name is Victoria Vetri and she went by the stage name, Angela Dorian, and she was actually considered a pretty good actress and got a lot of television roles. Because of her Italian heritage, she played mostly ethnic characters."
According to Lisanti, Rathgeb's popularity heightened when she played the part of Mia Farrow's neighbor in Roman Polanski's film, "Rosemary's Baby."
"It was Polanski who told her to use her real name and actually had a line in the movie where Mia Farrow says, 'I thought you were Victoria Vetri, the actress,' and it was sort of a joke because, of course she was Victoria Vetri."
According to Lisanti, the early sixties were a difficult time for actresses because by the middle of the decade studio contracts were collapsing and independent movies like "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Graduate" were starting.
"There was also this introduction of nudity in films that were becoming really popular and these were women, who were raised in the Eisenhower 50s -- so, they lost a lot of roles because they wouldn't go topless. Obviously Victoria wasn't one of those women -- and so she started as a serious actress and then switched to becoming a sex symbol.
"Her biggest role was in a movie called, "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth," and she was, like a lot of actresses at that time, trying to emulate Raquel Welch in "One Million Years B.C." but she never achieved that level of fame."
Rathgeb quietly left acting in late 1970s and went back to doing that age old job of out-of-work actresses -- waitressing, he said.


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The photograph of Anushka Sharma wrestling in akhada doing dhobi pachad was discussed and afterward her blue jeans at the trailer dispatch yet now the chief of the film Ali Abbas Zafar has shared another photograph of the performing artist who is looking staggering in a red kurta.
As per reports, the executive of the film 'Sultan', Ali Abbas Zafar has tweeted out yet another photograph of Anushka's, and she is looking 'just wonderful', as he puts it. In this photo of Sultan's female lead, Anushka Sharma otherwise known as Aarfa is wearing a red kurta.
The games show flick, which stars Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead parts is good to go to discharge in July. The performers play wrestlers in the motion picture and needed to experience preparing to plan for their roles.The on-screen character likewise declined to utilize a body twofold in the film, liking to do the tricks herself. She is said to have concentrated on the way wrestling is done and after that took in the moves from experts Anushka, at the trailer dispatch of the film, said that she was terrified while doing Sultan since she felt she didn't resemble a wrestler.


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I remember mom making this soup since I was a child, but I didn't really appreciate the red goodness until few years ago, when I finally realized how awesome it tastes, apart from being the most amazing shade of red.
It's perfect hearty soup for grey autumn days, to bring a little bit of color to your life. :D
so I've asked for the recipe and decided to share it with you, world.
-200g of beetroot
-2 tbsp of oil
-4tbsp of tomato paste
-100g of white cabbage
-vegetable broth (or beef broth if you want) (-enough to cover the vegetables - about 1L)
-20g flour
-200g of potatoes
-100g of carrots
-black pepper
-bay leaf
-2 tomatoes
-1 garlic clove
-sour cream for the topping
Peel and cut the beetroot into rectangles or cubes, and fry it a little bit on half of the oil. Add tomato paste, cabbage, few drops of vinegar and broth to cover the vegetables. Add salt and roux (made from the flour and other half of the oil). Peel and dice potatoes and carrots. Add bay leaf, black pepper and peeled diced tomatoes.
Cook until the vegetables become tender. Add minced garlic.
.. and sour cream on top, when you serve it.
let me know if you try the recipe, and if you like it.


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Supermemory in a child.
My spell check tells me that "Supermemory" is regarded as a neologism by Microsoft. Yet, it is an apt description of what I am to describe.
Six months ago, Ainan played the game Portal 2, with his brothers Fintan and Tiarnan. This is a spatial puzzle game, set in a future, technologically advanced world. They played it to completion over a few days. Six months later, Ainan made a joke referencing the game. I didn't understand him. So, to explain to me what it meant, he decided to recount his entire experience of the game, from the beginning to the point in the game where his reference took place. This point was somewhere in the middle of the game.
Ainan began by explaining what happened in each room, he detailed the plot points for that room. He told me what one must do and how to do it to solve the puzzle in that room. He even recounted for me what was said by the characters in the room – and remarked on the humour in each joke. He went from room to room, in the game, puzzle to puzzle, solution to solution, joke to joke, quotation to quotation, telling me what the game experience was like. He spoke rapidly, as is his way. He described what each room looked like and remarked on the atmosphere. In a way, he was trying to convey the full experience o f the game – a very visual experience, in words.
Now, I didn't have a watch on me, but it seemed to me that he took at least 20 minutes to describe the game, to the point in question, perhaps somewhat longer. I didn't interrupt him, not because I was interested in the game, but because I was amazed at the detail of his recall of the game, six months after he had played it.
I listened to him, with a growing sense that what Ainan could do, was very special, if misapplied in this case. He could recall a computer game, one rich in words and image, in complete detail, half a year after he had played it. He recalled it in the correct order, to solve the overall problem that is the game. For me, it was a revelation just to listen to him and compare, in my own mind, how poorly the average person would be able to do the same task, so long after the experience.
A computer game is a trivial matter. Yet, the same ability to recall in detail, that Ainan has, can be applied to anything in life. This should serve him well. Anyone who can remember his lived experience in such detail, has a great advantage over the typical person. I only hope that he uses it for more meaningful ends, in the long run of his life, than recalling how he played a videogame!
Anyway, that he can do this with a computer game, does offer some insight into how he has been able to achieve so many academic feats, so young in his life. No doubt his heightened ability to learn and remember, is of much use to him there.
I am aware that, as I write, and try to describe the experience of listening to him recount his experience of the game, that how I felt, has not been captured by the words. My overall feeling was a combination of startlement and admiration. With the former feeling, rather oddly, growing as he spoke, in tandem with the latter. The oddest aspect of it, perhaps, is that I should have been startled at all, given how much I already know about Ainan. It is just that I really didn't expect him to have noticed a computer game, enough, to be able to recount it in such a fashion – very few people would, I feel, be able to do such a thing. The other aspect which I have not really conveyed well, is the speed of his retelling of the game...it was such that I had to pay very close attention to him, to be able to understand him at all. He leapt on each word, thought and memory, with such energy and vigour, that that alone would be enough to surprise most people. It made me smile a little to see him so – to see his passion, his interest and his love of this experience he had had. Clearly he had enjoyed it very much.
There was another aspect to his retelling which should be remarked upon – and that is Ainan's unawareness that what he was doing was in any way unusual. He had no idea, that his detailed recall would be regarded as atypical. He spoke as if it were the most normal thing in the world. The thing is, it was – for him, but for no other.
When he got to the point in the story that allowed an understanding of the joke he had made, he came to a halt.
"Thank you Ainan.", I said.
He smiled a little to himself. Perhaps, I had given him something by listening to him for the past 20 minutes, or half an hour. I had certainly given him what every parent should: patience. Not once did I interrupt him, or show signs of disinterest. I just listened, knowing that it was important for him that I did so. Yet, it was important for me, too, because it allowed me to witness another aspect of his intelligence, at work. It allowed me to come to understand him a bit better through this example of his mind at work.
The best way to come to know one's children, is to listen to them. I did that, for him, that day...and learnt a lot more than his mere words related.
Thank you Ainan, for taking the time to explain to me, your thought.
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If you thought a drop test was enough to test the durability of an iPad we'd say think again! If the iPad has set the benchmark to be the ideal tablet then its durability test needs to be out of the box as well.
There is a video on the Internet that has gone viral in which the New iPad is shot with an HK53 assault rifle and a Benelli shotgun with some interesting ammo. There were two variants of ammo used to shoot the New iPad.
- Flechettes Ammo – Small dart-like projectiles
- Bolo Ammo – Two steel slugs held together with a strand of steel wire
When we heard of this experiment, we thought that the iPad would be blown to smithereens but surprisingly that did not happen. The iPad was destroyed nonetheless but its skeleton was not shattered. Whatever was shot at the iPad penetrated it through and through. We half expected the device to bleed!
The video also has some slow motion effects that capture the destruction of the device. Richard, the shooter in the video, has put a number of other gadgets to the bullet test, including the likes of the iPhone, Xbox 360 and an iPad 2.
If you are disappointed about the fact that the iPad is not bullet proof, here are still 5 other reasons to pick one up.
The other contenders competing with the New iPad may not be able to withstand bullets either, but to see just how well they stand up against it elsewhere, here's a quick specifications comparison between the New iPad and the competition.


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Monday, April 14, 2014
DC Comics announces Grayson, starting in July
If you really thought Dick Grayson was dead, you should probably just stop reading comics. I'm serious. Try stamp collecting?
Dick Grayson is BACK! Sort of! And it's getting crazy. Coming from Tim Seeley (yay) and former CIA counterterrorism operator Tom King, Dick Grayson is "dead" to the world, but really the newest agent for a secret agency. Which secret agency you might ask? Spyral. Yes, the Grant Morrison Batman, Inc Spyral. Like I said, this sounds crazy.
And that's where we're at. I'm not going to lie, I've had a few beers, so I can't really process this fully at the moment. But hooray Tim Seeley, hooray Dick Grayson.
(Source: USA Today)
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Excited for this. Two things: Was this the book you were talking about on Twitter? The one that might show up in October? And do you think we'll have to wait until five years later to get a new Catwoman creative team?ReplyDeleteReplies
No. And while the second question is "COMPLETELY UNRELATED" from your first... Hint hint... Yeah, probably. The last solicit didn't seem to have Race of the Outlaws ending. Wouldn't be surprised to see Catwoman cancelled and the relaunched in October.Delete
One could only hope they'd approach that book with the season model, and hype the crap out of it with her role in Eternal. Put Higgins or Buccellato on it, and they might have a book.Delete
I will totally be picking up this book!ReplyDelete
I'm very interested in how the set-up gets explained. How does Bruce get Dick involved with a spy ring he knows little about, let alone convince him to 'remain dead' to people Alfred and Barbara? Can't wait to see how this plays out though! (especially when the 'play dead' thing blows up in everybody's faces)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, that's going to take a deft touch. Looking at the message boards, that's the number one substantive reservation I've seen (I include the "Why is he carrying a gun?" howling under non-substantive reservations, but YMMV). As you say, there are just any number of ways that could flop/fail/arouse disgust/blow-up.Delete
On the other hand, I here extremely good things about Seeley and King. And DC would be well within its rights to say, "Look, you've been complaining for three years that we don't do anything new, don't give Dick a good creative team, and let him get caught up all the time in crossovers. Well, you've got something new, you've got an up-and-coming group of well-regarded creators, and you've got a setup that insulates the character from crossovers. Could you give us ten minutes to do our thing before you start raising objections?" So, I'll give them a chance, with reservations noted.
The whole gun thing isn't anything new, and we all know that DC covers are SO GOOD at accurately conveying the story within. I agree that the upcoming creative team sounds solid enough, but I disagree that the Nightwing team wasn't. The Chicago portion of the run was great (especially in the art department)!Delete
When I said "blow up in everyone's faces" I was referring to the characters involved (i.e. the Bat-family and others...) and not the readers and writers. But I guess that's possible to.
Sounds like they are taking a move from the Marvel Playbook (Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes/Captain America is "killed", but is really working as a special ops SHIELD agent)ReplyDelete


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Alphabeasts is almost over, I think I'm gonna make it!
A Wapaloosie is a tree climbing creature from North American lumberjack folklore.
Pen, ink and black watercolour.
Monday, 19 March 2012
W is for Wapaloosie
Posted by Amalgamated Biscuit at 09:09
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Just thought I'd say, I love your creativity! And your drawing style is fantastic! I don't have the patience to draw my cartoons like this, so very envious :) keep it up!ReplyDelete
It's the ideas I struggle with, thats why I like alphabeasts if left to my own devices I'd just draw another man with a quiff.
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The extreme response of a jackup structure is studied. We consider how design seastate histories can be introduced to reduce the cost of time-domain response analysis. We first identify critical wave characteristics for extreme response prediction. In quasi-static cases, the maximum wave crest height, ηmax , is shown to best explain extreme deck sway. For more flexible structures we introduce a new wave characteristic, SD , based on response spectral concepts from earthquake engineering. Finally, we show how accurate response estimates can require fewer time-domain analyses, provided design seastates are pre-selected to ensure that ηmax or SD is near its average value. With respect to standard Monte-Carlo simulation, these design seastates achieve at least a 50-percent reduction in response variability, and hence at least a fourfold savings in needed simulation cost. These results may lend insight, not only into time-domain simulation, but also into more fundamental questions of jackup behavior. They also suggest that, at least in quasi-static cases, still simpler design wave methods based on ηmax may suffice. We illustrate and evaluate some such design wave methods here (e.g., the "new wave" model and others based on Slepian theory).
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Countdown to Your Next Dinner Party
If you're hosting an event in your home soon, and you're dreading it, then it's time to put a new plan in place. By creating and sticking to the right strategy, you will turn the stress level way down so that you can actually enjoy yourself. This countdown will help you get there:
10. List it out. Make several lists well in advance of your event: the guest list; the menu; the shopping list; the cleaning list; the miscellaneous to-do list.
9. Take care of repairs in advance. Have a leaky faucet or broken dining room chair? Get it fixed now. Waiting until the day before will undoubtedly result in maximum stress.
8. Choose a proven menu. This is not the time to try new recipes. Go with what you've made before, is relatively easy and what is loved by all (or at least most).
7. Shop and store. Buy non-perishables as far in advance as possible and tuck them away in a corner of your pantry closet, garage, guest room, or whatever space is not in use.
6. Make ahead and freeze. Make whatever dishes—or parts of dishes, like pie crusts—you can in advance and freeze them. No room in your freezer? Borrow a neighbors.
5. Wash and press tablecloths, napkins and any other linens you will be using two days before. Then, fold or hang them in a spot that's out of the way.
5. Clean china, silver and crystal a few days before, then leave it covered with linens on your dining room table.
3. Decide which serving pieces and utensils you will need, and dig them out of their respective hiding places. Clean them and set them out on your counters so they're ready to roll.
2. Set the bar the night before, refrigerating beer and wine in a cooler outside if the fridge is too full.
1. Do a quick once-over with the vacuum in the main areas where guests will congregate, set out candles, accent bowls with goodies, and set the table early. Have your outfit pressed and ready to slip into at the last minute.
All that's left to do now is enjoy!
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New Music Report - Week of January 22nd
Happy Monday! Kickstart your week (and 2018) ahead by checking out all of the new music that has just been released in this roundup of new songs, new albums, and new artists that you need to be listening to.
From new albums from Fall Out Boy and Devin Dawson, to new songs from Troye Sivan and The Chainsmokers, to new collaborations from Remy Ma & Chris Brown and Cashmere Cat, Major Lazer & Tory Lanez, to our expert picks, take a look at this week's New Music Report.
Justin Timberlake - "Supplies"
Following the release of his lead Man of the Woods single "Filthy" two weeks ago, Justin Timberlake promised fans that leading up to the release of the full album, he would share three more singles and music videos, beginning January 18th, and that the songs will be released weekly. Well, we now have another new MOTW song called "Supplies," and its politically charged music video.
Justin first teased the song at the beginning of his Behind: Man of the Woods (The Album) video, giving fans a very brief inside look at a few tracks from the record and how it came together. Listening to the track in the studio, despite the track's obvious trap beat, Justin says "it's a country melody," which ties in with the album's "wide range of sonics" that Justin describes as "modern Americana with 808s." Produced by The Neptunes, in the song Justin sings about being the rock for his lady to rely on because he has the "supplies" for survival. He sings, "I'll be the lie when you can't say it/I'll be the world when you need meI'll be the generator, turn me on when you need electricity/Some sh*ts 'bout to go down/I'll be the one with the level head/The world can end now/Baby, we'll be living in The Walking Dead/'Cause I got supplies."
Drake - "God's Plan" & "Diplomatic Immunity"
Just before midnight on January 19th, Drake revealed via Instagram that two new songs would be coming from him called "God's Plan" and "Diplomatic Immunity," part of a project called Scary Hours, and now the tracks are officially here.
"God's Plan" was produced by Boi-1da, Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Noah "40" Shebib, and Drake raps about people who want him to fail, knowing that God has a plan that won't allow him do that. He says in the chorus and post-chorus, "Might go down as G.O.D./I go hard on Southside G/I make sure that north-side eat/And still/Bad things/It's a lot of bad things/That they wishin' and wishin' and wishin' and wishin'." Meanwhile, on "Diplomatic Immunity," also produced by Boi-1da, Drake briefly samples Wu-Tang Clan, taking from the intro to their track "Triumph" in the line "I'm the Osiris of this sh*t/Wu-Tang is here forever, motherf***ers." The song itself is about Drake's lifestyle and his own forms of the idea of diplomatic immunity. He raps on the track, "Word to the flags that belong in the hood of my 'Benz/Very presidential, I broke all the codes for zonin' in my residential."
Fall Out Boy - M A N I A
Fall Out Boy's M A N I A is finally here! After a nearly nine month rollout from the record's lead single "Young and Menace" in April 2017, the guys have officially shared their seventh studio album with fans. M A N I A follows 2015's American Beauty/American Psycho, and features ten new songs, including the five previously released "Young and Menace," "Champion," "The Last of the Real Ones," "HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON'T," and "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)." The album also includes a collaboration with Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer/songwriter Burna Boy.
Rita Ora - "Proud"
Late last year, Rita Ora, through her partnership with Absolut's The Open Mic Project sought out inspiration for a new song about acceptance. She asked fans to submit personal stories about some of the moments in their lives that they've felt accepted, welcomed and loved for who they are, and now, just over a week away from the 2018 Grammys, the song -- "Proud" -- is finally here. "Proud" is all about being proud of who you are in every way. In the first verse she sings, "You're walking tall and now you found your freedom/Don't break your spirit now you've got that feeling."
Rita recently told Billboard of her favorite lyrics in the song, "I love the little bit of confidence and cockiness you get [with 'Proud' lines like], 'Go ahead, beautiful, you're looking so good/So good, finger to the haters like you love them so good.' I can't wait for people to put up their middle fingers while they listen to this song like, 'Yeah!'"
The Chainsmokers - "Sick Boy"
The Chainsmokers are switching gears to something a little more serious compared to their party anthems with the release of "Sick Boy." Courtesy of a piano-charged melody, Drew Taggart takes on some political themes on the pair's newest offering, asking just why America is the way it is. As the song continues, it becomes crystal clear that the song is only heading down darker places. The track was produced in collaboration with Shaun Frank and is the first taste of the EDM heavyweight's supposed rebranding for the 2018 year.
Keith Urban - "Parallel Line"
Keith Urban just announced his 10th studio album Graffiti U (to be released sometime this year), the followup to 2016's Ripcord. And keeping the excitement going, the country star released a new song called "Parallel Line," which follows his female empowerment single "Female" released back in November. On the sweet love song that is "Parallel Line," Keith sings about the moment a couple commits to each other. In the chorus, he sings, "So come on and/Take a little bit of my/Heart tonight/No, I literally really don't mind/Just please don't misplace it/Take a little bit of myHeart tonight/No, baby be mine now/Baby, be mine now/Maybe it's time we put our hearts in a parallel line."
Troye Sivan - "The Good Side"
After his uptempo sounds of "My My My!" Troye Sivan is turning down the notch on things with the acoustic-charged "The Good Side." Over delicate production from Gorres, the singer delivers an ode to the core of love. Refreshing to Sivan followers, the track has drawn comparisons to some of Sufjan Steven's work on the Call Me by Your Name soundtrack. It's one of the two songs that the pop star brought to his debut appearance of Saturday Night Live.
Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown - "Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)"
Following the release of the hard-hitting "Wake Me Up" featuring Lil Kim, Remy Ma has returned with her second 7 Winters & 6 Summers single called "Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)" which is a romantic ode to loving your own body and, yes, it does feature a sample of Mint Condition's 1991 smash, "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)." While the three-minute cut hears Breezy offering listeners with the coo of his silky vocals on the retro hook and his own verse, Remy focuses her bars on authenticity and her figure. "I'ma real rider, rap crown taker/ Ass so soft because it's not fake/ I can show you how to move in a room full of whole b*tches/ He met me and now he don't even know bitches," she spits atop the Dallas Austin-produced beat. Now, if you remember correctly, the recent Columbia Records signee first teased the star-studded collab when she paid a visit to TRL in November and told the audience that she was in the lab with Breezy.
Bella Thorne - "Burn So Bright" (From The Midnight Sun)
Bella Thorne stars in the upcoming film Midnight Sun, alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger, but she's also contributing several songs to the movie's soundtrack and one of them is the newly-released "Burn So Bright." On the uplifting pop anthem, Bella sings in the chorus, "Hey, we burn so bright/Making other people come to life/Hey, the darkest light/Can't stop me and you tonight/Say hey, we burn so brightInfinitely the city lights/Hey, for when your heart/Shining down like stars tonight." The Midnight Sun and its soundtrack will be released on March 23rd.
A$AP Ferg - "Family"
A$AP Ferg is known to get the party turnt with his hot tracks. But, he can get real when he needs to, as well. In his newly released song "Family," the A$AP Mob member filled us in on his family tree. By rapping about his mother, father, grandmother, and uncles, Ferg welcomed us into his home. "My mama always caught me in and out with a shorty, she beat me for actin' naughty/And my daddy, he a savage/F**king b**ches, the baddest and buy a whip just to crash it," Ferg rapped on the Frankie P beat. "And Pschyo was a Pschyo with a deuce in his Timbs/My grandma had the arthritis, holdin' the hammer (Yeah)/She kept it in the mattress, kept my unc' out the slammer/The other had a Caesar with some pants like Hammer/She kick her legs up, she a African dancer."
Nipsey Hussle featuring YG - "Last Time That I Checc'd"
Nipsey Hussle premiered the music video for his latest single "Last Time That I Checc'd" featuring YG. This song is off of his upcoming Victory Lap album, which is scheduled to hit stores next month. In the visual, Nip and YG stunt with two so fresh and so clean Lamborghinis, as they rock out in their favorite colors: red and blue. "When I drop, you know I'm bout to f--- the city up," Nip spits, as five gold chains hang low from his neck. The beat definitely gives you that W coast feel, too. Peep the music video for the banger ASAP.
Young Thug featuring Trouble & Shad Da God - "MLK"
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Young Thug dropped a new track called "MLK" featuring Trouble and Shad. On the song, the recording artist rap/sings about the dreams that he has. "I was havin' a dream I was whippin' a Rolls-Royce," he sings. "And I bought everything that I want / Turned to Martin Luther King overnight." When speaking about police relations in the urban community, Thugga continues: "I pray to God I die up in my sleep/ I pray my deaf brother don't run into the police / 'Cause you tellin' him to put his hands up, he can't hear / Ain't goin' for deceased / These rookie police need to get trained, even in they sleep."
Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen - "These Days"
Rudimental has gathered a star-studded list of acts like Macklemore, Jess Gylnne and Dan Caplen for a song that sounds like an instant classic from their discography. Featured on Rudimental's third which album, which will arrive later this year via Asylum and Atlantic Records, the track is a feel good cut and has you remembering the good ol' times that you had with your ex, friends and more. "With this new album, it's kind of been how we grew up making music, you know, being at home, coming to the studio, cycling or driving," Piers Agget told V Magazine. "We get stuck in the studio and jam together and write the music kind of old-school, because before the last two albums we didn't really have time to do that. It's nice to have time to do that on this record."
Justine Skye - Ultraviolet
With a total of three EPs and a mixtape under her belt, Justine Skye finally released her long-anticipated debut album, Ultraviolet. The singer has been in the game for years now. In fact, Skye dropped her first EP five years ago. So, we're so happy that we finally have an official project from the Roc Nation talent. While speaking to ELLE about her new album's name, Skye said: "Other than the obvious (purple is her signature color), it's like the theme of my life. There's different shades of purple, and ultraviolet, I feel, is the most vibrant and most powerful, and it's the highest frequency. It also has made me more confident, because I know the color purple makes me feel more comfortable. This specific shade of purple just exudes a level of extreme confidence, letting me know that I got this."
Dave East - P2
Last August, Harlem's own Dave East dropped his Paranoia EP. Then, at the end of the year, he surprisingly gave us his Karma tape. Now, the realest rapper in the game right now has blessed us with the sequel to his first Paranoia project named P2. This new joint is laced with 15 songs and features the likes of T.I., Lloyd Banks, Marsha Ambrosius, Tory Lanez and more. We can't believe we're saying this, but P2 is 1000% better than Paranoia, which is crazy because Paranoia was fire. Even East agrees, being that he said so at the first stop of the "P2 Tour" at Irving Plaza on the project's release date, Tuesday, Jan. 16.
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Devin Dawson
A few years ago, a video mashing up Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and "Style" went absolutely viral. The video was from two singer/songwriters -- one of them being budding country artist Devin Dawson. The 28-year-old, originally from Orangevale, California released his debut single "All On Me" in February 2017, and then went out on the road with Maren Morris on her "Hero Tour." Now, with the arrival of 2018, Devin has released his debut full-length album Dark Horse. Dawson's very first album features twelve songs, including "All on Me," and other previously released songs like "Symptoms," "Asking For A Friend," and the record's title track "Dark Horse."
Devin's music is unique to the country genre, and he's influenced by many different types of genres. Having played in and toured with metal band Shadow of Colossus after high school, he tells iHeartRadio, that is "kind of like a foundation for influencing the music that [he] makes." However, Devin also grew up listening to country, soul, and R&B, which has also noticeably had an impact on him.
Dawson says of his new album, "I like to describe it as a new Nashville sound. There's country in the way I let you in. There's soul in my melodies and voice. And there's a lot of rock in the energy – I'm not afraid to get heavy. I was like '[Jay], let's do whatever we want. Let's make it dark, let's make it sexy. Let's say things that people aren't saying right now.'"
Learn more about Devin Dawson and his debut album Dark Horse HERE.
Nicole's Picks:
Jorja Smith featuring Stormzy - "Let Me Down"
You know you're obsessed with a song when you cannot stop listening to it ... and I can't stop listening to Jorja Smith's "Let Me Down." Jorja is on everybody's lists of artists to keep your eye on this year, and I whole heartedly agree. Last year, she was featured on Drake's More Life mixtape ("Get It Together"), and the British singer/songwrtier is kicking off 2018 with this gorgeous single featuring grime/hip hop artist Stormzy. I don't know what I love more about this song, Jorja's beautiful voice or the heartbreaking lyrics. Over emotional piano riffs and slow rhythm, Jorja sings in the bridge, "Yeah, I tried, but I just can't give you up/Wonder why is it that I'm not good enough?/Some kind of hold over me/I've got you to let me down."
Jorja has said "Let Me Down" is about "meaning very little to someone but being okay with that even though it hurts," and that she was in the mindset of writing a Bond theme song while she was creating this track. YES, Jorja ... I wouldn't mind a Bond theme song from you. Especially with this cinematic music video:
Mat Kearney - "Kings & Queens"
I'm so ready for Mat Kearney to release his new album, because every song he's released so far has been awesome ... including this new one "Kings & Queens." Mat wrote this song with Judah & The Lion's Judah Akers at Mat's home studio, and the humble idea behind the track is that you only need that one special person beside you to feel like "Kings & Queens." Aw. Mat sings in the chorus, "We don't need no jet plane feel like we can fly/We don't need no gold chain just to watch it shine/Twenty four carat lies we don't got the time/We'll be Kings & Queens in our own mind."
In a video posted to Mat's Twitter, he explained of the track, "I wrote this song in this studio on this piano with my buddy Judah Akers from the band Judah & the Lion. He sat at this piano and started playing these chords, and he's like, 'man, I have this melody.'" He added, "We started singing, and we came up with this title, 'Kings & Queens in our own mind.'"
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Tinashe featuring Offset - "No Drama"
Just as she teased, Tinashe has unleashed one of her three new tracks and the release sees her exploring her urban roots with the help of Offset of Migos on the swag-filled cut song called "No Drama." At almost three-and-half-minutes, the song, which dropped on Thursday (January 18), is set to appear on her sophomore effort, JoyRide, and hears the budding star singing about the lavish lifestyle of a pop star as well as her urge to steer clear of any drama. Produced by StarGate, the brooding cut fits well into the trap-filled climate and, truth be told, it's quite refreshing to see the star return to her urban roots after the release of "Flame." Offset's appearance on the track also offers some buzz, particularly with his name at the top of most hip-hop blogs. Despite leaking a day before the track was released, Tinashe will still appear on TRL on Friday to premiere the video for the track.
Cashmere Cat featuring Major Lazer & Tory Lanez - "Miss You"
Two of music's biggest producers, Major Lazer and Cashmere Cat, have joined forces for a mega-collab alongside Tory Lanez and the three-minute cut is aligned with all of their specialties. Co-written by Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco, the track is ready for the dance floors and hears Swavey singing about all the time that took to obtain a lover. "I AM jumping up and down in bed because miss you is out now," tweeted Cashmere. "a very most special thank you to benny blanco, ed sheeran and palmistry for working on this song with us !!!!!" "Miss You" is the latest of Tory's Cashmere Cat collaborations after the likes of Selena Gomez ("Trust Nobody") and 2 Chainz ("Throw Myself a Party").
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Isha's Picks:
Keith Sweat – "All The Ways" featuring K-CI
Keith Sweat is back at it again! The R&B veteran is giving us all the feels with his brand new single called "How Many Ways" featuring K-CI from Jodeci. As Sweat put it on social media, "How Many Ways" is "for the lovers." Hearing his and K-CI's voices together on the sensual beat, you won't be able to stop grooving and singing along with them. This is that real music for the grown and sexy crowd. What y'all youngins' know about this? "How many ways, do I have to show you? How much I love you," the iHeartRadio's "The Sweat Hotel" personality sings on the chorus. "And how many ways do I have to say, I'll always be there for you."
Dave East – "I Found Keisha"
Dave East's P2 mixtape is full of heat from beginning to end. Hearing one song after the other on the project, the MC shows out with his spitting skills. East knows he's as real as they come and he's making sure you know this, too. Even though all of the tracks on P2 are everything, we have to make "I Found Keisha" one of our expert picks. For all of those longtime fans of East, we know his Kairi Chanel track "Keisha" and the story behind it. This chick that East met ended up robbing him blind and he's been out for revenge ever since. On "I Found Keisha," we finally learn how the rapper gets his payback… and it's gritty.
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In a special issue of the international Dance Research Journal in the year 2000, several articles were dedicated to a reflection on the current status of dance research in the United States. The keynote speaker to Rebooting the Grid: Australian and New Zealand Dance Research Conference (Deakin University, 2004) and noted dance critic Ann Daly, argues there for a rethinking of the role of theory, in particular that of feminism, in dance scholarship. 1
In her view, new dance research trends might have two characteristics that change the relationship between theories of representation and historical or contemporary modes of viewing dance. She argues for a return to a research approach that might utilize theoretical analysis but that will pay attention to close reading of choreographic works or events, particularly those that have been overlooked or given arbitrary readings in the past. She suggests that while the focus on theoretical interests has been seductive that often ideas overpower artistic works thus preventing either artistic appreciation or politics to emerge from the choreography rather than from an outside frame or context. She proposes that a revised concept of poetics could be more intellectually productive than 'theory' per se, since 'poets are immersed in issues of subjectivity and representation without sacrificing the sensuousness of language or observation'. 2 Indeed she suggests that the consideration of emotion, or affect, in dance studies is as important as ideology or critique. Her keynote address about the ways in which dance contributes to an 'experience economy' appears to follow this line of argument in the context of advocacy for dance in public policy.
In Australia the theory revolution arrived much later in the humanities and has in many respects not dominated the discourses of the creative arts, such as dance, since the focus on practice has been so much more influential. But in order to develop a picture, or indeed a theoretical understanding, of how dance research in Australia has been constituted, I examined what recent Australian dance research in universities has been produced by graduate students. A literary review of university archives for the period 1990–2005 uncovered 49 doctoral and masters research degrees as listed below (plus two relevant research honours degrees) and some comment on the context for this expanding body of knowledge is necessary. 3
Since the 1980s dance has been established in the Australian tertiary sector or academy. During this period much time and effort has been spent establishing institutions, designing teaching programs, nurturing dance artists, writing dance reviews and lobbying governments for recognition and support for dance. This activity constitutes in itself one field of dance, that is the domain of artistic achievement recognised as such within official discourses, such as educational or government public policy.
Not until the 1990s however have graduate students begun to enter dance studies in significant numbers. Indeed the development of university programs that allow dance scholarship to be recognized whether theoretical or practical has taken place only in the last decade. Much of this work has focused on fostering dance artists who wish to develop new modalities for creative work in dance and who have begun, perhaps as Daly suggests, to study the specific practices of choreographers, dancers and their intimate and immediate communities. There is however another body of research which is less concerned with the individual creative process and more with the ways in which dance, and dance representations, have been important to cultural history or embody cultural values. To a great extent, dance research undertaken by graduate students appears to straddle the humanities, social sciences and the arts although it is less clear what intellectual traditions or theoretical resources it is drawing upon.
Most notable is the number of unpublished dissertations that represent extensive historical research on many different aspects of aesthetic dance in Australia. These are largely unavailable to all except the most dedicated dance scholar or library user. For instance, Amanda Card's 1999 study of modern dance history in Australia, History in Motion: dance and Australian culture, 1920–1970 can only be read in the Mitchell Library of the University of Sydney. While some excerpts have been published in journal articles, and the Greenmill Papers, it is disappointing that her research is not more widely known. Last year I had the irony of providing information about Louise Lightfoot whose archive is located at Monash for the Dictionary of Australian Biography only to realise, two months later that Card's thesis provides an extended discussion of the complex crosscultural dance negotiations that Lightfoot pioneered in this country between ballet and Indian classical dance.
Other unpublished doctoral theses that could contribute to the field of historical scholarship include Raymond Robinson's (2000) history of the National Aboriginal and Islander School of Dance in Australia (NAISDA), Garry Lester's (2000) study of Kai Tai Chan's work, Lynn Fisher's (1992) history of dance teaching in Western Australia. Not all theses should be published nor do they all make good books but some of this knowledge needs to be reworked into publications. In fact, without good writing and comparative analysis, dance research cannot be sustained.
In 2003, the Australasian Drama Studies Journal put out a special volume on 'Physical Theatre and Dance', and the quality of submissions received from the field of dance was very poor. Other journals such as Double Dialogues and Practices published by Deakin University also suffer from limited high quality contributions on dance. Publishing the titles of this collection of graduate theses draws attention to the fact that dance research in Australia could be advanced by a more rigorous comparative and methodological analysis of what dance academics and graduates have already researched and some reflection on what methods and paradigms they are adopting to analyse dance, whether practically, historically or theoretically. In this way, the poetics and politcs of dance discourse in Australia might become more nuanced and provide future dance research conferences with their own provocations for advancing debate about dance.
The list
- Asker, Don. "The Body in Question: New Dance Production in the 90's." Thesis (M.A.), University of Melbourne, 1996
- Asker, Don. "Personal Meanings and Artistic Processes: A Study of Multi-Modal Improvisation." Thesis (Ph.D), University of Melbourne, 2001
- Barbe, Frances Anne. "Physical Movement in Collaborative Theatre: Australian Dance Theatre and Integrative Theatre Practice in an International Context." Thesis (B.A.Hons), University of Queensland, 1993
- Bollen, Jonathan James. "Queer Kinaesthesia: On the Dance Floor at Gay and Lesbian Dance Parties Sydney, 1994–1998." Thesis (Ph.D), University of Western Sydney, 1999
- Bond, Karen E. "Dance for children with dual sensory impairments." Thesis (PhD) LaTrobe University, 1991
- Boughen, Roxanne Elizabeth. "Raqs Australia: A Comparative Study of Danse Orientale ; Examining the Pedagogy and Practice of Middle Eastern Dance in Australia." Thesis (Ed. D.Hons), RMIT University, 2002
- Bourchier, Randall. "Australian Multicultural Policies, the Arts and Traditional Music and Dance within the Cambodian Community of Melbourne." Thesis (M.A.), Monash University, 1991
- Brannigan, Erin. "A Cinema of Movement: Dance and the Moving Image." PhD. UNSW, 2004
- Card, Amanda. "History in Motion: Dance and Australian Culture, 1920–1970." Thesis (Ph. D.), University of Sydney, 1999
- Carroll, Jacqui. "Changing Lanes: An Exploration of the Journey from Dance through Choreography to Directing and the Spoken Word." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 1998
- Carter, Keryn. "Performing the Feminine: Women, Narrative, Dance." Thesis (Ph.D), LaTrobe University, 1995
- Chua, Poh Yi Joey. "Dance Curriculum for a Renaissance Singapore: A Framework for a Dance Elective Programme in Secondary Schools." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2003
- Clarke, Suzanna. "Being Isadora." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2003
- Collins, M.A. "The articulation and creation of power relationships in a primary dance education setting." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1995
- Crisp, Rosalind. "Solo Work." Thesis (M.A), University of Western Sydney, 1998
- Cullen, Katharine. "The Document, the Dance and the Family." Thesis (M.F.A.), College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, 2004
- Cunnington, Maree. "Inside the Power Station: Allegory and the Dance of Represented Ideas." Thesis (Ph.D.), Queensland University of Technology, 2004
- Dalgleish, Monique. "The influence of Latin American dancing on women's perceptions of self." Thesis (M.A. Education), University of Melbourne, 2002
- Dempster, Elizabeth. "An Embodied Politics Radical Pedagogies of Contemporary Dance." Thesis (Ph.D), Monash University, 2002
- Denning, Sally. "I Just Went to Buy a Felafel Sandwich: The Middle Eastern Dance Experience of Six Australians." Thesis (M.Ed.), University of Melbourne, 2001
- Denton, Margaret Abbie. "Joanna Priest: Her Place in Adelaide's Dance History." Thesis (M.A.), University of Adelaide, 1992
- Doherty, Barbara. "An analysis of dance images found in print media." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1994
- Dunphy, Kim. "Cultural dance as a life experience: Perceptions of Maori performers in Melbourne." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1996
- Ellis, Simon. "Indelible: A movement based practice-led inquiry into memory, remembering and representation." Thesis (PhD) LaTrobe University, 2005
- Felber, Joe, Elliott Gyger and Lucy Guerin. "Collaboration An Audio-Visual Performance with Elliott Gyger and Lucy Guerin." Thesis (M.A.), RMIT University, 2000.
- Fisher, Lynn Margaret. "Dance Class: A History of Professional Dance and Dance Training in Western Australia from 1895–1940." Thesis (M.A.), University of Western Australia, 1992
- Fox, Sue Maree. "The Thinking Dancer: Practical Evaluation Strategies for the Classroom." Thesis (M.A.), Queensland University of Technology, 1995
- Galea, Nicole S. "Wings of Gauze: A History of Dance in Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, from 1926–1960." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2002
- Gard, Michael. "Aesthetics, Athletics and Art: A Study of Men Who Dance." Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Wollongong, 2001
- Gardner, Sally. "Lying Down in the Air: Feminism, (New) Dance, and Representation", Thesis (M.A.), Monash University, 1997
- Gardner, Sally "Dancing Together: The Choreographer and the Dancer in Modern Dance (Ph.D.) 2004
- Garrett, Robyne. "The influence of a dance program on female adolescent self esteem, body image and physical fitness." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1992
- Goldman, Samantha. "A study of the public and private lives of chorus girls as depicted in the print media of the 1920s and the subsequent identification of a generalized image." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1995
- Guthrie, Jane. "Evaluation of a movement and dance program in head injury rehabilitation." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1996
- John, Chrisilda. "Fusion of Dance and Painting in Kathakali." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 1999
- Koepke, Bruce. "Religious Dance Traditions in Dardistan (Northern Pakistan) a Preliminary Analysis of Selected Dances of the Kalasha, and of the Burushaski and Shina-Speakers." Thesis (M.A), Monash University, 1996
- Long, Julie-Anne. "The Leisure Mistress Dances: An Investigation of a Practice Where Fact and Fiction Collide." Thesis (M.A), University of Western Sydney, 1999
- Laffan, Carolyn. "When a Boy from Alabama Meets a Girl from Gundagai: Social Dancing in Melbourne, 1942–1943." Thesis (M.A.), University of Melbourne, Australian Centre, 1997
- Lester, Garry. "Kai Tai Chan: A Different Path." Thesis (Ph.D.), Deakin University, 2000
- Lucas, Beatrice. "Aboriginal dances at Cannon Hill: Reflections of a Swiss Australian educator." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1995
- Luckman, Susan Heather. "Party People: Mapping Contemporary Dance Music Cultures in Australia." Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Queensland, 2002
- McLeod, Shaun. "Chamber: Dance Improvisation, Masculine Embodiment and Subjectivity." Thesis (M.A.), Deakin University, 2002
- Michael, M. L. "An inquiry into the integration of new technologies and dance education: South Australian and global perspectives." Theses (M.A. Education) Univerity of South Australia, 1998
- Morphett, Natalie. "Psychological Characteristics of the Adolescent Ballet Student, the Adult Modern Dance Student and the Ex-Dancer." Thesis (BPsych Hons), University of South Australia, 2001
- Mullane, Sue. "An inquiry into the lived experience of women in a community dance program." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 2000
- Neville, Sarah. "Choreographing Newmedia Dance through the Creation of the Dance Project Ada." Thesis (M.A. Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2003
- Pee, Mary Teresa Lay Hoon. "The Development of Chinese, Indian and Malay Dance in Singapore to the 1970s." Thesis (M.A. Research), Queensland University of Technology, 1999
- Postle, Julia. "Dancing through the Postmodern: Australian Choreography in Relation to Postmodernism." Thesis (M.A.), Queensland University of Technology, 1996
- Potter, Michelle. "The Russian Ballet in Australia 1936–1940: Sources for Modernism in Australia Art." Thesis (B.A. Hons), Australian National University, 1987
- Pratt, Angela. "Ask Dance Theatre: Christian Worldview and the Creative Process." Thesis (M.A. Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2004
- Prenzler, Elizabeth A. "Musculoskeletal Adaptation to Dance." Thesis (M.A. App.Sc.), Queensland University of Technology, 1998
- Rank, Katrina May. "My Story, Your Story: Identifying Narratives in the Performance of Dance." Thesis (Ph.D.), Deakin University, 2000
- Reid, Dianne. "Cutting Choreography: Redefining Dance on Screen." Thesis (M.A), Deakin University, 2001
- Richardson, Denise Christine. "Pirouettes into Parallel: How Classical Ballet Technique Informs the Training of Contemporary Dancers." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2000
- Robinson, Raymond S. "Dreaming Tracks: History of the Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme, 1972–1979: Its Place in the Continuum of Australian Indigenous Dance and the Contribution of Its African American Founder Carole Y. Johnson." Thesis (M.A.), University of Western Sydney, 2000
- Russell, Meredith. "The Danced Space, Ancient and Modern: The Role of Transformation in Classical Indian and Modern Dance." Thesis (M.VisualArts), University of South Australia, 2003
- Ryan, Susan Michele. "Life-Span Developmental Perspectives of the Professional Dance Career." Thesis (Ph.D.), Queensland University of Technology, 2002
- Sandhu, Holly. "Hip Movement Profiles: A Pilot Study Comparing Dancers with an Age-Matched Non-Dance Group." Thesis (B.App.Sc.Hons), University of South Australia, 1991
- Schlusser, Anna. "Perceptions of improvisational performance from a group of artists with intellectual disabilities." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 2000
- Shrubsall, Gina. "The Dancing Body Makes Sense of Place", Thesis (M.A), University of Western Sydney, 2002
- Sietsma-Smith, Maggi. "Listen to Me Dance: An Analysis of Human Voice in the Construction of Meaning in Dance Performance." Thesis (M.A.), Queensland University of Technology, 1994
- Smith, Judith. "An Evaluation of Assessment Criteria in the Performance Area of Dance Education." Thesis (M.A.), Queensland University of Technology, 1997
- Stock, Cheryl. "Making Intercultural Dance in Vietnam: Issues of Context and Process from the Perspective of an Australian Choreographer and Her Colleagues from Vietnam Opera Ballet Theatre (Nha Hat Nhac Vu Kich Viet Nam) 1995–1999." Thesis (Ph.D), Queensland University of Technology, 1999
- Tregenza, Ann. "Older Women's Experience of Participation in a Multicultural Folkdance Group." Thesis (M.Geront), University of South Australia, 1998
- Vincs, Kim. "Rhizome / MyZone: The Production of Subjectivity in Dance." Thesis (Ph.D), Deakin University, 2001
- Vlassopoulos, Katherine. "Perceptions of transformation in Mohiniattam." Thesis (M.Ed) University of Melbourne, 1996
- Whitelaw, Melanie. "Choreographic Strategies for Secondary School Dance Teachers." M.A.(Research), Queensland University of Technology, 2002


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One of my favorite summer events was going camping with other family's from our church family. We would go to Indian Hills in the Laguna Mountains right outside of San Diego (one benefit of growing up in a town like Yuma, AZ). The parents would do who knows what, while us kids would find the most willing & easily taken advantage of adult to take us to the pool. We would also try to get some wax paper from the ladies who made the meals, because there was the monster of all slides with other puny playground equipment around.
After watching Swiss Family Robinson, I was convinced that living on a deserted island in a tree was pretty much the best place ever. And here in the middle of Indian Hills was a tree house that emulated all I ever dreamed. Aside from the stairs leading up to the tree house (the key was "Don't Look Down!"), once you got to the top we would run toward our destiny--our anticipated ride down. The ride being the largest slide I have ever encountered. It was as if we were Fred Flintstone for a mere section in the opening credits as he slid down the Brontosaurus' neck. In fact, the camp specifically had painted on the wooden side enclosing the slide, "NO WAX PAPER." But we threw caution to the wind. At that very moment, we embraced all that we knew to be a kid. So what did we do? We would sneak some up anyway. There was a thrill knowing we were breaking the rules, in order to gain that perfect amount of speed and a little bit of vertigo. All for round two & three and so one as we raced back to the stairs to start again. It's no wonder that kids are innately born with tons of energy with no awareness that their play is actually exercise. Any rational person would quickly realize the time it took us to climb up wasn't worth the ride down. But we were living dangerously with our smuggled in wax paper.
It was also no wonder that when dinner time hit, we were starving like the deserted inhabitants we envisioned ourselves to be. While the Swiss Family Robinson's dream hit the fan around 4:30, as we whimpered to our parents about our stomachs eating themselves. I strolled on over to the eating area around 4:00 where Gramma Naomi Quinn was preparing dinner for us. Now, Gramma Quinn was that quintessential, older lady that you envision having rhythm in the kitchen. She knew what paired well. She knew how to feed an army. And she knew how to give some of the best, big Gramma hugs a child (or adult) could imagine.
She was known by everyone as Gramma Quinn. When our church did a baking auction to raise money for the Youth Group, her homemade cinnamon rolls were the big ticket item. Because with those simple six words, "They were made by Gramma Quinn," had more clout than a notary stamp. She came up to me, as I shivered in the cool breeze, and asked, "Kamille, what would you like me to fix for dinner?" By her asking me that question, it made me think the following: a.) I would be picking dinner for everyone else b.) that "Gramma Quinn" only asked me & no one else and c.) knowing she made the best (and only) Chicken-n-Dumplings I ever tasted in my whole seven years of living. "Your chicken-n-dumplings please!", I replied. She smiled and said, "Well, I think that would be perfect on a cool evening like this. (and indulging me a little bit) And do you think that would hit the spot for you?" "Oh YES!," I said.
That wouldn't be the only time Gramma Quinn would make me chicken-n-dumplings, but this was the first where she made them to order on my request. Whenever I think about the creamy, salty, buttery dumpling laced with the gravy-like stew sprinkled with pepper on top, I always think of her and how she nourished my body and my soul with her big pot of goodness and her big Gramma bear hug. And so in her memory and my childhood nostalgia, make this hearty pot of chicken-n-dumplings. I think you'll be recalling your own childhood dinner stories as you take your first bite.
My recipe is a transfiguration of sorts, which I find very handy when you're trying to cook from scratch with shortcuts..if you will.
Chicken-n-Dumplings (printable recipe)
Now there are so many ways in which you could use chicken for the recipe. You could boil down a whole chicken, then use the chicken stock & the chicken for the soup. Or you could use some chicken breasts & pre-made chicken stock. Or you could buy a rotisserie chicken, remove the meat, then boil the carcass with the veggies to make your own stock. You be the judge.
One rotissiere chicken, meat removed & cut into bite sized chunks
6 cups water
2 carrots, big chunk slices
1 onion, cut into quarters
2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
3 Tb shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk
Making the broth: In a dutch oven or big stock pot, add your chicken carcass, cold water, carrots, onion, celery & salt. Bring to a boil, cover & lower heat. Simmer for 45 minutes (Time saving tips below). Remove chicken carcass. Strain veggies out & reserve the carrots & celery (discard the onion). Put a sieve over a bowl and ladle the chicken broth to separate any remaining particles. Rinse your pot, pour the broth back in and keep heat on medium heat. Now make those dumplings.
Make the dumplings: Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt; cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture is consistency of coarse meal. Add the buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead 4 or 5 times--no more, you're going for biscuit like. Pat the dough down to a 1/4-inch thickness. Set aside.
Bringing it altogether: Put the pot of broth on medium-high heat & bring it to a boil, and stir in the milk & pepper. Correct seasonings, if you so desire. Take the dumplings and pinch off 1 1/2-inch pieces, one or two at a time and drop into the boiling broth & reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir from time to time to keep the dumplings from sticking. Continue dropping in the dumplings until there are no more. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cut chicken, carrots, & celery to the pot and simmer until heated through. Remove from heat, a couple of grinds with pepper & serve.
Time Saving Tips:
- Use the rotisserie chicken for the chicken, but use boxed chicken broth instead of making your own.
- The original recipe calls for cooking up a whole chicken for 60-70 minutes to make the broth; however, I find an already roasted chicken makes for a deeper & richer broth.


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For 2017 the United States Depepartment of Agriculture released some new dietary guidelines. It notably eased it's hard restrictions towards cholesterol and sodium while giving the OK for a cup of caffeinated coffee in the morning.
The Washington Post had an excellent article on all of the details so I don't want to copy and rehash what they've already said.
Mainly, I wanted to share the two infographics below as I thought they were a great visualization for how we should be eating in the event you don't want to read a long article.
Best practice for maintaining a healthy weight if you don't want to go through the trouble of scaling all your food, timing all your meals, etc…When making food choices, stick to that "Best Things To Eat" infographic, it's an excellent starting point and will be hard to be in an extreme caloric surplus with those options.
Calorie counting, followed by macronutrient counting is ultimately the be all end all in terms of weight management, muscle growth, energy, and maximimizing your strength gains. There is no shortcut. People that are more particular will yield better results but maintaining a healthy lifestyle will not require the same amount of effort.Share


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We suspect (hope?) we already know the answer to this one, but you told us we got it very wrong about those Reebok Freestyles we featured earlier this month, and The Fashion Police aren't ashamed to admit it when they're wrong, so in order to test that our Fashion Radar is still working properly, we'd like to know what you think about unitards in general, and, indeed, this unitard in particular, which we found on the ASOS website this morning, selling for £18, and apparently "in the style of Pixie Geldof".
Our first thought here was "camel toe!" Because if anything's going to give you a full-on camel toe, we're thinking a skin-tight unitard would be it. Our second thought was, "God, that's a bad picture of Pixie Geldof that they're using to sell this thing", but I guess that's neither here nor there. And our third? Well, our third thought was simply that it would take a very brave woman, with a whole lot of confidence to go out in public wearing one of these.
To the question on hand, then: what do you think of unitards? Crime of Fashion or totally hawt?


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- Extender length from (approx) 7cm/2.7"
Fit & Fashion Notes:
This three piece choker will add a touch of edge to your day-to-evening line-ups. Offering a detachable design for more versatile styling, it features a longer chain length for a perfect fit.
Standard Australia delivery
$18 AUD delivery (8-10 working days)
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Returns policy
Local return address in Keysborough, Victoria
Return items within 21 days
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