HAND Trailers

HAND, a tale of dystopian Australians, rebellion, love, betrayal with a hint of existentialism.

It follows the journey of three boys, and one girl and how they all try to find their way in this world, to varying degrees of success.

I thank Jassian Terri and her supportive cast and crew in the creation of the short film version and would definitely like to see a feature length production in the future.

But to whet your appetites I have hunted and prowled the Internet to find the elusive trailer for this production.

Support HAND, Support Australian Films.

http://jassian.com/hand-trailer.html

Please feel free to leave your comments and feedback.

Also while you are there please take a look around Jassian's website, you just might find something you like.

If you like the video and would like to be involved in theatre or film -well good news.

Jassian is currently running classes.

Not really into acting- well you can learn some martial arts.

http://jassian.com/

Visit - - because Jassian's training and style is unique. Like mine.

Dale Stam

Carbon Tax Hyperbolic Worries and Reality Part 3

Well it is the new year and the Carbon Tax passing into law still has not destroyed us yet...but what if it was. Find below part 3 of the hyperbolic worries that stem from the introduction of a Carbon Tax that is all tied into the world from the previous two entries in this series.


3. Livestock kept in bubbles.
The worry:
Australia has a large amount of livestock, with it being our main export after materials and minerals. However all these livestock release 11% of Australia’s greenhouses gases into the atmosphere. To combat this livestock will be placed into bubbles that will suck up the CO2 from their manure, and send it direct to the new super CO2 plants. By doing this we effectively reduce the environmental impact that livestock has. A possible downside of this situation would be the growing rift between the green movement between which is more important, the environment or animal rights.

An idealised version

How reality is almost there:
Australia has slowly been moving towards a more organic culture for their foods, however with the ever increasing cost of living, and the increasing population, things are just going to continue down the road of expensive living. Already we hear the public outcry about how normal Aussie families are unable to handle costs.

Due to environmental problems at farming sections of the country, levels of some livestock are lower than usual, and therefore following the supply and demand structure we see the price in meat increase. Which in effect prices out some of the social markets. With tariffs on important foods increasing their cost, some people within the lower socioeconomic sphere will be unable to afford meat, which will affect their possible nutrition (which many already claim is questionable in Australia), leading to a difficult question of how to make it cheaper for these people. The Government could set a maximum price, which in turn would effect already hurt farmers, or they could implement factory farming. It is space efficient (if less humane), and produces a large amount of product, which would effectively decrease the cost of meat for the population, by producing economies of scale- it is also cheaper for the farmer as well. When people are struggling, and costs are high they can do some things which are cruel, but coldly logical.

Scientists are currently looking into using microbes to convert cow manure into a renewable energy (biogas) which would reduce CO2, and provide a useful tool for society. In Australia the Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have the Reducing Emissions from Livestock Research Program (RELRP) to develop methods to reduce emissions from livestock and their manure, and even increase the productivity of the farming industry. At the moment this research includes areas such as selective breeding, the use of microbes to reduce the natural greenhouses from livestock and manure, and a change in diet. You can find out more about this interesting research at the Departments for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s website.

Exactly like this....Wait that's the wrong kind of bubble isn't it

Dale Stam

If you want to see what came before this check out

Part 1 http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/carbon-tax-hyperbolic-worries-and.html

and Part 2 http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/carbon-tax-hyperbolic-worries-and_10.html

Or if you are looking for a little more serious about the Carbon Tax check this

http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/carbon-tax-and-what-it-means-for-you.html

COW 2011 Season end

Dear Readers,

I have just sent off the final portion of the Canberra Opera Workshop newsletter called COW Grazing.

Good news we made enough money to come back in 2012!

Well done COWS!

If you missed us in 2011, you have another chance this year.

Or if you did see us, we will continue to produce quality Opera productions.

If you are interested in joining please look us up on Facebook or type us into Google. Or look at past posts on this blog to take you direct to our website.

Early this year we will come together to finalise the show we will be producing.

Dale Stam

Writing progress

Well good news, the internet is working again, and I have progressed onto Chapter 25.

Things are starting to get lively.