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
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Writing progress
Well good news, the internet is working again, and I have progressed onto Chapter 25.
Things are starting to get lively.
Things are starting to get lively.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Ladies and Gentlemen I present -Cow Grazing
It's finally up! The newsletter that I am aiding with over at the Canberra Opera Workshop or COW is finally up and ready for you dear readers to eat up, discuss and find out a little more about COW and their upcoming production The Elixr of Love.
Check it out here for the October updates;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/whats-on/cow-grazing-october/
And here for the November updates;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/whats-on/cow-grazing-november/
Whilst you are there book a ticket, or bring a party, we have a deal with Vilvaldi's restaurant that is providing a 3 course meal, and Opera tickets, for the civilised night out. Or even just to show your girlfriend that you are cultured.
Fun for all the family.
Let me know what you think.
Regards,
Dale Stam
Check it out here for the October updates;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/whats-on/cow-grazing-october/
And here for the November updates;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/whats-on/cow-grazing-november/
Whilst you are there book a ticket, or bring a party, we have a deal with Vilvaldi's restaurant that is providing a 3 course meal, and Opera tickets, for the civilised night out. Or even just to show your girlfriend that you are cultured.
Fun for all the family.
Let me know what you think.
Regards,
Dale Stam
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
COW Photos
The COW website is starting to develop- Besides photos of our lovely two leads, I see photos of the Chorus. I will appear soon. You know if you say my name in the mirror three times with the light turned off. That's how the Internet works right?
Check out my fellow cast members here
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/chorus/
Also coming up on their website will be some more of my writing- similar to what is on this Blog for Livid Production and AWTC, but bite sized.
Keep your eyes peeled, and come and see our show. Tickets still available;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/buy-tickets-now/
We are always looking for new calfs and cows to join the herd find further information here;
http://www.canberraoperaworkshop.org.au/join-cow/
To find out further information email them at secretaryatcow.org.au
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Just started Chapter 8
Just a short update.
Well, well it seems to be coming together well, and I am enjoying my coffee as I write chapters away.
I was a little worried how it would all mesh, but there was no need.
I actually see quite a few picture moments already, and we have barely begun.
Previous Posts on this topic
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/chapter-one-complete.html
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/writing.html,
Well, well it seems to be coming together well, and I am enjoying my coffee as I write chapters away.
I was a little worried how it would all mesh, but there was no need.
I actually see quite a few picture moments already, and we have barely begun.
Previous Posts on this topic
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/chapter-one-complete.html
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/writing.html,
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Carbon Tax Hyperbolic worries and Reality Part Two
Well the Carbon Tax has been in for a few days now, and well not much has happened...yet. Here is part two of this series that examines the hyperbolic worries of the Carbon Tax, and how the world is actually heading towards these often weird scenarios;
2. Trees and Plants become reputable investments.
The worry:
To reduce the amount of Carbon we send up into the white moving beard of God, we can utilise Mother Nature’s great air filter; plants. Plants effectively eat CO2, or the evil carbon and burp our breathable oxygen, that all living creatures including us breathe. Makes you wonder why we killed them for allowing us to breath. Yeah, our bad.
With this magical ability identified, the big pollutants could use plants- especially trees to soak up loads of their CO2, reducing their output and their relative tax cost. However to accompany this change in business investments, would be the increased security to guard the plants. Plants will become such an investment of increasing importance to these companies, that there will be whole new companies crawling out of the woodwork, just so you can invest in plants. Consider it, they are a long term investment, which could theoretically save the company a nice chunk of money that does not need to be taxed. So it is safe to assume a stable investment that will keep growing in value. All of these characteristics point towards super funds. To accompany this will be an increase in research and development into genetically altered super CO2 eating plants. In short you heard it hear first- invest in plants.
How reality is almost there:
In the October 2010 issues of BioScience researchers from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined the various avenues for altering the CO2 conversion that plants undertake to pull the CO2 out of the air, release Oxygen back for us to breath, and place the Carbon into the soil, which will hopefully be left long enough to form a form that is more human useful.
Photosynthesis, or how plants turn CO2 into sugars that the plant used to feed itself and grow depends upon the plants ability to absorb light for growth and suck up CO2, so research is being undertaken to improve these processes, and therefore the associated soil carbon process explained previously. This research would also have the real world benefit of having crops which grow quicker, which could help with the starving populations of developing countries. By incremental improvements in these areas the scientists believe that a significant impact on the Global Carbon could be achievable within the next 50 years.
There are already companies where you can invest in trees and agriculture (or argribusiness) for instance the Macquarie (as in the Macquarie Bank) Forestry Investment, which gives investors the opportunity to invest in Australian plantation forests. True, its not quite the same thing, with the trees being cut down after reaching maturity (approximately 10years), with a minimum investment of $10,340 for 2011. Humans always need wood for paper and furniture, so there is usually an increase on initial capital invested and agribusiness has historically had little correlation with the stock market, a reassuring sign after the GFC. So yes, you can in fact invest in plants, sort of.
Missed Part One? You can catch up here;
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/carbon-tax-hyperbolic-worries-and.html
Dale Stam
2. Trees and Plants become reputable investments.
The worry:
To reduce the amount of Carbon we send up into the white moving beard of God, we can utilise Mother Nature’s great air filter; plants. Plants effectively eat CO2, or the evil carbon and burp our breathable oxygen, that all living creatures including us breathe. Makes you wonder why we killed them for allowing us to breath. Yeah, our bad.
With this magical ability identified, the big pollutants could use plants- especially trees to soak up loads of their CO2, reducing their output and their relative tax cost. However to accompany this change in business investments, would be the increased security to guard the plants. Plants will become such an investment of increasing importance to these companies, that there will be whole new companies crawling out of the woodwork, just so you can invest in plants. Consider it, they are a long term investment, which could theoretically save the company a nice chunk of money that does not need to be taxed. So it is safe to assume a stable investment that will keep growing in value. All of these characteristics point towards super funds. To accompany this will be an increase in research and development into genetically altered super CO2 eating plants. In short you heard it hear first- invest in plants.
How reality is almost there:
In the October 2010 issues of BioScience researchers from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined the various avenues for altering the CO2 conversion that plants undertake to pull the CO2 out of the air, release Oxygen back for us to breath, and place the Carbon into the soil, which will hopefully be left long enough to form a form that is more human useful.
Photosynthesis, or how plants turn CO2 into sugars that the plant used to feed itself and grow depends upon the plants ability to absorb light for growth and suck up CO2, so research is being undertaken to improve these processes, and therefore the associated soil carbon process explained previously. This research would also have the real world benefit of having crops which grow quicker, which could help with the starving populations of developing countries. By incremental improvements in these areas the scientists believe that a significant impact on the Global Carbon could be achievable within the next 50 years.
There are already companies where you can invest in trees and agriculture (or argribusiness) for instance the Macquarie (as in the Macquarie Bank) Forestry Investment, which gives investors the opportunity to invest in Australian plantation forests. True, its not quite the same thing, with the trees being cut down after reaching maturity (approximately 10years), with a minimum investment of $10,340 for 2011. Humans always need wood for paper and furniture, so there is usually an increase on initial capital invested and agribusiness has historically had little correlation with the stock market, a reassuring sign after the GFC. So yes, you can in fact invest in plants, sort of.
Missed Part One? You can catch up here;
http://dalesnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/carbon-tax-hyperbolic-worries-and.html
Dale Stam
Sunday, November 6, 2011
COW Performance
Well the COW has had its first live performance at the St Ninians Church in Lyneham, ACT.
The cast were all a little nervous, and with a new pianist they were able to provide the assembled masses with a taste from the Opera with only minor hiccups.
We thank you all that were able to attend, and now that we ourselves have had a slice, we are all looking forward to our opening night in December- book your tickets and enjoy the maiden performance at the opening night of COW's production of Exlir of Love at the ANU theatre.
Dale Stam
The cast were all a little nervous, and with a new pianist they were able to provide the assembled masses with a taste from the Opera with only minor hiccups.
We thank you all that were able to attend, and now that we ourselves have had a slice, we are all looking forward to our opening night in December- book your tickets and enjoy the maiden performance at the opening night of COW's production of Exlir of Love at the ANU theatre.
Dale Stam
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