Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
My adopted Mum in Australia
APA citation In love with her valley. (1967, November 29). The Australian Women's Weekly , p. 20. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43599043
I think its wonderful that everyone can access this article about Pat who was my adopted Mum.
Here is a link to some of the history of the Joadja Valley
http://ashadocs.org/aha/13/13_04_Jack.pdf
I think its wonderful that everyone can access this article about Pat who was my adopted Mum.
Here is a link to some of the history of the Joadja Valley
http://ashadocs.org/aha/13/13_04_Jack.pdf
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tim Burton's Cadavre Exquis
Cadavre Exquis or "Exquisite Corpse" is a technique used to collectively tell a story. Each contributor adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
What Phil has found
Check out this SlideShare Presentation: alot of useful tools
What Phil has found
View more presentations from Phil Bradley.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
My pirate name
My pirate name is:
Morty Rackham
You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.part of the fidius.org network
Image via Wikipedia
Friday, September 10, 2010
Minister says no to Optus tower - Local News - News - Northern District Times
Minister says no to Optus tower - Local News - News - Northern District Times
The saga continues and the locals are getting more vocal about not wanting to be subject to EMR from OPTUS.
The saga continues and the locals are getting more vocal about not wanting to be subject to EMR from OPTUS.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
University of Technology, Support Staff Enterprise Agreement 2010-2013
These are some of what was achieved by the support staff union.
http://www.thegeneralstaffunion.org.au/images/File/UTS/Vote%20Yes%202010%20-%202013%20CPSU%20UTS%20Bulletin_100831B.pdf
http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/docs/manual/psupport-agreement.pdf
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Machine Man
I am probably a bit slow but what a great idea for a writer to publish a book. One page a day.
http://www.maxbarry.com/machineman/getmachineman.html
http://www.maxbarry.com/machineman/getmachineman.html
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Read@UTS: Powerscape: Contemporary Australian Politics
Read@UTS: Powerscape: Contemporary Australian Politics: "'Organised in three parts: power and democracy, political actors, and policy processes, Powerscape systematically investigates the role of ..."
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I just made a video at Animoto!
Image via WikipediaZiggy is a good subject and it was his birthday last weekend.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Ross Gibson culturemap video
http://culturemap.org.au/sites/all/files/TRIB1024cin.mp4
I was doing a bit of surfing and was struck by how this is now a reality for us.
I was doing a bit of surfing and was struck by how this is now a reality for us.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Phone tower protest grows - People - News - Northern District Times
Image via WikipediaPhone tower protest grows - People - News - Northern District Times
http://www.maxinemckew.com.au/2010/08/12/more-wireless-towers-coming-to-street-corners-and-parks-near-you/
http://m.smh.com.au/federal-election/the-buzz-in-bennelong-one-towering-mistake-could-swing-election-20100813-122tc.html
Todays News!
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/tony-the-tower-abbotts--technical-ignorance-on-a-national-scale-on-wireless-and-broadband-20100817-127re.html
You just cannot believe Abbott!
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/abbott-accused-of-double-broadband-standard-20100820-12ujz.html
Read@UTS: Election Time Reading @ UTS
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A University Student in 1979 radio interview - Nothing changes!
Image via Wikipediahttp://blog.une.edu.au/tunefm/2010/08/05/election-2010-an-abbott-interview-from-1979/
We know Tony Abbott went on to try and destroy student unions in Australia and nothing has changed in this man's mind since this recording was made in 1979. Aesthetic university courses a waste of time and money! Don't study punk rock or feminism what ever you do! arrrggghhh.. He thinks no one has a brain of their own.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
U.S. IMPACT Studies | U.S. IMPACT Public Library Study
Image via WikipediaPublic libraries are an important place for lower income citizens report has found.
Without access to the public libraries computers citizens would not be able to access information online .
U.S. IMPACT Studies | U.S. IMPACT Public Library Study
Reading Rants!
Image via WikipediaWe have started a UTS Library Reading Program in the library and looking out for information around this subject. The library hopes to work with http://www.elssa.uts.edu.au/ on this as well.
We want this to be a fun experience as university students already have huge amounts of course work reading to manage.
Many of our students speak English as a second language and struggle with writing and reading. Funding for helping lower income students to access Australian higher education is also an Australian federal government priority.
http://www.whichbook.net/default.aspx?searchtype=1&s1=2&s2=2
http://read.lib.uts.edu.au/2010/08/election-time-reading-uts.html
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum gone
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/arts/design/09antiques.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How sad that this collection and museum have failed.
I suppose it was kitsch but it was part of my youth and a big part of American Movie and TV history that a lot of people grew up with. I loved the horse and dog more then Roy and Dale I think lol.
Wild West kitsch will take overChristie’s plush quarters at Rockefeller Center at noon on Friday. A preview opens for the last of this year’s five major auctions dispersing the contents of the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo.
That money-losing attraction closed in December, and descendants of the singing cowboy and cowgirl actors have scattered the displays for sales in Arizona, Colorado and New York.
How sad that this collection and museum have failed.
I suppose it was kitsch but it was part of my youth and a big part of American Movie and TV history that a lot of people grew up with. I loved the horse and dog more then Roy and Dale I think lol.
Wild West kitsch will take overChristie’s plush quarters at Rockefeller Center at noon on Friday. A preview opens for the last of this year’s five major auctions dispersing the contents of the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo.
That money-losing attraction closed in December, and descendants of the singing cowboy and cowgirl actors have scattered the displays for sales in Arizona, Colorado and New York.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Amazing
Image by oschene via Flickrhttp://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMF2FRZ5BG_index_0.html
These links are two sites that have information about the Planck space mission microwave images from space or our Universe.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wheatfield with crows and Digital age technologies
I love the way museums are using the web to give us a closer relationship with objects that are on the other side of the world try this link to zoom into this work.
Or if you have an iphone you may want to get the museums app called "Yours, Vincent"
If you have not already done so check out this link to the Google Art Project Gallery Tours as well. The Rijks Studio is fantastic for engaging with the collection.
The original is very different then what we see in reproductions and the link above is closer to what one sees when viewing it at the museum.
I think the cuts through the field are almost a liver colour in the original painting from memory and I think these cuts add something to what Van Gough mentions once again this work could be seen as a "Subject" painting.
Vincent wrote to Theo about two of these works:
“They depict vast, distended wheatfields under angry skies, and I deliberately tried to express sadness and extreme loneliness in them.” But these pictures also had a positive side: “I am almost certain that these canvases illustrate what I cannot express in words, that is, how healthy and reassuring I find the countryside.”
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Significant Paintings
As I started this with a major work that has moved me I thought I would like to continue to look at some other works that surprised me when seeing the original works.
I suppose no surprise here as this is a work that has been around for a long time.
What is surprising is the painterly way this work is handled that cannot be found in other works from this period. In particular look at the sleeve of the man's wedding robes. Painting on this has a physicality that carrys into the work. The sleeve appears to be made of solid gold adding further meaning as well regarding the eternal nature of the couples bonding. The tenderness of the scene and the intamacy of the couples embrace through the touch of hands strike one as they are not the hands of youth but mature adults. The rich pomegranite red of the womens dress adds further to the symbolism in the work. A very moving work in the original.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranite#Christianity
I could not get away from this work because of the compositional elements in this work. The arrow cut into the crop in particular is such a amazing element in the work. The translucency of the tree is another amazing element in the work. The pristine freshness of both of this work and the Rembrandt are also something that strikes one when looking at the original works.
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What is surprising is the painterly way this work is handled that cannot be found in other works from this period. In particular look at the sleeve of the man's wedding robes. Painting on this has a physicality that carrys into the work. The sleeve appears to be made of solid gold adding further meaning as well regarding the eternal nature of the couples bonding. The tenderness of the scene and the intamacy of the couples embrace through the touch of hands strike one as they are not the hands of youth but mature adults. The rich pomegranite red of the womens dress adds further to the symbolism in the work. A very moving work in the original.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranite#Christianity
I could not get away from this work because of the compositional elements in this work. The arrow cut into the crop in particular is such a amazing element in the work. The translucency of the tree is another amazing element in the work. The pristine freshness of both of this work and the Rembrandt are also something that strikes one when looking at the original works.
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