Monday 12 November 2012
Paul Kelly & Neil Finn - Into Temptation
Two of Australasia's greatest singer songwriters Paul Kelly and Neil Finn, will bring their iconic songs on tour in February and March 2013.
Kelly and Finn will share the stage throughout as members of the one band, singing and playing together a selection from their rich and varied songbooks.
The concerts will be a family affair, with the line up to include Elroy Finn on drums and Dan Kelly on guitars.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 16 November. All dates and details can be found here.
SAT 16 FEB / The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
MON 18 FEB / The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
WED 27 FEB / Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane, QLD
FRI 1 MAR / Adelaide Festival, Free Opening Night Concert at Elder Park, Adelaide, SA
SAT 2 MAR / A Day On The Green, Rutherglen, VIC
SAT 9 MAR / A Day On The Green, Armidale, NSW
SUN 10 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
MON 11 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
TUES 12 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
THU 14 MAR / Kings Park, Perth, WA
Australia and Obama’s return
The most immediate consequence of this for Australia is that it can enjoy the benefits of continuity. Significant amounts of time are lost as an outgoing president enters a “lame duck” phase and the new administration begins a steep learning curve. This has been avoided. PM Julia Gillard has an excellent relationship with President Obama, and she does not have to spend time waiting for and then developing a relationship with a new president.
Obama does not intend to make any drastic changes to his policy settings. The high value placed on the alliance with Australia will continue. The advantages – of support, intelligence and equipment as well as political access – will persist, but so will the downsides. Australia will continue to have to manage the knock-on effects of being so closely linked to the US. This includes the risk of being drawn into conflicts that could otherwise have been avoided, or fuelling the lingering perception that Australia is a reluctant Asian power...
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Nick Bisley @'The Conversation'
Rules for US troops in NT kept secret
Sunday 11 November 2012
Typefaces Created Entirely With Computer Codes
Using mathematical expressions and algorithms, ‘TYPE+CODE II’ represents a completely new form of typography that does not follow the centuries-old traditions of the typographic world.
Each a tiny piece of software, the letters in the collection are characterized by the highly structured, complex yet mesmerizing patterns that one would expect of computer-generated products.
According to the artist, not all of the typefaces are presented in full alphabetical sets as they “were created by using computer codes, which means [she] can easily switch any letter from A to Z through just typing in [her] computer codes”.
View more of these futuristic typography HERE.
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La Haine (1995)
Info
Takes me back to a great night about 8 or 9 years ago watching Asian Dub Foundation soundtrack this film on a beautiful summer evening, which was also my birthday, at the Myer Music Bowl here in Melbourne.
Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans
DeLara had searing memories of his combat experiences. A friend bled to death before his eyes. He saw an insurgent shoot his commander in the head. And, most hauntingly, he recalled firing at an Iraqi boy who had attacked his convoy.
The Army said it could find no field records documenting any of these incidents.
DeLara appealed, fighting for five years before a judge accepted the testimony of an officer in his unit. By then he had divorced, was briefly homeless and had sought solace in drugs and alcohol.
DeLara's case is part of a much larger problem that has plagued the U.S. military since the 1990 Gulf War: a failure to create and maintain the types of field records that have documented American conflicts since the Revolutionary War.
A joint investigation by ProPublica and The Seattle Times has found that the recordkeeping breakdown was especially acute in the early years of the Iraq war, when insurgents deployed improvised bombs with devastating effects on U.S. soldiers. The military has also lost or destroyed records from Afghanistan, according to officials and previously undisclosed documents.
The loss of field records — after-action write-ups, intelligence reports and other day-to-day accounts from the war zones — has far-reaching implications. It has complicated efforts by soldiers like DeLara to claim benefits. And it makes it harder for military strategists to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, two of the nation's most protracted wars.
Military officers and historians say field records provide the granular details that, when woven together, tell larger stories hidden from participants in the day-to-day confusion of combat.
The Army says it has taken steps to improve handling of records — including better training and more emphasis from top commanders. But officials familiar with the problem said the missing material may never be retrieved.
"I can't even start to describe the dimensions of the problem," said Conrad C. Crane, director of the U.S. Army's Military History Institute. "I fear we're never really going to know clearly what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan because we don't have the records..."
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Don't Get Me Started - Stewart Lee: What's So Wrong About Blasphemy?
Stewart Lee talks about blasphemy and how religions deal with criticism.
Talking to various commentators, including Liberty director Shami
Chakrabarti, journalist Polly Toynbee and writer Alan Moore.
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
In Memory of
2766529, 6th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
who died age 20
on 24 April 1944
Son of Robert Arthur and Catherine Haddock,
of Orrell, Bootle, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
[REPOST]
George Entwistle resigns as director general of the BBC
In the light of the fact that the director-general is also the editor-in-chief and ultimately responsible for all content; and in the light of the unacceptable journalistic standards of the Newsnight film broadcast on Friday 2nd November, I have decided that the honourable thing to do is to step down from the post of director-general.
When appointed to the role, with 23 years' experience as a producer and leader at the BBC, I was confident the trustees had chosen the best candidate for the post, and the right person to tackle the challenges and opportunities ahead. However, the wholly exceptional events of the past few weeks have led me to conclude that the BBC should appoint a new leader.
To have been the director-general of the BBC even for a short period, and in the most challenging of circumstances, has been a great honour.John Humphrey's interview with George Entwhistle
While there is understandable public concern over a number of issues well covered in the media – which I'm confident will be addressed by the review process – we must not lose sight of the fact that the BBC is full of people of the greatest talent and the highest integrity. That's what will continue to make it the finest broadcaster in the world."
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Music's 15 Worst TV Cameos Ever
Back in the early '90s, punk pioneer Iggy Pop appeared on a few episodes of Nickelodeon's cult classic series, "The Adventures of Pete & Pete." In the cheesy cameo, the veteran rocker played Michelle Trachtenberg's father, the aptly-named "Pop," who jumped on stage at the school dance to sing his daughter a song. Oddly enough, Iggy's cameo wasn't the only one in that episode of "Pete & Pete" -- the band that had been playing before he jumped on stage was led by a Luscious Jackson member.
For the rest of the 'Music's 15 Worst TV Cameos Ever'
see HERE
Damo Suzuki Meets 23 Skidoo (London Tonight 11/11)
This unique collaboaration is supported by Three Trapped Tigers. Bonding over the idea of dragging elements of IDM into the format of a live band - replacing computers with humans, rendering a backing track redundant and adding a humanized dimension to a robotic genre.
Part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3
Venue:
Village Underground
54 Holywell Lane
EC2A 3PQ
London, UK
Line-up:
Damo Suzuki
23 Skidoo
Three Trapped Tigers
Damo Suzuki Meets 23 Skidoo
Tickets
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/13673609-damo-suzuki-at-village-underground
Unfortunately Fritz is still out of action and Sam is in Australia. Long time associate Jim Whelan will be on guitar. I really wish I could be there!
Saturday 10 November 2012
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