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Monday, November 13, 2006

Cool the globe
A fortnight after Channel 7's morning show Sunrise launched it's Cool the Globe environmental campaign, it has finally launched the campaign's official website: www.cooltheglobe.com. The website has a list of how you can contribute to "cool the globe." You may request a free "Climate Change Action Kit" that will give you:
  • "Australia's Inconvenient Truth" - this booklet provides an overview of climate change, its impact on Australia and solutions we can adopt today.
  • Handy GreenHome tips for making simple changes in your life to reduce your greenhouse pollution.
  • Act now on Climate Change, sticker.
  • Fridge Magnet with GreenHome tips.
  • A letter for you to send to your State Senator urging greater action on climate change.
  • Ways for you to become part of a growing community of Australians committed to tackling climate change.
FREE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION KIT
The Cool the Globe website also provides you with the complete list of Australia's best and worst green energy providers. The best include GreenEarth Solar and GreenEarth Wind - both provided by Origin Energy (links are below) TRUEnergy, sold by TRUenergy is also highly rated - just as good as the Origin Energy products. Australia's worst providers include JackGreen energy, Energy Australia's Green Saver and Intregal energy's INpower. Here are just a few more energy products that YOU SHOULD NOT BUY:
  • ClearAir (Energy Australia)
  • Green 100 (Jackgreen Energy)
  • GreenFuture (Energy Australia)
  • Red Energy (Red Energy)
The complete list of the best and worst is below.















































COURTESY: Cool the Globe

The list above is based on the following criteria:
  • How much GreenPower is in the product
  • How much support the product gives for clean, green energy
  • How good the retailer was at promoting GreenPower
  • How accurate is the information is given to customers about their products
The Green Energy at TRUenergy is sold at the following prices:

Green energy optionRenewable Energy Source

Cost (GST included)**

TRUenergy Planet Starter10% new90% old0.715 cents per kWh
TRUenergy Planet20% new80% old1.43 cents per kWh
TRUenergy Planet Plus50% new50% old2.86 cents per kWh
TRUenergy Wind Power100% Wind Energy (new)5.775 cents per kWh
COURTESY: TRUenergy

The new energy above refers to renewable energy. The word "old" refers to the old fashioned conventional energy which is mainly produced by the burning of coal.

OriginEnergy rewards you for being their customer. If you remain Origin Energy's customer for a year, you receive one month's electricity FREE. Otherwise, you may choose to have a two year magazine subscription. You may choose from Marie Claire, Home Beautiful, Men's Health, Your Garden, Girlfriend, K-Zone or Better Homes and Gardens.

You may choose to take up environment friendly electricity from OriginEnergy by adding $1 or $2 a week to you're electricity bill. This depends on your meter configuration. OriginEnergy obtains its 100% renewable energy from 20% wind and 80% hydro.

Now's the time to convert to Green Energy! Please follow the links below.

OriginEnergy GreenEarthTM ELECTRICITY

TRUenergy


Emus and Cows would like to thank the following websites/companies:
OriginEnergy
TRUenergy
Cool the Globe

Saturday, November 04, 2006

I've been practicing the same pieces for over a year and at last my violin exam took place yesterday on November 4, 2006 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. My examiner happened to be Valmai Coggins, who was my examiner for my previous 3rd grade violin exam. The first piece I played when I entered the studio was my list B piece, Francesco Maria Veracini's Gigue. On my report, it tells me that I rushed my semiquavers! DAMN! How could I screw them up in the exam?

The next piece I performed was Johann Sebastian Bach's Arioso and I was told I had to produce a warmer tone... which probably means improving my vibrato and placing more pressure on the bow so it's more secure on the string. Written by Gabriel Faure, my List D was Au bord d'leau, which I think in French is By The Riverside. Seconds after I finished playing List D, Valmai said "Okay, let's try an extra list with a different composer. Let's do Gossec's Tambourin." (One of my extra list pieces, the Sicilienne was also written by Faure)

Fudge, I thought. Fortunately, she cut me off before the hard part where I totally mess it up . Phew! Valmai said my extra list for satisfactory, which means it was okay.... but not excellent. After the Tamborin, I did my Technical Work. Valmai does almost every scale and arpeggio when it comes to Technical Work. I did quite well in my sight reading and I achieved 3.5 marks out of 4 in my aural tests.

The final part of my exam was the General Knowledge part, the part of the exam that I usually hate because I didn't do well in my piano exam a fortnight ago. But, it turned out to be good. The questions she asked were:

  • GIGUE: What is a gigue? A lively dance which is usually in compound time.
  • GIGUE: What period was the gigue in? Baroque
  • ARIOSO: What is an Arioso? It means song like or air like.
  • AU BORD DE L'EAU: What does Andante quasi allegretto mean? Andante means walking pace, quasi means nearly or almost and allegretto is a moderate tempo (speed)
  • AU BORD DE L'EAU: What does perdendosi mean? To die away in volume, rhythm and tone.
  • AU BORD DE L'EAU: What period was this piece in? Late romantic.
  • SLAVONIC DANCE: What period was this piece in? Romantic
The exam was over. The envelope with the results were handed to me and I left the studio. I scanned the results and I was happy to know I got an A (honours). I don't think I deserved an A, I was thinking I would be awarded C+ or B. I know I haven't been practicing enough and I did a bad job on the Gigue and the Au Bord De L'eau.

I'm still not pleased with my music results this year. I got a B in my eighth grade piano, a B in the grade five theory and my first A this year in my violin examination.
 
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