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Making a natural swimming pool and aquacultural waterhole
Today I finally attacked the natural swimming pool project with considered success within my reach.I had been dealing with a major water quality problem but after I not only got plants but also Creek Guppies to live in my adjusted water I am now ready to proceed.The main task is to generate enough plant life to cover one half of the pond surface area. This is the quotient that will purportedly ecologically cleanse the water of nitrates and algae. Because of our situation in the sub tropi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Bill Mollison FYI -- PermacultureILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method ... all » of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
PERMACULTURE & PEAK OIL: Beyond 'Sustainability'David Holmgren is co-originator (with Bill Mollison) of the permaculture concept and author of the recent book, PERMACULTURE: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. He talks about the need to move beyond the lulling hope that 'green tech' breakthroughs will allow world-wide 'sustainable consumption' to the recognition that dwindling oil supplies inevitably mean a mandatory 'energy descent' for human civilization across the planet. He argues that permaculture principles provide the b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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A domestic quickeningOne of the by products of all the work I've been doing 'improving' my health is that I can spend more time away from the computer --and the web. These forays into other projects can be very productive and satisfying.One such exercise is that we're reviewing our swimming pool options.Here's an old panning video shot of our body of water:We've had a pool for a whileas our major investment in Summer cooling/ cool offfor the kids(as using local council pools was also very expensive)as the axi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A major Blimp to beat carbon emitThe always very useful EcoGeek has a thoughtful post on flying: 9 Steps to Cheaper Greener Flight Step #8 caught my attention big time: I think airships deserve a second chance. They do not require any energy to keep them aloft, and while they travel at a fraction of the speed of airplanes, they can move significantly faster than cars, up to 150 mph, without having to follow roads. Depending on their size, a modern airship could be significantly more energy efficient than even a Greyhound b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Finnish Kickbike: Kicking the bike habitI'm not a bicyclist -- of course! No fun there. I'm a scooter kicking/pusher..and in my way have become more keenly interested in the kickbike as an extension of my present vehicle's attributes of no pedals. That's because my "dogscooter" isn't so useful over long distances -- although it' a great short trip/commuter tool(see it below).A kickbiker recently crossed the United States kicking his way on a kickbike.So I'm thinking of upgrading my transport vehicle. I'll keep the dogscooter as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Derek Wall : being green and left and ecosocialistLeftCast #5Mp3 28:36Derek Wall is current Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales as well as an environmental and social activist, academic and writer whose work concentrates on eco-socialism and the relationship between Marxism and the environment. Wall keeps a regular blog, Another Green World.Wikipedia entry on Ecosocialismpowered by ODEODerek Wall: Green Venezuela
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Radical Community Radio in SowetoPambazuka NewsMolefi Ndlovu from the Center for Civil Society in Durban, South Africa speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the radical community radio project RASA FM in Soweto. The radio station ran without a license in Soweto for six months in 2005 and was hugely popular with the local community. RASA became a victim of its own success when the power of its appeal proved too big a threat to the corporate media and it was shut down. In this podcast organiser Molefi tells RASA's ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Venezuela media crisisAudio:Stuart Munckton, Latin American specialist with Green Left Weekly speaks with Warwick Fry of community radio 2NimFM about the latest attempts to destabilise the elected Venezuelan government. OnMay 27, the 20-year concession to broadcast over the state-owned Channel 2 airwave, which had been granted to multi-millionaire Marcel Granier’s RCTV, expired. The Chavez government made the decision, in accordance with laws established by a pre-Chavez government, not to renew RCTV’s conces ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cowboy in CaracasAudio:An Interview with Charles Hardy by Mike McCormick Producer: Mike McCormickSummary: Interview with Charles Hardy author of “Cowboy in Caracas: A North American’s Memoir of Venezuela’s Democratic Revolution”Mp3 powered by ODEO
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East Timor: Election ProspectsAudio:This edition of LatinRadical has been produced by Warwick Fry from NimFM Peter Murphy of the SEARCH foundation (Human Rights research and active aid projects) provides deep background on the turmoil of the East Timorese elections. Recorded just before the second round of East Timor's Presidential elections, his most interesting analyses cover the prospects for East Timor's majority Fretilin party in the Legislative (Parliamentary) elections in June. function FlashRequest(command, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kevin Rudd offers everyone "a fair go"Audio:LeftCast #4Mp3Labour Day in Brisbane is the largest annual mobilisation of workers in Australia. On May 7th, 40,00 workers and their families marched through Brisbane to celebrate the unity of labour. ALP leader Kevin Rudd was there to offer them all " a fair go".14:03powered by ODEOSpeakers: ALP leader, Kevin RuddMargaret GleesonPaul BenedekAmelia Taylor
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The elections in Timor LesteComment on the East Timores elections by Clinton Fernandes.Mp3powered by ODEO
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Tonga:resisting Australia and New ZealandFollowing the pro-democracy riots in Tonga in 2006, troops from New Zealand and Australia were sent to quell the rebellion and restore Monarchical order. This documentary was filmed in the week after the troops arrived detailing the riots, the pro-democracy movement, the abuse of people by Tongan forces and the operations of the New Zealand and Australian army. The movie stands very much at odds with the mainstream media account of the events. Source: The Unity Blog>Date: 27 April 2007Auckl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Carbon emissions and global warmingLeftCast #3, April 30th, 2007Mp3This is an interview with Adrian Whitehead from Beyond Zero Emissions.The interview was done by Susan Austin on January 24th, this year in Hobart,Tasmania, for Guerrilla Radio.Guerrilla Radio is a social justice & environmental news program on Edge Radio in Hobart every Tuesday 2-3pm. People can listen to Edge Radio on line by visiting edgeradio.org.au.Edge Radio runs its own message board here if you want to offer feedback.Music, as always, is played by that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Behind the news from East TimorNimbin Radio's Warwick Fry has been trying to get these interviews for some time.. Here they are:Sahe da Silva and Mari Alkatiri.Timor Leste Pt. 1. Sahe da Silva - Behind the news about East TimorEast Timor - the real storySahe da Silva is the official spokesperson for Timor Leste's governing Fretilin Party in NSW Australia. He was motivated to work with Fretilin after the misrepresentation of that party and its top officials in the Australian Press, after the riots and forced resignation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Light bulb phase out: not enoughThe real story on those light globes. The World Today reports: So very little..so very late...The Federal Government has today launched a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by legislating to prevent the sale of standard light bulbs. The government says up to 95 per cent of the energy generated by these light bulbs is wasted whereas fluorescent bulbs are far more efficient and a switch could reduce the nation's carbon emissions significantly. But critics say many businesses already use fl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mulrunji case sparks anger amongst Qld policeThe World Today - Individual Items Police officers from around Australia could march on the Queensland Parliament, in support of a union-led industrial campaign, sparked by an Aboriginal death in custody. The Queensland Police Union is outraged that one of their own, Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley, is facing manslaughter and assault charges over the death of Mulrunji on Palm Island two years ago. The officers are also demanding the Queensland Government provide better resources for police who ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Wages dropping under IR laws from The World Today - Individual ItemsA Queensland investigation has today delivered damning findings on the effect of the Federal Government's WorkChoices legislation. The full bench of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has found that individual contracts have led to a drop in wages and conditions, and it says younger and less skilled workers are the most vulnerable. Original audio source
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I'm going away...Of course I am as its Xmas and we always go away at Xmas into the new year. I'm off to a beach on the Pacific Ocean : Mudjimba. A place which boasts -- can you believe it! -- gluten free pizzas whether you want them or not! I'm NOT into gluten in a big way at all-- so I say it's selling a pizza short to take out the gluten. >>Besides that, beyond the pizza rim -- I've been converting and inserting my collection of downloaded podcasts to my Sony Hi MD player . That's a Walkman to you lot. A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sam Watson: the partnership between the Socialist Alliance and the Qld Murri communitymp3The decision by Queensland Dept of Public Prosecutions not to proceed with any charges against police officer Chris Hurley has led a to a massive outcry of protest and anger from among the local Murri community and their supporters. An earlier coronial inquest had ruled that Hurley was responsible for the death in custody of Murunji Doomagee on Palm Island in November 2004. [See background audio and references here] >> A leading activist in the campaign around Murunji's death has be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Petition against Qld DPP decision on death of MulrinjiThis petition is in response to the DPP's disgusting decision to ignore the Deputy Coroners findings that police killed Mulrinji, and to accept that Mulrinji "fell" (getting 4 broken ribs and a liver split in two through the "fall"). >> Either download it here, print it off and seek signatures on it OR go to the online petition and sign on.Note from Paul Benedek & Sam Watson:Please:1. Print out and get as many signatures as possible by the time of the rally next Wednesday at noon. Sen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LatinAmerican Diary November 9th 2006Roberto Jorquera of the Australian Venezuela Solidarity Network reports from Venezuela and analysis the context of the Bolivarian revolution as it unfolds in the lead up to the presidential elections. Download mp3Subscribe to VenSol podcast powered by ODEO
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Margarita Windisch interviewSocialist Alliance: MelbourneDownload mp3 audio: [10:39]This interview with Margarita Windisch --a Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Footscray in the Victorian state elections explore how differently the Alliance views electioneering and election campaigns.Windisch also explains what the SA is all about day to day.The interview is with Dave Riley for LeftCast.powered by ODEOFiled in: Socialist Alliance, socialism
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Venezuela Viewpoint #19: October 23th, 2006Download mp3Caracas:Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, talk about the presidential elections, the threat of political violence, even another coup, in Venezuela and the United Nations where, as we know, Hugo Chavez has made quite a splash. 06:56 powered by ODEOFurther reading: Indigenous resistance celebrated Noam Chomsky: US threats to Venezuela A Bolivarian railway New steps forward for education
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Interview with Tariq Ali
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Tariq Ali: Interview on Middle East, Afghanistan and Latin America: Fissures in the Empire
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Empire Blues speech, Toronto CanadaRecorded: October 15th, 2006
Tariq Ali
(Urdu: طارق علی) (born October 21, 1943) is an author, filmmaker, and historian. He is also a long-time member of the editorial committee of
New Left Review
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The Guardian
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Counterpunch
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Venezuela Viewpoint #17: October 10th, 2006Download Mp3 New from VenSol>>Caracas:Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, after having recently returned to Caracas, talk about the Venezuelan National Tourism Festival , the new foibles emanating from the presidential candidate opposing Chavez and the new assurance and progress being made in Venezuelan education.powered by ODEOFurther reading: Empire strikes back against ChavezCelebrating five years of the women's bankVenezuela envoy urges resistance to 'the empire'The case of the missing vote ( ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Brisbane Mulrinji Rally October 10th, 2006Audio:On October 10th members of Queensland's indigenous community and their supporters marched on the state parliament in Brisbane.The protest had been called to demand justice for Palm Islander Mulrinji, killed in police custody in November 2004.The intention was to present petitions collected throughout the state which demanded that the police officer found responsible in the recent coroners report for Mulrinji’s death be sacked. The police officer named, Chris Hurley, had in the t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tech talk: recording phone interviewsPodcasting:I've never been happy with computer inhouse/desktop interviewing as it requires the other to have your program or that you can get a good access to landline via SkypeOut or the like.I've never found that. I know that this is an issue for some debate but I have gone with speaker phone and recording direct from that "in the air" as it were.I just got the SCM -PRO mic from Visivox*with the intention of running this stereo two mic setup with recording into separate channels as a m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Audio: Mulrunji's death on Palm IslandAudio:The Mulrunji case and its consequences were addressed by Murri activist and Socialist Alliance electoral candidate, Sam Watson, cat a Alliance meeting in Brisbane on October 4th.Mp3 download Rough/rushed transcript of Watson's presentation
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Venezuela Viewpoint #15 - A united party for the revolutionCoro, Venezuela, September 26:Jim McIlroy and Coral Wynter review the discussion that is being held in Venezuela about forming a new united party of the revolution and point out the delights of Venezuela with solidarity tourism in mind.Download Mp3powered by ODEOLatest Green Left Weekly reports on Venezuela Hero of the poor slams BushChavez speaks on the revolution's challengesVenezuela's William Izarra: 'The biggest challenge is the consciousness of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Getting in touch with ratbagradioPodcasting:I've been trying to bend this new communication technology to very audio ends. So I'm open to being talked to. I'm keeping an ear out for those who want to input into the Ratbag Radio Network , and if I can get some time up I may get to master this stuff.
The ways and means in this pursuit are these:
via ODEO using its recording studio
via GoogleTalk by employing the ratbagradio address
Skype: ratbagradio
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FMX:Special Black August: George Jackson Tribute09.04.06> FREEMIX RADIO: The Original Mixtape Radio Show FM6 Special Black August: George Jackson Tribute. This edition is dedicated to the memory of George Jackson. In this mix hear artists, activists, family, loved-ones and comrades read excerpts from Jackson's works plus great music from Head-Roc, Asheru, Lil Wayne, Wise Intelligent, Wu Tang Clan, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Petition for the 107Solidarity with the Perth rail construction workers! Touch one, touch all!
107 construction workers on the Mandurah to Perth rail line, members of the CFMEU, are facing fines of up to $28,600 each for taking industrial action in February. The workers took industrial action over health and safety issues and for the reinstatement of their union delegate.
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Needle stuck in Lebanon Checkpoint 303 has recorded a new track inspired by the ongoing injustice in Lebanon. A modest contribution to the efforts to raise international awareness about the suffering of the civilian populations in the region and the devastating effect of this illegal war.The mp3 of the new track entitled “Needle stuck on Lebanon” can be downloaded from their website.checkpoint 303 is inspired by the sounds that pace the daily lives of millions of people in the middle east. screeching sou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Labor backing Israel's "self defence"
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MEET THE PRESS Interview with Shadow Foreign Minister, the ALP's, Kevin Rudd
July 23rd 2006
FRAN KELLY: But Kevin Rudd, isn't the immediate statistic - the most important one - the 300 civilians dead. We've got more than 300 civilians dead. Israel says this is just what it needs to do to protect itself. The Australian Government, the US Government
and many other governments around the world supporting that, but why isn't that disproportionate force?
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Audio:Who are the Palestinians?The Balfour Declaration established the British mandate over Palestine, but did not mention the Palestinians as people. Although Palestinan identity is a fact, that non-recognition is emblematic of the difficulty Palestinians have faced in achieving a self-identity that supports self-government. Rashid Khalidi, University of Chicago Professor of Middle East History and Director of the Center for International Studies, talks with Dialogue host George Liston Seay about the historic roots and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
In Harm's Way: U.S. Forces Under FireYou wanna know how much in the poo the US is in Iraq -- then check out this edition of the program: A World of PossibilitiesFull interviews--in Mp3 format -- with:Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Senior Advisor, Center for Defense InformationPaul Rieckhoff, Executive Director and Founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Author, Chasing GhostsDr. Juanita Firestone, Professor of Sociology, University of Texas, San AntonioColonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jared Diamond & Easter IslandAnd I am a keen opponent of Jared Diamond , the evolutionary biologist, whose 'green ideology' -- such as it is -- is , I consider, very backward -- almost reactionary in its crude immersion in sociobiology and a sort of herd Darwinism.I'm a Richard Lewontin and Stephen Jay Gould fan. I am, not that I'm trained in the craft, a dialectical biologist at heart and I take my dialectical materialism seriously.But on this point in reference to Easter Island there's a very important discussion on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ACTU resources on June 28There will be rallies in almost all capital cities in Australia on Wednesday June 28. There will also be heaps of other activities including delegates' meetings, community performances, and church services all over the country throughout the week. Stay tuned to the Rights at Work website for venue and time details.
For posters and flyers promoting the June week of union and community action visit:HERE
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Ratbag Radio-- Choosing with Work ChoicesThe Blather on Ratbag Radio considers its options in regard to Work Choices -- the new industrial relations package bought in by the Australian federal government. The Blather also attends a boisterous Mayday event and learns, along with some proletarian others, to chant a special chant.
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I'M THE DECIDER (Koo-Koo-Ka-Choo)If you like your Beatles raw and your eggheads over easy -- then check out this little ditty .
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I am me and Rummy's he, Iraq is free and we are all together
See the world run when Dick shoots his gun, see how I lie
I'm Lying...
Sitting on my own brain, waiting for the end of days
Corporation profits, Bloody oil money
I'm above the law and I'll decide what's right or wrong
I am the egg head, I'm the Commander, I'm the Decider
Koo-Koo-Kachoo
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PODCAST: Something for everyoneThis week Ratbag Radio's the blather talks about a very big ship, a dejected political party trying ever so hard to re-invent itself and a contagious disease. So there's sure to be something for everyone --and if not, half the fun is in the browsing . Ain't that the way?
The audio played up a bit but I'm learning. It's all DIY there at RR. Better to handle the business next time! But this time...
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PODCAST: Drowning the black folks in the watersRatbag Radiowill be test broadcasting this weekend -- September 17 and 18 -- over the Pirate Radio Network.Broadcast: from 11pm Friday September 16th to 9pm Sunday September 18th*Program highlights:David Rovics new song: New OrleansSatirical monologues (1) New Orleans (2) Right to LifersMemphis MinnieYouth and punk music*Times are inRatbag...__________________________Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download |
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