Michaelangelica Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I just noted that this thread is 62 pages long... what's the story!?Well you have to do all the shouting and we will sit and tell you, as lonng as you keep shouting, we will keep telling you the story.:) Some interesting slide shows of NTThe Crocodile: Nature Travel: Northern Territory Official Travel Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Did I tell you I love the CETO wave power thang? I saw that after watching the ABC's great documentary on oil, called "Crude" (free online at the ABC science section). They had this Catalyst special on solutions to global warming and peak oil, and boy did the CETO thang get my attention! :naughty: hey, me, shouting? Neil: "You're getting aggressive, I can sense it."Rick: I AM NOT GETTING AGGRESSIVE!" (Rick Mayall off Young Ones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 The first of the trial polymer solar cells have rolled off the presses at the Melbourne-based plant of Securency International -- the company responsible for printing Australian polymer banknotes and currency for 26 countries around the world.Solar cells printed to polymer(ScienceAlert) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Are they all organic? I've been concerned about various rare earths running out with the traditional PV market, but this could use renewable materials to make renewable energy. That's the long term goal I guess, as this century is "peak everything" non-renewable, even iron ore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Anyone want to Adopt a Camel or two?Maybe 80,000?.They don't need gas, are excellent mathematicians (pure maths), mow lawns, they hardly spit, well bred, intelligent conversationalists. Many are blonde.New tactics for the camel plague(ScienceAlert) Scientists hide formula riskTuesday, 10 March 2009Australian National University By shying away from naming formula inheadlines and abstracts, researchers aremasking its risks from parents. Formula feeding should be clearly named in research showing its potential health risks to babies, according to a new study. Scientists hide formula risk(ScienceAlert) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 This story shut --even me-- up. This (fleeting) lifeOPINION: Jackie Hartnell | March 07, 2009Article from: The AustralianThis (fleeting) life | The Australian KATE and Steve lived in their haven on the hill in Toolangi State Forest for just a few months, but it was their place before they even moved in. Someone else bought the 16ha block when the subdivision took place in the 1950s, and a creative builder constructed an interesting little house of local timber and found objects. These included a couple of stained glass windows, from an old property in the area, that glowed in the setting sun. One wall of the shed was a for-sale sign from the days when that piece of paradise was first on the market. But these people were just caretakers; this small home and its bushy surround awaited Kate and Steve. It began to show their special touch as they continued what others had begun. Steve replaced the shiny metal handles of the stove with stripped tea-tree branches, polished to a honey gold. As soon as they had possession and long before they moved in, Kate's green fingers started revitalising the abandoned but once abundant vegie patch. With Steve's mate Johnno they insulated the walls, lining them with panels of another local timber that was tinged with pale pink. They cleared around the house, got rid of scrubby undergrowth and encouraged the native orchids and indigenous plants to thrive. The place shone with their loving care. But it wasn't only the house and vegie patch that were renewed; they too thrived in the peace and tranquillity of this tree-filled space far from the noise and bustle of suburbia. Marley and Ralph, their small canine companions, thought they were in heaven as they roamed the 16ha, unsuccessfully chasing the scents of echidna, kangaroo and possum. Old friends who were lucky enough to visit them there in those months saw the love Kate and Steve had found for each other and this little piece of Australian bush. Locals who had known them for only the few years they had been together in the Yarra Valley recognised that the couple had found something special. And I, Kate's mother, was filled with joy that my daughter had found a person and place to love more deeply than she had imagined possible. Her brother Dave and sister Jane were thrilled that their big sis was content and blooming with love. Now our joy is washed by more tears than we can ever shed. On Saturday, February 7, 2009, it took just moments for Kate, Steve, Marley and Ralph to die together when the wind changed direction and a wedge of fire raced through their place. It happened so fast, they would not even have known that it was coming. The announcement of their death, printed alongside the pain of so many others also trying to understand how a moment can take away somuch, says it all: "It was the place they loved. They would not have wanted to be anywhere else." But the depth of sadness in Dave's eyes while he tries to find solace with his own little family, the intensity of the grief and anger in Jane as she rails against the world and struggles to accept that she will never see her Kate again, and the depth and intensity of my grief also say it all: sweet as memories might be of the happiness they found on that hill in Toolangi, itisn't fair that they died, and our pain will never cease. [email protected] For This Life guidelines, go to Lifestyle | Lifestyle News and Features | The Australian.see alsoTribute to Dad - Star News Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 This story shut --even me-- up. This (fleeting) lifeOPINION: Jackie Hartnell | March 07, 2009Article from: The AustralianThis (fleeting) life | The Australian KATE and Steve lived in their haven on the hill in Toolangi State Forest for just a few months, but it was their place before they even moved in. Someone else bought the 16ha block when the subdivision took place in the 1950s, and a creative builder constructed an interesting little house of local timber and found objects. These included a couple of stained glass windows, from an old property in the area, that glowed in the setting sun. One wall of the shed was a for-sale sign from the days when that piece of paradise was first on the market. But these people were just caretakers; this small home and its bushy surround awaited Kate and Steve. It began to show their special touch as they continued what others had begun. Steve replaced the shiny metal handles of the stove with stripped tea-tree branches, polished to a honey gold. As soon as they had possession and long before they moved in, Kate's green fingers started revitalising the abandoned but once abundant vegie patch. With Steve's mate Johnno they insulated the walls, lining them with panels of another local timber that was tinged with pale pink. They cleared around the house, got rid of scrubby undergrowth and encouraged the native orchids and indigenous plants to thrive. The place shone with their loving care. But it wasn't only the house and vegie patch that were renewed; they too thrived in the peace and tranquillity of this tree-filled space far from the noise and bustle of suburbia. Marley and Ralph, their small canine companions, thought they were in heaven as they roamed the 16ha, unsuccessfully chasing the scents of echidna, kangaroo and possum. Old friends who were lucky enough to visit them there in those months saw the love Kate and Steve had found for each other and this little piece of Australian bush. Locals who had known them for only the few years they had been together in the Yarra Valley recognised that the couple had found something special. And I, Kate's mother, was filled with joy that my daughter had found a person and place to love more deeply than she had imagined possible. Her brother Dave and sister Jane were thrilled that their big sis was content and blooming with love. Now our joy is washed by more tears than we can ever shed. On Saturday, February 7, 2009, it took just moments for Kate, Steve, Marley and Ralph to die together when the wind changed direction and a wedge of fire raced through their place. It happened so fast, they would not even have known that it was coming. The announcement of their death, printed alongside the pain of so many others also trying to understand how a moment can take away somuch, says it all: "It was the place they loved. They would not have wanted to be anywhere else." But the depth of sadness in Dave's eyes while he tries to find solace with his own little family, the intensity of the grief and anger in Jane as she rails against the world and struggles to accept that she will never see her Kate again, and the depth and intensity of my grief also say it all: sweet as memories might be of the happiness they found on that hill in Toolangi, itisn't fair that they died, and our pain will never cease. [email protected] For This Life guidelines, go to Lifestyle | Lifestyle News and Features | The Australian.see alsoTribute to Dad - Star News Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 » Australian polar research at the close of the International Polar Year Antarctic sub-glacial mountain range the size of the Alps mapped$1.5 million boost for whale research News archiveCENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFEAustralian polar research at the close of the International Polar Year - Australian Antarctic Division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 The Duck Stops Here - Birds Australia Tasmania kicks off duck huntingTasmania kicks off duck hunting | smh.com.au I think three states have started killing. (Vic & SA0 I don't understand this. They would have to be as tasty as a boiled brick. I guess they use shotguns; where is the skill in that?We have half a million feral camels out there to shoot, and use to feed ,the feral cats, dogs and pigs with. feral deer in national parks would give you abetter feed, but you would need hunting skills for that.SADuck hunt on again - ABC Riverland SA (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) i just received this in the mail. I signed apetetion. Elections must be coming, you usually don't get answers.If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachmentPage 1Privacy StatementAny personal information about you or a third party in your correspondence will be protected under the provisionsof the Information Privacy Act 2000. It will only be used or disclosed to appropriate Ministerial, StatutoryAuthority, or departmental staff in regard to the purpose for which it was provided, unless required or authorised bylaw. Enquiries about access to information about you held by the Department should be directed to the ManagerPrivacy, Department of Sustainability & Environment, PO Box 500, East Melbourne, 3002.Department ofSustainability and Environment8 Nicholson StreetPO Box 500 East MelbourneVictoria 8002 AustraliaTelephone: (03) 9637 8000Facsimile: (03) 9637 8100ABN 90 719 052 204DX 21009819 March 2009Mr Michael Angel Dear Mr Angel,DECLARATION OF 2009 DUCK SEASONThank you for your correspondence regarding the government’s decision to declare a2009 duck season for Victoria. Your correspondence has been forwarded to me for reply.The sustainable use of wildlife in Victoria, including duck hunting, is provided for under theWildlife Act 1975 and government policy supports duck hunting on this basis.After considering advice from the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE),the Victorian Hunting Advisory Committee and other stakeholders, the Minister forEnvironment and Climate Change on 4 February 2009, announced a significantlyrestricted duck season for this year.These restrictions apply to season length, bag limit and species harvested, ensuring thatduck numbers remain sustainable into the future.Other ongoing strategies adopted by DSE to ensure that no species is put at risk include arequirement for all duck hunters to pass the Waterfowl Identification Test as a measure oftheir ability to identify waterbird species before being allowed to hunt ducks in Victoria.Under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986, a Code of Practice is in place toprevent cruelty to game species and protect the welfare of other animals where huntingoccurs. Hunters who operate outside this Code may be prosecuted.Ref:CC0008047“*CC0008047*”File:AD/06/3031 2Page 2CC0008047Page 2DSE will continue to manage duck hunting on the best environmental data available andwill work closely with community groups to ensure that duck hunting is conducted in asafe, responsible and sustainable manner.Thank you for your interest in this matter.Yours sincerelyKimberley DrippsExecutive DirectorBiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 "Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden."~Orson Scott Card Partial to a bit of the Card are you? I liked his blog entries on living in New Urbanism. I reckon we could do with a few less suburbs, and a few more areas like "Glebe" with townhouses, trams, renewable energy nearby... maybe less crime because there is more emphasis on local community, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Never heard of him before Eclipse. But now I will look him up, thanks Dictionary WitMacquarie DictionaryE.G.sFebruary 2008 Ms Nardia Duncanboomeranga phone call from a baby boomerJanuary 2008 Mr Nicoll Joshua Pataansubwoofera dog breed that has the ability to 'woof' under waterDecember 2007 Mr Robert Myerssubordinate clauseSanta's helper Dear Mac Apple,I have had your Computers since the Mac + How about giving us 20+ million Ozzies a go?If there was a Californian Dictionary -you WOULD use it or Arnie would come back! Unlike USA dictionaries at least the Australian spellchecker has Obama in it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Orson Scott Card is a sci-fi author who wrote one of my favourite books of all time, "Ender's Game." I read it in one sitting. A mate a church also read it in one sitting, and so we became best mates. It's like a grown up version of Harry Potter, only in space "battle school". And it's dark. Unlike Harry Potter, it is a short read... more like the first Harry Potter book. It's a complete read on it's own right, and resolves nicely. However, there is a whole spin-off series that follows other threads of the story if you become interested. Now he's a fairly right-wing blogger, but even he makes sense with recommendations for peak oil and New Urbanism. But my friend has forgotten his history (or, knowing America's educational system, he never knew it). Towns all start bunched up. Even tiny villages bunch up -- for protection, so you know who belongs and who doesn't. The spreading only began with the car.... But my plan would require the developer to build the grocery store into the plan for the village he's building right from the start. The streets would all connect; no cul-de-sacs. There would be sidewalks everywhere, and retail close at hand. It would be a neighborhood from the moment you move in. Right now, the reason we build in distant, isolated neighborhoods is because they are undesirable and therefore easier to afford. If they were desirable, then that is the land that would be in the most demand, and therefore it would be the most expensive.Civilization Watch - May 6, 2007 - Oil -- Past the Peak - The Ornery American Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Orson Scott Card is a sci-fi author who wrote one of my favourite books of all time, "Ender's Game." I read it in one sitting. A mate a church also read it in one sitting, and so we became best mates.Civilization Watch - May 6, 2007 - Oil -- Past the Peak - The Ornery Americanvery interesting thanksI love E Doc Smith! and Ursula la Guin and Fred Hoyle, Niven & adolescent good fantasy (The Dark is Rising series the Owl Service -less sex sin and sadism). A friend who reads every Sci fi book despairs of me liking EDS.Of late I have avoided all sci fi as I found it cruel, and depressing. I like fantasy but fortunately i have my daughter who reads everyting, then, letting me know what i can read. Just read a fun one(series) about a rich, teenage detective in fairyland - called ???At the moment i have just started Terry Pratchett's "Nation" . I have been waiting two years to be given it as a present finally i ordered it in from the Library! TP is my favourite author. After Nation,I will look up your recommendations. There were some recommendations on What are you reading thread too, that I must follow up. I don't know why I find this funny, but I do, and thought i would like to share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ha ha ha!Speaking of Niven, did you ever read "Mote in God's eye" about the "Moties", our first contact with an alien civilisation? Or Ringworld? Or Lucifer's Hammer (a Deep Impact scenario) or "Footfall" (alien invasion)? All great novels, just great. Was not so sure about their combined efforts on Burning city... it took a while to get going, and was quite savage and primitive and raw and ... depressing. What!?? They've written a sequel to one of my favourites!The Legacy of Heorot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBeowulf's Children - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Burning City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I just thought OSC's quote was apt for the timesI will look him up though thanks for the TU If this wasn't so tragic it would be funny ;) :-(Print Email Share Add to My StoriesThirsty camels 'turning the taps on' in central Australia Posted Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:00am AEDTUpdated Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:01pm AEDT * Map: Alice Springs 0870 Camels are coming into communities in central Australia and turning on the taps, the Macdonnell Shire Council says. The shire has applied to the Federal Government for a $4.5 million slice of infrastructure funding to build camel-proof boundaries around 14 communities.Thirsty camels 'turning the taps on' in central Australia - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) We are estimated to produce 80,000 new camels this year (More camels than cars?)We also have a Super Sale on the other 500,000.They are free (really!) you just have to catch your own The Arab world can't run out of oil fast enough. Ozzies will be ready for the "Camel-led-economic-recovery". :)Camels are said to be turning on the taps in communities in central Australia. [File image]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Now Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 We need a "camel-burger" industry!? Now, if the techno-utopian "Singularity geeks" are right, maybe in a decade or 2 we'll have a Polywell fusion-powered "Superman ecobot" that can not only round up all those pesky camels, but slaughter them, fly their carcasses to Africa, cook them up and serve camel stew. Or perhaps they'll be lighter than air nano-bots that just dissolve the Camels into fertiliser? (As portrayed in "The Day the earth stood still"). Sadly, with cats & dogs & cane toads & camels & foxes & feral pigs, I can only see Australia leading the world in this planets 6th great extinction event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 And australians didn't think of these because . . .?Solar cooker wins climate change challengeSolar cooker wins climate change challenge | Forum For The FutureThis is one that has been on sale for years, a bit more high tech perhaps but i would like my food heated to more than 80CSolar Power Solar Cooker Sun Oven- the worlds best Solar Cooker in AustraliaCook for free Bakes, Boils, Roasts or Steams Any Kind of Food with the Power of the Sun - No Fuel Needed! No learning curve Create your favorite recipes as you feast upon natural sun baked treats! Just like your home oven Reaches Temperatures of 360° to 400° F! Totally Safe - No Danger of Fire - Never Burn Dinner Again! Versatile, Easy-to-use, Portable as a Small Suitcase! the SUN OVEN® is the world's most widely used solar oven! http://www.bonzabuy.com.au/store/product_info.php?products_id=251 Loughborough University, UK Loughborough University has produced ceiling tiles that can cool rooms with minimal energy use. Instead of pumping cool air into a room, a false ceiling uses convection to draw warm exhaust air from the room. The air evaporates water held in a wick surface in the tiles, and the tiles cool instantly. Moreover, they don’t clog and the materials don’t degrade, so there are no significant maintenance costs. The finalists | Forum For The Future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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