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Yeah well it's definitely about time I updated it then! Thanks for the reminder I think the plant that was in these photos is actually in the care of a friend who I left it with when I went over seas. But here are some photos of plants I grafted in the same batch from March this year:

There's generally no problems sending seeds interstate.

koala should be around tomorrow or the next day

Just a friendly reminder - the general unspoken rule for things like this is "if you have to ask, you won't be told". And that means: if you don't know, then ask by PM or not at all. People may phrase things in certain ways for a reason. can I suggest that a few of the above posts are deleted?

Yeah, I'm not saying that governments do not have any effect on economies. Of course they do. But I don't think that government action is the only determinant of economic conditions and I think when it is, the effects are often felt some time down the track.

We are in the red over 100 Billion because of the labor government's response to the global financial crisis. At least partly because of that spending, Australia managed to avoid the worst effects of the GFC. And the recession we had to have has been shown by more recent, impartial economic analysis to be a recession we really did have to have. I'm no big fan of either big party but I think you have to give credit where it is due. If you look back on history, liberal governments tend to be in power in good economic times, labor governments tend to be in power in bad economic times. Labor governments have several times in history been elected shortly before major recessions. IMO there is a strong correlation here but I don't think it's causation. Whatever background historical processes that drive economic growth and stagnation are the same processes that drive political leaning towards liberal or labor. The bottom line is the two major parties are simply not that much different. I had high hopes for Rudd as an economically conservative and socially progressive PM. Turns out he was pretty much the exact opposite. If voting changed anything, it would be illegal ;).

Arbitrary?

I guess it has been done this way in order to make it sound more musical. Otherwise it would just sound like someone randomly running their hand up and down a piano. Contrived? Here you go, another image that shows more of the notes.

The start of the file may be a little dodgy because I think we accidentally went back and re-recorded over it when the recording looped around. Maybe start looking at it a few bars in. From my limited perspective (almost zero musical theory knowledge), and just looking at the positions of the midi notes in Reason it looks pretty clear after bar 20 or so...:

VelvetSiren - if you look at the score it is obvious that the notes are layed out in a scale - can you tell us the name of the scale?

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I bought this book a couple of years ago but I was very disappointed. There are no botanical names given which makes it pretty much impossible to actually go out and find the plants with any confidence, and also makes it a dead end for any deeper research and the level of detail given is often very lacking. The photos are also really nothing special. Thanks for your positive review though jabez, glad you got something out of it! btw if anyone wants to buy my copy, make me an offer ;).

I think I made this clear at the time, but just to ensure - Perth is no longer active. I think the seedring is a great idea but I don't know if having regional chapters is very useful as in my case there simply wasn't enough interest to make it a worthwhile project.

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Sounds like you are getting confused between coca and cacao (or cocoa) - Theobroma.

Tribe Earth is no longer. HHH should be able to help. If not, or if you prefer a larger selection, I have bought from here before: http://www.mymateworld.com/ with good success. Postage is a little expensive (and slow) though.

Ronny, I picked However that doesn't quite describe my position. I would prefer not to see any ticket price rise, but obviously the conference must cover its costs and if that means a price rise, then so be it. But before a price rise is considered, I would prefer to see reduction in costs - and in particular the international headline speakers. I think we have enough excellent speakers here in Australia to hold a first class conference, and although that's no reason to exclude internationals, if costs are a serious issue, I think we should look within the community here first. I don't know what the fee structure has been (ie, have international attendees been paid to attend? or just had their flights covered?), so it's difficult for me to comment, but it may be possible to reassess the balance and have subsidised but not entirely paid attendence by international speakers (if they are up for that). Personally I prefer the alternate-year arrangement because I think Australia needs a semi-academic ethnobotany conference as well as a festival type event. My only feedback on the 2008 EGA at Melbourne Uni (I think I have said this to you before) is I would like to see a slightly higher standard in presentation quality - save the fluffy stuff for the outdoor event where there is a little more time to explore the fringes and keep the content of the one-day event more rigorous and on target. That doesn't mean it has to be all hard science, we are trippers and we should keep it creative and unconventional - but I think we can maintain some intellectual standards while we are doing it. I think a post-conference party (of some description) would be great for the indoor event - last year everyone kinda just dispersed and it felt like a bit of an abrupt ending. It doesn't need to be a doof or a big event, just a meetup at a pub or someone's house.

It's very common as a weed in disturbed areas in the Pilbara. Here is an older discussion on the species, although I don't know if it's particularly helpful: http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=15378&st=0&p=147328entry147328

I was taking a fair bit of bicarb when I was in northern Argentina as I was using it as lime with my coca. It didn't stop me from getting swine flu! .

Where I went on the Aguarico they had two types of Yage (both B. caapi to my eyes, although one had fattened nodes), ocoyage (D. cabrerana) and another member of the malphigiaceae called Wei-Yage. This plant was smaller and more bushy (less vine-like) than either B. caapi or Diplopterys, but still had a definite Malphig. look about it. It was said to be added to the brew in order to improve hunting, but that was the most info I could get... got some photos somewhere.

Damn, there was a great response to this article on ayahuasca.com but it seems to have disappeared... If anyone can find it, it was worth a read. I don't really resonate with any of this article and find it to have a very shallow perspective on what aya is. Changa can be great, but I don't see it as an 'evolution' of ayahuasca in any way.

This is going to be my last post in this thread. Plant biology is a broader term that than botany and includes all aspects of plant research. And when I look at the experience I've had in the field, they can be quite neatly divided into pure botany - ie, field surveys, identification, specimen collection, herbarium collation, and reporting... and more general plant biology including plant pathology and seed biology (which are the areas I have experience in which I do not consider to be pure botany)... But you know, we wouldn't want to nitpick or dwell on semantics... No, I think the exactly opposite. I wouldn't have cared if you had said 'acaciaeae family' and 'analogue' if you had actually used a species name, instead of saying "black wattle", which as I pointed out, is meaningless. Because you used that meaningless common name, your post was useless. Then you had to go and be a dick in response to the criticism you received. I am not concerned by what terminology someone uses as long as their meaning is clear. In your case, your meaning was absolutely not clear. you're right that I took a stab in the dark (actually it was a very broad stab at 4 or 5 genera if you read my first post). But I actually named the genera, and hence added something to the discussion. My second stab was wrong as we have discussed. That's another thing I don't mind, people making mistakes. As long as they are able to say "sorry, I was wrong" when shown the evidence. I have admitted that the Acaciaeae thing was actually my mistake because (like many other professional plant biologists, I suspect, I had never heard of that taxonomic grouping - because it is a minor element of a new system). Drop it. I agree that this place is for amateurs (which is how I like it) and I don't normally criticise people for using incorrect terminology or making minor mistakes like that - except when they are being dicks. Ok, you are welcome to think that.