Podcast #74 New Zealand-Students from America

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Thanks again for the comments and email...if you are headed to New Zealand I encourage you to do as much research as you have the time for, but really it is easy getting around there. Thanks to Abby, Katie, and Kiley for participating in the podcast...it was great fun listening to their comments and observations.

Here's a link to the Italian Expedition website Italiantartide.


I'd also recommend visiting the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch...here's a link

If you want to learn about the Hagglund vehicle click here
or here.



We had a great time at the Sydney Aquarium...highly recommended. Click here.

Apparently now they have a new "Shark Ride" which puts you in the water with the sharks. Shark species in the Reef exhibit include lemon sharks, black tip reef sharks, leopard sharks and many more. I thought they had Great Whites but they were actually nurse sharks.


Mahalo, and thanks for listening!

Podcast #73 New Zealand-South Island

Sorry about the length of this one but there is just so much to say about how wonderful it was in NZ.

In the future though we will lower the sampling rate of the podcast to produce a smaller file. Hopefully it won't degrade the quality.

The glowworm cave in Waitomo was interesting and very unique, here's a link.



Here a link to a website for Christchurch

You absolutely have to check out the Botanical Gardens if you are ever in Christchurch, here's a link.

Queenstown was a great city too...a younger feeling than Christchurch, here's a link

And Milford Sound was just spectacular, well worth the journey.
Getting there through the Homer Tunnel was very, very interesting.


More to come on the South Island in the next Podcast.

Mahalo,

Joe

Podcast #72 New Zealand

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Had a great time in Sydney, Austrailia, here's a link to the attractions at Darlington Harbor

Next it was on to Auckland (check out the term JAFA on Wikipedia) here's the Auckland site

Then we went to Rotorua up where the volcanic activity is happening..so much to do there. Oh I forgot to mention that we went to the Waitomo Glow worm caves...I'll have to add that to the next Podcast but here's the link Waitomo Glowworm

Down to Wellington for Guy Fawkes Nite on the Harbor.

The South Island on the next Pocast!


Mahalo Joe

Podcast #70 Ironman

Sorry we're getting behind but the 2007 Ironman preparations are occupying 20 hours a day. Heres a link to the race webpage:

Ironman 2007

Also check out David Turnbull's new project here:

Listphile

A very exciting new project, check it out...compile your lists and compare them to others.

Podcast #69 Chris Breen talk and Volcano Run

Oops a little behind on the show notes...and a hurricane headed our way.
Thanks to Chris Breen for letting me record his talk, here's links to his sites:
MacWorld 911
Ipod Blog
Then there was the Volcano Run the day after my birthday. Volcano Art Center
Thanks to Toni and Gordy for a great weekend. Here's some photos:

And on a sad, sad note....we all lost a great person this weekend too when Renee Black passed away. Donations can be sent to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Colorado Chapter, P.O. Box 173818, Suite 808, Denver, CO, 81217-3818.Colorado MS

Podcast #67 iPhone review

A review of the iPhone (I love it!) the good and the less than good. The next Podcast will include a talk given by Christopher Breen of MacWorld Magazine in Hilo at the MacUserGroup...we had a chance to ask Chris about some keys issues in the Mac World...including some exciting news coming in August.

Podcast #67 Kona Marathon

I did the half-marathon. Kevin Bacon did the 10K. Three degrees of separation? Thank you Jon Kunitake and race director Jim Lovell.

Podcast #66 Volcano trip

Great trip to Volcano to look at the lava. Here's the Volcano National park website Volcano
and some shots of lava and friends.

Podcast #65 Honu Triathlon

Mahaloes to everyone who helped at the triathlon. Toni, Jen, Gordy, Kyle...and all the aid station volunteers.

Podcast #64 Memorial Day

Just a short show to honor those who have served. This was a quiet memorial at Keauhou beach...reading the names who have left us in the present situation in Iraq

Podcast #63 Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! This is a photo of Julia Ward Howe the lady who revived the Holiday:

Here's a link to the Cinco de mayo swim results:
JTL Timing

This is a link to Richard M Esterle's book...it's free to download:


As far as my musings and speculation on the direction of our civilization, I guess I think that we undervalue the work that has built our society---growing food, producing clothing that protects our skin, and building shelter from the elements. Things that most of us in the western world take for granted. It is ironic that the food we eat comes from other countries, like the clothes we wear. And our shelters are built and maintained by a largely immigrant labor force. So what is it that we produce? Email and tell us...Kona.Hawaii@gmail.com

Podcast #62 Earthquake Seminar Part 3

What to do before an Earthquake:
Before an Earthquake

Peter Young news story:
West Hawaii Today

Big Island Podcast # 61

Here's the link to the Hawaii County Civil Defense
Hawaii County

Hawaii State Civil Defense:
State of Hawaii

Shameless plug for our Podcast if you plan to get a website and hosting plan...use the code blu34 at Godaddy:
Go Daddy

And a late Easter Bunny for everyone

Big Island Podcast #60

Podcast #60-Unfortunately Don Hon passes away this weekend here's his website:

Don Ho

This podcast is the first in a series of three about the Earthquake Seminar held April 9, 2007 in Waimea. Like we noted below, it was funny that an earthquake happened right below us as we finished the podcast. Madam Pele we apologize!

USGS website for more info

Waimea Earthquake

We had just finished doing the latest Podcast about the Earthquake seminar when at 10:14p a magnatude 2.7 earthquake hit directly below us. Minor but we were right on top of it! Here's a link to the info:
usgs website info for Earthquake 5 miles South of Waimea

Earthquake Meeting

TGIF. We had a meeting with the Hawaii Civil Defense and the head scientist from Volcano and recorded it..that'll be our next Podcast. In the meantime here's a way to Twitter.

follow jlosch at http://twitter.com

Joe

Big Island Podcast #59 April 5, 2007

Lavaman Triathlon---congrats to all who participated!
Lavamantriathlon

Macathon this Saturday, come to Honaunau and enjoy.

Keoua Canoe Club

South Park Hare Club for Men---tee hee! Funny, funny episode.

Richard M Esterle's audiobook, check it out...


Soul Revision

Happy Easter! Joe

Podcast #58 San Francisco trip

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's wharf web

National Park Service in SanFrancisco

National Park Service in SF

For those of you that want to twitter--the website is getting soooo slow but go ahead
and try!

Twitter!

Overall I still enjoy the big city but, my gosh, there are so many buildings and people.

SF trip

just got back from San Francisco....brrr...this Island boy was cold. Did the Fisherman's Wharf thing. Went on the sailing ships and got some audio and video for the Podcast. Ate at Hooters (got video!) and In amd Out Burger with a lady friend. ATA airlines worked out okay...aand this time I didn't fall asleep at the wheel on the way home.

Joe

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February 18, 2006 show

Lava Roots Dance Club.

African dance and drumming with Michal Anna Carrillo
As a student and teacher of West African dancing and drumming, Michal is continually learning and growing, and thrives on sharing her passion with others. She is the founder and director of Lava Roots Dance & Drum Company, whose members share their love of music and movement through dance, drum and song, performing throughout the Big Island. A published poet and dancer with 15 years varied experience, Michal is dedicated to the ever unfolding expression of the soul. The true essence of what Michal brings to her art, is the gift of aloha and the freeing of the body, mind and spirit.
Praises Be, Live Free.

http://www.sacredearthjourneys.ca/TOURS/Yoga-Hawaii-dance.htm

Podcasting Class from Tutu’s House (www.tutushouse.org)

Summer Eggleston interview---her website

www.hawaiipsychotherapyservices.com

Daylight Savings time issues:

http://news.com.com/Daylight+saving+change+could+confuse+gadgets/2100-1041_3-5823792.html

March 05, 2006 show

Web pages for the Hokule’a Canoe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokulea

http://fhh-hawaii.org/legacy.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wayfinders/polynesian8.html

http://pvshawaii.squarespace.com/

A very cool google map---it looks like they are near Papua New Guinea as of 3-5-07…… Hokule'a, Alingano Maisu and Kama Hele, Pohnpei 03/05 11:43am lat:6.97806 lon:158.20323

http://www.hawaiilink.net/~mms/map_hokulea_maisu_2007.php

Big Island Race schedule

http://www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm

Somehow I expected the Apple Support people to be different from other support desks…they really weren’t, in fact the whole business about trying to sell extended coverage was very diappointing.

One difference that I noted was that they all repeated the phrase, “That’s very cool” of course in Indian accents. “Cool” Not! (see Borat)