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	<title>Kieran Bennett</title>
	
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		<title>Solidarity with Indian Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Solidarity with international students fighting victimisation in Australia, keep up the good work FISA.
I stand by this:
Fascists on di attack?
Don&#8217;t worry &#8217;bout dat.
Fascists on di attack?
We will fight dem back!
- Fight dem Back


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Solidarity with international students fighting victimisation in Australia, keep up the good work <a href="http://www.fisa.org.au/">FISA</a>.</p>
<p>I stand by this:</p>
<p><center>Fascists on di attack?<br />
Don&#8217;t worry &#8217;bout dat.<br />
Fascists on di attack?<br />
We will fight dem back!</center></p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.fightdemback.org/">Fight dem Back</a></p>


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		<title>How goes my loan portfolio?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 05:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[News from my dabblings in venture capital:
Inés Yedehou has repaid 33% of her loan, which puts her significantly ahead of schedule.
Two other loans have been fully repaid and are now ready for redistribution. I hope the Loma Linda Group and the
SEÑOR DE MAYO Group are doing well.
But in less happy news, my account confirms that [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>News from my dabblings in venture capital:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&#038;action=about&#038;id=80550&#038;_te=ru">Inés Yedehou</a> has repaid 33% of her loan, which puts her significantly ahead of schedule.</p>
<p>Two other loans have been fully repaid and are now ready for redistribution. I hope the <a href="http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&#038;action=about&#038;id=77936">Loma Linda Group</a> and the<br />
<a href="http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&#038;action=about&#038;id=74834">SEÑOR DE MAYO Group</a> are doing well.</p>
<p>But in less happy news, my account confirms that a $50 gift certificate I gave to a sibling never helped anyone. My darlling sister withdrew the money and pissed it up the wall.</p>
<p>This leaves me with $58.35 in the kitty, ready to be re-lent.</p>
<p>So, two new loans:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&#038;action=about&#038;id=111155">Barno Holbekova</a>, I&#8217;ve made a $25 contribution to a $300 loan. It&#8217;s so she can buy a calf. Risk rating is low.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&#038;action=about&#038;id=112097">Jesna Dagandara</a>, I&#8217;ve made $25 contribution to a $650 loan. It&#8217;s additional capital for a resteraunt and rice trading business. Risk rating is moderate, but probably a lot less risky than entrusting it to my sister.</p>


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		<title>Trial and Tribulation at Milawa…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent the evening at the Milawa hotel. I almost ended up spending the whole night there.
Keys. They suck. Why don&#8217;t cars have pin numbers or finger print scanners, or something?! Anything that would prevent me ever locking myself out of my car.
I tried jimmying the boot lock with a pocket knife. I tried [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just spent the evening at the Milawa hotel. I almost ended up spending the whole night there.</p>
<p>Keys. They suck. Why don&#8217;t cars have pin numbers or finger print scanners, or something?! Anything that would prevent me ever locking myself out of my car.</p>
<p>I tried jimmying the boot lock with a pocket knife. I tried a rather intricate scheme to open the diver side window that involved the cable to this computer, the pocket knife and a tire lever. I tried smashing a minor window with a rock.</p>
<p>I failed to break the window, although it has some pretty impressive scratches. I failed to open the front windoow, although the door frame now has some impressive dents.</p>
<p>Eventually my girlfriend had had enough and called a locksmith. A hundred bucks later I had the keys. I probably did hundred bucks in minor damage up until that point. This wouldn&#8217;t be such an issue, if it wasn&#8217;t for the fact that this is not my car.</p>
<p>Sorry Enisa. I will fix it.</p>


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		<title>Went and saw Darren Hanlon at the Tea Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[and came away with a Jeffrey Lewis CD. It was the wrong CD though. Don&#8217;t know if there was a right CD, but I couldn&#8217;t remember the name of the one song that was seriously clever and I wanted to hear again.
Anyway, I&#8217;ve found it on YouTube, check out W&#8217;burg Will Oldham Horror in this [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and came away with a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jefflewisband">Jeffrey Lewis</a> CD. It was the wrong CD though. Don&#8217;t know if there was a right CD, but I couldn&#8217;t remember the name of the one song that was seriously clever and I wanted to hear again.</p>
<p>Anyway, I&#8217;ve found it on YouTube, check out W&#8217;burg Will Oldham Horror in this Youtube clip. There&#8217;s something that really appeals to me.</p>
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<p>Anyway, Lewis is touring Australia, opening for Darren Hanlon. He&#8217;ll be in Albury in a couple of days, I seriously recommend seeing these two, I&#8217;m going to go again.</p>


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		<title>I Need a Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an advert. I need employment.
At the end of this month my gig with Friends of Willow Park will end, and I have nothing lined up.
I&#8217;m prepared to do anything. Traineeships, night shifts, dirty work, I don&#8217;t care. I learn fast and I&#8217;m always prepared to do something new. 
If you&#8217;ve got something to [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an advert. I need employment.</p>
<p>At the end of this month my gig with <a href="http://www.kieranbennett.com">Friends of Willow Park</a> will end, and I have nothing lined up.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m prepared to do anything. Traineeships, night shifts, dirty work, I don&#8217;t care. I learn fast and I&#8217;m always prepared to do something new. </p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve got something to offer, I&#8217;d love to hear from you on 0430509913, or at kieranbennett@gmail.com. Drop me an email if you&#8217;d like to review a copy of my resume.</p>


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		<title>Birthday Celebration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who cares to can join me for drinks this Monday at the Birallee Hotel from 8pm.
Happy Birthday to me.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who cares to can join me for drinks this Monday at the Birallee Hotel from 8pm.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday to me.</p>


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		<title>Lawyer? That deserves a kicking!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kieran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Police performing one of those absurd dog searches in NSW, arrested and broke the rib of a lawyer who attempted to offer his services to someone they were searching.
Highlights from this story on The Law Report:
There were about eight police and a dog. They proceeded to search patrons in the pub with the sniffer dog, [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Police performing one of those absurd dog searches in NSW, arrested and broke the rib of a lawyer who attempted to offer his services to someone they were searching.</p>
<p>Highlights from <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2009/2504632.htm">this story on The Law Report</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>There were about eight police and a dog. They proceeded to search patrons in the pub with the sniffer dog, and they isolated one person in particular, so I just sort of groaned and rolled my eyes at my friend David, and continued talking to him. Then I noticed some minutes later they were still searching this guy. I thought, &#8216;This is a bit ridiculous&#8217;, and they had his jacket up and they were going through his jacket like it was some crime scene specimen. So I said, &#8216;Oh stuff this&#8217;. So I went over to the police and the person being searched, and pulled out my lawyer&#8217;s identification card, and I said, &#8216;Hi, I&#8217;m a solicitor, would you like any help?&#8217;</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>when I was pinned on the ground, a rather large police officer decided to put his knee into my ribcage, which is why I&#8217;ve got a broken rib.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Well it&#8217;s evident in this case that police were not aware of their professional obligations to allow a solicitor an opportunity to confer with the person who&#8217;s being searched, having identified themselves as a solicitor; the police were then obliged to find out whether he was a solicitor, and if he was, simply extend him the courtesy of observing what was happening.</p></blockquote>
<p>Thou shalt not question authority, thou shalt not question authority&#8230;</p>


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		<title>Digital Television anyone?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The truth about what the roll out of Digital television (marketed as &#8220;Freeview) will mean in Australia.

In Britian it meant a wealth of innovation, new TV stations and programs, and new ways to interact. In Australia the major TV stations are determined to avoid showing any extra content, in anyway diminishing advertising revenue, or in [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truth about what the roll out of Digital television (marketed as &#8220;Freeview) will mean in Australia.</p>
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<p>In Britian it meant a wealth of innovation, new TV stations and programs, and new ways to interact. In Australia the major TV stations are determined to avoid showing any extra content, in anyway diminishing advertising revenue, or in any way increasing competition.</p>
<p>We love you media monopoly. Onward&#8230; to <a href="http://www.thepiratebay.org">The Pirate Bay</a>.</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[Sacked workers of Drivetrain Systems in Lavington are calling upon Albury City council to offer them a bit of relief and waive this years rates payment (due pretty much now, just as workers are reeling from the loss of their livelihoods). The argument that this is an extra-ordinary circumstance that these employees need help with [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sacked workers of Drivetrain Systems in Lavington are calling upon Albury City council to offer them a bit of relief and waive this years rates payment (due pretty much now, just as workers are reeling from the loss of their livelihoods). The argument that this is an extra-ordinary circumstance that these employees need help with seems reasonable.</p>
<p>But this isn&#8217;t an extra-ordinary circumstance. It&#8217;s logical that when corporations suffer tough times, they will dispose of workers with whom they&#8217;ve had a decades long relationship. It is ordinary, standard practice to screw over workers when things get tough. When a corporation&#8217;s sole responsibility is to deliver a profit, is it any wonder that worker&#8217;s entitlements and livelihoods are not safe?</p>
<p>Times are tough. Australia is not yet in a recession, but we have not seen the end of the current crisis. Workers will find themselves paying the price for declining profitability again and again as the world recession deepens. There is nothing extra-ordinary about what happened at Drivetrain, and we cannot treat it as an exceptional circumstance.</p>
<p>The lesson we should draw from the Drivetrain sackings is not that we should &#8220;pity&#8221;, or keep our heads down and hope for the best. We need to be prepared for more to come. At Drivetrain workers got a raw deal trusting to the promises of management. The key to making things better for all workers is to organise early, stay organised, and stand together.</p>
<p>Support sacked workers by joining your union. Support sacked workers by supporting their picket lines. Support sacked workers by making the case for collective action, not just in one workplace but in all workplaces.</p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong> Article from British blog <a href="http://libcom.org/">Libcom</a> on <a href="http://libcom.org/library/what-recession-means-us">What the recession means for us</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>We’re all in the same boat, just realising this is a step towards doing something about it. When you realise your problems aren’t personal but social, all sorts of possibilities for mutual aid open up. Beware bosses claiming they’re in the same boat too; who do you think they’d throw overboard first?</p></blockquote>
<p>A recession is a squeeze on your employers profits, they will try and safeguard profits by attacking your wages and conditions. When an employer sacks a worker, or makes a pay cut, or asks for increased &#8220;effort&#8221;, they&#8217;re trying to pass the cost of recession onto you.</p>


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As seen on the front page of The Pirate Bay today. Comic by Dylan Horrocks.


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