Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Islander,
I could not see my hand at the end of my arm
Almost suited to a political career :)
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Steve Barnes,
We all have disabilities
And strengths; sometimes they're the same thing.
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Well, it got noticed in America. How proud the airport bosses must be.
Not much is sacred in Hollywood. Classics are remade; final cuts are subjected to focus groups and re-edited.
But the Hollywood sign? That is sacrosanct.
Plans to erect a “Wellywood” sign mimicking the Hollywood sign in Wellington, New Zealand — part of an effort to promote that city’s growing film industry — have riled Hollywood insiders.
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Steve Barnes,
A totally disabled person would be dead
It's all a matter of degree, yes
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Steve Barnes,
I don't like the term "Disabled"
don't care :)
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I imagine getting to the nearest on-street portaloo would be an unwelcome challenge for more than a few of Christchurch's residents.
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Islander,
who simply cant walk very far any more
That may count as disabled. It's a perfectly natural part of ageing.
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Hard News: The Political Lie, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Australia found ways to ensure everyone shares the responsibility and benefits of improving productivity.
I would call bullshit on that.
Let me be more specific:
Australia found ways to ensure workers, businesses and government share the responsibility and benefits of improving productivity.
Not meaning to imply anything about their nation's dubious record of indigenous marginalisation.
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Isabel Hitchings,
The other thing that counsellors should have is the training and distance not to go under with you
And the professional supervision support so they can safely sustain themselves.
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Hard News: The Political Lie, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Australia has had The Labour Government not a bunch of Tories like National
The arrangement has extended over decades of different governments, so no, that's not it. Doubt anyone would call John Howard a lefty.