Posts by Rich of Observationz
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Hey Steve: did you get froyo (2.2) with the device, on OTA update, or did you use an unofficial download?
Have had no OTA update and considering the unofficial route
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Can you see my Android + bugged opera mini setup?
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Mitsubishi dropped its $1 million+ sponsorship of Holmes
Which was taken up by Charlie's (sniff..)
Mainstream old-boy rugbyhead network helping its own, I guess.
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<quote > "Banks is a
cunt. I'm not Banks.</quote >
Worked for Hubbard.Vote for the dick, not the cunt.
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Or one could hang memory sticks around the necks of animals, such as goats or warthogs.
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Not to diss those kids, but the data over radio thing was done on the BBC in about 1980. Computers in those days stored files on cassette tape so it was easy to repurpose the stream.
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Also, gather the world cups over and NZ won. Ain't that great? Why can't the rugby be as easy?
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Ministers shouldn't have to have $30K limits on their personal cards for a fortnight trip overseas
I ran up a bill of that level when I was a mere computer consultant and got sent on a 5 week stint in New York, accompanied by a credit cardless colleague.
Charge cards (like Amex) have no fixed limit, and it's reasonable (IMHO) for an employer to wear the steep annual charges.
It's just a matter of staying squeaky clean, and making the call on whether to give the tab to the taxpayer at 10am in Wellington, not at 3am in a Bangkok bar.
(Anyway, Key could give all his ministers platinum Amex cards on his personal account and not even notice).
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(A bit late cos I've been on holiday)
When I've been made to have a company credit card, the deal has typically been no personal use, but also that the user of the card is jointly liable with the business to pay the bill.
I also understand that companies (and presumably NZG, unless we're being stiffed by Westpac) aren't charged interest during the payment period, so provided the bill is settled by the user on time, there's no actual cost.
So it's hard to see how there's a material unauthorised expenditure involved.
Still, I wouldn't take one of these cards from an employer unless (as has happened) I was obliged to do that rather than using my own facilities and filing a considered expense claim. You would have thought that a sensible minister would have done the same thing (unless Ministerial Services have a no-reimbursements rule).
A sensible PM (and I'm surprised at Helen) would have insisted that no Minister got a card *and* that all expenses were run past a party/PMs office checker before being officially filed.
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The Governor-General, by virtue of being Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand, shall have such powers and may exercise and discharge such duties and obligations relating to any armed forces raised and maintained under section 5 as pertain to the office of Commander-in-Chief.
Hey Graeme, somewhat off topic, but could you clarify what the practical consequence of that is? Given that it goes on to say:
For the purposes of the general responsibility of the Minister in relation to the defence of New Zealand, the Minister shall have the power of control of the New Zealand Defence Force, which shall be exercised through the Chief of Defence Force.
which sets out the de-facto chain of command.
Is it just a legal knee-bow to the monarchy, or does it have a purpose?