Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Now that's entertainment - Who needs books? -
an entertainment option if you are in Chchch tonight...
http://thetannery.co.nz/event/goldonies-swan-sisters/ -
Lizzie Marvelly calls out Uber for it's stance.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11692795...and it is worth noting that Uber is an anagram of Rube.
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But wait there’’s more!
Back in the ’80s Chchch’s Music World did some fine releases of odd overseas genres – they had a brilliant german super rock album and this gem Pillows and Prayers a compilation of Cherry Red Records releases for 1982 and 1983 – pay no more than $2.99 -indeed!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/vinyl/lps-33-rpm/other/auction-1141135626.htmtheres a Special AKA album too (in the Studio) and great comics and stuff – see: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1629586
for the whole range…have a look at these tracks from Pillows & Prayers
Atilla the Stockbroker
monochrome set
Tracey Thorn
Quentin Crisp
Marine Girls
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Speaking of The Saints I just happen to be releasing a rare Laughing Clowns (Ed Kuepper) LP back into the wild
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/vinyl/lps-33-rpm/other/auction-1141132334.htmNot to mention two great NZ compilations – both great snapshots of their times.
How was the air up there – a brilliant K-Tel compilation (!) of NZ ‘60s hits – our ’Nuggets’ perhaps
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/vinyl/lps-33-rpm/pop/auction-1141129666.htmand Pagan’s fine Kiwi compilation – Positive Vibrations from 1989
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/vinyl/lps-33-rpm/other/auction-1141125496.htm -
Meth OD-ists...
https://www.police.govt.nz/safety/how-to-identify-a-clandestine-drug-lab.pdfClandestine labs used to cook up methamphetamine have been found in houses, garages, motel rooms, business premises and vehicles. Between 2000 and 2012, Police discovered more than 1,800 of them around New Zealand. A record 211 clan labs were found in 2006, but the total tracked downwards to 94 in 2012. Yvonne Powley, who chairs the Auckland Regional Methamphetamine Working Group, says Police can only uncover the tip of the iceberg. “The meth makers are very mobile, they go from place to place, so the problem keeps increasing every year. It is a big issue. The impact on people who discover they’re renting or have purchased a contaminated property is huge.”
and some tips:
http://www.joferris.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-story.pdf -
...does the endorphin rush of physical exertion
help keep the beast at bay?PhD or PhysEd - the question itself exercises the mind....
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php -
I love the news…
‘Pining’ for the old days…Been checkin’ out the news, Until my eyeballs fail to see…
‘Frank’ news coverage… -
Up Front: Dear Dudebros, in reply to Stephen R,
“Reflecting men at twice their natural size”
No Tall Men?
“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.”
“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
― Alexandre Dumas-fils
But seriously, I think part of the big pattern of violence against women is that it is often perpetrated by men who are, given the chance, violent to everyone...
and that there is a big difference between self respect, self esteem and self absorption
Plus a culture (mass media driven) that glorifies rage and violence and offers little on how to divert anger and play well with others.Old arguments I know...
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/81602442/opinion-young-female-travel-is-not-the-problem
I spent two weeks travelling around Cambodia and Malaysia recently - guarding my belongings and dressing as conservatively as I could muster, as advised - yet it was the day I returned to New Zealand that I felt unsafe.
