Posts by George Darroch
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Personally, my issue is with the Journalists / presenters.
To be honest, I have sympathy for a lot (but not all) of them. They're the public face of some pretty tight constraints imposed by management. Which in turn relates to the way in which media is regulated (or not) in New Zealand.
I think it's pretty much impossible to change that policy environment now unfortunately. At least not without a groundswell of public opinion or a particularly popular government with guts and a backbone. The hysterical reaction we'd see from the media and National would be overwhelming.
Also, it's quite obvious that every single television reporter is from the same socio-economic background. And we all know that birds of a feather flock together.
That's pretty much true, on the other hand. You'll almost never see a person with a low income (almost half of NZers) on non-fiction television, unless they're pulled over on the side of the road without a warrant. Perhaps the exclusion of poor Kiwis is a subject for a Media 7 discussion?
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But that was unforgivably patronising, even by your standards.
Thank you Russell.
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I've met her once, in the Salient offices a few years ago, and she seems like a good sort. Lots of people I know think she's good value.
I've taken the leap in order to do a masters in a foreign country (Australia, and I got it for free), and I applaud her for her effort. I hope she gets in. Anyone putting that much into an effort like this deserves some praise. Matt Nippert followed the same path a few years ago, and I was pretty impressed with what he put into it.
But despite all of this, I'm with Giovanni. Unconvinced. As a writer, she has more ability than most to tell us a story of why her.
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Warm yet slightly tough Swedish pop.
ceo - Come With Me.
There's an official video, but it includes a graphic (triggering) image of self-harm, and flashes of light. I'd rather not post that version.
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about every second person on PAS is a left-handed tattooed sleep-disordered chronically-ill technical writer with a philosophy degree.
4/6. I often forget that I have a philosophy degree, but thankfully my illnesses have never been chronic.
Well until we have a clearer picture of what CFS consists of, it's all open to debate. As somebody (?Julie) said earlier in the thread, cancer is actually hundreds of different diseases. It's likely there are at least a few hidden within CFS, which would account for the variation in symptoms and the pattern of illness.
Ignorance showing here: isn't a 'syndrome' a recognisable cluster of symptoms that hasn't been properly identified by medicine/science, but for which there is strong observational evidence?
Cancers, indeed. Oh yes, and I've seen widespread link between cancers and viruses is something that Ian Frazer and other researchers are arguing, but that's another question entirely.
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That's one in ten doctors who think you're making the whole thing up
I really do sympathise with the people who give up on the medical system entirely. Observation is the first and most important thing in science and medicine, but there are people whose relationship with it is fraught. I was sick of being told that my symptoms did not exist. Given that they were actually visible, I decided to trust my lying eyes.
Actually, I haven't gone to a GP in over a decade, so I suppose that's me too. I work out what part of my body seems wrong, do research, and then visit a specialist - who actually knows enough to be truly useful.
Any kind of inflammation reducing thing - virtually anything that will reduce the inflammatory markers in your blood - will be of benefit.
Very much true of any immune disease. I've used hemp to great effect in the past.
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Is there some science on that?
I don't know. A few years ago I dated a recovering ME sufferer, and her experiences were fairly similar. She'd spent a year in bed before I met her.
I've since also had some low level immune issues, and the level at which I experience these things (long term bodily exhaustion, pain) is much lower and I wouldn't compare myself, but enough to give me deep sympathy. Something that never goes away, and threatens to debilitate you is not fun.
There are a whole lot of people surviving out there, and beating these things, and they have my sincere respect.
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To be honest, I think this could be a good thing. But to reiterate my original point, if journalists are being asked to do more with less, then the results are almost certain to be less than stellar.
And if you're being asked to do more with your day (as it appears), then your likelihood of leaving the profession for better paid or less demanding work increases.
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and sheets, lots of sheets...
We don't get sheet lightning so much in New Zealand. Just short sharp flashes of brilliance, and the occasional thunderstorm.
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Oh dear.They were deadlined, and now they're deadlined five times a day, and to edit and produce the story, all with the same resources.
and we all have their Live Crosses to bear...
Give us this day our daily news, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive TVNZ that sins against us.
I'm not one for utopian tendencies, but this is far from a kingdom of heaven.
In Mississippi in the 60s, that used to mean lots of light didn't it? Plus some cruxiform timber and accelerant?
Heat and light.