Posts by Ian Dalziel
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whoops didn't read closely - non-existent videos - doh!
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Hard News: Friday Music: Jean's Laneway, in reply to Tony Siu,
Outlook for thirsty*
"outlook for Thursday by Dave Dobbyn.
*Could I get away with the Dude's Bliss then?
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Polity: TPP, eh?, in reply to Alfie,
I wonder how many protesters are likely to fess up about that semtex packed drone hidden in the garden shed.
Don’t be saying that, not even in jest – some idiot out there will be prepared to believe you…
I recall prior to rugger world cup the police called on CAFCA to see if they were planning to do any demonstrating, CAFCA representative said no they didn’t have any plans to do anything, and that was that…
at least the police or SIS haven’t infiltrated any groups to promote dissent or violent action they can stamp out, thus far – but I wouldn’t put it past them…
It works so well for the FBI… -
Hard News: The CRL and the nature of change, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
an oversized Convention Centre
Looks like they'll make an announcement about that soon - The Crown will own it not the council - which means they'll gift running it to some offshore group like Accor or the Ozzie Plenary Group - any profits will go overseas and us locals will get the the scut jobs if we're lucky at the lowest possible wages - oh yes this will really help Chchch out of a slump...
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The Gerry-built city…
We can only be thankful Mr Brownlee is not tasked with making decisions on the future of any of our other major cities. Oh, wait.
Meanwhile back in ‘the-City-in-the-clutches-of-the-Minister-of-the-Indefensible’ at least some citizens aren’t having a bar of it – it being the ludicrous notion of selling of a profitable asset to pay for assets we don’t want, don’t have a business or viability plan and traditionally operate at a large loss (an oversized Convention Centre and over ambitious extra stadium).
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/76333023/Protestors-make-presence-felt-at-first-council-meeting
On my reckoning City Care (valued at approx 130 million) would return that one off gain to our coffers in a decade and a half (it’s been returning about $10 million in dividends annually)* – well before the city is anywhere near complete – and it will still need an infrastructure repair company that we shouldn’t have to pay an overseas company for every action it takes – Rates would still have to go up to cover the shortfall from lack of dividends – shallow and short term thinking – it’s as if Key and co don’t want us to have any control over our destiny…
surely that can’t be the case…
and I see we just had another 4.1 quake today
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/76341545/magnitude-41-quake-shakes-christchurch*I wonder how much of Bill English’s $100+ billion will be paid back in a decade and a half or will they still be crowing about making the interest payments (and they talk about student loan defaulters…)
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spinning gold for straw people...
...backdowns are gold for political journalists.
I see Phil Kitchin has resigned from Paula Bennett's office
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Hard News: Music: All this and some…, in reply to Rob Stowell,
out of the groove...
Just frustrated I can’t buy a bunch of music even with ready money :)
I know, I don't have a credit card myself or paypal, there are virtually no record stores left - and I just noticed the last video/dvd store in our area closed this week.
That leaves the library for visuals - and I supposes you could get CDs out from the library and upload them (dodgy legal area) - but what happens when CDs aren't made any more - how will one get music at a library then...
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Hard News: Music: All this and some…, in reply to Rob Stowell,
Any other options out there?
Pretty sure Flying Out has digital sales of their releases and possibly of their imports as well...
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Access: The Blue Inhaler, in reply to Joe Wylie,
the teach a man to fish analogy seems a bit of a stretch.
self taut?
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Access: The Blue Inhaler, in reply to Joe Wylie,
a bit pot/kettle
isn't there an angle along the lines of:
Give a person an inhaler and they'll
manage symptoms for as long supplies
- and suppliers - and cash last.Teach a person to manage or tune their breathing
and they've a tool always on hand to use...
perhaps not in all situations or for all people, but...
