Posts by Paul Robeson

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  • Hard News: Onwards and upwards,

    very happy if it is true.

    Need to be convinced that Twyford is capable of leaving his New York head office or warm fuzzies lefty scene and becoming one of the locals. Otherwise seems a sharp guy with good credentials.

    go Helen!

    Since Feb 2008 • 87 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Not Helping,

    a control freak who lacks both talent and judgement?

    ahh the days of student radio and a long bitter new right ascendancy..angry Russell

    it seems like the dark ages...those lights aren't getting dim are they??? we got the regular strength bulbs back right??

    just as well there isn't anyone like that running around Tourism these days huh...

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  • OnPoint: Two wallops of wonk, with a…,

    Which is what happens when you invite only rich business-owners to these sorts of things: complete obliviousness to how it looks from the other end.

    The unions were at the conference, too. Out in force, in fact.

    Are we talking about the very public and chummy media focused face of the big unions or are we talking about unionists who are involved in gettting their minimum wage or near it members the best possible deal at every negotiation?

    cos there's a difference.

    I have to agree though, that if you are seeking to prevent job losses it makes sense to invite business people as errr...they will be the ones making the decision about cutbacks.

    Inviting other folk from non-profit making organisations can be useful, if the government is going to subsidise jobs in their sector for the public good.

    Otherwise, give all those folk at the conference prosac in the drinking water, and hope this restores international business confidence....

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  • Field Theory: Cricketucation,

    ok in a bad mood here, but perhaps we should leave the cricket to Emma huh?

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  • Field Theory: They're talking to you,

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  • Field Theory: They're talking to you,

    http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjiNWTxKWs

    cos no -one else has mentioned it...though this is the 1 minute version not the 4 hour one...

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  • OnPoint: Thank you for holding. You are…,

    I have to picture your image of the lady slumped over the bag, and then put that 10 million times over to get the point...

    though I wonder how many were actually at Guangzhou when you arrived. 10 million would be near enough the whole city. China, you can't do it with numbers cause you'll fry your circuits, and words aren't that much better.

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  • OnPoint: Thank you for holding. You are…,

    Hah! I just missed this fun and games last year, when so many got trapped at the train station there by the snow storms.

    Come on Keith, be honest, your story is nothing compared to those who faithfully commute by rail in Auckland. You could have mentioned that Hong Kong was only a 2 hour rail trip back the way you came!

    keep blogging us.

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  • Hard News: Essay Question,

    <poet>
    Alliteration is either. Consonance is specific to consonants (compare and contrast). When it's vowels it's called assonance.

    </poet>

    <crawler>

    just had to amend the self deprication. but this is the important stuff surely...

    </crawler>

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  • Hard News: Essay Question,

    I'm quite late on this but 'compare and contrast' is a nice friendly sentence on an exam paper.

    It has a bit of similarity, as both words are two syllables and start with 'c'. Gives a nice bit of alliteration (though that's vowels only, damn, what) and also a very reassuring symmetry. Symmetry is something we expect and it sets us at ease.

    There are though subtle differences with '..m-pare and ...n-trast' giving a kind of upbeat to the phrase. When you read 'compare' it is like going down to the bottom of a rollercoaster (in voice tone) and 'contrast' is a slingshot off into what is hoped to be a wildly successful exam.

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