Posts by Hebe
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Rainbow at first light with the stars still shining
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Sunset at home in October.
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What an excellent theme and posts!
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Islander,
I just think they have insulated themselves against all forms of human grief & misery by the
money/power they have & are no longer concerned about any kind of social contract, any kind of looking after 'one's neighbour.'Box-tickers, who can be identified by urging their colleagues to "think outside the square".
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Superegg. (sorry all forgot the picture size thing).
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Capture: Capture One, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Powerful. the way the clouds and the monument-thing intersect.
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Yes. My understanding is that one could be arrested if found in a red-placard building, but green doesn't mean it's safe. Huh?
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Capture: Capture One, in reply to Russell Brown,
re the pink dinosaur: It's the acid, man.
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Scandalous.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6053877/PGC-buildings-safe-tag-questioned
I draw your attention to this bit:
[CCC's Steve] McCarthy said there was debate within the council about the wording of the green placard, which was dictated by the Department of Building and Housing.
The green placard was only based on an external inspection. Building owners were responsible for a more detailed engineering assessment.
"We clearly didn't want to say this building was safe to occupy," McCarthy said.
He accepted some people may have placed undue weight on the green placards.
Some people may have placed undue weight on the green placards! Heads must roll. Lots of them.
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Re the comments about publicity: google it; it's not hard (having to work a little to find a movie gives a taste of everyday life in Christchurch right now). This film is one that will endure, and judging from the number of DVD requests I have read, it will be more like a 10-year wonder than a 10-day one. It's not a Hollywood film, doesn't pretend or aspire to be, and the time constraints on the production were immense. Most of the negatives I have read directly reflect that there was not enough time to put it together much differently and still have the breadth of view.
For me, the film's "thing" is the good side of humanity that shines through: of the people filmed, the director, and everyone that took part; no blackness to be seen. Just people doing their best in an indescribably difficult situation that they are powerless to stop.
