Posts by Shep Cheyenne
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A little rant on inflated egos.
Mike Moore now titles himself (well who else would be worthy enough) as:
"I'm a foundation member of a group of "international worthies" established, like so many such groups, to advance the cause of peace, reconciliation and development."
Who
"... spoke once to a sort of Latin American equivalent of the European Parliament and recognised several villains. Then it dawned on me: it was all about political immunity for many of the members."
Then celebrate the South African Peace & Reconciliation Commission success, but follows with:
" I don't have the stomach for this idea. I've spent my life trying to build up international law and institutions."
WTF - have I missed something or is that it?
Bonus - bold type at the bottom records the short term jobshare positions he briefly held.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10508904&pnum=2 -
If you want it as a title you should have to go the whole hog and do the PhD.
.... but it strikes me as a rather pretentious affectation using an academic title outside an academic context.
Good point - Did anyone pick up on "Miss Alice" aka Rob Moodie PhD got in a huff when the Judges wouldn't use the title Dr and the reasoning behind it? -
Advancing Glaciers can be proof of warming, with the melt happening upstream rather than at the face. Same end point of no more glacier, it's just happening a different way.
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I only use titles if it's a little funny, like my mate Mr Mann, said in the style of "you da Man".
All profs & M.D.s are 1st name only.
A running family joke is the link to nobility and disputes as to whether Baron(ess) or Count(ess) are appropriate. The latter is always favoured by some, along with the Kiwi accents omited vowels.
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Family friend is officially "Mr" she has an M.D. and now as a surgeon qualifies for a gender reasignment by proxy.
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I asked my uncle when I was knee high... if he wants me to call him Uncle...? He said I'm not gonna call you nephew..., so don't worry.
Furthermore as a kid I ran around with a few Quakers who had a dislike for any titles.
Then there is the whole Mrs/Ms/Miss (even Mdm now), that got a few nickers in a twist. When I was in customer service roles the newly born again feminists never seemed to hear the option of Ms given to them and were proud to declare their choice of Ms against their perceived patricacle oppressor. -
James fill your boots on Toll
http://www.tollnz.co.nz/index.php?page=EnthusiastsEveryone conceeds the need for Rail but the quibbles are over who should own it.
As for a waste of tax dollars and an inditement on society $1.2Billion in 6 years for what will only achieve literally a waste of time.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10508394
There seriously shouldn't be anyone in prison serving less than 3yrs, as protection for the community and enough time for some work to assist the person to be a more functional member of society.
Anything less should be Home Detention, which is a sh!tload cheaper, and much better for society as a whole.
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Cliff Curtis has to be Bilbo.
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<Thread Jack>
Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2008
Submissions end 5pm tomorrow 8 May.
Policy 20 Surf Breaks of National Significance
Policy 33 Appropriate location, density and design of subdivision...
Policy 39 Walking access as a national priorityTo name but a few that I've made a submission in favour of.
Democracy doesn't just come every 3 yrs, have your say now!