Posts by Shep Cheyenne
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Mark & Russell - You might want to remove the pport number & my condolenses for the cricket.
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Mark - sorry I can't get into titles. I don't want to start addressing people as Dr etc, but I do appreciate the politeness. Whoops - attracks should read attracts in my earlier comment.
I agree with a bit of what you've said. Democracy doesn't equal freedom and two parties instead of one party isn't a great improvement in democracy.
I don't agree a people should be held responsible for a Govts decisions. The Govt must take responsibility, it comes with the power.
Most peoples recall will differ to one degree or another and be entirely honest and truthful. That they can express it makes us all free.
In NZ 'You' really can make a difference. Manapouri Power scheme is where ordinary Kiwis rallied togeather to save the environment and still generate hydropower.
The issue was Hydropower vs the Environment. The area was to be flooded and much of the beauty lost. A compromise came to keep the lake at the same level with better engineering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manapouri_Power_StationWe really do feel we can effect change.
Yep, we're all well aware of how absurd the post 9/11 laws are. All they really needed to do was ban box cutters on flights. It is very strange they were allowed in the 1st place.
And not all of our media are believed or are honest and we all hold bias even when trying to be objective.
As for the DNA I'm not sure it's that accurate or it may be that we are all very closely related and any difference is purely subjective?
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" it's my humble opinion that any society can only withstand so much anti authority propaganda, before the fabric starts to disseminate"
Mark Taslov - That is a vital part of our democracy. Our Govt serves or changes on the will of the people.
Although in my opinion Govt holds too much power, I do have the chance every 3 yrs to bring it down. In NZ we generally bring Govts down rather than vote better ones in.
This medium we are on is commercial and attracks randoms like myself, the over educated, along with Cabinet Ministers, all communicating in the same forum. Radio NZ is very good, a non-commercial Govt funded media. It does great pod cast so you can listen in Beijing as well.
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"NZ has police shooting dissenters"
Mark you're totally off it here. Raids, arrests, and intimidation of dissenters in NZ has all happened, but not shootings. A half ass apology from NZs top cop Howard Broad was reported today regarding that as well.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10500960
As you have gone on to say it was the mentally ill who often buy the bullet from NZ police & there is a bit of truth in that.
Ms Manderson was the top cop in Christchurch (Canterbury Region) & is now the NZ Police rep in Washington DC dodging the bullets around NZ Army Officers, the FBI, & duty free booze.
She does need elocution leasons though.
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"define India as a western country"
My paternal gene type is centred on western europe with the closest off shoot going to india.
There are some real holes in the genebase - apparently I'm Han Chinese as well.
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"There is no mains electricity on great barrier island. Do's they get a round of applause?"
No, but they have got a dose of the clap - ka da boom
As for Tasha & Shannon driving around to tisk tisk.
I'm rather concerned the fall back position to electrical lighting is candles. Romantic sure, but "by fully lighting the house with candles " it is one hell of a fire risk. -
Earth Hour was fun.
It coincided with a neighbourhood kids 11th Birthday and just to encourage the neighbours they when out onto the street and shouted:
"Earth Hour,
Turn off your Power"Seemed to have worked as well - a few of the lights in the street started to flick off.
A bit of a pity it was over cast night as the car park at Riccarton Mall had the lights on full and these reflected down to glow over Poumatuaringa (Riccarton Bush) - no hope of putting Bats in there. Keeping the car park lights on was a bit odd as the block it off on weekends so the boy racers go somewhere else on Friday & Saturday nights.
They did at least turn off the Westfield neon moon that has been shining in my window for about 5years.
And some other neighbours decided it was a good time to get rid of some fireworks. Not too eco but good fun.
12.8% savings they're saying.
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Steven said "On the subject of Auckland's pessimistically perceived accommodation problems, house boats?"
Not a silly idea.
The marinas only own a right to the posts so as long as you don't tie up to the post its free to drop anchor in the marina.
Free accom at the Vaiduct!
I'm twisting an RMA ruling a bit here. The ruling was that the marina only had to apply for a right for the seabed that the posts took up and not the total area of the marina or water within it.
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Here's something from my hippy roots.
Food Not Lawns: How To Turn Your Yard Into A Garden
http://katipo.net.nz/index.php/cPath/37?osCsid=9c9dfd8266ca278c2ebdb0feadae32f9
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(Thread jack)
How's this for an Inconvenient Truth?
Judge Judy's off to South America - rather than finish the murder trial ... er a murder trial.
By any chance will she be held in contempt of court?