The Green religionMike Moore writes that a British judge has determined that employees can take their employers to court on the grounds that they were discriminated against because of their views on climate change. The judge ruled that an employee's [...]

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Mangostan Nahrungsergänzung in der Grippezeit

Ich hatte kürzlich einen grippalen Infekt mit einer Bronchitis.Mit ziemlicher Sicherheit war ich etwas zu unvorsichtig beim Sport oder ich hab mir doch ein halbes Schweinegrippe Virus eingefangen.Mit meiner Spezialtherapie aus Mangostan Tee und anderen [...]

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DAWN OF VICTORY concept ship art

Dawn of Victory is a modification in the works for the game Sins of a Solar Empire.Keywords: concept spaceship art for dawn of victory (DoV)a modification in the works for the game sins of a solar empire an interstellar [...]

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So did we need to remove Section 59?A woman who assaulted her three children over a 21 month period with weapons that included a jug cord, tent pole, belt and wooden spoon during various incidents in Napier, Gisborne and Invercargill has been jailed [...]

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Nobody wants to be Labour's leaderPhil Goff' support has halved in the latest ONE News Colmar-Brunton poll. Only 5% like Goff, and that was before the awful speech last week. Shane Jones doesn't want to be Labour's leader yet. National is on 53%, Labour [...]

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Disabled for life for wetting his bedThis story highlights either why some people are not able to be parents, don't deserve to be parents, or should not have so many kids. Or all three. And when "faith healers" tell abusers like this woman to get an [...]

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Goff’s Nationhood speechRather than do an immediate post on Goff’s Nationhood speech, I thought I’d wait rather than attack Goff for a racist speech that Shane Jones vetted before delivery.What Goff appeared to want to do is open up a split within [...]

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Concept ship art by Joseph Martinez

We try to do holidays right... Joseph Martinez. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Keywords: concept spaceship industrial car design art blog 5th term transportation design art center college of design los angeles la california joseph [...]

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Hone Harawira is an "utter irrelevance"Would be interested to see what others think of Gerry Brownlee's views on Hone Harawira: Hone Harawira is an utter irrelevance.... a lowly backbencher of no account whatsoever. Is Harawira an effective MP or is [...]

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Labour will repeal National's ETS: GoffPhil Goff has confirmed that a future Labour government will repeal Nationals Emissions Trading Scheme - just like National confirmed, before the election, that it would repeal Labours Electoral Finance Act. [...]

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Democracy or demoCoskrie?There’s been a few rumours running around about the March for Democracy held during the weekend. A little one was there was only 1000 at the march. The biggest one was that $450,000 was spent on it. As David Farrar notes, spending [...]

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Concept ship art by Frank Hong

Frank's blog and deviantart page.Keywords: concept ships artwork designs by freelance artist frank hong currently majoring in animation at sheridan college specialized in digital painting and other forms of computer gra [...]

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Interesting interview with Shane Jones on the ETS Update And a fantastic speech as well. When is Shane Jones going to be the leader of the Labour Par [...]

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Name suppression: Now Key knows, everyone wants to knowNow that John Key knows the name of the entertainer whose name is suppressed, heaps of people who don’t yet know want to find out. They are using the Internet to do so.John Key has made a mockery [...]

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How to announce new funding without providing new fundingAnn Tolley makes an announcement: $8 million boost for high-performing polytechnicsTertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that 12 polytechnics and institutes of technology are to [...]

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Hone Harawira to stay with Maori PartyThe Maori Party has announced that Hone Harawira is to stay with the Maori Party but be suspended from caucus for a while. I wonder if they`ll use his vote for the ETS legislation.What we have is an MP who wants [...]

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The Māori Party and ETSupdatedIt is well known that the Māori Party has decided to vote for( as opposed to support) the emissions trading scheme, despite Rahui Katene and Hone Harawira being publically opposed to the scheme, [...]

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Of course John Key was curious over high profile entertainerJohn Key was curious. He wanted to know the name of a high profile entertainer that got name suppression. [ If you dont know who he is here's a clue. Key said he asked somebody he knew. Most [...]

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Linux System Hardening Done Professionally

I just took a short look at the measures Google took to harden their Chromium OS. But I must say, I was pretty impressed. It seems to be a very, very secure syst [...]

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Allgemein

Milliarde Menschen sind übergewichtig.Wenn man bedenkt, daß noch mal so viele Menschen durch Hunger und schlechte Lebensbedingungen sich nicht ausreichend ernähren können, machen diese Zahlen sehr nachdenklich.Zurück zu den Übergewichtigen. Wir haben [...]

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We want democracyOn Saturday, several thousand people marched in Auckland, many chanting "we want democracy".This implies we don't have democracy. I`ll be posting on this sometime this week. But for now, consider this: What is the democracy that the [...]

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Maori seats and ETSCould someone explain how the Maori seats are seen by National as special treatment, whereas horsetrading over the Emissions Trading Scheme with the holders of most of the Maori seats in a willingness to disproportionately benefit [...]

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Are blogs "journalism"?As a former journalist, I think I know what journalism is. I have reported on candidates over three elections. I don't consider this blog to be journalism due to the fact that I don't often interview people and report on what they [...]

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The Twilight Saga:The New Moon release on 20 November (Today) 2009.

New Moon is Stephenie Meyer's second book in the Twilight series. According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love.An upcoming film adaptation is tentatively set for release on November 20 (Today), 2009.Kristen Stewart’s [...]

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Robert Pattinson interview with David Letterman

English actor and model Robert Pattinson, who is the best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight Letterman appearance reveals all.Let's face it: you probably don't love Edward Cullen because of [...]

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Eduardo Peña concept ships

CHINO-RINO's blog and cgportfolio. On conceptrobots too! Keywords: digital concept spaceship art by eduardo pena concept artist bogota colom [...]

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Antioxidantien sind Radikalfänger

In einer guten Nahrungsergänzung sind viele Radikalfänger enthalten.So auch im Mangostansaft von Xango mit vielen wirkungsvollen Antioxidantien aus der ganzen Mangostanfrucht ! Diese werden auch Xanthone genannt , die im großen Umfang in der Schale der [...]

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Secret to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections

Health4Media.com - Yet more evidence that all you need is water to vastly improve the effectiveness of the National Health Service. So many patients are left water tantalisingly out of their reach.The trouble is that from [...]

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Mainstream Medicine Catches on to Nutritionists Tools

Probiotics and health - Nutritionists have been using probiotics for many years to great effect (to relieve IBS, and other digestive problems and support the immune system) . Now mainstream medicine are finally catching [...]

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Submitting to Wellington City Council's district plan: The rubbishy treatment ratepayers getAs many know, I live in the Wellington region and the Wellington City Council is making changes to the District Plan, and have been asking for submissions. They [...]

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Adam Wesierski concept spaceship art

dasAdam on deviantart and conceptrobots.Keywords: concept spaceship art design adam wesierski dasadam deviant art portfolio residing in stuttgart germ [...]

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A veto request to be ignoredThe Legislation Advisory Committee has advised Mary Harris, the Clerk of the House to veto Larry Baldock's petition question which aims to bind citizens initiated referenda, because it would contradict the fundamental [...]

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Beenie Man apologises for.. well, nothing reallyBeenie Man is not happy for being withdrawn from the Big Day Out. He has issued this statement:I sincerely made a promise to renounce violence towards others and went ahead to sign the Reggae Compassionate [...]

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Robert Lechl 3D concept ship model

Robert's blog and website.Keywords: modo modeling package concept spaceship design by robert lechl digital artist info blogspot website based on a kow yokoyama model design falke [...]

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Concept ships from James Cameron's AVATAR

Avatar opens December 18th.Keywords: concept spaceship animated stills from canadian american film director producer screenwriter james cameron 3d film avatar terminator titanic battle an [...]

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While I'm busy... List of Ubuntu Blogs

I found an extensive list of ubuntu blo [...]

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Ubuntu 9.10 User Guide

I can very much recommend this extensive guide to Ubuntu 9.10:http://www.johannes-eva.net/index.php?page=2009_10_useful_ubuntu_guide_kar [...]

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I can see Capetown now Bahrain has goneWell, wasn't that a fantastic match last night. I was able to watch it live on the Internet. The last time we qualified for the World Cup, goal-scorer Rory Fallon was not even born and his dad was the assistant [...]

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Biker did not make it home after protesting ACC levy increaseHa, this is funny. Bikers were protesting how it is so unfair that their ACC levies are going up. Guess what one did on the way home?He hit a car, fell off his bike, and got a suspected [...]

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Free speech, gay MP's and and Beenie ManI'd never heard of Beenie Man until this week. Beenie Man is a Jamaican singer who has been invited to the Big Day Out.He is notorious for his lyrics and other statements promoting the killing of gay men and [...]

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TIME looks back over 50 years In 1959, TIME magazine published its first edition for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The magazine looks back and lists the most influential people that shaped the region. The New Zealanders mentioned are: [...]

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Split in the Maori PartyupdatedWIth reference to this, Maori Party bosses decided several days ago to ask Hone Harawira to leave the Maori Party.This is not just about one trip or the occasional swear word. He will be expelled from the Maori Party unless [...]

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Don't blame the anti smacking lawStill to read the report. on the anti-smacking law that MSD chief executive Peter Hughes wrote. He said his department was doing really well and he can find no evidence that parents were subject to "unnecessary state [...]

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Celine Dion's Pregnancy without her Husband

Canadian singer and actress Celine Dion's August pregnancy has ended in a miscarriage. This was their second attempt to become pregnant by artificial insemination.Last March, it was reported that the 41-year-old singer and [...]

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Harawira set to leave the Maori Party?Maori Party president Whatarangi Winiata has proposed embattled Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira leave the Maori Party and become an independent MP..This proposal was made at todays hui. Mainstream media outlets [...]

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MMP preferred to any other electoral system Good news for MMP today, with a UMR poll out today finding 48 percent are in favour of retaining MMP, with 40 percent in favour of changing the system to... well, they weren't sure. The poll also revealed [...]

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Maori Party leader disagrees with Race Relations Commissioner over Harawira e-mailsDuring the week Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres was careful to avoid saying that Hone Harawira's expletive-ridden email was abusive, because to do so would [...]

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World Diabetes Day 14th November

A cure for Diabetes?Take 6 people and reverse their diabetes just through Diet?We live in a crazy world where many people consider Nutritionists to be like witch doctors - our faith in modern medicine is all consuming but [...]

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Tariana Turia breaks her silence over HarawiraMaori Party leader Tariana Turia has finally broken her silence describing Hone Harawira's expletive filled e-mail as "unfortunate" "very distressing". But she has described his behaviour "unacceptable", [...]

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Xango Mangosteen Juice gegen Freie Radikale

Der Mangosteen Juice von Xango kann sehr wirkungsvoll den Kampf gegen schädlichen Freie Radikale aufnehmen da er viele Antioxidantien enthält. Diese befinden sich in großer Anzahl in der Schale der Mangostan und diese wird auch mit zum Xango Mangostan [...]

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The Rise of the Maori Party? Marae has published the results of a poll done by Digipoll between 18 October and 3 November 2009. It is of 1,002 voters of Maori descent – 700 on the Maori roll, and 302 on the General roll. It is an endorsement of the Maori [...]

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Racism is a lawful freedom of expression post has been updatedAccording to the Human Rights Commission [pdf], racism is a lawful freedom of expression under some circumstances, and Hone Harawira was within his rights to be racially offensive, because [...]

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Childrens Health and Nutrition Findings

From the Daily Mail/Mail on SundayExperts agree that what children eat from birth to five years old matters even more than their diet later on in childhood. But many little ones are not getting the nutrition they need to [...]

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Maori Party release statement on HarawiraThe Maori Party has released a statement today, making it clear that it wants this business with Harawira cleared up, with him continuing as a Maori Party MP. A meeting will be held on Thursday and there`ll be [...]

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Another pointless name suppressionThe identity of a top Kiwi entertainer who laughed after trying to force a teenager to perform a sex act will remain secret to protect his career, according to the Dominion Post.It is not a very good secret. The Dominion [...]

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Harawira could quitMaori Party MP Hone Harawira said that he might quit at the next election. However he said he'd like to quit, not over his intemperate language and behaviour, but because National is too close to the Maori Party. Yet he can't stand [...]

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Human Rights legislation on racial disharmonyRacial disharmony61(1) It shall be unlawful for any person—(a) To publish or distribute written matter which is threatening, abusive, or insulting, or to broadcast by means of radio or television words which [...]

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How To Find a Temp Job

How To Find a Temp Job Have you been laid off and not having much luck finding a new permanent job? A Temp Job may be just the solution you're looking for. Working a temp job through a temporary employment agency is pretty similar in most aspects to [...]

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Harawira's e-mailWith reference to this post, this is the e-mail Hone Harawira sent to former Waitangi Tribunal director Buddy Mikaere.From: Hone HarawiraSent: Tuesday, 3 November 2009 10:38 p.m.Subject: FW: Ae Marika - [...]

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Maori Party about to kick Hone's buttThe Maori Party is very concerned that Hone Harawira's behaviour in Europe, and a subsequent email that he sent,are serious breaches of the kaupapa and tikanga of the party.Harawira skipped [...]

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