Posts by Hilary Stace
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This article on the economic crisis and democracy in Europe was tweeted by Noami Klein. Asks that same question about why people vote for governments and policies that have already failed them?
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Extraordinary story in the news tonight about Key and his people paying a PR firm $10,000 (of taxpayers' money) to get on the US Letterman show in 2009. They even sent a demo tape. The performance itself was obviously scripted and quite embarrassing. (Incidentally, since then tourism has plummeted).
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I like the coloured shoes, especially the sparkly red ones which remind me of Dorothy's.
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Sending quantum healing energies and wellness spells your way, Emma.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
There's also one in Lambton Quay Wellington, that's often featured on the TV weather, is frequented by tourists and is a lovely place to work in.
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Yes, the secret is waiting a long time for the post to 'take'. I went off to feed the fish and then it worked.
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I'm going to succeed at this
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Great article from the Christchurch Earthquake journal which mentions Arie and Public Address.
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Up Front: P.A. Story, in reply to Emma Hart,
The winkie is in the cauldron of molten chocolate and will emerge as a winkie bar.
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I have a signed copy of Blue Smoke having been lucky enough to go to one of the launches. It's fascinating and detailed but too heavy for bed time reading. What it did require was a lot (like years) of research and writing time and although, I understand, Chris was lucky to get bits and pieces of subsidised research time (through the National Library and a university), to produce this quality of work takes obsessional dedication over a long time, and acceptance of being poor and/or socially isolated for much of that. So a round about way of saying we need lots more funded opportunities for researcher/writers if we want more New Zealand historical material of this quality. (I'm sure people like Jessie Munro and Redmer Yska would agree.) Rant over.
