Posts by Steve Barnes
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OnPoint: Student Loans are Loans (Duh.), in reply to Bart Janssen,
The science community don’t have an SI unit for brilliance
Now that, surprises me because it is all about measurement, no?
It reminds me why I found “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance” so annoying. It goes on about the qualities of the word quality without accepting that quality is nothing in itself but a measure against known qualities in order to render them as subjective and quantitative metaphors for acceptable truth as most people cant handle truth in a less than abstract context.
(W.Coyote, R. Runner, et al)_ -
Tesla.
A good example of what happens when too many people stand on your shoulders.
You get squashed. -
A Brief History
Landscape architect Frank Boffa established 'Frank Boffa and Associates' in Christchurch in September 1972. The practice grew steadily from a one-man business to today's New Zealand-wide company with offices in Christchurch (1972), Wellington (1976), Auckland (1985) and Tauranga (2000), and a project office in Shanghai (2010).
I wonder if it's shaped like a Penxuin?
Anyroad...
Other highlights of the Boffa Boys include...1984 Motunui Synthetic Fuel Plant, New Plymouth: First large-budget landscape assessment and rehabilitation contract.
1987 Manukau Court, Manukau City: First major urban design project and winner of several design awards.
1989 Millbrook Resort, Queenstown: Master planning for a resort community and golf course development.
1995 Albany to Puhoi Road Realignment, Auckland: Innovative and influential advice for designation of route to minimise ecological damage from future major civil works.
2004 Northern Gateway Alliance: Milestone alliance agreement with project partners to deliver environmental services to the ALBURT B2 motorway construction project.
2005 Auckland City Central Business District Streetscapes and Open Spaces: Work begins on comprehensive upgrade programme.Mmmm, Manukau Court. I just wanna go shopping now.
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you may feel that every MP should ignore their personal judgement and cast a representative vote (what their constituents would want)
I have a problem with this concept. There is a reason that people vote for a particular candidate, because they like what they stand for. So, their personal judgement should be representative of their electorate. You could argue that the electorate votes for the party member rather than the candidate themselves but those are very rarely mutually exclusive.
In the case of list MPs I think they should always vote along party lines as it is the party they are representing and to do otherwise would be completely non-democratic.
As for legislation regarding alcohol being a conscience vote, humbug. There is too much money at stake for morals to be involved. </cynical despondency> -
Too late to edit grrr.
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And if you get to Hamburg I am sure David will relish this Miniatur Wunderland
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Southerly: Liveblog: Moving House (Literally), in reply to BenWilson,
But he looked genuinely moved.
Like a House... boom boom.
I thought the reason the our Gerry took over the whole kaboodle was, expressly, to reduce unnecessary red tape, well that's what we were told. I suppose then ther must be some other reason for Mr. Blownree to be in charge of the pies.
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Interesting Joe, I guess Brownlee needs a professional scapegoat. -
Grrrr
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Not so much howling at the moon, just barking mad…
Seems a culture of violence is being bred at Winz these days.A Winz manager was sacked after she got into a bar fight with a client and accessed confidential records to allegedly threaten her over the phone.
Are they following in the footsteps of
The PaulanatorEunice Matanibukaca said the girls were swearing and yelling and “fighting, punching each other” when Ms Bennett waded in.
“I saw Paula coming. I could just see in her face that she wanted to get to them. She just looked so angry,
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Capture: Howling at the Moon, in reply to Joe Wylie,
A simple solution from a simpler time.
There is no simpler time than the present, time travel is so damned inconvenient.
