Posts by Steve Barnes
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Hard News: Reputation and remuneration, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
John Drinnan points to
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And you must have seen this by now…
Nick Smith resigns over ACC fiasco
One down 59 to go.
According to a Herald poll...
Should have been sacked 45%
Right to resign 55%
So, in Herald land type statistics 100% wanted him to go. -
Hard News: Reputation and remuneration, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Former Nelson Mayor and Smith appointee Kerry Marshall on the job “observing” the antics of Chch City Council. Time for a gentle tap on the shoulder.
Hey, I could do that. Gizza Job!
Hat tip to Yosser Hughes. -
Of course, we must be careful what we say about our leaders, look what happened to Clinton, and we don't want that, do we?.
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So what was Winston implying? Are Smith and Pullar closer than has been mentioned so far?.
As for ex National Party Boss and ex Acc minister colluding with Party worker to blackmail the ACC Board, you couldn't make this shit up. -
The use of the words "Reputation" and "celebrity" in the same sentence is a tautology in a conversation about advertising.
In terms of which "Personalities" are acceptable for use in advertising. This used to be a problem when we could trust the News but now all is infotainment and you pays your money and you take your choice, I don't need to be told what I need.
If the Celebrity is our vision of our own integrity, I worry. -
Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to andrew r,
Simple,when I’m in America I eat no ipads and use no meat.
So dad, how do you like the iPad we got you?
*posted from an old ibm desktop* -
I think you will find this sort of thing has Happened Before
There is a general myth that has grown up around Marco Polo, mainly well-intentioned attempts to inspire children to study, that Marco introduced such things as spaghetti, noodles and ice cream to China and the West. There is no truth to any of these claims and indeed Marco never cites them in his book
Even down to the satire, "O’Neill’s ‘Marco Millions’ is still on the money"
“Marco Millions,” a poetic, floridly written satire of the 13th century Asian travels of Italian explorer Marco Polo, is one of Eugene O’Neill’s lesser known, misunderstood, and perhaps most controversial plays. It was originally produced on Broadway in 1928 with lavish costumes and a cast of 19, including the legendary Alfred Lunt.
But yes, there are monsters in them thar hills.
Theatrical historians have contended that “Marco Millions” was O’Neill’s irreverent reaction to America’s post-World War I prosperity and sense of global domination, but if anything, this is a story about Marco Polo’s misguided sensibilities in regions of the world he never quite understood.
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Hard News: A storm in any port, in reply to Kumara Republic,
It would also set a precedent for other workplaces,
Which is what the bastards want.
Why can't we be more like CanadiaIn Canadian labour law, the Rand formula (also referred to as automatic check-off) is a workplace situation where the payment of trade union dues is mandatory regardless of the worker's union status.
That would make it tough to stomp on the Union.
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Here's a handy tool
Converts youtubes to mp3