Posts by Sacha
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Steve, I'm sure it adds up just fine if you are one of the big business beneficiaries of the bailout.
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always go MasterCard
Do explain..
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That's uncanny timing.
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As roflnui it's a bridge between net and maori cultures. As rofflenui it also bridges into pre-net english. I guess we'll have to see how it gets used to figure out what seems right, but I suspect as a modern word there won't be any hard and fast rules - or even one spelling.
Now, about those other words... -
And thanks to my lack of classical education, I didn't even get the reference. You guys need to suggest some other words before the voting..
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It’s libertarians who are dogmatic about the “free market”.
Yeah, I've always found that strange.
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It's an interesting job all right when looming parlaympics are an occupational hazard.. :)
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Thanks, Tanya. I think we would agree about many things. We all have a part to play (and mine for my sins includes policy, statisitics and suchlike).
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Mayhaps "dag" withered along with our great national flock..
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However we acquired our disabilities we have empathy and an understanding of a wide range of issues
Tanya, it is not how you became disabled that in itself affects your level of understanding or empathy (although it's relevant for sure, and especially how old you were at the time). It is more about the huge impact on your day-to-day life of the resulting difference in access to income, support services, housing modifications, vehicles and suchlike. When your energy is tied up battling to get basic income, help getting out of bed, transport and a place to live, then there's not a lot left over for aspirational stuff. Most Kiwis just do not know that ACC funding is up to ten times more for the same level of need, and I thank Attitude for doing stories on Melanie Trevethick's campaign about that for instance.
I believe that your team is getting to grips with that issue, and I particularly liked the way Grant built it into those pre-election interviews with politicians.
There are many other issues but that's the type of broader angle I'm talking about - what disability means at a level beyond the individual. Thinking of the crowd, the funders and the equipment suppliers as well as the athlete, if you will.
I applaud your awards as a step towards a bigger change.
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