Posts by Robert Fox
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I don't think I've ever read a columnist as willfully and consistently wrong as John Roughan. His shameless dedication to the art of venal, disingenuous, bullshitting really is something to behold.
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I was going to wait for the dust to settle to gather my thoughts and commnent here about may own experiences growing up and living in Thatcher's Britain but Russell Brand has done it far more eloquently than I ever could
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Fran O'Sullivan contended this was solely because of the positive gloss offered by the his chance to respond to the Sandy storm
This is obviously the meme that Fox news and every other wingnut commentator will be pushing if Obama wins handsomely.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Rob Stowell,
I hope so to, but small start ups often rely on cheap end of life cycle rental space. Unfortunately the the Feb 22 quake dealt to most of those type of buildings.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Rob Stowell,
Some people I talk to are fine with it- others hopping mad
And it looks like those who are hopping mad are going to be ignored as nay sayers while the grinding wheels of "progress" roll on. My main fear is that resentment towards these big ticket projects will endure, especially if costs escalate like they have for the Dunedin stadium, and more so if the home repairs programme continues at a snails pace. Just for the record I'm relatively ambivalent about much of which has been planned, exited about some things, less so about others, and on a personal level, I'm more concerned about getting my TC3 home repaired as soon as possible. In the final analysis though, what use is a repaired home in a broken city. Fixing up both shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
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Weather wise you choose a great weekend for you visit Russell, there's nothing like warm sunshine to raise the spirits. I think you've nailed the general ambiance of the Christchurch above. Things seem to finally be happening here and while most in the city are pleased that a future is beginning to pan out there is still general unease about the Hobson's choice presented in the city plan. We all want the facilities and services that a normal functioning modern city requires but the trade off for getting them is proving increasing problematic.
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to Ed Muzik,
If the cricket oval development goes ahead, and I hope it does, you could always free up more recreational space in the park by getting rid of the ridiculous golf course. I think this is going to be a huge issue as Hagley Park is a bit of a sacred cow when any development is proposed. I cant see any harm in improving an existing sporting facility there.
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Latest from the TVNZ website.......http://imgur.com/3QBYN
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An old uni friend of mine had visions of this being played at his funeral while he was stuck in a crevasse and fearing the worst while climbing in the Himalayas.
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As this almost is turning into a Banshees homage here is a "pre-Goth" Siouxsie on the briefly fantastic ATV show Revolver - hosted by the late, great Peter Cook in 1978. The base line in Hong Kong Garden is pure Punk genius.