Posts by Ben Austin
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Sounds like a classic case of “I would like now to have the additional protections afforded to an employee, therefore I shall claim to have been one”. Perhaps the Legislature could address this issue in a way similar to the recent amendment of the Employment Relations Act? I suggest under urgency
“For the avoidance of doubt, any current or former MP shall be deemed to be an independent contractor”
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Thanks for the update on current research on the convergence between harm prevention and development of suburban shopping zones. Are you aware if the researchers are looking for new fields of research?
If so, might I recommend an examination of whether or not having half a dozen bookies on every high street has helped Austerity Britain more effectively redistribute surplus income between the gaming community and the off shore based gaming industry
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Sad to hear about the Dunedin music buying scene decline. Kind of hard to believe really, given the choice that used to exist even 10 years ago.
Also, from an old Wired story, but still cool - Geo-tagging and tourist photo clusters in London -
Dammit, I got the email but couldn't remember my paypal details at the time (well, I was on a train in Croydon and that is pretty distracting) and now I seem to have missed the first edition boat.
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Islander - it also helped to wear a good thick woollen jersey.
There must have been tens, if not hundreds of thousands of those surplus .303s floating about NZ by the 1980s. I still remember visiting gun shops in Dunedin or Christchurch in the 80s/90s where there would be heaps of them stacked up, of various models from WW1 onwards.
There hasn't been any big hand-in drive or anything, so I presume they must still be about, gradually wearing out with use
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Wait, they made teenagers train with Army surplus .303s? That seems like one of those great ideas that is founded upon a strong desire to save money despite other negative consequences. They would have been much better just to get a load of .22s
I used such a .303 quite a bit growing up and while it was a nice rifle to shoot, it certainly had a rather impressive recoil and I didn't like using it until I was 14-15.
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Equal Opportunity forms in the UK also have a "White Other" option as well as White British
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Paul, speaking of wars that didn't officially end until recently, apparently Japan and Montenegro were at war from 1905 to 2006. They declared war in support of Russia but the Peace Treaty did not include them as a party
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I have found Dickens to be a great travel companion as well, plus he seems to be easily available in second hand book stores even in non English speaking countries, which is useful
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Hoorah! My voting papers arrived while I was out of town. Now to see if I can get them back to NZ in time for the deadline!