Posts by Ian Dalziel
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OnPoint: Spending "Cap" is Fiscal Anorexia, in reply to slarty,
Yippie to Yuppie...
In the sixties it was free love and drugs. When they had kids things got more conservative. We saw policies in the 80’s that were all about greed as they moved into their high-earning phase.
sounds like the late Jerry Rubin...
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Hard News: Most Discursive Website, in reply to Ross Mason,
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Hard News: Most Discursive Website, in reply to merc,
Nuts to that...
I read that as Corprolitic converter
How about Copralitic?
Or am I a coupla coconuts shy
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Hard News: Most Discursive Website, in reply to JacksonP,
Coprolitic converter...
Turning old shit into gold since ages ago.
Hang on, surely TradeMe have
that one nailed down already! -
in the beginning...
Public Address Word of the Year discussion
(please try and wait until I actually do that, though!)Happy to wait, but here's an idea for another filter
to put the words through - spotted this on Boing Boing today,
you type in a word and it converts it to Techno beats...
Antidisestablishmentarianism really cooks! -
Capture: Colour is the new black, in reply to JacksonP,
a salt medley...
Salad daze indeed.
is that finely drizzled dig at the Greens?
Tosser!
;- )Great blend...
Musical accompaniment
I foresee the next Capture trend...
...matching pictures with Whiskies!
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OnPoint: Spending "Cap" is Fiscal Anorexia, in reply to Tom Semmens,
Fey, Rich, Rights...
...to enrich the National party's mates by
privatising the attractive bitsI see they also:
...further agree to implement measures to improve the effectiveness of employment placement services for beneficiaries through contracting out such services to private sector and community organisations...
and gee didn't National wage war on our teachers and also get rid of the community night classes that focused on helping people get ahead - now they say:
Underachievement in education often compounds the disadvantages already faced by children in vulnerable, at-risk communities, and can contribute to intergenerational disadvantage, poor health, poverty, joblessness, welfare dependence, criminal offending and social dysfunction. It is one of the reasons for New Zealand’s very high rate of youth unemployment
The fact that high class numbers contribute to underachievement and lack of actual jobs to go to, isn't mentioned either...
Show us the jobs, John!
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Hard News: When A City Falls, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
Vent management...
...the problem with Australia is that it is a) naturally dry and b) geologically inactive, which limits nutrient input. (Volcanoes: crap in the short term, extremely helpful in the long term.)
Careful what you wish for...
:- )
I read that scientists reckon Mount Gambier used to erupt on average every 2,000 years and the last eruption was 5,000 odd years ago...
Here is an interesting overview of Australia's volcanoes, earthquake risks and general topography.
It notes a new hot spot may be forming in Bass Strait.Bad husbandry...
If you want a really good example of what humans can do to an area
as well as the Fertile Crescent the Dust Bowls of North America are another fine illustration.
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Don Johns & Fiscal Dragoons...
National’s coalition agreement with ACT
I trust this "Satan sandwich" was signed in blood!
I dont see a dedicated 'No surprises' clause though...Banks as Regulatory Reform Minister?
- Master of taps and spigots, enlarger of hoops
and fine print, exalted Less-Bettererer of Rules...
the mind boggles.
I foresee Small Businesses becoming smaller
under his wing as well...I love this bit:
For the avoidance of doubt ACT will, in particular, seek reassurance that the $400 million investment by the Crown Water Investment is in the national interest and does not embody significant non-transparent wealth transfer
Doesn't that just say that significant transparent wealth transfers are ok? Look for a Bechtel-type PPP arrangement soon...
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Hard News: The Next Labour Leader, in reply to Isaac Freeman,
...possibly by “unorthodox” you mean something like “comprehensible”?
Speaking of which, how did the 'Zine Fest go on Saturday?
and may I remind readers that there is an excellent exhibition of 8 new Kathryn Madill paintings on at City Art in Disraeli st, Christchurch until December 22.