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Written by Dolores Kazanjian O'Brien Friday, 24 July 2009 00:00
Nassau County Legislator Wayne Wink introduced Harrington, who demonstrated the Attorney General's website: www.sunlightny.com. In his introduction on the site, which began about one year ago, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo quoted James Madison, "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
Harrington pointed out how the website, which is labeled "a public integrity initiative," can be used to search for bills, member items, lobbyists, state contracts, state corporations, elected officials, campaign financing and much more. Searches can be done in a variety of ways, for example, by bill number, legislator's name, through maps, by keyword(s), and so forth. The site's designers have made it as easy as possible to find what one is looking for. There is even a video called "State Government 101" that enables the user to better understand the context of the data on the site. Harrington said, "This is our attempt to make government more open." He added that they want feedback from users.
Ruggiero described the comptroller's open government website, called Open Book New York: www.openbooknewyork.com. (Note that you can also link to Open Book New York through the Comptroller's main website: www.osc.state.ny.us.) The Open Book website provides three powerful search tools: "Search local government data," which allows taxpayers to access up to 11 years of financial information for more than 3,100 local governments; "Search State Contracts," which provides the ability, in real time, to examine who is doing business with the state; and "State Agency Spending Search," which covers all the major spending categories in the specific or the aggregate. Each of these tools is versatile, allowing the user to search in a variety of ways on different fields.
Ruggiero commented that, regrettably, the authorities are shielded from the open government laws. He called them the "shadow government." He also mentioned that the comptroller's office plans to add a "seamless tracking" component, allowing the user to track what projects are being done and to see the money as it is being spent. He summed up by saying, "We want New Yorkers to get involved and we encourage you all to do so."
There was some discussion among the LWV members, both in plenary and privately among themselves, about the chaos in Albany and what course of action, if any, might be appropriate. Ruggiero pointed out that the actions of the New York State Legislature have cost county and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars. He added, "We have a real constitutional crisis going on. The succession [to Governor] is unclear."
At the business meeting, the LWV elected the following slate of officers for 2009-10: President, Jane Thomas; First Vice President Amy Bass; Second Vice President Judy Tomkin, Secretary Marie Bellon; and Treasurer Judy Harnick. Also selected were directors and committee chairs.


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Strength in numbers
Even when you have the love and support of friends and family, you may sometimes find that it helps to talk with others who truly understand how you feel. A support group for people who have cancer can teach you how to cope with feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, sorrow or anger. Many groups are run by facilitators who may be healthcare professionals or cancer survivors. Or you may feel more comfortable taking part in an online support group of cancer survivors. Ask your doctor, nurse or social worker to help you find a support group or try some of these online resources:
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, your treatment will likely be guided by a number of experts, including doctors, nurses, dieticians, therapists and others. This team approach gives you access to several specialists' knowledge and experience from a variety of disciplines. Here's a look at your team members and the roles they play in your care:
Your team will likely be headed and managed by one oncologist to coordinate your medical care; monitor and evaluate tests, exams and treatments performed by other specialists; assess your cancer's response; and collaborate with your other healthcare providers.
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The sport pilot purchased the airplane a month prior to the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane takeoff. They reported that just after liftoff, the nose of the airplane went straight up and the airplane climbed to an altitude of 100 to 200 feet above the runway. One witness stated the airplane was in a 90-degree nose up attitude. They stated the airplane then drifted to the left and stalled. The witnesses reported the pilot made no visible attempt to recover from the stall. The airplane impacted the terrain off the left side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage estabilshed engine and flight control continuity. The pilot contacted the aircraft builder shortly before the accident stating that he did not like the digital instruments that were installed in the airplane. The pilot discussed installing airspeed and altimeter gauges. Inspection of the airplane revealed that airspeed and altimeter gauges had been installed in the airplane. The altimeter was installed, but had not been connected to the static port. The line connection on the back of the altimeter was capped with a plastic plug. The airspeed indicator was connected to the static port only. The instrument panel cutouts were found in the pilot's hangar. The pilot's logbook showed he had 155 hours of ultralight flight time and 42 hours of flight time in light sport airplanes. The logbook showed he had a total of 1.5 hours of flight time in the accident airplane.
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Public Invited to Union County Art Exhibit
UNION, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will recognize local artists and present awards at a reception on Wednesday, May 16, for the Sixth Annual Exhibit and Contest for County of Union Employees and Their Relatives. The reception and awards ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Gas Company, Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Avenue in Union Township.
"Everyone has some artistic ability, but we don't always have a way to show our work," said Freeholder Chairwoman Bette Jane Kowalski, liaison to the Union County Cultural and Heritage Programs Advisory Board. "We thank Elizabethtown Gas for hosting the reception and providing gallery space for Union County employees and their families to display their talent."
Presented in partnership with the National Arts Program®, the exhibit offers County of Union employees and their families an opportunity to display their art work. The exhibit will be open weekdays from May 16 to June 11, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"The Freeholders share the goal of the National Arts Program® to reach as many people as possible of all ages, offering them a chance to show their creations," said Freeholder Vice Chairman Angel G. Estrada. "We invite the public to view this exceptional artwork."
Three prominent artists and arts professionals are judging the show: Frank Falotico, Peter Lester and Joan Pamboukes.
Frank Falotico is the Director of the duCret School of Art in Plainfield. Mr. Falotico has a B.A. in Fine Art from Monmouth College, is a graduate of the duCret School of Art and studied at the Art Students League in New York. He has exhibited his paintings in numerous shows in New Jersey and New York including the Swain Galleries in Plainfield, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Rutgers University, and the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
Peter Lester attended The Camberwell School of Art and Heatherly School of Fine Arts in London and the School of Visual Arts in New York. At the Children's Television Workshop he was a Digital Artist, Art Director, and Director of Art and Animation. Peter's sculpture has been exhibited at the Dianna Burke Gallery in New York and published in the Christopher Street Cookbook. Among his clients are: Hooked on Phonics, The Karsten Foundation, Scholastic, Byron Priece, National Geographic, and Digital Tape and Ink. Peter also teaches at The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit.
Joan Pamboukes received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and her MFA at New Jersey City University. Her photography has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions at venues such as the New Jersey City Museum and Hunter College Times Square Gallery in New York. Ms. Pamboukes was the project manager for the digital art fair DiVA Streets Manhattan in 2006 and was photo editor of By Definition: Language as Art by Maya Lin and Tan Lin. She teaches photography at Long Island University in Brooklyn and at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit.
The National Arts Program® currently runs 74 programs, encompassing more than 400 cities in 40 states nationwide and was conceived by Leonard E.B. Andrews, an art collector, publisher, business executive and journalist, "for the encouragement and development of artistic expression." The aim of the National Arts Program® is to provide an uninhibited opportunity for people to present their talent, at whatever level, in a free, public exhibition. The National Arts Program® is sponsored by The National Arts Program Foundation of Malvern, Pennsylvania. To learn more about the program, visit www.nationalartsprogram.org.
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|Through a series of interviews, the origins and subsequent activities of the Duke Endowment are set forth, with particular focus on the personality and career of the fonder. Associates of James B. Duke (1857-1925) and persons active in his manifold interest provide personal reminiscences, anecdotes, and comments on the Duke family, the career of Duke, the development of the Duke Power Company and various other business ventures designed to advance the Piedmont Region of North Carolina, his early interests in southern education, in particular Trinity College (now Duke University), and developments since his death.
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Before I Guide You . . . (Pt. 4)
Over the last few days we have explored several questions we should ask and answer to position ourselves to receive guidance from God, specifically in areas that are not specifically addressed in Scripture (Where I should live, who I should marry, where should I work or attend school). I hope the first, second and third questions were helpful to you as you seek guidance from our heavenly Father. Here is a fourth and final question that I think is vital if we are going to receive guidance from our heavenly Father:
4. Is God's will for my life more important than my will for my life? Matthew 26:39-42
Often we go to God for guidance, but when we get an answer we don't like, we sometimes go for a second opinion or we keep asking, thinking that God will give us an answer that we like. Or, we go in asking God for guidance, hoping he will bless what we have already decided. If we are to receive direction from God, we have to resolve that his will is more important than ours, and we will do what he says.
So, as we pray about where we should live, who we should marry, where we should go to school, and how many kids to have, I believe God answers our prayers for guidance in at least four ways:
1. No way! Your request is not in God's will (Matthew 26-36-39)
2. Slow Your Roll! Your request is not God's will at this time. (John 11:3, 6, 14-15, 43-44)
3. Grow Up! Your motives and spiritual condition are wrong (James 4:3)
4. Go Ahead! Your request, timing and spiritual condition are right (Acts 12:5-7, 12-17)
"God, our eyes are on you. We don't know what to do and where to go. All we know is we will keep our eyes on you through a demonstration of desperation."
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Hoosiers can now handle some BMV issues on the go, as the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles launches a new mobile app.
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"From July onwards we will launch a succession of Wii U titles and we will promote these extensively until the end of the year," Shelly Pearce, the PR director at Nintendo UK, told CVG.
This is all just speculation from sources that come from unknown places, but the noticable lack of Wii U releases since launch can be explained by this strategy. After all, why risk mediocre reviews tied to long load times when a patch that will fix them (along with other issues) is just around the corner?
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The first twelve paragraphs are about David Cage. AKA David De Gruttola. AKA Composer-turned-game designer. AKA Founder of French developer Quantic Dream, responsible for excellent implementation of David Bowie (see: Omikron) and poor implementation of twist endings (see: all other games). AKA second only to Peter Molyneux in being a recognizable game designer that internet commenters love to hate.
Tonight, David Cage has something to say about emotions, but doesn't he always?
The setting, however, couldn't be more different: Cage is on stage at the SVA Theater in New York, sharing the spotlight with other actors, film directors, and famous personalities known mostly for being famous who are all in town for the Tribeca Film Festival.
And they have chosen to be here. At a videogame demo -- or, as the man who was standing behind me in line explained to his friend: "An interactive entertainment preview." It's like CD-ROM adventure game box descriptions all over again.
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Pronunciation: /məˈlɪbdeɪt /
Definition of molybdate in English:
A salt in which the anion contains both molybdenum and oxygen, especially one of the anion MoO42−.
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- Ammonium molybdate was added to all reactions to inhibit activity from non-specific phosphatases.
- The ready restoration of biosynthesis by removal of tungstate suggests that the molybdate is weakly held by the enzyme and that xanthoxal is its substrate.
- It is noteworthy that the values obtained for the wild type in cells grown in the presence of molybdate are lower for nitrate reductase and nicotinate hydroxylase.
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States go their own way on immigration, even with long shot bills.
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New York Governor Drops Prison Education Plan
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New York will be the largest prison system in the country to end the practice for youth inmates.
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The act is meant to ensure equal pay provisions, standards around sexual harassment, and protections for survivors of domestic violence.
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Why the election of Bill de Blasio as the next mayor of New York is good news for economic progressives nationwide.
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From "pattern matching" to geek aversion, racial inequity is still coded into the new economy.
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The murder of a black gay man in New York City's iconic gay neighborhood has rattled the city's LGBT community.
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The testimony of a New York state senator in landmark trial reveals the commissioner's stop-and-frisk intentions.
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Maryland and National Park Service officials cut the ribbon on a new historic trail celebrating the American victory over the Brits and the drafting of the national anthem after the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
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Sweetlife: Identity, authenticity and pop music
In its fourth year, the Sweetlife Festival continues to try to combine the green-capitalist mission of the DC restaurant chain Sweetgreen with a smörgåsbord of critical indie darlings to, according to Sweetgreen's press release, "create experiences that exceed expectations, where passion and purpose come together, [leaving] people better off than when we found them."
Although the performances at Sweetlife were undoubtedly a huge hit, and the sporadic heavy rain and subsequent mud did little to put a damper on people's willingness to raise their hands in their air as if they just didn't care, I somehow doubt there was anything anyone could do to make a crowd of college kids dropping between $75 and $150 a ticket in Columbia, MD any better off.
Sweetlife's organizers deserve praise for how accurately the festival's performers general concern with doing pop the 'right way' reflected Sweetgreen's own attempts to correct the traditional model of the fast food restaurant– and of the music festival for that matter. Sweetlife purchased carbon offsets, provided compost bins, and even put solar panels on the top of the main stage at Merriweather (although, in fairness, I couldn't see the top of the pavilion to check for panels).
After parking, walking for twenty minutes in precisely the wrong direction, walking back to the appropriate entrance, cursing Merriweather's signage/lack thereof, realizing this entrance wasn't the right entrance either, we finally managed to miss the entirety of Lindsey Stirling's set. We were informed she wailed on the violin, but it was too late and all of my Charlie Daniels jokes went into the dustbin of history.
Solange (seen here during her set) followed with a set that relied heavily on her magnificent 2012 EP True. Early on, the sound was plagued with bursts of feedback and mic issues for backing vocalists, which disturbed Solange's smooth synth-laden R&B, but she was able persevere and by the time she got around to sleeper 'hit' "Losing You," the crowd was more than ready to respond to her request that we go "apeshit."
Solange's choice to insert both Selena and Dirty Projectors covers to round out her set seemed to reveal the space she is trying to stake out for herself since leaving Geffen/Interscope in 2009. She is still invested in pop music, but she seems to be embracing her independence as a chance to explore a more idiosyncratic take on R&B. Like her recent tweets about sexism in pop which revolve around the idea of what is her's in her music, these disparate covers inform Solange's audience of who she is.
Taking some sort of precognitive inspiration from the day's cardio-enthusiasts Passion Pit, we took a walk around the grounds. From the lawn, Gary Clark Jr.'s Hendrix and Cream-esque guitar heroics sounded both competent and pleasing, but getting a National Bohemian beer for $5 was far more rewarding. Looking on from the line for the men's restroom, Columbus, Ohio's twenty | one | pilots earned an enthusiastic reception on the festival's second stage — however, their indietronica/raprock is decidedly not my thing.
Returning to the mainstage in time for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I was struck by how the band must be the best live group from the early 2000s garage revival. "Maps" demanded an earnest singalong and the crowd happily complied, "Zero" inspired some of the most vigorous dancing of the day, and even their latest album's title track, "Mosquito," received a warm reception. Karen O remains a great tormentor in pop performance, brighter than anything else on the stage in her bile yellow sequins and knee high socks, she still utilizes sweetness and anger in unpredictable ways to captivate the audience. The tension between pop sweetness and malevolence all came to a head [hurr hurr] with "Heads Will Roll," a truly excellent Yeah Yeah Yeahs concoction either about the Reign of Terror or doing a lot of E. Regardless, the garish sequins, the delicate imbalance between noise and melody, and the shifting moods throughout the band's entire performance made for something that tried to embrace both the expectations of the festival and the band's more incendiary early performances. However, I couldn't tell if Karen O spat on anyone.
Retiring again to the line outside the men's restroom, I was struck with how excited college bros in American flag basketball shorts were for Kendrick Lamar. Onstage Kendrick Lamar seemed primed to deliver. He paced back and forth across the stage sluicing lyrics with aplomb. The laptop DJ accompaniment left little in the way of visual spectacle and although Lamar's focused delivery left much of the audience captivated it did nothing to stave off our hunger, so we left to get some food. His performance went well with falafel.
With the rain falling hard and our footwear caked in mud, we returned to the pavilion for Passion Pit. They started with what seemed to be an attempt at approximating the beginning of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name." It then turned into the sort of indie pop that causes a friend to inquire, "How is this band not fun.?" The Taco Bell inspired jazzercise of "Take A Walk" created such a furor in the crowd that it has certainly solidified its position as the lead off track for the future comp "Jock Jams for People Bad At Sports" coming out on Arts & Crafts in 2025. It must be said that frontman Michael Angelakos' work ethic on stage was impressive, and his effort to satisfy a crowd who seemed to adore his work was genuinely admirable. It was almost as if through his effort, Angelakos' hoped to justify the sins of his pop instincts and maximalist compositions.
Despite a return of the microphone problems that plagued the beginning of Solange's set, Phoenix were by far the most impressive act of the festival. In an hour and a half they managed to seamlessly work in Daft Punk-styled instrumentals, lullabies, funk, disco, punk, pop, rock, and probably some classical quotations or whatever French thing I probably missed. Their set was appropriately heavy on their latest album Bankrupt! and 2009's breakthrough Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, with that album's "1901" in contention for the most arduous reception of the evening. Although Phoenix eschews the usual rockist reliance on narrative lyricism and "songwriting," their imagery is often evocative of a discomfort with the trappings of rock stardom and capitalist excess that you might find in more traditional rock-oriented groups. While Phoenix's sonic avoidance of rock cliche didn't prevent singer Thomas Mars from both crowd surfing and smashing his faulty microphone, it did mean that before Phoenix came on, the banner exhorting Sweetlife came down, and that their set featured the hilariously incongruous graphic of raining dollar bills, not to mention the implication of calling an album Bankrupt! in this economy.
The conflict implicit in Phoenix's use of tension and release, and their current ambivalent pop stardom after nearly 15 years of producing music, leave Phoenix as the most compelling, and perhaps most flattering iteration of what Sweetlife is supposed to be about in the first place. Is it possible to make a music festival so self-aware and self-correcting that it is not a burden? Can artists check the forms they choose to work in enough to have it all the ways they desire, or are forms and systems things we've locked meaning into? In retrospect does it seem like Phoenix have spent 15 years perfecting a specific idea, or circling around what has become a popular "solution" for their conflicting impulses? If we reject popular success as the value in a consumerist and industrial culture, where are we to find meaning in consumerist art after it is Green? Did I sit, stuck in a parking lot for 45 minutes after the festival with cars running all around me? Yes.


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General Debate 23 November 2007November 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 am by David Farrar
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Topic proposal: What has been the worst political decision in New Zealand recent political history (lets leave the Waitara purchase aside)?
There has been a lot of talk about how good Australian tax rates are compared to New Zealand. This is unarguable, but the analysis often leaves out some important factors.
The first is that Australians pay a flat tax of 1.5% to Medicare but the 2nd and more important one is that Australians pay 17% of their wages into compulsory superannuation schemes.
So someone on a wage of 20 000 dollars in New Zealand pays 19% tax, while in Australia their wages are deducted by 18.5% into compulsory social insurance schemes.
So gradually retirees are moving off dependence on the taxpayer and equally the Australian government has no need to have the equivalent on the Cullen super fund.
What would New Zealand's tax system be like today if we had a similiar scheme running since 1975?
So my nomination for worst political decision ever, the one that has the greatest and most deleterious impact on our present economy is National's Dancing Cossacks and the abolition of the Roger Douglas compulsory superannuation scheme of 1975.
Any defenders of that decision or any alternative nominations?
I agree. The impact of the scheme on NZ's economy, the state of social development and overall level of economic and social security was an opportunity lost.
However like all decisions in politics Muldoon was playing to his constituency who could not see any benfit for them so the offer of a very attractive super scheme right then for them was an instant vote grabber.
An average wage scheme at age 60. Wow. Overseas travel by the 60 pluses has never been so great.
Quite a bit of what Muldoon did could qualify.
I rate legislating out the option to renew the privately managed prison contract as pretty bad. It was a lose-lose decision and may have legislated away the one chance we had to reform the public prison service which is appallingly corrupt.
The justice system is appallingly dysfunctional . It's pretty bad when crown prosecution refuse to act on evidence which was imperative to a fair trial of a father I've been assisting. The morning of the trial ( Monday last ) in Timaru after the jury was sworn the judge had no option but to declare a mistrial . I said to the hateful Ashburton demon Sarah dyke – get a new job lady as you are a hated and bent pig . She went red in the face and the judge went that will be enough Mr B . I walked out laughing at the stunned fools . Nothing in the paper about the huge bulls up from the crown . You know what the dyke demon said in a catty voice ; " I don't care . " About sums up the attitude of the cops in kiwiland . Rotten bastards are dangerous dumb wits !!
D4J – and how do you think an outburst like that helped with the case you were 'assisting' ? With friends like that in court who needs enemies.
Meanwhile a Friday Funny (at least, if it's not happening to you):
Gordon Brown has been dragged into the centre of the lost personal data crisis after it emerged that ministers ignored a series of warnings that security procedures in Government departments urgently needed to be reviewed.
During his time as Chancellor, the Treasury and other departments were told repeatedly that slack practices among officials created a serious risk of confidential information falling into the wrong hands.
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He was also said to have misled MPs over the reason he delayed announcing the loss of the child benefit records for 10 days.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/21/ncustoms421.xml
My nominations for worst ever political decisions are Cullens nationalising private accident insurance for ideaologiclay driven interests. Fuck… what a trail of descruction that left.
And the extremly odeous Waitakere Ranges Protection bill. More ideaologicaly driven shit. If you like something someone owns… steal it on behalf of the state and if anyone objects ban the meetings of those opposed.
The spell checked version.. ah-hemm
My nominations for worst ever political decisions are Cullens nationalizing private accident insurance for ideological driven interests. Fuck… what a trail of destruction that left.
And the extremely odious Waitakere Ranges Protection bill. More ideologically driven shit. If you like something someone owns… steal it on behalf of the state and if anyone objects ban the meetings of those opposed.
great cartoon from the herald.
The latest revelation from the Education Ministry confirms that Madeline Satchell has been essentially blacklisted by the elements in the Public Service more concerned about enhancing their relationships with Labour than protecting the supposed neutrality of their profession.
The day of reckoning is fast approaching …. less than 340 days and counting. Good Public Servants have nothing to fear but others ….Prebble/Logan et seq ??????????
Anyone read Chris Trotter's latest diatribe on why it is evil to be "rich"?
Re the EFB and all the diatribes from the left about the Exclusive Brethren I have a question.
Can anyone show conclusive proof (ie. voting or other data etc) that anything the EB's did at the last election actually benefited the National Party at the 2005 elections and convinced voters to actually for the Nats?
Anything other than hard facts isn't a good enough answer.
oops missed a word, should have said:
"and convinced voters to actually VOTE for the Nats?"
There's so many billions of dollars stolen from the productive and wasted on buying the votes of the unproductive, and on political favouritism and cronyism and corruption, its hardly worth making any comment on such a paltry amount, however, after reading the article on Stuff this morning, it just struck me that of all the money wasted, not much would be more pointlessly and fruitlessly spent than the $19000 allowance to Helen Klark for "clothes and grooming".
I mean, evidence of socialist mismanagement and waste is everywhere, but every time you see Helen Klark in public, you have to wince at how horrible she looks. Forget the face, its a lost cause, but the clothes?? Where the damn hell is the $19,000 going? To some sad arsed commie fashion 'guru' who learned her trade dressing Mao Ze Dong? Christ, my old grannie could do better with $40 spent at the Salvation Army store.
And another thing- In the same article, it points out that MPs now get an allowance for "koha" ( a euphemism for bribe money). What a bunch of damn arrogant criminals we have in parliament. Just how low is this country going to sink before reality puts the brakes on?
FFS, it never ceases to amaze me what NZers will tolerate. I'd like to see the returns relating to the expenditure of this damn "koha". I wonder how many racist socialist cronyist loser parasite palms are being greased with my hard earned dosh by these crooks cronyists and frauds who call themselves politicians. What a friggin basket case outfit. Un fucken believable.
Lindsay, Labour needed an 'enemy' to whip up fear, uncertainty and doubt in the mind of the swinging voter. it's an old socialist trick (redbaiter can cite chapter and verse of the appropriate manual…). old as the tirck is, it still worked as the 'fear of EBs' drove voters to Labour
… forget the face, its a lost cause
lol but disagree. photoshop works miracles.
(redbaiter can cite chapter and verse of the appropriate manual…)
Election Rigging Manual, by Joe Stalin. (Alternative title, its not who collects the votes, its who counts the votes) Chapter 4. "What to do when the stolen money runs low and you're still losing" Paragraph 4- "Don't ever talk about how great is socialism" Line 23- Look for a smear- must involves charges of lying that cannot be rebutted and also preferably involve colluding with religious zealots. (This is a strategy that goes down well with our progressive media plants)
Quite frankly, I'm surprised it's only $19,000.
I know you're right but I'd really like some of the resident lefties to front with some facts for a change.
Also re the EFB, Annette King has been moaning about the questions in the House that Bill English has been asking about the EFB clauses. She thinks that he goes into too much of detail about what clauses mean. But isn't that what the opposition is for, to challenge and ask questions like English has been asking?
"Quite a bit of what Muldoon did could qualify."
I always ponder on how this country would be now if Robs 'think big' had progressed and we were virtually self sustaining energy wise.
This was the big idea anyway. Labour scuttled it as soon as they got in.
Possibly, if Robs iniative was as true as the day is long, the most criminal political act to be perpetrated in this country.
That is, if 'think big' was as good as we were lead to believe.
English and Finlayson have really done their homework on the EFB, and that has been their strategy to attack the Bill IMHO – as the old saying goes "the devil is in the detail" – and by asking multiple questions on the detail of the EFB, they have managed to expose just how much devil there is.
Lindsay Addie said "krazykiwi,
I know you're right but I'd really like some of the resident lefties to front with some facts for a change."
And so say all of us Lindsay – but patience of that magnitude is not a virtue I've been blessed with!
"What a friggin basket case outfit. Un fucken believable."
Loud hailers Red
Get them while you can !!
"…Australians pay a flat tax of 1.5% to Medicare "
And many New Zealanders pay more than that for medical insurance, to reduce their own reliance on our Third World health system.
Newstalk ZB quotes Finlayson in Parliament yesterday re: Labours disrespect of submitters to the Select Committee.
"Mr Benson-Pope didn't take the evidence of one witness, and told him to go and join the Exclusive Brethren."
This is a committee of Parliament soberly condidering a proposed law of a constitutional nature, and a member of that committee seeks to intimidate a submitter by linking him with a group his government has successfully cowered into silence by the use of "hate speech"
I leave it to D4J to explain how decent NZers feel about that!
"Quite frankly, I'm surprised it's only $19,000."
Well, overall its the tip of the iceberg. This bunch of damn crooks and thieves is getting royally paid to inflict all the pain and suffering upon us, and it mystifies me that this is so seeing this is meant to be a democracy, and they're only there doing what they do BECAUSE NZERS VOTED FOR THEM.
The most unbelievable rort is the superannuation scheme. The bunch of boozing freeloading snoozing stealing regulating interfering moralizing thieves and losers are guaranteed $2.50 for every dollar they put in. What a fucken lark. .. but NZers keep voting for it..
Then there's the $460 a week accommodation allowance.
Meanwhile, top executives in that disgracefully partisan and cronyist entity totally polluted by socialist politics laughingly called the "Public Service" are raking in half a million a year.
..and Nzers keep voting for it..
This place reminds me of Russia, where decades after Stalin's passing, there's still lots of little old Soviet numbskulls running around lamenting the murdering totalitarian scum's departure.
Mind you, when one reads the mindless slavish devotion to Klark that comes from the Labour propaganda team that stink up this forum, its not hard to understand how they get that way.
I'm pretty sure that Australians don't pay 17% of their income to super. 9% is the norm. Are you talking about payroll taxes (which aren't really social security to me, they're just another state tax).
My friend Andrew has sent the following e-mail to John Key – I'll post the response on my own blog when he forwards it – good challenge to JK though!
"Hi John,
I marched in Wellington today. Good event despite Labours youthful attack drones!
I have a question for you. I understand that a National government would repeal the EFB. This is good.
Can you tell me if you would commit to pardon and strike from the record any convictions brought under the EFB ?
The assumption here is that such a pardon would only be applied to offences in respect of the newly introduced, draconian offences.
Keen to hear from you.
#5 Andrew on 2007-11-21 18:59 (Reply)"
"Get them while you can !!"
Are you talking about the latest MP pay rise ? Panty slut boy will be able to book in for more whippings from hairy arm -pitted bush pigs ! Merry Christmas Miss Hinomoo . As far as hate speech goes – guilty sir , blog attack Ch Ch Press March , PM and Children's Com complaints to Helen's gals in the police. No arrest YET ?? And, to that backwards twitter that asked how my WINZ referred distressed dad went with multiple representative charges in Court, well lets say the feminazi bitch cop that destroyed is life , oops sorry Ms Dyke will be sacked by Christmas . Please Sandra , hows the senator in Washington darling ??? Stop laughing Egg O"Connor . Justice is coming Howard and Rob !!
Can I expect to be arrested under the smelly anti freedom of speech bill ? I will go down fighting . News flash on lickspittle liarbour TV – d4j arrested today on specific orders from Auntie Smellon and her twisted witches and is proud to be celled up as NZ's first political prisoner .
Welcome sir , come in and join the delights of this communist Helengrad !!
Roger Nome: This might be of interest to you. I think.
"Welcome sir , come in and join the delights of this communist Helengrad !!"
Tone it down a bit D4J. You'll give your devoted fan club, those small minded cowards cheats liars and assorted left wing scum over at KBB an apoplectic fit…
Redbaiter ; I wish my devoted fan club could come fishing with me and the lads one day , baecuse my cray pots need putrid lures to attract the big bastards . Every crackpot has a name – eh Tane . The gnomer pot seems to fill of holes for some strange reason ?
D4J: and is proud to be celled up as NZ's first political prisoner
You might have to fight that chap that got nailed for Sedition for that right.
Oh yes forgot about that Pascal . It is unbelievable that the public servants that work under this present government are all to scared to speak out against widespread corruption .The bureaucracy has been well and truly politicized by Helen's mob !! Money over consciences !!The tragedy of all his government nonsense is the enormous damage to the self esteem levels of many bewildered citizens who are just simply saying enough is enough – thats it am going across the ditch, stuff the liberal breakdown family brigade !! The socialists in New Zealand are into the fractured family lifesytle, as it pays well for the judges and pollies . Talk about a country in dire straights . What a disgrace to the word integrity , kiwi socialism is endorsed by slime balls who suck !!!
IV2 – I think Key should go further and retrospectively repeal the bill thus giving the prosecutors a headache and sending a clear message to the electors that a vote for National will effectively allow civil disobedience. I'm not sure you will get a reply however as Key appears not to have realised that Nationals fortunes changed after Brash's Orewa speech made it clear there was a difference.
On another subject, this just announced on Newstalk ZB:
Police have laid 15 counts of bribery and 25 counts of attempting to pervert justice against Taito Phillip Field. He's due to appear in the Manukau District Court on Monday.
Yep, it's here – http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10477945
Didn't Helen Clark once say she would stand behind TPF's credibility as a Labour MP ?
40 friggin charges , it that sub standard Liarbour policy !!
Will the Prime Minister be involved in Court proceedings against TPF ?
I just found that. How handy.
At long last. The tip of the iceberg? I have to wonder whether he will be charged under what I consider the most appropriate Section of the Crimes Act 1961
102 Corruption and bribery of Minister of the Crown
1) Every Minister of the Crown or member of the Executive Council is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who corruptly accepts or obtains, or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain, any bribe for himself or any other person in respect of any act done or omitted, or to be done or omitted, by him in his capacity as a Minister or member of the Executive Council.
After reading that Frank it is obvious this is extremely serious and the Prime Minister will have to be called to give evidence . Is the trial due to start before the election ? I hope so ?
Nice link Pascal; however politicians wouldn't work in an iron lung , how can they help anybody else ? Cheers mate .
Yes Seamonkey madness I had the displeasure of reading the commie bullshit of the pig trotter. What a peice of trailer trash this man is. So thoses marching are deemed to be the "owning class" and all the rest of NZ society are but servants to the "owning class". So when the left march we can take it that this is the "bludger classes" For fucks sake this mans mental state must be in serious question. He would say anything to promote his bent and twisted view of life. If pig trotter doesn't like the "owning classes" I wish he would fuck off, North Korea would be right up pig trotters alley they are all servants there.
""…Australians pay a flat tax of 1.5% to Medicare "
And many New Zealanders pay more than that for medical insurance, to reduce their own reliance on our Third World health system.
Actually Australians on more than 50 000 a year are forced to take out private medical insurance or they have to pay an additional 1% flat tax on all income.
The medicare levy in no way covers the cost of public health in Australia.
"Police have laid 15 counts of bribery and 25 counts of attempting to pervert justice against Taito Phillip Field."
Another brown boy bites the dust.
But I have to say, at the risk of sounding naieve, Blatant political corruption has never been a huge concern in this country. I know I'm sounding very ignorant but out and out bribery is very rare here.
Considering this countries long political history, our politicians have done very well for their reputations. NZP force as well.
Although there definitely has to be real reasons why the National govt wanted to turn a blind eye to the wine box affair. Then Bill Birch had the cheek to say he wanted to retire because he smelt a rat in politics,, I mean he helped M Fay and co do a hop to Europe with millions,,, and millions.
Labour of course let French terroists go free.
See Helen, people have memories. And its only a year till next November. And yes, if it looks like a threat and sounds like a threat, it probably is.


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A wide country style porch, complete with railings and posts, gives the Lannie (401-35) the appeal of an old-style country home. However, the interior of this two-story home has a contemporary flavor.
Just inside the front door, a U-shaped stairway, with polished colonial wood dowel posts and banister, leads upstairs, visually separating the dining room from the family room. Due to its unconventional placement in the center of the room, a bridge at the top connects the stairway to the two upstairs bedrooms. Those two bedrooms share a bath. An extra vanity, which provides make-up space outside the bathroom, will be a sure hit with teens.
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Mameshiba on the Loose is the tale of the adventures of a group of beans with tiny dog faces - yes that's right, BEAN DOGS. Bean dogs that love trivia. The book is illustrated by Jorge Monlongo, with scripts by me.
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Blind dates are quite a rage lately. With so many dating sites at your disposal, it is quite a challenge to meet an unknown person and expect him/her to be your prospective life partner. To combat the pressure of meeting a stranger, it is always a good option to visit him/her in a place where only the two of you can have lots of fun and engage in a meaningful conversation. The general norm to go on a blind date is a movie or a restaurant. But let us break the tradition and see what other places you can probably visit on a blind date.
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First of all, learn to relax and try being your normal self so you can make the most out of the blind date evening. Places such as open-air concerts or a garden will set the mood for both of you and also helps you to avoid any silent moments because there will be so much happening around in places like these that there is less scope for silence. You will also have so many things to talk about. The main aim of a blind date is to know more about a stranger, and that happens only by conversing and these places are ideal; they give you enormous opportunity to open up. Fixing your dating venues such as these will definitely impress him/her.
Other option could be dance classes. You can team up with your date and have rather a wonderful experience. With the physical proximity created by dancing, you have the golden chance of looking into each other's eyes and you can also analyze his/her body language and expressions as you enter into a cheerful conversation.
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Gerber: TVA pay and public records
In a style of careless statement of facts so common in media today, Ms. Gerber addressed the issue of the fact that TVA is funded solely by power sales but added a qualifier that was either an honest error or a purposely misleading statement.
In fact, it was not 20 years ago that TVA became self-financing. No, TVA became self-financing thru power sales in 1959. Say it again. NINETEEN FIFTY NINE. However, TVA also manages public lands, campgrounds, and recreation areas for which it once received federal dollars. I assume that is the federal funding of which she speaks. But for the last 20 years, TVA has been forced to pay for all the land and recreation area needs out of power funds. In other parts of the country, federal dollars pay for these area thru the Department of the Interior programs. That means that in the Tennessee Valley we are basically taxed twice for these public lands, campgrounds, boat launches, etc. What other power company has to do that? NONE.
Finally, how much money did TVA receive for non-power statuatory obligations back when they were still appropriated? It would have been approximately 3-5% of the total revenue in the last year received. The vast majority of TVA's funding came from the sale of power even back then, and ONE HUNDRED PERCENT from sales of electricity now. Why is this such a difficult concept to grasp?
This is very important to understand because it means market forces have a real impact on TVA in spite of the fact that is is federally owned. If rates get too high, businesses leave the Valley. Businesses leaving is not in line with the TVA mission. If the TVA mission is not being achieved, then the TVA board starts getting calls and before long actions are being taken to put things right.


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GM Cuts Production – Plant Closings, No More Hummer, No more SUV's?
June 3, 2008 by Malcolm
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Today GM released the announcement to its employees and to the public that they have plans to majorly cut production including 4 truck plants. The slow in the economy and high gas prices is obviously a major factor in the decision that GM is making in the upcoming months. Surprisingly Rick Wagoner, GM's CEO, announced possible closing of plants that make many GM SUV's and trucks with a mention of a possible removal or sale of Hummer which may remove this brand from the market all-together.
This may come as a surprise when you listen to Rick Wagoner mention the closing of plants that produce the Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon. We all know that is a big monster in the SUV market but we also know the SUV market is diminishing very fast mainly due to the fact that SUV's consume A LOT of gas and the economy just cannot support the high price of such vehicles.
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2008 Chicago Auto Show: GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept Video
February 11, 2008 by Malcolm
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GMC shows off a new hybrid concept vehicle… the GMC Denali XT Hybrid at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. It is built off of a car chassis instead of the truck framing construction. In this video the designer Warrack Leach discusses the points of such a vehicle. Will trucks move to more efficient car chassis? As the automakers fight to find a more economical solution we will have to wait to find out.
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New York Auto Show 2008: New El' Camino NO it's a GMC 4 door Holden
The GM Zeta platform is getting worn out already. Holden will use the platform for a new 4 door utility vehicle for the Australian automaker. The new utility vehicle should resemble the old Holden Crewman show in the images.
The new concept of this upcoming GMC El' Camino-esq vehicle should show up in the 2008 New York Auto Show. So stay tuned!
Oh SNAP!- Yes, the Toyota Tundra Camshaft
June 1, 2007 by Malcolm
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With all this in mind, the latest news for Toyota could slow down any positive momentum the Tundra had in the market. A small, yet significant, number of the Tundra's 381-horsepower, 5.7-liter DOHC i-Force V8 have had catastrophic camshaft failures. While only 20 of the estimated 30,000 engines have experienced a broken camshaft, the severity of an engine failure could prove quite costly for the Tundra in America's most lucrative automotive market.
The catastrophe for Toyota isn't so much in the engine as much as the company's stellar image of quality-built cars. While no company can be perfect in a new car launch, demonstrated by Ford's flame-throwing Super Duty mishap, Toyota faces an uphill battle with the brand-new Tundra trying to play with the big boys. So far, Toyota is prepared to replace the complete engine assembly on any Tundra that experiences a broken camshaft, but Toyota is still studying how many of the engines may have been affected. The camshaft problem was first noticed in February and changes to the production procedures were changed. While no recall has been announced, the camshaft failures could turn out to be a major problem for Toyota.
The camshaft is supplied to Toyota from an outside vendor and the problem is recognized as a "…a metallurgical defect in the casting." One positive aspect for Toyota is that in order to keep inventories low, engines are built using just-in-time parts supplies which means that there are no "batches" of engines and, good for Toyota, any bad parts should be limited to a small number of engines.
Regardless, all the negative press on the Tundra lately will undoubtedly be Toyota's first major test with customer service as many Toyotas are thought to be the most reliable and dependable vehicles on the market to some. Replacing the entire engine and not just the camshaft at least shows that Toyota continues to look ahead yet deal with major problems efficiently as they come along. While no recall has been announced, this latest problem will most certainly affect sales. Despite relatively strong sales numbers, Toyota's projected goal of 200,000 Tundra sales this year will most likely not be met. Toyota sold 14,200 Tundras in April, up 60 percent from last year, amassing 40,662 units through the first third of the year, but at the current sales rate, last year's tally of 124,508 sales seems a more reasonable sales projection.
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May 7, 2007 by Malcolm
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The newest generation of the industry's most dependable pickup truck is the strongest Silverado yet, delivering segment-best power and fuel economy. The new Silverado is built on an all-new platform that supports a smoother ride and responsive, confident handling while delivering segment-leading capability and power. a lineup of six powerful Gen IV small-block V8 engines complements the stronger chassis to deliver the light-duty segment's highest rated towing capacity (10,500lbs.), horsepower (367) and fuel economy (20mpg/highway), with a maximum payload of 2,160lbs.These factors plus a roomier, more comfortable cabin, led Motor Trend Magazine to name the new Silverado 'Pickup Truck of the Year'. J.D. Power & Associates had the 2006 Silverado at the top of the Large Pickup category, and the heavy-duty models tied for 2 nd place with GMC Sierra.


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Towards a strategy for the control of Peste des Petits Ruminants in the Arabian Peninsula
FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States and Yemen (SNG), the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE), the Animal Production and Health Division, and the Country Programme Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) joined efforts for the organization of a
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Representatives from all member countries of SNG (Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) together with a
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representative, and FAO officers from RNE, SNG and Headquarters discussed the current epidemiological situation in the Arabian Peninsula, identified major knowledge gaps and research needs and agreed on key steps towards the development of a Sub-Regional strategy.
Countries confirmed their commitment to a regionally coordinated PPR control strategy and reiterated the role of FAO and OIE in assisting them in developing effective surveillance programmes, conducting socio-economic studies and value chain analysis as tools for strategy setting and strengthening information exchange, as well as effective communication and public awareness approaches.
The participants agreed on the need for studies to investigate the possible involvement of dromedaries and wildlife in PPR transmission the duration of post-vaccinal immunity and the development of multivalent vaccines for the prevention of PPR and other small ruminant diseases. Participants agreed as well on the importance of establishing a Regional Reference Laboratory for PPR and called upon the GCC Secretariat to play an increasing role in advocating for a coordinated PPR control strategy in the Sub-Region.
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