Losing a Aussie legend - Farewell Peter Brock
Just weeks before the Bathurst 1000 , an event he won nine times, Aussie racing hero Peter Brock died in a crash while competing in a Targa rally near Perth, WA. It’s a great loss as. “Peter Perfect”...
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Growing a Kiwi 3D digital content/graphics industry
The link below has the details of my recent, unexpected, investment to assist in developing a world leading 3D digital graphics content industry in New Zealand. Ok, it’s not just me as via the Governm...
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It's tough being popular...
Networks are wonderful until they stop working as many discovered when a recent network outage caused major disruption . No I’m not referring to TypePad’s recent problems. On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the Friday before Christmas, the main EFTPOS network in New Zealand collapsed
New Orleans - understanding the devastation
When a disaster is no longer front-page news, that doesn’t mean it’s over. A week or so back I had a pleasant dinner with Buzz Bruggeman in Orlando. Recently he visited his friend, Ernie the Attorney, in New Orleans… Ernie The Attorney: New Orleans - it's
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NZ Herald News get RSS
The New Zealand Herald news[paper] have added RSS to their website – Thanks Granny! Herald website adds RSS service - 15 Nov 2005 - Media & Publishing Industry
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Lethal Beauty
When you stand and look… You do wonder… What would it be like… Why would you… Jump. SFGate: Lethal Beauty A seven-part series looking at the darker side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Royal Idiot
Prince Andrew thinks security is only for the peasants… Andy climax as Prince refuses security check - National - theage.com.au “As a VIP and a royal, Prince Andrew was met by airport officials at a special gate at Melbourne Airport on Wednesday. But when told he needed to
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RadioLive offering RSS News Room feed
Subscribe to Radio Live news in your RSS Reader. RadioLive News Room Feed URL: http://news.talkback.co.nz/SyndicationService.asmx/GetRss
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Paul Henry, the best interviewer on TVNZ
I liked his morning radio show and after seeing todays Agenda TV interviews, and following discussion, think that Paul Henry is the best talent on One News. It’s a pity he’s wasted on the morning TV show as deserves a bigger audience. Move over Susan, it’s time
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ICE - In Case of Emergency
A good idea I hope you’ll never need (from Britain). ICE - In Case of Emergency Eight out of 10 British people carry no next of kin details. Yet 80% carry a mobile phone, most of whom have it on them all the time. There is no simpler way
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A Wal-Mart Nation
But not the one you’d expect; TIME.com: Wal-Mart Nation -- Jun. 27, 2005
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H2Gone ~ Austrialia Dries up
In a post on “A Networked World” Earl comments on how Australia is drying up. A few days later the Sydney Morning Herald report even tougher water restrictions. The problem seems to be uneven distribution, rather than lack of water, since at the same time in New Zealand the poor