Posts by Kerry Weston
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if I started a PA book club, would anybody come?
I would. Long as it's not too fancy pants.
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For anyone interested in US copyright, here's an article by Scott Martin, VP Intellectual property at Paramount on "the myth of the public domain". Interesting stuff.
The primary factor behind Congress’s decision to extend the
term of protection for copyrights was the implementation by the
European Union of a Directive harmonizing the term of copyright
protection for all E.U. Member States at life of the author plus seventy years, and requiring all E.U. Member States to deny copyright
protection to works of U.S. origin and works originating in other
non-E.U. countries that entered the public domain in their country of
origin, even though similar works of E.U. origin would still enjoy
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What impresses me about the Hone/Maori Party debate is the open, flax roots, vigorous discussion happening in Hone's electorate. Would any other party or MP experience that extraordinary level of engagement with his community, working through their issues and feelings about their representative?
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this has been quite the week for spectacular stupidity by members of the coalition
Hasn't it indeed? Call me cynical, but Hone pressing his intemperent buttons really has made you all forget about Rodney and his flagrant perking, followed by dissing our Glorious Leader. As it was meant to.
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I've never forgotten that hastily-canned tourism clip of Our John joyfully, boyishly even, extolling the virtues of NZ. It was the same persona that graced his Letterman performance - and that's what charms the folks at home. It's because he comes across as 'take me as I am, an ordinary guy made good'. I've even heard him refer with a laugh to his own muddly oration on TV news. He connects.
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It took me a moment to register the silence; another to realise that he was waiting for me to apologise,
nah, he was waiting for you to surprise him with a gift.
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Whatever happened to play?
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I do wonder what might have happened had there been more for him in the system.
Does music , as in playing an instrument, work for Leo?
My boy started learning electric guitar this year - 5 months later he's playing whole songs, practising obsessively a couple of hours a day, it's quite astonishing.
Same lad has never been to secondary school. Yet he's nearly through ncea 1, plus ncea 2 computing - and, zounds, is articulate too.
Music has been key, ugh no, change that word, central to his dramatic rise in confidence by finding the perfect means of self expression for him. And a bloody good guitar teacher. Heavy Metaller - the Tollinator would hate him.
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How about this one? Simple, elegant. 200 ft at highest point, so navy boats can chug under, and the bridge has a massive curve - don't have to have a straight one.
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I'm beyond holding my breath about the electorate's ability to digest and be outraged about any information that doesn't affirm Key's messianic status.
I heard some stunning approval rating figure cited on Natradio yesterday for Our John. 60%? But I can't think of anything the bugger's done to deserve it.
they were all out of industrial-size metaphorical blenders when I went into Hardly Normal the other day,
sniggernui