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Poverty our biggest growth industry – academic

NICOLA BRENNAN-TUPARA (Thanks to STUFF.CO.NZ for this article)

New Zealand’s biggest growth industry isn’t agriculture or manufacturing – it’s poverty, a Waikato University professor says.

Social scientist, Professor Darrin Hodgetts, said New Zealand was “growing poverty”.

“It’s our growth industry and it’s growing at three times the OECD average,” Prof Hodgetts said.

According to the OECD at least one in five New Zealand children live in severe or significant hardship, while at least one in four children lived …

Finns lash out at Gerry Brownlee

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 6:57a.m.

By Dan Satherley / RadioLIVE

Anger is mounting over Gerry Brownlee’s comments about Finland and its people.

Last week said the country has worse unemployment than New Zealand, has a high homicide rate, low education and no respect for women.

Mr Brownlee made the comments after Labour leader David Shearer called on New Zealand to follow in the Scandinavians’ footsteps, through “innovation and talent”.

But Mr Brownlee replied, saying: “I think we need …

For once, I agree with Blubber!

Yes, I know, I actually find myself agreeing with him, and while that means I must now seriously suspect I am insane… for now, I’ll live with it.

I do NOT intend to make a habit of it.

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Blubbers story HERE

Reprinted here without his permission, but so what.

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Blaming the Victim
by Whaleoil on March 3, 2012
I just had a phone call from the sister of the Turangi Child Rapist, Raurangi Marino.

She was complaining about me publishing this photo of her little brother.

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Key lied AGAIN, he must be a compulsive liar!

So, Key promised Kiwi’s would have first dibs at the state assets… it was an election promise, turns out, he lied.

Stuff article here!

Seeing as the arrogant little prick lied AGAIN, I’m calling for him to resign, or to hold a referendum on the asset sales.

Key says the policy was decided by voters, yes, it was, and what we were promised has turned out to be a pack of lies as told …

For once, I agree with Blubber!

Yes, I know, I actually find myself agreeing with him, and while that means I must now seriously suspect I am insane… for now, I’ll live with it.

I do NOT intend to make a habit of it.

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Blubbers story HERE

Reprinted here without his permission, but so what.

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Blaming the Victim
by Whaleoil on March 3, 2012
I just had a phone call from the sister of the Turangi Child Rapist, Raurangi Marino.

She was complaining about me publishing this photo of her little brother.

…

(UK) Police: download a file, go to jail for 10 years

The 70,000 daily visitors to popular music site RnBXclusive.com were met with a purposely terrifying message on Tuesday and part of Wednesday. The UK’s Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) took the site down, arrested its operator, and threw up a splash page that warned downloaders of “up to 10 years imprisonment.” Thought statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringement in the US were ludicrous? SOCA warns that downloaders from the site could face …

Finns lash out at Gerry Brownlee

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 6:57a.m.

By Dan Satherley / RadioLIVE

Anger is mounting over Gerry Brownlee’s comments about Finland and its people.

Last week said the country has worse unemployment than New Zealand, has a high homicide rate, low education and no respect for women.

Mr Brownlee made the comments after Labour leader David Shearer called on New Zealand to follow in the Scandinavians’ footsteps, through “innovation and talent”.

But Mr Brownlee replied, saying: “I think we need …

For once, I agree with Blubber!

Yes, I know, I actually find myself agreeing with him, and while that means I must now seriously suspect I am insane… for now, I’ll live with it.

I do NOT intend to make a habit of it.

=======================================================

Blubbers story HERE

Reprinted here without his permission, but so what.

=======================================================
Blaming the Victim
by Whaleoil on March 3, 2012
I just had a phone call from the sister of the Turangi Child Rapist, Raurangi Marino.

She was complaining about me publishing this photo of her little brother.

…

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds

A new academic paper by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Wellesley College has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and box office returns. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the movie industry, the researchers conclude that there is no evidence that BitTorrent piracy hurts US box office returns. Internationally, there is a link between downloads and revenues, which the researchers attribute to long release windows.

With their unconditional support for SOPA, PIPA and …

Shades of SKYNET, a story from Canada…

Before the New Zealand Recording Industry decides to get tough with pirates, maybe they should look in their own backyard first… and maybe our stupid politicians should stop sucking up them…

AKA… practice what you preach!
Canadian Recording Industry Faces $6 Billion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Baker died in 1988, yet he is about to add a new claim to fame as the …