Gin Wigmore is an artist who sounds like Duffy & the late Amy Winehouse fused into one bundle of blonde Kiwiness. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.10.11~ ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.10.11~
Archive for January, 2012
TEN THINGS AMUSING HORIWOOD.COM READERS
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Horiwood Top 10, IT, Laurene JobsSteve Jobs with the Lisa, an early — and revolutionary — Apple computer, in 1982. Ten Topics trending on Horiwood.Com are: 1.Homepage: Bing.Com’s favorite trends 2010 2. Blake Lively – As Blake and Leonardo split in Sydney. 3. Playing Santa with free iPads – Oprah & Steve Jobs 4. Daniel Carter 5. 90s Remix – [...]
Working with Howard Schultz via his inHouse coffee marketing community at Starbucks cafes, British singer Adele was giving away songs for free download. Adele, later went on to sell 10 million albums – when more people cottoned on to her soulful talent in the USA. The singer has recently called off her ten day, US [...]
INDIA SELLS THE WORLD’S CHEAPEST COMPUTER TABLET – MASS INFORMATION COLLECTING AND EDUCATION HAS BEGUN
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Education, India, Information Sharing, Infrastructure TechnologyTechnology, information collecting off citizens while also having the power to educate, has taken off in India. The Guardian Reports: “India‘s government has begun introducing a cheap British-built tablet computer to its schools and universities, saying its aim is to deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of poverty. The [...]
There’s a feeling in New Zealand of like, living in Ancient Egypt. The Pharoah’s eye is too lusty and has mistakenly thought that citizens are property of politicians leaking information to other nations. On one hand there’s a small cluster of individuals who’ve been successful at rolling $500 million a pop, of investors monies [...]
Question – Who was labelled a scumbag this week in New Zealand by senior cabinet ministers? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, here’s what scumbag means: Noun: slang : a dirty or despicable person See scumbag defined for English-language learners » Examples of SCUMBAG <don’t romanticize that con artist, as she’s nothing more than a [...]
APPLE’S JONY IVE – KO WAI IA?
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Apple, Architectural Design, Entertainment Celebrity News, Jony Ive, UKPeter Burrows sheds some light on who will replace Apple’s core responsibility of the “look and feel”, styling of Apple products. It appears that Jony Ive is the man named to do this. Who is he? “Apple lost its technology visionary in Steve Jobs, who died yesterday, leaving head product designer Jonathan Ive with the [...]
JIM ALEY REMEMBERS STEVE JOBS TRIUMPH OF TRUMPETING “MAGICAL THINKING” VIA NEW ZEALAND
Posted: October 7, 2011 in America, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Intimacy Vs Information, Steve Jobs, Tracey Chapman["Don't be tempted by the shiny apple. Don't you eat of its bitter fruit. All that you have, is your soul." Music - Tracey Chapman] I thought Steve Jobs new blueprint architectual designs for Apple HQ’s model city, were a little bit too Jetsons meets Oral Roberts university in look and feel. Hadn’t the visual [...]
BESIDE YOU – ANIKA MOA AND OPSHOP
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Anika Moa, Breast Cancer Survivors, Cancer Awareness, OpshopSong for Hinewehi & Ms Brunning. “This is for standing up to a bone chillin wind.”–lyrics Dave Dobbyn. Vocals Anika & Opshop . – – – Kia Kaha. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 6.9.11~
ANC’s APARTHEID – BISHOP DESMOND TUTU GOES OFF ABOUT THE DALAI LAMA’S DECLINED VISA REQUEST
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Apartheid, Dalai Lama, World News“Archbishop Desmond Tutu, visibly shaking with anger, compared the South African government unfavourably with the apartheid regime and threatened to pray for the downfall of the African National Congress (ANC) yesterday after the Dalai Lama said he was forced to pull out of Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations because he had not been granted an entry [...]
IRENE VAN DYK PLAYS HER 200th NETBALL TEST
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Irene van Dyk, Netball, Sports, Sports HoriwoodI have to agree with the sports commentator who said “the superlatives to describe Irene van Dyk‘s remarkable career have long been used up.” Irene hit her 200th netball test. What a remarkable effort. Photo – R Robinson. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 6.10.11~
Ferrosilicon, oil slicks on Tauranga’s pristine coasts result in dead birds –the Liberian ship, Rena hits Astrolabe Reef. Bad navigation equipment or boats need repair? Not cool. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 6.9.11~
TYLER WARD AND BOYCE AVENUE COVER COLDPLAY’S “FIX YOU”
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Boyce Avenue, Guitar, Tyler WardHere’s to Light always guiding us home. Peace! Lyrics via Sing365 :) When you try your best, but you don’t succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep
OUR MAMMALS OF THE SEA
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Whales, Wonders of The WorldKia anga nui koa kia mohio ki te ahua o au hipi, a kia pai te tiaki i au kahui kau: E kore hoki te taonga e mau tonu; e mau ianei te karauna ki nga whakatupuranga katoa? Du bør nøie kjenne dine fårs utseende; ha omsorg for din buskap! For gods varer ikke til [...]
Very, very sad news: Cancer is no respector of persons. Some of the world’s most creative people are taken too early from it. It’s heartbreaking. TechlandTimes shares – “Apple CEO Steve Jobs has died at age 56. Apple’s homepage at www.apple.com currently shows a solitary photo of Jobs (see above) and simply says, “Steve Jobs [...]
New Zealand is reshuffling parliament. Some MPs are moving on to greener pasture, other pursuits, overdue life catch up space – or building the next level of New Zealand as experienced thinkers in the private sector. In watching Backbenchers TV show last night (a show that has a tone, of how I remember Wellington being [...]
HITTING THE 4 MILLION BLOG SUMMIT – 5.10.11
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Hollywood Entertainment News, World Peace, Movie News, Cliff Curtis, Entertainment News, Harrison Ford, Movie Trailers, California, World History, Gratitude, Entertainment Distribution, Aotearoa New Zealand, South Pacific Television Hollywood, Maori Television Service - Hollywood, Aotearoa Television Service - Hollywood, Hollywood Maori Kings, Christopher Findlayson, Te Kooti, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Mountain Climbing, Te Arawa, Ngai Tuhoe, Hollywood Television Service, Mountains, Movie Scenes, Bloggers, Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki, Rongowhakaata, Judith Binney[Movie trailer - Crossing Over starring Hollywood legends Harrison Ford and Cliff Curtis] A blogger is only a blogger because a blog audience supports them. Today, together, we reached the 4 million summit of blogging. What began as an experiment in California during the recession years, as the first Hollywood-Maori blog, has proven to be [...]
HOWARD SCHULTZ UTILIZES COFFEE SHOPS TO GENERATE START UP BIZ SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Billionaire HQ on Horiwood.Com, Billionaire Philanthropy, Billionaires, Brooklyn, Business Watch, Coffee, Employment, Howard Schultz, I have a Dream, Leadership, Politics[Watch Video] He is the CEO that wants to “bring America back“. He’s referring to 20 million Americans looking for work in jobs that don’t yet exist. Banks won’t lend to people for start up businesses, because loans are being written down as a result of high risk. What can be done? ABC’s [...]
WE FOUND LOVE by RIHANNA feat CALVIN HARRIS
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Calvin Harris, Music Industry News, RihannaNo one really knows how pop star Rihanna does it, but she manages to get no.1 hits like few other artists have ever achieved, by constantly collaborating and cutting a track across different music genres. Currently Riri sits at the no.2 spot on the New Zealand music charts with her new song, We Found Love [...]
MUHTAR KENT, COCA COLA’s CEO SAYS ITS EASIER DOING BIZ IN CHINA THAN THE USA
Posted: October 5, 2011 in America, China, Muhtar KentCoca-Cola’s CEO, Muhtar Kent, raised eyebrows, when after getting a whopping payrise, he cofessed “it’s easier doing business in China, than in the US.” Fox Business Reports – “Total pay for Coca-Cola Co.’s (KO) Chairman and Chief Executive Muhtar Kent grew 32% to $24.8 million in 2010 from the previous year, according to a [...]
70% OF AFGHANI PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE SAFE DRIKING WATER SOURCES
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Afghanistan, America, Human Rights, War, WaterI was saddened today to be watching a US made documentary that pointed out that 70% of Afghani peoples do not yet have safe drinking water readily available to them, yet billions of dollars has been paid out to contractors to build things in Afghanistan, that the American tax payers pay for. Why is this [...]
NZ SCIENTISTS WIN US CONTRACT TO FURTHER INFLUENZA CURES
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Auckland City, Cameron Grant, Colin McArthur, Don Bandaranayke, Immune System, Medical Science, Michael Baker, Nikki Turner, Richard Webby, Sally Roberts, Science, Sue Huanga, Technology, Virginia HopeIn Brainy Kiwis News: New Zealand’s Institute of Environmental Science and Research has been awarded a five year, multi-million dollar US contract to combat the flu virus around the world. The project is paid for by the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is known as SHIVERS – the Southern Hemisphere [...]
@ THE CLOUD TONIGHT – MOANA MANIAPOTO IS PERFORMING
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Auckland City, Kool Kiwis, Live Music Artists, Maori, Moana ManiapotoKiwi singer, with a message of self-determination and sustainable love of culture, Moana Maniapoto is performing LIVE at The Cloud venue tonight. Some words about Moana: Born in 1961 in Invercargill, Moana Maniapoto (Ngāti Tuwharetoa/Tuhourangi/Ngāti Pikiao) is a singer/songwriter who blends taonga puoro, haka, chants with soul, reggae and classical music to produce a distinctly [...]
Wilco have been around for a while now. Here’s Born Alone as performed on Letterman off the band’s new album, The Whole Love. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 5.10.11~
IMMUNE SYSTEM SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2011
Posted: October 5, 2011 in America, Bruce Beutler, Canada, France, Immune System, Jules Hoffman, Medical Science, Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph SteinmanOn Monday the medicine Nobel prize went to American Bruce Beutler and French scientist Jules Hoffmann who shared it with Canadian-born Ralph Steinman for their discoveries about the immune system. Steinman died three days before the announcement, but since his death was not known to the committee, they decided he should keep the Nobel. Since [...]
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Adam Riess, Brian Schmidt, Lars Bergstrom, Nobel Peace Prize, Phillip Schewe, Phsyics, Saul Perlmutter, Science
Fox News celebrates the fact that three American scientists have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize award this year. STOCKHOLM – Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace, a stunning revelation that suggests the cosmos will eventually freeze to ice. The [...]
It’s hard to believe that showing people what your phone does is a selling point. But it is! TechPhone News – iOS 5 release date October 12th, iPad 3 in 2012, iPod touch 5 shafted Beatweek Magazine – Although its “Assistant” feature is 4S specific, iOS 5 and most of its other features will be [...]
