Archive for January, 2012

Boy bands are on the rise. Here’s The Boxer Rebellion‘s lyrics to If You Run. Songwriters: Adam Harrison, Piers Hewitt, Todd Howe, Nathan Nicholson I’m always here Waiting for you all alone Eyes of the night Just to see, see you home

Reality TV star, Rachel Uchitel & Matt Hahn married impromptu style in Vegas. Cute. Photo via tmz. Horiwood’s Top Ten msot peeped blog posts today are: 1. Homepage: Christopher Chandler – billionaire with heart 2. Anderson Cooper 3. The Rock 4. Country girls who stay in shape 5. Daniel Carter 6. A pregnant Beyonce & [...]

  Peter Huck writes well. Huck writes: “For the first time US drug deaths outnumber traffic fatalities – and officials are waking up These are bleak times for America’s “pillbillies”, the legions of addicts from Southern states who take the “Oxy Express” down to Florida and stoke up on painkillers and antidepressants, or else score [...]

  There’s one Samoan footballer who makes us all LoL! when he tweets. I’m not sorry, says tweeting Samoan Updated Suspended Samoan rugby player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu says he will continue to point out the IRB’s injustices even if it costs him his rugby career. His provisional suspension from all rugby comes after he failed to turn… [...]

FOR THE PEOPLE by NESIAN MYSTIK

Posted: October 4, 2011 in Nesian Mystik

Auckland smiles are experienced in Nesia Mystik‘s unique Polynesian sound. Here’s For The People. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 4.10.11~

We were all proud of Graham Henry when “Ted” reached his Centurian mark coaching 100 international rugby football tests. A nerve wracking job, by any means. Especially, organizing all the press for New Zealand via our star models acting out the story lines. It’s hard to believe Graeme is not a Sir yet, because this [...]

We’ve always had quite an authentic hip hop anthems sound here in Aotearoa New Zealand. When we do hip hop, we do it for the Pacific peoples of this world. From Malibu to Tuvalu then, including Aotearoa – here’s Chains by DLT & CheFu. This song is a Kiwi classic. Love it! Lyrics follow via [...]

  I was having a very relaxed Sunday, flipping through the Sunday Star Times, when at the back of the Focus section, columnist mother, Megan Nicol Reed swerved away from a nice little column about Ponsonby self-righteous pious mothers, sipping on lattes conversations right into some real news. Like inidgenous peoples of the Amazon are [...]

Eminem is America’s no.1 selling male (solo) music artist. After being rehabbed and returning to music, Eminem has continued to wow the world with hard hitting rap lyrics that seem to define a generation. Who can forget the lyrics “just gonna stand here and watch me burn” that he penned for Rihanna, “it’s alright, cos [...]

Paradise Lost -The world’s lowest-lying populated atoll, with 11,000 people. Rising sea levels threaten homes and livelihoods. Drinking water disappears as saline contaminates supplies and ruins crops. Estimates suggest the atoll will all but disappear by 2100 The Island of Tuvalu may not have a team competing in this year’s Rugby World Cup, neither are [...]

These words were published beside Deborah Coddington’s last column in New Zealand’s main selling newspaper regarding the {Temporary Measures) Video Surveillance Bill that the current government in New Zealand wants enshrined in law: “The move gives police in New Zealand the power to film whoever they want. Also other government departments can film whoever they [...]

There’s nothing like some Maisey Rika to remind you how Aotearoa New Zealand, has always been authentically soulful, in our own unique ways, for about 1000 plus years now. Press play, to listen to this national treasure warble sweetly. So cool. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 4.10.11~

  Every now and again, like most Kiwis, I like me some Deborah Coddington humor. Kiwi humor is sort of like, you had to be there, to get it. Anyway… Deborah writes – Do you know how to use macro-prudential measures such as counter-cyclical reserve ratios and loan-to-valuation ratios as permitted by Basel III requirements? [...]

Here’s Bic Runga with the song, Winning Arrow. In New Zealand, Bic is a country-folk-pop singer, we like! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 4.10.11~

This is the no.1 news item, occupying most American’s attention: ESPN Pulls ‘Monday Night Football’ Opener After Singer Compares Obama To Hitler.. WATCH: The Shocking Video   America is so good, at playing that “ignore the rest of the world game” and just turn on an infighting show. Needless to say country stars are losing [...]

  You’re wealthy. A politician’s minnow calls you on the phone. Would you like to donate to X’s political campaign this year? You either say “yes” or “no.” Once you vote, your interests are logged. If your Presidential candidate (or Senator politician) runs like a corn fed race horse, and gets in with your donation [...]

  [Gaping new cracks have appeared in the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, the largest ice shelf in the Arctic. Photo via AP]. This via Canada – Our behavior (intentional or not) is melting layers in the Ozone. This increases the risk of skin cancer for our fairer skinned folk, and is NOT GOOD. It also melts [...]

WHY THE WORLD WANTS TO TAX THE RICH

Posted: October 4, 2011 in Greed, Trends

[Photo caption - Pumped Up Angry Kids - Protesters representing many political and economic causes show their concern about wealth disparity during a march through the financial district in New York. Photo via AP] Although voluntary sharing by the wealthy towards those who are not so wealthy, is the preferred option for civil and humane societies, [...]

@SalmanRushdie - The thieves are in their palaces, counting their loot. But now the people are hammering at the palace gates. #occupywallstreet - 2 Oct via Mobile Web   Salmon Rushdie tweets in support of Occupy Wall Streets anti-greed stance of wall street culture ruining American prospects of a solid future for majorities. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New [...]

We are your grief. We made your blood run dry We are your pain Do you not know who we are? We drove you insane. We made your nightmare come true We bloodied your nose. Do you not know who we are? We are the cavaliers who crushed your cowardice We are the brave whom [...]

Greed is a word, that the next generation is not going to let my generation get away with. Simply because, if we eat another generation’s share, we didn’t do the next generation any favors did we? No. I have empathy today, for young New Yorkers protesting against Wall Street Greed, where the NYPD ticketed demonstrators (easy [...]

In order to keep New Zealand on solid economic ground, not just cast as some one else’s oil supplier to make a buck and repay our debts (that mode always produces fake friends of New Zealand, not people actually invested in Kiwis in real ways beyond oil collection) – we all need to get majorly innovative. [...]

In “economists who sport weird moustaches news” in New Zealand (just kidding), I couldn’t help but notice that Paul Holmes Q+A show honed in on two important economist thinkers who have a clue or two to boost the Kiwi economies growth. Sir Paul Callaghan (a scientist based in London) reaffirmed his view that the geeky, [...]

Kanye West, the rapper, really is designing clothes for ladies now. Who would have thought? Attending his fashion show in Paris, was the lovely Ciara. [Photos of the show can be sourced via Wireimage, Splash, Fame Pictures]. In New Zealand, we love her! Meanwhile, it has recently been announced announced that West will headline, The Big [...]

CRUCIAL – A KIWI WORD

Posted: October 3, 2011 in Crucial, Kool Kiwis, oil, Water

Crucial to me, means more than supplying crude oil to nations on a fuel deficit time line through disproportionate, rather entitled, bossy overconsuption of the earth’s fuel resources. Crucial is about developing an attitude that shares food, wealth, shelter, energy, water, education, employment opportunities more fairly to build stronger community-minded, humane societies. Crucial is more than a [...]

Liz Hurley has accepted cricketer Shane Warne‘s marriage proposal, says The Daily Mail. Gosh, these two must be getting serious. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.10.11~

“Man is not going to change, and the sea is going to be dead”-dialogue, documentary, End of The Line. “Greed” is a word that many nations are protesting about today. When I think about greed, I think about blue fin tuna’s precarious plight in the world. Mitsubishi of Taiwan are blamed for catching 60% of [...]

In unlikely marriage news, Shannon Tweed and rocker Gene Simmons have tied the knot. The newlyweds interview on The Joy Behar Show reveals their union. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.10.11~

About 7 months ago in California, The Koch Brothers were the scorn at dinner parties of Los Angeles intelligentsia, who fought for the underdog American person. What was often said about The Koch brothers at such dinner parties, was that they “had dodgy links to The Bush Family and did their dirty work.” I don’t know [...]