The Boston Red Sox have announced they are replacing coach Terry Francona with veteran coach, Bobby Valentine. Bobby is said to be returning to Boston at the news, from Japan. For more, read here. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.12.11~
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SPORTS NEWS: BOBBY VALENTINE WILL COACH THE BOSTON RED SOX
Posted: November 30, 2011 in Adrian Gonzalez, Baseball, Bobby Valentine, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Japan, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Talent Management, Terry Francona0
TOP KIWIS TODAY – RACHEL SMALLEY AND CARLOS SPENCER – 1.12.11
Posted: November 30, 2011 in New ZealandIt’s a brand new month. Yay! Fresh new stars are being created already by the looks of things. The two top Kiwis today voted on Horiwood.Com by you, our global audience are: Rugby football boxer Carlos Spencer & TV3 anchor Rachel Smalley ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.12.11~
Not bad at all. Press play to hear. To learn more, head here. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aoteaora New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.11.11~
CRICKET POETRY – BOWL A MAIDEN OVER by ANNE-LOUISE PHILPOTT
Posted: November 30, 2011 in Anne-Louise Philpott, Black Caps, Cricket, New Zealand, Poetry, Ross Taylor, Sports, Sports HoriwoodI told you I retired before ten. What were you doing at my door one night long after then wearing pyjamas a cricket jersey and a long black coat? Oh I remember you wanted a cup of tea. –from the book, A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864-2009 by Mark Pirie. [...]
MELANIE LAURANT IS IN BIZ MEETINGS WITH BRAD COOPER – 10 PEOPLE PICKS – 30.11.11
Posted: November 30, 2011 in 10 Hot Posts Right Now, Brad Cooper, France, Melanie Laurant, Paris, UKBiz Meeting News: Bradley Cooper was spotted out on the streets of Paris with stunning French actress Melanie Laurent on Monday night. Ten People Picks today @ 2.41pm KiwiTime are: 1. Whakatauki for Taylor Jane 2. Lil Wayne 3. Sienna Miller 4. Maori Triathletes UK: Trinity Brooke & Simon Brooke 5. Stephie Key 6. Prince [...]
DRUG LORE TV by HONE TUWHARE
Posted: November 30, 2011 in Hone Tuwhare, Pharmaceutical Companies, PoetryBut how exquisitely important to turn on sans worry-waves and ripples Core-enwrapt in sensory vibrations all in one and one in all enclosed in perfect acid stillness Beautiful plastic middle-class people suspended in a lift-well between the concrete and the bubble bursting to a gust of inane laughter flowing in and out through primp and [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – WEDNESDAY 30.11.11
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Comedians, Conan O'Brien, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Maori Volcanics, Nuki Waaka, Patrice O'Neal, Shannan Taylor, World NewsComedic Talk Show Host, Conan O’Brien is reportedly devastated that comedian Patrice O’Neal has died at only 41. Read more here. Photo: UK Guardian. Band frontman Nuki Waaka, 79, died in his sleep on Sunday November 27. Having grown up in Whakatane, Waaka and his then wife Marge “Mahora” formed the Maori Volcanics in 1964. [...]
ADELE’S TURNING TABLES, LIVE PERFORMANCE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Adele, Live Music Artists, Music Industry News, UKI can’t keep up with your turning tables, under your thumb I can’t breathe…. Lyrics breathed live by Adele in concert. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.11.11~
AMERICAN AIRLINES FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
Posted: November 29, 2011 in America, Aviation, EconomyAccording to the CSM, “AMR: What does Chapter 11 bankruptcy mean for American Airlines fliers? American Airline parent corporation, AMR Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday. With peak travel season just around the corner, experts are split over what it could mean. The parent firm, AMR Corp., said American will keep flying its routes, honoring [...]
FRIENDS OF DENNISTON PLATEAU WEIGH UP NATURE vs. JOBS FROM COAL MINING
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Coal Mining, Denniston Plateau, Employment, Energy, Environment, Minerals Mining, Politics, South IslandThe big story in New Zealand today, has got to be a coal mining story. NewsTalkZB reports: No need for consultation on new West Coast mine: The Conservation Minister is denying there’s a need for public consultation on an application for an open-cast coal mine on the West Coast. Forest and Bird is concerned about [...]
CULTIVATING GRATITUDE
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Culture, Entitlement, Gratitude, Manners, New Zealand, Pastor Scott, SpiritSo, I’m working on honing my missing gratitude skills. Here’s a quote. Gratitude begins where entitlement ends–Pastor Scott, Auckland City, Sunday. Last night at men’s bible study group I’ve just started attending, we prayed through this principle – that living in New Zealand we’d always see opportunities by having the common basic courtesies of saying [...]
WHO WHITE NEW ZEALANDERS PREFER TO MARRY – 30.11.11
Posted: November 29, 2011 in New Zealand, Romance, Africa, China, Middle East, Trends, Te Reo Rangatira, Cross-Cultural Narratives, South Pacific, Sound Engineering, Malaysia, Asia Pacific, Asia-PacificAccording to a new study, “Pakeha women (European women with New Zealand citizenship) are far more likely to partner with men of ethnic groups that tend to be bigger and stronger – Pacific, Middle Eastern and African men – than Pakeha (European) men are to partner with women from the same groups. Conversely, European men [...]
CARLOS SPENCER IS FIGHTING FIT TO BOX FOR CANCER AWARENESS
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Auckland City, Boxing, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Fitness, Health & Beauty, Heat, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hot Chocolate, Kiwi Sex Symbols, Levin, Maori, Maori All Blacks - New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand All Blacks, Rachel Smalley, Rugby, Rugby League Football, South Africa, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, Sports Talent Management, Star System - The Art of Aotearoa New Zealand Celebrity, Ta Moko, UKOnce upon a time, a rugby football player Carlos Spencer played rugby football for Auckland City. He was just a normal guy from a small town called Levin who was good at rugby – until he was selected to do a Toffee Pops chocolate biscuits commercial. That lol, comedic TVC depicted Carlos – ‘The Boxer’ [...]
UP YOUR SEXY AMERICA by BEYONCE – VIDEO DANCE PORTRAIT, DANCE FOR YOU
Posted: November 29, 2011 in America, Art, artist, Beyonce Knowles, Dance, Film Noir, Flannery O'Connor, Hot Chocolate, Houston, Star System - The Art of American Celebrity, Texas, WomenSwitching on the blog today, recommended music, dance-art viewing is Beyonce‘s Dance For You video portrait. I am reminded of African-Americans’ significant history and contribution to ‘progress America,’ and that through it all, this resilient people have always done ‘the art of sexy’ for the USA (Paris too in the last 90 years or so). [...]
The no.1 New Zealander you voted today is: Billionaire Philanthropist Richard Chandler ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.11.11~
TWO FACES – TIME MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2011 – USA, EUROPE
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Magazine Covers, World News, World PeaceU.S. Europe Anxiety is over-rated. It only works in Pharmaceutical companies favor. Revolution is only useful, if real change occurs for real people, in meaningful ways that are sustainable for them. Two covers from Time Magazine. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.11~
TEN PEOPLE PICKS – GOLF AT KAURI CLIFFS – 29.11.11
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Golf, Hollywood Entertainment News10 People you picked: 1. Kristen Stewart 2. Steve Rosenbaum 3. Ben Quale 4. Northland’s bronzed hockey babes 5. Christopher Walkin 6. Michael Jones 7. Tau Henare on Hillary Clinton 8. Petra Eccleston 9. Tom Hardy 10. Rachel Hunter ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.11~
Face Of The Day Khitam Hamad, 12, whose face and body was burned after a car bomb exploded in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, poses in a hallway at a program operated by Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on November 28, 2011 in Amman, Jordan. MSF has been running a reconstructive-surgery program for war-wounded [...]
BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST RICHARD CHANDLER, 31st MOST VOTED STAR 2011
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Billionaire HQ on Horiwood.Com, Billionaire Philanthropy, Billionaires, China, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Entrepreneurs, forestry, Hollywood Entertainment News, Monaco, New Zealand, Richard Chandler, South Korea, Star System - The Art of Aotearoa New Zealand CelebrityNew Zealand-born businessman and investor, Richard Chandler, has a net worth of $4 billion as of July 2011, according to Forbes. Chandler became one of New Zealand’s richest men by pushing for reforms at South Korea’s SK Group, and is now one of the biggest shareholders in Sino-Forest Corp. (TRE), the Chinese company targeted by [...]
GRATITUDE by PASTOR SCOTT
Posted: November 29, 2011 in America, Gratitude, New Zealand, Pastor ScottGratitude opens the eyes to see, define and create opportunity–Pastor Scott after describing his Black Friday shopping experiences when living in the USA, on Sunday. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.11~
KATY PERRY 32nd MOST VOTED STAR 2011
Posted: November 28, 2011 in 50 Starz 2011, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Katy PerryKaty Perry, the American pop star checks in as the 32nd most voted star this year. The daughter of a preacher and wife of British comedic actor, Russell Brand, Katy achievements are many, including having 5 no.1 hits off a debut album. No other music artist has achieved this to date in the USA. What [...]
IT PROGRAMS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, NEWS 29.11.11
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Entrepreneurs, Environment, IT, Renewable EnergyIdeaLab Carl Franzen November 28, 2011, 06:35 PM Most Recent Latest news stories from TPM reporters: Why Did Google Shutter Renewable Energy Program? Google’s renewable energy initiative, Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal, was one of the seven products and services that got the axe last week, along with Google Wave and Knol. At the time, [...]
I get to think that God is somewhere there between the rivermouth and sea glistening –poet Sam Hunt ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.11~
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 29.11.11
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Kim Kardashian, World NewsThe UK is reading all about Kim Kardashian‘s family Thanksgiving Day. Read it here. An election result in New Zealand has pushed up New Zealand news today. The Horiwood Top Ten Are: 1. Jemaine Clement – 11 People You Picked as News – 28.11.11 2. Kiwis who do good 3. American Music Awards Winners 2011 [...]
TEN POSTS FROM OTHER BLOGGERS 29.11.11
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Bloggers, Books, Bruno Serato, Scott BerkunQuote of the day: Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.–Lauryn Hill Lately I’ve been trying to hone my missing gratitude skills. One way I do that is to thank wordpress. Horiwood.Com is proudly a wordpress community member. So, to say thanks and being creative, [...]
MAORI TEE SHIRT HUMOR 2011
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Auckland City, Maori, New Zealand, Tee ShirtsToday I was asked the question – What would your funny Maori tee shirt design be for this year? I replied, the tee shirt would say “I want to come back as an immigrant.” It would be made in China and upsold at the Otara Markets for a 200% mark-up, of course! Oh no wait, [...]
11 PEOPLE YOU PICKED TODAY AS NEWS – 28.11.11
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Music Industry News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Humor, Comedians, Actors, Action Stars, Pop Art, Kool Kiwis, Crystal Harris, Pop Cultural Commentary, humility, South Pacific Television Hollywood, Hollywood Maori Kings, South Pacific, Asia Pacific, Jermaine Clement, Flight of The Concords, Flight of The Conchords, Bret McKenzie, Asia-PacificAustralia is just a little bit interested in actor, writer, indie Kiwi music star, Jemaine Clement and his comedic buddie, what’s his name? :) The announcement today that Clement may make a new movie is featured here. [Photo caption - Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of New Zealand from comedy band Flight of the Conchords]. [...]
WHO IS EDUCATIONALIST HILDA HALKYARD HARAWIRA?
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Education, Fitness, Hilda Halkyard Harawira, Kool Kiwis, Leadership, Maori, New Zealand, Ngapuhi, Northland, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Ta Moko, Te Tai Tokerau, UK, Waka Ama, WomenAt the time of writing, the 3rd most requested person being searched for this Hollywood themed entertainment website is: Hilda Halkyard-Harawira. I have never met Hilda. She is the wife of politician elect, Hone Harawira, a man who faced the fiercest opposition of any MP elected in New Zealand 2011. Once, while living in Northland, [...]
