Have you heard of Wendyl Nissen yet? The journo can be funny sometimes. Wendyl Nissen: I’m too sexy for this … uniform – Wendyl Nissen muses about what to wear to a party. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.11.11~
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“I’M TOO SEXY FOR MY JOURNALISM COLUMNS” by WENDYL NISSEN
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Humor, Journalists, Seeing Through Uniforms, Wendyl Nissen0
Northeast Power Problems Persist Tens Of Thousands Still In The Dark ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.11.11~
OCCUPY EARTH PROTESTS UPSET DANGEROUS KEYSTONE OIL PLANS
Posted: November 7, 2011 in America, Energy, Environment, oil, Public Demonstrations NewsIt must be so frustrating when your number 1 job in Washington is to just get more oil, when a bunch of protesters turn up, to say hold that thought. FOIL THE OIL -Thousands Gather Outside White House Against Keystone XL Pipeline Veteran filmmaker, Robert Redford has outlined in detail the stupidity and risks involved [...]
QUOTE OF THE DAY – GUYON ESPINER TALKS ELECTION REPORTING AND NEW LOVE
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Emma Wehipeihana, Guyon Espiner, Honesty, Humor, Journalists, New Zealand, Politics, Romance“I have been trying to keep those bastards honest, I wouldn’t want to join their ranks. I don’t think that journalists make good politicians do they?” says political editor, Guyon Espiner, 40, who is also due to marry his fiancee Emma Wehipeihana, 26, in Golden Bay in February. Too funny! News Source B.H. ~Posted [...]
VENEZUELA’S IVIAN SARCOS IS CROWNED MISS WORLD 2011
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Ivian Sarcos, Reality TV Stars, UK, VenezuelaIvian Sarcos, 21, of Venezuela is crowned Miss World 2011 in London. The black-eyed beauty was born in Ospino, Portuguesa. For more ShinyMeteor blog has the scoop. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.11.11~
INTENSE ENERGY – FRANK LUNTZ ON JAMES MURDOCH
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Billionaires, Frank Luntz, Hacking, James Murdoch“There is an intensity to him. The guy’s got intensity wrapped around energy”–Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster who once worked for James Murdoch splutters words on behalf of his former boss, post the hacking scandal of News of The World. Apart from Egyptian, Libyan and some Russian Billionaires, other billionaires in the world, seem to [...]
HIP HOP – MEET DAVID DALLAS
Posted: November 7, 2011 in David Dallas, Greece, Hip Hop Community, Little Russia, South Pacific, South Pacific Television HollywoodDavid Dallas is a rising hip hop star from the South Pacific. Here’s a track for my people of Greece and Little Russia today. Peace! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.11.11~
GET GROUPON ON YOUR MOBILE TODAY :)
Posted: November 7, 2011 in America, Corporate America, Coupons Culture is US, Information Sharing, Infrastructure Technology, Innovation, ITGet Groupon on your mobile phone. Enter your US mobile number with area code. We’ll send you a link to the app. Success! We’ve sent an SMS to your phone. Click the link to download the Groupon app. Purchase, manage and redeem Groupons directly from your mobile device. Get the app now ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]
GEORGE PAPANDREON, GREECE’s PM TALKS LEAVING THE OFFICE
Posted: November 7, 2011 in George Papandreou, Greece, Politics“I don’t care about my post. I don’t care even if I am not re-elected”–George Papandreon, Greece’s Prime Minister – before entering exit strategy talks in Athens. We must keep in mind, that Greece’s economy (as indebted as it is) is only 1/6th the size of Italy’s for example. Whatever happens with Greece is a [...]
STRENGTHENING FOUNDATIONS by FANYA HELLER, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Community, Fanya Heller, Human Rights“In working together to strengthen the foundations of our people, we honor God’s gift of life.” –Fanya Heller, Author, Humanitarian Philanthropist, Community Activist & Holocaust Survivor in remembering life lessons learned from the fires of life experience during the Nazi Party’s greedy years of politics and gross inequality. Lest we forget [Photo via Fanya Heller's [...]
TE AUPOURI SIGNS DEED OF SETTLEMENT WITH THE CROWN
Posted: November 7, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Indigenous Thinking, Investments for Future Generations of Majorities, Iwi Biz Partners, Maori, Maori Television Service - Hollywood, Peter-Lucas Jones, Te AupouriIt’s taken 171 years for Te Aupouri Maori tribe to get an apology from The Crown for grievances caused to these resilient people in New Zealand’s racist history. The moment of this tribe of my Maori grandmother, is best summed up in Peter-Lucas Jones smile and words. In turning the tables on racism and inequality [...]
RALPH CODIKOW’s ENABLING LESSIONS LEARNED FROM THE HOLOCAUST
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Attitude Determines Altitude, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buchenwald, Combating Racism, Combatting Racism, Community, Compassion, Dachau, Faith, Greed, Holocaust, Hope, Inequality, Information Sharing, Kouno Ghetto, Landsberg, Leadership, Liberty, Politics, Pop Cultural Commentary, Ralph Codikow, Security Industries, Spirit, Tino Rangatiratanga, Words, World Bank, World History, World News, World Peace“Faith and hope are strong emotions… through this horrible time in history–faith and hope have enabled us to survive.” –Ralph Codikow–Machine Shop Owner and Survivor of the Kouno Ghetto and Landsberg, Dachau, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald Concentration Camps–during the Nazi party’s greedy years of politics and assets acquisition. Lest We Forget [Photo courtesy of Triumph of [...]
NEW ART WELLINGTON – NGATAI TAEPA’s COLOUR, VALUE AND PERSPECTIVE – 6.11.11
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Art, Art Galleries, artist, Cultural Capital Economic Access Tests - New Zealand Inequality Tests, Cultural Imperialism, Culture, Pop Art, Pop Cultural Commentary, WellingtonFacebooking today, I learn that Toi Iho writes: “Kia Ora Whanau check out A sneak peek of one of Ngatai Taepa’s incredible new works from his upcoming exhibition, “Colour, Value and Perspective”. The show opens on Tuesday (8 Nov) Page Blackie Gallery in City-Of Wellington“ Wow! What a piece from a New Zealand artist! [...]
PRINCESS OF CHINA DEBUTS @ No.20 on BILLBOARDS MUSIC CHARTS
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Coldplay, RihannaAccording to Billboard Top 100 music charts, debuting at no.20 is the Coldplay song, Princess of China featuring Caribbean-Angeleno pop star, Rihanna. Thematically, the collaboration reminds me a little of Hugh Grants love child story. Or, a bit like a tribute to David Bowie‘s China Girl song from a million light years ago now. It [...]
VINTAGE SWIFTY LAZAR, OSCARS 1993
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, Oscars, Swifty Lazaar, Vanity Fair, Vintage HollywoodHe was quite blind and was drawn to gold-sprayed statues. He was snobby and threw the best parties for rich people–Swifty Lazar with Liz Taylor, Oscars Night 1993 – Hollywood history. Photo – Vanity Fair archives. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.11.11~
Paper planes or paper plates? Not plastic. Community halls full of community people talking over shared meals, served on paper plates? yep – we live in these times of reality. Let’s meet, gather and look at the people, and do it! Here’s Adele with Set Fire To The Rain. Peace! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, [...]
JOURNALIST ANDREW ROONEY HAS LEFT THE NEWS BUILDING –
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Andrew Rooney, Journalists, News, RIP, Walter CronkiteI have to say that watching American broadcasters from New Zealand, my favorites were Walter Cronkite and sometimes, Larry King. One of these lads great peers of journalism, Andrew Rooney has died. Los Angeles Times writes: “Andy Rooney, CBS News’ longtime resident curmudgeon whose whimsical and acerbic essays on “60 Minutes” turned the rumpled writer [...]
TIKI TAANE – FREEDOM TO SING – IN PURPLE
Posted: November 6, 2011 in Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Tiki TaaneTiki Taane is the music artist who got arrested for singing a song once. Over the last week, Tiki won three music awards, and wowed the crowd with a live performance of his song, Freedom to Sing. A highlight were the dancers dressed in police uniforms, who closed out Tiki’s stellar performance by tearing up [...]
SOCIAL JUSTICE – WHERE A NATION’S PULSE IS FOUND – NEW ZEALAND – 6.11.11
Posted: November 6, 2011 in New Zealand, Politics, Poetry, Te Reo Rangatira, Christianity, Community, Culture, Greed, Compassion, Pastor Watch, Isaiah, Pop Cultural Commentary, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Wairua, Dame Whina Cooper, Prophets, Public Demonstrations News, Cultural Capital Economic Access Tests - New Zealand Inequality Tests, Crucial, Pastor MarshallListening to my Maori-Kiwi Pastor Marshall talk this morning in church was an amazing experience. The following piece of prophetic poetry, is what he closed his sermon on. To me, it reflects the crucial crossroads where Aotearoa New Zealand can be located. It’s about getting out of our comfort zone and caring for the majority populations [...]
SHARON HAWKE’s IWI SIGN NGATI WHATUA O ORAKEI’s DEED OF SETTLEMENT WITH THE CROWN
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Leadership, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Whatua o Orakei, Sharon Hawke, WomenSharon Hawke is an amazing human rights documentary maker. Today her tribe and haapu, Ngati Whatua o Orakei signed their Deed of Settlement with The Crown. What a truly wonderful day! :) Shab is the Wahine Toa wearing the SupaMaori geek glasses. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 5.11.11~
REACHING THE 4.2 MILLION SUMMIT TOGETHER ON A BLOG – REMEMBERING SIR HUGH KAWHARU – 4.11.11
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Bloggers, Christina Arguilera, Entertainment News, Gratitude, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Shout Outs, I have a Dream, Maori, Maroon 5, Sir Hugh KawharuToday, on the signing of Ngati Whatua o Orakei’s historic settlement day with The Crown of New Zealand, we all reached the 4.2 million summit on Horiwood.Com. What began as an experiment as the first blog created by a Maori-Kiwi in Hollywood, is still going today. There are many American people I would like to [...]
ED KAYE REMEMBERS LIFE LESSONS FROM THE HOLOCAUST
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Auschwitz, Greed, Holocaust, Human Rights, humility, Inequality, Liberty, Life, Light, Poland, Politics, Washington State“Teach the young to love, not hate, every human being deserves to live, no matter the religion or the race”–Ed Kaye, Auschwitz survivor, during the Nazi Party’s Holocaust politics greedy years. Lest We Forget. [Photo courtesy of Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 5.11.11~
MARGARET KAWHARU SUPPORTS SIR HUGH KAWHARU’s LEGACY OF HUMILITY IN NGATI WHATUA
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Auckland City, humility, Iwi Biz Partners, Margaret Kawharu, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Whatua o Kaipara, Ngati Whatua o Orakei, Reweti Marae, Sir Hugh Kawharu, Smile Club, Tamaki Makaurau, WhanauAt the tribal signing of Ngati Whatua’s Deed of Settlement with The Crown today at Orakei in front of the sea, Margaret Kawharu was in attendance to hear Grant Hawke, honor her dad, the late Sir Hugh Kawharu, who worked hard to secure a Treaty Settlement for the tribe’s grievances. “In particular, Sir Hugh taught [...]
STEVE WILLIAMS CALLED TIGER WOODS A BLACK A**EHOLE!
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Cricket, Golf, OOC Kiwi News, TIger WoodsIn OOC Kiwi News – It’s racial slurs time in the golfing world. The sporting world was a little shocked, when Tiger Woods former caddie, Steve Williams, referred his former boss, to a “black a**ehole.” To read that, go here. Woods’ camp has yet to respond with the “lippy Kiwi-hobbit honky over-confident and ungrateful bag [...]
