Archive for January, 2012

Whakatauki O Te Ra: “He rama tau kupu ki oku waewae, he maarama ki toku ara.” Buzz words: blaze, brilliance, gleam, glow, illuminate, radiance, shine, sparkle, glint, sunbeam, ignite in flame, brighten, radiance, light. [Photo - Sunrise, One Tree Hill, Steve A, FotoCommunity Website] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 15.11.11~

The ink is even dry yet on the APEC agreements, and today I read this: “University of Sydney researcher Professor Iain McGregor said if scientists could harness oxytocin’s feel-good effects into a medical treatment it could reverse the impact of drug and alcohol use or even make people less vulnerable to addiction.” “Meanwhile, research is [...]

60 MISSES: CBS Hit Falls Short Comments (2,459) -|  Eric Cantor I wonder what 60 Minutes USA, can do to improve their ratings. “WASHINGTON — A “60 Minutes” investigation of stock trading by members of Congress singled out House Speaker John Boehner and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi as having personally profited from investments into companies [...]

Frank Miller the legendary comic book auteur and movie director of The Batman is not swayed by the Occupy kids acts of protest. Frank seems to miss the point that kids wanting to meet in an age of digital culture alienation is a good thing. Who cares what the issue is that gets them together. [...]

Photo caption – Makana (aka Matthew Swalinkavich) performs at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit leaders’ reception in Honolulu, Hawaii with a T-shirt saying “Occupy with Aloha.” -Getty Images. Melissa Bell of The Washington Post writes today, “Makana, a popular Hawaiin troubador, was enlisted to sing and play his guitar in the background at a [...]

Cooper wire, broadband jingles, a digital peoples’ melodic tui notes DNA. Here’s Bic Runga with her new song, like a telephone belle, Hello, Hello. Sounds good. Let’s sway. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 15.11.11~

Giving James Murdoch a run for his News of The World limelight-hogging media money, Chelsea Clinton begins a journalist job with NBC. According the The Wall Street Journal, “Chelsea Clinton began work at NBC News on Monday, the second daughter of a former president at the network.” Radio talk show and conservative opportunist Rush Limburgh [...]

Acoustic gravel soul music by Gin Wigmore is a reminder of Kiwi community. Take a listen. From the Gravel & Wine album. Good stuff! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 15.11.11~

The Los Angeles Times Sports Blog reports today, “Frank Gore’s latest injury may not be that big of a deal for the San Francisco 49ers. First of all, it doesn’t look to be that serious. Plus, the 49ers really didn’t need their most productive player of the first half of the season during a big [...]

[Photo - John Tamihere & Dover Samuels - Scoop.Co.NZ archives] Of some of the publishable “search terms” that numerous search engines from different countries have sent to horiwood.com today, here’s what’s in Te Hat. Wild! pippa middleton  oprah oscar eminem   taylor lautner  shane jones cynthia germanotta martin schoeller  ryan gosling rahm emanuel  stefani germanotta  benjamin [...]

Rachel Walding celebrated her 41st birthday. Like the typical unselfish cow that she is (eg: Rachel works for dairy giant Fonterra); Rachel took time out to go shopping for her grandson, mokopuna Ezra Hōri on her own special day. “Healthy & Bright” (as in radiant), is what Ezra’s La Nona (Italian for grandma) wrote on [...]

Danny Woodhood of the New England Patriots has a bit of buzz today. The Examiner writes: Woodhead, Where Has He Gone:The best teammates are the ones who stick together even during the toughest times, never abandoning each other for a moment. It is for this reason that running back Danny Woodhead has been such an [...]

So, I go to my Tuesday night men’s group bible study last week with Pastor Marshall & the lads from Church. One of the guys reads Psalm 119 v 105 as his reading. It reads: “Thy word is a lamp unto thy feet and a light unto thy path.” Pastor Marshall turns to me and [...]

WORD OF THE DAY – RADIANCE

Posted: November 14, 2011 in A Different View

Radiance … what a good word. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

Horiwood.Com’s top ten most voted posts today are: 1. Jessia Clarke is a Victoria’s Secret fashion model 2. Pippa Middleton 3. Knowing – Movie Trailers x 2 4. David Nelson & Kelsi Reich‘s football romance 5. Dark, weird & manipulative – Quirky Press by Ryan Gosling & Kirsten Dunst 6. The Hat – Sonny Bill [...]

  Water is perhaps the main thing New Zealanders see as being the most important thing heading into 2050. A visionary study, asking Kiwis to think forty years on from now brings some emerging trends towards New Zealand’s future. Guest Commentary Today via Michael Donaldson looks at a report based on a survey of 1500 [...]

Some Maori waiata today. Let’s give the spot to Maisey Rika. Hauntingly beautiful simplicity of song. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

So Apec leaders have met in Hawaii. New Zealand and the USA can work together in the following ways regarding a Free Trade Partnership ahead: “United States President Barack Obama wants the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade and investment deal finalised in a year’s time – before he faces election for a second term. Japan [...]

There is a beauty about the Bay of Islands which 175 years of somewhat ill-considered settlement has failed to destroy. Onside of the bay is Waitangi, which has come to be regarded, in the metaphysical way we construct our views of ourselves, as the cradle of the nation. From the grounds of the property where [...]

  The man named John, whose most renowned for playing a serial pirate (surname Depp) has said that his filmic portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson Gonzo biopic is too ‘intelligent’ for US. Depp is referring to the film’s less than stellar performance at the box office, where Tower Heist’s theme of Ponzi Scheme millionaires has [...]

Maunga Taranaki home mountain of Parihaka and Te Atiawa Maori tribe, always brings a smile. So austere. To visit Taranaki, head here. To fly to Taranaki, jet here. Wow! ~Photo World Traveling. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

Gotta enjoy some hip hop in New Zealand. Here’s Walking Away by Jason Kerrison and K One. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

Watching the Eurozone news in New Zealand, is like watching reruns of the muscal Grease where everyone’s vying to play “Frenchie.” Two leaders have dropped out of the Eurozone stage show already. In regards to Italy, we now cast our eyes toward Mario Monte‘s way, who is not to be confused with Monte Mario, the [...]

Today America asks the question if child abuse increases the rate of heart attacks. Certainly, even reading a child abuse story does. Here’s that picture via The Huffington Post readers comments: Research Reveals Surprising Truth About Childhood Abuse Comments (107) |   Heart Attack ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

New York on Texas Humor – WATCH: ‘SNL’ Spoofs Rick Perry’s Debate Meltdown More Comedy Liam Neeson Tries Comedy.. Fallon Thanks GOP.. Best Of Late Night.. ‘Jooey’ Deschanel Zac Efron couldn’t have done this better! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.11.11~

Ever wanted to turn your ideas into a global franchise? Frontier econmics have set up shop in Europe and Australia to facilitate financial planning infrastructure around new ideas. The firm says: “Our advice helps clients to make better decisions and put their best case. We blend economics with innovative thinking, hard analysis and common sense. [...]

You know when celebrity babies are a permanent staple on the celebrity circuit, when Shane Lamas calls a newborn Press Dahl Lamas-Richie. Lamas-Richie is said to be beautiful. TMZ has that story. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific.

You have to admire a Kiwi girl who can write a journalism column that strings the two words “Muslims” and “Homosexuals” together in the one journalism column in yesterday’s Herald on Sunday newspaper. Coddington claims that Muslim men in some nations who identify with the homosexual label, can’t yet form parties and vote for their [...]

Although Corrin Dan and Petra Baghurst were both joking today on TV about Rick Perry cringe-worthy brain freeze moments (that could happen to anyone on TV) and every Eurozone ally or heavy investor, suddenly swinging towards Asia-Pacific countries picture, (a fair comment) it still has to be said that: Photo of the Day is: “Bill [...]