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Monthly Archives: October 2011

ROCK CENTER GOES FOR A HARD NEWS APPROACH

31 Oct

 

Hard News is like the film noir, of newsroom headlines. Will it work in today’s news market? According to KOSU News Business. NBC anchor Brian Williams wants to return to a 20 years-ago news tradition. He wants to launch a new network TV newsmagazine.

“Hosted live from NBC’s Rockefeller Center headquarters — thus the name, Rock Center — it’s an ambitious attempt to showcase both Williams’ serious news skills and his signature dry wit. And if it’s going to succeed, he and NBC may have to reinvent the newsmagazine for a new age.

That’s because in today’s TV universe, most prime-time newsmagazines (60 Minutes usually excepted) are generally concerned with less highbrow fare. Think Dateline’s To Catch A Predator, or Barbara Walters’ 20/20 interview with Mariah Carey and her new twin babies. The latter was the highest-rated program on the night of Oct. 21.

NBC executives says Rock Center will tackle heavier topics. Early ads for the show focused on a roster of high-profile correspondents — Ted Koppel, Kate Snow, Harry Smith.”

Couldn’t agree more. “Undercover with the spies of Goldman Sachs” would be riveting.

Do you think this show can replace Chris Matthews news style?

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News

 

SHE IS THE RUSSIAN SPY TURNED CORPORATE BANKER

31 Oct

At no.4 of most interesting people in the world, outside of the Kremlin today, comes a spy story.

During a recent TV interview, Anna Chapman, a Russian spy, said she considers the failure of her mission to be a chance for new opportunities, though she declined to elaborate on what exactly her mission was. She refused to confirm during the interview that she worked for Russian intelligence. Photo – Alexander Nemenov AFP/Getty Images via Washington Post.

Anna Chapman, a former Russian spy now working as an adviser to the president of Moscow-based FundService Bank, prepares to deliver a speech at a congress of the pro-Kremlin group Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard) in Moscow.

I never quite understood why spying and banking go together. But based on Chapman’s story. I guess they are interchangeable industries with zero conflicts of interest. Who would have thought?!

Her life is a Hollywood movie.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Anna Chapman, Banking System Flows, Russia, Spying

 

KELVIN DAVIS IS ELECTION NEWS

31 Oct

Kelvin Davis is all smiles on the Kiwi election trail. [Photo courtesy of NZH].

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Kelvin Davis

 

OWNING THE ASHES

31 Oct

If you wish to find the spark in our life,

look in the ashes.

–Fred England, Auschwitz and Siegmer-Schoenau survivor.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Fred England, Holocaust

 

RYSZARD HOROWITZ REMINDS US WHY YOUTH MATTER

31 Oct

One day, one man valued an oppressed and marginalized people more than his own personal material possessions, or status quo position. This blog post is about valuing lives of others.

Life is what is important–Ryszard Horowitz, international award winning photo composer & survivor of Auschwitz. Ryszard is the youngest member of Oskar Schindler‘s List. What a story.

[Source - Triumph of the Spirit].

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Children, Human Rights, Life, Oskar Schindler, World History, World News, World Peace, Youth, Youth Workers

 

BERNIE MADOFF’S FAMILY TAKE THE NO.1 NEWS STORY TODAY – 1.11.11

31 Oct

Crime, punishment, and the shame of being a Madoff. According to CBS News. “For the first time since Bernie Madoff’s arrest, his son Andrew and wife Ruth speak out about crime, punishment and the shame of being a Madoff. Morley Safer: It’s a tough name to live with. Ruth: Of course I feel the shame. I can barely walk down the super market aisle without worrying about people recognizing me.” New York Magazine’s focus is on the fact that perhaps Bernie was “not the ideal father-in-law.” Read it here. While the Examiner, says forget Bernie, Kim Kardashian‘s split to Kris Humphries is the big news today.

Bernie was the guy who acted like he was Fonzi with other peoples money, but he just wasn’t. Kim however, sells her own handbags and makes her own money.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Bernie Madoff, Kim Kardashian

 

SIX MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT by SPLIT ENZ

31 Oct

Listening to some classic Kiwi music from Split Enz, reminds me that in my hometown, we used to dance to punk rock themed school socials (dances) to this song, Six Months in A Leaky Boat.

Many of us, used to swap our farm gum boots for Doc Martins and head from the farm to the school hall back then. Life really was that simple for kids. Split Enz was our favorite band reflecting a Kiwi sound.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 2.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Kiwi Pop, Music Industry News, Neil Finn, Retro Hotness, Split Enz, Tim Finn

 

KIM KARDASHIAN FILES FOR DIVORCE

31 Oct

According to Stuff.Co.NZ and PerezHilton.Com , America’s leading reality TV star, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce after a fairytale $10million wedding to basketball player Kris Humphries, citing “irreconcilable differences”

Kardashian today released a statement confirming the divorce. “After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage,” she said. “I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. I had hoped this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don’t work out as planned. We remain friends and wish each other the best.”

Kris said in a statement: “I love my wife and am devastated to learn she filed for divorce. I’m committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it work.”

Wow! That was quick. Gone by lunchtime. Kim has already put distance between the split. Sources say that Kardashian is due for photo opportunity appearances (for sponsors) in Melbourne, where she will be banking her next Aussie check.

[Photo - Getty Images]

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific.

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Reality TV Stars, Splitsville

 

INNOVATION IS ABOUT BELIEVING IN MIRACLES by ALBERT EINSTEIN

31 Oct

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle–Albert Einstein.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.11.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Albert Einstein, Innovation, Wisdom

 

NOVEMBER by GALA HARWOOD

31 Oct

Singer Gala Haywood sings November. This weekend Gala sung a famous Split Enz duet, with I Hope I Never. Talented. Loved it!

If you’re 18 in NZ and not yet enrolled to vote – do so! If you’re enrolled to vote, rock out on polling day and make your vote count the way you think NZ should be feeling.

Peace!

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Gala Harwood, Music Industry News, New Zealand

 

FAVORITE KIWI HEROES OF THE WEEK? THE ENERGY FIXERS -

31 Oct

Who were the Kiwis I most admired this week?

I’d have to say all of the people on the East Coast cleaning up toxic mess. The people fixing gas pipeline leaks. The Fonterra farmers and Kiwi artists singing at the concerts for New Zealand communities. Wow!

Blind cook stories on the TV are also amazing. The visiting South African Pastor Shaun from Canada, Australia (“oops – I meant Canberra Australia) talking marriage counseling in the form of “noble communication.” Shaun says to be like David in the Book of Psalms (honest to a fault) but “try not to lop too many heads off, like he did” in his songs, while thanking God through depression and oppression.” Shaun’s words were timely for Kiwis and admirable.

I also liked “Sorry young people, that we don’t like you very much right now.” Too funny!

Alright… there’s a few! Thanks ya’ll.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2011 in New Zealand

 

PITA SHARPLES AND HONE HARAWIRA – SHOULD SOE’s REMAIN IN KIWI HANDS?

30 Oct

In Kiwi politics today, Derek Cheng reports: “A minimum wage of $16 an hour, an iwi veto on foreign investment, and a policy for state assets to remain New Zealand-owned are among the Maori Party’s wishlist this election.

The party’s election manifesto, released at the weekend, includes many policies from 2008 such as superannuation from the age of 60 for those with lower life expectancy.

Among new policies is inserting a clause into the overseas investment law “to give iwi the first right of refusal”.

Others include compulsory te reo in schools from 2015, a minimum wage of $16 an hour ($1 more than Mana, Labour and the Greens want), a financial transaction tax such as what the Mana Party has proposed, and a moratorium on offshore oil drilling.

The policy document does not include costings of the policies. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in New Zealand, Politics

 

30 Oct

Miriama Kamo talked polygamy on TV with the Mitt Romney story that has swept the USA.

America is obsessed with Mit Romney as a potential American Presidential candidate. He descends from a polygamist. He is also Morman.

When I think of Polygamy, I think of politics with an over-dominant leader who expects all other political players to be married to him (or her). This model can tend to lock up the potential of other political ‘spouses.’ It also can be a recipe for creating a dictator complex in a leader, whose got everyone else in lock down -just serving them. A dictator is basically an entitled spoiled brat.

Polygamists rule, by “divide and conquer” tactics. They can be sort of like archaic colonialists, the way their politics work.

What do you think of -when you think of polygamy? I also think of China – where 94% of the Communist party leaders all have mistresses (just not wives). Mitt’s grandad, looks very Chinese, for example.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific.

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Mitt Romney, Polygamy

 

RETRO BRITNEY SPEARS – TOXIC LYRICS

30 Oct

Global markets can be toxic. You can put in. And you can get nada or little back, except a heart attack or heart ache.

However, how can we be less toxic (or toxins addicted) to learn from our mistakes, losses, shared experiences?

Here’s Britney Spears retro hit, with that vibe of a bad break up.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Britney Spears, Retro Hotness, Retrospective Bills

 

REGIONALIZED ELECTRICITY COMPANIES IN NEW ZEALAND

30 Oct

I couldn’t help but notice and admire, during the Fonterra Kiwi Day Out festival, the Northland farming family that were featured in the TV show version of the event, who have built their own lake on their farms that can generate their own electricity. This family is a self-sufficient Kiwi unit. If they could just get their own gas for their tractors off their farm too, they’d be totally set. Admirable.

The concept gets you thinking that if one family can achieve this, perhaps regional power company models – could be the go of the future. One of my two Maori Iwi’s has geothermal energy resources for example. Developing these, would be good for Auckland City.

What do we think of this? Regional Power and Kiwi owned companies? I do like the idea that with the current arrangement of energy companies, all Kiwis own these together. It’s kotahitanga in effect. Yet, progress is upon us, too.

Wind. Solar. Renewable Energy is the way forward as well as traditional ways of making electricity, energy and power. The technologies that each region could create, will be the big earners – in overseas nations in creating renewable energy platforms for other peoples to maximize and save the planet – with smarter ways of energy creation. There’s something in freeing up the energy market to local Kiwis regions. Each region has people who are creative. Game on!

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Electricity, Energy, Engineers

 

HOW TO STEAL A POWER STATION – TAKE A PHOTO, SELL HALF BACK TO ITS TRUE OWNERS

30 Oct

In what’s Sup Lier News: A photo is taken of a power station. Using the photo, one man is chosen, to then lie and say that he will sell the power station back to its owners.

Not only do the actual owners have to buy it back from the man mistaken that him and his “friends”  owns it, but in his special “shonky” sales pitch, the owners can only buy half-back of an asset that’s actually theirs not his.

The original owners, also don’t see the profits. The profits end up off shore and in the pockets of a few.

It reminds me of The Treaty of Waitangi all over again, accept its happening to all Kiwis in a bid to sell off New Zealand’s energy assets.

On any issue, we should never shoot the chosen pimp presenting the idea. But more think about what proposition they’re presenting. If the “National Cash Register Company Factory” of NZ Energy Assets are sold to the wealthy and foreign buyers in a “free market” deal, the will just make Kiwis move to regional power stations of their own. Is that what is being proposed here. Sell a golden goose, or a fast becoming minor goose, of many energy sources, companies.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 31.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News

 

NATIONAL GRID CAN’T GUARANTEE POWER

30 Oct
National Grid Doesn’t Know When Power Will Be Restored. Patch.com. By Bryan McGonigle. “In the aftermath of this weekend’s snowstorm, 80 percent of Chelmsford homes are still without power, and National Grid said they have crews out in full force trying to restore it. But there is still no time estimate of when power can be guaranteed.
Transferring power, is a global business isn’t it? Many nations are in power struggles currently.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 31.10.11~
 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in America

 

SHOULD NEW ZEALAND SELL STATE-OWNED ASSETS?

30 Oct

 

Many Kiwis are asking if it’s wise to sell State Owned energy assets today.

My answer is no. As we lose our bank that pays the bills, if we do. I think rich people should sell their own assets, not those of the poors, that aren’t theirs.

Best Comments: Kelvin Davis, saying “Crikey! heck no!” and Carmel Sepuloni also saying, “are you nuts?! That’s our country’s bank.”

Weirdly though, if Kiwis owned at least 50% in oil exporting in the future and iwi were included in that ownership, I’d be open to that in the future. We all drive cars, right?!

At the moment though, we don’t have many parts left on the nation’s family car. They’ve been picked off worse than what a Kea could do. So I’d have to say “let’s Taiho” for a bit on energy assets sales.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Energy, Politics

 

DAVE DOBBYN AND KIWIS DANCING

30 Oct

Footage from Yesterday.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Dance, Dave Dobbyn, Smile Club

 

SCHINDLER ESCALATORS AT THE LIBRARY –

30 Oct

The Schindler escalators at the library

when I was looking for my Hone Tuwhare book of poems

reminded me of Oskar Schindler. The man who stopped children’s

hair from being turned into hair brushes, or their flesh into soap

in an Auschwitz concentration camp, worse then child sweat shop conditions.

Haven’t we come a long way since nasty Nazi Auschwitz days, in recognizing child equality in New Zealand?

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Auschwitz, Oskar Schindler

 

JASON KERRISON “ONE DAY”

30 Oct

Yesterday, Fonterra threw a party for New Zealand communities.

Jason Kerrison was on board for the dairy giant. Here’s One Day.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Jason Kerrison

 

ROSEANNA HOGAN HUMS A GYPSY WARRIOR WEDDING

30 Oct
Roseanne Hogan arrives for her wedding to Warrior Brett Seymour. Photo / Doug Sherring

In New Zealand, we’re big on our rugby league football team. The game moves a lot quicker than rugby football, for example. It’s not as over-reffed. Our league team is called The Warriors.
Romance struck yesterday for the team, when Roseanne Hogan arrived for her wedding to Warrior Brett Seymour. Gypsy styles. Read it here.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Roseanna Hogan

 

POETRY – PIGGY PORKER by JAMES K. BAXTER

30 Oct

Little Piggy Porker

Fell into the water–

Who pulled him out again?

Jill the farmer’s daughter.

- – -

Here comes the mountain hawk–

Run, run, run!

Who’ll get the rifle out?

Jack the farmer’s son.

–James K. Baxter, The Tree House and Other Poems.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in James K Baxter, Poetry

 

WORLD SERIES MVP, DAVID FREESE – AND PUMPKIN SEEDS HOLDINGS

30 Oct

Today, I awoke thinking how much a gift is to saving the planet. It preserves the planet of wasted energy assets sales, and also just wasted energy.

Opening the windows, to let the sunlight in, I wonder if I should sell off my CL & P & United Illuminate Energy shares too. Then, while singing Come on Irenein an Aussie Accent, I slid across the floor Risky Business styles, on the way to the shower.

Then In Living Color, I decided to make an Apple Pie, but with pumpkin. Drying the seeds is a good idea these days. Although pumpkin seeds, still cant be bought in gas stations yet, I realized it didn’t matter. I prefer to buy mine off Native American Indians anyway as it reminds me to always give thanks. Tommy Davidson taught me that. I never forgot it. Tommy also taught me, that life is not a Neither is it a quick-fix, short-dash gold rush. Though, the Bakken Black gold rush did have a catchy ring to it. It was hard to say no, when their were pumpkin seeds all around me, wanting to distract and tazer my energy. They were imported pumpkin seeds. Anyway, Chris Carpenter called to say cash in.

Then I saw this photo by Ray Stubblebine in the LA Times of Cardinals third baseman David Freese glancing up as he follows through on his swing to watch his game-winning solo home run against the Texas Rangers in the 11th inning of Game 6 of the World Series on Thursday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis – and I thought “good on ya mate.”

Quoting James K Baxter from The Sailor, Freese said. “It happened. A desire to become luminous, like stars looked at over hills in the rain.”

I said “Settle down Dave. I’m holding the bat remember, with the pumpkin tattooed on it. I gives me the feeling that I have a lot of energy.”

“Don’t you want to be a MVP like me and Canada and Australia though, asked Dave? Give me the bat.”

“Nah, not really Dave. I’m in no rush to be a star. On the other side of the world, we can afford to wait, cos we just are.”

~An exercise in trends tracking – a snap shot of linked key words trending online. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Baseball, David Freese, Energy, Entertainment Celebrity News

 

MOST VOTED KIWI TODAY – JEROME KAINO – 30.10.11

30 Oct

On the last day of October, Jerome Kaino, can do no wrong. No.1 most voted Kiwi star today.:)

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2011 in Jerome Kaino

 

THE HARMONIOUS ENERGY OF MAORI YOUTH IN SONG IS VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY COOL

29 Oct

A nation is only as strong as to how we look after our youth and our elderly peoples.

Maori Youth singing… There’s nothing quite like their harmonious energy in full song.

Wow! Makes you feel proud to be a Kiwi. Here’s the Maori News this weekend.

[On a record blog day for the month. Thanks folks for your support. Peace!]

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 29, 2011 in Adriana Lima, Maori Television Service - Hollywood, New Zealand, Te Reo Rangatira

 

KIWI HUMOR – THE ROBOT THAT WAS PUT TO THE TEST, CLOSE UP – 28.10.11

29 Oct

Once upon a time, a robot came to New Zealand. For a good laugh. Go here. It reminded me a bit of something Weta Workshops would create, on the set of a Peter Jackson film.

No! Not The Hobbit but from Forgotten Silver to feature in “the film within the film” of that film starring Colin McKenzie.

It’s all about the “eyebrows.”

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 29, 2011 in Humor

 

IN RED AND GREEN – STEPHEN DONALD VISITS HIS HOMETOWN OF WAIUKU

29 Oct

Your hometown is an important place. New Zealand hometowns are always about grass-roots, close community ties. It’s about the hood. Recent rugby world cup champion of the world, Stephen Donald (aka Beaver) returned to his hometown of Waiuku, to give his peeps a thank you and a big shout out.

[Photo caption - Stephen Donald and his World Cup winner's medal with Beaver fans (from left) Emma Bennett, Clare Garvey, Sam Campbell and Hannah Bennett at the Waiuku Rugby Club yesterday. Photo via Steven McNicoll for NZH].

 
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Posted by on October 29, 2011 in Clare Garvey, Community, Emma Bennett, Hannah Bennett, New Zealand, Rugby, Sam Campbell, Sports, Stephen Donald, Waiuku

 

OPRAH’S PEP TALK TO SINGLE MOMS IS A GOOD ONE!

29 Oct

Who doesn’t respect everything that single parents go through? It’s an important job raising a nation’s children.

With that thought in mind: Oprah To Single Moms: ‘You Are Enough!’

Oprahs Life Class

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.10.11~

 
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Posted by on October 29, 2011 in Oprah Winfrey, Parenting

 
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