Don t eat too much. Don t drink too much.
And don t talk politics.
My family Xmas bun-fight kicks off this arvo so must remember to heed my own advice.
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Given it s the year that China asserted full control of Hong Kong (23 years into a 50 year agreement), a little focus on the Baluchistan area of Pakistan.
It s become an economic zone (it has natural respurces for export), one handed off to China for exploitation. Now a port is Chinese controlled and is being fenced off from the wider region. A bit like Hong Kong in its 1897-1997 phase.
Formerly the Pakistan government kidnapped local nationalists. Now in Sweden and a few days ago in Canada Baluchi nationalists in exile have drowned.
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Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 3:06 pm
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council
has weighed into the illegal taking of photos of Maori youth
in the Wairarapa by the Police by scolding the IPCA for
saying they will take a hard look at the issue. Matthew
Tukaki has said he not just disappointed in what has
happened but is downright flabbergasted by the Polices
actions in the Wairarapa:
“Let me be really clear
right off the bat – I would not trust the IPCA to manage a
rat out of a trap – exactly what have they ever done for
Maori and to be frank after years of the sort of behaviour
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73 of an intake of 1200 cadets at West Point cheat in a calculus online exam. That s 6%.
Wikipedia says Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Other nomination sources include the president and vice president ! The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree. Cadets are required to adhere to the Cadet Honor Code, which states that a cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United States Military Academy
The worst scandal in 45 years!
I wonder how many of these cheats debasing university qualifications and heading for high office in the US military were nominated by Republicans, and how many by Democrats?
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council has weighed into the illegal taking of photos of Maori youth in the Wairarapa by the Police by scolding the IPCA for saying they will take a hard look at the issue. Matthew Tukaki has said he not just disappointed in what has happened but is downright flabbergasted by the Polices actions in the Wairarapa:
âLet me be really clear right off the bat â I would not trust the IPCA to manage a rat out of a trap â exactly what have they ever done for Maori and to be frank after years of the sort of behaviour where the auditor investigates both itself and its mates its also time for the hoha to stop.â Tukaki said