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.
Budget 2021 will be delivered on Thursday 20 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “My focus continues to be on making sure spending is targeted at the areas and people that need it the most. “We will manage the books carefully including ensuring we are getting value for money .
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Morena ki a tatau, Tena tatau i nga kaupapa hauora, E tuitui nei i a tatau i tēnei ata, Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou katoa. When we were re-elected with a clear mandate for change, our Government made three promises: To keep New Zealanders safe from COVID-19 To .
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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?
Former Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae says racism in health research is pervasive and is hindering the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.
Mateparae (Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Kahungunu) became chair of the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge in June, and now he’s using his position to call out racist comments and beliefs held by some of the country’s senior health academics and clinicians.
He says he was “aghast” when confronted with examples of racist and false beliefs regarding Māori health earlier this year.
In September, the
New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) published an editorial from health researchers Matire Harwood, Vanessa Selak, Rod Jackson and Jamie-Lee Rahiri, where they discussed the “incorrect and racist” beliefs expressed by senior doctors reviewing the group’s research into differences in cardiovascular disease risk factors and outcomes by ethnicity.
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Today, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament supported a call on the European Commission to come forward with rules that make sure companies put long-term business and societal interests ahead of the short-term profits of shareholders. Â We regret that the conservatives in the European Parliament did not support the progressive-led vote on Sustainable corporate governance earlier today.
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Lara Wolters, S&D shadow on Sustainable corporate governance, said:
âSustainable corporate governance is about putting the long-term interests of the company and the wider society ahead of short-term gains for shareholders. Today the European Parliament called on the Commission to come forward with better standards for non-financial reporting to improve transparency in corporate governance. We also call on the Commission to present a legislative proposal to strengthen directorsâ duties to make the pursuit of long-term interests