There's been an interesting case I've discovered here in NZ that involved a boy being disciplined by his mother with a riding crop (which was turned into a horse whip by media). As a result of the discipline, the child's behaviour improved at school. This was regarded as suspicious by the school, who contacted CYFS (Children, Youth & Family Services). CYFS discovered the improvement in behavious was due to the 'corporal punishment' and removed the child from the parents' care. According to this article at the NZ Herald it went to court and a jury found the mother not guilty, which under normal circumstances would mean that the child would be returned to the parents. Not in this case, however, as CYFS ignored the court's decision and decided they didn't want the child returned to its family. Apparently the decision of a jury and a court of law was irrelevent to them.
Yep, it's time for some more photos from the Land of Alan.
That one is a sunrise from the lounge room window. I get up earlier than normal these days, after having started a new shift at work from 7:30am - 4pm, which means I get up at 6am. This means (!) that I get to see nice sunrises… If I spot any more beautiful sunrises, I'll be sure to take photos of them. No two sunrises (or sunsets) are ever the same….
This past week has been a little bit interesting. I went out to yum cha on Sunday with Vicki and her partner Alan. Afterwards we went to… Starbucks…. for a coffee and more chatting. During the course of the chatting, conversation turned to politics. This is a common thing with me, and moreso at this time as we lead up to the elections about to occur here in NZ, on September 17.
Over here, they are. And there's a whole bunch of other websites out there promoting being fat, supporting being fat, and proud to be fat.
According to this BMI (Body to Mass Index) calculator, my BMI is 24.9 (I'm 6' 1" tall and 189 lbs / 86 kg). The maximum 'normal' rating is 24.9, so I'm still normal without being overweight. Just. (I really should start exercising more…) I'm happy that I'm not overweight though, and nowhere near obese, even though a lot of people are.
When the Brazilian was shot and killed on 22nd July, the London police informed the world that he was a terrorist suspect, wearing a bulky jacket, acting suspicious, and ran away from police once challenged.
We learn now that it's all lies. All of it. Everything that the London police told us was a LIE.
Someone posted a comment today over here about where the Libertarianz got the inspiration for their animation from. I've been doing a bit of research, and discovered that the animation was done by a Lux Lucre, who unfortunately died last year. He did it for the author of a book called The Adventures of Jonathon Gullible, written by Ken Schoolland. The entire animation, and subsequently the philosophy behind the NZ Libertarianz Party, is based on an exceprt from the epilogue of the book, which is as follows.
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