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DAVID BECKHAM WARMING UP IN NEW ZEALAND
David Beckham and his LA Galaxy team mates were doing a little warm up training session today in Auckland, the temperature was about 20 degrees today which does not justify so much layers of clothes for a training session, I definitely prefer the rugby players!!!! The LA Galaxy will play an exhibition match on saturday. As much as playing for the Galaxy is fun and convenient to like Los Angeles, a professional soccer player still needs to play ... like real games from time to time, so in J
5 Dec 2008, 1:11 am | click here for more
Whose leak is it anyway Gordon?
How times change. A minister rapidly promoted by Gordon Brown is a former Treasury civil servant who was once prime suspect in a leak inquiry. Government whip Helen Goodman wrote a secret report that embarrassed the former Conservative government when it fell into the hands of Gordon Brown, then shadow chancellor. The curious leak of the report - Goodman says she was cleared by her former bosses - is being dragged up by Whitehall officials because it shows how dramatically the Prime Minister'
4 Dec 2008, 8:20 am | click here for more
Confirmation
Last year I blogged about my recurrent fear that Mt Taranaki - or, rather, the summit of Mt Taranaki - does not really exist. Everytime I had gotten close enough to take a peek at the peak it had been covered in a turban of dirty clouds. I wasn't sure whether Taranaki's recalcitrance was due to an Olympian haughtiness or a odd sort of modesty, but I could understand the paranoia behind the decision by a couple of artists to institute permanent CCTV surveillance of the great mountain. During
4 Dec 2008, 6:07 pm | click here for more
Did Gordon promote a leaker?
Gordon is already on the back foot over his previous links to leakers. But here's a new curiosity about his past connection to Treasury insiders. It turns out that Government whip Helen Goodman was a former Treasury civil servant who was - wait for it - once a prime suspect in a leak inquiry. Ms Goodman wrote a secret report that embarassed the former Tory government when it fell into the hands of the then Shadow Chancellor, one G Brown. The leak of the report - and Ms Goodman says she was
4 Dec 2008, 5:13 am | click here for more
Day 3 - Bohemian Rhapsody
Today was Boho, which wasn't as difficult as I had thought - there were a few outfit combinations that were calling my name. It IS a difficult look though to bring to work but I think I managed...before leaving the apartment, I asked my boy if I looked like a hippie. "Yeah, kinda" was his response and was good enough for me.Amethyst and rope necklace - Express (I think...I bought it in 2001 and this was a great excuse to wear it again) Ring - awesome jewelry store in BarcelonaShell earrings - from a kiosk
4 Dec 2008, 3:05 pm | click here for more
Elton John hangs with Billy Joel, Mark Ronson
What could Billy Joel possibly do to follow up his Barack Obama extravaganza with Bruce Springsteen? How does a planned two year tour with Elton John sound? As first alluded to during an appearance on The View last month, the piano legends will soon join forces for a world tour designed to bring fans some fun-loving melodies, while saving a couple extra bucks. “It’s two people for the price of one…our ticket prices are the same as you’d look anyone else, but there’s two of us. In this day and a
3 Dec 2008, 9:05 am | click here for more
Wardrobe Check: Kanye West Rocks it in New Zealand
Kanye West performs on stage at the TSB Bank Arena yesterday in Wellington, New Zealand. So let's analyze the look... okay so he's rockin': -wayfarer shades -buttoned-up polo -white watch to match the shades and collar -Jordans (you'll look below) and, wait- is kanye trying to receive swole on us... has he been hitting the gym? nice. Here's Kanye two days ago in Auckland's Vector Arena: The Look: This time Mr. Louis Vuitton Don opts for -a red button up shirt -Gucci belt, -the same white shade
3 Dec 2008, 8:20 am | click here for more
Auckland demolition lifted
Auckland demolition lifted Heritage Architects Salmond Reed will review plans by the Auckland City Council to lift demolition controls on thousands of old homes in many of the city's leafy suburbs...
3 Dec 2008, 8:02 am | click here for more
kiwis go eco-friendly on Air New Zealand - itsReal
Jump to Comments Air New Zealand and Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced Dec. 3 as the date for the airline’s sustainable biofuels flight from Auckland using a 747-400 jetliner. Conducted in partnership with Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company, one of the airplane’s four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines will be powered in part using advanced generation biofuels derived from jatropha. Air New Zealand now becomes the first airline to use a commercially viable biofuel sourced using sustainability best
3 Dec 2008, 6:42 am | click here for more
From Chandris to Celebrity
From Chandris to Celebrity By: J Shipper The Chandris Line was the precursor of Celebrity Cruises. One of the ships operated by Chandris was the beautiful Liner America previously owned by the United States Line and initially captained by Demitrios Challioris who had been in charge of a crude oil tanker in Southampton. Chandris bought the largest passenger liner ever in Greece called the Australis. The Australis had served extensively as a troop boat during the second world war so underwent
3 Dec 2008, 5:44 am | click here for more
APPT Sydney: Hot Seet burning up the table
There will be a new APPT Grand Final champion in 2008 after last year’s winner Grant Levy bowed out just before the dinner break. The PokerStars Sponsored player’s stack was below attack from the opening hand and he made his last stand with pocket sevens against K-J. A king in the window had Levy collecting his personals and heading for the door with wife Sharon. But the heirs apparent are emerging from the pack. One of the region’s rising stars, Nathanael Seet, has been steadily moving up t
3 Dec 2008, 4:56 am | click here for more
Free petrol at Auckland NFS Undercover launch!
Free petrol at Auckland NFS Undercover launch! Posted December 3rd, 2008 by HopsNZ Categories: Front page, Games, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 Although the game is already available, EA are expecting huge numbers at tomorrows NZ launch of Need for Speed Undercover. Tomorrow, from 4pm - 6pm, Caltex Fanshawe road in downtown Auckland will be taken over by EA who will be offering the choice of either $50 worth of free petrol or a free copy of Need For Speed Undercover on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2
3 Dec 2008, 3:39 am | click here for more
Small world
Am flying up to Auckland at 11 am today, but went to the Airport early so my flatmate could drop me off and use the car to receive around. As I sit down at a table in the Koru Club, the guy opposite me informs me I haven’t posted since 6.45 am this morning, and he has been hitting the refresh key! Incidentally there will be a posting drought from tardy Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, as will be on Great Barrier Island again. I have to say I adore that place - it is a great location to receive awa
3 Dec 2008, 2:30 pm | click here for more
Social butterfly
December 4, 2008 This has been me, lately. My little wings are getting a really good workout. December is always insanely busy for me. My diary is quite literally bulging with Christmas parties and end-of-year functions. Not to mention the long list of must-do’s which need, er, doing. ~~~~ Last Friday I had my department Christmas party (we have our every-Staff Christmas party next Friday, but I’m not going to that one. look, I can say ‘no’ sometimes). Anyway, I spent last Friday evening at Mikano
3 Dec 2008, 2:23 pm | click here for more
Gratitude
I’m now back in Toronto after three months of traveling. We’ve just passed Thanksgiving day last week and the holiday weekend, and as I’ve been unpacking and starting to catch up on my work I’ve been feeling reflective. The progression of holidays at this time of year, when the sun retreats and the darkness looms, is structured for looking inwards. As we move from the Autumnal Equinox to the Winter Equinox, we are taken deeper down into the tunnel of our possess life, encouraged to reflect on it i
3 Dec 2008, 1:24 pm | click here for more
The Rainbow Monkey
Markus Hofko is the designer, musician and artist behind the personal playground The Rainbowmonkey. Born and grown up in Augburg, Germany the Rainbowmonkey is currently living and freelancing in Auckland, New Zealand. Incredible works. The Rainbowmonkey
3 Dec 2008, 12:48 pm | click here for more
The new Telecom
John Drinnan in the Herald looks at the new Telecom: Telecommunications industry watchdog Ernie Newman likes the new, higher profile. He was especially impressed by a newspaper advertisement apologising to customers for disruptions to the broadband service Yahoo!Xtra in downtown Auckland on Friday night. It featured a signed photograph of Reynolds. Yes a good move. Telecom advertising had been as pervasive as ever but it had kept a low corporate profile since the Telecommunications Act 2006
3 Dec 2008, 12:31 pm | click here for more
Caption This: David Beckham Arrives at Auckland Airport
Well, would you look at that! Posh finally had her implants removed. [Source] Tags: Beckhams, Caption This
3 Dec 2008, 12:20 pm | click here for more
Pick It Like Beckham
Apparently the saying “Like dad, like son” even holds true when examining the Beckham boys and their hot fox of a papasita. Sometimes when you can’t find a tissue, a finger is just as reliable… and when you dig just a little bit deeper…. often times, you can successfully locate that slimy, sticky gold. C’mon people…we every pick our noses, right? But when you are a celebrity…you never quite know when your most private habit becomes public. Yesterday Papa Fox David was caught picking
3 Dec 2008, 11:38 am | click here for more
Athletics: Record tantalisingly close
Athletics: Record tantalisingly close 2008 December 4 Otago Daily Times William Lucas came close to a world barefoot record. The 143km he completed in the New Zealand 24-hour track championship in Auckland last weekend was just 3km short. … more Athletics: Record tantalisingly close related: http://runningbarefoot.org/?page_id=1014
3 Dec 2008, 10:04 am | click here for more