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Dr Reuben Steff is a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato, where he teaches courses on New Zealand foreign policy, international relations and global security.
Steff proceeds to his thesis:
Whoa! Stop right there! We've had a couple of centuries of that already. Einstein's dictum comes in (can't solve a problem via repetition of ways that don't work – that's insanity). Steff is supposed to be thinking clearly! His headline says so!!
Whew! A nimble recovery, lad! Yes, states are indeed mental models. Of proven utility, even. Durable. Legal entities too. Can't touch 'em but they seem real enough.
Emphasis looks suspiciously like an academic weasel word. Go with `development of' that sector. Whizz kids would be good.
Ah, I wouldn't put it in the Hauraki plain. That will be awash anytime soon, at the rate things are going.
I think govt forecasters may learn from private forecasters (& vice versa), so the ole public/private partnership thing can be wheeled out again to encourage a bit of competitive collaborating, huh?
The famous economist JK Galbraith said economists were created to make astrologers look good, so best to replace economist forecasters with astrologers asap to up our success rate. Plus we seem to need shock absorbers robust enough in design & construction to serve the national interest. Mental models, tough & resilient.
Well, I saw the lead story on 3 News, featuring the PM saying he suggested to Kiri that she take a couple of weeks off. Since she told the media she's taking a couple of days off, seems obvious she decided not to accept his suggestion.
No law against that but not being on the same page ain't a good look, eh? Otoh, she's displaying initiative. Being in control of one's destiny is a good thing. So now we know why the media got confused earlier…
Just to confirm that, here's the online report:
So it looks like it is important to her to present a different view of her conversation with him than he did to the media…
Situation as viewed by the other news channel even murkier:
So the House will be in recess two weeks, yet Kiri told the media she's only taking a couple of days off. Does that mean she will be working in her office the rest of that period? Processing her work emails? Reading policy documents?
And what about that senior Government adviser who issued disinformation to 1news? That makes 3 top Labour operatives in the situation who aren't on the same page…
In other news, the Boxing Day Sales this year will be on 26 December. 2023.
Yep, that'll help get them back on track. Buy more crap, boost growth, produce more hot air – the causal logic will run thro the Labour mental mainline like a heroin rush. Grant may even put you on his xmas card list!
It's important to remind folks what Labour stands for. The notion that being a left-winger is a waste of time has been getting too contagious.
They say a week is a long time in politics so two weeks would be a long long time. If Kiri is only away for two days then that would be longer given the normal perception for how long a week is in politics. So the short of it is that when the PM suggested to Kiri to take a couple of weeks off he was speaking in real time as apposed to political time as that could have been interpreted as taking a couple of months off given the generally perceived longevity of a week in politics. Only politicians are hip to this.
They say timing is everything………
Great read for tennis tragics.
The Washington Post
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Tennis icons Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova met as teenagers, forged one of the greatest rivalries in sports and then became close friends. After 50 years, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova understand each other like no one else can. When cancer came, they both knew where to turn. https://wapo.st/3NR7Qet
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2023/chris-evert-martina-navratilova-cancer/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjQwNDM1MTQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg4MjcwNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg5NTY2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODgyNzA0MDAsImp0aSI6IjAyYzc0YTkzLTFhN2QtNDY0OS1iZjQzLTM3NTMzZWYyZTg1YyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy9jaHJpcy1ldmVydC1tYXJ0aW5hLW5hdnJhdGlsb3ZhLWNhbmNlci8ifQ.PXToO8Uf0748VUIBR8qfSfKJ8HOYBhRYsvIzybZv9a8&itid=gfta
A beautiful story. Thanks.
Thanks Joe90
Thanks, Joe90. A story for cancer 'tragics', as well. I never was a tennis tragic, though I knew these two women were very much part of a world sporting scene for so long.