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Archives for October 2009

The Canterbury in Wellington

The Canterbury in Wellington

HMNZS Canterbury is an infrequent visitor to Wellington Harbour.

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Do you speak a ‘happy’ language?

Do some languages make you smile, or dour? It’s a great question.

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A baby bird hides out

A baby bird takes refuge in a concrete corner.

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2 important climate change videos and a small idea

We’re losing our cool; it’s time to focus on our own actions.

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Rufus Two, but the Two is silent

Names for dogs have changed over the years. Fido and Rex are now Max.

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Is there a novel in your head? Write it out.

A novel that stays in your head won’t be read by others. Maybe November is when you can put it on paper.

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Want publicity? Be a blogger’s friend.

Provide a ‘media kit’ that anyone can use, including text and photos, and maybe even audio and video.

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Roving gangs of computers

It’s a good old-fashioned activist technique: clogging the phonelines. But when it’s used on the Internet we can all suffer.

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Macintosh Keyboard Symbols on the web

A handy reference for those who need to represent characters from the Mac keyboard on web pages.

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What are *your* cows doing today?

Do you know where *your* herd of cows is? Are they up to mischief?

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Increase Backyard Biodiversity at home

Backyard Biodiversity is an invaluable guide for Kiwis to help save this little part of the planet by making gardens more hospitable to native wildlife.

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Right vs rights holders: the threat to Internet access

While Internet access is starting to be seen as a basic right, it is also increasingly being threatened by profiteers.

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