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I'd just like to preface this thread with (1) An apology if this is all no-brainer, obvious stuff and (2) a note that this is not a "modern music sucks" rant; I listen to and like new stuff as well as

" We sells" post :-) spent alittle time on it too :-) but I'm happy ... assuming NZM deleted the post I'm making reference to just as I went to post my response ..

Anyone had it? I'm keen to know examples of people who've had it done and how effective it was. I've had a bung shoulder for about two years and I'm considering it. I've been to physio and it was fixed, but after a game of tennis it's bung again

Questions:
How effective was it and what was wrong?
Who are the dodgy practitioners to avoid (if any) ?
Do they have to register like other medical practitioners?

I didnt get to go, but I was just wondering how it was, it sounded almost as big as BDO!

So... who was there and survived (and is now sober enough) to tell their tale... ?

does anyone here have a live journal? i'm bored and i feel like reading about other peoples crappy lives rather than sulk about my own ;)

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looking for a little help.

friend was listening to the radio the other day (the rock) and heard a song he liked. chorus was something like:

"we are, tired of waiting, tired of waiting here"

well yeah, so, far from disappointing, Bracewell's methodology seems to be paying off. which is nothing short of fan-tastic.

The Tsunami that may claim as many as 100,000 lives, salt much earth rendering it uncapable of growing crops and leave millions homeless and exposed to illnessess and an even a possible epademic.

so apart from aussie, everyone offers small amounts of help and money. Should we being doing more or just hang about in our apathy and think wow, how terrible, my heart goes out to them... but I'm not going to give anything to them, I'm not going to physically do anything for them my self though. I'm not judging anyone for this attitude, I'm no different, just maybe a little more cynical to those who want me to have a big fat cry or something. Sure this is a horrible event, and sudden, but we've wiped all the other mass problems in the world under the rug, or the droubt stricken countries, millions of people dying of hunger, basic medical problems, HIV, civil wars, genocide, criminal wars.

anyway, I like the idea of turning the sri lankan cricket tour into a bennefit tour, thats good resourcing.

anyone else wishing to share thoughts, or are you all on holiday? hopefully not in south east asia.

So who saw it at midnight last night?

I loved the fight scenes, the CGI is all good, the orcs are cool & brutal.

I can't remember the book so well now, but I think it was pretty similar. A few parts missing (ie Saruman bits, orc marches) but maybe they'll be in the special editition DVD.

Gawd, must Peter Jackson give us a cringe-worthy scene in every movie? The ending was so annoying & cheesily done, like when they all walk in the door. Wish it hadn't been demi-dumbed-down for general movie goers. It's funny how the audience has changed... For the Fellowship's midnight screening, everyone was adult or teenaged. Everyone acted mature, they were there because they'd read the books I suspect (not neccessarily fanatics). This time, it was full of younger teens and children, going because they like the movie & toys I suspect. They were a bit rowdier & claped in the cheesy bits.

But overall, yeah, twas good.

//Man jailed for attacking puppy
A 36-year-old Napier man who kicked, slapped and swung around a puppy on its chain has been jailed for five months.//

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4417836a11.html

This is something jake one of our engineers did on Saturday night, it's 500 pictures taken at one minute intervals.

What the #%$*&? is up with those #%$*&? people and their no-one outside of NZ or Australia are good enough to join crap?! #%$*&?

apparently that is the correct spelling for the noise a gagged athlete makes.

well it certainly is when your team is winning.
anyone, however, could enjoy the Football Arsenal is currently playing.
the 6th goal against Slavia Prague on Wednesday was truly a thing of beauty.

Web comics are great, but I have to admit I still love the paper kind. I don't know if the ones I read are available down there, or vice versa, but I'd like to hear what other people are into. I'm not much into superhero comics (with a few exceptions), nor "goth" comics (also a few exceptions). Here's what I'm keeping up with currently:

The Walking Dead -A heartfelt tale of people surviving in a world overrun by zombies, brought to us by the guys who did Battle Pope (which is awesome).

Y: The Last Man -All the men on earth are wiped out by a horrible plague, except for Yorick and his pet monkey. It has some interesting ideas about how women would pick up the societal pieces.

Fables -Way cooler than just fairytale characters coming to life. There's sex, murder, intrigue, etc. By far one of the best series I've ever read.

Planetary -I'm a sucker for anything involving secret subversives controlling the world, as you'll see in the next two entries as well. These guys did a crossover story with Batman that was super cool.

100 Bullets -This book has so many twists and subplots, I can't even read the single issues. Every time a new trade comes out, I have to go back and start from the beginning. I enjoy it more every time I read it.

The Losers -Kind of like the A-Team, but even cooler (if you can believe that).

Supreme Powers -An interesting deconstruction of Superman.

And here are some classics I always enjoy rereading:

Watchmen -Named by Time Magazine as one of the all-time 100 best novels, and with good reason (a link to the article at the bottom of the page). It ranks in my top 5 of best books ever read. I lend this out to everyone I know.

V for Vendetta -Soon to be a movie with Natalie Portman, but don't let that deter you. Alan Moore's precursor to Watchmen.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns -Frank Miller does a really good job with this character. His stark and gritty style (best seen in another favorite, Sin City) fits Batman very well.

Transmetropolitan -Spider Jerusalem just may be the coolest character ever created. He's a chain-smoking rogue journalist, armed with a bowel disruptor ray, flanked by two filthy assistants. If you read this and don't want to be Spider Jerusalem when you grow up, you're stupid.

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you know your old when you can't remember what you were doing in April so to rectify things I'm laying down a big challenge for 2008 on these sacred boards no less.

Student Loans and the National Party

I already asked a question about Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby (http://www.nzmusic.com/node/15732) but now I have a more general question.

... paying motorway tolls?

making hay while the sun shines is the calling card, or some say , mating call, of the Local Politician.

All you gotta do is get hi in these threads

little surprised there has been no comment on the disasters befalling this corporate giant on these boards.
Looks like the Rolling Stones will be the next to bail

holy smoke, this caught me out.
without reading too much into it, there is hope for Humanity if these two can make-up.

Peace will out?

nice to see it is not only our very own AdrianCarl doing something for this charity
not that we like to mention it of course

they'll need more than the 5 points I get for posting this.

go and have a punt too
go the quad

Warriors / 'Dogs / Rabbits / Storm