My gastronomics section was looking a little tired... so here's another hot tip for young players needing some extra cholestorol in their diet.

Cyclops Organic Sour Cream from Serra Foods. This IS THE BEST SOUR CREAM IN THE WORLD.

Now I usually keep away from organic stuff at the supermarket- it often has bugs and creepy crawlies on it- either from the natural environment or from being fondled by unwahsed dole bludging hippies while on the shelves. But, this sour cream is the business.....

DPF notes the amazing increase in funding for TWOA.

$8 million to $239 million over 5 years. Now my maths is a bit average... but I reckon that's about a compound  'revenue' growth rate of 234% per annum. That would be enough to put TWOA into the Deloitte Fast 50 every year since it started....

2001 - Rank 12=
2002 - Rank 12
2003 - Rank 30
2004 - Rank 24

I wonder if they'll be entering next year?

Crikey!...

That's a VERY significant move. Let's hope it gives more revenue to the Exchange Active Sync team to make things better..... like adding tasks sync and follow up flag support...

Read all about it @ Geekzone

Sean has a post about someone looking for 'beginner' level content.

Last year we ran an introductory ASP.NET course via Live Meeting that went really well.... It was about 14 lectures delivered by speakers from around NZ and Australia... maybe we could do another one of those?

We did ASP.NET last year.... anyone got a prefered *broad* topic for this year? Post in the comments...

Why is it that so many NZ dairies and service stations sell Mrs Macs Pies. If you've not had one yet they are nasty watery things made in Western Australia. In a country like NZ where we have small manufacturers making great meat pies we shouldn't have to be eating imported pies.

Those Goodman Fielder 'Irvines' Pies aren't much better.

Methinks that some of the fantastic 'small' bakeries around the place need to do a better job of marketing and distribution...

http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3623

“The Education and Science select committee this morning voted to hold an inquiry following an NCEA Level 1 History question which asked students to choose two of three people from whose perspective they were to write: two prominent Maori leaders – Dame Whina Cooper and Eva Rickard - and ‘A National Party Member of Parliament not sympathetic to Maori concerns’. “

Yes Sir... that is correct.... your Subaru Lagacy really is only a 'Remuera' 4WD....

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* Remuera is a wealthy, old money suburb in Auckland, New Zealand notable for it’s palatial estates, four-wheel drives and middle-aged housewives who refer to each other as “daaahling.”

Are here...

Sean McBreen is blogging.....

Sean runs the Developer and Platform Evangelism Group here in New Zealand and is an all around nice guy......

Subscribled.....

It don't just rain... it pours....

Bob McNeill, who did some contracting for us at the end of last year has (once again) won the New Zealand Music award in the folk music section.... well done Bob!

RIANZ web site is STUFFED at the moment- some one please fix it for them!... So can't post a link to the award details....

If you needed any more evidence as to The Oneness of Brian Tamaki and Beelzebub this article from The Herald is it.

“I live in Mt Albert with my partner, very happily. I am a lesbian and have so far not suffered any grief from other people, until now. I woke up this morning to find a huge sign plastered in the neighbours' kitchen, aimed directly at us (see photo above).“

Kate, if you would like me to send you a hunting slingshot....

You've got to hand it to the Orewa Rotary Club.... one would guess they'll need a bigger room for this event next year.

The full text speech is here...

Now I can't say I'm inclined (or have ever been inclined) to vote National. Too many biggots and law and order crusaders (yes Mr Ryall and Mr Smith!) for me. But, I think in Don Brash they have a leader who might just be able to keep those elements in check... a man with at least liberal (classical) leanings...

But, a few quick notes to Mr Brash...

“National will fix the disincentives in the tax system by giving tax cuts to all working New Zealanders.  We are now focusing on correcting the incentives in the welfare system”

The only way to really fix the disincentives in the tax system is to flatten it.

“It should go without saying that that group includes those 65 years of age and over who are in receipt of New Zealand Superannuation – superannuation is not part of the welfare system. The next National Government will maintain Superannuation unchanged.”

Like hell it's not! We need to encourage savings- people shoould not be sponging off the taxpayer because they haven't saved. We need to create a taxation system that encourages saving, phase out national super over time and leave a basic safety net for 65+ers....

“Since 1975, a period over which New Zealand’s population has increased by some 32%, those on the Sickness Benefit have increased by almost 500%, while those on the Invalids’ Benefit have increased by almost 700%. 

Since 1999, New Zealand’s population has increased by 6%, while those on both the Sickness Benefit and the Invalids’ Benefit have increased by 40%.”

And I would guess that our per capita spending on health care is going up too..... it's as though we've been beset by some invisible plague... If I could ask one question of the Minister of Social Welfare it would be this above question.... it SURELY needs and answer and the ACT and National should ask it from the rooftops until they are blue in the face.

One of my former work mates is a Dad... Congrats guys... what a cutie...

Makes me feel old... fact I'm getting married next Sat doesn't help

Kiwi Expat Ben 'Firefox' Goodger has move to Google.

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