“SULLEN” DANCING JEANS
In the Milan studio, white sphagnum moss, peat tar, Irish rock moss, wood pulp had been spun together with graphene-fibre thread to make the cloth he’d imagined.
Orli had then made David the best pair of jeans in the world. Worn in “sullen” reverence to Orli’s superior craftsmanship, on day two David’s skin would mysteriously have a glow.
The jeans made David want to dance, so they were tagged as only his jeans, for now.
In his jeans, in the kani kani of life, dance David did.
–from a line from a novel set in the future.
~Posted by Horiwodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 5.2.13~
EYES WIDE OPEN – VANESSA ECO-MODELS FOR H&M
"i like being part of something like the conscious collection at H&M."
–Vanessa Paradis -NY Mag.
i agree as a friend once told me years prior to their home and most belongings being claimed in a quake
that “it’s always good when you wake up with a pulse.”
after working with billionaire fashion designers and their support team labels for a brief stint in la, doing pr and marketing, (more…)
KIM KARDASHIAN, STEPHANE ROLLAND SHOW, PARIS JANUARY 2013
I don’t know how Kimmie K finds the time. Kardashian was snapped attending the Stéphane Rolland show in Paris.
Photo: Splash News Online. More celebrity photos@People.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 23.1.13~
EUROPEANS ARE THE MOST WANNABE AUSSIES EVER 2013
The Australian citizenship tests sorts out the wannabe Aussies in the new pack of immigrants to the red southland.
Adelaide’s The Advertiser looked at who the most wannabe Australians are as per their grading results in the citizenship test. Sweden, The Netherlands, Finland, France and Switzerland all wanted to be Australians the most, achieving on average 97% in their tests.
Kiwis who last year were voted by all Australians as being their most preferred immigrants in the world as “Kiwis just get it,” and the most compatable to the Aussies according to the Aussies in a survey of 2012, apparently aren’t all that kosher in swotting for Aussie-set tests. NZers on average only scored 72.6% in the test. (more…)
GABRIEL AUBREY & PARENTING DUTIES – JANUARY 2013
Gabriel Aubrey and Nahla were snapped recently in California.
Photo: People Magazine@Pics.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 18.1.13~
CANADA-FRANCE NEWS 16.1.13
Nations that have high debt pressure over their heads have a tendancy to act recklessly, psychologists have been reporting in the New York Times this week. Hopefully that is not France’s story when deploying troops outside of France.
News headlines via Canada: France will deploy 2,500 troops in Mali.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.1.13~
GOING SHOPPING FOR PROFITABLE POLICY FLOWS FOR BRITS – ENGLAND ON THE E.U
At risk of being chomped by the E.U’s GFC structured economic models, The UK Telegraph runs with a story today for the Brit Parliament.
It is:
“David Cameron must seize back control of employment and social laws from Brussels and stop European nationals from claiming benefits in this country.”
On the cards are the words: social + employment law. opt-out provisions from laws + policy. a rather imaginary “emergency brake” on financial flows. curbing expenditure of EP’s move to Brussels + Strasbourg. (more…)
CANADA NEWS – 14.1.13
News headlines Canada: AFN leader prepares for follow-up meeting with PM. Followed by: RCMP failed to track internal misconduct for years.
Also: French planes strike targets in northern Mali. Sports: NHL
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.1.13~
SKI TOURING IN FRANCE HAS BRIT FANS
Ski touring in France – check it. Imagine going from desert heart into that? Extreme.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.1.13~
NZ’S TOURISM BUDDIES – AUSTRALIA, UK, CHINA, USA, FRANCE
More Australians visted New Zealand during 2012 (833,000) than anyone else, followed by the UK* (336,000), China (231,000), USA (200,000) and France (77,000). Tourists contribute $9.6b to NZ’s GDP each year. 500,000 immigration applications are viewed each year, requiring 1,300 decisions a day.
APNZ. (more…)
DON’T RAISE TAXES. JUST TURN OUT CITY LIGHTS EARLY… SAYS FRANCE
France turns on a show for the USA: The Latest: unfair and unconstitutional, fails to guarantee taxpayer
equality, centerpiece of Hollande's election campaign, 'Stinging rebuke', Paris Lights to be turned off to save money, French court rejects high tax.
The statue, Harmony, on the Opéra Garnier and the Eiffel Tower Photo: HEMIS. News selections: Matt Drudge.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aoteaeroa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.12.12~
陳逸飛
Art: cinematic realism qualities of 陳逸飛.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.12.12~
THE WORLD’S TOP STEAK (MEAT) PRODUCERS ON EARTH 2012
Sir Peter Leitch has announced he is listing his meat franchise business in New Zealand on the NZX stock exchange market. This is only a few weeks after New Zealand’s dairy co-op also had a partial shares float. Agricultural product is what the world wants and needs.
Yet WHO IS THE BIGGEST MEAT PRODUCING NATIONS ON THE PLANET IN 2012. Here’s the list.
| Rank | Area | Production (Int $1000) | Flag | Production (MT) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 30287827 | * | 11212000 | F |
| 2 | Brazil | 25192924 | * | 9325960 | Fc |
| 3 | China | 16796410 | * | 6217723 | Fc |
| 4 | Argentina | 7095056 | * | 2626460 | * |
| 5 | Australia | 6295097 | * | 2330330 | Fc |
| 6 | Mexico | 5278515 | * | 1954010 | Fc |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 4647528 | * | 1720430 | Fc |
| 8 | France | 4538311 | * | 1680000 | F |
| 9 | Canada | 4322201 | * | 1600000 | F |
| 10 | Germany | 3638753 | * | 1347000 | F |
| 11 | Sudan (former) | 3372127 | * | 1248300 | Fc |
| 12 | India | 2935045 | * | 1086500 | Fc |
| 13 | Colombia | 2526178 | * | 935145 | Fc |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 2485265 | * | 920000 | F |
| 15 | Italy | 2390717 | * | 885000 | F |
| 16 | South Africa | 2176836 | * | 805825 | Fc |
| 17 | Pakistan | 1997362 | * | 739387 | Fc |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1796080 | * | 664876 | Fc |
| 19 | Ireland | 1745864 | * | 646287 | Fc |
| 20 | New Zealand | 1725671 | * | 638812 | Fc |
| * : | Unofficial figure |
| F : | FAO estimate |
| Fc: | Calculated data |
I don’t know why I thought Colombia just grew cocaine all year round. Colombia runs more cows than New Zealand does for beef each year.
Colombia even grows more beef each year than the UK. Wow!
Who would have thought? Learning… every day. :)
Source: faostat figures. Photo: Rocker dad, Joel Madden orders a burger. Photo: People Magazine. Photo 2: New Zealand cows: Woodleigh grateful 16th and Woodleigh grateful 24th. Photo: Woodleigh.
Congratulations to NZ for making the top 20.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.12.12~
EDUCATION – AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS SHOW STRENGTH IN MULTI-LINGUAL CAPABLITY
Australia applauds students who speak several languages: Student tops state Italian, German & French.
Very cool Australia is producing students with cross-cultural sensibilities like that.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 18.12~
FRENCH NEWS – GERARD DEPARDIEU vs FRANCOIS HOLLANDE – FRANCE KICKS IN AT 2012
While England concentrates on major spin to get its wealthy over their sins for the year, French actors aren’t as subtle.
It was a year that saw France’s new President, raise its taxes on the rich when inheriting an equation of:”inequality’s rise vs Angela Merkel‘s 2012 austerity banter” to European leaders, to sort out.
In order to save France from a merger (more so than France was being roped into the Eurozone’s designs at the time), that’s what France’s PM did. He hiked up taxes on France’s rich. Although extreme, he did send a good message to the world via France at that time.
How did France’s fat cats react to being challenged to keep their nation together, and share their privilege and cultural capital and social capital more justly?
A French actor is playing that tension out in the French press right now. The headline of France for Christmas 2012 is: Gerard Depardieu Shows Tax Exiles Can Fight Back by leaving France. Or… France’s Santa is not going to be Santa this Christmas, or even pretend to be. He’s not going to keep his address in France either. Instead, Santa is just taking the goody bag with him and moving to Belgium instead, where he does not have to share at all. Gosh! So French in humor. (more…)
THE WORLD’S TOP POTATOES GROWERS – A GARDENERS LIST 2012
Who grows the most potatoes in the world? You might be as surprised as I was to learn the answer. Here’s that view:
| 1 | China | 10674758 | * | 74799084 | |
| 2 | India | 5677931 | * | 36577300 | |
| 3 | United States of America | 2886295 | * | 18337500 | |
| 4 | Germany | 1580617 | * | 10201900 | |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 1563030 | * | 21140500 (more…) |
RUGBY SEVENS NEW ZEALAND 47. FRANCE 12
Rugby Sevens News: “New Zealand outscored the French seven tries to two in the final to record a emphatic 47-12 victory. It was a huge impressive win and a fitting end to a fantastic weekend in Port Elizabeth.”
Source: France 24.
Go New Zealand! Congratulations.
[Photo: Kurt Baker, TVNZ].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.12.12~
THE HALLE BERRY “WHITE MEN BEHAVING BADLY” TABLOID SHOW
RUGBY FARMER ANDREW HORE’S NOVEMBER 2012 INTERVIEW AND FREDERIC MICHELAK, RICHIE McCAW, DANIEL CARTER AND OWEN FARRELL MAKE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY’S TOP HONORS NOMINEES LIST 2012
Photo: Will, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and Andrew Hore post the Novemember 24th rugby test against Wales in Cardiff, 2012. Credit: Getty Images.
IN RUGBY SPORTS NEWS: A sports interview after a controversial week in the UK’s sports tabloids for the All Blacks side and international rugby’s top honors nominees finalists for 2012 have been announced same day.
The NZ All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore seemed sincere at press time after his IRB Q+A session post a high tackle hit on Welsh rugby lad Bradley Davies that led to the Welshman seeing a few stars in a hospital mid match. The TV interview link can be viewed on Andrew and Will‘s pic above.
Photo: France’s Frederic Michelak and fan, TeeMix website.
Quick Summary: Lorne Crerar speaking for the IRB said from Bristol, although Andrew’s actions appeared to be deliberate and dangerous, he didn’t strike the player’s head (say is in boxing or rugby punch ups as were witnessed in the good old days of rugby football). Andrew could have had an 8 week ban from the sport’s code, yet his remorse meant a two week ban from the sport. As it is year’s end, the ruling is very fair too.
[Will and Dan Carter in Cardiff Wales, November 24th 2011, a Getty photo].
What the AIG sponsored and NZ player said: “It’s not the All Black way. I’ve let myself and the team down and probably the whole country that’s pretty proud of what we do. I hope Bradley Davies gets back up and running and playing in the Heineken Cup as soon as he can.”
[Will and Richie McCaw in Cardiff, Nov 24th 2012-Getty photo].
As expected Hore will miss this weekend’s season-ending Test against England as well as the Highlanders’ Super Rugby pre-season campaign and their first regular season match against the Chiefs. For an elite rugby star, that is torture enough, to miss your next sport’s appearance, I’m sure. Europe fans of the game, should be happy with that.
Steve Tew’s Comments: NZRU’s Steve Tew said as reported by RadioNZ, “they chose to remain quiet about the system because they didn’t want to influence the hearing.” Sensible. That approach worked for a good result.
In Rugby’s Gongs for the year in Review: Press Release:
Rugby’s IRB Player of the Year 2012 Award Finalists: 11-28-2012.
The International Rugby Board has announced the shortlist of nominees for the prestigious IRB Player of the Year 2012 Award.
New Zealand captain Richie McCaw, his teammate Dan Carter, England fly half Owen Farrell and France fly half Frédéric Michalak are the four players on the shortlist.
[Photo: Owen Farrell of England with ball at a practice run- Getty Images photo via [Zimbio]
McCaw is the only player to receive the individual accolade more than once, having won it in 2006, 2009 and 2010, although Carter could join him as a multiple winner, having been named Player of the Year back in 2005.
For the third year in a row the shortlist includes a player to have graduated from the IRB Junior World Championship to the Test arena with Farrell following in the footsteps of Australian trio David Pocock, Will Genia and Kurtley Beale.
The winner of the prestigious Award will be announced at the Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool Allocation Draw in London on December 3, along with the IRB Coach of the Year and IRB Team of the Year Awards.
Photo: Two of New Zealand rugby’s proponents of rugby football, Zinzan Brooke and NZRU’s main main Steve Tew.
FLOWS TO LIVE TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE…
On the 31st August, 2010 I photograph a Dame Elizabeth Taylor billboard in Los Angeles, The City of Angels.
She still was with us then, tweeting and urging people to be kind.
Travel through time to New Zealand, 28th November 2012. Life is pretty static.
I watch a judge on a very important case about water, advise a young lawyer “Stop. Take a deep breath. Count to ten.”
In a green whenua land, our PM & Phil Heatley say “Do fracking properly.” It’s a gas.
Meanwhile lovely Maori elders wait for justice’s flow to hear from a judge ”the recognition of Maori proprietary rights and interests in water – was inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and therefore unlawful.”
Over in Russia, a journalist says America is an illiterate people who now hold the majority of voting power. (more…)
RUGBY NEWS: FRANCE 22. SAMOA 14.
Sports News: Rugby World Cup 2011 runners up, France again showed their mettle as rugby sports stars of the code. In France’s last appearance as a team, they pipped Samoa to take a win 22-14.
When you think of how much investment funds goes into French rugby and how much is allocated to Samoa via spends, that’s a good result for Samoa. And a win is a win, so France can be proud of that too.
Results: France 22 (Frederic Michalak try, conversion, 4 penalties, Morgan Parra penalty), Samoa 14 (David Lemi, Joe Tekori tries; Tusi Pisi 2 conversions). HT: 10-7
Congrats France and Samoa. Photo: Frederic Michalak, France. AP Photo via Yahoo News.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.11.12~
AUTHOR GREG McGEE WINS A BOOK PRIZE 2012
Quote of the day: “Jesus, I’m too old for this.”
When I went to college (university) and studied, during creative writing class all of the tutors used to talk about The Katherine Mansfield Literary Award. Their eyes would light up, like… like… all of the people sitting at the table at the Oscars Awards show in Hollywood, when the nominees names were read out… before the winner took to the stage and made Oscars magic for a billion+ people watching the show.
Everyone would clutch their chests or put a hand to a square jaw thoughtfully and imagine they’d be one of the nominees the next year as each award was read out. As I wasn’t an actor, the organisers insisted that foreign press were to sit with actors at tables, I thought they were all really cute caught up in the zenith of emotions the way they were. They were the ideal audience. Famous, talented, studio pets, almost Oscar worthy, so close to it, the toast of Hollywood. Their dream right there. I was not the ideal audience. After all, with my foreign press ticket, I was even lucky to go and see the Oscars and report on them. To even be there was like winning the journalist Oscars for someone from NZ. Though I never really thought I was a journalist either. Yet my visa said I was. So… when the awards were announced, the moment was surreal to witness, like a Katherine Mansfield award in NZ is for people who claim to be proper writers.
Some, work their entire lives to write and win a KMA. This year’s winner, doesn’t sound like they did. What a hoot! :)
Anyway, this year’s winner of the Katherine Mansfield Award is Greg McGee, 62.
He’s off to France he reckons to write up a storm.
His latest book The Open Side co-written with Richie McCaw has smashed records of a book sold in New Zealand (6o,ooo first print run sold out) and with Christmas shopping to get done for most Kiwi families, it’s a winner. I am reading the book in summer.
Congratulations. (more…)
ZAHARA JOLIE-PITT 42ND MOST VOTED STAR 2012
Ethiopian born Zahara Jolie-Pitt is the 42nd most voted star of 2012. The child actor is a part of a third generation Hollywoood dynasty of California & French entertainers. What the world likes about Zahara so far, is her smile, her ability to tolerate cameras and her fierce.
Congratulations to the JP family for making the list. :)
[Photo: Time Inc]
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 23.11.12~
PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY SUPPORT
Israel has an $80 billion generating economy a year. People of Palestine do not. Many jews in the USA and around the world make large gains from stock market and funds investments. Many Palestinians do not.
So, to make a difference for the people in Palestine, click on pic above to go there for Palestinian children and their families. (more…)
