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Suppression of Terroism Act
A Ruatoki elder has rejected the police response as to why their
settlement was the subject of heavy-handed terror raids.
"The police have ulterior motives and are testing out the Suppression
Terrorism Act on Tuhoe people," said Ruatoki executive committee
member Paki Nikora.
" Ka whawhai tonu matou ake ake ake " - Rewi Maniapoto 1864
" We will fight on forever, ever and ever"
"It is not only by shooting bullets in the battlefields that tyranny is
overthrown, but also by hurling ideas of redemption, words of freedom
and terrible anathemas against the hangmen that people bring down
dictators and empires " - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary, 1914 A Ruatoki elder has rejected the police response as to why their settlement was the subject of heavy-handed terror raids. ... more -
It's A Fat World After All
If there's a sadder commentary on the state of American society, I can't think of it -- we've grown so fat we sink the boats of It's A Small World.
According to Miceage, the boats routinely bottom out under the weight of super-sized riders, bringing the popular ride to a grinding -- literally -- halt. That's increased the wear and tear on the fiberglass boats, which have been in use since the ride opened during the 1964 World's Fair, when Americans, on average, weighed 25 pounds less than we do today.
Other rides, including the drop in the Pirates of the Caribbean, face the same problem, Miceage says, but nowhere is it more of headache than It's a Small World.
The ride features several twists and bends where overloaded boats easily bog down, including the "S" bend through the Scandanavian room.
Employees -- Disney calls them "cast members" -- have been aware of the issue for some time now and so discretely leave empty seats in boats carrying heavy riders. But backups persist, and in some cases no one realzes there's a problem until boats stop emerging from the ride.
Disneyland is putting the ride in drydock for 10 months to make it ship-shape again. The boats will be replaced with more buoyant models, and the new flume will be one inch deeper. Work will begin in January. If there's a sadder commentary on the state of American society, I can't think of it -- we've grown so fat we sink the ... more -
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This is a must have from Google.
Of course you have to check out your pad from satellite photos. I like to set the angle nice and low and just fly over my house. This is a great educational tool. And now Google Sky for the stars, too cool. Thanks Google.
I didn't see any links to the main http://earth.google.com, for those that might not already have it, so here it is. Of course you have to check out your pad from satellite photos. I like to set the angle nice and low and just fly over my house. This... more -
America! You're too fat to ride "It's a Small World"
They have to remodel the ride to accommodate today's heavier Americans!!
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