The Dominion Post reports this morning that a coastal access road near Cape Kidnappers has been half-destroyed by coastal erosion. The astounding thing is, nature didn’t do this – the RMA did. Nearby land-owners identified the problem three years ago and tried to protect the road by building a barrier, at a cost of $10,000. [...]
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RMA Idiocy
Posted by Luke H on June 30th, 2009Iran: Who Wants to be a Dictator?
Posted by Luke H on June 15th, 2009It’s great to cheer for protestors who are fighting for democracy in Iran (and they appear to be fighting for their lives as well), but the sad truth is that each of the four candidates in Iran’s race are heavily involved in corrupt, often murderous government activities. Wikipedia has this to say about Mousavi: Mousavi’s [...]