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		<title>From Russia With Love #3</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Russia With Love #1 &#38; 2 saw the lovely Yulia emailing me and wanting to find a man “for serious relationship”. She sent to fetching photographs and spelt words wrong, proving to me that she is a genuine down to earth Russian girl seeking me and only me. Of course I couldn’t resist her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>From Russia With Love #1 &amp; 2 saw the lovely Yulia emailing me and wanting to find a man “for serious relationship”. She sent to fetching photographs and spelt words wrong, proving to me that she is a genuine down to earth Russian girl seeking me and only me. Of course I couldn’t resist her offer and emailed back a little about myself, and am curious how many emails it takes before she asks me for money…</em></p>
<p>Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 20:26:05 +0400<br />
From: pusechkapusya@yahoo.de<br />
To: paulhenry@hotmail.co.nz<br />
Subject: Re: My name is Paul <img src='http://www.satellite.ac.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Hello!<br />
I am glad that you to answer me again. I have read through your letter with greater interest!<br />
Thanks you for your information on. I am glad also that we have begun our acquaintance. I wish to learn about you it is possible more than various things.<br />
Also I have informed my mum on our acquaintance. First it could not understand as it is possible to get acquainted with the person which is in other country. But I have explained it and now it understands such way of acquaintance.  I always inform my mum almost on all my affairs. I have very much good relations with my mum. We are the best girlfriends.<br />
I wish to know about you absolutely all things. I hope that you will be fair with me. I shall not hide from you anything as I to hate a deceit.<br />
I to speak only the truth always. I consider, that it is better to inform the bitter truth than to deceive the person. I hope me that you understand me. I want the present and fair attitudes.<br />
I can inform you on my last attitudes if it interests you. Here there is no problem. You can ask also any questions which interest you. I shall be glad to answer it. And I think that it will be much easier and faster to learn each other. I have no experience in acquaintance through the Internet and I want that you asked to me any questions. It will be much easier for me! I also want to say that the difference in age does not matter to me. On the contrary, I believe that a man should be older than women.<br />
A few thing about me! My birthday is June,29! My star sign is a cancer. I do not know how to drive a car, I do not know how to work with a male tool. I do not know how to do men&#8217;s work =). What i like: I love spending time outdoors, I love fishing, hockey!</p>
<p>I to finish this letter now and I shall wait for your answer with greater impatience!<br />
Your new friend Yulia!</p>
<p>RE: My name is Paul <img src='http://www.satellite.ac.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ‏</p>
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<td>Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:40:25 p.m.</td>
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<p>Darling, your pictures are so beautiful, I love it when women show off their beautiful bodies in clothing like that.</p>
<p>It is lovely to hear about your relationship with your mother. Does she look like you too? Do you think you would ever be able to live far from her? Do you like golden showers? I would love to meet her!</p>
<p>Funny thing! My birthday is also June 29th!!! How strange is that? Would you send me more photos of you?</p>
<p>I am looking forward to hearding from you again, I am really loving getting to know you oxoxoxoxoxox</p>
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<td>Thursday, 20 May 2010 4:56:36 a.m.</td>
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<p>Hello  !!!!<br />
I am glad to receive your letter! I am glad that with each new letter we become more close to each other. And it is pleasant for me.<br />
Now I shall tell to you about my former attitudes. These attitudes proceeded 1,5 years. I considered as its second half. I with it were very close. We together spent a lot of time. We went on the nature, had walks with picnic, a romantic supper. It was wonderful. But soon it has ended. It started to apply a plenty of spirit. It became rough and nervous. Every day it all became more awful. I thought that this horror to end soon. But I was mistaken. Once it has arrived home very drunk and it was in female lipstick. I also have found female shorts in his bag and a phone number of the woman. It was last drop of my patience. I have called on that number and to speak with that woman. It spoke that they have attitudes some months. It was strong impact for me. I did not wish to see any man long time. I saw in men only lust to a female body. But my girlfriend recommended to me that I has tried to find the man from other country. Thus I have got acquainted with you.<br />
I wish to connect my life with fair the man. I very much hope that you which such person I search. I hope that this letter was not boring for you!<br />
I to finish this letter now and I shall wait for your answer with greater impatience!<br />
Yours Yulia!!!!</p>
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		<title>Inception Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas
Screenwriter/Director: Christopher Nolan
Running time: 148min
Reviewed by Alistair Radley
4.5/5
“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream…”
Edgar Allan Poe
[Warning – contains spoilers.]
Dreams – our own personal reality or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 3px;" src="/images/leaders/inception.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="207" />Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas<br />
Screenwriter/Director: Christopher Nolan<br />
Running time: 148min<br />
Reviewed by Alistair Radley<br />
4.5/5</p>
<p>“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream…”<br />
Edgar Allan Poe</p>
<p>[Warning – contains spoilers.]</p>
<p>Dreams – our own personal reality or so we believe. What if it was not only possible to share our dreams but for people to enter them and steal our secrets? This is the starting premise for Christopher Nolan’s (Dark Knight) newest high-powered concept film ‘Inception’. With flash production values, great cinematography, high octane action sequences and an excellent cast and script, Nolan continues to delve into the human psyche (see also ‘Momento’, ‘The Prestige’ and ‘Insomnia’).</p>
<p>Rom Cobb (DiCaprio) leads a group of specialists into the minds of business executives &#8211; the ultimate corporate raiders, stealing industrial secrets directly from their subconscious, a process they call ‘Extraction’. He is constantly on the move – running from US authorities who want to return him home to stand charges for the death of his wife (Cotillard) and the various corporations he has stolen from. This has left him separated from his young family and his only contact is his father (Caine) who years ago taught him to use his talent of architecture to construct dreamscapes.</p>
<p>Saito (Watanabe) hires Cobb and instructs him to assemble a specialist team in order to plant an idea in the mind of Robert Fischer (Murphy), in order to avoid an international power crisis with the promise that Saito can make all Cobb’s past history ‘go away’ and return him to his old life. Cobb accepts his offer and in classic heist fashion assembles a team consisting of a Point Man &#8211; Arthur (‘500 Days of Summer’s &#8211; Gordon-Levitt), a Forger – Eames (Hardy), a Chemist &#8211; Yusuf (Rao) and, with the help of his father, a new Architect &#8211; Ariadne (Page from ‘Juno’) while Saito comes along for the ride to protect his investment.</p>
<p>But dreams are funny things, and while normally there is little danger – even if you ‘die’ you simply wake up, the drugs Cobb’s team use allows them to drill down into deeper and deeper levels of the target – dreams within dreams – where the laws of physics completely change and one wrong move could leave you trapped in your own (or someone else’s) subconscious forever waiting for the elusive ‘kick’ to save you. Add to that, Cobb is haunted by the shade of his dead wife who is determined to sabotage him and his team – and you have a heady, edge of your seat thriller that delivers on virtually all levels.</p>
<p>My only gripe is Inception’s pivotal relationship rings a little hollow and I will need to see it again to see whether or not it succeeds at its own internal continuity, but these are minor criticisms of something that is not an adaptation, not a remake, not a sequel, and not a God-awful vampire flick. Watch for the kick.</p>
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		<title>It’s not the drinking, it’s how we are drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well yet another shocking display of student drunkenness at the Ferguson bar in Massey’s Albany campus after the Tiki Taane concert (which was awesome, no complaints there) last week.
Now I am not your average student, I am the one that will happily put my hand up to be the designated driver, but of course that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 3px;" src="/images/leaders/drinking.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="267" />Well yet another shocking display of student drunkenness at the Ferguson bar in Massey’s Albany campus after the Tiki Taane concert (which was awesome, no complaints there) last week.</p>
<p>Now I am not your average student, I am the one that will happily put my hand up to be the designated driver, but of course that comes with the price of having to deal with incoherently drunk students who think they are making sense when all I can really understand of them is “HEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY I *burp* YOU FR *burp* OMPU CLA…” Yes this actually happened and I did not know the person or understand them, but good on them for trying to make a friend.</p>
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<p>On a more serious note, I know that university and O-week celebrations are about letting loose and enjoying yourself, but do you know when enough is enough to drink, or are you the type of person that drinks until they can’t stand/talk/stay awake/hold bodily fluids?</p>
<p>With student drinking I automatically get reminded of the new “How You’re Drinking” adverts that are telling people to leave their “friends” at home: “Shouty Sam, Hit on everyone’s Misses Sam, almost get arrested Sam”, I guess this is the same for students and public that were at this event at the Ferg.</p>
<p>There were four main types of students that I could see at this event.</p>
<p>Sober Student: These guys are the good ones that actually put their friends ahead of their own festivities to make sure that the binge drinkers have a safe way to and from the event. They usually have to deal with drunken antics such as the 50k chunder, and the “bro let’s stop for a pie”. If you have a friend that ever has chosen to be the sober driver, then give them something more than a night to remember, try gas money or some energy drinks that would go down well.</p>
<p>Stumbling/Comatose Student: These students are the ones that are going for the ultimate drunkenness record. They have managed to drink their way through enough RTD’s to cause their balance to go off canter. This student is the one that face plants the floor when they are trying to move through the crowd. Most often a female wearing heels, Stumbling Student shows no skill in being able to stay off the floor. Usually Stumbling Student ends up becoming Comatose Student. Try moving dead weight from the bar to your car, very hard.</p>
<p>Aggressive Student: The same as an aggressive drunk, this student will most likely be seen giving someone from across the room the evil glare of death.If said person across the room makes eye contact and does it wrong, aggressive student will take it as a challenge and then “SCRAP’S ON!” This is usually followed by Aggressive Student being escorted to the curb by the bouncers/security guards on duty. Aggressive Student is usually no fun to be around, because the whole night they are trying to pick a fight with any animate object that has two legs and walks, or even trees depending on the substance of the night.</p>
<p>Emotional Student: Just the same as aggressive student, Emotional Student lets their feelings get the better of them, but this is usually through tears and whining about “how shit my life is, nothing is going right”. Same as Stumbling/Comatose Student and Aggressive Student, Emotional Student is a buzz kill for most nights out, as it is spent trying to comfort them through their weekly alcohol induced life crisis.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not drinking that is the problem, the problem is mates not having the guts to say something to the drunken students/friends to help them. If you read this and yourself or one of your mates sound like one of the student types (excluding sober student) then have a word to them, or reflect on your own habits and see how you can change. Mates look after mates, and a real mate will do whatever they can to help a mate.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not the drinking Massey, it&#8217;s how we are drinking. So leave your Aggressive Student, Stumbling/Comatose Student and Emotional Student mates at home and just come out to have a couple of quiets with mates and have a good time.</p>
<p>Thanks<br />
Your mate.</p>
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		<title>Green Day: Dookie</title>
		<link>http://www.satellite.ac.nz/reviews/2010/08/green-day-dookie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist: Green Day
Album: Dookie
Released: 1994
Rating: 9.9/10
Reviewer: Colgate
When we think of Green Day nowadays, most people think of the American Idiot album, and most new Green Day fans don’t know much before American Idiot. Well if you are one of these people please listen to me when I say YOU NEED TO AT LEAST OWN DOOKIE! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist: Green Day<br />
Album: Dookie<br />
Released: 1994<br />
Rating: 9.9/10<br />
Reviewer: Colgate</p>
<p>When we think of Green Day nowadays, most people think of the American Idiot album, and most new Green Day fans don’t know much before American Idiot. Well if you are one of these people please listen to me when I say YOU NEED TO AT LEAST OWN DOOKIE! Billie Joe, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool are the three guys that are Green Day, and were involved in the Dookie Album.</p>
<p>Dookie was Green Day’s first release off of a Major Record label, and is an album that really defined the mid 90s. When this album was dropped I was five years old, so 16 years of listening to Green Day, three concerts, and a back catalogue consisting of 12 albums released under the Green Day banner, and their side project The Foxboro Hot Tubs, I hopefully can talk about Green Day like a seasoned professional.</p>
<p>Dookie is regarded by some as Green Day’s “curse”, the reason it was their curse is because it set the bar for the sound that Green Day produced. After Dookie came out, another four studio albums were created which in comparison did extremely SHIT! But I are not here to point out this, I am here to tell you the reasons why Dookie should be in your music collection as a classic.</p>
<p>Let us start off with the obvious reasons why. Longview, Basket Case, Welcome To Paradise, She and When I Come Around were the big singles off of the Dookie album, and to this day still get tonnes of airplay around the world.  Other than the singles, this album was at the time one of the best sounding albums around. Sound technology at the time of release was shit and even the remastered versions of the albums from that time still have that vintage grain to them, but at the time, Green Day’s sound was clear cut and crisp. </p>
<p>Green Day was classed as Punk Rock because the pace and sound of their music was original and unique at the time and the lyrics that front man Billie Joe Armstrong came up with such as “When masturbation’s lost its fun” from Longview, which set them up for ridicule from the politically correct in the 90s.</p>
<p>This whole album just spews beauty, and is without a doubt the sound most true to  Green Day. For years to come after this album, Green Day was critiqued and continue to be critiqued, against their own work. In my eyes nothing will compare to the originality and immatureness of Dookie, however over the years we have watched Green Day mature and become one of the world’s most listened to artists. </p>
<p>If you are sick of hearing the well-known singles then make sure that you do check out Burnout, Pulling Teeth, Sassafras Roots, Coming Clean and my all time favourite F.O.D because it breaks into Tre Cool’s All By Myself as a secret song. </p>
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		<title>Mills and Poon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have never tasted the delights of an older woman, my friends you are not living life to its fullest. Here is my favourite tale of vintage vagina, which just happens to have happened here at Massey. Those of you who have this goddess as a lecturer will know who she is, and I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have never tasted the delights of an older woman, my friends you are not living life to its fullest. Here is my favourite tale of vintage vagina, which just happens to have happened here at Massey. Those of you who have this goddess as a lecturer will know who she is, and I encourage you to follow your loins and mate with her. She is mind blowing.</p>
<p>It was a dark and stormy winter’s day and the lecture theatre was practically empty. I had roused from my love nest only a few minutes earlier and took a place up front and centre. To my extreme pleasure, the normal shaggy-haired pot-bellied lecturer had been replaced by a queen with a magnificent breast, shiny talons and a glorious outfit which left nothing to my imagination. She began talking and I felt like she was speaking to me and me only, her husky voice, reverberating deliciously in my eardrums, sending vibrations down into my hardening member. </p>
<p>The lecture theatre cleared and we were alone at last. She lay back on her desk and regarded me with her painted eyes, her mouth curved in a seductive smile. Holding my glance she slowly opened her long, shapely legs to reveal a bare, perfectly manicured love canoe, the air suddenly pregnant with the tang of cougar juice. I threw my head back and howled, the first of six orgasms that hour, each one more earth shattering than the last. I leapt out of my seat as she pounced, digging her long red claws into my back and licking me all over. I moaned, she purred. With a swipe she had my clothes off and on the floor, her soft lips cradling my manhood, I felt like I was back in my mother’s womb for the first time since birth, and this I was here to stay.</p>
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		<title>Nesian Mystik Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist: Nesian Mystik
Album: 99AD
Released: 2010
Rating: 7/10
Reviewer: Colgate
Now when I think of Nesian Mystik I automatically think of their first album Polysaturated and my long long trips from Taupo to Auckland and singing along to every track on there with my pseudo brother John. Polysaturated provided light hearted good upbeat songs, Freshman didn’t really feel right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 3px;" src="/images/leaders/nesian.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="133" />Artist: Nesian Mystik<br />
Album: 99AD<br />
Released: 2010<br />
Rating: 7/10<br />
Reviewer: Colgate</p>
<p>Now when I think of Nesian Mystik I automatically think of their first album Polysaturated and my long long trips from Taupo to Auckland and singing along to every track on there with my pseudo brother John. Polysaturated provided light hearted good upbeat songs, Freshman didn’t really feel right to me; personal preference I guess, and I haven’t actually fully listened to Elevator musik.</p>
<p>Well the boys from Nesian Mystik are back with their 4th album 99AD; yup number four, in NZ music that is a pretty big achievement, to still be selling albums at their 4th attempt. Well it sounds like Nesian Mystik have decided to jump back to a little bit more of the Polysaturated sound and there are some great songs on here.</p>
<p>Single number one off of 99AD is Sun Goes Down, the only way that I can describe this song is SUNNY, it made me think of summer days and driving down a coast line, just the music is so upbeat and happy sound; shivers went up my spine thinking that this may be the next summer hit. With a couple of rap breaks it sort of feels like a newer version of their earlier hit “For the People”</p>
<p>Paradise is another of these typical Nesian Mystik sounds, I love the harmonics that the boys have provided the whole way through their career in the NZ Music scene. Another summer-ish sounding song, it has the upbeat sound to it and these guys really know that their style sells and they aren’t gonna change for anyone.</p>
<p>Now if you enjoyed Nesian Mystik’s more hip hop sounding songs, then don’t worry they are still bringing out songs that you will enjoy, collaborating with Scribe on the track Fresh Boyz, they bring that Canterbury hip hop sound to their album. Star Gazing and Waiting On You will tickle your hip hop bone and keep you happy on 99AD.</p>
<p>Keeping their sound original and not changing really keeps me happy with 99AD, their sound has matured and these boys have definitely got big things coming for them</p>
<p>Check out their album at all good music outlets.</p>
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		<title>Derby Mania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roller Derby ahe? Brings to mind… what exactly? For some people have no idea… horses on roller skates? Lesbians on wheels? Roller hockey? Well people, let me debunk the myth and explain to you exactly what roller derby is, and how it attracts huge numbers of provocatively dressed ladies, donning alter egos and smashing up [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 3px;" src="/images/leaders/rollerderby.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="151" />Roller Derby ahe? Brings to mind… what exactly? For some people have no idea… horses on roller skates? Lesbians on wheels? Roller hockey? Well people, let me debunk the myth and explain to you exactly what roller derby is, and how it attracts huge numbers of provocatively dressed ladies, donning alter egos and smashing up other chicks all in the name of sport.</p>
<p>Modern roller derby’s roots are in Austin, Texas, when in 2001 a group of ladies formed the Texas Roller Derby, and began redefining the sport, attracting women who face thrills and spills head on, wear (and need!) mouth guards, kneepads, elbowpads, and for a small amount of time each week take on an alter ego usually quite unlike that of their normal everyday personality.</p>
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<p>Roller derby is sports entertainment at its best, and watching a bout is a thing to behold. I have been to a few bouts and was always impressed by the organisation and dedication that goes into bringing it to life. I’m always in awe of the spectacle that unfolds in front of my eyes, unable to comprehend how I could ever be so fearless. A few weeks ago I talked to Spar Kill (Fliss) about all things roller derby, to learn more about the attraction a sport which leaves you bruised, maimed, broken and empowered.</p>
<p>Spar Kill is one of the OG members of the first New Zealand all-girl roller derby squad “The Pirate City Rollers”. Set up in 2006 by American Dale Rio, the Pirate City Rollers have since been joined by the Northland Nightmares, HELLmilton Roller Ghouls (Hamilton), Mountain City (New Plymouth), Richter City Roller Derby (Wellington) and Dead End Derby (Christchurch), roller derby is now a thriving sports sub-culture in most New Zealand cities.<br />
For Spar Kill and most of her team mates, roller derby is a not a hobby but a lifestyle. The girls run the league as a well oiled machine, making the most of the skills of its members. Spar Kill reckons there are dozens of different committees, dedicated to things like promotions, marketing, design, bouts, fresh meat days… pretty much anything that needs to be organized is organized by the squad. This, plus four trainings a week, mean that the dedication needed to be a roller derby girl is extreme, and it is well acknowledged internally that the partners of the players are often referred to as “Derby Widows”.<br />
So where is the attraction? Spar Kill says she loves the culture amongst women created by the sport. She admits that before roller derby she never had many girl friends, but roller derby seems to attract the types of women which she identifies with. She also explains that when she takes on her roller derby alias and joins her team on the rink, all body image issues and societal rules are thrown out the window. Big hips and well-padded arses are things of envy or pride, with the ability to send other girls flying around the rink. Outfits you’d never get away with in real life are barely even glanced at, Sparky loves nothing more than wearing her sparkly hotpants with a singlet and some funky coloured fish nets to training, the only time she flitters eyebrows is on the way to training.<br />
Roller derby brings together blue collar workers by day, girl bashers by night, in a competition to score as many points as possible against the other team. Five players from each team are on the track at once, four blockers (who make a pack) and one jammer. The jammer is the only player who can score points by lapping the players in the opposition’s pack. The pack of blockers then do their best to help their jammer through, and stop the other team’s jammer from getting through by using shoulder barges, hip checks and booty blocks to do this.<br />
The sport is terrific to watch and more like a spectacle than a game. Costumed beer wenches sell beer in the stands, the players wear their favourite costumes, which usually include face paint, the crowd holds its breath when one chick gets bounced and hits the ground or the sides of the rink, and applauds when she gets up and skates on. There is definitely no “normal” roller derby girl, they can be aged from 18 to 40, big, tall, short, small; all shapes and sizes have their advantages on the rink.<br />
Speaking of which, if you’d like to see roller derby in action, make sure you head along to the bout between Mascara Massacre and Dead Reckoning on the 21st of August, check out the poster on this page for more details. If you think you are brave enough to give roller derby a go, head along to a Fresh Meat Day: every Sunday at the Papatoetoe Skate Rink, Wallace Road from 4-5.30pm. The league provides everything you need free of charge, so you really have no excuse not to go along (BYO hotpants though).</p>
<p>For more information about roller derby or Fresh Meat Days, visit www.piratecityrollers.com</p>
<p>Roller Derby Terms:<br />
Fresh Meat = new girls being inducted into roller derby, have to pass a basic skills test before becoming officially marinated.<br />
Bout = A game of roller derby, typically 30 minutes each half.<br />
Alias = The alter ego name used in roller derby circles. Some of the names of the Auckland league are Spar Kill, Scheisse Minnelli, Witch Slap and Enemy Bronte. Often girls don’t know the real names of people on their team, as the alias is the only name used.<br />
International Roller Girls Roller Master = The list of all roller derby alter egos in the world. All names have to be unique and registered on the roll to be eligible to play in bouts.</p>
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		<title>The Real Massey News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The edited version of what happened in the student forum, taken from the Massey news page online:
Vice-Chancellor answers student questions (Kinda. But not really.)
By Tabitha Dewe
Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey hosted an on-line student forum last week to answer questions that made him look good and weren’t too curly about all aspects of the University, including fees, [...]]]></description>
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<h1>Vice-Chancellor answers student questions (Kinda. But not really.)</h1>
<h1>By Tabitha Dewe</h1>
<p>Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey hosted an on-line student forum last week to answer questions<em> that made him look good and weren’t too curly</em> about all aspects of the University, including fees, enrolment policies and the impact of changes to Government funding, <em>but not about how the university is rolling over and taking it like a bitch from a government more concerned with short term financial gain, rather than the future education of our nation.</em></p>
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<p>It is the second year he and senior staff members have met with students to get their feedback and address their concerns. <em>By “their” they are referring to themselves, as student feedback is not really that highly regarded, and any concerns they have…well… just shut up and pay.</em><br />
Mr Maharey outlined the University’s Road to 2020 and One University strategies that focus on the University’s strengths and aim to develop cohesive, centralised services of a high quality <em>for international students because we all know they pay best.</em></p>
<p>In explaining the Government’s changes to funding and fees, he said they do not allow for real growth, <em>(no shit Sherlock) </em>and outlined a range of principles around the University’s fee-setting rationale,<em> i.e rationalising why they will increase year on year</em>, enabling a unique and transparent <em>(buzz word of the year in business circles, just saying it means nothing btw)</em> process that considers student affordability <em>(when has this ever been true?),</em> is consistent with government policy and is part of an annual consultation with student associations <em>(which may soon cease to exist, then MWAH HA HA ha hA! We can do what we like).</em></p>
<p>Mr Maharey was asked about the University’s response to Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce’s suggestion that funding should be linked to job outcomes. He said universities will be required to spend more time on careers advice and on considering outcomes for their graduates, but that he did not interpret Mr Joyce&#8217;s comments as requiring universities to teach toward specific jobs. <em>That would be the aim of a polytechnic or specialised college wouldn’t it Steve? For once I agree with you and will be curious to see how you balance this out.</em></p>
<p>Concerns were voiced over student support and the implications of current restructuring efforts, particularly on postgraduate students. Mr Maharey said the review would not lead to a decline in quality of service, but a simplified structure that he hoped would lead to an improvement, <em>which in reality will probably lead to overworked, stressed and hard to contact lecturers and answer phone messages telling you to leave a message after the beep. Hence the reason for all the international students.</em></p>
<p>A question from the Albany campus aired concerns over non-Massey students using the University&#8217;s facilities including the library. Mr Maharey said <em>(laughed it off as a mere joking matter) </em>it was a reflection of the quality of the campus’ facilities, but that it was important to prioritise the needs of Massey students first. “I am incredibly proud of the services that are offered.&#8221; <em>And is not planning on doing anything about it so stop complaining and get over it, it’s a compliment to our campus. Smile and remember that when you can’t find a seat next time.</em></p>
<p>The forum held at noon at the Manawatu campus featured an interactive presentation streamed live over the Internet, enabling participation from students from all campuses as well as the 17,000 who study extramurally. <em>This sounds huge, and very important, but really there was only a handful of student leaders and even less students there. So really it wasn’t as important as the previous sentences made it sound out to be.<br />
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There was more to the article, but I got bored.</p>
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		<title>Vintage Clothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word “Vintage” is most heavily associated these days with clothes and cars. I don’t know anything about cars, but I do know about clothes, so I when I found out that Fliss who I was interviewing for the roller derby article had a wardroom (that’s right a wardroom, not just a wardrobe) full of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 3px;" src="/images/leaders/vintage.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="259" />The word “Vintage” is most heavily associated these days with clothes and cars. I don’t know anything about cars, but I do know about clothes, so I when I found out that Fliss who I was interviewing for the roller derby article had a wardroom (that’s right a wardroom, not just a wardrobe) full of vintage clothes, I had to learn more.</p>
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<p>Fliss’ obsession with clothes and shoes and an inability to throw anything out has turned into the need for renting an extra room in her K Road flat, simply to house all her gear. Two-tier high clothes racks line one and a half of the walls, the remainder taken up by dressers and shelves housing handbags, sunglasses, nail polish, ribbons, hair flowers, hats and an assortment of other accessories. The shoe collection takes up about a quarter of the available floor space. This place would be the envy of many costume stores and this is how Fliss and many of her friends view the room.</p>
<p>Decked out in a flirty skirt and killer red heels, Fliss explains that she is working on deciding what to do with the collection. Not sure she could bear to sell it, not entirely sure she could bear watching people hire it for dress-ups, bringing the clothes she worked so hard to find back with drink, smoke and other party related treaties on them. As it is she has to keep her a few of her male friends away from the room when having drinks, to avoid the clothes ending up on the floor, or worse on the thighs of a big hairy male. So for now, she satisfies the feeling of needing to justify the existence of the wardroom through blogging on her favourite pieces @ <a href="http://www.frockstar.co.nz/">www.frockstar.co.nz</a>.</p>
<p>When asked where her style inspirations come from, Fliss says that she has no set era or style, but goes with the attraction of individual pieces. With a never-ending supply of accessories in the form of handbags, shoes and hair flowers and ribbons, any new piece of clothing introduced to the collection is be able to be made right at home. Finding new pieces is part of the fun and challenge of creating such a diverse wardroom. The process is obviously addictive and here are Fliss’ tips for finding pieces to help express yourself with style and originality:</p>
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<li>Vintage clothing shopping is only as good as the time and patience you have to rummage.</li>
<li>Paper Bag Princess on K Road is good as it doesn’t have anything over $20.</li>
<li>Peachy Keen (left just before the overbridge/bus stops on K Road heading towards Ponsonby Road) is awesome, they do a couple of trips to the States each year and bring back unique clothing.</li>
<li>Vixen in St. Kevin’s arcade (K Road) is a good source of diverse goodies.</li>
<li>Onehunga and West Auckland have a multitude of opshops that still have $1 and $1.50 price tags and great vintage clothing can be found. Fliss recommends taking a whole day out to explore these suburbs properly.</li>
<li>Trade.me is great for sourcing vintage pieces, but dangerous as you don’t have to leave the house and it is easy to get carried away.</li>
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<p><em>Editor’s must see: SaveMart Whanganui: Whenever possible I go out of my way to visit this store. I have never came out with less than two bags full with awesomeness. This place is legendary: 45 Kelvin Street, Whanganui.</em></p>
<p>Check out Fliss’ favourite pieces on her blog: <a href="http://www.frockstar.co.nz/">www.frockstar.co.nz</a></p>
<p>And here are a list of the top ten vintage clothing blogs: <a href="http://www.blogs.com/topten/top-10-vintage-clothing-blogs/">www.blogs.com/topten/top-10-vintage-clothing-blogs/</a></p>
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		<title>The Earlybirds Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist: The Earlybirds
Album: Favourite Fears
Released: 2010
Rating: 7/10
Reviewer: Colgate
 
The Earlybirds are a new band in the New Zealand Music scene. For those of you who can remember the beginning of this year, The Earlybirds were the band of young men where the drummer had incense burning from his drum kit while he was playing. Their stage [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Album: Favourite Fears</strong></p>
<p><strong>Released: 2010</strong></p>
<p><strong>Rating: 7/10</strong></p>
<p><strong>Reviewer: Colgate</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Earlybirds</strong> are a new band in the New Zealand Music scene. For those of you who can remember the beginning of this year, <strong>The Earlybirds</strong> were the band of young men where the drummer had incense burning from his drum kit while he was playing. Their stage presence impressed me, and for what seemed like such a young act their style spoke for itself.</p>
<p>Playing alongside NZ heavyweights such as Pluto and the Feelers during their summer tours you can’t help but think that these guys will go far in NZ and possibly across the ditch in Australia.</p>
<p>Just like during O-Week they kick off their debut album with <strong>Cold To the Touch</strong>. Starting with an acoustic guitar and Filip’s unique vocals you begin to think this may be a soft song, but not too far in you are greeted with the grace of the entire ensemble of the band and living up to their MySpace explanation of Indie/Pop/Rock sounding music. This song sets the tone for the rest of the <strong>Favourite Fears</strong> album, and is one of the more upbeat songs on the album.</p>
<p><strong>I Can’t Live Without You</strong> is the latest single to be released off <strong>Favourite Fears</strong>, again Filip’s unique vocals take a major part of this song, and Sean’s drumming really portrays the influences that they have had coming into the music industry, with a more seasoned sound to the album you could be mistaken into thinking that this was their 3<sup>rd </sup>or maybe 4<sup>th</sup> album to be released.</p>
<p>Other singles that you may have heard are <strong>Runaway</strong> and <strong>I Killed the DJ</strong>, two of their more Indie/Pop sounding songs that will keep you entertained with their catchy beats and upbeat sounds.</p>
<p>For a debut album this has been very well produced and a big credit has to go to the mastering and production of this album. It is not your typical grungy sounding debut album where you can hear the grainy sound of guitar amps and the out sound of the drum echo.</p>
<p>Although the sound is moderately the same throughout this album it is a worthwhile listen. Hopefully we see some more great things to come from The Early Birds, a few more albums in the future, and a heap more burning incense.</p>
<p>Their album recently dropped and is available from all good music retailers.</p>
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