Some good news for a change.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ast-escape


"A pod of orcas trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, JapanÔÇÖs northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.
The orcas, also known as killer whales, were initially spotted by a fisher who reported them to officials in the town of Rausu, on the north-east coast of Hokkaido, on Tuesday morning.



After environmental groups raised concerns, town officials travelled to the coast later on Tuesday and saw about a dozen orcas bobbing up and down in a tiny gap surrounded by drift ice about half a mile offshore.
They returned to the coast on Tuesday evening and saw that the pod had moved to the north, and it was gone when they returned again on Wednesday, said Masataka Shirayanagi, a Rausu official.
Officials said they believed the orcas were able to free themselves as gaps between the drift ice grew. Shirayanagi said: ÔÇ£We believe they were able to escape safely.ÔÇØ

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Not even sure whats so divisive about it, there is nothing in this bill that takes away rights from anyone.
If anything, it should be a good thing for Maori, as it for once will recognize the treaty at face value, rather than many of its many interpretations to suit different agendas over the years.
The treaty ensures equal treatment for everybody and thats what the point is of this bill.

ACT have now created a new website to address the concerns, due to the media spreading misinformation.

You can check it out here at www.treaty.nz

At least half of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The images with the article are stunning.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68006607

"More than half of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed since Israel launched its retaliation for the Hamas attacks of 7 October, new analysis seen by the BBC reveals.
Detailed before-and-after imagery also shows how the bombardment of southern and central Gaza has intensified since the start of December, with the city of Khan Younis bearing much of the brunt of Israel's military action.
Israel has repeatedly told Gazans to move south for their own safety.
Across Gaza, residential areas have been left ruined, previously busy shopping streets reduced to rubble, universities destroyed and farmlands churned up, with tent cities springing up on the southern border to house many thousands of people left homeless.
About 1.7 million people - more than 80% of Gaza's population - are displaced, with nearly half crammed in the far southern end of the strip, according to the United Nations.
Further analysis, by BBC Verify, reveals the scale of destruction of farmland, identifying multiple areas of extensive damage.



The IDF has repeatedly justified its actions by noting that Hamas deliberately embeds itself in civilian areas and explained destruction of buildings in the light of targeting fighters. But questions have been asked about destruction of buildings seemingly firmly in the control of the IDF.
One example was the Israa University, in northern Gaza - initially badly damaged shortly before being blown up completely in what looked like a massive controlled explosion. The video was widely shared on social media and the IDF says the approval process for the blast is now being investigated.
Mr Scher, one of the academics who worked on the Gaza damage assessment, said it stands out compared with other war zones he's analysed.
"We've done work over Ukraine, we've also looked at Aleppo and other cities, but the extent and the pace of damage is remarkable. I've never seen this much damage appear so quickly."

How odd - a politician not believing a fellow politician! 


And seriously - 'All politicians are mindful of what the public wants??!'

Only if it suits them, though.



https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...-bill.html


"ACT leader David Seymour is refusing to back down on his controversial Treaty Principles Bill, saying he believes the Prime Minister's opinion can be changed.   

Getting free Server partition software is next to impossible. Esp one that works well.

It also works good on standard operating systems.

Use it myself ( but the std version) here is a server edition of (free for a limited time but lifetime license) Can make bootable media as well.

Macrorit Partition Expert Server

Some good free software from that site

wainuitech
I need your help. All of a sudden my printer won't print and it says 9 documents waiting. I really need the printer at present as I lost my wife last week
and I need copies for the Probate. Can you suggest anything please?

It was never going to go down well.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3501677...ty-grounds


"Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters has been met with boos from the crowd after telling them to "stop the crap".

"You tell me whoever said we're getting rid of the Treaty of Waitangi? Stop the crap," Peters said.

While Peters is being booed, he mentioned Dame Whina Cooper asking the crowd "when she was marching, where were you?" 

"If you think separatism and division is going to take us to 2040, you're dreaming. Let me tell you sunshine, I used to go to a marae where they had tikanga and respect and not you shouting. Get some manners."

The crowd has told Peters to "e noho" (sit down) after he remarked "get an education!" 




Luxon

"When asked why his speech did not focus enough on the treaty, Luxon said the speech was designed to talk about the vision for New Zealand by 2040 and what needs to happen to achieve the vision or start the vision by next term. 

"We should be very proud of the treaty as part of our past, present and future. It's something we're going to continue to work at." 







Speaking to media, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government is not supporting the treaty principles bill beyond the first reading. 

"There is no support, no commitment, no intention to take it beyond that. . . It's been the long-standing commitment of The National Party not to pursue a referdum at all. I appreciate its a different position from the ACT Party and part of that is as a condition of the coalition government, that's what we've agreed to do."



Seymour


"Crowd try to sing down Seymour 



Seymour is refusing to end his speech as a number of the crowd sing ÔÇ£whakarongo e nohoÔÇØ.



This has been going on for some time. 



ÔÇ£You can sing and you can sing and yet you are not going to end an idea by singing anymore than you will with a gun,ÔÇØ he said.

Looks like its come sooner than I expected.
A 10,000qbit machine will also be ready by 2026 with this technology.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/c...it-in-2026

Is this the future of computing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkgmyfMPks