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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
On
Sale in Burma: Fake Viagra & Endangered
Animals
Richard S. EhrlichTACHILEK, Burma -- Fake Viagra, America's anti-Saddam Hussein playing cards, Marlboros stuffed with Burmese tobacco, and the skulls and skins of endangered animals are just some of the hustles in this squalid, corrupt, suspicious border town.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00127.htm
2:
Bangkok:
"State of Emergency" Declared
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- The government declared a "state of emergency" on Sunday (April 12) after failing to stop protesters who attacked the prime minister's car and seized armored personnel carriers, one day after forcing foreign leaders to evacuate by ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00190.htm
3:
Yet
another $50 billion for rust-bucket
nukes?
Harvey WassermanThe nuke power industry is back at the public trough for the fourth time in two years demanding $50 billion in loan guarantees to build new reactors.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00126.htm
4:
GPJA
Newsletter #280, April ,2009
Global Peace And Justice AucklandWebsite: http://www.gpja.org.nz/ Contact details: Forums - John Minto, Work: (09) 845 2132, Home 09 846 3173 jbminto@xtra.co.nz Newsletter Editor & Website - Mike Treen 0295254744 mike@unite.org.nz Donations can be sent to GPJA, P O Box 7175, Wellesley ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00107.htm
5:
Morning
Prayer Meeting at Synovate Dir.'s
House
Unite UnionUnion members and organisers held a dawn Prayer Meeting outside the Director of Synovate's house today. Quotes from the Bible such as, "What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul," were read out over megaphones in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00236.htm
6:
Linda
Hogan And Toni Layton
The Hogan'sToni Layton is gearing up to fight for what is rightfully hers in the dissolution of her marriage to former tennis champion, and soon to be ex-wife, Martina Navratilova. The fall out is not going to be pretty. Famed celebrity divorce attorney Raymond ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00188.htm
7:
To
The Poorhouse: President Obama's Toxic
Plans
Doug GiebelAmid our worldwide financial meltdown, deep thinkers in the Obama administration now encourage small investors to invest in toxic assets without sufficiently warning them of the substantial risks involved.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00125.htm
8:
Family
First Welcomes Goff’s Desire to Amend
s59
Family FirstFamily First NZ is welcoming comments by Labour leader Phil Goff on TVNZ’s Q&A this morning that section 59 should be amended.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00106.htm
9:
China
Economic Scan week in review: 12 April
2009
chinaeconomicscan.comChinese stocks ended the week up with the Hang Seng closing up 2.44% at 14,901, the Shanghai Composite up 0.99% at 2,444, and Shenzhen Component up 1.08% at 9,345. This placed the Shanghai Composite up about 30% for the year. Also of note, during the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00238.htm
10:
Greenpeace
claims about ice shelf "ignore
reality"
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition“Greenpeace has yet again ignored scientific reality in the recent misleading claims by its political advisor Geoff Keey about the threatened collapse of the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula,” says Terry Dunleavy of the New Zealand Climate ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0904/S00016.htm
11:
Labour's
U-turn on Anti-Smacking law welcome
The Kiwi PartyKiwi Party leader and anti-smacking referendum petition organiser Larry Baldock welcomed the Labour Party’s back down on the controversial law.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00105.htm
12:
On-Line
Sentencing Tracker For Worst
Offenders
Sensible Sentencing TrustThe Sensible Sentencing Trust has recently started up a new database on its website to make it easier to track down violent and sexual offenders sentences by sentence length which is linked to the main Offender Database page http://www.safe-nz.org.nz/Data/database.htm ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00103.htm
13:
PMC
Condemns “Ruthless Censorship” In
Fiji
Pacific Media CentreThe Pacific Media Centre has condemned the Fiji regime's 'ruthless censorship' of news organisations and called for an end to intimidation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00191.htm
14:
Q+A
Panel Discussion - Response To Goff
Interview
TVNZQ+A’s Paul Holmes and Therese Arseneau are joined on the panel by Matt McCarten & Michael Barnett this week and they pick up on points made by Phil Goff and Dr Pita Sharples from the interviews earlier on Q+A
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00164.htm
15:
Citroen
Praised For Cutting Blind Spot
Hazards
CitroenCitroen is one of the few car makers to score range wide top scores in the NRMA Blind Spot Ratings, from its smallest to largest cars and including its commercial vehicles.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00189.htm
16:
Q+A’s
Paul Holmes interviews Labour's Phil
Goff
TVNZGoff says smacking “shouldn’t be a criminal offence or we should not have people following up and prosecuting parents for a smack…” Labour lost the election because “little things irritated people”, such as the smacking bill and light bulb laws, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00162.htm
17:
Should
New Zealand Stand Firm?
New Zealand Centre for Political ResearchOn Friday 3rd April 2009 the Australian Government endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This move fulfilled an election promise made by Kevin Rudd, to overturn Australia’s opposition to the declaration.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00104.htm
18:
Q+A’s
Paul Holmes interviews Dr Pita
Sharples
TVNZSharples on being in government: “I don’t want to be there, but the people said go there we need to do stuff, so we're there” Maori want to “sit at the top table” in Auckland in partnership with others, Sharples says. Instead they’re being told, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00163.htm
19:
13-April-2009
- China Economic Scan
chinaeconomicscan.comIn this edition: China central bank pledges sufficient liquidity, Hong Kong yuan settlement plan advances, China-ASEAN $10 billion infrastructure fund, China Vanke sales up in Q1, Pacific Securities profit up in Q1.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00237.htm
20:
FIJI:
Media Centre condemns 'ruthless
censorship'
Pacific Media WatchAUCKLAND (PMC Online/Pacific Media Watch): The Pacific Media Centre, a regional development communication research and publication resource, has condemned the Fiji regime's 'ruthless censorship' of news organisations and called for an end to intimidation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00108.htm
21:
Bangkok:
"State of Emergency" Declared
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- The government declared a "state of emergency" on Sunday (April 12) after failing to stop protesters who attacked the prime minister's car and seized armored personnel carriers, one day after forcing foreign leaders to evacuate by ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00124.htm
22:
Scoop
Top 30 Daily Ratings 11 April 2009
Scoop Daily RatingsYesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00122.htm
23:
Print
Pictures ‘On the Go’ with Polaroid
PoGo
Impact PRForget skinny jeans, blazers and oversize knits – this winter the style must-have for any serious fashionista is the Polaroid PoGo instant mobile printer!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00165.htm
24:
Daily
Voting News For April 12, 2009
John GideonToday begins a couple days of doing the business of keeping ourselves afloat funds wise. We don’t get any assistance from any other funders. We are not financially supported by PEW or any other foundation. We rely on the public and their small donations ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00128.htm
25:
12-April-2009
- China Economic Scan
chinaeconomicscan.comIn this edition: new loans in March up by record amount, China's FX reserves grow at lowest rate in 8 years, China and Kazakhstan in talks on oil deal, China Pacific Insurance Q4 down, Chongqing to raise 5.8 billion yuan in bond issue.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00234.htm
26:
Stateside
With Rosalea: Virginia
Rosalea BarkerAt the time it became the tenth state to ratify the US Constitution in 1788, Virginia was much larger than it is today. In 1792, part of Virginia west of the Appalachian Mountains and known as Kentucky County became a state in its own right; and during ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00129.htm
27:
Minister
of Health forces more frontline cuts
New Zealand Labour PartySouthland and Otago District Health Boards are the latest to join the line cutting frontline health services in response to Government directives, says Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00165.htm
28:
Mountain
Biker Winched To Safety
Westpac Rescue HelicopterThe Welllington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter rescued an injured mountain biker in the Marlborough Sounds this afternoon. The helicopter, with two Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics onboard, responded to the Queen Charolette Track above ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0904/S00167.htm
29:
Easter
shop trading: Easter Sunday report
Department Of LabourThe Department of Labour is considering further action against 16 retailers throughout the country who opened on Easter Sunday in apparent contravention of Easter shop trading legislation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00239.htm
30:
Rescue
Helicopter called to a Quad Bike
Accident
Westpac Rescue HelicopterThe Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called this afternoon 12th April 09 at 4:30pm to Quad Bike accident on the beach at Castle point in the Wairarapa. The rider of the Quad bike was a 15yr old female from Fielding.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0904/S00169.htm
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