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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Caspian
Tales: John Deuss, Oil, Spooks &
Cohibas
Suzan MazurOne of my favorite stories about the rush for Caspian oil riches is the one about the man who invested $3,000 there in the 1990s and left months later with $3 million stuffed in his socks. Steve LeVine, The Wall Street Journal ’s former Eurasia bureau ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00443.htm
2:
Burma:
Monks Demand Deaths, Disappearances
Inquiry
Terry EvansIn a statement released yesterday, the All-Burmese Monks Alliance (ABMA) called for an investigation into the fate of monks who remain unaccounted for since the September protests.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01229.htm
3:
Obama's
Big Gay and Black Problem
Black Agenda ReportBarack Obama often seems confused in his search for a constituency. The ambiguity of his agenda causes his campaign to constantly collide with progressive principles. In the crucial South Carolina contest - the "Black primary" - Obama insults gays ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00439.htm
4:
Elizabeth
Marvelly to tour with Paul Potts
Skip InkNew Zealand's stunning new international star ELIZABETH MARVELLY has been signed to tour with Britain's Got Talent opera phenomenon PAUL POTTS.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00365.htm
5:
Kiwi
men and their moustaches
Ministry For Culture And HeritageAs the month of ‘Movember’ ends and New Zealand’s ‘mo bros’ line up to compare growth, texture and style, they join the generations of kiwi blokes who have grown – or not grown – facial hair for a reason.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00369.htm
6:
Clark:
NZ and Peaceful Conflict Resolution
New Zealand GovernmentAddress at Suzanne Mubarak International Peace Movement Khafre Hall Cairo International Convention Centre Nasr City
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00588.htm
7:
Court
of Appeal upholds prostitution by-law
Hamilton City CouncilAn appeal lodged in the Court of Appeal to quash the Hamilton City Council Prostitution Bylaw 2004 was today dismissed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0711/S00298.htm
8:
Receivers
Appointed To Capital + Merchant
Grant ThorntonTim Downes and Richard Simpson of Grant Thornton, chartered accountants, have today been appointed as receivers of Capital + Merchant Finance Limited and Capital + Merchant Investments Limited by Fortress Credit Corporation (Australia) 11 Pty Limited.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00629.htm
9:
Stateside
At Annapolis: When We Played Our
Charade
Rosalea BarkerMaster Ed, aka The Editor, has requested an overview of my day at Annapolis. (I would, of course, respectfully call him Mr Ed or Sir Ed if those territories had not already been occupied.) Truth be told, my day began the previous evening when I took a bus ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00434.htm
10:
Story
Removed
United NationsError: Couldn't get title
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01221.htm
11:
American
Red Cross CEO Mark W. Everson Resigns
American Red CrossThe American Red Cross announced today that its Board of Governors asked for and received the resignation of President and CEO Mark W. Everson, effective immediately. Concurrently, the Board appointed Mary S. Elcano, General Counsel, as interim President ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01237.htm
12:
Safety
Training For Local Afghanistan
Journalists
IFEXCoping with kidnapping. Passage through checkpoints. Hostile crowd situations. These are just some of the aspects the International News Safety Institute (INSI) covered this month in its first-ever safety training to Afghan journalists working in dangerous ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01228.htm
13:
Top
Ten Online Shopping Christmas Gifts for
2007!
Nielsen - NetRatingsPlease find attached Nielsen//NetRatings’ ranking of the top ten anticipated online shopping Christmas gifts for 2007. This is taken from the Nielsen Online - New Zealand Online Retail Monitor monthly tracker for November 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00588.htm
14:
Lingerie
by Far the Most Desirable Gift this
Xmas
Bendon New ZealandWhether she’s been naughty or nice, it has been revealed that lingerie is top of most Kiwi women’s Christmas wish lists, in a recent Bendon Desirability Survey [The Bendon Desirability Survey ran between 6 August – 24 August 2007 on the Bendon ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00575.htm
15:
‘Rock2wgtn’
Suprises Industry
Capital C Concerts‘Rock2wgtn’ Suprises Industry By Introducing Virtually Unkown New Zealand Band To Easter 2008 Programme In Wellington!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00384.htm
16:
Aermacchis
rejected by Defence
New Zealand GovernmentThe New Zealand Defence Force has been given the go-ahead to replace its current advanced training aircraft, and will issue a tender early next year, Defence Minister Phil Goff said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00576.htm
17:
Prime
Minister's Questions - 28 November
2007
UK GovernmentThe armed forces, education, alcohol and capital gains tax were on the agenda at today's PMQs. The Prime Minister also took questions on apprenticeships and climate change.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01255.htm
18:
CUE
TV is Freeview's tenth TV channel
FreeViewFreeview is pleased to announce that CUE TV will this week become the tenth television channel to join the free-to-air digital satellite service at channel number 23.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00572.htm
19:
Dell
XPS M1530: Like the M1330, But Bigger
DellAuckland, Nov. 29, 2007—Dell today announced the XPS™ M1530, a sleek and stylish notebook featuring the award-winning design and features introduced by the highly acclaimed XPS M1330 earlier this year but with a larger 15.4-inch display and more ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0711/S00081.htm
20:
Zogby
- Top 3 Dems All Lost Ground to
Thompson
Michael CollinsJohn Zogby is one of the most accurate pollsters in the history of modern politics. However, his headline below hides the real meaning of his poll comparing the 'big three" Democratic contenders in match ups against their Republican counterparts. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00436.htm
21:
AFP
Hosts International Forum On High Tech
Crime
Australian Federal PoliceThe forum is designed to promote open discussion aimed at preventing and resolving crime in the virtual world. It follows a decision by the AFP to create a new operational area focusing on emerging crime types and future technology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01232.htm
22:
Boyers
Appointed Finance, Treasury Minister
Solomon Islands GovernmentMember of Parliament for West New Georgia/Vona Vona, Mr Peter Boyers was sworn-in as the Minister for Finance and Treasury yesterday afternoon. The former Opposition MP was sworn-in soon after his arrival from a vessel-purchasing trip to Korea.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01225.htm
23:
Forum
On Migration To Focus On Rights
Protection
United NationsProtecting the rights of the world's 200 million migrants - a vital issue for countries of origin, transit and destination - will take centre stage at a United Nations-backed meeting to be held next year in the Philippines, officials associated with the event ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01223.htm
24:
Accor
to Manage Iconic Princes Gate Hotel,
Rotorua
Accor Hotels and ResortsAccor is to take over the management of Rotorua's historic Princes Gate Hotel on 1 January 2008, an iconic hotel with a fascinating history that dates back more than 100 years.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00637.htm
25:
Ten
Reasons to Suspect "Save Darfur" is a PR
Scam
Black Agenda ReportThe star-studded hue and cry to "Save Darfur" and "stop the genocide" has gained enormous traction in U.S. media along with bipartisan support in Congress and the White House. But the Congo, with ten to twenty times as many African dead over the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00429.htm
26:
Scoop
Doco - Tokelau Still Afloat on the High
Seas
Scoop VideoScoop Video Documentary: For Tokelau's people, their want and determination is to be a living breathing example of climate change adaptation rather than become a case-study of catastrophe. Produced by Selwyn Manning.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00438.htm
27:
Drive
Against Gender-Based Violence: Five
Stories
United NationsApproximately 14,000 women are murdered by their intimate partners annually in Russia, according to UNFPA, or one woman every 35 minutes - a yearly death toll comparable to the entire published number of Soviet troops killed during the decade-long conflict ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01211.htm
28:
Concert
Tour Of East Timor Draws To A Close
Australian Defence ForceA group of Australian entertainers have successfully completed a concert tour for deployed forces in Timor-Leste. The tour ended with a concert this evening in Dili, before an audience of Defence Force members from Australia and NZ, and the Australian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01219.htm
29:
New
Name for Auckland’s Newest Mail
Centre
New Zealand PostAuckland’s newest mail centre has a new name. The Auckland Mail Centre – Te Riu o Tamaki Makau Rau will become the official name of the mail centre, which will process all of greater Auckland’s mail.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00614.htm
30:
Forum
on Migration to Focus on Rights
United NationsProtecting the rights of the world’s 200 million migrants – a vital issue for countries of origin, transit and destination – will take centre stage at a United Nations-backed meeting to be held next year in the Philippines, officials associated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S01249.htm
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