Scoop Top Stories For August 12, 2010 News Summary

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 6:07 pm
Column: The Scoop Editor

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LEAD STORY

Scoop Business: Heading For The Exit

NZ POLITICS

Audio Description: $500,000 For New Service For Blind Audiences

Hidden Trolls: PPPs 'Unnecessary Long-Term Risk'

Lt Tim O'Donnell Funeral: Governor General's Speech

Funeral a fitting farewell for a true soldier

ACC: Extra Support For Sexual Abuse Survivors

Nick Smith: Speech To Climate Change And Business Conference

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

It Was A Retail Promo: A Windy Wellington Tree With Stormy Style

Post-Pandemic: Swine Flu Still Here

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Hostility Towards Women

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Montana

Wheelchairs and Alcoholism Funny? Yes Said Cartoonist John Callahan

Dahr Jamail: Gulf Fishermen Challenge US Govt Over Dispersants

Lyndon Hood: Scoop Satire: The Calculator of Cthulhu

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Bashing

Martin LeFevre: The Unmet Sorrow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

LIFESTYLE

University of Auckland: The Three Minute Thesis Competition

Riff Raff Promoted: Richard O’Brien TO Narrate Rocky Horror

WORLD

Aboriginal Rights: International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People

Scoop Business: Heading For The Exit
Stocks dropped as investors deployed the emergency chute and slid out of equity markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s downgrade of the U.S. economic recovery.“The pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months,” the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement yesterday. “Measures of underlying inflation have trended lower in recent quarters.”As a result, many economists now think second-quarter GDP grew at perhaps a 1.2% pace, half the rate that the Commerce Department reported little more than a week ago. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/12/while-you-were-sleeping-heading-for-the-exit/

Audio Description: $500,000 For New Service For Blind Audiences
NZ On Air today announced funding has been made available for a new service for vision impaired and blind audiences. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00145/500000-for-new-service-for-blind-audiences.htm

Hidden Trolls: PPPs 'Unnecessary Long-Term Risk'
Forcing government agencies to consider public private partnerships (PPPS) for projects over $25 million could lead to unnecessary and expensive long term-risks, says the Public Service Association. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00138/ppps-are-an-unnecessary-long-term-risk.htm

ALSO:

• Overseas Evidence Shows High Risks Of PPP Projects [2]


• Contractors want clarity on partnership plans [3]


• Scoop's business section [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00134/overseas-evidence-shows-high-risks-of-ppp-projects.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00140/contractors-want-clarity-on-partnership-plans.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/sections/bizscitech.html#PPP [4]

Lt Tim O'Donnell Funeral: Governor General's Speech
This afternoon we remember the life of Lieutenant Timothy Andrew O’Donnell of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment who died on 4 August 2010 while he was serving as a part of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team of the International Security Assistance Force in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00129/governor-generals-speech-to-odonnell-funeral.htm

Funeral a fitting farewell for a true soldier
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/39524.html

ALSO:

• O’Donnell stands for ‘morality and goodness’ [2]


• Support Foster Parents And Single Parents [3]

[2] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2010/08/odonnell-stands/" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00185/support-foster-parents-and-single-parents.htm [3]

ACC: Extra Support For Sexual Abuse Survivors
From Monday 16 August, people with a new ACC sensitive claim, or with a new claim already in the system but awaiting a decision, will be able to access up to 16 hours with a counsellor, to ensure their safety and wellbeing. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00131/extra-support-for-sexual-abuse-survivors.htm

ALSO:

• National still failing to take responsibility [2]


• Independent review of ACC changes needed [3]


• Turia Welcomes Counselling For Abuse Victims [4]


• Commission welcomes support for sex abuse victims [5]


• Motorcyclists & ACC look to Victoria for safety [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00195/national-still-failing-to-take-responsibility.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00200/independent-review-of-acc-changes-needed.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00192/turia-welcomes-counselling-for-abuse-victims.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00143/commission-welcomes-support-for-sex-abuse-victims.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00196/motorcyclists-acc-look-to-victoria-for-safety.htm [6]

Nick Smith: Speech To Climate Change And Business Conference
I have been a New Zealand Member of Parliament for 20 years and held many Ministerial portfolios but the science, international relations and economics of climate change make it extraordinarily difficult and the global recession has only made it harder. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00181/speech-to-climate-change-and-business-conference.htm

ALSO:

• National Shows Contempt For Local Input [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00189/national-shows-contempt-for-local-input.htm [2]

It Was A Retail Promo: A Windy Wellington Tree With Stormy Style
This morning in the Capital a tree covered with bright red umbrellas bought a smile to the faces of passing commuters, adding a dash of colour to the wintery Wellington morning. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00375/a-windy-wellington-tree-with-stormy-style.htm

Post-Pandemic: Swine Flu Still Here
The Ministry of Health is reminding people that New Zealand is still seeing a significant level of pandemic influenza even though the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the world is now in the post-pandemic phase... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00054/swine-flu-still-here.htm

ALSO:

• UN Health Agency Declares H1N1 Pandemic Is Over [2]


• Getting Through The Flu This Winter [3]


• Measles Alert [4]


• Swine Flu threat – what you can do [5]


• Otago and Southland Seasonal Influenza Update [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00049/un-health-agency-declares-h1n1-pandemic-is-over.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00040/getting-through-the-flu-this-winter.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00043/measles-alert.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00376/swine-flu-threat-what-you-can-do.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00057/otago-and-southland-seasonal-influenza-update.htm [6]

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Hostility Towards Women
Once again, the Key government has shown it doesn’t give a stuff about issues that primarily affect women. Cabinet has rejected an official recommendation to compensate the victims of a rape culture that existed within the Police It has also shown no interest in taking action... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/11/gordon-campbell-the-govt%E2%80%99s-hostility-toward-women/

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Montana
“If travelers need any kind of assurance that they’ll be safe from antiestablishment zealots while visiting Montana, at least consider that most of the crazy folk from Montana prefer to play out their lives of crime outside of the state. Chances are ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00073/stateside-with-rosalea-barker-montana.htm

Wheelchairs and Alcoholism Funny? Yes Said Cartoonist John Callahan
The year was 1989. Millions of wheelchair-users were about to be recognized for the first time by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Millions of other Americans had come out of ''family abuse'' closets to join Adult Children of Alcoholics 12-step groups. ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00071/martha-rosenberg-the-passing-of-john-callahan.htm

Dahr Jamail: Gulf Fishermen Challenge US Govt Over Dispersants
Commercial fishing communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida have united to demand that local, state and federal agencies force BP to discontinue the use of toxic dispersants and conduct better testing before reopening fishing waters. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00079/gulf-fishermen-challenge-us-govt-over-dispersants.htm

Lyndon Hood: Scoop Satire: The Calculator of Cthulhu
My doctors have sensed that I am holding something back, that secret is ravaging my mind. Yet I cannot speak of it. If my story became know, it would surely tear apart the gossamer veil that lies between mankind and insanity. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00059/scoop-satire-the-calculator-of-cthulhu.htm

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Bashing
The government’s welfare working group has dutifully delivered the findings the government wants to hear. To Paula Rebstock and her colleagues, being on welfare is primarily a failure of attitude by beneficiaries – and has little or nothing ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/09/gordon-campbell-on-welfare-bashing-afghanistan/

Martin LeFevre: The Unmet Sorrow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Here we are again, 65 years and tens of thousands of nuclear weapons later, commemorating the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Perhaps it’s because my first political memory, at ten, is of the Cuban Missile Crisis, that the issue... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00056/the-unmet-sorrow-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.htm

University of Auckland: The Three Minute Thesis Competition
The Three Minute Thesis Competition — also known as ‘Thesis Idol’ — is run in universities worldwide. Students are given just three minutes in which to explain the gist of their thesis. One single powerpoint slide is permitted as a visual aid. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00170/the-three-minute-thesis-competition.htm

ALSO:

• Happy 13th Birthday Sky Tower! You're A Teenager [2]


• Youth Cast Tackle Controversial Booker Prize Novel [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00175/happy-13th-birthday-sky-tower-youre-a-teenager.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1001/S00129.htm [3]

Riff Raff Promoted: Richard O’Brien TO Narrate Rocky Horror
The show’s creator Richard O’Brien will play The Narrator. It’s the first time he has appeared in The Rocky Horror Show in many years ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00168/lets-do-the-time-warp-new-zealand.htm

ALSO:

• SAFE, zoo face off over elephant herd plans [2]


• Avalanche At Mt Hutt Ski Area [3]


• Avalanche on Mt Hutt worrisome for skiers [4]


• Coronet Peak secures major ski races [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/39531.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00151/avalanche-at-mt-hutt-ski-area.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/39463.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00316/coronet-peak-secures-major-ski-races.htm [5]

Aboriginal Rights: International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People
Today UNICEF joins in celebrating the vibrant diversity, rich culture and remarkable contributions of the world’s indigenous peoples. This year’s celebration comes at a significant time, as world leaders prepare to gather ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00154/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-people.htm

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