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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: China Sends in the Marines to Thailand

Richard S. Ehrlich

BANGKOK, Thailand -- China is expanding its military reach by sending, for the first time, the Marine Corps of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to train with another country during an October 26-November 14 exercise with Thailand. The U.S. and other ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00199/china-sends-in-the-marines-to-thailand.htm

Michael Collins

The corporate takeover of California is on hold according to the latest polls out of the nation’s largest state. Just nine days before the election, the Los Angeles Times and University of Southern California poll shows a nearly impossible uphill ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00200/heathens-hold-the-line-in-california.htm

New Zealand Government

Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced the membership of the Māori Statutory Board, appointed under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00529/maori-statutory-board-members-announced.htm

Michael Moore

There she was, thrown to the pavement by a Republican in a checkered shirt. Another Republican thrusts his foot in between her legs and presses down with all his weight to pin her to the curb. Then a Republican leader comes over and viciously stomps ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00195/a-boot-to-the-head-from-michael-moore.htm

Julie Webb-Pullman

Against the wall in Gaza...Day Two. Gaza has more than 2000 orphans, like these two we met today. No humanitarian crisis, the Israeli government says...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00190/julie-webb-pullman-photo-essay-from-gaza.htm

New Zealand Government

Today’s announcement of the successful Whanau Ora providers and the launch of the Whanau Integration, Innovation and Engagement Fund is an exciting time for whanau and families, says Whanau Ora Minister Tariana Turia.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00498/whanau-fund-launched.htm

Bomber's Blog

Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury delivers his weekly current affairs expose, the war on news! The show broadcasts weekly on Triangle/Stratos TV and on Scoop. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00198/bombers-blog-the-war-on-news.htm

BusinessDesk

Oct. 29 (BusinessDesk) – Pyne Gould Corp., the major partner in the proposed South Island bank, is considering liquidating its residue assets should its finance unit merge with smaller rivals.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00912/liquidation-an-option-for-pgc-after-marac-merger.htm

Te Puni Kokiri

Whānau Ora Providers Shows Widening Enthusiasm for Whānau-Centered Services The Whānau Ora Governance Group today announced 25 provider collectives / stand alone providers selected to develop and deliver whānau-centred services to families around ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00296/whanau-ora-providers-shows-widening-enthusiasm.htm

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman

Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck has filed a two-count complaint against The Partnership for Ohio's Future, an affiliate of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Arenbeck charges that the Partnership is "...not truly independent, but rather has been coordinated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00194/racketeering-karl-roves-election-operations.htm

David Swanson

On Friday evening, Charlottesville, Virginia's liberals were lined up the length of the pedestrian street known as the Downtown Mall waiting to get into an event with President Obama and Congressman Tom Perriello. Meanwhile the rightwingers (or ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00196/david-swanson-a-tale-of-two-tribes.htm

Bill Berkowitz

On Sunday night, right wing Israelis will launch its own Tea Party movement. With 'Saying no to Obama' as its organizing slogan, its main goals appear to be the destruction of the peace process, more building on the West Bank, and a more muscular response ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00202/the-tea-party-spreads-to-the-likud-in-israel.htm

The Free Press

Sadly, I was never able to your beautiful state in my Earthly lifetime, to my great regret. But you may recall I wrote the book--- "Common Sense---that sparked the Revolution that made you free. And I authored the "Age of Reason," which had some things to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00197/t-paine-california-should-pay-people-in-pot.htm

Ecological Internet

- Major victory for common sense as hacking of planetary ecosystems is premature until such time as all other options are exhausted; and there are global protocols, consensus and a sound scientific basis for any geoengineering that may or may not ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00423/un-to-impose-geoengineering-moratorium.htm

Christchurch City Council

A number of new and improved bus services will be rolled out in the Greater Christchurch area from Monday, November 1. The changes are in response to public feedback, received through the recent Metro service review. Overall, they will provide improved links ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00343/changes-to-metro-services-from-november.htm

The Royal Society of New Zealand

Three New Zealand university students have been awarded prestigious scholarships from the Rutherford Foundation to undertake their PhDs at the University of Cambridge in England, following in the footsteps of Lord Ernest Rutherford.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1010/S00043/three-students-win-prestigious-phd-scholarships.htm

New Zealand Government

The security of workers in the film industry and The Hobbit in New Zealand has been secured with the passing of the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill into law, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00517/film-employment-law-change-passed.htm

Community Waitakere

Waitakere’s communities have always taken a unique approach to life, and the last official day of Waitakere City will be no different.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00339/viva-waitakere-marks-end-of-an-era.htm

Watercare Services

Successful negotiatons between Waikato-Tainui, local iwi, Watercare Services Limited and the Kelliher Charitable Trust have resulted in an agreement to develop Puketutu Island as a public open space.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00341/puketutu-island-a-peoples-playground.htm

Netsuite

Sydney - 29 October 2010 - NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud -based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that it is taking advantage of the new Intel(r) Web API to enhance user experience on NetSuite's Ecommerce ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00904/netsuite-unveils-the-client-aware-cloud.htm

Auckland UniServices Ltd

A New Zealand company has launched the world’s first wireless technology which allows parked or moving electric cars to charge automatically.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00905/nz-company-launches-first-wireless-electric-cars.htm

Waikato University

A PhD student studying corporate bullying and governance issues in East Asian businesses has won this year’s University of Waikato Thesis in Three competition.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1010/S00105/corporate-bullying-in-east-asia-in-three-minutes.htm

Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury will start the new Selwyn Star services as scheduled from November 1, adding to existing services between Selwyn, the south-west and Christchurch City.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00342/selwyn-star-service-begins.htm

William Rivers Pitt

The 2010 midterm elections go down on Tuesday, for good or ill. The pollsters, news people and bloggers have been going full bore for months covering the thing. Even the weather people have gotten into the act; word has it most of the country is going ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00193/william-rivers-pitt-the-downhill-run.htm

David Swanson

If the Democrats had used 2009 and 2010 to end the wars and prosecute Bush and Cheney, not to mention Wall Street, for their crimes; put prisoners on trial or free them; expose and hold accountable those behind the torture, warrantless spying, assassinations, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00201/this-new-1994-could-have-been-1974.htm

Guardian Trust Funds Management

Most adult New Zealanders with business or personal financial assets to protect should have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), but Guardian Trust’s general counsel Chris Kelly warns that current legislative issues are making it difficult for people ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00906/snags-around-enduring-powers-of-attorney.htm

Office of the Speaker

1. The format used for releasing Members’ expense information has lacked integrity for the following reasons: o The data has confounded genuine expenses with elements of Members’ remuneration package.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00528/mps-expenses-and-changes-to-disclosure.htm

Embajada de Cuba Nueva Zelanda

For the 19th consecutive time Cuba won a victory in the UN General Assembly, by securing the majority of Member States' support vote on the resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the USA against Cuba."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00418/unequivocal-victory-in-vote-on-cuba.htm

Parliamentary Services

The expenses shown in the attached table were paid by the Parliamentary Service (air, surface travel, Wellington accommodation and non-Wellington accommodation) and the Office of the Clerk (inter-parliamentary travel) between 1 July 2010 and 30 September ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00530/members-expense-disclosure-1-july-to-30-sept-2010.htm

Wellington City Council

Want to do your bit to help the environment? Volunteers are needed to assist at Westpac Stadium on Saturday 6 November as part of New Zealand's annual eDay.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00340/eday-call-for-volunteers.htm

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