Scoop Top 30 Weekend Ratings - 24-25 Feb. 2007

Sunday, 25 February 2007, 11:45 pm
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The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, and the Rest of the World

Noam Chomsky

IV on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Venezuela. Along the way, Chomsky also commented on climate change, the World Social Forum, and why international relations are run like the mafia.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00212.htm

2: Chossudovsky: "Theater Iran Near Term" (TIRANNT)

Michel Chossudovsky

DUBAI, UAE, 21 February 2007. Code named by US military planners as TIRANNT, "Theater Iran Near Term" has identified several thousand targets inside Iran as part of a "Shock and Awe" Blitzkrieg, which is now in the final planning stages.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00208.htm

3: Larry Ross: Iran War Could Be Global Catastrophe

Larry Ross

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Iran War Could Be Global Catastrophe comment by Larry Ross Feb 23, 2007 Michel Chossudovsky's article "Theater Iran Near Term" (TIRANNT) confirms my warnings on this subject for over a year and during my Sept/October 2006 lecture tour.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00209.htm

4: UN Conundrum Over 92 Fiji Soldiers For Operation

STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning

Fiji's announcement that 92 soldiers from its army will be deployed to Sinai and Sudan has caused a flurry of activity at the United Nations in New York. But where exactly does the UN stand on post-coup Fiji? Selwyn Manning reports from New York.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00213.htm

5: Gran Turismo Debuts on PLAYSTATION 3

Sony Entertainment

AUCKLAND, 23rd February 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCE NZ) confirmed today that, in addition to a range of disc based and downloadable games available at launch, Gran Turismo® HD Concept will available as for download at ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0702/S00052.htm

6: Direct Democracy Party: Open Letter To NZ People

Direct Democracy Party

We have, for a long time, advocated the need for real reform of the current ‘debt based monetary system’ operated by the New Zealand Government at the behest of the many vested interests that have sought to use economics as a weapon to dispossess ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00338.htm

7: Hi-5 Action Heros Heading To NZ

Skip Ink

Calling all action heroes! Hi-5 ANNOUNCES NEW ZEALAND TOUR LIVE ACTION HEROES STAGE SHOW Tickets on sale 9am, Saturday February 24 Hi-5 Action Heros Heading To NZ
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00298.htm

8: PLAYSTATION 3 Launch Software Overview

Sony Entertainment

AUCKLAND, 23rd February 2007 - Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCE NZ) today confirmed the line-up of launch games for the PLAYSTATION®3 console. In a first for SCE NZ, a selection of downloadable games are being announced alongside the traditional ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0702/S00049.htm

9: Finalists Chosen For Kapa Haka Showdown Today

Te Matatini Festival

FINALISTS CHOSEN FOR KAPA HAKA SHOWDOWN TODAY Six finalists have been announced for Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2007’s finals today. They are Te Whanau a Apanui, Te Waka Huia, Opotiki Mai Tawhiti, Tauira Mai Tawhiti, Ruatahuna Kakahu ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00323.htm

10: Haiti: UN Pushes On With Anti-Gang Crackdown

United Nations

United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have arrested 59 suspected gangsters since they launched a crack-down on armed gangs at the beginning of the month in one of the violence-ridden country’s most dangerous areas, the Cité Soleil quarter of Port-au-Prince, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00375.htm

11: ‘Future porn star’ t-shirts should be withdrawn

New Zealand National Party

Judith Collins MP National Party Family Affairs Spokeswoman 25 February 2007 Kids ‘Future porn star’ t-shirts should be withdrawn The ‘Future porn star” t-shirts designed for children by World are offensive in the extreme and no sane parent would ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00463.htm

12: Timor-Leste: UN Investigates Deadly Violence

United Nations

United Nations police today in Timor-Leste are investigating deadly violence that erupted at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the capital’s airport, in which one Timorese was killed and two injured.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00369.htm

13: Shannon Elizabeth To Shine At 2007 Poker Champs

Christchurch Casino

Shannon Elizabeth To Shine At The 2007 New Zealand Poker Champs Shannon Elizabeth, best known as Nadia the foreign exchange student in American Pie, is coming to Christchurch in April to see the sights and sounds of the Garden City and is keen to try her hand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00325.htm

14: UN Agencies Convene Meeting To Study Circumcision

United Nations

United Nations health agencies have convened an international meeting of AIDS experts for early March to examine the latest findings that male circumcision cuts the risk of HIV infection in men in heterosexual relations by up to 60 per cent.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00373.htm

15: First 4,000 NZ PS3 Registrants to be Rewarded

Sony Entertainment

First 4,000 New Zealand PS3 Registrants on PLAYSTATION®Network to be Rewarded with Casino Royale on Blu-ray
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0702/S00051.htm

16: Lyndon Hood: Ode in Apology to Helen Clark

Lyndon Hood

O, let's not be beastly to Helen / She's got more than enough on her plate. / For one thing, her creation: / The sustainable nation! / At least till two thousand and eight.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00207.htm

17: Japan Whaling Vessel Nisshin Maru In Working Order

Omeka Communications

The Japanese whale research vessel, Nisshin Maru today successfully recovered full power following a fire that damaged the ship and took the life of a crew member.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00364.htm

18: National calls for home affordability inquiry

New Zealand National Party

Phil Heatley MP National Party Housing Spokesman 25 February 2007 National calls for home affordability inquiry National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley has launched a push to gain a select committee inquiry into home affordability in New ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00461.htm

19: Kiwi Co.Takes Manufacturing contract off China

Preston International

baby star, a baby accessories company based in Portland, Oregon, is proud to announce a new partnership with Preston International Manufactures of Cariboo of New Zealand. baby star was selected as the first brand to manufacture decorative insert bags for ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0702/S00382.htm

20: Scoop Images: Cuba St. Carnival (2)

Chris McCarthy

More images from Saturday's Cuba Street Carnival parade in Wellington.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0102/S00057.htm

21: Appeal by Oceans Coaltiolition

ASOC

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition has written to Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to take action to prevent risk from the environment by the Nisshin Maru.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00376.htm

22: UN Agencies Rush Aid To Flood Victims

United Nations

The United Nations today stepped up aid to hundreds of thousands of flood victims on three continents, launching a $9.2 million flash appeal for 350,000 Bolivians, rushing in health care to 120,000 Mozambicans, and sending in food for some 6,000 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00371.htm

23: UN Warns Of Locust Threat

United Nations

Locust numbers have continued to increase along the northern coast of Eritrea and adjacent coastal areas of Sudan and other Red Sea and Gulf of Aden countries could face important infestations of the crop-devouring insects this winter due to unusually ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00368.htm

24: UQ Wire: BBC Joins Untrustworthy US Media Ranks

www.UnansweredQuestions.org

More than five years after the disaster of September 11, 2001, England’s BBC stepped into the ring of media outlets airing programs about the tragedy that is now referred to as “9/11” on February 18, 2007. The program, entitled “9/11: The Conspiracy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00214.htm

25: Action To Keep Deadliest Weapons From Terrorists

United Nations

The United Nations Security Council will intensify its efforts to bring together concerned organizations working to keep weapons of mass destruction from falling into terrorist hands, the president of the 15-member body said today following a ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00374.htm

26: Remi Kanazi: All Roads Lead to Checkpoints

Remi Kanazi

There may have been a period when all roads led to Rome, but for the Palestinian people, all roads lead to checkpoints. The latest checkpoint Palestinians find themselves at is not manned by Israel but rather the ostensible mediator of the Israeli-Palestinian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00210.htm

27: Product Overview - Playstation 3

Sony Entertainment

PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) is a fully featured multimedia device, capable of handling not just awe-inspiring games, but all your photos, music, movies, your downloads, your Internet, your entire digital life…
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0702/S00050.htm

28: $7 million to improve careers education

New Zealand Government

Education Minister Steve Maharey this week launched a new programme to encourage higher levels of student engagement and retention in the senior school by improving careers information and guidance. The Creating Pathways and Building Lives programme ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00460.htm

29: Images: Evermore Plays MySpace's Secret NZ Launch

Myspace.com

Photos from tonight's MySpace.com Secret Shows New Zealand launch Images submitted by MySpace.com Photo Credit: Mark Barber http://www.markbarber.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00211.htm

30: Asia-Pacific Partnership Clean Development Climate

US State Department

Thank you, and good morning. I would like to thank Elliot Morley, Adam Mathews, and the team at GLOBE International for all of their efforts in organizing this Forum.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00379.htm

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