Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 31 August 2007

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

1: Michael Collins: 911 General Strike Gains Momentum

Michael Collins

The 911 General Strike called by a coalition of antiwar, 911 Truth, and pro impeachment groups is gaining strength with gatherings scheduled across the country and rapidly expanding activity on the Internet, where the idea originated.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00383.htm

David Swanson

Every corporate media outlet in the country believes a story that Democrats.com reported months ago is the top news of the day. Here's the Los Angeles Times version:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00403.htm

Fluoride Action Network

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The Policy and Strategy committee last night resolved to advise parents and caregivers of Lower Hutt of advice issued by the American Dental Association (ADA) with regards to fluoridated water.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0708/S00131.htm

Joint Media Statement

Subaru’s new Impreza has gained a 5-star rating in the latest test from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). Announcing the latest crash test result, the AA and Land Transport New Zealand congratulated Subaru for providing a complete five-star ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00635.htm

Statistics New Zealand

Pacific Profiles: 2006 is a series of seven reports, based on results of the 2006 Census, released today by Statistics New Zealand. Each profile provides detailed information for the seven largest Pacific ethnic groups in New Zealand: Samoans, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0708/S00380.htm

Paul G. Buchanan

Paul Buchanan writes: The political row over Air New Zealand charters carrying Australian troops to forward staging positions in Kuwait, coupled with the less vociferous debate over National’s acceptance of the nuclear-free policy and abandonment of the air ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00420.htm

Alastair Thompson

Yesterday former Iraq UN Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix delivered a keynote address to the Second Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law at Victoria University Wellington. His speech came in a plenary ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00421.htm

Scoop Link

John Ballinger from Bluespark.co.nz (with the help of his mate Shaun O’donnell) has hacked up his iphone so that it works on the Vodafone New Zealand network - This is probably the first proper working (SMS/Phone calls, etc) iphone in New Zealand, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00434.htm

Westfield NZ Ltd

The first stage of the new $210 million Westfield Albany shopping and entertainment centre opens tomorrow, Thursday 30 August 2007 - a landmark development for Westfield New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00596.htm

UFOCUS

A LEADING scientific researcher into UFO phenomena is to present findings at a UFO conference in New Zealand that indicate humans have received implants made of substances not found on earth.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0708/S00351.htm

Catherine Austin Fitts

John Birkelund arrived at Dillon Read in September 1981. Born in Glencoe, Illinois, he had graduated from Princeton and then had joined the Navy where he served with the Office of Naval Intelligence in Berlin.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00399.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour should confirm reports that it is poised to carry out major surgery on the fatally wounded electoral reform bill. “The process here is going from bad to worse. Labour is planning to dump all over ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00553.htm

ASB Bank

ASB is to end its sponsorship of TVNZ’s Business programme after a very positive 4.5 year relationship.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00634.htm

Jason Leopold

On the heels of a scathing report issued by the Defense Department's inspector general that took high-level Pentagon officials to task for allowing an evangelical Christian organization unfettered access to the Department of Defense (DOD) to promote its ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00428.htm

United Nations

The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) today released first results indicating that countries will meet criteria to begin trading in Kyoto emission allowances for 2008, the first year of the Treaty’s first ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0708/S00732.htm

David Swanson

Detailed Pentagon plans for a military attack on Iran are far more extensive than has been reported in the U.S., according to top British military analysts. There have been occasional news reports on various strategic bombing options - both conventional ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00385.htm

Transpower

Transpower today welcomed the Electricity Commission's approval of its investment plan that will modernise the Otahuhu substation and provide greater security and diversity of electricity supply to Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00675.htm

International Forum On Globalization

Over two dozen national and international NGOs in the United States and Canada have come to New York City to announce their support for Indigenous peoples rights and to protest the opposition to the Declaration being led by the governments of Canada, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0708/S00717.htm

www.hitwise.co.nz

Auckland 30 August, 2007 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service today reveals that Air New Zealand has increased its market share within the online travel industry following its “Grab a Seat” campaign. Visits to the Air New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00642.htm

Green Party

New Zealand's blocking of moves to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020 shows just how little will this Government has to walk the walk on climate change. The 158 nations attending a United Nations meeting in Vienna have been debating ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00556.htm

Green Party

The moves by Dubai Aerospace to oppose Air New Zealand's right to seek a judicial review of Auckland airport's charges shows the huge risk of having a key strategic asset such as Auckland International Airport airport in foreign ownership, Green ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00557.htm

Green Party

The Green Party is calling on the Government to introduce further changes to the Electoral Finance Bill to stop large anonymous donations and donations from secret trusts to political parties. This is in light of leaks this morning that the Government ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00548.htm

The Scoop Editor

Campaign Laws Set To Change / Ali Panah Returned to Hospital / Supreme Court Lowers Compo For Prisoner Abuse / Len Brown's Letter: Voting Day / As If Finance Companies Don't Have Enough Trouble / Working iPhone In NZ / Demonstration Against NZ.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00436.htm

New Zealand Government

The latest enrolment numbers for KiwiSaver confirm that the work-based saving scheme is off to a strong start, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00541.htm

finsec

The BNZ is proposing to introduce new sales and referral targets that require staff to get more of their customers into debt. The proposed changes will mean that to achieve the same incentive payment as last year staff will need to sell more products, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0708/S00406.htm

Tait Electronics

Peter van Rij, a partner with the Christchurch-based legal firm Parry Field Lawyers has been appointed Chairman of Tait Electronics Limited following the death of its founder and first Chairman Sir Angus Tait.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0708/S00676.htm

Foundation For Research Science And Technology

An Auckland company has cracked rigorous United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements positioning it to become a global supplier of animal health products from New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0708/S00075.htm

Word of Mouth Media

Biggest challenge is dealing with global warming’s threat to economies, people and cities – says world expert
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0708/S00073.htm

EEO Trust

An Aucklandkindergarten association, the New Zealand Defence Force and Southern Cross Healthcare are amongst the winners of the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards this year.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0708/S00374.htm

Global Peace And Justice Auckland

Iranian hunger striker Ali Panah was returned to hospital last night from Mt Eden Prison. He is now on Day 49 of his hunger strike and fears are rising for the state of his health.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0708/S00392.htm

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