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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
John
Key: Speech To Southern Regional
Conference
New Zealand National PartyThank you for your welcome. It’s always great to be in the southern region.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00175.htm
2: Hilary Clinton: Anything for the White House
Suzanne BaroudNothing seems to work right for Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton in her attempts to once more dwell in the White House. Senator Barack Obama, despite inflated controversies continued his glide to the Democratic nomination with a landslide victory and a marginal ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00133.htm
3: First U.S. Aid Flight To Burma
Richard S. EhrlichAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingBANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. prepared its first airlift of relief supplies to Burma's cyclone victims, but the flight scheduled for Monday will not include America's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) because they were denied visas, U.S. officials said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00144.htm
4: Passionate and experienced - Green Party list 2008
Green Party"We are enormously proud to present our list for the 2008 election" says Jeanette Fitzsimons and Russel Norman, Green Co-Leaders. "New Zealanders have come to expect high standards from the Greens and the calibre of this list stands up to that test.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00192.htm
5: Carter Holt Harvey to acquire Weyerhaeuser Aust
Carter Holt HarveyCarter Holt Harvey (CHH), a subsidiary of Rank Group Limited, has agreed to acquire the timber manufacturing operations and timber distribution business of the Weyerhaeuser Australian Group, including the interest of Green Triangle Forest Products (GTFP). ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00199.htm
6: Windows Aero for new Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
Microsoft New ZealandMicrosoft delivers sophistication of Windows Aero to new Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 New peripherals bring stylish and affordable options for the digital lifestyle
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0805/S00028.htm
7: AMY ADAMS National’s candidate for Selwyn
New Zealand National PartyAfter a long legal battle to stop the selection process, Aylesbury Lawyer and farmer Amy Adams (36) has been selected as National’s candidate for the Selwyn electorate.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00166.htm
8: Piattelli-Palmarini: Ostracism W/out Nat Selection
Suzan Mazur“[I]nsects had evolved at least ten elaborate forms of mouthpieces, uniquely adapted (one would say) to their feeding upon flowers, one hundred million years before there were any flowers on Earth.” – Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00106.htm
9: Carbon capture and storage a "scam"
Greenpeace New ZealandAuckland, 12 May 2008 – Big business and policy-makers must not succumb to the elusive promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to solve the climate crisis, says Greenpeace in a major new report (1).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00173.htm
10: H On S Apologises Over False Chicken Claims
Poultry Industry AssnThe New Zealand poultry industry today welcomed an apology from a Sunday newspaper following a series of false allegations from food writer Peta Mathias
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00215.htm
11: Lyndon Hood's Pics of the Weeks: March 2008
Lyndon HoodScoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from March 2008.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00159.htm
12: Undernews For May 9, 2008
UndernewsWASHINGTON POST The U.S. military has, since 2001, cremated some of the remains of American service members killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere at a Delaware facility that also cremates pets, a practice that ended yesterday when the Pentagon ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00135.htm
13: Cream Of Crop Win Top Hairdressing Awards
Schwarzkopf Professional New Zealand HairdresserA cut above the rest, a young Auckland hairdresser has won the coveted title of New Zealand’s top hairdresser in the country’s most prestigious industry awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00190.htm
14: Biofuel Misinformation Will Cost Meat Farmers
Flo-Dry EngineeringA new process for making biodiesel from tallow could allow meat companies to offset emissions taxes and avoid those costs being passed on to farmers. However, misinformation about tallow-based fuel may halt progress of the Biofuel Bill currently being considered ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00212.htm
15: What has happened to the price of diesel?
Gordon CopelandIndependent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on Commerce, today questioned why the price of diesel in New Zealand has increased twice as fast as the cost of petrol since the first quarter of 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00190.htm
16: Gravediggers unite! Capitalism Must Die
Jason MillerYes. It’s another anti-capitalist rant by Jason Miller. Big surprise! I’m the associate editor for Cyrano’s Journal Online, the anti-capitalist tool. We’re not big fans of free market ideology and its tacit socioeconomic license to rape, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00160.htm
17: HMNZS Te Mana On Patrol In Arabian Gulf
New Zealand Defence ForceClick for big version HMNZS TE MANA undertakes replenishment at sea. The Japanese tanker JDS Oumi transferred 312 cubic metres of fuel.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00174.htm
18: US Egg Supplier Caught in Grisly Hen Abuse
Martha RosenbergUS Egg Supplier to Major Food Chains and Dept. of Defense Caught in Grisly Hen Abuse by Martha Rosenberg
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00150.htm
19: NZ: heavy emitters influence climate policy most
ShapeNZBusinesses with high greenhouse gas emissions are having the most influence on climate change policy, according to a new national survey.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00165.htm
20: What is the total price for rail, Dr Cullen?
New Zealand National PartyNational Party Finance spokesman Bill English is calling on Michael Cullen to come clean with the New Zealand public about the likely total cost of the deal to buy Toll’s rail operations.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00189.htm
21: Jones tribute to navy veterans at Pukaki naming
New Zealand GovernmentBuilding and Construction Minister Shane Jones paid tribute to attending Navy veterans at the naming and commissioning of the third Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV), the Pukaki, at Whangarei yesterday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00182.htm
22: Telecom Increases Standby Credit Facility
Telecom New ZealandTelecom New Zealand CFO Russ Houlden said today the company had signed a new NZ$800 million committed standby facility with its bankers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00219.htm
23: Contractors welcome National’s commitment
NZ Contractors FederationThe New Zealand Contractors’ Federation has welcomed the National Party’s commitment to infrastructure investment
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00222.htm
24: Songs Of Hollow Hill At Happy
HappyThis is a land of revelry, Of passion and of tricks, Of Brownies, Bwkas, Boogles, Bogies, Pixies, Piskies, and Pooks.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00109.htm
25: Focusing on cyclone's youngest victims
Save The ChildrenSave the Children is working against the clock to reach surviving children and their families left destitute in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00177.htm
26: ETS will cut Environmental Lifeline
Wood Processors AssociationThe Government’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme is in danger of cutting New Zealand’s environmental lifeline – its forests and wood products - according to Dave Anderson, chairman of the industry body, the Wood Processors Association, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00210.htm
27: Bank staff call for overhaul of unethical lending
FinsecThe bank workers union Finsec, is calling for a major overhaul of finance industry lending practices and regulations in response to a report in today’s Sunday Star Times that shows customers support the curbing of unethical lending practices.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00196.htm
28: Nurses Day – Thank You to Canterbury Nurses
Canterbury District Health BoardNurses around the world are celebrating International Nurses Day today, Monday 12 May – the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This includes the 5,000 plus nurses in Canterbury, more than half of whom work for the Canterbury District Health Board.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00063.htm
29: LawFuel Hits Top Spot
LawFuelThe Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire LawFuel.co.nz, the law jobs website, has hit the Number One spot on the Google search engine rankings for its key word "Law Jobs", showing top place out of over 23 million entries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00220.htm
30: King Country farm sells for record price
PGG WrightsonA King Country property has sold for $32.5 million, believed to be a record price.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00189.htm
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