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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Tiger
cubs make public debut
Auckland ZooAuckland Zoo's three 14-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs make their much-anticipated public debut today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0809/S00053.htm
2: NASA Humanist Chris Mckay: Where Darwinism Fails
Suzan MazurOver the phone I detect a touch of William Shatner's Kirk in the voice of NASA astrobiologist Christopher P. McKay . McKay admits he was inspired by the television series Star Trek 30 years ago and the "great voyages of discovery". But while most of his professional ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00204.htm
3: A Word From Afar: Palin Frames the Race
Paul G. Buchanan - A Word From AfarAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingPaul G. Buchanan writes: The introduction of Sarah Palin into the US presidential race has simplified the equation for victory. She has acquitted herself in her first mainstream media interviews, and she looks to be committed to the long haul.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00213.htm
4: Kiwis Queue Up To Become 'Cranial Billboards'
Air New ZealandHundreds of people flocked to Victoria Square in Christchurch today to watch daring Kiwis get their heads shaved and 'tattooed' for Air New Zealand's Cranial Billboards campaign.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00336.htm
5: Undernews For September 16, 2008
UndernewsStop talking like them. As Harry Truman said, "Give the people a choice between a Republican and a Democrat who talks like a Republican and they'll choose the Republican every time." Ever since closet conservative Bill Clinton conned his party into thinking ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00216.htm
6: Bhutan Refugees Straining US Resettlement Agencies
bhootan.orgCatholic Charities' Refugee Resettlement Program is scrambling to find homes, beds, furnishings and jobs for 450 refugees, majority of them Nepalese-speaking Bhutanese who were expelled from their home in Bhutan in the late 1990s.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00293.htm
7: White Privilege & Entitlement, & the 2008 Election
Tim WiseFor those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00199.htm
8: Law Society: Election laws breach free speech
New Zealand National Party“A paper from the New Zealand Law Society describes Labour’s Electoral Finance as an ‘unwarranted intrusion on the right to freedom of political expression’,” says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00378.htm
9: The dismal science becomes gloomier
Jim MilesEconomics as the “dismal science” was greatly emphasized in a recent Scientific American article concerned about the “unscientific assumptions in economic theory…undermining efforts to solve environmental problems.”[1] Economists are great at using wonderful ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00205.htm
10: Bird-brains smarter than your average ape
University of AucklandScientists are studying whether animals look at the physical world in the same way as humans, and have discovered some birds are better at physical reasoning than apes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0809/S00052.htm
11: Duynhoven: Leading the way in powering New Zealand
New Zealand GovernmentI have been asked to talk about the challenges the energy industry faces moving forward, and how the government is working to meet them. I will start by talking about the government’s goals for the energy sector and the programmes we are putting in place ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00376.htm
12: Air NZ installs dryers to cut aircraft emissions
Air New ZealandAir New Zealand is reinforcing its claim to the title of the world’s most environmentally responsible airline by installing new equipment that will reduce the carbon emissions from its international jet fleet.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00325.htm
13: National – bad medicine for freedom of speech
New Zealand GovernmentNational leader John Key should get his health spokesman Tony Ryall to apologise for his blatant attempt to bully district health boards, Health Minister David Cunliffe said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00345.htm
14: Verge Breakthrough Designers vote winner
VergeAir New Zealand Fashion Week’s elite select Michelle Wilson as the inaugural winner of Verge’s $10,000 Business Development Grant
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00244.htm
15: Back Benches – Wednesday 17 September 2008
Back BenchesTonight on Back Benches our panel is Jeanette Fitzsimons co-leader of the Greens, Peter Dunne United Future leader and Charles Chauvell from Labour.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00229.htm
16: NOM*d Autumn Winter 2009: Welcome To "Bedlam."
Nom D"Bedlam" is another in the series of experiments in form and construction which have become the hallmark of the label. Margi Robertson and her team have long been aware that fresh new ideas are often born from the chaos of creativity.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00240.htm
17: Poll Find Against Peters
LawFuelA LawFuel poll showed only two percent of respondents believed Winston Peters in the ongoing saga over New Zealand First donations and Peters' contempt hearing before the Privileges Committee.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00228.htm
18: Agreement in Principle with Ngati Kahu
New Zealand GovernmentTe Runanga-ä-iwi Ngäti Kahu, today signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown, Treaty Negotiations Minister Dr Michael Cullen said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00358.htm
19: Ae Marika: Defending Maori Rights
The Maori PartyWell, we finally got a date. On November 8, New Zealanders go to the polls and I’m glad all of the posturing is over.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00380.htm
20: Grieving Family Request For Privacy
New Zealand PoliceThe grandfather of a young Matamata boy killed in a tragic accident on Sunday has asked for privacy as his family carry out his grandson's funeral and grieve.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00244.htm
21: Recession Proof Yourself in a Falling Economy
Soul PRIt's the cheapest and most effective way to protect yourself or your business in a faltering economy - it's free, simple and has been a proven winner down through time.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00338.htm
22: Skeptics Give Police Thumbs Down
SkepticsThe NZ Skeptics Bent Spoon for the most irresponsibly gullible statement in the media in the past year goes to Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Levy of the New Zealand Police Force for promoting psychics as "just another tool" in the investigative policing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00246.htm
23: Death Becomes Her: Let’s Make Her Our President
Jason MillerSavage animal slaughterer that she is, it’s apt that Sarah Palin has now brutally plunged a razor-sharp knife into the very heart of the seemingly invincible doubts concerning her capacity to be Vice-President of the United States. Wielding her chutzpah ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00220.htm
24: Cracking down on organised crime gangs
New Zealand GovernmentCrime is not just an issue that should be resurrected once every three years and addressed by simplistic slogans in election year campaigns. It is a serious issue, because it hits at a fundamental human right and need to feel safe in your home, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00375.htm
25: NZDF-Can't Fight, Float or Fly!
SOLO - Sense of Life ObjectivistsRecently, the Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae wrote, 'Those who doubt the courage, commitment, comradeship or integrity of the men and women of New Zealand Defence Force are misinformed.'
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00247.htm
26: Fonterra has responsibility to assist sick babies
Green PartyFonterra has a responsibility to ensure that the families and children affected by their Chinese partner's contaminated products are getting the medical attention they desperately need, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00370.htm
27: Suzuki Captures Record Share Of NZ New Car Market
SuzukiSuzuki has continued on its record-breaking way in the New Zealand new car market, with the best-selling Swift making further in-roads.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00352.htm
28: Post-DNC: Election Protection
Rosalea BarkerThe most important event I went to during either convention was the press conference held at the Denver Press Club to discuss “threats to our electoral infrastructure”. Included in the materials I picked up at the press conference was a DVD of Stealing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00206.htm
29: Consultation sought on draft UNCROC report
New Zealand GovernmentHon Nanaia Mahuta Minister of Youth Affairs Hon Ruth Dyson Minister of Social Development and Employment
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00383.htm
30: House prices drive affordability improvement
Joint Media StatementHousing affordability improved by a record amount in August to its best level since January last year after house prices fell sharply and fixed mortgage rates fell below 9%, the Wizard Home Loans Affordability report shows.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00328.htm