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Friday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Arab
Shame: Egypt, Jordan and Saudi
Arabia
Dr. Abbas BakhtiarIt is now over two weeks since Israel started its vicious assault on Gaza resulting, so far, in close to 600 dead and thousands of injuries mostly civilians. Israel true to its nature is once again ignoring all international laws and conventions. With ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00109.htm
2:
Undernews For January 7, 2009
UndernewsEvery time Israel doesn't something mean, cruel or stupid you can almost hear the sound of liberals and progressives rushing for a place to hide. Strip away the rhetoric and the excuses and the problem basically comes down to the fact that people don't ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00094.htm
3:
Big
Day Out 09 - Auckland Timetable And
Map
Big Day OutAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingAround the fringes of the BIG DAY OUT are institutional elements that make up as much of the magic of the annual music festival as the stars on the main stage. And in 2009, these include the return of the Silent Disco, some massive artworks by the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0901/S00029.htm
4:
The
Israeli Invasion & Gaza's Offshore Gas
Fields
Michel ChossudovskyThe military invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli Forces bears a direct relation to the control and ownership of strategic offshore gas reserves.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00101.htm
5:
Rockets
Fired Into Israel From South Lebanon
United NationsThe United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed that at least three rockets were fired into Israel from south Lebanon, with Israeli forces returning fire, and called for maximum restraint following the attack.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00151.htm
6:
A320
accident in France - black box data
recovery
Air New ZealandAir New Zealand today welcomed news that data has been successfully extracted from the two black boxes relating to the A320 accident in France.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00052.htm
7:
Who
Benefits from the Gaza Conflict?
Paul G. Buchanan - A Word From AfarA Word From Afar: Who Benefits from the Gaza Conflict? A Word From Afar is a regular column that analyses political/strategic/international interest.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00115.htm
8:
Undernews
For January 8, 2009
UndernewsStandardized testing is the worst thing that could have happened. You're producing scientists that think every experiment has perfect answers. - Reid Walker, Colorado biology teacher
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00111.htm
9:
Gaza:
What “Moral Clarity”?
Abukar ArmanHillel the Elder is a prominent figure in Jewish history. He is perhaps one of the most quoted Rabbis. One day, a man approached him with a challenge. “Teach me all the Torah while I stand on one leg,” the man demanded. The Rabbi wisely responded ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00102.htm
10:
Sri
Lanka: A Senior Editor Assassinated
Asian Human Rights CommissionThe Asian Human Rights Commission, which two days ago raised the alarm on the possibility of more political assassinations in Sri Lanka is saddened by the confirmation of this within less than 48 hours by the assassination of Lasantha Wickramatunga, a ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00171.htm
11:
Security
Council Calls For Ceasefire
United NationsThe United Nations Security Council tonight overwhelmingly called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza leading to a full Israeli withdrawal, the unimpeded provision throughout Gaza of food, fuel and medical treatment.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00185.htm
12:
Pressure
mounts on Priest gone wild
Kiwi Friends of IsraelPressure is mounting on Catholic Priest Fr Gerard Burns to apologise for desecrating a memorial to murdered Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, says Kiwi Friends of Israel.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00043.htm
13:
Housing
Bubbles And Market Sense
Hugh PavletichRecently - Professor Paul Krugman of Princeton University wrote within a brief New York Times article Bubble Blindness – “The big mystery is the (economists) failure to see the housing bubble. The data screamed “bubble”even in real time. And there ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00046.htm
14:
Blago
and the American Republic
Binoy KampmarkWhat is to be made of the sordid little case of seat selling by Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich? Not much, judging from much reaction in the US. And those who do are treated like members of an outdated inquisition, hypocrites who guard a moral ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00103.htm
15:
Jimmy
Carter: An Unnecessary War
Scoop LinkI know from personal involvement that the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00112.htm
New Zealand PoliceOn Thursday the 8th January 2009 two Australian tourists were crushed by falling ice at the terminal face of Fox Glacier. The tourist's, brothers aged in their early 20's were visiting New Zealand with their parents and extended family. They were ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00049.htm
17:
Hydro
spills prove need for extra storage -
expert
University of WaikatoPeople holidaying in the South Island should make a diversion to view the spectacular spills from the Benmore Dam on the Waitaki River so they can see their winter power savings flowing away.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0901/S00009.htm
18:
Ratings
Rule in Obama's "Virtual" Cabinet
Michael CollinsThe appointment of television celebrity, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, MD, as Surgeon General of the United States looks like the boldest step yet in the creation of a "virtual" cabinet by President-elect Barack Obama.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00099.htm
19:
BANZ
congratulates Air NZ on biofuels
flight
Bioenergy AssociationThe Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) has congratulated Air New Zealand on its recent biofuels test flight and urges other transport fuel users to follow their lead. However BANZ says they should seek out supplies of sustainably grown ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00058.htm
20:
Babcock
& Brown stock halted from trading
Content.netJan. 8 – Babcock & Brown Ltd., the Australian investment group whose shares have lost almost 100% of their value the past 12 months, was halted from trading pending a decision from its banks on a rescue plan.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00091.htm
United NationsThe peace process in Nepal remains a fragile one, with critical agreements on the reintegration of former Maoist combatants still lacking, and will continue to need United Nations assistance, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who proposes ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00180.htm
22:
Cholera
Cases In Zimbabwe Climb
United NationsThe United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of suspected cases of cholera in Zimbabwe has now reached almost 36,000 while nearly 1,780 people have died from the infection since the outbreak began over five months ago.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00184.htm
23:
Clifford
Chance is set to cut up to 80 lawyers
LawFuelNews that major law firm Clifford Chance is set to cut up to 80 lawyers from its London complement has sent nervous shivers about the London legal market, as reported in LawFuel.co.nz - see: Clifford Chance Cutbacks
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00181.htm
24:
Pakistan:
Police Officers Must Be Charged
Asian Human Rights CommissionThe enquiry into the murder of four traders in Bahadur Abad of Karachi-Sindh province has revealed 'criminal negligence' on the part of the police officers. The murder happened on the intervening night of 30 and 31 December 2008, which the police had ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00172.htm
25:
Return
To Australia Of Private Greg Sher
Australian Department Of DefenceA ramp ceremony is to occur to honour the arrival home of Private Greg Sher at Tullaramine Airport on Friday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00179.htm
26:
Spilled
hydro water highlights untapped
resource
Federated Farmers“What could farmers on the North Island’s east coast do with a smidgen of the water Meridian Energy is currently spilling from its southern lakes?” asks Hugh Ritchie, Federated Farmers water spokesperson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00060.htm
27:
Symantec’s
Norton Internet Security Helps
Protect
SymantecNEW ZEALAND, Auckland – January 9, 2008 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, today announced that Norton Internet Security 2009 will help protect ASUS laptops and desktops sold around the world. Under terms of a multi-year ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00053.htm
28:
Fact
& Law Checking the WSJ & Alan
Dershowitz
Franklin P LambIn the minds of some of his colleagues, and a law student reporter at the Harvard Law Record, Professor Alan Dershowitz's unique views of Israel's obligations under International Law are reflected in the "Private Legal Memoranda" that he pens for ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00100.htm
29:
Know
your heart health risk profile
National Heart FoundationPotentially life-saving heart health checks should be a top priority for Kiwi men and women as the holiday season comes to a close.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0901/S00016.htm
30:
Joint
Venture For Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern FarmsSilver Fern Farms, New Zealand’s leading marketer and exporter of red meat and associated products, and Modena Investments (New Zealand) Limited have formed a joint venture company, Farm Brands Limited (FBL), to undertake the purchasing, production ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00045.htm
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