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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 16 November 2009
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 16 November 2009
1: Campbell:
The selective targeting of Beenie Man
Gordon CampbellReportedly, Big Day Out organizers have backed down from their original intention to include the Jamaican dancehall musician Beenie Man in the next BDO festival line-up in January. The reason has been the public pressure from gay activists who have been ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00157.htm
2:
Social
Networking And Movies Come Alive On
Xbox
Xbox 360AUCKLAND, New Zealand – November 16 – Xbox 360 New Zealand confirmed the next wave of social entertainment is coming to Xbox LIVE on November 17th. Facebook, Twitter and Xbox Movies on Demand will be available on Xbox 360 consoles, transforming Xbox ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00491.htm
3:
Dave
Cohen: The Oil Situation Is Really
Bad
Dave CohenOn the eve of the International Energy Agency’s release of its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO), a whistleblower at the IEA claims the agency “has been deliberately underplaying a looming [oil] shortage for fear of triggering panic buying” in the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00159.htm
4:
Smith’s
ETS: something worth swearing about
Green PartyRevelations that Climate Change Minister Nick Smith’s proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are going to cost taxpayers an extra $105 billion is something really worth swearing about, Dr Russel Norman, Green Party Co-Leader said today. “We now ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00195.htm
5:
Pearl
Jam, Ben Harper, Relentless7 Kick Off
Tour
Blackout Music ManagementThe mighty Pearl Jam consolidated their reputation as one of the world's best live acts with another fantastic performance at Members Equity Stadium last night. Pearl Jam remain a class act, showing off new album Backspacer and the tunes that were ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00238.htm
6:
President
Barack Obama Talks About NZ
Relationship
Connie LawnPresident Obama has provided positive answers to a number of questions about New Zealand. Scoop's White House reporter, Connie Lawn, posed the questions a few weeks ago.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00154.htm
7:
Full
Coverage: All Whites! All Whites! All
Whites!
Scoop Full CoverageThe All Black have beaten Bahrain 1-0 in Wellington, qualifying for the South Africa World Cup in 2010. Scoop photographer Karim Sahai was on the sideline for the historic clash at Wellington's Cake-Tin.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00168.htm
8:
Intel
Announces New Technologies
Intel CorporationAUCKLAND, 16 November 2009 – More than four out of every five supercomputers on the TOP500 list are powered by Intel® processors. Intel Corporation today announced new technologies that will better equip scientists, researchers and engineers with ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0911/S00027.htm
9:
Top
Scoop Stories November 16th 2009 News
Summary
The Scoop EditorLEAD STORY Greens: Smith’s ETS Should Be Shot NZ POLITICS Cars: Dunne Says Govt Reinventing Wheel On Driving Age Audio: Turia & Sharples On Harawira's Future Useful After All: Army LAVs Off To Afghanistan On The World Stage: Guardian's 'Greenwash' ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00170.htm
10:
Public
Address 16/11/09 - Deprived of speech
Public AddressI still have the June 11 texts on my phone. The first was blunt and alarming: "Chris Knox has had a stroke," and then later, " … prognosis not good". What has happened since has been a story of trauma and love and friendship and, now, a remarkable recording ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00169.htm
11:
Tonga:
Helping Women & Children Escape
Violence
Pacific.scoopThe commencement this week of a new Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) for Tonga is good news for the Kingdom and comes at a time of year when global activism against violence against women steps up the pace for 16-days. But if the faces and the work ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00519.htm
12:
Defamation
Case Against Human Rights Defender
Pacific.scoopThe undersigned members of the Indonesia NGO Forum and Watch Indonesia from Germany would like to take this opportunity to welcome you in your new position and bring to your attention some of our recent concerns regarding the situation of human rights ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00517.htm
13:
Auckland’s
Santa back on Whitcoulls Corner
Heart Of AucklandBuoyed by rousing endorsement from the public of Auckland, a refreshed and revitalised Farmers Santa has made his much anticipated return to his perch on the Whitcoulls corner in the CBD. The city’s iconic and much loved Father Christmas has been under ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0911/S00277.htm
14:
Papuans
Demand Restriction Of Migrants
Pacific.scoopPeople migrating to Papua have impacted upon the Papuans’ employment opportunities, thus necessitating further travel restrictions, a seminar hears.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00518.htm
15:
Pakistan:
Two Journalists Held
Asian Human Rights CommissionTwo Pakistani journalists, Rab Nawaz Joya and Javed Kanwal Chandor, have been held since 10 November in a police station in Okara district, in the north eastern province of Punjab. Although charged with theft and fraud, they were arrested for helping ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00512.htm
16:
More
evidence of Nats slavishly following
Aussies
New Zealand Labour PartyThe Australian Government's decision to exclude agriculture from its emissions trading scheme is further evidence of the folly of National's headlong rush to harmonise with Australia in this area, Labour's Climate Change spokesperson Charles Chauvel ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00188.htm
17:
Real
Estate Authority gives consumers better
deal
New Zealand Labour PartyNew Real Estate Agents Authority will give consumers a better deal
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00190.htm
18:
US
State Department Secretary's Remarks
US State DepartmentSECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, it’s wonderful being back at this great university, which I just learned has a total of 44,000 students, the director told me. It’s amazing. So I’m thrilled to be here. Thank you so much for doing this.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00488.htm
19:
Creech
appointment bad news for environment
Green PartyAppointing former Deputy Prime Minister Wyatt Creech to oversee an investigation into Environment Canterbury’s resource management functions is like former US President George W Bush’s practice of appointing industry cronies to senior regulatory positions, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00201.htm
20:
Toyworld's
Annual Top 20 Hot Toys
ToyworldWith the official start of the holiday shopping season upon us Toyworld has today released its annual list of what Kiwi kids will most want from Santa this year. Toyworld is one of Australasia's largest toy retailers and compiles the annual list of favourite ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00462.htm
21:
The
Government’s $110 billion blowout
New Zealand Labour PartyThe shambolic process around the Government’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme has been exposed by a $50 billion blunder by National, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “The Select Committee report on National’s amended ETS released today ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00196.htm
22:
Death
of NZ's High Commissioner to Cook
Islands
New Zealand GovernmentNew Zealand’s High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Te Rongotoa (Tia) Barrett, died in Middlemore Hospital this morning after a short illness, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. Mr Barrett, 62, had been flown to Auckland on a medical ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00191.htm
US Department of State - Background NoteGeography Area: 298 sq. km. (115 sq. mi.), over 1,100 islands; twice the size of Washington, DC. Cities: Capital --Male' (pop. 100,000). Terrain: Flat islands. Climate: Hot and humid.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00490.htm
24:
Jim's
E-News Nov '09 - Dental Care And More
Progressive PartyI am involving myself in a project to raise the profile of, and extend the services for, dental treatment in New Zealand. The cost of dental treatment is a significant barrier to lifetime dental care and as a result, neglected teeth and gums are a hidden ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00197.htm
25:
Aquaflow
Enters Major Chinese Algal Venture
Aquaflow Bionomic CorporationNew Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced today that it has engaged with Greenleaf Environmental of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province in China to investigate suitable sites in China for Aquaflow’s world-first, next generation algae technology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00492.htm
26:
NZ
First To Launch Global Entrepreneurship
Week
LawFuelGlobal Entrepreneurship Week, the international week of competition and events encouraging and celebrating entrepreneurial activity, was started in Wellington, New Zealand as the first country to see the light of the new day.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00498.htm
27:
Load
Space On Offer For Historic NZ Space
Launch
Rocketlab.co.nzPrivate aerospace company Rocket Lab is preparing for a historic first launch into space from New Zealand. The Atea-1 launch vehicle is scheduled to fly the week beginning November 30th from Great Mercury Island. The exact launch date and time is weather ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0911/S00025.htm
28:
Bus.
Partnership says we need to educate for
Asia
Asia New Zealand FoundationLeading New Zealand business and employee organisations are urging schools to prepare young New Zealanders for the future by teaching them more about Asia, says Asia New Zealand Foundation Director Dr Richard Grant.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00493.htm
29:
Another
Stunning Success for Toast
Martinborough
Toast MartinboroughWine and food lovers from around the country enjoyed another great day out at this year’s Toast Martinborough Wine Food and Music Festival
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00239.htm
30:
Changes
to ETS needed to reduce costs
New Zealand GovernmentParliament needs to pass amendments to the existing Emissions Trading Scheme prior to Christmas to make it workable and affordable, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says. “It is no surprise the Finance and Expenditure Committee was equally ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00199.htm
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