Today's Top Scoops - 15 January 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
Scoop Satire: Light Verse Versus Politics - Scoop's Lyndon Hood poeticises the pollies:
Though a wit, Michael Cullen
Made some people sullen.
They were grinding their axes
'Cos he'd not cut their taxes.
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NZ POLITICS------------
Crime: "Give Bailey Junior Kuariki A Break" - "Bailey Junior Kuariki is due for release from prison this year... Every time the community or the media publicly
highlights his offending, or criticises decisions around his ongoing rehabilitation and reintegration, it will erode his
determination to change," said Kim Workman, Project Leader for Rethinking Crime and Punishment. More >> [1]
- "The Republican Movement welcomes former PM Mike Moore's call for a constitutional convention" said Lewis Holden,
chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >> [1]
Sir Ed: Which Day For The Public Holiday? - The Green Party believes that an annual public holiday on the day of Sir Edmund Hillary's birth would be a fitting
tribute that all New Zealanders could share. "Sir Ed's birthday, July 20, or the Monday nearest to it, would be
perfect..." More >> [1]
ALSO:Gordon Copeland - MP supports call to pause for Sir Edmund's funeral [2] Newmarket Business Association - 29 February should be the day to mark Sir Ed [3] EPMU - NZers should have holiday to commemorate Sir Ed [4] TV3 Video - Sherpas mourn the loss of Sir Ed - a great friend of their country [5] TV3 Video - NZ Government pays tribute to Sir Ed [6] TV3 Video - Brits remember Sir Ed [7] Scoop Full Coverage - Sir Edmund Hillary's Passing [8]
D.I.V.O.R.C.E: Natalie Imbruglia Torn Apart And Plenty of Others - For couples whose marriages are on the rocks, first comes the Christmas break - then the new year break-up. And then,
reports the Melbourne Age, the offices of family lawyers will be filled with the annual wave of broken hearts and bitter
feelings. More >> [1]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Legal Eagles: Marilyn Monroe Stages A Comeback In Image Protection Lawsuit - Loeb & Loeb LLP attorneys secured an order in the Los Angeles Federal District Court granting reconsideration of the previous
summary judgment decision that stripped Marilyn Monroe of her posthumous publicity rights. More >> [1]
Finger Lickin' Good?: New Code of Practice for Poultry Processing Sector - New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the New Zealand Poultry Industry Association have developed a new code of
practice (COP) specifically for poultry processing. For many years, the Poultry Industry Processing Standard 5 (PIPS5)
has been the industry's main standard. More >> [1]
Commercial Design: Barcodes Attempt To Be Beautiful - The "ugly duckling" of packaging - the barcode - is being turned into a swan by a collaborative effort of three
organisations who want to encourage designers to incorporate the barcode into their art, as opposed to feeling it is an
intrusion. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
European View: Gordon Brown Explains Vision Of "Global Europe" - Speaking to business leaders at a London conference, the PM said that Europe should act as a ''driving force'' in the
changing global economy and called for continued economic reform and liberalisation. Mr Brown highlighted the importance
of the EU. More >> [1]
Australian Climate: 5th Wettest Darwin Day On Record Overall - On the morning of Sunday 13 January Darwin Airport recorded its second highest January daily rainfall total on
record, and its 5th wettest day overall. It was the highest daily rainfall total since 244mm recorded when Tropical
Cyclone Thelma was nearby in December 1998. More >> [1]
Ship Wreckers: Steel Beach - Shipbreaking In Bangladesh, An Exhibition - Skeletons of half-scrapped ships and workers tearing them apart on the mud-flats of Bangladesh are vividly captured
in a new photographic exhibition showing the tough reality & dangers of unregulated shipbreaking. More >> [1]
Sour Note: Coca-Cola Ally Recommends India Plant Closure - In a major blow to the Coca-Cola company in India, a report by its ally, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),
has called for the closure of one of its bottling plants in India - in the village of Kala Dera in the state of
Rajasthan. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Sherwood Ross: D.C. Appellate Court Holds Gitmo Prisoners Are "Non-Persons" - It's hard to believe, but the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., just ruled three Muslim British humanitarian
workers and a religious pilgrim captured in Afghanistan and detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison, were non-persons!
the Appeals Court held the Pentagon can do as it pleases to aliens held outside U.S. borders.More >> [1]
Michael Carmichael: It Wasn't A Miracle, Hillary Won Via A Rigged Vote -- European Press - The mainstream Italian media are reporting both the rigging of the New Hampshire primary for Senator Hillary Clinton
and the official demands for a swift, accurate and impartial recount. In an article written by Marcello Foa, one of
Europe's most respected journalists, it appears that vote tallies for all Democratic candidates as well as Republicans
were reduced by Diebold vote-counting machines. More >> [1]
Uri Avnery: The Hands Are The Hands Of Esau - Jacob exploited the absence of his brother and went to his father in order to steal a blessing. "The voice is Jacob's
voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." (Genesis, 27: 22). Yet Jacob, the impostor, did receive the blessing and
became the father of the nation of Israel. More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Rock Excess: IFK support Melbourne's Bang!Bang!Aids! At PR Bar - Infinite Flying Kick support Melbourne band Bang!Bang!Aids! at the PR Bar, Ponsonby on Tuesday Jan 22 ( that's next
week). The small venue should be the ideal catalyst to ensure some lovely early week chaos. More >> [1]
Jaws: Omaha Reopens After Shark Incident - Lifeguards will be back on duty at Omaha Beach after an incident involving a three-metre bronze whaler shark biting
the lifeguards' inflatable rescue boat... Lifeguard Manager Dean Storey says that public should not let the incident put
them off going back into the water. More >> [1]
MORE BEACH NEWS:Greens - Beached whales pile-up in Green campaign [2]
Popular Music: Steve Abel Leads Ak Super Folk/Rock Group On Nationwide Jaunt - Steve Abel & The Chrysalids are making their first appearance as a band in the South Island in January. The band is: Geoff Maddock,
(Goldenhorse) electric guitar; Mike Hall (Pluto) double bass; Milan Borich (Pluto) drums; Gareth Thomas (Goodshirt)
accordion. More >> [1]
Adventurers: Aerial Photos of Aussie Kayakers' Arrival - A Scoop reader writes... "I was on board a Air New Zealand flight from New Plymouth to Wellington at 12:30pm yesterday when the kayakers from
Australia arrived. The air crew announced the arrival before takeoff and then the pilot took an unusual departure route
so that we would be able to see the arrival." More >> [1]
ALSO:Daestra Ltd - TracPlus follows trans-Tasman paddlers home [2] (Includes pic) Other Boaties:Police - Hokitika: Missing Kayaker Located [3] Police - Queen Charlotte Sound: Boating incident [4]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 15 January 2008
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