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Suzan Mazur
This book, The Altenberg 16: Will the Real Theory of Evolution Please Stand Up? exposes the rivalry in science today
surrounding attempts to discover that elusive mechanism of evolution, as rethinking evolution is pushed to the political
front burner in ...
Suzan Mazur
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European Union
The G8 is an annual meeting for discussion and co-operation created by the world's major industrialised countries. The
G8 is neither an institution nor an international organisation and has no legal basis. The G8 takes no binding
decisions.
The Family Party
5 July 08. Richard Lewis and Paul Adams joined around ten thousand concerned residents in a rally against crime held at
Botany Downs, organised by the Asian anti-crime Group.
New Zealand Government
Fair Trade and Free Trade – Two Sides of the Same Coin Speech to Focal Conference, Carey Baptist College, 473 Great
South Rd, Penrose
The Kiwi Party
The Kiwi Party released part one of its Law and Order policy at the Party's Manawatu Regional Conference today. Speaking
at the conference Party leader Larry Baldock said any Government's primary responsibility was to use its law making and
law enforcing ...
Registered Hairdressers' Association
A petition, calling on Parliament to reconsider the unnecessary bureaucracy and paperwork to be imposed on hairdressers,
was launched at the Women’s Expo in Nelson today.
WWF
Climate performance of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and Unites States of America.
Background information for China, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa. Climate change is a serious and urgent threat
to global society.
IRIN News
"Cutting emissions will cost money, but may not cost as much as is thought - perhaps less than the current oil-price
spike, for instance. Developing countries have to be involved, but this is also where emission cuts are cheapest." -
Think-Tank Researcher.
WWF
None of the leading industrialized nations are currently on target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid
the threshold level for unacceptable risk of catastrophic climate change, according to new research into national
policies and performance.
Commission Of Inquiry Into Police Conduct
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has confirmed it is continuing its investigation into the shooting of Steven
Wallace in Waitara on 30 April 2000.
New Zealand National Party
“A day after truckies clogged our major centres, hairdressers look set to join the growing queue of Labour’s critics,”
says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew.
The Climate Group
There is now virtually overwhelming evidence about climate change and its consequences; there remain uncertainties, but
the risks of negative and irreversible consequences are clearly high. "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal."
Candor Trust
Higher drinking age a weak toll measure Calls by the Sensible Sentencing Trust to consider raising the drinking age, for
theorised road safety gains require more attention to context. A study published by James Fell in the July issue of
Accident ...
Scoop Review of Books
SRB Picks of the Week 6 July 2008 I can't help myself from looking at people's books when I visit their houses. So last
week when I went to interview Niue's former premier Young Vivian at his home in the village of Hapuku I found myself
scanning the titles ...
Linux
The Linux Summit 2003, arranged by SOT in co-operation with HP, Oracle and F-Secure was a declared a success for both
organizers and attendees. The two-day conference, held in Dipoli, Finland on February 27-28, attracted close to 400
visitors from Finland's ...
VOA News
Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations meet in Japan on Monday for the annual Group of Eight summit. U.S.
President George Bush says he will use this year's G8 summit to press other leaders to honor previous commitments to
help Africa.
DNDi
G8 governments are urged to support both control programs and research & development (R) initiatives for neglected tropical diseases. New and better-adapted treatments and diagnostics are needed for
chronically endemic tropical diseases.
Canadian Food Security Policy Group
Leaders of the world's powerful countries will gather at the G8 meeting in Japan to take action on the food crisis. A
coalition of 18 Canadian NGOs are urging the G8 to implement some long-term initiatives needed to stem the tide of the
food crisis.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Despite recent re-affirmations of their commitment to protection policies by both the Peruvian and Brazilian
governments, experts insist that not enough is being done to safeguard these aboriginal groups. More proactive policies
must be put into place.
St John
New Zealanders were amongst the first in the world to view the very latest in life-saving technology, when St John
unveiled its new Cardiac Arrest Survival Programme at its Annual Convention in Auckland today (Friday).
G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
North Korea's nuclear & missile development is a serious threat to peace & security of Japan & the international community. Iran conducted uranium enrichment experiments & other nuclear activities for about 20 years without declaring them to the IAEA.
Australia West Papua Association
Sunday the 6 July marks 10 years since the Indonesian security forces massacred up to 150 people in Biak , West Papua.
The victims, included women and children who had gathered for a peaceful rally. They were killed at the base of a water
tower ...
Fashion Industry New Zealand
Industry and tertiary fashion experts will gather at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic next month for a thought provoking
two-day fashion education conference organised by Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ).
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Former Sen Jesse Helms, who devoted 30 years in the Senate championing conservative causes, died Friday morning. He was
86. "It is fitting that such a patriot who fought for free markets and free people would die on Independence Day." —
Billy Graham.
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
The Cuban Revolution awarded power to a charismatic leader who permeated every aspect of Cuban society during his
48-year rule. Fidel's resignation left Raúl with the inevitable yet difficult task of continuing a system based on
fidelismo without Fidel.
UNESCO
Tangata whenua are ideally placed to lead local environmental projects because of the strength and integrity of
traditional environmental values, says the Maori Party.
G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
As climate change and the rapidly expanding demand for energy become significant problems, there is a growing interest
in nuclear energy, which is nonfossil fuel energy, does not emit CO2 in the process of combustion of energy for
electricity.
United Nations
Toys contributed by hundreds of French children are being sent to Liberia in a United Nations-backed programme to be
distributed to youngsters who were forced to flee their homes during the West African nation's brutal decade-long civil
war.
Macromedia
Doubleclick and Macromedia launch new rich media product, DART Motif Solution allows advertisers and publishers to
streamline rich media advertising process