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Zahir Ebrahim
It is asinine for the Georgians to have attacked like this otherwise. As reported elsewhere, the Georgians have been
fully armed and controlled by the US and Israel, with full intelligence available to them 24x7. The Georgian leadership
is handpicked ...
Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The world's newest international fugitive from arrest is a wealthy, square-faced man with a PhD.
in criminal justice from a university in Texas, and a former hand-holding ally of U.S. President George W. Bush.
Bill Berkowitz
It won't be a post-Labor Day blockbuster or win critical acclaim, but Bossie's Citizens United is rolling out 'Hype:
The Obama Effect,' an anti-Obama documentary that aims to make waves
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo talks to Mariah Craven, US Correspondent, about the U.S response to the conflict between Georgia
and Russia and a new book called "The Obama Nation".
Gordon Campbell
While the release on bail of the Iranian Christian convert Thomas Yadegary is a victory in the short term – and a
substantial relief for Yadegary himself – it may be the last gasp of judicial common sense before the Immigration Bill –
as the Green ...
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International Languages Week 2008 (ILW) will take place this coming week from Sunday 17 August to Saturday 23 August
2008.
New Zealand Police
Search and Rescue staff are currently making their way into the Two Thumbs range in the back country of South Canterbury
where the Prime Minister is holidaying.
Touring Musicians
Ragged Company is proud to announce that one of the UK’s most esteemed bands - The Charlatans will be touring New
Zealand for the very first time in November.
XTRA
A Rotorua scientist has developed an environmentally friendly treatment for an infection that causes significant revenue
losses for the forestry industry, winning recognition in the MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards.
Gordon Copeland
The Deputy Chair of the Commerce Committee, Independent MP Gordon Copeland, today welcomed the release of the
Committee's Report on Housing Affordability in New Zealand.
AJ Hackett
Mike Heard, long suffering ginga and Bungy Jumping nut, stepped off the AJ Hackett Bungy pod at 6:05am this morning –
and in to the Guinness World Records™ this afternoon.
The Scoop Editor
Mount Cook Area Search & Rescue / Partner Violence / Immigration & The Kiwi Way / Humour & The Workplace / Petrol / Georgia & Dmitry Medvedev / Ernest Partridge / Permaculture Gardens & Diamond Trade / Olympics Coverage & Agenda / Pregnancy Lingerie.
Ian Steadman
In a brief interview after his public speech about free software in Wellington Thursday 14 August 2008, Richard Stallman
talked more of the political incentives to free up software, and also how he wanted it to be clear that the software
patent and free ...
The Nielsen Company
Based on television audience data collected from 38 markets around the world, The Nielsen Company estimates that just
over 2 billion people - almost one third of the world's population - watched the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.
New Zealand Police
Porirua Police are currently in attendance at the BP Service Station in Porirua. A brief case has been left on the
forecourt of the service station. The immediate area has been cordoned off and specialist staff have been called to
investigate.
NZ Supreme Court
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Shelley Stark
Halliburton takes advantage of a European loophole that lets corporations hide beneficiaries and assets. Little is
known of a customary European legal practice that offers corporations and individuals an opportunity to profit from
assets while maintaining complete anonymity ...
City Vision-Labour Councillors
The Eden-Albert Community Board's campaign to protect the character of the Balmoral and Sandringham town centres has
been successful. At yesterday's City Development Committee, planning officers were requested to notify Heritage Overlay
Plan changes ...
Omnicron Productions
It’s not difficult to pick out the new TV camera against the old in this photo taken at Omnicron Productions’ Auckland
studio recently. From left; Ondrej Havas, founder of Omnicron, Systems Manager, Eddie Burrow and David Colthorpe from
Sony, ...
Manukau City Council
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XTRA
A high precision imaging system that could eventually allow robots and other electronic devices to measure distance and
generate 3D images has proved a winner for its developer in this year’s MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards.
Government of Georgia
Due to the fact that Georgia is under the war conditions with the initiative of the President of Georgia and Government
of Georgia the Development and Reforms Foundation launches new urgent Program - "Unite as we stand". All donations and
support welcome.
Maritime New Zealand
A search and rescue operation in response to an emergency beacon alert in the Mt Cook area on Thursday will resume
tomorrow morning (Saturday 16 August) at first light.
Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers president, Don Nicolson welcomes the announcement today that Enhanced Taskforce Green funding will
help farmers with the clean-up and recovery from recent storms in the Horowhenua and North Canterbury regions.
Green Party
The Woolworths supermarket chain is being praised by the Green Party for severing links to a pulp and paper company
linked to alleged illegal logging and unsustainable practices.
Canterbury DHB
The Mobile Surgical Bus had a successful first day at the Waikari Medical Centre on Monday 11 August. Five patients on
the Canterbury general surgery list received operations.
University of Canterbury
Research by University of Canterbury PhD student Gwenda Willis into sex offender recidivism was recognised last night at
the MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards.
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon are getting closer and closer to finding New Zealand’s youngest talented rock stars, with three finalist
bands chosen for the 2008 Nick Rocks competition…
Civil Defence Emergency Management
The Waikato River is expected to reach the 16.0m mark in Hamilton as more water is released from Karapiro today.
dev-zone
A new book of terms and acronyms, to be launched in Wellington on Thursday, 21st August, will ensure that you don’t
mistake Injecting Drug Users (IDU) for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). The Guide to International Development Terms
and Acronyms ...