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Safer Journeys Together: Road Safety Plan To Change Give Way Rule
Werewolf: Playing Aussie Rules On Defence
Bonus: Cyclist Ruling Allows Nudity, Annoys Family First
ACTA: Public Opinion Sought On Copyright Enforcement Treaty
Youth: Changes Planned To Driving Age, Restrictions
Super City: Protest This Lunchtime
PM’s Presser: Shootout In Kabul, Phil’s Folly II
Scoop Coverage: Chile Quake, Tsunami – NZ Response
Also Loves Diggers: Govt Announces Infrastructure Plan
Employment Grievances: Government Releases Discussion Document
Tourism: New Zealanders Lead The Way To Space
Housing: Small Rise In Consents For New Homes
Valuing The Young: The right’s ideological crusade to bring back youth rates
Rosalea Barker, Left Coasting: Deputy Dogging - Gavin Newsom goes sub-gubernatorial in California
James Robinson: Handwriting’s Premature Demise
Neil Adcock: Does mainstream media coverage distort our understanding of Treaty issues?
Curriculum Battles: Australia's Banded History
Martin LeFevre: Shaking Up The Global Society
Dolls and Drudges Don Pants: Interview with New York Times columnist Gail Collins About Her New Book
Deadly Purchases: Unintended Acceleration At Toyota
Arts Festival Review: Inside Out
Television: NZ On Screen - February Top 10
Fringe Review: Sometimes I Don’t Like Yellow
The Hurt Locker: In Praise Of War (Films)
The Complicatist: Kurt Vile, and the Allure of Cover Versions
Tim Bollinger, Reviews and Commentary: Kiwi Komix – Some Local Favourites
Classics: Homecoming (1981) By Cynthia Voigt
Hitching the Pamir Highway: Five Days On The Roof Of The World
Earthquake Aftermath: Tsunami Has Swept Away Entire Towns On Chilean Coast
Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: Kiwi Provincial Reconstruction Team Faces Tough Weather
Pacific Scoop: Human Rights Watch Urges Obama To Lobby Indonesia Over West Papua’s Plight
Equality: World Reflects On Womens' Progress
Earthquake: MFAT Update On New Zealanders In Chile
Strings Attached: U.S. Military Assistance Will Harm Reform
Flawed Polling: American Idol “Voted Off” Wrong Contestants
Nigeria: Oil Communities Take Charge Of Security
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LEAD STORY
------------Safer
Journeys Together: Road Safety Plan To Change Give Way
Rule
Transport Minister Steven Joyce today
released a new ten year strategy designed to reduce the
number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads
over the next decade.The strategy – Safer Journeys –
takes a system wide approach by looking at the safety of
roads, road users, vehicles and speed. This approach is
world best practice but a first for New Zealand. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00041.htm
ALSO:
- Safer Journeys: focus on young drivers [2]
- Let’s fast-track youth driver zero alcohol limit [3]
- Govt downplays biggest road safety recommendation [4]
- NZTA welcomes Safer Journeys strategy [5]
- Not lowering BAC missed opportunity to save lives [6]
- More driving practice good but age issue fudged [7]
- Give way to right rule to change - Joyce [8]
- Significant changes ahead to lower road toll [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00042.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00048.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00047.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00055.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00048.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00054.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33331.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33336.html [9]
NZ POLITICS
------------Werewolf:
Playing Aussie Rules On Defence
Gordon
Campbell: The announcement most likely to generate
headlines in the Defence White Paper due on March 31 will be
the official formation of an ANZAC Rapid Reaction Force…
Given the harm this is likely to do to New Zealand’s
international image of relative neutrality, the force is
bound to be controversial. More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/playing-aussie-rules-on-defence/
ALSO:
- Settling For Less [2]
- Left Coasting: Deputy Dogging [3]
- From the Hood: Logo-rhythms [4]
- Werewolf Issue IX [5]
[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/settling-for-less/" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/left-coasting-deputy-dogging/" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/from-the-hood-5/" target="_blank [4]
[5] - http://werewolf.co.nz/ [5]
Bonus:
Cyclist Ruling Allows Nudity, Annoys Family
First
Family First NZ says that a High Court
judge’s ruling that riding a bike naked is legal is
morally bankrupt, offensive, and sets a dangerous precedent.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00039.htm
ALSO:
- Court's decision to overturn nude cyclist's fine met with criticism [2]
- 5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot [3]
- Clarke's maiden bowled over by nude revelations [4]
- Kirk Torrance – nudity, swimming and the fight to become Wayne Judd [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33328.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/33262.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33300.html [4]
ACTA:
Public Opinion Sought On Copyright Enforcement
Treaty
Commerce Minister Simon Power is calling
for submissions on a range of intellectual property
proposals in the digital arena to help develop the proposed
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00028.htm
ALSO:
- Major ACTA Leak: Internet and Civil Enforcement Chapters With Country Positions [2]
- NZ Doing Good in ACTA Negotiation [3]
- PublicACTA and SecretACTA [4]
[2] - http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4829/125/" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://nathan.torkington.com/blog/2010/03/01/nz-acta-negotiation/" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://creativefreedom.org.nz/2010/03/publicacta-and-secretacta/" target="_blank [4]
Youth:
Changes Planned To Driving Age, Restrictions
The
New Zealand youth union movement, Stand Up, has today
released its policy statement on driver licensing in
response to the Government’s likely move to raise the New
Zealand driving age to 17. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00006.htm
ALSO:
- ALAC Welcomes No Alcohol for Drivers Under 20 [2]
- Zero youth alcohol limit needs cautious approach [3]
- AA hosts US expert on senior driver issues [4]
- Raise driving standards and not the age [5]
- Young People Teach Dangers of Drink Driving [6]
- Key confirms intention to raise driving age [7]
- Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning's NZ News Round-Up [8]
- Critic feature interview with Steven Joyce [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00003.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00002.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1003/S00003.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00028.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00033.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33286.html [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00003.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00016.htm [9]
Super
City: Protest This Lunchtime
"This Government
just isn’t listening to Aucklanders when it comes to the
future of our democracy. The Governments reluctance to
protect Auckland assets, coupled with its refusal to grant
Local Boards any real powers has come to a head, says Labour
MP, Carol Beaumont. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00015.htm
ALSO:
- Council-Controlled Organisations Discussion Doc [2]
- New Auckland Council’s Structure Too Complicated [3]
- Carnival welcomes Queens Wharf commitment [4]
- Werewolf: Logo-rhythms [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00014.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00037.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00065.htm [4]
[5] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/from-the-hood-5/ [5]
PM’s
Presser: Shootout In Kabul, Phil’s Folly
II
Fifteen members of the Special Air Service
(SAS) were embroiled in a firefight with gunmen in Kabul
last Friday, Key said at a post-cabinet press conference.
The servicemen had provided reinforcements for… More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00012.htm
ALSO:
- SAS photographed after Kabul firefight [2]
- Full interview with John Key [3]
- John Key: Heatley 'pushed the boundaries' [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33250.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33273.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33248.html [4]
Scoop
Coverage: Chile Quake, Tsunami – NZ
Response
Prime Minister John Key has expressed
sympathy on behalf of New Zealand to the government and
people of Chile following the massive earthquake there. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00002.htm
ALSO:
- MFAT Travel Advisory - Chile [2]
- MFAT Advisory 4: Chile [3]
- Red Cross Responds to Devastation in Chile [4]
- Save The Children starts Chile Emergency Fund [5]
- Caritas Responding to Chile Earthquake [6]
- Focus firmly on helping Haiti despite Chile [7]
- Chile troops, police attack post-quake looting [8]
- Aucklanders told tsunami warning was a drill [9]
- Kiwis recall moment Chile quake struck - full interview [10]
- Chile Quake - NZ Tsunami Threat [11]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00015.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00013.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00010.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00009.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00014.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00008.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33275.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33247.html [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33244.html [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00002.htm [11]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Also
Loves Diggers: Govt Announces Infrastructure
Plan
The National Infrastructure Plan, issued
today, shows the large scale of the Government's
infrastructure programme and highlights some future issues
that may require action, Infrastructure Minister Bill
English says. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00025.htm
ALSO:
- Infrastructure plan good but needs work [2]
- Plan shows opportunities to plan assets, investing [3]
- Borrowing to invest in infrastructure sound [4]
- National Infrastructure Plan: A Good First Step [5]
- Group Welcomes Harbour Crossing [6]
- Arts Festival Images: Transports Exceptionels [7]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00064.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00029.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00027.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00068.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00034.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00229.htm [7]
Employment
Grievances: Government Releases Discussion
Document
The public is being asked to submit
their views on the personal grievance system operating under
the Employment Relations Act 2000. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00019.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00036.htm [2]
[3] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/03/extending-unfairness.html" target="_blank [3]
Tourism:
New Zealanders Lead The Way To Space
This week
Virgin Galactic announced that seven New Zealanders have
paid a deposit for a Virgin Galactic sub-orbital spaceflight
making New Zealand Virgin’s most significant space tourism
market in terms of population size. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00009.htm
ALSO:
- Yes we can catch Australia [2]
- NZ annual migration climbs, boosts housing demand [3]
- International visitors hit a January high [4]
- NZ trade surplus widened off weaker imports [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00005.htm [2]
[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/01/nz-annual-migration-climbs-boosts-housing-demand/ [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00007.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00768.htm [5]
Housing:
Small Rise In Consents For New Homes
The number
of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments) rose
0.7 percent in January 2010 when adjusted for seasonal
effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This small rise
follows a 3.9 percent decrease in December 2009. When the
volatile apartment category is included, the number of new
housing units authorised fell by 2.8 percent. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00761.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00184.htm [2]
COMMENT
------------Valuing
The Young: The right’s ideological crusade to bring
back youth rates
Late last month, Sir Roger
Douglas’ bill to scrap the mandatory payment of the
minimum wage to young workers was chosen from the private
member’s ballot, and thus became part of Parliament’s
agenda. The avowed purpose of his Minimum Wage... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/valuing-the-young/
Logo-seditious:
Lyndon Hood Responds to the Auckland Transport Agency's
Invitation to Design a New City Logo
Rather than
paying for a real logo, the Auckland Transition Agency has
decided to run a public competition, complete with an open
brief and a panel of unqualified judges. The idea is, this
will be as awesome as the NZ Herald’s flag designs. More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/from-the-hood-5/
Rosalea
Barker, Left Coasting: Deputy Dogging - Gavin Newsom
goes sub-gubernatorial in California
As March
begins, and with less than two weeks to go before candidates
have to file their nomination papers for the June primary
elections in California, there’s a whole lotta shake-up
going on. Since I last wrote about the race for... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/left-coasting-deputy-dogging/
James
Robinson: Handwriting’s Premature
Demise
There is a generational split you may have
noticed. And it doesn’t lead itself to labeling as easily
as the Generation X/Generation Y divide. The divide falls
between those who were in school when computers... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/handwriting%e2%80%99s-premature-demise/
Neil
Adcock: Does mainstream media coverage distort our
understanding of Treaty issues?
If the most
popular forms of public commentary were anything to go by
– Internet comments on mainstream media sites and talkback
radio – you would think that New Zealand stands at risk of
being bankrupted... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/settling-for-less/
Playing
Aussie Rules on Defence: Why the Rapid Reaction Force
would do more harm than good to the ANZAC
spirit
The announcement most likely to generate
headlines in the Defence White Paper due on March 31 will be
the official formation of an ANZAC Rapid Reaction Force to
police (aka “assist”] the Pacific region. Last year, the
Prime Ministers... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/playing-aussie-rules-on-defence/
Curriculum
Battles: Australia's Banded History
‘The
national curriculum appears quite unbalanced as it stands at
the moment,’ complained Opposition Education spokesman
Christopher Pyne to gathered members of the press (March 1,
Herald Sun ). The Australian Coalition is getting hot and
bothered ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00031.htm
Martin
LeFevre: Shaking Up The Global Society
The
huge earthquake in Chile—8.8 on the Richter scale, one of
the largest ever recorded—drives home the point that it
isn’t nature that’s at war with humankind, but humankind
that’s at war with itself. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00022.htm
Dolls
and Drudges Don Pants: Interview with New York Times
columnist Gail Collins About Her New Book
Q:
Your new book, When Everything Changed (Little, Brown)
covers the cascade of rights women won between 1964 and 1972
from equal pay and the right to their own credit rating to
the right to wear pants and to be called by the honorific
''MS.'' ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00019.htm
Remembering
The Nangpa La Shootings: The Story The Mountain Guiding
Industry Doesn't Want You To Know
On the morning
of September 30, 2006, around 75 Tibetan refugees trod
through deep snow toward Nangpa La, a Himalayan pass at
5,716m that is within view of the area used for Advanced
Base Camp (ABC) on Cho Oyu. Exhausted from their two-week
journey... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00226.htm
Deadly
Purchases: Unintended Acceleration At
Toyota
Even David Letterman found room to mock
it, but Toyota’s recent acceleration debacle is an episode
the company would rather forget. The Japanese giant is mired
in a controversial recall of vehicles for sudden
acceleration defects, numbering 8.5 million in the ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00223.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Arts
Festival Review: Inside Out
Inside Out
from Cirkus Cirkor was an enthralling performance from the
moment the audience entered the theatre... The show started
with a bang and so it was all the way to the finale. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00023.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [2]
Television:
NZ On Screen - February Top 10
Check out
February’s Top Ten: a particularly choice selection of
Aotearoa screen culture as showcased on the site; from Score
to A State of Siege, from Nice One Stu to On the Mat ...
enjoy! More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00030.htm
ALSO:
- Apollo 13: Mission Control [2]
- Dancing On Your Grave [3]
- Sound of Silence [4]
- Mahler Symphony No 8 [5]
- Arts Festival Images: Transports Exceptionels [6]
- Arts Festival Images: Mimetic Brotherhood [7]
- NZ Arts Festival: MTYland review [8]
- Arts Festival 2010 [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00235.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00237.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00233.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00231.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00229.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00011.htm [7]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [9]
Fringe
Review: Sometimes I Don’t Like Yellow
The
premise of the play is: what happens when the CEO of a
pineapple company makes a mistake in peddling mysteriously
addictive red pineapple? Confusingly, the play doesn’t
really deliver on the answer to this question. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00001.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [2]
The
Hurt Locker: In Praise Of War
(Films)
Obviously, war movies are fiction –
there is an entire generation whose mental images of the
Vietnam War owe more to Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver
Stone than to any news bulletins of the day, or any dutiful
war memoirs. Same for me... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/the-hurt-locker-in-praise-of-war-films/
The
Complicatist: Kurt Vile, and the Allure of Cover
Versions
In the 1950s, cover versions enabled
white people (I’m talking about you, Pat Boone) to cash in
on black music without scaring the public. These days
though, an artfully chosen cover version can usefully
demonstrate the depth of your musical... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/the-complicatist-kurt-vile-and-the-allure-of-cover-versions/
Tim
Bollinger, Reviews and Commentary: Kiwi Komix – Some
Local Favourites
In New Zealand there’s a whole
bunch of great comic strip artists who you won’t see in
the local papers, either because their work is too
eccentric, or too long, or too expensive, or just because
New Zealand newspaper and magazine publishers are... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/reviews-and-commentary-4%e2%80%a6-by-tim-bollinger/
Classics:
Homecoming (1981) By Cynthia Voigt
Curiosity has
always been a good friend of creativity. Reportedly, Cynthia
Voigt got the idea for Homecoming after looking one day at
some kids in a supermarket parking lot, and wondering what
would happen if their parents... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/classics-homecoming-1981-by-cynthia-voigt/
Hitching
the Pamir Highway: Five Days On The Roof Of The World
By anyone’s standards the Pamir Highway is
quite a drive. The road through the ‘Roof of the World’
runs over a thousand kilometres south and then west from Osh
in Krygyzstan through to Khorg... More
»[1]
[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/travelling-light-five-days-on-the-roof-of-the-world/
WORLD
------------Earthquake
Aftermath: Tsunami Has Swept Away Entire Towns On
Chilean Coast
Of the quake's 723 victims, most
were in the wine-growing Maule region that includes
Talcahuano, now a mud-caked, ravaged town of 180,000 just
north of Concepcion. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33291.html
ALSO:
- Chile Troops, Police Attack Post-Quake Looting [2]
- Final Travel Advisory Update on Chile [3]
- Pacific Tsunami Warnings Cancelled [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33275.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00040.htm [3]
[4] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/pacific-tsunami-warnings-cancelled/ [4]
Bamyan
Province, Afghanistan: Kiwi Provincial Reconstruction
Team Faces Tough Weather
While Kiwis in New
Zealand are sweltering in a warm late summer, Kiwis with the
New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan
Province, Afghanistan are dealing with thick snow. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00016.htm
Pacific
Scoop: Human Rights Watch Urges Obama To Lobby Indonesia
Over West Papua’s Plight
We write as you
prepare to depart for Jakarta to launch the US-Indonesia
Comprehensive Partnership. We urge you to seize this
opportunity to reaffirm that human rights and the rule of
law... More
»[1]
Equality:
World Reflects On Womens' Progress
In March, the
world observes International Women's Day, and, in the United
States, Women's History Month. And while women have made
great strides in many areas where they once were
marginalized, there is still much work to be done in areas
including ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00006.htm
Earthquake:
MFAT Update On New Zealanders In Chile
We have
made contact with around 140 New Zealanders in Chile to
confirm they are safe. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00001.htm
Strings
Attached: U.S. Military Assistance Will Harm
Reform
The East Timor and Indonesia Action
Network (ETAN) today urged the Obama administration not to
offer increased military assistance to Indonesia. ''U.S.
military assistance harms reform and sets back human rights
accountability in Indonesia,'' said John M. ... More
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Flawed
Polling: American Idol “Voted Off” Wrong
Contestants
A series of national studies
conducted among 5,025 American Idol viewers revealed that
the contestants who were “voted off” during the first
semifinal elimination last night did not accurately reflect
viewers’ choices. More
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Nigeria:
Oil Communities Take Charge Of Security
NIGERIA's
Environment Minister, Mr. John Odey, has charged oil-bearing
communities of the Niger Delta to take control of their
internal security. More
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