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Scoop: Weekend Ratings

Published: Mon 15 Oct 2001 08:48 AM
The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
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1: Scoop Oddity #6 : WTC Guy Spotted Everywhere!
Members of the tribalwar.com forum have been having fun with the guy pictured in Scoop Oddity #5 : Postcard From The Edge , perhaps the most emailed hoax photo of all time. As can be seen below this guy has been everywhere!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00058.htm
2: Scoop Feedback: NZ Picking Over The Bones Of Fear
In This Edition: Re: ARROW Anti-War Briefing 5 – “I Take Exception To Mirek Marcanik's Data” - NZ Picking Over The Bones Of Fear
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00074.htm
3: Scoop Image: Postcard From The Edge A Hoax
NOTE: The following text has been sent in by a reader to clarify any reader confusion around the following picture published on Scoop (See... Scoop Oddity #5: A Postcard From The Edge ) on Monday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00216.htm
4: Michael Rowbotham: Written In Belief
In this short book, I argue that there is strong evidence that the events of 11th September represent a terrorism of a kind not currently being discussed, and include the involvement of agents and agencies not publicly imagined as being associated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00021.htm
5: Sludge Report #7 - Negotiating With A Psycopath
IN THIS EDITION - FIJI COUP SPECIAL: How Do You Negotiate With A Psycopath? - If This Was A Telemovie - We Haven't Yet Got To The Bottom Of Who Is Behind This! - Conclusions
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0005/S00125.htm
6: Scoop Election Results - Electorates Table
Who is winning where, who is second and what they are on....updated every 5 minutes....
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/NM9911/S00177.htm
7: HARD NEWS 12/10/01 - Goodbye, Hello
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... well, we're at war. In theory, at least. A small, unspecified number of our SAS troops are at the disposal of the United States of America in whatever activities it should undertake in Afghanistan.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00071.htm
8: DoD Images: Before And After - Bomb Damage Photos
All photos from… Department of Defense - Briefing Mazar E. Sharif Divisional Regiment Headquarters, Afghanistan, Pre-strike. Mazar E. Sharif Divisional Regiment Headquarters, Afghanistan, Post-strike. Radio Station, Afghanistan, Pre-strike. Radio Station, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0110/S00075.htm
9: Sharing Knowledge On Quake-Preparedness
International specialists will gather in Wellington next week for a workshop on the measures that can be taken to reduce New Zealand's vulnerability to earthquakes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0110/S00017.htm
10: Sludge Report #113 – At The Edge Of A Precipice
We the people of planet earth stand at the edge of a precipice. As the bombs rain down on Kabul, Jalalabad and Kandahar we should not in anyway underestimate the stakes being played with in this game of war.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00078.htm
11: PC's Opinion: The Heart of the West
EDITORS NOTE: Scoop is pleased to welcome Peter Cresswell to the ranks of Scoop columnists. Peter’s "PC's Opinion" columns will appear regularly on Wednesdays.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00075.htm
12: Scoop Oddity #5: A Postcard From The Edge
Now this really is a postcard from the edge!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00184.htm
13: Scoop Archive: Sunday NewsRoom
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/7b/99/199810111918.2a20d1.html
14: HARD NEWS 05/10/01 - A Letter from Wellington
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... just a short bulletin this week, on account of the fact that I've been away from my desk and doing a few things in Wellington. Or, as I like to think of it, wandering the corridors of power looking for the toilet ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00072.htm
15: Scoop Archive: Week In Politics: Reading Local Body Results
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/1a/66/199810120653.7af555.html
16: Scoop Oddity #4: Who Is This Face?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00163.htm
17: Scoop Oddity #2: World Trade Center With Attitude!
A defiant reconstructionist view of the World Trade Center bombing. Submitted by a reader. See also... Scoop Oddity #1: Eerie Elevens And Spooky Smoke Face .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00139.htm
18: Scoop Oddity: Eerie Elevens And Spooky Smoke Face
No sooner had US papers printed this picture than they received calls, asking if the photo had been faked to appear to show a face with horns. The answer from Associated Press was no.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00127.htm
19: Major boost for exporters to Iran
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and their Iranian counterparts have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide a major boost for New Zealand exporters to Iran.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0110/S00065.htm
20: Education is the Best Weapon against Racism
Ethnic communities around the country agree that racism and prejudice can only be countered with educational strategies that promote racial harmony and diversity for all.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0110/S00011.htm
21: Lindsay Perigo: Tree Hugger with a Forked Tongue
LINDSAY PERIGO: TWO OF THE BEST! Two of his best editorials this week. ~ A Tree Hugger with a Forked Tongue ~ She's Gone!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00073.htm
22: Scoop Archive: A Look At Local Body Results
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/53/4a/199810102120.590def.html
23: Scoop Oddity #3: A Disturbance In The Force
An innovative research programme at Princeton is attempting to measure disturbances in the zeitgeist, or global consciousness. A series of random number generators around the world (called eggs, some of which are in New Zealand) have been wired together, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00140.htm
24: English keeping the seat warm for Prebble - Cullen
“Bill English’s decision to retain the shadow finance job is damaging in the short-term to National as it demonstrates the lack of talent in his caucus,” Finance Minister Michael Cullen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0110/S00271.htm
25: Australian Youth Vote Surges to Greens
There has been a seismic shift of the youth vote to the Greens since August. Recent Morgan opinion poll results show the percentage of 18-24 year olds intending to vote Greens has zoomed to 21.3% (see attached). This group now accounts for more than ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0110/S00067.htm
26: Nudesboy Flaunts it On Lewd TV Advert!!!
"I was deeply shocked to see Jeremy Nudesboy luxuriating in the shower when he was the subject of an intrusion by the saturnine, leering expression of Micro Havoc!!!"
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0110/S00024.htm
27: Ho Hum, Tedium!
“The Dipton under 7’s will field a stronger front row than this”, New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said on being informed of the National Party’s new line-up.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0110/S00272.htm
28: Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Hard News Is Here! In Duplicate - Opposition Reshuffle - Mapp, te Heuheu and Carter To Front Bench - Scoop Welcomes New Columnist - ZZZZZZzzzzzt… Scoop Feedback - Perigo On Nick Smith and Jenny’s Shipwreck - Katya Rivas
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00076.htm
29: US Military Prepares Ground Force Offensive
Ground troops and special military forces look set to strike deep into Afghanistan in a planned second phase offensive in the USA’s push against terrorism. The move is timed to ease off a heavy bombing campaign that has angered Islamic religious ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0110/S00077.htm
30: Symantec 2002, Windows XP Compatible Security
Symantec Makes Internet Security Protection a Breeze with its 2002, Windows XP Compatible, Versions of World’s Most Trusted Security Products
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0108/S00103.htm
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