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MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard
campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering
in New Zealand.
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Many Thais believe ghosts are wandering tsunami-hit beaches, spooking taxi drivers, making the
Andaman Sea hungry for more victims, and jinxing an economic recovery for devastated resorts.
While statistics students at The University of Auckland are taking a break from studies for summer, their new "teacher"
can't wait for the new semester to begin.
The Lord of the Ring's stars come face to face with themselves on the side of Air NZ planes as they bid New Zealand
goodbye at Wellington Airport before boarding the Air New Zealand 767 emblazoned with giant images of the characters
Aragorn and Arwen.
Scoop broke major news surrounding the Ahmed Zaoui case, exposed shadowy goings on surrounding claims the SIS was spying
on Maori, considered what impact Don Brash would make as a PM - now we publish a guide to General Election 05.
Primeval New Zealand was a pristine wilderness ruled by the biggest bird in the world – the moa. Today, only the great
bird’s bones remain. Witness an incredible re-enactment through cutting-edge computer technology to bring these mythical
beasts back to life ...
The Robber Barons are back. They're staging a celebration of their power in Washington, DC, where they help write the
majority of legislation and hold captive all but a very few of our nation's legislators.
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – January 18, 2005 -- Marking thirteen consecutive years as the Official Information Technology
Provider to the Australian Open tennis tournament, IBM today announced a range of innovative new and enhanced
initiatives to support ...
At the apex of the highest mountain stand the facilitators of human corruption, in proud self-adulation, glorification
and ego-driven debasement readying themselves with a forty million dollar celebration of pomp and circumstance, enjoying
the comforts ...
YOUR editor enjoyed lunch today with his wife at Jimmy T's five blocks down East Capitol Street from where George Bush
and his capos were being given four more years to do damage to their country, its constitution, its culture, and its
environment ...
I write to express my concern regarding your recent request to sanction those attorneys who brought a legal challenge to
last year's presidential election in Ohio.
3:45 Coffins carried by protestors are burning; 3:44 At least 30 riot-police at 14th and Pennsylvania; stand-off
between police and protestors; whole area is filled with pepper-spray and tear-gas; 16 mainstream journalists observed
getting sprayed ...
The Royal New Zealand Ballet has received two nominations for the 2005 Laurence Olivier Awards, it was announced in
London today (Thursday evening, New Zealand time).
Cartoon By John Chuckman
Watching John Kerry lip-synch the oath of office, I couldn't help wondering, 'what if.'
Recent news reports claim that the US Special Operations community has not been entirely idle since the invasion of
Iraq gave way to its occupation. Special Forces units were at the pointy edge of the military spear that gutted Saddam’s
army, but ...
ELIAS CHACOUR: PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY is a film about a Melkite priest who brings the seeds of peace to the
Israel-Palestine conflict. The third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival hosted the screening at the Southwest Youth
Collaborative on Saturday.
Israeli soldiers left their mark. In the Ministry of Culture’s office, they draped the windows with barbed wire. On the
floor, crates filled with bottles of urine. Feces on the rug. The inside of a Xerox machine smeared brown.
KEYS is a documentary film about several Palestinian families who crossover the green partition line; and they revisit
the remains of their homes and villages. During the third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival, KEYS (in Arabic,
MAFATEEH,) had ...
The final screening of FORD TRANSIT at the third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival showed on Friday.
The film ARNA’S CHILDREN, opened the third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center on
Friday.
“I lost the will to live when I lost my friend,” the boy said. “But Kiftah will always be in my heart…I will never
forget him.” A STONE’S THROW AWAY is a documentary about life under military occupation and the Palestinian youth who
suffer from it.
SALT OF THE EARTH is an exploration into the lives of Palestinian Christians. Martame and Elizabeth Sanders directed the
saltfilms.net production. It had its final showing on Sunday at the third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival.
People climb the stairs along the rocky landscape. Once they reach the top, they walk a dirt road. Everyone is dressed
up for a special occasion. A few men carry flowers arrangements and they move quickly.
The bulldozer rolled over the metal-frame homes. Israeli soldiers grabbed the Bedouin men. Women yelled into the air.
Horses, camels and sheep ran everywhere. Within 24-hours, the land became a military zone.
On stage, they dance the movement of life. When they speak, their voices reveal the meaning behind the burning heart.
The Chicago Palestine Film Festival hosted the world premiere of JIHAD! at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Saturday.
Directed by Muhammed Rum, the Topiary Productions film is an individual and global exploration of the word and its
meaning.
The Palestinian people of Qaqiliya enter and exit the city through a gate. Israeli soldiers lock it with a key. The
gate is part of the concrete wall.
ROUTE 181 is a cinematic journey through Palestine-Israel. Directors Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan trace a route based
on the theoretical line presented in Resolution 181 (United Nations, 1947).
RACHEL’S WAR is a documentary short about peace activist, Rachel Corrie. Firas Abdelrahman directed the film (2003). The
third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival showed it on Friday.