Thursday, August 24, 2006 South Auckland Tyndale Park Christian School have been asking parents of the pupils for permission to administer corporal punishment. The parents are informed that corporal punishment is illegal in New Zealand schools but it quotes the Bible “we ought to serve God rather than men”. Strapping children has been illegal since…
The 10 Biggest Shipping Companies In The U SA
Find Out More About: Crisis Communication Strategy Crisis Communication Management By Christa Kowalczyk The top ten biggest shipping companies in the US including UPS, FedEx and Maersk, which are not just national winners but global leaders as well. Here is an overview of the United States’ top ten largest shipping companies. United Parcel Service of…
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Oral Roberts University accountant claims he was ordered to “cook the books”
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 A former accountant for Oral Roberts University (ORU) has filed a lawsuit against ORU and its Board of Regents claiming he was told by Richard Roberts and his wife Lindsay to “cook the books”, hiding financial wrongdoing from authorities and the public. Trent Huddleston, the accountant, has filed suit against the…
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BP report into Gulf of Mexico disaster lays blame on other contractors
Friday, September 10, 2010 BP released their report into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year on Wednesday, and shifted much of the blame for the explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, onto Transocean, the…
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Explosives pass security checks in Slovakia, arrive in Ireland in failed test
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 A failed test of security at Slovakia’s Poprad airport resulted in a 49 year-old man unknowingly carrying plastic explosives from Slovakia to Dublin, Ireland. The explosives were concealed so well that the man did not find them when he unpacked his bag at his apartment. On Saturday, Slovak authorities planted contraband…
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General Motors automobile sales plunge by 45%
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 General Motors Corporation (GM) announced on Wednesday that it saw a 45% drop in United States vehicle sales for its cars in March. Executives from several auto firms, however, said that there was some hope for the auto industry to stabilise, as car sales rebounded in the last week of March.…
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Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA’s ‘space junk’ plans
Saturday, September 10, 2011 A 182-page report issued September 1 by the United States National Research Council warns that the amount of debris in space is reaching “a tipping point”, and could cause damage to satellites or spacecraft. The report calls for regulations to reduce the amount of debris, and suggests that scientists increase research…
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Son of former US VP Al Gore arrested for drug possession
Thursday, July 5, 2007 On Wednesday morning at 2:15 a.m., PDT (UTC-7) the son of former Vice President Al Gore, Albert Gore III, was pulled over by Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California for driving 100 mph (approximately 160 km/h) on the San Diego Freeway. The deputy smelled marijuana in his car which, when searched,…
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Category:Music
This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 15 May 2018: Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest for Israel 28 March 2018: K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies 9 February 2018: Poet, lyricist, and digital activist John Perry Barlow dies, aged 70 18…
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Hotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews,…