Hansen: Katrina Veteran Sandbags, Seals Leak At Home
- June
- 16
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Statistics for most-sandbags-handled-by-a-volunteer are hard to come by, but Sickel has to be on the leader board. Helping people recover from devastating acts of God is pretty much his life. He did it far away in New Orleans and Florida. He’s doing it here at home. Again.
Sickel, almost 50, has a real job. As “Toolman [...]
Ada Opens Online Registration For 149Th Annual Dental Meeting In San Antonio
- May
- 15
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Registration is now open for the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 149th Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition in San Antonio, offering unique learning opportunities, cutting-edge technology and a “Distinguished Speaker Series” that attracts history-making leaders from around the world.
This year’s event will be held Oct. 16-19 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The convention [...]
The boy who lived survival a ’supernatural’ experience
- April
- 20
After a night in Taupo Hospital, Elim Christian College student Kish Proctor, 15, spoke of the tragedy which left a small school reeling, rocked a community and left several inquiries to find out what happened.
The tragedy in the Mangatepopo stream in the Tongariro National Park claimed seven lives - six students aged 16 and their [...]
God saved me says school trip survivor
- April
- 20
After a night in Taupo Hospital, Elim Christian College student Kish Proctor, 15, spoke of the tragedy which left a small school reeling, rocked a community and left several inquiries to find out what happened.
The tragedy in the Mangatepopo stream in the Tongariro National Park claimed seven lives - six students aged 16 and their [...]
Tragic news for friends ‘That so sucks’
- April
- 20
It was raining the day Tasha embarked with her best friend, Portia McPhail, and other Elim Christian College pupils for an adventure she was not exactly keen on, having had her share of thrills and spills.
Her father, Andy Bray, asked how she felt to be going canyoning in such weather on Tuesday. She said her [...]
We didn’t get rising water warning OPC
- April
- 20
Six students and a teacher from Aucklands Elim Christian College died after the group of 12 got caught out by a rapidly rising Mangatepopo Stream, near Turangi.
As the bodies of the victims arrived back in Auckland and their funerals organised, staff at the centre said they had no record of receiving the 8.29am MetService warning.
The [...]
‘These were kids of excellence’
- April
- 20
The students - three girls and three boys - and a male teacher died yesterday after heavy rain swiftly turned a river the group was canyoning down in the Tongariro National Park into a torrent.
Police have released the names of the victims. They are:
- teacher Anthony McClean, 29, of Howick.
- Natasha Bray, 16, of Pakuranga;
- [...]
Dad pays tribute to canyoning victims
- April
- 20
View video: Pupils die in school tragedyView video: Storm wreaks havoc
The students - three girls and three boys - and a male teacher died yesterday after heavy rain swiftly turned a river the group was canyoning down in the Tongariro National Park into a torrent.
Police have released the names of the victims. They are:
- teacher [...]
It’s a beautiful world
- April
- 20
Join the peace movement. www.amnesty.org.nz; www.gpja.org.nz
2. Mutated frogs are appearing in alarming numbers around the world and scientists consider the phenomenon a warning. Like canaries in mines, frogs are particularly sensitive to environmental poisons. The most commonly used herbicide in the world, Atrazine, turns frogs into hermaphrodites - even at concentrations as low as 0.1 [...]
Haiti Prime Minister Forced to Step Down
- April
- 16
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian lawmakers on Saturday dismissed the country’s prime minister, hoping to defuse widespread anger over rising food prices that led to days of deadly protests and looting.President Rene Preval, who earlier announced plans to cut the price of rice, immediately said he would seek a replacement for the ousted Jacques Edouard Alexis. [...]
