To spank or not to spank: Canadian bill introduced

Santa Claus may soon be the only figure in Canada to impose any hold over children's behaviour. Senate has now passed the anti-spanking bill (S-209) and is looking for the approval of the House before it can be...

Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

"A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet, his lawyer said."

Tanker Grounded off Coney Island, NY

This just in from gCaptain.com After experiencing a steering problem the tanker “White Sea” ran aground off of Coney Island New York. The Gotahamist tells us: " The White Sea, has run aground in the Ambrose Channel, which is a shipping channel south of Lower New York Bay,...

Pasha's Stay Proving Costly

The enforced stay on an Australian beach for bulk carrier Pasha Bulker reportedly is costing the Japanese owners $200,000 per day. Been there some 23 days now. Ouch! Another attempt to refloat will be made tonight...

Maritime Experts Delay Salvage of Stricken Vessel

From gCaptain: The latest word from Newcastle, Australia is to wait before re-floating the grounded coal ship “Pasha Bulker”. The West gives us information directly from the salvage team: "“The reality is...

Alaska Cruise Ship - New Mate, Wrong Turn

UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! Sources close to gCaptain.com tell us the cruise ship that hit a rock...

Alaska Cruise Ship Incident Has Ties to Exxon Valdez Grounding

UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! From...

Dangerous Voyages-Cruise Ship Accidents

With the recent grounding of the "Empress of the North" in the news, I'd like to bring to light the issues of cruise ship accidents. Let me first state that by no means am I an expert on the cruise ship or travel...

Squirrels go nuts about global warming

American Airlines diverted a flight to Honolulu last week, after pilots found a squirrel in the cockpit.

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