Minister hits back at report Queensland childcare centres are failing
On Saturday, Education Minister Grace Grace called on the federal government to re-inject funding to help regulate childcare centres.
On Saturday, Education Minister Grace Grace called on the federal government to re-inject funding to help regulate childcare centres.
“ The year was 1979 and a small patch of park near Clark Drive and Broadway had a similarly life-changing effect on generations of Vancouverites past and present. The China Creek skatepark turns 40 this year, and members of Vancouver’s skating community will gather July 19 for a birthday bash at the Smiling Buddha Cabaret […]
Minnesota Vikings play New Orleans in the Crescent City.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed concern over the violent clashes in Yemen’s Aden and urged the parties to cease hostilities. In a statement, Guterres called on the
A 3-year-old boy nearly drowned in a pool at a Staten Island house on Friday evening, police said. The boy slipped into the pool at about 8:35 p.m. at the house on Cromwell Circle near Fairview Place in Todt Hill, according to police. FDNY medics responded and rushed the boy to Staten Island University Hospital...
Some posts showed Carson Crimeni, 14, in distress as others laughed and filmed him at a skate park, his family says.
The MSM is losing its control over us.
Serena Williams won the rematch Friday, dominating Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 to ensure the Japanese star won't leave Toronto with a title to go with her number one world ranking. Williams fired 12 aces and didn't face a break point as she beat Osaka for the first time in three meetings -- avenging her shock loss in last year's controversial US Open final in which the American star was docked a point and a game after losing her temper when warned about coaching. There was no such drama in Toronto, where... Читать дальше...
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said on Friday he will return to singles competition next week at the ATP Cincinnati Masters, seven months after having right hip surgery he feared might end his career. The British star posted a photo of himself on his Facebook page on court while yelling with a clenched right fist and the caption: "That feeling when you accept a wildcard for the singles in Cinci... #LetsDoThis #HereWeGo." The 32-year-old Scotsman has fallen to 325th in the world rankings... Читать дальше...
【體路山西直擊】「第二屆全國青年運動會」獨木舟（皮划艇）靜水今日（9日）在太原水上活動中心展開次日賽事，港隊唯一名單蘇柏賢在社會俱樂部組再度出擊，他在男子1000米單人皮艇預賽以4分22秒116完成排第4。雖然未能直接晉身決賽，但仍以所屬小組的最快時間進入下午的準決賽。 蘇柏賢昨日在男子5000米單人皮艇決賽名列第8，今早亦出戰另一長途項目1000米預賽。兩組預賽首3名直接躋身明日的決賽，第4至7名、另加1名最快時間入圍準決賽，爭奪其餘6名決賽名額。第2組預賽的蘇柏賢排於第3線出發，途中在4個分段發揮穩定，最終他花了4分22秒116以第4名衝線，成功晉級下午3時10分的準決賽。 雖然1000米並非其主項...
【體路專訊】香港女子棍網球代表隊周五（9日）在加拿大舉行的U19世界棍網球錦標賽的名次賽，雖然以10:11僅負蘇格蘭，只能以總第12名完成今屆賽事，但這個成績已經是香港隊歷來在世錦賽最好的成績。 首度參加U19世錦賽的香港女子棍網球代表隊在這一場爭第11名的名次賽未有一個好開始，首兩節就已經遭到蘇格蘭狂攻，上半場攻門次數落後對手逾半的香港隊，完半場落後2：7。 易邊後，港隊表現有若脫胎換骨，反倒壓制著蘇格蘭狂攻，港隊在下半場攻門次數達到15次，比蘇格蘭多出11次，攻勢凌厲的香港隊，在下半場兩節比賽分別贏4：2，惟球隊在上半場始終失地太多，故未能力挽狂瀾，最終僅輸10：11，以一分之差飲恨，只能屈居蘇格蘭之後...
新一季英超在周五晚重開戰幔，上季亞軍利物浦主場迎戰升班馬諾域治取得好開始，上半場連入4球下輕鬆大勝4︰1，唯獨門將艾利臣拉傷需退下火線。
Sources indicated that reference to framework of Indian constitution is an indirect endorsement of Delhi’s position.
Pakistan has suspended the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India's decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories, a senior Pakistani minister has said. The bus service was first started in February 1999 but suspended after the 2001 Parliament attack. It was restarted in July 2003. The move is in line with the decisions taken during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) held on Wednesday... Читать дальше...
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California city has denied a request to hold a so-called Straight Pride rally at a park. Modesto city officials on Friday denied an application by the National Straight Pride Coalition for an Aug. 24 event at Graceada Park. Organizer Don Grundmann had estimated 500 people would attend. The group […]
Dodgers prospect Zach McKinstry belted a pair of homers and drove in a career-high six runs on a perfect night at the plate as Triple-A Oklahoma City rolled to a 9-2 victory over Tacoma on Friday.
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Incidents of innocent people -- mostly beggars, the disabled, and ageing women -- being targeted with allegations of child lifting continue unabated.
Organizers of a planned Straight Pride rally received some bad news from city officials in Modesto, Calif., on Friday. They will not be permitted to hold their event in a city park as planned on Aug. 24.
Kelsey Piper, Vox
We've long been obsessed with the super-elderly. How do some people make it to 100 or even 110 years old? Why do some regions say, Sardinia, Italy, or Okinawa, Japan produce dozens of these supercentenarians while other regions produce none? Is it genetics? Diet? Environmental factors? Long walks at dawn?
Yewande Pearse, Massive
Since childhood, we've been warned against germs, helping form a popular opinion that viruses and bacteria are an enemy. However, new research suggests that may be a mistaken impression. Jason Shepherd, associate professor of neurobiology at the University of Utah Medical School, has been studying how viruses and bacteria have actually helped us to evolve into the complex species we are and, in fact, may be the key to unlocking potential treatments for a number of brain disorders.
Derek Lowe, Science Magazine
This article at Stat by Rebecca Robbins really caught me eye. It describes clinical trials where the participants are being asked to pay thousands of dollars just to join the trial. There seems to have been an increase in this sort of thing lately, and I'll be completely clear: I think that's a terrible idea that needs to be dealt with quickly.