Whoops


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Whoops

A nickname for the Washington Public Power Supply System, which in the 1970s raised billions of dollars through municipal bond offerings, the projects that never materialized. WPPSS defaulted on the payments to bondholders.

Whoops

An informal and derogatory term for the Washington Public Power Supply System. This company issued more than $2 billion in bonds in the 1970s to build nuclear power plants and defaulted on these obligations in 1983. It is now known as Energy Northwest.
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The burglars got more than they bargained for when Whoops sprang to the family's defence.
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Currently the Whoops child safety project delivers its essential safety messages to well over 3,000 children and 3,000 adults every year in Gateshead and the surrounding area.
Whoops takes a new look at safety
Carole Hewison, project manager at Whoops, said: "It's great to hear when people have been able to use skills and knowledge they have learnt
Mum saved son's life
Carole Hewison, Whoops project manager, said: "We are passionate about our four-week Bullying-Buddying programme that is available to schools across Sunderland.
Project to tackle the bullies
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