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Close calls put public at risk
Across the country, cargo planes have crashed on golf courses, by an electric plant, in a lake at the foot of high-rise condos, in driveways and in the middle of bustling residential communities.On a freezing, snowy Wednesday three weeks before Christmas 2002, a 1974 Cessna 210L came down on a northern Arkansas neighborhood just before dinnertime.
"I ran outside, and pieces of airplane were falling down all around the house,'' said Danny Saunier, a fiberglass assembler who was sitting in his living room when he heard the boom. "The entire wing fell into a tree in my neighbor's backyard, maybe 50 feet from me. ... You could smell the airline fuel all over. The pilot's headset, it was right beside my house.''
Somehow, a larger tragedy was averted that day in Harrison, about 140 miles upstate from Little Rock, when the pilot crashed while carrying canceled checks and other bank documents for Orlando, Fla.-based Flight Express Inc.
NEW MUST-READ CONSUMER RESOURCE FROM THE NATION’S HOME BUILDERS
July 10, 2006 - House keys. Every home whether large or small, condominium or single-family, needs them. Now the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) introduces a resource that every homeowner needs, its new consumer e-newsletter, NAHB HouseKeys. NAHB released its first issue of the free quarterly newsletter today. NAHB Housekeys offers advice from national experts on building, remodeling and caring for your most important investment, your home. NAHB HouseKeys guides consumers through every stage of homeownership and the home building process. To subscribe, click here. "NAHB has a long, proud history of providing top-notch resources to our country's homeowners," said NAHB President David Pressly, a home builder from Statesville, N.C. "With NAHB HouseKeys, we can provide even more great information to consumers, delivering it directly from the experts, right to the reader's inbox." In this inaugural issue, renowned consumer author Carol Smith writes about how to choose a home builder and learning the pros and cons of the three main types of home builders—production, semi-custom and custom.Freeport ready to 'rush'
It opened with a splash last year and this year, organisers are expecting for the Feel The Rush Junkanoo Parade to be even more spectacular.Peter Adderley, public relations director for C-Cube Seating Limited [facilitators of the bleacher seating for Junkanoo parades in Nassau], said in an interview with the press yesterday that they are excited and are gearing up for the parade, which will take place on Sunday August 6 in downtown Grand Bahama.
"The event will feature the top three finishers of the New Year's Day parade on Bay Street, which are The Valley Boys, One Family and the Saxons. They will compete against a Grand Bahama all-star group and they will be vying for a 90,000 dollar cash prize," Mr Adderley said.
He added that last year, in its pilot run, the event attracted over 20,000 people and this year more are expected.
No, we are not giving away cruises to Bermuda!
As we said last week, some idiot has glomped (a Maine word, not found in any dictionary) onto our Web site, which is wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com, and is sending out notices that say, "Congratulations, you just won a cruise to the Bahamas, plus $$1,000 in travel cash. Call now, 866-704-8454."
As with 99 percent of these bogus messages, somebody is trying to take advantage of unsuspecting folks. A call from the newspaper's phone number ends in dead silence, while a call from a cell phone nets a recording that says, "Welcome to the conference center' please enter your pass code, this entry code is invalid, call your conference leader for assistance…" and on and on.
Any computer-savvy person who would like to disrupt this process of sending out messages from our Web site is asked to contact the newspaper immediately (882-6355).
Our list of worst film sequels ever
Life is a series of firsts -- first love, first job, first car, first therapist, first eating disorder, first sex-manual photos shot strictly for instructional purposes.But the second? The third? The fourth? In terms of films, although not coffee-table sex guides, it becomes harder and harder to recapture the elusive X factor that made the original so very special. And by the fifth-go-round, you've got a straight-to-DVD starring Kari Wuhrer.
Not that Hollywood stops trying. And to be fair to the lovely Ms. Wuhrer, whose aforementioned sequel work was in Hellraiser: Deader, it's not like the original left you wanting more.
The same could be said, I suppose, of today's theatrical releases of the third The Fast and the Furious instalment (sans Vin Diesel or Paul Walker) and the second Garfield flick (again starring the voice of Bill Murray).
Rose reels in
Bahamian angler Pete Rose hit a home run yesterday, landing a 48-lb Amber fish on 14-lb test onboard captain Sloan Wakefields Tenacious (8,480 points) to clinch the 41st Bermuda Anglers Club International Light Tackle Tournament for team Dr.G & The Stiff Rods.Team 3Ds (6,194) and Chip N Dolls (5,884) finished second and third respectively.
Rose, who shares the same name as the former Cincinnati Reds baseball player, also claimed high point individual honours with 4,532 points from 15 hook-ups.
Bill Duvall was second with 3,587 and David Skinner third with 2,752.
Roses catch was the heaviest caught during yesterdays final round of the tournament, beating out Duvalls 35-lb Blackfin Tuna, and was more than enough to earn his team qualification to next years prestigious IGFA Rolex Offshore Championships in Cabo, Mexico.