All 140 passengers survive ordeal after Caribbean Airlines jet breaks in two on landing at Georgetown airport near 200ft ravine A Caribbean Airlines jet carrying 140 passengers from New York crashed and broke in half on landing in Guyana, injuring several people but causing no deaths. The Boeing 737-800 reportedly overshot the 7,400ft (2,200m) runway at Cheddi Jagan international airport in rainy weather, just missing a 200ft ravine that would have made fatalities more likely, according to the Guyanese president, Bharrat Jagdeo. “We are very, very grateful that more people were not injured,” he said as authorities closed the airport, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and delaying dozens of flights. Authorities struggled at first to remove passengers without adequate field lights and other emergency equipment. About 100 people received medical attention, with four treated for serious injuries, said Devant Maharaj, transportation minister in Trinidad, where Caribbean Airlines is based. He said the company was sending a team to Guyana to help investigate the crash. No further details were available. Maharaj spoke at a press conference in Trinidad and took no questions, saying the investigation is ongoing. Among the injured was Geeta Ramsingh, 41, of Philadelphia, who said passengers had just started to applaud the touchdown “when it turned to screams”, she said, pointing to bruises on her knees. She said she hopped onto the wing and then onto the dirt road outside the runway fence. “I am upset that no one came to rescue us in the dark, but a taxi driver appeared from nowhere and charged me $20 to take me to the terminal. I had to pay, but in times of emergencies, you don’t charge people for a ride,” she said, sitting on a chair in the arrival area surrounded by relatives. She was returning to her native country for only the second time in 30 years. The plane had left New York and made a stop in Trinidad before landing in Guyana. Jagdeo said he has asked the US National Transportation Safety Board to help investigate the crash. He said crews were pushing to reopen the airport as soon as possible. The crash of Flight BW523 is the worst in recent history in Guyana, and only one of the few serious incidents involving the Trinidad-based airline. It is the single largest carrier in the region, operating at least five daily flights. Plane crashes Guyana New York United States Air transport Airline industry guardian.co.uk
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In the Republican radio address, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl said it’s important for the country to avoid debt default, but said Democrats need to work more closely with Republicans. (July 30)
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Claiming that the two parties aren’t that far apart, President Barack Obama is urging Democratic and Republican lawmakers to reach a deal quickly to keep the government from default. (July 30)
Continue reading …I’ve always liked Rep. Tim Ryan’s ability to articulate his positions. Congressman Tim Ryan Speaks Out Against ‘Cut, Cap and End Medicare’ Act
Continue reading …HP tells developers to start submitting apps for Pre 3, still on track for summer launch?
July 30, 2011 No Comment
Summer’s whittling away folks, and with it the promised window for Palm’s HP’s Pre 3 . Last we heard, the flagship device would miss its launch window , but a new directive from the company suggests its release isn’t too far off. Registered webOS developers received an email about an updated emulator and deets regarding the App Catalog’s newfound acceptance of Pre 3 submissions. Speaking of digital storefronts, the company also noted the latter’s expansion into the following territories: Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Get this far? Hop on past the break and read the full communiqu
Continue reading …Spitzer Says ‘I Believe in Facts’ After Claiming Bush ‘Gave Us the Deregulatory Craziness That Led Us Over the Cliff’
July 30, 2011 No Comment
The folks at CNN should be really proud of themselves. In less than 24 hours, one of their current anchors – Fareed Zakaria – flat out lied about deficits, the debt ceiling, and the U.S. credit rating before a former host – Eliot Spitzer – falsely told viewers of HBO's “Real Time” that George W. Bush “gave us the deregulatory craziness that led us over the cliff” (video follows with transcript and commentary): ELIOT SPITZER, FORMER CNN ANCHOR: Bill Clinton had a budget surplus. George Bush gave us the deficit, gave us the recession, gave us the deregulatory craziness that led us over the cliff. The Tea Party is the tail wagging the dog. It is the inmates running the asylum. It is people who don't know history, economics, politics, sociology, science. It is insane. And it is, it is time, I let you, I’m glad you [Bill Maher] said I’m an old school Democrat: I believe in science, facts… MARGARET HOOVER: And spending. SPITZER: …no, and responsible capitalism. That’s who I am. Yes, that's who he is: a man willing to go on national television and lie to the American people. As a reminder, up until a few weeks ago, he was doing this on CNN on a nightly basis. It is a immutable fact that the two pieces of legislation that led to the credit bubble and our economy's eventual collapse were the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. The first signed by Bill Clinton in November 1999 – twelve months before Bush was elected – removed the last Depression era Glass Steagall constraints on the financial services industry thereby deregulating banks, securities firms, and insurance companies to invest in anything they wanted. The second signed by Clinton in December 2000 a month before Bush was inaugurated deregulated commodities, in particular various derivatives including credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations which were at the very heart of the eventual crisis. These two bills George W. Bush had nothing to do with were the “deregulatory craziness that led us over the cliff.” Yet Spitzer, who accused Tea Partiers of not knowing “history, economics, politics, sociology, science” as he bragged about believing in “facts” on national television falsely pinned them on our 43rd President rather than the man whose signature is actually on both. He concluded this diatribe by saying, “That's who I am.” Well, I can't argue with that.
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Schools council rules Peter Harvey can never teach again after he bludgeoned pupil, 14, about head shouting ‘die, die, die’ A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell has been banned from teaching for life. Peter Harvey, now 51, had been provoked by pupils during a lesson in July 2009 when they called him a “psycho” and “bald-headed bastard”. He lost control and hit the teenager about the head with the 3kg weight while shouting “die, die, die”. Described as a “fundamentally decent man”, Harvey was handed a two-year community order at Nottingham crown court in May last year after admitting bludgeoning the boy at All Saints Roman Catholic school in Mansfield. He was cleared by a jury of attempting to murder the boy or intending to cause him serious injury . It emerged during the four-day trial that pupils were trying to wind up Harvey so his reaction could be caught on a camcorder being used secretly by a girl in the class. The footage was then to be passed around the school as a way of humiliating him. After the sentencing the married father-of-two was sacked from the school, where he had worked since 1993, for gross misconduct. On Friday a General Teaching Council committee in Birmingham banned him from teaching for life. The Professional Conduct Committee’s decision said: “There is no doubt that prior to this incident Mr Harvey was a highly respected teacher having taught in the school for 17 years. He was held in high regard both by the school and the wider community. There were issues in Mr Harvey’s personal life and medical reasons which possibly explain, but do not excuse, Mr Harvey’s behaviour.” The committee said Harvey accepted he would not be able to teach again. It said the seriousness of the offence meant a conditional registration order or a suspension order would not be sufficient. “Mr Harvey’s behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with being a registered teacher and therefore the only appropriate and proportionate sanction is a prohibition order.” Harvey is no longer eligible to register as a teacher and the committee said he would not be entitled to apply “for restoration of his eligibility for registration”. He could appeal to the Queen’s bench division of the high court within 28 days from being given notice of the order, the committee said. Teaching Teachers’ workload Schools Pupil behaviour guardian.co.uk
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