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How dangerous is air travel?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:26:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: the EU blacklist of carriers banned from operating in Europe is dominated by airlines based in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How dangerous is air travel?

Spanair jet crashed in Madrid killing 154 passengers and crew. Days later a further 68 people were lost in Kyrgyzstan and this week 168 Ryanair passengers endured a terrifying emergency descent from 30,000ft when their jet suddenly lost cabin pressure. Such a spate of incidents inevitably leads the travelling public to ask: how safe is it to fly?

According to the statistics, travelling in a commercial airliner is becoming progressively safer. The accident rate in 1996 for western-built jet aircraft was 1.3 crashes per million flights, which nearly halved to 0.75 crashes per million flights last year. The fatality rate has been falling too, from 1,035 deaths in 2005 to 692 in 2007. In comparison, just under 3,000 people were killed on British roads last year.

The main warning is that some continents have better safety records than others

in Africa is just over 4 per million flights

north America's accident rate is at 0.09 flights per million

Tags: flight, accident, safety

Are the Palin's the Spears family of Alaska?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:16:00 GMT

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Clip Source: perezhilton.com

One Friday in June, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined the chief of the state prison system on a tour of the Point MacKenzie Correctional Farm, a 90-minute drive north of Anchorage. It was a routine visit but for the presence of the governor's infant son, Trig.

Palin held her baby in her arms as the warden drove a short distance around the facility, said corrections director Joe Schmidt, who sat next to Palin. A few days later, the governor got a warning from her public safety commissioner that someone had complained that she did not strap Trig into a car seat for the ride. Palin dismissed the complaint as petty, and the commissioner, whom she appointed, took no formal action.

fda senior health issues alert

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:51:08 GMT

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Clip Source: puffinseniorhealth.healthblogs.org

Be alert for some news from the FDA

According to a report in today’s Washington Post, this first list includes twenty drugs, including heparin, Tysabri, used with Multiple Sclerosis patients, and more. To review this list, go to this page of the FDA site.

If you take prescription meds, this is a site you will want to bookmark for your own safety.

Sometimes the treatments are worse than the disease!

Hawaii’s 1st Jewish Governor: Palin More Experienced Than Obama

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:47:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: “It’s not like being in Congress, where no one might know you’re responsible,” she told Haaretz. “When you’re a governor you’re the one to make a decision. It’s a great, great preparation for a job such as vice president.”

According to Lingle, the Republican Party is likely to attract growing numbers of Jewish voters because “the Republicans have a much stronger position on Israel than the Democrats, and that’s why I think more people will be seen on the Republican side.

Lingle was interviewed on the FOX programme and she noted that Palin spoke at an energy conference in Hawaii and impressed everyone with her knowledge of the issues. While there she went into labour and flew back to Alaska to have her baby and was back on the job shortly thereafter.

"Senator McCain’s commitment to Israel is strong and well-known, and I assure your readers that he would not put someone on that ticket who did not have the same feelings."

Clip Source: www.israpundit.com

Republican Governor Linda Lingle, the first Jewish chief executive of the Aloha State, declaring that Palin has more on-the-job experience than Barack Obama - Lingle, like the Republican vice-presidential candidate a former mayor of a small community, speaks with unique authority.

“As another woman Republican Governor, we know each other very well, and I can tell people in America and all over the world, that she is the unique combination of toughness and grace,”

“the Democrats’ presidential candidate has zero experience. He’s never led any city, never led any state. So our vice-presidential candidate has more experience than their presidential candidate has.”

Palin “is a proven leader on local level as well as the state level, she’s had a balanced budget, she’s had to deal with every issue from the environment to energy and healthcare to education and public safety, and she’s done it in a way that every governor does, which is: you make the final decision for which you’ll be accountable.

Tags: gov linda lingle (r-hi.), gov sarah palin (r-ak.) balanced alaska's budget, environment, energy, healthcare, education, public safety, sen john mccain

Palin's 'Troopergate' in a Nutshell

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:54:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Sarah Palin's ethics probe in brief, offered primarily because of the number of links, from the reliably thorough investigative journalism site ProPublica.

Clip Source: www.propublica.org

Walter Monegan and Sarah Palin, inset (Credit: Al Grillo/AP Photo, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shot into the spotlight as John McCain's VP pick last week, "Troopergate" - the controversy surrounding the ouster of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan - made it onto our Scandal Watch. According to Monegan, both Palin and her husband pressured him to fire a state trooper who went through an ugly divorce with Palin's sister in 2005.

In July, Monegan was unexpectedly fired. And an Alaskan legislative panel ordered an investigation soon after. Its findings are now expected to be released in early October.

Meanwhile, investigator says the McCain camp is trying to delay its release, and Palin's private lawyer has already challenged the investigation's authority and questioned witnesses on its own. A former Alaskan attorney general called Palin's legal strategy bogus, but it already prompted a key Palin aide to refuse to testify.

Tags: news

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:18:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nwf.org

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

We received a leaked document detailing changes to the Endangered Species Act that the Bush administration intends to propose in the coming weeks.

This would seriously weaken the safety net of habitat protections that we have relied upon to protect endangered fish, wildlife and plants for the past 35 years.

Stand up for America's most important conservation law!
Must Hear from You by September 15!

Universal Hovercraft's UH-19XR Boat, Plane and Hovercraft

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:49:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Universal Hovercraft's i UH-19XRW Hoverwing™, designed first as a normal hovercraft, is unique because of the ability to add wings. It can fly up to an altitude of six feet above the earth's surface.

Clip Source: thefutureofthings.com

Universal Hovercraft's UH-19XRW is a small hybrid vehicle, which is a combination between a boat, a plane and a hovercraft. The UH-19XRW uses ground-effect to fly up to six feet above the ground or water. The vehicle is already attracting the interest of military organizations around the world as the basis for a fast and stealthy unmanned attack platform.

Clip Source: uk.youtube.com

universal hovercraft

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Clip Source: www.hovercraft.com

Welcome

We are known around the world for our innovative, high speed hovercraft designs and solutions. Our recreational, commercial and rescue hovercraft are designed with performance, safety and reliability in mind. 4-stroke power, quiet operation and efficiency are the backbones of any UH design.

New hybrid creations including the 18SPW, 19XRW and newly test flown TW-1 combine hovercraft and ground effect technologies expanding the potential applications of hovercraft and ground effect craft in the future.

Tags: hovercraft, vehicle, universal hovercraft, hybrid

McCain allies move to derail Troopergate investigation

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:16:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: in order to prevent an October surprise, they'll work to keep us in the dark until after the election

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

McCain Allies Move To Derail Troopergate Investigation

Key Alaska allies of John McCain are trying to derail a politically charged investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner in order to prevent a so-called "October surprise" that would produce embarrassing information about the vice presidential candidate on the eve of the election.

In a move endorsed by the McCain campaign Friday, John Coghill, the GOP chairman of the state House Rules Committee, wrote a letter seeking a meeting of Alaska's bipartisan Legislative Council in order to remove the Democratic state senator in charge of the so-called "troopergate" investigation.

Tags: mccain, palin, troopergate

For safety-conscious New Yorkers: CraneWatch b.v0.8

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:04:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An interactive social mashup site where New Yorkers can research construction sites in their neighborhoods, find current information on safety violations, report street-level observations, and submit news and photos. Very intelligent use of social web technology.

Clip Source: www.unlimited-solutions.com

If you spot something, say something!
beta v0.8

Why CraneWatch?

A series of crane-related construction accidents – including one on Sept. 4 at 600 West 42nd Street - has left New York City residents, workers and visitors scared and skeptical of the safety of many of the construction sites they pass every day on the streets of Manhattan. Revelations about unanswered 311 complaints, safety violations and the lack of adequate inspection and permitting has contributed to a need for timely information about crane safety.

That's why we, as concerned New Yorkers, have developed CraneWatch, an impartial, non-governmental Web site dedicated to monitoring the safety of New York City cranes and construction sites.

Getting information about a crane is easy on CraneWatch.com - just click the markers on the interactive map to see a summary, or click on the crane's address to see detailed information about it, including names and contact information for the site owner and construction manager.

Tags: safety, nyc, resources, social, 2.0, web, mashup, maps, cool, via:twitter

Large Hadron Collider Switch-on Fears Are Completely Unfounded, Report Finds

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:03:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Makes you wonder how the rogue scientists came to their conclusions. Maybe they are like climate change sceptics.
The Safety Assessment Group writes, “Nature has already conducted the equivalent of about a hundred thousand LHC experimental programmes on Earth – and the planet still exists.”

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

ScienceDaily (Sep. 5, 2008) — A new report provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)’s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to mankind. Nature’s own cosmic rays regularly produce more powerful particle collisions than those planned within the LHC, which will enable nature’s laws to be studied in controlled experiments.

The LHC Safety Assessment Group have reviewed and updated a study first completed in 2003, which dispels fears of universe-gobbling black holes and of other possibly dangerous new forms of matter, and confirms that the switch-on will be completely safe.

The report explains that if particle collisions at the LHC had the power to destroy the Earth, we would never have been given the chance to exist, because regular interactions with more energetic cosmic rays would already have destroyed the Earth or other astronomical bodies.

Troopergate: Palin Acting As Though She Has Something to Hide

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:57:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: One of Gov. Sarah Palin's top aides refused to be interviewed under oath as part of the Alaskan legislature's investigation into "troopergate." he aide refused because the Palin administration believes that the legislature doesn't have the jurisdiction to look into the matter; rather the state personnel office does, which happily happens to be under Palin's jurisdiction. Nice coincidence, eh?

Of course, this NEW position contradicts Palin's initial vow to cooperate fully with the legislature. Obstacles and delaying a swift resolution of the investigation will undoubtedly serve the interests of the McCain campaign.

Clip Source: www.adn.com

One of Gov. Sarah Palin's top aides was supposed to be interviewed under oath Wednesday as a key witness in the ongoing investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. But the aide, Frank Bailey, abruptly backed out amid what his lawyer said is uncertainty over jurisdiction.

"I canceled that," Bailey's lawyer, Greg Grebe of Anchorage, said Wednesday. "I'd say about 6 o'clock last night I learned that the governor's office was contesting the jurisdiction of the Legislature to handle this matter. It's my understanding that they believe the jurisdiction is properly with the personnel department. I can't make a judgment or a call on that."

Publications Governing Maritime Hazmat Transportation

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:30:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: code books, regulation manuals and other important reference materials on the safe maritime transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods

Clip Source: www.vohma.com

Hazardous Materials Shipping Training Products Covering
49 CFR, IMDG Code, IMO Publications & Regulatory Guidelines

VOHMA not only promotes safety in professional hazardous materials shipping training, but also carries copies of regulatory code books (such as the IMDG Codes) at discounted prices as well as publishing a complete library of compliance guides and training programs.

Palin = Troopergate .... fresh out of the box and full of scandal already

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:16:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Why do we want a vice presidential candidate who is under investigation? Why does the media not focus on this as newsworthy?

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Palin Trooper Scandal Could Become Problem

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential candidate, is being represented by an attorney in the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner.

The Legislature is investigating whether Palin fired public safety commissioner Walt Monegan after he refused to fire a state trooper who had divorced Palin's sister.

Tags: palin, mccain, politics, scandal

Defensive Driving New York Online

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:04:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Online Defensive driving class for defensive driving courses. We offer Defensive Driving School as well. Learn Defensive Driving at the lowest cost.

Clip Source: www.online-defensive-driving-class.com

New York Defensive Driving Class

The state has a lower fatality rate when compared to the whole of United States but believe it or not there are more than 1400 lives lost each year in New York due to traffic collisions.

The course provided by them in New York State is a “driving safety course”, which would improve your insight on driving and help you enhance your driving skills. The basic objective of the course is to make you an ideal driver on the roads. The course is an 8-hour course containing 12 chapters, covering different aspects of defensive driving that would help you with driving in different road condition and help you react to different situations faced by drivers.

Tags: defensive driving, course defensive driving, defensive driving online, class defensive driving

New Jersey Defensive Driving Course

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:03:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Affordable Defensive Driving Courses Online. We offer Defensive Driving Class and Defensive Driving School Online. Courses from Online Defensive Driving Class will improve your Defensive Driving Skills. Learn Defensive Driving Courses at the lowest costs.

Clip Source: www.online-defensive-driving-class.com

New Jersey Defensive Driving Class

Actual Price: $49

Special Price for Online Defensive Driving Customers: $39

The course provided in New Jersey is a “driving safety course”, which helps you cover never known aspects of defensive driving, to keep you, your family and friends safe from your driving.It is the only state in the United States, which has all its counties deemed to be urban.

Being online the course not only saves time but also is flexible to your time to learn, after all, all you need is a PC with an Internet connection to connect to us. The “driving safety course” not only provides you with a new outlook of driving but may also avail you an auto insurance discount of 10% or more depending on the auto insurance company or even help you with a court requirement.

Tags: class defensive driving, defensive driving school, class defensive driving online

Clipmarks | Safety Clips

How dangerous is air travel?

How dangerous is air travel?

Are the Palin's the Spears family of Alaska?

fda senior health issues alert

Senior Health Issues

Living well is still the best revenge.

Be alert for some news from the FDA

Hawaii’s 1st Jewish Governor: Palin More Experienced Than Obama

Palin's 'Troopergate' in a Nutshell

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

Universal Hovercraft's UH-19XR Boat, Plane and Hovercraft

McCain allies move to derail Troopergate investigation

McCain Allies Move To Derail Troopergate Investigation

For safety-conscious New Yorkers: CraneWatch b.v0.8

Why CraneWatch?

Large Hadron Collider Switch-on Fears Are Completely Unfounded, Report Finds

Troopergate: Palin Acting As Though She Has Something to Hide

Publications Governing Maritime Hazmat Transportation

Hazardous Materials Shipping Training Products Covering
49 CFR, IMDG Code, IMO Publications & Regulatory Guidelines

Palin = Troopergate .... fresh out of the box and full of scandal already

Palin Trooper Scandal Could Become Problem

Defensive Driving New York Online

New York Defensive Driving Class

New Jersey Defensive Driving Course

New Jersey Defensive Driving Class

Clipmarks | Safety Clips

How dangerous is air travel?

How dangerous is air travel?

Are the Palin's the Spears family of Alaska?

fda senior health issues alert

Senior Health Issues

Living well is still the best revenge.

Be alert for some news from the FDA

Hawaii’s 1st Jewish Governor: Palin More Experienced Than Obama

Palin's 'Troopergate' in a Nutshell

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

Stop the Attack on the Endangered Species Act Deadline: September 15

Universal Hovercraft's UH-19XR Boat, Plane and Hovercraft

McCain allies move to derail Troopergate investigation

McCain Allies Move To Derail Troopergate Investigation

For safety-conscious New Yorkers: CraneWatch b.v0.8

Why CraneWatch?

Large Hadron Collider Switch-on Fears Are Completely Unfounded, Report Finds

Troopergate: Palin Acting As Though She Has Something to Hide

Publications Governing Maritime Hazmat Transportation

Hazardous Materials Shipping Training Products Covering 49 CFR, IMDG Code, IMO Publications & Regulatory Guidelines

Palin = Troopergate .... fresh out of the box and full of scandal already

Palin Trooper Scandal Could Become Problem

Defensive Driving New York Online

New York Defensive Driving Class

New Jersey Defensive Driving Course

New Jersey Defensive Driving Class

Hazardous Materials Shipping Training Products Covering
49 CFR, IMDG Code, IMO Publications & Regulatory Guidelines