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August 5, 2008

American Airlines Flight 81 made an emergency landing at LAX around 9:30 this morning, temporarily shutting down the airport as passengers exited on the runway via the plane's emergency chutes. The pilot of the Honolulu-bound 757 reported smoke in the cockpit shortly after liftoff. The plane circled around the airport and landed soon after on runway 7-Left. LAFD assisted passengers down two emergency chutes. No injuries were reported. No fire was found and the cause......

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February 21, 2008

It's relaxing, in a way, on those short flights - especially if the scenery is beautiful and you're on vacation. Flying over the Dodecanese Islands a few summers ago, I was actually grateful for my window seat, hypnotized by the varying shades of blue and green. Then again ... A go! airliner overshot Hilo International Airport by 15 miles last week, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the pilots were sleeping. "We're......

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November 27, 2007

I apologize for the lack of football recaps, but I found it very hard to write about college football this season. With all the upsets it just seemed like not even the college players were all that passionate about playing the game. Look at the following lists and you’ll see what I mean. This season seven #1 and #2 ranked teams have been defeated by unranked opponents. Compare that to last season when the......

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October 16, 2006

There was a 6.6 earthquake yesterday in Hawaii. It gets us thinking... 1. Buy water for your home. 2. Do you have at least a half tank of gas in your car at all times? It would kinda suck if you were nearing empty when the big one struck. 3. Buy water for your car. 4. We would hate to be stuck at the office when a major earthquake that doesn't give us the......

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September 2, 2006

A couple of college kids in Hawaii found themselves on the beach in "Lost", except some things didn't seem familiar at all. Namely a cage. Is this a spoiler to something that's going to happen in an upcoming episode or does Evangeline Lily like to go-go dance during her downtime? Only time will tell and thank Jah we only have a little while longer to wait until Season 3. If this turns out to......

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