Saturday, October 4, 2008

Pilot explains "the go-around" that scares us all s***less

There you are, belted in for landing, at a window seat in Row 36. The approach is smooth, the weather clear, the landing gear drops into place. Down, down, down you come. At 500 feet or so, you can make out the writing on billboards; touchdown is only seconds away. Then, without warning, the engines roar and the aircraft pitches up sharply.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Hooters...Restaurant That Is

There’s an old saying that reminds us how times change, but people don’t. What’s also true is that times change, but hooters don’t -- except that they’ve gotten much bigger over the last 25 years. This is also true about the restaurant.

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McCain Puts $4.25 Million Mansion Up for Sale

"OK, so after today's financial news, you might not be in the market for a mansion. But if you are, you're in luck! An ad in yesterday's Arizona Republic announced that on October 25, the "former home of Sen. John & Cindy McCain" will be auctioned."

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Top 10: Outrageous Dubai Construction Projects

What do you get when you combine two parts obscene oil revenues, one part economic growth diversity with two parts Western-financed military security? Unequaled development coffers. The tiny emirate of Dubai, possibly sensing a change in global oil markets, has embarked on an unrivaled series of outrageous construction projects.

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