Word: crashing
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...most emotional victory in the battle for the Senate came when Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, who was killed in a plane crash on Oct. 16, beat out Republican incumbent John Ashcroft. It was too late to remove his name from the ballot, and Carnahan's Democratic successor as Governor said he would appoint Carnahan's wife Jean, 66, to the Senate seat if her late husband won. "My husband's journey was cut short," she said last week. "And for reasons we don't understand, the mantle has now fallen upon us." Some Republicans grumbled about her right to assume...
...also forced Brook to ride a metal panda bear fixed on a large spring in a nearby playground. We thought, if nothing else, a man dressed up in a crash helmet, fighter boots and shock gloves would inspire the kids at recess. More than inspired, they made their wisdom heard by yelling "hey, helmet-head," and "look at panda-man." The shots came out stellar...
Survivability is a top issue in aviation safety today. The widely held perception is that an airline crash is always a catastrophically fatal one. Yet in more than 90% of airplane accidents, some or all of the people on board survive. That figure could be greatly increased. Crucial problems still exist in safety procedures and equipment, according to a June report on cabin safety by the U.S. National Transportation and Safety Board. Over the past 20 years, the Federal Aviation Administration has improved cabin safety by limiting the size of carry-on baggage, requiring nonflammable seat coverings and mandating reliable...
...NASDAQ crash may have left New York City's Silicon Alley a boulevard of broken dreams, but William O'Shea, 24, is one dotcom entrepreneur who hasn't been discouraged. O'Shea and two friends came up with the idea for their new company, RedFilter, last year in his Brooklyn apartment. O'Shea calls it "a remote control for the Internet": go to RedFilter's website, enter your age, pick the subjects you're interested in, and RedFilter spits back a series of sites custom-picked for your tastes. RedFilter's survival secret: it sells its filter technology to other...
...Number of articles in major newspapers last week on the Singapore Airlines runway crash in Taiwan that killed...