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A report stated that an Airbus 310 jetliner from the island nation of Comoros had crashed into the ocean on June 30, 2009. Facing daunting winds, the plane carrying 153 passengers was unable to maintain itself in the air and plummeted into the Indian Ocean as it was attempting to land. According to authorities, five bodies have been found and a 14 year old girl miraculously survived the crash.

Aviation officials had warned of faults with the plane just two years before this tragic accident. Chief Mohammed Abdul Qader, Yemeni Civil Aviation Deputy, told reporters that the plane was flying against 40 mph winds in the middle of the night. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful and limited due to harsh weather conditions including strong winds. Qader reiterated to the press that all efforts were being made to locate the flight data recorder.

This Yemenia plane crash is the second Airbus to go down in June. On June 1st, an Air France Airbus went down in the Atlantic killing all 228 people on board. That plane is also believed to have been flying through a storm. Officials have not located the flight box in that crash and it is feared the 30 day beacon will soon run out of strength and prohibit any chance of finding out exactly what went wrong. Inspectors from the French Aviation had found a “number of faults” in 2007 after an inspection.

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University of Georgia officials were startled to find out that Hardin Construction Co., the general contractor that is currently building its parking garages, is the same contractor that built the Centergy garage that just collapsed in midtown Atlanta, according to a story. Fortunately the collapse in Atlanta did not injure anyone except by way of their vehicles.

Onlineathens.com also reported on July 1st, that UGA officials have ordered that their 10 parking garages be inspected along with the two garages that are currently under construction. Hardin Construction Co. is leading the construction team that is erecting two 400 plus parking garages on the UGA campus. The two lots are scheduled to open sometime this coming fall after a thorough inspection that reveals a safely built parking garage.

This eye-opener for Hardin Construction Co. hopefully will prevent any other collapses that could be a lot more costly, especially in terms of human lives. The private contractors as well as the owners of these buildings must make every conceivable effort to ensure that the parking garages are built correctly and efficiently in order to insure public safety.

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One police officer who arrived first on the scene described it as the worst dog attack he had ever seen, according to an article. Police were ready to throw the book at the owner of a pit-bull who savagely bit a 13-year-old boy, according to a report on the website onlineathens.com. After investigators questioned the boy again, they found out that he had been hitting his ball against the outside wall of where the dogs were being held. On one of those bounces against the wall the ball hit the gate and it opened, allowing the dogs to escape and attack the boy.

Patrick Rives, Superintendent of Athens-Clarke Animal Control said, “He admitted he caused it. He had been knocking his basketball against the side of the house, and it hit a door that had been previously damaged, and when the door came open, the dogs ran out. That changed everything for us. A provoked bite eliminated the citation for allowing a dog running loose.”
Officials were seeking criminal charges against the neighbor but have not dropped them and will only charge the boy’s neighbor with not having a valid rabies tag on the dogs.

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Two teenagers suffered injuries in a Pennsylvania car accident when one car turned left in front of another, according to this news report. The two-car crash occurred when a 19-year-old man driving a Chevy Lumina turned his car left onto Route 51 in the path of a Cadillac El Dorado that was northbound on Route 51. The Cadillac was also being driven by a 19-year-old, Pennsylvania State Police said. The El Dorado struck the back of the Lumina causing severe damage to both vehicles.

The driver of the Lumina sustained moderate injuries, but his 18-year-old female passenger suffered severe injuries. The driver of the Cadillac was not injured and his passenger suffered only minor injuries. The driver of the Cadillac said he had no time to stop because the Lumina cut out in front of him and that he couldn't get out of the way because there was another car next to him in the adjacent lane.

When it comes to liability in auto accidents in Philadelphia, a lot depends on who was at fault for it. A number of car accidents commonly occur when left turns are being made. In such cases it is important to see who had the right-of-way. If the auto accident victims suffered injuries because of another driver's negligence, carelessness, or wrongdoing, then they may be entitled to receive compensation to cover medical expenses, loss of wages, property damage and other losses.

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In a country in which more than 22 million Americans (7.7% of the country’s population) suffer from asthma, and 10-30 percent of adults and 40 percent of children suffer from allergic rhinitis, it is no surprise that asthma and allergy medications are widely used by children and adults alike. It would seem inconceivable that these same medications we are prescribed by doctors can cause “neuropsychiatric events” to those who consume them. Ky3.com reported in a story on June 22, 2009 that this is the unfortunate conclusion of an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration. The study has prompted the agency to issue an order to the makers of Singulair and other leukotrienes, a popular asthma and allergy medication, to place warning labels on their medications which would inform consumers of potential dangerous side effects.

A mother of a boy was shocked to find out that it was her son’s asthma medication that was causing his erratic behavior. She said, “He started hitting me and kicking and screaming at me, to the point where I had to lock myself in the bathroom.” She later found out that hundreds of other parents had experienced similar occurrences. One report from another mother said, “He said, ‘I’m just going to kill myself so I don’t have to see you anymore.’ ” The boy’s condition was remarkably better after he stopped taking Singulair.

According to the FDA’s report into the mood and behavioral changes associated with Singulair, Accolate, Zyflo and Zyflo Cr, cases were reported of agitation, aggression, anxiousness, dream abnormalities and hallucinations, depression, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, suicidal thinking and behavior (including suicide), and tremor.

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