Photo of the week: Pigs don’t fly, they swim
Video also available: http://caribbeantravelmag.blogspot.com/2009/05/swimming-pigs.html

Six most terrifying islands on Earth
Interesting read: http://www.cracked.com/article_17379_6-real-islands-way-more-terrifying-than-one-on-lost.html

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Emirates told to pay $10,000 to passenger who got fired because of canceled flight
The details of this are a bit odd, but here it goes: A judge has ordered Emirates to pay $10,000 (INR 500,000 - or 5 Lakh as we say in India) to an Indian nurse who lost his job in Libya after his flight was canceled back in 1999. I know, that’s a long time ago. It gets a bit weirder: The Emirates flight from Delhi to Malta (with a connection to Libya) involved a codeshare flight with Air Malta. The Air Malta portion of the flight was canceled. The passenger was never told about the cancelation, and hence, missed his return to Libya. He then lost his job.
http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2009/05/22/emirates-told-to-pay-10000-to-passenger-whose-flight-was-canceled-and-lost-job/

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Akoya, a superyacht capable of flying and landing on water, ground and snow!
The Akoya is the first offering from the young company and is powered by a single tail-mounted 100hp (0.745kW) Rotax 912 piston engine with a price tag of about €300,000 ($408,195). The engine runs on 95 octane gasoline, rather than traditional 100 octane LL avgas. The aircraft accommodates two passengers with a range of up to 700 nm (1,300 km) and was first unveiled in 2007, followed by first flight in September of that same year. Despite the global economic downturn, the product has found itself in a solid position, due to high net-worth individuals not being largely impacted enough to slow luxury purchases, says Benoît Senellart, marketing & communication manager for Lisa.
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2009/05/meet-the-yacht-hopping-ski-slo.html

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Passenger of the week: British-based Russian artist drinks liquid soap, attempts to bite flight attendants mid-flight
A respected Russian artist was arrested after mixing wine and prescription drugs before allegedly drinking liquid soap and attacking flight attendants on a trans-Atlantic flight. British-based Galina Rusanova is accused of of punching and kicking flight attendants and - at one point - ’snapping like a dog’ while trying to bite a crew member’s leg. According to the FBI, Rusanova went to Los Angeles to visit a man she me on the internet and was returning to London on Wednesday when her flight was diverted to Bangor. The 54-year-old is known in Britain as a respected artist, actress and author who mixes with the rich and famous at London society and charity events.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1176780/British-based-Russian-artist-drank-liquid-soap-scuffled-staff-air-rage-attack.html

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Moscow Zombie Walk 2009!
Plenty of photos and a video: http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2009/04/moscow-zombie-walk-2009.html

Photo of the week
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Canada/Boeing-777-333-ER/1516663/&sid=0be46d89ca11ee4c40f87b605d618172

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