BB Gun Recall

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Air Venturi Air Rifles

Units: About 50

Distributer: Air Venturi, of Bedford Heights, Ohio

Manufacturer: Sam Yang Precision Industrial, of South Korea

Hazard: The safety can fail, causing the rifle to unexpectedly fire. This poses a serious injury hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves model 909S Sam Yang .45 caliber rifles shipped to consumers after July 1, 2008. The rifle is a precharged pneumatic air rifle, powered by compressed air.

Sold by: Air Venturi and Pyramyd Air, Airgun Depot, and Cobra Airguns from July 2008 through September 2008 for about $550.

Manufactured in: South Korea

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these air rifles immediately and contact Air Venturi or Pyramyd Air for a free repair. Shipping boxes and postage will be provided. All known users have been contacted. If you have not received direct communication from Air Venturi or Pyramyd Air, your rifle is not at issue.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Air Venturi or Pyramyd Air collect at (216) 292-2570 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company’s Web site at www.airventuri.com

Blue Bunny Salmonella Recall

In response to the ongoing investigations of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and its Texas facility, Wells' Dairy, Inc., is expanding its recall and response to include a recall of select Blue Bunny, Great Value, Hy-Vee, Sysco, Fastco, Shurfresh, and Country Rich ice cream products because they may contain peanuts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at http://www.cdc.gov.

The expanded product recall includes SELECT PRODUCTS WITH “BEST USED BY” DATES PRIOR TO 2/4/2010 (ALL LOT NUMBERS).

Expanded product listing includes:

Blue Bunny Hot Fudge Sundae original packaged ice cream square paperboard package 1.75 quarts. UPC 70640 05056

Blue Bunny Caramel Lovers Champ Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40075

Blue Bunny Vanilla Champ Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40072

Blue Bunny Big Dipper Vanilla Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40110

Blue Bunny Champ Variety Pack 2 Dozen
Vanilla UPC 70640 40072
Hot Fudge UPC 70640 40073
Caramel Lovers UPC 70640 40075

Blue Bunny Vanilla Nutty Sundae Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 63007

Blue Bunny Classic Vanilla Sundae Cone 8-Pack UPC 70640 63023

Blue Bunny Caramel Lovers Champ Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 40080

Blue Bunny Vanilla Champ Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 40074

Blue Bunny Champ Cone Variety Pack 6-Pack UPC 70640 40076

Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Vanilla Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 63021

Blue Bunny Light Cone Variety Pack 6-Pack UPC 70640 30112

Sysco Cool N' Classy Sundae Cone 2 Dozen UPC 74865 46248

Great Value Nutty Caramel Cone 6-Pack UPC 05388 18855

Great Value Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Sundae Cone 8-Pack UPC 78742 14223

Fastco Vanilla Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 21333 99237

Hy-Vee Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 75450 06150

Hy-Vee Variety Pack Cone 6-Pack UPC 75450 06151

Shurfresh Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 11161 45053

Country Rich Vanilla Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 30086

The products were sold at retail and foodservice outlets nationwide.

PCA is no longer a supplier of any product for Wells' Dairy.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Anyone requiring more information should contact Wells' Dairy consumer affairs at 1-800-331-0830.

Commuter Flight Crash in Buffalo - Continental 3407

Rate of descent doesn't seem that bad, at least up to the last data point at 5300 feet. Fastest rate of descent was 1100 feet per minute.

Local pilot on the phone right now ... talking about this info.


That height seems about normal, but the speed isn't. A little low.


He's theorizing if it wasn't some sort of major mechanical failure, it may have been a deicing failure. Unfortunately I didn't hear the details explaining how that works.
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Originally Posted by Onix:
Local pilot on the phone right now ... talking about this info.

A commuter flight crashed in Buffalo, NY this morning. Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home killing all on board and 1 on the ground.

Based on reviewing flight data, a local pilot provided the following insights:

"That height seems about normal, but the speed isn't. A little low."


He went on to theorize if it wasn't some sort of major mechanical failure, it may have been a deicing failure. If the deicing system stopped working, then ice would build up on the wing. That could change the shape of the airfoil and then they could have stalled.

The pilots on board called in mechanical difficulties before attempting to land.

Satellite Collision

A US and a non functioning Russian communications satellite have collided sending out clouds of debris - estimated at 600 sizeable pieces and many thousands if sand size pieces are taken into account.

It sounds as if the debris cloud is high although there is some talk of that particular Irridium satellite being in an low orbit.

The collision was at about 500 miles above Earth, nowhere near the 22,000 miles above Earth where DirecTV's satellites are.