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OPPOSITION spokesmen have, in our opinion, hit the nail on the head when they expressed incredulity at the ease with which mindless thugs with nothing better to do could sabotage the nation’s premier international airport, causing an incoming flight to divert to Cairns.
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GOOD morning. We suppose we should all be grateful that the airline affected was Air Niugini and not one of the other international airlines that use Jackson’s regularly. Surely this is one place in Port Moresby that should be massively floodlit and guarded by police patrols, at least until these half-sense louts lose the urge to see what will happen when they remove the landing lights at the airport.
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QUIZZERS ahoy! The moment is upon us – time to launch Quiz 08. We’re calling all our long-serving Quizzers scattered around the globe and throughout our homeland – and we particularly welcome those tentatively poking their toes into the turbid waters of the Quiz.
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SO, with an introductory tinkle on the glockenspiel, an example of which may be found on the corner of 4th North and Minnesota Sts, New Ulm, Minnesota, USA, and which is played three times every day, we introduce the first question for 2008.
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HERE we go! “J11 could actually float and more than 400 of Ju52 were created, while duralumin-covered examples were frequently seen in PNG in the 1930s.” What does this sentence refer to and where were they commonly found in PNG? Now that should keep you busy – e-mail entries should be forwarded to DeeNesenolis@hotmail.com by 5pm this coming Monday. Em nau!
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And while we’re on the subject of PNG information, have you bought your copy of the 2008 PNG Yearbook yet? Published by Cassowary Books, it’s the brainchild of well-known resource and mining journalist Brian Gomez, who has written The Bottom Line column for some years in The National.
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THE Yearbook is an invaluable collection of facts and opinions, statistics and projections that together form essential reading for businessmen, government officers and senior students alike. Ring 324 6888 and ask for Yearbook sales. But hurry, as this edition is selling quickly. Meanwhile, good luck with the Quiz. Cheers!

– Dee Nesenolis
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