| 25th
December : Merry Christmas. |
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Merry Christmas Everyone and
thanks for visiting over the past year.
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Big thanks also to those who
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come.
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We
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very Merry Christmas and please spare a thought for those not with us
right now.
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| 23rd
December : Safety-First Sinitta Puts On Some Astonishing Headgear
To Jet-Ski In The Caribbean With Simon Cowell. |
| Eighties singer Sinitta and
her ex Simon Cowell took to the water again yesterday as they
continued their month-long paradise break.
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| However the cautious
42-year-old seemed determined to protect her assets and sported a
rather odd sun visor that circled around her entire head.
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| While Simon didn't even
bother doing up his life-jacket and stood up on the jet-ski, Sinitta
made sure she was well buckled up and didn't try anything too risky.
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| Cowell, 49, is in Barbados
for a month with Sinitta and her two children, Magdalena, three, and
two-year-old Zac, whom she adopted with husband Andy Wilner last year.
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| Earlier this month the
former couple told Hello! magazine that they planned to spend
Christmas together and spoke of their upcoming holiday.
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| 'We're so ready for this
now. Simon's been so flat out with work, he's pretty much on his
knees. And it's been a difficult and emotional year for me too.
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| 'There's been lots of good
stuff too, but it will be nice to be in an environment where the world
stops for a few weeks.'
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Courtesy Eaglepress
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| The holiday is
the first time Simon and Sinitta have been away together since her
marriage.
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| They will be
joined for periods by friends including Paul McKenna and American
Idol's Ryan Seacrest.
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Sinitta’s husband will not be joining them. He is spending the
festive season with his family and elder children from a former
marriage.
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| The couple are
said to be living increasingly separate lives, with Wilner resident in
Hong Kong since April while Sinitta remains in Britain.
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| Cowell,
however, is clearly grateful for the companionship of his former
flame, having recently split with girlfriend Terri Seymour.
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| During their
break, Cowell and Sinitta have been lording it up at his luxury
Barbados mansion.
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| The expense of
the luxury holiday is just a drop in the ocean for Cowell, who is
currently reaping the rewards of this year's Christmas chart-toppers.
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| Not only is he
enjoying the profits of X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah
his company also owns the rights to the Jeff Buckley's version and the
original by songwriter Leonard Cohen.
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| Incredibly, all
three versions made it into the top 40 this week - Alexandra's sailed
in at No 1 while Buckley's made it to number two.
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| The original
1984 version, by the song's writer Leonard Cohen, re- entered the
charts at number 36.
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DailyMail.co.uk
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| 17th
December : Wirral Winter
Ski. |
| Wirral
Jetskiers will be out in force for their annual winter ski on Sunday
28th December.
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| High tide is
at 11.40am so launching is planned at the New Brighton slipway at 12
noon.
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| Everyone is
welcome, riders and spectators, so get yourself along there.
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| What better
way to burn of the Christmas calories, although refreshments will be
on hand.!
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| N&C Jet
Ski and Wirral Jetskiers would like to wish everybody a Merry
Christmas and they hope to see you on the 28th!
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More info
N&C Jetski 0151 691 0006
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| 13th
December : Blowsion Kommand Bars And Fittings Available Now. |
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Through extensive testing and
feedback from the worlds top watercraft racers, freeriders and
freestylers,
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Blowsion has developed its
own line of handlebars so that each model places the rider in the best
possible position for both handling, performance and comfort.
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Designed with careful
tolerances to fit the popular ODI Grips with billet end caps and Thug
Plugs.
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The 6063-T832 aluminum bars
are available in 0 or 4 degree bend.
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And offered in Anodized black
and clear.
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Blowsion Crossbar Pad
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For use with all standup
watercraft handlebars including Blowsion Bars.
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Made from high-density
extremely lightweight foam to reduce rider injury from impacting
handlepole and steering component area.
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Wrapped with “Power Wash
Proof” permanent Blowsion logo graphics.
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Pad measures 5.5 inches in
length.
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These and other Blinging
Blowsion
fittings available today from N&C Jetski.
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Order for Christmas, there's
still six posting days left.
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www.ncjetski.co.uk
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| 12th
December : Bombardier Recreational Products Wins Lawsuit
Against SQM Jetpower. |
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Only months after terminating
its business relationship with two major North American BRP dealers
and penalizing 17 others from the region, BRP wins a lawsuit to
refrain SQM Jetpower (SQM), a UK re-seller, from illegally importing
Sea-Doo personal watercraft (PWCs) purchased outside the European
Economic Area.
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“BRP's position in regards
to grey market is not new.
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We strongly believe that the
way we operate through local distributors or dealers ensures the
well-being of our network, protects consumers and maintains our
brands”, said BRP’s Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary,
Martin Langelier.
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“We have and will continue
to take action against those who work outside this legitimate
system”, he added.
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The judgement rules that SQM
will have to pay a significant amount in damages and costs to BRP, and
provide details of where it purchased the PWCs and other relevant
information.
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In the UK, the law prohibits
the importation of goods from outside the European Economic Area
without the brand owner’s consent.
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According to Neil Ackermann,
a partner at Hewitsons, a law firm specialising in Intellectual
Property:
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“The law which prohibits
the importation of goods from outside the European Economic Area
without the brand owner’s consent is well established and fairly
straight forward so it is somewhat surprising that people still take
this approach and then resist action being taken against them.
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The example we often refer
back to in these types of cases is the European Court of Justice
ruling in 2001, preventing Tesco from selling imported Levi jeans from
the United States.”
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Langelier concluded:
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“BRP will pursue its
efforts to fight against the sale of its products through illegal and
illegitimate trade channels.
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Anyone who has purchased or
is in the process of purchasing a Sea Doo watercraft or any other BRP
product from a source suspected of being unauthorized by BRP should
contact their local BRP office.”
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Bombardier Recreational
Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world leader in
the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of
motorised recreational vehicles.
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Its portfolio of brands and
products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft
and sport boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, direct
injection technologies such as E-TEC, Can-Am all-terrain vehicles and
roadsters, as well as Rotax engines and karts.
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With manufacturing facilities
on three continents, BRP products are distributed in more than 80
countries.
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BYMNews.com
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| 9th
December : Wife Of Missing Jetskier Welcomes Foreign Office
Help. |
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The wife
of a jetskier who went missing six weeks ago off the coast of Bali
yesterday welcomed an offer of help from the Foreign Office.
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Jacqui
Hoyland believes that her husband Jeremy could still be alive after
drifting on to one of the hundreds of uninhabited islands in the
region.
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Mrs
Hoyland and her brother-in-law Nicholas were in London yesterday
making an appeal at the Foreign Office to get help in seeking mobile
phone records to trace Mr Hoyland's position shortly after he went
missing.
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From
these records, they hope to work out the direction in which he
drifted.
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Mrs
Hoyland, from Penistone, near Barnsley, south Yorkshire, said that
after a meeting with Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell she had
gained fresh hope.
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She
said: "Positive things have come out of our meeting with Mr
Rammell.
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"We
have asked him to put pressure on the Indonesian authorities to come
forward and help us with Jeremy's positions in the water.
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"We
hope this information will help us understand where he is.
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"It
has taken this long for someone with authority to get the ball
rolling. These are golden hours."
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Mr
Hoyland, who is the father of Ellena, 13, and Georgia, 11, has more
than 10 years' experience as a jetskier.
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The
41-year-old was acting as the race director at the jetski sports event
of the Asian Beach Games 2008.
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He went
missing on October 24, after setting off with four friends on borrowed
jetskis for the Nusa Lembongan islet in the Indian Ocean.
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TheHerald.co.uk
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| 9th
December : Body Of British Father-Of-Four Found Off Coast Of
France After Jet-Skiing Accident. |
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A father-of-four who went
missing after a jet-skiing accident has been found dead.
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Michael Hudson, 45, had
travelled to Cherbourg on his own for a water sports holiday but was
reported missing on November 28.
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His battered Yamaha water
scooter was found in Bouley Bay, Jersey on December 1.
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The body was discovered by
coastguards off Baubigny, near the French port of Cherbourg, last
Friday.
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Michael's wife of ten years,
Lisa, 39, is travelling to France to formally identify the body.
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They had one son Aston,
eight, and Michael had three children from a previous marriage; Perry,
21, James, 16, and Toni, 13.
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Mr Hudson's body has not been
formally identified but family say he was wearing clothes underneath
his wet suit and had his drivers licence and passport in his pocket.
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The hire car which Mr Hudson
used was also discovered nearby and police described some of his
distinctive tattoos.
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Pamela Hudson, 64, said her
son, who worked as a lorry driver in Redditch, Worcestershire, was a
keen jet-skier but had no concept of danger and was worried about him
taking to the water at this time of year.
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Mrs Hudson, also from
Redditch, said: 'His father used to go jet-skiing all the time and
that is how Michael first got into it. He really loved it, it was his
passion.'
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'We always used to tell him
never to go out on his own but he was 45-years-old and you can't tell
him what to do.
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'He was his own person and he
just couldn't ever see danger. The sea can be particularly treacherous
at this time of year and we were really worried about him going.
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'Michael was a truly great
guy who was loved very much by everyone who knew him. He was a
fantastic father and the perfect son, he never gave us any problems.
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'He will be sorely missed by
us all.'
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Mrs Hudson added: 'Lisa is
completely distraught and is struggling to cope with her day to day
life.
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'Aston is only eight and he
doesn't fully understand what has happened.
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He keeps asking questions but
is far too young to be able to deal with it.'
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Mr Hudson's father, Michael,
69 said: 'The details are still a bit sketchy at the moment. The
police haven't even called us to give us any information which is very
disappointing. He is our son and we should be kept informed.'
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A West Mercia Police
spokesperson said:
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'The body of a man believed
to be Michael Hudson has been found off the coast of France.
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This follows the discovery of
a jet-ski in Jersey which was used by him.'
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DailyMail.co.uk
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| 8th
December : Mother’s Heartbreak Over Memorial Arson. |
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Vandals have tried to burn
down a £5,000 memorial to a Benson teenager who died in a jet ski
accident.
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Yobs were caught by police
twice in eight days trying to light kindling around the base of the
shelter in the recreation ground.
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It was built in memory of
Faye Grundy, who died while at her sister Harriet’s birthday party
in 1997.
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She was riding pillion on a
jet ski driven by her uncle, Anthony Gee, when it crossed the line of
buoys into the water-skiing area.
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Faye was knocked into the
water and was run over by one of the water-ski powerboats.
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She was fatally injured by
the propeller of the powerboat.
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Her mother, Mandy Jones, was
playing badminton in the parish hall when the vandals struck the first
time.
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“We noticed police cars and
saw some policemen running and then the fire engine turned up,” she
said.
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“I am so angry. It has been
targeted so many times by people
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I can only hope they don’t
know what it stands for.
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These kids must be taking
stuff in there to light. I would appeal to them to stop, but I doubt
it will make any difference to them.”
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Mrs Jones, of Crown Lane,
added:
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“People from all over the
village use the shelter as a nice place to have a rest. It is in a
pleasant spot. It was built and paid for by friends of Faye and other
people in the village who felt she deserved something long-lasting in
her memory.
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“It still really upsets me
when this happens. I know it isn’t a personal attack on Faye or us,
but that doesn’t stop it hurting.”
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A parish council spokesman
said: “Do these youngsters need naming and shaming? How do we stop
this mindless behaviour?”
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HenleyStandard.co.uk
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| 6th
December : Briton's Body Washed Up In France After Jersey
Jet-Ski Accident. |
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Cherbourg, France (AFP)
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The body of a 45-year-old
Briton believed to have been the victim of a jet-ski accident off
Jersey was washed up on the French coast 30 kilometres (20 miles)
away, police said Saturday.
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The body wearing a wetsuit
was found Friday on the beach at Baubigny, on Normandy's
Cotentin peninsula south of Cherbourg,
police said.
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"We are working on the
principle of the jet-ski accident," a gendarme told AFP.
"The inquiry is continuing."
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An abandoned jet-ski was
found in Jersey, one of the British
Channel Islands, earlier in the week, he said.
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Yahoo
News
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| 6th
December : Hunt For Missing Man. |
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By Richard Heath
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A missing persons
investigation has been launched after a jetski belonging to a man who
vanished from his UK home was mysteriously found washed up in Jersey.
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The severely damaged blue
Yamaha FX cruiser was found in Bouley Bay on Monday – three days
after 45-year-old family man Michael Hudson disappeared from his home
in Redditch, Worcestershire.
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Police today said that they
do not know how the machine got to Jersey or whether Mr Hudson had
landed the jetski or suffered an accident at sea.
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States police are now working
with West Mercia Police to establish Mr Hudson’s whereabouts.
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Acting Detective Inspector
Steve Langford said:
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‘It is a bit of a mystery
at this stage. ‘We simply don’t know how the jetski arrived in
Jersey or whether Mr Hudson is in the Island or elsewhere.’
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ThisIsJersey.com
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| 4th
December : Jet-Tec Updated. |
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Northern Ireland Watercraft
Shop, Jet-Tec Performance has recently updated it's website.
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The shop section has had a
major overhaul and details of new and used parts, accessories and
clothing are being added daily.
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You can check out the
services they offer along with shop news and contact details to make
that mail order purchase.
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Hot off the press is their
Christmas Sale.
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Jet-Tec is
offering...
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15%
OFF Clothing, Helmets, Inflatables, Accessories in stock as well
as FREE
Postage on all orders over £100.00
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You
must quote 'web offer' to receive the discounts
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All
major credit cards are accepted for stock brands
by Typhoon, Slippery When Wet, Base Watersports, Jet-Pilot, Kbc
Helmets, Hydro-Turf and many more.
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The
Offer will run until Christmas Eve 2008
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www.jet-tecperformance.com
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| 1st
December : 2008 Photos! |
| For December, Buy
2 JMUK Photos and get a third Free!
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| That's
right, order two images in any
size/format and we'll throw in a third FREE!
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Visit the 2008 Photo
Galleries and when completing your order include the image number
of your freebie. |
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Your Free Photo will be equivalent
size to the smallest of your order. |
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I.E. |
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order two 10 x 8 inch prints
and receive a further 10 x 8 free. |
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order a 12 x 8 inch print and
a 7 x 5 and receive a further 7 x 5 free. |
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Of course you can order
multiples of 2 and get one free for each pair ordered. |
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Server space
restricts the quantity of images shown. |
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If you appear in a gallery
there may be more of you. E-MAIL
for Information. |
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All your 2008 images on a CD
also available. Contact for details. |
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*Please Note: The gallery Images are
intended for viewing only. Unauthorised reproduction including on
myspace, facebook etc is not permitted. |
| 1st
December : Robbie Hunts Aliens On Jet Ski. |
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Wacky flying saucer hunter
Robbie Williams is set to go looking for Unidentified Submerged
Objects instead.
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Tired of scanning the skies
for UFOs, the 34-year-old is now planning to look for aliens beneath
the waves.
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The LA-based Angels star will
hire jet skis and go on a 35-mile trip with his mates to spot
sea-dwelling extra-terrestrials.
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The journey will take him
from an LA marina to the island of Santa Catalina off the California
coast.
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He admits he concocted the
scheme after hearing UFO nuts had reported sightings near Malibu of
USOs – the official term for water-borne phenomena.
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Robbie said: “This is
mental but I don’t care. We are renting some jet skis and we are
going to go from Marina Del Rey to Catalina.
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“I heard about these
sightings at Malibu of things going into the water. I thought it would
be quite exciting to be on a very small object very high over the
ocean floor knowing there might be something down there.”
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Robbie announced his plan to
bosses at the abovetopsecret.com website, to which he is a
frequent visitor.
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In a taped interview with
girlfriend Ayda Field, he blames his family background for encouraging
him to believe in aliens and the paranormal.
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He says: “I was raised in a
house where my mum was very much into Tarot cards.
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“She did readings and
consulted psychics. I’ve been around all kinds of myths and legends.
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“I’ve been actively
encouraged to indulge in this kind of stuff and I’ve been interested
in it for a very long time.”
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Robbie, who is rumoured to be
rejoining Take That for a full reunion next year, now hopes to
persuade millions of fans that aliens exist by posting dozens of
YouTube clips of UFO footage on his official website.
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And he already has one
convert to his cause – Ayda, 29, who says she has been convinced the
truth IS out there.
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She said: “Rob really is an
inspirational person. I didn’t know much about this field before I
met him but I’m blown away by all of the stuff that he’s shown me.
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“It has changed my
perspective on the world. Once you’re exposed to it, it’s
impossible to go back to thinking about things in the same way.”
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DailyStar.co.uk
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