Snippets and Soundbites

• You might not be scared of flying, but would you change your mind if your pilot made an announcement over the cabin intercom saying, “Unfortunately, I'm not qualified to land the plane…”?     That’s what happened to some passengers flying to Paris. Apparently the weather was too foggy for a particular pilot to land the plane. The flight authority was only allowing people with a level two qualification to land. He didn’t have that high of a qualification, so he had to return the plane to the original airport. You can read the blog entry about it here, and then check out the explanations people provided in the comments underneath the blog.

• USA Today ranked Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series, as the top author of the year. The four books in the series tell the story of a teen girl in love with a vampire. The movie based on the books was a hit, and Meyer even has an adult bestseller, too. USA Today reports about it here. 

• Long before he starred in “Lord of the Rings,” Elijah Wood made his film debut in a movie sequel. Do you know which one? Or what about child actress Dakota Fanning? Where did she get her big break in what film? If you think you know a thing or two about actors who started out young, take this quiz!