tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47176468462388734332024-02-20T20:58:04.359-08:00stabbedinthefaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717646846238873433.post-86827943712930540192014-12-28T04:42:00.000-08:002015-03-14T05:53:42.579-07:00162 passengers feared dead after AirAsia flight QZ8501 goes missing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An AirAsia plane with 162 people aboard went missing en route from
Indonesia to Singapore on Sunday morning shortly after the pilots
requested a change of flight plan because of weather, the third major
aviation incident this year involving a Malaysian carrier.</div>
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AirAsia Flight QZ8501 with 155 people on board -- including one
British, one Malaysian, one Singaporean, three Koreans, -- and seven
crew members lost contact with air traffic control at 07.24 am local
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Sixteen children and one infant were among the passengers on board
the AirAsia Airbus A320-200 that went missing on the flight from
Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore.</div>
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There were unconfirmed media reports that a aircraft crashed in the waters of East Belitung, off the east coast of Sumatra.</div>
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The exact location of the crash site has not been identified, media reports said.</div>
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The aircraft was in the Indonesian flight information region, more
than 200 nm southeast of the Singapore -- Jakarta FIR boundary, when
contact was lost, civil aviation authority of Singapore said.</div>
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Contact with the plane was lost 42 minutes after takeoff. There were no Indian nationals on board.</div>
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The plane took off from Surabaya (Indonesia) at 5:20 am local time
and was scheduled to land at Singapore's ChangiAirport at 8.30 am.</div>
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A statement on AirAsia's Facebook page said: "AirAsia Indonesia
regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has
lost contact with air traffic control at 07.24 am."</div>
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"At the present time we unfortunately have no further information
regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we
will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available,"
the Malaysia-based carrier said in a statement.</div>
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The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.</div>
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"At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and
AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service," the
statement said.</div>
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Indonesian Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the plane
had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact, local media
reported.</div>
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Air Asia said the pilot had requested "deviation" from its flight plan because of bad weather.</div>
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"The aircraft... was requesting deviation due to en route weather," it said.</div>
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Indonesia's national search and rescue agency bangka belitung said it
has dispatched one vessel to search for AirAsia flight QZ8501.</div>
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"We received information from Basarnas in Jakarta that contact had
been lost with an AirAsia flight over Bangka Belitung waters...We then
dispatched a vessel with a search and rescue team of 22 members to check
the information," Febi Imam Saputra, an information official at
Basarnas Bangka Belitung, was quoted as saying by the Indonesian Antara
news agency.</div>
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"If we look at the map, these coordinates refer to an area around 20 nautical miles from East Belitung," said Febi.</div>
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Search and rescue operations have been activated by the Indonesian authorities from the Pangkal Pinang Search and Rescue office.</div>
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Indonesian authorities have mobilised search and rescue operation
near BelitungIsland, deploying five ships and a surveillance aircraft
carrying 15 Indonesian Air Force personnel.</div>
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has confirmed that it is
linking up with Indonesian authorities to help locate the missing plane.
Australia and Malaysia have also offered assistance.</div>
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A massive search is underway for the missing plane. The last detected
position of the missing AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 is believed to
be between Tanjung Pandan on BelitungIsland and Kalimantan, Indonesia,
according to Indonesia's Director of Air Transport, Djoko Murjatmodjo.</div>
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"The position where contact was lost was between Tanjung Pandan and
Pontianak, about 100 nautical miles south-east of Tanjung Pandan," said
Djoko.</div>
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The pilot Captain Iriyanto has an experience of 6,100 flying hours.</div>
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AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has asked his company to stay
strong. "Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. We must stay
strong," tweeted Fernandes, an ethnic Indian, who set up the budget
airlines which now flies to several countries.</div>
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Fernandes has said that he is heading to Indonesia.</div>
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Malaysia has also offered assistance in the search operation.</div>
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AirAsia is popular in the region as a budget carrier. It has about
100 destinations, with subsidiaries in several Asian countries.</div>
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The loss of contact with the AirAsia plane comes nearly 10 months
after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went
missing on March 8.</div>
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Searchers are yet to find any debris from Flight MH370, which officials believe crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.</div>
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Another Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, killing all 298 on board. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717646846238873433.post-50287864039851785112014-11-27T04:57:00.000-08:002016-08-16T22:41:13.178-07:00Cricket world mourns loss of Phillip Hughes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Australia captain Michael Clarke, who was commended for his efforts in
supporting the Hughes family since Tuesday's incident, read out a brief
statement on behalf of parents Greg and Virginia and siblings Jason and
Megan Hughes.<br />
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"We're devastated by loss of our much-loved son and brother Phillip," Clarke read.<br />
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"It's been very a difficult few days and we appreciate all the support
we have received from family, friends, players, Cricket Australia and
the general public.<br />
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"Cricket was Phillip's life and we as family share that love of game with him.<br />
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"We would like to thank all medical and nursing staff at St Vincent's
Hospital and Cricket NSW medical staff for their great efforts with
Phillip.<br />
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"We love you."<br />
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Clarke bowed his head momentarily to compose himself before exiting.<br />
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Hughes was struck on the head while batting for South Australia during a
Sheffield Shield game at the SCG on Tuesday, and underwent emergency
surgery shortly after being rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.<br />
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He had since been in an induced coma in the hospital’s intensive care unit.<br />
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Australia captain Michael Clarke, a long-time teammate and friend, was
among the many from within Australian cricket to visit Hughes and his
family at the hospital, offering support and well wishes.<br />
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The Australian team was due to assemble in Brisbane this weekend for
next Thursday's first Test against India. Instead players from around
the country flew into Sydney as the cricket family drew strength from
the company of one another.<br />
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Hughes, who hailed from Macksville on the New South Wales mid north
coast, was struck by a ball below the helmet while attempting to play a
hook shot to a short-pitched delivery at 2.23pm Tuesday, the opening day
of his team's match against NSW.<br />
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He was 63 not out at the time and pushing his case for a recall to the Australian Test team. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717646846238873433.post-14706018116363677952011-09-04T00:43:00.000-07:002015-12-09T23:48:12.177-08:00Lahaul and Spiti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lahaul and Spiti are two remote Himalayan Valleys of H.P. lying on the Indo-Tibet border. Strange, exciting, primitive, these valleys are unsurpassed in mountain scape, in the rugged beauty of their rocky escapements and the splendor of their snow covered peaks. <br />
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Lahaul is marked by a central mass of uniformly high mountains and massive glaciers. The two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga which rise on either side of the Baralacha La, flow through the narrow Chandra and Bhaga valleys. Lahaul is a land of fascinating Buddhist art and culture. The monasteries of Lahaul-Spiti are rich repositories of ancient murals, thankas, wood carving and golden images of Padmasambhava. The valley lies at a height of 2745 metres above sea level. Summer in this valley is cool and pleasant with green grass and alpine flowers. There are little monsoon in both these valleys and this enables climbers & trekkers to enjoy a long and unbroken season in perpetual sunshine to explore the wilderness and grandeur of the inner Himalaya. This unique feature makes Lahul-Spiti as an ideal destination for tourists and trekkers in the month of July, August and September. Keylong is 115 kms. from Manali and is the District Headquarters of Lahul-Spiti District. <br />
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<b>General Information</b> <br />
<b>Area: </b>13835 sq. km <br />
<b>Population: </b>33,224 <br />
<b>Altitude:</b> 3340 m (Keylong) <br />
<b>Clothing: </b>Light woollen in Summer
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<b>Temperature: </b>Maximum:26.8 C Min 1.38 C Summer
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Maximum:6.1 C Min (-)19.38 C Winter <br />
<b>Visiting season</b>: June to October <br />
<b>Languages: </b>Lahauli, English, Hindi, Bhoti are understood and spoken by the people engaged in tourism trade. <br />
<b>Religion: </b>Hinduism & Budhism <br />
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Lahaul is connected with road from all parts of the country. Manali is the point where buses from various stations come. From here, one can take bus/taxi to any destination in Lahaul-Spiti, Pangi & Leh during the months between June to November depending upon opening and closing of Rohtang pass (3979 m), the gateway to this valley. National highway 21 is passes through this valley enroute to Leh. <br />
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<i><b>Map of Lahaul and Spiti valley </b></i>
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<tr> <td align="left">Sissu</td> <td align="center">33</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Bara Lacha La</td> <td>82</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Sarchu</td> <td>114</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Udaipur</td> <td>55</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Kilar</td> <td>140</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Kaza</td> <td>185</td></tr>
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