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Monday, April 23, 2012

Accident

The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled flight from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, to Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, which was the airline's first evening flight in almost 12 years (Bhoja Air was earlier closed down amidst financial difficulties in the year 2000, but restarted operations in March 2012). There were six crew and 121 passengers (including 6 children and 5 infants) on board.[2] The flight departed from Karachi at 17:00 PKT (12:00 UTC) and was due to land at Islamabad at 18:50 (13:50 UTC). At 18:40 PKT,[3] the aircraft crashed 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) short of its destination,[2] near the village of Hussain Abad. Eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft may have been struck by lightning prior to the crash, describing it as a "ball of fire."[3] All 127 people on board were killed.[4] Initial reports suggested that as the pilots attempted to land amidst rain and strong winds, the aircraft may have flown into an unexpected wind shear, which smashed it onto the ground below.[5] The landing was attempted during heavy rain and a thunderstorm.[6][7][Note 1] A following Airblue flight landed safely five minutes after the accident occurred.[2]

The airport was closed for three hours after the accident due to a lack of fire cover. The emergency crews based at the airport went to the crash site to assist in the firefighting operations there.[2] Flights affected by the closure were diverted to Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore.[7] Despite the fact that the crash occurred in a residential area, there were no casualties on the ground.[8]

It was the second-deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan,[9], the first being the 2010 crash of Airblue Flight 202 that killed all 152 on board, and is the fourth deadliest accident involving the Boeing 737-200 series.[10]

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Exterior

The exterior of the church anticipates the upcoming neoclassical architecture, emphasizing the planar qualities in the walls. Usually the one-nave hall type church was constructed in an east–west direction while using the choir within the east wing being an aisleless church. The outside dimensions (length 24 metres (79 ft), width 15 metres (49 ft)) match the golden ratio. The excellent acoustics with the interior could possibly be assigned to it.

The western tower, a "Welsche Haube" (Welsch canopy) won't rest on another foundation, but was built as a ridge turret. The tower is located on the east, which is unusual. The pole at the top carries a sphere, a cross as well as a weathercock.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Leavening

Leavening is the process of adding gas to a dough before or during baking to produce a lighter, more easily chewed bread. Most bread consumed in the West is leavened. Unleavened breads have symbolic importance in Judaism and Christianity. Jews consume unleavened bread called matzo during Passover. Roman Catholic and some Protestant Christians consume unleavened bread during the Christian liturgy when they celebrate the Eucharist, a rite derived from the narrative of the Last Supper when Jesus broke bread with his disciples, perhaps during a Passover Seder. In contrast, Orthodox Christians always use leavened bread during their liturgy.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Second term

Malawi sent 150 metric tons of rice to Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010.
In addition to championing food security in Malawi, Mutharika promoted a similar approach for Africa. While Chairman of the African Union in 2010,[11] the President laid down a road map for Africa to achieve sustainability and food security.[12] He proposed a new partnership with other African nations, which he called the “African Food Basket”,[13] outlining a strategy incorporating subsidies to small farmers, especially women, improvements in irrigation, and improving agriculture and food security over 5 years through innovative interventions that comprise subsidies, increased budgetary allocations, private sector investment and affordable information and communications technology. Approximately half of the country's subsistence farmers received vouchers which provided discounts on maize seed and fertilizer. To sustain the program, the Malawi Government allocated 11 percent of its budget for 2010/2011 to agriculture, continuing a rare record of commitment on this scale in Africa. The level of investment in the programme was reduced in 2011.[10]
In 2009, Malawi's Ministry of Finance estimated that during the previous four years the share of Malawians living below the poverty line fell from 52 percent to 40 percent. This has been attributed to the country's agricultural policies, which have been seen as pioneering in the context of African economic development.[14]