An Ethiopian Airlines flight traveling from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board. The Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner was carrying passengers of 35 different nationalities, including eight Americans and 21 United Nations staffers. Sunday’s crash triggered a global grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after data suggested similarities between the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash and the Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 crash in October that killed 189 people.
The pilot of the Boeing 737 jetliner that crashed Sunday immediately noticed trouble as the plane accelerated wildly after takeoff. Within one minute of Flight 302’s departure, Captain Yared Getachew calmly reported a “flight control” problem. “Break break, request back to home,” the captain told air traffic controllers as they scrambled to divert two other flights approaching the airport. “Request vector for landing.”
Air traffic controllers knew the plane was in trouble even before the pilot radioed in that he wanted to turn the plane around. They noticed the plane’s speed accelerated inexplicably and it oscillated up and down by hundreds of feet. Radar showed the aircraft’s altitude was well below what is known as the minimum safe height from the ground during a climb. The plane appeared to stabilize and climbed to a higher altitude, but then began to speed up again in a way that is deemed unsafe. The plane then sped up even more just before it disappeared from radar screens and crashed six minutes after takeoff.
The ill-fated flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu, about 39 miles southeast of Bole International Airport. The plane’s crash left a large crater and debris from the Boeing 737 jet was broken into hundreds of small pieces, making the task of recovering each part complex. The largest engine piece on the site was around the size of a small table. Several dozen forensic investigators and Ethiopian Airlines employees slowly combed the crash site in search of any evidence, raising their hands when they come across anything significant.
The flight data and cockpit voice recorders were sent to Paris where French aviation authorities will probe the heavily damaged black boxes for clues to the tragedy. Preliminary conclusions will take several days and aircraft accident investigations can often take years to complete. Senior Transportation Correspondent David Kerley said investigators will look into the MAX 8’s autopilot functions and the training of the pilots who flew the plane, as well as a mechanical part of the control system that alters the up-and-down movement of the plane’s nose. The mechanism, called a “jackscrew,” is a threaded rod in the tail section of the aircraft that affects the plane’s stability.
Data from the “black boxes,” devices will provide further guidance for investigators as well as some answers for the families of the victims. The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent U.S. agency that investigates transportation accidents and issues widely-respected safety recommendations, also sent three additional investigators to assist in the analysis.
Many speculate whether the software in the plane’s autopilot system might have played a role in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, as it seemed to have done in the fatal crash of an Indonesian Lion Air 737 MAX 8. In the October 2018 Lion Air crash, it appears the pilots failed to disengage the autopilot when the plane’s nose began pitching up and down. It’s possible they were unaware of how to do so since some pilots have complained that the information to disengage autopilot was not readily available, and others have raised concerns about the adequacy of the training process.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, June 10th, 2018 was:
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Carrollton, TX
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Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
6/4/18
Misty Shallcross
Jill Nauyokas
Mikey Mellor
Marilyn Wall
Jenn Anthony
Kayte CookWatts
Deborah Farris
Michelle Rayeske-Jeske
Brittany Light
Nikki Hunsaker
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Mary Ann Cody
Kristi Cervantes
Helen Saez Deverter
Thalia BunBunz
Mary Achio
Justin Griffis
Anggie Marie
Becky Holland
Mary Bubel Smith
Dawn Raasch
6/5/18
Jill Nauyokas
Sheila Carvell
Joanie Waterman
Kathi Taylor
Crystal Hazelwood
Angel Shearl
Jodi Stevens
Dale Fish
Sherry Lilly
Cheryl Hall
Naomi Whitlatch
Amber Chandler
Wendi Black
Tina David Konegan
Priscilla Shimp
Jennifer Vega
Don Redfield Jr.
Karyn Koehler
Ann Patrick
April Ashcraft
6/6/18
Angela Janisse
Cheyenne Shaw
Kristi Cervantes
Johanna Landsaw-Davis
Jade Good
Jill Nauyokas
Karron Redfield
Jennifer Vega
Vickie Gipson
Mary Achio
Diane Hamric
Christy Martinez
Amanda Peters
Brenda Hartwig
Lisa Bloomberg Wahl
Sheri Boydston
Beth Cleveland
Bethany Henry
Marcy Coull
Becky Holland
Eleazar Ruiz
6/7/18
Kathleen Marks
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
April Ashcraft
Holly Cajigas
Brittany Light
Stella Methvin
Jill Nauyokas
Melissa White
Deborah Farris
Chris Maxwell
Susanne Killion
Tanya Mattox
Sarah Harrison
Alisa Jones
Crystal Young
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Kacie Rogers
Jennifer Ramlet
Geri Rus
Stephanie Lynn Rich
6/8/18
Jennifer Lee Clack
Jenn Anthony
Mary Ann Cody
Toi Minnifield
Kathleen Marks
Tina Auth
Suzie Mize Lockhart
Jill Nauyokas
April Walrath
Bea Patrick
Diane Hamric
Dean Bruss
Sarah Haught
Brandi Kerr
Holly Cajigas
Nacole Patrick
Brandi K Chaney
Kristina Harris
Beth Embrey
Amanda Peters
6/9/18
Nacole Patrick
Jessica Davis
Lauren Bradley
Kimberly Necolie Garrasi
Cheryl Hall
Misty Shallcross
Bea Patrick
Jill Nauyokas
Kristina Harris
Brittany Light
Christy Hawkes
Angela Janisse
Adaria Johnson
Beth Meemo
Heather Marocco
Sheila Carvell
April Ashcraft
Kathi Taylor
Amber Chandler
Tina David Konegan
6/10/18
Priscilla Shimp
Tracy Heyer
Sarah Haught
Trish Marks
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Melissa D’Ornellas Curtis
Allessandro Tuono
Isis Sample
Sherri Kidwell
Marcia Hutcherson
Christy Martinez
Paula M Bondy
Hunter Coffey
Ashley Agner
Dean Bruss
Alexandra Vindiola
Sajida Hasham Salemohamed
Tricia Schewe
Jennifer Ramlet
Kim Minton
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After more than three decades of medical work by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, it’s pulling most of its staff out of Afghanistan after a string of attacks on its employees. The decision came after seven ICRC employees were killed in a series of attacks this year. On December 19 2016, ICRC employee Juan Carlos was abducted as he travelled from Mazar-e Sharif to Kunduz and held hostage for a month. In February 2017, six Red Cross employees were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northern Jowzjan province. Two others were abducted and later released.
Last month, Red Cross physiotherapist Lorena Enebral Perez was killed by a patient in Mazar-e Sharif. Perez helped people who had lost limbs or had other forms of disability, learn to stand, walk or feed themselves again. She was targeted by one of the patients, a man who had suffered polio as a child and had been coming to the rehabilitation center for 19 years, ever since he was two years old. He shot her with a gun he had concealed in his wheelchair.
The ICRC country head said the “painful decision” meant people in the north would no longer get help they needed. She said they would not leave Afghanistan but they have to limit the risks faced by its staff as threats continue. “After internal discussions with our highest level at the headquarters, we have reached the conclusion that we have no choice but to drastically reduce our presence and activities, and in particular in the north of Afghanistan.”
The ICRC’s operation in Afghanistan is the their fourth largest worldwide, with about 1,800 staff offering medical assistance, helping disabled people and visiting inmates in jail as well as enabling them to keep in contact with their families. In some areas, particularly in the north, the ICRC is the only international group offering such services. Many other humanitarian organizations have pulled out of Afghanistan in recent years as Taliban and Islamic State militants have stepped up attacks.
Head of delegation, Monica Zanarelli, announced the reduction. “After 30 years of continuous presence in the country, we are reducing our presence and operations.” She went on to say that it’s hard to say whether they are being specifically targeted or if these are random attacks that they have suffered.
The ICRC is laying off staff and closing two of its offices, in Faryab and Kunduz provinces, while its sub-delegation in Mazar-e Sharif will be “seriously downsized.” Those three ICRC offices cover nine provinces in the north and north west of Afghanistan. Activities run out of the Mazar office will now be limited to the ICRC’s Re-establishing Family Links program (tracing separate family members, facilitating phone calls to detainees and arranging family visits) and cooperation with the Afghan Red Crescent Society. The orthopedics center in Mazar, which treats those who have lost arms and legs and need prosthetic limbs as well as those with other disabilities, will remain open for now, but the ICRC is looking for others to run it. All other activities out of Mazar will be stopped, including the ICRC’s assistance programs.
Most international humanitarian organizations, including the ICRC, have already modified their operations to try to protect staff while continuing to reach the most vulnerable. The ICRC has a reputation for neutrality and service built up over decades but has had to accept that it can no longer work safely in parts of Afghanistan. Many believe it is a sign of just how brutal the conflict in Afghanistan has become.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, May 7th, 2017 was:
DEBORAH FARRIS
Dallas, TX
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans of either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
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Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
5/01/17
Brittany Marie Thompson
Brandy Marie Williams
Nai Merri
Isis Sample
Jennifer Kinner
Anna Nichols
Dale Fish
Crystal Young
Kendra George
Judy Custer
Jennifer Sparks
Jenifer Garza
Michelle Cervantes
Heather Lynn Rood
Misty Shallcross
Deborah Farris
Paula Rousseau
Tonya Velazquez
Stephanie Beckwith
Jamie Nash Lewter
Nelle Bailey
Amy Cantrall-McDaniels
5/2/17
Jennifer Kinner
Crystal Young
Glenna Zanglio
Cheryl Hall
Lisa Puckett
Jodi Stevens
Tee Anderson
Karen Bondehagen
Jennifer Ramlet
Amber Cheras
Kelli Bryson
Stephanie Caldwell
Tonya Velazquez
Jakara Jackson
Kassi Krick-King
Michelle Hughes
Angela N Dustin Turner
Crystal Dougherty Merrill
Brandy Marie Williams
Alicia Dansby
5/3/17
Deborah Farris
Christy Hawkes
Jade Good
Jennifer Mason
Shona Johnson
Alexandria Fields
Derek Jennings
Paula Rousseau
Jennifer Saavedra
Jennifer Downing
Joanie Waterman
Mary Vantil
Jodi Stevens
Destiny Landsaw Davis
Melissa Barnes Walker
Crystal Hazelwood
Megan Rhyne
Tracy Shafer
Wendi Black
Trisha Musgrave
5/4/17
Deborah Farris
Sandra Sue Blanton
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Jennifer Mason
Kimberly Foster
Steve Hardy
Sandy Nevels
Jonnalyn Gates
Sheila Carvell
Kendra George
Adaria Johnson
Beth Mason
Alicia Dansby
Angelique Drummond
Sheila Vives
Brooke Scott
Debbie Jensen
Melinda Lee
Pamela Gonzalez
Kalyani Nam
5/5/17
Christine McKinnon
Andrea Timms
Kimberly Snyder
Cheryl Hall
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Megan Landor
Mary Achio
Megan Rhyne
Kevin James Anderson
Jakara Jackson
Shawna Poole
Christina Domingue
Tera Wardrip
Dean Bruss
Beata Tybor
Sheila Carvell
Valerie Kuehn
Jennifer Alice Duran
Nai Merri
JoBeth Butcher
5/6/17
Jonnalyn Gates
Joanie Waterman
Andrea Timms
Stephanie Beckwith
Valerie Kuehn
Kayte CookWatts
Brooke Scott
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Heather Lynn Rood
Nelle Bailey
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Derek Jennings
Angela N Dustin Turner
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Allyson Becker
Kimberly Snyder
Lauren Bradley
Christina Domingue
Tera Wardrip
Maria Bouchard
5/7/17
Karen Jaras
Cheryl Hall
Stephanie Caldwell
Traci Anderson
Jennifer Ramlet
Rebecca Fauteux
Deborah Farris
Dale Fish
Johanna Landsaw-Davis
Laura Moreland
Angela Hendricks
Leslie Wagner Hobson
Nitasha Shank
Kathleen Hickman
Beth Cleveland
Jennifer Lang
Roberta Thomas
Wendi Black
Sheila Carvell
Beata Tybor
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