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Old July 27th, 2005, 07:46 AM
Earl Evleth
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Lesson, if you are dark skinned, stay seated, keep your hands
always in view and don't ever use the word Allah.

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DIVERTED FLIGHT ON ITS WAY TO LONDON
Jul 26, 2005


BOSTON (AP) -- A United Airlines plane diverted to Boston earlier today has
taken off for the rest of its flight to London, minus three Pakistani men
who were on board.

United Flight 934 from Los Angeles was diverted early this morning after the
three Pakistani passengers were reported acting suspiciously.

They were interviewed, and authorities found they posed no threat -- so they
were released. They're continuing their trip on another flight.

The F-B-I says other passengers had complained to the flight crew after the
three men began walking between first class and coach.

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Old July 27th, 2005, 08:42 PM
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Ugh stupid comment

"Earl Evleth" a écrit dans le message de news:
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Lesson, if you are dark skinned, stay seated, keep your hands
always in view and don't ever use the word Allah.

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DIVERTED FLIGHT ON ITS WAY TO LONDON
Jul 26, 2005


BOSTON (AP) -- A United Airlines plane diverted to Boston earlier today
has
taken off for the rest of its flight to London, minus three Pakistani men
who were on board.

United Flight 934 from Los Angeles was diverted early this morning after
the
three Pakistani passengers were reported acting suspiciously.

They were interviewed, and authorities found they posed no threat -- so
they
were released. They're continuing their trip on another flight.

The F-B-I says other passengers had complained to the flight crew after
the
three men began walking between first class and coach.



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Old July 27th, 2005, 11:35 PM
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Yesterday, the Space Shuttle Orbiter "Discovery" lifted
of from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida,
in the United States. Twenty minutes later, it made an
unscheduled landing in Bangor, Maine, as a Greek astronaut
was taken off the vessel. He had gotten up to go to the
loo, so the rest of thre crew assumed he was an Arab and
were scared. A Brazilian astronaut withdrew his name from
the flight crew of the next scheduled mission. Being a
Brazilian, he deicided he did not want to be killed by
the crew for the crime of being a Pakistani in a coat on
a cool day; after all, unlike an infamous coat used recently
on a cool day in London, space suits really DO have wires.


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Old July 27th, 2005, 11:41 PM
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In article ,
Martin wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:46:18 +0200, Earl Evleth
wrote:


The F-B-I says other passengers had complained to the flight crew after the
three men began walking between first class and coach.


Flight stewards or what?


Apparently one man was sitting in coach, one in business and one in first
class.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...stop_at_logan/

A spokesman for United Air Lines said the men ''were doing much more than
just walking around" and alarmed the crew enough to notify the captain, but
declined to provide details ''because that's considered sensitive information."

(snip)

David Stempler, president of the Air Travelers Association, said yesterday
that diversions that turn out to be false alarms have been increasing
nationwide.

''But we are in a state of war not of our own choosing, and you have to rely
on perceptions that, at times, can create some inconvenience," he said.



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Old July 28th, 2005, 05:00 AM
Charles Hawtrey
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In article ,
says...
In article ,
Martin wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:46:18 +0200, Earl Evleth
wrote:


The F-B-I says other passengers had complained to the flight crew after the
three men began walking between first class and coach.


Flight stewards or what?


Apparently one man was sitting in coach, one in business and one in first
class.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...stop_at_logan/

A spokesman for United Air Lines said the men ''were doing much more than
just walking around" and alarmed the crew enough to notify the captain, but
declined to provide details ''because that's considered sensitive information."


I was on a flight about a year ago where a similar situation occurred.
It turned out that a university wrestling team also was on the same
flight. The crew moved the wrestlers into some empty seats in First
Class and nearby "for weight balance."

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Old July 28th, 2005, 10:21 AM
Earl Evleth
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On 28/07/05 10:42, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

Gaston has complaints about the dog biscuits and all the left over
garlic sodden French food he is forced to eat. Gaston would give
anything for an English meal.



To correct a misimpression, Gaston hates his "renal senior".
It is also composed of small round pellets that he scatters
around his dish (in obvious disgust), and we end up
walking on this bare footed.

On the other hand he will eat his "Biscrok" (déliceux biscuit croquant)
more readily, it nothing else is forthcoming from our plates at dinner.
It should be noted that "renal senior" appears to be an American product,
I think most medicinal pet products are. As with all packaging in
Europe, the packaging is in several languages.

A typical compositions is; dehydrated animal protein, cooked serials,
corn gluten, animal fats, vegie fibers, soybeans, linseed, sea salt,
fruit sugars, vitamins, minerals, some anti-oxidants.

That gives the impression of a well balanced diet, it might even be good
for human beings. But tasty is apparently is not.

I would class renal senior either American or British in that it represents
a gastronomic crime against the canine peoples.

Otherwise, Gaston has never been known to eat or want to eat English food.
Senior renal has an Anglo-Saxon signature but I don't know which one!

Here is a recent article on Plumpy Nut, a French good invention which
apparently the kids like, The company which makes it

la «seule société agroalimentaire 100 % dédiée aux programmes humanitaires
internationaux»




Earl

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Plumpy Nut, la portion magique antifamine

Ce sachet de beurre de cacahuètes riche en calories est fabriqué en
Normandie pour des ONG et l'ONU.

Par*D'ALLONNES David REVAULT et Marie-Laure JOSSELIN
mercredi 27 juillet 2005

Comme beaucoup de ses collègues, Chantal Umutoni, médecin de MSF à Maradi
(Niger), est emballée par le Plumpy : «Pour les mères, c'est facile, il n'y
a pas de préparation, il faut juste ouvrir le sachet et hop !» Cette pâte
fait des miracles, notamment sur les enfants, au point que le produit sert
de dépistage des malnutritions les plus aiguës. «Ceux qui ne veulent pas en
manger, on les hospitalise» , explique une infirmière du centre.

Matière grise. Ce best-seller de l'aide humanitaire vient tout droit de
Normandie. Entre les pâturages et les maisons à colombage du village de
Malaunay, à quelques kilomètres de Rouen, Nutriset, une PME de 35 salariés,
est la «seule société agroalimentaire 100 % dédiée aux programmes
humanitaires internationaux» , explique Adeline Lescanne, chef de projet et
fille du patron. Le Plumpy Nut, littéralement la «noix dodue», commence à
faire le tour du monde de la famine. Plus de 200 tonnes ont été envoyées,
depuis janvier, aux équipes de MSF opérant au Niger. De quoi alimenter 30
000 enfants. «En ce moment, c'est le Niger» , explique Michel Lescanne, PDG
de Nutriset et inventeur, avec le nutritionniste André Briend, du Plumpy.
«Mais l'an dernier, c'était le Soudan, et il y a deux ans, l'Angola. Nous
sommes structurés pour répondre à ce genre de crise. C'est notre job.»

Le Plumpy est un petit sachet contenant 92 grammes d'un produit pâteux, au
goût de beurre de cacahuètes. Pâte d'arachide, sucre, matière grasse,
minéraux et vitamines : la formule paraît anodine. «ça ressemble à une
recette de cuisine, mais il y a de la matière grise dans la conception ,
estime Jean-Hervé Bradol, président de la section française de MSF. Même si
c'est du beurre de cacahuètes, du lait et des minéraux, du point de vue des
résultats cliniques, c'est une révolution.» A raison de trois sachets par
jour, pendant trois à six semaines, et de 500 kilocalories par sachet,
l'enfant traité grossit de 15 grammes par kilo et par jour. A la différence
du lait en poudre, nul besoin de le mélanger à de l'eau potable. Avantage
considérable en Afrique, tout comme la possibilité de traitement à domicile.
«Une fois par semaine, les mamans viennent chercher les sachets au centre de
soins , explique le docteur Mercedes Tatay, responsable des urgences de MSF
à Paris. Avant, elles étaient obligées d'y rester plusieurs semaines, et
elles abandonnaient donc plus facilement les programmes.»

Qui achète le Plumpy Nut ? « Nous ne travaillons qu'avec des organisations
humanitaires ou onusiennes , précise Adeline Lescanne. Nous ne vendons pas
nos produits sur le marché, afin que les gens ne fassent pas leur propre
médication. On veut aussi éviter de travailler avec l'armée qui, dans
certains pays, pourrait utiliser le produit comme une arme... »

Avec la famine nigérienne, la chaîne de production du Plumpy Nut fonctionne
24 heures sur 24. «Mais, on ne veut pas produire des produits pour les
sportifs sur les chaînes, même si elles ne fonctionnent pas à plein temps.
On ne fait que de l'humanitaire, pour pouvoir produire sur les trois-huit en
cas d'urgence.»

Rentable. A raison de 0,29 euro par sachet ? le transport coûte à peu près
autant ? et de 1 000 tonnes produites depuis janvier, le Plumpy Nut est
malgré tout une affaire rentable. Le patron de Nutriset, Michel Lescanne
assure consacrer l'essentiel de ses bénéfices à la recherche et au
développement. Depuis deux ans, Nutriset permet également à des
entrepreneurs locaux de produire au Niger, en République démocratique du
Congo et au Malawi. «On cède gratuitement le brevet aux franchisés afin
d'avoir plusieurs points de disponibilité du Plumpy, et pour offrir aux
populations locales la possibilité de traiter eux-mêmes leurs problèmes» ,
explique Adeline Lescanne. Cette production locale reste encore très
limitée. L'entreprise, qui a engrangé un chiffre d'affaires de 12 millions
d'euros en 2004, a encore de beaux jours devant elle. Car «ce produit soigne
les famines, elle ne les évite pas» .

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http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=313757


 




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