Boeing's 787 Dreamliner grounded - Deliveries

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner grounded

Entire 50-strong global fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including six of Air India, were grounded as US regulator FAA asked airlines to cease operations of these planes temporarily

 

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, owned by Qatar Airways, performs a display flight at the Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England July 10, 2012.

 

The Air India's Dreamliner Boeing 787 is given a traditional water cannon salute by the fire tenders upon its arrival at the airport in New Delhi September 8, 2012. Air India took delivery of its first Boeing 787 commercial wide body airplane on Thursday at Boeing Co's final assembly plant after a months-long dispute between airline and manufacturer over compensation for a four-year production delay. Air India's Dreamliner is equipped with 18 business class seats and 238 economy class seats.

A Japan Airlines' (JAL) Boeing Co's 787 plane is seen at New Tokyo international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo Janauary 9, 2013. Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet on Tuesday suffered its second mishap in two days, with the same airline and at the same U.S. airport - the latest in a series of setbacks that have heightened safety concerns over the new aircraft. A fuel leak forced a 787 operated by Japan Airlines, similar to the one pictured, to cancel takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport, a day after an electrical fire on another 787 after a JAL flight to Boston from Tokyo.

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft stands on the tarmac at Manchester Airport in Manchester, northern England April 24, 2012.

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the assembly line at the company's Everett, Washington plant, May 19, 2008.

An air stewardess for Qatar Airways poses in the economy class cabin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England July 10, 2012.

People view the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane in Long Beach, California March 14, 2012.

A scale model of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on a table in front of an actual aircraft during the 787's certification event at Paine Field, Everett, Washington on August 26, 2011. Administrators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented Boeing executives with their certification letters of the 787 Dreamliner at the event. All-Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan is scheduled to be the first airline to receive the first production line 787 Dreamliner.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (top) lands for delivery to All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan at Haneda airport in Tokyo September 28, 2011. The Dreamliner will go into service for Japan's All Nippon Airways on October 26.

Final assembly takes place on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger planes at the company's Everett, Washington plant, April 30, 2009. The first 787 Dreamliner is scheduled for its first test flight in June.

Global Temperatures Continue to Rise – Global Warming

Global Temperatures Continue to Rise – Global Warming

This week, scientists at NASA released their global climate analysis for 2012 which revealed that Earth continues to experience warmer temperatures than several decades ago. The past year was the ninth warmest year on record since 1880, continuing what appears to be a long-term global trend of rising temperatures. The ten warmest years in the 132-year record have all occurred since 1998, and the last year that was cooler than average was 1976. The hottest years on record were 2010 and 2005.

The analysis was done by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) which monitors global surface temperatures on an ongoing basis, comparing temperatures around the globe to the average global temperature from the mid-20th century.

In 2012, the average temperature was about 14.6 degrees Celsius (58.3 degrees Fahrenheit). This is .55 degrees C (1.0 degree F) warmer than the mid-20th century baseline, with the global average temperature having risen about 0.8 degrees C (1.4 degrees F) since 1880. The majority of that change has occurred in the past forty years.

Additionally, last week the US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) released their latest climate report from 2012 and found that it was the warmest year ever recorded in the contiguous United States. The average temperature for the contiguous United States for 2012 was 13 degrees C (55.3 degrees F) which was 3.2°F above the 20th century average.

The data was gather by NASA GISS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center, the Japanese Meteorological Agency, and the Met Office Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom. All four institutions tally temperature data from stations around the world and make independent judgments about whether the year was warm or cool compared to other years. Though there are minor variations from year to year, all four records show peaks and valleys in sync with each other. All show rapid warming in the past few decades, and all show the last decade as the warmest.

Scientists emphasize that weather patterns cause fluctuations in average temperatures from year to year, but the continued increase in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere assures that there will be a long-term rise in global temperatures. Each individual year will not necessarily be warmer than the previous year, but scientists expect each decade to be warmer than the previous decade.

“One more year of numbers isn’t in itself significant,” GISS climatologist Gavin Schmidt said. “What matters is this decade is warmer than the last decade, and that decade was warmer than the decade before. The planet is warming. The reason it’s warming is because we are pumping increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.”

World Trade Center rises again|World News

World Trade Center rises again|World News

A year after the death of the man who brought it down, the new, rebuilt World Trade Center regains the title of 'tallest building in New York'

The One World Trade Center is seen from Battery Park in New York, April 30, 2012.

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Iron workers walk around the steel decking on the 100th story of One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012.

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One World Trade Center rises over the skyline of Lower Manhattan at sunset in New York, February 7, 2012.

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A view shows the One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012.

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The Empire State Building and lower Manhattan is seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012

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The 9/11 Memorial can be seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012.

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Attendees of the 9/11 Memorial are seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012.

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Construction workers install windows on the 29th floor of One World Trade Center tower while construction continues on the building and at the World Trade Center site, March 17, 2011

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A view shows the One World Trade Center (L) in New York April 30, 2012.

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The One World Trade Center and Manhattan skyline is reflected in stone outside the Exchange Place in New Jersey April 29, 2012

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A plane flies through the "Tribute in Lights" in lower Manhattan in New York September 10, 2011.

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A general view shows the One World Trade Center tower as work continues on the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site in New York July 28, 2011.

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A couple visit a mural established in the memory of those who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, around the perimeter of the construction site in New York, September 10, 2011.

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A U.S. flag flutters over the top of the skyline of New York's Lower Manhattan as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey September 10, 2011

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The World Trade Center construction site is seen after a large column fell 40 stories from Tower four after a cable snapped on a crane, crushing a vehicle on the ground in New York February 16, 2012.

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Family members of the victims of the 9/11Attacks hug while visiting the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York, September 11, 2011

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Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza, pauses at his son's name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2011

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A construction worker sits atop the edge of a building under construction at the World Trade Center site in New York August 24, 2011.

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Construction workers look out the windows of the 71st floor of One World Trade Center in New York April 30, 2012.

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The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York, April 30, 2012.

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A construction worker walks past falling sparks from a worker's torch inside One World Trade Center tower as construction continues on the building and at the World Trade Center site, March 17, 2011.

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A New York City police officer stands outside the World Trade Center construction site in New York September 9, 2011.

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A man takes a picture of the "Tribute in Lights" in lower Manhattan on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, September 11, 2011.

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People walk along the Hudson River as One World Trade Center is lit up with red, white and blue lights next to the "Tribute in Lights" behind it during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York September 11, 2011.

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The under-construction One World Trade Center stands tall on New York's skyline next to the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, August 6, 2011.

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Top 10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts 2012

Top 10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts 2012

 

 

The mother is the most precious person for you. Love of her heart, tears in her eyes, milk of her breasts and above all her noble sacrifices compose her like a sweet poem. There are innumerable instances of her sacrifices, where she has made the supreme renunciation of her well-being to guard and guide her offspring.

Indeed, there is no gift of the earth that can fit her love. It is difficult to reciprocate her contribution to your life.

It is a worthy thing to appreciate, when you try brainstorming for new ideas of gifting her on the auspicious occasion of the Mothers’ day.Indeed, this auspicious day on May 12th of 2012 is an important day for you.

Tips for selective ideas of gifts on the Mother’s day

What would really make you earn her appreciation? It is for you to decide because you know the sincere and loving person in your mother. First, just make a brain-mapping of a lady, who has gone through nine-month ordeal to give birth to a baby!  Does not guilt touch your heart slightly, when you search your mind for gifting a person with whom you have shared the umbilical chord?

Therefore the crux of selection for this is the sensitivity of the relationship. You must be absolutely careful while trying to justify your mother’s role in your life. So select a gift that would not hurt her sentiments.

The second important thing is you need not buy anything for her that is expensive. But you must exercise your discretion for buying something that can elegantly showcase your relationship with her.

 

10. A wonderful message in a Greeting Card

Design a message like this. Suppose your mother is in her fifties, carry your greetings for the day-“Mother, may you grow younger with every new year of your life”.  This will make her feel that she is aging gracefully with her children.She is not missing the pleasure of living because of her age. Add a chocolate and rose with this.

Open the wrapper of the chocolate and place it in her mouth. Kiss her as you give her the rose.Irrespective of your gender, your mother is your true sweetheart. Indeed she deserves a rose and chocolate because only for her you are blooming in your youth.

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9. Why don’t you design a beautiful Mothers’ Day cake for her?

A lovely cake with a mind –blowing message on it can bring tears of joy in her eyes. I just watched this in a Cake & pastry shop.

The child asked the salesman to inscribe this cute message on the cake-“Mom, sure that you are sweeter than this”! I could hardly hold back my tears.

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8. Give her what she would love the best to wear

Is this the first salary on your first job? Dear, I would definitely suggest you to give a wonderful dress! I would not tell you to buy something that does not fit her age. But give her the finest thing to wear that she will warmly appreciate while giggling and tell you-“My child, do not you think I wore this sort of thing, when I was pretty young.

I liked these clothes very much after your birth”?  Do not forget to give her a tight hug and tell in her ears-“For me, you are the same beautiful person. I hate to think that my mother has become a day older”. This will of course make her cry.

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7. A pedant and a small message in it

Why do not you design a lovely pendant? Just in the shape of symbol of love or something that your imagination suggests you. Once I saw my niece ordered a pendant made for her mother on this auspicious day. The shape of the pendant was that of a leaf and as her mother opened it, she burst into tears.

On one side, it was her photo and on the other side, it was the photo of my niece in her infancy. She wrote in her cute handwriting-“Mother, please don’t stop loving this cute baby in me”.

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6. A small statue

If you know a good shop that sells handicraft items like statues and paintings, ask it to make a statue of a mother breastfeeding her baby. A mother feeding her milk to a hungry child is the most sacred statue in the world. It symbolizes the mother earth nourishing her countless children in the painstaking way.

Gets the statue made of a mother sitting at a place tilting her head to her right and while holding her nipple to the face of her baby, she is nourishing the child to live a healthy life.

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5. A gold ring

If you stay away from your mother and her memories keep coming to you, it is best if you send her a ring of gold. Attach a message with the gift.  “Mother, indeed you were never out of my mind since I left you.

Hope you will wear this always to assure me I am never out of your mind”.

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4. A silver bracelet

Why do not you get a bracelet made for her in silver with the inscription of a message on it? Yes, I just remember my nephew made the same gift on his mothers’ day. It was thick and solid made of good sparkling silver.

Oh, I still have the sentence engraved on it in my mind.  “Mother, I am still wearing your blessings on my wrist”.  Let me tell you my nephew does not have any bracelet on his wrist.

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3. A beautiful portrait of your mother

She would of course appreciate if you get a nice painting of her by a good artist. Give a picture of her to a good artist.

You can give the first picture of her when she stepped inside your house as a bride before she mothered you into the world.  This is sure that she would love to have this.

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2.  A Vanity Bag for her

Women of almost all ages love to carry Vanity bags. Give one to your mother in a gift-pack. There are bags of different types for all ages. Just pick up the one that she will like. The purpose of giving it to her is such a gift is easily noticeable.

She will be happy to tell everyone with pride that you have gifted this nice gift.

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1. Buy her a holiday package

Why do not you send your mother to a destination, which she would love to visit with your father? Would it not be a wonderful idea if you can afford that? It might be a place which she has nurtured in her mind to visit for a long time.

It is sure your parents would love this only one of its kind gift with gratitude throughout their life.

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10 Best Places to Visit During Summer|Enjoyment Places

10 Best Places to Visit During Summer|Enjoyment Places

Summer is already up, and this is the favorite season for everyone, especially for those kids in countries, where summer is a signal for a long vacation after school. This is the time where everyone could go on a long vacation, and enjoy outing, and other family activities. It is also known as the hot or dry season. It happens on the months of May to June, but in some countries, it could be earlier in April. If you have not yet thought of places that you would like to visit this summer time, check these best places that would make this season exciting and fun.

1. The Water Park Capitol of the World: Wisconsin Dells

Aside from Noah’s Water Park, Wisconsin Dells is a known water park capitol in the world. You could find 24 water parks, which includes Noah’s Water Park. Indoor water parks are not yet included and counted. You could find the mega resorts along with their lodging, restaurants, spas, and water parks. One of the most sought rides at Wisconsin Dells is the hurricane family raft ride that must be part of your list

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2. Visit the Largest Water Park: Noah’s Water Park

Feel the enchantment of literally, the largest water park in the world. It is actually located at Wisconsin Dells, wherein, adults and kids could choose and enjoy 49 different rides, slides, and other spectacles. It includes the Scorpion Tail, which is their additional new ride out of their 49 rides. They have Black Anaconda, the largest Bowl Ride, 4D Dive, Four Children’s Pools, two wave pools, and others.

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3. A Disney Package for Disney World

Every one of us has dreamed that one day, we could visit and see the Disney World and shake or hold hands with Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Goofy, and other friends. It is every little kid’s fantasy to visit the best theme park in the world. In fact, this is not just a place for summer but a place that could be visited anytime of the year.

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4. Friday Harbor at San Juan Islands Washington

This is located in Canada and Washington. It exhibits beauty and fascination with their precious pearls, especially their whales and beaches. You may also ride their ferry systems to tour around the island where you could visit the Friday Harbor, which is the number one destination at San Juan Islands.

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5. The World-Famous San Diego Zoo

When it comes to exciting adventures, San Diego is known for that. Hence, one of their popular places is the world-famous San Diego Zoo, wherein kids would love to witness and enjoy animals, things, 4-D movies, and visit the popular Lego-land, Sea World, and Seaport Village.

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6. Drive to the Redwood National & State Parks

Enjoy your drive going to Redwood, wherein, you could see the biggest trees in the world. You could have a tour through their trees, stay in their tree houses, and play on the beach. It is found in the Northern part of California. You may also enjoy their popular zip line ride.

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7. Time Warp in the 50’s at Rancho De Los Caballeros

Feels like you are living in early 50s in Wickenburg, Arizona because this rank has been in existence for more than 50 years. You could enjoy their known horseback riding activity, landscape golf, spa, and campfire cook outs while feeling the ambiance of living in the great frontier

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8. A Glimpse of an Old Faithful Yellow Stone National Park

Enjoy your summer adventure at Yellow Stone National Park where groups of people can enjoy boating, park-touring, stage coaching, and enjoying their cabins or lodges. You could also find a restaurant in it. It is found in Wyoming.

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9. Enjoy the Grand Haven Michigan

This is an affordable way of spending summer without causing too much burden in your budget. You could enjoy a Caribbean feel, look, and atmosphere. The Grand Haven has crystal blue water along with its white sand beaches, where kids and adults could build traditional sand castles. It is found in Michigan, and anyone could enjoy the Grand Haven State Park, and its white sand while kayaking, seeing the musical fountain, venturing into fishing charters, and others.

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10. Disney Cruises

Summer is the best time to make extensive and enjoyable travels. Hence, Disney Cruises is the best program for all kids, where they could feel travelling around the world. You could ride in a Disney Cruise line where you could enjoy various cruises in the Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean, and South America.

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