http://www.theage.com.au/national/bushfire-survival-selfhelp-tools-launched-20091011-gsf0.html
lunedì 12 ottobre 2009
Surviving the Bushfire
http://www.theage.com.au/national/bushfire-survival-selfhelp-tools-launched-20091011-gsf0.html
lunedì 5 ottobre 2009
giovedì 2 luglio 2009
domenica 12 aprile 2009
venerdì 6 marzo 2009
"Festa del Panunto" 22 marzo 2009
Al via la terza edizione della “ Festa del Panunto “ organizzata dall’associazione Terre della Farnesiana . Anche se con un po’ di ritardo rispetto al solito appuntamento, ritardo dovuto alle avverse condizioni metereologiche, il 22/03/2009, tutti gli appassionati di sport campestri (equitazione, bicicletta, trekking, free climbing e fuoristrada avranno l’opportunità di ritrovarsi, dopo una splendida escursione capitanata da guide esperte del territorio, di fronte ad una gustosa abbuffata di prodotti tipici delle aziende locali, re della tavola come sempre sarà “ il Panunto “.
Come nelle altre edizioni, il territorio interessato è quello della Farnesiana ( area geografica a cavallo trà i comuni di Tarquinia Tolfa e Al lumiere ), che grazie alla sua vastità anche questo anno ci permetterà di esplorare nuovi sentieri e antiche meraviglie.
L’appuntamento è per tutte le discipline sportive alle ore 10.00 presso il casale dell’Ovile gentilmente messo a disposizione dalla famiglia Stendardi; i partecipanti divisi per gruppi, affronteranno percorsi differenziati a seconda delle discipline, ma alla fine tutti si ritroveranno nel luogo di partenza pronti per la grande mangiata che come vuole la tradizione contadina, oltre a chiudere tutti gli eventi importanti dell’anno agricolo, costituisce un momento goliardico di grande rilevanza socio culturale.
lunedì 9 febbraio 2009
Survival in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- A woman who survived a weekend plane crash in Brazil that killed 24 told Monday of struggling to reach a square of light in the submerged plane, while another said she had no doubt she owed her survival to God.
There were a total of 28 people aboard the flight, which crashed in an Amazon Basin river. Only four survived.
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The four passengers were rescued by emergency teams after the Brazilian-made Bandeirante turboprop aircraft went down Saturday afternoon in the Manacapuru River, a tributary of the Solimoes River, reports said.
"Before the fall, I was looking at the emergency door, but what sustained me was God," Brenda Dias Moraes told the local O Coariense newspaper. "I saw many people shouting, 'Open the emergency door.' I could not see anything in front of me. I am certain I was guided."
Another survivor described the struggle to get out.
"When I opened my eyes and released the seat belt, I saw that all the chairs were in front," said Ana Lucia Lauria. "I turned toward the square that I managed to see, which gave the light of day. I guided myself there and left the aircraft."
Fisherman Edmilson Viana was one of the rescuers.
"The great desire was to rescue more lives," he told O Coariense. "I could not do anything because I had no breath."
The plane took off from Coari, about 225 miles (362 kilometers) southwest of the state capital of Manaus, where the flight was headed.
The Aviation Safety Network, a resource center for aircraft accidents and civil aviation safety issues, posted a summary online that stated: "Press reports indicate that the pilot contacted Manaus [air traffic control] about one hour after takeoff. He stated his intentions of returning to Coari due to heavy rainfall en route. Contact with the flight was lost shortly afterward."
Civil Defense Coordinator Daniel Guedes told O Coariense the airplane was trying to make an emergency landing on a make-shift landing strip but crashed into the river.
"The survivors said they saw one of the plane's motors shut down. We thought he would try to land on a deactivated landing strip, but he couldn't make it," Guedes said.
There were unofficial indications that the airplane may have been overloaded.
The airplane involved, an EMB-110P1, has a certificated maximum of 19 passenger seats, the Aviation Safety Network said. On Saturday's flight, 26 passengers had boarded the plane, including eight small children.
Brazil's Folha de Sao Paulo, a national daily newspaper, said a 9-year-old child was among the survivors.
Embraer, the Brazilian company that manufactured the airplane, has expressed its sorrows and has sent a specialized team to help in the investigation, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said.
Likewise, the airline, Manaus Aerotaxi, expressed condolences in a message on its Web site and said it was assisting in the investigation. The airline also said it was offering assistance to the survivors as well as the families of the deceased.
There were a total of 28 people aboard the flight, which crashed in an Amazon Basin river. Only four survived.
Don't Miss
* 24 dead in Brazil plane crash, officials say
* Six Americans missing after plane crashes off Puerto Rico
* Air traffic tapes of Hudson plane crash released
The four passengers were rescued by emergency teams after the Brazilian-made Bandeirante turboprop aircraft went down Saturday afternoon in the Manacapuru River, a tributary of the Solimoes River, reports said.
"Before the fall, I was looking at the emergency door, but what sustained me was God," Brenda Dias Moraes told the local O Coariense newspaper. "I saw many people shouting, 'Open the emergency door.' I could not see anything in front of me. I am certain I was guided."
Another survivor described the struggle to get out.
"When I opened my eyes and released the seat belt, I saw that all the chairs were in front," said Ana Lucia Lauria. "I turned toward the square that I managed to see, which gave the light of day. I guided myself there and left the aircraft."
Fisherman Edmilson Viana was one of the rescuers.
"The great desire was to rescue more lives," he told O Coariense. "I could not do anything because I had no breath."
The plane took off from Coari, about 225 miles (362 kilometers) southwest of the state capital of Manaus, where the flight was headed.
The Aviation Safety Network, a resource center for aircraft accidents and civil aviation safety issues, posted a summary online that stated: "Press reports indicate that the pilot contacted Manaus [air traffic control] about one hour after takeoff. He stated his intentions of returning to Coari due to heavy rainfall en route. Contact with the flight was lost shortly afterward."
Civil Defense Coordinator Daniel Guedes told O Coariense the airplane was trying to make an emergency landing on a make-shift landing strip but crashed into the river.
"The survivors said they saw one of the plane's motors shut down. We thought he would try to land on a deactivated landing strip, but he couldn't make it," Guedes said.
There were unofficial indications that the airplane may have been overloaded.
The airplane involved, an EMB-110P1, has a certificated maximum of 19 passenger seats, the Aviation Safety Network said. On Saturday's flight, 26 passengers had boarded the plane, including eight small children.
Brazil's Folha de Sao Paulo, a national daily newspaper, said a 9-year-old child was among the survivors.
Embraer, the Brazilian company that manufactured the airplane, has expressed its sorrows and has sent a specialized team to help in the investigation, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said.
Likewise, the airline, Manaus Aerotaxi, expressed condolences in a message on its Web site and said it was assisting in the investigation. The airline also said it was offering assistance to the survivors as well as the families of the deceased.
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