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WORLD
INDONESIA
Official: Divers
see jet fuselage
BY ANDI JATMIKO
Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Divers reported see
ing the fuselage and engines of the crashed Lion
Air jet on the sea floor and a ping locator has
detected a signal that may be from the cockpit
voice recorder, Indonesia’s search and rescue
chief said.
Speaking on the sixth day of the search, Muham
mad Syaugi said that two engines and more land
ing gear had been found. The plane crashed in
waters 98 feet deep but strong currents have ham
pered the search.
“I haven’t seen it myself but I got information
from some divers that they have seen the fuse
lage,” he said at a news conference at a Jakarta
port where body bags, debris and passenger
belongings are first taken.
The new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet plunged into
the Java Sea just after takeoff from Jakarta early
on Oct. 29, killing all 189 people on board. Local
media reported Saturday the search claimed the
life of a diver Friday evening.
The flight data recorder was recovered on
Thursday and Syaugi said a “low ping signal” was
detected by a sonar locator that could be the black
box voice recorder.
Divers have been searching the suspected
location.
Flight tracking websites show the plane had
erratic speed and altitude during its 13 minute
flight Monday and a previous flight on Sunday
from Bali to Jakarta. Passengers on Sunday’s flight
reported terrifying descents and in both cases the
different cockpit crews requested to return to
their departure airport shortly after takeoff.
Lion has claimed a technical problem was fixed
after Sunday’s flight. Investigators are still attempt
ing to retrieve information from the flight data
recorder’s “crash survivable memory unit” to help
determine the cause of the disaster. It has been
damaged and requires special handling, they say.
The Lion Air crash is the worst airline disaster
in Indonesia since 1997, when 234 people died on
a Garuda flight near Medan. In December 2014,
an Air Asia flight from Surabaya to Singapore
plunged into the sea, killing all 162 on board.
Indonesian airlines were barred in 2007 from fly
ing to Europe because of safety concerns, though
several were allowed to resume services in the fol
lowing decade. The ban was completely lifted in
June. The U.S. lifted a decade long ban in 2016.
Migrant caravan slows from illness,
exhaustion, transportation confusion
RODRIGO ABD I Associated Press
Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, wait for a ride in
Donaji, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 2.
BY SONIA PEREZ D.
Associated Press
ISLA, Mexico — Patience
among 4,000 Central Ameri
can migrants appeared to be
wearing thin on Saturday, as
exhausted members of the
caravan joumeying toward the
United States openly disagreed
with organizers who are shep
herding the group through
southern Mexico.
Several thousand migrants
opted to rest in the towns of
Juan Rodriguez Clara, Vera
cruz and Isla, Veracruz, which
are about 40 miles from their
previous rest stop in Sayula.
Another contingent splintered
off by hitchhiking rides and
walking to Tierra Blanca,
Veracruz, which lies about 80
extra miles to the north.
Many said they no longer
had faith in those organizing
the large group after confusion
broke out regarding buses that
would have taken migrants to
Mexico City.
On Friday, tensions rose
after Veracruz Gov. Miguel
Angel Yunes reneged on a
brief offer to provide transpor
tation, saying that it would not
be correct to send the migrants
because Mexico City’s water
system was undergoing main
tenance and 7 million of its
people would be without water
over the weekend.
In the lapse between his
decisions, organizers told
members of the caravan that
buses would indeed be avail
able, causing some migrants to
go to sleep with the impression
that they should wake up early
to stake out a place in line.
Human rights activist
Ernesto Castaneda said
there’s still a possibility that
bulk transportation will be
arranged Saturday.
But as migrants struggle
with exhaustion, blisters, sick
ness, and swollen feet hun
dreds of miles from the closest
U.S. border, tempers flared
within their ranks.
“People are mad and con
fused,” said Saira Cabrera,
a 36-year-old traveling with
her husband and two children
aged 7 and 13.
Gerardo Perez, a 20-year-
old migrant, said he was tired.
“They’re playing with our
dignity. If you could have only
seen the people’s happiness
last night when they told us
that we were going by bus and
today we’re not,” he said.
It remained to be seen if
the group would stick together
and continue employing the
‘strength in numbers’ strategy
which has enabled them to
mobilize through Mexico and
inspire subsequent migrant
caravans to try their luck.
On Friday, another cara
van from El Salvador waded
over the Suchiate River into
Mexico, bringing 1,000 to 1,500
people who want to reach the
U.S. border.
That caravan initially tried
to cross a bridge between Gua
temala and Mexico, but Mexi
can authorities told them they
would have to show passports
and visas and enter in groups
of 50 for processing.
The Salvadorans opted to
wade across a shallow stretch
of river into Mexico. Police in
the area did not try to stop the
migrants, who walked along a
highway toward the nearest
city, Tapachula.
Mexico is now faced with
the unprecedented situation
of three caravans stretched
out over 300 miles of high
ways in the states of Chiapas,
Oaxaca and Veracruz, with a
total of over 6,000 migrants.
The first, largest group of
mainly Honduran migrants
entered Mexico on Oct. 19.
The caravan has shrunk to
less than 4,000 migrants,
although it has become dif
ficult to give exact numbers
as migrants advance toward
small towns any way they can.
Another caravan, also
of about 1,000 to 1,500 peo
ple, entered Mexico ear
lier this week and is now
in Mapastepec, Chiapas.
That group includes Hondu
rans, Salvadorans and some
Guatemalans.
In addition, the government
identified a smaller group
of 300 Central American
migrants walking ahead, in the
Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
In the smaller caravans,
immigration agents and
police have at times detained
migrants. There has also been
pressure on the main cara
van, with federal police pull
ing over freight trucks and
forcing migrants off, saying
that clinging to the trucks was
dangerous.
PAKISTAN
Lawyer in blasphemy
case flees country
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD - The law
yer for a Christian woman
acquitted of blasphemy
charges after spending eight
years on death row in Paki
stan has fled the country,
fearing for his safety, her
brother said Saturday.
James Masih said Asia
Bibi’s lawyer, Saiful Malook,
left Pakistan, without provid
ing details.
Pakistan’s top court
acquitted Bibi Wednesday
and ordered her release in
a move that infuri
ated the country’s
hard-line Islamists,
who have held
nationwide protests
demanding her
execution.
The government
reached deal with
the Islamists over
night in which it
agreed to impose a
travel ban on Bibi while the
case is reviewed. In return,
the Islamists halted their
protests, which had blocked
roads and brought life to
a standstill in parts of the
country.
Malook told The Asso
ciated Press this week he
would have to leave Pakistan
because followers of hard
line cleric Khadim Hussain
Rizvi had threatened to kill
him as well as the judges
who acquitted Bibi.
The Italian newspaper
Corriere della Sera reported
Malook passed through
Rome en route to Amster
dam. It said he would speak
at a conference in Amster
dam next week before
permanently relocating to
London.
Blasphemy against Islam
is punishable by death in
Pakistan.Islamists have
made the blasphemy law a
rallying cry.
Salman Taseer, the gover
nor of Punjab province, was
shot and killed by one of his
guards in 2011 for defending
Bibi and criticizing the mis
use of the law. The assassin,
Mumtaz Qadri, was hanged
for the crime, but later was
hailed by religious hard-lin
ers as a martyr, with millions
visiting a shrine set up for
him near Islamabad. Malook
had served as the prosecutor
in Qadri’s trial.
Bibi was arrested
in 2009 on allega
tions she insulted
Islam’s Prophet
Muhammad during
an altercation with
other farm workers.
Rights groups
have called for
Bibi’s release and
criticized the blasphemy
law, saying it has been used
to settle scores or abuse
religious minorities. The
court upheld the blasphemy
law, but said there was not
enough evidence to convict
Bibi.
Pakistan’s Supreme
Court has not been known
to reverse its decisions, but
court reviews typically take
years. Bibi’s ordeal looks set
to continue until the review
is completed.
Bibi’s family had expected
her release by Thursday
night. Her husband, Ashiq
Masih, returned from Britain
with their children in Octo
ber and was waiting for her
release so they could leave
Pakistan. Though the family
has not disclosed her destina
tion, France and Spain have
offered asylum.
Malook
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Calendar of Events
November 2018
Hope through the Holidays
Holidays can be an especially
difficult time for those who are
grieving. This workshop is designed
to help you prepare for a holiday
season without your loved one.
Gather with others who are also
struggling to learn coping strategies,
receive support and develop a
plan to keep your holidays from
becoming a holi-DAZE.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #115
Monday, Nov. 5; 1-3 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 12; 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Heart Health for the Holidays
Join one of our cardiologists and a
chef at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center for an hour of heart healthy
conversation, appetizer sampling
and a cooking demonstration
that will send you home with all
you need to know to cook heart
healthy holiday recipes this season.
**Physician Meet & Greet and
appetizer sampling begins at 5:30 p.m.
WINDER:
NGMC Barrow, #380
316 Broad Street
Thursday, Nov. 8; 6-7 p.m.
BRASELTON:
NGMC Braselton, Education Center
1400 River Place
Tuesday, Nov. 13; 6-7 p.m.
Superfoods 101
Discover meals that are as delicious
as they are nutritious. Chef Turner’s
healthiest demonstration yet!
WINDER:
NGMC Barrow, Cafeteria
316 North Broad Street
Tuesday, Nov. 13; 6-7 p.m.
National Diabetes Month
Join our Chef and Dietitian for this fun
and flavorful cooking demonstration.
They will focus on how to cook for a
diabetes-friendly diet.
GAINESVILLE:
NGMC Gainesville, South Tower
Cafeteria
743 Spring Street
Thursday, Nov. 15; 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Stroke Awareness - Be FAST!
Learn the signs and symptoms
of stroke and howto incorporate
the FAST scale into your everyday
knowledge to help yourself and
people around you.
WINDER:
NGMC Barrow, Suite #380
316 N. Broad Street
Tuesday, Nov. 13,12:30-1:30 p.m.
Adult Support Group
Grief Support Group - Losing a loved
one is a difficult journey, but you
don’t have to do it alone. Sharing
your story with others who have
experienced similar losses can help.
Groups are open to anyone who
has experienced a close, personal
loss of a friend or loved one. Topics
addressed include what grief looks
like, suggestions for coping and
effects of grief on relationships with
others. This is a six week group every
Tuesday from Nov. 13th - Dec. 18th.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #115
Tuesday, Nov. 13; 5:30-7 p.m.
DAHLONEGA:
The group starts at this location on
November 14. Call 770-219-0276
for location and to register.
Wednesday, Nov. 14; 10 -11:30 a.m.
Alumni Support Group
This group is similar to the Bariatric
Support Group, but is designed for
those at least six months post
surgery. The focus of this group
is to provide a nonjudgmental
environment to safely share your
weight loss surgery journey. The
forum is transparent and the goal
is to provide you with insight to the
path of the successful weight loss
surgery patient.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #260
Tuesday, Nov. 13; 5-6 p.m.
Bariatric Support Group
Open to anyone considering bariatric
surgery and those who have had
weight loss surgery. We provide
a nonjudgmental environment to
safely share your weight loss surgery
journey. The forum is transparent
and the goal is to provide you with
insight to the path of the successful
weight loss surgery patient.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #260
Monday, Nov. 12; 6-7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9; 10-11 a.m.
Bariatrics 101
Interested in bariatric surgery?
Attend this class to learn all you
to need to know about bariatric
surgery at NGMC. We’ll cover the
surgical procedures available, risks
and benefits of the procedures, and
life after bariatric surgery. You’ll hear
from our dietitian and a physical
therapist and will be introduced to
the four bariatric surgeons operating
at NGMC so you can decide which
doctor is best for you. We’ll discuss
insurance and payment options and,
if you want to take the next step,
we’ll begin the insurance verification
process. Receive a free body
composition analysis, too!
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Rd, Suite 260
Wednesday, Nov. 21; 8:30 a.m.-
12 p.m.
Lung Cancer Support Group
You are not alone. We can help. Join
the newly diagnosed, survivors and
loved ones for a lung cancer support
group. Dinner provided. For more
information, call Sandy at 770-848-
6235.
WINDER:
NGMC Barrow
316 N. Broad Street, Suite 380
Tuesday, Nov. 20; 5:30- 6:30 p.m.
Diabetes Support Group
Find informative topics on the most
current diabetes care.
WINDER:
NGMC Barrow, #380
316 North Broad Street
Monday, Nov. 19; 6-7 p.m.
Pre-Diabetes Education Class
The Diabetes Education and Self-
Management Program at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is
offering a low-cost pre-diabetes class
to the community. NGMC offers this
lifestyle intervention program to help
educate the community on pre
diabetes and metabolic syndrome;
identify risk factors for pre-diabetes;
and promote strategies for meal
planning, weight loss and exercise.
This class is designed for those with
a family history of diabetes or other
risk factors; those whose blood sugar
is “a little elevated;’’ or those who
want to learn how to prevent or delay
type 2 diabetes. The cost of the class
is $10 per person or $15 per family,
and no physician referral is needed
to participate. Call 770-219-0966 to
register or for more information about
upcoming classes.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #120
Tuesday, Nov. 13; 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Life After Stroke
A monthly event intended to
empower stroke survivors and
caregivers to lead a satisfying and
active life. Exchange information,
stories, ideas and potential
solutions to common challenges.
Discuss coping mechanisms; learn
about stroke prevention, home
modifications, local resources, etc.
from caring professionals.
GAINESVILLE:
NGMC Gainesville, Auxiliary
Conference Room
743 Spring Street
Thursday, Nov. 8; 6-7 p.m.
Hospice Volunteer General
Training
This training session will cover:
Hospice Care, Volunteer Role
and Infection Control. Lunch is
provided. Training classes for a
new volunteer include a TWO DAY
Volunteer General Training Class. An
additional position specific training
day is also required. NOTE: Some
volunteer roles require less training
than others. Training classes are
held MONTHLY at Hospice of
NGMC’s Lanier Park office. PRE
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
GAINESVILLE:
675 White Sulphur Road, #115
Day 1: Tuesday, Nov. 13,9 a.m.
Day 2: Friday, Nov. 16; 9 a.m.
Childbirth Classes
• Prepared Childbirth
• Breastfeeding
• Newborn Parenting
• Labor and Delivery Tour
For more information about
Childbirth Education classes, visit
nghs.com/ob-classes
Register today!
800-347-1416
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