Malaysia jet search: fresh
clues but bad weather

Rob Griffith and Scott McDonald, The Associated Press, Perth, Australia | World | Fri, March 28 2014, 6:40 AM

The clues keep piling up: more and more mysterious objects spotted bobbing in the southern Indian Ocean, perhaps part of the missing Malaysian airliner, perhaps not. But just as the night sky depicts the universe as it once was, the satellite images that reveal these items are also a glance backward in time.

Strong winds and fast currents make it difficult to pinpoint where they are right now, and stormy weather Thursday again halted the hunt by air and sea for evidence of debris fields. The search for the plane that disappeared March 8 has yet to produce a single piece of debris — not to mention the black boxes, which could solve the mystery of why the jet flew so far off-course.

For relatives of the 239 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, it was yet another agonizing day of waiting.

"Until something is picked up and analyzed to make sure it's from MH370, we can't believe it," Steve Wang, whose 57-year-old mother was aboard the flight, said in Beijing. "Without that, it's useless."

Japan said it provided Malaysia with information from satellite images taken Wednesday showing about 10 objects that might be debris from the plane, with the largest measuring about 4 meters by 8 meters (13 feet by 26 feet). The objects were located about 2,500 kilometers (1,560 miles) southw cest of Perth, Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office said.

That would place them in the same general area as the 122 objects spotted by a French satellite on Sunday.

Muddying the picture perhaps, a Thai satellite revealed about 300 objects about 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the southwest of the items seen by the Japanese and French satellites. The photos were taken Monday, one day after the French and two days before the Japanese.

The objects spotted by the Thaichote satellite ranged from 2 meters to 16 meters long, said Anond Snidvongs, director of Thailand's space technology development agency. He said the images took two days to process and were relayed to Malaysian authorities Wednesday.

A Pentagon spokesman, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said the U.S. has also been "sharing imagery as appropriate" with investigators, but he declined to say what it entailed.

It's unknown whether any of the objects detected by the various satellites were the same. Currents in the ocean can run a meter per second (about 2.2 mph) and wind also could move material.

Nevertheless, the images have helped guide the search. What hasn't helped is the weather. Heavy rain, wind and low clouds caused the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to pull back all 11 planes scheduled to take part in the search Thursday. Five ships continued the hunt.

All but three of the planes — a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, a Japanese P-3 Orion and a Japanese Gulfstream jet — reached the search zone, about 2,500 kilometers southwest of Perth, before the air search was suspended, AMSA spokesman Sam Cardwell said.

They were there "maybe two hours" and found nothing, Cardwell said. "They got a bit of time in, but it was not useful because there was no visibility."

In a message on its Twitter account, AMSA said the bad weather was expected to last 24 hours.

The extreme remoteness of the area and its frequent high seas also complicate the search.

"This is a really rough piece of ocean, which is going to be a terrific issue," said Kerry Sieh, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore. "I worry that people carrying out the rescue mission are going to get into trouble."

Planes have been flying out of Perth for a week, seeing a few small objects that might or might not be from the plane and nothing of the possible debris fields viewed by the Japanese, Thai and French satellites. Even the few objects the planes saw seemed to vanish when aircraft went back for another look.

If and when any bit of wreckage from Flight 370 is recovered and identified, searchers will be able to narrow their hunt for the rest of the Boeing 777 and its flight data and cockpit voice recorders. The plane was supposed to fly from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing but turned away from its route soon after takeoff and flew for several hours before crashing.

Malaysian officials said earlier this week that satellite data confirmed the plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. On Thursday, Malaysia Airlines ran a full-page condolence advertisement with a black background in a major Malaysian newspaper.

"Our sincerest condolences go out to the loved ones of the 239 passengers, friends and colleagues. Words alone cannot express our enormous sorrow and pain," read the advertisement in the New Straits Times.

Subramaniam Gurusamy, whose son Puspanathan Subramaniam was on the flight, said at this point he seeks "closure."

"If they never find the body of the plane or anything at all, my heart will always be painful," he said in Kuala Lumpur. "I will never find the peace. I just need to know this"

Officials still don't know why Flight 370 disappeared. Investigators have ruled out nothing — including mechanical or electrical failure, hijacking, sabotage, terrorism or issues related to the mental health of the pilots or someone else on board.

Some speculation has focused on the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, but his son, in an interview published Thursday in the New Straits Times, rejected the idea that his father might be to blame.

"I've read everything online, but I've ignored all the speculation," Ahmad Seth said. "I know my father better." 

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The Most Wonderful Time is High School

Every morning I have to go to college, practicum for teaching materials. Ya, this is my life activities now. Meet my friends in Labroratory of Manajemen Menengah make me very happy. We talked, joking, and of course do duty as an assistant with good. In 1 week, almost no holiday. In addition to lectures, practicum I also had to manage an online business. Sometimes i feel so tired but I comfortable and enjoy with that activity. Until one day, I felt very bored with the routine. At the time of training I can not focus to the material. I only play the phone and have a chat with my old friends by message. I opened the photo gallery at my phone, and find lots of photo of my old friend and High School friends. That photos made me remember those times in High School. So it seems it will take me to the time period during High School. 5 years ago.

            “Oh no I am late!” shouted I with panic

With a hurry I went to school. But it is too late. Because the gate of my school was closed. So, me and other students punished to walk with squat. After that, we can entry to the each class.

“Mi, are you come late?” said Maya

“Deliberately was late because you want to meet Sir Ari, right?” joked Gita

 “What are you talking about?”

“Of course no! Maybe you wanna meet him.” said Me

Maya and Gita call me “Mimi”. I don’t know why, but they said I liked they mothers.

Then it was time for a break. We went to the canteen of School for buy snack and our favorite food, chicken black pepper. At the time in the canteen of school, we meet our friend Aji.

 “Hai Nita, do you buy snack too?” said Aji

“ Hai Aji, haha yeah because I am so hungry” said Me

“Want to buy any snacks what?” asked Aji

“I don’t know, because I’m so confused. Maybe I will buy cireng and drink.” Said Me

 “Oh ok, I must back to the class.” said Aji

“Ok.” said Me

Not long after that, a bell rung a sign of break time ends. We continue the lesson again. I try to focus on listening matter are taught our teacher. But there are other friends joking at the time in class.

Before go home, all students pray together. For ladies, pray together in hall of school, and for men pray together in mosque near our school. After that, Maya asked us to eat at Mister Ice Cream. But, Gita can’t go with us. Because her father was arrived. Then I asked Aji to go to Mister Ice Cream. He said if he can go with us. I’m so happy because we will go together. And I’m so curious about that place. Maya said, if that place quite comfortable, cheap and palatable food. Maya, Aji, Imron (Maya’s boyfriend), and I on the way to go to Mister Ice Icream. When we got there, we are booked each food according to desire. But aji looked uneasy. He asked for permission to go back to school, I was shocked. He said that he had an affairs with his friend. I’m allow him. It made me, Resty, Aji to be misunderstood. But I'm glad the problem could be completed.

            The next day as usual in school and study. Because national examination getting close, we focus on learning matter to UN. After school hours end, Maya, Intan, Icha, and I to go to upstairs. My school is being built, so the place was not having a roof. We photograph there. The air coolish all. Funny photo, crazy enough. After that, we went down slowly for fear of being discovered the teacher. That is crazy but fun thing. Before go home, Maya, Aji, Imron, and I decided eat first in Padang's Restaurant the near the school. But it turns out there maya and imron idly invites us to play the game honestly or challenge. The game uses a bottle of whatever, and then rotated. If the bottle stopped at one of the players, then he should choose honest or challenge other players while giving questions. Until finally the bottle it stops at Aji. It becomes a chance Maya and Imron gave a question on a whim. From there, I know the feeling of Aji. I never thought. But I'm grateful he's willing to be honest and udh apologize for any questions my friends had said. Luckily he's not angry.

            The days passed until it was time to UN. Me and my friends happy because test run smoothly. We can do it well. Very long we waited announcement un. But, finally that moment come. And i am so thankful and of course we were all very happy because passing.

            After that, we register to college choice of each. That is why we join a test in college. Same as un very long to wait for his announcement. Even much longer than the un, that is more than a month. During the time the holiday i use to a road way with my friends.

            Finally, that announcement finally arrived. After that, we were preparing to go to College later. I so can't wait. Because it is a new thing in my life. New world, new environments, new friends. Sometimes a bit afraid that if later unable to adapt. But my parents, my bestfriends give me the support so I'm sure if I can. I am indeed delighted to be entering coursework, but on the other hand I am very sad to be parting with my friends. I will surely miss them. There have been many happy and sad we skip. I am reminded of a saying. People says, The most wonderful time is high school. I guess it's true. I agree with it. Because it is true most beautiful period is a period of time in school especially during high school. I will always be recalled that in my life.