Monday, March 17, 2014

“Until they say what really and truly happened, what good is it?” he said.

wholesale lingerie suppliers cheap clubwear dresses “Until they say what really and truly happened, what good is it?” he said.
Malaysian authorities have been severely criticized for failing to share information or for issuing contradictory statements.
China’s media made fresh criticism Sunday, saying Malaysia had “squandered” precious time and resources by releasing the dramatic information on the plane
’s fate a full week after it vanished.
“It is undeniable that the disclosure of such vital information is painfully belated,” a scathing editorial by the state-run Xinhua news agency said,
noting the “excruciating” seven days it entailed for relatives of the missing.
Yet for some the new evidence brought relief – and a reason for hope.
“Our family is relieved that there’s an official statement from the Malaysian government, delivered by the Malaysian Prime Minister, that there’s a
possibility that the aircraft might have been hijacked,” said Indonesian Santi, 42, who goes by one name.
Her brother Sugianto Lo was on the flight with his wife Vinny Chynthya.
“There have been too many speculations about the missing plane so this official statement has helped to quash some of them.
“At least it gives us hope that our loved ones are still safe. We really hope that the various governments will help to look for the plane,” she said.
While the theory that the plane landed somewhere and has remained hidden is seen as highly improbable by experts, most do not discount it as impossible.
Malaysian Subramaniam Gurusamy, 60, whose 34-year-old son Puspanathan Gurusamy was on board, refused to believe the worst.
“I am praying every day for divine help. I will not lose hope. I want to hear my son cry out ‘Father!’” he said.
Selamat Umar, 60, also from Malaysia, placed his faith in his 29-year-old son Khairul Amrison’s ability to survive whatever he confronted.
He said the new evidence was “a good sign which shows the plane can be detected and the passengers are safe – if not all, then some.”
“It may be a hijack, but why have there been no demands?” he said.
Although so many questions remain, he is clinging to the belief that his son may one day come home.
“We are definitely worried about his safety but confident that those on the plane will do what they can to survive,” said Selamat.
“My son is a Muslim who fasts every Ramadan, so I am sure he has strength.”



NCAA March Madness 2014 brackets revealed
The surprises start right at the top of the NCAA tournament bracket: Virginia is a No. 1 seed.
They keep going throughout the matchups. Last year's national champion, Louisville, was seeded fourth in the Midwest despite playing well enough to be
considered a No. 1 by many.
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And speaking of that Midwest region - Wichita State and Michigan are there, as well, making it three of last year's Final Four participants all vying for one
spot this year.
SMU, the team led on a renaissance by coaching lifer Larry Brown - nowhere to be found. And Michigan State, the team that geared things up in time to win the
Big Ten tournament, is only a No. 4 seed.
The tournament begins Tuesday with a pair of First Four games, and things get going in earnest Thursday when 32 of the 64 teams in the main draw take to the
floor.
As expected, Florida earned the top overall seed and is No. 1 in the South. Undefeated Wichita State is on top in the brutal Midwest, and Arizona took top
billing in the West despite losing to UCLA in the Pac-12 final.
In the end, the individual matchups mean much more than the seeding details. Still, some of the numbers the selection committee came up with this year were
head-scratchers - yet another reason Warren Buffett felt perfectly comfortable fronting the insurance money to pay a $1 billion prize to anyone who can fill
out a perfect bracket.
Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman, the chairman of the selection committee, said Virginia's twin ACC championships - regular season and tournament -
made the Cavaliers (28-6) the choice for a 1 seed over Michigan and Villanova, despite an RPI rating of 11.
"Virginia's total resume was very impressive," Wellman said. "They continued to impress us throughout the year."
Michigan is a '2' in the Midwest and could need to get through Duke, among others, simply to reach the regional final. The top half of the bracket includes
Wichita State, Kentucky and Louisville.
The last bubble teams in were Iowa, which plays Tennessee in the First Four on Wednesday; and North Carolina State, which plays Xavier on Tuesday.
Sitting out was SMU - a team almost all the experts had securely in the bracket. Not the folks in the conference room, who couldn't overcome the Mustangs'
strength of schedule: 129.
"When I saw Louisville (was a 4 seed), I kind of figured that they didn't have a lot of respect for our conference," Brown said. "But we only can blame
ourselves, that's the way I look at it."
Led by Rick Pitino's Cardinals, the new American Athletic Conference placed four teams in the tournament.
And while the committee didn't show much love for the AAC, it did dole out plenty of at-large spots to the big conferences, while only seven spots went to
the mid-majors. The so-called small schools took 11 slots in each of the last two seasons.
If you're going to fill out a bracket this year, don't forget that you can win $1 billion if you correctly predict the outcome of every game.

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