i was under the impression, as it was not apparent from the BBC news, that they rectified the technical complications first and then sacrificed the goats to seek blessings or whatever. the 2nd Sep. news clearly states that they failed at the technical part and hence resorted to sacrificing proving that they are not just blind-follower of the culture , but they are plain stupid as well. i am still not surprised that they sacrificed the poor animal...there are millions of people (intelligent/educated/smart or otherwise) who sacrifice animals in different temples/occasions to seek blessings or for other religious reasonings. i for one had serious doubts about the technical strength of the aviation industry and this incident has only helped to increase the doubts and the feel of insecurity. back in the nineties, when airplanes from THAI airways and PIA crashed one after the other in a short span of 3 months, majority of mistakes were done by the ATCs (Air Traffic Controllers). With the geographical difficulties that the country's terrain offers, and the lack of adequate technical expertise, i am perplexed and to a great extent thankful to our fate (if that is what they call divine intervention), that not many air crashes have happened in the land of himalayas. probably that explains the rationale for the stupid sacrifice.