Tag: MH17

Another Plane Goes Missing -116 Passengers On Board

Now this is really becoming ridiculous. An Air Algerie plane carrying 116 passengers lost contact with air traffic controllers about an hour after leaving Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso late Wednesday evening. Air Algerie Flight AH5017 was supposed to land in Algiers at about 5:00 a.m. At the time of its disappearance the flight would have been… Continue reading Another Plane Goes Missing -116 Passengers On Board

MH17 Black Boxes Arrive in Britain

The Independent reports that the black boxes recovered from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site have arrived in Britain and handed to investigators, it has been confirmed. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the flight recorders have been delivered to their headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire on Wednesday, where experts will attempt to retrieve… Continue reading MH17 Black Boxes Arrive in Britain

The Silly Season Gets Serious

I took my talents to South Beach over the weekend for a relative’s surprise birthday party, and on the plane to and fro I had the opportunity to…think. Love airplane mode. Phones and tablets should have other modes, such as marriage mode, play-with-children mode, just-watch-one-screen mode, or perhaps physical media mode, where you would be… Continue reading The Silly Season Gets Serious

Joe Scarborough Tells Big Lie On Television, Issues Small Apology on Twitter

There was a disagreement on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, between host Joe Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski. The discussion had to do with the downed MH17 flight in Ukraine and the way two American presidents handled the situation when planes were shot down during their administration. The presidents? Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan. Mika Brzezinski tried… Continue reading Joe Scarborough Tells Big Lie On Television, Issues Small Apology on Twitter