Malaysia Airlines Flt. 370: ClickPak 3 April

Press Clippings: Updates from the world’s press on  Malaysian Airlines Flt. 370 Flt 370 Investigation May Go On and On and On  (Source: CBSnews.com) Flt 370 Search Could Take Years   (Source; CNN) How to track a plane   (Source: BBC ) Computer Models Essential to Finding Flt. 370  (Source: Forbes.com) What’s In The Black Box?   (Source: …

Malaysia Airlines Flt. 370: ClickPak 1 April

Press Clippings: A variety of the latest press stories from around the world on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Last words from cockpit  (Source: CNN) Ping Detector from US Navy Moved To Search Area (Source: cbsnews.com) Malaysia Airlines Cockpit Transcript  (Source: USA Today) Deliberate Act Possible in Malaysia Airlines FT. 370  (Source: Sydney Morning Herald) Search …

The Breaking News Epidemic

Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in 2015 but is just as timely–perhaps even more timely–today than when it was first released. We are going into a period of extended “breaking news” interruptions due to the chaos in Washington and the 2020 Election Year Cycle, so it’s not a bad idea to revisit the …

The Breaking News Epidemic

Paying Attention: No doubt, we know precisely where the current “breaking news” /”breaking alert” epidemic started: September 11th, 2001. On that day, every news channel and every broadcast station was bombarded with news, news feeds, photos, videos, interviews, theories, conflicting reports about the Twin Towers attack. So much information was coming in so fast and …

Malaysia Airlines Flt. 370: ClickPak 24 March

Press Clippings: The information landscape on Flt. 370 is changing by the hour, as satellite analysis determines the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean with the conclusion that no one survived the crash. Here’s a good source list for deep background today, 24 March 2014.  Flt. 370 Ended in Southern Indian Ocean  (Source: …

The Third Annual Winter Film Festival: Ski Priority 2. Changing Edges

Paying Attention:  Part two of our series on basic skiing technique. This video is about the essence of the sport: changing edges. To initiate turns and complete them, you have to change edges. There’s a reason that pro hockey players just happen to be some of the best skiers around: they are experts at changing …

The Third Annual Winter Film Festival: Ski Priority 1. Centered Balance

Paying Attention: The Olympics are gone in spirit (mankind coming together for the greater good) and deed (Gold Medal performances heavily offset by the Russian invasion/annexation of Crimea and soon to be annexation of Ukraine) but our love for skiing is not tied to the Olympics. It’s a year round thing, and spring is here …

Christopher Walken: Dance Class

Paying Attention:  Making the viral rounds this week is this dance compilation of the one and only Christopher Walken busting a whole bunch of moves from a whole bunch of movies. The video was compiled and edited by Huffington Post Video Editor Ben Craw, who has a career in editing waiting for him should he …

Malaysia Airlines Flt. 370: ClickPak 20 March

Press Clippings: The hunt for Flt 370 is now the longest search ever for a missing jetliner. Here’s a ClikPak of articles and comments from a variety of sources. Four Not-So-Crazy Theories about Flight 370.  (Source: Gawker) Australia May Have Found Flt. 370 Debris  (Source: Bloomberg)  How A Plane Gets Stress Tested   (Source: BBC) How Planes …

Malaysia Airlines Flt 370: Coverage ClickPak

Press Clippings: Information from various sources today, 17 March, 2014,  on the year’s biggest mystery. Someone Took The Malaysia Airplane:  (Source: Bloomberg) Malaysia Backtracks On When Airliner Communications Went Down  (Source: New York Times) MIT Professor John Hansman discusses Flt 370  (Source: Bloomberg) Did Terrorists Take Over Flt 370 (Source: CNN) The Lost Final Hours of Flt. …