(The flight's second officer, who was actually at the controls when the plane's roof blew off, was Madeline "Mimi" Tompkins, seen in the aircraft doorway in the far left of the linked photo. She later rose to the rank of captain, and became the chief pilot at Hawaiian Airlines, the only woman to hold that ranking post in the history of civil aviation.)

The lone fatality was Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing, Aloha's most senior flight attendant who had been with the airline since 1951. She was the wife of Prof. Robert Lansing of the University of Hawaii, who was my academic advisor while I was in the mater's program.

Sure he does.

It goes nose over and drops almost straight down with, perhaps, a flutter/spiral auger action.

And of course nothing is certain, which I didn't claim. But based on the information re scattered over a large area I see nothing else.

That says missile or bomb. I don't believe ISIS has missiles that can take down an aircraft at 36000 feet so that leaves a bomb.

BTW - Are you so naive that you think Russia can't influence the Egyptians into saying what they want said??

Of course I can see you not wanting Obama's "JV" team blowing up civilian passenger jets.

First, no one asked Trump if he was a comic book villain; what was asked was, "[i]s this a comic book version of a presidential campaign?"  And it was asked in response to a list of things Trump said he was going to do: build a wall that another country would pay for, deport 11 million people, cut $10 trillion in taxes without increasing the deficit. And Trump has claimed he could do this because he's smarter and more competent than anyone else.

Second, no one asked Ben Carson if he could do math.  He was asked the substantive question of  how he would close the $1 trillion gap between current federal spending and the revenue projected from his 15 percent flat tax.  Or don't you regard that as substantive?

Third, no one invited John Kasich to insult his colleagues.  Kasich got the ball rolling in his opening remarks when he said "we are on the verge, perhaps, of picking someone who cannot do this job."  And right out of the gate, he wasn't answering the question that was posed to him - the softball/icebreaker, "what is your biggest weakness?"

Fourth, no one on the panel asked Rubio to resign.  These were the two questions put to Rubio in connection with his current position:

You've been a young man in a hurry ever since you won your first election in your 20s. You've had a big accomplishment in the Senate, an immigration bill providing a path to citizenship the conservatives in your party hate, and even you don't support anymore. Now, you're skipping more votes than any senator to run for president. Why not slow down, get a few more things done first or least finish what you start? --Quintanilla

So when the Sun-Sentinel says Rubio should resign, not rip us off, when they say Floridians sent you to Washington to do a job, when they say you act like you hate your job, do you?

It was Jeb Bush who said:

You can campaign, or just resign and let someone else take the job.

Cruz completely avoided answering the question he was asked:  

Senator Cruz. Congressional Republicans, Democrats and the White House are about to strike a compromise that would raise the debt limit, prevent a government shutdown and calm financial markets that fear of -- another Washington-created crisis is on the way.

Does your opposition to it show that you're not the kind of problem-solver American voters want?

He ran out the clock railing against things no moderator asked of the others, and then got his nose out of joint because he wasn't given time to answer the original question.  Boo-hoo!

with this question Ben Bernanke, who was appointed Fed chairman by your brother, recently wrote a book in which he said he no longer considers himself a Republican because the Republican Party has given in to know- nothingism. Is that why you're having a difficult time in this race?

but I want to tell you, my great concern is that we are on the verge, perhaps, of picking someone who cannot do this job.

A better journalist would have framed the question to Bush using Kasich's words instead of Bernake's more inflammatory ones, but as I said before such is hackery.

I really think the Republicans do have a beef, but it should be about the total unprofessionalism of the moderators rather then playing the victim card once again.

You could say that all of these debates are biased towards sensationalism, they want conflict, they want a gotcha moment, probably in their darkest heart they want a fist fight to break out. So far they have all tried to probe the candidates weaknesses, I actually think Fox was tough but honest with them and did the best so far, CNN was decent also.

CNBC committed many journalist sins maybe most of them that can be made in this format. Stupid rude questions, check. Snarky follow ups, check....... Partisan-baiting, check.

Cruz is right, up to a point

CRUZ: You know, let me say something at the outset. The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media.(APPLAUSE) This is not a cage match. And, you look at the questions -- "Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?" "Ben Carson, can you do math?" "John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?" "Marco Rubio, why don't you resign?" "Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?"

  Trump will replace the debates with something "terrific."  Carson is holding out for a moderator from Mannatech to cure the problem.  Jeb! got some good advice from mommy on his trip home last weekend--tell them to stop whining, they are privileged anyway, so this is working out quite well for them.

 Rubio wants to go with the flow--so long as it is Poland Spring and re-issuance of his seized RNC credit card for personal use. Fiorina's stock, not unlike HP's, is falling so it does not really matter, Kasick wants more time to tell how he does it in Ohio, a bigger megaphone, and a flashing Ohio lapel pin.

 Paul is opposed to anything and will filibuster--during his 18 minutes. Christie sees all sides of the right side and is willing to bridge the difference .Huckabee demands a bible-shaped podium to thump.

 Everything is going to be fine. You're very high right now. You will probably be that way for about five more hours. Try taking some vitamin B complex, vitamin C complex.. if you have a beer, go ahead and drink it..

The issue, for me, is that this is a question that does not relate to the condition of the American people - to our lives.

It is stupid.

"Now, Thompson dined out on that question for decades, and it wasn't exactly the untarnished star turn that it might have appeared to be, but he asked the question in public, on TV, and he got the answer. Goddamn, that was a moment."

And the question you pose is just stupid.  

Is it possible for you to quit trolling and putting words in people's mouths?

What did we learn in Iraq Jim? Wholesale violence just begets more violence. Iraq started kicking our ass and then we had to attempt to treat Iraqis humanely, but it was too late by then.

1. The ROE by a deputy in this situation must be well defined. He had no idea what they were or if they existed.

2. Once called the deputy should have been trained to take NO physical action unless physically attacked by a student or threatened with a weapon that could kill the deputy or others in close proximity.

3. The proper actions should have been for the teacher/principal to remove all the other students from the room and try to get the girl to go with them to another office. Failing that they should have then called the deputy into the situation.

4. If the girl did not respond to the deputy's directions he should have called for back up, the girl then removed from the chair and placed under arrest.

He said that would probably depend on the published formal guidelines and the training given to the deputy.

Given the support the other kids have shown the deputy I'd say the county is gonna pay some serious bucks to the officer irrespective of the guidelines and training.

Because some people won't check out the links that are posted, I thought it made sense to make it clear that while the students didn't think Fields should have lost his job, no one approved or supported his treatment of the student, that cost him that job.

Unless you read the article, you could draw the conclusion from McBain's comment that the students supported what Fields did, and that was not the case.

"Debbie Hamm, superintendent for Richland School District Two, said in a statement officials were "deeply concerned" about the incident.

Student safety is and always will be the district's top priority," Hamm said. "The district will not tolerate any actions that jeopardize the safety of our students. Pending the outcome of the investigation, the district has directed that the school resource officer not return to any school in the district."
...
James Manning, chairman of the school board, called the video "extremely disturbing" in an email statement Monday evening. He said the use of force appears "excessive and unnecessary." Fields, said Manning, has been banned from all school property.

"Staff are committed to the safety of all of our students and are taking immediate steps to ensure that our students are treated with the full respect and dignity that they deserve while in our care," Manning said. link

Kansas City, however, is right on the border with Missouri, a somewhat less insane state. Not a sane state, but somewhat less insane.

If there is a scapegoat, it's the bats that went dead and a suspect defense that KC exposed and exploited. The pitching for the most part did great against a line-up of real battlers.  

As for Terry Collins, it's always easy to second guess in hindsight...but other than his insistence to keep going to a struggling Clippard instead of giving Addison Reed the 8th and letting Colon & Niese go longer in middle relief, I thought he did a fine job.

Special shout out to Curtis Granderson, the position player MVP both regular and post-season...guy came to play every night.

Maybe it won't take a week...the hurt is already wearing off, and admiration and pride in my Mets is setting in.  I woulda signed up for this ride in April in a heartbeat.  

My Pack really took it on the chin, and Manning was on fire.  But I am kinda glad, they needed a wake-up loss especially after being one play away from losing to the Chargers.

One thing is for sure, when Rogers ain't on, the Pack do not look good.  The Broncos brought their A-game and I hope shut up the 'Manning's arm is toast' crowd.

The doc has some fantastic footage, including Bob Costas and his tv crew setting up the Red Sox locker room for a victory celebration, and then having to clear out in a flash after Buckner's error. Also Buckner, 20 years later finally figuring out exactly how the error happened after being stunned for years.

Bartman, ah Bartman. The film has footage filmed by fans in the stands, and interviews with fans and the security staff at Wrigley. I particularly loved the nice Chicago security lady that made sure he got out of the stadium safely- I'd like to think of her as a typical Chicagoan, rather than some of the people in the crowd. The whole thing ran me through all the emotions...not blaming Bartman, and blaming him at the same time, utter disappointment and heartbreak. One of the fans said it best in the extras- something broke in long time Cub fans that year. He, and I, will never be that emotionally invested again until the first pitch of the first game of the World Series. It is why I was relatively sanguine about the Mets series this year. Talk to me when they get to the WS.

It has never occurred to me to look at a guy's knees or hips.