Essential reading for us for an upcoming interview on our Podcast

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Today I learned: a nickname for an air crash investigator is a tin-kicker.

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One of the things about airplane crashes that runs counter-intuitive to our expectations about disasters is that the crash is announced by silence.

Silence on the radio. Silence from the crew of the aircraft. Absence from the radar. Uncertainty - is this just a temporary problem? Only as the minutes pass does the uncertanty solidify into certainty - of disaster.

(Yes, I like watching air crash documentaries. Don't you?)

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'Graft to blame' for police #aircrashes
"president of te #AntiCorruption Organisation of #Thailand said #systemic #corruption is to blame for te recent crashes of 2 #police #aircraft, which claimed te lives of 9 police officers.. Despite te fleet's advanced age, annual #maintenance #budget stagnant at THB950mil which isn't enough.. RTP #aircraftmaintenance isn't carried out in a transparent manner.. #corruptionchain tt benefits multiple #agencies over te safety of crews"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3056412/graft-to-blame-for-police-air-crashes
Explainer-Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?

NEW DELHI - Eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a small passenger plane crashed while taking off from the main airport in the capital Kathmandu, drawing attention once again to the Himalayan nation's poor record on air safety. Here is a look at why Nepal, where more than 360 have died in airplane or helicopter crashes since 2000, is particularly susceptible. TERRAINWedged between India and China, landlocked Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks, and its planes often have t

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莱西的葬礼也变成了与伊朗伙伴关系和联盟关系的展示。鉴于伊朗在西方的"世界贱民"地位,参加葬礼的国家和官员与该形象并无太大冲突。

这里有一个合乎情理的联想,对于那些以老人政治为特色的国家而言,仅仅由于自然原因,也将很快能看到执政的老一辈纷纷吃席。这里没有任何奇迹,一切都顺其自然。苏联后期有过同样的过程,被称为 "马车比赛"或者"葬礼五年计划"。

如今和当年的共同点是,再次赶上了大洗牌时代,于是一定程度上这不完全是无聊问题。

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