What Caused the AirAsia Crash? The Likeliest Theory

As crews were still struggling to raise the fuselage AirAsia flight QZ8501, Indonesia's top transportation official said the aircraft climbed at an extreme rate just before it crashed. Investigators have had time to study the flight recorder; we can assume they now know what went wrong on the doomed Airbus A320. But after being initially candid, why have Indonesia officials now decided that the preliminary report, due by the end of the January, will not be made public?  keep reading

Barcelona's Big, Beautiful, Bountiful Boqueria Market

What lovelier (and tastier) way to learn the nuances of a foreign culture than rubbing shoulders with the locals, tasting the flavors of their land? Well yes, there is literature and art and music, but we certainly can’t appreciate those on an empty stomach; and so, before heading to the Prado or the pyramids or a voodoo ceremony, you may just find me visiting the local public market for a fortifying cultural immersion. In Spain, my favorite market is without doubt the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, because keep reading

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