Q. Have you or your child ever broken something expensive in a store? What happened? answered by Paul Gobat Yes. When my youngest daughter was about 12 she knocked an $80 figurine off a shelf. The owner was on us like flies on sugar demanding that we immediately pay for the item. “Of course!” I said, “I […]
Q. What is the most sadistic thing you have seen one of your family members do? answered by Amanda Todd, Home Health Aide, Aspiring Author My mother’s mother passed about 5 or 6 years ago. When she did, her husband was still living in their house. He had given my mother permission to use his […]
Q. How did Charles Lindbergh sleep when he flew from New York to Paris, nonstop, aboard his plane for more than 33 hours? answered by Ron Wagner, USAF pilot in Presidential Wing at Andrews, airline pilot, aero engineer He did not sleep due to the very high-tech system he developed to keep himself awake. He had not […]
by Staff Writer | BusinessTech The Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) says it continues to receive complaints on a daily basis from consumers who were deceived into providing confidential banking information to fraudsters. “Just a couple of years ago, the most common scam was the phishing emails, said banking ombudsman Reana Steyn. “In just these […]
The company beat out Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Dynetics, a defense contractor By Christian Davenport | The Washington Post NASA on Friday selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build spacecraft that would land astronauts on the moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission. The award to SpaceX for the “human landing system” was […]
Q. Has your cat ever attacked someone? answered by DeAnn Robinson, Design Engineer (2021-present) Who hasn’t he attacked is a better question. Look at that sweet face. Hides some big, sharp fangs. Archie was abandoned by a renter whose fiancee was allergic to cats. He was about 8 years old when I got him. I discovered […]
By Mostafa Salem, Mai Nishiyama and Pamela Boykoff, CNN Business (CNN Business) Egyptian authorities have seized a massive cargo ship which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week last month, amid a dispute over financial damages.An Egyptian court ordered the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, to pay $900 million in compensation as a result of losses inflicted […]
By Marcus Lu | Visual Capitalist Remembering the Tragedy of the Titanic When the Titanic was completed on April 2, 1912, it was the largest and perhaps most luxurious ship in the world. The vessel could hold over 3,300 people including crew members, and boasted various amenities including a swimming pool and squash court. The Titanic’s impressive size attracted […]
by MATTY MERRITT | Morning Brew In a win for cool dads everywhere, Mercedes-Benz revealed its new 2022 EQS luxury electric sedan yesterday. The model is scheduled to hit car dealerships in the fall and represents the first of nine electric vehicles the German auto brand plans to release within the year. The EQS can get an […]
