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There are many hours to while away during a long-haul flight. While small talk between the first and second officer in the cockpit might pass the time effectively, it has its limits. The Sterile Cockpit Rule or Sterile Flight Deck Procedure forbids pilots from making smalltalk with each other once the plane has descended below […]
Since 2008, we’ve known that there is water on the moon. The lack of atmosphere and a magnetic field means that most of the water on our satellite’s surface would be immediately stripped by the sun. However, that doesn’t apply within the Moon’s interior; an analysis of Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 moon rocks almost […]
Enlarge / Dutch Harbor at Unalaska, Alaska, as seen in 2010. (credit: Tom Doyle) In Alaska, you don’t mess with nature—lest it mess with you. Emmett Fitch, an Alaska man who runs a small ISP in Unalaska, Alaska—1,000 miles southwest of Anchorage—told Ars that last month he was out helping a drone videographer visiting from […]
Enlarge (credit: Juicero) According to a letter to employees sent today, Juicero CEO Jeff Dunn allegedly called for a “strategic shift” at the company that would involve cutting 25 percent of staff and dropping the price of the press to under $ 200. Juicero found itself in the Silicon Valley limelight in April, when Bloomberg reporters got […]
Shona Ghosh/Business Insider Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, just dropped below its IPO price of $ 17 for the first time. Snap shares have been bumping around their IPO price ever since closing at that level on June 15. The stock has never fallen below the $ 17 mark. Snap debuted at $ 17 and […]
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Former Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn took a steep pay cut to join President Donald Trump’s administration. Cohn, who earned a combined salary and bonus of $ 7.3 million at Goldman Sachs in 2016, is now making $ 30,000 a year as Trump’s director of the National Economic Council — a 99.6% decrease. The […]
You might get less than €1 for £1 if you’re buying foreign currency in the wake of the hung parliament result. Sterling took a worrying hit on Friday after the 2017 General Election outcome was revealed. Investors have been rattled by the uncertainty surrounding the vote, as leaders scramble to form a solid government. The […]
Published time: 2 Jun, 2017 10:03 The Russian economy is ready should the oil prices drop below $ 40 per barrel, according to Economic Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin. Read more “We’re actually ready to live forever with the oil price at $ 40 or below. All macroeconomic policy is now based on the assumption of […]
ABC’s Still Star-Crossed premiered on Monday night to 2.43 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, landing below year-ago time slot occupant Mistresses‘ final season average (2.6 mil/0.6). Readers gave the Romeo & Juliet follow-up an average grade of “C.” Opening ABC’s night, The Bachelorette (5.6 mil/1.5) was down just a tenth year over year, and […]
ESPN The Ball family created yet another firestorm on Thursday when they unveiled Lonzo Ball’s first signature shoe under the family brand, the ZO2, with a price tag of $ 495. Last week, it was reported that Nike, Under Armour, and Adidas were spurning the younger Ball as a potential athlete endorser because his father, […]
