Dec 11
Experts share their advice for minimizing the spread of germs in an airplane bathroom.
Dec 11
Including dumpling kits, giant tubs of banana pudding and rich pralines.
Dec 11
‘Panther’ The Cat Finally Rescued After Days-Long Stay Atop 36-Foot Utility Pole
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe feline stayed put despite efforts by his owner and others to coax him down in Aurora, Colorado.
Dec 11
Watch the Blue Origin launch that'll carry Alan Shepard's daughter to space
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf the weather remains favorable and no technical issues stop it, the New Shepard vehicle carrying six people will be lifting off today at 9:45AM Eastern time. It’s Blue Origin’s third ever crewed mission and the first time that a flight will be at full capacity with six passengers onboard. One of those passengers is Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard who’s known for being the first American to go to space. She’ll be making the trip with Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan as guests of the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace company.
The trip’s paying passengers are technology-focused venture fund founder Lane Bess and his child Cameron Bass aka MeepsKitten on Twitch, Voyager Space CEO Dylan Taylor and engineer/Starfighters Aerospace volunteer pilot Evan Dick. Blue Origin NS-19 was supposed to make the trip to suborbital space on December 9th, but it was pushed back due strong winds.
#NewShepard is on the pad. The mission team is going through nominal procedures in preparation for this particular vehicle’s 3rd crewed flight of 2021 and its 5th overall this year. Meet the #NS19 crew as they prepare for their flight to space today: https://t.co/p6F9B4Jyvb
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) December 11, 2021
The company launched its first crewed spaceflight in July, carrying Jeff Bezos and his brother above the Kármán line. In October it flew William Shatner into space for its second crewed flight. Mission NS-19 isn’t only the third crewed Blue Origin flight this year, it’s also one of the many across space agencies and private space companies, including SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. As Jennifer Levasseur, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, told The Washington Post, it’s “the busiest year in human spaceflight.” She added: “We’re entering a new phase of activity that we’ve never, frankly, seen before. And it creates a lot of excitement.”
You can watch the launch and the preparations before it below when broadcast begins at 8:15AM ET.
Dec 11
The promos for erotic website EasyToys at the tournament in the Netherlands will be replaced with the statement “#equalityforall.”
Dec 11
Biden also countered the narrative that “Armageddon’s on the way” during his first late-night TV interview as president.
Dec 11
Ford CEO Jim Farley tweeted that it’s been tough keeping up with the “incredible demand” for the company’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E, but the automaker’s going to try. In the tweet, he said Ford is increasing production of the Mach-E to 200,000 vehicles per year in the US starting in 2022 and in Europe by 2023. That’s triple the units the company manufactured in 2021. While Farley didn’t detail how Ford plans to make that happen, Automotive News has reported that the company will delay its Explorer and Aviator EVs to make way for Mach-E production.
It’s hard to produce Mustang Mach-Es fast enough to meet the incredible demand, but we are sure going to try. So starting in 2022 we are increasing production and expect to reach 200,000+ units per year for North America & Europe by 2023. That’s 3x our 2021 output. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/xSMbuHxdEN
— Jim Farley (@jimfarley98) December 10, 2021
According to the publication, Ford sent a memo to suppliers telling them that the electric vehicles would be delayed by 18 months. Further, the EVs will no longer be manufactured at Ford’s Cuautitlan, Mexico plant, which will now be dedicated to manufacturing the Mustang Mach-Es. The Explorer and Aviator EVs were supposed to be the company’s next major EV launch after the F-150 Lightning and were scheduled to start production by mid-2023. The 18-month delay means it won’t be rolling off the production line until December 2024 — Ford also has yet to announce which factory will manufacture the new vehicles.
Farley previously said the Ford has decided to double its EV output to 600,000 electric vehicles per year by the end of 2023 as part of its efforts to become the biggest EV manufacturer in the US. Back then, Automotive News reported that production will be spread across the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit.
Dec 11
“Our government is still under attack,” warned Joanne Freeman in an op-ed for The Washington Post. “The offensive is quieter now but no less menacing.”
Dec 11
Trump Defies Belief With New Spin On His ‘We Fight Like Hell’ Speech On Jan. 6
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe transcript of the former president’s inflammatory address before the U.S. Capitol riot shows otherwise.
Dec 11
Hillary Clinton Warns What People Might Be Missing About A Trump Run In 2024
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe 2016 Democratic presidential nominee cautioned what a third Donald Trump campaign could do to the country.
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