A Brief History On August 21, 1897, Ransom Eli Olds founded the car company that bore his name, Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile was in business for 107 years, making powerful, comfortable and smooth riding cars, but alas they have gone extinct, like many other car companies. Today we ask you, “What car company do you miss the most?” Digging Deeper We list a few for you to choose from, or name your own nominee: American Motors, Checker, DeLorean, Geo, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Packard, Plymouth, Pontiac, Rambler, Saturn, Studebaker, Triumph Motor Company, and Yugo. Question for students (and subscribers): Which of these companies surprises…
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A Brief History On August 21, 1986, a volcano in Cameroon hidden beneath Lake Nyos erupted and released a mass quantity of carbon dioxide gas, suffocating and killing nearly 1800 and 3500 of their farm animals. (When we say “mass quantity,” we mean 100,000 to 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, or maybe as much as well over a million tons!) Although unusual, this horrible disaster is not unique, as 2 other lakes in Africa have a similar situation where volcanic carbon dioxide exists in enormous quantities, potentially causing a similar disaster. Those other 2 lakes are Lake Kivu on the…
A Brief History On August 21, 2012, the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series was released for Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Your performance in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) can be decided by three factors: ability, tactics, and group play. As it comes about skill, you’re going to have to grit your reaction times, crosshair positioning, and spray power. Refining your ability to a ‘high level’, you will also learn a lot of simple tactics, a phenomenon that has proven to be effective at matchmaking. When you go pretty much up as a five-on-five team (clan), these techniques may not be enough…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, a report came out that “derogatory student loan debt is growing at ‘stunning’ pace.” You have borrowed money many times. In fact, chances are you are part of those contributing to the total U.S. indebtedness, which by the end of 2017 stood at over $13 trillion according to the New York Fed; however, do you have any idea where lending came from or even who started it? You see, lending has been part of the human way of life from the earliest days of civilization. Thousands of years have gone by, yet the…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, the country will be treated to a great “The Most Dangerous Game” (short story, 1924, film, 1932)) themed horror movie when Ready or Not hits the public. If you are not familiar with “The Most Dangerous Game,” you are probably at least familiar with the theme of man hunting man. In the new horror film, Ready or Not, the twist is that a woman is being hunted. Digging Deeper If you liked movies such as Surviving the Game (1994) and Hard Target (1993), Run for the Sun (1956), let alone the several other…
