A Brief History By October 13, 2019, numerous reports have come out from across the United States over the preceding months that nearly 1,300 people have been sickened by a mysterious form of lipoid pneumonia – an illness in which oil becomes trapped in the lungs and is attacked by the body’s immune system. Doctors have searched for an underlying pathogen such as a virus or bacteria, and they have found none. Many of the victims of this disease have required treatment in intensive care units. Some have required ventilator support. At least 26 people have died. The connection between…

A Brief History On October 12, 1654, the Dutch city of Delft was the scene of a spectacular tragedy when a large gunpowder storehouse exploded, destroying much of the city and killing over 100 people.  Another 1000+ people were injured.  The incident is remembered as “The Delft Explosion” or “The Delft Thunderclap,” and was certainly not a unique accident concerning gunpowder. Digging Deeper The Delft Explosion was precipitated by the caretaker of the gunpowder magazine (the term used for a powder storehouse), Cornelis Soetens, went to test a sample of the gunpowder.  Exactly what the ill fated man did is…

A Brief History Most employers run companies in which people are treated with fairness and dignity. This kind of work environment fosters productivity, openness, and a collaborative spirit. Unfortunately, not all workplaces are like this. Indeed, your company may have been a good place to work when you arrived but changed suddenly when a new management team was brought in. This happens often, and it can be difficult to cope with. To go from being someone whose contributions are valued by the company to being someone who is discriminated against owing to your gender is hard; however, you must respond…

A Brief History Consider that you wish to create an account on a website registered in UK or USA. During the registration process, you would be required to enter a valid address according to the parent location of that website. For instance, consider that you are creating an account on a shopping website based in USA. The address provided has to be a valid address based in USA. Here, users get confused that the address would be verified. This is not the case. A team would not visit the address to get a confirmation about whether you live there or…

A Brief History On October 11, 1910, with aviation still in its infancy, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt took a flight in a Wright Brothers airplane piloted by Archibald Hoxsey, a former auto mechanic from Illinois.  The flight, which took place near St. Louis, Missouri, was the first time an American President had ever flown in an airplane, starting a long tradition of US Presidents flying to vacations, international meetings, campaign events, and whatever other reason the Executive needs to travel. Digging Deeper Oddly enough, Roosevelt’s flight was not the first ever by a national head of state, as the Tsar…