The Lucid Air will have a starting price of $52,500, with standard features and options that make it competitive with high-end benchmarks.The Launch Edition will be limited to the first 255 cars off the production line and will be well appointed with distinguishing features. Free from space constraints of a conventional gasoline vehicle, explored the boundaries of proportion … [Read more...]
Sideways in the Snow
The Lucid team recently took the alpha development prototypes to northern Minnesota for winter testing, as the region provides the perfect environment for honing many vehicle attributes. Temperatures as low as -18F (-28C) are tough on just about every element of a vehicle. This extreme environment allows us to build upon extensive simulations and climate chamber development, … [Read more...]
USA Experiences Total Solar Eclipse 2017
The United States saw its first total solar eclipse since 1979 on August 21, 2017, as the lunar event crossed the country with a wide path of totality from Oregon to South Carolina. People across the country went outside to view the historic event with special glasses. NASA and scientists around the world used the occasion to collect data. The sun shines behind the moon … [Read more...]
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IVC Filter Lawsuits are filling up in 2017
The IVC filter is a medical device that is implanted in the inferior vena cava (IVC), a large vein that carries blood from the lower body to the heart. It looks something like an umbrella with just the shaft and ribs but no covering. The filter is designed to trap blood clots that often form in the deep veins in the legs and subsequently break off and travel, via the IVC, to … [Read more...]
This is the Best Way to Invest your spare change
Acorns is modernizing the old-school practice of saving loose change, merging the robo-advisor model with an automated savings tool. The app rounds up your purchases on linked credit or debit cards, then sweeps the change into a computer-managed investment portfolio. That approach won’t get you to retirement, but it’s certainly a useful tool to save more. Acorns is free for … [Read more...]
75 Years on the Job American Airlines Mechanic Still Shows Up Early to Work
Azriel “Al” Blackman got his first job at an airline, he was a 16-year-old high school graduate making $0.50 per hour as an apprentice in the sheet metal shop. Seventy-five years and countless airplanes later, Blackman, an employee of American Airlines, was recognized Tuesday with a celebration in New York and the dedication of one of American’s Boeing 777s in his … [Read more...]
McCormick to buy French’s Mustard in $4.2B deal
Spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc. has announced it will buy French's Mustard for more than $4 billion. The Baltimore-based company said Tuesday it will acquire the French's, Frank's Red Hot Sauce and Cattlemen's brands from British food company Reckitt Benckiser. The acquisition of French's and "other beloved products enables McCormick to become a one-stop shop for … [Read more...]