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☆ Southwest Airlines dismantled basketball players' wheelchairs, leaving them stranded for hours as they tried to reassemble them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewMembers of a disabled basketball team were left with "chaos" and hours of delay after Southwest Airlines dismantled dozens of their wheelchairs on a recent flight. Wheelchair basketball teams typically travel with two chairs each —their sporting ones and their everyday ones, Shields told BI. It "was just complete chaos," despite the attempts of the pilot and a stewardess to help out, Shields told BI. In a statement to BI, Southwest Airlines said that there had been a delay in its staff reassembling the chairs, and that it had reviewed the situation and was addressing it. AdvertisementWalker also said that airlines need to stop treating the loss of wheelchairs as equivalent to a mere luggage issue.

Persons: —, Shields, they'd, Brigitte McIntee, didn't, McIntee, Myranda Shields Shields, It's, Justin Walker, Walker, Troy Bell, Louis Vuitton Organizations: Service, Southwest Airlines, National Wheelchair, Richmond International Airport ,, Business, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Suns, Department of Transportation, Richmond International Airport, Southwest, CBS, Staff, TSA Locations: Richmond International Airport , Virginia, Richmond, stow

☆ As Civil Rights Era Fades From Memory, Generation Gap Divides Black Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Maya King | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The front of it reads: “This is why I vote.”Since gaining the legal right, Ms. Green, 88, has participated in every possible election. This November will be no different, she said, when she casts a ballot for President Biden and Democrats down the ticket. While Ms. Green and many older Black voters are set on voting and already have plans in place to do so, younger Black voters, polling and focus group data show, feel far less motivated to cast a ballot for Democrats or even at all. The people that allowed themselves to be beaten,” Ms. Green said of the civil rights movement that ignited her determination to vote in every election. “I think there are some young Blacks who probably feel like it didn’t even happen.”

Persons: Loretta Green, Green, Biden, ” Ms, “ Organizations: Southwest, Black, Blacks Locations: Southwest Atlanta, reassembling, Georgia

☆ The all-metal house that was once considered the future of American architecture
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Chris Menrad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now part of the permanent collection at the Palm Springs Art Museum, the story of Albert Frey’s “Aluminaire House,” and its significance in the history of architecture is quite remarkable. If you had never seen a modern house — and most Americans had not — it probably looked like a set for a science fiction movie. Even today, it looks “like it’s from another planet,” said Palm Springs Art Museum CEO Adam Lerner. After years of negotiations and fine-tuning the logistics, the Foundation donated Aluminaire House to the Palm Springs Art Museum in 2020, which subsequently raised $2.6 million to cover the cost of its rebuilding and future care. Reconstruction work underway on Frey's Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum, pictured on January 10, 2024.

Persons: Albert Frey’s “, ”, Frey, Lawrence Kocher, . Frey, Kocher, Le Corbusier, Chris Menard, Aluminaire, Adam Lerner, Wallace K, Harrison, Jack Hobhouse, Joseph Rosa, Rosa, Michael Schwarting, Frances Campani, Schwarting, Campani, Ian L, Sitren, —, Leo Marmol, “ Organizations: CNN, Springs Art Museum, Contemporary, Architectural, Allied Arts Exposition, Bauhaus, Springs Art, New York Institute of Technology, Aluminaire Foundation, Foundation, ZUMA, Alcoa Corporation, Palm Springs Art Museum Locations: New York City, California, ”, Swiss, New York, French, Manhattan, Springs, Syosset , New York, Palm Springs , California, Islip, Schwarting, NYIT, Sunnyside , Queens, Palm, Palm Springs

☆ Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Luke Dray | Getty ImagesCommanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters. In his weekly news conferences, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has repeatedly denied Tehran is involved in the Red Sea attacks by the Houthis. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam denied any Iranian or Hezbollah involvement in helping to direct the Red Sea attacks. The person said Iranian commanders had travelled to Yemen as well and set up a command centre in the capital Sanaa for the Red Sea attacks which is being run by the senior IRGC commander responsible for Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty ImagesAccording to two former Yemeni army sources, there is a clear presence of IRGC and Hezbollah members in Yemen.

Persons: Luke Dray, Washington, Nasser Kanaani, Houthi, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Saleh al, Samad, Mohammed Hamoud, Abdulaziz al, Sager, Adrienne Watson, Abdulghani, Abdulsalam, Bashar al, Assad, Ali Khamenei Organizations: Getty, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hezbollah, Reuters, Hamas, Foreign, Guards, Gulf Research, White House, U.S, Sana'a Center, Strategic Studies, Iranian Guards Locations: Djibouti, Yemen, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Tehran, Sana'a, Saudi, Asia, Europe, Gaza ., Lebanese, Iraq, Syria, Iranian, Bab, Sanaa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Washington, Gulf, Islam

☆ Exclusive-Iranian and Hezbollah Commanders Help Direct Houthi Attacks in Yemen, Sources Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa HafeziDUBAI (Reuters) - Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters. In his weekly news conferences, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has repeatedly denied Tehran is involved in the Red Sea attacks by the Houthis. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam denied any Iranian or Hezbollah involvement in helping to direct the Red Sea attacks. The person said Iranian commanders had travelled to Yemen as well and set up a command centre in the capital Sanaa for the Red Sea attacks which is being run by the senior IRGC commander responsible for Yemen. According to two former Yemeni army sources, there is a clear presence of IRGC and Hezbollah members in Yemen.

Persons: Samia Nakhoul, Washington, Nasser Kanaani, Houthi, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Abdulaziz al, Sager, Adrienne Watson, Abdulghani, Abdulsalam, Bashar al, Assad, Ali Khamenei, Iryani, Mohammad Ghobari, Angus McDowall, David Clarke Organizations: Reuters, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hezbollah, Hamas, Foreign, Guards, Gulf Research, White House, Sana'a Center, Strategic Studies, Iranian Guards Locations: Parisa, DUBAI, Yemen, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Tehran, Saudi, Asia, Europe, Gaza ., Lebanese, Iraq, Syria, Iranian, Bab, Sana'a, Sanaa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Washington, Gulf, Islam, Lebanon, Aden

RTX said on Monday it would have to pull 600 to 700 of its Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines from Airbus A320neo jets for quality inspections over the next three years. The engine issue was first disclosed in July, but RTX made the extent of the problem clearer on Monday. The announcement caused waves up and down the industry, from component manufacturers like Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries to airline carriers like Germany's Lufthansa that rely on the popular Airbus jets. In July, RTX said microscopic contaminants were found in a powdered metal used in high-pressure turbine discs that are part of the GTF engine's core. RTX is one of two manufacturers of engines for the popular narrowbody Airbus A320neo, the other being CFM International, a joint venture between GE (GE.N) and Safran (SAF.PA).

Persons: Benoit Tessier, RTX, Guillaume Faury, Ken Herbert, Japan's IHI, Safran, Valerie Insinna, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Abhijith, Aniruddha Ghosh, Mehr Bedi, David Gaffen, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Raytheon Technologies Corporation, International Paris Air, Le, REUTERS, Aerospace, Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, Washington D.C, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lufthansa, Raytheon, United Technologies, Capital, AIRLINES, HIT Aerospace, London, Melrose Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Aero, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Wizz, Airbus A320neo, CFM International, GE, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Washington, RTX, New Delhi, Bengaluru

☆ The Best Juicers and Juice Machines for More Refreshing Mornings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Grace Elkus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +19 min

The orange juice was also a little pulpy and separated overnight—a common occurrence with both centrifugal juicers we tested. Others you should know aboutGreat multiuse juicerKuvings’s 4-in-1 masticating juicer comes with attachments to make smoothies, sorbets and nut milks, too. Masticating juicers use a rotating, screw-shaped augur to crush and press fresh produce to extract juice, while centrifugal juicers rely on a high-speed spinning metal blade to pulverize produce into a mesh filter. Masticating juicers are slower and cost more, but often have higher yields and are therefore less wasteful (which we found to be true in our testing). Centrifugal juicers are faster and more powerful, but create foamier juice that’s more likely to separate.

Persons: Grace Elkus, you’re, Ariane Resnick, C.N.C, ”, Nama, it’s, we’re, juicer, Savory, It’s, I’ve, Amelia Rampe, Alexandra Shytsman, destemming, Masticating, “, Shytsman Organizations: Cold Press, Hurom, Hamilton, Food Network Locations: Brooklyn, New York City

☆ Elon Musk needs to be ruthless if he's going to transform X into a killer app. Here's what he should do, according to a Fortune 500 project management expert.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Dr. Te Wu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dr. Te Wu is the CEO and CPO of PMO Advisory, a project management training and consulting firm. From a project management perspective, here are the top five actions I would undertake to make this latest transformation successful. Business transformation is more of an art than a science, and building new product features can be extraordinarily difficult. Dr. Te Wu is CEO and CPO of PMO Advisory, a project management training and consulting firm for companies, including Global 500 and nonprofit organizations. He is an associate professor at Montclair State University and chair of the Project Management Institute's Portfolio Management Standard Committee.

Persons: Te Wu, Wu, It's, Elon Musk, I've, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, WeChat, Meta, OpenAI's, Slack Organizations: PMO, Twitter, Morning, SpaceX, Fortune, Swiss Army, China Europe International Business School, Elon, New York's Transit Authority, Facebook, Microsoft, Montclair State University, Project Management Institute's Locations: New, China

Microscopic contaminants were found in a metal used in the engine's high-pressure turbine discs - part of the engine core. In an interview, Chief Executive Greg Hayes acknowledged the airlines' frustration over a spate of problems with the Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines over the last seven years. While the latest GTF issue could be the last straw for some, we suspect that the negative (share price) response is overdone". Low-cost Indian carrier Go First, which plunged into financial crisis this year, blamed "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its 54 Airbus A320neos. Announcing quarterly earnings on Tuesday, RTX increased its 2023 sales expectation from $72 billion to $73 billion to $73 billion to $74 billion.

Persons: Whitney, Pratt, Greg Hayes, Safran, RTX, Robert Stallard, Wizz, Hayes, Pratyush Thakur, Valerie Insinna, Mike Stone, Susan Mathew, Rajesh Singh, Tim Hepher, Shounak Dasgupta, Sharon Singleton, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Pratt, Airbus, U.S, RTX Corp, Raytheon Technologies, CFM International, GE, Reuters, Research, Spirit Airlines Inc, JetBlue Airways, Wizz, Thomson Locations: Paris, Bengaluru, Washington, Chicago

The department said its investigation found that the Hostess could have prevented the amputation injury a 29-year-old worker suffered while reassembling a pump at a company facility in Chicago. The investigation was launched after the company, which makes popular snacks like Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Donettes, reported the injury to the Labor Department. A Hostess spokesperson said on Friday that the company was reviewing the Labor Department's allegations, but declined to comment further on "pending investigations." The Labor Department has alleged that Hostess "failed to make sure shafts, sprockets and moving parts on equipment ... had required guarding in place to protect workers from contact with pinch points and moving parts." The company has 15 business days to comply, request an informal conference, or contest the Labor Department findings.

Persons: Ding Dongs, Sukhvir Kaur, Ismail Shakil, Kathrine Jackson, Aurora Ellis Organizations: U.S . Labor Department, Hostess Brands, Labor Department, Labor, Safety, Health Administration, Employers, OSHA, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Ottawa, Washington

☆ At the height of the Cold War, the US Navy used a historic round-the-world operation to show off its new nuclear force
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

On July 31, 1964, three US Navy ships set off on a mission to sail around the world. Construction began on USS Long Beach in 1957 and it entered service in 1961, becoming the world's first nuclear-powered surface warship. USS Bainbridge, front, and USS Long Beach sail behind USS Enterprise in 1964. USS Bainbridge sails behind USS Enterprise during Operation Sea Orbit in August 1964. Nuclear navyNuclear-powered guided-missile cruisers USS California, USS South Carolina, USS Virginia, USS Texas, USS Mississippi, and USS Arkansas in February 1981.

Persons: —, Bainbridge —, Bob Haswell, US Navy Long, SCANFAR, Bainbridge, Theodore Roosevelt's Great, Bernard Strean, USS Bainbridge, PH1 Anthony A, Alleyne Afterward, Strean, Nimitz, Admiral Nakhimov, Pyotr Velikiy Organizations: US Navy, Service, USS Enterprise, US, Daily, Nautilus, Navy, RIM, Long, Westinghouse, Enterprise, Fleet, Nuclear, USS Locations: Mallorca, Long, —, Bainbridge, Karachi, India, Indonesia, Australia, Fremantle, Long Beach, Melbourne, Sydney, USS, Wellington, Cape Horn, Rio de Janeiro, Charleston, Norfolk, Perth, San Juan, California, USS South Carolina, USS Virginia, USS Texas, USS Mississippi, USS Arkansas, Soviet, Kirov

☆ How SAP is future-proofing business data with the unveiling of its newest technology and strategic partnerships
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Sap | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

SAP Datasphere is a new data fabric architecture that integrates data and contextual metadata across enterprises. A data fabric architecture can seamlessly incorporate new partners and deliver cutting-edge solutions as they evolve. What a business data fabric architecture can doSAP Datasphere's capabilities are enabled by its data fabric architecture, which integrates data from many sources into a single environment that can run multiple services and technologies. SAP Partnerships: Databricks integrates SAP data — including its complete business context — with its Data Lakehouse platform. As the volume of business data continues to expand, unleashing its capabilities with a data fabric architecture is becoming essential to success.

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