Asda, one of the major supermarkets in the U.K., accidentally charged their customer, Bobbie Gordon, £930.11 ($US1,257.82) for a single banana. Luck was on Bobbie’s side, as her credit card company alerted her about exceeding the card’s bill limit and stopped the payment instantly, suspecting fraud. Bobbie is a resident of Sherwood, Nottingham, and thought ...
The iPhone X was released last year to much fanfare, as is common to all iPhones. Furthermore, it was touted to be unique, as it boasted features such as super retina display, facial recognition, and animoji. However, the iPhone, too, has fallen prey to clones that have many of its features, its look, and don’t ...
Cyber-theft, and by that dint, cyber-security, are daily concerns for people with information that is coveted, or feared, by others. Virtual private networks (VPNs) are networks that are constructed using public wires — usually the Internet — to connect remote users or regional offices to a company’s private, internal network. A VPN secures the private network, ...
When I traveled to Hong Kong, a wine retailer friend of mine told me that onions soaked in red wine can help get rid of common chronic diseases, and this treatment is apparently quite popular in Japan. He shared the recipe with me. At first, I was a bit suspicious, because I thought he was just ...
It seems we are now in the midst of an ethical crisis. Ethics is the discipline relating to right and wrong. This discipline constitutes moral obligations, moral principles and values, and moral character. Ethics and morality are synonymous terms, meaning “customs” in their original Greek and Latin languages. The Greek term “ethics,” however, also implies ...
Yuchi Jingde, also known as Wei Chigong, was one of the most celebrated military figures of the early Tang Dynasty, and he thus became a Chinese Door God. He and another great Chinese military general of the same era, Qin Shubao, adorn the doors and gates of temples, homes, and businesses in China and Chinese ...
An 80-year-old woman fell after getting off a bus in Nanshan, China. The driver, Ma Aiping, who decided to do a good turn, got out of the bus, took her to the hospital, and lent her $2,000 for the medical bill. Later, the old woman accused him of closing the door before she had gotten ...
Why were the ministers of the Song Dynasty required to wear hats with wide wing flaps? The reason Song Dynasty hats featured protruding side flaps is surprising. The founding emperor, Zhao Kuangyin, also known as Emperor Taizu, came up with the idea to solve a problem. After ascending to the throne, Zhao was concerned that ...
There is a story from ancient China about Emperor Tang Wenzong, the 15th emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who had an exquisite pillow carved of precious white jade that he hid among his draperies. However, one day it disappeared. Emperor Tang was shocked, as his inner palace was very secure. Only his concubines could gain ...
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