Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour has doubled down on his claims that Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes need to be grounded due to widespread safety concerns. Salehpour‚ a Boeing engineer‚ previously alleged in documents to the FAA and during an interview with The New York Times that shortcuts taken when manufacturing the jets could become a serious problem as the airplanes get older‚ raising even more questions regarding the company's manufacturing practices. &;quot;I think it's as serious as I...

A Boeing whistleblower spoke up Wednesday about a &;quot;cover-up&;quot; of an incident involving one of the company's planes. Ed Pierson‚ a former senior manager for Boeing‚ on Wednesday appeared before the Senate Homeland Security &; Governmental Affairs Committee to speak about several incidents involving Boeing planes. During his testimony‚ Pierson spoke about the incident where a Boeing 737 MAX-9 plane‚ operated by Alaska Airlines‚ had a door panel break off shortly after take-off. &;quot;I'm...

A Boeing engineer who went public last week with safety concerns about the company’s 787 Dreamliner told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was concerned that shortcuts the company was taking would eventually lead to a crash if they continued unchecked. The engineer‚ Sam Salehpour‚ testified that in an attempt to address bottlenecks‚ Boeing introduced production shortcuts with the potential to lead to planes breaking apart during flights. Mr. Salehpour said that the company was knowingly...

A recently posted story on Reddit shows a mother confidently standing up for her family after being bullied by a teacher for her culture. Reddit user Flowergardens0 posted the story to the AITA forum‚ where people ask whether they are wrong in a specific situation.Over 5‚600 people commented on the story‚ and an overwhelming majority thought the mother was right. Here’s what went down:“I (34F) have a (5M) son who attends preschool. A few hours after I picked him up from school today‚ I got a phone call from his teacher‚” Flowergardens0 wrote. “She made absolutely no effort to sound kind when she‚ in an extremely rude and annoyed tone‚ told me to stop packing my son such ‘disgusting and inappropriate’ lunches.&;quot; &;quot;I felt absolutely appalled when she said this‚ as me and the teacher have‚ up until now‚ always maintained a very friendly relationship. She added that the lunches I’m packing my son are ‘very distracting for the other students and have an unpleasant odor.’ I told her that I understand her concerns‚ as the lunches I pack are definitely not the healthiest‚ but the lunches are according to my son’s preferences.”The mother added that she usually sends her son to school with small celery sticks‚ blue cheese and goat cheese‚ kimchi‚ spam and spicy Sriracha-flavored Doritos.“I ended the call by saying that I very much appreciated her worries‚ but that at the end of the day‚ I am not going to drastically change my son’s lunches all of a sudden‚ and that it’s not my fault if other students are ‘distracted’ by his meal‚” the mother continued. “It is very important to me what my son enjoys‚ and I want him to like my lunches.”The teacher replied with an email saying the mom's response was &;quot;unacceptable&;quot; and that his lunches were “just too inappropriate to be sent to school any longer.”“I haven’t responded yet and don’t want to. I want to maintain a healthy relationship with my son’s teachers. I am confused as to what to do‚” the mom ended her story.It’s clear that the teacher is way out of line in this situation because the child is eating food that is entirely normal in Korean culture. It may have a strong odor to those who aren’t used to it‚ but that’s just an opportunity for the teacher to explain to the children how people from different parts of the world eat different types of food. It’s not that hard.The only reason the teacher should have any choice over what the child eats is if it is egregiously unhealthy and may cause them harm.The most popular commenter on the forum suggested that the mother bring the issue to the principal’s attention.&;quot;Report her to the principal‚&;quot; Thatshygal717 wrote. &;quot;Her comments regarding your son’s food are 'disgusting' and 'have an unpleasant tone' aka cough cough racist tone. She’s too inappropriate to be teaching at the school any longer.&;quot;Another commenter‚ muffiewriters‚ assured the mother that she was doing nothing wrong. &;quot;Your son's food is perfectly normal‚&;quot; they wrote. &;quot;For a 5-year-old. Your family's food is normal. The teacher is TA for not recognizing that.”The mother hasn’t shared what she did next‚ but she’s handled the situation perfectly so far. She told the teacher that it’s not her fault if other kids are distracted by her food and that she will not change her son’s diet to please other people.The beauty of America is that we are a country of many different cultures mixed like a beautiful bowl of salad. It’s great that so many people supported the mother and reminded her that her family has every right in the world to eat the food they love‚ and if it bothers anyone‚ they can keep it to themselves.P.S. That teacher has no idea what she’s talking about. Korean food is delicious.This article was originally published on 3.20.23.

The sweet-faced‚ loveable Labrador Retriever is no longer America’s favorite dog breed. The breed best known for having a heart of gold has been replaced by the smaller‚ more urban-friendly French Bulldog.According to the American Kennel Club‚ for the past 31 years‚ the Labrador Retriever was America’s favorite dog‚ but it was eclipsed in 2022 by the Frenchie. The rankings are based on nearly 716‚500 dogs newly registered in 2022‚ of which about 1 in 7 were Frenchies. Around 108‚000 French Bulldogs were recorded in the U.S. in 2022‚ surpassing Labrador Retrievers by over 21‚000.The French Bulldog’s popularity has grown exponentially over the past decade. They were the #14 most popular breed in 2012‚ and since then‚ registrations have gone up 1‚000%‚ bringing them to the top of the breed popularity rankings. None — (@) The AKC says that the American Hairless Terrier‚ Gordon Setter‚ Italian Greyhound and Anatolian Shepherd Dog also grew in popularity between 2021 and 2022.The French Bulldog was famous among America’s upper class around the turn of the 20th century but then fell out of favor. Their resurgence is partly based on several celebrities who have gone public with their Frenchie love. Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Megan Thee Stallion‚ Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez‚ Reese Witherspoon and Lady Gaga all own French Bulldogs.The breed earned a lot of attention as show dogs last year when a Frenchie named Winston took second place at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and first in the National Dog Show.The breed made national news in early 2021 when Gaga’s dog walker was shot in the chest while walking two of her Frenchies in a dog heist. He recovered from his injuries‚ and the dogs were later returned.The French Bulldog's complicated past took them from brothels (yes) to royals.Listen to their full history and more in the Uniquely Urban podcast episode of Down &; Back: https://t.co/Jx2jPNCVMb pic.twitter.com/wBQd9fsRlt— American Kennel Club (@akcdoglovers) March 16‚ 2023 They’ve also become popular because of their unique look and personalities.“They’re comical‚ friendly‚ loving little dogs‚” French Bull Dog Club of America spokesperson Patty Sosa told the AP. She said they are city-friendly with modest grooming needs and “they offer a lot in a small package.”They are also popular with people who live in apartments. According to the AKC‚ Frenchies don’t bark much and do not require a lot of outdoor exercise.The French Bulldog stands out among other breeds because it looks like a miniature bulldog but has large‚ expressive bat-like ears that are its trademark feature. However‚ their popularity isn’t without controversy. “French bulldogs can be a polarizing topic‚” veterinarian Dr. Carrie Stefaniak told the AP.French Bulldogs have been bred to have abnormally large heads‚ which means that large litters usually need to be delivered by C-section‚ an expensive procedure that can be dangerous for the mother. They are also prone to multiple health problems‚ including skin‚ ear‚ and eye infections. Their flat face means they often suffer from respiratory problems and heat intolerance.Frenchies are also more prone to spine deformations and nerve pain as they age.Here are the AKC’s top ten most popular dog breeds for 2022.1 French Bulldogs2 Labrador Retrievers3 Golden Retrievers4 German Shepherd Dogs5 Poodles6 Bulldogs7 Rottweilers8 Beagles9 Dachshunds10 German Shorthaired PointersThis article originally appeared on 03.17.23

Parents‚ do you think your child would be able to survive if they were transported back to the '70s or '80s&;#63; Could they live at a time before the digital revolution put a huge chunk of our lives online&;#63;These days‚ everyone has a phone in their pocket‚ but before then‚ if you were in public and needed to call someone‚ you used a pay phone. Can you remember the last time you stuck 50 cents into one and grabbed the grubby handset&;#63; According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission‚ roughly 100‚000 pay phones remain in the U.S.‚ down from 2 million in 1999.Do you think a 10-year-old kid would have any idea how to use a payphone in 2022&;#63; Would they be able to use a Thomas Guide map to find out how to get somewhere&;#63; If they stepped into a time warp and wound up in 1975‚ could they throw a Led Zeppelin album on the record player at a party&;#63;Another big difference between now and life in the '70s and '80s has been public attitudes toward smoking cigarettes. In 1965‚ 42.4% of Americans smoked and now‚ it’s just 12.5%. This sea change in public opinion about smoking means there are fewer places where smoking is deemed acceptable.But in the early '80s‚ you could smoke on a bus‚ on a plane‚ in a movie theater‚ in restaurants‚ in the classroom and even in hospitals. How would a child of today react if their third grade teacher lit up a heater in the middle of math class&;#63;Dan Wuori‚ senior director of early learning at the Hunt Institute‚ tweeted that his high school had a smoking area “for the kids.” He then asked his followers to share “something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children’s minds.”A lot of folks responded with stories of how ubiquitous smoking was when they were in school. While others explained that life was perilous for a kid‚ whether it was the school playground equipment or questionable car seats.Here are a few responses that’ll show today’s kids just how crazy life used to be in the '70s and '80s.First of all‚ let’s talk about smoking. \u201cMy high school had a smoking area. For the kids. What\u2019s something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children\u2019s minds&;#63;\u201d — Dan Wuori (@Dan Wuori) 1650809267 Mine too. Up until my senior year. Also‚ my biology teacher smoked in the classroom. We used to tell time by how many cigarettes she had in her ashtray.— rbe (@perdidostschool) April 24‚ 2022 We made clay ashtrays as gifts for Mother's Day...whether moms smoked or not&;#33;😂— Mark (@coach_mark1) April 24‚ 2022 We had a smoking room IN our high school. We also had cadet training and a shooting range in the basement of the school. We had Latin as an option and could drop math in Grade 10&;#33; Also in the « good old days »: we could smoke in class at Carleton‚ at the movies and on airplanes.— 🇨🇦Jacques Leger🇺🇸 (@jacquesleger17) April 24‚ 2022 I grew up in a rural area. It wasn’t unheard of for guys to have a shotgun in a gun rack in their trucks‚ parked at school. Could also carry large knives and openly chew tobacco in school. They don’t allow any of this now‚ which is good.— High Plains Grifter (@Too_Grizzled) April 24‚ 2022 Want to call someone&;#63; Need to get picked up from baseball practice&;#63; You can’t text mom or dad‚ you’ll have to grab a quarter and use a pay phone.My high school had pay phones.— Mark Angres (@AngresMark) April 24‚ 2022 Using a pay phone that was outside the school gym to call my parents for a ride home from practice. But calling collect and saying &;quot;pick me up&;quot; and hanging up before getting charged. 😂— Stacy Kratochvil 💟 (@StacyKratochvil) April 24‚ 2022 People had little regard for their kids’ safety or health.I slept in the back window of the car when the family went on vacation&;#33;— CJFuemmeler (@fuemmelercj) April 24‚ 2022 We stared Death in the eye every day. pic.twitter.com/zWHh5bvUym— Ed Lettis 🌻 (@edbobgreen) April 24‚ 2022 Car seats that just hung over the front seat. Hang on‚ kid&;#33; pic.twitter.com/2DdCoXhqmf— Bluenoser Forever (@long17_de) April 24‚ 2022 I have heard stories of country schools in the 50s (which are now urban schools) having boys swim naked in PE (that’s just how they did it in the country). Van Horn High School in Independence MO. I use this example any time people lament the changes from the “good ole days”.— Matt Parker (@DrMattParker) April 24‚ 2022 Also‚ in Driver's Ed. We warched this film‚ &;quot;Blood on the Highways.&;quot; 45 minutes of unedited film of fatal highway accidents. This was mostly before mandatory seatbelts. 45 years later‚ I remember the rear view mirror that split a guy's skull‚ imbedded in his brain.— some call me Tim 🇺🇦 🌻 MAT Elem. Educ. (@realtimaier) April 24‚ 2022 Large fry as your entire meal in middle school. It was the most popular item too. Literally as it sounds. Just a large basket of French fries for lunch.— Monique (@LivAnotherDay) April 24‚ 2022 Truck with gun racks/rifles in the HS parking lot. (DFW too not a small town) pic.twitter.com/RnWiKQwKB7— FortWorthPlayboy (@FWPlayboy) April 24‚ 2022 You could buy a soda in school.Vending machine in the cafeteria to buy sodaaaaa 🥤— Anna Sutter (@AnnaMSutter) April 24‚ 2022 Things were a lot different before the internet.If you wanted to listen to a particular song‚ you had to call the radio station (and hope you got through) and ask them to play it for you.— Sarah (@sarahbschaefer) April 25‚ 2022 Remember pen pals&;#63;I wrote letters regularly to a penpal from a different country and then saved them all in a shoebox. Then in college I flew to “meet” her for the 1st time to participate in her wedding ❤️ But now we connect on FB 😂— Ms.Teach (@MidwestTeach14) April 24‚ 2022 A lot of people bemoan the fact that the children of today aren’t as tough as they were a few decades back. But that’s probably because the parents of today are better attuned to their kids’ needs so they don't have to cheat death to make it through the day. But just imagine how easy parenting would be if all you had to do was throw your kids a bag of Doritos and a Coke for lunch and you never worried about strapping them into a car seat&;#63;This article originally appeared on 06.08.22

There was an emotional exchange on TikTok between two people who lost their fathers to cancer. One was actor Mandy Patinkin‚ the other was TikTok user Amanda Webb.Patinkin currently stars on &;quot;The Good Fight&;quot; but one of his most famous roles is Inigo Montoya in the 1987 classic &;quot;The Princess Bride.&;quot; In the film‚ Montoya is a swordsman who is obsessed with confronting a six-fingered man who killed his father.Webb recently lost her father Dan to mantle cell lymphoma. She had heard a rumor that Patinkin used his father's death from cancer as motivation in a pivotal scene where he confronts the six-fingered Count Rugen (Christopher Guest) in a duel.Rugen tells Montoya he will give him anything he wants after being bested by Montoya who passionately replies‚ &;quot;I want my father back‚ you son of a bitch.&;quot; @mandypatinktok @alaska_webb thank you for finding us and sharing this&;#33; ✨ Sending big love and light to you and yours. More in comments. #grieving #cancer #dads ♬ original sound - Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn G Webb's father was a big fan of Montoya's performance in the film so she reached out to TikTok to learn if the rumor was true.&;quot;I saw on the internet the rumor that when Mandy Patinkin said that line‚ he was thinking of his own father who had passed away from cancer‚&;quot; Webb said while crying. &;quot;And it was a very raw emotion. Ever since then‚ it's kind of really stuck with me.&;quot;Patinkin‚ who is a TikTok user‚ heard that the woman had reached out to him and he gave a heartfelt response.&;quot;First of all‚ your dad is taking care of you‚&;quot; he said. &;quot;Secondly‚ it is true‚ 100% true. I went outside in this castle and walked around and I kept talking to my dad.&;quot;&;quot;The minute I read the script‚ I knew‚ I said to [his wife]‚ I said‚ 'I'm going to do this part because in my mind‚ if I get the six-fingered guy‚ that means I killed the cancer that killed my dad and I'll get to visit my dad‚&;quot; he said.&;quot;That moment was coming‚ and I went and I played that scene with Chris [Guest]‚ and then I went back out there and talked to my dad‚&;quot; Patinkin said.He then told Webb that she has the power to talk to her father‚ too.&;quot;And so‚ you can talk to your dad anytime you want‚ anywhere you want‚&;quot; he said. &;quot;If you could somehow let me know your dad's name because I say prayers for anyone I've ever known. Now I feel like I know you‚ and therefore I know your dad‚ and I will list his name in my prayers every day‚ and they make me feel like they're with me‚ wherever I go‚ and I'd like your dad to hang out with me.&;quot;Webb responded with a video where she's so emotional she can hardly speak.This story originally appeared on 08.25.21

Many years before I got together with my boyfriend‚ I had a sex thing with this guy that I thought was relationship material. He not only had an amazing body but a great personality as well. I was honest when I met him that I was looking for something more than just sex‚ and he led me to believe that was what he wanted‚ too. Between mind-blowing sex sessions‚ we ordered in‚ played video games‚ and watched movies — couple things but without the label. But when I tried to get him to go to a show or out to dinner with me‚ he refused. My frustration grew as the months went on‚ and one day I confronted him.&;quot;Why don't we ever go anywhere&;#63;&;quot;&;quot;We have everything we need here‚&;quot; he answered while simultaneously distracting me by caressing my shoulder blades.&;quot;We actually don't‚&;quot; I said. &;quot;I'm hungry‚ let's check out that new Indian place around the corner.&;quot;&;quot;No&;#33; We might run into one of my buddies‚&;quot; he said‚ moving his body further away from me. The underlining meaning was clear — he couldn't take the chance that someone he knew would see him with me.He needed to keep our relationship on the DL so that no one would ever suspect that he enjoyed spending time with me — a fat woman.He was super fit‚ so obviously that's the kind of woman he wanted to be associated with‚ the kind he could be seen with at the Indian place.When I realized he was ashamed of being seen with me‚ I felt as if I had been punched in the stomach — a place where much of my pain already resided.To him‚ I was fuckable but not dateable. He dumped me soon after that conversation.He did me a favor by not continuing to lead me on. Otherwise‚ I might still be trying to prove to him that I was worth any shit he might have gotten from other people. If I was still his secret shame‚ I might not have met my next boyfriend‚ so thanks‚ athletic asshole.I had hoped that‚ in this age of body positivity‚ men would no longer need to hide their desires when it comes to fat women.But I was wrong.It's just a sad fact: Many men who are sexually attracted to fat women are ashamed of it.They're OK with banging a fat girl‚ but they don't want to hang out with her — someone might judge them for it.It's one thing if you're not into fat women — everyone has their preferences‚ and not every body type appeals to everyone. But if you find larger women hot and you want to have sex with them without being associated in public with them‚ that's emotionally abusive.Everyone should have the freedom to express their desires openly (as long as there's consent from both parties). If you modify your behavior and wants to what you think will protect you from criticism and/or ridicule‚ then you need help because that kind of self-loathing will only grow until it has destroyed you.Don't act like we're in a relationship if all you really want is to experience what sex with a fat woman is like.I'll tell you what it's like: It's as amazing and fun as having sex with anyone who's into having sex with you. We don't have magic vaginas‚ and our breasts don't do any special tricks — well besides the usual‚ like feed or comfort people.Fat women are just as hot and sexually gifted as women of other shapes‚ sizes‚ and abilities. Being fat doesn't mean we're so hungry for attention that we'll put our own needs aside and do whatever we can to rock your world.If you're with someone who doesn't make you feel beautiful or who isn't proud to have you on their arm‚ you need to dump their ass.Being alone is far better than compromising on what you deserve or being made to feel as if you're someone's big dirty secret.You're not only dateable‚ you're lovable and worthy of being treated with respect and love.I regret not standing up for myself when I discovered the athletic guy was only using me for sex. But at least I learned‚ as we all should learn‚ that I'm responsible for being my biggest advocate and to never accepting anything less than what I need.This article was written by Christine Schoenwald and originally appeared on 06.29.18

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