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Pilot buys pizza for 157 passengers (12th July, 2014)
An airplane pilot felt sorry for his hungry passengers, so he bought them all pizza. The pilot, Gerhard Bradner, works for the USA-based Frontier Airlines. His flight from Washington D.C. to Denver was delayed. He felt hungry and thought he would get a pizza delivery from a Domino's Pizza restaurant near the airport. Then he thought his 157 passengers would also be hungry, so he ordered 50 family-sized pizzas. He paid out of his own pocket, but the owner of the airline said he would give Mr Bradner the money for the pizzas. He announced onboard: "Ladies and gentleman, Frontier Airlines is known for being one of the cheapest airlines in the US, but your captain is not cheap. I just ordered pizza for the entire plane."
Mr Bradner said his airline is like a giant family and his passengers are part of that family. That is why he wanted to buy everyone pizza. He also told reporters that he knows other pilots who have bought food for passengers. Frontier Airlines said in a statement: "Yes, the pilot did buy pizza for the passengers. It is important to note that this isn't the first time one of our pilots has gone above and beyond to provide care for our customers." Bradner even got off the plane and went to meet the pizza delivery guy at the security area and helped carry the pizzas back to the plane. The manager of the Domino's Pizza said he was surprised when he took the order and the caller told him: "I need to feed my whole plane."
Read more: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1407/140712-airplane-food.html#ixzz37mJ9Dqn6
Q1) What springs to mind when you hear the word 'airplane food'?
Please describe the feeling when you imagine various foods below.
- Airplane food
- Fast food
- Hospital food
- Camping food
Q2) What do you think of airplane food? What's the best and worst food you've had on an airplane?
Q3) Which would be better on an airplane, airplane food or pizza? What's your favourite pizza?
Q4) Should airlines forget about serving food and reduce prices?
Q5) What do you think about the pilot buying pizza for his passengers?
Q6) Do you think more people will fly with Frontier Airlines now? What's the best airline in the world?
Q7) Would it be better to take your own food on an airplane?
Q8) Should we all get free pizza if planes and trains are delayed?
Google to launch wearable health monitor (18th June, 2014)
Google is playing catch-up to Apple and Samsung in the race to be market leader in wearable health software. The tech giant is working on a device called Google Fit to rival Apple's HealthKit and Samsung's Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Gear Fit. Sources say the company is working overtime to launch its product so it is not left behind. Google is hoping to be the first company to provide a device using the Android operating system. This is Google's second foray into this market. The first product was called Google Health, which did not gain traction with consumers as it did not offer the kind of information fitness enthusiasts and health buffs were after.
An industry insider revealed what Google Fit might look like. They said it would be a wearable device that measures bio-rhythmic data like the number of steps someone walks or runs, or heart rate. This information will be linked with Google's cloud-based services. The company is trying to keep further details of the final product under wraps. The TechCrunch website wrote: "From what we're hearing, Google Fit will track all sorts of health data, such as weight, heart rate, run times, body-building stats and more." It added: "End users will be able to sync their Google Fit profiles to their Google IDs, which will make their data portable no matter what app or device they're using."
Read more: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1406/140618-wearable-health-device.html#ixzz37mMEC4xB
Q1) How often do you check your health? What are the most important things to check?
How often should people have a health check-up?
Q2) What do you think of the idea of wearable health monitors?
Will these devices mean people visit hospitals more often?
Q3) What are the good things about wearable devices? What health info would you want?
Is it better not to find out health data on a daily basis?
Q4) Could these devices make us worry too much? How reliable do you think the data from these devices are?
Q5) Will you be buying one of these products? Would you choose a product by Google, Apple or Samsung?
Q6) Do you think older people should wear a health monitor?
Q7) Would you buy one of these devices for someone you love?