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Steve and Sarah Banta say an Uber driver's quick action helped avoid a collision with a wrong-way driver on the Harbor Bridge following a popular event at the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay.
A new crash dashboard reveals 177 people died on roadways in Corpus Christi between 2017 and 2021. The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization hopes to change these statistics.
Mobile strategy game The Battle Cats releases new update offering additional language support features KYOTO, Japan, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide hit tower defense mobile app The Battle Cats (available for iOS and Android), produced by PONOS Corporation, has released a new update featuring additional language display options for Spanish, French, German and Italian, in addition to the previously available English settings. Following the release of The Battle Cats version 10.6.0 on June 28 th, 2021, a selection menu will appear upon app launch, offering players new choices for their...
May 18, 2021 Vanessa O’Brien climbs to Camp 2 on K2, the second-highest mountain in the world. O’Brien has climbed the highest peak on every continent, skied to both poles, and reached the oceans’ lowest depths. Estalin Suarez Valladolid Fatigued, her adrenaline spent, her body trembling and her mind numb, Vanessa O’Brien tried hard to savour the moment. After a gruelling expedition of more than 50 days and a severe test of her mountaineering skills, physical stamina and mental strength, O’Brien had realised her dream. She stood on top of the world, 8,849 metres (29,032 feet) above ...
Why explorer Vanessa O’Brien left the corporate world to climb the world's tallest peaks Salon 1 hr ago "To The Greatest Heights" by Vanessa O'Brien Photo illustration by Salon/Penny Vizcarra The phrase climbing a mountain is often used as a metaphor to describe doing something hard. And for good reason — obviously, summiting a mountain, literally, is a challenging feat. Author and mountain climber Vanessa O'Brien knows this firsthand. She was the first American woman to climb K2, and as a dual citizen, the first British woman to return from its summit ...