Wednesday, 6 Aug 2014 | 3:47 PM ET. CNBC's Kelly Evans speaks to Myron Gray, UPS president of U.S. operations, about the state of the U.S. economy and the possibility of drone delivery. Watch CNBC Live TV.
Auld Reekie is a traditional nickname for Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The nickname is from the Scots word reek meaning smoke (not, as is often assumed, smell).n 1893, the poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) wrote from his home in Samoa to fellow Scottish novelist S R Crockett, I shall never take that walk by the Fisher's Tryst and Glencorse; I shall never see Auld Reekie, I shall newer set my foot again upon the heather.
Technology and Family Issues in The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. âWhen I punished him for a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hoursâthe tantrum he threw!â (Bradbury). This line of the story explains the wanting of the familyâs children back against technology. It also shows that the technology is winning because of the desire to keep playing in the nursery. âThe Veldtâ is a short story written by Ray Bradbury who was born on August 22, 1920 and passed away on June 5, 2012. He was very interested in the science fiction genre and Edgar Allan Poe (Kattelman). Kattelman states that Bradbury, âas a young child was influenced by Poeâ (Kattelman).