As I was coming towards the end of my degree, I started to think about that eternal dilemma that faces most university students: What am I going to do with the rest of my life? I had enjoyed my studies and had always had a fascination for science; I knew, however, that a PhD was not for me. Then I came across the patent profession, which seemed a fascinating combination of science and law.
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My training at Withers & Rogers is largely experience-based. Primarily, I am given work by two people, although at one time or another I have worked with most attorneys in the office. Working with different people helps, as you are exposed to different aspects of the job and the different approaches of each person, although you also have to learn their idiosyncrasies as well!
Importantly, people in the office are always willing to lend a friendly ear for when you have those stupid questions to ask. There are numerous in-house tutorials for trainees aimed at passing the UK and European qualifying exams and trainees are also encouraged to attend external tutorials, lectures and courses. The training programme seems to work well as the exam success rate for trainees is relatively high.
Withers & Rogers is a very friendly and sociable firm. A number of events are organised every year including the Christmas and summer parties and you can always find people to go out with for lunch or for a few drinks after work. There is also a good attitude within the firm to the work/life balance.
If you have a background in science or engineering, an enquiring, analytical mind and enjoy finding out about innovations from both a scientific and legal viewpoint, the patent profession might well be for you.


Most of consumer electronic devices are powered by battery packs, instead of individual cells. What does this mean? Simply understand, a battery pack is a single unit comprised of more then 2 individual cells.
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Persistent data¶
The more-sophisticated device-mapper targets require complex metadata that is managed in kernel. In late 2010 we were seeing that various different targets were rolling their own data structures, for example:
Mikulas Patocka's multisnap implementation
Heinz Mauelshagen's thin provisioning target
Another btree-based caching target posted to dm-devel
Another multi-snapshot target based on a design of Daniel Phillips
Maintaining these data structures takes a lot of work, so if possible we'd like to reduce the number.
The persistent-data library is an attempt to provide a re-usable framework for people who want to store metadata in device-mapper targets. It's currently used by the thin-provisioning target and an upcoming hierarchical storage target.
The main documentation is in the header files which can all be found under drivers/md/persistent-data.
The block manager¶
dm-block-manager.[hc]
This provides access to the data on disk in fixed sized-blocks. There is a read/write locking interface to prevent concurrent accesses, and keep data that is being used in the cache.
Clients of persistent-data are unlikely to use this directly.
The transaction manager¶
dm-transaction-manager.[hc]
This restricts access to blocks and enforces copy-on-write semantics. The only way you can get hold of a writable block through the transaction manager is by shadowing an existing block (ie. doing copy-on-write) or allocating a fresh one. Shadowing is elided within the same transaction so performance is reasonable. The commit method ensures that all data is flushed before it writes the superblock. On power failure your metadata will be as it was when last committed.
The Space Maps¶
dm-space-map.h dm-space-map-metadata.[hc] dm-space-map-disk.[hc]
On-disk data structures that keep track of reference counts of blocks. Also acts as the allocator of new blocks. Currently two implementations: a simpler one for managing blocks on a different device (eg. thinly-provisioned data blocks); and one for managing the metadata space. The latter is complicated by the need to store its own data within the space it's managing.
The data structures¶
dm-btree.[hc] dm-btree-remove.c dm-btree-spine.c dm-btree-internal.h
Currently there is only one data structure, a hierarchical btree. There are plans to add more. For example, something with an array-like interface would see a lot of use.
The btree is 'hierarchical' in that you can define it to be composed of nested btrees, and take multiple keys. For example, the thin-provisioning target uses a btree with two levels of nesting. The first maps a device id to a mapping tree, and that in turn maps a virtual block to a physical block.
Values stored in the btrees can have arbitrary size. Keys are always 64bits, although nesting allows you to use multiple keys.
Persistent data
The block manager
The transaction manager
The Space Maps
The data structures

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    module ImmutabilityPolicyUpdateType
      Put = "put"
      Lock = "lock"
      Extend = "extend"
    end
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end

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		return false;
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Whilst it's common knowledge that women can experience bloating and cramping around their time of the month, how else does having a period affect your bowel movements and pooping habits?... You should also note what uniform your life-saving service is wearing when you go to the beach so you know what to look for in an emergency. What do the beach safety flags mean? Every beach has permanent and occasional hazards that you will need to look out for.
no dont even go in the water if your not wearing a tampon. my mom is a nurse & she told me that whieke you are on your period something inside you opens up & thats what lets everything out & it doesnt close up unless you are done with your period so if you go in the water while on your period stuff could go up there:/ & I dont think you want that:)... Wash your private area well before you leave home and put on a clean pad. Just before you get in the water, change to a new pad. While you are in the water, the pressure of the water itself against your vaginal opening will likely keep your period from flowing.
Whilst it's common knowledge that women can experience bloating and cramping around their time of the month, how else does having a period affect your bowel movements and pooping habits?
25/07/2008 · You can go to the beach on your period. But you have to wear some type of pad or you could wear a tampon.


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The regional teams at one of our distributor clients approached us to see if we could produce a digital brochure that would showcase their national program information for the local market sales reps. They requested that we come up with something that would capture all participating suppliers, programs, timelines, and markets affected into a single, cohesive document that could be shared among leadership teams. Outlined within the document would be the goals, brands participating, and any associated incentives that were tied to the programs. Developing a single source for all of this information to reside was a key component of their ask. The original digital brochure launched two years ago, and since then we've updated it on a quarterly basis. In an effort to stay even more relevant, we'll be updating this monthly for the client as programs become available or expire. This has been a great tool for leadership within the regions as this is a one-stop document for all relevant supplier programs that are running during a given period of time.
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How do different definitions of 'serious injury' overlap? A case study based on TAC compensated traffic injuries in Victoria (2006-2010)
H. Alavi, M. Nieuwesteeg, M. Fitzharris, R. Schuster
Background: The outcomes of road traffic injury can be viewed through a number of lenses, including: threat to life, impairment, pain and suffering, quality of life loss, cost and resource use. While numerous definitions of 'Serious Injury' exist based on these aspects, there is no consensus on the most appropriate definition.
Aim: To understand how different definitions of 'Serious Injury' correlate and overlap.
Method: Serious injury was defined in four ways, these being threat to life,
impairment, compensation cost, and resource use as indicated by a length of stay of at least 15 days in hospital. The sample consisted of 67,797 road users injured in Victoria in the period 2006 – 2010 inclusive, and who made a claim for compensation to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC). Analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between four definitions of serious injury and an Euler diagram was developed to study the overlap between them.
Results: There were significant, but moderate, correlations between all pairs of serious injury measures. In addition, the Euler diagram analysis showed that the cohorts of claimant classified as serious injury by the four different definitions showed only partial overlap, with only 0.6% of claimants classified as 'serious' by all four definitions with a far higher proportion classified as serious by one definition of serious injury. Conclusions: The importance of identifying a common, comprehensive definition of serious injury that is robust cannot be underestimated. The analysis presented here suggests a composite measure of serious injury is required.
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Australasian College of Road Safety Conference 2013: A Safe System: The Road Safety Discussion - National Wine Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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Howard Stringer looks into "refining" the cost of PS3
Howard Stringer: Sony "studying" PS3 price cut
Recommended Reading: Inside the PlayStation 5 with Mark Cerny
MSI's PS42 Modern entry-level gaming laptop is on sale for $830
Shadow's cloud-based gaming service now starts at $12 per month
Ryan Block
Not that there's ever been a mainstream game console or gadget that didn't eventually go down in price, but PlayStation fans not ready to plunk down the up to $800 sticker price for a new PS3 can take heart. Sony's Howard Stringer did confirm that Sony is looking at ways to bring down the price on its monolith at some point down the road -- probably way, way down the road -- but unfortunately there wasn't much more to it than that. We know Stringer wants to drop the price on the thing, but as usual one shouldn't expect any formal pre-announcements of price cuts on hardware the company's struggling to make a dime off of.
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Hazleton's immigration law back in court Wed.
ERIC CONOVER/Standard-Speaker Lou Barletta, then mayor of Hazleton, speaks to a crowd of about 1,000 people at a pro-Illegal Immigration Relief Act rally held June 3, 2007, outside City Hall.
KRISTEN MULLEN/Staff Photographer A man waves an American flag feverishly outside Hazleton City Hall upon hearing city council's decision to pass the Illegal Immigration Relief Act on July 13, 2006.
Lawyers on both sides of an immigration battle that propelled Hazleton into the national spotlight nearly six years ago will base testimony on court rulings from related disputes in Arizona and Farmers Branch, Texas, when the case resumes Wednesday in federal appeals court.
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Hazleton have filed briefs and will make oral arguments before the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The appeals court, ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to take another look at Hazleton's case, will write the next chapter in a long-standing dispute over the city's rental registration ordinance and related Illegal Immigration Relief Act.
The laws, which were never enforced, essentially bar businesses from hiring, and landlords from harboring, illegal immigrants.
The case that has become known as "Lozano, et al. v. City of Hazleton" includes plaintiffs Pedro Lozano, Casa Dominicana of Hazleton Inc., Hazleton Hispanic Business Association and the Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition.
Parties on both sides of the dispute say they're confident heading into Wednesday's appearance before the appeals court.
Omar C. Jadwat, an attorney with ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, filed a 32-page brief on behalf of plaintiffs addressing the effects a Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's immigration law has on Hazleton's ordinances.
"In certain ways, they're both kind of directed at the same end - to make life miserable for people so that they leave," Jadwat contends. "The Hazleton law, in certain ways, is more direct about prohibiting basically residence of certain people in the City of Hazleton."
Kris Kobach, a lawyer who wrote Hazleton's ordinances and serves as Kansas secretary of state, believes Supreme Court rulings on similar immigration law in Arizona and Farmers Branch bolster Hazleton's chances of getting a ruling in its favor.
The Supreme Court in late June struck down parts of the Arizona law but upheld a portion that gave law enforcement the ability to check the immigration status of people they arrest. Federal officials who challenged the Arizona law did not contest changes made to a previous law that forces Arizona's employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm eligibility of employees and imposes penalties on employers who knowingly employ illegal aliens.
The latter provisions are similar to Hazleton's ordinances.
Kobach filed a brief on Aug. 1 that calls the Third Circuit Court's attention to a ruling from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court that vacates a previous panel decision regarding an immigration ordinance proposed in Farmers Branch, Texas.
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit was split 2-1 on the Farmers Branch ordinance, which would require that tenants register with a building inspector who would verify their lawful immigration status.
On July 31, however, the Fifth Circuit granted a petition for a rehearing en banc in the Farmers Branch case, which Kobach said in a legal brief has "the immediate effect of vacating the panel decision in that case."
Kobach said plaintiffs in Hazleton's case argued in March that the Third Circuit court follow the now-vacated Farmers Branch opinion.
"Such reliance would be misplaced, due to the fact that the panel opinion no longer has any precedential effect," Kobach wrote. "There is now no opinion in any circuit concerning an ordinance similar to Hazleton's that can be said to offer an even indirect support for Plaintiff-Appellees's position."
Kobach cited those developments - along with the Supreme Court ordering the Third Circuit Court to revisit Hazleton's case - when saying he believes Hazleton is on solid footing.
"I think the court is recognizing that the first try wasn't correct in the eyes of the Supreme Court," he said. "With the two recent decisions from the Supreme Court … if the Third Circuit follows the Supreme Court's lead, it should sustain the ordinance. But, we'll see."
Kobach believes the plaintiffs have no argument for the employment provisions of Hazleton's ordinances, particularly because the Supreme Court upheld a similar law in Arizona.
"Most of the discussion in court next week will probably focus on the rental provisions of the Hazleton ordinance," he said.
Jadwat's brief addresses rental and housing provisions of Hazleton's ordinances, saying they dictate who must register and when, along with the type of information they must provide when registering, and also impose penalties for failing to comply with registration rules, making false statements or submitting false documents.
"The fact that the City nominally requires citizens as well as noncitizens to register does not change its intrinsic character as an immigration control measure," Jadwat wrote. "The registration scheme serves to obtain alien information, only noncitizens are required to provide information purporting to indicate their lawful presence in the United States, and only noncitizens will have their information sent to the federal government. The housing provisions therefore tread on the field occupied by federal alien registration law."
The appeals court also has directed the city to file a brief regarding the effects of Arizona's law on Hazleton's ordinances.
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, who championed the illegal immigration ordinances while serving as Hazleton's mayor, said he has been following the case and will attend the Third Circuit hearing Wednesday.
While Jadwat believes the Arizona ruling will make for a stronger case for plaintiffs in Hazleton's case, Barletta said he's "very optimistic" the city's ordinances will stand, particularly because the business portion of Arizona's law was based on the city's ordinances.
"I think the chances are better now than ever in light of the fact that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Arizona, who used the business portion of our ordinance," Barletta said. "I feel that the Supreme Court would not be sending this down (to the appeals court) to be heard again if they didn't feel we had a case."
Hazleton Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi believes the Third Circuit panel's willingness to hear oral arguments will only benefit the city. Yannuzzi said he will also be in attendance Wednesday.
Jadwat, who will argue on the plaintiffs' behalf, doesn't believe oral arguments will benefit one party more than the other.
"It's not surprising," he said. "I think it's just part of the court trying to consider the issues fully."
"We already argued in 2008 in the Third Circuit," he said. "It ruled against the city and the Supreme Court of the United States told the Third Circuit to, 'Try again, you got it wrong.' The court could've just revisited the case without another round of hearings."
Kobach will argue on Hazleton's behalf while Jadwat will argue for plaintiffs.
Jadwat submitted the plaintiffs' legal brief along with representatives from the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Cozen O'Connor of Philadelphia, White & Williams of Philadelphia and LatinoJustice of New York.
Jadwat said the plaintiffs on Wednesday will seek the same outcome as in the past - having the courts suspend Hazleton's laws.
"We've won at every stage at this case - from the first filing at district court and now, we're back down in front of the (Third Circuit) court of appeals," Jadwat said. "We want to defend that injunction."
Legal fees, which exceeded $2 million as of May 2009, will also come into play at some point, Jadwat said.
As with any other municipality that engages in "unconstitutional conduct," Hazleton could face a steep bill, Jadwat said.
"That is one of the consequences for Hazleton in pursuing this path - that they are likely to find themselves on the hook for significant attorney's fees," he said. "It is, of course, and has always been possible for Hazleton to minimize and avoid these fees by abiding by the rulings of the district court."
Kobach, however, said that while the ACLU "loves to suppress cities with legal fees," their lawyers often don't disclose two key issues.
"They only get the legal fees if they win, and only if they get involved in civil rights issues," Kobach said. "Not all aspects (of Hazleton's case) are civil rights. We're a long way from seeing any fees in that manner."


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Christ Episcopal School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school in Covington, Louisiana, north of New Orleans.  Christ Episcopal School is affiliated with Christ Episcopal Church.

History
Christ Episcopal School was founded in 1984. The first high school class graduated in 2013.

Academics
Christ Episcopal teaches students in grades early pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, and is organized into the Early Childhood Campus, Lower School, Junior High, and High School.

The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.

Athletics
Christ Episcopal won its first state title in 2017 as the girls Cross Country LHSAA Class C champion.

In 2018, the Christ Episcopal girls basketball team won the division V state championship in its first year of LHSAA competition.  Later in 2018, the Christ Episcopal girls track and field team won the LHSAA Class C state championship.

In the Fall of 2018, Christ Episcopal won its first state title in a boys sport when it became the LHSAA Class C Cross Country champion.  At the same meet Christ Episcopal successfully defended its girls Cross County LHSAA Class C state championship.

In May 2019 Christ Episcopal defended its LHSAA Class C state championship in girls Track & Field.

Student life

Outdoor education
The wilderness education has a week-long trip to Yosemite National Park in high school.

Fine arts
- In February 2019 Christ Episcopal produced Mary Poppins

- Christ Episcopal staged an original adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in 2017.

- In October 2018, the Theater department staged an adaptation of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

- In November 2019, the Theater department staged an adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen

Clubs and organizations
- Speech and Debate

- Quiz Bowl

Campus facilities

 Reily Academic & Athletic Complex, Dathel Fine Arts Center
 William A. Copeland III Memorial Tennis Center

References

External links
 Christ Episcopal School official website
 Satellite photo of Christwood Boulevard campus
 Report from GreatSchools.org
 Report from Niche.com

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Here are the nine countries that have nuclear weapons
The United States has the most number of deployed nuclear warheads - 1,750 - with a further 3,800 kept in a stockpile and 2,385 retired, making a total of 6,185. The US is the only country ever to have used a nuclear weapon when it bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Japan, in World War Two (Picture: AP)
Russia has a slightly higher total number of warheads, with 6,500. However, slightly fewer (1,600) are deployed compared to America. A further 2,730 are in reserve and 2,170 warheads are due to be dismantled after being retired. A lot of Russia's weapons were collected during the Cold War against America when both nations rushed to increase their arsenals Picture: US President Vladimir Putin (AP)
France has around 280 nuclear warheads, which are positioned on submarines and aircraft. In 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron said he was committed to long-term modernisation of the countries nuclear forces. Picture: French President Emmanuel Macron (AP)
The United Kingdom has 200 nuclear weapons - with 120 of them deployed. These Trident intercontinental ballistic missiles are based on submarines, with the UK declaring it is prepared to use them first in order to defend its people. Picture: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (AP)
China has 290 warheads in its arsenal, which are made up of land-based, submarine and aircraft weapons - although none of them are deployed. The country is currently building a land-based ballistic missile that has a longer target range (Picture: China President Xi Jinping (Getty)
Israel refuses to confirm it has any nuclear weapons but it is thought to be in possession of around 80 to 90 weapons, according to Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The weapons are allegedly land-based, on submarines and also on aircraft. Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AP)
India has 130-140 nuclear warheads, none of which are deployed. It's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine "INS Arihant" became operational in 2018, giving the country a "nuclear triad" – the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land, air and sea. Picture: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP)
Pakistan has 140-150 nuclear warheads, according to a 2018 report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Pakistan is working on sea-launched cruise missiles to complete its own triad. Picture: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Getty)
North Korea is estimated to have 20-30 rudimentary nuclear weapons but it's rumoured to be increasing its stock of weapon-usable plutonium. In 2018, its leader Kim Jong-un promised to produce more warheads and ballistic missiles but it's not yet certain if they've produced a nuclear warhead that can be carried by a ballistic missile. Picture: Trump and Kim Jong-un (Getty)
Jimmy Nsubuga
3 January 2020, 10:22 am
There are currently nine countries in the world with nuclear weapons, including the UK, China, France, the United States and Russia.
These five nations are officially recognised as possessing nuclear arms by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) - with the US and Russia holding the vast majority between them.
But there are also four other countries that have the devastating weapons but hold them illegally.
These are India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea.
The first nuclear weapons were developed by the US during World War Two as part of the Manhattan Project in reaction to the Nazi threat in Germany.
America received cooperation from the UK and Canada.
The latest nation to build nuclear weapons is North Korea, which carried out its first nuclear test in 2006.
It has since threatened nuclear action against the US and South Korea, and has broken international law with its testing of powerful nuclear weapons.
There were thought to be 13,865 nuclear warheads in 2019, down from 14,465 in 2018.
The statistics used in this piece come from the 2019 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The institute notes that 'deployed warheads' are those placed on missiles or located on bases with operational forces.
Other warheads relate to those which have been stored or reserve warheads and retired warheads awaiting dismantlement.
All estimates are approximate and figures for North Korea are uncertain and therefore not included in total figures.


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Swansea Castle Illustration
My medieval history books are illustrated with beautiful line drawings by a very talented artist, Carrie Francis. I thought it would be good to do a series to show them to you and tell the part of the story they illustrate.
The first book I wrote was Alina, The White Lady of Oystermouth. The first illustration is what remains of Swansea Castle. The ruins are right in the middle of the city centre and they prompted my original interest in medieval Gower. I found out that Swansea was the capital of the Lordship of Gower, and guarded the mouth of the River Tawe. There was a ferry across the river which was the main gateway to West Wales.
What remains is part of the 'new' castle, built in the corner of the old castle, which was over four times larger. It had to be built because William de Braose, the Lord of Gower at the beginning of the 14th century, was always short of money and sold off bits of the old castle to local burgesses. Think what it would have done for a man's status to say he lived in one of the castle towers!
The Lordship of Gower was given to the de Braose family (another William) by King John a century earlier in gratitude for services rendered, but it didn't end well. That's another story in another book. In recent times the castle grounds have been landscaped to make it more attractive.
Ann Marie Thomas is the author of four medieval history books, a surprisingly cheerful poetry collection about her 2010 stroke, and the science fiction series Flight of the Kestrel. Book one, Intruders, and book two Alien Secrets, are out now. Follow her at http://eepurl.com/bbOsyz
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This is the first report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on New Dwelling Completions (NDC), a new quarterly series on the number of new dwellings built in Ireland since 2011. The report shows that the number of new dwellings built declined from 6,994 in 2011 to 4,575 in 2013 according to the New Dwelling Completions series. However, over the following four years the number of new dwellings built has increased steadily each year to stand at 14,446 in 2017. In the first quarter of 2018 there were 3,526 new dwellings built.
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Under the auspices of the Statistics Act 1993 the CSO is in a unique position to gather and link fragmented administrative data sources and evaluate their potential for statistical use. In order to produce this report, the CSO linked data from ESBN domestic connections with Building Energy Rating datasets, Revenue datasets, Geodirectory and Census of Population data, using data matching techniques described further in Background Notes and Methodology.
Further adjustments were required to take account of connections to the ESB Network of previously completed dwellings in Unfinished/Ghost estates. A methodology was developed to identify houses which were complete in 2011 and were subsequently connected to the ESB Network. Although these dwellings may have required finishing to become available for use they are not new dwelling completions for the purposes of this publication. However, housing in Unfinished/Ghost estates which were not in a complete state in 2011 are included as new dwelling completions when they are connected to the ESB Network.
The CSO's New Dwelling Completions series shows that there were 14,446 new dwellings built in 2017, which was 4,825 below the number of ESB connections published by DHPLG. 57% of the difference is accounted for by reconnections, 23% by dwellings in unfinished housing developments and 20% by non-dwelling connections.
However, it should be noted that the CSO's New Dwelling Completions figure does not include a full range of activity in the housing sector. In particular there has been a significant level of construction output in the student accommodation sector in recent years which are not included in this series. These are generally connected to the ESB Network as commercial connections and are therefore not included in the ESB domestic connections dataset. The data available on this sector is on a "bed space" basis and it is not currently possible to report on it as dwellings, which are self-contained units of living accommodation. Based on consultation with stakeholders in this sector, student accommodation may be included in future New Dwelling Completions reports as a separate category. Current levels of output are detailed further in the Overview section of this publication.


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We assume the Green Bay Packers have an advantage in cold-weather games, but how much of one?
JR Radcliffe , Eric Litke | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As the Packers prepare for a battle with the Los Angeles Rams, there remains a chance that Saturday's temperature in Green Bay will dip below freezing, giving at least a presumed edge to the team that routinely plays on the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field.
But just how great of an edge is it, especially against a team from a "warm weather" city like Los Angeles?
Using data from Pro Football Reference, which dates to the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, we can take a look at games in which the temperature at kickoff was 32 degrees or below. Naturally, we didn't include games played at indoor venues, but we did include road contests to see what impact chilly temps had on the Packers' performance. It bears mentioning that plenty of games started just above 32 degrees and sank below at one point, but we don't have the data to follow that, so we're working with a somewhat incomplete picture.
With no context, how good are the Packers in cold games?
Green Bay's record since 1970 in games at 32 degrees or less at kickoff: 90-49-3. That's a 63% winning percentage overall and 65% ties are eliminated from the equation.
Most NFL data will tell you that the home team wins 55-60% of its games (although that advantage has waned in recent years and was basically 50/50 in the weirdness of 2020).
Of the 105 freezing games played at Lambeau, the Packers are 74-29-2, winning 70% of the time (and 72% if ties are subtracted). In the road games, they're 16-20-1.
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When it's really cold, that seems to be bad for Green Bay
Sure, the Ice Bowl (temperature at kickoff was minus-13 degrees on Dec. 31, 1967) is part of the brand that we associate with the Green Bay Packers — that idea of success in the most frigid of deep freezes.
But since 1970, the Packers are just 3-9 in the games played at 5 degrees or colder.
At least Green Bay triumphed in the coldest of those (Dec. 10, 1972, at Minnesota, negative-2 degrees) and the third-coldest (Dec. 26, 1993, vs. Los Angeles Raiders, zero degrees). The latter was a memorable game when the Packers clinched an elusive wild-card berth and LeRoy Butler performed the first Lambeau Leap.
But the batch of losses in that group includes the NFC Championship game on Jan. 20, 2008 (a 23-20 loss to New York in negative-1 degree), and a loss to the Bears on Monday Night Football on Dec. 22, 2008 (20-17 in overtime, 2 degrees).
If we extend that out to games that are less than 11 degrees at kickoff, the Packers are 9-14. But they're also 15-6-1 in games between 11 and 20 degrees.
What about against 'warm-weather' teams?
It's hard to classify what makes a "warm-weather" team, so we'll classify it this way: A team that hails from a city with an average December or January (based on when the game was played) temperature of greater than 50 degrees.
Tennessee (in Nashville) is right on the border at 51 degrees in December, but we considered the Titans warm weather. The same goes for the Carolina Panthers, who play in Charlotte — where 51 degrees is the average temperature in January. It also includes San Francisco and Oakland, even though we may not view the Bay Area as "warm weather."
We didn't include Minnesota or Detroit, even though they've played in domes, given that they're regular visitors to Lambeau and Soldier Field and thus have plenty of cold-weather experience in the upper Midwest. To keep it consistent with the dome teams, we also didn't include the dome-bound St. Louis Rams or Indianapolis Colts (Green Bay is 3-0 in those games under our circumstances).
8-0 vs. Tampa Bay
3-0 vs. Tennessee
1-0 vs. Arizona Cardinals
1-0 vs. Carolina Panthers
1-0 vs. Los Angeles Raiders
1-0 vs. Los Angeles Rams
1-0 vs. Oakland Raiders
4-1 vs. Atlanta Falcons
3-1 vs. Dallas Cowboys
2-2 vs. San Francisco
1-1 vs. Houston Texans
1-1 vs. Miami
1-1 vs. New Orleans
0-1 vs. Houston Oilers
0-1 vs. Jacksonville
All told, that's 28-9 vs. warm-weather teams. All but one of those games is at Lambeau Field; oddly enough, a 1989 game at Texas Stadium (the one with the hole in the roof) registered at 23 degrees. The Packers won that game, so they've gone 27-9 vs. warm-weather teams at Lambeau in sub-freezing temperatures, good for 75%.
What about in the playoffs?
In freezing playoff games since the merger, the Packers are 14-6. Of those losses, only twice (Atlanta in 2002 and San Francisco in 2013) did those setbacks come against "warm-weather" teams. Again, don't forget this is since the 1970 merger, so you won't see the Ice Bowl on the list below.
In freezing playoff games at home, the Packers are 12-5 (71%). Again, that's better than the 55-60% standard for home games, but it also bears mentioning that if Green Bay is hosting in the playoffs, then the Packers are already classified (typically) as the better team, so it stands to reason they should have a natural advantage in team talent.
One exception to that logic is a 2013 loss to San Francisco, when Green Bay won the division with an 8-7-1 record and was the underdog against the 12-4 49ers at Lambeau.
2019 vs. Seattle, W 28-23
2016 vs. New York Giants, W 38-13
2014 vs. Dallas, W 26-21
2013 vs. San Francisco, L 23-20
2012 vs. Minnesota, W 24-10
2011 vs. New York, L 37-20
2010 at Chicago, W 21-14
2010 at Philadelphia, W 21-16
2007 vs. New York, L 23-20 (OT)
2004 vs. Minnesota, L 31-17
2003 vs. Seattle, W 33-27 (OT)
2003 vs. Philadelphia, L 20-17 (OT)
2002 vs. Atlanta, L 27-17
2001 vs. San Francisco, W 25-15
1997 vs. Tampa Bay, W 21-7
1996 vs. Carolina, W 30-13
1995 vs. Atlanta, W 37-20
1994 vs. Detroit, W 16-12
1982 vs. St. Louis, W 41-16
What about just since the dawn of the Favre Era?
Sure, we get it. You don't really count the 1970s and 1980s because, well, the Packers were bad. That "Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field" thing didn't totally catch on until Brett Favre was under center, starting in the 1992 season. Since the Packers have become a true powerhouse in the NFL, is the cold advantage even better in these glory years?
The answer is yes. Since the start of the 1992 season, Green Bay is 67-21-1 in games with freezing-or-worse temperatures at kickoff. That's a winning percentage of 75% (and 76% if we weed out the tie). That ledger includes an 8-8 mark on the road, with the rest of the games at Lambeau Field, so the home winning mark under these conditions is 59-13-1 (81% or 82% success).
As you may have gleaned from earlier information, it's still not a great mark in the coldest of temperatures. At under 11 degrees, the Packers are just 4-5 since 1992 and 4-4 at home. But again, they're 14-3-1 between 10.1 and 20 degrees, so the ranges start to get meaningless after a while.
Note: Some of the data indicated here in an earlier version of this story have been updated and corrected.
JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.
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My son is 9 years old and, as with most children, he's gotten sick many times in his life. Being his mom, I want to make sure that whenever he is sick, I know whether or not he has a fever, along with his other symptoms. This is very important in determining if he'll go to school and more importantly, if he needs to see his pediatrician.
Because Terri and I are bloggers and live in the Washington, DC area, we were invited by a public relations firm to a Chef Comfort Food Demonstration and Luncheon at Chef Geoff's in Washington, DC. In addition, representatives from Braun would be there to present their latest technology in thermometers. We were going to learn how to make pumpkin soup from the Chef and also how to easily get an accurate temperature with Braun's latest thermometers.
Executive Chef, Jerome Sharpe, was our Chef for the afternoon. We were totally in for a treat!
Our servers were at the ready to serve us our 5 course meal.
During our luncheon and presentation, Terri and I had the opportunity to meet other local DC bloggers. It's always nice to meet and network with other bloggers.
Our first appetizer was a fried risotto ball. Mmmm! Very tasty!
As we were enjoying our appetizers, Chef Sharpe explained, step by step, how to prepare his Pumpkin & Black Bean Soup recipe.
Our second appetizer was a mini crab cake with aioli sauce. So good!
As he added the finishing touches to the soup, we were served our first course.
This soup is comfort food at it's finest. Something a chef prepared but also you can make at home.
Melt butter in a 4 quart sauce pan.
Add garlic, onions and peppers and soften for approximately 5 minutes.
Add spices, chipotle puree and sugar and let cook 10 minutes.
Add black beans and tomatoes and let cook 10 more minutes.
Add pumpkin puree, water and salt.
Let simmer at least one hour stirring often.
Taste to make sure the flavors have developed and the raw vegetable flavor is gone.
Here is Chef Sharpe demonstrating how to hold a knife correctly when slicing onions. Always place one hand on the handle and the other hand flat on top of the knife in order to prevent getting cut.
Preparing the risotto for our next course.
Our main course was Chef Geoff's Butternut Squash Risotto with seared scallops. It was nothing short of amazing! Stay tuned for this recipe in a future post!
Last, but certainly not least, was the preparation of the Apple Fritters.
They were divine! If you'd like to make them yourself, here is the Apple Fritter Recipe.
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I don't know about you, but my experience with thermometers has not been a good one. I've tried different brands of the under-the-tongue kind and the swipe-across-the-forehead kind. Neither have been accurate or consistent in taking my son's temperature. It got to the point where I would just feel his forehead and estimate how high his temperature was. I was so happy to see that Braun has come out with this new Braun No Touch + Forehead Thermometer. Knowing that Braun thermometers are the preferred thermometer for many hospitals and doctors, I was confident that this thermometer was the one we would use going forward.
It's extremely easy to use and gives an accurate temperature every time.
As our lunch and presentation was wrapping up, we were each given a Braun No Touch + Forehead Thermometer to take home with us! How awesome is that!
Unfortunately, the following day, my son woke up with terrible stomach pains and a low-grade fever. BUT, fortunately, I had my brand new Braun thermometer and was able to confidently take his temperature. I gave him a fever reducer and he was much better later in the day.
My son loved our new thermometer and couldn't help but to continue taking his temperature, along with his "patients', our cat, Mattie and our kitten, Max.
As you can see from this last picture, Max wasn't too happy about having his temperature taken.
DISCLAIMER: I received the Braun No Touch + Forehead Thermometer for free. However, the expressed opinions in this review are solely my own.
I don't even know where to begin?? What a great blog. The picture of the crab cake did me in. I shouldn't have looked at your pictures BEFORE dinner.
As for the Braun Thermometer, I'm getting one! I think that's what they use in West Africa and at US airports to determine whether someone has a fever and may have Ebola. I didn't know Dominic was sick; I hope he's ok now. Thanks for the info.
I didn't know that Cheryl. Very interesting about the thermometer at airports. Yes, that crab cake was deelish!


Let's say you're moving web host or you are setting up an exact copy of your WordPress blog for someone else and you want to clone or copy your WordPress blog to a new location. How do you do it if you don't have a plugin?
The answer is use phpMyAdmin to dump your database, download all the files, upload them back to the new site, setup WordPress, setup a database, import the database, and adjust your configuration file. Here's what you want to do when you're cloning or copying a WordPress blog. Manually back it up and manually restore it.
What does a WordPress blog actually consist of? It consists of files and a database. What you do is go into your cPanel's phpMyAdmin area. If you go into your site.com/cpanel, you will be able to find a link to phpMyAdmin. Once you're there, find the database where WordPress is stored and there should be a tab that says "Export." What you can do is click on "Export" and then this will save a .sql file containing your site's database.
An easy way to even get to phpMyAdmin is to install a plugin in WordPress called phpMyAdmin. It can run as plugin and you can still get to that entire database just in case your webhost does not have a cPanel area.
You download that .sql file but that contains just the database and that's it. You need the files as well, so connect to your site using FTP and download all the files in that blogs folder. Yes, the config file, the WP-content folder, WP-includes - all those files and folders, you should download them right now using FTP. It might take a while but wait for it all to finish.
Now you have manually backed up your WordPress blog and it's time to go somewhere new and restore it. FTP up to your new site and what you should do first is setup a new WordPress installation here. What we have to do is go into the cPanel of your new web host, setup a WordPress database user, and grant that user permissions to that database.
In cPanel, there is a link for a mySQL setup wizard that will guide you through this process. It will ask, "What's the new database name?" Just call it blog. "What's the new username?" Call it blog. "What's the new password?" Make a password and write it down. Now you have a new WordPress database that will store your files.
What you want to do with then is then go back to phpMyAdmin in you cPanel and upload this .sql file. This will restore just the database but not the files yet. What you will then want to do is FTP up those files that you had downloaded. Now you are setting up your files as well as your database.
The final step is to edit what's called the WP-config.php file. What you'll notice is that in that file, it is pointing to the old WordPress username, password, and database and you will have to edit this to point to the new WordPress, the new blog database you setup with the blog user and the password you wrote down.
Adding that one single line of code to your WP config file will tell WordPress that we're moving it to a new location.
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A Feminist Take On A Female Villain?
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A Feminist Take On A Female Villain? Ryan Murphy & Sarah Paulson Plan To Serve One Up
Meagan Fredette
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We're happy any time that Sarah Paulson is on our screens, and according to Variety, we're going to see a lot more of her— and we're getting the female villainess action that we've dreamed of.
Paulson and producer Ryan Murphy have not one, but three projects in the works together. Murphy produces American Horror Story and American Crime Story, both of which have starred Paulson in the past in their anthology formats, and are coming back with Paulson as part of the main cast.
She'll also be starring in Ratched, a drama being pitched as the prequel to the novel and film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As Nurse Ratched, Paulson will play a cruel, results-driven nurse at a mental hospital. In the film and book, Nurse Ratched viciously restricts patients' access to food and medication, and humiliates them into submission. It's a harrowing account of life in mental institutions before reforms were enacted, and reminds us how far mental health treatment has come today.
If you've ever seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, you know that Nurse Ratched appears to have no moral dimension beyond keeping her patients in line at any cost. That is what makes her so sinister — like Walter White, another results-driven antihero, she stops at nothing to achieve her means. Antiheroes, or the bad guys we root for, tend to be parts for men. And when a female character is inherently unlikeable, like Cersei from Game of Thrones, she is generally reviled. Why don't we root for evil women?
Part of that is because it's a side of the female villain that just hasn't been explored. There's the evil female who is just misunderstood, like Elphaba in Wicked. Or the calculating villain who stumbles on her lust and passion, like Rosmanud Pike's Amy Pike in Gone Girl. Even female villains who exhibit zero human traits are just antagonists, like Ursula and Cruella de Vil. But a female who is inherently evil, for no discernable reason, who we see doing evil things without any moral compass, as our main character? We feel comfortable in saying that it's a novelty in television and film.
Villainesses also tend to get caught in a web of salvation, as if they must necessarily be saved in order for the story to end, like the Scarlet Witch from Avengers. They aren't allowed to be evil and remain evil, they have to be cured of their evilness, because we are not used to seeing women just be plain bad.
Assuming the show is a prequel, one thing we won't see is redemption. We know what she's like by the time that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Tree takes place; instead, we'll see her slow descent into moral ambiguity, and finally, into an amoral being who inflicts terror on her charges.
Paulson's Nurse Ratched is going to do some very violent things. We may even learn why she became violent. Was she under undue pressure from the hospital's bureaucracy? Was she corrupted as she gained power? Is there a prior even in her life that destroyed her sense of humanity? Is she just reacting to the ruthless mental institution conditions of the time? Or was she just born that way? We're hoping these are questions that Ratched will answer.
We're ready for our first woman antihero. We want to feel that disconnect with liking a woman character in spite of how brutal she can be, because that's what made watching shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men so exciting. We tuned every week just to see the bad guy do bad things, and it's beyond time to see a woman in this role.
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James Frayne: No, lifting the pay cap isn't a priority for voters. Ministers should follow the evidence.
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If there's a panic button in CCHQ, it must be nearly broken given the number of times senior Conservatives have hit it since the election. Not a week passes without someone coming up with a new narrative for the party's recent failure to secure a majority. The latest is, of course, the idea that it was austerity that did it for Theresa May – and that an end to the public sector pay cap is the way out. Where these ideas come from is anyone's guess because they don't reflect the reality of the polls. This is what we know so far:
The Conservatives ran a terrible campaign. This is an obvious point but given the nature of the panic in Conservative circles it needs remaking. The party offered no decent retail policies for the lower middle class and Theresa May was wooden on the campaign trail. Underperformance wasn't (generally) borne of any sort of existential crisis. How do we know this? Because the polls showed massive leads amongst almost every part of the electorate as the election was called (and overall by 45-27 per cent in the April Ipsos-Mori poll – p.1 here). Existential problems would have been evident then had they existed.
The lower middle class didn't turn out for the Conservatives. As I discussed last week, the lower middle class didn't show up – and these voters determine victory and defeat in British elections. It shouldn't have been this way: in April, the Conservatives enjoyed a lead of 25 points amongst C1s and 20 points amongst C2s (p.1 here). (These are the sorts of numbers that would have secured a large majority: the Conservatives need to win big among C1s and tie among C2s to secure a majority – see 2015 and 1992 ). As it turned out, these massive leads shrank to four point leads among both groups (see here). Indicating higher taxes, pledging potentially massive costs on retired people and raiding middle class welfare will all have played a role.
The rejection of austerity is about tax and healthcare. Why have senior Conservatives decided that removing the pay cap is the answer to the party's prayers? Certainly not because of the polling evidence. Of course, if asked, public sector workers will say they want more money – don't we all? But the polling before the election revealed there was far more concern – generally, but from public sector workers too – about NHS and education spending than there was for cost of living issues (p.36 here). These issues were at the top of voters' concerns and the Conservatives didn't tackle them. Senior Conservatives are recommending a massive, massive fiscal burden by calling for an end to the pay cap because they'll only then have to address what the public really care about: NHS and education spending.
Young voters are different but, they're not from another planet. While the Conservatives don't face a general existential threat, there's no doubt their appeal to young voters has vanished. In this election, among 18-24 year olds Labour beat the Conservatives by 62-27 per cent. In 2010, the Conservatives nearly tied for this vote, with 30 per cent voting Conservative and 31 per cent voting Labour. Unlike 25-34 year olds, who also voted Labour massively, they didn't change their minds: the Labour lead was 20 points in April (p.1 here). Why are 18-24 year olds so hostile? It's hard not to draw the conclusion that they simply want more spent on public services. This matters more than "culture". Polls show that young voters have the same political priorities as the public at large, but prefer a different approach. Simply put: they like Corbyn's approach to public services (see p.33 here). Given that only half of 18-24 year olds vote, the party will obviously need to weigh up the benefits of policies like cutting fees with the potentially bad effect this will have on other voters – like DE voters that go on to higher education in smaller numbers.
The Conservatives were right to frame the election through the prism of Brexit. Every group before the election said handling Brexit was the top priority for the Government – and every group says the same now. It made sense for the Conservatives to say they were and are the right party for the job – and that argument remains true today. The problem in the campaign was that didn't do anything to prove it – after their first high-profile row with Jean Claude Juncker.
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PlayStation is giving away 10 free games including Horizon Zero Dawn in Play at Home 2021
ByEfe Eren Genc Posted on March 18, 2021 March 18, 2021
PlayStation is maintaining its 'Play at Home' initiative by giving away free games to PlayStation gamers, this time including Horizon Zero Dawn.
PlayStation has announced the 10 free games that it's going to give away next in the scope of the Play at Home initiative. Although there are many prominent games on the list, one stands out the most: Horizon Zero Dawn. A game whose sequel is currently in the works, Horizon Zero Dawn was released for PS back in 2017. Following its huge success, the title was also adapted for PC and released for the platform the last year. It's now going to be given away by Sony, and you do not need a PS Plus to claim it.
In the list, we see many popular indie games like 'Enter the Dungeon' alongside four VR games, which we can say is an inclusive act for PSVR gamers. Without further ado, let's check out the list of free games that PlayStation is giving away in the scope of Play at Home 2021 this spring.
PlayStation Play at Home 2021 spring free games list
Those nine games are going to be given away from March 25th to March 31st. Horizon Zero Dawn, on the other hand, will be given later to the gamers.
Enter the Gungeon is a cute and fun dungeon crawler, while Abzû will help you relax with its soothing setting. Be sure to check the games out if you're a PlayStation gamer.
Abzû
Rez Infinite
Paper Beast – VR
Astro Bot Rescue Mission – VR
Thumper – VR
Moss – VR
Horizon Zero Dawn is going to be given away to gamers, starting on April 19th. You can claim the game until May 14, Sony says in its official announcement. You can check out the whole list and specific timezones from the official statement as well.
Efe Eren Genc
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The 2014 Skyrunning World Championships was the 2nd edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunning World Championships, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation and was held in French side of Mont Blanc from 27 to 29 July 2014.

Results

Ultra SkyMarathon (80 km)

Men

Women

Vertical Kilometer

Men

Women

SkyMarathon (42 km)

Men

Women

References

External links
 International Skyrunning Federation official web site

Skyrunning World Championships


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SpaceX and the Technology of the Future
(ReliableNews.org) – In 1985, US Senator Jake Garn (R-UT), head of the NASA oversight committee, became the first guest astronaut to crew a spaceflight. He made a seven-day flight and conducted a "Toys in Space" study while up there. The next year, the space agency was going to take another civilian astronaut up into space. On January 28, 1986, The Challenger launched with teacher Christa McAuliffe on board, but the space shuttle exploded minutes later, killing the entire crew.
In the decades since the disaster, other civilians have gone into space. However, there has never been a shuttle with only civilians on board — until now.
SpaceX Makes History
On Wednesday, September 15, Elon Musk's company SpaceX made history. An all-civilian crew successfully launched into space for the first time. The Inspiration4 took off from Launch Complex 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 8:02 pm, as Americans watched with joy.
Pics from liftoff of the @Inspiration4x mission pic.twitter.com/Vt8EACSLZK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 16, 2021
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, 38, is the mission commander of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Resilience spacecraft while it orbits in space. Isaacman is the CEO of Shift4 Payments, and he is funding the trip.
Isaacman, a married father of two children, told the Wall Street Journal that space has fascinated him since he was a kid. He is an accomplished pilot who is certified to fly dozens of planes, including high-performance jets. This is the first time he has flown a space shuttle. He told the paper that if the mission goes wrong, "people are going to say that we shouldn't have done this." Fortunately, everything is going right.
Three others joined Isaacman on the flight. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Physician Assistant Hayley Arceneaux, Aerospace Data Engineer Chris Sembroski, and Geoscientist Sian Proctor are all on board. Arceneaux, 29, is a cancer survivor and the youngest American to ever go into space.
I want to thank everyone for all the support, encouragement, and love. And thank you to @stjude for being the reason I'm here today.
This is for everyone who's ever been through something difficult, and I know we all have. Hold onto hope because there WILL be better days 💕 pic.twitter.com/oxIUq5hxUz
— Hayley Arceneaux (@ArceneauxHayley) September 15, 2021
Future Flights
The flight also marked a milestone for space tourism. This particular flight took off because a billionaire paid for it. Recently, Jeff Bezos and Richard Bronson, both billionaires, have made it quite clear that they'd like to take others up into space, although neither one has actually gone into orbit.
As space technology improves thanks to the work of people like Elon Musk, it's becoming more likely that civilians will be able to travel into space more often.
Is space tourism going to start sooner than we think? We'll find out soon enough.


VW Jetta SE 2014 is the newest model from Volkswagen. This car is very popular as it is a spacious sedan that hardly takes its place in the compact class, being more of a wagon than it is a sedan.
VW Jetta SE 2014 is a conservative car in its aspect, in comparison with the other cars in this segment. In terms of exterior aspect, the Volkswagen team used for this car laser seam welding, instead of spot welding (which is used by most car designers). This laser seam welding is used for continuous seals on a Volkswagen, thus achieving a solid construction which provides more control and stability. Other noticeable features worth mentioning are: rearview camera, Bi-Xenon headlights, 15.5 cubic feet of cargo space. It also provides keyless access, starting the car only by pushing a button. The windows can be opened just by one touch – one touch for opening and one touch for closing; this feature is available to all of its 4 windows.
Inside we also find that VW Jetta SE 2014 features a V-Tex leatherette seating surface, an also leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel that offers you access to your favorite music and many more. The front seats are heated so there is no need to worry on those cold mornings or cold nights.
When referring to the level of safety that the VW Jetta SE 2014 offers to its driver and to the other occupants, as well, we have to mention innovative features as: crash-optimized front end, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) which alerts you when there is a loss of tire pressure so that you are aware of when to put air in them, ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with HBA (Hydraulic Brake Assist). An important and very useful feature is The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) that can alter the engine throttle and apply corrective forces at each wheel in order to help maintain control, an important feature that comes in handy when you are faced with the unexpected and you do your best to avoid it. Another interesting feature is its Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS) that in case of an accident, collision turns off the fuel pump, turns on the hazard lights and unlocks the doors, so that you are able to leave the car if you need. With all these features, there is no wonder why this car was nominated one of IIHS Top Safety Picks in 2013.
If you feel the VW Jetta SE 2014 is the best car you can buy that fits all your requirements, you should know that its price starts at $20,420.


Alex Hazlehurst - what happened next?
Swiss futurist Gerd Leonhard is among many experts warning that machines are taking over our jobs. But he says it's happening far faster than most people say. How does he know? How will we get wages without work? What will a world of mass-redundancy be like?
The BBC's North America Technology correspondent Dave Lee has a grandstand view of the hot bed of innovation that is Silicon Valley. But it's not all its cracked up to be. Those new driverless cars are brilliant but boring, he says. And virtual reality is terrifying - dangerous, even.
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Facial hair expert Alun Withey with and without a beard. Photo: Supplied.
Naomi Arnold is a Nelson-based freelance writer. At Featured.org.nz she collates outstanding feature articles from New Zealand and around the world and sends them out in a handy weekly email. We asked her to pick her favourite long reads for a long weekend by local journalists.
Charlie Anderson, Lost in the long white cloud: the first true New Zealand feature in to fully use a multi-media format and which could reasonably be called a 'digital longform piece'.
Duncan Greive Lorde, for Metro. This was such a great get. As well as the writing and the getting of it, he also sold it to Faster/Louder, an Australian publication which produced a great digital rendering of it.
Alistair Bone - Turangi tourist attack, Cracking it on welfare in Huntly, Storm Clouds over Kawhia. Alistair was the Waikato Times' 'colour writer'. He has reported stories with flair where others would have done a boring old report.
Steve Braunias. Impossible to choose one. The Killings at Stilwell Rd, On my Way to the Border, Trouble in Mosgiel are just some of my favourites. He really is a godfather of good feature writing in New Zealand.
Beck Eleven. A life in beds, An unfortunate Chch son, the insidious creep of abuse. Beck has such a knack for spotting the humanity in people.
Anna Pearson is a former Press reporter who is freelancing now. As well as being a good feature writer she takes her own award-winning photographs and creates her own multimedia pieces - including a cooperative effort on a West Coast skateboarder, an audio slideshow for the BBC about a photographer and a plain old audio piece too for Monocle.
10:10 Alex Hazlehurst - what happened next?
"I'm talented. I'm hard-working. I'm blonde. So why can't I find a job in London?"
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Haas is really creative! He began his career as a professional footballer but nowadays plays with his own band. Haas has its musical roots in Hip hop but his melodic raps and catchy choruses make him also suitable for the pop scene. His last single "Wat als ik een Millie had" got airplay on 3Fm and Slam Fm.