Let’s talk about how to get a spacecraft moving without onboard propellant. As noted last week, this is apropos of the design shown in the Netflix streaming video take on Liu Cixin’s novels, which the network titles ‘3 Body Problem.’ There, a kind of ‘runway’ is conceived, one made up of nuclear weapons that go off in sequence to propel a sail and its payload. The plan is to attain 0.012 c and reach an oncoming fleet that is headed to Earth but will not arrive for another four centuries. This...
At the St Landry Parish courthouse, several occurrences that can only be described as "unexplainable" and even "unbelievable" have led to speculation that it may be the result of paranormal activity.
KidSuper, A–Company, Hermès. The list of brands incorporating full, live theater productions into their collection presentations is continuing to grow, elevati
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By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible. Student loan
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible. Student loan
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible. Student loan
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A crack on the runway at Konaʻs Ellison Onizuka Airport have forced the closure of the airport. In an advisory, the Department of Transportation said that the airport will
Let’s make one thing clear right at the outset: I cannot definitively say, with absolute certainty, that Donald Trump fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial in New York. There’s no video footage of the proceedings, and there were no photographs taken as the jury selection process got underway. But there’s no great mystery as to why this was a major topic of conversation yesterday. NBC News’ report summarized matters this way: As MSNBC’s on-air coverage from yesterday afternoon...
Apparel renting service Rent the Runway saw a significant surge in its share price after it reported an optimistic outlook for the upcoming year, bolstered by a narrower loss from the previous year. The stock (ticker: RENT) was up more than 135% as of midday on Thursday and more than 200% this week. In an earnings report, Rent the Runway’s chief financial officer Sid Thacker expressed confidence in the company’s future. “We believe fiscal year 2024 will be transformative for Rent the...
Her intimate compositions take existing melodies that she refracts, rethinks and expands into compelling new pieces. Ahead of the premiere of a new work for guitarist Sean Shibe, Cassandra Millers talks about process, pleasures and sleep chanting“I steal people’s souls”, says Cassandra Miller. The 47-year old Canadian composer sits in her light-filled living room at the top of a London block of flats, looking tranquil and as unlike a master of the dark arts as it is possible to imagine.Miller’s...