Laura Winter
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Single adult homeless women’s experiences of skills training and education
ABSTRACT The skills, education and training needs of homeless adults, as well as the available service provision within the UK is an under-researched area. Knowledge specifically regarding the needs of single, homeless women is rarer still, as research examining women’s experiences throughout the course of homelessness remains anomalous. Furthermore, there is little understanding of what single, homeless women themselves think, and their experiential accounts of accessing these services.
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Cuts to Pell Grant will hurt Missouri's economic growth • Missouri Independent
Missouri leaders take pride in our reputation as a business-friendly state where cutting edge industries like biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, agtech and geospatial intelligence continue to grow. A new report puts us among the top 10 states for tech manufacturing growth. But proposed federal budget changes could undercut our economic competitiveness by weakening one of our most important tools for ensuring we have the talent to remain competitive: the federal Pell Grant.
Cuts to Pell Grant will hurt Missouri’s economic growth
(Getty Images). Missouri leaders take pride in our reputation as a business-friendly state where cutting edge industries like biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, agtech and geospatial intelligence continue to grow. A new report puts us among the top 10 states for tech manufacturing growth. But proposed federal budget changes could undercut our economic competitiveness by weakening one of our most important tools for ensuring we have the talent to remain competitive: the federal Pell Grant.
Closing the gender gap in F1 driver’s seat and paddock
It is almost half a century since a woman scored points in a Formula One race, writes Nicki Shields.
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Opinion: FAFSA provides the path to affordable higher education
At a time when public discourse questions the value of education beyond high school, it’s important to remind ourselves that postsecondary education matters. New America’s recent annual survey found that most Americans value a certificate or degree; only 28% of adults think a high school diploma is sufficient to ensure financial security. The challenge is that people are increasingly — and rightfully — concerned that postsecondary education costs too much.
Comparison of Functional and Morphological Estimates of Vascular Age
Discussion “A man is as old as his arteries” – this statement is attributed to The English Hippocrates Thomas Sydenham who made great contributions to epidemiology in the 17th century (27). Much of this knowledge was obtained from autopsies, today, modern imaging procedures and measuring methods enable us to record the processes inside the body. The term “vascular age” which is becoming increasingly popular, is an attempt to describe the degenerative processes of arteries with a single value.
A Fae Bodyguard Fantasy Romance By Eliza Tilton
When her third daughter mysteriously dies, Queen Moira will do whatever it takes to discover the truth and keep her youngest safe. She's lost three children in the span of a year and will not lose another. Her husband, the dragon king of the fae, had long left her chambers and found solace in...
Bedbugs: Everything You Never Wanted to Know (But Need to Anyway)
Ah, bedbugs. The household pest that no one wants to think about, but homeowners need to know about if they want to sleep comfortably every night. Winter is a time to snuggle up at home—that is, unless said home is infested with the most dreaded and unwelcome houseguests this side of in-laws and former college roommates: bedbugs. The very word sends chills up and down our collective nervous systems. And these critters are on the rise in many parts of the U.S. Still reading?
Every Ceiling Type Out There
When it comes to choosing a ceiling type for your home, the sky is almost literally the limit. Yes, there are ceilings that are simple, flat, and barely noticeable (and we love those workhorses that hold our lights and ceiling fans). But there are some truly incredible ceiling styles that are as distinct as they are decorative—which can add a serious wow factor to any home. A cool design can establish the boundaries of any space—whether it be a chill zone, work area, or entertaining nook.
Transmission #011 - Bezos & Blue Origin accused of sacrificing safety for schedule
Jeff Bezos after returning to earth on July 20, 2021. Image: Blue Origin Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon co-founder, executive chair, and largest single shareholder; owner of the Washington Post newspaper; and founder of Bezos Expeditions, a family venture capital office, on balance had a pretty stellar start to the week.
Transmission #010 - What Zeroing in on “A Pacing Threat” Looks Like
The Quad “Squad.” Image: Scott Morrison via Twitter All doubts about whether the Biden Administration would succeed where two previous administrations failed - to pivot primary U.S. defense policy and posture away from conflicts in Central Asia and the Middle East to countering China - disappeared this week like gravity in low earth orbit. The “Pivot to China” is on.
Transmission #009 - Increased access - increased risk
From the top clockwise, Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, and Chris Sembroski, who is holding the ukulele. Image: Screenshot On Wednesday night there were 14 humans in orbit - breaking the previous record of 13 set more than a decade ago in 2009. Check with the bookies. Odds are this record is going to be broken in months, rather than years.
Transmission #007 - The Sky Is Green
The U. S. Space Force successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket - seen on the belly of the plane - from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13, delivering a technology demonstration satellite to Low Earth Orbit.
Transmission #006 - The U.S. Space Force Cotillion
USSF Chief of Operations Gen. John Raymond recognized1st Lt. Charles Bruce USSF, Space Command, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, who provided early warning of the January 2020 Iranian ballistic missile attack that targetted and hit Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. At the time of the attack, he was a member of the USAF.
Data fog: Why some countries' coronavirus numbers do not add up
Have you heard the axiom "In war, truth is the first casualty?" As healthcare providers around the world wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, national governments have taken to brawling with researchers, the media and each other over the veracity of the data used to monitor and track the disease's march across the globe. Allegations of deliberate data tampering carry profound public health implications.
Data fog: Why some countries’ coronavirus numbers do not add up
Have you heard the axiom “In war, truth is the first casualty”? As healthcare providers around the world wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, national governments have taken to brawling with researchers, the media and each other over the veracity of the data used to monitor and track the disease’s march across the globe. Allegations of deliberate data tampering carry profound public health implications.
SpaceX and NASA astronauts make historic launch
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts into space Saturday afternoon at 3:22pm (19:22 GMT), making the company the first commercial entity ever to achieve such a feat. "This has been along time coming," said NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine "It's been nine years since we've launched American astronauts, on American rockets, from American soil. And now it's done. We have done it. It's been way too long." The Saturday launch was a few days late.
SpaceX counts down to historic Crew Dragon astronaut launch
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, is just hours away from becoming the first-ever commercial entity to launch humans into orbit and then take them to the International Space Station (ISS). "We're continuing to tick off our pre-flight readiness checklist," said Kathryn Lueders, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, at a news conference on Monday. "All the teams are 'go'." "And we're continuing to make progress towards our mission.
The race to dominate space continues despite the coronavirus
The coronavirus might be bringing entire sections of the global economy and society as we know it to a halt, but it has not slowed the militarisation of space.
Astronauts can teach us a lot about coping with lockdowns
Since we're stuck at home, thank goodness space exploration programmes have given us the memory foam in our mattresses, instant pot noodles, and perhaps most importantly satellite TV, without which there would be no binging on Netflix. At this time, when many of us are confining ourselves inside our homes to shelter in place and to stop the spread of COVID-19, astronauts, cosmonauts and the programmes that support them have some space-worthy advice to share.
Boeing's Starliner investigation finds safety-process lapses
Douglas Loverro, NASA's associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, announced Friday that he was formally triggering a deeper probe into why software safety blunders turned Boeing Co's December Starliner uncrewed orbital flight test (OFT) into a $6.8bn flub.
Peering at the sun: Solar Orbiter probe set for launch
While tens of millions of people worldwide watch the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday, cheering on their favourite film stars, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will be counting down the minutes until they launch their probe to the Earth’s only star, the sun. At 11:03pm Eastern United States time (04:03 GMT) an Atlas V rocket will blast off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying NASA and ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft.
Starliner stays grounded as Boeing and NASA investigate further
NASA and Boeing Co revealed on Friday the preliminary results of an ongoing joint investigation into a failed test in December involving the aerospace giant's Starliner spacecraft.
NASA's Koch: After 328 days in space, extensive tests await her
As NASA astronaut Christina Koch waves goodbye to the International Space Station, with its spectacular views and microgravity after a record-setting stay of 328 days in space, new challenges await her. Once back on the ground, Koch will provide researchers with a window into how the human body copes - or does not - with prolonged periods in space and then readapts to Earth's gravity.
Is Trump's moonshot heading for a roadblock?
On Wednesday afternoon in Washington, DC, a little-known United States House of Representatives subcommittee is set to take a first consequential step that could throw the Trump administration's plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2024 - and the aerospace companies that have been developing lunar landing systems - into turmoil.
Elon Musk wants you to be his next space-based customer
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has already captured the record for having the most operational satellites in space, with 180 Starlink satellites deployed. On Monday, the United States-based SpaceX is scheduled to launch 60 more – its second Starlink launch this month. There’s also a third launch on tap for January, with 21 more sets bound for Low Earth Orbit (LEO). And there might be even more satellites – thousands more – yet to come.
Elon Musk wants you to be his next space-based customer
Elon Musk's SpaceX has already captured the record for having the most operational satellites in space, with 180 Starlink satellites deployed. On Monday, the United States-based SpaceX is scheduled to launch 60 more - its second Starlink launch this month. There's also a third launch on tap for January, with 21 more sets bound for Low Earth Orbit (LEO). And there might be even more satellites - thousands more - yet to come.
SpaceX test succeeds; now plans to launch two astronauts to space
Initial indications from Sunday's critical "in-flight abort" test show that SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has blasted over the last hurdle required before launching astronauts from United States territory, according to both Elon Musk, the company's founder, and NASA. "It was a picture-perfect mission," Musk said at a post-test news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "Obviously I'm super fired up.
SpaceX: One critical test Saturday, then humans launch
To make a 21st-century space launch system safe for human spaceflight, you have to break a rocket. That's what Elon Musk's space company, SpaceX, is doing Saturday just 84 seconds after liftoff. The company is going to order the rocket engines to shut down while in flight to prove that its Crew Dragon spacecraft will whisk astronauts away from a speeding rocket and to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency while ascending into orbit.
Europe's space agency has Mars and the Sun in its sights for 2020
Emerging from a year that saw the European Space Agency (ESA) suffer serious and sometimes embarrassing setbacks, ESA Director General Jan Woerner on Wednesday, in his annual news conference in Paris, revealed an ambitious and demanding year ahead. "[It]is important at the beginning of a year to think about that it's not just another year. It's a very special year," Woerner said. "Everybody is talking about climate change as the predominant challenge.
Elon Musk to break record for most satellites in space
Elon Musk's company SpaceX is in final preparations hours before launching 60 Starlink satellites into Low Earth Orbit. If successful, the Monday launch, scheduled for 9:19pm. EST (02:19 GMT) will break the record for the number of in-orbit satellites owned by one company, and ultimately boost global internet access. Musk's plans for the United States-based SpaceX Starlink project is to make broadband communications, which carry the internet, accessible across the globe, from pole to pole.
China's Long March 5 rocket can fly
Citizens of the most populous nation on earth and their compatriots inside the Wenchang Space Launch Site control room held their breath as China's largest and most powerful rocket, the Long March-5 Yaosan, blasted off Friday from the southern island of Hainan at 8:45pm CST (12:45 GMT) in what has been widely regarded as a critical test of the nation's spacefaring abilities. "The rocket is vital to China's future space missions.
Space 2019: What a year, what a decade we've had!
It was a year of momentous events in the space sector, to be sure, but 2019's true significance may ultimately be that it was marked by geopolitical and commercial competition that, for the past decade, has been slowly simmering up to an estimated $400bn economy.
Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule won't complete its mission
Years behind schedule and over budget, Boeing Co. launched its Starliner astronaut capsule on Friday morning, but in a blow to the aerospace giant and NASA, the uncrewed capsule failed to reach the orbit necessary to rendezvous successfully with the International Space Station (ISS). NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said that an onboard automated clock malfunctioned causing the Starliner to burn more fuel than anticipated.
Boeing Starliner: Critical NASA test launch nears
Eager for Friday's pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station (ISS), Kathy Lueders, NASA's Commercial Crew Program manager, said: "All that hard work. All the verifications. All that working through the analysis and making sure the i's are dotted and t's are crossed. It's there in a closed-out vehicle.
Transmission #008 - Zapad and zapped
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches Zapad 2017. Image: Kremlin While we are all otherwise engaged with the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and COVID-19, some 200,000 Russian and Belarusian soldiers, sailors, airmen, and civilian defense officers have mobilized and deployed to Russia and Belarus’s western border with the European Union for war games. Buckle up, Europe.
Blue Origin’s New Shepherd launches
Not all of the technology or money in the world can make the West Texas fog lift, but a day late and under comparatively clear skies, Jeff Bezos’ private space transportation company Blue Origin on Wednesday launched an uncrewed New Shepherd capsule into suborbital space. "We have to have flight visual on the airplanes that are around here when we’re launching this rocket.
NATO declares space an 'operational domain'
The 29 NATO heads of state on Wednesday jointly declared space a "domain of operations" during a summit in London that marked the security alliance's 70th anniversary.
In pieces: India's Vikram Lander found months after it was lost
This before and after image ratio highlights changes to the surface; the impact point is near the centre of the image and stands out due to the dark rays and bright outer halo [Goddard/Arizona State University/NASA] It takes a special set of eyes and dedication to find what is left of a spacecraft that was originally the size of a minivan, parked some 384,400 kilometres (238,855 miles) away.
US vice president to Boeing, SpaceX: Youâve got until the spring
United States Vice President Mike Pence has announced that Boeing and SpaceX, the private US aerospace companies contracted to provide NASA's astronauts their ride to the International Space Station (ISS), would begin their Commercial Crew space transport operations within roughly four months.
Spacewalking into 'her-story'
At 11:38 GMT (7.38am EDT) on Friday, United States astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir switched on their spacesuits' battery packs and officially started spacewalk No. 421 from the International Space Station (ISS) - the first-ever all-women spacewalk. "We show crew-lock depress complete. The hatch thermal cover is open. Christina, you may egress the airlock," said NASA spacewalk coordinator Stephanie Wilson from the Mission Control Center. "Copy. En route," responded Koch.
Needed: Giant steps for (wo)mankind to secure US space future
It is not up for debate. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is committed to both sending at least one woman to the moon in 2024, and sustaining a crewed United States presence there. But the commercial space industry that NASA must rely on - now more than ever, to get back to the lunar surface and stay - has a workforce sustainability problem. Bridenstine pulled no punches in July when he told a US congressional hearing about the imminent talent crunch facing NASA.
Cameron's 'For The Record' unlikely to set many
Washington DC, United States - It always raises an eyebrow when one arrives at an author reading event and a volunteer is taking written questions in advance, saying "the questions are pre-selected - maybe you'll get lucky".
The sun is setting on Vikram lander but not on Chandrayaan-2
On Saturday, as the sun sets on the lunar South Pole, the shadows cast will darken any hope of communicating with India's fatally damaged Vikram lander. The Indian space agency does not expect the onboard communications and scientific equipment to survive the South Pole's 14 Earth days of lunar night when surface temperatures plunge to minus 180 degrees Celsius.
India's space hopes dashed for now with loss of lunar lander
The moment India had waited years for - when the "15 minutes of terror" should have transformed into fist-pumping exhilaration - arrived as a time of silence and bitter disappointment. India's hopes for its Vikram lunar lander to make a soft landing on the moon were all but dashed when ground control lost the craft's signal. "This is mission control centre.
Trump launches US Space Command to address new threats
US President Donald Trump announced the official establishment of the US Space Command on Thursday, addressing what his administration believes are looming threats to the United States's space-based infrastructure. Speaking at a White House ceremony, Trump described space as "the next war-fighting domain" and that Space Command is essential for defending the US's vital space interests. âNow, those who wish to harm the Unites States, who seek to challenge us in the ultimate high ground of space.
US Space Force: The race to control the space above the sky
Most reporting on United States President Donald Trump's 2018 Space Force announcement was framed as another rant-filled word salad served up to military personnel attending the event at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in California. In a post-event tweet, Trump called the Marine Corps the "Marine Core". The spelling mistake set social-media platforms ablaze with scorching Space Force spelling-related one-liners.
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