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Tamia album According to the U.S. baby name data, the uncommon name Tamia jumped straight into the girls’ top 500 in 1996: 1998: 742 baby girls named Tamia [rank: 380th] 1997: 579 baby girls named Tamia [rank: 440th] 1996: 483 baby girls named Tamia [rank: 498th] 1995: 67 baby girls named Tamia 1994: 33 baby girls named Tamia 1993: 39 baby girls named Tamia Tamia went on to see peak …

A document disclosed to the Post Office Inquiry, and published yesterday, shows that the Post Office considered requiring that postmasters pay a fee before applying for compensation. The intention was to deter applications. Realising this would be criticised, the Post Office instead designed a scheme which achieved the same effect through stringent (and unrealistic) eligibility […] Source

We tend to do better amassing tools without paying a premium price when we wait with a patient and watchful eye and are prepared to wait even a year or two to get the tool we want. Apart from starting out as an apprentice, where necessity forced me to buy tools according to need and... Source

A conversation about election mathematics inspired by a ballot. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hansen. For more from Sam and the Carry the Two podcast check out this episode about Mathematics and Voting.

One of the perks of speaking at conferences is that I get to travel to new and interesting places. I’d say that most of my travel over the past couple of decades was thanks to conferences. Recently though, I’ve been going places for non-work related reasons. A couple of weeks ago I was in Spain, making my way to the beautiful medieval town of Cáceres for a traditional Irish music …

The Architects’ Journal WW+P and Aecom picked for Bakerloo Line extension plans Transport for London (TfL) has selected Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P) and Aecom to draw up a feasibility study for four new stations to be built as part of the Bakerloo Line extension in south London The post WW+P and Aecom picked for Bakerloo Line extension plans appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

Air travel is bad for us. Yes, yes, I know we need planes to take us long distances, but look at the downside: not only the carbon footprint, but also the anxiety. I used to feel pretty relaxed about flying, then — one day on a short European flight — there was a spot of turbulence and I glimpsed the faces of the cabin crew. And they were certainly not …

A new edition of my book, The Business of Being a Writer, releases in April 2025. To mark the occasion, I’m offering a free, email-based course. Every Friday until my book releases, I’ll send you a key idea and exercise from the second edition on earning a living as a writer today. Here is part of what I have in store for you: A look at common misconceptions about earning …

Rez Ball (2024) • View trailerFour stars (out of five). Rated PG-13, for dramatic intensity, teen drug/alcohol use, occasional profanity and crude referencesAvailable via: NetflixBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 10.13.24This continues to be a terrific year for inspirational sports sagas, and director Sydney Freeland’s heartfelt drama is another winner. Coaches Heather and Benny (Jessica Matten and Ernest Tsosie III, far right) watch thegame action, along with …

I have been a consistent enjoyer of the Catharina sour beers from Galway Bay, the only Irish brewery that makes them. The latest, Felina, has been around since the summer, and I think I anticipated enjoying it so much that I missed the right moment to open it. So on a chilly late September afternoon, I had to pretend it was early August. This is 5% ABV and the lightly …

The Suede Overshirt made-to-order programme Friday, October 11th 2024Tags: ShirtsLuca AvitabilePermanent stylerifugio Share Share this post Subscribe 15 Comments ||- Begin Content -|| The Suede Overshirt in tobacco has recently been restocked on PS, having sold out quickly back in the spring. But we’re also going to try a made-to-order programme, as the makers Rifugio are happy to make in small numbers. The idea is that readers will be able …

The world sees Japan as a paragon of minimalism. But its hidden clutter culture shows that ‘more’ can be as magical as ‘less’ - by Matt Alt Read at Aeon

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast with devastating winds and flooding, emergency responders are working to assess the damage. One unconventional but, some argue, effective tool for gauging the situation is the "Waffle House Index," a metric used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to evaluate the severity of storms and guide disaster

Garden centres and DIY stores used to be relatively straightforward affairs with demarcation between the rough-edged trade-only propositions and the softer consumer-focused retailers. They also operated predominantly from physical stores and maybe had a paper-based catalogue on the side but it was the same product assortment. Over the years things have become increasingly blurred between these two camps and almost all the players in the market have converged to target …

I turned my talks at OSME and JCGCG3 this summer into a paper: “Computational Complexities of Folding”, arXiv:2410.07666. It includes the following results: Flat-foldability of crease patterns can be tested in time polynomial in the pattern size, exponential in the treewidth of a certain arrangement graph, and factorial in the ply of the folded pattern. The exponential dependence on treewidth is necessary under the strong exponential time hypothesis. This is …