Is the Auckland mayoral election finally taking shape? A new poll of 500 potential voters seems to say yes. As the number of undecided voters falls, Manukau councillor Efeso Collins has moved ahead ...
Finding how many knots there are for a given number of string crossings was thought to be an impossibly complex task. Now, algorithm engineering is cracking it – and showing us how to solve other fiendishly intricate maths problems
Summer is regarded by some as prime time for bright and fresh fruits and vegetables, smoky grilled meats, and the best frozen treats. But once you pass that Fourth of July threshold, the menu items of choice become shaken lemonades, fried Snickers, and anything you can serve on a stick. That’s right—it’s state fair…
Designed for a couple in Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture, this house sits on an oblong lot running from north to south, adjacent to heavily wooded land that makes for beautiful natural surroundings. The design consists of a central living space just large enough to meet the residents’ needs, with a terrace on both the north and south sides and a large roof covering the terraces and interior space.
We all remember that one kid from high school who was allowed to sit with the most popular clique, but only so long as they stayed quiet and laughed when everybody did. That kid was socially acceptable enough—smart, maybe even charismatic or athletic—but also just weird enough that if they talked too much, the…
TOLEDO — Just a couple of months ago, the Toledo Presbyterian Church congregation learned their beloved stained glass windows needed repairing. The windows are made with a sand grout that has worn away over the years along with the occasional…
It's about beaches, baseball, camping, road trips, amusement parks, treasure hunting, globetrotting to exotic locations, and sharing a pitcher of margaritas with friends.
These films and TV shows capture the essence of summer.
Blue Crush
Set in Hawaii, Blue Crush is about women surfers working to achieve the dream of surfing the famed North Shore.
Blue Crush balances the glamorous -- a pro-football player romances the... Читать дальше...
It’s election season! The Biden Regime and their apparatchiks are out in full force pushing the Covid narrative again as we head into the midterm elections. Dr. Fauci on Tuesday said we can’t just put the Covid pandemic behind us. “Everybody wants to put this pandemic behind us, and feel and hope that it doesn’t…
Investors dumped petroleum-related derivatives last week at one of the fastest rates of the pandemic era as recession fears intensified. Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 110 million barrels in the six most important petroleum-related futures and options contracts in the week to July 5. Fund managers have now sold a total of 201 million barrels in the past four weeks, according to position records published by ICE Futures Europe and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Читать дальше...
After months of generating hype, Nothing announced the Phone 1, its first smartphone, and second ever product. The idea is to deviate from what the other smartphone manufacturers are making, and develop a smartphone that does exactly what people want it to do (and nothing they don’t).
Saying the Honda CR-V is just a best seller for the brand is an understatement. It’s a huge seller, with the automaker selling just over 361,000 CR-Vs in 2021. The crossover sells so well that even with all the issues surrounding the supply chain and chip shortage, Honda still moved almost 23,000 in June of 2022.…
