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Girl played in its design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition — most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes. but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help — his 13—year—old daught...

Together, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight guns firing at least 1,000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they talk about burning the midnight oil and coming into the office late after everybody‘s gone to carry out further calculations and borrow some bits of equipment to carry out experiments, more or less off their own bat, working long hours, because they were really dedicated to these things. and, of course, they w...

Would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition. most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes. but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help. his 13—year—old daughter, hazel, a talented mathematician. together, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight guns, firing at least 1,000 rounds a minute, was essential for success. they talk abou...

1,000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they talk about burning the midnight oil and coming into the office late after everybody‘s gone, to carry out further calculations and borrow some bits of equipment to carry out experiments, more or less off their own bat, working very long hours because they were really dedicated to these things. and of course, people taking their work home. hazel told her sons about her role when they were growing up. its just amazing that history hangs on so ...

Prove that eight guns firing at least 1000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they talk about burning the mid— night oil. coming into the office leave after everybody has gone to carry out further calculations and borrow bits of equipment to carry out experiments, more or less have their own bat. working long hours because they were dedicated. they hazel told those children about her role when they were growing up. it is such a fine thread. the decision had not been made to go with eig...

Further calculations and borrow some bits of equipment to carry out experiments, more or less off their own bat, working very long hours, because they were really dedicated to these things. and, of course, people taking their work home. hazel told her sons about her role when they were growing up. its amazing history hangs on so fine a thread, isnt it? you know, if shed got the calculations wrong or she hadnt been asked to help and the decision had not been made to go with eight guns, who knows ...

Support is brought forward, and the measure just ends over night, theres a backlog of young people who are all going to have to leave care suddenly. and were really worried about what that will mean for them. many young care leavers are in insecure, low—paid work, and they are finding those jobs are going. and some are contacting us and actually facing homelessness as well. each year, around 30,000 children leave the care system in england, and theyre a very vulnerable group. one in four homel...

And some are contacting us and actually facing homelessness as well. each year, around 30,000 children leave the care system in england, and theyre a very vulnerable group. one in four homeless people have been in care. theyre also four or five times more likely to harm themselves than other young people. during covid, some councils reported an increase in their care leavers self harming. with unemployment set to increase, mps are calling on the government to make sure care leavers get extra sup...

Parents, they cant usually stay there beyond their 18th birthday. the government has said no young person should have to leave care during the pandemic, if its not right for them. but with lockdown now easing, charities are concerned this will soon change. were worried that if no extra support is brought forward, and the measure just ends over night, theres a backlog of young people who are all going to have to leave care suddenly. and were really worried about what that will mean for them. many...

6,000 people into an indoors event in houston next week perhaps the state party could take a virtual tour with dr. varon on his rounds at united memorial in north houston. in florida hospital capacity is starting to teeter as well. the state says its going to surge a hundred extra nurses and dozens more beds into jackson memorial hospital in miami. there are now dozens of hospitals across florida that are reporting zero icu beds available. after weeks of refusing to release this kind of data sta...