PORTLAND–I’m nearing the end of one work trip, after which I’ll get to spend a whole 40 or so hours at home before heading out for a second. No, I’m not heading to the Bay Area for Apple’s new-iPhone event Wednesday (I haven’t gotten an invitation to one of those occasio...
It doesn’t matter if you are bending thousands of parts or just a few prototypes. Now you can make the first part a good part. It used to take great skill and a number of man hours to dial in a bend andminimize wasted material. Our 60 years of expertise has been condensed into th...
The city literally erupted for several hours before and after midnight on New Year’s Eve. The main show didn’t exceed others we’ve seen, but the breadth of the displays was absolutely unrivaled. We walked more than five miles throughout town enjoying and taking pictures of the ...
The codebreakers were often under tremendous stress, knowing that breaking the day’s code a few hours earlier or later could spell the difference between say allowing the RAF to intercept a German bombing raid, or having a city bombed with the corresponding loss of life. For more information ...
This can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days, depending on the size and thickness of the piece. Once the ceramic piece is dry, it is ready to be fired in a kiln. The firing process causes the clay to harden and become durable. It also gives ceramic its characteristic glossy...
Many towns along the river offer sightseeing cruises on classic steamboats, sailboats, and more. The average day cruise lasts about two hours and sails past historic lighthouses, Victorian mansions, and impressive bridges. You can also hop on a sunset cruise for romantic views of the river and...
Like other nights, it is 8:24p and I haven’t done my work out yet, my dog and husband need attention (not in that order) and I haven’t eaten for about 9 hours. But, I wanted to leave you with a product demo that I found awesome. This YouTube video of the ABC3D book is ...
We have lists of things we do that we consider spiritual like running a large ministry, helping at church or spending hours in Bible study and then there are other “everyday” things we don’t really think of as spiritual like cleaning the house, doing laundry, grocery shopping or going ...
The services world is one built upon economies of scale. For example, networking costs for small and medium sized services can run nearly an order of magnitude more than large bandwidth consumers such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo pay. These economies of scale make it possible for ser...
pay customers whatever it takes to get off a plane or, in the worst case, charter transport for the remaining passengers. Certainly there is always a price that would get me off a plane. Recently the US President said the same (David Dao, Doctor Dragged Off Plane, Files Court Papers Dema...