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If you find yourself in police custody, there are a few bail bond options for you. It can be difficult to find the right bond. A bail bond agent will help you get the right bond for your release. Here are a few bail bonds that you can use to get out of jail.
Citation Release
A citation release is the simplest of all the bonds. You were never taken into custody, so you do not need to pay a bond. A citation is issued to you with a court date. You will have to make an appearance in court or face a fine. These citations are issued for minor traffic violations.
Recognizance Release
A recognizance release works like a citation release. In this case, you are arrested and taken into custody. A recognizance release requires no monetary transactions. You must make a court appearance with this release. A recognizance release is issued for first-time offenses or minor crimes.
Cash Bail
The most common type of bond is a cash bail. This bond can be paid with a check or cash. There are some departments that may even accept credit cards as payment. If you have access to your money, you can post a cash bond.
Surety Bond
A surety bond is used when you use a bail bond agent. If you do not have the full amount of the bond, you can use a bail bond company. You have to sign an agreement with the agent. They will cover 90 percent of the bond. You will have to place a 10 percent payment down to secure the bond. A court appearance is required or a warrant could be issued for your arrest.
Property Bond
Property can be used as a bond too. You can use the value of the property to secure your release. These transactions are handled by the courts. You will need a bond hearing to assess the value of the property.
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Blender uses four different fonts. Variable width and monospaced (for the text editor) in both a small and a larger international version.
Each of these font files contain a different subset of the keyboard symbols we are now using for menu shortcuts and in the footer. This patch is MOSTLY about updating these four font files so that they are consistent for all these symbols. And does so in a way that each symbol maintains a consistent size and alignment so that they all look like a unified set.
Additionally the beginning latin portion of the fonts are made to be consistent between the small and larger versions. That way you see no visible change in characters or spacing when turning on "Translations".
Also the "ellipsis" glyph is made narrower, so it is the same width as "two-dot leader" so that it can be properly used as continuation character.
Following are the four font files.
These two go into the ...\blender\release\datafiles folder:
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Continuation character used ellipsis. As shown below the new width of this character means it takes up now more extras space. left is current, right is after this patch is applied:
Macs will finally see their desired "up arrow" to signify "Shift" in shortcuts. And there is possible use of Windows key, tab key, space symbol, etc
And the footer Event Icons get revamped a bit. interface_icons_event.c gets simplified a lot since all the symbols are now consistent sizes and alignment. So they all look much nicer. And while there I updated the text versions as well so that the text is always centered horizontally and vertically. And each on can be a different size if desired.


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Good morning. It's my pleasure to host you in Parliament for this morning's Block Offer awards for 2015.
It is clear that this has been a challenging year for the sector. New Zealand has, along with the rest of the world, felt the ramifications of the global commodity price, which has been lower for longer as a result of increased supply and decreased demand.
- Simon Bridges
- Energy and Resources
Good evening,
You are here because we share a common belief – that cyber security is a critical issue for New Zealand.
I want to start out by saying that the Government is as committed to a secure, resilient and prosperous online New Zealand as you are.
And I'm here tonight to announce a step-change in the way we combat cyber threats.
- Amy Adams
- Communications
Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
It's my pleasure to address this year's New Zealand Law Foundation awards dinner.
At the risk of offending those I don't name, I would like to acknowledge some of the dignitaries here this evening:
- Amy Adams
- Justice
- Courts
Mr President,
Let me begin by again conveying my condolences to the victims of the attacks here in Paris, to the people of Paris and the French Republic.
The people of New Zealand stand with you and New Zealand remains committed to global efforts to counter terrorism.
Against that backdrop I would like to acknowledge what a significant moment this is.
Over 150 countries working together to address climate change.
- John Key
- Prime Minister
Good morning, thank you for the opportunity to talk with so many of you from your outstanding organisation.
As the words, Habitat, and, Humanity, in your name rightly proclaim, you provide a range of solutions from affordable housing and rental subsidies to budgeting advice and home repair programmes for low income families.
You understand, wherever it's possible, the importance of keeping the dream of home ownership alive.
To wherever possible help the hardest-pressed people in our society from dependency to independency.
- Paula Bennett
- Social Housing
Kia ora tātou!
I am delighted to welcome you all here to the Banquet Hall of Parliament to celebrate the Honourable Dame Tariana Turia, and to launch her biography, as written by Helen Leahy. It is a mark of the high esteem in which she is held that there are so many of you gathered here – from her school day friends; health workers; treaty activists; politicians right across the House; and everywhere there is whānau.
- Te Ururoa Flavell
- Maori Development
- Linda Grennell, MWDI Chair
- Areta Koopu, Previous Chair
- Teresa Tepania Ashton, CEO
Rachel Petero, #Rise 2025 Founder
- Teresa [Te Pania-Ashton] thank you for the introduction
Key messages:
- Te Ururoa Flavell
- Maori Development
Ko Hikurangi kei runga
Ko Ōtātara kei raro
Tutaekurī te awa e rere mai nei
Ngāti Paarau hapū
Ngāti Kahungunu iwi
Tēnā koutou katoa
E ngā uri o ngā maunga tiketike o te motu,
E ngā awa, e ngā moana,
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha,
Tēnei te reo maioha e rere hāro nei ki a koutou.
- Te Ururoa Flavell
- Maori Development
Good morning everyone. It is always a pleasure to attend the New Zealand Racing Board's AGM and to be with the people who have committed so much to this great industry.
I would like to acknowledge your Chair, Glenda Hughes, and your Chief Executive Officer, John Allen. Thank you for inviting me to speak. John, I'm sure you have found your first eight months at the helm of the New Zealand Racing Board exciting and challenging.
I would also like to acknowledge the chairs and chief executives of the three racing bodies:
- Nathan Guy
- Racing
President Dr Hein Stander, members of the ASMS - thank you for inviting me here today to address your conference.
Clinical engagement
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your contribution to improving health outcomes for New Zealanders.
I know it's not an easy job, and everyone works extremely hard.
I appreciate your engagement on the most important issues in our health system.
- Jonathan Coleman
- Health
Good morning.
Thank you for inviting me to join you once again. Over the last few years it has always been my great pleasure to come and speak to you.
Your role as payroll professionals and mine as Revenue Minister have a common interest in the smooth running of the tax system. If it works well for you, then it's working for me.
We all use the tax system at one time or another, whether it is paying income tax, child support, paying off a student loan or receiving tax credits, it all goes through the tax system.
- Todd McClay
- Revenue
It's great to be here with you again.
First I want to say thank you. We have had an extremely busy year in the tax community. It has been a year of heavy lifting.
In just this year we've put out 14 consultation papers on policy, seen the introduction or passing of seven bills, and have been involved in the development of other legislation.
There has also been significant progress on the Business Transformation (BT) front from a tax administration point of view.
That is huge.
- Todd McClay
- Revenue
Raising the potential for digital technology to transform learning in New Zealand schools
Introduction - the Government's vision for the future of digital education
New Zealand's education system has long provided the foundation for the social and economic success of our country. We know that differences in education and skills between countries explain the difference in rates of economic growth more than any other single factor.
- Nikki Kaye
- Education
E aku rangatira, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.
It is a pleasure to be here again to discuss challenges facing the dairy sector.
I have just been at the launch of ANZ's Insights Report 'Hungry for growth' where I spoke about the key challenges of distance and scale for New Zealand's food industry.
- Jo Goodhew
- Primary Industries
Distinguished guests,
It is my pleasure to speak here today. I want to thank the Development Research Centre (DRC) for inviting me here to participate at this Summit.
Today I will discuss the role that New Zealand, as a regional partner in the Asia Pacific, can play with China in meeting the challenges of food security and food safety.
As China liberalises its economy and raises living standards, its demand for raw materials and food for its 1.3 billion population will have a significant impact on global agricultural markets.
- Nathan Guy
- Primary Industries
Firstly I would like to start by acknowledging the following people from the UFBA here today:
your President, Mark Adie, and Vice-President, Russell Anderson;
your Chief Executive Officer, George Verry;
Deputy chair of the UFBA Board, Nigel Lilley and Board members Bill Butzbach, Glenn Williams, and Matt Cleaver;
Rick Braddock, Chairperson of the UFBA Board, and Patron of the UFBA, Dame Margaret Bazley.
- Peter Dunne
- Internal Affairs
It is my pleasure to be with you here today to unveil the next important stage of how the Government is making tax simpler for business.
Over the last few years we have taken the first steps in what is a very significant journey towards a simpler tax system for New Zealand.
While our tax system is among the best in the world, and is internationally recognised for that, I know that we can do better. The reality is that as the world becomes more and more connected, and more digital, we need to keep looking at what we can do to improve.
- Todd McClay
- Revenue
Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
I would like to acknowledge my Parliamentary colleague the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Paul Goldsmith; Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) President Chris Black; Council members and the other speakers today.
Over the past five years New Zealanders have seen the massive value of having insurance against natural disaster damage.
- Gerry Brownlee
- Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
- Earthquake Commission
HRH the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Madame Chair – EU Representative and Vice President, Mogherini, Ministers, and delegates.
On behalf of the Northeast and South Asia group of Asian countries I would like to thank in advance Luxembourg and the European Commission for their excellent arrangements in hosting and chairing this ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting.
- Todd McClay
- Foreign Affairs
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Greetings, greetings, greetings to all and every one of you.
Madame Director-General, Heads of State, Prime Ministers, Honourable Ministers and distinguished guests, it's a pleasure to be here in Paris.
This year's conference celebrates a significant milestone – it is ten years since governments around the world agreed to apply the force of international law to addressing doping.
- Jonathan Coleman
- Sport and Recreation
I am delighted to be here today talking about New Zealand's approach to open data and leadership.
New Zealand has a strong and internationally recognised history of open and transparent government. And as I'm sure those of you here know well, one of the pillars of open and transparent government is open government data and information.
- Louise Upston
- Land Information
Thank you Mr President, distinguished Minister and Excellencies.
It is with a sense of dismay that we address the Council today on the lack of progress on relations between Israel and Palestine, and the violence that has raged there in the past few weeks.
For the nine and a half months we have been non-permanent members of this Council we have made clear New Zealand's view that concerted Council action is required to jump-start the direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians that are the only means by which a durable solution can be established.
- Murray McCully
- Foreign Affairs
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the Māori Housing Network today.
I acknowledge all the effort being done in the sector to help out New Zealanders with their housing needs.
I want to give you a snapshot of Māori Housing:
- Te Ururoa Flavell
- Maori Development
E nga mana, e nga reo, e te iwi o te motu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
- Paula Bennett
- Social Housing


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Hotstar has once again pleased us by releasing the promo of the show, where we can see the full Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai dealing with a big dilemma. The video starts with Maya Sarabhai writing something on the board and Dushyant, Madhu bhai, Roshesh and Indravadhan thinking about the same. Well, it turns out to be a brain storming session, where the family is trying to find the apt name for its new season. Every member is trying to suggest something in their own flavor, and some in the family are also seen taking a dig at each other. The most sensible of all, Sahil Sarabhai is out of the situation and seeks your help.
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The 90th Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and if there is something you can always count on is that there will be surprises that no one foresees. This time around, the stunner was in nothing less than the Best Picture race, were purported frontrunner Three Billboards took a huge hit when its director's name was omitted from the lineup by announcers Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis, as I had felt could happen. While there is precedent for a movie winning it all after having its director snubbed (Argo did it last), this certainly has to be making the people behind the race/social class movie nervous. With the move, the Oscars proved once again that the moment you think you know something, they will come out and take it out from under you. And, a corollary to that is that this prognosticator in particular will be proven wrong immediately the moment he declares he is certain about something!!Unlike last year, when I complained a little about their insularity, this field really is a diverse field of candidates. I don't mean just in the sense of racial or gender diversity. They are honoring different stories. There is a gay love story, there is a teen full of angst, there's a drama about racial and social tensions, there are two war epics and one about a powerful woman at the head of a newspaper in a historical time, there's a suspense/thriller about racial oppression, there's a costume drama. Can you ask for more?Benefiting from Three Billboards' apparent stumble was Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water, which led with 13 nominations, scoring everywhere it was eligible for except Best Visual Effects. Like Billboards, the movie got three acting Oscar nominations. Both movies scored for their lead actresses, while Billboards got two supporting actor nods (Rockwell and Harrelson) and Shape got a notice for Octavia Spencer as did Richard Jenkins. Shape landed nods for its director, as well as for Screenwriting (Original), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Score, and both Sound categories. It is arguably at the very least tied for Best Picture at the moment.


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In many European countries if you fail to look over your shoulder during your official DL test drive it is an immediate fail, so is not using mirrors.
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PatchBoy, this is some info I would want TEAMP-BHP to keep on the Home page for a long time to come. Thanks a lot for sharing!
P.S. The driving instructors in UAE recommend that you always do a shoulder check to detect blind spots. So just before you merge into another lane, look into your IRVM 1st, ORVM 2nd, and only then turn-on the indicator if there's no vehicle visible while merging into that lane, then quickly look over your shoulder and move your car as you do so, and then look straight back at the road and merge fully into the lane. Must say, this is pretty neat way of merging into lanes with fast moving traffic.
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Nice post Patchyboy !!
IMO this area still lacks in innovation compared to the other car accessories, reason as rightly said by Quickdraw as we are too used to it to make new habits. Although rear view cameras are now available they make most of it for parking instead simply because we are not used to it.
Some new innovations like flipping the IRVM's to tackle high beams at night cannot be a solution for ORVM's, and Convex mirror patch as introduced in traditional mirrors cant go well with small sized mirrors.
One possible solution can be a ORVM having flat and convex mirrors both as halved or like new designs one over another folded ready to use when needed.
I was reading this interesting article on ORVM mirror technique dated back to 2012.. wonder why still not implemented anywhere, below is the link:
I wish we would have something innovative to get rid of the raindrops on the ORVM's when it rains :-)
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This is the kind of posts that add real value to the mass. Appreciate it much, especially when technical knowledge is combined with safety. You are right in saying people don't like having to learn something new when they have already formed notions or stick to hearsay than challenging it technically.
I have been struggling with my Nissan Micra puny mirrors only to miss vehicles on the ORVM far side; now with this info, I could override my fear of missing anything behind the C-pillars. Though I didn't lean as far as the window, a tilt of the head itself gains a lot of viewing angle on the ORVM far side.
Maybe after trying the circle experiment, my fear of missing a biker behind the C-pillar will completely vanish; have to find out a good open space soon.
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Lovely article.
All this time I had been using mirrors in a wrong way, without even knowing. This article is really useful.
However, my greater worry now is saving my mirror settings from others - service center guys and other roadside hair adjusters
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Majority of city roads contain just 2 lanes - one for each direction.
So, with the chaotic traffic we face everyday here - all vehicles try to overtake each other. It does not matter if it is just a humble TVS moped, but it would still try to overtake a multi axle bus.
The larger vehicles try to overtake, because, they want to ascertain that they are the kings of the road, and for their own dear lives, smaller ones should move out of way. The smaller vehicles, however, try to overtake large ones because, bigger ones cannot move into all the gaps available!
Reason why I state this is, these days, the distance left between two vehicles in all directions have reduced. You can see the two-wheelers just inches away from the sides, but still not reducing the speed.
Tailgating cars or even buses in inches gap is not uncommon (Suicide mission).
Drivers like us, who want to drive safe have three things to consider: 1) Life our own, and the loved ones who drive with us in our cars. 2) Life of fellow drivers around, and pedestrians, even if they perform unimaginable stunts on a busy road. 3) Our own dear car.
This is the reason, we all want to watch our sides. This also gives us a reference point to understand how close the vehicle is, and whether we should move in the other direction a little bit, or slow down.
In my view, the ORVMs should be set in such a way that around 10% of our side should be visible for this reason. Setting to view more than 10% of our side is pointless anyway.
Having said all that, in a highway, where vehicles are not likely to tailgate or brush each other, it makes sense to expand our views to the nearby lanes, as much as possible.
A driver should constantly adjust the mirrors based on the driven scenario. A single adjustment will not work well for both highways and busy city traffic.
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This is useful in high speed driving in highways.
But not practical in busy city roads. I tried this mirror settings for quite a while in bangalore city. We need to know *precisely* how many cm clearance is between you and the next vehicle especially when turning. Not quite possible in this settings, so I switched back to more of a traditional mirror settings.
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Wonderful information. I'm sure this is possible with little practice. I already have my setup some where close to this because i learnt my driving from someone who taught me to have the rear view mirror to have the visibility away from the side of our car.
He always said that the ORVMs are not meant to see the length of your car but to maximize the visibility of each side of your car.
So my habit is to adjust the mirror away from the side from the driver's position and now with this information have to extend it further by leaning towards the side of the car.
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1. So how does one establish the frame of reference using the side rear view image? I cannot see anything which specifies how you determine (sub-consciously of course, we are not sitting with scientific calculators on our laps) where you are with respect to the vehicle being shown in the rear view image. Please note I am not recommending keeping a setting that allows you to see the rear windows and perhaps the B pillar!
2. Many of the vehicles do not allow such a wide open position of the side rear view mirrors! I cannot count the number of times I am exasperated because of the narrow opening range offered by the car rear view mirrors. (or perhaps they expect me to sit just 1cm away from the steering wheel )
3. I will try this style and definitely report my findings. Currently my setup is such that I see a sliver of my car's tail on the rear view. That helps me find an anchor.
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Nice article. I was having problems with the all around visibility when I bought the Ecosport, because it has some real thick A pillars and D pillars. On various occasions, I was caught surprised by a car suddenly arriving into my peripheral vision. A month back I spotted this video on Youtube and since then I am trying to adjust to the new mirror setup. Let me tell you, it does take some time and effort to get adjusted into the new setup.
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This is a good article. Can someone please post a photograph (if possible) how much exactly of ones vehicle should be visible if the mirrors are set up as in post#1.
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Great thread PatchyBoy.
This guy has done this video for those who are lazy enough to read
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Absolutely Informative... and I have been to US in my last assignment and gave driving test for a local driving license, there is one topic on How to use Side Mirrors in the driving instruction manual. I was used to drive in India and adjusted side mirrors the very traditional way, however post giving the test and driving in US, I understood the importance of adjusting the side mirrors correctly, to mitigate the risk of being caught at the blind spot. Thanks for sharing. Kudos.
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Nice theory on the side mirror placement, @PatchyBoy
First : Check rear view mirror inside the car (for any fast approaching cars in the target lane)
Second : Check the side mirror for the side on which you want to change lanes
Third : "OVER THE SHOULDER"
I got rapped on my knuckles many a time for missing the crucial Third part.
Oh and his precise instructions to align the side mirrors "as far out as possible from the car"... Been long since I saw someone give the same advice. I've been practicing this for a long time and it works flawlessly in traffic and on the highways. Kudos !
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On the issue of a 20% salary cut, which the staff representatives believed should be reconsidered, the Management explained the percentage was arrived at, based on a financial model used by the Working Group to calculate the College's expected expenditure and income for staff salary between 2004 and 2008. The model took into account a number of assumptions, primarily the income to be generated from self-financing programmes and the actual expenditure -- mainly staff salaries, but it did not, as the staff representatives were led to believe, factor in a 10% sector-wide cut in higher education funding in 2005-08. The Working Group recognized that both income and expenditure may vary significantly over the next four years, but all the available surplus will be left with the New College, with full autonomy to decide on its own financial matters. The Working Group reckoned that with a 20% reduction in salary cost, inclusive of the two rounds of 3% salary cuts in January 2004 and 2005, the University is prepared to absorb the resultant shortfall projected over the next four years.
The University, moreover, is committed to paying housing and other fringe benefits of the College staff up to 2008. All these commitments, including a guarantee of employment in the transitional period, will add up to a substantial amount, which, in essence, represents a collective compensation package for affected College staff.
On the issue of income from the Telford operation, which some staff representatives said was omitted from the calculations and should help contribute towards the new College's overall financial well-being, the understanding was that the exact cost and revenue from Telford are yet to be determined. Any surplus from the Telford operation, past and future, however, will go into the reserve of the new College, and not ploughed back to the University, in order to provide a firmer financial footing for the new operation. The Working Group recommends that, provided that the new College is successful, its management can review the staff salary in 2006, and may decide to reward staff with bonuses based on performance.
Instead of "divvying it up now" for individual staff members, the new College will need a reserve when its operation begins on 1 July 2004. The reserve will be used to meet emerging needs, for example, replacing staff who are planning to leave, or hiring new academic staff to meet growth in self-financing programmes.
Prof Tong also told the staff representatives that Prof H K Chang, President, after the Council's approval of the Working Group report, wrote again to the UGC for help in staff compensation.
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There are many types of vertical milling machines: 1 vertical milling machine, 2 vertical bed milling, 3 vertical drilling and milling machine, 4 vertical turret milling machine, 5 vertical rocker milling machine.
This article will focus on vertical turret milling machines.
Vertical turret milling machine is the earliest name of the turret milling machine, mainly divided into No. 2 milling machine, milling machine No. 3, milling machine No. 4, milling machine No. 5, No. 6 milling machine. Its main structure is: bed, lift, slide, table.
The main feature of this vertical milling machine is the bed and the base is one. No. 2, No. 3 milling machine structure is the dovetail structure. No. 4 milling machine lift is a dovetail structure, its bed is a giant rail. No. 5, No. 6 above the milling machine lifts and beds are giant rails. This is the most important feature of the turret milling machine.
Milling head can be rotated 90 degrees left and right, front and back rotated 45 degrees. Milling head can be divided into section milling head and no section milling head, the maximum speed can reach 5400 r / min. This milling head processing high precision, and more for the abrasive manufacturing industry.
The belt drive system can be easily adjusted. The pulleys are made of aluminum alloy, which are subjected to dynamic balancing, so the stability of the rotation is very good.
Spindle teeth have been chrome-plated, the hardness is very high, to HRC60 or more, durable wear, greatly improving the service life. Milling head is generally divided into 3 horsepower and 5 horsepower. Materials are ordinary and standing steel. Standing steel milling head for the square, the speed is generally around 3600, but its rigidity, compared to ordinary milling head stability, cutting force. This milling machine automatic feeding system using more electronic feeders, stepless speed regulation, easy to use and easy maintenance. Turret milling machine sales are relatively large, and more for the manufacture and maintenance of abrasive and home use. In the extension arm can be installed on the plug, for the insertion of some keyway.


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In the buildup to the theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, one of the most prominent events was Force Friday. Taking place on September 4, 2015, the day saw the debut of brand new Star Wars merchandise in stores across the world. Everything from toys to books to apparel to anything in between hit shelves, resulting in huge sales figures as fans ran out to buy the products. Even though the movie was still more than three months away, Force Friday 2015 projections believed it would turn $1 billion in revenue just in the United States.
With another new Star Wars film coming out this December - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - it shouldn't come as any surprise that Disney and Lucasfilm are keen on making Force Friday an annual event as well. That's apparently what's going to happen, with the unveiling of Rogue One merchandise taking place in September 2016.
JediNewsLIVE (via Star Wars Underworld) is reporting that Force Friday 2016 will be held on September 30, 2016. That date has been confirmed by three different licensees, so it would appear that it's set in stone:
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To clarify, heard #forcefriday date from 3 different licensees today.
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Obviously, there's no word on what specific products will be available this time around, but those who took park in last year's Force Friday will be able to come up with their own set of assumptions. The Nuremberg Toy Fair seemed to offer a tease, giving attendees a look at a Rogue One LEGO set that appeared to include Boba Fett's ship. Whatever the manufacturers have in store, hopefully they all learned from the #WheresRey controversy and make sure that there's no shortage of merchandise for the new characters appearing in Rogue One. When something as big as Star Wars is involved, it's a necessity for supply to meet demand, regardless of how fast everything flies off of shelves.
As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Lucasfilm saw tremendous success with this exact pattern in 2015, so they're obviously expecting similar results. With this development in mind, it's reasonable to predict that plans are already being made for Force Friday 2017, when Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled to hit theaters. The cycle of releasing tie-in merchandise in the fall (for holiday shopping) and then a movie at Christmas should be very fruitful for the studio. It'll be interesting to see how they manage the merchandise roll-out for the young Han Solo Anthology film, which is currently slated for a May 2018 release, five short months after Star Wars 8. There's always a chance - much like with Episode VIII - Lucasfilm pushes Phil Lord and Chris Miller's film to December so they can once again replicate these conditions.
As Star Wars fans begin to save up their money for the next Force Friday, the good news is that they will not have to wait until the fall to get a look at what Rogue One is all about. It's believed that the first trailer will debut alongside Captain America: Civil War this May, so moviegoers will be able to familiarize themselves with the band of Rebels that will be stealing the Death Star plans before buying their action figures. And with Darth Vader all but a guarantee to appear in Rogue One, the famous villain will be a major presence in Force Friday 2016 as well. Now that The Force Awakens has passed, it's all about the first spinoff film.
NEXT: Rogue One Details Revealed?
Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens is now in theaters, and will be followed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on December 16th, 2016, Star Wars: Episode 8 on December 15th, 2017, and the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25th, 2018. Star Wars: Episode 9 is expected to reach theaters in 2019, followed by the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
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If you are convicted of a DWI in Washington DC, your driver's license will be suspended or revoked. In order to get your driving privileges reinstated, you will need to provide proof of financial responsibility in the form of an SR22 filing.
An SR22 form is a simple certificate that your insurance company files with the DMV. It proves that you are in fact insured for the minimum liability amounts:
You will need to maintain your SR22 insurance for a period of three years. If your policy lapses during that three-year period, your insurance company is required to notify the DMV.
SR22 insurance is considered a high-risk insurance and the rates can be steep. Still, some insurance companies do offer competitive rates. You can compare some of those here:
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An ignition interlock device (IID) is a small electro-mechanical unit that is installed on a vehicle's dashboard. In order to start the vehicle, a driver must blow into the mouthpiece of the IID. The vehicle will not start unless the IID determines that the driver has not been drinking. Many studies have indicated that ignition interlock devices prevent repeat DWI offenses.
The IID records any failed breath test as well as any refusal to provide a breath sample. It also records when the vehicle is started and when it is turned off, making it simple for the DMV to analyze a driver's activities. And of course, the device makes note of any attempt at tampering. All of this information can be downloaded for the authorities.
In order to participate in DC's ignition interlock program, you must satisfy all the other conditions for reinstatement (including paying the $98 reinstatement fee) and you must install an approved ignition interlock device in any vehicle that you drive. This will earn you a restricted driver's license for one year.
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Mara Dyer doesn't know if she is crazy or haunted—all she knows is that everyone around her is dying in this suspenseful and "strong, inventive tale" (Kirkus Reviews).Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can. She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed. There is. She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love. She's wrong. After Mara survives the traumatizing accident at the old asylum, it makes sense that she has issues. She lost her best friend, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend's sister, and as if that weren't enough to cope with, her family moves to a new state in order to give her a fresh start. But that fresh start is quickly filled with hallucinations—or are they premonitions?—and then corpses, and the boundary between reality and nightmare is wavering. At school, there's Noah, a devastatingly handsome charmer who seems determined to help Mara piece together what's real, what's imagined—and what's very, very dangerous. This fast-paced psychological—or is it paranormal?—thriller will leave you breathless for its sequel, The Evolution of Mara Dyer.
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Military Cargo and Troop Carrying Gliders
Military gliders were used during World War II to insert troops, vehicles and equipment into the fight, often behind enemy lines well in advance of conventional invasion troops. Both the Allied countries and the Axis produced gliders and used them in combat. For the Allies, gliders, their crews and the glider-borne infantry played a significant part in securing victory in Europe. The United States and the British produced most of the Allied gliders used in the war. By the end of the war in 1945, the US had produced 14,612 gliders (all types) and had trained over 6,000 pilots. Thousands of additional gliders were produced and fielded by the British.
After World War II, only one regiment of gliders was retained by the US. Although used in military exercises in 1949, gliders were quickly superseded by helicopters in the US Army. The glider era officially ended when deleted from US Army capabilities on 1 January 1953. The only continuing use of gliders is in a training role at the Air Force Academy where cadets learn the fundamentals of flight in gliders.
The rapid disappearance of gliders after WW II does not diminish their importance in the development of cargo and troop carrying aircraft that quickly followed. The principle of airborne movement of troops, vehicles and equipment was firmly established by the WW II glider team. Advancing technology led to the use of helicopters and fixed wing replacements for the glider, but the ideas sprang from the roots put down by the glider.
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Investigation of glider designs -- engineless planes capable of being towed by powered aircraft -- for the US Army Air Forces began in February 1941. While a number of aircraft companies were interested in the program, and several companies ultimately did produce prototypes, by far the most important manufacturer was the Waco Aircraft Co. of Troy, OH. Waco Aircraft Company was alone in being able to deliver experimental glider prototypes that met or exceeded the requirements of the USAAF.
The most widely employed glider was the Waco CG-4A Hadrian whose flight testing began in 1942 and was first used in combat in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, July 1943. The CG-4A played an important role in Operation Overlord (D-Day landings in France, 6 June 1944), the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Market-Garden and the Rhine crossing as well as in the China-Burma-India Theater and the final glider mission of the war at Luzon on 23 June 1945, among others.
The CG-4A was constructed with a metal and wood frame covered with canvas fabric. It was capable of carrying thirteen combat-equipped troops (plus crew of 2), a 1/4-ton jeep and trailer, or small artillery piece such as the 75mm pack howitzer. The glider was loaded through its hinged nose section. C-46 and C-47 cargo planes were typically used as tow aircraft.
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If you own a Nicole Pletts, you're lucky. But you know that, writes Anne Schauffer
Nicole Pletts is unexpected. She's wonderfully frank, a shoot-from-the-hip kind of person, who's warm and funny, and bakes a truly delectable cheesecake. She's an accomplished and highly successful artist both here and over there, and she works extremely hard. Always has. She swiftly explodes the myth of the pale artist wandering around in a paint-spattered caftan, working only when moved to, and painting only their truth.
For Nicole, producing art is what she does for a living: "We all have jobs. I was a secretary, and I hated filing – I didn't get to say 'I don't like filing'. Artists sometimes forget it's a career like any other. If I don't feel like painting, I go to the studio and I paint. No day is ever wasted, even if it's showing me what I can't do." She laughs, "You know, an artist begins to think they're a little bit special. Like it's a gift which sets them apart. Artists think 'I'm so special, I won't paint what the market wants – that's infra dig – I must remain true to myself'."
Nicole didn't wake up one day with a calling. She'd always enjoyed painting, and like many, with a husband and three children, spent one morning a week at watercolour classes. She sold one or two, but it was a hobby – her family was her focus. Her work experience was secretarial, and she'd always been good
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When Nicole divorced, everything changed. She needed to earn a living, and after much deliberation, she decided on art. Not the most stable of income decisions, but she had a little breathing space before crunch time, and was 100% committed: "I believed my time and money would be best spent at art classes rather than studying the history of art – and that was the right decision."
Self-employment demands a great deal of anybody, but in some ways, it's tougher in a creative field. It often feels like the flip side of creativity, but Nicole's fortunate: "I'm a very strategic person, and it helped that I actually love figures." Maths was always her strong point, and her spreadsheets are a work of art. She has them going back to 2003 showing every single cent she spent and earned – from a haircut to food to the sale of a painting: "I was setting up a business, a brand, and this was the only way I could analyse precisely how I was doing."
She may be brilliant at figures, but marketing herself, nope. A raucous laugh, "I hate sales, and hate going into galleries with my work. I had to come up with another way to sell." And she did: "I was heading down to the Cape, so I Googled all the Cape Town galleries, printed out a map and highlighted them – all the way up to Worcester." Nicole borrowed a Garmin, and set off. "I didn't approach the gallery owners, or introduce myself. I went into each one, and walked around to
see if my work would fit in there – would the gallery suit my work, would my paintings enhance the gallery? If I thought it would, I took their card."
Back in Durban, Nicole took a basic Photoshop course and produced her own stylish little brochure featuring her paintings: "I posted them to the galleries. I thought this was a better strategy than email – they have something there on their desk." And it worked. »
For Nicole, there was no Plan B, so art had to work: "I worked seven days a week. I spent ages on decor magazines to see what the trends were – it's tough responding to the market while also staying congruent to yourself. Commercially appealing or not, I never painted little ducks or chickens or even Nguni cattle – I left those to the artists who do those, and do them well."
Nicole is as disciplined today as she was back then. No matter her success – she sent five paintings to America last month – she remains fully committed: "On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays I paint for the galleries, commissions and orders; Thursdays, I paint for solo or joint exhibitions, and Fridays … well, Fridays I always painted my children. My day, really."
And to a large extent, she sticks to this routine. She also still goes to the same art classes a couple of times a month: "You never stop learning, but it's more than that now. It's about an exchange of ideas, stimulation, mutual crits of work, and just being out there."
Nicole loves the industry, and speaks highly of it: "There's something about artists – they see the beauty in everything. I won't forget my very first watercolour classes when Thelma Buzzard showed me an oyster shell, and enthused about the colours. I saw only grey. Then showed me a leaf and pointed out ten colours. I saw only green." Nicole says her early years as an artist were exhausting, because everything, everywhere, was a potential painting, and she couldn't stop looking at the world through these different eyes.
"It's also a very generous industry," she says. "Whether it's sharing information, or turning down a commission because you know someone who'd be better at it than you are, there's a great generosity of spirit among artists."
Nicole Pletts is a brand. She sees herself as such, and does whatever it takes to protect it. She keeps abreast of the art world largely through subscribing to a number of international newsletters which plop into her inbox daily: "There are some brilliant resources out there, whether it's from a gallery or an artist's perspective, that's the generosity I was talking about."
Nicole was very involved with the KZNSA for 12 years, and now, with Arts Interactive – an initiative of some 16 years – anyone who is interested in art, wants to become an artist, even become a better artist, is welcome to the monthly get-togethers: "We have speakers, slide shows, a meal, and a roomful of practising artists whose brains you can pick."
Nicole is somewhat bemused at her success, not because she didn't work extremely hard for it, but because she didn't ever see herself at the forefront: "I was always content to be behind, secondary, someone's mother, someone's wife or sister. But I had to make a success as an artist, and to my surprise, I did." A grin, "It's really about never giving up. You can't lie down and play dead." She certainly didn't. *


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There may soon be a new look to Highway 22 for the length of the state highway, thanks to the passage of a bill by the state legislature in March and the signing of the bill by the governor.
Staff report
The new law will create and enact a new section to chapter 24-01 of the North Dakota Century Code that relates to designating the state highway from the South Dakota border to the northernmost point of Highway 22 where it meets State Highway 23 as the Veterans Memorial Highway and it will also provide continuing appropriation of funding.
The new law also allows for not only state signs with the new title but also to accept appropriate signs or funds donated to the department for the placement of signs.
The law was signed by Gov. Doug Burgum on March 13.
The sponsors for the bill were Rep. Mike Lefor (R-Dist. 37), Rep. Luke Simons (R-Dist. 36), Rep. Vicki Steiner (R-37) and Rep. Brad Bekkedahl (R-Dist. 1).
On the senate side, it was sponsored by Sen. David Rust (R-Dist. 2) and Sen. Rich Wardner (R-Dist. 37).
It passed the House by a 92-1 margin, with one nay and one absent on Jan 29, then by a 45-0 margin in the Senate March 4 with two absent. The only nay vote was by Rep. Thomas Beadle (R-Dist. 27).


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* Deal would create bigger rival to Telia
* Brings together mobile and fixed line services
* Tele2 CEO confident of green light for deal (Adds comments, shares, detail)
By Olof Swahnberg and Helena Soderpalm
STOCKHOLM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Tele2 has agreed a $3.2 billion takeover of cable TV company Com Hem in a Swedish instalment of a global wave of mergers reshaping the telecoms and media sector.
If the deal is approved, the new company would be able to sell mobile telephony services to Com Hem's household customers, while Tele2 would add fixed-line connectivity and TV services to its range of products.
The deal would also create a bigger challenger to market leader Telia Company and is the latest example of convergence in the telecom and TV sectors to try to maintain customer loyalty.
A deal had been predicted by some analysts after investment company Kinnevik, Tele2's main owner, bought an 18.5 percent stake in Com Hem in April last year to also become its biggest shareholder.
"We are confident that the deal should be approved," Tele2 CEO Allison Kirkby told Reuters.
"These are two very complementary businesses."
Com Hem's owners will receive a 26.9 percent stake in the merged company and 6.6 billion Swedish crowns ($801.7 million) in cash, valuing its shares at 146 crowns each, a premium of 11.8 percent to Tuesday's closing price of 130.6 crowns.
That gives the company a valuation of around 26.6 billion Swedish crowns ($3.2 billion).
Com Hem shares rose 6.4 percent by 1050 GMT while Tele2 shares were down by 5.7 percent.
The decline in Tele2 shares was mainly due to a relatively high price paid for Com Hem, said Lars Soderfjell, portfolio manager at Alandsbanken with no holding in either of the two companies.
"It is a very logical deal," said Bengt Nordstrom, CEO of telecoms consulting firm Northstream.
"It is a mature sector, revenues are not growing and to stay profitable and be competitive you need to merge and create bigger entities than you have today."
In recent global deals in the sector, AT&T Inc and Time Warner Inc are seeking to merge, while Verizon Communications Inc did a $4.48 billion deal for Yahoo Inc's core business.
The merged company will have a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network covering all but a fraction of Sweden's population as well as broadband services reaching almost 60 percent of households, Tele2 said.
The firms expect synergies of around 900 million crowns from the merger within five years and said the deal was expected to close in the second half of 2018.
Kinnevik, which will become the top owner of the merged company with a stake totalling 27.3 percent of shares and 41.9 percent of votes, said it was prepared to take steps if needed to get the deal approved by European competition authorities.
The merged company's preliminary combined net sales are approximately 31.8 billion crowns with adjusted operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 9.2 billion crowns for the 12 months to the end of September. ($1 = 8.2329 Swedish crowns) (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, Helena Soderpalm and Olof Swahnberg; Editing by Niklas Pollard and Keith Weir)