DEAR HARRIETTE: I want to adopt a dog with my boyfriend. I think it will be good preparation for a child. We are not going to have children soon, but a dog would be a nice addition for both of us.

Another manual task now addressed by cobots is sanding. FABTECH is the official launch pad for Dynabrade’s new robotic sander kit that just received UR+ certification. The kit includes pneumatic sanders, robot mount, and a solenoid enabling robotic operation via the UR teach pendant.

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I just returned from visiting friends we had not seen in a few years. As usual with each visit, we were given a tour of their home to see the redecorating, remodeling and, of course, the new furniture. We sat and listened all about their jobs, the clubs to which they belong and the committees on which they serve. Not to mention we also heard about all their trips and viewed dozens of photos of their children and grandchildren and heard all about the kids’ homes, their families, their honors, their accomplishments — as if we haven’t seen all of this on social media. However, we were not asked a single question about our jobs, our children or our grandchildren, and when we began to talk about them, the topic was quickly redirected to something about them. What would be the best way to move forward with this friendship? — Friend or Foe, Richmond, Virginia

DEAR HARRIETTE: I wanted to know your perspective on a gap year, or "summer of fun," when a student takes a year or a summer to relax before he or she starts a full-time job in the real world. I am about to graduate college and hope to secure a job after graduation. Recently, I have been thinking I should take the summer to hang out, travel and spend time with my family and friends. A lot of my friends plan on doing this, so I know it’s common, but I’m not sure if it is the best move. As a businesswoman, what is your take on going straight to work? — Summer of Work or Fun?, Dallas

Earlier this year, Slate covered a research study we recently conducted about the migration of fan communities across platforms over time, asking, “Why did fans leave LiveJournal, and where will they go after Tumblr?” Suddenly, this question seems relevant, because Tumblr’s announcement on Monday may have kicked off a very similar chain of events. That’s bad news for Tumblr, because the end result for LiveJournal was a mass exodus of users.

Revenue in the third quarter increased 48% compared to the second quarter of 2018. Although activity levels increased when compared to the previous quarter, Q3 2018 fracturing activity levels were affected by less multi-well pad activity, weather delays and some customer slowdowns in the second half of September which resulted in relatively low utilization. Fracturing activity was slower at the start of July due to weather and a few customer delays, full from mid-July until the second week of September, and then dropped significantly for the remainder of September as customers slowed their capital expenditures due to an increase in crude and condensate differentials, exhaustion of 2018 budgets, and unusual wet and snowy weather in September.  Overall, the industry experienced lower utilization and an oversupply of fracturing equipment which resulted in competitive spot market pricing through-out the third quarter of 2018.  Trican did not aggressively pursue low spot market work during the third quarter to fill in activity gaps.  Cementing utilization increased compared to Q2 2018, as rig count increased following spring breakup.

For more than a year, Manager of Field Applications Mark Abernathy assisted ASTM in the development of these standards by serving as a member of its committee on steel, stainless steel, and related alloys. According to Abernathy, the new standards will have a tremendous impact on the construction industry – particularly as it relates to the use of new alloys in the construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state-run media Butina was held in torturous prison conditions in the United States so she would confess to something she didn’t do. He called for her to be placed in the general population.

The Claimants’ primary case was that the product’s propensity to cause harm in the form of ARMD and consequent revision surgery was a defect. This approach was rejected by Andrews J. It would require the Court to move away from the notion that a product has a “defect” due to some specific flaw or failing in the product and erroneously concentrate on a holistic assessment of whether a product meets an objectively assessed safety standard. This was never the intention behind the Directive.

The above result is due mainly to two factors. Required efficiency of pumps and motors increased from 50 to 75%. This is because at present, the design of pumping equipment follows the requirements established in standards such as American Petroleum Institute standard 610, which indicates that operation must be as close as possible to the best efficiency point (BEP), which is the flow at which the pump system is operating its highest efficiency.

DEAR HARRIETTE: My girlfriend’s birthday is this week, and I have planned on taking her out to dinner to celebrate. I asked her what restaurant she wanted to go to, and she told me to choose. I don’t want to make it obvious or make her feel bad, but the reality is that I don’t have a lot of money at the moment, and I cannot afford to spend too much on her birthday dinner. I have been researching places that are affordable, but I am afraid that she will think I’m being cheap or don’t want to give her a nice birthday dinner. Do you think I should just let the dinner happen and not mention anything about the money? — Girlfriend’s Birthday Dinner, Memphis, Tennessee

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