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How to Make Laser Cut Maps for Beginners Using the xTool D1 Pro

For my first laser project, I decided to make a custom engraved map using the xTool D1 Pro. In this video, I walk through everything — from creating the map files to cutting, engraving, and final ...
Vogue

Emerald Cut Engagement Rings: Everything to Know About the Elegant Diamond Shape

Emerald cut engagement rings are usually considered one of the most elegant of diamond shapes. After all, it is the stone on Grace Kelly’s engagement ring given to her by Prince Rainier of Monaco.
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Shaping a basalt adze with primitive tools and using it to cut trees

I shaped a basalt adze with primitive tools and used it to cut trees. The durable tool allowed me to fell and shape timber efficiently. Three migrants fall from border wall in California: Report 'The ...
InfoQ

New Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) Hopes to Cut LLM Costs by Reducing Token Consumption

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Barron's

December Rate-Cut Odds Are Back Up to 70%. New York Fed President Sees Room to Cut in ‘Near Term.’

After plunging earlier this week, December rate-cut odds were back up above 70% on Friday. Traders see a 70.9% chance of Dec. 10 rate cut, which is up from 39.1% on Thursday. Such odds were down to ...
Seeking Alpha

Fed's Waller argues for another 25-bp rate cut in December

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday he supports another 25-basis-point rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee's December meeting as "additional insurance against an ...
Wall Street Journal

Fed’s Williams Sees Room for ‘Near-Term’ Rate Cut

A top Federal Reserve official said another interest-rate reduction “in the near term” could be warranted to bring rates closer to a neutral setting that neither spurs nor slows growth, leading ...
MarketWatch

The economy muddled along during the shutdown, the Fed found. Is another rate cut on tap?

Just two weeks before a pivotal meeting, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy has been just muddling along as of late. Few businesses are hiring, inflation is still a sore spot and households ...
MarketWatch

Fed’s Waller backs December rate cut — and he’s ‘unlikely’ to change his mind. Here’s why.

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said he supports another quarter-point cut in a key U.S. interest rate in December to help boost an ailing U.S. labor market — and he doubts that he’ll ...
The Baltimore Sun

Wall Street sees the odds going up for another Fed rate cut in December

The odds of another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at its December meeting have climbed rapidly as officials are open to another reduction despite concerns about inflation and a backlog of ...

In Oscar Contender ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ A Bold Iranian Woman Takes On Patriarchal Culture And Wins – For The Love Of Docs

A bold Iranian woman defies her patriarchal culture in the award-winning doc 'Cutting Through Rocks,' directed by Sara Khaki ...
Wall Street Journal

Fed Chair Powell’s Allies Provide Opening for December Rate Cut

In October, the Fed cut rates for the second time this year. Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explained the central bank’s split outlook. Photo: ...