The pick and place machines are the precision workhorses of the process; their nimble fingers position the tiniest of components onto each board in a dizzying, hypnotic high-speed dance across the PCB.

From left, Craig Green presents Autumn/Winter 2019 in London, nominee Timothee Chalamet attends the 2019 Golden Globes, a model photographed at the Craig Green Fall/Winter 2019-2020 show, a model walks the Prada Autum Winter 2018 runway in Milan.

Heaven anticipates that the emergence of electric and hybrid aircraft is another trend that will cause a change in environmental testing. Electric generators on new aircraft are becoming more common and the first smaller, all-electric aircraft will start to operate in the early 2020s. “An electric propulsion system is different from what we deal with now, so different stresses and issues will have to be dealt with,” says Heaven. “But it’s still similar. We will deploy a testing service that meets customer need. Standards tend to lag behind technology, so we have to keep ahead of technology.”

But the expansion of polyurethane glue is a benefit only if the two surfaces are securely held together with screws, clamps or even tightly wrapped tape while the adhesive cures. Polyurethane glue expands to three or four times its initial thickness, said Danielle Guido, consumer affairs specialist for Gorilla Glue. "So if you don't clamp it, it pushes the two surfaces apart."

Not only is the clear outer container double as a stylish serving bowl, but the Gourmia jumbo salad spinner also has a built-in drain that makes it easy to both fill and drain liquid from the bowl. Made from safe BPA-free material, the lid locks to help prevent your ingredients from spilling, and the non-skid base ensures this spinner remains stable while in use.

Emboldened, I start asking where more food is produced. It’s hard to gauge if this approach is popular. “Fish from the Atlantic, potatoes from Kent,” says the man serving me fish and chips for one. “Do you have an intolerance?” Something like that, I say.  

Have you been thinking of adding a fruit tree or two, some roses, or other productive plants to your garden? This is the perfect time for plants that are sold in “bare root” form.

Once a postage stamp has been used, the U.S. Postal Service says removing the stamp from an envelope, regardless of whether it's canceled or not, is illegal. Don't use it to send other mail. — Heloise

Light fixtures will make a statement in any room, becoming more and more decorative even to the point that the fixtures are looked at as art. Sculptural fixtures can be a statement piece in a room’s overall design. Geometrical designs will be popular in 2019 with brushed brass or gold. Industrial chic matte black fixtures with exposed bulbs can dazzle any dining room. Wall-mounted light fixtures will be found, not just in bedrooms, but in living areas as well. Brushed gold kitchen pendants will feature unique shapes. But the new buzzword in lighting is control as it becomes a part of a smart home system. From kitchen pendants to chandeliers to room lighting, from full dimming to some color options, the lights can be controlled remotely through apps supplied by the manufacturer.

Cooking in bulk cuts down on the number of times you have to set up and clean up the kitchen—do it once, and reap the efficiency benefits for the next week or more! One of the easiest ways to cook a lot of vegetables and proteins at once is with a slow cooker. This is truer if you own either a very large slow cooker, or several slow cookers, to maximize the volume of chili, stew, or soup. The next time you find yourself with lots of potatoes, root vegetables, or meat, peruse our list of 15 Crowd-Pleasing Family Meals from the Slow Cooker, or search online for any of the trillion slow cooker recipes that live on the internet—you’ll be sure to find something that works with your ingredients at hand. Refrigerate what you can eat in the next several days, and freeze the rest for later—effortless future meals!

The C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes extreme heat and ultraviolet exposure at the McKinley Climactic Laboratory (Image: Greg Murry)

When they exchanged data to see how closely the numbers aligned, Abbott said, "it was beautiful, just beautiful. We used two very different techniques, and there was excellent agreement for this study."