![]() ![]() Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. “I understand they’re still working on a review of their ethics policy.” I hope that John Roberts will do that,” he said. “This is something that the court itself needs to come to grips with. Graham had previously called on Roberts to address criticism of the Supreme Court’s ethics policies after ProPublica reported earlier this year that Thomas had accepted luxury trips and other perks from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow over the course of two decades - none of which Thomas had included in financial disclosures. ![]() Singer’s hedge fund ultimately gained a $2.4 billion payout after the Supreme Court ruled 7-1 in its favor.Īlito explained in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that he did not include the private flight to the King Salmon fishing lodge on his financial disclosure reports because he viewed it as personal hospitality exempt from disclosure requirements. ProPublica this week reported that Alito flew on a private plane owned by hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska in 2008.Īlito later decided not to recuse himself from a 2014 case that pitted the Republic of Argentina against American creditors, including Singer. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. I don’t want Congress to start micromanaging the court but I think confidence-building would be had if they were more clear on some of this stuff,” said Sen. “I think it would be helpful for the court to up its game. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.These lawmakers want Roberts to take the issue of legislation out of Congress’s hands by issuing a judicial code of ethics or some other updated statement of principles for he and his fellow justices. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast is recorded Mondays and Thursdays. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. ![]() We consider how that decision itself may have changed public opinion. So what’s up with all the anti-Trump candidates in a primary full of voters who like former President Donald Trump? And lastly, this weekend marked one year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs. Plus, the Republican presidential primary field has grown again, with the addition of former Texas Rep. We also explore what to make of RFK Jr.’s relatively strong Democratic primary polling. ![]() In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we take a look at what various public opinion polls have found on affirmative action and ask whether it’s a good or bad use of polling. The remaining cases touch on issues including affirmative action, President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, business services to LGBTQ people and the power of state legislatures. It’s the final week of June and that means that we are anxiously awaiting the decisions in several high-profile Supreme Court cases. ![]()
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It is one of the most durable printing techniques. sublimation, it can be done from 1 piece.items on which UV printing is performed (e.g.all kinds of prints on paper (business cards, flyers, posters, etc.).Printing techniques for which we will use CMYK color notation: In some cases, it can also be jpg, but you should know that they may lose colors. Graphics that will be printed with CMYK are saved in tiff or png, on a transparent background, with a resolution of 300 dpi. The set of these 4 basic colors allows us to print any illustration, photo or graphic, obtaining a multicolored image. The basic set of the above-mentioned name, is a set of colors consisting of the English abbreviation from the first letters of the color names CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, BLACK. The correct forms of color notation for printing are CMYK and PANTONE.ĬMYK is a set of four basic ink colors commonly used in multicolor printing in printing and related methods (inks, toners and other coloring materials in computer printers, photocopiers, etc.). The printer we have will convert the colors itself in the right way for a beautiful print. As a result, we are able to print many more shades of seemingly the same color. In this case, designs are prepared in RGB, as we can gain an extremely wide range of derived colors (wider than in CMYK). ![]() The exception will be the printing of multicolor graphics done with DTG technique on our machine. When designing, graphics should not be inflicted with RGB colors, because what we see even on the best calibrated monitor will not be color faithful to printed materials. RGB colors are not inflicted on graphics that are to be printed on clothing, advertising gadgets or printed on paper. Simply put: we will use RGB colors when we want to design a website or create graphics to be viewed on a computer monitor. digital cameras, scanners) and in devices that display images (e.g. It is widely used in devices that analyze images (e.g. The notation of color as RGB is often used in computer science (e.g., color palettes in html files). Below we will try to lighten up a bit on the above issues. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. ![]() Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account In the first Super Bowl ad from the enterprise software company, actual rock stars Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and others complain that office workers shouldn’t call each other “rock stars.” The ad features singers of famous hits, including Montell Jordan (“This is How We Do It”), Kelis (“Milkshake”), Donna Lewis (“I Love You Always Forever”), Haddaway (“What is Love”) and Ylvis (“What Does the Fox Say”). Diddy working to create a hit song for Uber One. Uber’s ad for its membership program Uber One shows hip hop mogul P. Designer Christian Siriano also appears as a student. 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"Several well-known directors have been reaching out and saying that they like the footage and they'd love to have a drone operator on their movies, so it really escalated quickly,” Christensen said.Īnd as for why they decided to film at Bryant Lake Bowl? The video has now been viewed more than a million times on various platforms, and it even got shoutouts from some famous movie directors, including James Gunn, director of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies. "It's got this little break on the protective casing, but it still flies perfectly and we flew it right after we crashed it into there." "It actually completely went into (the pins)," Christensen said. At the very end of the video, the drone flies down a bowling lane and strikes the pins. ![]() The only time Christensen did crash the drone, it was intentional. “I've been watching him fly for the last six years and the guy is incredible, so you build trust over just seeing him accomplish awesome drone shots." “I've got total faith in Jay as a pilot,” Welsh said. ![]() Mike Welsh, owner of Sky Candy Studios, volunteered to have the drone fly through his legs while he polished a bowling ball like a famous scene in the movie “The Big Lebowski.” There was another part of the video that was also pretty challenging for someone not flying the drone. I never crashed once on that move."Ĭhristensen said the hardest part turned out to be the beginning of the video, when the drone starts high above the bowling alley, descends to street level and sneaks through the front door as two people enter. I ended up going 15 for 15 on that (including practice). "I thought, that's going to be a hard move. "All morning I was like stressed about that part," Christensen said. "The first few, the timing was way off and we would get to a certain part and the bowler wouldn't be there, or maybe the drone was a little out of position, so it was cool to see, halfway through the process, how we had to kind of restructure everything."Ĭhristensen says most of the questions he has received is about a portion of the video when he flies the drone through a tight space where the bowling lanes meet the pin machines in the back of the bowling alley. "We probably did 10 takes with the camera running," Christensen said. It all looks effortless in the final video thanks to the work of drone operator Jay Christensen, who says it took about five practice runs, before the team started filming with the actors and movements. "I'm walking through the scene and I'm cuing each person to throw the ball, or it's coming back up," Jaska said. The only thing that was added in post-production was the audio and dialogue, due to the loud buzz of the drone. ![]() ![]() If you squeeze out too much, unscrew the top and use a palette knife to add it back to the jar.Ībout Liquitex: Founded in the U.S. It’s not designed for using straight out of the jar but the squeeze function makes it easy to dispense, which may be helpful if you apply gesso with a foam roller. This gesso is only available in 8 oz bottles with a squeeze dispenser. For a black gesso, I’m looking for a matte surface so this was almost the second pick after the Utrecht, but the lack of sizes available and relatively high price are drawbacks for using this product. Be sure to apply it evenly or sand between coats. Of the gessoes tested, it was also the most likely to build up some texture. Liquitex Black Gesso is a smooth flowing, easy-to-apply gesso that in testing came out the second most matte. Golden Black Gesso sizes, typical price, and price per ounce:ġ28 oz (1 Gallon), $90.01, $0.70 per ounce Manufactured in upstate New York, the paints are widely available but for larger sizes you may need to order online. ![]() The wide mouth jars are easy to use directly from the jar, or it can be poured out.Ībout Golden: Founded in 1980 but with a paint-making history that stretches back many more decades, Golden is known as one of the premier manufacturers of acrylic paint in the United States. Some may find the slightly satin quality to be a drawback, but if you are planning to cover most or all of the gesso with paint, it won’t really matter much.Īvailable in 8 oz, 16 oz, 32 oz, and 128 oz (1 gallon), Golden Black Gesso ranges from $0.70 to $1.55 per ounce. In testing, I found that both the Liquitex and Utrecht gessos were more matte than this gesso, especially the Utrecht. The tradeoff with this gesso is that it is slightly satin. Although it is the most expensive option tested, Golden Black Gesso can be ordered in 1 gallon (128 oz) buckets that make it essentially the same price per ounce as the top pick. Available in jars ranging from 8 oz to 1 gallon, it’s a premium gesso that is easy to apply directly out of the jar and creates a slightly satin, deep-black surface. Golden Black Gesso was the second favorite gesso in the test. Utrecht Black Artists’ Acrylic Gesso sizes, typical price, and price per ounce: They are not marketed this way, but I think of Utrecht as the premium “house brand” at Blick stores. Acquired by Blick in 2013, the products are still made in Brooklyn and are available online and at Blick stores in the U.S. But in reality, these are minor complaints because the ultra-matte results are what I’m looking for in a black gesso, and this is my go-to favorite.Ībout Utrecht: Founded in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, Utrecht was one of the first manufacturers to develop acrylic gesso. It would also be nice if it came in gallon buckets. Regarding the jar size, the tall 32 oz jar is easy to store but it can be hard to get all the gesso out of the bottom. Simply mix in a bit of water and you should be fine though. ![]() ![]() In multiple jars of this, I’ve always found it to have a gel-like quality right out of the jar that is a bit harder to use. There are two tradeoffs with this gesso: it’s gel-like quality and the limited availability of jar sizes. It’s a great deal for a top quality product. And though this test did not include sanding in between coats, the gesso developed a relatively flat surface as layers built up.Īvailable in 16 or 32 oz jars, the gesso usually costs between $0.70 to $0.85 per ounce, making this the second cheapest black gesso tested. Of the gessoes tested, it was the most matte with a deep, flat-black surface that stayed completely matte even with 5 or 6 coats of gesso. 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