 I'll build one as I already have some spare parts from around 2009.
Personally, I'd love to have computers with different architectures like 68K Macintosh, MSX, Amiga, Tandy 1000... but they are very expensive and take to much room and a whole set of monitors and proprietary peripherals. Anything older than that I don't think it's very interesting so I don't bother about those, except maybe the Apple II.
Well, it's always a question of spare parts I have.
Basically working motherboards are the limiting factor in my arsenal. Next is hard disks.
But nowadays I need to get rid of at least 2 builds. Space gets full.A Star Is Born, the only movie anyone is seeing this Fall, tells the tale of Ally, an aspiring “ugly duckling” singer-songwriter who finds love mentorship in alcoholic country star played by Bradley Cooper. The film is being called “strikingly believable” (New Yorker) and a “total emotional knockout” (Variety). Recently, Gaga gave us some insight into the authenticity of her performance.
Shelving the layers of makeup, costumes and performance personas that she has defined herself by, for a more raw kind of storytelling “was a vulnerable experiences” she said. “It put me in the right place I needed to be. When my character talks about how ugly she feels — that was real. I’m so insecure.” Relatable as hell.
Gaga and Cooper’s A Star Is Born is the third version of a star is born made this century, and in just eight days we’ll get to see how they measure up to their counterpart couples: Judy Garland and James Mason (1974), Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (1976).
Having a productive conversation with prospects is essential to turning a lead into a resident. Are your employees following these key conversation guidelines?
Learning the “art of the call” can be daunting. You need to get important information, push to find out the caller’s true requirements for their next home and sell your community. If you’re unsure about handling a prospect, the following is a guide to how a typical leasing call might unfold.
Thank you for calling [Name] Apartments, this is [your name] how may I help you?
A second before answering the phone, take a pause. Be ready for the call.
Smile. You’d be surprised, but your smile resonates in your voice and over the phone.
Be ready to take down your notes.
Keep it short and simple and be confident in your request.
Always attempt to get contact information so you can send follow-up material or reach out to them if necessary.
After hearing their date or date range - Do you have any flexibility in that time frame?
How did you hear about us? If caller says ‘online’ or ‘the internet,’ ask if they remember if it was an ad or the property website.
This allows for conversation to continue with open ended questions. Dig deeper if necessary, i.e. why aren’t they renewing their lease.
This is a way of gaining a commitment early on in the conversation, before asking for the commitment of an appointment or an application. It is also a great way to build rapport.
Once you know what they want/need, tie the benefit of what amenities you offer to their need.
Remember to tie those benefits back to the community AND the apartment unit.
If a prospective resident wants a price, include it at this time!
It’s important to keep an open dialogue regarding potential additional costs. Discuss the community pet policies if necessary, including breed/weight, deposits and other costs associated.
May I send you some information regarding the apartment home we discussed today?
I think that [Name Sister Site] would be an incredible fit for you, let me give you their information...
Have you had the chance to visit our website?... Check us out at (direct to exact web addresses).
When would you be able to come by to take a tour of the community?
Are you available this afternoon to stop in?
Suggest a specific date and time for an appointment. If necessary, open it up to a two-hour window.
Do you need directions to our community?
It’s been a pleasure speaking with you. I look forward to meeting you soon!Synthesis of Agar-wrapped Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron Particles and Removal of Cu(II) in Wastewater

The wrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron(Agar-Fe0) is synthesized by using rheological phase reaction method with agar as coating agent. The sample is characterized by means of XRD, SEM, TEM and N2 adsorption-stripping. The effect of Agar-Fe0 dosage, initial Cu(II) concentration and p H values on removal rate of Cu(II) in simulated wastewater are studied. The experimental results indicate that the best removal rate of Cu(II) is 99.87% when the initial Cu(II) concentration is 10 mg/L, the p H value is 8, the Agar-Fe0 dosage is 0.3 g/L.Industrialization's slow momentum in the 16 member countries of the Southern African Development Community was a key focus at the recent 4th SADC Industrialization Week.
Tanzania had hosted the industrialization week, from Aug 5 to 9, to foster opportunities for trade and investment in the SADC region, whose transformation from raw material exporters to manufacturing economies has been hampered despite the region being rich in resources.
The theme of the annual event, a public-private engagement platform, was "A Conducive Environment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development, Increased Intraregional Trade and Job Creation".
The SADC's industrialization strategy for 2015 to 2063 has three main pillars: economic and technological transformation, competitiveness, and regional integration.
The strategy, which aims to move away from industrialization powered by increased labor and capital investment to that powered by efficient resource deployment in production processes, seeks to promote regional integration to maximize member countries' sectoral and international competitive advantage.
Intraregional trade has remained low, at 22 percent of the SADC's trade. Priorities identified by the SADC present an opportunity for mutual cooperation between the SADC and China, and for partnering with the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
China as well as Southern Africa are witnessing a period of economic and social transformation.
At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation's 2018 Summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping highlighted several major initiatives for China-Africa cooperation: industrial promotion, infrastructure connectivity, trade facilitation, green development, capacity building, healthcare, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security. There are a number of shared interests between the BRI and the SADC strategies that fall within these initiatives.
First, the BRI has successfully leveraged trade between neighboring countries and built value chains for product assembly.
China has committed to undertaking 50 projects for green development and ecological and environmental protection in Africa, and to expanding exchanges and cooperation with Africa on climate change, ocean issues, desertification prevention and control, and wildlife protection.
Second, the SADC is pursuing industrial transformation through harmonization of national and regional strategies, and regulatory frameworks with continental and global initiatives for industrialization such as the BRI.
Third, the SADC is eager to promote foreign direct investment in its member states in order to boost regional development and trade. At the 2018 FOCAC Summit, China also committed to encouraging Chinese companies to make at least $10 billion of investment in Africa over the next three years.
Fourth, in order to promote trade within the region, the SADC is looking to embrace e-commerce and information and communications technology, and reduce trade barriers by aligning with the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Fifth, the SADC industrialization plan recognizes the role of research, innovation and technology in development, and intends to invest in skills development in such areas as data science, artificial intelligence and robotics.
China's capacity-building initiative for Africa includes workshops that provide vocational training for young Africans, opening a China-Africa innovation cooperation center to promote youth innovation and entrepreneurship, and 50,000 government scholarships for African students.
There is great potential for shared growth between China and the SADC member states through mutual cooperation in industrialization and improved regional infrastructure within Southern Africa.Your example is correct but your definition is not. Assimilation is the process of a sound changing its place of articulation to become identical to, or closer to, the posture of another sound. Your example is a good one, although it requires a second step: cluster simplification. The /db/ cluster is difficult, so the /d/ is deleted. However, because of this, you suddenly have /nb/, which is not a sequence most languages are comfortable with, including English. So the /n/ assimilates to the /b/, i.e. moves its place of articulation to match that of /b/. It becomes a bilabial consonant /m/ (but maintains its manner of articulation, which is nasal). 

Neither example OP provides is assimilation. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, “midden” is a result of lenition (softening), a separate process. “mi-ehn” could either by /mɪtn̩/ or /mɪʔən/, which would be elision (sound deletion*) or debuccalization (change of place of articulation out of the mouth), respectively, and once again neither of these is assimilation. 

*Some linguists would define elision specifically as the deletion of a specific type of