 somewhere like Music Magpie. 

Just wondering if anyone has any experience/thoughts on this? Not overly bothered about aesthetic damage, so mainly wondering if there's usually any performance issues when compared to a brand new one.

(I would be buying one in "very good" condition, or similar wording, although I think this sometimes refers to aesthetics)(Headline USA) The House Oversight Committee intends to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for documents about disruptions in mail delivery operations.
While pushing a mail-in-voting scam claiming that polling places, unlike race riots, are far too dangerous for the common citizen, Democrats are now advancing a conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump is actively attempting to interfere with mail delivery and stealing mailboxes.
After they repeatedly stressed those claims at the Democratic National Convention two weeks ago, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc. called an earlier hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to clarify some of the false claims.
But Democrats in the House are responding by doubling down on the lie, continuing to raise questions over the postal service’s ability to handle an onslaught of mail-in ballots expected for the November election.
The committee is seeking documents about the changes, including the removal of sorting equipment and changes to overtime rules, which could be impeding mail delivery.
Do you know that the beginning of the history of video games is dated 1950? They were designed by computer scientists for themselves to have fun and now we see how experiments have transformed into the huge GAMING INDUSTRY.
What is the modern gaming industry? Firstly, players have become developers, they create modifications that sometimes become more popular than original versions. Secondly, different types of platforms are used, including ordinary stationary computers, smartphones, tablets, and social networking sites. Thirdly, convergence is prevailing to allow more possibilities. Interesting, isn’t it? Find more in the infographics below.
At this evenings NNUG meeting in Trondheim, I gave a talk about JetBrains ReSharper and showed many of its great features. During my work on the presentation I discovered many things I didn’t know about ReSharper, and my main point in the presentation is that to get the best value out of ReSharper, you have to invest some time in learning the various features and their keyboard shortcuts. I therefore created a demo solution that shows most of the features of ReSharper and their respective shortcuts. The examples are grouped into classes based on each main topic in ReSharper’s help file, and can be used by anyone looking for a quick repetition of how to work with ReSharper. The solution doesn’t compile, but that is by design so I can show the code analysis functionality of ReSharper.
I also managed to cram in a brief demo of dotTrace Profiler by running profiling on ScrewTurn Wiki, but I didn’t have much time to discuss this product in any detail. The attendees did seem to like the presentation, and I hope they have a better idea of what ReSharper and dotTrace Profiler can do for them.
After the talk we did something different than usual, because instead of ordering pizza and have it brought to us, we went to a local pizza place nearby. My employer Acando sponsored this event, and we had a great time socializing and chatting in an informal setting.
Important:The embedded links to SkyDrive isn't working quite as expected, but if you click on the name of the file they should work. If you click elsewhere inside the embedded frames you should be redirected to SkyDrive, but if you for instance use the PDF Download Add-on to Firefox it will catch the link and think it's a valid PDF file although it isn't.
Who wrote "The Great Gig in the Sky"
Richard Wright sadly passed away today at age 65 from cancer. Richard was one of Pink Floyd's founding members, and did contribute to most of Pink Floyd's albums including writing the The Great Gig in the Sky for The Dark Side of the Moon.
I was lucky to attend Pink Floyd's Division Bell tour in 1994, and have very found memories of Richards performance. I haven't followed Richard's career very closely after his last solo album Broken China from 1996, but I watched Pink Floyd's brief reunion at Live 8 with great enjoyment. The most resent appearance I have of him is from David Gilmour's live DVD Remember That Night, where he plays keyboard and has lead vocal on his song Wearing the Inside Out and Syd Barrett's famous Arnold Layne on disc 2.
As I blogged about previously, I'm working on a talk about ReSharper for NNUG in Trondheim, and today I noticed something that isn't as important as the other features of ReSharper, but it demonstrates that in many respects ReSharper improves on the base functionality of Visual Studio.
I’ve been using ReSharper for some time, and I think it is a great add-on to Visual Studio. I’m working on a presentation and a demo of ReSharper and dotTrace for our next NNUG meeting in Trondheim on September 25, so I’m not going to discuss any features just jet. But I want to share something I really like about JetBrains, and that’s how they handle their development process and their relationship with the community.
The first version of ReSharper I tried was an early version of ReSharper 3.1, which I got through their early access program (EAP). This program allows users to download betas, release candidates and even nightly builds of the software. These builds have trial licenses that are renewed throughout the program, so if you're interesting in evaluating and maybe help improve the next version this is a great way to start. One thing you should note is that some of the nightly builds may contain serious bugs, but if you stick with the official betas, release candidates or the builds that have passed JetBrains' tests you should have a pretty easy ride. Neither ReSharper nor dotTrace have an active EAP today, but I expect new programs to start in time fore the next main releases.
Even if you can't download any early software right now, you can still submit requests for what you want to see in the next version. This is done through JetBrains JIRA, which is used to track various issues. Here we can submit suggestions and vote for those we think is most important to us. The issue tracker is also used for bug tracking, and whenever ReSharper encounters an error you get the option to automatically submit the exception to JetBrains JIRA. I've submitted a couple of exceptions that I got during editing of MSBuild project files, and I am able to track them through JIRA. None of them is fixed yet, but I hope JetBrains will consider them for the next release.
JetBrains also has a blog and various forums for their products, but I think it's the EAP and public issue tracker that separates JetBrains from other developers. Microsoft Connect is a similar web site, and I think more companies should do the same and open up to their communities. This will at least make me trust the companies more, and it's much easier for me to recommend tools from such vendors.
Check out JetBrains' Community Center for more information about their community commitment.Volunteer Radio Communications in Hospital Emergencies: A Proven Resource (College Hospital Costa Mesa).
Amateur Radio is a backup communication resource that can help hospitals in large and small disasters. Keeping hospitals connected in earthquakes, firestorms, flooding, terrorist events, power failures, local telephone system outages, switchgear failures, etc.
Consistent with the blanket waiver request submitted by the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Federal Communication Commission has adopted an order which permits the use of HAM radios during hospital disaster drills. The Commission determined that amateur radio operators play a critical role during disasters and that amateur radio operators should be permitted to participate in disaster drills regardless of whether they are employed by the entity conducting the drill.
Due to the adoption of the FCC order, the Commission dismissed AHA’s blanket waiver as moot.Maximising the Pregnancy Mind with Maternity Coaching
Geraldine Gallacher speaks at Bumps and the Boardroom Live 2014
Geraldine Gallacher is the Founder and Managing Director of The Executive Coaching Consultancy Ltd. A leading provider of Executive Coaching for women to help businesses develop and retain their female talent. Knowing the lack of female representation at senior levels is an issue for business, but also recognising that the female career journey is different.
As one of the pioneers of executive coaching in the UK, Geraldine left industry to set up the Executive Coaching Consultancy in 1994. In 2005 Maternity Coaching was launched to support high-achieving women to successfully manage this important transition in the context of their professional lives.
As a highly experienced executive coach, Geraldine has coached many women through the maternity transition. Her particular expertise has been working with very senior women. Geraldine possesses an unrivalled depth and breadth of experience as a coach. She is fast paced and has a particular talent for galvanizing people into action.
Geraldine’s expertise is born of eighteen years working with an exceptionally wide range of businesses and industries. Geraldine’s fast paced style is highly effective and she sees her role and purpose as providing a catalyst for enhanced performance. Her highly pragmatic approach works especially well in fast moving environments.
Geraldine is highly skilled and experienced at working with corporate boards. Most recently, she has helped two very different boards (one a fashion retailer and one