What to Watch For in France’s High-Stakes Elections French voters are heading to the polls after President Emmanuel Macron called for unexpected parliamentary elections that could put the country on a new course.

With treasuries and spaxx having high returns, is there any reason to stick with BND? Sorry for the jargon in the title… I’m 50, so starting to think more seriously about my allocation percentages. I have some money in my HSA invested in the bond fund BND. I was noticing that it’s been pretty flat performance-wise, and wondering why I should just move that money into SPAXX or a treasury (assuming I can do that in an HSA). And m…

Can you recommend a lighting setup for high resolution photographs of electronics? I am not a photographer so forgive the ignorant questions, I am looking for education. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a variety of lenses. I need to be able to take very clear photographs of electronic components and circuit boards without glare. I’ve seen some lighting setups that seem to work well, including a softbox setup on a big frame and a tr…

ND Filter or High Speed Sync? For those that do off-camera flash outdoors, do you have a preference over ND Filter and High Speed Sync? If so, why? submitted by /u/photography27

LPT Use high pressure water to clean toothbrushes There is no need to scrub your finger into your toothbrush. Just go grab your shower head and set it to high pressure. Cleaning in 3 seconds. I felt surprised when I found out that people around me didn’t already know this. submitted by /u/Hz_Ali_Haydar

Keeping ceilings high or make them flat? https://imgur.com/a/Veg2VdU Hi everyone. I recently started doing renovation on my house. I knocked down a wall in the beginning where you first walk in. It was a walk in closet I didn’t need I’ll also be taking out that coat closet and just using hooks instead. Will open it up even more Now I did open the ceiling up. It was an unused attic. I…

Is my rent too high? Hey guys! I was accepted into a PhD program. I will have an annual stipend of $33,000 dollars (minus taxes). I’ll be an international student and this is my first time living and managing my finances alone. If I’m being honest I don’t want to have roommates, one of the most appealing reasons to study away from home is living alone. However, I d…

Low Crop or High Crop? Hi all, was wondering which crop would you people prefer? Apologies if the first photo is slightly blury, I have not done any major editing to it yet, so just assume the quality is equal for both photos. Thanks! https://preview.redd.it/g0ttdfyq838d1.jpg?width=5844&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1f65048403750716b5d8d32277d4d01280c3569 https://preview….

Use This Workaround to Send High Quality Photos and Videos on WhatsApp WhatsApp finally has a way to share full-res photos and videos.

New Home Construction Slows as Mortgage Rates Remain High Home building in May fell to its slowest pace in four years despite a supply shortage. That trend could put even greater strain on buyers.

Mortgage is high. Should we recast, wait to refinance, sell, or stay where we’re at? Hi everyone. Hoping for some advice – things aren’t dire but they’re tight. Not going into the red, but nothing is really being saved right now either. About 2.5 years ago we bought a ~$570K house with a VA loan, $0 down. I know, probably not great going $0 down, but rates were going up and we saw an opportunity. 4.5% int. Current mortgage is $3…

Shipping costs too high Hi all – I’m new to the ecomm game and had a question about shipping. Currently our shipping costs 30-39% of our total revenue which I understand to be extremely high. We ship with UPS currently. Quite frankly, I don’t understand how it can be this high and we’re talking to our shipping vendor about this but I wanted to get your insights into wh…

High views, but low engagement and link clicks Hey guys! Lately I’ve been getting a lot of views on my organic social media posts, but these posts aren’t getting me any link clicks. I’m trying to figure out how to get link clicks from my content without losing views. Can’t have my videos looking like one big ad. Appreciate any help and insights! Cheers 🍻 submitted by /u/AresFabricati…

Curtain placement for a high ceiling????? Hi all, We have this section of our living room that has 10 foot ceilings. I’ve installed this curtain rod, and it just looks weird to me. I know the general rule is to keep rods closer to the ceiling, however the large gap between the ceiling and window looks odd to me. Also, I was thinking the curtains I got would be a bit longer… they’re abou…

Is this book shelf too high? Or does it look alright? I could move it down by an inch, but I’m not sure and was hoping for a second opinion submitted by /u/fleurdennui

Apple’s Stock Price Reaches All-Time High After WWDC Announcements Apple’s stock price has crossed the $200 mark and reached a new all-time high in intraday trading, one day after the company unveiled its Apple Intelligence suite of AI features coming with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Apple’s stock price has split five times since the company went public, including on a 4-for-1 basis in 2020 most rece…

There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places Even the weak regulatory grasp of capitalist democracy is too strong for, well, capitalists.

Credit/High Interest Loan Advice I am a college student who receives excellent financial aid, but a lot of factors last year made me fall into some serious debt due to poor spending. I already paid off 5000 of what I owe and I’m wondering how I should pay off the rest.. Let me lay out my financial situation: Here is all of the income I can expect through August: I’m making abou…

Janresseger: Press Reports Ranking American High Schools Mislead the Public Janresseger: Press Reports Ranking American High Schools Mislead the Public Here is Stanford University sociologist Sean Reardon describing in rather technical language what his research has shown for decades about a school or school district’s standardized test scores as an accurate indicator of student demographics but not a good…

Probe launched after Jewish student group omitted from New Jersey high school yearbook (AP) —A New Jersey school district has hired an outside law firm to investigate how and why a Jewish student group was erased from the high school yearbook, with the members’ names omitted from the page and their photo replaced with a picture of a group of Muslim students. The post Probe launched after Jewish student group omitted from New Jerse…