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At @TelevisionAcad’s Performer Nominee Reception, @WestworldHBO stars Harris & Wright hugged, & Henry Winkler caught up w/Judith Light pic.twitter.com/Sk5Q5TDPZi

The city of Sacramento will begin demolishing the Convention Center Monday, marking the next step in a massive public project to transform the downtown convention and theater district

What that means to you: The entry-level $329 iPad delivers such a similar experience to the $799 model that most people will be just fine with an iPad that costs less than half the price. Every iPad runs the same version of iOS, and has the same software limitations, but the iPad Pros just make the same basic experience feel bigger and better. Weigh your personal needs thoughtfully before jumping up to an iPad Pro, but if you do so, you’ll be rewarded by the best design, features, and performance Apple has ever brought to a tablet — albeit at its steepest prices.

— Darrell Conner, a lobbyist at K&L Gates, told PI he expected another strong quarter in the second quarter before the “summer doldrums” in the third quarter, as lawmakers head back to their districts for the home stretch of their reelection campaigns. “The fourth quarter, I think, is almost completely dependent on what happens in the election,” Conner said.

IMO, some parts in the semicon procesess are way too expensive to even considered as indirect and direct material.

“She’s basically a knowledge center within one of our software development teams working with machine learning and artificial intelligence,” said CEO Mahe Bayireddi.

The TeamQuest Foundation recently announced its three grant recipients to support STEM programs in North Iowa: Project Lead the Way launch at Clear Creek Elementary School and Robotics Club ($14,250); Mason City Schools Robotics Club ($1,450); and NIACC’s YES! Science Camp ($4,400). Applications for 2018 awards are due April 30.

INSIDE DISH: It was a perfectly sunny and clear morning for a reception at the rooftop restaurant with panoramic views of the Santa Monica coastline with mimosas pouring freely for the mix of guests — producers, agents and talent — gathered at the penthouse restaurant with sweeping ocean views.

The Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare project designed by Accord Architecture and built by Henkel Construction received the American Institute of Architects 2018 People’s Choice Award, according to a release. Accord Architecture is a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel Construction Company. Both companies have offices in Mason City and Ames.

Community Christmas Celebration: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13-14, throughout High Point University’s campus. Free. Entertainment, hot food, Christmas decorations and more. Park at Oak Hollow Mall near the entrance to the HPU Community Center. Complimentary shuttles. www.highpoint.edu/christmas.

But after a lengthy review, the head official came out on the mic, mumbled something entirely incoherent about the ball being incomplete and returned the ball to the spot of the foul and made it third-and-3 for the Bears. 

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