E-bikes like the Norco Sight VLT (which took our best overall title for 2019) or the Specialized Turbo Levo have much poppier ride characteristics.Īfter spending a few weeks on the Meta Power 27.5 last season, I would say this bike is notably better. If you’re a springy rider, this may not be the ideal rig for you. Further suspension tuning may help with preload, but I was not able to get the bike to pop as much as I would like. The downside to this was that while jumps were smooth I needed a few more MPH than I would on my pedal bike. The wheels and coil shock did a great job muting out the trail. One of our favorite shuttle-DH spots was my main test ground and is littered with hard-pack braking bumps. The bike felt very balanced when hitting natural trail doubles and air sections even when landing on some off-camber rocks. When coupled with the weight of the bike and suspension, I experienced very little high-frequency chatter. They’ve got a special foam, vibration-damping material inside, and I thought they’d be gimmicky at best. Spank’s Vibrocore wheels really surprised me during the test period. Riders might want to consider upsizing though if they like a longer reach. The bike does feel fairly small when up on the saddle in climbing position due to the same factors, but that is negated once the saddle is lowered and the rider is standing. This limits the front end from lifting in steep corners and climbs, which is a very appreciated design detail. The narrower (for an e-bike) tires lent themselves well to plowing through snow and slush while still offering loads of grip.ĭue to the sitting position and a seat tube angle of 75-degrees, the rider is set forward on the bike. ![]() Once the Meta Power 29 is up to speed on the climb, there is not much that is going to slow those big wheels down. I wish I felt bad… Oh and for the record, I burned way more calories, had a better cardio workout and a longer ride than my non-battery powered friends who only got 1 lap compared to my 3. I was still maxing out my heart rate getting a great workout, but I was tripling the vertical of the rest of the group- it had to be a soul-crushing experience for them. I was able to hammer out 2 extra laps while my buddies suffered up the climb in snow and slush. But that’s where e-bikes like the Meta Power really shine. That being said, no one is in peak fitness yet. In Central Oregon, we are just melting out of an unusually snowy February and we were stoked to get out the past few weeks.
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I was allied to Austria so it managed to let me gobble up small provinces without him demanding unlawful territory - I pretty took over all the surrounding small countries like Hansa, Magdeburg, Anhalt, Saxony, etc. The year is already 1500+ so I already converted my country to Protestant.I'm still in the HRE but I doubt I'll be emperor because of my religion. Usually vassalizing pomerania then either brunswick or anhalt is a good way to feed without having to core by yourselfīut you gotta be emperor to vassal feed or else they will accept unlawful territory and youll be super sad If you can get elected emperor you can vassal feed and blob really hard tbh, dont swap religion or country till you get optimal size though Honestly you should ally poland from the start and control when they go to war not the other way around i always doĭeclare war on teuts for neumark or whatever, you should get pomeranian succession mission, use other allies in this, take far right province vassal then take what you can from teuts next war Anyway, what's the best course of action to take right now? I can't attack Pomerania because it is allied to Austria and other big countries It keeps allied with my targets around me and tries to interfere. I can't do much against France, but I am able to call Austria + Poland (and its Lithuania) as allies in this warĬhoice #3 - Break off alliance with Poland, and try to gather allies to attack Poland (which will be hard) because Poland occupies 1 province that I need to form Prussiaīurgundy keeps bothering me although it's too far away for me to start a war. Having Poland as ally crushed this war without using much manpower.Ĭhoice #1 - Keep pursuing these small HRE provinces, finish off Bohemia, take East Frisia / Brunswick and the other small nations around meĬhoice #2 - Try to engage Denmark (who is currently exhausted from its war with Sweden), who has France as its ally. Update: Just beat Bohemia, gonna take a few more provinces from them. Gets you multiple paths of expansion into different AE zones, secures massive trade and keeps your units close enough so you can mess with the HRE.Ĭalling arb or some other eu4 expert - what should I do next? Personally I'd go admin/influence and open with the good old noCB Byzantium. The free merchants from peru, cape and mexico can pay of big time, but you'd need to be able to divert the Indian trade towards one of your CoTs- unlikely if your units are tied up in the new world. Going early exploration seems like a bad idea too. Even if you can't take out all of them (protestant prague happens quite often and is a pain to get rid of) it slows down the spread of Protestantism/Reformed a lot and thus has a huge impact on religion/alliances in the the HRE/Leagues. Then you can just force religion which force converts the capitol and thus deletes the Center. ![]() The easiest way to get rid of them is if they spawn in the capitol of a smaller nation (<100% warscore). Obviously the feasibility of this depends massively on where they spawn- I've seen everything from OPMs to Paris,Vienna,London. If you're trying for a Catholic One Faith you might want to try taking out the centers of reformation. All rules are subject to change and adjustment to ensure the betterment of our EU4 multiplayer games.#3763 I think it's a mistake to leave the reformation to it's own devices. Peaces for land will be forced at admin discretion if there is blatant fort or game mechanic abuse.Ĩ. Abusing fort mechanics, ie England deleting forts and holding up double birds to France and say gg, is. You may not ally players during wars to call them in into your war.Ħ. You may only declare offensive wars with a 2:1 human players ratio. Exception: The emperor may release 1 nation from an HRE player per war for the intention of getting more princes.ģ. You may not force nations to be released from players. If the party that has surrendered does not like the terms of surrender, they may continue the war.Ģ. ![]() If an entire alliance surrenders, you may only demand 100% war score from the entire alliance. You may not sit on a player with the intention of breaking their nation. ![]() If a player surrenders, you can demand 100% war score from the player. ![]() A wider tunnel with cars, cyclists and pedestrians next to each other did not fit between the existing buildings. The reason that has been chosen for this is lack of space. This makes the underpass unique in the Netherlands! Never before has such a double-layered railway underpass been built in our country. Pedestrians and cyclists will soon be driving through the top layer. First double-layer railway underpass in the NetherlandsĪs you know by now, the Alexia tunnel has two floors. In addition, no petrol or diesel is used and there are therefore no emissions of harmful substances. These electrical machines are quieter, which means that local residents were less bothered by noise. Another example is the use of electrical construction equipment such as cranes, excavators and rollers. And this sand was not transported by road by trucks, but by pumping water into the construction pit and sucking the wet sand with pipelines to the nature bridge. For example, the sand that was released when digging the underpass was used for the construction of the nature bridge in Anna's Hoeve. The Alexiatunnel is built as sustainably as possible. A pump system drains the rainwater towards the sewer, so that you are not bothered by it. The water ends up under the road surface in a kind of large container. You don't see this as a motorist, but it is very important to prevent the tunnel from being flooded after a heavy rain shower. The deepest part of the Alexia tunnel is 12 meters deep. They adapt to the degree of daylight, so that you are not blinded all at once when you enter or exit the tunnel. That may sound like too much of a good thing, but these lights are smart. Finally, there are lamps in the center of the ceiling. Long home to the K-L-M streetcar lines, it now also serves the T-Third Street line (in conjunction with the K-line) and the S-Castro shuttle on days of Giants baseball games. In addition to this decorative lighting, there is functional lighting on the sides of the ceiling. This tunnel was the largest single factor in opening up residential development west of Twin Peaks. Of course it also has to look a bit nice when you drive through it. ![]() There are LED strips in the walls of the car tunnel. The sun and leaves are formed by no less than 1,75 million round holes of 7,5 and 15 millimeters that are punched in the metal. ![]() The plates show images of the sun and leaves. These are made with a laser cutting machine. When you walk or cycle through the bicycle tunnel, you will see aluminum plates on the walls. English Rulebook on page 15 says: UNDERPASS: For the purposes of Move actions for your character and mechs, mountains you control and all tunnels are. No, the 249 meter long underpass is not as leaky as a basket. ![]() Notice that the errors trend towards zero, indicating that our approximations are getting closer and closer to the true solution. ![]() The absolute errors between our Fibonacci ratio approximations and the golden ratio itself. Upon running the algorithm, we find that it takes 39 iterations for our approximation errors to converge to $$\varepsilon$$.įigure 1. We want to approximate $$\varphi$$ to a high degree of accuracy thus, we will design the algorithm to run until we converge on the computer’s epsilon error ($$\varepsilon$$), i.e., the last digit recorded on my 64-bit computer. Lets cook up a simple sequence of operations exploiting the last feature of the Fibonacci numbers discussed above. Hmm, this seems like an important property if we, say, wanted to approximate the golden ratio!Īpproximating the golden ratio with Fibonacci numbers The ratio of consecutive terms closely mirrors $$\varphi$$, and the approximations get increasingly more accurate. Each consecutive term is the sum of the previous two, i.e., the third term is also one, because 0 1=1. The first two Fibonacci numbers are zero and one. “ was an Italian mathematician from the Republic of Pisa, considered to be ’the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages’”. Greek mathematicians determined $$\varphi$$ was an irrational number all the way back in the fifth century BC (woa).įibonacci numbers are closely related to the golden ratio. ![]() The golden ratio was (probably) first discovered in Ancient Greece through applications in geometry, which the Greeks emphasized. The golden ratio is a mathematical phenomenon between two numbers, say, a and b. This algorithm lets us peer into the underlying relationship between the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio, illuminating a number of interesting patterns. I will approximate the golden ratio by iteratively taking ratios of consecutive terms in the Fibonacci sequence. Using Numerical Mathematics to Approximate the Golden Ratio ![]() I tried my best to not drive it this winter and we don't even know when it happened, but there was a chip in the paint on the hood. Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling) "was lose, dealer fixed it under warranty" We will have to order a new service panel to replace the current panel at our expense from the mfg." The problem may have been started w/ multiple dealer attempts to access and service the back-up camera. The snap-fit fasteners built into the part were not holding it in place. ![]() "An exterior service panel below the rear bumper became loose and dropped out of position. Was supposed to take one hour but actually took six hours." "The car spent all day in service while they attempted to update the rear vision module that had failed. ![]() "The fix engine light came on and couldn’t be reset" Also, I could not tune to any satellite radio station using the touch screen, though satellite radio stations did play sound." It was possible to tune the radio to different stations, but there was no sound at all. "There was no sound coming from any radio station. "Pairing goes out sometimes but comes back" "SCREEN DEFECTIVE, ERRATIC, TOUCH DIDNT WORK" Dealer had to order part, took several weeks to finally resolve." (2019 Chevrolet Equinox Premier 1.6-L 4 Cyl diesel) Phone commands work, but not music apps on the phone." "My phone is paired with the car via bluetooth, but I cannot play music from the phone through the car. It was a nuisance and could have been a symptom of a bigger problem." We had to pull over to the side of the road, shut everything off, open the door, wait ten minutes, open the door, start the car and check for operation. The clock stopped working, radio continued to function. Recently the camera failed to turn off and I had no other screen options other than the camera while driving."Įxternal music device interface (e.g., smart phone, MP3 player) When the system fails I do not have access to camera or gps. It failed again so they replaced the module. According to the dealer, this requires GM to issue an effective software update to resolve the problem." The basic problem appears to be resolved, but software issues continue that limit the functionality of the entire camera system. The cars was taken into the dealer several times that included diagnosis and replacement of parts including the rear facing camera. "The rear camera would sometimes cause a blue screen to appear on the infotainment system when the vehicle was put into reverse. (2019 Chevrolet Equinox LT 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo) "DEALER VERY REULUCTANT TO FIX, HAD TO GET GENERAL MOTORS INVOLVED" "No functions of this device were available, had to shut down vehicle and restart a reboot." (2019 Chevrolet Equinox Premier 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo) ![]() I blame GM corporate taking a long time or a software fix" "the entire center console froze center console frozen. (2019 Chevrolet Equinox LS 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo) (2019 Chevrolet Equinox Premier 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo) The repair was done under the full-factory warranty." It required three (3) separate trips to the local dealer to get the camera system repaired (a camera was replaced). The center stack, viewing screen was not operational at times save for a blue screen and a diagnostic warning statement. "Intermittent outages of the camera system unrelated to weather conditions. ![]() You can use the colon to access array ranges. Negative numbers start from the end to the beginning, and -1 is the last item. Now, Python arrays can be of any type, and the types are always zero. Dictionaries are essentially associative arrays or hash tables. Lists are similar to one-dimensional arrays, although you can also have lists of other lists. Sets can be found in the sets library that is available in all versions of Python from 2.5 onwards. The data structures in Python are dictionaries, tuples, and lists. You can also use multiple variables on one line, like so: 2. This can work on strings and other data types. You can decrement or increment values with the operators += or -= with the amount on the right-hand side. Values are assigned using the “=” sign, and equality testing is done with two of them, “=”. Multi-line strings need to be used for multi-line comments. If you want to add comments, use the # sign for each line. Statements expecting an indentation level end with a colon. Any blocks are specified using indentation, so you indent to start a block and de-dent to the end one. ![]() Python does not have a mandatory character to terminate statements. You can also use the dir(object) command to find out all the methods of a particular option, and you can use object._doc_ to find out its document string. ![]() If you want to know how any object work, you need to type the following: The types are enforced, and the variables are case-sensitive, so var and VAR are treated as separate variables. Python is implicitly and dynamically typed, so you do not have to declare variables. This will take some practice, and you need to know the basic concepts before you start. If you master them, you have mastered Python for the most part. Learning Python Programming LanguageĪs mentioned before, English language keywords make up most of the programming in Python. Rossum continues to direct the language progress, although a core development team at the institute now maintains most of it. The language borrows heavily from C, C++, Smalltalk, Unix Shell, Modula-3, ABC, Algol-68, and other scripting languages. Python is also one of the older web development languages, made by Guido van Rossum at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science in the Netherlands in the early 90s. Perfect for beginners: for beginner-level programmers, Python is an excellent choice as it supports the development of applications ranging from games to browsers to text processing.Interactive: you can directly interact with the interpreter at the Python prompt for writing your program.Interpreted language: the language is processed by the interpreter at runtime, like PHP or PERL, so you don’t have to compile the program before execution.This language is so easy to learn because it uses English keywords rather than punctuation, and it has fewer syntax constructions than other programming languages. The Python Programming language works as an extension for customizable applications. The Python interpreter can be easily extended with new data types or functions in C++, C, or any other language callable from C. Python Programming language is also freely distributable, and the same site even has tips and other third-party tools, programs, modules, and more documentation. ![]() The Python interpreter and standard library are available from the Python website in binary or source form and can run seamlessly on all major operating systems. One of the critical benefits of Python Programming is its interpretive nature. If you want a language for rapid application building and scripting in several areas, you need help finding a better alternative than Python. Concept of Python Programming also uses straightforward and concise syntax and dynamic typing. Python Programming uses a simple object-oriented programming approach and very efficient high-level data structures. Are you looking to step into the Concept of Python Programming? Or do you want to explore new languages? Concept of Python Programming is often one of the first picks for both because it is easy to pick up and has vast capabilities. If you notice a network with a suspicious name or one that you do not recognize, it could be an indicator of a hidden camera. To do this, simply access the WiFi settings on your smartphone or laptop and search for available networks. Therefore, it is important to check for any new or unfamiliar WiFi networks in the area. Many modern hidden cameras are connected to a WiFi network to allow for remote access and control. If you see a red glow in the room, it could be an indicator of a hidden camera. To do this, simply turn off all the lights in the room and use your smartphone's camera to scan the area. However, you can use your smartphone's camera to detect this light. This technology emits a faint red glow that is invisible to the naked eye. Many hidden cameras use infrared technology to capture images in low-light environments. Additionally, some hidden cameras may not be detected by these devices, so it is important to use a combination of different detection methods. Therefore, it is important to do your research before purchasing one. It is essential to note that some hidden camera detectors are more effective than others. If the detector detects a hidden camera, it will usually beep or display a signal on the screen. Slowly move the detector around the room while looking at the display screen. To use a hidden camera detector, you will need to turn off all electronic devices in the room and turn on the detector. These devices emit a signal that bounces off any camera lens in the room, allowing you to detect the presence of a hidden camera. If you notice someone acting suspiciously or avoiding a particular area, it may be worth checking for the presence of a hidden camera.Ī hidden camera detector is a device that uses radio frequency detection to locate hidden cameras. It is also important to check for any unusual behavior from people who may have access to the room. For example, if you notice that a new plant has been placed in the room, it may be worth investigating further as this could be a hiding place for a hidden camera. Check for any small holes or unusual wires protruding from these objects, as this could indicate that there is a camera hidden inside.Īnother important thing to look for is any strange or unexpected changes in the room's layout. Hidden cameras are usually disguised as ordinary objects such as clocks, smoke detectors, or picture frames. Start by looking for any unusual objects in the room. One of the simplest ways to detect a hidden camera is by conducting a physical inspection of the area you suspect is being monitored. In this essay, we will discuss the top five ways to detect hidden spy cameras in your home or workplace. ![]() It is essential to know how to detect these cameras to ensure your privacy and security. These cameras can be used to spy on people in their homes, offices, or any other location without their knowledge. In today's world, technology has advanced to the extent that it has become very easy to install hidden cameras, also known as spy cameras, in various places. ![]() This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.Enjoy the best rooftop dining Chicago has to offer. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. 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This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.Ī variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Everything you need to find and book a trip in one placeĪnalytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. ![]() Use the AI voice generator to seamlessly convert text to natural sounding speech. With Listnr text to speech, you can now create convincing and realistic sounding voice overs in a matter of minutes, save money and time. A good video needs a good voice over - That tells the actual story. Users can embed their audio into their website using Listnr's Audio Player embed widgets - this not only expands their audience to 100s of millions of people but also help their readers have a much better listening experience. We also let users download their audio files, we also help our users host and distribute their converted speech. Unlike other TTS softwares, Listnr is class apart because of its podcasting capabilities and a library of over 900 realistic voices. Serving as a voice maker, it helps you create life-like synthetic voices that mimic the tonalities and prosodies of human speech and sound. Leveraging advanced AI algorithms and deep learning, the realistic online voice generator tool allows you to convert text into natural-sounding speech, in a matter of just a few minutes. Fortunately, there are many voice generators available that can help you achieve professional-sounding results. Imagine spending 1-hour recording, and another hour editing the voiceover. The traditional way of creating voiceovers for your content is time taking. The second way is by performing the check right inside of our code, which we can do with a simple conditional statement: 'speechSynthesis' in window ? console.log("Web Speech API supported!") : console.As a creator, having the ability to generate high-quality voiceovers can make all the difference in the success of your content. The first way is by checking our operating system and version on. We can perform this check in one of two ways. Since this API isn’t compatible with all browsers, we'll need to check for compatibility. To create our JavaScript Text-to-Speech application, we are going to utilize JavaScript's built-in Web Speech API. If everything went ok, you should be left with something like this: Our App Step 2 - Checking Browser Compatibility ![]() Make sure to save the file and refresh your browser, you should now see a little window popping up with the text "It works!". To add an alert to our code, we add the line of code below to our script.js file. Since we imported the script.js file to our index.html file above, we can test its functionality by simply sending an alert. Now that we have finished the index.html file, we can move on to creating the script.js JavaScript file. This tells our application the name of the JavaScript file that stores the functionality for the application. At the bottom of the element, we import our script.js file. This tells our application to style itself according to the contents of style.css. Inside of the element, which contains metadata for our HTML file, we import style.css. Remember, the input and the button have no functionality yet - we'll add that in later using JavaScript. We finally wrap all of these objects inside of a. We add an element which acts as a title for the application, an field in which we will enter the text we want spoken, and a which we will use to submit this input text. The HTML file index.html defines our application's structure which we will add functionality to with the JavaScript file. We'll also use a CSS file called style.css to add some margins and to center things, but it’s entirely up to you if you want to include this styling file. Step 1 - Setting Up The Appįirst, we set up a very basic application using a simple HTML file called index.html and a JavaScript file called script.js. You can also view a live version of the app here. In this tutorial, we will learn how to build a very simple JavaScript Text-to-Speech application using JavaScript's built-in Web Speech API.įor your convenience, we have provided the code for this tutorial application ready for you to fork and play around with over at Replit, or ready for you to clone from Github. When building an app, you may want to implement a Text-to-Speech feature for accessibility, convenience, or some other reason. ![]() In the second Golden Gate assembly (GG2), the sgRNA part is assembled with appropriate connectors in a second vector (AmpR-ColE1) after BsaI digestion, yielding an sgRNA cassette plasmid (white colonies growing on ampicillin plates). In the first Golden Gate assembly (GG1), partially overlapping annealed oligos containing the sgRNA sequence are cloned in the BsmBI-digested sgRNA dropout vector, yielding an sgRNA part plasmid (white colonies growing on chloramphenicol plates). The sgRNA and the Cas9 gene are cloned in a yeast expression vector through three consecutive Golden Gate assembly reactions. Schematic of the sgRNA(s) and Cas9 cloning through Golden Gate assembly In our lab, we have successfully used this procedure to generate several mutations at the SCH9 locus, encompassing full gene knockout, deletion of specific gene regions, and domain replacement ( Novarina et al., 2021), as well as to perform gene knockouts and to introduce point mutations in several yeast genes ( Guerra et al., 2021). After verification of the genome editing event(s) by PCR and/or Sanger sequencing, the Cas9+sgRNA(s) multi-gene plasmid is removed from yeast cells. Co-transformation of the Cas9+sgRNA(s) multi-gene plasmid and the repair fragment(s) in yeast results in CRISPR genome editing. One or two sgRNA are cloned in a yeast expression vector together with the Cas9 gene through three consecutive Golden Gate assembly reactions ( Engler et al., 2008 Lee et al., 2015) ( Figure 1). We provide detailed instructions for choosing the sgRNAs and designing partially overlapping complementary oligos for sgRNA cloning, as well as for the design and production of the repair fragments, depending on the nature of the desired genome editing event. This protocol describes a detailed procedure to perform CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing ( Doudna and Charpentier, 2014) in S. cerevisiae, based on the MoClo-Yeast Toolkit ( Lee et al., 2015) and a pre-existing protocol ( Akhmetov et al., 2018). |
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