![]() ![]() For more information on critical minerals go to the U.S. When these batteries are disposed of in the trash, we lose these critical resources outright. Critical minerals are raw materials that are economically and strategically important to the U.S., have a high risk of their supply being disrupted and for which there are no easy substitutes. This miniaturization has allowed for a rapid increase in the consumer adoption of smaller portable and cordless products.Ĭlick graphic to enlarge it.Li-ion batteries are made of materials such as cobalt, graphite and lithium which are considered critical minerals. Lithium batteries can be smaller and lighter than other types of batteries while holding the same amount of energy. “Energy density” means the amount of energy that a system stores in an amount of space. ![]() The increased demand for Li-ion batteries in the marketplace can be traced largely to the high “energy density” of this battery chemistry. If not properly managed at the end of their useful life, they can cause harm to human health or the environment. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are used in many products such as electronics, toys, wireless headphones, handheld power tools, small and large appliances, electric vehicles and electrical energy storage systems. To prevent fires, tape battery terminals and/or place lithium-ion batteries in separate plastic bags. Lithium-ion batteries SHOULD be taken to separate recycling or household hazardous waste collection points. ![]() Lithium-ion batteries and devices containing these batteries should NOT go in household garbage or recycling bins. ![]()
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![]() ![]() For example, the three cubes inįig 2 have three different sets of rotational operators the first 6 on cubicįaces, the second and third 4 tetrahedral axes and the fourth having 8 oblique axes Regular 3D solid such as a cube, or polyhedron, but the operations may notĬonform to the geometry of the whole structure. The overall geometry of the structure is often a Twisty puzzles are structures composed of geometricalĬorners, edges and faces which remain intact under a system of rotations in Groups, Commutators, Orbits and Algorithms Of the Seven, RCP’s Duelling tetrahedra and David Pitcher’s Crazy Daisy. You can see Greg assembling it by hand here. (e) Grégoire’s world record holding 33x33 cube availableįor €15,200. Ingeniously made by cutting down a Masterkilominx (4x4Ĭorners-only megaminx) into cubic symmetry. (c) Diogo Sousa’s Bubblarian massively corner-turning dodecahedron (d) The Sharing properties with 3 and 8 in fig 1. Jumbling cube based on the geometry of the pentagonal icositetrahedron Unbounded limits of human creative ingenuity.įig 4: Custom designed cubes: (a) David Pitcher’s Andromeda plus Puzzle shops to Aliexpress, is a diverse community of puzzle buildingĮnthusiasts who frequently market their creations in boutique outlets, as Twins cube (8) Mar 2019 (now produced) and a cutaway view of the structureĬomplementing the mass-produced items available, from US Pfennig), pre-production composite image of the MF8 The result is an active race, among puzzle designers to define the cutting edgeįig 3: Computer design tutorial ( Grégoire Videos and articles exploring 3D printed design can be found Printed version by Mohammed Badir and mass producedīy MF8 in 2018 and the Skewby Copter plus by Diogo Sousa and mass produced by MF8 in 2016. The Elite Skewb (7) was designed by Andrew Cormier in 2009 with a 3D The master Skewb, for example, was invented by Katsuhiko Okamoto inĢ003, remaining a single copy until mass produced in 2011. (8) have subsequently moved into mainstream mass-produced items. Many of these, such as the elite Skewb (7) and Skewby Copter plus With the advent of computer programmed 3D printers, itīecame possible to design custom twisty puzzles enabling the development of These features also appear in the composite cubes. Possible orientation, so if it is in the correct position, it correctly Puzzle without disturbing what is already solved. The Dino Cube is one of theĮasiest puzzles to solve since: ( a) Each move onlyĪffects a small corner collection, so it is easy to solve one part of the The Dino cube, in addition to other move types. Puzzles 3, 5 and 6 all contain similar corner-turning moves to The corner-turning Dino cube and the edge-turning Helicopter cube. Rotations: The 2x2 face-turning Rubik Pocket cube, the slant-turning Skewb, Cowan in 2005 and theĬurvy, plus and skewb versions by T om van der Zanden. TheĮdge-turning Helicopter Cube was invented by Adam G. ![]() Non-cubic scrambling was invented by Karel Hr_el and Vojt_ch Kopsk_ around 1990. The Square-1 layered shape-shifting puzzle with ![]() It contains only edges in 6 colour pairs for the 12įaces and is equivalent to solving only the edges of a six- color Megaminx. Alexander's Star was invented by US mathematicianĪdam Alexander in 1982. The same year, a slightly different design was made by German mathematicianĬhristoph Bandelow and produced by Mèffert. The Megaminx dodecahedron, or Hungarian Supernova was invented in (8) now have distinct additional transformations distinct from an nx n pyraminx. Marketed with images of dinosaurs on the faces. The original prototype was made entirely out of paper and first Robert Webb designed the corner-turning DinoĬube in 1985. Of a Pyraminx invented by Tony Durham and marketed by The original Skewb is a shape modification The Pyraminx was made and patented by Uwe Mèffert Time he scrambled his new cube and then tried to restore it. He did not realise that he had created a puzzle until the first Problem of rotating the parts independently without the entire mechanismįalling apart. (22)ĭesigned his 3x3x3 "Magic cube" ( B_vös kocka in Hungarian) as a way of solving the structural (19) Diang Sheng blade 3x3 cube shape mod. (18) Shengshou Mastermorphix (3x3 metamorphix) edge-turning tetrahedron. (17) Qiyi Qiming pyraminx face/corner turning tetrahedron. (13) Alexander’s Star great dodecahedron. (8) MF8 ‘twins’ version of the edge-turning SkewbyĬopter plus. Twisty puzzles used in the discussion of this article. 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Astronomical objects: linking to databasesĪ&A can also publish multimedia and 3D models embedded within HTML and PDF versions of articles: these are displayed alongside the article’s text.Including author names using non-Roman alphabets.Suggested resources for more tips on language editing in the sciences Punctuation and style concerns regarding equations, figures, tables, and footnotes Both qualitative and quantitative comparisonsĭemonstrate the advantage of DragGAN over prior approaches in the tasks of Hallucinating occluded content and deforming shapes that consistently follow They tend to produce realistic outputs even for challenging scenarios such as Manipulations are performed on the learned generative image manifold of a GAN, Pixels go, thus manipulating the pose, shape, expression, and layout of diverseĬategories such as animals, cars, humans, landscapes, etc. Through DragGAN, anyone can deform an image with precise control over where Generator features to keep localizing the position of the handle points. Supervision that drives the handle point to move towards the target position,Īnd 2) a new point tracking approach that leverages the discriminative To achieve this, we proposeĭragGAN, which consists of two main components: 1) a feature-based motion User-interactive manner, as shown in Fig.1. "drag" any points of the image to precisely reach target points in a We study a powerful yet much less explored way of controlling GANs, that is, to Model, which often lack flexibility, precision, and generality. ![]() Existing approaches gain controllability of generativeĪdversarial networks (GANs) via manually annotated training data or a prior 3D Download a PDF of the paper titled Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold, by Xingang Pan and 5 other authors Download PDF Abstract: Synthesizing visual content that meets users' needs often requires flexibleĪnd precise controllability of the pose, shape, expression, and layout of the ![]() ![]() No medieval game would be complete without those! Take a trip into the unknown, and find discover new alchemy ingredients - which may or may not poison a whole bunch of nearby villagers. Graveyard Keeper 10 Ten Best Alchemy Items Here are 5 of the fastest. These dead bodies don't need all those organs, do they? Why not grind them up and sell them to the local butcher? Or you can go on proper quests, you roleplayer. West Florida downed FCS McNeese State as it started its quest to repeat as. Help yourself - gather the valuable resources scattered across the surrounding areas, and explore what this land has to offer. Expand your Graveyard into a thriving business. Graveyard Keeper Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Main Page All Pages Interactive Maps navigation. a grave in alchemical art symbolizes rebirth and resurrection. Gather valuable materials and craft new items. Obtained after progressing far enough through the Inquisitor quest-line. The grail keeper, who is king, is wounded in the thighs or genitals by a spear.Do you really want to spend money on that proper burger meat for the witch-burning festival, when you have so many resources lying around? After all, this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, and doing whatever it takes to build a thriving business. Build and manage your own graveyard, and expand into other ventures, while finding shortcuts to cut costs. Impossible to make a profit on recipe or seedlings.Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time.Will not buy back most alchemical products.Will not buy back most alchemical reagents.This seems to reset with each new day, but the reputation increase with Clotho does persist.) It appears that "Alchemy recipe" is not available on the iOS version, needs more confirmation. Clotho is a witch who lives in the swamp to hide from the inquisitor. (This may have changed in a recent version.) (Observed that after buying something from Clotho, such blessings can be sold. Note: It is not possible to increase your reputation with Clotho's by aīlessing of commerce. Rather, that recipe must be unlocked by using fishing to get a frog.ĭuring a mission from Game of Crone, you will require a gold quality pumpkin to enchant (plus 50 silver), that you'll need to bring to Clotho. For some reason, gaining a frog by purchasing it from Clotho does not unlock the recipe to make raw sliced meat from 3x frog. When you do so, you won't earn anything from it, but you've got the opportunity, to buy 10×įrog from her, you need also (12) for Miss Chain's quest. Pumpkin (has to be ), she'll give you the recipes for various soups.īasket of food to her sister. In order to start this quest, you must unlock the orchard. Due to a bug (?), you can produce spices without having them unlocked by this quest. Clotho tells you the recipe for her cure: The merchant asks you to speak to Clotho for a cure for his curse after consuming the She unlocks the alchemy tech tree for you when you accept this mission, making various alchemy-related structures available for construction in the alchemy lab. ![]() Life powder for a total of also 20 and 3× Heal potion which gives you 20 or bring her the ingredients: 1× She gives you a quest to help restore her mind. Upon first meeting you she will tell you that she has lost her mind. ![]() ![]() With the release of RX9, iZotope maintains it’s dominance in the area of post production sound processing, de-noising, dialogue editing and machine learning. It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the company and its many offerings, so I thought I’d offer a short list of my favorites for those thinking of trying out some iZotope plugins. In April 2019, iZotope acquired Exponential Audio, adding a superb line of reverbs to its existing arsenal. Founded 2001 in Cambridge, MA, the company has earned dozens of awards including numerous NAMM TEC Awards, Emmy Awards, Cinema Audio Society Awards and MITX Awards to name a few. ![]() ![]() IZotope produces some of the best and most respected software in the industry and has dominated post-production with its RX Post Production Suite. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can easily drag new elements onto the page and link them to additional components. Making diagrams with this app hits an excellent balance between being guided and being flexible. EdrawMax, can help anyone display their ideas, work, and plans almost as if they were a graphic designer. Technology has the power to compensate for skills that its users lack. You can modify and adapt any of these to suit your needs. The templates range from general-purpose outlines to specifically created documents within different categories. There are templates to provide starting points and simplify the options to match what you want to create. You make each diagram from a selection of components that are easy to populate with information and straightforward to set out in a way that makes sense. A beautify button cycles through different coherent looks so you can choose which will suit your purpose. This structure gives you a lot of control over the visual feel of your creations but also lets the app assist you. If you want to change the format of one of those types across the whole document, you can do so. If you pick up and move one block, the connectors and related parts move and maintain the diagram's integrity.Įach element is customisable but also identifiable by its type. For example, if you make a flow chart with connectors, automatic restraints are placed for the elements that need them. As an app designed to produce images that require precise alignment and placement, EdrawMax is much better for creating diagrams and charts than general purpose software. It will bridge your graphic design shortcomings to take your thoughts and present them in a clear, logical, and visual format. ![]() Its well designed interface and flexible toolset mean you don't have to be artistic or precise. EdrawMax is a free diagram software that gives its users the tools to draw charts and diagrams with ease. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cut allows the bore to “close” around the quill under pressure, taking up the excess play. Cut a slit in the housing parallel to the axis of the quill.Remove the quill from the machine, along with other parts that may be in the way of the cut. ![]() You modify your press to add a quill play adjustment (if you have one already, and you did not know what it is for, skip to the end of this article for information about the adjustment procedure). Such a machine however is usually out of reach for the shallow pockets of most hobbyists. It will last a lifetime when properly cared for. If you have a professional drill press, you most likely will not be reading this anyway, as your quill will be precision-grounded, bearing a hard chrome finishing, and travelling in bronze bushes mounted in the cast iron bore. Actually, the fix I did on my “cheap” machine is a standard adjustment on many American and European quality drill presses, especially vintage machines! If you wonder why today so many presses do not have this adjustment anymore as a standard feature, other than for saving a few bucks in the production process, I do as well. In better drill presses, the steel quill travelling in the cast iron bore wears the bore out with time, and this is normal. ![]() These drill presses often come with a good amount of quill play straight out of the box, and for free. In cheaper drill presses, the bore is often not machined precisely enough. So why does quill play develop? In most presses, the quill is supported by and travels in a bore in the cast iron machine housing. On the other hand you may be one of the lucky ones, and have a nice quality vintage drill press, but one that has seen lots of use throughout the years, and developed some amount of quill play. Maybe made cheaply, for sure not sold cheaply, as it is a rebranded Taiwanese mid-size drill press that sells for about 600$! Not exactly a 99$ deal, and here I am telling the story. No criticism implied here, I did as well, and I would not exactly call mine cheap. Most likely, because you bought a cheap drill press machined to low standards, most likely from over the pond. Causes of axial play may include worn, improperly adjusted, or low quality spindle bearings, but that is another story and another fix (new spindle bearings installation is described here). Axial play manifests itself under drilling pressure and often causes vibration in the whole machine. Should you have substantially more play than this, I do not recommend trying to fix it by this method anyway.Ī different kind of quill play problem is axial play, which is unwanted movement of the quill in the vertical direction, i.e. My drill press had about 40 thousands play (1mm), and this definitively needed fixing. How much quill play is too much? Hard to say in general, as it depends among other factors on the precision of the machine construction – so maybe a better question is how much quill play can you afford, and if your holes turn up consistently in some unwanted place, then you know you have too much of the goody. I am sure I do not need to state this, but your machine is not turned on during this operation. Measure this in different places around the quill circumference, and that will give you an overall idea. If you have a dial indicator you can easily measure radial quill play by reading on the dial indicator how much the quill gives, or better moves radially, when you apply pressure with your thumb. Try this again with the quill fully extended to find out what the worst-case scenario may be. If you can feel the quill move in the housing, you have too much play in your quill. You can test your drill press for radial quill play by lowering the quill, say to half its maximum extension, fix it in place, and pushing with your thumb on the quill side. Radial quill play is unwanted lateral movement of the quill. Self-Centering Drill Press Jig $ 9 99.With time, many drill presses develop radial quill play, which can be a major source of frustration when you waste hours of work and ruin an otherwise carefully crafted workpiece. Milwaukee Permanent Corded Electric Magnetic Drill Press - RUNNER-UP: Jancy Slugger Magnetic Ddiorill Press. 90° attachment for driving in tight spaces. VEVOR Magnetic Drill Press 1200w with 9/10 inch (23mm) Boring Diameter Magnetic Drill Press Machine 2920 lbs Magnetic Force Magnetic Drilling System 500RPM Portable Electric Magnetic Drill Press. Magnetic Drill Press Harbor Freightcheap way to drill straight holes you can't beat it. ![]() ![]() ![]() As this motor not only allows for fast and smooth AF but is also small in size, it makes it possible for the lens that utilize it to be around the same size as lenses with STM. Moving along the top of the slider, the Nano USM directly drives the main AF power source. The Nano USM is shaped like a computer chip, and has 2 transducers in its center.Ī cross section of the EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, released in 2016 and the first lens to carry the Nano USM. Also very suitable for movie-shooting, its high speed AF is able to handle scenes with subjects that are moving at a fast speed as well as those with unpredictable movements. Its main benefit lies in enabling quiet, smooth AF operation in compactly-sized lenses such as standard zoom lenses. It possesses a speediness and responsiveness that rivals that of the Ring USM, combined with a control that equals that of STM (lead screw-type). Computer chip-shaped (a factor that allows a more compact lens design) with power sources in the form of transducers, it connects directly to the AF actuating mechanism. Thin and compact, this USM, the latest to be developed by Canon, made its debut in 2016 on the EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6mm IS USM. With its 100-millimetre fixed focal length, it is suitable for both macro. Nano USM-The thin and tiny USM motor that achieves fast and smooth AF The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L macro lens is designed for extreme close-up work. As an L-series lens it offers the utmost in. It’s not an exaggeration to describe Nano USM as the most ideal motor for normal-use lenses that are meant to handle both still photography and movie shooting. The EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens from Canon is the L-series version of Canons popular 100mm Macro lens. And in 2016, Canon introduced Nano USM, which not only realizes a high speed AF that rivals that achieved by Ring USM, but also is able to operate quietly and seamlessly. In 2002, Canon contributed further to the downsizing of lenses with the development of the Micro USM II, which is about half the size and weight of the Micro USM. Meanwhile, the Micro USM can be employed on many types of lenses because it is low in cost and not subject to restrictions on the lens diameter. It is especially useful for driving lenses such as large-diameter or super telephoto ones due to its high torque, and it also allows for full-time manual focusing. The round-shaped Ring USM is simple in structure, and is best suited for use in a circular lens tube. ![]() Not only does it consume little power, it has high efficiency, torque and response, enabling high-speed focusing with almost no operating sound emitted. USM drives the lens by transforming ultrasonic vibrations into rotation energy. USM (Ultrasonic Motor) was first put into practical application in the world by Canon. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is popular with the ballplayers, the public and the media and, most important, he has the rapport with his bosses - Ray Kroc, Ballard Smith and Bob Fontaine. 38 on his uniform, took command of a team that had become cranky and restive under the leadership of Alvin Dark. YUMA - His experience is vast, his confidence is considerable, and he takes up his new task with a reservoir of goodwill that should have benefit in his first term as manager of the San Diego Padres.Ī lot of people were breaking into grins here yesterday when Roger Craig, still wearing No. San Diego Union sports editor Jack Murphy wrote that Roger Craig’s 1978 hiring as the Padres’ manager was met with applause. Then, as a manager he created a winning atmosphere.”įrom the archives: Roger Craig brought 'class' to franchise after Dark period “In 1976 he handed me the ball and said ‘go.’ As the pitching coach, he reminded me to stay back and quit rushing my delivery. He was really talented at getting the best out of his players. “Roger had that career where he struggled. ![]() “We had a close, great relationship,” Jones said of Craig. returned to the Padres as pitching coach in 1976 - the year that Randy Jones became the Padres’ first Cy Young Award winner. ![]() Craig had a winning record as a pitcher with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers before losing 24 and 22 games in his two seasons with the Mets.Ĭraig’s first tenure as the Padres’ pitching coach lasted four seasons. The staff earned run average was 3.22 in 1971 and 3.90 over his four seasons.Ĭraig believed his experience as a pitcher on the expansion New York Mets in 1962 helped him in his role as the pitching coach of the expansion Padres seven years later. Pitching was the strength of the expansion Padres. Over the next three seasons, they were followed by Steve Arlin (24), Mike Corkins (23), Dave Roberts (23), Bill Greif (22) and Mike Caldwell (22). Clay Kirby and Al Santorini were 21-year-old rookies in 1969. He was succeeded by Jerry Coleman.Īs the Padres’ founding pitching coach, Craig helped develop a number of young pitchers. Craig was fired after the 1979 season when the Padres went 68-93. Perry also became the second Padre pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in 1978. That team included four future Hall of Famers - Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, Gaylord Perry and Rollie Fingers. The 1978 Padres went 84-78, producing the first winning season in franchise history. ![]() ![]() Tad, she is a wonderful person with a huge heart. She is not just some wholesome, small town girl, some like, good for you breath of fresh air. Pete: I'm telling you, she is more of a treasure than you could possibly know. He's from Malibu, California okay? The only thing they grow there. Pete: Like, he's a farmer, all of a sudden? Rosalee: I think he'll be a good farmer. Rosalee: So he's going to stay in the motel while he fixes up the farm. I think we'll just take the beers for now. Angelica: Someday Pete, when I ask what you desire you will say: you, Angelica, you are the object of my desires. It's just nobody bothers to tell that story.ĭialogue Pete: Angelica? Angelica: Yes, Pete, what is the object of your desire? Pete: Um. Henry Futch: Sometimes Goliath kicks the shit out of David.If you are going back to the airport, I will ride with you, and by the Route 73 cloverleaf, I will have given myself to you in ways you've only read about in the drugstore! Which on one hand, is just about the coolest thing ever.but on the other hand, maybe isn't so great for the image. You're actually drinking, driving, smoking, leering and groping at the same time. Hey, if you feel it and you don't do everything in your power to reach for it, then you're basically slapping life in the face. ![]() So all he can do is run away, where he can meet the girl he'll love second most.
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