![]() Bierley, University of Illinois Press, 1973, page 71)). taken from John Philip Sousa, Descriptive Catalog of his Works (Paul E. (Research done by Elizabeth Hartman, head of the music department, Free Library of Philadelphia. As reported in the Philedelphia Public Ledger (May 15, 1897) “… It is stirring enough to rouse the American eagle from his crag, and set him to shriek exultantly while he hurls his arrows at the aurora borealis.” (referring to the concert the Sousa Band gave the previous day at the Academy of Music). Stars and Stripes Forever (march) is considered the finest march ever written, and the same time one of the most patriotic ever conceived. Here are some well-researched program notes on Stars & Stripes from the Band Music PDF Library. Not only was Sousa’s band hugely popular, but it also exposed audiences all over the world to the latest, cutting-edge music, bringing excerpts of Wagner’s Parsifal to New York a decade before the Metropolitan Opera staged it, and introducing ragtime to Europe, helping to spark many a composer’s interest in American music. In 1892 he formed “Sousa and his Band”, which toured the United States and the world under his directorship for the next forty years to great acclaim. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at an early age and went on to become the conductor of the President’s Own Marine Band at age 26. native and legendary bandmaster John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) wrote a dozen operettas, six full-length operas, and over 100 marches, earning the title “March King”. I had to use an adobe editor to add my analysis because I did not have to time to copy the score into noteflight.Washington, D.C. ![]() overall, you will be able to tell where I viewed something as a pedal point because I circled it. I then later deemed the higher C's in the V/vi and vi to be pedal points. I the trio's first theme's accompaniment, I deemed the lowest note (E-flat) to be a pedal point. However, I considered it to be a passing tone, and still ruled the overall harmonic function to be a Cadential 6/4. There is a g-flat (suggesting a minor i). The seeming first example of which is in the 3rd to last measure of the first strain. I will say that there were a lot of occasions where Sousa borrowed chords from the minor key. The chords usually serve their function and fit the melody well. Overall, the harmonic structure of this piece is very well thought out. I just assumed it is a German Augmented 6th because there is an a natural in the melody and it is functioning as a whole as a predominant. In measure two, there is something which has at least a c-flat, g-flat, and e-flat. You will be able to see each of these sections labeled in the analysis video. I can see how the trio might resemble sonata allegro form, but I don't see how the first section fits into that idea. The breakstrain repeats, and we finally here a loud and exciting finale of the third strain one last time. Then, the first (third) strain "recapitulates" with a piccolo solo overtop of it. This strain serves the purpose of spicing things up again. This strain is then followed by, what is referred to as, a breakstrain. This strain introduces a contrast with the other strains. The first strain of this section (which is actually the third strain) is the longest strain in the entire piece at 32 measures. ![]() Then comes the famous trio section which modulates up a fourth (or down a fifth depending on if you are a glass half full or half empty kind of person) to A flat major. This first strain ends on the dominant (in this case) so the second strain is also 16 measures long and serves the function (in this case) of introducing new material whilst modulating back to the tonic. This "strain" is 16 measures long and repeats. Then comes what is referred to as the first strain. It consists of an introduction which leads to the dominant and is 4 measures long. This march is in the standard military march form (which was supposedly derived from Sonata form. In honor of both, we have decided to upload an analysis of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" (done by Let's get into the analysis: Analysis Form Hello everyone! Summer is always a time of patriotic feelings and parades. ![]()
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![]() ![]() However, it is not well understood at this time whether the co-administration of certain medications may influence prescribing choices among patients with type 2 diabetes. The concomitant use of loop diuretics and SGLT2is, for example, should be avoided because of the potential risk of volume depletion in patients. In a time of emerging treatment options that may offer benefits to patients with cardiorenal disease complications, there is an increasing need to understand the impact of the choice of medications according to other clinical conditions. The increasing prevalence of cardiovascular and renal diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes has led to a broader disease management goal of reducing adverse clinical complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. People with an eGFR of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 are excluded for initiation of SGLT2is, and an eGFR of less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2 is the level to withdraw this medication. This mode of action has been the trigger to use an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as a threshold for their use. Hence, their effectiveness in reducing hyperglycaemia relies upon normal renal glomerular-tubular function, which diminishes in people with renal impairment. SGLT2is have a unique mode of action and are classified as insulin independent that prevent the reabsorption of glucose, thereby facilitating its excretion in urine. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are increasingly prescribed in the management of type 2 diabetes either as initial monotherapy in persons who cannot tolerate metformin or as add-on to metformin and other glucose-lowering drugs. The study will inform how SGLT2is are prescribed in real-world clinical practice according to renal function and a history of heart failure Additionally, we will explore whether renal function and heart failure are independently associated with SGLT2i inhibitor prescribing We will conduct a cross-sectional analysis using the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC) database to calculate the percentage of people prescribed SGLT2is according to their renal function, presence of heart failure (stratified by body mass index), and co-prescribing of diuretics. The study protocol describes our planned methods to describe the clinical characteristics of people with type 2 diabetes prescribed SGLT2is in English primary care, with a specific focus on renal function and heart failure diagnosis ![]() However, recent evidence from clinical trials confirm that SGLT2is have renal and heart failure benefits that are independent of the glucose-lowering effects, and it is currently unknown whether the presence of these clinical conditions may influence prescribing choices in individuals with type 2 diabetes The Reinforced Concrete Council and the Ready Mixed Concrete Bureau are now part of The Concrete Centre.Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are not recommended in people with impaired renal function as a result of their reduced efficacy for improving glycaemic control in this group ![]() Funded by 15 major cement and concrete organisations, the Concrete Centre works alongside the British Cement Association, The Concrete Society, and the ready mix and precast concrete industries to ensure an integrated approach from the concrete sector to technical support, research, education, training and information services. Their aim is to enable all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete to realise the potential of the material. The Concrete Centre is the central development organisation for the UK concrete sector and provides material, design and construction guidance. Revisions required to Worked Examples to Eurocode 2 due to Amendment 1 to NA to BS EN :2004 dated Dec 2009. Superseded by 'Worked examples to Eurocode 2' (TCC, 2009) which removed reference to a second volume that was never published. Gives practical guidance on the use of BS EN in the design of in-situ concrete building structures, including how to calculate to Eurocode 2. Withdrawn, Document not available for download ![]() ![]() If this is insecure, then have I somehow missed security good practice for handling node js projects? I know that running sudo npm install -g is really bad practice but is using npm as a user which has write access to your main shell configuration file almost as bad just with a few extra steps in between, or am I lacking an understanding of how user permissions/shell configuration/npm works? Obviously I do trust most of the programs that I install to not be malicious, however, I do use npm as a package manager for my own projects which is commonly accepted to be a vector for malware due to the sheer number of dependencies each module and it's dependencies can have. I'm concerned that a malicious program that I install on the user level could then trick me into somehow giving up my sudo password through this method. ![]() In malicious hands this could probably be used to edit aliases or append a directory of the attackers choosing to the beginning of the $PATH. My understanding of user permissions is that any process spawned by my user will then have read/write permissions to this file. This is really ugly, but the only way I could get what I wanted was to print the page to a color printer and then scan the freshly printed page as a PDF and replace the page giving me trouble with the freshly scanned page. Both resulting PDF files that preserve the image as a separate object. Printing the document to a PDF printer from within Adobe Acrobat and from within the Edge browser. Now what? There is no Run button anywhere. I enter a script name, click Add, and enter the script. ![]() There is a script floating around the web:įrom Adobe Acrobat: Tools > Javascript and then Document JavaScripts. When I click on what was the image, only the image is selected, proving that no flattening had occurred. It is identical to the file I started with. From Explorer I confirm the file was created and that the timestamp indicates it was just created. The result is "Flatten all annotations into page contents (1 object)" and "No problems found". Tools > Print Production > Preflight > PDF fixups > Flatten annotations and form fields and then click on Analyze and fix. My objective: when the consumer of the PDF clicks on what used to be the image, the entire page is selected, not just the 1" X 2" image. How do I save this as a PDF without a separate image "floating" on the page. Now do Edit > Paste and drag/size the image to some place on the page. ![]() Launch Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and open the PDF. From a photo editing application (doesn't matter what it is), copy an image into the clipboard (1 inch by 2 inches is fine). I scan a single page of text and save it as a PDF. I'm running Adobe Acrobat Pro DC on Windows 10. Mbmast Asks: How do I flatten a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC? ![]() ![]() ![]() What Are the Advantages of Using Raster Graphics? The most common raster image file extensions include: Zoom out, and the pixels appear to blend seamlessly to create an image.īy contrast, zooming in on a vector image will not allow you to see individual pixels but the smooth shapes and curves of the elements in the image. Zoom in on a raster image, and you’ll see the information it stores - data about the color of each pixel. Raster graphics store visual information as a two-dimensional map of pixels, also known as a bitmap. The file storage method is one of the main differences between raster and vector images. There are several differences between raster and vector formats, from storing data within the files to ideal use cases. While vector graphics are great for many digital design projects, there are certain instances where you’ll need a raster image to achieve the right outcome. Visit a previous chapter to explore the pros and cons of vector graphics, and read on to learn more about raster graphics. Vector file sizes are typically smaller, enabling easier file storage and faster load speeds.Īlthough designers and artists love vector graphics for those reasons, there are still some circumstances where choosing a different image format makes more sense. Vector graphics are infinitely scalable and ideal for various uses - from the smallest web icon to the largest billboard. What Do We Know About Vector Images?Īs established in previous chapters, vector image files store visual data according to mathematical coordinates, mapping out a series of points, lines, and shapes to create a complete image. That includes how they work, when to use them, and how to approach the raster vs. This chapter will provide more tips and insights about raster images to help you choose the best file format for your next graphic design project. Previous installments of this guide have covered vector graphics in great detail, from information about how vector graphics work to learning what it takes to become a vector artist. ![]() Both formats have advantages and disadvantages, and each is ideal for different types of digital projects. 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International Student Admission Bulletin.Centurion Journal of Multidisciplinary Research.Student Centric Methods for Enhancing Learning Experiences.Culture Sports and Responsibility ( CSaR). ![]() ![]() There is a beautiful journey ahead of you and you should embrace all of that love and happiness because that’s the kind of love that we read on books or watch in movies. You are both ready to contemplate your happy ever after together. That’s what true love is all about, the feeling that you are in love with the perfect person. The feeling that you have right now when you bring that person into your mind, is a clear response of how your heart is feeling. The happiness, security, deepness, and genuine connection with another person is what symbolizes a happy ever after, not only with another person but with the right person. The 10 of Cups is a refection of what having a soulmate feels like. You need to dig deep within yourself and realize why you are not making those connections. There is a link missing that connects the universe with your purpose in life and you are the one who is not creating that bond. It’s not about who or what is around you, but who you are and what you want. ![]() There is a big possibility that you have been focusing on and looking for those answers in the wrong places. You may need to dive into your own emotions and essence and figure out, why those connections are not being made and why you haven’t yet found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This might be the beginning of a journey in search of clarity. Your connections are broken and feel meaningless, which can make you question what real connections feel like. The happiness that you wish you had, but somehow it slipped through your fingers and broke into a million pieces. The reversed meaning of the 10 of Cups, is an image of your own shattered happiness that is scattered all over the ground. Reversed 10 of Cups, is it a Yes or No Tarot Card? The couple in the card is facing all of those things with open arms which can tell us that you should welcome all of that joy with a confident attitude. The river represents the natural flow of life, the trees resemble protection and strength and the house is just a symbol of comfort and security. The cups are a symbol of what distinguishes you, as your accomplishments, and what makes you the person that you are today, you are fully embraced by a magical representation of what means to have dreams come true. There is a rainbow on top of the card and it holds 10 cups as a symbol of hope, fulfillment, and a reminder that you should follow your heart. When looking at the card itself we see so many positive representations of what happiness must feel like. It tells you that you are in a very good place. The 10 of Cups has no negative attachments and that’s why this card is a positive answer to any of your questions. ![]() ![]() The Cups cards are a wonderful connection with the most profound sentimental side of yourself. The Cups cards reveal how you choose to think with your heart instead of your mind. Just like any Cups tarot card the 10 of Cups is an emotional card. Upright 10 of Cups, is it a Yes or No Card Tarot? Seeing this card will signify stability, good luck, and a vast abundance of happiness and fulfillment in life. ![]() A powerful bond of true happiness, that can move rivers and offer you the best things in life, real relationships, and happy ever afters. The 10 of Cups is an emotional connection between you and the people in your life. All the work that you have put into your career is now blooming into prosperous rewards. A lover that you still have strong feelings for might again return. This card also signifies the reunion with the ones that you love who are living far away from you. Summary: The ten of cups is a symbol of true love. ![]() ![]() ![]() The developed photo gives you the third number for the Lock Code.īehind the door, a small Unfinished Clock is hanging from a hook. Once only the clock on the door is spinning, take a picture of the Clock Door to unlock it. When the Clock Room Puzzle is successfully solved, the hands of the clocks will spin rapidly. To be on the clock is an idiom meaning working or getting paid. You can find cuckoo clocks in Luca's house, the kitchen, the attic, and outside Grandpa's office. What does on the clock mean Working hard or hardly working If you’re on the clock, it should be the former. ![]() Doing so allows you to grab a clock face that does not match any clocks.įrom here, you must check all the cuckoo clocks in the house for clock faces that match the three remaining cuckoo clocks in the Clock Room. countable an instrument for measuring and showing time, in a room, on the wall of a building or on a computer screen (not worn or. To start, put the clockface you found in Grandpa's Green Safe on the matching clock in the room. Slide the clock to another part of the screen. Touch and hold the clock on your Home screen. Touch and drag the controls to change the clock's size. You'll see white resize controls around the clock. ![]() The times of the clock faces are randomized with every playthrough. On the Home screen, touch and hold the clock widget for a moment, then lift your finger. In order to have all the clock faces match, you must use clock faces not only from the cuckoo clocks in the Clock Room but also from the clocks found around the house. To solve the Clock Room Puzzle, you must make each cuckoo clock in the room match the times of the clocks surrounding it. The clock will release the second face on the clock, allowing you to pick it up. If you use the clock face on any of the cuckoo clocks in the house, it will slot into the empty space. Now that you have the Cuckoo Clock Face from Grandpa's Green Safe, you can begin solving the Clock Room Puzzle. Time in States and Federal Districts in USA (51 States and Federal Districts Listed Below, 13 States and Federal Districts Have Multiple Time Zones) Alabama. In it, he admits that he believes Blue Knees was real all along and laments not being to tell his wife that he believes her. Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up. What does on the clock expression mean Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. You can use the Clock app on any Android device running Android 4.4 and up. But 'against the clock' or 'up against the clock' is used when you are working against a deadline - as in this case. Definition of on the clock in the Idioms Dictionary. By analogy to being clocked-in at work or to a taxi/cab meter running. On the top shelf, there is also a readable note from Albert Maxwell to Luca's father, John. There are two slightly different meanings 'on the clock' normally means that you are working or that the time is costing you something. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m here for the story as the story is presented to the viewer. I’m not arguing an overarching thesis, and I’ve never been someone who focuses on the author/production/trivia of a series. Something that will come up at least once in this episode I’m not conducting research on the cultural history here ![]() I summarize and extrapolate, focusing primarily on plot and dialogue (but with the occasional cinematography aspect tossed in). Second, but very much connected to the first point, is that these are pretty casual recaps. How can it not? So that’s just something to keep in mind as I work through a series that, like any having hit its 30th birthday, has its outdated, flawed, and other questionable aspects. I bring this up simply as a way of demonstrating that there’s more than a bit of nostalgia attached to YYH for me and that will inevitably cloud my reading of it. So to say I love the series is… a little bit of an understatement. I used to keep a Hiei bookmark in everything I was reading, the spirit gun made it into our witch-wolf-space adventures on the playground (middle school was wild), and there was a long period of my life where I tried very hard to teach myself to stand with my hands behind my back, precisely as Genkai does. Written by Yoshihiro Togashi in the early 1990s and later adapted for an American audience by Funimation, I had the pleasure of experiencing this story five different ways: as a serialized tale in Shonen Jump, a binge read when I had the money to buy the manga, tiny snippets of the anime on Adult Swim late at nightĪs an after-school treat on Toonami, and then years later as a re-watch when I introduced it to a friend (who, in turn, blessed me by having us watch Fullmetal Alchemist next). With the RWBY hiatus underway, it seemed like the perfect time to fulfill both desires.īefore we begin though, I’d like to touch on a few things that are going to influence this project.įirst, YYH is near and dear to my heart. Iffy life choices aside, someone mentioned a few weeks back that they’d love for me to recap a show I have more positive things to say about than negative (RIP RWBY) and ever since Netflix announced that their live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho is in the works, I’ve been itching for a re-watch of the anime. Hello, all you hypothetical readers! It’s a beautiful spring day and I have a free afternoon ahead of me, so what better time to start another massive project while I guilty stuff my other WIPs deep into the depths of my hard drive? Yeah. ![]() ![]() After some experimentation I have come to the conclusion that pyzbar is not completely scale invariant. Also, we have to keep in mind that neither pyzbar nor opencv.QRCodeDetector are 100% reliable. However, my approach assumes there is some contrast (the more the better) between the QR and its surrounding area. I think I have found a simple yet reliable way in which the corners of the QR code can be detected. It's purposely poor lighting quality to approximate the worst case scenario, however the individual codes still detect and decode correctly when cropped. ![]() Here is one of the sample images that I'm using for testing. I am interested in any solutions to improve the detection/decoding performance, but prefer ones that (a) use machine learning techniques (I'm a ML newbie but willing to learn), (b) use OpenCV image pre-processing or (c) make improvements to my basic cropping algorithm. How can I find the approximate location of the QR code(s) so I can crop the image accordingly? The sliding window may catch a symbol more than once, making it difficult to determine if the symbol was present more than once.Problems that may affect other projects where I would use this approach: the symbol size may vary due to being closer/further from the camera.the most reliable window sizes tend to be small and require many iterations,.it causes the entire area to be analyzed nearly 4 times a side effect of shifting the window by 50%,. ![]() The sliding window approach is difficult to tune, inefficient and slow b/c: Problems which affect my current project: I have also tried using OpenCV for detection/decoding but the performance was no better than with pyzbar Problems With My Solution ![]() I move the window by 50% each iteration to ensure I don't miss any symbols at the edge of the window. I have written a loop that slides a crop window over the image, and attempts to decode each cropped frame separately. If I attempt to decode the full image, the symbol is not detected/decoded. We are using high quality industrial cameras and lenses, so images are generally good quality and in focus.Ĭurrently, I am able to detect and decode the image reliably with pyzbar when I crop the image around the QR code using a window of aprox 600x500. The QR code can be at any location in the frame, but the orientation is expected to be normal, i.e. I need to detect and decode a relatively small QR code (110x110 pixels) in a large image (2500x2000) on a Raspberry Pi. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hearts are power, and if there’s one thing my kind craves more than the ocean, it’s power. I count each of them, so I can be sure none were stolen in the night. Every so often, I claw through the shingle, just to check they’re still there. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive. It demands us to listen to Lira, to be complicit in her desires, her bloodlust, her unlikeability.įrom the first line, it’s clear we are being given an incredibly morally grey – pretty much villianous, actually – narrator. However, this retelling is still dark, gripping, and full of high enough stakes to make it an incredibly addictive read. What I mean to say is, the ending was completely unexpected in a sad, salt-and-disappointment-drenched way. This book was fantastic until the ending, when I was left floundering like a fish pulled onto deck – wondering where the hell the beauty and cutting ice and swirls of the ocean had gone. This is a The Little Mermaid retelling like you’ve never read before. What happens when circumstances collude to make these two meet on a world-altering quest? The treasure they’re both searching for could save humans and destroy all of sirenkind – or give ultimate power to the Sea Queen and her sirens, and destroy the human world. A human prince hell-bent on saving the world from the deadly threat of sirens. But if you’re looking for an action packed pirate romance (a la Daughter of the Pirate King), you might want to look elsewhere.A disgraced siren princess who rips out the hearts of human princes every year on her birthday. I think those who enjoy adventure novels with a larger focus on character redemption stories will enjoy this. ![]() It’s a shame because they did have some moments of good banter between them but it just didn’t get built upon enough. I didn’t get many romantic vibes from them at all. A forbidden romance between enemies (even if one person doesn’t know that’s what it is) should be charged and brimming with tension. Perhaps I read too much into it in the synopsis but it just fell flat to me. The romance was probably the most disappointing aspect for me. Truthfully, I enjoyed the scenes with his crew a lot more than his scenes with Lira. But I didn’t find anything new to his character that I haven’t seen before. She definitely isn’t the same character at the end of the story.Įlian is the charming pirate through and through. I think part of the reason for that is that we spend so much time watching her in her own kingdom fighting with her mother’s rule over her. It takes a long time to get things in motion and I felt like, at times, there was more describing and travelling than doing (if that makes any sense). And the book does pick up in the last third, but I was also a little over it by then. Truthfully, I would have DNF’d it but I was enraptured by Elian’s crew and the promise of a good pirate heist. I think this story manages to carve out its own distinct voice. ![]() But it really isn’t the light-hearted tale you expect if you only know the Disney version. I suppose you could say that this is a loose adaption of The Little Mermaid since there are a lot of parallels. And the pirate crew is everything you want them to be. It was nice to have the distinction between sirens, merman and mermaids. I really loved the hierarchy of the sea world. I love pirate/mermaid/siren stories especially ones with promises of forbidden love so I was eager to read this and so I quickly added it as a 2018 pick for my 2019 5 Year 5 Book Challenge. I saw this book everywhere prior to its release but it was a review I read by Alyssa The Eater of Books that convinced me to give this book a try. ![]() Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Pirates, Mermaids, Fairy Tale Retelling She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good-But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy? When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby-it’s his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most-a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. Synopsis for To Kill a Kingdom (from Goodreads): Single Sundays: While this blog may be focused on reviewing book series as a whole, we can’t forget about the good ole’ standalone novel! On Sundays, I will review a novel that is considered to be a standalone novel. ![]() |
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