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![]() ![]() However, regardless of whether or not it's in the DOM itself, the element can be controlled via its API methods and properties. Note that this element will not be part of the page's DOM, unless we explicitly add it to the document with further scripting. In JavaScript we can invoke an Audio object, which returns an element. In this article I will only scratch the surface of this API, since we will be using a third party library to help us build our player, but it is still useful to know about. The element exposes a powerful JavaScript API. If you don't specify this, no controls are shown, and you need to create your own controls using the handy audio JavaScript API and HTML, CSS, and whatever other web standards you want to draw the controls with. Loop is a boolean attribute specifying whether the source file should start to play all over again when the end of the source file has been reached.Ĭontrols is a boolean attribute specifying whether or not the browser should display its default media controls or not. Find out more about the preload attribute. Available values are preload="none", preload="metadata" and preload="all". A mobile browser may decide to preload nothing, in order to conserve bandwidth, while a desktop browser on a fast connection might begin loading immediately. Preload tells the browser to make an informed decision about how much data to download. If you need to use autoplay, make sure you always provide the user with the possibility to stop the playback. Autoplay will force audio to play without the interaction of the user and can interfere with other audio sources the user might be listening to. Note: bear in mind that autoplay is considered bad by many users. Note: to convert between Ogg and MP3 formats, there are a variety of free applications available, such as Free Rip for Windows, and Audio MP3 converter for Mac.Īutoplay is a boolean attribute specifying whether the source file should start to play automatically at page load or not. As you'll see later, different browsers support different formats, so ideally you should provide something that any browser can play. ![]() This is useful because you can use multiple elements to point to different audio formats. The src attribute can also be replaced with one or more nested elements like this: ![]() Src contains the path to the audio file you want to play. The browser will then provide a simple player element in the web page.įigure 1: a basic element rendered in Opera. To play an Ogg Vorbis file you can simply write: In this article we will look at the element, starting with the basics, looking in detail at how it works across different browsers, and then build a radio player application that uses live audio from a streaming server. It is nice not having to go back into Flash every time you want to make some changes to the audio content. It plays nicely with other open standards - you can create custom buttons using CSS and HTML, and give them appropriate functionality using the HTML5 audio API. For many years, Flash was the only way to provide audio in any kind of interactive way – but with the introduction of the element in HTML5, audio playback can now be done natively. Previous to HTML5 coming on the scene, it was a fairly awkward task to add audio to web pages. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() “This latest investment in our students by Marathon Petroleum will provide our current and future students with technical training opportunities for years to come,” said Susan Lamb, President of Diablo Valley College. The school calls it a “game-changer” for students. In continuing its support of area workforce development programs in the Bay Area of California, employees from Marathon Petroleum’s Martinez Renewable Fuels facility recently made a $100,000 investment in the Advanced Manufacturing/Engineering Technology program at Diablo Valley College (DVC) with the purchase of a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine.Ĭonsidered the future standard in the manufacturing industry, the CNC machine will allow students at DVC to run an advanced 5-axis computer numerical control program, which drills and cuts metal for a variety of parts. Marathon Petroleum donates CNC machine to California’s Diablo Valley College.Their recent video received an honorable mention from the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Award. “ works diligently and with passion to complete tasks, is thoughtful to consider all aspects of the movements and the physical abilities of the participants each week before recording, but also incorporates fun that is infectious!” said Jennifer Sherwood, assistant professor of kinesiology and one of the LLAMA Project advisors. “There are so many people suffering from aches and pains and things like a simple movement that can make a difference really excites me! It’s a good way to give back,” Ferrao said.Īnd she’s getting practice in paying it forward by leading a student group that creates videos with adaptive exercise and dance for participants through the LLAMA Project, or Life-Long Activity and Movement for Aphasia. She went on to say that she hopes to use kinesiology to become a physical therapist to help people feel better and become more independent. “This really solidified the direction that I wanted to go and that I made the right choice for my future.” “All my professors are supportive and inspiring,” Ferrao said. Her change to kinesiology proved to be a good move. I found a lot of support here and got the accommodations I needed from Accessibility Services ,” said Ferrao. Carving out a futureįerrao transferred from Laney College to Cal State East Bay in Spring 2021 to continue her education. That’s when she decided to change her major to kinesiology, especially since many of the classes overlapped with the nursing courses she already took. She wanted to continue to pursue a professional career in healthcare but one with consistent hours. Plus, I knew I wanted a 9-5-type job, which nursing wasn’t going to provide,” said Ferrao. “I loved working at Whole Foods, but I wanted more. But when the pandemic hit - and she had time to really think about what path she wanted to take - she realized that it wasn’t a good fit for her. Embarking on a new pathĪfter 15 years at Whole Foods, Ferrao knew that she wanted a career that was more in line with her passions and obtaining her degree was a way to get there.īased on her longstanding interest in healthcare, she initially thought she wanted to go into nursing and took many of the prerequisites at Laney for the program. ![]() “I had a hard time learning, but I now had the tricks and tools to thrive in school,” Ferrao said. My wife saw that I was struggling and encouraged me to get a learning assessment and that’s where I found I had accessibility needs,” said Ferrao.Īrmed with this knowledge and at a more mature stage in her life at Laney, she felt empowered. ![]() “I was working at Whole Foods at the time and taking classes at Laney College in Oakland. She was interested in healthcare but this path didn’t come into focus until she met her now wife, a learning disabilities specialist. But I didn’t really know what I wanted and sort of goofed around,” said Ferrao. “I took some classes here and there at Diablo Valley College while I worked. A long and winding roadįerrao, a longtime Bay Area resident, didn’t always know what she wanted to do after graduating from high school in Martinez, California. It’s hard to believe that Ferrao ever felt this way because this May she will be walking across the stage at commencement and earning a degree in kinesiology. I was so negative about it,” said Tara Ferrao when reflecting back on her earlier academic experiences. “Growing up, I was the student that said that school just isn’t for me. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cartridge's accuracy is good but not exceptional various cartridges can have the same or better accuracy. ![]() After 150 yards, the round's ballistics are such that it will be difficult to compensate for the significant "drop." The relatively short effective range, low report, and light recoil have made it a favorite for use as a target practice cartridge. For example, bolt action rifles may perform differently than semi-automatic rifles.22 LR is effective to 150 yards (140 m), though practical range tends to be less. Performance varies between barrel length and the type of action. SK 22 LR rimfire ammo is excellent ammunition. 22 LR ammunition is used in a wide range of rifles, handguns, smoothbore shotguns, and submachine guns. The metric designation of the 22 Long Rifle Ammunition is 5.6x15mmR. 22 caliber, the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore - regardless of whether the bore is measured and whether the finished bore matches that specification. What is the caliber of the SK 22 Long Rifle Ammo? The low recoil of the SK Ammunition 22 Long Rifle cartridge makes it ideal for introductory firearms courses. 22 Long Rifle uses a heeled bullet, which means that the bullet is the same diameter as the case and has a narrower "heel" portion that fits in the case. 22 Long Rifle rimfire ammunition (5.6x15R – metric designation) cartridge is a long-established variety of ammunition. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The SportBlock adjusts from 3-21 lbs in 3 lb increments with a pin change. The Personal Plus Handle Set upgrades a Personal Set from 5-45 pounds per hand to a maximum of 60 pounds. This set adjusts from 5-45 lbs in 5 lb increments with a pin change. The Elite set is manufactured by welding two metal weight plates together. The other weight plate shown is a Classic Elite weight plate. In the photograph the Pro set is on the right side. The Pro set can be identified by two holes in every plate. The Pro Set was discontinued and replaced by the Elite Set in Sept 2005. The big block kit uses a tray to help support the extra weight. The Big Block Kit, plates 5-11, would take the set from a maximum weight of 45 lbs to 125 lbs in each hand. The 40 lb add-on kit, plates 5-8, would take the set from a maximum weight of 45 lbs to 85 lbs in each hand. This set can be expanded or upgraded with add-on kits. Pin changes provide 10 lb increments and 2 internal adder weights can be added/removed for 5 lb increments and some 2.5 lb increments. The Pro Rexan 5-45 lbs base set comes with plates 1-4. The Pro Aluminum handle weighs approximately 10lbs without adder weights whereas the Pro Rexan handle weighs approximately 5lbs without adder weights. The difference is that the ends on the Rexan set are molded, and the ends on the Aluminum handles are extruded,machined from 6061 aircraft grade aluminum and polished. The Pro Aluminum Set comes with the same plates as the Pro Rexan Set and it is expandable using the same add-on kits and weights as the Pro Rexan Set. Pin changes provide 5 lb increments and 2 internal adder weights can be added/removed for all 2.5 lb increments. The Medical Set is a hybrid set utilizing the weight stack from the Personal Set and the handles of the Pro Rexan Set. The Elite Aluminum handle weighs approximately 10lbs without adder weights whereas the Elite handle weighs approximately 5 lbs without adder weights. ![]() The difference is that the ends on the Elite set are molded, and the ends on the Aluminum handles are extruded,machined from 6061 aircraft grade aluminum and polished. The Elite Aluminum Set comes with the same plates as the Elite Set and it is expandable using the same add-on kits and weights as the Elite Set. The Classic 60 Plus Handle Set upgrades a Classic 45 from 5-45 pounds per hand to 5-60 pounds. The dimensions of the Classic 45 are 12"L 圆" W x 6" H. The Classic 45 Set adjusts from 5-45 lbs in 5 lb increments. The Personal Trainer Set is not expandable. The Personal Trainer Set is a hybrid set utilizing the weight stack from the Classic 45 Set and the handles of the Elite Set. Dimensions at 50 lbs: 13"L x 7"W x 7.25"H U-50 (discontinued but still available as a "club set") Sport 2.4 (some were rebranded and sold as "GoFit") Feel free to add details about the current powerblocks. Specifications for the current PowerBlock dumbbells can be found on the company's website: Information about some of the older sets are outlined below. We can give a solid review on every product, as well help you to get the best results from them.Since there have been a lot of questions about the older, discontinued PowerBlocks, I thought a specific reference thread might be helpful. We have a great team and have tested all Beachbody programs. Team Wolf Pack is made up of real people with real results. We achieve greater results as part of a committed team. You will also find a large group of like-minded people, who support and motivate each other. Here, we will answer any questions you may have about Beachbody programs, working out, nutrition and the fitness industry in general. ![]() Please feel free to join our Facebook support group: Team Wolf Pack () Our aim is to help others to achieve their goals, whether they be to lose weight, gain muscle, improve fitness or simply maintain optimum health. We are knowledgeable in nutrition, working out and in how to motivate. Team Wolf Pack are three friends, brought together through a passion for improving their own health and fitness, and motivating others to do the same. ![]() ![]() ![]() Michi Kakutani, the 78-year-old woman played by Chieko Baisho who is at the heart of the film, is so desperate to avoid claiming welfare that she accepts a nightmarish job directing traffic around motorway roadworks in the dead of night. But it also infects the younger generations, building up a huge resentment towards all older people.” “They create shame among those who need welfare, meaning those who need it don’t apply for it – which makes their lives even more desperate. ![]() “It means that we have to take care of ourselves instead of relying on the government or being a burden to society – and it has created a kind of hatred towards the elderly and the weak.” The pressure, she says, comes from the government and the media. Over the past decade, she adds, the Japanese concept of self-responsibility has become an obsession. Photograph: Julie Sebadelha/AFP/Getty Images ‘A reason to live instead of a way to die’ … director Chie Hayakawa. “A state-sanctioned solution like Plan 75,” she says, “is far from impossible in a country that is growing ever more intolerant to socially weak people: the elderly, the disabled and the people who have no money.” But Hayakawa has been watching Japanese society for almost a decade and has been increasingly concerned and angry about its direction. I specifically made this film to avoid a programme like this becoming a reality.” The scheme is still a fiction and, as yet, there hasn’t been any real-life, age-related violence in Japan. If this sounds like gothic horror or dystopian sci-fi, Hayakawa begs to differ. “The whole world is watching its success,” he says. The reporter goes smoothly on to discuss the roll-out of the government’s euthanasia scheme. It opens with a radio reporting that a gunman has opened fire in an old people’s care home – the latest in an epidemic of violence targeted at the elderly. Shot in natural light, in the present day, in almost real time and in an almost documentary style, Plan 75 slowly reels audiences in, focusing on the impact the scheme has on a small group of people across society as the horror builds. “It’s something we should think about,” another says equably to her friends, as they enjoy a dish of fruit together after a karaoke session. “My family will be so proud of me,” chirrups one elderly woman in an advert for the scheme. ![]() ![]() In algebra, a quadratic equation is an equation that can be reordered in standard form. This includes elimination, substitution, the quadratic formula, Cramer's rule and many more.Next → ← prev Java Program to Solve Quadratic Equation As a result, Wolfram|Alpha also has separate algorithms to show algebraic operations step by step using classic techniques that are easy for humans to recognize and follow. These methods are carefully designed and chosen to enable Wolfram|Alpha to solve the greatest variety of problems while also minimizing computation time.Īlthough such methods are useful for direct solutions, it is also important for the system to understand how a human would solve the same problem. ![]() Other operations rely on theorems and algorithms from number theory, abstract algebra and other advanced fields to compute results. In some cases, linear algebra methods such as Gaussian elimination are used, with optimizations to increase speed and reliability. How Wolfram|Alpha solves equationsįor equation solving, Wolfram|Alpha calls the Wolfram Language's Solve and Reduce functions, which contain a broad range of methods for all kinds of algebra, from basic linear and quadratic equations to multivariate nonlinear systems. Similar remarks hold for working with systems of inequalities: the linear case can be handled using methods covered in linear algebra courses, whereas higher-degree polynomial systems typically require more sophisticated computational tools. More advanced methods are needed to find roots of simultaneous systems of nonlinear equations. This too is typically encountered in secondary or college math curricula. Systems of linear equations are often solved using Gaussian elimination or related methods. These use methods from complex analysis as well as sophisticated numerical algorithms, and indeed, this is an area of ongoing research and development. There are more advanced formulas for expressing roots of cubic and quartic polynomials, and also a number of numeric methods for approximating roots of arbitrary polynomials. One also learns how to find roots of all quadratic polynomials, using square roots (arising from the discriminant) when necessary. One learns about the "factor theorem," typically in a second course on algebra, as a way to find all roots that are rational numbers. This polynomial is considered to have two roots, both equal to 3. ![]() To understand what is meant by multiplicity, take, for example. ![]() If has degree, then it is well known that there are roots, once one takes into account multiplicity. The largest exponent of appearing in is called the degree of. 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The current available suitable power supply for a single module is SMPS300RE +-54V version with aux. ![]() The damping factor is 630 for 4R load impedance measured at 1KHz and 860 for 8R load impedance measured at 1KHz. The THD at 150W on 4R at 1KHz with power stage supply voltage of +-54V is 0.0028% making this amplifier sound comparable with best in class audiophile linear amplifiers. Thus, if a compact, lightweight and highly efficient design has to be built, the CxD250-HP can be used. The module design allow for double side cooling, on top of the MOS-FET’s can a heatsink is installed and below the PCB the temperature can be transfered to a heat radiating piece which can be the enclosure bottom plate or an aluminium plate, through an electrical insulating and thermal conductive material. The CxD250-HP efficiency at nomial rated power of 250W on 4R load impedance reach 96%, with a peak efficiency of 97.2% at 150W on 8R load impedance. If the module is set to work at the default switching frequency of ~380-400KHz, power stage supplied with +-54V small signal stage supplied with +-18V and Driver stage supplied with 15V, the idle power loss is ~3.5W, much less than any similar power rating amplifier on the market and few orders less than any class AB amplifier, requiring very small heatsinks for keeping the temperature withing operational limits. Power stage Idle current consumption is ~18mA at +-54V overall Idle power consumption is 3.2 – 4.6W for each channel depending on the small signal stage supply voltage and switching frequency choice if the module works in sync mode. The power stage supply voltage must be in range of +-54V to +-58V to achieve the rated power with minimum THD and highest efficiency. It also contains on board separate voltage regulators for small signal circuits (+-15V to +-25V at 25mA) and separate regulator for MOS-FET’s driver circuit. The amplifier module features fully balanced input, real-time temperature monitor, output signal clipping detector, switching frequency sync option for multiple modules, two status and power on-board LED’s, complete protection set: under-voltage, over-voltage, over-temperature with temperature feedback output monitor peaking detection. For two or more channels, multiple modules must be ordered. Output power typically 250W on 4R speaker impedance or up to 150W on 8R speaker impedance with 0.068% THD supplied with with power stage supply voltage of +-54V.Įach module is single channel, the picture shows two identical channels, one with heatsink and one without heatsink for reference. High Performance audiophile sound quality Class D amplifier module based on IRS2092S and IR6643 DirectFET. ![]() ![]() They wanted a website redesign investment. They wanted a PR firm that was in charge of the recruiting plan. Then, Mosqueda said, she looked at the items Harrell proposed funding with the money from the remaining 120 positions, and asked “what is above and beyond on that list. But “we know we are never going to fill, so we are going to put those dollars back into the general fund.”Ĭouncilmember Alex Pedersen said any proposal to cut vacant positions from SPD’s budget amounted to “revisiting the debate in 20” about “defunding” the police department. “We are not touching the 120 and we are not touching the hiring plan,” Mosqueda told PubliCola Sunday. Mosqueda anticipated the objection that eliminating funding for positions that will never be filled amounts to a “cut” in the police department. “I see in the proviso that it takes away the police department’s flexibility to use savings to address overtime needs, despite the fact that they have a severe staffing shortage,” Pedersen said. Mosqueda’s budget proposal doesn’t touch this “reinvestment” and still funds the vast majority of Harrell’s police hiring and recruitment plan, which still includes large bonuses for new recruits and enough money to hire a net 30 new officers over the next two years-an ambitious plan that would represent a rapid reversal of police hiring trends over the last several years.Īt Monday’s initial council meeting to discuss the proposal, Councilmember Alex Pedersen said any proposal to cut vacant positions from SPD’s budget amounted to “revisiting the debate in 20” about “defunding” the police department. Harrell’s budget assumes that the 120 vacant positions Mosqueda’s proposal leaves untouched won’t be filled, and “reinvests” those on-paper savings back into other police programs. ![]() ![]() Mosqueda’s plan would eliminate proposed new funding for Shotspotter (or another gunshot detection system) reduce the proposed increase in police recruiting efforts reduce the amount of new funding SPD will receive for new guns and ammunition and reduce the amount of new spending on SPD’s Develop Our People leadership academy, a management training program for sergeants. Twelve days after a late-breaking revenue forecast punched new holes in the city of Seattle’s biennial budget, city council budget committee chair Teresa Mosqueda released a two-year “balancing package” that amends Mayor Bruce Harrell’s October budget proposal by eliminating proposed new programs and initiatives, allowing revenues from the JumpStart payroll tax to fund programs that would not ordinarily qualify for JumpStart spending, and reducing the number of vacant police positions the city will continue to hold open next year from 200 to 120. The city council’s budget “balancing package” still leaves a large gap the city will have to address in the future, possibly through new progressive taxes that have not yet been identified. ![]() |