![]() That collision heats up the matter, producing a bright signal and creating an observable fluctuation of light. ![]() A dense clump forms orbiting the binary, and every time a black hole sweeps close, it pulls off matter from the clump. Simulations also showed that accretion disks in these systems are not completely smooth. The simulation established that the gas in binary black hole systems will glow predominantly in ultraviolet and X-ray light.Ĭredits: NASA Goddard/Jeremy Schnittman/Scott Noble In 2018, the team published an analysis of a new simulation in The Astrophysical Journal that fully incorporated the physical effects of Einstein’s general theory of relativity to show a merger’s effects on the environment around it. “We’re trying to seamlessly and correctly glue together different codes and simulation methods to produce one coherent picture,” Kelly said. To mimic real-life situations, where black holes accumulate accretion disks of gas, dust, and diffuse matter, scientists have to incorporate additional code to track how the ionized material interacts with magnetic fields. This allows scientists to overlook the fact that they do not know what happens within an event horizon. Everything outside of that event horizon evolves, while the objects inside remain frozen from earlier in the simulation. These simulations allow scientists to avoid representing a singularity inside the event horizon - the part of the black hole from which nothing can escape, Kelly said. Kelly creates simulations using a special approach called a moving puncture simulation. Noble is working with Goddard and university partners, including Bernard Kelly at the University of Maryland, Manuela Campanelli leading a team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Julian Krolik leading a Johns Hopkins University research team. He modified the code to allow for two black holes to evolve. The simulations rely on code which describes how the density and pressure of plasma changes in strong-gravity regions near a single black hole or neutron star, Noble said. “We’ve never been able to do that before,” Noble said. That would allow scientists to verify that LISA is working, observe systems for a longer period before they merge, predict what is going to happen, and test those predictions. These observations could then be confirmed through additional detections once LISA launches.Ĭredits: National Science Foundation/Event Horizon Telescope Consortium If simulations determine what electromagnetic characteristics distinguish a binary black hole system from other events, scientists could detect these systems before LISA flies, Noble said. This space-based gravitational wave observatory, led by the European Space Agency with significant contributions from NASA, is expected to launch in 2034. Gravitational waves and the light from surrounding gas are independent ways of learning about the system, and the hope is that they will meet up at the same point.”īinary black hole simulations can also help the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. “But not everything emits light, so the only way to directly ‘see’ two black holes is through the gravitational waves they generate. “We’ve been relying on light to see everything out there,” Noble said. Multimessenger observations that combine different forms of light or gravitational waves could allow scientists to refine their models of black hole binary systems. This allows scientists to learn about different aspects of the same system. Noble, who works at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said these binary systems emit gravitational waves and influence surrounding gases, leading to unique light shows detectable with conventional telescopes. Astronomers can then look for these telltale signs and spot real-life black hole mergers. Scientists can use what they learn about black hole mergers to identify some telltale characteristics that let them distinguish black hole mergers from stellar events. The simulations, created by computers working through sets of equations too complicated to solve by hand, illustrate how matter interacts in merger environments.
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![]() The term was misread by other medieval commentators, who thought it meant "the science of what is beyond the physical". For instance, Thomas Aquinas understood it to refer to the chronological or pedagogical order among our philosophical studies, so that the "metaphysical sciences" would mean "those that we study after having mastered the sciences that deal with the physical world". However, once the name was given, the commentators sought to find other reasons for its appropriateness. The editor of Aristotle's works, Andronicus of Rhodes, is thought to have placed the books on first philosophy right after another work, Physics, and called them τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικὰ βιβλία ( tà metà tà physikà biblía) or "the books after the physics". Aristotle himself did not call the subject of his books "metaphysics" he referred to it as " first philosophy" ( Greek: πρώτη φιλοσοφία Latin: philosophia prima). The prefix meta- ("after") indicates that these works come "after" the chapters on physics. 'after the Physics ' – another of Aristotle's works). It has been suggested that the term might have been coined by a first century CE editor who assembled various small selections of Aristotle's works into the treatise we now know by the name Metaphysics (μετὰ τὰ φυσικά, meta ta physika, lit. The word "metaphysics" derives from the Greek words μετά ( metá, "after") and φυσικά ( physiká, "physics"). Metaphysics seeks to answer, in an abstract and fully general manner, the questions of: What is it that exists and What it is like. Metaphysics studies questions related to what it is for something to exist and what types of existence there are. It includes questions about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter, between substance and attribute, and between potentiality and actuality. Metaphysics is considered one of the four main branches of philosophy, along with epistemology, logic, and ethics. This includes the first principles of: being or existence, identity, change, space and time, cause and effect, necessity, actuality, and possibility. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality. Along with that, people on IMVU in general are extremely judgmental, and if your avatar doesn't look a certain way, you're a target. I reported it to IMVU, made a case, and they responded after 5 days and said there really wasn't anything I could do other than block him, regardless he was making multiple accounts to reach me. ![]() I had someone telling me they were going to off themselves and put me in their suicide note if I didn't talk to them. The entire game has become disgustingly toxic, and IMVU makes it so difficult to reach out. This also follows along with the bullying. ![]() You can hardly buy anything with that now, and I feel bad for the younger players who don't have the money or need to save their money, and can't buy credits, because the game is fun when you can dress up your character. doesn't seem fair to the players who start off with like 4,000 credits. I believe creators make a certain amount of money based on how much products they sell, so everyone is raising their prices. I believe someone else mentioned this, but the price for clothing, hair, rooms, etc., has gone up drastically even since they started the creator program. The main factor is, players don't enjoy IMVU anymore because it's become so expensive. There are so many issues with IMVU, I don't even know where to start. This subreddit is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, maintained, authorized, sponsored, or in any way officially connected with IMVU Inc.
![]() ![]() Gain new insights into yourself, improve your quality of life, and have fun making new discoveries. Whether exploring your family ancestry, taking the guesswork out of skincare, or better managing your weight, HomeDNA provides the answers you seek. HomeDNA makes easy, at-home genetic testing accessible and affordable. 27, 2023): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that DNA Diagnostics Center acquired Orchid Cellmark, when the company only acquired a unit of that business.Our Mission: Empowering you with valuable information contained in your own DNA. “We’re proud to partner with Pennsylvania to ensure that citizens’ personal data stays private - which consumers rightly expect.”Ĭorrection (Feb. “Negligence is not an excuse for letting consumer data get stolen,” said Yost said. Security awareness training is also mandated in the order and the fines must be paid to both states within 30 days. DDC also has to hire an employee or a company to oversee their information security program. The DDC ended up agreeing to a five-year order that includes mandates to develop an information security program with safeguards on medical data within 180 days. Prosecutors accused the company of violating several laws including the Consumer Protection Law due to their misrepresentation of efforts to protect consumer data. DDC paid the hacker an undisclosed amount to delete the data. In total, the hacker accessed five servers and stole 28 databases, eventually contacting DDC in September 2021 demanding payment in exchange for the stolen data. The DDC investigation found that on May 24, someone logged into a company VPN using DDC credentials and used the access to obtain a directory of credentials for all accounts on the network. DDC kickstarted its incident response plan after that notice. ![]() The same managed service provider repeatedly contacted DDC to warn them that the network was being accessed but was ignored until August, when the hacker installed Cobalt Strike malware. Investigators said DDC conducted a penetration test after the acquisition but only focused on databases with “active customer data.” By May 28, 2021, DDC received an automated alert from its managed service provider indicating that "suspicious activity" was occurring related to the Orchid Cellmark unit's network. Prosecutors for both states said the issue began with DDC's 2012 acquisition of Orchid Cellmark's government paternity business. The leaked information included Social Security numbers and healthcare data. Of the 2.1 million people who had data leaked, 12,663 were from Pennsylvania and 33,282 were from Ohio. “That’s why my Office took action with the assistance of Attorney General Yost in Ohio.” “The more personal information these criminals gain access to, the more vulnerable the person whose information was stolen becomes,” Pennsylvania's acting Attorney General Michelle Henry said. The announcement from DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) comes after a lawsuit filed by the two states' attorneys general accused the company of waiting three months to even acknowledge the breach. One of the largest commercial DNA testing companies in the world agreed to pay a $400,000 fine to Ohio and Pennsylvania after a 2021 data breach compromised the information of more than 2 million people. DNA Diagnostics Center to pay $400,000 fine for 2021 data breach ![]() or Reviewer supplied data like subject / comments (May not be the same as page contents in the Rect). ![]() Metadata such as Type of annotation and ID, Reviewer and date added (perhaps inreplyto= ).RGB colour Value such as color="#004DE6" (not words like yellow, not sure where the alpha / opacity value is stored separately).PageNumber (First page is 0 i.e all page numbers need +1).Thus what can be garnered for listing is limited to:. It is the user that inserts the comments (unless auto copied at time of highlight). The highlight has a highly complex structure that can be considered as an overlay above a single page of content thus does not know about the underlying text or "chapter" only its co-ordinates on the page. I'd like to provide an example of "simple text format", because for json you will know better what "properties" do you have for annotation and for json you can just dump all of description is good but PDF does not have such construction as paragraph or chapter unless defined by human eye. In my eyes this could have been a step 2 of extending "simple text format" from 1. There's no need to know the type of annotation or other technical details in this "simple" text format.Īdditionally, json be also quite convenient, it can contain more technical information so that exporter can run some sort of jq template over it and make "simple text format" from (1) themselves. The information I need there are only highlights and notes, chapter title, subheading title (if there's one), maybe page number. Creating Anki cards from some of the highlights from (1)Īs for "simple text format", it can be plain text or Markdown (preferred for me).exporting highlights to external text editor / notebook (think Joplin, Evernote) to have the gist of the book.Goalsįirst of all, I'd like to remind the whole idea why I need it: Those may be exported by means of an FDF file but that's way more complex as its similar to the PDF page Thank you for working on this issue. In no case is there a hint of page position (X,Y,dx.dy) nor colour coding as may be visually added for author or subject grouping. So note as requested by OP it has the content for FreeText but not any content from Highlight which was desired. What is the context here there is no copied content use SHIFT A next time Type: Text Author: K Subject: Sticky Note Date:, 21:38:00 Type: Highlight Author: K Subject: Date:, 22:05:04 Type: FreeText Author: K Subject: Date:, 04:05:05 ![]() MS Word: Format → Paragraph → Indentation → Left: 0.5” → Special: First line.Instead of hitting ‘tab’ every paragraph, you can set this up as the default. The exception would be the start of a new chapter or scene. Google Docs: Format → Line & paragraph spacing: Double.Įach new paragraph (and each new portion of dialogue) should start with an indentation.MS Word: Format → Paragraph → Spacing: Double.This is how you can change those settings: Your lines should be double-spaced, and there should be no extra line breaks between paragraphs. Use Reedsy's free book formatting tool for cost-free professional results. Note: if you're looking to self-publish your book, you can just go straight to formatting your final book file. Some editors and agents will prefer sans serif fonts (ones without the curly flourishes) but unless specified by the submission guidelines, stick to good old-fashioned Times New Roman. For example, where on iOS you’ll see ‘Format’ or ‘File’, you’ll see ‘Layout’ on Windows. Professionals can spot this straight away, so don’t do it.Ī quick disclaimer before we go any further: some of these steps will look slightly different if you’re using Microsoft Word on Windows rather than iOS, as demonstrated in this post. Some writers will tinker with the margin settings in an attempt to hide their manuscript’s true word count. This should already be the default setting on both Word and Google Docs. A4 (210 x 297mm) format for most other territories.Letter Size (8.5” x 11”) format for the US and Canada and.Unless otherwise stated in the submission guidelines, use: Tap File > Page Setup and let’s get your paper settings in order. ![]() Use 1-inch margins for the manuscript format If you don't want to go through the trouble of setting up your document from scratch, just download our free template:Ģ. Both are native to Microsoft Word and compatible with all mainstream word processors, including Google Docs. Use underscores to separate the words in the file name - this prevents it from being garbled when the spaces get translated as “%20” by some systems. That way, if you’ve got multiple copies saved on your hard drive, you know which version you actually sent off. As such, name your files with those details plus the date that you’re submitting the manuscript. Agents and publishers have a lot of manuscripts to look at so they’ll most likely be searching for your manuscript on their hard drive with only some part of your name or book title in mind. Give it a file name that sounds professional and is easy to search for. Finish formatting the manuscript with ‘The End’īefore you start typing anything, open up your word processor, create a new document, and SAVE the document. Sometimes food can get lodged in the edge of the motor base so it’s good to make sure to clean that out as well! It can cause your Ninja to stop working or it might make your Ninja blender start blinking red!Īlternative Ways to Clean a Ninja 1. Place lids and blade assemblies in the top rack of your dishwasher. ![]() You should remove the blade from the cup or pitcher before you place it in the dishwasher.It might sound ridiculous but my wife just sliced her thumb on the blade as she was pulling it out. Put on a pair of safety gloves or remove it with a kitchen towel before taking the blades out. Be careful handling the blades because they are sharp. Ninja blenders are dishwasher safe as long as you do it safely. Anything that’s in the container while you blend can go in the dishwasher. You can put your cups, containers, blades, and lids in the dishwasher. ![]() Which Components of a Ninja Blender are Dishwasher Safe?Įvery Ninja blender component except for the motor is dishwasher safe. If your Ninja blender smells like it’s burning then it might be a sign to give it a deep clean! We also looked online and 5 other Ninja blender products and they all said ![]() We checked the product manuals for the two Ninja blenders that we own: the Ninja Foodi Smoothie Maker and the Ninja BN701. Remove the blade from the cup or pitcher and put the lids and blades in the top rack of your dishwasher. The container, cups, lids, and blades are all dishwasher safe. All Ninja products and parts are dishwasher safe except for the motor. ![]() The SP36PRO is an all-purpose light and can be used for anything, from lighting up the road in front of you to be used while camping to even being a great night light for some. Using 4x Luminus SST40 LEDs to produce a mind-blowing 5000+ lumens, this flashlight is a monster to be reckoned with and a must-have for all flashlights users. It is the successor of the very popular BLF Q8, which has been a very popular light amongst flashaholics and has been a hit amongst flashlight enthusiasts from all around the world. Check out our full review of the Sofirn SP36Pro here. This results in the brightest budget flashlight with multi-battery configuration made today, named the Sofirn SP36PRO. This is an extremely bright light, that brings the most bang for the buck. We measured 5,300 lumens (specced at 8,000) Low mode, on the other hand, runs at roughly 17 lumens for 43 hours straight! That would be 1 week’s worth of camping light at night.Ĭheck out our full review of the Olight i5T Plus. And the i5T Plus drops to roughly 300 lumens and continues running for 2 hours. No flashlight really holds the highest output for very long. The WW is a bit too warm for most people.ĭuring our test, we measured High mode to reach 529 lumens at turn-on (which is a bit lower than specifications), and 525 after 30 seconds for the neutral white LED version. If you’re not very familiar with these types of LEDs, I’d recommend getting the NW or CW. You can choose between a cold white, neutral white, and warm white emitter. The Olight i5R Plus is available with 3 different LEDs. If you’re looking for one of the brightest 2AA flashlights, this is it. Please read all the details in our Astrolux A03 review (which is the same as the Mateminco CSF05)Īvailable in Netural White, Warm white and Cold white beam ![]() The only downside of this light is the UI. The light gets a bit warm with the 14500 but not too hot. Medium with the 14500 starts at 266 lm, dropping to around 175 lm over 2 and a bit hours. ![]() It then lasts about an hour, dropping down to 300 lm by the end. With the 14500 cell on High starts at over 700 lm then drops to about 450 lm in a couple of minutes. AA on Medium starts at 183 lm and holds it steady for almost an hour and a half. It held this for a bit over half an hour before dropping suddenly. The AA Eneloop hit 435 lumens then dropped to about 300 lm after a couple of minutes. The clip is loose but this is easy to remedy by squeezing it with some pliers. Whilst this LED isn’t as high CRI as a Nichia, it certainly looks nicer than some CREE LEDs, whilst providing good output and plenty of throw for its size, and great output on AA. Mateminco has taken a risk with the SFS80 LED and I think it’s paid off. The Mateminco CSF05 is the same as the Astrolux A03 We measured 435 lumens at turn on with AA battery This will save you money in the long run, and work much better than Alkaline batteries BTW we don’t recommend using the included Alkaline battery, but rather get some rechargeable NiMH batteries, like the Panasonic Eneloop AAA. That still makes it one of the brightest AAA flashlights available. That’s quite a bit higher than other flashlights in this category, which usually don’t surpass 120 lumens. Most of the flashlights in this category have similar outputs, but this light is specced at 180 lumens, but we’ve measured over 190 lumens. ![]() But still, if you’re looking for a bright small keychain light, look at the Olight i3T. But the fact is, AAA flashlights aren’t very bright compared to their bigger counterparts. We see that still many people look for bright AAA flashlights. ![]() These dermatologists' tips tell you how to protect your skin. 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