![]() Combat this by constructing certain local buildings and mustering more armies. ![]() ![]() When banditry is on the rise, you will see a decline in a province's food output, which could lead to a global food shortage. In the Empire Divided campaign, the province detail tab now displays a banditry bar which increases as your empire grows. Bread roaming marauders now scour the lands, looking to raid minor settlements and trade routes. Learn about the new campaign features coming in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide.īanditry is on the rise, as the authority over roman lands have diminished in recent years. Lastly, the Britannic Celts are comprised of the Caledoni, posses the "Heroic Culture" and "Sacred Springs" traits, granting them a 20% charge bonus for all units and +6 sanitation to all provinces respectively.Įach of these factions also posses their own unique traits, such as the Saxoni who benefit from the "Voyagers" trait giving them an additional 20% movement range for any fleets they own. They posses the "Nomadic Archers" trait which grants them 25% more ammunition for all units and the "Warlike People" trait, giving them +3 army recruitment slots in their home province. Only containing one faction, the Alani, are the Nomadic Tribes. ![]() The Eastern Empires are comprised of the Sassanids and Armenia, who both benefit from the "Centralised Authority" trait which provides a -5 to banditry in all provinces and the "Silk Road" trait which gives a 20% buff to all commerce buildings in all regions. The Germanic Kingdoms, consisting of the Saxoni, the Gothi and the Marcomanni, all receive the "Terrors of the Night" trait, allowing them to initiate battles at night along with the "Looters and Raiders" trait, giving them an additional 150% income from raiding and sacking. Learn how to play the non-Roman factions in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide. Be sure to keep a close eye on them as they may look to break away. They also posses the "Marching Orders" trait, providing them with a 15% movement range bonus for all armies.īoth Rome and Gallic Rome both have several client states the start of the campaign who will aid in wars. Gallic Rome will look to build a strong base at the start of the game, using public order buffs to keep cities happy whilst their armies are away fighting.Īurelian, the feared leader of Rome, benefit from the "Iron Fist" trait, giving his faction a -50% resistance to foreign occupation. Led by the fearsome Tetricus, Gallic Rome benefit the "Romanisation" and "Administrators" traits which grant a bonus to public order when Latin culture is present and -20% political action costs respectively. Zenobia begins as the smallest Roman faction and will need to rely on her superior technology to keep up with Rome and Gallic Rome. They also benefit from "Piety", which gives a -4 bonus to banditry for each cult building owned. Palymra, lead by the regent Queen Zenobia, receive the "Enlightenment Ruler" trait, granting them a 20% boost to the research rate. They also receive a major diplomatic penalty with other Roman factions as a result of the "True Roman" trait. There are 3 major Roman factions available to play: Palmyra, Gallic Rome and Rome, who all receive the "Defenders of Civilisation" trait, giving them a 15% morale buff to all units when fighting in allied territory. Learn how to play the Roman factions in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide.
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![]() One of the advantages to Game 1: Scale Stops is that the intervals are placed firmly within the context of the diatonic scale, giving them much more meaning and significance. Yet endless interval drills can be quite boring and difficult. Intervals are the most basic building blocks of ear training. Before long, both of you will be recognizing scale degrees, solfa syllables, and intervals without playing the in-between notes. At first, have the student sing up the scale to the goal note. Gradually introduce pitches at different intervals from the tonic without the other scale steps. … Literally! Rather than asking your student to sing the note you stopped on, have them sing and name the next note (ascending or descending, depending on your direction). Remember that, once your student has mastered one scale, it’s important to change around to different scales. Now repeat the same game, but play your scale descending from the tonic. These solfa syllables are easy to sing and foster profoundly intuitive connections with the inner structures of music. Once your student has mastered ascending scale degrees by number, repeat the same exercise with the solfa (aka solfege) syllables: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. That number also indicates the interval from the tonic And learning to hear scale degrees does wonders for your perception of the movement of melodic phrases and later chords. At first, the student will count up the scale, and tell you (or, even better, sing to you) what number you stopped on.īegin with one scale, but then transpose the exercise around to different scales.īut that number isn’t just a number: it’s a scale degree. Once you have taught your first major scale, simply play up the scale and stop on a note. This simple game for beginners will have a surprisingly profound effect on your own tonal perception. For this post, we’re going to stick with melody, which can be further divided into pitch and rhythm. We can divide it roughly into melody and harmony. Let’s look at some ear-training games that will be fun – for both of you.Įar training for piano can be targeted to focus on different musical elements. You don’t even have to be good at it to teach it well! In fact, as you learn along with your students, you’ll be more engaged and interested, which in turn will stimulate the same eagerness in your student. In fact, we know full well that fun learning is exponentially more effective than boring learning. ![]() There’s no law saying that ear training must be tedious, boring, or painful. Why would I want to inflict that on my precious students? ![]() Many of us remember teetering on the edge of comatose through the tedium of those endless interval or solfege drills – preparing for this or that dreaded aural skills exam. We also know that – even if we go the classical route – ear training is the path to putting ourselves into the music we love to play. Many of us are still products of old-school notation-based piano teaching, and struggled (or are in the midst of the struggle) to break free. Why Do Ear Training?Īs a creative piano teacher, you know how important it is to break out of the notation box. Ear training teaches us to connect that monstrous box of wires with the powerful urge to create and express that lives inside us. While it is perfectly possible to operate our music machines without putting much attention on what they actually sound like, we all know that we sound better when we are listening and connecting. Yet the mechanical nature of the piano removes us from the intimacy of producing the sound (as compared to wind and string instruments) and from the responsibility of intonation. Put the right finger numbers on the right keys at the right time and the right music magically appears.īut have you ever had one of those students that could stubbornly play through a whole piece with fingers in the wrong position, seemingly oblivious to the hideous dissonance produced?Īmong the most profound achievements of humanity, the piano keyboard manifests the inner secrets of music theory – both visually and tactilely – better than any instrument yet invented. What do we need ear training for? Press a key, the sound comes out. Wondering how to make ear training more fun and enjoyable? Games! “Can we do something else instead? Anything else?” A vital component for any musician, but it can cause students to sigh, roll their eyes, and procrastinate. ![]() Starting from the origin, go along the x-axis in a positive direction (right) and along the y-axis in a negative direction (down). Starting from the origin, go along the x-axis in a negative direction (left) and along the y-axis in a negative direction (down). Starting from the origin, go along the x-axis in a negative direction (left) and along the y-axis in a positive direction (up). Starting from the origin, go along the x-axis in a positive direction (right) and along the y-axis in a positive direction (up). They also follow a pattern, which is outlined in the table below. Within each quadrant, the signs of the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of each ordered pair are the same. ![]() What do you notice about the signs of the x- and y-coordinates of the points within each quadrant? Look at each quadrant in the graph below. Ordered pairs within any particular quadrant share certain characteristics. Quadrants are named using the Roman numerals I, II, III, and IV beginning with the top right quadrant and moving counter clockwise. These four sections are called quadrants. The intersecting x- and y-axes of the coordinate plane divide it into four sections. Identify quadrants and use them to plot points ![]() If the y-coordinate is positive, move up if the y-coordinate is negative, move down. Beginning at the x-coordinate, move vertically, the direction of the y-axis, the distance given by the y-coordinate. If the x-coordinate is positive, move to the right if the x-coordinate is negative, move to the left. Beginning at the origin, move horizontally, the direction of the x-axis, the distance given by the x-coordinate. Steps for Plotting an Ordered Pair ( x, y) in the Coordinate Plane ![]() This type of banner is often used by vloggers, celebrities, and other creators whose blog is built around their personality.Īccording to Amra Beganovich, the founder of an influencer marketing agency in NYC, personal photo banners are also used as branding tools for influencers. Many YouTubers use a photo of themselves as the main focus of their channel art. If you need some inspiration, here are some of the common types of banners we found on YouTube: Personalized You can fill your banner with general information about your channel and your posting schedule, or you could just use an attractive image that grabs viewers’ attention. So now you can get as creative as you want. YouTube Channel Art Ideas & Examples:īeyond the above, there are no other real restrictions to what your YouTube channel cover should look like. ![]() If you fit all the essential information in that sized-space, you can be sure that your channel cover will look great on every device. The last dimension, 1546 x 423 px, is the safe zone. Bigger screens (desktop and TV): 2560 x 423 px.Here are the dimensions of banners that YouTube shows on different devices: On smaller screens, like smartphones and tablets, YouTube will crop your banner, so make sure to place all the important information in the middle. In addition to these recommendations, you’ll also want to consider “the safe area” in which you’ll place all the important text and images so they’re visible on any device your viewers use. accepted file formats: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF (not animated).We’re here to help! Read on for our ultimate guide to YouTube channel art and create the perfect banner for your blog! YouTube Banner Size and Dimensions Guidelinesįirst, let’s review the size and format you can use for your banner. It’s basically “the face” of your blog, the first thing a user sees when they land on your page. Your YouTube banner, or channel art, is an important part of your channel’s branding. Let us take a closer look at our assumed plane wavefront. Obstacles with a size similar to the wavelength show a much more complicated impact on wave propagation. Obstacles that are very small compared to the wavelength have no influence on wave propagation. The angle of incidence is equal to the exit angle. A ray-tracing model covers this perfectly. Such large obstacles compared to the wavelength indeed act like mirrors to the sound. Think of an ocean wave that hits a rocky beach. At normal incidence, the SPL directly at the wall is twice that of the incoming wavefront. Ray tracingĪ wall that is much larger than the wavelength reflects the wave backwards. To simplify our discussions as before (Link wavelength), we assume the signal carried by the wave to contain only a single frequency. Our consideration starts with a plane wavefront that hits a stiff, heavy and flat wall at normal incidence. Therefore, objects in our daily environment influence sound propagation differently: they both reflect and diffract sound, depending on shape and size relative to the sound signal’s wavelength. The easiest way to describe sound propagation is by comparison with light rays.īut the wavelength of light is far below a millimeter while that of sound ranges from millimeters to meters. ![]() ![]() Interestingly, sound waves bend around objects. It is mathematically easier to consider the case of far-field or Fraunhofer diffraction, where the point of observation is far from that of the diffracting obstruction, and as a result, involves less complex mathematics than the more general case of near-field or Fresnel diffraction.A complex mixture of reflection and diffraction happens to sound that hits an object of similar dimension as the wavelengths of the sound signal. The problem of calculating what a diffracted wave looks like, is the problem of determining the phase of each of the simple sources on the incoming wave front. The fourth figure, for example, shows a comparison of a double-slit pattern with a pattern formed by five slits, both sets of slits having the same spacing between the center of one slit and the next. When the diffracting object has a periodic structure, for example in a diffraction grating, the features generally become sharper.The diffraction angles are invariant under scaling that is, they depend only on the ratio of the wavelength to the size of the diffracting object.(More precisely, this is true of the sines of the angles.) In other words: the smaller the diffracting object, the wider the resulting diffraction pattern, and vice versa. The angular spacing of the features in the diffraction pattern is inversely proportional to the dimensions of the object causing the diffraction.Several qualitative observations can be made of diffraction in general: ![]() In the case of light shining through small circular holes we will have to take into account the full three-dimensional nature of the problem. For light, we can often neglect one dimension if the diffracting object extends in that direction over a distance far greater than the wavelength. For water waves, this is already the case, as water waves propagate only on the surface of the water. The simplest descriptions of diffraction are those in which the situation can be reduced to a two-dimensional problem. Usually, it is sufficient to determine these minima and maxima to explain the observed diffraction effects. If the distance to each source is an integer plus one half of a wavelength, there will be complete destructive interference. If the distance to each of the simple sources differs by an integer number of wavelengths, all the wavelets will be in phase, resulting in constructive interference. That is, at each point in space we must determine the distance to each of the simple sources on the incoming wavefront. Thus in order to determine the pattern produced by diffraction, the phase and the amplitude of each of the wavelets is calculated. Numerical approximations may be used, including the Fresnel and Fraunhofer approximations.ĭiffraction of a scalar wave passing through a 1-wavelength-wide slit Diffraction of a scalar wave passing through a 4-wavelength-wide slit General diffraction īecause diffraction is the result of addition of all waves (of given wavelength) along all unobstructed paths, the usual procedure is to consider the contribution of an infinitesimally small neighborhood around a certain path (this contribution is usually called a wavelet) and then integrate over all paths (= add all wavelets) from the source to the detector (or given point on a screen). Such treatments are applied to a wave passing through one or more slits whose width is specified as a proportion of the wavelength. For broader coverage of this topic, see Diffraction.ĭiffraction processes affecting waves are amenable to quantitative description and analysis. ![]() \root\licenses16\proplusvl_kms_client-ul-oob.xrm-msĬ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:".\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms" \root\licenses16\proplusvl_kms_client-ppd.xrm-msĬ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:".\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms" Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Ĭopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. \root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:".\root\Licenses16\%x"Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:".\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms" The system cannot find the path specified.Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in ('dir /b. C:\Windows\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16 Here is all the text you will get in the command prompt window. Please make sure your device is online and try the command “act” again until you succeed. If you see the error 0xC004F074, it means that your internet connection is unstable or the server is busy. cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 Make sure your PC is connected to the internet, then run the following command. Step 1.4: Use KMS client key to activate your Office. \root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:".\root\Licenses16\%x" Convert Office license On the contrary, if you install Office from a Volume ISO file, this is optional so just skip it if you want. If your Office is got from Microsoft, this step is required. Step 1.3: Convert your Office license to volume one if possible. cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16Ĭd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16 Open your Office folder One of them will be not executed and an error message will be printed on the screen. ![]() If you are not sure of this issue, don’t worry, just run both of the commands above. ![]() It depends on the architecture of the Windows OS you are using. If you install your Office in the ProgramFiles folder, the path will be “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16” or “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16”. Step 1.2: Navigate to your Office folder. Just copy/paste the commands and do not forget to hit Enter in order to execute them. Manual methodįirst, you need to open command prompt with admin rights, then follow the instruction below step by step. Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key 1. If it is visible, this means my KMS server is not blocked. Just open your internet browser and try visitting this site. So you need to check if the KMS server is blocked or not. KMS license has to be verified by making a connection to my KMS servers before it can be used. You need to check your internet connection again and make sure that the Windows Update service is turned on. Follow the instructions in this post to uninstall the trial license. Because in some cases, after you activate your Office using KMS license, important features are resumed but the expiration notification still remains. However, if it is still valid, you need to remove it. This step is optional if your trial license was expired. How to renew your Office 365 license Remove your current trial license When using this control, only a "Character" or "Linked (paragraph and character)" style type should be selected. " dialog which, unlike the built-in Properties dialog, includes all of the available style types in the "Style Type" listbox. The add-in "New Style" command button presents a "Create New Style.I was unable to fully filter, as is done in the built-in Properties dialog, the list of available styles which can be applied to content control contents without a noticeable degrade in response and performance. ![]() Unfortunately, there are some things in the Word object module which simply isn't accessible with VBA. This add-in was developed using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
![]() The company's project was later reportedly shut down by the U.S. A wave of negative publicity ensued, with coverage on BuzzFeed News, CNBC, the BBC, and TechCrunch. At CES 2018, he broke the news about Kodak's "KashMiner" Bitcoin mining scheme with a viral tweet. Starting in 2015, Chris attended the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for five years running. His work has even appeared on the front page of Reddit.Īrticles he's written have been used as a source for everything from books like Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff, media theory professor at the City University of New York's Queens College and CNN contributor, to university textbooks and even late-night TV shows like Comedy Central's with Chris Hardwick. His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. ![]() The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. ![]() Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. ![]() Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Try out this to Fix Can’t Change Windows 10 Pro Lock Screen and let us know when you are out of the trouble.Chris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek.
![]() Similarly, the elements in Group 8A are unreactive gaseous at room temperature. For example, the elements in Group 1A are mostly soft metals that are highly reactive with water. Elements that have similar qualities fall into the same column or group. When observing the periodic table, one can see that elements are arranged on the basis of increasing atomic numbers. The number of electrons in an element considerably determines the chemical behaviour of the element. The atomic number is important because the number of protons determines the number of electrons that surround the nucleus. ![]() Atoms of all elements have neutrons in the nucleus except hydrogen. Neutrons are uncharged subatomic particles which are stable when bound in an atomic nucleus. Elements are identified based on the number of protons in the nucleus regardless of the number of neutrons present. The atomic number gives a number of how many protons are inside the nucleus of the atom. The overall atomic masses that are given in periodic tables like the one for hydrogen are determined for the naturally occurring isotopes of each element, weighted by the weight of those particular isotopes on earth. Every isotope's contribution to the normal is controlled by how huge a fraction of the example it makes up. The general atomic mass is the normal of the atomic masses of the apparent multitude of various isotopes in an example. Since an element's isotopes have distinctive atomic masses, researchers may likewise decide the general atomic mass-once in a while called the atomic weight-for an element. The atomic mass number is usually rounded off to the nearest whole number. For example, a normal carbon atom with six neutrons and six protons is denoted as carbon-12. The atomic mass of a solitary atom is its absolute mass and is regularly expressed in atomic mass units or amu. Since we have seen the definition of atomic mass let us discuss it in detail. In this article, we will learn about the following things: the atomic mass of elements in detail, what is the atomic mass of all elements, and what is the atomic number and atomic mass of elements. An interesting point to note is that it is also referred to as atomic weight. The atomic mass is simply defined as the weighted average of all of the isotopes of an element, in which the mass of each isotope is multiplied by the abundance of that particular isotope. The atomic mass in Chemistry is the average mass of the atoms of an element measured in atomic mass units (amu). ![]() ![]() As in the case of Windows, the operating system may require an additional piece of software known as the "driver" in order to properly recognize all the different connection modes exposed by the Android device.īelow you can find a list of official OEM-provided Android USB driver packages and a generic driver installation guide. Java and OpenJDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.However, none of these tinkering jobs are possible if your new laptop can't see the target device in the first place. The manufacturer's website and search for USB driver downloads for your device.Ĭontent and code samples on this page are subject to the licenses described in the Content License. If you don't see a link for the manufacturer of your device here, go to the support section of Search removable media and check Include this location in the
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