8/31/2023 0 Comments Mini 14 gb factory folderThe pistol grips on the originals were a shiny black bakelite while the new example sports a matte black polymer. It is not exactly the kind of wood you would find on a high-grade Winchester Model 70, but it is nice in a world of cheap polymer stocks. First off is the wood originals were stained birch, while Samson’s is walnut with a semi-gloss finish. It is not a true recreation, there are a few differences between the new and the old. Dubbed the “A-TM Folding Stock”, they know their target audience. has managed to expertly recreate the original Ruger factory folding stock. Though the A-TM stock is only offered in stainless steel, it still looks good on a blued rifle. Its distinctive appearance melding steel and wood along with its reputation among armorers as the “jamless wonder”, helped to make the Mini-14 a pop culture favorite. Whether it was Hannibal Smith in The A-Team, Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, or Paul Kersey in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, each of those men used a Ruger Mini-14 in their adventures. However, its most famous form on the big & small screens was when it was wearing the factory side folder stock. With some special effects magic, it passed for something far more futuristic than an M1 Garand derivative in films such as Terminator 2, Total Recall, Starship Troopers and even a few episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. It made several appearances as a sci-fi blaster, dressed up in a Muzzlelite bullpup chassis with a variety of futuristic kipple added on. The Mini-14 has appeared in countless films and tv shows of the ’80s and ’90s, along with a few more modern video games. began selling 20 and 30-round Mini-14 mags to anybody who could have one and started packing them in with rifles from the factory. Two is that once the horrid 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ended, Ruger Inc. While the company still bears his name, barring any sort of necromancy he has no control over it today. One is that Bill Ruger passed away in 2002. While some might still remain bitter about Bill Ruger’s decision to try and placate the politicians, I want them to hopefully realize two things. But is the pop culture appeal enough to justify its price tag? Samson A-TM Mini-14 Stock With demand far outstripping the limited supply, Samson Manufacturing stepped up to the plate to make a new factory folding stock. Not helping these prices is a healthy demand within the firearms community for all things retro. With supplies dropping, prices skyrocketed on auction sites and at gun shows. All this meant a dwindling supply of these stocks. Law enforcement sales and production of the stock would end in the late 1990s. Sadly, Bill Ruger halted civilian sales of the side folder stock (along with 20 and 30-round mags) in a misguided attempt to appease politicians in the late 1980s. With a multitude of acting credits to its name, the Mini-14 was able to pop off round after round to the audience’s delight while wearing its distinctive side folding stock. ( )- Love it, like it, or hate it there’s no denying that the Ruger Mini-14 has become a pop culture icon in the world of firearms. Samson’s A-TM folding stock is a real blast from the past.
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8/31/2023 0 Comments Revit to sketchup export roofAlso, if materials are applied to the FormIt model, they will be imported into Revit as well. This is helpful because levels in Revit develop the framework for the model and are used to create views. In other words, you can place wall, roof, and floor elements on the faces of the conceptual mass.Īdditionally, if levels are defined in the FormIt model, they will be imported into Revit. These mass families support the Model by Face tools. It does not contain wall, roof, or floor elements. If you are not familiar with masses in Revit, you can think of a mass simply as a 3D shape. This tool allows you to use FormIt and still take advantage of content that you have already created in SketchUp.Ī FormIt model is imported into Revit as a conceptual mass family. If you’re one of the many architects who has used SketchUp for conceptual designs, you most likely already have a large amount of SketchUp content. The add-in also contains a tool that will convert SketchUp SKP files into content that can be loaded into FormIt. This allows for multiple iterations between FormIt and Revit, providing greater flexibility than a one-time import can offer. In addition to importing FormIt models, the add-in can export Revit families to FormIt, and then in the future, it can convert the FormIt content back to the original Revit family. As a side note, this add-in contains multiple tools. This add-in can be downloaded from the FormIt website. While a Revit file is created when you save a FormIt model to A360 Drive, using the FormIt Converter add-in allows you to use your project template or a current project to import the model into. To import a FormIt model into Revit, you need the FormIt Converter add-in. Then, when the conceptual design is ready to progress, the FormIt model can be imported into Revit. FormIt can run on a computer or on a tablet, providing users with flexibility for the moments when inspiration strikes!Īnother advantage of using FormIt is that your models can also be used to generate energy simulations with Insight. It essentially allows architects to sketch in 3D. The FormIt-to-Revit workflow allows users to take advantage of the simple 3D modeling tools in FormIt to then create a workable building model in Revit.Īutodesk FormIt is a great tool for conceptual design. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Thomas raskin covidThis virus is very good at sidestepping some of your immunity, but the kind of case that you're going to have if you've had particularly three shots is so much more likely to be a mild case of a couple of days of cold or flu symptoms than it would be for the unvaccinated person. There's no question that there are more breakthrough cases. The vaccines and boosters are miraculous, and they are miraculous because what they do is markedly lower the probability that you will get very sick, go to the hospital, go to the ICU, end up on a ventilator and die. Yeah, I can understand how people would feel that, but that's just not right. They don't work because everybody we know is getting sick anyway. The Coronavirus Crisis A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care People are also hearing that the vaccines and boosters aren't worth it. So it is taking the company some time to produce them, but the supply should grow steadily over the next couple of months. It's a pretty tricky chemical compound to produce. We have them in some of our pharmacies, but we're having to triage them quite severely and be very selective about who gets them, but I think they'll become more and more available over time. Can your high-risk patients get these COVID pills? You're the chair of medicine at a big hospital there in San Francisco. So that is another very important tool that we'll have. Within a month or two, there will be a decent supply. The Merck lowers the probability that someone who gets a case of omicron will land in the hospital by 30%, the Pfizer by 90%. The Pfizer is a much bigger deal than the Merck. Up till now, we've really just had monoclonal antibodies to give to people at very high risk who got COVID but were not sick enough yet to be in the hospital. Yeah, it's an important new part of our armamentarium. They're in small quantities so far, but what effect could these have in the coming weeks? And so we have a pretty miserable month, even though the average patient has a lower chance of ending up in the hospital than he or she would have had if they had a case of delta, particularly if they're vaccinated.Īntiviral COVID-19 pills are being rolled out. So the short-term risk - and we're seeing it all over the country - is the hospitals will get filled with patients with omicron.Ī fair number of doctors and nurses will be out sick with omicron. Why are the hospitals filling up? And the reason is, even if the average case is less likely to land you in the hospital, if there are twice or three or five times as many cases, then you will have more people laying in the hospital. Now you might hear that and say that doesn't make sense. So the average case of omicron has about a 60% lower chance of landing you in the hospital than the average case of delta. What we're not seeing is the same relationship between cases and hospitalizations. What's happening now is the cases are exploding, as we've never seen before, and that really is a manifestation of how extraordinarily infectious omicron is. Health These are the numbers health officials are watching at this point in the pandemic What are you seeing in terms of case rates and hospitalization rates, and what might you hope to see there in the coming weeks? 8/31/2023 0 Comments Can entropy decreaseIn thermodynamic terms, the process of self-assembly passes from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state through infinitesimally small steps. The microscopic process that is being described is molecular self-assembly. In this study of molecular self-assembly, systems are biological systems, such as the interior of a cell of an organism, and the macromolecules constitute a subsystem. In thermal physics, the ideal system is an isolated whole which contains the matter being studied, and is assumed to be at equilibrium, with state variables, such as temperature, constant. Michael Sprackling in the book “Thermal Physics” stresses the importance of defining the system and processes that science is describing 1. An important point to note is that when a macromolecule self-assembles, such as the folding of a large protein molecule, the molecule becomes more ordered and the local entropy decreases, however, the entropy of the entire system (molecule and environment) must increase by the second law. To better understand the molecular self-assembly process, and statistical models of this process, I will be focusing on entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. This system must obey the statistical laws of thermodynamics: the first law of thermodynamics has to do with the conservation of energy and the second law has to do with increasing entropy with time. The macromolecule represents a thermodynamic subsystem, and together with its immediate environment, constitutes an idealized thermodynamic system. The microscopic activity for this study is the self-assembly of large macromolecules. The macroscopic properties might be the temperature, representing the system's internal energy, the volume, which is inversely related to the pressure, or the entropy, a measure of the system's disorder. Statistical Physics is interested in understanding the macroscopic properties of microscopic activities. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Spades online gamesWith its timeless gameplay and endless variations, Spades is a game that is sure to provide hours of fun and entertainment for players of all ages and skill levels. It is also popular in online gaming communities and competitive tournaments. Spades is often played in social settings, such as family gatherings or game nights with friends. Choose wholl be the dealer by having everyone randomly select a card. Grab a deck of 52 cards and remove the jokers. Thats because, in Spades, there are usually two teams with two players on each team. The game also requires players to pay close attention to their opponents’ moves and anticipate their next moves in order to gain an advantage. Want to play Spades, a fast, fun, and exciting card game If so, youll need to rustle up three more players. Players must carefully manage their hands and make strategic decisions about which cards to play in order to win tricks and earn points. One of the key features of Spades is its trick-taking gameplay, which adds an exciting element of strategy and anticipation to each round. This tricky card game has been entertaining players for over 80. The game is easy to learn but difficult to master, making it a favorite among both casual and competitive players. Spades is a trick based games similar to Hearts but different in the overall objective. Spades is played with a standard deck of 52 cards and is typically played by four players in two partnerships. Spades is played with 3 to 12 players, individually or divided in teams of two. It is a popular game that requires strategy, skill, and a bit of luck. Spades is the classic card game, for free and for beginners and pros alike Play the game online/offline, whenever, wherever you want. Spades is a trick taking game where teams of players try to be the first to win 500 points in the games. Spades is a classic card game that has been enjoyed by players for decades. Browse our complete range of over 500 online games including Spades and other trick-taking card games like Hearts all of which are completely free to play, now. Spades is a card game where the objective is to take the number of tricks that you bid on before the play began. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Timi score and americanIn unstable angina, symptoms may appear on rest or on minimal exertion. Previously, the word "atypical" was used to describe chest pain not typically heart-related, however this word is not recommended and has been replaced by "noncardiac" to describe chest pain that indicate a low likelihood of heart-related pain. This may be associated with sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath. Localisation is most commonly around or over the chest and may radiate or be located to the arm, shoulder, neck, back, upper abdomen, or jaw. The cardinal symptom of critically decreased blood flow to the heart is chest pain, experienced as tightness, pressure, or burning. Symptoms of the acute coronary syndromes are similar. New-onset angina is also considered unstable angina, since it suggests a new problem in a coronary artery. In contrast with stable angina, unstable angina occurs suddenly, often at rest or with minimal exertion, or at lesser degrees of exertion than the individual's previous angina ("crescendo angina"). ĪCS should be distinguished from stable angina, which develops during physical activity or stress and resolves at rest. STEMI is characterised by complete blockage of a coronary artery resulting in necrosis of part of the heart muscle indicated by ST elevation on ECG, NSTEMI is characterised by a partially blocked coronary artery resulting in necrosis of part of the heart muscle that may be indicated by ECG changes, and unstable angina is characterised by ischemia of the heart muscle that does not result in cell injury or necrosis. Īcute coronary syndrome is subdivided in three scenarios depending primarily on the presence of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and blood test results (a change in cardiac biomarkers such as troponin levels: ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), or unstable angina. Many people with acute coronary syndromes present with symptoms other than chest pain, particularly women, older people, and people with diabetes mellitus. The most common symptom is centrally located pressure-like chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder or angle of the jaw, and associated with nausea and sweating. This simple prognostication tool from the USA can be remembered by the mnemonic, AMERICA.Medical condition Acute coronary syndromeĪcute coronary syndrome ( ACS) is a syndrome (a set of signs and symptoms) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. Ischemic chest pain (at least 2 or more anginal events in the previous 24hrs)Ĭoronary stenosis (prior stenosis of 50% or more)Īspirin (aspirin usage in the past 7 days) Risk Factors (3 or more cardiovascular risk factors) The TIMI risk score is composed of seven independent risk factors:ĮCG (ST-segment depression at presentation) The TIMI Score was developed in AMERICA to predict adverse outcomes in patients with UA and NSTEMI. TIMI Risk Score for UA/NSTEMIĮstimates risk at 14 days of all-cause mortality, new or recurrent MI, or severe recurrent ischemia requiring urgent revascularization for patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation MI. The TIMI score was initially validated as a prognostic tool for patients admitted for ACS but has been studied for use in the diagnosis of MI. TIMI score = Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction score. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Shepard tone illusionBut because two of the instruments are always "covering" the one that drops down an octave, it seems that the scale never stops rising. So no instrument ever exceeds an octave range, and essentially keeps playing the exact same seven notes over and over again. When they reach the B, the horn similarly drops down an octave, but the trumpet and tuba continue to climb, and when they get to what would be the second D of the scale, the tuba drops down to repeat the last seven notes of the scale. They're all still playing the same pitch class, but at different octaves. When they reach the G of the scale, the trumpet drops down an octave, but the horn and tuba continue climbing. they all start playing Cs, but their notes are all in different octaves. They all start to play a repeating C scale (C–D–E–F–G–A–B–C) in their respective ranges, i.e. The illusion is more convincing if there is a short time between successive notes ( staccato or marcato instead of legato or portamento).Īs a more concrete example, consider a brass trio consisting of a trumpet, a horn, and a tuba. The scale as described, with discrete steps between each tone, is known as the discrete Shepard scale. (In other words, each tone consists of ten sine waves with frequencies separated by octaves the intensity of each is a gaussian function of its separation in semitones from a peak frequency, which in the above example would be B(4).) The twelfth tone would then be the same as the first, and the cycle could continue indefinitely. The two frequencies would be equally loud at the middle of the octave (F#), and the eleventh tone would be a loud B(4) and an almost inaudible B(5) with the addition of an almost inaudible B(3). The next would be a slightly louder C#(4) and a slightly quieter C#(5) the next would be a still louder D(4) and a still quieter D(5). As a conceptual example of an ascending Shepard scale, the first tone could be an almost inaudible C(4) ( middle C) and a loud C(5) (an octave higher). Overlapping notes that play at the same time are exactly one octave apart, and each scale fades in and fades out so that hearing the beginning or end of any given scale is impossible. The color of each square indicates the loudness of the note, with purple being the quietest and green the loudest. Escher's lithograph Ascending and Descending) or a barber's pole, the basic concept is shown in Figure 1.Įach square in the figure indicates a tone, any set of squares in vertical alignment together making one Shepard tone. Similar to the Penrose stairs optical illusion (as in M. Perhaps what makes this score by Zimmer the most powerful out of his Nolan projects (a collaboration that goes back to “The Dark Knight” franchise) is the limited amount of dialogue in “Dunkirk.” Zimmer’s ticking score doesn’t just heighten the thrills, but explains what’s going on in the scene as much as the photography does.The acoustical illusion can be constructed by creating a series of overlapping ascending or descending scales. So there's a fusion of music and sound effects and picture that we've never been able to achieve before.” So I wanted to build the music on similar mathematical principals. I interwove the three timelines in such a way that there's a continual feeling of intensity. And I wrote the script according to that principle. It’s always going up and up and up but it never goes outside of its range. “It's an illusion where there's a continuing ascension of tone. “There's an audio illusion, if you will, in music called a ‘ Shepard tone’ and with my composer David Julyan on ‘The Prestige’ we explored that, and based a lot of the score around that,” Nolan said. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Burdick kia inventoryWe offer many other popular brands, such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and many others. Look Through Other Popular Brands near Drivers Village Finally, if you want a sports car, you should look into the Mazda MX-5 Miata. You can also try out a Mazda 3 when you want your choice of a hatchback or sedan. This type of vehicle is great when you want the cargo space and ground clearance of an SUV with the smooth ride of a car because CUVs are on a car's platform. 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