![]() The defeated scenes require you to have seen the previous ones first, so if you never got defeated until 15% map progress, you will see scene 17 instead of scene 20, then if you are defeated again 18, etc. ![]() Note that the gallery is only updated with new scenes when you save the game after seeing them.
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![]() ![]() And the data-entry screen on which "Notes" appears is usually big and sprawling, using most of the screen for a single record, so there's been elbow room to display a good-sized "Notes" box, and I usually do. Such fields are handy for things that are good to know but don't appear systematically thruout an entire table (or at least weren't expected to do so at the time the note was created). I’ve got plenty of places where I can describe things from my perspective, including this blog that you’re reading right now, always accessible thru the “Entire Database System” button on the Router screen of your every file:įrom the outset, virtually every record in every database I've ever created has had a "Notes" field for those odd little tidbits of information that don't seem to fit anywhere else. Have them go right straight to the wiki to explain things that they had to figure out for themselves because your documentation was incomplete (or even erroneous). Take full advantage of the tremendous opportunity your new workers give you. These are the very people who are in the best position to fill in gaps in your wiki that you overlooked because you thot they were “too obvious to write down”. They haven’t become accustomed to all the little inconveniences and inefficiencies that you’ve long ago adjusted to and take for granted. But in their case, by far the more valuable service will go in the opposite direction, not so much their learning from the wiki as their contributing to it! There’s no substitute for a fresh set of eyes using a system for the first time. You know who’s the 2nd most likely (after you) to find your wiki entries useful? New employees. Generally, tho, it's intended for long-term "how to" writeups. The "Wiki" field applies to the table as a whole, not to any single record within it otherwise, you can use it in much the same way - for reminders and notes to yourself - if you wish. If you find that your wiki entries are starting to run on at some length, give some thot to putting an index at the top which would refer to subject headings further down.Įach record in each table also has a "Notes" field, into which you can jot down odd little bits of information about that particular record that don't fit into any of the standard fields. Wikis are provided to you as a service to aid in your documentation. The file-level wiki will be available on the Router screen, where it’ll appear on the “Documentation” tab, like this: My wikis come in 2 basic flavors: file-level and table-level. I make it accessible, point you to it, and walk away. I give you a scrollable free-form text field into which you can type anything you want. My wikis are about as super-simple as they can get. as you go along, rather than waiting till the end, when some of your knowledge will already have started to fade. Also, and perhaps more importantly, having the wiki right under your fingertips when you’re solving problems makes it easier to document your processes, timelines, “whom to notify”s, etc. That’s certainly true of the ones I’ve begun installing in the one place where you really need a friend, namely right in the database itself, so you don’t have to go rummaging thru your file cabinets or e-mail archives looking for your documentation. ‘Wiki’ is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘fast’ or ‘quick’.” the content is created without any defined owner or leader, and wikis have little implicit structure, allowing structure to emerge according to the needs of the users. It’s defined on the most famous one of all, Wikipedia, as a tool “which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in collaboration with others. Well, we’re working on the next-best thing, which is a wiki. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could easily call up your former self to help you out this year? ![]() ![]() This is particularly true of the rarer activities, such as an annual fund-raising drive or a seasonal performance, where you’ve had plenty of time to forget how you did it the previous go-round. One really should document one’s work, but that’s usually something that gets put off until the last minute and often ends up being neglected altogether.įurthermore, it’s notoriously true that software engineers who are perfectly comfortable speaking techie talk to each other might as well be using Swahili when it comes to communicating with end users, which is why there are career opportunities for tech writers who are able to translate between Geekspeak and English.īut nobody’s better at describing to you what you need to know than you yourself. “The job isn’t over until the paperwork is done.” That’s still true even in a paperless age. ![]() ![]() Htway has worked as a researcher in community-based research settings in a variety of areas, including avian influenza detection and diabetes among Hispanic populations, and has served as principle investigator or methodology/statistics expert in many of those projects. 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Please include your name, student ID number, and degree program with any correspondence.ĭr. IBM SPSS version 27 Installation and Registration (Mac).IBM SPSS version 27 Installation and Registration (PC/Windows).Instructions for Installing and Registering IBM SPSS Software Please use the license code that applies to your version of SPSS. Note that each version of SPSS has a different license code. If you are currently using v.25 and would prefer to continue using it, feel free to simply update your expired license. ![]() SPSS version 27 is supported on the following operating systems: Walden is pleased to offer SPSS version 27 this year. The codes will be valid until March 31, 2022. Click here to read the instructions for updating an expired license. As of March 31, 2021, your existing license will expire and you will not be able to use the program. 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![]() ![]() Make sure you bring along your UK driving licence, or your passport and debit card. You will also need your bank account number and sort code to set up a direct debit. You will be asked to provide your date of birth, employment details, and UK home address(es) from the last three years for a credit check. Book a collection appointment, and then once you arrive at the store, you’ll be taken through the iPhone Upgrade Program process. You simply change your payment method to this.įor delivery, you’ll need to select “Store pickup” and choose your preferred store. UK time, you will be able to activate your pre-order, and at that point, I’m assured, there will be an iUP option. Tomorrow, when pre-orders go live at 1 p.m. I spoke to Apple to find out how to do it, and it’s a slightly convoluted process but can be done.įirst, set up your pre-order in advance, for now selecting either “Pay in full” or Barclays finance – it doesn’t matter which, because you’re going to change it later. But while you can prepare your pre-order in the Apple Store app, there’s no option there to indicate that you want to do it through the iUP. That being the case, I decided I might as well just join the iPhone Upgrade Program. While I used to buy iPhones every two or three years, lately the company has been making enough camera improvements to hook me every year. That was the question I faced, when admitting to myself that I have now been fully assimilated. ![]() Which raises the obvious question: How does the process work if you want to pre-order the iPhone 13 online or in the app to ensure you get it on day one … ? If you want to join the iPhone Upgrade Program in the UK, you have to visit an Apple Store in person in order to present documents and sign the paperwork. Might be best to have that link open as a plan B. Update: Readers report getting two different stories from Apple – either the same as below, or that you instead have to buy via a specific iUP link. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The thoughtful VR Wear headset design also makes a hole for an earbud cable to fit through, a separate vent so the goggles don’t fog up, and a well-padded eye rest (which may be too big for particularly young users). We like to have plenty of adjustment options like this, because they are a great way to find settings that reduce dizziness and motion sickness. Each lens can be adjusted in four different ways, including focus and interpupillary distance to get just the right fit for the 105-degree field of vision. VR Wear’s family-friendly headset fits screen sizes up to 6.5 inches, so it’s compatible with even the largest iPhones. Miniverse is a strong system that becomes even more involved when you sign up for the newsletter. Most are free or only a couple of bucks, so your risks are fairly low-cost. Categories include classroom-friendly education apps, short games, YouTube 360 videos, and other options. Instead, Merge provides a dedicated website, Merge Miniverse, that lists all compatible apps made available on Apple’s App Store. This allows you to hold the headset like binoculars and enjoy dual-controller experiences that so many phone apps require.Ĭurious about Merge VR‘s compatible apps? There’s no app-based store. These same two buttons replace hand controls so you can interact with the experience by pressing down on these buttons. You can adjust the lens-eye distance by sliding two spring-based buttons mounted on top. This friendly design approach influences the Merge’s compatibility, with a generous phone slot that holds most iOS and Android smartphones. The materials consist of a flexible-but-durable foam substance that is both lightweight and resistant to bumps and drops. It’s easy to use and offers clever features that support many different VR experiences, especially for families and kids. Merge VR is our top choice for iPhone-based VR experiences. The good news here is that you won’t spend gobs of money to feed your VR appetite. To determine if a specific headset supports your device, try VR Test Ninja.įinally, many headsets listed below rely on Google Cardboard-based apps, ditching proprietary VR-specific app shops. Some models only support specific iPhone sizes, while others may require a sensor not included in your phone. ![]() We also list five additional options that may be a better starting point for your mobile VR journey.īefore you embark, be sure to pay attention to device compatibility. Our current pick for the best VR headset for the iPhone is the family-friendly Merge VR. They’re affordable, equipped with a slot to cradle your phone, and support many VR apps and games. If you want to sample virtual reality (VR) without spending loads of cash, a VR headset built for smartphones is the best option. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() But it does hold up the roof, and we avoid the American cliche of a loud and sensational collapse, with everyone scurrying to safety. ![]() It has a pillar on its porch that is almost rotted through, and they gingerly push it a little, back and forth, showing how precariously it holds up the roof. ''Probably just dust bunnies,'' says their father, but there is an old nanny who has been hired to look after them, and she confides that they are ''soot sprites,'' which like abandoned houses, and will pack up and leave when they hear the sound of laughter.Ĭonsider the way the children first approach the house. When Mei and Satsuki let light into the gloom, they get just a glimpse of little black fuzzy dots scurrying to safety. But not haunted in the American sense, with ghosts or fearsome creatures. When they ask a neighbor boy how to find their new house, we see, but they don't, that he makes a face. Their mother is ill does illness exist in American animation? It has a strong and loving father, in contrast to the recent Hollywood fondness for bad or absent fathers. The film is about two girls, not two boys or a boy and a girl, as all American animated films would be. Their mother, who is sick, has been moved to a hospital in this district. As the story opens, their father is driving them to their new house, near a vast forest. The movie tells the story of two young sisters, Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe. They also have an unforced realism in the way they notice details early in ''Totoro,'' for example, the children look at a little waterfall near their home, and there on the bottom, unremarked, is a bottle someone threw into the stream. Miyazaki's films are above all visually enchanting, using a watercolor look for the backgrounds and working within the distinctive Japanese anime tradition of characters with big round eyes and mouths that can be as small as a dot or as big as a cavern. ![]() Of his nine other major films, those best known in the U.S. His ''Princess Mononoke'' (1999) outgrossed ''Titanic'' in Japan, and his newest film, ''Spirited Away'' (2002), outgrossed ''Mononoke'' when it was released in July 2001. Miyazaki is the ''Japanese Disney,'' it's said, although that is a little unfair, since Walt Disney was more producer and visionary than animator, and Miyazaki rolls up his sleeves and draws his films himself. ![]() Miyazaki has not until very recently used computers to help animate his films they are drawn a frame at a time, the classic way, with the master himself contributing tens of thousands of the frames.Īnimation is big business in Japan, commanding up to a quarter of the box office some years. Remarkable that ''Totoro'' and Takahata's ''Grave of the Fireflies,'' now both in my Great Movies selection, were released on the same double bill in 1988. This is one of the lovingly hand-crafted works of Hayao Miyazaki, often called the greatest of the Japanese animators, although his colleague at the Ghibli Studios, Isao Takahata, may be his equal. ![]() ![]() In addition, most reports on the performance of Arabic OCR systems are in terms of the general, standard performance measurement of character accuracy, such as in Dahi et al. Evaluating the performance of Arabic OCR systems is also challenging as no standard dataset is available nor is a set of performance metrics freely available to the community of Arabic OCR developers ( Al-Muhtaseb and Qahwaji, 2011 Abdelraouf et al., 2008 Al-Badr and Mahmoud, 1995 Ahmad et al., 2016). Consequently, as these performance tests are statistically invalid, they cannot be used to compare the performance between Arabic OCR systems ( Margner and El Abed, 2009). Moreover, the performance assessments of Arabic OCR systems are only reported by their developers: their results are derived from different datasets that might be small or might be used in developing the systems ( Al-Badr and Mahmoud, 1995 Alginahi, 2013). To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no established work has gauged the current progress in the enhancement of Arabic OCR in terms of the challenges of Arabic script. In addition, exploring Arabic OCR systems in relation to their sensitivity to different levels of page quality may not be adequate in fairly assessing their success, as some OCR systems include a combination of image enhancement techniques. However, the study by these authors only investigated the effectiveness of input quality images on the performance of Arabic OCR systems. A more recent empirical study provides a comparative evaluation of the most common Arabic OCR systems ( Saber et al., 2016). However, as these studies were conducted in 1999, over 17 years ago, they do not reflect current progress in the field of Arabic OCR development ( Alginahi, 2013). For instance, two studies provide an evaluation of two Arabic OCR systems ( Kanungo et al., 1999a, 1999b). Furthermore, evaluating OCR performance contributes to monitoring progress in OCR system development, analysing the effectiveness of OCR systems, identifying open areas and providing a scientific explanation for the performance of OCR systems ( Kanungo et al., 1999a Mihov et al., 2005).ĭespite the significance of Arabic OCR system performance evaluation, relatively little work has been published on empirical analysis of the effectiveness of Arabic OCR systems. To produce an efficient Arabic OCR system, effective performance evaluation of current OCR systems is essential. Therefore, research is being undertaken seeking more solutions for Arabic OCR systems ( Parvez and Mahmoud, 2013 Slimane et al., 2013). Moreover, a character might have up to four different shapes in relation to its position in a word. Arabic script is written cursively through a baseline and contains loop-shaped characters, zigzag-shaped characters, dot characters and diacritics. ![]() Figure 1 illustrates the characteristics of Arabic printed text that contribute to the inadequate development of Arabic script recognition. Therefore, this study will deal only with Arabic printed text. Although handwritten script is significantly more challenging than printed Arabic text for OCR, Arabic printed text OCR still poses significant challenges ( Alghamdi et al., 2016). Previous research on text recognition has focused primarily on Latin scripts, such as English and Chinese, and it has not been until the last two decades that recognition of non-Latin scripts, such as Arabic, have been researched ( Alginahi, 2013). ![]() In each stage, specific techniques are applied for more details, see Khorsheed (2002). Generally, the process for developing OCR systems involves five stages: pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, classification and post-processing. ![]() This technique is highly desirable in various real-world applications, such as digitising learning resources to assist visually impaired people, bank cheque processing and mail sorting ( Alginahi, 2013 Al-Badr and Mahmoud, 1995). Optical character recognition (OCR) is a technique that aims to automatically convert a machine-printed or handwritten text image into an editable text format ( Alghamdi et al., 2016). The full terms of this licence may be seen at Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. ![]() Published in PSU Research Review: An International Journal. Copyright © 2017, Mansoor Alghamdi and William Teahan License ![]() ![]() NCSExpert=Programming of modules and CKM. This has a wire inside that shorts pins 17 (K) and 20 (K), and connects them to 7 (L).ĮDIABAS=The communication layer to the car Since you will probably want the full suite of modules INPA software offers, you need a BMW 16 pin to 20 pin adaptor. You will not at any time speak OBD2 to the car. OBD2.7 and OBD.17 carries the DME/EGS DS2 and gimped OBD2. OBD2.8 and OBD1.20 carry BMW's 1 wire DS2. Handily both K lines can be shorted to get a simple OBD2 K USB adaptor to work. If you want the ABS, Airbag or anything else, you need both K lines found on the round connector. If you want to talk to the engine and gearbox you only need the K line found on the 16 pin connector. Which connector do you need for your E39/E46 with the 16 and 20 pin socket? KOMBI Tonyday - No 1999 323i Joylove No 1997 328iĪBS/ASC Tonyday - No 1999 323i Joylove No 1997 328i IanS- Yes 1996 EVOĪirbag Can't remember Tonyday - Yes 1999 323i ![]() ![]() If you don't have the 2nd K line on your pre 1999, you can tap into it behind the instrument cluster if you wish. Your car may differ on the 16 pin connector if it is post 1999. The car in this case is a 1999 and has both the 20 pin and 16 pin OBD diagnostics. Why two lines? Possibly for data rate, possibly to keep non-BMW garages from interfacing with anything other than the legal minimum DME and EGS. It's called the KKL since there are 2 K lines. As such any BMW (OBD1 or OBD2) is not dierctly compatible with RS232, either in baud or signalling levels, and could damage your PC's RS232 port if directly connected. L line is an Rx line needed by modules on older cars. The K line is a bi-directional serial bus with a 9.6kbaud data rate. This guide is for the KKL cars E46/E39/X5/X3/Z4 etc. You will need a faster adaptor than the cheapo VAGCOM ones. The latest cars (2007+) use K-CAN that runs at 100-500kbps and supports legacy 9600baud OBD2 for very bssic error code-only diagnostics. This device supports the old school RxD and TxD link fitted to those cars for those modules. Your 1994-2000 E36 from any country will need an ADS adaptor to access the KOMBI and ABS plus others. DME and EGS on one, everything else on the other. TxD was repurposed to bidirectional duties. ![]() The E34/E36 needed a two wire serial link but at the 1996 E36 facelift some modules (DME, HVAC and others) got the DS2 port upgraded to a 1 wire K line that works with a VAGCOM lead.įrom E46/E39 the RxD L line was redundant and all modules went to a single K line interface for DS2 and OBD2. The generic ODB2 system runs alongside the DS2 system on the same K line pins in either connector, and continues to do so to until at least 2008.Īll modules continue to support DS2 messaging after OBD2 was forced upon them and still do today. They started with US E36 in 1996 for two modules DME and EGS adding TxD2 to the 20 pin and 16 pin connector.ĮU Z3 and E36 compact added the OBD2 error code support after 1999ish. As the 90's rolled on they could Tx and Rx on the same wire starting with the DME and EGS, and by the late 90's all modules had been redesigned to be K line only for the E39/E46. ![]() Tx and Rx data was kept separate and clocked slowly. E34/E36 were designed in the late 80's when RS232 was cutting edge. Think about it from the view of the module makers. They then smeared in a 1 wire K line for bidirectional communications during the E36, completing with the E46 being fully K line only. Until then everything had worked on K and L line, TxD and RxD, using RTS/DTS to signal the adaptor. Basically DS2 is an extended command set.īMW added alongside their fully featured DS2 system an OBD2 system on the 90's cars. Here's how I did it using cheap USB interfaces. It lets me read fault codes, live engine statistics on a per cylinder basis and reset engine adaptations after repairs. The hardware side will not be EU E36 compatible for KOMBI, ABS, ASC. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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