![]() That means that the B end of the bond has more than its fair share of electron density and so becomes slightly negative. What happens if B is slightly more electronegative than A?ī will attract the electron pair rather more than A does. This sort of bond could be thought of as being a "pure" covalent bond - where the electrons are shared evenly between the two atoms. The electrons are actually in a molecular orbital, and are moving around all the time within that orbital. Note: It's important to realise that this is an average picture. You will find this sort of bond in, for example, H 2 or Cl 2 molecules. To get a bond like this, A and B would usually have to be the same atom. If the atoms are equally electronegative, both have the same tendency to attract the bonding pair of electrons, and so it will be found on average half way between the two atoms. Each atom may be forming other bonds as well as the one shown - but these are irrelevant to the argument. What happens if two atoms of equal electronegativity bond together?Ĭonsider a bond between two atoms, A and B. Fluorine (the most electronegative element) is assigned a value of 4.0, and values range down to caesium and francium which are the least electronegative at 0.7. The Pauling scale is the most commonly used. If you are interested in electronegativity in an organic chemistry context, you will find a link at the bottom of this page.Įlectronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons. It looks at the way that electronegativity differences affect bond type and explains what is meant by polar bonds and polar molecules. ![]() ![]() This page explains what electronegativity is, and how and why it varies around the Periodic Table.
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![]() In terms of field of view, neither headset comes out on top. ![]() In return, PSVR 2 games shine with better black levels and contrast thanks to the OLED display. With Playstation VR 2, you have to adjust the VR headset carefully to get the best image. Meta Quest 3 has the best lenses of any VR headset today, providing an incredibly clear image right up to the edges. However, no exclusive titles have been announced for the new VR headset yet. In contrast, Meta owns several VR studios and is co-funding more than 100 new titles that are currently in development for the Quest platform, including the upcoming Assassin's Creed Nexus VR and Asgard's Wrath 2. There's a lack of major first or second party titles, and Sony's commitment to the platform has been disappointing so far. It remains to be seen how Sony's VR platform will develop in terms of software over the coming years. In return, Meta Quest 3 comes with more than 500 native games, apps, and experiences in the Meta Quest Store, as well as access to the vast PC VR library via cable or Wi-Fi. The Playstation Store offers around 100 VR titles to date. However, graphically demanding titles such as Gran Turismo 7, Resident Evil Village, No Man's Sky, and the PSVR 2 exclusive Horizon Call of the Mountain are only available and possible on Playstation VR 2. That's also due to Quest 3's higher quality lenses that provide a much clearer image and a new chip that renders VR games at 30% higher resolution than Quest 2 by default. For most games, however, the graphical differences between Quest 3 and PSVR 2 are not as big as they were between Quest 2 and PSVR 2. The Playstation VR 2, on the other hand, offers much more processing power for higher resolutions and more detailed game environments due to the horsepower of the PS5. ![]() However, with a price tag of over $3000, the Apple Vision Pro is beyond the budget of most consumers.Ĭheck your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. I give an overview of the advantages of PC VR in the linked article.Īpple will also release a VR headset in early 2024. Note, however, that setting up and using PC VR can be more cumbersome than using these devices in standalone mode, and may require technical knowledge. If you own a gaming PC and want to play PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx, you can do so with both Quest 2 and 3, and either wired or wirelessly. In fact, there are reports that Meta will soon replace it with an updated model for the same price (see Should you buy Quest 2 or Quest 3 – or just wait and see?) If this is too much for your budget, you can get a Meta Quest 2 for $300, but keep in mind that the Quest 2 may be outdated in a year or two. I discuss other important differences between these platforms below. The most significant difference between these devices is that Sony's VR headset requires a Playstation 5 and cable, while Quest 3 is a standalone device that needs no external device or cable to run. This year saw the release of two next-generation consumer headsets, Playstation VR 2 and Meta Quest 3.īoth cost about the same: Playstation VR 2 $550, and Quest 3 $500.
![]() However, you'll only find trash in these waters, and only water-specific insects will spawn in the meantime. This deceptive island looks normal with a small curving river in the center backed by cliffs above it, as it flows to the left out to sea. While it doesn't offer any special draws, and is difficult to navigate without constantly using a Ladder and Vaulting Pole, it can be useful for getting cliff-specific fish or Sturgeons. The island is special in that only water-specific insects and dragonflies will spawn on this island.Īn island with normal resources, it is comprised of a high river dumping down into a lower elevation with several diverging paths - two waterfalls ending in small pools, and a third leading to the sea on the right. This special island is comprised of a fairly large curving river that begins on a cliff in the top right before making a "c" shape down and out to the sea on the right side. Bugs: Dragonflies, Water Beetles, Pondskaters. ![]() Trees: Hardwood Trees, Native Fruit Trees, Coconut Trees.Because of this, you'll want to be sure to progress things by getting Blathers into your town so you'll have the Shovel and Vaulting Pole, and keep taking on tasks for Tom Nook until you get the Ladder as well - otherwise you stand to lose out on materials out of reach.Īlmost every island you visit will include the following: This can mean some islands will have rivers, cliffs, or be completely flat. However, don't expect to always find something new or not native to your own island each time you visit a Mystery Island - but you might get lucky!Įach island you travel to will be slightly different in a number of ways. Since your island can only produce so many resources per day, Mystery Islands are a great way to get more wood, iron, and stone if your own trees and rocks have been tapped out. There is even the chance you may find a random villager also on the island, and talking to them can mean inviting them to come to your island as a permanent resident. You can take all these items and creatures back home with you. These small deserted islands are full of trees, flowers, and other items. ![]() You'll then be taken on a flight to a random island. Once you have a Nook Miles Ticket, head to Dodo Airlines and present it when asking to take a flight. “When Adobe first approached us about connecting Captivate 9 to SCORM Cloud for testing, we were really impressed. One click handles all of that and gives you immediate insight into how your course will play in an LMS. No more downloading/ uploading/overwriting/versioning steps. With just one click, you can automagically see your content play in SCORM Cloud. Now you can directly preview courses you build in Adobe Captivate 9 on SCORM Cloud to see how it behaves within an LMS player, without the hassle of uploading the content to your LMS for testing. That’s why we’re super excited about a recent collaboration with Adobe that integrates SCORM Cloud directly with Adobe Captivate 9 for testing. We see about 70,000 courses uploaded to SCORM Cloud each month so authors can make sure that what they created actually behaves as they expect in the SCORM player. ![]() Testing how content will behave in an LMS before you hand it off to your client can help identify unexpected behaviors and allows you to correct them before those issues are out in the wild. And it gets more complicated when you consider how your content will behave in the LMS that ultimately delivers it to your learners. From subject matter expertise to instructional design and more, creating quality content is hard. Senior Product Manager – Adobe CaptivateĪ lot goes into building an elearning course. With the SCORM Cloud now integrated within Adobe Captivate 9, our users can now validate their eLearning content easily” “When we were looking out for partners to validate content created with Adobe Captivate, Rustici Software was the automatic choice. ![]() Helping eLearning applications play well together with integratable software products and full featured applications. Our software can help you every step of the way in your eLearning continuum Find out more ![]() ![]() Since the probabilities for each value of x will likely not all be the same, we can apply the weighted average formula. In statistics, you will often encounter a discrete probability distribution that has values for x and their associated probabilities. If the test scores are 75, 90, and 88, the quiz average is 70, and the homework grade is 86, the weighted average is as follows:Ĭompare this to a non-weighted average of (75 + 90 + 88 + 70 + 86) / 5 = 81.8 To calculate the average, you multiply the percentage by the grades and add them together. Each of the three exams is worth 25 percent of the grade, the quizzes are worth 15 percent, and the homework assignments are worth 10 percent. Typically, we present the weights in the form of a percentage or (in statistics) a probability of occurrence.įor example, let's suppose that exams, quizzes, and homework assignments all contribute to a class's grade. Sometimes it may be a really significant difference - like a grade difference or even whether you pass or fail your course.īut what does it mean? To figure out how to calculate a weighted average, we need to know the weight of each value. Then we don't take the credits into account, and we divide the sum of grades by its total number. Let's compare this result to an average that is not weighted. We may write the whole weighted average formula as: So, for our example, it's equal to 44.6/13 = 3.43 Divide the sum by the total number of credits.Take the value assigned to the grade and multiply it by the number of credits.4 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 13, that was a really easy step. Now that we have all the information, we can have a look at how to calculate the GPA using a weighted average method: So from the table, we know that A = 4.0, B = 3.0, and C+ = 2.3. ![]() My son successfully tested for the gifted program for Sunset Elementary with Dr. Calbeck will reach out to schedule the best time and day with you based on availability and your schedule. Or testing might be simply an IQ test to determine eligibility for gifted placement, or to diagnose reading, writing, or math learning disabilities and for consideration for special education placement. Register your child for our gifted testing program. Testing might consist of doing a Full Battery of interviews, an IQ test, academic achievement tests, reading tests parent, child and teacher questionnaires and psychological performance tests which get at the young person’s emotional concerns and pinpoint areas of trouble and ways to address them. A true gifted child does not require preparation to ace the test. Answer: Gifted tests are not pass/fail tests. Grettel Martinez Psychologist in Miami, FL. From start to finish, depending on my workload I can guarantee having a testing report in between 2 and 4 weeks. Parents need to take their ego out of gifted testing and allow the child to shine on their own. The public school system often cannot perform needed testing rapidly because they are overwhelmed with the amount of need. Another example of a situation in which it was useful to test an adolescent occurred when a colleague treating an adolescent referred his patient to clarify whether the young man suffered from a serious psychiatric disorder which ran in his family. I encounter reminders of the usefulness of psychological testing for children and adolescents in various situations: when a patient tells me that her daughter, now in her 20s and repeatedly failing in college math classes, was never tested to determine if she had a math learning disability for which she could have received educational accommodations, including extra time on tests or when parents and teachers cannot tell whether a child cannot pay attention in class because of an attention deficit or because of hidden underlying anxiety when parents and teachers cannot tell why a child seems unmotivated to do well academically. Learn More About Gifted Testing List Your Practice Parent Gifted Resource List Home. ![]() Senior vp/deputy general counsel/chief compliance officer, Warner Music Group ![]() Senior vp/chief counsel, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law, Warner Music Group ![]() Senior vp/deputy general counsel, Warner Music Group Senior vp/head of digital legal affairs, Warner Music Group Senior vp/head of litigation/associate general counsel, Warner Music Group “Even in 2023, I think it’s important that we reinforce and support the rule of law as it applies to copyright and the artists’ ability to be compensated for their work.” That will continue, he says, as technology evolves, especially in “the AI discussion.” Harleston stresses the importance of “how we address these innovations in a way that’s supportive of the music community.”Įxecutive vp/general counsel, Warner Music Group In August, the major labels, including UMG, settled a yearslong lawsuit against internet service provider Bright House and its corporate parent, Charter Communications, over the ISP’s liability for users uploading copyrighted works without permission - “a good old-fashioned copyright infringement case,” Harleston says. General counsel/executive vp of business and legal affairs, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp/chief compliance officer and employment counsel, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of business and legal affairs and east coast label business development, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of digital business affairs, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of business and legal affairs/head of litigation, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp/head of commercial transactions for business and legal affairs, Universal Music Group Previn Warren of the law firm Motley Rice expresses his concern succinctly: “This may be an existential moment for artists, not just the industry that supports them.” -BILL DONAHUE and THOM DUFFY Now it seems that AI is using that originality to replace human art.” After all, copyright statutes were created to incentivize artists to create new works by protecting originality. “This also gives rise to a number of copyright issues that will have to be resolved. “Because the music industry was built substantially on the creative contribution from recording artists and songwriters, the concern is that AI-generated songs could take up space in the competitive market for music consumption and replace career artists,” says Craig Marshall, an equity partner of Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light. One topic, which was hardly mentioned a year ago, came up repeatedly: the rise of generative artificial intelligence, a technology that can create new content by drawing from existing data. We also asked attorneys what is the most pressing concern facing the music business in 2023. For this year’s Top Music Lawyers report, Billboard asked them not only about their clients and achievements but also about the balance of power in our industry and how it might further shift to those who truly drive its success - artists and songwriters. But they also take time to reflect on the broader state of the music business. Billboard Women in Music 2023 List RevealedĪttorneys on this list took part in battles involving the originality of the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” in a case that was settled in December without a final ruling Ed Sheeran singing in a London courtroom to successfully prove he didn’t steal “Shape of You” from an earlier song Dua Lipa facing not one but two copyright suits over her smash hit “Levitating,” the top Billboard Hot 100 song of 2021 Young Thug and Gunna’s indictment in a gang-related case that cited rap lyrics to back state charges and Cardi B taking the stand to convince a jury to dismiss claims, including privacy violation, from a California man whose back tattoo was Photoshopped onto the cover of her 2016 mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1.Ĭatalog sales continued to grow both more popular and richer, as 2023’s top attorneys advised on the transfer of publishing or recording rights from creators such as Justin Bieber, Brad Paisley, Sonny Rollins and the estates of Juice WRLD, Leonard Cohen and McKinley “Muddy Waters” Morganfield, to name a few.Ĭlearly, attorneys stay busy. 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Somewhere along the way from being a little boy who loved going to the beach and playing rugby, running and being very active, the focus went to an obsession over my bank balance growing. It was all about how many boats, how many cars, how many watches-all about stuff. JOE CROSS: I came from a world of finance. What made you want to switch to a more plant-based diet? When you filmed Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, you were living with a painful autoimmune condition as well. It’s incredible what happens-the transformation that takes place. In the first, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, you come to America, rather obese, and decide to only drink fruits and vegetables for 60 days. Watching all three of them was quite an intense process. Cross’ words of wisdom: “Love yourself and love your plants.”ĬRISTINA CUOMO: Naturalist writer Wendell Berry said, “People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food,” which is very evident in each of your films. The Best Network Scanning Application Available If you want to know what's going on in your local network - iNet Networks Scanner gives you a profound answer. iNet Pro will be updated on a regular basis as before. DNS-Querys, Traceroute, Whois lookup etc. We will implement by time more network monitoring tools, e. The modularisized structure of iNet allows to add more features and scanning methods in the future. The device info in iNet shows some information related to your iPhone or iPod touch, e. For all detected open ports the service using this port is displayed by its real name (if available). iNet detects wether a port is open or closed. 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