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On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home?
The terms of your student stipend/scholarship payment agreement will dictate the specifics of the agreement along with the financial institutions involved. Whether or not you'll be able to withdraw in Italy or otherwise transfer student stipend/scholarship funds will depend on what bank holds or issues the funds on your behalf (my intuition is that you'll be able to transfer the funds for a likely steep fine). Furthermore, your student funding agreement almost certainly provides for termination of benefits in the event that you complete school in a shorter time period than predicted, but again, you'll have to look to the terms of the agreement itself.
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On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home?
You would have to check the terms I would imagine, at minimum they would charge you to change the currency from NZD to Euros.
If the money is conditional on your being in school there, they may have other conditions tied to it depending on the source of the scholarship. At a minimum though I would expect a conversion fee to Euros.
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On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home?
I did a PhD. Most people I know who did a PhD either finished in the nick of time (like me) or overran their grant time (sometimes by vast amounts). I know you think you're the sexiest most talented man on earth, but don't count on finishing your PhD in 2 years unless you have already gotten 2 years of solid work in and are changing supervisors/countries for some reason.
1st year of PhD: figuring out wtf you're doing
2nd year of PhD: actual work starts
3rd year of PhD: throw away all the work you did in your second year and start with a better idea.
End of 3rd year/4th year: write thesis in which you somehow try to fit together the work you did in your 2nd and 3rd year into a coherent book.
And as the dudes above me said: the specifics of your grant depend on your agreement. Standard method: they will transfer it to your local bank account and it's up to you to figure out how to get that into Euros. As long as your supervisor and university are okay with you spending summers in Italy, your grant organization will generally not give a shit either.
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If entropy is always increasing, then average potential energy is always decreasing. Total energy stays constant, which means K + U = E. If potential energy is decreasing, then kinetic energy has to be increasing.
If this is true, then where is that kinetic energy increasing (in what form? chemical reactions?).
If the previous is true and the idea that a maximum value of entropy exists (either at or near 0 average potential energy), then would the velocity in the kinetic energy formula move past the speed of light?
If none of the above is true and the decrease in potential energy doesn't have anything to do with an increase in kinetic energy, can someone explain how or why?
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On December 04 2015 06:14 Dark_Chill wrote:
If entropy is always increasing, then average potential energy is always decreasing. Total energy stays constant, which means K + U = E. If potential energy is decreasing, then kinetic energy has to be increasing.
If this is true, then where is that kinetic energy increasing (in what form? chemical reactions?).
If the previous is true and the idea that a maximum value of entropy exists (either at or near 0 average potential energy), then would the velocity in the kinetic energy formula move past the speed of light?
If none of the above is true and the decrease in potential energy doesn't have anything to do with an increase in kinetic energy, can someone explain how or why?
Black holes. That's where all your energy is going. At least initially. If you wait long enough, it'll be even less useful, probably in the form of non-interacting particles like neutrinos shooting around the universe at (near) lightspeed.
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On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home?
1) Yes, you'll be able to transfer them, but international bank transfers are annoyingly complicated and can take some time (up to weeks). Probably cheapest option though. You will also be able to use your NZ bank card, provided it's a master card or visa. Ask the bank when you set up the account. Bear in mind though that withdrawing in IT with a NZ card will give you a crappy rate and/or induce fees.
2) If you return home, almost certainly no. If you almost finish in 2 years and hang around doing very little at work for NZ, and your supervisor is ok with you doing that, then maybe. And as mentioned above, unless you have already done a lot of the work, don't count on finishing early.
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Why did rotary engines in road cars disappear?
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On December 04 2015 06:14 Dark_Chill wrote:
If entropy is always increasing, then average potential energy is always decreasing.
Wait, why? Don't remember the entropy forumla. 
Total energy stays constant, which means K + U = E. If potential energy is decreasing, then kinetic energy has to be increasing.
If this is true, then where is that kinetic energy increasing (in what form? chemical reactions?).
Heat, which is kinetic energy at molecular level.
If the previous is true and the idea that a maximum value of entropy exists (either at or near 0 average potential energy), then would the velocity in the kinetic energy formula move past the speed of light?
No. Kinetic energy goes to infinity as you approach light speed in special relativity (which is why you can reach it), so you can store as much kinetic energy as you want in a single particle of arbitrarily low (but non-zero) mass below speed of light. (Edit: If you were to use the classical kinetic energy formula, then yes, it could, but that formula is only accurate at velocities much smaller than speed of light)
If none of the above is true and the decrease in potential energy doesn't have anything to do with an increase in kinetic energy, can someone explain how or why?
You'd have to copy-paste the entropy formula for me. 
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On December 04 2015 06:08 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home? I did a PhD. Most people I know who did a PhD either finished in the nick of time (like me) or overran their grant time (sometimes by vast amounts). I know you think you're the sexiest most talented man on earth, but don't count on finishing your PhD in 2 years unless you have already gotten 2 years of solid work in and are changing supervisors/countries for some reason. 1st year of PhD: figuring out wtf you're doing 2nd year of PhD: actual work starts 3rd year of PhD: throw away all the work you did in your second year and start with a better idea. End of 3rd year/4th year: write thesis in which you somehow try to fit together the work you did in your 2nd and 3rd year into a coherent book. And as the dudes above me said: the specifics of your grant depend on your agreement. Standard method: they will transfer it to your local bank account and it's up to you to figure out how to get that into Euros. As long as your supervisor and university are okay with you spending summers in Italy, your grant organization will generally not give a shit either.
Thanks, I always like to hear from former students Bear that mine isn't a lab phd, it's basically just me writing stuff on
my laptop.
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On December 04 2015 09:22 SoSexy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2015 06:08 Acrofales wrote:On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home? I did a PhD. Most people I know who did a PhD either finished in the nick of time (like me) or overran their grant time (sometimes by vast amounts). I know you think you're the sexiest most talented man on earth, but don't count on finishing your PhD in 2 years unless you have already gotten 2 years of solid work in and are changing supervisors/countries for some reason. 1st year of PhD: figuring out wtf you're doing 2nd year of PhD: actual work starts 3rd year of PhD: throw away all the work you did in your second year and start with a better idea. End of 3rd year/4th year: write thesis in which you somehow try to fit together the work you did in your 2nd and 3rd year into a coherent book. And as the dudes above me said: the specifics of your grant depend on your agreement. Standard method: they will transfer it to your local bank account and it's up to you to figure out how to get that into Euros. As long as your supervisor and university are okay with you spending summers in Italy, your grant organization will generally not give a shit either. Thanks, I always like to hear from former students Bear that mine isn't a lab phd, it's basically just me writing stuff on my laptop.
I did one in theoretical physics, which is also only computer (and blackboard) work. While it isn't as frequent to have PhDs go on for twice the scheduled time as for wet-lab PhDs, it is still very rare that people finish in two thirds of the time. I had a colleague that finished in around 3.5 years (or even slightly less?) of the scheduled 4 we had in Sweden at the time, but that's the only one finishing early by any significant margin I've heard of. If a project is going well, they tend to just extend the scoop rather than cutting the PhD short. Maybe it's different in your field though, I don't know, but I would be a bit surprised.
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On December 04 2015 09:32 Cascade wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2015 09:22 SoSexy wrote:On December 04 2015 06:08 Acrofales wrote:On December 04 2015 05:33 SoSexy wrote:
I go to nz; they pay me each month (phd scholarship). When I return home for summer, can I move those money on an italian bank account/withdraw them in italy?
Second question: if expected phd completion time is 3 years and you finish in 2, will they pay you the spare year even if you return home? I did a PhD. Most people I know who did a PhD either finished in the nick of time (like me) or overran their grant time (sometimes by vast amounts). I know you think you're the sexiest most talented man on earth, but don't count on finishing your PhD in 2 years unless you have already gotten 2 years of solid work in and are changing supervisors/countries for some reason. 1st year of PhD: figuring out wtf you're doing 2nd year of PhD: actual work starts 3rd year of PhD: throw away all the work you did in your second year and start with a better idea. End of 3rd year/4th year: write thesis in which you somehow try to fit together the work you did in your 2nd and 3rd year into a coherent book. And as the dudes above me said: the specifics of your grant depend on your agreement. Standard method: they will transfer it to your local bank account and it's up to you to figure out how to get that into Euros. As long as your supervisor and university are okay with you spending summers in Italy, your grant organization will generally not give a shit either. Thanks, I always like to hear from former students Bear that mine isn't a lab phd, it's basically just me writing stuff on my laptop. I did one in theoretical physics, which is also only computer (and blackboard) work. While it isn't as frequent to have PhDs go on for twice the scheduled time as for wet-lab PhDs, it is still very rare that people finish in two thirds of the time. I had a colleague that finished in around 3.5 years (or even slightly less?) of the scheduled 4 we had in Sweden at the time, but that's the only one finishing early by any significant margin I've heard of. If a project is going well, they tend to just extend the scoop rather than cutting the PhD short. Maybe it's different in your field though, I don't know, but I would be a bit surprised.
In my former lab, the earliest someone finished his phD was 2.5 years, and the guy was a fucking genius. So to say, asking how early you can finish is utopic ^^ There is always a point somewhere in your second second year when you realize everything you did before in plain stupid and need to be redone. Luckily for me it was early into my second year :p
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Guess I'll post again here in 2 years and keep you updated
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Why does the recoil of a weapon always make the weapon go up and never go down?
I have one answer I came up with myself but not sure if its correct. The centre of gravity of the weapon is below the barrel,and then force of the recoil on the upper side of the barrel exerts a torgue.
If this is the reason, then a weapon where the centre of gravity is inside the barrel should not move upwards when firing on automatic right?
And if all this is correct, then if you would hold a weapon upside down then the recoil would make the barrel turn lower?
@below:hmm thx that makes sense I guess.
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On December 04 2015 23:49 Rassy wrote:
Why does the recoil of a weapon always make the weapon go up and never go down?
I have one answer I came up with myself but not sure if its correct. The centre of gravity of the weapon is below the barrel,and then force of the recoil on the upper side of the barrel exerts a torgue.
If this is the reason, then a weapon where the centre of gravity is inside the barrel should not move upwards when firing on automatic right?
And if all this is correct, then if you would hold a weapon upside down then the recoil would make the barrel turn lower?
Recoil makes the gun move backwards, not upwards. Its the person holding the gun who moves "up" since he is not pulling the trigger with his crotch. Force pushes the top half of the human body which causes the wielder to angle the gun upwards as his feet form a fulcrum.
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On December 05 2015 00:37 Thieving Magpie wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2015 23:49 Rassy wrote:
Why does the recoil of a weapon always make the weapon go up and never go down?
I have one answer I came up with myself but not sure if its correct. The centre of gravity of the weapon is below the barrel,and then force of the recoil on the upper side of the barrel exerts a torgue.
If this is the reason, then a weapon where the centre of gravity is inside the barrel should not move upwards when firing on automatic right?
And if all this is correct, then if you would hold a weapon upside down then the recoil would make the barrel turn lower? Recoil makes the gun move backwards, not upwards. Its the person holding the gun who moves "up" since he is not pulling the trigger with his crotch. Force pushes the top half of the human body which causes the wielder to angle the gun upwards as his feet form a fulcrum.
Yeah, there are a lot of pivot points in recoil. There's the rotation around the centre of mass (com) of the gun as you say, the rotation in the hand of the wielder, the rotation of the wielder around his/her com, and wielders rotation around the contact point with the ground. I assume the first two rotations are the dominating effects for a hand gun, but I am no expert. Anyway, all for rotations will turn the gun up from the recoil, as the momentum of the barrel goes above all the four pivot points (possibly guns com excepted, don't know).
To figure out, go to the driving range and shot some gangster style. Does the recoil push the aim up or sideways?
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If I water my tree with chocolate milk, will it grow up big and strong?
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not a stupid Q but had nowhere else to ask.
I'm trying to find the really entertaining blogs by a user again, I just remember his hilarious southern stories and hobo dad that made the actual homeless guy help pay his dad some change to pay off the bill...anyone know what blogs i'm talking about?
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On December 05 2015 02:59 Cascade wrote:Show nested quote +On December 05 2015 00:37 Thieving Magpie wrote:On December 04 2015 23:49 Rassy wrote:
Why does the recoil of a weapon always make the weapon go up and never go down?
I have one answer I came up with myself but not sure if its correct. The centre of gravity of the weapon is below the barrel,and then force of the recoil on the upper side of the barrel exerts a torgue.
If this is the reason, then a weapon where the centre of gravity is inside the barrel should not move upwards when firing on automatic right?
And if all this is correct, then if you would hold a weapon upside down then the recoil would make the barrel turn lower? Recoil makes the gun move backwards, not upwards. Its the person holding the gun who moves "up" since he is not pulling the trigger with his crotch. Force pushes the top half of the human body which causes the wielder to angle the gun upwards as his feet form a fulcrum. Yeah, there are a lot of pivot points in recoil. There's the rotation around the centre of mass (com) of the gun as you say, the rotation in the hand of the wielder, the rotation of the wielder around his/her com, and wielders rotation around the contact point with the ground. I assume the first two rotations are the dominating effects for a hand gun, but I am no expert. Anyway, all for rotations will turn the gun up from the recoil, as the momentum of the barrel goes above all the four pivot points (possibly guns com excepted, don't know). To figure out, go to the driving range and shot some gangster style. Does the recoil push the aim up or sideways?
Yup, Wouldn't advise going to a driving range to figure this out though, probably a shooting range  (might not even want to do it there as they may kick you off for not handling the weapon with due care.
Has there ever been a case where an adult with children thought Santa was real and woke up disappointed on Christmas morning to find out he hadn't delivered their kids any presents?
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On December 05 2015 12:57 parkufarku wrote:
not a stupid Q but had nowhere else to ask.
I'm trying to find the really entertaining blogs by a user again, I just remember his hilarious southern stories and hobo dad that made the actual homeless guy help pay his dad some change to pay off the bill...anyone know what blogs i'm talking about?
KING CHARLIE :D
Amazing paint drawings.
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On December 05 2015 14:37 corumjhaelen wrote:Show nested quote +On December 05 2015 12:57 parkufarku wrote:
not a stupid Q but had nowhere else to ask.
I'm trying to find the really entertaining blogs by a user again, I just remember his hilarious southern stories and hobo dad that made the actual homeless guy help pay his dad some change to pay off the bill...anyone know what blogs i'm talking about? KING CHARLIE :D Amazing paint drawings.
yeah that was it thx
edit: what happened to his older blogs? i can't see them for some reason
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