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Tips to Reduce Hard Drive Usage
Here are some tips on how to reduce the amount of hard drive space for mail:
- If you are on IMAP, unsubscribe from folders that are infrequently used by selecting "Subscribe..." from File menu.
- Delete older messages that are no longer needed.
- Empty your Trash and Junk folders.
- Periodically compact your folders by selecting "Compact Folders" from the File menu. Additionally, you can set thresholds for when folders should be automatically compressed by going to Preferences|Options / Advanced / Network & Disk Space / and set a lower number for compacting.
- You can prevent message bodies from being indexed on an account-by-account basis. Go to Preferences|Options / Accounts / [your account] / Local Storage and deselect indexing for message bodies.
Additionally, if you are using Gmail:
- Limit the number of messages that appear in IMAP folders. This can be adjusted at Gmail on the Web / Settings / Forwarding and IMAP tab / Folder Size Limits. Try setting these limits to a smaller number.
- Unsubscribe from the Gmail "Important" folder if you are not actively using that label.
- Consider unsubscribing from the All Mail folder, and use a different folder for Archiving.
- Consider using Postbox Topics instead of Postbox Labels, as each time you use a Gmail Label it creates another copy of the message in Postbox.


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. A global object system ID (RFC 4122 type UUID, 16 bytes) is generated and stored in the superblock (for example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-4466.55440000).
When the file system eng1673 is mounted on a file server, for example prima-donna: 1. The superblock is read and the file system's name and global object system ID are retrieved. 2. The provider locator service is queried (using LDAP or equiv) to ensure that the file system is not currently mounted. If the file system is already mounted, the mount operation terminates and reports this error condition. (This error may be the result of the file system being cloned for backup purposes and then an attempt is made to mount the backup copy of the file system while the primary is mounted.) 3. The mount point directory is read. This directory, which is specified in the mount request, preferably has the same name as the file system that is being mounted. For example, the mount point directory for eng1673 would preferably be a pathname with the last component being 'eng1673' (such as /remote/eng1673). A. If a file named 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 exists within the /remote/eng1673 directory, the file system has been mounted here before. B. If a file named 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 does not exist, the file system has not been mounted here before. The file '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000' is created at this time, and then a second name eng1673' is created for the file (using a Unix hard link). The file contents may include, for example, the file system's: a. Name, i.e., eng1673, b. global object system ID, i.e., 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000, c. time_of_last_mount, i.e., current time, d. time_of_last_unmount, i.e., -1, and e. forwarding_action, i.e., REFERRAL. 4. The mount operation is performed, thereby "covering" the file named 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 (also named eng1673) that was possibly just created. 5. The provider locator service entry for prima-donna is updated using LDAP or the equivalent: A. the eng1673 value is added to theft name attribute, and B. the 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 value is added to the fs_uuid attribute.
In one method, to unmount the file system eng1673 on file server prima-donna: 1. The network directory service entry for prima-donna is updated: A. the eng1673 value is deleted from the fs_name attribute, and B. the 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 value is deleted from the fs_uuid attribute. 2. The file system is unmounted using normal procedures for this type of file server. (Unmounting the file system "uncovers" the file eng1673.) 3. The file 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-946655440000 is updated with the time_of_last_unmount, i.e., current time.
In a corresponding embodiment, when a file system migrates: 1. The file system is unmounted using the procedure outlined above. 2. The file system is then mounted on a new server (which may be geographically remote) using the procedure outlined above. During the mount operation the file system's new location is registered with the provider locator service.
Later, when a remote client attempts to access a file within the migrated file system using a pre-migration pathname: 1. The DDS service running on prima-donna receives a DDS_CONNECT request targeting a file or directory within the root directory of eng1673. 2. The migration of file system 'eng1673' is detected when: A. the DDS service fails to establish a connection to the targeted file or directory within eng1673 because it does not exist; and B. the file 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 is discovered within the /remote/eng1673 mount point directory. 3. The file 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 (now uncovered) is read and the name is verified to be 'eng1673' and then the forwarding_action and global object system ID values are retrieved. 4. Depending on the forwarding_action, several events may occur: A. REPORT ERROR: The system may return an error message, such as ERROR_FILE_SYSTEM_NOT_MOUNTED. B. REFERRAL: a. The provider locator service may be queried and the IP address (or name) of the server now hosting file system 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-946655440000 is retrieved. b. If the host server's name was retrieved, DNS (or equivalent) may be called to convert the name into an IP address. c. A referral response is dispatched back to the client system and the client transparently redirects the file access request towards to file server currently exporting 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000. C. TUNNEL: a. The provider locator service may be queried and the IP address (or name) of the server now hosting file system 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 is retrieved. b. If the host server's name was retrieved, DNS (or equivalent) is called to convert the name into an IP address. c. The request is forwarded to IP address. d. Any received response is passed back to the client.
Searching Using an Existing File System's API
The preferred method incorporates a search capability in a way that enables unmodified application programs to employ the new capability. The following example illustrates how this is accomplished: 1. On a hal workstation 132, a Windows 2000 workstation, an application program executes the system call: CreateDirectory(lpPathName, lpSecurityAttributes); where lpPathName is a pointer to the string: "X:\Internet\com\inca\!_Search_Results_!(computer OR PDA) AND network", and lpSecurityAttributes is a pointer to a SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES structure. Both the PathName and the SecurityAttributes parameters conform to the Windows 2000 conventions. 2. The hal workstation 132's X: drive is mapped to a DDS portal (a DDS node on the same LAN segment). Therefore, the Windows 2000 Redirector on the hal workstation 132 generates a CIFS CREATE_DIRECTORY request and dispatches it to the DDS portal. The request contains the lpPathName string as the CIFS DirectoryName request parameter. 3. The request arrives at the DDS portal and is processed by DDS's create directory CIFS CIR. Request processing initially proceeds as normal: a. The Internet directory is opened. b. The com directory is opened. c. The inca directory is opened. 4. However, when the!_Search_Results_! pathname component is encountered, the character string is recognized as a special directory name where the roots of parallel namespaces created by searches of the inca domain 102 are anchored (see Navigable Namespaces for Search Results--Parallel Namespaces below).
5. An attempt is made to open the!_Search_Results_! directory, which will exist if prior searches of the inca domain 102 have been performed. 6. The!_Search_Results_! directory is created if it does not already exist. 7. The pathname component following "!_Search_Results_!" is interpreted as a search specification string. The integrated content search mechanism is invoked by an inca domain 102 manager (either inca or aztec) at this point by DDS's CIFS client intercept routine to search the \Internet\com\inca domain according to the search specification. 8. A directory with the name "(computer OR PDA) AND network" is created within the!_Search_Results_! directory. This directory, the root of the parallel namespace created by the search, contains links to the content within the inca domain 102 that satisfy the search criteria. 9. When a search is performed and no content matches the search specification, an error (NON_EXISTENT_DIRECTORY) may be returned or the search root directory may be created. However, it will be empty; indicating that there were no matches for the query.
Extending the Current File System API
Another method of extending standard file system APIs is to define a new function: the search function. The search function's first parameter is a search specification text string, and the remaining parameters are the same as those of the CreateDirectory function. One of those remaining parameters is the pathname of the domain to be searched.
When a search produces results, a directory is created and it is immediately populated with links to the results. The caller opens the new directory and follows the links within to establish connections to objects that satisfied the search criteria.
Content Retrieval Scalability
An integrated content search capability gives file system clients a powerful new tool for locating content. However, placing this tool within easy reach of users (and there are many users

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Sand cat
Latin Name
Felis margarita
A small, fierce predator, the sand cat is roughly the size of a domestic cat, weighing up to 7 pounds. The species has a pale coat with dark stripes on the tail and legs. Long hairs extending from the ears protect the animal's hearing against the sand of its desert environment.
The sand cat can be found from North Africa's Sahara Desert through the Middle East into Central Asia.
The sand cat's isolated, extreme environments make it difficult for scientists to study the species. As a result, its numbers in the wild aren't precisely known. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists them as near-threatened. Lincoln Park Zoo cooperatively manages sand cat populations with other institutions in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
This hardy predator inhabits dry, sandy deserts. It's adapted to withstand temperatures ranging from below freezing to well over 100 F.
Nocturnal hunters, sand cats use their formidable sense of hearing to locate rodents, insects and reptiles beneath the sands. They are known to attack and consume venomous snakes. In turn, they are preyed on by jackals, snakes and owls.
Life History
Excellent diggers, sand cats spend much of the desert day in burrows dug beneath the sand, helping them to stay cool. They rarely drink water, obtaining the moisture they require from prey. The species is solitary, coming together only to breed.
ARKive Media
ARKive image - Juvenile sand catARKive video - Sand cat - overviewARKive image - Sand cat
Lincoln Park Zoo Exhibit


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The term duration refers to the length of time over which the subjective effects of a psychoactive compound manifest themselves. This can be further broken down into (1) total duration (2) onset (3) come up (4) peak (5) offset and (6) after effects. Depending upon the substance consumed, each of these occurs in a separate and continuous fashion.
These are listed and described as follows:
The total duration of a substance can be defined as the amount of time it takes for the effects of a substance to completely wear off into sobriety, starting from the moment the substance is first administered.
The onset phase can be defined as the period until the very first changes in perception (i.e. "first alerts") are able to be detected.
The "come up" phase can be defined as the period between the first noticeable changes in perception and the point of highest subjective intensity. This is colloquially known as "coming up."
The peak phase can be defined as period of time in which the intensity of the substance's effects are at its height.
The offset phase can be defined as the amount of time in between the conclusion of the peak and shifting into a sober state. This is colloquially referred to as "coming down."
The after effects can be defined as any residual effects which may remain after the experience has reached its conclusion. This is colloquially known as a "hangover" or an "afterglow" depending on the substance and usage. It should be noted that the after effects of the substances listed on this site are not included as part of the total duration.


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The city of Cape Town has established that an "extensive algal bloom" was the primary cause of fish dying in the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve last week.
"The extensive algal bloom comprising the species Prymnesium parvum, commonly referred to as "Golden algae", is responsible for the aforementioned conditions," said Belinda Walker yesterday.
Walker, a member of the mayoral committee for economic, enviromental and spatial planning, said the toxins that golden algae produced appeared to have no negative effect on other wildlife, livestock or humans. She said as "a common sense precaution" dead or dying fish should not be consumed.
The city is doing all that it can to monitor the Zandvlei estuary, preserve its biodiversity as well as the integrity of the system, said Walker.

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The founding of AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. in 1993 marked the start of construction work on one of the world's most modern high-tech plants. The company has since developed into one of the country's major exporters and highest-revenue businesses. Last year, Audi Hungaria produced a total of 1,648,030 engines and 38,541 cars. The transport of components between Győr and Ingolstadt by rail is environmentally friendly.
The production site
Győr at a glance
At the Hungarian plant in Győr, AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. develops and manufactures engines for AUDI AG and other companies of the Volkswagen Group. In partnership with the Ingolstadt plant it also assembles the Audi TT Coupé, the Audi TT Roadster, the Audi A3 Cabriolet and the Audi RS 3.
Technical Development – state-of-the-art testing technology
At the heart of the 5,000 m2 Technical Centre is the state-of-the-art test rig building. A second construction phase in 2004 doubled both its testing capacity and the number of people who work there. The Engine Development Centre supports engine production with on-site development activities accompanying production. It works for both the engine production area at Audi Hungaria and the engine development operations of AUDI AG.
Production technology and logistics
Thanks to the process chain focus of production and logistics operations, the machined parts leave the line at the precise point at which they are required for assembling the engine. The shipping of materials and engines between Győr and Ingolstadt takes place mainly by rail. 17 train pairs a week run the route. The result is very rapid transit times and environmentally friendly, low-cost transport.
Engine production – almost the entire range
Almost the entire Audi engine range is now built at Győr. Each year, over one million four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines leave the Győr production lines, along with more than 350,000 engines with five, six, ten and twelve cylinders. The Engine Startup Centre in Győr has also been building experimental engines since March 2010.
Vehicle assembly – genuine teamwork
The Győr plant has been building the various models of the Audi TT since 1998. The Audi TT is a genuine collaborative effort: the body shop and paint shop are located at the Audi Ingolstadt plant, and vehicle assembly takes place in a 35,000 m2 hall at the Győr plant. Between April 2001 and April 2003, 36,458 units of the Audi A3 and Audi S3 were also built at Győr. Assembly of the Audi A3 Cabriolet started there in November 2007. Audi Hungaria had built 513,836 cars at Győr up until the end of 2010.
Toolmaking – body components for top models
In mid-2005 the Győr toolmaking shop started pilot production of body components, initially for the Audi RS 4, one year later for the Audi R8, from 2008 for the Audi RS 6 and then from 2010 on for the sixth Audi model – the Audi RS 5.
Sustainability and environmental protection
As a modern company, AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. shares responsibility for the environment, society, the economy and its employees. The EMAS-based environmental management system, which is revalidated annually, was introduced back in 1999. Since 2002, ISO 14001 has been complied with. An energy management system to EN 16001 is in preparation. Audi Hungaria has received multiple awards for its pioneering role in the domain of environmental protection, including the European Union's EMAS Award, the Ökoprofit award and the Central European Environmental Reporting Award.
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Logistics, Supply Chain and Provisioning Support
To maintain readiness, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is charged with the acquisition, receipt, distribution and continuing support of thousands of programs and systems and millions of items, components, parts and assemblies. Procuring, storing and delivering the right items, constructed to the right specifications, to the right customer, in the right quantities is absolutely essential to maintaining readiness.
Unfortunately, the challenges are substantial.
Contract deliverables may be "out of sync" with the provisioning process, provisioning records can be difficult to update and may not be current, and there are widespread problems of incorrect, inconsistent, incomplete and just plain missing data within key acquisition and logistics support systems (e.g. FLIS, SAM, etc.). Together, these challenges make it increasingly difficult to confidently identify what is needed, where it can be obtained, how long it takes to receive it, and how many items should be procured.
Loch Harbour can help. We have a unique blend of insight, skills, and proven tools and processes to quickly examine, assess, repair and significantly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of Logistics and Supply Chain operations for both the government and for the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Suppliers alike.
Our proactive and cost effective tools and processes support improved Inventory Management, Materiel Distribution, and Asset Visibility. We help the government increase readiness, reduce waste, and control costs by providing–
- Constructing and Correcting (Resetting) Parts Lists of Legacy Systems
- Identification of Primary and Alternate Sources of Supply
- Assessment of Parts Commonality (identify other systems utilizing the same part)
- Procurement of Parts / Assemblies


When the bell rings at the end of recess, 10-year-old Jordan Duzenack will be taking the slide to return to class at Big Thompson Elementary School.
"We get to go down the slide instead of having to go downstairs," the fourth-grader said about the built-in, embankment slide that offers quick transportation from the upper playground's playing field to the lower playground filled with brand-new playground equipment.
Jordan and her friends rode the slide a few times after school Thursday on the day it opened to the students as part of the playscape dedication ceremony. Donors and supporters of the first natural playscape at a public school in Larimer County turned out to celebrate the completion of the five-year, $540,000 project.
The playscape integrates hands-on learning and playing in the school's outdoor areas that includes a playground, a playing field and learning centers.
"I think it's a lot better than the other one," said 11-year-old Adam Cagnina about the playground. "The other one had old equipment. This one has new climbing equipment and that spinning thing everyone likes."
The spinning thing is a piece of playground equipment with bars for holding on to while twirling above recycled rubber that is soft in case of accidents or falls. The north side of the playground is separated from the upper playground by the eco-zones climbing wall, which contains the slide and pictorial information about the Colorado mountains and animal life.
"Our ultimate goal is to get kids outdoors and help them have a better understanding of their environment," said Linda Strand, GOCO board member.
The playscape includes five main features, the climbing wall, an outdoor education center, a one-eighth-mile eco trail around the upper playground, a water flume that demonstrates how water interacts with the landscape, and a bioswayle drainage area with native vegetation.The upper playground playing field is made out of recycled rubber turf that replaces the much disliked pea gravel.
"It's fabulous. It's totally safe for kids," said Dawn Hennessy, physical education teacher at the school, adding that the pea gravel limited activity and was the source of injuries. "The kids would slip and fall and would get bloody knees."
Construction on the playscape began on the last day of school in 2013 and was mostly completed by the start of school this year.
"It took tremendous effort to get it all done," said Kerri Rollins, school volunteer. "It's better because it incorporates the natural features of the area surrounding the school. It complements the school's focus on nature and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). And it allows for more imaginative play and learning."
The playscape was funded by a $322,200 grant from GOCO, $50,000 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, $20,000 from the Larimer County Open Lands Program and other sources of funding and in-kind donations from businesses and clubs.
"I like the spinny thing and the bars. The ground is bouncy now, and there's a lot more fun stuff," said Zoe Rollins, a third-grader at the school and daughter of Kerri.


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It isn't really common, but at times you might want to remove a WordPress theme. For example, if you were editing a theme manually and have to revert back to the unedited theme, then you may delete the modified theme and then reinstall the theme as you originally did.
Deleting a WordPress Theme
With the following steps you can delete a WordPress theme:
Step 1: Begin by logging to the WordPress Dashboard.
Step 2: Navigate to Appearance and then themes.
Step 3: If the theme you want to remove is already in use, simply activate a different theme
Step 4: After the theme you want to delete is not activated, look for it and click on Delete.
You might receive a pop up message which requests you to verify that you'd like to remove the them. If you receive this, simply press on OK.
You should then get a confirmation which says your theme was deleted.
This is all you need to know about deleting a WordPress theme!


How much does dust affect the output of my PV system?
Detailed studies have been conducted on this subject, concluding that dust does not have a significant impact on PV systems. This is perhaps surprising, but washing the panels with tap water in places where there is a high concentration of calcium (such as Alice Springs) can actually have a more negative effect than dust. The arrays at the DKA Solar Centre are washed once a year by a specialised company who use a reverse osmosis filtration system to treat their water before using it to wash the solar modules.


Example: Parameterized packages
Parameterized packages prompt you to specify values for command-line parameters when deploying actions. For example, when you deploy an action that uses the Tanium-provided Registry - Set Value package, the Action Deployment page prompts you to enter the Registry Key Name and other key value parameters.
Figure 1: Parameterized package
If you configure the action for periodic redeployment, it becomes a scheduled action. When a scheduled action is based on a parameterized package, the package definition, including the substituted values, is saved in an object called a temporary package. On the endpoint, the Tanium Client runs the temporary package when it has a directive to run the scheduled action that calls it. A scheduled action continues to use the temporary package even if the package from which it was based is updated. Therefore, if a package is updated, and you want the scheduled action to use the updated code, you must re-create the scheduled action.
Package script and command-line parameters
When you configure a parameterized package (see Create a package), the Command specifies a script. The parameters that are coded in the script and the order in which values are specified during action deployment are aligned according to position, not number. In the following example, the script parameters are numbers 0 through 4.
Figure 2: set-value.vbs script parameters
The command-line parameters are numbered $1 through $5.
Figure 3: Command-line parameters
TaaS The Tanium Server encodes parameter data before passing it to the underlying script and the data must have UTF-8 decoding applied before use. The VB script for the Registry - Set Value example in Figure 2 uses an @include to the i18n/UTF8Decode.vbs script. This script ensures that user input in the Tanium Console form is properly encoded when passed to the package script.
'- Begin file: i18n/UTF8Decode.vbs
'========================================
' UTF8Decode
'========================================
' Used to convert the UTF-8 style parameters passed from
' the server to sensors in sensor parameters.
' This function should be used to safely pass non english input to sensors.
'-----
'-----
Function UTF8Decode(str)
 Dim arraylist(), strLen, i, sT, val, depth, sR
 Dim arraysize
 arraysize = 0
 strLen = Len(str)
 for i = 1 to strLen
 sT = mid(str, i, 1)
 if sT = "%" then
 if i + 2 <= strLen then
 Redim Preserve arraylist(arraysize + 1)
 arraylist(arraysize) = cbyte("&H" & mid(str, i + 1, 2))
 arraysize = arraysize + 1
 i = i + 2
 end if
 else
 Redim Preserve arraylist(arraysize + 1)
 arraylist(arraysize) = asc(sT)
 arraysize = arraysize + 1
 end if
 next
 depth = 0
 for i = 0 to arraysize - 1
 Dim mybyte
 mybyte = arraylist(i)
 if mybyte and &h80 then
 if (mybyte and &h40) = 0 then
 if depth = 0 then
 Err.Raise 5
 end if
 val = val * 2 ^ 6 + (mybyte and &h3f)
 depth = depth - 1
 if depth = 0 then
 sR = sR & chrw(val)
 val = 0
 end if
 elseif (mybyte and &h20) = 0 then
 if depth > 0 then Err.Raise 5
 val = mybyte and &h1f
 depth = 1
 elseif (mybyte and &h10) = 0 then
 if depth > 0 then Err.Raise 5
 val = mybyte and &h0f
 depth = 2
 else
 Err.Raise 5
 end if
 else
 if depth > 0 then Err.Raise 5
 sR = sR & chrw(mybyte)
 end if
 next
 if depth > 0 then Err.Raise 5
 UTF8Decode = sR
End Function
'- End file: i18n/UTF8Decode.vbs
In shell scripts, you can use a function similar to the following to decode the parameter data:
#!/bin/sh
percent_decode() {
 local data=$(echo "$1" | sed 's/%/\\\x/g')
 /usr/bin/printf '%b' "$data"
}
myVariable='percent_decode "||parameter_value||"'
The printf utility might not be available or might not work correctly on all Linux, macOS, and UNIX platforms. A more fool-proof but less elegant implementation is:
#!/bin/sh
brute_force_percent_decode() {
 # decode everything between 0x20-0x7E except:
 #0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (0x30-0x39)
 #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (0x41-0x5A)
 #a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z (0x61-0x7A)
 echo "$1" | sed -e 's/%20/ /g' \
 -e 's/%21/!/g' \
 -e 's/%22/"/g' \
 -e 's/%23/#/g' \
 -e 's/%24/$/g' \
 -e 's/%25/%/g' \
 -e 's/%26/\&/g' \
 -e "s/%27/'/g" \
 -e 's/%28/(/g' \
 -e 's/%29/)/g' \
 -e 's/%2[aA]/*/g' \
 -e 's/%2[bB]/+/g' \
 -e 's/%2[cC]/,/g' \
 -e 's/%2[dD]/-/g' \
 -e 's/%2[eE]/./g' \
 -e 's#%2[fF]#/#g' \
 -e 's/%3[aA]/:/g' \
 -e 's/%3[bB]/;/g' \
 -e 's/%3[cC]/</g' \
 -e 's/%3[dD]/=/g' \
 -e 's/%3[eE]/>/g' \
 -e 's/%3[fF]/?/g' \
 -e 's/%40/@/g' \
 -e 's/%5[bB]/[/g' \
 -e 's/%5[cC]/\\/g' \
 -e 's/%5[dD]/]/g' \
 -e 's/%5[eE]/^/g' \
 -e 's/%5[fF]/_/g' \
 -e 's/%60/'/g' \
 -e 's/%7[bB]/{/g' \
 -e 's/%7[cC]/|/g' \
 -e 's/%7[dD]/}/g' \
 -e 's/%7[eE]/-/g'
}
myVariable='brute_force_percent_decode "||parameter_value||"'
Parameter input settings
Parameter Inputs that you specify in the package configuration determine the settings that the Tanium Console prompts users to configure upon deploying an action that uses the package. Add one parameter at a time. The first one you add is matched to the command line variable $1, the second is matched to variable $2, and so on.
Figure 4: Parameter input settings
You can select and drag to rearrange the items in the Parameter Inputs list that appears in the navigation menu on the left side of the form. Be sure the final order is lined up with the numbered parameters in the command.
The most common widget for user input is a text box, but you can select any of the following options:
 - Checkbox: User enables a setting by checking a box. 0 or 1 is entered into the variable. Returns 1 if checked and 0 if not checked.
 - Date, Date Time, Date Time Range: User selects a date and time or a range. The date time format is epoch with milliseconds. For a range, the user specifies two date times separated by a pipe.
 - Drop Down List: User selects only one option from a list.
 - List: User selects one or more values. Multiple values are separated by a pipe.
 - Numeric


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C0374 SAAB - Transfer Case System Malfunction
Faulty Transfer Case Motor/Encoder
Transfer Case Motor/Encoder harness is open or shorted
Transfer Case Motor/Encoder circuit poor electrical connection
There is factory service bulletin with the following information:
The speed sensor signal may have become corrupted. Possible openings in the speed sensor wire insulation (twisted pairs) can allow water intrusion. Also, wire connections contaminated by water may result in short circuits and erroneous speed sensor readings. This most often occurs on the rear speed sensor circuit.
Correct problem by inspecting the wiring harness to the transfer case speed sensors. Completely inspect and test all wiring. Replace the affected twisted pairs.
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light ON
Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)
C0374 Saab Description
The transfer case shift control module senses rear slip. After several attempts of applying torque to the front wheels, by activating the encoder motor, the transfer case still sees a difference in speed between the front propshaft speed sensor and rear propshaft speed sensor. The transfer case shift control module is unable to correct sensed wheel slip for 10 consecutive seconds.


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You can create a new user mailbox from scratch in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 or you can create a user mailbox from existing user account in an active directory domain. When you create a mailbox from an existing account, their information is pulled from active directory domain. When you create a new user in Exchange Server 2016 and provide complete detail, it's user account is already created in active directory domain.
In this article, we will look into the method of creating a new user mailbox in Exchange Server 2016 by providing details.
Create a New User Mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server
1. Log in to Exchange Admin Center (EAC) with administrator account on following URL,
https:///ecp
2. In mailboxes tab, click plus sign -> User mailbox
3. Choose new user, type first name, last name, type the user's alias in user logon name, type password and confirm password, and click Save. The newly created user will be added in Users container in active directory.


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Abstract Routing Models and Abstractions in the Context of Vehicle Routing / 2639
René Schönfelder, Martin Leucker
The functional and the algebraic routing problem are generalizations of the shortest path problem. This paper shows that both problems are equivalent with respect to the concept of profile searches known from time-dependent routing. Because of this, it is possible to apply various shortest path algorithms to these routing problems. This is demonstrated using contraction hierarchies as an example. Furthermore, we show how to use Cousots' concept of abstract interpretation on these routing problems generalizing the idea of routing approximations, which can be used to find approximative solutions and even to improve the performance of exact queries. The focus of this paper lies on vehicle routing while both the functional and algebraic routing models were introduced in the context of internet routing. Due to our formal combination of both fields, new algorithms abound for various specialized vehicle routing problems. We consider two major examples, namely the time-dependent routing problem for public transportation and the energy-efficient routing problem for electric vehicles.


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I'm confused about the words dish and plate. Could someone please explain the difference?
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A plate is a specific type of dish. A dish is generally something that food is eaten or served from. A plate tends to refer specifically to a flat dish that is suitable for holding food that does not have a high liquid content. The other common type of dish is a bowl. A bowl will be similar to a hollow sphere cut in half and is useful for serving soups and other foods with high liquid content which would run off of a plate.
A large plate intended for serving food may be referred to as a platter.
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_USER_ gives a good explanation of what they mean as pieces of crockery. They can also both mean — drat, I can't find a good synonym now! — let's say, menu items you might order at a restaurant:
My favourite dish at the Murray Avenue Grill is their spinach salad with candied pecans.
The Ketchery has the best seafood plate in town.
These arose in obvious metonymy from the crockery usage, but have developed specific connotations. Dish in this sense is much more general, and used (afaik) across most or all of the English-speaking world. Plate is less usual, and more associated (I think) with North American usage, and with fancier restaurant subcultures.
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Good point! I had totally forgotten about those usages. Defining words is not nearly as easy as it seems like it should be from the outside. – aaronasterling Dec 6 '10 at 21:37
DISH : 1. An open, generally shallow concave container for holding, cooking, or serving food. 2. The food served or contained in a dish: a dish of ice cream.
PLATES : 1.A plate is a specific type of dish. 2.a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten. 3.the contents of such a dish; plateful. 4.an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: I had the vegetable plate for lunch.
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Like many other words in the English language, there is a confusion from time to time about the real, or exact, meaning of terms. Here's what I think:
"Dish" is more of the generic term, as in "dish washer", "set of dishes", "main dish", etc.; however, while talking about dishes, cups are cups, saucers are saucers, bowls of any kind are always bowls, serving platters are always platters; however, in the group of dishes, there are "plates" which are noticeably larger than dishes and generally accommodate several kinds of food but are never used for serving food. One, I suppose, could call anything rather flat as a "dish" and never be wrong, which is not the case for "plate".
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text: Poster sessions have become a standard feature at sport psychology conferences. Although these sessions are intended to facilitate interaction between presenters and audience members, recent research suggests that the exchange of information in poster sessions is less than optimal (Rienzi & Allen, 1994). This study examined the extent to which authors of poster presentations at a sport psychology conference mailed handouts or manuscripts containing details of their presentations to interested colleagues. Results indicated that authors of only 39% of the posters responded to the requests for written information, and some of those responses were not timely. By failing to provide handouts or manuscripts to interested individuals, poster presenters may impede scientific and applied progress. Presenters are encouraged to honor their ethical and professional obligations to disseminate information on their work to the sport psychology community.


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1. (a.) Ruling; governing; prevailing; predominant; as, the dominant species, church, spirit, power.
2. (n.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
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Quick Answer: Why Does My Tummy Hurt After Eating Pineapple?
Why pineapple is bad for you?
Pineapple Risks and Warnings Because bromelain breaks down proteins, it can "eat away" at your flesh.
For this reason, it's also an ingredient in meat tenderizer.
But as soon as you swallow the fruit, your stomach acids destroy the flesh-eating enzyme.
Some people have an allergy to pineapple..
Can pineapple make you feel sick?
The juice from unripe pineapples can cause severe vomiting. Bromelain ingestion is associated with a low incidence of adverse reactions, including diarrhea, excess menstrual flow, nausea, skin rash, and vomiting. Swelling of the mouth and cheeks can result from eating large amounts of the fruit.
What foods are high in bromelain?
You can get papain and bromelain by eating raw papaya and pineapple, respectively. You can also buy these proteolytic enzymes in concentrated supplement form. Though pineapples and papayas are the most common sources of proteolytic enzymes, other dietary sources include ( 6, 7, 8 ):
Can pineapple give you tummy ache?
Can bromelain cause stomach pain?
Can you get sick from bad pineapple?
Pineapple food poisoning is possible. The skin of a pineapple can be contaminated by bacteria such as staphylococcus and then transferred to the edible parts when being cut. Staph food poisoning can occur as soon as 30 mins after eating and symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, and stomach ache.
Why do pineapples eat you back?
Should I take bromelain on an empty stomach?
Your doctor may recommend that you take bromelain with meals in order to aid digestion, or on an empty stomach to reduce inflammation.
Why does my mouth hurt after eating pineapple?
The irritation is caused by a combination of enzymes in pineapples called bromelian, which break down proteins and essentially attack your tongue, cheeks, and lips on contact. … So if your mouth hurts after eating raw pineapple, you're not alone—it happens to virtually everyone.
What are the side effects of eating pineapple?
Can you be intolerant to pineapple?
You may have the symptoms of a pineapple allergy immediately after being exposed to the fruit, or it could take up to several hours for your first symptoms to appear. Intense itching and hives are often the first symptoms of an allergic reaction. Hives may show up on one or more places on your body.
How do you get rid of pineapple aftertaste?
Or pair the fruit with a creamy dairy product (yogurt, ice cream, crème fraîche). Not only will this taste very good, but it will also give the bromelain another protein to digest and help neutralize the pH. So go forth and eat as much pineapple as your little heart desires, fearlessly.
Does pineapples cause gas?
Some fruit juices such as pineapple, orange, and tomato are high in acid, which can irritate the gastrointestinal tract and result in swelling and bloating. So, water is your best bet when it comes to quenching your thirst. "Drinking enough water is key to helping reduce bloat," Dr. Shemek says.
Can I drink water after eating pineapple?
Can pineapple cause miscarriage?
How do you stop your tongue from hurting after eating pineapple?
However an episode of Netflix show Ugly Delicious asserts that salt water can help render the bromelain ineffective. Therefore, soaking a fruit in salt water is said to help stop the burning sensation.
What happens if I eat pineapple everyday?
So to sum up, eating pineapple is good for your body both inside and out – eating a few slices of fresh pineapple a day can defend your body from harmful free radicals and disease, help your digestion by cleaning the body's organs and blood, increase your energy intake and boost metabolism, nourish your hair, skin, …
What does pineapple do for a woman?
How do pineapples help you sexually?
Does pineapple make your VAG taste sweeter?
There's no scientific evidence to suggest that pineapple affects how your vagina smells or tastes.
What are the side effects of taking bromelain?
Side effects commonly associated with bromelain include abnormal uterine bleeding, diarrhea, drowsiness, heavy menstruation, increased heart rate, indigestion, nausea, and vomiting.


Jernkilden i Sæby (The Iron source)
Jernkilden (The iron source) in Sæby played such a big role for a period that Sæby at that time was one of the leading spa towns. One thought that ferrous water was good against many different ailments.
The source has been known for centuries, but the Sæby Iron Source building, in Art Nouveau style drawn by Ulrik Plesner, was not bulit before the year 1887. The source building, which gathered around the well itself, was open towards Sæbygård Forest, while the slope and the forest sheltered from the west wind.
For many years, the iron source has lived a sad life. It was allowed to decay and was repeatedly subjected to vandalism. But now the beautiful building has got the great renovation and has thus again become an attraction for Sæby.


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Sources Of Corporate Law Of Ukraine : Features Of Systematization
In the article research is carried out and such fundamental legal category as «source of right» is analysed. A concept «source of right» is today multidimensional, can be examined as in wide so in a narrow value. On the specific of sources of right can influence him branch belonging. In the presented article the «source of right» is examined in a formal aspect and answers formal definiteness.
On the basis of the general theoretic going near a concept «source of right» a concept «source of corporate law» is certain in the article. Drawn conclusion, that source corporate it is an external form of expression of norms of corporate law. It is marked that legal nature of sources of corporate law is related to the concept of corporate law and concept of corporate legal relationships.
The concept of the system of sources of corporate law is offered in the article. Signs over of the system of sources of corporate law are brought. Criteria are marked for classification of sources of corporate law, that are in basis of the system. Drawn conclusion, that basic structural parts of the system of sources of corporate law are normatively-legal acts, corporate acts, normative agreement, corporate customs, judicial practice.
In the article the author supported the position that corporate law is an integral part of civil law. Therefore, the sources of corporate law are an integral part of civil law sources. The author divides the sources of corporate law for their legal force, under the subjects of rulorcreativity, by means of acceptance, for the purpose of adoption. The article emphasizes the importance of corporate acts in the regulation of corporate legal relations. Corporate acts in the article are considered as actions aimed at emergence or realization of corporate legal personality of participants of corporate education. It is concluded that corporate acts have a contractual, and not a lawful nature. It is stated that when creating corporate acts both public and private interests of interested participants are taken into account.


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Some of you may remember Dr. Mason at BYU, and some of you may have had him for a class or two (I had him for three classes...). There was one problem in particular that I remember solving in his quantum mechanics class. It went something like this:
Q: Figure out how slow a 75 kg pig needs to be going in order for it to diffract by a minimum of 1 meter through a door way 1 meter wide into a 10 meter wide room.
I will now solve this problem and demonstrate why pigs do not diffract through doorways.
First we have to find the de Broglie wavelength (Note: de Broglie is pronounced "duh Broy" not "Dee Brog-lee-ay" as I learned from a certain Belgian professor). Knowing the width of the slit (the door) and the distance the pig travels (10 m) before it is observed (hits the opposite wall), we can solve for the wavelength of the pig as it diffracts into the room. First we use simple trigonometry to find the angle of diffraction:


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This guide will make use of the VoiceMeeter Banana software to split audio for the selective recording feature in Streamlabs OBS. For example, removing alert audio from your recording and allowing it to come through to you and your stream.
This guide builds on top of the Split Audio using VoiceMeeter Banana guide, so if you have not set up VoiceMeeter Banana yet, please follow that guide first to have the starting point for this guide.
Using both virual outputs of VoiceMeeter Banana
In addition to the initial set up, you also will be using the VoiceMeeter Aux Output (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter AUX VAIO), set as the Mic/Auxiliary Device 2. Your microphone can be set in the Mic/Auxiliary Device 3.
Browser Source Audio via OBS
The next thing to do is have audio from browser sources and widgets, such as the Streamlabs Alert box go through the audio system of Streamlabs OBS instead of having the output to the default playback device of Windows, mixing it with any other audio, such as the game audio.
To do this, open the properties of the browser source or widget and check Control Audio via OBS. For widgets, like the Alert Box widget, this is found under the "Source". After this, you would need to monitor these sources in order to hear the audio again, more about this down below!
Set the Audio Monitoring Device
By default, the monitoring device is the same default playback device set in Windows, which would mean if you were to monitor any sources it would be mixed with any other audio and end up on the recording again. Set the Audio Monitoring Device found in the Advanced Settings of Streamlabs OBS to VoiceMeeter Aux Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter AUX VAIO). Now, game audio (default desktop) and monitored sources are separated from each other, each to one of the virtual inputs that VoiceMeeter Banana has to offer.
Advanced Audio Settings
Open the Advanced Audio Settings by clicking the ⚙ icon above the Mixer in Streamlabs OBS. In here set the sources that you want to hear and be on stream only to "Monitor Only". Furthermore, you would need to set the audio tracks, where track 1 will be used for the stream and additional tracks will be used for the recording.
In the following configuration the Alert Box is being monitored and the audio is not on the recording or stream. The stream will get the audio from VoiceMeeter Banana virtual output and the microphone (track 1). The recording will get the audio from the VoiceMeeter Banana virtual aux output (track 2), the microphone (track 3), and optionally the stream audio that includes other audio sources again (track 4).
Advanced Output Mode
In order to select which audio tracks you want to use for stream and recording, you would need to use the Advanced Output mode in the Output Settings of Streamlabs OBS. For Streaming select track 1 and under Recording check track; 2, 3, and 4. Make sure the Recording Format you selected supports multi-track recording, such as TS, MKV, or MP4.
Route audio with VoiceMeeter Banana
Back to VoiceMeeter Banana again where you will "patch" the audio from one of the inputs to one of the outputs, Virtual Output B1 is used for the stream and Virtual Aux Output B2 is used for the recording.
VoiceMeeter Banana has now both virtual inputs in use, the main would be the default desktop audio which usually contains game audio and the aux input contains monitored sources audio. The monitoring you want to "patch" only to A1 and B1, your headset and stream where the desktop audio you want to patch to A1, B1, and B2, your headset, the stream and recording.


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Senior Field Ecologist - Mallee Cliffs
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
~ Play a lead role in implementing a major conservation project ~
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is Australia's largest private owner or manager of land for conservation, protecting threatened wildlife across more than 6 M ha. Our mission is the effective conservation of all Australian native species and the habitats in which they live.
In NSW, AWC has been contracted by the NSW Government to reintroduce up to 10 species of threatened mammals into Mallee Cliffs National Park in south-west NSW and 6 species into the Pilliga forest in north-central NSW. At Mallee Cliffs AWC has constructed the largest feral predator-free fenced area on mainland Australia (9,500 Ha), into which locally-extinct mammal species will be reintroduced. The reintroduction program commenced in 2019 with the release of the Greater Bilby and a further 7 species are scheduled for release in 2021.
AWC is also responsible for delivering conservation management and an associated science program including long-term ecological monitoring and research across the Park. In NSW, AWC also runs a reintroduction program at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary, near Wentworth, a conservation science program at North Head, Sydney and post-fire recovery projects along the Great Dividing Range. This position may be required to assist with delivery of the regional program and elsewhere across AWC as required.
Reporting to the Senior Wildlife Ecologist at Mallee Cliffs , the Senior Field Ecologist will take a lead role in implementing AWC's on-ground science program at Mallee Cliffs. The role will involve delivery of the annual work plan including managing large field surveys, undertaking translocations of threatened mammals, co-ordinating and supervising staff, data management and reporting.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills, an excellent work ethic and high standards of scientific integrity. A higher degree (Honours or equivalent) and at least 5 years of work experience in applied conservation biology or equivalent is essential. The successful applicant will have an established background in conducting ecological fieldwork with extensive experience in animal handling and a demonstrated capacity to lead a team of ecologists in the field. The position is based at Mildura, Victoria for an initial period of 2 years.
Key duties of the Senior Field Ecologist include:
This is an opportunity to join the science program of Australia's largest non-government conservation organisation and to make an important contribution to a nationally-significant applied ecology program.
How to apply:View details
Applications via: _URL_-awc/careers/
To submit an application, visit our careers page (linked above), select the relevant job vacancy, click 'APPLY' and follow the prompts.
Your application must include CV and covering letter, briefly addressing the critical competencies listed in the detailed job description on our website or attached. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 30 November, 2020.
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Text Normalization SAPI 5.4
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Microsoft Speech API 5.4
Text Normalization
You can perform simple text normalization for voice training using the text buffer provided to the engine. Text normalization is the process of changing the input buffer that allows the engine to use preferred word units. The engine word units affect how words are expected to be pronounced as well as how they appear in the voice training wizard.
The text provided to the engine is called an article. An article is composed of multiple phrases, each separated by a new-line character. The voice training wizard displays one phrase at a time.
<article> ::= { <phrase> "\n" }
A phrase is a sequence of word units, separated by white space characters. In this context, white space characters are all characters for which the C run time function iswspace() returns TRUE.
<phrase> ::= { <word> | <literal_symbols> | <numeric_expression> }
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The following symbols are recognized as units. They should be separated from adjacent text with white space; they will "snuggle" to the words appropriately when presented to the user.
<literal_symbols> ::=
"!\exclamation-point" | "\"\end-quote" | "\"\quote" | "#\pound-sign" | "$\dollar" | "%\percent" | "&;\ampersand" | "'\end-quote" | "'\quote" | "(\paren" | ")\close-paren" | "*\asterisk" | "+\plus" | ",\comma" | "--\double-dash" | "-\hyphen" | ".../ellipsis" | ".\dot" | ".\period" | "/\slash" | ":\colon" | ";\semicolon" | "<\less-than" | "=\equals" | ">\greater-than" | "?\question-mark" | "@\at-sign" | "[\bracket" | "\\back-slash" | "]\close-bracket" | "^\circumflex" | "_\underscore" | "'\back-quote" | "{\left-brace" | "| \vertical-bar" | "}\right-brace" | "~\tilde"
Numerics
Numbers can be the following form:
<digit> ::= "0"-"9"
<non_zero_digit> ::= "1"-"9"
<numeric_expression> ::= <integer_expression> | <integer_expression> <cardinal_suffix> | <floating_expression>
<integer_expression> ::= ["-"] <non_zero_digit>[<digit>[<digit>]] { [","] <digit><digit><digit> }
<floating_expression> ::= <integer_expression> "." <digit> [{ <digit> }]
<cardinal_suffix> ::= "st" | "nd" | "rd" | "th"
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The remainder of the buffer will be treated as a collection of words:
<alpha_char> ::= "a"-"z"| "A"-"Z"
<word_char> ::= <alpha_char> | "-" | "_" | "0"-"9"
<word> ::= <word_0> | <word_1> | <word_2> | <word_3>
<word0> ::= <alpha_char> [{<word_char>}]
<word1> ::= <alpha_char> [{<word_char>}] "s'"|"in'"
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<word3> ::= <abbreviation_string> "."
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When writing a PowerShell script, you are typically doing "something" with "something" and getting a result based on this "doing".
This is all well and good, but after you have gotten your result what do you do with the data? Two common scenarios are writing the result either to the screen or to a file. If the script is doing a lot of calculations, it's quite common to also give the user some kind of feedback while it's working, to indicate that it's actually doing what it's suppose to do and that it haven't stalled.
I have written a few blog post before about using a progress bar to give users visual feedback during long-running scripts. But after one of these posts, Brenton Blawat made me aware that using Write-Progress has it's price on overall script execution time. I was aware that writing anything to the screen is associated with some kind of overhead, but I decided to do some tests to see exactly how much overhead are generated doing different kinds of interaction to either the screen or when writing results to a file.
I wrote a script performing the following tests:
- Test 1 (m1) – The baseline. This test is just performing an easy calculation, but is otherwise not doing anything with the results.
- Test 2 (m2) – This test is using Write-Host to write the result of the calculations to the screen.
- Test 3 (m3) – This test is using Write-Output to write the output of the calculations.
- Test 4 (m4) – This test is saving the results of the calculations to an Array.
- Test 5 (m5) – This test is saving the results of the calculations to an ArrayList.
- Test 6 (m6) – This test is using Write-Progress to create a progress bar while doing the calculations.
- Test 7 (m7) – This test is writing the result of the calculations to a file, doing file writes after each calculation.
- Test 8 (m8) – This test is writing the results of the calculations to a file, but only writing the file after all the calculations are done. In the meantime the results are saved in an ArrayList.
I ran the script, using Measure-Command to take the measurement data, a total of 10 times; 5 times in PowerShell ISE and 5 times from the PowerShell console.
I then calculated the average value of each of the 5 runs per test, so that I could see if it made any difference whether the script was run in ISE or the console.
This is a chart of the result of my testing:
And here a a table of the average data that I collected. All values are in milliseconds.
What surprised me the most was that, although running the script in the console was marginally faster in almost all cases, the Write-Progress cmdlet was significantly slower in the console compared to running it in the ISE.
Other than that I think most of the results were as expected.
I think the lessons learned can be summed up thus:
- Use Write-Output instead of Write-Host
- Use ArrayList instead of Array
- Use as few disk writes as possible
- Only use Write-Progress if you absolutely must
This is the test script I used in case you want to test for yourself:


What is it called when you use object... as a parameter?
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I have noticed in Java that you can have a function with object... as a parameter and then method will take any number of objects as a parameter and treat it as an array. What is this called? I have been trying to search for it but it seems ... is ignored by search engines. I seem to remember printf in C does the same thing.
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It means is function is accepting variable number of arguments. In C/CPP there is a header file stdarg.h which have declaration of methods for handling variable arguments.
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 vga_flip - toggle between text and graphics mode
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 int vga_flip(void);
 switches between graphics and text mode without destroying the screen
 contents. This makes it possible for your application to use both text
 and graphics output.
 However, This is an old vgalib function. You should really only use it
 for debugging as it runs extremely unstable because svgalib now does
 its own virtual console management. If you want to perform a similar
 action, save the current screen contents with ordinary memory copy
 operation to the frame buffer or gl_getbox(3), set vga_setmode(TEXT),
 then call vga_setmode(3) to return to graphics operation and restore
 the screen contents with memory or gl_putbox(3).
 One could also use vga_drawscansegment(3) and vga_getscansegment(3)
 However, avoid any calls to vga_flip() in your applications.
 The function always returns 0, a fact on which you shouldn't rely.
 It might be useful if you are debugging one of your svgalib
 applications though. If your program reaches a breakpoint while in
 graphics mode, you can switch to text mode with the gdb command
 print vga_flip()
 and later restore the graphics screen contents with the same command.
 It is useful to define the following alias in gdb:
 define flip print vga_flip() end
 svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), vga_init(3),
 vga_setflipchar(3), vga_drawscanline(3), vga_drawscansegment(3),
 vga_getscansegment(3), gl_getbox(3), gl_putbox(3)
 the original documentation is unknown.
 Hanemaayer <>.
 original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
 this first version of the svgalib manual.


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St. Francis of Assisi reminded us to preach the Gospel at all times and to use words when necessary. Perhaps you may be like me and need of some words to help you remember historical facts and especially those events dealing with the Catholic Church. You can download and incorporate a five-page resource to create a 14th Century Timeline Notebook. This resource offers a peek at key events of the 1300s. It begins with the 1300 Jubilee year when coins of Florence were accepted as first International currency and ends with the death of Death of Bl. Raymond of Capua in 1399. Catholic events are highlighted in blue, and space has been left to write about additional events of the 14th century.
The second resource shared by Shell today is an Academic Diary for 2012-2013. This 24 page printable resource can be printed single or double sided and can be the simple help you need to keep track of events in the church calendar, the liturgical year and, of course, your own daily or weekly activities. The calendar runs from September 2012-August 2013. The accompanying diary pages are laid out with a simple design allowing for lines and spaces and some poetic inspiration.


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Eight old master paintings that belonged to Dutch Jews before the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in 1940 and later seized from their German owner by the Communist government of East Germany are being turned over to the Dutch government, Bloomberg News reports. The paintings to be returned by the German government include oils by the 17th-century painters Jan Steen and Philips Wouwerman.
Alfred Kummerle, the owner of a mill in the German city of Brandenburg, acquired the paintings from the Netherlands from 1940 to 1944. When he died in 1949 his wife inherited his collection. She fled East Germany in 1953 and her possessions were seized by the government. Thirty-two old masters from Kummerle's collection are in the Museum der Bildenden Kunste in Leipzig. "Provenance research on the remaining works has not yet been completed," an e-mail from Germany's Federal Office for Central Services and Unresolved Property Issues said, according to a report by Bloomberg News. "This partial decision affects eight paintings bought in the Netherlands that were formerly in Jewish ownership." In 2001 the Dutch government established a restitution panel to advise it on Holocaust-related claims for artworks in the national collection.


text: This paper presents a new robust model based neural controller (NC) for active suspension system (ASS)'s vibrations via feedback control approach. The proposed control system consists of a NC, a robust feedback controller, a third-order linear reference model and dynamics of ASS. The simulation examples with various standard input signals are included to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method and show significant improvement over the existing PID controller method. The robustness of the proposed NC is also analyzed with white noise disturbances on the suspension system. It is shown that the control System is robustly stable for all road disturbances.


Questions about simulating one model in another. This includes simulating reality in any model, or simulating a machine model with Turing machines.
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I want to implement various Randomized Distributed algorithms for MIS, Broadcast, Coloring in Radio Networks. I want use very high level language or any simulator for this. Please suggest on this.
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fraction of volume of a rectilinear grid cell within some radius of the origin [on hold]
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Prove Queue Automaton is equivalent to Turing Machine
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How to convert a Turing Machine program to a tiling using Wang Tiles?
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Simulating a TM with a 2-head, right moving TM
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Make a tag system simulate a finite automaton?
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Developed by the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, The Hope Trunk: An Offering of Positive Education provides educators a unique and meaningful classroom learning resource.
The Hope Trunk is a traveling exhibit that contains educational materials and memorial items from the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The trunk, which a school may use for two weeks, contains artifacts, visual materials, and classroom exercises that may be used as a stand alone unit or incorporated into core curriculum. Shipping is provided courtesy of FedEx.
The Hope Trunk was developed to educate students about the impact of violence, the senselessness of using violence to effect change, and the importance of personal responsibility. The trunk has been on exhibit at schools nationwide. Many students viewing its artifacts were not alive when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred. The traveling exhibit helps to ensure the messages of that event continue to have impact.
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Emergency Management (MACEM) at Frederick Community College (FCC) had the pleasure of featuring the Hope Trunk, as part of Dr. Brenda Phillips' presentation on Human Response to Disaster at the 2016 Summer Institute. The exhibit included a range of items such as children's books; The Daily Oklahoman Newspaper – April 20, 1995; public safety patches from across the Nation as a show of unity; and rubble from the site. Each trunk also includes a 'hope bear' that was placed at the memorial. Mr. Anthony Thomas, a Summer Institute participant and educator at Dorchester Career and Technology Center (DCTC), also utilized the Hope Trunk during a lesson on how memorials can help people recover from disaster. DCTC and FCC are proud to be added to the growing list of "Hope Bear Schools."
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Property Registration System in China: Theory, Practice and Future Challenges
27 Pages Posted: 14 Oct 2013
Date Written: October 14, 2013
This article aims to provide a general understanding of Chinese property registration system combining an institutional analysis with a selected case study. By conducting a case study, it attempts to assess the extent to which the property registration system is considered appropriate and effective by the market users and legal actors responsible for enforcing it. However, this article is not a quantitative study in the sense that collecting empirical data to examine black-letter provisions' application relative to objective performance indicators. It attempts to depict a general picture of the system by answering the following questions: whether Chinese property registration system is a mandatory registration system or voluntary recordation system? What is its property transfer theory underpinning the system of land registration? How close it is related to Torrens system? The answers will be provided in Part B and C of this paper. In the remaining sections, a survey carried out in Qingdao on Qingdao's registration system will be presented with the aim to illustrate the functionality of the property registration system in China.
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of Set The Temple of Set is an occult initiatory order founded in 1975. A new religious movement and form of Western esotericism, the Temple espouses a religion known as Setianism, whose practitioners are called Setians. This is sometimes identified as a form of Satanism, although this term is not often embraced by Setians and is contested by some academics....
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|Veterinary Students get a Rare Chance to Study Green Iguanas|
STILLWATER, Okla.—Thanks to a Florida zoo, veterinary students at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences were able to see a special dissection of the Green Iguana recently. Drs. Jim Lish and Lara Maxwell presented the class for 15 veterinary students interested in zoo and exotic medicine.
The animals were supplied by a veterinarian at the Metrozoo in Miami, Florida. The zoo was becoming overpopulated with Green Iguanas and had to thin the population. A notice was sent to veterinary schools across the country that the animals would be available for dissection.
Dr. Maxwell is an expert on Green Iguana medicine and has co-authored a book on the subject. She discussed gross anatomy of the Green Iguana, surgical approaches, common clinical procedures, neutering and many more important topics. The largest specimen was 5.5 feet in length.
"Green Iguanas are a common exotic pet sold in many pet shops nationwide," explains Dr. Lish. "This was a rare opportunity for our veterinary students to learn about these animals."
Both Drs. Lish and Maxwell are assistant professors in the Department of Physiological Sciences at the OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.


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Economic Display in tombstone and Life Expectancy Pattern
We tested the life expectancy between two categories of tombstone displays. One category was a flat tombstone, parallel to the ground and the other was a non-flat tombstone that would stand a minimum of 50 cm off the ground. We conducted this test to check for a significant difference between life expectancies of people of different economic status. To do this we used tombstones as economic indicators. Data was collected at a local cemetery. Ages of the deceased were obtained by subtracting the birth year from the death year. We did not find a significant difference in the life expectancy. A T-test revealed a 0.22 P-value.
Life expectancy, economic status
Our hypothesis is that the life expectancy of people of high economic status will be greater than those of lower economic status. People who have low economic status are usually not very well educated and may be more likely to have jobs that may require physical labor. On top of this, a study on socioeconomic position lead to show that people who live in poor areas have poor individual health (Robert 1999). As a result they endure more physical stress than people who are well educated. Worries about money can cause psychological stress. Physical and mental stress has been identified as predictors of illness (Custer 1985). People with low income often do not have access to healthcare or the resources to prevent illness. There two factors result in a lower life expectancy (Mirowsky and Ross 2000).
experiment was designed to test whether the tombstone of an individual,
the last displays of economic status and capability, would reveal a
in life expectancy. If the hypothesis is supported than the results
that those individuals with a non-flat tombstone have longer life
than those who had flat tombstones as they are less expensive than the
non-flats. The less expensive, flat tombstones would represent the
economic status and the non-flats would represent the higher economic
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The life expectancies between the two groups of tombstones showed no significant difference. The one-tailed, type one T-test revealed a P-value of 0.22.
Fig. 1. Life expectancy at ages 0-105 between graves marked with a flat tombstone and a non-flat tombstone. A non-significant difference with a P-value of 0.22.
The T-test showed that there was not a significant difference between the life expectancy of people with flat and non-flat tombstones (p =.22). This data does not support our hypothesis that people with larger tombstones would have a higher life expectancy. There are a few studies that challenge the idea that socioeconomic status affects life expectancy. One of the opposing theories is that optimism and self-confidence can counterbalance the stress and health problems caused by low socioeconomic status (Mirowsky 2000).
Multiple studies have been done that show socioeconomic status does affect health, stress and life expectancy (Robert 1999). This suggests that our methods were flawed and tombstone size is not a good indicator of socioeconomic status. Size is not the only thing that is considered in the pricing of tombstones. The material it's made from and the amount of engraving change the price. Also, factors besides socioeconomic status could affect tombstone choice, such as religious beliefs, vanity, or whether the tombstone was chosen by the deceased or a relative. Many of the larger tombstones were actually family plots, so even if the tombstones were expensive the cost per person may be low.
Further research on the topic could include examining differences in life expectancies at different cemeteries. There might also be a difference between life expectancies of people who are cremated and people who are buried.
Custer, M. 1985. Stress, life events, and the epidemiology of wellness. Journal of Community Heath Nursing. 2:4; 215-222. Retrieved on 10.29.07 from JSTOR database.
Mirowsky, J., Ross, C. E. 2000. Socioeconomic status and subjective life expectancy. Social Psychology Quarterly. 63:2; 133-151. Retrieved 10.02.07 from JSTOR database.
Robert, S. A. 1999. Socioeconomic position and health: The independent contribution of community socioeconomic context. Annual review of Sociology. 25; 489-516. Retrieved on 10.02.07 from JSTOR database.


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It is hardly to believe that Russia has its own Indian tribes but that fact is true. There is a population of about 1500 people who are originally Indians who live in Kamchatka peninsula. They are some kind of mix between Indians and Eskimos. They are called Itelmens. Some scientific studies have revealed that Itelmens are related to a Tlingit tribe in Alaska and they also have some common customs and tradition.
Itelmens are not only indigenous tribe which lives in Russia but they are considered as most authentic one. Their community of about 1500 people is better educated than the other indigenous communities but their life still remains pretty primitive. Here you are watching a photos of an exhibition in a Moscow based photo centers which was made in order to improve the knowledge about existence of Indian culture on Russian soil.


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Respond to all lift station alarms. Drawdown Volume = L X W X H Rectangular Formula- Answer in ft3_ _ _ _ _ This will get you to Cubic Feet now sheet convert Cubic Feet to Gallons 7. A step- drawdown test ( or step test) is a single- well pumping test designed to investigate the performance of a pumping well under controlled variable discharge conditions. Pump Calibration Procedure Materials Required:. The draw down test is conducted to measure the pumping rate in order to verify that the pumps will operate at the specified flow requirements. 3 GPM 3 300 gallons per day. LIFT STATION PUMP CALIBRATION. OVERVIEW OF A test TYPICAL JES SUBMERSIBLE LIFT STATION. Pump sheet Field Test Calculator. The peak lift station flow in gpm is used to determine the appropriate sized pump to use for bypassing flow from the lift station. Collection Systems Technology Fact Sheet Sewers, Lift Station DESCRIPTION Wastewater lift stations are facilities designed to move wastewater from lower to higher elevation through pipes. curve for a duplex lift station test that was designed to pump 400 GPM into a gravity main against a static head of 48 feet. Pumping Rate= Drawdown Volume + Refill Volume Drawdown Time Refill Time 1. Drawdown Volume =. The sheet Drawdown combo calculator is designed for older wells sheet that use a partition to accommodate both sheet wet and dry pits in the same well. I' d do a drawdown test to. flow for this lift station is approximately 8 sheet GPM which equates to 11 500 gallons per day.
Allow the water level to return to the original height and record the time. " Drawdown is the drop in the level of water in a sheet well when water is being pumped. Drawdown is usually measured in feet or meters. This can increase drawdown accuracy in smaller wet wells. Report all problems with the lift station to the operations supervisor. The pumps' corrosion- resistant construction makes them highly durable in wastewater applications where low- head pumps are suitable. The drawdown first requirement for the draw down test is having water available onsite. This test is an important part of commissioning new lift stations and there are things to consider onsite to complete this test. The influent flow to the lift station rises at a rate of test 8 feet in 10 minutes , with the pump running, with no sheet pump running the rise rate is 5 feet in 10 minutes. 48= _ _ _ _ _ gallons. Aug 04 · The lift station has a diameter of 10 feet a depth of 25 feet. guide is an introduction to well drawdown. 2 Observed Lift Station Capacity. Maintain all required lift station field logs. A test 50- HP drawdown Crown submersible pump ( Model 5 CH225 STD) that was provided by the Blue Star well - drilling company and employed for initial well development activities was used to perform the step- drawdown test. A drawing on the sheet explains their use. spread sheet on the " Pump Sizing, sheet sheet Selection & Testing Tools" page at PumpEd101. Technical Data Sheet. Sept - Lift Station Level drawdown Control - Almost. Key elements of lift stations include a wastewater receiving well ( wet- well),.
A test 50- HP drawdown Crown submersible pump ( Model 5 CH225 STD) that was provided by the Blue Star well - drilling company and employed for initial well development activities was used to perform the step- drawdown test. A drawing on the sheet explains their use. spread sheet on the " Pump Sizing, sheet sheet Selection & Testing Tools" page at PumpEd101. Technical Data Sheet. Sept - Lift Station Level drawdown Control - Almost. Key elements of lift stations include a wastewater receiving well ( wet- well),.
Lift station drawdown test sheet. _ _ _ _ _ ft3 X 7. This compares with the average flow rate recorded for this lift station during the drawdown testing of 2. A pumping test is a field experiment drawdown in which a well is pumped at a controlled rate more surrounding observation wells , optionally in the pumped well ( control well) itself; response data from pumping tests are used to estimate the hydraulic drawdown properties of aquifers, water- level response is measured in one , evaluate well performance identify aquifer boundaries. 785 X D X D X H Cylindrical 1a.
the lift station, standby generator, and access road. The locations of incoming sewers and manholes were recorded and also surveyed. The survey drawings of the lift station are presented in Attachment E. The drawdown testing of this lift station was carried out over an 11- day period from March 14 to.
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In the continued drive for greater fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, Caterpillar has developed a hybrid propulsion system, ideal for tugboats or many other marine applications. The Cat Hybrid Propulsion System brings a great deal of flexibility to the vessel, giving captains several options in how they operate their tug. If your vessel spends the majority of its time in standby, position-keeping or low-speed transit modes, a conventional diesel-mechanic propulsion system may be costing you too much in fuel, maintenance and overall lifecycle expenses. Hybrid propulsion systems give you the full diesel-mechanic power and performance you need in work mode — then let you switch to more efficient diesel-electric operation in other applications. The result? Higher average engine load, fuel savings, significantly reduced maintenance costs, increased uptime and a lot more.
The Cat Hybrid Propulsion System can be developed as stem-to-stern solution, with a pair of primary diesel engines connected to the vessel's azimuth drives. In addition to the diesel engines, the Cat Hybrid Propulsion System includes VFD controlled booster motors, which are also tied to the azimuth drives. The booster motors are powered by generator sets and/or batteries and the load balancing and switching between operation modes are handled in a highly optimized control system.
Popular power options for the Cat Hybrid Propulsion System include Caterpillar's highly esteemed 3500 marine power series, and a suitable selection of generator sets.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF UTILIZING DIESEL AND ELECTRIC TOGETHER?
If maximum performance is needed from the azimuth drives, a captain can combine full power from the diesel engines with the booster motors to get top bollard pull. If, though, the vessel is in transit or in standby, then the main diesel engines can be shut down and the smaller generators used to create enough thrust. And if conventional tugboat capabilities are desired, the diesel engines can be used to power the azimuth thrusters without the booster motors. This ability to switch on the fly offers obvious benefits, including:
- Increased fuel efficiency – In transit or standby, the vessel can run its smaller generators at a higher load, getting more out of every drop of fuel.
- Reduced running hours – With additional power options on the vessel, captains can protect their primary engines from unnecessary wear.
- Reduced maintenance costs – Caterpillar's C-series of generator sets are smaller than the 3500 engines, which means they are easier to service, and cost less to do so. Captains can take advantage of this by prioritizing generator usage whenever possible.
- Reduced emissions – Better fuel efficiency and higher average engine load means lower emissions.
The Cat Hybrid Propulsion System gives every captain what they want – options. And with more options comes more performance and more efficiency.
MEET THE NEW CAT HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
HARBOR DOCKING AND TOWING CHOOSES WASHBURN & DOUGHTY FOR NEW TUGS FEATURING CAT® HYBRID PROPULSION
Caterpillar Marine is pleased to announce a contract to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution on two new vessels for Harbor Docking and Towing based in Houston, Texas. The vessels will be designed and built by Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay, Maine. This sales contract is a culmination of joint efforts between Milton Cat and Louisiana Cat who supports Harbor Docking and Towing's vessels operating in Lake Charles, LA. Caterpillar will be providing a 'stem-to-stern' Cat® content hybrid propulsion system scope including 3512E main engines, C18 generator sets, a C7.1 generator set, shaft lines, MTA 628 azimuth drives, booster motors, VFD's, switchgear, and a fully integrated and simple to use control system. Read more about this in our press release!


Why is My Refrigerator Ice Maker Not Working?
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Ally Appliance Repair provides refrigerator repair in Hempstead, including services to repair ice makers that are not working. Learn about some common ice maker failures below:
Refrigerator ice makers are possibly one of the greatest inventions ever. This is a small luxury a lot of people might take for granted. Refrigerator ice makers are simple machines that do not feature a lot of complex parts that could go wrong with them.
As with any appliance repair, there are a few basic things that need to be reviewed before thinking the worst. And, it's nice to know, if needed, you can replace your ice maker without replacing the entire refrigerator, dependent on the model. First, let's discuss some of the reasons for an ice maker breaking.
When your ice maker is making ice but it is not dispensing the ice cubes it is usually means there's a mechanical problem vs. an electrical problem. This happens when shifting food around in the freezer, you could shift the control switch up or down. Most of the time the ice maker might get blocked with something, possibly a piece of ice. So, check to see if there's something blocking this part from working properly.
Before starting the steps of clearing out the freezer, ensure the ice maker is on. This is done by moving the control arm down. Sometimes, moving food around in the freezer unit might put it into the off position. If the control arm is clear, then there could be ice stuck inside the ice maker or it's not receiving a good connection.
Check the Control Arm
When the switch is down and there is ice but it's not dispensing it, there could be an electrical or mechanical problem. This will need a bit more troubleshooting. Ready to begin? First, we must check the electrical connection. This can be unplugged from behind the freezer when moving or shifting the freezer contents.
To check this, unplug the fridge and pull from the kitchen wall. Turn off the water supply. Locate the valve on the rear of the inside of the freezer. Essentially this is what connects the ice maker into the freezer unit. Be sure that it's actually plugged in properly.
After that, remove all of the ice that is in the ice maker itself. This can be accomplished by adding a little water to help get any ice that is inside of there out.
Once done, restore power to the refrigerator and then turn on the ice maker. It might take the solenoid a few seconds to engage and fill the mold. When the mold is 100% full, wait around 4-5 hours or so to see if you've solved the issue.
Check for Frozen Lines
Other ice maker problems that might cause your ice maker to not produce any ice are frozen lines. The water lines have been clogged with frost. This is an easy fix.
Unplug the freezer and locate the shut off valve. Turn the water off and then grab a hair dryer to warm the water line or just let the freezer sit shut off for a couple of hours until the line is thawed.
There are some models that feature a water filter that can freeze or ice over. For these cases, locating the water filter is the first step. Then repeat what was done for the frozen water line.
If an ice maker is not making large enough cubes of ice, there is a problem with the settings. To adjust the the ice maker settings, take the top part of the cover off and locate a simple control that displays plus and a minus symbols. For this process, you could need a flat head screwdriver.
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As Queensland's second oldest university, James Cook University (JCU) is world renowned for its research and instruction focused on the tropics. The University is surrounded by numerous ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests of the Wet Tropics and more where students are able to apply their studies within the diverse environment. JCUTownsville is recognized by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australia. At JCU there are hundreds of study areas for students to choose from, many offering exciting, hands-on field components. Popular study areas include:
Marine Biology
Tropical Biology and Zoology
Rainforest and Coastal Science
Earth Sciences/Geology
Indigenous Australian Studies
James Cook University's Townsville campus is the University's largest campus, boasting approximately 12,300 students, including over 1,400 international students. The campus surroundings provide students with easy access to everything they will need during their time at JCU, including a large variety of outdoor activities, visits to the Great Barrier Reef and nearby islands and resorts, historic outback towns, and World Heritage listed rainforests. Diverse environments, vibrant communities, and challenging academic programs are just a few of the reasons why so many students choose to study abroad at James Cook University.
Times Higher Education has ranked James Cook University within the top 300 universities (2016).
James Cook University supports ISA students with four $500 AUD awards per year.
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text: The Marine and Environmental Science Camp held its first annual recycle regatta. After learning about buoyancy and ship design, the campers made sailboats out of recycled material. They were given a number of materials to choose from, including: aluminum cans, plastic milk jugs, newspaper, egg cartons, paper towel rolls, tin foil, juice boxes, glass bottles, cardboard boxes, and much more. After construction, the marine and environmental science campers were able to race their sailboats in the FIT fluid mechanics wave tank. Campers designed many types of boats and had lots of fun in the process!