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Please explain the differences between heterogeneous and homogeneous SANs.
Good question, as heterogeneous and homogenous are often used to describe storage and storage networking environments. In a nutshell, homogenous refers to an environment where all of the components are from the same vendor directly or via a partner relationship. Heterogeneous refers to a mixed environment with technology from multiple vendors. Think of heterogeneous as an environment that has interoperable components, and homogenous as a propriety or vendor-specific environment. So when a SAN
is referred to as homogenous, it means that it is, for example, an all Brocade, Cisco, CNT, McData, or Qlogic SAN. A heterogeneous SAN would involve components from multiple vendors, for example switches running in interoperability mode.
Another example of a homogenous SAN would be a storage vendor-specific SAN that pairs switches and adapters from a partner with specific storage solutions. Even though another vendor may use the same partner switches and adapters, a storage vendor may not support certain other vendors' storage, thus making it a heterogeneous storage environment.
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1965 Honor Swimmer
FOR THE RECORD: OLYMPIC GAMES: 1924 gold (4x100m freestyle relay), bronze (100m, 400m freestyle); WORLD and NATIONAL RECORDS: 29 (from 1921 to 1925 - in 1922 she set 7 world records in the course of one 500m swim); First woman to swim the English Channel, 1926 (beating all previous times by men).
Gertrude Ederle's two greatest days in swimming were at Brighton Beach in 1922 and in the English Channel in 1926, the first as an amateur, the second as a professional.
At Brighton Beach, Miss Ederle broke 7 world records at various distances in the course of a single 500 meter swim. In England, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
Trudy's great Channel swim was 51 years after Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the Channel, had achieved the impossible, and it completely captured the public imagination because such swimming immortals as Annette Kellerman had tried and failed, claiming the feat completely beyond the limits of a woman's strength and endurance. Gertrude Ederle not only swam the Channel but swam it faster than any man before her.
She held 29 U.S. national and world records from 1921 until she turned professional after the 1925 season. Her amateur national championships were won at distances from 50 yards to the half mile and her great professional Channel effort was 20 miles. Olympian Ederle was tough at any distance at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Gertrude Ederle was the female counterpart of Johnny Weissmuller in that they were discussed in every household as the two greatest swimming figures of the 1920s, idols of the "Golden Age of Sport".


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Kelvin's first tide predicting machine, 1872
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Detail. Lord Kelvin (_PHONE_) designed this machine to predict the tide patterns in harbours. It has ten dials which are are set with the oceanographic and astronomical data of the harbour. On cranking the handle, the machine calculates the harbour's tide patterns for up to a year in only four hours. A machine like this was used in central India for many years to calculate all the tidal patterns for the country.
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Urbani izziv Volume 0, No. 16–17, September 1991
Vesna KOLAR PLANINŠIČ
Mojca ŠAŠEK DIVJAK
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
Renewal of a "Kras" village, the example of Orlek
Simulation of a planning, procedure and the fabrication of a development model is presented on an example of a Karst village - Orlek. The most important elements are emphasized, such as: position characteristics, social and economic conditions, structural typology etc.

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Web Data Connectors in Tableau Server
Web data connectors (WDCs) are web pages that provide a data connection that is accessible over HTTP for data sources that don't already have a connector in Tableau. WDCs allow users to connect to almost any data that is accessible over the web and to create extracts for their workbooks. Data sources for a WDC can include internal web services, JSON data, REST APIs, and other sources that are available over HTTP or HTTPS. Users can create their own WDC or use connectors that were created by others.
For information about how to use a WDC in Tableau Desktop, see Web Data Connector in the Tableau Desktop documentation.
For information about how to create a WDC, see the Web Data Connector documentation on Github.
As a security measure, Tableau Server won't run WDCs unless you approve the connector, as explained in this topic.
Note: You must be a server administrator to approve WDCs for use on Tableau Server.
WDCs require your approval because they contain executable code and typically make requests to third-party websites. Before a user can use a WDC with Tableau Server, you must add the domain and port used by the connector to a safe list (whitelist) and also include the domains that a connector can send requests to and receive requests from on a secondary safe list (secondary whitelist). Before you do this, we recommend that you vet and test the connector so that you know what the connector does and what sites it connects to. For more information, see Testing and Vetting Web Data Connectors.
When you add a connector to the safe lists (whitelists), you configure Tableau Server to allow connections to a particular URL where the connector is hosted and from a URL which the connector can query. This is the only way to allow Tableau Server to run WDCs. The connectors can then be hosted on a server inside your organization's firewall or on an external domain. Importing WDCs is not supported for Tableau Server.
To add a WDC to the safe list, use the
tsm data-access web-data-connectors add command. This command and the related commands described below let you perform the following tasks:
Add WDCs to the safe list and secondary safe list.
Allow or disallow all WDCs, or WDC refreshes.
Remove one or more connectors from the safe list.
List all WDCs on the safe list and secondary safe list.
Updating WDC safe lists requires a server restart
After running any commands that make changes to WDCs, you need to apply your pending changes using the
tsm pending-changes apply command.
If the pending changes require a server restart, the
pending-changes apply command will display a prompt to let you know a restart will occur. This prompt displays even if the server is stopped, but in that case there is no restart. You can suppress the prompt using the
--ignore-prompt option, but this does not change the restart behavior. If the changes do not require a restart, the changes are applied without a prompt. For more information, see tsm pending-changes apply.
To add a connector to the safe list and secondary safe list, use the tsm data-access web-data-connectors add command, providing the name, safe list URL, and secondary safe list URLs. You can also manage WDCs using the web-data-connector-settings Entity. After running this command, you need to apply your pending changes using the
tsm pending-changes apply command. A prompt warns you that the command will restart Tableau Server. If Tableau Server is currently running it is restarted, and if it is stopped it is left in a stopped state with no restart.
tsm data-access web-data-connectors add --name 'WTA WDC' --url _URL_ --secondary _URL_
Notes on formatting:
- Be sure to use straight quotes (" and '), not curly or "smart" quotes, around the name of the WDC.
- For many WDCs, the port specified for the
--urloption is 443 or 80, but you can check the value for your connector by looking at the data source details on Tableau Server. You must specify the port number as part of the URL if the WDC is using SSL (HTTPS). For example, to use the default port for HTTPS, the URL might look like the following:
- If a WDCs send requests to and receive data from multiple domains, use a comma-delimited list of URL for the
- To add an entire domain to the secondary safe list, end the domain URL with a wildcard expression. Use
(.*)as the wildcard to indicate the entire domain. Be sure to include the parentheses
()as part of the expression.
To allow or disallow WDCs, or WDC extract refreshes, use the following command before running
tsm pending-changes apply:
To remove one or more WDCs from the safe list, use the following command before running
tsm pending-changes apply:
To list all WDCs on the safe list, use the following command:
When a user creates a workbook that uses a WDC, Tableau Server creates an extract from the data returned by the connector. If the user then publishes the workbook, the publish process sends the workbook and the data extract to the server.
Tableau can refresh an extract that was created by a WDC, the same as it can refresh any extract. If the connector requires credentials to sign in to the web-based data source, you need to ensure that the credentials are embedded with the data source, and that the WDC is on the safe list for the server. Tableau Server cannot refresh the extract if the connector requires credentials and they are not embedded with the data source. This is because the refresh can occur on a schedule or in some other background context, and the server cannot prompt for credentials.
Currently, there is no way to re-authenticate a data source from Tableau Server directly. If the data source has credentials that expire, or was published without embedding the credentials, the workbook and data extract need to be published again with the new embedded credentials.
If the background process that performs the refresh operation fails, it creates an alert and a log entry that indicates this issue. Users will be able to see that the timestamp on the extract does not change.
To disable refresh for all WDCs, use the
tsm data-access web-data-connectors allow -r false command.
If the server experiences problems with adding connectors to the safe list, you can examine the log files. Be sure to check the log files on both the initial server node and on the other nodes that are running the gateway process. For more information about log files, Server Log File Locations in the Ziplog Archive.
If the issue is that Tableau Server will not refresh an extract that was created by a WDC, make sure that the
webdataconnector.refresh.enabled configuration setting has been set to
true. If it is set to
false, run the following command to allow extract refreshes for all WDCs on the server:
Note: The safe list is the only way of allowing Tableau Server to run web data connectors. Importing web data connectors was deprecated starting with version 10.5.


Great acronym debate
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The great acronym debate is an ongoing debate surrounding the best acronyms to use to describe the teaching of English to non-native speakers.
Acronym Stands for... Notes
EFL English as a foreign language English is not always a foreign language.
ESL English as a second language English is not always a second language; it could be someone's 3rd or 4th...
EAL English as an additional language.
ESOL English as a second or other language


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Building a strong Target Account List is vital to Account Based Marketing success, but finding the right accounts means putting together a large database of accounts, trying to understand which accounts are a good fit, and analyzing readiness signals to understand which accounts to prioritize This can be a lot of work, but with RollWorks a strong Target Account List is only a couple of clicks away.
In this Product Snapshot video, you will learn about:
- The data sources you can use to create your TAL.
- Creating logic and rules using those data sources to define your lists.
- Creating dynamic and static Account Lists.
- Segmenting your account lists into groups to create custom audiences for campaigns.
- Creating journey stagebased groups for easy advertising and engagement.


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The ORRCA unmanned surface vessel is a working prototype. This is the second prototype and it is completely capable of removing pollutants from the water. It's made of a prototyping material for ease of modification but in the future we plan to use carbon fiber for a sturdier and more advanced form. The carbon fiber form would allow the ORRCA craft to keep operating in multiple types of weather conditions.
The ORRCA project uses the Unmanned Surface vehicle (pictured). It's unique shape gives it maximum aerodynamic and fluid dynamic efficiency in addition to warding off any curious creatures. The water based life forms mistake the craft for a shark and steer clear, which is beneficial. We don't want to harm any wildlife in the process of cleaning. In the rear of the craft is a battery powered electric engine that can deliver a theoretical 2.5 horsepower. This engine allows ORRCA to handle heavy loads while being environmentally friendly and efficient. In the middle of the craft, is the control compartment. ORRCA is controlled by a very special controller called GeoForce. This controller is different from others because it is more precise and accurate and boasts frequency hopping technology. Frequency hopping technology or FHT reads the radio interference and switches its signal to avoid it automatically. The controller is an all in one solution containing only one module. It's an Ardupilot based controller making it easy to customize.
ORRCA uses a unique 2 stage filtration system to separate not only small plastics and sediment based pollutants but oil and chemicals from the water as well. Its special filter is called STREAM which stands for Strategically, Environmentally, Advanced Module. It filters using the specialized STREAM Filter Core which is made of a polycellulose-based material that not only repels water but absorbs oil at the same time. This new material, made by ESP oil absorbents, was taken by the project and redesigned into a filter system with specialized channels that maximize the surface area of filtration and absorption. Water passes through the specially designed channels but oil gets trapped and absorbed. Unfortunately the current system is not reusable but we are looking at a reusable filter system in the future.
But perhaps the best part of Project ORRCA is that it is inexpensive. The current system costs only $750 to manufacture as is completely capable of removing pollutants from the water. The most popular systems today are large filtration systems that can cost upwards of $10000 which isn't realistic for developing countries. Project ORRCA aims to bridge the gap between low cost and effective solutions.
The idea itself is quite simple, we take the ORRCA USV (pictured) and place it into the polluted water body. Next, we open the smartphone app which displays a map of the local area. We draw a rectangle around the polluted area and send this rectangle to ORRCA. The controller inside then plans the most effective route completely on its own, and then autonomously guides the ORRCA craft along it's chosen path. Along the way, ORRCA's passive filtration system removes any pollutants from the water. The craft then returns to shore and the pollutants are removed from the filter by the ground team.
Projects like Project ORRCA are attempting to solve the water pollution crisis using simple and inexpensive methods. In the future, the project hope to gain sponsors and partners to develop the idea further and to move the project towards implementation. We as humans are the only ones that can solve the water pollution crisis, it's our duty to the planet that breathes life into us every day. To learn more about our project and its goals visit our website or contact us at _EMAIL_.
For a Cleaner. Better World.
official project abstract: rlxamerica.wixsite.com/


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Suicidal Mass Murderers: A Criminological Study of Why They Kill
On April 16, 2007, Cho Seung-Hui, a student at Virginia Tech with a history of mental illness, became the perpetrator of the most infamous school shooting in the history of the United States.
In the aftermath of the killings and Cho's subsequent suicide, one primary question emerged: Why? Suicidal Mass Murderers: A Criminological Study of Why They Kill explores the answer to this and related questions.
Detailing Cho's descent into madness that culminated in this tragic event, the book asks how we can:
- Identify and red flag the potentially dangerous
- Intervene early in their lives to prevent violence
- Mitigate potential damage
- Sequester, even involuntarily, the violent mentally ill
- Treat the dangerously mentally ill to being them back into meaningful lives
- Do all of this while protecting the patient's constitutional rights
Exploring the concept of whether such violent acts can be predicted, the book reveals the potential warning signs to look for in suspect individuals. First responders, public health authorities, and clinicians must learn to detect these early indicators if there is any hope in preventing a catastrophe such as what occurred at Virginia Tech from ever happening again.
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|Author(s)||Liebert, J and Birnes, W|


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Teach The Facts, a group of Montgomery County, Maryland, parents and educators, offers a run-down on PFOX ex-gay literature that was distributed last week to local high-school students. TTF's main points:
- The PFOX literature falsely claims that PFOX promotes tolerance, but PFOX's web site is loaded with literature opposing tolerance.
- The PFOX literature illogically asserts that ex-gay self-denial, self-deception, and failure serve as proof that GLBT youth can and should seek help from unlicensed ex-gay therapists and political groups.
- The PFOX literature falsely insinuates that ex-gay activists who seek to silence and suppress gay students support self-determination, while advocates for academic freedom, tolerance, learning, and nonviolence oppose self-determination and happiness.


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Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland explores the process of shooting a series of photos that connect to tell a story.
Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland discusses the art of photographing kids ranging from toddlers to preteens, both alone and together with parents and siblings.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland discusses the importance of keeping your mind and eye open for photographic opportunities, regardless of the kind of camera on-hand.
Photographer Douglas Kirkland uses a large-format film camera to shoot portraits.
Photographer Douglas Kirkland uses a medium-format film camera to shoot a portrait for Kodak's "OnFilm" series, which features portraits of directors, cinematographers, and other major players in the film industry.
Douglas Kirkland talks with his friend and colleague, Gerd Ludwig, a photojournalist best known for his National Geographic coverage of the former Soviet Union and Chernobyl, about his work and career.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland demonstrates studio portraiture techniques, from lighting to working with a model.
Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland shows how to shoot photographs for publication.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explains how he works with natural lighting and how to best take advantage of it for portraiture.
Offers insight into Douglas Kirkland's photographs and inspirations.


text: © EURE. One of the most controversial aspects of the debate on urban sustainability is to what extent the overall environmental impact of cities is determined by its shape and spatial structure. Compact City Approach defenders argue that people living in the densest and central areas of large cities have a low environmental impact. Residential density and distance to the Central Business District (cbd) are the most common indicators proposed to capture urban spatial structure of cities. In this paper we estimate the ecological footprint of residential energy consumption, commuting and leisure purposes mobility from 475 surveys conducted in Concepción Metropolitan Area (Chile). After controlling for potential endogeneity problems and taken into account the socioeconomic aspects that may affect the value of the Ecological Footprint, residential density does not exercise significant influence, so compactness policies could prove ineffective. The results rule out that this result is due to the existence of compensatory behaviors that result in abnormally high mobility for leisure purposes in denser areas. Income is the main element explaining the observed variability in footprint values.


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In Roman times, gold, silver, copper and glass were used to make jewellery. Metals were mixed to make alloys such as bronze, a mixture of copper and tin. Roman bronze sometimes had zinc in it that gave it a gold colour. The Romans often used stones and gems in their jewellery. Sapphires, rubies, garnets and amber were often worn in rings. The Romans were probably the first to use rings as a symbol of engagement
This Emperor Gem Ring is made from 22ct gold plated lead-free pewter and is supplied in a clear plastic blister. The information card is full colour on the front and has historical information on the reverse.


The post-Soviet transition to a not so free market economy
5 June 2018 // Ieva Stepanaviciute
Lithuania has implemented a far-reaching economic reform program aimed at facilitating the shift from a centrally-planned economy to a free market one. Although substantial progress has been made, there is evidence to suggest a lack of effective policy implementation.
One key feature of economic freedom in Lithuania is considered to be the 15% flat income tax. However, the actual tax burden exceeds this figure significantly. The tax burden derived from social security and health insurance contributions paid by both employer and the employee is 41% on average income earners which is 5% higher than the OECD average. Employers are also taxed for the guarantee expenses (0.2%) and long-term benefits (0.5%). Combined with the rest of business taxes, the friendliness of the business environment is questionable. Currently, politicians are discussing the implementation of progressive taxation, which would lead to an even heavier tax burden. The Tax-Exempt Allowance (TEA) is already higher for lower-earners in terms of percentage and absolute numbers, while productive higher-earners, despite paying four times more of social security contributions, receive a pension only two times higher than lower-earners.
All this suggests that Lithuania is not a country of low taxes, but rather a country of already partially progressive and poorly administrated taxation.
When it comes to the remaining state-owned enterprises in Lithuania, one can think of an 'unholy' union between businesses and government, which results in government tailoring the rules to benefit its businesses, coupled with too few checks and balances to guarantee fair competition. An example illustrating this was the state-owned rail company engaging in economic sabotage against other companies to increase its revenue; it was not held responsible for its actions until the European Commission intervened. The Lithuanian government struggles to implement fair and transparent policies on state-owned enterprises and during the past decade most reforms have been triggered by parliamentary elections rather than consistent policies. If state-owned strategic companies were to be privatized, it would facilitate financing other strategic state projects and release taxpayers from maintaining those SOEs.
Implementing the transition to a free market economy implies many good economic policies. However, poor governmental practices will cause back-sliding if no measures are taken to ensure effective policy implementation.
Further reading:
Progressive Taxation. Are Taxes in Lithuania Too Low?
Government Watch. On Progressive Income Taxation
Lithuania to Commemorate Respect for Taxpayers Day
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DEP 101: Basin Management Action Plans
A Basin Management Action Plan, or BMAP, is a comprehensive set of site-specific strategies to reduce or eliminate pollutant loadings and restore particular waterbodies to health.
Each BMAP is designed to achieve one or more Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), each of which establishes a target for the maximum amount of a specific pollutant that may be present while ensuring the functionality and health of the affected waterbody.
Every BMAP is different to account for variations in water quality problems, land uses, pollutant sources, stakeholders, geography, hydrology and economic resources.
The fundamental steps in the BMAP development process are to identify and quantify pollutant sources; allocate responsibilities for reducing pollutant loadings; develop strategies and projects to accomplish the reductions; establish a monitoring program to measure progress; determine an implementation schedule; and identify financial resources to underwrite the necessary actions.
Common BMAP strategies include more stringent permit limits on wastewater facilities; land acquisition and conservation; public education; wastewater and stormwater system infrastructure improvements; agricultural best management practices; and financial assistance.
BMAPs are developed and refined collaboratively through a series of local public meetings and formal workshops and are adopted by enforceable Secretarial Order.
Restoration is a long-term process. BMAPs are typically developed in multi-year phases that include specific project and pollutant load reduction milestones in each phase. After adoption, the department holds regular meetings to keep stakeholders and the public apprised of progress and to generate new restoration strategies and projects. Each BMAP is reviewed and reported on annually and may be updated as necessary.
To learn more:
 - Read more about BMAPs, including links to the adopted plans.
 - View an online map including BMAPs adopted and in progress:
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Dr. Eric Walle, a psychology professor at the University of California Merced, accidentally discovered early in his career that babies who are walking have significantly larger vocabularies than children who are crawling. After he replicated the finding across languages, he set about using LENA technology to try to determine why.
"It wasn't just a matter that these kids were older. It was that these kids had begun walking," he said. "Walking seemed to give them an added boost to their vocabulary development."
His process of discovery is highlighted in episode six of a new Netflix documentary series, Babies. The episode follows a baby named Penelope and her mom during a LENA Day, while Dr. Walle explains how he examines the data provided by LENA.


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The vitality, timing, and magnitude of hydropower production is driven by streamflow, which is determined by climate variables, in particular precipitation and temperature. Accordingly, changes in climate characteristics can cause alterations in hydropower production potential. This delineates a critical energy security concern, especially in places such as Canada, where recent changes in climate are substantial and hydropower production is important for both domestic use and exportation. Current Canadian assessments, however, are limited as they mainly focus on a small number of power plants across the country. In addition, they implement scenario-led top-down impact assessments that are subject to large uncertainties in climate, hydrological, and energy models. To avoid these limitations, we propose a bottom-up impact assessment based on the historical information on climatic trends and causal links between climate variables and hydropower production across political jurisdictions. Using this framework, we estimate expected monthly gain/loss in regional hydropower production potential under the continuation of historical climate trends. Our findings show that Canada's production potential is expected to increase, although the net gain/loss is subject to significant variations across different regions. Our results suggest increasing potential in Yukon, Ontario, and Quebec but decreasing production in the North Western Territories and Nunavut, British Columbia, and Alberta.
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited


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Merging dictionaries within powershell
I needed to join dictionaries from within a list together, so that they become one whole dictionary.
First I thought it may be a trivial task. Than I used google and realized, that everything on the first page was just wrong or impracticable for lists with unknown size.
What I found, was stuff like:
$a = @{"foo"=1}
$b = @{"bar"=2}
$c = @($a,$b) | ForEach-Object {$_}
$a = @{"foo"=1}
$b = @{"bar"=2}
$c = $a + $b
The console output of $c will look identical for both:
Name Value
---- -----
foo 1
bar 2
But the issue is with the data structure. This becomes a problem when we would like to access the data.
Will output $null for the first example and "2" for the 2nd. But why is this?
Lets convert it to json (without piping, this is important) to see:
ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $c
which outputs for the first case:
 "foo": 1
 "bar": 2
and for the 2nd what we originally expected:
 "bar": 2,
 "foo": 1
So now we know that the first one did not join the dictionaries, but warped them into a list. As we originally looked for a solution to join a list of dictionaries, this is not helpful.
(From now on $c is the output from the first example, as it is the same as my original input)
The 2nd one however looks helpful, but has two issues:
 1. It only works if we know how many elements we have (hard coded element count)
 2. It copies the list once for each element we want to add to it.
So let's address these issues:
 1. For the 1st one something like this will do the trick:
 $c | ForEach-Object -Begin {[Hashtable]$aa = @{}} -Process {$aa += $_} -End {$aa} | ConvertTo-Json
 2. But for the 2nd we need something a bit more advanced like
 $c | ForEach-Object -Begin {[Hashtable]$aa = @{}} -Process {foreach($element in ($_.GetEnumerator())) {$aa.Add($element.Key,$element.Value)}} -End {$aa} | ConvertTo-Json
Documentation of a given infrastructure
Getting the same information from every pc especially in a very complex and grown environment can be a tedious work. So why don't just call a script to help out 😉
# Network Drives
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_MappedLogicalDisk | Select-Object Name,ProviderName
# Powershell Version
# Get all Printer
Get-WMIObject -Class Win32_Printer | Select-Object -Property Name,PortName,Default | Sort-Object Name |Sort-Object Default -Descending | Out-String
# Get Office
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "name like '%office%'" | Select-Object -Property Vendor,Name,Version | Out-String
# Get all Applications
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Select-Object -Property Vendor,Name,Version | Out-String
# Local Drives (with ntfs):
Get-WmiObject win32_volume -Filter "filesystem like 'ntfs'" | Sort-Object Name | Select-Object Name,Label | Out-String
# Find all local PST-Files
# Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Filter *.pst -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-WmiObject win32_volume -Filter "filesystem like 'ntfs' and DriveLetter like '%'" | foreach-object {Get-ChildItem -Path $ -Filter *.pst -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object FullName | Out-String}
# Processor and Windows Architecture
Get-WmiObject Win32_processor | Select-Object Name,Caption,AddressWidth,DataWidth | Out-String
Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object OSArchitecture | Out-String
# Get Bios Information
Get-WmiObject win32_bios | Select-Object SerialNumber,Manufacturer,BiosVersion,ReleaseDate,SMBIOSBIOSVersion,SMBIOSMajorVersion,SMBIOSMinorVersion | Format-Table | Out-String
Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Manufacturer,Model,NumberOfProcessors,NumberOfLogicalProcessors | Out-String
# Environment Variables
Get-ChildItem Env: | Out-String
# # Get EventLog
# Get-EventLog -LogName *


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Background: Although both men and women use e-cigarettes, most preclinical nicotine research has focused on its effects in male rodents following injection. The goals of the present study were to develop an effective e-cigarette nicotine delivery system, to compare results to those obtained after subcutaneous (s.c.) injection, and to examine sex differences in the model.
Methods: Hypothermia and locomotor suppression were assessed following aerosol exposure or s.c. injection with nicotine in female and male mice. Subsequently, plasma and brain concentrations of nicotine and cotinine were measured.
Results: Passive exposure to nicotine aerosol produced concentration-dependent and mecamylamine reversible hypothermic and locomotor suppressant effects in female and male mice, as did s.c. nicotine injection. In plasma and brain, nicotine and cotinine concentrations showed dose/concentration-dependent increases in both sexes following each route of administration. Sex differences in nicotine-induced hypothermia were dependent upon route of administration, with females showing greater hypothermia following aerosol exposure and males showing greater hypothermia following injection. In contrast, when they occurred, sex differences in nicotine and cotinine levels in brain and plasma consistently showed greater concentrations in females than males, regardless of route of administration.
Discussion: In summary, the e-cigarette exposure device described herein was used successfully to deliver pharmacologically active doses of nicotine to female and male mice. Further, plasma nicotine concentrations following exposure were similar to those after s.c. injection with nicotine and within the range observed in human smokers. Future research on vaped products can be strengthened by inclusion of translationally relevant routes of administration. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


TIP 2: TIP Guidelines
Bounty program for improvements to Tcl and certain Tcl packages.
Author: Andreas Kupries <[email protected]>
Author: Donal K. Fellows <[email protected]>
Author: Don Porter <[email protected]>
Author: Mo DeJong <[email protected]>
Author: Larry W. Virden <[email protected]>
Author: Kevin Kenny <[email protected]>
State: Draft
Type: Process
Vote: Pending
Created: 12-Sep-2000
This document describes and defines the editorial process a TCT document (TIP) has to go through before accepted as official.
What is a TIP?
TIP stands for Tcl Improvement Proposal. A TIP is a design document providing information to the Tcl community, or describing a new feature for Tcl. The TIP should provide a concise technical specification of the feature and a rationale for the feature.
We intend TIPs to be the primary mechanisms for proposing new features, for collecting community input on an issue, and for documenting the design decisions that have gone into Tcl. The TIP author is responsible for building consensus within the community and documenting dissenting opinions.
Because the TIPs are maintained as text files under revision control, their history is the historical record of the feature proposal. This historical record is available by the normal (CVS?) commands for retrieving older revisions. For those without direct access to the CVS tree, you can browse the current and past TIP revisions _URL_
Further details on the arguments behind the evolution of the TIP concept and formatting can be found in the archive of the tclcore mailing list _URL_
Kinds of TIPs
There are three kinds of TIPs. A project TIP describes a new (or significantly updated) feature or implementation for Tcl. An informative TIP describes a Tcl design issue, or provides general guidelines or information to the Tcl community, but does not propose a new feature. A process TIP is like an informative TIP but the provided guidelines are mandatory in a certain context (as specified in the TIP itself).
Voting by the TCT as per the charter (see [0]) is required to make a project or process TIP official.
TIP Workflow
The TIP editor, Donal K. Fellows [email protected] pro tem, is responsible for assigning numbers to each TIP and managing its status on behalf of authors.
Everyone in the community can submit a TIP to the TIP editor. It should contain at least a proposed title and a rough, but fleshed out, draft of the TIP. It must include a copyright statement that permits the normal business of the TIP process as described here.
If the TIP editor approves, he will assign the TIP a number, label it as either project, process or informational, give it status Draft, and create and check-in the initial draft of the TIP. The TIP editor will not unreasonably deny a TIP. Reasons for denying TIP status include gross malformatting, inappropriate copyright, duplication of effort, being technically unsound, or not in keeping with the Tcl philosophy; the TCT and after that John Ousterhout [email protected] is the final arbitrator of the latter, as defined in the charter ([0]).
Discussion concerning a TIP should initially be kept out of the tclcore and tct mailing lists. Instead, comments should be sent to, and collected by, the TIP author, who has the responsibility to incorporate these comments into the document.
Note: It has been proposed to create a new mailing list for each TIP to handle its discussion. Rejection and finalization of the TIP closes the mailing list, but not the archive. Together with the CVS history a complete record of the development of a TIP will be available.
The authors of the TIP are responsible for writing the TIP and marshaling community support for it. The structure of a TIP is described in detail in [3].
A project TIP consists in principle of two parts, a design document and a reference implementation. The TIP will not normally be reviewed and accepted before a reference implementation is begun so that the amount of time between acceptance and a final implementation can be minimized. The implementation can be given in the form of code, patch, or URL to same, and must be applied to the Tcl/Tk core before it can be considered Final; while small reference implementations may be placed inside the TIP itself, large reference implementations should be held externally and linked to by reference (typically a URL). Authors are encouraged to use the SourceForge Patch trackers for this purpose.
Process and Informational TIPs do not need an implementation.
TIP authors are responsible for collecting community feedback on a TIP before submitting it for review (the creation of a TIP is a part of that review process.) However, wherever possible, long open-ended discussions on public mailing lists should be avoided. A better strategy is to encourage public feedback directly to the TIP author, who collects and integrates the comments back into the TIP.
Once the authors have completed a TIP, they must inform the Tcl Core Team that it is ready for review. TIPs are reviewed by the Tcl Core Team and (for Project TIPs) the maintainers for the relevant parts of the core, who may accept or reject a TIP or send it back to the author(s) for revision (as detailed in [0].) The acceptance or rejection of a TIP will cause its state to be changed accordingly to Accepted or Rejected.
Once a TIP requiring a reference implementation has been accepted, the reference implementation must be completed. When the reference implementation is complete and accepted by the TCT (who can reject it if they feel the implementation would damage the rest of the core) the status will be changed to Final. This is usually done by the TIP Editor, as advised by the responsible Tcl/Tk maintainer.
A TIP can also be assigned status Deferred. The TIP author or the editor can assign the TIP this status when no progress is being made on the TIP. Once a TIP is deferred, the TIP editor can re-assign it to Draft status.
A TIP can also be Withdrawn by the author. Perhaps after all is said and done, the author believes it was not a good idea. It is still important to have a record of this fact. It is expected that Accepted TIPs will only be withdrawn very rarely, and Final TIPs only under exceptional circumstances.
TIP workflow is as follows:
TIP Workflow
Some informative TIPs may also have a status of Active if they are never meant to be completed. For example: [1].
What belongs in a successful TIP?
Each TIP should have the following parts:
 1. Title - a short, descriptive title.
 2. Author(s) - names and contact info (email addresses) for each author.
 3. Abstract - a short (typically <200 word) description of the technical issue being addressed.
 4. Copyright/public domain - Each TIP must either be explicitly labelled in the public domain (the preferred 'license') or the Open Publication License _URL_ It is recommended that this be done by making the last section of the document be a copyright heading, with the body describing what copyright (if any) the document is released under.
 5. Specification - Project TIPs should have a technical specification that should describe the syntax and semantics of any new language feature. The specification should be detailed enough to allow (competing) interoperable implementations for any of the current Tcl platforms.
 7. Reference Implementation - The reference implementation must be completed before any TIP requiring such is given status Final, but it need not be completed before the TIP is accepted. It is better to finish the specification and rationale first and reach consensus on it before writing code.
 The final implementation must include test code and documentation appropriate for either the Tcl language reference or the standard library reference.
TIP Style
TIPs are written in plain ASCII text with an RFC822-like header and embedded sequences suitable for Wiki-like processing as indicated in [3].
There are Tcl scripts that convert the TIP into HTML for viewing on the web. Scripts for producing other formats are available too, for example LaTeX and plain ASCII.
Sample Project TIP
(With thanks to William H. Duquette [email protected] for suggesting this.) Note that the TIP Editor is responsible for allocating TIP numbers, so you can leave that unfilled.
TIP: ???
Title: The TIP Title as Plain Text
Version: $Revision: 1.38 $
Author: Author Name <[email protected]>
State: Draft
Type: Project
Tcl-Version: 8.4
Vote: Pending
Created: 31-Feb-1999
~ Abstract
This is an example of how to write a simple project TIP. This is the
abstract which should consist of a single paragraph of under 200
words. If you need more than this, you should stop and think about
writing a real abstract, not a whole section! :^)
~ Some Sections
Yada yada yada. Look at the sources to the various TIPs for tricks
on how to do various things. ''Note that for complete legal safety,


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Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon from the first generation. It evolves from Metapod at Level 10, after evolving from Caterpie at Level 7.
Butterfree resembles a vaguely anthropomorphic butterfly with a purple body. Unlike true insects, it has two body segments and four light-blue legs. The upper legs resemble small, three-fingered hands, while the lower pair resemble long, digit-less feet, Butterfree has two long antennae. a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and a large, red compound eyes. Its two pairs of veined are white with black accents. The oval scales of a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but white in males.
It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even the tiniest amounts of pollen. Butterfree's are known for their migratory breeding pattern.
In the Anime
Ash's Butterfree was once a Caterpie that was captured by him, and when it fully evolved, it had mated with a Pink Butterfree and they haven't been seen in the series since.
Powers and Abilities
Butterfree can travel up to six miles from its nest in search for honey, which it carries on the hair of its legs. It consumes sap from trees pierced by Heracross (which was shown in the anime).
Also their wings are covered in poisonous powder that can repel water, allowing it to fly even in the rain. Butterfree is able to produce spores that can hinder foes (i.e. Poison Powder, Stun Spore, and Sleep Powder). It is able to learn Psychic-type moves (Confusion, Psybeam, Psychic, etc).
Its other abilities include:
- Compound Eyes - boosts the Pokémon's accuracy.
- Tinted lens - Doubles the power of this Pokémon's "not very effective attacks".
- Butterfree's name is the combination of butterfly and free (referencing its ability to fly after being grounded for its pre-evolution stages).
- Butterfree is the first Pokémon to have an alternate color, pink. This was displayed in a single female in the anime, unlike the other shiny Butterfree's that have green eyes, and pink wings, limbs, and snout, this Butterfree is differed in its pink body and wings.
- It is often seen as a parallel to Beedrill in several ways:
- Both their unevolved forms evolve at level 7, and again at later 10.
- Both go through a metamorphosis-like evolution and have the same base stat total of 395.
- While Beedrill is exclusive to Black and Black 2, Butterfree is exclusive to White and White 2.
- However Beedrill has a mega stone, while Butterfree (as of yet) does not.
- Butterfree shares its category with Beautifly. Both are known as the Butterfly Pokémon.


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|A knight and lady|
The First Estate, while touting their chivalry and way of life, often oppressed the peasantry. With no representation, education, or means of communication, the peasantry was easily isolated and subjugated. In this way the First Estate lost the faith of the people of France. Though the First Estate was able to keep their hold on society for a long time, that time was soon to come to an end.


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An accompanying relative is the spouse or child (under the age of 21) of the holder of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, who is accompanying them to the U.S.
Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
A family member of someone who immigrates to the United States, who is legally allowed to immigrate at the same time. Most people who receive some type of visa or green card can also obtain green cards or similar visas for their accompanying relatives -- that is, their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21.
Definition provided by Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary.
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The Sonic Map of Battersea Park is a Web based piece of audio art, created in search for new and innovative ways of using audio on the Web. It integrates the technology of Flash and a notion of soundscape navigable in a Web browser. It aims to transport an Internet user to the London park to experience its complexity, cosmopolitanism, vibrancy and sense of enjoyment, using sound clips and minimal graphics. It also challenges the user to explore new ways of navigating a web space, by using a sense of hearing instead of vision.
In order to make exploring of the piece more enjoyable, the user needs to verify the following:
1. The speakers must be turned on and the volume turned up
2. Headphones should be used for better three-dimensional experience
3. The piece is mostly navigated with arrow keys, not the mouse (see Instructions)
4. Flash plug-in version 8 or higher needs to be installed
Use the UP and DOWN arrow to move the "Walker" forward. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to turn the "Walker" around to discover the different sound sources in the park as in three-dimensional space.
Hollow dots contain multiple clips which are activated when re-visited.
Click within the screen if the arrow keys do not move the Walker.
A Sonic Map of Battersea Park's purpose is to explore the idea of a web version of virtual soundscape which is based on the open space of Battersea Park in South West London.
Several sonic areas have been specified (by use of x and y coordinates on the screen), which are activated when the Walker approaches them. The sounds which are attached to the hotspots fade in and out depending on the Walker's distance. Additionally, the stereo-pan of the sound is continually adjusted depending on the direction that the Walker is facing relative to the location of the hotspot.
All the sounds used in this prototype are real sounds which I recorded in Battersea Park using professional recording equipment. I then edited the sounds, cutting them into short audio loops, before compressing them and attaching them to the relevant sound hotspots.
I decided to abandon the graphical representation of the map on the first visit, giving a user an experience of "a walk in the park with eyes closed". I wanted to explore users' response to removing most of the visual feedback. Will it aggravate the user or intrigue him or her to explore the interface further?
In the end, users can chose to "open eyes" by clicking on a button and to reveal a simple graphic representation of Battersea Park map. I used simple shapes to represent the visited areas, which appear only when the Walker is within a specified distance.


Guide On Running A Generator Continuously
When it comes to owning a generator, there are a few key details to understand including how long it can run. Each generator is unique and will have its own metrics that need to be accounted for.
However, by understanding how long a generator can run continuously, you will have a better understanding of what works for your situation. Here is a look at what it means to buy a new generator and how it can change the dynamics of your setup.
Using a Generator 24/7
Let's assume it's time to set up the generator and run it around the clock even when you're sleeping. Is it possible to do this or are you going to end up dealing with unwanted issues along the way?
In general, most generators are going to settle somewhere between 8-12 hours of performance before the fuel tank empties.
As a result, you have to account for this or the generator will simply stutter to a stop in the middle of the day.
It's also important to think about other details such as whether or not it is producing too much CO, noise, or becoming prone to external access leading to a robbery.
Can You Run a Generator Continuously?
Yes, you can run it continuously and each generator is going to have a separate time limit on how long it lasts. In some cases, you can end up going with a high-value generator that is designed to run for 3000+ hours. Of course, this is assuming you are taking care of the generator and not overextending it during its lifespan.
There are also other details to account for such as how the generator is running. Some are going to run using natural gas while others may involve the use of propane or diesel.
With natural gas, you can end up running it for a long time because the gas line will continue to provide enough fuel for the generator to run. It is not going to die out on you. However, the same cannot be said for something like propane as it may run out. In this case, you would only have the generator run for a few hours.
How Long Can a Generator Last?
Most generators are built to last for years but it's still important to understand how to maintain them correctly.
This means taking the time to understand when the oil needs to be changed, how to replace air filters, and look through the electric plugs. You may also have to toggle the valve to see whether or not it's clear. On the other hand, a portable generator isn't going to be as efficient and may not long for a while.
With a good generator, you are going to want to see what type of power source is being used. When it comes to diesel engines, it is going to last much longer and isn't going to break down easily. This means you will only have to make oil changes here and there rather than having to check it all the time.
Remember, maintenance is essential and has to be done the right way to see good results. By doing this, you are going to end up making sure the generator doesn't fall apart on you.
How Long Can One Gallon of Gas Last with Modern Generators?
Gas is often used as a way to power contemporary generators. While they are not as safe as other options, they do provide benefits for those who want to gain access to a functioning generator.
When you are running a portable generator, it is going to end up giving you a reduced amount of time. For example, with one gallon of gas, you could end up running a traditional 5,000-watt portable generator for at least 1.33 hours. On the other hand, a regular generator is going to give you almost 8-10 hours on the same amount of gas.
It's this benefit that leads people to stick to traditional generators since they work well.
People enjoy being able to go with something that is economically efficient, which is why more and more venture towards a solution such as this in the first place.
How Many Hours Does a 500-Gallon Propane Tank Offer?
If you are going to be utilizing a propane generator at home then it is time to take a look at how long it will last. In most situations, you are going to have to understand how much it is going to cost as well.
With propane generators, you are getting something that is not as efficient as its counterparts. This means you are going to end up investing quite a bit to get the same amount of energy per gallon. However, you are going to get a good amount of hours from this type of fuel source. It will come out to being about 1.84 hours per gallon.
Can Generators Run On Gas?
The first thing people will ask is whether or not they can go with a gas-based generator for their home.
In general, there are multiple types of generators available on the open market, which can include the use of hydrogen, propane, diesel, biodiesel, natural gas, and more.
A lot of people like going with natural gas generators because they are eco-friendly and offer good performance metrics at the same time.
Natural Gas Generators
With natural gas generators, you are getting an efficient source of energy that isn't going to make a tremendous amount of noise. You can also set up the natural gas line to have it running in the background without a delay in performance. While it does have a higher upfront cost, you are going to retain real value over the long-term due to how it functions.
One thing to worry about has to do with longevity. It is not going to last as long and you are going to have to make sure the natural gas doesn't leak once turned on.
For the average person, a natural gas generator is going to come out to being approximately $1,000-$5,000.
How Long Can a Natural Gas Generator Run Continuously?
When you take the time to buy a natural gas generator, it is time to learn how it works. The generator is going to function as air and fuel comes in and pushes the motor to work as intended. This means the power production continues to perform as needed and allows you to power the house as required.
Since it is directly connected to the natural gas line, it is able to last for a long time.
This is often a solution that is used by people that want to make sure their home is powered in all situations. However, you are going to have to make sure they are well-maintained throughout the year and the gas supply is consistent.
How Many Hours Does a Diesel Generator Last?
With a diesel generator, you are going to have something that is budget-friendly and efficient at the same time. You can end up having it run for a long time and make sure it is pushing through for at least 24 hours before you have to check up on the setup.
The routine maintenance can be time-consuming since you have to check it all the time. This includes taking a look at all of the underlying parts such as the pistons.
In most cases, you are going to have a small shutdown period of 15 minutes when the generator has to be checked. However, you can make sure this is limited by going with the best diesel generator on the market right now.
How Many Hours Can a Backup Generator Run?
With a backup generator, you are going to have something that is able to run for a while without shutting down or breaking. Of course, this means you are taking care of it and ensuring it is being serviced as you want it to be. Look into this as you make sure to see serious results with what you are doing at home.
With this type of machine, you are going to get at least 11-18 hours per day. This is also going to depend on the fuel source that is being used and how well-maintained it is from day one.
When you start using a propane generator, you are also able to get it to run longer with some going up a week without breaking down.
How Many Hours Can a Standby Generator Run?
With a standby generator, you can have it running for as long as you want when the fuel source is consistent. These generators tend to run using a natural gas line, which is why they can run for days without breaking down or slowing up.
You will want to make sure the natural gas line is working as intended and you are going to be good to go. This is why a lot of people lean towards these solutions when they are hoping to invest in the right type of standby generator. It is simply going to give you more value in comparison to alternatives that are seen on the open market. On the other hand, a diesel generator is only going to last for 24 hours at a time. They also tend to shut down, which is something you are not going to want at home.
How Many Hours Can An RV Generator Run?
When you are trying to power an RV, it's important to think about the fuel source.
If you are going to be using a diesel source, you have to make sure it is in sync with the rest of the RV. It is also going to generate more power in comparison to something that is powered with propane.
In most cases, you are going to have a generator that is able to last 24 hours per 18 gallons of fuel. This means you are going to get a good amount of power if the fuel source is at 100%.
How Many Hours Can A Generator Run On 5 Gallons of Gas?
If you are taking the time to go with a quality generator, you want to understand how much power is being generated. These metrics are key in pinpoint how long the generator is going to run per gallon of gas.
In general, a generator can run for almost 8 hours on 5 gallons of gas, while some of the more efficient ones can even last up to a day.
How Many Hours Does a


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Ask the Cheesemonger
Q: What is the difference between Brie and Camembert?
A:To understand the true differences between Brie and Camembert—both flat, soft disks of white, mold-ripened cow's milk cheese—one must look to the original recipes. In the case of Brie, these include Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun. In the case of Camembert, Camembert de Normandie. (The first records of Brie appear in 774; Camembert was created more than a thousand years later, in 1791.)
Traditional Brie is large and flat, measuring about 14 to 16 inches in diameter and between one and two inches tall; the surface area allows for more moisture evaporation during aging, which impacts both the texture and flavor of the cheese. By comparison, Camembert de Normandie is much smaller and more compact, around four to five inches in diameter and one and a half inches tall; as a result, it matures faster than Brie.
Although both cheeses are made in northern France, according to AOC law, Brie must be made in Île-de-France and Camembert in Normandy, two distinct regions.
During production, the curd is handled in critically different ways. In crafting Camembert de Normandie, cheesemakers preserve moisture through minimal cutting before ladling the curd, using deep ladles without perforations. The molds are gradually filled, one ladle at a time, over the course of four hours. This technique, coupled with light pressing under a metal plate, makes for a more densely textured young cheese.
This step of ladling is different for Brie. The curd is cut, releasing more whey that is drained off. Cheesemakers use a unique ladle that is shallow and perforated; four or five ladles of curd fill molds that are set atop a mat made of local river reeds. The molds are filled more quickly and left to drain overnight without any additional weight, making for a less dense young cheese.
These differences translate into distinguishing flavors and textures in the finished cheeses: Camembert shows a heavier density in the mouth and an unforgettable flavor evocative of mushrooms, truffles, and wet hay versus Brie's slightly brighter, tangier, even fruitier flavor.
Even though the real raw-milk versions of both cheeses remain unavailable in the U.S. due to FDA regulations, the most true-to-form pasteurized Brie cheeses are available from Rouzaire in Tournan-en-Brie, while Isigny Sainte-Mère and the Ile de France brand in Normandy or Graindorge in Livarot make really good Camembert cheeses. But when it comes to picking a favorite, it's your taste that counts, so try them both and see what you like best.
Q: What causes some cheeses to
smell like ammonia?
A: Ammonia is a waste product created by the decomposition of nitrogen-containing proteins in the cheese and on its surface. This process is natural, and, when in balance with the well-developed aroma and flavor of a properly ripened cheese, it's not unpleasant.
But if you've unwrapped and cut into your favorite soft cheese only to find it smelling intensely of ammonia, then you have a neglected, overripe cheese on your hands. Some of the ammonia will blow off a cheese if it is left unwrapped in a temperate, well-ventilated room. But if you find the cheese noxiously ammoniated soon after buying it, return it to your cheesemonger, who should replace it or refund your money, and hopefully investigate whether the problem was caused by the supplier or his own oversight.
To prevent a healthy cheese from becoming ammoniated, the best strategy is to eat it promptly! Otherwise, wrap it in a material that allows the cheese to breathe a little, such as cheese paper or wax paper; storing it in airtight plastic wrapping for too long is the primary cause of overly ammoniated cheese. c
Carlos Souffront has worked with cheese for nearly 15 years, the last 11 spent in the dairy department at Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As cheesemonger, his responsibilities include selecting, buying, finishing, and merchandizing traditional cheeses from Europe and the U.S.
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Free Research Paper On Boston Massacre, 1770
Primary sources that offer information about an historical event are often treated with a degree of trust. However, even primary sources can be portrayed in a way that serves its intended purpose. More importantly, the theme of biasness prevails when these primary sources are exhaustively evaluated. The Boston Massacre is a significant event in the history of America. In the 1760s, tension was high between the colonist and British loyalists. The lack of representation in Parliament and the high taxes imposed on the colonists emerged as the source of the resentment. In fact, 4,000 British troops had been sent to Boston by 1768 against a population of 20,000 inhabitants. However, on March 5, 1770, the tension led to a tragic conformation between the colonists and the British soldiers. As result, three colonists died on the spot while two others succumbed to the fatal injuries (Avdellas, 2013). This event has had various conflicting accounts of what transpired on this night. In this discussion, the biasness portrayed by the primary sources will be addressed, as well as the purpose of the sources and their reliability.
1. "The Bloody Massacre in King-Street, March 5, 1770." (Engraving)
Historians regard this engraving as one of the significant documents of the pre-revolutionary period. However, the purpose of the document was that it would be used as a propaganda piece (Holypark Media 2007). The event happened during the colonial period when the Americans were still under the British. Pressure was high on the American people to revolt the colonial imposition of the British in their bid to gain their independence. As such, Revere used this engraving as a channel through which the other Americans who were comfortable with the presence of the British in their land to have a negative view of the British. By depicting the Americans in Boston as the victims and the British soldiers as the oppressors, the engraving would achieve its intended purpose of rallying up the Americans against the British colony and the eventual independence. In essence, the engraving was created for the American public, big audience because it was featured in the 'Boston Gazette'.
Revere is biased in depicting this event in several ways. First, he intentionally uses a dog in his engraving so that the event the colonist can be perceived as the victims in the event. The engraving depicts the British soldiers to be shooting their rifles towards the colonists while the dog is spared. As such, Revere is demonstrating that the British soldiers treated the colonist in a more devastating manner as compared to the treatment the dogs received. Also, Revere depicts the colonist to be full of horror and panic, which is often associated with those people who are innocent and calm. On the other hand, the soldiers are depicted o have determined and cold looks as they point their rifles to the crowd of colonists (Holypark Media 2007). This disparity intensifies Revere's biasness in describing the innocence of the colonists against the cruel and inhumane characteristics of the British soldiers.
However, the source is reliable because it depicts three colonists in fatal conditions, which is in line with the information from other sources on the event. All the sources on the event concur that three civilians died on the spot while two others succumbed to the injuries. This significant information is the ground for justifying the reliability of this engraving.
2. "The Bloody Massacre in King-Street, March 5, 1770." (Poem)
Besides, the engraving, Revere wrote a poem to emphasize his sentiments in the event further. Similar to the engraving, the poem would serve as a propaganda piece to enable the American public pool their efforts against the British colony. Given this, the poem was intended for a large audience, American Public, with the aim of creating a negative attitude towards the British. It was featured in the 'Boston Gazette' magazine, as well.
Revere is biased in the manner that he depicts the event through the poem. He says, "With murd'rous Rancor stretch their bloody Hands" (Kellogg, 1919, p. 383). This excerpt from the poem rounds up the biasness against the British soldiers as depicted by Revere in the sense that they are labeled as murderous. Besides, the use of the word "rancor" in his poem demonstrated that the British soldiers were up to no good; rather, they enjoyed oppressing the colonists. Furthermore, the phrase "bloody hands" meant that the British soldiers were brutal even in the past, and this tragic event was not in isolation. To laud the innocence of the colonists, Revere says that: "If speechless Sorrows lab'ring for a Tongue" (p. 383). In essence, he is portraying the colonists to be impeccant and that the British soldiers were capitalizing on their innocence. Furthermore, Revere recognizes the names of the colonists who were died as a consequence of this event, while he overlooks the saliency of naming the British soldiers who were hurt in the course of the event.
The poem is not reliable as a source of this event because of the conflicting assertions. Revere asserts that upon trial, Captain Preston will face the wrath of the law. However, the trials turned in favor of Captain Preston, who was acquitted of the allegation of giving orders for the killings and personally shooting from a window in the Customhouse. In fact, it was ascertained that he did not give the orders for the shooting (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954). As such, the reliability of this source is justified.
3. An excerpt from Diary and Autobiography of John Adams (Diary and Autobiography)
The Autobiography of John Adams represents a respective narration of his past life. His experiences as a youth and while serving in the purview of law are highlighted in the autobiography. However, Adams is specific in his autobiography on his intended audience. He says that rather than writing for a broad public audience, he purposes to have his children as his sole audience (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954).
Being a defense attorney for the British soldiers and Captain Preston, Adams's excerpt on the event is biased. Adams argues that if the British soldiers were to be issued with death sentences following the incident, the barbaric nature of the ancient America time would be portrayed. He likens the British soldiers to 'Quakers' (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954, "About the Autobiography"), which was a Christian sect in the ancient times. As such, Adams describes the British soldiers as innocent people who had the right motive and that the incident was a mistake on the side of the colonists. In the excerpt, he does not condemn the actions of the soldiers since he regards these actions as a defense mechanism. In other words, the victims who died during the incident deserved it because they posed a greater degree of danger to the soldiers. He reinforces this sentiment by saying "As the Evidence was, the Verdict of the Jury was exactly right" (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954). Adams was playing his role as a defense jury, and it was logical for him to defend his clients in order to triumph upon the issuing of the verdict.
This primary source of the incident is reliable because the information within is in line with the assertions in other sources. Adams points out that the jury acquitted the British soldiers of their alleged crimes. Indeed, Captain Preston and other British soldiers accused of manslaughter during the incident were exculpated, according to the other sources on the event (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954). Given this, the up-to-dateness of this primary source presents its reliability.
4. The Boston Massacre (News Paper Article)
The article in the Boston Gazette was intended for a large audience because newspapers emerge as one of the major sources of information for the general public. In this sense, this article was meant to give insight on the unfolding of events during the tragic incident. Moreover, being a featured in a Boston-based newspaper, the intention of the article was to give a perspective that favors the colonists who were involved in the incident.
The purpose of a given source dictates the side that it will be biased on. This article presents several forms of biasness against the British soldiers. The article depicts the colonists as the victims by rendering the actions of the soldiers as abusive, as well as emphasizing on the wounding. The author does present the side of the British Soldiers in his analysis; rather, the British soldiers are condemned for the vengeance role they played after a young lad was attacked British soldier, and the colonists came to help and outweighed the soldier. As such, the incident would not have happened were it not he soldier who assaulted the young lad. Through such a depiction, the author tries to suggest that whereas the colonist were innocent and calm, the British took advantage of their power and oppressed them. Further, the author asserts that the British soldiers shot into the crowd of colonists following a command from Captain Preston (Hughes, 2015). The article justifies the assault on the sentry by the colonists as a good deed since they were helping the young lad who had been attacked without considering the consequence of this action on the soldiers himself.
This newspaper article is not reliable because it greatly varies with the assertions of other primary sources on incident. The article asserts that the shooting orders were given by Captain Preston; however, after the trial, it is established that this was not the case, and the Preston was even acquitted of all he charges against him (The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954).


The skin script allow to describe skins the engine will use for actor models (at the moment, only for human skins). It is not used for the gameplay, but only for the look and feel.
Model file embed a list of skin name. The engine only use the first one to find image file name. Others are not used, but can be, anyway, useful for third party model viewers and editors. The engine
Each skin is describe with the keyword actorskin. It contain a string id (used to find image file name), a name (displayed in the user interface) which is translatable, and some properties.
V_BOOL: Describe if we can use this skin in single player mode.
V_BOOL: Describe if we can use this skin in multiplayer mode.
This example register a foo skin to the game. The game will search for skins using _foo suffix. This skin is available in both multiplayer and singleplayer game.
actorskin foo {
 name "_My foo skin"
 singleplayer true
 multiplayer true
Resolution of image skin name
The engine use three things to found the file name used for a skin.
 - The first image defined of the embedded skin defined inside model file. Most of the time it is the name of the model itself.
 - The separator _ (underscore) for readability.
 - The actor skin id as suffix.
For example: It exists a model called body.md2. It embedded the skin file name body. And it exists an actor skin name called forest. The engine will check the image filename body_forest. If this image do not exists, the engine will use the default skin name.
 - base/models/soldiers/foo
 - body.md2
 - body.jpg
 - body_forest.jpg
Script order
The engine use the first embedded skin from models. It is a special case cause here - it doesn't use any suffix. To avoid loading error, the engine must read this skin entry on first, and this skin must be called default.
actorskin default {
 name "_Urban"
 singleplayer true
 multiplayer true
It is anyway an artificial order limitation. We should fix it with code. Patch is welcome.
Sharing actor skin
Elite skin by turkana.
We can share an own actor skin with a pk3 file. You can check _URL_ for an example of skin.
To use this file, we can move it on the game base directory, or on the home base directory. It add a new "Elite" skin, for the multiplayer mode only.
Some notes:
 - A pk3 can contain more than one new actor skin.
 - It should not overwrite official content.
 - The script should be prefixed with skins_.
 - Actor skin name and script should avoid conflict name.
Multiplayer limitation
The game engine only share numerical skin id, and not named skin id. If a player use a custom actor skin, we don't know if other people will see the same model. Anyway the player himself will see the right model. Patch is welcome.
If all players use the same pk3 files, and the same game content, all players will have the same right result.


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2002: Superintendent News - Study tracks waterbirds in Florida
By SCOTT KAUFFMAN
A study of waterbirds in southwest Florida golf communities has spawned optimism about the viability of course wetlands and ponds as healthy breeding grounds for such wildlife.
That's the opinion of University of Florida researchers who recently wrapped up the second phase of an intensive two-year study of 12 courses.
"In rapidly urbanizing areas, golf courses will have enormous potential to provide wildlife habitats," said Martin Main, Ph.D., wildlife ecologist and assistant professor at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. "It's not all species. You're certainly not going to have bears and panthers running around. But for a number of species, this can be viable. And we think in the future (golf courses) will become increasingly important as a habitat as we lose land."
According to Main and University of Florida graduate student LeAnn White, who co-authored the study, "Habitat Value of Golf Course Wetlands to Waterbirds," there were a total of 4,864 observations of 31 species of waterbirds in the first five months of last year. In all, there were 183 lakes on the 12 courses surveyed, and each course was visited eight times.
The effort was duplicated this year from Feb. 1-May 1, when the concentration of waterbirds is highest in southwest Florida and before some migratory birds move north.
"We are measuring the same factors as last year – the number and types of waterbirds, and various characteristics of the lakes such as productivity, slope of the banks, water depth, vegetation type and density, and surrounding landscape features," said White, who wrapped up her 2002 field work earlier this month.
"The data will be compared between the two years to monitor variation in bird abundance, as well as changes in other factors, such as vegetation density," she said.
One surprise sighting was a large population of hooded mergansers at Mediterra's South Course in Naples, a Tom Fazio-designed layout developed by The Bonita Bay Group.
"I don't recall ever having seen hooded mergansers on a golf course before," White said. "They are an uncommon species, especially for South Florida."
Main says survey results will help shape recommendations for how to make ponds and lakes even more productive, such as modifying shorelines to expand feeding areas for wading birds.
"Our goal is to identify how different habitat characteristics of golf course ponds and lakes influence use by wading and other waterbirds," said Main, who works in Immokalee, Fla.
According to Main, the estimated $50,000 study was funded by Bonita Bay Group, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Golf Association's Wildlife Links Program.
Of the 12 courses studied, nine were Bonita Bay properties, including seven Audubon International Signature or Cooperative Sanctuary Program participants: Mediterra; Bonita Bay Club West's three courses designed by Arthur Hills; Bonita Bay Club East's two off-site golf courses designed by Fazio; and North Naples' TwinEagles Golf & Country Club Talon Course co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II in Naples.
The two non-Audubon courses were the Spring Run at The Brooks in Bonita Springs and Copperleaf at The Brooks in Naples, both designed by Gordon Lewis.
The study's other participants were WCI's residential golf communities: Arnold Palmer-designed Wildcat Run Golf & Country Club in Estero, Burnt Store Country Club, a Ron Garl and Mark McCumber collaboration in Punta Gorda, and Fazio-designed Gateway Golf and Country Club in Fort Myers.
Burnt Store superintendent Luis Olivarez describes the story as "very important."
"I think a lot of things have been said about golf courses being careless on the side of pesticides and not doing anything for the environment," he said. "I embrace these type of studies. It could be bad or good.
"But having a graduate student doing research backed up by the University of Florida gives us a lot of credibility."
Main and his staff picked courses at various points of maturity to evaluate the habitat systems at different stages, and also chose a mix of Audubon program participants and nonparticipants to "evaluate how Audubon-certified courses compare to courses that have not participated in the program."
Kim Fikoski, environmental manager with The Bonita Bay Group, says the study will provide a database that identifies the "best management practices for creating, enhancing and maintaining wetland habitat for water birds on golf courses."
"This is the first time a broad-spectrum study has been done on golf course properties to quantify the relationship between created wetland waterbird habitat and the use of these areas by water birds," Fikoski said. "We anticipate the information the study yields will help developers to create and protect habitat in the most beneficial ways for the greatest number of species."


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Standard House Measurements
The standard house measurement in the United States is 2,349 square feet. That is double the figure during the 1950s. A look at the history of housing in the US reveals that house dimensions have increased as living standards went up.
18th Century Homes
Records show the first American homes were one storey, one room edifices made using European building techniques. These were remodeled to fit the topography and setting in the New World.
Most of these homes never went beyond 450 sq ft. As the years went by however, these homes were expanded. Around the 1850s, the houses were expanded. Most notably, the heights were increased by 12 inches or more.
19th Century Standard House Measurements
Many small row houses emerged during this time. These houses measured 20 feet across. These narrow homes would however, extend 40 feet back. As the years passed, the row houses became deeper. The 25 ft lots were segregated into three sections.
But many big homes were constructed during the 1800s. Many of them were between 2,200 and 2,800 sq ft. This is about the size of the typical home today. The bedrooms and other rooms became standardized around this time.
20th Century Homes
The oldest bungalow houses in the US measured 600 to 800 sq ft. The square footage of these early 20th century homes were minimized to make up for the costs of heating and plumbing. Around the 1950s, the average size was 1,000 sq ft. During the 1970s, the standard house measurements were 1500 sq ft.
While the house size is increasing, the lot size has been decreasing. In 1990, the typical lot size was 14,680 sq ft. In 1998, the average lot size shrank to 12,870 sq ft.
By 2010 the lot size will go down by another one thousand sq ft. By compassion, the average lot in the 1970s was 1,125 sq ft.
Important Measurements for House Designs
The average height for master bathroom cabinets is 29". However, some designers prefer a height of 35". For kids the height is usually 31". The standard bathroom cabinet depth is 18 to 20".
If you are going to install a chandelier, the installation height should be 30" over the table. This is for an 8 ft high ceiling. If the ceiling is over eight feet, the installation height should be 34 inches high.
For paintings, pictures and other hangings, it should be at eye level. In most cases that would be 65" from the ground.
The height of the average kitchen cabinet is 34-1/2" from the floor. The typical kitchen cabinet wall installation height is 18" off the countertop. That is equal to 54" above your floor.
The typical kitchen base cabinet is 24 inches wide. The standard kitchen wall cabinet is 12" wide. The kitchen countertop space from the sink is 18 to 30" for one side and 48 to 54" by the other.
These dimensions are suitable for the standard house measurements. If your home is smaller or bigger, you will have to make changes to the specifications.


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One of the problems sometimes that crops up when using the Japanese naming system is a character will end up with many name spellings.
Why does this happen?Edit
Well, for one Eiichiro Oda does not always supply the correct spelling of a name in English text, in some cases you only see it written in the Japanese text. Sometimes when he does supply the name he will use several variations of the spelling, such as the One Piece money, which has been called both 'Belly' and 'Berry' by Oda. Oda also does not speak English and therefore may occasionally make mistakes himself.
Translators of the raw Japanese manga will often attempt to spell the name, problem is there are sometimes problems with translating from Japanese to English. A good translator will recognise certain Japanese text, such as 'Emiri' are actually how the Japanese are trying to spell the name 'Emily'. A not so good one will take a guess at what they think the name means. Some will take the Japanese text literally as the name without realising it may be the Japanese ways of spelling a non-Japanese word. So 'Emiri' will be translated literally as 'Emiri'.
Usually, most mistranslations are cleared up when the anime airs as the correct pronunciation is revealed. This results in fans of the Japanese version being able to hear clearly for the first time what the name is. However even this is not without problems. Some names sound very close to Japanese words such as 'Chew' sounds like 'Chuu', resulting in more name related errors. Others led to further mistranslations or spelling because of how the Japanese speakers pronounce certain words (example; 'Lice' may end up sounding like 'Rice'). Mostly anime related misspellings are usually made by fan-subbers subbing the series from the Japanese version. Followers of the Fan-sub will then copy, but this is not always the case.
Many spelling mistakes and misnames can be considered no different to art errors made by anime producers when mangaka have yet to produce the actual colours for the character.
Sources for Name ProofEdit
 - Names that appear in the Manga.
 - Names revealed in a SBS
 - Names revealed by the Data Books
 - In the case of Filler characters, if their name is even revealed in the episode/movie/game in Latin text, use that.
 - Shounen Jump magazine itself as a source. There have been reports of mistakes made in the past and confusions with character polls.
 - Merchandise based names, these have been noted to use incorrect names in the past (and even misspellings).
 - Game spellings. Examples exist such as "Flanky" and "Lobin" when the correct names should have been "Franky" and "Robin".
 - Anime spellings. Notably even well estalished names can end up being mispelt (Example; during the Water 7 arc "Nico Robines" can be seen on a wanted poster instead of "Nico Robin").
What examples are there?Edit
There are several, like the following:
 - Jaguar D. Saul; also sometimes is written as Hagawa D. Saulo, Jagaur D. Saulo. As of yet there has been no release of his name in anything but Japanese text.
 - Bon Kurei; Because of how his name sounded in the anime, was known as Bon Clay until his wanted poster revealed his correct name in the manga. Some fans still choose to use "Bon Clay" as it is the name they know him by the most.
 - Chew; In the databook One Piece Red: Grand Characters his name is written as "Chew", however most fans say the similar Japanese word "Chuu" is his name.
For more examples see Name Variants.
How do we Handle this?Edit
Until a English text version of a name is revealed, here on Wikia the most popular version of the name will most likely end up being used. After the true spelling is revealed, if that is incorrect, there will be a redirect set up on the page. All information on the page will be transferred to the correct entries name.
If all else fails, the last thing to use is an English dub version. However, this causes problems. See Japanese Vs English names for more details.
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Many common tech support issues in VMware products can be solved using what we call Resolution Paths. Resolution Paths are collections of modular steps that can be used to solve tech support issues.
Being modular, they can be re-used in other resolution paths. A good example is using the ping command to test network connectivity. This step is used in all kinds of troubleshooting procedures. Put a number of these steps together, and you have a method.
Down the very first left hand column of each resolution path are common issues that customers encounter. To the right of each these are VMware's recommended steps to resolving these issues. Each and every one is hyper-linked directly to our Knowledge base article on that topic.
These can be very handy and can save you having to make that call into Tech Support. Click the links below. There's one for each potential problem area.


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South Africa since the liberation in 1994 has faced a lot of changes. The changes include being a member of the international community. As part of the international community, South Africa is finding itself largely faced by the challenges associated with this position. Looking at other countries South Africa is realizing that the world is looking at better ways of educating their people and organizing their education and training systems so that they might gain the edge in an increasingly competitive economic global environment. Success and survival in such a world demands that South Africa has a national education and training system that provides quality learning and promotes the development of a nation that is committed to life-long learning. Institutions of higher education in South Africa are currently changing their present education system to conform to a Competency-Based Training (CBT) system. This system has only been planned but not implemented yet and it is not clear how CBT will be implemented, especially how the learners are going to be assessed. Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) is an integral part of CBT that needs particular attention if the new system is to succeed. The key aims of this thesis are to investigate the current assessment policy and practice at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) underpinned by CompetencyBased Training system. The project will describe and analyze the Competency-Based Assessment system used within CIT's CBT system. The project will focus on: Observing classroom practice of CBA, analyzing students' and teachers' perceptions of their involvement with CBA, and analyzing employers' perceptions of the effectiveness of CBA. The main aim of this thesis is to suggest recommendations for an assessment model that will be suitable to implement within hospitality training institutions in South Africa.
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|Supervisor||Francesco Sofo (Supervisor)|


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Many of these people today have access to medical transportation services that enable them to travel safely to and from their health care appointments. This vital service helps keep beneficiaries healthier and controls healthcare spending.
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) was formed to educate federal and state policymakers and other stakeholders about the benefits of medical transportation and the need for policies that support continued access to these services. We invite you to learn more about the impact of medical transportation and how you can help preserve access to this service.
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