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Seagate, on the other hand, appears to not want DockStar users to muck with the works-you can access the DockStar via SSH shell access, but without the password, you won't be able to get past the login prompt. ![]() As such, the Pogoplug is easily modifiable via SSH shell access, where users can add additional functionality to the device, such as adding iTunes server or BitTorrent functionality (unlike other more full-featured NAS devices, the DockStar and Pogoplug lack these features). Under the hood, both the DockStar and the Pogoplug are actually fully-functional Linux-based computers: They are system-on-chip (SoC) device, based on Marvell's SheevaPlug Development Kit. (You could use the USB port in the DockStar's cradle to connect to a drive other than a FreeAgent Go drive, but you'd need to get your hands on a cable or adapter that has a female mini-USB port.) 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(more practice with vowels and diphthongs) (English narration, 20.26 minutes, 18.7 MB, Author: Gregorio Billikopf, Narration: by author, 11 May 06, zipped file)Įl mar estaba sereno (learning to pronounce the vowels in Spanish) Akos, a kind colleague in Hungary, has included both the audio files and the script to go along with them at his site. ![]() SCRIPT: Some of you have asked for a script of the audio files. SUGGESTION: If you plan to burn these MP3 files, I would suggest that you listen to the first file once, "Strategies for Learning Another Language," but do not burn it into your CD, as it is meant to only be heard once or twice. WARNING: Make sure to keep the files from the Spanish and English projects in different folders so you don't overwrite one or the other. (it will provide a file with a CDA extension) or you will not be able to play it in a CD player. Whenīurning a CD, your computer will ask if you want a data CD or a music CD. MP3 files may be played in your computer, or converted for listening in your CD player or vehicle. Listening to Audio in your computer or vehicle This isĪ public service of the University of California. Once you have burnt a CD,įeel free to make copies and distribute them to others as long as people are not charged for the materials. Project was taken from the Spanish Language Dictionary developed by the Spanish Language Project Team. Include general interest audio tracks as well as Spanish vocabulary associated with agriculture. Understood by all, but where vocabulary differs, preference has been given to Spanish from Mexico. ![]() We have attempted to provide a neutral Spanish that can be generally Also, we invite you do download a free PDF copy of the book, Party-Directed Mediation: Helping Others Resolve Differences, which you may download here.-Gregorioįree Spanish language audio downloads. To all who took the proxemics survey (between December 2007 and June 2009) a warm thank you! We are in the process of analyzing the data. Stanislaus & Merced Counties Spanish Language AudioĮnglish-Spanish Dictionary | Learn English Audio ![]() ![]() Using the Gunzip command, Linux users can uncompress TAR.GZ or TGZ files. ![]() If the tarfile is compressed using Gzip compression utility, the tarball file will end with TAR.GZ. ![]() These compression utilities generally only compress a single file, so they are used in combination with Tar, which can produce a single file from many files. It is often used with a compression utility such as Gzip or Bzip2 to space disk space. Tar itself does not support compression directly. These files are produced by the command tar. TAR.BZ2 or TBZ File (only when compressed using the Bzip2 compression utility)Ī tarball or tarfile is name of group of files that are bundled together.TAR.GZ or TGZ File (only when compressed using the Gzip compression utility).What is a Tarball or Tarfile?Ī tarball or tarfile is an informal name used name to refer to an archive file in one of the following TAR file formats: What is a ZIP File? A ZIP file puts multiple files together just as a TAR file does, as well as having built-in compression just as a GZ file has. A ZIP file is most commonly found in Windows operating systems. The Zip compression utility is common in Windows operating systems. What is a TGZ File? A TAR.GZ file is often called as and named as a TGZ file. A TAR.GZ file most commonly found in Linux/ Unix operating systems. What is a TAR.GZ File? A TAR.GZ file is a combination of a TAR file and a GZ file in that it is a TAR archive file that has been compressed with the Gzip compression utility. The Gzip compression utility is common in Linux/ Unix operating systems. What is a GZ File? A GZ file is created by the Gzip compression utility. A GZ file is a compressed single file, as the Gzip compression utility only compresses one file. If you compress multiple files with the Gzip compression utility, it produces multiple GZ files. A TAR file puts multiple files together. A TAR file does not reduce the size as there is no compression involved. What are the Differences Between TAR, GZ, TAR.GZ, TGZ, and ZIP Files? What is a TAR File? A TAR file's abbreviation stands for Tape Archive. Keep reading to learn how to use these files in Linux. This article breaks down the differences between TAR, GZ, TAR.GZ, TGZ, and ZIP files. 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The chart below shows the juices we tested and the daily serving sizes that pose potential health risks for adults and children. “Five of the juices we tested pose a risk to adults at 4 or more ounces per day, and five others pose a risk at 8 or more ounces,” Dickerson says. “There is so much development happening in their first years of life.”īut heavy metals can harm adults, too. “Exposure to these metals early on can affect their whole life trajectory,” says Jennifer Lowry, M.D., chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Environmental Health, as well as director of clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutic innovations at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. In 74 percent of those cases, kids drink juice once a day or more.Ĭhildren are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of heavy metals. 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