Looking for recordings of background chatter
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Another problem with a short clip is that you quickly get to hear the repetition, and it would have to be at least 30-60mins so one doesn't get a 'stuck record' effect.
Seems to me that iTunes would be a great way to distribute this sort of thing, but I can't find anything.
This might work; it changes the name only if the lowermost layer is a background layer, though.
// 2011; use it at your own risk;
// thanks to xbytor;
#target photoshop;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var theName = myDocument.name;
if (theName.indexOf(".") != -1) {
var myDocName = myDocument.name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]
else {
var myDocName = theName
var theLayer = myDocument.layers[myDocument.layers.length - 1];
if (theLayer.isBackgroundLayer == true) {
theLayer.isBackgroundLayer = false;
theLayer.name = myDocName
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CPU used when call started 33,176 13.9 10.2
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DBWR undo block writes 787 0.3 0.2
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PX local messages sent 0 0.0 0.0
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SQL*Net roundtrips to/from dblink 0 0.0 0.0
active txn count during cleanout 100 0.0 0.0
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background checkpoints started 0 0.0 0.0
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branch node splits 0 0.0 0.0
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bytes sent via SQL*Net to client 380,182,385 158,673.8 117,376.5
bytes sent via SQL*Net to dblink 0 0.0 0.0
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calls to kcmgas 5,800 2.4 1.8
calls to kcmgcs 319 0.1 0.1
change write time 91 0.0 0.0
cleanout - number of ktugct calls 178 0.1 0.1
cleanouts and rollbacks - consist 0 0.0 0.0
cleanouts only - consistent read 15 0.0 0.0
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cluster key scans 44,560 18.6 13.8
commit cleanout failures: block l 0 0.0 0.0
commit cleanout failures: buffer 0 0.0 0.0
commit cleanout failures: callbac 0 0.0 0.0
commit cleanout failures: cannot 0 0.0 0.0
commit cleanouts 16,509 6.9 5.1
commit cleanouts successfully com 16,509 6.9 5.1
commit txn count during cleanout 140 0.1 0.0
consistent changes 162 0.1 0.1
consistent gets 2,042,196 852.3 630.5
consistent gets - examination 578,365 241.4 178.6
cursor authentications 7,954 3.3 2.5
data blocks consistent reads - un 162 0.1 0.1
db block changes 52,993 22.1 16.4
db block gets 47,334 19.8 14.6
deferred (CURRENT) block cleanout 4,180 1.7 1.3
dirty buffers inspected 0 0.0 0.0
enqueue conversions 117 0.1 0.0
enqueue releases 32,269 13.5 10.0
enqueue requests 32,270 13.5 10.0
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enqueue timeouts 0 0.0 0.0
enqueue waits 0 0.0 0.0
execute count 123,202 51.4 38.0
free buffer inspected 0 0.0 0.0
free buffer requested 19,766 8.3 6.1
hot buffers moved to head of LRU 23 0.0 0.0
immediate (CR) block cleanout app 15 0.0 0.0
immediate (CURRENT) block cleanou 5,664 2.4 1.8
index fast full scans (full) 6 0.0 0.0
index fetch by key 214,924 89.7 66.4
index scans kdiixs1 554,891 231.6 171.3
leaf node 90-10 splits 9 0.0 0.0
leaf node splits 61 0.0 0.0
logons cumulative 362 0.2 0.1
messages received 3,953 1.7 1.2
messages sent 3,953 1.7 1.2
no buffer to keep pinned count 0 0.0 0.0
no work - consistent read gets 894,670 373.4 276.2
opened cursors cumulative 116,168 48.5 35.9
parse count (failures) 9 0.0 0.0
parse count (hard) 20,231 8.4 6.3
parse count (total) 117,273 49.0 36.2
parse time cpu 17,018 7.1 5.3
parse time elapsed 17,319 7.2 5.4
physical reads 33,199 13.9 10.3
physical reads direct 0 0.0 0.0
physical reads direct (lob) 15,100 6.3 4.7
physical writes 1,459 0.6 0.5
physical writes direct 0 0.0 0.0
physical writes direct (lob) 0 0.0 0.0
physical writes non checkpoint 496 0.2 0.2
pinned buffers inspected 0 0.0 0.0
prefetch clients - default 0 0.0 0.0
prefetched blocks 15,247 6.4 4.7
prefetched blocks aged out before 0 0.0 0.0
process last non-idle time 2,396 1.0 0.7
recursive calls 116,941 48.8 36.1
recursive cpu usage 1,523 0.6 0.5
redo blocks written 20,871 8.7 6.4
redo buffer allocation retries 0 0.0 0.0
redo entries 29,618 12.4 9.1
redo log space requests 0 0.0 0.0
redo log space wait time 0 0.0 0.0
redo ordering marks 0 0.0 0.0
redo size 9,322,888 3,891.0 2,878.3
redo synch time 13,084 5.5 4.0
redo synch writes 3,587 1.5 1.1
redo wastage 1,028,916 429.4 317.7
redo write time 14,064 5.9 4.3
redo writer latching time 0 0.0 0.0
redo writes 3,899 1.6 1.2
rollback changes - undo records a 422 0.2 0.1
rollbacks only - consistent read 162 0.1 0.1
rows fetched via callback 350,472 146.3 108.2
session connect time 0 0.0 0.0
session logical reads 2,074,430 865.8 640.5
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session pga memory 14,446,752 6,029.5 4,460.3
session pga memory max 24,898,104 10,391.5 7,687.0
session uga memory 17,184,593,312 7,172,200.9 5,305,524.3
session uga memory max 28,405,696 11,855.5 8,769.9
shared hash latch upgrades - no w 546,341 228.0 168.7
shared hash latch upgrades - wait 1 0.0 0.0
sorts (disk) 0 0.0 0.0
sorts (memory) 10,174 4.3 3.1
sorts (rows) 567,241 236.7 175.1
summed dirty queue length 0 0.0 0.0
switch current to new buffer 1,334 0.6 0.4
table fetch by rowid 1,958,222 817.3 604.6
table fetch continued row 1,912 0.8 0.6
table scan blocks gotten 143,317 59.8 44.3
table scan rows gotten 7,318,367 3,054.4 2,259.5
table scans (long tables) 15 0.0 0.0
table scans (short tables) 2,029 0.9 0.6
transaction rollbacks 421 0.2 0.1
user calls 554,503 231.4 171.2
user commits 3,157 1.3 1.0
user rollbacks 82 0.0 0.0
workarea executions - multipass 0 0.0 0.0
workarea executions - onepass 0 0.0 0.0
workarea executions - optimal 14,430 6.0 4.5
write clones created in backgroun 0 0.0 0.0
write clones created in foregroun 1 0.0 0.0
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Av Av Av Av Buffer Av Buf
Reads Reads/s Rd(ms) Blks/Rd Writes Writes/s Waits Wt(ms)
USERS
17,588 7 0.1 1.9 69 0 0 0.0
UNDOTBLSPCE
0 0 0.0 802 0 0 0.0
PERFSTAT
136 0 14.2 1.0 315 0 0 0.0
SCHEDWIN_INDX
20 0 10.5 1.0 164 0 0 0.0
INDX
14 0 11.4 1.0 96 0 0 0.0
SYSTEM
0 0 0.0 13 0 0 0.0
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Av Av Av Av Buffer Av Buf
Reads Reads/s Rd(ms) Blks/Rd Writes Writes/s Waits Wt(ms)
INDX /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/indx01.dbf
14 0 11.4 1.0 96 0 0
PERFSTAT /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/perfstat01.dbf
136 0 14.2 1.0 315 0 0
SCHEDWIN_INDX /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/schedwin_indx01.dbf
10 0 12.0 1.0 94 0 0
/opt/u02/oradata/XXXX/dbf/schedwin_indx02.dbf
10 0 9.0 1.0 70 0 0
SYSTEM /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/system01.dbf
0 0 13 0 0
UNDOTBLSPCE /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/undotblspce01.dbf
0 0 802 0 0
USERS /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/dbf/users01.dbf
11,608 5 0.1 1.4 43 0 0
/opt/u02/oradata/XXXX/dbf/users02.dbf
2,369 1 0.5 3.4 14 0 0
/opt/u03/oradata/XXXX/dbf/users03.dbf
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E 160 30 1056 17051 16555 110592 16555
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P Estimate (M) Factr Estimate Read Factor Physical Reads
D 32 .1 3,970 2.53 37,533,655
D 64 .2 7,940 2.07 30,675,635
D 96 .3 11,910 1.81 26,843,986
D 128 .4 15,880 1.67 24,744,049
D 160 .5 19,850 1.61 23,889,520
D 192 .6 23,820 1.57 23,290,550
D 224 .7 27,790 1.36 20,129,947
D 256 .8 31,760 1.16 17,216,468
D 288 .9 35,730 1.05 15,577,531
D 304 1.0 37,715 1.00 14,849,589
D 320 1.1 39,700 0.96 14,224,396
D 352 1.2 43,670 0.89 13,166,810
D 384 1.3 47,640 0.85 12,628,194
D 416 1.4 51,610 0.84 12,417,548
D 448 1.5 55,580 0.82 12,242,048
D 480 1.6 59,550 0.82 12,197,717
D 512 1.7 63,520 0.82 12,148,615
D 544 1.8 67,490 0.81 12,085,500
D 576 1.9 71,460 0.81 12,032,229
D 608 2.0 75,430 0.81 11,972,157
D 640 2.1 79,400 0.80 11,902,712
^LPGA Aggr Target Stats for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> B: Begin snap E: End snap (rows dentified with B or E contain data
which is absolute i.e. not diffed over the interval)
-> PGA cache hit % - percentage of W/A (WorkArea) data processed only in-memory
-> Auto PGA Target - actual workarea memory target
-> W/A PGA Used - amount of memory used for all Workareas (manual + auto)
-> %PGA W/A Mem - percentage of PGA memory allocated to workareas
-> %Auto W/A Mem - percentage of workarea memory controlled by Auto Mem Mgmt
-> %Man W/A Mem - percentage of workarea memory under manual control
PGA Cache Hit % W/A MB Processed Extra W/A MB Read/Written
100.0 219 0
%PGA %Auto %Man
PGA Aggr Auto PGA PGA Mem W/A PGA W/A W/A W/A Global Mem
Target(M) Target(M) Alloc(M) Used(M) Mem Mem Mem Bound(K)
B 245 200 40.2 0.3 .7 11.8 88.2 12,544
E 245 200 40.8 0.3 .7 11.8 88.2 12,544
PGA Aggr Target Histogram for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> Optimal Executions are purely in-memory operations
Low High
Optimal Optimal Total Execs Optimal Execs 1-Pass Execs M-Pass Execs
8K 16K 14,257 14,257 0 0
16K 32K 124 124 0 0
32K 64K 62 62 0 0
64K 128K 14 14 0 0
128K 256K 8 8 0 0
256K 512K 5 5 0 0
512K 1024K 4 4 0 0
1M 2M 32 32 0 0
2M 4M 2 2 0 0
4M 8M 2 2 0 0
PGA Memory Advisory for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX End Snap: 4531
-> When using Auto Memory Mgmt, minimally choose a pga_aggregate_target value
where Estd PGA Overalloc Count is 0
Estd Extra Estd PGA Estd PGA
PGA Target Size W/A MB W/A MB Read/ Cache Overalloc
Est (MB) Factr Processed Written to Disk Hit % Count
31 0.1 70,206.2 6,260.3 92.0 5
61 0.3 70,206.2 4,168.3 94.0 0
123 0.5 70,206.2 3,168.1 96.0 0
184 0.8 70,206.2 2,757.2 96.0 0
245 1.0 70,206.2 1,869.3 97.0 0
294 1.2 70,206.2 1,125.7 98.0 0
343 1.4 70,206.2 1,002.5 99.0 0
392 1.6 70,206.2 930.4 99.0 0
441 1.8 70,206.2 888.9 99.0 0
490 2.0 70,206.2 888.9 99.0 0
735 3.0 70,206.2 635.4 99.0 0
980 4.0 70,206.2 428.8 99.0 0
1,470 6.0 70,206.2 377.1 99.0 0
1,960 8.0 70,206.2 204.8 100.0 0
^LRollback Segment Stats for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->A high value for "Pct Waits" suggests more rollback segments may be required
->RBS stats may not be accurate between begin and end snaps when using Auto Undo
managment, as RBS may be dynamically created and dropped as needed
Trans Table Pct Undo Bytes
RBS No Gets Waits Written Wraps Shrinks Extends
0 13.0 0.00 0 0 0 0
1 856.0 0.00 224,282 0 0 0
2 965.0 0.00 473,740 1 0 0
3 1,304.0 0.00 565,018 1 0 1
4 859.0 0.00 258,906 1 0 0
11 886.0 0.00 345,162 0 0 0
12 1,332.0 0.00 546,236 1 0 0
13 841.0 0.00 229,950 1 0 0
14 797.0 0.00 215,582 0 0 0
15 1,252.0 0.00 349,772 2 1 1
16 850.0 0.00 222,894 1 0 0
^LRollback Segment Storage for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->Optimal Size should be larger than Avg Active
RBS No Segment Size Avg Active Optimal Size Maximum Size
0 385,024 0 385,024
1 22,142,976 11,545,361 100,786,176
2 4,317,184 680,223 51,503,104
3 4,317,184 684,561 142,729,216
4 3,268,608 685,593 50,454,528
11 11,657,216 3,215,066 167,895,040
12 4,317,184 726,453 13,754,368
13 4,317,184 667,922 27,385,856
14 4,317,184 738,701 49,405,952
15 9,560,064 642,634 84,008,960
16 5,365,760 694,846 15,851,520
^LUndo Segment Summary for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> Undo segment block stats:
-> uS - unexpired Stolen, uR - unexpired Released, uU - unexpired reUsed
-> eS - expired Stolen, eR - expired Released, eU - expired reUsed
Undo Undo Num Max Qry Max Tx Snapshot Out of uS/uR/uU/
TS# Blocks Trans Len (s) Concurcy Too Old Space eS/eR/eU
13 754 8,780,184 149 1 0 0 0/0/0/0/0/0
Undo Segment Stats for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> ordered by Time desc
Undo Num Max Qry Max Tx Snap Out of uS/uR/uU/
End Time Blocks Trans Len (s) Concy Too Old Space eS/eR/eU
12-Mar 15:38 166 ######## 68 1 0 0 0/0/0/0/0/0
12-Mar 15:28 204 ######## 3 1 0 0 0/0/0/0/0/0
12-Mar 15:18 214 ######## 3 1 0 0 0/0/0/0/0/0
12-Mar 15:08 170 ######## 149 1 0 0 0/0/0/0/0/0
^LLatch Activity for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->"Get Requests", "Pct Get Miss" and "Avg Slps/Miss" are statistics for
willing-to-wait latch get requests
->"NoWait Requests", "Pct NoWait Miss" are for no-wait latch get requests
->"Pct Misses" for both should be very close to 0.0
Pct Avg Wait Pct
Get Get Slps Time NoWait NoWait
Latch Requests Miss /Miss (s) Requests Miss
Consistent RBA 3,899 0.0 0 0
FOB s.o list latch 113 0.0 0 0
SQL memory manager latch 4 0.0 0 790 0.0
SQL memory manager worka 66,516 0.0 0 0
active checkpoint queue 980 0.0 0 0
archive control 89 0.0 0 0
archive process latch 48 0.0 0 0
cache buffer handles 392 0.0 0 0
cache buffers chains 3,696,307 0.0 0.0 0 34,306 0.0
cache buffers lru chain 21,217 0.0 0.0 0 21,384 0.0
channel handle pool latc 106 0.0 0 0
channel operations paren 1,773 0.0 0 0
checkpoint queue latch 48,252 0.0 0 1,219 0.0
child cursor hash table 144,268 0.0 0.0 0 0
dml lock allocation 10,464 0.0 0 0
dummy allocation 724 0.0 0 0
enqueue hash chains 64,677 0.0 0.0 0 0
enqueues 77,340 0.0 0.2 0 0
event group latch 52 0.0 0 0
global tx hash mapping 21 0.0 0 0
hash table column usage 126 0.0 0 491,356 0.0
job workq parent latch 0 0 8 0.0
job_queue_processes para 43 0.0 0 0
kmcptab latch 79 0.0 0 0
kmcpvec latch 0 0 79 0.0
ktm global data 8 0.0 0 0
kwqit: protect wakeup ti 79 0.0 0 0
lgwr LWN SCN 4,217 0.0 0.0 0 0
library cache 1,798,405 0.3 0.0 0 47,204 0.9
library cache load lock 2,480 0.0 0 0
library cache pin 879,035 0.0 0.0 0 0
library cache pin alloca 603,279 0.0 0.0 0 0
list of block allocation 381 0.0 0 0
loader state object free 27,796 0.0 0 0
messages 18,381 0.0 0.0 0 0
mostly latch-free SCN 4,220 0.1 0.0 0 0
multiblock read objects 5,328 0.0 0 0
ncodef allocation latch 40 0.0 0 0
post/wait queue 5,523 0.0 0 3,587 0.0
process allocation 52 0.0 0 52 0.0
process group creation 106 0.0 0 0
redo allocation 37,748 0.0 0 0
redo copy 0 0 29,635 0.0
redo writing 14,340 0.0 0 0
row cache enqueue latch 11,874,838 0.0 0.0 0 0
row cache objects 11,876,412 0.0 0.0 0 81 0.0
sequence cache 1,113 0.0 0 0
session allocation 117,333 0.0 0.0 0 0
session idle bit 1,141,301 0.0 0.0 0 0
session switching 40 0.0 0 0
^LLatch Activity for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->"Get Requests", "Pct Get Miss" and "Avg Slps/Miss" are statistics for
willing-to-wait latch get requests
->"NoWait Requests", "Pct NoWait Miss" are for no-wait latch get requests
->"Pct Misses" for both should be very close to 0.0
Pct Avg Wait Pct
Get Get Slps Time NoWait NoWait
Latch Requests Miss /Miss (s) Requests Miss
session timer 834 0.0 0 0
shared pool 1,804,311 0.2 0.1 1 0
sim partition latch 0 0 8 0.0
simulator hash latch 110,923 0.0 0 0
simulator lru latch 71 0.0 0 1,975 0.0
sort extent pool 48 0.0 0 0
spilled msgs queues list 79 0.0 0 0
transaction allocation 15,341 0.0 0 0
transaction branch alloc 61 0.0 0 0
undo global data 14,952 0.0 0 0
user lock 1,400 0.0 0 0
virtual circuit buffers 413,970 0.0 0.0 0 0
virtual circuit queues 187,775 0.0 0.0 0 0
virtual circuits 80,454 0.0 0 0
^LLatch Sleep breakdown for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> ordered by misses desc
Get Spin &
Latch Name Requests Misses Sleeps Sleeps 1->4
library cache 1,798,405 4,608 221 4390/215/3/0
/0
shared pool 1,804,311 3,662 477 3196/455/11/
0/0
enqueues 77,340 5 1 4/1/0/0/0
^LLatch Miss Sources for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
-> only latches with sleeps are shown
-> ordered by name, sleeps desc
NoWait Waiter
Latch Name Where Misses Sleeps Sleeps
enqueues ksqgel: create enqueue 0 1 1
library cache kgllkdl: child: cleanup 0 14 45
library cache kglupc: child 0 9 37
library cache kglic 0 7 4
library cache kglpin: child: heap proces 0 7 2
library cache kglhdgc: child: 0 5 10
library cache kglpndl: child: after proc 0 5 2
library cache kglobpn: child: 0 3 9
library cache kglpndl: child: before pro 0 3 9
library cache kgldti: 2child 0 2 0
library cache kglpnc: child 0 2 53
library cache kglhdgn: child: 0 1 30
shared pool kghalo 0 302 127
shared pool kghfrunp: alloc: wait 0 124 0
shared pool kghfrunp: clatch: nowait 0 89 0
shared pool kghfrunp: clatch: wait 0 74 10
shared pool kghupr1 0 47 339
shared pool kghalp 0 4 4
^LDictionary Cache Stats for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->"Pct Misses" should be very low (< 2% in most cases)
->"Cache Usage" is the number of cache entries being used
->"Pct SGA" is the ratio of usage to allocated size for that cache
Get Pct Scan Pct Mod Final
Cache Requests Miss Reqs Miss Reqs Usage
dc_histogram_defs 2,118,905 0.0 0 0 2,547
dc_object_ids 3,216,369 0.0 0 0 701
dc_objects 22,189 0.2 0 0 456
dc_profiles 349 0.0 0 0 1
dc_rollback_segments 350 0.0 0 0 22
dc_segments 505,804 0.0 0 0 1,085
dc_sequences 18 0.0 0 18 2
dc_tablespaces 30,016 0.0 0 0 12
dc_user_grants 969 0.0 0 0 22
dc_usernames 21,334 0.0 0 0 7
dc_users 19,245 0.0 0 0 23
Library Cache Activity for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
->"Pct Misses" should be very low
Get Pct Pin Pct Invali-
Namespace Requests Miss Requests Miss Reloads dations
BODY 64 0.0 64 0.0 0 0
CLUSTER 340 0.6 348 1.1 0 0
INDEX 237 0.0 237 0.0 0 0
SQL AREA 116,941 6.6 391,824 10.0 11,529 2
TABLE/PROCEDURE 47,075 0.2 108,992 1.0 732 0
TRIGGER 746 1.5 746 1.5 0 0
^LShared Pool Advisory for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX End Snap: 4531
-> Note there is often a 1:Many correlation between a single logical object
in the Library Cache, and the physical number of memory objects associated
with it. Therefore comparing the number of Lib Cache objects (e.g. in
v$librarycache), with the number of Lib Cache Memory Objects is invalid
Estd
Shared Pool SP Estd Estd Estd Lib LC Time
Size for Size Lib Cache Lib Cache Cache Time Saved Estd Lib Cache
Estim (M) Factr Size (M) Mem Obj Saved (s) Factr Mem Obj Hits
352 .6 375 15,062 574,744 1.0 97,562,016
416 .7 439 17,218 576,603 1.0 97,833,828
480 .8 503 19,153 578,104 1.0 98,135,338
544 .9 566 21,093 579,653 1.0 98,617,796
608 1.0 619 22,788 581,195 1.0 99,127,166
672 1.1 681 30,538 583,092 1.0 99,741,869
736 1.2 735 34,290 587,030 1.0 100,967,607
800 1.3 798 38,022 594,101 1.0 103,269,753
864 1.4 858 42,002 602,185 1.0 106,482,793
928 1.5 922 44,110 606,329 1.0 108,314,799
992 1.6 985 48,321 608,336 1.0 109,245,477
1,056 1.7 1,049 50,582 609,325 1.0 109,697,087
1,120 1.8 1,113 53,649 610,059 1.0 110,009,531
1,184 1.9 1,177 60,950 610,680 1.1 110,251,066
1,248 2.1 1,248 65,824 611,135 1.1 110,424,882
^LSGA Memory Summary for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
SGA regions Size in Bytes
Database Buffers 318,767,104
Fixed Size 732,784
Redo Buffers 811,008
Variable Size 771,751,936
sum 1,092,062,832
SGA breakdown difference for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
Pool Name Begin value End value % Diff
java free memory 33,554,432 33,554,432 0.00
large free memory 64,089,912 63,913,256 -0.28
large session heap 3,018,952 3,195,608 5.85
shared 1M buffer 2,098,176 2,098,176 0.00
shared Checkpoint queue 513,280 513,280 0.00
shared FileOpenBlock 1,191,104 1,191,104 0.00
shared KGK heap 7,000 7,000 0.00
shared KGLS heap 2,993,944 3,009,616 0.52
shared KQR L PO 1,312,072 1,322,312 0.78
shared KQR L SO 156,688 156,688 0.00
shared KQR M PO 2,065,256 2,065,256 0.00
shared KQR M SO 86,616 86,616 0.00
shared KQR S SO 8,216 8,216 0.00
shared KQR X PO 2,576 2,576 0.00
shared KSXR pending messages que 853,952 853,952 0.00
shared KSXR receive buffers 1,034,000 1,034,000 0.00
shared MTTR advisory 74,672 74,672 0.00
shared PL/SQL DIANA 616,680 616,880 0.03
shared PL/SQL MPCODE 764,312 611,264 -20.02
shared PLS non-lib hp 2,088 2,088 0.00
shared PX subheap 24,336 24,336 0.00
shared XDB Schema Cac 5,927,720 5,927,720 0.00
shared dictionary cache 3,229,952 3,229,952 0.00
shared errors 384 384 0.00
shared event statistics per sess 1,923,040 1,923,040 0.00
shared fixed allocation callback 472 472 0.00
shared free memory 17,476,144 15,506,552 -11.27
shared joxs heap init 4,240 4,240 0.00
shared library cache 68,887,280 65,624,984 -4.74
shared message pool freequeue 771,984 771,984 0.00
shared miscellaneous 49,162,528 49,205,880 0.09
shared parameters 55,784 35,760 -35.90
shared sim memory hea 328,304 328,304 0.00
shared sql area 509,408,184 514,745,136 1.05
shared subheap 100,040 100,040 0.00
shared table definiti 5,104 3,648 -28.53
shared trigger defini 544 544 0.00
shared trigger inform 1,800 1,800 0.00
shared trigger source 168 168 0.00
buffer_cache 318,767,104 318,767,104 0.00
fixed_sga 732,784 732,784 0.00
log_buffer 787,456 787,456 0.00
^Linit.ora Parameters for DB: XXXX Instance: XXXX Snaps: 4527 -4531
End value
Parameter Name Begin value (if different)
aq_tm_processes 1
background_dump_dest /opt/oracle/admin/XXXX/bdump
compatible 9.2.0.0.0
control_files /opt/u01/oradata/XXXX/ctl/cont
core_dump_dest /opt/oracle/admin/XXXX/cdump
db_block_size 8192
db_cache_size 318767104
db_domain
db_file_multiblock_read_count 8
db_name XXXX
dispatchers (PROTOCOL=TCP)
fast_start_mttr_target 160
hash_join_enabled TRUE
instance_name XXXX
java_pool_size 33554432
job_queue_processes 10
large_pool_size 67108864
log_archive_start TRUE
open_cursors 300
oracle_trace_enable TRUE
pga_aggregate_target 256901120
processes 150
query_rewrite_enabled FALSE
remote_login_passwordfile EXCLUSIVE
shared_pool_size 637534208
sort_area_size 524288
star_transformation_enabled FALSE
timed_statistics TRUE
trace_enabled FALSE
undo_management AUTO
undo_retention 10800
undo_tablespace UNDOTBLSPCE
user_dump_dest /opt/oracle/admin/XXXX/udump
End of Report
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pinjamStart from low hang fruite.
Total Wait wait Waits
Event Waits Timeouts Time (s) (ms) /txn
log file parallel write 7,798 0 138 18 2.4
db file parallel write 193 0 29 153 0.1
control file parallel write 790 0 21 27 0.2
process startup 2 0 0 35 0.0
control file sequential read 556 0 0 0 0.2
rdbms ipc reply 3 0 0 1 0.0
latch free 2 0 0 0 0.0
rdbms ipc message 6,444 2,366 13,269 2059 2.0
smon timer 8 8 2,344 ###### 0.0
pmon timer 834 834 2,339 2804 0.3
-------------------------------------------------------------Since you have numours logfile and control file related top wait events. Consider move them to a fast disk or seperate them from other datafiles if you haven't done so.
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I'm looking for a new small, efficient media player.
Hi there.
The background that will give you insight into my situation but doesn't need to be read
I come from a very cushioned past media-wise. When I really started to get into listening to music I was still using Windows. It was Winamp first, which I liked but found a little much, but a few coincidences later found XMPlay, a free but closed-source media player capable of playing not only some weird file formats such as MO3, MOD, IT, XM, S3M etc, of which I have a few files in this format, but also MP3, OGG, WAV, and all the other general stuff out there. The timing was just perfect and I "grew" into my "media years" with this player. I used it across my transition from Win98 to XP, and also used it on a Win95 laptop - and I don't even think I had to "help" the system "like" the player to make it work, although I could be wrong.
However, XMPlay has no Linux version, and as far as I can see, no porting is planned. And as I said before, it's closed source, so not much can be done there.
In my setup I had a machine set aside for media playback because it had a SB16 in it, and I'd run it with the bass set to 100% and treble set to 0%. Despite what you might think, the output was awesome with headphones - it could give me a good headache or two without distorting at all.
So, when I first switched to Linux, I didn't initially switch this machine over, but left it running Win98. This got to me in the end so I switched it over... and immediately faced issues. Since there was no port of XMPlay, I needed to find a new player, and fast. XMPlay has a bunch of audio postprocessing features I had enabled, none of which I found support or equivalents for in Linux (for example, an EQ setting promoting bassboost, in addition to that provided by the card - you can understand the headaches). I eventually gave up and ran XMPlay using WINE... and left it that way, for several months. I mean, it worked, didn't it? Then the fact that XMPlay over WINE on a 450MHz processor (it's a P3, haha) used 50%+ CPU -minimum- for the player to even be running (IIRC) got to me, so I decided once again that a new player had to be found. After some digging, I found XMMS to be the most likely candidate (it supports LADSPA and I could configure a bass-boost filter), and for the most part, it worked well. Quite well.
Then... after I recently found myself recording some audio from the SB16's output to my main machine's input (the simplest way to get around the issue that the bass boost isn't very easy to feed back into the card - or impossible, I haven't tried it for so long), and had my headphones connected to my desktop to monitor the recording. Then, after that was done, I somehow started listening to some other piece of music (through my main box), for whatever reason. I immediately noticed a rather stark contrast in quality to what I'd recorded from the SB16 and what I was listening to. A doublecheck later confirmed that yes, my SB16 was of terrible quality, and yes, I needed a solution, since I wasn't gonna listen to that kinda sound quality anymore now that I knew.
Over the past few weeks (months?) up until this point I've slowly been weaning myself off the music I liked so much (XMs and MODs, and maybe the occasional S3M), and the postprocessing features I thought had glued themselves into my ears....
The, uh, like, point.
....so I need a media player that doesn't have much in terms of sound processing, but meets all the following requirements, either built in or as a plugin (as logically applicable):
* Can hide completely, leaving only a hotkey to bring it back. I don't use a system tray and don't want to, for any purpose.
* Is written in a compiled language.
* Has configurable global hotkey support
* Isn't bloated, dependancy-wise, filesize or memory-wise, or desktop-real-estate-wise - something that uses basic C and has a basic GUI preferred
* Controls the hardware volume so that volume changes are instant
* Supports tracks longer than 60 minutes / 1 hour
* Has good file management / playlist support
* Is something I can throw a gigantic directory tree at and expect to load all the music in it, FAST. I could throw my entire 32GB HDD at XMPlay when I wanted to see/remember what new music was on it and I'd just leave it alone for slightly under 5 minutes. When I returned to it, bam, playlist. That was on the 450MHz P3, running Win98. XMPlay also gave me feedback - if you can recommend something that shows me where it is on the filesystem, that'd be great.
Up until now, Audacious has met those requirements. But it's had the following issues:
* The track details window won't open for random tracks
* The time display stuffs up for tracks longer than >60m, showing the position at 0:59, then, 1:40, then after 10 minutes have passed 1:41, etc
* The volume control randomly forgets how to change the volume, and I refuse to change the controller to use a software volume since it'll induce delays
* The system has no ability to add directories recursively - this was present in XMMS, but the BMP guys removed it (?!?!?!) and since Audacious is a fork of BMP, ...
* The latest version's global hotkeys plugin restores the window to a non-changeable location when I use the "toggle player windows" function. As a visual person I find this a huge blocker.
Now for the list of players that don't do what I want. XD
* mpd - expects all your files to be in one folder; mine are everywhere, even thrown across sshfs mounts to other systems.
* audacious - ...
* xmms - too boring. GTK1. old stuff. unsupported.
* xmms2 - seems too "unreachable". I haven't tried this player yet, mostly because Arch has no clients in the repos. *stab*
* banshee - 200TB of dependencies, and it needs 400TB of RAM to run. Read: I dislike Mono.
* rhythmbox, banshee, amarok, exaile, quod libet - iTunes-ey UI. I hate iTunes-ey UIs.
* songbird - depends on the Gecko rendering engine. I have 512MB RAM, and I already run Firefox, thanks.
* bmp, xmms, audacious - winamp-ey UI. I want to move away from winamp-ey UIs.
If you have any suggestions... I'll be amazed.
-dav7
Last edited by dav7 (2008-09-09 12:55:22)* Can hide completely, leaving only a hotkey to bring it back. I don't use a system tray and don't want to, for any purpose.
Sonata, disable system tray icon, modify any panel settings to ignore it
* Is written in a compiled language.
mpd is written in C
* Has configurable global hotkey support
Set up keybindings for mpc commands
* Isn't bloated, dependancy-wise, filesize or memory-wise, or desktop-real-estate-wise - something that uses basic C and has a basic GUI preferred
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* Controls the hardware volume so that volume changes are instant
Keybind alsamixer commands
* Supports tracks longer than 60 minutes / 1 hour
Is there a modern media player that doesn't do this?
* Has good file management / playlist support
I never use mpd's playlist capabilities, but they do seem fairly extensive.
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Apparently you have never heard of symbolic links. OH SNAP! Just create a single directory to collect all the links in. Also, mpd does not expect everything to be in one folder; it expects everything to be available from one parent folder, allowing you to organize beneath that parent.
The problem you're having isn't that you're looking for a music player, you're looking for a wm/media player/file manager, and that just doesn't exist on Linux, largely because we are sane (for the sake of argument, ignore Songbird right now, I don't think any of us are crazy enough to use it anyways). Like looking for a zebroctonoceros, even though a zebra exists, an octopus exists, and a rhinoceros exists, they do not exist in the same creature. For interfacing with X (keybindings and the disappearing music player), you're better off going through a configurable wm like Openbox. For the actual music playing, well, I don't see any problems with mpd besides your music files being messy, and you can't expect music playing software to solve a personal organization problem. If your file system is messy, then use a file manager to fix it, not your mp3 player. I put a lot of effort into keeping my music files properly tagged and accessible from a single top level directory called music, which then splits off into mp3/ogg files, flac files, podcasts, etc, and that largely solves the problem of wondering where s--t is.
Another idea for you, if you have multiple machines. Collect all your music onto a single machine, and then set up that system to serve exclusively as an mpd jukebox you can listen to from your other computers over the network. Give it a try.
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Motion crashes every time I try to launch. Before it crashes, a window appears with the message: "Looking for "G4MDD"--which is my old G4 machine.
BACKGROUND:
I kept my old G4MDD networked to my MacPro Intel machine for a while during my hardware migration due to Motion app instabilities I was experiencing.
Finally, with Motion v2.1.2, I was able to run Motion on my MacPro reliably.
I disconnected G4MDD from the network, deploying it to another building, dedicated to other non-FCP purposes.
I have not been able to launch Motion 2 on the MacPro since. It goes out looking for G4MDD, then crashes every time.
REMEDIES I'VE TRIED:
Everything Apple suggests on the Motion troubleshooting page, including re-install of the app following all instructions meticulously.
QUESTIONS TO GROUP:
1) Is there some server-related preference file I can try trashing?
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Looking for a Labview job. Any offers or suggestion​s?
Hi, everybody!
I wish we had labview.jobs or something. Since we have not yet,
I would appreciate any hints regarding looking for a Labview job,
especially for people with just 1 year of experience,
beside emailing everybody on the NI Alliance list and searching
general purpose job sites.
In case prospective employers read this, my cover letter and resume follow:
Dear Manager:
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule.
You will find that my resume which is attached,
outlines why I am an excellent fit for a
position with your company. In addition to my broad
educational background including two Masters degrees
in Electrical Engineering and Physics, numerous
Computer Science courses taken, and ten years of
diverse experience in programming and system
administration and support, I have just finished a
successful control and data acquisition project in
Labview which is also described in my resume.
My experience and background enable me
to master any software development tool and/or
environment very quickly, which makes me a perfect
candidate who can always keep up with the
ever-changing world of computer technologies.
I am looking forward to discussing this opportunity
with you.
Sincerely,
Stanislav Rumega
2000 Goldsworth Valley, Apt. #X-5
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Telephone: (616) 387-5967
[email protected]
http://free.prohosting.com/~styrum/webresume.shtml
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a full-time Software Engineer, Developer,
Programmer, or Analyst position after graduation from
Western Michigan University in April 2000. Willing to
consider positions that are usually offered to
candidates with BS degrees too.
SUMMARY:
- Languages: G (LabVIEW), Java, C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL,
HTML, SPARC Assembler;
- Systems: MS-DOS, WINDOWS NT/98/95/3.11, SunOs UNIX;
- Software: LabVIEW, Maple V, FoxPro, MS Word,
MS Excel, CorelDraw , Internet Explorer, Netscape
Navigator, various utilities and other packages;
- Fluent in English and Russian.
EXPERIENCE:
Teaching/Research Assistant, 1997 - Present
Department of Physics, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, MI
- Taught undergraduate physics labs;
- Graded student papers;
Project:
Developed a control and data acquisition program for
an electron spectrometer system in the WMU accelerator
laboratory. The program was written in LABVIEW.
The project involved controlling and retrieving
data from devices on a CAMAC crate as well as
GPIB (IEEE-488) instruments connected to the system
via a GPIB to CAMAC interface. A computer communicated
with the system via a serial (RS-232) port on the
crate controller.
Engineer/Programmer, 1993-1997
The Association FACTORIAL-SERVICE, Rostov-na-Donu,
Russia
- Supported all the available computer resources and
other equipment (a phone switching system, phones,
faxes, copiers, etc.);
- Selected, purchased, installed, configured all the
hardware and software used at the office;
- Installed and administered a LAN;
- Designed and coded applications;
- Fine-tuned complicated off-the-shelf Accounting and
Sales software which had their own built-in
languages and required programming;
- Trained users;
- Provided translations between English and Russian.
Engineer/Programmer, 1992-1993
Joint Stock Company TRANSINFORM, Moscow, Russia
- Provided some preparatory work and marketing for
the introduction of an X.25 packet-switched
computer network in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia.
Engineer/Programmer, 1991-1992
Soviet-British Joint Venture MARINE COMPUTER SYSTEMS,
Moscow, Russia
- Developed a FoxPro application to calculate traffic
accident rates depending on road conditions.
EDUCATION:
Candidate for Master of Arts in Physics,
1997 - Present Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Anticipated graduation date: 04/00.
Computer Science GPA: 3.8,
Overall GPA: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
Computer Science courses taken:
- Computer Science II (Object-Oriented C++
Programming);
- System Programming Concepts (UNIX, C);
- Computer Organization and Assembly Language
(SPARC);
- Principles of Database Management Systems (SQL,
PL/SQL);
- Data and File Structures (C++);
- Programming in Maple V;
- Programming Languages (Principles of Programming
Languages, Web Programming: HTML, Java).
Awards:
- Dean's List, 1998-1999;
- David Carley Memorial Award, 1998;
- Department Award for Graduate Student Teaching
Effectiveness,1999.
5-yr. Diploma in Radiophysics and Electronics,
an equivalent of an MS in Electrical Engineering,
1991 Rostov State University,
Rostov-na-Donu, Russia
Numerous courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer
Science taken.
GPA: 4.7 on a 5.0 scale.
Project: Developed a simulation of a conveyor
multiprocessor system. The program was written
in Pascal.
Awards:
- Received a higher stipend for high academic
achievements every semester, 1984-1987,
1989-1991.
ACTIVITIES:
- Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Member,
1999-2000;
- Association of Information Technology
Professionals, WMU Student Chapter, Member,
1999-2000.
- Volunteer Student Safety Patrol, 1989-1991.
WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Authorized to work in US for 12 months after
graduation, which can be extended for up to
6 years with employer's help through
petitioning for a working visa.
In Canada, an employment authorization (EA) must be
obtained before starting employment.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.Forgot to mention - go to any jobs web site and enter LabVIEW as a keyword - for
example, I went to http://www.monster.com/ and found 301 postings.
"John D. Seelbinder" wrote:
> Viewpoint Software Solutions is looking for a software engineer with LabView
> experience:
> http://www.viewpointusa.com/employment.html
>
> FWIW I do not work for, or have a financial interest in Viewpoint Software
> Solutions.
>
> Stanislav Rumega wrote:
>
> > Hi, everybody!
> >
> > I wish we had labview.jobs or something. Since we have not yet,
> > I would appreciate any hints regarding looking for a Labview job,
> > especially for people with just 1 year of experience,
> > beside emailing everybody on the NI Alliance list and searching
> > general purpose job sites.
> >
> > In case prospective employers read this, my cover letter and resume follow:
> >
> > Dear Manager:
> >
> > Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule.
> > You will find that my resume which is attached,
> > outlines why I am an excellent fit for a
> > position with your company. In addition to my broad
> > educational background including two Masters degrees
> > in Electrical Engineering and Physics, numerous
> > Computer Science courses taken, and ten years of
> > diverse experience in programming and system
> > administration and support, I have just finished a
> > successful control and data acquisition project in
> > Labview which is also described in my resume.
> > My experience and background enable me
> > to master any software development tool and/or
> > environment very quickly, which makes me a perfect
> > candidate who can always keep up with the
> > ever-changing world of computer technologies.
> >
> > I am looking forward to discussing this opportunity
> > with you.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Stanislav Rumega
> > 2000 Goldsworth Valley, Apt. #X-5
> > Kalamazoo, MI 49008
> > Telephone: (616) 387-5967
> > [email protected]
> > http://free.prohosting.com/~styrum/webresume.shtml
> >
> > OBJECTIVE:
> > To obtain a full-time Software Engineer, Developer,
> > Programmer, or Analyst position after graduation from
> > Western Michigan University in April 2000. Willing to
> > consider positions that are usually offered to
> > candidates with BS degrees too.
> >
> > SUMMARY:
> > - Languages: G (LabVIEW), Java, C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL,
> > HTML, SPARC Assembler;
> > - Systems: MS-DOS, WINDOWS NT/98/95/3.11, SunOs UNIX;
> > - Software: LabVIEW, Maple V, FoxPro, MS Word,
> > MS Excel, CorelDraw , Internet Explorer, Netscape
> > Navigator, various utilities and other packages;
> > - Fluent in English and Russian.
> >
> > EXPERIENCE:
> >
> > Teaching/Research Assistant, 1997 - Present
> > Department of Physics, Western Michigan University,
> > Kalamazoo, MI
> > - Taught undergraduate physics labs;
> > - Graded student papers;
> >
> > Project:
> > Developed a control and data acquisition program for
> > an electron spectrometer system in the WMU accelerator
> > laboratory. The program was written in LABVIEW.
> > The project involved controlling and retrieving
> > data from devices on a CAMAC crate as well as
> > GPIB (IEEE-488) instruments connected to the system
> > via a GPIB to CAMAC interface. A computer communicated
> > with the system via a serial (RS-232) port on the
> > crate controller.
> >
> > Engineer/Programmer, 1993-1997
> > The Association FACTORIAL-SERVICE, Rostov-na-Donu,
> > Russia
> >
> > - Supported all the available computer resources and
> > other equipment (a phone switching system, phones,
> > faxes, copiers, etc.);
> > - Selected, purchased, installed, configured all the
> > hardware and software used at the office;
> > - Installed and administered a LAN;
> > - Designed and coded applications;
> > - Fine-tuned complicated off-the-shelf Accounting and
> > Sales software which had their own built-in
> > languages and required programming;
> > - Trained users;
> > - Provided translations between English and Russian.
> >
> > Engineer/Programmer, 1992-1993
> > Joint Stock Company TRANSINFORM, Moscow, Russia
> >
> > - Provided some preparatory work and marketing for
> > the introduction of an X.25 packet-switched
> > computer network in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia.
> >
> > Engineer/Programmer, 1991-1992
> > Soviet-British Joint Venture MARINE COMPUTER SYSTEMS,
> > Moscow, Russia
> >
> > - Developed a FoxPro application to calculate traffic
> > accident rates depending on road conditions.
> >
> > EDUCATION:
> >
> > Candidate for Master of Arts in Physics,
> > 1997 - Present Western Michigan University,
> > Kalamazoo, Michigan
> >
> > Anticipated graduation date: 04/00.
> > Computer Science GPA: 3.8,
> > Overall GPA: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
> >
> > Computer Science courses taken:
> > - Computer Science II (Object-Oriented C++
> > Programming);
> > - System Programming Concepts (UNIX, C);
> > - Computer Organization and Assembly Language
> > (SPARC);
> > - Principles of Database Management Systems (SQL,
> > PL/SQL);
> > - Data and File Structures (C++);
> > - Programming in Maple V;
> > - Programming Languages (Principles of Programming
> > Languages, Web Programming: HTML, Java).
> >
> > Awards:
> > - Dean's List, 1998-1999;
> > - David Carley Memorial Award, 1998;
> > - Department Award for Graduate Student Teaching
> > Effectiveness,1999.
> >
> > 5-yr. Diploma in Radiophysics and Electronics,
> > an equivalent of an MS in Electrical Engineering,
> > 1991 Rostov State University,
> > Rostov-na-Donu, Russia
> >
> > Numerous courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer
> > Science taken.
> > GPA: 4.7 on a 5.0 scale.
> >
> > Project: Developed a simulation of a conveyor
> > multiprocessor system. The program was written
> > in Pascal.
> >
> > Awards:
> > - Received a higher stipend for high academic
> > achievements every semester, 1984-1987,
> > 1989-1991.
> >
> > ACTIVITIES:
> > - Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Member,
> > 1999-2000;
> > - Association of Information Technology
> > Professionals, WMU Student Chapter, Member,
> > 1999-2000.
> > - Volunteer Student Safety Patrol, 1989-1991.
> >
> > WORK AUTHORIZATION:
> > Authorized to work in US for 12 months after
> > graduation, which can be extended for up to
> > 6 years with employer's help through
> > petitioning for a working visa.
> > In Canada, an employment authorization (EA) must be
> > obtained before starting employment.
> >
> > REFERENCES:
> > Available upon request.
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