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Q: calling new SqlConnection() hangs program This one has me stumped.  I'm not even trying to connect to a database.  When this code gets to the line where I instantiate a new SqlConnection object, it just hangs there, not throwing an exception or anything.  I've tried compiling it for 2.0. 3.5 and 4.0, and they all hang.  Of course it works on my machine and yours, too.  But I'm trying to run this code on a Windows Server 2008 x64 server, and it won't budge.
// example.cs
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

public class MainClass {
    public static void Main(string[] args) {
        Console.WriteLine("start");
        SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(); // hangs here
        Console.WriteLine("finish");              // never makes it here.
    }
}

compilation (2.0):
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe example.cs

A: It's probably a broken performance counter which is the issue. I had this problem and I used Procmon to detect what happened. My .NET application hanged when it came to loading the registry keys for the performance monitor ".NET Data Provider for SqlServer"
I unloaded the counter with the following command to get it working:
unlodctr ".NET Data Provider for SqlServer"

A: Your installation have to be broken. The code doesn't really do anything vital at all, so there is no reason to hang there.
The SqlConnection constructor does this:
public SqlConnection() {
  this.ObjectID = Interlocked.Increment(ref SqlConnection._objectTypeCount);
  base();
  GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
  this._innerConnection = DbConnectionClosedNeverOpened.SingletonInstance;
}

So, it increases a variable, copies it into a property, calls the base constructor, removes the object from the finaliser queue, and copies a reference. That's all.
The base (DbConnection) constructor does this:
protected DbConnection() {
}

So, there is nothing in here that actually does anything at all related to an actual database connection. All that is done when you actually open a connection.
Your program might just as well be hanging after the first Console.WriteLine call, and not even get as far as creating the SqlConnection object.

A: Suggest 2 steps:

*

*reset IIS to clear any connection pools. (Perhaps restart Windows?)

*change the code to have a using statement:

  public static void Main(string[] args) {
    Console.WriteLine("start");
    using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection())
    {
          Console.WriteLine("middle");
    }
    Console.WriteLine("finish");
}

Can any other app from that machine make any other SqlConnection objects?
It's obviously an environmental problem, as your posted code will work on any other machine. Suspect that it's gone beyond some tipping point, and the using will help defend against this in the future.

A: I had the same problem and it began to work after I 1. Changed the target framework from 4.0 to 3.5, and 2. changed the debug settings to x64 in visual studio.

A: I had the exact same issue after upgrading a number of nuget packages. For me, the solution was:

*

*In Visual Studio go to "Tools" --> "Options"

*Search for "Web Projects" (under Projects and Solutions)

*Check the "Use the 64 bit version of IIS Express for web sites and projects

A: I tried to unload the performance counter by executing the following command.
unlodctr ".NET Data Provider for SqlServer"

However, I got a message that the performance counter was not installed.
Therefore, I ran the following command to reinstall the performance counter.
lodctr "C:\Windows\INF\.NET Data Provider for SqlServer\_dataperfcounters_shared12_neutral.ini"

This resolved the application hang-up.

A: Solution found! I had the same problem on many PCs. Framework 4.5.2
Run this command as admin in CMD:
unlodctr ".NET Data Provider for SqlServer"

You may need to type it by hand as copy pasta doesn't work well with quotes.
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I know this thread is old, but maybe someone else will get this error. It's
  probably a broken performance counter which is the issue. I had this problem
  and I used Procmon to detect what happened. My .NET application hanged when it >came to loading the registry keys for the performance monitor ".NET Data
  Provider for SqlServer" I unloaded the counter with the following command to
  get it working: C: Windowsinf>unlodctr ".NET Data Provider for SqlServer"


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Prince of Lies
Forgotten Realms: The Avatar, Book 4
By: James Lowder
Narrated by: Nicole Greevy
Series: The Avatar, Book 4
Waterdeep
By: Troy Denning
The streets of Waterdeep... Where danger lurks round every corner as the avatars of the gods seek the Tablets of Fate. Where Cyric and Myrkul, god of death, plot to capture Midnight and twist the Tablets to their own dark ends, imperiling the very existence of Faern.Where the destiny of the world will be decided and a new pantheon of gods will rise into the heaven.
Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad
This title is the final in a series of recovers of the popular Avatar series. At the time of its original release, this series presented key events that impacted the entire Forgotten Realms world, and the effects of those events are still felt in current novels. This re-released series features a cohesive cover design and all-new art and was written by New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning.
Tantras
By: Scott Ciencin
Heroes stand trial! When Elminster, the Old Sage of Shadowdale, is apparently slain, Midnight and Adon stand trial for his murder. When Bane, god of murder, and his allies seek the lost Tablets of Fate, a slender dark-haired woman is all that stands between Faern and disaster. When a friend betrays them, Midnight and her companions can trust no one.
story good, narrator grates on nerves
Shadowdale
When the gods are banished from the heavens, they must travel through Faern in the guise of mortals. When four companions, last survivors of the Company of the Lynx, find themselves in possession of a mysterious amulet, they must escape death at the hand of Bane, god of murder. When magic itself runs wild, no one can say that the most innocent of spells will not destroy the world.
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Pools of Radiance
Forgotten Realms: The Pools, Book 1
By: James M. Ward, Jane Cooper Hong
Narrated by: Teresa DeBerry
The book of the Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons computer game.
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Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet Book, 2
By: R. A. Salvatore
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Enter the Forest of Shadows... In Sylvan Shadows follows Cadderly, the scholarly priest, as he leaves his home to combat the evil unleashed by the Chaos Curse. To counter Castle Trinity's plans for conquest, the cleric and his friends must enter the beautiful forest of Shilmista. But among the trees and glades of the forest, Cadderly must battle a monstrous evil...
Hand of Fire
Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Book 3
By: Ed Greenwood
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Spellfire is the most powerful magic in the land. It's a dangerous weapon in anyone's hands. In the wrong hands, it can destroy the world. Shandril Shessair wanted a taste of adventure. She got spellfire, and now she's fleeing for her life across Faern, searching for somewhere to hide. More evil wizards, warriors, and priests than she can count are trying to get it from her, and they'll kill or enslave her without hesitation. Her last, desperate hope is to take refuge in the sheltered city of Silverymoon. If she makes it that far.
Crown of Fire
Adventurer on the Run! Once Shandril was a humble kitchen maid. Now she's one of the most powerful magic-users in the land. And a lot of people want her dead. The evil Zhentarim, the powerful Cult of the Dragon—all of them want her spellfire, and they'll kill whoever they must to get it. There's only one thing for Shandril to do: run. With the aid of Elminster of Shadowdale, the Knights of Myth Drannor, her lover, and a determined dwarf, she'll wield her magic for the cause of good. But if her magic becomes too powerful, her friends won't have a choice.
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High in the Snowflake Mountains sits the Edificant Library, a place of scholarly study for priests, bards, and others. Now from the hidden vaults beneath the library a devastating curse is unleashed, and a young cleric must battle the terrifying creatures set loose by a malevolent, consuming essence that's been released, before his own brethren turn against him. Cadderly must put his studies to the test and enter the catacombs far below to save his brothers and himself.
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Narrated by: Marty Moran
Dermined to drive a trade route through Anauroch, the Zhentarim have sent an army to enslave the fierce nomads of the great desert. As tribe after tribe fall to the intruders, only a single woman, Rhua, sees the true danger - but what sheik will heed the advice of an outcast witch? Ruha finds help from an unexpected source. The Harpers, guardians of liberty throughout the Realms, have sent an agent to counter the Zhentarim. If she can help this stranger win the trust of the sheikhs, perhaps he can overcome the tribes' ancestral rivalries and drive the invaders from the desert.
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Forgotten Realms: Moonshae Trilogy, Book 3
By: Douglas Niles
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
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Black Wizards
In this, the sequel to Darkwalker on Moonshae, the Moonshae isles are under the threat of sinister forces. A council of dark sorcerers has usurped the High King. The druid Robyn and the Prince Tristan must join forces with the Goddess for a showdown with the dreaded black wizards.
An all-new version of one of the key titles in the entire Forgotten Realms novel line.
This title is the fourth in a series of recovers of the popular Avatar series. At the time of its original release, this series presented key events that impacted the entire Forgotten Realms world, and the effects of those events are still felt in current novels. This re-released series features a cohesive cover design and all-new art.
Revenge of a God
The Time of Troubles is at an end, and the gods have been restored to their rightful places.
The soul of Kelemvor Lyonsbane, former lover of the goddess of magic, remains hidden from the mad god Cyric. The will of one such as Cyric, when bent on revenge, is not so easily thwarted.
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Robert A Vaughan
Great story, terrible narrator.
Once again a perfectly wonderful story ruined by Nicole Greevy. She has a terrible grasp of the English language. For instance, her inability to distinguish hiding something away in secret and a secretion from the body. These books need redone by a talented narrator badly.
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A Well Woven Tale
Some readers were much better than others but the tale itself was well constructed, written, and brought to conclusion in a way that helped the audience feel the madness creeping in and taking over. A very satisfying tale indeed! Very helpful to me as a DM campaigning in times right after this!
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It is hard to believe how far we've come.
Sitting here after having finished the "Prince of Lies"
is best described as a surreal experience.
The overwhelming quality of this book can hardly be believed
to have any connections at all to the dumpster-fires that were
"Waterdeep" and "Tantras."
That I've now been through a story so good that even the
acts of occasional stupidity within the main-characters come
off as intriguing character-features calling for a reader's
analysis of their mindsets, as opposed to simply being
facepalm-inducing, is more than a breath of fresh air.
The narrator is always still bad, but she appears to deliver
a more varied performance this time around, when compared
to earlier readings, and even then, her somewhat robotic
delivery makes for a somewhat fitting interpretation of the
alien minds of the gods when given voice.
Overall, a great book, and an overwhelming improvement
to the general series, do not miss this one.
Interesting insight into Cyrics mind set and how he ran the realm of the dead
The stories of the Forgotten Realms are always great but this one ,is amongst the most satisfying. An excellent example of story telling with an exceedingly pleasant narration.
I read the first three books when they were first released as, "The Avatar Trilogy." Then life got in the way of my, as it is wont to do, and I lost track of events in The Realms. Now, nearly 30 years later, I've discovered the wonders of audiobooks, the Kindle, and the awesomeness of immersive reading. I started reading some of the more recent Forgotten Realms titles and it felt as if there were gaps in my knowledge of the history of Aebir-Toril. I saw multiple references to Kelemvor as Lord of The Dead and became confused. As far as I knew, Kel WAS dead. When did he get promoted?
So I decided to go back and re-read, or perhaps I should say, "re-experience" for that seems like a better description of immersive reading, some of my old favorites and discovered that the tale of Midnight, Kelemvor, Adon, and Cyric didn't end in "Waterdeep." Now I know how he became part of Faerun's pantheon of gods. I can't wait till I get off work this evening so I can start on the next book.

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Do you remember when the phrase, "Intentional Christianity" was the buzz word? At least there was a time in my part of the world, when that was the topic of much conversation. This past week I tagged along on a couple of trips into the village. Both trips were planned and executed with intention. One, to place locks on doors, the other, to obtain photos of children in their new school uniforms.
Any trip, even those with specific purpose, are initiated with some level of excitement about where we are going and who we get to see. As I said, I tagged along. I also had a purpose. I was intentional on both trips. Not to place locks or take pictures, but rather to enjoy the people and practice my Sena! I had a purpose that varied slightly from my counterparts, but I was intentional about it, nonetheless.
There are few things in this world as wonderful as the smile of a child. In this world where children often go to bed with empty tummies and wake up hoping for a piece of bread and a little tea, the smiles are big, and the delight is real, in the midst of life's smallest joys.
I took along a little bottle of bubbles. A cheap 'toy', even here, and yet by the expressions, it was obvious they had never seen such a thing and the awe was amazing to watch. Giggles erupted as they tried to catch the shiny, floating balls. Silence followed failed attempts to make bubbles flow from the wand - and shouts of joy came again when the bubbles blew out in a steady stream.
Intentional Christianity or intentional life, there is always great delight in bearing joy.
"A day in the life of..." is a funny thought in my mind. While I am one of the few on the base that actually has some routine, my days are as varied as they come. My one hope is that each day is lived with intentionality. Like Jesus traveled place to place, He never failed to be intentional in His endeavors.
I used to cringe at the mention of the Prophetic or anything having to do with prophesy, until one day a friend simply reminded me that 1 Corinthians says, "Prophesy is for edification, exhortation and comfort." That reminder brought peace to my soul and took the fear out of the subject.
Today, I treasure opportunities, even look for a chance to prophesy. When done according to 1 Corinthians, a smile is the sure result. Intentional Christianity requires being intentional in life. Intentional to build up another person. Intentional to exhort - to draw a person close to the Lord. Intentional to comfort the hurting. Intentional about finding a giggle in the glory of a life others see as sad or miserable.
Allow the Lord to give you a fresh outlook, to wash the windows of your soul, to enable you to see what He sees in the person in front of you today. See what He sees, and intentionally reach out to bring forth a giggle that reveals His glory!
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Never before has it mattered more what the story of your life looks like, right down to preset details and perfectly arranged mochas on cafe tables. Instagram is officially dictating behavior, intention, social currency, trends and for a lot of us, how we monetize anything we are doing.
Lately it's hard to avoid a conversation that has to do with engagement, Follows, Likes, algorithm and updates. The collective "insiders" conversation, based solely on speculation, makes claims about what we should and shouldn't be doing in order to avoid shadow banning, increase our engagement, get more Followers and Likes, etc. and much of what I read is cynical, fear-based or part of a detailed program that you have to invest in in order to gain access and wisdom.
Frankly, if all that I read mattered it would be hard to know what to do and it's no surprise that many of my students are asking me for advice. "Should we put the hashtags in the caption or comments section now?" "But some hashtags are now banned by Instagram, right?" "How do we know which hashtags to use and which ones are banned?" "I just read that Instagram doesn't like comment PODs and accounts participating in them could be shadow banned." "Should I be commenting more than a few words on posts I like, I've heard just a few words or an emoji does't count and Instagram thinks it's bot behavior." And the list goes on, and on, and on...and with each update we jump through more and more hoops, all based on speculation.
The truth is we have limited information from the source. The truth is the platform is free and we have no control over it. The truth is Instagram has access to our behavior on the platform.
And the truth is you have control over you, and the content you share, and with whom you engage, and how you feel about the platform, and what vibration you attach to it, and what intentions for using it you use. And the truth is, if you focus on the things you do have control over the space becomes much more pleasant and the other issues start to fade away.
New York Times Columnist, Carl Richards "Behavior Gap"
1. Focus on the Followers you already have, and not on the Followers you wish you had.
3. Once a week choose a handful of accounts that you love and share these with your community in your Story telling why you are inspired by the account.
4. Post "Hell Yes" content every single day. Be so proud of your posts that every Like and Comment is icing on the cake.
5. Limit your Gram time daily, and be intentional about what you do with it. Most branded work can be done in 30-60 minutes. Notice how much time you are spending and exactly what you are doing on the platform.
6. Be mindful of Instagram's demographic (18-24 year olds, mostly outside of the US...) and find ways to create your own Universe within it. Let this personal Universe be everything to you when you are on the platform.
7. Diversify. I worry about anyone who has everything riding on their Instagram account, that goes for what you are monetizing and/or creating and how the platform makes you feel daily.
8. Have a No Gram Day once a week.
9. Follow Instagram and engage with their content. I especially like the #WHP (Weekend Hashtag Project) every weekend, it's a great way to spread your wings and be reminded of the original intention of the "moment sharing" platform.
10. Rethink any investment you are making in anything or anyone that is hired to do these 9 things for you.
I ask myself one question every day, if today is the day that Instagram no longer existed how would my life change? Maybe ask yourself this question to gauge where you are with the platform, and where your brand, time, energy, vibration...is.
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By Dave Rogers2018-02-12T07:00:00+00:00
Heritage architect says nervous clients are behind near-quarter fall in pre-tax profit
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Purcell's proposals for a new graduate centre at St Catherine's College in Oxford
Purcell has blamed clients worrying about Brexit for falling turnover and profit last year.
The heritage architect, which last week landed work on the National Portrait Gallery refurbishment with Jamie Fobert, said income fell 5% to £20.2m, while pre-tax profit slumped nearly a quarter to just over £2m.
In a statement accompanying its results, the firm said: "Turnover decreased due to the uncertainty following the Brexit referendum and the subsequent downturn in new business."
More than 90% of its turnover comes from the UK where its schemes include new graduate facilities on the campus of Arne Jacobsen's grade I-listed St Catherine's College, Oxford (pictured).
Staff numbers at the year end stood at 283, down from 302 last time, although its wages bill still went up – by £115,000 to £10.8m. The highest-paid employee, who is not named, picked up £147,000 – down from £240,000.
The work on the National Portrait Gallery off Trafalgar Square includes increasing gallery and public visitor space by 20%, revamping the entrance and creating a learning resource centre. The project will also include rehanging the gallery's collection.
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SEPTEMBER 12 - OCTOBER 4 2015
SARDINE is pleased to present BANKRUPT, a solo exhibition of a new series by Jacob Goble. The show opens Saturday, September 12 from 6 to 9pm and will be up through Sunday, October 4, 2015.
For BANKRUPT, Goble steals, and then runs with the icons, color, and language of the television game show "Wheel of Fortune". Over 30 years that it's been on air, it's rules, prizes, and even hosts have remained the same. It's a benign institution. A dependable place for easy chair fantasies. For Goble, it's as a template to bring up cutting analogies on making art, the art world and life as a whole. He reminds us that the saving grace among these familiar rules and traditions, is the presence of the artist's hand and vision.
Jacob Goble lives and works in Croton on Hudson, NY. In 2007 he received his MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has exhibited throughout the US including at Sardine; Queens Museum of Art; Richard Levy Gallery; Carrol and Sons; and The Dorsky Gallery. In 2008, his work was included in the 13th Pancevo Biennial in Pancevo, Serbia.
SARDINE is located on the ground floor of 286 Stanhope Street between Wyckoff and Irving Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, one block from the Dekalb L train and near the Knickerbocker M. For more information, please visit sardinebk.com. Contact: Lacey Fekishazy and Jon Lutz at sardinebk@gmail.com


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'We're not even holding our heads above water.' Sales tax records show NWA bars struggle while liquor store sales skyrocket
Andrew Epperson
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Bars and restaurants have been hit hard by COVID-19, but that doesn't mean people aren't drinking. Sales tax numbers from March 2020 through the end of the year indicate liquor stores are having record years, while bars' revenues have plummeted.
Jamie Wilson owns C4 Nightclub & Lounge in Fayetteville, an LGBTQ-friendly spot that is known for its dance floor and social atmosphere.
"We just turned six [years old] and couldn't do any flairs or anything like that," Wilson said.
Capacity restrictions, safety requirements and a recently-extended 11 p.m. shutdown directive have all taken their toll on C4. The Dept. of Health and governor's office directive declared bars and alcohol-serving restaurants to be places where COVID-19 spread could potentially occur due to increased socialization.
"This month, we're not even holding our heads above water," Wilson said. "The morale of the staff, it's just not as fun. It can't be, because you can't dance, you have to have the masks on."
The window to generate money is slim, and Wilson said staying afloat isn't easy.
"I would have to say that we have one month left, the way the bank account looks," Wilson said.
David Sorto is a research assistant in the University of Arkansas' economic department. He said sales tax revenues charted from March-Nov. 2020 revealed a trend with alcohol sellers. Alcohol consumption has increased overall, but people have changed their purchasing habits.
"Bars have been hit very hard, and liquor stores have done very well," Sorto said.
Liquor stores in Benton and Washington Counties hauled in significant revenue spikes. Benton County liquor stores generated $75,531.15 (29%) more in sales tax revenues than they did during March-Nov. 2019, while Washington County increased its total by $149,889.82 (29%).
Bars, on the other hand, generated $10,193.96 (-23.2%) less in Benton County and an enormous $52,897.79 (-42.9%) in Washington County. Sorto attributed the latter to Fayetteville's dynamics and indicated this could be a similar trend in future months.
"Unfortunately, for bars until the numbers of COVID go down, we'll likely continue to see this decline in business," Sorto said.
Spots like JJs in Fayetteville operate as a restaurant in the day, but they're losing out on revenues from alcohol sales at night. Richard Tolleson is a manager at JJs, and he said business has stayed steady during the food-oriented period. Still, he said the state is pointing the finger in the wrong direction.
"I do feel like we're getting unfairly punished because we're doing our best to make it better for everybody," Tolleson said. "I think it affects everybody: local businesses, small businesses."
C4 and others are almost completely dependent on alcohol sales, and they are unable to rely on food sales. For that reason, Wilson said he's considered starting a GoFundMe page to keep the night club operating. Sorto said future state funding should be targeted toward bars considering their clear economic standing.
"I'm not sure if there's any discussions about the state coming up with a small stimulus package or any grants to help specific areas of the economy, but it seems like the bar sector is one that would greatly need assistance just based upon these tax figures," Sorto said.
Wilson said the next month will be notably challenging, and survival isn't guaranteed.
"It's rough," Wilson said. "Mentally, it's a 'mind blank.' Fill in the blank there."
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Q: Suppose the twelve vectors start from 6:00 at the bottom instead of (0, 0) at the center. Suppose the twelve vectors start from 6:00 at the bottom instead of (0, 0) at the center.The vector to 12:00 is doubled to (0, 2).The new twelve vectors add to?
Solution: Moving the origin to 6:00 adds j = (0, 1) to every vector. So the sum of twelve vectors
changes from 0 to 12j = (0, 12).
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LAST week, while driving to work, I spotted an old push lawn mower out by the curb. It was trash day, and the mower was destined for the junk heap. I pulled over to take a closer look. I seized the old wooden handles and pushed the mower along the sidewalk. I must have looked odd doing it in a suit. But the whirling metal blades made a nice sound that reminded me of my childhood. I swung the mower up into my jeep and drove off.
When we throw out our old technologies, we also throw out their old sounds. Most of the time we don't notice the sounds are gone until much later, when by some chance we hear them again. They seem to grab us by the ear and yank us back in time.
At my in-laws' beach cottage in Maine, last season saw the installation of a microwave oven and the demise of the old electric coffee percolator. The percolator had its own unique song. After the first bleary-eyed riser plugged it in, it would sit silent for a few minutes. Then a few faint gurgles would come, followed by a long, Wagnerian crescendo and diminuendo of gurgles until a final few minutes of silence were capped by the illumination of a small red light. Replacing this heroic theme is the whirring motor sound of the microwave followed by three staccato computer beeps.
One of my favorite memories of summer is the sound of a baseball game on AM radio. As a child I used to hear the games coming through a little transistor radio on my grandparents' front porch. The game would drone on like summer insects in the trees. Occasionally the noise would rise with announcers talking excitedly over the applause. Condensed into the tiny three-inch speaker, the applause of thousands sounded like rolling surf. My in-laws have a nice big portable radio in the cottage. But the fidelity is too good - nothing like the old transistors.
Another sound gone from the Maine cottage is the slamming of the wood-framed screen door. The door used to be on a long spring - the kind you could hear stretch as the door closed. Impatient children would open it wide and let the door slap back against its frame, by which time they had bounded down the steps and were half way across the yard. My father-in-law finally installed an air piston on it. The door's better off, but we've lost another sound of summers past.
Most of us could make a list of fond old sounds. Yet many were thought to be disruptive when new. That distant locomotive whistle that sounds nostalgic to us now once disturbed Henry David Thoreau on Walden Pond. The corollary is that some of today's disturbing sounds will someday be remembered fondly by our children or their children. Will they miss the sound of their mother's electric blow dryer, or the whirls and beeps of their home computers booting-up?
Perhaps in some future summer my grandson will pass by some junk, and like his grandfather, rescue it because he likes its old song.
Steven Leveen is a free-lance writer, and president of Levenger Design Co., a mail-order firm specializing in home technologies.
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The Croatian Special Operations Forces Command (Croatian: Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga OSRH) is one of the three independent commands of the Croatian Armed Forces, subordinate to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, whose mission is to ensure the combat readiness of the special operations forces for operations in defense of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Croatia and to participate in NATO and coalition-led operations.

The Croatian Special Operations Forces Command was created from the Special Operations Battalion (BSD) which existed until December 2014, when in accordance with the provisions of the Long-Term Development Plan of the Armed Forces alongside the decree of the President of Croatia and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with the decision of the Minister of Defence and by the orders of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the process of reorganization of the Special Operations Battalion started and led to the subsequent establishment of the Croatian Special Operations Forces Command (CROSOFCOM) in February 2015. The goal of the reorganization was the creation of an interoperable and quickly deployable special operations forces that would be able to adequately respond to current and future security challenges.

In early February 2015, the Croatian Special Operations Forces Command was established, then consisting of five organizational units.

A subsequent reorganization of the CROSOFCOM followed in mid 2019 which saw an additional creation of three new Special Forces Groups, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Special Forces Groups respectively. Alongside the CROSOFCOM reorganization, the 194th Multipurpose Helicopter Squadron of the 91st Wing of the Croatian Air Force, stood up the 3rd Special Operations Aviation Platoon which will support the CROSOFCOM with its Mil Mi-171Sh helicopters until the arrival of new UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters in 2022.

The anniversary day of the Croatian Special Operations Forces Command is honored to the organization and the formation of the first special forces unit of the Croatian Armed Forces - the Zrinski Battalion, established on May 18, 1991.

History

The Zrinski Battalion (Croatian: Bojna Zrinski) was the first special forces unit of the Croatian National Guard (Croatian: Zbor narodne garde – ZNG) and later of the Croatian Army (Croatian: Hrvatska vojska - HV) established in Kumrovec on May 18, 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence.

On May 18, 1991, the Zrinski Battalion was established as a special forces unit of the ZNG. The core of the unit consisted of 27 volunteers drawn from the 300 strong Kumrovec Special Police Unit (Kumrovec SPU) with the addition of two members from the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit. Initially, it relied on former French Foreign Legion troops of Croatian origin. The most senior among the former legionnaires was Ante Roso, previously a Sous-Officier (non-commissioned officer – NCO) in the 4th Foreign Regiment. In consequence, Roso was tasked with setting up the unit as its initial commander. Major Miljenko Filipović, likewise a former French Foreign Legion NCO, was assigned as the battalions deputy commander. The unit was based in the village of Kumrovec in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje, on the grounds of the former "Josip Broz Tito" political school, named after this communist dictator and lifetime "president" of communist SFRJ. The site, adjacent to the border of Slovenia, was selected to be inaccessible to Yugoslav Air Force raids without violation of Slovene or possibly Austrian airspace. In June 1991, the Kumrovec SPU was transferred to Sljeme Peak north of Zagreb leaving Kumrovec base to the Zrinski Battalion, as well as the second special forces unit, the Frankopan Battalion. Over the course of the war following additional recruitment and training of volunteers the unit reached the size of a company and at most had around 150 members. The unit suffered 26 KIA before being amalgamated with other special forces units of the Croatian Army to the 1. HGZ (Croatian: 1. hrvatski gardijski zdrug) in April 1994.

The Zrinski Battalion was deployed for the first time on June 15, 1991. It was stationed in Vukovar, tasked with preparation of city defences and organization and training of volunteer troops in Vukovar in June, 1991. In August Filipović took over command of the battalion from Roso. The same month, the Zrinski Battalion went to Banovina, where it pushed the Croatian Serb forces out of the town of Hrvatska Kostajnica. In September, the battalion was deployed to Gospić, where it took part in battle of Gospić against the JNA. Troops assigned to the battalion captured Kaniža barracks in Gospić. During combat in Gospić, 30 troops of the Zrinski Battalion, assisted by Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, captured JNA Major General Trajče Krstevski along with three BOV Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and 32 soldiers. The unit was deployed to Metković on October 28, tasked with recapturing Slano from the JNA. After the deployment to Gospić, a part of the unit personnel left to Bosnia and Herzegovina anticipating further conflict there, while the remainder of the unit returned to Kumrovec. The ZNG was renamed the Croatian Army (Croatian: Hrvatska vojska – HV) on November 3, 1991. In late 1991, some of the personnel of the Zrinski Battalion were transferred to set up another special forces unit of the HV - the Matija Vlačić Battalion based in Opatija.

In 1992, elements of the Zrinski Battalion took part in the Battle of Kupres, before setting up a training camp in the town of Tomislavgrad. There the battalion personnel assisted in setting up and training the Croatian Defence Council (Croatian: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane - HVO). Later that year, elements of the battalion took part in Operation Tiger - aimed at lifting of the Siege of Dubrovnik.

In 1993, elements of the Zrinski Battalion took part in Operation Maslenica, fighting in the area of Škabrnja. The Central Intelligence Agency assessed the Zrinski Battalion as one of the best units of the HV.

On 25 February 1994, the Zrinski Battalion was amalgamated with parts of other special forces units of the HV: Frankopan Battalion, Ban Jelačić Battalion, Matija Vlačić Battalion, Ferdo Sučić Battalion, Alpha Battalion and parts of 8th Light Assault Brigade of the Croatian Military Police forming the 1st Croatian Guards Brigade (Croatian: 1. hrvatski gardijski zdrug), a component of the 1st Croatian Guards Corps (Croatian: 1. hrvatski gardijski zbor), directly subordinated to the Ministry of Defence rather than the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia.

The 1.HGZ took part in several important battles of the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War. In late November and December 1994, it participated in Operation Winter '94, the joint offensive of the HV and the Croatian Defence Council (Croatian: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane - HVO) which pushed the Army of Republika Srpska (Croatian: Vojska Republike Srpske – VRS) from the western parts of the Livanjsko polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Elements of the HGZ also saw action along the Novska-Okučani axis of advance in the HV's Operation Flash offensive that took place in western Slavonia in early May 1995. By this time, the HGZ also commanded its own artillery and Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunships, in addition to Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters. The HGZ redeployed west of Livno once again in early June to take part in Operation Leap 2, extending the salient that had been created in late 1994 towards Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč. The unit participated in the capture of those towns in late July, 1995 during Operation Summer '95.

In preparation for Operation Storm, the HV 4th Guards and 7th Guards Brigades were pulled back from positions facing the VRS that had been established during Operation Summer '95 and were repositioned south towards the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina (ARSK). The ARSK was protecting the northern approaches to Knin − the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina − which Croatia claimed as part of its own territory. As the two brigades turned over the positions north and west of Bosansko Grahovo to the HV 81st Guards Battalion, the 1. HGZ was deployed to the rear of the battalion, tasked with intervening in case of any VRS attack towards Bosansko Grahovo. On the second day of the operation, August 6, 1995 after Knin was captured by the HV, the HGZ was airlifted from the Livanjsko field to the village of Rovanjska north of Zadar. They then linked up with the 2nd Battalion Thermites of the 9th Guards Brigade and advanced east to capture the villages of Muškovac and Kaštel Žegarski. On August 8, the 1. HGZ participated in an operation against the last significant Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina pocket in the area of Donji Lapac and Srb, alongside the three guards brigades and special police forces.

In September 1995, the HGZ took part in Operation Mistral 2, which extended HV and Croatian Defence Council control in western Bosnia and Herzegovina and captured the towns of Jajce, Šipovo and Drvar, moving the confrontation line north towards the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka. In October, the 1. HGZ also participated in Operation Southern Move, which captured the town of Mrkonjić Grad, and reached the southern slopes of Mount Manjača,  south of Banja Luka. During the Croatian War of Independence, 75 members of Zrinski Battalion, 1. HGZ and other special forces units of the Croatian Army were killed in action, 286 were wounded and 2 are MIA.

The 1. HGZ was disbanded in 2000 and its constituents were reorganized. A part of the HGZ was amalgamated with the Special Combat Skills Centre in Šepurine to form the Special Operations Battalion (Croatian: Bojna za specijalna djelovanja - BSD). The remainder of the unit was amalgamated with the Reconnaissance-Sabotage Company based in Pula, the 350th Sabotage Detachment, the 280th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platoon, and the 275th Electronic Warfare Company to form the 350th Military Intelligence Battalion. The elements of the 1st Croatian Guards Corps which were tasked with security of the President of Croatia and ceremonial duties were reorganized and the Honor Guard Battalion was established.

The Special Operations Battalion consisted of one command section and five companies, each specialized for a different variety of missions: 1st Special Operations Company specialized for airborne and pathfinder operations, 2nd Special Operations Company specialized for alpine and mountain operations, 3rd Special Operations Company specialized for naval and amphibious operations, 4th Special Operations Company specialized for urban and anti-terrorist operations and Fire Support Company specialized for sniper and mortar training and fire support with snipers to other four BSD companies.

The Special Operations Battalion reorganization and transformation into the Croatian Special Operations Forces Command was completed in February 2015.

Structure and Organization

Current organization
Command Company - responsible for command, control and communications, supplies, medical personnel and transport
Training "Uskok" Company1st Commando Battalion "Zrinski"  - specialized for special operations on land, airborne and mountain2nd Combat Divers Battalion "Delte"  - specialized for special operations at sea3rd Special Operation Aviation Squadron - equipped with 8 Mi-17, 2 Sikorsky UH-60M all helicopters are to be equipped with M134Gs4th Special Air Operations Group -  is a SAS-like force trained for special operations in various environments. Specialized for counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, special operations on land, water, and air, VIP security operations.5th Psychological Operations Group - specialized in psychological operationsSupport company''' - provides all sorts of support needed for the everyday function of the CROSOFCOM. Also known to have a K9 section.
The Special Operations Forces Command combines capabilities through four complementary elements: command, operational, support and training elements.

The command element prepares and directs individuals, units and commands to operations / special operations or activities that have the character of operations. The command element is in support of the CAF chain of command in the planning and implementation of special operations, preparation and training of forces, strengthening the command at the strategic and operational level and performing other tasks of interest to the functioning of the CAF.

The operational element consists of the Special Forces Groups, one ground group (SO(L)TG) and one naval group (SO(M)TG), intended for planning and implementation of special operations, independently without support or with the support of other components of CROSOFCOM and the Croatian Armed Forces.

Special Forces Groups consist of a Command with S-1 to S-6 functions, Special Operations Task Units(SOTU), and a combat support platoon with combat support elements. Special Operations Forces teams are composed of 12 members who, in accordance with their tasks, develop the ability of (separate) independent action and reorganization of up to 24 members. The operational element also has a part of the forces grouped in the Commando Company which carries out operations independently or as part of other operational forces.

The support element is the holder of all forms of administrative and logistical support that are necessary for the daily functioning, life and work of the CROSOFCOM, and if necessary strengthens the Special Forces Group with the necessary support elements such as EOD specialists, K9 handlers etc.

The training element is the holder of Special Forces training, which includes selection and the qualification course, and training of advanced skills to Special Operations Forces operatives.

International cooperation
 United States Special Operations Command
 Special Operations Command Europe
 10th Special Forces Group
 19th Special Forces Group
 Naval Special Warfare Unit 2
 German Special Forces
 Polish Special Forces
 UK Special Forces
 CEDC Special Forces

Gallery

References

Sources
Books

Scientific journal articles

News reports

Other sources

External links

 Croatian Armed Forces Official website
 Military forum Paluba

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https://obris.org/hrvatska/brigadir-milos-novi-zapovjednik-zss-a/
https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/evo-kako-se-specijaci-pripremaju-za-najslozenije-vojne-zadace-i-borbu-protiv-terorista-1414825

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This is used to measure systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
The Omron HEM-6121 Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor is designed with an intelligent technology that detects the blood pressure and pulse rate both in people afflicted with hypertension. It comes with a cuff wrap which helps in easy monitoring of blood flow rates without any disturbance. This is designed for household purpose, this device simultaneously displays the systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
This big LCD screen that displays the pulse/min, this digital monitor is durable and has an exceptional memory to store data of 30 sets. It include a hypertension detection mechanism that aids people with high blood pressure and a capacitive pressure sensor which is highly responsive. It is operated through a battery which ensures device long lasting performance and easy maintenance. The Omron HEM-6121 Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor also sports a body movement and irregular heartbeat detector which make it highly useful. It is comes in a protective storage bag and easily fit cuff which enables people to examine the blood pressure even while travelling. This monitoring device is ideal for health conscious people who want a portable device for blood pressure measurement.
FEATURES: Omron wrist blood pressure monitor provides you with basic upper arm blood pressure measurement.
This have Body Movement Indicator with 30 Memory measurement.
In this Intelligence technology are used.
This have Cuff wrapping guide and BP level indicator.
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Also if anyone knows a way to find the model number of the washer, or can I cross reference the dryer model number to find it????
:cheers: Glad to see your posts again. You have been missed.
I know how to fix the drain, but for now I want to disable the lid lock... which two wires?
You cannot disable the lock relay, as it also completes a circuit to Neutral for the pump motor. Go paste your model number into the lookup on the left and see the wiring diagram. You will see terminals 2,3 & 4 at the lid switch/lock mechanism.
The wiring diagram for your model.
If I use ductape... will the washer stop when I actually do open the door, or will it still be in operation?
i think it is the door switch which has two contact , to bypass it you have to put a jumper between the solenoid in switch which is in serial with motor coil and pump, to know which one it is horizontal terminal.


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Church membership 1857 to 1881 "The pioneer days" of the methodist in this region
Trinty Methodist Episcopal Church records (1854-1900), Bellefonte, PA : now Trinity United Methodist
A living heritage : the Runville Church
The Woodycrest United Methodist Church, 1936-1976 : 40th Anniversary : America's bicentennial year, 200 years of freedom "In God we trust" .
The history of the Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1889-1984
Buffalo Run United Methodist Church, 1939-1989 : 50th anniversary homecoming celebration
There's power in the blood : celebrating the 200th anniversary of Grays United Methodist Church State College District
History of the Valley View United Methodist Church : on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the the church edifice, A.D. 2002
150 years of brotherhood (1830-1980) : a history of the Martha United Methodist Sunday School
History of Spruce Town Methodist Church, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Methodist circuits in central Pennsylvania before 1812
The Methodist Chruch In Bellefonte : 125th Anniversary, 1817-1942
Halfmoon Charge, Centre County. Methodist Episcopal church records, 1888-1954 : church officers, class membership, probationary membership, full membership, baptisms, and marriages
One hundred-fiftieth anniversary observance of the Methodist Church in Bellefonte
By thought, word and deed : a history of 150 yewrs, 1831-1981
History of the Valley View United Methodist Church, 1896 - 1986
The origin of Bald Eagle Chapel (now Curtin Methodist Church) : excerpts from an address
Methodism moves into Central Pennsylvania
Methodist Church Baptismal records (1864- ) marriages (1863-1907)
United methodist Congregations of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Axeman United Methodist Church : the 100th anniversary 1882-1982
Re-opening program : remodeled church building ; one hundredth anniversary, Methodism's first appointment ; Dec. 25, 1927-Jan. 1, 1928
The history of the life and work of Marshall C. Piper of the Central Pennsylvania annual conference : Methodist Episcopal church
Church records, Sugar Valley, Clinton Co., Pa., Logan and Green Twps., Pa., 1852-1956 : members, marriages, baptisms, births
St. John's Swedish Lutheran Church records, Renovo, PA
History of St. Paul's Methodist Church
The one hundredth anniversary of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Jersey Shore Pennsylvania, 1830-1930
Methodist circuits, Mifflin County; and Lutheran & German Reformed circuits, Snyder County : baptisms, marriages, deaths, and births
Saint John's United Church of Christ : 75th anniversary 1906-1981
Bern Church record, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania : baptisms (1739-1835), including tombstone inscriptions of burial grounds at Bernville
History of Church Hill Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania
Record of pastors, church officers, church members, births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials : communion seasons, and an annual summary ; also a record of interesting and important events occurring from time to time in the history of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, 1869-1961
Methodism in central Pennsylvania, 1771-1969
The church register of the Bald Eagle and Nittany Valley Presbyterian Church : organized May 7, 1856
Biographical record of Lawver's United Methodist Church Cemetery
Records of pastoral acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Records of pastoral acts at Zion Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1827
Ebenezer : brief histories of Bellefonte's still-active 19th century congregations
Early records of St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Early records of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Early records of the Memorial Church of St. John (Episcopal) at Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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Methodists in Pennsylvania.
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Christmas is the best holiday to have a family reunion. With everyone busy with their Christmas shopping, you can volunteer to plan your family reunion and have fun doing it. I have planned almost all our reunions in the family, and I can tell you that I can do this now with much ease. How do I do it? Just follow the following steps and I am very sure that you will breeze through this family reunion.
A venue where it will be held. Make sure that the venue will be accessible to all attendees.
A list of all members of the family who will attend. List them by family so that you won't have a hard time remembering each one of them.
A list of possible menu for each family to choose from and bring to the reunion.
A list of games or a variety show that kids can join.
Disposable plates, cups, spoon and forks – using disposables are the most convenient especially for big families. This way you just throw them away after using instead of having to wash all of it. It is child-friendly too. No more crashing plates.
Call the most senior member or the decision maker of each of the families to check if they are available on the date and time of the Christmas reunion and agree on that date.
If the date and time has been agreed upon, let them choose the food they want to bring from your menu list and give them the number of people attending to make sure that they bring the right amount of food.
Ask each family to bring at least 3 prizes each for the games or variety show. This will make the children and adults alike enjoy the party more.
If they would like, give them a list of all family members so that it can help them in their Christmas shopping. You will help them to remember everybody and not miss anyone in their list for gifts.
Make sure to remind everybody about the reunion at least 2 days before the actual date.
On the day of the party, don't be shy to ask help from the other adult members of the family. Delegate some of the work. You don't have to do everything.


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In Germany not all that glitters is gold
TOPICS:German elections
Posted By: Lidia Conde 12th September 2013
It is true that a record 41.8 million Germans are now in employment, but it is also fair to say that the quality of those jobs is questionable. Besides, it has become more frequent the need to find a second job so as to be able to make ends meet. Furthermore, there are more and more low paid and openly precarious jobs. The rise of the so-called minijobs has accelerated in the last months.
Germany has turned into a country with a huge percentage of low-paid workers. In early 2013, about 2.66 [million] people had a minijob in order to improve their economic situation, and now, one out of four employees earns less than 9.54 euros per hour. This situation particularly affects women. The problem is that there is no across-the-board minimum wage in Germany unlike in a majority of EU countries. Otherwise, competent authorities could control these practices.
On the other hand, there is not direct link between low payment and low-skilled workers. According to Institute of Labour Market Research of Nuremberg, more than 80% of minijobs belongs to high-skilled workers. Thus, 7.5 million people have a minijob in Germany.
Meanwhile, German politicians –full of fine words about how well they've done everything, are giving speeches about the "job miracle that Merkel champions as her government's best achievement". Nonetheless, the big parties are only campaigning in those cities that match their political requirements, forgetting little and impoverished towns that could ruin their vision of a flawless Germany.
Germany needs Europe
Not all is about Germany, though. Next May 2014, European Parliament elections will be held and it will be then when the future of Europe will come to the foreground. Politicians in Germany believe the European crisis is something alien to them. That it cannot affect them. But it can. As a matter of fact, it does affect them much more that what they think. Former chancellor Helmut Schmidt said, "(Germans) are very economically strong. But that also means that we have excessively strangled other countries."
In that sense, American economist James Galbraith warned last summer that Europe should act to avoid an escalation of the crisis. He considers that, without Europe, "Germany would suffer a strong revaluation and the loss of competitiveness of its industry."
Be that as it may, all German politicians have sold the issue of Europe's future as something somewhat toxic. Politics expert Daniel Brössler explains "most German population believe that the Government has made every effort possible in the European crisis." And he adds "Merkel has used in her campaign the prototype of the 'austere and hardworking German' that has to pay for the damage caused by the 'spendaholic and unconcerned South Europeans'; and that image has penetrated deep into the collective conscience of the German people."
*Image: DPA.
Lidia Conde
She studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 1991, Lidia lives and works in Germany as a correspondent for several Spanish newspapers, in which she has covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German reunification. Seeking an answer to how Europe could become competitive and fair, too.
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Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has spoken of the shared "anger and frustration" at the opening of the inquest of their tech Scott Johnson, who tragically died when the stage collapsed on him before a show in Toronto in 2012.
Now, a new inquest has begun. The inquest is expected to last three weeks and hear from around 25 witnesses to examine the circumstances of Johnson's death. A jury is able to make recommendations to prevent similar incidents, but will not assign blame.
As the BBC reports, drummer Philip Selway gave testimony yesterday – where he spoke of the "anger and frustration" felt by the band, crew and Johnson's family, as well as their despair at the "complete failure of the justice system".
"The system has failed Scott, his family and other industry workers," said Selway.
He added that the band has since altered the way that their stages are designed to minimise risk, as well as hiring a tour enginer to ensure safety whenever third parties are involved.
Paying tribute to Johnson, Selway said that he was "on top of his game".
Speaking to the press outside the inquest, Selway added: "At the heart of it, there is the loss of Scott. We've heard the testimony of Mr Johnson, Scott's father – and that really brings home the impact that that's had on his family.
Last year saw the band speak out to call for action and justice over Johnson's death.
Scott Johnson was the drum tech for Radiohead. He died when the stage collapsed during a rehearsal in Toronto. Five years later, his parents are still looking for answers.


When Sue first pulled out this colorful painted flower backdrop, everyone laughed because it was so busy, loud, and so "not Sue". Watch how Sue treats a busy backdrop, and ends up laying it down on the floor to create the killer shot of the day.
Experience the challenge of photographing a strong and busy backdrop alongside Sue as she works through her creativity to find the perfect shot.
Don't be afraid to move your client around or change their hair to get what you need when working with a busy backdrop.
Have you ever considered laying a backdrop down on the floor? Explore this challenge with Sue as she shoots from above and poses her client while lying down.
When shooting your client laying down, always put some kind of cushion under their head (like a small pillow or towel). This gives them a long neck and avoids double chin.
Add in artificial hair underneath their real hair to give it extra volume.
It's important to engage all aspects of pose – especially when your client is lying down. Make sure to keep the beautiful expression, hands, and curve of the body.
Get some insight into Sue's thought process as she goes through the photos from the creative backgrounds shoot. Find out what worked, what didn't, and what surprised her when she laid her client down.


It's been about a week now of ups and downs with the Ahmed the Clockmaker story. A young 14-year-old took an LED clock assembled inside a small case to school to show his engineering teacher. Fairly innocent, right? Until the clock beeped in English class and the English teacher upon seeing the circuitry decided it looked like a bomb. Fair enough, it looked a bit iffy in that case, but it did have a major design flaw to be a bomb: a critical lack of anything explosive attached to it. Principal got involved, police got involved, a clock became a "hoax bomb" and an excited kid was expelled for four days.
Now here's the truly impressive and interesting part of the modern construct of outrage culture, where news stories get 120 characters to get to the point and where every response is immediate. There's no time or space for facts, and thus only emotional knee-jerk emotions get through. This is not the fault of social media per se, I would rather say that it is more the fault of people demanding snappy headlines in favour of actual news. A story about a Muslim adolescent getting expelled for four days got riled up into a storm by social media, and then escalated by news outlets who are desperately clinging to try and report on the fast fluctuations of social media.
Ahmed got invites to the White House, Universities, Facebook; he received computer parts from Microsoft. The four day detention became a matter of race, equality, human decency, and ultimately a grab of corporations to seem human. I don't fault them, they were trying to stay on top of the upswing of media attention, and the fact that the kid seemed to be oppressed in this case was definitely a plus. Good job looking human. Ahmed made a public speech about wanting to keep on making and thanking people for support. Soon after, a backlash started picking up momentum.
Right now on the imgur frontpage, someone has posted a .gif of someone dismantling an ordinary LED clock and showing that Ahmed's clock was thus a hoax the whole time. It wasn't. It was stated the whole time by news outlets that this was either a LED clock kit that he put together, or a clock that he took apart and put back together, depending on which outlet you read. On social media, this fact never came across on most people. Hell, even Dawkins is questioning the kid's motives now! What is going on in this world?
We need to encourage young kids to make things, experiment, and live a life of questioning both social constructs as well as natural laws. This is the way science works, this is the way our society adapts and evolves. To have an adolescent boy raised up onto a pedestal, worshipped for two days as a hero and then jackhammering down that pillar because he doesn't somehow deserve being a hero for two days, is absurd. He brought a clock to school, we as a collective raised him up into some kind of a symbol. He is not at fault for the cycle of outrage in this case, and everyone now outraged at him for having some ulterior motives should be ashamed of themselves.
People get treated unfairly. Our job is to latch on to that, figure out the source of that problem and change it for the better. When we personalize the problem into a single person, we are only hampering ourselves.


The events archive is going to come back soon, too.
I'm not sure when I'll get to release a new version.
I re-enabled the feed again. Let me know if it breaks anything. I also updated grav!
https://pad.re-volt.io has been up and running for a while now. It enables you to work on text documents with many people at once. Try it out!
Woooooooow that's the best xmas present! A while ago I tried to do the same and failed miserably: https://yethiel.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/stuntgp-an-attempt-to-read-the-file-structure-1/ It's amazing you managed to figure out how the files work, I'll read through the sources soon, I'm really curious!
Yeah, feel free to. Either the OP or a moderator can do it.
I merged your topic with the Ranch topic. Consider posting the review on RVZ instead.
That's a neat project! I really like the dashboard, too!
I like the idea. I'd perhaps introduce lists of music files rather than more redbook tracks which already is a legacy / backwards compatibility feature.
I think honk sounds could be done. Skid and hit sounds should be (and already partially are) material-dependent.
You can launch the game with -dev -noshader when you're using MAKEITGOOD until issues get resolved.


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/ Student at a Table by Candlelight
Student at a Table by Candlelight
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Etching, Only state
plate: 5-3/4 x 5-1/4 in. (14.6 x 13.3 cm); sheet: 5-3/4 x 5-1/4 in. (14.6 x 13.3 cm)
Norton Simon Art Foundation
M.1977.32.060.G
© Norton Simon Art Foundation
A man of great artistic curiosity, Rembrandt turned to etching early on. He made this study of a student by candlelight when he was in his mid-30s, around 1642—shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Saskia. Its somber mood differs sharply from the drama and exuberance of his earlier works. The density of lines plunges the solitary figure into a sea of darkness, illuminated only by the flame of a single candle.
Rembrandt liked to rework his plates after the first printing, adding detail or rearranging motifs. He experimented with different inks and papers, including paper from Japan which had recently arrived in Holland. Contemporaries even accused him of making changes in order to sell more prints to collectors, who prided themselves in owning every version, or state, of an image.
This print is a rare example of a Rembrandt etching in its first unaltered state. Considering its execution near flawless, Rembrandt never touched the plate again.
To hear about Rembrandt's etching technique, press 4501.
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Hiring is a costly affair and bad hiring is costlier. Indian firms are estimated to have lost at least Rs 2,460 crore in bad hiring in 2012.
BANGALORE: Hiring is a costly affair and bad hiring is costlier. Indian firms are estimated to have lost at least Rs 2,460 crore in bad hiring in 2012. The figures were Rs 2,270 crore in 2011 and Rs 2,120 crore in 2010, says a study on Bad Hiring Activity in India by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com.
Pressure and urgency to fill up positions, wrong benchmarking, poor screening, non-competitive hiring team, lack of reference checks and fake identities/resumes were among the major factors that led to wrong inductions.
Some 8,123 companies from 18 cities operating across domains like manufacturing, BFSI, infrastructure, power, telecom, IT and BPO were interviewed for the study. About 89% of respondents admitted they suffer from decisions to induct "unfit" and "untrainable" talent. Some 11% said they make cautious hiring decisions and, therefore, losses were negligible.
Training accounted for the major chunk of the loss at 29%, rehiring 24%, hiring 22%, productivity loss 15%, relocation and other costs 10%.
Expenses associated with hiring include interview expenses like travel, hotel and meals, training and orientation, employment testing, termination costs, unemployment and potential litigation expenses should the candidate decide to sue the company for wrongful dismissal, plus relocation costs and outplacement or career transition costs.
Companies said bad hiring impacted their productivity (22%), lost time in hiring and training (21%), lost money in hiring and training (19%), brought employee morale down (17%), negatively impacted clients (13%) and negatively impacted sales (8%).
Bad hires are those who lack quality, sincerity and understanding of the job. Or they carry negative attitudes and are not team players. "They often reported deadline failures, and post-sales complaints were common around them," said the study.


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Q: Why can't I get the index of a filtered realm List? I'm trying to find the index of an item in a List<> object after the item has been appended to it, so that I can insert into a tableview.
The tableview is sectioned with .filters so I have to apply the filter before looking for the indexPath. However, the filter appears to break the indexOf functionality.
I noticed that the function .map has the same effect.
import UIKit
import RealmSwift

class Model: Object {
    @objc dynamic var title: String = ""
    let items = List<Model>()
}

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    var models: Results<Model>?
    var parentModel: Model?
    var items = List<Model>()
    let realm = try! Realm()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        if !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "IsNotFirstTime") {
            populateRealm()
            UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "IsNotFirstTime")
        }

        models = realm.objects(Model.self)

        parentModel = models!.first
        items = parentModel!.items

        let child = Model()
        child.title = "Child"

        try! realm.write {
            parentModel!.items.append(child)
        }

        print(items.index(of: child)) // prints correct value
        print(items.filter({ $0.title == "Child" }).index(of: child)) // prints nil
    }

    func populateRealm() {
        let parent = Model()
        parent.title = "Parent"
        try! realm.write {
            realm.add(parent)
        }
    }
}

The first print finds the object, but the second print doesn't, despite the mapping having no overall effect.
The strange thing is that the object IS in the filtered list, doing:
print(items.filter({ $0.title == "Child" }).first

Returns the object, so it is there.
Edit
On further inspection, it looks like it's not the filter but the conversion of array type that breaks the functionality, converting to array without a filter does the same thing.
print(Array(items).index(of: child)) // prints nil

A: When you want to use mapping you should add an attributes to map your objects according to it for example
    print(items.map({ $0.id }).index(of: child.id))

if you use it on this way it will return what you expected

A: I figured out the solution. The filter syntax I used .filter({ $0.title == "Child" }) isn't the Realm filter, and converts the List to a LazyFilterCollection<List<Model>>, which doesn't seem to be compatible with searching for the index of a realm object.
The fix was to use the format .filter("title == %@", "Child"), which returns a realm Results object.


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Some may call the mollusc one of the greatest pests known to mankind the plant world. I'll give them one thing…. they're not the prettiest looking fellas on the planet.
Famed for eating anything thats green leafed, the damage they cause can often be confused with that of bird damage. The difference is birds will eat through the veins of the leaf where the snails mouth eating parts will not allow them eat anything greater than just the leaf matter. ie the damage they cause is considered interveinal only.
For controlling snails once must start at the very start and that is with good garden hygiene; ie. a good cleaning, pruning and removal of debris regularly from around plants. There is also the use of 'slug pellets which burns the belly of the mollusc when they move across it. Personally I like to pick them up and throw them into the hens.
How do you do it….?


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Suresh Productions is another step .. a senior production company that has entered the same target
Suresh Productions (SP) .. This banner is very familiar to the average Tollywood viewer. Producer d. The banner of Suresh Productions, founded by Ramanayudu, has produced many hit films. The Biggest Production House, which has been in operation for over 50 years, has produced many wonderful films in almost all Indian languages and is one of the biggest flagships in the history of Indian cinema. After Ramanayudu's death, his son Daggubati Suresh Babu is currently in charge of Suresh Productions.
In this context, Suresh Babu is taking the banner of Suresh Productions further by expanding his business. He has already done film distribution as part of this and has recently entered the music industry. It has been officially announced that Suresh Productions is coming to the market with the label 'Music'. "Music is the heart of our films, so we are launching 'SP Music' as a platform to recognize its need and produce good music," he said. They stated that their goal was to become a musical powerhouse.
Manish's reaction to Avika Gore's relationship .. An actor who has been saying the real thing for many years
Suresh Productions, which has produced over 120 films, will receive audio rights from outside companies as well as music related to those films, and we want to be the latest on the music platform, said Suresh Babu. The recent movie 'Venki Mama' which came under this banner is a super hit. Currently, the movies 'Narappa, Drishyam 2' are getting ready for release.
Getup Srinu begs to be saved!
Upasana indirect post on trolling!
Himaja's reaction to the news of marriage and divorce
We are ready to go down four steps .. Minister Botsa