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Livingston Group Asset Management CO operating as Southport Capital Management Has $1.56 Million Position in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:SPDW)
Livingston Group Asset Management CO operating as Southport Capital Management lifted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:SPDW) by 13.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,612 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 5,877 shares during the period. Livingston Group Asset Management CO operating as Southport Capital Management's holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF were worth $1,555,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 90.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 1,048,873 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,036,000 after acquiring an additional 498,321 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 27.0% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,975,125 shares of the company's stock worth $57,989,000 after acquiring an additional 419,734 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 44.8% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,350,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,646,000 after acquiring an additional 417,558 shares during the period. First Allied Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 2,328.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Allied Advisory Services Inc. now owns 332,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,764,000 after acquiring an additional 318,629 shares during the period. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC acquired a new position in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $9,056,000.
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NYSEARCA SPDW traded up $0.10 on Thursday, hitting $31.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 210,898 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,591,315. SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF has a 1-year low of $27.50 and a 1-year high of $31.73. The company's 50-day moving average is $31.21 and its 200 day moving average is $29.86.
The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.4019 dividend. This represents a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.
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Supervisors to consider eminent domain for Ave. 280 project
County of Supervisors will consider using eminent domain procedure for property need on Avenue 280 project
"It's just a sliver of the property on the north end of the property."
"The property owners have concerns. We are in discussions with them."
County administrators will seek approval to use eminent domain to obtain property needed for the Avenue 280 widening project when the Board of Supervisors meet Tuesday morning.
As proposed, the widening project will make Avenue 280 a four-lane divided road from Highway 99 to Road 100, near Visalia's west city limits. This would be the first phase of an effort to widen Avenue 280 for 11 miles from Highway 99 to Exeter.
Earlier this year, supervisors approved spending money to resurface Avenue 280 west of Highway 99. Avenue 280 extends west to Highway 43, to the Kings County line.
As explained by administrators, the widening project is needed to ease traffic congestion expected with future growth.
Already, county administrators purchased land needed. In total, 15 land acquisitions from 11 property owners are needed for the project. However, there's one more to go.
"We have been in discussion with property owners for several months to acquire property for the widening project," said Benjamin Ruiz, Tulare County Resource Management Agency director. "There's no agreement yet."
Ruiz said the property needed is a small portion of a parcel at the southwest corner of Avenue 280 and Road 92.
"It's just a sliver of the property on the north end of the property," he said.
The property, being used for agriculture production, belongs to Gilbert and Enedina Marroquin.
While property negotiations are continuing, Ruiz said he couldn't say how much was offered for the property and didn't reveal how much the owners want for it.
"The property owners have concerns," Ruiz said.
As property negotiations are on-going, there are other aspects of the project that are being worked on, including the design and utility relocation, Ruiz said.
Under eminent domain, property owners must receive fair-market value for property needed for public projects.
Money for the widening project will come from Measure R, the local tax measure for transportation.
Under the same action, the supervisors will consider:
• The widening project is consistent with approved environmental documents.
• The public interest and necessity require the project.
• The project is planned and located most beneficial for residents.
• The property is needed for the project.
What: Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting
When: 9 a.m., Tuesday
Where: Board of Supervisors Chambers, 2800 W. Burrell Ave., Visalia.
Online: www.tularecounty.ca.gov/board, click on "Agenda Packets," then the meeting date.

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Dawes front man Taylor Goldsmith does not have a beard. In fact, no member of the Los Angeles-based quartet sports any scruff. Such a discovery surprised us as the band played Fitzgerald's Friday night, considering the undeniable folk-laden, woodsy roots of their 2009 debut, North Hills.
Following the path made clear by acts such as Fleet Foxes, Monsters of Folk and the Autumn Defense, North Hills showcased Dawes' aptitude for crafting lush folk melodies atop layers of warm AM-radio vocal harmonies. But onstage Dawes instantly shattered any genre pigeonhole, proving they had more to bring to the impressive table North Hills had already set.
The spirited band - bassist Wylie Gelber, pianist Alex Casnoff and the Goldsmith brothers, drummer Griffin and singer/guitarist Taylor - kicked off their set (not to mention their first night on tour) with the endearing and, surprisingly, very rocking "My Girl To Me."
Unlike the stripped-down arrangements on their record, Dawes surprised us with an electric live show. Seems this is a band with tricks up their sleeves.
Taylor Goldsmith explored his wide vocal range, incorporating clear influences of soul, rock and alt-country. His lyrics are satiated with imagery displaying wisdom beyond his 24 years, as showcased in the tender "Love Is All I Am": "Love is not convenient/ It does not cease at your command/ You might take it and leave it/ But love is all I am," Goldsmith professes, as if addressing his disciples from the pulpit.
Currently recording their sophomore release (due out next spring), Dawes treated us to some newbies as well, including "Fire Away" and "How Far We've Come." Judging by the crowd's verbatim sing-alongs, both songs have already been well-circulated. "Peace in the Valley" led us through an Uncle Tupelo-esque journey of a piano-heavy build-up capped off by a blues-tinged guitar solo and full-on jam session.
After closing out their set with the crowd-engaging "When My Time Comes," Dawes exited the stage, leaving a solo Taylor Goldsmith on the intimate confines of the Fitzgerald's stage. He unveiled new track, "A Little Bit of Everything," a charming tune that displayed not only the songwriter's propensity for penning lucid folklore, but for incorporating his winsome sense of humor into the lyrics.
The near-psalm "God Rest My Soul" closed out the evening, rounding out the eclectic mix of influence present in the group's sound. Turns out this wasn't the bunch of burly, bearded mountain men we expected.
Ultimately and refreshingly, Dawes outdistanced any particular classification, making us eagerly await what surprises they might have in store.
Personal Bias: Already a fan of North Hills, Aftermath is always pleased when bands' live shows measure up to their worthy recordings.
The Crowd: Was refreshingly courteous and attentive. Hats off to you, Houston.
Overheard in the Crowd: Singalongs. Did we mention singalongs?
Random Notebook Dump: For those who haven't yet visited Fitz's since its recent renovation, the revamp appeared ideal: Just enough to prevent the upstairs patio from caving in, while maintaining the unassuming charm we've loved about the venue for years.


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Q: Same code works/gives error in different projects I am using visual studio 2019.
When I try to run this from a new project it works totally fine. Sends the email and doesn't give any error.
But when I try to run this from my server code it gives this error:
To be more precise:
Project1/DEBUG  works fine.
Project1/Release works fine.
Project2/DEBUG works fine.
Project2/Release gives runtime error.

"Exception thrown: read access violation.
  this was 0xF. occurred"

And compiler is redirected to "xstring" code page, line 2873.
part from xstring
basic_string& assign(_In_reads_(_Count) const _Elem* const _Ptr, _CRT_GUARDOVERFLOW const size_type _Count) {
        // assign [_Ptr, _Ptr + _Count)
        if (_Count <= _Mypair._Myval2._Myres) {  // LINE 2873
            _Elem* const _Old_ptr   = _Mypair._Myval2._Myptr();
            _Mypair._Myval2._Mysize = _Count;
            _Traits::move(_Old_ptr, _Ptr, _Count);
            _Traits::assign(_Old_ptr[_Count], _Elem());
            return *this;
        }

I've tried with totally same code (with copy paste) but still no use.
Project properties are the same. I've checked it several times for any change in properties but there is not even a single difference.
email.h
#pragma warning(disable : 4996) //_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

#ifndef EMAIL_H
#define EMAIL_H

#include <vector>
#include <string>

#include "curl/curl.h"

// Enable one of the below depending on your operating system
#define WINDOWS_H
//#define LINUX_H

class Email
{
public:
    // default constructor
    Email();

    // sets who the email is going to
    void setTo(const std::string to);

    // sets who the email came from
    void setFrom(const std::string from);

    // sets the cc
    void setCc(const std::string to);

    // sets the subject of the email
    void setSubject(const std::string subject);

    // set the body of the email
    void setBody(const std::string body);

    // sets the smtp username
    void setSMTP_username(const std::string username);

    // sets the smtp password
    void setSMTP_password(const std::string password);

    // sets the SMTP HOST
    void setSMTP_host(const std::string host);

    // adds a binary attachment to the email
    void addAttachment(const std::string filepath);

    // removes an attachment from the email (Not implemented yet)
    void removeAttachment(const std::string filepath);

    // removes all attachments
    void removeAllAttachments();

    // contructs the final email
    void constructEmail();

    // clears the contents of the email
    void clearEmailContents();

    // void send email
    int send() const; // returns a CURL error code

    // dumps the email contents for debugging
    void dump() const;

private:
    // smtp information
    std::string smtp_user;
    std::string smtp_password;
    std::string smtp_host;

    // email data
    std::string to;
    std::string from;
    std::string cc;
    std::string subject;
    std::string body;

    // vector which stores the email data
    std::vector<std::string> email_contents;
    std::vector<std::string> attachments;

    // length of the above vector
    int numberOfLines;
};

#endif

email.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <string.h>

// #include "stdafx.h"
#include "email.h"

#define MAX_LEN 255 // this must be divisible by 3 otherwise the SMTP server won't be able to decode the attachment properly
#define ENCODED_LEN 341

// offsets into the email template
#define BOUNDARY 5
#define END_LINE 8
#define ATTACH_TYPE 10
#define ATTACH_TRANSFER 11
#define ATTACH_DEPOSITION 12
#define END_OF_TRANSMISSION_BOUNDARY 15
#define END_OF_TRANSMISSION 16

#ifdef WINDOWS_H
#define DIR_CHAR '\\'
#else
#define DIR_CHAR '/'
#endif

using namespace std;

// base64 encoding functions
void base64_encode(char* input_buf, char* output_buf, size_t input_size);
void encodeblock(char* in, char* out, int len);

// callback function
static size_t payload_source(void* ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp);

// base64 encoding table
const char b64_table[65] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";

// global vector this is TEMP
vector<string> global_vec;

// struct used by the CURL callback
struct upload_status {
    int lines_read;
};

static const char* email_template[] = {
    /* i = 0 */
    "User-Agent: DXF Viewer agent\r\n",
    "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n",
    "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\r\n",
    " boundary=\"------------030203080101020302070708\"\r\n",
    "\r\nThis is a multi-part message in MIME format.\r\n",
    "--------------030203080101020302070708\r\n", // use this type of boundary for subsequent attachments
    "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed\r\n",
    "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\r\n",
    /* i = 8 (BODY) */
    "\r\n", /* empty line to divide headers from body, see RFC5322 */
    "--------------030203080101020302070708\r\n", /* i = 9 */
    /* Template for binary attachments i = 10 */
    "Content-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n",
    "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n",
    "Content-Disposition: attachment;\r\n",
    /* Filename here */
    "\r\n",
    /* Encoded base64 contents here */
    "\r\n",
    "--------------030203080101020302070708--\r\n", // this type of boundary indicates that there are no more parts i = 15
    "\r\n.\r\n",
    NULL
};

Email::Email()
{
    // empty constructor
}

void Email::setTo(const string to)
{
    this->to = to;
}

void Email::setFrom(const string from)
{
    this->from = from;
}

void Email::setCc(const string cc)
{
    this->cc = cc;
}

void Email::setSubject(const string subject)
{
    this->subject = subject;
}

void Email::setBody(const string body)
{
    this->body = body;
}

void Email::setSMTP_username(const string user)
{
    this->smtp_user = user;
}

void Email::setSMTP_password(const string pass)
{
    this->smtp_password = pass;
}

void Email::setSMTP_host(const string hostname)
{
    this->smtp_host = hostname;
}

void Email::addAttachment(const string file_path)
{
    /*FILE* fp = NULL;
    char buffer[MAX_LEN + 1] = { 0 };
    char encodedBuffer[ENCODED_LEN] = { 0 };
    char tempBuffer[MAX_LEN] = { 0 };
    char* filename = NULL;
    unsigned int fileSize = 0;
    unsigned int bytesCopied = 0;
    int bytesToCopy = 0;
    int bytesRead = 0;

    fp = fopen(file_path.c_str(), "rb");
    if (fp) {
        // get the file size
        fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
        fileSize = ftell(fp);
        fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);

        // copy the attachment header
        string type(email_template[ATTACH_TYPE]);
        this->attachments.push_back(type);

        string encodingType(email_template[ATTACH_TRANSFER]);
        this->attachments.push_back(encodingType);

        string deposition(email_template[ATTACH_DEPOSITION]);
        this->attachments.push_back(deposition);

        // extract the filename from the path
        filename = (char*)strrchr(file_path.c_str(), DIR_CHAR);

        if (filename != NULL) {
            filename += 1;
            // push the filename
            snprintf(tempBuffer, MAX_LEN, "  filename=\"%s\"\r\n", filename);

            string filename(tempBuffer);
            this->attachments.push_back(filename);

            string endLine(email_template[END_LINE]);
            this->attachments.push_back(endLine);

            // copy the file MAX_LEN bytes at a time into the attachments vector
            while (bytesCopied < fileSize) {
                // determine how many bytes to read
                if (bytesCopied + MAX_LEN > fileSize) {
                    bytesToCopy = fileSize - bytesCopied;
                }

                else {
                    bytesToCopy = MAX_LEN;
                }

                // read from the file
                memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN + 1);
                bytesRead = fread(buffer, sizeof(char), bytesToCopy, fp);

                // encoded the data read
                memset(encodedBuffer, 0, ENCODED_LEN);
                base64_encode(buffer, encodedBuffer, bytesRead);

                // setup the encoded string so that we can push it to attachments
                string line(encodedBuffer);
                line += endLine;

                this->attachments.push_back(line);

                // update the number of bytes we have copied
                bytesCopied += bytesToCopy;
            }

            this->attachments.push_back(endLine);

            string boundary(email_template[BOUNDARY]);
            this->attachments.push_back(boundary);

        }

        else {
            removeAllAttachments();
            cout << "Failed to extract filename!" << endl;
        }

        // close the file
        fclose(fp);
    }

    else {
        cout << "Unable to open file." << endl;
    }
    */
}

void Email::constructEmail(void)
{
    int i = 0;
    char buffer[MAX_LEN];
    string boundary(email_template[BOUNDARY]);

    // time stuff
    time_t rawtime;
    struct tm* timeinfo;

    // store all the email contents in a vector
    // TO:
    snprintf(buffer, MAX_LEN, "To: %s\r\n", this->to.c_str());
    string line1(buffer);
    this->email_contents.push_back(line1);

    // FROM:
    memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN);
    snprintf(buffer, MAX_LEN, "From: %s\r\n", this->from.c_str());
    string line2(buffer);
    this->email_contents.push_back(line2);

    // CC:
    memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN);
    snprintf(buffer, MAX_LEN, "Cc: %s\r\n", this->cc.c_str());
    string line3(buffer);

    if (this->cc.length() > 0) {
        this->email_contents.push_back(line3);
    }

    // Subject:
    memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN);
    snprintf(buffer, MAX_LEN, "Subject: %s\r\n", this->subject.c_str());
    string line4(buffer);
    this->email_contents.push_back(line4);

    // time:
    time(&rawtime);
    timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
    memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN);
    strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%d/%m/%Y %I:%M:%S +1100\r\n", timeinfo);
    string time_str(buffer);

    this->email_contents.push_back(time_str);

    cout << time_str << endl;

    for (i = 0; i < END_LINE; i++) { // other stuff e.g user-agent etc
        string line(email_template[i]);
        this->email_contents.push_back(line);
    }

    // add in the body
    string endLine(email_template[END_LINE]);
    this->email_contents.push_back(endLine);

    memset(buffer, 0, MAX_LEN);
    snprintf(buffer, MAX_LEN, "%s", this->body.c_str()); // Body:
    string line5(buffer);

    this->email_contents.push_back(line5); // body
    this->email_contents.push_back(endLine); // \r\n
    this->email_contents.push_back(boundary); // boundary

    // add in the attachments
    for (i = 0; i < attachments.size(); i++) {
        this->email_contents.push_back(this->attachments[i]);
    }

    // add the last boundary with the two hyphens
    string lastBoundary(email_template[END_OF_TRANSMISSION_BOUNDARY]);
    this->email_contents.push_back(lastBoundary);

    // specify that we don't want to send any more data
    string endTransmission(email_template[END_OF_TRANSMISSION]);
    this->email_contents.push_back(endTransmission);
}

/*
    This function was taken and modified from:
    https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/smtp-ssl.html
*/
int Email::send(void) const
{
    CURL* curl;
    CURLcode res = CURLE_OK;
    struct curl_slist* recipients = NULL;
    struct upload_status upload_ctx;

    upload_ctx.lines_read = 0;

    curl = curl_easy_init();

    global_vec = this->email_contents;

    if (curl) {
        /* Set username and password */
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERNAME, this->smtp_user.c_str());
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, this->smtp_password.c_str());

        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0); // allows emails to be sent

                                                           /* This is the URL for your mailserver. Note the use of smtps:// rather
                                                           * than smtp:// to request a SSL based connection. */
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, this->smtp_host.c_str());

        /* If you want to connect to a site who isn't using a certificate that is
        * signed by one of the certs in the CA bundle you have, you can skip the
        * verification of the server's certificate. This makes the connection
        * A LOT LESS SECURE.
        *
        * If you have a CA cert for the server stored someplace else than in the
        * default bundle, then the CURLOPT_CAPATH option might come handy for
        * you. */
#ifdef SKIP_PEER_VERIFICATION
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
#endif

        /* If the site you're connecting to uses a different host name that what
        * they have mentioned in their server certificate's commonName (or
        * subjectAltName) fields, libcurl will refuse to connect. You can skip
        * this check, but this will make the connection less secure. */
#ifdef SKIP_HOSTNAME_VERIFICATION
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0L);
#endif

        /* Note that this option isn't strictly required, omitting it will result
        * in libcurl sending the MAIL FROM command with empty sender data. All
        * autoresponses should have an empty reverse-path, and should be directed
        * to the address in the reverse-path which triggered them. Otherwise,
        * they could cause an endless loop. See RFC 5321 Section 4.5.5 for more
        * details.
        */
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAIL_FROM, this->from.c_str());

        /* Add two recipients, in this particular case they correspond to the
        * To: and Cc: addressees in the header, but they could be any kind of
        * recipient. */
        recipients = curl_slist_append(recipients, this->to.c_str());
        if (this->cc.length() > 0) {
            recipients = curl_slist_append(recipients, this->cc.c_str());
        }

        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAIL_RCPT, recipients);

        /* We're using a callback function to specify the payload (the headers and
        * body of the message). You could just use the CURLOPT_READDATA option to
        * specify a FILE pointer to read from. */
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, payload_source);
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, &upload_ctx);
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1L);

        /* Since the traffic will be encrypted, it is very useful to turn on debug
        * information within libcurl to see what is happening during the
        * transfer */
        // curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);

        /* Send the message */
        res = curl_easy_perform(curl);

        /* Check for errors */
        if (res != CURLE_OK)
            fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
                curl_easy_strerror(res));

        /* Free the list of recipients */
        curl_slist_free_all(recipients);

        /* Always cleanup */
        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
    }

    return (int)res;
}

void Email::removeAllAttachments()
{
    this->attachments.clear();
}

void Email::clearEmailContents()
{
    this->email_contents.clear();
    this->attachments.clear();
}

void Email::dump(void) const
{
    int i = 0;

    cout << "Email contents: " << endl;
    for (i = 0; i < this->email_contents.size(); i++) {
        cout << this->email_contents[i];
        if (i == 20) {
            break;
        }
    }

    cout << "\n\nEmail attachments: " << endl;
    for (i = 0; i < this->attachments.size(); i++) {
        cout << this->attachments[i];
        if (i == 5) {
            break;
        }
    }
}

void base64_encode(char* input_buf, char* output_buf, size_t input_size)
{
    char in[3];
    char out[4];
    size_t len = input_size;

    *output_buf = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; )
    {
        int buf3_len = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
        {
            in[j] = input_buf[i++];
            if (i > len)
                in[j] = 0;
            else
                buf3_len++;
        }
        if (len > 0)
        {
            encodeblock(in, out, buf3_len);
            strncat(output_buf, out, 4);
        }
    }
}

void encodeblock(char* in, char* out, int len)
{
    out[0] = (char)b64_table[(int)(in[0] >> 2)];
    out[1] = (char)b64_table[(int)(((in[0] & 0x03) << 4) | ((in[1] & 0xf0) >> 4))];
    out[2] = (char)(len > 1 ? b64_table[(int)(((in[1] & 0x0f) << 2) | ((in[2] & 0xc0) >> 6))] : '=');
    out[3] = (char)(len > 2 ? b64_table[(int)(in[2] & 0x3f)] : '=');
}

static size_t payload_source(void* ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp)
{
    struct upload_status* upload_ctx = (struct upload_status*)userp;
    const char* data;

    if ((size == 0) || (nmemb == 0) || ((size * nmemb) < 1)) {
        return 0;
    }

    if (upload_ctx->lines_read >= 0 && upload_ctx->lines_read < global_vec.size())
    {
        data = global_vec[upload_ctx->lines_read].c_str();

        if (data) {
            size_t len = strlen(data);
            memcpy(ptr, data, len);
            upload_ctx->lines_read++;

            return len;
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include "email.h"

using namespace std;

int main(void)
{
    Email e;
    int curlError = 0;
    // e.dump();

    e.setTo("receiver@example.com");
    e.setFrom("sender@example.com");
    e.setSubject("Test Email");
    e.setCc("");
    e.setBody("Do not reply to this email");

    e.setSMTP_host("smtp://smtp.mail.com:587");
    e.setSMTP_username("sender@example.com");
    e.setSMTP_password("sender_password");

    e.addAttachment("");
    // e.addAttachment("email.h");
    // e.addAttachment("main.cpp");

    e.constructEmail();
    e.dump();

    curlError = e.send();

    if (curlError) {
        cout << "Error sending email!" << endl;
    }

    else {
        cout << "Email sent successfully!" << endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

What is the reason this same code runs perfectly on one project but doesn't work on another?
EDIT:
error happens in Email::send(void) on the line :
    global_vec2 = this->email_contents;

but I cannot try/catch it. it doesn't throws exception.
EDIT2 :
Problem is caused by static vector. It doesn't exist, doesn't initialize. I don't understand what's causing this project to prevent static std::vectors from being created.

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The Met Breuer will open, "Everything is Connected: Art and Conspiracy," the first major museum exhibition about art and conspiracy on September 18th. The collection of 70 multimedia works introduces an alternative narrative for the history of the past 50 years. Made between 1969 and 2016, the works in the style of Pop, Conceptualism and Appropriation Art attempted to unveil hidden aspects of Western culture during their times. According to curator Douglas Eklund, "I would like to bring back the idea of art as a way of jolting people to get rid of their preconceived notions and to hopefully question more."
"Martian Portraits" by Jim Shaw. Courtesy of The Met.
The exhibit will include two types of conspiracy art. The first, consists of artists who enjoy fact-finding through their art. Mark Lombardi's complicated web of lies between politicians, businessmen and arms dealers will be featured alongside Trevor Paglen's photographs of black sites, where the government is alleged to have secretly taken prisoners. Also included in this section is Hans Haacke's investigation of New York's real estate records from the 1970s. The second style of art consists of dark, dream-like works that tried to reveal hidden information through fantasy aspects. This section will feature Jim Shaw's UFOs and Martian portraits as well as other works by Tony Oursler and Sue Williams.
"1906" by Jeremy Blake. Courtesy of The Met.
The exhibition will be presented simultaneously with, "Jane and Louise Wilson: Stasi City," on view in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography at The Met Fifth Avenue from September 18, 2018 through March 31, 2019. This important video is a tour of the East German secret police's (Staatssicherheit) former headquarters.
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852 ACROSS THE PAMIRS [Chap. XXV
detritus shoots from former glacier snouts. The small grassy spots between these were marked by a striking abundance of fine alpine vegetation. Here, as elsewhere in the high mountains west of the Pamirs, there was plentiful evidence that glaciation had considerably receded during recent times.
From our camp, pitched at an elevation of close on 14,000 feet, the Kayindi pass, 16,20o feet by the Russian map, was crossed without much difficulty on August 5th. The ascent lay over old moraines and finally for about a mile on a broad gently sloping glacier, descending from the west. The top of the pass was almost clear of snow. After we had descended to the narrow gorge through which the stream of the Kuinush-jilga passes, a very steep track led up to a plateau gently sloping south-eastwards. From the end of it an extensive panoramic view opened over the wide valleys that descend from the south and east to the head of the Sel-dara, and towards the west where the combined waters of the latter pass in a gorge below the flank of the Sel-tagh. It was interesting to observe that the long ridge overlooking the main valley to the south showed six distinct old riverine terraces to a height of about 400 feet above the present bed. The Pamir-like look of the wide landscape, combined with the scanty vegetation, formed a striking contrast to the Muk-su and Kayindi valleys. Our farther march led up the main valley to the south-east, past the streams which descend to it from the glacier-crowned watershed towards the Tanimaz river on the south. Camp was pitched after a march of some 33 miles at the debouchure of the Chakur-jilga. The day's halt here which our Kirghiz transport needed was utilized by me for a visit to the fine glacier filling the head of the Chakur-jilga (Fig. 367). Its snout, which is quite half a mile across, was reached at an elevation of about 14,600 feet. The range to the south, though crowned by heavy névé beds and firm ice, was said by our intelligent Kirghiz guide to have been crossed in the ` old Kirghiz days ' at more than one point by tracks used for raids into the upper part of Rôshan.
On August 7th we moved up the main valley for about 6 miles and turned south into the Takhta-koram-jilga ; the gently sloping bottom of this is filled with bare rock debris, whence its name. After passing four small tarns of intense green, we reached the Takhta-koram pass without trouble at an elevation of about 15,100 feet. Immediately to the west a small glacier descends close to it from a bold snow peak. The very steep descent at first led over a bare rock slope and then over old moraines into a wide-bottomed valley to the south, where at an elevation of about 13,000 feet we found a delightful patch of meadow land and camped.
The necessity of securing fresh transport and a fresh guide for our farther move obliged me next day to seek contact with Kökan Beg, the headman of the Kirghiz who graze about the Great Kara-kul lake eastwards. For this purpose we had to descend first into the Kök-yar valley, which drains westwards into the Tanimaz or Kûdara river. Where the valley from the Takhta-koram pass debouches into it we passed huge terminal moraines of the glacier which once had filled the former. A couple of miles farther we turned off north into the side valley of Shôr-ale and ascending a steep rocky ravine lined with cliffs of red sandstone reached the Kizil-bel saddle, about 14,70o feet, which takes its name from them. On our descent down the wide gently sloping valley I was met by Kökan Beg, a fine-looking man (Fig. 356), and conducted by him to a small summer camp of some of his men at Kara-chim at an elevation of some 13,700 feet.
From that capable headman I was able to secure useful advice with regard to our future route. From him I first learned of the great lake which since a mighty earthquake four years before had formed in the Murghab river valley. Covering what had previously been the Sarez Pamir, this lake effectively blocked the straight route I had intended to follow towards the Alichur Pamir across the Kara-bulak and Marjanai passes. Not wishing to follow the well-known road past Pamirski Post, I decided to move down to Saunab, at the head of the Rôshan valley, and thence to seek a passage past the great barrage which had created that new lake, towards the lower end
Across Kayindi pass to Chakurjilga.
Crossing of Takhtakoram.
Visit to Kirghiz at Kara-chim.
Route chosen to Alichur Pamir.
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According to Wikipedia, Non-linear narrative is defined as a technique, sometimes used in literature, film and other narratives, where events are portrayed, for example out of chronological order, or in other ways where the narrative does not follow the direct causality pattern of the events featured.
Humans tend to identify with linear storytelling because that is how we perceive time, the fourth dimension. The hands of a clock move in just one direction. Now imagine if humans could observe time like the rest of the dimensions. We will be in a situation in which Cooper found himself in the final moments of Interstellar. It won't be pleasant to see our past, present and future in one go.
Usage of non-linear technique is a very fascinating form of storytelling. Whenever I have encountered the method, whether in movies or books, it has given me a rush equivalent to a shot of drug, it's like the excitement you feel before jumping off a cliff with a rope tied to your leg.
Can anyone forget how the technique was excellently used in Memento or Pulp Fiction? How Babel played with multiple parallel narratives to create an enigmatic cinematic experience? When you see Citizen Kane, Kurosawa's Rashomon or Woody Allen's Annie Hall, don't you think the stories would have lost their charm if they would have been told in any other way?
Coming to literature, Emily Brontë masterfully employed the technique in Wuthering Heights to give us the unfathomable and ruthless Heathcliff. Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five are shining examples of how the method can be used to create books that will remain incomparable. Taking examples from present, can you imagine David Mitchell's momentous Cloud Atlas narrated in a linear timeline or Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See retain its beauty without the shifts of timeline?
What I find captivating about this technique is that it leaves the reader uncomfortable, giving an impression of a disjoint narrative. It's like showing a part of a picture to a child, asking her what it could be. Finally, as more parts are added, the picture will start making sense to the child. The book using a non-linear technique demands the utmost attention and patience from a reader. The level of engagement is high as the reader is not only reading the story but is trying to piece it together. There might be some time before the reader reaches a point when the book starts making sense. So, the author has to keep the interest intact from the first page or the reader would throw up his hands in exasperation.
When I started writing False Ceilings, I knew I will be writing it non-linearly. Perhaps it was because of influence of the books I have read or maybe because I had an exact picture in my mind about how I want the story to unfold. I divided the chapters based on specific timelines in the life of the six protagonists.
Each protagonist has a chapter that details events in their life but do not cover their complete life span. For example, Manohar's chapter depicts the last five years of his life while Meena's chapter extents from her birth till a few months into her marriage. I also employed a technique where I hid details of events that should have happened in those chapters only to reveal them in the end. That is why, when you are reading Lipi's chapter (who is the last protagonist); you would be connecting the dots of all that you have read previously. There would be a few pleasant surprises and you would wonder why you were not able to see the crumbs sprinkled all over. Many readers have told me that they loved how everything came together at the end. As the last pieces of the jigsaw fall into place, the book starts making sense and the reader appreciates the idea behind writing it in a non-linear fashion. The technique not only hides the secret till the last chapter but also the relationships in this dysfunctional family.
I cannot even think of comparing my book to what has already been achieved in fiction using the technique of non-linear storytelling, but I have tried my best to create a unique and absorbing experience for the readers.
It's not just piecing together of the story but what the readers will find interesting is the task of piecing together the relationships between the characters as well and understanding their journey. In the heart, it is a simple story of a flawed family; about its destruction under the weight of its own expectations.
And yes, before you ask, my next two books will also have elements of this technique. I am quite smitten by it. Happy Reading.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts in first full week of March
Posted on 04 March 2019 by Luke Jones
With the start of the 2019 regular season just over three weeks away, I've offered a dozen Orioles thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. We all know not to draw conclusions from a handful of spring games, but it's impossible to ignore Chris Davis striking out seven times and registering only one hit — a homer — in his first 14 plate appearances. If he's not going to show improvement in the Grapefruit League, then what?
2. Hopes of the new regime fixing Davis have been discussed plenty, but Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde have no prior ties to feel obligated to be patient. If he's simply "finished" as a player, how long do you keep him in the lineup or even in the organization?
3. Trey Mancini playing left field a little longer probably isn't hindering anyone's development drastically, but Ryan Mountcastle taking to first base and tearing up Triple A would put Baltimore in position to improve by cutting Davis later this year if he shows no improvement. The money's already been spent, folks.
4. Chance Sisco already has four home runs and four walks in 14 plate appearances. If nothing else, that should really help his confidence level, something that took a major hit in the midst of his difficult 2018 campaign.
5. Nate Karns being set to return to game action after experiencing arm soreness is good news, but it's a reminder why he received only an $800,000 contract. Pitchers have returned from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, but it's not a high-percentage outcome for someone with his injury history.
6. Kudos to the new regime for not wasting time in reassigning Hunter Harvey to minor-league camp. He's pitched just 63 2/3 professional innings since being shut down the first time in July 2014. Leave the 24-year-old alone this year to — hopefully — stay healthy and log innings in the minors.
7. Reviews for Richie Martin at shortstop have been positive, and he's gone 7-for-17 with two doubles and two walks. He isn't the first Rule 5 pick with spring success, of course, but Alcides Escobar registered a combined 0.4 wins above replacement from 2015-18. The bar needn't be very high
8. The acquisition of right-hander Xavier Moore from Minnesota marked the Orioles' second spring trade of international signing bonus slots. I've said it before, but Kevin Gausman would have been a great piece for Mike Elias to trade instead of being included in a salary dump for unused slots.
9. Austin Hays is off to a strong start with two homers and a triple in his first 15 plate appearances, but it's been interesting to note that four of his five starts have come in center field. He's much healthier and moving better now after last fall's ankle surgery.
10. Joey Rickard is easily forgotten with the collection of outfield prospects moving up the ladder, but he's started spring games at all three outfield spots. He'll be 28 in May, so this is probably his last chance to establish himself as more than a fringe reserve in Baltimore.
11. Jimmy Yacabonis has five strikeouts in four innings of one-hit ball so far. He remains one of my interesting names to watch knowing what Houston has done for pitchers possessing plus sliders.
Jimmy Yacabonis, Wicked 84mph Slider (path). 🤢 pic.twitter.com/5teCmdcNzT
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 20, 2018
12. Preston Palmeiro and Ryan Ripken each received a look as minor-league replacements in games this past week, which had to be pretty cool for their families. The 24-year-old Palmeiro remains a sleeper type to monitor.
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Checking in on recent trade acquisitions and former Orioles
Posted on 08 August 2018 by Luke Jones
It's been exactly three weeks since the Orioles traded four-time All-Star infielder Manny Machado to jump-start the organization's biggest sell-off in nearly two decades.
With the major league club continuing to flounder in last place and not exactly providing a compelling product, below is an early look at how the former Orioles have performed for their new clubs as well as how the 15 acquired players are faring at various levels of the organization:
SS/3B Manny Machado
Numbers with Los Angeles Dodgers: 84 PA, .274/.369/.425, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 11 BB, 21 K
Skinny: Machado's production has been fine to this point and he's played some third base due to a Justin Turner injury, but he'll have the chance to come up big for a National League favorite down the stretch.
LHP Zach Britton
Numbers with New York Yankees: 4 2/3 IP, 5.79 ERA, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Skinny: It's been a rough start for the former All-Star closer in the Bronx as he continues to deal with shaky command and blew a 10th-inning save on Tuesday night.
RHP Brad Brach
Numbers with Atlanta: 3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Skinny: The 32-year-old has looked more like his old self since joining the Braves and has been trusted to pitch in the late innings of close games.
RHP Kevin Gausman
Skinny: Gausman was mediocre in his Braves debut, but he surprisingly was asked to pinch-hit in Tuesday's game and even drew a walk.
2B Jonathan Schoop
Numbers with Milwaukee: 25 PA, .120/.120/.120, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 11 K
Skinny: The 26-year-old is clearly much better than he's shown in his first week with a new club, but the Brewers have to be wondering what happened to one of baseball's hottest hitters in the month of July.
2B Jonathan Villar
Numbers with Baltimore: 22 PA, .429/.455/.667, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
Skinny: The only established major leaguer of the 15 players acquired, the 27-year-old had a big series in Texas and is two years removed from posting an .826 OPS and 3.9 WAR season for the Brewers.
OF Yusniel Diaz
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: 60 PA, .192/.300/.288, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 BB, 14 K
Skinny: The centerpiece of the Machado deal is off to a slow start and not making a great case for a September call-up, but the 21-year-old is hardly the first standout prospect to struggle after being traded.
RHP Dillon Tate
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: 11 1/3 IP, 7.15 ERA, 17 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Skinny: The fourth overall pick of the 2015 draft and focal point of the Britton trade was efffective in his last start until a five-run sixth inning and is searching for consistency after two starts with the Baysox.
RHP Luis Ortiz
Numbers with Triple-A Norfolk: 5 IP, 5.40 ERA, 8 H, 4 BB, 1 K
Skinny: A top 100 prospect entering 2017, the 22-year-old has the stuff to be an effective major league starter despite concerns about his injury history and conditioning as he's listed at 230 pounds.
RHP Dean Kremer
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: 16 IP, 2.25 ERA, 14 H, 8 BB, 17 K
Skinny: The 22-year-old has pitched well in three starts since being traded and continues to rack up strikeouts, a good sign after he averaged 13.0 per nine innings at the high Single-A level this year.
2B/3B Rylan Bannon
Skinny: Bannon homered in his second game with the Baysox, but he's struggled at the plate and has mostly played second base after seeing more action at third base in the Dodgers organization.
RHP Zach Pop
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: 7 IP, 3.86 ERA, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Skinny: Since a disastrous debut outing for the Baysox, the 21-year-old has tossed seven scoreless frames with eight strikeouts and no walks and is consistently inducing ground balls with his sinker.
INF/OF Breyvic Valera
Numbers with Triple-A Norfolk: 61 PA, .226/.311/.415, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 5 K
Skinny: The 26-year-old is back with the Tides after a brief stay with the Orioles and has already started games at four different positions as he attempts to carve out a major league role as a utility player.
RHP Cody Carroll
Numbers with Baltimore: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Skinny: The 25-year-old's fastball has averaged 96.6 miles per hour since being called up to the majors as the Orioles hope he will morph into an effective late-inning reliever at some point.
LHP Josh Rogers
Numbers with Triple-A Norfolk: 13 IP, 2.08 ERA, 10 H, 4 BB, 6 K
Skinny: The final results have been there, but the question is whether Rogers has the stuff to miss enough bats to consistently get major league hitters out, which makes him project as a long reliever.
RHP Evan Phillips
Skinny: After a sharp debut in Texas, Phillips walked three and threw a wild pitch without recording an out against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, but he wasn't helped by Chris Davis' critical throwing error.
C Brett Cumberland
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: 4 PA, .000/.250/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Skinny: Opinions are mixed on Cumberland's ceiling, but his bat is considered his strength as he hit 11 home runs and posted a .774 OPS at Single-A Florida this season.
LHP Bruce Zimmermann
Numbers with Double-A Bowie: n/a
Skinny: The Loyola Blakefield graduate and former Towson Tiger has yet to make his first start for the Baysox, but his stuff is described as average with some pitchability, according to FanGraphs.
3B Jean Carlos Encarnacion
Numbers with Single-A Delmarva: 18 PA, .444/.444/.667, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K
Skinny: The 20-year-old Dominican is a contrast to most of the higher-floor prospects acquired, but he's already collected three extra-base hits and should be fun to track over the next few years.
SS Jean Carmona
Numbers with short-season Single-A Aberdeen: 14 PA, .154/.214/.154, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 4 K
Skinny: The 18-year-old Dominican is listed at 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds, a frame into which he can grow in the next couple years and potentially develop into a major league regular one day.
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Orioles receive mixed bag of pitching news
Posted on 09 June 2018 by Luke Jones
The start of the weekend brought good and bad news for the Orioles on the pitching front.
The organization came to terms with 2018 first-round pitcher Grayson Rodriguez on Friday, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman. The Texas high school right-hander will receive a $4.3 million signing bonus, which is just under the slot value for the 11th overall pick of this year's draft.
But that positive development was paired with the revelation that top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey has been shut down with right shoulder soreness. Manager Buck Showalter confirmed after Friday's loss in Toronto that the injury did not occur from the 23-year-old pitching, lending credence to The Sun's report that Harvey's shoulder popped out of socket while he tried to avoid a line drive in the Double-A Bowie dugout. It's unclear how much time the 2013 first-round pick will miss.
In 32 1/3 innings this season, Harvey is 1-2 with a 5.57 ERA and is striking out 8.4 and walking 2.5 batters per nine innings.
As expected, Baltimore has activated right-handed relief pitcher Darren O'Day from the disabled list. The 35-year-old had been on the DL with a hyperextended right elbow since May 9 and owns a 3.77 ERA in 14 1/3 innings in 2018.
To make room on the 25-man roster, the Orioles optioned hard-throwing lefty Tanner Scott to Triple-A Norfolk. The 23-year-old rookie sports an underwhelming 4.96 ERA in 16 1/3 innings for Baltimore this season, but he's averaged 12.7 strikeouts compared to 3.3 walks per nine innings, representing a rare bright spot for the club this season.
Closer Zach Britton could be activated from the DL as soon as Monday after completing back-to-back outings for Norfolk. The two-time All-Star selection tore his right Achilles tendon in December, but he's allowed one earned run and has struck out six in the first 5 1/3 innings of his minor-league rehab assignment.
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Ten painful Orioles numbers entering month of June
If the Orioles holding a 17-39 record and being 21 1/2 games out of first place didn't depress you enough, below are 10 painful numbers entering the month of June:
3 – Number of winning months the Orioles have had since June 2016. Sure, the bottom fell out of a fun five-year run last September, but this club has been mediocre to bad for the better part of two years now.
3.73 — Runs scored per game to rank last in the American League. Only Miami has scored fewer per contest than an Orioles offense that was at least once feared despite its inconsistency over the years.
5.45 — Starter ERA, which ranks 28th in baseball. It's better than last season's 5.70 mark, but fewer runs are being scored across the majors so far in 2018, making this "improvement" even less impressive.
Minus-45 — Baltimore's defensive runs saved total, which is last in the majors. Yes, 2014 feels like a very long time ago and the metrics match what your eyes are seeing in the field most nights.
93 — AL-high number of walks from the bullpen. The absences of Zach Britton and Darren O'Day have been tough, but not being able to throw strikes has led to a reliever ERA of 4.30, 21st in baseball.
.825 — Opposing on-base plus slugging percentage, highest in the majors. Manny Machado is the only Orioles hitter with a better OPS than what opponents are collectively doing against Baltimore pitchers.
7 — Number of wins in 30 road games. Washington has six road victories in the last week alone.
70 — How many more strikeouts the Orioles have than hits. This is a continuing trend around baseball, but being on pace to strike out 200 more times than your number of base hits is, well, something.
160 — Number of qualified major leaguers with a higher slugging percentage than Chris Davis' .244, which ranks ahead of only Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun (.179). This is a decline of historic proportions.
0 — Number of meaningful changes or statements from ownership signaling how disastrous this season has been. Is there anybody out there?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 11-6 win over Kansas City
Posted on 11 May 2018 by Luke Jones
With the Orioles winning just their third series of the season in an 11-6 win over Kansas City, I've offered a dozen thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. The Orioles won two straight for the first time in over a month and the second time all season. The 11 runs scored marked a season high as they went 6-for-7 with runners in scoring position. It took six weeks, but Baltimore finally cracked double-digit wins. It hasn't been fun.
2. The victory doesn't mask the hard truth about Chris Tillman, who failed to get out of the second inning for the second straight start and owns a 10.46 season ERA. Whether he simply can't do it physically anymore or the organization has no idea how to "fix" him, it's over.
3. Tillman has now allowed four earned runs or more in 17 of his 26 starts since the start of last season. You can't keep pointing to outliers like his seven shutout innings against Detroit last month while ignoring an 8.79 ERA in 114 2/3 innings over the last calendar year.
4. I have no idea whether the likes of David Hess or Tim Melville will succeed at the next level, but their numbers at Triple-A Norfolk warrant an opportunity. With this club already out of contention in mid-May, there's no point continuing to go down this road with Tillman.
5. If it's not someone from Norfolk, Miguel Castro stated his case for a starting opportunity with 4 2/3 scoreless innings against the Royals, lowering his season ERA to 3.55. He threw 65 pitches and could slide into Tillman's turn in the rotation if you want to take that route.
6. Trey Mancini hit his fourth homer of 2018 and tied career highs with three hits and three runs. He's had a tough time at the plate since hurting his knee last month, so it was encouraging to see him break out with two extra-base hits to the opposite field.
7. Adam Jones is now 9-for-21 with two homers since moving into the No. 2 spot in the order during the West Coast trip. The veteran center fielder is still hitting just .258, but you much prefer seeing him in the second spot over Jace Peterson or Craig Gentry.
8. Both Mancini and Jones being a triple away from becoming the fifth Oriole to hit for the cycle made me wonder what Felix Pie is up to these days. He batted .286 in the Mexican Pacific Winter League this past offseason.
9. Manny Machado continues to rake as he clubbed his 10th long ball of the season and reached base three other times. He's now batting .350 with a .439 on-base percentage. He continues to do his part in keeping his trade value as high as possible.
10. Jonathan Schoop dropped a throw at second on a potential double play for the second straight night in the second inning, but the Royals inexplicably dropped a sacrifice bunt right after that. Giving a struggling starting pitcher an out in that situation was baffling.
11. Tanner Scott was terrific over two innings, striking out four and getting eight swinging strikes on 31 pitches. He averaged 97.1 miles per hour on his fastball with a very good slider. The Orioles need a fresh bullpen arm, but he deserves to stay in Baltimore for the time being.
12. Darren O'Day said he hyperextended his elbow when someone accidentally collided with him as he stretched in the bullpen. The injury isn't considered serious, but it reiterates how bizarre this season has been in addition to being terrible. It's his fourth trip to the disabled list in three seasons.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-5 loss at Detroit
Posted on 18 April 2018 by Luke Jones
With the Orioles suffering their fifth straight defeat in a 6-5 walk-off final at Detroit, I've offered a dozen thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. Yes, it's early, but the Orioles must play like a 90-win team the rest of the way just to get to 85 victories. To get to 90, they have to play like a 96-win team. Any realistic path to the postseason is already circling the drain because of this start.
2. Darren O'Day hadn't pitched in a week, but he's now given up a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning or later in two of his last three appearances. Not including the superb four-game set at Yankee Stadium, the Baltimore bullpen has a 5.32 ERA in 45 2/3 innings.
3. No, I wouldn't have used Pedro Araujo for the bottom of the ninth inning, but the club's most reliable reliever over the last seven years had just blown a two-run lead in the previous inning. Who exactly do you really trust that was still available?
4. My bigger problem with Showalter's bullpen usage was not sticking with Richard Bleier longer after he needed only six pitches to record the last two outs of the seventh inning. The lefty has been the Orioles' top reliever and owns a 0.71 ERA this season.
5. If you're looking for a silver lining, the Orioles managed to score more than three runs for just the second time in eight games. They even played some effective small ball in the eighth with Craig Gentry's bunt and Adam Jones' sacrifice fly.
6. Entering the day with four career homers and a .568 career on-base plus slugging percentage, Luis Sardinas hitting a pinch-hit homer to tie the game in the ninth would have been a pretty special moment had the Orioles won. Instead, it was quickly forgotten.
7. Speaking of nondescript defensive-minded infielders, Engelb Vielma made one heck of an over-the-shoulder catch in the seventh inning to help keep the Orioles' deficit to one run.
8. Kevin Gausman made mistakes to Jeimer Candelario and Miguel Cabrera for solo homers, but he was very solid over his six innings. His velocity improved as the game progressed as he started to consistently hit 94 miles per hour and was touching 95 and 96. He deserved better.
9. Gausman's slider was also one of the better ones I've seen him throw. He only recorded three swinging strikes out of the 21 times he threw it, but he was able to induce quite a bit of harmless contact with it.
10. Caleb Joseph is now batting .081 with a .240 OPS. It's time for Chance Sisco to start receiving more extensive playing time.
11. The players, Showalter, the coaches, the front office, and ownership all deserve significant blame for this 5-13 start threatening to ruin the season. That said, I'm not sure what the immediate answer is that isn't just based in emotion. The trade deadline is more than three months away.
12. I couldn't have been the only one thinking Machado hitting a walk-off homer is something the Orioles should probably get used to being on the wrong side of sooner than later anyway. Yeah, that was a low blow, but watching bad baseball on a daily basis is getting to me.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 5-2 win over Yankees
With the Orioles snapping their five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees, I've offered a dozen thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. The five runs plated in the seventh inning exceeded the club's total in five of its first six games and came after the Orioles had only one baserunner in the previous five frames. It was a brutal opening week, but that was a good stop-the-bleeding win to begin the series.
2. After Orioles pitching surrendered an inexplicable 102 runs in 10 games at Yankee Stadium last season, Andrew Cashner set the tone with six strong innings as an Aaron Judge solo homer was the only blemish. It was the first quality start of the season from someone not named Dylan Bundy.
3. Cashner used five pitches effectively with his slider and changeup standing out in key spots. His declining strikeout rate was a major topic when he signed, but he's struck out 10 in 11 innings. You'll take that outing against the Yankees lineup any day of the week.
4. Adam Jones continued his hot start to the season with the big two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka to give the Orioles the lead in the seventh. All three of his long balls in 2018 have given Baltimore a lead in the sixth inning or later.
5. Trey Mancini responded favorably to the leadoff spot with three hits, including a two-run single to right off Chad Green to extend the lead to 5-1. In a perfect world, you'd like to keep Mancini in more of a run-producing spot, but he's the man for the job right now.
6. It was a cold night in the Bronx and Tanaka pitched well over the first six innings, but the Yankees starter still threw some hittable pitches that went unharmed until the seventh. Opposing pitchers continue to give Orioles hitters a heavy diet of off-speed and breaking stuff.
7. A bullpen that's already carrying two Rule 5 picks and trying to survive without All-Star closer Zach Britton can hardly afford to have Mychal Givens struggling. The right-hander has now been scored upon in each of his last two outings to put further strain on the bullpen.
8. After cleaning up Givens' mess in the seventh, Darren O'Day found trouble of his own an inning later by issuing a walk and hitting two batters before escaping unscathed. He sure seems to love pitching with the bases loaded, doesn't he?
9. Brad Brach issued a walk before striking out Brandon Drury and Brett Gardner to collect the save. I do have reservations about Brach as a closer, but some of the reaction to his blown save on Opening Day was over the top. No current options are going to be Britton.
10. Chris Davis collected his second hit of the season in his final at-bat, but he looks lost at the plate right now. You expect him to strike out and to even be victimized by the shift, but he's not making any hard contact, hitting a slew of weak grounders.
11. Colby Rasmus singled as part of the five-run seventh, but he's looked as lost as Davis, striking out 11 times in 20 plate appearances. Rule 5 outfielder Anthony Santander did deliver an RBI double, but the Orioles need to start getting something from their veteran left-handed bats.
12. Before going hitless with two strikeouts, Manny Machado reiterated his desire to play shortstop beyond 2018 and took a dig at the New York media about the Aaron Judge tampering controversy. He's not wrong, but I'm not sure that's the best idea if he envisions wearing Yankee pinstripes.
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Rule 5 obsession again hurting Orioles' chances to win
The Orioles do this to themselves.
Year after year, executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette champions the Rule 5 draft as a cheap way of acquiring young prospects. It sounds fine in theory in December and we hear the encouraging reviews of these players during spring training, but the Orioles inevitably find themselves in predicaments in which both their roster and their ability to compete are compromised during the season.
And for what?
The greatest Rule 5 success story of the Duquette era has been Ryan Flaherty, a versatile utility man who was worth a total of 1.6 wins above replacement over his six seasons with Baltimore. Carrying a position player has proven to be easier as the Orioles were able to qualify for the playoffs with Flaherty in 2012 and outfielder Joey Rickard in 2016, but does the upside of a Rule 5 pick really justify the roster headaches?
Was it worth it having T.J. McFarland hamstring the bullpen in 2013 and Jason Garcia clogging it up in 2015? McFarland at least made some useful contributions as a long reliever in 2014, but Garcia was never heard from again as he struggled at Double-A Bowie the following two years. Neither is with the organization anymore.
That brings us to the present with the Orioles not only trying to satisfy the remainder of outfielder Anthony Santander's Rule 5 requirement from last season, but they're currently carrying two Rule 5 pitchers in their bullpen.
A club that sported the worst starter ERA in the majors in 2017 and one that is without two-time All-Star closer Zach Britton for at least the first two months of the season thinks it's a good idea to carry two pitchers who have little business being in the major leagues right now. And it took all of five games for this bizarre Rule 5 fascination to cost the Orioles a potential win.
Manager Buck Showalter shouldn't be absolved for his decision-making in Tuesday's 10-6 loss in Houston as he could have avoided using both Miguel Castro and Richard Bleier in Monday's 6-1 defeat, but that only delays the inevitable as this type of scenario would have played out at some point very soon. When starters consistently fail to pitch deep into games, you're not going to survive with what amounts to a five-man bullpen. Whether it was Tuesday night, Wednesday afternoon, or next week, Pedro Araujo and Nestor Cortes were going to find themselves pitching in a game with the outcome still in doubt.
Trying to hide one Rule 5 pick in the bullpen is difficult enough, but carrying two eliminates any margin for error as we saw when Mychal Givens allowed the go-ahead two-run home run to Josh Reddick in the sixth inning. Showalter removing starter Mike Wright was the right call after he'd given the Orioles a solid five innings and 82 pitches in his first competitive outing since March 22. Regardless of the result, you'd rather see Givens against the heart of the Astros order rather than Wright facing it a third time.
The likely plan was for Givens to pitch the sixth and seventh before turning to Darren O'Day and Brad Brach for the final two innings. Instead Givens' struggles opened the door for both Araujo and Cortes to put the game out of reach. One could still argue using O'Day or Brach for the seventh inning, but Showalter has always been reluctant to use his top arms when the Orioles are trailing and such a strategy would have merely pushed the bullpen shortage to the following day.
You just aren't going to win with starters pitching only four or five innings and backing them up with only five relievers you trust. The math simply won't add up as the cumulative impact of needing to cover 13 innings in the previous three blowout losses put the Orioles in bad position on Tuesday. Again, Showalter could have handled his bullpen differently the last two nights, but Araujo and Cortes are going to have to pitch when it matters from time to time if they're to remain on the 25-man roster.
And that's the major problem.
The Orioles deserve praise for stepping up to sign starting pitcher Alex Cobb in late March, but you can't say you're truly all in on 2018 with two Rule 5 picks straining your bullpen while you're already trying to survive the absence of your best reliever. Such a path comes across as trying to prove you're smarter than everyone else rather than doing what it takes to win.
And history suggests the long-term payoff with both Araujo and Cortes won't be worth it anyway.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering 2018 season
With the Orioles about to begin the 2018 season, I've offered a dozen thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. The Alex Cobb signing not only added much-needed teeth to a rotation that finished last in the majors in starter ERA in 2017, but it brings real hope for another fun season if several variables break the right way. That optimism simply wasn't there a week ago.
2. Cobb's addition was also a meaningful sign of commitment beyond 2018, something that had been lacking all winter. That's important when the contracts of your general manager, manager, and several key players are all expiring after this season. I'm intrigued to see what happens next.
3. Cobb and Andrew Cashner hardly make the Baltimore rotation one to fear around baseball, but adding two ground-ball pitchers with a history of keeping the ball in the park certainly makes sense playing at homer-friendly Camden Yards.
4. Anger over how the Orioles have mishandled the Manny Machado situation is completely justified, but don't let that totally ruin your enjoyment from watching him this season. He's happy to finally be playing shortstop, and I'm curious to see how that impacts his performance on a daily basis.
5. Dylan Bundy fetching positive results in his final spring outing eased some concerns, but his Grapefruit League numbers were also poor last year. It's good to see him finally making an Opening Day start after the expectations that have followed him from the moment he was drafted seven years ago.
6. I'd be more worked up about Chris Davis possibly leading off if the Orioles actually had an ideal candidate for that job, but there's no understating how important it is for Davis to rebound from 2017 to improve the club's outlook — this year and beyond.
7. I had no problem re-signing Chris Tillman as a fifth starter candidate, but you just can't stick with him long if he looks like the 2017 version, especially with only a $3 million salary. An 8.03 ERA with eight walks and four strikeouts in 12 1/3 spring innings isn't encouraging.
8. A reasonable expectation of catching duties — assuming good health — would be Caleb Joseph catching 60 percent of games and Chance Sisco handling the other 40 percent with some occasional designated hitter duties. Of course, growth behind the plate from Sisco could change that ratio.
9. This Q&A was a good look into the psyche of Kevin Gausman as this could be the "now or never" season for him to put it all together or simply remain an average — and frustratingly inconsistent — starter. He posted a 2.62 ERA in 113 1/3 innings with Joseph catching last year.
10. Danny Valencia provides a potent bat against lefty pitching, but a 33-year-old who's registered minus-34 defensive runs saved at third base in his career and has no meaningful experience up the middle isn't an appropriate utility infielder. This isn't a well-constructed bench going into the season.
11. Darren O'Day struck out 10 and allowed only one run in seven spring innings. The 35-year-old providing the durability and consistency he did from 2012-15 would make this bullpen that much better trying to endure Zach Britton's absence.
12. I don't see how carrying the out-of-options Mike Wright and two Rule 5 pitchers, Nestor Cortes and Pedro Araujo, will be tenable. Even assuming one of the three goes when Cobb is activated, does the upside justify the lack of flexibility? The irrational Rule 5 fascination lives on.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on start of spring training
Posted on 20 February 2018 by Luke Jones
With Orioles spring training underway and Grapefruit League action beginning later this week, I've offered a dozen thoughts, each in 50 words or less:
1. After signing Andrew Cashner and Chris Tillman, the Orioles will have an estimated 2018 payroll of just south of $130 million after an Opening Day payroll of $164 million last season, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. Explain again why they're not serious players for Lance Lynn or Alex Cobb?
2. We scoff whenever a free agent says it's not about the money, but I believe free-agent-to-be Adam Jones when he said the chance to win will be more important than compensation. The 32-year-old obviously won't play for nothing, but a ring is very important to him.
3. That said, how the Padres perform in 2018 would be an interesting variable to throw into the Jones mix after they signed Eric Hosmer. They have one of baseball's top farm systems, so perhaps the San Diego native would be intrigued about going home if the Padres show they're ascending.
4. Not that Tim Beckham has had any leverage in the matter, but I'm impressed with the way he's handled himself in the wake of Manny Machado moving to shortstop. Showing he can be a solid third baseman would only enhance his value moving forward.
5. Dylan Bundy astutely noted at FanFest that he got away from his curveball and changeup too much down the stretch as he posted a 7.53 ERA in his three September starts. His 2017 workload was a major topic of discussion, so you pray that he has a healthy spring.
6. Chris Davis knows he needs to be more aggressive. His contact and chase rates have held fairly steady since 2014, but he swung at a career-low 60.0 percent of pitches in the zone last year, down from 64.1 percent in 2016 and 72.2 percent in 2015. That's a disturbing trend.
7. One of Baltimore's more cerebral players, Mark Trumbo said he was probably too caught up in swing analytics last year. He denied any negative impact from serving as the designated hitter so frequently, but that role sure provides a lot of time to overthink struggles at the plate.
8. A healthy Darren O'Day would go a long way in the bullpen's effort to endure the extended absence of Zach Britton. Little went right for the Orioles last September, but the 35-year-old quietly posted a 0.96 ERA with 24 strikeouts over his last 18 2/3 innings of the season.
9. If the best Dan Duquette can do in adding a lefty-hitting outfielder is 32-year-old journeyman Alex Presley, the Orioles need to give Austin Hays every opportunity to show he can be an everyday player and this year's version of Trey Mancini despite lacking the same minor-league seasoning.
10. There's much evidence supporting concerns about Cashner, but citing his 42-64 career record pitching mostly for bad teams tells us very little about his performance. Pitcher win-loss records are baseball tradition, but they should induce an eye-roll if used in attempts at meaningful analysis.
11. I'm skeptical just how much baseball's new initiatives to improve pace of play will move the meter, but limiting the number of mound visits is long overdue. You'd think some pitchers and catchers had never met before with how frequently they congregate.
12. Many of the spring training caps introduced around baseball in recent years have been cringe-worthy, but I do like this year's Orioles version. It was a smart call taking the logo from the deer hunter caps used for "Players Weekend" last summer.
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Soldiers Learn Swift Water Rescue Skills to Save Lives in First Nations
Sgt. Peter Moon
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin McCue holds onto a carabiner attached to a rescue rope. credit Master Corporal Christopher Vernon
By Peter Moon
A group of Canadian Army instructors from the headquarters of the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (3 CRPG) have completed a demanding swift water rescue course and acquired advanced lifesaving skills that they will take to the First Nations of Northern of Ontario.
The Far North of Ontario has the highest number of Indigenous deaths by drowning in Canada. The number is high because the Far North has one of the largest Indigenous populations In Canada and because few people learn to swim in the cold waters during the brief summers. People also spend a great deal of time on the numerous rivers and lakes.
Canadian Soldiers Train for Swift Water Rescue
Warrant Officer Nick Luhtanen holds onto two victims and looks for other soldiers to come to his aid. credit Sergeant Peter Moon
A student practices sending a rescue throw bag during swift water training credit Sergeant Peter Moon
Warrant Officer Kevin Meikle,left, drags a "victim" to shore during white water rescue training. credit Sergeant Peter Moon
The army instructors travel on a regular basis from the headquarters of 3 CRPG at Canadian Forces Base Borden, near Barrie, to provide a range of training, including water safety to Canadian Rangers, who are part-time army reservists, in 30 remote and isolated First Nations across the Far North of Ontario.
The swift water rescue training was conducted over four days at Cody Rapids on the Magnetawan River, north of Parry Sound.
"I hadn't a clue what I would be doing," said Sergeant Janet Butt, "but it's been fun. The water was a lot stronger than I ever thought it would be. The hardest part was getting over my fear of getting into it. The first time you see the rapids it's intimidating but once you are in the water you just ride the waves and get on with it. I have a lot of bruises on my legs from hitting submerged rocks as the water sweeps you forward."
The soldiers learned to recognize the depth and strength of the fast-moving water and how to use it to reach people in need of rescue. They learned how to use hand signals to overcome the noise of the white water, various knots and pulley systems, ropework, and how to work individually and in teams. Rescue challenges included rescuing people with serious injuries and even dogs without getting bitten.
"This course taught us how to look at a river and understand what the river looks like underneath the surface by the way the water is behaving on top," said Warrant Officer Karl Wolfe. "But more importantly we can take skills from this course to our Rangers in the North. They in turn take those lessons into the schools and the community."
Key to the messages the instructors will pass on is the invaluable use of life jackets, the value of thermal clothing, and having a reboarding device for when someone falls out of a boat. The device can be as simple as a rope tied to the side of a boat with a loop at the bottom that can be used as a stepping aid.
"We spent a lot of time learning how to use a throw bag, which is a bag full of rope, to someone in the water," said Warrant Officer Wolfe.
The army is working with a number of civilian and government agencies to distribute free life jackets to people in the remote First Nations. The Rangers lecture school children on the value of wearing them and encourage community members to wear them.
"I've seen a significant difference in the past five years on the waters up North," Warrant Officer Wolfe said. "The culture, especially around the youth, is changing. Life jackets are seen now as more of a tool than as a hindrance. Just because the water's cold doesn't mean you have to drown."
(Sergeant Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Borden.)
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Q: How to hold a point to point wired connection up I am trying to transfer files between two computers over a point to point gigabit Ethernet connection.
I run the following command to bring up the interface:
ifconfig eno1 192.168.100.1 up

On the other connected machine I set the IP address to 192.168.100.2.  I can then run an rsync command and start transferring files.  But after a few seconds I get an error notification pop up:
Connection failed
"Activation of network connection failed"

And then suddenly the route goes away and the interface goes down and my rsync fails.
How can I keep the connection up?


Welcome to Wednesday's live blog for the latest Reading FC transfer news and gossip.
Royals completed the signing of Fulham attacker Sone Aluko on Tuesday with the Nigerian international signing a four-year deal .
That takes Reading's signings to seven this summer and they have until 11pm on Thursday night to complete any other deals.
Boss Jaap Stam has hinted he wants another defender plus it remains to be seen whether he is pursuing an out-and-out striker .
Keep an eye on all the developments by following the updates in the live blog below, where we'll also be looking at the business of Reading's rivals in the Championship.
That's it for today's blog - let's see what awaits for deadline day tomorrow.
I get the feeling it could be another extremely busy one!
The Argus reports a 'substantial' bid from Royals was turned down by the Premier League side as it did not match their valuation of the player.
Royals skipper Paul McShane has signed a one-year extension to his current deal with the club!
Keeps him at Royals until 2019.
Sign of approval from Brian!
Left-back Jordan Obita has signed a new three year deal with the club.
It means he will be with Royals until the summer of 2020.
So it appears Reading are still after an out and out goalscorer.
Hemed is one to watch, but I think it could be a domino effect around the Championship with a number of strikers seemingly on the move.
A confirmed signing for Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp!
Reports from Brighton are saying Reading have had a 'substantial bid' for Tomer Hemed rejected.
Understood the bid did not match Brighton's valuation of the player.
Grant Hanley has swapped Newcastle for Norwich.
The Scotland international has signed a four-year deal at Carrow Road.
Birmingham City defender Ryan Shotton is undergoing a medical at Middlesbrough ahead of a move.
The centre-back is set to be replaced at the Blues by Brentford centre-back Harlee Dean.
Sunderland midfielder Wahbi Khazri has arrived in France ahead of a switch to Rennes.
The 26-year-old is set to sign for the Ligue 1 side on loan for the season.
Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli has agreed a contract extension at Craven Cottage.
The 25-year-old has signed a new three year deal with the option of a further year.
"I'm obviously really, really happy," Bettinelli told fulhamfctv.
Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore has been told he cannot leave the Riverside.
The winger had been keen on a move to Lille but Garry Monk wants him in his squad for the season ahead.
Nahki Wells is on the verge of signing for Burnley.
Huddersfield are said to be demanding £10m for the 27-year-old, but it is thought £5m could be enough to secure the striker.
The two clubs are in talks and Wells would be Burnley's seventh summer signing, report the Lancashire Telegraph.
Bristol City trio Joe Morrell, Taylor Moore and Freddie Hinds have joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan.
Wycombe Wanderers have signed QPR midfielder Eberechi Eze.
He has penned a deal until the beginning of January at Adams Park.
The 19-year-old has made just one senior appearance for Ian Holloway's side.
Rangers are looking at Cardiff defender Declan John.
The boss said John is likely to leave in this window.
Preston North End have turned down a transfer request from Jordan Hugill.
The striker is a target for Reading FC boss Jaap Stam , who is looking to buy a striker before Thursday's 11pm transfer deadline.
Royals had a bid rejected for the player last week.
Jaap Stam says midfielder Stephen Quinn is free to leave Reading FC on loan before Thursday's transfer deadline.
The experienced Irishman is back from a serious knee injury which disrupted the majority of his 2016/17 season.
Speaking at the weekend, Reading boss Jaap Stam admitted Reading FC may need to pay over the odds to land the striker they want this summer.
But is Aluko enough or do Royals want more?
Burton Albion midfielder Jackson Irvine has joined Hull City.
He has signed a three-year deal at the KCOM Stadium.
For any of you who are in London on Saturday, this might be worth popping along to.
"Sone has been a target throughout the summer and I am absolutely delighted that we have been able to get this deal over the line.
Oxford winger Marvin Johnson is having a medical at Middlesbrough.
It's ahead of a potential £2m move to Garry Monk's side.
Dicko has signed a three-year contract with the Tigers.
He is the 11th new arrival at the KCOM Stadium following the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as manager.
Dicko said to the Wolves website: "I am really happy to be here and hopefully it is going to be a good time for the club and for me.