![]() All the stainless and chrome trim was likewise left original what's the point of restoring that stuff and putting it on top of that aged paint? It would totally wreck the look. People will line up to get a closer look at this truck. Nothing was improved, restored, or tweaked, they just cleaned it up and hit it with the clear, and we have to say that if you want attention, this truck delivers in a way no $10,000 custom paint job ever could. But the sheetmetal underneath remained in such good condition that instead of stripping and refinishing, they gave it a coat of satin clear that will preserve that aged look virtually forever and makes the overall look easy to maintain. This pickup has obviously seen the elements, make no mistake about the weathering, it's legit. ![]() Please ask for the full description.Īt some point, this was an orange truck, maybe even Hugger Orange or whatever they were calling it when they put it on trucks. All the stainless and chrome trim was likewise left original what's the point of restoring that stuff and putting it on. Today, however, patina is red hot, so when you find a truck whose look was created by Mother Nature and Father Time, you preserve it instead, creating an awesome look that hides some modern tech within.Īt some point, this was an orange truck, maybe even Hugger Orange or whatever they were calling it when they put it on trucks. In the old days, you'd find a truck like this 1967 Chevrolet C10 and rush to get a new paint job on it, because, of course, everyone else had a shiny truck. ![]() COOL C10 W/ AUTHENTIC PATINA & AIRBAGS, NEW INTERIOR, 6L VORTEC V8, AUTO, A/C! ![]()
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![]() ![]() Are men or women better at passing the driving test? Then there's the challenge of applying your road safety knowledge in the recently revamped hazard perception test. The theory test is certainly less unpredictable than the practical exam, but still requires a degree of practice, both in memorising the relevant signage and learning the Highway Code rules. That’s better than the practical driving test pass rate, but not significantly. Back in 2007, nearly two-thirds of drivers passed the theory test, but now that’s down to 51 per cent. The theory test pass rate has fallen dramatically over the past few years as the DVSA has tightened up on revision guides and questioning. Is the theory part easier than the practical? Last year that accounted for 1,131 drivers needing to resit the test. The test centre where you’re least likely to pass is Belvedere, London where almost 70 per cent go home empty handed. ![]() ![]() Remote locations in Scotland are your best bet with Gairloch – a small village in the Scottish Highlands – returning a driving test pass rate of 93.8 per cent with just one of the 16 people taking a test last year failing.Ĭlearly, travelling to remote parts of Scotland isn’t practical so where else is best? Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria has the highest pass rate outside of Scotland – 65.5 percent – followed by Whitby, North Yorkshire – 65.4 per cent. It’s all about location and according to the figures the more rural the better for your chances in the practical driving test. Where is best to take my practical driving test? Add all this together and drivers are forking out more than £1,250 for the privilege of getting behind the wheel. The theory test will set you back £31, while the practical car test costs upto £75. Prospective motorists have to shell out £50 just to get their provisional licence these days, but that’s just the start.ĭriving lessons cost on average £24 per hour and the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) reckons the average number of lessons you’ll need to pass is 47. Cheapest cars to insure How much will learning to drive and passing the test cost?.So what are your chances of passing your driving test? We’ve analysed the data to find out who, where and when has the best driving test pass rates, plus how much you should expect to pay to get your full driving licence. Those who are determined to learn to drive are under growing pressure to pass first time and as soon as possible to avoid the cost of extra lessons and another test. That drop off in driving tests taken might be because learning to drive is an expensive business. According to Department for Transport (DfT) figures, driving test pass rates saw there highest level for seven years in 2013/14. In total, 47.1 per cent of learner drivers taking their driving test passed, although the total number of tests actually conducted is falling. ![]() ![]() ![]() The device uses your business' existing DSL or broadband connection to provide a boost to your phone's signal strength. Purchase a Network Extender from Verizon Wireless. The use of a booster can give your Verizon phone the needed boost to maintain a strong signal on your phone. In that case, you should install the signal booster in the place with the lowest signal. Use an antenna booster or other amplifier. You can boost your Verizon cell phone signal using a dedicated booster. Many wireless providers, including AT&T, Sprint, TMobile, Verizon, and many others. Indoor coverage area will vary based on available outdoor signal strength: 1-2 bars 2000 sq. ![]() The updates could potentially contain a fix for software issues that may affect your signal strength. Register the specific booster with your wireless provider. 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There’s also the addition of Newcastle, a defense legend who is looking to give Gibraltar a run for his money in the current meta.īelow are the complete patch notes found in the latest blog entry on the Apex Legends official website:įor years, Newcastle defended the small town of Harris Valley, making it a safe haven for all who lived there. From a complete rework of Ranked to the fabled Kraber getting a pretty large nerf, developer Respawn Entertainment is clearly looking to shake things up. Despite the lack of a new mode or map, Season 13 brings some pretty substantial changes. Like her motto says, she's the kind of person who can always "turn crap into gold.We are less than one day away from Apex Legends Season 13’s release, which means there are some new patch notes to go over. For Parekh, the Apex card is more than just an invitation to compete - it's a sign that she may have lost her shop, but she didn't lose what built it. Her business burned down and she was left with nothing - except an Apex Card. Maybe that’s what led a group of assailants to ambush her at her shop one night. Parekh never shied away from letting people know how great she was, or better yet, how bad they were. ![]() Some say it ain’t great unless it’s got “Rampart” written on it. She began taking jobs from smugglers, Syndicate members, and everyone in between. Parekh climbed to the top showcasing pure skill using her custom-modded gear. Before opening her popular modding shop on Gaea, Ramya Parekh (Rampart for short) made a name for herself in the underground gauntlet circuit. Rampart is a blue-collar, private business owner who just needs a big gun and a backpack full of scrap metal to get by in the dangerous, wild west world of the Outlands. ![]() “If I ever let you down, it’s probably because I grew a bit tired of carrying you.” Rampart Amped Modder This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. ![]() Rampart – Amped Modder – Apex Legends™ CharactersĪbout Apex Legends Legends Maps Lore Hub FAQ PC Requirements Credits Accessibility Battle Royale Team Deathmatch Control Gun Run Season Battle Pass Latest News Game Updates Latest Media Sign up for News Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube Twitch Forums Compete Community Guidelines About Apex Legends Legends Maps Lore Hub FAQ PC Requirements Credits Accessibility Battle Royale Team Deathmatch Control Gun Run Season Battle Pass Latest News Game Updates Latest Media Sign up for News Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube Twitch Forums Compete Community Guidelines ![]() ![]() ![]() By the time we see Runt and Sordid in the new improved fortress of evil, already the animators have added some impressive perspective shots to the usual flat 2D animations with Sordid leering over a balcony at Runt standing by a pool. Immediately we meet a new character by the name of Runt, who manages to resurrect Simon’s old nemesis Sordid. The images you are greeted with seem to resemble a full-blown prologue rather than a few small animations interspersed with credits to set the scene as was seen in the first instalment. Yet despite all these recognisable elements, there’s something more grown-up about what you see. ![]() The music that made Simon 1 what it was strikes up and the same 256 colours fade onto the screen. Within a second of starting Simon 2, you know where you are. My firm belief in life is that “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” Don’t get me wrong I realise that change can be a good thing - after all, we wouldn’t have the SCUMM engine if someone hadn’t thought “typing in verbs is such a waste of time,” and just look at Day Of The Tentacle compared to Maniac Mansion, But I have to say I was most relieved back in 1995 to fire up my copy of Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, The Wizard and The Wardrobe and be greeted with something very familiar. I like the “Golden Age of Point & Click” and I like the fact that Linkin Park’s second album is just Hybrid Theory part 2. Well, you pretty much have two options: either make something cutting edge and supremely different, but run the risk of it being a crashing failure or, stick with what you know and do an almost exact replica. You have a successful first part of a series that has become popular with people all over the world, you have already hyped up the sequel with the end sequence of the first game, and you probably have a far more impressive budget for production. So if you were Adventuresoft, what would you do? ![]() ![]() ![]() I'll be writing about that detailed procedure in the future. JMeter Plugins can be implemented in the same way. Run the test with "Remote Start All" and investigate the cause of the problem from the "Response data" of a JDBC Request that is an error in the View Results Tree.īe sure to restore the mode setting in the jmeter.properties file once you've solved the problem.# mode can also be the class name of an implementation of .SampleSender # Statistical returns sample summary statistics # Note also that MODE_STRIPPED_BATCH strips response data from SampleResult, so if you need it change to # batch mode (every 100 samples or every minute by default) # Since JMeter 2.9, default is MODE_STRIPPED_BATCH, which returns samples in Set mode to Standard in the jmeter.properties file (/usr/local/jmeter/bin/jmeter.properties) on the client.Change it to allow remote testing to get response data as well, If the client-only test doesn't produce an error.Investigate the cause of the problem from the "Response data" of a JDBC Request that is an error in the View Results Tree.$ cp sqljdbc_.jre8.jar /usr/local/jmeter/lib/ Network disks are mounted in /mnt/systmp and /mnt/jmuserdata on the client and servers.Ĭreate a directory for the JDBC Driver file for the server in one of these directories and copy the JDBC Driver file to it. Login to the JMeter Client by remote desktop and download the latest JDBC Driver from the following page using a web browser.Īlternatively, you can also download it by running the following command in the console. In this article, install JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server and test it against Azure SQL Database. For database testing JDBC Request sampler. Configure user.classpath in the jmeter.properties file for the JMeter server Sampler - it tells JMeter to send the request to the server and wait for the response.Every JDBC Request must refer to a JDBC Configuration pool. Several different JDBC Configuration elements can be used, but they must have unique names. The pool is referred to in JDBC Requests in the ' Variable Name ' field. Copy the JDBC Driver file to the network disk JMeter creates a database connection pool with the configuration settings as specified in the Control Panel.Load Tester (multiple remote servers) Powered by Apache JMeter™ provides an easy way to make it happen. However, when you have a large number of JMeter servers, setting up the JDBC Driver on all of them is a tedious tasks. When performing a load test against a data source that requires the JDBC Driver, which is not included by default in JMeter, the JDBC Driver file must be distributed to all JMeter servers. Load Tester (multiple remote servers) Powered by Apache JMeter™ is an Apache JMeter™ running on multiple servers on Microsoft Azure that can be used for large-scale load testing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone usually only gathers once every one or two months. ![]() What’s going on? Is this a family hearing? Are they angry for taking all of lil bro’s pocket money when I played cards with him yesterday?īut if that’s the case, why are my two older brothers who had already moved out back here? It had only been eight days since the last family gathering. Zhou Jing was caught unawares by this scene. The only thing on the table was the withered daffodils in the glass vase swaying gently. ![]() There was no food on the simple dining table. It was then that he saw his parents and siblings gathered and sitting quietly at the dining table. Zhou Jing mumbled to himself as he walked around the cabinet. But at this moment, the typically boisterous house was unbelievably silent. After all, getting chosen was as likely as a toad eating the meat of a swan.Īfter changing into his slippers in one practiced move, Zhou Jing suddenly realized that the house was too quiet.Īt this time, his younger siblings would be playing, and his mother would turn up the television when she watched the afternoon dramas. Zhou Jing, however, did not have much of an intense reaction to their answers, as he was already accustomed to it. Today, he received a bunch of “go back and wait for news” replies, to the point that his ears were numb. The competition for the job market in West Sea City grew more and more intense, and it was not easy to find a job with just a standard education degree. It seems like these independent candidates are evaluated in other methods as well, and if the school thinks they’re a good fit, they will get preference to be selected for the said university as well as a lowered entry score level.) (TL Note: I don’t know too much about how China’s education system works, but it seems like they have this option to enroll as an independent candidate of sorts at certain universities between the period of their college examinations to the date their exam scores are released. For the past three months, besides looking for a job, Zhou Jing had constantly been revising. As a fresh graduate from a middle-class school with not-so outstanding grades, he could only apply for a spot in the higher education institutes as an independent candidate. He had spent another day interviewing for jobs. He dressed simple yet elegant in a white shirt, black slacks, and leather shoes. The full-body mirror beside the door reflected his appearance. A tired expression hung on his handsome face as he carried a tiny cake box in his hand. The anti-theft door, which had a tiny advertisement slip attached to it, slid open soundlessly. Beep beep… The fingerprint verification device sounded with a clear prompt. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When it was time to give the waitress my order, I mockingly raised my fingers and put up air quotes as I requested the “duck.” Both my date and the waitress were visibly unamused by my mockery, and as a result, there were no more dates after that. I distinctly recall being invited by a young lady who practiced veganism to a vegan Asian restaurant in Garden Grove. Zero stars is not worth writing about.There was a time when I firmly believed that vegetarians and vegans with their mock meats were themselves a mockery to the culinary world. 1 star is a place to go if you’re hungry and it’s nearby. 2 stars is a good place to go for a meal (visit if you’re in the neighborhood). 3 stars is most excellent, even exceptional (worth a trip from anywhere in Southern California). 4 stars is world-class (worth a trip from anywhere). What the stars mean: Ratings range from 4 stars to zero. ![]() When: Lunch and dinner, Wednesday through Mondayĭetails: Healthy soft drinks reservations acceptedĪtmosphere: What began in Reseda as an off-the-beaten path Vietnamese vegan shop, expands to Cerritos, with a chain link in one of South Street’s many culinary malls, with a minimalist menu that informs what they serve, is “A Better Way of Life.” Merrill Shindler is a Los Angeles-based freelance dining critic. For me, it defines, “A Better Way of Life.” A vegetable that’s just…a vegetable. But I put it on the side, and stuck with the salad. ![]() Though you do have a choice of various vegan meats to go in the salads. Dining out these days can be so tricky!Īnd for those on an old-fashioned diet, there are salads as well, where the vegetables are clearly vegetables. And the concern continues into the “Dry Noodles,” where we find that those with a wheat/gluten allergy can substitute gluten-free noodles, clear mung bean noodles, rice noodles or shredded zucchini, along with a gluten-free sauce. So many dietary hoops to jump through there - vegan and peanut-free and gluten-free. Which is why there’s a section on the menu headed “Peanut Allergies,” detailing the availability of coconut sauce, sesame soy sauce, gluten free soy, or something called VL Dressing, for those who can’t eat peanuts. Peanut sauce is happily vegan, though it does open up a world of allergies. It’s improved by the good peanut sauce that comes with all the rolls. The appetizers lean towards the rolls, also five of them, one of which made with “ham,” another with “beef,” and a third with “chicken,” that’s got a kind of spongy texture. It’s one of five soups on the menu, a very busy section - a lemongrass and chili soup called Kevin #1, a Curry Soup (my personal favorite), a noodle-less vegetable soup, and a wheat noodle ramen soup, which comes with fried shallots, an unexpectedly elegant touch. Rather than dozens of pho noodle soup variations, each with a different combination of meat, there’s just one - the Ironman Pho (love the name!), a vegetable broth, with rice noodles, tofu and “beef” slices, topped with onions (both white and green), cilantro, beansprouts, basil, lime and jalapeno. The menu is about as minimalist as a Vietnamese menu ever is. Putting aside my mixed opinions on tofu in particular, and vegan meat substitutes in general, this is fine chow - a small selection of dishes, drawn from the extensive world of Vietnamese (and to a lesser degree, Thai) cooking. Tofu…and a meal that represents, as the menu says, “A Better Way of Life.” What I prefer to focus on is the line found on the website, encouraging us to “Indulge in authentic, flavorful Southeast Asian Cuisine prepared from fresh ingredients and bold spices.” Which is what Vinh Loi is very good at. And since the cooking is decidedly subtle, the tofu isn’t hidden.Īnd so…tofu is what we go here for. Often in one of those palate-destroying Szechuan dishes, flavored with fiery peppers and sautéed pork, where the tofu is hidden under a mountain of extreme flavors. But it’s been transformed from soy beans (our much-loved edamame) to soy milk to soy curds to prepared tofu in dishes. Is tofu a vegetable? Well, of course it is. ![]() ![]() ![]() To sum up, for almost all customers, it was the most suitable. Further, a few strongly agree that this tripod could probably withstand being run over by a tank. 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