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SVN: Delta Source Ended Unexpectedly Error

I tried to update one of my subversion working copies today and got the following message:
"Delta source ended unexpectedly"

Here's how I solved the problem:
Step 1: I identified the file that was causing the problem.
Step 2: I made sure that all changed files in the problem file's directory were committed to the repository.
Step 3: I deleted the problem file's directory from my working copy (not the repository!)
Step 4: I updated my entire working copy

Easy! I spent around half an hour searching for an answer and reading through several message board threads on the topic. The  fix took me about three minutes to complete. Hope this is helpful for someone.

My environment info:
TortoiseSVN 1.5.0, Build 13316 - 32 Bit , 2008/06/21 07:55:29
Subversion 1.5.0,
apr 1.2.12
apr-utils 1.2.12
berkeley db 4.4.20
neon 0.28.2
OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007
zlib 1.2.3

Getting images back online

I'm using a free dead links spider to help get my missing images back online ASAP. I'd like to have them on sometime in November.

Update: that link spider didn't work so well for my purposes. I ended up using a free tool called Xenu's Link Sleuth to generate my list of broken image links. Great little tool!

I wrote a script that steps through the list and looks for the missing images on my PC. I was able to find around 100 from 1300 missing images using this process, and those are already uploaded to my web server. Unfortunately, that means I'm still missing another 1200 images. They're somewhere (some on CD's, I guess). 1300 is way too many to process by hand, so I'm looking for some reasonable ways to automate the process. Maybe this summer...

Visual Studio 2005: Web Site Projects vs. Web Application Projects

Introduction
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (VS05) offers two models of web projects to its users. The project models are appropriately named – the Web Site Project (WSP) is suitable for web developers building web sites with (perhaps) some application functionality included, while the Web Application Project (WAP) is more suitable for application developers focusing on applications that happen to have web-based interfaces. Microsoft is committed to supporting both models into the future.

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Helsinki Looks

Yeah, I haven't been around for awhile. I've been, well, busy. Here's a little eye candy that I find interesting: Hel Looks. Lots of good photos and interesting quotes from folks who live in Helsinki. Found via Metafilter.

I'll try to get some more stuff online soon, but I can't promise anything.

HC Strache - Vienna's Blue Eye

In German, one doesn't walk away from a fistfight with a black eye, rather with a blue one -- a blaue Auge. At least one Vienna newspaper calls Heinz Christian (HC) Strache "Vienna's Blue Eye", a clever triple wordplay on Strache's steel blue eyes, his political party's chosen color, and his unexpected (to his rivals, embarrassing and bruising) success in the October 23 Vienna city government elections.

His supporters fondly call him HC (pronounced ha-tseh and sometimes written "Haze"). Many call him the new Jörg Haider. One journalist asked him directly in a recent interview whether he is a Nazi. Whatever one chooses to call him, there's no denying that HC Strache is the political man of the moment in Vienna, and perhaps in all of Austria.

Although Strache's FPÖ (Freiheitliche Partei Österreich / Freedom Party Austria) came in third in the October 23 election with just under 15% of the vote, the party's performance tripled pre-election predictions.

I was at the FPÖ's post-election celebration at Adam's Gasthaus and Restaurant on the 23rd (strictly as a photographer) and managed to get a few good pictures of him at the event. Pictures and commentary follow:

Heinz Christian Strache is a 36-year-old trained dental technician and born politician.

The FPÖ is a right wing, nationalist party, and according to some Austrian newspapers (and a few Austrians with whom I've spoken), its membership includes avowed Nazis, retro and neo. (Note: I'm not accusing anyone in any of these pictures of being a Nazi. On the other hand, a recent print version of Falter claims that some of the people in attendance at this post election party are known to Austrian police as having Nazi backgrounds).

Strache ran a divisive campaign in Vienna, with placards and radio advertisements that have been characterized by many as "Ausländer feindlich" (anti foreigner).

Strache has an electrifying presence, a boyish smile and an excellent speaking ability.

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Wien Wählt (Vienna Votes)

On October 23, 2005, the citizens of Vienna voted for a new city council. I was out most of the day and into the evening taking election-related photos, and I plan to get several series online today. During the day, I visited a few polling places and took some pictures of various campaign posters around town. In the evening, I visited the post election celebrations of two political parties (SPÖ and FPÖ) and got some great pictures.

Take a look at my article and pictures from the HC Strache (FPÖ) post election celebration. I'll get something about Michael Häupl (SPÖ) online this week.

Now, the election results:

Party	% Votes	% Change	Voters
SPÖ (Socialist Party)	49	+2.1	329,000
ÖVP (Peoples' Party)	18.8	+2.4	126,000
FPÖ (Freedom Party)	14.9	-5.3	100,000
Grüne (Greens)	14.7	+2.2	98,000
KPÖ (Communist Party)	1.5	+0.9	8,000
BZÖ (Future Federation)	1.2	n/a	10,000

Approximately 472,000 eligible voters did not vote in this election.

Now, some pictures: (I'll add a little election analysis after the pictures)

Despite nice weather, there wasn't much visible activity at the Josefstadt (8th District) Amtshaus (district government services building).

Wählen wir Häupl (Let's choose / vote for Häupl). Michael Häupl has been Wiener Burgermeister (Mayor of Vienna) since the last city elections, held in 2001. The most recent election handed him his second term as city mayor.

In addition to voting centers at each of the district Amthäuser, polling places were set up in several of the major rail stations. There was a little activity at this polling place, located in Wien Westbanhof (Vienna West Rail Station).

A few voters checking out the official party candidate lists.

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Mélange (Light Espresso with steamed hot milk)

Mélange

n.

1.     Light Espresso with steamed hot milk served in a classic coffee cup. (from Julius Meinl "Vienna's leading coffee roaster for 140 years")

Notes: "Mélange" is borrowed from French, and is used in English, as well. The English definition is "a mixture; a medley." The Mélange is probably the most popular coffee order in Vienna cafes, and is also the coffee I usually order when I am visiting Viennese cafes for review in my Food and Drink section.

Mélange at Cafe Eiles

Brno, Czech Republic - Hrad Spilberk / Spielberg Castle

More pictures from Brno, Czech republic taken in May. These fotos are of the Hrad Spilberk (Spielberg Castle), located atop the hill of the same name.

Hrad Spilberk / Spielberg Castle - This is the main, inner castle building. You can see part of the moat in front of the building. Behind me are walls that drop around 50 feet, straight down.

Hrad Spilberk / Spielberg Castle - A close-up of the moat.

Hrad Spilberk / Spielberg Castle - an outer castle building.

Hrad Spilberk / Spielberg Castle - Lots of canons around the walls. Spielberg looks like a pretty well-defended fortress.

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Brno - Petrov, Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral

Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, with around 370,000 residents. The city is dominated by two hills, the Spilberg and the Petrov. On top of the Petrov sits the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral.

The cathedral was built in the 13th century, and may incorporate some parts of the Roman-era castle that once stood on the hill.

The cathedral was originally built in Gothic style, but was updated to a Baroque style in the 1700's.

Several of these memorials to catholic bishops surround the cathedral. It has been the seat of the Brno bishopric since 1777.

Petrov - Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral

These stairs lead down to the city center.

The cathedral's current Neo-Gothic style was fashioned at the turn of the 20th century.

Brno, Czech Republic - Capuchin Monastery

I spent a long weekend in Brno, Czech Republic (Brunn to German-speakers) in May. It just so happened that the Czech Republic's national ice hockey team won the world championship that weekend (Playing in Vienna). It was a good time to be in town. Brno is a nice little place where most everything is cheap. The food is good, lodging is easy to find, people are warm and friendly, and there are some nice sites to see.

I'll get some more photos from Brno online this week, but I'll give you these three to start out. These are photos of the Capuchin Monastery and Crypt, in the town center, close to the main rail station.

The church looks pretty plain from the outside.

The crypt underneath is a little more interesting. I believe these are the skeletons of monks who served at the monastery.

This is a masked mummy. Look at the right shoulder and you can see some of the skeleton's bones underneath the elaborate costume.