'Round and round with orphans cropping up

CS4

Yes, the issue of orphan Menus usually happens when one has accidentally clicked on the default Menu. Back in CS3, and maybe CS4, that was the Party Menu.
As Stanley says, some have never been able to get rid of the orphan, if just going to the Project Panel and dragging it to the "trash can," does not work. Not sure what gets hung up, but something surely seems to. Also, I have never had a rogue orphan Menu. When I have accidentally added a Menu, the trash can in Project Panel has always worked for me - though I know that I have just jinxed myself, and had better be ready for the next Project to have a rogue orphan.
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Hey
I don't know if my mac book air is frozen, but the screen is gray with the apple logo in the middle of the gray screen, with the 'booting' icon turning round and round. I have switched it off fron both the power and power button on the computer, it goes off, when I put it on, same screen comes on again. Help Please!

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a boot failure is to secure your data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since your last backup, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
a. Boot into the Recovery partition, or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) When the OS X Utilities screen appears, launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
b. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
c. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
Sometimes a boot failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
Step 3
If you use a wireless keyboard, trackpad, or mouse, replace or recharge the batteries. The battery level shown in the Bluetooth menu item may not be accurate.
Step 4
If there's a built-in optical drive, a disc may be stuck in it. Follow these instructions to eject it.
Step 5
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to boot, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can boot now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
If you've booted from an external storage device, make sure that your internal boot volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
Step 6
Boot in safe mode. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you boot in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, your boot volume is corrupt and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to Step 6.
If you can boot and log in now, empty the Trash, and then open the Finder Info window on your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) Check that you have at least 9 GB of available space, as shown in the window. If you don't, copy as many files as necessary to another volume (not another folder on the same volume) and delete the originals. Deletion isn't complete until you empty the Trash again. Do this until the available space is more than 9 GB. Then reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)
If the boot process hangs again, the problem is likely caused by a third-party system modification that you installed. Post for further instructions.
Step 7
Launch Disk Utility in Recovery mode (see Step 1.) Select your startup volume, then run Repair Disk. If any problems are found, repeat until clear. If Disk Utility reports that the volume can't be repaired, the drive has malfunctioned and should be replaced. You might choose to tolerate one such malfunction in the life of the drive. In that case, erase the volume and restore from a backup. If the same thing ever happens again, replace the drive immediately.
This is one of the rare situations in which you should also run Repair Permissions, ignoring the false warnings it may produce. Look for the line "Permissions repair complete" at the end of the output. Then reboot as usual.
Step 8
Reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Step 9
Repeat Step 6, but this time erase the boot volume in Disk Utility before installing. The system should automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant. Follow the prompts to transfer your data from a Time Machine or other backup.
Step 10
This step applies only to older Macs (not current models) that have a logic-board ("PRAM") battery. Both desktop and portable Macs used to have such a battery. The logic-board battery, if there is one, is separate from the main battery of a portable. A dead logic-board battery can cause a boot failure. Typically the failure will be preceded by loss of the settings for the startup disk and system clock. See the user manual for replacement instructions. You may have to take the machine to a service provider to have the battery replaced.
Step 11
If you get this far, you're probably dealing with a hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.

Round and Trunc with dates

Can i get the examples for Round and Trunc with dates?

Hi Rahul,
Check out this workout by Tom Kyte on TRUNC and ROUND -
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/2012/12-sep/o52sql-1735910.html
Dont skip even a single line of it. Really useful.
My little workout :
Ranit>> select
2 round(123.444) r1,
3 round(123.999) r2,
4 trunc(123.444) t1,
5 trunc(123.999) t2
6 from
7 dual;
        R1         R2         T1         T2
       123        124        123        123
Ranit>> select
2 round(123.444,2) r1,
3 round(123.999,2) r2,
4 trunc(123.444,2) t1,
5 trunc(123.999,2) t2
6 from dual;
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Ranit>> select
2 round(123.1234,2) r1, -- "Rounds upto 2 Decimal places"
3 round(123.1266,2) r2, -- "Rounds upto 2 Decimal places"
4 trunc(123.1234,2) t1, -- "Keeps only 2 decimal places and Truncates the rest"
5 trunc(123.1266,2) t2 -- "Keeps only 2 decimal places and Truncates the rest"
6 from
7 dual;
        R1         R2         T1         T2
    123.12     123.13     123.12     123.12
--"Note the difference in R2 andT2 values : In R2 there's a data round-off done but in T2 it is simple cut-off of extra decimal part"HTH
Edited by: ranit B on Jan 26, 2013 7:24 PM

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I am being charged for itune purchases I did not make. Charges are appearing on my bank statement. I have been going around in circles trying to dispute the charges but am going round and round in circles with no success. Suggestions please.

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Before anyone can help, they need information to work with. Basic stuff: What version of iPhoto. What version of the Operating System. Details. What were you doing when the problem arose? Did it ever work properly? Step-by-step descriptions of how you got to this issue. If something doesn't work, are there error messages? What happens when you try to do this thing? And what steps have you tried already to solve the issue. With this kind of information somebody can develop a starting point for troubleshooting the issue.
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Please run the system update readiness tool.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/What-is-the-System-Update-Readiness-Tool?SignedIn=1
Then post the contents of;
%SYSTEMROOT%\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.log
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Ipod failed to restore, circle going round and round?

I connected my ipod to itunes to update, and it backed up the ipod succesfully, but then it said it failed to restore. now my ipod has a circle going round and round, and my on button is broken, so I cant do a hard reset. I unplugged, and plugged into itunes again and it comes up with error 0XE8000065.
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My Mac crashed today for the first time in the seven years I have owned it. I was working in Photoshop. It had been getting slower and slower in Photoshop. Now I can't start the computer at all. Using the Installer CD, I can't get through to use the Disk Utility to try to fix it. The computer gets bogged down in disk utility "gathering disk information." I can't get past this to reach the first aid tab. The little icon just keeps going round and round. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392 Takes a while to run, but it usually "fixes" problems.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
 Cheers, Tom

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so my Ipod touch hasn't been connecting to computer, nor charging for a week or two until i turn it off completely and now i try to reset all content and setting,(thinking it may connect to the computer and itunes and also charge) but the circle goes round and round for like hrs(24) and it still does not complete the reset.
pls pls pls pls help .
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Have you tried walking it into the nearest Apple Store and asking for assistance there...?
I'm guessing you don't have Apple Care on it.

I'm trying to update my apps using the creative cloud desktop app. I can't see any apps in the app tab, the wheel just spins round and round and nothing happens. Has anyone got any ideas? I've tried uninstalling the desktop app and reinstalling but it sti

Hi
I'm trying to update my apps using the creative cloud desktop app. I can't see any apps in the app tab, the wheel just spins round and round and nothing happens. Has anyone got any ideas? I've tried uninstalling the desktop app and reinstalling but it still has the same problem.
Cheers
Rachel

Hi Rachel,
You can follow the article: App doesn't open | Progress wheel spins continually to get your issue fixed.
Let us know if the issue still persists or not.
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When I open iTunes on my iPad and tap on purchased for music, the timer just goes round and round and won't find my purchased tunes and I can't therefore download any new items I have bought. Any suggestions on how to reload the software?

Make sure you have a good wifi connection.
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I have been in the circles of hell trying to cancel my subscription which my credit card, i was surprised to learn, had been charged for- only to find it is already cancelled! See below
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Restart
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Sorry for the frustrating experience, looking at the account I could see the billing has been stopped for the subscription and you will continue to have the access to software till 2016.
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What version of OS X are you running?
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
and also this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html

Just updated to Yosemite and now can't open mail, or finder or others. That wheel,just goes round and round

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I am having problems shutting down my MacBook Pro. I go to the apple and click shutdown or restart, it appears the shutdown process starts, the screen goes blue and the little circle keeps going round and round, but nothing happens even after 30 minutes.

I am having problems shutting down my MacBook Pro. I go to the apple and click shutdown or restart, it appears the shutdown process starts, the screen goes blue and the little circle keeps going round and round, but nothing happens even after 30 minutes.

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