![]() Only the stickiest hooks? Yes! Duo of front-women who perform endearingly awkward choreographed dance moves? Why, yes! Colossal, earth-destroying single? “Day to Day,” yo! (Video)ĥ. Noisy palette that veers between garage scuzz and shoegaze? Yes. Casket Girls, “True Love Kills the Fairy Tale” - If I were to dream up a band based purely on my own tastes, it would be exactly like Casket Girls. My most beguiling musical moment of 2014 comes from “Coffee,” when singer Amelia Meath breaks out of nowhere into the chorus from Tommy James and the Shondells’ “Hanky Panky.” Makes no sense, but it gets me every time. Sylvan Esso, “Sylvan Esso” - Austere and beautiful, the electro-pop duo’s debut effort glimmers at every turn with unforgettable melodies. It’s hard not to sound hyperbolic describing a 14-year wait as anywhere near worth it, but this record is simply immaculate. D’Angelo, “Black Messiah” - If I had another couple of weeks to digest this surprise December release from the notoriously reclusive soul artist, it might be at the top of my list. Against Me!, “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” - Laura Jane Grace’s trans manifesto is as fierce and urgent as any rock record released in the last 10 years, and was easily my most-played album of 2014.Ģ. TROY REIMINK (Local Spins writer, music maven and co-host of “New Standards” at 6 p.m. What about your favorite albums of the year? Submit your picks for the 5 or 10 best songs or albums of 2014 in the COMMENTS (aka LEAVE A REPLY) section below and your name will be placed in a drawing for a Local Spins gift package that includes a super-fashionable Local Spins T-shirt, a $20 Rockford Brewing gift card, some sweet Local Spins guitar picks and your choice of a local CD by a West Michigan artist. Suffice to say, you’ll find some stunning gems most certainly overlooked in the mainstream (The Barr Brothers, Hiatus Kaiyote, Angel Olson) plus a host of compelling local acts. Local Spins also asked a few West Michigan musicians to submit their picks for the best music of 2014 and their selections were intriguing and eclectic, to say the least. Hint: Only one of them showed up on “best of the year” lists submitted by Local Spins writers and contributors, as you’ll see below. Ron Crane Scales can detect overloads and thus help in preventing them from happening.West MIchigan’s Go Rounds (Photo/Anthony Norkus)įor anyone counting, especially when it comes to dollars, Taylor Swift’s “1989” topped the charts as the best-selling album of 2014, according to Billboard, with much-hyped superstars Beyonce, Barbra Streisand, Lorde, One Direction and Eric Church also in the Top 10.īut were any of them among the best records of 2014? An overloaded crane can lead to very dangerous and expensive accidents.Uneven load distribution in a multiple lifting point scenario.Even if the total load does not exceed the combined safe working load of all the lifting points, some of the lifting points may carry a lesser load while others are overloaded.Addition of equipment, after the total lifted load has been calculated and approved.Poor communication between crew members responsible for lifting.Attempting to lift equipment that has beens anchored to the ground or deck.There are a few scenarios where catastrophic overloads can occur, even when lifting a known load: There is always a danger that an overload could cause some or all of this equipment falling onto the people below causing serious injury and even death. Most important of all in these precautions, is the safety of human lives in all industries, especially in stage shows and circuses, where tons of audio and sound equipment are hung above huge audiences, actors and stage hands. ![]() Overload prevention is always necessary when lifting heavy objects, especially as in heavy industries and the aerospace industries where very expensive components are being lifted and moved. Overload detection and our set point system can trigger an alarm, stop the hoist or any other desired action, the moment pre-set overload value is reached. The potential for an overload is always present whenever a load is lifted by a crane.Īccurate weight measurement of the load is critical to preventing dangerous overloads.Ĭonstant load monitoring provides an additional level of protection to existing safety protocols and can protect you from overloads that may occur even when the load is known.
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