status.firstMessage(connections_to_make, d);
// check memory in separate thread-- allows us to monitor
// usage during database calls
// 200,000 msec = 3min, 20 sec delay between checks
MemCheck mc = new MemCheck(200000);
mc.start();
Sttest testsessions[] = new Sttest[connections_to_make];
for (int i = 0; i < connections_to_make; i++) {
testsessions[i] = new Sttest(i);
testsessions[i].start();
sleep(3000);