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Duterte sacks customs chiefs after meth blunder
Embattled Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked all customs bosses after their agency failed to intercept more than a tonne of drugs.
Duterte said Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena would become director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, a training agency.
"Everyone out, to the last man – the commissioners are out, the department heads out," the 73-year-old former lawyer said.
Duterte said retired general Rey Guerrero, administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority, would take over customs, along with other former army officers.
The outspoken president Duterte is facing his first serious dip in his popularity ratings amid soaring inflation, which has caused the price of rice, bread and fuel to double.
"I know that [Guerrero] are reluctant to – I know that you're happy [in your current role] and you are contented, so I've heard, but the demands of public service and the need for honest men requires your presence there. Good luck," Duterte said, according to Rappler.
Lapena, a retired police chief, has been blamed for customs officers' failure to seize a US$126.5-billion shipment of methamphetamines, known as syabu, in August. The tonne of meth was allegedly hidden inside four magnetic lifters used at the customs bureau itself.
Drug enforcement sniffer dogs found traces of meth in the containers in which they were smuggled and 11 Chinese suspects were linked to the shipment.
The previous customs chief was removed after failing to capture a huge influx of drugs in May last year.
Thousands have been killed in Duterte's so-called war on drugs since he took office in 2016.
At least two murder charges have been filed at the International Criminal Court against Duterte, who pulled the Philippines out of the body.
Senator Leila De Lima, who had criticised the bloody crackdown, was jailed after Duterte accused her of bankrolling her senatorial candidacy with drug money. She denies the accusations.
"The biggest question in the Duterte administration's drug war is not being answered by Malacañang [presidential palace] in its anaemic response to the smuggling of billions of pesos worth of syabu when compared to its impunity in killing alleged small-time pushers and addicts," De Lima said this week.
The populist former Davao mayor was "exceptionally indifferent" to prosecuting drug bosses, she claimed.
"One is tempted to believe that he is protecting them," the senator said. "And that his drug war is nothing but a sham to cover-up his own role as the number one protector of big-time drug lords in the country."
Drugs have a profound grip on large areas of the Philippines. Picture credit: PXHere
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Managers give direction to organizations by developing goals and objectives, providing leadership and deciding how to use organizational resources to accomplish those goals. Managers perform four vital functions: planning-the formulating goals and strategies; organization-arranging and structuring organizational resources; leadership-motivating and leading the human resources; and control-measuring the progress toward the goals. A key focus in management is on managing people, the core of any organization.
and 9 units of elective course work to be chosen in consultation with a departmental advisor.
Human Resources Management has become viewed as highly critical to organizational success. Organizations in both the private and public sectors realize that it is their employees that provide the competitive advantage. Human resource management deals with the effective utilization of people for attaining the goals of the organization. Management of human resources means that people must be recruited, compensated, trained and developed.
Operations and Supply Chain Management focuses on design, operation and control of processes that transform input into finished goods or services. While the processes vary in different industries, typical operations decision areas include product and process design, quality, capacity, layout, job design, inventory management, and production planning and purchasing. Operations management allows students to quickly understand the critical processes within an organization and make improvements. Through the operations function, graduates are able to have a significant impact on the organization's profitability.
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We absolutely love reading about the farm. So here is our list of best books about farms for kids. Since we live right next to a farm, it is only fitting to have reading material to educate ourselves (and have so much fun!) learning about the animals and equipment on a farm!
We absolutely love farm around here. We are blessed to live next to a cow pasture, wheat and soy fields, and also to have fresh eggs, milk, and veggies down our road! In the summertime, we live everything "farm!" So, here is our list of absolute best books to read to children about farms!! Children learn through lifting the flaps, peeking at the secrets behind the pages, expanding the pages, as well as collecting and learning with stickers. All of these books are from Usborne Books!
Complete Book of Farmyard Tales (with cd!): My son's absolute favorite. He will listen and read this book for an hour. This delightful book contains all 20 of the popular Farmyard Tales stories. Young children will love Stephen Cartwright's charming illustrations of life on Apple Tree Farm, and the gently amusing stories of Mrs. Boot, the farmer, her children Poppy and Sam, and their animals, Rusty the dog, Curly the pig and Woolly the sheep.
Peek Inside the Farm: Peek inside barns, and behind gates to find baby lambs, busy tractors, and lots more on the farm in this delightful and sturdy book — part of a five book series!
My Farm Animal World Baby Book Collection: This collection of nine tiny board books is perfect for little hands and for young children learning about farm animals. Each book is beautifully illustrated and designed to encourage beginning readers.
1001 Things to Spot on the Farm: This charming picture book shows scenes from farms around the world, and on every page, there are dozens of things to spot. The detailed pictures provide hours of looking and talking, and dedicated spotters will be unable to put the book down until they have found all the water buffaloes in the rice fields, the cocoa pods on the tropical farm, or eight lambs on the sheep farm. Counting sheep has never been so much fun!
Wipe Clean Farm Activities: This delightful book is a perfect way for young children to develop their counting, observation and pen control skills.
Farm Animals: How do pigs keep cool? Why do farmers shear their sheep? Which farm animals live underwater? In this Level 1 Reader book, you'll find the answers and lots more facts about farm animals around the world.
First Farm Stencil Cards: Inside this box, you will find 12 simple stencils especially designed for young children to draw around and fill in. Aiding in vocabulary and fine motor skill, as well as creative drawing.
Noisy Farm: This lovely, big board book with a sound panel full of farm animal noises is perfect for sharing with young children. Little fingers will not be able to resist pressing the buttons to make the noises of all the animals on the farm, including a rooster, cow, donkey, pig and a dog.
Baby's First Noisy Book Farm: A delightfully musical book, specially designed for sharing together with babies. Press the buttons to hear the tunes and animal noises for each picture, including cows in the field, ducks in the pond, a tractor chugging along and clucking chickens. With bold illustrations and tabs to easily locate their favorite picture, little children will enjoy singing along with the tunes and mimicking the animal sounds.
Busy Farm Count to 10: Find and count the animals from 1 to 10 on the very busy farm. As you open the pages one by one, pop-ups gradually appear, until the whole farm is in front of you! Then you can find the 10 little mice; one is hiding in every page. This interactive book encourages language development, promotes math and counting skills and is ideal for both travel and laptime sharing.
1001 Things to Spot on the Farm Sticker Book: With over 220 stickers, from lambs and chicks to tomatoes and fields of rice, there's so much to find and count in the busy farm scenes in this book. Little spotters can keep track of all the things they find using the stickers in the middle of the book.
Farm Fun: This delightful activity book is specially designed for sharing with young children. There are lots of ideas for drawing and painting, fingerpainting and cutting and sticking. As well as being fun, the activities will help to develop important skills such as hand control, coordination and concentration.
My First Word Book on the Farm: There are over 270 familiar words in this delightfully illustrated book. Themes include animals, food, farm noises, and things that go.
What's Happening on the Farm? This delightful series is designed to amuse young children and stimulate them to talk, encourage them to learn new words and to distinguish visual differences of shape and color. The detailed illustrations provide lots of things to find and count and there is also something out-of-place to spot. The questions on each page are there to suggest starting points for conversations.
First Dot-to-Dot Farm: Little children will love joining the dots and coloring the pictures in this fun farm book. There are stickers to add to every page as well to aid in writing and fine motor skills.
Flippy Floppy Farm Animals: A book filled with surprises! Some of the animals are hiding, and there's only one way to find them. Lift each flap in turn and discover something unexpected! Full of fun and great for beginning readers to learn to sequence from left to right.
Baby's Very First Touchy Feely Farm Play Book: A brightly colored, high-contrast, multi-sensory book for babies. Delightful to share, this touchy-feely book will engage even a tiny baby's attention. Books are vital to children's education and introducing them at the first possible opportunity helps babies to understand how books work and to love interacting with them. Full of squashy touchy-feely patches, finger-trails and holes which will stimulate small children and provide lots to talk about.


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Donetsk, Luhansk 'People's Republics' Stage Elections in Ukraine's Donbas
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 197
By: Vladimir Socor
November 5, 2014 09:57 PM Age: 8 years
Voting in the Donetsk "people's republic" (Source: independent.co.uk)
On November 2, the Russian-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk "people's republics" ("DPR, LPR") in Ukraine's Donbas (eastern region encompassing the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces) staged "presidential" and "legislative" elections for the first time. These were conducted in the presence of Russian and proxy troops on what is legally Ukraine's territory.
The incumbent "DPR prime minister," Aleksandr Zakharchenko, has been elected as "head [glava] of the republic" with some 78 percent of the votes purportedly cast ("glava" replicates the title of top leaders of constituent republics of the Russian Federation). Two other candidates also ran. The recently improvised political groups, Donetsk Republic (led by Zakharchenko) and Free Donbas, gained 68 percent and 32 percent, respectively, of the votes purportedly cast in electing a "DPR" People's Council (would-be legislature) (drn.today, November 3, 4).
"LPR's" incumbent "head" (glava) by appointment, Igor Plotnitsky, has now been elected to that post with 63 percent of the votes purportedly cast. Three other candidates also ran. Two hitherto unknown groups, Peace to Luhansk (Plotnitsky's political base) and the Luhansk Economic Union, gained 69 percent and 22 percent, respectively, of the votes purportedly cast in electing an "LPR" People's Council (lugansk-online.info, November 3, 4).
Both "republics" have claimed a high voter turnout, but neither gave conclusive turnout figures. The process was chaotic, relatively few polling stations were open, many inhabitants could not or would not cast ballots, while those who did were able to do so multiple times. Paramilitary fighters from Russia currently residing in Donbas were eligible to vote; while internally displaced persons from Donbas currently residing in Ukraine's interior could cast ballots (OstroV, Novosti Donbassa, November 2–4).
These elections are not recognized internationally and were not monitored. However, these elections saw the largest-ever deployment of the "Putintern" ("Putin International," an allusion to the erstwhile "Comintern"—Communist International). Approximately sixty representatives of European radical-right and radical-left groups—cumulatively: the "Putintern"—were on hand to observe the DPR and LPR elections and pronounce them free and clean. This ideological Putintern collects some non-ideological European fellow-travellers, in the shape of regional identity-based groups with centrifugal agendas. These look for precedent-setting cases of territorial secession, as in Crimea in April and in Donbas now. Russian state television showcased these observers' laudative assessments of the elections.
Zakharchenko, born in Donetsk province in 1976, a trained electrician, left his job in the coal mines in 2011 to become the Donetsk branch manager of the Kharkiv-based Oplot fight club. He was active in the pro-Russia armed rebellion in Donetsk from the outset in April 2014, led an Oplot paramilitary unit under Colonel Igor Girkin/Strelkov's command, received a symbolic rank of major from Strelkov, but disagreed with him eventually over defense tactics. When Moscow decided to recall Strelkov and "DPR prime minister" Aleksandr Boroday from Donetsk in early August, Moscow looked for a tried and tested native replacement with an unmistakably Ukrainian surname. In the second week of August it appointed Zakharchenko as "DPR prime minister," very briefly under Boroday's informal tutelage.
Plotnitsky, born in 1964, presumably in Luhansk (unconfirmed), was a small-time dealer in fuel and lubricants there during the 1990s, later a consumer rights inspector for the Luhansk province administration, and "LPR defense minister" in May 2014, awarded with the rank of major. In the second week of August (when Moscow also changed the guard in Donetsk), Plotnitsky replaced Valery Bolotov as "head" (glava) of the "LPR." Plotnitsky and Zakharchenko signed the two armistice agreements in September on behalf of the respective "people's republics."
Both "republics" are internally chaotic, with multiple political factions and armed groups operating autonomously, and dividing or disputing turf among themselves. While the "DPR" can point at least to some rudiments of institutions, the "LPR" is even less institutionalized, experiencing sheer anarchy. Their handlers in Moscow undoubtedly count on these elections to stabilize and institutionalize the two "republics'" internally. Moscow also grooms them for equal status with Kyiv in international negotiations on conflict-resolution, even in the absence of a legal status.
The military demarcation line, supposedly agreed in the September armistice agreements, would partition Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. The "DPR-LPR" control somewhat more than one half of the combined population (primarily the urban agglomerations). Ukraine controls somewhat more than one half of the combined land area (mainly the countryside). However, the demarcation line is not conclusively agreed since Moscow and its proxies seek corrections (see EDM, October 9, 10).
The "DPR" and "LPR" election winners laid claim to the entire territory of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces during the electoral campaign just concluded. Whether these claims amount to electoral posturing, or reflect the leaders' post-election intentions, remains to be seen. The decision will be Moscow's, not theirs.
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Global publisher of video games, 505 Games, part of the Digital Bros S.p.A, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with ArtPlay Inc. for exclusive worldwide publishing rights across multiple formats to Bloodstained, the latest opus from Koji Igarashi.
Following a successful Kickstarter in 2015 which has raised $5.5m to date from 65k backers, Bloodstained is already being touted as the spiritual successor to the much-loved and highly-acclaimed Castlevania series of which Igarashi is the former series producer (2001-2010).
An early demo has already been wowing backers and fans alike and earning early accolades. It was voted runner up in Best Indie Game of E3 2016 by GamesRadar.
Like Castlevania before it, Bloodstained follows the "Metroidvania" style of gameplay for which Igarashi has become reknowned and will also replicate its familiar 2.5D style.
The game is now in full production for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Sony's PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo's WiiU sytem and Microsoft's Xbox One and OSX. The deal with 505 Games covers all formats except mobile and tablets.
A release date for Bloodstained has yet to be announced.


Flynn McGarry, the fourteen year-old chef who should probably be doing his homework instead of cooking you dinner, will bring his pop-up restaurant, Eureka, to BierBeisl in Beverly Hills for one night this month. On January 30, catch McGarry cooking a $160 eight-course menu (ah, the impudence of youth!) of "progressive New American" dishes inspired by his chef heroes, which could include Grant Achatz, Daniel Humm, and John Sedlar, all of whom he's worked under in the past. What else?
As a plus, Ray's acclaimed pastry chef, Josh Graves, will be there to throw down on dessert. Two seatings are currently available for forty people to confirm whether the teen chef is more prodigy than novelty, with reservations available through the little guy's website.


If you suffer from hearing loss and use hearing aids, it can be difficult to find a way to keep them discreet. Some people will go as far as trying to tuck the hearing aids beneath their hair or purchase expensive digital hearing aids that sit discreetly in the inside of the ear. As you may have realized, neither of these options is the perfect solution.
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1. Prepare a clean work space close to sink.
2. Remove the dome from each hearing aid device.
3. Using the color wheel from the kit, select your skin tone.
4. Release the dye into the bottle.
5. Shake the bottle for 20-30 seconds. Set aside.
6. Scuff the tubes thoroughly until the tubes look like frosted glass.
8. Carefully pour the dye into the soaking tray up to the bottom of the speaker/receiver.
9. Set the timer according to the soaking times located on the bottle.
10. When the time expires, pour dye out of the tray.
11. Remove the tube from tray and wipe with a damp cloth.
12. Rinse the tray and repeat the same steps for the second tube.
Vanish Application Process from XSEED Design and Production on Vimeo.
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Q: Splitting a Python class among multiple modules using packages I wrote some code in python as a class, but now I'm trying to prepare it for distribution as a package and I was having some trouble with figuring out how the different pieces should fit together.
So, as I originally wrote the code I had a class with a few functions in it, including an __init__ function. I've now split each of these functions into its own file named with the function name, but I'm unsure where to put the init function, since it takes arguments. An example is below.
Original format:
class className(object):

    def __init__(self, arg1, arg2):
         self.arg1 = arg1
         self.arg2 = arg2

    def func1(self):

    def func2(self, arg3):

With a usage of:
import name

a = name.className(arg1, arg2)
a.func1()
a.func2(arg3)

Now the file tree is:
Name/
    /className
        __init__.py
        func1.py
        func2.py

And on to include the other functions. I would like to keep the same basic usage pattern as the original.
Now, the question I have is where that __init__ function should go? Inside the __init__.py file? Somewhere else? The other issue is I wanted to put some imports in the __init__.py file; I know they should go in the __init__.py file, but I don't know how they relate to the __init__ function. Any help is appreciated.

A: You can't split a class across multiple files. A package should contain multiple modules, which are files containing code (complete classes, functions, etc...).
The __init__.py file is run when the package is imported (although it's rare it is used to actually execute much code) and tells Python the directory is a package, it's not the constructor for a class.
A package (folder) should be a collection of packages and modules, while a module (file) will be a collection of code.
An example of a normal hierarchy:
- somepackage (Folder)
    - __init__.py (File)
    - somemodule.py (File)
        - SomeClass (Code)
        - some_function (Code)

As a final note, I say you can't split a class across multiple files - technically you could do this by monkey patching functions into the class or some other such weirdness, but you'd never want to as it would obscure your code a lot.

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In nature there are many different minerals we call 'Salts'. If you look very closely at the particles of 'table salt', you will find little cubic crystals. These salt crystals are made of sodium chloride (NaCl), and their cubic shape is due to a very specific arrangement of the atoms. As discussed earlier, all of the minerals classified as salts are held together through ionic bonds. The arrangement of atoms, the shapes of the crystals they form, and their mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties are all due to this special type of bonding.
Table Salt: Large cubic crystals of sodium chloride (NaCl) are often found in nature (Halite); this is the same material that makes up the tiny crystals of table salt. The cubic arrangement of atoms, and the cubes that are visible in these large Halite crystals and the small grains of table salt, is called the rock salt structure. These cubes are the result of a very specific atomic arrangement of the sodium and chlorine ions, which is a result of both the ionic charges and the ionic radii.
The cubic shape of the Halite crystals comes from the organization of the sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl–) ions within the crystals — this is often called the rock salt structure. In this particular structure the shape that you see (the crystal habit) is the same shape as the crystal structure.
'Ionic Solids' are a group of materials that are held together through ionic bonding. The packing configuration is a result of both the attraction between opposite charges and the size of the ions. For example, the positive ions are strongly attracted to the negative ions, and are trying to surround themselves with as many ions of the opposite charge as possible. However, the negatively charged ions are also strongly repelling from one another and are trying to surround themselves with positively charged ions. In the 3 dimensional case of Halite, this balance of attraction and repulsion results in a very stable and structured arrangement of ions where each ion has 6 immediate neighbors of opposite charge.
In this molecular dynamics simulation framework you can create 4 different model ionic solids: sodium chloride (NaCl), calcium chloride (CaCl2), sodium sulfide (Na2S), and calcium sulfide (CaS) — notice that these materials are charged balanced (if they weren't charged balanced the electrostatic forces would be so great that it would tear them apart!).
charge number charge balance
anion(1) cation(2) z1 z2 n1 n2 n1 z1 + n2 z2 = 0
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) Na+ Cl– +1 –1 1 1 1 · 1 + 1 · (–1) = 0
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) Ca2+ Cl– +2 –1 1 2 1 · 2 + 2 · (–1) = 0
Sodium Sulfide (Na2S) Na+ S2– +1 –2 2 1 2 · 1 + 1 · (–2) = 0
Calcium Sulfide (CaS) Ca2+ S2– +2 –2 1 1 1 · 2 + 1 · (–2) = 0
Recall that the Coulombic forces are proportional to the product of the charges. Thus, at the same spacing the forces between the ions in calcium sulfide (Ca2+ & S2–) are four times greater (4x) than the forces between the ions in sodium chloride (Na+ & Cl–). The crystallographic spacing of these two ionic solids is actually very similar, but the difference in the bond strengths is significant — notice the trends between the melting points and the ionic charges.
charge charge
anion(1) cation(2) z1 z2 –(z1.z2) melting point
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) Na+ Cl– +1 –1 1 801 °C
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) Ca2+ Cl– +2 –1 2 772 °C
Sodium Sulfide (Na2S) Na+ S2– +1 –2 2 1,176 °C
Calcium Sulfide (CaS) Ca2+ S2– +2 –2 4 2,525 °C
Experiments (tap images to load simulation)
Try adding a number of ions that are all the same type or have the same charge. Notice that the ions distribute themselves throughout the simulation and attempt to maximize the spacing between one another; like charges repel.
The addition of a neutral atom (helium) has essentially no effect on the spacing or motion of the ions. Even though the helium atoms are bouncing around within the simulation the strength of the repulsion among the ions is so strong that they barely respond to the collisions. Additionally, the helium atoms have significantly less momentum because of their low atomic mass. In this simulation the helium atoms are drawn according to their van der Waals radius, which is why they appear to be so much larger than the sodium ions.
The addition of chloride anions to the sodium cation field will immediately cause the spatial distribution of the cations to distort; it will also begin to produce new crystal structures. Even a small number of anion-cation pairs will begin to form the rock salt structure — look for patterns of alternating positive and negative ions.
Stable crystals will form when the there is a balance of positive and negative charges. Notice the sharp corners and charge balanced crystal faces in this rock salt structure.
Ionic solids such as sodium sulfide (Na2S) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) can also be made. In these structures charge is balanced through the packing arrangements and different numbers of ions depending on the charges.
Both calcium sulfide (CaS) and sodium chloride (NaCl) have the rock salt structure. Small crystals can be made and moved throughout the simulation by dragging on the corners of the crystals. At 500K these crystals will be well defined and stable.
Calcium sulfide (CaS) has a +2 –2 relationship between the cations and the anions, respectively. This results in a bond strength that is approximately 4x greater than the corresponding bond strength in sodium chloride (NaCl), which has a +1 –1 relationship between the cations and anions. As a result, the melting point of calcium sulfide (CaS) is over 2x greater than the melting point of sodium chloride (NaCl).
One way to measure the strength of the ionic bonds is to create a closed ring of cations and anions and slowly add helium atoms to the interior. At this temperature and concentration the pressure from the helium is immense; the internal pressure is almost 1 GPa! Eventually, under this pressure, the hoop structure will fail and the helium atoms will escape.
The helium atoms in this simulation are drawn according to their van der Waals radius, which is much larger than the crystal radius used to draw the ions. At very low temperatures (1–3K), the helium atoms will also condense and form solids. Their solidification pattern is a close packed arrangement that has each helium atom being surrounded by 6 other helium atoms. There is also a van der Waals interaction between the helium atoms and the ions. So, at low enough temperatures helium atoms will also condense onto the salt crystals.
Enjoy the Atoms!


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Jul 11, 2019 | News
Introducing the Dave Friedman Archive — davefriedmanarchive.com
Greg Dyro and Jon Moeller along with Dave Friedman, Carroll Shelby's photographer, attended the London Cobra Show in London, Ohio. From June 20-22, the largest gathering of Cobras in the world convened to celebrate the legacy of Shelby and the iconic Cobra car.
Shelby was well-known as an automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur involved with Ford's Mustang and AC Cobra models.
DigitalFusion has recently built an incredible website showcasing Dave Friedman's original photography taken during his time working for Carroll Shelby in the 1960's. The new site features a curated selection of framed images, as well as news and behind-the-scenes interviews. Dave exhibited select images from his archive at the show, which was attended by 165 registered Cobras as well as 15 other vendors.
DigitalFusion was proud to donate a framed Dave Friedman print that was auctioned off at the club's ballroom dinner. The London Cobra club also raffled off a Factory Five Cobra replica which raised $90,000; an additional $19,500 was donated to the city of London's Services Department and the Madison County Sheriffs' Department. All proceeds from the raffle went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the club's charity of choice.
DigitalFusion would like to thank the Cobra Club of Ohio, and especially George Daulton, the president of the club, for inviting us to participate as a vendor at the event.
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Andrew Muirhead, Lufthansa Technik vice president, Product Division Original Equipment Innovation, describes how the airline group has adapted Lean Startup methodology to run a successful entrepreneurship program at the company–even developing products marketed to the airline's competitors. He was the keynote speaker at the summer meeting of Penn State faculty who teach the ENTI entrepreneurship minor.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Faculty and staff from across Penn State came together Aug. 15-16 at University Park in support of entrepreneurship teaching and learning at the fifth annual ENTI Summer Gathering. ENTI, launched is 2013, is Penn State's Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Nearly 60 faculty and staff members from seven colleges and five campuses attended the retreat that featured a keynote address, panel discussions and workshops aimed at supporting Penn State's growing interdisciplinary community of entrepreneurship teachers.
In his keynote address, Andrew Muirhead, vice president, Product Division Original Equipment Innovation at Lufthansa Technik AG, described his role in making intrapreneurship, or innovation within an existing company, a driving force in one of the largest aviation organizations in the world.
"An intrapreneur is someone who innovates within a corporate environment—someone who is a fighter, but is more comfortable within the confines and safety net of an established business."
--Andrew Muirhead, vice president, Product Division Original Equipment Innovation at Lufthansa Technik AG
According to Muirhead, less than five percent of employees engage in intrapreneurial activity. He described how a customer focus mindset, design thinking, creative atmospheres and workshops that push engineers out of their comfort zones, and team funding competitions have been integral in developing an innovative culture at both Lufthansa Technik and the Lufthansa Group as a whole. He attributes the success of the division he founded in 2002 and still spearheads and which makes the company more than $90 million in annual revenues, to this focus on intrapreneurship.
He addressed many of the roadblocks intrapreneurs often face in a corporate environment, included conformity, short sightedness, intolerance of failure, and silo thinking. He also described how passion for your work, pushing boundaries, tolerating risks, and learning from failure are key attributes to success.
Ashu Kumar, an instructor and ENTI coordinator at Penn State Beaver, attended Muirhead's session, and said it helped him to make connections between his class material and the real corporate environment. "The keynote also demonstrated that it is important to have a conducive environment to let the new ideas flourish in an organization," said Kumar.
Anne Hoag, ENTI director, was excited to gather with colleagues from across Penn State for this annual event.
"This year's ENTI Summer Gathering brought together the biggest group ever of Penn State entrepreneurship educators and I saw so much enthusiasm for our mission—to become a leader in entrepreneurship teaching and learning. Words I heard throughout all the sessions and workshops were 'collaborate,' 'connect,' and 'create'—they perfectly reflect the spirit of the generous, dedicated educators the ENTI family has grown into," said Hoag.
Participants from the College of Agricultural Sciences, Smeal College of Business, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Development, College of Information Sciences and Technology, College of the Liberal Arts, as well as from Penn State's Abington, Altoona, Beaver, and Wilkes-Barre campuses, took part in sessions on entrepreneurship teaching approaches, practice and mindset, tools and technology, community engagement, and marketing and storytelling. Faculty and staff from Invent Penn State, Penn State Outreach, Penn State Small Business Development Center, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), Undergraduate Education, and University Libraries were also on hand to lead and participate in sessions.
Alan Rieck, assistant vice president and assistant dean for Undergraduate Education, said that entrepreneurship and innovation are essential elements of an effective and meaningful education, and praised the work of entrepreneurship educators across Penn State.
"The work of the people who are providing specific opportunities for students across colleges and campuses is tremendously important. This yearly gathering provides an opportunity for those individuals to network, learn new ways to effectively teach entrepreneurship and innovation, and work together to promote and grow these opportunities for students throughout Penn State," said Rieck.
The ENTI minor is an intercollege program administered by the Office of Undergraduate Education, and is available to students in any University Park college as well as those at Penn State Abington, Beaver, Behrend, and Berks. Visit enti.psu.edu for more information.
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pasabagi 50 days ago | parent | favorite | on: Ask HN: How do I make sure my non-technical parent...
>The thing is: computers aren't magical enough yet for that kind of user.
Isn't it the other way around? Ctrl+A does nothing on my machine, because I haven't set it up to do anything.
I think the problem is that most OS's were designed with programmers in mind, then have had a kind of 'user-friendly' face lift pasted over fundamentals that have remained more or less the same. I can see why non-computer people don't want to deal with that - you engage most of the time with the user-friendly mask, but it's fundamentally incoherent and inconsistent, since it's just a mask, implemented half-heartedly, by programmers who don't use it.
Ctrl+A is basically just an incantation. When people are presented by a bunch of incantations with no logical consistency, by a machine they aren't interested in, it's unsurprising they learn the bare minimum.
johnchristopher 50 days ago
> Isn't it the other way around? Ctrl+A does nothing on my machine, because I haven't set it up to do anything.
Is that trolling ?
Dude... she's not banging some Perl in emacs... She's writing words in Microsoft Word running on a Windows like a gazillion of people do in the 9-5 workforce, with the occasional excel spreadsheets and file manipulations in explorer.
Ctrl-a, ctrl-c, ctrl-v everywhere, all the time.
It has been for 30 years. The fact it has no logical consistency (although I am pretty sure ctrl-all is a good candidate) it's not an excuse to forget about it everyday. Does she forget where the brake pedal is in her car ?
I am dev. I know computers are voodoo and run on magic.
But it's not a reason to forget how to turn it on every morning.


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Q: A separable metric space is second countable A space $X$ is second countable iff $X$ has a countable base. $X$ is separable iff a countable subset $D$ of $X$ with $Cl_{X}(D)=X$ (Such a set $D$ is said to be dense in $X$).
$Cl_{X}(D)=\bigcap\{K\subseteq X:K$ is closed and $D\subseteq K\}$
Comments: I tried using the theorems and definitions from the book, "General Topology" by Stephen Willard. I'm still new to Topology, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Proof: Suppose $X$ is a separable metric space, this implies that $X$ has a countable subset $D$ of $X$ with $Cl_{X}(D)=X$
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be the collection of balls of rational radius such that
$\mathcal{H}=\{B(d,\delta):d\in D$ and $\delta\in \mathbb{Q}\}$
Theorem: $\mathcal{H}$ is a base for a topology on $X$ iff
a) $\bigcup_{H\in \mathcal{H}}H=X$
Let $H \in \mathcal{H} \rightarrow \bigcup_{H\in \mathcal{H}}H=X$, since $Cl_{X}(D)=X$
b) whenever $H_{1}, H_{2}\in \mathcal{H}$ with $d\in H_1\cap H_2$, there is some $H_3\in \mathcal{H}$ with $d\in H_3\subset H_1\cap H_2$
Let $H_{1}, H_{2}\in \mathcal{H}$ with $d\in H_{1}\cap H_{2}$. So, there exists $B(d,\delta)\subset H_{1}\cap H_{2}\rightarrow \exists  B(d,\frac{\delta}{2})\subset B(d,\delta)$. Let $H_{3}=B(d,\frac{\delta}{2})$
So, $d\in H_{3}\subset H_{1}\cap H_{2}$
Since $D$ is countable, $\mathcal{H}$ must be countable. So $X$ has a countable base. Therefore $X$ is second countable.


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Protecting Andy Rose from the expansion draft was the right decision from the Seattle Sounders
Azira versus Rose is a point of contention entering the expansion draft. It comes down to a tactical consideration of a box-to-box mid with ability in the air against a slightly older player that plays better defense when the ball is on the ground.
By Ryan Cowper@cowperryan Dec 10, 2014, 8:00am PST
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In the last week, the expansion draft has been a looming concern for all MLS teams. For a Sounders team that is the best in the league and has a significant amount of depth, the likelihood that the Sounders lose 1 or 2 players is highly likely. The most sought after players for any expansion side are going to be those at the fringes of the starting lineup - payers who are either on the cusp of first team contributions or those who can fill out a roster. On a team with the depth of the Seattle Sounders, there are a multitude of these players -- Andy Rose, Michael Azira, Kenny Cooper, and Chad Barrett being the obvious examples.
When the Seattle Sounders released their protected lists on Monday, the inclusion of Andy Rose was a notable distinction on a list of almost otherwise unsurprising choices -- Chad Barrett not withstanding. When Sounder at Heart rolled out the Protectionator Mark II several weeks ago, the respondents voted 60-40 in favor of Any Rose being protected over his other midfield depth counterpart in Michael Azira. It was notably a point of contention and a fiercely debated topic and it will probably remain so if Azira is selected in the expansion draft.
Despite that split, it's not an apples to apples comparison in that each player brings something different to the table in their skillset. Michael Azira is a more tactically mobile component, coupling a strong possession game with a good defensive acumen. Andy Rose on the other hand is the more attacking of the two as a box-to-box midfielder. While his passing ability isn't as good, his ability to move the ball forward, challenge opposition players, and participate in the attacking third uniquely sets him apart from his Sounders teammates.
And that's the crux of the reason why protecting Andy Rose was the right move from the Sounders. He is a potent box-to-box force that's unlike any other players on the Sounders. After a breakout 2012 season (followed by a disappointing 2013) this year was the year we saw just how much the Seattle Sounders could get out of Andy Rose. While injuries limited his involvement at times, those appearances he did make showed a dynamic workhorse for the Sounders in midfield. Given the Seattle Sounders quality in transition play with the likes of Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey, having a secondary attacking influence making second runs gave Andy Rose copious opportunities when he did play.
Beyond the attacking thrusts and secondary runs from deep, the component Andy Rose brings in the air makes the Sounders far more deadly both from run-of-play and from set pieces. With set piece ability of Marco Pappa and a plethora of other deadly aerial threats, adding one more into the mix gives the Sounders a massive edge on set pieces or from flank play.
Beyond the impact Andy Rose had when he did play comes the tactical benefits of having this kind of tool in your arsenal are immensely important. An all-around-solid attacking box-to-box midfielder isn't a common player and it's a style of player that's extremely useful, often necessary, in a transition based side. The examples of that skillset are evident in some of the best transition based teams in the world: Bastian Schweinsteiger at Bayern Munich, Frank Lampard (in his later years) at Chelsea. Andy Rose brings that same type of ability to the Seattle Sounders and while the skill level may be dramatically different, the tactical considerations are identical.
All added up, Andy Rose is a potent offensive asset that could be a massive part of the Sounders future with the versatile transition-based attack Adrian Hanauer and company have assembled. An asset the Sounders rightly decided to ensure they didn't lose.


What are the chances of Petit Eva~Evangelion@School getting licensed?
Petit Eva is an Evangelion SD comic show. Its a spoof with the NGE characters at a school. Shinji, Rei, Asuka, & 01 are (UY type) classmates. Gendou is Head & Fuyutuski is deputy. Misato is a teacher. Kaworu is around with angels causing chaos.
Re: What are the chances of Petit Eva~Evangelion@School getting licensed?
Well, didn't heard of it before you spoke about it, but now I would like for it to be licensed... We never know!
This probably should be moved to a different forum. As to the topic...(if licensed for N. American release), I would say not likely. Never say never.
AFA which forum, I can recommend it, as I have the R2 DVD set, which I bought after seeing it streamed. Its more for NGE TV than Rebuild. Actually most for Raising Ikari Shinji fans probably.
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Q: Don't validate date fields on MVC I have a simple doubt but I wasn't able to solve it.
I have a class like above:
public class TB_Cliente_Fisica
{
    public int IDCliente { get; set; }
    public string Nome { get; set; }
    public string CPF { get; set; }
    public string RG { get; set; }
    public string Sexo { get; set; }
    public System.DateTime dataNascimento { get; set; }
}

And, in the view, I have the following code for the datetime field:
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.dataNascimento, new { @class = "dataNascimento", placeholder = "Data nascimento" })

And it is generating the following markup:
<input class="dataNascimento" data-val="true" data-val-date="The field dataNascimento must be a date." data-val-required="O campo dataNascimento é obrigatório." id="TB_Cliente_Fisica_dataNascimento" name="TB_Cliente_Fisica.dataNascimento" placeholder="Data nascimento" type="text" value="" autocomplete="off">

And when the user submits the form, it validates this field.
But I want to let the user leaves this field empty, if he wants to. How can I do it? And why is it requiring this field?

A: Use nullable property
public System.DateTime? dataNascimento { get; set; }


How to lose weight fast in 2 weeks with easy is certainly probable and can succeed if you have a intense commitment. It can be started by practising every day or various times a week, because this helps speed up the burning of torso fatten, then does not expend menus that contain lots of calories and fatten, on the contrary mount the uptake of veggies and of course fruits. Eventually to continue efforts to get enough sleep because this will make your metabolism run smoothly. If you are capable to enforce all of the above, it is very probable to lose weight promptly, say in 2 weeks to get the wonderful figure weight.


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A new condominium development in South Brooklyn has debuted with one- to three-bedroom homes priced starting from $390,000. Located at 2068 Ocean Avenue in the borough's Midwood neighborhood, the new building was constructed from reinforced concrete and high quality materials, and features a masonry façade with an incorporated curtain wall.
Inside, homes are designed with five-inch engineer hardwood floors, Scavolini imported kitchens with Bosch appliances, and marble bathrooms. Many have private terraces, and all units are equipped with high-quality, double pane aluminum windows that provide insulation and noise mitigation, according to listings. Prices for one-bedrooms start from $390,000, two-bedrooms from $709,000 and three-bedrooms from $770,000; several are already in-contract.
There is a modern lobby with a virtual doorman, and residents have access to a rooftop lounge. Limited onsite parking is available, as is bike storage.
According to permits, the applicant of record for the eight-story, 18-unit building was Zproekt Architecture. Next door at 2072 Ocean Avenue is a condominium of a similar scale, though it was erected in 2003.
Midwood is a neighborhood located in the south-central part of Brooklyn. The location of the new condominium is in a residential area, but there are shopping and dining options nearby, and it is a five minute walk to subways.


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This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: March 20th, Walter Schmidt and Blas Minor
Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, including one who spent nine seasons in a Pirates uniform.
Walter Schmidt, catcher for the 1916-24 Pirates. It took him nine seasons of minor league ball before he made his big league debut with the Pirates in 1916 at 29 years old. He debuted at age 20 in the Three-I League in 1907, playing for the Cedar Rapids Rabbits. Schmidt played for four different teams in four different leagues during his first four seasons of pro ball. He finally settled down with San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League, where he spent the 1911-1915 seasons, averaging 127 games played per year. He never put up big stats on offense, topping out at a .265 average (1911) and 25 extra-base hits (1912) in a season. His signing with the Pirates in September of 1915 was an interesting one to say the least. He had to buy his own release from San Francisco, so he could sign a deal with the Pirates. Schmidt hit just .190 over 64 games in his first season with Pittsburgh, with two homers in 184 at-bats. Both home runs had significance. The first came off the great Christy Mathewson, while the second one would be his last home run until late in the 1924 season, two weeks away from the end of his Pirates career. Following his rookie year, his hitting improved to the point he never hit less than .238 in any season.
In 1917, Schmidt hit .246 in 72 games, nearly splitting the catching in half with primary starter William Fischer. He scored just nine runs all year, though the Pirates barely did better, scoring just 464 runs all season. They finished with a 51-103 record. Schmidt became the starting catcher during the shortened 1918 season (due to the war). He batted .238 in 105 games, with 27 RBIs and 31 runs scored. He received more starts than any other catcher in 1919, playing 85 games, with a .251 average, 29 RBIs and a 23:9 BB/SO ratio. Schmidt saw his average go up to .277 in 1920, though all of baseball saw an increase in offense due to rules that helped the batters (certain pitches were made illegal, while new baseballs were put in play more often). He had his best season in 1921 when offense continued to rise around baseball, hitting .282 in 114 games, breaking the 100-hit barrier for the only time in his career. He set a high with 38 RBIs and ten stolen bases. During Spring Training in 1922, he held out from signing his contract, looking for a two-year deal. Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss wouldn't budge on the contract he sent Schmidt to sign, so he ended up missing the first 99 games of the season before finally rejoining the team. He caught almost every day after returning and managed to hit .329 in 40 games. Schmidt had the busier part of a platoon with Johnny Gooch in 1923. Schmidt batted .248 in 97 games, with 37 RBIs and a career high of 39 runs scored, though it came with a .581 OPS. Gooch took over as the primary catcher in 1924 and Earl Smith was acquired mid-season when both Gooch and Schmidt were injured. In his final season with the Pirates, Schmidt batted .243 in 58 games. His third career home run came on September 16th in Philadelphia and it was a grand slam off of Johnny Couch.
Schmidt was a strong defensive catcher with a good arm. He threw out 51% of runners attempting to steal during his career and would lead National League catchers in games caught twice, assists twice, caught stealing percentage twice, fielding percentage once and putouts once. In 729 games with the Pirates, he hit .257 with 225 RBIs and 207 runs scored. Schmidt finished his Major League career as a backup for the 1925 St Louis Cardinals, which was unfortunate timing on his part twice as the Pirates won the 1925 World Series and the Cardinals won it all in 1926. He played in the minors for four more seasons before retiring, spending his last year back in San Francisco. His brother Charles "Boss" Schmidt, played six seasons in the majors with the Tigers and was the opposing catcher to the Pirates during the 1909 World Series
Blas Minor, pitcher for the 1992-94 Pirates. He was drafted four times, twice by the Philadelphia Phillies, before he finally signed with the Pirates in 1988. Minor was first selected out of Merced College in the January draft in 1985, taken in the 11th round by the Kansas City Royals. When June rolled around and he had not signed, the Phillies took him in the fifth round. He passed on that selection, only to have the Phillies take him again seven months later in the first round, going 24th overall. Minor balked at that deal in order to attend Arizona State, where he was chosen in the sixth round in 1988 by the Pirates. He was a closer during his first year in rookie ball, picking up seven saves in 15 appearances. Minor then jumped to the Carolina League for his first full season in 1989, pitching 86.2 innings with a 3.63 ERA. He made four starts among his 39 appearances. He spent the 1990 season at Double-A, where he had 38 appearances (six as a starter), with a 3.06 ERA and five saves in 94 innings. He struggled his first time at Triple-A with a 5.75 ERA in 1991, but he put it all together in 1992, posting a 2.45 ERA in 45 games (seven starts), with 18 saves in 96.1 innings.
During the middle of that 1992 season, Minor made his Major League debut, pitching two innings on July 28th. It would be his only big league appearance that year, but the following season he made the Pirates Opening Day roster out of Spring Training. In 65 games as a reliever in 1993, Minor went 8-6 4.10 with two saves and 94.1 innings pitched. He had a strong BB/SO ratio, striking out 84 while walking just 26 batters. In 1994, he pitched extremely poor, lasting only nine games before being sent back to Triple-A. He was recalled in mid-June, but was demoted again after just one month, and then never returned to the Pirates. Minor was put on waivers that November, where he was picked up by the New York Mets. The 1995 season was his last full year in the majors. He had a 3.66 ERA in 46.2 innings over 35 appearances. He began 1996 with the Mets, posting a 3.51 ERA in 17 appearances before he was traded to the Seattle Mariners on June 9th. Minor split the rest of the season between the majors and Triple-A, putting up a 4.97 ERA in 25.1 innings with the Mariners. He became a free agent after the season and signed with the Houston Astros. In his final big league stint in 1997, Minor gave up six earned runs in 12 innings, over 11 appearances. He spent the next two seasons in the minors with the Milwaukee Brewers, before finishing his pro career by playing in Mexico in 2000. With the Pirates, he went 8-7, 4.76 in 115.1 innings over 83 appearances.
Rick Langford, pitcher for the 1976 Pirates. He was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the 11th round in 1971 and the Cleveland Indians in the 36th round in 1972, but did not sign with either club. The Pirates signed Langford as an amateur free agent in June 1973, after he pitched for Manatee Junior College (now called State College of Florida), which is located just outside of the Pirates Spring Training home in Bradenton, Florida. He pitched just ten innings that first year in the Gulf Coast League, though he didn't allow an earned run. He moved all the way up to High-A in 1974 and had a record of 11-7, 2.69 ERA in 174 innings. Langford split 1975 between Double-A and Triple-A, winning 12 games against just four losses, while posting a 3.45 ERA in 107 innings. He began 1976 at Triple-A, winning nine of 16 starts, with a 3.20 ERA. Langford was called-up in June to make his big league debut, pitching ten games before he was returned to the minors. He returned in September for two more appearances, finishing with a 6.26 ERA in 23 innings. During Spring Training of 1977, the Pirates sent him to the Oakland A's in a nine-player deal that brought Phil Garner to Pittsburgh. Langford would go on to play ten seasons in Oakland.
The A's were extreme bad when he first joined the team. He was put in the starting rotation and compiled a 4.02 ERA in 208.1 innings, which resulted in an 8-19 record for Langford, who led the American League in losses. He split the 1978 season between starting and relief, finishing 7-13, 3.43 in 175.2 innings. Back to starting in 1979, he posted his highest full-season ERA (4.28) in 218.2 innings. His 12-16 record was actually good compared to the 42-92 record they had when he didn't record a decision. The A's had an incredible turnaround in 1980, adding 29 wins to their total, finishing with a winning record one year after a 54-108 season. Langford was a big part of that with his best career season. He went 19-12, 3.26, while leading the league with 28 complete games and 290 innings. He threw 22 straight complete games at one point and had a crazy record during June and July when he lost every start in June and won every start in July. He was headed for a similar season in 1981 before the strike knocked 50+ games off of the schedule. Langford finished that year 12-10, 2.99 in 195.1 innings, once again leading the league in complete games (18). That turned out to be his last strong season and the 1982 season turned out to be his last healthy season. He went 11-16, 4.21 in 237.1 innings in 1982, then spent the next four years battling to stay healthy. Langford had a 12.15 ERA in seven starts in 1983, then pitched just 8.2 innings in 1983. He had a 3.51 ERA in 1984, but he was limited to 59 innings. He was released in the middle of the 1986 season after going 1-10, 7.36 in 55 innings. He pitched for the New York Yankees in Triple-A in 1988 before retiring. In his career, he went 73-106, 4.01 in 1,491 innings, with 196 starts and 64 relief appearances. Since 1996, he has held multiple jobs with the Toronto Blue Jays, including coaching jobs at the Major League level.
Tom Stankard, infielder for the 1904 Pirates. He was a sought after player while still in college, before deciding to sign with the Pirates on December 10, 1903, with the understanding that he would finish school first. In March of 1904, it was said that the Pirates expected Stankard to join the team in June, right after his term at Holy Cross ended. He was the captain of their baseball team and had a reputation as a slugger, who could play almost any position. His big league career consisted of just two games, both of them off of the bench. He went 0-for-2 at the plate and saw some innings at third base and shortstop, handling his only two chances in the field without issue. Stankard played his only two games 24 days apart in July, 1904. His pro debut was as a ninth inning replacement at shortstop for Honus Wagner, who suffered a minor injury two innings earlier in a 14-2 game. He finished 1904 in the minors and would go on to play another ten years in pro ball. Much of that minor league time was spent in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he played during the 1906-08 and 1913-14 seasons. Nine of his ten years were spent in the northeast, with the only outlier being his 1909 season playing for Denver of the Western League. Stankard hit .319 during that 1906 season, then followed it up with years in which he hit .297, .296, .294 and .293, showing remarkable consistency. He was a two-sport star at Holy Cross prior to joining the Pirates. In football, he was an All-American in 1903, playing fullback and defensive end. Stankard debuted with the Pirates on July 2nd, but he actually started a game with them on June 30th, three days after he reported to the team. It was an in-season exhibition game against a local team called Homestead and he batted eighth and played first base. He went 0-for-3 with a run scored and he handled ten plays in the field without issue. Stankard played the final five innings of a game on July 26th, getting put in at third base by acting manager Tommy Leach, who was standing in for Fred Clarke, who was out due to typhoid fever. The Pirates let Stankard go just two days later, although the same report said that he never signed with the team and was just there on trial. He immediately joined Jersey City of the Eastern League, where he finished off the season.
Pete McShannic, third baseman for the 1888 Alleghenys. He began his pro career in the minors in 1885. By age 23 in 1887 he was a player/manager for a team from Johnstown, PA. that played out of the Pennsylvania State Association. He had the same job the following season, playing for the Zanesville Kickapoos of the Tri-State League. At the end of the season, he latched on with the Alleghenys, playing his first big league game on September 15, 1888. Starting third baseman Elmer Cleveland asked to be released just before the Alleghenys game started on September 13th, stating that he was tired and worn down from the season and wanted to get an early start to his off-season. He played the game that day and then was let go. McShannic was already practicing with the team and was immediately signed by manager Horace Phillips to play out the season of the season after Cleveland asked to be released. The scouting report on McShannic given that day said that he did a great job of moving runners along with the bat. He was an excellent base runner and he did admirable work at third base. He played 26 games for Pittsburgh that year over 29 days (season ended on October 13th), hitting .194 with one walk, three stolen bases and five RBIs in 98 at-bats. McShannic played all 26 of his games at third base and he was an above average fielder. At the end of the season in 1888, teams were required to submit a reserve list of players for the 1889 season and McShannic was one of 15 players on their list for Pittsburgh. He was given his release in early February so he could sign with Hamilton of the International League, which turned out great for the Alleghenys because he played poorly in the minors. He gave up a $1,500 contract with Pittsburgh to take $1,300 with Hamilton, although the minor league season started later and ended earlier, making it a better paying job per day. He played two more seasons in the minors before retiring from baseball. That was partly due to his performance with Hamilton in 1889, where he hit just .188 in 54 games. On October 11, 1889, he joined a local amateur team to take on the Alleghenys in an exhibition game, but his presence didn't help the East Enders squad, which lost 25-3 that day. Despite spending just one month with the Alleghenys in 1888, when the franchise opened up Forbes Field 21 years later, the Pirates invited McShannic (and a handful of other former players) to witness the opening of the new stadium. He was a Pittsburgh native, who became a local artist after his playing career was over, though he did some work prior to retiring from baseball.
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Arsenal are set to announce impressive figures at the end of this month as the effect of their £390million investment in the Emirates Stadium begins to pay dividends. And dismissing speculation that the debt incurred in constructing the 60,000 stadium had tied his hands in the transfer market, Wenger threw his support behind the current board's business plan.
Discussing his relationship with Dein, Wenger was keen to point out their friendship would not bring him into conflict with the Arsenal board, who remain dead set against his return or the prospect of a foreign takeover.
Wenger said: "Many people don't make a difference between my friendship with David and my loyalty to the club. I have a responsibility as an appointed manager to the club to do as well as I can.
What a shame. A shame that our very encouraging start to the season, something that all Arsenal fans could share, has been completely overshadowed by the news that broke yesterday. News that is likely to bring about as divisive a situation as we've ever faced.
David Dein, who now has £75m in his back pocket – well, maybe a little less if he's got a few bills to pay – wants this group to buy up as many shares as possible. He's come on board at the right time too, when Arsene signs a new contract you can be sure he'll give a little wink and try and claim all the credit for it. And what's sad is some people will believe it.
Dein sells Arsenal down the river to satisfy his own ego & Usmanov profile.
More about Farhad Moshiri. And is it Dein's ego vs Arsenal's interest?
I don't argue that investment matters. But let's remember that had David Dein been in overall charge at the club nine or so years ago, instead of playing at Ashburton Grove we would now be playing at Wembley. Retaining the identity of the club has been tough enough when moving just a few hundred yards.
Looking at it now, I think a move to Wembley would have been a complete and utter disaster for the club in so many ways. I reckon not even all the foreign investment in the world would have saved the shell of a club that would have resulted from such a geographical shift.
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Bruce Boxleitner Says 'Tron 3' Is 'A Done Deal'
Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011 by Germain Lussier
At the D23 Expo last week, speculation ran rampant about what new films Disney would announce. Two years ago, D23 was where they officially announced Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and this year, we got the confirmation of two upcoming Pixar movies. One thing that wasn't mentioned, at least by the Disney executives, was Tron 3, a sequel to Tron: Legacy. We know writer David DiGilio was hired to write a script but nothing is expected to be made official until the new TV show, Tron: Uprising, hits in 2012.
But while the executive were mum when it came to Tron 3, the man himself wasn't. Bruce Boxleitner who played the title character in both movies, told a fan at the convention that the third film is "a done deal" and even dropped a release date: 2013. Don't believe us? Watch the video yourself after the break.
Thanks to Ain't It Cool News for the info. Here's the video.
Now, most likely Boxleitner is referring to the writer being hired but having a screenplay does not a movie make. Is it possible he has inside info? Anything is possible, especially since the third film would have to center on his character because of the tease at the end of Legacy. Still, it's safe to assume Boxleitner is jumping the gun here slightly. While Tron: Legacy was profitable, Disney surely wants to see if their new cartoon is a big enough hit to prove there's an audience for the third film. If it is, and the script is halfway decent, you can bet Tron 3 will hit the grid very quickly. If not, you might want to start searching screenplay websites for an unproduced Tron: Legacy sequel a few short months later.
Do you believe Boxleitner? Is 2013 even possible with the amount of CG that needs to be done?
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Weekend Download №95
By JohnB | August 1, 2009
Categories: blog, download, indie, tojam, weekenddownload, windows
It's TOJam time! The Toronto Independent Game Jam #4 was held May 1-3, with participating teams producing 37 games! Below are just a few of our favorites. Be sure to check out the TOJam 2009 games page for other unique titles!
Spirit Guide (Windows, 17.2MB, free) - A wonderful 3D platform adventure by Michael Todd, Spirit Guide gives you a jetpack and standard first person shooter controls and sends you on a few simple missions. Collecting gems and bringing them to a character is pretty standard, but how about finding a physical manifestation of "hope" and returning that to someone? There are only three levels, making it a very short experience, but the environments look great, movement is fluid and sensible, and the artwork nothing short of superb.
Alpinist (Windows, 1.4MB, free) - A short platform adventure game by Superbrothers that reminds me of Knytt Stories or Seiklus combined with a little Out of this World/Another World. Explore the snowy summits of the Alpine mountains with the [arrow] keys, holding [shift] to build running/long jumping momentum and tapping [ctrl] to leap. You are very much limited in how you move (hence the Another World reference), but that limitation is what sets the pace and allows you to drink the game in. The artwork and atmosphere are beyond stunning, and even without sound, you'll experience a great deal of immersion. It's painfully short, however, and after less than three minutes, you'll be done. More is in the works, however! Another build of the game is available at Artsy Games Incubator.
Category 5 (Windows, 21.6MB, free) - Katamari Damacy meets a hurricane. Seriously, that's the premise behind this quirky little arcade game by Team AnyKey. The hurricane spins slowly at first and can pick up small rocks laying around the field. Spin the mouse, however, and it gets some oomph, allowing you to pick up larger objects without losing speed. Gather items from smallest to largest until you're blowing through the whole screen, devouring everything in your path.
The Ascent (Windows, 7.8MB, free) - A "keep climbing up" platformer from Team Jimmy with excellent pixel art and a thoughtful storyline. You begin by leaving the attic that specifically says "do not go out". So much for that! Climbing the tree is a precise exercise of avoidance and careful jumps, and if you get hit, you have to start over at the ground.
Note: All games have been confirmed to run under Windows Vista and are virus-free. Mac users should try Boot Camp, Parallels, or CrossOver Games to play Windows titles, Linux users can use Wine. If you know of a great game we should feature, use the Submit link above to send it in!
fsjd • August 1, 2009 3:53 PM
category 5 can be fleshed out and made into an online game.
Jiggler • August 1, 2009 4:37 PM
would like to try Category 5 but whenever i start the game it immediatley says that I lost. -.-
Would like to try category 5, but whenever I start a new game or load one, it immediately says that I lost.
Donut • August 1, 2009 5:16 PM
None of the links worked for me... Either the TOJam server is down, or my computer is the problem. Guess I'll just try again later.
JohnB • August 1, 2009 8:00 PM
Hmm. Links seem to work for me. Anyone else having a problem?
matt • August 1, 2009 8:11 PM
I downloaded Category 5. When I open the file after extraction, Windows (Vista) immediately says that the program was cancelled and looks for a fix. I tried redownloading but still can't play it. I'll try with one of the other games.
bigpants • August 1, 2009 10:39 PM
Hi. I'm one of the TOJam organizers (super thanks to JIGs and JohnB for posting about the games).
Just spotted this posting. Sorry for the troubles some people are experiencing. I double checked that all the TOJam links are working and that "Category 5" downloads and runs properly. I'm using Windows XP.
"Category 5" does require the latest .Net, latest DirectX, and latest XNA installed (see the page for installation details). I'm not sure if that will solve the problems, but it just might.
Thanks so much, and sorry for any hassles.
Alex • August 2, 2009 3:49 AM
The controls in Spirit Guide seemed very awkward to me, as I had trouble flying and looking around at the same time (although that might be because I was on a laptop). Because of that, I felt that some of my landings were more due to luck than any real skill.
I felt that the ending to the third level was a little rushed, since I never actually finished the quest/got all of the goats. I know this game doesn't really focus on plots, but I was just confused by the 'fatman.'
That said, the art was very nice, and the artist was able to create a convincing atmosphere out of very little.
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy • August 2, 2009 10:09 AM
tips pleezzz!
INL • August 2, 2009 1:46 PM
I found some of the jumps in Spirit Guide a little frustrating. When I finally got them, it seemed more like luck. It had a nice atmosphere going, and I would love to see it fleshed out into a larger game.
Alpinist was incredibly, incredibly, short. It had the start of a great game going for it, but then it ended. The mechanics would make for a fun exploration game, would be cool to see.
Maybe it's my wrist, but after a few minutes, Category 5 got tiring. I really wanted to play through to the end, but I couldn't...keep...spinning. Really fun though. Perhaps an option for an "always-on" spin for the weak of hand?
Despite some frustrating jumps in The Ascent, I really wanted to keep playing. Maybe an expanded version would lose that quality, but maybe with a few added goals (instead of simply going up), it could turn into a full-fledged platformer marathon.
They were all really fun this time around.
For Category 5, it would have been easier if the hurricane rotated clockwise. It wouldn't be as accurate for us northern hemispherers, but it's easier for your right hand to make clockwise motions.
Seán O'Callaghan • August 2, 2009 3:06 PM
I also can't run Category 5 on Vista. The same goes for The Ascent, as well. Any ideas what could be causing this? I know I'm up to date on all the required software.
kai • August 2, 2009 7:42 PM
I downloaded Ascent, but when I try to run it, it keeps going "an unexpected error occured whil running the game" right before it finishes loading and then closes.
Lukex115 • August 3, 2009 8:12 AM
I'm also having a problem with the TOJam games. I get the classic "Address Not Found" page. I use Mozilla Firefox, maybe Firefox has a problem with this website...?
Aha! Yes, it is Mozilla Firefox having a problem with the website. I tried loading the webpage using AOL and it worked fine :)
Donut • August 3, 2009 12:39 PM
I tried downloading the games again and... nothing. The page doesn't even load. I tried going straight to www.tojam.ca , but I keep getting an error. I use Mozilla Firefox, too, but I tried it with IE and it didn't work either... I'll try going to my friend's house and downloading it there, and bring the game home using a pendrive or something. I'm not giving up that easily!
bigpants • August 3, 2009 2:37 PM
Hello, it's Jim McG (one of the TOJam organizers). Once again, sorry about the troubles. I just retested the site and tried downloading some games and everything still works correctly for me :(
www.tojam.ca was tested against PC IE6.0+, PC Mozilla Firefox 2.0+ and MAC Safari 1.0+. Hence, I'm not sure why it works in AOL and not Mozilla Firefox. The website is heavily reliant on Javascript, but I don't think that would cause the classic "Address not found" page. I wish I knew what was causing this. Feel free to e-mail me [email protected] and (depending on size) I can simply e-mail you whatever games you want.
With regards to the Ascent not working, I have confirmed that it downloads and plays properly on Windows XP and Vista. The game was built using "Game Maker 7.0" which means you shouldn't be having any problems. I wish I could be more help.
Last Gasp Idea
Are people downloadin games from the History section of the pages? Do NOT download these versions, use the main "Download Game" instead. The versions in History are older and sometimes have problems. We keep them as the "official record" of what was completed in 3 days, we don't want the public to actually play them :)
Reece • August 3, 2009 9:05 PM
I can't download the last thing needed for Category 5. It needs something that I don't know what it is. It's such a bummer. I LOVE the Katamari series, and I'm getting the PS3 basically only for Katamari Forever and another game.
Michael • August 4, 2009 12:09 AM
@Alex: You've caught me. The ending was going to be a larger boss fight, with more meaning, after a more complete goat finding quest. But I ran out of time and brain power to make a good boss quest, and after failing twice, I simply stuck in the lever, and it killed the boss.
@INL: Yes, if I made this into a larger game, I would make it third person.
However, I didn't want to deal with a character, since the game was based on an 'experience', and I wanted the player to imagine the character, instead of just defining it for them. In a larger game I would, because that would allow me a character to work with, but in this short game, I would not have been able to use the character to increase the experience very well.
Working for 72 hours on 2h15m sleep is a bad idea, just for the record. The abrupt ending is a direct result of that.
Also, if the link is not working, you can get spirit guide from my site, www.spyeart.com.
Michael Todd • August 4, 2009 12:25 AM
Alex: You caught me, I was going to make the ending a larger boss battle, and the goats a more fleshed out quest, but I ran out of time and energy, and decided to stick in the lever instead. This is the reason that 72 hours of work, with 2h15m of sleep is not a good idea. That, and how many days of sleep it took afterwards.
INL: Yes, if I made this into a larger game, I would use a third person camera. In a longer game, a character would allow me to do more, but in this short game, it would have been done badly, with little context, and would have decreased the experience.
But a third person camera would allow me more freedom in level design and improve the jumping mechanic.
If the link's are not working for you, you can always click on my name (links to my website). Spirit guide's direct download link is on my front page.
vortex-5 • August 4, 2009 12:33 AM
@Jiggler
Hmm... can you detail what you have done to produce this an exact trace from the menu system to game including what level you choose
would help.
we have not encountered your instant lose in any of our testing sessions including the arcade.
@fsjd
Category 5 was originally concieved as a multi-player capable game but we ran out of time. We thought the mechanic of stealing other people's junk was humorous.
@johnB
Interresting suggestion if we make another version we will incorporate the ability to reverse the tornado direction just by mouse spin movement.
@Reese
Hi, FanFan from Team AnyKey here (Dev for Category 5).
Category 5 requires:
.NET 3.5 Framework: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
XNA 3.0 Framework: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6521d889-5414-49b8-ab32-e3fff05a4c50&displaylang=en
DirectX 9c: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en
Random Tip:
- No one at the arcade was able to get big enough to see lots of flying saucers. On the final level you should be dodging them before the end.
- Airplanes and Hot air balloons are a significant boost if you can get them (take very little energy to pick up but can deal a lot of damage)
- When objects are spinning too slowly in your tornado they deal less damage to objects you are trying to pick up, but are still destroyed on impact. (make sure your spinning at max speed before you try and grab the next biggest item).
ohdear • August 21, 2009 11:14 PM
Really liked ascent, but seriously? No checkpoints? That basically makes it the most frustrating thing ever.


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UP10TION Visits Candyland for 1st US Tour!
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The boys of UP10TION are making a comeback very soon! They will be kicking off their scheduled releases with cover teasers, followed by filming and MV teasers. The online release of their new album will be on October 12 at 6PM and October 16 for offline release.