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Encyclopedia > Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939
See previous election: 1938 and next election: 1942
The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Hall's opening that year. Needing just one addition to complete the initial goal of 10 inductees from the 20th century, members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) were once again given authority to select any players active in the 20th century, excepting active players. Difficulties in convening the Centennial Commission of the previous two years led to an even smaller Old-Timers Committee selecting inductees from the 19th century - a cause of particular urgency to many who had been anticipating the five promised but unfulfilled selections in that area for over three years.
In the BBWAA election, voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year. After the Hall's opening, a special election was also held in December. Because the initial goal for the Hall's opening of selecting 10 players from the 20th century had now been met, it was further decided to delay the next election until 1942, even though observers widely believed that electing three players per year (12 had been elected in four regular BBWAA elections) had turned out to be an ideal rate.
The BBWAA regular election
A total of 274 ballots were cast, with 2710 individual votes for 108 specific candidates; 206 votes were required for election. Although three stars of the 1920s did very well, the balloting was otherwise dominated by players of the 1900s and 1910s, who many voters felt should be given priority. Players who had been retired over 20 years received 60% of the votes, and accounted for 14 of the top 20 in the balloting. Due to frustration over the fact that no 19th century players had yet been selected, a number of players from that era whose careers extended into the 20th century only briefly (or not at all) even received some votes, as did some managers. The results were announced in January 1939. The three candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics:
George Sisler - 235
Eddie Collins - 213
Willie Keeler - 207
Rube Waddell - 179
Rogers Hornsby - 176
Frank Chance - 158
Ed Delahanty - 145
Ed Walsh - 132
Johnny Evers - 107
Miller Huggins - 97
Rabbit Maranville - 82
Jimmy Collins - 72
Roger Bresnahan - 67
Fred Clarke - 59
Mordecai Brown - 54
Wilbert Robinson - 46
Chief Bender - 40
Herb Pennock - 40
Ray Schalk - 35
Hugh Duffy - 34
Ross Youngs - 34
Hughie Jennings - 33
Joe McGinnity - 32
Frank Baker - 30
Mickey Cochrane - 28
Addie Joss - 28
Eddie Plank - 28
Frankie Frisch - 26
Clark Griffith - 20
Bill Terry - 16
Dazzy Vance - 15
Johnny Kling - 14
Nap Rucker - 13
Joe Tinker - 12
Babe Adams - 11
Pie Traynor - 10
Harry Heilmann - 8
Edd Roush - 8
Max Carey - 7
Bill Dinneen - 7
Kid Nichols - 7
Nick Altrock - 6
Jack Chesbro - 6
Sam Crawford - 6
Duffy Lewis - 6
Amos Rusie - 6
Casey Stengel - 6
Mike Donlin - 5
Harry Hooper - 5
Dickie Kerr - 5
Bobby Wallace - 5
Hank Gowdy - 4
Rube Marquard - 4
Stuffy McInnis - 4
Zack Wheat - 4
Jimmy Archer - 3
Earle Combs - 3
Red Faber - 3
Joe McCarthy - 3
Fred Tenney - 3
Donie Bush - 2
Bill Carrigan - 2
Gavvy Cravath - 2
Lou Criger - 2
"Wild Bill" Donovan - 2
Buck Ewing - 2
Eddie Grant - 2
Hans Lobert - 2
Ossee Schreckengost - 2
"Smokey Joe" Wood - 2
Dave Bancroft - 1
Jack Barry - 1
Marty Bergen - 1
Bill Bradley - 1
George J. Burns - 1
Wilbur Cooper - 1
Lave Cross - 1
Jake Daubert - 1
Larry Doyle - 1
Art Fletcher - 1
Chick Fraser - 1
Kid Gleason - 1
Burleigh Grimes - 1
Charlie Grimm - 1
Noodles Hahn - 1
Jesse Haines - 1
Bucky Harris - 1
Waite Hoyt - 1
Charlie Irwin - 1
"Sad Sam" Jones - 1
Joe Kelley - 1
Otto Knabe - 1
Tommy Leach - 1
Herman Long - 1
Dolph Luque - 1
Sherry Magee - 1
Pat Moran - 1
Art Nehf - 1
Roger Peckinpaugh - 1
Heinie Peitz - 1
Hub Perdue - 1
Deacon Phillippe - 1
Al Schacht - 1
Everett Scott - 1
Urban Shocker - 1
Jake Stahl - 1
Harry Steinfeldt - 1
Hack Wilson - 1
The Old-Timers Committee
As the opening of the Hall approached, criticism mounted that no 19th century figures who were known primarily as players had yet been selected, when basic plans nearly four years earlier had promised five as an ideal initial number. In addition, the 6-member Centennial Commission which had selected honorees in the previous two years never had an opportunity to meet. As a result, a smaller committee of only three members - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, National League president Ford Frick, and American League president Will Harridge - was formed to choose appropriate honorees; their selections were announced on May 2, less than 6 weeks before the Hall's opening. They chose six inductees, all of whom were deceased; of the 13 committee selections between 1937 and 1939, only Connie Mack was still living at the time of the Hall's opening (his Athletics played in the inaugural Hall of Fame game). The committee's choices included the two players who had tied for first in the failed 1936 Veterans vote (the 3rd- and 4th-place finishers had by this time been selected by the BBWAA; the 6th-place choice had been selected by an earlier committee):
Cap Anson, a star first baseman from the 1870s through the late 1890s, and also a successful manager, who is now widely recognized as the first player to collect 3000 hits in the topmost professional leagues; and
Buck Ewing, the game's premier catcher in the 1880s and early 1890s.
The remaining inductees were:
Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who won 309 games in an 11-year career in the 1880s, including a record 60 wins in 1884; he had finished 7th in the 1936 vote
Albert Spalding, the game's best pitcher in the 1870s (252 wins from 1871 to 1876), who managed Chicago to the first NL pennant and later became not only part owner of the team and the club president, but also the founder of a major sporting goods company
Charles Comiskey, a defensive standout at first base in the 1880s who also managed his team to four consecutive pennants and later became the longtime owner of the Chicago White Sox
William "Candy" Cummings, who the committee members decided had the strongest claim to having invented the curveball
The BBWAA special election
At the major league winter meetings in Cincinnati in December 1939, the BBWAA held a special election in which Lou Gehrig - who had announced his retirement just after the Hall's opening - was elected to membership in the Hall of Fame. The BBWAA also moved to postpone the next regular election until 1942, as the initial quota of 10 inductees from the 20th century had been met.
Categories: Baseball Hall of Fame balloting | 1939 in sports
Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (797 words)
The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Hall's opening that year.
In the BBWAA election, voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
At the major league winter meetings in Cincinnati in December 1939, the BBWAA held a special election in which Lou Gehrig - who had announced his retirement just after the Hall's opening - was elected to membership in the Hall of Fame.


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Aziz Estates
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Aziz Estates Homes for sale Canton MI
Aziz Estates, Canton, MI
Approx Sale Price Range: $240,000 - $380,000
Square footage Range: 2,000 - 2,800
Year Built Range: 1997 - 1998
School District: Plymouth - Canton
The Aziz Estates homes for sale in Canton, MI are located at the south of Cherry Hill Road and east of Lotz Road in the 48188 zip code. These beautifully updated homes with Brazilian cherry cabinets and crown molding are definitely ones that are worth coming home to. The open floor plan gives these homes an extra congenial feel equipped with a two-storey foyer and hardwood floors. The great room and living room comes with cathedral ceilings and crown moldings, while in the living room there's a natural gas fireplace, large windows for lots of natural lighting. The formal dining room is spacious and has a lovely bay window. The kitchen is that of one's dream that boasts granite counter tops, Brazilian cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, and a breakfast nook overlooking the patio through the door wall. The master suite has cathedral ceiling, walk in cabinet, and a master bath with separate stand up shower, jetted tub, and dual vanity sinks. Enjoy nature in the wooded deck with tree lined yard.
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Aziz Estates Subdivision Location
The Aziz Estates homes for sale in Canton, MI are located at the south of Cherry Hill Road and east of Lotz Road.
Located 2.8 miles via Palmer Road Norman's Market, one of the grocery stores close to the Aziz Estates. This Meat Market has been serving the neighborhood for over 60 years. They carry a full selection of the highest quality beef, pork and all natural Amish chicken. Norman's freshness is very important, that is why they cut and grind all meat fresh daily. They also have a full service deli complete with a large selection of fresh deli meats, the best homemade salads in town and entrees that are made fresh daily in their own kitchen.
Another grocery store close to the Aziz Estates is the Haggerty Market. Located 1.3 miles via S Lotz Road and Palmer Road, this is a grocery store that specializes in ethnic cuisine from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Middle East and Africa. Haggerty Market stocks meats, vegetables, legumes, dry goods and other foods and spices
Located 2.7 miles via Palmer Road are where a number of restaurants and fast food chains are found, such as, McDonald's, Rocky's Family Dining, Toarmina's Pizza, Little Caesar's Pizza, Taqueria Alameda, Happy Pizza, Puerta Del Sol, and Tim Hortons.
Parks are complex elements of a city. They can serve scores of different uses, may be specialized in their function, or can simply provide visual appeal for residents. Freedom Park, located 2.9 miles via Palmer Road, is more than just a disc golf course it features amenities such as an athletic field, basketball court, horse shoe pits, inline skate rink, pavilion, pedestrian path, pickleball courts, playground, pond, tennis courts, volleyball, and woodland.
Morton Taylor Trailhead is located 3.7 miles via S Lotz Road and Michigan Avenue. This is a single-track mountain bike trail with newer trail, constructed by conservation group, with several single-track bridges, log ramps, rivers, bridges. This is an incredible oasis hidden in the middle of the city. There are more than 3 miles of crushed gravel pathways and in between are 5 miles of new hiking/biking single-track. The trail consists of 5 (non-directional) half mile and mile long loops with some straight sections in between and more trail will be developed as the township progresses in the future phases. The terrain is relatively flat with some small hills, but is twisty and scenic with optional technical sections and some wooden bridges connecting the two sides of the river. There's also a cool Carved Eagle and animal wooden carved bench for the much needed rest about 1 mile west of the trailhead.
Malls are part of the fabric of the local community. Many shoppers' first job or first date was at their local mall. Most shoppers can recall positive personal experiences from their youth that occurred at the mall.
Located 9.1 miles via I-275 N, Laurel Park Place Mall is an enclosed upscale shopping mall. The mall features over 70 restaurants and stores, with Carson's and Von Maur as anchor stores. Laurel Park Place includes the Phoenix movie theaters, restaurants, a food court, the attached Livonia Marriott Hotel, and an office tower. Other retail stores found inside the Laurel Park Place Mall are J-Trends, LensCrafters, Sleep number, Crazy 8, The LImited, Pro Sport Zone, Easy Spirit, Godiva Chocolatier, White House Black Market, Gap, The Limited, Bath and Body Works, Eddie Bauer, and Sunglass Hut.
Westland Center is an enclosed shopping mall, located 5.3 miles via Cherry Hill Road and N Newburh Road, that features more than 100 inline stores, with JC Penney, Sears, Macy's and Kohl's serving as anchor stores. The mall originally boasted a four-story Hudson's department store and S.S.Kresge, a five and dime store. Other stores inside the Westland Center are Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Forever 21, Christopher & Banks, Elegant Steps, Journeys, Foot Locker, Shoe Carnival, American Eagle Outfitters, Things Remembered, Spencer Gifts, GloWorks Imports, Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works.
One of the most fun things to do in Canton is located just 3.0 miles via S Haggerty Road, Sky Zone is the world's first indoor trampoline park. They invented "fun fitness" and the makers of trampolines as far as the eye can see. They give one of the greatest workouts ever combined with awesome, healthy fun. Sky Zone has been voted the number one "out of the box" workout and the "best party ever." Experience WOW – the weightlessness of bouncing, flipping and landing in a pit filled with 10,000 foam cubes. Sky Zone Canton was completed in 2012, and offers open jump, a SkySlam court, SkyRobics fitness classes, Ultimate Dodgeball (when available) and the Foam Zone. For just about any age, shape or size, Sky Zone Canton is the ultimate 3-D play experience.
Aziz Estates Subdivision Freeway Access
The Aziz Estates homes for sale in Canton, MI are located at the south of Cherry Hill Road, east of Lotz Road, and 3.8 miles south of Interstate 275.
Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport is uncontrolled, and is used for general aviation purposes, located 4.8 miles via N Lilley Road. No commercial airline service is available, although many small flight schools are based there. Due to the short runway length, touch and go operations, commonly used in flight training, are prohibited. Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport covers an area of 63 acres at an elevation of 696 feet above mean sea level. The airport is owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorizes it as a reliever airport.
Aziz Estates Subdivision School District
The Plymouth-Canton School Districts includes 26 schools and serves more than 19,300 students in grades PK through 12, and is in charge of the elementary and secondary public schools and is responsible for ensuring they serve their purpose.
Smith Elementary School, located 6.3 miles via N Haggerty Road, is one of 17 elementary schools in Plymouth-Canton School District. It is a public school that serves 535 students in grades K-5. According to state standards, 77% of students at this school are considered proficient in math and/or reading. In 2014, Smith Elementary School ranked better than 79.2% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranked 9th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District.
Located 3.2 miles via Palmer Road, Bentley Elementary is a public school that serves students in grades PK-5. Named after popular Michigan educator Carvel M. Bentley, the school opened its doors August 30, 1994 with 480 students in its new classrooms. According to state standards, 73% of students at this school are considered proficient in math and/or reading. In 2014, Bentley Elementary School ranked better than 82.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranked 6th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District.
Plymouth-Canton Montessori School, located 6.3 miles via N Haggerty Road, is a non-profit, private Montessori school that has more than 100 students in grades PK and 5. Classes are mixed-age groups incorporating the preschool and kindergarten years with a balanced number of boys and girls. Plymouth-Canton Montessori School provides educational programs, as well as full day care, before- and after-school care, and summer day camp.
Pioneer Middle School is one of five middle schools in the Plymouth-Canton community school district, located 7.2 miles via N Haggerty Road. There are 866 students enrolled, and extracurricular sports activities are offered. In 2014, Pioneer Middle School ranked better than 93.6% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranked 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District. The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Middle School is 20.7.
East Middle School is a public school with 769 students and 37.1 teachers. Located 5.6 miles via N lilley Road, East Middle School ranked 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District. In 2014, East Middle School ranked better than 94.3% of middle schools in Michigan. In 2013, East Middle School chess teams competed in the Michigan Scholastic Team Chess Championship at Michigan State University, with more than 800 students from across the state competed in the tournament, East Middle School teams won second place in the K-9 Championship Section, and sixth place in K-6 Championship Section.
Plymouth Christian Academy is a private K-12 school that provides a top-tier Christian education, located 5.2 miles via N Lilley Road. Since 1976, Plymouth Christian Academy's preschool, kindergarten, elementary and secondary programs have provided a quality education designed to advance each student in four life areas: spiritual, academic, social, and physical. At Plymouth Christian, students enjoy a learning environment rich in technology across the curriculum. Every PCA classroom from Begindergarten through 12th grade features SMART Board technology. There are three computer labs available to students of all ages: Elementary Computer Lab, Middle School Computer Lab, and High School Computer Lab. During the summer of 2014, the Elementary Computer Lab was upgraded with 25 Lenovo Think Stations. All high school students are required to bring their own device to school for use in their classes. Other programs that the Plymouth Christian Academy offers are Spiritual Life, Athletics, Elementary Fine and Performing Arts, Secondary Fine and Performing Arts, Secondary X-Term, Student Organizations and Summer Camps.
Located 3.8 miles via Cherry Hill Road, Canton Preparatory High School is a college prep, public charter high school offers a rich and challenging curriculum for academically motivated students. Because the school wants students to hit the ground running when they enter college, Canton Prep requires the students to take at least two AP courses while in high school. Students also ask that they give back to their communities by completing at least 60 hours of community service. In addition, with its growing impact on the future of our students, the school fully embrace technological innovation and offer wireless campuses, interactive whiteboards, and rich digital content in all subject areas. Canton Prep College Counseling program is designed to guide students and parents through the post-secondary planning process and to create plans for college or other post-secondary experiences. The school wants students to have the knowledge and resources necessary to make informed and successful post-secondary decisions. Canton Prep works with each student during an advisory class, as well as group meetings, and also meet one-on-one with juniors and seniors for individualized planning. Canton Prep is a uniquely supportive environment that encourages the success of all students. The teachers partner with parents to form a cohesive unit of support that guides and inspires students. Canton Prep offers free tutoring programs, as well as online learning materials.
The benefits of a college education include career opportunities like better paying and higher skilled jobs, but studies have shown that it also leads to overall happiness and stability.
University of Michigan is located 20.5 miles via M-153 W and is the state's oldest university which was founded in 1817. Considered one of the foremost research universities in the United States, the university has very high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as well as professional degrees in business, medicine, law, pharmacy, nursing, social work and dentistry. Michigan's body of living alumni (as of 2012) comprises more than 500,000. Besides academic life, Michigan's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Wolverines.
Washtenaw Community College was founded in 1965, located 14.9 miles via Geddes Road. WCC welcomes more than 13,000 people from over 100 countries for study each year and grants certificates and degrees to over 1,400 students annually. The college offers approximately 100 credit programs in business, health and public service, humanities and social science, math and natural sciences, and technology.
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Q: SQL Query Performance with case statement I have a simple select that is running very slow and have narrowed it down to one particular where statement.
I am not sure if you need to see the whole query, or maybe will be able to help me understand why the case is affecting performance so much. I feel like I found the problem, but can't seem to resolve it. I've worked with case statement before, and have never ran into such huge performance issues.
For this particular example. the declaration is as follows: Declare @lastInvOnly as int = 0
the problem where statement follow and runs for about 20 seconds:
AND ird.inventorydate = CASE WHEN @lastinvonly=0 THEN
-- get the last reported inventory in respect to the specified parameter
    (SELECT MAX(ird2.inventorydate)
     FROM   irdate ird2
     WHERE  ird2.ris =r.ris AND
            ird2.generateddata!='g' AND
            ird2.inventorydate <= @inventorydate)
END

Removing the case makes it run in 1 second which is a HUGE difference. I can't understand why.
AND ird.inventorydate =
    (SELECT MAX(ird2.inventorydate)
     FROM   irdate ird2
     WHERE  ird2.ris = r.ris AND
            ird2.generateddata! = 'g' AND
            ird2.inventorydate <= @inventorydate)

A: It should almost certainly be a derived table and you should join to it instead. Sub-selects tend to have poor performance and when used conditionally, even worse. Try this instead:
INNER JOIN (
   select
       ris
      ,max(inventorydate) AS [MaxInvDate]
   from irdate
   where s and generateddata!='g'
   and inventorydate <= @inventorydate
   GROUP BY ris
) AS MaxInvDate ON MaxInvDate.ris=r.ris
and ird.inventorydate=MaxInvDate.MaxInvDate
and @lastinvonly=0

I'm not 100% positive this logically works with the whole query as your question only provides a small part.

A: I can't tell for sure without seeing an execution plan but the branch in your filter is likely the cause of the performance problems. Theoretically, the optimizer can take the version without the case and apply an optimization that transforms the subquery in your filter into a join; when the case statement is added this optimization is no longer possible and the subquery is executed for every row. One can refactor the code to help the optimizer out, something like this should work:
outer apply (
    select max(ird2.inventorydate) as maxinventorydate
    from irdate ird2
    where ird2.ris = r.ris
      and ird2.generateddata <> 'g'
      and ird2.inventorydate <= @inventorydate
      and @lastinvonly = 0
) as ird2
where ird.inventorydate = ird2.maxinventorydate

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Tag Archives: Plutocrats
Workin' in a Coal Mine
American Experience ran a documentary called "The Mine Wars" on January 26th. It told the story of West Virginia coal miners' battle against mine owners at the start of the 20th century.
Few know that the WV mine workers struggle against the mine owners led to the largest armed insurrection after the Civil War and turned parts of West Virginia into a war zone that required federal troops to pacify.
The battle started in 1920 with a shootout in Matewan, WV. It was triggered by a plan by the United Mine Workers (UMW) to organize Mingo County, where Matewan is located, and the thuggish reaction by mine owners. There is a fine movie that documents this, "Matewan", by John Sayles.
The town's union-sympathizing Police Chief Sid Hatfield confronted a group of private detectives from the Baldwin-Felts company who were hired by the coal mine owners. The detectives had come to Matewan to evict the families of unionized miners. The "Battle" of Matewan left seven Baldwin-Felts men dead, along with the mayor and two townspeople.
Some background: Workers were paid based on the weight of the coal they mined. Each car brought from the mines theoretically held a specific amount of coal (2,000 pounds). However, cars were altered by owners to hold more coal than the specified amount, so miners would be paid for 2,000 pounds when they actually had brought in 2,500. In addition, workers were docked pay if rock was mixed in with the coal. Miners mostly lived in company-owned homes, and were forced to shop at company-owned stores.
The UMW started organizing and striking in WV in 1912. When the strikes began, the mine owners used hired guns to inflict plenty of violence on miners and their families.
There is a sordid history of similar efforts throughout the US. Check out the Ludlow Massacre in 1914.
But before WWI, the UMW was unsuccessful in changing working conditions or wages for miners. The US entry into WWI in 1917 sparked a boom in demand for coal, also bringing increasing wages. After the War, demand for coal fell, and so did miners' wages.
At that time, the largest non-unionized coal region in the eastern US were WV's Logan and Mingo counties, and the UMW made them a top priority. Mine owners in Logan bought off the Logan County Sheriff Don Chafin to keep the union out of the county. In 1921, after increasingly violent confrontations with the owners and their hired guns, miners moved to fight back.
In August, approximately 5,000 armed union men entered Logan County. Logan city was protected by a natural barrier, Blair Mountain. Chafin's forces took positions at the top of Blair Mountain, while the miners assembled near the bottom of the mountain. There were skirmishes and deaths. On September 1, President Harding sent in federal troops to break up the battle, and the miners soon surrendered to the feds.
By 1924, UMW membership in the state had dropped by about 50% of its total in 1921.
Mine owners also engaged in a PR campaign that portrayed the UMW as "Bolsheviks". The Red Scare in 1919-1920 was based on fears that the labor movement would lead to radical political agitation, or would spread communism and anarchism within the country. This sense of paranoia was driven in part by the mining companies.
Does any of this sound familiar? How many red scare equivalents have we had in the last 100 years?
Corporations have always been at war with workers. Here's the real question: Is it possible for capitalism, by its very nature, NOT to incite a constant battle between the .01% and everyone else?
Probably not. Class is a feature of capitalism, so it follows that class conflict will always be part of capitalist economies. We may find ways to mitigate the effects of that conflict, but it will always be a struggle to do so.
At the same time, we see every day that the interests of private capital are not aligned with the needs of society as a whole. We re-learn these lessons because our public institutions periodically get co-opted by capital. Until private capital's stranglehold over our political process is ended, it will always try to rig the system.
The miners' struggle in West Virginia was not just a backwoods conflict. The WV experience has direct relevance to today's American economy, to today's capitalists, and to the state of labor in America today.
What happened in West Virginia is an object lesson for what all of America might look like with unfettered corporatism.
Take a look and listen to Lee Dorsey's 1966 hit "Workin in Coal Mine" written by the late, great Alan Toussaint:
For those who read the Wrongologist in email, you can view the video here.
Monday Wake Up Call – July 1, 2019


It's been awhile since I've written. Not much in particular has been happening. I've been downloading movies off of kazaa, reading, walking and thinking. The weather has been keeping me in more. It's not that I don't enjoy it it is just a bit cooler these days. I'm afraid that there isn't much in the way of excitement to share.


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Q: How to parse a remote CSV file I have a CSV file stored on my server and I would like it to parse from my JavaScript code on the client.
Currently I have the following which is not working:
function CSVToArray(strData, strDelimiter) {
  // Check to see if the delimiter is defined. If not,
  // then default to comma.
  strDelimiter = (strDelimiter || ",");

  // Create a regular expression to parse the CSV values.
  var objPattern = new RegExp(
    (
      // Delimiters.
      "(\\" + strDelimiter + "|\\r?\\n|\\r|^)" +

      // Quoted fields.
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var res = CSVToArray("http://x.x.x.x/uploaded-img/location.csv", ",");
console.log(res);

Result: ["http://x.x.x.x/uploaded-img/location.csv"]
So basically it displays the url since the first parameter were suppose to be the actual content of CSV and not the file location.
My question how do I get the content of the csv so then I can parse it and add to some array.

Expected result: an array of content data from the actual csv file from server.
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Camarillo-based Semtech to lay off 8 percent of workforce
By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 / Comments Off on Camarillo-based Semtech to lay off 8 percent of workforce
Camarillo-based Semtech Corp. announced plans to lay off about 8 percent of its workforce.
Semtech, which makes analog and mixed signal semiconductors and announced the cuts July 15, didn't provide details about the total number of employees that will be laid off, or where the cuts will happen.
The company said in a news release that the layoffs will save the company $20 million per year. To execute the layoffs, Semtech will incur $3.5 million in costs it expects to experience during the second and third quarters of 2016.
Semtech said a slow down of the smartphone market drove the workforce reductions.
"Given our recent revenue decline driven primarily by weak Korean smartphone demand, we have made the very difficult decision to reduce our headcount and operating expenses across a majority of Semtech's locations," said Semtech CEO Mohan Maheswaran.
"Our recent investments in infrastructure will allow us to scale more efficiently as our revenue grows."
In January of 2014, Semtech announced that it would lay off 6 percent of its workforce, which was then about 1,300 workers. At the time, Semtech said those layoffs would save the company about $35 million annually. Semtech has 31 offices in 14 countries worldwide.
Semtech's website says it currently employs over 1,200 people.
In its first quarter earnings release, Semtech said it lost $142,000. Semtech's net sales also slipped by about $2 million from the first quarter of last year.
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Q: angularjs sortable - update sort order property I am creating an angularjs app that also uses jquery ui sortable. I'm looking for a clean way to update a "SortOrder" property on my models based on their position on the page, every time a sort is performed.
Here's what I have so far:

{{object.Title}}

And here is my sortable directive:
myApp.directive('sortable', function(){
    return {
        restrict : 'A',
        link : function(scope, element, attributes){
            element.sortable({
                helper : 'clone',
                stop : function(event, ui){
                    scope.syncOrder();
                }
            });
        }
    };
});

And my "syncOrder" function:
$scope.syncOrder = function(){
    // some speculation here:
    for(var i in $scope.objects){
        $scope.objects[i].SortOrder = ???;
    }
};

The SortOrder property exists and is set on page load, but obviously they need to be updated upon sorting, so I can pass the updated set back to the server and save. Any ideas?
Thanks!

A: First, we need a way to tie the elements to the objects in our model. We can do this by giving our elements in the repeater an ID and grabbing that ID when the sort stops.

        { obj.message }}

Now in our directive we need to use the sortable's toArray method (documentation here) to get a list of all element IDs and their positions and we need to pass that into our syncOrder function.
app.directive('sortable', function ($timeout) {
  return function (scope, element, attributes) {
    element.sortable({
        stop: function(event, ui){
            scope.syncOrder(element.sortable('toArray'));
        }
    });
  };
});

Now we can modify our syncOrder function to iterate over all objects in our model, then iterate over all elements in the array passed in by sortable, compare the IDs, and update the model to reflect the new positions.
$scope.syncOrder = function (elemPositions) {
    // loop over our model objects
    $scope.objects.forEach(function (obj) {
        // loop over all the element positions
        elemPositions.forEach(function (elemId, index) {
            // shave off the string part of the ID on the element.
            var id = parseInt(elemId.replace(/elem-/, ''));

            // Items in the elemPositions array are in the order that they
            // are on the page. If the element ID matches the ID we gave to
            // our object, update the sort order to match the current index.
            if (id === obj.id) {
                obj.sortOrder = index;
            }
        });
    });
};

Once we have that setup there's one final thing we need to do. The stop event from the jquery sortable widget is executed outside of the angular execution block. In other words, angular has no way to know exactly if or when the sortable is going to update its objects array on our $scope. Because of this, your view will appear to not update when you sort; though if you iterate over your array you would see the array did indeed update.
We need to force angular to be aware that changes are about to happen to objects in scope. To do this we'll call scope.$apply in our directive.
return function (scope, element, attributes) {
    element.sortable({
        stop: function(event, ui){
            // Without this, angular magic won't happen when the objects array is updated.
            scope.$apply(function () {
                scope.syncOrder(element.sortable('toArray'));
            });
        }
    });
};

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SINGAPORE (Dec 26): RHB Research is targeting 3,300 for the Straits Times Index (STI) by end-2019 and advises investors to remain defensive amid anticipated volatility in the year ahead – by focusing on buying stocks that offer stable earnings, strong balance sheets and sustainable dividends.
The research house's caution comes despite inexpensive overall market valuations, in the research house's view, with the STI trading at 12.7 times its one-year forward P/E at the -1SD band as at the close of Dec 13.
In a Dec 14 report, RHB says that while it expects "compelling valuations" and moderate appreciation of the SGD to bring long-term investors back into the market, it prefers defensive sectors as well as to focus on a bottom-up stock picking strategy for 2019.
RHB is forecasting 2019 GDP growth to ease to 2.8% from 3.2% this year, and expects Singapore's equity market to remain volatile amid uncertainties over trade tensions between China and US. The consumer and industrial remain the research house's preferred sectors for their tendency to outperform the broader market.
"In both sectors [consumer and industrial], we prefer companies that offer earnings growth visibility and/or sustainable high dividends. Sheng Siong and Wilmar International are our top consumer picks, while we like ST Engineering amongst industrials on revival of its profit growth," says RHB.
Sheng Siong and Wilmar have been given the respective target prices of $1.27 and $3.58, while ST Engineering has a $3.97 target price.
RHB also remains "overweight" on banks for its high growth and dividend yields despite slower loan growth of late, with UOB as his preferred sector pick for its more-reasonable valuations and the likelihood of a higher dividend payout. RHB's target price for the bank is $30.80.
Among Singapore REITs (S-REITs), the research house prefers industrial and hospitality REITs which are beneficiaries of improving economic activity and with strong balance sheets. Ascendas REIT (A-REIT) and CDL Hospitality Trust (CDL HT) are the top "buy" picks in this space with target prices of $2.90 and $1.80, respectively.
Lastly, out of the small and mid-cap stocks under RHB's coverage, Silverlake Axis, HRnetgroup, FuYu Corp and Singapore Medical Group (SMG) are expected to deliver strong returns in 2019. These stocks come with target prices of 65 cents, $1.18, 23 cents and 56 cents, respectively.
"Singapore's economic growth is highly dependent on exports, as evident from the fact that its total trade is more than two times the country's GDP. An escalating trade war between China and the US would have a direct impact on Singapore's economy and in all likelihood, STI earnings growth as well. A prolonged trade war will hurt economic growth and result in further cuts to corporate earnings, which could be negative for the Singapore market," concludes RHB.


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Overall, im very very surprised and pleased with this product. But maybe the developers can read a few of the concerns with the app, etc and address some in a future update. This product and app has tremendous potential. And is on the brink on making me a loyal customer. As im sure others are.
I also have a question regarding the blue light on the device. Does it ever turn off? I though maybe i had to be far enough so it can deactivate so i left my phone in the house and went out to the driveway to check and it was still on. I was no longer connected to zus wifi, i was on my home wifi. And it was way more than 30 seconds, more like 5 min. Im worried that this drains my battery life??
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I am a huge fan of the car charger. It charges my devices very quickly.
I WAS excited about the backup camera...until I started using it. It does not work well at all - performs its worst when around other WiFi networks that aren't its own (70% of the time I'm backup up my car near my home). It takes way too much time for the Bluetooth to activate, the WiFi to activate and connect, and also for the camera to feed the image to my phone. The WiFi never works correctly. I can't seem to find a use for holding my phone, waiting 2 min for the app to figure out how to speak to the Backup Camera, then start to backup my car. I have a busy life and this simply doesn't cut it. I had high hopes. Installation was super simple. But what I installed is close to worthless at this point. And while the WiFi is connected to the camera...it takes a while for the camera to disconnect, causing me to turn off my phone's WiFi antenna in order to have any access to the internet.
Love the ZUS system and app!
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I bought a pair of the ZUS Apple charging cables and the Smart Car Charger during the IndieGoGo campaign, and I use both constantly. I do feel that the charger and/or cords out perform many others that I have tried as far as charging speed. I can charge my phone in my car from "nearly dying" to at least well above 50-60% in a 15 minute drive.
I love that the app integrates so much information in such a succinct visual. Paired with the Smart Car Charger it can save your GPS location to find your car (I've only used this once for parking at a graduation and once for parking at a concert, but both times it worked great!) It also measures your car battery output and can log mileage. I use the later for keeping track of miles I travel for work, and it works like a charm. The best part is that you don't even have to think about it or remember to turn anything on if you use your Bluetooth and configure some app settings.
I definitely plan on purchasing more ZUS products, and am excited to see this company grow!


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Kimkins Diet Scandal – Headline Legal News
John E. Tiedt of The Law Office of Tied & Hurd is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview, discussing
Headline Legal News: Kimkins Diet Scandal. John discusses the case with co-counsel Michael Lee Cohen, a graduate of Harvard Law School and former member of the Harvard Law Review; Tom Peterson, President of the California Health Fraud Task Force; Dr. Americo A. Simonini, staff cardiologist with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; and Heidi Martinez, an alleged victim of the KimKins diet scandal and a member of the class action lawsuit in this matter. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that (1) Heidi Diaz, Founder of the Kimkins Diet, falsely claimed to have lost 198 pounds in one year, but in fact remains morbidly obese, (2) members' lifetime memberships were unjustly terminated, and (3) Ms. Diaz made claims of the diet's medical safely without justification.
John is a dedicated consumer advocate who has been credited with driving dangerous dietary supplements from the market, such as Ephedra. His recent verdicts and settlements have been praised as consumer victories and he continues to receive referrals directly from law firms around the country. He has also been frequently interviewed and consulted by the media regarding his cases. John is currently a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Riverside County Bar Association, and California Health Fraud Task Force. He has additionally served as counsel for the American Cancer Society.
The Law Offices of Tiedt & Hurd is located in Riverside, California, but handles cases all around the country by associating with some of the best law firms in the country in particular fields of law. The firm's practice is focused on personal injury and business litigation.
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Le parc naturel régional du lac Trasimène () est une zone protégée qui se situe dans la province de Pérouse en Ombrie.

Historique
Le parc a été instauré à la suite de la loi régionale 9 du  avec comme objectif la protection et la mise en valeur de la zone du lac Trasimène et les communes limitrophes qui possèdent de forts atouts: richesse naturelle, historique et artistique.

Géographie

Communes faisant partie du parc du lac Trasimène
La gestion du parc est assurée par le « Consorzio » dont font partie la province de Pérouse et les communes suivantes :
Castiglione del Lago
Magione
Panicale
Passignano sul Trasimeno
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
ainsi que les autres communes faisant partie de la :
Bettona
Cannara
Corciano
Deruta
Marsciano
Paciano
Piegaro
Città della Pieve

Faune et flore

Faune
Poissons :Tanche, anguille, carpe, brochet, perche et poisson-chat.
Oiseaux : Héron, aigrette, butor, grue, mésange, canard siffleur, canard colvert, oie cendrée, mouette, foulque, gallinule, poule d'eau, grèbe, cormoran.

Flore
 Phragmites, roseaux, plantes hydrophytes, saule, peuplier, chêne.

Tourisme
 Installations pour l'observation permanente de la plupart des oiseaux et visites guidées avec des bateaux électriques.
 Piste cyclable  de  entre Castiglione del Lago et San Feliciano.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Liste des parcs régionaux italiens
 Lac Trasimène

Liens externes
 Sur le site Perugiaonline.it

Parc naturel régional en Italie
Aire protégée en Ombrie
Aire protégée créée en 1995
Province de Pérouse

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This live album is notable because it includes material (seven songs) from 2010's "Wake Up The Nation" album and, without exception, the tracks sound a million times better than they do on what is, in my opinion, an incredibly badly-produced album. Here, a grating, sonically irritating track like "Andromeda" sounds like something approaching a decent track, and "7 & 3 Is The Striker's Name" has that typical Weller live power - full and bassy, loaded with attack. Great versions of old standards "Into Tomorrow" from the debut solo album and the rousing, crowd pleasing, riffy "From The Floorboards Up" are interspersed with the new tracks. Weller's band are on top form too. Potent, vibrant and confident.
"Aim High" is superbly funky, full of rumbling bass, weird keyboard swoops and Weller's detached, far away-sounding voice. It is twice the song it is on the original album - so much fuller in sound. "Moonshine" just bristles with verve and vitality. Its general sound is quite intense but here it really rocks and doesn't sound nearly as tinny as on the studio album. It is also a bit longer than on the studio album, giving it more personality as a song. The grungy "Echoes Round The Sun" from "22 Dreams" is punchy, with a thumping bass, but Weller's voice gets lost somewhere along the way, for some reason. The effervescent "Up The Dosage" is delivered with considerable attack, once again improving upon the studio version. "Trees" has never been a favourite of mine (although I admire the sentiments behind the song). It still sounds a mess to me.
"Wild Wood" is given a far more obvious, pounding drum beat and some electric violin, giving it a really appealing makeover. It even has a reggae bit in the middle. I love this version of the song. Kelly Jones from The Stereophonics joins Weller for a barnstorming "Eton Rifles". "That's Entertainment" is given the full band treatment. "Fast Car/Slow Traffic" is a frantic end to the collection.
At the end of the album, you get five tracks from sessions at the BBC Radio 2 Theatre, all of which are excellent in performance and sound quality.


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Open science and critical thinking across the psychology curriculum: More important now than ever
22 Jul 2020 1:30 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
By: Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D., MaryClare Colombo, Seton Hall University
Does COVID-19-related science have your mind reeling? Don't wear masks! Wait, please do! You're at higher risk if your blood is Type A! Not so fast!
Since the global pandemic altered just about every aspect of our lives, more people than ever are active consumers of science, and are noticing, in real time, the twisting turns of knowledge as it is created. In the past, the general public mostly read journalists' interpretations of peer-reviewed articles, but now, we're eager to see the results of every new study. Preprints, the drafts of research papers posted online before peer review, are now read by the public, sometimes without full realization that the paper has not been vetted (except perhaps on Twitter). Nonscientists are suddenly using the lingo of science, asking about samples and replications and even, although maybe not quite with this vocabulary, effect sizes. The open science movement, with its push toward increasing transparency, is making its mainstream debut!
The pandemic is a (devastatingly) perfect example of how current events, directly related to all of our lives, might drive student interest in understanding the previously murky scientific processes, and the clearer processes engendered by the open-science movement. Indeed, Grahe and colleagues (2019) argue that exposure to open science is not just a good idea, but one that fosters inclusion, helping all students feel connected to the scientific process. We can harness pandemic-related discussions about preprints and replications in the media, and use this as an opening toward discussing the full range of psychological science. And we can impart these lessons across the curriculum (see Morling & Calin-Jageman, 2020). Here, we outline ways to talk about open science in any course, including introductory psychology, and then introduce more advanced ideas suitable for a research or capstone course. This integration of open science can enhance students' ability to think critically about science from all kinds of sources.
Across the curriculum: An open science approach. Open science need not use the "scary" language of statistics. For instruction in lower-level courses, replication is at the center. At its core, the question is whether other researchers can repeat a study's findings, especially one with an unexpected outcome. Indeed, Chopik and colleagues (2018) reported the benefits of instruction on replication, even at the introductory psychology level, including a better understanding of research generally and open science specifically.
Based on that premise, we'll offer some examples of how instructors can embed open-science lessons into all of their courses in ways that encourage critical thinking.
Initiate discussions related to behavioral observations from everyday life. What leads people to comply with public health directives such as mask-wearing, for example? How could we study this? If a study comes out, why is it important to wait for a replication?
Initiate discussions related to news articles. Share news articles about psychology research, and ask what students can determine about the study, including the sample, from the news report. Explore with them how to dig deeper, including to find out whether this finding has repeated.
Introduce crowdsourcing, with all of its pros and cons. When a study appears to be based on crowdsourced data, such as a community sample recruited through a platform like Amazon Mechanical Turk (https://www.mturk.com/), encourage students to consider why that sample might be better than an introductory psychology participant pool, why the self-selected nature of such a sample might be problematic, and how such methods might be unethical (e.g., extremely low pay).
Introduce the open-science-badge initiative from the Center for Open Science (https://www.cos.io/our-services/badges). Show your students how to find out if a study they read in the news has any badges by looking at the peer-reviewed journal article. Ask students what they can learn from each of the badges, and why it's important to have this kind of transparency.
Upper-level courses: Preregistration. For upper-level courses—whether research methods or laboratory courses—we can teach students about open science via the online preregistration process, such as the one on the Open Science Foundation's website (https://osf.io/prereg/). Here, we'll talk about a Seton Hall University course, Laboratory Research Experience (LRE), in which students attend a once-a-week class to learn practical research skills while also working in a faculty member's laboratory gaining hands-on experience. Courses such as LRE teach students research basics such as finding and reading scientific sources, the steps in the research process, and how to present and write about research (Joh, 2019). Students can jump into the process at any point, charged with the typical tasks of a research assistant. In the lab, students can use open-science tools—particularly preregistration—as simple, yet powerful, classroom-to-laboratory bridges, while increasing critical thinking skills.
Students can understand two important concepts through preregistration—HARKing, or hypothesizing after the results are known, and p-hacking, manipulation of data and analyses to achieve statistical significance. Preregistration reduces these sketchy practices by detailing hypotheses, methodology, materials, and planned analyses in a time-stamped online log before data collection (Nosek et al., 2018). Students can complete a preregistration as a course project by using information from an Institutional Research Board application and asking questions of lab supervisors. In one study of a senior-level research course, students first reported unfamiliarity with preregistration, but later reported that completing a preregistration increased connections between methodology and statistics, prevented later changes in statistical decisions, and improved time and careful thought spent on research design (Blincoe & Buchert, 2020). In our own LRE course, undergraduate students took charge of the preregistration process, overseen by us (a professor and a graduate student), for an actual study; after completing this detailed assignment, they exhibited deep knowledge of the research process.
Preregistration could also be used as a classroom exercise to teach about ethical research considerations. Students could design a replication study and work through a preregistration assignment in groups. (The assignments in this case would not ultimately be uploaded to OSF.) Due to the precision required for preregistration, students must consider how study components fit together, why certain decisions are made, and what implications and restrictions arise. A discussion following the activity should highlight the importance of preregistration as it relates to research ethics and ask what students perceive as the benefit of completing the preregistration.
In summary, many aspects of open science are accessible to students at all levels of the undergraduate psychology curriculum. As the messy nature of the research process is increasingly visible to the general public, an understanding of open science can help our students to develop the critical mindset necessary to navigate the world.
Blincoe, S., & Buchert, S. (2020). Research preregistration as a teaching and learning tool in undergraduate psychology courses. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 19(1), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725719875844
Chopik, W. J., Bremner, R. H., Defever, A. M., & Keller, V. N. (2018). How (and whether) to teach undergraduates about the replication crisis in psychological science. Teaching of psychology, 45(2), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628318762900
Grahe, J. E., Cuccolo, K., Leighton, D. C., & Cramblet Alvarez, L. D. (2020). Open science promotes diverse, just, and sustainable research and educational outcomes. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 19(1), 5-20. https://doi.org /10.1177/1475725719869164
Joh, A. (2019). PSYC 2315/2316: Laboratory research experience [Syllabus]. Department of Psychology, Seton Hall University.
Morling, B., & Calin-Jageman, R. J. (2020). What psychology teachers should know about open science and the new statistics. Teaching of Psychology, 47(2), 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628320901372
Nosek, B. A., Ebersole, C. R., DeHaven, A. C., & Mellor, D. T. (2018). The preregistration revolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(11), 2600-2606. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708274114
Authors' Bios
Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D. is a professor at Seton Hall University, an author of statistics and introductory psychology textbooks, and President Elect of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Susan is co-editor of a new book on assessment of undergraduate psychology (https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/assessing-undergraduate-learning-psychology) and is on Twitter @Susan_A_Nolan.
MaryClare Colombo is a Master's student in Experimental Psychology at Seton Hall University, where she is also pursuing a certificate in Data Analytics. She has several blossoming research interests including mental illness stigma and engagement in learning.


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Things that frustrate you in games?
Thread starter Julum
Gather round, people, I'll tell you a story
Escort missions, bad storytelling, and save points.
Also the prejudices that plague the gaming industry and community, but that's another story.
GastlyGibus
World's worst critic
That's another thing. Limited save points or the lack of the ability to save on the spot.
Older games didn't have this problem for the most part, which is really strange to me. Most of the games I played as a kid had basic save functionality, i.e., the ability to save the game wherever and whenever you wanted. Now, in this modern age of games, where you would think games should be getting better, this is something that's becoming less and less common. Now we have check-points, or auto-save, which simply aren't as helpful.
When I was a kid and I had hours to waste away on video games, this wasn't that big of a deal. But I'm 20 years old now. I go to school. I have a job. I have a life outside of video games, so when I do have the time to spend on video games, being forced to play until I hit a "checkpoint" or something similar that saves my progress is not fun. If you're worried about people making "save-states" and saving in order to repeat the same section over and over, then you can always do what Mystery Dungeon did, which was allowing you to save in the middle of the dungeon, then erasing the save after loading it. This prevented you from resetting a boss-fight over and over, but still allowed you to turn off the game if you needed to.
In short, give us the ability to save again. Older games had it. There is literally no excuse to not have it.
Farfetchd the Vigilante
Straight, No Chaser
First of all, escort missions. Nuff' said.
Second, when the AI is better then you. Whether it's enemy or ally, it kinda makes me feel unusefull to the plot.
Is Not A Moderator
Farfetchd the Vigilante said:
I have another thing to add to the AI complaint. When the AI has the ability to help you but doesn't. EX. when you're getting low on HP in Kingdom Hearts and Donald has the ability to throw up a Cure but he doesn't. Then Sora dies and you have to start over again. Now I could use Cure as Sora but if another team mate has the ability to do it I don't want to waste my time on it.
Also to add another thing to my problems with games. Difficulty. When games are insanely hard to the point where they're no fun. For example, Dark Souls games. Those games don't appeal to me at all.
TerraTF said:
When the game's difficulty settings are too steep (i.e. you go from "piss-easy" to "impossible" just by going up one difficulty level) that's also obnoxious. Kid Icarus: Uprising was a rare example of a game that handled difficulty settings well.
Jabberwocky said:
Games that start off hard then start to get super easy at the end are worse than those with a steep difficulty curve.
CrackFox
Mutha'uckas
Julum said:
For me, it's the bugginess of some games, at the moment. For example, Saints Row IV on the PS3. I enjoy the game, but it freezes for me. A lot. They really need to patch up the game a bit so I don't constantly have to do parts of a mission over again. How about you?
I have Saints Row IV and haven't experienced any freezes, maybe it's your disc. For me, the annoying thing about video games is specifically involving the PS3 and it's trophy system. I can be quite obsessive about trophies and getting the platinum, sometimes it's relatively easy and just takes dedication but for some games it's near impossible and I it serves no use other than to torment those players who value the platinum trophies but know they wont be getting it unless they replay the whole game numerous times, pay for extra dlc or generally spend hours and hours doing the same repetitive activities over and over.
CrackFox said:
For me, the annoying thing about video games is specifically involving the PS3 and it's trophy system. I can be quite obsessive about trophies and getting the platinum, sometimes it's relatively easy and just takes dedication but for some games it's near impossible and I it serves no use other than to torment those players who value the platinum trophies but know they wont be getting it unless they replay the whole game numerous times, pay for extra dlc or generally spend hours and hours doing the same repetitive activities over and over.
Trophies and achievements are really for those who go the extra mile.Yes some Platinums can be near impossible to get (I'm looking at you Bioshock) and even Multiplayer completely ruins the fun of trophies.
The jump from Assassin's Creed 2 having one of the easiest sets of trophies to get to Brotherhood being near impossible if you didn't get any of the Multiplayer trophies as soon as you started the game.
I can understand difficult achievements. I mean, they aren't really needed, it's just a fun challenge for those who like them. What bugs me are the stupid "participation prize" achievements that you literally cannot avoid getting. Not achievements that are easy to get; I'm talking those useless achievements that you get like right at the very start of the game, just for turning on the game.
Take Assassins Creed II for example. As soon as you start up the damn game, you watch the opening cutscene, and instantly you see "Achievement Unlocked: An Assassin is Born - 5 GS" Wow, I really worked hard for that one. I had to put the disc in the tray and everything.
Seriously, it's called an "Achievement" or a "Trophy," as in, you had to do something special to get it. Having an achievement that literally every player of the game is going to get is just pointless. What's the purpose of having an achievement if everybody is going to get it because it's impossible to not get?
Yeah, it's a silly pet peeve of mine, but I just never understood it. Like, what's the point?
It probably adds some kind of extra dimension of reward for your actions. Consciously it can be annoying, but the people who make games know brains like to be given rewards for stages of progress, however arbitrary. Might make you more likely to keep playing.. Or something like that.
I still think those rewards for inevitable actions right off the bat are silly, though.
Otherwise, among the more significant things that really get me is puzzles or events that require you going back on yourself a lot - levels full of go do this in x, then go do that in y, then go back to x and get this, then use this in y to get to z etc... It just gets old. It makes me feel like I'm backtracking and, in deliberately more complexly designed or visually repetitive environments, can be outright frustrating and confusing. Maybe it's asking too much in terms of size of in-game worlds, but in most games I like to progress without an active need to revisit the specific areas I have already explored - or at least, without a need to do so not that long after I was last there. It starts to feel like a cheap way to make things more difficult or time consuming, which reminds me of yet another thing I really find annoying - grinding. It doesn't need to exist, seriously. It just strikes me as lazy game creation. You shouldn't necessarily be amazingly strong just by playing the story through, but you shouldn't need to spend hours completing repetitive side quests or fighting without any actual plot progression. It just creates the impression that they wanted to push you to be stronger for the next step up in the story but couldn't be bothered to fill in the gap with actual content.
Alongside this, a lack of ability to save wherever I want. As is the case for others, I just don't appreciate it. It makes playing the game feel like a chore rather than a hobby that fits around other things I have to do. Useless companions also rank highly - you have twice the people to protect and yet still only the same firepower - and escort missions tend to create that kind of situation often too.
discarded
For those hating on escort missions, what do you think The Last Of Us was? One giant escort mission! But yeah point taken most escort missions are tedious.
I'm also not a big fan of time limits, with few exceptions. I like to take my time when playing a game so if I see a countdown or timer then I'm probably not going to enjoy myself as much.
GastonGibus said:
Those ones are the best tbh. For me if you play through the game you get a reward.
I can understand the ones you get for progressing through the game. Those are fine. Like, if you complete a level or a section, an achievement for doing so is fine.
I'm complaining about the ones that are literally impossible to avoid. The ones you get for completing the tutorial, or for just turning on the game. If someone can't complete a video-game tutorial, especially in this day and age where video-games practically hold your hand the whole way through, then I don't really know what to say. xD
The tutorial is often-times the very first level, and it designed to be as easy as possible so you can learn how to play (Unless it's Dark Souls, in which case the game says "F*** you" right from the get go). Getting an achievement for that is just silly in my opinion.
ghaskan
At last, Kalos
Doormat said:
Now that you mention it, I hate time limits, including those of a different kind: when content is available for a limited amount of time only. This has been making playing MMOs very unpleasant to me lately, because it's simply impossible for me to keep up. Sometimes I might have lots of free time, but there's also periods where I don't, and having content taken away from you sucks. A lot. I loved Guild Wars 2 (and I still do like the game, as a matter of fact), but most of the content they have been putting in the game is there for 2 weeks and then is taken away, and that was putting too much pressure on me and making the experience unfun.
Another thing that's also been bothering me are limited-time DLCs, for example, content that you can only get by pre-ordering a game, or downloading during a set period of time (Pokémon events, I'm looking at you...). Even if it's just a costume, I bought the game, I want to have the whole package. I'm not a fan of DLCs in general, but at least make the content always obtainable.
ghaskan said:
One of the reasons I like Gamestop is that they sometimes carry games that have exclusive Gamestop only content. One big one I can think of is Assassin's Creed Revelations.
Resk
Master Of Mankeys
wait what? dark souls is not hard, it does take alot of patience though so i can see why people may dislike it
Resk said:
It was made so that it would be unnecessarily hard, which is pointless.
i hear u there pal, not living in us/japan is handicap when it comes to pokemon, i still dont get why they dont make a online distribution, or even more fun, u download a fight, if u beat a really good AI trainer you get the special pokemon
also about gw2, lets be honest, the game is less punishing than other MMO, i havent played in a while and my armor is still top tier lol (im not counting ascended since i aint gonna craft that lol=
not really, look at games right now, most of them are really easy, dark souls is one of those games that decided to target "hardcore gamers" so is refreshing to see a game that is not gonna hand you a victory, and i dont think is unnecessarily hard,
thats the whole point of the game, is hard because it knows that people want it to be hard
but i agree on something, is not newbies friendly, i heard they fixed that in dark souls 2 (not sure yet since i pre ordered it on pc and i dont want spoilers lol)
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Silverwynde
Sentient World Observation and Response Department
Idiot AI or cheating AI. There is nothing worse than dealing an NPC "ally" that can only stand there and stupidly watch as you slowly get killed or an NPC enemy that wipes your entire team while you watch helplessly.


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Howard County police Chief Gary Gardner announced his retirement Thursday after serving the department for 35 years. His last day of work will be Dec. 31."It has truly been an honor and pleasure working with so many wonderful people over the past 35 years. I have been blessed to serve alongside the finest men and women in law enforcement, as well as an exceptional civilian and volunteer staff," Gardner said. "While this was a challenging decision, I look forward to the future and spending more time with family. I am proud of what we have accomplished over the past four and a half years, and I know the agency will continue to build upon a foundation of excellence."Throughout his career, Gardner has served in nearly every component of the police department, including as the deputy chief for administration, commander of the criminal investigations bureau, chief of staff, commander in the patrol division and public information officer. Chief Gardner's replacement will be announced by County Executive Calvin Ball's office when they are ready to do so, said Sherry Llewellyn of the Howard County Police Department.
Howard County police Chief Gary Gardner announced his retirement Thursday after serving the department for 35 years. His last day of work will be Dec. 31.
"It has truly been an honor and pleasure working with so many wonderful people over the past 35 years. I have been blessed to serve alongside the finest men and women in law enforcement, as well as an exceptional civilian and volunteer staff," Gardner said. "While this was a challenging decision, I look forward to the future and spending more time with family. I am proud of what we have accomplished over the past four and a half years, and I know the agency will continue to build upon a foundation of excellence."
Throughout his career, Gardner has served in nearly every component of the police department, including as the deputy chief for administration, commander of the criminal investigations bureau, chief of staff, commander in the patrol division and public information officer.
Chief Gardner's replacement will be announced by County Executive Calvin Ball's office when they are ready to do so, said Sherry Llewellyn of the Howard County Police Department.
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Q: How can I get value of element attribute in XML Please how can I get value of attribute Value of element StatusCode in this XML:
<LogoutResponse
    ID="_f525259e-7e91-4282-9dc3-a0da65a4a17a"
    Version="2.0"
    IssueInstant="2021-05-17T15:41:55Z"
    InResponseTo="_5089729f-5cc0-4a66-a3c1-e710cde92897"
    Destination="https://idp.xyz/logout.aspx"
    xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
    <Issuer xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">https://abc.xyz/api</Issuer>
    <Status>
        <StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success" />
    </Status>
</LogoutResponse>

A: Due to the namespaces, this gets a little messy:
var doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(@"<LogoutResponse
    ID=""_f525259e-7e91-4282-9dc3-a0da65a4a17a""
    Version=""2.0""
    IssueInstant=""2021-05-17T15:41:55Z""
    InResponseTo=""_5089729f-5cc0-4a66-a3c1-e710cde92897""
    Destination=""https://idp.xyz/logout.aspx""
    xmlns=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"">
    <Issuer xmlns=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"">https://abc.xyz/api</Issuer>
    <Status>
        <StatusCode Value=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"" />
    </Status>
</LogoutResponse>");

var ns = new XmlNamespaceManager(doc.NameTable);
ns.AddNamespace("oasis", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol");
var attr = (XmlAttribute)doc.SelectSingleNode(
    "/oasis:LogoutResponse/oasis:Status/oasis:StatusCode/@Value", ns);
System.Console.WriteLine(attr.Value);

A: You can try with XmlDocument.

Note: since you have a name space (xmlns ...) all elements in your xml
by default in name space. hence you are getting object reference
error. I have updated the code and .netfiddle. please have a look

var xml = @"<LogoutResponse
ID=""_f525259e-7e91-4282-9dc3-a0da65a4a17a""
Version=""2.0""
IssueInstant=""2021-05-17T15:41:55Z""
InResponseTo=""_5089729f-5cc0-4a66-a3c1-e710cde92897""
Destination=""https://idp.xyz/logout.aspx""
xmlns=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"">
<Issuer xmlns=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"">https://abc.xyz/api</Issuer>
<Status>
<StatusCode Value=""urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"" />
</Status>
</LogoutResponse>";

var doc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(xml);

var nsManager = new XmlNamespaceManager(doc.NameTable);
nsManager.AddNamespace("ns", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol");

var result = doc.SelectSingleNode("/ns:LogoutResponse/ns:Status/ns:StatusCode/@Value", nsManager).InnerText;
Console.WriteLine(result);

A: By using LINQ to XML API.
It is available in the .Net Framework since 2007.
c#
void Main()
{
    XDocument xdoc = XDocument.Parse(@"<LogoutResponse xmlns='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol'
        Destination='https://idp.xyz/logout.aspx' ID='_f525259e-7e91-4282-9dc3-a0da65a4a17a'
        InResponseTo='_5089729f-5cc0-4a66-a3c1-e710cde92897' IssueInstant='2021-05-17T15:41:55Z' Version='2.0'>
        <Issuer xmlns='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion'>https://abc.xyz/api</Issuer>
        <Status>
            <StatusCode Value='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success'></StatusCode>
        </Status>
    </LogoutResponse>");

    XNamespace ns1 = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol";

    string StatusCodeValue = xdoc.Descendants(ns1 + "StatusCode")
        .Attributes("Value")
        .FirstOrDefault()?.Value;

    Console.WriteLine("StatusCodeValue='{0}'", StatusCodeValue);
}

Output
StatusCodeValue='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success'