One book that I am really looking forward to is Haruki Murakami's IQ84. It has been out in Japan for a while but I am still waiting for the English translation to arrive. A little while ago it turned up on Amazon and I was very close to buying it but I couldn't see anywhere on the Amazon page specifically stating that it was the English version. A few days later a one star review appeared complaining that the book was in fact in German.
The Amazon five star review system has always seemed to me to be of dubious value and this review highlighted some the inadequacies with it. But is it more good than bad?
On the face of it the Amazon review system is nothing but a good thing, giving a critical voice to anyone that wants to use it and a wealth of information for those looking for it, but there are a number of things that would be good to keep in mind when using it.
But what do these ratings really mean and how do people really use them? The definitions are far from clear. The words OK, hate and love are hugely prone to personal interpretation. This is one of the reasons why I don't write Amazon reviews. It's not like an Ebay review where all you're really doing is stating whether or not the shipper managed to get the item to you in a timely manner. An Amazon review encapsulates a wide variety of different aspects of the item in question and somehow all these different aspects, the quality of the book, the quality of the writing, the quality of the printing, the quality of the service needs to be summed up in a simple rating out of five. Is it fair to give a novel a one star review because the Amazon staff failed to state that it is in German?
Possibly. It is after all of huge importance. But that review is now forever linked to the book and will be taken into account in the statistical average of all reviews that go to make up a books score. This is another aspect of the Amazon review system – and not just Amazon, also all of the meta-critic reviews of films and video-games – that is of questionable value.
Without wanting to get too into statistics, partly because it is dull and mostly because I would probably get it wrong, these overall scores seem worth thinking about. The overall score is simply the mean average of all the reviews. This means that if someone else comes along and gives it five stars because they can read German and also loved the book the new overall score of the book is three. Now, this probably isn't going to be an issue with IQ84 because in time it will get a lot of reviews, seeing as Murakami is a very popular author. The significance of a mean is dependant on the amount of information that is going into calculating it. A less popular author or a debut novelist is going to attract a lot less attention and so a one star review based on something out of the authors hands could drag the overall score down significantly.
But do people really judge a book by its overall score? I have no idea but I am going to assume that a lot do based on how ubiquitous scores like that have become. From what I understand Metacritic has become quite feared and respected in its associated industries. But one of the problems of a mean average is that the final number doesn't necessarily have any relation to the numbers used to calculate it.
The old example of this that I remember is the town planner who has to figure out how many bedrooms the new houses he wants to build should have. If the mean number of children per family is 2.4 do you build a lot of houses with three bedrooms and slightly fewer with four? What about the weird outlier families with no children or ten children? What if this town is solely populated with families of one and five children and no one has any use for a three bedroom house? A mean average doesn't really help.
Here's an example from Amazon. At the time of writing Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has the following ratings.
I chose The Da Vinci Code because I know it is both popular and also much derided and that is represented in the hard numbers. A lot of people 'loved it' and the next highest group of people 'hated it'. The mean score however would suggest that the book is somewhere between 'OK' and 'likeable'. The average tells us nothing. A more telling fact of the book, rather than whether or not it is any good, is that it can provoke quite strong reactions from its readers.
Now this doesn't mean that the 3.5 average is entirely useless. In fact 1646 reviewers did not give it either a one or five star review and 1229 people rated it according to the final average. On the other hand 2368 – the number of people that either 'loved' or 'hated' the book would say that The Da Vinci Code is anything but 'OK'. Statistics is a famously malleable way of analysing numbers.
But what are the alternatives? If I were interested to discover whether or not The Da Vinci Code is a good read am I really going to read all 4014 reviews? Probably not. Without a star system to categorise the reviews neatly would any of those individual reviews ever stand much of a chance of being read at all? Not that The Da Vinci Code is a particularly good example, being extremely famous to begin with. But a lesser known novel with a fraction of these reviews is a different concern.
Having spent a lot of time ploughing through Amazon reviews it is astonishing how many people feel justified in giving a one star review for a single negative criticism or a five star review without any real explanation of why. Should the old adage be changed to 'don't judge a book by the mean average of a statistically insignificant number of short reviews'? Probably.


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Mike Morhaime Teams Up With Game Industry Veterans To Launch Dreamhaven™
Dreamhaven
Dreamhaven announces its first two studios: Moonshot Games™ and Secret Door™
IRVINE, California, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Morhaime, former CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, and a host of industry veterans today announced Dreamhaven, their new game company based in Irvine, CA. Dreamhaven will create and publish original games for players around the world, and it has established its first two studios: Moonshot and Secret Door.
"I'm excited to team up with such talented people who care deeply about games and their communities," said Dreamhaven CEO Mike Morhaime. "I've always believed in the power of games to bring people together regardless of backgrounds or boundaries. With Dreamhaven, we look forward to creating and sharing new experiences with players everywhere."
The team at Dreamhaven came together around a common goal to empower creators, help bring their ideas to life, and create original gaming experiences that foster meaningful connections between players.
Moonshot is led by Jason Chayes, Dustin Browder, and Ben Thompson. Chayes was previously an Executive Producer at Blizzard Entertainment where he led the Hearthstone team, a Senior Director at Electronic Arts, and before that, led art teams for the Walt Disney Company's game division. Browder's twenty-five year career includes roles as Game Director on StarCraft II, Heroes of the Storm, Command and Conquer, and The Lord of the Rings. Thompson's credits include Creative Director on Hearthstone, Art Director for the World of Warcraft trading card game, with additional credits on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Moonshot is also home to a team of seasoned developers who've collectively worked on some of gaming's most popular franchises.
"Dreamhaven has assembled some amazing people, folks who truly share our values, and we're really excited to begin this next adventure together," said Moonshot studio head Jason Chayes. "Though it's very early days, when we think about Moonshot, we imagine a studio that celebrates curiosity and courage. We aspire to be bold in our approach, and we think the best way to do that is to create a culture centered around trust. That's at the heart of how we'd like to work together and also how we'd like to connect with players once we're a bit further down the road."
Secret Door is led by Chris Sigaty, Alan Dabiri, and Eric Dodds, who've worked on multiple genre-defining games. Sigaty's roles have included Executive Producer on Hearthstone, StarCraft II, and Heroes of the Storm, as well as Lead Producer on the original Warcraft III. Dodds was the original Game Director of Hearthstone and veteran game designer on World of Warcraft and StarCraft. Dabiri has filled both Technical Director and Game Director roles and has worked on Warcraft III, StarCraft II, and Heroes of the Storm. They are joined by a team of highly talented developers with extensive industry experience and are beginning to explore new game experiences together.
"The amount of game development and publishing experience at Dreamhaven combined with the camaraderie between our studios is already providing an unparalleled environment for creative collaboration," said Secret Door studio head Chris Sigaty. "At Secret Door, we are passionate about bringing players together in positive ways while building a sustainable home for creators. Dreamhaven is providing everything we need to head into uncharted territory. We cannot wait for others to join us on our journey!"
Learn more at www.dreamhaven.com and follow Dreamhaven on LinkedIn: /Dreamhaven, and Twitter: @DreamhavenEnt.
About Dreamhaven
Dreamhaven aspires to bring people together through memorable, positive gaming experiences and to empower creators to craft games that they're proud to share with the world. Located in Irvine, California, the company is home to development studios Moonshot Games and Secret Door. For more information, visit www.dreamhaven.com.
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Phillies Are A…
Phillies Are A Communication Mess
David Uram
Let's start off with two cups and a string. Maybe that will allow the Phillies' brass and their players to communicate a little better.
"As long as he feels like that he's healthy and can pitch and things [and] the doctor says he's healthy, then we got to send him back out there," Charlie Manuel said in his postgame press conference Sunday.
Almost instantaneously after that:
"My shoulder is bothering me," Roy Halladay said. "Started the morning after the game I pitched against Pittsburgh. I believe it was the 24th [of April.]"
Ruben Amaro, Jr. spoke to the media as well.
"We're likely going to have to put him on the DL," he said.
It's nice to know everyone is on the same page in the Phillies clubhouse. Halladay was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday afternoon with right shoulder inflammation. He clearly is not OK and will most likely never be the pitcher everyone is used to seeing.
Thus, let the blame game begin.
First, Halladay is at fault for not telling someone immediately after he noticed the sourness. Pride only takes you so far and for Doc it led to 17 earned runs in his next six innings.
Second, Rich Dubee should take a lot of the responsibility because it's his job to notice these types of problems. MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams was a guest of the 94 WIP Morning Show last Friday and said Halladay's mechanics were off and it was Dubee's fault for not fixing them.
It's amazing how afterwards there was a deluge of defense for Dubee from Halladay and Manuel. It's safe to say Williams, or "the mechanical wonder" as Halladay called him, was on to something.
Lastly, Manuel's approach of "player's manager" is finally a detriment to this team.
On the Chris Stigall show Monday morning on 1210-AM WPHT, when asked if he spoke to Halladay Sunday night Manuel said, "No, he was real busy. He was on the plane. I didn't see him, I mean I saw him walk by me, but he went in the back there.
"When Ruben and I talked and I found out exactly what was going on, I kind of looked back and it looked like he was asleep and I didn't want to bother him."
It's Manuel's job to find out what is going on with one of his top pitchers. This is a dire situation his ball club and that is a weak approach to managing this injury.
Thus, it's time for the Phillies to make changes and yes, notice the plurality in that word.
Three people need to go:
Rich Dubee needs the boot because he either had a lack of awareness towards Halladay's inflammation or his arrogance towards the fans, media and maybe even his own team with not divulging injury information has backfired tremendously.
Charlie Manuel has to go because his style of managing isn't working anymore. It's showing on the field with his team's poor hitting and in the clubhouse with the lack of communication.
Last but not least, Ruben Amaro, Jr. has done an awful job putting this squad together over the past two seasons. He has been riding coattails of Pat Gillick's moves for too long and that will not work anymore.
At 14-18 heading into Monday night's game, this team needs a change of culture. Forget the fact that it's early. It will get worse. Their bats are not good enough anymore to glide them through the season.
Remember – two cups and string is a very easy way to get communication flowing. The Phillies need to start doing that now with the fans and their inner circle.
Dave Uram is a producer and remote engineer at SportsRadio 94 WIP in Philadelphia. He is also a news anchor and sports broadcaster at 1490-AM WBCB in Levittown, Pa. You can follow him on Twitter @DaveUram88.
Tags: Charlie Manuel Phillies Rich Dubee Roy Halladay Ruben Amaro Jr.
A Preview Of The Eagles' 2013 Secondary
Chip Kelly And Staff Intent On Fielding A Tough, Physical Football Team
Has been since Booben took over. # ears in a row with Utley, now 2 straight yeas with Doc. Bunch of liars, enablers, & inept buffoons! This oanization is an embarrassment & disgrace!
*organization*
**Has been since Booben took over. 3 years in a row with Utley, now 2 straight yeas with Doc. Bunch of liars, enablers, & inept buffoons! This organization is an embarrassment & disgrace!**
Sorry! XD
Charlie Goes First, because HIring a new Manager is the easiest Fix with
Ryne Sandberg waiting in the wings.. Then after this Season, Sandberg can assemble his own staff from PItching/Batting/Base Coaches to Bullpen Coaches .. Meanwhile Amario is signed thru 2015 and very unlikely he is going anywhere soon based on the History of Phil's Ownership that is not going to "Buyout Contracts" of it's Players,Coaches & Front Office Personnel or at least has not done so in the past..
mhenski says:
I could see the Phils giving Manual until around the trade deadline and if we arent in the hunt then they would give the keys to Sandberg and then trade utley, m young, and have several AAA guys come up to play everyday like Asche, C. Hernandez, Jermain Mitchel or D. Ruff. To go with several pitchers…
Exactly, a lot will depend how many the Teams the Phils will have to to leap-frog just for the Wild-Card Berth (right now there are 6 Teams ahead of them for the Wildcard Spots with only 4 Games seperating the 1st to the 7th Place Team outside the 3 Division Leaders)
If Phils are 7-8 Teams back by Late June/July then it's time to be a Seller and prepare for the Future
as they should do.. An
eagles0superbowls says:
the phillies are in bean counting mode —
changing Manuel, Dubee, &/or Amaro will not add revenue just decrease profits more —
the current spin is Halladay was hurt the last 2 starts and didn't tell anyone. LOL he stunk since the first preseason pitch and lucked his way to 2 wins. Everyone in the Phillies building knew Halladay was at best pitching 5th starter type innings. The entire long relief knew they were going to get work from the 1st Halladay pitch this year. What a sham — this current Halladay didn't tell them he was hurt story is.
they arent in bean counting mode. they are in the field the possible team right now mode as they have a HUGE TV deal negotiations coming up and cant afford to just tank.
First, fire Amaro……a new GM must approve Sandberg as the manager….
Find a creative young GM who can flip the veterans on this roster for young talent….after the trade deadline, fire Charlie and let Sandberg see what he has on the team for 2014


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Q: Parent array keys taking precedence My session array looks like the following:
$_SESSION => array(
    "acc"=>array(
        "name"=>"Account name",
        "id"=>1,
        ...
    ),
    "name"=>"User name",
    ...
);

To clarify, please note that this is just to show the format. I am not actually setting $_SESSION to a new array. For that code, please see the end of the question.
If I dump the $_SESSION, I get just what I expect; however, if I try to reference one of the "acc" variables that has the a key that is used in the parent session array, it will give me the result stored in the session array.
For instance
$_SESSION["acc"]["name"]

This returns "User name", when it should return "Account name".
Why is this?

If I set the acc variable key to something else, like aname, e.g.
$_SESSION["acc"]["aname"]

This returns "Account name" like it should.

Session creation code:
session_start();

$acc = array(
    "id"=>$accid,
    "sub"=>$sub,
    "name"=>$name,
    "exp"=>$exp
);

$_SESSION["acc"] = $acc;
$_SESSION["admin"] = $admin;
$_SESSION["name"] = "$fname $lname";
$_SESSION["uid"] = $uid;

A: Because $_SESSION is already an array when you write $_SESSION = array (.... You created array of array.

A: This appears to be a bug. After messing around with key names, I found that after changing the key names and undoing my changes to make the key names the same again, it worked, but after doing it again, it didn't.

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package com.googlecode.jmxtrans.util;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.io.Closer;
import com.google.inject.Injector;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.cli.JmxTransConfiguration;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.guice.JmxTransModule;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.JmxProcess;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.Query;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.Server;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.test.RequiresIO;
import com.googlecode.jmxtrans.test.ResetableSystemProperty;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
import javax.management.ObjectName;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;

import static com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable.from;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

@Category(RequiresIO.class)
public class ProcessConfigUtilsTest {

	private ProcessConfigUtils processConfigUtils;
	private Closer closer = Closer.create();

	@Before
	public void setupJsonUtils() {
		Injector injector = JmxTransModule.createInjector(new JmxTransConfiguration());
		processConfigUtils = injector.getInstance(ProcessConfigUtils.class);

		closer.register(ResetableSystemProperty.setSystemProperty("server.port", "1099"));
		closer.register(ResetableSystemProperty.setSystemProperty("server.attribute", "HeapMemoryUsage"));
		closer.register(ResetableSystemProperty.setSystemProperty("server.thread", "2"));
	}

	@After
	public void cleanUpVariables() throws IOException {
		closer.close();
	}

	@Test
	public void loadingFromSimpleJsonFile() throws URISyntaxException, IOException, MalformedObjectNameException {
		loadFromFile("example.json");
	}

	@Test
	public void loadingFromSimpleYamlFile() throws URISyntaxException, IOException, MalformedObjectNameException {
		loadFromFile("example.yaml");
	}

	@Test
	public void loadingFromJsonFileWithVariables() throws Exception {
		loadFromFile("exampleWithVariables.json");
	}

	@Test
	public void loadingFromYamlFileWithVariables() throws Exception {
		loadFromFile("exampleWithVariables.yaml");
	}

	private void loadFromFile(String file) throws URISyntaxException, IOException, MalformedObjectNameException {
		File input = new File(ProcessConfigUtilsTest.class.getResource("/" + file).toURI());

		JmxProcess process = processConfigUtils.parseProcess(input);
		assertThat(process.getName()).isEqualTo(file);

		Server server = process.getServers().get(0);
		assertThat(server.getPort()).isEqualTo("1099");
		assertThat(server.getNumQueryThreads()).isEqualTo(2);

		Optional<Query> queryOptional = from(server.getQueries()).firstMatch(new ByObj("java.lang:type=Memory"));
		assertThat(queryOptional.isPresent()).isTrue();
		assertThat(queryOptional.get().getAttr().get(0)).isEqualTo("HeapMemoryUsage");
	}

	private static class ByObj implements Predicate<Query> {

		private final ObjectName obj;

		private ByObj(String obj) throws MalformedObjectNameException {
			this.obj = new ObjectName(obj);
		}

		@Override
		public boolean apply(@Nullable Query query) {
			return query.getObjectName().equals(this.obj);}
	}
}

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Q: Python sqlite3.OperationalError Error:sqlite3.OperationalError: table zarada has 13 columns but 14 values were supplied
backend1.py:
import sqlite3

def konekcija():
    conn=sqlite3.connect("zarada.db")
    cur=conn.cursor()
    cur.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zarada (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, ime TEXT, prezime TEXT, JMBG TEXT, neto DECIMAL, bruto DECIMAL, pioZaposleni DECIMAL, pioPoslodavac DECIMAL, zdravstvoZaposleni DECIMAL, zdravstvoPoslodavac DECIMAL, nezaposlenostZaposleni DECIMAL, nezposlensotPoslodavac DECIMAL, porez DECIMAL  ukupno DECIMAL)")
    conn.commit()
    conn.close()

def unesi(ime, prezime, jmbg, neto, bruto, pioZaposleni, pioPoslodavac, zdravstvoZaposleni, zdravstvoPoslodavac, nezaposlenostZaposleni, nezposlensotPoslodavac, porez, ukupno):
    conn=sqlite3.connect("zarada.db")
    cur=conn.cursor()
    cur.execute("INSERT INTO zarada VALUES(NULL, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", (ime, prezime, jmbg, neto, bruto, pioZaposleni, pioPoslodavac, zdravstvoZaposleni, zdravstvoPoslodavac, nezaposlenostZaposleni, nezposlensotPoslodavac, porez, ukupno))
    conn.commit()
    conn.close()

konekcija()

frontend.py:
def unesiKomanda():
    backend1.unesi(imeVar, prezimeVar, jmbgVar,neto, bruto, pioIznos1, pioIznos2, zdravstvoIznos1, zdravstvoIznos2, nezaposlenostIznos1, nezaposlenostIznos2, porezIznos, bruto2iznos)

when I replace backend1.unesi with print function, I get the following result:
Name LastName idnumber 50000.0 69757.48930099858 9766.048502139802 8370.89871611983 3487.8744650499293 3487.8744650499293 488.3024251069901 488.302425106
9901 5875.748930099859 81965.04992867332

There is 13 values, and I'm missing something.

A: You are missing comma here:
porez DECIMAL  ukupno DECIMAL

Essentially you are creating 13 columns and then trying to populate with 14 arguments. Your primary key id column counts too.
Your query should look like this:
cur.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zarada (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, ime TEXT, prezime TEXT, JMBG TEXT, neto DECIMAL, bruto DECIMAL, pioZaposleni DECIMAL, pioPoslodavac DECIMAL, zdravstvoZaposleni DECIMAL, zdravstvoPoslodavac DECIMAL, nezaposlenostZaposleni DECIMAL, nezposlensotPoslodavac DECIMAL, porez DECIMAL, ukupno DECIMAL)")


Dr. Maria Hernandez is the author of a syndicated blog called Latina Cubicle Confidential. She is available for speaking engagements virtually or in person. She has been both a presenter and a panel presenter at major conferences and for corporate events throughout the nation.
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There will be a Reference and Local Studies book sale on Saturday and Sunday, 18 & 19 June, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm, in the Discovery Room on the first floor of Central Library.
The Local Studies stock is ex-lending material (not part of our important antiquarian Local Studies Collections) relating to Swansea and Gower in the main, but with some books of a broader Welsh interest.
The ex-Reference books cover everything from stamp guides to encyclopaedias and there will also be some general, ex-lending non-fiction books on history, family history and transport (good for railway enthusiasts!) etc.
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Embossed serial numbers enable worldwide unambiguous identification of car body shells. This is particularly important for vehicle traceability purposes in case of theft. The car body IDs are punched into the vehicle frame using a complex process. Therefore, the depth of the embossment is a critical factor.
Due to their extremely small light spot, the optoNCDT 1420 sensors are perfectly suitable for profile measurement of the embossment. Furthermore, due to its compact size, the sensor can also be mounted in restricted spaces.
The web interface and the predefined settings (presets) enable a fast commissioning process. In high volume applications, customer-specific pre-configurations (Plug & Play) enable extremely rapid parameter set up.


Lost, alone and afraid, you seek answers. Someone has them, but your questions keep changing. Maybe there's help in the dark, maybe there's a way out... maybe you can find somewhere to hide.
Thanks for the opportunity and motivation!
This was awesome! Super creative, I love all the potato-related twists. Best game I've seen so far.
I really, really liked this. It broke expectations in just the right way, and made me feel clever even while tricking me. Nicely done!
Oops..wrong window open for the comment :/ ignore my last one. Loved the concept for this game, and the animation and controls work great! Set the timing perfectly to get through the levels too. Nice job!
Nice, I like that I ended up looking at the level and trying to work out where they were going to screw me over when the lights went out. The scrawled messages were a great addition.
I have to admit, I'm feeling inspired by your game!
Nice little tune -- it's intense but in a creepy sort of way that obviously fits well with the dark motif in the game.
Also, I love how the writing on the wall changes! Subtle, but effective. Great work!
Great idea, great execution, great atmosphere. Really great overall! My only remark would be about the controls and platforming not being good enough to justify the extremely short times you earned for picking up a potato or standing in a light. It sometimes got more frustrating than fun due to amount of forced trial and error, especially when you knew what to do but couldn't make a certain jump.
Very creative and fun. Though a bit hard!
I love the graphical style and smoothness of the animation on the main character. Also it is damned hard! Really enjoying this.
I enjoyed it, a bit difficult for my old brain and fingers.
Loved the mood and the drawings on the walls. And enjoyed the gameplay too.
All around a great game! I really loved all the twists during the gameplay!
Was weird how sometimes the light messages were reliable, somethimes the dark messages were. Very tricksy.
The jump detection was a bit frustrating, & a meter showing how much time in the shadows was remaining would have been most welcome.
Somehow I like the lights on/off thing. Looks familiar (check my entry if you want to know what I mean).
I managed to get past several levels but couldn't beat it.
The art style is, different, to say the least. I like it.
The movement speed and particularly the jumping action could have been faster/more responsive, since the time one have to complete the level seems a bit unforgiving for my skills.
Nonetheless I get that it is supposed to be a not-that-easy kind of game.
I love it, but the platforming physics were awkward. I really love lighting in games, and you did it really well.


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Lidköping IF was a Swedish football club located in Lidköping which in 2012 merged with IF Heimer and created Lidköpings FK.

Sport in Lidköping
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County
1968 establishments in Sweden
Association football clubs established in 1968

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Q: Preserve newline in text area with Ruby on Rails To practice Ruby on Rails, I am creating a blog which includes a text area (following Mackenzie Child's tutorial). When the text is submitted, all of the newlines are removed. I know variations of the question have been asked already, but I have been unable to replicate any of the results despite an entire day trying. I am not very familiar with JQuery.
Is there a set of steps that will preserve the newlines?
_form.html.erb

    <%= form_for @post do |f| %>
        <%= f.label :title %>

        <%= f.text_field :title %>

        <%= f.label :body %>

        <%= f.text_area :body %>

        <%= f.submit %>
    <% end %>

posts_controller.rb
class PostsController < ApplicationController before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:index, :show]

def index
    @posts = Post.all.order('created_at DESC')
end

def new
    @post = Post.new
end

def create
    @post = Post.new(post_params)

    @post.save
    redirect_to @post
end

def show
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])
end

def edit
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])
end

def update
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])

    if @post.update(params[:post].permit(:title, :body))
        redirect_to @post
    else
        render 'edit'
    end
end

def destroy
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])
    @post.destroy

    redirect_to posts_path
end

private

    def post_params
        params.require(:post).permit(:title, :body)
    end
end

A: Newlines are actually being preserved(as \r\n), you just don't see them in your index/show views.
In these views, call simple_format on your post.body field to replace \ns with
s(HTML newlines):
simple_format(post.body)

From docs:
simple_format(text, html_options = {}, options = {}) public

Returns text transformed into HTML using simple formatting rules.
Two or more consecutive newlines(\n\n) are considered as a paragraph and wrapped
in
 tags. One newline (\n) is considered as a linebreak and a
 tag is
appended. This method does not remove the newlines from the text.

A: I agree with Gino's answer, except I find that using:
white-space: pre-line

instead helps me to eliminate unnecessary whitespace at the beginning of the first line of my emails.
Reference: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/white-space

A: An easier (and dare I say better) way to handle this is to apply this CSS style to the paragraph or similar HTML element that you use to display user input inside of.
white-space: pre-wrap;

One advantage is this will persevere newlines just like simple_format without adding the extra formatting that it applies, such as turning two consecutive newlines characters into a paragraph element or automatically adding newlines to the end of the content. Just switched from using simple_format to this myself in a similar project. Way more predictable.


I really like the concept here; Life (and even conception) is a struggle.
if i remember correct. the original idea here (about a year ago) was to go through the life cycle. beginning (youth), middle (mid-life), end (old age).
not sure how it will pan out but at least we will try to get this one finished.
out of the pants and into the dsnlg.
Nice first image Shank. The 'XY' is pretty fresh.
one of those little "spermies" was YOU! and look how you turned out!
hahaha.. love the background.. pink is Fabtabulous color, but highly underused.


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Did This STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Arc Inspire GAME OF THRONES?
Posted by Eric Diaz on January 25, 2019
In 1990, Star Trek: The Next Generation broke from its pattern of non-serialized stories with a four-episode arc centering on the Enterprise's Klingon security officer Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn). The saga followed Worf's effort to clear his family name of misplaced dishonor, kicking off with season three's "Sins of the Father," and continuing on into season four's "Reunion" and two-part finale "Redemption." Looking back at the arc, many of its themes and specific beats now seem weirdly prescient of another popular genre show that would come decades later: Game of Thrones.
George R.R. Martin famously grew up a Trek fan, and even applied to be a staff writer for The Next Generation when it began in 1987, but was ultimately rejected for the job. On top of that, the first A Song of Ice and Fire novel came out just five years after TNG first broadcast this storyline. Granted, this doesn't prove that his stories were directly influenced by this notable Worf arc—real life history is more of Martin's muse, by all accounts—but there are a few interesting similarities we think are worth looking at.
Noble Houses at War
If one were to explain Game of Thrones in a nutshell, one would probably say: It's about rival noble houses vying to take over a fictional Empire. The Klingon civil war arc of Star Trek: The Next Generation is very much that as well, with the honorable House of Mogh, home to Worf and his brother Kurn, seeking to block the dishonorable and power-hungry House of Duras from ruling the Empire. Like the Lannisters in George R.R. Martin's world, the Duras are well-known to be scheming and conniving, and willing to lie and murder to achieve their end goal of sitting on the throne, with the House of Mogh very similar to the eternally honor-bound House Stark.
Worf = Tyrion Lannister?
In the episode "Sins of the Father," which kicks off this storyline, Worf is informed by his long lost brother Kurn (Tony Todd), that their long dead father Mogh has been accused of betraying his people to the Romulans decades prior, when they destroyed the Klingon outpost where his family was living (a young Worf was the only known survivor). As Klingon tradition decrees that a child bears the dishonor of their parents, Worf goes home to the Klingon homeworld to clear his family name.
He discovers that a rival house, the House of Duras, was actually behind the betrayal, and has conspired to cover it up and let Worf and his family take the fall. Worf is then forced to essentially stand trial, with Picard at his side; it is ultimately revealed that the Klingon High Chancellor knew that Worf's father was innocent, and allowed the phony "trial" to proceed anyway, as a way of preserving their fragile empire.
All of this reminds us of when Tyrion Lannister was accused of killing King Joffrey in season four of Game of Thrones, and was tried and convicted for it by his father Tywin, who knew full well he didn't do it, but allowed the sham to continue in order to preserve their family's power. Maybe Tyrion isn't a secret Targaryen as some theories suggest, but a secret Klingon?
Scheming Mother Figures
After Duras himself is killed by Worf in the episode "Reunion," his two sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, scheme to seize the High Council of the Empire for themselves. Although women are not allowed to serve in the Klingon High Council in the time of The Next Generation (something that was not always so, as Star Trek VI showed us), the Duras sisters discover that their deceased brother had a son, a young petulant boy named Toral, who was born illegitimately, and with a dubious claim to power.
Their hope is to place Toral on the throne, so he can be their puppet dictator, and they can rule vicariously through him. This sounds almost exactly like Cersei and her son Joffrey, an illegitimate ruler, who is merely a puppet for her and his grandfather Tywin. Granted, Duras' son is more of an arrogant twerp, whereas Joffrey was truly malevolent, but the similarities are definitely there.
Blood Enemies Forever (or Until It's Convenient)
In Star Trek lore, the Klingons and the Romulans were once allies, to the point where they once traded ship designs in the original series. But something went sour between the two powers, leading them to becoming blood enemies for 75 years. During The Next Generation's Klingon-centric storyline, we find out that the Romulans have been secretly supporting the Duras family in their bid to lead the High Council, despite their hatred of one another. This isn't too different from how the Boltons and the Freys stabbed the Starks in the back and allied themselves with Lannisters, whom they have no love for, just for politically expedient reasons.
Of course, both series drew upon real Medieval history when crafting these storylines, so maybe nothing inspires great fiction more than simply cracking open a history book.
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Peggy sat in my lap this morning. I had just come from the bath. As she played with my pipe, Peggy stumbled on a discovery: not only have I hair on my chin but on my chest as well. She tested the attachment by pulling. Preventing any more of that, I pulled the rob tighter across my chest, bringing a pocket more directly into her arena of action. Peggy, who had been holding the pip by its stem and offering the bowl to mouth (her preference), leaned forward and very directly inserted the pipe, bowl down, into the robe pocket. She immediately drew it out.
Relevance: In the past, I have hidden my pipe in a shirt pocket, from which Peggy quickly discovered how to extract it. But this was the first incident where I;ve seen Peggy show an interest in putting a thing into a container (so different as a pocket) and succeed. She has put blocks in her open box successfully.


While in Hong Kong (back in June), I made sure to visit Café Sausalito in Sham Shui Po, which is owned and being run by a friend's friend. After having spent some time in the café, I was asked if I could help them draw a new mural on they're wall. Obviously, the motive had to represent the theme of the café - Sausalito in California. So, a few days later, I came back and did the job. I also helped them draw depictions of some of their menu items above the counter.


Dr. Faimon joins the IU School of Optometry faculty with his primary responsibility being to teach in the primary care clinic, where he looks forward to bringing his clinical experience to the future doctors of our profession.
After receiving his optometry degree at Indiana University, he spent two and a half years as a staff optometrist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. From there he began a career that focused on ocular disease, glaucoma, cataract, and refractive surgery. After 19 years in this busy O.D./M.D. setting, he joined a primary care optometric practice, where he has spent the last eight years caring for all aspects of patients' eye care needs.
In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Faimon has been very active in the Ohio Optometric Association. During his 8 years on the OOA Board, which culminated in serving as the OOA President in 2012, he learned first-hand that optometry is a legislated profession and it is only through our organized and collective efforts that we are able to enrich our patients' lives by ensuring our rights and responsibilities to practice this great profession.


There is no man that talks but I may gain by him, and none that holds his tongue but I may lose by him.
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2. CPR, 1553-4, p. 71; 1557-8, p. 136; 1560-3, p. 235; Somerville, Duchy, i. 577; APC, vi. 211; N. Bacon, Annals of Ipswich, 250.
3. C218/1; LJ, i. 513, 542, 580, 667, 703.
4. E179/110/349; CPR, 1553-4, p. 217; 1554-5, p. 204; W. A. Copinger, Suff. Manors, i. 134; SP12/1/69; PCC 14 Welles; Vis. Suff. i. 47-51, 246, 248-59; LJ, i. 513, 542, 530, 667, 703; CJ, i. 62; D'Ewes, 123, 124, 126, 131, 159, 160, 200; Camb. Univ. Lib. Gg. iii. 34, p. 209.
5. Queen's Coll. Oxf. mss 150, p. 250; Bodl. Rawl. 471, f. 39b; Harl. 1576, f. 318; G. W. Sanders, Orders in the High Court of Chancery, 50-4; Add. 18124, f. 384; Nichols, Progresses Eliz. ii. 117; Ath. Cant. i. 433; C142/197/49; Vis. Suff. 259; Lansd. 66, ff. 120-4; PCC 42 Darcy; DNB ; J. Weever, Funeral Mons. 484-5; W. Camden, Britannia (1806), ii. 154; Fuller, Worthies, iii. 189; D. Lloyd, State Worthies (2nd ed. 1670), 369-73; C. M. Clode, Early Hist. Merchant Taylors, ii. 116-17, 187-8, 201-3, 226; H. W. Wilson, Merchant Taylors' Sch. i. 33-52; W. H. Stevenson and H. E. Salter, Early Hist. St. John's Coll. (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s.), i.


Most of us tend to include at least one resolution related to money when crafting our list each year, right? This year I thought it might be helpful to give you some tips on how to craft and achieve your frugal new year resolutions for the upcoming year. I have found that it is important to break your New Year Resolutions down in to specific, manageable tasks in order to get the best results.
Figure out where you stand financially. If you don't have any idea how much money you spend on utilities, for example, it is difficult know where or how to start saving. Write down all of your expenses and compare them with your income, and you will get a good idea of where you stand and where you need to improve.
Get organized. Once you have everything written down, make a plan of when you are going to pay your bills. I go so far as to assign a bill to each of my husband's pay checks. I keep track of our plan in Excel. Late charges and overdraft fees can really add up and completely blow your budget. Avoid late fees by setting bill reminders on your phone, or by creating a spot in your home where you keep all of the bills in one place so that you don't lose track of them. Even better (if you are able) is to pre-schedule your bill payment via online banking. I do this for our bills that are the same amount every month.
Track your spending. This will help you get a handle on how much you spend and where you can cut expenses. Honestly, I have never been able to track ALL of my spending for very long because it becomes overwhelming. If you can do it, great, but I have had a lot of success targeting specific areas of my budget and tracking just that. This year I wrote down every single penny that I spent on groceries and it was very eye opening. I was able to get an accurate picture of my spending in that area and make appropriate cuts.
Find money leaks and stop them. Small leaks can sink a big ship, so finding and stopping those leaks is key to saving money. Tracking your spending will help you find those leaks. You might find that some expenses aren't worth it, and once you become aware of these things you can cut them out.
Figure out a way to save money on your favorite things. Life is meant to be lived, and sometimes there are things that you don't want to cut. I have a weakness for Starbucks, but the drinks I like are pricey. To get the biggest bang for my buck at Starbucks I use their rewards program (Gold Card) to earn free drinks, I take advantage of the various buy 1 get 1 free deals and sales that they run throughout the year, and I use Swagbucks to purchase Starbucks gift cards (that I then transfer to my Gold Card.) Maybe you are tempted by magazines every time you check out at the grocery store. Look at subscribing to your favorite magazines (I like Discount Mags for huge savings), and you can save yourself a ton over money over the course of the year. The possibilities are endless here – get creative and you'll be amazed at how much you can save on the items that you are currently splurging on.
Take a hard look at your "fixed" expenses and figure out a way to lower them. Call your cable company and negotiate a lower rate, shop around for auto and/or home insurance, look into refinancing your mortgage, find a cheaper cell phone plan, etc. Usually what we consider fixed expenses are really negotiable. Pick one bill per week and make a phone call or take a "financial health day" and tackle them all. Then, set up an automatic transfer to your savings account with the money that you end up saving! Even if you only lower your monthly expenses by $100 that will be $1,200 per year in the bank. Note: check out my article, 6 Ways to Save Money on Your Electric Bill.
Shop around for lower prices. Take some time to check several options before buying and you will likely save money on every purchase. For frequent purchases like groceries and toiletries – compare receipts and sale ads to see which store generally has the lowest prices and shop there. Check out our weekly Grocery Deals and Drug Store Deals for help in this area.
Set targeted savings goals. Knowing what you are saving for will motivate you more than just a general "I want to save more money". For us, we were saving for a vacation for months and not making much progress. Once we settled on a destination and booked the beach house our savings rocketed, and in no time we were half way to our goal. Making a chart of your savings goals so that you can track your progress can be great motivation. If you can get a picture to put with this chart to remind you of exactly why you are saving that will further motivate you! Note: I have some budget travel tips and article pinned on my Travel Pinterest Board. Also be sure to check out my article, 5 Great Tips for Flying With Kids.
Check out my 52 Week Savings Challenge. I LOVE this idea and I am trying it this year for the first time. Many people do this for holiday spending, but you can use this plan as a fun way to save for anything!
Hopefully this list gave you some tips and ideas to get your started on your Frugal New Year Resolutions. I would love to hear what your goals are for 2014 in the comments section below!
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Back to the Future: EU wants to force smartphones to be equipped with replaceable batteries
Published: Dec 21, 2022, 9:30 PM
When the iPhone 17 is released in 2025, it could be equipped with a USB-C port, at least in Europe anyway. That's because it was the European Council that approved the common charger directive that will take effect on December 28th, 2024. That means that Apple doesn't have to comply with the directive until it releases the iPhone 17 series. The company could decide to make the change before the deadline, and in other markets besides Europe.
Because most Android phones already sport a USB-C charging port, the iPhone will be at the center of the common charger directive. As a result of the directive, electric waste would be reduced, and consumers would have the convenience of using just one charging platform for their devices. Consumers would also save money if they buy an iPhone since they wouldn't have to purchase a proprietary Lightning cable from Apple.
Another big seismic change could be coming to smartphones by way of Europe
Europe could be at the center of another seismic smartphone change but this time the impact would cover both iOS and Android-flavored smartphones. According to Android Police, the EU is turning its attention to batteries and wants to force manufacturers to use replaceable batteries. While the iPhone has always had a sealed battery, in the early days of Android you could find models that featured replaceable batteries. But that was before slimmer phones were designed with water resistance in mind.
Extendable, removable battery for the Motorola DROID Pro
In those days, users could buy extra batteries, charge them, and simply swap out a dead battery for a fully charged one. Some manufacturers also offered larger capacity batteries for their handsets that users could insert in their phones for extended battery life. Lawmakers in the EU have already agreed to the new rules which also force battery manufacturers to use a specified percentage of recycled materials in their products: 16% of the cobalt, 85% of the lead, 6% of the lithium, and 6% of the nickel used in a battery must come from a recycled source.
To make sure that there is enough recycled material available, the law requires that 45% of electronic devices be collected by 2023 reaching 70% by 2030. The EU will give battery manufacturers 3.5 years following the passing of the law to design batteries that users can remove and replace all by themselves. Phone makers will also have to make big changes if forced to offer replaceable batteries in Europe.
If this legislation is passed by Parliament, phone manufacturers might have to give in to offering replaceable batteries on handsets by designing thicker phones as sealed batteries allow manufacturers to produce thinner models. The capacity of batteries used on smartphones will probably decline since consumers would be encouraged to do what they did in the good old days: buy spare batteries and carry them around fully charged ready to be swapped for a dead battery in a heartbeat.
If someone has an issue with the battery on their phone these days, the device needs to be sent back to the manufacturer or seen at an authorized service center. We can understand that the EU wants to make things easier for consumers by saving them the expense and time of bringing their phone to a service center for a battery change. But the question is whether the inconvenience this saves is worth the inconvenience of having to carry around extra batteries wherever you go just in case the one on the phone dies.
Apple could team up with Android phone manufacturers in an attempt to prevent this legislation from passing
Of course, carrying around a power bank is one way to get around the change to lower-capacity replaceable batteries if the legislation passes. But you can be sure that phone manufacturers are going to fight this with everything they've got. Remember, when it came to the common charger directive, only Apple was impacted since most Android phones already use USB-C.
But forcing all manufacturers to use replaceable batteries could result in Apple teaming up with Android manufacturers like Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and others in an effort to prevent this initiative from passing. If it does pass, it would only be a law in Europe. However, manufacturing different models with different designs to meet regional requirements would probably be too costly even for Apple.
Therefore, there is a good chance that Apple will include a USB-C port globally on the iPhone 17 line, and might end up using replaceable batteries on all iPhone models three and a half years after Parliament passes-if it passes- the new rules covering batteries used on devices sold in the continent.


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Guided by honorary abuela Claudia, the barrio is full of characters that will stick with you long after the credits have rolled. Is a high-energy love letter to the Latinx neighborhood which rapidly solidifies itself as top-of-the-line musical variations in recent memory. "Even on its static Broadway set — shaken to life each night and twice on Sunday like a snow globe in a heatwave — 'In the Heights' was animated by its fevered insistence that home is one thing folks take with them wherever they go," writes David Ehrlich. Directed by Jon M. Chu, "In the Heights" facilities on charismatic bodega proprietor Usnavi de la Vega residing in New York City's predominantly Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights.
While one would typically chalk up such omissions to narrative effectivity, the adjustments from the source material end in less story and fewer character growth. While unquestionably entertaining, the result is, not unlike Crazy Rich Asians and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a sort of "They're similar to us! The characters are ethnically specific but just generic enough to remind you of your individual extended family. Still, there's nothing mistaken with staying upbeat right now, and the director Jon M. Chu could be very a lot up to the duty. Chu beforehand directed Crazy Rich Asians, and he is good at squeezing resonant ideas about generational conflict and cultural confusion right into a deft, crowd-pleasing bundle.
Every time a friend or member of the family would visit, she'd drag them to the show, and "every time that there was an open name, I would go and sing and hope that one day I would get a callback," she says. She didn't win, but she did meet her husband, the singer Paco Zazueta, and after she got kicked off, she began engaged on telenovelas, eventually touchdown the starring role in Siempre Tuya Acapulco, which turned her right into a household name in Latin America. Though unabashedly traditional in kind and themes , "In the Heights" grabs you with its unique Latin rhythms and youthful forged. Aside from Smits, the one character old enough to remember when JFK was shot is Usnavi's abuela (Olga Merediz, recreating her award-winning stage performance), a sort of substitute grandmom for the whole neighborhood. True, musicals are usually a younger person's sport, however this cast's joyful communal enthusiasm one way or the other appears particular. "In The Heights is one of my favorite musicals and this production was FANTASTIC!! All the actors have been brilliant in my opinion, both the primary characters and the ensemble members. I loved the setting and costuming and lighting decisions as well as the choreography. .."
Adapting a full length musical for film is all the time a troublesome task. Usually a variety of songs and scenes are reduce to shorten the runtime which is true for In the Heights. But despite this, the characters created by Lin-Manuel Miranda still really feel fleshed out.
Today, I get to add one other entry onto this list with the sheer delight that's In the Heights. In a midtown enhancing suite, I huddle subsequent to Chu as he reveals me a couple of not-quite-finished scenes of the movie, and it becomes clear that https://www.governmentresume.org/articles/writing-your-first-government-resume.html the earnest emotion with which the trailer was received has been part of the making of the movie all alongside. When the scene ends and the lights are turned again on, I notice that every one the individuals within the tiny modifying suite are sniffling.


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ENGINEERED PERFORATING SOLUTIONS
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GEOPUNCH™
COMPLETIONS TECHNOLOGY
SMARTSTART PLUS™ TIME DELAY + FRAC VALVE
QUICKSTART™ INJECT + FRAC VALVE
EVOLV® + FRACTRAP™ COMPOSITE PLUG SYSTEM
TCP SYSTEMS
FIRING HEADS
LEGACY® OIL TOOLS
POWER CHARGES & IGNITORS
PIPE RECOVERY
CAST IRON ZONAL ISOLATION EQUIPMENT
BI-DIRECTIONAL BOOSTERS & DETONATORS
GTEC™ - TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION CENTER
SOFTWARE SIMULATION SERVICES
TECHNIK SOLUTIONS
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR MORE PROFITABLE WELLS
GEODynamics is the global technology and manufacturing leader in perforating, downhole completion, intervention, and wireline conveyed solutions.
GEODynamics creates and delivers downhole solutions that enable unsurpassed well economics, performance, and lifespan.
GEODynamics is the industry's leading researcher, developer, and manufacturer of engineered solutions to connect the wellbore with the formation in oil and gas well completions. Our solution-oriented product lines span the life of a well from advance perforating systems, innovative lines of well completion tools, to the wells end of life abandonment tools. GEODynamics is a subsidiary of Oil States International, Inc where it is defined as the Downhole Technologies segment. To learn more about Oil States International please visit http://www.oilstatesintl.com. Related investor information for the company can be found here.
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GEODynamics' most celebrated solutions are the product of a unique combination of knowledge, innovation, and relationships.
We have a quest for knowledge that provides unique insight into our customer's most difficult challenges.
However, we realize neither of these attributes would have had the opportunity to provide the intended benefits were it not for relationships we've built, whereby our solutions have been trusted to help our customers make their best well.
DAVID S. WESSON, P.E.
Chief Technology Officer, Oil States
ROBERT DAVIS
Corporate Development Officer, New Ventures & Intervention Tools ProductLine Manager
JOHN HARDESTY, P.E.
Vice President of Perforation
JOSH SPRAKER
Vice President, US Sales
CHRIS CHALKER
Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere
EFRAIN MUNOZ
Vice President, Latin America
TRACY SMITH
Director of Administration & Human Resources
JOHN BERNER
Vice President, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Benjamin Smith is the President & CEO of GEODynamics. He joined GEODynamics as Chief Financial Officer in 2016. Prior to joining GEODynamics, he was a Vice President with Lime Rock Partners, where he analyzed, executed, monitored and advised investments in the E&P and oilfield service space, including serving on the Board of Directors of a number of portfolio companies. Benjamin started his career with the investment bank Simmons & Company, where he advised energy service companies on acquisitions, divestitures and capital raises. Benjamin holds a BS degree in Finance and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University (2007).
Serial Entrepreneur, Innovator, Inventor and Oil & Gas Professional. Mr. Wesson started his career in 1982 at Halliburton's Tools Research and Engineering and later served as Engineering Manager of Halliburton's Vann Systems TCP division. He was a principal and executive at Owen Oil Tools starting in 1991 and served as President of the company from 1998 to 2001. He served as a Director of Probe Technology Services (and later Probe Holdings) from 1994 through 2016. In 2004, Mr. Wesson founded GEODynamics, Inc. and serves as a Director, President and CEO. Mr. Wesson is the inventor or co-inventor of more than 60 US patents. He has extensive patent licensing and technology commercialization experience. He is a registered professional engineer (TX 61016) and holds a BS degree in Engineering from Texas A&M University (1982) and a MBA degree from Southern Methodist University (EMBA 2004). He is also an active start-up & angel investor and was the founding chairman of the Aggie Angel Network (2010), based in College Station, TX.
Rob has over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and distribution of perforating and completion equipment. Having been with GEODynamics since its founding, Rob has served in various managerial roles in manufacturing, administration and finance as well as compliance. He currently has a dual role, serving as Corporate Development Officer and performing the Product Line Management for
Intervention Tools products. As Corporate Development Officer, Mr. Davis works closely with the CEO to get new ventures online quickly while fitting them with the GEODynamics corporate culture. His product line management role keeps him close to the oil & gas well completions market as he is responsible for the success of GEODynamics' product offerings in oil tools related to well intervention. Previous experience in this field includes seven years with Owen Oil Tools (now a division of CLB) as Controller and IT Manager, and nine years with GOEX International. Rob is co-inventor of the Saberjet slot perforator. He is a member of SPE and serves on the Stewardship Committee of his church and formally served on the Board of Trustees for the Joshua Independent School District. Mr. Davis holds a BBA in Finance from Texas Tech and an MBA from TCU.
John Hardesty heads a dedicated, industry leading engineering group for GEODynamics. This group is focused on inventing, developing, and bringing to market new downhole solutions that enable unsurpassed well economics, performance, and lifespan. John has 20 years of innovation in ballistic shaped charges, perforating tools, software simulations, laboratory simulations, and downhole lower completion tools. He has been involved in strategic industry standards development efforts designed to fundamentally improve the way perforating products are evaluated and marketed. John is the holder of multiple patents across a broad range of applications, and actively seeks to foster innovation in others.
Josh Spraker leads the company's Business Development Team and is responsible for the company's overall sales strategy which includes identifying and building long-term partnerships with operating and service companies. Josh joined GEODynamics back in 2014 as a Sr. Business Development Manager for the Rockies and Appalachian markets. Prior to joining GEODynamics, Josh spent 12 years in sales, in the Medical Device industry. Josh received his degree (B.S.B.A) from the University of Richmond – Robins School of Business in 2002.
Chris has over 30 years of perforating experience specializing in electric line, slickline and Tubing Conveyed Perforating, Chris started his career with Gearhart Owen before holding several international based management, technical and sales roles with Vann Systems and latterly Halliburton in Australia, Malaysia, Egypt, U.A.E., United Kingdom and Norway. Chris founded GeoKey Limited in 2007 to provide perforating products and services to North Sea customers however this expanded to international operations in countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Iraq and Greece. Chris is a member of SPE and The Institute of Explosive Engineers in the UK. Chris currently is the GEODynamics Eastern Hemisphere Vice President and the Managing Director of GEODynamics (U.K.) Limited.
Efrain Munoz began his career working in the oil field for Seismograph Service Corporation after studying electronics engineering. In 1982, Efrain moved to Welex where he started working as an open and cased hole logging engineer and was later promoted to Sales Manager. While in Mexico City, he introduced JRC charges to Pemex and went back to the field to work in Kuwait. Before the first gulf war, he came back to Mexico where Efrain was instrumental in bringing HLS back into Mexico.In 1993, Efrain and his partner started Jaex, a joint venture with Owen Oil Tools who at the time was managed by Harold Owen and David Wesson. Jaex soon became the dominant player in selling charges to Pemex, capturing 100% of the market. Efrain currently is the Vice President for Latin America for GEODynamics.
Tracy joined GEODynamics in March 2014. She is a Senior Level Human Resource Professional with 20 years of experience acquired in industrial and manufacturing business segments and has extensive knowledge in employee relations, compensation, talent development and performance management.
Global Operations and Supply Chain Leader, with more than 30 years of multi-site P&L management experience in establishing strategic operational plans, leading high-performing teams, and leading business transformations. Following his service as a submarine officer in the U.S Navy, Mr. Berner held positions of increased responsibilities in manufacturing and supply chain with Newell Brands – Manufacturing\Distribution Manager, Weslock – VP Manufacturing & Engineering, and The Swagelok Company – Director Manufacturing Nupro Division. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President Global Operations and Supply Chain for RR Donnelley where he led the transformation of several underperforming business units, increased supply chain effectiveness fueling sales growth, and implemented a highly successful operational excellence program using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to deliver significant operations costs saving. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a BS degree in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy (1987) and a MBA degree from Regis University (2004). He is APICS Certified and has held certifications as a Federal Contracting Officer, Supply Chain Management Instructor, and Instructor Foreign Military Sales.
LOWER COMPLETION EXPERTS
RAYMOND SHAFFER
Vice President,
Completions Products & Technology
JOEL BARLOW
Downhole Composite Solutions
PHIL SNIDER
Completion Advisor
Mr. Shaffer has over twenty-four (24) years of service in the oil and gas industry. Raymond worked with Weatherford for twenty (20) years, holding various positions such as Fort Worth General Manager, Sustaining and Applications Engineering Manager for Open Hole Completions and Well Completions Technologies General and Supply Chain Manager. During those years he developed specialties in liner hangers, stage tools and inflates, production packers, service tools, and open hole completion tools. Mr. Shaffer currently holds the position of Vice President over Completion Tools and Technology, where he is overseeing the development of GEODynamics' SmartStart™ and QuickStart™ product lines, as well as the commercialization and supply chain aspects of the FracBack™, EVOLV™ Composite Plug and FracTrap™.
Joel Barlow has over thirty (30) years of experience in design and manufacturing of composite completion tools. Joel has developed numerous molding technologies associated with the processing of reinforced thermoset molding compounds. During Joel's tenure at NC Tooling Inc. and Barlow-Hunt Inc., he led the development and molding of Halliburton's SSII Float Valve and related systems, HWE Wiper System, and most notably the Obsidian® Bridge/Frac plug. Joel is the inventor/coinventor of seven (7) patents related to composite completion tools and molding methods. Joel joined GEODynamics in 2015 to form Downhole Composite Solutions, expanding GEODynamics' presence in Zonal Isolation Tools and other composite products.
Phil holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming (1979). He has drilling, completion, and reservoir engineering and supervisory experience during his career with Marathon Oil Company in the Rockies, Alaska, Gulf of Mexico and International operations. The majority of his career was focused on providing technical assistance to drilling, completion and production engineers on a global basis with a particular emphasis on developing new technology with industry partners. He holds approximately thirty (30) patents and had the lead role in developing and licensing developed technology to various service companies Phil is a past SPE Distinguished Lecturer, past Chair of API's Perforating Subcommittee and a member of the API Explosives Safety Subcommittee. In 2012, Phil received the SPE Gulf Coast Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award. In 2015, he won World Oil's Innovative Thinker Award. He has authored or co-authored at least thirty (30) technical papers and journal articles for the SPE and major industry publications. He is one of the inventors of the propellant technology (StimGun® assembly, StimTube™ tool), and the patent holder for Casing Conveyed Perforating Systems (EXcape® Completion Process). Phil played a major role in advancing the use of RFID technology for well completions and PowrPerf Extreme Overbalance TCP methods now being utilized in the industry. Since retiring from Marathon in 2013, Phil has been assisting GEODynamics with new technology development (such as Composites, FracTrap™, and FracIQ™ / SandIQ™ charges) along with the step rate analysis/completion optimization aspects of the technologies. His primary role remains to provide the company with the Operators' perspective. He works as a project coordinator between the operators and GEODynamics, as well as assists with technical sales.
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY THOUGHT LEADERS
WENBO YANG
Director of Ballistics Engineering
Director of Mechanical Engineering
JARROD PEARSON
Electromechanical Products Team & Director of GTEC™
BRIAN HURST
Vice President of Electro-Mechanical
DR. CHRIS GREEN
Director of Consulting & Fracture Diagnostics
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Manager
MICHAEL WROBLICKY
Engineering Manager Mechanical Engineering
JASON ANSLEY
Wireline Applications Manager
JOEY PRESTENBACH
Global Technical Advisor - Perforating
PONCHO WILSON
Director of Perforating Operations
Dr. Wenbo Yang has over twenty-two (22) years of experience in explosive device/system design, experimentation and evaluation in oil field applications. He started his career in Schlumberger's perforating department and was the technical leader in the development of Schlumberger's PowerJet, PowerJet Omega and PowerJet Nova perforating systems. Since joining GEODynamics, Dr. Yang has led the successful development of the industry leading 20spf 7" ECLIPSE big hole and the FracIQ perforating system. He has authored/coauthored thirty (30) patents and twenty-two (22) professional papers. Dr. Yang is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He holds a BS and a MS degree in Explosive Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from California Institute of Technology (1995).
Mr. George has more than forty (40) years of experience in the oil and gas industry with an extensive background in Tubing Conveyed Perforating (TCP), well completions and mechanical tool design. Mr. George worked with Vann Tool Company and its successors from 1975 until co-founding Advance Completion Specialists in 1994. He conceived, designed and developed many tools, accessories and systems that are now considered essential equipment in the completion of oil and gas wells. Mr. George served as the Engineering Manager responsible for all firing, venting and completion systems at Advance Completions and its successor (Expro International) from 1994 until 2012. Kevin collaborated with oil and gas companies to design and develop systems including the industry leading One Trip Gravel Pack System. He also collaborated with Marathon Oil on the EXcape™ Completion Process. Mr. George has worked with GEODynamics in his current capacity since 2012. Most recent design achievements include inventor or co-inventor on the SmartStart™ Test and Frac Sleeve and the FracDock™. Mr. George is the inventor or co-inventor on more than thirty (30) US Patents.
Jarrod Pearson has over 23 years of experience in O&G manufacturing and technology development. He is an expert in streamlining both manufacturing and laboratory operations specializing in process improvements and automation. Jarrod is highly experienced in high pressure, high temperature and high explosive laboratory operations. With a passion for safety, Jarrod has a strong background in QHSE leadership activities. In the first two years with GEODynamics, he successfully designed and commissioned two state-of-the-art API RP 19B Section 4 core flow laboratories. Prior to joining the company in 2010 he spent 10 years with WellDynamics, where he was heavily involved in designing, building and operation of the technology laboratory and as manufacturing manager for all intelligent completions product lines. Jarrod is a member of ISA, SPE and the API RP19B Section 7 development subcommittee on perforation system performance. Jarrod proudly served in the United State Navy from 1988-1994 and continues public service as chairman of the Transportation Advisory Board for the City of Weatherford, Texas.
Brian Hurst was previously Director of Probe Holdings and President and CTO of Probe Technology Services. He brings to GEODynamics over 35 years of experience in design and repair of wireline logging tools. He is an inventor on 7 patents for electro-mechanical downhole, which is essential to the GEODynamics perforation technologies. He has a history of developing tools and technologies to suit the customers' requirements and of anticipating needs his customers have not yet recognized.
Dr. Christopher Green has 25 years international oil and gas experience, having worked in some of the most remote areas of the world and more recently, specializing in assessing and developing unconventional (UNCON) and HP/HT reservoirs world-wide. Originally, he started his career in production chemical engineering, before specializing in production engineering, then subsequently O&G operator management and well operations, before finally consulting and advising on stimulation technology applications. A decade after first starting work, he completed an MS in Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, where he investigated optimized hydraulic fracturing techniques in the Piceance basin Tight Gas Reservoir (TGS), as part of a 4D seismic reservoir project. Subsequently, he worked as a Chief Petroleum Engineer for a private French oil & gas operator, where he was involved in implementing petroleum engineering best practices world-wide; as well as having responsibility for training and implementing standardized engineering workflows.
Dr. Green's qualifications comprise a PhD in Physical Chemistry and an MS in Petroleum Engineering, and his specialty is undertaking geomechanical studies to improve completion, perforation and acid/hydraulic fracturing stimulation practices. He has implemented several successful "industry first" applications of hydraulic fracturing, as well as performing some of the most successful offshore stimulation treatments in extreme HP/HT reservoirs world-wide. As well as stimulation project management expertise, Dr. Green has also served as a Wells Technical Authority (TA) in the UK, specifically to oversee the development of "best practice" well integrity procedures for offshore UK gas assets. Dr. Green has also been involved in analyzing and advising governments on best practices for shale gas development and is researching fracture initiation and stimulation completion technologies. Dr. Green remains involved in academic research consortia at both Colorado School of Mines and University of Strathclyde, and he is also an active member of SPE, serving as an SPE P&O journal reviewer and ongoing involvement in the SPE Hydraulic Fracture Monograph update.
Mr. Wilson started with GEODynamics in early 2008. During his time, he created and developed all of the capacity and processes in the machine shop at the Millsap facility. He also set up all the material removal capacity in the DCS facility. Bret was the Manufacturing Manager until 2014, then he transitioned to the Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Manager to have a greater focus on developing more capacity and better manufacturing processes for future growth. Bret has a BS in Industrial Engineering (2007) and a MS in Management (2009), both from Tarleton.
Michael Wroblicky has five (5) years of experience in downhole tool engineering and laboratory fixture design. He started his career with GEODynamics in 2012, designing the mechanical components for GEODynamics HPHT pressure vessel. Since then, he has led the development of the FracDock™ and GEOBall product lines. Mr. Wroblicky is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a registered professional engineer (TX 125396) and holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University.
Joining GEODynamics in late 2017, Mr. Ansley has more than eleven (11) years of experience in wireline and pipeline operations and technologies. He began his career in early 2007 serving in numerous technical operations roles developing casing inspection standards with the State of North Dakota and developing log quality standards for Gray Wireline Services and Casedhole Solutions (a C&J Energy Services company). Mr. Ansley served as an Associate Director of Corporate Operations with Oryx Oilfield Holdings in 2015 before returning to C&J Energy Services to lead a division of ERP system implementation. Jason attended Texas A&M and is a graduate of The University of North Texas.
Mr. Prestenbach has over Twenty-Four years in perforating, test tools, and service tools, including field services, sales, gun shop management, quality, and district coordination. Experience includes design of perforating and completion tool strategies for optimizing deep-water completions; new product development and deployment; and advanced intervention and decommissioning procedure development. Mr. Prestenbach is currently based in Houston and is responsible for the structure and resources to introduce downhole completion and perforating products into markets and strategically develop and maintain relationships with energy sector operators and service providers. His primary focus regions include North America Offshore (USA, Mexico & Canada), Latin America, and Alaska
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