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Ensuring flights are good to go
Bird strikes, lightning strikes, wear and tear, loose nuts and bolts - everything is inspected and repaired before an airliner can take off again. Yang Jian talks to inspectors who signs the checklist certifying that an airliner is safe and good to go.
When an airliner touches down at Hongqiao International Airport, Zhao Gangfeng, a senior aircraft maintenance engineer-inspector rushes onto the tarmac with his two partners.
Armed with flashlight, tools and clipboard, he crouches under the fuselage to carefully check the undercarriage, engines, fuel tanks and other parts to ensure everything is in good operating condition and every nut, bolt and screw is tight. He checks the tires.
Zhao, a veteran with 24 years' of maintenance, works for Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines. He is one of around 1,800 airline maintenance employes checking around 400 flights that land and take off each day at the Hongqiao airport, according to Huang Shaohu, deputy manager of China Eastern Engineering and Technology Co.
Many thousands of maintenance workers are employed at Hongqiao and Pudong international airports in Shanghai, going through check lists required by Chinese and international civil aviation authorities.
While Zhao checks the fuselage, one of the other two inspectors on his team enters the cockpit and makes a thorough check, with the other checking the tail and rudder.
After all the checks required by civil aviation authorities are completed an hour or so later, Zhao signs his name on a safety check-off chart to confirm the airliner is ready to take off again.
Zhao makes minor repairs. If there's a serious problem, repair work is ordered at once.
By this time, the team's uniforms are soaked through with sweat; temperatures on the tarmac can reach 60 degrees Celsius, while those in the cabin can reach 40 degrees in summer, when the air-conditioning is switched off.
After a brief rest, when their uniforms are barely dry, they rush off to do the same thing again when another plane lands.
"We must not only check every part carefully, but also complete the checks as soon as possible to ensure the aircraft can take off on time," Zhao says.
Zhao, 46, checks at least six aircraft every day, from 8am to 8pm. Then the night shift takes over.
As head of his maintenance team, each time Zhao signs his name, he assumes responsibility for the safety and airworthiness of every aircraft he checks.
"Sometimes I feel pressure when I sign my name, but I always tell myself to think of the pressure as responsibility for every passenger onboard," Zhao says.
In all his years, he has never made a mistake in maintenance or certification of aircraft safety, Zhao says.
Bird strikes are among the most common problems, occurring when birds and aircraft collide during take off or landing. If the birds are sucked into engines, there can be serious malfunctions.
"It can cause big problems, since we have to change entire parts if there are bird strikes on the wings or engine casings," Zhao says.
Some strikes are obvious, but some can be difficult to notice. Zhao says they go over the aircraft carefully, looking for blood, even tiny specs, as well as feathers or dents, which could indicate impact damage beneath the surface.
Lightning strikes are another problem, especially in summer. Whenever inspectors spot a burn on the surface, they check inside parts and electrical systems that could be damaged by lightning.
If problems cannot be fixed in a short time, the aircraft is grounded and repaired overnight, if possible, to ensure the flight schedule won't be affected the following day.
Overnight work is not uncommon; Zhao works five nights a month.
Nighttime work on the tarmac is painful in winter, when temperatures are lower and the windchill makes it seem worse.
Liu Xiaofeng, one of Zhao's colleagues, has been an airline mechanic for 20 years and says he has severe arthritis in his fingers and knees.
"Our fingers get wet with fuel while we repair engines and they turn numb when the cold wind blows," Liu says.
He and others must crouch or kneel under the fuselage for several hours during major repairs at night and it can get freezing cold. "Arthritis is a common problem for nearly every mechanic here," Liu says.
Stomach problems also are not uncommon since workers frequently must interrupt their meals and rush to the runway whenever an aircraft lands. The food can go bad in summer and get cold in winter.
Apart from daily checks and repairs, inspection and maintenance staff such as Zhao and Liu undertake longer, comprehensive checks on every aircraft every year.
One of the biggest nuisances is the annual opening and checking of the inflatable evacuation slides that are used in emergencies.
With a big bang, the escape slide is fully inflated by 3,000 pounds of helium within seven seconds. Then the slide is checked for leaks and damage. It then takes at least four days for four men to refold the slides, working in a small room, and put them back in place. Each large airliner usually has three evacuation slides on each side.
Each slide also contains 15 emergency packages that include torches, signal flares and a simple sea water purification system.
At Hongqiao airport, China Eastern staff must check and fold 40 slides each month.
Despite all the hard work and pressure, Zhao says he never regrets his work, but he's sorry he doesn't have more time to spend with his wife and 12-year-old son.
He feels especially proud when his son points to an airliner in flight and says, "that's repaired by my father."
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com
Labels: Aircraft Maintenance, Airlines, Boeing
Editorial: Mayors right to focus effort on ailing Memphis International (KMEM) Airport, Tennessee
Editorial: The mayors are right to focus attention on Memphis International Airport, but where to focus?
Mayors A C Wharton and Mark Luttrell rightly are aligning forces to try to keep Memphis International Airport strong. But they need to focus their efforts with one top priority in mind — keeping Pinnacle Airlines headquartered in Memphis.
Other airport-related issues will, in time, need attention from the mayors and the Memphis political and business leadership: attracting a new low-cost airline, working with FedEx to help retain its contract with the U.S. Postal Service, making sure Delta Air Lines doesn't further gut its service in Memphis.
But these important issues pale in comparison to the front-burner challenge: not letting Pinnacle Airlines relocate its headquarters from Memphis to Minneapolis, Detroit or anywhere else.
Here's why this must be a priority. Pinnacle is currently in bankruptcy proceedings. As a result, it can get out of its lease in Downtown Memphis. It can renegotiate contracts with pilots and other employees. Working with Delta, it can basically do whatever the company thinks is necessary to cut costs and survive. And all those decisions will be made by October, when the company plans to come out of bankruptcy.
Just days ago, Pinnacle management asked its nonunion employees to take a 6 percent pay cut, chop a week of vacation and otherwise help the company trim $76 million in costs. Only weeks ago, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport pitched the idea of Pinnacle pulling up stakes in Memphis and relocating its employees to the airport up there — where Pinnacle already has unoccupied office space.
A relocation would not leave a pretty picture in Memphis. Pinnacle Airlines, even after emerging from bankruptcy as a smaller company, likely will still employ 450 or more well-paid men and women in its company headquarters at One Commerce Square — the most important office building in the Downtown core.
Having Pinnacle headquartered in Memphis means most Pinnacle pilots come here for training and staff events — filling up hundreds of hotel rooms annually. And the headquarters here helps keep Delta at the airport, since Pinnacle is its largest regional partner.
How might the two mayors help keep Pinnacle in Memphis? Getting Gov. Bill Haslam to follow through on state incentives to keep Pinnacle in Memphis will be important. Working with the airport authority to keep Memphis the lowest-cost hub of operations will be crucial. Making sure the current headquarters are viewed as a bargain will be a factor, too.
Memphis needs to keep Pinnacle. That's job one for the mayors as they join the effort to shore up Memphis International Airport.
Source: http://www.commercialappeal.com
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Delta Airlines to end flights from Columbia to Memphis in November
COLUMBIA — Delta Airlines will cancel its morning flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Memphis beginning Nov. 2 and replace them with flights to Atlanta beginning March 3, Public Works Department spokesman Steven Sapp said Monday morning.
The schedule changes represent the latest development in fluctuating flight service at the airport. Mayor Bob McDavid announced last week that Frontier Airlines will offer two weekly nonstop flights to Orlando, at 4:15 p.m. and 10:25 p.m. each Tuesday and Saturday, beginning Nov. 20. Frontier will fly new Airbus 319s capable of carrying 138 passengers.
Sapp said Delta Airlines has full autonomy over its flight schedules and the new changes are part of normal seasonal adjustments. Sapp said the changes are market driven.
The morning flights to Memphis International Airport depart at 6:30 a.m.; the flights to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport that begin in March will leave at the same time. There will be three flights to and from Atlanta Sundays through Fridays starting in March. Delta Airlines will continue to offer two flights to Atlanta on Saturdays.
Detailed departure and arrival times can be viewed on flymidmo.com.
Source: http://www.columbiamissourian.com
Labels: Airlines, Airplanes, Airports
Sixty-Five Percent of Business Travelers in Greater Philadelphia Say Non-Stop Flights are Extremely Important
(PRWEB) August 20, 2012
Sixty-five percent of business air travelers in Greater Philadelphia say that non-stop flights are extremely important according to a survey conducted by Select Greater Philadelphia and the CEO Council for Growth. Among these business travelers, Tokyo, Japan and Orange County, California are the most desired new non-stop international and domestic business destinations respectively from Philadelphia International Airport.
"We're excited about the responses to this important survey and we value everyone's feedback," said Philadelphia International Airport Chief Executive Officer Mark Gale. "The results of this exercise will help us build the business case in targeting additional non-stop domestic and international destinations from Philadelphia, and further our mission as a world-class airport."
Domestic destinations desired by business travelers for non-stop service from PHL were Orange County, CA; Austin, TX; and Honolulu, HI, while internationally Asia was the clear top choice with Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai and Beijing, China in the top three. Top overall domestic destinations for current travel by business travelers are Chicago, Dallas and Boston.
"We applaud Select Greater Philadelphia and the CEO Council for Growth for conducting this Air Travel Survey," said John Saler, Chairman, Government & Public Affairs Group of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens &Young, LLP and Chairman of the Philadelphia International Airport Advisory Board. "The data will help us better understand the current travel needs of those living and/or working in the Greater Philadelphia region."
For business travelers responding to the survey, both non-stop flight availability and convenient flight times were found to be extremely important. Over half the respondents use their organization's corporate travel department to make travel arrangements.
"The Philadelphia International Airport is a critically important asset in the Greater Philadelphia region for business travel and to attract leisure visitors, "said Tom Morr, President & CEO of Select Greater Philadelphia and member of the Philadelphia International Airport Advisory Board. "This survey helps identify passenger demand for potential new flights in key markets. It is intended to help airlines make more informed choices about where to add flights from PHL."
Top destinations for current travel by leisure travelers are in the West with Chicago, San Francisco/San Jose and Los Angeles rounding out the top three spots. Top domestic destinations desired by leisure travels for non-stop service from PHL were all warm weather locations domestically with Honolulu, HI; Austin, TX; and Orange County, CA in the top three, while internationally Milan, Italy; Vancouver, Canada; and Sao Paulo, Brazil were among the top choices.
Half or more of survey respondents describing their leisure or personal travel needs ranked price and non-stop flight availability as extremely important factors when booking air travel. Leisure travelers were primarily booking coach class tickets for travel. Over 80% of respondents were heading straight to the airline website to purchase their leisure airfare tickets.
The survey was distributed to members of the business and non-profit communities in Greater Philadelphia. Over 1,000 individuals responded to the survey detailing their personal and business travel needs. The goal of the survey is to use information gathered to assist the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in their efforts to seek additional domestic and international air service.
Top Non-Stop Desired International Destinations (Business Travel)
1 Tokyo, Japan
2 Shanghai, China
3 Beijing, China
4 Mumbai, India
5 Milan, Italy
Top Non-Stop Desired Domestic Destinations (Business Travel)
1 Orange County, CA
3 Honolulu, HI
4 San Jose (US), CA
5 San Antonio, TX
Top Non-Stop Desired International Destinations (Leisure Travel)
2 Vancouver, Canada
3 Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Top Non-Stop Desired Domestic Destinations (Leisure Travel)
3 Orange County (SNA), CA
About Select Greater Philadelphia
Select Greater Philadelphia (Select) is an economic development marketing organization dedicated to attracting companies to the Greater Philadelphia region. Select assists companies interested in the vicinity by providing detailed information about the 11-county area and a one-stop connection to numerous resources that help companies make informed decisions about locating to the region. Through global marketing efforts, Select works to promote the region's key assets to help build the area's economy. The Greater Philadelphia region encompasses northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania. Select is a private, non-profit organization and an affiliate of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit http://www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.com or call 215-790-3777. Follow Select on twitter at: @selectgrphila.
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Southwest raises fares; other airlines follow
Airfares look to be going up for the fifth time this year.
Southwest Airlines led the latest attempt by U.S. airlines to raise fares, with a $5 increase on one-way routes of less than 500 miles.
Usually, when Southwest raises fares, other U.S. carriers match, and the increase lasts.
So far, some of the largest legacy carriers — Delta, US Airways, United and American — have followed Southwest's lead. Virgin America also raised fares on short-haul markets where it competes with Southwest, including San Francisco to San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Airlines have had a profitable year so far but still complain of higher operating expenses, primarily jet fuel costs. They've been able to keep fares up by cutting back on the number of flights and making fewer seats available.
"We never want to increase fares for customers, and are proud of the low fares we offer on Southwest.com," says Ashley Dillon, a spokeswoman for Southwest. "Sometimes, though, an increase is necessary to cover the cost of our business, including fuel."
Airlines have tried to raise fares eight times so far this year. Four have been successful. This latest Southwest-led move would bring the tally to five.
Southwest's average passenger airfare is $141.72 one-way, and the average passenger trip length is about 939 miles.
Last year, airlines made 22 attempts to increase fares. Nine were successful.
Airlines are changing their strategy this year, says Rick Seaney, CEO of Farecompare.com.
Typically, carriers increase fares on a wider range of routes. But last week, Delta tried to raise prices on fares more common among business travelers, those tickets bought at the last-minute for higher-price seats with more leg room. That attempt failed when other airlines didn't match.
"It is pretty clear that domestic airlines would like to hike domestic prices … but seem skittish about continued broadbased hikes and are switching, at least temporarily, to plan B — targeting specific segments of the flying public," Seaney says.
Seaney expects this latest fare jump to stick.
"It is rare for any type of hike where Southwest participates to fail," he says. "Rather, the opposite is normally the case, as many hikes fail due to their lack of participation."
Source: http://www.courier-journal.com
Nigeria's domestic airlines ''to raise fares by 30%''
Domestic airline operators in Nigeria are to raise their fares by 30% following an increase in the cost of leasing aircraft as well as higher insurance premiums, the local media reported Monday.
The report said the recent classification of Nigeria among ''high risk nations'' have raised the cost of leasing an aircraft by 60%.
It is also believed that the recent crashes involving Nigerian airlines have led to higher insurance premiums for the country's operators.
On 3 June, a DANA Air MD-83 plane flying from the inland capital city of Abuja to the economic capital city of Lagos crashed into a residential area on the outskirts of the city, killing at least 150.
When the planned increase in fares is effected, the price of a round trip ticket for a one-hour flight will increase to between 37,000 (US$231) and 42,000 Naira (US$262), from the current average of 28,000 (US$175) and 33,000 Naira (US$206).
The increase will be the second in recent times, coming closely on the heels of a 20 per cent hike in fares by the airlines.
Nigeria's domestic airline operators have been groaning under tough operational conditions, including rising cost of fuel.
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Philadelphia International (KPHL), Pennsylvania: "A little love" for Terminal F at airport - More upgrades are planned
Businessman Thomas Bennett did not relish taking a shuttle bus from Terminal C, where he flew in from Pittsburgh, to connect to a flight in Terminal F, at the other end of Philadelphia International Airport.
Especially in the rain.
"I would put a cover where the bus drop is here," Bennett said the other day, as he waited in busy Terminal F to board a commuter jet to Manchester, N.H.
Bennett, who clocks 100 to 150 flights a year, gives the Philadelphia airport a general thumbs-up.
But, he said, "if you are talking specifically about F Terminal, it seems a little distant, and it needs a little love."
Love is just what the commuter Terminal F is getting: a $127 million expansion and makeover aimed at making travel easier and more fun.
Soon, those inclement weather days will be over for Bennett and the 4.9 million other travelers who fly each year on small planes into or out of the 38-gate commuter terminal.
Terminal F is getting a new, larger shuttle bus stop with a covered vestibule. Passengers won't have to step into rain or snow when connecting by bus to other terminals.
And passengers may rejoice that, inside, the terminal is getting twice as many restaurants and concessions, more passenger seating, and an expanded security checkpoint to accommodate the crowds.
The improvements are unrelated to a long-term $5.2 billion airport proposal that calls for a fifth runway along the Delaware River. US Airways is acting as construction manager of the Terminal F redesign, which will be completed in early 2016 and financed by fees charged to airlines.
One-sixth of the Philadelphia airport's 31 million annual passengers start or end trips in Terminal F, which was designed in the late 1990s for smaller 30- and 50-seat regional jets.
When the $98 million terminal opened in 2001, US Airways Group Inc. flew 175 daily Express flights out of it. Today, US Airways operates 275 daily Express flights and uses all 38 gates.
When 50-seat jets were in fashion, fuel was $1 a gallon. "Now at $4 a gallon that changes the economics," said Rhett Workman, US Airways managing director of corporate real estate. Delta Air Lines recently announced plans to shed 218 50-seat jets.
"Regional jets are not going away," said aviation consultant Michael Boyd in Evergreen, Colo. "We are just going to have bigger airplanes."
As US Airways expanded in Philadelphia, its second-largest hub and primary international hub, more "feeder" traffic has come into Terminal F.
Source: http://articles.philly.com
Aeroflot Gets $1.26Bln to Buy Boeings
VEB Leasing has concluded a $1.26 billion deal to finance Aeroflot's acquisition of four Boeing 777-300ER airliners, the airline said.
VEB Leasing is a subsidiary of state lender VEB.
The aircraft will be supplied from January to April 2013. The acquisition is part of an Aeroflot agreement to buy six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and eight Boeing 200ER planes that was concluded in March 2011.
Andrei Rozhkov, an analyst at Metropol, said the contract was a profitable deal for Aeroflot. Usually airlines have to wait longer for Boeing supplies, he said.
Aeroflot could use the new aircraft to operate flights in the peak traffic period during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Rozhkov said.
The Boeing contract will help Aeroflot in its future negotiations with Airbus, Rozhkov said, adding that the airline would have more leverage in talks with Boeing's main competitor.
Currently, Aeroflot has eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, according to the company's website.
Boing 777 airliners are the world's largest twin-engine jets. They also have the biggest turbofan engines of any aircraft.
The Boeing 777 is Boeing's first fly-by-wire airplane and its first entirely computer-designed aircraft.
Boeing 777-200ERs are used for international flights. They have a capacity of 327 passengers and a range of 13,400 kilometers.
The Boeing 777-300ER has a capacity of 365 passengers and a range of 14,685 kilometers.
Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com
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Now, fly from Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar in less than 2 hours
From Monday, Deccan Charters will begin its Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar air service which will touch Surat along the way. Travelling to Bhavnagar by air may prove slightly expensive for Amdavadis but, for a Surti, going to the Saurashtra city by the same flight may prove economical.
Sources said that a ticket on the Bhavnagar–Ahmedabad flight is likely to cost around Rs6,000 while the Surat-Bhavnagar ticket will come for around Rs4,500.
Deccan Charters Limited (DCL), formerly known as Deccan Aviation Limited, is launching its intra-state flights in Gujarat from Monday. The airline will operate non-scheduled chartered flight services within Gujarat under the brand name, Deccan Shuttles.
There will be six flights daily and these will be serviced by 15-seater aircraft between the three cities.
It will take 1 hour 45 minutes to fly from A'bad to Bhavnagar via Surat. The first flight on Monday will take off from Ahmedabad at around 7:30 am and go straight to Surat.
The aircraft will make four Surat-Bhavnagar flights by evening that day. It will finally take off from Surat at around 6 pm for its return flight to Ahmedabad.
Flights on the Ahmedabad-Kandla route will be started from August 27 and the Ahmedabad-Jamnagar route will be added subsequently, said a statement issued by the company. In the coming days, this service will connect key economic hubs of Gujarat, viz, Ahmedabad, Surat, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Kandla.
"Later two more aircraft are likely to be added. By the end of the month, the A'bad–Kandla–A'bad and A'bad–Jamnagar–A'bad services will be started," a source said.
Deccan wants to identify tourist, industrial and other important clusters that are currently not serviced by airlines to provide customised charter flights on these routes.
When asked about the high ticket prices estimated for the service, a government official said that currently travelling in luxury to any city of Gujarat from Ahmedabad does not cost more than Rs1,000.
On May 1 last year, Deccan Charters, under the brand name of Deccan 360, had planned intra-state services for Gujarat connecting 11 cities of the state. But for various reasons, it got delayed. Later, Deccan Charters wanted to start the service under the brand name of Simply Fly but DGCA did not approve it.
According to industry experts, financially the business is not very viable. "Flying to Bhavnagar from Ahmedabad will be expensive. It will take almost 2 hours. By road, it takes around 3 hours and a road trip costs less than Rs500," said an expert.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com
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Change makers, I'm back with more awesome nominees for the Hero Awards. You've already met the Nominees for Best Youth Act, and next week you'll meet the nominees for the Best Non-Profit Act. But today, it brings me great honor to introduce the two Hero Award Nominees for Best Business Act.
Remember, the Hero Awards are a ceremony to recognize outstanding service in five areas: Youth, Business, Non-Profit, University, and Up and Coming Peacemaker. The winners will be announced on May 21st so rock the vote today.
Meet our first nominee, WoofTrax, The Walk for a Dog program is a dog-powered fundraising tool for animal shelters and rescues.
Every year almost 7.6 million animals are taken in by shelters in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of these animals go into shelters but never come out. Overcrowding and scarce resources means that many of these animals must be euthanized.
In Baltimore, Maryland some business leaders, who are also animals lovers, came up with a novel way to help solve this problem. They have created a new mobile app that allows people to raise money for their local animal shelter simply by walking their dogs.
The mobile app is called "Walk for a Dog" and allows dog owners across the USA to walk their dogs for a cause. Hundreds of thousands people downloaded the app in 2014, their first year of operation. By designating a local shelter, and logging the time that they walk their dogs, animal lovers were able to raise $65,000.
WoofTrax donated this amount to thousands of animal shelters across the country and things are just getting started.
Get involved with WoodTrax and download Walk for a Dog app on Google Play or in the Apple Store. Oh yea, and don't forget to vote for them to winner this years Hero Awards for best Business Act.
Meet our second nominee, Simon Says Give, with a mission of Kids Celebrating Kids, they support kids with Birthday Celebrations.
More the 16 million children in the USA are now living in poverty. Mandi Simon, a 7-year old student in Minneapolis, Minnesota saw the struggles of some of her fellow students and decided to do something to do something about it. She thought that all kids should have the basic human right to a decent education and that they should also have other basic necessities like clothes and books that Mandi herself sometimes took for granted. Did I mention that Mandi is only 7 years old?
She also thought that the very best advocates for these children might actually, in some cases, be children like herself. So, with the help of her mom, she started her own nonprofit company and called it Simon Says Give. For the past 4 years, Simon Says Give has been teaching other children the joy of giving and helping them to raise money.
Next week we'll meet the nominees for the best Non-Profit Acts, see you soon.
I really love both of these — can't wait to see who wins!


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Sponsored Feature: How to be a Game Designer Right Now
- Michael Dawson
[In a new LA Film School -sponsored Game Career Guide feature, faculty member Michael Dawson discusses great entry paths into elementary game design, from paper designing to simple 2D game creation tools.]
As someone who has designed computer and video games, I often receive email from aspiring designers who don't know where to start on their journey.
Many think that in order to design games they need a PhD in Computer Science, a mastery of computer art, and a team of one hundred game developers at their disposal.
These misconceptions are simply untrue. The fact is, you can start to build some of the key skills it takes to be a successful game designer right now - and you can probably do it with what you have on your desk and in your closet.
Design Defined
If you ask two game developers what a game designer does, you'll likely get three different answers. So while the issue can be of great debate, I'll define what a game designer does simply as the act of communicating how a game should work. There are a number of different game components that a designer must consider when describing how a game works. These include:
Mechanics - rules and procedures; when followed, they produce what most people call "gameplay"
Story - dramatic elements that usually provide a rationale for the mechanics, but are not part of the mechanics themselves
Aesthetics - visual, aural, and tactile manifestations of a game; what you see, hear, and touch
As a concrete example, take the classic computer game Doom. The aesthetics of the game center on a world presented in 3D graphics and seen from a first person point of view. The story of the game revolves around the player character of a space marine who must single-handedly stop hordes of demons flowing out of a gateway before they reach earth. The key mechanic of the game involves shooting enemies while acquiring more powerful weapons to match the growing strength of the enemies.
Of course, these three game components usually intertwine. For example, one of the aesthetic elements of Doom is that the grunts and groans of approaching enemies are heard in stereo. This aesthetic element affects the mechanic of shooting since hearing an enemy in stereo allows a player to better estimate an enemy's position.
As a new designer, it's probably simplest to work with one game component at a time. And since mechanics are arguably the essence of a game, I'll focus on that component.
Going Analog
If you want to learn computer and video game design, what should you do? Break out the Parcheesi, of course. Yes, analog games - non-digital games, played with materials like boards, cards, dice, pencils, and paper - can provide terrific learning opportunities for computer and video game designers. By working with these kinds of games, a designer isn't limited by technology. There's no need to worry about whether or not you have the latest hardware. You aren't restricted in your designs because you don't know how to program. Your game isn't put on hold because you're not an expert game artist or an audio guru. In short, working with analog games takes away the excuses for a designer and asks him or her to simply design.
Here are three specific analog game design exercises you can use to hone your skills in developing and modifying game mechanics:
Add Chance to a Game. Pick a game that has no element of chance and add it. You can add chance to a game through dice rolls, card selections, and random starting conditions, to name just a few methods.
Eliminate Perfect Information from a Game. A game of perfect information is a game where each player is completely aware of all previous moves; it generally implies that there is no hidden information in the game. For example, chess is a game of perfect information since both players can see where every piece is on the board at all times. However, the five card draw variant of poker is a game of imperfect information since players don't know what cards other players hold.
Modify a Board Game. This time, the change is up to you. Take an existing board game and add or modify a single game mechanic. Be careful to focus on a mechanic rather than the aesthetics or story of the game.
Make sure to put your games through playtesting, a process where a game is played and evaluated. Be honest with yourself about whether your modifications were successful. If they weren't, go back to the drawing board and try again.
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Where can I find a coating that is chloride and sulfur corrosion-resistant?
By Warren Brand | Last updated: December 8, 2020
Thank you very much for your inquiry. We get questions like this all the time, and they are far more complex than most people realize.
First, to be clear, we are consultants who do this for a living. But, we are unusual even in that regard, as we are vendor neutral. That is, all we do every day, in this response and in our work, is tell the technical truth about issues such as this.
The way virtually all coating material selection procurement takes place is by an owner asking the question you did— what material will work in a given situation. And the problem even in asking the question is that as soon as the owner stumbles upon a coating company (or engineering or architectural firm as a proxy or "pass through" to a coating company), folks typically think the hard part is over.
But that's a dangerous and wrong assumption. That would be like going to a Ford dealership and asking what type of hybrid they recommend, or an Apple store, and asking them to recommend a phone. You're only going to get what they have to sell.
It may not be what you need, so you'll want to keep looking. You'll need to contact a number of different coating companies and thoroughly technically vet what they have to offer in order to get the optimal coating system for your use. (For an in-depth discussion, read Methods & Pitfalls in Selecting Coating Systems for Specification.)
Some of the complex issues you'll be facing include:
The temperature is almost certainly cyclical, meaning that the temperature will range from ambient up to about 1380°F (750°C). That means that during peak or nominal operating temperatures, there won't be any liquids in the system. But during cycling, there may be condensates at varying temperatures and concentrations. If you design a coating system for only 1380°F and don't take cycling into consideration, and there ends up being condensate, a failure may be lurking right around the corner.
For the most part, coating systems don't know or care about the substrate to which they are adhered. You're gaining a physical bond with the substrate through physically abrading it, typically via dry abrasive blasting. Ferritic stainless steel is difficult to abrasive blast and requires a highly experienced technician to ensure proper blast profile. If you don't have the proper blast profile, you will be 100% guaranteed to have an immediate and catastrophic failure. (For further reading, see Myth or Fact: Higher Surface Profile Increases Coating Adhesion.)
Understanding the coating system is vital. The most complex process in all of this is not finding a coating system that will work (if there is one), but finding the optimal system and understanding how it works. We worked on a project similar to this a couple of years ago. We found an optimal coating, and the manufacturer specified the dry film thickness (DFT) to be between 5 and 8 mils. The final specification we developed (with the support of the manufacturer), however, came in with a DFT of between 14 and 18 mils.
Why? Because we calculated that the increased thickness would provide a roughly 100% increase in service life, for an additional total installed cost of only a fraction of a percent, thus saving the client an estimated $800,000 over the course of eight years. There are other equally important considerations, but these are the big ones.
When we approach a project like this, we do the following:
Thoroughly understand the asset and operating environment through all phases of operation.
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YouTube ads from McDonald's, KFC and Asda rapped for promoting junk food to kids
By Rebecca Stewart-06 June 2019 06:56am
McDonald's was among those caught up in the 'compliance sweep'
McDonald's, KFC, Asda and more have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after their ads for junk food appeared in front of kids' content on YouTube.
The brands were among eight who had ads banned following an investigation conducted by the watchdog using its new avatar technology - which simulated the online profiles of kids in order to identify the types of advert they see across the internet.
Marks & Spencer, Kellogg's, KP snacks, and Pringles were also caught up in the "compliance sweep" for promoting food and soft drink products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) adjacent to YouTube videos aimed at kids.
The ASA conducted its test in the two weeks ahead of Christmas 2018, capturing information on online display ads across 210 websites and 87 YouTube channels.
The machine learning-powered experiment found that 2.3% of 41,030 ads served to child avatars across general interest and youth interest websites and YouTube channels were for HFSS products. In general, however, the ASA said brands were sticking to the rules around targeting unhealthy food to under-16's online but noted it had a identified "problem" on YouTube.
ASA Chief Executive Guy Parker said: "Protecting children is one of our top priorities.
"The problematic ads we found were relatively few in number, compared to the total served, but we'll take action in respect of any ad for high fat, salt or sugar food and soft drinks which is found to be directed inappropriately at children. We'll be following up with similar compliance sweeps in the future."
The ASA is currently in the midst of a review into the effectiveness of online and broadcast ads around HFSS products, the former of which were last updated in 2017.
Earlier this week, lobbying groups Action for Sugar and Action for Salt called on the U.K. government to stop brands from using cartoons and licensed characters on packaging to appeal to kids, after it found that such goods were typically "unnecessarily" packed with sugar.
Elsewhere, the government has previously toyed with the idea of banning ads for unhealthy foods from YouTube and Facebook, as well as before the 9pm watershed on TV. It's currently in a public consultation on the matter.
For its part, the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (Isba) said that against the backdrop of junk food ads being "high on the political agenda" it was important to note that the ASA research didn't find evidence of brands seeking to target children on their on sites it or via the misuse of celebrities or licensed characters.
James Barge, Isba director of public policy, said:"It found that advertisers were acting in compliance with the rules, but did highlight issues with some online platforms where advertising had appeared, We support the ASA in seeking to strengthen their regulation of online advertising and would urge them to further understand the measures and exclusions responsible advertisers have in place and work with them to understand how they are being applied."
Commenting on the ASA's investigation, Google's head of ad industry regulations, Michael Todd, said: "Because we want to ensure that children are not seeing inappropriate ads, we have robust advertising policies and provide tools to advertisers to exclude under 18 viewers from their campaigns. If we discover ads that break our policies, we take swift action.
"We're reviewing the findings of the report and will continue to work with the ASA, as well as providing materials and training to advertisers so that they can reach the right audience on YouTube."
The ASA's use of avatar technology follows on from a pilot earlier this year which found several gambling brands to be targeting ads inappropriately towards children. The investment in the tech is part of the regulator's five-year strategy, focused on better policing online ads.
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Former UK All-American and Final Four MVP Anthony Davis will play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game. He spent a lot of time Saturday at his press conference talking about his recent trade demand from the New Orleans Pelicans, the team he has played for his entire NBA career.
Q. On his mindset with the Pelicans for the remainder of the season:
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Q. On his relationship with the city of New Orleans:
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Q. Were you surprised by (New Orleans general manager) Dell Demps' dismissal?
ANTHONY DAVIS: I didn't know anything about it. Obviously, the Pelicans are going to do what is best for them. They need to do what's best for them. My intentions are the same, no matter who the GM is. My intentions are the same. The Pelicans made a move that was best for their organization. For me, I'm still going to go out there and play basketball for, obviously, Danny Ferry right now, and continue to play basketball with my teammates and play the game the right way.
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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Two familiar faces were spotted at the Port Orange Family Days weekend celebration: The current mayor and a candidate who hopes to succeed him.
Passing through the parade route was Mayor Allen Green dressed in polo shirt (tucked-in, of course) with shorts and work boots. And right behind the term-limited mayor on this Saturday sighting was Orange City Councilman Don Burnette, dressed comfortably with a blue shirt, shorts and sneakers, who is seeking the top municipal post in the Nov. 8 elections.
Standing in Brunette's way, though not in this Family Days sighting, is citizen watchdog Ted Noftall who finished second to the councilman among three candidates in the Aug. 30 Volusia County primary.
Burnette finished first in the primary with 4,865 votes or 41.73 percent of the votes, Noftall was second with 3,796 votes or 32.56 percent and Lance Green, son of the current mayor garnered 2,996 votes or 25.7 percent of the votes.
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Capitals lament chance to take series control as Lightning win Game 4
With just over eight minutes left in regulation, the Washington Capitals survived the most lethal power play in the postseason.
The home crowd roared in appreciation of the Capitals' penalty kill. For a moment, the crowd exhaled.
All the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to tie up the Eastern Conference finals was that brief moment of satisfaction from their opponents.
Boston College was the first school to offer Sillah last summer, followed by offers from Rutgers and Syracuse. But it's the Scarlet Knights he grew up the biggest fan of.
Sillah played a big role in Mater Dei's 2016 Group 2, Non-public championship win over Holy Spirit in 2016, sacking quarterback Mike Costabile to cause a turnover on downs and give the Seraphs the ball at the 50-yard line with 11 seconds left to set up Rutgers freshman Eddie Lewis' game-winning score.
And he played a huge role in the Seraphs returning to the title game in 2018, despie falling to St. Joseph (Hamm.) by the score of 30-14.
The other cities considered as the potential host sites for the 2019 and 2020 NFL drafts include Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City and a combination bid from Cleveland/Canton, Ohio.
Manny Machado and Albert Almora Jr. played together in the backyard when they were kids, dreaming about winning a World Series together.
As far as what effect Almora's presence on the Chicago Cubs might have on Machado's situation, well, the star of the show is guarding his cards quite closely at the moment.
Manny Watch 2018 arrived in Chicago on Monday, and the slick-fielding slugger handled the attention like a routine ground ball. The 25-year-old Machado is eligible for free agency after this season and could well be traded by Baltimore this summer, but he is determined to keep the focus on the field for as long as he can.
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Jim Mora thinks Josh Rosen will have to be tested as he prepares to enter the pros.
In an interview Sunday with Sports Illustrated, the former UCLA coach offered an interesting analysis of his former Bruins quarterback, saying Rosen will need to be challenged by whichever team selects him despite his high status.
"I put it in the context of 'fit,'" Mora said, adding that Darnold has "the underdog mentality that I think will fit so well in Cleveland, a franchise that's really been down."
Rosen, 21, threw for 3,717 yards and 26 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 11 games last season, while the 20-year-old Darnold finished 2017 with 26 touchdowns and 13 picks as a redshirt sophomore.
"On the way out to the park, I had no idea if I was going to the Cubs convention [in January] or Opening Day, so I thought it was the right thing to do," manager Joe Maddon said.
The game was rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon, which was previously an off day for the first series between the National League Central rivals.
"It's rough out there," reliever Steve Cishek said. "We're disappointed. We wanted to get this home opener underway. But at the same time, I know some guys in the bullpen probably, like myself, could use an extra day off just to heal up a little bit and be ready for tomorrow."
Pirates right-hander Ivan Nova is expected to move back one day to start the series opener, and Maddon said Tyler Chatwood would go for the Cubs.
"They've got a team that mirrors us in a lot of respects," Jones said. "I like a lot of things that we have that they have. We've got a running game, offense and quarterback [Dak Prescott] that I'm so proud of for looking ahead and building off of. They probably have more, to say the least, they probably have more names on defense. When I say names, just say they probably have what we'd like to continue to get to. But we've got some guys that I think we can get to there.
Aldon Smith arrested yet again
For former NFL pass rusher Aldon Smith, playing football again seems to be no longer a consideration. Staying out of police custody has become the far more pressing challenge.
Via TMZ, the seventh pick in the 2011 draft was arrested on Friday night for violating the terms of his electronic monitoring. He currently wears both an electronic monitoring device, along with a device that reveals alcohol in sweat.
This would mean the Bills are not interested in what they would consider a reach for Allen or Mayfield. It also would mean they're not comfortable with taking Jackson at No. 22.
Jackson lasting into the range of No. 27 through No. 29 is a possibility. That's where three teams with future QB considerations the Saints, Steelers and Jaguars are slated to make selections. The Bills could see it as a way to fall back on Jackson while getting a little more out of the No. 22 pick.
That brings up another QB who should build some late first-round buzz: Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph. The earliest second-round spot for Rudolph would be the Giants at No. 34. The Bills could trade back to the end of the first round and keep their current two first-rounders by giving up their second of two second-rounders (No. 56) and their first of two third-rounders (No. 65).
Last month, NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders revealed he had no idea who Titans safety Kevin Byard is. Byard has not forgotten.
Byard, who was a first-team All-Pro and tied for the league lead in interceptions last season, was miffed that Sanders didn't mention him when naming the best safety in the NFL. Byard tweeted at Sanders that first-team All-Pro recognition should count for something, and Sanders replied by demonstrating that he thought Byard was just some random fan tweeting at him, and not an All-Pro safety.
Coroner's office misidentified victim in Humboldt hockey bus crash
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice announced Monday that the province's coroner's office misidentified one of the 15 people killed last week in the highway crash involving a junior hockey team bus.
The ministry announced that Parker Tobin, 18, has died and that Xavier Labelle, who previously had been identified as among the deceased, is alive.
The hockey world was stunned and saddened to hear the news of a bus crash that killed 15 members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Said Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock: "It's got to rip the heart out of your chest."
The coroner's office also extended "its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost their lives as well as those who were involved in the collision."
Over the weekend, Tobin's family had tweeted that Parker was alive. Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench called it "an unfortunate mistake."
"It's hard to comprehend that," he said.
Broncos club president Kevin Garinger said he was contacted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police early Monday about it and said the error makes a difficult situation more challenging.
Gay was also put on the discard pile in March when the Steelers released him to create more cap space. The Steelers selected Gay in the fifth round of the 2007 draft and he spent 10 of his first 11 NFL seasons in Pittsburgh. The other season was spent with the Cardinals in 2012, but he returned to the Steelers after being released in March 2013.
Gay, who has never missed a game over the course of his pro career, had 19 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in 16 regular season games with the Steelers last season.
"We have great coaches that have been really good with us and really resilient with us. We're ready to go, man. There's enough talking. I don't see no players saying it. There's a lot of commentators saying it, but they not playing. They watching. So we'll see when we get [in between] the lines."
Morris also sounded off about being ejected from two games in a seven-day span after being hit with a pair of technicals in last Saturday's win over the Raptors and again during Friday's triumph over the Chicago Bulls.
Tension reportedly remains after meeting between Bill Belichick, Tom Brady
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft revealed earlier this week that he sat down for a meeting with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, and he implied that it had something to do with the faces of the franchise clearing the air. While the sit-down may have helped, it does not sound like it was a cure-all.
If Ryan Tannehill can stay healthy, I think he will. It feels like everything is up for grabs in Miami right now, but a fresh start at quarterback is unlikely. For two big reasons:
The Dolphins hold the 11th spot in a draft in which it's conceivable that the four top quarterback prospects in this class — Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield — will be off the board in the first 10 picks. Hell, they could all be claimed after the Broncos pick at five. There are other enticing options beyond the Big Four — Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph come to mind — but Miami brass will have to see something very special in that second tier to reboot the position.
Toilolo will join a revamped position group, which includes another free agent addition, Luke Willson, along with Michael Roberts, a fourth-round pick in 2017 returning for his second season.
On Tuesday, Lions coach Matt Patricia highlighted the team's need for a tight end, foreshadowing the addition of a player like Toilolo.
I would say right now if we had to go line up and play, we're probably short maybe at the tight end position, Patricia said when asked his team's biggest need. Try to get another body in there if we can from a free agency standpoint.
The Lions released former first-round pick Eric Ebron earlier this month in a cost-saving move. He was due $8.25 million this season had the team retained him. Additionally, Darren Fells departed via free agency, agreeing to a three-year contract with the Browns.
49ers reportedly have'real interest' in Odell Beckham trade
The same could pretty much be said for every team in the NFL. With the New York Giants looking to potentially trade star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., it's not a surprise that a ton of other teams are interested in his services.
Playing to type, Belichick refused to shed light on the mystery at this week's owners meetings in Orlando, cantankerously brushing off scribes to say: I'm not going to get into last year, I'm not going to get into next year or some other year. I talked to Malcolm. I wish him well in Tennessee.
During the SI feature, Butler admitted the demotion almost prompted him to take action during the Super Bowl.
There were times that I was on the sideline that I just wanted to go up and say to Belichick or [former Patriots coordinator] Matt Patricia and just say,'This is how we're going to end this' said Butler, whose last-second pick sealed New England's victory in Super Bowl XLIX.
I grew up in the Patriots system, and I'm a well-mannered guy. I respect my authority. I just couldn't ask them for something they didn't want to do. I just was doing my job. I was close to going up there and saying what I wanted to say to Matt or Belichick, but I just stayed in my lane and just did my job, man.
Wright spent last season in Chicago, where he hauled in a team-leading 59 receptions for 614 yards and one score. The former first-rounder played himself out of a job in Tennessee, but gives Minnesota — and new quarterback Kirk Cousins — an affordable pass-catcher who can operate out of the slot.
Hunting for depth after losing Jarius Wright to the Panthers, the Vikings spread an impressively wide net to unearth a player with the identical surname. Minnesota currently boasts one of the league's top duos in Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, while hoping for a big third season from 2016 first-rounder Laquon Treadwell.
ESPN not conceding the NFL draft to FOX without a fight
When FOX announced that it would simulcast the NFL draft with NFL Network, it appeared to mark a major defeat for ESPN, whose draft broadcast would lose in the ratings race to the combined forces of a broadcast network and the league-owned cable channel. But ESPN isn't going down without a fight.
I will still be watching the draft on NFL Network. I hope McShay goes to NFL Network someday
NFLN does a much better job covering the draft ESPN has been an afterthought for years in my house.
Of course, Luck absorbed about as much abuse as any quarterback in the NFL over the past half decade and that's why he wound up sitting out the entire 2017 season recovering from offseason surgery to repair the torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.
Now, Luck is working his way back, reportedly throwing (miniature) footballs again, which is not good news, but great news, Hasselbeck said.
Whether they'd like to admit it or not, the time has come for the Arizona Cardinals to rebuild.
That doesn't mean the Cards have to start from scratch without stars David Johnson, Chandler Jones and Patrick Peterson, and it doesn't mean they have to commit to bad football for half a decade. Rebuilds can happen quickly in this league, but it does feel as though Arizona is in denial about its ability to contend.
Why else would you give Sam freakin' Bradford a $20 million deal The 30-year-old has missed the majority of three of the last five seasons due to knee injuries, and Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero in March that Bradford's knee condition is degenerative.
Verdugo's first look in the majors was brief, coming at the end of the season when rosters expanded.
He had only four hits, but one of those a pinch-hit solo blast against the Rockies on Sept. 10 showed a sparkle of the promise that Verdugo holds.
Why he could break out: Even though Verdugo didn't do a lot of hitting in his 23 at-bats with the Dodgers last season, there is every indication that he will if given greater opportunity.
Hyde is certainly the most notable of the three players, but it's difficult to believe that the Browns also couldn't have drafted and developed a better running back than the former 49ers starter, who is on a three-year, $15 million pact.
The one hope is that Hyde ends up in a scheme which plays to his strengths in the short-term alongside Tyrod Taylor.
As Evan Silva pointed out on Twitter, Hyde has been significantly more effective in the shotgun than he has under center as a pro, which is also true for Taylor.
The bright side of the Hyde signing is what it suggests: that the Browns likely won't use the No.
1 overall pick on Saquon Barkley and intend to draft a quarterback.
Free agency wasn't the only reason Philadelphia was able to take home the Lombardi Trophy. They traded for Timmy Jernigan, who totaled 2.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss, in the offseason. Philadelphia also pulled off a midseason trade for Ajayi, who averaged 5.8 yards per carry in seven regular season games with the Eagles.
They had some hits in last year's draft, too. First-rounder Derek Barnett recorded five sacks and a forced fumble in his rookie season. He also recovered the Tom Brady fumble that shut down the Patriots' late-game rally in Super Bowl 52. Barnett is one of several stars the Eagles have drafted in recent years, joining Wentz, tight end Zach Ertz, and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Nelson Agholor, their 2015 first-round pick, finally broke through for his best season yet.
As with any championship-winning team, there's some luck involved, too. For the Eagles, that included snagging kicker Jake Elliott off of the Bengals' practice squad when Caleb Sturgis got hurt.
It's an exciting addition for San Francisco, but there are questions about how much Sherman has left to give.
The Seahawks opted to save $11 million instead of bringing him back for the 2018 season, probably due to a serious injury suffered in 2017 coupled with a 30th birthday coming this March.
In 105 career games for the Seahawks, Sherman tallied 32 interceptions and 104 passes defensed. He has long been one of the league's shutdown cornerbacks, fiercest competitors, and outspoken leaders. The 49ers will hope they get more of the same in 2018 and beyond.
There will be no messing around with this position for the Browns under?new general manager?John Dorsey. In a talented QB class lacking a perfect prospect, Darnold is the most "complete" in terms of competing in?the NFL now.?He'll need to confirm this at his Pro Day after not throwing at the Combine.
While many on the interwebs (including me) have celebrated the return of the bullpen cart for at least one team (the Diamondbacks) in 2018, some have pondered a critical (not really, but kinda) question: What will become of closer entrance music if every team uses a cart? Will it go away? Will it be less cool? Less of a chill-inducing spectacle? Here are my initial answers to those four questions:
The obvious allure of an entrance song for a closer is to make his entrance that much more grand. It's a pronouncement that something special is happening, that the game is about to (probably) end in a thrilling fashion and that we should all be excited. Think Mariano Rivera and "Enter Sandman," or Trevor Hoffman and "Hell's Bells," or John Smoltz and "Dancing Queen" (that one's a joke, but, yes, it really happened).
But I get it: Throw in a bullpen cart to the process and, well, that allure loses some luster. Red Sox fans could still be pumped that Kimbrel's coming in to close out a win, but there's just something about watching him run in from the bullpen that adds gravitas — like a superhero marching onto the scene for all to see, and the bad guys knowing there's nothing they can do about it. Yes, Batman has the Batmobile, but it's basically a tricked-out war machine. It exudes power and intimidation.
A bullpen cart? It's a tiny cart that wears a hat. It's just a step up from a clown car at the circus. It's kinda ridiculous if you think about it, but that's also why I'm all for it.
The decision by the NHL not to take a break during its season to participate in the Olympics sent shockwaves through the hockey world last year.
We're down to the final four teams in 2018 Winter Olympics men's hockey as the semifinals await Friday night. The tournament doesn't have NHL players for the first time since 1994, which has opened the door to a competition where seemingly anything can happen.
The discord between the league and the International Olympic Committee forced national teams to turn elsewhere to fill their rosters for Pyeongchang, which gives this event a decidedly different feel from the past two decades.
The gold medal game is set for Sunday, Feb. 25 local time in Pyeongchang, but it'll actually be Saturday, Feb. 24 in the United States. The schedule below is adjusted for Eastern time and reflects that time difference.
The tournament starts with the 12 teams divided into three groups of four for the preliminary stage. Canada, Switzerland, South Korea, and the Czech Republic are in Group A. Team USA, Olympic Athletes from Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia are in Group B. Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Germany are in Group C.
Following the group stage, the teams are seeded from one to 12 for the playoff bracket based on the results. The top four teams automatically advance to the quarterfinals, with the other eight teams playing to fill the other four spots. From there, it's a standard single-elimination tournament
How does the competition work?
There are eight competitors. They face off head-to-head in the first round, racing on identical courses simultaneously at each end of the floor. The winners from those four first-round battles move on to the second round, where they are paired off and go head-to-head again. The winners of those two semifinal matches go head-to-head in the championship round. The winner gets a trophy, eternal glory, and a lifetime supply of mild sauce packets.
That is a lot of skills testing.
Each run takes less than a minute, but for the two finalists, it's a lot of physical activity in the middle of All-Star Weekend. For this reason, you will often notice veteran players plod through it to ensure they do not advance.


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For 20 years, the exhibition is the largest event of the HVAC-market not only in Ukraine, but throughout Eastern Europe. Every year AquaTherm unites hundreds of participating companies and more than 25 thousand profile specialists from all regions of Ukraine and 47 countries.
The event comes as an effective international platform for demonstrating the full range of resource-saving technologies for all sectors of housing and communal services, industry and private demand. Whereas participation in AquaTherm Kyiv is the best opportunity to make yourself known on the market, to present your equipment, tools and services to the target audience, to build up new business relationships, attract investments and conclude profitable contracts. That is why the exhibition consolidated its reputation - the main meeting platform of the world's leading brands and professionals of the HVAC industry.
478 leading companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, India, China, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and France accepted their participation in 2018. Producers from Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the Czech Republic will be represented on AquaTherm by joint national stands. Registration of new exhibitors is available every day.
Taking into account the actual realities of Ukraine, the main focus of this year's AquaTherm Kyiv is energy-saving and energy-efficient technologies - solutions in this area will be presented in all segments.
Association for Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy and the National Association of Ukraine for Heat Pumps will attract thousands of profile specialists of the industry, representatives of state structures, public organizations and top managers of leading profile companies.
Seminar "Clear water and effective heat for the communities of Ukraine.
Modernization of the heat supply and energy efficiency of cities. Drinking water is the main resource of Ukraine "
Seminar "Swedish Solutions for Heat and Cooling"
Round table "Problems of professional development of staff and ways to solve them"
Meeting of the Council of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekology"
Symposium "Germany's Day with Energy Efficiency"
The topics of the events, held within the framework of the exhibition and the exposition of the participants, are inextricably linked with the development of the industry and the introduction of effective resource-saving technologies in the housing and communal services and the industry of Ukraine.
In the free service of the exhibition "Industrial Navigator" more than 130 largest Ukrainian enterprises have already registered for business meetings with participants, including such giants of the market as Ukrenergo, Nemiroff, Philip Morris, Ukrtatnafta, Astarta-Kyiv, Donetskkoblaz, Rovno NPP, Novus, ARTERIUM, Yukoil, Sperco, SBC, Kievguma, Obolon, Farmak, Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration and many others.
The AquaTerm Industrial Navigator is intended for managers, technical directors, chief engineers, power engineers of industrial enterprises and agro-holdings, farms, utilities, OSBB, and design organizations that plan to modernize their work by introducing energy-efficient technologies presented at the Aquatherm exhibition.
In 2018, the International Exhibition of AquaTherm Kiev goes to a completely new, grandiose level!
energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies is the future of the engineering and construction industry that is already coming in Ukraine.
Consolidation of the largest industrial exhibitions of the country will significantly increase the target audience, business opportunities and commercial effect for each participant of the event. The international recognition AquaTerm has received thanks to the promotion of innovations in energy efficiency, manufacturability and resource saving, and this is the key to success and the modern construction industry. The further joint holding of the two main events of the construction sector and the hvac-industry will be a new stage in the development of these industries in Ukraine.
The second, but not least, AquaTherm Kyiv 2018 is the launch of the annual All-Ukrainian festival "I am an Installer". The festival will be the first specialized site for installers of heating, water supply, ventilation and air conditioning systems in our country. The event will bring together thousands of installers of Ukraine and other countries that annually attend an international exhibition.
The All-Ukrainian festival "I am an installer" will open up opportunities for direct dialogue between installers, manufacturers and suppliers, and will also be an effective platform for business development, introduction of new solutions and technologies of the industry. This makes the festival simply an obligatory event for all professionals who are striving to open new horizons for their business and earn more!
The best offers from manufacturers and importers of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, water supply, renewable energy, sanitary ware and swimming pools are waiting for you from May 15 to 18!
AquaTerm Kiev is always impressive and opens up opportunities for the development of your business!
The organizer – DP Premier Expo (ITE GroupPlc / UK).


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DRDO Should Rethink, Reshape Itself To Play Significant Role In 21st Century: PM Modi
Friday, January 03, 2020 by Indian Defence News
This decade is also all about the youth power, young innovators, especially those innovators who were either born in the 21st century or grew young in this century," PM Modi said after dedicating to the nation five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories. PM said DRDO should be prepared to take up the challenge where threats would not be just limited to the air and sea, but also cyber and space, which will all decide the strategic dynamics
BANGALORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged DRDO to rethink and reshape itself to play a significant role in the 21st century with youth power and play a vital role in aiding nations suffering from terrorism.
"This is a decade which will decide what will be the strength of India and where we will be in the world map.
This decade is also all about the youth power, young innovators, especially those innovators who were either born in the 21st century or grew young in this century," he said after dedicating to the nation five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories.
These labs will come up in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai where scientists below the age of 35 get priority to contribute for research and development. The Prime Minister reminded the scientists that they have an opportunity to not only serve the nation,but also the world in terms of security in view of growing threat of terrorism.
"Today there are many nations who do not have any threat of border related insecurities as they are all surrounded by friendly nations.
But such nations too had never thought they will have to use weapons because there was never any threat of war as the borders were open, clean and an affectionate relation existed.
However, such nations too are under the grip of terrorism and they had to pick up arms.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation can help such nations in their internal security, Modi said.
Explaining the predicament of such nations, he said whenever he met the leaders of such nations, he could sense that their requirements were growing exponentially.
Despite limited resources, they are forced to think about the emerging threats, he said, adding that India can assist them in addressing their security concerns.
"Your efforts in this direction will be a service to humanity and will strengthen India's position in the world stage," said Modi calling upon scientists to help India assist the terror hit nations. The Prime Minister also urged the scientists and innovators present to realise DRDO's potential and make India self-reliant in the field of defence and assured them that he the government was completely with them.
"Your capability is vast, you can do many things, widen your horizons,change the parameters of your performance...fly spreading wings...there are opportunities, I'm with you," he said.
On the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),he said the creation of the new post would bring a major change and it would have a bearing on DRDO too. He pointed out that the need for a post like CDS was felt for better coordination, synergy and integration between the three armed forces long back and was part of BJP's commitment to the nation, which has been fulfilled.
Modi said DRDO should be prepared to take up the challenge where threats would not be just limited to the air and sea, but also cyber and space, which will all decide the strategic dynamics.
"You all are aware that along with air and sea, cyber and space will define the world's strategic dynamics.
Along with this, intelligent machines will play a key role in the defence sector in the days to come.
In such a situation, India cannot lag behind," he said.
Speaking about the idea behind the Young Science Laboratory, the Prime Minister said the youth have immense capacity, dreams, aspirations and ability to take risks.
He said the government is ready to incur losses due to the trial and error at these DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories as something creative would come out from it.
According to the DRDO, each such lab will work on a key advanced technology of importance to the development of futuristic defence systems such as Artificial intelligence, Quantum technologies, Cognitive technologies, Asymmetric technologies and Smart materials.
"The inspiration to start such laboratories came from the Prime Minister on the occasion of DRDO award function held on August 24, 2014," a press release said.
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import org.w3c.dom.*;

import org.w3c.domts.DOMTestCase;
import org.w3c.domts.DOMTestDocumentBuilderFactory;

/**
 *       The method getElementsByTagNameNS returns a NodeList of all the Elements with a given local
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 *       Invoke getElementsByTagNameNS on the documentElement with values for namespaceURI '*' and
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public final class elementgetelementsbytagnamens02 extends DOMTestCase {

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   public elementgetelementsbytagnamens02(final DOMTestDocumentBuilderFactory factory)  throws org.w3c.domts.DOMTestIncompatibleException {

      org.w3c.domts.DocumentBuilderSetting[] settings =
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Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet: Outfield Rankings for 2020
Mark Strausberg
As I said in my overall fantasy baseball rankings for 2020, I'm a sucker for multi-position eligibility. So wrong or right, its why I have Kris Bryant and Danny Santana ranked within my outfielders higher than I probably should. But it doesn't stop there. Ketel Marte is a popular pick this year and I only like him slightly more than others. Most are in love with his .330 and 30-home run potential. There's a lot to like there, but his eligibility at the MI positions is why I like him more than some other options likely to go in the first four rounds, like Austin Meadows.
Yet the top of my OF rankings looks like everyone else's. Ronald Auna Jr., Mike Trout, and Christian Yelich are more than the top three outfielders likely to be picked. They are the first three players likely to be taken period. There is definitely some debate within the fantasy community as to whether Mookie Betts or Cody Bellinger should come off the board next, but neither is likely to fall far into the back half of the first round.
Like most years, expect about another dozen OFs to come off the board before the end of the third round. But for those who like to grab a couple of pitchers and their entire infield before grabbing an OF will still have some options with 30-HR potential to choose from, such as Marcell Ozuna or Michael Conforto.
I'd love to tell you that the talent drops off in the OF at a certain point, but I won't. There's so much talent here that the slightest shades of differences will see huge swings from one fantasy owner to another. Take for example Victor Robles, who hit 28 home runs and stole 17 bases last year, but had an OPS of only .745. Lots to like, lots to dislike. But one site that tracks mock drafts has seen him go as early as 33rd and as late as 137th. You don't need to be a stats to geek to see the wide range of variation.
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But outfield is the megaplex of fantasy baseball. Five-category players? Of course they're here. Need someone to stabilize your average? Check the outfield. You got a lot of pop, but no speed? Fill that hole with a speedy outfielder! Just need a solid .270 hitter who can help you in steals and homers? Yup, find it here.
Updates (as of March 26):
Moved Aaron Judge down a spot and will likely continue to move him down slowly. Much will depend on the status of his lineup mates (sad trombone noise) and when the season starts.
Added Shogo Akiyama to my rankings. If you need OBP, he's your man. Strong feeling his ranking will be higher by May.
Moved Dylan Carlson up a ton. Still likely he starts the season in minors but too good to finish there. It is a (very) small sample size, but he was off to an eye-opening Grapefruit League line of .500/.611/.786.
2020 Rankings: Top 300 I 1B I 2B I 3B I SS I OF I C I DH I P
Now that we have come full circle, check out my top OF below for yourself. Let me know your thoughts!
2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings powered by FantasyProsECR ™ - Expert Consensus Rankings
ADP - Average Draft Position
— Rankings by Mark Strausberg, a member of the Athlon Network Contributor, who despite his youthful exuberance and good looks has been playing fantasy sports before Wildcats or Hoosiers even made it to VHS. Got a fantasy sports question or thought? Hit him up on Twitter @MarkStrausberg.


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In this life so ephemeral.
Counting its profit, fame, and power.
Got into a staring contest with this little puffer fish while I was at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. Obviously, he won.


I was in shock when I first saw the tweet that featured the first trailer of Bohemian Rhapsody. Tentatively, I clicked on it, hoping that the songs I'd grown up loving would be included. My eyes lit up when I heard the mashup of Another One Bites the Dust, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We Will Rock You alongside the stunning Rami Malek playing the legend himself, Freddie Mercury.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a biographical film that follows the story of British-rock band Queen, as well as the life of lead singer Freddie Mercury. It's been a highly anticipated movie for nearly ten years and has sparked major interest in both the film and music.
Just like the song, the movie details the tragedies, operatic life, and careers of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. The film emphasized Queen's familial bonds sticking together through hard times. The times were different and the way that they were able to produce such a new take on rock and roll has completely changed the music industry. Queen was so persuasive in the way that they could get a six-minute long song played on the radio, and the emphasis on that struggle and process is what has made me appreciate the song a bit more. I always grew up knowing the songs by Queen but never acknowledged them on a personal level.
I didn't know any details or backstory of Queen beforehand, so it was really special to find out that Freddie and his family are actually from Zanzibar. I also had no idea that Freddie was such an active songwriter for the band because there are countless hit songs that are flawlessly done. Going more in-depth about Freddie's sexuality and getting to see a real representation of him was truly something special that the directors added in. To me, it made Bohemian Rhapsody a more authentic film, because I felt like there was a real connection to Freddie himself and not some Hollywood character that was made up.
My favorite, and also the most emotional part of the movie, was the 1985 Live Aid charity concert at Wembley Stadium.
Days beforehand, I took the time to watch their entire set, knowing from the trailer that it was going to be a vital scene. Being shocked and overwhelmed is an understatement, and I mean that in the best way possible. They did every single thing: the same Pepsi cups, the microphone, the outfit (oh my god, don't get me started on those iconic shiny leotards) and the dance moves. I watched a side by side video, and it really takes a lot of talent to replicate such an iconic performance.
Overall, I enjoyed this movie so much and I highly recommend everyone to go out and watch it, because it certainly has exceeded my expectations. It's given me a new appreciation for Queen and the song Bohemian Rhapsody, and I hope it impacts others in the same way.


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John O'Neill (Drumgallon, comtat de Monaghan, 1834 - Omaha, Nebraska, 1878) fou un militar i revolucionari irlandès, oficial de l'exèrcit dels Estats Units i dirigent fenià.

El 1848 va emigrar a Nova Jersey i el 1857 va integrar-se en l'exèrcit dels EUA, d'on es retirà el 1866 com a coronel per a ingressar a la Germandat Republicana Irlandesa. Aquell any va comandar els anys 1866 i 1870 dues expedicions al Canadà amb 800 fenians. Fou cap de l'IRB del 1867 al 1870 fins que fou capturat i empresonat, acusat d'instigar l'assassinat de Thomas D'Arcy Mac Gee i pels atacs al Canadà. Quan fou alliberat va marxar a Nebraska, on hi va organitzar grups fenians fins a la seva mort.

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