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Certainly, one of the things that you'll surely recall from the preceding article is the fact that implementing the command pattern with PHP is a quite straightforward process which can be carried out with minor problems. As you learned before, the procedure is only limited to defining a specific class, dubbed "commanded," which will expose a method capable of encapsulating all the logic required for execution in another object. Lastly, this second object involved in the relationship is called a "commander," and it will take care of invoking the mentioned method inside of its own scope. That's fairly understandable, right?
Of course, one of the best courses of action to take when it comes to explaining the logic that stands behind the command pattern is to develop some concrete examples. In this way you can see how these objects interact with each other, as well as the neat functionality of this pattern.
Now, and focusing my attention specifically on the topics that I plan to discuss in this final part of the series, I'm going to extend the creation and use of command objects to use the pattern in a more helpful fashion. Essentially, I'm going to explain how to utilize command classes for defining and handling self-saving objects, that is objects capable of storing a copy of themselves on a database, text file, etc.
By doing so, I'll give you a much clearer idea of how the command pattern can be used in real-world applications, and at the same time you'll expand your existing background in using design patterns with PHP 5 as well.
With the preliminaries out of our way, it's time to find out together how to use commanders in the creation of self-saving objects. The experience will be really educational, so let's get started!
{mospagebreak title=Defining a core module of the command pattern}
In order to start developing the final example included in this series, I'll define an object command class. As you may guess, this class will be tasked with sending two specific orders to the commanded object, implemented via a couple of straightforward methods. The first method will instruct the commanded to save itself to a text file, while the second method will indicate that the object in question must be loaded from that file.
Having explained the functionality that I plan to give to commander and commanded objects respectively, I'll begin listing the generic definition for this object command class. Its signature is the following:
// define abstract 'ObjectCommand' class (the commander) abstract class ObjectCommand{ protected $objectCommanded; public function __construct($objectCommanded){ $this->objectCommanded=$objectCommanded; } abstract public function executeCommand(); }
As you can see, the object command class listed above accepts an instance of the respective commanded, which is directly assigned as a new data member. In addition, you can appreciate that there's an abstract method which is called "executeCommand()."
Logically, after giving a concrete implementation for the previous method, the command class will be capable of instructing the commanded object to save itself to a given text file, or perform an auto-loading process from the mentioned file.
Now, having defined the general structure for the corresponding command class, come with me and visit the following section. You'll learn how to derive two concrete classes from the respective parent to implement the pertinent "save()" and "load()" instructions on a commanded object via the previously created "executeCommand()" method.
To see how these brand new command classes will be properly defined, please read the following section.
{mospagebreak title=Storing and loading self-saving objects}
As I stated in the previous section, the next step that I'm going to take to apply the command pattern will involve deriving two child classes from the parent "ObjectComand." In simple words, the tasks performed by these two classes will consist of instructing the commanded object about saving and loading itself from a given text file.
That being said, here are the signatures for these child command classes. Take a look at them, please:
// define concrete 'SaveObjectCommand' class (implements concretely the
'executeCommand()' method class SaveObjectCommand extends ObjectCommand{ public function executeCommand(){ $this->objectCommanded->save(); } } // define concrete 'LoadObjectCommand'class (implements concretely the
'executeCommand()' method class LoadObjectCommand extends ObjectCommand{ public function executeCommand(){ return $this->objectCommanded->load(); } }
Definitely, after seeing the source code that corresponds to the pair of command classes listed above, you'll have to agree with me that they're actually very simple, but at the same time quite powerful.
Please notice how each one of their "executeCommand()" methods uses an instance of the commanded object to call "save()" and "load()" respectively. From examining only these two methods, it's clear to see how a commanded object is capable of housing all the programming logic required for execution in the pertinent commanders. Undoubtedly, this kind of relationship between classes shows in a nutshell how the commander pattern can be easily implemented with self-saving objects. Pretty good, right?
So far, so good. At this point, you learned the corresponding definitions for the two object command classes that were shown before. However, there's still a missing piece concerning this schema, since the respective commanded object hasn't been defined yet.
Therefore, in the next few lines I'm going to show how to create a self-saving commanded object which will complete the implementation for the already popular command pattern.
As usual, if you want to learn how this commanded class will be created, read the following section.
{mospagebreak title=Completing the command pattern}
In consonance with the concepts that I deployed a few lines above, the only piece that remains still undefined is the class that creates commanded objects. In this particular case, a commanded object must expose two concrete methods, called "save()" and load()" respectively, which will perform the saving and loading operations on the object itself.
Perhaps the previous definition sounds a little bit confusing, but in fact any possible doubts that you may have will be clarified if you take a look at the signature of the mentioned commanded class. Following only my common sense, I called this class "ObjectCommanded," and its source code is as follows:
// define 'ObjectCommanded'class class ObjectCommanded{ private $objectPath; public function __construct($objectPath){ $this->setObjectPath($objectPath); } public function setObjectPath($objectPath){ if(!file_exists($objectPath)){ throw new Exception('Invalid target file to
save object!'); } $this->objectPath=$objectPath; } // auto save commanded object public function save(){ if(!$fp=fopen($this->objectPath,'w')){ throw new Exception('Error opening target
file!'); } if(!fwrite($fp,serialize($this))){ throw new Exception('Error writing target
file!'); } fclose($fp); } // auto load commanded object public function load(){ if(!$obj=unserialize(file_get_contents
($this->objectPath))){ throw new Exception('Error loading object
from target file!'); } return $obj; } }
If you examine the above class, you'll grasp quickly what it does. As you can see, this "ObjectCommanded" class is capable of saving an instance of itself to a given text file, aside from loading this instance from the mentioned file. All these processes are performed via a serialization-unserialization sequence, something that is clearly demonstrated by the definition of the corresponding "load()" and "save()" methods.
Nevertheless, the most interesting aspect concerning the implementation of these methods has to do with the intrinsic definition for the command pattern, since they encapsulate all the logic necessary for execution in the respective commanders. Now, do you see how a self-saving object can be programmatically instructed by the two previous command classes? I guess you do!
All right, at this point you hopefully learned not only how the object command classes were properly defined, but how the respective commanded class was created too. Thus, with all these elements at our disposal, certainly it'd be very instructive if we can develop a practical example that integrates all the pieces together, implementing the already familiar command pattern.
That's exactly what I'm going to do in the final section of this article, therefore I suggest you click on the below link and keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Seeing the command pattern in action}
As I expressed earlier, to see how the previously defined command classes along with the respective commanded object can be put to work together, it's necessary to prepare a practical example where all the pieces fit together.
Given that, below I coded a simple script. It shows clearly how the two object commanders are capable of instructing the commanded class on when to save an instance of itself to a specified text file, as well as when to perform an auto-loading process. Have a look at the following code sample, please:
try{ // instantiate 'ObjectCommanded' object $objCom=new ObjectCommanded('default_path/object.txt'); // instantiate 'SaveObjectCommand' object $saveObjCom=new SaveObjectCommand($objCom); // execute 'save()' method in commanded object (commanded
object is saved to target file) $saveObjCom->executeCommand(); // instantiate 'LoadObjectCommand' object $loadObjCom=new LoadObjectCommand($objCom); // execute 'load()' method in commanded object (commanded
object is loaded from target file) $loadedObj=$loadObjCom->executeCommand(); } catch(Exception $e){ echo $e->getMessage(); exit(); }
As shown above, after instantiating the corresponding commanded object, the two "SaveObjectCommand" and "LoadObjectCommand" commanders simply invoke their "executeCommand()" methods, which trigger the respective auto-saving and auto-loading operations in the object in question.
In addition, I strongly recommend that you experiment with all the classes that were developed in this article so that you can acquire a more solid background in how to apply the command pattern within your own PHP applications.
Final thoughts
Sadly, we've come to the end of this series. However, I hope this journey has been instructive, particularly if you're interested in expanding your skills in the terrain of pattern-based PHP programming. More specifically, if the command pattern that you learned here has caught your attention, don't hesitate to use it in your future projects. See you in the next PHP tutorial!


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Beware of 'Neuromyths'
No, you do not, in fact, use just 10% of your brain, and "learning styles" make no difference in the classroom. Psychology professor Christopher Chabris discusses these and other "neuromyths" with WSJ's Gary Rosen. Photo: Jenny Elia Pfeiffer/Corbis.
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... I ... neurosciences everywhere these days so it's no big surprise that it's made its way into America's classrooms ... the problem is according to our guests today teachers very often draw the wrong lessons from the neuroscientists decreases or don't understand the research in the first place ... we're joined by Christopher should create my press ... I've written here ... Chris's am professor of psychology at Union College ... and he's added a piece for weekend Revue on the subject of nor omits so Chris is is very disturbing to me because I've I've ... always been encouraged by the possibility ... that ... I really am only using ten percent of my brains potential ... you tell me this is not the case explain ... well our Number reasons to believe this is not true was surprising is that this myth is so widespread ... even ... in a substantial number of teachers in this recent study ... I believe the real musician percent of our brand ... and ... underwater is right that is not true one is that ... evolution has doesn't design work is that Ron at ninety percent below their capacity and takes a lot of energy right brain and ... in fact are using your own brain ... most of the time ... sometimes people get misled by seeing pictures of brain scans were there were bright spots dark spots that that those dark spots are not the news ... this means is generally have a baseline level of activity of the brain is always on ... so when something and ... I'm sure you're using most of your friend ... so another of these myths ... again was disturbing to me that because I was one of those parents like many other parents who thought it was very important ... with our babies and toddlers with colorful geometric moguls in front of them and ... played nice music and that we thought this is making our kids smarter we make them ... I'm above more stimulating environment they'll be ... more clever ... now in our view say that's the that's not true ... it's not true in the sense that ... if you ... make an environment to serve more in Richmond was ... typical ... for ... your child in the expecting coming into the world ... I'm that that has not been shown to be ... effective and the reason why people tend to believe that ... and suddenly you're enriching the environ are enriching the trials ... aam stimulation ... I mean without limit well actually ... it all is probably because of some animal studies on ... rats and other species and found that ... when you Cheras and compare one's for reasons for their laboratory Changes ... tones were raised and ... I have more ... colorful pages of exercise wheels and tunnels and other routes to play with ... the ones who get enriched environment ... why not having noticeable changes in the range for turnarounds look different every day ... but with those studies Relational isn't taking someone from completely impoverished environment like a child in what was that all the time ... and restore a normal and ... aam ran and played socially interactive ... I'm you know can exercise and so on ... and that just brings us back to normal ... level of brain function and structure of it ... he noted that the genes want to ... do it all over Britain doesn't follow from that that ... adding anything beyond that is going to make ... an initial purchase of baby Einstein to explain classical music all of the stock ... does not actually been shown to ... unchanged ... on children's brain structure ... so the final neural nets to you in your coauthor annual assignments and try to explode is one that has real implications for the classroom and it's this idea ... that there are learning styles ... and back at me if you ask students to their preferred learning styles and teach accordingly ... to learn more they'll learn better to use a there there's no reason to think this is true even ... yet is an interesting case basis so into it with you and what what could be ... opened the wrong with customizing the way we teach each trial according to what kind of were there aren't a pervasive idea ... in education and also when a ... popular business literature ... and self help and so on ... aam and part of it is true so if you ask people their preferences people will definitely not for us because I really like visual natural right upper ... arm to the temple and do something and weren't random pictures people expressed referenced ... and the problem is the next step and assuming that catering to those preferences is the way to maximize their learning ... people of the natural experiments on us to see more nurturing ... so for example they ... want people ... I have to memorize a series of objects ... and ... I'm happy people randomly chosen winner presenting them as objects in visual form ... and ... I'm looking for one say his name is ... an engine turns out that people who say their learning style and visual ... don't win better ... than people are saying that her learning style is auditory ... when they see visual stock there's no interaction between when learning style is and what kind of material you see in this particular Chairman visual was better ... than verbal is increasing tension of it matter what ... the ... individual orders Morningstar wasn't useless learning some other ways you can you ... call people and intuitive versus and saying ... I'm ... on the vs spatial there was an interesting reason slicing it it doesn't seem to protect ... what the best ways to teach ... students and teachers should be sensitive to ... their students' needs and problems monitor progress in Iran are having ... troubles and so on ... but ... that's not the same thing as us or classify their learning styles and teaching for a ... very good things for joining us that Kristin Hersh agree I suppose the message to take from all this is that when it comes to practical applications of neuroscience ... buyers should be where ... for Wall Street


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We Americans have a clear and definite legal duty to investigate and prosecute the crime of torture. Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, each party is "under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed or to have ordered to be committed, such grave breaches [of the duty not to torture], and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts."
Similarly, the 1984 Convention Against Torture requires each party to "ensure that its competent authorities proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction."
Our nation is a party to these and other treaties prohibiting torture and mandating investigation and prosecution.
We know that high officials in the Bush administration violated these treaties. We have unimpeachable documents confirming that individuals taken into custody since Sept. 11, 2001, were waterboarded and worse. The controversy over whether waterboarding is torture is entirely specious. In fact, the United States has prosecuted Japanese military personnel at the end of World War II, American soldiers during the Philippine Insurrection, (1902–13) and others for waterboarding.
Investigating and prosecuting such crimes is obligatory; it is not a "witch hunt," as some charge. Nor is it something optional—a matter of "prosecutorial discretion"—that the president may choose to forgo.
The only issue is whether the Obama administration will follow the violations of the Bush administration by a violation of its own.
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, proposes a truth commission to look into the scandal. We should praise him for his courage. But a truth commission will not meet our obligations as a nation, which are to hold violators judicially accountable.
Some think that recent domestic legislation prevents the United States from fulfilling its obligations in the aftermath of torture. The presence or absence of specific domestic legislation is, however, irrelevant to our nation's duty. After World War II, during the trials in Nuremberg and Tokyo, the United States prosecuted individuals for what the United States judged to be wrong, even if arguably authorized by German or Japanese law.
We also hear that torture committed since 2001 by U.S. personnel is not illegal because it violates "only" international law. Treaty obligations are, however, part of the law of the United States. The Constitution specifically provides that treaties are the "supreme" law of the land. International law prohibitions on torture are the law of the United States. Moreover, the prohibition on torture is a peremptory norm of international law—a higher norm that cannot be changed by merely changing a treaty. The concept of peremptory norms owes much to Catholic natural law scholars, including St. Thomas Aquinas.
Government lawyers produced thousands of pages of legal memoranda on the subject of torture and international law, ironically demonstrating how serious these international law obligations are. Some now—incredibly—contend that prosecution is not possible because of the existence of these same memos.
In fact, officials who act in reasonable and good faith reliance on legal advice may be immune from prosecution. The advice in the memos, however, is anything but reasonable. The memos are full of basic errors. They do not focus on what the law requires of interrogators but rather on how to avoid prosecution; as such, judges are unlikely to permit the memos as evidence at trial. The lawyers who prepared the memos cannot credibly contend that they acted in good faith in their preparation. Nor do the memos address what should be our greatest concern: the liability of superiors who authorized the use of torture or failed to prevent it.
Former officials insist that "harsh interrogation" produced essential intelligence, but such advocacy cannot change the fact that torture is morally and legally wrong. When judges and jurors see the techniques at issue demonstrated, they will recognize them for what they are. No president can change these facts.
Finally, some argue that even if the use of torture is wrong, interrogators may rely on an affirmative defense of "necessity." The Geneva Conventions and the Convention Against Torture, however, reject necessity as a defense for torture.
America's obligation to investigate and prosecute is clear. Other countries are obligated to prosecute if ours does not. Some cases are already under way. But this is fundamentally our nation's duty. If we Americans do not prosecute our own perpetrators, in addition to compounding our wrongdoing, we weaken our right to demand that others end a practice that our church rightly teaches is intrinsically evil.


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Hear the word "gratin," and my mind often drifts towards rich, cheesy potato casseroles served up in the cold depths of winter. I was pleasantly surprised, then, to hear James Peterson wax poetic on a simple Tomato and Herb Gratin in his Vegetables. Made only with ripe summer tomatoes, parmesan, olive oil, and herbs, the dish is the simplest (and lightest) in a long line of more recognizable baked tomato dishes like lasagna and eggplant parmesan.
Make no mistake, this is no shortcut, speedy recipe. Peterson suggests an hour-plus cooking time in addition to time spent peeling slicing, and seeding tomatoes. But the effort is worthwhile, yielding a delightfully concentrated platter of late-summer bounty enlivened by herbaceous and tangy Parmesan.
Why I Picked This Recipe: I'm always looking for new ways to enjoy tomatoes come September, and this recipe stood out as a cross between a cheesy sauce and a platter of slow-roasted goodness.
What Worked: The process was simple enough, and the richness of the concentrated tomato juice was spectacular with the parmesan cheese and (optional, but highly recommended) anchovies. Also, Peterson's trick to coat the basil leaves with olive oil before cutting really does stave off browning!
What Didn't: The tomatoes took much longer to cook off their liquid than the 1 1/2 written in the recipe, and by the time the tomatoes were finished, the top was a bit too crusty for my taste. I'd lower the oven temperature and give the tomatoes a little more room next time.
Suggested Tweaks: Peterson suggests adding anchovies, olives, roasted bell peppers, and/or capers to the dish. I enjoyed the anchovy option, and the others sound appealing as well.
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A prominent Catholic parish priest in Belfast has claimed nationalism is irrelevant, slammed the Catholic Church in the Republic and hailed the Queen of England as a defender of his faith.
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Fr O'Neill, the 45-year-old in charge of the parish of St Mary's On The Hill, claimed that no catholic priests under the age of 45 are interested in removing the north-south border,
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"There are similarities between how the Irish government is making life difficult for churches and how repressive communist regimes have persecuted Christians. The Republic is now a cold house for Catholicism."
Singling out the 'atheistic' Tanaiste (deputy PM) Eamon Gilmore for particular rebuke, Fr O'Neill said that the UK Government had demonstrated a respect and appreciation for the role of Christian churches which 'Catholics could support'.
"I'm 45 - for my generation of priests and everyone below us, the national question is irrelevant; literally irrelevant," he said.
"No-one is interested in discussing that - people are interested in discussing Europe, what's going to happen to Greece, whether the Euro will last... no-one is interested in the national question.
"There's a desire to say that we have to unpick this fusion between one sort of politics and faith because history has shown us that that has always been a mistake."
Asked to explain his comments, Fr O'Neill said: "It's been engendered by the present events with the coalition in the south, starting last year particularly with the attack by the Taoiseach (PM) in the Dail and the particularly focused nature of the attack on the handling of the whole abuse issue.
"Whilst there is certainly a huge amount that the church at a local level did wrong and it behaved egregiously - there is no doubt about that - it is certainly also the case that the Irish state horrendously failed to acknowledge its part in that.
"That is not in any way to minimise the role of misbehaviour and crime in the church but everyone has to put their hands up if they're guilty and I felt therefore that it was a very dishonest statement and pretty cheap politics."
The priest, partly brought up in Dublin, expressed his shock at the Irish government's recent decision to close its embassy at the Vatican.
"There's a continual critique in the South and a lack of recognition of any positive role for faiths, any positive role for the churches, not recognising the vast effort that they make in social services and the good that they do," he claimed.
"Something strange is going on while, at the same time, in the United Kingdom the tide is going the other way.
"When you read that, when you read what David Cameron said, when you see how the Pope was welcomed to Britain - it was amazing - when you see that and how the British diplomatic service engage on the ground with churches, it's telling a different story.
"So I was asking myself more fundamental questions like: Why in a state whose head of state is in fact the leader of a church, the Church of England, it seems to be a more open space for faith, debate and cooperation.
"Whereas in a republic it seems to be a very cold house for Catholicism and in fact Christianity, where there is a really powerful hostility, exclusion, aggression.
"I also found it interesting in the last few days to see the touching of the hem of the Chinese vice-premier by Michael D Higgins who I remember as a schoolboy was out protesting against Ronald Reagan.
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|2012-12-19, 05:23
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|2012-12-19, 07:09
|Link #323
blinded by blood
I found myself doing this with an MMO recently and it took a lot of effort on my part to break away from the game despite being beyond frustrated with it, and I spread that same sort of bitterness on the forums, just like we see here when someone gets into a show, decides (perhaps subconsciously) they don't like it, but can't stop making negative posts about it.
|2012-12-19, 09:39
|Link #324
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: My Desk
|2012-12-19, 22:41
|Link #325
nani ni tatoemu
Join Date: Sep 2006
I usually only remember to check out the feedback forum once every few months or so, and whenever I've done so, I've almost always seen threads with complaints about the reputation system in general and the negative rep in particular. For the longest time, the answers given were always the same: read the rules about rep, don't pay too much attention to rep, report rep with rule-breaking messages, disable rep if it's really a problem for you. These threads appeared to get locked fairly quickly, which made sense given the asked-and-answered repetitiveness (it would appear that most of those threads have either been removed or moved to a mod-only subforum, because I could swear that there have been more of them than are still left in the index). The policy always appeared unwavering and not subject to reconsideration based on this periodic member input. Personally, I was pretty closely aligned with both the attitude the mods seemed to have towards rep and their suggestions to members, so that wasn't a problem for me.
Now, quite abruptly (at least it feels this way to me), the rep system is presented to us as the source of fairly fundamental festering problems on the board and something that had to be eliminated for the greater good, with no additional input solicited from members before making this decision. The description of the abuses that have been taking place certainly seems to make for a compelling argument for such a decision. What strikes me as odd, however, is the abruptness of this change in direction. Most of the abuses enumerated in this thread were (I thought) fairly obvious for a long time even to non-mods, so if the board could live with them before, what changed? Please don't misunderstand, I don't have a problem with disabling the rep, I'd simply like to better understand what caused the sudden phase shift between the two opinions. Because the thing is, as much as the mod opinions presented here feel like deeply held convictions, so did the earlier opinions in rep complaint threads.
To reiterate: I didn't have a problem with the previous policy and I don't have a problem with disabling the rep system now. It's just the abrupt about-turn that makes me quite curious. I hope I've managed to express myself without sounding like I'm making accusations, because what I'm interested in are the mechanics of the decision-making process, not passing judgement on anyone. As you can see from my post history, I haven't exactly been very active here for the past year, but I've still been reading the board quite regularly, so I think my use of the word "abrupt" above is justified. If I'm wrong about that, corrections are most welcome.
|2012-12-20, 00:50
|Link #326
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
First, I guess I should re-emphasize a point that was raised earlier that we did listen to everyone's feedback over the years, including all those many repetitive threads about not liking "unfair" negative rep (and yes, they seemed to come up fairly frequently, and I was usually the one to respond to them with the same sort of answer time and again). We also of course received a lot of feedback from members privately, both to report rep they received and also to express their frustration.
Even to this day I think that the whole concept of "unfair negative rep" is a bit silly because people weren't using positive rep fairly either. It's not like I don't understand the emotional reaction (I felt the same way when I received "unfair" neg rep), but if you think about it logically, there's really no cause for complaint. The system was already heavily biased towards positive rep anyway, and we did deal with any offensive comments... so usually it was much ado about nothing in the grand scheme of things. As was pointed out repeatedly in this thread, even some people who tend to be seen as "troublemakers" by some typically end up in the green. So this is why my message about this was basically what you described: it's just a game, don't take it seriously, you get way more positive rep than negative anyway... and so on.
But the truth is that we've known about a lot of these other problems we're now discussing about rep for some time (years, even). And on the staff, various ideas had been floated about a system or systems to replace rep. But these would have involved extensive customizations, and because of issues related to the vBulletin upgrade, this plan seemed to be always getting further and further out on the horizon (which is just as much my fault as anyone else's -- finding the motivation to upgrade and test vBulletin modifications in your spare time is hard when the benefit seems way out there).
Over the last year or so, the "rep inflation" problem has become that much more pronounced, which makes sense given that it's exponential. While nobody guessed the exact formula yet, you can surmise from some of the earlier comments here that rep power was tied pretty heavily to your rep points. The discrepancy between the top ~50 rep holders and the whole rest of the forum was rather extreme. And we also noticed that, with this increasing discrepancy, there were more visible instances of "silencing" happening in the threads: where people would start making these not-so-veiled comments about why they were leaving certain threads and discussions, and these were often tied to "power rep".
So, basically: years of internal acknowledgement and accumulated frustration with the weaknesses of the rep system + no clear timeline for vBulletin upgrades that would facility a new system to replace rep + rep inflation that was causing an ever-increasing mess = time to retire the current "round" of rep. It was felt (partly by me) that the end of the year would be a good time to retire it so we can start the new year fresh. And it was decided that we could use this opportunity to figure out just what benefits we would miss without rep there at all, to help inform any future decisions about new feedback systems that may be desired or beneficial.
I think I already said this before, but the reason we didn't do a public consultation before retiring rep is because it was pretty clear to the staff that the current system wasn't sustainable anyway due to the inflation. Plus, knowing that the rep system was in flux could have caused runs on rep as people try to manipulate the system for various reasons. (It'd be hard to discuss some of the problems of rep without also revealing some of the "secret sauce" behind how rep points are distributed...) So, the decision was made.
I should also say that, even back when rep was turned on back in the day, not everyone on the staff at the time was so sure if it was a good idea or not. It was basically allowed to be left on as an "experiment". As I alluded to above, I think most people on the staff would have agreed that the rep system the way it was implemented wasn't a "fully-successful experiment" even before, but it wasn't necessarily a complete failure either, at least in terms of some of what it allowed. This is why we were investigating alternate ideas even back in the day that would carry over the benefits while removing some of the drawbacks... and I think that process will continue now, but in a slightly different way.
Okay, those are a lot of words... I said it was long and complex... But I guess the main point is that, given all the many years of discussion we have had about this among the staff, to us this seems anything but sudden. It's more like "we're finally doing something about this". But that's the nature of a volunteer group... you think about things, discuss things, get distracted, wait for other things... and then at some point there's enough of a push that something happens.
|2012-12-20, 02:03
|Link #327
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|2012-12-20, 02:24
|Link #328
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Surrey, UK
Age: 34
I'll refrain from posting my own list of TheFluff's greatest hits posts, but I've always thought anyone getting worked up at one of his posts was taking themselves too seriously (i.e. forum posts are srs bznz and all that) .
As for rep, when I found out what those green bars were all about I disabled my rep indicator, as I had no interest in trying to show off a virtual "poster-quality" indicator. I wanted people to judge me on the content of every post I made, and not give me a pass because of the green-bars. However, the side-effect of turning it off was to then discourage anyone from anonymously commenting on said posts, so it was kind of a double-edged sword. So in the end I switched it back on to see what sort of comments I'd get.
I guess it'll be interesting to see if people are still willing to comment on each-others posts through private/visitor messages, or if was just the virtual gold people were chasing after .
|2012-12-20, 02:29
|Link #329
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
|2012-12-20, 03:03
|Link #330
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: The town where Copernicus was born.
Age: 32
If you really need a reputation system (personally I would prefer if nothing like that would exist but maybe I'm in minority) how about something like this:
1) Positive rep would be anonymous (and you wouldn't be able to write anything in the box and the time/date wouldn't be shown so that you couldn't prove to anyone that you were the one who gave it). That could minimize the problem of "allies" giving points each other just for being "allies".
2) Negative rep would always show your nick
3) If possible every negative rep you gave (and a comment it included) would be visible in your profile or at least the number of negative/positive reps given and to which people
I think that would greatly minimize the problems.
|2012-12-20, 06:23
|Link #331
Senior Member
I have my own idea for a revised rep system, if the AS Moderating staff ever decides to go back to that. I'm just throwing it out there to see what people think about it.
1) Everybody starts with 10 rep points, given automatically upon registering as a member and/or already being a member when the switchover to the new rep system happens.
2) Each posrep, no matter who it's from, counts for 2 rep points.
3) Each negrep, no matter who it's from, counts for -1 rep point.
4) A green block represents 50 rep points (once you hit 51 points or more, you get a 2nd block). 11 green blocks would hence indicate 550 rep points.
5) In every other way, the new system would be the same as the old.
What this system would mean:
A) Rep power does not change along with rep point status. This would probably cause people to not take rep points more seriously than they should. The system will just be visible enough for people to take it as a "fun game", but not important enough for people to take it overly seriously.
B) You greatly limit the degree to which "allies" repping "allies" influences rep status.
C) The system would reward having posts that appeal to a wide range of people more than posts that appeal to a limited range of people (which is not necessarily the case with the old system). I vaguely recall that part of the idea behind the old rep system was to encourage people to get out and explore the entirety of Anime Suki, and not just stick to a small corner of it. I think that this system I've thought of would encourage that even more than the old rep system did.
D) A quick and easy feedback system is maintained.
|2012-12-20, 06:34
|Link #332
|2012-12-20, 06:45
|Link #333
Senior Member
I can definitely see how the old rep system could be intimidating to new posters. Tick off the wrong guy or two, and you could be in for a world of instant negrep hurt, and go deeply into the red (and/or lose several month's worth of rep gain).
I also think that rep power growing with rep point status caused "allies repping allies" to contribute to a power creep problem. Basically, as your allies gain more rep power so do you, so you end up amping each other up massively after a certain amount of time has passed.
In my view, a rep system should be a fun, little game that adds a touch of encouragement to make positive contributions to the board, and a touch of discouragement against being trollish, but that's it. And, of course, it's useful as a feedback system and a way of giving thanks to people for various things (such as making avatars and sigs).
The people with the highest rep shouldn't be feared, and I'm starting to get the impression that this might have been the case.
|2012-12-20, 08:46
|Link #335
a small cat
@Triple R
I'm quite surprised you're still going at this. The abolishing of the rep system was quite a shock for me at first, but life goes on. Today, I couldn't + rep someone who posted good images in the Girls und Panzer thread, so I just thanked the person instead.
Last edited by Liddo-kun; 2012-12-20 at 10:20.
|2012-12-20, 13:19
|Link #336
Good OP Hunter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Argentina
I believe that this is a good change in hindsight. I can now go and say what I really feel about an anime and call someone out and make a different POV from the one that is normally seen without fear of retribution from a random anon.
It'll make people call each other out and argue publicly, which is a good thing IMO.
|2012-12-20, 14:13
|Link #337
Last Engage
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
|2012-12-20, 18:33
|Link #338
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Age: 31
Interesting fact about reputation: once upon a time, reputation didn't adhere to any kind of formula at all. Members were given a random Reputation Power Level at registration, and the number of points that one could give or take away never changed. One day, though, a newbie joined with so much power that he could take away 1,000 points with but a single neg rep. Though he registered with the best of intentions, wished to do nothing more than discuss his favorite anime with fellow fans, the power rush went to his head and drove him to madness. He journeyed through the lands of AnimeSuki, claiming 1,000 Reputation points from every poster he came across. AnimeSuki descended into chaos, a hellish landscape of terror and strife. Four Heroes of Light by the names of Solace, relentlessflame, Triple_R, and Mentar were brave enough to stand up to the villain, and barely defeated him in a harrowing battle to the death, but the once innocent world of AnimeSuki was changed forever. The amount of reputation power one could possess was restricted, and the system was changed so that one could only hand out so many reps per 24 hour period, thus ensuring that such a tragedy could never take place again. Peace was restored to AnimeSuki... but the scars etched upon the hearts of those who survived that great battle shall remain forevermore.
And thus concludes today's lesson of AnimeSuki's troubled history.
|2012-12-20, 19:16
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Given who Solace has had for an avatar as far as I can remember, I think it's fitting that he gets to be the main pink-haired Peter Pan-esque hero here.
Given who I often have as an avatar, and given my love of capes, I'll take blue.
Mentar would fit well as the golden-haired musketeer with kickass theme music, I believe.
And Relentless, you can choose between the two remaining humans here.
Being the storyteller, Dr. Casey is clearly the magical catgirl.
This is the story of the defeat of Warlock Night, an awful and powerful villain that assailed Anime Suki, and required no fewer than five attempts for us to defeat him!
Sorry, but Dr. Casey's little write-up was just too good for me to not add on to it, lol.
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OpenXava is an AJAX Java Framework for Rapid Development of Enterprise Web Applications.
In OpenXava you only have to write the domain classes in plain Java to get a web application ready for production.
What People say
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"Honestly, OpenXava has changed the way rapid Application Development should be. We are happy developers since then"
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"I've been able to put together more functionality in my initial 6 days of starting to learn OpenXava (and I know nothing about java itself - yet) than I was able to accomplish in several weeks of either RoR or Laravel, and I know a bit of Ruby and PHP."
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This free seminar hosted by the Jefferson County Business Resource Center introduces the essential elements of a business plan, and how it can be used as a feasibility plan,a loan proposal and an operating guide for the business.The class is from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm and is located at 1667 Cole Blvd. Bldg. 19 Suite 400, Lakewood, CO 80401 Register for the event at www.jeffcobrc.org/BusinessEducation
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While the national debate over Park51 may have begun over the proposed Islamic center's proximity to the World Trade Center, it has evolved into a definitive strategic and cultural moment, say religious leaders and international relations experts who spoke September 1 during a teleconference hosted by Faith in Public Life. "We're in a fight to determine the meaning of 9/11," said David Gushee, a professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University and co-founder of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good. "9/11 cannot be taken to mean a permanent state of fear, anger" and growing intolerance for Muslims."
Religious freedom "is enshrined in our Constitution, deeply woven into our culture, and intended for situations just as these, where minorities need to be protected from fear, anger, political pandering and the whims of the majority."
The security experts had a more nuts-and-bolts concern related to the ongoing dispute: its impact in the Islamic world. Preventing the center's construction or bullying its organizers into moving Park51 somewhere else is no longer just a local matter for New Yorkers to hash out, they said, but a profound national interest.
"Our national security cannot be based on stopping [individual] terrorists acts," said Matthew Alexander, former military interrogator in Iraq, author of How to Break a Terrorist. "That will mean an endless whack-a-mole strategy. It must be based on stopping al Qaeda's ability to recruit new fighters." And Al Qaeda's recruitment drives are best served by symbols that speak to Islamic resentment and confirm Muslims worst fears about the West. Abu Ghraib was a huge recruitment tool, Alexander said. Public opinion and political rhetoric preventing the construction of Park51 will be another. Americans will look like hypocrites "who don't stand up for [their] values," said Alexander. "Those who think al Qaeda will not be able to spin this controversy to their advantage are disastrously mistaken," he said.
Boston University's Andrew Bacevich, said that President George Bush did a lot of things wrong in the months after 9/11; one thing he got right was emphasizing that the United States was launching a fight against al Qaeda, not a war against Islam. "Being at war with Islam means we in a war we cannot win," he said. "The people who are contriving this controversy seem to will that such a war come into existence. It is absolutely imperative that we act together to deny them that ambition."
The assembled faith leaders took U.S. politicians to task for fear-mongering and partisan maneuvering. B ut U.S. Christian leaders did not escape criticism either. "I think that we are not in a moment of great religious leadership in the United States," said Gushee. "Certain evangelicals are among those leading the charge, not just against Park51 but a broader attack against Islam as a religion."
"It does seem to me we have in our past two competing traditions," said Bacevich, "one, a rich tradition of religious tolerance and diversity, and a another of religious bigotry that has fairly deep roots and persists to this day.
"Speaking as a Catholic—a religion subject to considerable discrimination—I cherish the fact that I can be a full citizen and also be committed to my faith tradition," Bacevich said. "I find it unacceptable and deeply un-American to deny adherents of other faith traditions the freedoms I have enjoyed."


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According to 312.6 of the 2002 NEC, what's the minimum wire bending space required in a 200A rated panelboard, at the main circuit breaker terminals, where the main circuit breaker is fed with 4/0 AWG THHN/THWN insulated conductors? The 4/0 AWG conductors are installed in parallel -- two per phase. The conductors enter the enclosure on the wall directly opposite the circuit breaker lugs, i.e., through the top of the enclosure, in-line with the circuit breaker terminals.
A) 5 inches
B) 6 inches
C) 7 inches
D) 7.5 inches
Answer: D
Explanation: Refer to 312.6(B)(2) and Table 312.6(B). Look in the Wire Size column; find 4/0 AWG. Look at the top heading in the column Wires Per Terminal - 2 (wires per terminal). The minimum distance required from the terminal of the circuit breaker to the wall of the enclosure opposite the circuit breaker lug is 7.5 inches. If the manufacturer hasn't provided the minimum 7.5 inches (which is unlikely), the electrical installer may have to bring the 4/0 AWG conductors into the enclosure through a sidewall, or the bottom of the enclosure, or some other point that isn't directly opposite the lugs of the circuit breaker.
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Road trip rescue: Packers fans give lift to stranded player
Cornerback repays fans with early-morning Lambeau tour, photos, signed memorabilia
Cornerback repays fans with early-morning Lambeau tour, photos, signed memorabilia
Consider this: You're in bed late one night, scrolling through your Twitter feed, and you come across a player from your favorite team in need.
What do you do?
If you're the Johnson brothers -- Chad and Mike -- you spring into action and offer your services.
The scenario played out Monday after Green Bay Packers cornerback Davon House found himself stranded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, having missed his connecting flight to Green Bay. That posed a problem because he needed to be at Lambeau Field for practice early Tuesday morning.
"Any packer fans in Minnesota want to take a trip to Green Bay maybe I can hitch hike a ride," House tweeted at 8:36 p.m.
Hours later, there was a follow-up: "Taking this long drive with @chadj19 and @mikeyj14 back to greenbay"
"I went to bed and I was scrolling through my Twitter and saw he needed a ride," Chad Johnson told ESPN on Tuesday. "My brother lives in Hudson; I'm in Eau Claire. I tweeted him that 'I could come pick you up,' and in the meantime I texted my brother that House needs a ride. My brother also tweeted him. He was closer so he swung up to the airport and picked him up, and I met him on Highway 29 so my brother and I could keep each other awake."
"It was sweet. I enjoyed it. They actually gave me a pillow and a blanket to fall asleep in," House said.
Once the trio made it to Green Bay's Austin Straubel International Airport, where House's vehicle was parked, the grateful player offered a tour of the locker room, photographs and autographed memorabilia.
"It was really cool man, one of the best things that's ever happened to me," Mike Johnson told WISN 12 News.


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The microserver market is so new that the very word "microserver" lacks a solid definition.
Microservers are servers sitting in high-density racks or enclosures with multiple low-power-consumption processors, along with storage and networking resources, that can be configured and quickly reconfigured for any number of data center or cloud applications. Microservers could be used as general-purpose servers. However, since most are not x86-compatible, they are much more likely to play application-specific roles. Furthermore, unlike general-purpose servers, individual compute nodes within a microserver, along with related storage and networking resources, can also typically be reconfigured for new applications on the fly. Not included in this definition are servers like Hewlett-Packard's HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8, which are general-purpose servers targeting small business or SOHO users.
Here's a look at five processors used in the microserver market, followed by several of the latest microservers.


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News, reviews and photographs of Modern Fashion Dolls including Kingdom Doll, Fashion Royalty, Sybarite, Tonner Doll, Gene Marshall, Barbie and my own experiences as a doll collector.
Four Trees
I want to keep it up forever. I'm mesmerized by the delicate glass and the sparkling beads and the lights and the ornaments I made.
There is a small tree in the doll room. I must take a picture of that, too. It's really cute.
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Love the trees, Terri...I would love to keep up the tree all year long too. I love the lights and it is just a beautiful, positive sight.ReplyDelete
The Monster High tree is so Adorable! I can imagine the children loving it! I would too!
Wish you and yours a Very Happy & Healthy 2013!!
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Wishing you the most festive and brightest holiday, ever!Delete
Thanks so much for all of your lovely comments.
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I would want to keep the C-Hanukkah tree until it's beauty was obscured by dust! :) The others are sweet. Best to you.
Hi Terri, the white and blue tree is fabulous, I love the colors together and the ornaments, I'd want to leave it up year round too.ReplyDelete
Actually I hate to admit it but I haven't taken our tree down in four years, it's in the solarium and a lot of work to put up. Unfortunately the inexpensive glass bulbs are faded, maybe it's time four a new designer look for me. And the LED lights are cooler now, modern technology.
I like your Monster High tree too!
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I love that Monster High Tree. I just bought purchased another MH doll (Scaris' Skelita)... and I was trying not to. Shopping for others, purchasing for me. ;)ReplyDelete


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Should Saudis Enjoy Freedom? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Should Saudis Enjoy Freedom? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sundubumanJoined: 04 Feb 2003Location: seoul Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 5:58 am Post subject: Should Saudis Enjoy Freedom? Muhammed's original killing fields, now renamed Saudi Arabia..... women can't drive, 12 year-old girls can be "given away" as brides. Changing religions can result in death or imprisonment. I recently posited the question, in another thread, as to whether or not this is a good thing. The response was....beyond unsatisfactory. So....let's keep it simple.... In one word only........do these (Arab) people deserve the same freedom as we....surfing the world wide web, enjoy, as evidenced by merely reading this thread. as well as driving, changing religions, divorcing an unloved one etc...... One word only. Yes or no. If your need to equivocate on any and all matters prohibits you from choosing freedom over slavery please abstain. Don't clog this thread with your equivocations. Arab and Muslim people.......... should they be as free as we are..... Yes or No. Back to top jaganath69Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:39 am Post subject: In short, a big yes, but I have already answered your questions on the other post. Back to top sundubumanJoined: 04 Feb 2003Location: seoul Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 7:27 am Post subject: Glad to hear. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Mining cheap labor markets are the leading business ventures of our times, much to the demise of American jobs.
So, it was with a bit of enjoyment that I took in the spectacle last week of an American CEO being held hostage in his own plant in China by employees who felt he was cutting and running for greener pastures while leaving them high and dry.
The CEO, Chip Starnes, co-owner of Specialty Medical Supplies(cheap medical equipment), a Florida-based company, was finally freed, but not until he had signed a compensation agreement that provided 97 employees with some $300,000 in severance pay and other benefits.
The employees became suspicious when Mr. Starnes closed the plant's injection molding division as a precursor to moving that division to India. The closure only impacted 30 employees, but the other employees viewed the move as a signal that the Beijing plant's entire operation was about to move to India.
I'm not sure whether it was reflected in the final settlement, but the employees were demanding they get the same pay and benefits as the 30 employees who were being laid off.
In a CNBC interview Friday morning, Mr. Starnes, who is back in the U.S., lamented the lack of support he received from local officials and from the Chinese government.
"I am really upset how no one stepped in to help or to do anything," he said.
"I felt like an animal in a zoo, sort of like throwing peanuts to a guy in a cage, 'Hey, you are getting food every single day, be happy. Live in there with the same people in the cage and work it out.' "
According to a New York Times article, the lack of labor rights protection in China has led workers to increasingly use intimidation and violence to resolve salary disputes. According to the article, for example, 14 women died in a factory fire that police said had been set by a worker who was upset about not being paid some $490 in back wages.
But with millions of dollars in equipment(medical equipments) tied up in the plant, Mr. Starnes has no choice but to reopen the plant, and to do that he will be rehiring some of the same employees who shook him down, which should no doubt have his business partners and shareholders brimming with confidence.
He would, however, be having second thoughts if he was a new investor in China.
"There is a dirty underside to doing business in China," he said in his CNBC interview.
But for years many American businesses have lived with that "dirty underside," because it was profitable. Labor was cheap, government business regulations were virtually absent. But the Chinese labor market has been changing.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal "Real Time" look at the Chinese labor force, "China's unit labor costs have risen 68 percent since 2005, compared to a 12 percent rise in Mexico and 8 percent in the U.S." This means that profit margins are shrinking for many of the American companies that have moved their businesses there.
Mr. Starnes alluded to this when he lamented the country's "escalating salaries," and a business climate he described as "not as inviting."
Of course, those are the same criticisms of the American labor market that led many businesses to outsource jobs to countries with cheap labor.
Mr. Starnes' experience should perhaps open his eyes to some of the major pluses of doing business stateside, not the least of which is the rule of law that would never allow employees to benefit from activities that would surely be branded in this country as kidnapping and extortion.
Of course, Mr. Starnes will only view his experience as time to find another country that will boost his production profit margin.


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|Working SM5CS using JT9-1 mode
My experience with JT65-HF stood me in good stead as I was familiar with the sequence of exchanges, but I missed the JT65-HF user interface, its ability to decode all the signals in a swath of spectrum, and the alerts and built-in logging of it's companion JT-Alert application.
My first QSO, also using 5 watts, was with SM5CS - not as impressive as Tasmania but sufficient to satisfy myself that I knew how to drive the program. I'm puzzled by the panoramic display though: the two peaks of the spectrum analyzer display don't match up with the two traces shown on the waterfall.
I made the changes to KComm to allow me to log this new mode. I seem to have an increasing number of modes that I can log but not upload to eQSL.cc because the ADIF specification doesn't yet include them, though JT9 is already there.


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Macerata Wheels plans to add 100 jobs in Danville
Macerata Wheels plans to add 100 jobs in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. —
A custom wheel maker has announced plans to expand into Danville and add more than 100 jobs.
Macerata Wheels LLC will move into space at 1000 Lockett Dr., said officials with the Danville Office of Economic Development.
The plant will make custom wheels for cars and motorcycles. Hiring is expected to begin in April, and the plant is expected to start operation in the fall.
The announcement was made at Danville Community College. The company expects many of its machinists to go through the college's machining program.
The company has some retail in the Triangle region of North Carolina, economic development officials said.
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