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According to Nick Craver, hamsters power StackOverflow and related sites. At any given time, how many run the site? What is the average turnover (how often do they need to be replaced)?
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We use 932 hampsters in rotating shifts of 212 for the web tier, they get 3 weeks of vacation time and all the carrots they want. Benefits also include medical and time off every 4th Tuesday and a bathroom break every 36 hours - we treat the help quite well here.
Each hamster consumes about 400 calories a day, which is just under 1/2 watt/day, or 12 watt hours. Assuming a 50% fuel to energy conversion (pretty optimistic, but let's assume these are elite hamsters that prefer the hamster wheel to running about the cage) then we can get about 6 watt hours out of an active hamster, on average, each day. The motor in the hamster cage is, sadly, only about 80% efficient, and the DC/DC converter to the power buss bars is a nice efficient 90%, but then we have to upconvert the DC buss once more before powering the data center, and that sucker only runs at 80% efficiency. So we only end up with 3.5WH/day out of each hamster.
Each server consumes about 600 watts per hour, and there are about 18 servers, so we're running about 11KW, which is 264KW hours per day.
So, excluding HVAC power, lights, infrastructure, and other overhead costs, Stack Exchange must be running at least 76,000 hamsters.
Hamsters have a MTBF of about 20 months which means that they have to replace about 125 hamsters per day - about one every twelve minutes. This system, unlike feeding and cage cleaning, is not automated, so they probably have two or more hamster technicians on 24/7 call to handle this and a few other relevant duties.
Of course this doesn't count hamsters on disability, medical, vacation, or maternity leave, which may require another 50-70 thousand hamsters. Further, I'm generalizing on power requirements - with peak usage energy storage, sane power schemes, and other techniques they could be easily using half this required power on average.
That may seem like a lot of Hamsters, but you have to realize that Stack Exchange is handling 95 million page hits per month - so each hamster is powering 41 page hits a day. Even though Google employs more pigeons, I suspect that Stack Exchange is more efficient on an animals-per-page-served basis.
I dare you to teach a hamster to serve 41 pages a year, nevermind each day.
I suggest firing the chaos monkey.
Seems like in between flinging poo he's also unplugging the servers.


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We are currently conducting a study of Tamoxifen in combination with enhanced screening using MRI for women between the ages of 25-45. The purpose of the study is to determine whether Tamoxifen will reduce breast density in women prior to menopause, improving the ability to see changes in the breast as well as possibly lowering breast cancer risk directly. We are currently enrolling high-risk women at sites in Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles and would like to invite you to participate. Study participants will receive a mammogram and MRI every 6 months for the 2-year study period and will take either Tamoxifen or a placebo (sugar pill) for the first year of the study. All procedures and study medications will be paid for by the study. Participants will also be compensated for their time.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas made several big plays on defense, including Matt Vinson's diving catch in left field in extra innings.
They got some timely hits like the two-out, two-run single by designated hitter Joe Serrano to take the lead against Ole Miss. They even got some solid pitching from relievers Jalen Beeks and Brandon Moore against the Rebels' strong lineup.
But Vinson said it was easy to see why Arkansas suffered a 6-4 loss in 13 innings to Ole Miss in front of an announced crowd of 3,011 in Baum Stadium on Sunday.
"It's really hard to win a baseball game with five errors," Vinson said, "let alone an SEC game. Especially one that tight. It lost us the game. Our errors lost us the game."
Arkansas (14-7, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) recorded a season-high five errors, which played a part in four unearned runs, to lose the weekend series to Ole Miss (20-2, 2-1). Two of the mistakes came on throwing errors in the steady rain after Ole Miss bunts in the decisive 13th inning, helping the Rebels finally break through for the deciding win.
Catcher Jake Wise made the first mistake on a sacrifice bunt by center fielder Auston Bousfield, who tried to move Tanner Mathis to second base. Wise fielded the bunt cleanly and gripped the ball with no problem, but lost his footing when he planted.
"I threw a change-up. It never made it there," said Wise, who was charged with the first error of his career.
Mathis scored the go-ahead run after another bunt by Austin Anderson, which was thrown away by reliever Moore for a 5-4 lead. Ole Miss scored again off a sacrifice fly by catcher Stuart Turner to open up a two-run lead.
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said the mistakes wouldn't have happened if the field wasn't soaked because of a heavy rain that began to fall in extra innings Sunday. But Wise said the blame still fell on the Razorbacks for the loss.
"They played in it, too," Wise said. "They had zero errors. We had five. You can't blame it on the weather because both teams play in it. The conditions are the same for both teams. But we had opportunities early that we didn't really capitalize on."
Arkansas felt good about its position heading into the series finale after collecting a 10-1 victory Saturday. The Razorbacks had junior Ryne Stanek, who was moved from his Friday night role to Sunday, on the mound with a chance to win the series.
Stanek allowed three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. But the junior didn't get much help from a defense that committed two errors during Ole Miss' two-run fourth inning or from an offense that started slow against Ole Miss' Sam Smith.
The Razorbacks did finally break through off Ole Miss reliever Aaron Greenwood in the seventh inning, scoring three runs to take the lead. The rally began with a bases loaded single by Jacob Morris to cut Ole Miss' lead to 3-2. Arkansas took the lead three batters later on Serrano's single just over shortstop Anderson's glove.
It was short-lived, though. Ole Miss tied the game in the eighth after loading the bases with one out off reliever Barrett Astin. Van Horn brought Beeks out of the bullpen, but the left-hander walked pinch hitter Lance Wilson to make it 4-4.
The game remained tied through the ninth thanks to solid pitching efforts by Moore (1-2) and the Rebels' Tanner Bailey. Moore kept Ole Miss off the scoreboard for three innings and allowed one hit and three walks in his relief appearance. Bailey, a Little Rock native, was even better in allowing five hits with nine strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Ole Miss closer Brett Huber (2-0) then threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Bailey to earn the win.
"I'm proud of the way our pitchers pitched (Sunday)," Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. "It was a tough day to pitch with the weather, the footing and the wet balls. Defensively we were sensational and made some plays. Arkansas made some great plays, but they also opened the door for us a couple of times."
Arkansas did have one more chance after the errors in the 13th inning. Outfielder Tyler Spoon led off the 13th by trying to lay down another bunt on the wet field, but was ruled out after the ball bounced off his leg as he exited the batter's box.
Van Horn argued the call, but to no avail. Huber retired Brian Anderson and Vinson on fly balls to close out the game. It was the longest Arkansas has been part of since a 16-inning loss to Southwest Missouri State on April 6, 2004.
"It was a tough game," Van Horn said. "I thought both teams played extremely hard and wanted to win and didn't want to give it up at the end. We had our chances. They had their chances. Nobody could really get the big hit. It's disappointing losing the game with a leadoff walk there and then a sac bunt. The catcher has got the runner at second and then he slipped.
"The field was probably too wet to play on the last inning or two but we had to finish it because of where we were."
Arkansas surrendered four unearned runs in Sunday's loss. The Razorbacks have committed 33 errors and have allowed 15 unearned runs through 21 games.
The five errors were the most committed by Arkansas in a game since March 5, 2011, when they had six in a 13-9 win against Milwaukee-Wisconsin.
Van Horn said the Hogs will "try to get things straightened out" as they prepare for their next series at South Carolina beginning Friday night. Wise believes the Razorbacks will be fine despite dropping their first SEC series at home.
"We're a tough team," Wise said. "We bounce back after losing four in Arizona. We came back and won four straight. I don't doubt the toughness of the team. We lost a close game (Sunday) that could've gone either way. … You just kind of forget about it and move on, get ready for South Carolina and make sure we win there."


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It's 2013!
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Here's some quick and easy exercises that will help you stay in shape and also some tips that may change how you eat.
A new year with new promises and one of those promises might be to get back in the gym.
"Do strength training number 1, and get off the couch. You got to go for a walk do a little bit of cardio, but strength training is the most important you burn more calories throughout the day if you lift weights,"says Tina Burrell, Fintness Trainer.
But if you don't always have time to make it to the gym here are some quick and easy moves.
"Hip Bridges, she's going to lay on the floor her feet are flat on the floor, knees are bent, shoulders are against the floor. She's just going to raise her hips,"says Burrell.
Next for your abs, stability ball crunches.
"Plank position your hands are on the ground, your on the ball and your body is elevated. You do not want to have a dip in your lower back you have to tighten your abs,"says Burrell.
Now add the weights for a stability ball dumbbell bench press.
"Your in a hip extension with your shoulders on the stability ball. All of your muscles are firing to keep you on the ball. Arms are out to the side and your going to be doing a press,"says Burrell.
While exercising is 20%, eating healthy is the other 80.
"Weight loss really is about calories and no matter where the calories come from whether it's healthy or unhealthy food it really is just the calories,"says Linda Howsen, Dietitian at the Health and Wellness Center.
While it varies the average person should consume no more than 2,000 calories a day.
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Don't worry you can still eat the foods you enjoy.
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NYC Summerstage Tribute
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Summerstage Balanchine Tribute
Artist: George Balanchine
Date & Time: 7/27/2004 8:30 PM (and 7/28)
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Genre: Dance
A special tribute to the foremost ballet choreographer of the 20th century. The all-Balanchine program features Apollo, and Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, and excerpts from Agon, Who Cares?, and Stars and Stripes; performed by principal dancers from American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet. Choreographies by George Balanchine. The George Balanchine Trust. Balanchine is a trademark of The George Balanchine Trust.
Anyone know how early you need to go to get on line to get in?
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Good question. Is this at an oudoor venue in the park? I haven't been to a performance in Central Park in years, but I definitely want to go to this one!
Anyone know how early you need to go to get on line to get in?
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Best route: Enter at 72nd St. from either 5th Ave. or CPW. It's near the wisteria Pergola.
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I wonder if they will do the Clap Yo' Hands ending of Who Cares? According to the latest issue of Ballet Review, when a similar group did last year in Moscow, the Who Cares? performance ended with that rarely performed section.
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I'll cross my fingers for no injuries......
Posted 27 July 2004 - 07:50 PM
Good God, I can't imagine anybody could dance in this amazing torrent of rain and thunder (unless they're reviving The Flood). What a storm! It's been years since I've been to anything at Summerstage, but I don't believe the stage is even covered, is it? I also don't remember there being any kind of shelter for the audience, so even if they dance, it'll be for an audience of ducks. What a shame, I was really looking forward to it.
The website said that performances go on "rain or shine". I decided to pass tonight - I'm not willing to sit in the rain! Maybe the weather will be better tomorrow.
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I find it a bit annoying which answers get the votes on SO. A practical answer to a practical problem, especially in a niche or relatively advanced topic, gets very few votes no matter how good. An opinion about a general topic gets many more votes.
I stand by my top two vote-earning answers, but they definitely reflect this tendency. I think I have written much more deserving and much more useful answers.
So - I'd like the ability to transfer votes from one answer to another.
Common sense applies, of course - limits based on proportion etc should be included, moderators should be able to reverse my decisions (or delete the transferred votes) and perhaps ban me from doing this in the future if I abuse it, it should only be possible after I cross a certain reputation threshold, and votes should only be transferrable once (no shifting votes around as a quick con to get answers accepted by deception). Maybe there should be a reputation cost as a disincentive to abuse.
But - used appropriately - it's a simple way that contributers who've earned the reputation can use that to highlight the answers they think are most useful, rather than those that attract the attention of the masses.


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Every now and then you hear someone set a date for Christ's return.
Such dates are bound to fail –
Matthew 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour ... "
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(Issac Newton) was wary of prophetic date-setting. Newton was worried that the failure of fallible human predictions based on divine prophecy would bring the Bible into disrepute. (Source)
To stop the doomsayers -
He estimated that the world would end no earlier than 2060. In predicting this he said "This I mention not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men who are frequently predicting the time of the end, and by doing so bring the sacred prophesies into discredit as often as their predictions fail. (Source)
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What is the time or events before which Christ couldn't return no matter what? (to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men and satisfy my curiosity)


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I currently do cardio and weight training, but my friend is trying to get me to take yoga. The biggest benefit seems to be flexibility. Are there any other big benefits to yoga versus these other forms of exercise?
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The primary benefits yoga boasts over weight training and cardio work are:
As for core strength, barbell and gymnastic exercises are far superior. Holding a plank is one thing to ask of your spinal erectors and abs, but squatting or deadlifting a barbell heavier than you are is quite another.
Though the evidence is clear that stretching before or after exercise does not reduce muscle soreness or injury incidence, I have found anecdotally (and without objective measurement) that a little yoga in the morning reduces muscle soreness from heavy workouts done a night or two before.
In the book The Science of Yoga, William Broad discusses this in detail. My summary: for measures of cardiovascular fitness, Yoga is inferior to aerobic exercise. Indeed a small study of Yoga instructors (who do enormous amounts of yoga) found them to be roughly equivalent in measures of cardiovascular health (VO2 Max, etc) to someone who jogs 3-4 hours per week. Yoga is also inferior to weight training for gaining strength. Not really too surprising: exercises designed to specifically target certain ends are superior to flexibility exercises.
However yoga does have significant benefits. He discusses studies showing that yoga can improve spinal health and treat back pain (one theory being that flexing the spine oxygenates the intervertebral discs, which may not get moved much in a sedentary lifestyle). It reduces stress hormones, may increase testosterone levels in men and various miscellaneous small benefits. The main large benefits seem to come in treating shoulder or back injuries.
Personally, I do all three: yoga, weights and cardio. Of the three yoga is the most fun, so I'd say give it a try. The poses generally feel good, help with my back pain. It may not be superior to other forms of exercise on most measures, but it's worth doing for its own sake.
Flexibility is as you say the clearest physical benefit - but not the only one. Try a few sessions and you should quickly see for yourself that just being cardio and strength fit doesn't mean that Yoga is going to be easy. What do you have to lose by trying?
As a side note, the benefits of yoga extend beyond just the physical. It is a great form of meditation and really helps with stress and mental clarity.
You're right that flexibility is one of the major benefits - this is because yoga helps you stretch your muscles in a safe way and increase the range of motion in your joints. Stretching helps release the lactic acid that builds up in your muscles, which can relieve stiffness and fatigue.
Additionally, holding many of the poses requires you to engage your core and build core strength, which helps improve balance and posture. You also build strength in your upper body by doing poses like plank and downward dog. The standing poses work your hamstrings and quads.
I absolutely agree with them! Yoga stretches help in sculpting both the upper and lower body and in getting it into shape. You might think that it involves only poses and stretches, but when doing it, you actually burn lots of fat and calories and you also strengthen your muscles and tissues.
I feel like it is difficult to pit these two (three) against each other. Having practiced yoga for a few years, and recently making the jump into weight training, they are two very different beasts.
Yoga certainly helps with Flexibility.
It is also a highly meditative or spiritual experience.
Another great benefit that can be missed by weight training alone, is the immense control gained by regularly practicing yoga. Training the smaller, stabilizing muscle groups.
I still practice yoga daily. It is how I start my day in fact. Where as I only train at the gym a few times a week. Not to sound too Yogi-esque, yoga is a way of life.
However most lifters would say the exact same thing about weight training.
My advice would be to give it a try. If you like it, incorporate it into your weekly fitness routine. Think of yoga as a mental and respiratory work-out more than a strength building exercise (it is though...).
I personally use it to cool down after getting sweaty. It seems to help normalize my breathing and heartbeat.
I would not recommend it over shorter, higher intensity exercises if you want to improve your fitness, as it seems a lot less effective. Just look at many Yoga trainers. Sure they can bend in all sorts of crazy ways, but I've seen a lot of them don't have very lean bodies.


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The LDS Bible Dictionary entry on faith states that one of the effects of true faith in Christ is "an assurance of personal salvation in the world to come." How does this assurance compare to the Methodist doctrine on assurance? What do they have in common and what is distinct?
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I was a member of the LDS church for 20 years. I've been a Methodist for 2 years.
LDS Assurance
The sentence from the LDS Bible Dictionary:
In LDS church doctrine, all people will be saved. What this means is that all people will be resurrected, and as spirits, regain a perfected body.
However, your place in the kingdoms of God is determined by how you lived your life. Mormons work so that they will be worthy of the highest kingdom of God, the celestial kingdom.
The LDS church has an obscure ordinance called the second anointing.
So yes, according to LDS doctrine, you can have an assurance of personal salvation. However, a member of the LDS church has to work very hard to be worthy of a second anointing.
The LDS church doctrine is based on salvation by works. Many, many works.
Methodist Assurance
The sentence from the Methodist doctrine of assurance:
This comes from Romans 8:16:
John Wesley delivered a sermon entitled "The Witness of the Spirit".
Here's the pertinent line from the sermon:
Basically, it's God assuring us that God loves us and is with us, no matter what we did or didn't do.
Methodist doctrine is based on salvation by grace. Works do not earn you a place in heaven, but rather strengthen our character and serve others through God.


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Wrestling Heads to Virginia Duals on FridayJanuary 9, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – Looking for a fresh new start as the 2014 schedule commences, Anderson University wrestling kicks off the New Year with a trip to the Virginia Duals on Jan. 10-11 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va.
The Trojans begin their tournament campaign on Friday when they takes on Stevens Tech, a
Division III school from Hoboken, N.J. at 11 a.m. Pending the result from the other dual within AU's bracket, Anderson will face regional foe Limestone or Apprentice School, a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.
This will be the second straight year and third time in the last five years the Trojans will square off with Stevens Tech at the Virginia Duals, as AU is seeking its first win over the Ducks in the span. Last season, Stevens Tech came away with a 32-6 win in the opening round of the tournament and eventually went on to win the tournament. Then-freshman Zak Hale was one of two Trojans to post points against the Ducks, as Hale knocked off Ryan Wilson by a 4-3 decision.
Hale is currently on a seven-bout winning streak after beginning the season with three straight setbacks at the Virginia Quad Meet. The Shaftsbury, Vt. native has four wins by major decision this season as he looks to return to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. Hale is currently chasing graduate student Zane Newton for the most wins on the team, as Newton grabbed a 4-2 decision over Limestone's Storm Nelson in Anderson's last dual. Newton is 8-3 on the year and has won three of his last four bouts.
The duo looks to contain Stevens Tech, which carries a 4-2 overall record into the Duals. The Ducks have posted wins over No. 6 The College of New Jersey (24-9) and No. 24 New York University (25-7), which came at the Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Gardens.
Stevens Tech is led by junior Mike Polizzi, who is ranked No. 8 at 149 in the latest d3wrestle.com poll. Last season, Polizzi went 27-5 and advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships, where he went 1-2 as the No. 2 seed. Polizzi is slotted to matchup with AU's Sean Turner, who is currently on a three-bout winning streak.
On the top-half of the bracket, UNC Pembroke will face Central Florida and Ferrum will take on Liberty as both of those first round matches begin at 9 a.m. The Braves headline the bunch as one of nine teams receiving votes in the latest Division II wrestling poll, released by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association on Friday. Highlighting the lineup has been Daniel Ownbey (141) who is currently ranked sixth nationally at 141 pounds.
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I aim to show that $\{a_n\} = \frac{1+nx^2}{(1+x^2)^n}$ converges to $0$. The following two facts seem obvious:
(1) $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}, a_n \ge 0$ (since each $a_n$ is the product of two positive numbers).
(2) $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}, a_n \ge a_{n+1}$.
Yet this is not quite enough to show that $a_n \rightarrow 0$ since the sequence could very well converge to some other $c > 0$.


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1951 KK Midget Race Car - Those Were The DaysWritten by on July 1, 2011 Contributors: Phil Kunz A beautifully restored 1951 KK Midget
Midgets have been around for many decades in many different forms. But unlike other types of race cars, Midgets were actually factory produced following World War II. One of the more well known versions of these factory produced race cars was the classic Kurtis Kraft model. The KK, as it was called, was produced in California and usually carried the potent Offenhouser engine. As you might guess, factory production race cars didn't remain that way for very long.
In this, the second installment of Those Were the Days, we're going to take a look inside a 1951 KK Midget. Like all KK's this one weighed in at roughly 900 pounds with an 80-inch wheelbase. The little factory car's initial modifications began at the hands of George Shilala during the '50s. During its career, numerous accidents, as were typical of the day, led to replacement of the nose, front axle, steering, hood, and suspension. Beyond repairing damaged parts, subsequent owners of the car also performed their own modifications, including swapping the original Offy to a Ford V860 powerplant. Interestingly, thanks to the design of the car, a motor swap could be performed in a matter of minutes.
KKs were tough little haulers and many lasted for decades, far longer than the more-fragile racing machines of today. Whether on dirt or pavement, this car was state-of-the-art during its successful career. And it certainly didn't hurt that for a part of its tenure, it had superstar Open Wheel drivers like Jimmy Bryan and Johnny Parsons behind the wheel. Over the years, this school bus yellow Midget collected an impressive number of wins with a variety of drivers. The car has been owned by Ohio collector Jim Welty for almost two decades now. He enjoys displaying the car in Midwest vintage events, so if you live in that area of the country there's an odds on chance you can see this car firsthand. For the rest of us, enjoy this up close look.
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This period photo shows Jimmy Bryan behind the wheel of the No. 5 KK at Reading (PA) Speedway in 1954. By the way, the frame had to be stretched 2 inches for the tall Bryan to slip into the cockpit.With the bonnet and tire removed you can see some of the technical attributes of the KK. Note the vintage "jack" holding up the right front.These are the original 12-inch mag wheels which are mounted with real knock-off hubs. There were no beadlocks in those days with the tires carrying passenger car tubes. Still, racers ran their air pressures similar to what you'd find on a Midget of today.Looking at the car from a low angle clearly shows the rear end of belly pan and the Halibrand quick-change rearend.The belly pan was actually two pieces as can be seen here. The opening on the forward panel is for the rear mounting point of the side nerf bar. The louvers were to release engine heat.Protection was minimal in these cars with that small, single rollbar behind the driver's head, which was welded to the frame. You had to duck quickly if the car rolled upside down. During the late '60s, the cars began to use the full rollcages of today.This air pump on the right side of the car was used to pressurize the fuel system. It was added to accommodate the Ford engine when it was installed. The fuel pressure was about 7 to 10 pounds per square inch.
Looking at the car from the right rear, you can see the suspension and the right side exhaust pipe which reaches nearly to the rear of the car.Looking down the right side of the car, it's easy to see the headers merging into the exhaust pipe. The greater-than-normal distance of the headers from the frame was done to provide hand-holds when swapping engines.Many race teams took artistic license in designing the rear bumper. The knob on the top prevents a push truck bumper from sliding over the top of the bar and damaging the tail. The tail was also the location of the 32-gallon bladderless fuel tank.The front grille opening provided cooling for the radiator. The stout double-bar bumper provided front protection from other cars, or as a help for moving other cars out of the way!This Ford 60-horse V860 replaced the 110 Offy with which the car started its career. The Ford engine had to be shortened 4 inches to fit the Offy motor mounts which was accomplished by milling the rear bell housing. During this period, alcohol was becoming the fuel of choice for many Midget racers, including this car.There were a number of upgrades made to the V860 with the compression ratio raised to 9:1 along with the addition of high compression Meyer aluminum heads. There was even an early Edelbrock aluminum intake. The most noticeable additions though were the two Stromberg 81 single-barrel carburetors. The additional carb helped boost up the "stock" 60 horses to a considerable upgrade in performance.This in-out box was state-of-the-art during this period and allowed the driver (by means of the small handle) to engage or disengage the engine. Today's Open Wheel cars have a handle mounted on the right wall of the cockpit to perform the same function.
The cockpit doesn't really appear that much different from a modern version. Still, it was sometimes more difficult to exit and enter for larger racers.A view of the aircraft-type disc brakes with the disc and aluminum calipers in view. They were often "acquired" from small private airplanes.The fuel functions are delivered by this Edelbrock fuel block which is mounted on the engine side of the firewall. The location isn't exactly a cool place to be running fuel lines, but that's the way it was done in the '50s.


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Wiktionary reads:
coquette: a woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
Is there an English word which fits the following definition?
???: a man who flirts or plays with women's affections.
Wiktionary reads:
Is there an English word which fits the following definition?
tl;dr: So long as you are content with historical terms rather than merely contemporary ones, the precise word you are looking for is coquet.
Here's why.
The OED says that a coquette is first:
Curiously, it also provides a later subsense:
Where we learn that the sense B 1 of coquet is
Whence we learn of this curious etymology:
The pronunciations given for both are identical.
Perhaps one of the following may apply:
For a word that applies solely to men, philanderer is usually a good fit. You can usually find such terms by simply using a thesaurus.
The term flirt works generically for both genders.
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I keep flip flopping between tmux and screen, and right now I'm back on the tmux kick. I've been doing some setup for a friend, and I want to make a hard copy of the session so he can see the commands that I've run. I know this is possible in screen, but can I do it with tmux? The man page doesn't seem to have anything related to hardcopy...
It's not as simple as in
Optionally add it as a binding in
As seen here.
Also, asciinema is a very nice terminal recorder (text only) that you can use with tmux (or any terminal) if you want to share online. It uploads to the asciinema site and gives a short link (which you can open with the "url" function in tmux).
It's very nice for tutoring, because beginners can follow the real-time typing more easily than a huge transcript.
It's on github: sickill/asciinema.
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With the prevalence of online music sites and one-touch digital downloads, having a variety of music for your Spinning® class is more attainable than ever. It is easy to get stuck in a rut using the same songs from your iPod repeatedly or picking the latest Top 10 hit from the radio when you're in a hurry. While the members might not really notice the repeat, you may feel yourself feeling unmotivated when the song begins.
While music should not drive the class, it definitely will set the tone if paired correctly with the movement on the bike. Have you ever taken a class where the profile was spot-on but the energy sagged because the music didn't fit? Take note of the music choices in each Spinning® class you attend as a member and notice how it makes you feel. Are the songs all Top 40? Was there a variety? A good rule of thumb is to incorporate at least three genres of music into each of your profiles. Choose music that moves you! If you are moved, then you will be better equipped to motivate your members, connecting their mind to their workout songs. Listed below are some resources for finding new music.
Sites like iTunes are the classic go-to for music downloads, but add up fast. Don't forget to look for hidden gems in the 99-cent tracks. Spotify has exploded onto the scene and is popular with many instructors. Simply register for the free version or pay a monthly fee for uninterrupted service. You can also explore soundcloud to follow other users who post their playlists, which are free to download! Search networking sites like Facebook for Groups whose mission is to share music. One great resource is "Team Spinning". Ask to be added to this closed group and you'll soon have songs from all over the world at your fingertips! Songs can also be downloaded free of charge from YouTube, or find YouTube channels that post new music periodically such as "Armada Music". Finally, if you want your playlists prepackaged, download mixes from websites such as steady130.com. These sites tend to stick to recognizable, radio-friendly tunes. Of course, Spinning.com is a go-to site for weekly playlist postings. The options are endless and your members will thank you for the variety.
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The research, called "The Effect of Sleep Position on Perceived Facial Aging," was conducted by Dr. Brett Kotlus, a Michigan-based plastic surgeon. Kotlus evaluated several perceived causes of wrinkling and determined that there's no correlation between sleeping on your face and wrinkling and that those "anti-wrinkle" pillow cases -- even the ever-popular, always lauded silk ones -- are pretty much pointless.
READ: 12 Anti-Aging Skin Care Ingredients You Need to Know About
While doing his research, Kotlus polled 100 women about their preferred sleep position with 41 saying they slept on their right, and 23 on their left. Then, "An independent expert observer evaluated frontal images with digital laterality randomization to identify the side with more wrinkles." The conclusion? "Sleep side preference was not significantly correlated with the appearance of wrinkles or facial descent."
Kotlus did find more overall wrinkling on the left sides of people's faces but that's because of UV exposure while driving (more skin cancers are found on the left, too) not due to sleep position.
Of course, not everyone would agree with Dr. Kotlus' findings. Prior to the publication of his study, New York dermatologist Dr. Debra Jaliman, told the Huffington Post that, "The way you sleep does affect wrinkles -- that's why some lines are called sleep lines. If you crunch your face against a pillow you can get them."
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Not surprisingly, Jaliman's also a fan of the silk pillowcase and includes it among her sleep line avoidance tips. "Get satin pillowcases as opposed to the usual cotton pillowcases. The face slides against the satin pillowcase so that it doesn't crunch against it, and no sleep lines are formed. Beauty sleep pillows are also an option, they are made with a special foam and have a unique shape which helps alleviate pressure on the face."
Whether or not Jaliman will change her tune now that the study's been released remains to be seen. However, it could just be that, much in the same way some doctors swear by one diet while others are dead set against it, there are two sides to every story.
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I want to select one or more divs, and then move them all simultaneously by dragging just one of them.
With Ext.dd.DD I can just drag one <div> at a time, the one which I click with the mouse.
Is there a way to move all the selected divs just by dragging only one of them?
I hope I've explained myself somehow..
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Can the RCX connect to a laptop with a IR reciver on it? I want to program my RCX on my computer, But i have no db9 (Lego RCX connecter for 1.0 tower) seriel connecter nor a converter.
As far as I remember, the protocol LEGO uses is incompatible with standard IR protocols used in PCs (not even the same frequency, if I remember correctly).
The NQC FAQ has some more explanation on why it's not possible, but their short explanation says it all:
You may have some success using a NXT brick and the IRLink sensor, but I'm not sure how far you can go (for example, I'm not even sure you can upload a firmware, and you need to be able to do that).
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Eos, goddess of the dawn, and Tithonus, a handsome, young, mortal man, fell in love. Realizing that her young lover would one day meet death while she, as a goddess, lived on, Eos petitioned Zeus to grant immortality to Tithonus. Eternal youth for Tithonus was not part of her request, however, and perhaps feeling jealous of Tithonus and his affections from a goddess, Zeus granted the petition without protecting Tithonus from the bodily consequences of aging. Tithonus' fate was to live on while his body withered, his abilities diminished and his potential to enjoy life and meaningfully relate to others disappeared. In a sense, his body was dying but he was not able to receive the release and relief of death.
It is a fear for many of us and especially for those in later years-the fear of becoming as Tithonus, dying slowly but not allowed to die. Death is a fear for most, but with the true blessings of advances in medicines, treatments and life-sustaining technologies, there is also the fear of being trapped somewhere between meaningful living and death. It's not that we want strangers to make our decisions for us when we are unable to speak for ourselves, the misguided hysteria of death panels aside. It's the perspective that there are things worse than dying and that in the end death will come despite. The question becomes how we will live with the reality of our death. For some it's not death that is most disturbing but the possibility of being stuck and excessively prolonging the experience of dying. There can come a time where our continued existence seems more an extension of dying than an extension of living.
Before we make a desperate, Tithonus-like bargain for extended quantity of life, it would be helpful to take some time to consider what life may be like in that extension. This is intimidating and we may need someone with a cool head and a warm heart to be with us and help us understand and consider the possible consequences of the different paths we could choose. Wanting the best for themselves and each other and motivated by a strong fear of death, Eos and Tithonus lost their way with tragic and avoidable consequences. They did not understand what they were choosing.
An old and sadly familiar story. I wonder if they would have been willing to talk with a palliative care team.
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The new reports follow this week's revelation of FDA reports linking 92 illnesses and 13 deaths to 5-Hour Energy shots. The FDA previously said it was investigating the deaths linked to Monster Energy.
These adverse-event reports (AERs) are filed by patients, families, or doctors. They simply warn that the products might have harmed someone -- but they do not prove that the product caused harm. The FDA can remove a product from the market only when investigation shows that the product causes harm when used according to the product label.
"If we find a relationship between consumption of the product and harm, FDA will take appropriate action to reduce or eliminate the risk," FDA public information officer Shelly Burgess says.
Moreover, the reports do not offer details on any underlying medical conditions that may have led to product-related illnesses.
The reports, some dating back to 2004, are not a complete inventory of all events that product users may have suffered. Most people, and many doctors, do not know how to file these reports or do not get around to filing them. And even when a product actually causes an illness, a user or doctor may not associate the product with the illness.
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one question - in the dag & red match vs leicester city i saw that michel platini scored for leicester. wtf?
one question - in the dag & red match vs leicester city i saw that michel platini scored for leicester. wtf?
I had to have a look at that,turns out it is a Brazilian who currently turns out for CSKA Sofia in real life.
Good luck with Saõ Paulo. They're one of the biggest clubs in Brazil, so I imagine it won't take you too long to win some silverware with them
We have already won some silverware as we won the Recopa Sudamericana.We beat Santos 9-4 on agg,lost the first leg 3-2 but destroyed them 7-1 in the 2nd leg.
I know Brazil has been known to produce ridiculous talent in FM but these four who came through the youth candidates are probably taking it a bit too far with the two strikers probably able to be better then Hensel
Rai - GK - Brazilian/Polish
Mateus - ML/AML - Brazilian/Portugese
Paulinho - ST - Brazilian
Bispo - ST - Brazilian/Japanese - This guy is just completely ridiculous,he's not long turned 16 and he is already a good Serie B player!
Wow, what potential!
Brilliant youth their but Brazillian/Polish, Aint seen that before (Weird combination)
deltablue - it is indeed,also had 5 others with 2.5*/3* PA
iHeadHunta x - You'd be surprised with what nationality combos there are in FM
Bloody hell thats some talent. Bispo looks like he could do a job for you straight away
Bipso looks an exceptional talent. Sent him over to my Darlington side .
ShyBaldBuddhist - Thanks As good as Bipso looks,he is ranked as the 12 best striker in the team so he has a lot of competition.
SRL88 - Thanks A move to Darlington may do him so good,give him exposure to first team football
Some promising young hopefuls there; one of the best things of playing in Brazil
Lol at Bispo - that kid cant start for my Premier League side RIGHT NOW!
Definitely got a few future stars on your hands there.
Definitely some talent you have there. Might tempt you to stay around for a few years to see them develop?
It's nearly unfair with the amount of young talent at your disposal!
ak22 - Think it's a bit over done with how much talent is coming through.I spent ages scouring Europe with RB Leipzig when I should just have scouted Brazil and fielded an entire Brazilian XI!
abulezz - He'll get some game time if we can wrap up the title with a couple of games to spare.
roganp - Indeed,they'll go nicely with the two I picked up from other clubs!
cerud - Nah,don't really feel a connection forming with Sao Paulo,it's almost too easy so once the Copa Libertadores is won then I'm moving.
rancer890 - Can't disagree there,we have 77 players under the age of 21
2022 Transfers - I am only responsible for bringing in Victor and Paiva who are both really bright prospects and will eventually be first teamers in ST and DC positions.Paiva is an unusual one as he is a Brazilian/Kyrgyzstani who has chosen to play for Kyrgyzstan!The outgoings were most of my doing as those who were released towards the end of the season were not going to feature or getting too old and wanted ridiculous wages to stay which was the case for two foreigners in the team which reduced that to my relief!
Petrobras Serie A - League Table - To be fair,I only did half the work as when I took over the Sao Paulo position in July,we were sitting in 2nd place.I made a change to the tactics moving from a 4-2-2-2 to a 4-2-4,this saw us dominate a lot of games but due to the unfamiliarity of the tactic,we were not scoring as much as we could possible have done.Saying that,my gamble paid off as we were the league's top scorers and tightest defence.Also had a pretty good record against our rivals (Corinthians,Palmeiras and Santos) although we messed up our Derby game against Portuguesa.Biggest win was 5-2 against Cruzeiro under my management.The biggest under the previous manager was 3-0 against on two different occasions.
Copa Libertadores - Group Stages - I wasn't in charge but this does look a tough group so to just lose out is not that surprising.Santos got further of the two by reaching the Quarter-Finals.The tournament saw a shock winner as Paraguayan side Libertad beat Palmeiras in the final,this was Paraguay's 2nd Libertadores since the start of the save with Libertad also winning the first in 2018!
Campeonato Paulista - Runners-Up - Again,I wasn't in charge but losing to your fierce rivals has to hurt and especially considering it was in a final as well.
Recopa Sudamericana - Winners - This was my first trophy won as Sao Paulo manager.The first leg was one of those games where finishing costs you the match as it was an even game but Santos were the more clinical which sent me to my first defeat in South America!The 2nd leg was complete domination,my only complaint is that we didn't hit ten in the 2nd leg!Here is the 2nd Leg match!Nothing better then giving a team a good thumping to show you mean business!
Players,Stats and Awards
A quick look at the Player's Stats.
Ruben Rojas was the top scorer hitting 28 goals in 48 appearances,one of the foreign players I had the determination to keep.He is approaching thirty which was worrying at first but now we have four Brazilian youngsters waiting in the wings.Definitely has a few seasons left in him and will be expecting him to be top scorer next season.
Sao Paulo legend Lucas Moura topped the assist chart with 21 and also helped the goal scoring cause by chipping in with 14 goals in 48 appearances.He is a very good player who always seems to have an issue with me and now wants to leave the club.I'm hoping the next season he will concentrate more on the football,wasn't his best season by a long shot but still managed to win Craquedo Galera and Fans Player of the Year.
Gustavo won Melhor Goleiro.He is one of the older players in the team but also he plays in one of the weaker areas of the team.He performed very well over the whole season as he conceded 28 goals in 39 appearances while keeping 20 clean sheets.Most of the goals he actually conceded was during the Paulista but I put that down to settling in with a new defence as the previous manager bought in a lot of players.
Special Mentions go to Raul and loan striker Matas Machluf who bother performed exceptionally well.Raul is the oldest DR in the team at 32 and his experience helped us in the few times we came under pressure and even popped up with a vital goal which gave us a 1-0 win.Machluf was on loan from Argentinian side Huracan,he was the number two striker and performed brilliant scoring 16 goals in 31 appearances,I would have like to keep him but due to the foreign limit,he had to go.
I've been here nearly six months and I've already won two trophies so I can't complain at how we are performing.Most of the praise has to go to the previous manager who left to take over the Brazil job as he left the team in top shape,I just took over and finished the job off.The only downside to the squad is that we have too many foreigners in the team,we have six in the first team and the rules state we can have no more then three in the match day squad which is giving me a headache as the foreign did nothing but whine about not getting much first team action.I have took action with the foreigners and we are down to four which is more manageable.
I've already been linked with jobs back in Europe but I've got no interest,I intend to see my contract out here which ends in 2025 even if I do win the Copa Libertadores in 2023!I'm going to be a more of a transitional manager,see the end of one era and lead the club to a start of a new one.I will be focusing on the level one goals in the continents I have not won the Champions League in,which will leave North America,Africa and Asia if we can win the Libertadores.
Code:Season Club Division Country League Cup Continental Avg.Att Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/12 Persepam Prem Division Indonesia 2nd 1st Rnd N/A 739 Promotion! 2012/13 Persepam Super League Indonesia 4th 4th Rnd N/A 1400 Top 4 Finish! 2013/14 Dag + Red BSB Premier England 4th 2nd Rnd N/A 2040 Started Oct,Promoted! 2014/15 Dag + Red League 2 England 8th 6th Rnd N/A 3742 FA Cup Last 8 2015/16 Dag + Red League 2 England 1st 6th Rnd N/A 3778 Promotion! 2016/17 Dag + Red League 1 England 4th 4th Rnd N/A 5828 Playoff Winners! 2017/18 RB Leipzig 3.fußball liga Germany 1st N/A N/A 7899 Promotion! 2018/19 RB Leipzig 2.Bundesliga Germany 1st 1st Rnd N/A 13209 Title + Promotion! 2019/20 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 3rd RUNNER-UP N/A 21573 CL Qualification! 2020/21 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 2nd WINNERS GS/RU 27012 DFB-POKAL winners! 2021/22 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 1st WINNERS WINNERS 36664 Won Treble! 2022 Sao Paulo Serie A Brazil 1st N/A Group 58710 Won Double!
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Cracking season mate. Congratulations on the double .
Nice read. I find it funny that Santos will take you, but D.C. United laughed you off.
SRL88 - Thanks
Gambit - Thanks It was São Paulo FC who took me With the D.C United,all I can think is that the chairman holds a grudge after I rejected their offer in 2019/20 season
Doubles and trebles all round!
Well done on doing the double
deltablue - Thanks Might as well go for the quad next season
roganp - Thanks
Great season hopefully you can do well in the Libertadores next year.
Thanks I'm looking forward to it,hope I have a easier group so we can have some high scoring games
Transfer - £20 Million - £14.75 Million remaining
Wage - £671,689 p.w - Currently spending £563,047 p.w
2023 Pre-Season Transfers - For the transfers out,the first three who left were too old and were just taking up too much wage budget so they were released.The next two who joined other clubs were foreigners but due to having too many foreigners in the team,I decided to let them leave seeing as they would not get a lot of first team action.Just the three joined the club,Chorao and Rai are both Brazil u20 internationals and decided to bring them back to the country.Gilson is a 22 year old DC who is currently the 3rd choice DC but as he is younger,we will see a lot more of him in the future.
Expectations - My expectations in italics
Petrobras Serie A - Win the league - No choice but to win the league
Copa Libertadores - Reach the final - Would like to reach the final but depends on the draw
Campeonato Paulista - Win the competition - Would like to win the competition
Pre-Season Fixtures
Key Players
Sergio - GK - I actually signed him last season but didn't realise he wasn't registered to play so a mistake on my behalf.Will be our number one keeper in the season and is still quite young at 25 and has room to improve which is always encouraging.He has got good handling which would be his strong point whereas rushing out is his weakness.
Neguete - DC - First choice central defender in the team for now.Maybe getting on a bit but his valuable experience always comes in handy,had a fairly solid season last time around as he played in 44 games and averaged at a solid 7 overall.Has been at Sao Paulo since 2016.
Rai - DR - New signing from Columbus who themselves got him from a Serie C side.Paid the high fee more for his potential then his current ability.He is the number two choice DR but there is not a lot of difference between the two.Will become a big part of a future Sao Paulo side.
Fabricio - MC/MR,AMC,AMR - A very versatile midfielder who can play practically anywhere in midfield.I will mainly play him in the MC position until some of the youngsters are ready to be promoted to the first team.Seems to be a solid midfielder who I will play in the more attacking MC role unless I can find someone better.Will be expecting him to make some sort of impression.
Lucas Moura - Any attacking position - The antique furniture at the club,has been here since 2008.He doesn't seem to like me much but it doesn't stop him being a key player in the team.His favoured position is AMC but as I don't use one,he will play mainly in the AML position.He had one of his poorer seasons last time around and all I can hope is that he can pick up his form from the 2020 season where he averaged at 7.98 over 57 games!
Ruben Rojas - ST - Last seasons top scorer,will be looking for more of the same from him,also this season he will not be burden as much by the foreign limit as we are now down to four.Had his best season for goal scoring last season and will be hoping he is able to get around the same tally this season.He will be at his peak this season but with the chances we create,he should be able to bury most of them.
Ones to Watch
We have that many young talents to watch but had to narrow it down to Fabio,Paiva and Victor.These three players are the most likely to break through this season with the four youth players of Bispo,Rai,Mateus and Paulinho being a bit further down the line!
To be completely honest,there wasn't much for me to do during pre-season as there is already a very good set up.All I did was let some of the older players go and bring in some much younger players in.I need to bring a few more youngsters in to be ready for the future,particularly in the DL,DR,MC and AML positions.I've still got quite a bit of budget left to have a look but will go bargain hunting in Serie C as there seems to be a lot of hot prospects for dirt cheap prices,this is how I got Victor and Paiva!We have a good enough team to challenge on all fronts but my main priority will be the Copa Libertadores even if the board want to win everything!The team is fully familiar with my 4-2-4 formation now so I am expecting a few high scoring games to please me.
I will most definitely be here come end of the season as I've got till the end of 2025 before my contract expires.We have a good set up and with a few tweaks,I bet I could win the Club World Cup before I leave but first up is the Campeonato Paulista which I intend to win especially with my fierce rivals being in it!
Last edited by B.W.G; 22-01-2012 at 23:14.
Got some cracking players there. Good luck with the new season.
Nice to see a previous AI manager do a decent job in bringing in players
That will be a matchI would want to see Boca v Sao Paulo. Should go through though
Boca won't be so easy.
We have to play to our fullest but we should go through,first match is against Barcelona (ECU) at home then follows an away trip to Boca!
Great start with Saõ Paulo. Should have a successful season ahead too, as you have some fantastic players at your disposal
Much better draw in the Copa Libertadores; last season's was pretty horrendous, so not surprised the club was knocked out early.
Think I need to go shopping in Serie C. Looks like you grabbed some bargains there with Victor and Paiva.
GL for the coming season
AK22 - Thanks I think that group would have pushed me to my limit as well so I am feeling a bit confident this season.
ShyBaldBuddhist - Thanks There is talent there but will take a bit of time to find them due to the number of players some clubs have.If you do find some then there is a good chance that the approach to sign button is there.Those fees paid were just compensation fees.
Great start with the Brazillians!
Played my first Copa Libertadores game against Barcelona (ECU) and won 6-0,next up is Boca Juniors at La Bombonera.
Some bad news,none of the saves (Including backups) are loading.Not sure what I can do though :confused:
Try loading one of the previous versions from a restore point.
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2012\Games
Open up the file, right click and select properties. Might have a restore point there that works
Many Thanks ShyBaldBuddhist,I'm lucky I did have a restore point so the save is safe.
That was lucky mate and all Thanks to ShyBaldBuddhist!
Good work there SBB, saved the day!
Looks a decent group and nice start!
Played 17 games in the Campeonato Paulista and we have a record of 16-1-0 while scoring 50 times.With regards to the Libertadores,we've won 2 and lost 1 as we lost to 2-1 to Boca but still sit in 2nd place after 3 games.
I'm hoping to get the Paulista finished tonight,my mid-season update will be after the state competition is finished.
Campeonato Paulista - League - Quarter-Final - Semi-Final - Final - Wasn't even that challenging,we dominated all the teams we played even in the game we drew which turned out to be one of those days.Not too bothered by the goals conceded as my tactics are more based on attack so I will go out to score more then the opposition.Although,during the four extra games,we didn't actually concede a goal so it was brilliant performances at both ends of the pitch.This win was São Paulo's 25th Paulista title and only need 5 more for the all time record!
Copa Libertadores - Group Stages - Second Round - Group stages were straight forward,although we did lose to Boca which was our own fault for not finishing our chances.We did beat them by the same score in the return leg but should have been more,no challenge in the other games.In the 2nd round we faced San Lorenzo and I was expecting a bit more of a challenge then they actually gave us,we dominated both games and could have won by more then the 6-0 we did!
So far,so good!We have one title in the bag and just the two to go.I am expecting the actual league season to be more challenging then the Paulista as even the bigger sides did not take it seriously.I even gave Bispo a run out and he scored twice in eight appearances so not too bad for a 16 year old!As for the Copa Libertadores,only poor finishing cost us a 100% record in the group.The 2nd round had some surprises with the holders Libertad crashing out along with Boca,Goias,Fluminense and Corinthians so I am fancying our chances of winning the competition alot more!
Roll on the end of the season which will probably take just as long considering I've only just got through 31 games for half a season!We had no major problems so far as we have scored 95 times while conceding 13 goals.If I can carry on that form then we should have little trouble in the league.
Last edited by B.W.G; 27-01-2012 at 13:41.
A good start to the season mate!
In the Copa Libertadores,we've been drawn against the sole remaining Argentinian side Lanus which I think we should be able to beat them but we can't afford to underestimate them either.
wikipedia for more details. One notable player of Polish descent is Filipe Luis Kasmirski (Atletico Madrid).
Good work and good luck in your quest to win the Copa Libertadores
Nice to see Bispo getting a few games aswell!
Great boost to your Libertadores chances.
pl-fikander - Thanks for the link Guess it would make sense that one would pop-up eventually as 1% of the Brazil are Brazilian-Polish!
City2000 - Thanks I'm going to try and give Bispo a few games in Serie A level to see how it helps him develop but will probably do so against the lower sides.
deltablue - It is indeed,even though I made it more difficult then it should have been against Lanus in the first leg
Almost perfect start, keep it up.
Thanks We have lost our first domestic game this year in a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Mineiro,it was a game where we could have won if we just finished better!
We've made it through to the Copa Libertadores semi's where we will face Serie A rivals Internacional.The winners will then go on to face Olimpia or America (Mex).
The good news is we've won the Copa Libertadores 3-1 on agg against America (Mex),the bad news is Man City won the Champions League...could possibly set up round 3 of Dai Ryder vs Man City (Europa League,Champions League and now Club World Cup!)
2023 Transfers - Didn't really do much in the transfer markets as I didn't want to disrupt the team too much.Vasquez and Godoy were foreigners and we had too many so let them go to get the numbers down.Bahia,Dudu and Lorran were getting on a bit and were not going to be considered for backup.Everton left on loan to help gain first team experience.Fabio was nothing more then a headache as he did nothing but whine about not getting first team football and wasn't really that good compared to what we had!Only bought in three players as they are all youngsters who all have a bright future.I am pretty convinced each one will go onto represent Brazil at some point in the future.
Petrobras Serie A - League Table - This was easier then expected even with players missing at important times.We managed to win the league with a the same point margin then last season as well as score more goals and points this season.We threw away stupid points most of the time we dropped some otherwise we could have performed better.The only game we deserved to be well and truly beaten was against Portuguesa as we lost 3-0.This title victory was Sao Paulo's 10th top flight victory.We did drop a few points around middle of July as were missing players due to the Copa America,u20 World Cup and injuries.The injuries were up front so we had to field two youngsters who did the job and secured more points then we lost.
Copa Libertadores - Winners - We eased through a group which contained Boca,Barcelona (Ecu) and Union Espanola with a record of 5-0-1 and scored 21 goals in those 6 games.The 2nd round saw us face Argentinian side San Lorenzo,I was expecting more of a challenge off them but they didn't really threaten as we won 6-0 on agg.The quarter final saw another Brazil vs Argentina game as we were drawn against Lanus.We blew a two goal lead in the first leg as we drew 2-2,the same mistakes were not made in the second leg as we won 3-1 giving us a 5-3 victory.It was an all Brazilian affair in the semi-finals as we faced Internacional,we didn't take our chances in the first leg and lost 1-0 in a scrappy affair.Again we were much better in the 2nd leg and won 2-0 in a game where we could have scored five or six if we finished our chances.The final saw us against Mexican side America (Mex),we effectively killed the game off in the 1st leg with a 3-0 win,the 2nd leg I decided to field some of our better youngsters,they managed to match them but America's finishing was better and won the 2nd leg 1-0 which wasn't enough as we won the tie 3-1!
Club World Cup - Winners - Easily beat Zamalek 4-0 in the semi-final whereas Man City needed a penalty shootout to beat Chinese side Shenhua.The final,we managed to match them blow for blow but due to an unfortunate own goal and a equalizer,we end normal time on even terms which was a fair result after 90 minutes.Extra time saw us lose a bit of steam but managed to keep City out somehow to take the game to penalties.We held our nerve to win the penalty shootout to clinch Sao Paulo's first Club World Cup since 2005!
Campeonato Paulista - League - Quarter-Final - Semi-Final - Final - Wasn't even that challenging,we dominated all the teams we played even in the game we drew which turned out to be one of those days.Not too bothered by the goals conceded as my tactics are more based on attack so I will go out to score more then the opposition.Although,during the four extra games,we didn't actually concede a goal so it was brilliant performances at both ends of the pitch.This win was São Paulo's 25th Paulista title and only need 5 more for the all time record!
Players,Stats and Awards
Quick look at Player Stats
Pedro Paulo was the top scorer hitting 24 goals in 46 appearances.He probably would have had more if it wasn't for nearly four months worth of injuries during the season so was a brilliant return from the 29 year old.Hasn't been a well known goal scorer except for the odd season at Sao Paulo and a loan spell in Chile so did very well this season.His goal scoring tally includes a brilliant hat-trick against Zamalek in the Club World Cup semi-final.
Andres Sierra topped the assist chart with an impressive 26 and also scored 11 goals as he went on to pick up Bolade Ouro.Only played 51 games out of a possible 63 due to Copa America commitments with Colombia but he was brilliant when he was with the club.Has attracted attention from Italy and turned down a £21.5 million bid from Chelsea for him!
Goncalves won Melhor meia.He was our first choice AMR this season and performed brilliantly.He scored 8 and provided 14 assists so was a good season off him.Was a very handy player due to his versatility did play in AML when Lucas Moura was injured towards the end of the season.
Fabio won Revelacao do Brasileirao,for me it was brilliant having a backup of Fabio's quality.He produced the goods when he needed to,contributed with 14 goals and 11 assists this season in his major breakthrough season.
Special mentions to Lucas Moura and Ruben Rojas.They both performed brilliantly but were just outshone by a couple of others.Lucas Moura contributed with 15 goals and 15 assists,was pretty much unstoppable during the State Championship but suffered an injury during the league campaign and wasn't the same towards the end.He is 31 and not showing any signs of decline so still could have plenty of fuel left in the tank.Ruben Rojas could have had a much more impact if it wasn't for the 3 month injury from a torn hamstring he suffered while at the Copa America.Even so he still managed to hit 22 goals as well as 12 assists in 38 games so no real complaints off me there.
This is was a pretty easy season other then the Man City game in the Club World Cup.Do I feel satisfied with winning a clean sweep...not really,this season proved nothing for me as we were easily the better side even when we had players missing due to the Copa America and the u20 World Cup so we had eleven players missing at once due to the end of the Copa and the start of the u20 World Cup.In 63 games,we scored 152 goals and conceded 37 so we were pretty dominant,the games we did throw away points in were our own fault.With regards to the Copa Libertadores,it has become pretty unpredictable as anyone can beat anyone so most definitely a competition to keep an eye out for in the future!
My future is not at Sao Paulo,I will be resigning on the 1/1/24.My next job will be in North America,South Africa or Asia as these should me more of a challenge for me and I want to prove myself.These three are my first choices as they are the continents which I've not won a Champions League in.I did land on my feet getting a job at Sao Paulo and I have set them up for the future by getting in youngsters as well as sorting their foreign limit out so they will be able to move forward in the future.I did have a chance of moving back to Europe and Germany but I decided to reject the Borussia Dortmund offer.
Code:Season Club Division Country League Cup Continental Avg.Att Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/12 Persepam Prem Division Indonesia 2nd 1st Rnd N/A 739 Promotion! 2012/13 Persepam Super League Indonesia 4th 4th Rnd N/A 1400 Top 4 Finish! 2013/14 Dag + Red BSB Premier England 4th 2nd Rnd N/A 2040 Started Oct,Promoted! 2014/15 Dag + Red League 2 England 8th 6th Rnd N/A 3742 FA Cup Last 8 2015/16 Dag + Red League 2 England 1st 6th Rnd N/A 3778 Promotion! 2016/17 Dag + Red League 1 England 4th 4th Rnd N/A 5828 Playoff Winners! 2017/18 RB Leipzig 3.fußball liga Germany 1st N/A N/A 7899 Promotion! 2018/19 RB Leipzig 2.Bundesliga Germany 1st 1st Rnd N/A 13209 Title + Promotion! 2019/20 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 3rd RUNNER-UP N/A 21573 CL Qualification! 2020/21 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 2nd WINNERS GS/RU 27012 DFB-POKAL winners! 2021/22 RB Leipzig 1.Bundesliga Germany 1st WINNERS WINNERS 36664 Won Treble! 2022 Sao Paulo Serie A Brazil 1st N/A Group 58710 Won Double! 2023 Sao Paulo Serie A Brazil 1st N/A WINNERS 57771 Clean Sweep!
Brilliant season mate! Not much more you can win apart from the cup!
Had a feeling you might want to move on.
Great season mate. Hope you get the job your after.
iheadhunta x - Thanks Not even sure that it is possible to win the cup if you compete in the Copa Libertadores.
deltablue - It just didn't feel right for me,things were basically in place so couldn't really do much!
SRL88 - Thanks There is a job going in one of the three continents I wanted to manage in so I've applied so it's a case of wait and see!
Good luck in Colorado mate. There's my thread and cerud's thread if you need assistance.
Colorado is not enough.
Not really much to say,we will be competing in the MLS Western Conference,MLS Cup and the CONCACAF Champions League.The Champions League is already under progress but we have a really difficult quarter final draw as we are against America (Mex).
The Team.....What Team?
Not really much to say as it is early days.We need a new assistant manager and we also have the drafts coming up so I won't really be able to comment about how we will fair till the start of March.The players we have got seem to be very good for MLS level but we have no real backup,will need to replace a couple of players due to them getting a bit older,most notably Freddy Adu who is only 34 years old!
As for the CONCACAF Champions League,I'm not really holding my breath as America (Mex) are a really good side who I beat in the Copa Libertadores final with a much stronger Sao Paulo team.All I can say is that this will certainly be interesting.
Last edited by B.W.G; 29-01-2012 at 14:41.
rancer890 - Thanks Will look at both threads to get through this challenge
deltablue - I'm hoping for a rapid turn in fortunes like at RB Leipzig and Dagenham
Great final season with Sao Paulo . I hope you're able to adjust to the MLS better than I was
Last edited by roganp; 27-01-2012 at 17:56.
Freddy Adu . Can remember when he was dubbed the next best thing and was one of the must buy players on FM/CM.
An excellent final season in Brazil. Hope you can hit the ground running in the MLS, should be an interesting challenge for you
roganp - Thanks! We will see,this is what I get for taking the fearless approach....if it goes wrong then there is always Australia!
SRL88 - Think I might have that copy of FM lying around somewhere when he was dubbed the next best thing
HotChocolate - Now now,he still young and has plenty of time to make.I mean he must be setting the MLS alight at Philadelphia right
AK22 - Thanks MLS is definitely a 1st for me.I just hope I can pick up some decent players to give the team a bit of meat!
good luck in the us. Hope you get Adu playing well
Thanks He is getting on a bit at 34 years old but should still be useful for the next couple of seasons.Looks like he could be the creative force with him having a 16 for creativity.
Put a screen up of him please. Don't think I've seen him that age
Finances and Budgets
Finances - £731,623
Allocation Funds - £356,000 - £327,000 remaining
Salary Cap - £55,879 - Currently Spending £37,267
2024 Pre-Season Transfers - I had nothing to do with those who left the club.Those who came in,I was not responsible for the first three but whoever bought them in deserves a pat on the back!Lopez,Torres and Rojas all came in via drafts.The last four on the list were players I scouted originally at Sao Paulo so knew about them.They are all hot prospects but with having restrictions in the squad,they may get some game time.
Expectations - My expectations in italics
MLS - Reach the Conference Final - Think that is a fair expectation
CONCACAF Champions League - Reach the Semi-Final - The board won't judge me but don't see us having the quality to beat America (Mex)
US Open Cup - Don't Care - I'm going to try and win it as it is silverware
Pre-Season Fixtures
Key Players
Youssou Badji - DC - First choice DC at the club,his contract is running out which is a concern but have offered him a new one till 2027.A very determined individual who is very rarely loses when it comes to aerial challenges.Rated at 4* CA so definitely one of the best players at the club.Interesting fact is Badji is the tallest player at the club!
Walter Segovia - DR - The oldest of our Bolivian contingent at the club at 25.Will be played at DR but can play in other positions so may be useful to switch around during games.Seems to be a consistent performer,from looking at him in pre-season,he seems to be able to time challenges just right which is a plus.Still has a bit of room to improve but is regarded as one of the best with a rating of 3.5*.
Sergey Baha - DM/MC - I don't normally choose a DM but I've changed my formation to play one as he is the best DM at the club and one of the best players at 4*.Has a high workrate which is useful as he won't give anything up.Played four of the pre-seasons in DM and played them solidly,he is a player who won't take many plaudits but will do his job to the best of his ability.
Freddy Adu - MR,AMC,AMRL - A guy who was once dubbed the next big thing,now 34 and has had a pretty average time in the MLS.He has been a lot better here then he has at Philadelphia,even at 34 he is one of the better player at the club.Can play in any attacking and midfield position so he will be a very useful players when it comes to mix things up during games.May try to get him on a player/coach role if it's possible.
Fernando Frontini - AMC/ST - Undoubtedly the best player at the club and will be the main goal threat for the team.Didn't really play much during pre-season as he suffered an injury so not expecting him to set the world alight straight away.Scored 27 goals in 38 appearances last season and I will be delighted if he could do the same again.Has 127 goals in 221 games during his career so is a regular goal scorer but has been scoring more in USA then he did in Argentina.
One to Watch
Abdiel Lopez - MC - Was the main draftee this season coming to the club in the main draft.Was the biggest talent to come out of it,I only got him in the draft and it got me a B-.He is rated at 2.5* for CA but has a PA of 5* so definitely be running midfields in the MLS in the future.
Well it was certainly an interesting pre-season considering we started off with literally nothing and no assistant manager to begin with.Didn't really do much in the drafts but the three we got in during the drafts are all good prospects.Also used my scouting from my time at Sao Paulo to help bring in players to fill in the international spots.I am not expecting to walk everything straight away but give it a couple of seasons and if it I can keep all the youngsters together then there will be no reason why Colorado cannot become one of the biggest teams in the MLS.
I've got a contract till 2027 and will see that through as this will be more challenging then managing Sao Paulo,especially with all the restrictions on what players we can have.We can only register 30 players but have 21 registered at the moment,I could do with another GK and a DR then we should be set due to the versatility of other players in the team.
Last edited by B.W.G; 01-02-2012 at 19:43.
Lopes could be a great pick.
He could be,might throw him in the deep end and play him straight away see if exposure to first team football will help his development.
Solid pick with Lopez. I think he could contribute right away.
Looking into depth with my team,Lopez will be playing straight away in one of the MC positions with a 19 year old so the two have a combined age of a real life Paul Scholes
Great career so far B.W.G.
I spent some time in the MLS with Toronto on my FM10 journeyman save and it was a good few years. Even though the league system is wierd, it was a good challenge.And you've gotta love playing in a stadium with that name.
Part of me is looking forward to it and the other part of me is dreading it in case I flop!I just love the names of some of the Stadiums in the MLS,I think another memorable one is Pizza Hut Park
Good luck with the Rapids
I've played my 1st competitive game with Colorado and drew 0-0 with America (Mex) in the first leg of the quarter-finals in the CONCACAF Champions League final,the second leg will be played at ours so hopefully having home advantage will help us.
Far from Rapid impact.
It was one of those games where you should score the simple chances and you don't,that can be used for both sides!
Nice going in the Champions League
What skin you using?
That's an encouraging start. You're only two games away from a major final already
Already off to a nice start.
Did a great job in Brazil, good luck in the MLS
HotChocolate - Thanks The skin is Steklo-X2.
AK22 - It is indeed,I've got it all to do in the 2nd leg as we lost 1-0 in the first leg but we do have home advantage again in the 2nd leg.
City2000 - Thanks Wouldn't say I did a great job,it was pretty straight forward stuff.From what I've seen of our team in the MLS,think I'll need a lot of luck
Nice win in the Champions League.
Good luck with the rest of the season .
Frontini is class, but Lopez is definitely something to get excited about
SRL88 - Thanks
abulezz - Frontini is class but isn't showing it at the moment,getting his morale up is proving to be a problem!I agree,my only problem is that I've not actually had a chance to play him due to qualifiers for the Olympics,the qualifiers are over and he still hasn't come back!
See if you can get an early triumph in the continental competition.
Not happening,poor finishing in both legs cost us as we lost 1-0 on agg.The inconsistency is frustrating me,we can beat Chicago 4-1 then can't even score 1 goal from 13 shots in the next match
CONCACAF Champions League - Semi-Final - When I took over,we had already booked a place in the quarter final where we would face America (Mex).The first leg produced a boring 0-0 before we won 1-0 in the 2nd leg to book a place in the semi-final.We under performed in both legs of the semi-final as we crashed out 1-0 on agg.Chivas would go on to win the Champions League on away goals.
US Open Cup - Not played a game yet,we go straight into the 3rd round where we will face Rochester Rhinos.
Take out our form from the Champions League,it has been a pretty excellent season.The team has finally gelled to tactics and have been able to find the net regularly.Frontini has been on fire so far,he has scored 15 times in 20 appearances in which he scored 14 goals in 16 appearances.We should make it into the playoffs if we can continue this form but can't take anything for granted and we still need to face Chivas (USA) twice.The youngsters are starting to improve which is good for the future so we should be able to match the Mexican big boys in the CONCACAF Champions League,this time I hope we can put up a better performance and eventually reach the final of it.
Last edited by B.W.G; 05-02-2012 at 15:01.
Excellent start in the league, should definitely make the playoffs now
Making Rapid progress.
AK22 - Thanks We should do as we sit 2nd in the playoff table as we are 1 point behind New York Redbulls but we've played 3 fewer games then them so we should claim first.
HotChocolate - Only a bit,we seemed to have slowed down in the 2nd half of the season as we are drawing and losing games we should be winning!
Always found it odd that MLS sides tend to de-emphasize it, even though it's been a ticket to continental competition. Red Bulls rather infamously punted on the cup quarterfinal last year, even though it was really their only shot at silverware. http://www.thevipersnest.com/2011/07...ves-in-us.html
Cup winners get a Champions League spot! I'm liking the sound of that
Well played to SI then,the MLS do the same in game.The US Open Cup semi finals are Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs Richmond Kickers and Colorado vs Minnesota Stars.As for Red Bulls,they reap what they sow,I can't stand sides who would actually put out the equivalent to a C team in the cup but that's more down to me liking cup competitions.


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- Dimension: 2-5/8" x 2"
Manf. Part # 575DPCHR
- Ring size: 1"
Manf. Part # 1103DPCHR
- Dimension: 2-5/8" x 2"
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