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Posted 07 July 2009 - 04:21 PM
My name is José Luis, but in English language boards I found that Jose is more straightforward. I'm a middle-aged electrical engineer, with no professional relation with arts, interpretative or else, but with a fondness for Classical music since childhood. Tchaikovsky has been a favorite composer since ever, especially his ballet suites.
About ballet, well the sorry state of the art around here that forced our finest -Corella, Rojo, Amatriain, etc.- to seek greener pastures elsewhere (or leave the international circuit even) is known. So the dance I was exposed to when young was of the dark, gloomy, abstract, experimental/contemporary ilk -which has its merits, and I'm begin to appreciate now- but it isn't the best to attract new customers. Especially prospective customers used to Baroque and Romantic music.
Instead, I became an Opera fan -we have a strong opera tradition here- of the major works: Turandot, Madama Butterfly, Nabucco, Norma, Don Giovanni (Mozart's), Tanhäuser, Ring of the Nibelungs. Also of the works of the great Romanthic composers, and some obscure -but also great- Baroque ones. And Tchaikovsky. About ballet, I liked very much the White Nights movie with Baryshnikov, and that was all.
Two months ago, enter a ballerina that introduced me to classical ballet and to all the very hard work that dancers must do to give the audience the feeling that gravity has no visible effect upon them. I began some research, seeing internet videos and reading biographies of dancers, composers, and coreographers, and using the comments on the videos* for orientation in the search of interesting ballerinas.
After seeing in YT the Grand PDD of Don Q. with Angel Corella and Paloma Herrera, I was in awe. Light, energy, enthusiasm, enticing melodies, joie de vivre (excuse my French ). After seeing the little Russian hurricane also known as Osipova in that same Minkus piece, I had swallowed hook, sink, and line. Oh boy, there was one truly ballet-hooked engineer. Videos of DQ, Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Firebird, Giselle, Coppèlia, RJ, etc. were soon devoured - thanks to a quite capable home cinema rig**. Different versions of the Dying Swan were compared: Pavlova, Plisetskaya, Lopatkina ... Trockadero . The reason for calling Plisetskaya "Queen of the air" was soon evident, Guillem bendiness almost freaked me out, the grace, mastery, and thoughtfulness of Lopatkina were appreciated, also the armless fouettés of Maximova, the balance of Valdés, the ballon of Baryshnikov, the bourrées of Semionova, and much more. Also I watched three times Swan Lake by the Imperial Russian Ballet.
In the meanwhile, I arrived to an interesting forum, aplenty with knowledge people, tips, and hints about which dancers to watch, and very interesting, and humorous, tidbits about backstage work, like techniques to cover tattoos in too-hip-ballerinas, possible origins of fan use in a Spanish-staged ballet, effects of artificial snow in mice population when Nutcracker is not on, etc. And some posters from Spain from who I obtained directions to Spanish websites, such as fotoescena, and unwillingly almost made me wanting to tear my hair off because of Osipova performing Kitri in 2008 at Two hour drive from home!, without me being aware . There were hints of a possible greening of the dusty Spanish soil: the Corella ballet. Thanks to one of those posters, and now friend, I'll be at their first Bayadère of this July, with the varsity: Corella, Cojocaru, and Almeida .
Well, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for your time, and your patience.
Also thanks for this magnificent site from which this dilettante newbie has a lot to learn,
* It's remarkable the depth of knowledge one can find in the posters on the Youtube ballet videos. Some cattiness***, also, but humans being humans...
** I have some knowledge of non-audiophile grade (i.e. relatively cheap but effective) AV equipment, so feel free to ask. At the worst, I'll redirect to the appropriate thread at AVSforums.
*** The GREAT Plisetskaya a hippo compared with a quite ill Gelsey Kirkland? Oh, come on!
Posted 07 July 2009 - 05:13 PM
Posted 07 July 2009 - 05:56 PM
I hope you'll be able to follow the fortunes of the Compania Angel Corella and report to us. The Bolshoi's taking Spartacus to Madrid this season, but I don't know yet what is coming to Barcelona. Fotoescena is a source I use, as you do.
Many of us on Ballet Talk have backgrounds pretty much like yours. An early love of classical music and interest in opera are a part of my story and that of many other Ballet Talkers. Tchaikosvsky was, for me, a bridge between my youthful love of classical musisc and a later introductdion to ballet. A few of us also have been blessed someone in our life like your "ballerina that introduced me to to classical ballet." We're all the lucky ones.
I'm a middle-aged electrical engineer, with no professional relation with arts, interpretative or else, but with a fondness for Classical music since childhood. Tchaikovsky has been a favorite composer since ever, especially his ballet suites.
Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:04 PM
It's wonderful to have another Spaniard among us-(Ole para la Madre Patria!! ). Yes, it seems like the love for classical music has been the common lied-motif for many of us to the introduction to ballet. At some point I would even love to open a poll to see how many of us got to be used to the score of Swan Lake way before watching the ballet, for instance. In any case, I should say that I'm very happy to see Corella's efforts to revive classical ballet in Spain, and el Teatro Real looks truly beautiful after all the renovations...a proper house for the Company.
http://www.teatro-re.....hoto Gallery#
Oh, and watch for Adyaris Almeida. This cubanita is pure is FIRE when she's up to it, and very pleasant to watch. Also, I would like to know...what ever happened to Victor Ullate's Company...?
Posted 08 July 2009 - 04:22 AM
Thanks for the your warm welcome.
Re Giannina,
Well, I've got a lot to learn. I only decided to create an account when the issue about the pronunciation of the surname of Sylvie Guillem -a matter in which I felt that I could make a somewhat worthy contribution- came up. So I'll be lurking a lot.
Re Bart,
Internet is a wonderful learning tool. For instance, I just searched for Black Swan PDD videos, and found more than ten, all by excellent couples. How much time and money did need a person to spend twenty or fifteen years ago to be able to be exposed to so much examples of dancing? Those videos aren't of the best quality, of course, but help. About the wellness of the education, I've been lurking here by two months almost, catching general hints.
For following Corella's enterprise, I'll try to add my little bit. There are posters around here more educated, knowledgeable, capable, and willing to travel than yours truly, however. But for a Bolshoi in Madrid... In Barcelona there will be a Russian Stars Gala the 4th and 5th of August, for instance, with Alexandrova, Antonichevna, Vasiliev, etc. I suppose I should look for the thread in the appropriate sub-forum.
Yep, the lucky ones. Fortunately some male dancers like Baryshnikov contributed to dispel the, with permission from the ladies, "girlie" haunting that hung over ballet. There was a good line in The Turning Point movie about that.
Re Cristian,
That Spanish phrase of you made me recall this song: Hope you like pasodoble. Thanks for posting about Viengsay Valdés, another awesome dancer that made me appreciate the Cuban school, and understand why the Spanish dance in Swan Lake looked somewhat strange to me: the ballet-trained shoulders don't making the movements one is used to expect of Flamenco ballerinas was the reason. About the location of Corella Ballet, perhaps Segovia is a better place to keep Madrid, or even Barcelona, political intrigues away. I've read that Plisetskaya wasn't very happy during her Madrid stint because of that. I've watching videos of Almeida, agree with your opinion, and I'm eager to see her in the flesh.
About Victor Ullate, honestly I don't know.
BTW, if your surname is the one that appears on your signature, Have you got any familiar relationship with the painter Genaro Pérez Villaamil*?
* I ask because the naval buff in me recognized part of the surname. Villaamil is a famous surname in the Spanish Navy. For instance, because of one Fernando Villaamil there is a whole class of naval vessels called destroyers, and he was the highest ranking Spanish naval officer killed in action at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. When searching to refresh my memory, I found the painter.
Posted 08 July 2009 - 05:29 AM
Although Im not participating very much -Im very busy with fotoescena in my already so few free time- its nice to « see » you here! and Im truly astonished for what you have been able to learn about ballet in such a short period of time.
Also I have to say, what a great English level you have!
As for Víctor Ullate, well, the National Ballet Company the former Ministry decided to create, seems not to be a priority of our brand new one, so, for the time being, it seems to be in stand-by.
Welcome again and see you tomorrow!
Posted 08 July 2009 - 12:28 PM
BTW, if your surname is the one that appears on your signature, Have you got any familiar relationship with the painter Genaro Pérez Villaamil*?
* I ask because the naval buff in me recognized part of the surname. Villaamil is a famous surname in the Spanish Navy. For instance, because of one Fernando Villaamil there is a whole class of naval vessels called destroyers, and he was the highest ranking Spanish naval officer killed in action at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. When searching to refresh my memory, I found the painter.
(Excuse me for getting a little for a minute )
Absolutely, Jose Luis...He was cousin of my great grand father, who was Perez de Villa-Amil Paskey-(Perez de Villa-Amil from Genaro's same tree, Paskey from England. I inherited the last name from my mom's side, and she got it from her father and grandfather, who was Genaro's relative. I have a whole researching I did years ago of him, when I was still living in Cuba. Of course, when I came to America,I lost it, due to the fact that here one only carry the father's last name, not the mother's. (In Cuba a person is born and die with both last names, and women don't change theirs when getting married. One is to carry both last names during your lifetime, by law...)
Posted 09 July 2009 - 06:30 PM
Oh, and watch for Adyaris Almeida. This cubanita is pure is FIRE when she's up to it, and very pleasant to watch. (...)
Reporting that Adyaris Almedia was watched, appreciated, enjoyed, applauded, and "bravoed" at stage by yours truly. Thanks for the hint!
After performance, I had a short but nice chat with her -the first time I have talked with a world-class dancer- thanks to the fotoescena guys. What a nice and kind young lady! She told me to send you many regards.
Re your relative the painter, seems the acorn does not fall far from the tree, or de casta le viene al galgo, as we say in old Spain.
Posted 09 July 2009 - 07:29 PM
If you review the postings at the BT forum for Corella Ballet, you may notice some from me. I have been documenting (HD) the creation and development of Angel's new company from Jan'08-Jan'09. Currently, I'm still seeking completion funding, but in the meantime, you can view the 'trailer' to the film at:
I hope you like it. It includes footage from the company's performances of La Bayadere last year in Madrid at the Teatro Real. And Paloma Hererra and Adiarys Almeida. Both of whom were wonderfully kind to me and my film during my time in Spain. I'm glad you saw the recent performance at the Liceu and were able to speak to my dear friend Carolina who has done so much to explain and promote ballet in Spain. The Liceu is a beautiful theatre, and Barcelona is a beautiful city.
Welcome again. I am very glad you have joined.
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I would have liked it better if this were last week's offering. There are a few that I would have bought for Easter.
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My brother has a hoodie fetish and he is trying to wear out his "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" hoodie. As he didn't really want anything for his birthday, I am going to get both of the hoodies for him.
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How long does it take for IFTTT to notice that a trigger has occurred and for IFTTT to fire off the event? The IFTTT website is absent of any documentation.
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This varies depending on the type of channel being used.
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anyone who has actually used their service will know this is obviously wrong in many cases. Here is what I have found for the time it takes for the trigger to initiate the task:
Feel free to add to this list over time.
15 minutes = 900 seconds. Percent error = (stated value - actual value) / actual value * 100%. If you relied on the value of 15 minutes for the phone response time then the percent error would be (900-4)/4*100% = 22,400%. 22,400% error is a very large error! The 15 minute response time can be very inaccurate.
I noticed that after a month, an android trigger occurred, but the IFTTT site listed it as not occurring. This has happened to me for two recipes involving my android phone. How I solved this was to uninstall the IFTTT app on my android phone, then remove the android channel, then install the IFTTT application on my android phone again, and activate the channel. After performing these steps the triggers started "triggering" again.
Tasks do poll for trigger data every 15 minutes officially, but there's some nuance to this that might be helpful to people who don't work with web services.
RSS feed updated through Yahoo Pipes gathering data from Google Spreadsheet CSV collecting Google Form responses.
IFTTT Recipe: RSS Feed new item triggers Gmail send message.
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I would say the action is based on server load and queueing. 15 minutes for a trigger check is bunk I'm finding.
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That is a false choice.
There are a lot of php "frameworks" which actually are written in procedural style.
Instead of trying to find some magical framework which would bestow upon you the wisdom of programming , you should just learn how to write code in OOP manner. Here are few books that might you help with that :
You will notice that only 2 books in the list are strictly PHP, because the methods and ideas of OOP are not restricted to single language.
And, i would recommend to you to stay away from frameworks until you have learned how to write good code and understand the concepts and implementation of MVC. Because there does not exist a php framework which does it correctly ( there are some better , some worse, but all have issues ). That would cause you to learn bad coding practices, which then would be hard to get rid of.
You should consider more. For instance, it should include things like:
Frameworks (framework != OOP as there are procedural frameworks) and patterns aren't there just to help you get things done faster, they're also there to allow your application to be more reliable and easier to understand by using time-tested standard approaches when possible.
First of all, you do not need a framework to write OOP PHP code. So "Procedural vs Framework" aren't your only options.
That being said, it depends on the size of the project. If its very small I would use some procedural PHP, a little larger then I would use some OOP PHP, if its a big project I would use a framework.
You should also already be comfortable with PHP and OOP before starting an MVC framework in my opinion.
I think any time you are working on learning something new you are on the right track. Whether that is going to a PHP framework, learning about OO PHP, or switching languages alltogether it doesn't matter.
The more different things you learn the more marketable you will be. Also, knowing a few things really really well will also make you more marketable.
It's really easy to get caught in the black hole of trying to pick the "best" or "perfect" framework/language/technology for your project but at the end of the day it just doesn't matter
I'd recommend just trying out things that interest you and you think that you'd enjoy. This way you will be learning with less effort and you will have more fun working on your projects.
I started writing object-oriented code a while ago. And I strongly suggest you to start diving into OOP. Not necessarily frameworks, just start with the basics of OOP and in time you will feel the need for a framework.
The truth is OOP seems very complex at start, but once you get the main ideas and structures you will find yourself writing more reusable and logically structured code. Also, by using a framework and OOP code, other developers will be able to modify your code just as easily if it was their own. It's also better for team projects. Everyone can work on a different part of a website and conflicts are minimal, if any.
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Multiples manifest their presence in several ways, but no one symptom distinguishes itself as a clear indicator. Some mothers of multiples report a strong suspicion based on one factor or combination of signals, while others experience absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.
Some mothers are fully aware that they are pregnant with two or more babies from the very beginning of their pregnancy. They may have strong and accurate powers of intuition or, more likely, they are under the supervision of a reproductive specialist who is monitoring every step of the conception process. However, most women who spontaneously conceive twins, triplets, or more won't begin to suspect anything out of the ordinary until their pregnancy progresses.
Any of the following indicators may come up in the first trimester. If you experience them to an unusually extreme degree, it may be a sign that you are carrying multiples.
You may be aware of some or all of these indications, or none at all. Perhaps your doctor or midwife brought the symptoms to your attention during a routine exam. However, they are also all normal consequences of pregnancy, which makes it quite difficult to tell whether they are truly a sign of multiples.
The phenomenon of one audible heartbeat is particularly common with monochorionic monozygotics . Not only do they have similar heart rhythms, but they tend to settle close to each other because they are contained in the same sac.
In addition to physical symptoms, many mothers of multiples report an unexplainable hunch or vague suspicion early in pregnancy. Often it's triggered by unusual circumstances that bring multiples to the forefront of their attention. Perhaps they dream about having twins, or find themselves running across several sets of multiples in a public place. Or they may encounter mysterious phenomena that occur in sets of twos or threes. One expectant mother of twins discovered that the eggs she'd bought for holiday baking all contained double yolks; two days later an ultrasound revealed that she was having twins!
You might assume that multiple babies would be easily identified by listening for multiple heartbeats. Unfortunately, that is not an effective practice in early pregnancy. Distinct heartbeat sounds are usually only detected toward the end of the first trimester, about week twelve. Even then, what sounds like an additional baby might actually be an echo of the mother's own beating heart. In other situations, multiple babies that are positioned fairly close together in the womb may have indistinguishable rhythms that are misinterpreted as a single heartbeat.
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Are there any neat algorithm to factor a multivariable (more than 2 variables) homogenous polynomial, given we know this polynomial factors into linear forms?
Are there any neat algorithm to factor a homogenous polynomial, given we know this polynomial factors into linear forms?
As Denis Serre points out, this problem subsumes the problem of factoring single variable polynomials, so I'm going to assume that you already have software on hand to do that (probably numerically). In that case, here's what I'd do. For simplicity, presented first in the case of a homogenous polynomial $F(x,y,z)$ in three variables, so a curve in the projective plane.
Pick a line $L$ in the plane and find out where it meets your curve. This amounts to solving a single variable polynomial equation $F(x_0+at, y_0+bt, z_0+ct)=0$ for some constants $(x_0, y_0, z_0$ and $(a,b,c)$. If any of the roots are extremely close to each other, this suggests that $L$ is passing very close to where two of your lines cross; discard this data and try again with another $L$. So now we have $n$ points $z_1$, $z_2$, ..., $z_n$ in $\mathbb{P}^2$, one on each of your lines.
Repeat with a second line $M$ to get points $w_1$, $w_2$, ..., $w_n$. Then, for each $(z_i, w_j)$, see whether your polynomial vanishes on the line through $z_i$ and $w_j$. This is just a matter of plugging $z_i + t w_j$ into $F$. Remember that, when you work with floating point numbers, you should never check whether something equals zero, but rather whether it is very small.
Because we chose the $z_i$ and $w_i$ well away from the intersections of your lines, the restriction of $F$ to $z_i + t w_j$ should not be particularly small if $z_i$ and $w_j$ do not lie on the same line. So you can figure out which $z_i$ lies on a factor of $F$ with which $w_j$, and then recover that factor by linear algebra.
For a polynomial in $d+1$ variables, use $d$ lines to get $n d$ points. Computing the restriction of $F$ to $(d-1) n^2$ lines will then tell you which of your points to group together.
There are a number of ways to factor multivariate polynomials, and the problem is greatly muddled by the fact that a general multivariate polynomial in $n$ variables of degree $d$ has something like $d^n$ terms, so any algorithm designed for general polynomials is likely to be useless in practice, so one needs to keep track of the sparsity of the intermediate results, etc. Most algorithms I am aware of use Hensel lifting in some form, see this paper for example (Inaba, Factorizations of Multivariate polynomials, 2005). Whether this method is "neat" is in the eye of the beholder.
No. Take a one-variable polynomial $P(X)$. Make it homogenous: $P(X)=Q(X,1)$. Pretend that $Q(X,Y)$ is a polynomial in $3$ variables $X,Y,Z$. If the field $k$ is algebraically closed, you know that $Q$ splits. If you have that algorithm, then you find the factors and this gives you the roots of $P$. This contradicts Abel's theorem that the general polynomial of degree $\ge5$ is not solvable.


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The PricePlunge website mentions that it's "for your iPad or Tablet." But I wouldn't take their word for it.
Ion's own website does not mention it:
A nice review is here:
For those with an iPad (especially an older one that can take advantage of the 30-pin connector), it seems great, though.
Actually, the iCade devices all use Bluetooth to talk to your device and act like an keyboard, with specific keys sent for pressing and releasing buttons. This means it doesn't care about the 30-pin connector.
This product is mentioned at http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/icadecore -- I've used an original iCade on my HP TouchPad, my Android tablet, and my iPad.
Worth it, just for the hacking potential. I will figure out if it works with PC out of the box, though. :-)
@unwiredben: The Original iCade does now support Android officially. I was just saying that this version has no mention. And you're right, the connection is via Bluetooth, but the 30-pin connector is for charging, if you want it. I just hope no one is disappointed if this device doesn't work with an Android tablet.


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I have been trying to find examples on web for information architecture techniques specifically for mobile devices. I realize the steps in getting a IA for any tool mobile/desktop are card sorting, persona, user profile, affinity diagram, sitemap etc. but what I m really interested to know is the differences a designer should keep in mind while making a multi platform application. In other words if my application is going to be working on desktop, mobile and tablet, what are some points a IA should keep in mind?
The core methods of exploring and creating the IA for mobile aren't different from a desktop project. The AI itself (the content and its arrangement) is different, mainly due to the (much) smaller screen size:
A good example for everything I wrote here is Gap's website on desktop and on mobile.
Like on any UX project, user research and usability tests go a long way.
There are no techniques I am aware of specific to mobile. However, there are many constraints that should guide your choice of UI for a mobile application:
Designing for the mobile space is all about being aware of your constraints, and designing your application with those constraints in mind. Make your defaults good so that users don't need to fiddle with a ton of settings. Make your user interface anticipate the users needs and have the most common use case require the fewest actions. If you have more than 10 buttons on the screen, you're probably doing something wrong; limit complexity.
I hope that helps.
There are two main IA implications I can consider (outside the purely technical ones):
I believe it would be useful to distinguish between the "macro information architecture" (that is, the structure of the informative domain) and "micro information architecture", that is how to represent the information on a page (or, talking about mobile, on a view).
There is no doubt that the micro information architecture for the mobile should be somehow different from the one for the desktop. The approach of responsive design is the attempt to adapt the layout client-side, and this is often an acceptable solution. There are circumstances, however, where designing ad hoc views would be preferable (the mobile and native approach).
On what concerns the macro information architecture, on the other hand, it is not so obvious that it should change from desktop to mobile. When I made a short benchmark to see how some players dealt with the problem, I discovered that some of them (for example, BBC, New York Times) tend to simplify, and flatten, the structure of the information hierarchy, whereas others (Amazon, Ebay) tend to preserve it's depth.
Personally, i tend to agree with the latter solution, because I assume that the macro architecture should be based more on the users' mental models, that should be mostly device independent: I would be very surprised if the results of a card sorting for a mobile app would be that different from those for a desktop site.
If the structure of the macro IA were very complex, however, the designer should be very careful to represent it to the user, allowing her to navigate trough hierarchies, filters, sorting, facets, lateral navigation, and so on. And the navigation pattern should be adapted for the device.
I will probably describe this very poorly.
Aside from the suggestions already here. The mobile is a more personal device. The user accesses the device almost exclusively and changing the view so it more individual to them is more important.
So where as your website may be viewed as having a large website with areas that are personal to the user. The mobile is better thought as having a personal view with the website serving that view. I think a strong example of this is ebay. Look at the site and it is a large 'shopping mall' where you can buy anything and a little area of this is for you. Look at the app and it is all designed around you and what you last did and the exception that you want to pick up where you last left off. It focusses on that little area and gives you access to the 'shopping mall'.
As a side note this is potentially where responsive design does not handle the change in medium very well. It will improve the UI but not necessarily the user experience.
I believe this is what OP originally asked for.
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First, we need to define IA. Are you asking specifically about Information Architecture, or user experience in general?
IA is a bit of a fuzzy term. Some use it to refer to the site map and content matrix. Others use it as a synonym for user experience.
In terms of content structure, being on mobile isn't likely going to be a whole lot different than on the desktop. You may segment things a bit more, but the user goals are often going to overlap quite a bit.
If were talking the entire UX, then Myrddin's answer is good.
In addition to the other answers about layouts, it may be good to consider the search/browse strategies employed by the mobile user. Some users browse to stumble upon items serendipitously whereas other users are looking for a specific item. The IA should account for both ends of the user behavior spectrum by allowing the flexibility for user to switch between both modes. For example, in the browse screens you can have a "pin" feature to save items that a user can later quickly find from a list of most frequently purchased.


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If you want to feel like a character in a dystopian near-future sci-fi novel, take the Waterloo & City Line from Waterloo to to Bank at 6pm on a rainy day and behold the gray hordes in long travelator tunnels, all plugged into some piece of technology or another.
I did that yesterday, on my way to Odette Toilette's fabulous fragrance event, "Superhero Scents". Odette (Lizzie) holds monthly events at "The Book Club" (a pub, styled very carefully not to appear like a pub and to appeal to people who prefer Macs to PCs). The basement is like a little secret cave away from civilisation - although one is reminded of the existence of people outside the space whenever someone walks across the pub floor, above, as the basement ceiling is covered in old light bulbs which rattle in that special hollow, slightly eerie lightbulb-way every time that happens.
The guests this time were two Givaudan experts, well known in the industry and knowledgeable about the art and science of perfumery. I think Lizzie has done an amazing job in creating un-pretentious, engaging and fun events that explore our sense of smell and make smelling things into a form of novel entertainment.
Next time you're thinking of something fun to do for an evening out in London, see if there is a Scratch & Sniff on. It's well worth it, even if you're not hugely into perfumes; just want to do something a bit different.
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WELLSBURG - Officials with the Brooke County Solid Waste Authority have responded to questions about its recent removal of several bins for recyclable materials.
Ken Fletcher, a Wellsburg resident, asked the Brooke County Commission Tuesday about the matter, noting the commission was advised last week of the change.
County Commissioner Jim Andreozzi said the board is awaiting grants to continue its recycling program but currently lacks funds due in part to the uenxpected bankruptcy of one of its vendors.
Becky Harlan, recycling coordinator, said the board will continue to accept tin, aluminum, paper and No. 1 or 2 plastics at its recycling center in Beech Bottom between 8 a.m. and noon weekdays.
The center is near the Brooke County Animal Shelter on Mac Barnes Drive off state Route 2.
"We can still accept everything we had before," she said.
Harlan said the board regrets asking residents to bring their recyclables there but can't afford at this time to transport material from the six bins it had placed in Follansbee, Wellsburg and Bethany.
"We're hoping it's just a temporary inconvenience. We hate that we have to do it that way," she said.
Harlan said the board has applied for two grants to continue the programs: One for $20,000 from the state Solid Waste Management Board and another for $116,000 from the state Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Assistance program.
"If the grant funds come in the way we hope they will, we should be able to continue (the various collection points)," Harlan said.
She expects to learn in August how much of the first grant has been awarded by the state SWMB but won't know until November how much of the state DEP grant has been awarded.
Harlan said the board has depended on such grants to continue the program.
She said the board fell short of the needed funds due in part to rising fuel costs and also because a local vendor that had accepted its recyclables is no longer doing business.
Harlan said the board continues to do business with Valley Converting of Toronto, which accepts its paper; All-American Recycling of Colliers, which accepts metals; and Greenstar Recycling of Pittsburgh, which accepts plastics.
She said one of the board's two part-time employees has agreed to take time off until the board has funds to continue the collection points.
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I'm probably missing something obvious, but I've been wondering what the motivation is for requiring the components $A_\mu$ in a local trivialization of a gauge connection on a smooth principal $G$-bundle to lie in $\mathfrak{g}$, the Lie algebra of $G$. I can see that this gives a couple of nice properties; for example, in a local trivialization it ensures that under a gauge transformation $A'_\mu=gA_\mu g^{-1}+g\partial_\mu g$ lies in $\mathfrak{g}$, and that the curvature form $F=dA+A\wedge A$ lies in $\mathfrak{g}$ (since $\mathfrak{g}$ is closed under the Lie bracket). But is there a more intrinsic or geometric reason that $A_\mu$ must be in $\mathfrak{g}$? Thanks.
First, I never liked working with principal bundles; vector bundles seem easier and more natural to me. Second, I never like thinking about abstract principal $G$-bundles. I prefer fixing a representation of $G$ and viewing the principal $G$ bundle as a reduced frame bundle associated with a vector bundle.
So let $E$ be a rank $k$ vector bundle and $F$ the bundle of arbitrary frames in $E$ (this is a principal $GL(k)$-bundle). Then $GL(k)$ acts on the right on $F$. Given a subgroup $G$ in $GL(k)$, let $F_G$ be a subbundle of $F$ such that if $f \in F_G$, then so is $f\cdot g$ for each $g \in G$.
The primary example is $E = T_*M$ and $F_G$ is the bundle of orthonormal bases of the tangent space with respect to a Riemannian metric.
What is the critical property we want a $G$-connection to satisfy? Well, any connection allows you to parallel translate an arbitrary frame $f \in F$ along a curve. We'd like the $G$-connection to be such that if $f \in F_G$, then the parallel translation remains in $F_G$. This leads to the right definition of a $G$-connection.
I always find it helpful to think about Cartan geometries first - they are less "abstract" than principal bundles and shed new light on things like Riemannian geometry.
As Mariano points out in his comment, this follows from the definition of a connection on a principle $G$-bundle $\pi: P \to M$.
At every $p \in P$, the kernel of $\pi_* : T_pP \to T_{\pi(p)}M$ defines the vertical subspace of $T_pP$. Let's call it $V_p$. It is spanned by the fundamental vector fields of the $G$-action on $P$. Since this action is free, the fibres are principal homogeneous spaces and hence $V_p$ is isomorphic to the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. A connection (à la Ehresmann) is an equivariant choice of horizontal subspace $H_p$ complementary to $V_p$. Hence it can be defined as the kernel of a 1-form $\theta$ with values in the adjoint representation of $G$ (from equivariance of the horizontal subspace).
The gauge field in your question is then the pullback via a local section of that connection 1-form. Hence locally it is a 1-form on $M$ with values in the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$.
So the reason the gauge field is $\mathfrak{g}$-valued is the equivariance of the of the connection (in the sense of Ehresmann).
If you then ask why one imposes equivariance, one answer is that it is the natural condition in this context, but perhaps someone else has a more convincing reason.
I'm not sure about the mathematical origins, but the original physical motivation was Yang and Mills's attempt to deal with the approximate SU(2)-symmetry of nucleons (protons and neutrons). The big step was (as I understand it) when Gell-Mann (and Ne'eman, independently at about the same time) realized that a diagram labeling experimentally observed particles was the weight diagram for SU(3). He made some predictions at a conference:
and the rest was the eightfold way.
Of course, principal $G$-bundles and the connections on them had been around for quite some time before (Simons famously pointed this fact out to Yang later on).


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I'm getting very annoyed with the injuries I'm picking up at the minute. There should be the option in press conferences to do a Wenger and complain about them.
I'm getting very annoyed with the injuries I'm picking up at the minute. There should be the option in press conferences to do a Wenger and complain about them.
Terk - Indeed, the proper way and on your second point, surely you can't fine yourself
Almondo - Ouch! Tis annoying but at least we like play-off's!
Wealdstone - Blue Square South - Season 2010/11
My very season in dafuge's challenge turned out to be a successful one, as the team pulled together through some rocky patches in form to capture the Blue Square South title, with the table at one point being this close! Many of our poor performances came away from home, something that'll need to be fixed before next season! However, we were devastating at home, beating teams such as Havant and Waterlooville 5-0 and Basingstoke 4-1, and this, in the end, managed to pull us out of any ruts caused by the away form and onto more positive results.
FA Cup - Had a good run, including a close 2nd qualifying round against fierce rivals (and nearest club) Harrow, until the 1st round, where we went out to Bradford of League 2.
FA Trophy - Disappointing. Went out to Worcester in a one-sided match in the 3rd qualifying round.
Key Players - Transfers
Michael Wilde - After a relatively slow start, Michael, who was suggested to me by my board, started t show his true colours, ending up with 32 goals from 40 appearances, many coming in crucial 1-0 wins away from home.
Dexter Ravenhill - Despite being rather inconsistent, and so therefore being largely in Wilde's shadow for most of the season, he did show flashes of brilliance, none more so than in the previously mentioned 5-0 win over Havant and Waterlooville, where he scored all 5 goals, and was unlucky not to add to that. Him and Wilde should hopefully be good enough to make up my attack in the BSP!
Sam Sloma - Already at the club when I arrived at the start of the season, Sloma was said by the assistant manager to be the best player at the club, and he proved to be, providing most of his goals and assists from set pieces and the result of his probing runs down the left wing. Regularly switching places with my right-sided winger, he proved to be instrumental in creating space for my strikers to cause havoc in. A class act.
So, overall, a great season, considering I only brought in 5 or so players. However, some massive improvements to the defence and midfield are definitely required for next season, along with a right-sided winger with good pace and acceleration (imo a must for any lower-league side). My laptop is off for repair for 2 weeks (or so they say, I bet its longer) tomorrow, so don't expect any updates on this for a while .
Code:Season League Position Achievments --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 BSS 1st Promoted (Champions) to BSP
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Ohh, professional club now and the level of players I can attract has really gone up.
I want a trophy darn it! I don't want to stoop to Terk's level of unwinningness (clearly a word)
Still wondering how I managed to pull out a 3-0 win over Premier League Wolves in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
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It seems slightly churlish to describe a season in which we finish third at this stage of the challenge as 'disappointing', but in a few ways this was just that. Having played very well in the first two thirds of the season, claiming 51 points by the time we'd played 27 games, a real level of inconsistency dug in and we claimed only another 16 out of the final 33 points available. Winning at Leeds and thumping West Ham 4-0 were great results, but the elation was tempered by throwing away a 2-0 lead at home against Reading and losing 3-1 on the final day to an already relegated Man Utd side. Overall, however, it would be ridiculous not to count this season as a success. We opened up and played a more attacking style of football, and it reaped its rewards with the second highest goal tally in the league, even if we did concede a few more than I would have liked. Still, Champions League, here we come.
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League Cup
I had targeted this as my first trophy, so getting spanked 4-0 by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in the third round wasn't ideal.
FA Cup
With the League Cup gone, I turned my attention to the bigger prize. We disposed of lower league opposition in Fulham, Liverpool and Middlesbrough before we faced soon-to-be lower league opposition in Man Utd in the quarter final. We should have got it done first time but threw away a two goal lead at Old Trafford, and we very nearly did the same in the replay, hanging on in the end for a 2-1 win. That paired us with Chelsea in the semi final, a side who haven't conceded in the competition since January 2021. They still haven't. They won 1-0, and I'm quite frankly a little scared by Uncle Carlo and his team that can go a Premier League season and concede only 12 goals.
We broke the club's transfer record twice in ten days this summer, first bringing in Pitshou Daniëls from PSG for £8M before we needed £9.75M to part Chris Wright from Burnley. A few big ticket sales meant that we ended up with a net transfer profit, which I hadn't expected, and the overall quality of the squad that I have assembled now possibly means that I can chase those one or two big money signings each summer to try and move us that big closer to the irresistible force (Man City) and the immovable object (Chelsea).
Top 5 Players
5. Giovanni Pasini - A reluctant choice, but he just about deserves his mention as there were times during the season when he put in blinding performances, and 15 clean sheets is impressive. However, he still can't catch a cold, and I will be exploring the possibility of replacing him this summer.
4. Radim Pokorny - A £1M buy in January whom I had no intention of playing this season, until I saw quite how good he was. It was immediately obvious that he was going to gain nothing from playing in the reserves, and he acquitted himself very well in early sub appearances. Even at just 17, he'll be a fixture in next season's squad.
3. Yvan Favre - Niggling injuries interrupted the Frenchman's first season at Canvey, but he showed what he can do and has the potential to make the left back spot his own over the next few years.
2. James Murphy - Another top notch season from our young centre back. He's being chased by the great and the good of European football and I'm delighted we have him tied down to a long term deal. Will be vital if we're to make anything of the Champions League next season.
1. Manuel Wiedl - The best thing to come out of Austria since Hermann Meier, Manuel showed us just what we missed last season when he was out with a broken leg. Both a goal scorer and creator, he could have done even better if his season hadn't been interrupted by a couple of ankle sprains. Eager to see him play on Europe's biggest stage next season.
Next Season
Well, another top four finish has to be the aim, doesn't it? I wouldn't be happy with 8th place after getting a taste of Champions League football. As for our place at Europe's big table, we'll almost certainly get a bitch of a group (if we get that far) as we won't have a seeding, so if we can finish third and drop into the Europa League then I'd consider it a success.
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Code:Season League Final Pos. Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuneaton Town 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th Lost in play-off semi final 2011/12 Blue Square North 12th Sacked 11 games into the season Canvey Island 2012/13 Blue Square South 10th None 2013/14 Blue Square South 4th Promoted via play-offs 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted via play-offs 2015/16 League 2 8th None 2016/17 League 2 3rd Automatic Promotion 2017/18 League 1 4th Promoted via play-offs 2018/19 Championship 12th League Cup Finalists 2019/20 Championship 3rd Promoted via play-offs 2020/21 Premier League 17th Didn't get relegated 2021/22 Premier League 10th League Cup Finalists 2022/23 Premier League 3rd Qualified for Champions League
Canvey Island 100 Club
Code:Name (Position) League Games (Overall Games); League Goals (Overall Goals); Average Rating (Dates at club) James Foster (ST) 215 (260); 118(135); 7.12 (2013-2019) Jeet Padaruth (GK) 213 (243); 76 (89); 6.96 (2012-2018) John Bostock (AMC) 196 (231); 22 (30); 7.05 (2015-2022) Matthew Darlow (DC) 194 (232); 16 (20); 6.86 (2011-2017) Kostas Tsioukas (DC) 188 (223); 27 (30); 7.14 (2014-2020) Mark Hartmann (MC) 183 (217); 20 (31); 6.91 (2010-2017) Giovanni Pasini (GK) 153 (178); 42 (53); 7.07 (2019-Present) Iain Blackman (AMLC/FC) 144 (172); 31 (39); 7.01 (2016-2021) James Murphy (DC) 134 (160); 14 (16); 7.16 (2019-Present) Theo Angus (DL) 125 (150); 0 (2); 6.87 (2012-2018) Joseph Owusu Tabiri (DR, MRC) 105 (130); 3 (4); 6.91 (2012-2016) Sam Vokes (ST) 103 (127); 31 (40); 6.96 (2019-2023) Kyle Wilson (ST) 103 (120); 36 (44); 6.96 (2013-2016) Ismail Yakubu (DC) 102 (113); 4 (4); 7.09 (2013-2016)
Nice enough season there Terk. Shame about the form at the end of the season.
Cause your good Almondo!
Cracking season Terk. Murphy. That is what you call you solid at the back!
Getting another upgrade to the training and youth facilities \o/ Think at the moment we have 'good' training facilities and 'adequate' youth facilities, so we definitely need a bit of investment.
Nice season Terk, though I'd be on the phone to Chelsea to see if you can trade attacking/defensive tips Pretty cool to see two polar opposite teams separated by one place.
Still, a PL/CL spot puts you on 'challenge point' I guess so good luck for the coming season!
Don't worry, I knew anyone!
Yeah, he looks the part. I bet your thankful you tied him down to a contract! Hopefully the only thing you tied him down to!
As you say, it shows that there is no definitive 'right way' to get success in football; I just hope we can score against them next season
Head scratching moment just appeared. I sold a player I picked up on a free to Brostol City for £925,000. I've just received a message stating that Bristol city are offering me the player I sold six months ago at the same price they bought him for.
9 games to go in the BSN and we're 2nd, 3 points adrift...
Luckily Southport, whom we trail, have a pretty hard fixture list as they play all the top 5 teams in those last nine, including us on the penultimate day.
Exciting end to the season awaits.
Hope you can do it aero.
Just been given a £36M transfer budget for the new season Think I'm going to blow £20M of it on a Brazilian striker.
Apparently the Man Utd board are lokking at me replacing their current manager if he doesn't sign a new contract.
Hehe, didn't realise declaring an interest in Rooney would cause a massive morale boost to my players
Brilliant aero.
I'm still really confused as to whether my 4-3-3 is successful on 10.3. In terms of results, it surely is, as we've only lost five of our last 25 games and currently hold a 2-0 advantage going into the second (away) leg of the playoff semis against Kettering, however, we very rarely dominate games and don't generate a lot of clear cut chances. We concede a lot of long shots and headers too, but we don't concede many CCCs either.
I guess you just have to go by results in the end, though I get the feeling having a good squad and a couple of excellent players is pulling us through rather than the tactics.
Oxford City - 2010/2011
Blue Square North - Prediction: 21st // Promotion odds: 14-1 // Goal: Safe mid-table finish
Final Position: 1st - Table - Progress
The season started fairly well given the total lack of unity in the side as players were drafted in from all over. Within six games the team were establishing themselves in the playoff positions. Quite quickly a top four emerged consisting of Oxford City, Boston Utd, Hyde and Southport, but by mid-point both Southend and Oxford City were running away from the peleton at the top of the table.
The two were inseparable until Southend hit a rough patch of form in late February, allowing Oxford to take the lead. However, a 2-0 defeat at Southend saw this gap narrow. In the end, the championship would go down to the last day, where a thrilling 4-4 draw with Braintree, combined with a Southend defeat to relegation battling Farsley, was enough to claim the title for Oxford.
Awards: James Keatings (Top Goalscorer); Victor Death (Manager of the Season);
FA Cup - Goal: Third Qualifying Round
Reached Fourth Qualifying Round - Progress
A disappointing run in this despite going beyond our goal, simply because the fixtures were all winnable. We dispatched Nuneaton in the Second Qualifying Round with a 2-0 away win, goals being provided by the everpresent Keatings and Fitzharris. In our next tie away at Truro, James Keatings put us ahead in the 7th minute before Mark Millar scored from the spot to deliver another 2-0 win.
However, the run came to an end at home against minnows Harrow, who scored a last minute winner to take out a 2-1 win, despite us having four clear cut chances.
FA Trophy- Goal: Learn from the experience
Reached Fourth Round - Progress
This was a more impressive performance than the FA Cup. The run began in low gear as we struggled past Blue Square South Hampton & Richmond, only breaking the tie when Craig McShea popped up in the 112nd minute of the replay. This took us to Blue Square Premier Hayes & Yeading, whom we comfortably defeated 4-0 with two a piece to McAusland and Fitzharris.
Next on the agenda was Worcester, against whom a replay was required after a 1-1 draw at home. The second leg went well however, with Keatings and Fitzharris delivering a 2-0 win.
Blue Square Premier Cambridge United was next, and we took a deserved 2-0 win at home with Fitzharris dictating the scoreboard both times.
However, the run ended when we lost to minnows Kingstonian away 1-0, their goal coming in the 8th minute. A flat performance by us meant it was a fair result, though defender Gordon Dick had a goal disallowed due to offside.
Transfers - Obviously lots of churning. A number of freebies in and binning the fluff who didn't have expiring contracts; nothing exciting.
Finances - 100k in the red, mostly due to our poor FA Cup run and low attendances.
Squad - A solid core, but no depth. A goalkeeper is no doubt the primary goal for the summer.
Key Players
Sean Fitzharris - Nominally our poacher, despite a good haul of goals he actually ended up with more assists than goals. He and Keatings certainly went hunting in pairs.
James Keatings - Brought in to play target man, he bagged an epic number of goals. 34 appearances, 32 goals, 10 assists, 10 man of the match awards and BSN Player of the Season. Enough said.
Mark Millar - No goals, but 15 assists from the playmaker role and the key to our midfield.
Jason Marr - Our main centre-back, an intelligent player with good physical abilities and good enough technically to make him a very useful BSN defender, and as soon as he joined he wasn't booted from the first team.
Grant Gallacher - While fullbacks aren't particularly important at this level, he's worth a mention as was thoroughly reliable with a good average rating and will feature into the future.
Code:Season League Final Pos. Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st Promotion (Champions)
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Started again using 10.3 - really struggling in my first season with Boston, which is wierd as I didn't do too badly with them on 10.2.
Awesome season Terk, bypassed the Europa League like the Merthyr boys did
started this when game was released as manager of dartford
but have been so busy than had computer problems so decided to wait to restart when patch is released
so here goes holidaying as i type will post profile pic as so as chose team to manage
Good luck with Tiverton, by the way
Finally got my first win in League One against Brighton in a 2-1 win. But then got knocked out of the JPT by an offside goal
Looks like my teams are always taken over in the first season... A consortium has just replaced our previous chairman in Sutton Utd, injecting 275k into the club's accounts, which is nice. This plus the FA Cup money should keep us on the black for a full season or two at the very least.
Oh, and of course they want to replace me with some regen manager called Danny Watson. Heh.
I want to rip my chairman's balls off He's just accepted a bid of £8.5M for my very promising 22 year old Spanish midfielder, despite the fact that I had slapped a £20M asking price on him I wish I could get a takeover, been stuck with this muppet in charge since I took over.
These bloody refs have a vendetta against me! Nearly every goal scored against me has been either offside, or from a penalty that shouldn't have happened. Furthermore, I'm being rejected pens, and having goals ruled offside unfairly
My goalkeeper just took one for the team, was 3 on 1 so he ran out of goal and fouled the oncoming striker. Got him a red card but we finished 1-0 instead of 1-1.
Just got a really good 2-0 win over Eastleigh to put us 16th after 19 games. I managed to make a few new signings which seem to have sparked some life into the team. And my change to simpler tactics which I used on a previous save seems to have helped. Hopefully we can find a second wind after Christmas!
Phew, finally made it through all those trial-ees! Trialled over 350 players, signed 15, with one more (a goalkeeper) still to sign - fingers crossed!
setup and holiday done so here goes
The new manager of Dartford
let the games begin
My £20M Brazilian striker has just revealed, on the eve of the league season, that he can't settle in the area
****! 15 games into the season, I save, and try out a custom DB to see if I could get the cup to work. Come back to the save, and it corrupted!!!!
Fortunately, I have backups, but it took me back to the Brighton game, which was the one I won, and I bet you I lose this now
Annoying thing is though, I'd just won 6 games in a row! Taking me into the top half
Just beat Thurrock 4-2 on a fan day in front of a bumper 346 crowd! For some reason our first half performances are usually superb, but in the second half we just die. So i'm trying to sign as many important players on full-time contracts as possible so I can get their fitness up. If we played through a whole match like we do in the first half we'd be pushing for playoff places! But as it is we're 17th after 22 games.
Woohooo... I just resigned as manager of Guiseley (2024). And waited till some nice new team will pop up in the BSN/S. And some nice teams showed their faces. I decided to sign for a team that didn't get into the BS in all those years I played with Guiseley. Only two teams filled that criterium. Halesowen and Stocksbridge! I decided to go for Stocksbridge... Added a new manager, took over Stocksbridge, deleted the account and applied with my Guiseley manager account. The chairman just sended me a message saying: he warmly welcome me and he is delighted that one of the worlds top managers signed for his club...
This gonna have some eyes rolling in the world.
2009-2024 Guiseley:
Premier League 5x
Champions League 2x,
Europa League 1x,
FA Cup 2x,
League Cup 1x,
Community Shield 4x,
FA Trophy 1x,
Blue Square Premier 1x,
CocaCola League 2 1x,
CocaCola Championship 1x
2023-2024 Brazil:
Copa America 1x
2024-.... Stocksbridge
Good luck at Stocksbridge, foost
Just had my first Champions League group drawn.
Benfica, Bayern, Standard Liège, Canvey
Far from the worst group I could have had, but Benfica won the CL in 2011 and Standard won the Europa League in 2021, so it will still be tough to get through.
We scored against Chelsea And won
Nice one Terk! I remember my first win against a big team, such a great feeling
Good luck foost, should be easier this time round with your massive rep
Nice win over Chelsea Terk and that's not a bad looking CL group really
Brought in some decent players now with Park Avenue.
'mon the league!
I'm getting ever more concerned by our financial situation. Last month the board injected 25k into our balance, and we still made a 20k loss
They've just gave me a 40k injection, where on earth they're getting the money from I don't know , and I'm on target to make a 10k loss even with this money I used to be extremely tight with finances on 09 so I don't know what I'm doing wrong this time around...
Just got the ball rolling on my career with Nuneaton FC.....wish me luck
Just lost 6-2 to a team full of greys in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round.
Had too many games like the one I finished this season with me 11 shots none on target them 4 shots 3 on target 3 scored.
Whilst it was a great result, this is easiest the worst pun I've seen in a news item.
On patch 10.3, does anyone else only ever get the same teams, but alternating on each reload?
I always get either Bradford and Boston, and Nuneaton in the BSN. I take it this shouldnt be the case every time, they could FC United of Manchester in there at least once out of 20 tries...
Also, shouldn't there be two teams that come up from the northern league into the Blue Square North? There is only one on the game
(I'm using the 24th June save from the thread posted earlier with the ddt file added)
Any help much appreciated
Dreadful first season limped into 11th - no highlights.
Check if who you want are on my thread?
Saves Thread
Well at least I know its not just me now!
I'll keep going until someone interesting comes up, (Not Bradford or Boston!!)
Well after nearly three seasons in charge of AFC Hornchurch I have dragged them kicking and screaming into the BSS play-offs. It was a ridiculously close league I could've finished ninth or second with two games to go (I finished second) and am about to play Chelmsford in the semi-finals. Eeep.
And a 2-1 win away in the first leg. Was 2-0 up but had made all my subs and had a defender come off injured ten minutes before time. Conceded in the 91st minute, still a lead is a lead is a lead.
Another day, another job link/offer. Offered the Hartlepool job, days later, linked with the vacant Reading post. Both are in League 1 with me now.
GreyedOutMan finally takes over Boreham Wood for another crack at Dafuge's Challenge. Up the Wood!
By the way as for my manager name - guess which team I support?!
Thanks to JordanSwinburn for the link that allowed me to take over my favourite BSS team!
YES! Was 2-0 down at half-time and going out of the play-offs but a second half fightback saw us win the game 3-2 and the tie 5-3. We'll be playing Eastbourne in the final.
Congratulations - at the moment after my opening season I don't think I'll be anywhere near the playoffs this season.
Well, well. Looks a lot closer than it was but we did it! The mighty Hornchurch will be playing BSP football next year. Report to follow shortly.
Thx Terk & SnakeXe! Very curious on what kind of players I can get with my rep. Hope that I can get Guiseley to be my parrent team for a couple of season. That would be awesome.
Will update my last 2 seasons with Guiseley tomorrow aswell..
AFC Hornchurch Update (Season Three 2012-2013)
Media Prediction: 13th
Final Standing: 2nd (Promoted via Play-offs)
Promised Board: Respectable League Position
FA Trophy: 2nd Round
FA Cup: 1st Round
My Final Opinion: The season we cracked it.
I checked just now and my last season update was 14/11. There have been many reasons for this none more so than my desire to see 10.3 and play the challenge on the final patch and what a season it turned out to be. When I took my hiatus it was in January (in the game) and the team had enjoyed a solid start to the season. We started poorly but were floating around the top ten when I decided to give it a rest. We'd also gone further than ever before in the FA cup as Hornchurch arrived into the national conciousness with a journey to the first round proper (where were we roundly thumped by Mansfiled 6-0) and made it to the second round of the FA trophy against Salisbury of the BSP.
When I started playing again after installing 10.3 things started to go poorly. We lost to Salisubury and then went on the clubs worst run of games without a win in my tenure. It was at that point that I was about ready to rip this squad apart and rebuild from the ground up for next season, but then amazing things started to happen. We started to win and win well and the best thing was that Harry Crawford who had spent the first half of the season being maddeningly inconsistent found the richest vein of form ever and didn't stop scoring until the end of the season. Suddenly the play-offs were on again and there was even a point where automatic promotion was a possibilty. Coming into the last game of the season I was playing Bishops Stortford at home who were also hunting a play-off place and were on a better run of form than I was. Due to other results the winners would finish in the play-offs and the losers would finish in the worst position in the league 6th. As it was we squeaked through and finished second in the league. The graph shows what a dip I had and what I rally I had too!
Hornchurch Graph
Final BSS table
So onto the play-offs. We went to Chelmsford on in the first leg and came away with a good 2-1 win. All set up for us to cruise through at home except by half-time of the second leg we were 2-0 down and facing up to our fourth season in the BSS. A half-time rocket however soon sorted them out and we won the game 3-2 and the tie 5-3 to set up a match up with Eastbourne. A tight first half that ended 2-1 to us became 5-1 and then 5-3 in the second half but we held out to take Hornchurch that one step closer to League football and for this local lad that's a hell of an achievement.
Needless to say my player of the season was Harry Crawford as his goals proved invaluable, however an extreme honourable mention goes to this young 17 year old right back who not only finished the season as my highest rating player but also deposed the club captain because he was playing so well. I'm expecting big things of him next year.
Other screenies for you now:
Hornchurch Squad
The worst thing is that all of my money buys turned out to be rubbish including Krause who had a stinker of a season. I'm hoping if he settles he'll be solid next year, but I need to get better at buying that is for sure.
Aims for Next season:
Well I finally have achieved promotion but I still think my hunch during our slump was right and I've got a bit of deadwood to clear out. I have the spine of a good side having added Grant Basey to my back line. I have two excellent young midfielders in Reed and Sherriff who should be able to make the step up and Harry has the ability to get goals but the squad will definitely need strengthening. A goalie, a centre back, a centre mid and someone to play alongside Harry are the top priorities. Oh and I need to make money obviously so a cup run would be nice. Survival and rebuilding are now the key aims if I'm gonna take Hornchurch to the next level.
AFC Hornchurch
Season 1 (2010-2011); BSS 16th; FA Cup 3QFR; FA Trophy 1st RD
Season 2 (2011-2012); BSS 9th; FA Cup 2QFR; FA Trophy 1st RD
Season 3 (2012-2013); BSS 2nd (promoted via play-offs); FA Cup 1st RD; Fa Trophy 2nd RD
Last edited by SnakeXe; 04-03-2010 at 22:53.
Jabuti is insane. He's scored 37 in 34(5) apps for me so far, and has singlehandedly brought my Sutton Utd team to the playoffs in my first season. Against the BSS defenders he looks like Ronaldo (the good, Brazilian, sometimes fat one), running between, around and ahead of them as he pleases. Fantastic player.
That was slightly humbling, lost 2-0 at Standard on our Champions League début and it could have been four or five to them
Ha! Had my first ever run in with the home-grown players rule. Since so much of 'good' squad were either under-20 or Scottish, we ended up with only 3 "home grown" players to start the season and you need 4 to play a game, so we had to go with 4 subs only for our first few games.
Luckily we're up to five now as we brough in a couple of "vets" (22-25 years old heh) but still an amusing side effect of having a squad with an average age of 20.
Okay it's the final game of the Championship and both automatic promotion spots are taken and decided already with Boston United and Ipswich playing Premier League Football next season. Both teams are on 86 points so it all comes down to this.
I started this earlier, but I lost my save file and become more interested in playing other games. Now 10.3 is out, I'm going to give this another crack. Manager Profile. 'Mon the Eagles!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS. That's it with a 3-0 win over Leicester at the Walkers stadium Boston United take the Championship title on Goal difference.
Edit: Welcome aboard Dizzy
Last edited by Almondo; 05-03-2010 at 07:49.
Anyone here has the kits/logo of Stocksbridge Park Steels?
In my second season with Boston, in the 1st season my "Other" costs were £39k, in my second season by September they're already at £38k. I haven't gone up a division - does anyone have any idea why they've suddenly rocketed?
Into the 3rd round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win against Blackpool in the away replay. We got Villa at home next.
We've just followed that win with a 5-2 win against 5th place Port Vale. That win takes us into the top half
Boston united season 18 2027/28
League Table , final position - 1st - Champions
Well what can I say about this season. We were only expected to be a top half make weight by the media and the bookies although I had the feeling that the youngish squad had the quality to make a real playoff push. To be honest I would have been perfectly happy with a playoff place but the way the season went surprised me with us being top 2 or 3 from the off really. The real tense part of the season was the final couple of games where the title was at stake. All we needed to do was match Ipswich's result on the final day and we'd be champions. The problem was we were away at Leicester while Ipswich had a home game which the won 4-1. However the players really seeemed up for the game and we won comfortably 3-1 giving us the title. Also with us moving to a new stadium in time for the new season We give York St the send off it deserves.
A quarter final appearance in the League Cup. With us putting out holders Leeds in the 4th round. We also saw the 5th round of the FA Cup before going out to Man City
FA Cup Went out in the 5th Round to Man City
League Cup A Quarter Final saw us go out to West Ham
Star Player
The star player this season has been Charlie Harber Harber has been fantastic once again this season. Putting in some great performances in the centre of defence.
Key Players
David Pusztai Picked up free and proved to be a great pick up.
Rafal SochaOnce again solid at right back.
Jonas Bergstrand The third of my main 3 strikers saw a lot of game time scoring 14 goals in the league.
Milen Vladimirov Another good season for the Veteran Bulgarian.
Aiden CampbellThe Irish Wizard was top scorer this season
I was also given Manager of the Year
Code:Season League Final Position Achievments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 7th none 2011/12 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted Via Playoffs 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 15th none 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 20th none 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 12th none 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 3rd Lost in Playoff Final 2016/17 Blue Square Premier 1st Automatic Promotion, FA Trophy 2017/18 Coca Cola League 2 2nd Automatic Promtion 2018/19 Coca Cola League 1 21st Relegated to League 2 2019/20 Coca Cola League 2 4th Lost in Playoff Final 2020/21 Coca Cola League 2 4th Promoted via Playoffs 2021/22 Coca Cola League 1 9th none 2022/23 Coca Cola League 1 11th none 2023/24 Coca Cola League 1 1st League 1 Champions 2024/25 Coca Cola Championship 11th none 2025/26 Coca Cola Championship 14th none 2026/27 Coca Cola Championship 5th Lost in Playoff Semi Finals 2027/28 Coca Cola Championship 1st Championship Champions
Other Winners
Premier League - Arsenal
FA Cup - Man City
Carling Cup - Chelsea
Champions League - A C Milan
UEFA Cup - Sevilla
European Championships - Turkey
Aims for next season
Survival, Survival, Survival
Good season Almondo, shame about the defeat to my beloved City in the 5th round.
Just beat Preston 5-1 in the game after Port Vale. Where the hell did this come from? :confused:
We're edging ever so closer to the playoffs, and we're a game behind, which that win could take us in or just outside em.
Boston into the big time Well done, Almondo
I think I've figured out what's brought this great run on (which is now up to 6 consecutive wins, against most of the top teams in League 1).
I've went with Terk's 'more strikers = more goals' ideology. Greenhalgh (who after 4 years has finally got striker position), Elford-Alliyu and Paynter are now my front three. In the past 6 games they have got 18 between them.
Nice job Almondo.
My Merthyr side are cruising into a mid-table position with just a couple of games remaining in our first season in the BSS. But i'm quite optimistic as a change in tactics and a few new signings midway through the campaign have really seen our performances shoot up. Hopefully we can pick up from here next term and challenge for promotion.
Cambridge City Season 2102/13
After last seasons unexpected promotion, as Champions of the BSN, it was predicted we were in for a tough time.
Media prediction was 24th and after the first ten games or so, I was beginning to think this was a distinct possibility, hovering around the relegation zone, as consistency was virtually impossible to find.
Then, after stumbling across what was my best team for my 4-3-3 formation, it all seemed to click into place and we went on a real decent run surpassing all expectations where we......
Reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, narrowly losing 2-1 at home to Ipswich (board wanted 1st Round)
Reached the 3rd round of the FA vase, losing to bitter rivals Cambridge utd (board wanted 2nd round)
And in the league, we finished...... 10th flirted with the play offs until an end of season collapse where we lost 4 of our last 10 matches.
So, my pursuit in making City bigger than united in Cambridge must trumble on for another season - especially as utd were promoted, as Champions, to League 2.
Next season, I'm quite optimistic that we can challenge for the play offs and I intend telling the board so, in my start of season expectations..... so hopefully I'll get a good wage budget as my control over wages in my previous 3 seasons has been really good.
I've not posted the progress table, like you guys as I'm not sure now to do it, so any help will be appreciated, but these are my previous seasons -
2010/11 Blue Square North finished 9th
2011/12 Blue Square North finished 1st Promoted as Champions
2012/13 Blue Square Prem finished 10th
(Incidentally, I really want to start a new game with the new patch, but I can't quite leave this as I'm getting a real affinity for some of my players.... how sad!!)
This season I've stuck with 4-4-2 with one deep-lying forward set to "Attack" and a Trequarista, so far my side has banged in 22 in 9 games in the league.
Gah knew I was tempting fate - following this post I played Bedford (a team of greys) at home in the 4th Qualifying round of the Cup.
Match Stats
Shots 25 Them 3
On Target 8 Them 2
Hit Woodwork 2 (both in the last five minutes) Them 0
CCC 6 Them 1
And the final score was ...... 1-1.
Last edited by Swindon69; 05-03-2010 at 13:18.
Well im holidaying AGAIN!!!. It must be something to do with Dartford having a white kit. I didn't enjoy watching their matches as it kind of hurt my eyes.So will be changing team once again.


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The mixture after combinging the eggs, oil, water and cake mix.
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The cake mixture before going into the 325-degree oven.
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Spreading the vanilla frosting on the cake.
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OK, that dream cruise that you have scrimped and saved for leaves port one week from yesterday and you forgot to get a copy of your birth certificate. Oh my. You could drive to Richmond and pick it up the same day but we are talking 1800 miles, enough gas and oil to pay for a second cruise! You could mail in your requests but that would take 4 to 6 weeks, depending on whether the certificate search is done via computer or manually. Heretofore, you just ran out of options…
The Virginia Health Department (VDH) has contracted the VitalChek Network to help people get a certified copy of a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates within 2 to 5 days! Once VDH has received the VitalChek information, VDH staff members will search, print, and send a certified copy of your request. Please note that you will be required to sign for the UPS package.
Fees Charged:
Delivery Option Fee:
Another condition for using this system is that payment must be made by credit card. You can either phone-in your request at: 1-877-572-6333 press option 1. (To check on the status of your request, call the number above and press option 2, or you can order on line at https://www.vitalchek.com).
In addition to a credit-card number and expiration date, we require the following information:
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