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Get down and dirty in the garden
by Kim Wallace
DeLoach Vineyards, Biodynamic farming, Sonoma, prep 501, biodynamic prep 501, horn silica prep 501, sustainable wine, biodynamics, Demeter, Rudolf Steiner, Eric Pooler, organic gardens, organic farming, Biodynamic gardening
Last weekend I had an amazing experience learning about Biodynamic farming at DeLoach Vineyards in Northern California. In the spirit of hands-on education, instead of just sitting through lectures and slideshows, the knowledgeable folks at DeLoach planned a weekend of intimate conversation and participation for those who wanted to learn more about Biodynamic farming.
DeLoach Vineyards, a Demeter-certified Biodynamic vineyard in Sonoma, enlightened me to the beauty of Biodynamic farming. On a brisk Friday morning, DeLoach winegrower Eric Pooler gathered the group, a mix of journalists, students and media professionals, to give a brief history of Biodynamic farming. While understanding Biodynamic farming requires intense appreciation for history, agriculture and sustainability, Eric was able to break the concept down very easily for us: Biodynamic farming and agriculture, developed by scientist and philosopher Rudolf Steiner, is an ecological, holistic system that says the farm should be a self-contained, self-sustaining organism that creates and maintains its own health and vitality through natural means.
DeLoach Vineyards winegrower Eric Pooler explains Biodynamic farming to a group of journalists, students and media professionals. Photo By Kim Wallace.
If that still seems a little intense, think of Biodynamic farming as a more intimate step above organic farming—Biodynamic farming emphasizes self-sufficiency through the integration of on-farm livestock for rich manure instead of imported organic fertilizers; creation of biologically diverse habitats for wildlife to keep the predator-prey relationship in harmony instead of using organic pesticides; and reliance upon different Biodynamic field and compost preparations to stimulate plants and soil.
I learned firsthand what it was like to mix field preparations; in this case, it was Biodynamic prep 501, or horn silica 501. Horn silica 501 is crushed powdered quartz (which was first packed inside a cow horn and buried in the soil for months before using) stirred with water for one hour (luckily, Eric did most of the stirring that morning and left us with about 15 total minutes of stirring). When stirring Biodynamic prep 501, Eric instructed us to stir rigorously one direction to create a vortex, and then immediately change direction to disrupt the flow. Not only does this thoroughly mix the water and silica, but this vortex movement replicates natural rhythms of our bodies and of the Earth.
Eric stirred these two barrels of crushed quartz and water for nearly an hour before the group was ready to begin for the day. Photo By Kim Wallace.
Media professional Anna Hartman creates a vortex in the barrel. Photo By Kim Wallace.
Once we finished stirring Biodynamic prep 501 and it was ready for spraying, Eric drained the prep into backpacks for us to take into the vineyard. Each of us took turns spraying the prep onto our own lines of pinot noir grape plants at DeLoach. A fine mist of horn silica 501 coats the foliage and is "a catalyst for photosynthesis," according to Eric. Misting horn silica 501 over the plants helps them grow and stimulates carbohydrate production, he says. While spraying, I noticed that the leaves had a glistening shimmer and couldn't help but smile; though I didn't really understand it, it felt serene, beautiful and spiritually hydrating—perhaps this connection is part of the beauty of Biodynamic farming.
Eric fills the packs with Biodynamic prep 501. Photo By Kim Wallace.
I chose a beautiful line of pinot noir grape plants to nurture with Biodynamic prep 501. Photo By Kim Wallace.
Eric encouraged us to quickly walk down the line and spray a fine mist of horn silica onto our pinot noir plants. Photo By Anna Hartman.
The DeLoach team will keep us updated on the growth of our pinot noir plants during the course of three weeks. Learn more on DeLoach Vineyards' blog.
What do you think of Biodynamic farming? Follow my updates on the Green Gardening blog to find out more about Biodynamic farming, DeLoach Vineyards and sustainable wine. Got a question or a comment? Leave me some feedback in the comments section!
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Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14: No. 3July 15, 2014
For the first time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2013-14 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 16 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Softball Clinches Share of Regular-Season Title with Sweep of Coker
April 18, 2014
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Senior first baseman Danielle Swygert homered twice and drove in five runs, while sophomore Molly Child added four hits on the afternoon to help lead the Anderson softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Coker, 2-1 and 8-5, in the Trojans' final regular-season South Atlantic Conference doubleheader, Friday afternoon at Saleeby-Stokes Field.
Anderson (38-10, 16-6 SAC) has won 14 of its last 15 outings and 17 of its last 20 contests en route to setting a new school record for regular-season victories.
Coupled with Lenoir-Rhyne's split at Tusculum, the Trojans earned at least a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular-season championship.
If Wingate sweeps Lincoln Memorial Saturday afternoon, the Bulldogs would earn a share of the title, along with AU and Lenoir-Rhyne.
Coker (16-27, 5-17 SAC) ended its season by dropping six consecutive decisions and 11 of its final 12 contests.
Game #1
Anderson 2, Coker 1
Swygert blasted a pair of solo home runs – her eighth and ninth round-trippers of the campaign – while driving in two runs and scoring twice. Junior second baseman Jessica Neidigh and sophomore Courtney Czentnar each posted a single in the opener.
Junior Katelynn Howser (15-5) earned the win in the circle with her ninth complete game of the season. The right-hander surrendered one unearned run on just three hits, while walking three and striking out two.
Swygert's led off the second inning with her eighth homer of the season and added her second solo shot with one out in the fourth inning to give Anderson a 2-0 advantage. The Cobras answered by capitalizing on a pair of defensive lapses by the Trojans to trim the AU lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth frame.
Coker threatened again in the bottom of the sixth, but the Trojans escaped unharmed and Howser retired the Cobras in order in the bottom of the seventh inning, as AU held on for the win.
Game #2
Anderson 8, Coker 5
Molly Child was 4-for-5, with four singles, an RBI and scored three times in the nightcap, while Swygert extended her hitting streak to eight games by adding a double, a single, a pair of walks and three RBI. Czentnar was 2-for-4 with two RBI and junior Bri Cason tallied a pair of singles. Senior Abby Child finished with two singles and a run scored.
Freshman Augie Pena started the nightcap and allowed three earned runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings of work. Fellow freshman Lauren Rudesheim (16-4) earned the win by tossing 5 2/3 innings of relief. She surrendered two runs (one earned) on seven hits, while striking out three and walking one.
Coker jumped out to a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Trojans began to rally, plating a of runs to even the score in the third inning on Swygert's two-out, two-run double to right-center. However, Coker answered quickly with a solo run in the bottom of the third frame to briefly regain a 4-3 edge.
But Anderson countered by batting around in the fourth inning, as the Trojans capitalized on three singles, a pair of walks and a double to push four runs across the plate and claim a 7-4 lead.
The Cobras answered with an unearned run in the fifth to close within two runs, but Czentnar's sixth-inning run-scoring double plated Molly Child with the final run of the contest, with AU taking the victory.
AUTrojans.com's Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14
25. Women's Tennis 6, Carson-Newman 3 – April 11, 2014
24. Setro Finishes Sixth at State Farm Intercollegiate – Oct. 14, 2013
23. Baseball 5, Southern Wesleyan 2 - March 5, 2014
22. Women's Cross Country Finishes 4th at SAC Championships - Oct. 14, 2013
21. Katie Eskew Earns All-Tournament Honors at Patsy Rendleman Invitational – Oct. 15, 2013
20. Men's Tennis 5, Erskine 4 - April 10, 2014
19. Men's Cross Country Finishes Third at SAC Championships – Oct. 26, 2013
18. Women's Soccer 1, Lincoln Memorial 0 – Oct. 19, 2013
17. Freshman Ben Boerma Sets School Record in 5000 meter (Outdoor) – March 21, 2014
16. Jones Drains Game-Winning Shot to Lift Trojans over Carson-Newman – Jan. 29, 2014
15. Men's Soccer 2, Young Harris 1 – Sept. 11, 2013
14. Swygert's Walk-Off Grand Slam Propels Trojans to Sweep of Tusculum - April 1, 2014
13. Women's Basketball 71, Lenoir-Rhyne 70 – Nov. 23, 2013
12. Baseball 8, Erskine 7 – April 21, 2014
11. Men's Basketball Stuns 13th-Ranked Railsplitters With Second-Half Rally – Nov. 26, 2013
10. Abby Child's Walk-off Home Run Lifts AU Past Catawba in SAC Tournament – April 26, 2014
9. Women's Basketball 71, Lincoln Memorial 64 - March 5, 2014
8. Men's Soccer 1, Mars Hill 0 - Nov. 8, 2013
7. Volleyball Upsets Tusculum, 3-2 – Nov. 23, 2013
6. Men's Basketball 100, Coker 89 – March 8, 2014
5. Wrestling's Hale Qualifies for NCAA Championships - March 1, 2014
4. Volleyball Defeats Tusculum, 3-1, in NCAA Regional - Dec. 5, 2013
3. Softball Sweeps Coker, 2-1 and 8-5 – April 18, 2014


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BELTON (November 26, 2012)--Belton ISD will continue their discussion on school attendance boundaries Thursday.
The public is invited to attend the meeting which will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Board Room at the Administration Building, located at 400 N. Wall Street.
The board of trustees will discuss the process of realigning boundaries for Belton ISD elementary campuses, due to the opening of two new campuses in the fall of 2013 and 2014.
Concrete has been poured for a third campus.
The new campuses come as student enrollment grows.
There are about 700 more students in the district than in 2010, according to an enrollment report released by the BISD administration.
High Point Elementary is the first school to be constructed off of Highway 317 and is expected to open to students in the fall of next year.
The current Belton Middle School will serve as an extension of Belton High School and Belton Middle School students will be moved to another middle school to be constructed east of Highway 317 on Prairie View Road.
The third school to be constructed, currently referred to as Elementary School #10, will be the main topic to be discussed at Thursday's meeting.
Currently, two of the new schools are located in the City of Temple and boundaries may need to be redrawn, BISD spokesperson Judy Owens said.
Elementary School #10 and the new middle school are expected to open in the fall of 2014.
All meetings are open to the public.


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lemon, honey + thyme sorbet recipe
Last week a crazy storm ripped through Western Australia and I have a feeling it might be the very one that's just passed through Auckland, NZ too? (I hope you are all okay?!) During the storm the kids and I stood at the window looking out into our back yard and begged for the crazy winds to stop. They didn't. It blew so hard we could see the full trunk of the mango trees out back, their branches were that splayed. At the start of the storm only a few baby mangoes had lost their grip and fallen. But come the end of day two, hundreds lay scattered all over the backyard along with about 25 or so lemons too. Thankfully the mango trees were laden enough that we will still have plenty to eat in January but the crazy lemon haul had me thinking quick smart about ways to use them up. The kids have lined them all up on our windowsill just in front of the kitchen sink, so there is a daily reminder every time I do the dishes, which lets just say happens way more than I'd like for it to at the moment!
Since the storm passed things have once again warmed up, making this cooling sorbet the perfect afternoon pick-me-up for tired kids after school. Lemon, honey and thyme is a classic combination and one that still puts a smile on my face every time I use it and not only because it sounds like my blog name (cheesy eh!) but because herbs work so amazingly in sweet treats.
Last little note for my NZ readers. Make sure you pick up the new summer edition of Nourish Magazine (for free!) if you live in the Waikato or Bay of Plenty regions. I've shared a couple of ice-block (aka popsicles or icy-poles) recipes in it and there's a nice little write up about me and My Darling Lemon Thyme. I've only seen the pdf of the article but hope to get a hardcopy sent over real soon so I can share it with the rest of you. Also once the Autumn issue is out you will be able to view the Summer issue online xx
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Even if we are in the depths of winter at the moment, I can't help but want to head into my kitchen and make this right now. I love how bright and fresh the flavours are.ReplyDelete
This looks and sounds absolutely delicious. I've never had meyer lemons but would love to get my hands on some one day...ReplyDeleteReplies
They are beautiful, super sweet and full of flavour. Sadly our tree is not meyer...Delete
What a great idea. I bet this is an awesome palate cleanser, or dessert.ReplyDelete
So light and lovely indeed! What a shame about the mangoes though :(ReplyDelete
Beautiful! It would be perfect for my BBQ today! Summer had returned post all the crazy weather!ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious and light!ReplyDelete
We had 80 lemons from our tree one year, and I found that we could juice the lemons, pour the juice into ice trays, freeze and empty the trays into ziplock bags. We use the cubes for flavoring recipes, for tea, for water, whatever we would add lemon juice to. One cube is about the same as the juice of 1/2 medium lemon, a little over 2 tablespoons.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, I too freeze as much of the juice as I can fit in the freezer. Makes my morning lemon/water ritual nice a quick too :-)Delete


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TEMPLE (November 21, 2012)--The Temple Police Department is accepting new toy donations as part of Operation Blue Santa.
This will be the first time in 15 years the police department has participated in the program that provides toys to children who may only get necessities this year.
All toy donations should be brought unwrapped to the lobby of the police department, located at 209 E. Avenue A beginning Friday.
Toys will stay in the City of Temple.
The department is working with area social work groups to determine the recipients.
For more information, call (254) 298-5536.


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I'm studying scales and came across the natural, harmonic, and melodic minors. I understand the patterns for each scale but what other important differences exist between the three?
There are at least some differences in how they're used.
In short, you start with the natural minor scale. You use the harmonic minor scale when you need a dominant chord, and modify it to be the melodic minor if you need the leading note in the melody. This all is of course simplified but should give the basic idea.
I'm going to expand upon the answer already provided just to give some further clarification on the history and usage of each scale.
C Major = C D E F G A B C
This is true for all natural minor scales.
As the scale ascends, the 6th and 7th degrees are raised in order to dissolve the augmented interval between the normally b6 and #7 scale degrees and create a leading tone that resolves strongly to a tonic. Thus:
A Melodic Minor = A B C D E F# G# A (ascending)
As the scale descends, it becomes a natural minor scale, with the 6th and 7th degrees now moving back to their original formation.
A Melodic Minor = A B C D E F G A (descending)
Hope that helps.
The differences are not very meaningful to music, but very prominent in musical pedagogy (unfortunately). In the Major (de:Dur, hart, lat: durus, en:hard) "gender", there are 7 fixed pitches, whereas in Minor (de:Moll, weich, lat: mollus, en:soft) two of them come in two flavours: the 6th and 7th can be minor or major. All of these combinations are in use, but there are some stereotypes, that lead to preferred sequences. So, for instance, in rising scales the major flavours are more often used than the minor ones. The natural Minor scale isn't very convincing by itself because its material is undistinguishable from Major, if there are no other clues.
You should know these three kinds of Minor, for examination purposes. But it's maybe more important to be aware, that there are no compositions at all in either of them.
If you look at Bach - who had surely a well-established feeling for Major and Minor - you'll see mostly only scale parts in use. Their ends or turning points are often the key dissonance for the Minor tonality: the diminished sixth. In the following example, I picked from Wikipedia, you see a scale part falling to the Major 7th, an upward jump by the diminished 6th, followed by another scale part:
So the sizes of the 6th and 7th in Minor are not controlled by one of "the three scales of Minor", but instead by the tonal (or musical) context (or purpose).
All of the minor scales you mentioned have something different. Let's take the C minor scale for example:
So, you could use any minor you like, depending on what you like.


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Major in Environmental Science
Offered by the Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in environmental science
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in environmental science
- Minor in environmental science
Download a fact sheet about SLU's undergraduate environmental science degree.
Saint Louis University Environmental Science Degree OverviewSaint Louis University's undergraduate degree in environmental science will develop your understanding of Earth's natural systems and their interconnections with human society. The program is designed help you thoroughly understand the geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere before focusing on sub-disciplines such as human population growth or climate change.
If you choose to major in environmental science at SLU, you'll have full access to the resources of the University's Earth and atmospheric sciences department, including excellent computer and research laboratories, departmental field trips, and internship opportunities.
You will also have the option of participating in a capstone project designed to provide you with a real-world perspective on concepts you learn in class. In addition, you may choose to participate in faculty research projects, many of which include funding specifically to support the participation of undergraduate students.
What You'll Learn in SLU's Environmental Science ProgramAll students entering SLU's environmental science program are required to complete a core set of courses that will provide you with a rigorous introduction to the environmental sciences. You'll then choose a specialized track for more advanced instruction in a specific discipline.
SLU offers both a bachelor of science and a bachelor of arts degree in environmental science. If you are interested in pursuing graduate school in environmental science or in working as environmental scientist, consider the B.S. degree. If you want to pursue an advanced professional degree, or are interested in the public policy associated with environmental science, consider the B.A. degree.
What Can You Do With an Environmental Science Degree from SLU?
Demand for graduates with a comprehensive knowledge of natural systems and their interactions is already strong and projected to increase in the face of greater public awareness of the influence of humans on the natural environment.
With judicious planning, SLU's environmental science program can serve as excellent preparation for graduate degrees in medicine, the sciences, law and other disciplines where a strong background in environmental science is desirable.
Learn more about SLU's undergraduate admission requirements, scholarships and financial aid, or take our majors quiz to find other SLU undergraduate degrees that might interest you.


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Dressing for the Green Carpet
Golf's Antiquated and Punitive Dress Code Has Wreaked Style Carnage Up and Down the Fairway
One of my earliest memories is standing, junior golf club in hand, while my father patiently and somewhat optimistically tried to teach me to chip a golf ball over a large garden shed and into the orchard below. When the ball rocketed through the shed window and my mother let out a shriek of anguish from inside the house, my father said nothing, took another golf ball from his pocket and bade me try again.
To say I grew up with golf would be an understatement; to say I grew up despising golf would not. When I analyze my feelings with the benefit of hindsight, I realize that it's perhaps not so much the game I dislike but the rules and mores that accompany it. After all, why does an organization that chooses swirly carpeting as flooring have the right to tell you how to dress and which bar you can enter? Does the smacking of a small ball straight down a well-mown stretch of grass really require special clothes? I'm all for a dress code, but it has always struck me that golf's way of doing things was antiquated, punitive and not a little silly. If you want proof, you only need to look at the competitors in the British Open to comprehend the style carnage that golf's petty rules have wreaked. It's a challenge to see how golf can change its sartorial image. Then again, maybe it doesn't want to.
Inevitably, I begin my research at the source. My father, known in the family as "Rog," rattles through the iconic players with gusto and the degree of brevity required when one is teeing off in a hour. He throws out names like James Braid, Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor, Harry Colt, Tom Morris Sr. and Jr., Bobby Jones, Henry Cotton, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Greg Norman and Tiger Woods. "Yes, but dad, were any of them stylish?" Back in Braid's day, men were still playing in jackets and ties. Some of them, like Palmer and Norman, had their own golf lines way back—Norman's was a collaboration with Reebok. Palmer, "the father of current golf," according to Rog, was a stylish dude. And then there's Tiger; "Nike," Rog says, somewhat dismissively (Rog is strictly a club logo, woolly V-neck and slacks kind of a golfer). Later, post round, he rings me back. "I forgot about Tony Jacklin. Didn't he look like Ronnie Corbett?" We agree that they both wore V-neck sweaters, but it's becoming plain that even Rog can't come up with some super stylish golf icons from the past. And we haven't even discussed women. "God," Rog says witheringly. "I don't know. There was that Swedish woman Sorenstam, but she's retired now." And then there's Laura Davies, the British golfer. No comment. "Try the Korean women," says Rog. "They are doing very well and are quite well-dressed, too." Nancy Lopez, the American, is apparently worth a look as well.
The more investigation I do, the more I begin to think that perhaps golf has promise. Justin "golf gives me a mental release" Timberlake has done his bit here and sites like OriginalPenguin.com and TrendyGolf.com are certainly the way forward, but Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (sponsored by Yonex) is shaping up to be golf's first proper style icon. Check out his stylish '70s-inspired kit at this years U.S. Open, where he first turned heads in 2010 wearing a bubble-gum pink shirt. On the subject of pink, Rickie Fowler is another proponent—his pink Pumas, in particular, have caused ripples in traditional golf circles.
In terms of Golf punk (for which read, dishevelled faux antiestablishment), see golf's latest mega-star, Rory McIlroy (cue shaggy hair, baggy clothes and omnipresent baseball cap). McIlroy signed a sponsorship deal with Oakley in December, so we can expect, nay hope, for some kind of sartorial metamorphoses in the near future. I suppose you can't blame Ian Poulter (www.ijpdesign.com) for trying to capture the market with his own brand—complete with extensive fashion shoots starring…himself. After all, he has made a "fashion statement" or two appearing clad in pants that appear to have been created by hacking up a stars and stripes flag (you can get into some serious trouble for that in the U.S.) and a shirt that incorporates the Union Jack.
That said, you wouldn't catch Rog or the majority of golfers in anything approaching either that stylish or that outrageous. At St. Andrews Links (a.k.a. "the Home of Golf") in Scotland, you won't see many club members wearing pink pants. Kevin Liddle, the club's merchandising manager, says that classic golfing kit still dictates sales. "It is very dependent upon which course you are playing or which resort you are staying in," he says. "But here, we are very much a classic crowd—polo shirts with slipovers, that sort of thing." Slipovers (not to be confused with slippers) in golf terms appears to be a sleeveless sweater. Brands that work at St Andrews—where they co-logo everything and 70% of their visitors are American, which explains at least in part their conservative ethos—are Bobby Jones, Fairway & Green, Peter Millar and Brooks Brothers (the club's official partner).
If you were looking for a contrast to St A's, you'd be hard pushed to find a club further down the opposite spectrum than glitzy, nouveau Wentworth in Virginia Water in southern England. I've never been, but frankly, it sounds like my sort of a place, with its relaxed country-club ethos, its pool and tennis courts and food, which is apparently as good as the course. Stephen Gibson, Wentworth's director of golf, tells me that there's a move toward people not looking like golfers. "They are beginning to wear clothes you could wear off the course too," he said. He tells me enthusiastically about a new sort of shoe by ECCO Golf (worn by Fred Couples), which looks like a boat shoe and has rubber dimples instead of spikes, allowing for regular ambling without all that clatter.
Could golfers really want to look like regular human beings? Is this possible? Gibson insists it is. "Brands like Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, J.Lindeberg and Aquascutum are modernizing golf. Men are beginning to look really good." According to Gibson, there's a prevailing '70s influence at present, along with a pastel vibe. "Ian Poulter loves a pastel," he says. "But then, you couldn't do the Tesco shop in it could you?" Well, quite. And even at Wentworth, there are rules: no singlet or vest tops, shirts must have a collar (a throwback to the elitist collar-and-tie days, when golf was only played by the upper classes) and strictly no denim.
I can only imagine the no-denim rule still applies because of its early blue/working-class associations, which is really the crux of my issue with golf. It's not the sport; it's the prejudices and social pretentions that seem to surround it that grate. Nowhere is this more apparent than with females, who, frankly, in some clubs are "lucky" to be allowed on the course, let alone into the bar. If you want to see how gender specific and restrictive golf still is, then try to find some stylish golf kit for women. I've mentioned Stella McCartney before with regard to sports and I'm mentioning her again here because she is probably the only designer out there properly considering how women want to look on the course. "Women's golf is definitely missing a classy looking golfer dressed in Prada," says Gibson. "Most women look as though they are dressed in men's clothes sized small." Over to you Miuccia; we know you like a challenge.


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This year Bowling Green celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Corvette, the most popular sports car in America. But while that commemoration takes place, the birth of a new car make takes place as well.
The Cadillac XLR, which will roll off the assembly line in May, is a combination of a performance car and a luxury car. Its features include a retractable hardtop with a driver shift control. Its chassis includes a rigid rail structure that was patterned after that of the Corvette. The car will even have itsown entertainment center and DVD player.
The XLR will serve as a primary competitor to the Mercedes-Benz and the Lexus. While the plant's manager could not confirm what the retail price would be, he said that it would likely run a bit higher than the Lexus SC450, which retails for around $65, 000.


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The Third Dram wrote:Hands down, Ardbeg 10 Year Old.
jimidrammer wrote:Ardbeg Ten. It's the one bottle that always tastes great no matter my mood or palate condition. It normally runs $70+US but I found a couple places awhile back that had it for $39US, so I cleaned them out, went back a couple months later and cleaned them out again. Various years from L4-L9. I now have 27 bottles that should last a few years.
Collector57 wrote:I hope your tastes don't change over time Jimi!
Collector57 wrote:But the subkect of the post says in capitals ONE.
For me, looking at genuine purchase history, that's the Talisker 10
Reggaeblues wrote:Collector57 wrote:
Having said that, I never say no to Ardbeg...as Will Rogers said:
"I never met an Ardbeg I didn;t like."
Doug1937 wrote:
I've been known to buy Don Julio Anejo tequila more than once, but only because 1) it's freakin' delicious,


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Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare launch trailer puts its colourful zaniness on displayWritten by: / / No Comments
Since the reveal of Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare, I've consistently used a single word to describe the third-person co-operative multiplayer shooter: Zany.
Of course, I've had to mix it up along the way (words like bizarre, absurd, crazy and weird have been faithful stand-ins), but now that the team-based multiplayer action game is out in North America on Xbox 360 and Xbox One, with a release to follow later in the week in other regions around the world, I'm happy to break out my traditional method of explaining Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare…
… it's zany, and that zaniness is put on full display in the game's launch trailer heralding its arrival – enjoy below, and then check out a hands-on preview video starring none other than Xbox frontman Major Nelson:
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare – Launch Trailer
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare – Major Nelson Hands-on
Will you be playing Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare this week? Which platform will you be playing on?
Get up to speed on this unique team-based third-person shooter with El33tonline's previous coverage, and read our E3 2013 preview for more details.
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Swimming (cont.)
Richard Weil, MEd, CDE
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In this Article
- Introduction to swimming
- What is the history of swimming?
- What are the swimming strokes?
- What equipment do I need for swimming?
- What are the benefits of swimming?
- How do I get started with swimming?
- What if I already know how to swim?
- Are there swimming organizations that I can join?
- Can my young child start swimming?
- What about triathlons?
- What about swimming with disabilities?
- What resources are available to people interested in swimming?
How do I get started with swimming?
Take a lesson if you don't know how to swim! It's never too late to learn. Your local recreation center, Y, fitness center, or senior center might have a pool, and if they do, chances are they offer swim lessons (plus, if it's indoors, you can swim all year long!). You may have the choice of group or private lessons. Opt for a private lesson if you have a strong fear of the water and feel you need special attention, otherwise a group lesson will work just fine.
A qualified swim instructor will have some type of certification (for example, the American Red Cross-certified lifeguard and swim instructor) and will be willing to speak with you before you get started to explain how things work. Adults generally need one hour for beginning sessions, but that may vary based on your health and fitness level (children younger than 6 years of age need 15-30 minutes and 6- to 12-year-olds need 30-45 minutes). The instructor should use kickboards, float belts, or other flotation devices to assist you if necessary, and they should be sensitive to any fear of the water you might have. When you first start, you should expect to learn breathing and stroke techniques separately, and then the instructor will integrate your lessons as you get more comfortable and skilled. You might start in the shallow end where you can stand and work on breathing techniques, by the side of the pool and hold on while you kick, or perhaps hold on to a kickboard and kick across the pool to work on kicking strokes. Depending on your skill and comfort in the water, you might move quickly to a float belt or other flotation device and start working on your arm strokes and coordinating them with kicking. Your instructor will know how quickly to progress.
What if I already know how to swim?
That's easy! Join a local pool and get started. Swimming is a tough activity and even if you've been working out for years running and biking and using the elliptical, you may be surprised by how much endurance swimming requires. If that's the case, then it's probably due to poor stroke and breathing technique (swallowing water will slow you down every time!), which is to be expected if it has been years since you last swam. But it will come back with practice.
One way to get started is to pace yourself with intervals. By that I mean swim for five to 10 minutes, or as long as you can manage without stopping, take a breather, then get right back to it and swim again until you need another break, and then go again. Or you could do as I suggested earlier with kickboards by leaving it on the pool deck and swimming until you're tired, but instead of stopping, pick up the board and continue to kick. Or you could use a float belt or similar device to help you float so that you can continue to swim or slow down to work on technique. Be creative!
Whatever method you choose to get back into it, swim consistently, and in just a matter of weeks, your fitness for swimming will improve.
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$m$ is positive integer,
$n$ is non-negative integer.
$$f_n(x)=\frac {d^n}{dx^n} (\tan ^m(x))$$
I would like to find the polynomials that are defined as above
I wonder how to find general formula of $P_n(x)$?
I also wish to know if any orthogonal relation can be found for that polynomials or not?
Thanks for answers
I proved Robert Isreal's generating function. I would like to share it.
$$ g(x,z) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^m(x) = \tan^m(x+z) $$
$$ \frac {d}{dz} (\tan^m(x+z))=m \tan^{m-1}(x+z)+m \tan^{m+1}(x+z)=m \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^{m-1}(x)+m \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^{m+1}(x)= \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} (m\tan^{m-1}(x)+m\tan^{m+1}(x))=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} (\dfrac{d}{dx}(\tan^{m}(x)))=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^{n+1}}{dx^{n+1}} (\tan^{m}(x))=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^{n+1}}{dx^{n+1}} (\tan^{m}(x))$$
$$ \frac {d}{dz} ( \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^m(x) )= \sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{z^{n-1}}{(n-1)!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^m(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{z^{n-1}}{(n-1)!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} \tan^m(x)=\sum_{k=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^{k}}{k!} \dfrac{d^{k+1}}{dx^{k+1}} \tan^m(x)$$
I also understood that it can be written for any function as shown below .(Thanks a lot to Robert Isreal)
$$ \sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{z^n}{n!} \dfrac{d^n}{dx^n} h^m(x) = h^m(x+z) $$
I also wrote $P_n(x)$ as the closed form shown below by using Robert Israel's answer.
$$P_n(x)=\frac{n!}{2 \pi i}\int_0^{2 \pi i} e^{nz}\left(\dfrac{x+\tan(e^{-z})}{1-x \tan(e^{-z})}\right)^m dz$$
I do not know next step how to find if any orthogonal relation exist between the polynomials or not. Maybe second order differential equation can be found by using the relations above. Thanks for advice.


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Pallet Town
this wiki
Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウン Masara Town) is where Ash Ketchum from the anime was born and his rival in the games. It is his hometown throughout his adventures and his mom stays in it all throughout the series. This Town's Pokémon lab is also where Professor Oak lives and studies Pokémon. Pallet Town appears in Pokémon Red/Blue and Pokémon Yellow with 2 houses, one Red's and one Blue's, and the Laboratory where Professor Oak is located. The Japanese motto is "Masara is the color of pure white beginnings". It is the smallest town in the game.
Many famous people come from Pallet Town, such as Ash Ketchum, Gary Oak, Red, Blue, Leaf, and Samuel Oak. There are only two routes linking Pallet Town to other places, which means that it doesn't have much commerce. One of the routes (Route 21 south) is a water route so they get almost nothing coming in from there and the other is the only place where they actually travel on, Route 1 (North). The main trading city is Viridian City, where they get their supplies as there is no Pokémart or Pokémon Center in the town (though in the game, your mom heals you). This is where all Pokémon trainers start out, as it is where Professor Oak gives out the Starter Pokémon.
Notable Places
Player's house
This house is where you begin your journey, it has two floors. In your room (the upper floor), there is a PC, which the player can store and deposit items on and a SNES. When the player first starts the game, there is a Potion which can he/she can withdraw. After he/she obtains the Pokédex and his/her Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak, the player's mom starts to heal the player's Pokémon.
Rival's house
Your Rival's house, has only one floor. Once, Professor Oak has given you the Pokédex, Daisy (your rival's sister) will give you the Town Map and also grooms one of your Pokémon.
Professor Oak's Lab
Professor Oak lives and studies Pokémon in his lab. This is where Professor Oak, will give you your first Pokémon - Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle.
Generation I/First Generation
Generation II/Second Generation
Generation III/Third Generation
Trainer Tips
3rd Generation
|"Press START to open the MENU."
- If the player presses A on the TV in the player's house in the living room, the message log will say "Four boys are walking on a railroad track". This is a reference to the movie Stand By Me, based off the book by Stephen King.
- Pallet Town has no gym unlike other settlements in Kanto.


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Is it too late to join this challenge?
Is it too late to join this challenge?
I'd sell him for that amount. Jack, it's never too late to join the challenge and you can have as many attempts as you like. As long as you don't have as many attempts as me. That's one record I like. Just make sure you read the OP which I'm sure you have done. If there's something you don't understand, we're all here to try and help .
Cheers Just holidaying now. Not sure which team to choose though. Any suggestions?
It's pot luck as to who you'll get a choice to pick due to who get's promoted. Usual promoted teams are Chester, Carshalton and Bury Town. Occasionally you'll get a random team, so it just depends. Unless you want a really hard challenge, don't choose Stafford Rangers.
Brau, take the money and run! £108k/month should keep you in profit for a while which will make it easier to get upgrades to facilites/coaching/etc.
Jack, take the biggest rep club that gets promoted into the BS regional leagues. If you choose someone like Harrow (as I did) then you'll need to be a miracle worker. The challenge is difficult enough in the first couple of seasons as it is ....
Jackadaniels- Welcome to the challenge mate! good luck with FC United.
Welcome onboard Jack.
Thanks for the advice guys, I have a lot to update later.....
Just got my second lot of youth players through at Kingstonian. However, none are getting the YP tag as the best is only predicted to be a good BSS player. As always, screen shot at the end of the season.
Weymouth FC Summary - Season 2016-17
Season 5 2016/17 Targets
* BSP Survival - Achieved, and then some!
* Operate on a profit - Not even close, youth setup costs are now large
* Minimize wage bill increases (a lot of youth intake renewals coming up) - Minimized, but rising
With survival on our minds, the start to the season put everyone on notice. 1st and 3rd games of the season were home games and they were both won 6-0! In-between was an unfortunate 0-1 away loss, but people took note. Again we finished top scorers in the league and we were leakier at the back than ideal, but it worked.
Gillingham ran away with the league and there was only 2 points covering the 4 play-off teams. First leg of play-off semi was against Kidderminister who I had beat and drew with in the league, but who knocked me out of the FA Trophy. A 2-3 defeat was not ideal, but not a critical blow even though we blew a 2-1 lead with 10 minutes to go. The 2nd leg started badly going 0-1 down (2-4 on agg), but then the big players stepped up, equalized just before HT and put together a fantastic 2nd half performance running out 5-1 victors on the night.
Play-Off Final time for the second year in a row, and this was a nerve killer! Ebbsfleet the opponents and they received a red card in the 35th minute while still 0-0. Hopes were high, but they battled themselves into a 0-2 lead with 38th and 59th minute goals. 30 minute to save the season and the kitchen sink came out. Goals on 62 and 70 tied things up, but it was Ebbsfleet who were the more dangreous as ET approached. We survived and nicked a 92 min goal, time for the 10 men to bring out the kitchen sink, but this time it didn't work and we even countered in the 114th min for the clincher!
Back to back promotions, carried all the way by captain Sam Bryant in the middle of the park.
Nothing of note. Out at first hurdle in the FA Cup and second hurdle in the FA Trophy, which to be honest helped out in the long run with the lack of congestion in the 2nd half of the season.
Notable Events
Sam Bryant receives his (and the clubs) first international call-up (England u19s)
Sam Bryant wins BSP player of the year award
Youth Intake
Decent. Daniel Edworthy (YP 5a) should provide competition for the FC role eventually (although he started out rough) and Matt Mogg can slot into a weak position of DL. Grigg has potential, but will find it hard to fight through the mass of FCs that my youth intake gives me and Matt Bryant (no relation to Sam, judging by their lack of fav person mentions) has the clubs 3rd best player blocking his route currently.
None! (incoming wise)
Next Year Goals
* L2 Survival
Weymouth FC Summary - Season 2017-18
* L2 Survival - Achieved, and then some again!
While the BSP run last season was unexpected, this season was simply unbelievable. The core of the team has now been together several years and key players have progressed to levels above or equal to L2. Sam Bryant is now touted as a good Championship MC and Geoff Pritchett a good L1 FC.
Our first 9 league games saw 7 wins and 2 draws and suddenly all eyes were on us. Sam Bryant was shining as bright as ever for us and now also for a sucessful England u19s team. His reputation went National just before the season and by the end was at Continental!
With the generous nature of the L2 promotion places (3 auto and 4 playoff! What a difference from the scrooge like BSP / BSS leagues!) we never found ourselves in any real battle.
Except, as unlikely as it sounds, for the title. with 5 games to go we were 8 points behind Rotherham, who had just beat us 0-2 at our place. But they took their foot off the gas and going into the last game of the season we were just two points behind. Alas, both teams won and we were promoted in 2nd place!
Weymouth, always the bridesmaids and never the bride. No trophies yet, but fantastic progress.
Again, disappointing but no fixture congestion later on helped. Out at 2nd Johnstones Paint hurdle, out at first FA Cup hurdle. Lost in League Cup play-off game with Gillingham, so never made it into the proper competition.
Notable Events
The emergence of Daniel Edworthy (YP 5a). After a lack lustre start to his career at the end of last season, Daniel was due to be a late game sub for the most part. A niggling injury to an FC early on in the season meant he got a start and proceeded to score a hat-trick! He never looked back and banged an amazing 35 league goals in 40 games. No clubs looking at him yet, but I imagine it is only a matter of time.
Sam Bryant has been fantastic, captain for the last 3 years, fans player of the season for three straight years, as well as highest average rating and assist provider too. The bad news is his expiring contract. Down to 12 months left, and although he options talks with me (Weymouth listed as a fav club, me as a fav person) and I offer max on every option he walks away due to being too far apart. Not looking good and time to decide if I cash in on him or hope and pray things change.
Sam picked up L2 player of the year honors too!
Youth Intake
Not great. 3 players tagged with YP, but none expected to star. Hoping they develop into squad players.
None incoming!
Next Year Goals
* L1 survival
* Re-sign Sam Bryant
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The Sale - Club Icon Sam Bryant Leaves
With his contract winding down and no positive end to contract talks it was time to make a move in the transfer market. Sam Bryant (YP 3a) had carried the team on his back for 3 seasons (3 player of the year awards for the club, BSP player of the year, L2 player of the year and lead the club in average rating and assists every year).
He was currently valued at 825k and I sent out a fax to all teams stating his availability for 6.5m.
Premiership QPR returned almost instantly with a non-negotiable 3.9m offer (1.3m up front, 2.6m over 24 months) with a 20% future profit clause and an Arrange Friendly clause.
I would have prefered more, but that sum will put the club on a firm financial footing for a long time and I can begin to build up the infrastructure.
Images of the event!
Club Information
Fans Player of the Year
Highest Average Ratings
Most Assists
The Bid
Fans Upset At Sale
Fans Understand Though
New Look Sam Bryant (with attribues I am very proud of helping to develop - here he is on his Youth Intake Day)
And finally, Sam Bryant's Weymouth League Career
So, my first sale and first submission for entry into the Hall of Fame.
Transfer Received - Sam Bryant 3.9m (plus 20% profit clause, which I will update if I receive anything from that).
Ok, now I am all caught up again
Hmm .... I need another very strong pre-season financially, as I have persuaded the board to ....
A. Increase my junior coaching. It's now rated at Average.
B. Improve the training facilities at a cost of £400,000
C. Improve the youth facilities at a cost of £350,000
My wage bill has been creeping up a bit as well, and now stands at £2450/week although that will go back under £2k/week at the end of the season as I have 4 players out of contract, and they will not be renewed.
Kingstonian - BSS - 2013/14
Another solid and unspectactular season, finishing 17th (1 place and 3 points worse than my first season). In the cups, we fared better however, by reaching Q3 in the FA Cup and the 2nd round of the FA Trophy, so slightly better all round.
I've had to throw a couple of youngsters in this season, and while they haven't disgraced themselves, they haven't set the world alight either. Tyrone Treacher was probably the pick of them, scoring 13 goals in 42 appearences, with an average rating of 6.77
As I mentioned above, I managed to get the board to agree to a number of improvments, however, the expansion of the training facility was cancelled due to not enough funds. The youth facilities will cost £325,000, a little bit cheaper than stated above
Transfers - Nothing to see here, move along please.
Not that good of a youth intake, however, I did get cover for my midfield, which is what I needed most. However, as my assistant said they would only be good or leading BSS players, none of them will be getting the YP tag this year.
Finances - Still a little bit left over, so with another strong preseason (financially), I should be able to get the training facilities improved next year.
Goals for 2014/15
Finish 14th or higher, preferably in the top half (doesn't sound ambitious, but it will be an improvement)
Get junior coaching to good
Get training facilities improved
Reach Q4 of the FA Cup.
Hi guys, room for one more on the "Crazy Gang" bus??
This is a brilliant thread, it's given playing FM a whole new lease of life!!
Anyway, as you can see - I've ended up at Bedford Town - major concerns about age of squad though - of the 22 players in the squad, 9 are over the age of 31!! - the Youth policy is going to be a major culture shock for this club!! I hope I get a decent first intake - if not, could be a major headache keeping all the geriatrics going!!
Nick Williams was today named as the new Bedford Town manager, after all the "who??" comments, those who attended the press conference to announce his appointment were extremely interested in his "no transfer" policy, listening in disbelief to his intention to solely rely on the club's youth policy to take them up the leagues. Alan Hansen, the well known BBC pundit, was heard to repeat, muttering as he left the room – "you don't win anything with kids" – The football world awaits with interest to see if it's possible!!!
Club: Bedford Town
Nickname: The Eagles
Icons: None
Fierce Rivals: None
Other Rivals: None
Estimated Value: £150k
Season Ticket Holders: 112
Bank Balance: £30k
Stadium: The New Eyrie
Stadium Capacity: 3000 (300 seated)
Corporate Facilities: Basic corporate facilities
Training Facilities: Basic Training facilities
Youth Facilities: Minimal youth facilities
Junior Coaching: Basic junior coaching
Youth Recruitment: Limited youth recruitment
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Braumiller- Well done on the back to back promotions! hopefully you can consolidate them with a nice mid table finish in L1. Its a shame about Sam Bryant, but you made a wise choice in selling him.
Avramski- a good consolidation season there and it looks like your in for a hell of a lot of fundraising to get those requests through!
Drew- Good to see you having another crack after what happened, I'm not sure I could face doing it all again!
Hot dog- welcome and have fun with bedford!
Oh 10th after 7 games, I just hope I can keep that up for the rest of the season, but sadly, it will be without Tyrone Treacher who damaged his cruciate ligaments in preseason, and will miss the entire season!
Thank god I didn't give Treacher a YP tag. The long term injury has killed off his stats, ability and potential He'll probably be released at the end of the season now ....
Chester - Seaon 13/14 (season 2) - BSP
Well only one thing to say about it, AWFULL. We never got on a roll this season and with awfull finishing, awfull GK and a lot of penalties against their was only one option and that was regelation.
Actually it was very close, i regelated on the last playday by an awfull proformence agaist a fellow regelator.
Both FA Cup and FAT were also a letdown with both a first match against a top team from my own division.
Youth Intake
And more bad news not a single youthintake player was worth mentioning here, so a very sad year for own youth
so their is only one thing left
Proof of no cheating
And back to BSN/BSS for me
I'm willing to give this scenario a try, because it sounds incredibly fun and hard (which adds to my fun). I only have marginal LLM experience, so I'm not sure how well I'll do. I have one question though: are you allowed to give yourself 'international player' experience as a manager? If I decide to give this challenge a whirl, I'll be posting updates here soon enough!
Edit: reread original post, have my answer.
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Youth Intake!
so two players get the YP tag this year.
The first being Ronnie Lockett YP03, a player who will probably go right into the starting 11 which should hopefully see him develop,we have been in dire need of a half decent left back who can play without getting sent off all the time.
The second player is not necessarily the best, but I think he will be the most useful, Taylor Good YP04 , this is because he is a goalkeeper, and we have really needed a reliable goalkeeper at times this season, so if he can develop he could be a good player for us.
Anyone with over 4* gold star potential and 3* silver star current has been signed for squad cover and to play in the youths and reserve teams.
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My brother got mad at me and deleted my file (i'm on his laptop when i'm playing). So i have to start over again, 2 seasons hard work raising my youth for notting :-(
Also, is anyone else controlling team selection for U18's and Reserves? takes longer as you have to sit through the games but it means you can give maximum playtime to players your assman usually ignores.
First game in charge the U18's won 1-0, with our new keeper saving a penalty
This is starting to lessen now in L2 and L1, with the good intakes going on the 1st team bench. I can see loaning them out and finally running a reserves team here soon (I have yet to run reserves yet, to save money and I never had enough players)
Kingstonian - BSS - 2014/15
League form in the second half of the season was, quite frankly, disasterous with just 2 wins and 4 draws in my last 18 games which as you all agree, is relegation form. Fortunately, that wasn't the case, as we managed to get enough points on the board early enough so relegation wasn't really a possibility, although I was getting worried with about 8 games to go. In those circumstances, 19th was probably the best I could achieve. I could have been slightly better but already relegated Canvey Island beat us on the last day of the season, although to be fair, we had played the top 4 teams in the previous 4 games which destroyed to teams confidence.
In the cups, out in Q3 of the FA Cup again, this time to Maidenhead who were relegated from the BSS last season. In the FA Trophy, BSP team Woking needed a replay in the 2nd round to beat us, so a slight improvement there.
Transfers - As always, I'm clean ....
Finances - Still a few pennies in the bank.
Youth Intake - For a BSS team, that pretty good. At the start of March, I persuaded the board to increase junior coaching to Good, which is the only target I reached that I set myself. Anyway, after looking closely at the players, I've decided the 3 players are worthy of getting the YP tag this season. These are Kurt McCarthy (report card), Terrance Phillips (report card) and Tim Hardy (report card). All 3 have gone straight into the 1st team.
No players from my previous 2 intakes have stood out, especially seeing the 1 I had big hopes for, Treacher missed the whole season through injury. He has gone from 4 1/2 stars PA to just 2 stars, with some of the decline coming after he started training again. So he will be released in the summer.
Goals for 2015/16
Reach Q4 in the FA Cup
Finish 14th or higher in the league.
Get training facilities improved.
Get Youth recruitment improved
Just finished my first full season as manager of Lewes finishing in 19th position in the BSS.
This is a season that I have never had to expierence before in my life of playing FM. I have learnt a lot of things and I think it will helping me in seasons to come.
We narrowly managed to avoid relegation finishing three points off the drop zone (league table). This season had started so promisingly with us sitting top of the league at the end of October. Then a spur of injuries and suspension left the team crippled and we never managed to recover from there. Winning only two games in the new year and managing only I handful of draws I was fearing the worst. It was only down to the good start we had and also the teams below us inability to win, that prevented us from being relegated. To make matters worse the board also cut back on the budget and I was unable to keep my squad together(15 players/staff had to be released at the end of the season) This has left me with a young inexperienced squad with little chance of progression over the next few seasons (my youth team are average at best)
I have decided to take some time to think about my future. I will carry on with the challenge but It may well be with another club. I'll let you all know soon. Really enjoying this challenge though, I will not let in beat me.
After meeting with Lewes FC Chairman Mike Downes to discuss the clubs future, Manager Matt Donnelly has just annouced he will be staying on as manager of Lewes FC.
"We had a difficult first season in the BSS last year.This year will be just as hard, but we now have a young squad and I believe these kids can go on to do amazing things. I am happy that the club is moving in the right direction and hope I can help develop these youngster and make them reach their full potential."
Youth team
yp01 (I have high hopes for young Stuart)
Current team
Transfer (none, although I wish at times I had a few)
Finances (really struggling here, can't seem to raise much cash)
Player of the season (Not a bad season for Marlon, hoping he can become a key player this year)
Objects for 13/14 season
Finish mid table.
FA Trophy (would like a cup run but any experience gained is a bonus)
Hendon 2020/21 - L2
League Table : thought i would struggle and never did.
Key Players
Rhys Knight YP03
Lionel Rutherford YP09
Proof of not cheating TRANSFERS
Youth Improvement
Next season:
Survive the L1 and develop the youths. i would like to establish myself in this league for 4-5 seasons if i can
Code:HENDONS YOUTH CAREER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR LEAGUE POS PTS PROM/REL FA CUP lEAGUE CUP OTHER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/13 BSS 18TH 43 N/A 4TH QUALS 13/14 BSS 17TH 41 N/A 2ND QUALS 14/15 BSS 14TH 49 N/A 1ST RND 15/16 BSS 5TH 69 PLYOFF SEMI 3RD QUALS 16/17 BSS 16TH 53 N/A 3RD RND 17/18 BSS 7TH 68 N/A 4TH QUALS 18/19 BSS 1ST 90 WINNERS 2ND QUALS 19/20 BSP 1ST 85 WINNERS 4TH QUALS FA TROPHY WINNERS 20/21 L2 1ST 90 WINNERS 2nd RND 1ST RND -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code:------------Name-----------------------Appearances-----------Goals---------------Assists-----------Average Rating-------- ---------------------------------------------------------GK: Goals Conc-----GK: Clean Sheets----------------------------- Laurent Friend (YP02) (ST) 235 (267) 66 (72) 43 (49) 6.92 (2013-Present) Domininc Bass (DRC) 230 (261) 2 (2) 6 (6) 6.80 (2012-Present) Rhys Knight (YP03) (DM) 219 (250) 13 (15) 93 (103) 7.16 (2014-Present) Key: league (all competitions)
Last edited by the_greyham; 15-04-2012 at 20:22.
Wow your jumping up the league aren't you greyham, Grats on another promotion, all the best for league 1.
greyham- Well done on the successive promotions! Just goes to show that its worth persevering in the BSS!
I will be giving this a try. Manager on Holiday now.
good luck!
Still in my second season with Lowestoft but having some trouble now, last seasons youth have realised we're **** and don't want to sign new contracts...
Forgot to sign them up on long term ones as well, luckily we should have cover if they end up leaving
quite annoyed with myself for missing it. I may end up leaving the challenge this year if we don't avoid relegation anyway haha.
jpr- keep persevering, they will eventually sign up but it might only be days before they are out of contract.
Hey, Saw this and loved the idea, hope its not too late to join,
I went for FC Utd of Manchester
Quick update on my Weymouth game.
Mid November in my first season post Sam Bryant and first season in L1 and the scenario is as you would expect, fighting for every and any point in the battle for survival!
After the past 2 crazy years, time to reinstate the Weymouth 4 year per division plan!
Year 1 - Survive
Year 2 - Consolidate
Year 3 - Contend
Year 4 - Promotion
At this level, this is also more of a knife edge, as any intakes I have been receiving recently now require a year or more of nurturing before hitting the first team.
Interesting Sam Bryant update, in my end of October boardroom message, as well as letting me know they are happy and I lost 43k for the month (even with my Sam Bryant transfer payments of 108k) I can already buyout his 20% profit clause if I wish for 502k!
Holding off for now, as my bank balance is still healthy but slowly eroding, but come the summer time I might activate if still able, as I have a training facilities update in the planning stages that will cost 350k
marshall- Its never to late to join! have fun with FC United
braumiller- take the money and run. 502k is a lot plus its up front. Bryants value will probably drop as when you sold him he was in epic form. He is now probably playing less games in a higher division so I would take the 502k buyout. QPR would have to sell him for 6million to get that amount.
Last edited by ri916; 16-04-2012 at 14:02.
[QUOTE=ri916;7743482]marshall- Its never to late to join! have fun with FC United
Thanks played 10 and i'm 5th in the league at the moment over achieving a lot!
The biggest match in my Kingstonian career to date sees us beating Leyton Orient in the 2nd round of the FA Cup 1-0.
Our reward? A trip to league 1 side Wycombe Wanderers ....
On the plus side though, we've made just shy of £80,000 in prize money, and with the match being shown live on TV, that was another £70,000. It keeps us with a hefty amount in the bank still (£582,304 at the time of making this post).
FA Cup run in full.
Q2 Chipstead 0-2 Kingstonian
Q3 Aveley 2-3 Kingstonian
Q4 Kingstonian 2-1 Tonbridge
1 Kingstonian 3-1 Hereford
2 Kingstonian 1-0 Leyton Orient
Gah. I'm without internet for 2 weeks and so many people are doing so well. I ended up completing my third season with Margate. I was relegated out of the BSS with 2 games to go unfortunately. I felt I was weak on the tactical side having never really building my own tactics before, and tactical nous is integral to this challenge.
I started a new game with Canvey Island 4 days ago. The first team I've managed with a left winger so I could finally try a simple 4-4-2 and it worked pretty darn well (in comparison to my awful 4-5-1 with both Tooting and Mitcham and Margate). I could've done a lot better in the first season if I hadn't selected the largest pitch setting though. My first batch of Youth Prospects weren't great. Flitney, the DC has 3 at Jumping which is rather off putting. I've tried to train him to be a DM but he mustn't be very versatile because it's been over a year and he's still awkward.
Second season I was expecting a lot more from the team and I got it. We were flirting with the playoffs a lot but I'm glad we failed as I don't think we're ready for BSP.
The second season Youth Prospects and I was shocked to see someone ready to start immediately.
That's about it. I'm hopeful that I won't go down yet again in my 3rd season...
Code:Year Season League Final Pos. Wins Draws Losses For Ag GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSS 15th 14 11 17 66 60 +6 53 2 2013/14 BSS 8th 18 9 15 62 54 +8 63
Last edited by Donaldoholic; 16-04-2012 at 23:00.
ill be getting mine back up and running very soon
Drew. Chester City. Blue Square North. 2012/2013
Table - got into the play-offs, where we lost to Bishop's Stortford, even though it was disappointing to not get promoted, I was still pleased with the prgress we had made over the dourse of the season.
Proof I haven't cheated
Drew. Chester City. Blue Square North. 2013/2014Code:Year Season League Final Pos. Wins Draws Losses For Ag GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSN 5th 18 15 9 54 39 +15 69
Youth Intake
Joshua Wharton was given the YP2 tag.
Table - promotion, easy as pie that was, now for the hard part in trying to survive in the BSP, youth recruitment and junior coaching were both increased.
Adie Beech YP1 done well in his first full season, will try and get him some more game time next season, and I feel that within the next few years, he will be a vital part of our team, potential captain as well.
Proof I haven't cheated
Code:Year Season League Final Pos. Wins Draws Losses For Ag GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSN 5th 18 15 9 54 39 +15 69 2 2013/14 BSN 1st 27 11 4 74 33 +41 92
I don't normally do teasers or mini updates during the season, but I just hit my youth intake this season and I do not know whether to laugh or cry....
First things first to set the scene for the laughing or the crying.
10 games left to go in the season. Sitting in 18th spot in my first L1 season (places 21st-24th go down), but we are only two points above the relegation zone.
I am the highest scoring team in the league (75 goals in 36 games, next highest scorers are league leading Bournemouth with 64), but in contrast I also have the worst defense in the league (conceded 80 in 36 games). So, it doesn't take Einstein to figure out where in my lineup my youth develpment guys should be looking to identify talent for.....
I walk into my office this morning and see the list of kids who are coming in for youth trials and I order them by potential. Top two are bloody FCs (I have 4 first team FCs currently, fighting for 2 spots). There are 4 others who might have a chance of making their way into the first team eventually, another FC, and AML, AMR and finally a DC!
So, while crying over my incoming crop of kindergarteners I take a look at the "one they feel has the potential to be the most gifted player to come through ..... blah, blah, blah" and sweet jebus if he isn't pure gold.
Rau Holland is dubbed the next Michael Owen, is already capable of playing at L1 or L2 or leading BSP (depending on which coach you ask), but all agree he will become a good Premiership FC!!!
Now to find a good 3-2-5 or 2-3-5 formation to fit all these goalhangers....
Here he is.
Going to be training up his composure and first touch intensely to begin with and get him straight into first team action from the bench.
I would have given my left nut for something like this in the back four or even MC to help solidify things.
I see absolutely zero 0-0 draws in the next 5 years here at Weymouth.....
Last edited by Braumiller; 17-04-2012 at 16:25. Reason: I spelt my new youth players name wrong...
Looks great!!!
This will give me a much needed break from my dafuge's FM12 challenge
Going to go with my beloved FC United who have given me so my joy in the past... despite living down the road from Weymouth
Before I get to into this can someone please tell what the hell junior coaching is as everyone says something different ?????
starting this up again Season 2 in EPL hopefully have an update tomorrow nite but don't know yet as i have just got another job that will take be working 7days a week :confused:
After reading the thread yesterday, I decided to give this ago last night. After holidaying which took almost the entire evening, I decided to go for St. Albans. Managed to set up a few friendlies, get some decent staff and got the board to increase my junior coaching and the range already. Will start properly tonight and post some screen shots.
noi don't so i now finally found some time to start over.
I'm running holliday now and we'll see what team i'll get.
Just been reading through all these posts, its a great idea for a challenge, i think im going to try it in a different country though...not sure which yet though. :confused:
Weymouth FC Summary - Season 2018-19
Season 7 - League One
* L1 survival - Achieved
* Re-sign Sam Bryant - Failed, but decently compensated
So, the year started out with club icon and captain Sam Bryant being sold to Premiership QPR (post detailing it here).
As we began our first attack on League 1 it became evident that while we were still adequately equipped there was a definite hangover from the sale.
Eventually we finished 16th in the league, but this was a season of two halves.
First 23 games of the season so us pick up 21 pts (5 wins, 6 draws, 12 losses) while the second 23 games saw us pick up 38 pts (12 wins, 2 draws, 9 losses). If we are able to perform next season as we did in the 2nd half of last season then top half / play offs are within the realm of possibility.
Around Christmas we hit bottom position in the league, but only for one week. It also kickstarted the season and we reeled off 5 straight wins. The league was extremely tight though and all the way up until 3 games to go we were never more than 3-5 points above the relegation zone.
What was remarkable about our year was leading the charts in goal scoring and conceding. Never a dull game down at Weymouth
League Cup - Out at first attempt
Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Out at first attempt
FA Cup - Finally some cup action! Comfortable 4-0 wins in rounds 1 and 2 against lower or equal level opposition, and then high flying Championship Barnsley in round 3 at home. A 2-2 draw, but notably we had a 92nd min winner disallowed. The replay was expected to be a bloodbath, but another 2-2 draw followed (we had now entered into the 2nd half of the season and the start of our good form) and a 5-3 penalty shootout win meant a 4th round appearance for the first time. Where Reading beat us 0-2, but it should have been more. Oh well!
Even with our bank balance hovering around 2m my board continuously denied any improvements for all requests, until finally just before Christmas they agreed to both training and youth facility upgrades (a first for both). They were in planning for the remainder of the season and have just now begun. They will both finish at the end of November this year and have cost us a combined 700k.
One more year of Sam Bryant transfer installments to come, but after this it is going to get ugly from a money point of view. We broke even this year and that is with 2.6m in transfer money coming in (1.3m to come in next year).
My youth set up total costs for the year were 1.87m!!! Until I gain another promotion or a sugar daddy arrives, we might have to be a selling club.
Sign of our struggle - Total wages for L1 clubs. We are 24th of 24 and half of the 23rd.
I also sold the 20% future profit clause on my Sam Bryant transfer back to QPR for a 502k lump sum, so his total sale price was now 4.402m
Speaking of, my next two big contract renewals are 24 months out.
My AMR (Rob Neal) is asking for crazy money, but at least negotiated (and then walked away), but my new captain and main FC Geoff Pritchett is not talking..... Let's hope he either begins talking or another good year prompts some interest and he becomes my 2nd big sale.
Transfer Proof
Youth Intake
A nice youth intake this year (I am paying enough for them!!!!). 6 tagged with YP who I hope will eventually break into the first team squad. The one exception being 'the next Michael Owen', Ray Holland. My coaches rate him currently between a good L1 FC and a leading BSP FC, but all have him down as a good Premiership FC of the future. I have high hopes for Ray and if he stays healthy (he was injured for the last 7 weeks of the season after playing 4 games) I hope to get him lots of games and goals this next season to help progress.
Year 8 goals (2019/20)
* L1 consolidation
* Resign Geoff Pritchett
* Tighten up defensively, while keeping attacking potency
Stats Update Through May 2019
Current YP Tagged First Team Squad Members - Career League Stats Ranked by Average RatingCode:Year Season League Target Description Target Positions Final Position Wins Draws Losses For Against GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSS Avoid Relegation 14th-19th 13th 17 5 20 70 78 -8 56 2 2013/14 BSS Consolidate 9th-14th 15th 13 13 16 51 49 +2 52 3 2014/15 BSS Challenge 2nd-8th 4th 21 10 11 82 55 +27 73 4 2015/16 BSS Promotion 1st-5th 2nd 25 8 9 95 65 +30 83 5 2016/17 BSP Avoid Relegation 15th-20th 2nd 25 7 14 99 65 +34 82 6 2017/18 L2 Avoid Relegation 15th-20th 2nd 30 6 10 108 62 +46 96 7 2018/19 L1 Avoid Relegation 15th-20th 16th 17 8 21 95 93 +2 59
Code:Player Name YP Tag Position Appearances Goals Assists MOMs Avg Rating Daniel Edworthy 5a AML FC 85 70 18 15 7.48 Dominic Michie 2c AMRL 189 41 44 23 7.25 Mark Keddie 2d DC 194 46 6 19 7.16 Geoff Pritchett 2b FC 209 106 50 22 7.10 Jake Jordan 1a AMLC 159 42 46 17 7.09 Nathan Clark 4a DM MRC 143 7 35 4 7.01 Rob Neal 1b AMR 223 48 54 12 7.00 Charles Robinson 2a AMC FC 181 59 27 9 6.98 Geoff Mason 6c DC 38 0 1 0 6.95 Darryl Stroud 6a MC AMC 41 5 7 0 6.92 Matt Mogg 5b DL ML 62 0 10 1 6.91 Nathan Rae 3b DRC 150 0 14 2 6.88 Ray Holland 7a FC 4 1 1 0 6.85 Paul Brown 1c DR 144 1 9 5 6.84 Martin Richards 1d AMC 107 16 10 3 6.83 Elliot Hobbs 4b DMC MC 77 0 6 0 6.74 Adam Doyle 4d DMC MC 54 3 2 0 6.72 Jon Gibson 3c AMR FC 40 8 0 1 6.71 Stephen Hendy 5e DC 39 0 0 0 6.71 James Shadrack 6b DL WBL 12 0 2 0 6.64 Marcus Grigg 5c FC 2 0 0 0 6.55 Matt Bryant 5d MR 3 0 0 0 6.30
braumiller- Good season there avoiding relegation. That new YP should be dubbed the next sam bryant, not michael owen!
Drew. Chester City. Blue Square Premier. 2014/2015
Table - good season in fairness, never got involved in a relegation battle, and not good enough to challenge for the play-offs, just about right tbh.
Adie Beech YP1 decent season from the youngster, more of the same next season.
Joshua Wharton YP2 had an okay season, got a few goals, and was used on the wing most of the time.
Proof I'm not cheating
Youth Intake
Neil Marshall-Jones YP3
Pat Haddow YP4
Code:Year Season League Final Pos. Wins Draws Losses For Ag GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSN 5th 18 15 9 54 39 +15 69 2 2013/14 BSN 1st 27 11 4 74 33 +41 92 3 2014/15 BSP 15th 13 19 14 38 48 -10 58
Drew- Good work at chester. Hopefully you can make them as great as lowestoft
Drew. Chester City. Blue Square Premier. 2015/2016
Table - Awful, just awful; released a lot of the older players on high wages thinking I could have saved a bit of money, but instead it came to bite me on the back-side, we lost on the last day but so did Forest Green, so we stayed up.
Adie Beech YP1 had a decent enough season, improved quite a lot and should be in for a good season next year.
Joshua Wharton YP2 played well enough, didn't score as much as I had wanted, but being on the wing he did cause problems and contribute a few assists.
Neil Marshall-Jones YP3 done well, scored a few goals.
Pat Haddow YP4 done well despite being thrown in at the deep end
Proof I haven't cheated
Youth Intake a lot of players that can come into the fold for the first team, but a new right back and DM is what I really wanted.
Adie Molyneux YP5 got the YP tag, looks decent enough.
Code:Year Season League Final Pos. Wins Draws Losses For Ag GD Pts 1 2012/13 BSN 5th 18 15 9 54 39 +15 69 2 2013/14 BSN 1st 27 11 4 74 33 +41 92 3 2014/15 BSP 15th 13 19 14 38 48 -10 58 4 2015/16 BSP 20th 10 15 21 43 66 -23 45
Carshalton Atheltic : Survived to Fight Another Season
League Awful season thats why its so small the update because no body played well i need to score more goals only good thing is my youth player who came in and thats it for this season.
FA Cup 5th round Chelsea
League Cup 3rd Round Liverpool
YP11 Report
My Fans are a bit to optimistic i got hammered by Derby who are champions and they are disappointed with the result even though Derby spend 100Mil + in the transfer window
Next years objective : Survival Again!!!
Last edited by toonbalmy87; 20-04-2012 at 21:17.
To be honest, I would not be overly unhappy if he left as I have too many FCs currently.
Two days after this was when I had to choose my new captain for the season ahead and I dropped him altogether so that if I do sell him it at least would not be my active captain again (as Sam Bryant was).
I offered him to other clubs 5 times over the last week and just Champ and L1 clubs were interested, but not at the prices I quoted (started at 5m, went down to 1.2m +50% profit clause - he is valued at 475k atm).
With him being on the transfer list his Info page now stated he doesn't want to leave the club, so I have taken him off and put him on the bench for my first league game. He will start 75% of my games this year, maybe he scores for fun and gets the attention of bigger clubs......
Without scrolling through all 1,370 posts, has anyone won the Premier League doing this yet??
Love the idea of this challenge
I have been doing Dafuge's challenge for a number of years.
This looks one hell of a challenge
Ok thanks mate
yeah saw a screenshot of someone in the Prem
Great stuff
I feel a new challenge coming on
Holy crap!
My planned training and youth facility upgrades just got completed.
Training went from fairly basic to adequeate.
Youth went from average (rented) to minimal!
So I saved myself an unknwn rental fee, but it would appear my youth facilities just took a nosedive in quality (but our now in-house).
So I run into the boardroom and request immediate upgrades again to our now inhouse youth facility and after an initial rejection they agreed to the request. So I go off to read the subsequent news item and I see this;
1.3m!!!!! I sincerely hope that this is not just a 'one description' upgrade and I will jump up a LOT in youth facility quality.
This is if we even get to that point. I have 1.6m in the bank right now (Nov 2019) and losing around 100k a month, so by the time the end of the season rolls around I will be just south of having 1m in the bank I am guessing.....
No spoiler details on Ray Holland, but Geoff Pritchett is becoming surplus to requirements so he might be out the door in the transfer window.....
Carshalton Atheltic : Survived to Fight Another Season
Not a bad season i guess still in the EPL but really need to find a goalscorer i thin it may take me a couple of years to win it but i think we will
Team Stats
Finances - Kerching!!!
Key Players
Oscar Ward
League Cup 3rd round Leeds
FA Cup Brighton 3rd round
Youth Intake
YP04 Awful player Released
YP06 another one didnt make the grade
Next years objective : Survival Again!!!
Last edited by toonbalmy87; 21-04-2012 at 19:54.
Just got offered the Man Utd job and the Liverpoo job hmmmm no thanks
Good luck Padders. Hitchin are a new side.
Bit of a problem
I can't interact with my board, so no extra coaches and improvement in facilities
Ah, looks like I'm in a middle of a takeover bid!!!
Can you check your chairman status?
New Chairman, refused extra junior coaching and coaches! Lovely
Lost first game 3-2 after leading 2-1 with 25 minutes to play and I get a midfielder sent off.
Looks like it's going to be a LONG HARD season
Then you have to sell the good ones sometimes.....
My 2nd big sale 'memorial' post will be done tonight when home.
Related question, if a new chairman comes in, does it affect your bank balance. Would not be pleased if the new or outgoing chairman lines their pockets...
Last edited by Braumiller; 20-04-2012 at 23:54.
Didn't notice the bank balance to be honest as I had only just started
Finally won my first game in 8 attempts
1 win and 1 draw in first 8 games
Going to need to improve on that if I want to stay up
I dont think your bank balance can go down with a new chairman, as that is just the clubs finances, but the balance can go up if the chairman invests (but this doesnt happen a lot)
Well, I play a similar save now, although violating the rules on two points: I am playing with Histon, who are already in BSN and I have also allowed myself to sign players who can potentially become club-grown (i.e. younger than 18) - but I have not used any players already in the squad who can never become club-grown and will release them asap. Its fairly simple atm, sitting 5 points clear in BSN with 11 games to go.
Padders use defensive tactics and short passing
This is really really tough
I am shipping in goals left right and centre
Took 15 games to win 2 games!
However, I am starting to turn it around
7 games left and have a real chance of staying up
Current League Table - http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...w_Stages-2.png
Had my Youth Candidates come through - http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...ad_Players.png
Assistant Manager thinks Luke Tyler was the best player and he has started well with 3 goals in 2 games - http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...Attributes.png
Signed all but 3 players from the Youth Candidates
Absolutely loving the challenge!!
Not so surprisngly I didn't win another game after the above screenshot!
Starting again
Hopefully if I don't have such a bad start then I can stay up
A lot better start this time around with more focus on defending
Lets hope we can keep it up
well as previously said my game was deleted by an angry brother so i started again.
In FM 12 i'm with Chester again.
And sinds i can't play FM12 on my old pc i'm hollidaying at the moment on FM 11.
Good luck on 2nd time around to both Padders and mthielen
Thanks mate
Currently 16th half way through the season


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Published by: Nintendo
Developed by: Who Acutally
Genre: Reads this?
Release Date:
US: December 13, 2002. Ahh.. 2002. Such a fun year.
Platform: ur mom lol.
Remember when this game was first released? How all the fanboys were crying that their beloved Link was cell shaded and only stood 4 feet tall and looked like a fucking queer? They were probably all right, I didn't pick up the game until a few years after the release. Paying 50 dollars to play as what looked like an elf that wasn't hired at Santa's workshop while he waved around a phallic symbol didn't seem like the greatest of ideas. After I got the game though, I fell in love with
>mfw the forum dies.
So you start off the game presumably hung over (you wake up in a fucking watch tower ffs) when your sister wakes you up for your birthday. The age isn't exactly specified, so I just went with him turning 38. At the age of 38, it seems, men on the island are given the special gift of wearing green pajamas with a fucking sweet elf hat. After you change into what seems to be your new outfit for the rest of your life, a gigantic bird is spotted carrying a small girl in its claws, with a pirate ship chasing it. They manage to cause the fucker to drop the girl into a forest (which is, oddly enough, ontop of a fucking mountain.) You go and rescue her, and then the bird comes back and dick slaps you across the face by taking your sister.
That's pretty much the premise of the game, you go around trying to find a way to bitchslap the bird that took your sister away. Gameplay is simple, lock on to a monster with the L button, wildly flail as you continously smash the A button, and collect the loot after you've slain the beast.
fasc's whore please I aint given you my pig.
The game introduced the concept sailing. It seemed cool the first few times I did it, but then I realized I had to fucking sail everywhere. It served more as an annoyance than anything else. It took ages to change the wind, and sail to the next dungeon (which almost all the time was on the other side of the friggen sea.) what's worse, is that if you overshot, you had to TURN BACK, CHANGE THE WIND AGAIN, AND TRY AGAIN. And you can't just put down the controller and have a wank, because the game throws in sea monsters and random outposts for you to keep an eye out for. If you're not careful, you'll come back to find your character drowning because he was knocked off by a seagull.
The problem with this game is that it had no sex appeal. This fucking bird.. thing didn't give me a hard on at all. Not like Amy Wong from RE. Oh god, dem legs..
Despite this *minor* flaw in the game (I spent 20% of my time sailing, 10% of my time actually in a dungeon, and 70% of my time looking up tips online on how to sexually please a woman without having an embarrassing eruption first), the game still kicks so much ass. It's amazing to see how stubborn the little fucker is. After going to one dungeon, you find out that you have to go to a completely different dungeon to do the same exact thing you just did in the previous one (solve puzzles, kill boss, collect heart container). I sort of stopped following the storyline after I saved my sister. I thought the game would be over but, GASP, SPOILER ALERT: YOU HAVE TO KILL GANONDORF IN A ZELDA GAME. So I did, by driving the fucking master sword into his cranium.
You know there's something wrong when a gigantic fucking tree shoots out from the sea and Al Gore is cool with it.
The sound is where this game truly shines. Most towns/dungeons/areas/mother in law's have their own carefully orchestrated piece. The music was so well done that an independent team redid the songs and had them avalaible to download. I didn't think this before, but when I first heard the scottish bagpipes the 3rd time I played the game I thought: "lol, Xayun played one of these. and he wears kilt." what a fucking demospam !
Now that I'm looking back on it, I'm making this game look pretty average. I'm not used to this, so let me try to explain myself: the game does indeed fucking rock.. but not your face off. Contrary to my popular reviews.. this game sort of.. more like.. ballads your face off. It is a great game, and one of the better games in the GC library, but it wasn't the best game out there. It's well done, its polished, but it still had some flaws that hindered it. It was good enough though to play through it again and again. If you haven't played this game, give it a try. You'll like what you see, but I won't guarantee that you'll fall in love.
10/10 = Blowjobs
9/10 = That one time class got canceled and it pushed back a huge exam that I hadn't studied for at all.
8/10 = The Wind Waker
7/10 = The first time I tried KFC's double downer.
Joby reads some brah's website for inspiration and guidance.


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I'm trying to understand the double coset decomposition of $G(F)\setminus G(E)/K_E$ , where $G = \mathrm{GSp}_{2n}$ is the rank $n$ group of symplectic similitudes, $E/F$ is a quadratic extension of $p$-adic fields and $K_E=G(\mathcal{O}_E)$ is the ring of integers in $E$. My knowledge of buildings is limited at present, but as I understand it, $G(E)$ acts transitively on the vertices of the affine building over $E$, and $K_E$ is the stabilizer of a hyperspecial point, so the quotient $X(E) = G(E)/K_E$ can be identified with the vertices of this building.
If this is correct, then the double coset decomposition becomes a question about orbits of $G(F)$ on $X(E)$.
What is known about the orbits of $G(F)$ on $X(E)$?
Specifically, I would like to find representatives that give some idea as to the geometry of the situation. (I.e., Sage or Matlab might be able to find coset representatives, but I would still have no idea why these are the representatives.)
(I'm reading through Garrett's book on buildings and trying to work through Tits' article in Corvallis, but any other direction for sources would be appreciated as well.)


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At http://inedomedia.com/stackoverflow.aspx there is a subheading which states: "4,026,489 developers are waiting for you *".
The asterisk implies there is a proviso attached to the statement. Is there?
Edit: Ya know, that asterisk left me so unfulfilled. It was like looking at waffles and not being allowed to eat em or ponies and not being able to *.
I'm glad I asked the question. meta meets all my waffle and pony needs.