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Is there some command for Redhat Linux that can tell me whether the Arabic Language is installed on Redhat 5.6 Server.
It's not 100% reliable, but:
The hole here is that you could have the fonts installed, but not everything else you need to make Arabic text work in programs. You could also check for the
If you want to do this in a shell script, I'd modify it slightly:
That way you don't have to redirect noise out to
In the first tab you can view the application categories among which is
language that is installed will be already checked and if you want to install it check the box. Please select only the languages you wish to use as this can save you a significant amount of disk space. The language selection feature in the Package Manager is illustrated below. Some languages have optional packages which you can select and install.
Since the language come as a meta package,
You could first verify the package name with
Another stupid way to check this,
And you gonna receive an error message in the desired language, if the language pack is installed.
You can also try:
On my system, Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.35-2 x86_64 GNU/Linux ,it's
And you can try to grep the language you're interested in.


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NC Muni Broadband Spurs City-Town Lawsuit
Two North Carolina municipalities are at odds over funding of one city's broadband system. The City of Salisbury and the Town of Spencer—both located in Rowan County—will likely wind up in court to settle whether Salisbury possessed authority to borrow $5 million from Spencer's water and sewer capital reserve fund to help finance Fibrant, the city's fiber-optic services.
Salisbury's Fibrant was financed with $33 million in debt and went online in late 2010. City officials say Fibrant will become self-sufficient by 2014, but it has thus far relied on the $5 million "interfund loans" it borrowed at 1 percent interest from Spencer's water and sewer fund.
Salisbury assumed contractual responsibility for Spencer's water and sewer system in 2000, after Spencer claimed the town could not afford the compliance costs of the system's administration. The contract explicitly states, "[A]ll revenues of [Spencer Utility Department] shall be used exclusively by the water and sewer fund and shall not be used to subsidize any other operations."
Spencer officials say the Fibrant loans violate the sewer and water contract. "If you're using water and sewer money as your own little slush fund, and you continue depleting it, you're going to have to increase your reserves, and the way you do that is raise rates," Spencer Alderman Jeff Morris told Carolina Journal.
'Irresponsibly Risking Taxpayer Money'
"Like almost every other city project—convention centers, sports stadiums, and light rail systems—city bureaucrats underestimate the costs and overestimate the revenues," said Michael Sanera, research director and local government analyst for the North Carolina-based, free-market John Locke Foundation think tank. "When confronted with the next too-good-to-be-true project, city elected officials should double the costs and cut the revenues in half to get a more accurate picture of reality."
In 2009, Sanera authored a JLF study on Salisbury's municipal fiber-optic system, in which he declared the venture a "corporate welfare project paid for by the average taxpayer." Sanera's report continued: "By investing millions of dollars in this telecommunications project, Salisbury officials are irresponsibly risking taxpayer money," adding "the city should be managing its essential services before taking on such risky and expensive ventures with taxpayer money."
Sanera's research indicates Salisbury would require 28 percent of the city's residents to pay Fibrant subscription fees to cover the broadband costs, a projection he labeled "overly optimistic."
'Best Left to Private Sector'
Jim Lakely, director of communications for The Heartland Institute, which publishes InfoTech & Telecom News, concurs with Sanera: "When municipalities make the mistake of jumping into the expensive and ever-changing market for broadband—a market best left to the private sector, alone—what is happening in Rowan County is the inevitable result. The poor taxpayers of that county are now the unwitting financiers to a business plan doomed to failure," he said.
"No private firm could get its hands on an almost interest-free loan to prop up a failing enterprise," Lakely added. "Yet that slush fund creates an unfair advantage that further discourages competent broadband companies from entering the market and serving customers. So the taxpayers are double losers—sinking money into a doomed project that, in turn, ensures no private firm will come in to provide broadband at an affordable price."
In February, Spencer officials voted to approve a request-for-proposals from attorneys to represent the town in a potential lawsuit against Salisbury. For its part, Salisbury has contracted with Randy Tinsley, a Greensboro lawyer who has advised the city on utility issues in the past.
As reported in the Carolina Journal Online, Salisbury City Manager Doug Paris sent an email to City Council members in which he stated, "[Tinsley] has reviewed our agreement with Spencer and has shared that the agreement is not breached by the loan to the broadband utility during its start up phase."
"This is turning out to be a rather expensive 'I told you so' for the residents of Rowan County," said Lakely.
Bruce Edward Walker (email@example.com) is managing editor of InfoTech & Telecom News.
Internet Info
"Salisbury's Fiber-Optic Cable System: Another Corporate Welfare Project Paid for by Average Taxpayers," Michael Sanera, The John Locke Foundation, May 7, 2009: http://www.johnlocke.org/research/show/policy%20reports/198
"Spencer Balks at Subsidizing Salisbury's City-Owned Broadband," Sam A. Heib, Carolina Journal Online, March 21, 2012: http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=8891
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Lewis Mills makes statement in season-opening win
BURLINGTON — Hope Shevchuck has a message for the rest of the Berkshire League: She's back and so is Lewis Mills.
The senior point guard, who missed the second half of last season with a torn ACL in her right knee, took command of the Spartans and guided them to an impressive 49-9 victory in the girls basketball season opener vs. Wamogo on Wednesday night.
With Shevchuck forced to watch from the bench, Mills slumped to an 8-13 record last season in Joe Capitani's first year as head coach. It was an unfamiliar situation for most of the Spartans, who have been among the Berkshire League's elite seemingly forever.
Well, they look like they're ready to rejoin the upper crust.
"Oh, yeah," agreed Shevchuck. "We're ready to re-establish ourselves."
"It's step one," said Capitani with a big grin. "I like to think so. I don't see any reason not to be confident. We took a giant step tonight."
The Spartans owned a 14-2 lead after one period and were never threatened. They scored from the outside, with four different players hitting treys, and inside, where Teagan Dunn and Lesleigh Carter both had nine points. Dunn also had 13 rebounds and Carter 11.
Sophomore Natalie Ruel led the way with 11 points, hitting several runners, and also made six steals. Cassidy Lockwood added eight points and four steals.
Directing everything was Shevchuck. "(The knee) feels great. I pushed it to make sure I would get better," she said. "There's no pain and I don't feel any different. The brace is a little bulky, but it's all right."
"She gives us that calming influence that we need, that floor leader," said Capitani.
Wamogo, on the other hand, is searching for one after graduating Kerri Stolle and Megan Layman, both All-Berkshire League stars and four-year players.
"It's a wake-up call for us," said Warriors coach Kevin Crowley. "For three years, nobody had to do much except play defense. Now we've got to find a way to get the ball in the basket.
"We've got to do a little bit at a time. As we feel better, we'll get better. It's going to be a challenge."
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Richard and Pamela Rogers were married June 15, 1963 and will celebrate 50 years together June 15, 2013.
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I am following a photoshop tutorial for designing web page. And after I used the slice tool, I could not delete the following 01 slice. The
View->Clear Slices is grey and right clicking the slice shows grey
delete slice option. After promoting this auto-slice into user-slice, the
delete slice option is accessible but after deleteing the promoted user-slice, I get back the auto-slice.
How could I manage to delete this slice?(I am using Photoshop CS5).


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I am trying to use "Chosen" plugin by harvest (http://harvesthq.github.com/chosen/) and it works for the static set of options I am passing. However, what I want is that whenever anybody types something that is not in the pre-filled options, then it should send that to the server as a new option and on successful response, I want to not only add that to the valid list of options, but also make it select it.
Reloading the options is fairly simple:
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Firstly apologies for the delay in getting this up. This is using 12.2 with just my new custom Scottish league system loaded.
How Do I Win At This Sign-Up?
The short answer is by doing better than the other new clubs over the next 20 seasons.
Every year clubs will be awarded points dependent on where they finish in the league. If you were to win the SPL you would receive 1 point (for being the top ranked club in Scotland), SPL runners-up get 2 points. This continues down the league structure so by winning the Second Division you would get 25 points whereas finishing in last place you would receive 36 points. The side with the lowest points total at the end of the 2031-32 season is the winner.
In addition you can receive bonus point deductions for a variety of achievements. Winning a domestic cup competition is worth a reduction of 3 points whereas reaching the semi-finals or finals is worth a deduction of 2 points. Any giant-killing (knocking any side from any higher league out of any cup competition) earns you a 1 point deduction. Your club's first appearance in the SPL is also worth a 3 point deduction.


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Buy 3 Video Games get $50 from Walmart for $175 + free shipping
Assorted pre orders and new games. $50 is in an online gift card form. Might be good if you have a gamer on your Christmas list.
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Just an FYI (to those that think Wallyworld is the debbil) - TRU is having a buy two get one free on video games starting Sunday
@theoneill555: It's like you just posted a deal within a deal. My mind wasn't blown, but something just popped.
"Preorder this item today and it should ship on 03/06/2012"
Wha? lol
Nice deal. If they had MW3 on the list I'd jump on it.


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Using a sophisticated array of computer models and the latest emissions and cost data, the study shows that in the year 2010 the Amendments of 1990 will prevent 23,000 Americans from dying prematurely, and avert over 1,700,000 incidences of asthma attacks and aggravation of chronic asthma. In addition, in 2010, they will prevent 67,000 incidences of chronic and acute bronchitis, 91,000 occurrences of shortness of breath, 4,100,000 lost work days, and 31,000,000 days in which Americans would have had to restrict activity due to air pollution related illness. In addition, it finds that 22,000 respiratory-related hospital admissions would be averted, as well as 42,000 cardiovascular (heart and blood) hospital admissions, and 4,800 emergency room visits for asthma.
The report, the most comprehensive and extensive assessment of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments ever conducted, was the subject of extensive peer review during which independent panels of distinguished economists, scientists, and public health experts provided in-depth assessment and advice throughout the study's design, implementation, and documentation. For those health and ecological benefits which could be quantified and converted to dollar values, EPA's best estimate is that in 2010 the benefits of Clean Air Act programs will total about $110 billion. This estimate represents the value of avoiding increases in illness and premature death which would have prevailed without the clean air standards and provisions required by the Amendments. By contrast, the detailed cost analysis conducted for this study indicates that the costs of achieving these health and ecological benefits are likely to be only about $27 billion, a fraction of the economic value of the benefits.
The report notes that beyond the quantified human health benefits, there are a wide range of additional human health and environmental benefits which scientists and economists cannot yet quantify and express in dollar terms. These include the control of cancer-causing air toxics as well as benefits to crops and ecosystems of reducing pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter.
Several advisory letters issued by EPA Science Advisory Board Committees on the report can be found under Fiscal Year 200 letter reports--advisories on the SAB Website.
The study is the second in a series of EPA cost/benefit Reports to Congress examining the effects of the Clean Air Act on the U.S. economy, public health, and the environment. The first study (see list of other reports in the series above), a retrospective assessment released in October 1997, found that the benefits of 1970 to 1990 clean air programs greatly exceeded costs.
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Questions on traveling through the state of North Dakota in the United States.
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I want to have Conky display the time using words and not numbers.
What I want to do is more or less how the Pebble Watch looks (Red watch).
Like in the image, even if only the time and not the date can be shown.
Is this possible?
I want to have Conky display the time using words and not numbers.
What I want to do is more or less how the Pebble Watch looks (Red watch).
Like in the image, even if only the time and not the date can be shown.
Is this possible?
Lua scripting solution
This is indeed possible using Lua scripting. You can use the script below (the number conversion is taken from rosettacode.org).
The script can do a boring option, which will translate 12:45 to "twelve forty-five", and an awesome option which will translate it to "a quarter to one". It also does a Uri Herrera option which does the hour bold ;)
Also it automatically refreshes, when the time changes.
Now save it somewhere, for the purpose of this question assume we save it as
Now edit your
this loads the script so we can access the functions.
Then, at the appropriate place below
This will result in
If you want the seconds, this shouldn't be too hard to add yourself.
Yes, it's possible, but only through Lua scripting. You'll need a script that takes in numbers and outputs words. A lot of frameworks like Django have this feature, but you might be on your own unless there's an equivalent Lua library for it:
You may just simply want to write a Python script which leverages Django for the translation using its templating language.
you can write a python script for this using
Basically what it does is:
a trivial example is what I did here:
Now to make this rendered by conky, create a directory inside your conky config directory e.g.
You can change the formatting of time and include the date too, if you want. For formatting options have a look at this page.
then open the conky config file
What this line does is, it execute the script file every 30 seconds and update the output on conky window.
Of course you can freely place the script files in any directory but make sure the
Couldn't you create a symbol-font which consists of images of the written word for every numeral? Than you should just have to choose this font (if possible) for the display of time.


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Getting Religion on the Environment
Two interesting and hopeful items on the religion/environment front this morning. First, the Southern Baptists issue a strongly worded statement on climate change, which the AP describes as a "major shift":
In a major shift, a group of Southern Baptist leaders said their denomination has been "too timid" on environmental issues and has a biblical duty to stop global warming. The declaration, signed by the president of the Southern Baptist Convention among others and released Monday, shows a growing urgency about climate change even within groups that once dismissed claims of an overheating planet as a liberal ruse. The conservative denomination has 16.3 million members and is the largest Protestant group in the U.S. The signers of "A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change" acknowledged that not all Christians accept the science behind global warming. They said they do not expect fellow believers to back any proposed solutions that would violate Scripture, such as advocating population control through abortion.However, the leaders said that current evidence of global warming is "substantial," and that the threat is too grave to wait for perfect knowledge about whether, or how much, people contribute to the trend. "We believe our current denominational resolutions and engagement with these issues have often been too timid," according to the statement. "Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed. We can do better."
Second, the Vatican discusses environmental degradation as a sin. From Reuters:
Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight. The guidance came at the weekend when Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti, the Vatican's number two man in the sometimes murky area of sins and penance, spoke of modern evils.
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Given that the latest science supposedly requires us to reduce carbon emissions to ZERO, there are only two possible ways to deal with carbon emissions: 1) develop a new technology that can "scrub" the air clean ... 2) move all carbon-based power generation and industry off the planet (to orbiting factories or moon bases); the power generated in nsapce can then be beamed as microwave energy to the earth.If the zero-emissions requirement is to be believed, NOTHING else will matter one little bit--not replacing incandescent light bulbs, not recycling, not hybrid cars, not wind farms (which plenty of environemtnalists oppose anyway) ... face it--if you truly believe that the science is right, then the only solutions are the ones I've outlined here ... otherwise, even the Dictatorship of the Environmentalists and the green gestapo tactics that I and others have discussed here won't make much difference. And if you truly believe we can reduce carbon emissions to zero, you're loony--because there are lots of perfectly natural carbon emissions out there, from volcanoes to cows.Actually I'm quite pleased by all this since I've always beena strong supporter of the space program and now it looks like that's our only hope!
Too bad the Vatican didn't include sexually abusing youths, transfering the priests who sexually abused youths to other positions where they could prey on more youths, trying to just pay off the abusees, etc., etc., etc. among its list of modern evils! Then again, perhaps such sex abuse is too longstanding a practice to consider it "new" or "modern"
Let's stay on topic here. Getting people to face up to their duty to deal effectively with climate change is going to be extraordinarily hard because it will require such difficult adjustments in our everyday lives, adjustments that are hard to imagine at this point. Generating the political will to do so, and the will to enforce necessary changes, will be staggeringly difficult. I; for one, am very grateful for this signal from the Vatican. By the way, here is an issue on which the laity will have to take the lead. Can we muster the will?
You seem to be arguing that if we can't do everything, we shouldn't do anything. Is that your intention?
Not at all--what I am arguing is that the best available science says we are all doomed, DOOMED!!!!!! And there's NOTHIONG we CAN do about it!!!!! OK, that's what the hype about global warming adds up to when you put it all together. Given that the latest reports suggest we must cut carbon emissions to absolute zero (look it up, if you haven't already heard about these reports--they're front-page news) I am again arguing that NONE of the proposals being considered (whther it's Kyoto, carbon caps, hybrid cars, wind farms/solar panels, etc., etc., etc.) will do anything at all to change the expected results. But as you know well, I don't especially believe in the gloom and doom scenarios--I expewct people will look back on global warming in 50 years and laugh about it.But ... if you do believe in the threat, then you need to propose something real. Either an outright dictatorship that will shoot anyone who burns any carbon (presumably with non-carbon producing boiws and arrows!) because remember--the new magic number is ZERO carbon emissions or else all hell breaks loose on earth ... or: start pumping money into a Manhattan Project-style program to develop some kind of "scrubbing" technology" to cleanse the atmosphere of greenhouse gasses--only you'd better be ready to hand it over (probably on a no-bid basis) to giant corporations like Halliburton, since they're the only ones with the technical expertise to tackle such a project ...Either that, or pump trillions into moving ALL industrial production off the planet--to orbiting space factories or factories on the moon (which I heartily support since it would finally kick our space program into high gear) ... but you've got to do it for all industrial countries, and all developing countries too (magic number = Zero!) ...This Zero goal is the best thing that could happen to global warming skeptics--because it will demonstrate how impossible the goals of the tree-huggers really are ... I do Not believe that ANY industrial country has even come close to meeeting their Kyoto goals--which were only a first step--and certainly the developing countries have icnreased their emissions (as has Japan, the very home of Kyoto--what a telling irony!) So the new Zero goal is a thousand times more unrealistic! If someone will propose something realistic and sensible, I'll gladly listen--and maybe even support it. But I've heard nothing so far that even comes close to actually "solving" the problem.
Reference, please, for the ZERO emissions requirement?
Today's Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/09/AR200803... ... or just go to www.washingtonpost.com and click on "print edition" and look for: Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies SayBy Juliet EilperinWashington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 10, 2008; Page A01 The Post article quotes one scientist stating that a zero-emissions world is technically achievable but probably not politically possible, though he gives NO explanation of how such a zero-emissions world could be achieved ... I agree only with the latter half of the statement--about its political impossibility. If there is a real-world problem, we need a real-world solution--not a no-(carbon)-pie-in-the-sky reply!
A good baseline for Carbon emissions reduction is 80% by 2050, using either 1993 (Rio) or 2005 (Kyoto) as a baseline year. Of course, in addition to Carbon Dioxide, we must also consider volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, NOx and SOx, water pollution (which includes thermal pollution), and the massive amounts of waste produced through inefficient use of items (bottled water comes to mind). Transportation is extremely important in this regard. CAFE standards are very good and necessary, but implementing new standards would do nothing about the cars that are currently on the road. We must consciously choose not to drive cars by ourselves, but instead to carpool, bike, walk, or use the bus.
Robert, Thanks for the lead to the Post article. There is a lag between emissions and their effects. Previous modeling has predicted large reductions in greenhouse gases emissions are needed and we need to start soon to avert the worst of the effects of climate warming. I'll see if I can get a look at the Journal articles. The test is whether the modeling has good physics, what emission assumptions are used and how it compares with other modeling done to date.bob
I am glad that Bob raises "modeling," because this is something that I find most disturbing about this debate. Whether there is warming is something that can be determined with some accuracy based on observation of empirical data. This is why many, including me, are willing to accept that there is evidence that global warming is in fact occurring. That being said, all the important issues, whether warming is caused by human activity, how severe it will be, whether it will even continue, whether anything we do will have an impact, what the actual impacts will be, are all based on computer models. The accuracy of computer models is, a function of assumptions and data.In my work I have had some experience in the use of computer models as they relate to aircraft and aircraft systems. I can tell you, in that experience, that not a single model was every 100% accurate, and one that was 90% accurate would be considered a spectacular success, and several were spectacularly wrong. My favorite involved a high tech helmet that the model said, though slightly heavier than a traditional helmet, would nonetheless be safe. In the high-speed sled test of a prototype, not only did the helmet break apart, it practically took the test dummy's head off. Ask yourself, would you fly as a passenger on a new airplane, with novel technology, that had never flown, on which no accurate model, prototype, or wind tunnel test had beeen performed, but the computer models said would work?My point is that computer models, used extensively in industries like the aeronautical and automotive, are relied on, but only to a point. These are exponentially less complex systems than the Earth. We are being asked to make decisions with far ranging consequences based on assumptions and models that we have absolutely no idea are accurate. Remember, the predicted terrible hurricane season of last year was the result of a computer model based on far more current and reliable data than the model predicting catastrophe 50 or 100 years from now. Am I some sort of Ludite and sinner for being skeptical?That politics plays a role is belied by some politician's selective reliance on the predictive abbility of computer models. Star Wars anyone? One of the central technical criticisms of missile defense is that computers are incapable of computing with accuracy the exact position of an incoming projectile. This, given that we can know with near perfect accuracy, the launch locations, the mass of the projectiles, their speed, the wind speeds, temperatures, humidity, etc. Believe me, this is child's play compared to predicting what the Earth will be doing 100 years from now.I am in full agreement with the Vatican's statements regarding good stewardship of the environment - Amen. I just would like to be a little more prudent about the costs and benefits, and the motives, involved in the global warming "crisis."
The National Hurricane Center's hurricane season forecasts are not a direct result of atmospheric modeling. It is a subjective, qualitative process, not a computer model result. Last year "NOAAs seasonal Atlantic hurricane outlooks.... were based on the expected occurrence of La Nia during an active Atlantic hurricane era, which greatly increases the probability of an above-normal season. . . .The observed number of named storms was well within NOAAs predicted range, and theobserved numbers of hurricanes and major hurricanes were each one below the predictedrange. However, the combined intensity and duration of the hurricanes and major hurricanes, as measured by the ACE index, was far below expectations.The full report is at:http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/hurrsummary_2007...
Bob,I will grant the their method does not involve the same type of computer modeling that global warming predictors use, but it was still a modeling and simulation exercise. They used past data, scientific understanding of natural and physical phenomena, applied assumptions (e.g. the occurrence of La Nina and its affects) to make predictions. I strongly suspect they used computer predictions for the component parts. In fact, a key component of NOAA is the National Centers for Environmental Prediction's Environmenal Modeling Center that uses computer modeling extensively, including, so they claim, for hurricance prediction and modeling. If anything, these types of experiences, whether they use computer algorithms to make their predictions or not ought to give us pause. In fields where we have far more thorough and consistent data with far far more experience and history in understanding the import of that data, whether it is meteorology or aereonautics, we can see the limitations of our knowledge.Are you saying that there is no subjectivity in the models global warming enthusiasts use? That it is pure, non-qualitative, analysis?
Sean,Forecasting using qualitative methods of year-to-year changes in hurricanes is different from using models to predict where the overall climate of the planet is headed. We are seeing effects that the climate models predict. Including anthropogenic emissions predicts the warming we are already observing and unique features, like how the arctic warming more than the tropics. NCEP models are mostly for short-range weather forecasting. Scientists who do climate forecasting, e.g., at Goddard, run specialized climate models, using the same overall physics, but focusing on the overall patterns more than smaller scale details.bob
I have nothing to say about the sort of modeling that scientists who deal with the matter of global warming use. But let me return to the moral issues, the issues the Vatican statement raises.If I understand him, Robert Reid says two things. 1. If the outlook for the planet is as dire as some of the predictions have claimed, then we're doomed anyway. So eat, drink, and be merry. 2. There is no compelling evidence to show that human activity is having a significant deleterious impact on the planet. So there's no reason to make any significant changes in human activity. I hope that I'm not misrepresenting Reid's remarks.Let me propose another way to frame the issue. Suppose that there is some good reason to believe that human activity is endangering the human habitability of the planet, but that this evidence is not ironclad. Furthermore, suppose that the projected damage is unprecedented. That is, no one has ever had to deal with so momentous an issue as this is. Finally, the projected calamity is such that an urgent response, one that doesn't allow for waiting long for more conclusive evidence, is called for. In other words, while the riskiness of continuing present polluting human activity is not certain, the magnitude of the effects of losing the risk is staggering. And we can't delay deciding how to address this issue.Confronted with this risk and the status of the evidence concerning this whole issue, what is the our moral responsibility? Drawing on the discipline of casuistry, which tried to determine moral responsibility in cases of risk and non-conclusive evidence, I would argue that, in the extraordinary case of climate change, we ought to adopt the safer course. We should assume that unless we change our current policies and practices in a way that offers some reasonable prospect of averting the projected calamity, we would be acting irresponsibly and, therefore, immorally. I realize that the magnitude of the changes that would be needed to deal effectively with the horrendous scenarios that have bee projected would be extremely costly on both economic and political terms. And so, I'd be happy to be proven wrong. But, so far as I can presently see, the risks are just too high to run them.
Bernard Dauenhauer,You have made a well-reasoned discussion of a moral response to global climate change, or even the possible threat of major changes to our planetary thermostat. Your discussion is succinct and to the point. We've had the chance to take actions that would decrease the likelihood of extreme effects of anthropogenic climate change, measures that would have other immediate benefits, such as increased fuel efficiency, with decreased pollution and less dependence on foreign supplies of fuel. Now, the more we delay, the harder it will be to keep global warming in check. And we shouldn't wait 50 years to see if our playing with the thermostat will cause changes more rapidly than we can respond.


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I am able to decrypt vigenere cipher text using the index of coincidence and chi test.
However out of interested how do you go about attacking ciphertext that was encrypted using a mix alphabet shifted 26 times?
Also what about a ciphertext that has been encrypted with 26 random alphabets? so each line in the tableau is random.
Googling seems to bring up the basic vigenere, either an example of a link to a resource would be good.


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It has been suggested to use the Guard rune to combat people using rail and the Doubler rune. What does it do exactly?
I and that good brony of a Tristan have done a little bit of science, and it turns out holysh1t got it wrong. That's just how much people at the highest levels care about maps with runes. Anyway!
Getting hit with 100/100 (= 100 hitpoints, 100 armor) by a direct grenade hit:
Getting hit with 200/0 by a direct grenade hit:
We also tried with one hit from a plasma gun (20/30 damage) and the results are consistent with the above.
Guard halves damage taken by your hitpoints after your armor absorbed damage normally.
From what I recall, armor soaks two damage points every three. Now, with guard every second hitpoint damage is skipped.
This means that:
Considered that doubler appears to be a flat +50% damage boost, this means guard actually has the edge over doubler, although in this match up the guard player's armor will evaporate real fast.
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Grampy Grumpy is a maniac behind the wheel. This is a fact of life. The sky is blue, water is wet, and Grampy Grumpy is a crazy driver.
If you ever follow Grampy anywhere, best get directions first, because he will weave in and out of traffic and blow through yellow lights, leaving you behind. He then will wonder why you never made it to where you're going.
Maybe if he looked in the rearview every once in a while, he'd know.
This is compounded when we go on vacation, because we're in places I'm unfamiliar with and my sense of direction is already poor. Grampy claims I'm an over cautious driver, which is hilarious, because he helped teach me how to drive.
I'm not the only one he leaves behind. I've been in the car when he's left my Long Suffering Husband stranded at a light, and I've gotten an earful or two about him doing the same to Grandmama. To compound the problem, Grampy never takes the same route twice - he's obsessive about finding faster ways to get where he's going.
As the kids say, a vacation isn't a vacation until Grampy leaves us behind somewhere.
I'm 99 percent sure my son, the Little Professor, gets his extraordinary sense of direction from him, and I'm afraid he's starting to pick up on his aggressive driving habits as well.
As part of our summer vacation caravan down the coast, we stopped in Daytona Beach, home of that famous speedway. You can't go to Daytona without doing something motor sports-related, so the LSH and I took the kids to a go-kart track.
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He didn't crash into anyone, and managed to screech into the pits, where the little lead foot promptly slammed into an empty kart, not having bothered to gauge the stopping distance or use the brake at all, really.
"That's the brake, little guy," the attendant helpfully pointed out.
Those are words that bear repeating.
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I am brand new to ubuntu and I just installed 12.04 on my dell, had winxp before and the wireless worked just fine.
I was reading other posts with solutions like uninstalling the preset drivers and everything but didn`t work so i decided to post.
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Can I have multple drop boxes (dropbox.com) or Ubuntu One accounts on a single machine (Ubuntu 9.04 or 10.04) to backup multiple projects ?
Even though there are some workarounds it's strongly not recommended, because either of these services were designed to handle that. Also if it's used to get some extra quota it's against Dropbox's ToS and I'm pretty sure that it is against the Ubuntu One's as well.
Here is what a Dropbox dude (N.N.) said on this matter:


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What do you look for when going for a guitar? I own an acoustic and am looking for a better one.
What should I be looking for? Wood quality, brand, strings, etc.?
What do you look for when going for a guitar? I own an acoustic and am looking for a better one.
What should I be looking for? Wood quality, brand, strings, etc.?
Don't look, listen and touch. Too many poor guitar purchases are made when you shop with your eyes and not ears and your hands. Here is my general advice for buying a guitar, stands for acoustic or electric:
Yup: play everything you can! Be "that guy" at the music store who's asking every guitar to be taken down for a quick spin. Especially if you're new to guitar, you don't really know what you like the sound of or what feels good in your hands. The only way you can remedy that shortcoming is to get experienced and the only way to get experienced is...well, you know the answer to that now. :)
By taking somebody that plays for a few years with you to a music shop.
To know, which guitar is good, and which is bad, you need to have an experience playing both of those types: only this way you can differ one from another. There are too many factors that are too hard to notice, if you don't know what exactly to look for. Many of them are feeling-based and hardly measurable.
The thing to keep in mind is that a guitar is, first and foremost, a machine -- specifically a machine that transmits string vibration into air vibration. Like any machine, you want it to do its job and be easy to use, and everything else -- including its tone -- is secondary. With that in mind, these should be your priorities, especially among inexpensive guitars:
I'd recommend going acoustic before electric, for several reasons:
When buying an acoustic, strings do not really matter, you can change them. What DOES matter is the setup it comes with. The guitar should play well, have good intonation and have no fret buzzing. Tonewood wise, spruce is very nice and produces a great sound and is common in most middle end acoustics. Of course there are more expensive woods that can go up to maple and rosewood, causing differences in tone.
One of the most common types of acoustic bodies are called 'Dreadnoughts' and produce a very full, loud sound. I can recommend the Yamaha F-310. Gives a great sound, is affordable, and as it gets older it becomes better. With bronzed steel strings, it sounds amazing.
In answer to your first question, I would recommend getting to grips with the guitar by playing an acoustic first, then moving on to the electric.
Hope this helps.
Solid-body electric guitars are by far easier to play than acoustic guitars. While they do require more equipment (amp, cables, etc), solid-body electric guitars have thinner bodies (so you don't have to look over the top of the guitar) and usually the action (space between fretboard and string) is lower, making it easier to play.
I don't know how much you want to spend, but if you're a beginner, a 'good' guitar is the one you see hanging on the wall at the store that you must have; it looks great, and feels even better in your hands. If those things aren't the case, there's no way you're going to want to play it 4+ hours a day...
A good guitar is one that sounds and feels great to you. Don't get too hung up on brands that you've read about or seen your favorite guitarists play. Pick up and play as many as you can before choosing one -- You'll eventually find that "right" one that you can't live without.
If you live in a bad quality rented apartment with uncooperative neighbours, or you think some member of your family may not like, it may be better to avoid unnecessary pressure by learning on something that can be played with headphones.
There are "silent acoustic" guitars available on the market and solid body electric guitar with headphone-only amp should also be quiet.
Sounds reasonably paranoid but I have been forced to stop playing guitar long time ago because of the "noise" issues, so check your situation.
I'm new to StackExchange so I'm not sure whether this should be a comment or an answer...
Watching "It Might Get Loud" really changed how I view instruments - there's a segment where Jack White builds a guitar from garbage, basically, and it sounds great.
I think what's important here is WHY do you want to upgrade? Have you learned how to do everything you can with your current guitar? What will upgrading get you? I know I've gotten sucked into "ohhh pretty guitar" moments, urges to try something new, but will that really be beneficial, musically? Do you really need that "better" tone, especially if it costs $500, $1000, more?
Even a $100 acoustic can make music that sounds good (subjectively), so before you go for an upgrade I'd take a good hard look at your reasons - maybe you just need to explore a new style of playing.
What you want depends on what you want.
Which is, of course, duh.
A good sign of high quality is solid wood. Or, rather, a useful if not complete sign of low quality is the use of laminates, which are like plywood. If you see a complete dog of an acoustic guitar, chances are it is laminate. But that's not the end of the story. Solid wood guitars are more sensitive to humidity than laminate, which means that you have to worry more about your instrument if you go solid. A common half-measure is to go with solid top and laminate back and sides. You can tell if the top is solid by looking at the inside of the soundhole. If the grain continues through the hole, it's solid. If it looks like a stack of pancakes, it's laminate.
Another indicator of lesser quality is a bolt-on neck. Bolt-on necks are easier to do, so it is a general low-quality indicator. But, over time, the tension of the strings pulls the neck up, against the glue, and you have to reset the neck to get proper action, and that can get expensive for dove-tail neck joints. Taylor uses a bolt-on technology (it's also glued - the bolt is mostly there to keep the pressure and position as the glue cures.
My first acoustic was a bad dog of a guitar, and it had a zero fret. Zero frets are frets where the nut should be, and the strings always lie on it, which makes the process of cutting a nut less precise than it is on normal guitars. But Maccaferri guitars, which are de regeuer for gypsy jazz, come with zero frets.
Another indicator of lower quality is mass. A guitar is a speaker system driven by the movement of the strings, and the more mass, the less the vibration of the strings is turned into sound. In general, you want the braces, the top, the sides, the bridge, everything to be as light as possible but no lighter. Folks who want their dreadnoughts brought up to bluegrass fighting shape have their braces shaved and remove the "popsicle brace" (a brace across the top of the guitar body between the soundhole and the neck), to cut down on the tone-damping mass. But guitar makers started putting them in for a reason, and that reason is that the lighter and more delicate an instrument is, the more that casual and non-careful playing might damage it, or even the humidity mentioned earlier. The assumption of higher-end luthiers is that if you're paying $5000 or more for a flatpicking hot-rod, you know what you want and know what you're doing, and the assumption of guitar companies (and the great Martin is the originator of the popsicle brace) is that they need to keep repairs and returns down, so overbuild 'em some.
So, that's four indicators of low quality I've hit that are used by fine guitar makers and show up in great or at least perfectly good guitars. So, what are some actual indicators?
It stays in tune. The harmonics at the 5th, 7th and 12th fret are strong and loud. If the action is adjustable to be right and there are no dead spots on the neck. And if it sounds good. I replaced my Ibanez acoustic (with a Wizard neck and 6-on-top headstock) with a heavier and more traditionally-headstocked Fender A/E, and when playing something more lead, the Ibanez always cut through.
The advice I'd offer is pretty simple. A quality instrument will feel great in your hands and sound great unplugged.
The first matter takes some getting used to as a new player. Guitars have many small variations that affect how they feel, so as a new player it's best to grab a lot of guitars and find ones that feel good--then figure out why. Here's some tips:
Once you find guitars that feel good to you then it's time to play them unplugged (both acoustic and electric).
From there you can usually address most issues--albeit at a cost.
After all that comes the looks. Right at the end.
As you shop for a guitar, consider the scale length. Shorter scale lengths require less string tension to achieve standard pitch, allowing the notes to bend more easily. Many Gibson guitars use about a 24.75" scale length; many Fender guitars uses about a 25.5" scale length. Your choice may be influenced by the trade space of musical styles (bluesy bends) versus acoustic volume (with higher tension).
I have electrics in each scale length. My single acoustic is a long scale, and I sometimes wish that it had a short scale for better bending.
What you should be looking for is a guitar that you will enjoy playing for a long time because it sounds good, feels good and will continue to do so as it ages. If you don't like the way a guitar sounds, you won't enjoy playing it. If you don't like the way it feels, you won't play it (no matter how good it sounds).
What sounds and feels good to you personally may be very different than what sounds and feels good to me. Factors to consider within your budget are tone woods, body shape and size, and overall quality of the workmanship and components. To a large extent, more money gets you better quality but for most of us, money is a limiting factor in terms of our selections.
A solid top guitar will almost always sound better than a laminate top guitar. The back and sides will influence the sound to a lesser extent. The top is also known as the "soundboard" and it is what actually produces the sound on an acoustic guitar. The strings only serve to vibrate the "soundboard" or top. The string vibrations are transferred to the top through the saddle and bridge. A solid top will vibrate more than a laminate top which consist of multiple layers of wood glued together.
Different woods for the top will produce different sounds. Spruce is one of the most common woods for acoustic guitar tops. Maple will produce a brighter sound than spruce (all else being equal) and mahogany will producer a deeper or darker or boomier (depending on how you want to describe it) sound than spruce. And Cedar produces what most describe as a very warm (but less articulate) tone. Play guitars with different tonewoods to see what sounds good to you.
To me, body shape is an important factor in determining playing comfort. While a dreadnought shape will produce a fuller, deeper sound in general, I find the boxier shape of the dread less comfortable to hold while playing - whether sitting or standing. I personally find the concert body style with a narrower waist much more comfortable to hold.
Body thickness will also play a part in playing comfort. A person of smaller stature may find it more difficult to reach around a thicker bodied guitar (although the body thickness will influence the volume of the guitar when played acoustically).
Another factor in playing comfort will be the neck profile. Different guitars will have different widths and thicknesses of necks. There are C shaped necks (most common) D shaped necks (chunkier) V shaped necks and variations of the above. The size of your hands will play a part in what type neck profile will be most comfortable for you. A wider neck will allow for a wider space between strings but if you have small hands you may find the stretch uncomfortable.
It is important to check the neck angle of your guitar to be sure it is properly set or you will not be able to adjust the action to optimal playable level. I recommend having a guitar tech or luthier check the neck angle if you are not sure how to do this yourself. Taylor guitars all have bolt on necks and are set precisely at the factory. The advantage of the bolt on necks is the neck angle can be altered or adjusted if needed by unbolting the neck and placing the proper shims in place before bolting it back on.
Set up refers to adjusting the action, the neck relief, truss rod, saddle height etc. Some guitars will be set up well when you buy them. If not, budget $75 or so for a proper set up by a qualified guitar tech.
You asked about brands. Some of the more trusted brands with fairly consistent quality control that offer affordable acoustics would be Martin, Taylor and Gibson not in any particular order. In particular Martin and Taylor offer a lower end more affordable series with solid tops but laminate back and sides. From my experience, these seem to have consistent quality out of the factory, even if the factory is overseas. You will almost never find a Martin, Taylor or Gibson in a pawn shop or used music store because they sell as soon as they hit the display stand.
To me, the way a guitar looks is less important than the way it feels and sounds, but if you can get one that is comfortable to play, sounds good to your ears, and looks good too - all the better. Good luck.
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Here's a Question of the Day inspired by a tweet by reader Sahil Lala, who wrote:
Just pre-ordered Dark Souls 2. Why are games so expensive again ? 🙁 Feels like 2008 all over again~
— Sahil Lala (@Sahil_Lala) January 22, 2014
In South Africa at least, game prices seem to have settled at an incredible R700 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games, while the price of a PlayStation 4 game is regularly well in excess of that price with new releases heading north of R800.
Have you been noticing the price increases and have they affected your game buying habits recently? Have you had to rethink the games you plan on buying in the coming months or are there titles that you will pick up no matter what?
Has your backlog of games been getting more attention as a result or has that particular monster continued to grow with PlayStation Plus and game sales over the holidays?
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Why have children if you can't spend time with them?
My brother and sister in law had a child 4 years ago and both chose to get second jobs afterwards while leaving the baby with grandparents every Saturday and they still do. They only see her on evenings for a few hours and Sundays but even on Sundays they put her in church daycare so it seems like she is always being watched by someone else. They left her with grandparents to take a cruise before she was even one year old so if they could afford a cruise, why do they need two jobs? Now they have have planned and are expecting another child soon. Why have another if you can't spend time with the one you have? I don't know why it bothers me and I know it is none of my business. I would like to know what you all think. Do I just need to change my perception of the situation?
dd 12/11
d? 09/13
Do I just need to change my perception of the situation?
I think you need to change your perception that any of this is your business.
"I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity." --A Knight's Tale
Perfect parent alert.
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
- Polonius in Hamlet
It would bother me too but it's their kid, their choice. How much time is the right amount of time to spend with your children? How many hours/week? What about moms who stay home but spend most of their time looking at a screen and not engaging their children?
7/28/11 boy/girl twins
4/23/13 expecting another
Why does anyone have kids? For free manual labor, of course. Duh.
If my uterus wasn't such a quitter I would have had enough kids to get ALL of the housework done, so I could eat bon bons in peace.
FTR I'm one of those moms that probably shouldnt have had a child. It isn't at all what I had in mind. I never expected to get PPD or resent my child for sucking my life away.


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Small question here. I try to set CTRL+SHIFT+W to open an internet browser. Every time I add it to the keyboard shortcuts in the settings, it takes back a level in the settings menu rather than accepting my new shortcut. Any ideas?
Can not confirm what is using or has been assigned ctrl+shift+w to close tabs or windows but that is probably why the window closes when you try to assign that shortcut to launch browser.
After checking HUD and System Settings>All Settings>Keyboard there appears to be no thing assigned that keyboard shortcut. Refering to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Keybindings gives information regarding using dconf Editor to view all keyboard shortcuts but again no thing is being shown that indicates ctrl+shift+w being assigned to any thing.
Searching the web confirms some body has filed a bug at launchpad so it might be worth our while to add as affected here.
Looking at this question may also indicate something has changed with regard how keyboard shortcuts work in newer flavours.
Depending on your keyboard you could assign the appropriate media key or hot key or Function Key to launch browser through All Settings>Keyboard>Launchers>Launch Web Browser which would give one button launch ability.
Maybe Unity shortcut may be an option?
Open your browser and right click the icon in launcher to lock it to launcher.
Press and hold the Super(Windows icon) which will show HUD with information regarding keyboard shortcuts.
Note looking at Launcher your browser icon may have been assigned a number.
If pressing and holding Super does not show a shortcut number for your browser
Just drag and drop the launcher icon to nearer the top of launcher for it to be assigned a number.
This is because Ctrl + Shift + W shortcut will close all currently open tabs (Ctrl + W will close only the current tab). If you are in a browser (Chromium, Firefox) this shortcut will entail closing the window.
Try to use another combination like Ctrl + Shift + B or Ctrl + Shift + C (these I tested) and will work like a charm.
Here are some shortcut keys that are very common for all major browsers. Even you are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera users, these keyboard shortcuts will work for your browsers.


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Or maybe some other variation of that, like "20 downvotes anywhere within 1 day". Probably it should be bronze regardless.
It seems like there's a script running against this badge, but that'd be fine. It's just for fun anyway. :D
Well, maybe it will be an incentive for most not getting that. I don't know.
edit: What about this other perspective - out of over 40 badges, all for "good behavior" none is actually "awarded" for "bad behavior". So, having at least 1 could give us a better idea of how people are behaving in the "bad manner". As for how people would actually react to that, I say that guessing here is pure speculation.


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Let $A,B$ be two local rings and put $\mathfrak{m}_A, \mathfrak{m}_B$ their maximal ideals. Now suppose that we have an injection $0 \to A \to B$ and put $\mathfrak{n} := A \cap \mathfrak{m}_B $. It seems to me quite obvious that it should be $\mathfrak{m}_A = \mathfrak{n}$ (at least in the geometric way of thinking local rings). The question is if someone knows an example in which $\mathfrak{m}_A \supset \mathfrak{n}$ and $\mathfrak{m}_A \neq \mathfrak{n}$ or a proof of the equality which goes well in this general algebraic setting without refering to geometry; I found this problem in solving Liu's exercise in Algebraic Geometry and there all goes well thanks to the geometric assumptions that these rings are local rings of ringed topological space and that the ring $A$ is the universal quotient of $B$ by a $G$-action. Then I try to generalize this part of the proof but I lost myself.
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Bit of a pain about the Rimini colapse
Bit of a pain about the Rimini colapse
It was and I got the feeling it was then or a long wait and we were getting in debt more and more, alot of key players refusing to take pay cuts and wanted big raises so I thought it was time to go
Bury Finances
The Finances are not good. When I took over the wage budget was decreased the following day and we were over budget £5500 a week on wages alone.
The club is £1.58million in debt so the 1st plan is to try and help cut that. I would like to be in the black next summer.
The plan is to get rid of players I don't need then ask players that are staying to take a lower wage.
Then I'll be arranging so money spinning friendlies, For myself to progress I need to get this club on a stable footing again.
Ive managed to clear loads of players and got some to drop wages so now we aren't over spending
Money Spinning Friendlies
We need money and we need it fast. I'm hoping these friendlies will bring us close to £700k
Favourites for relegation
No Massive expectations on my shoulders so hopefully we can tip the apple cart abit
Loan Signing
When I saw they had transfer listed him I just had too get him to Bury
Playing Squad
The last manager had overpaid for some utter rubbish so I cleared them all out. Some good youths that will be thrown in and I shall search the loan market. A keeper is priorty
Great thread and great work, gutted about Rimini looked as if things were picking up, this has inspired me
These games were more about money than results
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Couldn't turn down £110k but all the rest werent good enough or out of contract and I wasnt willing to pay what they were asking for
When taking over I didnt realise how dire the finances were at Bury I've tried my hardest to try and start fixing this
August 2014
League Table
Monthly Overview
Not the best of starts the squad is very inexperienced and If Im honest not good enough for this level, I've got a feeling this season will be a long hard slog but hopefully we can lay the foundations for a title push next season. We need money and fast
September 2014
League Table
Player of the Month
Tony Watts - Got on the goal trail at the right time and kicked off our season
Monthly Review
A much better month which was nearly my first unbeaten one for a while. The team feels like its gelling now and getting used to my tatitcs. Hopefully we can carry on this good form
I'm loving this thread.... Good luck with Bury mate
Getting better now
October 2014
League Table
Monthly Review
Expected to fight relegation at the moment we are overachieving but it wets my appeite for a playoff push
Even getting close should make for a good season.
November 2014
League Table
Monthly Review
6 points from 9 i'm happy with. Fa cup in a money spinner but I have a really small squad so fringe and youth played that game. We are ticking over now and keeping pace with the playoff teams
December 2014
League Table
Monthly Review
5 from 12 and we are making sure we stay away from a relegation dogfight we are playing above expecations I'm happy but could be happier
Looking good there, a few wins will soon bounce you up the table. Keep it going
January 2015
League Table
My First Award in my career!!!
Monthly review
The Perfect month!! 4 wins from 4 puts us right back in the playoff battle also it wins me my first ever manager of the month in this career, We need to push on and continue this run of form now
Great run of form that is.
Sir Robert Hall
Feb 2015
League Table
Monthly Review
After a fantastic january I was hoping we could kick on and keep pace with the frontrunners but an awful feb which we failed to win in has seen us lose ground. but we are still over-achieving
March 2015
League Table
Monthly Review
Not a bad month running out of games now so midtable looks like where we will finish which is great considering we were favourites for relegation
Yep, definitely a great season.
April 2015
League Table
Monthly Review
Which 2 games to go its in our hands to make the playoffs, two wins and we will secure 7th place. What an end to the season that would be. It has been a great season so far but could yet get better
May 2015 update 1
League Table
Playoff Secure
Job Offer
Monthly Review
Job Done! what a season! playoff spot was way beyond anything expected of us. the question is can we do it and achieve promotion. I have delayed the job offer until the end of the season, I intend to accept it just want to know what division we are in so I may be due a payrise
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Excellent. And you just might.
Playoff Draw
May 2015 update 2
Playoff Final Draw
I read this thread from start to end in one time, and ending here is a master cliffhanger! Good luck on that final, and remember finals are to win
Excellent run of form, creeping into the playoff places at the last minute. Good luck for the final
Unfortunately after my last post I had to go to work a night shift, so the final will have to wait until I wake up tomorrow, my two strikers are injured so I dunno where goals will come from as 3rd and 4th choice haven't scored this season. But I'll give it a go. I'll update straight away after
Must be annoying having to wait for that moment.
Sure is delta but I'm up now so time to play
2014/15 End of season review
Bury - League Two
League Two - A Great season we performed beyond all expectations and heart break on the final day showed we weren't good enough realistically to go up but it gives us a great platform
Playoff Final - A Boring final which Dag & Red dominated, So close
Fa Cup - Out first round, would of liked a money spinning run but my squad was too small to cope.
Carling Cup - Same as Fa Cup
Johnston Paint Trophy - tried to go for this one, reached second round then out
Key Players
Filip Mentel - Played every game this season, Good Keeper but if want to be serious title challengers may need replacing
Adam Jackson - Intially Signed on loan, Made permenant in January for Free. Rock at the back
Romain Gasmi - My Star Player made the PFA team of the year. Broke the clubs asisst record.
Tony Watt - Top Scorer With 10. Not even goal but fingers crossed he can double that next season
Nacho Huertas - Loan Signing from Liverpool who played "in the hole" behind Watt and ran games. He was missed in Playoff Final.
Club Information
Romain Gasmi makes Pfa Team of year
Season Overview
An Remarkble season, We now have to kick on. The aim has to be promotion next season. I know where I need to improve so will be setting out straight away to reinforce my squad. Heartbreak on the final day has given me the movitation to do one better next season.
The day after the Playoff Final I Agreed a new 1 year deal.
You should be able to attract some good reinforcements.
That was the plan but the board cut the wage budget from 14k per week to 9.5k. So I'm having too get rid of high earners and I don't have the money to replace them. I'm searching the loan market for 4 players to replace them with no wages or fees
Good luck With Bury
If you do well it will feel even better that you're managing it with strict restrictions.
First time i've visited the Careers Forum and glad I did. A great read, looking forward to seeing where you go with this and also plan to try my hand at something similar if my laptop can handle it.
Pre-season update 2015-16
Transfers Out
Transfers In
Denis - Loan Signing from Manchester City He's an AM that my scout said is better than Nachos Huertas who done amazing for us last season.
Leon Driscoll - Loan Signing from Wigan, Striker who has come in to challenge Tony Watt for the 1 striker spot.
Andrea Cominelli - Italian GK who i brought in to replace Mentel, He has an higher possible Potential and a third of the wages
Kyriakos Sokratous - My weakness last season was Left back so I'm hoping Kyriakos can fix it.
Pre-season Results
Pre-season Review
As I mentioned in a previous post my wage budget was cut and we are already in massive debt so this summer I cleared the squad of 8 players who I thought were overpaid and I had a youngster with potential to replace. Also Managed to sell Lennon and Mentel for abit of cash. I've brought in 2 loans and 2 permenant deals. The squad is down to its bare bones. Ive also loaned out 4 players who need games and I've managed to get all their wages paid aswell so that will certainly help. I would love to be fighting for promotion but I think due to a lack of money we will struggle. We will have to wait and see.
yeah the plan is to stay this season and try and get them up despite the boards best efforts to make it harder for me
Sounds reasonable
I think if an offer comes along I'll have to consider because Bury dont make enough money to get out of debt and thats gonna hold me back
August 2015
League Table
Monthly Review
Not a bad start. Alot of games in a short period of time knackered my team out and we are struggling to field 11 fit players as we have a small squad but I think if we can keep them fit I can push for promotion
Sept 2015
League table
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October 2015
league Table
Monthly Review
another win in the JPT but our league form is suffering from having a small squad.
November 2015
League Table
Monthly review
We are enjoying cup runs but our league form is getting worse. we just dont have the depth in the squad but we need money from cup to survive as our debt is getting bigger.
Hoping for better so far I imagine.
I Decided to accept as they were seen as a bigger club than bury and 2nd favourites for the title. They are struggling at the moment but hopefully we can make a late run for playoffs
Good luck, not sure if I would of made that move though.
Hope it works out.
Good stuff so far. Think I would have been tempted to stick with Bury tbh. No cash for transfers and already above wage budget means it could be tough, especially as the defence looks like it needs some work. Good luck at Orient though
Dec 2015 & Jan 2016 update
Bury Results
Leyton Orient Results
League Table
Monthly Review
A slow start to leyton career but hoping the wycombe win is the turning point. The wage budget is 3 times bigger than burys so it gives me a chance to attract better players. we arent far after playoffs and I think if we can get a run going we can get in there.
Hopefully it will be. Doesn't look good to be below Bury.
Probably a good move. If you don't go up this season, you'll be one of the favourites next year
thats the plan. all their players contracts end at the end of this season. so i will see who i wanna keep let rest go and then rebuild. 28k a week compared to burys 9.5k is massive
end of season review
I know I finished below Bury but I have £25k Per week free to bring in players over the summer. it will be a massive rebuild and I'm gonna tell the board I want the title. I felt the league was winnable at bury but when their debt held me back the offer from leyton was a chance to get out of this division
All the best at Orient mate - a good read and interesting career to date. I have subscribed to this thread.
I am in utter shock
I recieved this:
my current budget was 28k per week
Players in this division ask for £1k a week on average
The only answer has to be
Im not jumping because it could be hard It will be impossible. Id have to cut my budget by £22k a week I had already signed players to replace the out of contracts and offered good wages.
In hindsight taking the Leyton job was probably a bad move as they were no better off than bury.
I just wanna find the right club
Well I don't like to say I told you so.....but
All the best for your next challenge.
Well, you're out of the division. And actually Barney Butterball simply said that he wouldn't have made that move, not that it was a bad idea, which can be a different thing.
Yeah gotta find the right job now
TBH I would have jumped ship too. Can't compete at that level with no money for wages. Good luck with where ever you land next
Gear goes to Denmark!
Allerod Football Club - Relegation favourites, After my adventures so far I decided fresh start fresh country and have decided to take this job. Hopefully I can build my reputation here and maybe win some silverware.
Seems like a tough task to take on.
Who :confused:
Good luck
its a hard task
Great thread.......enjoying following your career....good luck
Mid season Update
league table
My danish adventure isnt going too well but we will keep going and try to stay up
Sort the defence out and you should be okay. You've only scored one goal less than 2nd in league.
Welcome to my world.
Update June 2017
League Table
With 3 games to go we were all but down, so I handed in my resignation as alot of managers were getting sacked so I was hoping for another job offer.
Any where you haven't been yet.
Romania - Liga 2 Seria I
Off too Romania for a new adventure. Hopefully I can build my reputation here
Nice to see a career with a bit of realism - success AND failure. Most career threads, however interesting, are just full of success. Keep up the good work!
Definitely looked lost in Denmark so I would have gone as well, see how Romania goes.
i'm guessing this up and down success, is due to you building your own tactics with individual clubs rather than downloading a 'buy success' sort of tactic, the only thread ive bookmarked as the realism is great, still feel you should have stayed at bury, nbut the lure of a chmpionship 15,000 seeter stadium must have been hard to turn down
Yeah when I take over a new club I pick a tactic I feel will best suit what we got rather than what I would like to play. Im enjoying the save, I would like abit of success at one club and maybe increase my rep so I can play a bit higher. Im glad others are enjoying reading it
August & September 2017 Update
League Table
A great start, Midtable is close, Im not gonna set any targets I'm just going to see how the season pans out
Probably a good idea, especially when you're still a bit new to the place.
October 2017
Another good month we are keeping pace with the front runners
Looking good.
Mid-Season Spilt Review
November & December 2017
Disappointed to not make the top half cut but its a team in progress. long winter break now. I am in the semi finals of the cup though
Winter Break Review
Transfers Out
I made £1million here, two players I would have rather kept but with the club a million in debt it was a chance to bring to £0 was obviously the boards thinking when they accepted Murca. We have two youth players who could potentially be better anyway but are no-where near at the moment
Transfers In
Spent £22k on a centre back as we needed one. the other player was recommended as a replacement for my Attacking midfielder Kome who was meant to be leaving for £2million to Genk but it fell through. So now i have two lol
Definitely one of the more interesting careers on the forum. The ups and downs are great, KUTGW
Romania, eh? Interesting choice to say the least! Good luck
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"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..." (Genesis 1:26).
Was He talking to angels? At the point of making man, had God made angels already? Any other biblical references?


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