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All skills have a maximum level where no more levels can be bought with rupees. If I reach that level, then equip items that provide a bonus to that skill, does the bonus still apply (exceeding the "max")? Or is the bonus just wasted?
I decided to test this out using the spell card "Wind". The spell card's description when leveling it up:
The first part of my research was to test out the spell card when it was one level before the maximum, without using any equipment boosts. Here are the results:
Take note of the size of the wind. When I level up wind so that it is at the maximum, the wind range and wind size should be increased. I will mainly be focusing on the wind size.
Here are the results of the spell card at the maximum level, with no equipment boosts. As you can see, this one is slightly larger.
I tried my best to take the screenshot while both were in the same area. I also tried to get the character in the same position by running all the way to the left and then lightly tapping the right arrow key.
Next, I added some equipment boosts to the next level in order to see if there would be any changes. I used Spellmaster Cap in my hat slot, which gives a +1 to all cards, including wind. For my necklace slot, I used Thor's Hammer, which gives a +4 to all wind cards. Finally, for my ring slot, I used Hurricane, which gives a +2 boost to all wind cards.
Here are the results of the wind card with a +6 boost.
Now, to take a closer look at the green shapes and their sizes, I have zoomed in on each image, taking the photo in the exact same spot.


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This question is a multiple-tradition overview question, which means that all kinds of views on the matter from all various traditions that are present in Christianity are welcome.
Is prayer an integral part of worshiping, or is it possible to worship without a prayer?
Would this kind of worship be reckoned as valid?
If possible, please answer in the perspective of both Old Testament and New Testament.

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Rent Arrears
Debt Advice Team - Birmingham City Council
If you are a tenant of the local authority (council), registered social landlord (housing association) or private landlord, you are responsible for paying the rent. Rent is a priority debt and failure to make payments could result in your landlord going to court to evict you.
• Speak to your landlord and explain the difficulties you are having
• Complete a personal budget to work out what you can afford to pay towards your arrears
• Make an arrangement to clear your arrears
• If you are in receipt of Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance or Employment Support Allowance you can ask for direct deductions from your benefit
• Check entitlement to Housing Benefit which could help towards rent payments
• Pay as much as possible towards your rent to stop the arrears increasing.
• Check whether you can increase your income so that you can afford your payments
Housing Benefit is paid to help with rent payments. This can be paid if you are unemployed or in work. The amount you are entitled to is dependent on your household income and personal circumstances (whether you have children, whether you pay child care costs, whether you are in receipt of disability benefits, etc). If you want to check whether you are entitled you should contact your local council Benefit Service Office (Birmingham Benefit Service 0121 464 7000).
It is worth checking to see whether you may be entitled to any other types of benefits which could assist you financially. Examples are Tax Credits, Free school meals, Council Tax Benefit, disability benefits. If you are working you should have your tax code checked to ensure you are not paying too much tax. The following agencies may be able to assist you:
• Disabled/Carers Freephone 0800 882 200
• Low Income &Jobseekers Jobcentre Plus Office on 0800 055 6688
• Child Benefit 0845 302 1444
• National Insurance 0845 302 1479
• Tax Credit & Child Tax Credits 0845 300 3900
• Income Tax Local Tax Office 0845 302 1437
Even if the landlord refuses to accept your offer of repayment, you should continue to pay your rent as well as any offer you have made towards your arrears. Before any legal action can commence your landlord will send you a Notice Seeking Possession (NSP). This does not mean you have to leave your property and you will still have an opportunity to agree a payment arrangement and avoid court action.
If you have not been able to make an arrangement with your landlord, your landlord can ask the court to send you a Claim for Possession. This will give you a date and time for a county court hearing. You should have at least 28 days' notice of the hearing date. This will be your opportunity to explain to the court why you have rent arrears and again offer an amount to pay towards your arrears. You will receive a form Particulars of Claim from the court. This will give the reasons why your landlord is requesting possession. With this form you will also receive a form called a Defence Form which you will need to complete and return to the court within 14 days. It is important that you complete the defence form with details about your circumstances, details of your income and expenditure and what your can afford to pay towards your arrears. If you disagree with the amount you are being asked to pay you should explain why you think it is incorrect.
The hearing will be conducted by a District Judge in a closed Chamber with your landlord present. Wherever possible you should attend the Possession Hearing. You can bring along a family member or representative for support. Many courts have a duty desk providing a Court Welfare Officer who can represent you. You should ensure that you are able to explain the difficulties you are experiencing (loss of work, illness, etc), you are able to provide your personal budget and that you can offer an affordable amount towards repayment
The judge will make a decision called an 'Order' based on what they have been told during the hearing. The judge can make one of the following Orders
• To dismiss your landlord's action – normally if the arrears are cleared by the hearing date.
• To Adjourn the case – this allows you time to provide extra information or to sort out issues such as housing benefit claims
• Possession to the Landlord - Postponed on the agreement that you make regular payments as ordered by the court. It is essential that you maintain payments otherwise a Warrant of Possession can be obtained.
• Outright Possession – this give the landlord permission to commence eviction proceedings. You will normally be given 28 days notice. See our page giving advice about Eviction for further information.
If you require advice on the best course of action to take to deal with your debts, contact the Debt Advice Line on 0121 303 2087
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Sonya Clark Lecture
Artist Sonya Clark visits PNCA to deliver a Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture for the MFA in Applied Craft and Design program. Her multimedia work incorporates fibers, copper and video amongst others.
Miller Challenge Grant
PNCA has received a Challenge Grant of $100,000 over two years from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation. The Challenge is in support of new and increased gifts to the annual fund through general support, as well as gifts through the College's Gala.
Over 85% of PNCA students receive some form of financial aid or scholarship. During the 2010-2011 school year, the College has awarded more than $4 million in student scholarships, representing 25% of the College's total annual operating budget. Scholarships are especially critical today, as the affordability of a college education becomes an even greater concern for students and their families.
The Miller Foundation Challenge also supports the College as it continues to build its BFA and MFA programs. This year, the College launched its ninth BFA Program, focusing on Contemporary Animated Arts. In fall 2011, the College will launch its third MFA program in Collaborative Design. Both of these programs will help graduating students meet the growing demands of the global workforce for creative, collaborative, critical thinkers. Support from the Miller Foundation Challenge will enable the College to build its annual fund programs, so it can continue to create new BFA and MFA programs to meet the needs of the creative economy.
Derrick Jensen Lecture
PNCA welcomes author "Derrick Jensen":http://cal.pnca.edu/events/126?s=20110309 as the 2011 Alfred Edelman Lecturer. Recognized for his polarizing beliefs about environmentalism in the industrial age, he is widely known as the poet philosopher of the environmental movement.
Record-Breaking Benefit Art Auction Supports Student Scholarships
Pacific Northwest College of Art is pleased to announce that the third annual Benefit Art Auction with Bonhams & Butterfields at The Nines Hotel raised $130,000 for student scholarships at PNCA.
Under the leadership of Honorary Chair Jordan D. Schnitzer and Auction Committee co-chairs Elizabeth Leach and Kathleen Lewis, an impressive group of pieces were auctioned to raise funds to support students at PNCA. More than 85% of the College's 600-plus students receive financial aid.
Internationally renowned auctioneer Malcolm Barber, CEO of Bonhams & Butterfields, led the auction, which included pieces by James Lavadour, Donald Sultan, Judy Pfaff, Lee Kelly '59 and Malia Jensen '89, among others. The auction offerings also included a piece donated by the late Ed Cauduro, a longtime friend of the College who was committed to making scholarship support available to young artists through his establishment of a $1 million endowed fund through the Oregon Community Foundation.
In memory of arts supporter and gallery owner Laura Russo, six artists represented by Laura Russo Gallery donated personal works, the proceeds of which will go toward the Laura Russo Scholarship at PNCA.
Members of the 2011 Benefit Art Auction Committee are: Elizabeth Leach, Co-Chair, Kathleen Lewis, Co-Chair, Sheryl Acheson, Mary Lee Boklund, Tori Bryer, Susanne Hashim, Wendy Wells Jackson, and Selby Key.
"Scholarships make a real difference in the lives of students," said co-chair Kathleen Lewis, who also chairs the PNCA Development Committee.
Elizabeth Leach, owner of the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, agreed. "Scholarships often are the deciding factor in a talented student choosing PNCA – and Portland – over other areas of the country, and we are committed to doing all we can to develop local talent."
PNCA is also grateful to the following for their support of this event: Laura King Pfaff, Chairman of Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco; Fred Kleisner, General Manager of The Nines Hotel; Chris Erickson, General Manager of The Heathman Hotel; Robert Ames, Board of Directors, Bonhams & Butterfields; Al Solheim, Chairman of the Board of PNCA; Dan Kvitka, Dan Kvitka Photography; and Todd Putnam, Framing Resource.
Ready? Set? Launch!
I Heart Art: Portland, a collaborative project between Etsy, PNCA, MoCC and the Portland Etsy Team, kicks off its second year of professional development and networking programs this Friday, February 25.
The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want
Bahamian installation artist Tavares Strachan visits PNCA to give an MFA in Visual Studies Lecture on February 24 at 6:30 pm in the Swigert Commons as part of the 2010-2011 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Apply Now: MFA in Collaborative Design
Design Ecologies, Systems Thinking and Cultural Entrepreneurship are the three tenets of the new MFA in Collaborative Design at PNCA. Applications are due April 1 for Fall 2011 enrollment.
BFA Application Deadline
In order to be considered for competitive scholarships, prospective students need to submit BFA applications by March 1. Visit the Admissions page for more information.
Lew Oliver
Award-winning designer and urban planner Lew Oliver visits PNCA on February 17 for an MFA in Applied Craft and Design lecture as part of the 2010-2011 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Give Blood
PNCA hosts a Red Cross Blood Drive on Valentine's Day, February 14. Save a life and warm your heart. Sign up in Student Services or online (sponsor code: pnca).
Curator Walkthrough at Feldman
Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death curator Kristan Kennedy will lead a "walkthrough":http://cal.pnca.edu/events/137 of the Feldman Gallery exhibition on Tuesday evening, February 15. Kennedy will introduce selected works and explain the dualities, conflicts and comparisons between them.
Featuring work by international artists Amy Bessone, Grant Barnhart, Kaye Donachie, Merlin James, Tala Madani, Elena Pankova and Norbert Schwontkowski, Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death. offers a contemporary look at figurative painting styles.
Scholastic Art Awards
The Portland Metro Scholastic Art Awards are part of a national project that encourages, fosters and rewards creativity in our nation's classrooms. An exhibition of this year's work is on view in the Commons through February 25.
PNCA Open House
Learn more about PNCA's BFA program, financing your education and preparing your portfolio at the upcoming "Open House":http://cal.pnca.edu/events/133 event. Campus tours will also be available.
Multimedia Archive
Visit PNCA's online magazine, Untitled, for an extensive archive of public programs. Podcasts and videos of lectures, panels and interviews are available along with links to relevant articles for further information.
CANCELED: Hannah Higgins
Due to severe weather conditions, Hannah Higgins' CraftPerspectives Lecture has been canceled.
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NBA Players Fire Union Head
HOUSTON—NBA Players Union Executive Director Billy Hunter was fired from his position Saturday, ending an ugly, headline-grabbing standoff between him and the organization he'd led since 1996.
A group of player representatives from each team, as well as other players such as Miami's LeBron James, made the unanimous decision to oust Hunter during a lengthy, annual winter meeting in a hotel conference room here. The move—made weeks after Hunter was placed on paid leave in light of an audit that seriously questioned his business practices—came a day before the league was set to hold its All-Star Game.
Specifically, the 469-page audit published by lawyers at Paul, Weiss last month concluded that Hunter—while he'd engaged in no criminal wrongdoing—had put his own interest ahead of the union's. Among other things, it noted that Hunter knew his five-year, $15 million contract hadn't been approved by the players and that Hunter employed relatives within the organization. It also called into question Hunter's spending on gifts and travel.
"Going forward, we will no longer be divided, misled or misinformed. This is our union, and we are taking it back," said player union President Derek Fisher, who led the push to remove Hunter. Fisher issued the statement after the meeting, which Hunter was not invited to, but the union declined to take questions from reporters after the decision.
Hunter is being investigated by the United States attorney's office, the Labor Department and New York's attorney general.
Hunter's attorneys did not have an immediate comment on the decision Saturday, but they had issued a lengthy rebuttal to the accusations Friday. They labeled the audit as "rife with inaccuracies," denying that the 70-year-old union chief did anything that was illegal or violated the union's policies.
Hunter's legal team is arguing that his contract, which called for him to make nearly $10.5 million over the next three years , remains enforceable because his previous contract renewals were never subject to full votes. Additionally, his most recent contract extension, in 2010, was signed by Fisher, according to Hunter's attorneys.
The rebuttal from Hunter and his legal team suggested he would wage a legal battle with the union over that sum. "We stand ready to press his claims in the appropriate forum," they said in a statement.


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Is gaming really all that more mainstream?
Or is it just more of the same like with youtube - technology becoming more accessible, so people are getting involved in things that they once couldn't afford before?
Mobile 'gaming platforms' definitely helped with this. Though I know there's been discussions about games becoming too predictable and too 'easy', largely (I feel) because developers are trying to push the multiplayer aspect over the main campaign / storyline.
If it is too mainstream, how does one distinguish themselves as a gamer compared to little johnny down the road who plays CoD 12 hours a day?


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April 20, 2012
National Geographic's Digital Nomad discovers Cape Town's culture
Leon Jamarie
With a passion for travel, tourism and social media, Cape Town is the quintessential backdrop for Media Developer Leon Jamarie and his cape adventures.
With the City as his canvass Leon paints the town red covering a range of events and activities in the peninsular while staying true to the traditional culture the mother city offers it's children,
Originally from Durban, Leon is still an accidental tourist in the city he now calls home and as such is on the line between resident and local tourist able to provide inside knowledge and flavour to the average mundane travel blog.
He is always on the look out for that hidden gem or typical CT party. If it's fun, relevant, he will cover it.
National Geographic presenter, Digital Nomad Andrew Evans, who can be followed on @WheresAndrew, spent today getting to know more about Cape Town's heritage, and sampling more of its food.
While exploring our fascinating city and its hidden treasures, Andrew has also been diplaying his knack for linguistics, tweeting in Afrikaans and isiXhosa. On his blog, digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com, Andrew speaks about Cape Town being a representation of the Rainbow Nation, and the "magic of Cape Town".
Below are some photos that he shared with Twitter followers today:
Join the conversation on Twitter by suggesting your hidden gems. Be sure to use the hashtag #NatGeoinCT, follow the Digital Nomad at @WheresAndrew or read about his unexpected Mother City adventures at digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/.
Connect with us:
Facebook: I ♥ Cape Town
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text: Yahoo! Giddy up cowboy, and go for a ride with this tutorial on how to draw a black fresian pony. This pretty pony is another part of my Ganz plush collection. This is one of my favorite Webkinz because he is so incredibly cute, and because I love ponies, and since I can't own a pony to ride, then at least I can own a pony to love and cuddle. I'm sure everyone loves the thought of owning a farm animal like a pony, I mean they are so beautiful and have so much character, its hard not to fall in love with one of these four legged creatures. I think Ganz did a good job with their version of the black fresian pony. So in this tutorial you will learn how to draw one of these ponies, and I guarantee that you will have no problem following the steps and instructions. Even kids will love to learn how they can draw one of the most popular animals in the world. Have fun Ya'll


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42. I'll save you the trouble of counting.
Turns out that it's not only the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, but is also the number of releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company to date.
I'm pleased to say that numbers 39-42 are as fabulous as those that preceded them, and am delighted to reveal that we've got yet another 4 releases to come before the end of the year (including time-travelling barmen, and an absolute belter of an Islay that's something of an exclusive).
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WACO (January 28, 2013)- The location of Baylor's new football stadium has been seen as an inconvenience for some residents living near the site, but there are those who want to take advantage of the project, including Wannika Muhammad, who owns a vacant residential lot near the stadium site.
"Let's say it's game day. If people want to park on my lot for a small fee, then I should be able to reap those benefits," Muhammad said in an interview last December.
Muhammad told News 10 that she runs a small trucking company.
In December of 2012, she coughed up $350 and applied with the City of Waco to make her residential lot a commercial lot.
Muhammad said she wants to be able to pave her lot, park her trucks on it, provide parking for future Baylor fans, and possibly open a restaurant in the future.
Muhammad got an answer from the City of Waco's Planning Services on Monday.
"I was told my request would be opposed before I even got to the Plan Commission meeting on Tuesday night," Muhammad said.
The City of Waco's Planning Services basically told Muhammad that they wouldn't recommend approval for her request at the city's Plan Commission meeting Tuesday night.
"When we look at zoning changes from residential to commerical C-3, we have to consider all permitted uses in the C-3 district," Waco's Planning Services Director, Clint Peters said.
"That could range from a bar, to a restaurant, and to general retail. We have to look at that and ask if it's appropriate to be in the middle of a neighborhood."
Muhammad's request was voted on before the City of Waco's Plan Commission Tuesday night and didn't pass.
The Waco City Council will now review her case.
Residents near Floyd Casey Stadium, Baylor's current football stadium, can sometimes make $2500 a season just for providing parking on game days.
Muhammad feels she might now be missing out on that cash and more.
"There are people who shortcut the system, they cut corners, and they don't go through the proper channels," Muhammad said.
"I did all of those things, and here I'm denied before the meeting even starts."


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Is there any way to include an animated GIF directly in either PDFLaTeX or XeLaTeX? I realize the
animate package can include animations in a PDF, but it doesn't support animated GIFs and you have to split them up manually into EPS or PNG files as far as I can tell.
Is there any way to include an animated GIF directly in either PDFLaTeX or XeLaTeX? I realize the
Yes, use the movie15 package (in Latex), which supports GIFs directly. You will need to use a PDF viewer that has the right plugin to supported GIF animations.
Note on media9
The movie15 package has been marked deprecated on CTAN for some time in favour of the media9 package, because media9 uses the better supported approach to embedding media of Adobe's Rich Media Annotations, rather than the old, ad-hoc, plug-in based approach of movie15. This has the consequence that building rich media documents in media9 is a more flexible process, supporting several workflows, and the results typically can be displayed with more viewers. However, media9 does not support animated GIFs - the GIFs would have to be converted to a supported format such as FLV or MP4 before embedding.
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes Women (Like Me!) Make On The Internet
#2. Expecting People To Treat You Worse
There was a point in time where many people were surprised to find out women had opinions. At that point in time, women dressed like this.
Sound advice.
Conventional wisdom has not been surprised at women having opinions since at least the 1970s.
While mistake #3 and #2 may seem like an either/or situation, women who expect to be treated better on the Web are often more likely to accuse anyone who disagrees with them of being afraid of a "strong opinionated woman." Not only is this as bad as playing the race card, it insults all the other ladies in that online community who haven't been bashed, since it implies that they're not intelligent enough to be persecuted by your imaginary conspiracy.
You are not Rosie The Riveter.
If you're really insecure, you might catch yourself doing numbers two, three and four almost at the same time--basically ascribing any response you get, positive or negative, to your gender. If you find yourself doing that, just take a step back and consider if it might not have anything to do with you at all, but the content of what you said. Maybe, just maybe, people praised you for something because it was actually done well, or criticized you because you said something very stupid.
Or no one likes your weird boat drawings.
And if not, do you really want to care about what those people think anyway? I mean, anyone who likes you better just because you're female - where are they going to be when you have your sex change operation, hm?
#1. Distancing Yourself from Women Who Do 2-5
Those are all pretty embarrassing behaviors but how many of us have really never done them or been tempted to? Which of us hasn't made some kind of avatar designed to hint that we are sexy, sexy people who think about sex (and happen to be female), or one that shows just a little part of our body like our lips or one eye, because we are not camwhores or anything, oh no, we are very dignified and secure women who are certainly not seeking compliments. We just want people to know what our left eye looks like and then a week later, our pouty, moist lips. I certainly have never done anything like that.
And which of us hasn't tried to drop some kind of hint about our femaleness in a comment about something completely unrelated? "I loved 300! Even though I was the only girl in the theater!" "Those are all very clever T-shirts. Do you think the ironic LOLcat one would look good on me, a girl? It would have to go over my boobs."
One of my earliest topics on the PWOT (now Cracked) forums was called, "Do you think I'm fat?" with a picture of me attempting to look cute. See, it wasn't attention whoring because it was a joke, get it? Because girls always ask if they're fat. I was totally just being ironic, right? I think everyone's forgotten about it by now, but I'm still living that down in my head.
Rough approximation of that photo give or take 50-pounds.
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The Perfect Ten Club
Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 31/10/2034) - submitted by dafuge
Edson (Bourneview 31/10/2034) - submitted by dafuge
I do get quite a few 10 ratings so I've not submitted any before, but these felt a bit more special
The Perfect Ten Club
Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 31/10/2034) - submitted by dafuge
Edson (Bourneview 31/10/2034) - submitted by dafuge
I do get quite a few 10 ratings so I've not submitted any before, but these felt a bit more special
Dahamane Bagayoko (Roma 2029/2030)
- most league goals in a season (46)
- most total goals in a season (53)
New categories which I think make sense, albeit I think these are going to be beaten very easily:
- most man of the match awards in a season (15)
- highest average rating in a season (7.80)
I'd also submit this for most goals scored in World Cup, because that was awesome, but I don't think it's a good idea to start doing this for particular competitions otherwise we're going to start having "most assists in the Romanian 4th division group C" categories.
Last edited by noikeee; 19-02-2012 at 14:34.
So Bagayoko has just decided to enter the perfect 10 club with a 5 goals and 2 assists performance away to Cagliari on the Serie A. Decent performance.
Dahamane Bagayoko (Roma 12/01/2031) - submitted by noikeee
All updated
For the average rating, I've stipulated that players must make a minimum of 20 appearances across the season, just to ensure it is a proper reflection of their achievement.
Iceland has a 22 game season. Just to point that out
Top Goalscorer in a Season
97 - Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 2034/35) - submitted by dafuge
Top League Goalscorer in a Season
64 - Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 2034/35) - submitted by dafuge
Most Assists in a Season
46 - Ramil Yershov (Bourneview 2034/35) submitted by dafuge
Most Man of the Matches in a Season
23 - Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 2034/35) - submitted by dafuge
Highest Average Rating in a Season (min. 20 appearances)
8.65 Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview 2030/31) - submitted by dafuge
Damn you dafuge! 46 assists is pretty damn good.
It is pretty easy in NI
Fairly underwhelming season there by Vukojevic. In the northern irish league you should aim for 100 goals, minimum.
Longest goal drought?
I've updated all of these
When you break your own existing record, what do you all think should happen to the old one?
For example, dafuge has broken his existing top league goalscorer record, with 64 goals now. This has beaten his previous best record of 50 goals. Do you think we should still list the 50 goals as the second best in this category even though it's come from the same player from the same team in the same career?
I'm inclined to say that we should only be listing your best records, so when you break your own records, the old one is no longer included in the standings. Otherwise the categories could end up being dominated by a small number of teams. Hope that makes sense!
I agree with that, the old ones should be replaced.
Category: Cup Upset
Team Managed: Trnava
Opponents: Galatasary
Final Score: 3-3
Date of Match: March 2018
Link: http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/FM12/183.png
N.B. I was 3-1 down at half time too
N.B. Trnava worth £4m Galatasary worth £52m
I also think there should be no more than 3-5 listed for each record either. I know its nice to see our own stuff up there, but we should be aiming to make the 'Top 5' of each category or something.
I've basically lost interest in this thread as it turned out differently than I thought it would, but I agree there should be only one entrance per person per category, and only top 5. It's probably a nightmare to manage already, so more than that would be terrible.
All updated
I agree that there needs to be a limit on numbers. I'm thinking a top five, except for the popular ones where there are already more than five, then it'll be a top ten for that category.
Perfect Ten
Player: Theo Walcott
Game: European Championship Qualifier
Opponents: Albania
Score: 8-0
Date: 12th Sept 2018
Very proud to realise I'm eligible for this
Category: Lowest Attendance
Team Managed: Port Talbot
Opponents: Afan Lido
Attendance: 16
Date of Match: 16/10/12
Last edited by snootyjim; 27-02-2012 at 14:54.
Ding dong Jim .
I better mention it in here as well, my save game has become corrupted meaning I've lost a season of my game. Unfortunately this season (2035/36) was one which contained a lot of my goalscoring records I've submitted to this thread.
I will be continuing my game, but I'm having to replay this entire season. Up to you really, but do my records need to be removed?
I don't see a problem with keeping it in, as we've still got the screenshot links, but I can amend if necessary. Shame about your save being corrupted like that
Chernomorets 5-5 Avangard Kursk
I have no idea where to put this, or if this should be considered in the FMCU HOF, but we did come from 4-0 down to draw 5-5...
We need a separate thread for great and poor matches, maybe sections for great comebacks, surprise wins, losing leads, beaten by the underdog etc.
Yeah, I agree too. Somewhere for people to post about specific matches, maybe with a screenshot and a bit of text stating why it was so special.
And the records just keep falling
Category: Longest Goal Drought
Team Managed: Persijap
Player: Jhon van Beukering
Length: 28 hours
I've set another couple while replaying that season (although not quite as impressive) so I'd rather have those ones. I'll post them here once I've finished my season.
Biggest Win
1. Bourneview 14-0 Armagh (14/1/2036) - submitted by dafuge
Most Goals Scored in a Match
14 - Bourneview 14-0 Armagh (14/1/2036) - submitted by dafuge
Highest Scoring Game
2. Bourneview 14-0 Armagh (14/1/2036) - submitted by dafuge
Most Games Won in Row
64 - Bourneview (2035/36) - submitted by dafuge
Most Games Without Losing
84 - Bourneview (2035/36) - submitted by dafuge
Most Goals Scored in a Game
7 - Dejan Vukojevic (Bourneview vs Glenavon 26.1.36) - submitted by dafuge
I think he takes the goal drought by 6 hours...
I'll post the actual time when he next scores, could be a long wait though.
At least his passing accuracy is ok?
Category: Biggest Win (International)
Score: 9-0 England - Kazakhstan
Link to image: http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/FM12/280.png
Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QLNS8LkF34
Date: 14.10.2020
I would like to point out that is was Wright's 4th caps, no goals. So goes and puts 6 in
Last edited by Flamers; 14-03-2012 at 16:16.
Notice I posted that around midnight, I divided by 24 instead of 60...
No doubt that soon enough Mr Dinu will beat the record anyway haha
Perhaps a worthy 3rd place for Fastest Goal? Are Slatta 15 seconds, Icelandic Cup HK Vs KR 2016
from my How Far to Asgaard Save
Probably should also be noted it was on First team Debut.
Definitely worthy, and definitely added
Damn you playing a normal tactic
Most Goals Scored in a Game
8 - Federico Araujo (Bourneview vs Warrenpoint 25/01/2042) - submitted by dafuge
All added and updated
Perfect 10 for Didier Simondi Icelandic Premier Division HK Vs FH 28/5/19
Hall of Shame Heaviest Loss Benfica Vs HK 7-0 Champions League 12/10/15
Category: Dirtiest Match
Team Managed: Morton
Opponents: St. Mirren
Final Score: Does it matter after that kicking?
Date of Match: 03/11/2015
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...-pig-s-bladder
Moonshine, that match is amazing
Why thank you! I love a good match against your greatest rivals, I do.
Quite the bloodbath!
All up-to-date now.
Moonshine .
Category: Heaviest Defeat
Team Managed: Penya Encarnada
Opponents: Olympique Marseille
Final Score: 10-1
Date of Match: 03/10/2024
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...eaturing-Jesus
21 hour goal drought, the poor guy even missed a couple open nets in the previous matches...only good enough for 3rd though if you need another record in the hall of shame.
His striker partner would have a similar dry spell if he didn't keep getting injured. His drought is 'only' at 630 minutes.
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All excellent, and all inducted to the Hall of Shame
In particular, the 10-1 is pretty spectacular!
I got 2 that could possibly be added?
Category: Biggest Win
Team Managed: Club Brugge
Opponents: Standard
Final Score: 9-0
Date of Match: 25/08/2024
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...-Class-Journey
Category: Highest Scoring Game (International)
Team Managed: England
Opponents: N.Ireland
Final Score: 2-8
Date of Match: 11/10/2025
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...-Class-Journey
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Has anyone gotten beat up on by their reserves before? It felt pretty shameful as it was occurring
Ruggell vs Zurich U21 - Not sure if this is eligible, seeing it's against an U21's side. It was a league game though.
Game date - 5.8.2023
Final Score - 12 - 0
Team Categories - Biggest Win (12 - 0), Most goals scored in a match (12)
Players Categories - Most Goals scored in a match (Sebastian Schneider; 6), Perfect 10 club (Sebastian Schneider, Karl-Heinz Heinrich)
I think hat-tricks are not covered in categories.
Quickest hat-trick: Derk Boerrigter (23 minutes from game)
Also quickest hat-trick scored (in 21 minutes) or quickest 3 goals scored (13 minutes)
Also a member of perfect 10 club.
I can add to that
Abduraghmaan Brown Hat Trick in 9 minutes (5 minutes from first to last goal) (Game time 06.03.2021)
Most Team Goals & highest Scoring game 11
Most individual goals 6 and Perfect Test Club Dario Zivkovic
(game time 03.04.2021)
(Abduraghmaan Brown also scored a hattrick in 11 minutes and 6 minutes from first to last goal but since he has the above one I will omit it here)
Most Goals Scored in a Game by my regen Jan Antos 10 in a 11 0 victory
Category: Dirtiest Match
Team Managed: Vitoria
Opponents: Tottenham
Final Score: Vitoria 1-0 Tottenham
Date of Match: 19/05/2021
Link to Career Thread: One Day We'll Basque In Glory!
Cheers for these
snootyjim/Jolanthustrel - yours have been added to the opening posts.
Draakon/paetoja - unless I my eyes are deceiving me, I cannot see a thread of yours in the forum; all the records in here are from people's careers.
Scarman - I don't think u21 matches would be eligible either, to be honest.
Of course, I may be being unnecessarily draconian here, so please speak up if you don't agree
EDIT - I've added B.W.G's tasty final too
Last edited by AK22; 01-05-2012 at 19:28.
EDIT - At least I can bring back one of those records though.
Perfect Ten Club
Sebastian Schneider vs Bruhl (18/9/2024)
Pretty special as well, as before this game Bruhl were in top spot
Last edited by Scarman; 02-05-2012 at 01:50.
Some additions to this from my "aborted" (couldn't be bothered posting updates -_- and added other leagues and did int. management because I was bored) attempt at Dafuge's challenge.
Biggest win - 10-0 win against Wrexham.
King Cruickshank - 69 goals in a season
Scott Martin - Perfect 10 against Juve in the CL
Team Records - Of note, Most goals scored in a match, Highest scoring game, Most games without losing.
Player Records - Of note, Most goals scored in a game, Top goalscorer in a season, Top league goalscorer in a season, Most assists in a season, Most MOTM awards in a season, Fastest goal
If I find any more in my game I shall post
What an awesome thread! How have I missed this until now? :confused:
Longest goal drought. http://community.sigames.com/showthr...=1#post7859795
And highest scoring club game http://community.sigames.com/showthr...=1#post7820777
Last edited by nie jem frytek; 02-06-2012 at 20:39.
All updated (although I haven't included High Flying Dwarf's as he doesn't have a thread in here)
I can supply two entries but wont as cant prove it - the history only shows league games and I didn't take a screenshot of all games. Is there any way to prove it?
Category: Most Assists in a Season (Player)
Team Managed: Wigan Athletic
Season: 2015-16
Number of Assists: 41
Link to Career Thread: Career thread here. Screenie proving it is here.
Category: Average Rating Over a Season (Player)
Team Managed: Arsenal
Season: 2016-17
Games Played: 52
Average Rating: 7.88
Link to Career Thread: Career thread here. Screenie proving it is here.
Category: Most Man of the Matches in a Season (Player)
Team Managed: Arsenal
Season: 2016-17
Games Played: 52
Number of Man of the Match Awards: 18
Link to Career Thread: Career thread here. Screenie proving it is here.
Generally held off submitting something that would get on the list until I had something worthy of mention, and I definitely have something that qualifies now (along with another submission from a while back)
Category: Top League Goalscorer in a season.
Player: Christian Eweka
League Goals: 51
Team Managed: A.C. Milan.
Season: 2044-45
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
Category: Top Goalscorer in a season.
Player: Christian Eweka
Goals: 60
Team Managed: A.C. Milan.
Season: 2044-45
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
Category: Average rating over a season (player)
Player: Christian Eweka
Average Rating: 7.99
Games played: 51
Team Managed: A.C. Milan.
Season: 2044-45
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
Bit of a late one but hopefully qualifies.
Category: Highest Scoring Game International
Score: 8-2
Team Managed: Ghana
Opponents: Kenya
Season: 2033-34
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
I haven't seen them, are there records for Most Losses In A Row, and Most Games In A Row Without Scoring?
hrbfcrule's Most Games Without Winning record (of 11) only shows 4 losses in a row and 4 in a row without scoring. I might become famous yet.
Last edited by BadManager; 16-06-2012 at 05:34.
Category: Top League Goalscorer in a season,Most Goals in a Season,Most MotM,Highest average rating
Player: Iker Sola
League Goals: 70
Goals: 106
Man of the Match: 26
Average Rating: 8.57
Team Managed: C.D.Vitoria
Season: 2022/23
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...sque-In-Glory!
Catergory: Most Assists
Player: Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Team Managed: C.D.Vitoria
Link to Career Thread:http://community.sigames.com/showthr...sque-In-Glory!
I've just matched my own record
Sean Canham for Dorchester, 28 hours without scoring.
It's from a different career thread, but it is me again so I understand if it shouldn't go on the list. Even so, I think I deserve recognition for my *ahem* achievement
Don't worry Snootyjim, I have a player in my ranks with 22.5 hours without scoring to his name, he doesn't look like ending it anytime soon either.
His striking partner has just ended his 10 hour goal drought though. We score most of our goals from midfield!
will keep you updated on this one, I think I could take the title by a long way
This one is 13-0:
Why I think it is better than the 14-0 is because it is a premier league game and not some unheard of team in a different league. Blackpool actually finished 8th this season.
Furthest Goal:
Last edited by Myth0logy; 16-06-2012 at 06:09.
As for most goals AlexLightsaber posted this:
http://i50.tinypic.com/mr8f4h.png - It's hard to see but it is 159 goals
This is my highest:
Last edited by Myth0logy; 16-06-2012 at 06:20.
There are higher records around the boards, certainly, but this thread is just for records from careers that have been posted up in the CU forum.
The FM12 Records Thread - this is probably the one you want if you don't have a career thread in this forum.
As people have said these records are for career threads and not FM in general.
Sorry it's taken me so long, but I've finally updated everything now
deltablue - the link to your 8-2 Ghana win goes to Christian Eweka, so I haven't included that for now. If you post the correct link, I'll add it in.
Hope that's fixed now.
Category: Highest Scoring Game International
Score: 8-2
Team Managed: Ghana
Opponents: Kenya
Season: 2033-34
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
And here's another.
Category: Biggest Win (Club)
Score: 11-0
Team Managed: Milan
Opponents: East Bengal
Season: 2046-47
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings.
Hall of Shame
(New) category: Most Consecutive Games Without Scoring
Matches: 5
Club: Atlie FC
Career: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...=1#post7884603
Seeing that screenshot just made me realise I'm eligible for quite a few awards
I would like, AK22, to stake a claim with my Dorchester side for an honourable hat-trick of heaviest defeat (8-0), most games without winning (18), and most games without scoring (6).
Category: Most League Games Without Losing
Team Managed: AC Milan
Dates: 22.4.2046 -12.1.2048
Number of Matches: 60
Link to Career Thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...lta-s-Darlings
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Biggest Win (Club)
1. Bourneview 15-0 Derry City (9/03/2060) - submitted by dafuge
Most Goals Scored in a Match
15 - Bourneview vs Derry City (9/03/2060) - submitted by dafuge
Highest Scoring Game (Club)
1. Bourneview 15-0 Derry City (9/03/2060) - submitted by dafuge


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'32 Coupe Defrost Installation - De-Ice Your DeuceWritten by on May 22, 2007 Installing Defrost On A '32 Coupe
When was the last time you were driving your hot rod, miles from home, and it started to rain? Wipers will keep the windshield free from water, but not condensation. A handy roll of paper towels will clear things up, but two hands on the wheel are always better than one, especially in a hot rod in the rain.
Our solution at Ionia Hot Rod Shop was to build a defrost box. This '32 Ford five-window previously had A/C and heat, but no defrost; so, we thought it was as good a time as any to add this third layer of comfort while it was in the shop being "freshened up."
The heater had been purchased years ago sans the defrost option, and the center heat/air vent was not being used, so we decided we would route that vent to the windshield via some fabricated louvered vents. I think this procedure would be applicable to any early rod with a thin dash. It won't be strictly defrost, but it will be better than nothing.
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Using the rolled edge of the dash as a guide for the cutoff wheel, I cut a 4-inch slot, making sure to stay tight against the flange without cutting into it.The size and shape of the louvers was marked on an old oak plank (any piece of wood will do). This will be used as the hammerform for creating the louvers.I made a die punch from a 1-inch strip of 10-gauge with a smaller piece of the same welded together to form an L. I ground that piece into the proper shape, grinding the tapers to the desired shape of the louver corners.I finished the louver with some fine-tuning in the corners, using a cross-chisel shrinking hammer and dolly.A 1/2-inch carbide bit was used to grind the form into the wood. It doesn't have to be perfect, but should be very close to the shape you want. This was finished with a sanding drum and file.An assistant positioned the dash against the wooden hammerform while I rested the punch against the rolled edge of the dash (flush side toward the face of the dash) and hammered out the first louver.
The plates were trimmed to fit and hammered into a 90-degree bend. One of these plates will go at the left and right end of each 5-inch air box.I put two center punches on each of the vertical lines previously marked-one approximately 1 1/4 inches above the other-and drilled them out using a 1/4-inch bit.I fabricated a pair of sheetmetal deflector boxes to direct air to the dash. Each box (A) will be fastened under the dash. Two-inch flexible hose from the heater will feed air to the boxes via a 6.25x2-inch plastic defrost duct (B) from Vintage Air that will be screwed in place.Grooves were cut into the upper cowl to allow air to pass from the air boxes to the louvers that had been added to the dash.The center duct will be used to direct hot air to the left and right defrost vents. We cut a piece of 10-gauge to approximately 5x4 5/8 inches, trimming one corner to clear the temperature sensor and blower.I used the cutoff wheel to trim away the portion of tubing that wouldn't be used, leaving just the bend.Now all we need is hot air. The existing heater needed to be modified to provide the defrost function, and needed to snake its way around the gauges, ignition, cruise control, and cowl vent. We used duct tape to close off the left and right heater ducts dedicated to heat and A/C, and cut off the raised lip on the center duct using a cutoff wheel and cleaned it up with a 3-inch sanding disc.
With this flange plate temporarily taped in place, the heater was positioned under the dash so I could figure out the best way to route the tubing. It's pretty tight under there due to the MSD box, cruise control canister, and our biggest obstacle: the stock cowl vent.Once I had the tubing past the cowl vent, I added another inch or so of straight tubing, plus a small sweeping bend I found in the tubing pile, and finished with a flared end to accept the flexible ductwork. Plumbing the passenger side was easy after all that.


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I am interested in long term negative physiological effects that some students experience following overstudying.
The research literature on stress in general and burnout in particular would be relevant. The stress literature is massive and there are studies that have a particular focus on students.
For example Jacobs and Dodd did a study on college student burnout:
They also cite some of the literature on stress in college students:
You've actually stated 2 questions in one. The second one is answered by Jeromy, the burnout or burnout-like states are the consequence of any overworking. I would also add the health problems, but those are not particularly on topic.
When it comes to the reasons, the learning can become the addiction, as most of the things you do. It can become obsession. There are people who are collecting knowledge, and want to have as much facts as possible in their heads, such as the other are collecting the coins or stamps or anything else.
I personally know many people, which, during their studies, have spent most of their time in the library, while their effects were not better as those of their collegues, who have spent not as much as the half of that time learning. That people were simply like ill when they weren't learning, they couldn't find their place. Many of them are now internet-addicted or have alcohol problem. It seems to be the neurotype, that easily becomes obsessed about something (therefore, extremally vulnerable to addictions).


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Both in abstract algebra and measure theory is there term ring/algebra, but their definition are different and we can not deduce one from the other, the only requirement in definition they share is that they be closed under two operations: addition and multiplication in abstract algebra while difference and union in measure theory. Why we use the same term for these two different notions in two different branches of mathematics? Is there any connection between them? Thanks!
To be more specific, my intention is to compare "ring in measure theory" with "ring in abstract algebra", not "ring" with "algebra". I use notation "ring/algebra" in the post because the term algebra has the same situation, that is, compare "algebra in measure theory" with "algebra in abstract algebra".


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This is a request for reference. Where can I find discussion of the Erdős–Rényi random graph in the regime between "giant-component" and "fully connected"? e.g. a detailed picture for say, $p_n=\frac{(\log n)^\gamma}{n}$, with $0<\gamma<1$
This may not satisfy your needs, but this recent (Fall 2012) paper, or its references might help:
Among other results, they have a new proof that
"Random Graphs" by Bollobas has an extensive discussion of the thresholds at which various properties appear in the Erdos-Renyi model, for example the appearance of the first cycles. It's quite well-written, too. I'm familiar with the first edition, which is a little behind the times, but I see a new edition was published in 2001, which should be fairly up-to-date (the field has cooled down in the last decade).


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I heard few of my friends saying doing gym after drinking a liter beer will give a better result. Is it true?
Does drinking beer and going to gym a good practice?
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Second, alcohol dehydrates you, and to exercise properly you need to be properly hydrated. Dehydration is made worse when you are sweating out what little hydration you have left--there's a good chance you will vomit.
Third, alcohol numbs you to pain. That means if you do something to injure yourself, you won't know it until you really make things worse--or possibly after you are sober again.
Lastly, your friends sound like they just want to laugh at the drunk guy at the gym. Not really a good thing.
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News from the Vaughan Institute
Fall 2014
Rod Warren Joins
Vaughan Institute Advisory Board
Rod Warren, the newest member of the Vaughan Institute Advisory Board, is president of the insurance companies and insurance agencies under the NCMIC Group umbrella, which is located in Clive, Iowa. The companies have a presence in all 50 states and provide insurance products to a variety of audiences, including professional liability coverage for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and lawyers. Read more...
Board Members Receive
Prestigious Awards
Vaughan Institute Advisory Board Members Loren Coppock and Terri Vaughan were recently honored for their service. Loren Coppock has been named to the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame and the Association of Professional Insurance Women has chosen Terri Vaughan as the Insurance Woman of the Year. Congratulations, Terri and Loren!
Clay Ottman received an award for scoring the highest average on all the exams out of 1900 CPCU new designees this year. Congratulations, Clay!
Fall 2012
Vaughan Institute Welcomes Greg Elming and TC Heath to the Advisory Board
The Vaughan Institute is pleased to welcome Greg Elming and TC Heath to the Vaughan Institute Advisory Board Greg is Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Principal Financial Group. Greg replaces Terry Lillis who was recently named to the Tippie College Advisory Board.
Greg joined Principal in 1982 as a staff accountant. Since then Greg has been promoted through a variety of positions of increased responsibility, including: assistant controller; director-financial reporting; vice president and controller; and to his current position in 2011. An Iowa native, Greg received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Iowa, and is a Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI). I know you will all join me in welcoming Greg to the board. Unfortunately, out-of-country business travel will preclude Greg from attending the May 8 advisory board meeting.
Larry Hershberger, Director, said, "We express our sincere appreciation to Terry for his valuable service and contributions as a board member these past few years. We wish him the best in his new role as a member of the Tippie Advisory Board." Also joining the Board as liaison from the Vaughan Institute Young Alumni Board is TC Heath. T.C. graduated in 2006 with a degree in finance and the RMI Certificate. After graduating from Georgia State University in 2011 with an M.S. in risk management and insurance, T.C. joined AIG's Enterprise Risk Management group in New York City. As a risk analyst, he is responsible for researching credit markets and collaborating with key business stakeholders to develop firm-wide risk analytics. Prior to joining AIG, T.C. interned at ACE Group as a risk analyst and worked at Crawford and Co. as a property and casualty insurance adjuster. He holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Associate in Claims (AIC) designations from The Institutes. During his time at the University of Iowa, he found his passion for risk management and enjoys every opportunity to reconnect with his Iowa roots.
Vaughan Institute Young Alumni Board holds its inaugural meeting
The newly formed Vaughan Institute Young Alumni Board held its first meeting on October 19, 2012. Pictured above from left to right: Jon Raftis, Jason McKeever, Catie Sebolt, Tyler Probasco, Erin Wonsmos, TC Heath, and Matt Ryan. David Rigler joined the meeting electronically and isn't pictured above. Learn more about the members.
Fall 2011
Stephen B. Gruppo, Executive Vice President, Risk Manager, TIAA-CREF to speak October 19
USBank Speaker Series
Stephen B. Gruppo, executive vice president and risk manager of TIAA-CREF, will be speaking to the public, faculty, and Tippie students on Wednesday, October 19 at 3:30 p.m. in W151 PBB. His remarks will focus on Managing a Firm's Risk in an Ever-Changing Business Environment.
As executive vice president and head of risk management for TIAA-CREF, Gruppo oversees all risk-related functions, including market risk, credit risk, quantitative analytics, operational risk, strategic risk, business continuity, and investment valuations. He and his team are responsible for the proper identification, measurement, and management of risk exposures across the enterprise to ensure that the organization's risk-taking activities are understood and effectively managed. Gruppo chairs the company's Asset Liability Management Committee.
Gruppo has more than 25 years of experience in managing investment-related risks, including credit portfolio risk, market risk, and counterparty credit risk. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2004, he was a senior vice president in the Risk Management Department at Lehman Brothers. He led a team that managed firm's credit risk to corporate and insurance obligors, including all exposures associated with trading, lending, and derivatives counterparty activities. He also led the development of the firm's framework for managing country risk as country risk manager. Prior to this role, Gruppo was head of market risk management for all fixed income trading at Lehman. He was a member of Lehman's Commitments and Fairness Opinion Committees.
Gruppo held various positions in credit risk management and high yield bond sales at CS First Boston and Kidder, Peabody & Co. He began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank, where he was trained in the bank's Credit Development Program and was a credit officer and relationship manager for commercial banking clients.
Gruppo is a graduate of Hobart College with a B.A. degree in economics.
Addressing the Talent Shortage—
Writer Emily Holbrook adresses the need to attract the best and brightest to the insurance industry in her article, The Next Generation (Risk Management, September 2011) . The Vaughan Institue is mentioned as an innovative partnership between the University of Iowa and the State of Iowa that is addressing the issue with an attractive curriculum.
Vaughan Institute Featured in Risk Management's September 11 Issue
Winter 2010-11
Advisory Board Member Terri Vaughan Named 100 Most Powerful People in the Insurance Industry, North America
Vaughan Institute Advisory Board member Terri Vaughan has been named by Insurance Broadcasting and the Insurance Media Association as one of the top 100 most powerful people in the insurance industry in North America. Named the "Insurance Dream Team," professionals making this list are organized into 21 different categories, ranging from Super-Icon Status, to and Reinsurance. Terri Vaughan is listed with three other individuals in the Insurance Regulation category. We congratulate Terri Vaughan on this well-deserved honor.
Des Moines Business Record reports: "Institute sows sees for insurance industry's future."
"Named for the late Emmett J. Vaughan, who established a highly regarded insurance education program at Iowa in the 1960s, the institute provides a critical talent pipeline for the risk management and insurance industry, said Dana Ramundt, who spearheaded the effort to establish the institute." (Business Record, February 11, 2011). The article, written by Joe Gardyasz, was the feature in the February 11 edition of the Business Record. It highlights the experiences of two graduates, Erin Wonsmos and Jon Raftis, and chronicles the development of the institute.
Business@Iowa—Mentoring: Another Layer of Learning
For Risk Management and Insurance Certificate juniors and seniors, there's a one-of-a-kind layer between the classroom and the internship—it's the mentoring program. The program, run by a steering committee of industry professionals, recent graduates, students, and administrators, draws professionals closer to the University of Iowa while connecting students to industry professionals. To learn more, read the Winter 2010-11 Business@Iowa article: Mentoring: Another Layer of Learning.
RIMS Podcast Series Features Vaughan Mentoring Program
The Risk and Insurance Management Society has developed a series of five podcasts on mentoring to assist both risk management professionals, who serve as mentors, and student/young professionals interested in finding mentors. Hal Larson, who initiated the Vaughan Institute Industry Mentors Program; Viana Rockel, associate director of the Vaughan Institute; and former students Jon Raftis and TJ Anderson are featured speakers in several of the podcasts. The podcasts are available on the RIMS website.
September 2010
RMI Lecturer Scott Fisher to Speak at Iowa Nonprofit Summitt
The Iowa Nonprofit Summit is begin held in Ames on November 15-16, 2010, and lecturer Scott Fisher will present at the summit on Monday, November 15, 2010, 2:45-4:15 p.m. His workshop will discuss risk management basics for nonprofits, including risk classification, tools of risk management, such as risk control and risk financing, and a six-step risk management process. Fisher will also take a look at ways in which nonprofits implement their risk management decisions.
August 2010
AEGON Transamerica Foundation Gives $1 Million to Vaughan Institute
The AEGON Transamerica Foundation has committed $1 million over the next two years to support the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa. The gift, made through the UI Foundation, will create the AEGON Transamerica Fund for Excellence at the Vaughan Institute, which is part of the UI's Henry B. Tippie College of Business. The fund will provide for faculty development; research projects; support for student internships, scholarships, conference attendance and leadership development opportunities; and to support the institute's overall program excellence. Read the UI Foundation news release.
September 2009
Iowa Researcher Points Out That Health Insurance Really Isn't Insurance
Lost in the debate over a public option health insurance plans, says a University of Iowa expert, is the fact that health insurance differs from other types of insurance. Read the University of Iowa news release.
August 2009
Leadership Opportunity
Three Tippie students participated in the first Leadership Iowa University, a program sponsored by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. Two students—T.J. Anderson and Jon Raftis—are enrolled in the Risk Management and Insurance Certificate program, and Nick Litwiller has taken several RMI courses. The one-week leadership program, held August 9-13, educates, inspires, and develops young leaders. It encourages their involvement in organizations, communities, and the state of Iowa.
June 2009
Leverty Receives Collegiate Teaching Award
Ty Leverty is one of 20 Iowa faculty members who have been awarded Collegiate Teaching Awards for the 2008-09 academic year.
Leverty is an assistant professor of finance and TRISTAR Risk Management Fellow, as well as a faculty member in the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance. He is an expert in risk management and insurance, particularly in the economics of insurance markets, insurance regulation, and public policy issues in insurance. The awards represent the highest honor a college bestows on its faculty for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. Read the news release.
May 2009
3rd Annual Dana Ramundt Insurance Education Foundation Golf Outing, Thursday, August 20, 2009
Meet students involved with the Vaughan Institute and witness firsthand their interest and passion for the industry. Sign up for the Golf Outing today. The event, which is held at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, is a benefit fundraiser for undergraduate students pursuing insurance education at the University of Iowa. To learn more about the event, registration fees and sponsorship opportunities, contact Dana Ramundt.
March 2009
Special Award Honors Adjunct Lecturer Donna Pearcy
Donna Pearcy has brought risk management to a new level of awareness. The adjunct lecturer for the Vaughan Institute serves as the University of Iowa's chief risk officer. As such, Pearcy has been the leading staff member in planning for and responding to the 2008 flood. On April 1—almost a year after flood-planning meetings began—she received the Distinguished Leadership Award at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women held at the Old Capitol. Read more....
November 2008
Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa Support Tops $175,000
The Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance is privileged to work with many supportive industry partners. A partner since the formation of the institute five years ago, the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa (IIAI) deserves special recognition. Proudly representing the business interests of nearly every independent insurance agency in Iowa (nearly 8,000 agents), this association of dedicated insurance professionals and agents was the first to step forward with a gift to help make the institute a reality. "IIAI's most recent gift of $19,850 brings the association's support to more than $175,000 since the inception of the institute," says Bob Skow, chief executive officer. Larry Hershberger, director of the Vaughan Institute, pointed out "The first $100,000 provided seed money we needed to establish the institute, and IIAI has since pledged an additional $100,000 for student support." Gifts from this second pledge, which includes the most recent donation, have funded such critical needs as student internships, scholarships, and a resource center for Risk Management and Insurance Certificate students."
September 2008
UI Research Shows Tort Reform Sometimes Lowers Insurance Premiums
Ty Leverty, TriStar Risk Management Fellow and assistant professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business, recently studied how insurance companies respond to tort reform laws passed by state legislatures. The laws are designed to limit financial awards that can be paid to plaintiffs in liability lawsuits, which saves the insurance companies money and should keep the cost of premiums under control for consumers. Read more....
IIFSEFS Offering Scholarships to RMI Students
The Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation is offering two $2,500 scholarships to a full-time undergraduate students completing the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Certificate offered through the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance for academic year 2009-10. The award is renewable and is available to U.S. students and permanent residents. Students will be asked to complete an essay, and finalists will interview with the institute and the foundation. Preference will be given to students completing an internship with the Iowa insurance and financial services industry. The deadline to apply is October 21, 2008. For more information or to pick up an application form, contact Viana Rockel, 319-335-1015, S230A PBB, firstname.lastname@example.com.
August 2008
Leverty Named TRISTAR Risk Management Fellow
J Tyler (Ty) Leverty, assistant professor of finance in the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance, has been named the TRISTAR Risk Management Fellow. Leverty teaches Principles of Risk Management and Insurance and Corporate and Financial Risk Management, the two core courses for the Vaughan Institute's Certificate of Risk Management and Insurance. Leverty earned a Ph.D. in risk management and insurance at Georgia State University and a B.A. in economics and history at the University of Washington. He joined the finance faculty in the Tippie College of Business in 2005. Ty has expertise in the economics of insurance markets, public policy issues in insurance, financial institutions and markets, and productivity and efficiency. His capability to contribute to the understanding of the markets, firms, and institutions that characterize the insurance industry is documented by three recent research awards: (1) the State Farm Companies Doctoral Dissertation Award; (2) the Casualty Actuarial Society Award for the Best Paper at the 2005 World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress; and (3) a $6,000 honorarium to present at the Searle Center-Northwestern University Research Symposium on Insurance Markets and Regulation. The TRISTAR Risk Management Fellowship was established through a gift from Tom J. and Debbie K. Veale of Palos Verdes Estate, Calif. The Veales made their gift to the UI Foundation through their company, TRISTAR Risk Management, a third-party claims administration firm in Long Beach, Calif. Tom earned his B.A. in accounting in 1980, and Debbie is a 1981 graduate of the UI Pharmacy School.
July 23, 2008
Best of the Corridor: TrueNorth Companies—Runner UP: AW Welt Ambrisco
Two Vaughan Institute partners were recently recognized by the Corridor Business Journal (July 28-August 3, 2008). Congratulations to TrueNorth Companies for being named the Best Insurance Agency in the Corridor and to AW Welt Ambrisco as runner up. TrueNorth was established in 2001 and has a staff of about 200 people. They regularly host interns from the Vaughan Institute and Loren Coppock, managing director and principal, serves on the Vaughan Institute Advisory Board.
July 23, 2008
Institute Receives Grant from Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education
The Robert P. Ashlock Memorial Fund, established at the Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education by Assurex Global, has awarded the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance an $8,000 grant to improve the curriculum of the Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance. The grant will support the salary for an adjunct faculty member to teach a third section of the Principles of Risk Management and Insurance course fall semester 2008. This additional course offering will strengthen the growth of the program and increase the number of students who can achieve the RMI Certificate in four years. Assurex partners in Iowa are Cottingham & Butler Inc. (Dubuque, IA) and LaMair Mulock Condon Co. (West Des Moines, IA).
July 2008
2nd Annual Dana Ramundt Insurance Education Foundation Golf Outing
The second-annual Dana C. Ramundt Insurance Education Foundation golf outing to benefit students in the Risk Management and Insurance Program at the University of Iowa will be held at Finkbine Golf Course on 8/21/08. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by a box lunch. Shotgun start for this four-person scramble is at noon. At 4:30 p.m., there will be introductions, awards, and a reception. Risk Management and Insurance students who attend will have the chance to receive monetary prizes and awards. Students may download a reservation form or obtain one from email@example.com. Golfers may register by downloading the reservation form or by contacting Dana Ramundt at email@example.com. Minimum cost is $180 per person.


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I need to estimate a drag race quarter mile time given the car's weight, bhp and preferably the drive (FWD, RWD, 4WD). I know $v(t) = ds/dt$ and $a(t) = dv/dt = d^2s/dt^2$, but how can I get the function $s(t)$ to calculate $v(t)$ and $a(t)$? I thought maybe Power to Weight ratio would help for solving the acceleration but I have no idea what to do with it and maybe the drive would just be a constant which is then subtracted from the calculated time. Can you help me?
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As an alternative approach, one can use calculus to calculate $v(t)$ from $a(t)$ and then $s(t)$ from $v(t)$. In particular, $v(t)=v(0)+\int a(t)dt$ and so $s(t)=s(0)+\int v(t)dt$. One can model acceleration over time using the power-to-weight ratio (though other factors, such as gear ratio, will also come into play). You may either assume the weight is constant, or account for change of weight over time due to burning fuel. You can also take wind resistance into account, or ignore it. Ideally, for simplicity, assume zero wind resistance and a constant weight, but be aware that this will introduce some (not much) error.
You can get the acceleration from Newton's second law $F=ma$ with the net driving force on the car. Then as @CameronBuie indicated, you integrate twice to find the expression for $s(t)$ from which you can solve for $t$.
If you assume the force is constant, then it proceeds like this: $$ a = F/m \\ v = Ft/m \\ s(t) = \frac{Ft^2}{2m} \\ t_D = \sqrt{2Dm/F} $$ where the integration constants are zero since $s(0)=v(0)=0$ and we can solve for the quarter-mile time $t_D$ by putting $D=0.25\mathrm{miles}$.
Here's an example. Assume a 1-ton car delivers 1000 ft-lbs of torque to the 12in-radius wheels the whole time and there is no drag, then approximately we have $$ F= 1000\mathrm{lb_f}\simeq 4448N \\ t_D = \sqrt{2\cdot 402m \cdot 1000kg / 4448N}\simeq 13.4s $$
To determine the force from the horsepower and drive type is partly a physics problem and partly an automotive engineering question, since it seems to depend a least on RPMs, gear ratios and transmission loss. You could try asking at physics.stackexchange.com or Google for some pointers.
Power is energy/time, so (you'll have to work out the units) bhp$=\frac d{dt} \frac {mv^2}2=mav$ Note that this says acceleration is infinite at startup ($v=0$) but you have a traction limit. So $a=\max(traction limit, \frac {bhp}{mv})$ While you are traction limited, $s=\frac 12 at^2$. When you are power limited, $\frac {dv}{dt}=\frac{bhp}{mv}$, so $\frac {v^2}2=\frac {bhp}m t+C$ where you evaluate $C$ to match the end of the traction limit phase.