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The increase in heavy crude production, together with the diversity of heavy crude characteristics and sources, leads to technical challenges in accurately predicting production and refining process performance.
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The increase in heavy crude production, together with the
diversity of heavy crude characteristics and sources, leads to
technical challenges in accurately predicting production and
refining process performance. This has placed a heightened
importance on understanding the way in which these crudes will
perform in all phases of the oil production cycle. At the same
time that natural gas prices in North America place that
resource at an advantage, those same low prices, paradoxically,
keep the cost of producing heavy crudes competitive (with low
prices for steam production and for use of gas as an agent in
extraction and transport). The stakes are high for engineers
and planners who are under pressure to make engineering and
operational decisions that will lead to a competitive advantage
with the right decisions as opposed to lowered profitability
and operational reliability when the analysis is not
timely or is wrong.
With that backdrop, researchers and software providers have
redoubled their focus on improving our understanding of the
behavior of heavy oils throughout the extraction, transport,
and processing stages, including the detailed behavior of heavy
crudes in the most commonly applied refinery reactor units. There is no
one silver bullet: A number of inter-related aspects need to be
accurately characterized and modeled to achieve a high-fidelity
and accurate representation of how the heavy crudes will
Some important new software innovations are being adopted by
leading oil producers and refiners. One of the leaders in
implementing these innovations is Sinopec.1 The
company reports an economic payback of $119 million per year
through modeling and optimizing 300 process units in the
Sinopec system.
Heavy crudes are associated with increasingly complex
production and processing challenges. This goes far beyond
simply understanding the evolving crude viscosity properties.
The increased presence of contaminants and need to crack the
heavy end also leads to more sophisticated and energy-intensive
refining processes. It is important
to understand the detailed behavior of crude units such as
delayed cokers, visbreakers, fluid catalytic crackers (FCCs)
and hydrocrackers under varying crude conditions.
Strategies for extraction and transport involve introducing
steam for extraction, water and water-chemical mixtures to
lubricate flow within pipelines, natural gas and blending heavy
and light crudes for transport. Ongoing research into the
hydraulics of these multi-phase and multi-component
hydrocarbons is the subject of groups such as the University of
Tulsa Consortium, that bring together researchers, industry and
software developers; this provides a pipeline to get the latest
research findings into process modeling software. For instance,
flow assurance and corrosion control are increasingly important
in complex crudes, with the reliability of pipeline flow
critical to economics.
In addition to crudes becoming heavier, they are becoming
sourer. It is estimated that as much as 80% of the worlds
crude reserves can be classified as medium/heavy and
sour.2 Refineries capable of processing heavy sour
crudes as efficiently as possible will have an advantage in the
current market and in the future. Innovations in process
simulation software now allow engineers to advise how to tune
refineries to be able to process challenging crudes, handle
changing crude blends, remove sulfur in a cost-effective
manner, and operate in the most energy-efficient way
The most sophisticated models in the world are still
completely dependent on the accuracy of the characterization of
the crudes that will be processed. This all begins with the
crude assay, and how that assay data (whether skeletal or
complete) is handled in the model to present characterized
results that are as accurate as possible with respect to the
actual crude properties. One of the biggest advances in process
modeling software in the past two years is the introduction of
advanced assay management based on molecular characterization
and representation of the crude assay. Also, the availability
of extremely comprehensive and updated libraries of
commercially available crude assays with the process simulators
adds to that capability. Together these two advances improve
the ability of process modelers to accurately predict
separation, hydraulic flow, and refining processes by easily
using simulation software. Further, the availability of
identical assay systems within both the explicit engineering
simulation models and the LP-based planning models of the same
refining process increases the accuracy of refinery planning
models (Fig. 1).
With the variability and complexity of the heavy hydrocarbon sources, using the same model
to optimize the entire system from wellhead to sales point
increases the accuracy of predictions. These provide users much
value for a number of reasons. First, faster and better
decisions can be made throughout the value chain, including
buy/sell decisions, operating decisions, regulatory compliance,
minimizing safety risks, and optimizing energy use throughout
the system. Process simulation software capable of
characterizing hydrocarbons flexibly and rigorously is
essential to understanding operating and debottlenecking
tradeoffs in existing facilities for optimized process
energy consumption.
Accurate process modeling and flow behavior predictions are
essential for flow assurance and to support the changing crude
compositions, ensure product quality, and lower process costs.
The ability to predict flow problems is essential in preventing
them, and the ability to predict hydrocarbon behavior is essential in
ensuring that the desired product quality standards are met. In
addition, the ability to look at the entire process will help
optimize the process energy consumption.
One of the challenges is to simulate the behavior of
multiphase flow, where oil, water, gases, and sand are present
in the pipelines at the same time. Heavy oils are also very
strongly temperature dependent, and they can have very high
viscosities at low temperatures.3 In some
situations, heavy crudes are mixed with other compounds (light
crudes, water or air) to ensure their transport through the
pipelines, which makes predicting their flow behavior even more
challenging.3, 4
Another flow assurance issue is that some crude oils contain
a large amount of wax in solution, which is usually removed by
lowering the temperatures to get wax to solidify and
settle.3 Lower temperatures also lead to hydrate
formation. Being able to predict the behavior of the multiphase
flow is essential to ensure uninterrupted flow through the
Recent innovations in process modeling software have
incorporated rigorous multi-phase and dynamic hydraulic
modeling within the process simulator. Additionally, specific
flow assurance models have been made simpler and more
accessible to the general process modeler within process
simulators to enable accurate modeling of the behavior of
multiphase flow. As Fig. 2 indicates, accurate
modeling of multiphase flow behavior in various temperatures,
pressures, and flowrates is crucial in predicting common flow
assurance obstacles such as corrosion, erosion, wax deposition
and hydrate formation to prevent their occurrences.5
In the past, detailed reactor models, such as FCC units,
hydrocrackers, reformers and so forth, were handled as
stand-alone analytical problems, and involved extensive
customization for each individual unit to fit these fragile
models to current operating data. An important innovation has
been to integrate rigorous and robust refinery reactor unit
models into broader engineering simulation models, empowering
the engineer to model the individual reactors in detail and
then to simulate the refinery trains more completely, to
analyze crude blend alternatives, to optimize energy use, to
understand their interaction with heat exchanger subsystems,
and to improve refinery efficiency and yields.
The most advanced of these rigorous models incorporate
molecular characterization of crude properties,
equation-oriented modeling of the behavior of the reactor
units, application of thermal cracking kinetics research, and
modeling of molecular lumps within the reactors. This, combined
with improved and easier-to-use tools to fit plant data to
models, has achieved significantly increased precision of these
reactor models, all within the broader process simulator.
Companies such as Sinopec, Taiyo Oil and BP are getting
excellent results with these advanced models. Finally, of
practical importance in the refinery operations, tools to use
these robust models for updating vectors for planning LP models
have enabled refinery planners to more closely match refinery plans with actual
performance.6, 7, 8
Refining is an energy-intensive
process, and it is crucial to configure heat exchanger networks
in a way that will minimize energy costs. New advances in
process modeling software allow for the optimization of heat
exchanger network design without having to be an expert in heat
exchangers. With a click of a button, a process simulator will
suggest options for optimal heat exchanger network design for
maximum energy recovery by making suggestions on adding heat
exchangers, increasing heat exchanger surface area or moving
existing heat exchangers around. Energy optimization with a
process simulator can be further enhanced with incorporating
accurate and detailed heat exchanger models into the overall
process design. Another benefit of having access to software
capable of rigorous heat exchanger design is being able to
evaluate the vibration and erosion risks. S-Oil, a large Korean
refiner, reported in 2013 that it was able to save 102 MW of
energy and $39 million in one refinery through this
Another valuable benefit of using process simulation
software when dealing with heavy crudes is being able to
calculate pressure drops, as there are large pressure drops
associated with heavy crudes. Software with rigorous heat
exchanger modeling capabilities is capable of calculating
pressure drops, which will aid in operations as well as the
design of pumps and other related equipment.
Saving energy costs in refining is ensured by the optimal
performance of heat exchanger units. Heat exchanger fouling
over time is contributing to the increase in energy consumption
by the process, and processing heavy crudes leads to a higher
rate of fowling. Here, another important innovation has been
the introduction of rigorous heat exchanger design models
completely within the process simulation environment, capable of evaluating
operating heat exchangers, to understand when exchanger
cleaning is cost-effective, and additionally to evaluate the
energy and capital tradeoffs of modifying, replacing or
altering heat exchangers (Fig. 3).
Sulfur is present in all crude oil samples, ranging from
insignificant amounts to 56%. When it comes to processing
sourer crudes, having a reliable process simulator capable of
modeling the entire process is essential in optimizing plant
operations. Innovations in simulation software make acid-gas
cleaning modeling more reliable than ever. Historically,
process simulation software used to model acid-gas cleaning was
using equilibrium-based calculations; however, the software
that is using a rate-based approach results in more accurate
calculations, comparable to the real-life behavior of the
plant. This eliminates ability to overcompensate with more amines, saving
operating costs. This is especially important with sour crudes
processing, which requires more amines to sweeten in
the first place.
Another important newly innovated capability to look for in
process simulators, when it comes to complex and contaminated
sour gas processing, is the ability to perform rigorous column
design, which will allow facilities to contend with changing
feed compositions a lot easier. A process simulator capable of
performing rigorous process calculations for either tray
columns or increasingly widely applied packed columns is
essential in ensuring preparedness for changes.
Transferring data between different simulators is a painful
and time-consuming process, and it may jeopardize the accuracy
of the results. Having a simulator capable of modeling the
entire process is ideal to accomplish the ultimate project speed and design accuracy
and optimization.
Heavy sour crudes low prices make them an attractive
market opportunity, but their processing is complex and
requires a lot of resources in equipment investment and
utilities. Long-term economics of the heavy sour crude
processing are important to consider so an informed decision
can be made about any proposed capital improvements. Process
models that can be easily passed onto cost estimators are ideal
in this case to speed up the preliminary cost estimation to see
what market opportunity if worth pursuing. Another area of
recent innovation has been the introduction of rigorous costing
models within the conceptual design process, closely integrated
within the process model. Pemex has reported on over 30
refinery projects within the past five years
in which this approach has achieved extremely accurate capital
budgeting predictions, enabling informed
The technical advances and innovations covered above are
enabling leading downstream players today to improve their
accuracy in refinery planning and performance prediction,
leading to more profitable operations. Rapid increases in the
utilization rates of the process modeling tools have been
observed as a result.
A number of areas continue to be studied with the view of
introducing software innovations for optimizing refining and chemical processes.
Some current work areas include closer integration of dynamic simulation
within the process models and more detailed modeling of column
performance. Columns tend to be drivers of heavy energy
consumption within the process as well as key determinants of
process yields.
A combination of such innovations and collaborative tools
packaged in an easy-to-use software solution will further
empower process engineers to continually optimize operations,
capital and operating costs. HP
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The plea agreement was mentioned in a motion submitted by Wurtele's attorney, James Martin Davis, to continue Wurtele's jury trial, which was originally set for May 7.
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2008 Ford Mustang FR500S - The Birth Of A Race CarWritten by on September 21, 2008 Contributors: Miller Motorsports Park Ford Calls The Mustang FR500S The Company's First Official Factory Production Racer In History. HOT ROD Calls It A Good Time.
The full title of this deal is (deep breath) the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup presented by BFGoodrich. That's a bit long to be truly catchy, but it does give a shout out to all the parties that made it possible. So what is it? The Miller Cup-you'll forgive the shorthand-is a brand-new road-racing series using modified Mustang GTs that anyone can buy. Here's the deal: These are genuine factory-built and supported race cars-the first Fords to truly have that honor, the company says.
The car Ford has prepared for this new series is called the FR500S. In preparation and performance, this nifty spec racer slots in nicely between an SCCA Touring 2-style Mustang and the FR500C Grand Am car. The FR500S uses a nearly stock 4.6L Mustang V-8 nominally rated at 325 hp to keep costs and speeds at a manageable level. However, the rollcage and other features are taken from the FR500C to provide a solid race car that is safe and reliable. Brakes, electronics, and safety equipment are reassuringly over-engineered as well. The price is $75,000 out the door.
Construction of the FR500S begins at the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, 20 miles south of the Ford mother ship in Dearborn. Jointly operated by Ford and Mazda, AutoAlliance is the production home for the Ford Mustang and the Mazda6. Starting with a body in white, the FR500 buildup takes place at the Material Sequencing Center adjacent to the main assembly plant on a special pilot line where all new Mustang models are trial-assembled before production is shifted over the big line. The body in white is fully painted inside and out. However, the sound deadener and a good part of the seam sealer are left out to save weight and to provide a neater appearance as the carpets, headliner, and interior door panels will be deleted as well.
The production 4.6L three-valve V-8 is installed with a special computer calibration, along with a fresh-air kit, long-tube headers, and a cross-pipe from the Ford Racing Performance Parts catalog-all of which bring the power up to 325 hp, 25 more than a standard Mustang GT. Roush Industries dyno tests each engine to certify that all produce within 4.5 hp of each other and files the dyno reports with the race series. The transmission is the same six-speed Tremec T6060 used in the Shelby GT500 paired to a severe-duty clutch. The rear axle assembly is borrowed from the Bullitt Mustang parts bin with a 3.73:1 ratio and sturdier pinion bearing, with a Ford Racing/Torsen limited-slip differential installed.
Front and rear springs and antiroll bars are specially calibrated for the FR500S, while the two-way adjustable shocks are supplied by Sachs. The steering rack is a special Ford Racing piece as well. Brembo four-piston racing brakes with 14-inch rotors-same stuff as the FR500C-are installed up front while the rear brakes are from the Shelby GT500. An abbreviated wiring harness is installed, along with a standard Mustang dash and instrument panel. However, an electronic race-style instrument cluster will be installed later as part of the data acquisition system.
Once AutoAlliance has completed its work, the cars are sent to Watson Engineering in nearby Taylor, Michigan. Watson is a longtime supplier to the Detroit automakers with more than 200 employees and a 154,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Here program manager Chuck Watson II and his crew perform the rollcage installation and other fabrication work. That includes a pair of driveshaft safety loops, the installation of an aluminum Ford Racing radiator and degassing bottle, and the lightening of both doors. Aluminum panels are made to tidy up the vacant rear seat area and close out the rollcage. Weight with driver and fuel is set at 3,600 pounds.
For the third and final phase of the buildup, the cars are sent to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Here the AIM data acquisition system, race scoring transponder, and safety equipment are installed, including a harness, a window safety net, and a Sparco/Ford Racing seat. The final pieces in the puzzle are four GT500 aluminum wheels and a set of unshaved BFGoodrich g-Force R1 tires, 245/45R18 all around. Miller Motorsports Park also serves as home base for the program. Track owner Larry Miller is a dedicated Ford enthusiast and, along with the gearheads at Ford Racing, the driving force behind the new series.
HOT ROD Editor Rob Kinnan attended the official launch party of the FR500S at Miller Motorsports Park, which included driver/owner orientation and test laps on the 2.2-mile east circuit. Here is his report: "It was great watching the presentation of the cars. They lined them all up on the starting grid and went down the line one by one, presenting the keys to the really excited owners. After a couple of seminars about the cars, the tires, and the AIM system, the track was opened and everyone got to hot-lap their cars for the first time. I got to join the track action driving No. 523.
"Once you're deep in the Sparco bucket, buckled up, the luscious suede steering wheel is clicked into place, and the window net is secured; there's no mistaking this thing for a street car. It's all race. All the cars were set up identically, but the first thing I'd change on this car would be to lower the seat a little bit. It felt high, reinforced by the helmet whacking the upper rollcage bar on hard righthanders.
"On the track, the car drove and handled great. I dunno, I guess I was expecting much more of a stock Mustang-like ride, but it's stiff and very connected to the driver. A lot of engineering and tuning went into the suspension setup, and you can tell. The car sticks the turns hard and is pretty close to neutral, and since the tires are the limiting factor to grip, it's an easy car to control. It's easy to make it push and it's easy to make it loose, and you can go from one to the other pretty easily and very manageably. The stock engine makes it feel underpowered for the amount of grip it has and the noises it makes, but that's a good thing for a spec series. It's a very fun car to drive, and the racing is going to be incredibly tight. Expect lots of body damage during races, regardless of what the tech officials told us."
The inaugural season of the Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup features eight events, starting out at Road Atlanta and ending with a doubleheader at Miller in September. A purse of $300,000 is up for grabs. BFGoodrich, Ford Racing, and Miller Motorsports Park have thrown their full weight behind this deal; you can find rule books, parts lists, and all the information you need at www.mustangchallenge.com, www.fordracing.com, www.millercup.com, and www.bfgoodrichtires.com. So what does HOT ROD think of all this? Kinnan says, "Now, if we can just get on a team and get to Road Atlanta . . . ."
Hot Rod Runs The Miller Cup!We're so into the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup that we worked with Ford Racing to provide an FR500S for HOT ROD to run the eight-race series this year. Car No. 523 is ours and as we go to press is being prepped by Chris Kaufmann at Kaufmann Racing in Oxnard, California. The plan is for Editor Kinnan to race the car once he gets his Grand Am license, with Kaufmann driving the first and second races (the second, at Mosport International Raceway in Toronto, Canada, happens during the HOT ROD Power Tour(r)). Watch for more coverage throughout the season.
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Not even close to street legal, the FR500S is not equipped with a VIN. However, a serial plate is installed in the standard VIN label location at the base of the windshield. This one is No. 65 of the first batch of 77 units-75 customer cars and two prototypes.At the FR500S launch, Miller and Ford personnel gave team members a complete walk-around and checkout on the new racer.The build process at AutoAlliance begins with a body in white. The shell is fully painted inside and out, but the sound deadener and much of the seam sealant have been deleted to save weight. The form-fitting blue poly covers are attached to prevent scratches during assembly.The body shell is then loaded onto this device, called a skillet, for its trip down the assembly line. The skillet can be raised and lowered as workers install the various components.The standard Mustang 4.6L V-8 is fitted with long-tube headers from Ford Racing and the same Tremec TR6060 six-speed gearbox used in the Shelby GT500. Engines also receive a software calibration unique to this vehicle, while the fresh-air kit is based on Mustang Bullitt components.With the skillet raised, the powertrain is installed from underneath, along with the front crossmember and suspension. The FR500S build process is much like that for a production Mustang; what's key here is what has been left out.Engine compartment shown here-the airbox assembly is in place, but the camber/caster plates and strut tower brace have yet to be installed.Watson Engineering in nearby Taylor, Michigan, handles the next phase of the buildup. Here, the rollcage and other structural components will be fabricated and installed.
A slightly simplified version of the 'cage developed for the FR500C Grand Am racer, the FR500S 'cage uses a different halo tube arrangement and is designed to accommodate a passenger seat for demonstration rides. Once all the mild-steel DOM tubing is MIG-welded in place, the entire assembly is painted white to match the rest of the body and floorpan.Final race assembly is performed by the crew at Miller Motorsports. Goodies include full safety equipment and an AIM MXL data-acquisition system. The first teams to sign on took delivery of their racers at the swank new Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.


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I'll post a question or idea at the top, and then users can post thier suggestions in the comments. then other users can vote for the best suggestions, and comments get sorted by the number of votes they get.
i'm thinking of something sort of like the way the digg dialogg system would work, where the best 10 questions would get voted up from the bottom and get used in the show.
I did some hunting around and couldn't find anything quite like it. If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great!


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Designing the Windows 7 Taskbar
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Windows 7 offers a new way of controlling your desktop, managing your windows, and launching applications. The Windows 7 Taskbar is a new application-launching and window-switching mechanism that consolidates the functionalities from previous Windows OS Desktop mechanisms such as Quick Launch, Recent Documents, Notification area icons, desktop shortcuts, and running application windows.
Watch Yochay Kiriaty, Windows 7 Technical Evangelist, and Taskbar product team designer Stephan Hoefnagels as we present the evolution of the Windows 7 Taskbar through the different design iteration cycles, and of course, we will see the famous "Bat Signal."
Designing the Windows 7 Taskbar is one of a series of Channel 9 videos about the new Windows 7 Taskbar. Other videos include:
1. Designing the Windows 7 Taskbar
2. Windows 7 Taskbar Behind the Scenes
3. Jump in to Windows 7 Taskbar Jump Lists
For more technical information on the Windows 7 Taskbar, read the Windows 7 Taskbar Part 1 – The Basics. And for more technical content on Windows 7, along with a few cool code samples, go to the Windows 7 Blog for Developers.
If you missed the PDC sessions on the Windows 7 Taskbar, you can always watch their videos: Welcome to Windows 7 Taskbar and Integrate with Windows 7 Taskbar – but I know you already saw them few times.
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Recall: Fleece Children's Pajamas by PajamaGram
On 2012-06-28, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a recall regarding Fleece Children's Pajamas by PajamaGram due to a potential burn hazard. This product sold new beginning in September 2011 for about $26 to $40.
About 10,000 units are involved in this PajamaGram pajamas recall. Learn more and find out what to do if you own this product below.
This was the 4th recall of products in the Sleepwear & Loungewear category in 2012.
Since 2005, there have been approximately 50 similar recalls,
involving about 2 million product units.
Check My Pajamas | See Other Recalled Sleepwear & Loungewear
Company Contact Information:
Website: www.pajamagram.com
Phone: (800) 262-1162
Do you work for a company involved with this recall? Contact us to learn how you can control data, information and ads shown on this page.
What is the problem?
The pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.
How can I tell if I own this product?
The pajamas are 100 percent polyester fleece sold in sizes 12 months to 4T and in boys and girls sizes 6 through 14. "PajamaGram" is printed on the neck tag. The pajamas come in two styles: one-piece hood and feet pajamas, and two-piece sets. The below style/GPU number is printed on a second tag sewn into either the neck or side of the pajamas and the pajama pants. The following pajamas are included in this recall:
|GPU Number
|Hoodie Footie for Girls
|Pink with zip-off feet and hood
|Hoodie Footie for Boys and Girls
|Blue with zip-off feet and hood
|Sweetheart Hoodie Footie for Girls
|Pink with a red heart print and zip-off feet and hood
|Winter Whimsy Hoodie Footie for Boys and Girls
|Red with a snowman/penguin print and zip-off feet and hood
|Lodge Fleece Set for Toddlers, Boys and Girls
|Two-piece set. Blue shirt with moose applique and white moose/snowflake print pant
|Snuggle Fleece Argyle Set for Girls
|Two-piece set. Light blue shirt with pink and blue argyle print pant
|Infant Lodge Fleece One-Piece
|White with moose/snowflake print. Pajamas have feet and a front zipper
These items were sold new+ at PajamaGram website, telephone and catalogue from September 2011 through March 2012 for between $26 and $40.
What should I do if I own this recalled product?
First, stop using the item.
Then, add the item to a free, private Items I Own account. This will enable you to easily access the CPSC and recalling company's remedy instructions as well as track your progress toward getting the item returned or fixed. Click "I Own THIS Item" to continue.
The CPSC provides the following remedy information:
Children should stop wearing the pajamas immediately and consumers should contact PajamaGram for a replacement, exchange or full refund.
For additional information, please contact PajamaGram toll-free at (800)262-1162 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.pajamagram.com
Incidents & Injuries Reported as of Recall Date
None reported
+WeMakeItSafer cautions consumers that recalled items may have been acquired at different locations, prices and times than specified in the CPSC recall announcement. This is especially true for items purchased in online marketplaces, resale shops or yard sales. More information may be available at CPSC.gov.
Own a Different Pajamas?
Add it to Items I Own,™ and our system will check it for past recalls, then keep checking daily, so you don't have to. Click "I Own a Similar Item" to continue.
Items I Own™ is a free WeMakeItSafer service.
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Do you have comments or questions about this recall? Share them here.
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Sources may include: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada and companies involved with this or a related recall.


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I have one small goal this week, aside from getting my writing deadlines done by the 30th, and that is to get back into Menu Planning. Now that my husband is not traveling again until sometime after the baby is born, I feel like it is important to get back into the routine of having my menu mapped out for the week. We have been eating out waaaaay too much lately and that is simply because of my lack of planning and preparation for our meals at night. It is just too easy to say "Let's just eat out since I have nothing planned." When I have a plan, I find that I stick with it and our evenings are so much easier.
If the baby happens to hold off another week, which I think she will, I will at least have one full week of limited eating out under our belt, which does seem to add up in the wallet.
To make it easy on myself, I have decided to plan my menu this week around things off of my "I Will Make This Someday" post. These are recipes that I have found in magazines. I needed a place to bookmark them because I wanted to get rid of the magazine, but give the recipe a try sometime in the future.
Without further ado, here is the Dine & Dish household menu for the week (after the jump):
- Monday: Skillet Shrimp & Sausage from Everyday With Rachael Ray
- Tuesday: Smothered Pork Chops with Thyme from Cooking Light
- Wednesday: Low Fat Chef Salad (adding chicken) from Cooking Light
- Thursday: Stir-Fried Szechuan Steak on Rice from Cooking Light
- Friday: Pizza Night
- Saturday: Grilled Sour Cream Marinated Shrimp from Food and Wine
- Sunday: Cheesesteak Sliders from Everyday with Rachael Ray
To participate in the official Menu Planning Monday event, head on over to the I'm An Organizing Junkie Site!
If you didn't see the post on Friday, Adopt a Blogger #3 matches have been made. Make sure to head over to my "Welcome to the Family" post to check out the 100+ bloggers participating!Michele over at Life, Lightly Salted is also having a giveaway for the "newbies" in conjunction with Adopt a Blogger. Make sure to head over to her blog for details!
Now, for the recipe. This Strawberry Layer Cake was in the May 2009 issue of Cooking Light magazine. It is supposed to be a Strawberry Layer Cake, but one of my layers got stuck in the pan and came out in chunks. That part went to my family to eat. The other half I served to my MOMS group. I am glad I did not look at the reviews the recipe has received on Cooking Light's website or I probably would not have made it. This is a very dense and moist cake and I thought it had a great flavor! I did add an extra Tbs of Grand Mariner to the frosting, so maybe that helped? I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Strawberry Layer Cake from May 2009 Cooking Light
- Cake:
- 1 1/4 cups sliced strawberries
- 10 ounce all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 cups)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
- Cooking sprayFrosting:
- 1/3 cup (3 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 12 whole strawberries (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare cake, place sliced strawberries in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in egg whites. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add pureed strawberries and food coloring; beat just until blended.
4. Divide batter between 2 (8-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
5. To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 1/3 cup butter, and liqueur in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat just until blended.
6. Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Cut 1 whole strawberry into thin slices, cutting to, but not through, the stem end. Fan strawberry on top of cake just before serving, if desired. Cut remaining 11 strawberries in half. Garnish cake with strawberry halves, if desired.


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I'm designing a web application. I need to make sure all my customer's SSN data is secure. Now I know HTTPS with SSL, I'm wondering what are its weaknesses? What else I need to provide a perfectly secure web interface? I'm going to host the server via Amazon EC2 or some other cloud service.
HTTPS is only one part of the puzzle - securing the link between webserver and customer's laptop - and to be honest, it is the simplest bit, as web servers and browsers pretty much do this right, however you will need to enforce SSL v3 and approved algorithms.
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NBA Teams Should Avoid Juniors
Indiana guard Victor Oladipo is shooting up NBA draft boards with an impressive season and renowned athleticism. But there's one thing that's not in his favor: Juniors entering the NBA have mostly been busts. Since 2008, eight juniors have been a top-10 pick in the draft. Five of those eight players have already been dumped by their original teams.
Kansas juniors have especially struggled making the transition to the pros. Thomas Robinson was taken with the No. 5 pick by the Sacramento Kings in last year's draft, but was traded in February after only 51 games. Cole Aldrich (11th overall in 2010) and forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris (13th and 14th overall in 2011) have also been non-factors for their teams.
A look at the numbers and the struggles of juniors makes sense. College players with the most-NBA ready talent usually turn pro after one or two years of college, while seniors have more refined games (Roy Hibbert and Tyler Hansbrough come to mind).
So, to potential NBA-bound juniors like Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr., Louisville's Gorgui Dieng and Michigan State's Adreian Payne, the lesson is as always: stay in school.
—Kevin Clark


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Diane Sawyer was definitely probably drunk tonight during ABC's election coverage. Would you agree? Not convinced yet? She slurred every other word, rambled about the lack of music, and asked a correspondent if the exclamation point in the Obama slogan represented the direction he truly wanted to go with his presidency. What more proof do you need?
But of course it was already true according to Twitter:
And from our own Caity Weaver: "IT'S LIKE SHE TOOK AN AMBIEN AND WASHED IT DOWN WITH PINOT." Wouldn't be the first time.


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Eighteen new photos from A Good Day to Die Hard, the first photo from Bong Joon-ho's much anticipated sci-fi feature Snowpiercer, new photos of Ashton Kutcher in jOBS, and stills from A Single Shot and The Spectacular Now.
Posters for To the Wonder, The Brass Teapot, Still, The Host, In Fear, Afternoon Delight and The Internship.
"A24 has acquired Sofia Coppola's latest feature 'The Bling Ring' which follows a group of kids from an affluent neighborhood in the valley that continually robbed the Hollywood homes of wealthy celebrities for almost a year. The film is currently targeting a June release…" (full details)
"Benh Zeitlin's Oscar-nominated 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' will be back up on the big screen in select cities for a special return engagement on Friday January 18th…" (full details)
"Amazon's French site has posted up a page for the April 17th Blu-ray release of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. The discs will include the ten online video blogs about the film's making, along with a featurette. The 2D Blu-ray is on one disc, while the 3D Blu-ray spreads that version across two…" (full details)
"Comedian Chris Hardwick has been tapped to host the Third Annual Streamy Awards. The awards honor excellence in original online video programming and the creators behind them…" (full details)
"Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday February 9th at The Beverly Hills Hotel. They will present nine awards to 25 individual recipients during the evening…" (full details)
"Lionsgate is launching a micro budget film division. The new arm will make horror films and comedies budgeted under $2.5 million with John Sacchi overseeing it…" (full details)
"Syfy has cancelled its superhero series 'Alphas' after two seasons. Only a little over one million viewers tuned into the season two finale in October…" (full details)
"Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore is finalising a deal with Syfy for a new series - "Helix". The story follows a team of scientists who must save the human race from annihilation following a disease outbreak at an Arctic research facility..." (full details)


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9th July 2012, Estadio Lasesarre, Barakaldo - Unknown Italo-Dutch manager Lucas Volman is hired newly-promoted by Barakaldo C.F on a two year contract. He is estimated to be receiving £1.400 a week. He stated his intention to pursue a Basque-only policy, but also stated he would allow no-Basque Spanish players already at the club to stay.
Club Situation
Founded in 1917, Barakaldo can boast of three Segunda B wins (1980, 1998 and 2002). The club is fully professional and possesses Adequate ratings in its training facilities, youth facilites and junior coaching as well as an Average youth recruitement network and fairly basic corporate facilities.
I've been given a £15k transfer budget and a £27k wage budget of which around £15k is currently being spent. We also have a 4-year kit sponsorship deal at £125k per season and the club's bank balance is currently £150k.
Barakaldo's stadium is Nuevo Estadio Lasesarre (shortened to just Lasesarre) which holds 8000 people of which 6000 are seated.
The club has rivalries with Bilbao Ath., Gernika and Lemona of which only Lemona is currently in our division.
Initial Squad Situation
Carlos Sanchez is the undisputed starter here, but at 34 he may not have too many years in him. Iker Arrillaga and Ander Igartua are the backups here, with Txemi being on his way out.
Attacking fullback Nacho Lopez is the best player in this position, though Eriz Goiria is a valid backup and looks to have the potential to be as good as Nacho. Veteran Joseba Sampedro will probably leave.
A very weak position, Iban Espinosa and Joseba Arino are the only players capable of playing there and they're not all that good.
Nacho Neira is the Best player here, but there's no clear partner for him the closest being 31-year-old Seco. There's an excellent youth prospect in the U19's team, however, in Aritz Garmendia. Muxi is likely to be on his way out and the future of Xabier Garces is uncertain.
Defensive Midfield
Eneko is one of the stars of the team and will be first choice here with Alex Diaz as backup. Guinean prospect Abdoul Keita will probably leave.
Central Midfield
Ricardo Pennella and Francisco Javier Medina will initially start here, but Jon Ander Garrido, Carlos Nazabal and Xabier Ramos all have the potential to surpass them. The biggest prospect, though is Enrique Martinez.
Right Wing
Fernando is the star right winger, while backups Quino and Andoni Illarramendi make this into one of the strongest positions.
Left Wing
Another very strong position with Aimar Gulin and Imanol Mentxaka being equal in ability. The latter will probably preferred due to his bigger potential.
The best striker at the club is by far Carlos Alvarez. Behind him in the pecking order are Jon Martin, Txutxi, Imanol Etxabe, Carenote and David Camino. Good depth but a few of them will have to leave to lower the wage budget and avoid disputes due to players being dropped.
You can follow my youth players developing in Neppo's Youth Player Project.


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22 Jul 2009 2:54 AM #1
[REOPEN-103][3.0.0] DD of Resizable does not listen to constrainTo
On the ExtJS examples page of Resizables, run:
var div = Ext.DomHelper.insertBefore(document.body.firstChild, { tag: "div", style: "background:#ff0;width: 200px;height: 300px;" }); var img = Ext.DomHelper.append(div, { tag: "img", src: "zack.jpg", height: 100 }) var transparent = new Ext.Resizable(img, { wrap: true, dynamic: true, draggable: true, constrainTo: div });
transparent.dd.constrainTo(transparent.constrainTo); is a possible patch
Last edited by robincasey; 22 Jul 2009 at 3:33 AM. Reason: Added possible patch
22 Jul 2009 10:44 AM #2
Thanks for this and the other specific reports (not lumped together).
I also noted that when resizing I can sometimes resize that resizable item slightly outside of the div. Play with it a little bit though, sometimes it constrains inside, but depending where you drag it, it doesn't constrain the resizing either.MJ
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7 Aug 2009 12:45 PM #3
I got the constrainTo part to work, but the problem described in the post above is what I am running in to now
8 Aug 2009 2:29 PM #4
I do believe I fixed the problem with the resized element not being constrained correctly...
the patch below should fix it in addition to the fix in the link to the other post to initialize it
Ext.override(Ext.Resizable, { resizeElement : function(){ var box = this.proxy.getBox(); if(this.updateBox){ this.el.setBox(box, false, this.animate, this.duration, null, this.easing); }else{ this.el.setSize(box.width, box.height, this.animate, this.duration, null, this.easing); } this.updateChildSize(); if(!this.dynamic){ this.proxy.hide(); } ////////////////// if(this.draggable && this.constrainTo) { this.dd.resetConstraints(); this.dd.constrainTo(this.constrainTo); } ////////////////// return box; } });
6 Sep 2009 11:16 PM #5
This patch works well only if item has been resized before.
Try to drag item inside container before resizing, then constraints won't be applied.
May be an init problem ?
7 Sep 2009 5:22 PM #6
look at the url in post #4, it has the init changes as well


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Today in Tweet Beat, Senator John McCain reaches out to Snooki regarding her concern on tanning-bed taxes, Diablo Cody shows off her baby belly, and Chris Brown shows off his philanthropy with photos of giant checks.
@Sn00ki u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama's tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!
CHICAGO! http://twitpic.com/1vb95y #hawks
showing my character http://twitpic.com/1vdjdd
showing my love http://twitpic.com/1vdjn6
I hope u dnt do 1 of your famous poops! RT @andyroddick: crap.i dropped my phn in the toilet. its drying.. i hope it shows sign of life soon
Suppose the drinking done by Baby Boomers' parents created an emotional roller coaster in the developing baby, as the drug of alcohol does.
And that is part of why we have grown up to seek relationships that take that ride?
Um can I get away from these chicks for one 4 hour flight? Answer: no http://twitpic.com/1vbauz
Did you all read my blog on Bravo? http://bravo.ly/cDvLOC There is absolutely NO truth to the rumor that there's a secret message in there..
...ala Gov. Schwarzenegger. If the 1st letters of every paragraph incl the title spell something out it's a COMPLETE coincidence! xx
When are we going to stop killing whales and dolphins?
I wanna punch that friggin whale! RT @Chumplet I saw that whale so many times this morning I started to get the shakes.
Reba! My mother is going to dieee. http://tweetphoto.com/26381622


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I'm trying to create the attached image formulae. But I don't know how to get the double braces to work. This is my attempt with only single brace.
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It's been a while since my web-browsing has really suited me.
What I would really like is:
For example, I'd like to be able to...
1) open a bunch of tabs
2) go to the console and tell it something like 'copy the url open in each tab and write it, along with the html, to a file, for each open tab'
in other words, I want to be able to browse with tabs at my leisure, and then write scripts that iterate over each tab. Does anything like that exist?


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I used to go to "System >> Preferences >> Appearance >> Interface", but I can't find that tab on Lucid or Maverick.
The gconf key is /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons.
Note: I don't particularly endorse setting it to "True" in the long run. See Andreas Nilsson's post and the discussion in the related bug for the rationale behind setting it to "False" by default.
You could also use Ubuntu Tweak. They have an option for that, among many other things. It also allows you to put icons in buttons.


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You don't have to have a green thumb to plant a family garden. Start small and plant the easiest kinds of herbs, flowers, and veggies to tend to with your kids. Begin with these tips:
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As you know, a baby has a way of disrupting those amazing plans of exotic travel and wild nights out. You might be seeing the light at the end of the homebound tunnel: Do you want to start the clock over again? It may require that you get more creative with your priorities and how you fit fun (and time for your spouse) into your life.
Do you need some ideas for cheap family fun? Check these out!
- "Staycation" Ideas for Families
- 13 Best Kids' Books Turned Movies
- Top 10 Family Weekend Activities
- 8 Fun (and Cheap!) Family Fitness Activities
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Here is my Profile pic and also my Personal screen shot. This is what I did against Hereford but then lost in the 2nd round against Barnet!
I'm at the turn of the year now and I am waiting for the injuries and dip in form to hit right when it matters. I have no doubt I will struggle till the end of the season!!
This is so frustrating! I have done everything you'd think would do the trick - simple tactics, players with good physical stats....but still I'm 2nd bottom with 5 points from 7 games, and without a win since the opening day.
Jabuti doesnt exist. McGurk - at Millwall. Gotta do better than that
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Barclays Premier League - 2051/52
Last season we regained our Premier League crown but lost out in the FA Cup and Champions League finals, this season we were hoping to make up for that.
League Table
League Positions Graph
It was an awful season for us as we went from pure brilliance to Sunday league standard. With just three games to go we were sitting top of the league but faced Man City and Spurs in our next two games, we lost them both and slipped down to fifth. We managed a win in our final game against Watford and Arsenal somehow managed to lose 4-0 to West Ham, handing us an unexpected Champions League spot.
Community Shield - could have gone either way but we were lucky to win on penalties.
Carling Cup - we had a good run but a missed penalty ruined our chances in the semi final.
FA Cup - a last goal knocked us out in a really poor game for us.
UEFA Champions League - the group stage was simple stuff but our challenge ended in the quarter final as we went out on away goals.
Squad - we struggled for depth this year as a few players suffered injuries.
Key Player Profiles:
Paul Moran - top scorer but this was his worst for a while.
Andy Greenhouse - the coaches have written him off but he had a great season.
Julian Cockerill - the late bloomer, although he could really be off now as he is insisting on leaving.
George Fry - another great year but he's past his peak now.
Brian Brown - the captain chipped in with an impressive 7 goals this season.
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 8th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Trophy finalists 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 1st Promoted as champions 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 1 4th Promoted via playoffs, JPT finalists 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 9th 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Lost in playoff semi 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 4th Promoted via playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 16th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup winners 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Champions League finalists 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 3rd Carling Cup finalists 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 2nd 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and CWC winners, Carling Cup finalists 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, and Carling Cup winners 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 3rd Club World Cup winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA and Carling Cup winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and Carling Cup winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CWC FA and Carling Cup winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and FA Cup finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Carling Cup winners, Champions league finalists 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup and Champions League winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 5th Club World Cup winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 2nd Carling Cup and Europa League winners 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and Carling Cup finalists 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and FA Cup finalists 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, and FA Cup winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 2nd Club World Cup winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners, FA Cup and CL finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 4th
Win something, anything.
The board takeover has given my finances a great boost, with £250m now sitting in my account. I'm hoping this is to finance a new stadium, but if the move is blocked since it has only been 10 years since my last, I my consider doing something else with the money.
This is one more chance for all-T&M glory this season though as England head to the European Championship in Wales and Scotland.
It's really tactics I need. Although I've tried just about everything anyone's ever told me and still it's not enough!
Finbogasson doesnt exist, Quinn is at Southampton.
Guys I dont think its an issue of players - all my players have good physical stats for this level. I think it's tactics. Besides, one or two players is not going to turn everything around...
Just beaten 2nd place Bishop Stortford 5-1 on their own patch and have secured a play off place and its only the 5th March!
Try and change your players roles to their strongest roles, i.e. Limited Centre-Backs rather than normal centre-backs.
In the BSN/S a fast striker can be deadly as can a strong target man.
Personally I would select the base formation you prefer or have players to fit, 4-4-2 or if you have useless wingers something narrow like 4-1-3-2, or 4-1-2-1-2. Leave the various settings on default.
For your full-backs if they are good at getting forward put them on support or if they aren't put them on defensive.
With centre-backs I don't bother with cover/stopper roles just leave them as limited or normal DC's on defend unless their attributes suggest otherwise.
If you are playing wide players a fast attack minded player would work better as a winger, whilst a Wide Midfielder offers more in defence.
In the centre of midfield it depends on what you have, just make sure you balance them out.
Upfront if your strikers are fast make them poachers, if you have someone who is good in the air make him a Target Man.
The Stamina of your players is also important as low stamina means your players will get tired quicker, so you may need to keep your eye on it and sub any tired players before they make mistakes.
Then it's a case of watching the matches and seeing what is going wrong and trying to fix them with small changes, also try and get an ass. manager with high tactical knowledge so he can lend advise in the matches.
Thing is i'm doing most of this and its just not working! Will implement a few extra bits and bobs from what you've said and keep trying.
Well i implemented a few more of those things (most obviously changing from 4-2-2 to 4-1-3-2 because my wingers were complete carp), and managed a 1-1 draw away at Gloucester. Passing improved a fair bit. Is it worth getting all my players to work on ball control, which presumably should improve their passing?
Champions with 5 games to go!
15 games without a win now. Plenty of draws (8 since the opening day win, now), but no wins. This is hopeless!
Chelseadaft Ashford (Middx) Blue Square South Season 1 2010/2011.
It was a truly fantastic performance from the side. First thing I did was get hold of a decent Ass Man and Jimmy Hunter came in. As soon as he started recommending players I brought them in on trial along with some other "decent" Scottish free transfers I got hold of after their names had been mentioned on here once or twice
So I made plenty of signings but not OTT. Got rid of the deadwood and ones that didn't make the grade as far as Hunter was concerned and went with it.
Our form at the beginning of the season was ropey to say the least. I never really had any momentum going. I didn't have any decent wingers to adopt a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 do ditched the 4-4-2 I had started with and went with the 4-1-2-1-2 formation and it quite simply "worked wonders" and my form was top notch. Became unstoppable in the end.
I simply played to the strengths of the side. I was winning games easily and still had the odd blip or two but overall no one could catch us.
We finished on 99 points which was a highlight for me as I have never ever come close to something like that before. We had won the league with 5 games to go.
My Finances aren't great at all, just noticed our pitch is useless so have asked the board to relay it in the summer and they have agreed. I am now also allowed no more than 6 coaches and 4 scouts so am on a mission to get this team up to the required standard.
For me its about getting hold of players who are rated as Leading Stars for the league you are in or good players for the league above when you are in the lower leagues and that's what I intend to do in the summer.
For now these are the boys that has done me proud my best ever season so far! Come on the Tangerines!!!
Code:Season League Position Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 1st Champions!
whats up guys, nice thread. I want to start my own carrear in this challenge and was wondering if you'll can redirect me to a facepack that has the lower league players in it. And if possible icons. Thank you
My board has increased my wage budget by £600 p/w and struggling to add extra quality in. Some of the mediocre earners who played a supporting role will have to go and will have to renegotiate others contracts.....
Have slapped a £250k price tag on Fitzharris and Fairey if anyone wants to give me that amount as the interest in them increases!!
I've shockingly gone on a run of 11 straight defeats in my maiden CCC season, dropped from a safe 17th position to the relegation zone 21st. Looking at my remaining fixtures, 4 away and 3 at home, and the quality of those sides, I think I'm in definite fear of going back to League 1. I just cant get the lads performing no matter what tactics I employ!
Make that 13 and counting..
Edit: HERE
There are loads to choose from, and I believe the creator takes requests too...
Last edited by TacticalGenius; 20-04-2010 at 14:46.
Have a look at Cleon's thread here it helped me with my tactics and how I can understand the game more
Ta - but the problem is I just dont see what he sees! It looks to me like everyone is either doing everything wrong or everything right - very little that I can find from it that is helpful.
Write up your basic tactics and formation and maybe I could read through and suggest something?
Guys does anyone know why it is that whenever I use the analysis page during a game, I cant access my tactics for the rest of the game after that? Is this a bug? I also cant pause the game!
This has now happened to me twice (on two different games, including with Boreham Wood) since I started using the match analysis tool regularly. What is wrong?!
Oh and I cannot access my tactics either...
I think I might have found a work-around although not a solution. But I can't win for love nor money, so think I'm going to take another break from this game. I dont get how people find it so easy, I try every piece of advice I can get and nothing works.
It was the first game I'd played today, so its not a problem but it happens every time. It's not a crash as such because I can just stick myself on holiday for a day and it's fine. But it seems to be an issue...
I will write up my player roles etc for you now, but I think I'm going to revert to FM09 for a while as this game is driving me insane. The last 4 games I've played across this save and my Barcelona save have all involved last-minute penalties for my opposition.
Hmm. I don't use match analysis so I don't know if I have a problem there!
In terms of the tactic, write it out here and I'll take a look?
OK. I have tried out a few but the basics remain the same. Currently:
4-1-3-2 formation, very narrow.
Rigid, Standard Philosophy.
Direct Passing
Disciplined Creativity
Default Closing Down and Tackling
Man Marking
Default Crossing (but not much of that anyway)
No Roaming
Sliders at Defaults
The rest is just anything I've changed from the defaults:
Goalkeeper, Defend: Distribution - defender collect
Full Back, Support (L)
Full Back, Support (R)
Limited Defender, Defend *2
Defensive Midfielder, Defend (DMC)
Ball Winning Midfielder, Defend (MC)
Central Midfielder, Support (MC) - short(ish) passing style
Central Midfielder, Attack (MC)
Target Man, Support (SC)
Poacher, Attack (SC)
Obviously a lot of the defaults were right for me (e.g. Target Man holding up the ball), so it hasnt been tweaked all that much. I would have tweaked more but so much seems to be going wrong and so little right that it seems futile.
Current league record:
Pts 11
Ok, I'd suggest:
Rigid, Counter Philosophy.
Direct Passing
Disciplined Creativity
Default Closing Down and Tackling
Default Marking
Default Crossing (but not much of that anyway)
Default Roaming
Tempo: Last notch of Slow (before it becomes 'normal')
Goalkeeper, creator default
Full Back, Auto (L)
Full Back, Auto (R)
Central Defender, 1 Cover, 1 Defend
Anchor Man, Defend (DMC)
Box to Box, support (MC)
Deep lying Playmaker, Support (MC)
Trequartista, Attack (AMC)
Target Man, Support (SC)
Poacher, Attack (SC)
Rigid, Counter Philosophy.
Direct Passing
Disciplined Creativity
Default Closing Down and Tackling
Default Marking
Default Crossing (but not much of that anyway)
Default Roaming
Tempo: Last notch of Slow (before it becomes 'normal')
Goalkeeper, creator default
Full Back, Auto (L)
Full Back, Auto (R)
Central Defender, 1 Cover, 1 Defend
Ball winning mid, Defend (MC)
Deep lying Playmaker, Support (MC)
Defensive Winger, Support (ML/MR)
Target Man, Support (SC)
Poacher, Attack (SC)
The 4-4-2 got me to League One, all automatic promotions, 2 league wins (BSN/BSP) and FA Trophy win...
Last edited by TacticalGenius; 20-04-2010 at 19:03.
OK will give the 4-1-2-1-2 a try - the 4-4-2 is a non-starter as my wingers are cruddy. Might switch to it later on if 4-1-2-1-2 isnt working out. Will let you know.
All that matters with the wingers is pace, acceleration, dribbling and crossing. Surely a couple of getting a couple of frees isn't impossible...?
Pace, acceleration and generally dribbling isnt a problem, but it's really hard to find players who are good crossers at this level, I've found...
But yet again, I do everything you say, and still dont see results. I get a fair few draws which has kept me in touch and not cut adrift, but still no wins since opening day. 20 games since my last win.
I think it's safe to say I'm pretty much doomed for the drop back to L1. 4 games left and I'm 5 points adrift :o
You been getting any decent players in? Get the best Asst. Man. and Scout you can, and send them out to find some decent freebies! All my players have been found from scouting reports and Asst Manager's player reccomendations in Backroom Meetings who I've then scouted.
Thats exactly what I've done...and I'm now 24 games into the season and only 1 win. Bizarrely, I'm only 1 point adrift of safety! I dont know how I could do any more, though. My main criteria for my AssMan were JPA and JPP - Steve Gaughan has 12 and 8 respectively, and as I felt that current ability was more important than potential for this season (most of my players are on 1 year contracts), I went with him. Doubt I'll find an AssMan with a JPA of higher than 12 at this level, will I?
And all my players have come through freebies who I have brought in on trial after scouting, and then accepted if my AssMan thinks they're up to it.
Will return to this ridiculously frustrating game tomorrow. But I might not last much longer, the fans want me out. I cant blame them but I really dont see what more I can do. Oh and by the way I'm plunging deep into debt because of an out of control wage bill - but thats the price you pay for decent players, right? Only these players arent "decent"!!!!
Either that or THIS GAME IS JUST TOO DARN HARD! SI - please please take note. Everyone likes a challenge but this is ridiculous!
My wage bill has always been well under the maximum allowed, and I've always had a big squad, too. And my players have always been good, too.
3 games to go and its confirmed... I'm down
Just couldnt hack it in the CCC, very frustrating second half to the season, my form was abysmal every player on very poor morale, just felt like I couldnt turn it around.
Oh well, bright side is, I haven't been sacked !
Just finished the Copa with Brazil and going to be writing up the update later today.
Mini update:
2013/14, February. Sitting 2nd in L1 after 30 games, 1 point behind leaders Southend, and 3 in front of 3rd placed Carlisle. In the final of the JPT. Just signed Alassane Plea from Lyon on a free. He's come in for the injured John Guidetti, and scored 3 in 2 apps so far
Maidstone Season 12 Update 2022/23 - The Premier League
Media Prediction - 8th
Position - 5th
League Table
League Positions
A poor league season compared to the last but the carling cup and champions league campaigns were tough on my small squad. I think with a few new players I can really make a push for the title as the quality of the other teams is not very high.
Young Player of the Year for the second year running and third year for the club.
Champions League Win - The Final
A great victory in a fairly simple champions league campaign, I had a tough group but a could suprise wins including a big victory over Inter saw me through. I came up against a weak Man U in the knockout stages and after beating Barcelona I was confident of picking up the trophy. With a Palermo win over Inter in the other semi I had an easy opponent in the final and cruised to victory completing the first part of the challenge.
Champions League Dream Team
GK - Schreiber
DR - Witt
DL - Maza
DC - Pizzaro
DC - Uslu
DMC - Martinez
MR - Belaychi
ML - Olaleye
MC - Zakharov
AMC - Ramon
ST and Star Player - Agafonov
Transfer History
Manager Profile
Manager Personal
Manager Information
Career Overview:
Opinions Required !!!Code:League Season Finished Achievements ------------------------------------------------ BSS 2010/11 19th BSS 2011/12 19th BSS 2012/13 15th BSS 2013/14 10th BSS 2014/15 5th Playoff Winners BSP 2015/16 10th BSP 2016/17 1st FA Trophy League 2 2017/18 1st League 1 2018/19 1st JPT Trophy Championship 2019/20 6th Playoff Winners Premiership 2020/21 9th Premiership 2021/22 4th League Cup Premiership 2022/23 5th Champions League, League Cup
I have a problem with the competition histories, they have all been wiped and been replaced with foreign clubs. Also new histories are not being kept. I am pretty anal about all this and it is ruining the game for me. I should be on my way to completing season 14 soon which is looking like a league win at the moment.
I am then in a dilemma as to keep playing with my current save or to go back to a backup I found from my first premier league season. At the moment I am leaning towards finishing dafuge's challenge and then going back to my old save for a long term game.
Congrats on the CL win
Thank you. It was a surprisingly easy fun and I much prefer playing the big teams.
Mag Man: I don't fully understand the 'loss of competition history'. Is it in game it is gone? Is it for your club only or the league or?
History of past winners for all competitions between 2009 and the most recent has been erased and pre 2009 there is a load of random club/countries where there shouldnt be. Also all competition wins from the club screen between 2009 and present season have been removed.
I find it pretty annoying and a bit of a game breaker for me
That sounds pretty weird to me but I would be really down too.
Try posting it in the error forum?
I think it may be my fault, I was deleting files on my computer with my game open All my other saves are fine.
After a slow start I am halfway through he second season and am 4th on 45 points after 23 League Games, five points off of first place.
Got through to 2nd round proper of the FA Cup and 1-0 up away at Brizzle Rovers and had three players injured in the space of 10 mins . Lost 2-1!
Form picked up again and have won 5 in a row in the League!!!
Two very quick season updates for me. Sorry for the double post
Kingstonian season 25/26 review
Media prediction 16th
Final postion 1st CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
After a run poor run of form at the end of last season (only 1 win froam jan 01 til the end of the season) I had a tactical rethink and went from a 4-1-2-2-1 to a flat 4-3-3 and sold my underperforming wide players. this made me a bit of cash which I then put back into them team and investing in young British players including £15 million pound buy Simon Bryan from Charlton to complement my other strickers Patrick Bond (Dutchman signed fon a free from Newcastle 5 years ago when in CCC) and Callum Renoylds (youth team product that I felt was at last ready to step up to the league)
I also brought in young scotish midfileder Paul mcIntyre to be my creative force, a role he excelled in!
We started the season well and by Christmas we were 2nd in the league and in the semi finals of the league cup, it was at this stage last season we fell apart so how did my team help my confidence? Yep thats right, we lose to bottom of the table West Ham (who only won 4 games all season and 2 of them were against me!) we then had semi-final against notts county and thankfuly my players turned on the style with a great 5-0 (over both legs) win to put is in the final against CCC league leaders Cyrstal Palace which we won 3-0 with a brace from Bond and a goal from Renyolds to win our second trophey (after our FA Cup win in 2023)
Sadly our FA Cup run was ended at Wolves (who are huge club these days due to a tycoon takeover many years ago and have won lots of tittles lately) at the 4th round stage which I think was a blessing as our squad was a touch on the small side and I really wanted the league!
Thankfuly the players reacted to going out of the cup with a huge 1-0 win at wolves thanks to a last min Reynolds strike which I felt vindicated my decison to continue with 3 upfront after my left back was sent off with 20 mins to go, this sent us on a 9 straight winning run in the league that all but secured our first tittle, we had a little wobble away to Man City then follwoed that up with ANOTHER defet to already relegated West Ham but we bounced back with a win over Charlton and a win at Old Trafford meaning with 3 games to go 1 point would leave us chapions, the boys done well and hammerd Notts County 7-0 to win the tittle and relegate them! we won our last 2 games to win the tittle be a comfortable margin and hit the magic 100 goals make by finishing on 101
All in all, it was a great season and am looking forward to our first run in the champions league
Kingstonion season review 26/27
Media prediction 6th
Final prediction 1st
No real signings this summer, just lots of good youngsters that I hope will progress and save me money in the long run.
Back to back league tittles for the mighty K's
This season the league was rather easy after we hit top after 10 games we only once droped from first and that was due to a fixture back log and even then it was only on GD. We had the tittle wrapped up with 5 games to go so we could concentrate on other matters
Our defence of the league cup ended at the semi final stage by Man City after a easy run to the semi's. My only dissapointment was with the way my team gave up and surrended this cup.
The FA cup was poor as we were knocked out after a replay against Arsenal, ever since we won this cup we haven't gone past the 4th round and it's starting to annoy me!
The champions league was fun to say the least! We drew Real Madrid in our group and our first game was Real away and somehow we escaped with a 1-0 win and even won our group
we then drew Lyon in the knockout stage and we won both home and away before getting Barcalona in the quater finals where we managed to nick a last min winner at the nou camp and had the best game I have ever seen by us as we won 3-0 back at Kingstonian Stadium to secure our plave in the semi finals, where we drew Inter Milan. After a great effort in the away leg Inter proved to be that little bit stonger as they took a 2-1 lead into the second leg, depsite being behind I felt we might be able to get the needed result to progress, alas sadly it was not meant to be as Inter cruised to a 2-0 win to end my season.
Here we go again starting this time with Sutton United.
CCC here we come!!!
Beat Walsall 4-3 on penalties in the Playoff final after finishing 5th in L1. Beat Watford 4-3 in the playoff semi on aggregate. Won the JPT.
congrats TacticalGenius
Grats Tactical, now lets hope you can go one better than me and stay there
Just got Chris Smalling on a free from rivals Man Utd, Johnjoe O'Toole from Colchester and Jacopo Sala (Chelski) for nothing too! Alex Wynter comes in from Colchester for £875k (record signing) and Nathaniel Clyne comes in from Palace for a pathetic £500k, yet a club legend moaned saying he'll have to do a lot to live up to the price tag...?
Bloody hell, where are you getting that kind of money from :o
I've not had a transfer budget above 35k yet
Was given £2.9m budget and £69k wage budget for 'Mid Table finish' in CCC.
FCUM are a debt free club, and have a (borrowed) 11800ish seat stadium, which I've sold out once, and averaged 8500 ticket sales in L1. Board have already accepted my request for a 3rd training and youth facilities upgrade
I started with the wrong team then :o
Boston United - Season 9 - Premiership - 2018/2019
Media Prediction - 4th
Final Position - 1st
FA Cup - Winners
Carling Cup - Winners
Champions League - Winners
Community Shield - Winners
Club World Cup - Winners
UEFA Super Cup - Winners
League Table
Position Graph
Manager Profile
Manager Personal
Got off to a bit of a shaky start to the season with quite a few draws around a loss and a win. Took me until penalties to win the Shield but it seems that was to be a fore bearer for how I would go in finals this season. New formation change which needed new players brought in forced a settling in period but once I got the groove it continued bar a few bumps here and there. Man City who were in the lead messed up along the way and I overtook them with games in hand. Even with one or two bad results I had enough of a lead to win with 3 games to spare allowing me to rest players near the end of the season.
In the cups I did well and managed to win the FA Cup again. Faced Arsenal in the Semi and won 5-1 after going into the break 1-1. A few tactical tweaks and they were whipped second half. Handily defeated Man City via a Kalinin hat-trick. In the Carling Cup I had a nice run. Beat Chelsea in the Final via a Perez brace.
In Europe I started with a 4-0 win over Zurich in the first game which kick started my season. Had a couple losses but enough points to top the group. My reward was to face Celtic. Got by them to face Barca. A 3-0 seond leg win at the Nou Camp saw me into the Semis against Inter again. Inter up and a Paz penalty in the first leg settled the 1-0 aggregate. Madrid up in the Final. 3-3 draw forced penalties with Leandro getting the winning one for a repeat win.
The CWC and Super Cup were added to the cabinet for the first time in the club's history.
Loaned out a lot of youngsters this year as well as fringe players. Most impressed with Austin allowing Crewe to stay up in the Championship following a 2 moth end of season loan where he scored a few goals. Also, managed to get rid of Lohmann before his hefty appearance money payment. For transfers in, Cummings, Crane and Iversen were for the future and Cana signed as a backup but I loaned him out as I managed to get Reinaldo near the end of the transfer window. Baldini adequately replaced Lohmann at LB and Kaboul provided sound performances when called upon. Afellay did well and signing of the season really as he was free. Perez though was the pick of the lot and despite a shaky start where the fans questioned him he excelled. Well worth the money and is young so plenty more years to be had out of him.
Problem I have now is getting my RB Donoso to sign a new contract. Didn't remember to sign him up as at the start of the season he was unsettled so I was to wait to sign him up again but didn't remember so he only has a year left and doesn't want to sign. Will see what my other RB Llera can offer and if he can adequately replace him without me having to dip into the market if he leaves.
Youth Products(Academy):
Brett Edwards - New one after the season.
Nathan Austin
Adam Stringer
Manager of Season
Team of Year
Player of the Year
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Best Player
Dream Team
Golden Boot
Copa America
Winners : Brazil
Code:League Season Finished Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square North 10/11 1st Champions Blue Square Premier 11/12 1st Champions League Two 12/13 1st Champions League One 13/14 1st Champions, JPT Winners Championship 14/15 1st Champions Premiership 15/16 5th Carling Cup Winners Premiership 16/17 1st Champions, Carling Cup Winners, FA Cup Winners Premiership 17/18 1st Champions, Champions League Winners, FA Cup Winners Premiership 18/19 1st Champions, Champions League, FA Cup, Carling Cup, CWC, Super Cup
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So far as FC United:
Code:League Season Finished Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square North 10/11 1st Champions Blue Square Premier 11/12 1st Champions, FA Trophy Winners League Two 12/13 3rd Automatic Promotion League One 13/14 5th Playoff Winners, JPT Winners
Gonna give this one last shot. Have holidayed through a game and will now reload for Boreham Wood once more. This time I have ticked "add key staff" which should aid the situation a little bit from last time although there will still be a long way to go. I still say this game is simply TOO DIFFICULT!
I beg to differ GOM. I'm finding it more difficult as the seasons pass, but having a debt free club and a seemingly ambitious chairman is definitely helping
It can be hard...I'm finding it hard at the moment, I've been relegated back to L1 and to be honest, I'm struggling a bit in this league now too. 6 wins and 5 losses 0 draws. Really odd form and I'm absolutely positive I've probably got the best squad in the league
My managerial record:
Pld: 223
Won: 125
Drawn: 64
Lost: 34
Scored: 372 (1.7 per game)
Against: 188 (0.8 per game)
Good for you....
Started again and got lucky as got Boreham Wood first time (took about 250 reloads last time). But, despite having key staff ticked, I still havent got any staff. Any ideas why?
Have you loaded the ddt file?
1st page | Screenshot
GreyedOutMan-try and get Jimmy Hunter as assistant, he is great for the first few years at helping you get good reports on players.
Also go through ALL the scotish clubs for players, try and get the likes of Fitzharris, Keatings, Adam etc.. and also for a CM try and get Jonathen Cooper (sp?) as he did well for me, in saying that it still took me 3 seasons to get out of the BSS so just stick with it, I'm now 2 times back to back premiership winners and it feels great when I think of the stuggle I had all those yeras ago.
Anyway, hope some of that helps you out
My struggle atm is in the CCC... I think the playoffs may just ellude me this season
Well I finished my second season (First in the BSP) and the old curse hit me again right where it hurts once more.
Screenies will follow later on as I am at work now, but one thing is for sure in this game. You HAVE to have cover in all positions within your squad because if you don't the game will find you out and hit you like it did me last night.
I saved my progress and turned the game off just after I had lost the BSP Playoff Semi Final against Histon beaten in both legs of the Semi-Finals!!
My run of results was amazing and we were looking good for a cemented play off place but also within touching distance of Grimsby who were top of the League. But, my squad go found out and where I hadn't managed to get decent defensive cover and also a third GK injuries hit me hard.
At one stage my 30+ goal striker Chris Dickson was hit by injury and missed the PO Semi's (both legs) and Conner Fairey and my backup GK were hit by injury and illness within days of each other so had to put a greyed out GK in goal who, as you can imagine had a couple of shockers!
I went from second place to third after Oxford overtook me and nicked 2nd place from me. I would of played Rushden in the Semi's who I had beaten twice in the League if I had kept 2nd place but it wasn't to be.
Isn't it strange that you save the game, go to bed, get up and come to work but still have that game running through your mind over and over again and what you could of done differently! Then someone (female of course) says to you: "Its only a game!"
Report and screenies to follow (much) later tonight!
Don't be too happy. Notice the £26 mill loan. You'll have to pay off that and it will cost you dearly.
Any of you lot want to share tactical insight - I really struggled at CCC level, infact I went 18 games without a win leading up til the last game of the season, which I ironically won :P
Or indeed for BSS level :P just starting the season now with my new Boreham Wood game. Hopefully this time something will work. None of the players (eg Fitzharris) that people keep naming exist in my game!
I dont have many players as I play mainly on my laptop. Definitely doesnt exist in the db.
Well like I said, I have no key staff so either I didnt have it on or it didnt work. Not gonna reload 150 times again!
Alot 170k imo
It'll be ok
Well our Champions League group of death is proving to be rather easy - we have four wins from four games and as Porto and Juventus face each other we have qualified for the Knockout Stages (where we will promptly get knocked out).
Also my ground has just been expanded up to 28,000 so the latest Champions League game brought in a much needed £1.2m. I really shouldn't have spent £36m on promising youngsters this season.