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I haven't just conceded a last minute goal to lose 2-1 against Fulham though
That's a killer schedule! Three games in three days to absurd, even by English standards!
Liverpool F.C.
Mid-Season Update 2021/22
Barclays Premier League: 3rd
Europa League Group D: 1st
A big improvement on where we were at this stage last season. Four points behind the leaders, and defending champions, Arsenal, and comfortably sitting in the top four, I can be satisfied with the progress we're making. So far, we've already beaten Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea at Anfield, showing that we can really cut the mustard against the title challengers. Unfortunately, it has been against the 'lesser' sides where we have let ourselves down; home defeats to Blackpool and Leicester is nothing short of shambolic. Both these games were played out in near enough identical circumstances; we dominated the proceedings, bossing the possession, creating plenty of scoring opportunities, all before conceding from a corner in the last minute. The six points we dropped from these matches could prove crucial, as they would have been enough to put us top of the table. In theory, the second half of the season should prove tougher, as we have to go away to The Emirates, The Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge, for matches that we will do well to take a point away from. Ultimately, the results from these three games could decide if we remain in the title race, or have to settle for battling it out for fourth place.
The Europa League has gone well, with us only dropping points in two thrilling games against Celtic. We've drawn Standard Liege in the next round, so I'm feeling confident about progressing to the latter stages. That being said, I'm still committed to resting as many first-team players as possible in this competition, although there may be a change in policy if we make the semi-finals and we're looking good for a top four finish in the Premier League.
Other News
Blue Square Premier side, Stevenage, have been taken over by an American tycoon. They're going to have to go some (and spend a hell of a lot of money!) to fulfil their new owner's dream of becoming one of the greatest forces in domestic and continental football!
Last edited by AK22; 07-01-2012 at 20:15.
Horrible defeats to Blackpool and Leicester that you mentioned.
How do you know about Stevenage? I assume it came up in your news feed, but what 'subscription' do you have to have to find these takeovers out?
Looking good at the half way stage and still in with a very good chance of winning the title.
Good start in the league AK. Less complanacy against the 'lesser' sides in the division and you could have a real shot at winning the title as your form against the sides around you seems to be very good.
Good first half of the season, just a shame about those few frustrating results against some of the lesser sides but top 4 certainly looks a realistic shout and the title is not out of the question either. Looking good in Europe aswell.
Good start. Need to give the players a kick up the arse though to stop complacency against the lesser teams.
Should have a good Europa challenge, and be in the CL next season.
Easily through in the CL and going well in the league. A title challenge is still on the cards so you could still have a very successful season
Shaping up nicely.
Blackpool fifth!
Good stuff, seems like you're right on track for your season. How have your new signings been doing? I'm particularly interested in Eric Diallo.
Good half to begin with! The top of the table is very attainable. Congrats.
World Ranking: 29th
2021 World Cup Qualifiers Playoffs
First up was a tricky two-legged affair against the UAE; a unknown quantity, that based on our previous form, could have resulted in a complacent defeat, denying us a place at the World Cup, and costing me my job. Thankfully, we just about did enough over the two games, finding a solitary goal in the home leg, and holding our nerve for the rest of the match. I was dreading an equalising away goal, which would have sealed our fate, but luckily, that never materialised.
After beating the UAE, I had thought we had qualified for the World Cup. In hindsight, this was extremely naive and ill-informed of me, as we then had to compete in another knockout playoff, this time against our neighbours, and main rivals, New Zealand. We completely outclassed the Kiwis in both legs, however, we just couldn't finish them off, and nearly let them back into the tie courtesy of a few twitchy moments. Once Daniel Cooke had scored to make it 3-1 on aggregate, and with only 13 minutes remaining, only then was I confident that had secured our passage to Qatar. After 18 games, and a few upsets along the way, we had finally done it!
Team of the Year 2021 | Overall Best XI
World Cup 2022 Group Stage Draw
Having qualified for the World Cup, this was quite possibly the worst possible draw outcome. Asides from drawing Spain as the second seeds, I couldn't have had picked three trickier teams to face in the group stage. Well, at least we won't outstay our welcome in the Middle East!
Last edited by AK22; 07-01-2012 at 20:15.
You did well to get through only to be rewarded with such a hard group! Especially when you look at groups like Group A!
I wish you the best possible look.
P.S. whats with South Korea?
Easily the Group of Death there, although you do have a good chance of sneaking into 2nd Place I would say.
That will be a...."fun" group But still, congrats on qualification.
Unlucky on the tough group - but at least there is no pressure on you to qualify now
Very, very tough group. Hopefully you get a bit of luck and manage to get 2nd place.
Wow!What have you done to deserve a group like that!
I bet you wish you were in Qatar's group.
Very tough group there, but you got to the World Cup and that's the main thing. I'm sure the Aussies will love playing competitive matches against the likes of Brazil, Russia and Mexico in the World Cup. Good luck. You'll need it
I'm not sure how being outshot 15-8 counts as "completely outclass[ing]" them, mind
Out of their 15 attempts, they only got one on target, whereas we managed to get two of our eight. That's a 25% rate, compared to their 7%. Totally outclassed
Good luck, sure looks tough but hopefully you can get out of that group.
Atleast your managing a good club .
Liverpool F.C.
Season Review 2021/22
Barclays Premier League: 3rd
Position Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2
UEFA Europa League: Winners | FA Cup: 4th Round | Carling Cup: Quarter-Final
Season Summary
Match of the Season Highlights: Liverpool 3-0 Man Utd
That's a lot more like it! Still plenty of room for improvement, but overall, a successful season, and shows the progress we are starting to make as a club.
We remained right in the title race until the last day of the season, needing results to go our way to achieve an unlikely success. Unfortunately, it was all academic, as we lost our final game, at home to Spurs, with the fixture having a distinct 'after the Lord Mayor's Show' feel to it, having won the Europa League four days earlier. That result aside, it is still pleasing to know that we managed to keep pace with the leaders for most of the season, and with a bit more determination, we could have ended up the season as champions. We've been more than competitive against our main rivals this season, having beaten them all at Anfield, and done the double over Arsenal too, so I know we're a force to be reckoned with now.
If we are going to win the Premier League one day, though, one area we need to buck up our ideas is our home form against 'lesser' teams. All four of our home defeats have come against teams we should be beating, and cost us dearly; the twelve points dropped against Blackpool, Leicester, Sunderland and Tottenham would have been enough to have comfortably won the league. Winning 'dirty', in these type of matches, will really make the difference, if we can achieve it next season.
The Europa League was panning out to be a very German affair this season; the final was played in Gelsenkirchen, and three of the final four teams were from the Bundesliga (Werder Bremen, Stuttgart and Schalke), so thank god we won the trophy then! It wasn't plain sailing by any means though, and took the comeback of all comebacks against Galatasaray in the quarter-final to ensure we stayed on track to reach the final. The final itself was a nervy affair, where we did well to stay in the game against a surprisingly competent Stuttgart team. We did, however, manage to stumble into extra-time, and secured victory with a headed goal from a corner, two minutes before the final whistle. Ryan Shawcross was the man of the moment, handing us the trophy, and the first piece of major silverware of my career.
Bank Balance: £70.1m
Average Attendance: 50308 | Season Ticket Holders: 34994
If the chairman continues to donate £40m a season, I will continue to spend it! Without his investments, we would be in a serious pickle by now, as the club has been minus Champions League money for four seasons. By finishing third this season, this has now been rectify, so the club should be more self-sufficient going forward.
Squad Overview | Transfer Summary
Team of the Year | Overall Best Eleven
Fan's Player of the Year: Louis Lovett
Manager's Player of the Year: Marco Celic
Top Goalscorer: Eric Diallo (24 goals)
I'm really pleased at how the squad is starting to take shape now, as it feels like my signings are starting to make a difference to the club's performances. On top of the summer signings, Pedro Correia and Nicolás Hermosilla joined us in January, both adding to the depth of the squad, and contributing well. With three African internationals in the team, we will be affected by Cup of Nations call-ups next season, so I will need to factor this in when deliberating how to spend my future transfer budget. I will definitely need a decent back-up for key striker, Eric Diallo, as the Ivorian's goal threat will be seriously missed when he disappears in January.
Several of the 'dinosaurs' will be retiring in the summer, freeing up a fair chunk of the wage budget. Luis Suárez, Pepe Reina, Ryan Shawcross, Cristian Ansaldi and João Moutinho all decided to hang up their ageing boots, allowing me the chance to blood some younger players into the first team next season. After scoring the winner in the Europa League final, I tried to convince Shawcross to give us one more year, but he was determined to call it a day. It's a shame really, as he was a first team player for us, and very much still in the England set-up too.
Other News
Kingstonian - A superb season for my first club, winning the FA Trophy and the BSP playoff final. They will be back in the Football League next season.
Hull - Unlucky again, losing to Nottm Forest in the Championship playoff final.
Fulham - Another solid season for The Cottagers, finishing 7th in the Premier League. However, due to Leicester and Cardiff winning the domestic cups, there will be no European football next season.
One surprising I have noticed is that Bath have just become a League One. Having achieved back-to-back promotions, they will be facing up against the likes of Birmingham, Reading and Southampton in a very competitive third tier next season.
Career Summary
Code:Season Team League Finish Cups ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/12 Unemployed 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet South 3rd FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round, FA Trophy 2nd Round 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round 2014/15 Kingstonian npower League Two 16th FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT 1st Round 2015/16 Kingstonian npower League Two 17th** **Resigned 19/12/2015 Hull City npower League One 6th FA Cup 4th Round 2016/17 Hull City npower League One 1st FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT Winner 2017/18 Hull City npower Championship 2nd FA Cup 5th Round, Carling Cup 2nd Round 2018/19 Fulham Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Semi-Final, Carling Cup Semi-Final 2019/20 Fulham Barclays Premier League 7th Europa League 2nd KO Rd, FA Cup 6th Rd, Carling Cup 3rd Rd 2020/21 Fulham Barclays Premier League 8th** **Resigned 13/11/2020 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 6th Europa League 1st KO Rd, FA Cup 5th Rd 2021/22 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 3rd Europa League Winners, FA Cup 4th Rd, Carling Cup QF
Last edited by AK22; 07-01-2012 at 20:10.
Cracking season mate. I have put my mortgage on you winning the league next season. No pressure then
Great EL win and great finish in the Champions Leagues spot, should be a great season next season
Excellent season, keep it up!
Think you can go for the CL?
Brilliant season and even more satisfying finishing that far ahead of Utd although see West Ham in the top 4 is quite a surprise!
Good season, great to see you making good progess.
Back where we belong .
Champion's League will do wonders for your finances good stuff.
I can't believe how many of your players retired in the same season. What was your average age?
Great season there. Not far off the title so good luck grabbing it next season.
If you can replicate Australia's performance in my save I'll be spectacularly impressed!
Good improvement on last season. Well done on winning the Europa League
I'd like to think that the fifth place finish has signalled the start of the demise of Man Utd, but I'm sure this is just a small blip, and they'll come back stronger next season.
I'd prefer a younger squad anyway, as my mentality is to ensure the club becomes dominant for several seasons. Having a young squad, all progressing together, should help achieve this ambition.
Still, really look forward to see how you do in the World Cup
World Cup 2022
Hosts: Qatar
Holders: Italy
Group Stages
Well, it kind of went how I expected it to. A 0-0 draw against Mexico in our opening match was the highlight of our tournament, ensuring we at least got one point on the board. The FA expected us to be competitive, and that we were, losing 3-1 to Brazil, and 3-2 to Russia. No shame in either of these defeats, but not enough to see us make a shock appearance in the next round (let alone the final, Pangaea!). However one positive, due to goals scored, we managed to finish above Mexico in the group, and avoided the wooden spoon. The FA were delighted!
No other major shocks in the group stages, asides from the US finishing above Argentina, but it was good to see the hosts getting through their easy group, and for my former nation, Egypt, also making the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.
Knockout Rounds
Surprisingly, Qatar kept the flag flying for the Middle-East all the way to the quarter-final; quite a performance for a nation with no previous footballing pedigree! The United States made the most of their easy half of the draw, managing to luck themselves into the semi-final, before being seriously tested by the eventual winners, France.
FinalGood old England, making their way to the final only to be handsomely beaten by France. Les Bleus even played most of the second half with ten men, but this was still not enough to vitalise a comeback for Henning Berg's side. 2026 will be the 60th anniversary of England's World Cup win, perhaps that'll be the year that dreams finally come true!
France 3-1 England
Even though the FA were more than satisfied with our performance at the World Cup, I decided that I had come to the end of the road with the Australian national team, and tendered my resignation. The players are fairly decent, but not good enough to make any serious impact on the footballing world, so I couldn't see many reasons to continue in the role.
After the conclusion of the World Cup, the managerial merry-go-round went into full swing, and a plethora of job opportunities were offered my way. Spain, Nigeria, England, Wales, Mexico, USA and Austria all come to the conclusion that I was the man who could lead their proud nations to future glory, but I had other things on my mind, and decided to accept the offer of employment from a nation right on the outskirts of Europe.
As you can see from the World Rankings below, Turkey are considered the eighth best nation in Europe, so aren't a shabby side. I'm looking forwarded to a successful European Championship qualifying campaign, in a group consisting of Moldova, Scotland, Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then the possibility of making the latter stages of the tournament itself.
Best of luck with Turkey! I hope you take them far!
In my games, Turkey get some sick talent through as NewGens. So you shouldn't be short
Good luck with Turkey. They look like a good side being ranked 13th in the world so should give you a good chance to qualify. Guess you were seeded first with the teams you got. Should make it through allright.
France had a tough way to the final. Well deserved win by the looks of it.
Good luck with Turkey
Well done on getting into the Champions League.
Qatar reaching the Quarter Finals and West Ham beating manure to the last Champions League spot.
Well, 1 point?! Lol, I was hoping you could sneak by Mexico and Russia, but I guess the Russians were too strong
Turkey looks like a good choice - good luck!
Unlucky in the World Cup but all the best with Turkey
Turkey have some fantastic players on my save, good luck with them
Good luck with Turkey mate. If you got some good Turkish players, send some over to GS. We'll take them.
USA beat Argentina and got to the semis!
World cup was always going to be difficult. Didn't get humiliated and looks like put up a bit of a fight in a tough group. GL with Turkey
Put up a good fight with the Aussies, that's about all you could do really.
I managed Turkey on my save and didn't get on too well at all so hopefully you can do well with them. Mind you I see they are high in the world rankings here, when I took them over (a few years earlier than 2022) they were down past 100 in the rankings. Good luck!
Good luck with the Turkish
Regarding the Euro draw, I assume we're top seeds. I never actually viewed the draw originally, as being Australia manager, I wasn't subscribed to European international events at the time. I think it's a fair bet anyway, as the next highest ranked team after us is Scotland, and they've hardly pulled up any trees recently!
To be honest, I knew it would be a tough game against the Russians, but having beaten them just a few months previously, perhaps I was slightly over expectant of what we were capable of, although we would have gone through if we'd repeated the earlier victory.
Liverpool F.C.
Pre-Season Summary 2022/23
Wage: £30.5k per week | Contract Length Remaining: 3 years
The rescue plan is now well under way, and I've still got three more seasons to turn the club back into world-beaters. That might be a tad ambitious, but I'd like to think we'll win at least one Premier League trophy in that time.
Board Expectations
Barclays Premier League: Qualify for Champions League
UEFA Champions League: First Knockout Round | FA Cup: Semi-Final | Carling Cup: Not Important
Transfer Budget: £39.6m
Wage Budget: £2.1m per week | Current Player Wage Total: £1.31m per week
Media Prediction: 4th | Title Odds: 10/1
Pretty much the same expectations as last season, except that we'll be competing in the Champions League instead of the Europa League. Another top four finish in the league is a must if the club is to continue it's progress, but I'd like to think we're capable of a little bit more than that. Whether that means title winners I don't know, but I'd hope we'll be in the hunt with the likes of Arsenal, and clear favourites, Man City.
Transfer Activity
Transfer Summary
Club Signing of the Window: Jaume Ferrer
Total Amount Spent: £36m | Total Amount Received: £1m
The main mantra for the summer transfer window was to build for the future, and sign players who will be able to play out most of their careers at the club. This was proven by the fact that the eldest player signed was Germany holding midfielder, Florian Dragusha, who at 22, has developed enough to secure an instant first team starting spot. The other young hopeful who will slot straight into the first eleven is defender, Jaume Ferrer. I spent nearly £20m to bring this Spanish prospect to Merseyside, and despite his young age, has all the credentials to be one of the best centre-backs in the world. We've also signed plenty of other hot prospects who, at first, will start out in the reserves and under-18s teams, but all have the potential to be great players; Nathan Bennett and Marcus Tubbs were signed to ensure we keep some English players in the squad, and I raided Scandinavia to steal both Nicholas Ankjaer and Dennis Frank on free transfers.
Tactical Outlook
This is my initial formation and team instructions:
This system worked well last season, so I've got no reason to alter our set-up this term. All the players I've signed should all fit nicely into this formation and shape too, so this will be pretty much the team's mentality for as long as I am manager at the club.
Last edited by AK22; 09-01-2012 at 20:00.
Big transfer window for you.
It's interesting that you have a Winger and an Inside Forward, I prefer to have them the same. How do you find it? It obviously worked well last season, like you said.
Some terrific buys there. Same policy as I use - get them in as teenagers and grow them yourself. Marcus Tubbs looks a steal and a future England player.
And don't forget my home is on the line. Fail and I come looking for you
Last edited by DazRTaylor; 09-01-2012 at 20:13.
Ferrer looks a fantastic player.
World Ranking: 13th
Rival Nations: Greece
Stadium: Various
Capacity: Various
Turkey made the last sixteen of the World Cup (losing to Brazil), but this was not enough to persuade their outgoing manager to stay on for a crack at the European Championship Qualifiers. I've taken the job on a four year plan, firstly looking to qualify to Euro 2024 and consolidate our world ranking, but ultimately aiming for a strong showing at the 2026 World Cup.
FA Expectations
UEFA European Football Championship Qualifiers : Qualify easily from the Playoff of the Euro Qualifiers.
The FA don't even expect us to win our group! No offence to the other nations involved, but if we can't finish higher than Scotland, Moldova, Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, then I'd just as well pack it all in now. I want to comfortably win the group, and no doubt about it, it would be embarrassing if we didn't.
Initial Impressions
Squad Overview
I make no understatement when I say this is a very talented squad, with a great national pool of talent. The biggest task of all for me will be to narrow down to a 23-man squad, as clearly, there is an abundance of quality players at my disposal.
Stand-out players: Mert Asik, Ahmet Söyler, Cem Özbag, Onur Yagli, Nuri Sahin, Emrah Tasdemir
Due to our attacking prowess, I'm pondering using a three at the back formation; something of which I've yet to use on this career (or ever, come to think of it!). It may take a bit of tinkering to get things right, but the set-up below looks like a good base to start with. I've got a couple of friendlies coming up, to play around with things, and attempt to get them working, although I may revert to a variation of 4-5-1 if it leaves us overly exposed at the back.
Last edited by AK22; 09-01-2012 at 21:06.
How on earth does Cem Ozbag have so few caps? He is an absolute beast!
3 at the back does actually work, if you have the attacking players to compensate. Look at my thread for proof.
Quick question about your formation...do you use any player specific instruction or just the team ones that you show?
I love the look of Tubbs. Hopefully, you'll go far this season!
Ahmed Soyler - wow! That's a player I wish I had on my team!
Turkey looks to have a very good team. Will be interesting to see how you get on. Two poachers too I see.
Some very good players in that Turkey team. Should storm that group.
Quite an interesting formation and not one I have seen before. How are the CB's working out? With 3 of them all on the same duty I would think they get in each others way. If I use 3 CB's I always like to have the centre one either as a stopper or on cover duties.
Talented Turkish squad there.
I'm intrigued by your formation. Do you play quite narrow and how is 3 at the back working out? I've never tried 3 CBs in any of my games before.
Looking forward to see how your turkey adventure plans out
My Turkey formation is still very much a work in progress, as I'm still making small adjustments after every game. The centre-backs are all still on defend duty, as I want a flat back-three, so we can play offside, and I've definitely decided against playing a 'stopper', as with a holding midfielder already in the team, he should pick up anyone playing in between the lines.
It's a long time since I've played three at the back, and I'm quite enjoying seeing matches from a slightly different perspective. I wouldn't say we play particularly narrowly, as both wide midfielders are encouraged to get down their respective touchline, but most of our scoring opportunities do still find their way from the centre of our midfield. So far, I've yet to come across any major concerns either, but then I suppose we won't get any kind of real test until the European Championship.
Liverpool F.C.
Mid-Season Update 2022/23
Barclays Premier League: 2nd
UEFA Champions League Group G: 1st
As strong as we look at the half way stage, I must say we've certainly not had luck on our side this season. It took four games to secure our first victory on the road, dropping points away to Tottenham, Fulham and Blackpool, in matches in which we were clearly the better side, and only eventually conceding through a set-piece. It wasn't even if my players were uninterested, or having a flaky day, I'm convinced we only lost due to bad luck, as we totally dominated the proceedings in every aspect! I shouldn't really complain though, as we are still very much in the title race, and only one point behind the leaders. Once again, we've put in some excellent performances against the league's elite, seeing off Chelsea and Arsenal at Anfield, and also beating Man City in a real six-pointer, on Boxing Day, at the Etihad. How crucial that result may be, as if the scoreline had been reversed, we'd be seven points behind them, and facing a big uphill battle. The most pleasing aspect of the season so far has to be our league defensive record, with us only conceding seven goals in the twenty fixtures played. This has made us extremely difficult to beat, proven by the fact that we are currently on a sixteen games unbeaten run. Long may it continue, as we could find ourselves right up there still come May, although we may have to struggle through January and February when the Diallo's and Ismail (my Egyptian 'keeper) are on African Cup of Nation duty. The squad is still good enough to cope, but any team would miss their two best players when absent for a prolong period; let's hope Egypt and Ivory Coast have an early exit!
We've got Sampdoria up next in the Champions League, and must have a great chance of making the latter stages of the competition. Not that we should under-estimate a side who has finished second in Serie A for three seasons in a row, though, but I do quietly fancy our chances against them, especially considering we finished top of a group containing the holders, Real Madrid. After beating Los Merengues 2-0 in the Euro Super Cup, I knew we'd have a decent chance against them in the group stage fixtures, so it wasn't too surprising when we beat them at Anfield. We may have lost in the Bernabeu, but due to our earlier results, including a double over Shakhtar Donetsk, that game was a dead rubber, and had no affect on the overall group standings.
Good European going.
Sat nicely in 2nd place there mate and good going in Europe. Reaking the rewards of being a great club haha.
How are Hoffenheim performing?
Good start to the season!
Top of the Group, a tie against Sampdoria which you're telling us is very winnable, and only 1 point off of Man City in the Premier League - its been a good seasoN!
Looking very good so far although seeing Utd with a game in hand and not too far behind is a bit worrying.Good luck for the rest of the season
Better goal difference than City is impressive, shame you can't get level on points with them but surely you can push them this year?
Going very well so far even with those draws away from home, looks like you have one mean defence although looking at Ferrer i'm not surprised.
Hopefully you can push on in the second half of the season and also go far in the CL, good luck!
Ta for the comments
It's a really competitive league, this season, with any of the top four teams capable of walking away with the trophy. I've finished the season now, and should have an update later tonight, especially if the Wigan vs Man City (real life!) game turns out to be a drab 0-0!
Great start to the season, long may it continue.
Liverpool F.C.
Season Review 2022/23
Barclays Premier League: 1st
Position Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2
UEFA Champions League: Runners-Up | FA Cup: 3rd Round | Carling Cup: Quarter-Final
Season Summary
Match of the Season Highlights: Liverpool 3-1 Man City (Final game of the season, and title showdown)
It was a nerve-racking and nail-biting end to the season, but what a great way to lift the title. Going into the deciding game of the campaign, we were sat on 88 points, a point behind Man City, knowing that we would have to beat the leaders on the final day of the season if we were going to win the league; a draw or a defeat, and the trophy would be going back on the coach to The Etihad Stadium. City took the lead after 17 minutes, and my heart began to sink as they continued to easily control possession and the tempo of the match. The biggest team-talk of my career (so far) followed, and thankfully, we regained parity straight after the restart; I must have said something right then! A couple of substitutions followed, including the introduction of super-sub Pablo Marquina, who banged in two goals in five minutes to shell-shock the visitors, and catapult us right to the top of the Premier League when it mattered the most! Truly magical scenes!
I can't underestimate how crucial our defensive record has been to our success this season. We only conceded 14 league goals over the course of the campaign, beating Chelsea's record of 15 from the 2004/05 season, and what makes this more remarkable is the fact that we conceded four of them all in one game at Old Trafford. Utd may have won the bragging rights that day, but we've certainly put them back in their place now.
After winning the league, any success we may have achieved in the Champions League would have been the icing on top of a very large cake. One could argue that we were extremely lucky with the draw in the knockout stages, avoiding the likes of Barcelona, Man City, Arsenal and AC Milan, but we still had to beat the teams pitched in front of us, and Sampdoria, Lyon and Bayern Munich all gave us very competitive games. However, whether by luck or judgement, we still made it all the way to the Champions League final, where we would face Real Madrid for the fourth time this season. We bossed the game from start to finish, but once we had missed our second half penalty, I had a feeling that it just wouldn't be our day. After 90 minutes, the match was still at stalemate, proceeding into extra time, before being settled by the dreaded penalty shoot-out. In the end, Madrid's players kept their nerve better than ours did, winning the trophy 4-2 on spotkicks. I'm not too disheartened though; it was completely unexpected to have such a run in this competition, and considering the effort the players put into the final league game of the season, six days previously, I really can't question their commitment to the club.
Bank Balance: £68.3m
Average Attendance: 52649 | Season Ticket Holders: 35225
Very much as it was last season, and the season before. If the balance drops too low, the chairman will bump it up with the odd £10m, but we're pretty much self-sufficient now, as long as we continue to qualify for the Champions League every season. I've asked for the stadium to be expanded, which was provisionally agreed by the board, but has now been blocked by the local authority. It seems as if Anfield has been maxed out now, and a new stadium will be needed if we are to continue to grow.
Squad Overview | Transfer Summary
Team of the Year | Overall Best Eleven
Fan's Player of the Year: Sébastien Corchia
Manager's Player of the Year: Sébastien Corchia
Top Goalscorer: Eric Diallo (17 goals)
We didn't have one ultra-consistent player over the course of the season, instead most players going through peaks and troughs in their form. This led to me having to regularly juggle the starting line-up, meaning that the majority of the first team squad all got plenty of game time. The pick of the players have to be our full-backs Mihael Baca, and captain, Sébastien Corchia, who both had terrific season's, not just in the back four, but going forward too. Another player thrust into the limelight this season was Pedro Correia; not normally a first choice winger, but due to a combination of injuries and Cup of Nations call-ups, he found himself right in the thick of things, and boy, did he put on a good show, contributing with 14 goals and 11 assists.
Crucially, I signed another striker in the January transfer window. With Eric Diallo being called up for Ivory Coast duties, I thought I may be a tad light in this area of the squad if we encountered any winter injuries, and was prepared to spend up to £15m if a suitable player was available. Due to abject league performances, Schalke's Pablo Marquina was offered to me for a misery £9.25m. For that price, and the fact he was a German international, I was willing to take the risk on a player who I didn't know all that much about. 12 goals in 15 appearances since, including four against Blackpool, and the two crucial goals against Man City, this player will already go down as a legend in Liverpool FC folklore, and the best piece of business I've done all year.
Other News
Kingstonian - Survived their first season back in League Two with an 18th place finish.
Hull - Military mid-table. 14th in The Championship.
Fulham - Finished 7th in the Premier League, but no European qualification.
Career Summary
Code:Season Team League Finish Cups ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/12 Unemployed 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet South 3rd FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round, FA Trophy 2nd Round 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round 2014/15 Kingstonian npower League Two 16th FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT 1st Round 2015/16 Kingstonian npower League Two 17th** **Resigned 19/12/2015 Hull City npower League One 6th FA Cup 4th Round 2016/17 Hull City npower League One 1st FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT Winner 2017/18 Hull City npower Championship 2nd FA Cup 5th Round, Carling Cup 2nd Round 2018/19 Fulham Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Semi-Final, Carling Cup Semi-Final 2019/20 Fulham Barclays Premier League 7th Europa League 2nd KO Rd, FA Cup 6th Rd, Carling Cup 3rd Rd 2020/21 Fulham Barclays Premier League 8th** **Resigned 13/11/2020 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 6th Europa League 1st KO Rd, FA Cup 5th Rd 2021/22 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 3rd Europa League Winners, FA Cup 4th Rd, Carling Cup QF 2022/23 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League Runner-Up, FA Cup 3rd Rd, Carling Cup QF


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It is extremely rare that a child predator has only one victim. Some have many. Child predators need to be kept far away from kids forever. So let's hope that every person who saw, suspects or may has been harmed by anyone, will find the courage and strength to speak up and contact police, no matter how long ago the abuse happened. Keep in mind your silence only hurts, and by speaking up there is a chance for healing, exposing the truth, and therefore protecting others. Child sex abuse thrives in secrecy and secret systems that allow it to continue to this day,
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511. snapjudy@gmail****, "SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)
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April is child abuse prevention month, children deserve to be safe. Something to keep in mind- Child predators are very cunning and manipulative. They know every trick on how to groom, threaten, lie, and put the fear of god into their victims and sometimes even their family members. They also appear to do a lot of goods things, they can be very charismatic and you may think they would never harm a child. They have to be this way, in order to not get caught and to continue to abuse
We must overcome the dangerous myth that because someone is successful or warm or caring, he or she "couldn't have done that! Also, we must stop thinking that because a man is old, that somehow he's automatically "safe." It's just irresponsible to endanger kids by assuming an adult is "harmless" simply because he or she may be losing hair, wearing glasses, using hearing aids or walking with a cane. These can be signs of advancing age, but they are not signs that an individual is safe around kids.
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Simple Definition of accumulate
: to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes
: to increase gradually in amount as time passes
Full Definition of accumulate
transitive verb
: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass <accumulate a fortune>
intransitive verb
: to increase gradually in quantity or number
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Examples of accumulate in a sentence
Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.
<the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating>
Origin and Etymology of accumulate
Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare, from ad- + cumulare to heap up — more at cumulate
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with accumulate
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- : to gather especially little by little; specifically : to add (income from a fund) back into the principal
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- : to increase gradually in amount or number
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- : to gather especially little by little; specifically : to add (income from a fund) back into the principal
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I was wondering whether the rotational speed of a discus has any influence on the flight of the discus. Would slowing the rotation or speeding it up change the trajectory in any way or would the flight simply become unstable when slowing down?
Allegedly the rotation has two effects. I say "allegedly" because although I was told this in physics lectures at university I'm not sure if anyone has ever rigorously proved it.
Anyhow, with the disclaimer behind me, the first effect is that the angular momentum stabilises the angle of the discus as it travels through the air. That allows the angle of attack to be maintained at the optimum value and hence increases the lift and therefore the range. The second effect is that a high rotational speed makes the boundary layer turbulent, and this decreases aerodynamic drag and once again increases the range.
Given this I guess higher rotational speed is better, though presumably an athlete is limited to how high a rotational speed they can generate without compromising the speed they can throw at.
The faster it spins, the greater the aerodynamic side force on it; see Magnus effect.
Also, higher rotation increases the $\mu$ (ratio of edge speed relative to body to airspeed of the body) of the disc; the higher airspeed of the advancing edge relative to the retreating edge creates asymmetric lift & drag. The former would impart a rolling moment, while the latter would impart a moment opposing the in-plane rotation of the discus.
All that said, I doubt either are particularly significant effects.
Given the physical conditions, this seems like an appropriate explanation: The faster the discus rotates, the more violently and quickly it displaces the air around it. Now the absence or scarcity of air causes a reduction in air friction or viscosity around the discus and this allows it to move onward in the direction of propulsion; now that depends on what angle the athlete projects it. After a certain distance there begins a constant deceleration of rotational speed because at some point, the air friction starts overpowering the rotation and this results in the discus entering the second half of its trajectory, i.e., moves downward along a curved path. I hope that answers your question.


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Tumor cells evade death and become chemo-resistant through autophagy: Study by Craig B. Thompson MD and colleagues to appear in February issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigations
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Abramson Cancer Center News of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: January 19, 2007
Autophagy is a cellular process that enables cells to digest their contents. Autophagy is initiated in tumor cells by chemotherapy and radiation. It is not known how this process may contribute to tumor cell death or helps tumor cells become resistant to cancer treatments. In a study using a mouse model of B cell lymphomas, investigators from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Family Research Institute, the basic science branch of Penn's Cancer Center, have now shown that autophagy is a mechanism for tumor cells treated with agents to escape chemotherapeutic induced cell death, by a process known as apoptosis.
In the study, which appears online on January 18 in advance of publication in the February print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Craig B. Thompson MD, Director of the Abramson Cancer Center, Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Abramson Cancer Center member, and colleagues show that in tumor cells in which apoptosis was induced by activation of p53 expression with chemotherapy, autophagy was observed only in tumor cells not undergoing cell death, suggesting a mechanism for tumor cell survival and resistance to chemotherapy. If, however, mice were given inhibitors of autophagy in addition to the chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide, tumor cell apoptosis and tumor regression was increased and tumor recurrence was substantially delayed. This study has clinical implications as it indicates that adjunct treatment with inhibitors of autophagy might increase the efficacy of apoptosis-inducing chemotherapeutics in human patients with cancer.
To read the on-line article: Autophagy inhibition enhances therapy-induced apoptosis in a Myc-induced model of lymphoma


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Allium sativum. Family: Liliaceae
Garlic consists of fresh or dried bulbs of the botanical plant Allium sativum, which is cultivated worldwide. The bulb or clove is the part of the plant most commonly used, but sometimes garlic oil is used. Garlic is best stored hung in plaits in a dry place.
Garlic contains alliin, which, when ground, produces the strong-smelling, potent antibacterial agent allicin. In addition to its supposed antibacterial properties, garlic is claimed to provide protection against atherosclerosis and stroke because of its ability to inhibit platelet aggregation and decrease high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Some studies using animals suggest that garlic may improve insulin release in people with diabetes, but there is no scientific evidence to support this in humans.
There is some evidence that garlic may improve the elasticity of the aorta and decrease the formation of atherosclerotic plaque.
There is some evidence that garlic can lower cholesterol levels, however the effect is slight. But a recent study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that garlic had no effect on cholesterol levels.
Some clinical research shows that taking garlic orally can modestly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension and in people with normal blood pressure
There is good evidence that garlic decreases the ability of blood platelets to form clots.
Please note that this section reports on claims that have NOT yet been substantiated through scientific studies.
Garlic contains allicin, a potent antibiotic that is released when cloves are crushed or chewed. Garlic has been used as an antiseptic, antibacterial, and antifungal agent. It is claimed to help the body resist or destroy viruses and other microorganisms by enhancing the body's immune system.
Garlic is also claimed to fight infection, as well as build up strength.
Garlic may help treat chronic bronchitis, respiratory catarrh, recurrent colds and respiratory infections, chronic episodes of earache, sore throat, sinus problems, and influenza. Garlic is thought to be useful in treating yeast infections and intestinal worms, and to have laxative properties.
Garlic is available fresh, dried in capsule form (enteric-coated capsules are easiest for the body to absorb), as an extract and as odorless supplements. The quality of commercial preparations varies greatly.
Use as directed on the label.
Garlic has a strong taste and odor, and raw garlic can cause stomach or intestinal upset in some people. Odorless garlic supplements eliminate offending taste and odor and may reduce or eliminate gastrointestinal upset. Some people are allergic to garlic. When taken in large amounts, garlic may have toxic effects, causing stomach ulcers and anemia.
There are no known significant food or drug interactions associated with garlic.
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Recycle your old Christmas tree
If you've taken your Christmas decorations down and are wondering what to do with Old Tennanbaum, we've got the answer.
The city of Johnson City, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and Keep Johnson City Beautiful are collecting Christmas trees as part of the annual Tree-cycle program. TWRA will use the trees in local lakes to make fish habitats, not only helping the environment but also local anglers.
"It attracts the fish to an area where anglers can get to them more easily," explained John Hammonds with TWRA. "It also helps the fish out because it provides an area where there the little microscopic insects come in. The smaller fish eat those and the bigger fish eat those, so it really boosts the ecosystem."
The drop-off is through Saturday, January 19 at the Winged Deer Park boat ramp parking lot on Carroll Creek Road. Trees should be placed at the northwest side of the parking lot below the recycling drop-off station.
For more information call Keep Johnson City Beautiful coordinator Eva Hunter at (423) 979-6318.
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There's nothing like staring at the onset of a new year and making predictions on what the next 150 years will look like. Silly predictions are the best! BBC cooked up some ideas and gave odds on what they think will happen in the next 150 years ranging from most likely to least likely and if it'll lead to utopia or dystopia.
A couple of my favorite predictions:


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I am trying to debug a crashed (or hanging) app. How do I get the diagnostic files from the crash?
Individual crash reports are stored in ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter but there is a system wide log collection tool called sysdiagnose.
Once you start experiencing the issue, hold down the 4 control keys and then press the period "." key. shift+control+option+command+.
After about 15 seconds, a Finder window will open with a sysdiagnose file highlighted.
This shortcut simply executes the
Apple sysdiagnose
This shell script(on 10.8 and lower) and executable program by the same name on 10.9:
Preparing for the keyboard-only approach to sysdiagnose
In Terminal, run the following command.
Take a written note of the following key chord, you'll need it later:
Diagnosis by the system
When an issue occurs:
In rare cases, an issue may prevent sysdiagnose from completing (I have made improvement suggestions to Apple). If this happens – if you're sure that you have waited long enough – it may be sensible to restart the Mac. Then:
Without the key chord, you can run sysdiagnose from the command line (see below, Apple manual page). But it's often more useful, or necessary, to use the chord – so be prepared.
Whilst I don't encourage carelessness, you can be a little careless with Control-Option-Command-Shift-. … if you struggle to avoid the fn key on your laptop, don't worry; including it by accident should not prevent the run of
Human analysis of diagnosis by the system
Hint: someone might like to ask a separate question about analysing the results of
If sysdiagnose_… from the
excellent answer, thank you very much!! – MostlyHarmless Apr 17 '13 at 22:48
→ Graham: this is a + day: something to learn! I think this kind of tool would benefit all sysadmins input if it was open source. – daniel Azuelos Aug 4 '13 at 13:42


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I'd like a pair of binoculars for hiking. I don't have a specific use other than for looking off of overlooks, at animals, etc. What are the important things to look for in a good set of binoculars? There appears to be a very wide range of price and features to choose from.
I researched this and there are a few factors
Aperture - This is the diameter of the objective (or front) lens and affects the amount of light taken in. Aperture is very important for low light situations. If you plan on using your binoculars near dawn or dusk, or under canopy, then you want a larger aperture. This is the second number used to describe binoculars. So 4x30 binoculars would have a 30mm aperture. Aperture unfortunately tends to linearly correlate with weight.
Magnification - Simple zoom. The first number and indicates the zoom factor. So 4 in our 4x30 example magnifies by 4 times. 9 should be more than sufficient for most hiking. Mountain hikes with long open lookouts may call for more.
Lens Coating - Lens coatings will significantly reduce glare and improve quality. At a minimum you want "Full coated" which means that all lens-air surfaces are coated. Multi-Coating will generally improve glare reduction and is exactly as it sounds... multiple different coatings.
Roof vs. Porro Prism - Roof prism will be smaller, lighter, and more durable, but will provide a smaller field of vision as compared to porro prism. For hiking you want the durability and lightness gained with roof prism.
Water/Fog Proofing - These features are critical if you expect to be in wet or damp environments. I have purchased (and wasted money on) more than one pair of cheap binoculars that did not have this. Waterproofing is usually accomplished with O-Rings, but fog proofing requires that the internal air spaces be filled with inert gas.
Optically, even cheap binoculars are very good these days so unless you need something special I wouldn't use this as a differentiator when looking.
Instead the three I see as most important are size, weight and robustness.
If they are going with you everywhere you need to make sure they will fit in your pack, not be too heavy and be able to take the odd drop, being bashed off trees, getting wet etc.
Let me share my rather limited experience.
I bought a 50BGN == $33 12-50x50* binoculars. Results:
There are several small loose parts of plastic inside the binoculars. They obscure small parts of the lenses. Not a very big problem, and I accept it for the money.
The 50 will collect more light through the large input lenses and provide crisper viewing, working well near dawn/dusk. However, the thing weights more than half a kilo - prohibitively heavy for any kind of backpacking.
The variable zoom is useless. Zooming in work, but the resolution is limited by the lenses and therefore no additional details appear.
If now I decided to buy another one for backpacking, I would go for the same price range, but smaller - for example 12x35.
* The first number (in this case a range from 12 to 50), represents the zoom factor. The second number, in this case 50, represents the diameter of the input lenses in mm


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We stopped dead in our callused tracks when we discovered a man would be treating our feet. But Michael Lafayette's gentle touch and unassuming nature eased our concerns. He gave us a knee-to-toe rubdown with a lime-scented cream that melted into our skin. After a rinse, we dipped into paraffin, which Lafayette peeled off like a sock. On our way out, we noticed "Shh!" written on a needlepoint pillow. We suggest changing that to, "Oooh!"
13207 Ventura Blvd.
Tammy Ly
12246 Ventura Blvd., ground level
This cozy storefront not only polishes celebrities, it formulates colors on-site and lets star patrons name them. Owner Ly will blend new colors for noncelebrity clients for about $25.
Epicureus Petite Spa
Melissa Washington
8421 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 103
Washington's "microdermabrasion for hands" isn't microdermabrasion exactly: Rather than blasting the exfoliating particles from a machine as a dermatologist would, she massaged a blend of magnesium oxide, sugar, and salt crystals over our fingers and lower arms with a motorized brush. Before our polish had dried, we discovered Washington is as well known for her unprintable sex tips as she is for her manicures. No wonder clients keep coming (sorry) back.
Estetica Salon
Tammy Tran
9635 Brighton Way
A badly bruised toe had us sheepishly calling Los Angeles's trendiest salon for an emergency pedicure. "We can't really help with that," the receptionist told us coolly—then whispered: "You didn't hear it from me, but go see Tammy Tran at Estetica. She's incredible." When Tran squeezed us in, we were met at the door not with chilly Beverly Hills attitude but with a cup of hot tea. Over the course of our languorous hour-long appointment, Tran not only remedied the sorry state of our feet (acrylic powder for a toenail—who knew?), but she also painted them to perfection. We booked our next appointment on the way out, convinced that having to go anywhere else would be the true nail emergency.


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I am trying to synchronize music played on different computers. I've been collecting quantitative information to try to identify sources of asynchrony.
I would like to know how far apart in time two sounds need to be in order for people to think that they are playing at the same time. In other words, how imprecise can my synchronization be in order to sound like synchronization?
This obviously depends on the sort of music that is being played, so I think I'm looking for the lowest number, which I think would correspond to especially fast and crisp music.
October 6 update
Let's try asking it a different way. I've been looking for all of the possible sources of variable lag and logging them. Since the music still sounds off, at least one of the following must be true
- There's a bug in my code.
- I'm missing a source of lag.
- A difference of one centisecond in the playing of two sounds is enough for people to hear them as different.
One centisecond is one beat at 6000 bpm, or about one sixty-fourth of a beat at 94 bpm.
October 10 update
Hmm I could also test this by offsetting a few sounds by a few centiseconds in some sound program, encoding them and then playing them.
And people seem to think that I'm streaming music or that I'm asking about sources of latency. I'm not streaming music, but I'll keep in mind everyone's thoughts on where the latency may be coming from.


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On Nov. 1, 2012, our precious little girl Grace Maxine McCain was born into the arms of the Angels that will take care of her and help her watch over the rest of us. She will be loved and missed more than words can say.
Grace Maxine McCain was preceded in death 1 year ago by her big sister and angel that is looking after her now, Ryleigh Ann McCain.
Grace is survived by her parents Ronald D. McCain and Melissa L. McCain (Jones) of Ionia; siblings Addison Lee McCain and Jaxson Ronald-David McCain; great grandma Ramona Dickinson; grandparents Daniel and Shirley Patrick, Mike and Linda Seelhoff, Phillip R. Jones along with many aunts, uncles and cousins.
There will be a private burial at Sunset Cemetery on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 for immediate family at 11 a.m. with a luncheon to follow.
Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home of Ionia. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com
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Home > Food > Recipes > Razzleberry Trifle
Razzleberry Trifle
Categories: Low-fat
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
This raspberry trifle includes layers of cake, jam, fruit, pudding, and whipped topping.
Serves: 10 servings
- 2 tablespoons Chambord or amaretto liqueur
- 3 cups skim or low-fat milk
- 1 package (6-serving size) cook-and-serve or instant vanilla pudding mix, regular or sugar-free
- 2 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) raspberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 10 slices (1/2-inch each) fat-free vanilla loaf cake or low-fat pound cake
- 1/4 cup low-sugar raspberry jam
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat or light whipped topping
- 3/4 cup nonfat or low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 3 tablespoons sliced toasted almonds (optional)
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- Use the milk to prepare the pudding according to package directions. Cover the mixture and chill for at least 2 hours for cook-and-serve pudding or 30 minutes for instant pudding, or until chilled and thickened.
- To make the berry mixture, place the strawberries, raspberries, and sugar in a medium-sized bowl, and stir to mix well. Set the mixture aside for 20 minutes to allow the juices to develop.
- To make the cake mixture, arrange the cake slices on a flat surface, and spread each slice with some of the jam.
- To assemble the trifle, drizzle the liqueur down the sides and over the bottom of a 3-quart trifle bowl or other decorative glass bowl. Arrange half of the cake slices, jam side up, over the bottom of the bowl. Top first with half of the berries, and then with half of the pudding. Repeat the layers.
- To make the topping, place the whipped topping in a medium-sized bowl, and gently fold in the yogurt. Swirl the mixture over the top of the trifle, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours. If desired, sprinkle the almonds over the top just before serving.
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Harold Stubbendick, 49, and Benita Thummel, 51, entered not guilty pleas in district court to amended charges of possession of methamphetamine on Jan. 9.
They had initially been charged, along with two guests at their Otoe home, with possession with intent to deliver.
A search warrant for the house was obtained from information regarding the house guests.
Trial dates have been set on Jan. 9.
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text: The PPF Fund is an exciting way to support two fantastic organizations dedicated to protecting the past and future of our Community. Help support the cause by making a donation directly to either organization by snail mail (at the address listed below). Please make your check payable to either Leather Archives & Museum, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, or send a check for each! You can also make a direct donation to either organization electronically at http://ppffund.org.


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Petsmart Coupon Codes
$3 off $10 or more: "BDAY9CAT12"
$4 off $15 or more: "BDAY9DOG12"
$5 off $25 or more: "PET9PERKS12"
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I guess the cat will be getting a new toy. He thanks you vary much :)
Since these are "coupon codes", does that mean there aren't printable coupons that are useable in store (that's the way it looks to me)?
@whitewind: I can't find a link to print so I guess not. Last time I went to PetSmart, I had a printable coupon from coupons.com for cat litter. I had to argue and finally ask for a manager before they would take it. I don't know why the fuss, it was a valid coupon. Someone probably scammed them.
Too bad you can not pick up in store to eliminate shipping costs.
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Garibaldi — A daughter, Amelia Grace, to Joseph Garibaldi and Laurie Capobianco-Garibaldi of Cheshire, May 21, at Waterbury Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Garibaldi of North Haven, Michael Capobianco and Patricia Capobianco of Waterbury. Great-grandparents are Betty Mitchell of Milford and Mary Capobianco of Waterbury.
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It's a good idea to prepare your partner in advance, and figure out what may help the proceedings once labor does begin. If you're planning on listening to music during labor, laboring in a tub, or walking around, inform your partner ahead of time what you think you'll expect from him.
Practice some massage strokes, and teach him how to do them (see Sleep Problems). Some women can't bear to be touched during labor, but others find it helpful to have their back, or even just their hands and feet, massaged. You won't really know what works for you until you're in labor but practicing massage now won't harm.
If your partner has been going to prenatal classes with you, he'll be familiar with the breathing and relaxation techniques so practice these together and, if necessary, get advice from your doctor about techniques.
It may be helpful for your partner to speak to male friends or relatives who have recently become fathers. Hearing the experiences of others and learning some do's and don'ts of being a birth partner might be useful.
Whatever their weight, most babies at 40 weeks are approximately the same length.
Ninety-five percent are between 17.7 in (45 cm) and 21.6 in (55 cm) long. The length of newborn babies is remarkably consistent and relates to skeletal growth, whereas birth weight may vary considerably.
It's amazing that even after 40 weeks of pregnancy, when labor begins there is still a scramble to get everything organized as you head off to the hospital. So to avoid any last-minute panic:
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Hollow Earth Expedition's Ubiquity System was expanded into a game called Wilderness Kids targeted to younger gamers giving them an introduction to roleplaying and the Ubiquity rules. The resources available seem to be in disarray. Where can I find a complete list of adventures and supplements for Wilderness Kids?
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I think the following is the list of Wilderness Kids adventures and their first appearance at Gencon:
So far, only Movie Mayhem is complete at the Mythic Eras Site. My draft version of the WK Save Christmas is also there. The original and my "alternate" version of the PC's are also at Mythic Eras site.
Well, here's the thing. Wilderness Kid Adventures is not officially a separate RPG.
What it is is an idea spawned in someone's feverish mind to create adventures geared towards the younger set using the Ubiquity system. There have been a few runs created, most if not all unveiled in GenCons past.
The runs have been very well received (I believe this year's GenCon will feature at least one new adventure). It'd be great to point to some resource where the adventures were available for public consumption, but since this is really a labor of love, publication has been a bit spotty.
What is available can be obtained from the Mythic Eras site. Perhaps if a general outcry for more material is heard, the authors will feel more confident to release more of their fine creations. ;-)


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6 Formerly Kickass Creatures Ruined by Evolution
Evolution isn't perfect. Just as the Kennedy family can produce a Ted, some noble species go down the wrong genetic path and what used to be the Tyrannosaurus Rex can wind up as a modern chicken.
Here are six kickass creatures that evolution apparently decided were just too awesome to exist and then, to add insult to injury, evolved them into the crappiest replacements possible.
#6. Hyaenodon gigas
Used to be ...
The Hyaenodon gigas was the size of a horse, with jaws as long as an alligator's, specially designed to tear away flesh. They had an acute sense of smell unmatched in the prehistoric world and weighed upwards of a quarter of a ton. They were swift, effective killing machines which traveled in packs and could, as a group, take down anything.
Remember the Velociraptor from Jurassic Park? Give it a sophisticated mammalian brain, warm blood and add a substantial amount of pure animal muscle and you have the Hyaenodon.
The Crappy Evolutionary Spin-off:
The fuzzy little raccoon. Despite its adorable eyes and overall cuteness, this animal doesn't have a lot going for it (though if it was domesticated it'd probably be more popular then dogs, what with their adorable little people-hands).
Far from being the dominant predator on Earth, wandering in vicious packs, raccoons spend their days as minor annoyances who tip over garbage cans. Rather then savaging the carcass of a fresh kill, raccoons hunt for that last bit of orange dust at the bottom of a discarded bag of Cheetos.
How the hell did that happen?
The Hyenadon lost the mammalian evolutionary arms race to larger, more merciless killing machines with more teeth and more muscle, slowly leaving behind only the ones small enough and smart (and cowardly) enough to hide. That's how in the game of evolution, the loser winds up extinct or reduced to stealing doormats.
#5. Gastornis
Used to be ...
Looking at that picture you'll come to two conclusions: This was a huge, badass prehistoric bird thing, and that it was cursed with flamboyant red and blue feathers. Still, this gi-fucking-gantic carnivorous bird took no prisoners in the time period when the Mammalians were just starting to come into their own. This thing devoured our evolutionary predecessors with a hook-shaped beak that could crunch bone like pretzels, and was a couple of late-night eating binges away from wiping hairy, warm-blooded animals off of the Earth.
The Crappy Evolutionary Spin-off:
Essentially anything from the Avian order Struthioniformes is a descendant of this thing, which includes animals as menacing as the Kiwi and the Rhea.
The Rhea is known to frequently run into walls
If you want to hear about dramatic irony, because of human expansion all species of Kiwi and Rhea are endangered. Didn't catch that? The mammalians that their great, epic ancestor once crushed now are wiping what's left of it off of the natural playing field by building strip malls. Take that, assholes!
How the hell did that happen?
At the end of the day, the Gastornis just couldn't make babies as fast as the mammals, which reproduced and evolved faster then the Gastornis could keep up with. Eventually the mammalians overcame the threat and what Gastornis weren't promptly killed by the more numerous mammals were confined to the tropical jungles. This, however, proved to be a poor long-term strategy when a minor event known as the Ice Age upset a few ecosystems and forced them into extinction. The more adapted, furry mammals moved on, leaving this warm-weather flightless bird to die a cold, cold death.
One Gastornis descendant who seems to remember this is the Ostrich, which, at the sight of a human, will go right for the neck.
#4. Smilodons (Sabre-Toothed Tigers)
Used to be ...
Anyone who has seen 10,000 BC (and escaped with their IQ intact) knows about Smilodons. With eight-inch blade-like teeth, these cats were the top predators of the late Pliestocine, and were the last dominant predators before our ancestors came along. They traveled in packs, the sight of which would make our ancestors crap their pants from miles away.
And rightfully so--a pack of these 500-pound beasts would bring their prey to the ground, then unsheath the blades and, with a single coup d'gras, bite through the major blood vessels and the windpipe.
The Crappy Evolutionary Spin-off:
You're probably thinking tigers here, but actually marsupials are all that is left of the classic Sabre-Tooth Cat (the felines were another branch on the evolutionary tree) so, sadly, the closest genetic connection remains adorable Koala Bears, Kangaroos and Opossums. The most common of these is the Opossum, most often seen in their natural habitat (the local freeway) in their instinctive 'bloody smear along the road' stance.
Yes, confronted with powerful human engineering, most of what is left of Smilodons are crunchy speed bumps.
As part of "playing possum," opossums will frequently wear a fake cast on their leg to gain sympathy
How the hell did that happen?
Speaking of powerful human engineering, Homo sapiens have been using its superior brain to destroy the cats since we first met them. Dramatic climate change coupled with the growth of the human race spelled the end for these great predators. Their descendants, led by the Koala Bear, survived by evolving until they were simply too cute to kill.
Though there is one marsupial still holding its ground: the Tasmanian Devil. The usual response to a natural sighting of these godless killing machines tends to be "HOLY SHIT A TASMANIAN DEVIL LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HE-(screams of agony)." It feasts on the dead and dying and leaves nothing but crushed bone and echoes of blood-curdling screams in its path.
Some sample comments from that video:
"I know from experience these "cute rats" are not teddy bears in any form. They will leave you with many bloody stitches and infections if bitten."
"one is biting me as we speak"
"i wanna be a tasmanian devil only thing is they don't spin like the cartoons"
Hey, it's YouTube.


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In my work I analyze and design Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs), but for fun I'm learning game design, and, of course application of EAs in games. So I'm wondering if there have been any games where AI actually works as AI, i.e. learns from past solutions to develop new ones. I suspect it should be something like tic-tac-toe or chess.
Since you mentioned genetic algorithms and not specifically unsupervised learning, I thought you may find this interesting: http://boxcar2d.com/
It uses genetic algorithms to mutate better cars for the terrain based on each generations fitness. This is one of the most direct uses of EAs that I've seen that seem to be what you're looking for.
If you're looking for unsupervised learning as opposed to EAs, I can't help much since my experience is in the latter. Hope this was helpful.
I'de note this could also be done for tic tac toe or chess as you mentioned, the difficulty is just in modeling the genomes correctly to come to a solution (not necessarily a correct one).
While I cannot think of any commercially available games which did this, you may be interested in some of the AI challenges that resulted in such AI, perhaps most notably StarCraft's Berkeley Overmind. http://overmind.cs.berkeley.edu/
I would imagine that it's just too easy to fudge the AI and make them act intelligent instead of work intelligently. Most commercial game engines come with some basic AI capacity that eliminates most of the incentive to really build something new and cool anyway.
For the cases you mentioned, tic-tac-toe has been completely solved for quite a while now (http://xkcd.com/832/) and while chess has not (way too many permutations to really be viable) the basic algorithms, ie those that would be useful in the real time setting of a game, aren't really learning algorithms, they simply rank available moves.
I can't cite specific examples, but the guest on this show http://www.se-radio.net/2008/04/episode-92-introduction-to-game-development/ says that's a common practice to use Genetic Programming (or other heuristics) to make an AI
The advantage of using this natural computing approaches to AI is that you can create artifical dumbness without too much trouble, wich is generally desirable. Because as we know, for some games a perfect AI is trivial to do, but a 'human-like' one is not.


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I have the following query:
t.Chunk as LeftChunk,
t.ChunkHash as LeftChunkHash,
q.Chunk as RightChunk,
q.ChunkHash as RightChunkHash,
count(t.ChunkHash) as ChunkCount
chunks as t
chunks as q
t.ID = q.ID
group by LeftChunkHash, RightChunkHash
And the following explain table:
id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra
1 SIMPLE t ALL IDIndex NULL NULL NULL 17796190 "Using temporary; Using filesort"
1 SIMPLE q ref IDIndex IDIndex 4 sotero.t.Id 12
note the "using temporary; using filesort".
When this query is run, I quickly run out of RAM (presumably b/c of the temp table), and then the HDD kicks in, and the query slows to a halt.
I thought it might be an index issue, so I started adding a few that sort of made sense:
Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment
chunks 0 PRIMARY 1 ChunkId A 17796190 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 ChunkHashIndex 1 ChunkHash A 243783 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 IDIndex 1 Id A 1483015 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 ChunkIndex 1 Chunk A 243783 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 ChunkTypeIndex 1 ChunkType A 2 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByChunkIDIndex 1 ChunkHash A 243783 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByChunkIDIndex 2 ChunkId A 17796190 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByChunkTypeIndex 1 ChunkHash A 243783 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByChunkTypeIndex 2 ChunkType A 261708 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByIDIndex 1 ChunkHash A 243783 NULL NULL BTREE
chunks 1 chunkHashByIDIndex 2 Id A 17796190 NULL NULL BTREE
But still using the temporary table.
The db engine is MyISAM.
How can I get rid of the using temporary; using filesort in this query?
Just changing to InnoDB w/o explaining the underlying cause is not a particularly satisfying answer. Besides, if the solution is to just add the proper index, then that's much easier than migrating to another db engine.
I am new to relational databases. So I'm hoping that the solution is something obvious to the experts.
ID is not the primary key. ChunkID is. There are approximately 40 ChunkIDs for each ID. So adding an additional ID to the table adds about 40 rows. Each unique chunk has a unique chunkHash associated with it.
Here's the schema:
Field Type Null Key Default Extra
ChunkId int(11) NO PRI NULL
ChunkHash int(11) NO MUL NULL
Id int(11) NO MUL NULL
Chunk varchar(255) NO MUL NULL
ChunkType varchar(255) NO MUL NULL
The end objective of the query is to create a table of word co-occurrences across documents. ChunkIDs are word instances. Each instance is a word that is associated with a particular document (ID). About 40 words present per document. About 1 million documents. So the resulting table of co-occurrences is highly compressed compared to the full cross-product temporary table that is (apparently) being created. That is, the full cross-product temp table is 1 mil * 40 * 40 = 1.6 billion rows. The compressed resulting table is estimated at about 40 million rows.
Adding postgresql tag to see if any postgresql users can get a better execution plan on that SQL implementation. If that's the case, I'll switch over.


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There are lots of misconceptions, so I just want to clear it up. When is one permitted to ask a Gentile to turn on/turn off/adjust the air conditioning on Shabbos?
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My understanding (I don't have sources handy) is as follows:
The Gemara says that if people are cold, we treat them as "seriously sick" and therefore allow asking a non-Jew to heat up the room for them.
If people were hot, back in the day there wasn't much that asking a non-Jew would help. But today, R' Moshe Feinstein allowed asking a non-Jew to turn on the air conditioning if people are too hot.
(If people are seriously too cold, you could even ask a non-Jew to turn on the furnace, so I don't see why he couldn't turn off the A/C instead. Or adjust it, if it's too high or low.)
Of course, check with your rabbi, but for some kinds of thermostats, it is possible even for a Jew to turn up/down the AC on shabbos, as long as the action prolongs the current state.
e.g., if you are too hot and the AC is not currently running, wait until it gets a little hotter, kicks on, then turn down the thermostat, thereby prolonging the cooling stage.
I have seen some people use a shabbos clock with lots and lots of switches on/off/on/off/on/off... so that if they want to change the temp, simply wait until the AC is the way you want it, then flip then next few switches all to the same.


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sorry this is the attachmentScreenshot from 2012-12-03 16:21:21.png
sorry this is the attachmentScreenshot from 2012-12-03 16:21:21.png
You seem to have downloaded two versions of the driver? Where did the one ending in "0726" come from?
In the terminal, type:
Is there a file in that list that ends with ".zip" ?Code:cd ~/Downloads ls
If you see the file "RTL8192xC_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105.zip" in the list, type
which should create the directory "RTL8188C_8192C_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105 " in the Downloads directory. Then type:Code:unzip RTL8192xC_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105.zip
Don't type the "cd" command unless that directory name exists in your listing. Otherwise, it will fail. Don't try the "install.sh" stuff unless you can see it in the directory you are in. Type "ls" in the terminal to see the list of files in the current directory.Code:cd RTL8188C_8192C_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105
I do see the correct one in your attachment but I'm not sure if it is unzipped or not.
ok this is what happenedScreenshot from 2012-12-03 17:18:31.png
Linux filesystems are case sensitive - the directory is rtlXXXX but you are typing RTLxxxx
You can save yourself a lot of effort by using TAB completion - just type the first few characters e.g. rtl8192 and then press the TAB key... the shell will fill in the rest of the name for you
Or, after you do the "ls" highlight the name of the file you wish to unzip, then right-click on it and choose "copy." Then right-click "paste" after you have typed "unzip."
ok now i got this sorry i'm so bad at this but thank you for being so patient i appreciate it big timeScreenshot from 2012-12-03 17:56:14.png
That's the wrong file to unzip. You seem to have downloaded an older one and a newer zip file. You want to unzip the done that ends with "20121105.zip" .
FYI, the zip command you typed is telling you you had already unzipped this file and the files in it already exist. Do you want to replace them? Probably no need - hit Ctrl C to cancel this command. Again, you want the newer one that ends in "20121105.zip" because that is the newest Realtek driver, the one most likely to work.
ok now this is what i haveScreenshot from 2012-12-04 18:32:20.png
Downloads has a capital "D" . It is important. If you don't use the capital "D" for "Downloads" it's not going to work. Can't you copy-paste these lines exactly instead of just re-typing them?
no for some reason nothing happens when i right click in the terminal