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What is the Student Technology Assistant (STA) Program?
Launched in the spring semester of 2007, the Student Technology Assistant (STA) program, supported by the Provost's office and executed by ITS, is designed to engage faculty in the use and implementation of technology in teaching and curriculum development, either online or in the classroom. Student Technology Assistants (STA) are trained and paired one-on-one with faculty members for one entire semester and work as many as 12 hours per week on a specific project.
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What Types of Projects Can STAs Take On?
The response to the STA program has been extremely positive. To date we have paired students with professors on approximately 90 projects. Projects have represented a variety of technology-based skills which include (but are not limited to):
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In Brazil, Soccer Isn't Everything
Some 10 minutes into Saturday's Confederations Cup match between Mexico and Japan, a shirtless young man left his seat at Belo Horizonte's Mineirao Stadium and approached the stairway separating his section from the press box.
He carefully unfolded a large sheet of paper and held it a few inches from the noses of the closest journalists while shouting slogans. It read: "More education. More transportation. More health care. Less FIFA stadiums."
The assembled media duly looked away from the match, reached for the smartphones and tweeted away. Security gave him a good five minutes to make his case before gently escorting him not to a police van, but back to his seat.
As an episode, it encapsulated the nature of much of the protests that have engulfed Brazil over the past week. They are largely middle-class. (Indigent people don't buy tickets in the nicer parts of Confederations Cup stadiums.) They are peaceful. And, especially in front of a phalanx of journalists, they are met with gentle policing. (Elsewhere, at times, it has been a different issue.)
The handmade sign summed up just why well over a million Brazilians have taken to the streets. The economy—which was growing rapidly in October 2007, when the country secured the right to host the 2014 World Cup, and booming two years later, when Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics—has now slowed down, while the bill for the massive spending on infrastructure and venues continues rise.
Hosting major events such as these—let alone two years apart—is an exercise in economic theory. Boosters conjure up studies aimed at proving the long-term net benefit to the economy of what amounts to a giant stimulus package: $13.3 billion in the case of the World Cup. Sometimes they try to put a value on intangibles like national pride.
Critics say there is an opportunity cost and that the cash could be better spent elsewhere. And they also point out that if a new subway or highway is worth building, it's worth building regardless of whether it's going to carry visiting fans for a month of soccer games or Olympic events.
When things are going well, folks buy into the former argument. When they aren't, the latter creed has the upper hand.
The twist here though seems to be the incorrect—and, frankly, condescending—assumption that because Brazil is a soccer-mad country, once the tournament starts and the famous green-and-gold "Selecao" start to win, nobody will care about the opportunity cost of it all.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said as much in an interview on Brazilian television: "When the ball starts to roll, people will understand!"
He added that, while he understood that people were unhappy, they "should not use football to make their demands heard." To complete the gaffe, he reminded them that nobody forced Brazil to bid for the World Cup. Sensitivity and empathy, evidently, are not his strongest qualities.
For its part, Brazil's soccer community has sided squarely with the demonstrators. Support has come from a number of Brazilian players, current and former. Hulk, a forward on the national team, said in a news conference: "I see these demonstrators and I know they are right."
Former international Juninho Pernambucano went so far as to suggest that the national team show solidarity with the protests by turning their backs to the flag during the traditional playing of the Brazilian anthem before games.
On the pitch, all of this has likely benefited Brazil. Its coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari—who managed the team in 2002, when Brazil last won the World Cup—had endured a rocky time in the buildup to the Confederations Cup, winning just three of eight friendly matches. With a FIFA ranking that has slipped to 22nd (partly a quirk of the mathematical formula used to rank the sides, but not an entirely unfair reflection of the relative strength of the side) and a team that appears less talented than previous versions, he needed a strong showing in the Confederations Cup, the traditional World Cup warm-up.
Brazil sailed through the group stage, winning all three games, including a 4-2 victory over Italy on Saturday. The play has been mostly efficient and only occasionally breathtaking—usually when Neymar, the young Barcelona-bound starlet, has been on the ball—but the notoriously demanding Brazilian public, perhaps distracted by what is going on in the streets, doesn't seem to mind.
Which, when you think about it, suggests the country has come full-circle. In the past, soccer—particularly success in the World Cup—was the distraction that kept some Brazilians from worrying too much about the brutal military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1964 to 1985. To paraphrase Karl Marx, soccer was the "opiate of the people" that helped to keep the masses at bay.
Today, it's the other way around. Love for the Selecao continues unabated but, at least for the past 10 days or so, it is a relationship consumed on the margins. The real focus is the economic and social change the protesters are demanding.
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When temperatures drop below freezing and the sky turns gray for weeks on end, I tend to get a little blue.
To help manage seasonal depression I begin counting the weeks until some of Louisville's most prestigious events take place.
After watching the Golden Globes, I've determined it's the gowns that inspire my mood to find the perfect dress for the Speed Ball.
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VT: What are your favorite trends for spring 2012 that will be stocked in
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We love all of the Cobalt that we saw on Spring runways.
Geometric prints and Day coats will be big for Derby. We've ordered a lot of cropped cigarette pants and skinnies in fun prints and bright colors.
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Our favorite designer is Michelle Smith (Milly) — her designs are always timeless yet current.
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The overlying theme in men's clothing for spring 2012 is still fit. Trimmer fits in coats, trousers and shirts. You can expect to still see lots of color. Brighter colors in both patterns and solids.
Tell me about some of the exciting new designer's that Rodes for Him will be carrying?
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We are introducing a new slim fit trouser by Ivory.
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Gabe was in prison for killing a prostitute. During a bout of hyper-sexuality, intoxication, and paranoia, he believed the prostitute intended to rob him.
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DSM-II was published in 1968. DSM-5 will be published in 2013. How much progress have we made? I propose that we approach this question with a quiz.
"Paranoia Strikes Deep"*: MMR Vaccine and Autism
On February 12, 2009, the US Court of Federal Claims issued a trio of long-awaited decisions in its Omnibus Autism Proceeding.1 The 3 were representative cases chosen from more than 5500 pending MMR/autism cases by the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee. Each presented the theory that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in combination with thimerosal, a mercury-based ingredient contained in some diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), diphtheria-tetanus–acellular pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccines, causes autism. In nearly 700 combined pages that reviewed the scientific and epidemiological evidence, all 3 opinions determined that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated a link between these vaccines and autism.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Displaying MAIN in Totalview
From: Peter Thompson (peter.thompson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-21 14:02:40
Gee, I had tried posting that info earlier today, but my post was
rejected because my email address has changed. This is as much a test
of that address change request as it is a confirmation of the info Dave
reports. (Of course I'm the one who sent them the info, so it's only a
little self-serving ;-)
Peter Thompson
Ralph Castain wrote:
> Ick - appears that got dropped a long time ago. I'll add it back in and post a CMR for 1.4 and 1.5 series.
> Thanks!
> Ralph
> On Mar 21, 2011, at 11:08 AM, David Turner wrote:
>> Hi,
>> About a month ago, this topic was discussed with no real resolution:
>> http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2011/02/15538.php
>> We noticed the same problem (TV does not display the user's MAIN
>> routine upon initial startup), and contacted the TV developers.
>> They suggested a simple OMPI code modification, which we implemented
>> and tested; it seems to work fine. Hopefully, this capability
>> can be restored in future releases.
>> Here is the body of our communication with the TV developers:
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Interestingly enough, someone else asked this very same question recently and I finally dug into it last week and figured out what was going on. TotalView publishes a public interface which allows any MPI implementor to set things up so that it should work fairly seamless with TotalView. I found that one of the defines in the interface is
>> MPIR_force_to_main
>> and when we find this symbol defined in mpirun (or orterun in Open MPI's case) then we spend a bit more effort to focus the source pane on the main routine. As you may guess, this is NOT being defined in OpenMPI 1.4.2. It was being defined in the 1.2.x builds though, in a routine called totalview.c. OpenMPI has been re-worked significantly since then, and totalview.c has been replaced by debuggers.c in orte/tools/orterun. About line 130 to 140 (depending on any changes since my look at the 1.4.1 sources) you should find a number of MPIR_ symbols being defined.
>> struct MPIR_PROCDESC *MPIR_proctable = NULL;
>> int MPIR_proctable_size = 0;
>> int MPIR_being_debugged = 0;
>> volatile int MPIR_debug_state = 0;
>> volatile int MPIR_i_am_starter = 0;
>> volatile int MPIR_partial_attach_ok = 1;
>> I believe you should be able to insert the line:
>> int MPIR_force_to_main = 0;
>> into this section, and then the behavior you are looking for should work after you rebuild OpenMPI. I haven't yet had the time to do that myself, but that was all that existed in the 1.2.x sources, and I know those achieved the desired effect. It's quite possible that someone realized the symbol was initialized, but wasn't be used anyplace, so they just removed it. Without realizing we were looking for it in the debugger. When I pointed this out to the other user, he said he would try it out and pass it on to the Open MPI group. I just checked on that thread, and didn't see any update, so I passed on the info myself.
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> David Turner
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>> NERSC Division phone: (510) 486-4027
>> Lawrence Berkeley Lab fax: (510) 486-4316
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I was given a coopers real ale kit of two cans and have never actually brewwed a full kit before. I was wondering if and how i might make this turn out a bit better, maybe by adding hops to a partial boil? Should this still ferment in the primary for 2 weeks, rack to secondary for a week? Any help is appreciated.
Changing the yeast should give you a noticeable improvement as well. Try some different strains, an English strain, American Strain, maybe a Belgian strain. You might find a yeast strain that you really like. Either way it will probably be a huge improvement over the yeast that's included with your kit.
Adding flavor and aroma hops to a partial boil are a good idea to give some extra hop aroma and/or flavor that is missing in the kit - the kits provide just hop bitterness (typically 20-30 IBUs.) You can add 0.5 to 1oz of hops in the last five minutes of the boil. Find a hop variety that suits the style - Goldings/Fuggles for typical English aromas, Cascades for punchy zesty etc.
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This is 64-bit
Windows 7 Enterprise and 64-bit Java 7:
java version "1.7.0_04"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_04-b20)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.0-b21, mixed mode)
This happens using a shell of both
C:\Windows\SystemWOW64\cmd.exe (which I incorrectly thought was the 64-bit version) and with
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe (which I have just found out, courtesy of Pulsar, is a 64-bit application despite the path name).
The program itself is trivial:
public class Trivial
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("total = " + toMB(Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory()));
System.out.println("max = " + toMB(Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory()));
private static long toMB(long bytes) {
return bytes / (1024L * 1024L);
I was just fooling around with different
-Xmx and
-Xms arguments to see what would happen. I would have though that with 64-bit Java on 64-bit Windows I could use pretty much whatever size max and initial heap I wanted, but that's not what's happening.
java -Xmx16G -Xms2G Trivial (for example) works fine. However,
java -Xmx16G -Xms4G Trivial gives me:
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Weirder (to me),
java -Xmx16G -Xms3G Trivial gives a different error:
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Unable to allocate tables for parallel garbage collection for the requested heap size.
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
Attempting to split the difference between
2G and
3G to see if there was a specific size where this happened I tried
java -Xmx16G -Xms2900M Trivial and it worked. Then I tried
-Xms2960M and it worked. With
-Xms2970m the JVM crashed:
# There is insufficient memory for the Java Runtime Environment to continue.
# Native memory allocation (malloc) failed to allocate 1048576 bytes for E in C:\jdk7u2_64p\jdk7u4\hotspot\src\share\vm\utilities/taskqueue.hpp
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# C:\Users\QuantumMechanic\Temp\hs_err_pid10780.log
That continued until
-Xms2995M when it switched back to the "unable to allocate tables for parallel garbage collection" message and stuck with that as
-Xms was increased further.
What could be going on? Does launching something from
cmd.exe (even a 64-bit one) impose some process size limits? Is Windows (or the JVM) requiring a single huge memory block? (But then why the different messages)? Something else?


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I currently use a NN3 for making panos, and a RC2 based head for any other tripod related picture. I'm trying to have both converge to a single mounting system, arca swiss.
According to this thread:
I need 13mm to account for the extra mounting space on the horizontal rail. With my Canon 50D, I estimate to 24mm and therefore think I'm ok on this one.
I also want to confirm for the mounting rail (aka the one where we have the camera on). I take pano mainly with my 8mm Fish eye and my 10-22 zoom @ 10.
The fisheye I need at about 91mm on that rail, and have enough space for another type of mount. But for the 10mm lens setting, it's completely back, at 107mm on the rail. Would getting the arca mount enable to go far enough back? If not, by how much?


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What recourse do I have if I believe a moderator has abused his/her privileges?
I asked a question on Meta that was inappropriately closed by a moderator who incorrectly thought that it was a duplicate of another question which was hardly even similar.
At this point I am stuck:
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- I cannot contact the moderator, or indeed any moderator, to ask them to undo their error.


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I have the following exercise:
Prove that $$A=\{(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}^{2} \mid x >0\}$$ is a open set.
I try to solve that exercise with the help of definition, so :
To prove that $A$ is open, we show for every point $(x,y) \in A$ there exists an $r>0$ such that $D_{r}(x,y)\subset A$. Now I must know the definition for $D_{r}(x,y)$ and from the definition we find out that: $\displaystyle D_{r}(x,y)=\{(\alpha,\beta)\mid{(\alpha,\beta)-(x,y) <r}\}.$
My question is: How do I prove that there is an $r>0$ such that $D_{r}(x,y) \subset A$ ?
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Is 89MHZ station emitting photons of 89MHZ frequency? (I mean $\nu$ in $E=h\nu$).
Oneat, yes, and I understood what you meant "I mean this one". ;-) You meant that it's the frequency $\nu$ (nu) that appears in the formula $E=h\nu$ for the photon energy, as opposed to $\omega$ that appears in $E=\hbar\omega$ and that differs by a factor of $2\pi$.
Whenever you hear "$\mbox{Hz}$" or any multiple of it, it means that the frequency is defined in the same convention as the frequency in $E=h\nu=hf$, without the slashed $\hbar$ (hbar). If someone wanted to express the angular frequency $\omega=2\pi\nu$, he would have to write the unit as $\mbox{s}^{-1}$ instead of $\mbox{Hz}$.
Dimensionally, $\mbox{Hz}$ is the same thing as $\mbox{s}^{-1}$. However, people deliberately use both units so that the inverse second is reserved for the angular frequency $\omega$ and the Hertz is reserved for the old-fashioned frequency $\nu$.
$\nu=89 \mbox{MHz}$ is the same thing as $\omega=5.6\times 10^{8} \mbox{s}^{-1}$.


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I just had to turn down a chance to move from managing my mighty BSN Bedford to Millwall in league one having been made odds on favourite for the job
I just had to turn down a chance to move from managing my mighty BSN Bedford to Millwall in league one having been made odds on favourite for the job
Is it just me or is everyone else's fans disappointed about nearly every player you've sold regardles of how well they are doing?
Well I had my "load it up after work" curse and went from 1st down to 9th in a matter of weeks so figured I'd restart with the experience gained (was close to being sacked).
So here we go! Boston Utd 2010/2011 Start
Good luck Deman
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Coca-Cola League 2 - 2014/15
The playoff final defeat last season was hard to take but we we destined to bounce back.
League Table
League Positions Graph
We had a slow start but once we caught up we were unstoppable. Without rotating the squad in the run in we could have easily made 100 points.
FA Cup - we were fine until we met quality opposition.
Carling Cup - we were pretty unlucky to lose to Leeds.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy - another decent run but another loss in the semis.
Transfers - the Irish clubs are financing us at the moment but we gave a bit back as we paid for our first ever player.
Squad - with a couple of additions this squad should be good enough for League 1.
Key Player Profiles:
Craig McShea - once again he had a great season for us, top scoring from the AMC position.
Michael Hall - another solid performance on the wing.
Danijel Subotic - the best goalscoring record at the club, shame he was injured for a bit of the season.
Lukman Hurana - without a doubt the best signing I've made, he was out of contract for over a year and finally decided to join us.
Borislav Baldzhiyski - Boris did a decent job on the wing.
Career Overview
Next 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
I'm feeling pretty confident about next season, with the extra season in League 2 after the playoff loss I think we have assembled a decent squad. With a few key signings I think we could push for a playoff place.
Nice work dafuge.
JOY! my star player finally upped his contract after being unhappy and refusing to sign for the past 2 1/2 years. I couldn't even offer him anywhere near the wages he was after.
just been destroyed 3-0 by Arsenal Leaves me 1 point behind Man Utd with 35 games gone but they have a game in hand
G. Keenan's FC United- 2023/2024 Season Review- Premier League
Season review: This was easily my best season in the Premier League to date despite the fact that we only matched our previous best of 10th place, it just felt like we could beat any team on any given day. If you look at the league table graph you will see that we were a solid mid table team all year and even threatened to push into the European places at one point, but it didn't quite shake out that way and we settled for 10th. Wagner continued to lead the line winning player of the year for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, he was also the leagues top scorer for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, Wagner also finally made his international debut (at 24) for Brazil and rather characteristically he marked the occasion with a hat-trick. We had a takeover, the new chairman pumped £30m into the club to pay off the the rather reckless debt I had run up (If you give me money to spend I'm going to spend it!).
League Table
Career Overview
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th None 2011/12 Blue Square North 1st Promoted, BSN champions 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 7th None 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted, playoffs 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 22nd None 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 2 3rd Promoted 2016/17 Coca-Cola League 1 16th None 2017/18 Coca-Cola League 1 1st Promoted, L1 Champions 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 15th None 2019/20 Coca-Cola Championship 5th None 2020/21 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Promoted, playoffs 2021/22 Premier League 10th None 2022/23 Premier League 12th None 2023/24 Premier League 10th None
Greenwhitearmy - Merthyr Tydfi - 2010/11 - Blue Square South
An impressive first season for me in gaining promotion via playoffs, I started off very strong and I was first after 20 games. The cups were pretty bad though but tbh i wasn't really concentrating on the cups just the league. I played a Counter-Attacking 4-4-2 which got me the most goals in the league. The finances are the downside in 170k in the red but hopefully I can help that by getting a few big teams in for friendlys next year. But overall great season and here are the screenshots:
League Table -As i've said we did well getting 4th place and promotin
Playoff Final - the stats were against me but I still won
FA Cup -as I said the cups were bad
FA Trophy - better then the FA Cup
Squad -made about 10 transfers in all
Key Player - this guy was brilliant, scoring at the right moments and assisting too, played in the attacking Advanced Playmaker role.
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 4th Promoted via playoffs
dlnwba86 - Season 2 - King's Lynn - Blue Square North
Final Position: 2nd
Well after losing to Fleetwood in the Play-Off Final last year, we had all the tools necessary to go out and win the league. After a good start we were top after 6 games and stayed comfortably ahead for the rest of the season, until THIS HAPPENED!!!!
To say i was mortified is an understatement, we just lost it completely and Chester never looked like dropping points in those final few games. So after being top for 34 games of the season, we still had to do it the hard way via the play-offs. A 4-2 win at Stafford and a 2-1 home win set-up a final against Southport.
We got off to a great start when our player of the season and BSN leading scorer Graham Boyle fired in after 33 seconds. Memories of last year's agony came flooding back though when Daly equalised for Southport with 10 minutes of normal time remaining. However, my hero, Fabio Ferreira fired in a 90th minute winner and sent The Linnets into the Blue Square Premier.
Cup-wise: FA Cup 1st round, lost to St. Albans
FA Trophy, 3rd Round, lost to Eastwood.
Finances aren't looking too bad at the moment and hopefully i can get rid of some fringe players before the start of the season.
Here is the Squad that did the job and i feel that it has the potential to finish in the top 10 next season, although BSP is usually where i struggle so we really have to wait and see.
Season 1 - BSN - 2nd - Play-Off Finalists -
Season 2 - BSN - 2nd - Play-Off Winners - Promotion
Spartansteen - Jordan Latimer - Nuneaton Town
Season Review 2013/14
I'm shocked to say the least, from surviving relegation on my first time in league football, but to finish 9th seemed to be an amazing achievement of mine. Fa cup was very poor, lost 1st round home to wrexham 1-0, JPT was okay got to semi's of northen tier. Next season i think we can push on for a play off spot :confused:
League Table http://s671.photobucket.com/albums/v...nt=L2table.jpg
Transfers http://s671.photobucket.com/albums/v...ransfersL2.jpg My regen striker got stolen by my parent club
Next season:
* Find a new regen or 2
* Find a better coach
* Get to 3rd round of fa cup
[/QUOTE]Code:Season League League Finish Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st Promoted, BSN Champions 2011/12 Blue Square Prem 10th Fa Cup 3rd Round 2012/13 Blue Square Prem 1st BSP Champions, FA Trophy Winners 2013/14 L2 9th None
Good work to all the above posters on some excellent seasons.
A question to those with a few seasons under their belts, do you find its absolutely critical to have a midfielder with a good tackling attribute?
Only prutton has decent tackling in my midfield and the team seems to collapse when he doesn't play
Win game against no. 1 in the league away with 2-1 . . only to go home and lose 3-1 to no 23...
Seriously im getting ****ed off with this
I'm going to do this challenge again this year - so here I go.
After numerous reloads (hoping to get Billericay) I ended up with Sutton Utd.
Manager profile: http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1..._june_2010.jpg
Lukman Hurana) and it made a massive difference to my team. He's not the best tackler but it makes a huge difference having a quality defensive player.
In my side I have one that sits back and intercepts any loose passes (good anticipation), and a bit of a terrier-style central midfielder with good stamina and work-rate to hassle the opposition midfield, and finally a kind of Frank Lampard goal-scoring midfielder, except he usually doesn't score off the defenders' arses
After talking about this all week long at work my brother has finally swayed and we started a multiplayer game of it like the old days of CM 97/98 in our youth(ish).
So after much nashing of teeth, holidaying and banging head on desk we finally got under way.
King's Lynn and Boston Utd.
Both are close in reputation and stadium so here we go. I suspect it may take some months!
Whenever I have to play 2 central midfielders with bad tackling I tend to struggle and the opponents have more longs shots on goal then I'm comfortable with.
You could always try using the sliders so that the 2 midfielders tackle harder and close down more then usual; of course that may cause problems with the shouts as they don't have an effect if you manually change sliders.
thanks to peoples replies, i've signed a midfielder with 11 for tackling as prutton is again injured, unfortunately he is only bsp standard (i'm in L2 now) but the team has already improved although i've already blown one 3 goal lead.
I have 5 other L2 standard midfielders but none have better than 8 tackling, they are great at going foward though as you will see when i post last seasons efforts later today.
Nantwich Town - Blue Square North - 2010/11
End of the first season, which was a quite tough one for my side;
League Table
From the beginning I knew it going to be a long hard season, hopefully we will do better next season.
Would have posted more screenies but I stupidly deleted them
Career Overview
Hopefully I can improve the squad and have a better second season.Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 17th none
Last edited by manu legend; 14-11-2009 at 12:44.
Note to self, tell my players not to shoot from distance.
My players are so crap at shooting from long range it's stupid.
What a freaking result!
FA Cup Semi Final
Doing tremendously in the league, sitting top by a point with a game in hand, 5 games left to play. Championship football is looking increasingly possible!
EDIT - Man City in the Final, lol oh well damage limitation.
Last edited by Bartman; 14-11-2009 at 14:06.
Merthyr Tydfill BSP 2012/13
FA Cup - 1st Rd
FA Trophy - 1st Rd
This was a very odd season as the team started on fire with 31 goals in the first 12 games although 17 were conceded in those games. The strikers then lost form after the fa cup loss and the defensive frailities meant i lost quite a few games. I started the season with too few defenders and when injury struck most down i had to play poor youth players, even when fit the defence shipped goals at alarming rate, 7 times i let in 3 or more and drew games when 2 or 3 goals up.
Up front things improved ( i scored 3 or more 18 times in the season) especially after xmas and i managed to comfortably qualify for the playoff but was always miles behind Aldershot who beat me 6-0 on aggregate in the league games. For the playoff semi final i beat Kettering easily by 3-0 and 4-0 before playing Mansfield in the Playoff final. A tight affair i just sneaked it.
In the FA cup i faced L1 Colchester away losing 3-1 with the winning goals in the last 15 mins, Colchester went on to reach the 6th Rd.
In the FA trophy i was thrashed 5-2 at home by Cambridge, a score which could have been worse.
Depressingly my feeder club Halesowen who are still below BSS went further than me in both competitions :o
My finances actually improved to -£150K from -£250K. This was mostly as a result of playing in the playoff final and the board putting in £180K
In goal Gallacher played most games although Gibson replaced him towards the end of the season, both did quite well for their position.
At rightback Hunter did well when not injured, Rodgers filled in for more than half a season doing fantastic as its not his natural position. At Leftback Lovett and Noble did ok but neither have any real quality about them.
In the Centre of defence Camano looks like he has already found his level with some inconsistant displays, alongside him Craig was outstanding in his first season at the club. Veseli was disappointing and Webster an England U-20 player was a massive failure.
In Midfield the team really dipped when Prutton was missing, his contribution more valuble then his stats indicate. Noone and Millar were backup players in the centre.
On the right MacDonald got a record number of assists and was pretty good all season. Shroot provided occasional backup.
On the left Knott started the season in good form before his form completely dropped, Hussain took over even though ML is not his natural position and did really well for the second half of the season.
Up front Kisuka, Fitzharris and McShea all blew hot and cold going through barren spells and red hot scoring streaks.
Star Player - rated as leading L1/decent Championship standard he showed his class from centre midfield with a big haul of goals and assists. Hopefully he will be my attacking force for several seasons yet.
Code:Career so far: Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 3rd Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 9th None 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs
Last edited by Thebaker; 14-11-2009 at 14:13.
Surprise surprise, defeated 4-0 by Man City in the FA Cup final, but oh well it was a fun run and overall this season my bank balance has increased by about £3 million, which is excellent.
Won the league on the final day, and can now look to Championship footy next season.
Season Review coming later
EDIT - Never even noticed but by reaching the final, I'm in the Europa League next season!
Last edited by Bartman; 14-11-2009 at 15:03.
FC United of Manchester – Blue Square North – 2012/2013
We lost several first-team players during the summer so I was a bit worried we wouldn't be up to the task at least finishing in the play-offs.
League Table
We did well to enter the playoffs, we were languishing in mid-table half way through the season but a good run of form put us in with a shout of promotion.
Play off Semi Final Leg 1
Slightly disappointing not to win, but still had a good chance.
Play off Semi Final Leg 2
Good performance, delighted to be in the final for the second time.
Play off Final
Typical, we just cannot get out of this league!
Sam Ashton – Not quite as impressive as last season, conceded some weak goals.
Nick Giddings – Summer signing performed well and kept his place.
Jamie Coyle – The loss of first-team centre-back Adam Tong mean Coyle got a chance and impressed, played in all but 1 game.
Declan Gallacher – Former Celtic defender had another solid season in the heart of the defence.
Simon Garner – Very impressive this season, carrying on from last. 13 Assists is a quality return for a full-back.
Ryan Oakley – Played a couple of games late last season but was a first choice winger this time after the loss of Carlos Roca. Effective on the right, making 14 assists.
Nick Main – His 3rd season with the first team and continues to impress.
Joe O'Sullivan – Once again he was rotated with Frankie Low and Declan Freeman as I try to find a partner for Main. Young Nick Davidson also played a few games.
George Purcell – Not a great first season with us, a couple of young wingers might get a chance next season.
Jahson Downes – I wanted another goalscorer to take the pressure a little bit off of Kyle Wilson and, despite going through a 16-game run without a goal at one point, he managed to net 20 goals. Very much a confidence player, as he did also score for 7 games running late in the season.
Kyle Wilson – Not quite as brilliant as last season, his goals were still important, finished with 28.
FA Cup
Good run to the 2nd Round, losing eventually to League 1 Exeter.
FA Trophy
Poor in this competition, only reaching the 1st Round.
Still looking good, I'm trying not to spend money on transfers to keep plenty for wages.
Last edited by dudge7; 14-11-2009 at 16:50.
League 1 is crazy for me, after 19 games there are just 6 points between the relegation places and the playoffs.
I just lost a match and dropped 8 places
Just won the Blue Square South with 5 games to go and 82 points, Will do a review of the season when I have actually finished the season.
Decided to take charge of Merthyr Tydfil
Wish me luck
Can't snap my Boston United team out of this rubbish run of form... pity because I think I've got a really good set of players here. I'm just hoping that it's a case of them not having gelled yet, or else we'll be dropping straight out of the BSN
So that's my 2010/11 season with Carshalton finished and I have to say I have done much better than me and my board expected which was around a mid table finish.
Early in the season I climbed to 1st and stayed there for the rest of the season.
League Table
In the cups I also did better than the board expected me to in reaching the first round of the FA Cup and the 2nd round of the FA Trophy.
The Charlton game in the FA Cup meant my finances really weren't as bad as they could have been.
I signed loads of players throughout the season, I'm surprised they were able to play well enough as a team to win the league since i signed so many.
Transfers and more transfers.
I have to say is this has to have been my best player, he was a rock in defence and I didn't really have any prolific strikers so my defence was certainly very important.
For next season in the Blue Square Premier I hope I can get a safe mid table position and then hopefully the season after push for promotion.
Last edited by JamieB-RFC; 14-11-2009 at 18:27.
Bloody hell. The board have been in process of a takeover for about three and a half months now. It's really annoying as in theory I could do with strengthening my side for a play-off push but I can't make any transfers. What's worse is that it looks like falling apart and then doesn't and then looks like falling apart again. It is very frustrating.
he meant players that don't have a contract
15/16 - Tonbridge Angels - Blue Square Premier
I hoped we would improve on last season but we stuck to the same position and finished - disappointingly - in 16th. The media read us like a book however, and got our position spot on.
Media Prediction
Actual Finish: 16th
League Graph
We were going up and down like no man's business before eventually settling on 16th.
Damian Ferry had been getting little first team football so it was only right to sell him - £16,000 pocketed for us.
FA Cup
We played very well but Hartlepool were the better team and we escaped with a narrow 2-1 loss to them in the first round.
FA Trophy
We made it to the semi's after eliminating the (lower team) competition but lost narrowly to Stafford after extra time.
Key Player Profiles
Gareth Parker
Gareth was the rock at the back in this season, and even popped up to score a few goals. He was great, and that is going to be expected this season.
Joe Mason
Joe scored and provided alot in a season where goals were dryed out which was quite an achievement; well done to him from me.
Radoslav Vasilev
18 goals in an awful season and in the process, breaking the record goals for the club (poor Dolinajec..) Great season for him.
Career Overview
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 16th - 2011/12 Blue Square South 13th - 2012/13 Blue Square South 3rd Promotion 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 9th - 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 16th - 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 16th -
Premier League table with one game to go. I finish the season at home to Everton, Man Utd are away to Nottingham Forest. Wish me luck.
Switched from a standard 4-4-2 to a 4-1-3-2 Diamond, hoping that I could better utilise my AMs and DMs and turn things around.... amazed the fans by recording a win against Nuneaton, current play-off hopefuls.
Despite that win relieving the pressure, I'm still very close to getting the sack, so hopefully this will mark a new spell of improved form
I've lost the first 4 games of League 2. However, I've hit the woodwork no less than 9 times in those 4 games. Something a bit wrong there? :S
Have started a game with Bradford Park Avenue
I will update after first season
Well thank bloody hell. After four months the takeover is complete and I can keep my job and sign players again.
PS I know I could sign players who didn't have a contract it's just that there aren't any decent ones at the mo
Season 2023/24 Review - Kingstonian in the Premier League
League Table
Past Positions
Our best season this far, no doubt. Kept the pressure on Man City for the entire latter half of the season, but they were equally relentless and never made any big slip-ups. The fixture congestion from all the cups combined with Yagi's tendency to disappear off on U23 duty left the squad a bit ragged at times, but luckily the U18 prospects stepped in and performed above expectation when called upon.
FA Cup | League Cup | EURO Cup Group J | Knockout Rounds
Retained the League Cup after a penalty thriller against a hard-working Everton in the final, but the real highlight was probably beating Arsenal 2-0 at Emirates to get there. The EURO Cup was an interesting taste of what's to come next season when we'll be playing in the CL, and the 1-4/3-1 tie against AC Milan quite exciting, but still it was never something we could push hard for in light of the PL title race.
Solid, but aging. A few players will be leaving before next season for sure as they've simply started declining, others I'm hoping to get enough money for to buy better replacements who I've already scouted. I've been keeping the changes to a minimum this far, but I wouldn't be surprised to break the club's transfer spending record for next season.
Hardly a sale as I've fought hard to keep the club's biggest talents in place. Our finances are solid, so there's no good reason to let anyone who isn't unhappy go. Signed quite conservatively as well as Fabio Nardi arrived from from Atalanta to strengthen the left wing along with two youth prospects for the future.
Aim for next season: Dare I hope for another title challenge? With two or three class signings and enough squad depth to deal with the CL fixtures it should be doable.
Code:Season Team League Finished Achievements 2010/11 Kingstonian Blue Square South 4th - 2011/12 Kingstonian Blue Square South 1st Champions, Promotion 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Premier 3rd Promotion through playoffs 2014/15 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 2 8th - 2015/16 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 2 2nd Promotion 2016/17 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 1 5th - 2017/18 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 1 2nd Promotion 2018/19 Kingstonian Coca-Cola Championship 7th - 2019/20 Kingstonian Coca-Cola Championship 2nd Promotion 2020/21 Kingstonian Premier League 14th - 2021/22 Kingstonian Premier League 11th - 2022/23 Kingstonian Premier League 5th League Cup winners 2023/24 Kingstonian Premier League 2nd League Cup winners
Last edited by Scab; 14-11-2009 at 19:26. Reason: typo
After admiring this topic last year, I'm finally jumping in. I re-loaded several times to try and fins Chippenham but in the end settled on being the new manager at Farnborough.
Must admit it's not gotten off to the best start. I forgot to look at the player's contract expiration dates and about ten left on a free transfer on June 30. Half-decent assistant and two scouts are in though. I'll update with my progress.
Tonbridge Angels - Season 2010/11
I'm currently 4 games in and have manged to draw three games 0-0 and one game 2-2. I've had such a hard start to the season with finding players. I can't seem to find anyone who is actually better than my current squad and wants to come to longmead stadium. I had to start the first game with only 3 subs.
Scab, Unlucky on missing out on the title, next year perhaps.
Nardi looks a fantastic player, do you have enough HG players in your squad or it it case of having to play inferior players to make up the numbers
It hasn't been a big problem; I just leave a few spaces open (i.e. don't assign all 25 squad numbers). I'm right at my limit though, can't afford to lose any more HG players or there might be trouble.
G. Keenan's FC United- 2024/2025 Season Review- Premier League
Season review: After being a mid table Premier League team for the last thee years we finally broke through into the European places. If you look at the league table graph you will see that we got gradually better as the season went on, and if we had a few extra games on the season I'm sure we would have ended up champions, but as it is we ended up 2nd. Wagner continued his goalscoring exploits for both club and country and he was named the Premier League's player of the year again.
League Table
Career Overview
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th None 2011/12 Blue Square North 1st Promoted, BSN champions 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 7th None 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted, playoffs 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 22nd None 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 2 3rd Promoted 2016/17 Coca-Cola League 1 16th None 2017/18 Coca-Cola League 1 1st Promoted, L1 Champions 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 15th None 2019/20 Coca-Cola Championship 5th None 2020/21 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Promoted, playoffs 2021/22 Premier League 10th None 2022/23 Premier League 12th None 2023/24 Premier League 10th None 2024/25 Premier League 2nd None
Have started a game with Cambridge C.
I will post updates after 1st season!
I wish I could play Premier League sides every week
Edit: You have already answered my question and i'm wrong he is my game i typed the name wrongly as per your post. He is now at Auxerre after moving for 2.3 Million.
I haven't managed to sign any french players so far they all refuse to come.
Last edited by Thebaker; 14-11-2009 at 20:48.
Teja's FC United -
Season review - 2010/11
First season in charge, lots of changes in the squad. Key players in were -
Everyone's favorite - Kyle Wilson - Brilliant player, grabs a goal virtually every game. Final stats 25 Goals - 39 Games.
Young CB - Michael Stanbrook - Excellent CB for BSP / BSN sides. Highest number of MoMs for my side despite scoring just 1 goal. http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/241/stanbrooks1.jpg
Midfield quartlet - [b]Nick Main, Michael Kearney, Christian Smith and Tom Kearney[b]. All brilliant in their own respect. 3 of them are DM / MC and Nick Main is the creative midfielder.
Finished 2nd in the league and lost in the play off semis which was gutting
Should've finished first, but fell behind by 1 point with the last three results of Draw - loss - Draw. I knew they were hard fixtures, but 3 draws or a win in any of those would've given me the title and auto promotion.
Play off was a bit weak. Scored first, and sat back to counter in the second half. GK, CB errors gave the other side two penalties. Then had to push forward and they grabbed another goal from the counter.
Home leg, my pitch was absolutely dismal again. Played out a boring 1-1 draw with the opposition missing a penalty.
End of season squad - http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8787/maind.jpg
Last edited by Tejaswi; 14-11-2009 at 20:45.
Does anyone here use a specific pre season training schedule?
I've never bothered but I seem to be making very slow starts to the season every year, I'm wondering whether this could be the reason.
Merthyr Tydfil - Pre Season 2010/2011 Season
A less than convincing pre-season i have to say.
Merthyr 0 - 1 Ebbsfleet
Dorchester 1 - 0 Merthyr
Merthyr 1 - 4 West Ham Reserves
If pre season has taught me anything, its that i need a striker, chances have been created yet non of my strikers can score. The only scorer in pre season was a CB.
Drewski. Boston United. 2015/2016. League 1
After last seasons' surprise promotion I made it my aim to make sure that we survive this season, and after the start that we had I started to think that we might actually do quite well this season, but, never did I think that we would be able to finish where we did, 2 points from the play-offs, and our inability to turn draws into wins was the main problem, which we were left to rue; a bit of a topsy, turvy season overall, with the amount of draws we were moving around a lot, this will need to change next season.
Squad - defense was near enough solid, keeper was shaky at least, midfield was competent, and our strike force, well our four strikers were able to get into double figures, which was pleasing; McLaughlin - a solid season from the DL, always put in a good performance for the side, and a very good penalty taker as well; O'Connor - just like McLaughlin, he also put in a good performance from the DM position, but, with the amount of players leaving in the summer, I will be looking to moving him into defense next season; O'Brien - a arrival in January, I spent quite a few times wondering what if I signed him a little earlier? Surely our season would have been so much better if he was at our club at the start of the season not during the middle.
Transfers - same as usual, crap players left whilst a few decent players came in, most notably our Irish contingent in January.
Finances - improving all the time, mostly thanks to our FA Cup run.
Aims for next season:
Turn some draws into wins.
Make more money.
Improve squad.
Taken over at Nantwich Town. Hope the late screenshot is okay, I'll start again if not.
and the run ends
Fantastic match though.
I don't get this home-grown thing...this player does not count as "trained in England"? :confused:
AFC Hornchurch Update (Season Two 2011-2012)
Media Prediction: 21st (no faith eh?)
Final Standing: 9th
Promised Board: Safe Mid-table
FA Trophy: 1st Round
FA Cup: 2nd Qualifying.
My Final Opinion: Happy but slightly frustrated
It's hard to believe the game has only been out for two weeks and that some people are chasing the Premier League title. I, however, am a lot slower and my second season in charge of Hornchurch saw us still firmly placed in the Blue Square South. After last seasons plucky battle at the bottom and ultimately finishing 16th Hornchurch fans weren't sure they could get promotion this season and I promised the board more of the same to underline that fact. The season was a lot better than expected though and although we were never in Play off contention we were pretty much top ten all season and with one or two additions. Well...
The main problem this season was the protracted board takeover talks which took up half the season. Eventually towards the end of March the new chairman took over and told me I could keep my job. By then it was too late to buy any reinforcements for a potential play-off push so the final position of ninth was though good all round.
Cups? Rubbish again. I suck at cups.
So the for visual among you here are the Screenies:
Blue Square South Table
Hornchurch Squad
Transfers 11-12
Manager Profile
So a better season overall and defensively strong again. My strong defence meant for the second season running the fans player of the season was a defender and it was new signing Simon Cox who took the accolade. All my defenders were fairly solid and will form the backbone of my promotion push next year.
The other player of the season for me was signing Harry Crawford from former parent club Southend. My first actual money signing for £14000 and he will also be the man I look to for the promotion push next season. 17 goals in 34 games means if I find a good striker to go along side him then promotion could be a real possibility.
Aims for Next season:
Another decent striker to go alongside Harry and decent wingers. My defence is good enough to do well in this division as is my centre midfield. If I get the right sort of players then it should be play-offs minimum. I also have Fulham as a parent club now and with them back in the Premiership after winning the Championship there could be some good young players to be had by them.
Competition wise I think I should be pushing for promotion this coming season and I really need to start having cup runs. While our financial situation has got slightly better due to the board takeover extra money in the coffers can't hurt.
AFC Hornchurch
Season 1 (2010-2011); BSS 16th; FA Cup 3QFR; FA Trophy 1st RD
Season 2 (2011-2012); BSS 9th; FA Cup 2QFR; FA Trophy 1st RD
Holiday Manager Ian Smythe Watch:
Ian continued to wow Thomas Cook executives with his holiday selling abilites. By the end of the year he had claimed the best travel agent in the world award and been elected to board level at Thomas Cook. He has also met a nice young lady called Geraldine and moved into her flat just outside of Peterborough. He still hates Hornchurch.
I think that my Sutton United players have done well during March.
A cleansweep of the Player of the Month awards and a cleansweep of the Young Player of the Month award
Also I got the manager of the month and one of my players got the 3rd best goal of the month.
He's been in England all his career, so surely he should qualify then? :confused:
This is doing my head in.
Sunderland is not part of the UK maybe?
Its unlucky that scab, prehaps report in the bugs forum.
Having a good few matches but stopping for now, was thinking of waiting for the big las vegas fight at 2am but too tired and ill
Will post a full update when i finish.
But half way through my third season with Kendal and am just inside the playoff spots (5th) in the BSP. Got some very good players and a settled side, now lets hope i don;t go through an obligatory end of season slump!
Full season update to come probably sometime tomorrow or monday!
Well this isn't going well I've just lost my left back Basey for 5 months, he now joins my rightback Ifil (8 weeks) and Striker Keatings (3 months) in the treatment room
I'm now forced into playing a half star rated youth player at right back - though he seems to be playing well and we've won 4 of the 5 games he's played so far.
After 28 games we are somehow 5th in the league, though I have no money and I am still struggling to sign better players, my transfer tactic at the moment is to try and loan anyone I can and hope someone wants to join me on loan.
So finally got the game....
Initial Profile - I have taken over Maidstone for a third year running I doubt I will enjoy as much success in this version as playing time is very limited.
Right, finally managed to get FC United...as a MUFC fan, just thought it'd be interesting to see how I go with these guys. Especially with rivals listed as City, Leeds and Liverpool :P
Anyway - here's my manager: http://i35.tinypic.com/29qnrk7.jpg
FC United - Coca-Cola League One - Season 2013/2014
Our League 1 season was simply brilliant, my team surprised me so very much, I expected a struggle in mid-table but soon into the season, I realised I could acheive so much more, and so I pushed and pushed, and in the end we pulled off top spot, and secured our shot at the Championship.
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Our FA Cup run was just beyond believable, reaching the Final against Man City defeating 3 Premiership teams in the process. However the Final was indeed a crash back down to earth, a severe crash with our 4-0 defeat, however it was a great run and brought the money in, and indeed giving us a shot at the Europa League next season. The other two competitions arent even worth mentioning tbh, poor poor show.
FA Cup
League Cup
Johnson's Paint Trophy
Top transfers would definitely have to be new Maltan goalkeeper, Justin Haber, who was tremendous in goals. Also, easily the best outfield signing, and well worth the 375k price tag was Mitchell McPike, he was incredible in midfield, finishing with a 7.11 average and 9 goals. Other important signings was the loan of Ben McGoldrick from our new partners Everton, this young midfielder surpassed my expectations and featured in the first time most weeks. Another important signing was Guillem Bauza, the striker, he wasn't quite a Craig McShea but he scored some goals, finishing with 12 in 31, helping the cause. Disappointments included Reggie Lambe, Marlon Jackson, Jim Goodwin and Scott Kay. Other important signings were Gary Sawyer in the January transfer window, Joe Edwards and Tommy Smith also. Overall, our signings were pretty successful but I think I have a habit of bringing in too many free transfers without properly checking them out, as I always find a few gems, with some others a waste.
One player who continues to amaze me is of course Craig McShea, who has been with the club since its Blue Square North days, he has progressed amazingly and adapted to every league we have featured in, I am very curious as to how he fares in the Championship. He finished the season with 19 goals, 10 assists and 7 Man of the Matches in 36 matches. For a player I didnt expect to make past the BSP, I am just so delighted. Even with only 19 goals, he was easily our best player, which was excellent. He is the only player to still remain from the BSN and I can see him there for a very long time.
Aims for Next Season:
Considering my progress in the other leagues, with the right signings, I am confident of a play-off push, obviously it wont be quite as simple as before, but I am of course hopeful.
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st Promotion, BSN Champions 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted 2012/13 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Promoted, play-off winners 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 1 1st Promoted, League 1 Champions
First season done with Cambridge C!
Well i had a rough start in the league, and I had a hard time with 9 matches without victory. But my goal for the season was to avoid relegation and that Succeeded, so it was not a good season but I did manage to stay in the league, which was my goal from the start, so its all good.
League table:
i havnt been offered a new contract yet, but i hope the will offer one soon.
Career Overview:
Well i hope the next season will be better, and maybe i can promote to Blue square league.Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 16th None
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Hassebasse Merthyr Tydfil 2016-2017 League Two
Was top by 8 points around Christmas, then it all fell apart. Finished 6th and lost the play off final on penalties after Bristol Rovers made it 2-2 3 minutes from full time, with a 35 yard free kick from a player with free-kick rating of 4 and long shots rating of 7
League Table
Youth watch: my left wing Scott, who has been with me since my first season, the only successful player of my academy so far, and the only real quality in my squad.
Goals for the new season:
Bring in some quality
It's been a while but I am nearing seasons end.
With 9 games to go I secured a play-off spot. I don't think it will be used though
Scott is history, he didn't like life in League Two anymore
At least my finances are okay now, brought in £3.7m
We were going well in the league, pushing for automatic promotion, morale was high and the team were playing well, and then this happened
this player does :confused:
Seems pretty broken. :/
Hi guys, help needed.
I am playing the challenge, although seem to spend all available time playing and only get to read this at work .
The background - I'm playing as Guiseley won last 8 games in first season to get top spot in BSN (for the first time on the last day of the season). Now mid-table in BSP.
The problem - Even if my entire playing squad were playing for free I'd still be losing money . I get crowds of 700.
How can I increase my finances, it seems to me the obvious way is increase crowds, but I'm doing well and after two sucessive promotions, I don't see what more I can do. Any help please???
Aim to go far in the cups, that's where the money is. If you can get an away tie against a big-ish team that will earn you quite a bit. A parent team will also contribute about £20K-£30K per season if you're in the BSP, which isn't a whole lot, but hey, free money. Other than that there's not much you can do; keep the wages/bonuses down and make as much as possible from the pre-season friendlies.
When you take a small club up through the leagues quickly you are bound to have financial problems as the club doesn't yet have the fanbase/stadium to back up the success.
You've almost got to sell a couple of players and hope for good draws in the cups to balance the books.
Cheers guys,
I inherited Leeds as parent club when I took over.
Ah, the cups! I have a life long FM under-achievement in cup competitions, just lost in first FA cup match of the season, looks like a fire sale in Jan!
I'm 300k in debt losing 20-25k per month, any ideas on sustainable debt levels in BSP before I get docked points/sacked?
The Terrible first season of Bradford Park Avenue! 2010/2011
As the topic said my first season at Bradford PA was a terrible season. It could have been a total disaster but some good results in the last 4 games secured me another season in the North divison. I started out pretty good but around new year i found myself stuck amongst the 5 last teams in the league, and from there on it was a huge struggle to stay up. But i succeded, but im not satisfied!
League Table
In the cups i was knocked out very quickly, and i most admit the this was a second priority all the way, and its probaly gonna be again in season 2.
At the start of the season i thought i had a decent team but i was proven wrong.
I signed a lot of players who was out of contract a the start of the season. I made some huge mistakes and some of them where quikly moved to the reserve team where the pretty much played the whole season. Actually i think that the transfers where the main reason for my bad season, so i cant say that any of them played very well, but Gordon Dick is a regular at the Scottish U19 national team.
Goals for next season:
I will look for promotion for sure. I know its gonna be a tough challenge but with a lot of new faces to the team i think i can do it!
Code:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 19th None


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I need to check programmatically whether
Set Date and Time automatically is checked or not on a Mac System Preferences.
I didn't find any .plist file that contained this information, can anybody tell me where I can find this information?
I need to check programmatically whether
I didn't find any .plist file that contained this information, can anybody tell me where I can find this information?
The end result of the "Set Date and Time Automatically" checkbox is that the ntpd daemon gets started by launchd.
So you could check for the presence of the file /var/run/ntpd.pid or presumably check if ntpd is running as a process. This is all good and fine for the site, but your second part to the question on how to programmatically retrieve this status is basically off-topic here.
We do allow limited AppleScript, Automator, and shell scripting programming questions. The full scope of developer questions (especially with new OSX restrictions such as sandboxing) or code level Q&A on how to program are best asked on http://stackoverflow.com/ rather than here.
With that out of the way - here's the back story about why this actually a fairly complicated question. Launchd is responsible for starting and stopping ntpd time keeping daemon when you toggle that switch and rather than load or unload the configuration file for that "job", the tool instead has an internal override plist file that has a true/false status for certain jobs to be disabled even though they should normally run. When you toggle the System Preference checkbox in Date & Time, this file changes Disabled key value at the end of the file to be or when automatic timekeeping is off or on (respectively).:
From /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist
I don't know of a purely programmatic way of getting it, but the
I found this discussion on the discussions fora of Apple. It describes how to get the time in the menu bar, but with it also how to get to the plist programmaticly.


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I am just starting on a new project to build a small 10 x 10 patio in the front of my house. The 10 x 10 area is not level with the front left corner sloping down about 8 to 10 inches compared to the back half which is mostly level.
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I understand that the price you get for transporting cargo goes lower every day, but when does this deduction start? Does it start when the industry delivers the goods to the station or when the train picks it up?
The amount you get paid is depend on the type of good, the amount of time it spends in transit (not time spent waiting to be delivered*) and the distance delivered. The formula for the penalty, taken from the wiki, is:
The Early Delivery Time, Late Delivery Time and Initial Cargo Payment can be found at the Wiki. Initial Cargo Payment is subjected to inflation.
You can also find a (less detailed, but more easy to understand) graph inside your game by going to Graphs > Cargo Payment Rates. It looks something like this:
As you can see, this matches the Wiki's formula, where certain goods have flat payment rates for certain period of time before the penalty kicks in, and after a certain point the line becomes steeper as the second late penalty kicks in.
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What are the differences between "clincher" and "tubular" tires? I'm just a casual road cyclist at this point and don't put any more than 200 miles in over the course of the week. I'm looking to upgrade to some better, lighter wheels, but want to make sure I go with the correct type. I'm looking for something that will be easy to fix on the road and doesn't add a lot of complication when problems spring up.
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If you want simple and easy to fix then you sure as heck don't want tubulars.
Someone else will probably provide more details and links, but clinchers are rims/wheels with a tube, then a tire is mounted over the tube and the bead of the tire is hooked under a lip on the rim.
Tubular rims have no lip. The tire encases the tube completely and is sewn in typically. SO fixing a flat means cutting open the tire and patching the tube, then sewing it back up.
The tire assembly is glued to the rim.
Heat from brakes can melt the glue supposedly and cause tires to roll off.
The rolling resistance used to be much better on tubulars. Unless you are a purist or a pro I don't think there is a reason to go with tubulars these days.
Clinchers tires and rims are more convenient in that they can be repaired easily on the road, are cheaper, and have more options available. However, they are heavier, won't stay on your rim at high speeds if you get a flat, and have a higher rolling resistance.
Tubular tires and rims are more expensive and require a lengthy gluing procedure to replace the tire when it flats. However, they have lower rolling resistance, weigh less, and are potentially safer when going flat at higher speeds (if they have been glued properly).
In my opinion, the practicality of clinchers outweighs the benefit of tubulars in all road-racing scenarios short of pro-level racing. One approach to mitigating the downsides of tubulars, however, is to have a set of tubular "race wheels" that you use only on race day, and a set of clincher "training wheels" that you can repair on the fly if you go flat 40 miles from home.
The one place I think tubular tires still reign, even for amateurs, is at the velodrome. You're never far from a ride back home if you puncture a tire. The opportunity for having a flat is greatly reduced because of the far fewer miles you put on the wheels plus the lack of road debris on the track. And it's far safer to have tubulars in case of a flat, where you can still ride on rubber down to the apron. With a clincher, if you lose the tire, it's easy to fall if you wind up riding on your rim on a 37° banked curve.
Anyone who has changed tubular tires often will attest that it is not difficult, and the process can actually be much faster than changing a clincher, depending on the clincher and the rim in question. Proper glue application (not too much, but still enough) and using the right glue, are very important steps. Unless the glue is very old, the remaining glue, after the flat tire has been stripped, will hold a new tire on for most triathlon riding as long as you avoid sharp cornering and strong leans.
I have actually toured through Europe on a pannier equipped race bike, using sew-ups, and had great success and a wonderful ride. You just cannot beat the ride that tubulars give you.
As far as repairing the sew-ups go, of course this is done at a later time and hopefully you'll find someone at a shop who does it on a regular basis, to do it for you. But it is really not that difficult to do. However, repairing your flat tubular in the field is out of the question. The idea is to carry a spare tubular tire, or two, and swap it out in the field, and fix the flat later.
Another advantage of tubulars is that you will be changing-out the entire tire, and not just the inner tube. If your flat was caused by something that also damaged the tire itself, and not just the inner tube, then changing out a clincher's inner tube will do little good. This logic also applies to small pieces of glass or steel that may remain in the tire, difficult to detect, after you have replaced the inner tube. After changing a clincher inner tube, once you are back on the road, you may experience a second flat due to the small piece of glass in the tire that you did not catch because you were in a hurry.
a. Clincher and Tubular refer to the type of rim on the wheel, and what type of tire can be used on the wheel.
b. Clincher wheels are the most common type and are used with a tire and an inner tube. If you get a flat tire with a clincher, you can change out the inner tube and continue riding fairly quickly.
c. Tubular wheels are lighter and cheaper, but you must use specific tubular tires. These tires combine the tire and inner tube into one piece, and must be glued onto the wheel. Generally tubular tires are more expensive than clincher tires and they are more difficult to change, in the event of a flat. To change a tubular tire, you will need to remove the glued on tire and reapply fresh glue and a new tubular tire, then allow some time for the glue to cure.


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Well I recently had the opportunity to try Kosmo's Q Chicken soak. I thought it would be best to do a simple test to see if the Chicken Soak made a substantial difference vs. regular brining. I consistently have been using a brine for turkey or chicken at home and also in competition.
I used 10 lbs of chicken pieces for each test. 10lbs for each application for a total of 20 pounds chicken pieces.
These two plates were for the Kosmo's test. It was a mixture of chicken thighs legs and wings some with skin and some without.
The ingredients listed on the package are:
Salt, Brown Sugar, Worcestershire Powder, Dextrose, Hydrolyzed Soy & Corn Protein, Citric acid, Caramel Color, Natural Flavor
The package of chicken soak weighed 8.6 oz. Thats .6 oz. more than the listed weight.
In one bucket I used the Kosmo's Q Chicken Soak 1/2 lb sample mix cost – $4.95 plus shipping- I mixed it according to the directions on the package (doubled for 10 lbs) – Mix 3/4 cup with 64oz (1/2) gallon of liquid. For this test I used plain old tap water for Kosmo's and the standard brine.
* this was the color of the Kosmos at 5lbs then I added the remaining chicken and soak mix. It mixes up very easily as the particles are very small.
My Standard Brine
In the second bucket I mixed a standard brine I make for Chicken Brown Sugar, Kosher Salt, Peppercorns and All spice berries – cost $2.25 approx for enough brine for 10lbs chicken.
- Both sets of chicken were left in their mixtures for the recommended 4 hours.
- They were both rinsed thoroughly afterwards with tap water.
- They were both then rubbed with my own personal chicken rub.
**The only difference I noticed on the chicken when they came out of the brine was that the Kosmo's chicken had some very fine red particles that adhered to the chicken. I could not rinse it off. I also could not get a clear picture of it. They were very tiny.
For this test I used my Traeger Texas Style with hickory pellets. The grill was set at 300F. All of the chicken parts were taken to 165F.
All of the pieces looked great. Nice color on both. They were glazed with my own competition sauce.
After the chicken came off I rested it on a plate uncovered for 10 minutes.
Here are two pieces the one on the right is from Kosmo's and the one on the left is my own standard brine.
Now for the all important taste/tenderness test picture:
Picture of the chicken with standard brine (juices on the plate very moist and tender):
Picture of Kosmo's Q Chicken(juices on the plate very moist and tender):
Even after an additional 15 minutes both chicken pieces were still tender and moist.
Kosmo's Q chicken soak works. So does regular brining.
I could not find any discernible difference between the two other than cost and convenience. There was no taste difference whatsoever. Nothing stood out. They were both tender and moist.
Personally I'll be sticking with my own brine.


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The Value of PSA Screening
Neha Vapiwala, MD
Last Modified: March 5, 2007
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
In the "Ask the Experts" article entitled Prognosis After Prostatectomy, a woman asked whether her family physician had erred by not routinely screening her husband for the past 10 years with a PSA.
The answer given was that he should have had annual PSA testing in conjunction with a digital rectal exam starting at age 50-55. There was no mention of the controversy surrounding this approach in the medical community or the lack of hard data to support this approach (though some data is now emerging). Please elaborate on this.
Neha Vapiwala MD, Senior Editor for Oncolink, responds:
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) is a protein that is normally made by the prostate. It circulates in the blood and thus is fairly easy to measure using a blood test. Due to the fact that many prostate cancers produce a markedly elevated level of PSA, it has been suggested since the mid 1980s that blood levels of PSA be checked to screen for prostate cancer. Unfortunately, prostate cancer is not the only condition that elevates levels of PSA. In fact, the term "prostate-specific" in prostate-specific antigen means that this antigen is specific to the prostate; it is not specific to cancer of the prostate. For example, a common condition called benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) can also raise PSA levels, as can a simple infection of the prostate (prostatitis). In addition, serum PSA levels are elevated for anywhere from 6 to over 48 hours after ejaculation, and can be elevated for as long as several weeks after prostate biopsy or surgery. For these reasons, an elevated serum PSA level does not always automatically signify cancer. This has led to controversy surrounding the issue of PSA screening. While an abnormal PSA may help diagnose some cancers earlier than they would have been found otherwise, it may also lead to unnecessary tests and biopsies in a large number of men who do not have cancer.
Furthermore, it has not been proven that screening for prostate cancer actually saves lives in the end. While a greater number of cancers may be detected, there is a higher likelihood of finding cancers that would never become clinically significant (i.e. cause symptoms or death). As many as 70% of men have been found to have the incidental finding of prostate cancer at autopsy, yet only 2% to 3% of men in the same age group have clinically evident prostate cancer, implying that the majority of prostate cancers are, and remain, asymptomatic.
A PSA level below 4.0 ng/ml is considered normal, but not everyone with a higher PSA level will have cancer. A level between 4 and 10 ng/ml has a positive predictive value of approximately 28% to 35% (Catalona et al, Smith et al). This means that only 28% to 35% of the men who are detected to have a PSA level this high will actually have cancer (which means that 65% to 72% will have a false positive test). Similarly, as many as 30% of men who do have prostate cancer may not have it picked up by PSA screening (Mettlin et al). However, as PSA levels climb above 10 ng/ml, the likelihood of cancer increases.
The American Urological Association and the American Cancer Society both recommend that all men 50 years of age or older undergo routine screening of PSA every year, and that men with a family history of prostate cancer at an early age and/or of African-American descent undergo PSA screening annually starting at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Task Force and the American College of Physicians, however, do not recommend routinely using PSA to screen for prostate cancer. Rather, they recommend that physicians describe the potential benefits and harms of testing, and individualize the decision of whether or not to check PSA.
In an article on this very topic, Drs. Burack and Wood recommend that patients be aware of the following information in order to make a well-informed decision on prostate cancer screening:
- Prostate cancer is a common and potentially lethal cancer. Although prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men, many small prostate cancers never progress, and far more men die with prostate cancer than of it.
- Testing can allow for an earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer and thus earlier treatment, while the cancer is still potentially curable. It has not yet been proven, however, that prostate testing ultimately saves lives.
- Prostate tests are not perfect. In fact, most men with abnormal test results do not have prostate cancer but must undergo additional testing before they can be reassured of this.
- For men with diagnosed prostate cancer, effective treatments are available, but each treatment is also associated with important potential side effects and complications.
- Overall, it is likely that some men who undergo testing and treatment for prostate cancer would benefit, whereas others would not. It is not currently possible to predict the outcome for any individual man.
- Men who are more concerned about prostate cancer than about any uncertainty of benefit from testing or risk of treatment complications may choose to undergo testing.
- Men who are more concerned about possible complications from testing or treatment may elect to defer testing until more is known about its effectiveness.
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