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Which would be the better system to run FM including the 3D match engine?
I am presuming the first one?
Intel i5-2400 Quad Core 3.1 ghz, 6MB cache + HD graphics
ASUS P8H67-M LX SI Micro ATX Mainboard, LG1155, SATA 6.0gb/s
4GB Samsung DDR3 1333mhz
1GB ATI Radeon HD5770
1TB Serial ATA 3-Gb/s Hard Drive with 16MB cache (7,200 rpm)
Intel i5-655K Dual Core 3.2ghz, 4MB cache + HD graphics
ASUS P7H55-M SI: Micro ATX Value Mainboard, SATA 3.0gb/s
4GB Samsung DDR3 1333mhz
1GB ATI Radeon HD5770
1TB Serial ATA 3-Gb/s Hard Drive with 16MB cache (7,200 rpm)
3D is easily high on both.
First one will be twice as powerful than the second one.
The second one is outdated crap.
If I ran a brazilian league or argentine league would it mean I will be more likely to get decent players from them countries coming through once the current players in the game have retired?
My spec again is
Apple Macbook Pro
CPU Intel Core I5 2.4 GHZ
Memory 4GB DDR
Graphics card intel HD and Nivdia GeoForce GT 330M
Last edited by Tony7; 09-03-2011 at 17:28.
hello my current laptop played fm 2010 ok but will not run fm2011 so must buy new one am currently between 2 could people advise which would be best ie play most leagues etc and if the graphics cards are ok for 3d cheers
1 dell precision m90 intel core 2 duo t7600 2.33ghz
2gb ram
graphics: nvidia quadro fx2500m 512mb
2 hp 6910p intel core 2 duo 2ghz
3gb ram
graphics: ati mobility radeon x2300 (64mb)
any advice would be appreciated and i would also like to know which is better graphics card. cheers
Don't buy either. Whats your budget?
my budget is not high around 500 euro would either work
Hey guys.
I bought the new Macbook pro with the express gaming purpose of playing FM (plus all the day-job things).
I got the low spec 13 inch:
Dual Core i5 2.3 GHZ Sandybridge processor.
4 GB Ram 1333 MHZ DDR3
HD 3000 Intel Graphics
How many leagues should I be able to run for a game?
I noticed someone say on this thread that the "stars are flawed" - in what way?
Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?
Intel i5 750 Quad Core @ 3.7ghz
8gb DDR3 ram @ 1600mhz
Windows 7 64
I know i have a powerful system but I'm never sure how far I can push it without it becoming too slow.
You can also try asking Wakers here
Hi guys just bought a pc yesterday with these specs
Amd Phenom 11 x 6 1055T 2.8GHZ
Ati HD 6870
4gb ddr3 @ 1333Mhz
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Just waiting for the game to arrive and wondering how my new pc will fair....Many Thanks.............................
have come up with some alternatives are these better which is best thanks again
option 1: Acer Aspire 5742 Windows 7 Laptop
Intel Core i3-370M / 2.4 GHz 3gb ram
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor =Intel (thats all it says)
option 2: Samsung RV510-A09UK Windows 7 Laptop
Processor - Intel Celeron - 2.1 GHz
Hard Drive - 320 GB
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive - DVD Rewriter
Graphics - Intel GMA 4500M
option 3: DELL XPS M1710 Premium Gaming Laptop
Intel Core Duo T2600 2.16 GHz 4 GB (667mhz)ram
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB DDR memory
this is used/refurbished other two are new any ideas on which would be best would be great thanks
ok thanks for all the help finally bought a new laptop will arrive in a few days. can anyone say if and how it will perform ie leagues 3d etc thanks
Inspiron 15R
Intel® CoreTM I3-380M Processor (2.53 GHz)
Graphics : 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
25 and high.
Better than the first (Graphically).
Had this computer for a while, but for various reasons I've never really had a big FM game going. Just wondered how many leagues I can play, I don't use the 3D engine so that doesn't bother me.
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.4 GHz
4GB DDR3 Ram
Windows 7 Professorial 64bit
Just wondered if anyone could tell me how many leagues and players i would be able to load on this system and will the 3d engine work?
Processor & Chipset:
Processor Type:AMD Phenom Triple core P840
Frontside Bus (MHz): 3600MHz HyperTransport™ 3.0
Number of Cores: 3
Chipset: AMD M880G Chipset
Memory Size (GB): 6
Memory Specification: PC3-8500
Memory Speed (MHz): 1066
Cache Memory:
L2 Cache(MB): 1.5
Hard Disk Drive:
Hard Drive Capacity (GB): 500
Hard Drive Type: Serial ATA
Hard Drive Speed (rpm): 5400
Graphic Card Name: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5145 Graphics
Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
thanks in advance
I'm curious how many leagues I can run on my system:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz
ATI Radeon 5570 1024MB
Hi Ishu,
this week my new laptop will (hopefully) be delivered. This thread was very useful when deciding what laptop to go for, so thanks.
I decided to be patient and wait for all of the Sandy Bridge problems to pass by, and I finally purchased the next configuration:
Processor: 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Memory : 6GB (1X4GB + 1X2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 1 SR
Hard Drive : 640GB Serial ATA (7200RPM) 1 SR
Graphics : 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M Graphics Card 1 SR
Operating System : Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) 1 SR
How many leagues would you recommend? And would it be possible to run a game with ALL leagues turned on (I realize this may slow the game down after a few years)? Or is there some kind of maximum?
Thanks in advance
Hi how many leagues will the new top end 15 inch MacBook pro run?
2.2ghz quad core i7 with turbo boost to 3.3ghz, 6mb cache
8gb 1333 RAM
Solid state hard drive
1gb Ati radeon graphics
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I have always played Fm on pc, however recently i received a laptop as a gift, i know it is not that powerful but i have to be seen to b using it lol. So i have yet to install fm11 on it but donmt think it will run that well any ideas guys? Heres the spec acer 5552 - AMD Athlon II X2 P320 2.10GHz Processor 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD
Hi mates,
Got a problem here. In order for me to play FM well, ie fast processing speed and high on 3D graphics, i've bought a new laptop. Listed below are the specs:
Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (max. 8GB)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics with 1 GB DDR3 of Dedicated Video Memory
However, i've managed to solve the problem of speed. My System 3D Rating only gives me 2 and half star. Please oh please the wise one, is there anything i can do to improve my System 3D Rating to 4/5...?
Thank you.
My old laptop is struggling along at the moment and I'm wondering just how bad the spec actually is.
I've got a Dual Core 1.66GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. I'm running Windows Vista.
I know for FM08 and the older versions, my laptop was pretty good, as it only needed a dual core 1.4GHz processor and 1GB RAM.
These days, for FM10 and FM11, the box says I need a 2GHz processor - is that a Dual Core one? :confused:
Anyone have any idea how many leagues I could run and what database size it would be best to use? I wanted to try a journeyman save with quite a few leagues loaded if possible.
I'd be grateful for any answers to my questions. Thanks.
New laptop needed, budget of approximately $600. I've had success with Dell's in the past & get a decent corporate discount for purchasing from Dell.com.
But I'm not sure what I should buy, the options appear to be between:
INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $529)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD
INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $579)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-460M (2.53Ghz / up to SC 2.8GHz / 3M)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD
The only difference between the two options for $50 seems to be the support of the i5 for Turbo Boost technology, and the general consensus that the i5 is better than the i3 processor.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
@Roycebrown, I would go with the i5 it is newer and more powerful.
How many leagues and players can I run on this laptop?
Processor - Intel i7-2820QM 2.3GHz with turbo boost 2.0 8M cache
Ram - 8GM DDR3 1333MHz
Hard Drive - 500 GB 7200RPM
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 500M 1GB
Windows 7 64 Bit
80 .
12 leagues.
Is that the maximum you would recommend for my laptop specs then Ishu? Or could I squeeze a few more out if I use a small db?
Yeah you can.
Say around 15 max then?
How many leagues can i run on this setup for a long term career game.
Genuine Windows 7 Professional x64
Core i5-760 @ 4Ghz
4GB 1600Mhz DDR3
750GB Hitachi
Can FM actually utilise as many cores as your PC has? As I thought I read somewhere on these forums that the maximum it can utilise is 2?
Every match is one thread. So FM can utilize as many core as there are matches (on that day).
I even have posted a screenie showing FM using 8cores.
Day to day processing is singlethreaded.
At the moment, i've selected leagues from England (up to League 1), Spain (up to Liga Adelante), Italy (up to Serie B), Argentina (up to Segunda Division), Germany (up to Bundesliga) Scotland (up to Premier League), France (up to Ligue 1), Portugal (up to Portuguese Liga), Holland (up to Eredivisie). The Game Speed Star Rating gives me 2 stars. Is there any way i can improve on my game speed?
Listed below is my laptop specs:
Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (max. 8GB)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics with 1 GB DDR3 of Dedicated Video Memory
Thank you.
Ignore the rating.
Try to open FM, select these leagues and check rating. Now close FM and repeat. It will give you a higher rating.
i was wondering which desktop is better and i have a budget of £700 so if any one can recommend a better desktop please do theses are the two
Im looking at a laptop that will run a LOT of leagues on FM and will be able to run Shogun 2 Total War on max or close to max settings
Hello guys,
I hope you can give me hand in this. I always played the FM in my desktop but since the 3D arrived, well, it just wasn´t good enough (Pentium 4 Intel 2,6 ghz, 2 gb RAM, NVIDIA G-Force 5600 FX 256 Mb) and for the past two years i was down playing in 2D and in a very slow motion. Last week i got a problem with my graphic card, pushing it to hard i guess, so i decided to finally go for a new laptop where i can go to the net, work on office and adobe programs and, mainly, play FM right.
The thing is, i have no clue for what to search for. I have a budget for about 500-700 euros and i really don´t know where to look.
For what ive been reading, RAM should be 3 ou 4 Gb, the processor a Duol Core from Intel better than 2,6, a good hard drive from 350-500 Gb and a graphic card...here is where i really don´t have a clue.
Could you help me with this, telling me the best graphic cards to play the game right (fast with 30 to 60 leagues at least) since the other tecs seems to me that will work out fine...but the graphics are trully killing me. Seen lots os laptops from HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba with the first 3 categories almost correct (a little more or less on the hard drive a little more or less on the speed Duol Core) but im lost with the graphics so if you could enlist me the main ones, the ones that will make the laptop work on this FM and the few next (i know a good laptop lives for 3 to 4 years only) i would thank you very much!!!
Cheers mates!
I'm currently shopping for desktop parts to assemble into a system. Now, the only games I play are Football Manager 2011 and World of Warcraft and the two chips I'm considering are the i5 2500k & i7 2600k. All the benchmarks I've been reading say that an there is a minimal difference between the two chips, so I'm leaning on i5 2500k if this is the case.
However, Football Manager 2011 isn't like the games they test. So, basically, I want to know what will I notice in FM 2011 using an i5 compared to the i7?
I'm guessing I will be able to load much more leagues with the i7 and it will run smoother--but is it A LOT more leagues and A LOT more smoother than i5?
Last edited by Brian Lannister; 22-03-2011 at 18:15.
I need the "great one" (Ishu) to help me
If you had up to £500 to spend on a new laptop, what would you buy?
I'm in the market for a new one. Would love to have a MacBook Pro but can't afford one and not convinced it would run FM2011 well in 3D.
I want to be able to play FM2011 with the 3D match engine.
I just need a couple of suggestions. There is too much choice.
Thanks Ishu
Ask here
I can't really decide on laptops. I find faults in every laptop I find .
And I'm not used to pounds.
Please help me..
Asus K53SJ-SX083V Intel® Core™ i3-2310M - 2,10 GHz / LED HD 15,6" / 4096MB / 320GB / 7 HP / NVIDIA GT520 1GB / WebCam
Toshuba Satellite L650-1PN Intel® Core™ i5-480M - 2,66GHz / LED 15.6" / 4096MB / 320GB / 7 HP / DVD-RW DL / ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB / WebCam
Acer Aspire Timeline X5820TG-545G64MNA Intel® Core™ i5-450M - 2,40 GHz / LED HD 15,6" / 4096MB / 640GB / 7 HP / DVD-RW DL / ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 1GB / WebCam
How many leagues and gpx??
Any of them is fine. Acer = Toshiba > Asus.
But the Asus have Sandybridge.. weird.. and leagues and 3d?? can you tell me something? please
30 and high.
Hey folks I was wondering what is the best gaming laptop I could buy for £1200?
- Needs to have a really good graphics card ( able to run Shogun 2 comfortably)
- Needs to have a fast processor to run a LOT of leagues
Help would be much appreciated
Anyone please?
Laptop thread buddy. Post #1474
How would this Samsung Q430 fair? Around £500, maybe could do with a gig more Ram and a slightly bigger screen but the rest looks pretty good for just under £500, no?
Just purchased new laptop and eager to start new game! (Previous laptop was Windows XP 1.5 ghz, 512 MB Ram, integrated graphics so anything new at this point is a severe upgrade)
Intel i5-460m Dual Core Processor (2.53 GHz 3MB L3 Cache with Turbo boost to 2.8GHz)
6 GB DDR3 Memory
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 DDR3 graphics
7200 rpm Hard Drive (but that shouldn't change much of anything right?)
Please advise how many leagues would be good for a long-term save. Looking forward to loading more than 3 leagues and the quality regens that I will start seeing! Thanks.
Hello community.
On behalf of a friend I am laptop buying, with the main priority being "run FM perfectly, lots of leagues and full database". The friend in question has a budget of approximately £350.
Any of you good people have any suggestions?
I was hoping someone could help. I'm wanting to buy a desktop computer and would very much like to get back into football manager. I haven't been able to play for years due to a rubbish laptop! I just dont know what desktop to get as they vary so much in price, etc, it's a bit of a mindfield for me. I primarily will be doing work on the pc and internet browsing. The only game I am likely to play is football manager but I want a pc that can last and handle the game because I have been told the more you play the more room is used up on the computer so I need a desktop that can handle this.
I hope someone can help advice me what to buy. Thanks
Anyone know how many leagues this would run:
Range: R Series
Model Name: R730 (Red Lid / Silver Hairline Palmrest)
Part Number: NP-R730-JB08UK
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Processor: Intel Pentium P6100 (2.13 Ghz with 3MB cache) with Intel Virtualisation Support, Intel 64 Architecture and Intel Hyper-Threading
Main Chipset: Intel HM55
Memory: 4 Gb DDR3 1066 MHz
Memory Slot: 2 x Slot SODIMM
Display: 17.3 inch (1600 x 900 HD+) Gloss SuperBright LED Backlit LCD
Graphics: Intel GMA HD Graphics
Graphics Memory: Shared Memory
Sound: HD (High Definition) Audio
Sound Feature: SRS 3D Sound Effect
Speakers: 4 W Stereo Speakers (2 W x 2)
Integrated Camera: Web Camera
Hard Drive: 500 Gb SATA 5400 rpm
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Dual Layer - 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD±R 2.4 x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD±RW, 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 8x DVD, 24x CD
Modem: ---
Wired LAN: 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g/N
Bluetooth: ---
I/O Port: VGA, HDMI, Headphone-out, Mic-in, Internal Mic with Noise Suppression, 3 x USB 2.0, 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC), DC-in
Keyboard Type: 101 key Island Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Touch Pad/Screen: Touch Pad (Scroll Scope, Flat Type) with gesture control and illuminated edge
Fingerprint Reader: ---
Recovery: Samsung Recovery Solution
Virus: McAfee Virus Scan (Trial Version)
Security: BIOS Boot Up Password, HDD Password
Lock: Kensington Lock Port
AC Adapter: 60 W
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium ion 4400 mAh
Dimensions (WxDxH): 411.4 x 272.8 x 32 - 39.8 mm
Weight: 2.84 Kg
Warranty: 1 year FastGuard Warranty (Collect and Return)
Installed Software: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Display Manager, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager, Samsung Support Centre, Samsung Update Plus, Cyberlink DVD Suite
Thanks for any help.
How many players can I have loaded up with
an i7 QM740 1.73GHz (Turbo to 2.9 GHz)
6GB of Ram
Geforce GT 425M 1GB Garphics card
500 GB Hardrive (7200 rpm)
Actually - scrap looking at the second post above - that laptop isn't on the agenda anymore!
I've seen this Toshiba i5:
RAM Size: 4 GB
Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Processor Type: Intel Core i5
Hard Drive Size: 500 GB
Computer Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Operating System: Windows 7 Edition Home Premium
Graphics Card Description: Intel GMA HD
Display Technology: LCD
Response Time: 16 milliseconds
Light Source Type: LED
Anyone (hopefully Ishu) know how many leagues this would run? I only watch the matches in commentary so aren't bothered about viewing the matches in full.
Right - now scrap that one above!
Wakers over on OTF has recommended me this one:
HP Probook 4520s
Screen size - 15.6 in
Processor - Intel® Core i3 370
Hard Drive - 640 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Graphics - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v
I've gone and ordered it seeing as it looks a great deal at £450.
Ishu (or anyone in the know) - any ideas on how many leagues it will run?
Difference between Sandy Bridge and older i5/i7 CPUs seems really big. Can't wait for the results of Bulldozer CPUs, before I decide which one to get.
Granted, of course, it's a new architecture, but they will really need to pull something special out of the hat to challenge Sandy Bridge's efficiency and value-for-money.
Hey guys, seeking your expertise regarding malware and its removal...
Earlier today my wife was browsing the net and a popup appeared saying it was MS Removal software and the PC had 38 trojan's/virus/etc. Anyway, unfortunately she clicked on run scan and then the PC was infected with the virus (at the time I was running microsoft security essentials virus protector & it did nothing). Anyway, I booted back into safe mode and I deleted the .exe file and it's folder from the program data folder (running win 7) and then I restarted and the popup wasn't coming up anymore. So I installed ZoneAlarms Extreme Security. I've run a virus scan and zonealarms is saying nothing is there, but I wanted to ask my friends here if I still have to delete it from the registry/somewhere else on the pc or if zonealarms is saying there is nothing it is ok? Do I need a registry clearer or anything or should the PC be fine now?
Any thoughts or input would be apprecaited
btw, apologies for the post being non-fm related (although if there is something still there it could stop me playing fm properly..) but I immediately thought that you guys were the right people to ask for guidance in this matter.
A few weeks ago you suggested i will get the following
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail
Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H-B3 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision
Is there a cheap version but can run lots of leagues
Cheers mate
Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+
ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB
less than 10.
9 it is then. Thanks Ishu!
Option 1 (£420):
ACER 5742 Core i5 laptop with 4GB memory - Black
* Intel® Core i5-450M (2.4 GHz)
* Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* Memory: 4GB
Option 2 (£530):
Lenovo G570
Part Number: M513ZUK
Intel® Core i5-2410M Dual Core Processor,
15.6" HD Screen,
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit,
1GB Dedicated Graphics
(A 4GB RAM version with integrated graphics is also available for £480)
I'm assuming the Lenovo will be the better option due to higher RAM and dedicated graphics, but is it better enough to justify the additional £110 outlay?
Lenovo's CPU is better than Acer's.
Do you need dedicated GFX?
If not, get the £480 one. The integrated can easily run FM 3D on high.


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If I make a successful run on the HQ or R&D, do I have to declare I'm going to use a Mole before watching the cards I would access, or can I access them, and then decide if I want to access more (HQ or R&D Moles) or trash them (Mercenary Subcontract)?
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There is no official rulings, because an official (Wizards of the Coast) hasn't yet ruled.
The last official rules errata was v1.7 from March, 2000.
The next official rules errata v1.8 has been stalled, you can read the discussion thread here. There is errata concerning the Moles cards, but I do not believe that WotC has provided an official ruling regarding the matter within their mailing list.
It is possible that WotC hasn't ruled on the matter, but netrunner online (not official), may have come to a decision. This can be observed on their rules page.
I don't know of a specific official ruling on this, but I believe you can access the cards you would normally access, and then decide if you want to use HQ or R&D Mole to view more.
This is based on the fact the runner does have the ability to use cards (such as Mercenary Subcontract) that affect the cards currently being accessed, and that the Runner can intermingle card draws with accessing upgrades
("If you are accessing multiple cards from HQ, you can choose the order in which you take picks, and intermingle them with accessing upgrades as you wish. (Sparky, Netrunner-L, 11/18/96)", from errata), which seems to imply an ability to use abilities while accessing , even though it's not listed as one of the times the Corp can rez cards ("Either player can use special effects during the same times the Corp can rez cards. However,if the effect requires a cost of one or more actions, it can only be used during that player's turn. (Netrunner FAQ v1.0, 5/23/96)", also from the errata; "We can only rez other cards at the following times:
Edit: This appears to be a subject of debate on boardgamegeek. I agree that it would simplify several things to errata the card to "Use this ability only when you are about to access cards from R&D.", but as written it seems to allow use after accessing cards. The main point against it is this bit from the errata: "The Runner chooses the order in which he or she will access cards, including any draws or face-down cards as well. That's the order in which they affect the Runner. If the Runner survives accessing all the cards there, the Runner can then score agenda and pay to trash nodes and upgrades. (Sparky, Netrunner-L, 6/12/96) The effect of each accessed card must be dealt with separately and immediately, before accessing the next card. (Sparky, Netrunner-L, 11/18/96)". This seems to suggest that while the Runner can choose the order, they may not be able to initiate further accesses after accessing some cards. I would probably suggest making a house errata as suggested above, in order to simplify things.

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I recently saw a flyer that quoted from R' Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita as saying that if one find a smartphone that is not "kosher" there is no mitzvah obligation to return it. Is this in fact the halacha; meaning if one finds an object that is "assur" or would cause the owner to sin (pornography) does the finder have an obligation to return it to the owner and judge the owner favorably that he has some sort of heter to own it? Or, would this be considered placing a stumbling block before a blind person?
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The Rambam (Aveidah 11:13, also see Choshen Mishpat 263:1) writes:
"The following rule applies when a person finds a sack or a large basket. If he is a sage or a respected elder, who would not usually carry such articles himself, he is not obligated to concern himself with them.
"He should judge his status in the following way. If the article were his own and he would return it, so too, is he obligated to return an article belonging to a colleague. If, however, he would not forgo his honor even if the article were his own, he is not obligated to return a similar article belonging to a colleague."
So if one believes it is embarrassing to carry an iPhone, then one would not be required to return such an item.
In Choshen Mishpat 65:8, the Sefer Me'irat Enayim writes that if one finds a shtar in the street which includes interest, one does not return it, rather one rips it up. He quotes the Teshuvos Maimoniyos Mishpatim 59 that even if it means a loss to the person, still the shtar should be ripped up. So here we see a case of a "davar issur" and not only does one not return it, but he should destroy it.
Also, in the sefer Mishpat Ha-Aveidah (259, p24, in the footnotes, http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=20420&st=&pgnum=37&hilite=) he considers a case of finding immodest clothing (which should be sold to non-Jews and the money returned to the Jew), forbidden images of constellations (which should be broken first then the broken pieces returned), and a forbidden children's doll (which can be returned whole since some authorities permit it anyway).
Hashavat Aveida, and indeed all mitzvot that are between man and his fellow man, is only applicable where the subject would benefit.
In a case where returning an object would harm the person more than benefiting him, there is no mitzva. Perhaps this is the rationale behind R. Chaim Kanievsky's ruling.
For example, if storage costs charged to the owner would outweigh the item's value, the finder should sell the item and hold the money until it can be returned. Another example (no source for this but using common sense), there would be no mitzva to return a bottle of liquor to an alcoholic, or a pack of cigarettes to a smoker, certainly if they were trying to kick the habit.


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Go Ask Alice is the diary of a 15-year-old girl whose drink is spiked with LSD during a party. Two years and several doobies, heroin shots, and blow jobs for money later, she's dead from an overdose. There's a good chance that your school either made you read this book or banned you from even looking at it. It's very popular with teachers, partly because of its "painfully honest" anti-drug message and partly because you can easily tell a student didn't actually read it when they call the unnamed protagonist "Alice" (that's the name of another character).
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In a plot twist, the narrator's true name is Tyler Durden.
In the four decades since its publication, the book has sold millions of copies around the world, and yet no one has been able to find out the identity of the stoner Anne Frank who wrote it. It's weird that none of the people who knew her have stepped up by now, huh? They're probably all dead from pot overdoses.
The Bullshit:
Wait, no, we do know who wrote the diary. Here's that young, troubled adolescent:
Beatrice Sparks via Daily Herald
Cheri Oteri was a heroin addict?
That's Beatrice Sparks, a Mormon youth counselor of dubious qualifications and master of the bullshit teen diary genre. Originally, Go Ask Alice was credited only to "Anonymous," but after it became a hit, Sparks came forward as its "editor," claiming in interviews that she transcribed a real teenager's diary, but she can't show it to you right now because, um, she left it in her other pants or something. Suspiciously, she was also the book's sole copyright holder. Oh, and there's the small fact that later editions had a disclaimer that flat-out said, "This is a work of fiction."
None of this fazed Sparks, who continued cranking out "real diaries" about teenagers having a shitty time, all written in the same mom-like style and lacking any of the inane stuff teens write about.
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Realistically, 90 percent of these should be terrible song lyrics.
But did any adults fall for this crap? The parents of 16-year-old suicide victim Alden Barrett apparently did, since they approached Sparks to publish their son's journal. Which she did ... after replacing most of it with a story about Satanism that she pulled out of her ass, of course.
#5. The Real Sybil Said She Never Had Multiple Personalities
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The Book:
Back in the '70s, multiple personalities were all the rage; teenage girls thought they were burly construction workers, bored housewives turned into Victorian empresses, Klan members became Native American tribespeople, etc. And it all started with the book Sybil, which documents the psychiatric treatment of a young woman of that name who has 15 other personalities living inside her head. Her psychiatrist, Cornelia Wilbur, discovers the traumas behind each "alter" and finally merges all of them into one Megazord of mental health.
The book has been adapted twice, most recently in the 2007 Jessica Lange feature of the same name:
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Seen here applying the classic Freudian therapy technique of gawking stoically.
The Bullshit:
Here's the thing: Psychiatrists aren't entirely sure that multiple personality disorder (now called dissociative identity disorder) actually exists -- in fact, some of them are positive it doesn't. Before Sybil came out in 1973, there were fewer than a hundred reported cases in Western medicine; now we're at over 40,000 (and most of them are in different people). Whether you believe DID is a thing or not, there's no doubt that Sybil's case influenced both patients and doctors to be on the lookout for her condition ... when there's a good chance she didn't even have it herself.
The real "Sybil," Shirley Ardell Mason, was being treated (read: given lots of drugs) by her friend Dr. Wilbur, and one day she started talking like a little girl and said her name was Peggy. We're sure the drugs had nothing to do with that.
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"Oh good, now we can get movie tickets at half price."
Wilbur smelled a book deal and brought in schlocky writer Flora Schreiber to turn Mason's strange case into a literary hit. Letters between the women suggest they intentionally exaggerated the story to make it juicier, including faking grisly details about Mason's family. They were giving her a pseudonym anyway, so it's not like anyone could check.
Meanwhile, Mason just went along with it and brought out more and more alternate personalities, until she got tired of it and sent Wilbur a letter confessing she'd been lying the whole time. Wilbur went, "No you weren't," and continued with the treatment. Eventually, Mason was cured (we're sure discontinuing the drugs had nothing to do with that) ... until the book came out and the resulting attention ruined her life again. Whoops.
#4. Frances Farmer's Biographer Made Up Her Lobotomy
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The Book:
Shadowland chronicles actress Frances Farmer's stardom, alcoholism, and various run-ins with the law before the state decided to grant her a free mallet to the brain. You might recognize Farmer's name from the Nirvana track "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle," a lovely ditty about her lobotomy. Or maybe you saw the biopic Frances with Jessica Lange, which climaxes on the same thing.
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Talk about being typecast.
Farmer was a huge Hollywood star in the '30s and '40s, but this is her whole legacy now -- she's the famous lady whose brain got squashed by The Man.
The Bullshit:
And it isn't even true. The movie ends with a tragic scene from the book where a post-lobotomy Farmer is interviewed on TV and she "barely uttered a word." Since most people weren't about to go digging in the archives of a TV network, they assumed this was the truth ... but we have YouTube now. Here's the interview the book says she was "catatonic" in:
Yeah, that's not a lobotomy patient. Farmer was in Western State Hospital at a time when lobotomies were performed there, but there are no records of her being one of the lucky recipients. Her family, her friends, and the hospital staff all said there was no lobotomy. Her "biographer," William Arnold, just made that up, because apparently he wasn't too clear on his job description.
In fact, the whole book is filled with dozens of bizarre errors, starting with the year of Farmer's birth. Honestly, we're not sure if Arnold was completely aware of who Frances Farmer was.
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"I cribbed chapters 5 through 9 from an episode of Bonanza."
Ironically, it was Arnold himself who eventually called bullshit on himself. You see, the producers of Frances never obtained the rights to adapt Shadowland, so when Arnold noticed that the totally made up portion with Farmer's lobotomy was in the movie, he sued the studio for copyright infringement. How dare they try to pass off his lies as their own? Shockingly, he lost, and Frances Farmer's lobotomy became another piece of Hollywood folklore, like Walt Disney's frozen head and Richard Gere's ass gerbils*.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
After church we had lunch at La Unica. I know you probably think we eat there constantly. That's because we do!! We love it and it's cheap! :)
This afternoon, I got some cleaning and laundry done and then I took a nap. I can't seem to get enough sleep this weekend for some reason. It is just so great being a little bit lazy. Rocky loves to hang out with me on our bed. Isn't he cute?
Sunday afternoons are just the best for napping!
Tonight I made a blueberry pie like Steve's mom showed me! Mine isn't nearly as pretty as hers, but it still tastes good!
I am finally making my way through The Shack. It is really different than I expected! I will let you know what I think after I get to the end. I just haven't had much time to read lately. Our book club is this Wednesday night, but I won't be able to go since it is the same night as our Open House. The next book we are reading is The Friday Night Knitting Club.
Has anyone read this one?
I have two Netflix movies that have been sitting unopened now for several weeks. I am planning on watching at least one of them tonight. I have Vantage Point and The Great Debaters. We are grilling hamburgers for dinner, then I have a date with my couch and a pillow!
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- Scrapper Mom said...
Betsy, I would love to see a shot of your entire bedroom. I have that exact same fabric on my bed!! Too Cool.
...and I am never the 1st commenter. Wow.
- August 31, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- Jacquie said...
I love a Sunday nap... of course, all that Mexican food I eat for lunch is like a drug... knocks me right out.
Our family (all 13 of us) used to take up the whole front pew each Sunday. Good memories!
- August 31, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- Meagan said...
What a great weekend!!! Sounds like fun! I loved Vantage point, you'll have to tell me what you think of it! I am enjoying this long weekend, and like you, can't seem to get enough sleep... I think it's being back in school... I keep wanting to go to sleep early and I keep waking up at the crack of dawn! Ha! Enjoy your Monday off girl, I know you've earned it!
- September 1, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Jessica said...
Ahhh! Rocky is such a sweet boy! We just love our lil' dog, too.
- September 1, 2008 at 2:58 PM
- petrii said...
I love a little (okay a lot :0) of R & R in our lives.
We've had so much fun this weekend, I'm so glad you did too!!
Let me know what you think of "The Shack". It was my first summer read!!
Have a GREAT week, Dawn
- September 1, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- John said...
Hi Betsy. I just finished reading The Friday Night Knitting Club. I liked it, but it wasn't my favorite book ever. Tell us what you think after you finish.
I liked Vantage Point too, but was surprised by it's format. You'll know what I'm talking about after you read it.
Hope you've enjoyed your Labor Day!
- September 1, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- mer@lifeat7000feet said...
Betsy...hey that was me commenting above. I forgot to log in and commented under my husband's sign-in. SORRY!
- September 1, 2008 at 9:10 PM
- Leigh Ann said...
I wouldn't waste your time with Vantage Point. Derek and I didn't care for it at all. I REALLY want to see the Great Debaters.
I'm with you. Nothing like a Sunday afternoon nap. We NEVER get those anymore with these two kiddos. Maybe when they go to college. Ha!
- September 1, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Nancy said...
Glad you had your children home this weekend. I'm still only half way thru The Shack. For some reason, I've gotten into other books. I need to finish it though.
Oh and Sunday afternoon naps are the BEST!
Have a great week!
- September 2, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Megan L Hutchings said...
I hope that your Monday off was everything you hoped it would be ;)! You deserve the relaxation!!!
- September 2, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Lauren said...
I am glad you all had a nice weekend!
- September 2, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- Christal said...
what a fun relaxing weekend you deserve after all you've had to do over the past month!! Have a great week! ttys
- September 2, 2008 at 3:38 PM
- Julie said...
I'm so glad you are getting caught up on your rest! You've been busy! I'm glad you had a great family weekend.
I just discussed The Shack with my aunt (I haven't read it). I'm anxious to know what you think about it.
- September 2, 2008 at 5:50 PM


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Let's say I use the pretty much disproven Techelet (Radzyner) : is my Tzitzit completely Pasul? I think according to the Arizal it isn't. Does anyone disagree?
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If you honestly believe that you are wearing true tekhelet then you are not in violation of the Gemara (BM 61b). If your tekhelet turns out to be false tekhelet, then you will have only fulfilled the mitzvah of tzitzit but not the aspect of tekhelet, as the Gemara (Men. 40a) explains is the case for one who unwittingly wore kela ilan - see my article "False Tekhelet": http://tekhelet.com/pdf/false.pdf
According to the Rambam, your tzizit can be any color really. The only thing they can't be is either all techelet, or techelet made from indidgo plants. (Some read this to mean any plants)
Since the Radzyner are made from animals and inorganic material but not plants, then this is not a problem.
I have heard some people say that you should put a bit of the dye on your clothing so that the strings are the same color as your garment, to fulfill the words of the Rambam properly. But I have also heard in the name of Rav Shachter, that really you can have any color on your tzizit at all regardles of the garment. As long as they are not all the same color (save white) and that they are not made from indigo.
However, you are not fulfilling the mitzvah of tzizit with lavan and Techelet when you have non-techelet dye on your tzizit.
According to the Rambam, the tzitzit is passul if you use the wrong blue-dye for the techelet. (See my post here: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/a/8913/702)


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Easter Island is extremely remote, being thousands of kilometers from its nearest neighbor. How did people get there safely, and how did they even know it was there?
As to how they made it safely, don't be fooled by the fact that they only had 'canoes'; double-hulled ships are far more seaworthy than single hulls of a similar size.
That's not to say it wasn't risky or difficult, but modern people have successfully followed the paths of early Polynesian migrations using traditionally designed boats and (more impressively, imho) traditional navigation techniques. Ben Finney wrote a book about his experiences in Hokule'a, a double-hulled canoe which later (in 1999) made the voyage to Easter Island.
How they decided to make that first trip, without knowing for sure that an island was there, is a more interesting question. Rapa Nui (Easter Island) tradition says that a king dreamt of the island's existence and ordered an expedition to find it. You don't have to be woo to believe that something like that might have actually happened - after centuries of sailing eastward and settling new islands, the idea of trying it again wouldn't have seemed all that outrageous. Anything from overpopulation to a ruler showing off for a girl could have led to such an order being given.
Obviously no one knows for sure what happened, but I found an article in which Finney explains the difficulties the first expedition would have faced, not least of which is the primarily easterly winds in that part of the Pacific. A sailing vessel can actually sail against the wind by zigzagging, but it's difficult and greatly increases the distance of the journey. Therefore, Finney says:
He speculates that perhaps
Another possibility is that
The article goes into a lot more detail, and also has links to diaries of the Hokule'a expedition to Easter Island.
Polynesians discovered and colonized pretty much the entire Pacific this way. Easter Island is one of their more impressive discoveries, but it isn't even the most impressive. That title has to go to Madagascar, which was settled from Borneo (about 5,000 miles away!).
How did they do this? Well, the Polynesians were the ancient world's best navigators, and had developed all kinds of techniques. One thing not many of us land-lubbers think about is migratory birds. They can't fly forever, so islands they can stop and rest at are important to them. They don't just flap around the ocean aimlessly looking for islands when they get tired; they fly straight from island to island. Therefore an ancient navigator knows he must eventually find land if he just follows the trail of migratory birds.
One other thing to note. Sweet Potatoes were domesticated in (mainland) South America. However, they somehow appeared in New Guinea (and got added to the standard diet) about 1200 years ago. That's 8,000 miles away. How did this happen? There are some wacky one-in-a-million theories running around, but the most likely explanation is that there was some small amount of interaction (perhaps even trade) going on between Polynesians and South Americans as far back as 800 CE.
According to this page, Rapa Nui's latitude is -28, almost -30. That is a border between zones of prevailing eastern winds (to the North from -30) and prevailing western winds (to the South), according to the map.
Another point is that the navigation of the Polinesians was a right-angle one. They sailed first along the meridian (by polar star or Southern cross or Sun (by measuring 90 degrees from the sunrise point with correction for the latitude), up to the known parallel. Afterwards they sailed along parallel (by measuring the height of the Polar star or the Sun.) Alternatively, they sailed first along the known parallel up to the known island and after that along the meridian. So they solved the problem of longitude measurements, even though they never measured it.
Such navigation was possible for them, because when the wind was not in their back, they simply rowed and didn't change their course due to the wind. They didn't change their course because of the style of their navigation, not because they were not able to change the course. Obviously, they strongly preferred the wind to their back.
So, if somebody wanted to return back from the islands to America and was to the South of the Equator, he should go down to -30. This would be out of the zone of eastern winds, to its border, where the sailing to the East became easier and could easily go along the parallel. Of course, according to the season, it could be parallel a pair of degrees to the North or to the South of -30. So, finding Rapa-Nui, which was so close to the "magical" wind border, was inevitable.
If somebody, as in the legend that Rose mentioned, wanted to find some new country, sailing from America, where would he sail? Of course, along the southern edge of the area of eastern winds, because all areas to the North were already checked. Also, the desert -25-30 parallels were the best candidates for such a search. Again, the find was very probable.
So, it seems that finding Rapa Nui was much less random than the finding of most other islands in the Pacific.
One more possibility is that they voluntary checked all parallels with some methodic process, going further and further to the south. This would explain the find of New Zealand, too.
I don't know how Easter Island was first discovered, but returning to it after discovery was done by celestial navigation. For each latitude on Earth their are certain key stars that pass directly overhead at that latitude. Thus, knowing the celestial latitude of key stars meant that one could find his own latitude. The navigators would sail due North / South (also by way of celestial navigation, though this is more difficult in the southern hemisphere due to the lack of a pole star) to the desired latitude, then turn west or east to get to the island in question.
Lots of good info on Wikipedia's celestial navigation page and on the page of Arcturus, zenith star of the Hawaiian Islands.
The idea that reaching distant islands would be difficult or impossible for "primitive" peoples is something commonly believed by city dwellers inexperienced with ocean sailing. If you go to Bath or Newport and start hanging out with the old timers there, they can quickly disabuse you of the notion that sailing to Rapa Nui is impossible. In fact, if you watch Robert Redford's recent movie "All is Lost" you can see him sailing thousands of miles completely alone in a relatively small vessel, and then doing hundreds more in a life raft. Vikings routinely rowed and sailed thousands of miles in the treacherous North Sea, loaded down with weapons no less.
After World War II, a Scandinavian adventurer named Thor Heyerdahl specifically set out to show a few men with only the most primitive of equipment could explore the breadth of the oceans. In 1947, he captured the public imagination with his Kon Tiki expedition, going from South America to the Polynesian islands in an oversized raft. He wrote a series a books on his findings. If you read these books, it should resolve any questions you may have about the abilities of ancient mariners.
Kon Tiki vessel in 1947.
OK, extremely crazy theory here, but is it possible that they just walked? If you take a look at this satellite view it looks as if Easter Island was the highest peak of a mountain range that is no longer above the sea level. However, in order for that to have occured, this "peak path" should either be extremely shallow (no way to easily verify right now), or that happened many thousands of years ago (at least if we take into account the evolution of the sea level over time).


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"If confirmed, exports of Basrah Light will fall below 2
million barrels a day for the first time since April 2012. This
comes at a time when exports from Iraq are already sliding,"
JBC said.
It said disruptions at Libyan oil production and export facilities have resulted in the loss
of 150,000 bpd of production, bringing output to 1.05 million
bpd in July.
Additionally crude output from South Sudan may also be hit
as a border dispute with its neighbour Sudan threatens to
escalate. South Sudan produced 75,000 bpd of crude oil in June
and was expected to raise output to 200,000 bpd by
"If disruptions in Libya and South Sudan persist, this will
result in a redrawing of their contributions to the supply-side
of the global oil balance not only for this year but also for
next year," Deutsche Bank Securities said in a note.
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Are Your Kids' Toys Hall-of-Fame Worthy?by Lindsay Hutton
Did you know there is a Toy Hall of Fame? Only 44 toys have made it into this select group. Recent inductees include childhood favorites such as the ball, Big Wheel®, and Game Boy®. Read on learn about a few other toys that are worthy of this elite honor, and see how many your kids have in their toy chest!
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Kids have been playing with hoops for centuries, so it was only a matter of time before a toy company caught on to this trend. In 1957, toymaker Wham-O introduced the Hula Hoop®, and promptly sold over 25 million of them in just two months. Although parents claim to buy these thin plastic hoops for their kids, most can't resist testing them out with a few hip swivels first.
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I have a leg length difference of as much as 1cm due to a non-biking accident. Adding padding to my shoe doesn't help. A friend recommended that I get pedal stacks (and a longer bolt) to my SPD-style pedals (or any other clipless pedal) for my shorter leg. I know it will affect the rotation, but it's better than wobbling on my bike with uneven hips because of the 1cm difference. Any advice? And where can I buy a pedal stack or any other equipment, so that my leg muscles are as even as possible?
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Be very careful about making leg length adjustments on your bike. There are several red flags about this. All of which you may be aware of or may not. 1st, a leg length difference is very difficult to diagnose, ecept with an experienced physio, or an X-Ray/MRI.
Most good physios will send you for an X-ray if they suspect a leg length difference is causing you an issue. 2nd, The body will naturally compensate for up to a 2cm leg length difference with pelvic tilt, and while that is less helpful on the bike, you don't automatically need to add stack height if you have a leg length difference.
And last, a 1cm difference in length does not mean a 1cm compensation, even if you do need to compensate. It is something that needs to be looked at professionally, and any compensation needs to be worked in slowly. Generally, adjustments in the 2mm range in one go are considered appropriate. More than that can(not always, but quite often) cause bigger issues than they solve.
Long story short, be careful what you do, go see a professional medical bike fitter, preferably a physio with extensive bike fitting experience, and follow their instructions. Oh, and be prepared to pay for the privilege, while realizing that it will take time to sort you out properly. There is no magic bullet fix here.
Look up the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. They specialize in issues of exactly this type, and they designed most of the equipment to diagnose and correct them. Like the 3D bike fitting camera systems.
I have a noticeable difference in leg length and a session with a bike set up professional, resolved the issue on my road bike by switching to Speedplay pedals and using their cleats and shims. It is not just a question of making the stack height correct but also the fore/aft position of the cleat on the shoe. Using different cranks lengths is not the correct solution. Although a professional bike set up session is not cheap, it does ensure that all factors (eg, saddle height, arm reach, leg angle at maximum extension etc) are measured and adjusted to give you your optimum riding position. Well worth the cost to minimize the risk of long term injury.


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So I'm organizing a Ubuntu Hour, and advertising it through both the local LUG and the loco team - what's the policy regarding the Ubuntu logo on a poster with other Linux distros? (Fedora, Debian, Arch etc)
If it's non-commercial, no problem. The trademark policy should allow this. If there's any doubt, you can email your plans to Canonical and you'll get a straight answer in writing. Here's the relevant extract:
To keep people at Canonical happiest, you could adhere to the branding guidelines here:
They are design guidelines so aren't legal-issue-aimed but you'll find out the way Canonical wants things branded. For the Ubuntu Logo, you want page 38 onwards. You'll see how much space you need to give it and what you are allowed to do in the way of editing it (not much!)


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Greenfield, Soledad will no longer share police chiefUPDATED 11:59 PM PDT Aug 28, 2013
There is a shift in south Monterey County law enforcement as Greenfield ends its shared police services with Soledad.Video Transcript
WITH A SHIFT IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT. EFFECTIVE TOMORROW, GREENFIELD IS ENDING IT'S SHARED POLICE POLICE CHIEF SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF SOLEDAD. THE CITY COUNCIL MADE THE DECISION LAST NIGHT. AND WILL BEGIN LOOKING FOR ITS OWN POLICE CHIEF IMMEDIATELY. ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRITTANY NIELSEN HAS MORE FROM OUR SALINAS NEWSROOM. ### THE CHANGE IS GOING INTO EFFECT TOMORROW... IT'S A DISCUSSION THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING IN THE GREENFIELD-SOLEDAD COMMUNITY FOR MONTHS ... BUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE A FINAL DECISION. IN A 4-1 VOTE... GREENFIELD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ENDED SHARED POLICE CHIEF SERVICES WITH SOLEDAD ... AFTER AN 18 MONTH RUN. 6:25 we never had a chance to see where it will lead. THE DECISION IS PART OF A POLICE CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH GREENFIELDS OWN POLICE UNION... WHICH ALSO STATES SOLEDAD WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN LOOKING FOR ITS OWN TOP COP. 5:50 the disappointment is, why not build on that 5:50 we've been successful, why are we stopping here 5:53 WITH HIS SOON TO BE OBSOLETE GREENFIELD UNIFORM AND BADGE HANGING ON THE BACK OF HIS OFFICE DOOR... POLICE CHIEF ERIC SILLS WILL NOW GO BACK TO FOCUSING 100% OF HIS ATTENTION ON SOLEDAD... BUT HE SAYS IT'S NOT WHAT HE'D PREFER. 6:05 do you think this is a good idea? Personally no. I think we were on track, and I think the development and sharing of resources is the future of where policing is going ot go especially in small rural areas 6:17 STATISTICS SHOW BURGLARIES HAVE BEEN CUT NEARLY IN HALF IN THE LAST YEAR... ASSAULTS ARE DOWN 15% ... ROBBERIES ARE DOWN FIVE PERCENT... AND MAYBE THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: 4:50 Gf, we've had zero homicides for the year, we haven't had a homicide in 10 months there. 4:54 that's unprecendented 4:58 that hasn't occurred in years. GREENFIELD CITY MANAGER SUSAN STANTON AND GREENFIELD MAYOR JOHN HUERTA WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER HOURS THURSDAY NIGHT. ### GREENFIELD IS REPORTED TO SWEAR IN AN INTERIM CHIEF VERY QUICKLY.... AND BEGIN IT'S SEARCH AND SCREENING FOR A PERMANENT CHIEF IMMEDIATELY. FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE CITIES OF SOLEDAD AND GREENFIELD HAVE SHARED THE COST OF CHIEF SILLS' BENEFITS AND SALARIES, THAT IS NOW A COST THAT WILL BE ABSORBED ENTIRELY BY THE CITY OF SOLEDAD. ### A SUSPICIOUS
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As of right now Isaac is still a tropical storm.
But E-M-A officials believe it will become a hurricane over the next couple of days
Isaac may be a tropical storm and still far from coming ashore, but that doesn't mean it's not a concern.
"Today we as a county we feel like we've done everything we can do at this point. We're standing by and working toward our regional teams and assets that could possibly be used in other parts of Alabama." Emergency management director Clark Matthews said.
Matthews says many forecast tracks show it heading toward the panhandle.
E-M-A officials have already thought of a plan in case it stays on this path.
Many emergency teams will head to the coast to help with flooding.
"Sunday we'll start making some decisions on taking evacuees out of Florida if that's necessary." Matthews said.
That's why they set up a meeting place to help any evacuees.
"Well manage the welcome center with volunteers that could furnish them information as far as hotel rooms and shelters." Matthews said.
As of right now, Matthews says if the storm hits to the west of the wiregrass, we could be in the direct path of spin off tornadoes.
He says by Sunday, they should have a better idea of just how bad this storm will really be.
If Isaac turns into a category one hurricane and hits the panhandle, the national weather service says there could be storm surges around 4 to 6 feet.


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6 Assassination Attempts that Almost F#@ked the World
#3. The Spanish Armada Fails to Off Elizabeth I
The Target:
Queen Elizabeth I
If Successful:
The U.S.A. would not exist.
Way back in 1588, England was just an isolated island with a lot of enemies and Spain was the undisputed champion of the New World. But Spanish King Philip wanted more, specifically he wanted his kid on the throne in England and to make it Catholic. Which meant he needed Elizabeth I out of the way.
So like all dads hoping to usurp the last Protestant heir to the House of Tudors, Philip built up an Armada to get the deed done. Unfortunately for him, poor planning and shitty weather got his Armada's ass kicked all around the British Isles. To this day England credits their win to the notion that God is a Protestant.
But What If They Succeeded?
Viva los Estados Unidos!
Or something like that. Had Phillip successfully wiped out Elizabeth, the ongoing Catholicism versus Protestantism death match would have ended with a bloody Elizabeth/Protestant England knocked out cold and a victorious Philip/Catholic Spain doing a salsa-infused victory dance around the ring/Europe.
Spain is here represented by Don Flamenco.
The implications of a Spanish victory over England would have been huge. Like, we all speak Spanish now, huge.
Instead, the Armada was defeated and England was on its way to dominance. Had the Armada landed, Philip would have eradicated Protestantism, which would have meant no funding of English religious colonies in the New World, no British empire (in fact, no United Kingdom at all) and, of course, no American Revolution.
Instead, Spain would have continued their takeover of the New World, but with an undefeated navy backing up their endeavors. Not only would Europe and North America have been dominated by Spain, but the destruction of the Protestant faith would have probably knocked out the Enlightenment as well, because the non-Catholic arm of the Christian church was a little more open to new ideas back then. So we'd all be getting our science from the Creation Museum. In Spanish.
#2. The Gunpowder Plot
The Target:
King James I and Parliament
If Successful:
The U.S.A. would not exist even more than in that last entry.
On November 5, 1605, a handful of pissed-off British Catholics thought they'd get the religious tolerance ball rolling by blowing up King James I and Parliament. The plan was simple: get 36 barrels of gunpowder in the basement of the House of Lords, light it, run, assume the revolution was underway.
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Except the revolution never even got their drum machine set up, because Protestant James was tipped off about his pending assassination days before. Conspirators were subsequently discovered and executed in horrific Saw-like manners.
But What if They Had Succeeded?
The U.S.A. wouldn't exist (not as you know it, anyway).
The idea, according to some historians, is that the act of terrorism would have actually sparked a whale of a backlash against the country's Catholics. Like, Salem Witch Hunts where targets aren't accused of sexing it up with the Devil, but religioning it up WITH THE POPE.
As it played out, King James' son Charles went pretty easy on the Catholics and reversed a lot of anti-Catholic policies. But in this alternate universe where Catholic terrorists blew up his dad, you can imagine how that would have changed things.
That Charles would've gone bananas for Protestantism, probably turning England into a hard-lined Protestant absolute monarchy. England would have become one of the most frigid, God-fearing, stuck-up places on the planet, thus making the whole voyage of the Mayflower unnecessary--the Puritans would have had no reason to leave.
Without the Mayflower, we wouldn't have the Mayflower Compact, the document that established a watered down form of democracy in the colonies. And without a thriving, orderly, colonial system to develop the continent, the U.S.A. would have likely remained a Loose Collection of Multinational Settlements.
L-C-M-S! L-C-M-S! These colors don't run!
Spanish, French, Russians, Native Americans and Dutch settlements, to be precise.
So just when you start wondering if America totally made a deal with the Devil (or God?) to thwart these "the U.S.A. would never have happened" assassination scenarios, we're going to submit another one. Behold:
#1. The Tory Conspiracy
The Target:
George Washington
If Successful:
The British would have won the Revolutionary War, the U.S.A. would not... well, you know.
On June 21, 1776 several pro-British Americans, or Tories, were implicated in a plot to assassinate General Washington and recruit enough Loyalists to take on the Yankee army. Included in the conspiracy were several of Washington's personal bodyguards, as well as the ex-governor of New York and then current mayor of New York City.
Only one conspirator, Thomas Hickey, was actually put on trial for treason. He was executed in front of no less than 20,000 spectators one whole week after the plot was discovered. And thus American Justice was born.
But What if They Succeeded?
The British would have won the Revolutionary War.
By most accounts, the Continental Army should have lost the war anyway. But without Washington's leadership of the underfunded, under clothed farmer-soldiers and his brilliant strategy of avoiding major battles whenever possible, the revolution would have ended in a short, sputtering anti-climatic disaster.
Especially since most of the entire army nearly called it quits at the end of their enlistment terms in December of 1776. It was Washington's charisma and handsome jowls that persuaded them to continue on. And when they did, he had congress change their enlistment terms so that they'd stick around for the length of the war. Without him and Monsieur King Louis, the British would've had thrashed the colonies in short order.
Alternate Universe America, January, 2010.
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This week kicks off our EMEA Agile BI Roadshow. If you are in Turkey, Milan or Madrid make sure to drop by and meet Vinay Joosery, our new VP of Sales for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) region. The growth in EMEA is blazing, creating a wealth of sales opportunities and we are stepping up our game accordingly. Vinay brings the skill set that will propel our European operations forward at this critical time and build a sales operation that can take on and take down the incumbents across the region. After seven years at MySQL (Oracle/Sun) I asked Vinay, "What brought you to Pentaho?" Välkomna Vinay!
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The new guy often sees things differently to the 'lifers'. I thought, after seven years in sales at the pioneering MySQL, it might take a while to settle in. At Pentaho though, life moves fast and there is a strong sense of community, so heading into my second month here, it already feels like I have been here for a while.
One reason for that, is the similarity in approach between the two companies. Pentaho is pioneering the commercialization of the leading end-to-end open source BI platform, at the very time that many organizations are looking for just such a solution. For me, there was no better professional challenge.
In my interactions with Pentaho customers, I see a wide range of adoption. We have the small fast-moving organizations who need to stay ahead of the curve and aggressively grow their top-line, like Aspiro, the 'Nordic iTunes'. Or, the larger more conservative shops, who, perhaps driven by more austere economic times, need to reduce bottom-line costs. One good example is Swissport, a billion euro enterprise who employs over 30,000 people. It is great to see first-hand the real business value that customers are taking today from our offerings.
One important factor for these companies was the opportunity to 'try before they buy', easily gather independent information about the product and get assistance when they needed it. Businesses are looking to 'de-risk' their investments, and this is where the deal is irresistible. In my previous roles dealing with high-end proprietary software, this is not possible. With Open Source it is common practice – one can follow the development of the products, access the public bug database, contribute and help influence the product roadmap.
What I love most about Pentaho is the great product, already in use by thousands of organizations, the engineers who are passionate about the product and so a large and active community, which keeps us all honest. In EMEA, we are very focused on ramping up on the marketing and sales.
It will take all of my experience of living on three continents and test my three European language skills, but I am relishing this new challenge. Thanks for welcoming me onboard with such warmth and feel free to reach out. I will do my utmost to deliver for all of you.
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In celebration of Black History Month, Dakota Wesleyan University invites the community to attend Mixed Blood Theatre's "Dr. King's Dream."
Mixed Blood Theatre is a Minneapolis-based touring multicultural theatre company founded in 1976. The event is free and open to the public, and begins at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the East Main Dining Room in the Rollins Campus Center on DWU's campus. This event is sponsored by DWU's Multicultural Committee, TRiO Student Support Services, and the Student Life Department.
"Dr. King's Dream" celebrates the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King in this acclaimed production drawn from his own letters, sermons, books and speeches, including the timeless "I Have A Dream," states a press release by Mixed Blood Theatre. "Shawn Hamilton's commanding solo performance is stirring and poignant."


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NETFLIX REDUXPosted in competitive advantage, Crisis Management, Gauge Your Competition, NETFLIX, Respect your customers, You Don't Have a Monopoly on October 27th, 2011 by mnayor
Those fickle consumers! After being presented with a whopping monthly price increase of 60%, 800,000 U.S. subscribers bailed on Netflix in the third quarter of this year. And the company's stock tanked as a result. At the close of business Monday October 24th the Company's stock was at 119. By Tuesday morning it was at 75 and currently hovers at 80. In July it was $300. This, while the company has negotiated a potentially great deal with Dreamworks Animation and posted third quarter earnings that rose an impressive 65% from $38 million to $62.5 million. What does this say about investor confidence?
True, the Company has admitted candidly to shareholders that it moved too quickly and dramatically to raise prices although it has emphasized that the new prices are where they have to be in the longer term. But, there is a bit of defiance in between the lines. Interviewed by The New York Times for its October 23rd Magazine Section, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix observes that when Netflix started its stock price was $7.50 and it had a million subscribers and it is a mistake to measure everything by what happened recently. Fair enough.
But there seems to be a failure to recognize the obvious. Competition not only looms in the wings. It's right in Netflix's face. Confidence is good. Over-confidence can be dangerous. Hastings fails to recognize that Netflix does not have any special competitive advantage in its industry. Yes, it clobbered Blockbuster and yes it got a good jump on internet streaming. However, here's what is competing with Netflix, now and in the future: cable networks, Direct TV, Dish, Hulu (currently being courted by Google and Amazon), Redbox, and that old stand-by Blockbuster which certainly sees an opportunity to jump back into the game big-time.
Netflix no longer has a monopoly on a product or an idea. Thus it must now compete on service and price. Unless it discovers a new method of delivery or obtains a lock on new products, it will have to provide a superior product at a fair price if it wishes to continue to distinguish itself from its competitors. Which may mean its heyday is over. And that's the lesson all businesses can take away from the Netflix experience. Better to compete like you have competitors breathing down your neck rather than act like you are the kingpin to whom all customers shall pay homage.