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Breaking News:
Newcastle have recieved offers for Joey Barton and Jak Alnwick from an undisclosed club, apparently they are close to agreeing a fee!
Reports are coming in that a deal has been reached between the Bolton and Fulham Chairman regarding transfers. The transfers are Damien Duff, Fred Stoor and an undisclosed fee going to Bolton whilst Gary Cahill and Kevin Davies are moving in the oppostie direction.
Fulham Chairman Happy with new acquisitions
Fulham Chairman Paul Wilmot has today announced a deal that will bring the Bolton Pair Gary Cahill and Kevin Davies to play there football at Craven Cottage next year.
Speaking at the press conference he said the following: We have secured two very good players today from one of our rivals. In Gary we have one of England's most promising young Defenders who we hope can push us to new heights whilst also pushing his claim for a regular england spot. and Kevin has the experience and talent to score goals at any level. We have identified these targets along with our new manager who is behind my negotiations 100%.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish Damien and Frederik the best of luck at there new club."
The pair will sign 5 year deals to tie them to the club for many years. These are exactly the type of player that we are after and believe that we have shown our intent. We feel that we have managed to capture two outstanding talents and look forward to seeing what they can do out on the pitch"
The fee involved has not been disclosed but is believe to be in the region of 2 Million.
Last edited by Paulo1985; 07-07-2010 at 15:08.
News reports from White Hart Lane are suggesting that a bidding war could be set to break out for Russian striker, Roman Pavlyuchenko. It is thought that at least one concrete bid has already been tabled and that more are expected to follow.
stewartjrobertson, do you have any strikers available
Sky Sports Breaking News
Bolton Chairman is today delighted to announce the season long loan signing of carlos vela from arsenal.
Lucky git forest, never thought of him!
reports from st james park are that there is a late bidding war for Joey Barton. there are apparently 2 teams bidding with one team offering player exchange reportedly
The following players are open to offers by Fulham Manager Javier Aguirre:
Jonathan Greening
Bjorn Helgo Riise
Diomansy Kamara
Eric Nevland
Toni Kallio
Chris Baird
Bobby Zamora
The one major name that has been named is that of Striker Bobby Zamora, But it is believed that it would take a large Fee or a player exchange to praise the sort after striker away.
Last edited by Paulo1985; 07-07-2010 at 15:49.
THIS IS FOR OLLIE. YOUR MESSAGES THING HAS EXCEEDED THE LIMIT SO I CANT TELL YOU THE DEAL FOR CARLOS VELA SO I WILL ANNOUNCE IT ON HERE. I WILL BE PAYING ARSENAL A LOAN FEE OF £250k and I WILL BE PAYING 70% OF HIS WAGES. THE DEAL IS A SEASON LONG LOAN
Blackburn have concluded a deal with Sunderland for Martyn Wagorn for £1.7m on a 5 year contract, it is thought he will be on 7k a week.
Striker Martyn Waghorn made huge strides forward while on loan at Leicester for the entire 2009-10 season.
The nippy forward became a firm fans' favourite at the Walkers' Stadium, finishing second in the club's goalscoring charts with 12 goals.
The Foxes were reportedly keen to keep Waghorn permanently, but Blackburn Rovers beat them to his signiture.
Waghorn regularly featured off the bench in the early stages of his loan spell, but cemented a first-team place following an injury to eventual top scorer Matty Fryatt.
The youngster's loan spell ended in unfortunate circumstances as Leicester were eliminated in the Championship play-offs at the hands of Cardiff City in a penalty shoot-out.
Waghorn, who made 48 appearances in all, collected Leicester's Young Player of the Year award.
The striker made his Sunderland debut against Manchester United on Boxing Day 2007 and has made five first-team appearances so far.
The South Shields-born hitman also spent time on loan at Charlton Athletic in the 2008-09 season, scoring one goal in seven appearances.
A former Manchester United scholar, Waghorn impressed in Sunderland's youth team and reserves before he was offered a pro deal in the summer of 2008.
Blackburn fans are looking forward to seeing him in action at Ewood Park.
I hope he can and i assume he can in the editor thing cos thats how i assume he does it.
Posting this here as Ollie's messages are at capacity.
Tottenham have agreed to sell Assou Ekotto to Sunderland in a deal worth £7million.
At this point the Tottenham chairman would like to state that with the exception of the ongoing negotiations for Pavlyuchenko, White Hart Lane is closing for business.
SSN understand a 11th hour fire sale has been put in place at Sunderland with the following set to leave:
David Healy
Daryl Murphy
Teemu Tainio
Bolo Zenden
Just a message to Ollie, to let us know when he's cleared some space for PM's as there are a few I wanted to send, but can't and now the deadline has passed will I be unable to complete these?
I think that due to the amount of people that have been absent from the forum we should have an extended transfer window. I have only been able to contact about 3 or 4 clubs but its up to ollie
I agree i think it would be a good idea but like you said its up to ollie
Ollie I have not voted for the FA board member yet but i would like to. Can you let me know when you have emptied your inbox so that i can forward my Vote and can you also let me know that the striker that i brought from abroad has gone through. Thanks
I am Fulham by the way
Lads ive got a problem ive tried to load FM and it says, XML parsing error, everytime i click ok it comes back and i cant load the game :S
Also i was about to say due to the deadline beong at 5 a lot of people would have been at work, also the forums were down for a day so the window now shuts at 7:30
but the free agents transfer window shuts at half 6
The FA voting window shuts at 6
That will be me done then Ollie as i now have a two hour drive home from work. SO I guess Fulham are closed for Business for this transfer Window unless there is a extension until about 11 tonight!!
does anyone know how to get rid of the the xml parsing error??
also by inbox is clear now guys
Re: Football Manager 2010 FAQ and Online Manual
I can't play the game due to an XML parsing error
If you encounter the following:
Invalid Token XML parsing error
Try deleting the Settings folder from the following program path as detailed below:
First of all you need to turn on the hidden files and folders:
My Computer
'Folder Options'.
The go to the 'View' tab and select 'Show hidden files and folders'
Windows Vista and Windows 7:
My Computer
'Folder and Search Options'.
The go to the 'View' tab and select 'Show hidden files and folders':
- Windows XP:
My Computer -> Local Disk (C: -> Documents and Settings -> <username> -> Application Data -> Sports Interactive -> Football Manager 2010 -> Settings
- Windows Vista / Windows 7:
Computer -> Local Disk (C: -> Users -> <username> -> AppData -> Roaming -> Sports Interactive -> Football Manager 2010 -> Settings
Please note saved progress may be lost.
Once deleted restart your computer and try launching the game again.
If you are unable to locate the folders please ensure that hidden folders are enabled as detailed below:
- Click on Start
- Select Control Panel
- Select Folder Options*
- Select View
- Select Show Hidden files and folders
*If Folder Options is not shown:
Windows XP/Vista : Select Classic View from the Control Panel.
Windows 7 : Select Large Icons from View By
'not well informed (invalid token) at line 1 of profile. '
It means one of your 'Profiles' has been corrupted. Shut down FM, delete the cache files and this should solve this issue (but you'll also lose stored profiles that are selectable from the drop down menu when you start a new game).
Details on how to delete your cache files can be found below.
"not well-formed (invalid token) at line 1 of last_saved_game.xml"
The game says it cannot be loaded
This can sometimes be resolved it by defragmenting the hard drive.
Open and run Disk Defragmenter by doing the following:
Windows XP
1: Click "Start"
2: Click "My Computer"
3: Right Click the local Disk that contains the FM2010 installation.
4: Go to "Tools"
5: Click "Defragment Now"
6: Click "Anylise"
7: Click "Report" – Check to see if the saved game that is not loading is listed as having missing fragments.
If it does have missing fragments then move the save to an external source (USB Memory Key, External Hard Drive) and try loading the game fro there. If the game works from the external source then running a full Defrag on the Drive should allow you to load it again. If not then your game is probably corrupted.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
1: Click "Start"
2: Click "Computer"
3: Right Click the local Disk that contains the FM2010 installation.
4: Select "Preferences"
5: Select "Tools"
6: Select "Check Disk"
7: Select "Start"
If the Save Game was showing any missing fragments then try to load the game again as Check Disk would have attempted to fix the problem. If that does not work follow the steps from Windows XP. Copy the file to an external source and attempt to run it from there. If successful defrag the Hard Disk and then try again. .
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I am receiving other XML errors.
Delete the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\settings
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\settings
This may solve some issues regarding the XML Errors.
Breaking News
The Bolton Chairman has just spoken of his disappointment that Carlos Vela will not be joining any more. Carlos told us hed had a change of heart and he didnt want to join
Saved the game will upload the free agents transfers soon and am currently implementing all the transfers including Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko
Free Agents, signed for:
stewartjrobertson (Spurs)- kris boyd
- joe cole
- k dyer
- sol campbell
- freddie Bouma
- gallas
- De Guzman
me -
- riqueleme
- ricardo oliveira
- Rafael sobis
- Ibrahim
- Henry
- Morientes
notts forest (bol)
- Geovanni
- Bernard Mendy
- Marlon Harewood
- finnan
robert pires
Robert Koren
Just out of interest what was the winning bid for Joe Cole?
I bid for a few more free agents before your inbox became full what happened to them
Last edited by Nottingham Forest; 07-07-2010 at 18:14.
Transfer News: Sunderland
After signing 2 left backs in the last 2 hours, Sunderland have placed GEORGE McCARTNEY on the transfer list. Offers are being welcomed.
i couldnt find the two youngsters you bid for, and i dont think i can disclose the joe cole bid
Blackpool press relase
'Blackpool are pleased to welcome Juan Roman Riquelme, to the seasiders. Juan is an extrodinary capture for the club, and despite not having any over offers on the table, he said he is delighted to be here '
Sunderland Transfer News:
Sunderland have been busy in the last few hours signing player after player to boost the squad.
Defenders Wilfred Bouma and William Gallas were signed on free's, while Benoit Assou Ekotto was signed for 7mil from Spurs. Sunderland also added young, attacking midfielder Johnathan De Guzman.
But reports are coming in that Sunderland are still waiting on one player, but it is just a formality and they should be announce the signing within the next 24 hours. The signing is believed to be a top-class European striker, and is a statement of intent to where this club wants to be.
yeh i did mate 48k big earner for blackpool but he was the one i wanted the most
Blackpool have again continued their spending spree by signing three players from tottenham hotspur for a rumoured combined £10m
The three men are legendary keeper Carlo Ancelloti, Youngster kyle walker, and experienced russian Roman Pavlyuchenko
Ramon Diaz has thanked Chairman Oliver Connolly for pushing through the deals, and has said the captures have justified his decision to move to the small time club.
yepp but i want to stay up and we get a massive TV and prize money bonus, hopeing for a good cup run too
how can i view my sent messages cos i cant seem to look at them
MIKELLUFC your inbox is full, but ihave done the transfer you asked
Was it the manchester united chairman whom i agreed a Dzeko transfer with last night?
I am pleased to announce that the two men elected too the FA until January the 1st are ....
Paulo1985 (Fulham)
LCFC1 (Blackburn)
These two and myself will now run the FA until January the 1st game time, where more elections will be held for all 3 positions
We are now charged with decisions affecting the whole game (prize money etc.) and England Football team matters,
i'd like the two men elected to PM me ASAP please
I am ready to begin the game, but it seems as if no one as on ands it not active?? this may be due to the match being on?? i think im in all day tomorrow but just to let everyone know i'll be out from 6 tomorrow evening
im ready or do we have to wait for everyone
Alex McLeish's wage budget will be improved to 500,000 a week
The transfer budget will be unchanged.
I am ready, Stoke have publicly announced that Juande Ramos wishes to sell none of the current playing squad and they will allow him to control the transfer purchases also.
ARSENAL.TV Breaking News
Arsenal have signed physical centre-back Naldo for a reported 16 million from German club Werder Bremen. The Arsenal chairman stated that he was the perfect signing for Arsenal as he added some much needed defensive strength and is also more than capable wth the ball at his feet. The chairman also hinted that all other dealings in this window would be left for Wenger to undertake.
When does this start Ollie. As a member of the FA board do i need to do anything?
Can i please have a screen shot of the fulham team sheet and also the finances page if possible?
did you get my pm paulo?? you need to add me ad richard before the game continue past the 1st september, im currently uploading lots of screen shots
Fulham Complete Initail Transfers
Fulham Chairman Paul Wilmot has spoken today about the players that have been brought into the club in the last couple of weeks and what the future holds for the London club.
"We would like to welcome to the club 9 new players that we think can propel us forward to challange for European places for the forseeable future. We also have to say good bye to 3 of our players who decided that there futures lay away from the cottage.
Firstly there are some new names that the fans have not been told about yet and the following exciting deals have been tied up in the last couple of days:
We have sign 5 players on free transfers after there contracts ended with there previous clubs
Ricardo Oliveira joins us from Al-Jazira Club. The Brazilian International Striker has had previous spells at AC Milan, Real Betis and Valencia
Rafael Sobis joins the club from Al-Jazira like Ricardo he is a brazilian international Midfielder who at 24 has the best years ahead.
Two well known names who need no introduction having had spells and Liverpool and Arsenal respectivly are Fenando Morientes and Tierry Henry. These two are a major coup for this club and there experience will no doubt prove greatly benificial to us and also to the youth players that we have at the club.
We have also made 2 signings that are clearly looking towards the future the first is Rabiu Ibrahim who joins us from Sporting lisbon. He has in the past been linked with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United so we are very proud to unvail him at our club as one to watch.
The second is a very exciting player who we have pipped the biggest teams in the world in signing. The young striker at 16 has shown tremendous potential and we are confidant that we can realise that here. He is the one and only Romelu Lukaku who joins us from Anderlect for an undisclosed fee.
Add all these to the exciting players that we announced earlier in the week Alex Marrow England Under 21 international Gary Cahill and Kevin Davies and i think that the squad that Javier has to work with is one of the best that we have seen at Fulham for a very long time.
I have been asked by many this week if there will be any more comings and goings from the club before the window shuts in September but we cannot say as yet. We will let Javier get into training when then report back and see where we are and what he thinks we need.
I think that we can all agree that this is a very exciting time to be a Fulham fan and we are all looking forward to the start of the season and hopefully success on and off the field for everyone involved.
Last edited by Paulo1985; 08-07-2010 at 09:39.
Aston Villa
Man City
Man Utd
West Brom
West Ham
Carling Cup
Europa League
League Table
20th team = Sunderland p3 w0 d1 l2 gd -3 pts1
Fulham Team
All transfers done between chairman that were free and were then relased were placed back to clubs, if they were once again sold then thats life, clearly the manager didnt like the chairmans picks, if there was money involved it is like any other transfer and the manager is a dip **** :L
Breaking News: Newcastle Chairmen would like to announce that he is disappointed with the sides early exit in the league cup but would like to hail the league form. Being unbeaten after the first 3 games is a dream we didnt think we would achieve, and with manager chris hughton looking to the future with the signing of Scott Sinclair then we can hope for a brillliant few years.
owen coyle selling geovanni for £2.5m is he mad n bringing in darius vassell
Javier Aguirre = Idiot he better buck his ideas up. We sign a trully promising CB in Gary Cahill and he goes and sells him to Man Utd. It was for £14 Million.
If he dont perform this year for that decision alone he may well be on his way at the end of the year!!
why did i not keep him doh!!!! and it always happens in the game paulo. Gary Cahill almost moves all the time thats why i wanted big money for him.
FA making Major Changes
The Football Association have had a complete reshuffle of power in the last couple of weeks and the game in England as a whole is coming under Close scrutiny as they look to shake things up. A New board of 3 premier league chairman was elected by their peers to represent them and they have wasted no time in stamping there authority on the England team Manager. A spokesman for the FA today released a press statement announcing the departure of the current England Manager Fabio Capello and his backroom staff. "We sat down with Fabio and discussed the performance of the England team and the direction that they should move in and whilst Fabio is a highly respected manager and has a long history of domestic achievements it was decided that his style of management was no longer what was required. We would like to thank Fabio personally now for the hard work that he has put in over the last two years and we wish him all the best for the future.
It is believed that this move will cost the FA somewhere in the region of 12 Million pounds. New chairperson of the FA Ollie Laaaaaaaad had this to say "We are disappointed to have to pay out this sum of money. The main reason was the removal of a break clause by former chairman Sir Dave Richards. This has cost the FA a lot of money but in the long run we believe that the money spent now will be a great benefit to the future of the English game.
The main question on everyone lips now will be about Capello's replacement. The FA are believed to have drawn up a list of six names that they would like to sit down and talk to about the now vacent position. They include 3 current Premiership managers Harry Redknapp of Tottenham, Martin O'Neil of Aston Villa ,and David Moyes of Everton.
Added to those three names are the likes of former Blackburn Manager Sam Allardyce who parted company with the Yorkshire club at the beginning of the Season, Real Madrid manager Jose Morinho and Ex England Striker Alan Shearer. All managers will be sounded out within the next couple of weeks and a final decision will be made before the commencement of the qualifing campaign for the 2010 world Cup
Spokesman LCFC1 added that this was not the only announcement that would be made by the new board in the next couple of weeks. Further announcements are set to shake up not only the English team but the league and game as a whole.
Speculation about the new boards agenda grew last night as they are believed to be looking into the Chairman transfer system and the England Back room staff as a whole.
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Tottenhams Chairman Stewart Robertson is keen to impress upon the FA that he will not let Harry Redknapp go without putting up a fight.
"Harry has done a great job here at White Hart Lane and it's only natural that the FA would consider him for the England managers position. However it's high time England were looking to a younger management team anyway. Harry is a club manager, and one of the finest around. Managing England would be a nothing more than a novelty job. He would miss the day to day running of the team. Its in the best interest of all parties that Harry stays where he is."
Sunderland Press Conference:
Sunderland chairman called a press conference today reagarding manager Steve Bruce. Cartwright had this to say "As much as I love Steve as a guy and I do think he is a good manager, he has not shown it so far in the early days we've been working together. First of all I was disappointed when after some hard work signing players myself, which I know would improve the team, Steve goes over my head and sells them on straight away. Although I can just about live with this as he did make a profit overall. Unfortunately I am unhappy at the way the team has played so far. 3 league matches, 1 cup match. 3 losses, 1 draw. It's not as if we've had hard matches on paper. Stoke away, West Brom away are games where I feel we should be winning or at least pressing for a win. But the team showed no passion. Blackpool at home and Peterborough at home in the cup are inexcusable games though. We should be winning these games, and quite comfortably. But I have decided to give Steve some time to turn it around. After all I did say a few days ago, I would stick with him through thick and thin unless things got really bad. Well if things continue like they will have got really bad, and Steve will be looking for another job. It's time to show he deserves the job."
SSN reporters were at the conference and the summary is Cartwright is not happy for various reason. But will give Bruce time to change it, but won't wait too long before he changes Bruce himself.
What's the configuration of the game. I.e. selected nations, lowest active league, database size?
Just wondering because I can't find most of the players Steve Bruce signed on a small, Premier League only game. (I am using the updated database).
The set up is
English premier league
View Only
Spanish BBVA
German Bundesliga
Italia Serie A
Holland eredvise
Brazil serie A
Scottish Irn Bru premier league
even with all these view only it is still 5* running which is great
And what size database, small? large? medium?
Large DB with all european internationals and south american internationals loaded
The south american takeover at Blackpool has today continued with Assitant manager Steve Thompson being replaced with Brazilian free agent Baltimar Brito,
Brito was never capped for his country but was the former assistant to the already legendary 'special one' Jose Mourinho
Furthermore Brito's friend Paulo Camello has joined the coaching staff replacing another english coach at the club, some fans have been said to be unhappy that English chairman and Football Association Chief - Executive has been employing South Americans, where as others have welcomed the changes as showing vast ambition and enabling them and their families see and expansive attractive brand of premier league football
it is also rumoured that the south american invasion wont stop there and more brazilian, argentine and chillian coaches will be arriving by the seaside shortly
Last edited by ollie laaaaaaaad; 08-07-2010 at 15:21.
When will we be moving on with this one Ollie. Just wondering if we had an idea of what speed this will be played at?
Sunderland Press Conference:
In a move that shocked the footballing world today disgraced former England manager Fabio Capello announced his intention to take the managerial seat at Sunderland. Just a few hours after Steve Bruce was given the dreaded vote of confidence by new chairman Rhys Cartwright, his time was up at Sunderland after an appalling start to the season which sees The Black Cats sitting pretty at the bottom of the Premier League. Although this u-turn within the space of a day is not too much of a surprise in this modern era of demands for quick success, seeing a European Cup winning manager turn up at the Stadium of Light is a shock that will surely see Sunderland fans dancing in the streets of Wearside tonight.
Capello's appointment, which echoes Sven Goran Eriksson's short reign at Manchester City following the 2006 World Cup, is a surprising situation for all involved, including Capello himself. However, it is believed that Capello is looking forward to the opportunity to prove himself to the English fans, players and media as a manager with immense pedigree.
Capello stated, "I am looking forward to the opportunity to take a formerly giant club like Sunderland back to the summit of English football, and the chance to work with Rhys Cartwright was an opportunity that I was unwilling to pass up. I am glad to be able to return to football management quickly."
What was believed to be the persuading factor for Capello was Cartwright's offer of full control of the club, a move that seems all too old fashioned in this day of interfering chairmen. And if this wasn't enough then wages believed to be some of the highest for a Premier League manager will have made the deal all the more sweeter for the experienced coach. Capello is bringing his long-time friend and assistant Franco Baldini along with him for the ride with the blessing of Cartwright.
It is the hope of the Sunderland board that this gamble can come to fruition with Capello determined to prove a point to the FA and add some English trophies to a swag bag already full to the brim with silverware.
As well as Capello's shock appointment, it has been a busy day at the Stadium of Light with Edin Dzeko passing his medical and all the paperwork going through for the striker to arrive in time to meet his new manager and squad mates before the weekend's fixtures. It is believed that the deal cost Cartwright £25m from Wolfsburg, where Dzeko was unhappy with the appointment of another failed England manager.
Last edited by rhyscartwright91; 08-07-2010 at 16:23.
well as soon as we have an england manager and the FA have implimented anything we want we will race right up to january probally by the end of the night
Everton News
The new chairman has stated his disappointment with two loses in their first Premier league matches. Including one 2-3 loss to local rivals, Liverpool. The chairman remains upbeat, however, and still believes Everton can push for a spot in Europe, if they play to full potential.
**Wigan Press Conference**
We hope to stay up this year and Roberto is the man to keep us up.
The game would really be sped up if the Tottenham and Aston Villa managers got back to me
Sorry but im furious by that post. Bang out of order!
Tottenham are available for whoever wants to take over. Im out!
wtf :S i wasnt having a go at all people were asking when the game would continue i meant when ive heard back off you two then it would continue
To be honest mate, you had already heard back off me, you just didnt like what you heard. Your suggestion i am holding things up is pure nonsense. I have responded to at least 20 notification in the past couple of days from both yourself and other players and never once delayed. Im not gonna get into a debate about it. Ive told you where i stand.
End of!
:S thats not true tho i posted that before i heard back of you? i dont get where you are coming from tbh and what you're so mad about
Wrong! I got back to you at 16:38. You posted that at 17:57. Its just that you chose to ignore what i said at 16:38 cos it didnt suit what you wanted.
thats not true at all why would i ignore what you've said?? i got back to you straight away with a counter offer
Haha, 4 games, 3 league , 1 cup, 2 wins, 2 loses. Good victory over sunderland but and Arsenal away was always an impossible game,
Signings look ok, could you how me screenshots of each of the players Juande signed please if thats no bothered .
can i just send a squad list with the stats?
Yeah thats fine mate
Cheers, ooo arismendi quality so far.
Christian Poulsen quality signing for stoke
Haha yeah for stoke, i follow italian football he was terrible for juventus last season hopefully though he'll provide the steel in midfield to keep us up
has that stewartjrobertson left then completely
yeh he has
why dont you offer the team then theres a few people viewing who may be interested in becoming chairman of spurs is it.
Ive created a thread in the general discussion offering the team to the community
o right cool man
Where is everyone this evening!?!?
I'm online
me too till 10 then im going to watch mock the week.
Blackburn Board has faith in Southgate
The Blacburn board wish to give Gareth Southgate there complete backing, despite only 2 draws leaving them periously close to the relegation zone with 2 points, however they would like to warn Gareth that if the club are where the find themselves come January they will have no choice but to review his position.


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I am wondering why we as Christians are not seeing those great miracles of old and as promised in Mark 11 vs 17 & 18.
Or is it we are failing short or miracles were for a specific period?
I am wondering why we as Christians are not seeing those great miracles of old and as promised in Mark 11 vs 17 & 18.
Or is it we are failing short or miracles were for a specific period?
closed as primarily opinion-based by fredsbend, bruised reed, curiousdannii, El'endia Starman♦ Jan 5 '15 at 20:11
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There are two major views on this, with several subsets.
On the contrary, I would suggest that miracles do happen fairly often. There are many testimonies of doctors beginning a massive surgery to remove cancer only to find that the cancer mysteriously disappeared overnight.
Additionally, a significant percentage of Muslims who become Christians do so because of a vision or dream where Jesus Himself appears to them. This certainly could be considered miraculous, as many of them risk their lives to turn to Christianity, which they hated for their entire lives.
Now, the Bible seems to indicate that God responds according to our faith, so the lack of miracles or answered prayer can be an indicator of a lack of faith in a community.
Caleb's answer is useful.
As an interesting data point, I have a friend, now dead, who was a translator with SIL (Wycliffe) in a Papua New Guinea Villages, very close to the PNG-Irian Jaya border. This area was much more remote than many and so less influenced by western contact. She said that initially miracles of a biblical nature were relatively common amongst thje Christian community, but that it seemed that they decreased as westernisation and familiarity with external contact increased over many years. Obviously with a sample of one area and one person's observations it is not certain how (inversely) causally related the miracles and degree of westernisation were, but worth noting.
As one who is older than young I have noted over many decades that mountains seem to move when viewed from the corner of the eye and are much less likely to do so when stared at. I also find that that which was absolutely certainly miraculous at the time, is much more questionable at a later date, and increasingly so as time progresses. I am not suggesting that the details are less convincing but that as the effect on attitude and behaviour fade and memories of how real an event was that we tend to let the louder less still voices of cynicism and disbelief increasingly attack the memories.
I have personally experienced a few events that seemed to incontrovertibly be miracles by any statistical evaluation - and a few survive as miracles even with long term memory, but even those would have been questioned and / or rejected at the time by those who feel bound to necessarily reject all such events.
I'm an engineer. I tend to informally and even formally assess apparent probabilities of events when they stick well enough out of the noise to be notable. Some few do this really well. I have experienced a number of events which matched specific requests with probabilities I'd rate in the millions to one. And other events of similar probability which were not absolutely identifiable as specific answers but which "worked together for good" at equally large probability ratios.
While minor by most standards the following was interesting to me:
I've never liked "healing" stories which implied a degree of flippancy on God's part (legs being lengthened too much with prayer and needing more prayer to get it right) but even they may have their place.
I personally experienced instantaneous healing of a 'smallish' but significant injury which in normal events would only have been painful and inhibiting while it healed but which was about to cause major problems. I was about to lead a church group on a hiking trip in steep and rugged company with a painful leg injury acquired a few days before through acting extremely stupidly on a motorcycle. My 'fervent' prayer was very specific about why I needed healing and what events had to be covered. Nothing happened and I approached a several day event without healing - I guessed that God's answer at that stage was "No!". At the exact moment of commencement I received essentially complete healing. This lasted for about 3 days and at the exact moment that the "event" ended the healing instantaneously reverted and I then had to heal again in the normal manner. I received exactly what I asked for in order to allow me to meet other people's needs. Interesting.


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6 Acts of Propaganda That Backfired Hilariously
#3. Actress is Just Too Likable to be Anti-Nazi
Back when the pinnacle of entertainment was to go to the movies to be told how to think and act, the Third Reich created the first Odd Couple drama series. Except instead of hijinks and humor, there were just good Nazis and bad Nazis.
We are of the opinion that the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi, or in some situations, an undead Nazi.
The series was called Leise und Miese, "Liza and Lousy," proving that what Germans lack in situational comedy, they more than make up for in snappy writing.
So Leise und Meise were all about teaching audiences how to be good and patriotic citizens. As you may have guessed, "Lousy" was supposed to embody the terrible things that were discouraged by the government, such as listening to enemy radio stations and stockpiling food.
The last act actually seems quite sensible for a wartime situation, but then the only experience we've had with saving goods up in wartime is stealing ammo from other players in Call of Duty.
So What Went Wrong?
Their casting director picked the wrong bad girl. They hired Brigitte Mira, an actress who was just starting out but who managed to turn her "bad" character into a sympathetic woman. Whether this was through incredible acting skills or by just being smoking hot is unconfirmed, but since her career managed to span eight decades, we're guessing mainly the former. Seeing audiences warm to Brigitte got up the producer's nose and the series was soon canceled.
Americans would take the opposite view and give the worst characters their own show.
What makes this all the more remarkable was not that she lived to the grand old age of 95, it was the fact that she survived Germany at all. See, Brigitte Mira's Father was Jewish, making her one of the ballsiest half-Jewish, pro-Nazi actresses in history.
#2. Air Force One Terrifies New York
Let's be clear: it isn't just Nazis and North Koreans who produce dumbass propaganda. The US government is perfectly capable of creating some spectacularly foolish monkeyshine as well.
Suffocate men wearing derbys. Be American!
The dawn of a new presidential administration is the perfect time to stir up feelings of patriotism and hope in the hearts of the people. And what better metaphorical mixer is there for stirring hearts than Air Force One? And what better metaphorical bowl is there than iconic US landmarks? In other less metaphorical words, wouldn't it be kickass to take some pictures of Air Force One buzzing the most American shit America has to offer? Preferably while Lee Greenwood sang in the background and a lone eagle led the charge? Yes.
And this is exactly what the brand new Obama administration attempted to accomplish in the spring of 2009 with a series of staged photographs of Air Force One.
So What Went Wrong?
Imagine you're the person planning this flyover. For the pictures to turn out best, it's got to be a low flight path. For terrifying thousands of people, it's got to happen in freaking New York City.
"An airliner buzzing NY skyscrapers? This won't upset a single person!"
They not only plum forgot to tell the President or the Mayor of New York City, but the White House press secretary claimed to be unaware it was going on. After all, it's pretty hard to track the whereabouts of several tons of aircraft. One of the best things about the whole debacle were the internal emails sent by Pentagon staff, who, amongst flailing recriminations and sheer panic, start to resemble the cast of The Office.
And then they realized a little thing called the Internet had caught wind of the story:
But thankfully, swine flu is predicted to save the day.
The whole thing ended with apologies, promises to never do it again and Obama having to flay people alive in the White House dungeons.
And he does so hate having to do it.
#1. Baghdad Bob Cracks His Enemies the Hell Up
Meet Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraq information minister, better known as Baghdad Bob, or the guy who was meant to make Saddam Hussein look good. Not a good job at the best of times, never mind at the height of the second Gulf War. His tenure as the mouthpiece of Iraq lasted two whole years though, or enough time to build a house made of failure.
The house was made of failure, and probably some sand.
Also dubbed "Comical Ali," al-Sahaf conducted press conferences during the US invasion of Iraq. And it became very evident that al-Sahaf's public relations strategy was simple: Deny everything. WMD's, the success of the invading forces, the fact that Baghdad was under siege right outside the press conference, everything.
"What oil wells? Those are fire mines."
While his wish was actually to be an English teacher, al-Sahaf put his linguistic skills to the delicate art of propaganda, and the Western press lapped it up, laughing all the way.
So What Went Wrong?
This guy would have written the Book of Wrong, if he weren't guaranteed to accidentally stab himself in the eye with the pencil. His brain was connected to his mouth by way of crazy straws, and he had the habit of cheering up the enemy by just opening it.
Some of his greatest quotes can be found in this compilation on Youtube, but we have our own favorites:
"We are not afraid of the Americans. Allah has condemned them. They are stupid. They are stupid... and they are condemned."
"Our initial assessment is that they will all die."
"They are suffering from shock. And awe. Ok."
"They are a superpower of villains. Really. They are a superpower of Al Capone."
"We have them surrounded in their tanks"
We're pretty sure Steven Seagal has said at least three of those in his movies.
Don't forget, he was the Iraq Information Minister. While that sounds like a job in the Ministry of Truth, this guy was the voice of a whole country. Wars were won and lost on this kind of thing. George Bush was once asked whether the guy was a plant, as his insane ramblings only succeeded in making the US look good. He got the hell out of Baghdad the day before the city fell, though continued to make appearances on TV in the Middle East, presumably claiming he still had the upper hand.
He was like the real-life equivalent of Mumm-Ra.
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So now faith, hope and love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13
American Lutheran Church has been a spiritual haven, a locus of faith, hope and love, for residents of Shoshone County since 1938. What are these qualities?
Paul of Tarsus, in the passage above, refers to three of the pillars of Christianity; faith, hope, and love.
Martin Luther defines faith as "God's work in us, that changes us and gives new birth from God." (Luther on Faith)
Why, then, is love the greatest of the three? One reason is that love is the manifestation of the other two here on Earth, our fellow humans.


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By Christopher James
January 23, 2013
The New York University College of Nursing's [NYUCN] Advanced Nursing Student Organization [ANSO] held a "Holiday Drive for the Troops" in December, packing the goods donated by local businesses. Among the items donated were: 80 pounds of Starbucks coffee; organic body products, such as lotion, shampoo, skin care items; beef jerky; batteries; and candy.
"ANSO Vice President and NYUCN Graduate Student Elizabeth Rogers' brother, Nicholas Rodgers, has been serving in the Army for three years, and is currently in Afghanistan on his second deployment," said Cindy Lundberg-Lewis, Student Affairs Officer, NYU College of Nursing.
ANSO shipped 11 large care-packages, to Nicholas's base in Afghanistan, each with an individual letter to the troops expressing gratitude for their service, and wishing them a healthy holiday season. This drive is part of the College of Nursing's Veteran and Military Service Initiative.
"As a proud Army sister and supporter of our troops, I am so amazed at the courage and sacrifice of the men and women serving in the various branches of the military," said Elizabeth Rodgers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. "Christmas time is especially hard for the troops because they are so far from home. The care packages are a wonderful way to send our love, encouragement, and support to troops serving overseas to give them a piece of home and let them know that we are thinking of them and praying for them."
"With the help of the NYU College of Nursing community, we were able to send care packages to my brother and some of his fellow soldiers for Christmas to show our gratitude and appreciation for their service" Rogers added. "As student leaders in the NYUCN community, ANSO's holiday drive was in the spirit of supporting our service men and women and thanking them during the holidays."
NYUCN's Veteran and Military Service Initiative is honored to work with veterans interested in earning their nursing degree to launch their nursing careers. NYUCN offers outstanding academic programs and comprehensive services, as well as a supportive team of faculty, administrators and staff who are committed to making sure our veterans get the most from their NYUCN experience.
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Are You Prepared for Anything (Even Zombies)?
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Zombies are coming!
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Though we can't say with any certainty that walkers will one day wreak havoc on the world, we can absolutely guarantee that winter is coming and with it, all kinds of crazy weather. Are you ready?
Why you should be prepared
If you take a look at this map from the New York Times, you can see that Mother Nature poses some kind of threat no matter where you live. From hurricanes on the Eastern Seaboard, tornadoes throughout the Midwest, and earthquakes on the West Coast, anywhere you hang your hat has some potential for crisis. In fact, the U.S. receives more severe weather than any other country in the world.
There have already been 538 confirmed tornados in the U.S. this year. Plus, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting that 2013 will be an "extremely active" hurricane season on the Atlantic. And, according to Farmers' Almanac, the upcoming winter will be cold, cold, cold.
So whether you're in Raleigh or Topeka (or even somewhere in the shaky state of California) everyone everywhere should be prepared. It can't hurt, right?
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WEIRTON - Oglebay Court Yard was the setting for the July 28 wedding that united Staci Jo Cline and Patrick Michael Breen. The 3:30 p.m. outdoor ceremony was performed by the Rev. Ed Rudiger of Cove Presbyterian Church.
The bride was escorted to the altar by her mom, Linda Cline and Peter Bernardi of Weirton, who gave her in marriage.
She wore a taffeta wedding gown with a strapless sweetheart neckline and a full gathered ballroom skirt and train in back. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangeas, orchids and berries.
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She also is the daughter of the late Douglas Cline.
The groom is the son of Dennis and Susan Breen of Colliers.
Bridesmaids were Kayla Violet, sister of the bride; Molly Cline, sister of the bride; Ruby Stiles, cousin of the bride; Rochelle Sperlazza Myers; Kyle Bliss; Kristen Breen, sister of the groom; and Leila Hannaoui and Sophia Hannaoui, cousins of the groom.
The flowergirl was Amiah Fuentes of Wheeling, and Jacoby Raymond, cousin of the groom from Florida, was the ring bearer.
Groomsmen were Stephen Breen, brother of the groom; Nick Breen, brother of the groom; Dustin Myers; Michael Swearingen; and Jose Fuentes.
The reception was held in Glessner Hall, Oglebay Resort. The newlyweds took a wedding trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico.
The bride is a graduate of Brooke High School and she received her bachelor's degree in health care management from Marshall University. She is also a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville with a master's degree in business administration. She is employed by C.H.A.N.G.E. Inc. in Weirton.
The groom is also a graduate of Brooke High School. He is a bulk materials handler at Warren Distribution in Glendale, W.Va.
They live in Follansbee.


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On vacation, a mind is a terrible thing to worry
South Florida in January is awesome. I'm actually feeling a bit sorry for my friends and relatives back in Connecticut, where the temperature at 6 a.m. this morning was exactly zero, and the afternoon high isn't expected to top 15 degrees.
The frigid tundra my wife and I left behind in New England is being pushed further and further to the back of my mind. The only thing that matters now is this gorgeous present moment and this sun-soaked present location. Ahh, this is what a vacation is all about.
Then, just as I'm about to become one with my surrounding environment; just as I'm about to enter into a state of relaxation I have not experienced in years, way in the back of my mind, next to where the zero degree data byte has been pushed, a single brain cell raises its hand and says, "Hey, what if the furnace stops running?"
In the front of my mind, where 99-percent of my awareness is basking in the warm breeze and focusing on not focusing on anything at all, a different brain cell replies, "Excuse me?"
The brain cell in the back of my mind repeats, "What if the furnace stops running? I don't want to alarm you, of course, but with the cold wave in Connecticut this week, I was just wondering if the furnace stops running for whatever reason, what will happen to all the pipes in the house?"
Now the front of my mind completely changes its focus. No longer is 99-percent of my awareness working hard at being unaware. Now 100-percent of my mind is creatively conjuring up frightening images of burst pipes and water damage and cranky insurance adjusters and five-figure estimates from plumbing contractors to repair the mess.
"Dammit!" the front of my mind mutters, "Why'd you hafta say that?"
The back of my mind replies innocently, "Sorry, I was just trying to help."
So for the rest of the week, throughout all the beaching and boating and golfing and eating and pooling and lounging, the back of my mind periodically says, "So, uh, whataya think? Will the furnace be all right?"
And each time the front of my mind shouts, "Stop saying that! There's nothing we can do about it now, so stop ruining this vacation!"
"Fine," the back of my mind says, then adds sarcastically, "Yeah, the furnace is only 50 years old. What could possibly go wrong?"
TORRINGTON — After driving home from the airport we pull into the driveway for the first time in eight days. It is 19 degrees outside. I pray it is not also 19 degrees inside. With my heart pounding, I rush into the basement, where I find the 50-year-old furnace chugging away, generating heat and pumping warmth throughout the house. All the pipes are intact. I fall to my knees and hug the trusty old appliance. The front of my mind says, "Ouch, that's hot!"
The back of my mind says, "You just burned your cheek. You should've used sunblock."
Then, offering what is surely NOT the last word in this never-ending contentious dialogue, the front of my mind looks rearward and says, "Oh shut up!"
Bill Dunn is a freelance writer who resides in Torrington. He can be reached via his website at: www.boomertrek.com.
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I'm wondering what the reason for the mispronunciation of 円 in English came to be "yen". I can understand how some words like 東京 became "Tokyo", but "en" to "yen" seems strange. On a side note, why is this symbol 「¥」 used to denote currency? And would you pronounce that the same as 円 as well?
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Why is it pronounced "yen"?
I was actually wondering this a month or so ago, but found the answer on the Wikipedia article for yen/en.
The Symbol ¥
As long as you are in Japan, ¥ is pronounced the same as 円. I'm not sure exactly why the both exist, but I'd guess that it's the same reason that we have "dollar" and "$" as well as "euro" and "€" - ¥ is not a kanji or word, but rather a symbol. Similar to these examples, even though ¥ comes before the number, you would still pronounce it at the end of the number; ¥100 and 100円 would both be pronounced ひゃくえん.
To add to the second point to atlantiza answer, note in general that currency symbols have two parallel bars crossing a letter for the main unit and a single bar crossing for the sub unit (Recently, I see only single bar with the dollar symbol, though). In case of American dollar, the main unit uses what looks like "S" today, which is not straightforward, and the sub unit uses "c", which is related to "cent". With Japanese, it is "Y", and should be clear that it comes from "yen".
For asking why "¥" is used, I think you have culture bias. Why is "$" is used instead of writing "dollar"?


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6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies
Everybody needs a hobby, but people find release in many surprising ways. A mechanic might unwind by knitting, a ballet dancer might take up boxing. But what do you do to unwind after, say, a long day at the genocide factory? Just ask these guys:
#6. Hitler Loved Disney and Sketched Characters
Everybody knows Hitler was an artist, and while paintings of his have supposedly popped up before, recent sketches discovered in 2008 shed a little more light on the twisted mind behind the madman: He was a Mouseketeer. Well, in spirit anyway. The sketches were of two of the seven dwarfs, Bashful and Doc, along with an unsigned sketch of Pinocchio.
Everyone needs a hobby.
Hitler wasn't just a casual fan either. He not only owned a copy of Snow White, he thought it was one of the greatest movies ever created. His love for all things Disney was so well known that Joseph Goebbels, history's second greatest monster, gave Hitler Mickey Mouse paraphernalia. Goebbels later wrote in his diary that Hitler was "very pleased." This was presumably followed by "he clapped his hands in glee, and immediately ran to his room to change into the mouse ears and Donald Duck footy pajamas."
#5. Osama Bin Laden Ruled the Volleyball Court
Osama Bin Laden hates America. He hates everything about it: The sacrilegious freedoms we enjoy, our arrogant politics, the way America snorts when it laughs. You know this already; you've probably seen his Vlogs. He just hates America so fucking much, he loathes every fiber of its black, accursed soul... well, except for volleyball. That shit's awesome.
We're not making this up; stories of Bin Laden's volleyball prowess come from insiders like his former bodyguard, Nasser al-Bahri.
So why is America's number one enemy also the number one fan of the homoerotic near-orgy from Top Gun? Maybe his love for volleyball is the one exception that proves the rule, or maybe it's actually the cause for his hatred; a bitter jealousy at all of our immaculate beaches and regulation nets coming from a dude stuck in a low-ceilinged cave using old clotheslines. Or perhaps, just perhaps, the 6'4 Arab guy in a country where rural villagers think fun is forbidden by God is predisposed to dominate the crap out of that sport.
You might say he's "built for the game."
Oh, and throw in the fact that Mohammed Atef, the former chief of Al-Qaeda, also used to be a star volleyball player, but wasn't allowed to play on the same team as Osama because they were just that good, and we think the United States' next move is clear: Stage a fake volleyball competition, and arrest the unnaturally skilled giant with the fake beard (over his regular beard).
Hey, it worked for Robin Hood.
#4. Saddam Hussein Wrote Sappy Romance Novels.
In late 2001, CIA officials found a novel at an Arabic book store in London titled Zabibah and the King. Penned under the clever pseudonym "S. Hussein," (seriously, how did we ever catch that guy?!)
Ladies, are your loins quivering yet? If not, you are in direct violation of Iraqi law.
Zabibah and the King is an allegorical novel based on the history of Iraq... in the same way that Transformers is an allegorical TV show about the industrial revolution. Liberties are taken, is what we're saying here. The book is set in ancient Iraq, where the fair and just King (Saddam) falls in love with the beautiful and innocent Zabibah (Iraq). After several long, thinly veiled discussions on God, love, poetry, matted back hair and dank spider-holes, the King and Zabibah eventually fall deep in love.
Ladies love a man with his own gilded throne.
But on a walk from the King's Palace to her home, Zabibah is attacked and raped by her cruel husband. Here's a line from the actual passage:
"Rape is the most serious of crimes, whether it is a man raping a woman or invading armies raping the homeland or the usurpation of rights."
Yes, the girl is Iraq, the fair-haired (?) King is Saddam himself, and the cruel husband is the United States of America. And if you actually needed that explanation to get the subtext, you owe your elementary school English teacher a sternly worded note, though you'll probably need some help writing it. Then again, perhaps we're being unfair here: We shouldn't exactly be expecting subtlety from the guy commissioning 30-foot gold statues of himself for every town square in the country.
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1959 Chevy Apache Dash Install - A New Interior LookWritten by on April 21, 2011 Dash Swappin' Sheetmetal
The dash on my '59 Chevy Apache always looked out of place with the Fleetside bed. I was brainstorming what I could do to set it apart or make it better match the truck's exterior, when my good friend Jesse Barnes said he had a spare '64 Chevy Nova dash that would match the lines of the bed better than the stock dash.
I knew this was no easy task and, to be honest, I was not sure if I was up for the challenge. I can MIG and TIG thicker-gauge material with no problem, but when it comes to the thinner dash-like material it is really easy to burn a hole right through the edges. I also wondered if the '64 Nova dash would fit. I spent about a day trimming the edges and lining up the Nova dash to check if it would come close to fitting with minimal fabrication. After some more trimming and brainstorming I was confident that it would not look out of place; it was time to mark and cut the stock '59 dash out. I know that the dash is not everyone's cup of tea, but it should give the home customizer a chance to explore his or her options on what can be done with minimal tools and tons of planning. CT
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I laid the '64 dash over the stock one to see what I was dealing with. It fits really well so it should need minimal fabrication to install.I ground the edge of where I thought I would need to cut; this way I could make the old dash easier for cutting.I sprayed a heavier than normal coat of Dykem on the bare metal and this adjustable measuring tool to lightly scribe a half-inch line around the inner edge.You will need to remove the front windshield and cover up the windows, seats, and carpet before you cut or weld. My hood and engine were also out, so it was easy to cut with a cutoff wheel from inside the engine bay.I measured the edges of the stock dash and used a cutoff wheel to make short work of the sides. You can leave these on if you want to sell the stock dash. I will use these later to fill in the '64 dash.I repeated this step on the other side and used the same cutoff wheel to slowly remove the rest of the dash.I made a template out of construction paper of the old dash that is still attached to the body of the cab. Then, I transferred the template to the '64 dash.I took a lot of material off the '64 dash to make it fit snug against the dash. I removed the excess with the cutoff wheel and smoothed the edges with some 120-grit sandpaper.
I cleaned the edges of the dash really well, and the gutter close to where the final weld was going to be. Also, I cleaned the rust off the underside of the Nova dash so I could get a nice ground when welding and reduce the chance of messing up the welds.Using a paper template I traced the curves of the door and cut out a piece of 18-gauge sheetmetal and MIG-welded it to the cab. Lucky for me the template worked for both sides. Remember to tack a little at a time so that the metal will not warp.After the welds cooled down I used a disc grinder with 80-grit sandpaper to smooth down the freshly made end pieces. If you skip this step it will be very hard to get in there with your grind disc.Here, Jesse Barnes holds the dash while I measured and squared it on both ends for one last adjustment.While Barnes held the dash in place I used a MIG welder to tack the edges. I moved from one end to the other, making sure I left plenty of time for the welds to cool before I moved on. This process took several hours with about two hours of cool time in-between. I also used the metal cutters to snip the end of the welding wire before each and every tack. This helps the welder from jumping from the previous weld that left a ball on the end of the wire.Using 1⁄8-inch metal I cut two small pieces and clamped them into the vise. With a large hammer, I bent the tab to 90 degrees and sanded down the edges for welding.
The '59 dash side pieces that I cut apart were used to make the sides of the dash and came in handy, because I am not that great at shaping metal.


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I have a shower that has very low flow from the hot and cold water and also from the shower when you turn the valve to switch it to the shower. All of the other fixtures in the house have strong flow including the sink in the same bathroom. Unfortunately there isn't an easy way to get access behind the shower (tile on both sides of the wall). Does this sound like something that could be caused by bad cartridges? What about some kind of corrosion built up in the pipes? How can I go about diagnosing this without ripping open the walls?
If you have a shutoff valve feeding that bath or that shower, I would check:
Sometimes there is a screen in the shower head that can collect mineral deposits over time. They look kind of like white beads. Try removing the shower head and see if any more water comes out.
Remove the shower head, then try the shower. If you get full flow, replace the shower head. If you get low flow, probably there is a buildup of corrosion inside the pipes. We have replaced pipes recently and the amount of crud that can build up is unbelievable (sorry I did not take photos).


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Knicks Name Steve Mills GM in Place of Glen Grunwald
Front-Office Upheaval Less Than a Week Before Training Camp
Any way you slice it, the Knicks' announcement Thursday—that they are replacing esteemed general manager Glen Grunwald with former MSG Sports executive Steve Mills less than a week before the start of training camp—was a most puzzling move.
The move raised a number of questions, several of which may never yield answers. But it also made one thing clear: Team owner James Dolan, apparently unhappy with the current state of Knickerbocker affairs, had a different plan in mind.
Why else would the Knicks, widely seen as having overachieved last season, reassign Grunwald—who finished third in the league's executive of the year voting last season—to the role of adviser?
The Knicks' 54 wins were the most the franchise had posted in a single season since 1997. And the first-round victory over the Boston Celtics was the Knicks' first series win since 2000.
They managed both feats despite by taking a gamble: The 2012-13 Knicks, way above the salary cap before training camp even started, became the oldest team in league history, as Grunwald signed a number of experienced veterans on the cheap. (And it was under his watch that Jeremy Lin was discovered.)
By nearly all accounts, Grunwald—who initially took over in 2011 on an interim basis following Donnie Walsh's exit—did well with a difficult situation. Few could have expected last season's No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Still, Dolan probably wasn't thrilled to see the rival Nets steal headlines and make strides, both this summer and last, by pulling off blockbuster trades despite also being far above the cap.
It is hard to overstate the importance of Thursday's move—even without knowing precisely why Grunwald was taken out of his role—when one considers the issues facing the franchise in the coming months.
At the top of that list: NBA scoring champ Carmelo Anthony can opt out of his deal to become a free agent.
And the pressure would appear to be building for coach Mike Woodson, who—despite reaching 50 wins faster than any coach in team history—just lost his greatest front-office ally in Grunwald, his former college teammate at Indiana. Woodson is entering the second year of a three-year contract, one that carries no guarantee in the final season of the deal.
In a statement, Dolan—who formally spoke to basketball reporters Wednesday for the first time in six years and did so without mentioning Grunwald—thanked his outgoing general manager for his efforts while praising Mills's basketball acumen.
"I am pleased to be able to welcome Steve back to the Knicks," Dolan said. "He is a well-respected sports executive with a strong background in basketball, as well as a familiarity with NBA operations and our company."
The irony, of course, is that many of the team's fans would probably prefer Grunwald's stewardship to that of Mills, in large part because of the largely unsuccessful 10-year stretch in which Mills oversaw the Knicks' operations before being demoted in 2008.
His time overlapped with that of Isiah Thomas, when the Knicks performed poorly on the court and created negative story lines off it. In 2007, the team and Madison Square Garden were ordered by a jury to pay $11.6 million to Anucha Browne Sanders in a sexual-harassment lawsuit that claimed Thomas, a Dolan confidant, made unwanted advances toward her. Thomas denied the allegations.
It is unknown how long Mills will serve as GM, but there is speculation that Grunwald's removal as general manager was done to make room for assistant general manager/ex-Knicks star Allan Houston. Houston was unavailable for comment Thursday.
With the regular season starting Oct. 30, and so many big-ticket issues on the docket after season's end, Thursday's move looked questionable and heavy-handed. It could turn out to be misguided.
But really, only Dolan knows his plan. And given his reluctance to speak publicly about his team, we already know he's OK with being the only one to understand it.
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The Jeremy Lin story is amazing on a lot of fronts.
The main one is that the guy never quit.
No one wanted him out of high school and no one in the NBA wanted him.
He was one substitution away from being cut for the third time in the NBA.
Yet, Linsantiy is everywhere.
It's - yes - Lincredible.
Lin was the Player of the Year in California.
Do you know how many great players come out of California?
Me neither, but I would guess it is a few more than out of Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
Harvard was his back-up plan.
Back-up plan?
Lin led Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record and the Division II state title in 2006 after a 51-47 win over nationally-ranked Mater Dei High School.
He was named first-team all-state and the Northern California Player of the Year, averaging 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds and five steals a game.
The Stanford campus is a few jumpers away from Palo Alto High School and Cardinal coach Trent Johnson didn't want him.
Neither, did Cal, or UCLA, or USC, or Texas, or Arizona, or Duke, or North Carolina, or Nebraska, or Creighton, or any other Division I college you can name.
The PAC 10 schools wanted him to walk on.
No one wanted him.
How does the nation miss on the California player of the year?
Yep, stuff happens.
So, Lin took his 4.2 GPA and went to Massachusetts.
During this junior year he was the only Division I men's basketball player who was ranked in the top 10 in his conference in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocked shots, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and three-point shooting percentage.
Lin averaged 16.4 points, 4.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks his senior year.
He finished his career as the first player in Ivy League history to record at least 1,450 points, 450 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals.
Yet, no one wanted him.
But, he never quit.
Congratulations to Weirton Madonna graduate Max Nogay on receiving the starting nod at catcher for the WVU baseball team. He spent last year as a redshirt freshman as the bullpen catcher.
He is 2 for 10 so far with a double, two runs scored and has 16 putouts and three assists in 19 chances.
The Mountaineers head to South Carolina to meet Virginia Tech, North Carolina State and George Mason this week.
For as much garbage that has been going on at Penn State, the students at the school raised $10.6 million for kids with cancer.
That's how you define you - doing something for others.
The fifth year of the Wheeling Hospital Ohio Valley Athletic Conference basketball championships went off well again the past two Saturdays.
My biggest complaint about the tournament is that teams in the same section have and will continue to meet for the third time during the event. That means when they meet in sectional play, it'll be the fourth encounter.
That's not good on anybody's radar and I understand it has nothing to do with the tournament organizers.
Theoretically, the Wheeling Park and Morgantown boys basketball teams could end up playing each other five times - the fifth being in Charleston.
My newest complaint is about former Wheeling Park boys basketball coach Sam Andy on the radio broadcast of WKKX.
These are supposed to be impartial announcers and when one of the announcers says "we" a bajillion times (OK, maybe not a bajillion, but way too many times), then something is wrong and has to be fixed.
I understand he won a lot of basketball games as the Patriots coach and did a lot of good things.
But, I also understand coach Andy being on the radio when Park plays a team from out of the area, but when two local teams get after it, "we" cannot be a part of anyone's vocabulary.
And, when Andy said, "I bet we beat Indian Creek by 20" when it was suggested to him at halftime that the Redskins were staying with the Patriots, is completely unacceptable.
I get the allegiance with Wheeling Park.
I understand the Myron Cope thing with Sam Andy.
It just cannot be done then.
Bill Haas was interviewed by Peter Kostis at the end of his round of Sunday's PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club. Haas said he was heading to the driving range with a one shot lead because he knew Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley would both birdie the 18th hole to get into a playoff.
Mind you, there had only been six birdies on the hole the entire day.
Sure enough, Mickelson and Bradley buried putts to get into the three-man playoff.
Haas won the playoff on the second hole with a 45-foot birdie putt.
He won, in part, because he was not surprised when, on the range, he heard two huge roars from around the 18th green.
He was prepared, not surprised.
Nice trade by the Pirates getting A.J. Burnett.
Be your best today and be better tomorrow.
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I am creating a basic XNA recreation of Minecraft. My current problem is that my "Steve" model, which is skinned with an armature using vertex groups to deform, is showing up disfigured beyond all reason. I am using a custom shader with skinning imported from the SkinnedEffect from the StockEffects example. I'm sure the effect itself works fine and that my model's groups and weights are the problem. A link to another forum with the same question is here, since I cant post pictures or more than two links.
Here are some details about my model: The version of Blender I use is 2.6. Pay no attention to the corner-looking piece. That's just there for size comparison when I built him. I export to .fbx with only the mesh and armature selected. No options are selected other than "Export Selected" and "Apply Modifiers". Smoothing is off, Forward is -Z Forward and Up is Y Up. Again, I think the problem is the vertex groups and wights. Everything deforms properly in Blender, but not in XNA.
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VertexShaderOutput VertexShaderFunction(VertexShaderInput input)
VertexShaderOutput output;
Skin(input, NumBones);
float4x4 worldViewProj = mul(mul(World, View), Projection);
output.Position = mul(input.Position, worldViewProj);
float4 normal = mul(input.Normal, WorldInverseTranspose);
float lightIntensity = dot(normal, DiffuseLightDirection);
output.Color = saturate(DiffuseColor * DiffuseIntensity * lightIntensity);
output.Color.a = 1;
output.TextureCoordinate = input.TextureCoordinate;
return output;
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void Skin(inout VertexShaderInput input, uniform int boneCount)
float4x4 skinning = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < boneCount; i++)
skinning += Bones[input.Indices[i]] * input.Weights[i];
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So I picked up Harvard Medical School Guides' "No Sweat Exercise Plan: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live Longer" book and it seemed to suggest that any exercise was about as good as another for losing weight. Though to be honest its been a while sense I have read it. So I put the question to the community: is any exercise as good as another as far as weight loss/health?
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From what I can find regarding the book 'The No Sweat Exercise Plan: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live Longer', it is focused on better eating and doing some moderate amount of exercising - better eating then you are now and more exercising then you are currently doing. Both combined will provide a weight loss plan that is effective. As with any other 'no sweat' plan, the focus is on people who currently are not eating healthy and do no (or very little) exercising....for that community of people, anything works, for a time.
Your question: Does it matter what exercise for health/weight loss - yes and the book has the same advice in it regarding this (there seems to be one section in a book where high metobolism type exercise is recommended - such as jogging, which does cause most people to sweat..). The more you push yourself, the more benefit you will receive. My recommendation is to set some goals for yourself and based on your available time and resources develop a plan to meet those goals. I'm confident that a solid weight lifting program will provide most people with weight loss and basic strength that we all need. If your goal is to get in to an Iron Man competition, then endurance training is best. Simple weight loss? plan a diet you can live with and walk 1/2 hr a day.....so, step one: set some goals...list them here and lets see what we can do to help
"Feel free to drop me a line on any hints or grandfatherly advice you might have. I'm doing this on my free time." - from your profile
If you want to get in good shape and look athletic, then become athletic. 1/2 hr walks and a decent diet will only get you so far, theres not really anybody i know who does this that I would consider physically fit or more than borderline healthy - perhaps slim in some cases with people who properly restrict their calories and have a certain set of genes. but the wind could sweep them away! in other words nobody whos in great shape - i.e. strong, fast, a great cardiovascular system, good endurance. It wouldn't make sense that my granny who walks around the block every morning could outrun a sprinter. walks and diet will in the best case make you skinnyfat. you may look alright with clothes on, but...
I'm not telling you to become a sprinter, but if you want to be in decent shape, heres my suggestion;
These 4 points are really the basis for becoming a good athlete. Lift as heavy as you can without breaking your form, stick to the program, track progression. You'd be surprised how quickly your strength and muscular mass improves if you follow through 100% on these points.
My last piece of advice is that building a better body requires dedication and time, and exercise is not means to an end - its a lifestyle. so throw out your supplement-promoting fitness magazines with get-shredded-in-12-weeks programs that follow a typical bodybuilding split! you're never done, you start and keep going, along the way you will find new goals.
For aerobic exercise what would matter is the intensity/duration/frequency, not if it comes from running or biking.
So the short answer is NO.
It would be better if you could combine it with putting on muscle mass (If "losing weight" actually means "loosing fat")
Also it is best if you do something you really can do regularly.
"Every exercise is about as good as another for losing weight"
Good in terms of what?
I think thats what that sentence might want to tell you; it does not matter which exercise you chose as long as you are exercising.


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Municipal Wi-Fi
1. Advocates of municipally owned broadband networks claim they would produce a long list of benefits.
Critics say telephone and cable companies are moving too slowly to offer affordable high-speed broadband services to many parts of the country, particularly rural areas and small towns. Public construction and operation of broadband systems, they say, can fill the gap. Among the alleged benefits of municipally owned broadband networks are ubiquitous service, greater efficiency, a boost to economic development efforts, lower prices, and access to enhanced broadband services.
2. Broadband services are already available to virtually everyone who wants them.
Unlike two years ago, today virtually everyone who wants broadband services can get Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service from their telephone company or cable modem service from their cable company. Cable, telephone, and wireless broadband providers have spent billions of dollars rolling out service in areas that were previously underserved. T-1 service is available to businesses over existing telephone lines and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service is available from DirecTV and EchoStar. MDS (multipoint distribution service), or wireless cable, is widely deployed in smaller towns, and starting next year, WiMax will be deployed in communities across the country.
3.The speed of broadband services is rising and the price is falling.
Critics say platforms other than fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) fail to provide an acceptable level of speed and quality, but this too has changed with time. Most broadband platforms operate at speeds dramatically faster than two years ago. DSL now can reach 3 to 6 Mbps (largely in support of video applications), and an enhancement to the standard that can accommodate up to 15 Mbps will begin deployment in 2005. Cable modems provide high-speed data distribution between 500 Kbps and 4 Mbps, and commercial cable modem services can go even higher. Wireless broadband can reach 54 Mbps, depending on several factors. WiMax will offer speeds of between 17 Mbps and 75 Mbps, depending on distance from the tower and other factors.
While speeds have increased, prices have fallen. SBC offers DSL "Express" service for $26.95/month and "Pro" service for $36.99/month, and T-1 service for around $250.00 per month. Comcast offers free cable modems and Internet access for $42.95/ month. DirecTV offers satellite broadband service for between $99/month and $129/month; after 15 months you own the equipment and the price falls to between $59/month and $89/month. When WiMax arrives, it is likely to cost $25 a month for broadband and $40 to $50 for a package that includes unlimited telephone service.
4. Municipal broadband is not a boon to economic development efforts.
Consultants often try to sell municipalities on the idea of building broadband networks by claiming they are essential to economic development efforts, but their reports invariably present no evidence of a link between broadband and economic growth. In fact, econometric research consistently finds subsidies to corporations--whether in the form of cheap access to land, sewers, or broadband--are an unreliable and often counterproductive strategy for economic development. Cities and states that make these expenditures do not create jobs or increase personal income at higher rates than cities and states that don't. The expected private benefits of a few users do not justify the cost of connecting every business and household in the community with expensive fiber-optic lines.
5. It is unlikely a public utility would operate as efficiently as competing private companies offering telecommunications services.
Another claim commonly made by advocates of municipalization is that public utilities operate more efficiently than private companies. However, research on the costs and quality of public services produced via municipal ownership versus private provision is extensive and conclusive. It shows privatization, not municipalization, delivers significant cost savings, greater accountability and responsiveness to consumers or elected officials, and a level of quality equivalent or superior to public-sector delivery. The claim that municipalization is more efficient than relying on private companies fails on empirical grounds.
6. Cities that have attempted to build and operate broadband networks often report large losses borne by taxpayers or ratepayers.
Of some 55,000 towns and municipalities in the U.S., only about 200, or 0.5 percent, operate municipal broadband networks. Many communities that have taken the plunge have experienced large losses that must be paid for by taxpayers or ratepayers. For example, Iowa Communications Network"consistently requires large subsidies to continue in business"; California's CALNET system was some $20 million in debt when it was privatized in 1998;Lebanon, Ohio originally projected the cost of building its FTTH network at $5 million and ended up spending $9 million and later had to authorize $14.8 million in mortgage revenue bonds to cover operating losses; and Marietta, Georgialost more than $35 million operating its municipal broadband network before it was sold (at a loss) to American Fiber Systems in September 2004.
7. Municipal broadband networks are very risky ventures.
Municipal broadband utilities most commonly fail or run deficits because thecost of construction exceeds initial projections and burdens the utility with high debt retirement costs; legal restrictions prevent cities from subsidizing their municipal broadband networks directly with tax dollars or by raising rates for other utilities; optimistic projections of the number of customers delivered by contract-seeking consultants have misled many city officials; and thefailure to find content consumers will pay for limits the appeal of municipal networks. Consultants and municipal officials tend to focus exclusively on bandwidth and the technological advantages of fiber-to-the-home instead of understanding broadband is part of the larger and very competitive entertainment and business services industries.
8. Certificates of participation do not offer a promising alternative form of financing for municipal FTTH networks.
Advocates of municipalization have sought ways to reassure voters that their tax dollars would not be at risk in the event the broadband utility begins to lose money or is forced into bankruptcy. One way to do this is to suggest the use of certificates of participation rather than general revenue bonds to finance construction. But it appears no broadband network in the U.S. has ever been financed by certificates of participation, probably because investors view such projects as being too risky. In a market where broadband services are already ubiquitous and inexpensive, they are almost certainly correct.
The use of certificates of participation may offer somewhat more protection to taxpayers than using revenue bonds, but there is a price to pay for that protection. Generally in such cases, ownership of the asset is held by the lender while the client--in this case the local governments--pays down the loan. This means the network will not be "community owned" but only leased by local governments from investors. Those investors, in turn, are free to sell the network to other investors or, as one consultant told a group of municipalization advocates on July 7, "we will sell it to Comcast if it doesn't work."
Finally, it would be misleading to imply that arranging for private financing of the construction of the FTTH network means taxpayers and ratepayers won't later find themselves "on the hook" to pay for operating costs and upgrades to the system. One of the lessons from other cities that have tried to make municipal broadband networks work but failed is that operating costs per customer are often higher than expected, resulting in the need for annual subsidies. Using certificates of participation would not protect taxpayers and ratepayers from having to pay more to keep the utility operating in the years ahead.
9. Generally speaking, municipal ownership of broadband networks is probably not in the best interests of residents and most businesses.
Generally speaking, municipal ownership of broadband networks is probably not in the best interests of residents and most businesses, even in communities not well served today by private providers. Access to broadband services is more plentiful than advocates of municipalization claim or admit, suggesting the real issue is not availability but price and who should pay it.
It is unlikely that more than a small number of residents would benefit from a municipally owned broadband network, that their benefits would justify the steep cost, or that it is fair to force other residents and businesses to subsidize them. It is fanciful to imagine that municipal broadband is a cost-effective way to promote economic development.
Very few cities attempt to build and own broadband networks because the costs and financial risks are too great. Cities that have taken the leap simply illustrate the riskiness of the venture, costing their taxpayers and ratepayers millions of dollars in subsidies with no end in sight. Threatening to build a municipal broadband network may have been a good strategy two years ago, to prompt incumbent cable and telephone companies to make good on past promises. Following through with municipalization, however, is not a good idea.


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Under a Mobile Me Family Pack, I set up a secondary email account for myself, giving me two "firstname.lastname@example.com" addresses. When I transitioned to iCloud, I used my primary Mobile Me account, which I set up on my Mac and iPad. In June of 2012, Mobile Me will cease to exist, but I still need to use that second account. Is it possible to have both my primary iCloud email, and that secondary account on my iPad? (On my Mac, i just set up another User Account, and used it to "migrate" that second Mobile Me account to iCloud.) I would Only need to sync Mail to my iPad for the latter, so would not be concerned with duplicating Adress Book contacts, Calendar etc.
It sounds like you've already discovered that you can migrate each MobileMe Family Member sub-account individually to iCloud. Having done that, you can now add the second account to your iPad as a secondary iCloud account by going to
You can also add secondary iCloud accounts in OS X by going to
You can migrate remaining MobileMe Family Members by going to me.com/move, instead of having to create a new user in OS X to do the migration.
Primary iCloud accounts can use a few features that secondary accounts can't:
iCloud has a feature called "iCloud mail aliases" which allows users to create up to three so-called alias emails. Each of these is a completely separate email address which forwards email to you and lets you send email from it. Unfortunately, there's no way to have two separate accounts in iCloud, but this may prove useful to you anyway.
To set up a new alias, go to https://www.icloud.com/#mail and open Preferences, accessed via the gear icon in the top right. Under the Accounts tab, click "Add an alias…" and fill out the desired settings.
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The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a stolen vehicle.
A white 2005 Chevrolet Impala, with Nebraska plates 44-C751, was taken from a residence in Hamburg in the early hours of Dec. 16. The vehicle contained Christmas presents for the owner's grandchildren.
The sheriff's office believes the car may be located in the Shenandoah area.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 712-374-2424.
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