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This two-CD set offers all the works that Prokofiev wrote for the violin as solo instrument. One of the most sought-after and acclaimed virtuoso violinists today, James Ehnes is accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and by the pianist Andrew Armstrong, with whom he has previously made a number of highly acclaimed Chandos recordings. The distinguished Amy Schwartz Moretti joins him in the Sonata for Two Violins.
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Stéphane Friédérich - Classica magazine (France) - March 2014
"…If you're a Prokofiev enthusiast, especially of his works for violin, this new two-disc set is essential. If you're an Ehnes fan, it's indispensable. If you're both, acquisition of this release is obligatory."
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Critic's Choice 2013
"...Ravishing stuff."
David Gutman - Gramophone magazine - December 2013
"Michael Cookson has already reviewed this release ... and I am happy to concur with his summary of it as 'outstanding'. Chandos have done well with this Complete Works for Violin programme, the concertos occasionally paired with the solo and chamber works but rarely if ever in such a comprehensive way."
Dominy Clements - MusicWeb-International.com - 22 November 2013
Michael Dervan - IrishTimes.com - 1 November 2013
Performance (Disc 1) ***** (Disc 2) **** Recording *****
"... I have not heard such a beautiful performance of the First Violin Concerto since Itzhak Perlman's 1982 EMI recording, and Ehnes enjoys the advantage of a more natural balance with the orchestra, so one can really hear the details of Prokofiev's finely scored and inspired orchestration... a real winner."
Daniel Jaffé - BBC Music magazine - December 2013
Orchestral Choice
"... James Ehnes's particular combination of matchless virtuosity, sweet tone, flowing tempi and interpretative restraint suits all this music down to the ground... the contribution of the BBC Philharmonic is distinguished throughout ... Strongly recommended."
David Gutman - Gramophone magazine - October 2013
"Wow. Everything works here. James Ehnes rarely disappoints, and the playing on this beautifully recorded two-disc set is immaculate. It's not just the musicality, the remarkable ability to give shape and colour to the thorniest solo writing, but his modesty – he's a player who knows exactly when to step back and let collaborators take the spotlight… Unmissable."
Graham Rickson – theartsdesk.com – 28 September 2013
"... Ehnes and his pianist give performances worthy of the giants (Oistrakh and Richter) for whom their parts were conceived."
Hugh Canning - The Sunday Times - 8 September 2013
Classical CD of the Week
"... Ehnes is joined by Amy Schwartz Moretti for an electrifying performance of the duo sonata... In their mix of lyricism and sharpe-edged rhythmic and harmonic piquancy. Ehnes and Moretti are absolutely spot on in defining the music's character. This is playing that truly grabs you by the scruff of the neck and commands attention... For the two concertos Ehnes teams up again with an orchestra and conductor he knows well - the BBC Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda - who yield apt, complimentary shades of colouring, both brilliant and pungent, to match Ehnes's superb artistry." *****
Geoffrey Norris - The Daily Telegraph - 28 September 2013
"... the sound is terrific, and given the excellence of the performance throughout, and the convenience of having all of these works 'under one roof'. as it were, there's no reason to put off acquiring this set..."
Raymond S Tuttle - International Record Review - October 2013
"... Prokofiev wrote tuneful music, rich and rhythmic, and James Ehnes is outstanding in bringing this attractive music to life."
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Ages 11-13: Being a Good Guest
Give your tween guidelines for good behavior as a guest. Ask him to observe the host parents' rules even if they're different from your house rules:
- Don't overstay his welcome. Talk with the host parent about when he should come home.
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Step back with me, if you will, into 1984. I was a chubby five-year-old with a grill full of missing teeth, a massive side ponytail and, according to pictures from that era, a seemingly endless wardrobe of Adidas track jackets (but interestingly enough, no Adidas). My mother and I lived in a small, wood-paneled apartment that she decorated with the obligatory wicker chair—we had one too, Michelle Obama!—and standard masterpieces of Black art.
There were, at that time, three significant days in our household: Sundays, which were spent sitting on archaic wooden pews at Mt. Sinai AME Church; Saturdays, my mom's housecleaning day, punctuated by a soundtrack that usually included The S.O.S. Band and Parliament Funkadelic; and Thursdays, when I scrambled to get my homework done immediately after school so I could watch The Cosby Show at 8 p.m. I wasn't going to be the one left out of the conversation about it the following day in pre-water cooler chat for the kindergarten set.
Even though we were very blue-collar, very working-class folks, the weekly ins-and-outs of the Huxtables resonated immediately with my family. It did with most of the people in our circle too, and not just the Black ones. Everybody loved The Cosby Show. My teachers, my neighbors, the older ladies at church, the crotchety crossing guard who scolded us through the crosswalk, everybody. My friends and I crushed on Theo and lusted after Denise's wardrobe, saw bits of ourselves in Vanessa and awwwed over Rudy's cute one-liners—even though we were the same age. And I, in my little fatherless world, decided that since I didn't know my real dad, I was at liberty to make Heathcliff Huxtable my honorary one. (He's since been replaced by Frankie Beverly, but there's no love lost.)
Because it was just me and my mom, the Cosbys showed me what family life might've been like if I had a father and siblings and a stunning brownstone in Brooklyn instead of a two-bedroom apartment with offensive wood paneling. Even though it seems fantastical, it's still what I've aspired to. I've learned, as a grown-up, that the idealism of a happy, healthy marriage between a Black man and woman isn't just the stuff of fictional families on TV sitcoms, no matter what dismal statistics and surveys say. I've seen it play out in real life too, but I've always held what the Huxtables represent in high esteem. Claire and her bad self is still one of my personal she-roes.
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The Cosby Show just so happened to debut in 1984, a year that urban Black communities were being mollywhopped by the explosion of crack. Folks were being impacted left and right, either because they were taking it and getting hooked or selling it and getting knocked, and to exacerbate that, the trickle-down effects of the Reaganomics machine didn't trickle down to too many households that I knew. People were struggling. Since Bill Cosby had a lot of creative direction over the storylines and characters, he, and the show itself, took plenty of criticism for not addressing more of the social issues that were bubbling over beyond the imaginary doorstep of 10 Stigwood Avenue (Add that to your Cosby Show trivia). And while The Cosby Show made a few vague attempts to directly confront topics like teen pregnancy and economic red-lining, the show was more of a 30-minute escape from the other 23.5 hours of daily reality. And that had value, too.
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the last episode of The Cosby Show. For eight glorious seasons, they portrayed another aspect of Black life, breaking up the monolith that had been the standard in Black television. I mean, I love Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons, but man, was Healthcliff Huxtable a nice reprieve from angry, trash-talking little Black men, and he was a lot more stylish in the process. (Not to mention that he wore Lincoln University sweatshirts on a regular basis—hail hail Lincoln!—and represented for other HBCUs, too.)
Two decades later, the cast is still defined by time as part of TV's most loveable family and no one is headlining the National Enquirer or shaking shoppers down for change outside of a Piggly Wiggly, which is always a good thing: Phylicia Rashad won a Tony award in 2004 for her turn in A Raisin in the Sun, Malcolm-Jamal Warner picked up the Cosby-like torch with BET's Reed Between the Lines, Tempestt Bledsoe is hosting Clean House on the Style Network, Keisha Knight Pulliam has a recurring role on Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Lisa Bonet pops up occasionally in an apparently selective roster of major and independent film releases, Raven-Symone (who joined the cast in season six as Denise's stepdaughter, Olivia) is an actress, entrepreneur and a jagillionaire, and Bill Cosby, the man himself, of course crops up


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Once in a while on Wired: Software there's an entry which is listed in the feed and on the web site but the link just shows a "Page not found" error mere hours after going online. Because these articles seem to all have some sort of inflammatory title, I suspect they have been deleted shortly after publication.
The Legacy of Linus Torvalds: Linux, Git, and One Giant Flamethrower
Linus Torvalds created Linux, which now runs vast swathes of the internet, including Google and Facebook. And he invented Git, software that's now used by developers across the net to build new applications of all kinds. But that's not all Torvalds has given the internet. He's also started some serious flame wars.
Is there some service where I can retrieve the text of these articles before they are removed? It would be interesting to see what sort of self-censoring Wired does, but I don't want to hammer their servers to get at the text.


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I use filter feature for the grid, I want it to restore previous selections after the filter is updated.
I save the row indexes in an array called rowIndex[]
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So what is the proper way to do it without editing source files?
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6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked
#3. Doctors Grow a New Jaw Bone on a Man's Back
A 56-year-old German man had lost his lower jaw due to a cancerous tumor, which sucks even more than you probably think. This had rendered him unable to eat solids, a true tragedy in the land of all things savory and greasy and chewy. After nine years of subsisting on soft food and soup, the man decided that enough is enough and told his doctors that he was sick of living like that, and would, in fact, rather not live at all.
"Why bother having a face if you can't stuff anything into it?"
This thinly concealed threat sent the doctors scrambling for a solution in a cartoon-like frenzy. Dr. Patrick Warnke considered removing bone from the man's leg and using that for a jaw, which is a common practice for reconstructive jaw surgery. However, this wasn't an option for this particular patient because of some other risks with doing that kind of surgery. Luckily, Warnke, who happened to be a stem cell researcher as well as a plastic surgeon, managed to improvise a backup plan: He'd just grow the man a brand new jawbone.On his back.
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That probably tastes awful.
But ... Why?
By using 3-D computer models of the man's skull, doctors were able to create what they were looking for in a jaw. Once they had their ideal mouth mapped out, the fun began. Here's the German Chin Cake recipe for you enterprising home bakers:
Using the 3-D model, craft a mesh cage in the shape of what the patient's new mandible will look like.
Warnke, et al. Via Nature
Throw in sugar-cube-sized bone fragments from a cow.
Mix with a dash of bone marrow
Add juuuust a hint of stem cells, for taste.
Bake inside a dude's back for seven weeks to get around those pesky body rejection problems.
Remove and carefully attach to the remains of patient's original jaw and the muscle tissue around it so it fits perfectly.
And voila! Instant chin.
Warnke, et al. Via Nature
His face has great traction.
Attaching the jaw went off without a hitch and gave the patient a new lease on life. With a custom-built, personalized bottom half of a face, surgeons had no problem giving the man back a normal life and the right to pig out.
The procedure opened up doors for stem cell research and has allowed Dr. Warnke to move forward with his stem cell studies. Since then, he has developed new throats, urethras and other body parts for patients who need them. And while everyone may think whatever they like about his work and the rest of the whole stem cell thing, it's kind of hard to argue with a man eating his first solid meal in almost a decade, tears of joy in his eyes.
Patrick Warnke, via Discover
Not bad, stem cells and cow chunks.
(It was a bratwurst sandwich.)
#2. The Man With Two Hearts
Tyson Smith was in a bad way. His heart wasn't putting in the effort necessary for the whole "staying alive" thing to take place in the long haul. What's more, doctors had also found out that a transplant was out of the question because Tyson's lungs weren't cooperating -- a case of hypertension would have made the task of pumping blood into the lungs too difficult for a transplant heart that was new on the job.
"It's my first day on the job! Seriously, fuck you guys."
So, the doctors had one shitty heart (the one in Tyson's chest), one good heart (the one in a container) and two uncooperative lungs that weren't going to allow the switch. The puzzle was seemingly unsolvable.
So they looked at each other, shrugged and jammed both of the hearts into Tyson's chest.
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You can almost see the duct tape.
But ... Why?
What may seem like overkill was actually a pretty well thought out (if novel) procedure that in fact had a fairly decent-for-experimental-surgery 90 percent success rate. The bad news, though, is that said success rate was achieved on rats.
Still, turns out what worked for rodents worked well enough for Tyson, too. Take a look:
Yes, that's a human chest with two beating hearts, grafted into Tyson's chest in a procedure called heterotopic heart transplantation. He's now the proud owner of two individually beating hearts, both doing their part in what amounts to the only fairytale ending in the history of surgery: The old heart now had a buddy to help share its workload, while the lungs and the new heart learned to get along, since the old guy was still around to balance things out.
Everyone was a winner, no one more so than Tyson himself, who gained at least a precious extra decade to his life.
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Plus, he's closer to being a Space Marine than anyone else alive.
#1. The Tooth Eyeball
Let's say you've been blind for nine years. Then, one day, a doctor comes and offers you a chance to regain your sight. While you have heard some of the other tales on this list and therefore harbor some reasonable suspicion toward the medical profession, you must admit that blindness kind of sucks, what with the whole Ben Affleck Daredevil thing still giving the predicament a bad name. Also, the whole not-being-able-to-see thing is a bummer.
So you agree to sit through a couple of medical examinations and procedures. And then, one day, you open your eyes -- and right enough, you can see! Exhilarated at the thought of seeing your own face for the first time in years, you glance at the mirror ... and see this:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! It's like someone shoved a piece of raw steak in your eye socket! And yet somehow, you can see it. In fact, you can see with it. What is this witchcraft?
Congratulations, you have just let Dr. Victor Perez remove a tooth from your mouth and implant it in your eye.
"It's barely noticeable! Also, coincidentally, I find your neck utterly compelling."
But ... Why?
The scenario described above happened in full to 60-year-old Sharron Thornton, who was the volunteer subject for Dr. Perez' hardcore optical dentistry in 2009.
The operation was a groundbreaking, difficult-as-hell medical procedure called modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, a multistage process designed to help people whose corneas are so far gone they're beyond saving through ordinary surgical means.
"You can see, but you'll need to register with the state as a witch."
Turns out, eyes can be tricked into accepting certain other parts of the body as a part of them. The problem is, said body part needs to remain alive while in there, in order to avoid the scenario professionals like to call "Holy shit, you have a dead body part in your eye."
That's where teeth, which are used to cooperating with bone and ligament, come in. The idea of implanting a modified tooth into an eye to act as a camera has been around from the sixties, but a number of horrific complications, including the tooth dropping off from inside the eye, didn't do much for the popularity of the procedure until recent modifications made it rather more survivable.
They can have you healthy enough to star in a del Toro film within a month of surgery.
How the actual operation went down reads out like a strange, surgery-themed game of MadLibs. First, they extracted a canine. Then they filed it into a suitable shape, drilled a hole and placed a plastic lens in said hole. The lens-tooth was then implanted in her shoulder to heal, while the damaged part of her eye was removed and replaced with skin from inside her cheek.
By now, the eye was so confused that it assumed it's as normal as anything else that's been happening recently to have a tooth inside it. So they take out the tooth and stick it in the eye to act as a sort of camera lens that replaces the damaged eye tissue and also, incidentally, turns the whole eye into a red ball of horror that has a freaking camera lens sticking out.
But here's the thing: That whole clusterfuck works like a dream. After just a few hours of the bandages being off, Thornton was able to recognize faces. She is already able to read newspapers with a magnifying glass and is expected to get even better as she fully heals.
Yeah, sure, the eye may look like a horror movie prop, but who are we to argue with results? The woman got her vision back, for Pete's sake.
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What's New?
For those who haven't been on
yet, The Vine is a monthly newsletter for our forums. With the news of TDP's revival, Dollsters has mostly fallen out of use, and correspondingly, activity on our old forums has picked up, so we have decided to start posting the newsletter here.
As you can see, I will be posting The Vine from now on, since Queenie doesn't have time to deal with it at the moment. I haven't decided for sure yet, but the newsletter will probably be posted at the end of each month, not in the beginning as previously.
There is also a small addition to the newsletter, namely a gift doll for all our members whose birthdays are within this month. Also, you might notice that the horoscopes are very slightly less accurate than before.
Now, on to site news!
The month of October saw several Halloween-themed events, including both handdrawn and dollmaker contests and a writing contest. Unfortunately, the results are not yet known, since the organiser, Kitty, has been busy with other things.
There is also an ongoing Miss Mary Sue pageant, hosted by Miranda, which is currently on Round Three. New participants are still allowed, so go check it out if you're interested! The second Miss TDP pageant is planned to begin after Miss Mary Sue is finished.
Doll of the Month
Best handdrawn:
Xylia Maurelle Luella Fluer Lanthine Emerenta
(Miss Mary Sue round 2 entry). This doll would be worth an award just for the gorgeous shading on Xylia's dress (which is so realistic you feel like you could almost touch it, and so smooth you feel like you
to touch it), but one also has to admire the effort put into detailing the supporting characters. The triangular frame does an excellent job of showing how adding a simple background and frame can give your doll a more complete look, and is also a fitting way to symbolise the love triangle between the characters. Congratulations!
Want to comment? Her doll thread is
(I also recommend reading the highly amusing drabble that goes with the doll in the
Mary Sue pageant thread
Best dollmaker:
Styraco Queen
. A great deal of effort has been put into making the doll look a real queen of dinosaurs - from the scale pattern on her dress and the collar design similar to the head-plates of the Styracosaurs, to the elegant, confident way she holds her trident. The doll matches beatifully with the background, not blending too much and not looking too obviously pasted-in, and the glitter is just subtle enough to be noticeable without being irritating or distracting from the doll. Congratulations!
Want to comment? Her doll thread is
Art of the Month
Harry Potter - Jack of Diamonds
. This was kind of a foregone conclusion due to it being the only non-doll artwork posted in the month of November. I considered not giving out an award this month at all, but decided to give the honour to noirmali anyway, since this does stand as a respectable piece of art on its own. Congratulations!
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You will be offered an opportunity. You should consider taking the risk - after all, it's now or some other time. Avoid lawnmowers at all costs.
You will suddenly develop an ability to code in Visual Basic. Maybe you should see a doctor about that? Your loved ones will probably have forgotten that you exist.
Your left big toe will develop a mind of its own and attempt to secede from your body. Being connected to the internet will bring bad luck, so why are you still here?
You will simultaneously be struck by lightning and fall down a manhole. This month, you should concentrate on getting your financial affairs in order. Get a job, already!
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. People often think you're full of yourself, but they're probably just jealous - after all, you're so much better than them.
You always feel like somebody's watching you, but that's probably because you're a paranoid nutjob. Going anywhere near water would be extremely ill-advised.
You will have the greatest idea ever, only to forget it while you're searching for a pen with which to write it down. You will have little success with relationships, and even less success at work.
You will attempt to change your life for the better, but things will turn out the same as always. Pretending to be a potted plant for three weeks seems like a good idea.
You will be falsely accused of petty larceny. Although you pretend to be upset, you're secretly just grateful for the attention. Your life will be outstandingly mediocre.
You will have an epiphany, but decide to ignore it and go play videogames instead. Speaking exclusively in song lyrics for the rest of the month might help you on the path to success.
Always remember that violence is the solution. The sausages are going to come in handy as well. You should attempt to get in touch with your inner self - it's been feeling rather neglected lately.
You will discover a heretofore unknown lifeform growing on a two-month old tuna salad. Now is probably a good time to concentrate on beating your high score in Minesweeper.
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I guess I'm a little late to the party. My SheevaPlug power supply ate itself over a year ago and I'm just now getting around to dealing with it.
I purchased a SheevaPlug in 2009.
I first brought it up 2009-11-15
I never had a chance to finish implementing the application software so it just sat, powered, in my development lab
In the first week of 2010 it began to reboot its self every 15 minutes.
Sometime later I noticed the LEDs pulsing and immediately knew that the electrolytic capacitors in the power supply had fried
I recently was prompted to restore it to life because the NSLU-2, which it was to replace, had been acting up and its necessary to have a backup strategy although I'm not very confident in the long-term viability of the SheevaPlug.
After opening the power supply, sure enough, the two output filter caps had the physical signs I'd expect blown/bulging pressure relief disks in the top of the cans.
Let me digress for a moment. Unlike most other passive electronic components, electrolytic capacitors are subject to degradation and one of the critical factors that plays a role in their decay is temperature. All too often people do not look beyond basic voltage and capacitance when replacing a capacitor and this is often a fatal mistake. In addition to capacitance and voltage specifications, electrolytic capacitors will also have an operating temperature specification as well as an endurance specification... (if yours doesn't you have no business using it). Failure to select the correct component for the target environment probably will result in the replacement failing sooner than the original, and sometimes even more catastrophically. Where good ventilation is present and high temperature isn't a real issue lower temperature components can be used safely. However, in an application like the SheevaPlug where the power supply is completely encapsulated in a metal can, and insulated both electrically and thermally, you have the makings of a real problem because of the tiny oven that has been created. Given that the SheevaPlug power supply design is a thermal nightmare, and we're seeing significant failures as a result, it is absolutely critical any repairs take this design consideration into account otherwise the repair is likely to be very short lived.
So, the two 1,000uf caps were rated at 105c which are a high temperature variety (typical general purpose variety are 85c). Trying to improve upon the rating proved next to impossible because even though there are higher temperature parts with greater endurance available they only come in the next can size which will not fit physically in the supply case. So, the only recourse was to select the best rating among the available 105c parts in an 8x15 case. I eventually settled on a Panasonic EEUFR1A102L
. This part is 105c rated with 8,000 hrs @ 105c endurance. They are readily available for $0.50.
After replacement I put the whole box back together with a thermocouple between the two cap cans. I've been monitoring for about a week now and the temperature has stabilized at 50c. Given the measured electrical and thermal operating values and the part specification calculated endurance is ~117 years. Just for contrast if you were to use a 1,000 hr @ 85c part calculated endurance would be 3.7 years... and that assumes that yours operates at the same temperature as mine which is unlikely with a higher mains voltage or greater current draw. Also, these are theoretical calculations. Actual results have a lot to do with the actual quality of the part and its likely that the original caps were not of particularly high quality which would explain why they lasted only ~9 months. I expect better results from the replacement I used, but time will tell.
Obviously, a good quality external power supply would be a solution, however, I think it kind of defeats the purpose. The SheevaPlug packaging was a big selling feature and it becomes a lot less compelling when you add an extra item to the package, hence my desire to try and salvage the unit without such modification.
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Thanks for posting that, it may help others when it comes time to replace the capacitors. I'm with you 100% on fixing the built in supply for the reasons you mention. Yes it would be nice if they had used better capacitors originally, unfortunately most companies try to save a nickle here and there. Now that the Sheeva's have a proven record of bad caps maybe they'll put better ones in.
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I think the design of the SheevaPlug with respect to cooling is pisspoor at best. There should be wider ventilation slots and more of them. The power supply compartment gets no ventilation at all. It's no wonder that it fails.
The soc and memory have a poorly fitting aluminium heat spreader, and that is backed up against the plastic case.
Soon, I plan to enhance the cooling, at least by drilling some ventilation holes.
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August 03, 2011, 06:09:20 PM »
One of the biggest issues that I see is they have used a small heat sink on the power transistor, but its completely internal to the case and the electrical insulation they use will also add thermal insulation insuring that the heat is going to stay in the can... FAIL!
Ultimately, what I would probably do if this doesn't work is cut out the insulation and add the necessary hardware for electrical isolation and then bolt the transistor directly to the metal can. You want to get the heat out of the can and the best way to do that is turn the can into the heat sink.
In addition you really should have additional louvers in the power supply section of the case so that you get some convection, otherwise the plastic case is just another thermal barrier to the heat dissipation.
It leaves me scratching my head when I see they have such an innovative plug design where you can use a cord or the direct mains plug, but then they botch the power supply... in all fairness someone else probably botched the power supply and they just happened to OEM it.
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August 27, 2011, 06:18:22 AM »
Same problem here with same capacitor. I replaced it with a similar one and problem solved. MANY THANKS!
Regarding tlum's comment "The SheevaPlug packaging was a big selling feature and it becomes a lot less compelling when you add an extra item to the package, hence my desire to try and salvage the unit without such modification." I completely agree but at the same time I would sacrifice the fancy package (very nice white box with magnets in the folding lid) and put those cents to improve the PSU with better components and/or PSU design.
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Just a couple of things that have popped up a game later -
500 games and my very first link to another club! On top of that, another Liechtenstein club. Not that I'm gonna even think about leaving.
Just a couple of things that have popped up a game later -
500 games and my very first link to another club! On top of that, another Liechtenstein club. Not that I'm gonna even think about leaving.
Lichtenstein is going slow but steady. Nice to see you climbing out of the basement on the international side of things.
Always nice to have a link with another club.
Looking very good for you this year, Zeireis appears to have made the difference.
Looking good so far,it's in your hands and I hope you pull it off.
Looking good there keep it up!
FC Ruggell April - May/ End of Season Review
April 2025
Ruggell went into the last part of the season 7 points clear at the top, and with promotion so close, they wanted to continue their form. It started out perfectly with a 2-1 win over Thalwil, before losing 2-0 in their manager's 500th game for the club to Tuggen. Not the best way to say thanks to their long serving manager. However, it would matter little as thanks to some slip ups by YF Juventus, Ruggell won the league against Appenzell in a 2-0 victory.
May 2025
The league was secure, but Ruggell had no intention of taking their off off the pedal. They extended their lead at the top with three wins in May, starting off with a 3-1 victory over Wiedikon, where a Schneider brace broke his record at the club for most league goals scored in a season. They followed this up with a 1-0 win over Gossau, before Schneider equalled, but not quite broke the record of 31 goals scored in a 1. Lig Gruppe 3 season with 4 goals in the club 5-0 win over Grasshoppers U21.
Promotion!!! Well deserved in the end, we scored the most goals and conceded the least in the league and in our history. Next season Challenge league is, as the name implies, going to be a challenging season. I'd be happy with survival to be honest.
Squad | Club Info | Facilities | Finances | Transfers
Finances are crap, let's not speak of them again.
Youth Prospects
Lennart Jokubowski (YP3) - Mostly played off the bench. Contract runs out this off season, and I can't afford to keep him on. Goodbye, our most loyal servant.
Arvid Keller (YP6) - Decent year on the right flank, chipped in a few assists. The left side was much more productive.
Sebastian Schneider (YP7) - First time he's scored more goals than played games this season, and it's easy to see why. Broke the 200 goals barrier this season. Quite simply, a legend.
Florian Fehr (YP8) - Again, very solid as an anchor man. Played every game this season and was exceptional in most of them.
Jochen Lang (YP9) - Decent year at the back, I have a feeling he might be exposed a bit at the next level.
Kai Arndt (YP10) - Kai Arndt also had a good year, but I think he might be a bit more suited to life in the next tier.
Ernst Jung (YP11) - Ernst Jung will have no troubles stepping up. He is fantastic, from his attributes to his contribution on field.
Maximilian Riechel (YP12) - 16 assists say everything from a very productive season from the left wing back. That's double the amount from Keller on the right!
Stefan Zieries (YP13) - Unbelievable first season. 14 goals and 13 assists from the striker, exactly what I was looking for in a target man. will only get better as well, I mean it took Schneider about 3 seasons to get into it fully.
Code:FC Ruggell Season by Season |Season | Tier | Position | Swiss Cup | What Happened? | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |2011/12 | 6th | 1st | 1st Round | Promotion! | |2012/13 | 5th | 1st | 4th Round | Promotion!! | |2013/14 | 4th | 5th | 4th Round | Nothing | |2014/15 | 4th | 7th | 1st Round | Nothing | |2015/16 | 4th | 3rd | 1st Round | Nothing | |2016/17 | 4th | 2nd | 5th Round | Nothing | |2017/18 | 4th | 2nd | 6th Round | Nothing | |2018/19 | 4th | 1st | 1st Round | Promotion!!! | |2019/20 | 3rd | 5th | 5th Round | IAC Semis | |2020/21 | 3rd | 5th | 4th Round | Consolidation | |2021/22 | 3rd | 2nd | 5th Round | IAC Semis | |2022/23 | 3rd | 2nd | Runners Up | Swiss Cup Finalist| |2023/24 | 3rd | 3rd | 5th Round | Nothing but draws | |2024/25 | 3rd | 1st | 5th Round | Promotion!!!! | -----------------------------------------------------------------
Just to add to my increasing reputation in Switzerland -
First I was linked to the Young Boys job after their manager retired. He only joined last season but led thme to the league title and also made them the first Swiss team to progress past the Champions League group stages in this save. Young Boys have been the most dominant team in Switzerland in recent years, winning the past 4 Super League titles.
As expected, nothing came from Young Boys, but this came out of the blue! Recently promoted to the Super League, it would have been a major step up from my current role. But no, I will not be leaving my club.
A well deserved promotion done in style. Some things are well worth waiting for.
Great Job on achieving promotion. Sad you are letting Jokubowski leave though. He was your "Star" a couple of tiers down.
Congrats on promotion finally removed the draws from your system!
Well done!
Looks like the second striker really made the difference
Congrats on promotion!! It's nice that others are beginning to notice you as well
Here's a spectacular match! I don't know how I got this win, we were completely outclassed.
FC Schaffhausen 0 - 1 Ruggell
Also just found this in my board overview, but don't remember ever seeing a news article announcing it...
Sion just bid for Ziereis, of course I wouldn't accept such a small amount. Still, he must have decent potential to be wanted by a Super League side.
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Always nice to see something good happening without you realising .
Massive congrats on promotion and a new stadium,hope you can survive the challenge league.
I love how the board will reject my offer for my stadium one day, and then build it on their own the next
Congrats on the stadium! Just take it and run
Gratz on the new stadium. Hopefully they won't loan a lot of money tho to fund building the new stadium.
The new stadium should be a great asset.
Are you a Ruggell legend yet? If so, maybe the stadium will be named after you. Or it will be Ruggell Arena
Also, one game away from end of September. We're out of the cup but in a position that no one would be expecting
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FC Ruggell PreSeason/July - September Review
PreSeason 2025
July 2025
Ruggell's first venture into the 2nd flight of Swiss football was promised as a tough adventure. However, the club seemed to fit right in with a perfect great to the season. They first defeated Winterthur 2-0, before Lausanne came from behind to draw 1-1 with the Liechtenstein club..
August 2025
Eager to continue this positive start to the new campaign, Ruggell held out FC Schaffhausen 1-0 before defeating recently relegated Servette by the same score. They then unleashed on Forward-Morges in the cup, winning 6-0. Ruggell returned to the league with even more confidence, and shot to the top of the league by defeating Malley 3-1 and Lugano 2-1. They were then handed a tough tie in the cup against fellow Challenge League side Wil, but won in a breathtaking game 5-2. The month finished in dominating style, defeating Kriens 3-0
September 2026
September turned out to be a tough month for Ruggell. The early month internationals saw both Karl-Heinz Heinrich and Arvid Keller injured for extended periods of time. The first match didn't show any signs of missing though, as Ruggell accounted for Wil 3-1. However, they ended their unbeaten run with a 2-0 loss to Bienne, before bowing out of the Swiss Cup on penalties to Serrieres. They finished the month with another loss, 3-1 to Breitenrain. Keller, and particularly Heinrich were sorely missed this month, and will be out for most of October as well.
Wow! Top of the table in my first season! Fantastic season so far, still a long way to go and our recent form hasn't been fantastic, but I'm confident we can continue in decent fashion, even if we drop down to mid table. We still haven't played the two Liechtenstein clubs, Eschen/Mauren and Vaduz. Eschen/Mauren is our next game while we don't play Vaduz until November (which is our last game of the first half of the season, potentially setting up an interesting ending to the league season if we are both at the top half of the table when we play on the final day). Schneider has fit in perfectly to the Challenge League, scoring in all but two games and grabbing 14 goals in 13 games.
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More great progress!
Having been away from the forum for a while, there are plenty of threads to catch up one.
This one is terrific
Excellent start in the new league. KUTGW
Wow,that is a brilliant start.Hope you can keep that up
Brilliant start, Scarman!
First, the board is finally going to try and bail out the club's debts after sinking to 1.2mil in the red.
And another job available to me! My reputation grows haha
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I would be tempted to go to Basel, but I'm guessing you are staying with Ruggell until the end?
Hi! Very good work!!
But where did you find the 6th tier of the Switzerland football system? Thanks!
FC Ruggell October - December Review
October 2025
October began with a match against fellow Liechtenstein club Eschen/Mauren, in which Ruggell would use to test themselves against another strong club in the Challenge League. A goal from Liechtenstein prodigy Stefan Ziereis secured a 1-0 win. This was followed by two games which Ruggell would hope to gain maximum points from, and they succeeded in doing so defeating Le Mont LS 2-1 and Entlebuch 1-0.
November 2025
A trip to Stade Nyonnais' home would open November for Ruggell, and the refs gave them a great start with two penalties leading to a 3-0 victory. They followed this up with a victory over Vaduz before the international break. They returned to face title challenges Lausanne who broke Ruggell's winning streak with a 1-0 win and brought the lead at the top of the table down to 3 points. Ruggell finished the month with a strong 2-0 win over Winterthur.
December 2025
December would see another tough run of games, playing regular promotion candidates Schaffhausen and recently relegated Servette FC. Things got off to a great start with a 2-0 win over Schaffhausen, before travelling to Servette's home ground. The home side took the lead early, and despite Ruggell equalising, took a lead into half time with a second goal. Kai Arndt rescued his club though, with a well taken header.
And we keep our lead somehow. If only we didn't lose to Lausanne, we would be a long way in front. I'm thinking at the very least we'll get a chance to playoff against 2nd last in the Super League for promotion, but I really want to keep the top spot. We do have some tough games in the run in though. Simply an amazing season so far.
Liechtenstein 2025 Review
Fixtures | Qualifying Group | Rankings
Only one win from my charges this year, and that was enough to see us gain three spots in the rankings at the end of the year. There's still a long way to go for this nation, we don't have any real star player or depth from our first 11.
Manager | Fixtures | Qualifying Group
A few wins for the U21's, enough to see off Estonia to not get last spot in their group.
Manager | Fixtures | Qualifying Group
Didn't get the easiest qualifying group, and it showed with their only wins coming from friendlies.
Code:Liechtenstein World Rankings |Season | Points | Previous Rank | Current Rank | Difference | |------------------------------------------------------------| |Start | - | - | 119 | - | |2011 | 184 | 119 | 145 | -26 | |2012 | 103 | 145 | 185 | -40 | |2013 | 161 | 185 | 137 | +48 | |2014 | 72 | 137 | 187 | -50 | |2015 | 49 | 187 | 202 | -15 | |2016 | 66 | 202 | 197 | +5 | |2017 | 26 | 197 | 206 | -9 | |2018 | 15 | 206 | 208 | -2 | |2019 | 37 | 208 | 205 | +3 | |2020 | 15 | 205 | 208 | -3 | |2021 | 34 | 208 | 203 | +5 | |2022 | 27 | 203 | 204 | -1 | |2023 | 45 | 204 | 204 | 0 | |2024 | 65 | 204 | 198 | +6 | |2025 | 65 | 198 | 195 | +3 | --------------------------------------------------------------
Last edited by Scarman; 09-05-2012 at 02:20.
Very good work so far keep it up!
Very good with Ruggell. Should be able to hold onto the top spot.
Last edited by cerud; 10-05-2012 at 20:51.
Cheers rancer & cerud! It's becoming pretty tight at the top and both us and Lausanne have been slipping up a little bit.
FC Ruggell Youth Intake 2026
Pretty short udate this one, because the players that came through were pretty bad. One player promises to be a star of the future though.
Sebastian Zimmermann (YP14) - Forgot to grab the coach report of this fella, but he has the potential to be better than Sebastian Schneider (same as Stefan Ziereis). His determination makes me think he has a better chance of fulfilling his potential than Zieries. Pretty quick, I can imagine him, Ziereis and Schneider leading the line in a few years, The Three S's for Ruggell/Liechtenstein.
The game between my Youths and the Candidates finsihed 1-1, with Zimmermann grabbing a goal.
Zimmermann looks a pretty decent player.
Zimmerman like Zimmerman, but that is a really really good sequence of good results in the league. Congrats!
Even if you're not top in the end it would be a great season.
Excellent progress in the league and a nice prospect in Zimmerman as well.
Do you think that after hypothethical promotion your team could won't be relegated next season?
Sorry for my English, I don't always write it, but I have many doubts about above sentence. Especially latter part. :/
FC Ruggell MidSeason/February - March Review
MidSeason 2026
Arranged the friendlies that I couldn't in the preseason, and got back into the black for the first time in some time. Will most likely be back in the red at the end of the season, barring prize money.
February 2026
Ruggell resumed the season with a home game to last placed Malley, eager to restart their promotion hopes. Things went accoring to plan as Schneider slotted the only goal of the match to ensure Ruggell won the only game of the month.
March 2026
March promised to be a tough month for the club, with two away games coming up. First was a trip to top half side Lugano, and in a cagey affair neither team could break the deadlock. Then followed as trip to Kriens, who at that stage were in the relegation places. An anticipated victory for Ruggell turned into disaster as Kriens picked apart the Liechtenstein club, winning 3-0. This saw Lausanne take top spot on goal difference. The final match of the month saw a home game against Wil, who despite scoring every goal in the game, lost 2-1. A very shaky month for Ruggell.
We're lucky Lausanne slipped up and drew, so we take back top spot by 2 points. We're spluttering into the end of the season, but so is Lausanne thankfully (though they did have a better month, picking up 1 extra point. We also scored no goals in March, relying on two own goals for our win. Something needs to change fast if we're to keep top spot.
Tight at the top, but I am confident you will claim the league title.
Too close for my liking,hope you can come out on top.
Tight at the top AND at the bottom. Hopefully you can keep first place. Do you play Laussane in the run-in?
Hopefully Laussane keeps sputtering. I've found that towards the end of the season, many top teams end up missing out on chances, which can help
Amazing year so far! Hope you can keep it up and promote!
Reading through this thread was a couple of hours well spent! You've done amazingly well with Ruggell, becoming the best Liechtensteiner team with only youth players is no mean feat. Good luck with your promotion challenge, hope you can hold on!
FC Ruggell April - May/End of Season Review
April 2026
April began with both title challenges facing tough challenges - Ruggell hosted Breitenrain while Lausanne played Vaduz. Both teams managed wins, though Ruggell's wasn't particularly convincing. Their manage recgnised the need for change, and changed his previous 4-2-2-2 tactic to a more offensive 4-3-3, with Schneider, Ziereis and Zimmermann all lining up together for the first time. It paid dividends straight away, with Zimmermann scoring a hattrick in his first ever start. Meanwhile, Lausanne slipped up and lost giving Ruggell and 5 point lead at the top. They maintained this lead with a 2-1 win over Eschen/Mauren, before the final game of April brought the gap back to 3 as Lausanne won while Ruggell drew with Le Mont LS. It would be a very tight finish to the season.
May 2026
The 3 point gap was kept after the first game of May, both drew with their opposition. Then came the defining round of the competition. Lausanne needed a win to ensure they maintain in the hunt, a draw if Ruggell drew, while a loss would see them loss out if the Liechtenstein club could pick up any points. And that's exactly what happened, as Servette defeated Lausanne while Ruggell secured the title and promotion with a 1-0 win over Stade Nyonnais. Ruggell celebrated and obviously didn't take the final game seriously as Vaduz defeated them on the final day 1-0. It didn't matter to the Ruggell fans, they had secured consecutive promotions.
I really can't believe this season, it's been unbelievable. I think we got a lot of luck this year, and I don't think we can ride that luck into the Super League. The goals next season: don't be humiliated in relegation and take advantage of the money.
Squad | Club Info | Facilities | Finances | Transfers
Prize money and the mid season friendlies have given us a pretty good balance at the end of the season.
Youth Prospects
Arvid Keller (YP6) - Had a good season with a lot of assists contributed. Injury set him back a bit though, and probably will get exposed a lot at the net level.
Sebastian Schneider (YP7) - Started brilliantly at the beginning of the season but faded a bit afterwards. Still had a pretty good season.
Florian Fehr (YP8) - First time in a while he hasn't played every game for the club. Played decently but not his best season.
Jochen Lang (YP9) - Exposed at times and not really as good at this level as he has been.
Kai Arndt (YP10) - Very good season, didn't look out of place in the league.
Ernst Jung (YP11) - As above, had a good season. Worked well as an anchorman, breaking up a lot of dangerous plays.
Maximilian Riechel (YP12) - Not as productive on the wings as he has been previously, not even reaching 5 assists. Disappointing year in offence, but was pretty good at the back.
Stefan Ziereis (YP13) - Very good year with 12 goals and 10 assists.
Sebastian Zimmermann (YP14) - Had a pretty good introduction to the team, with 4 goals in 6. First two appearances were off the bench, while in his first start he scored a hattrick.
Final bits of news from the season; Ruggell Stadium is officially announced, the club turns pro and perhaps the most surprising of all... It turns out Vaduz aren't coded to automatically enter the Europa League, but it is the Liechtenstein club who finishes the highest placed in the league structure. This is the first season Vaduz haven't finished the highest, so I had no idea until now. But we're in the Europa League! Makes it a bit sad though, as it probably means no Champions League ever, but at least I can become the minor champions of Europe
Code:FC Ruggell Season by Season |Season | Tier | Position | Swiss Cup | What Happened? | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |2011/12 | 6th | 1st | 1st Round | Promotion! | |2012/13 | 5th | 1st | 4th Round | Promotion!! | |2013/14 | 4th | 5th | 4th Round | Nothing | |2014/15 | 4th | 7th | 1st Round | Nothing | |2015/16 | 4th | 3rd | 1st Round | Nothing | |2016/17 | 4th | 2nd | 5th Round | Nothing | |2017/18 | 4th | 2nd | 6th Round | Nothing | |2018/19 | 4th | 1st | 1st Round | Promotion!!! | |2019/20 | 3rd | 5th | 5th Round | IAC Semis | |2020/21 | 3rd | 5th | 4th Round | Consolidation | |2021/22 | 3rd | 2nd | 5th Round | IAC Semis | |2022/23 | 3rd | 2nd | Runners Up | Swiss Cup Finalist| |2023/24 | 3rd | 3rd | 5th Round | Nothing but draws | |2024/25 | 3rd | 1st | 5th Round | Promotion!!!! | |2025/26 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd Round | Promotion!!!!! | -----------------------------------------------------------------
Last edited by Scarman; 12-05-2012 at 02:13.
FIFA 2026 World Cup
Hosts - Mexico
Holders - Belgium
Group Stage
Group A - Turkey (7); Mexico (7); Uruguay (3); Egypt (0).
Group B - England (7); Spain (7); Chile (3); Japan (0).
Group C - Ivory Coast (7); Czech Republic (6); Costa Rice (3); Romania (1).
Group D - Wales (7); Saudi Arabia (5); Brazil (4); Canada (0).
Group E - Italy (6); Morocco (6); Germany (4); South Korea (0).
Group F - Netherlands (9); Portugal (6); DR Congo (3); Iran (0).
Group G - Croatia (7); Argentina (6); Nigeria (2); USA (1).
Group H - France (9); Columbia (6); Honduras (3); Denmark (0).
Second Round
Spain 1 - 1p Turkey
England 3 - 0 Mexico
Ivory Coast 4 - 3 Saudi Arabia
Wales 3 - 2 Czech Republic
Portugal 0 - 2 Italy
Netherlands 2 - 0 Morocco
Croatia 1 - 0 Columbia
France 2 - 0 Argentina
Quarter Final
Turkey p1 - 1 Wales
England 1 - 1p Ivory Coast
Italy 2 - 1 France
Netherlands 1 - 0 Croatia
Semi Final
Turkey 0 - 2 Netherlands
Ivory Coast 2 - 1 Italy
Third Place Playoff
Turkey 4 - 0 Italy
Netherlands 3 - 0 Ivory Coast
Golden Boot - Roger Dja Djedje (France)
Golden Shoe - Roger Dja Djedje; 7 goals (France)
Best Goalkeeper - Chris Ferguson (England)
Best Young Player - Wim Ketting (Netherlands)
Just a few things that I thought might be a bit interesting.
First, the past winners. As you can seee, Young Boys have really been the dominant team in Switzerland recently.
Next, just to show how far behind we actually are in terms of finances. There's a surprisingly lot of money going around up top.
Next up, the reputation of the Swiss clubs. Young Boys aren't even rated the top team for some reason.
Finally, just to show the massive gap the opened up between the top 8 and the bottom two, last years table!
I went into the next season a bit just to see who we wuld be playing in the Europa League - turns out it will be Lithuanian club Kaunus.
Finally, it may be a bit late to label two of them "Youth Prospects" as they've been in the first tem for a few season, I've decided to make these next three players YP15-17 simply because they have developed/are developing into class players.
Karl-Heinz Heinrichs - YP15
Dennis Hofmann - YP16
Phillipp Bender - YP17
FC Ruggell's Short Lived Europa League Campaign
Second Qualifying Round
FC Ruggell 1 - 0 FBK Kaunas
A good start to our the clubs first ever foray into Europe, pleasing the home fans with a victory. It was a dominate performance by us, and we were lucky only to have scored one. Made me nervous though, only taking the 1-0 lead to Lithuania, they could turn it on in front of their home fans.
FBK Kaunas 0 - 1 FC Ruggell
Same result in the away game, with Schneider finding the net this time. Another great performance in which we should have scored more.
FC Ruggell progress 2 - 0 on aggregate.
Third Qualifying Round
Maritimo 0 - 0 FC Ruggell
Next up were Portuguese club Maritimo, where we would be tested immensely. We were lucky to escape with the draw, and it gave me hope that we could win at home.
FC Ruggell 0 - 1 Maritimo
Unfortunately, the Portuguese club were too strong for us, as we slumped to a 1-0 defeat at home. A good learning curve though, should hold us in decent stead for next years competition.
Maritimo progress 1 - 0 on aggregate.
In league news, we started very poorly in the league, losing our first 3 games 3-0 to Sion, 3-1to Young Boys and 1-0 to Luzern respectively. However, we've finally picked up our first points with a 4-2 win over Zurich. Schneider was inspirational,scoring a hattrick as we raced to a 4-0 lead, before they scored 2 in the last 5 minutes to make the scoreline a bit more respectable.
Also just noticed that the 4-2 win racked up my total goals to 1000 exactly. Wish I took a screenshot of that, but alas I noticed that I had 1002 after my next game, a 2-1 international friendly defeat of Chinese Taipai.
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Well done on promotion - did you say how big the new stadium is as i didn't see it.
At least you didn't have to worry about the HG rules for the euro cup but good of your ass man to remind you
Getting a portugese club was tough but it looked close.
No shame being so close against Maritimo.
Good luck in the Super League. Good Europa League run and hope you can avoid relegation.
Congrats on going up, beat up on those Young Boys! Wait...that doesn't sound right.
Did you get any extra money from the EL?
The top league in Switzerland! Congrats and best of luck!
Great work on promotion mate.
Awesome results. Congratulations on the promotion!
Didn't expect to see the team so fast in the first league.
Congrats on promotion, but... this Europa League entry don't sounds good. So no Champions League in the future at all?
been reading up on the last pages. amazing thread! amazing career. looking forward to keep reading
FC Ruggell PreSeason/July - September Review
PreSeason 2026
July 2026
The 2026/27 season would be a landmark one for Ruggell - it would be the first time in their history that they would be in a European competition. Kaunas would be their first ever opponents, and they started well in front of their home fans with a 1-0 win. Then can Ruggell's first ever game in the top flight of the Swiss football league. Sion, their former parent club, inflicted a harsh reality check on Ruggell with a 3-0 win. They followed this up with a trip to Lithuania for the return game, and won gain 1-0 to progress through to the next round of the Europa League. However, they would again lose in the Super League, with Young Boys beating them in front of their home fans 2-1, before they ended the month with an away draw in Portugal to Maritimo. A great start to their European dreams, but not a great way to begin their inaugural Super League campaign.
August 2026
Things didn't get any easier in August, losing to Luzern 1-0 away, before Maritimo beat them on the return leg by the same score. However, Ruggell finally picked up their first points of the season with a 4-2 thrashing of Zurich to put belief of surviving the drop sky high, before crashing back to Earth with an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Basel. They recovered in the cup though, their youth team putting on a good display to win 5-0, before losing in the dying minutes in a hard fought game with Neuchatel Xamax. They won again in the cup, this tim 1-0 to Zpiez before St. Gallen inflicted another loss on them to end the month.
September 2026
September began with a tough trip away to Grasshoppers. Desptie battling hard, Ruggell came away with a 2-1 loss. They followed this up by dominating Sion but were unable to pick up maximum points, coming away with a 0-0 draw. The Third Round of the cup followed, and their youth side were forced into iextra time, where Schneider and Heinrichs came on and put the game to bed. The final game of the month was played against top placed Aarau, where an even game resulted in a 0-0 draw. A better month for the struggling Liechtenstein club.
After a tough start, things are looking a bit better for us now. We should have picked up 3 points from Sion, and maybe from Aarau as well. Xamax and Grasshoppers were losses that were pretty tough to take, and Luzern was a pretty even game as well. I'm conifident we can get off the foot of the ladder, but we might have to playoff for survival in 9th place this season. Next month will be challenging - we play Young Boys in the league AND in the 4th round of the cup, as well as a Zurich side looking for revenge and a Luzern side with everything to play for for to keep us bottom. Looking for 4 points next month, 3 from Luzern and a draw with Zurich.
Tough league! 1 win and you'll be in safety. Hope you're able to turn it around.
Tough start, but you are with the big boys now. At least you arent cut adrift.
Was always going to be tough at first in the Super League.
Tough beggining. Surprised to see Aaraou top after they only got 26 points last season.
Rough start, but things appear to be turning around!
FC Ruggell October - December Review
October 2026
With late September looking to turn around the club's fortunes, Ruggell entered October with high hopes of obtaining a few points. Those hopes were immediately dashed with a thrashing at the hands of Young Boys, going down 5-1 in a poor display. Next up were Luzern, who were only a few points away from Ruggell bottom place. Despite starting strongly, the Liechtenstein club slumped to another loss, 3-2, before Zurich condemned to a 3rd successive loss with a 3-1 defeat. Ruggell inished off the month on a positive note though, taking out Young Boys 2-0 in the cup,though the reigning Swiss champions were using there 2nd String side.
November 2026
November began better than the previous month, with Ruggell securing a tight 1-1 draw with Basel, before grabbing the same scoreline away to Neuchatel Xamax after leading for the majority of the match. Then came the international break, and any momentum that Ruggell were looking to build ended there. St Gallen inflicted a 4-1 loss on them, before being forced to penalties by 3rd tier side Concordia in the cup. Grasshoppers inflicted another loss on the club in a game where caution was thrown to the wind, 6-3 the final score. It was an entertaining but disappointing end to the month.
December 2026
Ruggell were looking to finish out the year with some positives, but that looked unlikely when the travelled to Super League surprise packets Aarau. No surprises though in the final score, with the home side coming away with a 2-0 win. This was followed by another penalty win, again to a 3rd tier side. This time it was Martigny who forced them to the spot kicks.
Looking like I'm going to be relegated this season, though I really did expect it. I'm going to go for broke in the cup, maybe I'll find some glory there. Our quarter final opponents are Basel, so hopefully they'll play a weakened squad as they are still in the Europa League. In some games we haven't looke out of place i the league, but I think we're a few quality players short of survival in this league. Ziereis and Zimmermann have shown there inexperience, with only 7 goals between the two strikers. Schneider, on the other hand, actually leads the goal charts in the Super League with 10 goals, 16 in all competitions. He has again shown why he is the best striker Liechtenstein has produced, scoring more than half of the goals that the bottom club has scored! I'm hoping to pick up at least 12 points in total this season, so we aren't the worst side in Super League history (currently are Thun with there amazing 11 point haul last season). Maybe a miracle will present itself, but I'm already looking to next season. Going to blood a lot of youth in the hopes of developing them, and have signed almost all of our players to long term professional deals. Now here's to hoping a gem will come through the ranks this season, preferably for defence or goalkeeping.
Tough break in the league. Just didn't come together unfortunately. However, now that you know what it takes, you'll be better off for when you find yourself back up here
Liechtenstein 22026 Review
Fixtures | Qualifying Group | Rankings
We picked up a couple of wins and draws which saw us shoot up the rankings to 177th. That 8-1 loss to Germany stung though, even though they are one of the best sides in the world I would have liked a bit of damage control there. Our qualifying Group isn't the easiest, but I'm hoping to pick up a few points from Iceland and Finland.
Fixtures | Qualifying Group | Manager
A couple of wins and not finishing last in their group, a decent year from the nation's youth.
Fixtures | Qualifying Group | Manager
Only one wins, but did pick up a few points from their qualifying group. Still not the best year from the side.
Code:Liechtenstein World Rankings |Season | Points | Previous Rank | Current Rank | Difference | |------------------------------------------------------------| |Start | - | - | 119 | - | |2011 | 184 | 119 | 145 | -26 | |2012 | 103 | 145 | 185 | -40 | |2013 | 161 | 185 | 137 | +48 | |2014 | 72 | 137 | 187 | -50 | |2015 | 49 | 187 | 202 | -15 | |2016 | 66 | 202 | 197 | +5 | |2017 | 26 | 197 | 206 | -9 | |2018 | 15 | 206 | 208 | -2 | |2019 | 37 | 208 | 205 | +3 | |2020 | 15 | 205 | 208 | -3 | |2021 | 34 | 208 | 203 | +5 | |2022 | 27 | 203 | 204 | -1 | |2023 | 45 | 204 | 204 | 0 | |2024 | 65 | 204 | 198 | +6 | |2025 | 65 | 198 | 195 | +3 | |2026 | 98 | 195 | 177 | +18 | --------------------------------------------------------------
Must be even a bit disappointed but it's experience in the top flight that will be very useful for the future when you come back to the Super League, hopefully in the season after next.
Nice to see Aarau avoid losing to be at the top.
Of course I'm disappointed, but it's not something I didn't expect, the Super League is a class above everyone in Switzerland We'll come back stronger than ever!
Just caught up on this and you are making excellent progress! As for the qualification for europe, surely if you finish in the champions league spots you should qualify for that and Vaduz would get the europa league. If that fails then just take over Vaduz as well and make them win the league while you finish second every year
Looks like a few spankings in the league. Liechtenstein continue to make steady progress.
Our first win in the League since August! This leaves us bottom by 9 points with 16 games to go. We play 9th placed Luzern next, so if we win we cut that down to 6 points. Survival is still a small possibility here!
Turned out to be a 1-1 draw... Gotta somehow make up 9 points in 15 games. Not impossible but highly unlikely. Still, better results at the moment.
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Good that things are starting to look a little better.
A nice solid win against top opposition!
Big game against Luzern then, hopefully beating Young Boys will give your team the confidence to fight for survival!
Unlucky this season. hopefully the next time in the SL will be better.
How do you managed to keep Schneider all the time? He's good even at that level.
Tough start, although I guess you always knew it was going to be. Hopefully you can salvage some pride in the cup and bounce back stronger next year!
FC Ruggell 2027 Youth Intake
Oliver Hopp - YP18 (Coach Report) - Pretty good looking CB with a fair bit of potenital. Decent physical attributes for his age, hopefully will develop into a first team regular.
Alfons Wolff - YP19 (Coach Report) - Another pacey striker with decent potential. While having all this backup is good, I wish I could get a striker more suited to a target man role.
Christopher Jansen - Signed because he has a bit of potential. Don't really use wingers though so I'll just develop him a bit before seeing him move on.
Andy Franke - Joins a list of defensive midfielders, but probably the worst of the lot. Really just signed for backup.
Andre Vogel - Goalkeeper with a bit of potential, but again, won't be anything more than a backup in the long run.
Youth Candidates 5 - 2 Ruggell U18's
Really wish that my Youth Recruitment could be expanded, but whenever I check it's the same cut back options. Does anyone know the requirements? Does it tie into the stadium, professional status or how well you do in the top league? I guess I'll have to wait until my new stadium comes around to see if we can expand it, I'm sick at looking at all these youngsters from Ruggell, Schaan and Vaduz. Those are the only cities that my youngsters have come from!
FC Ruggell MidSeason/February - March Review
MidSeason 2027
Same type of mid season as always, just regaining all the money I've lost so far, and a bit more to compensate for what I'm about to lose. Won't need as many of these when I get m new stadium hopefully.
February 2027
Ruggell began the second half of the season with a trip to former parent club Sion, a team who they generally shared an even match with. This game was no different, but despite both teams playing well, the home team snuck out with a 1-0 win. Ruggell then returned to Liechtenstein to face Young Boys, where they scored another win over the reigning champions, this time a 1-0 victory were Florian Fehr scored the only goal of the game. This put them within 9 points of the "safety" of the relegation playoff.They would need to win their next game though to stand a chance of making it thrrough to next season. However, Luzern held on for a 1-1 draw to keep the 9 point buffer leading into the closing months of the season.
March 2027
While their league season had been abysmal, Ruggell were looking for some glory in the Swiss Cup, where their next opponents were top placed Basel. They took the lead twice through goals from Stefan Ziereis, but Basel fought back both times to win 3-2. It was harsh for the Liechtenstein club, as Ziereis also had two goals ruled out for offside, with one of the decisions looking very tough indeed. This tight loss led to a massive slump in form though, as Ruggell failed to score again that month, losing 3- to Zurich and Basel, 1-0 to Neuchatel Xamax and 2-0 to Grasshoppers.
We've got a catch up game to St Gallen, but now any faint glimmer of hope I had for surviving is gone. March was simply a horrendous month. I haven't seen my team play so badly ever! For the rest of the season, I'm going to blood youth and hope to give some teams headaches in their run in. I might be able to be the cause of some teams missing out on European football! That would be special haha.
Oh, also, in the March European Championship qualifying game against Poland, Liechtenstein won 3-1, shooting the national team up to 124th in the world!
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A person is wearing a Ring of Counterspells which is storing a Fireball spell. When this person is in the AOE of a fireball is the entire fireball countered? Do they negate it just for their square? Is there some other outcome?
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A ring of counterspells only triggers when the wearer is the target of the same spell it stores. Since area-effect spells target a location, not a creature, the ring can't be triggered by merely being in the AoE of a fireball. Being merely caught in the blast area isn't enough to activate the spell-countering effect.
The ring might counter a fireball that directly impacted you, at the GM's discretion. Fireball is a bit of an odd-ball spell for an area-effect spell, since it can "impact" something between the caster and the target location:
A GM could rule that this is enough interaction between the wearer of the ring and the fireball to count as having the spell being cast directly "upon" the wearer – even though fireball doesn't have a creature target – that the ring would trigger.
This is in the official 3.5 FAQ, but honestly the answer is somewhat hard to generalize from. Pathfinder does rule differently on some issues, of course.
I would personally interpret the ring as working the same way a readied action to counterspell would work -- that anytime you'd be affected by the spell, the ring would counterspell it for you. This is not 100% clear from the rules, and is specifically contrary to the FAQ answer. (Which was 3.5 in any case.)


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WEIRTON - Pete Karpyk is hanging up the goggles.
"It's been a great run," said Karpyk. "I'll miss the kids, I'll miss teaching."
A chemistry teacher at Weir High School for more than 35 years, Karpyk is best known to generations of Weirton-area students for his hands-on approach to science, including - perhaps most famously - exploding pumpkins and bi-annual visits to Weirton-area elementary schools to encourage interest and appreciation of science in elementary-age students through interactive science experiments. He and his students spent Thursday at Broadview Elementary School.
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Pete Karpyk, Weir High School chemistry teacher, far left, interviews high school students Tyler Gautier and Cole Slates, who helped Broadview Elementary School pupils with science experiments Thursday. -- Summer Wallace-Minger
"The kids here are really excited," said Karpyk. "They're having an event (student-led conferences) with their parents here tonight, and they can't wait to show some of this stuff to their parents."
The experiments are conducted by teams of Karpyk's high school chemistry students, many of whom remember doing similar experiments when they were younger.
"They're doing a great job," Karpyk beamed. "I'm so proud of these kids. I'm so proud - they're doing an incredible job."
The high school students visited several classrooms, using experiments such as "bloody handprints" to demonstrate acid indicators and "slime" to demonstrate polymer chains and cross-linkage. Other activities include observing how many times a water-filled bag can be pierced with pencils, ghost crystals and Cartesian divers.
"Many of my students remember when they did the experiments as first-graders," said Karpyk. "They're excited to come back and show the younger children what they remember."
Several students took a shaving-cream "pie" to the face to demonstrate the importance of wearing safety equipment during labs. The high school students are divided into teams, each with a leader, and lead the experiments themselves.
"The group leaders are in charge of making sure everyone gets here and all the supplies get here," said Karpyk. "They do a lot of organization."
In order to be able to fluently explain the material, the students must know it well themselves first, and the exercise gives them a unique perspective - that of a teacher.
"They get a little look at being a teacher, and it helps reinforce the material," Karpyk said.
Karpyk said he didn't yet know the fate of the program, which he has been running for approximately 30 years.
"I don't know, but I hope they keep it up," he said. "It's a good program."
Over the years, the program has grown and changed. It once included the middle and high schools, but through trial and error, Karpyk realized the experience was best tailored to the younger children, encouraging their interest in science and showing how applying science to the everyday can be fun.
His work has been featured in "USA Today" and "The Science Teacher," along with the textbook "Child Development" by John W. Santrock. Karpyk was recognized as an educator-innovator by PBS in 2010.
"I'm going to miss this a lot," he said. "I'm going to miss teaching it."
He'll have plenty of memories, as an avid photographer and videographer, Karpyk has documented many of the visits, which he uses as training materials for later groups.
Karpyk said he didn't have a retirement plan yet, but he would like to join the American Chemical Society's Pittsburgh Chapter and attend a few of its meetings.
"The first plan is to make a plan," he said. "Maybe I will still do something with chemistry."
He won't leave Weir High without a parting gift - he recently received a $900 grant from the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh for the purchase of a Flinn Scientific Spectrophotometer, which will be used in the chemistry, biology and environmental science classes.
"It's been a good ride," said Karpyk.
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When attempting to sell a product online (for instance, on craigslist) there is a very good chance you will be the target of a social engineer; this is especially true when you are selling high-value commodities like cars or jewelry. Given the anonymous nature of the internet, it can often be hard to distinguish between legitimate buyers and social-engineers.
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TEMPLE (January 11, 2013)—Temple police were investigating two more robberies Friday, bringing the total number of holdups reported in the city to seven in less than a week.
The most recent robberies both occurred Wednesday night.
Just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, officers were sent to the 2700 block of South 39th Street where the victim said three males approached him as he was walking down the road.
The victim told officers one of the males displayed a handgun while the other two took his belongings.
The three ran to the east, the victim said.
The three were black, wearing black hooded sweatshirts and bandannas covered their faces.
A short time later, just after 8:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Payless Convenience store at 1220 North General Bruce Dr., where the victim said a man entered the store, displayed a gun, and demanded money.
Before fleeing, the robber struck the clerk in the head, causing minor injury, police said.
The robber was black and was wearing a black mask, gray jacket and black gloves, police said.
On Saturday Temple officers responded to five holdups.
The first occurred just before 6 a.m. in the 500 block of North 2nd Street where the victim said a man approached him as he was leaving a parking lot, displayed a gun and ordered him out of his car.
The victim drove off, leaving the would-be robber standing in the road.
The man police are seeking is black, 5-foot-10, has a medium build and was wearing a light colored hooded sweatshirt and white athletic shoes.
The second incident was reported just before noon Saturday at the Dollar General Store at 1608 South 57th St. where one of the store's employees was struck by a vehicle driven by a fleeing shoplifter.
The employee declined medical treatment.
Police are looking for two suspects in that incident.
One was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark pants and the other was dressed entirely in dark clothing.
Just after 8 p.m. officers responded to the Domino's Pizza at 4103 South 31st St. in response to a report that a deliveryman was attacked and robbed while making a delivery in the 800 block of South 18th Street a half hour earlier.
The robber, who was black and wearing a dark jacket, gray sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes, slugged the victim in the face, grabbed his pizzas and ran, police said.
Less than an hour later, at 8:50 p.m. officers were sent to the Shell station at 3216 West Adams Ave. where a man armed with a gun robbed the clerk and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
The robber was 5-foot-7, weighed about 150 pounds and was wearing a light colored hooded sweatshirt with a blue hood.
The last incident happened just after 11 p.m. at a Subway on North 29th Street where the victim told officers a man entered the restaurant, produced a handgun and demanded money.
The robber ran west with an undisclosed amount of money.
No one was hurt.
The suspect in that case was black, 17 to 25 years of age, weighed about 180 pounds and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with red lettering on the front, long dark colored shorts and black gloves. He used a piece of cloth to cover his mouth and nose.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call the Temple Police Department at (254) 298-5500.


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First time having gnocchi. The dish was great and made enough for a family of 4. The taste was excellent without adding any salt.
Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
From EatingWell: January/February 2009
In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white beans with gnocchi and top it all with gooey mozzarella. Serve with a mixed green salad with vinaigrette.
419 Reviews for Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
This recipe is fabulous. I added a little extra cheese which improved it. My 3 year old even liked it!
I thought this was really good. I did add red pepper for a little kick and used fire roasted tomatoes (added Italian seasoning myself) for a little more flavor. I also added a can of artichoke hearts for a little more substance and even my meat loving husband enjoyed it. Had leftovers for lunch today and it was just as good. Will definitely become a "Meatless Mondays" staple around our house.
This was very boring. Served it for a friend and we were both disappointed. Needs improvement!
Loved this....so tasty and simple. Frying the gnocchi is a little messy but I keep the initial time to a minimum and let them cook in the liquid mix a little longer to finish.