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The 5 Most Baffling Attempts to Smuggle Live Animals
Sadly, we live in a world where animal smuggling is a thing. And like with most things, there is an art to it: The smuggler needs to be sly, confident and creative in order to get his cargo to the required destination.
Except that more often than not, it seems they just say "Screw it," stuff a hippo under their shirt so that it's kinda out of sight and enter the airport security line whistling. Because what could go wrong?
#5. Snakes Taped to Chest
Imagine you're sitting on a ferry between Denmark and Norway with 14 pythons strapped to your chest. Now imagine that you're doing it but not because a supervillain forced you into it. You voluntarily stuffed 14 pythons into tennis socks and then duct-taped them onto your own body, and now you're riding a ferry, trying to remember whether any of the socks had holes in them, and at no point did you ever stop to think, "Say, I wonder if I'm one of those crazy people I've heard about on the news."
"They can't hear the hissing, they can't hear the hissing, they can't ..."
Take a moment to recap all the bad decisions you had to make, all the questions you had to answer wrong to end up in this situation: "Should I start smuggling animals?" "Should those animals be snakes?" "How can I do this with the least possible amount of danger and discomfort?" and "Holy shit, are they moving?"
That final one, incidentally, is going to last for the duration of both the trip and every dream you will have from now on, ever.
For full effect, imagine every bag squirming and hissing.
This unlikely scenario was lived in full by a 22-year-old Norwegian man, who was noted by the Norwegian customs officials upon exiting the ferry. The eagle-eyed customs officials could tell he was smuggling something because his whole body was in constant, unnatural jiggling motion, the way a standard body behaves when covered in snakes. And when we say whole body, we mean it: A further search of the man's belongings and body found an additional stash of 10 fairly frustrated albino leopard geckos boxed and taped to the man's legs, even though that's right by where his wiener spends all of its time.
"He could have at least had the decency to take a shower."
Each of the 24 animals was awake and exactly as pissed off as you'd imagine. And he had taped them on himself. On purpose.
But the writhing and the hissing isn't actually what drew attention. The reason this shaking pile of snakes was searched in the first place was because a tarantula he was also trying to smuggle had escaped from his bag.
"Aw, geez, I knew I shoulda smuggled you in my mouth instead of my bag. Stupid. Always go with your gut."
The snakes, by the way, were found to be royal pythons, which are neither rare nor valuable, so apparently the man was smuggling animals across international waters just because he could.
Except he can't. Because he's an idiot.
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"There's just something comforting about having reptiles within striking distance of my junk."
Snakeskin boots are for quitters.
#4. A Tiger in a Suitcase
What do zebras, leaf insects and tigers have in common?
They all camouflage themselves in the wild.
What else do they have in common?
They all camouflage pretty poorly in a suitcase.
While to most people that would seem like "bricks are inedible"-level basic logic, Piyawan Palasarn decided to give it a go anyway, because apparently she had no understanding about how airport security works. So she took the biggest-ass suitcase she could find, filled it to the brim with stuffed toys and, oh yes, a drugged-up, 3-month-old tiger cub. Then she calmly booked a flight from Bangkok to Iran, where there's apparently a demand for pet tigers with luggage-induced claustrophobia.
"Fluffy here once mauled a man for carrying a Samsonite briefcase."
Here's how fooled the security officials at the Bangkok airport were:
"Hey, Bob! Look at that big suitcase going through the X-ray. That lady sure loves her stuffed toys."
"Ha, yeah."
"It's just that I can't help wondering what that live tiger cub is doing there. I mean, I can hear snoring and everything."
"You know, that's a good point. Excuse me, madam ..."
Palasarn obviously never got to board her flight. When she found out the hard way that fluffy toys don't usually have skeletons that show up on X-ray machines, while tigers, in fact, do, she immediately proved to be just as inept when it came to excuses. She claimed that the luggage, contents and all, belonged to a friend and she was just holding it for them, an explanation that the customs officials in freaking Bangkok have surely never heard.
"Hey, it isn't human! Today counts as a win."
So Palasarn got her ass arrested and the drowsy and dehydrated tiger cub was brought into the custody of Traffic wildlife health unit, where it fortunately recovered from its adventure nicely and adorably:
#3. The Fish Apron
So you're a customs officer at Melbourne International Airport, grinding through just another shift of routine security checks and the occasional bomb threat caused by a vibrator. You've seen (and cavity searched) pretty much everything humanity has to offer, and therefore think nothing much of the nervous-looking woman approaching your checkpoint.
That is, until you notice her skirt moving in ways no garment should. It bulges and flexes in strange places, giving you the impression that either the woman has several extra knees or, more likely, that you should totally pull her aside.
"Ma'am, are you the formless avatar of an Elder God?"
And then you hear it. A strange, unnervingly moist sound that you can't quite recognize. You don't know what it is, but it's coming from under her skirt.
"I'm just going to do the whole customs thing for a little while, until something better comes along," you remember telling yourself. But now it's 12 years later and you're tasked with investigating the mounds of pulsating glop hidden beneath a nervous woman's skirt.
"On the plus side, we probably won't need lube."
As you lead the woman into the examination room, your horrified mind tries to come up with an explanation to why her underskirt regions might be making wet, flapping sounds. It comes up with several. None are pleasant.
But all of your theories couldn't match the stupid, stupid reality:
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"I just have really, really, really big bones. That swim."
In June 2005, just before she was caught by customs officials, fish enthusiast Sharon Naismith had entered the women's toilets and came out wearing a custom-made under-apron that contained 15 bags of water, which in turn contained 51 tropical fish with a total worth of $30,000. She had, apparently, bought them during her vacation in Malaysia because they were neat, then decided on a whim that hey, professional smuggling is neat, too!
But as every customs official knows, if a woman goes into the bathroom a size 12 from the waist down and comes out walking really slowly and with legs thicker than Ronnie Coleman's, she just might be hiding something. Customs officials reported that they became suspicious of Naismith when her pelvic area started making flipping noises.
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"These poor bastards are going to need months of therapy."
Naismith was promptly arrested and charged with attempting to import regulated wildlife, although she maintains to this day her only crime was that she really, really liked fish. And really, who are we to argue with the logic of a woman who voluntarily wears live fish pants?


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I have a natural resources dataset where individual seedlings in canopy gaps were recorded from a center "legacy tree" within each canopy gap. Each sapling has the following measurements associated with it:
- Legacy tree GPS xy coordinates (i.e. a center location in the canopy gap)
- Bearing to sapling from the legacy tree (e.g. 218 degrees)
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Moreover Munich Airport was voted Europe's best airport at the 2015 World Airport Awards and achieved an outstanding third position in the global rankings. By taking home this prize yet again, the Bavarian hub has now won the "European airport championship " in eight of the past 10 years.
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Passengers with time between flights or layovers can now try a new concept, developed by Munich Airport: napcab sleeping cabins are a perfect way of finding some privacy and beating jetlag. These innovative pods have a comfortable bed, working desk with iPhone or MP3 connection and a USB port. Also available: the latest flight information, a wake-up function, and a place to securely store carry-on luggage. Napcabs can be booked directly on location by the hour and are paid with credit card.
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The Visitors Terrace of terminal 2 presents an outstanding view of the eastern apron, both runways and the satellite facility. Telescopes are available for an even closer look at what is happening at the airport. Visitors access the terrace - free of charge - via the Skywalk, a glass tunnel that starts at level 05 (public area) of terminal 2.
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Environmental protection is a joint task and has top priority at Munich Airport. The construction of an airport inevitably leads to interventions in the ecosystem of a region. Yet, Munich Airport is committed minimizing such impact. To this end it has created a department to handle ecological issues such as aircraft noise, air management, and energy supply or waste and water management.
Munich Airport's pro-environment strategy allows for the operation and development of the airport in a manner that effectively controls and contains environmental impact and complies with statutory regulations and environmental requirements. For example, Munich Airport generates more than half of the power needed in an on-site combined heat, power and cooling plant. The outstanding efficiency of this form of energy conversion allows the airport to save around 30,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually.
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Luxurious VIP facilities are available at Munich Airport. The VipWing presents a unique blend of international ambience combined with traditional Bavarian hospitality. The bright, spacious rooms in the lounge have a total area of 1,700 square meters. Regardless of seating class or carrier, passengers at Munich Airport seeking individual and exclusive service can book and have access to a wide range of VIP services. Chauffeured limousines shuttle the guests in luxury from and to the aircraft. The lounge is staffed by multilingual representatives and offers airport guests all-round support. Personal assistants can organize all the traveler's flight-related processes and formalities such as immigration support, check-in, baggage-handling, tax refund and customs clearance while guests relax in the VIP Lounge.
The VipWing facilities also include luxurious bathrooms and resting areas, an elegant cigar lounge, spacious bar and dining area, an open-air Bavarian beer garden, individual private suits and a fully equipped conference suite which may be booked in advance.
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Bloomberg, Bishop DiMarzio look to create charter schools
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn have announced that they are exploring whether to convert a number of Catholic schools in danger of closing into publicly funded charter schools in which religion could not be taught. During a news conference in City Hall, the bishop told the familiar story of the drowning man who turns down a series of rescue attempts, dies, and arrives in heaven with the question of why God did not save him. God responds that help was sent four times - why didn't the man take advantage of it?The mayor, the bishop said, "is throwing out a life preserver" with his offer to turn four of a group of 14 schools targeted for possible closing into charter schools.Even so, it is a life preserver most other bishops (as far as I know, only the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. has gone this route) would likely turn down. It raises many questions. For example: Is religious education essential to the academic success of urban Catholic schools (by educating the whole person, body, mind spirit)?Another, noted in the New York Times' account, is the feeling among Catholic educators that the spread of charter schools is endangering the Catholic school system. At least superficially, the charter schools tend to resemble Catholic schools, with their small classes, safe atmosphere, more personal approach, uniforms, etc. The free tuition makes these schools very attractive to the parents of would-be Catholic school students.I would add that there is much the mayor and other public officials can do if they really want to save Catholic schools. For example, during Bloomberg's mayoralty, public schools have stopped Catholic high schools from recruiting applicants at high-school information nights held in middle schools. On the state level, Governor David Paterson recently pulled back from a plan to cut a program that provided $55 million a year to nonpublic schools to compensate for complying with state mandates to record and report attendance. But although money was budgeted in previous years, it was often not paid out. The public education bureaucracy can be quite hostile to Catholic and other nonpublic schools.Bishop DiMarzio noted that Catholic Charities provides extensive community service, and said that the charter schools would fall within that tradition of service. Others, such as the authors of a study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, also have suggested turning some inner-city Catholic schools into charter schools.The problem is that this may hasten the demise of even more urban Catholic schools. And, contrary to what Mayor Bloomberg says, the charter schools are far from a proven success. One of the great strengths of the Catholic school system is that it has resisted the fads that sweep through public education. And if it should turn out a few years down the line that charter schools were just one more false hope, what will the alternative be if the Catholic schools have closed?
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I don't think I understand quite how this would work. Would the diocese continue to own the property/buildings? Or would they just be turning it over to the city?
In this case, the diocese would continue to own the property.
... and more than likely, receive a hefty lease payment from the City, thus turning cost centers into surplus centers. Are we abandoning the poor for thirty pieces of silver?
What is the mission of Catholic education? If it is to ensure that all Catholics have access to Catholic schools, then the solution goes in one direction, because you don't need nearly as many schools as there are now for that purpose, at least not in the Bronx. If it is to maintain a sense of promise and hope in places where there isn't much to be found, then it goes in another. I would venture that in many of these schools, students have not been majority Catholic for some time. That's probably why charters are such an attractive alternative -- because the Catholic school was likely never a perfect fit to begin with. It may be that continuing with (let's say) a Catholic high school in an area that is served by good public charter elementary schools will continue to serve the poor more effectively now that others have started to offer the kind of hope and promise that only Catholic schools did for a long time.
Barbara, your idea about the good work Catholic high schools might do for the graduates of charter schools as well as Catholic schools is very good. Unfortunately, there is another trend here in the Big Apple. In the Archdiocese of New York, which doesn't include Brooklyn or Long Isalnd, a number of Catholic high schools have been informed in the past few weeks that they are immediately going to be cut loose from Diocesan support and control. If they survive at all, it will be because the new boards of trustees they are about to organize will be able to raise the necessary money that with tuition will keep them going. Some of these schools will make it, some probably won't. And the schools include several that traditionally have served minority students. A great legacy from Cardinal Egan to his zapparently imminent successor, whoever he may be. You'd have thought he could have waited a few weeks.
Sorry for the typo: "zapparently" should obviously have been "apparently."
If Catholic Education is essentially bound up with children, are we going in the right direction(because that's what we did in the past?) If Catholic education is a lifetime process, and I think it is, do we need to reassess what our educational roles are and the resources we pump into them?If parochial schools are meant to show our commitment to the needy by providing structure and learning and a way up (as the parochial schools did for my time and those before -although more students then were Catholic ), what do we do about our relationship with the State?(I note Bishop DiMarzio may need Albany help for example with getting Catholic school teachers certed to teach in charter schols. At the same time, he is complaing bitterly to Albany about possible opening of SOL in regard to sex abuse cases.)The Catholic High School situation in New York Archdiocese that Susan mentioned is particularly difficult, say, if schools in better endowed areas survive and say a place like Cardinal Hayes (which has had some poor publicity due to abuse allegations there recently) flounder if the alumni, which I'm told have been generous in the past, decide not to come through?The interelationship of money and mission continues to grow as problematic as the number of religious who performed nobly at little cost in the past declines.In the long run, who should have a say in all this beyond diocesan leaders? Money management advisers? Affected parents? The Catholic community of that diocese through reasonable reprtesentation? ?????
Oh, in this case, "zapparently" may be appropriately created and used!
I believe the US is alone among English-speaking nations in not funding or heavily subsidizing religious based primary education. Catholic schools are a valuable civic asset - communities that have Catholic schools are much better off for it. In addition, the salaries paid to Catholic school teachers is a scandal. School systems should fund Catholic schools. We can state-fund mortgages, banks and insurance companies, but not Catholic schools? Give me a break!
I also believe the US is alone among English-speaking nations in not being constitutionally permitted to have an establishment religion. This, I believe, is the distinction that makes the difference.
The establishment clause has not prohibited all sorts of state and federal aid to private universities and to the students who attend them. Why should primary and secondary schools be any different? The state's interest is in the education of its citizens. It should be neutral on the question of religious content of that education as long as it meets basic requirements in other areas.The only rational basis to oppose school vouchers for Catholic school students is that the Catholic schools don't meet those basic requirements that protect the compelling state's interest in the children's education. But, as numerous studies have shown, the Catholic schools do a better job in those areas than the public schools do.
"I also believe the US is alone among English-speaking nations in not being constitutionally permitted to have an establishment religion. This, I believe, is the distinction that makes the difference."AFAIK, the Catholic Church is not the "established" church in any of these countries, yet Catholic schools receive funding - in some cases, nearly all of it - from the state.As long as the government doesn't discriminate against a particular religion or denomination, or show preference for a particular one, in funding religious based education, it wouldn't run afoul of the Establishment Clause. True?
Jim, that does not accurately describe the state of the law as it pertains to the funding of primary and secondary religious schools. I am not going to do research, but it is my understanding that the only thing that has passed constitutional muster are vouchers that are provided to individual parents and children, who can pay tuition somewhere. It is also permissible for states to require municipalities to provide transportation to private schools. My point is that the funding of Catholic schools takes place in the context of a society that has an established religion and sees nothing impermissible about state funding of religion in general. That makes them different from the U.S. in a rather fundamental way.


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In two dimensions, the Green's function of the Laplacian is the natural logarithm, $\nabla^2 \ln|z| = \delta(z)$, so we can take log of a polynomial the sum of delta-functions. \[ \nabla^2 \ln p(z) = \sum \delta(z - z_i) \] where $z_i$ runs over the roots of $p(z)=0$.
The equation $\nabla^2 \phi = \rho$ is Poisson's equation. In our case, the charge distribution is the sum of point charges. I wonder if anyone has studied roots of polynomial equations by analogy to Electrostatics.


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This set is a lot of fun, and looks remarkably like the ship (can't say the same for the #9493 X-Wing).
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LONG POND, Pa. � In a race marred by the death of a fan hit by lightning, Jeff Gordon earned his first victory of the season on Sunday, taking advantage of an accident sparked by teammate Jimmie Johnson and going on to win when the race was called because of a downpour preceding the fatal storm.
After the race, Pocono officials said one person died and nine others were injured after a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand.
�You hate to hear something like that,� Gordon said. �Certainly our thoughts are with them.�
Gordon earned his 86th career victory, winning for the first time since September 2011 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to thrust himself into wild-card contention in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
This win meant more than about all the others for Gordon. This was the first time his wife and both of his two young children were able to join him celebration.
�That experience to me (Sunday) means so much more than anything else,� he said.
Johnson inadvertently gave his Hendrick Motorsports teammate the help he needed. Johnson�s No. 48 car had a flat tire off a restart and slammed Matt Kenseth into the wall. Kenseth slid down the track and took out Denny Hamlin and three other cars.
With an unexpected opening triggered by the accident, Gordon zagged and zipped the No. 24 through holes like an All-Pro running back, splashing his way to victory.
�When I saw the opening to get inside, I was taking it,� Gordon said.
It couldn�t have come at a better time. The skies opened and cars were ordered off the track. The race was called moments later with 98 of the 160 scheduled laps completed. Gordon, who started 27th, had a drive to remember.
Gordon, who turned 41 on Saturday, had a string of bad breaks this season and knew he needed wins over the final six races before the Chase cutoff to have any shot at running for a fifth championship during the 10-race playoffs. The win moved him into the second wild-card spot that would guarantee a berth in the field.
Gordon, who also won a rain-shortened race at Pocono in 2007, passed Bill Eilliott for most career wins at Pocono with six.
Gordon had winless seasons in 2008 and 2010 � a late-career drought far removed from the years when he was a regular in Victory Lane. He had double-digit victories in three consecutive seasons (1996-98) and seemed a lock to hit 100 victories by 35 and put himself behind only Richard Petty on the all-time list.
Petty leads with 200 wins, and David Pearson is second with 105. Gordon is a comfortable third on the list.
He had a painfully mediocre start to season � including consecutive 33rd and 35th place finishes at Talladega and Darlington � before finding his groove of late with crew chief Alan Gustafson.
Gordon has three straight top-six finishes and has finished in the top six in six of his last seven races.
He was due for a breakthrough and kept grinding it out.
�The last several weeks, we�ve had something to build on,� Gordon said.
Kasey Kahne was second, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart.
Kahne refused to rule out another Gordon championship run if he stays in the Chase field.
�Absolutely. It�s Jeff Gordon. Look what he�s done,� Kahne said.
With the storms coming � spotters told their drivers the heavy rain was coming � Johnson was in prime position to follow last week�s win in Indy with another trip to Victory Lane. Johnson had a flat, though, and he made contact with Kenseth. Johnson dropped back but suffered no real damage. Kenseth touched the wall and slid down the track. Hamlin had nowhere to go except right into the side of the No. 17.
Hamlin was taken to the infield care center and complained of discomfort around his abdomen but was released.
Gordon, who was sixth in the restart necessitated by Kurt Busch�s wreck, took off and took the lead.
�I know that you don�t want to win them quite like this, but we�ve earned it because of all the things that we�ve done this year,� Gordon said.
Johnson blamed a right rear flat tire for sparking the accidents.
�I shouldn�t feel bad about that, but not much you can do with a right-rear flat,� he said.
Then the downpour came. The scheduled 400-mile race had already been postponed about two hours because of rain.
�For all the things that have gone wrong for us this year, I still can�t believe what just happened,� Gordon said. �But, I think this is the one that makes up for all the ones that have gotten away. I�m just so proud of this team.�
While Kahne and Gordon had a great race for Hendrick, Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had one to forget.
Earnhardt was lucky to maintain his overall points lead after he was forced to the garage on lap 51 because of a busted transmission. He later returned to the track and finished 32nd.
It almost didn�t matter.
Rain or shine, the race belonged to Gordon.


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I know that this question was raised out several times,
and I even read most of the questions regarding the topic.
But there was a gap of about a month till now, and I'd like to know if there is any process in changing the Timeline Cover picture from the api(via an app).
Do you know any new information about this?
Or is there a solution out there? (except for uploading to cover folder)
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There is a function $f(n)=-\ln(a*n); \space \Bbb Z \to \Bbb R$, and I want to define $a$ for pairs of values. For example:
$f_1(n_1)=15; f_1(n_5)=1.157$
$f_2(n_1)=454; f_2(n_8)=1.0042$
and so on. How can I write a function that could calculate $a$ values from the starting values?


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In my Canon 60D, there's a setting between Adobe RGB and sRGB. What's the difference and what should I prefer when shooting to RAW ?
sRGB is the most common color-space used anywhere.
AdobeRGB is a wider color-space which can represent more colors but with less precision when looking at the colors which overlap sRGB.
Neither color-space really matters when shooting RAW.
The embedded thumbnail or preview within a RAW file may be affected by the choice of color-space though, so keeping sRGB selected is usually the most sensible thing to do.
sRGB is the default color space, which is way that RGB values translate to actual colors. In RGB, (255,0,0) means "full red", but what exact color is this going to be usually depends on the display or printer that's used for the output. As this is undesirable for professional purposes, people employ color management to ensure their idea of "red" will display the same way everywhere.
Now, apart from the sRGB, there is Adobe RGB, which has slightly bigger gamut (captures more colors) especially in the greens. If you want to make use of these extra colors, you need to employ color management workflow, and make sure the printer you use is able to process Adobe RGB (and has an appropriate ICC profile to translate the color to what the device is able to print), and you also need to have a color profile for your monitor to adjust its output to match what you're going to see on the printer.
Of course, as export to RGB file is done after RAW conversion, the camera setting does not matter when you're shooting RAW, as you can change it afterwards.
The key thing is that unless you're doing color management, you should keep it to default sRGB, because otherwise you're display will interpret the image in its own "probably-slightly-off-sRGB" way and you will get washed out colors.
Color spaces solve two problems related to color information:
The main difference between AdobeRGB and sRGB is the range of colors an image can cover. Since sRGB has to cover smaller range of colors, colors can be afforded to represent with more precision in that smaller range when using same number of bits to store data.
Here's a little simplified* illustration of this. The first, red row, shows the raw pixel color channel intensity value (4 bits, giving 16 different values); the second, yellow line, shows 4-bit colors of a wide gamut color space (say, AdobeRGB) and the third line shows 4-bit colors of a narrow gamut color space (say, sRGB):
The difference of color spaces will become even more clear if they use less bits than input data, say 3 bits (giving 8 values) for 4-bit input data:
It should be clear from this chart, that storing an image in one color space, and then converting to another, is a lossy operation. There are only three values in second row color space that have to mapped to the 6 useful values of third line color space. Looking at either range or precision of both color spaces, we get the worse one of both of them after conversion from one to another. Also, since some tones don't have exact value in the other color space, the colors will have to change slightly.
For these reasons, you should select target color space when your raw image is converted into a fewer-bit format, such as JPEG - depending on your workflow in camera or in conversion software. When you are working with lots of bits, precision won't be a problem and you could use the widest gamut that your display device allows.
So, what should be the target color space? That depends on output media. On the web, sRGB is the safest choice. For printing, AdobeRGB may or may not give better results - depending on limitations and expectations of printing system.
* - in reality, more bits per channel are used, the mapping is non-linear and may depend on values from other color channels. Proportions of color spaces are illustrational only.
It does not matter what you set in your camera if you shoot raw.
(What matters is how you configure the software that you use for raw conversion.)
sRGB is best for images view on screen, Adobe RGB is best for printing.
These are color spaces, which affect the rendering of an image on the mediums.
I found that sRGB will give you the most consistent result for screens.
NB! No screens will ever give you the exact same result (even if they have been calibrated) color management can be quite complex to master.
sRGB was created by Microsoft many years ago to address the limitations of displays. The variations among displays, color depth, and gamut were far greater then than they are with todays display devices. The "s" in sRGB reputedly stands for "standard", which implies that displays that render sRGB relatively well are in conformance with the standard. Many call this "silly" or "stupid" RGB.
To take the deficiencies of displays gone by into account, the color space is artificially constrained to be far narrower than what can be rendered on a contemporary display. It has the secondary side-effect of this: Once you committed to sRGB by writing the file to a standard format (not a RAW format), you throw away the information that would be out of the sRGB gamut. That gives you less flexibility for after-the-fact corrections should you wish to do color corrections.
Specifically addressing the question on the 60D, if you are shooting RAW, the color space you choose is only provided as a courtesy to your RAW image processor. You normally can override this choice and switch to Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB if that's your preferred working color space. However, and this is crucial, if you are shooting JPEG, you have no choice -- the data was lost once the camera did the JPEG conversion. Additionally, when shooting RAW that "courtesy" imposes one extra decision on you: To use a color space other than the one the camera recommended. You can forget to override it and be in the same position of working with a small-gamut color space.
So the question is: When would you use sRGB? When shooting photographs, the answer is "seldom". The only common use for sRGB in this era is for Internet viewing. You may not rely on Web browsers to honor and correctly interpret color space information embedded in a file. So, if you really want to blast your images onto the Web fast and can't be bothered doing color space conversions, then shoot sRGB JPEGs and that's the end of it.
If you have any possible other use, including post-processing, sRGB is not a recommended color space.
The profile you choose in camera is used if you are shooting in jpg mode and it is also used in the preview jpg that is created when shooting RAW. That preview jpg is what your camera uses to display the histogram in your camera. Besides that, the RAW file itself does not use the profile setting.
sRGB is used for screen display and many commercial printers. It has a smaller color gamut than Adobe RBG.
Adobe RGB has a larger color gamut but that only really matters if you are using the file with an output device that can reproduce that larger gamut. A high end monitor or many inkjets can take advantage of the larger color gamut.
When in doubt it's better to use the larger gamut, Adobe RGB, and convert to sRGB later. You can always convert to a smaller profile but you cannot add data back once it's gone.
You can read more further info here http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm and http://www.zanzig.com/blog/?p=559 Last link having few example images to compare.


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March 2013 Update
EC Santo André - Campeonato Brasileiro
& Campeonato Paulista Série A1
Campeonato Paulista Série A1
One odd month. Here's a few things I learned this month.
- Your goalkeeper can make a save from a ball shot from over half the pitch, then drop it and stand there while a player from the opposing runs half the pitch to take it and score. The goalkeeper will not do anything.
- It is possible to win a match and never have a shot.
- A single player can score 6 goals in a match by himself and have them all counted offside.
- Santos is mean.
Yeah...interesting month. The Santos match was especially painful as they weren't good; we just sucked. And not in a bad way...more in a way that make you want to curl up in a corner and cry over the collective sadness of your squad. I ended up fining my captain a weeks wages over that match for a mistake leading to a goal and then giving away a penalty shot. His end rating... 3.4.
Other than that, the month went fairly good. We're getting results, albiet winning in odd ways (how to you win a match without even a single shot?!?!). But hey, I'll take it.
Copa Kia do Brasil
We were up against our old foe, Fortaleza in the 2nd Round. It was a closer affair than I would have hoped. The first match was saved by a corner in the 93rd minute. We took it back home for the second match and were able to hang on for the win.
The Standings
Still in 3rd place, but we have qualified for the playoffs as well. There are only 2 matches left in the regular season, so most places are already decided. Still not happy with the amount of goals that we're giving away, but rather than them being spread out, we onyl give them away in blow outs. I guess that means, most days, we're alright. I can life with that...for now.
Last edited by cerud; 02-07-2012 at 19:52.
I havent got a clue how this Brazilian league works. I see qualified and if I see champions at the end of it I say well done .
Please explain.
I don't have a clue how it works either, but it seems like Cerud is doing well
Great work to finish ahead of the likes of Santos and Corinthians.
Very Impressive so far,good luck in the latter stages.
Any club, year to year, is in two leagues, a national league and a state league.
First, the state leagues. Brazil has 27 states, each with their own league. Clubs within that state compete for the state Championship, in our case, the Paulistão. You can be relegated from this league (although FM doesn't have lower state leagues). This occurs in the first half of the year, beginning in January and going to about May-June.
Now, each state league sets themselves up differently. Some has opening/closing stages, some use a playoff system, some don't. It all depends on which state you're in. In addition, in each state will be clubs from all national levels meaning that you will be playing in a state league with clubs in the lower leagues and clubs in the .
Second, the national leagues. These are the league that everyone knows about, with the Brasileirão at the top followed by Série B, Série C, Série D, and the lower leagues. When comparing Brazilian leagues to other worldwide, this league system is what is used.
Hope that helps.
Well done on achieving promotion to the Brasileirão. Great start to the State Championship too, so it's looking good for another successful season
Very good Paulistao so far.
Well done in what's probably the toughest state.
Doing well!
Btw you have it as Feb 2012 instead of Feb 2013
April 2013 Update
EC Santo André - Campeonato Brasileiro
& Campeonato Paulista Série A1
Campeonato Paulista Série A1
The Quarter Finals saw us drawn against Santos. They had hit us hard during the regular season, so to get a dominant win as we did was very satisfying. Unfortunately, our next match was against Palmeiras. We had just played them in our final match of the season and lost. So to face them against was always going to be difficult. We made a game of it and didn't let up, but they were simply too strong.
Copa Kia do Brasil
This was a disappointing win. It should have been by a much higher score.
The Standings
We finished the regular season in 3rd place, but it's still the higher clubs, the Brasileirão that we have troube against. I'm not sure what to really expect in this new upcoming national league. I expect it will be a fight for survival.
In other news, we just had our junior coaching upgraded to "Good". Hopefully, our youth prospects continue to be as good as they have been!
May 2013 Update
EC Santo André - Campeonato Brasileiro
& Campeonato Paulista Série A1
Campeonato Brasileiro
The beginning of a new league. It's been a lot more difficult; we're giving away leads, which is always annoying. The one thing I need is a new goalkeeper. Mine has dropped to on 2.5 stars and doesn't look like he's about to improve. It's odd...his abilities seem as though he should be alright, but then he goes out and does the most stupid things I can think of. Brilliant at times, yes, but that one bad move always ends up costing up.
Copa Kia do Brasil
Our disappointing win last month against Rio Branco was made up for in a dominant showing at home. It brought us to Brasileirão side, Atlético Mineiro. THis was a hard fought two matches, which we were able to finally hang onto a win. I hope this helps us in change our league play now.
The Standings
Sitting currently in the middle of the pack. It's odd not to see Santos here as they were relegated last year. And now, Corinthians has had a horrible start to the new campaign. If we cn maintain out current level, I'm hoping our budgets will increase from new year and we can make a decent push. Right now, we are making money, but it's not much.
Good campaign in the state league, unlucky against Palmeiras but I guess they were just too strong. Decent start to the league as well, hopefully you can maintain a mid table position!
Great finish in the Paulista. Palmeiras just too strong. Great result vs Santos even with them being relegated. Do they still have there best players(Ganso, Neymar) or have they gone to euro?
Decent start in Campeonato Brasileiro and a good draw vs Flamengo. Well done on getting to the semis of Copa Kia do Brasil. Looking good for a mid table finish early on.
Money in Brazil is not that good unless you have got you own TV deal like Santos.
Did well in the Paulista,Palmeiras were just too good on the day.Made a good start to the league and Corinthians start is very shocking indeed!
A good showing in the Paulistao, and a decent start in the big league. The 2-1 losses would appear to be competitive at least, so no bad results yet. To me that suggests that if form holds up and injuries stay away, you should be able to gather enough points to survive - surely the first aim is survival - and if you get a run on at some stage maybe push up the table a bit.
Making the semi-finals of the Copa Kia do Brasil is no small matter either. All good stuff.
And thanks for your explanation of the Brasil system earlier on, I was among the confused who now thinks they understand enough to get by.
Very solid stuff mate. Going from strength to strength.
4 points is not a bad start, but you must be consistent.
I cant believe neymar and ganso are still at santos !!
24 June 2013
Cerud Heading to Russia?
It seems as though Cerud's gamble has paid off. The Canadian manager has been in talks with Anji Makhachkala over taking over the managerial position now that Gadji Gadjiev has retired. Cerud has been linked with the job throughout the year and applied a week ago after the position became vacant. Santo André have been understand of their manager throughout the negotiation period, but while betting has expired on the position, nothing has been signed.
In 9 matches with Santo André this year, we have only 1 win, 4 losses, and 4 ties. I knew that it was going to be a fight, but we simply can't compete with the big money clubs. I could probably eke out a survival run, but Anji is an established Russian club and they are gearing up for Europa league football this season.
Last edited by cerud; 04-07-2012 at 03:36.
That's a really tempting offer, you have the chance there to win a few league title. Plus, the money is a lot better than in Brazil. I'd say take it
24 June 2013
Cerud Takes Top Job with Anji
In a move which has been speculated for a week now, Cerud has joined Anji as their new manager. This marks the Canadian manager's first movement in club football, leaving Santo André where his career began. While there has been debate as to whether the young manager is ready to handle a higher level club, Cerud seemed calm while talking to reporters. Outside of the Moscow training grounds, Cerud stated,
"Santo André is like your first girlfriend. They never quite leave you. I will remember my time in Brazil and with the club as the place that gave an inexperienced foreign manager a chance. Or rather, we both took chances on each other. While I like to think that it paid off for everyone involved, it's also time for new challenges. [Chairman] Kerimov has been generous in his praise over the past six months, not only of me, but of Santo André in general. Now that [former manager] Gadjiev has retired, i know that we will have the time to build Anji into one of the most dominant clubs in Russia and in Europe."
Cerud leaves Santo André having brought them back to the Brasileirão from Série C.
I have been mentioned in news reports for the past six month with this job, so when it came open, I felt that I had to apply. This is a much bigger club and will give me the ability to grow my reputation better than I could have in Santo André. This is a good career move and the kind that I am wanting to do.
Managerial Club Record
Will be updating on joining Anji Makhachkala shortly.
24 June 2013
Anji Hire Replacement for Gadjiev
In a formal announcement in front of their practice grounds in Moscow today, Anji officially unveiled their new manager, Canadian-born Cerud. Cerud joins from Santo André in Brazil, where he achieved back-to-back promotions. Over the past week, Russian media has debated as to whether the manager has what it takes to manage in Europe; however, the Chairman has given his full approval as the players as schedules to return from their break in a couple weeks time.
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
The club has offered me a huge pay raise from what I was making in Santo André. I have signed a $900 000/year until the end of 2016, a 3 year contract. They offered 4 years at a little lower, but I felt that I could show them what I'm capable of and then demand a higher salary in a few years time.
About the Club
The club is relatively new, having only been formed in 1991. They are based out of Makhachkala on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. However, due to hostilities in the region, the club actually lives and trains in Kratovo, a village just outside of Moscow. They only fly in for their home matches.
In their inaugural season, the club played in the republic league for Dagestan, going undefeated. With the dis****ion of the Soviet Union later that year, they began in the 2nd Division of Russian football, winning that in their third year of existance. However, due to restructuring, they were not promoted to the 1st Division until 1996. In 2000, they won promotion to the Premier League only to be relegated a year later. In 2009, they rejoined the Premier League and have rapidly gained a fan base due to the signing of Samuel Eto'o in 2011.
The Stats
Year Founded: 1991
Status: Professional
Reputation: National
Nickname: Dikaya Divisiya (the Wild Division)
Fierce Rivals: Terek, Spartak Moscow
Other Rivals: None
The Stadium - Anji Arena
Location: Kaspiisk
Year Built: 2003
Capacity: 31 000 all-seater
Owner/Rent: Anji
Corporate: Top
Training: Top
Youth: Minimal
Junior Coaching: Adequate
Youth Recruitment: Fairly Basic
So, we have a great set up, except for youth. Oddly enough, the club is also set to move into the 50 000 capacity Makhachkala in 2017. Guess someone has some money Here is the Anji Arena.
2013-2014 Pre-Season
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
The Stats
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga: Qualify for Europa League
Rambler Kubok Rossii: Reach the Semi Final
UEFA Europa League: Reach the Group Stage
Media Prediction: 7th of 16
Wage Budget: $60 150 439
Currently Spending: $54 873 479 ($5 276 960 cap space available)
Transfer Budget: $16 380 007
Main Kit Sponsorship: $2 640 001 (expires 2104)
General Sponsorship: $39 000 000 (expired 2015)
Average Ticket Price: $5.20
Average Season Ticket Price: $70.90
Season Ticket Holders: 3 558
Estimated Value: $60M
Current Loan: $43.5K
National Club Ranking in Russia: 7th
- Hire backroom staff.
- Achieve a top 4 finish.
- Make 1st Knockout Round of Europa League.
- Make a profit.
A lot more money available with Anji, but the Board expectations are also higher. However, they are achievable. The squad is decent, but I hope i can make a few key additions. I have noticed one odd thing...out of all my backroom staf, one coach is making more than the rest combined. No idea why a coach is pulling in over $7M a year...
Great move to Anji .
Good luck at Anji,hope you can find success.
Good luck in Russia - should be an interesting challenge
You'll be swimming in cash.
Did the coach even have good stats , fm really over pays coaches with better reputations than others :/
9 July 2013
Anji Looks to the Future
Both Chairman Kerimov and Manager Cerud were on hand to unveil plans to upgrade youth facilities and coaching. Cerud, who was involved in youth development at his previous club, wants to be able to grow homegrown prospects in order gain a competitive edge against other clubs in the league.
"Today, we have a good first step. The Board has understood our vision for the future and given the go ahead to move forward. We want to continue going forward, bringing the youth in the Makhachkala area into sport. This is not only for the club, it is for the community as a whole."
Our junior coaching has moved up from Adequate to Average. Currently, our youth facilities are Minimal, so by October 2014, they should rise a notch.
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
The Gold Cup has now started and my Costa Rican squad looks ready to go. Unfortunately, we have been hit be three injuries before we've even played our first match and there's no time to call up replacements. So, we go on without.
8 July 2013
Group Stage
Costa Rica 2 - 1 El Salvador
El Salvador actually played very well against us. However, our two goals were too much for them to equalize. Their only goal came in stoppage time.
12 July 2013
Group Stage
Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 4 Costa Rica
A hugely dominant match from us. Trinidad & Tobago never had a chance. The pundits expected a closer match, possibly a 1-0 affair, so they weren't giving us our due.
This win has also guaranteed our progression into the Quarter Final.
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
15 July 2013
Group Stage
Barbados 0 - 3 Costa Rica
Another dominant match for us. Saborio seems to be taking the scoring lead be storm, hitting a hattrick in this match and well ahead of any others.
The Quarter Finals
So, the quarter finals are done and the match ups have been drawn up.
Could have been better; could have been worse. It will definitely be a test for us. However, Jamaica was able to pull of a good win against the United States so hopefully we can too.
Doing great so far. Tough draw to get USA but they are beatable.
Good luck with Anji cerud!
At least there's an outside chance of winning against the US. Better than facing Mexico for example...
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
20 July 2013
Quarter Final
Costa Rica 4 - 2 United States of America
We took down the hosts! The United States were hosting the Gold Cup this year and were probably looking to hoist it on their turf. It was an edgy game for most of it. However, going into the half, even though the United States were controlling possession, we ended up 2 goals up from brilliant counter attacking movement along the sides. They pulled one back to make it a game, but we immediately hit back, not once but twice to put away the match and make it look more one sided than it really was.
The Semi Finals
Here are the semi final match ups.
Would have liked to have gone up against Panama, but at least it's not Mexico.
Hopefully Panama pulls something out of the hat and shocks Mexico.
And you can get a result against Honduras of course.
Having managed Canada in so many FMs, I always found Honduras and Mexico more challenging than the US...
Should be Costa Rica vs Mexico final but this is FM and has the great feature of unpredictability.
2013-2014 End of Pre-Season
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
The Matches
Russia - Pervyj Division - Yenisey Krasnovarsk - won 4-0
Russia - Prem'er Liga - Terek Grozny - won 2-1
Argentina - Primera Nacional B - Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn - won 6-0
The Players
Squad | Transfers - Not much movement. I'm having a difficult, or rather, impossible time signing anyone who is Russian. They don't want to play for me which is a problem because I'm only allowed 6 foreign players in my starting 11. In addition, players don't even gain Russian citizenship. Not sure if that's a glitch or that just Russian law.
I ony brought in one player during my reign so far, a young goalkeeper who I hope I can train and mentor up into at least a decent back up.
Sergey Revyakin - GK - Only rated as a potential 2 star goalkeeper, I'm hoping that we can change that. I have some good goalkeeping mentors in the 1st squad which should be able to help.
Pre-Season Thoughts
A short and sweet pre-season, mainly to get tactically sound. I've also changed my tactical usage somewhat. It's still a 442 flat, but it's a little more defensive minded. I hated bleeding all those goals in Brazil and hope I can stop that here.
One note, Samuel Eto'o's contract is up at the end of this season and he doesn't want to stay. It looks like I'll either have to figure a way to convince him to stay or trade him before January. Man, I need Russians to sign wth me!
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CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
25 July 2013
Semi Final
Costa Rica 3 - 1 Honduras
Honduras was strong, but we met them at all points. We began quickly with a goal in the 4th minute from competition leader Saborío. By the end of the half, we were up 2-1. Soborío added one more in the 83rd minute to seal to win and our trip to the finals
The Final
Here is the final.
Mexico. Of course. Here we go.
Well done on getting to final. Now go and win it
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
28 July 2013
Costa Rica 0 - 2 Mexico
So, when you get 7 yellow cards, 1 red card, and a penalty kick against your squad and it's still the first half, that's when you realize the other team must have offered the referee a tidy sum of money as a bribe. This match was ludicrous. A completely onesided events by the referee. Even the match report stated as such, denying the penalty was even a penalty.
Overall, the competition went well. We finished above the semi final position that our Board wanted. We can look back with pride.
The Results
Group A: Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Canada
Group B: Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, El Salvador, Barbados
Group C: Jamaica, United States, Cuba, Guatemala
The Awards
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Player - Álvaro Saborío - 1st Place, Bryan Ruíz - 2nd Place, Pablo Herrera - 3rd Place
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot - Álvaro Saborío - 1st Place
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Dream Team - Esteban (GK), Andres Camacho (D R), Pablo Herrera (M R), Bryan Ruíz (M L), Álvaro Saborío (ST)
Managerial Changes
Amazingly, it looks like no one lost their job over performance.
July 2013 Update
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
The beginning of the league was half and half. We lost to a fierce rival, but rebounded against Krasnodar. We're still becoming proficient tactically, so I'm willing to give leniency...for a while.
Rambler Kubok Rossii
The Kubok Rossii is Russia's major domestic cup competition. We begin in the 6th Round because of our position in the top league. First up, was Salyut Belgorod. An easy match in which we dominated. They are a lower league club and simply not up to the standard of our play and squad.
The Standings
So, after one month, we are 50% in wins and have an even goal difference. I'm hoping that all of this is simply due to the squad needing to become tactically aware. I'm also still looking for players, especially a replacement for Samuel Eto'o. Unfortunately, no one of that calibre would ever consider us. It's looking as though I'll have to trade him so that he doesn't just simply leave on a free.
A good tournament with Costa Rica in the CONCACAF but shame on losing to Mexico.
Anzhi (only on FM12 have they used 'Anji' so that's the form I'm used to) should be good with all that money, if you can find people that want to come.
Very good performance with Costa Rica,shame about losing to Mexico.Not too bad a start with Anji/Anzhi but it still early days.
14 August 2013
Cerud Vacates Managerial Position with Costa Rica
After a presentable showing in the Gold Cup, Costa Rican team manager Cerud has decided to end his tenure with the nation. While undefeated up until the final match, Mexico was simply too strong a side for the small Central American squad to deal with.
"Costa Rica has a good set up and good youth coming in that will keep them competitive for awhile. However, with little chance of competitive football for the next year, I feel that stepping down now will give my successor ample time to galvanize the squad and make it stronger for the competitions that will follow. Enjoyed my time here, but my focus has to be with Anji."
Costa Rica National Football Team - Costa Rican Football Federation
Costa Rica didn't qualify for the World Cup, so there wouldn't be much to do for a couple years. I can use this time to help Anji now.
Managerial National Record
Nothing concrete in terms of national football. The United States just sacked their manager after a bad friendly and I know the Canadian manager is in a precarious position. If a nation asks, I'll see. Otherwise, I don't think that I'm going to go actively looking right now.
August 2013 Update
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
We're starting to make our presence known in Russia. Strong wins, including against fierce rivals Spartak Moscow, have helped us tactically and in morale. We are a strong squad who believes they can win, regardless of the happen.
UEFA Europa League
Our Europa League campaign offically got underway as well, beginning in Croatia. We made easy work of Zagreb as well as Georgia's Dinamo Tbilisi. We have now made the group stages. Ours includes:
- Greece's Olympiacos
- Austria's FC Red Bull Salzburg
- France's Amiens
I believe this should be a group that we can qualify from. I also think we got lucky, especially in looking at a few other groups.
A few more transfers made, Two notable ones; I signed two strikers, one who was currently on laon with us already and one from my former club, Santo André.
Maxim Kanunnikov - ST - I paid $9.5M for Kanunnikov, my biggest signing ever. While that may seem like too much for a player of his stature, I believe he will end up worth it. Unfortunately, all his goal stats were erased when he switched over from loanee to owned, but he has been producing a solid amount of goals. He's also a Russian national, which is highly prized for a league that only allows 6 foreigners in the starting XI. Finally, he's only 22 years old. I've signed him to a 4 year deal so I will have him as he matures and grows into a top striker.
Carlos André - ST - I brought André to Santo André to be a back up striker. In the end, he became my main starter and top goalscorer for the club as well as the league. His stats have massively improved. He's young and was ready to test his skills in a bigger league. Plus, I'm listed as a favourite of his, so I knew that he would want to come. However, it did cost $5M to do it.
The Standings
We are looking good in the league. It's still very tight, but we're on pace for a good finish. My transfer moves basically broke the bank; we are sitting about $6.5M in the hole. However, they were needed. Plus, this frees me up to sell Samuel Eto'o and actually get something for him. I know that selling him will be unpopular, but it's either do it now, or not get anything at all as he leaves on a free transfer. I'd rather make some money.
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1 September 2013
Cerud Leaves Brazil Only to Return?
Brazilian media sources were running rampant today at the rumour of Canadian manager Cerud returning to the Brasileirão. Dorival Júnior was fired earlier today at Internacional and Cerud has quickly emerged as the frontrunner to take over the popular Brazilian club. However, Cerud was unavailable for comment was his current club, Anji, was travelling back to Moscow after their recent home win against Rostov.
Great start in Russia
A good link, but I would stay at Anji...
Great Gold Cup with Costa Rica, shame about the loss in the final. Maybe you should have used some of Anji's millions to persuade the ref
Nice start to life in Russia, I wouldn't be thinking about leaving at this stage. Maybe in a few years when you've won a couple of titles though.
Impressive start,looks like Zenit will turn out to be a tough team to topple.
Doing well, maybe too soon for a return to Brazil?
September 2013 Update
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
The tie against Dinamo Bryansk was annoying. It should have been a match to easily win. We hit them with everything for 90 minutes, but their goalkeeper played a brilliant game. However, we did beat Zenit! Zenit is our main competition as they were basically tied with us in the table. This win gives us a bit of an edge now, a place where we can grow a lead from.
Rambler Kubok Rossii
I had to combine this with the Europa League in the screenshot due to this forum's 4 pic rule. Still, it was a strong win against Amkar, another lower league club.
UEFA Europa League
Our first match in the groups stages sent us travelling to Austria to take on FC Red Bull Salzburg. It was a dominant win that I believe will set us up of for a good finish out of the group stages. FC Red Bull was likely our strongest competition in the group so to get this win...perfect.
The Standings
We now have a 3 point lead in the standings after 10 matches. We are officially a third of the way done with this campaign. I'm much happier with our defensive play than I was in Brazil too; looks like tactical changes have paid off. On another note though, I'm having trouble unloading Samuel Eto'o. I had an offer from Italian Serie A side, Fiorentina. It was a decent one too, but Eto'o rejected it on several grounds. I may need to lower my asking price to attract more clubs. Carlos André has stepped in nicely though. He's played four matches so far, scoring in each one!
Great start to your Anji career, are they as loaded as people think?
Out of interest, when exactly did Roberto Carlos leave your team?
Great work! Russia seems to be treating you well.
Did the USA Coach (deservedly) get fired after the Gold Cup?
October 2013 Update
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
Unfortunately, we've been hit with a few injuries. There was a break for international matches and three of my players returned injured. Due to the strict starting XI rules in the Liga, I have had to now use reserve and youth players in order to fulfill the Russian player mandate. This has hurt us somewhat. Still, we have come away with three league victories out of four, including a big one against CSKA Moscow, a near rival on the standings table.
UEFA Europa League
Commanding win against Amiens only to fall short against Olympiacos. Again, our injuries hurt us as well as a generally tired squad. We have dropped to 2nd in our group standings, but should still qualify.
The Standings
The table has us 4 points up on our closest opposition with most teams at the halfway mark. We also have a match in hand, which should help us in making a bigger point lead down the road. On the Samuel Eto'o saga, it's looking like he may be sticking around. I can't find a team to pick up his crazy contract demands, which sucks because we will end up losing out on a substantial transfer fee. I could have used the money. Our Board just injected $1.6M to help with costs, but we are losing money pretty bad right now, mainly because our ticket prices are insanely low. Season tickets are barely over $70 and a match is about $5. I'd like to see those figures increased 5 or 10-fold. However...unlikely.
Atleast you are doing well and have a game in hand.
You can always just salary dump Eto'o on a very low fee if you're really desperate to get him off the wage bill...
Great start in Russia. Will be hard to get rid of Eto even at a low fee if he doesn't want to take a huge wage cut.
Still going strongly. Once you win a title and get some Champions League action, the finances should hopefully sort themselves out
3 November 2013
Financial Troubles for Anji
In an effort to protect Anji from league intervention, Chairman Kerimov has initiated a debt restructing initiative to aid the financially distressed club. The goal is seems is to keep the club afloat and hope to league position and prize money to help in the long run. Anji manager Cerud will be counted on to guarantee top finishes for years to come.
Never seen this before! Unfortunately, all it means is that my Chairman gave us a personal loan of $17.75M. It also means that instead of the monthly $408K I was paying in loan repayments, I now have to pay $610K per month. Great... I'm beginning to understand why developing nations hate the IMF...
Never seen it either. But then again FM12 is my first FM ever.
The Chairman has a net worth of $7.8 billion. But gives a loan instead of put money in the club and changing ticket prices(Which are very cheap) to attempt to even the books . As long as he gives decent wage budgets and transfers funds to buy the best Russians as will be a while till your able to produce your own then you should be able to cope with it and stay competitive.
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3 November 2013
Cerud and Eto'o Reach Deal!
In a complete surprize move, Anji manager has been able to keep his star player, Samuel Eto'o, signing his to a 2 year contract extension. While the specifics of the deal have not been made public, it is believed from inside sources that Eto'o agreed to a wage reduction in order to help with the club's financial issues. The Makhachkala public are understandably delighted with the news, fearing that Eto'o would be soon leaving. At a press conference convened after the signing, Cerud stated:
"I am happy that we were able to come to an agreement that works for Anji and Samuel. He is a world class player who is currently having the best year of his career. I think we all can recognize the contributions he has had to the club, the sport, and to the fans who watch him play day in and day out. He is a class act and I am very happy that we have kept our captain."
Wow, did I get lucky! I figured if no one is going to take him, maybe he'll see the light. SO, I took him off transfer status and renewed negotiations. I got a very beneficial contract for the club. It is a 2 year extension at $10M a year (down from his previous $14M). Appearance and goal bonuses are unchanged. However, I did have to agree to a small Team of the Year Bonus ($500K) and a Relegation Release Clause. Since we're nowhere near getting relegated though, who cares? Eto'o is staying!
Was going to be my next suggestion but I didn't think it would work
I think I would stomach $10 million a season a bit better with the form he's been on for you. You need to get back to the Champions League next season for the long term financial stability of the club.
You've got a bit of a financial time-bomb on your hands.
Wow. After reading this thread I can safely say I still haven't got the faintest idea about what is going on in Brazil!
Looks like you could be in for an interesting ride in Russia. Nice to see Eto'o staying though.
Good position in the league,hopefully you can get the league won and start getting money in from Europe.Nice to see Eto'o staying as well for a decreased salary of course
Well done on a (almost) successful Gold Cup! Every time I see Costa Rica, for some reason, it always makes me think of Paulo Wanchope
How are you finding the squad restriction in Russia? Got a bit annoying after a while for me.
13 November 2013
Lokomotiv Problems Worsen as Muslin Fired
After spending the first half of the season close to the relegation zone, The Lokomotiv Board has decided to fire Muslin from the position of manager. Rumours are flying as to who will take over the once dominant Russian club; however, it is current Anji manager Cerud who are emerged as the most likely contender. Cerud, for his part, has declined to comment, stating that he is focusing on his current job at hand.
November 2013 Update
FC Anji Makhachkala - SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
SOGAZ Prem'er Liga
Our injured players have slowly begun to return to the squad, giving us some good performances against Krasnodar and Volga. Interestingly, we played Lokomotiv quickly after the news linking me to the job. In the end, it was never offered. The loss to Kuban was annoying though. My backup goalkeeper has been asking for more playing time. No more. When I put him in, I may as well use a cardboard cutout.
UEFA Europa League
We have retaken top spot in our group with our second match against Olympiacos. This was an epic match! We went up 2-0 in the first half. Olympiacos fought back and scored three in a row by the 85th minute. I figured we were set for the loss, but two goals in stoppage time and we regained the lead!
The Standings
We still have our 4 point lead, but the big difference is between the top two clubs and 3rd place. Zenit has fallen hard in the past couple months and Lokomotiv faces possible relegation. With only 11 matches left in the season, we are headed into the winter break. No matches in the league for December, but I still have a couple Europa matches.
Terrific stuff mate. It looks like the return game in Moscow against CSKA could be crucial...
Who lost to Ural
And nice job keeping your 4 point lead.
Lokomotiv have gone a bit off the rails.
In a good position to finish it off,best of luck against CSKA as that will more then likely be the title decider.
Top 2 at least should be assured be assured this season
Great work so far, looks like CL football next year is almost certain.


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I was wondering if other people have had this problem before and what they've done to keep it from happening again. My initial idea is to throw an exception if any query doesn't use an index so it has to be taken care of in devel but to continue to log the large/slow queries so we can see long term where the slowness is.
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We're using MySQL and my plan WAS to run explain on each query after it's run to check for indexs.


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Eagles' Homecoming 2009
K-26's First Egg
Watch K-26 lay her first egg of the 2009 nesting season!
A Tender Touch
K-26 feeds her two day old eaglet.
Unhappy Endings...
April 14, 2009 — We are once again sad to report that the second of K-10 and K-26's chicks did not survive.
According to biologists, there is no apparent cause for the loss of both chicks. There are a multitude of possible reasons for young bald eagle chicks to fail to thrive in the wild, and it is unclear whether both of the Pelican Harbor chicks died of the same cause. Given the difficulty in retrieving the chicks from the nest, the potential disruption to the parents and the fact that necropsy rarely determines cause of death in these cases, no necropsy is planned.
And what will happen with K-10 and K-26? While anything is possible, biologists have not known of an eagle to lay a second clutch after sitting on the first clutch to hatching. The pair will likely return sporadically to the Pelican Harbor nest for a couple of weeks, and then they will abandon the nest for the rest of the current season.
While this year's nesting season has not been a success for the Pelican Harbor nest, biologists and eagle cam watchers anticipate the return of K-10 and K-26 to the nest next year. Until then, loyal eagle fans can continue to check the Ventura County Office of Education's online discussion board to keep up to date on what's happening with K-10 and K-26.
New Beginnings...
April 10 — The second chick has finally hatched!
Biologists had been closely observing the adult eagles' behavior, and based on their movements — and on the sounds heard coming from the egg on Tuesday morning — the scientists believe that K-10 and K-26's second eaglet broke through its shell most likely late in the day on Tuesday, April 7.
The new chick seems quite active and has been spending much of its time eating — check out the video of K-26 feeding her new offspring.
The new addition to the Pelican Harbor nest is sure to be the center of attention for loyal eagle cam watchers. Keep checking back here for more updates on the new chick's progress.
The Nature of Things...
April 7 — We are sad to report that the first of K-10 and K-26's hatchlings did not survive.
Biologists and avid eagle cam fans have now turned their attention to egg #2, in hopes that it will successfully hatch at any time. All eyes have been on the parents, who have been continuing to take turns sitting on the nest. While the second chick has yet to appear, biologists have been observing the adult eagles' behavior to try to determine when the new eaglet may emerge.
Stay tuned for more up-to-the-minute news, and be sure to keep checking the nest cam — you may see a little fluffy head pop up at any moment!
A Grand Opening...
April 6 — The first chick has hatched! Viewers of the live nest cam heard peeps and observed movements in the early evening on Friday, April 3. Just a few minutes after 7 pm, the chick's little fluffy grey head was visible.
With one more egg remaining, K-10 and K-26 can expect their second chick to hatch any day now. Keep an eye on the nest cam — you could see the hatching live!
Keep Your Eagle Eyes Peeled...
April 2 — It's incubation day 34 and 36 for the two Pelican Harbor nest eggs, and the excitement is building! Institute for Wildlife Studies biologists and loyal eagle cam watchers are eagerly anticipating the hatching of the eggs, and they believe it could happen any day now.
K-10 and K-26 have been diligently taking turns caring for the eggs, turning them and making sure they stay warm. Check out the Ventura County Office of Education's online discussion board to track the eagles' nesting activities and see some great photos.
The clock is ticking, and we hope to welcome the new chicks very soon!
Round Two...
March 2 — K-26 has laid her second egg of the 2009 season!
Bald eagles generally lay their eggs 1–4 days apart. And as hoped, egg number two arrived on Saturday, February 28, at approximately 5:31 pm. Watch the video.
The Best Laid Plans...
February 26 — Pelican Harbor pair K-10 and K-26 have an egg in the nest! The egg was laid on Wednesday, February 25 at approximately 2:22 pm.
Institute for Wildlife Studies biologists, along with committed web cam viewers, will continue to monitor the nest as the parents take turns rolling and sitting on the egg during the approximately 35-day incubation period. Typically, the incoming parent will roll the egg(s) before settling down in their incubating position.
Check out the Ventura County Office of Education's online discussion forum for more information — and keep watch on the cam!
The Eagles Have Landed...Again!
February 20 — The 2009 eagle web cam is live! Check out the Ventura County Office of Education's online discussion board to read the latest on the eagles.
The eagle web cam monitors the Pelican Harbor nest on The Nature Conservancy's portion of Santa Cruz Island. Launched in 2006, the web cam has enabled thousands of online visitors to witness rarely seen wild eagle nesting behavior — including the birth of the first wild-born bald eagle chicks on the Channel Islands in more than 50 years!
Right now, staff from the Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) are searching for breeding pairs and surveying nests for this year's breeding season.
As many viewers know, one of the two chicks from last year's nest, A-65 ("Skye"), did not survive the season. However, we are thrilled to report that sibling A-64 — known as "Spirit" — remains well and has been seen soaring the cliffs of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands.
Parents K-10 and K-26 have been sighted working on the nest — bringing twigs and fluff — so we hope it's only a matter of time until we see some new eggs. Stay tuned!
Saving the Bald Eagle
In the mid-1990s, bald eagles were on the brink of extinction. In 2002 the National Park Service initiated a program to re-establish the bald eagle on the northern Channel Islands.
With help from partner organizations — the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program, the Institute for Wildlife Studies and the Ventura County Office of Education — the eagles have been reintroduced and are successfully nesting on Santa Cruz Island.
As of 2006, there are estimated to be 40 bald eagles on the northern Channel Islands, and the eagles have officially been removed from the endangered species list. Learn more about the history of the bald eagles on Santa Cruz Island.


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How to say that something has some technical problem and is therefore not working "Bus is not working" but that suggests the reason why the bus is not working.
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In your example I'd recommend inoperative [for technical reasons].
In everyday life, depending of the object:
More specifically, in IT for software:
If don't want to communicate the fact that something is technically wrong (maybe it's your bus line, and a broken bus is admission of failure), you can use one of the following:
If you do want people to know something is definitely broken, you can use one of these phrases in addition to the ones Jay Elston has provided:
If your target audience is familiar with the context (buses, computers, tools, whatever it may be), it's often best to just briefly say what the actual problem is. If the target audience is the general public, "Out of Order" is probably the most typical.
Two phrases you may find useful to tell people that a piece of equipment cannot be used at the present time are:
Out of order implies the equipment is not functioning properly. Not in service is a more general phrase, and can be used situations where the equipment is not working, or it may be working but needs inspections of certifications before it can be used, or there are administrative reasons why the equipment cannot be used. For instance, a bus that is returning to the main bus terminal and not on a regular bus route can display "Not in service" as the name of its route.


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Unanswered: Paging in GridView
I want to a paging implemented in the Grid. all the example seems to be very complicated.
I already have a store which is being attached to the grid.
Isn't there a easy way to add paging to the store?
After going through all the examples i feel like its easy to implement a paging myself rather than going through all those. All i want is a toolbar with few buttons which updates the current store and rest happens automatically.
What is loadconfig, loadresult, proxy. i just dont understand it. Can anyone give a simple example?
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Firstly, pagination dictates what segment of data you're viewing in the store. Secondly, a grid will by default display ALL items in it's store. Thirdly, I think you mean at the very least ListLoadConfig, ListLoadResult, and DataProxy since there are no loadconfig, loadresult, and proxy objects directly.
ListLoadConfig allows you to indicate the sorting of the data in your grid. I.e., if you have sorting enabled on a column, when you click that column header, a List<SortInfo> is set on the ListLoadConfig.
Since you want pagination, you actually want a PagingListLoadConfig, which in addition to sorting, has an offset and limit - essentially, starting at position <offset> give me <limit> pieces of data.
The DataProxy class defines one method, load(...) which takes in a load config, in your case a PagingListLoadConfig, and a Callback. The Callback is what's called by the PagingLoader to fetch the data that is ultimately displayed in the grid.
The ListLoadResult is just a container for the data that should be returned by your callback.
Since you want pagination, you actually want PagingListLoadResult which also contains the offset from above, and the total number of items that would be returned were you to NOT do pagination. That is, if I have 100 items, my page size is 25, and my offset is 25, I would be on page 2 in my grid, and the PagingToolBar would display "page 2 of 4" and "Displaying 26-50 of 100."
I think the Sencha paging grid example is pretty concise (http://www.sencha.com/examples/#ExamplePlace:paginggrid) and gives you everything you need to implement a paging grid.
The key with the API is that it's powerful, flexible, and most importantly, reusable. You write your pagination code for your grid ONCE and it's reused for everything: sorting, pagination, and even filtering. And, the best thing is that the API takes care of all of that for you - you don't have to worry about populating any of the load config data.


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